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VOL. XXI, NO. 24
SYLVA, N. C., Thursday, Nov. 14, 1946
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L H. Stillwell Speaks To Legion
Members At Armistice Day Dinner
Weather Halts Much Of*
Will III I ? ?j
Observing End Of War
One hundred twenty-five mem
bers of the William E. Dillard Pest
American Legion, of Jackson coun
ty, participated in the annual
Armistice Day dinner served in the
Sylva high school cafeteria at 7:30
Monday evening and heard the
principal speaker for the occasion,
f Mr. E. H. Stillwell, head of the
History department of Western
Carolina Teachers College, deliver
an address on "Our Foreign Policy
and World Peace."
' Mr. Stillwell urged the Legion
members to join the Legion mem
bers of the nation in helping to
mold a lasting peace. He congrat
ulated the Legion on their policy
of Foreign Relations adopted by
the National organization which
includes the continuation of a For
eign policy which is "neither hos
tile nor subservient to any power
on earth?and which scorns ap
peasement."
Dan Tompkins was master of
ceremonies at the dinner which was
prepared and served by members
of the Legion Auxiliary. Mrs.
Tompkins, president of the Auxili
ary, told of its functions and of
the drive now on to raise funds to
complete the Fountain Memorial
to the heroes of World War I.
The weather caused abandon
- ment of the planned parade in the
afternoon.
! All stores closed and business
suspended for the afternoon.
KIDNAPPED WOMAN'S
BODY FOUND MONDAY
IN NEW JERSEY WOODS
V
The body ot Mrs. Mary Pyle
Kimme>^36-yta?Hotal
Glynn F. Kimmey of the U. 6. Sig
nal Corps at Fort Monmouth, N. J.,
was found by searchers Monday 45
days after Chalmers Laubaugh,
85-year-old parolee from a prison
near Washington, D. C. entered her
bedroom and at gunpoint forced
her to leave her husband's side
and drive off with him. The kid
napper's body was found along j
side of the woman after a Navy i
blimp circling overhead came upon
the bodies sprawled about 400
yards from a swamp where duck j
? hunters had found the kdnap auto
mobile the day before.
I State police said the woman's
body was identified by her hus
band and by the Kimmey's land
lady who came from Little Silver
to the scene. Laudbaugh's wallet
4 was nearby and he was attired in
the same blue shirt and blue
^ trousers he wore the night of the
kidnapping. In a bag fouitfi at the
scene was a picture of Sgt. and
Mrs. Kimmey as well as Mrs. Kim
mey's social security card.
The two evidently had debated
their fate for some time, police
said, as empty packs of pigarettes
were found near the bodies and
the earth was littered with cigar
ette stubs.
A .45 calibre revolver with two
exploded cartridges were found
near the bodies.
KEMBEBSJE JACKSON
WILDLIFE CLUB SEE
CASTING EXHIBITION
Jackson Wildlife club met in the
gymnasium at Western Carolina
Teachers College last Tuesday night
at 8:30 o'clock. President C. F.
Dodson presided. "A report of Sec
retary Fred Williams was heard
and approved. T: N. Massie made
a report on the educational pro
gram being put on by the State
Federation of Wildlife clubs. Jack
son's quota for the educational fund
is S100 and this was raised by Mr.
Art Nuss in rifling off a new rod
and real which brought $40.00, the
balance of $60.00 being paid out
of the treasury. Ten delegates were
appointed to represent Jackson
county at the opening of the Gen
eral Assembly in January.
The annual election of officers
was held at this time, resulting in
the electing of the following: Sted
man Mitchell, President; Roscoe
Poteet, Vice-president; and Dillarci
Robinson, Secretary-treasurer.
The members and guests enjoyed
a casting exhibition put on by Mr.
and Mrs. Art Nuss, representing
the Ocean Manufacturing com
pany of Philadelphia, manufactur
ers of all kinds of sporting goods.
197 N. C. AUTO DRIVERS
LICENSES REVOKED IN
TWO WEEKS PERIOD
The North Carolina Highway
Safety Division has announced that
197 North Carolina auto drivers
had their licenses revoked during
the two weeks period from Sept.
