I [ 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. 8 Sylva, N. C. Thursday, July 24, 1947 ?y-T $2.00 A Year?5c Copy Crawford Releases County Faeulty List Crawford, Hoyle, Watson, j And Madison Are Elected Principals of High fch'ools Teachers for Jackson county schools lor tne school year 1&47 48 have been announced by coun ty Superintendent Frank Craw ford as follows: SYLVA HIGH?Wm. H. Craw ford, principal; Frances Luce, Agnes Henson, Doris Long, Willa Mae Scroggs, John F. Corbin, Wm. Garrett Buckner, Alice Weaver, Elma Donnahoe, Mary R. Cowan, and Guy Sutton. SYLVA -ELEMENTARY?W. V.i Cope, Juanita F. Davis, Mae Free man Fortner, John Crawford, Mrs. J. F. Freeze, Annie Louise Madi son, Margie Shuler Hughes, Hicks Wilson, Bertha Cunningham, Eve lyn Sherrill, Olive Halt Norton, Evelyn Parker McMahan, Emily, W. Tompkins, Stella Bryson Cow an, and Norma Painter Lee. BARKERS CREEK?Kathlyn F. Jones, Tallie P. Fulbright, and Lucy Brown. DILLSBORO?Lillian J. Madi son, Elizabeth Warren, Arlin Fow ler Evans, and Iris Holden Sher rill. BETA ? Gertie Moss, Maude Baker Reed, Lucy Crawford, El wyn Q. Deitz, and Mattie Mae Hensley. ADDIE?W. G. Dillard and Lenoir N. Stack. WILLETS?Mrs. Jimmie Sutton and Jessie W. Shields. BALSAM?A. C. Dillard, Kath leen B. Greene, and Alberta Shinn Monteith. WILMOT?Irene Raby Clayton, Ethel Collins, and Geraldine Ward. QUALLA?Lois E. Mcjrtin, Lucy M. Hall, Harriett H. Jenkins, Jen nie Cathe^,, Betty Price Harris, and Louise Hyatt Edwards. CULLOWEE Training School? C. A. Hoyle, principal; Winnie M. Killian, Nelle Elizabeth Bond, Clair Olson, Ben Battle, Thelma H. Harrell, Hilda Tallent Olson, Carolyn B. Ellis, W. T. Brown, Paul Murphy, Fannie Goodman, Edyth Walker, Alice Pope Rand, Martha Lou Stillwell, Wilhelmina B.* Snipes, and Annie C. Knotts. WHITE ROCK?Lewis J. Smith. TUCKASEEGEE ? Fannie M. Brown, Lessie Reid Pell, Janie ?Continued on page 10 Farm Families Urged To Help In Safety Program "Family participation in year round farm safety" is the theme of the 1947 observance of Nation al Farm Safety Week as set forth in President Truman's proclama tion which set the week of July 20-26 as the dates for the fourth annual observance of the week. "I urge farm people everywhere to set aside a specific time during National Farm Safety Week for family discussions of methods for the prevention of accidents, in or der that these producers of the Nation's food may live and work ?Continued on page 4 Cullowhee Troop No. 14 Make Two-day Hike In Smoky Mountains The Boy Scouts of Troop No. 14, Cullowhee, took a two-day hik ing trip in the Smoky Mountains Park on July 21 and 22. The boys' began their trip at Newfound Gap, and hiked East for ten miles to the overnight shelter at Peck's Corner. On Tuesday morning, they turned down toward* Smoke mont and arrived there on Tuesday | afternoon. It was the first trip many of the boys had made into that section of the Park, and all seemed to enjoy it. The Scouts making the trip were Winfred Ashe, Owen Dale Wil liams, Edward Sutton, Clinton Dodson, O. V. Cagle, Anson Mit chell, Grady Parker, Clarence Wike, and Orville Wike. They were accompanied by Charlie Bird, scoutmaster, and R. T. Houts, as sistant scoutmaster. Commerce Body to Hear State Officer at August 6 Dinner It has been announced by Jack son County Chamber of Commerce officials *hat Harry J. Krusz, pres ident of the North Carolina Asso ciation of Chamber of "Commerce Executives, will cojne to Sylva Wednesday, August 6, for a dinner meeting with the members here, and that he will speak to the body at that time. President Krusz will be making a scheduled' visitation trip to clubs in this section of the state at this time. ELECTRIC SHOCK KIUS BROTHER ? OF LOCAL CONTRACTOR * -> s Lyda Caldwell, of the contract ing firm of Lloyd and Caldwell of this city, was called to Asheville' Saturday due to the death of his, brother, M. J. Caldwell, 23, of ] Marshall, who died in an Asheville hospital Saturday afternoon fol lowing shock from a high power electric line on which he was