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Woman's Missionary Un- .
the Tuckaseigee Baptist
tion wiJi meet in the anession,
at the Baptist '
on next Thursday.
general theme for the ,
will be "Our Continuing J
nd the program will be0:00
o'clock, with a de- I
service, led by Mrs.
^,nard Allen, who will use the j1
I sixty-seventh Psalm for the bas- j f
is of the service. j
I Greetings from the Sylva wo- j *
men will be extended by Mrs. *
Hugh E. Monteith, with the re- j*
I sponse by Mrs. Kate Bryson, of (
the Glenville society. j <
The Superintendent's report 1
I will be given by Mrs. Charles L. (
I Allison and this report will be j
I followed by reports by the presi- <
I dents of the various societies in 5
the Tuckaseigee Union, , *
Mrs. D. G. Bryson will bring ^
I the report on the Hundred 1
I Thousand Club, and Steward- P
I ship; Mrs. Lucy Crawford that 1
I ? Mission Study; Mrs. Kate ?
Bryson on Personal Service; *
m its. G. C. Teague, on the Louis
rille Training School and the
I Margaret Fund and students.
I Special music, by Mrs. John R.!
I Jones.
I Missionary Address, Mrs. W. 11
I H. Tipton, of China.
I Lunch will be served by Syl- j
I va ladies, in the basement of the |,
church. j ]
The afternoon program will ' j
open with devotional, by Mrs. j
W. N. Cook, of the Webster so- i ^
ciety. The devotional will be fol- j ^
lowed by an open conference, ,
led by a worker from the Bap- j;
tist State Convention. ;
The program which will follow
the conference will be pre- '
sented by the young people's
organizations of the Union and .
will begin with a report on the I!
Girls' Auxiliary House Party, at j
Ridgecrest; Kent Coward will
give the report on the Royal
Ambassadors Camp, at Kiage- i
crest; and the report on the
Young Woman's Auxiliary Camp .
at Ridgecrest will be given by ,
Miss Edna Allen. This feature '
of the program will be followed '
by special music by the Young ^
Woman's Auxiliary of the Cullo- (
whee church, and the closing .
event will be a playlet, "We
Learned About Anniversaries
from Grandmother," presented
by the Girls' Auxiliary of the
Sylva church.
MERIT EXAM DATES
TO BE ANNOUNCED
IN ABOUT A MONTH
Definite dates for the merit
Bystem examinations for welfare,
unemployment compensation
and health workers in
North Carolina will be announced
within the next 30 days, probably
being set for sometime in
August and, September, Dr. j
Prank T. de Vyver, merit system i
supervisor said this week.
Examinations will be given for I
positions ranging from typist ^
clerks and junior general clerks j
to' the various professional po- j
sitions in state and local offices
operating under the N. C. Unemployment
Compensation
Commission, the State Board of
Charities and Public Welfare,
the State rnmmissinn fnr the
Blind, and the State Board of
Health.
The tests will be given on a
competitive basis and will be
open to all North Carolina residents
who meet the minimum
qualifications of training and
experience set up for each position.
* Examinations for professional
Positions will be given separately
for each agency, but clerical
tests will be given all at one
time. .
Dr. de Vyver said it is still too
early to specify exact dates for
examinations and any rumors
concerning dates should not be
' regarded seriously.
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ee Baptist
ionTo Hold
e Thursday
young Men Will Go
To Fort Bragg On
lune Twenty-Sixth
Eighteen young men from this
;ounty have been ordered by the
selective service board to report
n Sylva at 9 o'clock on June 26,
;o proceed to Fort Bragg to be;in
their year's training in the
Jnited States Army. They are:
Sharles Glenn Painter, Samuel
Charles Buchanan, James Lee
Heed, Frank Watson, Lewis
Cochrane, Sam Clark Hollifield,
r. C. Lee Clemmons, George
21yde Cope, William Grady Wilson,
John Buchanan, Jesse Robert
Brown, Bob Vernon Henry,
Villiam Clyde Haynie, Ernest,
3eauford Simpson, Billy Herbert
reague, Algie Lee Green, John
laymond Hennessee (Tenneslee),
Carl Harry Keener, (Caliornia).
Mrs. Keener Is Dead
AtNinety-One Years
Mrs. Mary Jane Keener, 91 i
year old widow of E. A. Keener, |
Confederate veteran and well,
known citizen of the county.
died Tuesday afternoon at the
home of her son, Pendleton1
Keener, in Qualla. Funeral services
were held at three o'clock
yesterday afternoon at the home
with her pastor, Rev. William!
