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"T? ,--r y r - Vhclp our i VOL. XXV?NO. 14 STATE / ? j^:-.vu::>^iW?Bv:':!;^ STATE AND LOCAL Americai Asheville, are shown as they atten evening, honoring State Commande Chaplain of the State Department a; guests of the local post, attended th Pinner. 5th Division Commander; mander William E. Dillard Post 104 trict Commander. Back row L. to Traxler. Cherokee Im Will End Se; Day Night In Over 100,000 Have { Seen 4merica's No. I 1 Outdoor Sh&w *. " fV" ? Running straight through froiri c Tuesday night for seven succes- * sive performances ending Monday, t September 4 (Labor Day night) c will wind up a most successful s first season for Director Harry Davis' stage interpretation of Ker- 1 mit Hunter's Indian Drama "Un- s to These Hills", playing at Mountainside Theatre in Cherokee. ] Officials say that over 100,000 ] patrons will have seen the Drama at final time Labor Day night if s some 2,500 reserved and nonreserved seats now available, for the final performance are taken. Reserved seats for all performances up to the final night have been sold. Non-reserved seats will be on sale each day. Tuesday of this week was a big day when 300 Graham county citizens picnicked in the village and attended the Drama on "Graham County Day", the last special oc-; casion this season. Sunday's per- | formance will be dedicated to Jack Frederick Kilpatrick, Chero-' kee composer of the music for "Unto These Hills". Kilpatrick will arrive Saturday, September 2, to witness and study audience' reaction for the last three per-, formatices. a The Drama players and production staff were special guests of Jackson 4-H Cli Be Dedicated Si The Red Letter-Day that all 4- t H club enthusiasts have been look- t ingforward to is not far off?the day of the dedication of our new j 4-H Club Camp. , | ( The Camp will be dedicated to., one of the greatest Agricultural; \ leaders we have had?Dean I. O. j \ Schaub, retiring Director of the j North Carolina Agricultural Ex- j tension Service. I, The dedication will be held at | the Camp on September 9. Open house will be from 10:00 to 12:00 a.m. During this time you will have a chance to look over the ( Camp and take part in the recI reation including ball games, horse shoes, etc. The pool will be open for swimming with life guards on j' duty. The program proper will, be from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. \ You people of Jackson County ^ have worked hard , to make this < day possible. The 4-H club mem- I bers have been working and wait- ] ing for this day for a great while; Thi LND LOCAL LEGION OF] :-:-x- T ^ A''#, M * :jflk fp&*; MWpWfl?: <; m<klr & pPv < -. ^ i Legion officers and Majorettes c ided the American Legion Dinner r, Hugh Alexander, of Kannapolij s well as the local William E. Dill le Cherokee Drama that night. Sh Hugh Alexander, Department Coi ; Rev. W. Q. Grigg, Department C R.: Majorettes, Betty Jean WoodJ dian Drama asori Labor Gala Event Jatlinburg at a '"Cherokee Appre iation Day", on Tuesday when hey were entertained at a picnic it Chimney Campground in the *ark. For the last performance Monlay, Labor Day night, tradition- j illy a "swap-parts, try-if-youhink-you-can-do-it-better" oc-j rasion, players and production itaff members are planning a supper performance even for1 \merica's 1950 leading outdoor ihow." Mrs. Killian Heads White House Conference "A fair chance for a healthy per;onality." That's the theme of he Midcentury White House Conerence on Children and Youths, railed by President Truman and slated for Washington the weekj )f December 3, in preparation for vhich responsible officials and .ocially-conscious individuals all )ver the state are gathering inj :ounty meetings during the sum-! ner months of 1950. North Carolina's report to the lation-wide conference is being !ormulated at the county level, j vith local leadership, under the general supervision of the North Carolina