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AMERICA First, Last and Always THE SVLVA H ERALD The Herald is dedicated to progressive service to Jack son ... A progressive, well balanced county. VOL. XX, NO. 48 SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday, April 24, 1946 $1.50 A Year in Jackson And Swain Counties?5c Copy WCTC Officials Explain Plans For Building Memorial Stadium Honoring Alumni War Vets Dinner Served To Large1 Number of Interested Alumni, Faculty Members and Friends A large number of Jackson county alumni, students and fac ulty members of Western Carolina Teachers College enjoyed a de licious dinner served by the col lege at 7. o'clock, Friday evening and then heard various speakers discuss the building of a memorial stadium on the campus of the college. Dean W. E. Bird was in charge of the meeting and introduced Ralph Sutton, business manager of the college, who in turn intro duced the parents who were "pres ent of the. former students wl)o lost their lives in the recent war. Dr. H. T. Hunter was then in troduced and he told of the pur pose of the memorial. He stated that the college realized the need of a fitting memorial to the 25 former students who made the supreme sacrifice in the war, eight of these being from Jackson coun ty. After considering several projects they decided that a sta dium would be the most useful and lasting memorial that could be built. Tentative plans call for a stadium to seat 4,000 persons and to cost $40,000 or more. Jackson county's part in this has been set at $15,000. The faculty, students and employ ees of the college have already pledged $7,000.00. The balance is expected to be raised in the other Western North Carolina counties, through clubs set up in the counties for that purpose. Din nei- meetings will be r*ciu all of these counties similar to the one at Cullowhee Friday night in order to acquaint the public with the plans. Jonathan Woody, of Waynes ville, president of the Alumni as sociation, was present and made an urgent appeal to the people to get behind the project and raise the funds for the stadium. He pledged his financial support, as well as that of the F.rst National bank of Waynesville. He request ed that he be allowed to remain as president of the association until the drive has been completed. Mr. ?Continued on page 4 IS CANDIDATE FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS ERNEST J. HENSON Ernest J. Henson of Sylva has announced his candidacy for Reg ister of Deeds of Jackson county in the Democratic primary in May. Mr. Henson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Henson of Sylva, is a na tive of the county and is a gradu ate of Sylva Central High school. He is a veteran of World War II, having entered the service in No vember, 1943, and served with the Infantry. In October, 1944, he was captured by the Germans and re mained a prisoner until May, 1945. He returned to the states in June, 1945, and received his discharge the following November. At the present time Mr. Henson is employed at the Jackson Furni ture company. He and Mrs. Henson and two f children make their xiome on the Cullowhee road. Robert L. Bryson Returns Home Robert L. Bryson, son of Mr. ?rid Mrs. Bob Brvson of Sylva, has been given an honorable discharge from the army and has returned to his home. Pic. Bryson has been stationed at Camp Blanding for the past six months. Entering service two years ago he has been assigned to the military police unit. He re ceived his basic training at Camp Blanding. Closing of Filing Finds 24 Men j Seeking Offices In Jackson Co. j 14 Democrats, 10 1 Republicans Certified By Election Board Grover Bishop, chairman of the Jackson County Board of Elections has announced the list of certified candidates that will appear on the May 25 primary ballots. At the close of filing on April 13 it was found that 14 Democrats and 10 Republicans are seeking nomina tion for the various county offices as follows: For representative, Dan Tomp kins and Ben Queen, Democrats; Carl Vance, Republican. For Sheriff, Leonard Holden, incumbent, Griffin Middleton, Democrats; Fred A. Williams, Re publican. Finance Commissioner, Jennings A. Bryson, Don Davis, Democrats, and Burin Reynolds, Republican. Members of the Board of Com missioners, G .C. Passmore, and Ed Fisher, incumbents, and Mack Breedlove, Democrats; Wallace Wood, Clifton Smith, and J. B. Parker. Republicans. Clerk of Superior Court,* Roy Cowan, incumbent, Democrat; and Britton Moore, Republican. Register of Deeds, Glenn Hughes, incumbent, and Jack Henson, Dem ocrats; Howard Nations. Republi- ] can. Coroner, C. W. Dills, Democrat, ' and Jim Sellers, Republican. Surveyor, Roger Coward, Dem- 1 ocrat, and Wade Mills, Republican.! In the district race: For Solicitor, l Dan K. Moore, of Sylva, Roy Francis, Waynesville, and T. D. 1 Bryson, Jr., Franklin. 