27 to October 11, or a fraction over
In almost every instance the cause
revocations was for driving
drunk. The grand total for revoca
tions since the highway patrol was
established and records kept is
66,732. From this record there is
little wonder that the state has,
such a big highway accident death
and injury rate.
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Pay Amendment
j Killed By Voters
The voters of North Carolina
decided their law makers could get
along on their present pay status
and voted down the proposed
amendment which would have au
thorized the payment of $10 a day
for expenses. A great many were
in favor of the increased pay as
the measure was killed by only 916
votes in the state-wide voting on
November 5th.
Returns from all the state's 1929
precincts showed that a total of
143,014 voted in favor and 143,930
opposed it.
Meanwhile, another amendment
to give women the right to serve
on juries apparently was approved
overwhelmingly.
- WCTC Memorial Stadium
Fund Progressing In Jackson
The campaign for raising Jack
son county's $15,000 quota for the
Western Carolina Teachers College
Memorial Stadium, which began
on November 6th, is progressing
nicely with encouraging prospects
for its early completion, and pos
sibility of going well over the
quota, stated College officials in
charge of the drive on*Tuesday of
this week. The college spokesman
stated that the report in the Ashe
ville paper, which stated that the
drive had been completed in
Jackson, was confused with the
total fund now in hand which
amounts to over $25,000. Part of
this total was contributed by par
ties out of Jackson county.
The committee in charge of
funds stated that time had not al
lowed them to call on all of Jack
son citizens which will be done be
fore the campaign is over.
Mr. Ralph Sutton, chairman of
the drive, announced at the home
coming football game Saturday
nignt that the Jackson fund rais
ing drive is progressing very satis
factorily, and that all the friends of
the college in the county will have
an opportunity to make their
pledge. Your pledge or check for
the amount you wish to give to the
Memorial stadium fund can be
mailed direct to the College, or to
Mr. R. L. Ariail, fund treasurer,
at the Jackson County Bank.
Dorsey Funeral Rites *
Set For Thursday
Funeral services will be held
Thursday, November 14, at 3
o'clock fcr Farrell Dorsey, Jr., col
ored, who died at the C. J. Harris
hospital Monday morning, follow
ing a brief illness. The Rev. J. H.
Smith will officiate and pallbear
ers will be church and school
mates. Burial will follow in the
Old Field cemetery.
Farrell was the^twelve year old
son of Farrell Dorsey, Sr.
The President ami the 3iayor
PRESIDENT Harry S. Truman goes for another of his famous morning
walks, this time in his hometown, Independence, Mo., where the Chief
Executive went to vote. The President takes time out to chat with Mayor
Roger Sermon in front of the latter's store. (International Soundphoto)
Jackson Farmerh
To Be Notified Of
The AAA Election
Farmers in Jackson county will
receive notices within the next few
days about annual elections of
community and county farmer
committees, D. C. Higdon, Chair
man of the Jackson County Agri
cultural Conservation (AAA) Com
mittee, said today.
Each of the county's fifteen
farming communities will elect
three* committeemen ajid two al
ternates, as well as a delegate to
the county convention where a
three-man county committee will
be elected. Announcement of the
definite dates, hours, and places
lor holding the elections are now
being determined.
Mr. Higdon said that approxi
mately 1800 farmers are eligible
to vote in the elections this year.
Eligible Tar Heel farmers are
those who are participating in the
1946 Agricultural Conservation
program, or who have a contract
with the Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation. This includes owners,
operators, tenants, and share
croppers.
In announcing the coming elec
tions, Mr. Higdon urged all farm
ers who are entitled to vote to
attend their coipmunity meetings.
Since the committeemen are re
sponsible for developing, adapting,
and administering national farm
programs to meet local problems
and needs, it is important that the
men elected really represent the
choice of the majority of farm
ers in the community.
TRAINING UNION NOW
BEING CONDUCTED AT
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
The Sylva Baptist church is con
ducting a Training Union this
week at the church. The following
books are being taught: Juniors,
"Bible Heroes," taught by Rev.
Clarence Vance, Associational Mis
sionary; Intermediates, "Pilgrim's
Progress," taught by Miss Louise
Paschal, state Training Union
Worker from Raleigh; Young Peo
ple, "Investments in Christian Liv
ing," taught by Rev. C. M. War
ren, pastor of the church; Adults,
"Living Abundantly," taught by
Rev. Mark Osborne, Jr., pastor of
the Cullowhee Baptist church.
