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Funeral services for Wi Ed.
Reed. 56 year old Sylva automobile
salesman, and member
of a prominent Sylva township
family, were conducted at Scott's
Creek Baptist church, Tuesday
afternoon, by Rev. H. M. Hocutt,
Rev. Thad F. Deitz and Rev. W. 1
ft. Cook. Interment was in the
Keener cemetery.
Mr. Reed died early Monday (
mrirnin? following an illness of
several weeks. He was born in
the Beta section of Sylva town- 1
ship, and lived there and in Syl- <
va during his entire life. He came <
to Sylva when a young boy and (
engaged in the livery stable ,
business. He has served in many (
capacities since that time, and
was at one time superintendent .
of the County Home. Mr. Reed J
is survived by his widow, by a j
foster son, Edwin, by three 1
brothers. Thad, Charles and J
James A. Reed, all of Sylva; by ,
three sisters, Mrs. Ed Fisher and '
Mrs. Hoy Dills, both of Sylva; *
by his step-mother, Mrs. Sallie c
Reed; three half-brothers, Gorcon.
Lawrence, and Roy Reed; e
one half-sister, Mrs. Ray Clay- 1
ton. all of Sylva, and by a large *
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numoer UI umer relatives aim
friends. {
Mr. Reed was a member of 1
Scott's Creek Baptist church. 1
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Rev. Ben West preached at ]
the Baptist church on Easter ^
Sunday.
Rev. J. L. Hyatt preached at
Whittier and Ela Sunday. |
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow 1
Cooper on March 8th, a son. '
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Ferguson
f and Miss Grace Roland of West (
Jefferson spent the week end
at the home of H. G. Ferguson.
Mrs. C. M. Hughes and Mr. and
Mrs. Winifried Hughes of Canton 1
spent Sunday with relatives. . 1
Mrs. G. H. Martin and Miss 1
Jennie Cathey are at home since 1
finishing their school at Bark- *
er's Creek i1
Mrs. P. H. Ferguson visited 1
J. H. Hughes Sunday.
Mrs. D. C. Hughes and child- *
ren and Mr. and Mrs. Burton ?
Bumgarner spent Sunday with ^
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. '
E. Battle. *
Mr. Rogers Shelton made a (
trip to Toledo, Ohio. He was ac- *
companied home by Mr. Howard
Barton, who is spending the
summer at Green Acres. 1
Mr. Ellis Stockton, Mr. and
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?u&. nay snyaer ana miss uer- j
trude Ferguson are touring in ]
Florida.
Mr. Earl Battle visited relatives
in Charlotte. ]
Misses Mamie Enloe and Lydia ^
Westr of Greensboro were Qualla ?
visitors Sunday. . (
Mr. c. P. Shelton and family j
were guests of Mrs. Faye Varner j
of Whittier Sunday. y
Mr. John Herschel Ferguson j
?f Fort Jackson spent Easter
with homefolks.
Mrs. William Caldwell and ]
Mrs. Frank Battle called at Mr. J
J- M Hugees'.
Mr. Golman Kinsland and ,
family visited at Mr. Frank 'j
Battles'. J
Mrs. Rufus Johnson, Mr. and '
Mrs. William Johnson, Mrs.
Margaret Watson and Miss Net- ,
tie May Johnson of Bryson City
called at the home of D. M.
Shuler Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. j. m. Hughes
called at the home of Horace
Howell.
- Mrs. Herbert Callahan and
Mrs. Darrel Davis visited Mrs.
Gass Monday.
Messers. B. T. Maples and C.
B Terrell of Glenville stopped
at Mr. j. k. Terrell's, Saturday.
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Ending college at Cullowhee
sPent the week end at home.
Mrs. Ellis Stockton and childof
Canton are visiting at
P. H. Ferguson's. j
University of New Mexico student
employment director recently
sent out a call for an experienced
egg candler. *
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Winners In
Kite Tournament
Are Announced
The kite tournament, sponsored
by the Jackson County Recreation
Project, that was postponed
from March 29 because
Df unsuitable weather, was held
)n the Sylva golf course, Friday
morning April 11, at 10:30.
rhere were thirty-four kites
;ntered. The highest kite measlred
twenty-one hundred feet,
rean Poteet won the award for
;he girls' tournament, and Wilard
Womack, for the boys,
rames Madison was the winner
?or the most artistic kite, an
lirplane model, made from
specifications in Popular Mechmics
magazine.
yThe youngest girl and youngist
boy participating were Anne
Posey Cathey and Mack Mon;eith.