work ing near Montreat. Young Cald well, an employe of the Haynes; Electric company, was said to have been working on a pole with sev eral other electricians at the time of the accident. Mr. Caldwell is said to have reached up to take hold of a wire above his head without first putting on his rub ber gloves. The wire is said to have been carrying a potential of 7,200 volts. His hand was knocked loose by the shock, but his safety belt kept him from falling., His! companions lowered him to the ground and futile efforts to resus citate him were made. Funeral services were held Tues day afternoon in Marshall. Annual Federation Picnic To Be Gala Event Here Saturday The annual Farmers Federation picnic for Jackson county, a gala event of music, games and enter tainment, will be held at Sylva high school grounds Saturday, July 26, it has been announced by James G. K. McGuire, president of the federation. In addition to the annual report of activities of the federation dur ing the past year, the program will include music by the f^mers Federation string band and by by many musicians of Jackson and surrounding counties. All musi cians, singers, choirs, and quartets ' are especially invited to attend and participate in the program. Athletic games and contests, with prizes for the winners, will be held on the field during the lunch hour. Prizes will also be offered for the largest family present and for the truck bringing the most people to the picnic. Featured on the program will be Alex Houston, young ventrilo quist of Hendersonville, and the federation.hen, which waddles onto the stage to the tune of "Cacklin' Hen" and calmly lays an egg for all to see. Watermelon and lemonade will be furnished free by the Federa tion. Birth Announcements Mr. and Mrs. Albert Shuford of Brevard announce the birth of twins, a boy and a girl, on Sunday, July 20, at the Transylvania hos pital, Brevard. The babies have been named Frederick Joel and Evelyn Elizabeth. Mrs. Shuford is the former Miss Betty Bird, daughter of J. M. Bird of Sylva. Mr. and Mrs. Bird were in Brevard Monday, going over to see Mrs. Shuford and babies. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Cunningham have announced the birth of a daughter, Carol Irene, on Thurs day, July 17, at Rowan Memorial hospital, Salisbury. Mr. Cunning ham is connected with Lilius Jew elry in Sylva. PRAYS FOR CURE AT LOURDES SHRINE CRIPPLED Si NCI BIRTH, Sally Ann CLeary, 12, of Pittsburgh, Pa., Is shown in a wheelchair (extreme left) praying amid the white-gowned girls of the procession, at the famous Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Agnes. France. Sally Ann was accompanied on her plane trip by her mother and 21 other American pilgrims from the Pittsburgh area. Between prayerti at the shrine, the girl bathed in the miraculous shallcw pool in the Grotto of Lourdes. (International) Brown and Moore Going To WOW Encampment Omaha, Neb., July 22?Company M, 137th Regiment, Uniform Rank, Woodmen of the World Life In surance Society, of Sylva, com manded by Captain J. C. Brown, Jj\, will go to Camp Toccoa, Toc coa, Ga., this week-end to attend the district encampment of this semi-military Woodmen organiza tion, July 28 to August 2. Brigadier General Barrington T. Hill, mayor of Wadesboro, N. C., the camp commander will direct the week's training program. Company M will be attached to the First Battalion, Second Pro visional Regiment, commanded by Major R. Frank Patterson, Kan napolis, N. C. Other companies, of the battalion are from Shelby, Kannapolis and Kings Mountain, N. C. They will compete with twenty other companies from Geor gia, South Carolina, Florida, Ala bama and Tennessee for trophies -to be awarded in field drill, floor work and athletic contests. Sergeant Major B. M. Moore, of Sylva, will serve on the staff of the Second Regiment. W. C. Braden, national' secretary of the Woodmen Society and com manding general of its Uniform Rank, and Adjutant General E. E. (Blue) Howell, both of Omaha, will review the camp activities and