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Sylva Lions Start It
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Shown above, left to right, Lions Johi
was begun on the new lighting system f
- ed and ready for the opener with Hayc
Dirt Is Movin
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? New Webster I
Contractors B
Hard Surface On ~
Better Grade Will d ciu
Connect No 10*7-23
Construction work, which began Jack
a few weeks ago, on the new high- Clut
way through Webster, connecting will
highways 107 and 23, is moving o'clc
along this week following the >nst<
rainy weather of last week. The ousl
Hanes Construction Company of in d
South Carolina, contractors for the essa
grading and surfacing project, mgs
have huge dirt moving equipment .VI
gouging out the hills and cliffs as tenc
they straighten out the road, be- ores
ginning at intersection of 23 to- ters
ward Webster. part
The new highway will be locat- fron
ed on a much better grade than nou
the present road. Leaving 107 it stati
will follow pretty much of the beei
present road and cut out the big able
curve, or switch back, just before 28,
entering Webster. It will swing
to the left of the curve and enter T
the main street of Webster between that
the property of Herbert Hedden at tl
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Hamilton To Pic
Hunt To Coach *
The Sylva High Golden Hurri- iltor
cane is acting under new manage- free
ment. Beginning immediately be- anol
for the Hayesville opener at mou
Mark Watson Field Friday night,' hav
Joe Hunt, a graduate of Western opei
Carolina and for three years a j ^
fullback lor Coach Tom Young's! j
Catamount, will take the reins of I
the team left vacant when Pee ^7^
Wee Hamilton turned in his resig- nation
the latter part of the week. he J
Hamilton pulled stakes so he ^
could return to Western Carolina ^ee(
to do graduate work on his Physical
Education degree. He will .
also play out his final year of eligibility
with the Catamounts who A
are after their second North State a Pi
championship in. succession. 44
Hunt will cobtinue operations We<
from the Tom Yoting single-wing b?y
which Hamilton installed at the '
beginning of the season. Jim hare
Barnwell's T-formation has been Hur
stored away for possible use by a Syh
future coach. Hunt said he will tog
' stick strictly to the single-wing. l^e
The switch in coaches came as A
a surprise to Sylva and Jackson wor
County football fans. It was met situ;
^ with split opinions. However, the coac
majority of the people were sat- Mot
isfied with the switch. Hunt, it is that
felt, is capable of doing as good to st
a job with the Hurricane as Ham- the 1
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or Mark Watson Field. The r
isville tomorrow night at 8:0<
g Fast On
lighwayAs
ush Job
jng Republican
ib To Meet On
iirsday, Sept. 14
jff Hedden, president of tt
:son County Young Republics
>, has announced that the clu
meet at the courthouse at
>ck p.m. Thursday, Sept. ]
5ad pf on the 7th as had previ
y been announced. The chan?
ate for meeting was made ne<
ry due to a conflict of meei
at this time.
r. Hedden urges the full a'
lance of the members to I
;ent as many important ma
are io be discussed and all X\
y candidates are to "be heai
n at this time. He also ar
need meetings to be held ar
ed that the courthouse hi
i promised and is to be avai
i for the club meetings on Ser
October 12 and 26.
urkey growers are remincU
; most flocks should be mov<
his time of the year to prevei
khead disease.
iy With Cats
tylva High
i. And Hamilton will now I
to cut his gridiron capers f<
:her full season with the Cats
ints. This is what many fai
e been crying for since tl
ling of fall drills.
alph Smith, principal of Syh
ti, stated yeasterday, "We a:
y that Hamilton will not I
l us this season, but we'll strir
ig with him. He is doing wh;
'eels best. And Joe Hunt wi
the job capably. We are ii
i fortunate in securing as goc
?an as he to take Hamilton
e."
t Cullowhee, Tom Young voic<
easant opinion of the situatio
f are very happy to have P<
i back in the fold. He's a goc
to have around and I kno
will make our opponents In
i before the season ends. Als
it will more than fill the bill j
'a. He is a good, hard wort
fellow and is well versed ;
subject of football."
nother fellow of the footba
Id was not so happy about U
ation. Cameron Duggins, hei
:h of the Appalachian Sta
intaineers, said two weeks aj
he hopes Hamilton choosc
ay in the coaching field. "He'
biggest little man I ever saw.
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Sylv
ny war
few Field Lights
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Strong and Dennis Barkley as work
ew lights are now completely install)
p.m.
