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AMERICA First, Last and Always The Sylva Herald The Herald is dedicated to progressive service to Jack son ... A progressive, well balanced county. VOL. XXII, NO. 3 Sylva, N. C. Thursday, June 19, 1947 $2.00 A Year?5c Copy WC T C Announces Dates Eor Holding Guidance Clinics This Summer Clinics Are Free To High School Students, Out-Of-School Youth Dean W. E. Bird, director of the summer school of Western Caro lina Teachers College, has an nounced a series of guidance clinics to be conducted at the college June 19 and 26 and July 3 and 10. These clinics will be sponsored by the college in connection with its pro gram in teacher ?training and as a part of its new courses in child growth and development. Cooper ating in the clinic will be a psy chologist, a doctor, a nurse, a health education specialist, physi cal diagnosis specialist, and two educational di&gnosticians. The main purpose of bringing a child to these clinics is to check on his normal gcowth and develop ment. The college offers, free, the fa cilities of its guidance clinic to high school graduates and out-of school youth who are undecided as to the choice of a career or school to attend. The clinic is well- j supplied with tests for determining aptitudes, iJlterests, and abilities; j with occupational information, and. information on schools and colleges. Those planning to take advantage of this service should plan to spend the entire day at the college, and anyone interested should arrange an interview with Dr. Carl D. Kil liah, head of the college's educa tion department. Some other types of cases which may be referred to the clinics fol low: juvenile court cases, behavior problems, at home and at school, adoption cases, foster home place ments of children, -orphanage placements, cases involving readi ness for school, reading disability cases, vdcauoiidi ana euucaUonul counseling cases, and cases of school failure. Any parent wishing to bring a child, or specialist wishing to make i a referral should contact Dr. Kil- , lian'at the college. Welfare offi cials wishing to make referrals should send the appropriate forms to Raleigh for approval. Robert Hennessee Receives B. A. Degree Robert Hennessee, son of Mr_ and Mrs. W. C. Hennessee, re ceived his Bachelor of Arts de gree from the University of Ten nessee at Commencement exer cises Monday, June 9. Robert graduated from Sylva high school before entering the University. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hennessee went to Knoxville for his gradua tion and Robert accompanied them home. M. G. Ramsey, who was a stu dent at Christ school during the past year has returned to Sylva to spend the summer with his u?i^le and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Stovall. Australian Publisher And Wife Resting Here After Auto Accident Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Suche of Sid ney, Australia, are recuperatrng~at Hotel Lloyd here following their release from the C. J. Harris hos pital where they received treat ment for injuries received when their automobije collided with a truck on state highway, No. 28 be tween Cherokee-and Bryson City . on last Friday, June 13. Mr. Suche is associated with Deaton and Spencer Ltd., one of the largest publishing houses in Australia. He is publisher of Fash ion and Society, monthly maga zine and a number of farm maga zines. The Suches arrived in New York May 9 on a two months business trip. They left New York by auto mobile for New Orleans, La. on which trip they were when the accident occurred. Mr. and Mrs. Suche expressed themselves as delighted with the southern mountains and especially the hospitality of the Southern people. Their stay in Sylva depends on how quickly they get the insur ance adjusted and their car re paired. Service Sunday A. M. Presbyterian Chilrcji After a lapse in regular services in Sylva since before the war, the Presbyterians will again . start having regular Sunday morning services Sunday, June 22. The ser vices wilL be in the Episcopal church through the courtesy of the rector, Rev. Rufus A. Morgan, and vvih be held ttl a u ciuck. Mr. Edward Whitson will sup ply the Sylva congregation during the summer, pending~~the arrival of a regular full-time pastor. Mr. Whitson is a son of Dr. W. K. Whitson of Asheville. He was pre paring for the ministry at the time he entered service and after four years in the armer forces he re sumed his studies at Presbyterian College of South Carolina. He is to work here under the direction of the Home Mission Board of Asheville. All Presbyterians are urged to attend these services, and a special invitation is extended any others who might wish to hear Mr. Whitson. Special Guests At Cullowhee Church The Young People's Training Union of the Alexis Baptist church, near Gastonia, were guests of Rev. and Mrs. M. R. Osborne, Jr. and their church at Cullowhee last week-end. Seventeen young men and women of that community ~were present at the Cullowhee Baptist Church morning worship and were recognized as special guests. Jones Sworn In As City Clerk, Sherrill Appointed Attorney In its meeting last Thursday * night, the Board of Aldermen ap pointed W. R. Sherrill as town at torney, replacing Dan K. Moore who recently resigned. Mr. Sher rill, a native of Jackson county, has lived in