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Home For Bo
After holding their meetings a
baserrffcnt of the Methodist church,
ing shown above, sponsored and
socuting. is now complete and beii
has a composition roof, good pine 1
city property in the city park area
and other equipment needed in tl
persons will be appreciated.
WCTC Make
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Work To Lead To
M. A. Degree In
Field Of Education
Cullowhee ? A major step in
education has been taken at Western
Carolina Teachers College with
the announcement that the school
* will add a graduate division with
work leading to the degree of
Master of Arts in Education.
Paul A. Reid, college president,announced
that this program
would go into effect with the
first session of sumnter school in
June, 1951. For the time being 1
the work will be carried on in the
summer sessions, but plans are to
make it a part of the offerings
during the regular school year.
He said that the graduate division
is being added as a result of
the demand made by the people or
Western North Carolina.
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In the past, graduate work has
at the college during
the summer under the direction
of the Usiversity of North Carolina.
This new graduate unit,
however, will be solely under the
direction of Western Carolina
Teachers College.
. Reid said, "State school authorities
in Raleigh assured us we
were ready to begin this program."
"The degree offered is a service
degree for the teaching profession,!
not the traditional research type
of master's degree," he added.
The program is designed primarily
to aid those in the teaching ;
profession to become more ade-1
quately prepared to function in,
their chosen areas of service. The
aim is the improvement cf the
proficiency of the teacher in the
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WCTC Music D
Give Christmas
The Music Department of West-I
ern Carolina Teachers College will
present its annual Christmas Concert
Thursday, Dec. 14, at 1:40
p.m. in Hoey auditorium. The
program will open with the singing
of Christmas carols by the entire
audience, directed by Walter H.
Cupp, head of the department and
accompanied by Dr. Richard Renfro,
organist.
Dr. David Price will direct the.
brass choir and organ arrangement
of Bach's "In Dulic Jubilo." The
college mixed chorus will sing as
their first group of numbers:
"There Shall a Star Come Out of
Jacob," by Mendelssohn; the Applachian
carol. "I Wonder as I
Wander," by Niles; and the "Birthday
of a King", by Neidlenger.
Miss Jean Rhodes will sing "Cantiriue
de Noel" by Adams.
7 h: second group sung by the
THI
y Scouts Built J
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iround town in a ly available place
the Sylva Boy Scouts now have tl
built by I vembers of the Sylva Ro
ng used b> the s .outs. The buildii
floor and equipped with four lockei
i, facing the American Legion Horn
leir scout training work. Any help
's Plans To
te Division
Next Year i.
SCOUT COURT OF
HONOR AT 8RYS0N |:
CITY TONIGHT
Sylva Boy Scouts, their parents
and friends will go to Bryson City <
tonight to take part in the Smoky ;
Mountain District Court of Honor 1
which will be held in the court- j
house at 7 o'clock. The Sylva
scouts are particularly anxious that
a large number of parents . and
Mends of Seouting attend this ,
Court of Honor in an effort to
help them bring back the attendance
trophy. If the Sylva troop
can win the trophy this time it
will remain with it perman ently.
They are very anxious to secure ,
this trophy for their new Scout ,
Home which has just been com- :
pleted in the city park area.
A number of advancements in
rank are to be awarded scouts of!,
the various troops. Take time offi,
and go with the boys to Brysoni
City tonight.
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WCTC Group On State
Physical Ed. Program
Miss Helen Hartshorn, of the
Physical education department of
.Western Carolina Teachers college,
appeared on the program of
State Health Physical Education
and Recreation Association which
had its annual conference at Chapel
Hill on December 8 and 9. Miss
Hartshorn gave a demonstration
on rhythmics. WCTC students
assisting Miss Hartshorn with the
demonstration were Ruth Angel
and Ann Cabe of Franklin, Lawrence
Arney of Morganton, and
Boyce Padgett of Hayesville.
epartment Will
Concert Today
chorus will include Titcombs'
"Nowell"; "The Virgin's Slumber
Song" by Reger, and the old favorite
"Jingle Bells" arranged by
Don Large.
The chorus will also sing four
nf the nonular numbers from Han
del's "Messiah". These include,
"And the Glory of the Lord";
"Glory to God"; and "Surely He
Hath Borne Our Griefs." Miss
Jean Rhodes will sing the four
recitatives relating the Christmas
Story and Carclyn Higdon, soprano,
the air, "Come Unto Him."
The program will close with the
traditional "Hallelujah Chorus."
Soloists for the concert are: Jean
Rhodes and Carolyn Higdcn, sopranos,
and Orville Wike, baritone.
The chorus is directed by i
W. H. Cupp and Dr. Richard Ren-'
fro is the accompanist.
The public is extended an invi.