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HOLD JOINT MEET
5 AT GLENVILLE 7TH
In place of the regular September
meeting of the Jackson Coumty
Wildlife Club, its members are
invited to meet with the Bue Ridge
Wildife Club at the Glenvill School
house at 8 o'clock p.m., Thursday,
.September 7th.
A five-man crew of the North
ie Carolina Wildlife Resources Comin
mission is at Lake Glenville this
lb week making a study of the lake
? with a view to improving the fish4
ing there. This crew will report
to the Wildlife Club what condi?e
tions they have found and what are
the future prospects for the fake.
This subject should be of great
interest to all Jackson County
t- sportsmen.
E 4-H CAMP TO BE
DEDICATED AT
STATE TEST FARM
,t. Saturday is the day for the derlioofinn
nf iVio nom 4_X-T r-liiK
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Camp near the Agricultural Ex;d
periment Station in Haywood
?d j County. Jackscn County has play^t^ed
a big part in building this
I Camp; therefore, we should have a
- i large delegation of people attending
the dedication.
1 I All persons who are planning
" ! to attend the dedication are asked
; to assemble at the Courthouse at
9:00 a.m. and join the motor-cade.
! Let's all plan to attend and carry
a carload of 4-club members.
Dr ______
is Jimmy Gray Joins
16 U. S. Air Corps
/a James A. (Jimmy) Gray, Jr.,
re son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gray of
De Sylva, has enlisted in the United
ig States Air Corps and is now at
at Lackland Air Base, San Antonio,
ill Texas. Jimmy and his first coui
sin, Bobby Jones, of Morriston,
)d Tenn., signed up for Air Cadet
's training at Knoxville the first of
. last week and left Knoxville by
. olane Friday morning, landing at
K1 " "
I San Antonio late that afternoon,
'i Bobby is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
" I R. P. Jones, of Morristown, Mrs.
i Jones being a sister of Mrs. Gray.
Both young air cadets were in
i college last year, Jimmy a stu?''
dent In the School of Design, tak;
ing a course in architecture, N. C.
" | State college, and Bobby at CarI
son-Newman, Jefferson City, Tenn.
1 Jimmy was employed by the
Architect firm of Greene & Robelc
lot in Asheville, during the sumlc*
mer and Bobby at Lowland plant
of the American Enka Corpora*?
tion.
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a, N. C. Thursday, Sept. 7, 1
Put Up
Lions Install
New Lights At;
Football Field ;
i
The Recreation Committee of
the Sylva Lions club has announc?i
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ea mai me new iui mgui
football on Mark Watson field j
have been installed and all is in j
readiness for the opening game
with. Hayesville tomorrow night.'
The new lighting system, spon-|
sored by the Lions club, consists I
of entirely new equipment all1
around. The old poles have been1
replaced with eight 60-foot poles.,
holding ninety 500-watt sealed j
beam floodlights. This places the,
Sylva field in a class with the best
lighted fields in the state.
TVi? i ro nrnna roH fnr nrl.
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ditional lights which may be attached
at any time so the field i
| may also be lighted ior baseball
and softball, if there is a demand;
for these sports next summer.
Approximately $2,000 was spent
on the new system. The money was j
i raised by donations from clubs, or-,
ganizations, and individuals, and|
by the sale of advertising signs on
a new board fence built against
the wire fence along the highway.
Most of the labor involved in
erection of tfte lights and the board
fence was donated free by townspeople,
which involved a considerable
savings on the project.
Among the improvements has
been the renovation of the concessionst
and and press box. The
building is being enlarged and
painted and cold drinks, candy,
etc., will be easily available to
spectators all during games.
The Sylva Lions club wishes to
extend its heartfelt thanks to all
who helped make possible this
investment in the youth, and the
iuture, of our community.
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This year's national corn crop
may exceed three billion bushels.
Jackson Farme
Acres To Perm
By J. L. Stewart, Chairman Jack-i
son County PMA
Jackson County farmers are
pushing plans for seeding a record-breaking
acreage to permanent
pastures this fall. Farmers
who have not had soil samples
taken in their prospective pasture
fields should have soil tests made
at once. Most of the farmers have
had soil analysis made and are
now applying the recommended
amount of limestone and fertilizers.
Materials needed to carry out
permanent pasture practices are
being furnished through the Agri|
cultural Conservation Program.