Andrews, officiating. Interment
was in the Thomas cemetery.
Before her marriage, Mrs.
Keener was Miss Mary Jane
Battle. For many years, and as j
long as she was able to attend
the services, she was an active
member of the Methodist
church.
Mrs. Keener is survived by
three sons, Pendleton Keener
and James Keener, of Qualla,
and Sevier Keener, of Whittier; j
two daughters, Mrs. A. J. Frank- i
lin, of Bryson City, and Mrs.
Charles Sweed, of Wallace, N. j
Y.; by 15 grandchildren, and
several great-grandchildren.
ROTARIANS HEAR
REV. A. P. RATLEDGE
The Rev. A. P. Ratledge, pasfnr
nf the Svlva Methodist
l/v- V- ?
church, addressed the Sylva
Rotary club, of which he is a
member, at its meeting Tuesday
night on "Syria".
The Rev. Mr. Ratledge made
a trip through the Holy Land
several years ago and besides
discussing the geography and
history of this country so much
In the news today, he told of his
journey in Syria. His descriptions
of the various places in
Syria were very vivid, especially
that of Damascus, the details of
which are not often available.
He pointed out that Damascus
has seen the rise and fall of
every important nation in the
world.
R. U. Sutton, president of the
club, announced that ladies'
night would be observed and the
installation of recently elected
officers will take place at High
Hampton on Thursday night,
June 26.
E. J. Duckett, a former member.
was welcomed back into the
club at this meeting.
In the absence of Jaek Walters,
whose duty it is to bring
to the attention of the club the
* ~ various mem
Dirtliuivy o ua miv * v>? -w
bers, Thomas A. Cox read a
toa^t to Arthur Weidlich, whose
I birthday occurred last week.
Guests at the meeting were
J. L. Hair, Sr., father of Louis
Hair; Dr. C. M. Hooper, son of
Dr. Delos Hooper; Charlie Bird,
son of W. E. Bird; and a Rotarlan
from Oliria, Ohio, Herman
Dotter.
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SYLVA NOl
Scout, 15, Does A
I Handling Traft
Taking up his post among sagging
street-lighting poles and live
wires which were being torn down
| by a night storm, Roger Martin, 15;
year-old Sea Scout, of Coffeyville,
i Kansas, warned away pedestrians,
took charge of traffic and carried on
until police could relieve him of the
! job.
1 Y oung Martin had been attending
a Scout meeting and was bound for
J home on his bicycle, bucking the vioj
lent wind and rain. Suddenly he saw
I ahead of him the dim outlines of
| light poles, leaning at sharp angles
| over the street. He pulled his flashlight
out of his rain-soaked pocket,
; pressed the switch, and?came to a
\ fiU'lden stop.
He stopped none too soon. Wires
I from one pole were at about the
height of his head and only three
feet away. Even as he stood surveying
the situation, the water-soaked
ground let the pole tip lower and
j lower. It settled down until the wires
' !Were only waist high.
Knowing that the men at a nearby
j refinery were about to change shifts,
young Martin picked his way around
, the wreckage, raced for home, and
there sent an S.O.S. to the electric
I lighting company and the police,
i Then he ran back and began warning
j away pedestrians and traffic. He was
: in constant danger from loosening
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Cogginst And Son
OnMurderCharge
The grand jury brought in a
bill of indictment, charging
John Coggins and Wilbur Coggins
with the murder of David
Wall, who died in the Angel Hospital
in Franklin, on April 14.
Wall, a saw mill operator, is
survived by his widow and five
children all of whom live at
Speedwell. The State alleges
that his death was due to injuries
inflicted by the two men
who are indicted.
John and Wilbur Coggins
posted a $3,000 cash appearance
bond, and were released. It is
believed that the case will not
come up for trial at this term
of the court, because of a crowded
docket.
Mrs. Allman Dies
FollowingOperation
Mrs. Arthur Allman, 54, died
earlv Saturday morning in the
local hospital, following an appendectomy.
Funeral services
were conducted at the Webster
Baptist church, Sunday afternoon,
by Rev. W. N. Cook and
Rev. J. C. Gentry. Interment was
in the Stillweli cemetery,
j Mrs. Allman, a native of this
county, has made her home at
I Webster since her marriage. She
is survived by her husband, one
son, Polk Allman, one grandson,
Jame| Allman; three broth jers,
Judson, James and Nelson
Buchanan, and three sisters,
| Mrs. L. C. Estes, Mrs. Herschel
Hall, and Mrs. Clingman Green.
j Dramatics Fraternity
i Organized At W. C. T. C.
