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4 * i Population Jackson County?20,000 * Sylva and Area ? 4,000 ? ? ? i VO^, XXIII?NO. 49 Republi Sylva Blood Center Will * Open 18 th * Allison Building Found I Most Suitable For Use 1 By Red Cross Officials | The Allison Buildmg of the Sylva Methodist Church, has been j approved as the site of the Jack-i son County Chapter's blood center,; scheduled to get under way Wed- \ nesday, May 18, Mrs. Dan K. Moore, chairman of the chapter's Blood committee, announced. A representative of the Ameri- j can National Red Cross has inspected quarters for sanitation, water, lighting, ventilation, etc., J and found that the requirements of facilities and conditions are J adequate to the need. Chairman Moore explained that the space will, in effect, contain all of the facilities of the larger fixed centers to be used during the visits of the mobile unit to Sylva. "When we make appointments > for donors," she said, "we shall try to stagger them in such a way that no one will be put to the in^ fnnvpnience of lone waiting. The actual process of getting blood will take no longer than 30 minutes, including the brief rest and the eating of light refreshments. "We should like to keep the time consumed at a minimum ^ ? making it as simple as possible for busy citizens to participate in our new lifesaving service." Those persons Wishing to contribute blood on the initial visit of the mobile unit to Sylva, May 18, may do so by contacting Mrs. W. R. Enloe for appointments. 66 People Examined In Eye Clinic April 25-26 Eye clinic sponsored by the Sylva Lions club and State Blind Commission of Raleigh in cooperation with the district Health department and the county Wel^ fare department, was held here p, April 25 and 26. A total of 66 people were examined: 18 adults and 48 children. Results were: glasses prescribed for 13 adults, and 14 children; 4 needed surgery; 6 needed nothing particularly; 4 needed further study before diagnosis and recommendations could be made. Dr. Pratt Cheek conducted the clinic with the assistance of Miss Elba Sneed, medical social worker with the State Blind Commission. The American Optical Co. ? sent a representative to measure glasses where prescribed. Tuckaseigee River Closed To Fishing Above Dillsboro Game and Fish Warden W. B. Cope announced this week that f the portion of Tuckaseigee river from Dillsboro to the forks at Tuck, aseigee, will be closed to fishing during the month of May. The order for closing came through \ C. P. Patton, State game commissioner. * Future Homem Represented In The Future Homemakers clubs of Jackson county high schools were represented by Jean Harris and Betty Revis of Sylva High and Clara Jo Phillips and Ann Hampton-of Cullowhee High school at the State Future Homemakers association Rally held in Raleigh last week. Jean Crawford, Western Carolina Teachers college delegate to the College Work Shop for Home Economics clubs being held ~ ^ - ' ' ? T T ~4- n/-> 1 1 ft + IT t suies treeK in ndi ncu , and Mrs. Thelma H. Harrill, accompanied the High school girls on the trip. Mrs. Harrill is advisor to both the WCTC and Cullowhee High school Home Economics clubs. >. The group left Sylva at 2 o'1 clock Thursday afternoon. They t spent Thursday night in WinstonSalem with Mrs. John Avent. On Friday ihey went to Campbell college at Buies Creek to hear Miss * * Thi k cans S Mead Boa: Visits Sylv; f v 7 I :^H ' V E7 33E Sydney Ferguson, Chairman Board of Directors of Mead Corp. Diagnosis- Of Rabies In Dogs ' The symptoms of Rabies ma> be very suggestive, but a diagnois must always rest upon the pathological lesions or the inoculation tests. The course of the disease may be divided into three stages: (a) a premonitory stage, (b) a stage of excitement, and (c) a paralytic stage. The first two stages may be absent or transient. All rabid animals invariably become paralyzed before they die. In dogs the first symptom consists solely in a change in the disposition of the animal. He is easily excited, but does not show a tendency to bite. Soon the restlessness becomes more marked, and the animal may become furious and even show signs of delirium. The