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VOL. XXII, NO. 2
Sylva, N. C. Thursday, June 12, 1947
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Western Carolina Will
Feature Field Of Music
During Summer Session
New Courses In Child
Growth To Be Offered
During This Session
CULLOWHEE?During the first
session of summer school at West
ern Carolina Teachers College,
June 16 to July 19, the field of
music will be featured, along with
regular courses, with the develop
ment of the Regional Opera Train
ing School.
Headed by Mr. Clifford E. Bair,
Director of the Training program
of Winston-Salem, a two week
program will * be carried out for
the benefit of those musical stu
dents who wish to go into opera.
The program will provide training
not only for opera, dramatics,
repertoire, and techniques, but also
for participation in a major opera
production that will be presented
at Cullowhee at the close of the
training period, according to Dean
W. E. Bird.
Scenes from bther standard
works will also be * presented,
. These will constitute a regional
opera festival utilizing the talents
of those students who won awards
or acclamation in the state musical
contest recently held in the eastern
part of the state. Several music in
structors will be imported to as
sist Mr. Bair and to teach the
regular music courses. They are
Mr9. Theo Risebrook, sister of Mrs.
Charles G. Gulley, regular voice
teacher of the college, Mr. Vernon
Hammond, Dr. Ilse Huebner from
Out-of-Door Training School,
Sarasota, Florida, who is director
of the Smo^y Mountains Music
Center which will enter this sum
mer up op its fifth consecutive pro
gram.
From this Regional Opera Train
ing School and other similar pro
grams cf other regions, represen
tatives will be selected to par
ticipate in the National Opera
Festival to be presented in Mil
waukee in the summer of 1948 as
a feature of the Wisconsin State
Centennial Celebration.
The Smoky Mountains Music
Center will offer courses in Music
Appreciation, Harmony, Ear
?Continued on page 6
Oce Sends Delegates
To Grand Chapter
Four delegates of trfeOce Chap
ter O.E.S. attended the Grand
Chapter meeting at Salemburg the
first of this week. They left here
Sunday and returned Wednesday
night from the "streamlined" three
day session. The delegates were
Mrs. Dexter Hooper, Sylva; Mrs.
Betty Parnell, Dillsboro; Mrs. Ha
zel Carlson and Mrs. Edna Ealy,
both of Cherokee.
The meeting was held at Pine
land College, located at Salem
burg, and dormitories of the col
lege were used by the delegates.
4-H Clubs Of County
Striving To Raise
Funds For Camp Cabin
Thp Cope Creek 4-H Club hat
won the prize of $15 which was
offered by the County Council
of Home Demonstration Clubs
for the 4-H club which turned
in the highest percentage of
completed record books, Miss
Helen Sossamon, County i ->me
Demonstration agent, has an
nounced. The prize was offered
with the understanding that the
money would be used In the
raising of funds to build the
Jackson County cabin at the new
camp sight near Waynesville.
The 4-H boys and girls are striv
ing to raise $700 as their quota in
the building of the cabin. The
Beta 4-H club was runner-up
in the contest.
FILM WOOS ALABAMA
AWAY FROM FLORIDA
Rateigh, June 9?North Caro
lina's old travelogue movie, "Va?
riety Vacationland," distributed by
the State Advertising division, is
still getting customer;.
The Alexander City, Alabama
Kiwapis bulletin says:
"We don't know how many A.
C. Kiwanians we lost to the state
of North Carolina, but if N. C. is
half as good ds the propaganda
film shown last week, we couldn't
blame anyone for wanting to go
there. Art Surprise says North
Carolina hasn't got any thing Ala
bama hasn't got?North Carolina
just shows it off to better advan
tage. Alabama has the assets?lets
advertise them, ft can be done as
so clearly demonstrated by North
Carolina."
In an accompanying letter to the
advertising division, the club sec
retary says: "Fred Dobbs, at the
close of the film, immediately
stated he was not going to Flor
| ida on his vacation, but was go
| ing to North Carolina. Please send
him a mountain folder."
