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I a I si.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE IN I Career and E I For Count I Ciillowhe Cullowhee (Special) ? Over a I hundred seniors from Glenville, Webster, and Sylva high^schools, I as Well as twenty-five guests speakers and a score of faculty I members from different high schools in the county were guests of Western Carolina Teachers I' college Friday for the first annual Jackson County Career and Hobby Day, which was sponsored I . i?-> Uivatmnnl OnlH bv tne *** ' ? ( and taught by Dr. C. D. Killian, director of the Cooperative Guid- , ance Service of Western North j Carolina Assisting the Vocation- ( ai Guidance class as hosts for the occasion were members of ( the senior and junior classes of Western Carolina Teachers Col- j legj training school. This all day assembly was de- . signed especially for high school i seniors: but college students, ( Iout-of-school boys and girls be- ] tween the ages of sixteen and twentv-five. as well as parents, < were invited to attend any of the j sessions. < The program for the day was < divided into five one-hour sessions. each of which included i five or six talks on different vo- j rations by speakers who are j specialists in the field about which they were asked to talk. ] At each conference the guest j speaker talked part of the period, ] after which a round table dis- ] cussion was held with a member 1 from the Vocational Guidance ] class presiding. Three of these 1 sessions were held before one ] o'clock, at which time the visi- ] I tors were guests of the class at ] I a luncheon, served in the college < I cafeteria under the direction of ] I Miss Maude Ketchem, home eco- ? W nomics fceaeher. > After lunch j | there were two other conference ] I periods. ] The first session, beginning at 9:10 a. m. in the college audi- , torium was a general assembly 1 over which Mr. Adam Moses, superintendent of Jackson County Schools, presided. After the invocation by the Reverend Fred < Forester of the Cullowhee Bap- ] tist Church, Dr. Willis A. Park- ^ er. director of extension at West- < em Carolina Teachers College j I gave an address, "How to Choose i ' a Vocation." 1 j At the second session, from 10:00 to 10:50 a. m., a student ] mi^ht attend any of the follow- j ing conferences: "Teaching," by < Dr.i H. T. Hunter, president of ( Western Carolina, with Judson ] Edwards, Vocational Guidance \ student presiding; "Engineer- \ ing," by James E. Wilkinson of i the Champion Paper and Fibre ] Company, with Charles McCall, presiding; "Craftwork as a Ca- . reer and a Hobby," by Miss Helen Patton, Art Department of Western Carolina Teachers College, with Christine Broyhill presiding; Librarianship by Mrs. ? C. C. Buchanan, Librarian of j Western Carolina Teachers Col- ] lege, with Margaret Boyd pre- ] siding; Banking by Mr. Ariail, j Cashier of Jackson County Bank, j with Pearl Hill, presiding. i For the third session from , 10:55 to 11:45, students had six 1 choices: "Home Economics," by Mrs. Mamie Sue Evans, Home j Demonstration Agent of Jackson ; County, with Betty Elaine ren- < land presiding; "Agriculture," , by Mr. G. R. Lackey, Jackson ] County Farm Agent, with John ; Reynolds presiding; "Cabinet Making," by Posey Cathey of ; Sylva, with Andrew Carter pre-, siding; "Business and Clerical Work," by Miss Dorothy Moore, secretary to president Hunter at , Western Carolina Teachers Col- , lege, with Joe Wallin presiding; "National Youth Administration," by Mr. George M. Suggs, Western District Supervisor, with Edna Dinkins presiding; "Photography as a Career and a Hob- , by," Mr. Newton Turner of the , Geography department of Western Carolina Teachers Col- , lege, with Lynwood McElroy presiding. At the - fourth session from (Continued on Back Page) { ) l\)t rHE COUNTY lobby Day y Held At e Saturday MRS. McKEE NAMED ON COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL MEETING The Women's Division of the Democratic National Committee will hold its first National Institute of Government in Washington May 2, 3, 4, to which all interested North Carolina democratic women are invited, according to the announcement made by R. Gregg Cherry, Chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee. President Roosevelt will adrlrocc fho TncfHnfo oriH Mrc MA VUU VA*V ' AAIUVAVUVV MAAVI 4.VJLA. Kf. Roosevelt will entertain the del- ; egates at tea at the White House Women from forty-eight states will attend and hear a brilliant array of