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s gaBB VOL. XXV?NO. 1 XXZ^cii^i T T ^ OlVyJ Record Vote In Saturday All Incumbents Re-' nominated, Senator Graham In Lead 1 t A record vote was cast in the Democratic primary held on last Saturday at which time over 4200 '? - a x. voters went 40 tne pons ana casi their ballots. Taking the race for the House of Representatives as a basis in the primary of 1948 the three candidates polled a total vote of 3267 while the two candidates in the May 27 primary this year polled 4126. A few more voted for the three candidates for sheriff than for representative, their total being 4240. Sheriff C. G. Middleton led his two opponents, James Mason and Robert Holden, by a majority of 610 votes; Middleton's vote being 2425, Holden's 953 and Mason's 862. The campaign was split between the Admin. Democrats and Ex-; ecutive Committee Democrats with ,all of the Administration candi-| dates being nominated. Jack Coop-\ ?*r for r.nrnnor and A. E. Brown! for Surveyor, were the only new candidates nominated. Both of these jobs ^yere vacant. Dr. Frank P. Graham led Willis Smith for U. S. Senate in Jackson by a majority of 700 votes, Graham's total being 2249 and Smith's 1549. Robert R. Reynolds only received 333 votes in the Senate race. A. A. Rice of Sylva for Solicitor got 1744 votes to T. D. Bryson's incumbent of Franklin 2274 votes. Glenn Hughes, incumbent for Register of Deeds, did the usual and led the county ticket. Hughes has been top man with total votes in" the last three primaries. Jen- \ nings A.Brysoiy for^FinanceConw i missioner, John E. Henson for 1 Clerk and Ed Fisher and M. V. I Breedlove, for part time commissioners, all incumbents led their opponents by large majorities. v rne taouiatea vote oy precinct will be found elsewhere in this issue. Mr. And Mrs. Hooper Of East LaPorte Celebrate Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Huff Hooper of; . East LaPorte celebrated their 23rd j wedding anniversary Sunday with | a picnic lunch at the Glenville i Lake. All their six children were present except one son, Furman, j of Everett, Washington. Mrs.! Hooper is the former Miss Patsy | Deitz of Cowarts. ! PARRISH TO MEET WITH COUNTY POULTRY GROWERS ! The Poultry Committee of the I U.S.D.A. Council and the County Farm A cent's office announces a poultry management meeting to j be held at the County Court- ! house, Sylva, on Tuesday, June 6th at 10:00 a.m. The morning session will consist of a Summer management discussion led by C. F. Parrish, Extension Poultry Specialist. A culling demonstration is being arranged for the afternoon meeting. ; All poultrymen, especially hatching egg producers and feed dealers, are invited to attend. Rev. Rupert McGregor To Fill Presbyterian Pulpit Sunday Night Rev. W. H. WaKelieid, pastor of the Sylva Pi?esbyterian church, ? > iU-i . DiiiM*4 nas announced uiat xvc v. McGregor, president of Montreat College, will deliver the semon at the evening worship hour at the church Sunday at 8 o'clock. He is a very forceful speaker and will, have a message of interest. The public is cordially invited to hear him. Rev. Mr. McGregor will deliver I the Baccalaureate sermon at West- ; ^?~n rVklloff# ern V^aruiuiB i cavnci a Sunday morning. \ \ V I THJ 7S rn t^arc ' Cast Here 's Primary Y Summer School For Elementary Students A six weeks summer school for elementary pupils, 1st thru the 8th grades, will begin at the Training School of Western Carolina Teachers College on June 12. Registration will b held June 6 thru 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Training School building. There will be no tuition fee. Buses will run to carry the students from the various sections of the county. Classes will be held fr;om 9 a.m. to if noon for six weeks. Miss Knotts will be at Hooper Drug Store Saturday, June 3rd from 9 to 12 noon for the purpose of registering pupils for the course in the Sylva area. Bus transportation will be free to the students. For further information about the school contact Miss Annie Knotts or Dr. Carl D. Killian. Dr. Taylor Named President Of N. C. Historical Society Rnccor Tavlor. head of the History department of Western Carolina