0 SET STANDARD OF ENU6HTMENT Raleigh, April 21?"Newspapers have set a standard of public en lightment throughout the world," Oliver Crawley, OPA Information Director, said today commenting on the 242nd anniversary of news papering in this country. It was on April 24, 1704 that the first newspaper in the United States, the Boston News Letter, was published, Crawley pointed i out, adding that from that humble beginning sprang today's exten sive system of daily and weekly newspapers which keep the public informed on all vital topics. The OPA official expressed spe- i cial appreciation to the newspapers j of North Carolina for their coop- i eration in carrying price and rent ? and rationing news to their read- ! ers. | "Without the full support of these newspapers, it would have been1 extremely difficult to keep our people so fully informed of ra tioning, rent and price control regulations," he said. "Today, Tar Heel newspapers are reporting facts which show their readers the all-too-real 5an gers of inflation, and the disaster that would come wwth runaway prices," Crawley added. The House agriculture commit tee has voted unanimously for the withdrawal of subsidy .payments to meat packers. F. B. I. QUARTERLY CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN ASHEVILLE FBI T flMf Enforcement Confer- i ence f6r^venty Western. North Carolina counties, will be held at the Langren Hotel, Asheville, April 30, 2:30 P. M. Among those expected to attend ; this important conference from | Jackson county are: Sheriff Leon ard Holden, Chief of Police Don Davis, and C. D. Lindsay, High- j way Patrol, all of Sylva. The chairman at this conference will be Special Agent in Charge | Edward Scheldt of the Charlotte ' FBI office, and the speakers on' [the program will include Colonel ! H. J. Hatcher, Commanding Officer, | | North Carolina Highway Patrol, Raleigh; Walter F. Anderson, Di rector, State Bureau of Investiga tion, Raleigh; Chief of Police John M. Gold of Winston-Salem, Presi dent of the North Carolina Police Executives Association; Hubert Jaryis, Asheville and Buncombe County Juvenile Court Judge; and Brandon P. Hodges, Buncombe County Attorney, Asheville, N. C. j Conference of this type were! instituted on a nation-wide basis j by Director John Edgar Hoover of the FBI in 1940 and have been held periodically since that time. Attendance at the meeting is re stricted to law enforcement of ficials. Objectives of the confer ences include the exchange of in formation regarding crime and r.riminals, the discussion of present cenforcement problems and techniques, and the promotion of cooperation among the various law enforcement agencies. McDonald Announces Student Senatorial Election At WCTC Owen R. McDonald, president of the student body at Western Car olina Teachers College here, has released the results of senatorial election held on the campus Fri day. According to McDonald, the following members of the Student Senate for 1946-47 have been elected: Rising juniors, Sam Gib son. Marion, James McRainey, Lumberton, and Thelma Joyce Finch, Bailey; rising seniors: Chas. Frazier, Hendersonville, Clair Ol son, Larned, Kansas, Mary Hall Crawford, Sylva, and Mary Moody, Canton. Freshman senators will be elected at the beginning of the 1946-47 session. American Legion Auxiliary Will Meet Friday The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock in Allison Building of the Methodist church. Mrs. Lawrence Cordell, child welfare chairman of the auxiliary, will be in charge of the program. Mrs. Lucinda Cole, welfare worker of Bryson City, will speak on Child Welfare. H. E. Monteith will talk on Ju venile Delinquency. Mrs. W. Q. Grigg will report on the district meeting recently held in Hender sonville. Mrs. Gilbert Bess and Mrs. Dil lard Coward are hostesses for the meeting. Woodmen Will Have Banquet May 6 ' On Monday, May 6, the mem bers of the W.O.W. will have a banquet for all members and their