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VOL. XXI, NO. 16
SYLVA, N. C., Thursday, Sept. 19, 1946
$2.00 A Year?5c Copy
Jackson Achievement
Day Outstanding Success
Plans Underway For
^CiytrmyFaii1 "Next
Year Agents Say
The three-day program of Jack
son county Achievement Day pro
gram which was held at the Dills
boro school last Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, proved to be an out
standing success. So much favor
able reaction by so many county
people has caused interest to be
aroused for a *nuch larger program
next year. County Agent M. L.
Snipes has high hopes for making
it an annual county fair with
many more exhibits and attrac
tions.
A large number of club and in
dividuarexhibits were entered this
year with many prize winnings an
nounced. The county 4-H clubs
were outstanding in their exhibits,
both in the group and individual
exhibits. Numerous club women
and farm women carried off prizes
for their eptries.
The canned goods and handwork
exhibits by the women and girls
of the county proves that many
Jackson county homes will not be
found without plenty of delicious
food and good clothes to wear this
winter.
Very little livestock was entered
this year which was due to lack
of facilities to handle them. It is
expected that livestock and poul
try will be one of the biggest at
tractions in exhibits next year.
A complete premium winning
list will be found elsewhere in this
issue of The Herald.
OLDEST ANTIQUE
DRAWS INTEREST
Cre of t'ne outstanding exhibits
at the Jackson county Achieve
ment Day event held in Dillsboro
---was- ^ gold and ivory handle^
dental mirror.
This entry was by Mrs.
Emma Kincaid of Dillsboro, and
the following information is of in
terest. "Sometime near the time
of the Revolutionary War J. King
M.D.D.D.S. came from Scotland to
America bringing with him a cab
inet of pearlhandled, gold mounted
dental instruments. Wilkey Bell, a
dentist, who was born in 1787 mar
ried the daughter of J. King and
later inherited the cabinet of in
struments and from them the
cabinet was passed on to Dr. Alf
Bell, also a dentist. During the
Civil War the cabinet and other
valuables were carried by Dr. Bell
and wife in the night to a spot
about two miles from Franklin
where they were buried until af
ter the war. The cabinet was then
passed on to Dr. J. R. Bell the fath
er of Dr. J. Robert Bell now of
Murphy. The gold and ivory mir
ror now the property of J. R. Bell
is from the original collection
brought to America by Dr. King
and is thought to be more than two
hundred years old.
STATE OFFICERS
HERE FOP. SEAL
SALES MEETING
! Officials of the North Carolina
'Tuberculosis Association met with
county chairmen at a one day in
stitute at the Carolina Hotel, Sep
tember 17, for the purpose of mak
i ing pians for the annual Christ
' mas Seal sale campaign and to in
struct in the methods of putting
!on the sales campaign this year.
Mrs. W. L. Jones, chairman of
I the Jackson county unit, was in
; charge of arrangements for the in
stitute which convened at 10
o'clock.
Mrs. Wesley Espy of Raleigh,
District Field Secretary, welcomed
the group and turned the pro
gram over to Walter S. P^ge, Jr.,
Seal Sale director for the Asso
ciation, who gave an illustrated
discussion on the latest methods
of publicity, mail and bond sale,
booth sale and other methods of .
conducting a successful campaign.!
Miss Florence Gordon, Junior
1 Staff Member of the Association, i
j spoke on the study club, which !
dealt' with the detailed work of
| the organization.
! At the luncheon hour, J. A. Gray 1
of the Sylva Herald addressed the |
group, using as his subject, "What |
Is News." Mr. Gray pledged co- ;
operation of the paper in further- |
ing and promoting the success of j
the campaign and briefly outlined!
what is considered of news value i
in connection with drives of this |
I type.
Other guests at the institute j
and luncheon meeting included,
Dr. Mary Michal, Waynesville, act
ing Health officer of this district;
Mrs. W. L. Jones, Sylva, Seal Sale !
chairman of Jackson county; Mrs. I
Parker B. Rand, Cullowhee, Seal !