10 the conceit. i
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Sylvi
By Rotarians
SAifete i: > m
s for several years, mostly in the
leir permanent home. The buildtary
club and others interested in
ig, one story, frame, 26 by 36 feet,
rs and rest room. It is located on
e. The scouts are putting in tables
> the scouts can get from interested
Sylva Lions Club To
Prepare Christmas Baskets
At a regular meeting Wednesday
night, the last meeting before
Christmas, the Lions of Sylva, instead
of bringing gifts to exchange,
brought groceries, clothing, toys
and money to prepare Christmas
baskets for the blind families of
Jackson county.
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Lions who were not present at
this meeting, and anyone interested
in contributing to these baskets
are asked to leave their contributions
wtih Frank Fricks at the
Men's Store. Lion Fricks is chair- j
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man v/i wiiau vjwwi
Every member of the Lions
club who did not contribute at the
last meeting is urged to contact]
Chairman Fricks at the earliest
possible moment.
60,000 ALLIED i
TROOPS BOARDING i
ESCAPE SHIPS !
Allied troops in Northeast Korea,
numbering more than 60,000,
are rapidly boarding ships brought
up for their evacuation from the
trap sprung by hordes of Red
Chinese. Many wounded Marines
are among the boys being rushed
aboard the ships along with much
:f their heavy equipment.
American offices say that Chinese
Reds wearing American Uniforms
made a three-hour attack
on the escape beachhead Wednesday
morning. The attack was repulsed
but officers feared the
Chinese would try massive assaults
before the last U.N. troops get
away by sea.
The task of evacuation is huge
and may take several days. The
work is being hampered by the
presence of many Korean civilians
who beg to be saved as they fear
death at the hands of the Reds.
One Korean doctor said that the
Reds would figure that they had
cooperated with the Americans
and that they would all be killed.
They have no escape route other
than the sea and this is impossible
unless more ships were available.
President Truman plans to talk
to the Nation Friday at which time
he is expected to tell the people
what sacrifices may be expected
in the near future in the steps the
government plans because of the
all-out war.
MOST OF COUNTY
SCHOOLS WILL NOT
CLOSE UNTIL 20TH
Ralph L. Smith, principal of the
Sylva schools and Sylva District,
has announced that the schools of
Sylva and the Sylva District will
not close for Christmas holidays
on the 15th as previously announced
but will continue work until
Wednesday the 20th.
Superintendent of County
Schools, W. V. Cope, has also announced
that most of the county
schools will continue work until
.he 20th. Cullowhee Hizh school
will Jose the ! th. Mr. Cope s^id.
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35 Boys At Syli
Den Meet, Ilam
Cub Pack 5 of Sylva held its*mon'.hly
meeting on Thursday.
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There were present more than 3r> I
boys, many c? the parents, and
several visiting girl scouts. '
A number of the Dens had exhibits
which included lamps and
several types of electric motors.
Advancements were awardc'
to Jack Erwin Gunter, Billy Nich- 1
olson, Gerry Parnell, and Ben i
Cathey. Plans were made to hold ,
a Bobcat induction ceremony at |.
the next Pack meeting, at which
time six boys willreceive their
first rank in Cubbing. Four of
the boys will be from a new den
- just organized in Moody Bottom,
j Mrs. Alvin Ridley is to be the Den
Mother and Tom Morris will act
as Den Chief.
A movie, "The Cub Scout in the 1
Home", was shown at the meeting.
This is the first film of a series j
of three which is used in conduct- .
ing a Parents Training Course. (
Plans to show the other two fims at
a special meeting tonight .
(Thursday), have been changed.
' Instead, these films will be shown
at the regular Pack meeting, De- I
cember 28. '
I After the movie, stunts which (
had been prepared by several of
I the Dens were given, and a pic
| ture of Den 5 was taken, with the '
boys grouped around a poster
showing the new Cub Scout Promise.
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Mr. O. E. Monteith was an- '
nounced as theme chairman for i
January when the theme will be
"Rivers of America".
Well Known Methodist
Leader Dies
The Rev. Logan Berge Aber- L
nethy, 85, died in his sleep Tues- *
day night at his home in Char- *
lotte. For more than 50 years he'
was a strong leader in the Western f
North Carolina Conference and c
was well known in this section. 'J
Born July 12, 1865, he was the J
son of the late Dr. R. L. and Mary F
Hayes Abernethy. He was also a P
, first cousin of Dr. L. B. Hayes, ?
pastor of the Sylvafk Methodist *
Church. j
At the time of his death he was ^
Conference Missionary Secretary, j
a job which he had held for about m
fifteen years. He was a former
president at Weaverville College
, and was a teacher and strong sup- I
porter of Western Carolina Teach- I
ers College.
