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% r-r l if Population Jackson County?20,000 ? Sylva and Area ? 4,000 * VOL. XXIII?NO. 38 A9 Inn! ltd if CIV/J Founder Of ^ Honored At / At The College - Professor R. L. Madison" ** Marks 82nd Year As He i Sees Dreams Realized Today marks the 82nd birthday of Professor Robert L. Madison, President Emeritus of Western Carolina Teachers College. He will attend the college's annual dinner in his honor tomorrow evening. The dinner is following his birthday one day due to the concert of the First Piano Quartet. In 1889, young Professor Madison of Virginia came to Cullowhee and began what is now recognized as one of the best teacher .colleges in the state. Beginning in a crude frame building witn only io students, he had an enrollment of 100 students before that first year was out. * During those first hard years Professor Madison cherished the dream 6f establishing a school for teacher training in the beautiful ^ Cullowhee valley. So, in 1893. he wrote to the Hon. Walter E. Moore of Jackson County and induced him to introduce a bill in * the Legislature to grant state aid to the Cullowhee schogl. This measure was approved and the following year saw the first of a large number of students to graduate from Cullowhee with teachf ing certificates valltl. anywhere in the state. For sixty years now, Professor Madison has watched his dream " t;ome true. Western Canrtina^lTas grown considerably since thai humble, yet magnificent, beginning and now it appears as if a building program, unsurpassed-in the history of the school, is about to be realized. When asked for his reaction to this recommendation, he stated that he was very glad to hear of this liberal appropriation. He was sure that it would be needed find well spent. He also stated that he had every reason to be proud of Western Caro" f lina Teachers College. All his life Professor Madisor has been composing poetry and since his retirement from active duty at the college in 1939 he has betn doing a concentrated amouni of it. Recently his sight has beer failing and he has been faced with the difficulty of composing anc remembering his poetry until hi! daughter can put it on paper foi him. He does most of his worP while relaxed in an easy chair ir his study. The past few days h< has been experimenting with i new style of writing, he starti every line of the poem with th< | letter 's' and rhymes the seconc and fourth lines. The reading of some of his poetry, some musical numbers, an< speeches will make up the majo: ^ part of the program tomorrov evening. At the dinner the stu dents will present Professor Madi son with a bill of credit from tin Sylva Pharamcy. This gift of thi students will supply him with ci gars, candy, stationary, shavin supplies, etc. Following the din ner he is expected to axtena in concert of the First Piano Quartet Farm Agent A Fqt County W County Agent M\ L. Snipes ha completed arrangements for number of work stock clinics in th county for the purpose of bringin to the farmers expert assistanc regarding the health and useful ness of their animals at little cos These clinics are to be held o the following dates and places: Friday, February 18?Cashie: (Fowler's Store)?9:30 a. m.; Alto ^ Holden's Store?11:00 a. m.; Nath J an Norris's Farm?l:3Q,j). m.; Mr ' ** Gorda Moody's Farm?3:00 p Tuesday, Feb. 22 ? Glenvil ' School?9:30 a. m.; Deitz Fowler Farm?11:30 a. m.; Jess Brown jsft' Store?1:30 p. m.; John's Cree ? School?3:00 p. m. ? Wednesday, February * 23r I I THI it kson F? ^CTC Will Be Annual Dinner Tonight f | Honored On Birthday | | : ; :S: ^^ PROF. R. MADISON, 82 years old today, will be honored at a! dinner party Friday evening by the faculty and students of Western Carolina Teachers College, the institution he founded and saw grow from a school of a few students to the four-year accredited fnllocro it is todav. Pro 1. UlUlt WVA4VQV -w ? ^ Madison's many friends wish him much happiness on this occasion. Although quite feeble he makes regular trips from his home in Webster to Syiva and Cullowhee. FUNERAL RITES FOR' PFC. BUMGARNER AT ; WILMOT WEDNESDAY Funeral services for Private First Class Gerald Clayton Bumgarner, 20, killed in action on ' Okinawa May 14, 1945, were held Wednesday at 1 o'clock p. m. in ^ the Holiness church at Wilmot. , Cousins of the deceased war , hero were pallbearers and mem, bers of William E. Dillard Post 194, American Legion, conducted { the graveside rites. The body ar[1 rived in Sylva Tuesday and was k taken to the home of his parents, . Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Bumgarner of I the' Wilmot section of this county, t Pfc. Bumgarner served with the i First Division, Seventh Regiment, I U. S. Marine Corps. 3 Survivors include the parents ^and three brothers, William, Ker^ mit and Harry Bumgarner, all oi i Wilmot. * ____________________ 1 Mrs. L. R. Taff 111 In J Greensboro Hospital j Word has been received at Cul.lowhee of the critical illness ol Mrs. L. R. Taff, wife of profesj sor Taff on Western Caroling Teachers College staff. Mrs. TafJ I is now in St. Leo's hospital ir _ l. Greensboro. Mr. and Mrs. Taff have a young e son 13 weeks old. - Mrs. Phillips 111 g '.Aunt Sallie" Phillips, 72, is - critically ill at the home of Mrs e W. L. Henson. Her many friend t. wish her a speedy recovery.. nnounces uaie& ork Stock Clinic is1 Speedwell (Hopkin's Store) - 9:3 a a.m:; Cullowhee (Bridge) - 11:0 e J a.m.; D. C. Higdon's Farm - 1:0 gjp.m.; Sylva Supply Co. (Barn) e 2:30 p.m.; Beta (Blanton's Store - A00 p.m. t. Thursday, February 24th: Ga n (Community Building) - 9:30 a.m Webster (Rhinehart Store) 11:3 *s a.m.; Qua)la (Gateway) _ 2:00 p n m.; i-1 A registered veterinarian wu s. M all clinics to examine an iTT ~~r>at horses and mules for inter le ?r?l parasite*, also to check teetl '* <?tc. The veterinarian will trea '* animal* at the?c clinics for a ver k j small fee* and f? rmers should Jd | sure to bring all their workstoc d: to one of the scheduled clinics. / " / * s i Syi Sylv V irm Mei HAM ANNflllNfiFS !| Iirikin nniiwwiivmw PUNS COMPLETED J FOR ROUND DANCE I David M. Hall, local attorney, and Robert Allison, young business man of Sylva, announced completed details for the big "Round Dance" to be held in the American Legion home Saturday night for benefit of the ^ Jackson Polio Fund drive. 1 Mx. Hall has secured the free services of a popular 10-piece 1 orchestra for the occasion. In 1 fact, Mr. Hall stated, everything 1 in connection with putting on the ( dance is being donated so that ' 1 all the ticket sales may go directly to the polio fund. - Tickets are now on sale at $1.25 per person, or door admission of $1.50 if tickets are not bought in advance. SYLVA CUB SCOUTS HAVE ANNIVERSARY DURING SCOUT WEEK The Sylva Cub scouts observed National Scout week last Wednesday night with a Blue and Gold i anniversary party at their hall in the Allison building of the Methodist church. The Cub scouts are entering their second year of cub- , bing under the direction of Britton Moore, cubmaster and Tom Wilson, assistant cubmaster. The hall was decorated in the cub colors of Blue and Gold. Four ^tables, each representing one of the dens, were decorated by the cub scouts and their den leaders. The winning table was presented a nine pound birthday cake, complimentary to the cubs, given by Bost's bakery of Asheville. Den I one's table represented a farm, headed by den chief, Tommy Reed, and Den four, representing a camping scene, and headed by Mack ' Monteith, were judged winners for the evening. The judges, Dan K. Moore and Hugh Monteith, were special guests of the evening. Den two displayed a fort scene, under the direction of Den chief Franklin Fricks, and Den three, a scout ' campfire under supervision of den chief, Dicky Wilson. Following the advance of colors, Charles Baker Reed was gradi F. H. A. EMBLEM SERVI = CULLOWHEE MOTHER j The Cullowhee chapter of the ; Future Homemakers of America | had a Mother-Daughter banquet on January 27 in the Clothing Laboratory of the Home Economic ^ department. After each guest was seated 1 Clara Jo Phillips, our F.H.A. pres. ^ ident, gave the welcome. 1 June Brown, Karene Bryson, and I Gladys Pressley jwere initiated in I to the Cullowhee Chapter. I As our theme, we used the five | stages of a girl's life; first was babyhood, second was girlhood. 