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AMERICA First, Last and Always Sylva Herald The Herald is dedicated to progressive service to Jack son ... A progressive, well balanced county. VOL. XXI, NO. 11 SYLVA, N. C., Thursday, August 15, 1946 $2.00 A Year?5c Copy Bank Head Says Rural N. C. In "Better Finances Survey Shows Farmers * Are Using Less Uredit North Carolina agriculture is currently in a stronger financial I position than it was at the close of ! World War I, according to H. L. j Ariail, executive vice-president of I the Jackson County bank, who his been designated by the N' Carolina Bankers association" E Jackson County Key banke' Reporting on the results o\a . ^ ** tional survey of bank lending ta? 1945 made by the Agricultural j commission of the American Bank-j ers association, Mr. Ariail said J .J in North Carolina it shows ) * farmers use only a tenth of bank credit available to thenfi 208 banks in the state which $ agriculture made 93,185 loarr 63,398 farmers last year for a; tal amount of $37,465,000. On JT uary 1, 1946, these banks had fjJ loans outstanding of $18,872;'. " On the same date these banks 1c $217,120,000 additional for agrfcjju^ tural loans had the farmers neecle' it. The credit extended by the banks ^ to their farm customers is a useful! tool of agriculture is shown by a ! breakdown of these over-all fig ures, he added. Last year 55,222 farmers procured farm production loans in an aggregate amount of $25,697,000. Farm real estate loans were made to 7,669 farmers for a total of $11,324,000. On January 1, 1946, there were outstanding in the banks $5,821,000 in production loans and $11,186,000 in long term farm real estate loans. Loans on crops- in storage insured by the Commodity Credit Corporation were made by the banks to only 507 farmers for a to^.1 of "rhlj $444,000 a considerable reduction from the amounts loaned in pre vious years when price-support levels were higher in relation to market values. A total of $1,865,000 in C. C. C. loans remained out standing at the beginning of this year. "The fact that North Carolina farmers have found it necessary to use only a small part of the bank credit available to them indicates that they are in a far stronger fi nancial position today than they have been for many years," Mr. Ariail said. "During the war years farm incomes have been high and farmers have wisely used their earnings to pay down debt and ac- ! cumulate savings in War Bonds j and bank accounts. "The high level of bank assets! and the high degree of liquidity of the banks assure North Carolina farmers of ample bank credit in the future to meet all of their needs. At the end of last year, North Carolina country banks had an average of cash and United States Government bonds equal to 82 per cent of their deposits. By contrast, in 1929 country banks in this state had cash and government securities equal to less than 31 per cent of deposits. The high ratio of ?Continued on page 12 BOND DRIVE VICTORS TO RECEIVE AWARDS Prizes of 35 dollars are being mailed this week to Frank Crawford, Jr., Bennie Reece, Jr., and Miss Jeanne Cogdill, win ners in the Victory Loan drive held in the county last Decem ber. ( Three bicycles were offered as prizes last year by the War Fi nance committee to the three school children in the county . selling the largest amount of ' "E" bonds during the late Vic , tory Loart drive, but the com .mittee was unable to purchase ihree bikes at one time. Conse quently, it was decided to present ?ash awards instead.* p The winners, announced last January, sold the following amounts in bonds: Crawford, *20,225; Reece, $17,825; and Miss 5gd i 11, $9,425; Vhe prizes are being presented M several local citizens. ' * liil. MICHAL WILL BE HEAD OF DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT Dr. Mary Michal will serve as acting head of the District Health department until the position can ' be filled definitely, it was decided in Waynesville last week at a meet ing of the officials of the depart ment. Dr. C. N. Sisk, who was head of the department comprised of the counties of Jackson, Haywood, Ma con, Swain, and Transylvania, re signed a month ago to accept a similar position in another district. Budgets for health work in the counties were also set up at the meeting. i