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Population
Jackson County?20,0C
Sylva and Area ? 4,0C
> VOL. XXIII?NO. 40
Film On N.
To Be Shov
1( Teachers IV
I Smith And Madison To
Conduct^ Program on
Educational Problems,
General Public Invited
A film picture based on th
I TP Paiv
A ^ KJl if A A VQ1 Uiina UUULa IA U11 WV1I
B mission's report along with a lec
*J ture on the subject conducted t
Prof. Ralph L. Smith, principj
of Sylva high schooTand Prof. A
B. Madison, principal of Webstc
high school, will be the pj^pgraj
for the Jackson County teachei
meeting to be held in the Sylv
school auditorium at 7:30 tonigh
The public is earnestly requeste
td see the film and hear the lec
ture on our school problems.
The film shows the education)
situation in North Carolina as rc
vealed by the finds of the Educe
..." tion Commission appointed by e>
governor Cherry at the request <
. the 1947 Legislature,
j? Mr. Madison will also give
short resume of the meeting h
attended recently in Raleigh whic
included the North Carolina Ed
ucation officialsr superintendent
principals, legislative chairmei
and-local unit presidents of N.C
E.A. Mr. Madison represented th
I Jackson county legislative com
mittee as chairman, in place <
Mrs. Dan Tompkins, County Pres
j ^ ident, who was prevented froi
going to Raleigh because of illnej
in the home.
The county-wide meeting hs
been called by Superintendent V
V. Cope to meet tonight for th
regular monthly meeting. This wi
be one of the outstanding and mo.4
important programs of the yes
' as it deals with the subject now s
alive with interest throughout tb
stae and in the legislature
assembled in Raleigh.
Friends and patrons of the coun
ty schools should attend this meet
ing.
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Jim Cannon Returns
From Winter Sports
Center In Canada
Jim Cannon, son of Mr. an
Mrs. J. C. Cannon, and membc
of the Cannon Brothers Oil and Gc
firm of Dillsboro, returned th
* week from a ten-day vacatic
spent in New York, Boston an
Mont Tremblat, Providence <
Quebec, Canada. He spent a fe
days with friends in New Yoi
then in Boston he visited Kir
Bassett and his mother, Mr
Serffe, who have a home in Dills
boro, He then went to Mont Trem
blat for the sport of skiihg whic
he enjoyed for several days. M
Cannon learned to ski while J
school in Switzerland during tl
war.
Warren-Wilson President
To Be Club's Guest Speakc
Dr. Arthur Bannerman, pres
dent of Warren-Wilson college wi
be the guest speaker at the Twer
tieth Century club meeting on ne:
Thursday, March 10. The meetir
will be at the home of Mrs. Mai
Cowan at 3:00 p.m.
I Shell color has no relation wha'
ever to the interior quality of egg
World War I
Rebuilt By Let
MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN Page
Plans for the rebuilding of t]
Memorial Fountain, Jackson Coui
ty's memorial to her service m?
and women of the First Wor
War, were presented to the Ame
ican Legion Auxiliary at its mee
* "?*? T at
ing, Friday nigm, oy mi?.
rence Cordell, the president.
The plans presented by Mi
Cordell for the new fountain, whi
include electric lighting to ac
beauty to the sprays, were pr
pared by Charles C. Lester, arch
tect of Knoxville, Tenn., who wi
Mrs. Dan K. Moore, chairman
the Auxiliary's committee for s
curing plans for the fountain, M:
Dan Allison, Mrs. Walter Jom
and Mrs. John A. Parris, visited t
| site of the memorial fountain 1
cated at the foot of the coi
house steps in Sylva, and with t
suggestions of the committee, h
t
1 TH]
C. Education
en At County
leet Tonight
HOMER GREEN GIVEN
6-8 YEARS TERM FOR
MANSLAUGHTER
Appeal Bond Of $3,000
J1 Set, Green Is At Liberty
;r Pending Supreme Court
m Judge Dan K. Moore, presiding
rs over the February term of Jack'a
son Superior Court, sentenced
t. Homer Green, 36, to State prison
*1 for a term of 6 to 8 years after a
verdict of guilty of manslaughter
was returned bv the iurv. All the
aj evidence was completed late Wednesday
afternoon of last week and
sentence was pronounced Thursr_
day morning.