5 third was youth, the fourth was ..adulthood, and the fifth was old s age. For babyhood we served orange juice; for girhood, we serv1 cd a packed lunch; for youth, cake and ice cream which might repre) sent that which is eaten at the corner drug~~5Tore or for parties or for wedding receptions was served. We served mints and salted n mrtc fnr adulthood and coffee for 0 old age. 0 During the program the FHA - emblem service was given by Lou) tse Tilley, Carol Hamilton, Ann Hampton, Eloise Stephens, Joann y Henson, Bette Jeanne Reagan, Clara Jo Phillips, and Cossette 0| Blake. Mr. C. A. Hoyle, our prin>. Icipal, and Mr. W. E. Bird, presi| Jent of WCTC, sang mountain bal11, lads. The Future Farmers of Ad merica advisor, Mr. Shelton, told - us about work in FFA. l, Clara Jo Phillips, our president, it was toast-mistress, Cossette Blake y gave a toast to the mothers, and e Mrs H. V. Reagan, our chapter k motner, gave the response. The banquet closed with the F. / 0 MA I a, N. C. Thursday, Feb. 17 i And I EBRUARY TERM OF IACKS0N SUPERIOR } HURT OPENS MQN. Judge Dan K. Moore To Preside Over His First Term In Home Town The regular Criminal term of lackson County Superior Court a*i 11 open here Monday morning, Tebrnary 21st with Judge Dan is., i VIoore presiding over his first >irst court at home since becomng Judge of the 20th Judicial District. He has been holding court 5ver the district, "being in Waylesville this week. Solicitor Thad D. Brvson, Jr., }f Bryson Gity, will represent the State. The' criminal docket containsDnly one murder case for trail at this tim?, which is that of Homer Green, harged with the fatal stabbing of Judd Stanberry. A large number of traffic violation cases are to be heard at this! time. I GUILFORD COLLEGE HEAD TO ADDRESS WCTC GRAD. GLASS The speakers for the commencement programs at Western Carolina Teachers College have been chosen. President W. E. Bird an nounced. Dr. Clyde A. Milner, president of Guilford College, will speak to the graduating seniors at their final exercises on June 6 and Rev. Harold A. Bosfey, Dean of the Divinity School at Duke University, will deliver the Baccaluareate Sermon on June 5. Approximately 116 students will receive degrees from the college this spring. uated to regular scout rank. The group sang club songs, and games were played. Jane and Dot's Flower shop presented the boys a floral piece using the blue and gold theme and the cubs gave it to Mr. Moore and Mr. Wilson for their untiring efforts in promotion of cub scout work. Approximately forty boys and parents were present for the pro-' gram. Ice cream, cup cakes, and soft drinks were served. CE PRESENTED AT DAUGHTER BANQUET H.A. closing Ritual. All council members were present. They are: Mr. C. A. Hoyle, Miss Cordelia Camp, Mrs. Margaret Taylor Jones, Mrs. John Worth McDevitt, Mrs H. V. Reagan, Mrs. Sam Bryson, Mr. Shelton, Miss Kathleen Davis, and Rev. Charles McConnell. The members of the Future Homemak^ of America are Louise Tilley, Joann Henson. Eloise Stephens, Carol Hamilton, Clara Jo Phillips, Cossette Blake, Bette Jeanne Reagan, Anne Hampton, Gladys Pressley, Karene Bryson, June Brown, and Muriel Ashe. Mrs. W. B. Harrill is chapter advisor. Mrs. Donald Ramsey Given Office In Newly Organized Group An auxiliary to the Mountain District Optometric society wrs organized at the regular district meeting of the society held in As eville on February 2, at Battery "^ark hotel. Mrs. Her.ry B. Day of Raleigh president of the State auxiliary assisted with the organizational procedure of the new auxiliary Officers were elected as follows presidert, Mrs. John Lockard o: Asheville; vice president, Mrs. Dor., aid *R. Ramsey of Sylva; secretarytreasurer, Mrs. William S. Mood} of Marion. i It was decided that the auxiliarj would have their meetings on th< ' same day as the monthly meeting; but in a separate session fron , that of the optometrists . iER/ . 1949 toys In * Orchid Queenlet FLOWER-BSDECKfcu t^ar'en Lycli^ Merkel. 