Sale chairman of that group; Mrs. |
D. R. Bryson, Bryson City, Seal '
Sale chairman of Swain county;
I Miss May Olliver, Bryson City,
| Public Health nurse of the Chero
kee Reservation; Mrs. Betty Gud
ger, Whittier, and Mrs. Doris Hicks,
sub chairmen of the Seal Sale; Rev.
C. M. Warren, Sylva, pastor of the
Baptist church; Mrs. J. H. Gillis,
Mrs. R. U. Sutton andd Mrs. C. E.
Thompson, Sylva.
SYLVA YOUTH HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Calvin Bumgarner is in the Mis
sion Hospital, Asheville, as a re
sult of injuries received, when the
car in which he and two com
panions, Jimmy Guthrie and Tom
my Buchanan, left the road four
miles west of Cartdler, on Monday.
Guthrie, just recently returned
from the Merchant Marines, re
ceived slight cuts and Buchanan
escaped without injury.
The car, which skidded, left the
pavement and crashed into a tele
phone post, was badly damaged.
WCTC Expanding Program of
Concerts and Attractions
Do you like good music? Would
you like to hear an authority spe.-ik
on world affairs? Would you like
to see a good play? Then, watch
for announcements about the art
ists and speakers who are to come
to Western Carolina Teachers Col
lege within the next few months.
The college is greatly expanding
its program of concerts and other
attractions this winter. Every ef
fort is being put forth to bring to
the campus for the enjoyment of
the students, faculty and friends
the best type of entertainment pos
sible. Plans are being made to
bring outstanding musicians of
various types?singers, a brass
band, a university glee club, and
a symphony orchestra.
sist in this ambitious program this
year by attending the various at
tractions as. they appear. Watch
the Sylva Herald for announce
ments from time to time about
these programs.
Local Operators
Attend Beauty Show
Attending the Southeastern
Beauty show -in Atlanta were Mrs.
Sam Allison, Miss Louise Paxton
and Miss Freda Haskett. While
there, they had special lessons
I from Albert of New York and
'other leading hair stylist, and ob
tained their S.B., M.B., and P.H.D.
! degrees.
There was one case of smallpox
reported to the North Carolina
State Board of Health last year and
1,475 cases of diphtheria. Both are
preventable diseases.
?Through contacts in Washington,
an invitation is being extended to
the British ambassador to come
down for an address. Other out
standing authorities on world af
fairs are expected to speak and
hold forums on timely subjects.
It is hoped that the people of
Sylva afcd Jackson county will as-SOSSAMON'S ... in Sylva
Miss Libby Fisher has returned
to Washington, D. C., after visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mr?.
Charlie Fisher.
1
No Kissing At This Wedding
FIRST COUPLE TO Bi MARRIED In the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Batavia, 111., since the Rev. Walter Schlie (center) passed the
rule banning the custom of kissing at ceremonies at which he presides
are Esther Hohenberger, 22, and Henry R. Meyer, 24. Reverend Schlie
said "kissing in public was never in good taste, and particularly offen
sive in the marriage ceremony which is a sacred service." He added,
?Hat the "clasping of hands in the vow is enouch.w (International)
TWO DAY MEETING
OF TUCKASEEGEE
ASSO. ANNOUNCED
THOMAS TO TAKE
SPECIAL WORK IN
[SANITATION
The Tuckaseegee Eap:ist Asso
ciation will meet wi'h the We'.;
ster Baptist church for a iwo day '
union meeting on September 27- i
28.
Beginning on Friday at 10 (
o'clock with the devotional by Rev. i
W. N. Cook, a short business ses- j
sion will precede the introduction
of the theme, "The Returned Sol- ,
dier^and the Church Service," by
Rev. Edgar Willix. Rev. C. M. I
Warren will deliver the sermon
and following lunch, Rev. B. S.-i
Hensley will speak on "The Pas- j
tor's Responsibility to the Re
turned Soldier."'
The Saturday program will in- i
elude the devotional by Rev. Rob- |
ert Parris and an address at 10:15
by Rev. E. W. Jamison on "What
the Returned Soldier Expects to
Find in His Church." Rev. J. E.
I
Brown will address the group on
"The Church Layman's Influence
on the Returned Soldier."
Song and praise and an inspira
tional message by Rev. T. F. Deitz
will conclude the two day pro
gram.
