County Board Of Education
J
Makes Statement Regarding
Financial Condition ot Schools
The County Board of Edu?/..*:on
wishes to nv?<\e a financial s.a'c
ment to the people of Jackson
County in older that they m.uht
get a picture of the situat.un a- it
is mi July 1. 1947. We reaii/.t* * he
cmdition of the schools o: Jack
s/n County and the many things
fthat are' needed to put them in
good condition.
The school- of Jackson County
were able to operate durirlg the
war period, but the high cost of
materials and labor has necessarily
gone far beyond what the budget
for 1946-47 called for or antici
pated.
The total expenditures for cur
rent expenses during the year 1946
47 amounted to $51,847.93, while
the total receipts collected du n'ng
that period were $43,565.67. Total
outstanding bills as of July 1, 1947
amount to $13,466.36. In addition
to this amount it will be necessary
to repay a total of $12,456.00 from
the 1947-48 budget which was
borrowed in order to complete the
Tuckaseege^ School Building and
the purchase of two new school
busses. The public can readily see
from these figures that the Board
of Education will begin the new
fiscal year with quite a deficit. Un
less more money is made available
from appropriation or tax levy, it
will be impossible to do the many
things that is needed to be done
in the school system of this coun
ty.
We are offering the above state
ment for no reason other than that
the people of Jackson County
might understand the problems
that we face at this time.
Mr. Henson, Miss Danna
Attend Welfare Meet
Two members of the Jackson
county welfare department at
tended an all-day meeting of wel
fare-officials orr'-Tuesctay at the
court house in 'Asheviile. A study
of procedures relating to the adop- 1
tion of children by foster parents.
discussions by officials of the state
* i
welfare department, and an inter
pretation and explanation of the
legal aspects of adoption by Ralph
Moody, assistant attorney general
of the state, were highlights of the
meeting.
G. C. Henson. superintendent of
public welfare for Jackson county,
and Miss Hei'en Danna, child wel
fare worker with the welfare de
partment, were those attending
from Sylva.
Of 188,500,000 tons of wood cut
in the forests of the United States
each year for lumber, pulp and
paper and other commercial prod
ucts, 108,900,000 tons, or 57 per
cent, is wasted or burned for fuel.
K? ? _____
FACULTY-STUDENTS'
ANNUAL RECEPTION
The annual reception for faculty
members and summer school stu
dents was held on the terrace of
Moore Dormitory .. t Western Caro
lina Teachers College. Among the
receiving line were Dr. H. T. Hunt
ex (? T (- -..Hi \T.->
Hunter, Dean and Mrs. \\\ E. Bird,
Ilse Huebner. d.rector of the
Smoky Mountain Music Center.
Mr. Clifford Bair. regional direc
tor ol National Association for
Opera, and Vernon Hammond, di
rector of the American Opera
Company, who is conducting Re
gional opera training at W.C.T.C.
The reception is given every
summer that students and faculty
may become betttr acquainted, j
Punch was served on the terrace. I
Scenes From Two Operas1
To Be Presented At
Cullowhee July 11
(Continued from page 1)
Elijah, "The Second Maid" in Mar
tha, and "Maseha" in The Choco
late Soldier. She has appeared with
the Chicago Opera Guild, the Chi
cago American Opera Company,
The Midwest Opera Company, and
the Kenosha Opera Company, and
has sung in Philadelphia's Acad
emy of Music and the Chicago Civ
ic Opera House.
Milton Sandier, tenor of Phila
delphia. He has sung with the Cos
mopolitan Opera Company in Car
men as "Don Jose," the Garden
Company's La-Traviata, as a solo
ist with the Pennsylvania Phil
harmonic Orchestra,, as soloist for
the Church of the Savior in Phila
delphia. He is also a member of
the American Opera Company.
Eugene King. Philadelphia bari
tone. King has appeared as soloist
with the Women's Symphony of
Philadelphia, the Society of An
cient Instruments, and the Phila
delphia "Pup.7 concerts. He will
play the rote of "Plunkett" in?Mar
tha. He has sung the role of the
"Father" in Hansel and Gretel in 1
the Academy of Music in Philadel- '
phi a and in the Lyric Theatre in'
Baltimore, the "Count" in The
Marriage of Figaro, the "Count"!
in Lucia di Lammermoor, "Wa^f-1
ner" in Faust, and "Count Gil" in |
The Secret of Suzanne." Among
his radio broadcasts was a. tele
vision performance of The Secret
of Suzanne. K.ng rejected a
scholarship to the opera depart
ment ot\the Berkshire Music Cen
ter so that he could appear in this
festival.