4. manages to smile coyly after her selection as Queen of the orchid show at Miami Beach. Fla. Karen, who lives in Boynton Reach wears a lei of orchids sent from Hilo. Hawaii < International> HEALTiTUNITS ARE INADEQUATE SAYS STATE OFFICER In writing to the local health of-1 ficer Dr. J. W. R. Norton, Secre-I tary and State Health Officer, of Raleigh, has this to say about local health units." "Through you, and by way of many contacts with North Carolinians since assuming office last summer, I have been apprised of the concerted demand among our citizens for more adequate health service at the local level. Clearly, our local health service is distressingly limited. What we are accomplishing is little more than a gesture in the face of what needs to be done. As a consequence of all that I have heard and learned, I have stated that the first move in the direction of a serviceable public health program for North Carolina must be the development of better local health units. It is universal sentiment, well founder in fact, that the local communities cannot finance improvement of these units alone. A conclusion, in which I concur, is that the State has an obligation to increase its financial assistance to local health departments. In October, I appeared k^forp the State Advisory Budget Committee hearings and presented a conserronimct f r?r fnnris to aue v an v ^ i i ment the work of the local health departments. The figure represents close to the minimum of what if required to begin a constructive program. Today, it is my reluctant duty to report that the Committee has not honored thg requesi for additional funds. Not a penny's increase from the 1948-4J sum has been authorized. Here i the story: Expenditures, 1947-49, Actual - '47-48, $175,000, Est. '48-49, $175 000; Requested 1949-51, Est. '49 : 00, $1,825,000? '50-51, $1.825,00C I .commended 1949-51, Est. '49 ' f 50, 3>i75,CUO, '50 $175,000. Not an additional dollar 01 oiai aid r.as been recommended for th gineral health and school healt I service aspects of local healt work. This meSns that there can b f no "go forward" in local healt activities. This means that we wi . have to ignore growing demanc / for increased service by publi health nurses; for stepped-up pro r grams of restaurant sanitation; fc ? more attention to our water sup 5 ?Continued on page 8 i 8G88A M ON'S ..... .In 8yK ILD 100 Bu Group Among At Special Din By Farmers Fe * Former Jackson Lady Dies In Raleigh Mrs. Bcttv Snyder Parr is. 54, of 3413 Hillsboro Street, Raleigh, died > February 1st after a lingering illness. She was a native of Whittier. Funeral services were conducted at the home and burial was in Mnotlawn cemetery. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Joe Blow and two granddaughters. Joann and Barbara Blow, of Raleigh; the father, R. G. Snyder, of Sylva; two sisters. Mrs. Allen Sutton, Sylva and Mrs. Vaughan Smathers, of Hendersonvrlle. -- , . _ r I Mrs. Harris was a graciuaie ui Western Carolina Teachers Colle ge and taught in the public schools of Jackson and Wake counties. She resigned her school work early in the fall due to ill health. HENDERSONVW ALL STARS AT WCTC POLIO RENEFIT GAME Coach Tuck McConnell has announced that his Catamount basketball team will play the Hen-1 d( rsonville All-Stars in a polio benefit game at Cullowhee Monday evening at 8 o'clock. A preliminary game between Sylva High and Cullowhee High will be played at 7:00 o'clock. These games promise to be thrillers and will also be the last home game of the season at Western Carolina. The entire proceeds will go to the Jackson County Polio Drive. Admission will be 50 cents per person. Brown Griffin is manager of the Hendersonville players. CRAWFORD'S JAILER AND J. P. FEE BILLS j PASS SENATE I A bill introduced February 1st, i by Senator W. H. Crawford re ! garding certain fees for the jailer and Justice of the Peace of Jackson County, have passed the Senate and will be referred to the House for action. While The Herald has not been furnished with a copy of the bill is it understood that it provides a salary of $30( per month for the jailer and certain increase in fees in Justice courts. Representative Brown had Jack son County included in a bill introduced by Robert L#ong of Swaii , prohibiting the keeping in cap > tivity of bears. The bill has beei , referred to committee. , The average net income fror 5 farming per person on farms wa ; $716 in 1948, or six per cent mor ? than the 1947 average. ; Farm And Ho ; At WCTC Set S Farm and Home Week for Wes1 * ern North Carolina farm men an women will be held the last wee - in August at Western Carolir h Teachers College according - finals plans announced by tl committee in charge of arrangi e ments at a recent meeting at tl e College. Twelve counties in tl h Western section of the state w h benefit under the program. , Governor Kerr Scott will be ii e j vited to give the opening addrc h' on Monday evening, August i 11 Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, State Supe Is mtendent of Public Insjructic c will introduce Governor See - The meeting will close at noon >r Friday, August 26, with a sui ?