ff The State alleged Green fatally
stabbed Judd Stanberry during
an argument following a drinkie
ing party near the latter's
. home September 19, 1948. Both
men, employees of The Mead
^ Corporation, had been pals for
' a number of years, alcohol
being the evil enemy to rise up
' between them.
I Couhsel for the defendant filed
notice of appeal to the State Su._|preme
court and appeal bond was
L set at $3,000. Green is now at libii
is erty- :
SPRING HOLIDAYS
! WCTC BEGIN MARCH
" 10, END MARCH 16
[O
The winter term at Western
^ Teachers College will end
I on1 March 10. Three days of final
tests will proceed the close of
the quarter.
Nine students will complete
their work at this time:
John Beam, Cherryville?B.S. in
Physical Education.
Morris Bumgarner, Hendersonville?B.S.
in Math.
^ Don Cabe, Otto?B.S. in Science.)
5 Floyd Cunningham, Bryson City
[g ?B.S. in Business,
j- .Daniel Glenn, Andrews?B.S. in
,n Math'
Freda Hall, Franklin?B.S. in
Grammar Grade Education.
I Florence Houts, Cullowhee?B.S.
.jj in Music.
^ Mike Plemmons, Marshall?B.S.
s< in Business.
Juanita Smith, Murphy ? B.S.
in Primary Education,
jjj' New students may begin their
r>' college work at this time and a
number of new students are exie
pected to arrive with the beginning
of the spring quarter on March 14.
Coleene Bumgarner
;r Wins $25 Bond
Coleene Bumgarner of Glenville
^ was winner of the 725 War Bond
, in the contest sponsored by the
William E. Dillard Post, American
jgl Legion. "The Priviledges and Resi
oonsibilities of an American Citizen"
was the subject of the essay
given by Miss Bumgarner at the
t- regular meeting of the Legion on
;s. last Friday night.
Mom/irmi Tn Rp
J. fJL C/ M B a v ? ?- ^
gion Auxiliary
drawn his plans to fit in with the
beautiful setting.
The present fountain was begun
ru in 1920, shortly after World War
en I, but it was never completed,
ld although the memorial tablet was
r" placed upon it. It has deteriorated
through the years, and the Legion
v~ Auxiliary, seeing the necessity for
its rebuilding, began to take action
rs* in 1946 while Mrs. Dan Tompkins
was president of the unit. Two
committees were appointed at that
e" time. The one to investigate the
ll" plans was composed of Mrs. E. L.
^ McKee, Mrs. Dan Allison, and
?* Mrs. Walter Jones. Following the
e~ death of Mrs. McKee, Mrs. Lawrence
Oordell, the present presies*
dent, appointed Mrs. Dan K. Moore
he(to the chairmanship of the com?"
mittee. The committee, appointlrtj
ed in 1946 to raise funds for the
he |
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Blames Marshall
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AT A PRESS conference in Washington,
the Reverend JohnT. S Mao
(above), chancelloi of the Archdiocese
of Nanking, declared that
General * George C Marshall must
be blamed for the Communist vie*
tories In China He said that the
ill-fated mission to China which
Marshal) undertook before he became
Secretary of State caused the
oresent crisis. (International)
First Sunday Singing
To Be At Addie
The regular first Sunday singing
convention will. be held at
the Addie Baptist church beginning
at 1:30 in the afternoon, Sunday.
Vernon Hoyle, president,
states he is well pleased with the
good attendance of the past meetings
and urges everyone to come
and enjoy the afternoon of singi
ing . All singers are invited to
' come.
