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I * I ?M A YEAR IN ADVANCE IN 1 liVaine Mem I Selective Se I For Jack \ J. DiHis, of Sylva, Ed. BryI son. Speedwell, and Lewis Bum garner, of Sylva, will compose the Jackson County Selective Service Board, when the recom ?'intinns of Adam Moses, menuo*? county Superintendent of Public I instruction, Roy Co wan, Clerk of I the Superior Court, and Aaron I Hooper, Chairman of the County I Board of Elections are adopted I by Governor Hoey. Dr. D. D. I Hooper was recommended as I medical examiner for the board I and John H. Morris as legal adI Governor Hoey requested the I county Superintendent, the' I ci^rk of the Court and the Elec tions Board Chairman of each I county to recommend the Selec tive Service officials for their re spective counties. The appoint ments will be made within a few I days. Of the number appointed M in this county for the patriotic I service for which they will receive no remuneration, Mr. Bry| ^ and Mr. Morris are veterans of the World War. Mr. Bryson I *;red with the Rainbow Division in France, and Mr. Morris with the 30th Division in Belgium and France. Both were volunteers in the World War. After a registrant's name is drawn in Washington, under the selective services act, it will be certified to the local board, and the man will be notified. If he has claims for exemption he will then make them before the local board, will be examined by Dr. Hooper, and will be either ordered to report for duty, or will be exempted, either temporarily or permanently, as the circumstance warrant. He will haye_the right of appeal. Registration under the selective service act will be held on Wednesday of next week, October 16, at every polling place, and every man who is between the ages of 21 and 35 inclusive is required to register. The registration will be made by the officials, aided by such clerical assistance as they may require. Registration in the North Ward in Sylva will be in the City Hall and that for the South Ward, in the Commissioners' office, at the Court House. H you are between the ages specified in the act, you are required to register at your regular polling place, October 16. If you are away from home on that date, you can register at the polling place in the precinct where you happen to be, and your name will be certified to the officials at your home. The registrars in Jackson county, by precincts and wards are: Barker's Creek; Ben Jones; Cullowhee, T. C. Ledbetter, Caney F?rk, Glenn Hooper; Cashier's Valley Lynch Dillard; Canada No. 1, Ralph Brown; Canada No. 2; Mrs. Onia Shelton; Dillsboro, % A. Sutton; Green's Creek, J. B. Wot ic, na.muurg, otti" Bryson; Sylva, South Ward, John Henson; Sylva, North Ward, Ben N Queen; Scott's Creek No. 1 Allen Fisher; Scott's Creek No. 2, ^ice Dillard; Scott's Creek No. George Bryson; Savannah, Poscoe Higdon; Qualla, Mrs. Jessie Cordell; Mountain, John L?ng; River No. 1, Leon Moody ; River No. 2, James Potts; Webster Dennis Higdon. Halcyon Chorus Holds First Business Meeting i CnUowhee, Oct. 2 (Special)? i The Halcyon Chorus of Western I Carolina Toa-I - "? ' -,J _ ?- icociiers uonege neia I first business meeting of the ':ear in the music studio of the college auditorium at two twen y*flve o'clock Wednesday after ^oon. I Officers to serve for the coming iear were elected as follows; ^ward McDevitt of Marshal, Resident; Fred Thomas of Sylva, ,ic ^president; Elizabeth Ham of Minor Hill, Tenn., sec '5ary-treasurer; and Charles of Canton, reporter. I ; ?! ' : t ' P" ' ??; * ll)e 3 rHE COUNTY bers Of rvice Board son County PATRIOTIC PROGRAM GIVEN AT COLLEGE Cullowhee, October 1 (Special) ?One of the most inspiring and patriotic programs of the year was presented to the student as sembly of Western Carolina Teachers College in the college auditorium today, under the sponsorship of Mrs. Lillian Buchanan, college librarian, Celebrating National Free-Press Week and National Flag Month. The program began with the presentation of the colors, and as the group sang the processional hymn, Onward Christian Soldiers, H. T. Hunter, president of Western Carolina Teachers College, president-emeritus Robert Lee Madison, the honorable Dan Tompkins, principal speaker of the occasion, Mrs. Buchanan, and Professor Stillwell, of the college, took their places on the stage. Mr. Madison then gave the invocation which was followed by the singing of My Native Land by a quartette composed of Sammie Beck, Charles Frazier, Howard McDevltt, and Fred Thomas Students at the college. President Hunter introduced Mr. Tompkins as an ardent supporter of education, a state legislator, and editor of the J&eksoh County Journal. Mr. Tompkins told the students that they were facing a world of chaos and bloodshed for which they were in no way responsible, but which they must face with a strong heart, and perhaps with guns and blood. "Yet," he continued, "you have a rendezvous with destiny for which you can be proujL, tor only.