District board members from | Sylva are Dan Moore and Walter Ashe. 72 Rooms Found For College Vets Sixteen additional rooms have been found this week for veterans planning to attend school at West ern Carolina Teachers college, Felix Picklesimer, Chamber of Commerce president, disclosed. This brings the total number of rooms pledged by local people to 72, but Picklesimer stated that many more rooms will be needed after September 15 to accommo date the college's enrollment, which is expected to stand at dou ble the enrollment of most previous school years. Citizens in and around Sylva are requested to notify Felix Pickle simer or Carolyn Lewis at the Chamber of Commerce office as to the number of rooms available, the number of men that can be accom modated, and the approximate rent per month. Tuckaseigee Baptists Hold Association Meet This Week The Tuckaseigee Baptist asso ciation will meet with the Cashiers Baptist in a two-day session Thurs day and Friday. This is the oldest association in point of years in Western North Carolina, this being 117th annual meeting of the body. It embraces all of Jackson county with 46 Bap tist churches, with a membership of around 6,700. The Rev. T. F. Deitz is moderator, having served around 20 years. The Rev. W. N. Cook of Webster has served as Representatives from all our boards are expected to be present. The session will convene Thurs day at 10 a. m. with the modera tor conducting the devotional. R. F. Jarrett will present the report on the orphanage, with representative from that institution to speak. H. E. Monteith will present a paper on religious literature. At 11:30 F. P. Blankenship of the Lovedale church will preach the annual ser mon. At the afternoon session the report on hospital, W. M. U., Chris tian education, co-operate program will be presented and discussed. The Rev. C. M. Warren of Sylva, Mrs. B. S. Hensley of Scotts Creek, E. H. Stillwell of Cullowhee, and the Rev. Edgar Willix of Tuckasei gee will report those topics. Friday morning the Rev. B. S. Hensley of Scotts Creek will speak j on temperance, and J. A. Bryson , will present the Sunday school i work. At 11:30 an inspirational ad- j dress will be given by the Rev. J. i H. Hadaway. The afternoon ses sion will be devoted to missions > and routine business. The Rev. J. j ~ET BrownrErnest D. Penland, Har- ] ry Vance, C. O. Vance, and the j Rev. Mark Osborne will read the mission reports. Miss Hattie Hilda j Sutton will read a report on the Baptist Training Union. The local church will furnish lunch each day for the messengers and visitors. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Phillips have returned to Cullowhee after spend ing ten days visiting their son in Peoria and Mrs. Phillips' old home at Bula, 111. They also visited in Bayliss, 111. and Hannibal Mo. t)ramatic Serum Transfer Off,Newfoundland 1? ??^ ?; * THE TROOPSHIP COLBY VICTORY, OFF NEWFOUNDLAND, faced with the possibility of dreaded di. demic, radioed an appeal for serum. Quitting its course, the SJS. Brazil raced to the scene with tat .. medicine. A launch from the Victory Colby (above) heads back to the transport alter picking up sc.u./i indicated by arrow in closeup at left. The disease on vessel was diagnosed nr?on/T?*??*nntionpi\ State Welfare Unit Votes To Augment Assistance Funds The State Board of Public Wei fare voted last week to ask the next general assembly for appro priations of $2,700,000 for the fiscal year cf 1947-48 and for $2,840,000 for the 1948-49 fiscal year. The board said that increases will be necessary to take care of the number now receiving help and the rapidly growing waiting list of needy., 'or *tpom no funds are available. Current state appropriations for old-age assistance is $1,500,000 and for dependent children is $690,000. G. C. Henson, county welfare su perintendent, announced last month that the county is exceeding its quota for old-age assistance by( seventy-five applications. Mr. Henson stated this week that: "In the event the State legis lature gives us more money, it will not become effective until July, 1947, the beginning oi the next fiscal year." The State Welfare board pointed out that for every dollar of state appropriated funds, the State of North Carolina will realize v. re turn of two dollars in