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Population
Jackson County?20,000
Sylva and Area ? 4,000
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VOL. XXIII?NO. 45
Radio (
Crawford Thrc
Set Jackson Scl
Dispute Over ]
i ? , Representative
Brown
Names J. W. Crawford,
While Senator Crawford
Wants W. A. Taylor
Raleigh, April 1 ? The dispute
over Jackson county's board of education
is still going strong.
The issue that may upset the
whole slate of Jackson nominees
is Jhe selection of a successor to
Frank H. Brown, Jr. who resigned
when he was elected to represent
the county in the General Assembly.
When the omnibus school board
bill was considered today by the
House Education Committee,
Brown had the name of W. A.
Taylor removed from the list of
Jackson appointees. Instead he
substituted the name of J. W.
Crawford.
Taylor has the backing of the
Jackson County Democratic Exec_
tive Committee and Senators
W. H. Crawford and W. B. Hodges,
who represent the 32nd district,
which includes Jackson.
Following the committee meeting
Senator Crawford said if Brown
insists on naming J. W. Crawford
to the board, he (Senator Crawford)
may remove the names of all
five appointees from the bill when
it reaches the Senate. The senator
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did not say who wouia oe suostituted
for the present nominees.
The bill as approved by the
House Education Committee would
appoint to the board Edward
' Fowler, John H. Morris, Reginald
Enloe, Ed Hooper and J. W. Crawford.
CULLOWHEE CHOIR
TO GIVE CONCERT
The Cullowhee Baptist Choir,
under the direction of Dr. H. P.
Smith of the College faculty, will
present a program of sacred music
4 at the First Baptist church in
Murphy, next Sunday evening at
7:30 o'clock.
The choir has a membership of
fifty voice, including students and
faculty members of Western Carolina
Teachers college and several
community people.
The choir has made several appearances
this year already. Their
first concert was given at Gastonia
last fall. This was followed
by concerts at Cullowhee, West
Asheville Baptist church March
J Pqniict 11 rr?h
Z ( y ailU U1C f USV tw? W- - __
in Hendersonville on April 3.
The final concert of the season
will be given at the Cullowhee
Baptist church Easter Sunday at
7:30 o'clock. Homecoming for
junior choir members will be ob*
served on that occasion. Church
choirs, high school and college glee
clubs will be special guests of the
Cullowhee Baptist choir. The
I public is cordially invited.
Methodist Choir Will
*> Present Easter Cantata
The Cross Triumphant, an Easter
Cantata, will be presented by
G.I. FarinTraii
Get 70,000 Str
It now looks as if Jackson county
is on the way to become a strawberry
producing section as 70,000
Tennessee Supreme Certified plants
. were brought in Tuesday by a
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group ot vexeran rami xiamv-wt
to be distributed among the Sylva
G. I. Farm Trainees and Sylva
Future Farmers of America. These
high quality plants are the variety
recommended by the Skyland Processing
^plant at Hendersonville
the million dollar fruit and vegetable
procdssing plant started
there last year for the purpose 01
providing a market for all the high
quality fruits and vegetables tha
can be grown in Western Nortl
Carolina. The success of this plan
depends on the supply of fruits
berrie^-aud^ vegetables grown bj
s
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lommun
iatens To Up-1
tiool Board In
New Member '
FUNERAL FOR L. F. '
McALHANEY HELD IN !
CniITU PARHI IMA
OUUIII UMllULlliri J
Tourist Court Operator ?
At Cherokee Drowns ~ t
When Car Overturns 1
Into Tuckaseigee River *
Funeral services for L. F. McAlhaney,
44, who drowned in the
Tuckaseigee Riven when pinned *
in his overturned car, were held 1
Monday afternoon Lt 3:00 o'clock c
at the Hopewell baptist church, c
Hampton, S .C. Going from Sylva
^nd Dillsbodo for the services were,
Rev. C. M. Warren, Reelus Sutton
and M. Y. Jarrett, all members of J
Dillsboro Masonic Lodge of which ]
Mr. McAlhaney was Worshipful
Master. - <
Mr. McAlhaney lost his life when
the 1948 model Buick sedan failed 1
to make a curve near the swing- 1
ing foot bridge over Tuckaseigee i
River east of Wilmot. McAlhaney 1
apparently lost control of his car <
which is said to have turned arounn
in the highway before top- ]
pling in the rive on its top. State i
highway patrolman C. D. Lindsay
investigated the accident.