AAA OFFICE MOVED
TO COURT HOUSE
t
D. C. Higdon, chairman of Jack
son county AAA committee, an
nounces that after June 15 the
AAA office', which is now located
over Stovall's Cafe, will be located
in the county court-house. Mr.
Higdon asks that all farmers keep
this in mind when they need to
contact the AAA office after June
15.
?
The USDA has reported that the
Commodity Credit Corporation has
completed purchases of 154,700
bales of cotton for the UNRRA.
Sylva Power Rates Discussed
At Board Meeting Thursday
At the regular weekly meeting
of the board of aldermen on last
Thursday night the question of a
lower electric power rate for the
town was discussed with officials
of the Nantahala Power and Light
Company, of Franklin, which now
furnishes the local powei company
- with current which is in turn dis
tributed over the local system to
customers in the city. Represent
ing the power company were, J. E.
S. Thorpe, president, and John
Archer, general manager. No def
inite action was taken at this
meeting.
The board was notified by the
police; Don Davis, James Mason,
and George Evans, that they were
entitled to ten days leave and that
beginning Friday morning, June 6
their leave would begin. This left
the city without police protection
since the men were expected to re
main on duty until the 15th after
which they were to be paid for ten
days extra. Chief Karl Warlick,
who had already been employed
and was to have started on duty
June 15, was notified and came to
Sylva Thursday night, beginning
I his duties here Friday morning.
I Mayor Allison stated that Chief of
\ Police Warlick is chief in fact; that
he has the authority to direct the
police department, including the
hiring and firing of officer person
nel. Mr. Earl Childers has already
been employed as assistant police.
Bud Ensley is doing some night
supply work, pending employment
of a permanent officer.
Special Father's Day
Service At Scott's Creek
Special services honoring the
fathers of the church will be held
at the morning worship hour at
Scott's Creek Baptist church.
Music fitting for the occasion and
a special message by the pastor
will be features of the service.
Ml fathers of the community aVe
invited to be present.
Following this service-the mem
bers of the T. E. L. class, an adult
j woman's class in the Sunday
! school, will entertain their hus
bands with a dinner in the school
cafeteria.
A loan of S2,669,000 to rural1
electric cooperatives in six states
was approved by the REA. These
fcinds will be used to finance rural
electric facilities including 1,562
i miles of rural distribution lines to
| serve 4,366 farms.
CUT IN FSA BUDGET
WOULD RETARD FARM
jPROGRAM IN COUNTY
603 Jackson Families
Receive Loans For Im
proving, Owning Farms
In a check this week of the rec
j ords of the Jackson County Unit
| of the Farm Security Administra
! tion it was found that since the
! program was started a few years
i ago that 603 farm families have
i received aid through the agency
! to buy seed, fertilizer, livestock,
farm equipment, etc. It was tur
1 ther learned that the approximate
amount of money involved in
loans for farm operation was $341,
400.00 with better than 90 per cent
l of ? maturities collected; that only
| 12 families have been dropped be
| cause of no further possibilities of
| collection; that 34 tenant farmers
have bought and improved their
own farm; that the amount of
money involved in the purchase
and improvement of farms for ten
ants amounted to $96,1^5.00; that
this money was loaned on a 40 year
bafeis and that $62,612.00 hasJae^n
repaid withiri eight years; that the
average tenant who purchased a
farm is about six years ahead of
scheduled payments.
The record speaks for its self as
to the help the program has been
to agriculture in Jackson County,
yet in the face of this record and
thousands of other such records
over the country, congress contem
plates drastic reductions in ap
propriations to carry on the work.
Sylva Firemen Will -
Go To State Meeting
Sylva's fhre chief W. B. Cope,
and fireman Felix Picklesimer
will leave Monday for Durham to
attend the annual State Fire Col
lege and Drill School which will
be held in tfcV. c**y June 17, 18 and
19. This school is sponsored by the
State Firemen's Association for the
purpose of instructing the various
local fire departments in the latest
methods of fire fighting, safety and
first aid to firemen or individuals
who may be overcome by smoke,
gas, or injured in any way.
FUNERAL FOR JOHN
A. OUCHANAN HELD
AT OLD SAVANNAH
Funeral services for John A.