The directors of the Recreition
Project say: "We want to
:hank those who contributed
jo the success of the tournanent.
The judges, the school
principals, for their splendid cooperation,
the people wh0 furnished
their automobiles, and the
management for the use of the
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County Teachers
Plan Banquet At
CommunityHouse
The members of the Jackson
bounty Education Association,
through a committee headed by
Mrs. Dan Tompkins, are plan- i
ling for their annual banquet,
;o be held at the Community ,
Souse in Sylva on tile evening of
\pril 25, next Friday. It is expected
that practically every
;eacher in the county, and a
joodly number of invited guests
vill be present at the dinner,
rhere will be no formal speech;
jut the meeting will be a general
get-together meeting for ,
;he teachers, and an evening of
jnjoyment is anticipated.
IV. C. T. C'S. A. C. E. Plays
Big Part In Annual
V. C. E. A. Convention
The Association for Childhood
Education club, sponsored by
Vliss Lenora Smith, were joint
sponsors with the Asheville Club
)f a luncheon for all A. C. E.
nembers at the Woman's Club,
Friday, April 4, in connection
vith N. C. E. A. Convention held
m Asheville.
Under the directions of Miss
Jenkins, Miss Patton, and Miss
Smith, and several student club
members favors were made for
the luncheon by several schools
in this district. Schools participating
were Sylva, Cherokee,
Beta, East La Porte, John's
rvooir Mnmhv. Cullowhee. and
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The favors consisted of dolls of
cornhusks and aprons; nosegays
of - various cones and
leaves; necklaces of seeds; metal
letter openers; and wood and
clay articles. The favors were
clever indeed and highly complimented
by the guests at the
luncheon.
The program for the luncheon
carried out* the theme, "Growth
On The Part of the Teacher and
the Child"; the chief speaker
was Dr. Jean Betzner, of Columbia
University.
Club members attending the
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luncheon irom W1C lUUiU Uiiaywi i
were: John Jordon, Edna Alexander,
Lois Pryor, Gertrude Carter,
Mable Orr, Edith Ferguson,
Frances Allison, Maggie Dillard
and the club sponsor, Miss
Smith.
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Qualla P. T. A.
Elected Officers
Tuesday Evening
The Qualla P. T. A. met Tuesday
evening, April 8, 1941 at the
Qualla school.
/The meeting was called to
order and the secretary, Mrs.
Hughes read the minutes of the
last meeting.
.The chairman of the lunchroom
gave his report for the
year. The treasurer's report was
given by Mrs. Mary Kinsland.
The meeting was for the purpose
of electing officers for the
coming year. They are as follows:
President, Mrs. Jessie Cordell,
to succeed Mrs. Haynes Regan;
vice president, Mrs. Mary Kinsland;
secretary, Mrs. Frank Hall,
to succeed Mrs. Kate Hughes;
treasurer, Mrs. Kelley Hyatt, to
succeed Mrs. Mary Kinsland.
The Committees will be appointed
by the president at a
later date.
Standard Company Has
Reopened Gas Station
The filling station near the
post office, at the corr.er of
Main and Spring Streets has
been leased to the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey, and
sub-leased by that corporation
to Cogdill Motor Company, "the
station has been repainted, redecorated
and improved, and is
being operated with Oscar Bum
garner as manager.
Mr. Bumgarner is a popular
filling station operator, and has
been in the business in Sylva
for a number of years.'For the
past few years he has been associated
with Cogdill Motor
Company.
The station Js being operated
under the ri&me "Central StancP
ard Station:"
Sunday Is Young Folks'
Day At Methodist Church
Sunday will be young people's
day at the Sylva Methodist
church, and an interesting
program is being arranged for
Sunday morning, in which a
number of the young people of
the nhurch and Sunday School
will participate. The program
will begin at 10 o'clock.
In the evening at 8 o'clock
Mr. Ratledge will preach a special
sermon for the young people.
The public is invited to the
services.
Baptist Elect Two New
Deacons At Sylva Church
The Sylva Baptist church elecThe
Sylva Baptist church
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Allison as deacons, to succeed
J. V. Hall and J. B. Owen, both
of whom have moved from Sylva.
The church, at the same
meeting, authorized Cannon
Brothers, lessees of the Central
Filling Station, at the corner of
Main and Walnut Streets, to
make improvements on the
property.
