L?J
I y) A Makes
I For County j
m it Considers
The National Youth Adminis- /1
tration. in addition to training I
B a W k?ys and girJs for/T
useful and gainful occupations / I
has saved the county of Jack-/
I son, its sponsor, the sum of $3 - /1
074.85 since July 1, 1940, accord JI
ing to a s ta temen t' 'released by /
Mrs. Louise Parker Davis, di- /
g rector of the NYA in this coun 11
? -vi?e is in making and/ij
II [y. ixic ??. ?^ _
repairing equipment in the r
I schools of the county and coun- t
ty offices. u
The Sylva NYA woodworking s
shop has produced, for the co- e
I sponsor, Supt. A. C. Moses, 320 t
arm chairs, at a cost of 85 cents
each. They would have retailed E
at $4.75 each. Six storage cabi- V
nets that woul have cost $50.00 "
each, were made at a cost of $15'
each. Twelve filing cabinets, re- e
tail price $8.50, were made at a si
cost of $2.50. Twelve desks, e.
$12.50. retail price $47.50. One a
speaker's stand, cost 50c, retail n
price. $2.00. Show case, cost $5, *
retail price $10.00. Sixty-two e
3 by 7 tables, cost $4.00, retail si
price $10.00. Three science desks
cost $9.25, retail price, $37.50. C(
104 science chairs, cost $1.00, re- V
tail price $6.00. 20 science tables, S
?
cost $2.50, retail price $8.uu. une ?"
map stand, cost 50c, retail price, n
S2.00. Eleven easels cost 25c, retail
price $2.50. Two basketball Q
goals, cost $1.50, retail price u
$3.00. The total cost to the spon- ^
sor at the retail price would
have been $4,060.10 for these P
articles. They were produced for ^
$985.25, with a saving to the c
county of $3074.85. In addition ^
three hundred fifty seats were 0
repaired at the low cost of n
125.60. G
Anyone who has seen any of
this furniture is pleased with
its appearance, and its 'workmanship.
It is as good furniture
as any school could obtain for
the retail prices quoted. V
Forty girls are employed on D
the NYA Girls project in Sylva. si
.These girls are taught every h
phase of sewing and home mak- f<
ing. They also receive one hour ir
of Related Training each day, f<
taught by Miss Louise Henson, a<
Home Economics teacher, Sylva tl
High School, sponsored by the U
Educational Defense Program Is
No. 5. st
The NYA girls have produced w
2700 mattress ticks for the si
County Agent's department; P
250 garments and costumes for P
the county commissioners and ei
the board of education; 200 com- e]
forters for the Farm Security g
Administration, and 1207 mat- ii
tresses for the County Agent's tl
department. They worked in f<
supervisory capacities in the ii
mattress project. e;
Sunday School Meet To ?
Be At Balsam April 13th
The meeting of the Tucka- ,
seigee Baptist Sunday School "
Convention will be held with *
the Balsam church, on Sunday,
April 13. The program, as an- J
nounced by the chairman of the
Program committee, Mr. W. G.
Womack, follows:
2:30?Congregational song,
ieQ by the choir leader 01 wit? ~
balsam church. *1
2:35?Devotional, by Leonard
Bryson, of the Balsam church.
2:45?Minutes and roll call of
foe Sunday Schools.
2:55?Special music, by the
Golden Key* Quartet.
Announcements and reports.
fay President. 1
3:00?Easter?The Climax of c
Forty Days of Celebrations, by i
foe secretary. ^
3:10?special music, by the I
Golden Key Quartet. *
3:i5__our Sunday Schools, by 1
?ev. Dave Norman. *
3:25-Address, by Rev. T. F.
~eitz> of the Scott's Creek ]
Church: "Christianity Reaches
Out."
