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VOL. XXII, NO. 3
Sylva, N. C. Thursday, June 19, 1947
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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
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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
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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.