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VOL. XXV?NO. 26 Jacksoi Sylva Store* Will Suspen For Thanksj Some Will y Others Visit And Enjoy Turkey V With the World in a state of strife and turmoil, a horrible war going on in Korea, involving 100,000 American and UN soldiers, the way of life in Jackson County and Sylva has changed little and most of us will observe Thanksgiving Day tomorrow in the traditional way by stuffing ourselves with turkey and other good food, visiting relatives and friends and maybe a few will attend the an ? ?! at fl'1 ^ uuai luaimagivitis 0^1 ?iw ?*?. vi*v a.m. which will be conducted at the Methodist church with the pastor, Rev. L. B. Hayes, bringing the message, which will be "God and American People." All business places will be closed for the entire day, including the bank and postoffice. Mead Corporation and The Sylva Herald will probably be the only places where you will find work continuing as usual. This year Thanksgiving Day v< should be taken for just what its original meaning intended, which is "giving thanks to God for his bountiful blessings during the past # year", however, Americans have reason to be thankful every day, and every day should be a . "Thanksgiving Day," for each and everyone of us. f This area of Western North Carolina has been unusually blessed this year. We have had not severe storms or other disasters of any kind. Our season for growing abundant croos was one of the best in years. A big summer tourist season was enjoyed and business has been good along all lines. At this time we should be thankful that we live in America and that we live in Western North Carolina in America. Cope Creek 4-H Club News The members of Cope Creek 4-H Club met at the Club house the first Monday in November for tl*eir regular monthly meeting. After calling the club to order the minutes were approved for the previous meeting. Joanne Wilson was presented with two pins by Miss Johnston which she won at the County Achievement Day in October. Joanne then gave a demonstration on how to make a lamp. Two wore nppspnt for ^ pT(iL' 11LC VCOLliVA iJ TV v* v the meeting. In the absence of Mr. Cannon. Miss Johnston took over the boys and girls. The girl's record books for the coming year were given ' out. The next meeting will be on December 4 and all members are urged to be present as projects for the coming year are to be selected. Delicious refreshments were served by Mrs. Bill Wilson. Buy Se9 Helj County Of Tub On November 20 over 400,000 letters went into the homes of North Carolinians. These letters stress case-finding, adequate treatment, rehabilitation, and research as effective means for 'eventually eradicating tuberculosis These letters containing little seals are traditionally associated with " * - t~:? ?M Christmas as ^ania uaus nmiscu. Ycur packages convey the Christlike meaning of Christmas when they are wrapped and made mer* ry looking by using seals like these. Our efforts toward eradication of Tuberculosis continue ? we ask you again to help. The fact that our death rate from this disease is falling indicates that we are Th i Teacl 3 And Firms d Business giving Day > Warren Promoted To Lieutenant Colonel Mrs. Frank Clouse has receive word from her brother, Maj< Jack Warren, stationed in Toky in which he tells of his promotic in rank to Lieutenant Colonel. Th promotion was made on Octobi 30. Lt. Col. Warren is with the F; nance Department at Geners Headquarters in Tokyo. He le the States by plane in May f< Guam where he remained for tu months before going to Tokyo, h is also a brother of W. D. and ] L. Warren, of Sylva. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. MARGARET ALEXANDER HELD Funeral Services were held Fr day, November 17, at 2:00 p.m. i Sols Creek cemetery for Mrs. Mai garet Shelton Alexander, who die Wednesday, .the 15, at 11:30 a.r at the home of her grandson, E bert Watson. Burial was in tl cemetery. The Rev. Lawreni Crawford, pastor of Ochre Hi Baptist church conducted the sen ices. Pallbearers were grandsons < the deceased, and the granddaugl ters served as flower girls. ' Surviving are: three sons, Ja< Alexander, Sylva; Walter Ale? ander of Pelzer, S. C., and Joh Alexander of Greenville, S. C six daughters, Mrs. Don