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VOL. XXI, NO. 15*
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SYLVA, N. C., Thursday, Sept. 12, 1946
$2.00 A Year?5c Copy
Fairfield Inn, Property
Purchased By Miami Man
Jennings Estate Of 6,000 '
Acres In Sapphire Section
To Be Greatly Improved
A deal comprising the 6,000
acre Fairfield Inn property, was
completed on Thursday, when R.
H. Boyer of the Boyer Realty
company and agent of the E. H. i
Jennings estate, announced the |
sale of the Inn to Tatem Wofford
of Miami Beach, Fla.
It is reported that immediately
following the closing of this year's
season, around Sept. 15, the new
owner will begin development on
the property, which will be known
in the future as the Tatem Sky
Club. Rock and wooden cabins
will be built around the fringe of
the lake; a landing strip for pri
vate planes and an ice skating rink
similar to the one at Sun Valley,
Idaho, are among the improve
ments planned.
Also included in the deal was
the 500-acre farm, operated in
connection with the inn and Fair
field Lake, which has an approxi
mate circumference of five miles.
It adjoins the 10,000-acre Toxa
way property, also owned by the
Jennings estate.
The history of the 80-year-old
inn dates back a good many years.
Once, the scene of much gold min
ing, the popularity of the Saphire
section as a scenic attraction
grew, and in the late ISth cen
tury the Fairfield Inn was built
by a wealthy Pittsburgh family by
the name of Southwick. Later the
grandfather of one of the present
managers bought out the other
stockholders and became the sole
owner.
The inn has been operated this
summer by M. C. (Mike) Jenpings
of Pittsburgh and William Hart of
Columbus, Ga. Scheduled to close
September 15, it will be taken over
by Mr. Wofford and the improve
ments planned will be made as
rapidly as building conditions and
material shortages permit.
The Boyer Realty company of
Asheville represented the Jennings
estate and Frank Cook of High
lands represented Mr. Wofford.
The amount involved in the deal
was not disclosed.
Jackson Farmers
Get More Funds
D. C. Higdon, chairman of AAA
Committee of Jackson county, an
nounces that additional funds have
been alloted to this county to aid
farmers in carrying out their con
servation practices for 1946. Any
farmer who wished to receive ad
ditional lime or seeds for a winter
cover crop, or who intends to seed
additional pasture acreage this fall,
should contact the AAA office by
September 21st and have the prac
tices he intends to carry out ap
proved by the County Commit
tee. A limited amount of crimson
clover, Austrian winter peas and
rye grass seed are on hand and
may be secured through the local
AAA office.
BAND MUSIC TO BE
FEATURE OF 4-H CLUB
ACHIEVEMENT DAY
County leaders announced Tues
day that the commi:tee on ar
rangements for Jackson's annual
4-H Club and Farm Achievement
program has secure^ the Canton
High school band for a program
I on Friday afternoon and the
Waynesville high school band for
another program on Saturday af
ternoon as part of the activities to
be staged during the three day
event to be staged on the campus
of Dillsboro school, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday of this week.
The various county 4-H clubs,
home economics clubs and indi
vidual farmers will arrange their
exhibits on Thursday the 12th with
the judging and awarding of prizes
and ribbons on Friday and Satur
day.
Demonstration Phosphate
Requisitions To Be Taken
We are now making plant for
getting TVA demonstration phos
phate to be used next year on
Area Demonstration farms. The
following is a schedule of the
times and places that we will
be at for the purpose of taking
requisitions for TVA demonstra
tion phosphate for the coming
year.
Erastus post office?1:30 p. m.
Monday, September 16.
East Fork church?1:30 p. m.
Tuesday, September 17.
Savannah Community building
1:30 p. m. Wednesday, Septem
ber 18.
Beta school?1:30 p. m. Thurs
day, September 19.
8peedwell church?1:30 p. m.
Friday, September 20.
Qualla (Homer Turpin's home)
1:30 p. m. Monday, September
23.
We urge you to meet us at the
time we are to be in your com
munity as we know you want
to get your phosphate as early
as possible.
The above schedule was re
leased by County Agent M. L.
Snipes and Assistant Agent G.
W. Conrad.
SQUIRREL SEASON
TO OPEN MONDAY
Jackson hunters can begin
cleaning up their trusty rifles in
preparation for the squirrel sea
son September 15, but since this
date falls on Sunday, hunting will
not be permitted until Monday,
Sept. 16.
A bag limit of six squirrels per
day has been set by state regula
tions and the season will remain
open until December 15.
There will be no open season on
deer in western counties this year,
and the bear season will open on
October 15.
