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AMERICA First, Last and Always T me Svlva Herald The Herald is dedicated to progressive service to Jack son ... A progressive, well balanced county. VOL. XX, NO. 39 SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday, Feb. 13, 1946 ? $1.50 A Year in Jackson And Swain Counties ? 5c Copy Citizens Interested In Proposed Airport For Sylva ?????4 ?????? SOME DAMAGE DONE BY HEAVY RAINS IN JACKSON COUNTY Citizens Become Apprehensive ^ As Streams Climb To Near Dangerous Flood Stage * Slides On Highways And Railway Delays Traffic Recalling the disasterous flood of August 30, 1940, citizens of ? Jackson county watched the ris ing streams Sunday morning with some apprehension as heavy rains over the week-end continued into the day. However, comparatively small damage was done and the waters begpn receeding by mid- 1 afternoon, only after flooding low sections along Scotts Creek in the city limits. Mead corporation was forced to shut down Sunday due to flooded basements. Some of the Southern railway track was flood ed east of the depot and slides on Highways 19, 107 caused some damage. Southern Railway trains 17 and 18 were forced to transfer passen gers, mail and express Sunday and Monday at the 78 mile post near Almond in Swain county due to a slide on the new section of its line. Farm lands along the Tuckasee gee river were under water in some . sections, and citizens were marooned for a few hours due to water over the Webster roads. Heavy rains over the past weeks has filled Glenville Lake to capa city. ^ > i. R. L. Glenn At Home From Service With Navy R. L. Glenn, after serving with the U. S. Navy for three years has received his discharge and it at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Glenn. In December 1942 R. L. enlist ed in the Naval Reserve. The fol lowing March he went into the regular navy and after training at Bainbridge, Md., Fort Pierce, Fla. and Norfolk, Va. he was sent to the European theater. He took part in the invasion of Normandy on D-Day and remained in that area for nine months. Sixteen months ago he was sent I into the Pacific theater and has served there until the time of his release. He had the rating of Phar macist Mate 2-c. R. L. graduated from Sylva High school, Mars Hill college and finished three years college work at Emory University prior to en listing. A SUPERIOR COURT TO CONVENE MONDAY, FE8RUARY 18TH Jackson County Superior court will convene Monday, February 18, with Judge Wilson Warlick, presiding. While this is a regular two weeks term county officials only summoned jurors for one week as the docket for trial is very light, and the one week be ing enough time for hearing the cases. There are no very impor tant criminal cases docketed, principally liquor violations, driv ing drunk, etc. A number of di vorce cases will probably be | heard. Dr Candler Leaves For India Dr. Ch &s. Z. Candler, Jr. who had practiced dentistry in Bryson City and Fontana Dam for the past several years, left Tuesday for New York where he will sail Fri day for Bombay, Indian He plans to remain in Bombay and prac tice his profession there. Mrs. Candler and t?e children will re main in Sylva for the present. Dr. Candler is the son of Mrs. Annie Thomas Candler and the late Dr. C. Z. Candler. He has lived most of his life in Sylva. He is a graduate of Atlanta Southern Den tal College. Margaret Martin Released From Womans Army Corp Miss Margaret Martin, who has served for two years with the Womans Army Corps, has received her discharge and was in Sylva ! last week visiting friends and ar ranging some business matters be fore leaving the latter part of the week for Seattle, Wash., to sail for Alaska where she will serve as supervisor in home demonstration work. She has been stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, and held the rating of sergeant when dismissed from service. I Prior to entering service Miss i Martin was Home Demonstration agent in Jackson County for three years. Highway Construction Projects Demand Large Number of Men Raleigh, Feb. 11 ? The expanding I road building program in the state is demanding large numbers of j men for work in the various high w a y construction departments, Chairman A. H. Graham of the State Highway and Public Works Commission said today. "Right now," he said, "there is an urgent need for immediate em- j ployment of levelmen, rodmen and chainmen to work in highway lo cating parties. Since this work can be regarded as employment of a permanent nature, this seems to me to be a good opportunity for veterans to get into a type of civ- i ilian employment with a future," , he obesrved. "If we had them, we could put b large number of men to work tomorrow as highway locating par- 1 ties," the Chairman said. Although 9ome experience is necessary to qualify as a levelman j or rodman, Graham pointed out that men who have not had any previous experience in highway w?rk can qualify as chainmen. Al so, it