federal money in matching programs by the Federal government, and will represent only 25 per cent of the amount spent for grants. The counties pay 25 per cent of the costs, the board pointed out. YEAR AGO THURSDAY HAPPY DAY IN TOWN . At seven p. m. a year ago Thurs day, Sylvanians were eagerly awaiting President Truman's of ficial proclamation of the Japanese surrender. When the announcement came, townfolk cheered and the fire siren sounded immediately and was fol lowed by the whistles at the Mead and Armour plants with hundreds of auto horns joining in. People jammed the streets, jost ling and patting one another on the back, some laughing and some cry ing, but all expressing themselves through some means or another in regard to the end of the Pacific war. Later in the evening of that me morable day police roped off Main street for square dancing and mu sic that lasted until midnight. COUPLE WINS PRIZE AT LEGION DANCE Totsy Jacobs and KaridaTT Gold man were winners of a ten-dollar prize awarded last Tuesday night at the Legion dance by Dave Reaves to the best couple. Fisher Improving After Appendicitis Operation Joe Clyde Fisher, who under went an attack of appendicitis early Wednesday at his home, has been operated on and is progress ing well at the Harris Community hospital. SOSSAMON'S ... in Sylva MONTH IN COUNTY M ??. Minnie Gray, chairman of ?.;e Achievement Day committee. ; nnourced this week that plans have been completed for the an nual Jackson County Achievement day to be held September 12-14. The occasion, observed by the Home Demonstration clubs, the 4-H clubs, and the farmers and their families of the county, will be held at the elementary school in Dills boro on Thursday, Friday and Sat urday, September 12-14. A premium list covering all phases of farm and home activities has been prepared by the commit tee and will be announced in next week's Herald. All members .of the numerous domor.-tri tion clubs and other in terested person.- are urged to bring their exhibits . nd put them or display. I The p folic is cordially invited to attend thevtv exhibitions and slrv.v interc.-l .1. trie project, which may definitely be made an annual i flair. SENIOR SCOUTS ARE EXPEDITION HOSTS Sylva Senior Scout group No. 1 is host this week at Smokemont to Senior Scouts from four states in an exploier expedition, Harold McGuire, scoutmaster, announced this week. The feature of the outing is a hike from Clingsman's dome to Deal's gap that will take place for four days, beginning Tuesday. Loc?d scouts on the expedition are James Bales, Jr., Walter Alli son Jones, Phillip Jones, Charles Stillwell, and Jack Hennessee. They are under the leadership of James Bales, Sr. The states represented are North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. This is the first explorer expedi tion to be held in this region by the Sylva Senior Scout group, which received its charter three weeks ago at a meeting of the Rotary club, the troop's sponsor. NEW STREET UGHTS j ARE BEING ADDED j Pole-line construction men from 1 the Dillsboro Power and Light company began work last Friday on equipping local streets with ; more street lights and replacing j several of the old ones. Claude Queen, superintendent, j announces that a new type of cir- ! cuit, 2300-volt loop circuit, will replace the town's 110-volt single- j phase circuit and is expected to give better service. Mr. Queen stated that his crew ' expects to add and replace about 70 street lights and add a number of new poles. They expect to com plete the job in about IQ days. Extra Housing For Veterans Is Near j Finish At College j Shipyard housing units from Wilmington, now receiving linal loucles at Cullowhec, will house ve'eran students and their fam ilies when registration begins at the Teachers college on Septem ber 10-12. I Six buildings, comprised of .-ix ac part men is each, will contain 24 2-bedroom flats r.nd 12 1-bedroom units. They contain bedrooms, a 'combination living room and din j ing room, a kitchenette and a bath. Basic furnishings, provided by the Federal Public Housing au thority, include tables, chairs, beds, mattresses, small elecVic ra.'ges, iceboxes, ijnd oil .-p. ce hea ters. TiiC un^t., were hauled from V.'iU mirglor. five weeks ago, and i:a y a .e ,/j.