3:55?Special music, by the i
Golden Key Quartet. J
.J-00?Congregational singing, i
by the leader of the Balsam i
church (
Prayer. Adjournment. ]
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Ii)C In
Furniture (
Schools |
ible Saving
Plans Are Made At
Teachers Meeting I
:or Annual Banquet*
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TV/Heo T.ilin ? - 1
??oo u una, w eauiermgion, 01 j
he State department of public
nstruction, was heard at the
egular monthly county-wide p
eachers meeting held her^ Sat- a
irday in the Sylva elementary n
chool auditorium. Miss Weath- d
rington's topic was "Science-in g
he Schools." a
Another speaker was Paul
luchanan, principal of the
Webster schools, who spoke on ir
High School Science."
Miss Weatfceringtqn announc- t?
d that the Cullowhee and Webter
elementary schools are now
Ijglble tp be placed on the state
ccredited list. These two will
lake 3 Jackson county schools gl
'hich are standard, the Sylva S(
lementary school having been e
tandardized last year. d
Miss Leanna Gaddis, who is w
nnected with the John C. ^
/inston Publishing Company, H
ave a demonstration . in the cj
caching of reading in the pri- fl
iary grades.
Plans were made for a banuet
to be held by the local Q
nit of the N. C. E. A. Superin- **
indent A. C. Moses appointed a "1
ime and place committee com- *
osed of Mrs. Dan Tompkins, "1
liss Evelyn Sherrili and Mrs. *
i TP ni4-V* or* f nr_
i. ej. iVi.wnucii/11 anu ah ciivbiainment
committee conqjposed
f Mrs. Kate Bryson, Miss Nim- C(
10 Geisler and Miss Marguerite s
rreene to complete details for ti
le banquet. U
le
Markers For Soldiers fc
Mrs. D. M. Hall .president of M
7. A. Enloe Chapter, United B
'aughters of the Confederacy, A
Lated today that the Chapter A
as heretofore been responsible ri
)r the erection of a number of lis
larkers at the graves of Con- ti<
?derate soldiers in this county, F<
cting as intermediary between Vi
le soldier's family and the B
nited States Government. The Fj
lw has been changed, Mrs. Hall D:
iated, so that the Government ns
ill pay the full exoense of the .
;one marker, and the State will in
ay other costs including trans- j?
ortation to the cemeteries and
rection. These markers will be m
rected upon application, at the C2
rave of any person who served si
1 the armed forces of either fc
le United States or the Con?derate
States, during any war
i which the country has been J
ngaged.
/hurch Plans For
Memorial Lillies
, cl
It is planned to have a large g
umber of memorial lillies at the T
lethodist church, Easter Sim- ^
ay morning. All persons who
rish to memorialize deceased 01
riends or relatives are requested Q1
o communicate the names of c
he persons they wish to renember
in this way to Mrs. H.
Jibson, not later than next
lunday, so that their names may
ippear in the church bulletin ?
or Easter Sunday. ^
Sylva Wins Trophy p
IV
Reposing in the window of p
felt's Cafe is the trophy won by
he Sylva All Stars, when they
lefeated Clyde, the runner-up,
n the Waynesville-Hazelwood
athletic Association gold medal p
MLJketball tournament, on last s;
Saturday night. The Sylva line- d
lp was Cowan, Watson, Brown, ^
>reen, and Fullbright. e
PRE-SCHOOL DAY 14th I
The date of the pre-school day
it Sylva Elementary school is
\pril 14, instead of April 4,, as
innounced in The Journal last
sveek. Mrs. Harry Hastings is c
chairman of the PTA committee i(
in charge of this work. C
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ilenville School
to Remain At
'resent Location
Glenville High School will not
e moved to another location,
s was proposed a few months
go by some citizens, but will
emain at its present beautiful
jcation. This was definitely
ettled a few days ago by an
greement between the Nantaala
Power and Light Company
nd the Board of Education of
ackson County. It is understood
lat the agreement provides
lat the Nantahala Power Comany
provide a larger and suitble
athletic field for the school,
lake provisions for the sewage
isposal,, and pay the Board of
ducation a monetary consider tion.
In fact, the work on the ath
nil; nciu, leveling it, anu iiia&.lg
it suitable for that purpose
already under way, the Nanihala
Power and Light Comany
doing the work, on a field
lat it has deeded to the county.
