I i. AMERICA First, Last and Always t't tt-i inl rwi I " VQL. XXI, NO. 46 Svlvii. N. C. T EL J Herald The Herald is dedicated to progressive service to Jack son ... A progressive, well balanced county. $2.00 A Year?5c Copy Sylva Voters To Choose Town Office Nominees In Saturday's Primary Election Draws Near; i Large Vote Expected Indications point to a large vote in the Democratic Primary for! nominating a mayor and five town j board members which will be held j Saturday. The polls will open" at | 6:30 a. m. and close at 6:30 p. m. ac cording to Mr. Grayson Cope, reg istrar for holding the election. Miss Jane Coward and Mr. H. S. Mon teith are the election judges for holding the primary . on Saturday and for the election on Tuesday, May 6. Since the Republican party has not placed a ticket in the field the qualiiied voters will be per mitted to vote in the Saturday primary, provided they agree to support the nominees in the regu- ; lar election May 6. There are two candidates for mayor and ten for beard members, whose names will appear on the ballot. Voters Will mark their tick et for one 'of the candidates for mayor and for five of the board j members. Should anyone make a mistake and mark six of the board j members the ballot will be thrown j out and not counted. The candidates are: For Mayor: j W.J. Fisher and Jack C. Allison; j For Board Members: Lloyd W. Cowan, Roscoe Poteet, Harold S. McGuiie, Edward H. Baldridge. i Paul Kirk, R. R. Nicholson, Jr.,j H. E. Ferguson, Joseph F. Wilson, i Jarhes T. Bales, and James E. Crawford. WALTER CARRINGER GIVES SONG RECITAL TODAY AT CULLOWHEE | Walter Carringer, tenor, first i placc winner in the state-wide music contest held recently at Elon college, will be presented in a I song recital, sponsored by the I music department oi" WCTC, today,' April 17, at 8:00 p. m. in Hoey audi- | torium. Mary Jo Beimcr will be the 1 accompanist. Mr. Carringer's program will be a varied one. covering the period of musical composition for voice from the time of Handel to the present. His choice of numbers for this program vary greatly, ranging from selections by Handel, Mozart and Greig, to present-day modern writers, including, also, a western Carolina 'folk-song' written by a lo.cal con^poser. The songs used in the state contest will also be in cluded on the program. Immediately after he sang at Elon, Mr. Carringer was invited by ?Mrs. Hassell, state president of the North Carolina Federated Music clubs, to sing at the annual con- j vention of the Music clubs to be j held at Gastonia on May 7th. He | has also .been asked to give pro- J grams at Weaverville and other' nearby towns, which he plans to do in the near future. LOCAL MEN ATTEND COMMUNITIES MEET j Attending the quarterly meeting j of Western North Carolina Asso- ? ciated Communit.es in Brevard j Tuesday were Paul Kirk. Woodv j Hampton, H. E. Monteith, Boyd j Sossamon and Felix Picklesimer j of the local Chamtftrr of Commerce. R. F. Bennett, General Super- 1 intendent of Ecusta, welcomed the visitors, which included men from 1 all the counties of Western North Carolina. Percy B. Ferebeev Gen eral Chairman of the Association, of Andrews, made the opening ad- j dress. The main talk of the meet ing was by J. Herbert Stone, Re gional Director of U. S. Forestry Service, who talked on "Pisgah National Forest, Outline of Policies ' and Program of Development." Lunch was served in the Ecusta "cafeteria and the visitors were en tertained by Ecusta Entertainers. ,A$r. and Mrs. Howard Fisher of Blackfoot, Idaho are spending sometime here with Mrs. Fisher's sister, Mrs. S. H. Monteith, and cither relatives. Sees Great Change Of American Life In Next Ten Years Dr. Gerald Wendt, Editorial Di rector oi' Science Illustrated and former Science Editor for Time, Lite, and Fortune, will" address s-tudents and faculty members at Western Carolina Teacher.