Buchanan, who died cn Saturday,
May 10, were' held on Monday,
May 12 at 11 o'clock at the Old
Savannah Baptist church. Burial
was in the church cemetery. The
Rev. Corsey Hooper, officiated, as
sisted by the Rev. R. W. Green.*
Mr. Buchanan was born August
21, 1865, being' 82 years of age at
death. He married Miss Callie
Beasley on November 15, 1890,
who died in 1944. He was a char
ter member and deacon of the
Greens Creek Baptist church.
Surviving are the two sons, two
daughters, two brothers, two sis
ters, seventeen grandchildren and
four great grandchildren.
. Total consumption of cotton in
foreign countries during 1946-47 is
expected to exceed the 1945-46
rate by about two million bales
and it is estimated that world con
sumption will be about 26 million
bales, according to the Bureau of
HOLY LAND R.R. STATION BLASTcD
/ I
BAIiftOAD STATION at Ramleh, Palestine, was dynamited by tour
men who policf say were masked and disguised In police uniforms.
The station mortar's wile was the only one injured in the blast. Ramleh
la a town with a population of about 10,000 Arabs. (international)
CHAMBER OFFICIALS
THANK PUBLIC FOR
SUPPORT IN DRIVE
The board of directors and Fe
lix Picklesimer, president of ' the
Chamber of Commerce wish to
thank the citizens of the county
for their splendid response and
support in the recent membership
drive.
Mr. Picklesimer stated that
through an oversight the following
names were left off the list pub
lished last week: Stovall's 5 and 10
cent store, Elder's Garage, J. D.
Mccre, and Moody Funeral Home.
"Although our goal has almost
been reached financially ^ve still
need plenty of individuals to help
boost our Chamber of Commerce.
"We hope to haveva sign erected
in our information office at an
early date on which will be placed
the names and locations of all our
tourist places that have contribut
ed this year. This does not mean
that your name will not be carried
on our regular tourist accommoda
tion list because you have not
joined the chamber of commerce,
but is just a special advertisement
for the ones who are members.
Any suggestion along this line will
i be greatly appreciated.
"We are always glad to have
I anyone list with us who have
rooms for rent or property for
, sale."
Judy Campbell Receives
Painful Burn
Judy Campbell, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Campbell, was
painfully burned on the back Mon
day morning when her father ac
cidentally turned the percolator
of hot coffee over, some of spilling
on Judy, who was sitting near in
her high chair. She was given
first aid at the local hospital but
was then returned to her home.
She is reported to be getting along
nicely.
BEGINS FLYING CAREER AT TENDER AGE OF 72
Shown above is Mrs. L. E. Hooper standing between her son, Tom
R. Hooper on left and Pilot Johnny Watson on right, just after landing
from her first airplane ride which was a birthday present from her
son, on the occasion of her 72nd anniversary. Mrs. Hooper was most
enthusiastic about the trip in the air, stating that, the only thing wrong
was that it was too short, and remarked that, she hopes to do more fly
ing. Mrs. Hooper is the mother of 7 children, has 29 grandchildren and
7 great grandchildren. Her home is at East Laport^
Crawford Gives Ruling
On School Attendance
In County Districts
According to a ruling by the
State Board of Education, no chil
dren shall be allowed to reside in
one school district and attend
school in another school district,
unless such attendance is author
ized by the State Board of Educa
tion. The State Board of Education
states that no attendance credit be
allowed for children who reside in
one district and attend school in
another district unless they are
transferred by the State Board of
Education. Where there is agree
ment between the governing boards
of the administrative units with
reference to the transfer of pupils,
the matter shall be handled sub
ject to approval by the Controller
of the State Board of Education.
Parents will please bear this rul
ing in mind when making plans
for their children attending school
for the coming year.
Master Of Medical Art
Is New Sciencc Degree
In Dallas, Texas, abuut two hun
dred doctors, artists ar.d educators
gathered last week to celebrate a
marriage of art and science and the
birth of a new academic degree?
I Master of Medical Art.