-the English speaking people can save the world from destruction." He charged Berlin with de? 1-1 1 ? ? J U Daucning science anu uouig iV for destruction. He said the British empire alone was the true friend of the United States. Applause burst from the group when the speaker said, "Hitler would change the world, but I like it as it is, and certainly I don't want Mr. Hitler and his cohorts to change it." Mr. Tompkins concluded his talk with a plea that we keep the virtues of truth, sobriety, frugality, faith in God, faith in ourselves, and faith in our country, saying that the United States with these virtues is unconquerable. Following Mr. Tompkins' speech, the group sang God Bless America, and then stood at attention as Sammie Beck concluded the program with a trumpet solo, The Star Spangled Banner. Tuckaseigee Baptists Meet At Speedwell The Tuckaseigee Baptist Sunday School Convention will meet with Speedwell Baptist Church next Sunday afternoon October 13th, 2:30 o'clock. Every Sunday School in the Association is urged to send a large delegation to the meeting. The following program will be given. r?rtr?orrMrational Singing VUi.0.?0 Devotional: Miss Bonnie Pressley Roll Call of Sunday Schools, Announcements and Business Special Music: Pressley Quartette . Talk:' Introducing Lukes Gospel By J. B. Ensley Special Music: Webster Quartette Talk: Enlisting Young People in the I Sunday School By T. W. Ashe Song Adjournment EGGS With slightly more layers on farms than last year, egg production in August was the largest for the month since 1931, report; the U. S. Agricultural Marketing Servicte. -N : (X X ' \ . ftcky ; , . . ?V*? r ; ^ _ T.C.Bryson Named Grand Jury Foreman T. C. Bryson, Jr., of Sylva township, was appointed foreman of the Grand Jury for the October Term of Superior Court, which convened Monday morning, with Judge Wilson Warlick presiding. The other members of the Grand Jury are, W. O. Sherrill, Lem Nicholson. Z. J. Fincannon. Frank Terrell, Hobart Nicholson, Neil Zachary, W. C. Cagle, J. H. Barnes, John A. Stewart, David Dills, L. T. Queen, J. B. Bryson, B. A. Beck, W. B. Styles, Troy Hooper, J. M. Cunningham, and Felix Hooper. Judge Warlick gave one of the briefest charges ever delivered to a Grand Jury, and set the machinery of the court to work in record order. The charge, however. was comnrehensive. and sufficient for any intelligent body of men; and the Judge informed the foreman and the jury that, if at any time during the week, any matter should come up upon which the jury desired the services or advice of the court, he would be glad to appear before the body and deliver further instructions. Forestry Committee To Meet Friday Night J. Claude Allison, tempdrary chairman of the Jackson County Forestry Committee has announced a meeting of the organization for Friday night of this week, October 11 at 8 o'clock, in the Woodmen Hall. The public is cordially invited to the meeting. Appearing on rne program in a discussion of Jackson County's sorest ana uame resources wui be J.JEL Spratt, state, district for^ ester and William L. Beasley, the association's held secretary. The Association, a voluntary organization founded in 1911, is dedicated to the protection, conservation, and the wise use of North Carolina's natural resources with particular emphasis on her Forests and Game. Chief among the twelve points of the Association's program are; 1. More equitable taxation on forest property. 2. Statewide plan of forest fire control to be financed by a direct appropriation through the General Assembly. 3. Improved Wildlife program and closer cooperation between Forestry and Wildlife Divisions. 