VOL. XXIV?NO. 42
Jackson Till
Association <
At Meeting ]
Object Is To Aid
In Cure And
prevention
Budget Set-up For Planning
Program' Mrs. Dan
Moore Made President,
Board Named
Jackson County Tuberculosis
Association was organized Monday
evening at a 6:30 o'clock
Dutch treat dinner at Jarret'
Springs hotel with a group of club
leaders and interested citizens attending.
Scott Venable, Statr
Field worker, was present and
helped organize the group.
A board representing differen
sections of the county was named
as follows: Savannah-Webster
area, Marcellus Buchanan; Dillsboro,
J. C. Cannon, Jr.; Sylva, Mrs.
Walter Jones, Mrs. Ralph Smith
W. V. Cope, and Mrs. Dan Moore;
Cullowhee, Mrs. Paul Reid, Miss
Alice Benton, Rev. Charles B.
McConnel; Cashiers, Mrs. Louie
Allen; Qualla, Johnny Hyatt; Balsam,
John T. Jones. Officers
elected are, Mrs. Dan Moore, president;
Rev. McConnel, vice-president;
Mrs. Paul Reid, recording
secretary; Mrs. Louie Allen, correspondent
secretary; Mrs. Walter
T"*""' ^ooMirop Mrs "Ralnh
%l LW 1C3| UbBSUiVti ? .(
Smith was appointed chairman of
the Seal sale committee. The
group ratified a constitution for
the organization at this meeting.
Mrs. Walter Jones was namer
case finding chairman and only o?*
her authorization can Xrrays b<
paid for the expense of the association.
An approximate budget of $450?
00 was set up for the planning
program. It will be the purpose j
of the association to help promote)
the cure and prevention of tuberculosis
throughout the county.
On Monday, April 3, the board (
will meet at Jarrett Springs hotel j
at 6:30 p.m. to make definite plans!
for the program of work for the.
coming year.
Miss Lucile Hunt and Dr. Car]
Janowasky were named ex-officio
members of the committee
and will serve in connection with
planning and executing the program.
This Association will be one
among seven working in Western
North Carolina. Members of these
??...ill nUan/1 a Ciofa nlannlrtff
gruu^d Will aviviiu a v??iw |
program at Qearge VaAd&rbilt
hotel in Asheville on March 31.
Davis Bryson In Race
t
For Finance Commissioner
Mr. Davis Bryson, of Cullowhee
^ has announced that he will be
a candidate for the nomination |
for Finance Commissioner of Jack-J
son County in the May 27th Democratic
primary. ,
Local Merchant
Waterproofed j
The new waterproofed suits
for the Sylva Fire Department,
donated by the merchants of Sylva
to the Department, are now
on the way. Twenty suits, costing
approximately $35 each, were
paid for by civic-minded merchants,
as a token of appreciation
for the fine job being done by the
volunteer firemen of Sylva. The
suits consist of coat, trousers, and
? * -
boots. Tney are maae ui ?cavj
duck canvas, lined with a layer
of fleece and a layer of rubber,
making them both warm and
water-resistant. Ail ol the suilb
are black, with the exception of
the chief and his two assistants,
whose suits are white, enabling
them to be spotted instantly at
fires.
At the regular weekly meeting
last Monday, the money for these
suits was turned over to the Department
by Ed Nicholson, president
of the Merchants Association
The 20 members of the Fire Department
were present 100 pe;
: THl
)erculosis
Organized
Monday
J
RESIGNS POST
W. T. BROWN, for the past nine
months Jackson County Farm
Agent, has resigned this position
to accept a ^position with the
Gainesville, Ga. Hatchery in
charge of hatching egg production
in six Western North Carolina
counties. Mr. Brown will have
headquarters in Sylva and will
continue to make his home here.
Mr. Brown first came to Jackson
County in August, 1943, as
Farm Home Administration Supervisor,
later teaching vocational
agriculture at Cullowhee and then
into the Farm Agent work. He
and Mrs. Brown are very active
in all church and community affairs.
Miss Mclver, Clothing
Specialist, To Be
Here March 24th
Miss Julia Mclver, Extension
Specialist in clothing from Raleigh,
N. C., will be in Sylva at
the Courthouse on Friday, March
24, at 2 o'clock. Miss Mclver will
give a demonstration on professional
touches in sewing, and all
persons who attend the meeting
are requested to bring a seven
inch zipper, a few scraps of cotton
materials, pins, needles, thimble,
sewing thread, and scissors.
