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. AMERICA First, Last and Always The Sylva Herald The Herald is dedicated to progressive service to Jack son ... A progressive, well balanced county. VOL. XXI, NO. 6 SYLVA, N. C., Thursday, July 11, 1946 $1.50 A Year?5c Copy Follow-Up Survey Shows That Prices Are Rising j Restaurant Increases J Vie With Dairy Jumps For Post Position A follow-up on last week's sur vey of merchant opinion as to price increases shows that no in creases have been made in grocery, general merchandise, and room rentals, but that restaurant prices are edging upward. The regular dinner of one res taurant hurdled the OPA fence with its heels clicking from fifty cents to sixty-five cents. All the other restaurants in town have in creased most prices, but few made as big an increase by percentage. On the week ending July 5, groceries and dry goods stores showed no increases whatsoever on x a number of items checked. Room rentals are the same as they were before the demise of the OPA* NATIONAL OUTLOOK One restaurant in Asheville had upped its average meal prices by 20 per cent. In Omaha the president of the Union Stock Yards Co. said that: "Consum ers will pay more than OPA j ceiling prices for meat?some- j thing 80 per cent of them have I been doing anyway." In De- i troit auto men were eyeing one another to see which would be the first company to boost prices on cars. And guesses from big business men as to how high j prices would go ranged from 20 to 50 per cent. i During the same week one grocery was still selling milk at eighteen cents per quart, but in creases in the price of milk for the past week seemed a 3ace to - see who could hit the top' -fhit; < the restauranteurs or the dairy men. Following are the statistics for prices on the week ending July 5. Only one price shown per item means that that item has not been increased in price, but price changes are indicated as they oc- J cur: Statistics for the week ending i July 5 are as follows: General merchandise, Store "A": j Woman's blouse, brank "X", 2.70 j on July 5. Seersucker cotton dress, j brand "X", 7.95 on July 5. Wo- j man's shoe, brand "X", 7.95 on j July 5. Man's shoe, brand "X",. 7.95 on July 5. 45-guage full fashioned rayon hose, .96 on July 5. General merchandise, Store "B": Man's shoe, brand "Y", 4.95 on July 5. Lady's shoe, brand "Y", 4.95 on July 5. Man's summer suit, brand "X", 25.00 on July 5. Summer sports shirt, brand "X", 2.40 on July 5. Dress, cotton seer sucker, brand "Y", 3.00 on July 5. Woman's three-piece winter suit, brand "X", 29.50 ftJt skirt and jacket on July 5, 29.50 for match ing three-quarter coat on July 5. Grocery, Store "A": Hamburger, .38 per pound on July 5. Veal steak, .53 per pound on July 5. Hound steak, .54 per j pound on July 5. Coffee, brand' "X", .32 per pound on July 5. Or anges, .45 per dozen on July 5. Onions, .10 per pound on July 5. j New potatoes, .05 per pound on i July 5. Grocery, Store "B": Coffee, brand "X", .32 per pound j on July 5. Coffee, brand "Y", .35 i ?Continued on page 8 | BODY OF INFANT IS FOONO AT WILMOT The body of a prematurely born infant was found last Fri day afternoon in a pasteboard box near Wilmot by Walter and Carey Bradley. According to the coroner's re* port, the body had been left out for approximately three weeks, and was discovered by the Bradleys in their wood-lot as they were going to their pas ture to bring in their cattle. The body was found on top of a hill in a pasteboard box that had been carelessly covered with rocks. The parents of the child are unknown, and the decomposed condition of the corpse permit ted of no identification as to j sex. The remains were buried on Monday afternoon at the Wil mot cemetery. W.C.T.C. CHORUS TO PRESENT CONCERT | The Chorus Class of the First' Summer session of Western Caro- ' lina Teachers College will present a concert Thursday morning, July. 11 at 10:45. The program which has been arranged includes: Duet, Passage Bird's Farewell, Dorothy Holden; and Louise Ellis; Vocal solo, The Little Road to Kerry, Gertrude Cocowitch; Piano solo, The White Peacock, Jeanne Barrett; Vocal solo, My Mother Bids Me Bind My Hair, Barbara Dodson; Chorus, Wynken, Blynken and Nod, The class; Vocal solo, Wiegenlied,1 *Grace.