- College1 in Hoey Auditorium Monday, April 21, at 8:00 p. m. Mis subject will be "Salvation by Science." in wnich he will give his answer to the great problems that science has rai.-ed in education, economics, philosophy, and religion. Dr. Wendt is said to be America's best-inlormed and foremost in terpreter of science to the public. He was chosen Director of Science and Education at the recent New York World's Fair. Mr. Wendt thinks of himself as a "foreign correspondent," a na tive of the "world of science," which he calls "the birthplace of the-future." He has devoted his life to reporting and interpreting news from this "world" to the people of Amei iea in simple, unucrstanaable .American. Mr. Wendt says that American life will change more In the next ten years than it has in the past 50 years. The public is invited to hear Dr. Wendt. Admission is 50 cents to sjidents and faculty and 75 cents to others. ACCEPTS POSITION WITH COUNTY Mr. Edwin Allison has accepted a position with the office of the Board ot County Commissioner.-, of Jackson County. He has already begun his work there. Maroh Fruiyh t itvtwip/s Slut tr Mncrvunv Hvrv Freight receipts for the month of March at the Sylva office of the Southern Railway were the largest in 13 years according to Mr. H. Gibson, local agent, who has been serving the Sylva office for that length of time. Mr. Gibson at tributed this increase to the extra \ large number of car load ship ments of both incoming and out going freight, as well as heavy lot shipments. Passenger revenue remained about normal, Mr. Gibson said. V. F. VV. TO HOLD JOINT MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT There will be a joint meeting of the members of the local Post 8060,1 Veteran.-: 01 Foreign Wars at the j courthouse F.-id..v night, April 18.] at 7 o'clock. .Ml members and their wives arc urged to attend. Those without wives are ir.vii.ee! to bring | rne friend, either a lady or an I ex-soldier. Refreshments will be served at! the close joi the business meeting. * Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Nancy G. Deitz Funeral services for Mrs. N.ancy Green Deitz, who passed trctfay at the home of a son, C. VV. Dietz, with whom she made her home were held Friday afternoon at the East Fork Baptist church of which Mrs. Dietz was a member. The Rev. Ernest Jarm.-on and the RevT Welch officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were grandsons and the flower bearers were granddaughters of the deceased. Mrs. Dietz was the widow of the late Marcus C. Dietz. Surviving are two sons, Columbus of Greens Creek and Lawrence of West Mills, and two daughters Mrs. Emma Quillians of Greens Creek and Mrs. James Long of East La Port. Also surviving are twenty-three grand children and thirty great grand children. nations rv;k7c:::r.*.r.:3 sient in strike THESE EMPTY SWITCHBOARDS of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co., Baltimore, Md., are a sample' of what happened when more than 340,000 workers?'Justly women operators?left their jobs and went on strike against the vast A. T. and T., and Bell systemsrThe tie-up was the first nation-wide walk-out of its kind. Principal issues are a $12 a week pay^ boost and other contract improvements. (International) Atinzass Btiifs i S ?" - ton Adam.-. 