-c:?;>. ed by the FPHA. The college was in charge <>!' gracing, and extending the watt*/ and : c wage line.-, and at the ex pi r.t ion of the emergency the e >1 w li buome possessor of 'i.e bu.ldir.gs, which cost approxi mately ?33,000. College authorities revealed this week that single veterans will be i accommodated in dormitories, but j that no organized drive outside of the one novy underway in Sylva has been made in an effort to find rooms for single men. SCHOOL GRID DRILLS I BEGIN HERE MONDAY j Principal W. H. Crawford of the Sylva High school announced this week that football practice will begin Monday evening at 7:30 at Mark Watson field with about 30 players expected to report. Three of last year's linemen, Jimmy Nicholson, Jack Hennessee and Hal Wilson, will be back to spark the Hurricanes, and three outstanding backs from last year, Luther Norton, Dennis Norton and Billy Cagle, will also be on hand. Principal Crawford disclosed that the school has purchased new uniforms and other playing equip ment. The Hurricanes will play their first game on September 13 against Hayesville in Sylva at 7:30 p.m. No one has been picked to suc ceed Leonard Huff, former coach who resigned Monday, and Jim Ryan, star quarterback who en tered the navy the first of June, will not be back. Legionnaires To Sponsor Weiner Roast Next Week A weiner roast will be held on ; August 23 by the American Legion 1 at the Community house, and all I veterans of both World Wars, | whether Legion members or not,1 are invited to attend. The gathering, to feature record ed music for dancing, will take the . place of the Legion's fourth Friday meeting. There will be no charge and those planning to attend are re quested to bring their ladies. Historic Play Proposed For Western Counties MMSTO BE OLDEST SHEEPMAN IN NATION J. A. Norris of near Boone says that he is the oldest sheep pro ducer "from point of service, anyway" in the nation. He recently told State Depart ment of Agriculture officials that he has been growing sheep for 80 years. Norris says that his father gave him his first lanb when he was eight. That was in 16C6, Norr's oays, ar.d every year since he says that he has sold a few iheep. Ho car | ried his most recent load to mar ket in North Wilkesboro last June. His lambs brought $17.50 per hundrtd, which Norris say-j is good compared to his boyhood days when a "good sheep hardly ever brought over $3 a head." Norris' wife, 85, says her hus band "goes to bed and gets up with the chickens." COUNTY 4-H MEMBERS ARE ATTENDING MEET AT STATE COLLEGE j Five Jackson county 4-H club ! members leit for Raieigh eiirly this | week to attend the State 4-H short course at State college, which is taking place this week. Tiie program will include courses in 4-H organization, citizenship, health, family relations, music ap ; preciation, a program for farm and home agents and 4-H neighbor hood leaders, and recreational i leadership training. Those attending from Jackson | County are: Willis McCoy, Tommy Sutton, Nola Higdon, Dorothy Deitz, and Dixie Nell Southard. Miss Josephine Johnston, home ^ demonstration agent, and Miss Helen Sossamon, assistant home 'demonstration agent, accompanied the .'4roup. I <>ls . idvised To A iniit Jnfbrmalitm > ? ?.'!< .- Asii", i .llhty .m i \ i< e o! - : ii'i':* ?'1 'in Amer i;\ n I ecr/M, a.l ? i 1 ? !:.-<? i (\r.it-ry vv ? r.ais ' t\ :< r ? {\;)i.ii,tu.ri o 1..ti! .n.n. ! !(p..y ; or! fno;c '.e'in.ie inform..ti >n on the overall for paying ex-^e: vie emcn for th?-ir accumul. \c 1 furlough time. Tne represent.tive stated thai ?hrrirfls not received definite word from Raleigh as to instructions. Mr. Ashe said that he would notify the Herald when more defi nite plans are announced by the State. | The local postmaster had no 'comment to make as to when ap I plication blanks would be avail iable at the postoffice. When Messina fell to the Sev enth Army on August 15, 1943, the S.cilian campaign ended, just 36 days after the 7th's initial landings. Program Is Considered For Housing Tourists The Western North Carolina As sociated communities in c t in Cullovvhee 1; st Thur >day evening and discussed the possibility of staging a historic drama in West ern Carolina. Details of the proposal will be considered by a special commit tee, and the idea of combining the history