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VOL. XXI, NO. 51
Sylva, N. C. Thursday, May 22, 1947
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JACKSON BANK WILL DOUBLE CAPITAL STOCK
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Sylva To Have 178 Parking Meters Within 30 Days
First Official Meeting OfSylva \s
New Mayor and Town Board
Was Held Thursday Night
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Committees Are Named
By Mayor; McGuire Is
Elected Board Chairman
The new mayor and board of al
dermen for Sylva held their first
official rpeeting last Thursday
night to organize and discuss their
duties and problems of the office
to which they were elected May 6.
After having been sworn in the
week before the group organized
Tuesday night by electing Dr. Har-v,
Harold McGuire as board chairman.
Mayor Allison then appointed a
v/ater and sewerage committee,
composed of Ed Baldridge, Ray
mond R. Nicholson* Jr., and Joe
Wilson; and a street and light com
mittee, composed of Dr. Harold
McGuire, Lloyd Cowan and Ray
mond R. Nicholson, Jr.
An application for an off-prem
ise beer license to retail beer within
the city limits of the town of Syl
va was refused by the new board.
Order Parking Meters
In an effort to relieve the park
ing situation on Main street, and
upon recommendation by the Mer
chants Association and individuals
of the town the boaM placed an
order for 178 parking rtieters.to be
. placed on both sides of Main street.
The meters will be placed from
Moody Funeral home West Main j
' to Coffee Shop on East Main.' A!
greater degree of angle parking1
will be required to allow more
clearance in the center of the street.
The cost of the meters and instal
lation will be self-liquidating. The
company that puts them in will get;
half of the meter take until they
are paid for. The other half going
into the city treasury.
If after one year, the town is
dissatisfied with the meters, the
company agrees to take them out
and replace the sidewalks in as !
good condition as when they were
put in without any further cost to
the city other than the fifty per
cent of the meter take during that
time.
The meters are fully automatic
and provide for 12 minutes to 2
hours parking. A nickel pays for'*
an hour, two nickels for two hours,
a penny for 12 minutes, two pen
nies for 24 minutes, three pennies
for 36 minutes and four pennies
for 48 minutes.
The company plans to deliver
and install the meters within 30
days.
The Board ordered the munici
pal swimming pool and dressing
rooms cleaned up and put in sani
tary condition for the coming sea
son. Jimmy Keener and Hal Wil
son were employed to look after
the pool this summer.
W. C. ALLISON IS
TAKEN BY DEATH AT
HOME SUNDAY P. M.
Member Of Prominent
Pioneer Family Was
Buried Wednesday P. M.
W. C. Allison, son of the late
S. C. Allison and Magdalene Fisher
Allison, died at his home at Moun
tain View Farm Sunday evening
at 6 o'clock from a heart attack.
Mr. Allison had been in ill health
for the past few years and had
been quit^ ill within the past few
weeks, but had improved so that
he had spent Sunday with his
daughter, Mrs. Joe L. Sutton. Soon
after he returned home and while
sitting in his chair -^resting, he
passed away, suddenly. He was 74
years of age and a retired farmer.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the Sylva Methodist church, of
which he was a member/Rev. W.
Q. Grigg officiated. The body lay
in state from 2:30 to 3 o'clock. Bur
ial was in Keener cemetery with
Moody Funeral Home in charge
of the services.
He is survived by his wife, Ten
fyie Miller Allison; three daugh
ters, Mrs. Joe L. Sutton, SylVa,
Mrs. Robert Fisher, Sylva, and
Mrs. Nelson Shepherd of Asheville;
two sons, Burch Allison of New
ton and Captain Sam C. Allison,
U. S. Army, now stationed in
Puerto Rico; three sisters, Mrs.
S. E. Varner, Brevard, Mrs. Ben
S. Forkner, Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs.
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U. W . Sir an" Dies
Of Heart Attaet
Iwt Waynesville
Funeral service for David Wil,.
liam Swann, 42, who died sudden
ly at his home in Waynesville Fri
day night, were held Sunday af
ternoon at 4;30 o'clock at Sylva
Baptist church. The Rev. C. M.
Warren officiated and burial fol
lowed in the Stillwell cemetery at
Webster. Garrett Funeral home
was in charge.
Mr. Swann was born and reared
in Swain county. He had been in
the restaurant business in Sylva
until ? last winter he moved to
Waynesville.
Pallbearers were Ray Belt, Guy
Rose, Bonapart Franklin, Shuford
Cagle, Robert Jacobs and Homer
Franklin.
