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The VOL. XXIII?NO. 18 rlva Herald Sylva, N. C. Thursday,, Sept. 30, 1948 Jackson County Ideal For Farming, Industry, Tourist 82.00 A Year?^cCopy Higdon Family Selected Jackson County's Master Farmers By State Group Only 33 Families In State Win Coveted Title As Year's Work Reviewed The Dennis C. Higdon Family has been selected Jackson County "Master Farm Family" by the Farm and Home Agents, Agriculture Teachers, Supervisor of Farmers Home Administration, District Fcrester, and Office of Production and Marketing Administration. This selection was made in accor dance with data requested on a score card furnished by the Ex tension Service and The Progres sive Farmer. Ext nsion Service of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Vir ginia, in cooperation with The Progressive Farmer on a rotation system sponsor a "Master Farm Family" program. This year the "Master Farm Family" program goes to North Carolina. A farm family is selecteed in each County participating'in the program. Dis trict and State Committees have checked score cards and farm and farms and homes of nominees to make final district selection. Quoted below is a joint letter received by the Dennis C. Higdon family from the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service and The Progressf^e Farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis C. Higdon Route No. 1 Sylva, North Carolina Dear Friends: Out of more than 287,000 farm ers in North Carolina, only thirty three achieved the distinction that you and your family achieved this year. That is to say, only thirty-three had the high distinction of being named as their county's nominee for the 1948 "Master Farm Fam ily" award by the North Carolina Extension Service and The Prog ressive Farmer. Out of thirty-thfee nominees, only nine could be a warded this highest honor this year. It was a very great honor that your family was one of the county nomine s for the Master Farm Family d stinction. We regret that be.ng limited to nine awards this year you lacked a few points of getting into this top nine. The chief factci^m-makiivg the select.on Wc.s the well-rounded progress made by the family in (1) farm ing, (?) homemaking, and (3) cit izensnip. Most- of Ine nominated families could qualify on one or (Continued on page 8) Clubs To Hold Achievement Day October 24th Achievement Day for Jackson County 4-H clubs and Home Dem onstration Clubs has b.en set for October 23. The community build ing will be used to display all the exhibits. Speakers for the occasion have not been selected. Complete details for the day will be an nounced later, county club lead ers announced. All club members are urged to be preparing their exhibits. American Legion Department Commander Will Visit Syiva Joe W. Grier, the newly-elected commander of the American Leg ion, Department of North Caro lina, will vis.t Sylva on Thursday, October 7, and will meet with the Legionaires of this District at 8 o'clock in the evening of that date, according to an announcement re leased today by Dan Tompkins, D strict Commander. This is the first t:m in the long history of the local Legion Post that the De partment Commander has visited Sylva, Mr. Tompkins stated, and it is anticipated that a large num ber of Legionaires from Jackson, Macon, and Clay counties will come to Sylva for the event. The commanders of all posts in the d:s:riet have been notified of the p.- ;j*:cted visit of the Depnrtm rt CMTimanaer, snd all members of the Le^oji in the District have be*'. nvitM. thr ough their-local post commanders to come to Sylva, mc~t t.?e D ja.\ment Commander, ind join in welcoming him to the '") strict. At the meeting of William E. Dillard Post, last Friday night, Commander Fred Williams ap pointed a committee consisting of Sargeant Calhoun, Felix Pickle >5mer, and Dan Tompkins, to make arrangements for the entertain ment of the Department Comman der ard the visiting Legionaires 'rom the other posts in the Dis ?