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Jackson County?20,000
Sylva and Area ? 4,000
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VOL. XXIII?N0.42
Thorpe,
Annual Cost of ]
Waton\i7At*L Wl
T VI A^U T T m
Estimated Colle
^ People Will Vote On
Water Improvement (
* Bond Issue In The May ,
2nd Town Election j
Plans for the proposed water
works improvements, which have I
been under study by the Board of
Aldermen for over a year, have
been almost completed and the *
$150,000.00 bond issue to finance ^
this project will be presented to a
the voters of Sylva at the regular ^
election to be held May 2.
As announced in last weeks *
Herald, the project will include s
construction of new water mains 1
to serve portions of the Town 1
which have heretofore been either
without water and fire protection *
or have been served inadequately, J
a filter plant to remove impurities
from the present water supply, s
which impurities constitute an ever ^
?r -1 ??in iVio
present source ui uaugci iy v?*?r.
health of the community;, and a (
settling and storage basin. This ]
new construction will insure an 1
adequate and constant supply of
clean, pure water to all parts of <
the Town of Sylva for domestic !
# consumpion and fire protection, 1
and is planned so as to provide ;
for the expected increase in population
for the next 30 years.
The total annual cost, both for
operation, retirement of princi- 1
. pal, and interest, if the bond issue
is passed and the planned improvements
are had, will amount
to an estimated $13,500.00, as against
an estimated revenue of
I $15,600.00, thus yielding a surplus
revenue for contingencies an<j
repairs of $2,100.00.
E8TIMATED C08T
Based on prices currently being
bid for work of this type, the estimated
cost of the recommended
work is as follows: (Based on figures
supplied by the John J.
Harte Co., Engineers, of Atlanta,
Georgia.)
Meters $12,000
Filter Plant 90,000
^ Dam and settling basin 6,000
Altitude value with manhole 1,000
Water Line Extensions 17,790
Land, contingencies, and
engineering ^ 23,210
$15M00
Four Tickets For
? - rv?
Jackson uay uinner
Are Now Available
Dan M. Allison, chairman of the
Jackson County Democratic Executive
Committee, has announced
that the Executive committee with
donations from interested parties,
^ has purchased 4 tickets for the
Jackson Day Dinner to be held in
Raleigh on Saturday, April 2. The
tickets cost $50 each,.
Anyone in the county interested
* in attending this dinner should
see Mr. Allison from whom a ticket
may be secured without charge.
* Mathews Infant Of
Argura Buried Sunday
~i? c? Mo^ou/c 10 month
jj, HjVayn ouc luaktivnw) ?
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garrett
Mathews of Argura, died at
the Sylva hotel of broncical pneua
monia last Saturday. Burial was
* * in the Saul's Creek cemetery Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Chairman Gri{
Half Red Crosi
Jackson County has reached the
halfway mark in its effort to raise
$1900 for the Red Cross Campaign.
Reports of several workers are
yet to be received, and the reports
from the schools of the county are
not yet in.
The campaign has moved satisfactorily
so far as the business
places in Sylva and Dillsboro are
concerned, and whether or not the
^ county reaches its goal will deft
pend on whether the people gener.
ally become members of the Red
Cross. A contribution of one dol
The
Announ
Proposed New
11 Be $13,500;
ctions $15,600
5ULL0WHEE CHOIR _
ANNOUNCES CONCERT
ENGAGEMENTS
The Baptist Choir will make its
hird public appearance of the
'ear in a concert bf sacred music
it West Asheville Baptist church,
Vsheville, Sunday evening, March
!7. The choir will appear also at
he First Baptist church, Henderlonville,
on Aprif 3 and the First
3aptist church at Murphy on April
10.
The choir has a membership of
:ifty voices from Cullowhee Bap;ist
church and Western Carolina
reachers College, representing
even states and twenty-seven
tforth Carolina counties.
The program of concert music
:onsists of~ hymns of the church,
nymn anthems, classic anthems of
the church and spirituals.
The choir is under the direction
of Dr. H. P. Smith, Professor of
Social Science at Western Carolina
Teachers College. The organists
are Mrs. Zula Murray Smith and
Professor Clayton Curtis. Accompanists
are Miss Jean Kilpatrick
and Professor Clarence Chrisman.
The choir soloists are Miss Maxine
Barbour, Mrs. Virginia Gallemore
Barnwell, Mrs. June W. Brown,
Miss Juanita Benton, Mr. Jack
Barnett, Mr. Bronson Matney, and
Miss Kathleen Davis.
The officers of the choir are as
follow*: Miss Kathleen Moss, President
Mr. Jack Barnett, Vice-president
and Director of the Junior
Choir; Mrs. Virginia Gallemore
Barnwell, Secretary-treasurer and
Assistant Director; Miss Juanita
Benton, Assistant to the Director.