families. Those who did not leave their names Monday night at the meeting have been requested to contact Benny Reese at Schulman's Department store and give him the names of those who will be present. A large crowd is expected to at tend and a program of music and fun has been arranged. Do not fail to list the names of those who are planning to attend, with Mr. Reese. SOSSAMON'S... in Sylva SEEKS ZEB WEAVER S SEAT IN CONGRESS MONROE REDDEN Monroe Redden, candidate for j the Democratic nomination for congressman from the 12th con gressional district, has announced j plans for establishing an office in j the district in which a veteran serving -as -a secretary?will be available to veterans and their de pendents at all times to help them with problems that may arise, it j was disclosed here today. This innovation, which is be lieved to be entirely new, is,pro posed by Mr. Redden as a way in which he, if nominated and elected to congress, will be able to keep in constant touch with the veterans in the district and their problems. This contact, he feels, will enable him to serve them much more quickly and efficiently. "If elected to congress," Mr. I Redden said, "I expect to appoint the secretary who will stay in the district all the time for the benefit' of the G. I.'s and other war vet- j | erans and their dependents. This | secretary will be available as a ! contact man. He will be familiar with the laws that affect veterans and their rights and will know the benefits to which they are entiled under the laws of their country. | The secretary in each case will go i | into detail and will let mo have tfll the facts so that I may be able to render more efficient service on behalf of the veterans and their families. "In order to make sure that the j veterans and their dependents have the advantage of contact with one who is in sympathy with -their ' needs ' and alert to their welfare, I shall ask the veterans' organi/.a i tions of the di>trict t;> recommend | i a suitable veteran for this job.1 L? . I The veteran may be a young man already engaged in business or 111 ! a profession, whose salary I will I supplement lor this service. I "However, should Congress pass | a bill which is pending to authorize additional secretaries, I expect to 1 appoint a full time secretary to stay in the district. "This is a service to veterans which I think is needed and one which will tend to insure that they get the benefits to which they are entiled. It will bring the government closer to the people and will eliminate many trips to Washington by people whose prob lems can be solved more speedily here at home. "Under these conditions of course it would be necessary to maintain an office suitably located in the district so that it will be readily accessible, but I feel sure that this secretary, who would serve as a contact man with my office, would prove to be a most valuable asset to the people oj the district." Ensor Attends Rotary Conference in Asheville President-elect William Ensor, H. T. Hunter and Sam Gilliam represented the Sylva Rotary club at the District conference in Ashe ville Monday and Tuesday. This was the first conference held in the new 194th District of Rotary International. Stanley Black, of Bryson City, is the District Gov ernor. The conference nominated Holt McPherson, of Shelby, as the new governor. Tom Hamilton, Rotarian and su perintendent of the New Hanover High school at Wilmington, was a guest of the club Tuesday night. Rotarian Sid Turner presented the program of the evening, talk ing on what Denver, Colo., is of fering Rotary International as a home for permanent headquarters. The matter will be settled at the convention in Atlantic City in June. HUGH MONTEITH IS SCOUT COURT OF HONOR SPEAKER Duties Of Adults To Youth Stressed At Hendersonville Hugh Monteith, Sylva attorney and a member of the Daniel Boone Council of Boy Scouts of America, was the speaker at the April Court of Honor of Land-o'-Sky district, held in Hendersonville last week. Speaking on "Delinquency," Mr. Monteith called attention to the gravity of the present situation in the United States, but added that in spite of possible views to the contrary, there is no such thing as boy and girl delinquency, and that the real blame rests on the shoulders of the adults. "Adults -who are of the view that they do not have the responsi bility of the youth of the land are not