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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. 8 SYLVA, N. C., Thursday, July 25, 1946 $1.50 A Year?5c Copy Charter Is Awarded To Scout Group At Meetjig Local Unit To Be Hosts * Next Month At Smokemont Camporee Sylva Senior Scout group No. 1 received its charter in an impres sive Bridge of Honor service at the meeting oi the Sylva Rotary Club on Tuesday evening. Francis Smith, assistant executive scout officer of the Daniel Boone Coun cil, presided and presented the charter to Vice-president Delos j Hooper, who presided at the Ro- I tary meeting in the absence of j President Bill Ensor. Rotarian Delos accepted the charter for the group for the club which is the sponsoring organization. Mr. Smith told the rotariar.s and j scouts that this was the first char- I ter presented a Senior Scout group irr the" SmoKy^ MOTritafir District; and that the club and these boys should feel proud to become the j first to engage in this type of! scouting in the district. The Rotary club agreed to be come the sponsoring organization for the group several weeks ago. Rotarian Herbert Gibson was ap pointed chairman of the group committee. The other members are Paul Kirk, T. N. Massie and Har ry Ferguson. Harold McGuire was named group leader and his as sistants are James Cunningham and Ray Jones. Membership cards were pre sented to five boys, including Wal ter Allison Jones, James Bales, Jr., Carroll Ashe, Bennie Reece and Boyd Sutton. Three other boys were present and will become members after completing a smail amount of work. They are, Joe Wilde, Charles Stilhvell ancl Jack Hennessee. The Senior Scout organization includes boys 15 years old and ever, and accepts them frr F "? s- ? e -Y : -w.:- * ginners. A number of the boys were pre sented awards for their work as leaders at the Camporee held at Camp Lumpkin some weeks ago. The Sylva group will have the honor oi' acting as hosts to Senior group? of Region No. 6. which in cludes North and South Carolina. Georgia and Florida, at a three day Camporee at Smokemont in August. t ; International Association Of Lions Elect President Clifford D. Pierce of Memphis, Tennessee, is the new president of of the International Association of Lions Clubs. He was unanimously advanced from the first vice-pres idency to the presidency at the annual convention of the Associa ; tion which closed July 19 in Phila delphia, Pennsylvania. Pierce suc ceeds retiring president Dr. Ra miro Collazo of Havana, Cuba. The Philadelphia convention concluded one of the most success ful years in the history of Lions International, according to the re port made by the Stcre.c-ry Gen eral, Melvin Jones. He reported th * formation of 685 new L.ons Ci.u'o^ and the addition of 60,932 men to the raster oi' t..e Association in the twelve-month period ended June 30, 1946, which raised the to tal club figure to 5,400 and the membership to 279,116, which is by far the lrrgest in the history of ihe international Association. He il; ? r'-me-'* th?t durirg the year Likj&z.i estitu.iod. lor the lirst time in three addi tional countries or territories? Ecuador,. Ht:mL.cla, and Curacao, NWI. In ; rot -3 the presidency, "Ever since its biivi tv.-onty-.iine yer.rs :.go, this Association has shown vigorous; pro^re.^s year by ?.*o. "A; .not!I exception, until Lions International today is a mighty . -.ce for service and con-, ?Continued on page 8 SYLVA COUPLES WILL BE PARTICIPANTS IN ASHEVILLE FESTIVAL Participants from Sylva for the 20th Mountain Dance and Folk Festival to be held in Asheville on August 1-3 have been announced by Larry Mull, leader and trainer of the local dance team. The couples as partners are: Larry Mull-Joan Mashburn; "Red" Stephens, caller for the team; "Shorty" Bryson; Bob Jacobs Ruby Phillips; Roger Jacobs-"Sis" Jacobs; Dan Phillipps-Ruth Ens ley; Randall Goldman-'Tot" Ja cobs; John Raymond Moss-Jackie Phillipps; and Dock Woods-La vena Mashburn. COUNTY JAIL EMPTY OF ALL OCCUPANTS For pent: seven rooms with running water, clean and cozy, to 20 eligible lawbreakers, at the county jail. The above might have been run as a classified ad this week, according to Deputy Sheriff Ru fus Keener, who announces that the county jail was empty for a few days last week after its last occupant was turned loose after a count of