-ict. The program will include a specch by Deonrtm nt Comman der Grier, and a social and get together hour, at which refresh ments will be served by the local oost and auxiliary. Commander Grier, a veteran of e Second World War, has been active in Leg on af.'airs since his inch, re? from the service, a^d va> c!ect d Department Comman ler ;.t the recent convention in AsheviMe. He is an attorney, and his home is in Char'.otte. SYLVA HIGH GLASS OFFICERS ELECTED Sylva high school students got down to real study Monday morn ing and on Wednesday morning the classes had become organized and officers were elected as fol lows: Seniors?President, Robert Owen; Vice president, Marvin Al lison; Secretary, Blecadee Parris; Treasurer, Betty Paxton. Cheer leaders, Betty Paxton and Joretta Monteith. Juniors ? President, Frank Crawford, Jr.; Vice president, Dor is Whitaker; Sec.-treasurer, Car olyn Ensley; Cheer leader, Lil lian Moore. Sophomer?President, Mary Joe i Bum?. r^er; Vice president, Thor ton Cabe; Sec.-treasurer, Carolyn Ensley; Cher leader. Gillian Moore. Freshman ? President, Jean Nicholson; Vice president, Ken neth- Sutton; Secretary. E. P. Stil lwell; Treasurer, Frankie Fricks; Cfteer leader, Revenna Queen. The school lunch room opened last Friday and is now serving a round 650 meals daily. Mrs. Ben Col:, wile of the band director, had been elected tem porary teacher of English in place of Hayes Conner, who has resign ed. MRS. ASHE DIES IN WINSTON-SALEM Mrs. Mary Morriston Ashe, 73, of Winston-Salem, Route 6, d;ed at her home Monday, September 20th, at 4:10 p? m. .. ?he had been in declining health for a year and in critical condition for 10 days. A daughter of William and Candis Cansler Morrison, she was born in Macon County December 24, 1874, but spent most of her life in Jackson County. Last Novem ber she went to Winston-Salem to make her home with a daughter, Mrs. C. S. Miller. She was a member of Old Sa vannah Baptist church in Jack- j son County, wher_ funeral serv 4fes^Vn-pe held at 11 a. m. Wednes day. Rev. Lowrence Crawford and Rev, R. W. Green officiated. Eurial was in the church cerne tery f In 1899 she was married to Felix ! I. Ashe, whoi died in 1933. Sur-| iving are four sons, Gerald and; Thomas Ashe, both of Darrington,; W?sh.. Dearl Ashe, of Sylva; and1 Zeb V. Ashe, of Winston-Salem; j five daughters, Mrs. Gayzell Hen son, Mrs. Clara Tomblin, both of Darrington, Wash., 'Mrs. Vivian Henson, of Cullowhee, Mrs. 3!ancr e Miller, Route 6, Winston 3r?lem, ar.d Miss Hixie, of Wash ington, D. C.; 20 grand-children; two great grand-children; one brother, Jim Morrison, of Frank lin; three sisters, Mrs. Susie Potts, Mrs. Lucy Jacobs, both of Frank lin, Mrs. Alice Morrison of Day tona Beach, Fla. JUST TO SHOW her "favorite American" that the farm girls of Georgia are good cooks. Miss Opal Faulkner, 17, Pine Park, Ga., presents Gen. Dwight D Eisenhower with some of her personally-canned peaches. Miss Faulkner was winner of a letter-writing contest held by a national farm magazine The subject was "Who Is Your Favorite American9" Thousands of 4-H Club members took part The youngsters chose Gen. Eisenhower and Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt. Opal won a New York trip and a chance to meet her "favorite" at Columbia University. (International) MEETS HER 'FAVORITE AMERICAN' : '???!???"??*-? '?'? ??? ? : '' "-??:?? I?IIIIHII llllll H llll HIGHWAY FUND ADEQUATE TO FINANCE AMBITIOUS ROAD PROGRAM wayrusville, Sept. 28?S. Gil mer Sparger. Executive Secretary of the North Carolina Petroleum Industries Committee, said today before a dinner meeting of oil men from Swain, Macon, Haywood and Jackson Counties that available highway revenues are adequate to finance an ambitious road build ing program over the next three years, if used exclusivly for road purposes. Mr. C. V. Bell, Chairman of the Haywood County Petroleum In dustries Committee, presided and introduced the speaker. Mr. W. R. Enloe, Chairman of the local Committee, attended with a repr sentative group oil men Trom this county. Sparger declared, "There will be available during the next three year period for highway construc SANTEETLAH BEAR AND WILD BOAR HUNT DATES ANNODNGED Dates and special regulations for "ombired bear and wild boar hunts in the Natahnla National For st have been establ shed under co opertive agreement between the \\ C. Wildlife Resources Commis sion and the U. S. Forest Service, according to a joint announcement made by Executive Director Clyde P. Patton of the N. C. Wildlife R- - sources Commission and