^ m 1 f he Sylva Herald The Herald i* dedicated to progressive service to Jack-, son ... A progressive, well balanced county. VOL. XXI, NO. 41 Sylva, N. C. Thursday, March 13, 1947 $2.00 A Year?5c C?py Local School Authorities Feel Pinch As Federal Aid To Lunch Program Stops Government Builds Up' Huge Lunchroom Program, Then Drops Support In an effort to relieve the criti cal situation created by the deficit of Federal aid for the School Lunch room program, different" schools of the county are attempting to meet the problem by ? supplementing funds or increasing the price of the lunches served to the children. Of ficials state that the number of children eating in the lunchrooms at the increased price has dropped more than fifty percent. For more than a decade the Fed eral government has been offering the states assistance to develop and expand school lunch room pro grams, in an effort to safeguard and promote the well-being of the children. States were encourged to expand their school lunch program and were required to match the Federal dollar aid dollar for dol lar. The situation summed up is that with the increase in the cost of living and, more particularly, the expansion of the school lunchroom program of tewnty-five percent more children this year than last, the sum appropriated will not stretch and cover the needs of the schools. Unless Congress passes a deficiency appropriation now, the states cannot carry on their pro grams. Sufficient appropriation must be made for next year if the same situation is not to become re current. North Carolina alone shows a de ficit of $1,484,684. A total of 973 schools and 215,017 children were on the program this year and, if( sufficient dp{.*.>prlo'Jfc,i w uld be made, an estimated total of 1,250 schools and 320,000 children could! be aided next year. Jackson county, which has here- ! tofore carried on a successful pro- ! gram, is feeling the lack of funds I sharply. Individual schools are trying to maintain the standards set up by nutrition experts by add ing produce from homes or by making surveys to determine if some article of diet can be elimin ated and secured at home. While primarily interested in completing the program this year, they hope to be able to prevent the same sit uation next year. Authoritative organizations and organized groups are making every effort to have Congress assure the states of continued support of this program. VISITING RELATIVES AFTER 10-YEAR AB8EXCE Mrs. Lee Adams of Prinville, Oregon is visiting her brother, Norman Williams, and father, John B. Williams of Cullowhee. This is Mrs. Adam's first visit home in ten year, having been called east due to the illness of her sister, Mrs. Ruby Lambert of Woodruff, S. C. SUGAR STAMP NO. 11 GOOD FOR 10 POUNDS, IS VALID APRIL I Housewives will get rfiore sug ar on their next sugar itamp ac cording to an^jinnountement of The Office Control, which stated Monday that stamp No. 11 In OPA family ration books will become good April 1 for 10-pounds of sugar. Validation of the 10-pound I stamp will mark OPA's over change from the 5-pound ration procedure for household users. The current stamp, No. 53 good for 5-pounds, will expire March 31. Stamp No. 11 will be good ! through September 30 but OPA said a second stamp good for 10 pounds will be validated July \ ' providing sugar imports meet f expectations. r Co## To ilfoWMI ONI OP MCMTAIV at State G*o** C. Marshall'! principal advlm* (or the coming Big Four Conference la Moscow Is Benjamin V. Cohen (above) counselor of the State De partment. Cohen is one of four mm, heading an advisory group of 84 (J. S. diplomats, who will attend he Important sessions, llnternationil) Singing Convention To Be Held April 6 The Central Jackson Sinking Convention will hold a song session at the Jarrett Memorial Baptist church, Dillsboro, Sunday, April 6, at 2 p. m., it has been announced by R. D. Phillips of Cullowhee, president of the group. Several outstanding quartets have been asked to appear on the program and singers are cordially invited to attend the session and participate. N. C. Little Symphony Will Give Three Concerts Here March 20 The Little Symphony of1 the North Carolina Symphony Orches tra will appear in Sylva on March 20th with two programs for school children and one for adults. By the time they have reached Sylva, the players will have given 38 concerts in the State. And there will re main yet 23 concerts between March 20th and the close of the Little Symphony season on April 3rd. There will not be much rest for the musicians, however, for re hearsals for the Full Symphony be *in the following day, April 4th. After several days of inteniive rehearsing, the large orchestra will launch its tour with a concert in Reidsville on April 9th. The Little Symphony, with all its luggage and unwieldly instru ments, is able to travel in one bus with two dozen people, including Director Swslin hi? wif*v member* play in all sections of the State from Morehead City and New Bern to Murphy. The size of this group is ideal for such music as it play* in the thirty two communities it visits this spring. The 19th Century Strauss waltz ('Wine, Women, and Song'), the modern 'Jamaican Rumba' by Benjamfh, and an 18th Century Mozart Symphony are equally ef fective and seem to be tailor-made for this group. , Chairmen Mrs. Grover Wilkes and Mrs. Paul Ellis announce thai admission for the night concert will be free. The adult concert be