Alexandi and Mrs. John Watson, both < Washington State; Mrs. Ca Crawford, Brevard; Mrs. Ali< Alexander, Mrs. Thomas Fortm and Mrs. Baxter Mathews,, all < Argura; one foster son, Leroy A exander of Detroit, Mich. YOUNG DRIVERS ARE CAUSING MOST N. C. HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS RALEIGH, Nov. 21 ? Persoi under the age of 25 hold 30 p< cent of the driver's licenses ; North Carolina but are involve in 53 per cent of the accidents c the State's highways, a study con pleted today by the Department < Motor Vehicles revealed. By examining 375 driver's 1 cense applications at random fro each of the eight alphabetical 1 censing categories, the Deparl ment determined that 447,500 dri\ ers, or 30 per cent, of the approx 1 mately 1,500,000 drivers in tl J State are below the age of 25. ; study of 2,400 accident reports i a typical month?August?revea ed that 1,282, or 53 per cent, ir volved persons in the 16 throug 24 age group. i A study of 64 fatal accidents i 1 ?Continued on page 12 p Rid Jackson >erculosis making progress, but the fact thj we are finding more cases tha in a mass survey and, 3. To bi *o be done. Your Tuberculosis Associatic plans to use your contribution ; the following ways: 1. To impro\ our program of health educatio 2. To help make it possible f< everyone to get a free chest X-ra ver indicates that there is muc mare needed X-ray equipmer for our public health departmer You can help make your futui free from Tuberculosis by suj porting your community prograi Give as much as you can. If you have not received yoi seals call 245-R and you will r< ceive them immediately. p Qv Sylv; iers To $ I FRANCIS BUCHANAN I IS PROMOTED IN ROTO AT CHAPEL HILL Francis A. Buchanan, son of Mrs. M. Buchanan of Sylva, has - been promoted to the rank of cadet lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps at the University of North Carolina and designated a distinguished military student for his 0 I outstanding scholastic and drill ,n field performances. ie Buchanan, who was a cadet' sr.captain of the prize drill company i-' at Oak Ridge Military Institute al I prior to his enrollment at UNC has ft (been made executive officer of the 3r( cadet corps and placed second in to command of the 371 AF ROTC [e cadets at the Chapel Hill unit. He R.\ attended summer camp at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, Colorado for six weeks last summer as part of his ROTC training. ! ' flood Damage In So, California . In Millions at Eight days of continuous rain r. causing snow and ice to melt in >d the high Sierra passes which addn< ed to the flood waters already 1. threatening the Central California ie valley caused the most destructive ?e flood in a generation as thousands ill of people were driven from their homes, and damage to crops, livestock, property and highways ran into some $15,000,000. i. Warm rains washed away the last of the Sierra-Nevada Mountains' ic* pack, originally estimat\m ed at 25 feet'thick, and with this . dftna VinnAe mnnnfoH for tho worst ^ gVHV IIIVMAAVWVI AW* V* w? ;. of the flood to have passed. ?r While new storms moved toward of California from the Pacific, icy rl winds sent the mercury in a 20-30 :e degree tumble from Wisconsin to er Texas. Two persons lost their lives directly from the flood and 10 to 12 others died as a consequence of the storm. A $200,000 fish hatchery was washed away and 100,000 fat turkeys ready for the Thanksgiving market were drowned in the CenI terville area in Frenso County. - BUREAU ASSISTS E IN RECOVERY OF 82 CARS IN 0CT08ER Df RALEIGH, Nov. 21?Members of the Theft Bureau assisted in the recovery of 82 stolen cars durm im? the month of October, the l~ North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles reported today. f" The Theft Bureau also began investigation into the theft of 40 A stolen cars. A m Of the 2,735 trucks stopped, 2,1_ 138 were North Carolina trucks and 597 out-of-state trucks. One rfc hundred and seventy-one trucks were found to have insufficient [n licenses, with 168 of these North Carolina trucks and three out-of state. Of the 55 trucks found to be over the road limit, 42 were North Carolina trucks and 13 outof-state. A total of $38,533.23 was collected' in penalties and additional license