Conference for Social j Service. Here in Jackson county, j Mrs. Carl Killian has been desiglated as chairman of the County KThite House Conference Progress Report Meeting, which will be| leld at the Legion Home on Sep- j ember 9. ib Camp To eptember 9th :herefore, everyone should be :here to share it. Some of you who will be gong to Waynesville for the dedi:ation will have extra room in pour cars. In this case, we urge pou to carry some 4-H club mem- i >ers who would not have the opportunity to go otherwise. We are asking all 4-H club mem- < pers who would like to attend to neet at the Courthouse aL 9:00 i.m. We also are asking that all people who are driving over to neet at the same time at the Courthouse to form a motorcade. We are close to the Camp, so let's plan now to have a big delegation of Jackson County people attending. Everyone should bring his lunch; however, sandwiches and drinks will be available on the grounds. Farm and Home Agents of Jack_ son County. A : Sy: ^ Sylvi FICERS ,*ASt&> I 080?>?VrAywoWA-WrtVA'W.'.V.V.V.,.W. n.... ..rr...rr>-.. )f the Rockwell Ballew Post No. 2, at the Sylva Legion Home Friday 3, and Rev. W. Q. Grigg, of Sylva, ard Post No. 104 The visitors, as iown L. to R. front row, Beaman mmander; Col. Lee Hooper, Comhaplain; Dan Tompkins, 34th Disr, Doris Stone, Jeane and Yvonne Deadline For Legion Auxiliary Dues October 1 has been announced as the deadline for paying dues to the - American Legion Auxiliary, as announced by Mrs. Donald Ramsey, secretary of the organiza tion. Mrs. Ramsey states that dues may be paid to any of the membership committee: Mrs. D. M. Tallent, Mrs. Dan Tompkins, and Mrs. Ramsey. A prize is being offered by the State Legion Auxiliary to the unit being the first to collect all of last year's membership dues. The Sylva unit is putting forth every effort to be the winner in this contest. LEGION GEARED FOR HUGE MEMBERSHIP I DRIVE FOR 1951 The American Legion is starting early to gear its machinery for record membership performance, in 1951. I Three Area conferences for briefing 1951 membership workersj have been scheduled for August and September. These meetings, were set up in order to assure a flying start on 1951 enrollments prior to the 32nd National Convention in Los Angeles, California, n 4/n io io;n W L'l^/uci a tu A %jkj\J . Wayne Post No. 11 at Goldsoboro i was host to representatives of more than 100 Eastern N. C. Legion Posts at a dutch supper in the clubhouse at Seymour Johnson Field on August 17. Other meeting are planned for Lexington on September 6 and Brevard on September 7. The conferences will bring Department, District and Post American Legion leaders together for blue-printing energetic advance membership plans for the ensuing year in order that the Department may bring its greatest strength to whatever wartime assignment it may be given. Speakers at the meetings include Department Commander Hugh Alexander of Kannapolis, Executive Vice Commander Wiley Pickens of Raleigh, National Field Representative B. A. Brooks of Raleigh, and Go-Getters Club President Jake Nurkin of Durham. Other Department officials participating in the meetings include First Division Commander J. C. Lama, Jr., of Wilson, Second Division Commander Jack Wall of Fort Bragg, Third Division Commander T. G. Stem, Jr., of Oxford, Fourth Division Commander W. A. Gresham of Albemarle, Fifth Division Commander Beaman Pinner of Asheville, and Adjutant Nash D. McKee of Raleigh. The meetings are presided over ?Continued on page 7 , 8YLVA CITY MARKET . . In A4P LVA ] ft, N. C. Thursday, August 3 State Legion Heads Are Guests j Of Local Post j Alexander Sees Russia's, Hand In Korean Conflict1 Members of the William E. Dillard Post American Legion No. 104 were hosts to a number of outstanding Legion heads at a meeting at the Legion Home here on last Friday evening. Among the distinguished guests was Hugh Q. Alexander, of Kannapolis, N. C., Department