gins at 8:30 p. m. in the Sylva Graded School. The Symphony especially appre ciates the quick success of the Syl va campaign last fall and feels this to be a splendid example that for ward looking people have set for the rest of North Carolina. A. J. Dills Reports On Red Cross Cases A. J. Dills, executive secretary for the Jackson county chapter of tnc American Red Cross, reports that a total sf 109 cases were handled by the office during Feb ruary. Forty-two of these cases were army personnell, twenty-one navy, Lions-Rotarians Stage Annual Basketball Tilt Good Show Assured When *Two Teams Clash For Scout Benefit You remember the hilarious eve ning you enjoyed at the annual basketball game between the Sylvn Lions and Rotarians last year when the expert shooting of Ty Hunter I and T. N. Massie, coupled with the clownish acts of many with<*the clownish acts of many other players and the final disap pearance of the ball, ended in a 70-70 tie, and brought fun and laughter for a record attendance. This performance will be repeated again next Wednesday evening, March 19, t:i the High school gym at 8 o'clock. The opposing teams are plan ning to put on a bigger show this year with the usual fanfare. The all-stars will be out there again shooting for their individual teams, hoping to pile up a score against each other. Plenty of clowns will be on hand to keep the crowd in an uproar. This annual contest is being staged for the benefit of the boy | scout troops of Sylva. Last year the proceeds amounted to over $100. It is hoped that the proceeds will exceed that amount this year as the troops have giown in num ber, and to carry on their work and continue to grow more funds are needed. The scouts are now selling tickets for the game and you are urged to buy one or more whether you plan to attend the game or not. The game was first scheduled for Thursday, March 20, but since this dale conflicts with the ap pearance of the Little 6ymphony Orchestra, the game has been moved up one day?Wednesday the 19th. Citizens Of County Urged To Complete Red Cross Fund Drive A. J. Dills, executive chairman of the American Red Cross and leader of the Tund drive, is urg ing that every citizen in the county cooperate in order that the quota of $2118 be reached before the end of the month. Workers have been appointed in each community and have full au thority to conduct the drive as the? see fit in their area. Schools and school teachers have enlisted the aid of students in order to make a complete coverage of the homes. The need for financing the Red Cross is as strong today as during the war years since it is still the main contact between servicemen of military areas and homes as well as the various other benevolent ? services it renders. Benefit Easter Egg Hunt And Party An Easter Egg Hunt and Party for children of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades, and children of pre school age will be held Saturday afternoon, March 22, at Monteith Park, opposite the Community building, beginning at 2 o'clock. This unusual occasion for this group of youngsters is being spon sored by the American Legion Auxiliary, with Mrs. Posey Cathey and Mrs. Dan Tompkins, co-chair men, to be assisted by other mem bers of the organization. A charge of 25 cents admission will be mede to be used to swell the Memorial Fountain Fund. An added attraction will be rides on a very gentle pony. rides will be carefully supervised. An extra charge of 5 cents will be made for etch ride. In case of bad weather on the day of the Party, all activities will be held in the Community Build ing. twenty-eight ex-service men, and sixteen civilians. Funds in the amount of $66 were spent for aid. Among the services rendered were: inquiries and messages, in formation, furlough and furlough extensions, report on health of serviceman's family, assistance with claims for disability pension, assistance with insurance claims, hospitalization and financial assist ance, * Hetteued From Sinking Ship sk w'-jupmuk*-wm#m AU THIITY-NINI PIRSONS aboard the freighter Lake Sapor, Including the wife and ton of the skipper, were saved after the ship struck a reef during a violent storm near Iwo Jima. Some of the crew members climb aboard the rescue ship Colgate Victory, which picked them up and brought them ftafely to < Ivtprnatinval Smivrlv^otn) warmer* meet Director? For Cooperative A group of Jackson county farm ers met at the courthouse Monday and elected directors for the Jack son County Farmers Cooperative l'or the coming year. The directors elected are: Crawford Shelton, B. C. Buchanan, Lee Bumgamer, J. Stedman Mitchell, J. W. Ashe, J. L. Stewart, J. B. Coates, Blaine ^Nicholson, Robert Holden, and R. C. Hunter. Dennis Higdon, a mem ber of the local Cooperative is a director o? the Allied Farmers Co operative. H. L. Meacham, general mana ger of the Allied Farmers Cooper ative for the seventeen western counties, talked to the group on the work of the organization. Local Lions Hear International President Clifford D. Pearce, International Lions president, spoke last Thurs day to the Asheville Lions club at their weekly luncheon meeting held at the George Vanderbilt ho tel. Mr. Pearce spoke on Lionism and the influence of Lions Inter national in world affairs today. He stressed the need for unity and universal peace, and stated that the Lions clubs which operate in eighteen countries are doing much to create a national brotherhood. Seven