Tommy Bowman, 25, of Cher- J
okee, an occupant of the car, escaped
injury and was able to crawl 1
out of the car and escape before
being overcome by the water. !
When the car was pulled from the
water Mr. McAlhaney was found
trapped in the back seat, appar- i
ently having been thrown there
when the car overturned. He was
unable to escape due to the top
being mashed in until he could not ;
get back into the front where he 1
might have escaped as did Bow
man, being a fleetline model the
rear window would not open
enough for him to get out. His body '
<??? W*nicoH ovnpnt nnp hand
W CiO 11 V V WMAWVVk w
which is thought he used trying
to escape. He drowned before the
wrecker could get from Sylva to
the scene of the accident, which
was six or seven miles. The accident
happened about 1:30 p.m.,
Saturday.
The body was brought to Moody
Funeral home and prepared for
burial and taken Sunday to Hampton.
Mr. McAlhaney was operator of
a tourist court near Cherokee and
had made his home in this section
for the past 15 years. He was active
in Masonic work, being Master of
i he Dillsboro Lodge at the time of
his death.
Surviving is the widow, the
former Mrs. Lillian McClain and
three step-children. Also his mother,
three sisters and two brothers.
the Choir of Sylva Methodist
Church at 5:00 P. M. on Palm Sunday.
The people of the community
are coridally invited to attend.
The text of this cantata is by Her
j man von Berge and the music by
.*ra B. Wilson.
iees,F. F. A.Boys
awberry Plants
the W.N.C. farmers. The type of
berries the Sylva boys are planting
> are the best kind for this market,
j A number of Farm Trainees are
i planting an acre each to straw-1
; berries, and some of the F.F.A.
i boys are planting half acre each,
l others are planting less acreage.
! but enough to provide home ancL
r some for market of these fine ber
ries. Properly cultivated and taken
, care of one acre will produce from
$500 to $1000 worth of berries per
i season. What other crop will do
f as well?
i The 70,000 plants were brought
t to the Sylva agricultural building
l Tuesday night, and those not memt
bers of either class having plants
in this order should call' for them
f immediately, Mr. Corbin advised.
Syi
Sylv
ication
Republicans File \
Full Ticket For ,
May 3rd Election
Hugh Monteith, local attorney,1
leads the full slate of Republican
andidates ipe* town of Sylva ofices
to be voted on in the May
hree general election. Mr. Mon-j
tho nffir1^ nf Mavor i
sritli mtu
md the following have filed for;
he board members to run on the
icket with him: Dr. D. D. Hoop?r,
Walter Warren, Britton Moore,
George Painter, and Fred Cope.
The Democratic ticket is com-1
aosed of Jack C. Allison, incum-1
>ent. for mayor, Harold McGuire,
Toe F. Wilson, Raymond R. Nich>lson,
Jr., James E. (Archie, j \
Crawford, incumbents, and Woody i
ft. Hampton, for the board.
Halcyon Club To Sell
Easter Baskets On Street
The Halcyon club will hold their i
annual Easter bazaar next week. 1
They will have for sale at this J
;ime various sizes of Easter bas- 1
sets filled with dyed eggs. Anyone j 1
interested please call Mrs. Roger 1
Dillard, president of the Halcyon <
dub. <
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tsucnanan 10 upen
Law Offices Here 1
Marcellus Buchanan III, who '
graduated from the law school of '
the University of North Carolina '
in February and passed the State!
Bar examination in March, will,
open offices in the Sylva Supply h
building, formerly occupied by W. ^
C. Hennessee Lumber Company,!
on Monday, April 11, for the prac-i tice
of his profession.
Mr. Buchanan is the son of Mrs. (]
M. Buchanan, Sr., of Ashevillej
and the late Mr. Buchanan who,
operated the Sylva Garage here :
prior to his death. He married the j
former Miss Jane Poteet, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Poteet
of this city. They are now mak- 1
ing their home at Webster.
STUDENTS TO HAVE
HOLIDAY FRIDAY |
Jackson county school students:
will get a holiday Friday, all day,
while their teachers go to Asheville
for the meeting of the North
Carolina Educational Association
*u onH SaturdAV. This
UJCiC f 11UBJ miu ? -
will be the Association's 65th annual
convention.
County Supt. Vernon Cope said
that he expects a large number of
the county teachers to attend the
meeting. He will go himself.
Delegates To Attend FHA
Rally In Raleigh April 23
Two delegates from Sylva and
two from Cullowhee will leave
on Thursday, April 21, to attend
the Future Homemakers of America
rally in Raleigh on April 23.