Sylva more than thirty years as a practicing lawyer. He has always been a leftler in civic movements and in the Democratic party. - At the same meeting Mayor Jack Allison installed W. L. Jones as town clerk, succeeding T. Wal ter Ashe in that post. MSffey was appropriated by the Aldermen to buy a new venitian blind for the front window of the city hall and to obtain twelve swing-type garbage cans which will be placed on Main and Mill streets. When these cans are re ceived the public is asked to help keep the streets clean and sanitary by placing all trash in them. Due to the excessive loss of water through leaky faucets the board urges all city water users to have their faucets repacked to stop the waste of water, j I Rotarians Hear Black Of Bryson City Club The Sylva Rotary club heard S. W. Black, 'member of the Bryson City club and former district gov ernor, at their regular dinner meeting Tuesday iiight. Rotarian Black talked on the)"Four Objects of Rotary," and tola of the district conference held /recently; in Char lotte. On next Tuesday evening the club will hold Ladies Night at High Hampton Inn, at which time the new incoming officers will be installed. Dr. D. D. Hooper is "the new president, succeeding W. E. Ensor, of Cherokee. Over 100 are expected to attend this meeting. Rotarians Don Cowan, and Chief Barrett Blythe were welcomed back after an absence due to ill ness. The members were treated to a round of^cigars frorr^Dick Slagle? the occasion being a new son, Henry Philip Slagle, born June 16, AWAITING RESCUE IN FLOODED OTTUMWA STREET !. . ?ii. i ^.jZ. ' ? - .*r". ** ???..:? * WHILE THE MAN AT THE EXTREME RIGHT (arrow) decides to swim to safety, others are shown clinT!np to a street sign in an Ultumu a, Iowa. !i-o Ld street, av. a?Ung the. lii r.va) of a rescue? boat I bftrUgn>und) The over flowing river has forc?d some fi.OOO p :.<ons from t'neir hnir.es in Ottumwa Rest\ic ??(!') ;nls <n d the (ieath toll would probably reach twenty No deaths were reported along Mississippi. (International Suitnlphoto) BROWN ANNOUNCES BIBLE CONFERENCE DATES FOR COUNTY Mr. C. H. Mount To Be Principal Speaker For Week Of June 22-29 The Jackson County Bible Con ference will be held in the Sylva Elementary School Auditorium from Sunday, June 22, through Sunday, 29, according to W. Her bert Bifown, director of the South ern Bible Testimony, Inc., Bryson City, N. C. Mr. C. H. Mount, radio minister of Greenville, S. C., and Mr. Brown will give expositions of the Scrip tures at 2:30 p. m. on Sundays and 2:30 and 7:30 p. m. on week days. Mr. Mount will speak on "Phil ippians" and "The Rapture cf the Church at the End of This Age.'' Mr. Brown, who was pastor of the Bryson City Baptist Church from January 1, 1944 to January 1, 1947, will give an exposition of "Rom ans." The Southern Bible Testimony, as such, is neither related nor an tagonistic to any denomination and seeks to help all believers under stand the Bible better and to strengthen all evangelical churches, according to Mr. Brown. Its pur pose is not to start new organiza tions but to strengthen believers in churches already established, he stated. The public is cordially invited and there is no admission charge. The Testimony is maintained by prayer and voluntary contribu tions. Law Regarding Rabies Cited By Health Officer Charles Thomas, district health and sanitarian officer for the State Board of Health, cites the law regarding dogs and rabies: Act 34-Sec. 106, Public Health Laws of North Carolina says, that "In all counties where a campaign of vaccination is being conducted, it shall be the duty of the owner of every dog to have same vac cinated annually by a rabies in spector. The vaccination of all dogs in the county shall begin annually on April 1st, and shall be com pleted within 90 days from date of beginning of vaccinations. At the ^time of vaccination the rabies in spector shall give to the owner of person in charge of each dog vac cinated a numbered metal tag to gether with certificate. The metal tag shall be worn by the dog at all times. When the rabies inspector has carried out the provisions of these laws it shall be the duty of the sheriff with the assistance of the inspector to make a thorough canvass of the county and fre quently thereafter to;determine if there are any dogs that are not wearing the metal tags. If such dogs are found the sheriff shSll i notify the owner to have same vaccinated and to produce the certificate within three days. If the owner of the dog not wearing a tag cannot be found it shall be the duty of the sheriff to destroy said dog." Failure to comply with this law carries a penalty of a rrnsderpean of which subjects the violator to a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $50, or to imprisonment of not less than ten days or more than 3Q days N. C. MAYORS APPOINT TRAFFIC COMMITTEES The direct traffic appeal made from Governor R. Gregg Cherry to the mayors of North Carolina has produced favorable results. Mayors in 40 communities throughout the State have appoint ed active and aggressive local safety committees. "I hope that your community will name a Traffic Safety Com mittee and coordinate its activities with that of the State Committee for Traffic Safety, Inc.," Governor Cherry wrote to mayors in May. Coleman W. Roberts, chairman of the state committee for Traf fic Safety, Inc.; sent each mayor an outline of the comprehensive five-year traffic safety program designed to reduce the traffic loss on the streets and highways of North Carolina. Mayor Allison has appointed the following on the Traffic Safety Committee for Sylva and Jackson county: Sheriff Griffin Middleton, chairman; C. D. Lindsay, of the State Highway Patrol; Karl War lick, chief of police; J.