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AMERICA First, Last and Always T ME VLVA I i ERALD The Herald is dedicated to progressive service to Jack son ... A progressive, well balanced county. VOL. XX, NO. 42 SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday, March 13, 1948 $1.50 A Year in Jackson And Swain Counties?5c Copy Sylva Merchants Association Set May 7 As Beginning Of Half holiday Federated Clubs Of Jackson County Hold Joint Meetings Twentieth Century ' Club Was Hostess To Group The Federated Womens Clubs of the county Held a joint" dinner meeting at the Allison Building of the Methodist church on Friday, March 8, with the Twentieth Cen tury Club of Sylva as hostess. Those clubs represented were the Sylva Womans Club, the Junior Halcyon Club, the Twentieth Cen tury Club and the Cullowhee Wo mans club. The president of the hostess club, Mrs. E. L. McKee, acted as the Master of Ceremonies. The pro gram was opened with the read ing of the club collect. Mrs. Mc the days of 1939. "The prevention of further wars, the cooperation of the world, and the brotherhood of man does not begin around the tables of the world's diplomats, but in the homes of the world," he said. "Women can do more toward the further ing of a united world, than any other known organization." In regard to the economic sit uation and womans place he said, "Again you have cause and reason to do some realistic thinking." Closing his address, Mr. Houk said, "If the Federated Clubs of America did nothing more than you have done tonight, you have made a worthy contribution. By the investing of one personality you are beginning in a small way r to light the candle, which will in turn fire the flame, that will for ever wipe out and burn clean the ? seeds of misunderstanding and hate in the hearts of men." The dinner was attended by the the largest group of club women ever assembled in the county. The St. Patricks motif was carried out in the menu and decorations. Hos tesses for the' evening were Mrs. ?* Harry Hastings, Mrs. Claude Alli son, Mrs. J. H. Wilson, Mrs. C. B. ; Thompson, Mrs. J. F. Corbin, Mrs. Kee introduced Mrs. J. F. Freeze, vice president of the Twentieth Century club, who welcomed the guests. Mrs. Ed Baldridge, presi dent of the Halcyon club respond ed to the welcome. ?Continued on page 8 HOLDEN PUNS TO ENTER RAGE FOR mifmilfWE H. L. Holden today announced I that he would be a candidate to i succeed himself as Sheriff of Jackson County, subject to action of the Democratic party in the May primary. |? Mr. Holden states that if he is nominated and reelected, he will use the experience he has gained to continue to serve the people honestly and efficiently. With reference to the discussion which has been going on in the county concerning placing the Sheriff on a salary, Mr. Holden states that in his opinion, taxes can be more efficiently collected by the Commissioners, and that he favors legislation which will place the tax books in their hands, and will place the Sheriff on a sal ary which will be consistent with the duties and responsibilities of the office. Three Jackson Men Enlist In Regular Army The following men of Jackson county have enlisted in the regu lar army. Charles H. Allen, enlisted in the Quartermaster corps on March 1, 1946 after receiving an honorable : discharge on October 3. He is the son'of Mr. Lawrence Allen of Web ster, N. C. | Raymond C. Green, enlisted in the Army Air Forces on Febru ary 20, 1946. He is the son of Mrs. j Mattie B. Green of Greens Creek, ' N. C. Homer T. Hance, enlisted Feb ruary 8, 1946 after receiving an honorable discharge on Nov. 6. He is the son of Mrs. Ann S. Hance I of Balsam, i Hogmen are using their farms as proving grounds for testing* boars produced by various systems cf breeding. Farmers must get AAA prac tice plans approved by county committees in order to be eligible for payment#. Wildlife Clitb Plans Barbecue At Glenville Lake May 7tli In an effort to secure more* members and to inform the citi zens of the county on the impor tance of the work of the recently organized Wildlife club work of Jackson county, which is a part of the State Wildlife Club Federa tion, it was decided at the March meeting Tuesday night in the courthouse to hold an outing and barbecue at some point on Glen ville lake Tuesday afternoon, May 7th, at 2 o'clock. This date was se lected because it is the beginning of the half holiday closing period for the Sylva merchants and as a large per