Commander, and Mrs. E. Preston Rhyne, of Hickory, President of the N. C. Legion Auxiliary. In his remarks Commander Alexander said, "We are living in one of the most critical times in history." He pointed out that the United States had two years in which to prepare for war in both \IT 1,J \IT., ? T J TT "TX7rt ,.,{11 vv ui iu vv cti i auu iii ?? v win nut have any time to prepare for World War III," he added. He stressed the importance of the United States preparedness for World War III. "Russia," Alexander declared, "is using the satellites of China and other countries to drain the United States of her youth and economy. "Then when she thinks the proper time has come when America is weak, Russia will strike America," he pointed out. "Because of the critical time when Atomic and radar power will control the world," Alexander said, "we must prepare for World War III which will come at any time." Following the invocation by Rev. W. Q. Grigg, Department Hhanlain C!ol. Lee Hooner. Com mander of the local jpost, recognized Mrs. E. Preston Rhyne, Sr., of Hickory, president of the N. C. Legion Auxiliary; Beaman Pinner of West Asheville 5th Division Commander; and Dan Tompkins of Sylva. Playing for the colors was Jimmy Stovall, bugler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Stovall, of Sylva. Also present were the Majorettes of Asheville Post. They were Yvonne and Jeane Traxler, Doris Stone and Betty Woody. The Sylva American Legion Auxiliary prepared and served the dinner. Following the meeting the group, escorted by Patrolman C. D. Lindsay, a member of the William E. Dillard Post 104, went to Cherokee to see the Cherokee Indian Drama, "Unto These Hills," as| guests of the Sylva Post. SHERRILL IS NEW MANAGER OF FARMERS COOPERATIVE STORE E. G. Sherrill, a native of Jack1 son County who has spent the past 37 years in Georgia, much of that time with the McAfee Candy Company of Macon, Ga., and a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Sherrill of the Qualla section of Jackson County, has come back to Sylva as manager of the store of the Jackson County Farmers Cooperative. Mr. Sherrill began his duties here about the first of I August, succeeding A. L. SouthI ard, manager of the business since j its organization, and who resigned July 1. Mrs. Sherrill will join her husband here about September 15. They have three sons, students at Georgia Tech, Atlanta, in the school of engineering. "iwo million acrts xu i^tuiiiu clover" is the goal of the Green Pastures campaign now being conducted by all agricultural agencies in the State. CANCER CLINIC TO MEET at C. J. Harris Hospital, in 8ylva, Friday, Sept. 8, RegtetraHon from 9 to 10:15 a.m. The Division of Cancer Control The N. C. State Board of Health provides examinations for cancer to women above 35 and men above 40 years old and to any person of any age with symptoms suggestive of cancer. # Her i 1, 1950 GATLINBURG HOST TO CHEROKEE DRAMA OFFICIAL STAFF i The business interests of Gat-, linburg acted as host to some 300 persons who attended a Cherckeo^. Appreciation Day picnic at noon Tuesday in Chimneys Campground of the Great Smoky Mountain Na-i tlonal Park. The cast and producers of the Indian Drama, "Unto These Ilills,'\ were honored at the pic nic arranged by the Gatlinburg Hotel Asso-1 ciation. | Among the guest* were: Harry: E. Buchanan, of HendersonviUe, | president of the Cherokee His-, torical Association: Felix Pickle-j simer, president Jackson County Chamber of Commerce; Mr. and) Mrs. John A. Parris, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Woody Hampton, and Dexter Hooper, of Sylva: Kcllv E. Ben? nett, Bryson City:' Francis J. Heazel, Asheville; Joe Jennings, superintendent Cherokee Reservation and his staff. | Representatives /also attended from the Knoxville Tourist Bureau, newspaper officials, radio stations and the Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce. A tape recording was made of fc>art