E. W. Renshaw, Supervisor of the Nan tahnla National Forest. The Santeetlah Wildlife Man-1 agement Area, which lies in the* Natahala National Forest, will be divided into two units, and organiz ed hurts will be conducted in these units on alternate two-day periods beginning October 18 and ending December 3. A total of 14 hunts "'ill b* organized, with seven two day hunts in each of the area units. Hunting parties may not exceed 25 members, and each mem. u-er will be allowed a limit of one boar and one bear during the two day period. Persons interested in participat-' ing in the Santeetlah hunts may write directly to the N. C. Wild life Resources Commission, Ral eigh, Nofth Carolina for full par ticulars and application forms, Applications will be accepted and drawings made by parties only. "Successful" applicants for the will be determined at a pub 'ic drawing to be held in the Cham_ ber of Commerce, Asheville, on October 12. Drawings will be made '^y parties only, and names appear 'pg on more than one party list vill be disqualified. Ka':h appl cation for a 25-p rson party musi be accompanied by a check or money order in the a "ioir t of $50.00, avd this money A-i'' be returned in all caics where applications are unsuccessful. tion, maintenance, debt service ar.d administration. more than S200.000.000.00 This figure is based on annual receipts from the State gasoline tax of $41,000,000.00, mo tor vehicl? registration fees of $16, 000,000.00 and Federal Aid of $11, 000,000.00 The only thing neces sary is to make sure by appropri ate legislation that these revenues are spent exclusively for road pur poses. To do otherwise would not only be a travesty on good judg ment and sound fiscal policy but a breach ol trust with highway users who pay out annually mil lions of dollars in gasoline taxes and motor vehicle registration fees for better roads and highways." "The average automotive tax bill," he .continued, "amounting to more than $100.00 per vehicle in North Carolina, is among the high, est in the country. In fact, the mo tor vehicle owners in this State j paid more on the average in state j gasoline taxes, state motor ve hicle f es, federal gasoline taxes and other federal excises during 19-16 than in all except three other states throughout the_nation. As compared with the average for 'iie United States, the North Caro lina average is about $25.00 per vehicle p?r year higher. "At tiie same tim Mr, Sparger concluded, "North Carolina citi zens are less able to bear a heavy load of taxation than are citizens of most other states. This s shown by recently-complied Bureau of Census figures which show that North Carolina ranked 4L-t among the states in per capita income." MERCHANTS DECIDE j TO REMAIN OPEN ON WEDNESDAY P. M.'S At a special call meeting of the Merchants association Tues day afternoon at 4 o'clock those present agreed to dsicontinue their half-day closing on W'd n^sday as of this week, Sept. 29, and to have their places of business open six full days a week until after January 1st. At that time a meeting will be called for the purpose of estab lishing opening and closing hou-s for the entire year. The special meeting was in charge of President Grayson Cope. TO HOLD ALEXANDER REUNION ON OCT. 2 It has been announced by Mrs. Cecil Passmore that the Alexander Family Reunion will be held at the Alexander cemetery near Sa lem, S. C. on Saturday, Oct ?bei 2. All friends and relatives h.i\e a .pi c 11 invitation to attend. SOSSAMON'S In Sylva FUNERAL RITES FOR JUDD STANBERRY HELD FRIDAY P. M. Funeral r.tes for Judd Stanberry, 43. who died Wednesday afternoon of last week, were held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the East Sylva Baptist church, with the pastor, Rev. Ernest Jameson and the Rev. Thad F. Dcitz. officiating. Interment was in Parris cemetery. The body lay in state at thv church from 1 o'clock until the hour lor the service. Mr. Stanberry died from a knife wound in the heart, said to have been inflicted by Homer Green, on Sunday evening, September 19. Green has since been held in the Jackson County jail and now faces trial on a murd. r charge. Active pallbearers were nephews of the deceased: J;imes Stanberry, Jimmie and Clyde Stanberry. John W. Swarson, Jack, iJ >n. Ray and Wail;.--" Mulkey. Hon?