The Glenville Lake, now raidly
filling up, will cover a
nail portion \ of the present
;hool grounds and upset preset
arrangements for sewage
isposal. The power company
ill erect a woven wire fence,
ke that surrounding the Sylva
igh School. This will prevent
lildren approaching the lake
om the school grounds.
electees Will Go
"o Fort Jackson
fuesday Morning
Fourteen young men from this
sunty have been chosen by the
elective Service Board for
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tuning ui uiie year ui vuc
nited States Army, and will
ave on next Tuesday, April 8,
>r Fort Jackson.
The young men chosen are
[ack Hensley, Daniel Frank
ishop, Charlie Corsie Hooper,
very Marcellus Cowan, Jake
Ivin Parris, Charlie T. Woodng,
R. O. Watson, Robert Wilim
Queen, John Robert Na ns,
Ralph Lincoln Beaver,
*rry Clingman Green, Jack
ernon Hoyle, Wroe Haney
rown, and Homer Dilard.
rank Crisp and Carl Denver
Llls have been chosen as alterites.
The men will leave at 7 o'clock
i the morning by bus for Fort
ickson.
Another call for twelve white
en and two Negroes to go to
imn Anrii 14 has hppn is
""i' UI1 J
led; and an additional call
?r the 28th is anticipated.
\ T. A. To Hear
auest Speakers
The W. P. A. Council will have
large of the program at the
ylva Parent-Teacher meeting
uesday afternoon, April 8. Miss
[ary Paschal, head of the Woten's
Division of the W. P. A.,
nd Dr. H. T. Hunter, president
f Western Carolina Teachers
ollege, will be the principal
peakers.
Miss Paschal's topic will be
W. P. A. Program objectives",
nd Dr. Hunter will speak on
A Layman's Observation of
ie W. P. A."
The business session will start
romptly at three o'clock with
Irs. E. J. Duckett, president,
residing.
CARD OF THANKS
We, the children, wish to exress
our sincere thanks to those
howing sympathy and kindness
uring the sickness and at the
eath of our father, Joseph
Insley. We thank all who had a
art in the floral offering and
he ones who dug the grave.
THE CHILDREN
G. T. NICHOLSON ILL
G. T. Nicholson, prominent
itizen of Caney Fork? is ser3usly
ill at his home on John's
Jreek.
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MX, NORTH CAROyPJA, THPB8PA
B. T. U. Tp Hold |
Conferee :e At <
Cullowhe i 11th
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On Friday, Apr 1 11, there will
be a special T aining Union
Conference held at the Cullowhee
Baptist enureh. This is J
one of 70 such meetings to be :
held in North Carolina in April. 1
This meeting is being promoted ]
by the Baptist Training Union J
Department of > the Southern <
Baptist Convention and the
Training Union Department of <
the North Carolina Baptist ]
Convention, R?r. Nathan C. ]
Brooks, Raleigh, Secretary, and <
the Associational B. T. U. Convention
of the Tuckaseigee As- ,
sociation, Lyle M. Ensley-, of [
Sylva, director. t
The purpose of this meeting is ,
to review the work in the As- |
sociation and to make plans for j
expansion of the Training Union ,
work for 1941. Hie program will !
begin at 2:30 If. M. There will J
be conferences for all depart- ,
ments. Visiting speakers will be j
Miss Maxine Slaughter, Sttato ,
Intermediate Leader, Raleigh, j
and Rev. H. M. Hocutt .pastor ]
of the Reed Memorial Baptist
church, Asheville. Those taking ,
parts on the program from this ,
association are Rev. T. F. Deitz,
moderator and Lyle M. Ensley,
B. T. U. director, otner state
workers and local workers and 1
pastors will appear on- the *
program. ]
The Association officers are '
expecting a group from every
church in the association. The '
churches that have Training
Unions are urged to bring all
their B. T U. members, pastor ,
and leaders. Everybody will i
bring supper and all will eat to- ;
gether. *
NEW TYPE SUMMER
SCHOOL WORK FOR
W. C. T. C. ISPLANNED
Dean W. E. Bird, director of ;
the '41 summer school session
from June 14 through July 24, '
has announced features of the I
session's work. A number of hob- 3
by shops which have been de- '
signed not only for principals, J
supervisors, teachers and college J
students, but for community 1
people and high school students 1
as well, will be conducted. 1
t These hobby shops will include ?
