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Thursday, June 3, 1948
Sylva, N. C. VOL. XXIII, NO. 1
$2.00 A Year?5c Copy
Mrs .E. L. NcKee Wins Senate Nomination By 1 Vote
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Seniors At WCTC Hear
Senator Hoey At 59th
Commencement Finals
Special Honors And *
Awards Announced At I
Close Of Program,
Bird Presided
United States Senator Clyde H.
Hoey, delivering the commence
ment address at Western Carolina
Teachers college Monday morning,
painted an optimistic picture of the
future for the graduates, while
emphasizing the. value of greatness
df spirit and character.
"Not long ago," he said, "I read
an article in 'Harper Weekly' ?
an 1856 issue ? in which the writ
er .said that the United States had
reached the peak ^f its gre^ness,
and that thereafter she must go
downhill. We have the same pro
phets of gloom today.
"I do not agree with them. I am
not a pessimist. The future is not
so black as it is painted by some
people. The same fundamental
virtues will continue to achieve
success and happiness for' their
possessors."
Senator Hoey recalled that he
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FUNERAL RITES FOR
MRS. W. J. MARION
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon in Columbia, S. C.
for Mrs. W. J. Marion, native of I
Jackson county and resident of
Sylva until a few years ago, when
she went to Inverness, Fla. where
she passed away Thursday after-j
noon, following a long illness Bur
ial was in Columbia.
Mrs. Marion was the daughter
of Mrs. Tom Moody of Inverness,
Fla. and the late Mr. Moody, both
former residents of Jackson coun
ty. *
She is survived by her husband,
W. J. Marion, Columbia, S. C., one
son, Buddy Marion, Columbia; the
mother, Mrs .Tom Moody, Inver
ness, Fla.; one brother, J. K. Moo
dy, Knoxville, Tenn.; six sisters.
Mrs. R.'C. McCla'Jchey, and Mrs.
Walter Cox, Asheville, Mrs. Don
Gibbins, Inverness, Mrs. W. H. Ma
son, Hopewell, Va., Mrs. John Glo
ver, Virginia feeach, and Mrs. J.
Sweet of Fanwood, N. J.; and
a number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbears were five nephews;
Jimmy Keener, Sylva, Kay and
David Moody, Knoxville, J. P. Bur
netle, Asheville and David Sweet,
Fanwood, N. J.
WAYNESVILLE DIST.
METHODIST WOMEN
MEET HERE TUESDAY
-Approximately 100 women from
the Methodist churches of the
Waynesville district met in the
Methodist church in Sylva on Tues
day for the annual meeting of the
Woman's Society of Christian Serv
ice. The district president, Mrs.
J. Robert Long, of Bryson City
presided.
The visitors were welcomed by
Dr. Noracella Wilson and Mrs. R.
T. Houts of Cullowhee, responded.
The treasurer's report was given
by Mrs. Ora H. Dougherty of Bry
son City.
Mrs. Harry Hastings, Sylva, per
sonnel secretary for the district,
introduced Mrs. C. N. Clark, con
ference personnel secretary, who
presented two girls from Macon
county, daughters of ministers, who
have volunteered for full time
Christian service work. The girls
spoke briefly telling the reasons
for their deciding to go into this
work. They are graduating from
high school tihs month and in the
fall will enter training for their
new career.
Reports of the different societies
and the zone chairman were given,
after which Mrs. J. W. Payne of
Cherryville, conference president,
made a splendid address and con
ducted the pledge service.
\ m error in 1 service was in
charge of Mrs. Clyde Hoey of Can
ton. Special music was furnished
by Mrs. Robert Allison in the
morning, and Miss Penny of Mur
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? Hampton Attends
Showing Of New
1949 Model Ford
Woody R. Hampton, co-owner
and manager s of Reece-Hampton
Motor Company, Inc., local Ford
.Agency, joined 1600 other Ford
dealers from the Southeastern reg
ion at a pre-view showing of the
1949 model Ford cars held in At
lantic City MonefiJy and Tuesday
of last week. Mr. Hampton stated
that he, along with all the other
dealers, were very enthusiastic
about the new car, which will be
shown the general public Friday,
June 18.
BUSES TO GARRY i
STUDENTS TO WCTC
SUMMER SCHOOL
Following is a tentative busj
schedule for carrying students toj
Cullcwhee for the first six weeks!
of summer school: ;
Speedwell - Tuckaseigee route?
Driver J. T. Flake. Leave Speed
well 8.00 a. m. arrive Cullowhee
8:15. I
Leave Cullowhee 8:16 a. m. arrive
Tuckaseigee Power House 8:31.