of , the celebration to be broadcast later. BRANDON P. HODGES j TO BE SPEAKER FOR i DEMOCRAT MEETING ! State Treasurer Brandon P. Hodges, has accepted an invitation I to speak at a meeting of the Dem! ocrats of Jackson County on Thursday night, September 7, at 8 o'clock, according to an anj nouncement by Dan M. Allison, party chairman. ? Mr HnHcr#**; is a former State " ?? - Senator from Buncombe County and he is a very forceful shaker. The public is extended a cordial invitation to attend and hear State Treasurer Hodges. | Gardner-Webb Bible Instructor 1 ML ^ WL Mt wfc'<//%> BOILING SPRINGS, N. C., Aug. 28?Shown above is S. L. Lamm, newly appointed associate professor of Bible at Gardner-Webb I College. A graduate of Wake For' est College and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisj ville, Ky., the Rev. Mr. Lamm is ! resigning the pastorate of Bryson City First Baptist Church to re1 place Prof. Thomas Reece who became pastor of Bethel Baptist Church, near Statesville, in June. Prof. Lamm will teach regular ! survey courses of the English Bii ble. The new Gardner-Webb faculty member has a B.A. degree from Wake Forest and a S. T. M. I degree from the Baptist seminary I in Louisville. Charles Ginn Leaves j For Seminary Mr. Charles Ginn' left Wednes| day morning for Fort Worth.Tex., i to enter Southwestern Theological , Seminary to prepare himself for religious education work. He is a member of the Syiva Baptist church and has been in school at Western Carolina Teachers College for the past year or more. Mr. Ginn married the former Miss Edna Allen and they have one child. S08SAM0N'S in Sylva - _ (PATRONIZE! \LD $2.00 A Year?5c Copy Democrats Hear Judge Alley IrrStirring Address At Rally Friday Night FUNERAL MTK FOR jj? STw" JUDGE BRYSON AT | Democrat Meeting RRYQHN PITY I A capacity crowd filled the Dn I OIIH III I I 'courthouse in Sylva Friday night Funeral rites for former Supori-i w^en the Young Democratic Club or Court Judge, Thaddeus Dilk-rd ^ Jackson County and the DemBryson, 76, who died Monnay;ocraUc Executive Committee held night at his home in Brvson C-ity a J?in^y sponsored rally. following a long illness, were held Dan M. Allison, chairman of the Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the Pres- Democratic Executive Committee, byterian church in Bryson City presided at the informal business with the Rev. Herbert Drown,1 session which preceded the speakpastor, officiating, assisted by Dr.jing. Marcellus Buchanan, PresiH. E. Spence of the Duke Divinity i dent of the Young Democratic School and Rev. Thad F. Di-itx ol, Club, introduced Hon. Felix E. Sylva. Burial was in the Brvson Alley, Emergency Superior Court City cemetery. Judge of Waynesville, who delivJudge Bryson was the oldest son ered the address. Judge Alley, of Civil War Colonel T. D. Bry- born and reared in Jackson Counson, for whom Brvson Citv was ty is in close touch with the Dem named. He was solicitor of tin:- ocratic party here, and spoke with 20th Judicial District lor cightjmuch authority on the subject of years, an office his son now holds, the coming election. jand Judge of this district for a! a number of new memberships number of years, retiring in ]9rc were accepted in the Young Demto become associated with the law ocratic Club at a short meeting of school at Duke University, a posi- group immediately before the tion he held for 20 years. 