They pl^n to spend Thursday
night in Winston-Salem. On Friday
they will visit Woman's college,
Duke University, the Museum
in Raleigh, and as many other
ooints of interest as they can. On
Friday they will attend the F.H.A.
meeting and will be guests at a
tea at the oGvernor's mansion.
Cullowhee delegates" are Miss
Annie Hampton and Miss Clara
Jo Phillips. Miss Jean Harris
and Miss Betty Revis will represent
Sylva High F.H.A. club.
College H. E. Work Shop
At Buies Creek April 23-24
The College Home Economics
Work Shop will be held at Campbell
College at Buies Creek Friday
and Saturday, April 23 and
24. The meeting will begin with a
barbecue supper held at the home
of Mrs. Turlington, Home Economics
teacher. A representative
of the American Home Economics
Association will speak immediately
following the supper.
Western Carolina Teachers College
will send two delegates.
LVA 1
a, N. C. Thursday, April 1
For Sh
i-SGT. JACKSON
JITES TO BE HELD
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Funeral services for S-Sgt.
Junny O. Jackson, 21, whose body
arrived this week from overseas,
.vill be held Sundaj' afternoon at
2:30 o'clock at the East LaPorte
VTethodist church with Rev. John!
ECincaid, pastor, and Rev. Ernest
Fitzgerald of Duke University
officiating. Burial will be in the
:hurch cemetery.
The graveside rites will be in
:harge of the William E" Dillard
Post 104 American Legion of Sylva.
Pallbearers will be classmates
and boys who entered service with
Jackson.
Crawford Funeral Home of
Waynesville will be in charge of
arrangements. The body will arrive
in Asheville today and then
taken to the Crawford Funeral
Home where it will remain until
Friday and then be taken to the
home of the parents at East LaPorte.
^
Sgt. Jackson was inducted February
11, 1943, and trained at St.
Petersburg, Fla., Amarillo, Texas,
Las Vegas, Nevada, Sioux City,
Iowa, Lincoln, Neb., and Salt Lake
City, Utah. He served with the
8th Air Force in the European
theater of war, received the purple
heart, European Ribbon, Presidential
Citation and Air Corps
Citation of Honor. He was killed
over Germany May 28, 1944, while
serving as an engineer on a B 17
plane. He was on his 9th mission.
Surviving are the parents, two
brothers, Olin Boone and T. A.
Jackson, of East LaPorte.
Out of town friends and relatives
coming for the funeral are: Miss
Ernestine Hutchinson, of Knox-^
ville, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. White and
family of Whitmire, S. C.; Mr. and
Mrs. George Lawson, of Buffalo,
S. C.; and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Messer,
of White Pine, Tenn., all to
arrive on Friday.
MORE CABINS BEING
BUILT AT 4-H CLUB
CAMP IN HAYWOOD
Construction has commenced on
the second group of five cabins
on the 4-H Club Camp, on a site
near the State Test Farm in Haywood
county. Five cabins have been
completed and are ready for campers.
The cabins will be for use of
4-H club members from all Westem
North Carolina counties, including
Jackson.
Work is expected to begin soon
on the kitchen-dining room building,
and later the bath house will
get underway.
Plans are to have ten cabins
ready by June first which will enable
120 campers to use the facilities
of the camp. The specifications
call for a camp large enough
to care for 240 when all buildings
]
are iuiisneu.
For the 1949 season, the 4-P
Club leaders of the area expect tc
confine activities to 120 camper:
at a time.
The grounds are being grade<
and the area drained for the play<
ground for the camp.
8O88AMONS In Sylv;
3er;
7, 1949
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Jackson Cancer
Fund Quota Of
$500.00 Sought
Jackson County's 1949 quota for
the Cancer Fund is $500, accord-.
irm to an announcement by Mrs. |
Lillian Madison, Commander of.
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the Jackson county unit of. The
American Cancer Society. Mrs.j
Madison stated this week that the,
drive for funds will run from April1
1 through the 30th. She announced
that the executive committee
for Jackson county is composed of
Dr. Roy W. Kirchberg, chairman,
W. J. 'Fisher, treasurer, Miss Mary
Johnston, head of county women's
clubs, Mrs. W. L. Jones, drive
leader in Sylva.