dog does not fear water, as is commonly supposed, but rushes about attacking every object in nis way. Dogs suffering from furious rabies have a tendency to run .ong distances (twenty-five miles or more), often biting and inoculating large numbers of other animals and persons en route. Very soon paralysis sets in, commencing in the hind legs, and finally becomes general. The course of the disease is always rapid, averaging from four to five days, rarely exceeding Sylva Seniors Visit Washington This Week A group of thirty-six seniors from Sylva Central high school, accompanied by Prof. Ralph L. Smith, principal; coach James Barnwell and Mrs. sorter acruggs,. Home Economics Instructor, left' Sylva Friday night at 10:30 for a! week's trip to Washington, D. C. The group traveled by a charter-1 ed Smoky Mountains Trailway[ bus. They arrived in Washington at 5 p. m. Saturday and left the Capitol City Wednesday on their return trip . home. ?Continued on page 4 akers Club : Raleigh Frances Urban, District Field secretary of the American Home Economics Association, in the evening she gave a very inspiring speech on the "History of Home Economics Clubs." She stressed that each FHA member always behave in a way becoming to a student of Home Economics. Pictures of the officers and workers in the American Home Economics Association Headquarters in Washington, D. C. were shown, also some pictures of scenes in and around Washington . On Saturday, April 23, the State FHA Rally met in the Hugh Morson High school in Raleigh. Some of the highlights of the convention were greetings from D. W. Sand? : 1 ? ' ~ Unoh \.Tnr. ers, principal oi mc -on High school; Leatrice Hill, S ate FHA president; ?nd from La (Continued on page 12) A7 CV .1 X . ~ Sy] wept I rd Chmn. a Division Ferguson Sees Progress Of Plant Modernization On Second Sylva Visit The Sylva Division of The Mead Corporation was visited Tuesday >y Sydney Ferguson, chairman of he. board of directors of the huge Corporation, accompanied by Ford Shepherd, public relations direcor. This was Mr. Ferguson's sec>nd visit to Sylva in little over ? fear. He first visited the Sylva plant March 24, 1948, then as Dresident of the Corporation, hav. ng since that time been elevated to the postion of board chairman. The first visit was to view the progress of the expansion program underway at the Sylva mill and to become acquainted with the men and women in charge of and operating the plant. The purpose of the visit Tuesday was to see the mill in operation following the major completion of the modernization program instituted several years ago at this plant. He stated to a Herald representative that he was well pleased with the progress made in the modernization program of this plant. Mr. Ferguson also stated that the Mead Corporation has spent millions of dollars in the post-war period mod ernizing their plants in order max they might produce a higher quality product more economically and at the same time continue tc offer benefits to the communities (Continued on page 12) ROBERT R, FISHER FUNERAL HELD HERE SATURDAY MORNING Funeral services for Robert Ransom Fisher, 50, who died Thursday evening of a heart attack at his home, were held Saturday at 11 o'clock in the Sylva Methodist church of which he was a member. Interment was in the Keener cemetery. The Rev. W. Q. Grigg pastor of the church; Rev. B. S Hensley, pastor of Scotts Creek Baptist church, and Rev. B. C Fisher, officiated. The body lay in state at the church for one hour prior to the service. Mr. Fisher was a son of the late R. R. Fisher, of Adflie. He was a barber in Sylva for many years but had been in declining health for some time, and had been in the N. C. Sanatorium at McCain N. C., for treatment just prior tc his death. He had only been back home one week when he suffered n hf>art. attack. Pallbearers were Grady Clayton, Fisher Sprinkle, Paul Sutton W. J. Fisher, Dillard Coward Frank Fricks, Hugh Monteith anc R. W. Fisher. Honorary pallbearers were: Dr D. D. Hooper, Dr. Grover Wilkes Dr. Bernard Smith, D. G. Bryson Thomas Wyke, Ernest Bird, Ver :on Cope, A. A. Bryson, Cheste: Scott, Judge Dan K. Moore, Judg< Felix