Judge Armstrong To Preside j
A t October Term Superior Court !
The October term of the Jack
son county superior, court, which
is scheduled to convene the first
two weeks in October, will open
Monday, October 7, with Judge
Frank M. Armstrong of Troy, N. C.,
presiding.
Jurors drawn by the commis
sioners for the first week are: El
\ bert Moss, Hamburg; L. H. Higdon,
Cullowhee; James H. Buchanan,
Greens Creek; Tom Hooper, Sylva;
W. A. Jackson, East La Porte; Joe j
Haskett, Speedwell; Frank Raby,
Argura; Lee Fisher, Glenville; j
Weaver Hurst, Sylva; Joe C. Mid- ;
dleton, Tuckaseegee; F. L. Owens, j
Qualla; Gola Green, Greens Creek; j
John B. Battle, Greens Creek;!
Wood Smith, Speedwell; Clarence!
Owens, Glenville; J. N. Cowan,
Webster; L. E. Hooper, East La
Porte; Walter Ashe, Cullowhee; -
Cicero Bryson, Sylva; J. E. Keener,
Sylva; Henry Oxner, Webster; E.!
V. Conner, Sylva; Fred Franks, I
Gay; B. A. Beck, Glenville; Arthur |
Gibbr, Glenville; Ellis C. Pressley, i
Cullowhee; Tom Fisher, Sylva; i
Rolon Jones, Sylva; Charlie Roper,
Webster; Charlie Norris, Glenville;
Charlie Worley, Whittier; Charlie
Brooks, Whittier; Bill Lewis, Web
ster; P. A. Donnahoe, Sylva; Guy
Leatherwood, Dillsboro; Grayson
Cope, Sylva; E. W. Ashe, Sylva;
Ed Bumgarner, Whittier; John Lee
Shook, Glenville; L. T. Queen,
Sylva; Walter Allman, Webster
and T. J. Fowler, Glenville.
The second week jurors drawn
are: Ed Childers, Whittier; Joe El
rod, Webster; Ottis Morgan, Web
ster; E. P. Wike, East La Porte;
George F. Keever, Dillsboro; Otis
Taylor Speedwell; Bernard Brown,
Cowarts; Albert Patton, Whittier;
John B. Morris, Sylva; Frank G.
Bryson, Glenville; Adam McMa
han, Greens Creek; Shelton Brad
shaw, %Sylva; Walter Alexander,
Argura; A. L. Wilson, Cullowhee;
W. P. Painter, Webster; Roland
Sylva; Frank Hensley, Dillsboro;
L. E. Stillwell,^Greens Creek; Ed
Norton, Cullowhee; T. B. Bumgar
ner, Cullowhee; Sexton Lusk,
Cashiers; H. A. Pell, Jr., Cashier^;
and Eric Coward, Cowarts.
Dan M. Allison,
SYLVA PTA HOLDS
INITIAL MEETING OF
NEW SCHOOL YEAR
Mrs. W. L. Jones Named
New President Following
Resignation OflVIrs. Stovall
The initial meeting of the Sylva
Parent-Teachers Association was
held Tuesday with Mrs. W. L.
! Jones, new president cf the organ
ization presiding. Mrs. Jones re
places Mrs. J. P. Stovall, who re
signed and Mrs. Harry Ferguson
was elected to fill the vacancy of
vice president.
Vernon Cope, principal of the
? Elementary school, proposed that
the P.T.A. help with the improve
ment of the school playground,
and Mrs. Dan Tompkins asked that
they help in getting a full time
maid for school rest rooms.
The following committees were
appointed to serve during the en
suing yer.r. Membership: Mrs. Dan
Tompkins, chairman, and grade
mothers which will be named
later; Budget and Finance: W. H.
Crawford, Vernon Cope, Mrs. W.
J. Fisher, Mrs. John Wilson and
Mrs. Dan Allison; Program: Mrs.
Dan Moore, Miss Alice Weaver and
Miss Annie Louise Madison; Pre
school: Mrs. Evelyn McMahan;
Founders Day: Mrs. R. U. Sutton;
Hospitality: Mrs. Ray Cogdill,
chm., Miss Louise Henson, Mrs.
George Painter, Mrs. Dennis Fish
er and Mrs. Jennings Bryson;
Study: Miss Bertha Cunningham,
Mrs. Harry Ferguson and Mrs. C.
M. Warren; Publicity: Mrs. C. E.
Thompson; Safety: Mrs. J. H. Gil
lis; Magazine: Mrs. Gudger Fort
ner, Mrs. Frank Fricks and Dr.