'The meeting is expected to last
about two or two and one-half
hours. |
Jackson Co. Curb-Market |
Will Open April 7th I
I The Jackson County Curb
marKet commitiee pians iu reopen
the Curb-market on Friday
morning, April 7, at 8:30 o'clock.
Mrs. D. C. Higdon, president,
stated that many persons may
wish to buy eggs, dressed chickens,
canned goods, baked cakes,
pies, etc., for Easter.
The Curb-market is located near
Sylva High school. The committee
expects to install a market sign
for the public's benefit.
ts Buy Twenty
Fireman Suits
; cent for the occasion, which was
highlighted by a short talk by Mr.
James Bailey, who is with American-La
France Company, world's
largest manufacturers of firefighting
equipment. Mr. Baile\
spoke of the necessity for educaing
the general public to be "fire
conscious", stressing the needless
loss of life and property suffered
? - ?- - u.
in the United states eacn year o>
fire. From 12,000 to 15,000 persons
are burned to death each yea:
in our nation, he stated, but sti)
the publia trys to ignore thi.<
slaughter, feeling that it won'*
"happen to me." The prevention
of fires is our greatest need anc
our greatest asset, he said. H
suggested organizing a committee
within the local department V
; work with the local civic organiza1
tions, schools, etc., to educate the
public to the danger of fire anc
> make them fire conscious at a
7 times. This is the only effective
means of preventing fires and sav 1
ing life and property, he ended.
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Sylva
W. C. HENNESSEE IS
NOMINATED BY GOP I
FOR CONGRESS RACE
Twelfth congressional district
Republicans on last Friday drafted !
W. C. Hennessee, political leader I
and business man of Sylva, as their 1
candidate for congress this fall. <
The biennial convention, meet- s
ing in Hendersonville, chose Mr. <
Hennessee by acclamation. In I
talking with Mr. Hennessee a Her- e
aid representative was told that I
he did not think he would accept i
tht.. nomination as personal business
matters required all of his s
attention. Mr. Hennessee was <
placed in nomination by J. B. <
Painter, Jackson County delegate. 1
The convention called upon the i
party to adopt a States Rights ?
plank u?* the 1950 platform and i
scored Federal aid to education I
and the President's Fair Employ- i
ment Practices Commission proposal.
Miss Daisy Smith Undergoes
Operation In Charlotte
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Smith and
son, Carl, of Cope Creek went to
Charlotte Friday to tspend the j
week-end with their daughter, and i
sister, Miss Daisy Smith. On their!,
arrival they found Daisy must j'
undergo an emergency operation; J
at Charlotte Memorial hospital. j
They returned Sunday and Miss (
Margaret Smith left Monday to
stay with her sister until her re- ,
lease from the hospital at which
time they will both return to
Sylva where Daisy will stay during
her convalescence.
Daisy has been an employee of
Charlotte Memorial hospital for
the past year.
GENERAL CLINICS i
HELD EACH FRIDAY
AT HEALTH OFFICE
Doctor Carl C. Janowsky, Health
officer, wishes to make the following
announcements: General
clinic at the Health Department
in Sylva will be held on Fridays
from 1:00 to 3:30 p. m. until furth-.
er r^otice. This is necessary toj
allow time during the spring!
months for pre-school clinics,
i Pre-school clinics begin on Fri
day, March 17, at 9 o'clock, at Savannah.
Pre-school clinics will
be held also at Beta school at
9 a.m. on Friday, March 24, and
at colored Consolidated school at
11 a.m. on the same day.
A well-baby clinic will be held
at the C. 'J. Harris hospital at
9:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 6th.
This clinic will be conducted on
the first Thursday of every month
by Dr. David Daniel, well known
pediatrician of Sylva. This clinic
is intended primarily for infants
and children of pre-school age.
Mrs. Raymond Sutton, president
of the Parent-Teachers Association
of Jackson county, announced
that P.-T.A. officials will mee' j
with Dr. Janowsky on Saturday,;
March 18 at 9 a.m. at the court!
(Continued on page 12)
James Golden Funeral
Held At Kirklands Creek ;
Funeral services for James Gol- !
den, 29, who died Sunday, Feb- j
ruary 19, were held at Kirklands;
Creek Baptist church near Bry- j
son City, with the Rev. Monteith, I
officiating. Burial was in the'
church cemetery.
