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. 9 Sylva, N. C. Thursday, July 31, 1947 $2.00 A Year?5c Copy Parking Meters Up; Street Deserted As Local People Help 163 Meters Installed Last Week To Regulate Parking on Main Street Among the first official acts of Sylva's newly elected board of aldermen was the placing of an order for 163 parking meters for the city for the purpose of regulat ing parking in the city's more con jested areas. The meters were installed the first of lafct week and began op erating Monday. The first few days of use would indicate that they have brought the desired re sults as regarding parking. You can now find plenty of parking places on Main street if you pay your penny or nickel. Cars which used to be left standing on the street for hours, perhaps all day, have been left at home or parked on side streets. The meters were installed by Bill Syah, representing the M. H. Rhodes Company of Hartford, Mass. Other nearby towns using the same type meter are Bryson City, Waynesville, Franklin, Black Mountain, Morganton, and Valdese.* Our meters were up a few days before they were placed in use and many pople gave them the once over, with a few visitors dropping pennies o. .licke .in h ' slot over the week-end. Parking fees will be required from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. every day except Sundays and holidays. Charges are 1 cent for 12 minutes parking, 2 cents for 24 minutes, 3 cents for 36 minutes, 4 cents for 48 minutes and 5 pennies or a nickel for an hour. Two nickels can be placed in for two hours pprkirg. J-.ocal police are making fre quent checks CJl all meters to see that no violations occur and col lection of deposits will be made weekly, of which half of the amount will go to Rhodes Company i until the meters are paid for, the other half retained by the city. Funeral Rites For Miss Marie Elders Miss Marie Elders, 26, died in a Raleigh hospital Saturday morn-| ing, following an illness of sixi years. She was the daughter of' Mr. and Mrs. Jode Elders, formerly, of Dillsboro, but now of Sarah,! Ga. Mr. Elders is an employee of, Hennessee Lumber Co. at Blue GaJ Among survivors are the par ents and one sister. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Barkers Creek church. Moody j Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. William Henry and Lloyd Kirk are spending this week in Thomp son, Ga., with their aunt, Mrs. I Lloyd Smith, and family. I Aldermen Order Rigid Enforcement Of Traffic Laws The Board of Aldermen met last Thursday night, passing on several matters, Mayor Jack Allison has announced. He said that begin ning today (Thursday) all park ing meter regulations and all oth er traffic regulations will be rig idly enforced. The money from fines for violations will go to a special ?'bank account especially for that money. The board also voted to have alj parts of Sylva not now having sewers surveyed so that sewers may be put in. They will be in | stalled in Rhodestown and other J parts of the city now without | them. I Permission was granted by the | aldermen to Hooper Motor Co., Cannop Brothers, and to Allison Brothers to span Scotts Creek. The final action of the board I meeting was to order a beer license to be given to George Lewis for use in the Bird Cafe. I ?? ? ?. French Mother Gives Birth To Daughter At Hospital Mr. and Mrs. George William j Thomas announce the birth of a | daughter, Georgette Ellen, on | Thursday, July 24, at the Harris | Community'hospital. Mrs. Thom 1 as, before her marriage, Was Miss I Simone Bertha Michelet of Antony Seine, France. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas were mar ried in France on February 5, 1946. They came to America in March, 1947, after Mr. Thomas had served for three years in the army. - Phone Company Puts Mn Modern \\ew Equipment I Western Carolina Telephone Company has the distinction of be , ing the first telephone company in I the Southeast to put into operation a new type of telephone service. I This new-equipment makes it pos | sible to carry on six conversations ! simultaneously over two wires. This equipment was installed in S> lva and Cashiers, increasing Cashiers' long distance facilities 100 per cent. The equipment, made by the Western Electric Company, oper ates similar to radio with the ex ception that it travels on a wire, each conversation is handled on a different frequency. It is expected by the telephone companies that as soon as it is possible for the manufacturers to go into full scale production to be able to serve a lot of the rural areas with this type of equipment. 