? _ 1 1 11 1 * amJm,mm~ VOL. XXV?NO. 5 Wj?S^2a " I Ip^j^Bn^eVRR^Bbr^jp .-^jlB ?Jfad :^M>' . , : ^h* /Mk.** ^ ! J'::l ; ; ':,' -I -Ji^H 'I ; ':: '<^^H ' BEAUTIFULLY READY ? "Unto Cherokee Drama premiers July 1 1 evenings each week through Lata admission tickets are available foi left, Chuck Morrell in one of foui thowhouse", Mountainside Theatn "Suyeta" and "Nundayeli" (Ethel: last scene of two-act drama-saga ' DRIVE-IN WORSHIP SERVICE TO BE STARTED SUNDAY Rev. W. Hoyt Wakefield, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Sylva, has made arrangements with the management of the local Drive-In Theatre for using the drive-in theatre for a Drive-In Church. This is the first Drive-in Church known in North Caro^ Una. This is a service which is being offered for the convenience of the public. You may bring the entire family, sit in your car and enjoy the worship service the same as you do when attending a drivein picture show. If you want to come dressed for hot weather you are free to do so, yes, you may come dressed anyway you wish. And, too, if the baby cries it will disturb no one but you. Music will be furnished for the first service by a duet consisting of Mrs. Tom Clayton and Miss Eddie Lou Terrell. Opportunity for public appearances will i be offered quartets, trios, duets and soloists over the county. No offering will be taken, just come and enjoy the worship service. These services will be strictly wort?*..i mi.!. ?.:n A snipiui. mis service win buhii promptly at 6:30 p.m. next Sunday, I July 2, and will be not longer than forty-five minutes for the whole worship service. By 6:30 shade covers the entire parking area. All drivers are cautioned to be on the lookout for planes landing and taking off as they enter the atea. WNCAC To He Conference At i The Western North Carolina Associated Communities will meet at Cherokee, North Carolina on THHav. June 30. The meetinsr will coincide with the premiere showing of "Unto These Hills." Thfe Western North Carolina Tourist Association has announced its program for its first anniversary meeting that will follow the meeting of the WNCAC at 4:30 p. m. The President of the Western North Carolina Associated Communities, Percy C. Ferebee will give the opening remarks at 4:30 p.m. and Joe Jennings, superintendent of the Cherokee Indian Agency, will give the welcome. J Birthday greetings to the West- :1 i w , Thi yi^l KSS^v^ :; >: MHflK3MRl^SiilKJB9ra^S jr^TvTM^^^^^^WBWKaH^iBa^S .?* > > .)! / i-TwT 58S8S^3SEH j.r j EMMf H|.. xjgB K$ iMl mSjjk ST? KjejML m^BB T mmm :mK^^K ^T'Pk These Hills" and Mountainside Th tor nine successive performances, tl >r Day, are ready for the public. C all performances at UNTO THES1 p dance sequences; right, "eastern s; lower left, DeSoto's arrival in Cfc rn Saloli, Cherokee) begin new life with original music by Cherokee Js O. V. Cagle Guest J On NBC Network" J Mr. O. V. Cagle appeared as a j j guest on Tk nationwide NBC pro- I gram last Friday in New York J City. The program was produced by Wall-Framer and Peter Arna&t assistant producer. During one afternoon broadcast] on June 23, Warren Hall, master! of ceremonies, invited Mr. Cagle to sit on the stage as a guest for his program. He appeared with a man and his wife, both teachers from Los Angeles, Calif., an opera singer and husband from Philadelphia, a Maryland housewife and a business woman from Norwalk, Conn. Each guest was introduced | as they came to the stage. Mr. Cagle was introduced as "O. V. Cagle, the insurance salesihdft, from Cullowhee, N. C." Mr. Cagle will appear on a CBS, nationwide hook-up later this summer in the interest of his "National Motherhood Memorial" plans. MONTEUH BUYS SYLVA CLEANERS I! M* W V MnntAith wall lrnnwn 45 4*44 VT * 4*4V??VV?Mtl ** VM 4444 V T* 4? ? business man, has announced the purchase of the Sylva Cleaners, from C. M. Holland who opened t here about a year ago. Mr. Mon- I teith ?