National Lead- 1 ?rs discuss Campaign issues and Party Organization. i All democratic County vice- < ihairmen have been urged to ittend an dto take a delegation ] )f democratic women from their i ;ounty. R Gregg Cherry, state chair- i nan, has appointed the follow- ] jig women on North Carolina's \rrangement Committee: ] Mrs. Charles W. Tillett, Char- < lotte; Miss Beatrice Cobb, Morgan ton; Mrs. May Thompson j Evans, Washington, D. C.: Mrs. ] E. L. McKee, Sylva; Miss Kate Jrguahart, Woodville; Mrs. ] Dudley Bagley, Moyock; Mrs T. ( W. Watson, Winston-Salem; Miss Ruth Burke, LaGrange; 3 Mrs. P. P. McCain, Sanatorium; i Miss May Oliver, Raleigh; Miss Dertrude Carraway, New Bern; i Mrs. R. C. Page, Smithfield; Mrs. ( r. L. Craig, Gastonia; Mrs. Jessie MuC^oc^^ JElhiabethtown; t Miss Mabel Penny, RaleigH; Mrs. ( D. S. Coltrane, Raleigh 2 i SOFTBALL FANS f HOLD MEETING j 3 Meeting Monday night, 1 the 3mokv Mountains Softball As- 1 >ociation elected Louis Hair, * principal of Sylva Central High School, chairman. Jennings . Bryson was elected secretary and , Felix Picklesimer treasurer of ;he organization. Practically all of last year's regulations were retained except that in case one team in either pf the leagues wins both halves i pf the season, there will be a play-off between this team and . the winner of a two-best-out-ofthree contest between the two I teams holding the next two highest standings in the league. r 1 Glaring Headlights Are Menace To Safety of All 1 Bombarded with requests to 'do something" about the men- ( ace of glaring headlights on the J highways of this sttlte, Ronald Hocutt, Director of the Highway y Safety Division, this week appealed to enforcement officials . of the state and individual driv ers to cooperate in stamping out this widespread traffic hazard. "Glaring headlights are a J menace to the safety of all who J ride and walk upon the highways at night," said Hocutt. "The j driver who is blinded by the headlight of an approaching car ^ may sideswipe that car, run off the road, strike a bridge abut- 1 ment, or run down a pedestrian whom he cannot see. And the really serious aspect of the matter is the fact that so few drivers regard glaring headlights as dangerous and attach no im- i portance to dimming their lights j when meeting another car." j "I'd like to see every North j Carolina driver practice head-1 light dimming as a matter of ] commonsense and courtesy, because that is all it is essentially, j ^ But if the drivers refuse to co- ] operate, then I hope then en- 1 forcement officials and courts < of the State will wage an unrelenting campaign against glar- < ing headlights," Hocutt said. ] ' , I uiisoi SYL OFFICERS NAMED FOR ELECTIONS Registrars and judges for the primaries and general elections have been appointed for each voting precinct in the county. They are: Barker's Creek: Registrar, Ben Jones; judges, Lon Seagle and Estes Davis. ' t' Cullowhee: T. Q. Ledbetter, registrar: iuderes. Shirlev Wilson and Gola Ferguson. Caney Fork: Glenn Hooper, registrar; judges, Burnard Brown and Howard Wood. Cashiers: Lynch Dillard, registrar; judges, Bud Lombard and Burns Alexander. Canada No. 1: Ralph Brown, registrar; judges, Joe Middleton and Rob Brown. Canada No. 2: Onia C. Shelton, Registrar; judges, Miles Galloway and Cleve Wood. Dillsboro: Will Button, registrar; judges, Claude Pangle and Theo. Snyder: Green's Creek: James Brogden, registrar; judges, Lyndon Cabe and Elsie Sutton. Hamburg: Sam Bryson, Jr., registrar; judges, Frank Bryson and O. L. Lanning. Sylva, South Ward: John Henson, registrar; judges, Fred 4N. McLain and S. C. Cogdill. Sylva, North Ward: Clyde Fisher, registrar; judges, Ben N. 3ueen and W. D. Warren. Savanah: Roscoe Higdon, registrar; judges, Dave Bishop and Herman Cabe. Scott's Creek No. 1: Allen Fisher, registrar; judges, W. T. Chapman and Rob Parris. Scott's Creek No. 2: George 3ryson, registrar; G. B. Coward md Bryson Beck. Qualla: Mrs. Jessie Cordell, egistrar; judges, Kelly Holjombe and David Worley. Mountain: John Long, registrar; judges, Abb Edwards and River No. 1: Leon Moody, regstrar; judges, Albert Shook and 3. M. Parker. River No. 2: James Potts, regstrar; judges, Oscar Wike and Sagon Hamilton. Webster: Dennis Higdon, regstrar; judges, Rogers Coward md W. C. Cagle. SYLVA IS TO HAVE COMMERCIAL PLANE ?? Preparation of the field, jwned by Charles N. Price, be;ween Beta and Addie, on the \sheville Highway, for a landng field and runway is being Dushed rapidly to completion, ?or the