Teachers College, has been named president of the North Carolina Historical Society, succeeding Dr. Charles Sydnor, who will go to Oxford University in England as a visiting professor. Dr. Taylor will deliver the president's address before the society at its annual spring meeting, the date and place for holding it yet tto be named. Preliminary Ce For Jackson C< Preliminary census figurs for| Jackson County for 1950 were, released to The Herald yesterday by Harry Sample, District Supervisor of the Asheville office. Thej figures revealed some very interesting facts, showing a small loss in total county population overi the census of 10 years ago. ! The total county population for 1940 was 19,366 as against 19,239 for 1950. The town of Sylva shows a gain of 21 over 1940 and Sylva Township a gain of 706 over 1940. Th 1940 figures gave Sylva 1409 and the 1950 shows 1430, or a gain of 21. Sylva Township had a population of 3858 in 1940 as against 4264 for 1950. Webster gained in the county going from 84 in 1940 to 142 in 1950. Dillsboro lost almost 100 in the ten year period. In 1940 there were 290 counted for Dillsboro and only 199 for 1950. Dwelling units picked up 100 OFFIC I i Precinct BARKER8 CREEK CANADA NO. 1 CANADA NO. 2 CANEY FORK CA8HIER8 CULLOWHEE J DILL8BORO QREEN8 CREEK HAMBURG MOUNTAIN QUALLA ] RIVER NO. 1 RIVER NO. 2 SAVANNAH .. ] SCOTT8 CREEK NO. 1 SCOTT8 CREEK NO. 2 SCOTTS CREEK NO. 3 NORTH 8YLVA 2 80UTH 8YLVA 2 WEB8TER 1 TOTAL8 V E SY Sylvi ilirm Fi PHONE COMPANY ASKS AUTHORITY TO RAISE RATES Management Says Need $26,000 More Annually For Operating Costs The Western Carolina Telephone Company, which serves Sylva, Franklin, Bryson. City and other communities in this area, is seeking a rate increase. R. E. McKelvey, general manager of the company, appeared before the N. C. Utilities commission last week, asking authority to increase rates. The company, it is understood, has not had a rate increase since it was organized many years ago. McKelvey told the commission that the company needs to raise its rates in order to meet increased j operating costs. The increase j sought would boost the company's I revenues in North Carolina (it also operates an exchange in Clayton, Ga.) by an estimated $26,470 annually. Citing the program of expansion j underway the firm pointed out, -that it needs additional capital to continue the proposed improve-, ments, and that it cannot attract capital unless its income is large enough to insure a profit over operating expenses. The company operates exchanges at Sylva, its main long distance terminal office, Franklin, Highlands, Cashiers, Bryson City and Cherokee in North Carolina, and; the one at Clayton, Ga. The petition to -the N. C. Utilities com-1 mission applies only to the exchanges in North Carolina. rnsus Figures junty Released in Sylva. In 1940 the town was listed as having 333 units and in - ~ -a J A'i'i Cvlva iyou mey sianu Township picked up in dwelling units also . . . 1940 there were 875 units and the 1950 figures stand at 1177. Farm units decreased from 2565 in 1940 to 2397 in 1950. There were no figures for county-wide dwelling units or business structures. A big increase has taken place all over the county in both classes, especially in the town of Sylva. ?^ The building of Glenville dam, flooding a large area, accounts for population and farm unit decrease for the county as a whole. By using dynamite to open up a 500-foot ditch, Dallis Buckner of Madison County was able to change the course of a meandering stream on his farm and make more land available for production of crops and livestock. IAL RETURNS Clerk of Solicitor Rep. Co{jn O I o X o v * O -O ? if ? ?- O c c rr Jh CO ? , c w DC CO Z 0) x * ? i 1 ? ? I ! ? o -c < h I u. o ? % 59 25 45 37 32 50 58 39 33 63 67 35 45 14 15 44 36 19 76 24 188 14 51 151 20 241 134 126 112 148 138 430 502 83 144 422 96 33 63 65 48 82 60 41 55 50 30 74 91 182 *158 128 87 191 15 77 68 27 17 73 19* 10ft 1fl? 193 ins 20fl i U %J A VV AW A vw WW ? 