is entirely possible, he said, that a chainman can be promot ed "through the ranks" to rodman, levelman or even higher through the experience gained under ac tual working conditions. The pay? Taking the lowest bracket first, chainmen are started out within a salary range of $80.00 to $100.00 per month, plus board and lodging. Rodman are paid $100.00-$135.00 per month, plus board and lodging, and levelmen $125.00-$160.00 per month, plus board and lodging. i "I am told," Graham comment ed, "that unemployment lists over the state are large and are grow ing larger. I hope our need will : be an opportunity for many of : these unemployed to find work, for we surely need them and need them now." Interested persons were advised to contact their nearest highway office or wrtie to the State High way and Public Works Commis sion, Raleigh, N. C. Upper District Singing Convention To Meet The Upper District Singing Con venion will meet wih the Yellow Mountain church the third Sunday in the month, Feb. 17. The public is cordially invited. ' KERR IS STATE HEAD OF GANGER CONTROL SOCIETY John Kerr, Jr. New York, Feb. 11. ? John Kerr, Jr., of Warrenton, N. C,. will serve as state campaign chairman for the 1946 campaign in which the North Carolina Division of the Field Army of the American Can cer Society will seek to raise $167, 880 for the fight on cancer. Mrs. George E. Marshall, of Mount Airy commander of the North Car olina Division, will be state co chairman for the fund-raising, which is scheduled for the month of April. Announcement of the appoint ments was made here *today by Eric Johnston, national campaign chairman. Mrs. Lucy R. Milligan, who is national commander of the Field Army, is national co-chair man for 1946. The national goal ? Continued on Page 7 Last Rights Held For Crash Victims Joint funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 5th, at 11 o'clock at Dix Creek Baptist church for Howard Stiles who was killed in stantly in an automobile crash Saturday afternoon, and for Elsie King who died Sunday morning of injuries received in the acci dent. Rev. Ralph Bradley and Rev. Frank Gunter officiated at the services. Elsie King, 34, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom King of Whit tier and husband of the former Miss Ruby Sutton. In addition to his wile and par ents he is survived by a son, Rob ert, one brother, Grover of Whit tier, four sisters, Mrs. Cornelius Ashe of Whittier, Mrs. Lonas Brown of Dillsboro, Mrs. John H. Bumgarner of Sylva and Mrs. Le vi Gibson of Whittier. Howard Stiles, 24, was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mark Stiles and husband of the former Miss Birdie Sutton. He recently received a discharge from the ar my, having served three years, thirty months of this being over seas duty. He is survived by the widow, two brothers, Grady of Dillsboro, Orville of Whittier and seven sis ters, Mrs. Hester Robinson, Mrs. Bonnie Rogers of Dillsboro, Mrs. George Barnes of Sylva, Mrs. John H. Robinson of Fort Knox, Ky., Mrs. Maleta Wiggins of Ela, Miss es Evelyn and Nora Belle Stiles of Dillsboro. The boys were cousins and brother-in-laws and were mem bers of the Dix Creek Baptist church. Sylva Fire Dept. , Holds Meeting At a meeting of the Sylva Fire Department held Monday night, Feb. 10th it was announced that all but six of the city tags had been sold. The proceeds of these tags go toward the upkeep of the department and for replacement of used equipment. Charlie Camp bell is chief of the department. STRIKERS PARALYZE NEW YORK, TWO OTHER 0. S. CITIES Fuel Shortage Critical As Tug Boat Operators | Remain Idle On Strike New York's 7,000,000 people look on helplessly as the nation's [largest city faces disaster from I tne continued tug boat operators 'strike that has tied-up ail shipping i in the great harbor, preventing the delivery of coal with which to keep | tne millions warm and business go :ing. Hundreds ol ships are tied up at the docks awaiting decision , of the workmen on their wage dis pute with the owners. Mayor William O'Dwyer order ed a disaster control decree placed in effect in an effort to conserve the city's fuel supply so that homes, hospitals and other insti tutions might have heat. An or j der was issued suspending all kinds of business, except ' those dealing directly in connection with health and safety. Later, however, the drastic order was rescinded, j Philadelphia Walkout 8ettled j Philadelphia's 3,000,000 workers expected to ride to work this morning, Wednesday, as 9,900 CIO employes who walked out two days ! ago, returned to their jobs on the | city's transit lines. An agreement | was reached Tuesday subject to j ratification by the employes, but it was expectod that they would (pass on it, and return to work. Pittsburgh's power strike con tinues, however, and that large in dustrial x city is struggling along with very little power. CIO United Auto Workers and General Motors were one cent 1 apart in settlement of the 85-day 'strike