drunken driving. Sheriff Leonard Holden says that it is the first time the jail has been empty since last Christmas, when four men were reteaeed after being held for 1 public drunkenness. Mrs. Harry Allman, Keener'* daughter, who is In charge of cooking meals for the prisoners, said that "it's a lot easier on ? me." The old saying that the home garden increases hfgh living and decreases high cost cf living is es pecially true today. SOSSAMONS... in Sylva INOCULATIONS TO BE GIVEN AT SPEEDWELL AND DOUBLE SPRINGS A vaccination clinic will be held on Wednesday, July 31, at one o'clock at the heme of Mrs. Dave Coggins near the Double Springs school and at three o'clock at Hop- j kins store at Speedwell. Vaccinations will be made for ! diphtheria, whooping cough,! smallpox, and typhoid. A fee of ten cents will be ' charged to each school child for ' the diphtheria and whooping cough inoculations, which can be i given as separate shots or in com- j bination. Smallpox and typhoid shot* are given free of charge. Mrs. Guffey Completes Stint In Jackson County Mrs. H. P. Guffey, S'.ate Public j Health nurse in the Division of Infant and Maternal Hygiene, i completed six weeks of field work ; in Jackson county last week and is now working in Macon county. In addition to her other duties, : Mrs. Guffey visited county regis t trars in an effort to improve the 1 reporting of births and deaths. She has been with the State De ; partmer.t of Health for more than . 1 twenty years. H. D. Council Meeting Will Be Held July 31 A Home Demonstration Council meeting will be held in the office of the home demonstration agent in the courthouse at 10:30 a. m. on July 31 for the purpose of discuss ing plans for County Achievement ' day and the program of work for The council consists of officers "if ?he C~rr.mur?:ty Home Demon ?tr??:nn clubs and project leaders, I yr.d 'c.'A other cl'?b members are VFW POST TO BE INSTITUTED HERE ON AUGOST FIRST A post of Veterans of Foreign Wars will be instituted in Svlva at a meeting in the W.O.W. hall next Thursday night, according to an announcement by Fred Williams, temporary quartermaster and committeeman for the group. Application blanks are avail able from the other committee men: Britton Moore, Alvin Nichol son and Joe Bob Davis, and may be obtained by calling on or writ ing to any member of the commit tee. The number of the post will be 8060, and the name of the unit will be selected after the organi zation's institution. The group will select officers at the meeting, and anyone joining within the next ninety days will _ automatically become a charter mem be \ The move to organize a VFW I nest in S*hegan after a visit to this town by James T. Davis, chief of staff, ?-d Coy H. New port of Department Headquarters of Veterans of Foreign Wars in North Carolina. Department repre sent?, 'ivas will be present to assist in ihe election of officers and the institution of the post. The basic idea of the organiza tion, which is composed exclusive ly of overseas veterans, was born in 1899, immediately following the Spanish-American war. It is or ganized into three main divisions: Ihe local post, the S.ate Depart ment and National Headquarters. I A paid service officer is located in each of the forty-eight states i and handles all claims from vet ; erans. The nearest officer for the ; Sylva post is located in Winston Salem. VOCATIONAL TESTS mn itr VETERANS Dr. C-rl Killinn of the WCTC faculty and chief ot' tlie Veterans Educational Guidance program announced this week that 300 tests ?>r high scho .1 dipl >m:is have beer, given to veterans in the 18 west ernmost counties in North Caro lina. The tests are given in Asheville on every S turday, beginning cn Aug. 3, at the. Board of Education n om in the courthouse. and a"c given weekly at Cullowhee. The Kudar Vocational Aptitude tests are given to determine the field that is best suited for each student. Veterans wishing to take tests are requested to contact T. C. Rob erson, superintendent of Bun combe county schools. Mi*s. Sutton Returns From Hospital Mrs. Leon Sutton, who recently underwent an operation at the Mission Hospital in Asheville, has returned home. Her condition is reported satisfactory. ENSLEY FREED ON BOND AFTER MAIN STREET UPROAR Bud Ensley, who struck and in jured Lewis Bumgarner on Main j street last Saturday