Patsy McGuire; Restroom: Mrs.
Dan Tompkins, Mrs. John Norton
and Mrs. P. A. Donnahoe.
The treasurers report showed
that a balance of $267.35 was held
from last year.
Mrs. Tompkins* first grade was
winner of the prize for having the
most parents present.
SYLVA STUDENTS
TO ATTEND W.C.T.C.
Sylva and Sylva High school
will be well represented when
Western Carolina Teachers College
opens its doors for the new school
year the latter part of this week.
Sylva girls and boys who will at
tend are Anne Warren, Anne
Soderquist, Dorothy Sue Tallent,
Mary Margaret Seay, John Gibson,
Jimmy Keener, Jimmy McLain,
Lewis Wilson, T. E. Reed, Jr.,
Raymond Nicholson, Jean Poteet,
Bee Jane Harris, Walter Warren,
Ethel Reed, Ray Seay, Tommy
Fisher, and Edward Lee Cootf.
[STUDENTS HELPING IN
PRE-SESSION WORK
Students who have already ar
rived on the campus at Western
; Carolina Teachers College are
helping with the Pre-session con
ference being conducted at the
college this week. Some of the
work they are assisting in in
cludes the testing program in
which they help give tests and
grade papers. They are also as
sisting in the social program. Tues
day night was get-acquainted
night for the new incoming stu
dents. The men met with Russell
Bird, president of Men's Govern
ment and M. K. Hinds, newly ap
pointed Acting Dean of Men. The
ladies met with Miss Maxine
Wright, President of Women's
Government, and Miss Vernell
Hall, chairman of Big Sisters, and
Miss Anne Allbright, Dean of
; Women.
Wednesday and Thursday nights
are fun nights. The men are meet
ing with Marion McDonald and his
staff in the gym. The women are
meeting with Miss Allbright in the
Union building. All kinds of games
and stunts are being conducted
these two nights.
BLANTON REUNION IS
SET FOR SEPTEMBER 22
Descendants of W. R. Blanton
will again hold their family re
union this year, having postponed
these annual gatherings at the be
ginning of the war. The meeting
this time will be at the home of
Houston Blanton on Monteith
Branch Sunday, September 22,
1946. All relatives are invited to
attend tnd bring a picnic lunch.
Florida 3/tm Buy* Famous Hotel
The above picture shows Fairfield Inn and a portion of Lake
Fairfield which was sold last week by the E. H. Jennings estate to
Taiem Wofford of Miami Beach, Florida. The new owner plans ex
tensive improvements on the property as soon as building materials
are available.
blembvrH
Given Finunviui
Report At 3ievt
The Frank and Herman Bailey
Post, 8060, Veterans of Foreign .
Wars, held its regul r meeting
last Friday night at the courthouse
with the commander, Joe Clyde '
Fisher presiding. ;
During the meeting a li;:ancii.I
report was given by Quartermas- |
ter Fred A. Williams. Also plans
for the sponsoring of a local V.F.W.<
basketball team were discu&.-.ed. i
More complete arrangements will |
be made at the next meeting and
it is hoped that a large number of
members will be present.
The next regularly scheduled
meeting is to be held Frick.y, Sep- ,
tember 20. ,
SYLVA SENIORS TO I
BE GOESTS OF UNO
AT FOOTBALL GAME
The Senior class of Sylva high
school will have an opportunity to
see the University of ?forth Caro
lina football team in action when
it meets Virginia at Chapel Hill on
Saturday, Sept. 28.
The Sylva class, along with
other senior classes of the state
have been invited, and are to be
guests of the University Saturday
morning on a tour of the institu
tion and at the game in the after
noon. The Sylva class will leave
here Friday the 27th on a charter
ed Trailways bus. They will spend
Friday night in Greensboro or
Durham and go on to Chapel Hill
early Saturday morning, returning
to Sylva after the game Saturday
evening. The class is paying all
expenses from funds it made last
year. The boys and girls will be
accompanied by the class spon
sors and Coach Guy Sutton.
Services At Sylva
Baptist Church
*
The regular services will begin
at the Sylva Baptist Church witn j
Sunday School at 10 a. m. followed
with the morning services at 111
a. m. The pastor will bring a mes- !
sage on the subject "Compassion." |
An offering for world relief will :
be taken at this hour.
The evening services will begin
with the Training Union at 7 p. m.,
followed with the worship serv
ices at 8 p. m. The pastor will bring
a message on the subject "A With
ered Hand." The Training Union
is being reorganized with much
interest in all groups. A kind invi
tation is extended to anyone who
will come and worship with us.