SYLVA LIONS HEAR
OR. T? D. SLA6LE
National Health
Insurance Is Topic
The Sylva Lions Club held its
regular meeting February 23 at
the Jarrett Springs Hotel, with
dinner being served by the hotel.
During the business sessioif it
was voted to hold a Ledies' Night
in the near future. The exact date
and place will be announced later.
During the program hour Dr.
T. D. Slagle, of Sylva, was pre(sented
by Lion Hugh Monteith,
| and gave a most interesting discussion
on both the advantages
and the drawbacks of the proposed
National Compulsory Health
Ins. bill. Dr. Slagle quoted from
the official committee reports on
the findings pertaining to the bill,
presenting the latest facts and
figures. The talk was greatly enjoyed
by the full attendance of
Lions present.
Jackson AAA Officers
Attend State Conference
In Winston - Salem
The members of Jackson County
AAA attended a state conference
of County Committeemen and
" 1 : ? a n H
secretaries ui me w...~.
Administration held in the Robert
E. Lee hotel in Winston-Salem
March 2 and 3. Among those appearing
on the program were: Hon.
W. Kerr Scott, Governor of North
Carolina; Hon. L. Y. Ballentine,
Commissioner of Agriculture;^Mr.
W. B. Crawley, Assistant Administrator
of Production for PMA;
Mr. Elmer Kruse, Manager of
Commodity Credit Corporation:
Mr. Alvin V. McCormack, Director
of Agricultural Conservation
Programs Branch; Dr. J. H. Hilton,
Director of the Experiment
Station and Dean of Agriculture
at North Carolina State College;
and Mr. G. Tom Scott, Chairman,
State PMA Committee.
The committee attending from
Jackson Co. was composed of D. C.
Higdon, Chairman, Blaine Nicholson,
Vice-Chairman, C. P. She^
ton, regular member and Mrs.
len N. Corbin, Secretary.
Hooper Announces Price
Reduction On Pontiacs
Dexter Hooper, Pontiac and
Buick Automobile and GMC trucks
dealer of this area, has announced
a $15.00 reduction on the list price
of all Poniiac models effective immediately.
This, he said, was in
( accordance with General Motors
price reduction of the Pontiac
I Motor Division.
LVA ]
va, N. C. Thursday, Marcl
MRS. FANNIE GLENN,
80, DIES SUDDENLY
AT SALISBURY HO(AE
Funeral For Mother Of
Raymond Glenn Held
? H$re Sunday, Burial
Service In Henders'ville
"XFyneral services for Mrs. Fannie
Glenn, 80, who died suddenly at
'.he home of her daughter, Mrs. J.
M. Morris in Salisbury on Thursday,
February 24th, were conducted
Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock
at the Sylva Methodist church.
Rev. W. Q. Grigg, pastor, assisted
by Rev. C. M. Warren, pastor of
the Sylva Baptist church, officiated.
Mrs. Glenn has been a member
of the Sylva church for 19
years. Following the service here
the body was carried to Hendersonville
for interment in Oakdale
cemetery. The Hendersonville
Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star,
of which the deceased was a life
member, was in charge of the
graveside rites. A large number
of relatives and friends accompanied
the body to Hendersonville.
Bryant Funeral Home ofFr^nk
lin directed the funeral service.
Pallbearers* were Chester, Scott,
Felix Picklesimer, Dillard Coward,
W. J. Fisher, Raymond Sutton, and
Hugh Monteith. .
Mrs. Glenn was the former Miss
Fannie Loop, native of Mocristownf
Tenn., until her marriage to
John Glenn, also of Tennessee.
They moved to Newport, Tenn.,
where they made their home and
reared thir family until Mr. Glenn's
health failed and they moved to
Hendersonville and made their
lome there until his death. Since
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Newspapers Sf
Drive For Seei
For McLeans <
Keen disappointment was felt
by Mr. and Mrs. Lyle McLean, of
Whittier, a few days ago when
they learned from the American
Tobacco Company that the company
was not giving seeing-eye
dogs in return for collected red
ribbons from Ludky Strike cigarette
packages, as had bten
thought by Mr. and Mrs. McLean.