4. Improved methods of harvesting timber to insure sustain ed yield. Beasley pointed out that the forests and the game are so closely interwoven and related that it is almost impossible to separate the two. Without the forests and their proper protection from fire we can never hope to have a sound program of wildlife management. We have been surrounded by forests for so long that we have come to take them for granted and do not give heed to their proper protection and wise use. Few of us realize that North Carolina contains more sawmills than any state in the Union, nearly 4,000, and we lead the entire South and East in the annual production of lumber. If this tremendous drain is to be balanced and our productive capacity maintained, it is high time that an organized effort be made toward that end. To bring the case nearer home, Jackson County has 80 percent of its total , land area in forests. These same forests, their products, and related industries furnish employ, ment to more men and pay more total wages than any other , single industry in the County. Despite the European war and the national defense program, living costs in the United States are unlikely to increase by more than 2 to 5 percent before spring. i ? The development of p 'wA^od at Georgia Tech for remo- ^g the ? wood from flax fiber takes away ; the main obstacle to profitable ilax growing in Southern states. "V- r . :!7\ . i f . ' * ' " ( 4* -V:4 \ 1' I \ it Com I CAROLINA, - ; THURSD 1 . Governor-Elect To Speak At Homecoming iliill 1 PIlim I PHn WKBuSmi Ik' " B&& I ^UL 'iKM ?|ffl| '-S J. Melville Broughton Second Degree Verdict Now Ask fly State In Amnions Murder Trial The trial ,of Carl Crawford, charged with the murder of Asbury Ammons, got under way this morning, after announcement by Solicitor John M., Queen that the State will not ask for a verdict of murder in the first degree; but will sJsk for one - * 1 1- 1U. ....LJ ui muruer xxx txxe seuuxxu ucgicc, or manslaughter, as the facts brought out may warrant. The selection of the jury began yesterday morning, -but the court has already decided to adjourn at noon, yesterday, so the trial really did not begin until this morning; and it is expected to consume the rest of the week. Other cases already disposed of are mostly drunken driving, and assault cases. Steve Mathula of New York wasiiaedSijQ and.the ,r.osU and his license revoked, for drunken driving. T. L. Blaylock, drunken driving, $50 and costs and license revoked. Henry Cleveland, drunken driving, $50 and costs and license revoked. Levi Gibson, prohibition violation, 2 years suspended upon payment of $50 and costs. Ellis Styles, prohibition violation, 90 days, suspended upon payment of $25 and costs. Eugene Wade, reckless driving, called and failed; but license revoked. John Coward, carrying concealed weapons and assault with a deadly weapon, 12 months, suspended for five years. Isam Evans, drunken driving, $50 and costs and license revoked. Cecil Passmore, drunken driving, $50 and costs,. and license revoked. [ < Thad Bradley, resisting an officer, 90 days suspended for 2 years. Arthur Bryson, drunken driving, $50 and costs and license revoked. . J. C. Lunsford, drunken driving, $50 and costs and license revoked. ! i Arthur Bryson, drunken driving, $50 and costs and license re vuoru. Kenneth C. Nicholson, drunken driving, $50 and cosbS and license revoked. Alvin Swayney, drunken driving, $50 and costs and license revoked. ' ! * IRaymond Franklin, embezzlement, 60 days suspended. Claude Ridley, allowing his automobile to be driven by an intoxicated person, $50 line, and to pay $50 to O. L. Brown for injuries. s Geo. McDonald, drunken driv?"lo+Jnor OKI nfflrpr 4 ing ana rcaiouuxg ?*** v^w., _ months on the roads, license re-? voked, and a 6 months suspended sentence. Ted Dunbar, of Somersett, Pa., drunken driving $50 and costs and license revoked. John Turpin and Mrs. John Turpin, operating a nuisance and assault, suspended sentences upon good behavior, and given 1 week in which to dispose of their filling station. Nelson Hooper, Lloyd Hooper, (Continued on next page) ! 1 i .J *. " ; f . ; " ' ) T - " ' ' ' hfe," t ' I into I , J ' AT, OCT. 10, IBM Moreland Rites At Highlands Saturday Final rites for A. R. Moreland, electrical engineer, who was killed Wednesday by contact with a high voltage tension wire, while .11, . working on the Glenville dam project, were held Saturday at the Highlands Methodist church, with the Rev. J. S. Higgins, pastor, the Rev. R. B. Puree, and the nT 'n T>^? J _ xvcv. o. u. ociixiciu umm&biug. Interment was in the Zachary family cemetery at Norton, with Blue Ridge Lodge, A. F. and A. M. in charge of the ceremonies. Pall bearers were Tudor N. Hall, Jack M. Hall, Thomas Harbison, Sidney McCarty, E. A. Burt, Jr., and Elwood Doudna. Mr. Moreland, a native of Missouri, is survived by his widow, Dr. Jessie Zachary Moreland, and two sisters, Mrs. Lee Daughtery, of Webb Gity, Mo., and Mrs. Edwin Sawyer, of Hutchinson, Kan sas. Mr. Moreland was a veteran of the World War. Until