to be considered worthwhile citizens of their respective com munities," he said, and then added: "If the city, state or nation would spend as much money on the wel fare of juveniles as they do on the pcnul program for wayward youth, there would be no need of a juve nile delinquency setup." The speaker bemoaned the leth argic view of many adults toward the welfare of youth, but added a bit of sunlight to the dark picture when he said: "In my years of practicing law in many courts-of this state, I am happy to report that on no occa sion have I seen a Boy Scout on trial for any crime." He urged the older people pres ent at the ceremony to do their part toward the welfare of the youth of their communities, warn ing them, that such a step is their duty. Mr. Monteith is a member of the executive council of the Smoky Mountain District of the Boy Scouts. Mrs. Pauline Bryson Awarded Scholarship At Duke University Mrs. Paulino Pressley Bryson,1 daughter ?? 1" Mr. and Mrs. H. M. iv?-> Icy c > r Snood well, has boon awarded a ^rauua'o schu:. i>i: ;> in Romance languages for the year 11)45-40, at Duke university, it has' bci.n aiir?ou:?vcfl Ly tlie dean o, the Graduate .school. Mr.-. LJryso.i. wii ? is now doing graduate in Spanish and F.or.ch at the university, is a graduate of Western Carolina Teachers college. S>.o was a mem ber of tae faculty cjf the Candler High school fur three years. Dillsboro 4-11 Club Has Program On Food Conservation The Dillsboro 4-H Club held its regular meeting at the Dillsboro, School with the president, Betty! Jean Keever presiding. A short \ program was given by members i of the club. Plans were discussed ; for raising a share of money re- | quired to build the Jackson county j cabin at the new District 4-H ' Camp in Haywood County. A ways and means committee was 1 appointed by the president. The Home Demonstration Agent | introduced the new Assistant Farm ! Agent, Mr. George W. Conrad, who j spoke briefly on the importance of j food conservation here at home, j By saving food here, we are able j to help feed the countries of Eu- j rope. Miss Johnston demonstrated wardrobe planning and the selec tion of the most becoming colors in the girls' wardrobe. Mr. Con rad worked with the boys on their projects. Sylva Masons Attend State Meeting R. E. Jarrett, M. Y. Jarrett, J. H. Patterson and J. T. Bird of the Dillsboro and Sylva Masonic lodge were in Raleigh last week attend ing the meeting of the Grand Ma sonic Lodge of 'North Carolina, which convened Tuesday and Wednesday, April 16-17. While away they visited the Oxford Or phanage, which is owned and maintained by the Masons of North Carolina. They found 302 chil dren very happy and being well cared for. They also enjoyed trips to the State museum and to the capitol. Future Farmers Of WNC Schools Attend Meet Here ? ? PRESBYTERIAN RADIO HOUR SPEAKER R. GIRAMD LOWE Dr. R. Girard Lowe, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Jackson, Mississippi, will be the speaker on The Presbyterian Hour next Sunday morning, April 28, at 8:30 A. M,. E.S.T., over an inde pendent network of southern radio stations. A native of Texas, Dr. Lowe was educated at Austin College and took his ministerial training at the McCormick Theological Semi nary in Chicago. He was pas-tor ol the First Presbyterian Church, Corsieana, Texas, for several years and came to his present pastorate in Jackson in 1941. Dr. Lowe is a member of the Stewardship Com mittee' of the Southern Presby terian Church. The subject of Dr. Lowe's ad dress next Sunday morning will be, "A New Man in Christ Jesus." Pre-School Clinic To Be Held At Sylva School The , Sylva Elementary Pie Sci.ool clinic will be held Tuesday, April 30, beginning at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. There will be phys ical unci dental examinations for he .children who will be of school .. \t !' 1'. The child.'cr. *?...! ?i' ? i ..tc: a.ija d at a p....' y. Mrs. Ch u les McMahan, rhai; n:. \ .?; :.\r i're-.M-i.<?! 1), v is ve: y an.