award trophies and prizes to com panies and individuals in field drill, floor work and athletic events. Dr. Herbert B. Kennedy, -Omaha, medical director of the Woodmen of the World, will serve as surgeon general at the encamp ment. JOHN 0. DAVIS HAS PROSPECTS FOR 1800 BUSHELS OF POTATOES Eighteen hundred to 2,000 bush els of Irish- potatoes on five acres of land is John^D. Davis' estimate for his crop this year. Mr. Davis lives on Big Ridge in Hamburg township where he has been grow ing fine crops of potatoes which he places on the early Atlanta market each year., He grows the Sequyo variety. There are a number of fine crops of potatoes in this section of the county this year, according to county agent M. L. Snipes, who says that farm crops of all kinds look especially good at this time. SPONSORS OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM Bakers' Service Station, Dillsboro Russell and Middleton Service Sta. Olivine Products Corp. Monteith's Service Station Fulmer Motor Company Hooper Motor Company Jackson County Bank Sylva Supply Co. Dillsboro and Sylva Electric Co. Gulf Oil Corporation Holden's Service Station Cannon Bros., Gas and Oil Co. Mead Corporation Shell Service Station Cogdill Esso Service Station Fisher's Gulf Service Station Lewis Esso Service Station Central Esso Service Station Central Shell Service 8tation CRAWFORDSAYSBAND INSTRUCTOR TO BE CHOSEN NEXT WEEK An instructor for the Sylva band will be chosen within a week or ten days, W. H. Crawford, super intendent of city schools, sf.id early this week. Several applications have been received for the post, and one will be selected as soon as the most competent man can be decided upon. ? Band practice will begin immediately on arrival of the in structor, probably about August 1. Lovefield Shell Station And Mill Change Owners Fred Russell and Woodrow Mid dleton have been operating the Shell Service Station at Lovefield since they purchased it from Charles Evans about April 1. Mr. Russell and Mr. Middleton also carry a line of staple groceries, breads, and cookies. In connection with the service station and grocery store, they own and operate an electric corn mill where freshly ground meal may be purchased at all times. They also do custom grinding. They carry a complete line of Statesville Milling Co. feeds, shorts, cotton meal, oats, dairy feeds, hog ration, scratch, and laying mash. Mr. Russell and Mr. Middleton are co-sponsors of the National Highway Safety advertisement carried in this issue Of The Her ald. Service of Sacred Music At Sylva Baptist Church There will be a special service of sacred music at the Sylva Bap tist church at 3 p. m. on Sunday night. The choir will present the program of music in dedication of the new choir robes which they have just obtained. The regular morning service will be held at 11 a. m. JOHN H. BUMGARNER IS TAKEN DY DEATH AT HIS HOME AT BETA Funeral services for John. H. Bumgarner. CO, who passed away| at his home near Beta at 6:30 Men-) day mi?;ning. following an illness] of only a few hours, were held Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 o' clock. Burial was at Dillsboro. Re\'. F. P. Blankenship and Rev.' B. S. Hen-ley. officiated. Moody Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Bumgarner was a life-long resident of Jackson county and a carpenter by trade. He married the former Miss Vadie Deitz, who survives. Also surviving are five children, Mrs. Opal Lee,Hyatt, of Salisbury; Mrs. Alma Groves, Gainesville, Ga., and Guy Willis, Calvin, and! Ralph Lewis Bumgarner, of Sylva; and one brother Dave Bumgarner, of Dillsboro. "Aunt Cindy"Love, 101, Former Slave, Buried Wednesday "Aunt" Lucinda Love, one of Jackson Co.'s most beloved colored women, passed away at her home in Dillsboro Sunday afternoon. She was 101 years, 4 months and 25 days old, at the time of her death. Funeral services were held Wed nesday afternoon at the River View Baptist church. "Aunt Cindy", as she was af fectionately known by all her j friends, was a native and life-long resident, of Jackson county. She ! was born February 25, 1836 and . was sold at the age of four to Col. Thaddeus Bryson for $450 and made her home with the Bryson family until November, 1865, when she married .Joe Marion Love. They had the distinction of being the first colored couple ?