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