The American Cancer Society
is one of the largest volunteer
armies in tl\e world, fighting not!
to kill, but to save lives. Number- '
i
ing over 2,000,000 volunteers, the
Field Army of the Society last
year toofc definite strides in fight- j
ing cancer on three fronts; re- j
search, education and service to
cancer victims and their families.
Here in Jackson county, the local
unit has steadily moved forward
in its battle to defeat cancer.
The members of the Jackson
county unit are engaged on the
education and service fronts, using
as weapons leaflets, press releases,
motion pictures, personal
contact and service to cancer patients.
In combating cancer Mrs. Madison
warns people about the danger
of quacks, those who would take
your money, claiming qvick,,
sure cure when there is nothing to
it. There are only three approved
ways of treating cancer: surgery,
X-ray and radium. No tonics,
salves or powders have ever cured
a known case of cancer. Quacks
are dangerous because they waste
time.
The Jackson County Cancer
unit is spnosored by the Business
and Professional Women's club of
Sylva.
LAWSON BROWN'S
CATAMOUNTS TO PLAY
SKYLARKS FRIDAY
Coach Lawson Brown will pit
his Catamount nine club against
Rube Wilson's Hendersonville Skylarks
on the Western Carolina diamond
at Cullowhee Friday afternoon
at 3:30 for the Cat's first
baseball game at home for this
season. Admission for the game,
which is expected to be a good
one, will be 25 and 50 cents.
Brown's boys made a good showing,
although losing in two close
games at Maryville Saturday.
Brown said the Skylarks will
practice on the Cullowhee diamond
from 1 until 3 o'clock and
anyone wishing to see them ir
action may do so. The Skylarks
are in the class B league.
Webster And Love Field
H. D. Clubs Sponsor
Health Program, April 11
The Webster and Love Fielc
Home Demonstration clubs anc
the local Health Department of
ficials are sponsoring a county
wide health program at 7 p.m
on Monday, April 11, at the Web
I ster High school. All person!
re invited to this most importan
demonstration meeting. Mrs. Fre<
McKee, president of the Webste
[ Home Demonstration club, wel
. comes all persons of the abov
. named communities. Mrs. Deai
. Ensley and members of the Web
i ster club will serve as hostesses.
>
Carl Story To Present
1 All Hymn Program Sunda
The American Legion Auxiliar
is sponsoring Carl Story and th
Rambling Mountaineers with tY
Cherokee Indian Quartet in a
all-hymn program on Sunday at
ernoon, beginning at 2:30 o'cloc
in the Sylva Elementary scho
auditorium.
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Commissioners
Equipment Fo
Police Car All
BILL FISHER NAMED
ROTARY PRESIDENT
FOR THE NEW YEAR
Ladies Night To Be Held
At Qualla Hall Tuesday
Evening At 7:00 O'clock
Tiie Sylva Rotary Club held its
annual election at the regular
dinner meeting Tuesday evening
which resulted in the election of
J. W. (Bill) Fisher, cashier of4lThe
Jackson County Bank, as president
' for the new year; Keith Hinds was
I elected vice-president; R. U. Sut|
ton was re-elected secretaryI
treasurer; Harold McGuire, seri
geant at arms: and the five new
directors are: Marvin Snipes,
Ramsey Buchanan, Clint Dodson,
i .
Harry Ferguson and Reg Enloe.
All the new officers will take
i office the first Tuesday evening
in July. The present officers are
Cole Cannon, president: Bill Fisher,
vice-president and R. U. Sutton,
secretary-treasurer:
The club will meet in Qualla
at Cherokee next Tuesday evening
at 7:00 at which time the
Rotary Anns will be guests. A
crt<w.i:ii nrnsram for the occasion
....
is being arranged by Bill Ensor
and Sam Gilliam.
-Queen Sells
To J. C. Cochran
Theodore Queen, who for the
j past 15 years has owned and operated
Queen's furniture store
and cabinet shop on the Cullowhee
Road, has sold his business anc
property to J. C. Cochran, of Bryson
City, who will operate the
cabinet shop.
Mr. Queen has moved his stocl<
to the Padgett building, also or
Cullowhee Road and will continue
to operate his furniture businesi
there. Mr. and Mrs. Queen have
moved into the T. J. Moody home
in Love Field.
Officials Attend P.M.A.
Meet In Bryson City
Mrs. J. F. Corbin, secretary t<
the A.A.A. office, and D. C. Higdon,
Blaine Nicholson, and C. T
Shelton. the Jackson county com
mittee, attended the 10th distric
meeting of the Production an<
Marketing Administration held ii
Bryson City on the past Monday
J. H. Enloe, fieldman of the dis
trict, Asheville, was in charge c
' the meeting.