Cullowhee, N. C. (Special)?
The Theta Iota chapter of the
Alpha Psi Omega, national honorary
dramatics fraternity, was
installed Friday night at Western
Carolina Teachers College.
Miss Mabel Tyree, director of
dramatics, faculty sponsor for
jthe chapter, presided at the inI
stallation services at which
eleven members were installed.
!Those becoming members were:
Lee Miller, Cullowhee; Jean
Bennett, Bryson City; John
Wikle, Bryson City; Mary Kathryn
Gardner, Asheville; Mary
jDelle Davis, Andrews; Marion
Arnold, Seville, Florida; John
Jordon, Murphy; Buck Hunt,
Cullowhee; Ray Cowan, Green's
Creek; Ruth Coggins, Swannanoa;
and Joe Crowell, Hoquain,
Washington.
Officers for next year are:
John Jordon, cast director; Ray
Cowan, stage manager; and
Marion Arnold, business manager.
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i Man-Size Job , |
fie In Night Storm .
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Roger Martin J t
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poles and wires swinging in the wind, j
"The rain was coming down in n
sheets," Martin said, "and without!
a bright light i wouia noi nave seen
the wires until I was right among 1
them. Then, when I had to do the A
traffic job, I didn't know how long! t
my light would hold out, it was so g
battered and old. It was getting well t
soaked, too, by the rain. But it hadj
batteries in it that were fresh so it 3
worked just as well as a brand-new *
one."
Two poles were overhanging the
street before a car with police offi? |
cers could get to the scene.
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Commerce Body Plans
Billboard Advertising
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John R. Jones, manager of the
Jackson County Chamber of j
Commerce, states that there has :
been a liberal response to the ,
call for funds with which to
carry on the work of the cham- ;
ber, by the people who have been
called upon.
The chamber is planning to !
erect four boards directing peo- i,
iple here, in the immediate fu- ,
jture. One will be erected near
Gatlinburg, one beyond Waynesville,
one below Franklin,
and one near Clemson College,
1 according to a decision made by ;
i the board of directors. A com-.
mittee composed of W. R. Enloe,
Cole Cannon, and R. U. Sitton,
has been appointed to have the
, bill boards painted and erected.
Mr. Jones states that large
numbers of tourists are coming
through Sylva, and that many of
them are stopping at the information
booth each day to inquire
about Sylva and Jackson
county.
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Walter Jackson
Heads Grand Jury
Walter Jackson was appointed
foreman of the grand jury serv- |
ing at the June term of Jack- :
son County Superior Court, by
Judge A. Hall Johnston, Mon- j(
day morning. |(
The fnembers of the grand
jury are: L. B. Nation, George I,
Norman, Elbert Coward, TSarl
Sutton, N. C. Brown, Lewis Ashe,
Lambert Melton, Alvin Full- j
bright, John H. Hooper, J. P.
Bumgarner, Lyle Jones, K. Howell,
Howard Wood, Wesley Harris,
John W. Ashe B. E. Harris,;
'and E. P. Wike.
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MACK HOOPER GETS
DOCTOR'S DEGREE
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Atlanta, Ga., ? Charles Mc- 1
Dowell Hooper, of Sylva, was one
of the 400 seniors receiving de- },
grees Saturday afternoon, June
7, in Emory University's streamlined
commencement exercises.
Hooper received the degree of
doctor of medicine.
! Emory's commencement program
this year departed from
tradition by compressing the entire
exercises into two days, featuring
no formal baccaluareate
address, and holding the exercises
outdoors in the new amphitheater
on the campus. Attention
was focused on the
, graduates instead of the speak- i
i. ers and a brief charge from Dr.
Harvey W. Cox, president of the
, /University, was the only address
before degrees were con
ferred. I
' Dr. and Mrs. D. D. Hooper and
I Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Hooper
went to Atlanta to be present
f0 rthe graduation exercises.
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Mrs. Martin Dies
At Qualla Home
Dn Wednesday
i ' amimm
Mrs. Eliza Gibbs Martin died
yesterday morning at her home
n Qualla, following a lingering
imess, at the age of 86.
The funeral will be held this
norning at Shoal Creek Meth>dist
Church, with Rev. William
\ndrews, the pastor, and Rev. J.
j* Hyatt officiating. Interment
vill oe in the Camp Ground
;emetery.