On Thursday evening a social
hour will be enjoyed at 6:30 and
visitors are cordially invited.
Communists Win In
French Election Sunday
France seems to be drifting to
ward a communist form of gov
ernment such as Red Russia has
as indicated by the Sunday nation
wide election.
The voting was for deputies in
the new national assembly of the
fourth republic.
The Communist advance, how
ever, was accompanied by Social- j
ist losses, and the Combined leftist;
strength appeared weaker than at j
the time of the last national elec
tion.
SOSSAMON'S ... in Sylva
Children's Miook
M pp/f Mm tteing
Observed Here
The Sylva Library is observing
Children's Book Week November
10 through 16, with special atten
tion being placed on the promo
tion oi large circulation of chil
dren's books. The library is' en
deavoring to double its circula
tion of these books and is asking
parents to bring or send their chil
dren to the library where suitable
selections will be made for them.
The slogan of the week is: "Books
are Bridges."
.Books are brieves'*o foreigfe
lands and to better understanding
of the people of other lands, fairy
land, colonial days, pioneer days,
adventure, facts and information,
hobbies, the world of nature, the
wonders of science, good manners
and poise, fun and entertainment, i
appreciation of the past, building
the future, education and culture
and the career you want.
i Let's make Book Week the best
of the year.
APPALACHIAN ELEVEN
DOWNS CATAMOUNTS
ON HOME FED, 42-6
Homecoming Crowd Sees
_ Local Team Ovtplayed
Throughout The Game
Around 3,500 peopte, said by
school authorities to be the largest
number to Jiave ever attended a
football game at Western Caro
lina, saw their favorite team, the
Catamounts, take a licking from a
big Appalachian eleven in the an
nual homecoming game on Hunter
field last Saturday night. Coach
F 1 u c i e Stewart's Mountaineers
from Boone, outplayed the local j
boys in every department. The fi
nal score being 41 to 6.
The Appalachian club proved
their superiority on the initial play j
of scrimmage when Murdock
looped a perfect pass into the wait- |
ing hands of Brennan who dashed
for a touchdown before the Cats
or the spectators knew what was
happening. The play carried for a j
total of 70 yards. John Boyette
place-kicked the extra point.
Early in the second heat John
Holler scampered 37 yards to the
W.C.T.C. one where he was hauled
down: He bucked the line on the
next play to culminate a 75-yard
drive and Boyette again kicked the
extra marker.
Another Mountaineer score fol
lowed a few plays later making
the score at the half 21 to 0.
A pass early in the third period
put the ball on W.C.T.C.s two and
Spoltore tallied two plays later.
Small ran the ball over for the
extra point.
A 15-yard penalty against Ap
palachian set up the Cat's only
score in the third frame. Starting
on the visitor's > 42, Jim Bryson ?
tos.-ed a trio of aerials to Tate and
Heavener to put the ball on the
Apps' four where Heavener took a
Record Crowd Attends W C T C
t
COUNTY UNIT N.G.E.A,
WILL MEET ON FRIDAY
AT SCHOOL BUILDING
The Jackson County Teacher.1
met at the Sylva Elementary school
recently. New officers for the
Jackson County Unit of the Norti.
Carolina Education Associutinr
were elected as follows: president
Mrs. Emily W. Tompkins; vice
president, Mr. C. A. Hoyle; sec re
tary-treasurer, Mrs. Shirley M.
Bryson.
At a meeting on Octobcr 2<l the
Advisory Council appointed the
following committees t(j serve foi
the year. Membership, Mrs. Loi<
Martin, chairman, assistants ye: to
be selected; Professional Service,
Mr. W. V. Cope, chairman* Mrs.
C. D. Killian, Miss Sarah Belle
Hooper, Mrs. Guy Sutton, and Miss
Bertha Cunningham; Public Rela
tions Committee, Mrs. Lillian J.
Madison, chairman, Mrs. Kate
Rhinehart, Miss Evelyn Sherrill,
Miss Fannie Goodman; Legislative
work, Mr. Frank Crawford- chair
man, Mr. J. E. Brown, Mr. W. H.
Crawford; Federal Aid, Mr. Ken
neth Terrell, chairman, assistants
yet to be selected; Planning and
Resources Committee, Mr. C. A.