>ivr> pallbearer.- were: Drs. T. D. Slagle and Ralph S. Morgan, Floyd Sumner. Roy Shul er, Wiley Shephnrd. Jess Brown,. Homer Har.'.s, Cnas. Stewart, ' Tik Strong, William Kilpatrick, Tom Mitchell, George Lee. Homer Cope. Elbert Carnes, Elf Woods, Ed Welch, Ralp'.i Dilfcird. McKin !ey Henry, Marvin and Clyde Simm's, Tom Jones and Harold Morgan. Flower bearers were nieces and close friends of the family. Surv vors include the wile and v. o c hildren. Max me. 17. 'and L. r. y, 9: 1 atii r, Rc\ . J. S Stan oerry, Havesvillt: sin brothers, Wiley of H:.^elwor d; T(?m. of Asheville; Baxter and Fail, ol Murphy; Pierce, ol' Winston-Salem, and Harve, ol Hendersonville; three sisters, Mrs. Gwvn Swan son, Havesville; Mrs. J. aM. Tnom a.>son, Oklahoma; Mrs. Stanley Mulkey, Erwin, Ter.n. JACKSON Farm briefc W. T. Brown KJ Turn Fox of Ltastu.*. has been trying for a g >od many years to bage per acre, and at the same time keep the s.ze and ciual.lv in linei with the market demand. This year he did some experimenting! vvhich may prove n lp:ul to many' .'armtrs cf the (iienville section. Mr. Fox plove I his ground in' the usual way. H< then broadcast .1 ;on of 4-1'i-t) ,i;. l ha: row*.d the i'uund untii It in good cnTid! t on. The rows weiv t.sen laid off I 20 inches and trns was the last, time a plow w.i- in the field. The' /erry Hollander plant, were set 11 inches apar' in *n- row He; tH. n went tr.r ?u^.*! the field witty' a hoe three d.flerent times during the growing sea-on. Mr. Fox stated vecds were r.o oioniem after the plants started growing because the shade kept t:.e weed> from1 -,ro\v.ng. Mr. Fox grew arour.d 12 tons en '.iiis seven-t nths o! an acre. Thej :eads average between 2 and1 2 1-4 pounds and were o{ very1 .ine quality. He believes in more cabbage per a.re as long as quali ty ^Can be maintained. Mr. Fox stated that his next cabbage crop would be grown the same way. The week of October 3 through 9th has been set aside as National F.re Prevention week. Now that winter is approaching let's inspect our flues and chimneys and take other safeguards against fire haz ards. Never use gasoline or kero sene to start a fire. Inspect elec tric wiring oft n to see if it has feme damaged in any way. Re ember 90 percent of all farm it's are preventable. SYLVA DRAFT BOARD ANNOUNCES HOURS Selective Service Board No. 51 for Jackson County, located over ne Leader Department store, will oe open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday tnrough Friday, and will not be op. n at all on Saturday, according o D. L. 'Robinson, member of tne 'oard. Tr.e off ce will be closed all day e>:' Monday, October 4, due to j district meeting whicn w.ll re .uire the pr< ser.ee of all the :?!( rks. Candidate For Governor Visits Sylva, Cullowhee InW.N.C. Speaking Trip FUNERAL RITES FOR MRS. MARY WILKES HELD AT FALL-CUFF Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Wilkes, 88. wi3o\v~of the late Al len Wilkes, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ardella Woodard Monday vvtre held Tues_ day afternoon at the Fall-Cliff Community house with Rev. D. C. Hoopi. r 01 ficiating. Burial was in Fall-Cliff ceme tery. Mrs. W.Ikes had been a faithful member of Speedwell Baptist church sinee early childhood. Surviving are t;vo daughters. Mrs. Ardella Woodard of Speed well and Mrs. Margaret Bryson of Erastus; two sons. John and Jim Wilke> vil Speedwell', one s.st r, Mrs. Lizzie Cabe <>i Dillsboro and 27 grandchildren. Pallbearers were. Robert and Lloyd Wilke>. Alv.n and Alex Woodai d. Hicham Bryson and Al don Wiii.es. Hunted Stern'st a / CHIEF of the terrorist Stern gang, Nathan Friedman Yellin (above), is the object of a search that covers every section of the new State of Israel The Israeli government has adopted emergency regulations to deal with members of the organiza tion which has boosted responsibil ity for the anamination of United Nations Mediator Count Folke Bpr nadotte. (International) Central District f Singing Convention Mr. J. D Mill.