G.. M. offered 18 1-2 cents! j which was refused by the union 'which demands 19 1-1 cents in ' crease and stated that the strike ,would continue another two months if the increase is not grant I TUB BOAT STRIKE CALLED OFF New York's tugbboat strike was called off Wednesday night and j ! and spoke on their particular phase i ! work at 8 o'clock Thursday morn ing. The Tugmen walked out 10 1 ' days ago in a demand for a 40 i hour week instead of 48 hours and j a wage increase ranging from 54 . to 69 cents per hour. CIO leaders predicted the Gen eral Motors strike would be settled in the near future, which if so, will leave the big steel strike still gripping the nation in continued rounds of labor-management dis agreement. i ICKES QUITS POST AS ; INTERIOR SECRETARY Harold L. Ickes, veteran new dealer, quit the Truman cabinet Wednesday and in a long worded statement made it clear that he ; was not in accord with or well pleased with the Truman admin istration. He urged the Justice Department to probe Edwin W. Pailey, oil man, nominated for i undersecretary of the Navy. Oscar L. Chapman, assisted sec retary of the interior, will fill the place until a permanent appoint- i ment is made. I ! Timber growing by state far- 1 jmers .may help solve the cotton ! adjustment problem in North I ; Carolina, according to Extension j Forester R. W. Graeber, of State College. ; Lt. Col. John C. Lynn, USA, former Haywood County agent now in charge of food production In the American zone of Germany, has been granted a wartime leave of absence extension of a year. CCA Engineer Com ing1 For Inspection Of Proposed Landing Fields In Area Serving In China Cpl. Charles C. Morgan, above, is now stationed in China accord ing to word received by relatives ) a few days ago. Cpl. Morgan has been in service 30 months. He was wounded in combat on Okinawa on May 25, 1945, and was returned to Guam and Saipan for treatment. After i recovery he was sent to China. Cpl. ^Morgan served in Hawaii, Guam, and Okinawa. Sylva Woman Club To Meet Feb. 18th Mrs. Cyrus Nicholson will be hostess to the February meeting of t lie Sylva Womans club, scheduled to meet February 18th. I Paralysis Fund Passes 1000 Figure Mrs. E. L. McKee, chairman of the Infantile Paralysis March of Dimes, which has just closed in Jackson county, reports that the county, with a quota of $780, has gone considerably over $1000 in its contrbutions to this worthy cause. One half of this amount will be retained in the county to be used lor the treatment and rehabilita tion of crippled children in Jack son County. She asks that par ents a'n d interested citizens throughout the county will send " her the names and address of crip- j pies who are in need of treatment or financial aid in securing braces, wheel chairs or other things. She j earnestly requests the help of all in the wise expenditure of this money. The committee is made up i of the following: Mrs. E. L. Mc- J Kee, chairman, R. U. Sutton, treas- ' urer, R. L. Ariail, W. T. Wise, J. j C. Allison, and Dr. D. D. Hooper. , The following report? have been turned in from the schools by A. J C. Moses, chairman, Sylva Ele mentary, $104; Sylva High, $25; t Beta, $30.25; Dillsboro, $25.25; Ad- ' dide, $18; Dix Creek, SI. 00; Savan nah. $52.50; Webster, $51; and the reports from Cullowhee and Glen ville will be reported next week. The business firms with Paul Kirk and H. G. Landis, co-chair men. contributed $410; govern- i mental agencies, T. W. Ashe and ! G. C. Henson, chairmen, raised $62; business and professional men under Dr. D. D. Hooper gave $40; i Mead Corporation, Paul Ellis, 1 chairmen, donated $100; Armour | Leather Co., W. T. Wise, chair- j man, contributed $68.20; from the dance with Mrs. W. L. Jones and Mrs. J. A. Parris serving as chair- j men, $103; Prof. R. L. Madison, $1.00 and Warren Alexander, $1.00; making a grand total of $1,092.20/ In addition to this amount, the Ritz Theatre contributed $145 thru the regular channels for theatre contributions. Mrs. McKee wishes to express her sincere thanks to the chairmen and citizens of the county, and especially to the schools for their work and generous contribution!. TAX ON SEEDS, I FEEDS ILLEGAL Raleigh, Feb. 12 ? Gardeners and farmers are reminded by Agricul ture Commissioner Kerr Scott that ' no sales tax can legally be charged on seed this year. Pointing out that he has received reports that the tax is being charged by some dealers, and is j being paid in some instances with- j out question, Scott explained that the 1945 Legislature removed the ; sales tax on all feeds and seeds sold in this state. i "While the Agriculture Depart- , ment has nothing to do with prices being charged for seed, we do want j to remind dealers and seed-buyers that it is illegal to charge the sales tax this spring," said Scott. Nine Nominees For Chamber Of Commerce Directors If you have not yet cast your ballot for the nine directors listed for the directors of the Chamber j ol Commerce for the year 