2,000 Attend Annual Picnic9 Jackson Unit Of Federation With approximately 2,000 per sons in attendance, the annual Farmers Federation picnic for Jackson county was held in the Sylva High school building Satur day. James G. K. McClure, president of federation, made his annual re port on activities of the organiza-i tion, using placards to illustrate his talk. The placards, bearing the titles: New Projects, Bulbs; Farm-; ers Federation News; The Lord's' Acre; Skyline Dairy Cooperative;' Dairy Improvement; Handicrafts; Wood Products; Burley Tobacco, I and Hatchery, were held by mem-' bers of the federation and citizens of Jackson county. In speaking of the Skyline Dairy, Mr. McClure stated that it will be the basis for the protec tion of the Western North Carolina dairy farmer. The dairy, he add ed. will be opened in about 10 days. The bulb industry, some > thing new to the federation, is ex pected to bring thousands of dol lars per year to the farmers of this area from bulbs and flowers. ? Mr. McClure announced a new artificial breeding service, soon to be launched, which will enable the dairy farmers to breed their herds to the best bulls available, thus in creasing the milk production of their dairies by a large percentage. E. M. Ball was introduced as new editor of the Farmers Federa tion News to succeed Robert J. Brown, who has resigned to make a lecture tour of the state of Texas. The Rev. Dumont Clarke, head of the religious department of the federation, reported on the Lord's Acre movement, telling how it: has spread to all parts of the Unit ed'States and into many foreign countries, creating self-support ing churches. A new program of Christian Recreation is being launched in many churches of this area, he reported, and an nounced that pamphlets on this work will be available soon. "We need new Christian forces in our churches to build a brotherhood of peace," Mr. Clarke stated. The invocation was pronounced by the Rev. W. N. Cook, pastor of Baptist churches at Webster and Dillsboro. Dan Tompkins, representative ? (Continued to page 10) | MARSHALL MAKES 'INSIDE1 REPORT I INFORMATION OF VITAL importance to the nation is given members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in Washington during a 90 minute "inside report" made by Secretary of State George C. Marshall (center). Marshall, who has just completed his first half year in office, is shown with Chairman Charles A. Eaton (R-N. J.) and Rep. Sol Bloom (right), of New York, ranking minority member of the committee, which met | in special executive session. (International Soundphoto) I Library Now Has Many New Books For Citizens Enjoyment f New books recently received in the Jackson County Library are; ? as follows: Border Bandit, Evan;' D. A. Breaks the Seal, Gardner; Coroner's Creek, Short; Another Woman's House, Eberhart; Bor-I rowed Brunette, Gardner; Strum-' pets Wind, Merrick; Clever Sis-1 ter, Banning; Wilderness Adven ture, Page; Spoonhandle, Moore; Last Straw Harriett, Cadell; Jere my Bell, Davis; Rise of Henry Morcar, Bentley: Chloe Marr,j Milne; Nearby, Yates; Uneasy Spring Mc^lov; Harpes in Wind, Brink; Decorating Unpainted Fur niture, Ornstein; The Herdsmen, Wilson; Wild Yazoo, Myers; Bright Skies, Loring; Success on a Small J Farm, Pearson; Rediscovery of Morals, Link; Horizon, Maclnnes. The Lull, Miller; Modern Fam ily Garden Book, Biles; Easyi Crafts, Joeger; Cokesbury Show-j er Book, Fite; Things to Make fori Lawn and Garden, Champion; The| Reluctant Widow, Heyer; Marble Man's Wife, Norwood; The Light! ? Heart, Thane; The Mirrow, Rice;; Shod with Flame, Mille; Empty Saddles, Cody; Valley of Vanish-? Miss Fisher Goes To Greece Miss Elizabeth Fisher left this week, by plane for Athens, Greece, where she will be secretary to Dwight P. Griswold, Head of the' American Mission of Aid to Greece. | Prior to this she was employed' in Washington, D. C., and Atlanta, Ga. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Fisher of Sylva. Rev. Grigg To Assist In Revival At Forest City Rev. W. Q. Grigg, pastor of Syl va Methodist church, will leave Saturday to assist in a revival meeting at Forest City. Rev. J. B. Tabor, formerly pastor of First Methodist church in Canton, is pastor of the Forest City church. In the absence of Mr. Grigg, Mr. Ed Steffncr wilt preach ? Sunday morning at the Sylva church, using as his subject, "When A Faith Overcomes Fear." Mr. and Mrs. George Lee spent several days last week with Mr. Lee's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walt Lee, in Lawndale. ing Men, Brand; Stranger at Home, Sanders; Around the Garden, Jen kins; Lunch Box, Brobeck; Old Doc, Seifert; The Hollow, Christie; So Young So Fair, Seifert; How to Enjoy Retirement, Pitkin; Moon rise, Strauss; Storm Center, Mc Spadden; Great Lady, MacKay; M-FSr-Mike, Freeman; White House Physician, Mclntire; Close Pur-| suit, Burt; Field Book of Eastern! Birds, Hausman; Managing A Farm, Johnson; New Encyclopedia of Modern Sewing. The Wayward Bus, Steinbeck; Woman on Way, Baldwin; Vinland, Shute; Dewy Eyes, Rosmond; In | Hands of Senecas, Edmunds; The i White Dress, Eberhart; Honolulu Story, Ford; Brave Mardi Gras, Roberts (signed); Sudden Guest, LaFarge; Old American Houses, WilTiams; The Saint Sees It ' Through, Charteris; Over at Crow leys, Norris; Salem Frigate, Jen nings; Janey Jcens, Harris; Great Horse Stories, Cooper; Inside USA, Gunther; Treasurery