of the Cherokee Indians and early white settlers in the re gion was mentioned in connection v. n 'he proposal. Proposals to increase tourist travel in the region were heard, ? nd one of the members mentioned that a program for housing tour ists is being considered on the In dian reservation. A survey in re gard to the development of hous ing for tourists was discussed and a survey will be made in the area in regard to this need. R. Getty Browning, chief loca tion engineer of the State Highway and Public Works commission, recommended that emphasis be placed on roinpleting three stretches of the* Blue Ridge park way in the Soco gap area, in >the vicinity of Wagon Road gap and a six-mile stretch near Oteen, as soon as possible. George Stephens of Asheville presented a proposal for the de velopment of a museum in the Ravensford section of the Great Smoky Mountains National park with exhibits showing early ways of life in the area. Francis I lea/el proposed that membership in the organization be limited to representatives of cham bers of commerce now in existence or to be formed in the various .tauntitA, In the region from Hen dersonville and Asheville to the Tennessee line. An exception to the rule would be made in the cases of Cullowhee, Government Services at Fonfrana dam, the Indian reser vation, and the TVA. Spt i ial j1,nests at the meeting in cluded Dr. Ira N. Childs, ediica tional diiei tor of the TVA, and ?,Torrne M. Redden, Democratic nominee f> r Congress from the 12th district. a Percy Ferchee of Andrews, ivesi d^rt of th^ gioiio, preside^, and Or. H. T. Hunli r and OV. W. A Ashbrook of We^crn Carolina Te; cher.s eollerr, were hosts. Ropre.'.*entat i ves wei ?'? present from Hayesvillo, H?y>on City, Government. Sorv'i. es, Inc., at Fon tana, the TVA, Asheville, Brevard, Cullowhee, Clyde, Cherokee, Hen derson ville, Robbinsville, Waynes ville, Murphy, and Sylva. Beasley Reunion To Be Held August 25 Sunday, August 25, has been set for the annual reunion of mem- ^ bers of the Beasley family. It will be held at the Green's Creek Bap tist church and speakers and singers will be a part o? the pro gram. All relatives are invited to attend and bring a lunch. T More Intensive Forest Fire Protection To Be Provided According to an announcement made last week by State Forester W. K. Beichler, the Department of Conservation and Development has entered into an agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority to provide more intensive forest fire protection on the 333,850 acres of woodland in Jackson and Transyl vania counties. Financed cooperatively by the State, the counties, the U. S. For est Service and TVA, the project will test and demonstrate fire con Trot measure? Treednt to reduce the average annual fire loss within the two counties to one-half of one per cent of the total forest area. During the past five years more than three times that amount of land has burned over annually. The project will be administred by Edward H. Ward, a project leader, employed by the State and located at Sylva. Advisory serv ice in the development of working plans, budgets, and promotional materials will be furnished by TVA Department of Forestry Re lations. Beginning Aug. 1 the intensive projcct will continue for five years, after which time the State will maintain an appropriate fire con trol program in the area. The cost is estimated at $13,800 annually. Jackson and Transylvania coun ties were selected as the project area, Mr. Beichler said, because some of the most hazardous forest fire conditions in the mountain re gion of North Carolina are found there. Fire control is necessary to maintain a protective forest cover on the steep slopes and to guar antee a continuous supply of raw material for the wood-using indus tries of the region. Commenting on the project, Wil lis M. Baker, director of TVA's Department of Forestry Relations said: "The forests of the Tennes see Valley are one of the region's most significant resources. They occupy 55 per cent of the total land area, support some 3,000 industrial operations, and contribute more than $100,000,000 a year to the economy of the region. Fire control is still the most urgent forest con servation task facing the people of the valley."
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