^E?:%<.i1 HI t < ( 1 leatre at Cherokee, N. C., where | len Wednesday through Sunday 1 hair reserve and stadium general 1 5 HILLS, Cherokee, N. C. Above ! America's spectacular out-doors , terokee land; right, romantic leads i in an old, storm-tossed land in : ick Frederick Kilpatrick. u1is0n to start feed mixing punt ere Next week i t According to Dan M. -Allison 1 >lans are complete for the!; opening of Allison's feed mixing, >lant here the latter part of next veek. Mr. Allison is installing new ( iquipment for a complete set-up ( o grind and mix feeds. The pres- ' int equipment will turn out two ons per hour, Mr. AUisgn% said", , tnd his intentions are to add oth- , :r equipment as the business jrows. The new mill will be located, emporarily, in the old bus station >n Main street until a suitable >uilding can be erected elsewhere. Mr. Allison said that he is unlertaking this enterprise with one hought in mind, which is to help | >romote and make sounder the j ilready growing poultry industry j lere. This can be done, he said,< >y furnishing the poultrymen and! lairymen a quality product at a ubstantial savings. "We all know j hat feeds are costing too much, ind this is a step to help remedy j he situation," he said. Having made arrangements with: he McMillen Mills of Fort Wayne, 1 nd., to buy Master Mix concen-j rates, which include all the criti-! al ingredients, to these he willj tdd the grain, according to for-, nula. Or you can bring in your iwn grain and he will make your; eed. The ingredients going into this eed will be strictly of high qualty. The mixing of the feed will >e under the supervision of Mctfillen Feed Mills in order to asure unifornflty. I CANCER CLINIC TO MEET at C. J. Harris Hospital, In 8ylva Friday, June 30. Registrai tion from 9 to 10:15 a.m. The Division of Cancer Control The N. C. State Board of Health i 1 provides examinations for can cer to women above 35 and men above 40 years old and to any person of any ag? with symp tom? suggestive of cancer. i - ] OSSAMON't in ftylva i \ . LVA : a, N. C. Thursday, June 2 Ferguson Installet 4s President Of Sylva Rotary Club Harry Ferguson was installed s resident of the Sylva Rotary clu or the year 1950-51 at the annu* -adies' Night and installation c ifficers at High Hampton In Tuesday evening at v o'clock. M: 'erguson succeeds - W. J. Fishe vho served the club as presider luring the past year. Around 124 Rotarians, Rotary inns, visiting Rotarians and guest! njoyed the delicious dinner an he program which followed. The speaker for the occasion wa Donald Hastings. Presided c lastings Seed Company, of At anta, Georgia, who gave a num >er of humorous negro stories an okes. Among the visiting Rotariar vere Mr. and Mrs. John Wake ield, of Durant, Oklahoma, wh ire visiting Mr. Wakefield's par >nts, Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Wake ield in Sylva* Week Of Special Services To Start 4t Presbyterian Beginning Monday evenin ruly 3rd, at eight o'clock, and cor inuing each evening through Sur lay night, the local Presbyteria :hurch is conducting evangelist services especially for young pec pie. Four theological students fro] Union Theological Seminary, Ricl mond, Va., forming the Summ< Evangelistic Deputation: Walt W. Johnson, Eugene Kirkman, 1a wis Lancaster, and James ' Womack, Jr., will conduct thei services. These worship servic will be most unlike any of tt conventional evangelistic servic yet they have for their purpqs To share with young pople the jc they have found in Christ, to pr< sent young people with the cha lenge Christ has for their lives to day, and to present His call t( consecrated Christian living. Thei services are open to the young, pet pie of Sylva and community ar you will be very welcomed to a tend. These young men will swii with you, also play tennis and er ter into other recreation you mc like. Sylva Plowboys To Play Two Games On July 4th The Sylva Plowboys will me the Seneca, S. C. baseball team i [ 1 ',',:-'r': ' i^'i'B1!:': j:-;fi;i 111 I M1 ''i'' :!;: I' i i i.!; . Shown above are the four y< Theological Seminary, Richmond day to begin a week of special under the direction of the past services will be held each ever These young men are talented i gram as a quartet each evening, the young people of the commun They are, left to right, star nissionary parents in China; W. V ftirkman, of