THE SYLVA HERALDAND RURALITE

Published ByTHE HERALD PUBLISHING C&.

Main Street P/fione 110Sylva, North Carolina / >

ThA* County Seat of Jackson Couftiy ^

W. CURTIS RUSS Editor-ManagerW. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers

PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY

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Entered at the post office at Sylva, N. C\, as SecondClass Mail Matter, as provided ynder the Act of March 3, 1^79,November 20, 1914.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1943

Priorities For CupidWe^rave noticed^or somotime^tha£-Cupid

seemed to get by with anything these days,but not until we read the following editorial

,in the Christian Science Monitor did werealize the extent of- his priorities:

"He's not 'building planes; he's not mak-ing ships, but he'$ on* of the busiest warworkers in the U. S. A.

"He's Mr. D. Cupid, expert with the bowand arrow.and he doesn't use a Nordenbombsight either. Last year Mr. C., flyingsolo, scored an all-time high of 1,800,000direct hits. Emphasizing the patriotic char¬acter of his work these days, he explainsthat two-thirds of those happy 'I dos' (iamefrom the lips of service men and their brides.

"Yes, indeed, the little man hag had a

busy time. But he is not without his help¬ers.

"Even that august assembly, the BritishHouse of Commons, has lent its aid to thethat Royal Air Force men had been orderednot to stroll hand-in-hand\with their wives,sweethearts, or female friends, the Housepromptly protested that such ruling 'in noway assisted the war effort' and greetedwith cheers the announcement that it hadbeen withdrawn.

"Congress in Washington is also in a mel¬low mood, it seems, and has approved plajisfor the construction of 'dating booths' atresidence halls for women . workers of thecapital so that they may entertain theirfriends."Emily Post, ever partial to the senti¬

mental marksman, has conferred her officialblessing in the form ofc a special standardof etiquette appropriate for the furloughwedding.

I '"But such co-operation is nothing new toiCupid. The little fellow has always hadfcriorities."

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]hat Might Happen >

We are indebted to Judg^'Frank SmatViersfor calling1 our attention to a remark thatSenator Claude Pepper of Florida, Demo¬crat leader, made in a report to Congresson the fate of the small business in America.

Senator Pepper pointed out a double moralfor America in the fate of small business inGermany. In a rural area like ours, the con¬tinuance of' the small business in peace tofollow this war i^of vital importance.

^ "First," said thi^Senator, "Fascism in anyof its forms is a deadly enemy of smallbusiness. Second, we^xnust, all of us, Liber-

^ola and Conservatives, labor and manage-liJ^Democrats and Republicans, devoteincrease^ attention toward bringing smallbusiness more fully into all phases of thewar effort and plan for a strengthened smallbusiness structure after the war."h In the foregoing we feel that the Senatorfrom Florida touched one of the key notesconfronting the problems that peace willbring to this country.

" Gardner-Webb CollegeKeep your eye on Gardner-Webb College.

It is destined to expand. There is a needfor this institution. The well equipped anduseful junior college has a place in ourmodern life. Young boys and girls have abetter chance of intimate contact with thefaculty and students in a small junior col¬lege than in a large institution of severalthousand students. The first, two years ofcollege life are most important

Electing Phillip Elliott as the new presirdent of Gardner-Webb College brings newlife and new ideas to this growing institu¬tion. He comes well trained and highlyrecommended..Rutherford County News.

Phillip L. ElliottThe election of Phillip -L.. Elliott as presi¬

dent of Gardner-Webb College did not comeas a complete surprise to those who knowMr. Elliott as an educator and a ChristianGentleman. He is well qualified for the po-sition, and while his many friends here inJackson County and all this section will misshim, they rejoice at his promotion.

While Mr. Elliott will move away fromthis community, his influence will still befelt, because he has done more than serveefficiently as head of the English depart¬ment of Western Carolina Teachers College;!he has taught hundreds of students, as wellas citizens in all walks of life, how-to liveand get more out of life. What more of asuccess could a man attain than to have itsaid of him he has made this world a betterplace for his fellow-man.

In behalf of the citizens of Jaekson Coun¬ty, we wish you continued success in yournew, and larger field of work.-

We Hardly Miss ThemWe notice that the number of private and

commercial motor vehicles in North Caro¬lina declined 5 per cent from 1941 to 1942,with a slightly smaller reduction in the na¬tion. Now on the highways we notice 9nthe rare occasions when we take to ridingon one, that there is a decided reduction oftra-val^Jhnt it appms tn na thfrt streethere looks about as common in the old pre¬war days.