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Town Board Sets May 26 To 31
As Clean Up Week For Sylva
The new board of aldermen has
designated the week of May 26
through 31 as Clean Up, Paint Up
Week in Sylva, following a custom
each spring.
Citizens are urged to gather c.?l
the trash that has accumulated
about their residents, business
places or vacant lots, and place it
in containers for the town em
ployees to haul away. The city
trash truck will make special trips
during this week in addition to
the regular trips to collect this
trash. You are urgently requested
to cooper^e with the town in an
effort to make Sylva clean, and as
sanitary as possible. If you have
trash - and it is not gathered up
please call the city office and the
truck will call for it.
Business places are Urged to
clean out basements, store rooms
and other places where trash and
paput has collected which may
cause a fire hazard. The city will
appreciate it if this trash is placed
in cans or other type containers
in order to be loaded easily.
There is a definite need for a
thorough clean up- of Sylva now |
and this is the best time to do it.'
With every one cooperating the
job can be done quickly and thor- j
oughly.
Metal Cans Available
Mayor JacK Allison states that
metal trash cans are now avail- ;
able and he is anxious for every i
business place and private home,
to secure one of these cans to;
place trash in regularly. This, the
mayor says, will help greatly in
keeping the town sanitary. By.
keeping the garbage of all kinds
in these cans with the lids closed
tight much odor and fly breeding
places can be avoided.
Remember?next week is Clean !
Up, Paint Up Week and every one
is expected to cooperate. - i
sylya's new board of aldermen take office
Sylva's new Board of Aldermen are pictured as they took the oath 'of office at the city hall on Friday
afternoon, May 9. Jack C. Allison, the new mayor, who was sworn in by the retiring mayor, H. Gibson, is
shown at the extreme right as he gives the oath to the board members. Shown from left to right, the board
members are: Dr. Harold McGuire, Joseph F. Wilson, Edward H. Baldridge, Lloyd W. Cowan, and Ray
mond R. Nicholson, Jr. The mayor and all board members are veterans of World War II.
Trial Of O'Dear And Messer Started;
Macon County Jury Drawn For Case
SYLVA ROAD SIGNS !
BEING REPAINTED,
NEW ONES POT DP
Felix Picklesimer, president of
the Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce, announced Monday
that road signs put up last year j
and the year before are now being
redecorated and painted. Also that
three or four new signs, 10 by 24
feet are being built and will be
placed at the following places: One
welcome to Sylva sign to be placed
on the Asheville highway just East
of town. The others regular signs
to be placed, one at the intersec
tion of 19 and 107 at Ela; one at the
Gate-way and the other at inter
section of 107 E and the Soco Gap
road near Cherokee.
The chamber of commerce went
on record congratulating C. E^
Closman on the nice Hotel Carolina
signs he has built and put up on all
highways leading to Sylva.
Rotary Club Recommends
More Traffic Signal Lights
For The Town Of Sylva I
In an effort to determine the
wishes of the citizens of Sylva
relative to the need of more traf
fic lights for the town of Sylva,
especially at the east and west in- j
tersections of Main and Mill street, 1
the town board has asked the va
rious civic clubs and other organi
zations for their opinions. At the
regular weekly meeting of the Ro
tary club Tuesday evening the en
tire membership present recom
mended that at least two, and pos
sibly three more lights should be i
installed.
Tuckaseigee Church
Will Honor Veterans
- Special services' re~^held
Sunday, May 25 for veterans of j
both World Wars I and II at the
Tuckaseigee Baptist church. There
will be two special sermons, one '
at the 11 o'clock hour by the pas
tor, Rev. Edgar W;llix and one in .
the afternoon by Rev. J. E. Brown.
A picnic dinner will be served
at the lunch hour. An invitation
is etxended to all service men to
come to these services. ?-4
After adjourning court Tuesday*
afternoon awaiting a special venire
of 150 men from Macon count/
from which to pick a jury to hear
the case of Earl O'Dear and Robert
Messer, charged with the murder
of Jack Hall and wife, Judge Wm. i
H. Bobbitt reconvened the court
at 2 p. m. Wednesday afternoon
and the task of selecting the jury
began. Thirteen men. were se
lected and court adjourned at 7:30
p. m. After hearing the charge
the jury was sent to Hotel Caro
lina for the night, with instructions
to report at 9:30 this morning at!
which time the trial will get under
way.
This was as far as the case had
progressed as The Herald goes to
press. A detailed report of the
trial will be published later.