initial flights, on Saturiay, of a "Cub Trainer" plane, rhe plane, a brand new, licensed nachine, is owned by "Bud" rhompson, and manned by a .plot, licensed by the United States government, with instructional ating. In an interview with a representative of The Journal, Mr. Price said that the landing field vould be put in first class coniition for the use of the locally jperated plane and as a landng field for any other planes travelling in this area. Mr. Thompson stated that the jlane would be available for short flights over the surroundng country, as well as for ihartered trips for longer distances. The weather being favorable the plane will arrive at the air Oo o TT JUIb I1C1C oabuiuaj. BALSAM (By Mrs. D. T. Knight) Mr. Russell Locust of U. S. \rmy at Panama Canal is visiting his brother, Homer Locust, md his sisters, Mrs. Frank Ashe, ind Mrs. Marion Ashe. Miss Freda Jones is visiting at Elizabethton, Tenn. . Mr. and Mrs. John T. Jones vent to Asheville Saturday and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Jones returned with them for the weekend. Our mountain peaks were covered with snow Tuesday morning. V - I ?., y * I 1* ' V ' , V. . - V I ? Com }' si- * r i 4 J ^ - - r " ' .* ' I VA, NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL, / COLLEGE SEEKS MEMBERSHIP IN ASSOCIATION Cullowhee, April 9 (Special)?H. T. Hunter, president of Western Carolina Teachers College and W. E. Bird, dean of administration left Tuesday morning for a trip to Atlanta where they will attend a meeting of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Education. Dr. Hunter's and Dean Bird's main purpose in attending this meeting is to determine whether or not the teachers' college at Cullowhee will be eligible for membership in the association. During the month of January a committee from the association visited Western Carolina Teachers College to inspect the phys- . ical plant, study the curriculum, rank the various departments, and rate the institution accordingly. Although the committee complimented various aspects of the college, they also made constructive suggestions for strengthening the college and the report of the committee's decision has not as yet been announced. MIODLETON IS NAMED HEAD OF SYLVH POLICE The town council has named Griffin Middleton, chief deputy under Jackson ^county's Sheriff Leonard Holdea, as chief of poHcetoF ffie tdwff orSylva. tie mill Dcenmo Vila HiiFIas fcnriav ttau auuuaaav atml mwvavw vwmwj Mr. i Middleton replaces W. O. Allen,, who is relinquishing his duties temporary due to ill health. Mr. Allen has served on the Sylva police force since 1937, and has been chief of police since the election of Sheriff Holden, former chief, in 1938. 114 IN TWO MONTHS A total of 114 persons were killed in traffic accidents in North Carolina the first two months of 1940. Journalism Stud< Shows Value To Readers TV,** DnhiisViprs' Auxiliary) V liiv - New Brunswick, N. J.? That newspaper advertising renders a valuable service to the reader as well as the advertiser is shown by a recent series of surveys. made by university students un der direction of Prof. Frank B. Hutchinson of the department of journalism at Rutgers university. The surveys show 93 to 94 per cent of housewives find newspaper advertising . helpful in shopping, anc* that better than) nine out of ten housewives believe newspaper advertising renders them more service than does radio advertising. The study, also reveals 91 to 95 per cent of housewives consider newspaper advertising more effective in influencing their purchases than I radio advertising. ?' ' ** M nape I 91 Per cent rreier iuws^pno , With Advertisements Strong public acceptance pf newspaper advertising as com- I pared with radio advertising is j shown by the fact that 91 to 93.5 per cent of housewives prefer advertising in their newspaper, even if their paper could be produced without advertising, while about the same percentagewould prefer radio programs without advertising. A random telephone survey of 919 homes in Syracuse, N. Y., made several weeks ago shows a sonal interview survey made in ! into J jgk 11, 1940 t % JURORS DRAWN FOR MAY SESSION The jury commission composed of R. U. Sutton, H. H. Bryson and Dillard Coward, has announced the following list of jurors to serve for the May term of court. The session will begin on May 20, with, Judge J. A. Rousseau, of Wilkesboro, sched4 r\ /4 r\ U1CU IU First Week Dave Green, Barkers Creek; Walter Alexander, Canada; George McMahan, Greens