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VOL. XX, NO. 47
SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday, April 17, 1946
$1.50 A Year in Jackson And Swain Counties?5c Copy
Sylva Chapter Future Farmers Of I
America To Be Host To Western
Carolina Vocational Groups
Teachers And Students a
To Gather Here For
All - Day Program
John F. Corbin and his students
of the Sylva Chapter of Future
Farmers of America will be hosts
to the Vocational Instructors and
students of the chapters of all the
schools west of Ashevilla, at an
all-day program here today, April
17. The program will be in the
nature of a field day with athletic
events, including softball games,
100 yeard dashes, relay races,
broad jumps, horse shoe pitching,
shot put, basketball, free throw,
softball distance throw and music
contests.
Tal H. Stafford, District Super
visor, of Asheville, will be present
and take part in the program.
The Home Economics depart
ment of the Sylva High school
will be in charge of the picnic and
refreshments for the visitors.
The public is cordially invited
to witness the program.
Sylvanians Found On
Trout Stream Monday
If you happened to be calling on
?the?various business places in
Sylva on Monday almost invari
ably you found the "boss" absent.
Why? For a good reason?trout
season opened on that day. Numer
ous catches have been reported by
the lucky sportsmen. The streams
of Jackson county harbor both the
rainbow and brook trout which
lure those who delight in the tus
sling with a taut line. Bass fishing
had already lured out the boys
who like to play with the big fish.
The many lakes of Western North
' Carolina are well stocked for this
te'pe 0$. ^isfcinr at this season of
The year. The trout season extends
through August 31, which will give
the sportsmen a long season" of
sport and recreation.
UPPER DISTRICT
SINGERS TO MEET
The Upper District Singing Con
vention of Jackson county will
meet with the Heady Mountain
^-Baptist church, the third Sunday
* of the month, April 21. This church
is located three miles below Cash
iers on the Walhalla road.
FORMAL OPENING OF
W.O.W. HALL TO BE
HELD WITH BANQUET
At the meeting of the Woodmen
of the World held Monday night
in the fraternal hall, plans were
formulated for a banquet and for
mal opening to be held Monday
night, May 6. Committee in charge
named at the meeting, was Paul
Womack, chairman, Benny Reece,
D. L. Robinson, Venoy Reed and
Cary Reed Snyder.
It is requested that all who plan
to attend the banquet will either
notify Everett Harris tor be at the
next meeting, to be held Monday
night, April 22, in order that ar
rangements may be made for
places.
A new member, Dan Bryson
Hooper, was accepted into the
lodge.
THIS IS LAST WEEK
TO LIST TOURIST
ACCOMMODATIONS _
For the past several weeks the
Jackson County Chamber of Com
merce has been urging the people
of the town of Sylva and Jackson
county who can, or will, keep tour
ists this summer, to list their ac
commodations with the secretary
at the Chamber of Commerce of
fice in the Lloyd Hotel building.
The organization has set this week
as the last date for listing your
place. If you have not already sent
in your name and type of your ac
commodations, it will pay you to
do so ?v o:k &, as^aturday is the
last day for this. *
See Miss Carolyn Lewis, secre
tary, in the District Forestry office,
in Lloyd hotel.
EDWARD E. STEWART
GETS DISCHARGE
Edward E. Stewart, S-lc, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Stewart of
Norton has been given an honor
able discharge from the Navy at
the separation center in Shoe
maker, Calif.
President Gravely Sees 30,000
Wildlife Membership By June
Raleigh, April 15.?President P.*
K. Gravely of Rocky Mount said
here today that the drive of the
North Carolina Wildlife Federa
tion to bring its membership to
the 30,000 mark by June 1 has al
ready advanced far toward that
objective.
The campaign for members open
ed April 1, and it is being carried
cut with local affiliated clubs as
the spearhead of the drive.
Several important meetings have
been held recently in various parts
of the state under sponsorship of
affiliated clubs in the interest , of
the membership campaign. Two
new clubs have been started dur
ing the past week; one in Haywood
County and the other in Moore
county.
Thurmond Chatham, prominent
industrialist, world veteran and
candidate for the fifth congres
sional district seat, was the chief
speaker at the get-together meet
ing for clubs of Iredell, Surry,
Wilkes and Yadkin counties in
Elkin on Friday night, April 6. Ap
proximately 400 federation mem
bers attended.