of Droll Stories, Fabricant; So To Speak, Von Hess; Pilgrims Rest, Went worth. Study Artificial Cattle Hrvvdiny A meeting?one of a series of 17 ?will be held in Sylva at 10 a. m.; Tuesday, August 12, to determine farmers' interest in the establish ment of artificial dairy cattle breeding units in the area. Other meetings will be held in the various counties of Western North Caro lina to determine interest in each, one. 4 " 1 At these meetings information j will be given on the value of breed- j ing units, their cost to farmers,! and the type of local organization' needed to operate them. In coun- j ties where there is sufficient inter est it is proposed that a local breeding association could be formed which would be governed entirely by its members. Already, it was stated, the Amer ican Scientific Breeding associa-j tion, an organization financed by Rockefeller Prentice, is proposing, to install registered proven dairy bulls in a bull barn recently built by the Farmers' Federation in Fairview, provided there is suf ficient demand by farmers to war rant such an undertaking. All farmers interested in such1 a program should attend the meet-' ing to show that farmers are in-: terested and will support the pro gram, should one be begun for Jackson county. Rev. Story To Supply Sylva Baptist Church Rev. C. M. Warren, pastor of Sylva Baptist church, will leave Sunday afternoon to hold a revival: meeting at Lodge, S. C., at the' Carters Ford church. In his ab-j sence the Rev. Wilmot Story will! supply the Sylva pulpit on Sunday | night. Mr. Story is from George-! town. Ky. I DtLLSBORO PLANT GRINDING FELDSPAR ON LARGE SCALE | The Interstate Feldspar Cor-! proration, with plant at Dillsboro,! is now grinding and shipping around 1200 tons of material monthly, according to W. H. Swaiif son. general manager of the plant., Mr: Swanson stated this week that the plant is only running one shift daily at this time but that the de mand is great for the product and it is expected that the plant here will expand its operations to in-j crease the output. 1 Five men are now employed* regularly at the plant with an an nual payroll of around $15,000.00. Payments to farmers and others who supply the mill with the raw material are paid large sums for the spar. Mr. Swanson stated that an average truckload of spar runs around $45.00. A recent state survey reveals' that there is a large quantity of the ore in this section of Jackson county. Farmers who find it on their land and wish to market it can take a sample to Asheville for analysis and, if it tests out satis factorily, the plant at Dillsboro will buy it. Ed Steffner To Work With Methodist Yoitth Mr. Ed Steffner, who recently graduated from Duke University Theological School, arrived last Wednesday to spend several wt^eks as assistant pastor of Sylva Meth odist Church. Mr. Steffner's work will be mainly with young people. Will Appear In Play Electra Ballou, graduate of the Chicago school of expression and an honor graduate of the Royal Academy of London, will have the leading role in "Post Road," to bc> presented by the "Theatre In The Sky" Friday night at 8:30 p. in. Well known for her f.ne character delineations, Miss Ballou has been prominent on the American stage as an actress and singer and is also a poetess of note with several pub lished works to her credit. Rev. and Mrs. W. Q. Grigg spent Tuesday in Lawndale with Mr. Grigg's parents, Dr. and Mrs< W. T. Grigg. It was the occasion of Dr. and Mrs. Grigg's fifty-eighth wed ding anniversary. SPONSORS OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM Recce-Hampton Motor Co. Hall and Norton Tire Co. Builders Supply & Lumber Co. Buchanan Auto A Electric Co. Jack and Howard Allison Mead Corporation 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 Eeso Service Station Fisher's Gulf Service Station Lewis Esso Service Station Central Esso Service Station Central Shell Service Station Chamber Body Plans Dinner Meeting For State Officer's Visit Chamber Of Commerce Dinner Speaker HARRY J. KRUSZ, president of the North Carolina Association of. Chamber of Commerce Executives,] will be the principal'speaker at a dinner meeting program of the | Jackson County Chamber of Com-: merce to be held here on Wednes-' day, August 6. The Chamber of Commerce official is making a scheduled trip to several of the towns of Western North Carolina' at this time. He will visit Waynes-I ville and Bryson 'City on the 5th I and 7th. He will be entertained' at lunch on the 6th by Mr. and; Mrs. E. L. McKee and a number of the local chamber officials at High Hampton, according to an announcement by President Felix Picklesimer. Jimmy Bales Is Tapped By Order of The Arrow Jimmy Bales, of Senior (Jlitfit No. 1, Sylva, was recently tapped to be a member of Order of the Arrow, an honorary organization of Scouts, at Camp Daniel Boone where he has been a staff member for the summer camp season. The honor, one of the highest given at Camp Daniel Boone, is given to Scouts