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State officials said the schedule] I were so rigid that it was impos sible to get further west thar Waynesville. The huge bell, with a tone thai can be heard for a mile, will be nesville. The bell was cast in France weighs over two tons, and has the exact tone of the Liberty Bell thai hangs in Independence Hall. James E. Massie, general chairman, said the 65-piece high school band would greet the special truck bringing the bell here, for a parade, and a brief program. The bell will be displayed at Cantor from 4 to 5:30. Sylva Baptist Bible School In Progress The Daily Vacation Bible School began at the First Baptist Church Monday morning. Mr. Charles Ginn is serving as principal with a fine faculty of eighteen members. Through Tuesday morning 90 boys and girls had been enrolled. The school begins at 9 a.m, ' -1 11.0 r\ T ..11 tiliu Ciuses ill i i ,i)U, 11 win V.UIItinue through June 9. All boys and girls are invited and urged to attend. FROM JACKS Reg. of Deed. ' Sheri,f I c ? ? c ? S r3 ? c X c - O ? ? o 2 I " 2 X 5 c S ? CO r SS -O .? V ? Oft -O E - O O flj 0 O O tr -> 59 22 37 20 27 45 52 40 3 53 23 36 14 12 33 178 18 159 18 23 1 158 114 153 17 100 1 A an o*7 j'j"; 1 RQ ?ifl 4 TtJvr u ? uuw - 89 43 49 34 56 70 35 56 10 40 216 70 175 63 . 47 1 86 9 76 8 12 248 73 163 115 47 1 121 47 94 28 49 1 26 4 21 5 4 242 30 147 100 30 75 4 11 61 7 100 0 75 25 6 96 16 43 24 58 364 36 262 88 54 2 ^ ^ - ? ? n A A A 5UZ 72 38I 118 oo a 149 59 134 15 70 3337 827 2425 953 862 24 Her; 1950 art Sun NEPHEW OF SOL ] SCHULMAN WINS ' PLAYWRIGHT PRIZE 1 In New York Times " Two New Yorkers, Arnold Sch- * ulman and Halsey Melone, were 5 named winners of the 1949 play- ?] writing competition conducted by Arts of the Theatre Foundation, j Inc. ? ( The prizes, $2,000 each, annually f go to the two contestants whose c submitted plays "indicate the ? greatest potential talent and abil- , t ity among the contenders." The \ i ^ i _ i ooara 01 awarcis compnseu ivns. p Edith J. H. Isaacs, Herman Shumlin, Robert Sherwood, Joshua Lo- h , gan and Guthrie McClintie. a f The winning scripts, both full 4 length, were "A Thousand Guys i Name Max," by Mr. Schulman, j, 1 and "K. G.", by Mr. Melone. Mr. ? > Schulman, an actor who is now v ?Continued on page 4 h 1 s Two Weeks Training 1 School For Clerks To Start June 6 jj E. J. Nicholson, president of ^ the Jackson County Merchants Association, has arranged for j J holding a two weeks training J11 school for clerks in Sylva, begin- j . ning June 6.. The school will be ^ i under the direction and taught by ^ t Mrs. Delia R. Putnan of the State * t Department of Public Instruction * . of Raleigh. Classes will be or- c t ganized after Mrs. Putnan's ar ! rival. Time and place of holding I them will be announced at that v ) time. P I A small fee of 50c per person 1 s will be the only cost for the course. * . I Sylva is the only town in West- I j etn North Carolina having this c ytourse at this time. c Ei . Sylva Merchar ; Credit Bureau ' ! The .leading merchants of Jack-| c son County have granted charge a account privileges only to a select! t I group of fine people known for r : their integrity and financial re- c sponsibility. Consequently, no fear i arises about not receiving pay- t 1 ment, Hal J. Thompson, manager f of the Jackson County Merchants c i Credit Bureau, said today. But to c give the best possible quality and P ? ??' ? . AAAAW.MWIA nvinAC C service at iuw icaauutiuic j/ih.wj, ? I requires not simply receiving payi ment from customers but receiv; ing it within a reasonable time, 1 no matter how responsible, finan cially and morally, the customer ? may be. Why? Because prompt payment cuts expenses in many , ways and the merchants pass the savings to you the public. ; When bills are paid on the dot, i bookkeeping expenses are reduced, collections cost are cut, bad >0N COUNTY P Comm 8urveyor Coroner Financ l ? C U o - ? > t> q. 2 tr CD 2 ? o ? M O i ? m O o -p ? c m ? 