Chatham, formerly a member of
the state board of conservation
and development,' cited the dire
wiidlife situation in North Caro
lina by comparing present re
sources with those of a quarter
century ago. He said that those
charged with the responsibility of
conserving and restoring these re
sources should have more quali
fications than those of politicians.
Ross O. Stevens, executive di
rector of the federation, reported
today that the federation now has
mon th^i 12,000 members distrib
ut? 1 among 97 affiliated clubs in
94 counties. He said that several
I
BETA PTA OFFICERS
ELECTED MONDAY
Mrs. Joe Davis, president, pre
sided over the April meeting of
the Beta Parent-Teacher associa
tion which was held in the school
lunch room, Monday afternoon at
2 o'clock.
The appointed nominating com
mittee elected the following offi
cers for the coming year: Mrs. Joe
Davis, president; Mrs. Mary Jones,
vice-president; Mrs. Harry Mason,
secretary, and Mrs. Wallace Reid,
treasurer.
Plarr were made at this meet
;hg to hold a Penny Carnival on
Monday, May 13, in order to leave
funds in the treasury for the next
year.
The school plans an Easter egg
hunt on Friday, April 13, with the
mothers; helping with arrange
ments.
Dillsboro Group Attends
Canton Masonic Meet
On Tuesday evening Mr. and
Mrs. M. Y. Jarrett, Mrs. P. W. Kin
caid and R. F. Jarrett attended
Ladies Night of the Pigeon River
Masonic Lodge at Canton. R. F.
Jarrett delivered the principal ad
dress and presented 25-year mem
bership certificates to four mem
bers of the lodge. M. Y. Jarrett
spoke on the work of the Eastern
Star.
local clubs have more than 200
paid members.
During the membership drive
the emphasis will be on the fede
ration's * major objective -the
creation of a separate division of
game and fish. ^
NO CHANGES TO BE
MADE IN SOFTBALL
SCHEDULE AFTER 19
Roscoe Poteet, President, of the
Smoky Mountain Athletic Associa
tion, has announced that there
will be no changes made in the
softball schedule made up for the
league after April 19. Any per
son, firm or group wishing to spon
sor a team must have the team
listed and ready to go on the
schedule by that time. It is neces
sary to close out the schedule by
that date in order that the league
may be organized and ready to
begin playing in the very near
future ,Mr. Poteet said.
ROOSEVELT'S HOME
DECOMES SHRINE
The ancestral Hyde Park home
of the late President Franklin D.
Roosevelt was dedicated on April
12 as a National Historic Site and
will be controlled by the Interior
department, as are all other na
tional parks and shrines.
Thousands witnessed the cere
monies in which President Tru
man and other government officials
participated. The program was
| broadcast over a world-wide hook
I up and heard by one of the largest
I radio audiences since VJ-Day.
Establishment of the home of the
late President as a National His
toric Site was authorized by act
of Congress approved on July 18,
1939. The residence and 33 acres
of land surrounding it were deeded
to the United States by the late
President, subject to a life estate
in the surviving members of his
immediate family. Mrs. Roosevelt
and the four sons and one daugh
ter waived their claims to the es
tate before the end of 1945, thus
making possible the formal estab
lishment of the historic site on the
first anniversary of the President's
death. ,
Glenville O.E.S. To Have
Installation Service
A semi-public installation of
officers for the ensuing year will
be held by Glenville Chapter No.
222 O.E.S. at a regular meeting
on Saturday evening, April 20.
Mrs. Edna Fay Latham of Bry
son City, District Deputy Grand
Matron of the 12th district, will
serve as Grand Installing officer.
She will be assisted by Mrs. Amy
Morgan of Bryson City, Grand
Ruth, as Grand Installing mar
shall; Warren L. Lathan of Bryson
City, as Grand Installing chaplain;
Mrs. Cora Woody of Bryaon City,
as Grand Installing organist, and
John L. Orr, Past Grand Patron,
as Grand Installing warder.
Officers to be installed are
worthy matron, Mrs. Viol* Bryson;
worthy patron, Clayborn Bryson;
associate matron, Mrs. Margie
Fowler; associate patron, Jones
Fowler; secretary, Mrs. Kate Bry
son; treasurer, Mrs. Beatrice Bry
son; conductress, Mrs. Lizzie Rus
sell; associate^ conductress, Mrs.