- mary of the activities by Dean Q. Schaub of the Extension E "" vision of N. C. State College a '? J. Warren Smith of the Depai 1 ? Jackson County Ideal For Farming, Industry, Tourist $2.00 A Year?5c Copy I i. Class 200 Honored I iner Given I deration I South Is Fast Taking I Lead From Mid-West As Corn Producing Center More than 200 farmers, Future farmers and 4-H Club members H who grew more than 100 bushels ol corn on one acre of land during 1948 attend a special Tribute H dinner given by the Farmers Federation in Asheville last Saturday. These men, boys and women proved that from three to five times the normal amount of corn can be produced on one acre of land. Fred Deal, fourteen-year-old Macon- county-boy, was awarded^. T? first prize and championship corngrowing honors for Western North Carolina. Young Deal is winner of the title for the second consecutive year of competition. He produced 135 bushels of dry corn on his acre of land. James G. K. McClure, president of the federation, served as master of ceremonies. Dr. E. R. Collins, extension agronomist, was principal speaker for the ey^nt. Dr. Collins pointed I out that the Midwest is now considered to be the corn belt of the nation. He added that farmers in that section fear the strong showing of the Southern corn-growers. "The Midwest fears the South, not because of the amounts that are grown here," Collins added, "but because the South has the best yield of corn of its type in the United States." _ ^ "As far as growing corn in amounts," Collins concluded, "North Carolina agricultural departments have the most stringent methods of measuring corn, which prevent farmers from attaining enormous bushels of com per acre. In the majority ofis^tes in the Nation, department * bffjcials use the weight, with calculations, methods of measuring amount. This method, of course, also includes wet corn and dry com only in its measurements, and thus, results in lower weight figures." Also speaking on the program was Dr. R. P. Moore, director of , North Carolina Crop Improvement Association, State College, who discussed "Hybrid Corn Improve" ment." ? Top-yield producers for their > counties are as follows: Bobby . Jackson, Jackson Co., 142.75; J. W. i McCombs, Cherokee, 134; Fons I i Brackett, Burke, 128; Billy De) Hart, Swain, 120.39; Clark Walker, McDowell,' 128; Will Medford, ; Haywood, 135.2; J. W. Whiteside, Rutherford, 126; Mose Masters, . Mitchell. 140; Ed Slaughter, Gra_ ham, 119; Mack R. Higgins, Yan1 cey, 123.8; Freeman Nicholson, Transylvania, 131; and Don Crow, ^ Madison, 143. It was explained that some of the higher weights were unofficial n because the grain did not qualify s as ''dry grain." e Following the speakers, R. W. ?Continued on page 4 me Week Dates 17 A OO OA rur s?ugt ment of Vocational Education. ? id In the mornings during the week, ik classes and lectures will be held la and farm and home tours into adto joining counties will be conducted le under the direction of County e- Farm and Home Agents in the *ie afternoons. The evenings will be he occupied with lectures and enterill tainment. The counties which will be reprr resented at the meeting are Gra ss ham, Clay, Cherokee, Swain, Jack12. son, Macon, Haywood, Transylr vania, Buncombe, Henderson, >n, Madison and Yancey. ?tt. Rooming and boarding facilities on for ten representatives of each of n- the counties will be furnished. In I. addition to the official delegates a )i- great number of farmers and their nd wives are expected to commute rt- for the daily programs. f i i
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