fees, with $5,601.84 coming 1 i: irom aaauionai iiceii&c icca aiiu in $9,059.04 from penalties on privately owned %rucks. For hire vehicles brought in $16,643.24 in ad|n | ditional license fees, with penalm 'ties amounting to $7,229.22. Te n' The most important preventive 3r measure against grasshoppers is iy the destruction of their eggs during the winter or early spring before hatching takes place, it. re In a new bulletin, the Forest 5~ Service of Vhe U. S. Department of n' Agriculture says palms are second to grasses as useful plants. XT 2- SYLVA CITY MARKET .. In AAP 1 r t tw LiVri . A) N. C. Thursday, Nov. 2! GetEs $iiili? "w|l Noiv As Th Today, as our forefathe giving with a deep app But now, as then, we ar carrying arms to prote darkness that threaten erty. Yet, with faith i liberty will conquer, at Cub Scouts Meet Monday evening rriembers o the Pack Committee of the Cui Pack No. 5 of Sylva met at the home of Den Mother, Mrs. Raymon Stovall C ' Present were Mike Strong, committee chairman; Mutt Monteith and Fred Williams, committee members; Mrs. Walte: Jones, Dr. Norcella Wilson, an< Robert Wagner, Cubmaster. Plans were made for recharter '.ng the Pack December 31. A1 boys between the age of 8 and 1 who are interested in becomini cub scouts are urged to attend th< next Pack meeting Thursday, Nov 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Legion Hall Attendance of at least one paren is required. A special film en titled "The Cub in the Home" wil be shown at this meeting. Thi film explains very clearly th responsibilities of the parents ii supporting the cub scout program Themes for the next four month were chosen and a theme chairmai appointed lor eacn monm. ines will be announced at the pad meeting. After the meeting refreshment were served by Mrs. Stovall. About 40,000 turkeys are bein produced in Pamlico County thj year, according to turkey speciali ists at State College. CULL Members of the Cullowhee hi| year and they are shown In the i retary; Dean Brown, vice preside] Her; I, 1950 [traPaj en rs did, we celebrate Thanksreciation for His generosity, e faced with the necessity of ct ourselves from forces of to smother the light of libn Him we are certain that i it did then. ; ' % / , FARMERS URGED TO ' SECURE LIME AND FERTILIZER NOW The Jackson County PMA (AAA) office advises farmers to secure their lime and fertilizer now rather than wait until ready 3 to make seedings. This suggestion is given in view of possible ma_ 1 terial and transportation shortages 11 that may prevail when farmers 1 are ready to prepare their spring seed beds. 5 | e Merchants now have in stock the I fertilizers for which the PMA ofi fice can issue purchase orders. t' However, we have no assurance _1 that this will be true during the 1 rush fertilizer season of late wins ter and early spring. e J. Lyman Stewart, chairman of n' the County PMA committee, i. points out that lime and phosphate ' give best results if applied three to six months before grass and n ? clover are to be seeded. Also farme t ers are encouraged to distribute these materials during the winter I months while other crops are re;si quiring least time and labor. A survey of farm residents g shows that rural families who is own cows drink three times as ? ~u ...Unlo rm i 1 Lr q c farm fami - j n 1 ULI 1 wTTTTTC lllJilV UJ lies who own none. OWHEE HIGH CLASS OFF ev/? ys.y/A! ' j I ^ **?. ' | W V jP "ir * yfy' Y' -. X ? Y<fr * !':'*> J ^ -4-'fakir m ^ v ?:^^l ;h school Senior class at a recent m above picture, left to right: Dan Bar at; Dorris Lucille Dills, treasurer, and \LD I Check IS37.S0Q.43 ' In Suppleme To 139 Schc Attend Conference For Handicapped Children The Conference for Handicapped Children held in Raleigh, Nov. 17 and 18, was most interesting and informative. Attending from Jackson County were Mrs. Joe Wallin, Mrs. Gudger Fortner, and Miss Lucille Hunt. Much more help may come from this conference, reports Miss Hunt, Jackson county school supervisor. SHOFTIFLEFT FOR R S T GROUP TO GET LICENSE RALEIGH, Nov. 21?The R, S, T group of motorists represents the largest of the groups of motor-j ists who must stand examination for drivers license renewals, and only a month and a half remains in which they may obtain