-, v.ce-p.cs'd-nt >f the Central Jackson Singing Conventjn has announced that the :onvention will be held at Love la le Baptist church Sunday, Oc tober 3, at 1:30 o'clock. The public is cordially invited. Choirs and quartets are requested to join in the singing. ' Scott Urges Students to Take Advantage of Op portunities In Preparing For Future Success Speaking before a large group ol Sylvu High school students and citizens of the county ? in Ritz Theatre at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning, W. Kerr Scott, Demo crats nominee for Governor of North Carolina, urged the stu dents to take lull anvantage of the opportunities of preparing them selves lor the task ol future lead ers ol North Carolina, the Nation and even in foreign affairs. He pointed out the opportunists now facing tiie young people to become educated and trained for the fu ture. Tr.e speaker said that West ern North Carolina and the State as a whole is now on the threshold ol great development and pros perity. and that the boys and girls should make preparations for a place u! leadership in that de velopment. Mr. Scott told of his interest in better rural roads for North Caro lina, and better school facilities for the State's thousands of stu dents. He said that he would like t** see t: e -cnool teacher's salary based on 12 months and that if the go in ral as.-embly would sup port in.- plug: am he hopes to bring No: tii ^ . i '..,1,1 s school program .noi\ u; > -1 ? ? -. la it,. Immediately following his ad dr s> ne. i- Mr. Scott and nis party went to c'ullowhee where he spoke to an o\eiiunv crowd of students and citi/en> in Hoey auditorium at 11 o'clock. Here he pledged his efforts, il elected, to bring North Carolina > school program more up to date. In this connection, he expressed the belief that an "in adequate transportation system" for the public schools causes more illness and cripples more children than does polio. He cited the need for development of more effective health and weltare programs and the building ol more and better rural roads. The Governor nominee and party and a number of invited friends kvere luncneon guests of the col lege at noon. Following his Cullowhee visit Mr. Scott proceeded on to Bryson ZTity. Andrews and Murphy. At Murphy he spoke to the visitors at the Cherokee County Fair. Pritchard To Speak At Republican Rally Here October 9 George M. Pritchard, Attorney Df Aheville. and Republican Candi date for Governor of North Caro lina. will be tne principal speak er at a Republican rally to be held in the Jackon County courthoue in Sylva on Saturday, October 9, at 2 o'clock p.m. Cherokee Indian Fair Opens Annual Exhibitions Tuesday The 31st Annual Cherokee In-' 10:00 a.m. Indian Dance. dian Fair will open its gates on 10:30 a.m. Archery and Blow what promises to be one of the {fun Contests. - mofct outstanding exhibitions in its 2:00 p.m. Indian Dance. history, Tuesday morning, Octob- 3:00 p.m. Indian Ball Game, er 5 and will continue through 8:00 p.m. Square Dancing and Saturday, the 9th. String Band Contest. The Fair officials have arranged Special Events a program of entertainment for the Wednesday, October Gth' thousands of visitors who will at- 12:00 Noon. Grandstand. Chero tend this colorful event. The Ag- kee Choirs and Quartets (songs ricultural, livestock, and hand- in Cherokee Language.) craft exhibits will be unusually Thursday, October 7th good this year, officials stated. 11:00 a.m. School Auditorium. The annul "world series in the Baby Show. smokies," Indian ball games, will Friday, October 8th take place daily at 3 p.m. between 12:00 Noon. Grandstand. Chero ' ho rival teams of Wolftown, kee Choirs and Quartets singing i'ainttown, Birdtown, and Big in English. Cove, with thousands of fans on Friday, October 8th has been nand !o see which is the best team, set aside a? School Day. All chil the players, unprotected, except for dren attending school will be ad trunks, run whack, wrestle and mitted free on this day. This will gouge to advance a little rubber include High School students. ball up and down a field?a game Saturday, October 9th, has been which comines the methods of la- designated..as Children's Day. All crosse with the roughness of foot- children 11 years of age and young ball. er will be admitted free on this DAILY PROGRAM day. Tr.e Indian Ball Game on this 8:30 am. to 9:00 p.m. Agricul- day will be played by two teams of tural, W >men's and Indian Arts boys from elementary schools on and Crafts Exhib.t>. the Reservtion.
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