Mr. and Mrs. McLean's ambition
in collecting these ribbons had
aroused interested people from various
parts of the United States
and thousands of ribbons were received
by them daily.
The Sylva Herald, the Mountaineer
of Waynesville, and Times
of Bryson City are voluntarily
promoting a movement for securing
a seeing-eye dog for Mr. and
Mrs. McLean. Many people have
already indicated their desire to
donate to this worthy project.
Those wishing to do so may bring
or send their donations to this
newspaper, or either of the other
sponsoring newspapers. As the
money is collected it will be turned
over to the Sight Conservation
committee of the Bryson City
Lions Club which will arrange
ror the purchase and delivery ol
the dog to the McLeans.
The first donation to this fund
in Jackson county came from M
A. Burns of Whittier who gave
I $5.00. Mr. Bums kindly volunteerPotash
Available To
Jackson County Farmers
The AAA office is now in position
to issue purchase orders foi
50% Muriate of Potash. Soil test:
lhave continued to show that thi
larger percent of the soil in thi
county is deficient in potash, there,
fore, the AAA office feels that thi
majority of farmers will be in<
terested in securing purchase or
ders to fill their needs. The pr.ci
of the potash is $2.70 per hun
dred, the farmer will pay $1.0
and the government will pay $1.62
Dr. A. S. Nichols Now
Back At His Office *
Dr. A. S. Nichols, accompanies
by Mrs. Nichols, returned to Sylv
last Wednesday night after a sta;
of three weeks with their son, Di
G. C. Nichols and daughter, Mrs
Odell Bankhead, and their fam
ilies in Chester, S. C. where Di
Nichols rested following a recer
illness. Dr. Nichols is now bac
I at his office and calling on his pa
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li 3, 1949
Wins In FFA Contest
i
MARVIN ALLISON, son of Mr
and Mrs. Bob Allison, of Qualla
representing the Sylva Chapter o
Future Farmers of America in the
Nantahala Future Farmers Federation,
won the public speakin*
contest over five other entrant!
of the Federation in Sylva Wednesday
afternoon of last week
Young Allison's subject was, "Tht
Challenge To Farm Youth." A
boy from the Bryson City chaptei
won second place find a Hayesvillc
Chapter boy won third.
I Having won first-place in tht
Nantahala Federation which hai
13 schools, Marvin will go tc
Statesville May 6th to compet*
, with the Western District of Fua.
. n _ n 1 A. *
lure f armer r eaerauons.
Young Allison has had three
' years in Agriculture at Sylva High
, school, and plans to continue hi;
, studies at Berea College aftei
graduating from Sylva high. He
> is classed as an outstanding stu|
dent by his instructor, John CorI
bin.
>onsor Fund
ng-Eye Dog
)f Whittier
ed to accept donations from anyone
to be turned over to The Herald
and then to the Lions club o!
Bryson City.
It is understood that a trainee
seeing-eye dog costs $500 or more
and as soon as sufficient funds arc
collected the dog will be presented
to Mr. and Mrs. McLean, who arc
totally blind.
Mr. and Mrs. McLean, both ovei
50 -years old, are deserving people
They have never depended on
charity, and the proposed gift ij
not to be presented as charity, bu1
a gift of appreciation to these peo.
pie. Mr. McLean earns his livelihood
by tuning pianos and building
mattresses. He has beer
blind since the age of 12 years
and Mrs. McLean has been totally
blind for several years. They arc
both graduates of the North Carolina
school for the blind at Raleigh.