I . Mrs. Jeanette Exley Scra'olc of
Easton, Pennsylvania, soprano. She
will play the roles of "Lady Hari
ett" in Martha and of the '^irst
Angel" in Elijah. She has made
numerous appearances in radio.
YOU'LL SAVE MONEY AT
TRUCK HEADQUARTERS
WITH
I.**#*
#n<T$ ^.IMC LIFE f'cMWW
You get all three with a truck that
fits your job?a "flo6-%<CfaC"truck;
We can sell you a truck that fits your job
? selected from 175 basic chassis models ?
ranging from light delivery units up to
23,000-pound (G.V.W.) heavy-duty haulers.
only DODGE builds'^<<-^tZ8<^'/TnucKS
COGDILL MOTOR COMPANY
v.
V,
%
w. il
DAY PHONE 133
NIGHT PHONE 28 J
SYLVA, N. C
SYLVA FIREMEN INSTALL OFFICERS?Officers for the coming year were installed at the annual
dinner meeting of members of the Sylva fire department at the Maple Springs cafe in Sylva Monday
night, June 30. Chief J. C. Fitzgerald of the Asheville fire department and E. M. Salley, plant superintend
ent of the American Enka corporation were main sp^pkers. Attending the meeting from left to right
above, were: Dr. Harold McGuire, chairman of the town board of aldermen; Mayor Jack Allison, also a
member of the department; Grayson Cope, assistant Chief; Claude Campbell, secretary and treasurer: O..E.
Brookhyser, toastmaster; Mr. Salley; Chief Fitzgerald; W. Bart Cope, Sylva fire chief; and Felix Pickle
dsimer, member of the department and president of the Jackson county chamber of commerce.
?Photo by Donnahoe Studio
concert, and opera in the East and
South. In the spring of 1947 she
resigned as voice teacher at Peace
College in Raleigh to return to
Pennsylvania.
A. J. Fletcher of Raleigh. He has
appeared as "Captain John Silver"
in Treasure Island, "Macbeth" in
Macbeth, "Father Pensavaccio in
Bell for Adano, "Devilshoof" in
Bohemian Girl, "Captain of the
Guard" in II Trovatore* "Kezal" in i
The Bartered Bride, and "Grandpa
Vanderhof" in You Can't Take It
With You.
William Allen; Raleigh, tenor.
Dori;? McGuinn, riezzo-soprano ]
of^Chnrlotte. While Miss McGuinn 1
was attending Sullins College in
Bristol. Virginia, she did solos in i
Handel's Messiah with the Bristol
Symphony Orchestra. She placed
fourth in a national contest for
talent being sought by the "Hour
of Charm." At present she is sing
ing as soloist at Myers Park Pres
byterian Church, Charlotte.
John Watson Jr.,. b;iss, of Char
lotte. He will sing "Sir Tristram"
in Martha and is understudying
"Plunket" in^l**rtha and "Bum
eiii" in The ChocilaJe Soldier. He
has done oratorio, concert, and re
cital work in and around Char
lotte, and sang publicly (in
churches) m Houston, Tex., and
Washington, D. C., while in the
navy. He sang "Herman" and
"Schlemil" in Tales of Hoffman
in Winston-Salem earlier this year.
He is now baritone soloist at Haw
| thorne Lane Methodist Church in
Charlotte.
I
i A m e 1 i a Card well, soprano.
, Greensboro. Miss Card well's work
as dramatic and vocal coiich re
ceived national recognition when
the original dramatization of Eli
jah, which she conceived and di
rected, won for the Euterpe Club
of Greensboro second place in the
Donald Voorhess contest sponsored
by the National federation of
Music Clubs. She has sung in bpera
and oratorio, and given recitals in
North Carolina, Virginia, and New
York. She has appeared on spon
sored programs over radio - station
WBIG, Greensboro. She has ap
peared in The Messiah, The Cre
ation, Elijah, Requiem, and other
oratorios; and in leading roles in
The Bartered Bridge. Daughter of
the Regiment, Bi.anca, Jealous
Husband, and Marriage of Figaro,
besides scenes from other operas,
and Gilbert and Sullivan.
She was twice soloist with the
North Carolina Symphony Orches
tra. She sang two performances of
Hansel and Gretel at Greensboro
college, and was soloist with the
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra
in The Messiah.
She is now' on the piawo faculty
of Gn^ensboro college, and- is so
prano soloist at West Market
Street Methodist Church, Greens7
| boro. She is state chairman . >ot
Opera and OratoriQ for the North
Carolina Federation ofMusic'
Clubs, is a charter member of the
National Association tar Opera,
and a professional member of the
National Association for American
Composers and Conductors.