Creek; Johnny Bishop, Gay; Richard Frady, Green's Creek; Griffin Browning, Gay; John Parks, Dillsboro; Griffin Rice, Cashiers; Grady Cline, Cullowhee; Lawrence Gates, Sylva; Ellis Wiggins, Glenville; Blaine Nicholson, Cowarts; Roy Tritt, East La Porte; Harley Lewis, Webster; Carl Wood, Cowarts; Faron Bryson, Glenville; Neal Bryson, Glenville; F. I. Watson, Dillsboro; Frank M. Patterson, Dillsboro; L. B. Rice, Cashiers; Cicero Cowan, Greens Creek; Joe Allman, Sylva, Route 1; Burns Alexander, Cashiers. Second Week Dave Worley, Qualla; Frank Hall, Qualla; Ottis Taylor, Speedwell; Charles Worley, Qualla, John Henry Hall, Greens Creek; Frank Higdon, Gay; Zeb Jones, Cashiers; Wayne Terrell, Dillsboro; Frank Henson, Cowarts; Bennie Reece, Sylva; Robert Varner, Qualla; Bob Powell, Tuckaseigee. > Pastors' Conference To Meet In Bryson City The Western North Carolina Baptist Pastors' Conference, an organization which includes the Haywood association and all those west of Haywood county, will meet in Bryson City next Menday. The session^ -starting-at* 10:00 o'clock will begin with devotional, by Rev. B. F. Shope, of Robbinsville; "The Minister and His Money," will be discussed by Rev. E. F. Baker, of Andrews; "The Minister and His Sermon Preparations," will be the subject of Rev. H. K. Masteller, of Canton; Rev. T. F. Deitz, of Beta, will talk about "The Minister and His Books." After lunch Rev. C. F. Rogers, of Franklin will be heard in a talk on "The Minister and His Brethren"; The conierence win ena witn a rouna table discussion led by Rev. J. C. Pipes, of Asheville. 1 ' ents' Survey of Advertising i of Newspapers February covering 286 housewives in New Bruswick, N. J., and its residential suburb of Highland Park. The recent surveys show close to the same result shown by a previous preliminary survey made in Syracuse. Questions as asked and results, with figures from personal interviews in brackets, are as follows: Have you read a newspaper today? 97 (95) per cent said "Yes." How long did you spend with your newspaper today? 22 (24) per cent said "hour or more"; 52 (44) per cent said "half hour"; 17 (20) per cent said "fifteen minutes or more"; 6 <7) per cent said "less than fifteen minutes." * . Did you read some of the advertisements? 95 (92) per cent I said "Yes." Do newspaper advertisements I help you know prices and values? 93.5 (95.5) per cent said i"Yes." Do newspaper advertisements remind you of merchandise you | need? 90 (93.5) per cent said | "Yes" - , . . Do newspaper advertisements help you keep* up on styles? 81 (83) per cent said "Yes." Do newspaper advertisements | help you to know where to get I needed items? 92 (90) per cent said "Yes." If your newspaper could be (Continued on Back Page) s ft . ? I I ' * . ' ^ ourna " J *' $2.00 A YEAR IN ADV ffSfe/A Expect More Thousand ] Be In Sy ALBERT BRADLEY FUNERAL RITES HELD SUNDAY The funeral of Albert Bradley* 12, who died of ruptured appenlix, in the C. J. Harris Communty Hospital was held Sunday afernoon at 2 o'clock, at the Old lavannah Baptist Church. Rev. \ ,t*t . _ j a i _j a t. w. urreen oinciatea, assisted >y Rev. Corcie Hooper, pastor of he church. Burial was in Old Savannah cemetery. He was a faithful member of this church. Surviving are his wife, Irene Cabe, Bradley, a daughter, Joe Ann; his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bradley; four brothers, Lewis, Guy, Hampton, and Dearl, and one sister, Jeanett, all of Greens Creeks METHODISTS HAVE STUDY MEETINGS Beginning with an illustrated lecture on Monday night, the Methodist churches of Sylva, Cullowhee ?,nd the churches of the Webster circuit, have had a mission study course, at the church here, this week. The illustrated lecture on Monday night was given by Rev. Mr. Roberts, pastor of the Franklin church, and was on the work of the Methodist missionaries in China. On Tuesday night, Rev. Walter L. Lanier, pastor of the church at Cullowhee spoke on the subject, "United for Action," and the series was concluded last night by Rev. A. P. Ratledge, of Sylva, using as his subject "Foreign Mission Fields of the Science Day To Be Held At Teachers College On Next Saturday Cullowhee, April 10 (Special)? The Science Club of Western Carolina Teachers College will sponsor its second annual Science Day program Saturday, April 13, with Rufus H. Snyder of the science department of the University of Virginia as the main speaker. There will be a number of exhibits from high schools of Western North Carolina as well as about