<A. Gray, Frank M. Crawford, R.iy Cogdill, Gudger Crawford, Stedman Mitch ell and Woody Hampton. Farm ^Agents Study Methods On Large Experiment Station. M. L. Snipes, farm agent for Jackson county, and G. W. Conrad, assistant agent, left Sunday for Washington, D. C., Where they will spend several days observing methods on a large experiment station. They plan to return tc Sylva today. His Fourth Wife RETIRED businessman Moses S.Lane, 93, kisses his bride, Mrs. Verba Fox, 46. following their marriage in Long Beach, Calif The bride, who was Lane's fourth wife, was formerly his nurse. (International) The official rabies inspectors and inoculators for Jackson county are: T. G. Buchanan, Gay; Ed Bumgarner, Whittier; Lyda Cald well, Cullowhee; Paul Cooper, Whittier; Thad Cowan, Sylva; Charlie Crawford, Beta; John G. Phillips, Cullowhee; J. C. Potts, East Laporte; Regan Candler, Whittier and Grady Howard, Sylva. ? '? HOUSE GOES WITH THE PRESIDENT ON SUSTAINING VETO Republican Leaders See Little Chance For New Bill In 1947 President Truman's veto of the income tax reduction bill was up held by the house with a narrow margin vote on Tuesday. The Republican dominated con gress had passed the $4,000,000,000 income tax slashing bill and sent it to the White House for1 action by the president.. Veto of the bill was expected from many quarters, but it was thought that^the hou.-e would over-ride the veto and that the senate would probably uphold ? the president's veto. Speaker Martin (R., Muss.) an nounced immediately that there is littie ch.ir.ce of an attempt to write another tax reducing bill dur.'ng the 1947 session. , The Republican d o m i n a t e d house voted 2t>8 to 137 to o\ertum i the veto but this fell two votes l short of the require el . two-third* majority. Voting to override were 233 Ke j publicans and *35 Democrat-". Standing by the Pro>:de:it wore 134 Democrats and two Republi cans. Funeral Rites Fojr H. E. Shuler, 71 To Be This Afternon i Harmon Efastus Shuler, 71, of Jackson county, a retired f; rmer, died at his home near Willets Tues- : day afternon at 2:50 o'clock. ? He was a native of Jackson county where he had resided all of I his life. He was a son of Lee An- | drew and Mary Brown Shuler. Funeral services will be held at Mt. Pleasant Baptist church this i afternoon (Thursday) at 2 o'clock.' The Rev. Nando Stevens and the ; Rev. L. H. Crawford will officiate ! and burial will follow in Love | cemetery. ) The body will be taken to the 1 home at 10 o'clock Wednesday j morning and will rcma.n there un- j til the hour of the service. ? Pallbearers will be nephews, j Walter Bumgarner. Lincoln Shu- j ler, Grover Dean, Harry Henry, j Harley Shuler, and Robert SHliler. , He is survived by the widow,' Mrs. Dora Shuler; me son, Ralph | of Willetts; three daughters, Mrs. | Rurie Dean of Candler, Mrs. Shir- j ley Mills of Addie, and Mrs. Say- : nell Garrett of Baltimore, Md. Garrett funeral home is in charge of arrangements. Flood Threat In West Continues As Rains Pcur Down In Torrents /.rmy Engineers warned rcsi- j dents along $ 150 mile stretch of the Central Mississippi valley of impending danger from major floods as heaCy rains poured tor- | rents of water down Iowa streams, j sending flood waters swirling over ; rich farm lands. The Iowa depart ment of agriculture predicted that most of the flooded bottomland in j the southern half of the corn belt would produce no corn at all and that the crop loss in Iowa alone would rtm into millions of dollars. R. U. Sutton Is Member p I Of Park,Parkway, Forest | Development Committee , t Sylva Legion Auxiliary, Youngdeer Post Given Awards At Convention The Sylva unit ol' the American Legion auxiliary was given an at- j tendance award, the Caroline Set- | tie Walker trophy, awarded an- i nually *i? the unit having the best I attendance iccord during the year, | at Carolina Beach on Monday ! morning, Jur.c 16, at the 29th an nual convention of the North Caro- j lina American Legion. The award i was announced by Mrs. Dewey | M. Clymer of Reidsville, depart-j ment chairman of the trophies ancP awards' committee of the aux iliary. The James A. Lqckhart trophy went to the Steve Youngdeer American Legion Post No. 143 gt Cherokee. M Raymond Glenn, Jr. Will Open Ifuneral Home Here Raymond Glenn, Jr., who grad uated last week from the Univer sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has returned to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Glenn and is making preparation to open a funeral home here in the near future. The establishment will be located in the Glenn home on Main street for the present. A funeral car and supplies have al ready been purchased and will be delivered toon Mr. Glenn stated this week. Young Mr. Glenn served with naval forces during World War II in both the European and Pacific theaters cf war. He was attached to the USS Karnes which was en gaged in amphibious operation.