Mr. Golden, a former resident of
Sylva, had been bedfast for the'
past 17 months.
Pallbearers were, Ray Hedden,
B. L. Mathis, Glen Sitton and Bill
Moody.
Flower girls were Edith Sitton,
Patsy Sitton, Dorothy Sitton, Garnell
Bowers, Mozell Sitton and
Billy Lee Wiggins.
Surviving are the mother, Mrs,.
Julia Golden, of Bryson City; one
aunt, Mrs. Bob Mathis, Sylva; two
uncles, Dave Golden, and Mack
Golden of Bryson City.
Those from Dillsboro and Sylva
attending the funeral were: Mrs
Mont Cannon, Mrs. Pearson Kin1
caid, Mrs. W. A. Sutton, Earl Sutton,
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Beck, and
_ Mr, and Mrs, Walter Potts.
SYLVA CITY MARKET . . In AAP
LVA ]
l, N. C. Thursday, March !
HONS BEHIND MILK
PRODUCTION PLAN OF
COUNTY FARMERS
The Board of Directors of the
Sylva Lions Club at a recent meeting
voted unanimously to endorse
:he action recently taken by the
iairy farmers in Jackson County
>o far as organizing a local asso:iation
of milk producers. The
Doard further went on record as
mcouraging. local businesses and
aousewives to support our dairymen
by buying their product.
It was pointed out that Jackson
County is producing only about
Dne-third as much milk as it
consumes. If all buyers of milk
would patronize our local dairymen
by buying their product thru
Vantahala Creamery it would be
potesible to increase production
:hree times thus greatly increasng
their purchasing power.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR TOM COWARD, 58,
HELD LAST FRIDAY
Funeral services for Tom Coward,
58, who died at C. J. Harrir
Hospital on March 6, were held
at the home Friday, March 10, and
burial was in the family cemetery
on John's Creek. Rev. Cleve
Queen was in charge of the services.
Moody Funeral Home wat
in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Coward, a prominent farmer
of the Cowarts section, died
following a brief illness.
Surviving are the widow, ar
the following children, Carl Coward,
Mrs. James Coggins, Mrs.
Lindon Brown, of the State <
Washington, Mrs. J. C. Franks, o
Glenville; Ray, David, R. V. D.,
Russell and Jason, all of Cowans
four sisters, Mrs. Laura Rogers o
Cowarts; Mrs. Samantha Moore,
Cullowhee; Mrs. Bennie Aiken, o
Sylva, and Mrs. Rosie Elrod, c
Newberry, S. C. Also one brother,
Henry Coward, of High Point.
New Secretary of NCMA
\y\jfl ffjfefc,
HI
Jane Harris Hendricks, above,
is the new assistant secretary of
the North Carolina Merchants Association.
She succeeds Thompson
Greenwood, who on March
1 became executive secretary of
the organization.
Mrs. Hendricks, for the past
three years public relations director
for the American Retail
Federation in Washington, D. C..
will assume her duties with the
association on May 1. A native of
Concord, N. C., she attended St.
Mary's in Raleigh and Salem College
in Washington-Salem.
CHEROKEE DRAMA
niflrrnw niiTO
UAdi irn-uuio
Cherokee, N. CM March 13?
Try-outs for role parts In Unto
These Hills, a drama of the Cherokees,
opening here July 1 for a
full summer run, will be held in
Mountainside Theatre here Friday,
March 17, from 9 to 12 a.m
a.nd 2 to 5 p.m., it was announced
by Harry Davis, Production Director.
Almost a half-hundred speakinf
parts are included in-the scrip'
which calls for a cast of approximately
one hundred. Applicant*
, need only to present themselves
1 at Mountainside Theatre for tests
* _
The try-cii.s will be continues
Saturday, March 18, in three s^S'
FiERi
16,1950
Receipts An
For Ruilriin;
New Hospital Manager
%
Kv
WILLIAM F. ANDREWS
William F. Andrews, above, is
the new business administrator
for C. J. Harris hospital, having
taken over his duties with the
local institution March 1st.
Mr. Andrews is a graduate of
the hospital administration course
at Duke Hospital, and a graduate
or Duke University in the class of
1948. He completed his administrative
course February 1.
A native of Lynn, Mass., Andrews
is 30 years old, married and
has one child, a daughter. Mrs.