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In the 42 yeafs which the motor vehicleshave been registered the only decreases inothers years

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noted were in 1938, and ineach of the three years of 1931-33 period.We do not quite understand why it was trueof the 1938 era, but we well understand andremember why it should have been so dur¬ing those three critical years.The decline for 1942 is easily . accounted

for, as both the reduction of production ofmotors for civilian use and the rationing ofgas have obviously changed the figures.

Trained MenWe were struck with the remark attribut¬

ed to Admiral Hewitt, commander of theAmerican ships in the great move of theAllies on Sicily, as reported by the corre¬spondent of Time Magazine, as follows:

"Yes, It went better than we dreamed itcould. That's because in the thousand shipswe sent out there were many thousands ofmen whp knew what to do and did it."The remark should fire every American

citizens with courage and confidence, for itis said that never in the 6,000 years historyof war had there been an operation to com¬pare with the amphibious one which tookthe Allies to Sicily. It is hard to visualizesuch a tremendous undertaking.How things could be timed for 2,000 ships,half from the British Navy and the other

~ ftom the United States, so that leavin^dif-ferent ports at different speeds,"on differentcourses, they could reach theirat the appointed hour, does ^ioPsMflF pos¬sible. Such mathematical precision couldnot have been planned by any other than amaster mind.The war may not be over as soon as we

would like to see it, but we have the feelingthat any country with such men in chargeof their armed forces as we have, cannotfail to win. The leaders of our army, navy,"and air corps are making records undreamedof in any previous day or generation. -

In all the annals of history we c&n thinkof nothing more dramatic than this- attack,when after every ship had been accountedfor, the attack began at a signal.

Readers More SeriousThe people in general are more serious

readers of the news and editorial views onaffairs of today, according to an official ofthe American Newspaper Publishers Asso¬ciation.

It is claimed that there has been an in¬crease of 75 per cent among the women and50 per cent among the men as to their moreserious reading habits. It is also claimedthat the public in general is not giving asmuch attention to the more frivolous typesof writing and features.

Such a change in reading habits shouldnot be surprising, but rather to be expectedand certainly to be commended. This coun¬try has never faced such a serious and criti¬cal era. There are few families in the coun¬try not personally involved in the war, witha member of their group serving in somebranch of the service.We are all deeply interested in discussions

that concern the outcome of the conflict thatwill directly or indirectly ^"affect the condi¬tions at present and in th* future.

POLAR BEAR'S BIG BROTHER!

HEBE and THEREBy

Hilda way gwyn

lt~is funny how things impressone . . . even thougn Often we areutterly unconscious of- the fact.. . . Fob, instance, take drivingthrough towns ... en route toplaces . . . you inevitably get somekind of an impression of a town. . . either good, bad or indifferent... as you rush through . . . younotice how the people feel abouttheir homes . . . they may Jookjust like buildings or they m^ybe homes tenderly loved and careifor . . . and so on. . . . Every timewe have ever ' driven throughSylva ... as we have arrivedand left the town, we have experifenced a definite sensation of pleas*ure and approval . . . except for arare visit with Gertrude McKeeat intervals of more years thaneither of us would like to admit,we have had no actual acquaint-ance with the town until lastThursday . . . when the editor ofThe Waynesville Mountaineer sentus over for a bit of routine report¬ing. ... In fact we spent all ofsix hours in Sylva . . . and it wasnice to have our casual impressionsconfirmed. ... It is just as itlooks to the passengerby, a swellplace to live . . . from every angle... at least that is what we foundout in six hours . . . and it wasnot the optimistic viewpoint of theChamber of Commerce which soldus the town, though we did callat the Chamber of Commerce office,the secretary was out ... it wasthe people of Sylva themselves . . .

who sold us the town in such abig way.

Maybe we had better explain abit more fully . . . why we werewandering around the streets get¬ting: acquainted with people . . .

the owners of The WaynesvilleMountaineer, with whom we areassociated . . . like to run smalltown papers in the mountains . . .

so they have bought one in Sylva. . . formerly known as the Rural-ite . . . to be known hence .forXh_as The Sylva Herald . . . like ev¬erything else it takes time to getan organization perfected to editand run a newspaper ... so whilethings are getting in line . . . theeditor had to run out on theWaynesville Mountaineer and doour bit for the Sylva paper. . . .