It is the constant endeavor of the
choir to stimulate interest in church
music of good quality, and to share
with others the joy and inspiration
of sacred music. Much time and effort
are devoted to the development
of ideals of Christian service
through a weii-oraerea training i
program.
Rev. Charles B. McConnell is
Minister of Cullowhee Baptist
Church and choir Councilor.
GOVERNOR SGOn
STILL SILENT ON
NEW SENATOR
Politicians all over the State are
still wondering who Governor W.
Kerr Scott will name to succeed
that late J. M. Broughton as U. S.
Senator for North Carolina. When
contacted Tuesday Scott handed
reporters a list of 48 names, all
of whom he said had one or more
endorsements from local party
hparis. He also told reporters that
no announcement would come this
week.
Scott said that he had received
thousands of letters and telegrams.
The Governor said that he thought
he should read these letters and
telegrams before making the appointment.
He said that he read
100 letters Sunday night, becoming
so tired that he quit at 11 o'
vg Announces
4
s Quota Raised
lar or more entitles each person
to a membership card. It is hoped
that every adult will become ?
member either through the schoolf
or through some member of the
committee.
The work of the Red Cross ij
such that everyone ought to b<
acquainted with what it does
, However, tfcis year the Blood Ban*
? looms large in the picture in thii
i area because of the establishmen
> of such a bank in Asheville t<
, serve this area. Surely everybody
1 will want to have some part ii
. this great work.
: Syi
Sylv
ces $2(
TREES FOR T1
Hr ^ tSV^>x^^a
Shown in the above picture arJ
from trucks of the Tennessee Vallel
Service warehouse here to be distJ
[Cherokee, Swain and Graham couii
Those assisting in the distributi
Forester Charles C. Pettit, Jr., Cou
the TVA. The county forest warde
to the individual farmers.
Jackson County received a toti
poration and schools were: white pi
oak. ' ?v
These seedlings are distributed
trict forest office or the county ager
Those wishing to obtain seedl
application early tnis fall for seed
S-Sgt. Junny Jackson's
Body Being Returned
To States
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Bfl I
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jackson
of East LaPorte have received
word that their son's body, Junny,
is being returned to the States.
S-Sgt. Jackson was inducted at
Fort Bragg Feb. 11, 1943. He received
training at St. Petersburg,
Fla., Amarillo, Texas, Salt Lake
City, Utah, and Grand Island, Neb.
He was killed in England on May
28, 1944.
QUALLA.4-H CLUBS
SPONSORS PROGRAM
FOR CAMP FUNDS
The Qualla 4-H club sponsored
a variety program on Friday night
March 4, at the Qualla school. The
purpose of this program was tc
1 raise funds for the Jackson Coun
ly club camp at Waynesvble.
{ The program consisted of music
i singir.g, cake walks, a cake foi
{ the prettiest girl, ugliest man, the
. iucky number at the door, and c
, food sale. Music was furnisher
by local talent,
s The amount realized from th?
; evening's entertainment wa:
. $34.90.
c
5 clock. The Governor also said tha
t t hp man he will aDDoint is not nec
5 essarily on the list on 48.
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1 8O88AMON8 In 8ylvi
LVA I
a, N, C Thursday, March
I-Mm
?E FUTURE FOR HOMES,
i part of the half-million forest trel
y Authority. The seedlings were J
ibuted to farmers of Jackson, HaJ
ities. I
nil thn w;irHfl
VU V& JWVt.4i.QW WW w. _
nty Agent, M. L. Snipes, Marion S
ns returned the seedlings to their
al of 111,500 seedlings. The specie
ne, yellow pine, shortleaf pine, yell
. without charge to persons making
it in Sylva.
ings next year for reforestation or
lings to be delivered in the early s]
UONSHEAR WATER
PROBLEMS DISCUSSED
At the regular supper meeting
of the Sylva Lions Club March
9 the members heard a most interesting
discussion, illustrated with
colored slides, on increasing and
preserving watersheds, given by
Mr. Ed Johnson, director of Coweeta
Hydrological Laboratory, Otto,
and Mr. Jeff Green, also with
the laboratory.
The lecture was most interesting
and timely, since Sylva is to vote
on a water bond issue in May
concerning improving and increasing
the water supply. Special
guests of the club at tms time were
the members of the City Council,
who showed keen interest in the
lecture.
The club wishes to express its
thanks and appreciation to Mr
Johnson and Mr. Green for thii
timely demonstration, and to Forester
Pettit for providing this pro.
gram.