Methodist Women Will
Meet In Bryson City
?The District meeting of the
Woman's Society of Christian
Service will be held at Bryson
City on Thursday, May 1, beginning
at 9:45 in the morning,
according to a statement issued
by Mrs. F. E. Branson, district
secretary. All members of the
Sylva Society who plan to be
present at the meeting are
requested to send their names
to Mrs. Dan Tompkins, in order
that the Bryson City people may
know how many they should
prepare for, for lunch.
Cashier's School Will
Hold Commencement
The seventh grade gteduating
exercises will be he^d on Thursday
night, April 24th, at 8 o'clock
at the Cashiers School.
Mr. Dan Tompkins will address
the graduating class. A cordial
invitation is extended to everyone
t0 attend by D. G. Pruitt,
principal, and the teachers and
children of the school.
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Mayor Proclaims
Greek Relief
Week In Sylva
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H. Gibson, mayor of Sylva,
has proclaimed next week, the
week of April 20-26, as Greek
relief week in Sylva. At the time
the week is being observed in
Sylva, the Greek Relief I Committee,
headed by Mrs. Dan K.
Moore, and its workers, is calling
upon the citizenship of the
county, generally, .to contribute
liberally to the fund, which will
be used for the relief of the families
of the gallant soldiers of
Greece, fighting the battles for
democratic civilization in the
Balkans and on the Greek
peninsula. *
Mayor Gibson, in his proclamation
said:
Whereas, the soldiers of j the
little country of Greece are and
have been waging a gallant battle
to preserve the democratic
civilization of southern Europe
and of the world, against heavy
odds; and: Whereas, the modern
Greek soldiers have shown
themselves to be worthy successors
of the valor of ancient
Greece, and:
Whereas, their families at
home are sorely in need of food,
clothing, and medical supplies,
a want brought to them through
no fault of their own, and solely
because their country has been
the victim of powerful aggressive
nations, bent upon the overthrow
of democratic government
and democratic civilization
throughout the world, Now
Therefore, j
T. Herbert Gibson, Mayor of
Sylva, do proclaim the week beginning
April 20; and ending
April 26, as Greek Relief Week in
the town, and I call upon all
good and patriotftv citizens to
contribute as liberally as they
can to the fund
of the families of the soldiers
of Greece, and to cooperate in
every way possible with the
Greek Relief Committee for
Jackson County.
Done in the Town of Sylva,
This Seventeenth Day of April
in the year of our Lord,, One
Thousand, Nine Hundred and
Forty One.
H. Gibson, Mayor
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Colored Boy Scouts Will
Get Charter Sunday
The Colored Boy Scout Troop
of Sylva will receive its charter
at a meeting to be held at the
Presbyterian worship will be
conducted by Rev. Paul P.
Thrower, of Bryson City, at the
Community House, Sunday at
7:30 in the evening. Rev. Mr.
Thrower states that all members
of the group and friends interested
in the perfection of the
organization are urged to be
present, as the canvass of the
congregation and the enrollment
of the petition for Presbytery
will be completed. Regular
services are held each First and
Third Sunday of the month.
Baptist Minister Moves
Family To Sylva Today
The new Baptist minister, Rev.
G. C. Teague, and his family
will arrive today* from Granite
J malro fVioir Vinmft
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here. They will be greeted by a
large number of the members
of the church, with a pounding,
at the parsonage, this evening.
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Examination To Be
Held For Sylva
Postof flee Clerk
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an
open competitive examination
for the position of Substitute
Clerk for filling vacancies in the
Post Office at Sylva, North Carolina.
Applications for this position
must be on file with the Manager,
Fourth U. S. Civil Service
District, Washington, D. C., not
later than April 23, 1941.
The examination is being held
to fill a vacancy in the Post Office
Service.
Competitors will be required
to report for written examinations,
which will be held as soon
as practicable after the date set
for the close of receipt of applications.
Full information and
application blanks may be obtained
from t he Secretary,
Board of U. S. Civil Service Ex
ttininers, i-uso -viuee, oyiva,
North Carolina.
WHAT NAME?
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(By Walter Johnson)
Because of Easter recess congress
has been comparatively
quiet. Before recessing the Senate
extended the Bituminous
Coal Act for two more years
which matter had previously
passed the house. This provides
for regulation, by executive
process, of the minimum price
at which bituminous coal may
be sold by producers.
The senate and the nation as
a whole has lost much in the
death of Senator Morris Sheppard
of Texas. He had been in
coneress for 39 years and was
Colored Consolidated School,
Sunday evening at 8 o'clock.