Jack B. Smith ,tenor, of Greens
boro. Mr. Smith will sing "Alexi
us" in The Chocolate Soldier.
Jean Bradley Warren, soprano,
Greensboro. She will sing "Na
dina" in The Chocolate Soldier.
Harold Moag, bass, Greensboro.
He will sing "Kasimir Popoff" in
The Chocolate Soldier, and will
understudy "Sir Tristram Mickle
ford" in Martha.
He has appeared in four pro
ductions of The Marriage of Fig
aro, including the Piedmont Festi
val in Winston-Salem, and has had
a part in the production of Bianco
and many other operas and oper
ettas. He is a member of the Eu
terpe Opera Group, and a member
and treasurer of the Euterpe Club.
He is soloist at Grace Methodist
Church, Greensboro, and has sung
in church choirs in North Carolina,
and in Rochester, N. Y.
John R. Truitt, Greensboro.
Truitt will have the role of the
"Sheriff" in Martha. He is the so
loist at the First Congregational
Church 'of Greensboro. Although
he is an engineer by trade, Truitt
appeared in Chocolate Soldier as
"Massakroff." He is also a soloist
and past president of the Greens
boro Choral Society.
Mrs. Josephine Fisher, contralto,
Winston-Salem. She wiljr play the
role of the "Third Angel" in Eli
jah and as an understudy of
"Nancy" in Martha. Mrs. Fisher
appeared in The Chocolate Soldier
as "Aurelia." She has done ora
torio^ radio, church and concert
work in Baltimore, * Washington,
and throughout Georgia and Flor
ida. In the Winston-Salem Oper
atic Association's presentation of
The Condohers, she played the part
of "Tessa." She also sang Antonio's
Mother in the Piedmont Festival
Opera Association's presentation of
Tales of Hoffman. At present, Mrs.
Fisher is a soloist at Centenary
Methodist Church in Winston-Sa
lem.
Lorio Burnette, soprano of Spar
tanburg, South Carolina.
The combined choirs of the.
Cullowhee Baptist and Methodist
churches will make up the choral
background for the opera.
Permonals
Miss Thelma Poteet was here
from Brevard to spend' the week
end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Roscoe Poteet.
Miss Margaret Wilson was here
the latter part of the week from
Oak Ridge, Tenn., visiting her
mother, Mrs. T. O. Wilson.
Mrs. D. M. Hall, Miss Lela M.
Hall, Bobby Hall, and Mr. and Mrs.
L. C. Hall of Hattiesburg, Miss,
spent the week-end in Boone with
Mrs. Hall's sister, Mrs. J. H. Coun
cil, and family.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C Wilson and
son, Wayne, Mr and Mrs. J. H.
Wilson, and Mrs. T. O. Wilson were
in Swannanoa Sunday, visiting Mr.
and Mrs. John H. Wilson, Jr. and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R Ryan of Oak
Ridge, Tenn. arrived last Thurs
day to visit Mrs. Ryan's mother.
Mrs. C. Z. Candler. Mr. Ryan re
turned Sunday, but Mrs. Ryan re
mained for a longer visit.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hupman re
turned Sunday from a trip to
Washington, D. C. and to Virginia
Beach, and after spending a few
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Monteith, they have
gone to Mebane, where they will
make their home.
Mrs. Harry Higglilb and Mr:. F.
M. Higdon of Franklin, Mrs. T. D.
Rogers and son, and Mrs. Dan
Townsend and two small daugh
ters of Haines City, Fla. were
Fourth of July guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Wilson.
Mr. and ^s. C. W. Potts of Gas
tonia spent last week with rela
tives at Glenville and Wilmot, re
turning to their home on Saturday.
Rev. G. B. Clemmer, former
pastor of Sylva Methodist church,
and Mrs. Clemmer of Asheboro
were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. S. W.
Enloe at Dillsboro for several days
last week.
IF YOUR ANIMALS ARE ILL
Call
DR. O. H. BURNSIDE
i -
Veterinary Surgeon
County Agent's Office
Night Phone 192
FRANKLIN, N. C.
THE MUTUAL^LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY of NEW YORK
ItWIS W. DOUOIAS, rmMM
t ?
IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENT OP
Cecil E. Blanton
AS REPRESENTATIVE Of THE COMPANY ]
AT
Sylva, N. C
Farmers Federation
PICNIC
Saturday, July 26,10 A.M.
Everybody Invited
Contests - - Prizes
#
*
INew Attractions
j
$
All Musicians, Quartets, And Choirs Especially Invited
Bring Lunch.. Spend Day
FRED COPE, Manager Local Store