1 Farmers should contact the PMA
, office for approvals before beginI
ning any practice in the County
i VTanHhrw-kir it is imnortant that
the right seed mixture be selected
to seed pasture. 10 to 12 pounds of
orchard grass with 2 pounds of
: ladino clover is recommended by
i the Technical Committee of the
PMA.
I Farmers should buy only cerj
tified or high-quality non-certified
: seed. All non-certified seed
! should be bought from only ex|
perienced seedsmen who know the
origin of their seed. BE SURE
TO READ THE SEED TAG AND
SEE THAT YOU ARE BUYING
ONLY HIGH QUALITY SEED.
Approximately 600 acres of permanent
pasture were seeded in
Jackson county in 1949 and it is
| expected that 800-900 acres will
be seeded under the 1950 ACP.
CANCER CLINIC TO MEET
at C. J. Harris Hospital, In Syl*
v?, Friday, Sept. 8, Registration
from 9 to 10:15 a.m. The
Division of Canesr Control Ths
N. C. Stats Board of Health
provides sxaminatlons for can*
csr to womsn abovs 36 and man
abovs 40 yssrs old and to any
parson of any ags with symptoms
suggestlvs of canesr.
Her;
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ELECTED
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W. B. (Bart) Cope, chief of the
Sylva Fire Department, was elect-1
ed 5th Division vice-president of
the North Carolina Firemen's As-|
soeiation at the three-day meet-j
ing now being held in Henderson- ]
ville. The election was on Tues-j
day. Attending the meeting from;
Sylva on Tuesday were: Mr. Cope,
Felix Picklesimer and D. M. Tallent.
ABSENTEES TO GET
BALLOTS EARLY
Election officials are making <
preparation to supply absentee
ballots to eligible voters in the
November 7th election who are ,
now serving in the armed forces
or are living elsewhere but main- <
tain this is their official residence. 1
J. C. Passmore, chairman of the
Board of Elections, has ordered
the ballots to be delivered to him
as soon after September 1 as pos-i
sible. Passmore said that the law
fixed this date in order for the
ballots to be sent to service men
and returned prior to the election.
Bajlots will be available for
civilians 30 days prior to November
7, date of the general election.
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;rs Seed 1500 ,
anent Pasture
Camp Dedication Speaker
WMJy W I
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Dr. M. L. Wilson, above, director;
of the Federal Extension Service
of the U. S. Department of Agriculture,
will be the featured speak_ ,
er at the dedication of Campj
Schaub, new 4-H Club camp nearj
Waynesville, on Saturday, Sep- j
tember 9. Dr. Wilson will deliver'
a tribute in appreciation of I. O.
Schaub, director of the N. C. State
College Extension Service for the
past 26 years, in whose honor the i
camp is named.
Homecoming At Shoal
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Rev. O: J. Beck, pastor of the
Shoal Creek Baptist church, announced
that Homecoming Day
will be observed at the church
next Sunday, September 10. This
special observance wil be in honor
of the old peope of the community.
Worship Service and a special
program wil be held during the1
day. |
The public is extended an in- j
vitation to attend and bring a
basket lunch for the picnic unch
hour.
SYLVA CITY MARKET . . In AAP
\LD I
Buildin
Work To Sti
Weeks OnLc
From Harry
30 JACKSON MEN
WANTED SEPT, 11
D. L. Robinson, chairman of the
Jackson County Selective Service
Board, has announced that 103
young men of Jackson County will
?o to Charlotte on Monday, September
11 for pre-induction examination.
Of this 103 men, 30
will later receive calls for indue-1
tion. The date for the induction;
has not been announced.
No names will be released for
publication until after they have
been accepted for service.
The board expects to receive induction
calls monthly in the future.
I
SYLVA PEOPLE TO
ATTEND HIGHWAY
MEETING IN S. C.
A group of Jackson County and
Cherokee Indian Reservation peo-'
pie will leave Sylva Friday morn-1
ing, September 15, for Anderson,!
S. C., to attend a 4ri-state meeting
of highway officials, chamber
of commerce and civic groups for
the promotion of a Federal high-i
way from Knoxville, Tenn., overj
107 through Cherokee, Sylva, Cul-|
lowhee. Cashiers, N. C., Walhalla,
Seneca, Clemscn and Anderson,'
S. C., to Augusta, Ga.
The Federal highway for this!
road was promoted by the Sylva
Chamber of Commerce, and Felix
Picklesimer as president. Mr.