{V>!ly married after their emancipation. She was the mother of five chil dren. Only one, Rosa Lee, with whom she made her home, sur vives. Surviving are also seven grandchildren , 22 great nrand children, and several great great grandchildren. "Aunt Cindy" was in remark ably good health unt.l a sho:1 time before her deailr:?~~Tter eyesight was dim but her mind was clear and keen and she enjoyed reminis cing and telling the stories of the past. -an SHOWN AT PHONI in her Chicago home It Mrs. Sylvia Wallis, 28, wife of Ernest D. Wallis, one of the two ex-Army sergeants who are being held by the F.B.L in connection with the theft of atomic bomb data. She declared that her husband is innocent and that she will stand by ; him. (International Soundphoio) i Campfire Girls Leave To I Spend Two Weeks at Tocoa i Eight Campfire girls left Mon day morning to spend two weeks at Camp Tocoa, Ga., a camp for Campfire Girls. The uirls leaving Mofcdav we: o Patsy Buckner, Edith Moore, .To n (Vgriill, Gail Webber, Audrey Jane Jones, Leah Su'? on, Anne Cat hey, and Linda SU. n of Wayne vil.e. They were accompanied to Camp Toe by Mrs. Dan Moore, Mrs. D. M. Hall, Mrs. Ray Cogdill, and Mrs. R. U. Sutton. Glenville Farmers Form Market Co-op + Hugh Monteith Attends Lions Meet In Frisco The Sylva Lions Club mot at the Sylva high school cafeteria on Wednesday night, July 16, with T. Waller Ashe, president, presid ing. / 9 The program for the meetingt was in charge of Jennings Biyson, international councellor, w h o briefly reviewed the duties of the different committees of the Lions Club. Lion Hugh Monteith left last week to be the official delegate from the local club to the Lions International Convention which' will be held -in San Francisco, i | Calif., July 2^ 29, 30, and 31. Lion' Monteith" was accompanied on the trip by Lioness Monteith, who | was delegated by the local club to keep her husband "in the straight and narrow way during this con | vention." I Future W.O.W. Meetings To Be On Monday at 7:30 At the last regular meeting of the Woodmen of the World on July 21, it was decided to move the meeting hour of the W.O.W. up thirty minutes, to make the hour in the future 7:30 instead of 8:00, as it has been in the past, j The next regular meeting will j be Monr'ay night at 7:30 p. m. Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Tabor and daughters, Rebecca and Nancy Ruth, returned last Thursday to their home in Forest City after a few days visit here with Rev. and Mrs. W. Q. Grigg. Rev. Mr. Tabor is a former pastor of First Metho dist chrch in Canton. PICKLESIMEft SAYS ^ j THEATRE IN SKY CAN I BE YEARLY EVENT The Theatre in The Sky opened , its five weeks engagement here last Friday night with the Broad-1 way Qmnedy "Stepping Sisters."I Although there was not a very' large crowd out for the first por-j formance it was well received and thoroughly enjoyed by every one, ?.i 1 agreeing that it was the best of it.- kind ever presented in Sylva. We are very fortunate in having entertainment of this kind in a town of this size and the people should take advantage of this op portunity. If we have a success-1 ful season this summer we can make it a yearly event. This same play in New York would cost as high as thre? or four dollars a performance. You can see it in Sylva for only 75 cents for adults and 35 cents for children. Be sure and see the next per formance, Lombardi, Ltd., on Fri day at 8:30 P. M. Felix Picklesimer, President Chamber of Commerce Cooperative Seeks To Have Better Outlet For Section's Truck Crops Kinnoi-y of ||l(, r?lonviii0 -,r'nrnl district met in their third meeting lust Thursday night and decided on a permanent organization to provide a house and market lor the truck crops or this famous trucking