SUGAR
Spare St;imp No. 49?good
for 51bs.?expires Sept. 30.
Spare Stamp No. 51?good for
5 lbs.?expires Dec. 30.
Spare Stamps No. 9 and No.
10?each good for 5 lbs. Can
ning Sugar?expire Oct. 31.
Service Offivvr
KivnUvrn Yatuabte
Aid To Yvlvrantt
A total of 247 veterans were in
terviewed during the month of
August by T. W. Ashe, service of
ficer for the William E. Dillard,
Post 104, of the American Legion.
T,.is represents an average of eight
v ete:ans per day and requires at
?east i\\ o and a half days each
week to completely answer and
fill out the necessary blanks for
orch type of service rendered.
In a break down on the total
iigures, the following figures were
released: Letters written, 5; letters
received, 6; education, P. L.
training 340, * 7; readjustment, 1:
pension, all types, 3; insurance, 2;
farmer training, 4; miscellaneous.
11; ar.d terminal leave asi-istancv
198.
DISTRICT SEAL SALE
INSTITUTE TO BE
HELD HERE SEPT. 17
Officials of the North Carolina
Tuberculosis Association wilJ come
to Sylva Tuesday, September 17,
to hold a one-day institute for the
purpose of making plans for the
annual Christmas Seal sale fund,
and to instruct county chairmen
in methods of putting on the sales
campaign this year. County chair
men from the counties of Western
North Carolina will be present.
Mrs. Walter L. Jones is chairman
of the Jackson county unit and
will be in charge of the arrange
ments for the institute which will
convene at Hotel Carolina at 10
o'clock and continue through a 2
p. m. session.
J. A. Gray, of The Sylva Herald,
will talk on "What Is News" at the
luncheon hour.
District Health Officcr
At Health Offices Each
Thursday Afternoon
It has been announced by the
County Board of Health that Dr.
M. B. H. Michal, acting health of
licer, is at the health offices each
Thursday afternoon only. Dr. Mi
chal devotes Thursday mornings to
work in the county schools, with
the exception of the first Thursday
morning of each month, at which
lime she is at the Cashiers Clinic.
Fisher Reunion Held
At Whittier
Thirty-two descendants of the
late Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Fisher
gathered last Sunday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Queen at
Whittier for the annual Fisher re
union.
A good picnic dinner was spread
on a long table, under the shade
of a large walnut tree, on the
lawn for the guests which included
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Allison of
Sylva and James L. Miller of
Waynesville, aunt and uncles of
the Fisher?.
A wonderful time was enjoyed
by all present.
ForestServ.ee ^'cjs States
wide Meet In -t^rdtna
JACKSON STUDENTS
INVITED TO TAKE
PART IN PROGRAM
All schools in Jackson county j
are invited to take part in the j
Farmers Federation Music Appre- j
"tiation programs this year, James
G. K. McClure, president, an
nounced. There is no expense to!
the schools, he added; the only re- j
quirement is that each room or
school provide their own radio.
For the past three years boys
and girls in Buncombe county and
Asheville have enjoyed the pro
grams, and through them have
learned something about the great
music ol' the world, Mr. McClure
said. The overall purpose of the
programs is to open a new door
to pleasure for the boys and girls.
If they learn to love the classics;
they will get inspiration -and en
joyment from them as long astfhey
live.
The programs begin October 7,
with a story "One String Fiddle."
On the next two succeeding Mon
days the life and music of Stephen
Foster will be dramatized by a
group of Asheville actors under di
rection of Clarence Sumner.
Study note booklets will be pro
vided by the Coca-Cola company
and distributed to each student i
above the third grade before the \
program of October 28, in order
that the pupils may follow words
in their books as they are sung
over the radio.
WVVNC will broadcast the pro
grams Mondays at 9:30 to 10:00
o'clock. The same program, de
signed for pupils above :he thi.d
grade,.will be broadcast over W>?>?
at 1:15 to 1:45 the same day. A pro- (
gram for children through the j
third grade will be broadcast over i
WISE at 11:30 to 11:45.
The idea, originated by Bob,
Brown, editor of the Farmeis Fed-I
'^C'lvtion News, is_^aid to be un.ciue. I
The world's finest music, on Vic- I
lor, Columbia, and Capitol records
? is used. The Farmeia Fede:vtiG7T |
, contributes the time ;;ewCs*ary to |
j prepare the programs, the radio
stations contribute the time on the 1
?air, and the Coca-Cola company)
of A.-heville contributes the study 1
books.