\Bird; Vocal jolo, Sta* vicino al bell' idol, The False Prophet, Dorothy Williams Holden; and Quartet, Will o' the Wisp, Barbara Dodson, Barbara Bess, Jeanne Barrett and Grace Byrd. The program, under the direc tion of Inez Wooten Gulley, will i have for accompanists, Lois Gainey , and Joscelyn Spenser. Members of the class are Bar bara Dodson, Frances White, Christine Flake, Grace Byrd, Jeanne Barrett, Barbara Bess, Lois | Gainey, Joscelyn Spenser, Louise Ellis and Gertrude Cocowitch. | Robert Buchanan Honored With Farewell Party Joe Parker and Jim Rhinehart entertained Robert Buchanan at their home in Webster Monday afternoon with a farewell party. After the children played games Mrs. Rhinehart served refresh ments and the hosts presented Robert with a farewell gift. Guests included Mary Morris, Marlyn Shuler, Tom Morris, Joe Parker, Jim Rhinehart, and Rob ert Buchanan. Whittier Group Will Serve Chicken Dinner At School A chicken dinner will be served by the women of the Whittier ? Methodist church at six o'clock next Thursday afternoon at the school lunch room. Proceeds from the dinner will ( be used toward a building fund, j and prices will be fifty cents for . children and one dollar for adults. Persons who desire tickets should write to Miss , Thelma Moody, see Mrs. W. G. Stalcup, or Cc.ll at Varner's store. Mayor Casts Deciding Vote As Movies Issue Is Licked The issue of Sunday movies came to a head last Saturday at a meeting of the Town Board and was defeated as Mayor Herbert Gibson ca&t the deciding vote after the alderrrfen had tied at two to two. ! \ Those voting in fa|vor of Sunday movies were W. T^wise and W. L. Jones., W. ^-"Grindstaff, Chester Scott, and Mayor Gibson voted against. Alderman Arthur Carden was absent. Pro and con groups formed of private citizens presented both sides of the question. The group in favor was composed of: Felix Picklesimer, Hooper D. Price, Mrs. John Parris, Mrs. Lloyd, Mrs. S. M. Rhea, O. E. Broc^^ser, D. M. Tallent, Richard O. Wilson, E. E. Bain, and Howard Allison. Opposed were: the Reverends C. M. Warren and W. Q. Grigg, W. C. Hennessee, Hugh Monteith, and Jennings Bryson. The move to present the issue of Sunday movies to the public of Sylva was terminated after a test ballot held on June 22 showed that the general public desired shows by a vote of three to one. The Sabbath cinema issue was the sole piece of business that was brought before the board at the meeting. / VFW POST TO BE INSTITUTED HERE ON AUGUST FIRST Following a visit here Tuesday by Chief of Staff James T. Davis, Jr., and Coy H. Newport of Dept. Headquarters of Veteran of For eign Wars of North Carolina, it has been announced that Sylva will have their own V.F.W. post. Fred Williams, Britton Moore, Joe Bob Davis and Alvin Nichol son have been named local organ izers and have stated that the re sponse to the membership drive far exceed original expectations. The local post will be instituted August 1 at the W. O. W. Fraternal Hall. There will be Department representatives to institute the post and to assist in the election of officers for the ensuing year. ? Any veteran wishing to become a charter member of the local posT may contact any of the above named committee. The basic idea of this organiza tion, which is composed exclu sively of overseas veterans, was born in 1899, immediately follow ing the Spanish American war. It is organized in three main di visions, the local post, State De partment and National Headquar ters. In each of the forty eight states a paid service officer for each state handles all claims for the veterans. The nearest officer for the Sylva post is located at Winston-Salem. A unique service rendered by the V.F.W. is the village-type home in Eaton Rapids, Mich., for widows and children of veterans. Founded in 1925, it is a self-main tained village and has none of i the usual institutional factors. FORMER MEMBER OF CUUfiWHEE FACOLTY HEADS BIOLOGY LAB The Highlands Museum and Bi ological laboratory has announced that following a unanimous rec ommendation of the contributing institutions, Miss Thelma Howell has been appointed resident direc tor of the laboratory for 1946. Well known to the residents of Jackson county, "Doc" Howell has for the past four years been act ing director and treasurer of the laboratory. A native of North Carolina Miss Howell holds the position of asso ciate professor of biology at Wes leyan college, Macon, Ga. For a number of years she was a mem ber of the faculty at Western Caro lina Teachers college. Her research at Highlands has included work on aquatic insects and amphibians. During the war years, when so many biological stations were forced to suspend activities, Miss Howell was instrumental in keep ing the Highlands Laboratory open and active. Local AAA Office Has Received Clover Seed D. C. Higdon, AAA committee chairman, announced last week that all eligible farmers who de sire portions of crimson clover should report at the local office. Another winter cover crop, Aus trian winter pea seed, was received early last