renewals, the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles said today. Approximately 180,000 North Carolinians are included in the RT group. With over three-fourths of the examining period past, only 130,493 persons have taken the examination. Examiners seldom can test over 20 persons a day. With 50,000 drivers in this category left to be tested between now and December 31, some will have to wait in line. The Department urges them to go to their nearest drivers license examiner as soon as convenient. Don't wait until the rush begins and the lines start forming. The examining period for motorists whose surnames begin with U, V, W, X, Y, Z will begin on January 1. PRESS PEOPLE TO TOUR CHAMPION PAPER PLANT Some fifty members of the Western North Carolina Weekly Newspaper Press Association will be guests of Champion Paper and Fibre Company on a tour of the huge paper making plant and at a luncheon in the Champion cafeteria at noon Friday at Canton. Following the luncheon the press people wil go by motorcade to Waynesville to participate in the! Haywood Tobacco Festival parade at 2 p.m. and be the guests of the Festival officials during the after-. ; neon program. ICERS |r p^I ^?Htt ^gaff%i eeting elected class officers for the ns, president; Mildred Teague, secKaty Wynne Hooper, class reporter. . . uX $2.00 A Year?5c Copy Dec. 11 Io Be Paid ntary Salary ?ol People Almost Everyone Benefits As State Keeps Promise Jackson County school teachers will receive ,$37,509.43 in supplemental salaries from the State Board of Education on December 11th, County Superintendent Vernon W. Cope announced Monday. Some 139 of the county's teachers will benefit in the supplemental salary checks. All teachers and building principals are included. Regular high school principals do not participate in the benefits. Superintendent Cope announced that minimum checks will be $126.00 and maximum $387.00 which is the gross amount. From this amount 18 per cent will be deducted as withholding tax, regardless of dependents. Checks will be drawn by local units in the counties over the state and copies sent to tht state board of education offices in Raleigh where they will be checked for accuracy, it was stated. The payments will go to teachers holding either "A", "BM or graduate certificates as a supplement to their salaries for the last fiscal year. The supplemental payment was promised by the 1949 Legislature providing general fund revenues were sufficient. Governor Scott and the Advisory Budget commission decided several weeks ago that revenues were sufficient. The state will pay approximately $7,239,000 to the teachers of the state as supplementary salaries. CPL CLAY HENSLEY IS NEW ARMY AND AIR FORCE RECRUITER Cpl. Clay Hensley has been asrirrna/l op A rm? Qrirl Air* TP r\r-nc* ro_ CM O r&l II1J U1IU 4 AAA * W 4 V *- ft cruiter for this area, including Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties. Cpl. Hensley is a native of Madison County and is now located in Asheville but will move to Sylva as soon as a house is available. He is married and has two children. They are members of the | Hot Springs Baptist church. Cpl. Hensley is a member of French Broad Masonic Lodge No. 292 of Marshall and Mrs. Hensley is a member of the Eastern Star. % QUALLA PTA HAS NOVEMBER MEETING The November meeting of the Qualla Parent Teacher Association was held in Miss Jennie Cathey's room Wednesday, November 15, at 2:30 p.m. The devotional was read by Mrs. Louise Edwards. The secretary's report was read and approved. Four members, Mrs. Helen Cattoey, Mrs. John Hyatt, Mrs. Arthur 1 Worley and Mrs. Hilda Battle ati tended the PTA Study course held ! in Sylva, Octo. 25. A report of the ? , 1 T _ 1 ! course was maae oy ivirs. uuan ! Hyatt and Mrs. Hilda Battle. Mrs. Lucy Hall's room won the i $1.00 prize for the most parents j present at this meeting. A contest | was held among the members selli ing the most Christmas greeting cards, and the prize was given to Mrs. Louise Edwards first grade room. After the business session the members played Bingo and then returned to the lunch room where they were served delicious refreshments by the hostesses foe the monthly meeting. 0*#AMON S in liDM
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