483 REGISTERED AT
WESTERN CAROLINA
TEACHERS COLLEGE
President H. T. Hunter of West
ern Carolina Teachers College has
announced the registration of 483,
students at the college through
Monday of this week. With regis
tration still in progress the enroll
ment is expected to reach over 500 I
by the last of the week. A break
down of the above total shows that
102 new veterans have entered for '
the first time; 210 entering fresh
men with the balance 171 coming
back to resume their college work.
College officials stated that the
210 entering freshmen is around !
50 greater than in any previous
year.
Officials also stated that a few
rooms are still available for wom
en students. Men's quarters are
already pretty well filled.
Mr. Ralph Sutton, business
manager of the college said that
two six-apartment units of the
G.I. housing project will be ready
Thursday and that the G.I.'s and
their families will move in Friday.
Other units will be completed in
the near future.
PTA District Conference
To Meet At Hazelwood
The District Conference of the |
PTA will convene at the Hazel- t
wood Elementary school, Septem
ber 24 at 10 o'clock.
Included on the program will be
Mrs. Allen Luther, district presi- |
dent; Mrs. J. S. Blair, state field
worker; Mrs. E. N. Howell, state
president; and state chairmen for
:he district groups.
Dr. Mary Michal, Ac:i :g District
Health Officer, announces that C.
B. Thomas, County Sanitarian, has
been granted a .sciiolar.-hlp by the
Training Division of the United
States Public Health Training
Chief, Savannah, Georgia, Mon
day, September 16. The course ex- j
tends over a period cf three months '
and includes actual field training
and laboratory proceduies encoun- j
tcred in all phases of Public Health
work; including water supplies, f
sewage disposal system, mosquito I
control, dairy products and milk I
supplies, food sanitation, rat and i
pest control and <many other vital
subjects thiit occur as problems in J
the field of sanitation.
During Mr. Thomas' leave of ab
sence the work in Jackson county
will be carried on by R. W. Liv- !
ingston, who is also connected with
this health district.
Any questions or problems
should be turned in to the clerk
at the health office where they
will be presented to Mr. Livings
ton upon his visits to this county.
Webster M*TA Sets
Three Projects
To Be Attained
Three objectives were 9et up, to
be reached at the end of the school
year by the Webster Parent-Teach
ers Association, at the first meet
ing of the year, which was held
Tuesday afternoon, with Mrs.
Dennis Higdon presiding.
| They were: Working toward
| science equipment; new books for
| the library; and an effort to get
more parents to attend the meet
ings.
The treasurer's report showed a
balance of $1,368.75 in the bank.
The following committers were
appointed by the president: Pub
licity, Mrs. Kate Rhinehart, Mrs.
Mack Hall and Mrs. Ernest Lewis;
Membership, Mrs. Lewis Bumgar
ner, Miss Lucy Hedden and Mrs.
Sol Fullbright; Hospitality, Mrs.
Lewis Cannon, Mrs. Claude Cow
and and Mrs. John Hooper; Maga
zine. Mrs. Charlie Roper; Budget,
Frank Crwford, Mrs. Earl Sutton
and Mrs. Don Davis; Health and
Summer Round-up, Miss Hooper,
Mrs. James Clements and Mrs. Da
vid Parker; Safety, Mr. Brown,
Don Davis and Sol Fullbright;
Founders Day, Mrs. D. D. Davis,
Mrs. Pearl Madison, Mrs. Fitzger
ald; Program. Mrs. Pearl Madison,
Mrs. Cagle and Mrs. Grady Hen
son; Room Representative, Mrs.
Frank Cowan; Goals Chairman,
Mrs. D. D. Davis.
Grade mothers named for the
year include: First Grade: Mrs. Al
liney Bryson, Mrs. Joe Rhinehart,
Mrs. Dee Frye and Mrs. Buford
Dillard; Second grade: Mrs. Polk
Allman, Mrs. Ed Pointer, Mrs.
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The Women's Clubs of District
To Meet At Culloivhee Sept. 21
MB, WILL NORTON
OBSERVES 90TH
BIRTH ANNIVERSARY ,
September 17 marked the 90th j
j birthday anniversary for Mr. Willi
i Norton, of Cullowhee, and only j
surviving member of the original j
' board of trustees of We.-tern Caro- 1
1 lina Terchers College.