25. who died at Kelso. Washington Apr.l 11. will be held at East LaPort Friday alternom at 2:00 o'clock. Arrangements were noi complete Wednesday e\onir\. Mi ady FunerM Home will l t in charge. C i re u rrh< t a n ces surrounding hi-? death were no* given. 1 Tlie body a;: i\ed in A hev.l.e by ' ra?l Wedjiesday morning and Wn- 1 brought to Mu?)d'y Funer. 1 il on%e in. Sylva Wednesday aiiernoon. 1 The deceased was a World W. r j II veteran, having served five1 lyc^.rs in the Priciiic area. For tne ! I part'18 months he had been en- [ gaged in the logging bu sines.- in.I Washington. * I Surv iving are his father, Aik1? j Adams and sten-m.'tner. Mr.-. 1 i Adam.-. Ai.-o a number oi uncles , and a an is. Dean Bird To Attend Meeting In Raleigk Dear. W. E. Bird w.ll at lend a. ' meeting of the Resource-Use Edu- ! cation L\arhnL ....m. ^ ate P-l-arvhn, | Board April 18 in Raleigh. Dcanj Bird is a member of the c>mmis- J sion. Governor R. Gregg C.icrry will be present and will be the principal . peaker. The commission has received a grant from one of the largest-phil anthropic foundations which will enable it to employ a lull-time staff to direct its program of ac tivities for at least two years and possibly for a third year, and the | meeting has been called for the I purpose ol assembling and formu lating a definite program of act oji to be carried out by its staff. Staff members have already been se lected. Te3ls of Stride J> se,\i A. licin.e. Ii,!t :.t 4i ::ii' Mi try in l.if Nation-"'. : ' ;);K)HC >*u ike P.iiW in it.-' < .n % ? (is. As * it* ' . u1 c. n'irues both -ides. t n : nd the company, still rc n. :n ; ? an n't, ni arbitrat ing t'r -. v ' i': t i '.ni'es. Seci(?a:\ ?! Labor Scnwellen bach r.:.. pr. mi-ed a fight after both >\r'e.?. re e ten his formula for peace m tne industry.* He no inkiiiig of any m tcntior t'ytne industry, but scored both -.le- and called for public e et'le the matter and res im< ' ..e -< . ice. Ifjria'eiiiurai t*iftsu*0> TV* Sh" Sis a iret Fri jia b? T.wo l . ri11 i.i ? n.-ore I by liic S iiit. .1.111. ! J: -' i .Heal'.? IX l?. i t : i ' . ? ''(iiin'y Enten ' v. ??: :ve'r- T. . The name , . ? c"!-.* i Ir.i/i.u movif i- "The . ? !. : 1 II v l v " (another ? '.1 Ay > I' ,.i t'T'i.i'o ; ? u! be " t ?: j: rttl ; ' Q'l .illy -\ I;: . Io > ? ? i r '! 1 - 11 !t1". U IV 11! be 411 I ' , I'll !'U : if. M; ? r ? . . ? . 'ii. 1 > . T.iC .>1 ? >\V .S . 1'c (_? I.I FUNERAL' RITES~TTTR MRS. IDA JONES. TO BE MEM) THIS AFTERNOON . V. . i ? >'? .' i-? V t: <' ? i : r .! i: < ? -, .. ? . i I.. 111 \ t ? . . 1111 i . :v i ..._ ^ ? I, ? . .1 i':;. i n ??in'i ' '? , Ti;< -.ay. Ap il 1\ ;d 7>0 '.it i. H- mi >tn< < ' . .< ^ - ill. Kie; 1 lni:i . :11 Is : ,>;% ;:!( !). Sue lid have been V'i "i ane \! .y ,.nd .vi:'. .j ('??? ' -<*r! of lorty. ?y.ivca voices t >i C r. .'.ace ar.o We . i .?!:: t T(' CVS CoijCgC , 'Alii pre. ei.t ? vt .-.crccl n:u.- c at Cuiio .v;iot- i;?pt:sl Chui c:i. Sun day ever, i*:'.; eight o'clock, Ap.?l 20. This i- !he cventh appearance of the Ch'.ir since its incept ior\ three year.- av: The Cno.r pi evented a concert of sacred "mu-.c at Caivary Bap tist Chuich at MoTganton and tile Drexel Bap;;.-I Church, Sunday, April 13. B >t.i concerts were given under the au.-pices of the Catawba River Bapti t Association. at the meeting o;' trie Sunday School Convention?ijL_ that Association. The concert to be presented at Cullowhee Bv.>ti.