afternoon and I took swipes at assorted persons in j the vicinity, was released that eve- i ning on 300-dollar bond and will; stand trial at the October session of the County Superior court on | charges of resisting arrest, using | profane language and disorderly j conduct. Bumgarner stated on Monday : morning that he will not press charges against him. Eyewitnesses report that the fra cas began as Bumgarner was en tering the shop of a local dry cleaning establishment, when Ens ley, without warning, struck Bum garner on the side of the face, causing him to hit his head against a hard surface, splitting his scalp and rendering him unconscious Lee Walker, manager of the shop, slammed the door in Ensley's face, and Ensley tried to hit him but was too late and broke a pane of glass in the door, cutting his1 hand. Local police arrived and tock j Ensley to the office of a doctor I | across the street to bandage his j hand. Witnesses state that Ensley j j later became violent again, mcces- ! I fully resisting the efforts of the1 i police, who were trying to get him i to jail.' Finally, largely through the ef i forts of Ensley's brother, it is re ^ ported, he was taken to the jail and released after the payment u! ? bond. ; Bumgarner, who received first .aid treatment at the office of a doctor, stated that he knew of no | reason for which Ensley might have struck him, adding that they know one another only on sight. CATALOG REVISIONS (MADE AT COLLEGE A faculty subcommittee headed by A. K. Hinds is working on eur .id'lum change* a*. Western C, ro ?\i Teachers c"l!e;'e. The group is seeking to imp.ov and satisfy all requirements as art indicated in a ;.c.:npUt issued \ y the State Department of Pub'.ir In :tructii.n trie I ?\S,.rl.c? In Ti ach ing Education." Each department -t the sciit . i presents recommendations to t.ic subcommittee a.- to what each re quirement should be in that par ticular field, Mr. Hinds has re ported. The recommendations are integrated and then go back to the faculty for approval. rMembers of the subcommittee for revisions are as follows: Mr. Hinds, chairman, Dr. W. A. Ash brook, Miss Addie Beam, Miss Alice Benton, Miss-Cordelia Camp, C. F. Dodson, Dr. Carl Killian, and 1 W. N. Turner. Honest grading is always the best policy in preparing farm I products for market. Do You Know The Smokies? Here Are A Few Answers How did the Indian reservation become established at Cherokee? In 1838, after a little gold had j been previously discovered in a \ nearby region, the Cherokee In- j dians then living throughout the country surrounding the Great j Smokies were ordered removed to what was then Indian territory but i now a part of Oklahoma. Some of j the Indains, realizing that a few ! of their people had betrayed them in treaties did not want to leave ! their native land, and hid out in ; the mountains. Soldiers were sent! to drive them in for the great re moval. The Indians were kept in large stockades preparatory to the removal. An elderly woman, in be ing driven in with others of her tribe, was not able to keep the pace set, and she was prodded by ] a soldier's bayonet. Her husband, j Tsali (or, Old Charley), resented 1 the harsh treatment thus accorded his feeble wife and led a revolt,, putting the soldiers to rout. He then again retreated, with a band of followers, to the mountain fast nesses. After long and fruitless! eenrching, the .soldiers sought the : i'i cf 7s. l:\s e~ds. As a lost re sort, they proposed 'hat if Tsali would surrender and 'like his pun ishment?death befo.-e a firing squad?the other Indians would be permitted to remain in the re gion. He readily consented. (See '?Land of the Cherokee," by Her bert Ravenel Sass, in the Febru ary 20, 1937, issue of Collier's). Where is the present Cherokee Indian reservation with reference to the park? The Qualla boundaries of the Cherokee Indian reservation, on which lives the eastern band of Cherokees, adjoins the park on the North Carolina side, and some what nearer the northeastern end of the park. It is traversed by the Newfound Gap highway, which also crosses the main crest of the Great Smokies. The reservation is reached by North Carolina high ways 112 and 107, which branch off to the north from U. S. 19, be tween Dillsboro' and Bryson City.' Cherokee, the site of the reserva- i tion headquarters and