week, and there is some still available. Mr. Higdon urges the inoculation of the pea seed in order to get a good stand. Inocu lation for the peas can be bought reasonably at any seed store. Double Header Softball Game Scheduled The Smoky Mountain Athletic Association has announced that a double header softball game has been scheduled for Thursday night, July 18. The Sylva Lions Club will play the Franklin Lions Club and the Franklin Rotary club will meet the Sylva All Stars. Mrs. Risebrook To Sing At Methodist Church Mrs. Theo. W. Risebrook of Va. will be guest soloist at the Sylva Methodist church on Sun day morning, July 14th. Mrs. Rise brook is director and organist of St. Paul's Episcopal church in Richmond, Va. and is a sister of Mrs. Charles G. Gulley of Cullo whee. STILLWELL DRAGGED A MILE WITH ARM CAUGHT IN BUMPER Zell Stillwell, 59, of Whittier, was dragged for one mile by an auto driven by J. M. Reagan, 51, of. Gateway, between Gateway and Cherokee last Monday after noon after accidentally catching his arm in the rear bumper of Reagan's car. According to a report by Sgt. T. A. Sandlin of the highway pa trol, both men had apparently been drinking, and Stillwell, after getting out of Reagan's car, walked | to the rear and fell, catching his I left arm between the bumper and the body. Reagan drove off, covering a half-mile of gravel road and a half-mile of paved road, and Still well sustained serious lacerations and bruises, losing chunks of flesh from his knees and shins. He was rushed to the hospital in Sylva by Robert Varner and D. C. Hughes, who were at their filling station across the road at Gate way and saw Stillwell lying at the rear of the car as Reagan pulled into his station at Gateway and stopped. Persons along the road had at tempted to stop the c$r, but Rea gan was evidently oblivious of their intention. Stillwell was given treatment at the hospital, where it was found 1 that he was suffering from in ! tense shock as well as lacerations I and bruises. He was in much bet ter condition yesterday and is ex ' pected to recover. Reagan is being held in the 1 county jail for drunken driving, | pending the outcome of Stillwell's condition. COUNTY THRONGS SEE JULY FOURTH PARADE Jacksonites thronged the main street of Sylva last Thursday morning to watch a Fourth of: July parade of floats and to top i off the county's Independence Day 1 celebration. j The parade, sponsored by the! local fire department, formed on the school grounds, proceeded i down Main, and returned by the' same route to its point of origin, j The most unusual float was the1 "duck"' of a local furniture store, a vehicle that looks more like a J float than a real float does, and 1 possibly the most eye-catching i was a float of the Pure Oil com pany, complete with tiny king and queen in the diminut^e forms of Miss Alice McGuire and M?ter | Tommy Wise. Other unusual floats were a horse and buggy team, a welding company truck with actual weld ing being carried on, delegates from the local colored scout troop, and a Woodmen of the World float followed by several ranks of mem bers with W. O. W. axes on their shoulders. Not in the float classification but definitely an integral part of the parade were Mildred Patton, color-bearer, and a fat, jovial clown who suspiciously resembled a local barber. Legion Will Sponsor Ball I Game With Canton Team | The William E. Dillard Post 104 I of the American Legion will spon sor a softball game between the Canton team and the Sylva All Stars on Saturday night at eight o'clock at Mark Watson field. The proceeds from the game i will be used by the local post to | ward the construction of its me jmorial building, and admission j prices will be ten and twenty five cents. Local Delegates Attend 1 District C Of C Meet Roy Heed, B. E. Harris, Mack Ashe and Felix Picklesimer at tended a special district meeting of the Chamber of Commerce which was held in Bryson City, Wednesday night. I Ashe Youth Is Discharged Orville H. Ashe, Seaman First Clasc, s^n of Mrs. W. T. Ashe of Sylva, was discharged on June 18 at the U. S. Naval Separation Center at San Pedro, Calif. Ashe enlisted in M*y of 1942. Closer Relationship Between Work and Religion Is Urged Joe Pressley, Champion Old Time Fiddler, who will be one of, the featured performers at the Fiddling Convention and Music Festival to be held at the Sylva Elementary school Friday, July 19. FRANK R. JARRETT IS ROTARY SPEAKER i Sylva Rotary club held its reg ular Tuesday night dinner meet ing in the Allison building of the Methodist church with the new president, Bill Ensor, presiding. Following the delicious meal pre- | pared and served by the ladies of tne church, president En.