-t Church, Sun day. Apry20. includes hymns of the church, gospel songs, classic re ligious anthem-, and instrumental music suitable for* church services. It is the constant endeavor of the Cho.r to stimulate interest in church music of good quality, and to share with others the joy and inspiration of sacred music. Much time and effort are devoted in the training program to the develop ment of ideals of Christian service ?Continued on page 4 Chamber Of Commerce Makes Last Appeal For Tourist List The Jackson County Chn-n ber of Commerce is preparing to print its annual listing of the tourist accomodations in the ecjnty jntf 1st making avi urgent appeal to alLwho are planning to keep tourist this year to send in the name of their place so that it can be included in the folder. This service is free to the public and should have the full cooper ation of those who do plan to keep tourist. In addition to the list of ten places published last week the followlng have tent in their names: Mountain - Springs Hotel, Balsam; Jarrett Spc^-gs Hotel, Dillsboro; Hotel Caroli ia, Dan Tompkins, Cottage I n nf Freeze House, New Riverside Cottages, Sylva; Pioneer Village and Green Acres Farm on High way 107 between Gateway and Cherokee, Parris Tourist Home. Mr. Felix Picklesiv^er, presi dent of the Chamber, stated this week that the folder will be ready for printing the last of this week. Names to go in it must be in his hands before Saturday. Uackson's Annual Xancer Fund Drive Now Underway; County Quota is $400.00 jf f -* m ; *j??., ftMSlSflN LtUIUII CONVENTION SET ; FOR JUNE 15-17 ! \Vi!3 Pick Beauty Queen j At Carolina Beach Four j Day Meeting S .''=1 \ Tar !!'??! M. - w 1!. j oe ii' iH't! "M.s- X ? ?.. 1, i I' i\>l ..Mi j / me it ? I a _ i"i/' du : i' to Mate t ? ?1!\ i? *. 11' <.i ?, Anu'rv ?. L?i. ; h ? ' ' - ?? 11. .< 'i it. he . ? ? I 1 (' i. i .".i l'o ?. DC ? ' , | J^O 1 , ' i >, on S'.i: ti. iy. .J 11: >< !? >, ill i ? i I. ? -s i I 'iic (r< ?i i m;. i 'r.-tr'n |r 1. \ !l n: v . >? ; n ? i. ?n p> ? '? ! ' : U'< "ill;' < 11! .\ 'I II C : "| !! > I . H' .;: - red 1." !?'. .i,i? r to ?;r l.u beauty i < r\ m order tro .Jure \ If/'tho l, i; 1 ? ?1 u. ? v. i.: h .:ii-up- Aiil Ik* 1 ? 11 1 he '' 1 ; .i Heat n po.-t lor .a: ?' ??,> ,d Week ' \ ; ea;?? ? tii : r+tvy-tiine din ing the ain'Mcr In . ddition f:'" 1 ??j? tiuoe ! c> nit os I. n h ".ill re< t j>\ o clo'ne-. | ?.?>?<.*. ? ' i' , 'd ot ii . iii'-Mi. i; . ? I | ' V. . To h* el i .'.e tor e> 'Mi; t??*.: inn. ; :m, 1 mn-1 'it unmai nod and nui.-t *.'?? I '*. ;?:ji?.i i1 tSI m o.rhiday by .! :..e 1 ? i.d inv 1st not h vc pa.s.-ea : lu;. 2H!'i h.i? y 1 h;>1 Ti'e. i ? l e ? ? I ? ? i . * i?. . ..1 1. r ?he.mv <| .ecu \\ :*!^he part ol i , \> ii -d ?? -net'iM .? ? i: pi vur.iin.. ? i, > < '?.!!I?? i e t'/v .d ion ro. o.ved I'i ii.?:?? h.v IVrmi r, i> e\ 1 to he . ttondod hv i" 'ween Jii iK i) ;.'id, niti .N.irJii Carolina 1 t jji ?i. .1*:. .::iv 1 tiieir .iux11 iar.o. Ole hi h of n a - Tvxas Tumtuht ttvuth Toll Set At 117 The death toll of the tornado which swept ."-f'CtiOns of Oklahoma : nd Texas Wednesday night has been m ! ?,1 147 with over a thou nd injured *:nd millions of prop erly d.image. Mass funerals were held at Woodward, Oklahoma, the city hardest int. by the twister. | The storm tore ;i 100-square block hole in- the re.-diential section oi l this town of 7,000 population in the heart of Oklahoma's wheat belt. Over 350 homes. and business j bmldinu.-. wei e flattened and 111 'ererl like >o much kindling wood, h'okty-tliree person> were killed ' Iiiggin.- and 13 at (Jla/.ier, Texas. PRE-SCIIOOL CLINIC DATES ANNOUNCED Tee pre-.-cnool clinics, ponsored i>v !::< -' .rent -Te:?cac," a> <;ci. ti >r:< .J..< !.'i c iunty n. ( . p?. rafr. .'.t'.'i toe lie ..t.i < ?> i ' ? >:'??!. L, v. i 1 ' urde, -.v. y .\p. . I (!d re* cr'??ri!! . - 1 > ' f ,r ? :.e iir?t time ; v reiui.en i;v Stale i w to snow c< rti.K at? f .:..