Andrews and daughter will join
Mr. Andrews in Sylva within the
| next few weeks.
HOSPITAL DAY
POSTPONED UNTIL
|M AY 13TH
| Because oi the c?^al strike
the production of cars has been
greatly curtailed. For this reaso
! the Hospital Auxiliary has been
unable to obtain the Plymouth car
which it planned to dispose of 01
Saturday, March 25. This car will
be available by May 13 and wi1
be disposed of at that time.
Since this change was necessary
it was decided to postpone th
Bazaar, Food sale, and supper t<
May 13 also.
Mark May 13 on your calenda
as Hospital Day. Plan to come
to the Bazaar and other activities
Be on hand for the disposal ol
T31 onnm 1 Wi
II1C A tjtiiwuvii.
Tickets for the disposal of the
car will be available at any tirr
from now until May 13. Buy a
many as you can. Help the hos!
pital.
BURNS FATAL FOR
{MRS. J. D. GIBSON
Mrs. J. D. Gibson, 45, of the
j Barker's Creek community, diec
l<*st Wednesday night at the Har?
| ris hospital from burns receiver
j in an accident at her home.
| Mrs. Gibson, an invalid, is saic
to have toppled from a chair intc
the fire earlier in the day. Hei
i husband was away from the hous<
' gathering firewood at the time o
the accident.
Surviving in addition to th<
husband is one daughter, Mrs
Isabelle Angel of Jacksonville
Fla.
Funeral services were held Fri
- ? . n i_ T>_
j ciay at z p.m. ax uix v^rtrc* oa^iu
church. Rev. Ernest Jamison of
I
, ficiated. Burial was in the Be
Knob cemetery.
I Moody Funeral home was i;
' ftrge.
i Frozen Food Picture
Will Be Shown
1 The Sylva Home Demonstratio
1 club will meet at the Courthou*
Monday, March 20 at 2 o'ejnd
' Mrs. C. L. Allison, president, wi
' be hostess for the meeting. A
up-to-dae "Frozen Food" pictui
will be shown by Mr. Bill Sloa
J of the Nantahala Power and Ligl
L Co.
? sions, from 9 to 12 a.m. and froi
i 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m., at Cit
. Memorial Auditorium, Ashevill
1
- S08SAMON'S in Syl*
$2.00 A Year?5c Copy
es Of Funds
f
\LD(
d Expenditur*
2j Hospital Wii
$35,000 Addition
Much Needed Facilii
In line with a policy to keep the pe
cost of operation of the C. J. Harris
releases along this nature is that of th
wing to the institution. The compl
* -1 ! J A
money received ana money paia oui i
CASH RECEIPTS:
Jackson County (Taxes Collec ed;
Religious Organizations
Woodmen of the World
Masonic * Lodge
The Duke Endowment
U. S. O. and United War Fund (T
C. J. Hairis Hospital Ladies Auxil
Individuals and Business Firms..
Transfer from Hospital Operating
T
DISBURSEMENTS:
Excavating and Hauling Stone
Building Materials for new Addit
Plumbing and Heating
Furniture and Fixtures
Labor and Construction
Total Expenditures I
Balance of cash 01
March Outstanding Unpaid Bills:
Builders' Supply Co
Dillsboro Light & Power Co
t
Cash on hand plus notes currently 1
cy of $599.58 needed to clear the pr(
are paid.
This new wing, opened for use sevt
need in providing extra facilities f<
hospital service in this area.
Funeral Services He^l Fri. C
For Mrs. M. Whiteside ^
?* 1 UnU IT..; C
" r unt'rai ?>ei v n.ca wci c uciu 111- ( ^
day at 2 p.m. at the Jackson Lin'
Baptist church for Martha White- |
side, 79, who died at the home,
o'\n daughter, Mrs. H.
at Bryson City the preceding' d
Thursday. Rev. T. F. Deitz and d
Rev. B. S. Hensley officiated, t]
Burial was in the church ceme- 0
tery. o
Nephews were pallbearers and t
nieces were in charge of the flow- r
ers. f
Mrs. Whiteside, who had beei v
ill for the past 12 years, was a *
native of Swain county, wher *
she resided with her daughter fo r
the past six years. Before tha
time she had lived with anothc w
daughter, Mrs. Rufus Deitz, i)
Sylva for some time.