-or called on Charles Gully to introduce the visitors of which there were sev eral present. The speaker of the evening, Mr. Frank R. Jarrett, of Dillsboro, was introduced by Dr. D. D. Hooper. Mr. Jarrett drew on some of the i expeiiences of his full, rich life to bring his audience a highly In- j spirational talk. He gave his hear- , ers a recipe lor success and h n- , pir.os in life through the appli cation of faith and patience in working for and seeking the things ( they wished. He said, "the greatest happiness of my life came to me after waiting 70 years, and now I , am happy lliat 1 had the pa'ioneo! ti Wi.il." Ti.i.-, however, dici n?.t come easy. It 4-< rjuired thought, WM-k, patierv. and Waiting, the speaker sari. Mr. Jarrett i- well known throughout the country as having been in the hotel business on the same spot for 53 years, he aver aging 16 hours per day, he stated, and he still appears hale and hearty for many more years at the popular Jarrett Springs Ho tel, which he and Mrs. Jarrett have made famous with their good food and cordial hospitality. Open Air Services Held At Cliifside Lake Next Sunday, July 14, the an nual Field Mass and parish picnic of St. John's church will be held at Cliffside Lake five miles south of Highlands on U. S. 64. Holy Mass will be offered in the Cliff side amphitheatre at 11 a. m. The sermon will be given by the Rev. John A. O'Brien, Ph.D., Professor of Religion, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind. Delegations to the Field Mass are expected from Canton, Bre vard, Waynesville, Sylva, Chero kee, Bryson City, Franklin, Fon tana, Murphy, Highlands, and Clayton, Ga. In case of rain the services will be held in the High lands auditorium. Daily Vacation Bible School To Open At Webster Monday The Daily Vacation Bible school at the Webster Methodist church will open Monday, July 15, at 9:30 The music will be undgr, the di rection of Miss Libby Ann Can non and Miss Judy Davis will act as secretary and treasurer. Social activities will be directed by Misses Evelyn Davis and Pat McKee. Miss Bob Clements will be in charge of exhibits. The faculty will consist of Mrs. J. A. Rhinehart, Jr., Mrs. E. A. Fitzgerald and -Misses Lucy Hed den, Louise Madison, Betty Davis, and Virginia Nicholson. SOSSAMON S ... in Sylva SYLVA HOSPITAL IS APPROVED BY V. A. The Harris Community Hos pital of Sylva is one of the for ty-seven hospitals in North Carolina that have been ap proved by the Veterans Admin istration for treatment of vet eran's service-connected dis abilities, according to an an- j nouncement from the Chapel I Hill Blue Cross this week. \ North Carolina was second only to Michigan in adopting the plan which permits veterans to go to their own doctors for ? treatment of service-connected | illness, and to enter hospitals in j their own communities when j facilities of the Veterans Ad- i ministration are unavailable. TATHAM REUNION HELD AT GAY The annual Tatham reunion was j held at the home of "Aunt" Lillie ] Buchanan of Gay, July 7. Two j brothers of "Aunt" Lillie's weiv present for the occasion; Dan j Tatham of Everett, Wash, whom j she h;:d net seen in forty two years, j and Charlie Tatham ol' Wood>, Grove, Ga. ' i A delicious dinner was served | and the Rev. C. C. Welch made an | inspiring talk on the bonds of j family love. Many families were represented at the reunion. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Tatham of Everett, Wash., Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Tatham of Woods Grove, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Howard iTatham and lankly of Yuung Har ris, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Tath am and family of Young Harris, Ga., Mrs. Sallie Tatham oi Gay, Mr. Henry Tatham of Gay, Mr. and Mrs. Emelis Tatham of Sylva,, Mr. Frank Tatham and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tatham, Mr. and MrV. Garland Buchanan and- fain jly, Paul Buchanan, Mr. and Mrs. , Harley Buchanan and i;.mily, Mrs. , I) \u Sutton and family, Mr. and Mr.?, Will Buchanan and lamily, "Aunt" Martha Jane Buchanan and daughter, Mrs. Allie Guffey, i Coleman Sutton, Mrs. Sue Bryson. 