Mrs. Martin is survived by (
hree daughters, Mrs. Selma
2at,hey, Whittier; Mrs. Cora ]
lampton ana Mrs. uracie trox, ,
Tacoma, Wash.; three sons, ,
Jrady H. Martin and Clarence (
Martin, of Qualla, and Claude
klartin, of Washington state; by (
wenty-five grand children, 14
jreat- grand children; one sis- ,
er, Mrs. Dona Green, Flat Rock; ]
tnd one brother, Andy Gibbs, of* ,
Jnion, S. C.
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Condemned By Court ;
The grand jury recommended
that the old Webster school
building be locked and not used
for school purposes because of
its dangerous condition, in the
report filed yesterday before
Judge Johnston. The judge immediately
ordered the building,
locked and forbade its use until
it is repaired and placed in
safe condition. Judge Johnston
remarked that this is the second
grand jury that has condemned
the old building. There
is one of the best school build- !
ings in this part of the State at
Webster, completed only a few
years ago; but the old building is
used for overflow, and for the
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leaonmg or ^ume- owjtscw, - I
. The Report
The Feport directed to Judge,
Johnston,. and signed by Walter
Jackson, said: We, as a committee,
visited the county home,
found plenty of provisions on
hand, inmates well cared for,
everything clean and sanitary.
We recommend that a new tool
shed be built, and also a screened
porch at the kitchen. We, as
a committee, also visited the old
Webster School house and recommended
that it be locked
from future use, and ask that
the court order this t0 be done,
if possible.
We find all offices in the
court house in good condition,
also records well kept. We find
court room in good condition.
We visited the prison camp
at Whittier and find it in good
condition and prisoners well
cared for.
We find the jail in good condition,
except the back porch
needs screen repaired.
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JOHN R. JONES
Says: "I am getting fine cooperative
response in a financial
wav from the business and
professional men of the town
and county. We plan to get some
real effective advertising done !
immediately. We have the roads,
the climate, the sceneiy, the
power, educational facilities, including
one of the best colleges
in the State; and dozens of!
other things to offer, which!
should make us proud that we
live in Jackson county. A quitter
never wins and a winner never
quits. Let's Go!"
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WILL BEGIN REVIVAL
Revival services will begin at
the Sylva Baptist church, with
Rev. W. C. Reed doing the
preaching. Mr. Reed, a native of
Sylva township, has hundreds of
friends in the county. He has
been pastor of Baptist churches
here and served as principal of
Sylva Hiph School for several
vears He is now principal of
Ball's Creek School, in Catawba
county, one of the largest rural
high schools in the State.
He will assist the pastor, Rev.
G. C. Teague, in conducting the
meeting.
Mr. Ed Powell of Gastonia will
lead the singing.
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Grover Kim
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To Fourteen
Grow American Ad
Of The Journal
Is Sent Over Nation
The "Grow American" advertisement,
appearing in The
Jackson County Journal of May
3 has been sent to all parts of
the United States by the Defense
Committee and the Department
3f Agriculture, according to a
letter received by County Agent
G. R. Lackey.
The advertisement was sponsored
by The Jackson County
Bank, The Sylva Supply Company,
Allison Motor Company
and Builders' Supply and Lumber
Company. Photostatic copies
of it wer,e made by the authorities
in Washington, and were
sent to newspapers and farm
and home agents in all parts of
the United States.
One of the photostatic copies
is posted in the window of the
Radio Shop in Sylva.
Funeral Held For
George ?. Ensley
Funeral services for George
Edward Ensley, 19-year-old Sylva
boy, who died in the Community
Hospital, following an
accident at the plant of the Syl-<
va Paperboard Company, were
conducted Sunday at Scott's
Creek Baptist church with Rev.
H. S. Hensley, the pastor, and
Rev. Thad F: Deitz officiating.
The young man, a graduate of
the Sylva High School this year,
was crushed while working for
the Chillicothe Realty Company,
contractors for the expansion of
t.hp niant and installation of
machinery, tie was injured on
Wednesday and died on Friday.
Active palj bearers were his
cousins: Weaver Allen, Craig
Campbell, J. T. Ensley, Carroll
Bryson, Glenn Ward, Jr. Avery
Ensley, Ralph* Bumgamer, and
Guy Ensley.
The young man is survived by
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bedford
Ensley, of Beta, by one
brother, Lloyd Ensley, and three
sisters, Lucille, Ruby, and Aud ey
Ensley.