Leave Tuckaseigee Power House
8:32. ' _ ""
Leave Tuckaseigee Postofficej
8:42.
Arrive at Cullowhee 9:00.
Sylva School Bus route: Driver
Gerson Norman.
Starts at Beta 8:15 to Lewis Serv
ice Station.
Leaves Ernest Lewis filling sta
tion 8:30, stops at Hall-Norton Re
capping Shop 8:35. Stops at Mon
teitfr's Filling Station, Intersection
Cope Creek Road 8:40.
Arrive at Cullowhee 9:00.
Elections Books Open
Saturday For School
Bond Election
Mr. Oscar Lovedahl, chairman of
the Jackson county board of elec
tion, has announced that the poll
books will be at their regular pre
cinct registration places and will
be open Saturday, June 5, and
each Saturday thereafter until two
weeks before the special school
bond election for Jackson "county
which will be held Saturday, July
3. All persons eligible to register
and vote are requested to see their
precinct regitrar on these dates.
irf^mnn's J)ay To Be
Observed At Meth. Church
The annual observance of Lay
man's Sunday will be observed next(
Sunday morning at the Sylva Meth
odist church wither. H. Gibson,
lay leader, in charge of the program,
W. E. Bird, president of Western
Carolina Teachers College, will be
the speaker and will present mat
ters of interest to the church from
a layman's point of view.
The church feels that much bene
fit and good fellowship is derived
from these meetings and it is urged
that every member come and take
part in the service.
Rev. W. Q. Grigg, pastor, and
Mrs. Grigg will be in Durham this
week-end,, going down for com
mencement at Duke University. Mr.
Grigg will also attend the reunion
of his class at the University. Their
son, Quay, Jr, student at Duke, will
accompany them home next week.
ALBEPtT DEE PARKER, 57,
World War I Veteran, business man
and civic leader, . died suddenly
Monday, May 24, .while talking
with a customer in his place of
business. Funeral services and
burial I were held- Tuesday.
Dies Suddenly
I
Judge Dissolves Order
Restraining Power Co.
Robbinsville? Judge Don F.
Phillips of Rockingham Tues
day dissolved an order restrain
ing the Nantahala Power and
Light Company from building a
power line in the Caney Ford
section of Jackson County.
A question of rights to enter
this section of the county with
power lines came up between
the power company and the
Haywood Membership Electric
Corporation. The hearing was
hearing was held in Robbinsville
where Judge Phillips is holding
court.
Emily Farrior Drowned At
Wrightsville Beach
Miss Emily Farrior, 14 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
H. Farrior of Wallace, and sister of
Mrs. Vernon Painter of Sylva, was
drowned at Wrightsville Beach at
11 o'clock last Tuesday morning.
The body was not found until
Thursday morning when it was
sighted from the air about one
mile north of where she had gone
down. Miss Farrior and other
member of her class were on a
house party at the beach when a
current dragged three of them un
der, but the other two were res
cued.
Funeral services were held at
Wallace Thursday afternoon.
Surviving are the parents, two
brothers, and four sisters, includ
ing Mrs. Painter and Miss Frankie
Farrior, who attended Western
Carolina Teachers College.
SCOTT AND JOHNSON
TO ENTER SECOND
PRIMARY JDNE 26
State Treasurer Chas. M. John
son and W. Kerr Scott, former state
commissioner of agriculture, the
two high candidates in Saturday's
primary for nomination for Gov
ernor, will enter a second runoff
primary to determine which of the
two w^ll be the nominee. John
son led the ticket in the five-way
gubernatorial primary, on Satur
day, with Scott a close second and
H. Albright thirdT Both Johnson
and Scott are courting Albright
seeking his support in the second
race. Albright says that he will
be neutral in the race and let the
people decide which of the two
men they want.
Oscar Barker of Durham, fourth
man in the race issued a statement
saying that he would support John.
Lson in the second race, giving as
his reason the personal friendship
for Mr. Johnson and in the light of
the fact that Mr. Johnson was high
man in the first primary and had
pledged himself to a liberal sup
port of public school#.
Cullowhee Minister Mjves
To Louisville, Kentucky
Reverend and Mrs. Mark Os
borne, Jr., and little daughter,
Betsy, left Wednesday morning for
their new home in Louisville, Ky.
Rev. Mr. Osborne has been pastor
of the Cullowhee Baptist church
for the past three years, having
submitted his resignation at the
morning service on the anniver
sary of his third year of service to
the Cullcwhee congregation. Mr.
Osborne's summer address will be
Judson Hall, Apt. 331, Southern
Bc.ptist Seminary, Louisville, Ky
A pulpit committee composed of
Dr. H. P. Smith, chairman, George
l?rawford, Roy Hamilton, Miss An
Tnie Knotts, and Mrs. Taylor Hamp
ton has been named to serve dur
ing the period the church is without
a pastor.