a fewj years ago he and his wife resided in Raleigh. He then held a position with the Carolina Power and Light Company, but his business took him away from home for so much of the time, that he resigned his position, and moved to Highlands, where his wife owned considerable property, and where he was employed with the Nantahala Power and Light Company, and Dr. Moreland opened dental offices. r j Minister's Conference To Meet At Cherokee A meeting of the Western North Carolina Baptist Ministers' Conference will be held at the Bagttat church, at Cherokee, on next Monday, October 14. The program has been planned to begin at 10:00 o'clock and close at 3:00 o'clock, and will include the following features: 10:00 Devotion?Rev. William We*h. 10:15 The Preacher as Shepherd?Rev. W. N. Cook. 10:45 The Preacher as Teacher ?Rev. W. H. Fitzgerald. 11:15 The Preacher Leading his People in Worship? Rev. J. G. Benfield. 11:45 The Preacher in The Present World. Crisis? Rev. H. K. Masteller. 12:15 Lunch . 1:30 Devotion?Rev. John Freeman. 1:45 The Preacher as Evangelist?Rev. F. H. Leatherwood. 2:15 The Preacher as a Man of | Prayer?Rev. T. F. Deitz. 2:45 Brief open discussion on some matter of pressing interest. 3:00 Adjournment. J"' Sheep Make Comeback As Farm Enterprise There has been an acute awakening of interest in sheep production in North Carolina within the last year, reports, Dr, John it TPnetAr nf the state College Animal Husbandry Department. He says that whereas sheepmen formerly experienced difficulty in placing their surplus ewes and frequently had to send valuable breding animals to the butcher, now all available ewes are taken. In addition, western ewes are being shipped into the State to meet the demand. Why the increased interest? ;'A number of factors have contributed," Dr. Foster replies. "The substantial profits derived from most flocks for the past five years have had an effect. The change in our rarming system has also been conducive to sheep production." "The reduction in cotton, tobacco and other row crop acreage has released more land for pastures and feed crops. The improvement of pastures through proper fertilization and management has been almost as important." i. ' I - ; . * ' ' I ' , . 1 .' . V; "i" ^ r.V v "* ' ' V outrna . * v?* | 12.06 A TEAS IN A1 Big Day Is 1 Cullowhee Hoinecor DAIRY RECORDS SHOW FEED NEEDS OF STATE Dairy farming has made remarkable progress in North Car>1i ^ J 'l ! i.1 -1. AA j i : _ oiina auring me past zu years, especially among herds producing milk for the fluid market. "Put we need more feed?low cost, home-grown roughage? before North Carolina can expect to take its rightful place as a major dairying State," says John A. Arey, veteran Extension specialist of N. C. State College. Arey has been promoting this sort of a dairy program for many years; now, through the Dairy Herd Improvement Associations, he has facts and figures to back up his arguments. Records just released by the U. S. Department Qf Agriculture show that the average butterfat production for all cows on D. H. I. A. test in the country reached a new high of 323 pounds in 1939, with the average milk production being 7,977 pounds per cow. The average production of D. H. I. A. cows in North Carolina for 1939 was 298 pounds of butterfat and 6.822 nounds of milk. The average feed cost of producing 100 pounds of milk for the cow which gave 7,977 pounds of milk (the National D. H. I. A. average) was only 79 cents; the average feed cost per 100 pounds of milk for the North Carolina D. H. I. A. cows which averaged 6,822 pounds of milk was $1.22. In commenting on these figures, Arey said: "An analysis of the average production of D. H. I. A. cows by states shows a close relation between feed production and milk production. The average butterfat production in 1939 for 10 Southern states, a deficient feed producing area, was 278 pounds, as compared to that of 329 pounds for 10 Central Western states which grow ample quantities of feed." VEGETABLES CAN BE STORED FOR WINTER There is no reason for discard' * ? ?? * ? ? mg surplus vcgcwxuico, ui mi dumping them on a depressed market, says H. R. Niswonger, horticulturist os the N. C. State College Extension Service. But on the other hand, there is no use to store vegetables that are not of high quality, free from mechanical injuries, insects and diseases, and mature but not over-ripe. "If you put an inferior, diseased, damaged product in storage it will come out an inferior, diseased, damaged product in worse condition than when it went in," Niswonger