During the business session i
was decided to have Ladies' Nigh
at Cherokee on the next regulai
meeting night March 23. A ful
attendance of Lions and ladies i
urged.
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Allison Resigns As
Trustee Of WCTC
The Herald waa Informed
Tuesday afternoon of the resignation
of Dan M. Allison from the
board of trustees of Western
Carolina Teachers College. Mr.
1 Allison, chairman of the Jack,
son County Democratic Execui
tive Committee, automobile deal >
er and merchant, of 8ylva notified
Governor W. Kerr 8cott of
his decision to resign through a
letter dated March 15, 1949. Mr.
Allison told the Governor that
; "Due to the pressure of my peri
sonal business affairs, I do not
\ feel that I can serve any longer
as a Trustee of Western Caro11
- - and I am
a nn? I oawiw. . ?
therefore ubmitting my realflnation
from said Board effective
Immediately."
1 NOTICE
When a registrant of selectiv
. service reaches the age of 26 h
will receive a new classificatio
1 or s-a.
rlER/
17, 1949
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INDUSTRY
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e seedlings unloaded here March 3
jlaced in the North Carolina Forest
rwood, Transylvania, Macon, Clay,
ns of district 9, including District
Imith and Capt. Price, foresters of
respective coufities for distribution
s delivered to farmers, Mead Corow
poplar, black locust and white
application to either the N. C. Diserosion
controls are urged to make
sring of 1950.
Southard In Germany
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I '* f||a^K
I mtou,y A&k
m. ajK^^^m3MI
I K-- J| |p
| CPL. A. L. SOUTHARD, JR.,
.' has notified his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Southard of Sylva, that
; he has been transferred from Ja.'
pan to Germany. He went to JaJ
pan last August and remained
j there hntil January 1. He is a spell
cialized airplane mechanic and
t is assisting in up-keep of the planes
r on the airlift.
1' He enlisted in 1947 and was in
s school for a year before completi
ing his course. He was at San AnI
tonio, Texas, Keisler Field, Miss.
| and Chanute Field, 111.
; INTERIOR DEPT.
MARKS 100 YEARS OF
SERVICE TO PEOPLE
Mr. Joe Jennings, Superintendent
of the Cherokee Indian Rcservation,
has announced that or
March 18 from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m
the public is invited to an oper
house at Cherokee commemorating
the 100th anniversary of th<
establishment of the Departmen
of the Interior.
Mr. S. H. Gilliam. publicit;
chairman, says there will be con
ducted tours through the variou
departments or tne /\f?ency.
For those interested there wil
be conducted tours on the Reser
vation. The Indiart Council an<
Executive staff will act a| recep
e tion committee.
ie Refreshments will be served b
n the Homemaking girls of the Cher
okee School.
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i4.PI IIDC DEPORT?
TIIULUIIL 11 Li I UlllvJ
UN FEDERATION
ro STOCKHOLDERS ii"
Mark Jarrett, Bob Howell and
Sam Parker of Jackson county 1
A*ere elected to serve-on the Farm- !
">rs Federation committee for Jack- u
?on county at the annual Stocknolders'
meeting of the organizaLion
held in the Sylva warehouse
Saturday afternoon. ?
All other committeemen were,
re-elected. They are: Marion!
Moody, Clyde Bumgarner, Erastus: r
A. O. Weidelich, Will Bryson, Dr.|*
A. S. Nichols, Dr. Grover Wilkes, c
Velt Wilson, W. G. Dillard, F. E. B
Parker, C. E. Fowler, Sylva: John i ^
C. Jones, Gav; Hute Snyder, Ad-((
die; Jarrett Blythe, McKinley I
Ross, Cherokee; Vance Hooper,! *
Blast LaPorte; Dave Worley, Whit-j*
tier, and Charles Frizzell, Webster. 1
James G. K. McClure, president (
of the organization, opened the (
meeting and made a brief report 1
on federation activities during the 1
past year. Mr. McClure invited
all present to attend the annual <
Stockholders' meeting of the fed- 1
eration in the Buncombe cobnty .
court house on March 26.
Guy M. Sales, general manager
of the federation, made a report 1
on the markets made available for
farmers through the organization,
pointing out that the farmers are
profiting by sticking together.
The Rev. Dumont Clarke* he*d
of the Religious department of
the organization, made a report'
on the Lord's Acre movement,'
pointing out that it has grown to
cover the United States and is now j
being practiced in many foreign
countries.
Music was furnished by the federation
String band and refresnI
ments were served.
WEEK OF DEDICATION
BEING OBSERVED BY
SYLVA METHODIST
The first phase in a four-year
program adopted by the Methodist
Church in the United States began
Sunday with a "Week of Dedication,"
March 13-20 being observed
by churches throughout the nation.