the collecting of flowering and 1
I woody plants and native miner- I
als, outdoor sketching, and such
handicrafts as metal, basketry,
chair bottoming, leather work,
wood carving, pottery and !
shuckery. The hobby classes under
the direction of specialists
will be largely independent of j
class periods and will run j
throughout the whole six weeks. (
The hobby shops as a supple- j
ment to regular academic work ,
will carry two semester or thre* J
quarter hours' credit for teach- j
ers' certificates and require- <
ments for the bachelor of arts J
degree.
The class in collecting and
rlassifviner of flowering plants J
will be directed by Professor C. F. !
Dodson, head of the science de- .
> partment; colletcing and classi- '
Ifying of woody plants by E. V. j
Deens Jr., demonstration science ,
teacher; mineral classification
by W. Newton Turner, profes- 1
sor of geology; outdoor sketching
by Miss Laura Jean McAdam. '
The craft work hobbies will be
sponsored by the North Carolina
National Youth Administration,
under the direction of an expert
in each craf|t.
Miss Carmen Nicholson, a :
student of Western Carolina and
a winner of a national award <
in shuckery, will direct j the
shuckery hobby shop.
Miss Maud Ketchem, of the
college faculty, will be coordinator
for all .the hobby shop 1
i courses.
The college administration <
believes that these hobby shop*
t will prove recreational ; and
worthwhile in vitalizing classroom
instruction.
In addition to the hobby shops
the college is sponsoring work
shops in such phases as audiovisual
education, reading, and
; teaching poetry with lectures by
- specialists in the field and demj
onstration work under supervision.
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Funeral Services
Conducted Far
loseph W. Ensley
Funeral services for J. W.
Ensley were conducted Monday
morning at Scott's Creek Baptist
church by Rev. T. F. Deify
Rev. W. C. Reed, and Rev. W.
tf Cook, and interment was in
Did Field cemetery.
Mr. Ensley, who was 82 years
age, was a native and lifelong
resident of Jackson county.
He was a well-known farmer and
ntizen of Sylva township.
Mr. Ensley is survived by six
sons, Charles Ensley, Bryson
City, Fred Ensley, Norfolk, Va.,
md James Ensley, John Ensley
md Dewey Ensley, all of Sylva;
by four daughters, Mrs. Sallie
Freeman, Mrs. Cole Thompson,
and Miss Gertrude Ensley, of
3ylva; by five brothers, Cole
Bob and Wilson Ensley, of Belmont;
by four sisters, Mrs.
Martha Snyder, Sylva; Mrs.
Georgia Rogers, Webster, Mrs.
Dicie Burgess, Canton, and Mrs.
Mary Henson, of South Carolina;
by fourteen grandchildren,
bhree great-grandchildren, and
ei number of other relatives and
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iricxiua. Drive
For Greek
Relief Is Planned
In Jackson County
With Mrs. Dan K. Moore as
chairman, the Committee of
Greek Relief in Jackson County
met with Mr. Chrest George of
Waynesville, at Hotel Carolina,
Tuesday evening and made
plans for a drive for funds for
caring for the families of Greek
soldiers who are at the front.
The date o* the drive and the
committees for solicitation of
funds will be announced later.
Mr. R. L. Arial was elected
treasurer of the fund. The members
of the county committee are
Mrs. Dan K. Moore, R. U. Sutton,
Roscoe Poteet, S. W. Enioe,
H. Gibson, Mrs. P. M. Hall,
Dan Moore, Dan Tompkins, John
Worth McDevitt, H. T. Hunter,
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Jr. W. unapniuxi, xvcv. a.