Atlanta, Ga. And, folk, Va. ^.SJ. JVrf-- rj~ Her !9,1950 i SMITH DEFEATS GRAHAM IN SECONI DDIKJiDV OITIIDIir is rnumtni oMiunuH b Willis Smith, Raleigh attori d and former President of the Am )f ican Bar Association, came to n in the 2nd primary Saturday"! r* rolled up a majority of 20,000 vc r over Senator Frank P. Grah d who polled 53,000 more votes the first primary than Smith, unusally heavy 2nd primary v 5? was cast in which Smith receh d 277,672 and Graham 257,156 vo' Jackson County's total vote lS 2479 votes gave Graham a sir d lead of 107 votes. Graham recer " 1293 to Smith's 1186 in the b " loting. The vote by precinct d Jackson: PRECINCT Graham Srr ls Barkers Ck. 9 4 Canada No. 1 41 2 0 Canada No. 2 25 " Caney Fork 87 3 Cashiers 93 10 Cullowhee 204 7 Dillsboro 28 5 Greens Creek 52 2 Hamburg 59 6 < Mountain 8 2 Qualla 89 10 River No. 1 26 3 River No. 2 12 Savannah 115 10 Scotts Creek 1 26 2 Scotts Ck. No. 2 22 5 " Scotts Ck. No. 3 49 3 .Sylva N 70 IS J* Sylva S 196 14 01 Webster 95 7 i 11 1293 US bl p Velt Wilson. Elected Se Chairman Republican es County Committee ie I The Republicans of Jack es County met at the courthouse 1 e: day night, June 23, and ele< }y Mr. Velt Wilson, local busii 5" man, as chairman of the Cot Executive Committee. k }" Mr. Wilson, native of Gral 3r County, has lived and operate 86 business In Sylva tor the pert ' - years and has been active in 1(1 Republican party during the f" ,tire time. m Mr. Wilson succeeds Mr. Di Stillwell, local attorney, who {y served as chairman for the ] four years. two games here on July 4th the Mark Watson Field. The 1 game will start at 10:00 a.m. et second game will be played dui in the afternoon starting at 3:30 ] EVANGELISM TEAM fiJjJSKMl I 1;j t|! 3 j;: ;[ -i.iv^^Hp^^^^'.-xgji ; ,;'- '|ivi-j' I: -\ ''.-[;:I;j^pi, : ; x'A' , M : S-1;. iiT ri'l' J:'ln'i''i-'|.-' : . !'iv';-il. ' !:,1 j:-'!.:[; .|'.j; :: . ? :' I '; > ' //! 1 I Dung ministerial students from Ur , Va., who will arrive in Sylva M services at the Presbyterian chu: or, Rev. W. H. Wakefield. Spe ling with the young men in cha singers and will appear on the p During the week they will con ity. iding: Lewis Lancaster, Jr., born 7. Johnson, of Shreveport, La.; Eug seated: James Wokack, Jr., of N ALP Sylva Pastor ! Department 2 N.C. Americ; ack ^ ^ . REV. W. Q. GRIGG, pastor of lith Sylva Methodist church, was elect6 ed Department Chaplain of the 6 North Carolina Department Amer2 iean Legion at the Legion conveno I ir* Pli'ii'lntto TupcHav Mr ? lit V/ IlUt 4WWV * , 0 Clrigg won out over two opponents. ? CURKH. SNYDER : FUNERAL SET FOR < 2P.M. TODAY 5 g Funeral services will be held in Worley's Chapel near Wilmot at 2 2 p.m. Thursday for Cark W. Snyg der, 63, of Whittier, who died Tuesday morning after an illness ^ of three weeks. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Snyder, a native of Buncombe county, came to Jackson county when 18 years old. He waS a well known carpenter. Surviving are two sons, Jack J. Snyder, of Aberdeen, Washington, and Ray Snyder, of Brevard; also three daughters, Mrs. Faye Jennings, of Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Cu1 . mi Palmar r?f Franklin and Mrs. ;ted ? -- - less ^esse Alman, of Chattanooga, mty Tenn., three sisters, Mrs. Sallfey Whiteside, of Arrington, Ga., Mrs. iam Amanda Fraley, of Vernon, Fla., d a and Mrs. Carrie Hughes, of Hazel, 2# wood; and six grancjjthiMren. tHte Moody Funeral ftqme Will be ih ? xharge. ?i ivid Stores To Close has On Ji'ly 4th P?8* Mr. Ed. Nicholson, president of the Merchants Association, anat nounced that all the stores in Sylrirst va wou*d be closed, July 4, IndeThe Pendence The stores will be ring ?Pened dfiy on Wednesday, pjn July 5. No plans for a July 4th * celebration have been made. I J.A. Jones (a Bidder On I Building At W. B. Dillard Low Bidder I On Housing Project IW. B. Dillard of Sylva submitted the low bid of $37,000, here Thursday for the construction of four single and one duplex apartment houses for faculty members. Mr. Dillard received the general contract. Other bids on this contract are as follows: E. M. Lloyd of Sylva, $1,975, plumbing work; and City