twenty exhibits from the college. Judges for these exhibits will be Mr. Snyder, Dr. Bert Cunningham, head of the Zoology department of Duke University, and Curry Haynes, former teacher of science at Western Carolina Teachers College. An all day program is planned and will be concluded at 8 p. m. with Mr. Snyder's address in the ( auditorium. In the morning the ( exhibits will be displayed in the Student Union building of the . college. At 2 p. m., Johnson R. j Saunders, president of the coliege Science Club, will preside J over a general assembly. At this ime Mr. C. F. Dodson, head of he college Science department,' rill welcome the group and talk in the origin and objectives of ihe Science Day. Many high school science instructors will . also speak at this time. After assembly the visitors will be taken on a tour of the college campus and buildings. * * ? * Win no. ine ciud winning iiiou among the high schools will take its exhibit to Davidson college later in the spring to the meeting of the North Carolina Acade- ' my of Science. Much interest has ' been shown by Western North 1 Carolina high schools and fifteen 1 or more exhibits are expected J from these clubs. The Champion Paper and Fibre Company of J Canton will also display a most ^ interesting exhibit on the manufacture of paper. , ] ? * i TENANTS i In 1937, two out of every five \ farmers in the United States < were tenants. < ! . : ' / ANCEM)^^E^raE^COUNTY Baptists To Iva Sunday The Baptist Sunday Schools of the Tuckaseigee Association will hold a Rally 'next Sunday afternoon, April 14th, at 2 o'clock at the Sylva auditorium. More than a thousand people are expected to attend this meeting. Every Sunday School in the Association is urged to send a large delegation to this meeting. . The following program will be given: Congregational singing. Devotional, J. V. Hall. Special music by Intermediate Eddys' Quartet, Bryson City. Roll Call of Sunday Schools. Relation of the Brotherhood to the Sunday School, By C. R. Browning, Jr. Special Music, by East Sylva Choir. Training Workers for the Sunday school, by Miss Josephine Turner, State B. T. U. worker. Special music. Inspirational Address, "The Challenge of the Hour," By J. N. Barnette, Associate Secretary, Baptist Sunday School Board, Nashville, Tenn. Administration Building At Teachers College To Be Reconditioned Cullowhee (Special) ? Beginning sometime in May, Joyner Building, Western Carolina Teachers College administration building, will be completely reconditioned, according to an announcement by the business manager, Ralph Sutton. Several of the rooms used last year before the expansion program for ^lassreomsare to- be transformed -- ?^ into offices for the president, the business manager, and the * , bursar. The alumni secretary's office, formerly shared with the registrar, will be in one of the offices now in use. The interior of the building will be painted throughout. Already the college book room has been transferred to> the rnnm nrr.nnied for a number Of years by the art department.. Nothing except the postoffice now occupies the room which was known to former students as the Book Room. The college li- . brary now occupies the entire second story of the building. The only classes that will continue to be held in this building are those of the chemistry department. This department will occupy the same place that it did last year on the ground floor with one classroom on the first floor. The work, it is believed, will be completed in early June at a cost of $4500. The building was constructed in 1913 when A. C. Reynolds, Sr., of Asheville was president of the school. The building was named for J. Y. Joyner, former state superintendent of schools. To Appear On B. T. U. Association Program The following members of Baptist Training Unions in the Uiiurcnes 01 rucKaseigee ru&uciation will appear on the program of the Regional Baptist Training Union Convention to be held at Andrews April 19 and 20: Miss Elizabeth Allman of Webster, Mr. Lyle Ensley of Scotts Creek, Rev. Fred Forester of Cullowhee, Mr. Lee Miller of Cullowhee, Miss Melba Nanney of Cullowhee, Miss Mary Katharine Monteith of Sylva, Miss Hattie Hilda Sutton of Sylva, Mrs. H. M. Hocutt of Sylva, Rev. H M. Hocutt of Sylva. In addition to these Miss Jean Monteith of Sylva, Miss Pansy Dillafd of Scotts Creek, and Mr. \ndrew Carter of Cullowhee will participate in the Memory Work, 3word Drill, and Better Speakers, Contests to be held at the Convention. \ I yM I I 1 ' m