1 raHy. Surviving are the widow, Mrs.! Announcement was made of anZulia Ketchie Bryson, live chil- other rally to be held on Thursdren by a former marriage. Mrs.!day evening, September 7th, with A. J. Franklin, Jr., T. D. Br\son, Hon. Brandon Hodges, North CarJr., of Bryson City, solicitor of tne Glina State Treasurer, as the prin20th Judicial District; E. C. Bry- cjpai speaker. son, of Durham, professor of law, - * at Duke; Mrs. H. G. Singleton ofia imam flAV TH DC Asheville; and Mrs. Meredith LAuUll UAT IU Dt Moore, of Gainesville, Fla.; two ataupa children by the second marriage, f||||LT. vTflllEv Tlj Mrs. Johnny Martin of Norfolk, WlUIIW I" Va., and Miss Elizabeth Bryson, of pi HOC CflD TUP RAY Bryson City; a brother, Dr. D. R. uLUOL lUVl I IlL U A I tsryson 01 tsryson uny and a sis-| Labor Day, Monday, September ter, Mrs. W. H. Tipton, of Black 4 ^ observed quietly in Mountain. .Sy'vfa wfth all business and public ~~m j offices closed for the day. Sylva Asheville Postoffice Merchants Association has anLoses 15 Workers nounced that following the usual custom all stores will be closed To Armed Service during the day. Mark Sumner, Sr., postmaster Courthouse officials have anof the Asheville office, has an- nounced that the offices of the nounced that 15 employes of the county, including the health deoffice have received orders to re-1 partment, PMA and Farm Agents port for active military duty. 1 offices will be closed. There will The men, representing maill be no meeting ol the Commissionclerks, mail carriers and one mail ers on date but they will meet handler, are members of the Ashe-! *n regular session on Tuesday the ville 3557th Army Postal Reserve 5th. Training unit. They were employed| at the post office in the same Presbyterian Service status into which they have been Rev R E McClurc, Superincallod by the Army. tendent of Asheville Presbytery, ~ ] will occupy the pulpit of the SylBennie Recce Likes va Presbyterian church at the His Work With 11 ?'clock w?rship hour Sunday, , September 3, in the absence of Cherokee Drama jthe pastor, Rev. W. H. Wakefield, Bcnnie Recce, son of Mr. and who is taking a few weeks' rest. Mrs. B. F. Reese, is enthusiastic! over his work during the sum- Football Squad To C mer with the production staff of r , . : the Cherokee Dram-;, "Unto These ^lve Benefit aflOW Hills". Bcnnie, a freshman last The Sylva Hurricane Football year at Furman University, work- Squad will sponsor Hot Shot Elcd as assistant stafe manager to mer, with James and Martha in a Kdgar Loessin, manager. Bennie benefit program at the ^lya ele. says th^t it has been a fine group I mentary school auditorium on Friof hanp \ congenial people to|day, September 1, at 8 p.m. The work with and he plan- to be back proceeds from the show will be with the production next year. used to pay insurance premiums Bennie plans to continue his col- for the football players, covering lege work this fall at Asheville- them in case of accidents during Biltmore college. I the playing season. WNC Farm And Home Meet i Termed Most Successful The second annual WNC Farm Other officers are Oscar Deyton, I and Home Roundup ended Wed- Burnsville, first vice president; nesday at Western Carolina Teach- Mrs. Ralph Bradley Franklin, 2nd ers College with a field day of vice president; w. B. Harriii, uui; demonstrations on the farm of lowhee, secretary; and Frank H. Robert C. Hooper of the Speedwell. Brown, Jr., Cullowhee, ex-officio community in Jackson County. j chairman. Farmers and ther families from Directing the field day were 12 Wester North Carolina Coun- agricultural leaders from this sec! ties watched demonstratons of tion and extension service officers. ; pasture reseeding, alfalfa seeding. I The event began at 9:45 a.m. and poultry equipment, floor finishing, lasted throughout the day. and kitchen renovating. Hooper, an AmVet of the World Equipment for the demonstra- War II, is married and has one lions was furnshed by merchants' young son. His 83-acre farm was i of the mountain area. chosen for the demonstrations bei In a meeting late Tuesday after- cause it is representative of the i noon new officers for next year's typical mountain farm. Roundup were elected. The two-day Roundup was termMrs. Walter Pike of Henderson- ed a success by Brown, present ville, past first vice president, was Roundup president He estimated , elected president for the coming that the expected over-ell atten* , year. dance of 3,000 was reached. r ) v' ' ft ? * -O <: