AMERICA First, Last and Always Sylva Herald The Herald is dedicated to progressive service to Jack son ... A progressive, well balanced county. VOL. XXI, NO. 45 Sylva, N. C. Thursday, April 10, 1947 $2.00 A Year?5c Copy MERCHANTS TO START HALF-DAY CLOSING WEDNESDAY British Embassy Official To Be Speaker At WCTC April 29 Frank Darvall Will SpeakOn Topic Of World Importance, Substitutes For Ambassador College Had Hoped To " Have Ambassador Visit Campus At This Time Mr. Frank Darvall, First Secre tary of the British Embassy < wjjl speak in Hoey Auditorium, , ern Carolina Teachers collet. t 1:30 p. m. April 29. The topic of his talk has been announced simply as "The British Commonwealth and Empire," which, he says, "Will leave me free to concentrate on those aspects of the matter which seem to be most topical and im portant at the time of my visit." Originally, it had been planned for L6rd Iverchapel, British Am bassador, to come to the college, "but due to the pressure of official business, he was compelled to can cel his engagement, designating Mr. Darvall to come in his place. Unit ed States Senator Clyde H. Hoey -was instrumental in securing Mr. Darvall's visit. The college had previously been working through Senator Hoey to get Lord Inver chapel. Mr. Darvall has had wide diplo- j matic experience, has made many addresses in the United States, and is said to be an effective speaker. His experience in the United States includes attendance at Columbia University, where he received an A. M. degree, and British Consul for Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. From 1939-45 he was Deputy or Acting Director, American Divis ion, Ministry of Information in, London. The young First Secretary?he was born 1906 at Heading, Berk* shire, England? is prominent in international affairs. He was As sociate Secretary, Department of International Studies and Cultural Co-operation, Geneva, Switzer land 1931-32. In 1933 he was Di rector, Geneva Students Interna tional Union, Geneva, Switzer land. He was Lecturer in Economics and History, Queen's college, Lon don, 1933-36. From 1936 to 1939 he was Public Relations Officer, Eng lish Speaking Union of the British - Empire, in London. In addition to Columbia Univer sity, Mr. Darvall graduated from the University of Reading, England (B. A.) and the University of Lon don (B. A. and Ph. D.). Seeds Valued At $Ii949e.22 Have Been Received D. ,C. Higdon, chairman of Jack j son, County AAA, has announced that the farmers of this county have been furnished pasture seeds during the months of January, February and March in the amount i of $11,498.22. The seeds available for pasture seeding are as follows: Ky. bluegrass, orchard grass, red top grass Korean lespedeza, white clover, and ladino clover. These seeds are available to any farmer whose 1947 Farm Plan has been approved by the County Commit tee to include pasture improve ment. Orders are issued at the County AAA office and can be filled by any dealer whose seed meet the specifications' ~oTYer!nm-~ ation required by the government. Alfalfa seeds is also being of fered farmers through the AAA of fice this year. The price of alfalfa is 54c per pound, the government pays 44c per pound and the farm $r pay 10c per_ pound. Rev. M. P. Reed Leaves For Month's Study At Louisville Seminary * There will be no Presbyterian worship service in Sylva until Sunday evening, May 11, at 7 o'clock. This is due to the fact that the pastor, Rev. Milton P. Reed, 1 of Bryson City, left Monday for Louisville, Ky., where he will do a month's graduate study at Louis ville Presbyterian Seminary. Jackson's Red Cross Drive Is Far Behind Jackson county hat raised only 62 per cent of its quota of $2,118 in the current Red Cross fund drive. According to Fund Chair man A. J. Dills this is the first time during World War One or World War Two that Jackson county has failed %o raise its quota. Several sections have not been heard from and have made no report at all for this drive. ! The only school communities so ! having reached their goals are: far having reached their goals are: Rockridge, Wolf Creek, . Dilisboro, Western Carolina Teachers College, and Beta. Those who intend to give but have failed to do so will please make your donation at once. The Red Cross must CARRY ON. | Please bring your donation to | the Jackson County Bank or hand - ' to A. J. Dills by the 15th of April. Waynesville Pastor To Assist In Baptist Stady Course Here A study course will begin at the Baptist church on next Monday night, it has been announced by H. J. Bal) superintendent. Rev. L. Q. Elliott, pastof of the first Bap tist church of Waynesville, will teach the Ten Commandments. The meeting will begin at 7:30 Monday evening and will meet at this time each evening through Friday. PRIMARY FOR CITY ELECTION CALLED FOR APRIL 19TH There has been considerable up set in the coming town ^election since the last issue of The Herald 1 which has resulted in the board of aldermen calling a Democrat pri mary to be held Saturday, April 19. This was made necessary since two tickets have been filed. The primary is for the purpose of nom inating a mayor and five board members, which is really an elec tion since the Republicans did not file a ticket this year. The order calling the primary is published elsewhere in this issue of The Herald. The order states that Grayson Cope has been named registrar for holding the primary. Mr. Cope has the registration books which are now open for reg istration and which will be closed Saturday, April 12. This Saturday is the last day you can register to vote in this Democratic primary. Your name must be on the city books to qualify you for voting. You may already be registered on the regular county books but this will not qualify you for the city election. St. John's High School Prom To Be Held April 16 > WAYNESVILLE, (Special)?St. John's High School will conduct its fifth annual prom Wednesday, April 16, in St. John's Auditorium from 9:00 p. m. till midnight. Harvey "Tuck" Hay, senior, and Grace Furtado, Junior, will reign as prom king and queen. The committee in charge of prep arations for the fete are Sally Wages, Atlanta, chairman; Ann Mormino; Shirley Silvers, Canton; Ralph Feichter; and Charles Shackleton. Admission to the prom is re stricted to St. Johnv8 high school students, their escorts, and parents of the students. Formal dress will be worn by the ladies. The men are free to wear either formal or informal attire. DEATH CLAIMS UNCLE TOM LEOBETTER AT C. J. HARRIS HOSPITAL Prominent Citizen Of Cullowhee Had Been 111 Sometime Thomas C. Ledbetter, 75, son of the late William and Louise Haynes Ledbetter of Buncombe county, died Tuesday afternoon at 4:20 in the C. J. Harris hospital here fol lowing a long illness. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2:30 at Cullowhee Bupti3t church. The Rev. Mark R. Osborne, Jr., will officiate and bur ial will be in the church cemetery. Members of the East Laporte Ma sonic Lodge will have charge of the graveside rites . Mr. Ledbetter was born in Bun combe county where he lived for many years before moving to Cullo whee in 1907. He was a well known farmer and community leader, a highly respected citizen, and known to his many friends throughout the county as "Uncle Tom." He rep resented Jackson county in the general assembly of 1937. He was a member of the Baptist church and the Masonic order. ^ucyiving are the widow, Mrs/ Ella Knight Ledbetter; one daugH-" ter, Mrs. Irene Cook of Pendleton, Oreg.; two sons, A. P. Ledbetter of Waynesville and J. C. Ledbetter of Delray Beach, Fla.; three brothers, Will Ledbetter of Macon county, Robert C. Ledbetter of Haywood county and Horace Ledbetter of Hazelwood: two sisters; Mrs. Susie Erwin and .Vltfie Wells of Haywood county; ffve grandchil dren and three great-grandchil dren. Garrett funeral home is in charge of arrangements. Baptist Pastors To Meet At Franklin Church The Western North Carolina Baptist Conference will meet with the First Baptist church in Frank lin Monday, April 14, at 10:30 a. m. The theme for the year: The New Testement Church; theme today: The New Testement Church Vital ized. The program for the conference is as follows: 10:30 Devotion by Rev. Gordon Scroggs; 10:45 Business and In troduction; 11:00 "In Power" (Acts 2: 1-13) by Rev. T. Earl Ogg; 12:00 Message?The Church Vitalized in Its Program (Acts 2; 41-47) by Rev. M. L. Lewis; 12:30 Benedic tion and lunch. Afternoon Conference 1:30 Devotion: 145 Round Table discussion, "The Effectiveness of a Vitalized Church Program, led by Rev. C. M. Warren; 2:30 Music; 2:35 Message by Rev. T. F. ibeitz; 3:15 Adjourn. Figure In 9Wedding Party9 Oeath I rOLlOWING A OAY WEDDING PARTY la a Detroit Mlch? tavern, owned : .intly by Mrs Margaret Rowan Chmiel, 43 (left), and her husband, Frank. Mrs. Chmiel s bludgeoned body was found In the street Arthur Depooi ter. 21 (right), who was described as one ol the celebrants, is be* ing questioned by police after a blood stained auto tool was allegedly fovnd in his car Mrs Chmiel had three children. (international) New County Board Education a ' * * Organiseh* Ariaii Chairman ? The new County Board'of Edu cation, consisting of R. L. Ariail, J. H. Morris, W. R. Enloe, FranJT H. Brown, Jr., and Edward Fowler, held its initial meeting at ten o'clock Monday morning, April 7, in the office of A. C. Moses, Coun ty Superintendent of Education. Mr. Moses acted as Secretary pf the meeting.' The new members of the Board first took the oath of office. For the purpose of opening the meet ing, Mr. Ariail was named tem porary Chairman. The meeting was i then opened for business. R. L. Ariail was elected permanent Chairman and J. H. Morris was named Vice-Chairman. The Board then considered and passed on sev eral matters. LILIUS JEWELRY CO. IS NAME OF NEW FIRM j TO OPEN STORE HERE Edward J. and A. G. Lilius, brothers, of Waynesville, have just opened a modern jewelry store in the Ritz Theatre building on Main street. The business will be known as the Lilius Jewelry Company, carrying a complete line of jewelry, silver ware, china and other items of this line of business. They will also have a watch and jewelry re pair department. Mr. A. G. Lilius will make his home in Sylva and be in charge of the business here. Mr. Edwnrd J. Lilius will continue to manage the Waynesville store which they have. It is requested that all those de siring to be considered for the po sit.on oi' County Superintendent ui' Education do so by tiling written implication to the Board in care ol Mr. A. C. Moses, County Super intendent on or before Wednesday. April 16. The Board adjourned " until April 17, at which time another meeting will be held and appli cations for the position of County Superintendent will be considered. The Board also hopes ft) be able to name committees for the sev eral districts in the county at that time. After the April 17 meeting, teacher elections will be consid ered by the County Board of Edu cation. CHARLIE CAMPBELL'S CIRCUS COMING TO TOWN APRIL 25TH We are to have a circus in town, yes, Charlie Campbell and his partners, John Loy and Ernest White will bring their big circus for one day on Friday, April 25. They will give two performances? 3 and 8 p. m. Mr. Campbell and his partners own the King and Franklin circus and recently pur chased the Hoy Acuff Smoky Mountain canvas show and equip ment. The tent, the largest of its kind in the states, is puncture proof, fireproof and waterproof. Four large trucks and semi-trailers were included in the purchase. Watch for further announce I mer.ts about the show. Jackson Veterans Study New Farm Methods! NORTH CAROLINA PUBLICATION IS NOW AVAILABLE North Carolina Sketches and | Places, a 40-page pamphlet of per JjUient inXannaiion. oaJtorik?Garr. olina has been prepared by Miss j Mary Mouve Allen. It is avail able from the author, P. O. Box 468, Goldsboro, N. C., for 50 cents a copy. The pamphlet includes brief articles covering the State motto, flower, bird, nickname (Tar Heel State), seal, flag, constitution, and highlights of North Carolina history. In it is found the words of the State song, the text of the Mecklenburg Declaration and the Halifax Resolves, the preamble to the North Carolina Constitution, and the toast. In addition it in cludes brief information about 85 places of interest. This little pamphlet will serve a definite need in that it contains between two covers many pertinent facts not heretofore brought together. : G. I. s Taking Keen Interest In Hybrid Corn, New Potatoes The Veteran's Farm program under the direction of Mr. J. F. Corbin is going ahead in a big way. The director, Mr. Corbin, states that the attendance is good and keen interest in the new improved methods of farming is being shown among the G. I. trainees. They are now busily engaged in planting po tatoes, many of the boys putting in new and improved practices never before engaged hr. - ? The class will shortly take up latest trends in corn production. Recent researoh in the develop ment of adapted hybrids and better fertilization and spacing has point ed the way toward greatly im proved corn yields. As a result of this study many of the Future Farmer students as well as the Veteran farmers are planitng hy brid seed for the first time in Jack, son county. Those of the two groups to plant ?Continued on page 6 r STATE PATROL HEAD PLEASED BY NEW N. C. LAWS Commander H. J. Hatcher of the State Highway patrol said Tuesday that he is well pleased wifh the action of the recent gen eral assembly to help curb acci [ dents on the State's highways. The assembly paved the way for the. j state to have more patrolmen and Hatcher said that he is now ready rto receive applicants for 210 additional patrolmen. The State now has 213, this would give a total of 423 men, and would allow more men per county, he said. The new applicants must be high school graduates, 5 feet 10 inches tall, weigh at least 160 pounds, and must pass a rigid physical examination. As early as 1750, longleaf pine lumber was exported from North Carolina to the West Indies and England. Decide To Pool-Efforts^ With^ Chamber of Commerce For Greater Work This Summer Local Phones Jingle* Long Distance Out The Bell Telephone employe's strike now gripping the nation's telephone communications has not. affected Sylva l<>cally as the com munity is served by an independ ent system. Long distance, how ever, has been curtailed by the strike and the Western Union is splicing in to help take care of business otherwise handled over long distance phone calls. The lo cal Western Union office reports a 100 per cent increase in messages since the phone strike began Mon day morning. Father Of Sylva Woman Taken By Death S. R. Johnson, father of Mrs. Dan Allison, passed away Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock at his home in Franklin, Tenn. He had been in ill health for several months, but became worse Monday morning when they notified Mrs. Allison of his condition. She and Mr. Allison left at once for Franklin. Funeral services were h>e 1 d Wednesday afternoon s\t 4 o'clock. Another daughter, Miss Eva John son, is well known here, having taught in the Sylva Elementary school. EASTER OBSERVED BY LARGE CHURCH ATTENDANCE Although the early morning! showers kept some away from the j sunrise service at the cemetery Sunday morning the remainder of the day was a perfect spring day which saw unusual attendance at the churches for the 11 o'clock Easter services. Not in years have the churches been so packed with Easter worshipers. Every church was well filled, and good attend ance was noted at the evening ser vices. The pastors brought inspiration al merges of the Easter occasion as applied to life today, pointing out that the meaning of the rison Christ remains down the centuries the greatest promise to mankind. Gratitude for the peace and plenty that the nation enjoys, on this, the second anniversary since the closing of the war, despite the lurm iii in the world at large, was! stressed by the pastors. There was nothing to mar the K; sfer parade in all its glory of j color and hope and plans <>i the i most optimistic in the perfect weather conditions. Many families were reunited when the children came home for the holiday, and friends and rela tives got-to-gether for a few social hours; neighborhood children hunt ed eggs on the lawns making it a most perfect and Hannv Eastpr Sunday. Forty-Seventh Anniversary CfT Submarine Service Charleston, S. C., April TO.? April 11 marks the 47th anniver sary of the submarine service in the United States Navy, announce ment was made at the Sixth Naval District headquarters that the USS TfcUMPETFISH, one of the Navy's latest submersibles would visit Charleston for the. Azalea Festival. From the far-off Aleutians, Pearl Harbor, and Midway to Charles ton is a long journey, but it is one that has been made by the vessel that will put into this port on April 20 and be open for public inspec tion at the ColUmbus Street pier during the Festival week. Only One Membership For Both Groups; Will Restrict Advertising A large group of the members of the Sylva Merchants Association met in the City Hall Friday after noon to discuss plans for work of the Association during the comfng year and to set a date for the sum mer half-day closing. The group voted to start the half-day clos ing on Wednesday, April 16, at 1 o'clock and continue to close each Wednesday at 1 o'clock through August 27, at which time they will go be ck to full six days per week open for business. No change was made in opening and closing hours which are?open at 9 a. m. and close at 5:30 p. m., except on Satur day closing is 6 p. m. The organization voted to com bine its efforts with tho e of the Chamber of Commerce this year. This is so-nothing thnt has not fctfen done before and the members feel that to do this both organism ;\S,A. To Iff? Wiih Yvtvranm Mr. Dennis Barkiey, who for the p:.st four years' has born office manager of the Farm Security Ad ministration in Jackson county, ha? resigned this position to accept the position as director of Veterans Farm Training jn the Savannah area of the county, which position he has already assumed. He will rSliflY** S. n AlovnnHnr ?if Mmm*m - county, who has resigned. Families Move Into New Homes, Apartments Mr. and Mrs. Ed Baldridge, and "smtrt! son, Eddie, moved into their new home on Brendle street Tues day. The house, recently completed by William B. Dillard, local con* tractor, was purchased from Mr. Dillard by Mr. Baldridge. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Thompson have taken an apartment in ttft* home of Mrs. W. E. Grindstaif. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brunette have moved into the apartment ol Mr. and Mrs. John Corbin on Cofr? lege street SOSSAMON'S... In Syta