The following is a list of cases
tried Monday and Tuesday:
The May term of Jackson
Courxiy. Superior court convened at
itfo'clock Monday morning with
Judge W. H. Bobbit, of Charlotte
presiding, and Hon. Dan K. Moore,
representing the State.
Following selection of the Grand
Jury Judge Bobbit delivered his
charge and appointed W. S. Alex- ;
ander foreman.
The regular jurors were then
sworn in and the court began- its
work of hearing the following
cases:
Charles C. Morgan, Jr. pleads'!
guilty to a charge of driving drunk: |
fined $50 and cost, and not to drive
a motor vehicle for 12 months.
Leonard Coggins, driving drunk, j
pleads guilty: fined $50 and cost.
A. Henderson, pleads guilty of i
driving drunk: $50 and cost and
90 days on roads, suspended for
12 months.
Eelse Love, CCW, a pistol
pleads guilty: $50 and cost and
forfits the pistol.
J. A. Clantc. driving drunk,
pleads guilty: $50 and cost, 90 days
on roads suspended and not to
drive motor vehicle for 12 months.
Burton Brown, pleads guilty to
charge of driving drunk: $50 and
cost, 90 days on roads suspended.
Must not drive motor vehicle for
12 month's.
Clarence Ray Barron, pleads
guilty to driving drunk: $50 and
costs, 90 days suspended road sen
tence, licensed to drive revoked
for 12 months. ?
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MERCHANTS HAVE -
LUNCHEON MEETING,
DISCUSS PARKING
A number of the members nl the
Merchants Association met a! Jar
rett Springs hotel las: Thursday
for a-luncheon meeting. B' yd Sos
samon, president of the ? inanima
tion, presided and led in the dis
cussions.
The parking situation for the
town of Sylva was discussed and
upon a motion, duly seconded and
passed, the organization went on
record recommending to the town
board that parking meters be in
stalled on Main street. Aiso that
three more traffic signal lights be
bought and installed.
President* Sossamon called at
tention to the recent order ot the
organization regarding certain
types of advertising and solicita
tion of funds. Cards have been
printed and placed with each mer
chant which he can hand to any
one making such solicitations that
will explain how they can get then
card of authorization. He urges
everyone to ask for this card when
a solicitor calls. If he doesn't have
it the merchant must refuse his re
quest until the card is seVurejd from
the Advertising committee.
The board of aldermen has al
ready placed an order for the park
ing meters.
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JOSEPH DANIELS TO
SPEAK AT LAKE ON
SUNDAY, JUNE 1ST
Joseph Daniels will open the
1947 session of Lake Junaluska
when he speaks at eleven o'clock
on annual Haywood County day.
Sunday, June 1st. Jhe announce
ment was made by Dr. Frank S.
Love, superintendent of the Lake.
Mr. Daniels, an outstanding
speaker, has been the speaker on
the open program for many years.
Dr. Walter West, superintendent
of the Waynesville district, is in
charge of the program, working
with Dr. Love on all arrangements.
North Carolina's 1947 Commer
cial Early Irish Potato Crop is es
timated at 28,600 acre^.
Huge Expansion Program Is
Approved By Directors, Bank
In Sylva To Be Modernized
NAPOLEON HIGDON,
GAY POSTMASTER,
TAKES OWN LIFE
Had Been In 111 Health
For Some Time; Postal
Accounts In Good Shape
Funeral services for Napoleon
Higdon, 65, were held Monday af
ternoon at 2 oVlock at Wesleyanna
Methodist church with interment
in the church cemetery. The Rev.
E. A. Fitzgerald and the Rev.
Pierce, a former pastor, officiated.
Mr. Higdon was a member of this
church.
Mr. Higdon died Saturday morn
ing at 6:30 from self-inflicted
wounds, using a pistol to shoot
himself with. He was found lying
in the yard of his home by mem
bers of the family.
He was a farmer and postmas
ter of the. Gay post office. Postal
inspectors made an audit of the
office Saturday and found every
thing in perfect order, which leaves
no motive for. the act other than
he h;id been in poor health for
some Time.
Mr. Higdon was a life long resi
' dent of the county, u son, of the j
"late Mr. and Mrs. V. Higdon, he
once made his home at Webster, j
Me was well known and well liked
throughout the county.
? - Surviving are tlie wido\V, who
was formerly Miss Amanda TafFT- *
am, of G.iy; one son, Carl, of Gay;
one daughter, Mrs. Lyle Buchanan !
who made her home vQith her par- .
ent.v: two brothers, Oscar and Ros- ,
!! udon, both of Gay.