Last year the North Carolina
Symphony program was studied
over the air before the appearance
in Asheville of the orchestra. As a
result, 8,000 children heard the
concert ?- the largest crowd to
which the Symphony ever played.
Revival Services At
Methodist Church
Much interest is being manifest
ed in the series of services being
held each evening this week at the
Sylva Methodist church. Rev. Paul
Townsend, pastor of the Waynes
ville Methodist church, is bringing
the inessage each evening. Special
; music with a period of gospel sing
ing will feature each service, which
begins each evening at 8 o'clock.
1 Plans Discussed For
State-wide Forest
Fire Protection
The N. C. Forest Service held a
statewide meeting ai the Cham
pion Fiber Company's Lake Lo
gan lodge near Waynesville, Sun
day through Tuesday, September*
8 through 10th. Thirty-one Forest
er^ and Rangers from Raleigh and
District offices at Sylva, Asheville,
Lenoir, Rocky Mt., Rockingham,
Fayetteville, Whiteville, Newbern,
and Elizabeth City attended. Mem
bers of U. S. Forest Service, Na
tional Park Service, Weather Bu
reau, and State Highway Patrol
were also present.
Mr. Beichher, State Forester, dis
cussed plans for developing state
wide forest firle protection. At
present 14 million acres of private
ly owned forest land in the state
are under organized fire protec
tion and 4 million acres are urv
protected. \
Mr. F. H.- Claridge, Assistant
Forester m^harge of forest man
ageme*jtfp>utlined plans to increase
tha^flfeip of tree seeds for reforesta
tion. Forest management demon
strations are being developed
throughout the state to establish
the proper logging and cutting
practices.
Proper forest management will
increase the volume and quality
of forest products throughout the
state.
A discussion was held on use of
radio in fire detection and fire
suppression work. The state forest -
service plans to adopt radio com
munications as soon as proper ra
dio equipment is available.
M^ry Leo McAllister of
State College is the new district
home demonstration agent for the
twenty counties of the Southeast
ern Dj. ti ict, succeeding Miss Verna
Stanton.
Party \itminwM
A/tried Mr*'tinfl
Democratic party nominees for
the State .-enatc and house ot rep
resentatives for the next session of
the North Carolina General As
sembly attended a ?ct acquainted
meeting at Western Carolina
Teachers College last Saturday.
The meeting was called by Dan
Tompkins, nominee from this
county.
| The purpose of the get-together
was for the nominees to become
acquainted and to discuss matters
of general interest which may
come before the law-makers at
the January-February session.
Those attending were: Senatorial
nominees, Frank Parker, from
Buncombe, and William Medford,
from Haywood. House nominees
present were Henry C. Fisher and
Roy Taylor, of Buncombe; Glenn
Palmer, Haywood; Dan Tompkins,
Jackson; L. L. Burgin, Henderson
and Bruce Elmore, of Swain. Tele
grams from other county nominees,
expressing their regret for being
! unable to attend, were read.
Sylva and Hayesville To Match
Wits and Brawn Fri, 7:30 P. M.
Sylva High school Golden Hur
ricanes will play their first foot
ball game of the season on the
home gridiron Friday evening, the
kick-off scheduled for 7:30 o'clock
when they meet the Hayesville
high squad. Coach Guy Sutton
stated Tuesday that he expects his
'men to be in good shape for this
game, as they have had over three
weeks hard practice and will go
in without injuries.
The Sylva squad is composed
of some 25 men with 10 letter men
from last season. Coach Sutton
stated that the line will average
around 165 pounds and the back
field around 150 pounds to the
man.
The probable line up will be
composed of some of the following:
End?L. C. Arwood, Jimmy Bailey
and Jack Cunningham; Tackles?
Jimmy Nicholson, Clycje and Ern
est Bumgarner (twin brothers);
Guards?Ben Sumner, Jack Hen
nessee, Ray Ensley and Lewis
Bumgarner; Backfield? Quarter
backs, Billy Cagle, or Red Dillard;
Fullbacks?Ben Dillard, Bill Coop
er, Walter A. Jones, Wade Wilson,
Junior Dillard and Mack Craw
ford.
This game is sponsored by the
Sylva Lions club which has done
a big job of advertising and ticket
selling in order to give the team
a good start for the season. Tickets
are on sale by members of the
club and in all .schools of the coun
ty. Students tickets are 30 cents
and adults 60 cents, including fed
eral tax.
This promises to be a very good
game as the Hayesville squad is
said to have some good players,
and the Sylva boys are not going
I to let another team win their first
I home-game. If they do they will
have to pay for their victory. The
citizens of the community should
attend and give the boys and
Coach Sutton all the support pos
sible. *