selected on a basis of p<p ularity and leadership. Initiation into the order will take place August 1 and 2 at Camp Daniel Boone. Tne annual staff banquet for members of the camp staff was held Tuesday night, with Scout Execu :ive A. W. Allen presiding. Jimmy Bales, Jack English, and Francis Pless were chosen to lead a staff hike into the mountains surround ing the camp to find camp sites for I overnight hikes next year. The staff hike is a part of the new I camp program for older scouts. | Mr. Bumgarner Injured When Car Turns Over Mr. Lewis Bumgarner, driving from Cherokee to Sylva, received painful but not serious injuries Tuesday morning when his 1942 Congressman Redden Also To Be Present For Booster Occasion Arrangements are being made ? by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce ofticers for a dinner meeting f< r the members of the organization to be held Wednes day evening, August 6, at which time Harry .1. Krusz, President of the North Carolina A.-sociation of Chamber of Commerce Executives, will be the honoied guest and prin cipal speaker. Mr. Kru>z will talk on the .various activities which a chamber .of commerce should be active in. The highlights of his talk will touch on, "The Chamber of Commerce in a Changing World": The purpose of the Cham ber of Commerce in our Lives To day; The Program of Work, Ad ministration, Civic Activities, Membership, Business, Fundamen tal Phases Necessary to Good Work, Industrial Relations and Development, Education and Cul tural Development, Agricultural Developments, Highways, City Planning, Aviation, Veterans Af fairs, Junior Chambers. Mr. Krusz will arrive here in the afternoon from High Hampton where he is to be the guest of the McKees and the Jackson county Chamber ol Commerce dt a lunch eon. Mr. Krusz is well qualified to handle the subjects he will dis cuss as he has spent many years in public relations and chamber of commerce work. He is a native of Texas and was educated at Wash ington. University, Northwestern University and University of Ne | braska. FofV six years he was | manager of Industrial Relations i with Commonwealth Steel Com pany ,it St. Louis; was one of the , founders and ,organizers of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce; gefieral manager of the Chambers of Commerce in Tulsa, Okla., Lincoln ton, Nebr., and Win ston-Salem; and joined the Army in 1941 with International Di vision, Army Service Forces. In this\i apacity he circled the globe, servt'Tl 15 months in the middle East, Egypt, Persian Gulf. Pales tine, Arabia, and North Africa. Any one interested in attending I the meeting and hearing Mr. Krusz should contact Mr. Felix Pickle simer. President Picklesimer announc ed just before press time that Con gressman Monroe Redden, who is now vacationing at his home in Hendersonville, has accepted an invitation to be present at th? meeting. I Ford car turned over in the high j way at the end of- the Barkers j Creek stretch of highway 19-A. I Considerable damage was done to 1 the car. Theatre In The Sky To Present "Post Road" Friday 8:30 P.M. The "Theatre In The Sky", of Waynesville will present the sen sational mystery-comedy success "Post Road" by Wilbur Daniel Steele and Norma Mitchell Fri day, August 1, at 8:30 P. M. in th Elementary School Auditorium -at Sylva. The plays are sponsored by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce and are under the direction of Maurice Geoffrey. Electra Ballou appears in the leading character part of Emily Madison, owner of a respectable. "Guest Home" on the Boston Post Road, from which the play de rives its name. * Grace Shiner and Donald E. ?Vogt are again teamed as husband and wife, playing May and George Preble, Emily's shrewish sister and meek brother-in-Uw who is a radio bug. George Kenyon plays the Reverend CTSftwright, a per manent guest of the home on "Post Road." Into this quiet atmosphere come a mysterious gang led by D.\ Spender played by David Crom well. The gang includes Ella Beth Hurst, posing as a Nurse, Fredric Gadette as the tough chauffeur and Jean Argle as The Girl, who later disappears. Miss Jackie Sue Messer makes a guest appearance with the "Theatre In The Sky" this week playing Mrs. Cashiers, a garrulous "wash-lady". Jean Ann Bradley appears in a character role, Mrs. Canby and Mary Michal also makes her first appearance as Mrs. Cashier's daughter, Jeeby. Bob King plays Willie Bunce and W. Lawrence Benton completes the cast as Virgil Bemis, the State Trooper. Special sound effects for the production will be in charge of Fredric Gndette and the stage set ting is in charge of Elma Ilene and Bill Morrow. Tickets are on sale at the Cham ber of Commerce office in Sylva and at the Auditorium L^x-office Friday nigh/ Next week the company wil professional James Hiltoi ning novel, an elaborat gorgeous Ch present the premiere stage production of 's Pulitzer Prize win 4Lost Horizon," with stage setting and nese costumes.

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