They have no children anc
'.ive rn their own comforta"bl>
| furnished home at Whittier. Mr
McLean is a native of Whittier
1 Mrs. McLean of Clinton, N. C.
The Lions clubs of the three
towns, already doing much ir
sight conservation and aid to the
\ blind, are fully in sympathy anc
' cooperating with the newspaper
in this cause.I
Send in your donating at one
. in order that these people ma;
; have the pleasure of a seeing-ey
dog as soon as possible,
Jackson Schools Do
Good Job For Polio
The teachers and students c
B Jackson county schools are to b
r?
e commended for the big job the
g did in helping raise Jackson
March of Dimes quota. Out c
g the $4,335.67 raised in the count
. the schools raised $1,335.36.
tv-io schools and amounts raise
s are as follows:
Savannah, $101.25; Addie, $15.0'
5 Sylva high and elementary $239.8;
' Tennessee Gap, $6.00; Webste
$140.70; Qualla, $84.50; Dillsbor
$48.55; Wilmot, $12.55; Willet
$25.50; Beta $37.85; Cashier
$78.15; Cullowhee, $183.27; Gler
j ville, $206.65; John's Creek, $30
a i 00; Charley's Creek, $2.00; Roc
VI ' r\f\. T?.C47 n
rtioge, ^o.uu, x uLftdacigct, v *?.v
' Sol's Creek, $6.00; Wolf Cree
5" $5.00; Balsam, $15.65; Barker
$13.27; colored consolidated, $30.5
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-' pleased to know.
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Chairman G
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Practically 1
MASS MEETING ON
SALE OF BEER AND
WINE TO BE HELD SAT
R. M. Hauss, executive directo
of the Allied Church League, Inc
of Lexington, will be the prin.
cipal speaker at a county-wid<
meeting of all the Dry Forces, Saturday,
March 5, at the Court Hous<
at 2:30 p.m.
j. All interested citizens are urgec
# o be present for the purpose o
setting up a county-wide organi
, *ation. This will give the citizen;
, of Jackson county an opportunit:
to vote against beer, wine, and al
intoxicating beverages. Let's d<
> our part toward a better, cleaner
* and more prosperous county fo
. its citizens.
: DEANS AND WILSON
: WILL TOUR ENGLAND,
; SUMMER VACATION
? Professor Ernest V. Deans, Jr,
i of the English Department of West5
ern Carolina Teachers College an<
r Coleman Wilson, a student fron
? Marion, are planning to tour Eng.
land during the summer vacation
The purpose of the trip is t<
visit olaces of historic and literan
backgrounds. They are schedule*
to sail on the luxury liner, Queer
Mary, from New York City or
June 6.
The trip came about as the result
of a conversation the two hac
last fall. Mr. Wilson, who wa;
stationed in England during t^j
last war, made the suggestion an<
* Professor Deans agreed.
Professor Deans, currentl;
E working on his doctor's degree
does quite a bit of traveling. Ii
I the summer of 1947 he drove t<
, Alaska on the new Fairbank,
r Highway and returned via th<
I West Coast.
Forester Pettit Says
Tree Seedlings Exhausted
' | Forest tree seedlings at the N. C
Forest Service's two nurserie
' have been completely )exhauste<
and no more orders are being ac
' cepted, District Forester C. C. Pet
tit, Jr., announced today. Mr. Pet
tit said orders for one-half millioi
1 trees cannot be filled and thi
* money is being returned to th
1 applicants.
The Forest Service's Clayto
and Hendersonville Nurseries pro
duced more than 6 million seed
* lings this year and the entire stocl
has been sent out to more tha
* 1500 cooperators. Because of th
' tremendous demand for the fores
seedlings Mr. Pettit urges all land
- owners planning to plant ne>
1 year to get their orders in to thi
- district forester's office early i
1 the Fall.
s
Fewer persons were working o
e farms in January of this year tha
y in any J?nuary during the pa:
o five years.
Catalog On S
. At WCTC Reh
e
Plans for the two summer se
, 1 sions at Western Carolina Teacl
ers College are complete, Dean \
B. Harrill announced. The ceil
log for the summer has been n
leased.