*nar.i z.ition again.-' dip.neii i, w.looping cough, and 'mail Trie Ifiliu',',?mii I i V. r hffll,. arranger', for the dificrent schools: Glen\iHe, April 23, TO a. m.; Bal aam, Apr.l 24, 10 ... in.: Syk i, April 30, !>:30 a. m.; ' Cashiers, May 1, 10 a. m.; Cullowhec. May o, 9:30 a. m. POSTAL RECEIPTS UP ?* ^ ' Sl.^mp sales at* t'-ev S.vlva post . .cc show a considerable increase ; ?r the March quarter f947 over M >rc-h quarter 1!*46, according to Postmaster Charlie Pn'-c. Bord and money order sales also show an increase, M:\ Price stated. REMODELING HOME Mr. and Mrs. Volt Wilson are having their home on the Dills boro road remodeled. The entire house is being raised several feet for a larger basement, ana other alterations are being made. Mj. and Mrs. Wilson are owners and operators of Velts cafe here. Pot cot Announces Community Leaders \ For,Current Drive I (. .i 'lie'! Vl'O it S 11' i lie.S y li." i " . .?? n i.H iimd t a e cm - ; *'11 ?. :: ? . land . a'ai ... . j is ! ed by M. . '.V. L. J.. A . \ u v-ch;.a - i .n: a W. .|. i- . ,??: . <,' i.or of .I .e.. ?: C anty u , 1 aid. ! . '.'j LI. t i". 1 .i*' ? '.t ;? >r .lark > : county * ' . inn t. j i ~ \ i ? i: r. Mr. !'' iii-t ' v'. ?- a ? ?; ? ai r ..n\i- ' ? ; a n toe con;. iati*.a>ns ' < c< >a:;i < ?.! a by April 27 ? the jd:i\e aly ui:i danni; tne t A'J1 ,! Mr. i*< ? ?ev t iias announced iac? ji.lines a.?> community I i?-adei ? 1? i .lie drive in tiieo 1 pecti. L- v niniunities: I Tom \Vi ;e. !?:??.*; L. p.;r;.?; A \V. A -1??>: C'ullo \ iiec; ()e;ie Iran ian a. i\k i;...-o:;ee; MJoe \\'i L an?:>; J .an i .. omn, C'aiKii.o; .1.-. Lntai-r Step cos, C.AW i is. .Mi . Kl.i.ne Norton, ijiui \jJit. Mis. 1'eai . < \\ ..rt, h .- . wi s J J (.? ?? :Avv f 'iai? '? . ; ? . ii. . I. I. !ont'>, Addie; iib>.- Mel.: U.iyne 'iVrrell, l)i. H -lnii Hi. uley. liarkers ' I v'i ,\i:Ki .aik 11.d., Qu.dla; ! .!. H. '.. V a:;>re. Ci re? i, ('l eek; Rob , ??r: -J : i . S..V..M. I); n C'oW.'Ul, : Weo-a : Ui ster i i< ?; rr aiui Sam I Can: n. S; \ ,i. ;i. *i!B COLLINS LEASE THE MAPLE SPRINGS CAFE I. : . y Mil!!. <. \p< jm*!1 o? .i!11 i? 1111.. i 1 hat ao ..a.I W.li.. m i (' > Collins, al.-o . t \ |ici H'ln'tM ir taurant man. i. \ r Ica.-cd tao Maplo springs t 'a: ?? .pel will oprn I ?: .-i ^ l^?v to tiit- i i;i) 11(* . n May I t. M: . Mull >!a:c i t:n- wt'i'k 'h:o \ ).? lining ,'onm and k.tchen <>i ti.e .. :e is being put in lir>t cl..s coalition, and ':i.11 ga.? w; 11 be u ed inr cook ing. :inj4 water, cV. Mr. Collins served . ;ir years ovcr.-ia.s lis co.jk wit;; I'. S. lurces. Prior to entering service lie was in the restaurant business in De troit. Mr. Mull has been in the res taurant bu.~ine.ss lor 12 years or more. The new operators of Maples Springs, w inch is locatcd about two mile.- Kast of Sylva . 1 ^ ' Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock I at the Scott's CieoK II. ptisl church I at Beta, with Rev. 15. S. Hensley of ficiating. He was assisted by Rev. j I'.rnest ? Jamison. Burial followed in Old Field cemetery, with Moody Funeral Home in charge of ar range me: ts~.? He is survived by 3 soi.*; Ben jamin Harrison Harris of Canton; [John McKinley Hnrr;s of Webster land C. O. Harris oi Sylvn; and one i daughter. Mr?. Ethel Crawford ol ; Sylva; 15 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Pallbearers weic Wesley Harris and Dock Harris, nephews of the deceased, Clyde Smith, R. L. Ja (c obs, Harry Beasley and J. D. Smith. Flower girls were nieces of Mr. Harris. Mr. Harris was a life long resi j dent of Jackson county and had I been a member of Scott's Creek I most of his ltfe.