Among the important pastorates r
which he held were the Methodist 1
Church at Elkin, First Methcdist (
Church in Mooresboro, Dillworth !
Methodist fchurch in Charlotte, i
and the Canton Methodist Church.
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Dr. Abernethy was a noted 1
mathematician and had the Doctor ]
of Divinity degree conferred up- i
on him by High Point College four j
years ago. He was president of the'
Board of Trustees at Hugh Chatham
Memorial Hospital in Elkin and
was vice president of the Board of ;
Directors of the Methodist Home
for the Aged in Charlotte.
Survivors include the widow; a ,
son: five daughters; a brother, Dr.
Arthur T. Aberncthy of Rutherford
College; and seven grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are inimplete.
CANCER CLINIC TO MEET
at C. J. Harris Hospital, in 8ylva,
Friday, Dec. 15. Registration
from 9 to 1Cr15 a.m. The
Division of Cancer Control The
N. C. State Board of Health
provides examinations for can*
cer to women above 35 and men
above 40 years old and to any
person of any age with symptoms
suggestive of cancer.
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iicraf'ts Shown
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PLANS FOR BIG
INCREASE IN DRAFT
111 lino with the stop-up in National
preparedness the Army has
issued a call for a total of 160,000
rlraftees in January and February,
nearly doubling the quotas it
had announced prev iously for that
period.
The announcement said that
January quota has been raised
from 40,000 to 80,000 and that
February from 50,000 to 80,000.
The Navy and Air Force continues
to rely on volunteers.
This sudden increase in indue-,
tions will cause the States to dip
it a faster pace into the pool
Df men now subject to -the draft.!
rhe pool is composed of those,
iged 19 to 28, inclusive.
NINE FROM W.N.C.
GRADUATE WITH
HIGHWAY PATROL
Graduation exercises for 34
iighway Patrol trainees were held*
ast Friday at 7 p.m. at the Patrol
ichool in Chapel Hill.
Commissioner of Motor Vehi:les
L. C. Rosser of R^eig}}
he principal address. Certificates
>f graduation from the Patrol
chool were presented to trainees
*y Albert Coates, director of the
nstitute of Government, Chapel
fill, which has cooperated with
he Patrol in conducting the school.
Troop C, composed of nine men
rem Western North Carolina, inludes
W. D. Anderson, Andrews;
r. L. Beal, Hayesville; J. C. Cope,
iryson City; C. F. Hendrix, Mur-?
>hy; J. E. Jones, Asheville; W. R.
JcClure, Waynesville; R. A. Queen,
Jurphy, W. L. Stell, Crouse, and
i. L. Wix, Asheville.
STATE FINISHES
rwo AND A HALF
MILES OF NEW ROAD
Two and one-half additional'
1
nilcs ol new road improvements
lave been finished in Jackson'
bounty during November, the
State Highway Commission announced
today.
(1) Grading and surfacing with
tf
traffic bound macadam were comr
pleted on the following roads:
Kel Holcombe Road, 0.15 mile;1
Nations Creek Road, 1; Dills Creek,
1.
(2) Stabilizing and strengthening
were completed on the following:
Tilley Creek Road, 0.1 mile;
Pressley Road, 0.1; Fisher Creek
Road 0.1. |
In addition during November
the Commission also finished surfacing
the school drives at the
following schools: Qualla, Sylva,
Savannah, Tuckaseigee, Cullowhee
and Sylva colored.
Rv the end of the 1950 the Com
mission estimates that from 45 to
50 per cent of the 12,000-mile bond
issue program will be finished.
Unless war conditions intervene,
the remainder of the paving and
stabilization program should be
completed within the next two
years, the Commission said.
Aso f November 1, the Highway
Commission has spent $57,998,374
of the $200,000,000 bond issue fund.
An additional $64,000,000 is cither
allocated to specific road projects
or will be allocated shortly.
SOSSA MON ?vlv
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^or 150
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Polio Drive Director
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I Mrs. Dan K. Moore. President
of the Jackson County Chapter of
the American Red Cross and Infantile
Paralysis Campaign, has
announced the appointment of
Dr. A. K. Hinds, of Cullowhee, as
1950-51 Fund Campaign Director
for the Polio campaign which will
be held throughout the Nation from
January 15 through the 31st. Dr.
Hinds, head of the Math Department
of Western Carolina Teachers
College, is now busy organizing
the county for the annual drive.
He said that the county's quota
this year is $2,750.00 and that the
need is greater than ever before.
Although Jackson county did not
have many cases of polio during
1950 the country as a whole was
unusually hard hit. Dr. Hinds
plans to announce his complete
organization through The Herald
in the near future.