declared. The problem of where to store vegetables is important, and the State College specialist makes the following recommendations along this line: Bean*and field peas may be pickeflt 111 the pod, spread out in a warm dry place in the attic until dried, and after being shelled the beans should be placed in tight containers and treated with carbon disulphide to control weevils. Root crops, such as carrots, beets and turnips, should have the tops cut off, leaving short leaf stems, before storing. They may be stored in shallow crates and placed in the cellar. An occasional sprinkling with water will prevent shriveling. Cabbage and collards can best be stored in trenches out-of-doors. Another method commonly used in Eastern Carolina consists of pushing the heads of the plants toward the North and covering the stem and base of the heads snll Th#? nlants art thus, niVAA UVM. ? left right in the row where they grew. Sweet potatoes keep best in a dry place, and where the temperature throughout the storage period is around 55 to 60 degrees. Onions should be kept in slatted crates in the attic where the atmosphere is try and the tern* perature is around 50 degrees. j \ ^ " . ' 3'. J ' M 'fi I :' .. ' 1 . ' -I . ?.I > . .. >|g ?VAKCE OUTSIDE THE COUNTY Planned At J As Time Of ning Nears A big day for Western Carolina Teachers College and for Jackson County is planned for Saturday, when the next Governor of North Carolina will speak tn the nennle in the new audi torlum, at 1:S0 In the afternoon. Following address of the Governor-elect, the football classic of the west between Western Carolina and Appalachian State will be played on Hunter Field, formerly known as Uncle David J' Rogers' Town House Field.' The kick-off will be at 2:30. The address of Governor Broughton will be a part of his camnaifim for election over the Republican candidate for Governor, Mr. McNeill, and he will speak under the auspices of the Democratic Executive Committees of the State and the County. The Drake Sisters will sing at that time, and everybody is invited to the speaking. The rest of the program of Homecoming has no political Significance. It is the annual homecoming of the alumni of Western Carolina Teachers College, ^nd is one of the high spots of the year at the college and in the minds of many people in Western North Carolina. The tentative plans for the Homecoming celebration, as announced by John Worth McDevitt, Alumni Secretary, are: At 11 A. M. the Annual Meeting of the Alumni Association will begin in the reception room of the 8tudent Union Building. Class reunions will follow adjournment Of, this meeting. Luncheon will be served in the College Dining Hall at 12:30 P. M. Free luncheon tickets will be issued to Alumni and guests 1 at the registration table. Since there will be onlv a limited num 1 bers of places in the dining,hall,. all guests must register and get their luncheon tickets as early as possible. At 1:30 P. M Honorable J. Broughtpn, Democratic candidate for .Governor will speak to those present in the v College Auditorium. A capacity crowd is expected for this part of the program. I The kick-off for the Appalachian game is scheduled for 2:30 P. M. The cheer leaders have planned a program for the half which includes introduction of the team Sponsors and the traditional "track event" for the freshmen men. The Ahnual Alumni Banquet begins at 7:00. Alumni and Faculty are special guests. Admission will be by ticket only otf nfhn nlon fft 9 f.fPJld ?*?u Ml Iftiw j;<mi >V ? should mute reservation in advanee through the Alumni Office. The Alumni Dance will be staged In the new Gymnasium from 9:00 to 12:00. Bill Stringfellow and his entire band of . Buccaneers, of Asheville, have been engaged for the occasion. Alumni may secure tickets at registration table. Student tickets will be placed in post office boxes. Others who plan to attend must secure tickets through Dean Anne Albright. * Drake Sisters To Sing At W. C. T. C. Homeeoming The Drake Sisters, from over in Hendersonville, who have sung - ' MAM IM4-A many times w jmt wic pep uiw political rallies, and who are well known as musicians extraordinary, will sing at Cullowhee on Saturday, at the annual Homecoming at Western Carolina Teachers College, when Governor-elect J. M. Broughton will address the people of Jackson County, In the new auditorium, at lrSb.t The Drake Sisters will appear tinder the auspices of the Demoorfct Executive Commit of Jackson County, and everybody Is invited to hear then* There will be no admission charge. %0mA N i'AoS . ? , - r, 1 I