Tvnt i*r<n'VM Oog
That Hit Hrytton
Itoytt To Mad
Two young sons of Roscoe Bry
son ol Cashiers are receiving treat
ment following bites from dogs j
said by the State Laboratory of i
Hygiene in Raleigh to be positive j
rabies.
A dog which had been on the
loose in the Cashiers community
is thought to ha*, e come up No. 107
from South Carolina. After biting
the boys and probably having bit
'en other dogs, cats, and live stock,
was killed and its head sent to
Raleigh for a test to determine
whether jt was suffering frorr> ra
bies. The test proved positive and
the treatment was immediately
si; rterl by the boys. Any one hav
ing dogs, cats or other animals
whic h -may have come in contact
witri this dog should keep them
quarantined lor at least 21 days.
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Will Establish Full
Power Branch Bank
At Highlands In Macon
At a meeting of the board of
directors of the Jackson County
bank, held 0Y1 May 1st, a resolu
tion was passed to double the capi
tal stock of the bank and to amend
the bunk's Charter of authorized
capital stock from $50,000 to $250,
000. This plan will be consumated
as soon as the Board's action can
be ratified at a formal meeting of
the present stockholders and as
soon as other necessary legal de
tails can be completed. When the
new capital has been sold then the
bank will" have capital funds, in
cluding capital surplus and profits
of approximately $265,000.
Full Power Branch
Plans are now being worked out
to open a full power branch bank\
at Highlands in Macon County.
For the past 12 years the Jackson
County Hank has maintained a
"Teller Window" at Highlands.
Several months ago application
was made to. the State Banking
Commission for consent to change
the present Tellers Window into
a full power branch. This appli
tnvtion has been approved. Offi
cials of the parent bank in Sylva
stated this week that office sup
plies have already been ordered
for the bank-at Highlands and that
it is hoped that the Highlands
branch can be opened in the very
near future. The official stated,
however, tbat it is not-possible to?
fix a definite date of the opening
at this time.
The Jackson County Bank owns
the old Bank of Highlands build
ing and lot and the new branch of
fice will occupy that building for
the present. It is hoped that a new
and modern bank building can be
erected at Highlands before a great
while.
To Modernize Sylva Building
The banking building of the par
ent office of The Jackson County
Bank located on Main street here,
will be done over and modernized
in the very near future. The in
terior of the bank will be entirely
done over and the fixtures and
counters rearranged. The basement
which has never been used by the
bank will be modernized. Several
hundred safety lock box#s will be
placed in the vault in the basement
and will be in charge of a full time
attendant. Oil heat will be installed
in place of the present coal sys
tem. The remodeling job is ex
pected to cost approximately $25,
000. A new vault door for the base
ment and the new oil furnace have
already arrived in Sylva. If all ma
terials can be obtained it is expect
ed to begin work on the remodel
ing job in the next few weeks,
bank officials stated.
Plans For Addition To Harris
Hospital Discussed By Board
S. K. Hunt, executive secretary:
of the Asheville hospital associa
tion, was the principal speaker at
a luncheon meeting at Carolina
hotel Thursday, May 15. The pur
pose of the meeting was for a gen
era! discussion of the proposed ad
ditions and improvements to the
C. J. Harris ? Onnmunity hospital.
Remodeling plans for the ngw 25
bed hospital call for an enlarge
ment to 40 bed capacity, as veil
as other modernizing improve
ments. Architects jflans have been
submitted and approved, and it is
hoped that work can soot) be be
gun.
Those attending the meeting
were Mrs. Pat Carter, superintend
ent .of the.'C. J. Harris hospital,
members of the hospital board of
? trustees, and business and profes
sional men including S. W. Enloe,
R. U. Sutton, Dr. H. T. Hunter,
W. E. Bird, Harry Ferguson, T. N.
Massic, Dan K. Moore, W. T. Wis?,
Jennings Brys'on, and Paul Ellis.
IJr. H. L. Bacon and E. B. Whitaker
of Bryson City were invited quests,.
JEEP TO BE RAFFLED
off Saturday 4 p. m.
The Jeep, on which the Day Stu
dent Government of Western Caro
lina Teachers College sold ticket
chances, will be raffled off Satur
day afternoon at 4 o'clock at Ful
mer Motor Company trading lot on
Cullowhee road in Sylva.
The first known turkey chain
in North Carolina has been staritd
Un Chatham County.