-, un'il the >ui-render of Japan. After his diM-hargc he resumed his studies at the University, com ple'ing hi-, work last week. One Of Oldest Colored Citizens Of County Passes John Au.-tin, one of Jackson county's oldest and most respected n.lond citizens, died at his home Sylva Monday night. He came r oi South Carolina to Jackson county when just a boy and since lived in the Webster and Sylva communities. He was about 90 years old. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at Liberty Baptist church and burial will be in the Parris cemetery. He is suivived by the widow, Lizzie Austin, and one son and three daughters. John has always been a good, upright citizen, respected the white people and w; respected by them, and considered a friend by most of them who knew him. Governor Cherry Names Seven Member Board. Of Men From Western N. C. Raymond U. Sytton, superintend ent dI the wood department of Mead corporation here, has been notified of his appointment by Governor Cherry to the North Carolina National Park, Parkway and Forest Development Commfs sion. The commission was created by the last General Assembly and will become active July 1. The seven member board includes sev eral from Western North Carolina: Mr. Suttoji from Jackson county, Dr. KtrHy-k. Bennett from Swain, Percy B. Fer^bee from Cherokee, Charles E. Ray from Haywood; other members are: Ralph Wink ler, Ed Guy, A. H. Graham and R. Bruce Ethridge. Mr. Ethridge is ex-officio member. The new board will meet in Waynesville soon after the first of July for an organization meet ing. The bill calling for the creation of this commission was passed by the General Assembly during the 1947 session, ratified, and directed to become effective July 1, 1947. The bill states that the board shall be known as the North Caro lina National Park, Parkway-and Forest Development Commission. Duties of the Commission "The commission shall endeavor to promote the development of that part of fhe Great Smoky Moun tains National Park lying in Ngrth Carolina, the completion and de velopment-^ the Blue Ridge Park way in North Carolina, the devel opment of the Nantahala and Pis gah National Forests, and the de velopment of other recreational areas ip that p,4' t of ^Jorth Caro lina immediately affected by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, or the Pisgah or Nantahala Forests. It shall be the duty of tlie com mission to study the development ! of these areas and to recommend a policy that will promote the de velopment of the entire area gen i erally designated as the mountain I section of North Carolina, with I particular emphasis upon the de 1 velopment of the scenic and recre j ational resources of the region, and the encouragement of the location of tourist facilities along lines de signed to develop to the fullest these resources in the Mountain Section. It shall confer with the various departments, agencies, ; commissions, and officials of the Federal Government and govern ments of adjoining states in con j nection with the development of I the Federal areas and projects j named in this section. It shall also advise and confer with the various officials, agencies, or departments of the State of North Carolina that ?Continued on page 10 Forest-Wardens Have Little Time For Fishing Says Pettit "Now that the Vorst of the fire season is over, do all the County Forest Wardens go fishing?" That is the question asked Dis trict Forester Charles C. Pettit by many peop;e who do not realize that the duties of the County For est Warden are never finished. Mr. Pettit points out to the people who ask this question that the County Warden, as the^ead of all fire prevention and suppression in his county, is really often busier after the fire season than he is before it. The duties of the county warden during the wet months are many and varied, and according to Mr. Pettit, the following are some of the things he must do. The County Warden must spend much needed time in personal con tact work to build friendlier rela tions with the people in his county. In his travels he must collect all j tools, bring them to his home j where they are'put into first plass condition and then returned to the j District Wardens ready for use during the next fire season. When this is finished, his edu cational work is ready to begin in the various schools of the county. Evefy school is to be contacted, posters and literature are to be distributed, moving pictures must be shown' to cJubs and schools, and talks are to be made when ever he is called upon to do so. Most counties have fire towers and cabins to maintain, and these must be painted and repaired. The telephone lines must be checked and repaired for the next fire sea son; miles of roads must be built and maintained; and many more miles of foot trails must be kept clear of brush and undergrowth. Other new trails are located dur ing the off season so that fires will be easier to reach. Mr. Pettit concluded by saying the County Warden is the key man in the Forest Service organization, and the success or failure of fire prevention and suppression de pends upon how well he carries out these duties when fires are fqw. If he does this he will have little -or no time for fishing. County Forest Warden Evans strives to have the cooperation of every citizen in Jackson county to assist him in doing a better job for his county.