Mrs. Moore attended an area
luncheon at Boundary Tree
ing loom last week at which time
Mrs. Philip Russell, State Director,
was present. Also present was
Mrs. Beckman Huger, of Canton,
who stressed the necessity for
the support of the fund drive by
the general public.
H. 0. AND 4-H CLUBS
HOLD JOINT MEETING
AT SAVANNAH SCHOOL
Green's Creek Home Demonstration
club met with the Savannah
4-H Club on Monday, Dec.
4, at 11 o'clock. The Demonstration
club presented the 4-H club
with the United Nations Flag, this
f 4 _ II s.l ii l-i ir? t hn
lilt; III Sb "T ? 11 Liuiy <11 VI IV I
county that has the flag.
The members of the 4-H club
gave a Christmas program which
everyone en.ioyed. Miss Mary
Johnston, County Home Agent,
gave a demonstration on making
Christmas gifts. Tommy Cannon,
assistant county agent, presented
the 4-H members and Home Club
members with calendars to keep
their records on.
Mrs. Lyle Buchanan talked about
getting a work shop started for
4-H and Home club members.
Singing Convention
To Be Held
The Lower District Singing Convention
will be held Sunday, De17
of V-i r> Wilmnt Rrrnt 1
L^illU^.1 A ) U W niv. t? ^ ?.w.
Church. All singers are cordiallj
invited to attend. Joe E. Messer
moderator.
Parent- Teache
Meeting At Ad
The P.T.A. County Council whicl
was scheduled to meet Novembei
30, but was postponed due to bac
weather, wilPhave a chicken supper
and meeting at the Addii
School Thursday night, Dec. 14, a
7:00 o'clock. The members will b<
served and will have a privat<
room for their business meeting
at which time officers for the comir.r;
ycnr will be elected. Arranne<
.ncr.ls ; ave been made to servi
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Days Until Christmas. Do
Your Shopping In SYLVA
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Carolina
\Jones Is Low
Bidder For
Main Building
President Paul A. Reid announced
yesterday that contracts
t< talin^ $880,957 lor construction
(>!' a new 150-room men's dormitory
were awarded Tuesday afternoon
by Western Carolina Teachers
College.
J. A. Jones Construction Com1
pany, of Charlotte, who already
has a big construction job underway
at the College, was awarded
the general contract with a low
bid of $662,000. William B. Dillard
of Svlva was second low with a
bid of $688,000.
Other contracts to low bidders
included: heating, L. L. Hyatt
Company of Spartanburg. S. C.,
$91,360; plumbing, Moser Plumbing
Company, Asheville, $120,445;
elevators, Otis Elevator Company,
Greensboro, $7,152.
Bids were opened and approved
by the following committee:
President Heid and Business Manager
R. C. Sutton, representing
the College; Frank B. Turner of
State Budget Bureau; D. J. Whitmire
of Franklin, chairman of the
WCTC board of trustees; Stewart
Rogers and Anthony Lord, of Six
Associates, Inc. Asheville.
The new building will be constructed
of brick, limestone and
steel and contain four-student
suites with connecting baths, recreation
room and two faculty
member apartments.
Old Davie Hall, present faculty
apartment building, is being torn
down to make room for the new
donfy Construe lion work is expect
-u to- get str.ted soon after
January 1.
fu ? rnrvrnrtf cf 1*11r>t 1 1 ro \Uill
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have a brick exterior and will be
heated by existing facilities at
the college and will correspond in
design to Robertson Hall on the
campus.
Professor F. A. Hodges is chairman
of the college dormitory committee.
Now under construction at the
college is a $1,000,000 science and
classroom building, and a $600,000
library building. A number of
faculty apartments are almost
complete, being built by William
B. Dillard of Sylva. A new laundry
buiding has just been completed
and plans have been prepared
for a $200,000 extension of
sewer, water and electric and
steam facilities.
JACKSON - SWAIN
MEDICAL SOCIETY
ELECTS OFFIGERS
Dr. Harold Bacon, of Bryson
City, was elected president of the
Jackson-Swain Medical Society
for the coming year at a meeting
of the members of the society in
the new Swain County hospital at
Bryson City on Tuesday night, December
5. Other officers elected
for the new year include Dr. R.
David Daniel, vice-president, Sylva;
and Dr. William WWifhell, sec
retary-treasurer, of Bryson City.
Delegates named to the State
' Convention were Dr. William Mit,
chell, and Dr. David Daniel, al
| ternate.
r Co. Council
Idie Tonight
i meals to anyone who is not a PTA
r member, but who wishes to come,
1 a room to serve children, and some
one to care for them during the
2 meeting and entertainment.
t The meal will cost $1.00 for
1 adults and $.50 for children under
? twelve years of age.
, It is hoped that every PTA in
- the county will be represented at
- this meeting and everyone from
2 the Addie PTA is urged to attend*
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