Seventy five friends were pre: -
ent for the picnic dinner and many
! more called during the afternoon
i to extend greetings and p.iy their
| respects to Mr. Norton, whose long
LIife of service in the county has
j earned a place in theunnals of the
county's history.
Professor R. L. Madison, presi
dent emeritus of the college, ad
dressed the group and Mr. Norton
was presented a 1946 Catamount
! annual from the student body. Mr.
j Norton has the distinction of hav
! ing never missed, a commencement
at the college since its founding.
1 Mr. Norton, a retired farmer, is
j a native of the Cashiers section,
and was long associated with the
1 government of his county. He h;is
I served r.s sheriff and al>o was a
long time member of the board of
' commissioners.
Four months before ihc death 01'
his wife in 1940, Mr. and Mrs.
Norton celebrated their 60th wed-^
cling anniversary.
Still hale and hearty, he is a
familiar figure in the county, and
his alert personality belies the fact
he is SO years "young."
ASHE SEES DELAY
IN DELIVERY OF
VETERAiMECKS
T. W. \.<he, Jackson county
service of'ker for the American
Legion, has announced th;:t notice
has been given by the Regional
Office of the Veterans Adminis
tration that there would probably
be some delay in the delivery of
veterans checks for - all recent
awards due to the new law grant
ing a twenty per cent increase, in
certain cases.
The machinery for handling the
change-over involves certain me
chanical adjurtmcr.tr and will in
terrupt the usual check writing
routine.
It has been requested that this
delay be brought to the attention
of all veterans' agencies and inter
ested veterans and that the writ
ing to the Veterans Administration
for an explanation will only add
to the confusion and thereby de
lay the processing of these checks
longer than is necessary.
Misses Moore Returning
From European Duty
Miss Hannah Moore and Miss
Dorothy Moore, members of the
office of Strategic Services, ar
rived in Asheville Wednesday for
a 60 day leave, following a period
of service overseas.
Miss Hannah Moore served in
Rome and Miss Dorothy Moore in
London, for some time. They have
been together in Berlin since last
fall, and made the return trip home
together.
While serving in Rome, Miss
Moore was cited by Italian officers
and staff members of the O.S.S.
for her dependable and thorough
handling of highly confidential
matters, and was also cited by
General William Donovan, O.S.S.
head.
C of C Thanh*
The Sylra i*copie
The members of the Jackson
county Chamber of Commerce
have asked that their appreciation
be expressed to the citizens of the
county who responded to the call
issued for rooms for veterans. A
great many students at the col
lege have been placed and altho
a few who had made application
for rooms were unable to attend
school, the effort made to relieve
the housing situation was re
sponded to generously.
MRS. KARL BISHOPRIC
Prcskiont- -Mrs. C; rl Bishopric
v S);n v. 1; ?' c t.e>iden' of the
North Carolina Federation c.-f
Women's clubs, who will addre?s
the First District clubs at Cullo
whee on Sept. 21.
MRS. JOHN M. COUNCIL.
Vice-President ? Mrs. John M.
Council ol Wananish, second vice
;;rc iJont of the Carolina
Federation of Women's ciubs, who
will talk on the work ot the dis
tricts at tiie meeting of the First
District clubs at Cuilowhee Sep
tember 21.
Mayor Gibson Attends
State Conference
Mayor Herbert Gibson went !<
Asheville Friday where he repre
sented the town <jf Sylva at the
state-wide conference of the
North Carolina League of Munici
palities whicn was held at V. c
Langren hotel on that d?j?. Talk.4
by outstanding authorities city
government and management
were heard by the delegates, which
was followed by a round table dis
cussion.
Baptizing Services
Held At Cowarts
Approximately 32 candidates
'were baptized in a service by the
Cowarts Baptist church, Sunday
afternoon by Rev. Dillard Moore
and Rev. Hen Cook, who had been
assisting in a revival at the
church.