E. Alley, Gudger Crawford Fred Williams, Herbert Gibson Frank Hyatt, E. L. McKee, Edwii Allison, Zeb Parris, O. E. Monteith and E. P. Stillwell. Out of town relatives and friend attending the funeral were:Rev. E C. Fisher, Gardner-Webb College Boiling Springs; Mrs. Nilson Shep herd, Asheville; Mr. and Mrs. Pau Sutton, Lake Junaluska; Fishe Sprinkle, Waynesville; Rev. am , Mrs. Clayton Lime, of Andrew; ' Miss Thelma Moody, Whittiei Charlie Ensley, Bryson City; Mi ar.d Mrs. S. E. Varner, Brevarc vtre Hawk-ins. Fort Mver; I .?! i O AVUipil A w7 - r I Fla.; Miss Mamie Clayton, Waynes I ville; Mr. and Mrs. Gordie Clay ton, Waynesville; and Burch A1 iis^n, of Hickory. Surviving are the widow; tw sisters, Mrs. Herman Bolen, Can ton and Mrs. Carl Metcalf. Ashe ville; three brothers, Ben Fishc of Columbia, S. C., Paul and Alle I Fisher of Addie. LVA ] Iva, N. C. Thursday, May nto Po I Republican Ticket In Office First Time In History Of City Due to a split in the Democratic ranks in the town of Sylva election ? * A.: T~> ,ui; here Tuesday tne enure nepuuncan ticket for Mayor and Board of Aldermen was swept into power for the first time in the history of HUGH E. MONTEITH the town. There have been times ?ihon a citizen's ticket. Ill 111C (/UOl II livtl ? ? composed of men of both parties has been elected, such was the case in 1917 when the late George Sutton, Republican, was elected Mayor. The town has not had a Republican mayor since that time The Republican ticket elected Tuesday was composed of Hugh - E. Monteith for mayor; and Fred i E. Cope.. George L. Painter, Dr. D j D. Hooper, Walter D. Warren and Britton Moore, for board members One of the heaviest votes in recent history was cast in the election which created much public interest due to several factors entering in, one being the proposed $150,000 water bond issue, which was voted down by a vote of 391 against to 187 for it. The vote was as follows: Monteith 396 for mayor against 272 ' for incumbent Jack C. Allison. i The vote for aldermen, Republican?George L. Painter, 404; Walter D. Warren, 404; Britton M Moore, 397; Dr. D. D. Hooper, 390 ' and Fred E. Cope, 379. , The Democrat vote for boarc . members was: Dr. Harold S. Mc: Guire, 294; Joseph F. Wilson, 265 . Raymond R. Nicholson, Jr., 266 ' James F. (Archine) Crawford, 252 ! and Woody R. Hampton, 289. wnen me new uumu mcmucu ' take office has not been announc? ed, according to mayor-elect Hugh i E. Monteith. i Mayor-elect Hugh Monteith i told a Herald representative tha' , a statement on policies will b< > made after the new administratior : 'akes office. ASHE SUCEEDS THE j LATE MRS. McKEE AS WELFARE BOARD HEAL Jonathan E. Brown Is J Now Member of Counts r Board, Succeeding 5 A. J. Dills Mr. G. C. Henson, Superinten ' dent of Public Welfare for Jack 1 son County and Executive secre '? tary to the Jackson County Boar< of Public Welfare, announced tha 5 the county board met Monda; ' morning in the county welfare of l* fice and organized by electing 1 " Walter Ashe chairman of th * board, filling the vacancy create r by the death of Mrs. E. L. McKe who had been welfare chairma 5?) since July 1, 1937, until her cleat r? in December. r,J Under the present set-up fc appointing county welfare boar 5> members, the State board of healt "| appoints one member, the count " J commissioners one and the loc<' "I health board appoints the thir j member. The three . membc ? j board then appoints its, own chair '"man. Mr. Ashe was the Stal -1 ?rj (Continued on page 12; n | SOSSAMON S In Syfv l Her/ 5, 1949 wer In SylvaSchoc Events To King And Queen To Be*" frownpfl Mid-Air Of Pom And Glory, Library To Display Books The Sylva Elementary school will present its first May Day program with all the pomp and glory of the crowning of the King and Queen and other events in connection with the coronation exercises on Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock>The exercises will be staged on the campus in front of the high school building and is being given by the students of the gram^ mar grades under the direction of their teachers. The royal procession will be escorted to the throne where the Superintendent, W. Vernon Cope