Electric Co. of Canton, $1,075, electrical equipment. The J. A. Jones Construction Co. of Charlotte submitted the low bid of $1,135,600 on construction of the new science-classroom building and library at Western Carolina Teachers College. Low bidders on other phases of the science-classroom project included Monarch Elevator and Machine Works, Greensboro, $6,963, elevator work; Ivester Electric Co. Greenville, S. C., $100,730, elec ifif trical equipment; E. J. McMahon, CnoHarvKnrff S C 473 hpat. WpUA 0) W. W I" WW, ing facilities, and $66,960, plumblion ing work. on- The Salem Foundry and March chine Works of Salem, Va., subcial ^e *ow ^id ?* *or elevators in the library building. rge. other low bidders on the library ,ro" project work were Ivester Electact trie Co., Greenville, S. C., $30,650, electrical equipment; E. J. McMa of ' hon, Spartanburg, S. C., $33,500, heating facilities; and Moser ? Plumbing Co., Asheville, $17,010, or" plumbing work. All bids are subject to the ap* . -iL - ?.1-;?- v?:-/ > $2.00 A Year?5c Copy f?l . ' 1 A _ Hiieciea as Chaplain Of an Legion Rev. W. Q. Grigg Was Selected From Slate Of Three For Post Following a hotly contested election for Department Chaplain of the North Carolina Department of American Legion at the nnnnnl C ~ . I 1 1 -J i ? annual oiaic vuuvuuiun ucriu. Hi Charlotte the first of this week Rev. W. Q. Grigg, pastor of the Sylva Methodist church, did himself and all Western North Carolina honor in being elected to this important post. Fellow Legionnaires from Sylva stated that there seemed to be more interest in the Chaplain election than that of State Commander. Three popular ministers were balloted (in, neither of which received a majority. The second ballot was between Rev. Mr. Grigg and Rev. Charles Reichard of Charlotte, with Mr. Grigg being the successful candidate. Mr. Grigg's name was placed in nomination by Dan Tompkins and seconded by H. L. Swain, of Williamston. His campaign was managed by Felix Picklesimer, Dextter Hooper, and Dan Tompkins. This committee worked with the local post for more than a year in building up support for their candidate. The new chaplain is an outstanding Methodist minister. He has served the Sylva church for the past five years and is popular and active in Legion circles. He served as chaplain in the Navy during World War II and haa served as Commander of the William E. Dillard Post. Attending the convention from the William E. Dillard Post were: R$y. and Mrs. Griggf Judge Dan J&oot'c, Walter Ashe, Col. D. Lag Hooper, Dan Tompkins, Dexter Hooper, D. M. Tallent, Joe F. Wfli son, and Felix Picklesimer. Mrs. Grigg was the only Legion Auxiliary member from Sylva at the convention. Mr. Picklesimer was presented a Certificate to Membership in the Century Club for having secured 100 or more new members to the local post during the past year. ympany Low nJnssroom Cullowhee proval of the State Budget Bureau in Raleigh, WCTC officials said. Construction should begin immediately following the awarding of contracts providing the bids are acceptable. Plans for the classroom building were drawn by Anthony Lord of Asheville. Architects for the > library project are Six Associate, Inc., Asheville. Dean W. E. Bird is adviser to the building committee; Prof. C. R. Dodson, chairman of the building committee for classroom project; and Mrs. Lillian Buchanan, chairman of the library building committee. CHEROKEE DRAMA TiriflTTC PI WTTITITT. M. M. KJ JL 1 A It v> M~M Cherokee, N. C. ? Contrary to rumor widespread in the Carolines, Tennessee and upper Georgia, seating space for all of the nine successive performances of "Unto These HIWs'\ the Cherokee Drama beginning Saturday, July 1, Is available. On June 26, two-thirds of 981 reserved seats were sold for opening night, July 1. On tho same date all of just over 2,000 non-reserved seats were unsold. For the eight performances un* til July 9, only sprinklings of reserved seats Have boon sold. i feats for all parformaneaa art on Mia at danaral Office, UNTO THESE HILLS, Cherokaa, N. C. YLVA CITY MARKKT .. In AAf? - . Sr '' r.v;r .a# ' j , N ft * f , r A ? . : ? . - tS t