A44w??es-%?|!^atc
Officers To Feature
Full Day Program
Addresses by slate officers of
'he North Carolina Federation of
Women's clubs will feature the
program of the annual meeting of
the First District at Cullowhee on
Saturday, September 21. Mrs. Carl
Bishopric of Spray, state president,
will make an address following a
talk on "Efficient Functioning of
Districts" by Mrs. John M. Coun
c.I, second vice-president. Mrs.
Charles Doak of Raleigh, o^cecu
tive secretary, and Miss Dorothy
Forbes, of Wilmington, will make
a few remarks. ??
Registration will start, at 9:30
a. m. and the program will begin
at 10 o'clock. Mrs. T. A. Case of
Murphy, district president, will
preside. Following the club wo
man's hymn and collect, Mrs. Carl
KilJian, president of the Cullo
whee club, will give the welcome,
to which Miss Jean Christy of An
drews, president of the Konna
jheeta club, will respond. Greet
ings will be brought by Miss Jos'e
i phine Johnston, home demonstra
tion agent for Jackson county,
Sylva, from the demonstration
clubs; and Miss Ruby Bryson. sen
ior nurse of the Haywood County
Health Department, Waynesville,
from the nurses association.
Mrs. Case will give the report of
the district president, following
which music will be rendered by
the ladies from Cullowhee. Dis
trict presidents will then give their
reports, and the state officers will
then make their addresses. Mrs.
Edward Baldridge, vice-president
of the district, will discuss the
"Birthday Party" plan.
I 'rch?;o?"* will be served at noon
in the cafeteria of the McKee
Training school.
Registration will be in the Stu
dent Union building at W.C.T.C.
and the meeting will be held in
the Cullowhee Methodist church.
V. F. W. POST TO
MEET FRIDAY NIGHT
The Frank and Herman Bailey
post 8060, Veterans of Foreign*
Wars, will meet Friday, Septem
ber 20 at the courthouse at 7:30'
o'clock.
All members are urged to at
tend as plans will be discussed for
the possibility of having a basket
ball team composed of the mem
bers of the organization. ? rv&f
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SYLVA WELDING SHOP
SOLD TO R. B. MORRIS
Mr. R. B. Morris has purchased
the business of the Sylva Welding
Company from Mr. Tom Kelly and
is now in possession, as announced
by Mr. Morris this week. The deal
was completed as of the 1st of
September. Mr. Morris is equipped
to do all types of high class weld
ing and other repair work. Mr.
Kelly is devoting all his time in
' the wood business.
PaulDorsey, 24 Negro Veteran
Held For Murder of Bill Jordan
Bill Jordon, 45, white truck
, driver, of Sylva was fatally club
bed about 7 o'clock Sunday eve
ning in East Sylva and his aUedged
assailant, said to be Paul Dorsey,
24, negro, of Sylva, is being held
in a jail of unannounced location.
Jordon died en route to the hos
pital. An inquest proved that Jor
dan died of a result of blows about
the ear.
Officers said that Jordon was
beaten when he encountered the
ne#ro while walking along the
railroad tracks near his East Sylva
; home.
As soon as the death of Jordon
: was learned officers deputized a
! number of men and a search be
'ban throughout the city and coun
I tryside. Later in the night he was
Charles Lindsay, police officers,
James Mason and Frank Allen and
Fire Chief Bart Cope. Upon re
quest for his release by the of
ficers, the men complied. It was
said by officers that two cars of
men did go later to the jail looking
for Dorsey but Mr. Keener, the
jailor, assured them that Dorsey
was not there. They left without
further trouble. In the meantime
Chief Davis and Patrolman Lind
say had taken Dorsey to another
county for safe keeping.
Martha Jane Bryson, 19, negro,
said by officers to have been ac
companying Dorsey at the time
Jordon was beaten, was released
on bond Monday. Officers said that
she identified Dorsey as Jordan's
assailant. She told officers that
observed boarding a Trailways bus. Dorsey hit Jordon twice with his
Two men boarded the bus and took
Dorsey off at Balsam. When they
reached Sylva with him about 3
a. m. Monday morning, some 35
men were in the group. They were
met on Main street by Chief of
Police Don Davis, Patrolman
fist, and Dorsey is said to have re
lated the same story to the offi
cers. '
Dorsey is being held on a charge
of murder but has not requested a
hearing and officers stated that BO
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