Ellen Robinson; chaplain, Mrs.
Dena Bryson; marshall, Mrs. Gene
vieve Wright; Adah, Mrs. Bessie
Dillard; Ruth, Mrs. Mary Bryson;
Esther, Mrs. Minnie Cole; Martha,'
Mrs. Dora Monteith; Electa, Mrs. I
Christine Reynolds; warder, Mrs.
Iolta Paxton; sentinel, James C.
Monteith.
Halcyon Club To Sponsor
Easter Bazaar Saturday
Mrs. Ed Baldridge has announced
that the Sylva Halcyon club will
sponsor an Easter bazaar on Sat
urday, April 20. It will be con
ducted at Massie Furniture store,
and dyed Easter eggs, baskets and
toy rabbits and chickens will be
offered for sale.
Mrs. Chris Christensen and Mrs.
Samuel Pickel have returned to
Kennewick, Wash., after spending
several days with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Rufe Mills at Cul
lowhee.
HERE'S THE NATION'S NEWEST VACATION LAN D?Fontana
Village, an entire community that housed worker* who built TVA'i
Fontana Dam. It has been taken over and remodeled as a holiday
resort by Government Services, Inc., of Washington. Airview shows
Fontana Village (in foreground), Fontana Dam, and 30-mile long
Fontana Lake. The Village is to be opened soon to the public under
an agreement with TVA. appraved?-re?ent_iy_by President Truman.
A fisherman's paradise, Fontana will also offer hiking, horseback
riding, tennis, badminton, croquets miniature golf, softball, scenic
boat trips, and other sports. Other nearby scenic attractions are
the Great Smoky Mountains Nations I .Park which borders the lake,
Nantahala' National Forest, historic Appalachian Trail, Clingman's
Dome and Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest.
Ensley Is Principal Speaker At
County Republican Meeting
Complete County Ticket J
Of Vets Recommended,
Resolutions Passed
J. B. Ensley presided at the Re
publican convention held at the
Jackson County couithou&e, Fri
day, April 12, and delivered the
principal address of the day.
The Republican Executive com
mittee which has served for the
past year was re-elected at the
meeting. J. R. Long is chairman,
Hugh Monteith, secretary, E. P.
S'iilwtll, J ?hn B. Ensley, Dillard
Hooper, D. C. Cogdill, R. G. Sny
der and J. H. Painter, members.
The following candidates were
recommended for county offices:
Carl Vance,, representative; Fred
Williams, sheriff; Briton Moore,
Clerk of Court; Howard Nations,
Register of Deeds; Buren Reynolds,
Finance -commissioner, and Wal
lace Wood, J. B. Parker and Clif
ton Smith, part time commission
ers (two of the three to be selected
in primary vote); Wade Mills, sur
veyor and Jim Sellers, coroner.
All of the above named candi
dates are veterans of the past war
and all have served overseas.
Resolutions adopted at the con
vention include:
1. Advocate the improvement of
farm-to-market roads.
2. Republican party to have rep
resentation in equal proportion to
vote cast.
3. Repeal of absentee voting
law.
4. Oppose the transportation of
school children over unsafe roads
in unsafe buses. u
6. Replacement of county em
ployees by veterans of the war.
CONTRIBUTORS JTO
CANCER FUND
The following business firms
and individuals have sent con
tributions to The Herald office
for the Jackson County Chap
ter American Cancer Control
Fund:
Hall & Norton Tire Co. ... $ 5.00
StovaT/s 5 and 10 5.00
Sc!.ulman's Dept. Store .. 5.00
JVIrad -Corporation 10.00
Ben Lessing 5.00
Be Ik's 5.00
Jackson Furniture Co 5.00
Total - $40.00
Make your contribution dur
ing April toward Jackson coun
ty's $400.00 Cancer Fund quoat.
SOSSAMON'S ... in Sylva
MODERN PENS SAVE j
HOGS FOR MARKET
Even pigs have gone modern.