Surviving in addition to Mrs
Wiggins and Mrs. Deitz is another <
] daughter, Mrs. Leah Wiggins o i
Bryson City and a number oj '
grandchildren and great grand- ]
children. i
Moody Funeral Home had 1
charge of the arrangements. 1
Going from Sylva to the fun- 1
eral were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wil- ,
liams, Mrs. Don Fisher, Mrs. Ollic ;
, Banks, and Mr. and Mrs. E. L I
1 Erwin and Jane. <
Federation Slot
Have Annual A
r
3 F. E. Parker of Sylva was nomf
inated by the Jackson county
stockholders of the Farmers Fed?
eration to serve as a director o
the co-operative for the next twc
years. The stockholders met for
their annual meeting in the ware
house of the organization at Sylv,
t on Saturday, March 11.
More than 100 farmers gathered
in the warehouse and heard talks
on agricultural problems by James
G. K. McClure, federation president,
and Dr. Emerson Collins,
North Carolina extension agronomist.
Mr. McClure told the assembled1
n farmers that the federation plans
;e to have a membership drive all
' over Western North Carolina tr
enlist the younger farmers in itswork.
He also said, "You can't
e *
build up a town unless you build
up the income of the farmer." H
it
pointed out that the federation i
_ paying $12,000 every business da.
Ti in the year for farm produce,
y In the absence of the Rev. Due.
mont Clarke, head of the religious
department of the federation, Mc a
Clure gave a report on the Lore
tig Released
ow Providing
ties For This Area
ople of this area informed on the
Community hospital the first of
e cost of building the new Massie
ete financial statement showing
on this project is as follows:
) $824.50
167.40
333.00
50.00
7,500.00
ransfer) 579.31
Liary 1,772.21
1 A OA A AA
l?,?JV*.UO
Account 5,053.13
otal Receipts $35,583.63
$585.40
ion 13,860.16
7,061.80
4,918.94
8,823.15
Dec. 31, 1949 $35,249.45
i Hand Dec. 31 334.18
5
$336.90
1,996.86
Total Unpaid ..$2,333.76
total $1,734.18, leaving a deficien>ject
after deferred contributions
2ral months ago, is filling a great
Dr taking care of those needing
SHERIFF CUTS TWO
STILLS ON HEAD OF
IICK'S CREEK
"Sheriff Griffin Middleton and
eputy Warfield Turpin report
estruction of two large stills on
he head waters of Dick's Creek
n last Friday. Over 300 gallons
f mash was destroyed along with
he complete still outfits. No arests
were made. This makes
our stills destroyed by the sheriff
vithin the past week, which is in
ine with the sheriff's plan to rid
he county of as many whiskey
naking outfits as can be found.
15 Coon Coming For
Restocking Jackson Area
Members of Jackson County
2oon Hunters Club and other *
jportsmen have been notified that
75 coon will be at the Masonic
Lodge hall in Dillsboro Friday
night at 7:30 for ditribution to
those wishing them for restocking
purposes. These grown coon were trapped
in the Jackson, N. C.,
area. A. J. Robinson and Gene
- - - ? t ? _ Al
Brooks, members 01 tne ciud, leu
by truck Wednesday to bring the
coon to Dillsboro.
:kholders
teeting Here
Acre Movement, stating that a
series of meetings had been held
by Mr. Clarke among rural churches
in New York State and also
the fact that the Methodist Church
has had 16 different sets of color
slides made about the Lord's Acre
to be shown in various parts of
the country to Methodist rural
leaders.
Mrs. Charles Layle of Sylva was
added to the Jackson county Fed
eration committee and the following
members were reelected:
Marion Moody, Erastus; A. O,
Weidelich, Sylva; John C. Jones,
Gay; Hute Snyder, Addie Chief
Jarrett Blythe Cherokee; Will
Brysont Sylva; Vance Hooper,
East LaPorte; Dr. A. S. tfichols,
iSylvn; Dr. Grover Wilkes, Sylva;
Velt Wilson, Sylva; W. G. Dillard,
Sylva; McKinley Ross, Cherokee;
Dave Worleyt Whittier; Clyde
Bumgarner, Erastus; Charles Frizzell,
Webster; C. E. Fowler, Cashiers;
M. Y. Jarrett, Dillsboro; Bob
Howell, Sylva; Sam Parker, Fv
E. Parker, Sylva.
Baby chicks were awarded Bob
Howell, Ada Hooper, L. T. Allen* _ 1
and Clyde Sorrells.
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