Hatledge, Paul Ellis, R. L. Arial,
F. L. Hair, W. T. Wise, Claud Allison,
T. N. Massie and W. R.
Cnloe.
CLYDE BLAIR HEADS
SYLVA ROTARY CLUB
Officers were elected tiy the
3ylva Rotary club at its meeting
Tuesday night. They are:
Clyde Blair, president; Phil Elliott,
vice president; Bill Ensor,
secretary-treasurer; Roscoe Poieet,
sergant-at-arms; and Paul
Ellis, Harold McOuire, Ralph
Sutton, Jack Walters, and Cole
Cannon, directors.
Mr. Blair as president sue-;
:eeds Raymond Sutton, Mr. E1-;
iiott as vice president succeeds
Mr. Blair, Bill Ensor succeeds
himself as secretary-treasurer,
and Mr. Poteet succeeds Lewis
Cannon a s sergeant-at-arms.
rhe new officers will be installed
next July.
The guest speaker was Charles
Ray, of Waynesville, who is a
member of the North Carolina
Board of Conservation and Development.
Mr. Ray spoke on
"Conservation in Western North
Carolina." He pointed out the
necessity for conservation in
this as well as other sections
and listed several ways in which
we might help to carry out an
efficient conservation program.
Mr. Ray recalled ttyed&yswhen
people thought our forests, rich
soil and other natural resources
were inhaustible and compared
that era with the present
time when such ,valuable resources
are sorely depleted.
Thomas Cox read a list of the
signers of the application for a
charter for the Rotary club on
April 5, 1938.
Besides Mr. Ray, other guests
were E. D. Burchard, of Asheville,
who is connected with the
U. S. Geological Survey, his son,
Preston Burchard, and Wintson
Phelps, of Spruce -Pint.
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Teachers Of
Will Attend
In Asheville
Were Caney Fork
Methodists First
Unificationists?
Was John's Creek church in
this county the first of the ?
Methodist denomination to un^
ite? That interesting question
was raised the other day by E.
S. Green of Caney Fork. The
three principal branches of
Methodism in the United States
have united in one church, and
Mr. Green believes that John's
Creek began the movement,
back in 1914.
On September 16,1914, a group
of citizens of Caney Fork township,
members of the Southern
and Northern Methodist
churches, met and organized for
the purpose of "commencing the ;
erection of a church house at
John's Creek, to be owned and
controlled by the two branches t
of the Methodist church, as they
do now or may in the future
exist at that place." At the meeting
were Rev. T. H. Stamey,
Northern Methodist minister, W.
A. Brown, R. A. Nicholson, R. N.
Nicholson, J. S. Prince, J. W.
Swayngim, W. J. Nicholson, L.
P. Duncan, G. W. Nicholson, and
R. S. Green.
A building committee composed
oJ T. H. Stamey, chairman,
R. S. Green, treasurer, and R.
A. N holson, C. B. Zachary, J.
W. Sv ayngim, and R. N. Henson,
was ^pointed. A deed to the
Sout1 irn and Northern Methodist
ihurches as joint owners,
or te ints in common, was made
by A . Green, for a site upon
whia to erect the building, and
*?? !?> kxllfKnt* n aKiiwOi
UiC A VIA. UJl UUUUU15 h uuiuwi
house was begun. Many citizens
of the community contributed
money and work, or both. Mr.
Green kept an itemized account
of all money received and work
contributed, and of expenditures.
He still has the little book
in which the accounts were
kept. Ten cents an hour wage
was allowed every person who
contributed work to the building;
and the total cost of th*
structure was $1557.53, in money
and work.
The building was completed in
June, 1915, and was dedicated
soon thereafter. It was used by
the two Methodist churches as
a common place of worship, until
the unification of the three
branches of Methodism in the
United States, recently cinmunmated,
merged them into one;
and now is used by the united
Methodists at John's Creek.
Boys Win First
Amateur Honors
Two small boys, Perry and
Kenneth Rhodes, won the $15
first prize at the amateur night,
staged Friday evening at the
Sylva school, by the Lion's.Club.
A large crowd of people witnessed
the performance, and entries
were made from nearly
every community in the county.