J
All courses taught may be a]
^ plied to four-year degree wo:
' and the graduate work to be often
' will be considered as residen
' crdit at the University of Nor
' Carolina. It will be possible f
' high school graduates to beg
' their college work at this time.
The special feature of the sur
'. mer school known as the Smo
> Mountain Music Center will ent
its 7th consecutive program. T1
/ feature, directed by Dr. Ilse Hue
2 ner of the Siesta Key School
Sarasota, Fla., has been high
satisfactory during the past s
x years.
Courses will be offered in buj
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Jackson County
Ideal For Fiarming,
Industry, Tourist
$2.00 A Year?5c Copy
riggSaysRed
e Plans Are
Completed
County's 1949 Quota
Is $1900; Half To Remain
In County For Local Use
Plans" for the 1949 American
Red Cross Drive have been practically
completed, and the plans
1 are to comnlete the drive as early
r as possible. Throughout the United
.. States the drive is on during the
_ month of March, and quotas have
? beep set up for each state and
. county. The goal for the United
2 States is $60,000,000, and the goal
ic C 1 OHO Of thio
1U1 1J1U U.1UII id y It/VU. Vi lllid
^ amount half will be retained in
f the counh^for local use, and the
_ other j^ru will be sent to the nas
tional foundation.
y The uses of this Red Cross fu\d
1 'are well known to most of our
) people. A portion is still used in
- connection with the Armed Forces.
t
r. In .time ,of_war . this was one of
the major uses of Red Cross funds,
and most of the members of the
Armed Forces were helped by it
at one time or another. The second
great Use of the fund in peace
time is that of taking care of people
in disaster. This is well known
by most of us although those who
have been through disaster can ap?
preciate help more than those who
have not. No one knows where
^ lisaster will strike or when. It
^ is the business of the Red Cross
to be prepared for the emergency.
The third great peace time use
of the Red Cross is that of providing
blood banks. More than $100,
j 000 has just been spent in Ashse1
ville to provide a building and
1 personnel for a blood bank which
will serve the twenty Western
North Carolina counties. When this
j blood bank is in operation (which
is expected to be soon), it is expefttd
that free blood for trans*
* fusions will be furnished all hospitals
of this area including Sylva.
The public schools of the county
are expectecKto take part in the
J* raising ofthe county's quota. The
3 schools have always performed
g a good job in drives of all kinds.
They recentyl collected over $1,
300.00 in the county March of
Dimes campaign.
Let us join the Red Cross and
lend our help in this important undertaking.
We may be the ones
' who will need help this time,
s
d I Dr. Slagle Speaker For
~ Recently Organized Group
Dr. T. D. Slagle was the guest
speaker for the Business and Propi
fessional Woman's club which met
e' at Jarrett Springs hotel Monday
I evening for their regular monthly
dinner meeting. Dr. Slagle gave
some very convincing facts, which
were most informative to his list*
? eners, on his appointed subject.
n This was the 2nd monthly meeting
e for the 19 charter members of the
;t club _which was organized in November
when Mrs. Lillian B. Mad- .
ison was named president.
is e
n There are very few farms in
North Carolina that cannot raise
one or more of the small fruits to
n supply their home needs, says H.
n, R. Niswonger. in charge of hor
stiticulture extension work at'State
I College. * >
ummer Sessions
?ased By Harrill
s- ness, English, health and physical
i- education, mathmatics, foreign
V. language, science, social science,
a- music, art, and industrial art. Rece
reational activities will include
boating, swimming, camping, hikp_
ing, dancing, and movies,
rk
ed
ce WOW Making Plans
For Spring Activities
;in Spring activities was the main
topic of discussion at the meetn
ing of the Woodman of the World
ky on Monday evening at the halL
ter A social hour with refreshments
lis followed the business meeting,
b- It is hoped that as many memin
bers as possible will be present at
ily the meeting on Monday night,
;ix March 7, at which time definite
plans will be made for the orsi
ganization's spring activities.
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