Hoyle, chairman, Mr. Alliney H.
Bryson, Mrs. Davie Sutton.
The next meeting will be No
vember 15, at which time a consti
tution for the local unit will be
presented to the group for ap
proval.
CRAWFORD RELEASES
PRINCIPAL'S HONOR
ROLL FOR SYLVA HIGH
W. H. Crawford, principal of the
Sylva High school has released the
honor roll for the firrt pt.rt of
school. Those making an ave<age
of A on combined subjects are:
Barbara Sue En.-.ley, Barbara Ann
Fisher, Eddie Lou Terrtl, Dt-rel
Monteith, Doris Middleton, Frank
Crawford, Jr., Nao.r.i Hooper, Eve
lyn Parris, Marie Bumgarner, Zel
da Seaman, Frankie Faye Fisher.
Mary Bess Henry, Pearl Ashe,
Barbara Bess, Betty Ann Queen.
Jimmie Lee Blanton and Clcrise
Hoxit.
The following s-tueients made an
A average on each subject: Derel
Monteith, Doris Middleton, Jimm'3
Lee Blanton, Clarise Hoxit, and
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Betty Ann Queen.
This list has been designated as
the Principal's list.
SYLVA HURRICANES
FALL BEFORE STRONG
MURPHY ELEVEN, 2i-7
' Murphy trounced Sylva 25-7 on
j the Mark Watson Field Friday
night Until the final quarter the
powerful Murphy eleven wis too
much for the Sylva team.
| The Hurricanes were completely
outclassed until the final period ?n
which they scored their lone mark
er on a pass from Dillard to Joner..
Sylva's defeat was probably due
to the fact that their 1st string
tackles, Bill Phillips and Ray Whit
ner were not in the line-up.
Canton "B" Team Wln3
Sylva "BM team fell before C. C.
Poindexter's "B" team 20-0, Mon
day afternoon. The Sylva team was
never a threat to the speedy Can
ton team. Two of the Canton
touchdowns were scored on punt
returns. Sylva was never in scor
ing territory throughout the game.
Huggins To Occupy Pulpit
At Baptist Church Sunday
N. A. Huggins, General Secre
tary ?;r.d Treasurer of the North
Carolina State board will supply
the pulpit of the Sylva Baptist
church at the eleven o'clock rcrv
ice, Sunday, November 17. Trt
public is cordially ir.vited to at
tend.
toss over the goal for the score.
Holler turned in a spine-tingling
95-yard return of an intercepted
pass in the fourth quarter to bring
the score 35-6. The final score was
made near the end of the game
by Adelman on a line buck.
loiifjht itft Sirindiv
A COAST TO COAST alarm has been
sent out for Julius Davis, 53, alias
Jimmy Collins, of New York City,
in connection with the embezzle
ment of $832,flOO by William Arthur
Nickel, rnrh-c? at ti c* Merjenthaler
Cot ?? any Lt;? i? s was implicated
N tf. 1' cl. (Inurnationul)
LOCAL MINISTERS TO
ATTEND BAPTIST MEET
AT ASHEVILLE CHURCH
The First Baptist church in
Ashev\!le will be hosi to the North
~ :. lin S'nic Fap'.ist Convention
to be helu November 3 3 through
?he 2* st. A fcit:.;e (>." the opening
aay w*li Le a session oi uie North
Carolina Pastor's CouXer^ice, ^one
to oe hciu at 2:30 p. in. and an
c e: . '. . c. .-.io.i . I 7.20 p. r.i.
Rp^rere^tr4J\'ec to t^c Confer
ence from Jackson county are Rev.
C. M. Wairtii, pa^io* oi tie Sylva
Brr'irt chr.:ch; Rev. \V. N. C'f.k,
nf the Webster church: Rev. Clnr
ence V?.p.c'j, Associational Mis
sionary cr.ci Rv-V. Ildfc ir V/iilix.
G.O.P. Outlines
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Farm Program
Taking ach-r.nt ? gei of their in
creased po ?er i ? Corg/ess GOP
leaders have announced that they
will wf ?"k out frrm programs along
| lines o! e-xpp^inc markets and
consumption instead of curtailment
of production.