The proceeds go to the work
with the blind in this county.
Maggie DiUardiand Tom Mai*
lonee won second place with a
character impersonation and
song. The Wood sisters took
third place. The Four Lost
Chords i were awarded fourth
honors, fend Jean Barrett, Golden
Key Quartet, Peggy Ramsey,
Pressley Quartet, and Jones and
Higdon were given the $1.00
nriwuL
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Methodists Plan Ear
Holy Week Services
There will be services at the
Methodist church each evening
at 7:30 during next week, with
Rev. A. P. Ratledge conducting.
The public is invited to these
services. !
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1 County I
Meeting
Tomorrow
Practically all the teachers In
Jackson County will be absent
from the county during the
week end, for attendance upon
the North Carolina Education
Association meeting in AshevUl*,
which begins tonight and continues
through Saturday.
Teachers and pupils in the
grades have been busy making
small and attractive favors for
the members of the Association
from other parts of North Carolina,
and teachers in this county
will have a large part in the
activities 01 tne Association.
Miss Cordelia Camp will preside
at the meeting of super*
visors and directors of instruction.
Miss Camp will present*
bulletin prepared by members of
the department and introduce
Miss Fanny Goodman, Mrs.
lyn Coward, and Miss Bdytfce
Walker, contributors to the bulletin
who will give five minute talks.
Mr. James Howell will act jp
vice-president for the UngJlffe
teachers group meeting.
At the forum meeting for tto
state music teachers, Mrs. Charles
Gulley will preside and w^l
present a child's choir, a sjriaphonet
hand, and dr*m&AJpptions
by children from the Palmary
grades of the Training
School at Culowhee.
Rulnh J. Andrews, head ef Ike
physical education department,
of W. C. Ttachers College,
will discuss "ftojjtotl fdtKfcJfen
in Colleges" at the meettyg of
the Physical Education 'Feathers.
At the meeting of the Dramatics
Art Teachers, Mrs C. D. Kiliinn
tftSCher Of Snglhh Jn Hit
Training School, wlU spgak qn
the subject "teaching Of literature
from the Dramatic Approach",
and She will also #foe
demonstrations .of apptfladh
with dramatic recordings, film
strips, and radio fannscripUftgs
Wants President To B?a4
The Journal's {tfttonfels
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The Journal Is in receipt,of a
copy of a letter fromJir. Charles
James Melz of Atlanta t0 Mr.
Stephen Early, 80cretarjr $o
President Roosevelt, .in .which he
states The Journal speaks tor
the heart of America, find expresses
the belief that-?faesftiittit
Roosevelt will appreciate ;t&e
aditorials in last wtt'fi Journal.
The letter is dated in AtlapU^p
March thirty-first, and s^y?:
"Mr. Stephen JBarly,
Secretary to the President,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Early:
"The real heart and spirit of
America is expressed jnqst succinctly
and sincerely byttye^dVtors
of the country newspaper.
You will be interested in the enclosed
editorials from the Jackson
County Journal of Jttrfoh
27th, published in ifiylva,
Carolina, and owned-and edited
by my good friend M* ,|j*n
Tompkins.
"When you read thme editorials
on 'What's The Mteltfr
With Labor', 'Who WU1 Pay l^e
Piper', and *Bob Isolated Himself
you will get a very cletr
understanding of tl|e heart of
America.
"I am sure the PrtaMtnt uHl
appreciate these edHoriafe.
"With high regard*,
"Sincerely and cordially yoma,
am** J. Met*r
NEW BAPTIST PASTQ*
TO PREACH SUNDAY
Rev. O. C. Teague, the new
pastor of the &tar* Baptist
church will arrive from fcli
home at Granite Jajls ihe kst
of the week, and Will begin Jfeis
pastorate by conducting the
regular senrioes at the fehuivh,
Sunday momlMf. : , -I
Rev. and MfS. &. jf. JSoqmtt
will letre tomorrow, tor
their new worjk, with Beed Memorial
ohu*ch tnJMpMlit
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