TWENTY-SIX JACKSON
PEOPLE GET DEGREES
Cullowhee, N. C. (Special)?
Of the hundred 'and twentythree
graduates who received
their bachelor of science degrees
Monday, June 9, at the fiftysecond
commencement of Western
Carolina Teachers College
twenty-six of them were from
Jackson Couhty. Ten of this
number were from Sylva; seven
from Cullowhee, three from
Whittier, two from Glenville,
one from Webster, one from
Speedwell, one from Dillsboro,
and one from Green's Creek
The ten graduates from Sylva
are Frank M. Crawford, Miller
Edwards, Maude Ensley, Edith
riarrptt. Nimmo Geisler, Mary
Henson, Beatrice Stein, Hattie
Hilda Sutton, Susie Belle Tatham,
and Hicks Wilson.
Students from Cullowhee who
received degrees were Denver
Bryson, Muriel Bryson, Ella Mae
Moss, Reva Painter, Geneva
Ramsey, Ruth Smith, and Kathryn
Brown Wells.
From Whittier, the three
graduating were Grady Galloway,
Charles McLaughlin, and
Louise Vamer.
The two graduates froip Glenville
were Viola B. Bryson, and
Melba Fowler Simpson.
Iris Holden was the sole graduate
from Speedwell; Gladys
Winstead Watson was the one
graduate from Dillsboro; Bernice
Cowan was the only graduate
of Green's Creek and Mary
Bridgers Cowan the only one
UTaViofor
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5 Enters Plea
raws Twelve
i Year Term
BULLETIN
Grover King entered a plea of
guilty of manslaughter, in superior
court, this morning, and
was sentenced to serve not less
than 12 nor more than 15 years
in the State's prison, after Judge
Johnston heard the evidence.
The court ordered a special
venire of 10 men to appear in
! court this morning for the trial
of Grover King, young white
man from Barker's Creek
on the charge of the murder of
John Harley McDowell, Sylva
Negro. McDowell was shot to
death in Sylva, on the morning
of Sunday, November 17, last. A
true bill was found against King
at the February term of the superior
cmirt, and the case was
continued to the present term.
King has been under bond since
that time.
Judge A. Hall Johnston, of
Asheville is holding the term of
I court, and Solicitor John M.
(Queen is prosecuting {or* the
(State.
Fred McCoy, Jr. and Thomas
Tolley, two Sylva young men
drew the longest terms that
'have been handed out at the
I present term, so far. Judge
Johnston sentenced each of
them to the State Prison for
terms of from seven to ten years,
on charge of breaking and entering,
and larceny.
Guy Seagle was sentenced to
five months, on an assault
charge.
Fred Stuart drew a 60 days
'sentence for operating an autoi
mobile while intoxicated.
Richard Howell, Lewis Parks,
and Howard Turpin were fined
$50 each for prohibition violation.
Garland. Green, carrying concealed
weapons, $50 and costs.
James A. Conley, operating an
automobile while intoxicated,
$50 and costs, and drivers license
revoked.
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James a. oa,nuwa,y, uicaMug
and entering, and larceny, was
sentenced to serve from three
to five years; but the capias is
to issue at any time within ten
years. This means banishment
from North Carolina for the
next decade.
Annual Wheeler, prohibition
violation, must serve six months
i if he comes back to Jackson
County at any time witihn two.
years.
Claude Bryson, operating a
motor vehicle while intoxicated,
$50 and costs, and license revoked.
Glenn Williams, hindering
and delaying an officer in the
discharge of his duties, $75 and
! costs.
Walter Slatton, operating an i,
automobile while intoxicated, I
suspended upon payment of $50/
and costs, and license revoked.
Burt Hensley, Alton Parris,
Reuben Nations, and Arthur
Settlemyer, affray, Hensley to
pay one-half the costs, and the
| others drew 40 days each.
Public Vehicle Drivers
Must Renew Licenses
By Thirteenth Of June
G. L. Allison, State Driver's
I License Examiner stationed in
this territory, has announced
that he is now accepting applications
for renewal of 1940-41
chaffeur's licenses.
I Chauffeur's licenses, which
are renewable annually, expire
June 30. Such licenses are- required
of all persons employed
for the principal purpose of
driving passenger-carrying motor
vehicles, and of every person
whn drives a motor vehicle as a
public or common carrier of the
property of others.
The minimum age for chauffeurs
driving property-carrying
vehicles is 18 years, and that
I for drivers of passenger-carryling
vehicles is 21 years.
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