section. Directors for the organization who were elected are J. C. Robin - son of Glenville, Neal Tucker of I ine Creek, Will Stiwinter of Mill Creek, John Paul Norton of Nor ton, Hayes Hooper of Big Ridge Kenneth Moore of Cedar Creek* and John Will Hooper of Cashiers! Mr. Hooper was elected to serve as chairman of the board at a later meeting. The name chosen for the organi zation is the Hamburg Farmers Association. More than one hundred farmers signed up as members the first night, and it is hoped, that even tually every farmer in the section will be a member. Each member ship share costs ten dollars. It is not a stock company. At a meeting of the board of di^ rectors on Tuesday, the members took an option on a building place between the stores belonging to Mr. Monteith and Mr. Reynolds in Glenville. ^The space is 250 front feet, offered by Mr. Monteith and mj. Reynolds at a very reasonable figure. Members will be expected to give free labor for the building, and some are donating time and timber. j The directors are hoping that funds will be made available fast enough to have the building fin ished by the first of September. The plan of operation is to pay cash on delivery of produce. Cash will be bortowe^ in* stead of selling stock to obtain the money. Those handling* money will be bonded and all the usual safeguards will be used to make it an up-to-date organiza* tion. 1 lie State Marketing Division will .send a man from Raleigh to help prepare a constitution and by-laws and attend to the jncor poiation papers. "w/v /o Svvurv Auto I'iwnttvm Mm Aoiv Friday Examinations for drivers li censes have been changed from from Wednesday to Friday for the Sylva area, Patrolman C* D. Lindsay has announced. The examinations were scheduled for each Wednesday but they will take place each Friday, begin n,rig at 9 a. m. and continuing ""til 5 p. m. at the Jackson county court house. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Reed of Kinston spent several days this week with Mrs. Reed's parents Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Parker, aTd other relatives. j Theatre In The Sky Presents | Second Performance Friday The "Theatre in The Sky" will) present the brilliant stage suc cess, "Lombardi, Ltd." as their second production of the season, under the direction of Maurice Geoffrey, Friday at 8:30 P M. at the Elementary School Auditorium in Sylva. The series of plays is sponsored by the Jack-on County Chamber of Commerce. "Lombardi, Ltd.," written by Frederic and Fanny Hatton, was * immediate success when first pre sented in New Yor. The iriginaT i production ran over 800 perform ances with Leo Carrillo in the lead in role of Tito Lombardi, the dress the play is the scene in which Mr. revolves. Dave Chamberlain, Guest Artist with the company this week, will appear as Tito and Ella Beth Hurst, last week as Lady Cheworth Lyne in "Stepping Sisters" plays his shop assistant, Norah. Mr. Chamberlain, formerly on the professional stage and now busi ness executive of a large Florida concern, will come to Sylva for this one appearance. He is a char ter Member of the Tampa Little Theatre, one of the largest com munity groups in the South, and has played the role of Tito more than forty times. Daisy, a new manniquin in the e>tablishment, will be played by Jean Argyle, and Jean Ann Brad ley and Faye Rollins, making her first appearance with the com pany, will appear as Muriel and Yvette. One of the highlights of the play i sthe scene in which Mr. Chamberlain creates a gown "Sun shine After the Rain", in view of the audience, draping the materials on Miss Bradley as his model. Fredric Gadette, who drew laughs for his characterization in last week's play, will appear as Ricky, millionaire Vernvcelli King, who falls in love with D~i>y. Miss Argyle and Mr. Gadete a.*e both from Hollywood, where they have appeared in numerous st< ?e plays and motion picture roles. David Cromwell appears as Robert Tarrant, Broadway play ?Continued on pag* 9

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