Jim Wells, chairman of the colored
troop committee, will pre
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siae at tne meetuig. vv. mien,
Scout Executive of Daniel Boone
Council, or his assistant, Mr.
Floyd New, will be present, as
will the chairman of the Interracial
Committee of .Daniel
Boone Council, Negro | Scout
Masters from Asheville and Hendersonville,
and Dean W. E.
Bird, Chairman of the Smoky
Mountains District.
About thirteen Negro, boys
have passed the tender-foot test
and will be admitted as members
of the troop.
Presbyterians To Hold
Services Sunday Night
chairman of the senate military
affairs committee. Sponsor of
the 18th amendment he had always
been a firm adherent to
the cause of prohibition.
Another draft registration is
expected this summer. This will
be for those who will by then
have reached 21 years of age
since the last registration. Such
registration may become an annual
affair for our young men.
The Iowa Legislature has, by
joint resolution, asked congress
for federal aid for farmers needing
land and homes. Aid is requested
with which to acquire
sufficient land and decent homes
homes in which to acquire sufficient
land and decent homes
in which to live and maintain
their families. This is grounded,
among other things, on the alleged
proposition that the tripleA
program plus use of power
machinery i s dispossessing
farmers and depriving them of
ability to earn a living.
The Iowa legislature "also
points to aid accorded urban
home builders by federal guarantee
of loans and to the fact
social security benefits are not
applicable to farmers.
The* state of Wisconsin, by
joint resolution of its legislature,
asks congress for liberal
loans to dairy farmers. This in
order that dairy products which
are produced more abundantly
in summer might be held for
higher prices in winter when
consumption is higher. As justification
Wisconsin points to
federal loans made to wheat
growers.
Ten modern coast guard cutters
have just been turned over
to the British. Although without
armor these vessels would make
desirable patrol boats witn installation
of guns, torpedo tubes
and depth bomb racks.
During March sinkings of allied
shipments amounted to
from twenty to thirty ships each
week. Loss of those ships and
cargoes is not only a severe
[ blow but if such losses continue
the end may be indeed serious.
Title to the sixty-nine recently
seized German, Italian
and Danish ships will be taken
by government. These needed
ships will be repaired and put
to use under our Flag or that
of Britain. At the present rate
of sinking these ships will but
replace the losses sustained in
two or three weeks.
Increased sinkings has brought
increased talk of using our Navy
to convoy ships through to Engf
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$1.00 A YEAR IN i
Only One 1
In Field Foi
Election On
Draft Board Is
Seeking Contact
With 23 Men
There are twenty-three young
men who registered with the
Jackson County Selective Serv_
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| ice Board, wno nave iaiiea uj
either return the questionnaires
mailed the^n, or to contact the
Board in any way. A. J. Dills,
chairman of the Board stated
today that Unless these men report
to the Board, either by returning
the questionnaires, by
mail, by wire, or in person, before
next Wednesday, April 23,
he will be forced under the law
to turn their names over to the
District Attorney for action.
The men on the list are: Hermit
Williams, John Herman
Marshall, Grady Lee Elkins,
oimmin U! florl Wpst. Plpman
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Henry Davis, Robert Brice Knox,
Howard W. Weese, Clude Emmerson
Townsend, Noah Reed,
Earl Minton McAllister, Ernest
Moore, John Joseph Jowell, Edd
Cope, Ned Littlejohn, Grinell
Eugene Long, Virgil M. Humphrey,
John Joseph Danko, Oscar
Howard Price, Theodore
Ruben Young, Ralph Eade
Shuler, William Hobert Whitson,
Edgai Dale Norton, William Leroy
E ?al,
Fo lr Draftees
Fa . To Pass
Ph sical Test ,
Tw ve Jackson County young
men eft Sylva Monday morning
t , begin one year's training
in the United States Army.
Upon arrival at Fort Jackson,
four of the twelve were rejected
on physical examinations.
The eight who were accepted
are: Ralph Wilson Hensley,
Woodrow Green, Samuel Reed,
Warren G. Cochran, Carl Denn-l
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Ver JJlilS, ftouert ivxaiemail uuuigarner,
David Edward Engenoff,
and Calvin Coolidge Queen.
The four who have returned
home are: Wifoe Henry Brown,
John Curtis Queen, J. D. Franks
and Marshall Sutton.
Two young Negro men, both
volunteers, were sent to Fort
Bragg the same day. They are
George Bryson and S. J. Bryson.