Granted, tno hog does not yet re
'lui.e a bed lump for reading de
Iu uVl- .-tone.- but W. J. Ridout,!
agricultural engineer of the State |
\
C'Jc Fxten.-inn sc/vice, sa.d !
i
that the use c?i electricity in the j
p:g pen wili guarantee a Higher
perevntagt ui porkers for market.
? Electricity lor pig brooding is
a new thing to most of us," Ridout
declared. "Yet, an electric pig ?
brooder can be installed for as I
little as $2.50. Records show that ,
lrorn one to t\jfa pigs per litter can
be saved from freezing and mash
ing through the use of an electric
brooder. If the pig is valued at
$10, the cost of the brooder woulcf
be returned four times through its
protection of one litter.
"An electric pig brooder is nor
mally built in triangular shape so
that it will fit in one corner of the
farrowing pen. It should be strong
ly built and placed about 18 inches
j above the pen floor. A hole 10!
I inches in diameter is made through
j the center of the triangle into,
j which an ordinary metal light re- j
(lector is fitted. The reflector is ;
I plugged with a weather-proof ,
1 socket which will accommodate a 1
1200-watt incandescent bulb of the j
! type commonly used in the home. |
j Wiring can be led from the near- |
jest farm outlet. (If the farm has i
i not yet been wired for electricity,'
; consideration of the pig pen should
?be included in the wiring plan). |
"Since the electric load intro- ]
| duced by the brooder will be very J
; small, its use will not cause con
| cern for the efficient operation of
? other electrical farm implements.!
i Unless the wire must be ^run a
i g. eat distance, a No. 12 weather
| proof wire is recommended."
Sylva Students Initiated
Into Society At Brevard
Two students from Sylva have
| been initiated into the Eurpertean
; Literary society at Brevard col
I lege, it was announced here today.
They are Anne Lewis, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Lewis, and
Miss Jessie Jennette Snyder,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clark
W. Snyder.
Both girls are members of the
pre-college division and expect to
graduate in June.
jSylva Airport Marks 6th
Anniversary, Plans For
Expansion Underway
SPECIAL WEEK ,
BEING MARKED
AT CULLOWHEE
Vocational Emphasis Week
Dper.ed at Western Teachers Col
lege on Sunday and will continue
throughout Thursday of this week.
At the Sunday services minis
ters of the Methodist and Baptist
I'hurch spoke on the Vocation of
the Ministry and Religious Educa
tion.
On Tuesday. Dick Howerton,
Baptist student worker in the !
state spoke to the student body of |
the college in Hoey auditorium.
On Wednesday the students met |
\vit_h departmental staffs ijj courses 1
in which they are majoring and
a general discussion of problems
concerning occupations was held.
The program for Thursday in
cludes an observation of career
day with conferences beginning
at 9 A. M. and an address by Ned
Tucker, personnel manager for
Dayton Rubber Co. This will be
followed by four conference peri
ods with five lectures each on va
rious vocational subjects.
?Included?on?the committee?h*
charge was DiYH. P. Smith, chair
man, Dr. Carl Killian, Dean Anne
Albright and John S. Seymour.
For the student representation
of committees, Carolyn Blanken
ship, Thelma Joyce Finch and An
nie Laurie Mulkey.
W.M.U. Circle Meets
With Mrs. Warren
The afternoon circle of the
Woman's Missionary Union of the
Sylva Baptist church met last
Wednesday wufl'Mrs. C. Wu War
ren. Mrs. H. E. Monteith, presi
dent, presided during the business
hour. Reports of committees were
made and routine business matters
were disposed of. Plans were made
lor work to be done for the Harris
Community hospital at Easter.
Something is done each year to
bring cheer to the patients at
Easter as a part of the society's
program.
The hostess served a salad course
! during the social hour.
Watson Has Three Good
Planes, Is Agent For
Piper Cub, Ercoupe
Mor.dr.y, April 15, marked the
vt h a miversary ol the Sylva air
port. Begun in April, 1940, by a
'?"mJ] group ol' airminded individ
uals. it has grown from a one
pane unit to an airport that boasts
lour pianes, tv. j Piper Cubs and
4wo Slfcjmans. ,
Looted live miles east of Sylva
mi the Ashcville highway, the field
ixw r.:\s 2500 feet of runway and
j hangar large enough to accom
modate two or three planes. This
hangar has been enlarged in the
last year and will be remodeled
at a future date, depending upon
ti e ability to secure material.