will crown Tommy Ginn as king and Darla Mae Rice as his queen. The maid of honor will be Joyce Nicholson, escorted by Billie Mc-( Clure. The attendents of the Royal couple include: Pa^sy Lindsay, ( Haralene Morris, Peggy Chambers, Clara Bryson, Erlene Hurst, Doris Moody, Eddie Muriel Jones, De- , 1 lois Reed. Escorts will be: Jackie Cooper, Lambert Hooper, Richard , Ginn, Edward Sumner, Bobby Beck, Gary Carden, Olin Blanton, 1 and Tommy Reed. ( Following the coronation Miss 1 Eddie Lou Terrell will sing a solo, 1 "Welcome Sweet Springtime." ' A group from each of the grammar grades will then entertain the I King and Queen and court. A spe cial feature will be the May p^le ' dance by students of the 6th and " 7th grades. : Following the coronation and the ' May Pole dance tea will be served I in the elementary school library 1 with Jean Cogdill, Edith Moore, and Leah Sutton in charge. At this time the collection of 600 new li brary books will be on display. * It is hoped that a large number of parents and friends of the school will be present. : AUXILIARY NAMES ! COMM. MEMBERS T /-? carinn/-Y mnn t Vi 1 vr mpptini' of 1 uv, tttVUWUi^ (WW ; the newly organized Auxiliary to I the Harris hospital met last Thursday at the hospital with the presi; dent, Mrs. Harry Ferguson, presid. ing. Business transacted consisted { of the appointment of the following committees: Membership, Mrs. I Pratt Cheek, chmn., Mrs. Ralph , { Sutton, Mrs. Ernest Bird, Dr. Daisy ? McGuire, and Mrs. Chester Scott. 1 Resolutions?Mrs. W. T. Wise,! chmn., Mrs. Paul Kirk. Mrs. Guy Leatherwood; Finance?Mrs. Dar ' i Moore, chmn., Mrs. T. D. Slagle, | Mrs. J. C. Cannon, Mrs. Raymond Sutton, Dr. Noracella Wilson: Hospitality ? Mrs. Grover Wilkes, chmn., Mrs. Jennings Bryson, Mrs. I Ramsey Buchanan, Mrs. J. E. Buckner, Mrs. W. R. Enloe. House committee?Miss Anne Enloe, chmn., Mrs. D. G. Bryson, f Mrs. J. B. Ensley; Publicity?Mrs. R. S. Morgan; By-Laws?Mrs. W. T. Wise, chmn., Mrs. Grover Wilkes, Mrs. Mary Cowan, Dr. Patsy McGuire, and Mrs. R. W. Kirchberg. ^ A general discussion of the fund t raising campaign was held. All members present were urged to bring a new member to the next , auxiliary meeting which will be ..oi i June 2. Anv interested wornn * ^ an in the county is invited to become a member of the organizan tion' h Bill Fold Turns ir Up After 3 Years (j When Berry Gaither, wrom most h people remember as manager of v Park Lunch Room, now of Broil vard, came out of the Marines at d San Francisco in 1946 he lost his ,r bill fold containing a $100 Postal Money Order, $50 in cash and c other important credentials. The bill fold was returned to him last week with all contents except the S50 in cash. It was sent to him __ through the Navy department. ild r City E >1 May Day Be Friday Welfare Board Head B! T. WALTER ASHE, well known civic and community leader of Jackson County, has been appoint- | 3d bv the State Welfare Boaixi j to membership on the Jackson | County Welfare board, filling the vacancy created by the death of Mrs. E. L. McKee last Dec. At an organization meeting of the county board Monday, Mr. Ashe j was elected chairman of the board. MYSTERiOUS"FIRE AT HOTEL PUT OUT, BEFORE BIG DAMAGE What might have been a disastrous fire for Sylva was averted at 12:15 a.m. last Friday when a roomer in room 16 on the second floor of Carolina, hotel noticed light outside of his window. On investigating he found a piece of wood on fire which was leaning against the brick wall, resting on a wooden ledge between the 2nd and 3rd stories of the building. The fire was immediately put out with the use of fire extenguishers. Had it been allowed to burn nuch longer there is no telling the damage that might have been done. Mr. Cope, chief of the Sylva fire department investigated the fire and could find no cause for its having started unless sparrows had carried matches or a smoldering cigarette or cigar into a nest of trash. Mr. Cope issued a warning to all property owners to make a thorough search of their premises for just such "sparrow fire traps." Miss Johnson Joins ?