members of the Sylva Lions club were guests of the Asheville group at this meeting. They were O. E. Brookhyser, Cloyt Richardson, Jennings Bryson, Ros coe Poteet, Rudolph Hardy, John Henson, and Hugh Monteith. Joint Study Course At .Webster Church Sunday evening at 7 o'clock the Methodist and Baptist churches at Webster will join in studying the mission study book, "The Chris tian Motive and Method In Stew ardship," by H. C. Trimble. The meeting will be held at the Methodist church with Rev. A. E. Fitzgerald, pastor, as leader. Others will join in the discussion. OFFICERS TAKE TWO 60-6AU.0N STILLS Sheriff Griffin Middletcm, depu ty Frank Allen, and highway pa trolman Charles Lindsay captured two complete copper stills late Monday afternoon in the North Fork section of the county. The stills,, each of about 60-gallon ca pacity, were within two miles of each other. Mr. Middleton said that they had been in recent operation. Seven barrels of mash were de stroyed at one of the stills and two | barrels at the other. The outfits were brought in and I arc now stored in the sheriff's po session. No arrests have been made. SOSSAMON'S ... in Sylva ?Jaeknon County Equalization Hoard To 3fvt?t The Jackrfon County Board of Equalization and Review will meet in the County Commission ers' office at the court house on Monday, March 17, it has been I announced by Jennings A. Bry son, Commissioner of Finance. The board will meet only one day for this purpose. Any one wishing to have their propertyi reviewed should meet with the < board on this date. This is the only time that adjustments in j valuations can be made during* the year. BRUNETTES BUY THE SYLVA FLOWER SHOP Announcement ha^ been made of the purchase of the Sylva Flow er and Gift Shop by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brunette of Sylva from Mrs. Lucille Painter and Mrs. Anne Dills. The deal was completed I Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Brunette state that the name will continue as the Sylva vFlower and Gift Shop and that Mrs. Painter will remain with the business for awhile. Mrs. Dills has not made known her tuture plans. The Flower shop, located in the first floor of the Lctfal building, has enjoyed a large patronage throughout its operation. Corsages, funeral wreaths, cut flowers, and potted plants are a specialty of the business. * Mr. and Mrs. Brunette have re cently moved to Sylva, Mrs. Brun ette being the former Miss Ada Moody, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Moody of Sylva. Man, Taken In Jackson, Given Three Year Term Joseph Andrew Callahan of Sen eca, S. C. was sentenced in a Fed eral district court in South Caro lina, Monday, to three years in a Federal prison at Tallahassee, Florida, after pleading guilty to transporting stolen cars across the state line. Callahan was arrested in Febru ary in the Cashiers section of Jackson county by locai officers and brought to Sylva where he was booked on charges of stealing cars. He admitted theft of the car he was driving and also theft of others, which he said had been taken out of the state and sold. Two Veterans Hospitals List 1,304 Patients At the end of last month there were 785 patients at the Veterans' hospital, Oteen, and 519 at Swan nanoa, according to a report from the Veterans Administration. There were 11 men with non-serv ice-connected disorders awaiting admission. The report also showed a total of 54,334 non-disabled veterans receiving institutional or job train ing in North Carolina and 4,775 disabled veterans taking training in the state. Local School and Health Problems Discussed In All-Day Meet PTA Group SYLVA GLEE CLUB TO ATTEND OPERA IN ASHEVILLE FRIDAY Members of the Sylva High school glee club will go to Ashe ville Friday to attend the 2:30 p. m. performance of the Gilbert and Sullivan opera, "Pirates of Pen zance," which will be sung at the City Auditorium by tlie Davidson iind Queens College singers. ? The opera, which is intended primarily for school children, will be under the direction of James C. Pfohl, director of the music de partment of Davidson college. The company will consist of 76 singers and musicians: an orchestra of 25 pieces and 51 singers. It is being brought to Asheville, as a non profit venture by the Asheville Children's theatre and the Farm ers Federation News. Miss Alice Weaver, director of the Sylva Glee club, has announced that a background of the opera is being given the students and prep aratory work of the music and background is being studied. Those who plan to attend the performance Friday are: Annie D. Barnes, - Nettie Jean Bradley, Wanda Davis, Lois England, Susie Ensley, Joyce Fisher, Ercie Foxx, Helen Guffey, Jacquline and Lo I queta Holden, Joretta Monteith, Jean Moses, Kate Pannell, Betty Paxton, Naida Seaman,-?Geneva Shultz, Edith Sims. Mary Stillwell, Rachel Ann Sutton, Eddie Lou Terrell, Mary Lou Jones, Ruth I Jamison, Peggy Hurst, Jenneane i Bryson, Betty Painter, and Jackie I Barnes. Parents of the students will fur nish transportation for the group. GEORGE E. LUCE DIES IN COLUMBIA Mrs. George E. Luce received a message Sunday morning inform ing her of the death of her hus band, George E. Luce, former band director olJSylva, High school. Mr. Luce died Sunday morning in*Vet eran's Hospital, Columbia, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Luce came to Sylva last Se^rcmber and joined the faculty of Sylva ijigh school, lie to direct the band