During the week Methodist are
called to a deeper consecration
and devotion to the principals of
I Christ in the world-wide Christian
I program.
! The program for the week at the
i Qviwa rhurrh becan at 7:30 Mon
I ?
day evening with a large atten'
dance of the members, and services
will be held each evening at 7:30
i through Friday. The pastor, Rev.
W. Q. Grigg, is in charge.
A special dedication offering
. will be made by the church members
during the week.
Fourth Sunday Singing
At East Fork
The fourth Sunday singing convention
will be held at the Easi
Fork Baptist church Sunday beginning
at 1:30 p. m. The public
is invited to attend.
; Tuckaseigee M
; Court On Man,
* Albert Brown and Bill McCoy
t young white men of the Tuck
aseigee section of this county, weri
V bound over to Jackson Count;
- Criminal court, each under bond
s of $1,500, at a hearing Monday be
fore Justice of the Peace Jame
il A. Turpin. The men are charge*
- witn mansiaugnxer growing ou
d of the death of Mrs. Elva Browr
- 35, mother of six children, whicl
they are alleged to have run dowi
y with their truck about 7 o'cloc)
- Saturday evening as she walke<
along the Caney Fork road ap
r
Jackson County
Ideal For Farming,
Industry, Tourist
$2.00 A Year?5c Copy
'roject
pany Plans
>wer Plants In
lounties
Six Dams Proposed For
Jackson, Two In Swain
And Macon. Work Started
On One In Jackson
Preparation for starting actual
(instruction work on one hydrolee
taic cam project in Jackson
"ountv, near Glenville, h; s aleady
begun, anrl plans arc in the
[taking for the building of five
ther dams in tliis county, J. E. S.
.'horpe, president of the Nantaiala
Power and Light Company,
v it hi offices in Franklin, told a
epresentative of The Herald in
lylva Tuesday morning.
Mr. Thorpe told The Herald rep.
esentative that the -Nantahala
5ower and Light Company will
(instruct eight dams and power
irojects in Jackson, Swain and
tfacon counties at a cost in excess
if $20,000,000. Work is getting
inderway on one project . near
jlenville and construction will be?in
on the other seven projects
is soon as engineering and legal
letails are completed. Approval
if the Federal Power Commission
a-ill be necessary for these seven
projects.
The expansion will double the
capacity and plant investment of
the company, a subsidiary of the
Aluminum Company of America.
Its principal office is in Franklin
and it serves most of Swain, Macon,
Jackson and Graham Counties
and large areas of Cherokee County.
Construction on the Jackson
County project near Glenville
starte4 several weeks ago follow*
ing a waiver of jurisdiction from
the Federal Power Commission.
It consists of a concrete arch dam
Be '?? uirtU onH foot rrost
Oil ICC L lligil niiu .wv.
length; a 13-foot diameter tunnel
2,200 feet long and a power house
to contain a 3,600 horsepower unit
to operate under a head of 120 feet.
The other seven projects consist
of five dams and hydro-electric
developments on the east fork of
Tuckaseigee River in Jackson
County; a dam, tunnel and power
house on the Nantahala River between
Wesser and the Nantahala
power house in Swain County; and
a project on the Little Tennessee
River near Needmore in Swain
and Macon Counties.
The Tuckaseigee River projects
will have a combined output of
80,000,000 kilowatt hours annually;
the Nantahala River project 82
millions and the Needmore project
146 million kilowatt hours anually.
When these projects are completed,
the company will have in.
operation 12 developments with a
combined capacity of 136,460 kilowatts,
with an annual output of
666,000,000 kilowatt hours. Its out(Continued
on page 12)
County-Wide Teachers
Meeting Set For This p.m.
A county-wide teachers meet
' ing will be field this afternoon at
2 o'clock at the Sylva elementary
auditorium with the county superintendent,
W. V. Cope, in charge.
At this time State officers for the
North Carolina Education Assoc.
iation and officers for the Jackson
l county unit of the N.C.E.A. will be
. voted on.
: Rev. W. H. Wakefield will be
the speaker of the afternoon.
len Bound To
slaughter Count
proximately a mile and a half from
- Moses Creek.
e Officers reported that Brown
y was driving the truck and that
s McCoy was a passenger. Both were
- intoxicated, it was stated. Sheriff
s Middleton, Deputy Warfield Tur?
S u;_i . 1 TT/?.
* pin ana mgnway pairunnan nuus*
er, investigated the accident.
'' Funeral services for Mrs. Brown
were held Monday at 2 p.m. at
1 Shook cemetery at Tuckaseigee.
J Moody Funeral Home was in
charge.
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