- ? ^0 Technician Stan ui Local Doctors Miss Eugenia Johnson, formerly with the Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, arrived in Sylva Saturday to become associate laboratory technician for the doctors located in the new Ferguson building on Main street. Glenville F.F.J Place In Cattle, When the judges completed their findings at the annual Future Farmers of America Federatior Livestock judging contest for the Nantahala district including the counties of Haywood, Jackson Macon, Swain, Clay, Cherokee anc Graham, which was held at the State Test Farm and the Gallowaj Dairy Farm in Haywood count} last Friday it was found that three Glenville high school FFA boy: won first place in the dairy cattle class. The boys, with their Instiuctor C. J. Rich, entered the contest and carried off the honor: i mufh to the nleasure of the en tire community. The Glenville students were Thad Mills, 14, son of Dallas Mills Keith Wright ,son of Mr. and Mrs Joe L. Wright, of Cashiers, an< Arley Stewart, son of Hayes Ste Jackson County Ideal For Farming, Industry, Tourist $2.00 A Year?5c Copy lection Mrs. Moore Will Head PTA Again Vernon Cope Tells Of School Enlargement Program For County The Sylva Parent-Teacher Association held its last meeting of the year last Wednesday night and elected officers for the coming year as follows: Mrs. Dan Moore, president, Mrs. M<5ore has served as president the past year; Paul Kirk, vice-president; Miss Evelyn Sherrill, secretary and Mrs. Walter Jones, treasurer. Miss Sherrill and Mrs. Jones also being re-elected. The program consisted of talks by Mrs. Dan Tompkins, Prof. Ralph L. Smith, Superintendent W. V. Cope, Miss Juanita Davis, H. Gibson, and Joann Moody. Mrs. Tompkins' talk was on the subject of Education and the Home. Prof. Smith, principal of the school, expressed his appreciation for the aid given by the Association in securing a piano for the school >and for the services of a librarian to catalog the books and - ? i i l : L T_T^ reorganize me scnuui nuiar/. nc also told of his plans for promoting further improvements in the Sylva school during the summer and coming session of 1949-50. Miss Davis discussed the relation of the teacher and the parent. Mr. Gibson talked on the Parent's relation to the school and duties and responsibilities resting on them" in helping the teachers and school officials in providing better schools for our children. M iss Joann Moody's talk was the educational view from the students standpoint. | Superintendent Cope highj lighted the program with his talk I on what the recent legislature did toward proving aid for new buildr ings and repairing of old ones, and other phases of the state and county educational systems. He informed the teachers and parents i ! ?Continued on page 12 FUNERAL FOR ANNIE ! MAE FOX; 12, HELD AT SPEEDWELL CHURCH Annie Mae Fox, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Fox, died Monday morning at 10 o'clock following an illness with measels and complications. Funeral services were held Wednesday at z:uu o clock p.m. at the Speedwell Baptist church with Rev. Zollie Fox officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Moody Funeral Home was in charge. Annie Mae was a student in the _ Cullowhee training school and was a very bright student. She was the eldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Fox who survive as well as two young brothers, David Lee and William. 1. Boys Win 1st Judging Contest . wart, of Erastus. The boys had a total score of 894 points against 1 the Franklin class' score of 831 1 points, putting them in second 1 place. The highest scoring individual ' was Thad Mills with a score of 1 325 points. His nearest rival was ; from the Murphy class with the 7 score of 322 points. The contest also included beef ' cattle and hogs. Waynesville won * i first place and Franklin second " in the beef cattle class. First and second place winners will ?0 to Statesville Saturday, s May 7, to enter the district contest, composed of boys from schools of 25 counties. The judging contest and FFA rally will be held at the Iredell county fair grounds near Statesville. The Glenville boys i will be accomnanied by their in structor, Mr. Rich.
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