high school, is located at the junction of High- , ways 112 and 107, and is 68 miles fi .n A'beville. Second Summer Session At Cullowhee Begins On Tuesday HOMER TURPIX AND HIS OAT CROP > This picture of Mr. Homer Turpin of the Qualla Demonstration Area was taken just after he had cut end stacked his oats which he grew on approximately 4.5 acres of average land. On this 4.5 acres. Mr. Turpin harvested four large stacks of excellent oats that aver aged about five feet in height over the entire field. Mr. Turpin has been using lime and phosphate on his farm for the past several years and is very enthusiastic over the results he has been obtaining as one can see from his cutting of oats. He has been on the TVA Test Demonstration program since 1944 and has been following closely the recommendations of the County Ager.t in regard to fertilizer and farming practices. TO ACCEPT SOCIAL SECURITY CLAIMS AT POST OFFICE A representative of the Ashovilie field office of the Social Security Board will bo ;?t tiio Post Office, Sylva, X. C., August 1 at 10.00 a. m. Wage earners who have worked in :? job covered by the Srci.il Se curity Act cilice December 31, 103^, have attained age ?5. v hi- < "..)!c ?> :i u cImu 1 : liH i; vviviv, or minor ci".:Ivii'i n. whether tin v .'n\e i11 'iii t !uimbt r <'.' it?'\. ? *>i!. ? ; i ? i'l 'i.e.- .''?< (I a ? . :,er . \v i '1. ?v. t hi'd:v?\ t>r p i; e; t . if ;? m> flu- pc ->>i - w . ) h ? ;> iid funeral ex pen .11. y i. ; ?'h. t ? i !<? tlnim. A cl. im be 'ilod . Kv< i y v. ;.l\* c}:i* . .i !d c it' t. tif no:; S .1 St. ?. a. ; v >.!<.: : if!? i :iy m..il .? :m ; -..-i i :t<?." S;..; <?!.. r. <.? v..;u!d d > .? ? it ( C 111 c.c alii t ';M - . Iimj)!(>ye ??.<* ii v n. g ".'.o ur mun emp! oyees, part or lull time, arc required to report wage- p;iid, and give the employee a receipt for deductions made. j In addition, persons who have need of social security account ; numbers or other information per taining to the Act are invited to meet this representative at the time and place mentioned. HINE IS SPEAKER AT REGULAR W.O.W. MEET George W. Mine, Sr., assistan state manager for the Woodmen n the World, visited the Sylva WOV, C;.mp 5fi0 at its regular meeting 1> st week. lie was introduced by Fielc R< pre.-ent.itive Britton Moore anr chictly on the interest ir?;i1 tiie local camp has hown ir their upbuilding of the commu nity. Mr. Hine stated that the Syl va camp has grown to be one o! the largest in membership in the state, and he said that at the pres ent rate ot increase it will soon be nationally recognized as one o! the very largest. Refreshments were served after the meeting. FARMERS FEDERATION WILL HOLD PICNIC The annual Farmers Federation picnic will be held all day art July 27 at the Sylva Grammar school, and all are invited to bring a lunch and spend the day. Speeches will be given, athletic contests held, and prizes will be awarded for the baldest head, the largest family, the biggest truck load, the oldest married couple, and the newest married couple. A special feature of #the occas ion will be a number of musicians and musician groups, and all such individuals and groups nre invited ' > 'ttor.d and participate. REV. FRED FORESTER CONDUCTING REVIVAL AT TUCKASEEGEE A series rii revival ?erv:co> start ed .it Tuck;:, ec^ee > innrii Monday night . nd will continue through Wcdne-day night. July 31. Rev. Free! Fi'.o>cr, U?imi* t^achcr <,l I>il)!o ..1 Wi-.-Uin Ii: ? Y< : *?''? i(.'? .ikI i ;? ?>'! c 'u!!* .\'i u o . j , /'.. .?? t vi.iJ. ! i - .. i c - .::? : 'mm \v i . l ', V. ti?r, IN v. !". I* Wiilix. Mt >???; . I J? ? ?V ; I . ' . . < , ' . " 1 ' t 1 I).< ... Ii. .1. . I". \i: i !? : *.ng 1..'- v !!.?,.V. ' ' " ? .'.4 . j. . ?< ?< >; n, ? !!.'.? t '~y \! '. F. ?*C: n :I v11 l.K j i? v . ? ?. t ? ' t ? . . ! i ! V." ft ? i y id::: ' vi . < : i:. S j n i i ! .. - i 1 < J : iy v-;. i <? . .ii 'l '.A- Tllfu V. ? . - U< d >.;h' huMl.'rii ..'".J t'"'. is54'>, and j.s the mother <?. :i number oi other chu.c.ir- .n t.;< county. The pa>tor urges all singers r. the community to join in and help make the song service a special feature of each service. The public is extended a cor 1 dial invitation. i LANDSCAPE PLANNING DISCUSSED BY HARRIS John Hiirlis, landscape architec t ,-irid horticulture extension special i.