I
Dillsboro P.T.A. To Mee
[ The Parent-Teacher associatio
i of the Dillsboro school will met
; on Tuesday afternoon, April 1!
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. A
members of the association, pa
trons, and friends of the scho<
are urged to attend. Mrs. Luci]
Jacobs is president.
> Thomas Gives
I On Rabies Im
On Saturday, ^April 9 from 9
5 12 o'clock a.m. Charlie Thorns
* district sanitarian, will intervic
and appoint Rabies Inspectors f
r Jackson County for this year
the Health office in the cour
house.
Mr. Thomas stated that a ve
successful program was carrr
out last year, and that he appr
ciates the splendid cooperation
the program given him by the pu
y lie and the efforts of the vario
y Rabies Inspectors. The work w
le well worthwhile for all concern
le as there was no known, or repoi
in ed case of rabies originating
t- Jackson County for the entire yc
k, of H*48. He hopes for as succei
oJ ful a compaign this year.
The following regulations gc
Jackson County
Ideal For Farming,
Industry, Tourist
=*
$2.00 A Year?5c Copy
rovided
I
? Provide !
|
r Two Cars,
so Equipped
* Now Have Hook-up With
Patrol And All Parts
J Of Western N. C.
I Two-Wiry F. \1. radio communi!
cation' has r boon provided for the
SiuTi::"s Dep. rtmont of Jackson
county and the Police Department
of Svlva, with a tie-up
with tiie State highway patrol,
Waynesville Canton and Asheville,
with outlets through the State
Patrol for all points in the State.
The equipment, provided by the
, County and Town, was installed
last Wednesday and is now in use
and available lor service 24 hours
per day, county officials said.
The equipment was purchased
by the County Commissioners
from the Link Radio Corporation,
with the town of Sylva buying
the transmitter and receiver for
the police car. The call letters for
the Jackson station are, K.T.A.
313. It has a watt transmitter
F.M. The transmitter is located
on the 4th floor of the courthouse,
with the aerial on the courthouse
tower and remote control located
in the county jail for the convenience
of operation.
1 Transmitter and receiver were
I installed on the car of Sheriff Middleton
and also on the car of Deputy
Frank Allen at Cashiers, as
well as the police car. The sheriff
and deputy can communicate direct
with each other, or the police
from anywhere in the county. They
can call the station at the jail which
j can in turn cail Asheville highway
^ patrol station and the message relayecfback
to patrolmen anywhere.
In that way immediate and ali
most direct communication is
. maintained at all times between
? the county, and town officers and
; state patrol. The public can get
I in touch with any officer by calling
. the county jail and the operator
? there will then call the officers.
When the call came in about the
. McAlhaney wreck Saturday after.
] noon the patrol was contacted immediately
and rushed to the scene
5 taking an ambulance and wrecker
> along.
? When the public wishes to get
in touch with the Sheriff's department
or Police Department all
that is necessary is to call the
county jail and state who they
want, whether sheriff Mildleton,
3 deputy Allen, city police or the
State Highway Patrol the call will
, go out immediately to be picked
up by the officers.
i Spring Revival At
n Jarrett Memorial Is
Still In Progress
Rev. C. H. Green, of Canton in,f
stead of Rev. C. H. Allen, as renorted
to this newspaper last week,
assisting the pastor Rev. Wayne
C. Deitz in the Spring Revival
t now in progress at the Jarrett Men
morial Baptist church in Dillsboro.
it Rev. Deitz stated that week that
2, the services each evening at 7:30
11 and at 11 a. m. on Sunday, will
i- probably continue through Easter
d1 Sunday, April 17.
le The public is cordially invited
to attend.
Information
munization
to erning the vaccination of dogs,
is, the requirements by law, etc., are
;w given here by Mr. Thomas:
or It shall be the duty of the owners
at of every dog to have same vaccit
nated annually by a rabies inspect
or.
ry It shall be the duty of the health
ec* officer to appoint a sufficient nume~
ber of rabies inspectors to carry
*n out the provisions for vaccinations.
J The vaccination of all dogs in
lUS the counties of the district shall
ras begin on April 1st and shall be
^ completed within 90 days from the
't- date of beginning.
The fee for vaccination is $1.00
jar per dog if H hat had previous vaccination.
If no previous vaccinaiv
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