Rep. Hope, Republican pi Kan
sas, ranking member of the house
agriculture committee, will become
chairman next January whfen the
House is reorganized under Re
publican control. Hope said that
; his piriv K->:1 already taken steps
' toward warning out a permanent
agricultural program along that
line when the last congress adopted
his h II for marketing and research
investigations. He hopes to see
more activity when the new con
I convc ne.-. ??
Parade In Sylva And
Football Game, Dance
At Ciillowhee Enjoyed
Beginning with open house at 1
o clock and climaxed with informal
dancing in the Breese gymnasium
at !l0, the 1946 Homecoming Day
held at Western Carolina Teachers
College last Saturday, drew a large
crowd of alumni and friends back
to the campus.
AiU the meeting of the high
'<'1 coaches at Cullowhee the
pu-&. was bi ought to Sylva. The
parade formed at the east end of
'own and following the colors a
high stepping band from Cherry
ville led the parade through the
main street of town. Special cars
bearing the founder, president,
deans, and other officials were
featured in the parade and next
came sponsors from each class of
the student body and organizations
of the school, with their escorts.
Grouped on the courthouse steps,
the Cherryville band made a pret
ty picture in their bright blue uni
forms. They entertained the crowd
with a program of concert music
and the audience was shown some
fancy baton twirling.
The evening program at the col
lege began promptly at 7 o'clock
and was held on Hunter field. Five
girls marched on the field bearing
the colors. They were followed by
four members of the Veterans club
representing the Navy as the band
played "Anchors Aweigh," then
four others as the Army to the
strains of "As the Caissons Go Roll
ing Along.1' Next in order were
fourteen sponsors and their escorts,
representing the senate, the fou*
classes apd different ch*}>s. The
sponsors were cfresseti in sult? -
carried arm bouquets of yellow
mums.
Over the loud speaker system,
Dr. H. T. Hunter made a brief talk
welcoming the alumni and visitors.
He presented Ralph Sutton who
told of the stadium to be built as
a memorial to the 26 men who
made the supreme sacrifice in the
late war, and a report as to how
the campaign was progressing.
The program was interspersed
by music by the Cherryville band,
including the National Anthem*
America and the Alma Mater.
Performances were given by the
Cherryville Baton corps and by
the Cullowhee baton corps led by
J. B. Beam.
Concluding the program was a<
stunt program led by members of
the physical education department,
of the college.
Dean Bird^ Dr. Killian
To Attend Codfcs^nce
Dean W. K. Bird and Dr. Carl
Killian of Western Carolina Teach
ers College left Tuesday for
Greensboro, where they will attend
the two-day meet of the North
Carolina College Conference,
scheduled for November 13-14.
This is the 26th annual meeting of
the conference and is to be held at
the Henry Grady Hotel.
Newly Organized Farm Agency
Has Planning Meeting Nov. 7
The appointment of the former
Jacks' n County FSA County Com
n ir.tc FHA Committee for this
countj* v. as announced November
1, by William T. Brown, Jr., Coun
ty FHA Supervisor. The Commit
tee consists of the following farm
ers. Robert M. Bryson, Speedwell;
C. P. Dillard, Sylva; Fred A. Bry
son, Glenville. Mr. Robert M. Bry
son will continue to serve as chair
man of the Committee.
On November 7th the Commit
tee had its first formal meeting un
der the Farmers Home Adminis
trption. Thlr meeting was held ^or
the purpose of discussing changes
in their duties as Committeemen.
Among their duties is the certi
fication that applicants are eligible
for production and subsistence
loans. To be certified by the Com
mittee an applicant must meet the
following requirements:
(1) Must be a citizen of U. S.
(2) Must operate a farm not
to.-ger than a family type farm.
(3 Must not be able to receive
adequate financing from other
sources, on terms within his ability
to repay.
The County Committee must
certify that each farmer receiving
a loan under FHA meets the above
requirements and in their opinion
will try honestly to carry out the
agreements made by him and rep
resentatives of FHA at the time the
]:)an is made.
Subsistence and production loans
may be made under FHA for the
following purposes:
(1) To purchase livestock, farm
equipment, seed, fertilizer, lime,
farm supplies, and other farm
needs.
(2 To pay for necessary hired
farm labor during peak seasons or
periods of emergency.
(3) To pay debts secured by
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