The dinner was largely a trib
ute to Prof. Lewis Waters, chair
man of Southwestern Medical Col
lege's medical art and visual edu
cation department und brother of
Mrs. Fred M. Williams of Sylva.
Six speakers spoke at the din
ner in the Melrose Hotel praising
the accomplishment of Southwest
ern Medical College in establish
ing courses leading to the new de
gree. The first MMA in history was
awarded later in the week to Miss
Patricia O'Neill.
In 1943 Waters organized a med
ical^rt department for the col
lege and he has been crusading
ever since for the professional
standing for the medical artists,
who must be scientists as well.
Render Special Music
At Cullowhee Baptist
The Cullowhee Baptist congre
gation was favored last Sunday at
the morning worship hour with
special music by a mixed chorus
composed of persons from Cullo
whee and Sylva. Included in this
group were Misses Alice Weaver,
Ruth Hooper, Mesdames Paul Ellis,
Mark Osborne, Jr.; John Echols.
Rev.7Mark Osborne, Jr.. and Mrs.
Grover Wilkes, pianist. They sang
"The Beautiful Garden of Prayer"
by Fillmore. Also Mr. Thomas
Parker of Raleigh, a student at the
University of North Carolina, was
guest organist during the service.
Mr. Osborne used as his sermon
subject, "The Fine Art of Listen
About 4,500 farm workers were
killed and approximately 300,000
farm workers were injured last
year.
Musicians
ing.",
Legionaires of Two Wars
Envade Carolina Beach
In Anuual Convention
Kermit Harris And Others |
Injured In Car Wreck
Kermit Harris remains in a criti
cal condition at the C. J. Harris
hospital where he is receiving,
treatment tor injuries received |
Friday night, June 6, in an auto- !
mobile accident. The bones below I
the knee of the left leg were brok- j
en, the left pelvis fractured in sev- 1
erai places, and other cuts and j
bruises about his body received.
The accident occured in a curve!
on highway 28, just before enter- j
ing Ela from Cherokee. The car, |
not making the curve, struck a I
telephone pole, severing it com- ;
pletely and damaging the car be
yond repair.
Other occupants at ,the time of
the accident were Nina Cable and
Dorothy Crisp of Bryson City, and
H. L. Haskett of Sylva. They all
received minor, yet painful cuts
and bruises.
CRASH ON COWEE
MOUNTAIN FATAL
TO MACON YOUTHS
Carl Dietz and Dewey Medlin,
both of the West Mill section of
Macon county near Franklin, were
killed in a motorcycle accident
Saturday afternoon when Medlin,
who was the operator of the mo
torcycle, lost control while passing
a truck on a curve of Cowee moun
tain and collided with a car com
ing in.the opposite direction. Dietz,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Dietz, Was not thought to be se
riously injured at the time and
was taken to Angel hospital in
Franklin, "where he later died of
,a fractured skull and other in
juries. Medlin, son of Rev. and
Mrs. D. Judson Medlin, died almost
instantly.
The two boys had been visiting
briefly with relatives*?nd friends
in Sylva Saturday, having talked
with various friends on the streets
of the town just before leaving
Sylva to meet with the accident
on Cowee mountain.
State Highway Patrolman
Pritcnnrd Smith, Jr., who investi
gated, listed Mrs. James G. Spen
cer and Mrs. George A. Cordell,
both of Pine Knot, Ky., as injured
cccupants of the car, aqd James G.
Spencer as driver. He said no
charges were brought.
Funeral For Mrs.
Bumgarner At Cashiers
Funeral services were held
Monday at Cashiers for Mrs. Artie
Kirby Bumgarner, 73, who died
Saturday, June 7. She was the
wife of H. F. Bumgarner. She
crme from M;*c?in county about six
years ago to make her home in the
Cashiers community of Jackson
county.
Members Of Local Post
And Auxiliary Delegates
Plan To Attend Meeting
CAROLINA BEACH, June 9?
A crowd of 100,000 people, the
largest in its history, is expected
to pack this seaside resort town
Monday afternoon, June 16, to
watch a Navy-Marine task force
"invade" a quarter of a mile
stretch of beach on the third day
of the North Carolina American
Legion Department's four-day con
vention, according to flat predic
i
tions made today by Legion offi
cials.