Large Steamer Still
Captured By Officers
Sheriff Griffin Middleton and
deputies captured one of the larg
est steamer type stills taken in
recent years in the Cabin Flats in
the Balsam section of the county
on last Wednesday. The officers
said that 800 gallons of mash was
destroyed along with 32 gallons
of whiskey, and the still cut down.
A run -had just been made, the
officers said. It had been in opera
tion only a few months, and was
one of the most complete outfits
ever taken in the county, they
said.
Crawford Plans Protest
Anil Call For Recount In
Close Senate Race Here
WEBSTER GIRLS 60
TO GREENSBORO FOR
GIRLS' STATE MEET
Miss Ruth Hall, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Hampton Hall, and Miss
Elaine Higdon, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Higdon, left Mon
day morning to attend the annual
Tar Heel State to be held in
Greensboro this week.
Both girls are rising members
'of the rising senior class of the
Webster High school and will join
around 200 other girls from all
over the state for a training course
in government and citizenship at
Woman's College. The course will
be given under the directorship of
C. W. Phillips and Mrs. Floyd
Chadwick, president of the North
Carolina department of the Amer
ican Legion. Instructors for the
courses will be from the faculty
of the University who will set up a
complete government with the girls
holding office for practical exper
ience and training. A trip to the
State Capitol where the girls will
be addressed by Governor Cherry,
visits to other State governmental
agencies, and to Chapel Hill will
be included in the instruction and
social functions afforded the girls.
1 while at Greensboro.
Miss Higdcn and Miss Hall were
elected by the members of their
cl; ss to represent the local Legion
Auxiliary at Greensboro. In or
der to be eligible for the trip they
must be in the upper third scholas
tic bracket of the ii>ing senior
class, be good school citizens, and
: be approved by members of their
school faculty.
According to the plan of the local
Legion Auxiliary, representatives
will be selected in rotating order
from the High schools of the coun
ty. Miss Mary Soderquist and
M iss Peggy Jo Sutton, the first two
lo attend Girls' State from Jackson
county, were sent from Sylva High
school last year.
! Improvements to Be Made
| At Old Field Cemetery
Plans have been made to make
several improvements at Old Field
cemetery and it is requested that
all who have relatives and friends
buried there and wish to help with
this work to please send their
donations to either Mrs. D. G. Bry
' son or Mrs. G. C. Snyder.
Scott, Henson, Broughton
Lead In Other Races
For Dem. Nominations
Mis. E. L. McKce, veteran State
Senator from the 32ng[ Senatorial
d strict, was nominated for this
seat again in Saturday's primary
by the margin of only a single vote
and was certified as the nominee
in the canvass of the primary vote
by the board of elections Tuesday
morning. She waj declared win
ner, however, under the pretest
of W. H. (Gudger) Crawford, her
opponent. (
Mr. Crawford told Vj^ersdd rep
resentative Wedri?Sdaty\mtyrnrng
that he verbally protested the
count to the board of elections
while the counting was still in
progress and that he plans to make
a thorough investigation of each
precinct box to determine any ir
regularities, which he says that he
has evidence of. He said that he
would file a written protest with
the board of elections according to
law governing such matters.
He said that Oscar Lovedale,
? V r
chairman of the county board of
elections, told him he would ""be~*;
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GOOD RAINS BOON
TO GARDENS, CROPS
The soaking showers of last
week-end came as a boon to
Jackson ccunty pastures, gardens
and farm crr.jp' which were suf
fering much damage from the pro
longed spring drought. Showers
fell over most of this section bring
ing much needed relief. Crops al
ready planted failed to come up
well and late plantings were held
up due to the hard, dry condition
| of the soil. Had the dry weather
' continued another week or two
| pastures, gardens and fields crops
would have suffered greater dam
age.
Moody To Head Bryson
City Lions Club
Bill Moody, son of Mr. and Mrs.
P. E. Moody of Sylva and owner
and manager of Moody Funeral
Home in Bryson City, has been
elected president of the Bryson
City Lions Club. New officers
were elected last week at the reg
ular meeting of the club. Installa
tion of the officers will be held
the latter part of this month.
JACKSON COUNTY OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION VOTE BY PRECINCT
State
Senator Representative
0. 8. Short
Clerk of Court Senator
Governor
Lieut. Secretary State State U. S. Long Comm.
Governor State Auditor Treaaurer Senator Labor
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CANADA NO. 1
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CULLOWHEE 319
DILLSBORO 47
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SYLVA ? SOUTH i 257
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