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There will be no preaching serv- c L-e at the church at 11 o'clock h >unday morning as the pastor c vil 1 be at Cullowhee,. where he F T las part in the commencement 1 ervice there. The members of P he church plan to attend the serv- 1 L'e at Cullowhee. b p Hiss Hooper To Work In a Cullowhee Baptist Church Miss Ruth Hooper, daughter, of f< dr. and Mrs. John Hooper of Cul- v owhee, has been studying at the & louthern Bible School of Church dusic at Louisville, Ky. She will v >e Working at the Cullowhee Bap- b ist church this summer and willi ?ave charge of all the activities g if the young people with special v imphasis on choir work. k Anyone needing to get in touch j vith Rev. Charles McConnell,j ^ >astor, may do so by calling Miss x iooper at Cullowhee, 376. Rev. i j idr McConnell will be supply j >astor at Second Presbyterian j burch and study in New York luring the summer months. c its To Open L Office Today ] lebt losses are prevented, frozen , issets are avoided, business can| , >e conducted on a smaller invest- J i nent and there is capital, mer- j handise and accounts receivable j s speeded up; full advantage can j >e taken of cash discounts and i avorable ^ buying opportunities*, j ustomers We kept in a healthy, j ipen-to-buy condition; unfair j iractices are eliminated; and . ales volume increases. Few merchants have taken the , ime to point out to their customers the above 15 sound business ( easons which explain the neces-; 1 ity of paying not just sometime, >ut promptly. And-so some of heir customers, when reminded j >f past due bills may get the very , latural and human, but totally , rroneous, impression that their ] ntegrity is in question. Such is Continuing on page 10 RIMARY ELE< 0 ; Part-Time CommiMiorv :e ! ? \" V ?I s ? e 5 ? t - S * 5 o 00 % 5 ? < | > ^ => d ?* -6 > O 2 Ui QC Z > 45 12 16 7 36 13 61 28 34 1 55 59 50 6 12 1 45 40 24 91 119 63 35 23 115 130 106 4 59 155 ... .... n < a nn i tn i /it 1'65 'JL66 ZHV CtL i Oif i u< 56 35 42 9 57 31 47 6 27 59 13 19 129 156 96 6 125 48 26 54 42 2 26 16 140 137 192 24 78 94 82 67 52 5 77 77 8 8 14 3 9 7 69 17 55 180 13 34 33 16 46 20 16 5 19 47 66 2 9 7 28 45 50 11 12 22 97 179 297 37 56 49 181 225 358 46 134 124 [01 37 46 20 68 54 >46 1529 1919 532 1082 982 I 1 k PATRONIZE! = t local mm 1CBCIMMX| $2.00 A Year?5c Copy >rning eliver Sermon )r General S. llake Address Class Of 107 Will Receive Degrees Monday Morning Commencement finals at Westrn Carolina Teachers College will >egin with the Baccalaureate sernon Sunday morning at 11 o'lock delivered by Rev. Rupert McGregor, president of Montreat 'ollege. Rev. Mr. McGregor will ?e introduced by Rev. W. Hoyt Vakefield, pastor of the Sylva 'resbyterian church. Sunday evening at 8 o'clock the ommencement concert will be eld in Hoey Auditorium, presentd by Walter H. Cupp, Baritone ianist; Clayton Curtis, Organist; nez Wooten Gulley, Mezzo-Sorano-Pianist, and W. Glenn Ruff, 'enor-Clarinetist. Assisting will e Mrs. R. E. McConnell, Accomanist; David Walker, Clarinetist nd Donald Womack, Clarinetist. At 4:40 Sunday afternoon a tea or Seniors, guests and Alumni /ill be given by President and Irs. Paul A. Reid at their home. Monday morning at 8 o'clock /ill be. the annual Senior-Faculty reakfast on Moore Terrace. Monday morning at 10 o'clock ;raduation exercises will be held vith the address being delivered iy Major General Samuel I* loward of Marine Corps Head[uarters, Washington, D. C. He vill be introduced by President teid. The j/raduatine class is com >oerd ut 107 members, 102 receiving Bachelor of Science decree and five the Bachelor of Arts iegree. Jackson county Seniors receivng Bachelor of Science degree are: Joseph Esmond Bowles, Whittier R-l; Ella Frances Bryson, Sylva; Walter Brown Cope, Sylva; Ida Winona Cotter, Cullowhee; John Robert DilLs, Sylva; James Ellis Hooper, Cullowhee; Ruth Ellen Hyatt, Whittier; James Rogers Lindsey, Sylva; Orville Ernest Vliddle'on, Tuckaseigee; Frank Henry iMonteith, Jr., Sylva; William Clyde Pressley, Speedwell; Robert Lee Seago, Speedwell; rhomas Willard Simpson, Tuckaseigee, Rebecca Nan Smith, Cullo? whee. A Singing Convention ,s/[ m mm + * At Speedwell * The Central Jackson County Singing Convention will be held at the Speedwell Baptist church June 4 at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. All singers and the public are invited to attend. :tion er U. S. Senate E V n XI c ? ? o ? n o -> c ?- c o .1 CO w v o ? ? Jt x ta S = Z * ? ? MB ? 0 > ?- 0 ? -? > U. 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