\iou> to ;..i\(? all children v. v-.il! : :<> school next year pi* > Sylva High FFA Class Host To Visiting Schools From Western Counties Twelve schools were represented I in the Nantahala Federation of I future Farmers ui' America field | ci?y which was held at the Sylva High school, Wednesday, April 17, | with the Sylva chapter as host. Schools and vocational instruct joi> present weie, Tal H. Stafford | oi Asheville, district supervisor; C. J. Phillips, Cullowhee school; I. A. McLain, Bethel; Robert Ev ;.ns, Clyde; E. J. Whitmire, Frank lin; Lt. Col. R. D. Bruce, Stecoah; \V. F. Elzty. Robbinsville; Capt, Jv.ok L>day, Bryson City; Major J \V. E. Persley, Waynesville Lt. B. F. Nesbitt, Crabtree; B. L. Luns loi d, Leicestei; John Nesbitt, Fines Creek and J. F. Coi bin,' Sylva. Clyde placed first in the finals, with Bethel?taking?second ~place; Crabtiee, third; Franklin, fourth, and Robbinsville, fifth. Individual event winners were: <h<>! put, Waynesville; horseshoe, Bethel; softbc 11 throw, Clyde; bas ket ball free thiow, Clyde; music, Ciab'.ree; brci.djump, Clyde; relay, Franklin; softball game, Clyde ?:nd Bethel, lie; and tug of war, Franklin. ^ In the alternoon instructors for these vocational groups held their legular monthly meeting. Profes sional improvement and the Vet eran Farmers training program featured the afternoon discussion. Plans were made for the Nanta hala F.F.A. Federation, which in cludes Jackson, Macon, Swain, Cliiihain and Haywood counties, tu have* a livestock judging con te>t un May 10 at the Osborne Fai ms in Haywood county. ThU will include two teams from each chapter, one to judge dairy cattle and one tu judge beef cattle and hogs. The H me Economics depart ment of Sylva High school was in charge u( the picnic and refresh ments i<? ihe visitors. Attending PTA Board M,.*. Rt.y.u* i (1 U. Sutton left l Tut-'L y I.;: W.ii: ton-Salem to at jtiid . 1 .<1 (l directors meeting ; iMi- St le C? ittfreso of Parents . ' J T* ; t ? s, ( f which she is a Meeting In Winston Professional Men and Women On Career Program At WCTC CHIEF JUSTICE STONE DIES IN WASHINGTON Harlan F. Stone, Chief Justice >f United States Supreme Court, died suddenly of a cerebral hem orrhage in the Nation's capitol Monday night. President Truman, on a cruise with Navy maneuvers, was said to be deeply shocked over the death ?of the Chief Justice, and would probably cut his sea vacation short in order to be back in Washing ton for the funeral of Stone. Much speculation has developed over a successor to Stone. Asso ciate Justice Robert H. Jackson, prosecutor of the Nazi war crimes trials, seems likely to be named to head the Nation's highest tri bunal. T. E. (Bud) Reed, Jr., Given Naval Discharge T. E. (Bud) Reed, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Reed of Sylva, has been given an honorable dis charge from the navy. At the time of his release he held the rating of S. lc. He entered service in Septem ber, 1944, and received boot train ing at Bainbridge, Md. From there he was sent to Shelton. V^., for gunnery school and then to New Orleans. Given a sea assignment he was placed on the USS Bernard L. Rodman, an ammunition and gas carrying ship. S. 1-c Reed saw service in the Pacific theatre, being stationed in New Guinea and the Linguyan Gulf. Students Hear Leaders In Professions In W. N. C. Area Career Day conferences - were held on the campus of Western Carolina Teachers college Thurs day as a part of Vocational Em phasis week. Leaders in various vocations in the Western North Carolina area were speakers at the conferences. Among those appearing on the program were: Dr. C. N. Sisk of Waynesville, health service occupa tions; Mrs. Sam Queen of Waynes ville, social service occupations; Mrs. Edith Alley of Waynesville, TJ. S. Employment service; Miss Margaret Johnston of Waynesville, library science; Mrs. Charles Hay of Waynesville, merchandising; Mrs. H. T. Hunter, Cullowhee, homemaking. Miss Genevieve Lawler of Haw Creek, arts and crafts; Oliver Co wan of Lowell, and Charles Frazier of Hendersonville? aviation; Maj. Girard E. Haven of Asheville, mill* tary service; H. G. Crawford of Sylva, business occupations; Hugh Monteith of Sylva, law and civil servic?; the Rev. W. ^3. Grigg of Sylva, the ministry and religious education; Richard Queen of Ashe ville, personnel service; N. H. Gur ley of Cullowhee, engineering; W. C. Hodges of Asheville, veterans administration problems; Miss Alic* Benton, Cullowhee, recreation; and Curtis Russ of Waynesville, jour nalism. Previous to the Career Day con ferences, college students met with their major professors and debated current trends with their respec tive fields. An estimated 500 per sons attended the Vocational Em phasis week exercises.
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