There are four more Negroes
on the volunteer list, awaiting
call, They are: Leroy McDonald,
Cornelius W. Davis, Andy Coward,
and Ellard Riley.
CALVES
Four-H Club boys of Wilson
County are being urged to conduct
dairy calf projects this
year so as to increase the number
of family cows, says Assist?
< Afont T A Marsh
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land. Many oppose this proposal
and say such action is certain
to lead to combat. That is, of
course, true. The function of
convoying would be to protect
shipping by armed forces against
hostile armed forces^
The President has power to
order the navy to convoy duty.
His thoughts o nthe matter have
not yet been indicated formally.
Under authority contained in
a pact with the Danish Minister
here we will establish air bases
in Greenland. This pact will not
alter the status of Greenland
as a Danish colony and we will
acquire no rights adverse to
Denmark should the German
yoke be lifted.
Tenseness of the strike situa
fcion had been somewhat dispelled
although there Is yet far
too much work stoppage. All
sorts of solutions are being proposed
but as yet there isn't anything
definite as a proposal
other than use of public opinion.
That concludes the news highlights
of the week as observed
here on historic Pennsylvania
Avenue in the Nation's Capitol.
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Municipal f
l May Sixth
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There will be no Democratic
primary for the nomination of
officers of the town of Sylva,
and there will be no opposition
to the Democratic ticket in the
general town election to be held
on May 6. These statements became
assured facts when the
fifteenth of April passed and
hnt. nrtp /?nnriiHat.P fnr popVi tnnm
office was filed with Charles
M. Reed, the town clerk.
At the beginning of the filing
period, H. Gibson, the present
mayor, filed for reelection, and
W. T\ Wise, W. J. Fisher, Walter
L. Jones, W. E. Grindstaff and
S. A. Carden filed as candidates
for aldermen. Mr. Wise, Mr. Fisher
and Mr. Jones are members of
the present board.
There has never been a Democratic
primary for the nomination
of nffieers for the town:'
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but this is the first time since
the custom of holding partisan
elections in Sylva was begun,
that no Republican or bi-partisan
opposition has been in the
field.
The election will be held on
May 6, with Ben N. Queen as
registrar, and Dan Tompkins i
and W. D.,'Warren as judges.
The vote is expected to be extremely
light; but under the
North Carolina law an election
must be held, giving every
qualified voter an opportunity
to cast his ballot.
This is not the first time in
Sylva's history that but one
ticket was in the field. It has
happened more than once before;
but this was when a ticket
composed of both Democratic
and Republicans had been
agreed upon by leaders of the
two major-parties.
Commencement Program
Changed At Cullowhee
Breaking a tradition of long
standing the Committee planning
the commencement exercises
this year voted to hold
exercises Monday, June 9, instead
of Tuesday, June 10, as
scheduled in the catalog. Members
of this committee are:
President Hunter, chairman;
Miss Albright, secretary; Mr.
Stillwell, Mr. Tracy, Mrs. Fisher,
Mr. Hinds, Mrs. Gulley and Mr.
McDevitt. The new commencement
program schedule is as
follows:
Saturday June 7
Alumni Banquet and annual
meeting, 6:00 P. M.
Dance for students, alumni,
and guests, 9:00 P. M.
Sunday, June 8
Baccaluraeate Sermon, auditorium,
11:00 A. M.
President Hunter's Talk to the
Seniors, Student Union Building,
3:30 P. M.
Faculty Tea for Seniors, Alumni,
and guests, 4:30 P. M.
Concert by the music department
of the college at 8:00 P.
M., auditorium.
Monday, June 9
Graduation Exercises, auditorium,
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PRESENT PLAY
Cullowhee, Apr. 10, (Special)?
"The Fixed Canon", a one act
play by Warren Beck, will be
presented by the Dramatics
class in chapel, June 3.
This play! won first place in a
state-wide playwriting contest "
conducted by the Drama League
in Wisconsin. It was given its original
production in Milwaukee
by the Wisconsin Players
under the direction of Oliva
Orth Anderson.
"The Fixed Canon" is a tragedy.
The scene is a Night Court
in an American city at ten o'- i
clock in the evening. f
The cast is composed of mem- '
bers of the Dramatics class;
Jean Whisnant, Barney Love,
Emmett Sams, Dot Gahagan,
Marcellus Buchanan, Marion
Arnold, Ralph Spencer, Bill
Troutman, Ersa McNabb, Betty
Lamb, Mary Henson, and Miller
Edwards.
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