cent of these people are members, it gives them a better op portunity to attend. At the February meeting, Chick Young, Ed Battle and Harry Fer guson were appointed as a com mittee to work out details for the barbecue. They are still the bar becue committee. An additional committee was appointed Tuesday night to invite those particularly interested in the propogation and conservation of our game, wildlife and natural resources. This com mittee is composed of M. L. Snipes, chairman, Mack Ashe, Raymond Sutton, Jeff Hedden and A. J. Dills. The club now has a mem bership of around seventy-five. President Dodson, presided Red Cross Drive Lagging In County Mr. A. J. Dills, Chairman of the Jackson County Red Cross cam paign, reports that it is moving to the set goal rather slowly. The schools are taking an active in terest and some have already gone over the top in raising the amount assigned to them. The Dillsboro school had the honor of being the first to make their quota, followed closely by the Sylva Elementary school and the Beta school. Others making their quota are Western Carolina Teachers College and Webster school. People of Jackson, lets rally to the Cause of the Red Cross, that organization that must continue to serve though the war has end ed, and raise at an early date the amount asked of us to carry on this work. Joe C. Fisher Released From Navy Joe C. Fisher, MaM3-c, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Fisher and husband of Mrs. Lucy Parker Fisher, has received his discharge from the navy and is at home with at his family. After finishing his the meeting and led in the dis- boot training he was assigned to cussions. | the postal division and worked in John McDevitt read a copy of New York City with the fleet post a bill to be introduced at the next1 office for some. He was then sent session of the North Carolina Gen eral Assembly for the setting up of a new department for the de velopment of the wildlife of the state. to the Pacific area where he work ed in the postal department aboard ship. Before entering service he was employed in the Sylva post office. FEDERATION HAS ANNUAL STOCK HOLDER MEETING "We must get a great vision of what farmers working together can do to build Western North Carolina," James G. K. McClure, president, told members of the Farmers Federation at the cooper ative's annual meeting of Jackson county stockholders at the Sylva warehouse last Wednesday. In 1945 the Farmers Federation did $3,967,000.00 worth of busi ness through its twenty three warehouses, Mr. McClure said. Its directors have voted a 5 per cent patronage dividend to be returned on all purchases made in that year. "The Farmers Federation wants to put a solid foundation of mar kets under milk, poultry and all farm goods produced in Western North Carolina," declared Mr. Mc Clure. He urged, greater produc tion, especially in the dairy and poultry fields, in this time of world starvation. Federation chicks, he explained, are money makers. Two Henderson county flocks of these cnicks averaged 233 and 257 eggs per hen in 1945, and profits on some Federation flocks ran as high as $5.41 per bird above feed costs. Fred Cope, manager of the lo cal warehouse, welcomed farmers, their wives and children to the meeting. 1 Prof A. C. Reynolds, well-known North Carolina educator, now liv ! ?Continued on page 8 Large Attendance At Banquet Of Chamber Of: Commerce And Merchants Association Former English Teacher In Japanese Schools To Speak At WCTC March 22 Charles Winthrop, Copp, a Ver monter and teacher of English in Japanese schools for two decades, will be guest speaker at Western Carolina Teachers College on Fri day, March 22 in the Student Un ion Building at 8 p. m. Mr. Copp, graduate of Oberlin College, will speak on the subject of Revamp ing Japan and Can the Twain Meet? Mr. Copp was imprisoned as a spy upon the outbreak of the war and returned on the exchange ship Gipsholm. In many vacations he has tra veled all over the main islands from Ryushu to Hokkaido. He has climbed Mount Fuji seven times and has visited interior districts far from the beaten track to places where his was the first white face ever seen. For twenty-one years Mr. Copp was in daily contact with Japanese Youth and their teach ers at school and in his home. He knows the psychology of the peo ple, their strength, their weakness, their hopes and ideals. "I've heard Grew and You. Now I think I know something about Japan," say many of his hearers.) Mr. Copp's lectures, open to the public, are sponsored by the Ly ceum Committee at Western Caro lina Teachers College for which Prof. Clarence Chisman is chair man. Willard P. Kitchin Discharged From Navy Willard P. Kitchin, Watertender 3-c with the U. S. Marine Corps, received his discharge at Charles ton, S. C. February 24th, after hav ing served for three years, 19 months in overseas duty. He is entitled to wear ribbons for par ticipation in the American the ater, Asiatic-Pacific, Philippine liberation, and the Victory Medal, and has five battle stars. He is now at home with his wife, Mrs. Helen Kitchin at Whit tier. He plans to resume his work as a farmer. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kitchin of Whittier. SERVICE OFFICER ENTHUSIASTIC OVER SERVICEMEN'S ROOK Sylva, N. C. March 12, 1946 Sylva Herald, Gentlemen: "I am pleased to know that you I are planning to publish a book I lecording the names, pictures and! isurvlce records?of?the?men and ' women of Jackson county who served in World War No. 2. The information contained in such a book will be of unestimable value i to the present and future genera tions. I am sorry that the vet erans of World War 1, of which I was one, do not have such a rec ord-book. If I had one of those today I would value it very high ly, so will the veterans of War 2 value the book that is to be print ed. I would urge every service man and woman in Jackson county to see that their record is included in the book in order that a com plete record of their valuable serv ice and heroic deeds may be pre served as history of our county's part in the great war." Yours very truly, T. Walter Ashe, American Legion Service Officer of Jackson county. The Nicholsons Leave For Winston-Salem Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Nicholson left Tuesday for Winston-Salem where they will make their home in the future. Mr. Nicholson who has been connected with the Vet erans Administration in Fayette ville for several months, has been transferred to Winston-Salem. He spent the week-end in Sylva and Mrs. Nicholson and son, Michael, accompanied him back. l Approximately one hundred and J twenty five people attended the annual banquet of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association, held in the Allison Building of the Methodist church last Wednesday night. , Jennings A. Bryson, past presi dent of the Chamber of Commerce, presided over the occasion. He in troduced Mark Osborne, pastor of the Baptist church at Cullowhee who entertained the group for a short while with humorous read ings and selections. Mrs. E. L. McKee presented the speaker for the evening, Honor able Guy Houk of Franklin, at torney at law and a popular speak er in this district. Mr. Houk spoke before an enthusiastic crowd on the working functions of a Cham ber of Commerce, and its associate group, the Merchants Association. Mr. Houk dwelt very briefly on the past of such types of organi zation and went directly to the point of his address, the future of a community as affected by these groups. He stated that no Chamber of Commerce could ef fect great changes in a short time, but that it should and would be a continuous growth. "The Chamber of Commerce is the common ground of a commu nity," he stated, "the clearing house for the composite ideas of the town." In regard to the growth of in dustry in a section, Mr. Houk ex pressed definite views that we must make a start in that direc tion, in our county. "The South has looked too long for leader ship, in outside fields, consequent ly she is in economic bondage. Today we face a challenge in in dustry here. No community goes very far that produces raw ma terial alone. It is necessary to ap ply labor to those raw materials produced," he added. He cited the fact that Jackson county alone could produce and absorb in labor enough to main tain several small industries here. "Industry must be diversified, if ?Continued on page 8 LEGION COMMANDER ADDS ENDORSEMENT TO SERVICE BOOK Mr. Raymond Sutton, Veteran of r </ World War No. 1, and comnSSnder of the Jackson County Post of the American Legion, adds his en dorsement to the Service Men's record book now being assembled for publication by The Herald. Mr. Sutton thinks the book will be of great benefit and value to the veterans individually and to the Legion post. He especially urged that the men include their serial ? number in their records as it will save much trouble in the future by having such a record. His ex perience with records of veterans of War No. 1 has proven that these serial numbers are very valuable records. Sgt. Raymond T. Payne Receives Discharge Sgt. Raymond T. Payne, Jr. Headquarters Det. 1947th Service Command Unit was honorably dis charged from the U. S. Army on March 2, at Ft. George G. Meade, Md. Sgt. Payne entered the army in Dec. 1942 as a telephone operator for the army and was later non commissioned officer who direct- I ed work of several men in the in spection of motor vehicles and routed malfunctioning vehicles to proper ordnance shops. | Sgt. Payne is the husband of the former Miss Barbara Buchanan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Bu chanan of East La Porte. Mr. Payne is employed by the United States Naval Powder PVnfcj at Indian Head, Md. He and Mrs. Payne are making their home in Washington, D. C. SGOTT PROTESTS BEEF SUBSIDY END RALEIGH, March 12?Agricul ture Commissioner Kerr Scott has protested the contemplated with drawal of the subsidy on beef cat tle on June 30 as a move to save food. I Upon being informed of plans i to discontinue the subsidy, which averages around $5 per head on the better grades of beef cattle, Scott wired Agriculture Secretary Clinton P. Anderson that the re moval of the subsidy would not have the desired effect, since very little grain is fed to cattle from May through October. "The result of the subsidy dis continuance, as I see it, would be to discourage beef production rather than to save feed," said Scott. Woodmen Of World To Have Special Meeting On Wednesday evening, March ! 20th at 8 o'clock Sylva Camp No. 560 Woodmen of the World will have a special meeting when Mr. Nick T. Newberry will be guest speaker, talking on subjects of special interest to the members. Sylva Camp did not meet for three years during the war, but 130 members remained on the roll and were in good standing and ready to take up the work again when the work was resumed at the close of the war. Now the camp has reached an enrollment of al most 200, with a goal of 300 mem bers by the end of 1946. Every member is urged to at tend the meeting next Monday evening. Plans For Organization Of Softball Season Underway There will be a meeting of the Snruky Mountain Athletic Asso ciation at the Sylva school, Wed nesday, April 3rd for the purpose of organizing the softball season. It is particularly requested that those interested in managing or sponsoring a team be present. OPENING AND CLOSING HOURS DISCUSSED AT MEETING IN CITY KALL MONDAY NIGHT; CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS ADOPTED FRANK F. KALL HAS ENTERED RACE FOR SHERIFF OF COUNTY Frank F. Hall, member of the firm of Hull-Norton Tire com pany, has announced that he will seek the nomination for the office of Sheriff of Jackson county. Mr. Hallos 39 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hall of Shola Creek community, where he was born and reared. He was edu cated in the schools of Jackson county and Western Carolina' Teachers College. He operated a tire shop in Sylva for 8 years prior ! to 1943 when he was called into. military service and went to Camp Croft where he was rejected. He returned to Qualla and bought a farm which he still operates. In 1944 he and John Norton bought the Wallace Tire Company busi ness which they have since oper ated as Hall-Norton Tire Com pany. He is married, has one son, 15, and is a member of the Masonic Lodge. George McLain Ends Naval Career Mach. George McLain has ter minated his service with the U. S. Navy after about eight years duty whion has taken him to many parts of lee world and afforded him rr.A , thrilling experiences, some nf*. .it and some of a more IK -pent much time in the Pacific areas and took part in 15 major campaigns of the second world war. He saw serv ice aboard the U. S. S. San Fran cisco. For the past several months he has been stationed in New Jersey. After spending a leave with his parents, he has gone to Oak Ridge, Tenn. where he is now employed. Two other sons of Mr. and Mrs. McLain have visited their parent* iei-ently. John McLain, C. M. M., has returned to his station at Brunswick, Ga. and James Mc Lain, C MOMM., recently came from the Pacific theater, and has 'Association Will Join Other Groups In Rat Eradication Campaign A number of the members' of the Sylva Merchants association met at the city hall Monday night ?with -President?Duyil Sussamun (presiding. After opening the meet ing President Sossamon