During the war years activities
were suspended at the airport.
Private aircraft, with the excep
tion of a small group with special
permits, was prohibited from op
erating and flying.
C. N. Price, owner of the land
on which the airport is located,
made several refusals during this
period of inactivity, to allow the
land to be used for other purposes.
The field is large enough to per
mit the landing of any single air
craft and a few twin motored
phines.?On?an aver ago of?three
or four transit ships land on the
local field each month. The two
yellow' cubs are a familiar sight
over'Sylva on Sunday Afternoon
as passenger hopping is a favorite
pastime at the field. Lessons are
also given each week by Johnny
Watson, present airport manager.
Over the week-end Johnny Parks
assists.
Mr. Watson now handles the
agency for Piper Cubs, Ercoupe
and Seebees.
Plans i>"c be in ; made for the
enlargement of ine field and its
:?.v ilitiCs.
Edward Eugene Bryson
Home On Furlough
I'. .v ; i d Eugene Bryson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bryson of Cullo
whee, is spending a 17-day fur
lough at home, after six months
I service with the Navy in the Pa
t inc. At the end of his leave he will
? !' . luiLher duty at the Na
1 \ ;.'l b. = se in Atlanta, Ga.
4
YEOMAN BRYSON
IS DISCHARGED
Yeoman 3-C Gordon L. Bryson,
son of Mrs. Carrie Bryson of Cul
lowhee. has recently received an
honorable discharge from the Sixth
Naval district, U. S. Naval base,
at Bremerton, Wash.
Don Davis Enters Race
For Finance Officer
N. Don Davis of Webster has
announced this week that he will
run for Commissioner of Finance
for Jackson county in the Demo
cratic Primary in May.
Mr. Davis has served in public
offices in Jackson county for a
number of years. In 1926 he was
appointed to fill out the unexpired
term of treasurer, the office held
by his father, the late Joe W. Davis.
He became the last man to hold
this office in the county. In 1931-32
he served as county commissioner.
Mr. Davis was deputy sheriff for
three years and prior to his ap
pointment as chief of police in
August of last year he had been
city policeman for three years. He
was also a member of the county
board of education for six years.
His grandfather, Douglas Davis,
was the first sheriff of Jackson
county.
W. S. M. Grand Ole
Opry Tent Theatre
A number of Radio and stage
stars of the Radio Station W. S. M.
Grand Ole Opry of Nashville, Tenn,.
will appear in Sylva Friday even
ing in their own tent theatre on
the Snyder lot in Moody Bottom
on U. S. 19 east of town. The show
starts at 8:15 P. M.
Jackson County's Federated
Clubs Have 2nd Meeting Here
Rev. Lec Tuttle, Is
Speaker At Meeting
Thursday Evening
At the second of a series of joint
meetings of the Women's Feder
ated clubs of Cullowhee and Sylva,
the Woman's Club of Sylva was
hostess and its president, Miss Lu
cile Wilson, presided. The meeting
was held Thursday evening In
Allison chapel. Miss Wilson ex
plained that the gavel being used
was the one won by the Woman's
club at the ? district meeting for
having the most members present.
The welcome was given by Mrs.
Harry Ferguson, vice-president of
the hostess club, and the response
was by Mrs. Carl Killian, presi
dent of the Cullowhee club. Miss
Wilson then gave a toast to the
Halcyon Junior club, which is
sponsored by the Woman's club.
Its president, Mrs. Ed Baldridge,
made the response.
Mrs. Charles G. Gulley of the
music department of Western Car
olina Teachers college, gave three
songs, especially suitable to the
spring season: "Love's Mystery,"
by Currin; "The Birthday," by
Cowan, and "Sweet Little Woman
of Mine," by Bartlett.
Miss Wilson then presented Mrs.
E. L. McKee, president of the
Twentieth Century club, who in
troduced the speaker of the eve
ning. Rev. Lee Tuttle, pastor of
Central Methodist church, Aahe
ville. Mr, Tuttle used as his sub
ject, "A Challenge to Women." He
stressed the need of seasoned
womanhood to take its place in
the world to make society what
it should be. He stated that 14 great
civilizations had perished and that
only through peace, justice and
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