-t, he'd landscape demonstration ist Saturday on a number <?; properties in the county. R( rjue.:iint? and receiving aid in !- nd.-cape planning wei'e W. K. W;l.- n, .J. ri. Poppleweil and J<?r.n Wat.*.on of Cupe Creek, and D. C. Higdon of Love's Field. 1 Mr. Harris in addition drew landscape plans for the Wilson yard and for the Ca.?.hiers clinic-, the latter lor the Cashiers Home Demonstration club, which ' con structed the clinic. Four Local Lions Attend Philadelphia Convention Four Sylva Lions returned home ! last Sunday after attending the | Lions International convention in I Philadelphia. i Those who attended are: Jen iTTirrgs Bryson, who is international counsellor; Hugh Monteith, D. E. Harris, and Roy Reed. Clifford Pierce of Memphis was elected new president of the or ganization. Tuckaseigee Revival A series of revival meetings will .begin on Sunday at the Tuckasei gee Baptist church. The Rev. Edgar Willix will be assisted by the Rev. Fred Forester 1 of Drexel, and services will be '-.c.d cixh evening at 7:45. Courses To Be Given By Music Center For Two Weeks Of Span Classes began on Tuesday at the second summer ses^.on Western Carolina Teachers c?>*iege a< ap proximately 20(i student- com plied registration tor a l.ve-week term. The Smoky Mountains Music C\..ui will be a lecture of the second ses>.on lor two weelv; of the i i..;..-' loial duration. and it will ..g.uii lc ileaded by Dr. Iise Hueb ner. director. Tne lacuity for the center will also include Mrs. Cnr.rle? Gut Icy, specialist in music education, voice and choral ensem ble; CLl'ford Bairt master- teacher in voice, song repertoire and op era: Allied White, specialist in pi ano; and Nelson Schreiber. spe cialist in violin and string and band music? Tiic summer scnool work will also feature again a continuation of college courses for qualified veterans and high school refresher work for veterans and non-veter ans'. The college is on the approved list of colleges for qualified vet erans wishing to take advantage of college work under the GI Bill. Graduate work will be oft'ered by the University of Xortl. C.u ?? lin.i u. cooperation with V.'CTC, and will be coniined t j the lield of education with emphasis on re source education, but including such other courses as , re required l??i tne masters decree in educa tioii a!id lor tne .-uperintendent^ certificate and principalis certifi cate l"i: elementary n.d high schools. Twi 1. e? week> ??1" resident work at Cuiu-Ahee wili to ward a ilk..I.- ..t '.!? . ? > verity. .A h'iir. s.ciio- i .1 u i< ' ' ? in.i\jm>ji? j ? 1 i ?\ Li... . ~ v t?-? 1 ? , i." i j , : < i< I ) i L- ' i 1 * '? ? ? I:- (.1 ,.t : jtH 4 i :.i o, t ::t. ..it. EnjJi.*!.. .ii .* ' - - ? iv..- terr lan.^uauv- .?: d n.-t? .?> C..U!.-" i >? der.Wiii . ? ? ? p.-vcnol. ? ? . i.' 11 -: i ll Ji . ? .... i. : i- . ? ]\ ; C"'"In.. . , v > ,???? ... ; hea!t. i. .i; *. int. . ?. >i.-ir.?. t.'d'ji \. .. Faculty . t sceond session aie a.- tol."\v- c\ F. Do.1 s< n, Mri. Pauline > Miss Carolyn Blanken.-n.p. -Mrs. Alice Rand, Miss Mae Be:;;.?:i. Lee Mil ler. Miss Anne Hammond. Dean W. A. Ashbrook, Mrs. N. H. Coward, Carl Killian, Miss Edyth Walker, VV. N. Turner, E. H. Stillwell, A. Keith Hinds, Miss Alice Benton, Gerald Eller, Mrs. Cail Killian, and Mrs. Inez W. Gulley. Dr. A. VV. Ashbrook will be act ing director of the summer school in -the absence of Dean B.rd, Mrs. Alice RancL will be acting der?n of women, and Miss MeAuley will be the school's dietician. PUBLIC IS URGED TO WATCH FOB BABIES The District Health depart ment urges the cooperation of all owners of animals in the county in. a drive against a se ries of rabies infections that is transpiring in the area covered by the department. Owners of dogs are advised to have their animals vaccinated for rabies yearly in order to protect them from possible In fection, since periodic vaccina tion# are ?f much greater value than a dose given after the ani mal has been Infected. If an animal is suspected of carrying a case of rabies, it should be tied up for observa tion for three weeks, depart ment personnel advise, and since the saliva of a rabid ani mal is infectious, care should be taken to see that no other ani mals are allowed to contact the infected animal. The Health department will gladly offer further Information in regard tb t.'iia problem. i
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