Picklesimer worked up a meeting
of a similar group which met at
Sunset Farm for a dinner meeting
on August 11.
Henry W. Gordon, State High-;
way Commissioner, of Raleigh, and
L: Dale Thrash, 10th District
Commissioner, of Asheville, have
indicated that they will attend the
A nrlprsrin mootine on the 15th.
South Carolina's State Highway
Commissioner will be present and
Highway and Chamber of Commerce
people from Knoxville and
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H0D6ES TO SPEAK
AT DEMOCRAT MEET
THDRSDAY NIGHT
Brandon P. Hodges, Treasurer
of the State of North Carolina, will
be the principal speaker at a party
meeting of the Young Democratic
Club at the courthouse on Thursday
night, September 7, at 8 o'clock.
The public is extended a cordial
invitation to hear Mr. Hodges.
Webster High
New Subjects C
Oliven T. Cowan, principal of
Webster high school, has announced
the addition of three new
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the high school as it opened for
the regular session last week. The
subjects added are: French, Shorthand
and Agriculture.
Mr. Cowan stated that the school
opened with an enrollment of 305
in the elemetary department and
135 in the high school, which is
about the same at last year's enrollment.
He noted a slight drop
in beginners. This year was supposed
to have been the peak year
for beginners but enrollment in
this department dropped from 48
new students last year to 32 new
ones this year. The beginners
class, including carry over and
new last year enrolled 57, while
only 42 have been enrolled in the
I same way this year. This same
I record is also being experienced
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Building and New
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Western Carolina Telephone
Company is soon to have a new
home in Sylva, according to an
announcement made to The Herald
Tuesday by R* E. McKelvey,
General Manager ol' the Company.
A lot facing 225 feet on the Old
Dillsboro Road and extending back:
180 feet on Allen Street, has been,
purchased from Harry Ferguson,
Mr. McKelvey said. This is the
lot Mr. Ferguson excavated a year
or more ago across the street from
the City Hall. The new home for
the telephone exchange will be
one story of colonial type, 32 by
66 ft. with modern heating plant
and other fixtures and will be built
of brick, steel and concrete. It is
to be completed just as soon as
possible, within two or three
months and then with all new
installations made and ready for
occupancy and service by February.
1. The building will be arranged
and constructed so that additions
may be made to the front
and side at any time it is needed.
Mr. McKelvey said that the new
building is being built to fill the
need demanded by telephone service
in Sylva and the immediate
area. The Sylva office is now
operating on a four position switch
board and the new building will
Itave afJ* eight position board,
doubling the capacity for phone
connections. He said that it will
provide service for 100 phones in
Sylva. All the outside cable will
be replaced. Mr. McKelvey said
much of the material and equipment
has already been bought and
delivered, *
The new building and new equipment
will cost around $75,000, it
, was stated, and construction will
begin within two weeks.
Mr. McKelvey said that long
, distance telephone calls over the
| Sylva system have increased 20
per cent over last summer. Much
! of this, he said, was due to the
'tremendous number of calls in wnd
out of Cherokee in connection
I with the Drama which come thru
I the Sylva office.
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Western Carolina Telephone
Company plans expansion and improvements
throughout its system
in North Carolina and Georgia.
Increase in service at Cullowhee
is to be made in the near
future.
The Sylva office now has 15
employees and this number will
be increased to 25 or more after
the new building is completed and
the larger number of switchboard
positions installed, Mr. McKelvey
said.
School Opens,
Offered Students
at Sylva and Savannah schools.
The kitchen of the Webster
school has just been modernized
Mr. Cowan said. All electric
equipment has been added and
around 200 hot meals are being
served each day of school.
Other improvements in the physical
plant is the building of book
cases for some of the rooms and a
new paint job on the interior of
the building.
Webster has the same teaching
staff as last year, which incliMes
Mr. Cowan, principal; Loxlise B.
Davis, Kate M. Rhinehart, Ernest
Penland, Jr., M. B. Madison, Eliza*
beth Hope Heed, Alvin Fullbright,
Pearl B. Madison, Hannah Cowan
Allison, Louise Bishop Caglet
Maude Cooper Esley, Davie C,
i Sutton, Mary Bridges Cowan, Ruth
B. Roper, Sarah Belle H. Moseman
i and Dorothy Buchanan Hifdoru