1946 you j are urgently requested to do so at | once. Ballots have been placed in almost all business houses in Syl va and out of the eighteen men listed you are to vote for nine di rectors. Those running are Joe Popperwell, Bill Wise, F. H. Mc- | Neely, Everett Harris, Felix Picklesimer, W. H. Crawford, Cole Cannon, J. A. Gray, Roy Reed, H. J. Landis, Homer Davis, Crawford Sholton, Harold McGuire, Jeff Hedden, Dr. Ashbrook, Roscoe Po teet, Mack Ashe and Harry Fergu son. - ; These men elected to run this important organization work with out compensation of any sort. They are trying to build a bigger and I better orgnnized county. The Chamber of Commerce is an or- j ganization through which industry, j expansion and progress of the county can be directed. No other organization affords the same chc'innels of direction that can be secured here. By cooperating and working with it you can help. The first step in this direction is to vote for competent and alert men. Cast your vote today. The election will continue through February 16th. I Civic Groups Take Irritative In Getting Started On Project A revival of interest is being showrf in the proposed commercial airport for Jackson County. Back er by a group of interested and progressive citizens definite ac tion is being taken. Mr. George Garanflo, CAA en gineer is being contacted in an el fort to determine and establish a tenative or definite site. Federal aid for such a project is still in the bill making stage and as it stands at the present an airport will be secured only by the utmost cooperation and efforts of the county involved. The following letter is self ex planatory as to the present devel opments. Jackson County Chamber of Com merce Sylva Merchants Association Rotary and Lions Clubs Gentlemen: I have your wire regarding fed* oral airport aid for an airport in your locality. From the wire, I take it that the Cullowhee school is also in terested and as I remember the i locality, there may be a site avail j able on the school property. No federal legislation has passed yet which will give aid to airports. The bills are now on their way through Congress and if passed as now amended will match funds with cities, counties and towns for approved sites and developments. Inasmuch as you have current enthusiasm on the matter, it would be an excellent idea for you to call Mr. George Garanflo, CAA Engineer, Independence Building, Charlotte and ask him to either ? Continued on page 2 State Forestry Men To Be In Sylva Wednesday i Mr. J. R. Spratt of Raleigh, as sistant state forester of the state cf North Carolina Forestry Fire con trol will be in Sylva Wednesday to inspect District Nine which is comprised of eight western coun ties. | Mr. Archer D. Smith, financial officer will also arrive today for ! an inspection of the local office. Wild Life Club Members Hear Dodson Report On State Meet Jackson County's recently or ganized Wildlife club held a reg ular monthly meeting Monday eve ning at 7:30 in the courthouse with its president, C. F. Dodson, of Cullowhee. presiding. Due to con flicting meetings only a small number were present. Secretary Williams read the minutes of the previous meeting which were ap proved. President Dodson told of the meeting in Greensboro in January which he, T. N. Masie and Ed Bat tle attended. A number of experts on game and fish talked at this meeting, including the famous Seth Gordon, head of the game and fish program of the state of Pen nsylvania, and Fred A. Westerman, head of the fisheries program of the state of Michigan. These men are nationally known authorities in their respective fields. Over two I hundred prominent citizens of the state attended this meeting, rep i resenting the clubs in the 96 coun | ties that have organized. The state as a whole now has a membership of around 15,000 and the goal is for 50,000 to 75,000 members. Jackson county Should have a club of 300 to 500 members. One of the main purposes of the organization is to separate the game and fish division from the Department of Conservation awH Development which would take it entirely out of politics and have it headed by men expert in this work. Pennsylvania has a program which has been going strong for over 25 years and has developed the game and fish until that state now ranks at the top in this work, Mr. Gordon, in his remarks, stated that North Carolina has a greater area than Pennsylvania, with less population and much more favorable climate, land and streams for game and fish, and that the program should place North Carolina foremost in game and fish if the proper method* are carried out. One of the greatest problems In starting a program of this kind is the matter of educating the aver age citizens to the point he will join in and help put the program over. The first step is proper re spect for the game and fish laws and enforcement of these laws; two, education, and three, knowing ? Continued en pa?e 2
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