Having always "had our journal¬istic efforts put forth on the homefront among life long friends . . .

we had to gather up our courageto land right in among perfectstrangers and get answers to a fea¬ture .. . "The Voice of the Peo¬ple" . . . but it did not take uslong to part from our strangefeeling . . . the people were dogracious ? . . that we soon feltvery much at home . . . and eretime for us to leave we were won¬dering if the editor couldn't useus, say a day each week on TheSylva Herald,

During those six hours in Sylvawe learned a lot

,of things about

the town and the people. ... Inthe first place, it was a busy timeof the day . . . and who isn't rush¬ed like mad now . . . with no(time out for strange women . . . Butupon introducing ourselves ... itwas heart warming just to findthat people could still take timeto be friendly and gracibus . . .

as in pre-war days. . . . For Sylvais a mecca for shopping . . . andfolks were busy everywhere. . . .

About the shopping we were amaz¬ed to find what good shops thetown has . . . and just between us,even if the paper does not send usback, we intend to take a privatefling at shopping on our own.

Sylva has all the things thatmake a town a good place in whichto live . . . bus and train accom¬modations to the outside world . . .

a progressive bank with courteousofficials . . . churches ... allmodern conveniences . . . splendid¬ly equipped hospital . . good

schools ... a public library, withastounding num^r .of, books to

lend, and . a librarian who knowsher job ... a Chamber of Com¬merce ... as the county seat* afine court house ... a well bal¬anced means of making a living. . . between industry and the fer¬tile looking farms of Jackson coun¬ty that surround the town . . .

and the homes . . . they all haveJthat, well kept look . . . painted,shrubs and flowers . . . and neat¬ly trimmed lawns and hedges.

One tiling had a special appealto us . . . that has nothing to dowith business ... it was the num*.ber of trees we noticed about thetown . . . and especially on themain thoroughfare ... we havealways had a pet aversion to smalltowns that tried to look "citified". . . you have seen 'em and youknow just what we mean ... . theyalways make us think of a smallgirl dressed up in her mother'?clothes trying to play grown-up,and who suffers from the illusionof thinking maybe she is foolingsomebody . . . when her adult ap¬parel only makes her look morejuvenile. . . . Now Sylva has nosuch airs ... it does not try to pre¬tend to be something it is not . . .

it is just a wholesome small town. . . folksy . . . and growing andexpanding naturally and soundly.As we pulled out for Waynes-

ville ... we had the feeling, ofleaving old friends . . . and thetitle of the current popular song. . . "You Would Be So Nice ToCome Home To" . . . came to ourmind . . . and we are hoping thatthe editor gives us a retuij\- as¬signment ... so we can/writesome more about Sylva.

Letters To TheEditor

THIS IS WAREditor The Herald, - ~

There is nothing we regret somuch as the fact that here atXJ. J.Harris Community Hospital wehave been compelled to abandon forthe duration a few of the comfortsand extra, solicitous touches whichmade our service something . ofwhich we" have always been proud.> You know, I am sure, why theserefinements have been suspended.But even I did not realize how im¬portant it is to contribute all wecan.nor how fortunate we are tohave what comforts still remain.until I read this editorial reprintedfrom the Louisville Courier-Journal.

"A Boy Died Last NTght""A boy died last night. It doesn't

Announcement By Former Publisher {IOf The RuraliteI announced in the last issuek of The Ruralite the sale

of the newspaper to W. Curtis Russ and M. T. Bridges, ofWaynesville. These two men -have purchased the name,goodwill and subscription list of The Ruralite. I will main¬tain The Print Shop and continue to do job printing in thepresent location, devoting all my time and attention to thiswork. '

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I appreciate the patronage and cooperation given Mr.Brown and myself in the 17 years we have published TheRuralite. The reason I sold was in order to help JacksonCounty. My plant is not equipped to produce as large anewspaper as I feel this progressive county should have. \The new owners of the paper have adequate modern print- (

task of getting out a larger paper than my plant could pro¬duce. So it was my affection for Jackson County, and her /progress that I sold to these men whom I know are qualified Iand will give Jackson County a live, newsy newspaperVeveryWednesday morning.