read the copy of the recently written con stitution and by-laws, whieh were adopted by the members present. The question of opening and closing hours through the week was then brought up and alter con siderable discussion it was voted to close all stores at 6 p. m. on Saturdays instead of 7 o'clock as has been in the past. This closing hoUr to become effective Satur day, April 6. For the remainder of the week the closing hours will remain at 5:30 as at present. Open ing will <be determined by the va rious groups, such as the grocery men favor opening at 8:30 while the drygoods people say 9 o'clock ? Ls early enough for them. Hard ware, feed and fertilizer handlers favor an earlier opening hour for the benefit of the farmers. After much discussion on re suming the summer half-day cloa- * ing in which some wanted one day I and some another, some one month ^ and some another lor the begin ning of the closing period, it was J voted to have the day of the week ? ? t for the half-day closing on each | Tuesday as here-to-forc and start the closing period on Tuesday 7, closing each Tuesday through the surruner mo *th* and until further notice thrdtfelr the Association. Mr. Felix Picklesimer, president of the Chamber of Commerce, brought up the matter of joining With the Rotary Club, Lions Club and the Chamber of Commerce in I a rat poisoning campaign. The 1 poison to be prepared and distrib ? uted by County Agent M. L. Snipes and his assistants. The cost of the ' campaign will cost $75.00 with the ?various clubs sharing in the ex pense. gone to Raleigh for reassignrrjeent.. I Another son, Fred McLairv also. ? with the N;ivy, iss tationed at Ala moda, Cal. Publishers Have Set April 1st ;As Dead Line For Material For Service Book On Veterans i Tournament To Be Held At WCTC March 22-23 Sixteen of Western North Caro lina's best high school boys and girls basketball teams will par ticipate in a classic Western Caro lina Teachers College Basketball Tournament to be held at the col lege. March 22 and 23. The teams, chosen by the col lege because of their outstanding records of the season are: boys? Marion, Bethel, Canton, Fines Creek, Waynesville Murphy Rob binsville andjgne other yet to be ?hosen; girls?Sylva, Marion, Beth el, Canton, Fines Creek, Waynes ville, Hiwassee Dam and one other also to be chosen. The teams, most of whom are tournament winners already this year, are expected to show the fans some of the classiest high school basketball competition that has been witnessed here in several years. The elimination games will be played Friday, March 22, and the finals the following day and night. Members of Western Carolina's Monogram Club will take charge of each team and show it around the campus during its two day stay. They will be in charge of the team's living quarters and act as special managers to the players. Coach Marion McDonald named the officials to be Grayson Cope, Sylva; A1 Phillips, Clair Olson and Tommy Ellis, all of W. C. T. C. The latter three were members of Western Carolina's basketball squad this year. ^ We wish to urge all Jackson county service men and women, or relatives of Jackson county servicemen and women, especially of those having sons, still overseas, to send or bring to The Herald of fice the picture and service rec ord of these veterans on or before April 1st, which is the deadline for receiving the material to go into the service record book to be published on Jackson county vet erans. We realize that most of the boys , just back from the war would rather forget it just now. But in years to come they will be mighty proud to have a book showing the pictures, Lames and records of all their friends and relatives who served from Jackson in the late war. This book will be preserved as a historical record and valued beyond price in the future, after much of the material now avail able is no longer available. You were loyal and patriotic in your service to your country in the fighting and winning of the war. It will also be a patriotic service to make sure that there is a permanent record made avail able of your services. Send in your record at once in order to make sure that it is included in the Jackson county service record book. The bread ration in France and . Italy is half a loaf per day while two-thirds of the individual1*'dtet is made up of bread. Dr. H. R. Bird is a poultry scien tist with the U. S. Department of Agriculture.
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