'Mrs. Julia Coleman, Mrs* Ethel C'abe, Sam Buchanan, all of G:iy, Mr. and Mrs. Elsie Suit mi of Greens Creek, Mr. and Mrs. Loft is Huffman of Ashevill^, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Buchanan of Sylva, ,Mrs. Lizzie Sutton of Greens Creek, Mr. and Mrs. Candler Sut ton, Gay Sutton, Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Welch of Franklin, Mrs. Mat tie Cabe of Kingsport, Tenn., Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bryson of Addie, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Buchanan and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Bu chanan and family of Moses Creek, Glenn Farmer and family of Tac ' coa, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Pfcrry Bu chanan and family of V*reens j Creek, Sam Buchanan of Glay and ; Mrs. Delores Jarrell of Baltimore, Md. FSA Representafi^es^ At District Meeting Miss Martha Barnett, Miss Susie Tatham and Dennis Barkley at tended a district meeting of the F. S. A. at the courthouse in Ashe ville July , the purpose of which was to discuss increased food and feed production of families par Iticipating in the Farm Security I program. i Forty Hear Rapking At Rural Life Meet In Sylva Baptist Church More than forty farmers, agri cultural leadetb, and ministers at tended the Rural Life meeting at the Sylva Baptist Church last Tuesday morning and heard Dr. Aaron Rapking of the Tennessee Valley Community Program urge a closer relationship between every day living and religion. The meeting was conducted by the Rev. Vladimir Hartman of the Council of Southern Mountain Workers, who first presented the Rev. W. N. Cook of Webster, who offered the devotional. Rev. Hartman then urged that farmers take better care of their land. "It took hundreds of thou sands of years to set up the top soil," he said. "We must not waste it." He stressed the God-man-land relationship. He then introduced Dr. Rapking, whose first point was that man is growing closer and closer to God every day through his scientific reshearches into asr tronomy, atomic energy, and other fields. "The basis for God is widening." was his assertion. "It has been oiten said that God made the country and man made the city." Dr. Rapking said, "but man cannot build a city without the help of God." He illustrated his point with the example of cement, wherein nicin takes various ingredients and shapes them .into the finished product. Decrying man's present-day re lationship to God, Mr. Rapking as serted that "We seem to have be come ghosts ourselves, we are un real." "Ore thing we need is a greater conception of God." he continued. " 'My he!]) cometh from the hills'." One of the keynotes in the talk was the development of person ality. Mr. Rapking said: \\Y .-ro cioatc.l 1 n God'.- image in tiiat we h.?ve the capacity to reason. A person wills, says yes or n "God dues;, t vai.f little tin -soldier- w..rshi;;p:iUi him. I think God dope, nds ?>n pc ?ple who have will o v.'' r mnr! ihan on any oth ers. G?>d would have u- use our will power." "Love is a bis thing person ality. We think, love, and will. Because we are created in God's , image, we are in touch with Him." | The speaker added that we faiJ to appreciate the value of what we call the common things, and he said that people should feel that they are working with God in no matter how trivial a task. He contended that: "If a man is not made a better farmer or hus band, he isn't really saved, and if you don't have a brotherhood, your salvation is limited." Of the current family conditions he asserted that "We used to think of divorces as having to do with a city somewhere, but it has become far more widespread. If the home is going to pieces, then we are all riding for a fall." Of religion Mr. Rapking said that it helps us to rise from an . animal-like life to a much higher plane. Man is created for this fel lowship with God. "We never come to ourselves without God," he de clared. Continuing to the subject of ed ucation, Mr. Rapking said that no one is independent, and that we are all "standing on the shoulders ?Continued on page 4 Funds For Leg Building Total American Legion officials an nounced this week that funds for the construction of its memorial building total $7,240 in pledges and in actual cash on hand. The financial breakdown on the funds is as follows: pledges from Legionnaires, $2,910; fund in cash from Legionnaires, $180; cost of lot (purchased), $1,250; voluntary pledges from outsiders: Dan Alli son, $1,000; Mrs. Joseph Keys of East LaPorte, $1,000; Lawrence Reed, $500; and Howard Allison, $300. ion Memorial Over $7,000 The memoriaT "building will be permanent headquarters for the Legion post and will also provide recreational facilities for the vet*~ erans and the people of the town and county. The lot that has been purchased for the site is adjacent to the com munity center and will require no excavation. The public library will be of fered a permanent home in the new building, and a Veteran's Service office will be located there. The estimated cost of the project will run to about $35,000.
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