Convention Chairman -W. L.
Farmer and Commander W. E.
Matthews of Carolina Beach Le
gion Post 272, convention hosts,
disclosed that a movement is now
underway to have mayors, county
board chairmen- and presidents of
merchants associations in South
eastern North Carolina declare a
half-holiday beginning at noon of
the mock D-Day so that "the peo
ple* of this region may see with
their own eyes how^the American
forces won the beachead battles
of World War II."
If the holiday movement is suc
cessful, as the officials anticipate,
almost all towns in Southeastern
North Carolina will become ghost
towns for half a day as thein resi
dents pour into the JCaroitha Beach
"battle" area.
Gen. Jacob L. Devers, command
ing Army ground forces, will de
liver the main address of the con-,
vention on Monday.
The Legion officials said they
I cire also expecting crowds ap
Iproaching the "D-Day" dimensions
ion Sunday, June 15, to view the
feeayty pageant from which "Miss
North Carolina American Legion
I of 1947" will be picked. Similar
I throngs are anticipated for the $ 1 ,
I 500 fireworks show over the ocean
I at 11:30 p. m. Monday, June 16,
land for the "world's largest fish
t dinner" at 1:30 p. m. the following
day.
To accommodate the unprece
I dented crowds, Carolina Beach has
i expanded housing and eating fa
cilities and set up a regularly
' scheduled water-taxi service
i which will operate through the
, sounds and the inland waterway
I between Carolina Beach and
! Wrightsville Beach.
Lecal Legionaires To Attend
Five delegates of the William E.
Dillard post of the American Le
gion from Sylva will leave Satur
day for Carolina Beach to attend
the convention. The delegates who
will attend from the local post are:
Dan Tompkins, D. W. Tallent, Ed
Bryson, L. H. Higdon, and Rev,
W. Q. Grigg. Delegates elected
from the auxiliary are: Mrs. Fred
Williams, Mrs. Dan Tompkins,
and Mrs. Porter Scroggs.
Jackson County Had 42 Forest
Fires During Fiscal Year 46-47
j Jackson county had 42 fires in
the fiscal year 1946-47, J. Fred
Bryson, project leader of TVA
Project No. 3, has announced.
These fires burned 964 acres of the
forests of Jackson county, averag
ing 16.5 acres burned per fire.
Although the average number of
fires for each year over the past
six years has been 30 firesK the
acreage per fire has been greatly
reduced, showing an improvement
in fire loss. The six-year average
was a burn of 1624 acres per year
and an average of 54.2 acres per
fire. This important reduction in
loss for the average fire .has been
due to improvement ?n fire detec
tion and suppression techniques
and increased vigilance on the part
of the foresters.
The increased number of fires
this year is because of the larger
number of people using the forest
areas of the county than during
the war years when tourist travel
was greatly reduced. Organized
fire crews now enable the wardens
to actually begin work on the fires
with a much shorter lapse of time
than formerly between report of
a fire and the beginning of work,
causing the drop in the acreage
for the average burn.
Of the 216,441 acres of forests
under the supervision of the For
estry Office, the six-year average
burn was 0.75%. In 1946-47 this
average was reduced to a figure
less than half the previous one>
0.3%, a reduction which shows a
great improvement in service to
Jackson county by the department.
Sister Of W. T. Wise
Receives Degree At
Columbia University
On Tuesday, June 3, the gradua
tion exercises at Columbia Univer
sity Teachers College, Mrs. Vir
ginia Wise Schoenberg, sister of
W. T. Wise of Sylva, and daughter
of Mrs. Sara Wise formerly of
Sylva, reecived her degree. Dur
ing the colorful ceremony honor
ary degrees weer conferred upon
Hon. Bernard Baruch, Stimson,
Patterson, Forrestal, and others..
There were 7000 graduates and
10,000 spectators. The parade of
graduates to the stands, the "iwrin
and choir, and" the colorful robM
of the faculties of Columbia were
all very impressive.