The new owners are modest. They have come upthrough the ranks the hard way, and know their businessfrom experiences gained in every department of newspaperpublishing. ^

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Mr. Russ has edited and managed The WaynesvilleMountaineer for the past 12 years. He has served as presi¬dent of the North Carolina Press Association, as president ofthe Rotary Club, and has taken an active part in Boy Scoutwork, Red Cross, the ration board, and spent numerous hours <

selling war bonds in Haywood. He is chairman of the fi¬nance committee of his church.

.Mr. Bridges handles the mechanical department of theplant, which covers two floors. He has all the latest andtnnqt moHpm mnrhinpg hia cnmlnAnri, nryH a staff pf com«_petent printers and pressmen. He has made a thorough*study of printing and production of newspapers. He is asergeant in the Waynesville unit of the State Guard, andactive church worker, and former outstanding athlete.

Both men are married, and have families.This briefly, gives a sketch of Wie owners of the new

newspaper that will be published every week for JacksonCounty.

The owners have oeen successful in their publishingbusiness,-and have on their office walls awards presentedthem by newspaper associations for outstanding work, andperhaps their greatest pride and joy are two beautifulplaques presented them by the farmers of Haywood Countyfor the part they played in helping put across a new agri¬culture program in the county. ^Further evidence of their interest and[ leadership inprogressive moves was recently signified wheti several thou*sand extra cofties of their paper were purchased by the agri-;'culture department of TVA to be used in an educational

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program in new methods of farm work. The puljjarty de¬partment of TVA made movies of both the paper and owners,and these nave been shQwn in almost every rural schoolthroughout the TVA area.

I give you this background of the new owners, becauseof their modesty, they will not tell you. .>

Again, I feel that inr selling The Ruralite' I have done soin the best interest of Jackson County, and have sold to menwho have proven by their past records their ability to givethis county a newsy and progressive newspaper every week.

In their behalf, I ask your undivided support.MRS. E. E. BROWN,Former Owner of The Ruralite.

make much difference now aboutj his name. The important thing is

that he died, in poignant and awfulloneliness, out somewhere on awaste of sand, out in a starlesssilence, ten thousand miles fromhornet

" 'Missingtin action,' read an ob¬scure line in this morning's com¬

munique. That was all. Now helies there, crumpled beside thetwisted wreckage that yesterdaywas his plane, riding high in thesunlit heavens. The fine head andthe shining face and the broadshoulders remain only in a picturethat looks 'out upon a quiet living-room on a shaded street an eter¬nity away."Last night, in those agonizing

hours of unspeakable isolation, hewent through a thousand deathswithout . .the one thing that mighthave helped a little.the sound ofa familiar voice, the pat of 4 .friend¬ly hand. Last night he' died inutter desolation, in an unimagina¬ble loneliness. 1"The pain was terrible enough.

But then there had to be that dread-

HOMETOWN ' By STANLEY

THE fc-~ o_y ^©»N1N<5> SHIFT.|Famu.y <*««*-t//h<*s

VoiceOF THE

Do you think thd Japs will at¬tack this country? \Mrs. Esther A. Ifodison . "I

don't think they evlmwill. I feelwe are too \V(ell pr^Mpted."

Earl Norton."No,\ don't thinkthey will, because I don't believethey can get here."

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H. J.J^andi8-^/*l don't thinj^Bi^% ;will , get here to attack us,^>ut Ifeet that they will try." fAlden McClure."Yes, I think

they will because they are so deter-mined to win this war."

R. L. Ariail."I do not thinkthey will, because of their inabilityto get here. They might make asmall raid, but it will not be ina 'well organized attack, as theycan't get to us. We have them'stood off'."

E. L. McKee." No, don'tthink they will. They are too busyin other quarters protecting them¬selves. But they had a chance atone time."

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Mrs. Claude Bryson .«¦ "Yes, Ithink they will try, but Uiey maynot be successful, though theymight do some damage."Fred L. Hooyjer."No, I don't

think they will. I feel that rightnow they are afraid to make anattack, but they might have inthe beginning." ^

ful burden of thought in thosa end*,less last hours. Mom and PoJl Th*flowers,blooming again in tbinbackyard. The good old roadster thedriveway. The last sweetheart kU#at the station- Those iancts .

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