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AMERICA First, Last and Always The Sylva Herald The Herald is dedicated fo progressive service to Jack son ... A progressive, well balanced county. T VOL. XXII, NO. 20 Sylva, N. C. Thursday, Oct. 16, 1947 $2.00 A Year?5c Q*?y COUNTY TO START SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRA M * * * ? ? ? ? * * * * * * * * * * * ? * * President Of Western Carolina Teachers College Found Dead Educational Leader Of North Carolina Had Been In Poor Health; Funeral Held Saturday Funeral services for President H. T. Hunter of Western Carolina Teachers College, Cullowhee, who was found dead Friday in his au tomobile near Pleasant Grove church a few miles from Weaver ville, were conducted Saturday in the Weaverville Methodist church. Interment was made in the West Memorial Park at Weaverville. Four ministers spoke at the service: the Rev. Paul S. Kenneth, pastor of the church; The Rev. Mark R. Osborne, Jr., pastor of the Cullowhee Baptist church; the Rev. R. T. Houts, Jr., pastor of the Cullowhee Methodist church, and the Rev. Morgan A. Kizer, pastor of the Weaverville Baptist church. Prof. A. K. Hinds acted as head of the college until the board of trustees placed Dean W. E. Bird in as acting president. Classes at the college were dismissed Friday until Monday out of respect for the deceased. Dr. and Mrs. Hunter had visited her sister, Mrs. Lucy Weaver Posey on Thursday; one purpose being to allow Dr. Hunter to undergo a thorough physical examination by an Asheville physician. Accord ing to physicians he had been de pressed because of ill health re cently, having suffered a slight stroke a short time ago. After he left to visit some friends Thursday morning in his automo bile, the family became alarmed as hours passed and he did not re turrt. A systematic search was be gun Friday morning when he still was missing. About 11 o'clock Friday the body was seen by a man riding in back of a truck. Members of "the sher iff's department were called, and a deputy broke a window to get in side and discover Dr. Hunter was dead. He was holding a shotgun and a charge, apparently from the gun, had gone into his chest. Keys to the locked car were found in Dr. Hunter's pocket, according to the Buncombe county coroner. The son of James Hardy Hunter, a farmer and civil engineer and TIGHT BRITCHES TO BE PRESENTED AT , WESTERN CAROLINA When Hubert Hayes presents the play, "Tight Britches", at Hoey auditorium of Western Carolina, Teachers College Tuesday night, October 21, one of the leading1, players will be Mr. Moore Bryson, a former resident of Dillsboro. Mr. Hayes, the producer, considers Mr. Bryson's work as very outstand ing. Mr. Bryson was born at Dills- ' boro March 30, 1908, the son of Holmes Bryson and Nina Moore Bryson, and a grandson of the late Judge Walter M9ore of Sylva. He attended the Dillsboro grammar school and his first stage work was a part in the school pageant, as captain of the guard, using a sword as tall as himself which was his grandfather Enloe's. He later had parts in high schools plays in Ashe ville. He was a* student at Carolina 1925 to 1931, graduatting with an LLB degree. While there he was with the Playmakers. After pass ing the bar he practiced law in t\sheville. In 1941 he entered the Costal Air Patrol as a 1st lieu tenant, then as- Intelligence officer of 1st N. C. Base at Mantio. He was' later transferred as a pilot to Flagler Base in Florida and them returned to Asheville where he Hid intelligence work with the Weath er Wing of Army Air Forces. At the end of the war he went into the real estate business and prac tice of law. , He has taken much interest in the Littte Theatre of ?? Ashevi'le, playing leads in "Da.k oi Ti;e Martha Caroline Hunter, Dr. Hun ter married Miss Glen Coulter Weaver of Weaverville in 1912. Surviving are the widow, three daughters, Miss Martha Lou Hun ter and Miss Ann Hunter, both of Asheville, and Mrs. Richard Robin son Pettit of San Francisco; a brother, Latta, of Jacksonville; and four sisters, Mrs. John Silvers of Mars Hill, Mrs. E. R. Hall of Clute, Tex., Mrs. N. B. Phillips of Hen dersonville, and Mrs. Vivian Ed wards of Charlotte Courthouse, Va. One time district Rotary gover nor, Dr. Hunter was the third pres ident of W. C. T. C. Closely asso ciated with outstanding civic and welfare projects of Jackson county for many years, he was one of the chief figures in the launching some years ago of the Western North Carolina live-at-home movement, was an active leader in the agita tion for hardsurfacing of state highway 106 between Cullowhee and Sylva, and was promijiently identified with the welfare worfcsa^ C. J. Harris Community hospital at Sylva. Dr. Hunter had been in poor health for some time, and already had announced to the college board his intention of retiring as presi dent at the end of the current school year. In addition to membership in various educational associations, he was an active member of the Bap tist-church and the Sylva Rotary club, and formerly taught a Sun day school class of 100 girls from the Cullowhee community. His teaching career began as principal of Fairview high school. He served as principal of South side Institute at Chase City, Va., as professor of English at Woman's college, Richmond; and was asso ciate Professor of education and director of the summer school at Wake Forest. During his guidance of Western Carolina Teachers college, the school grew in size, number of students and national rank. t VISITING SPEAKER r - m mm mmm G. Ray Jordan, D. D. G. Ray Jordan, D. D., Chapel Preacher Sphool of Theology, Em ory/^[jnVersity, Atlanta, will be the guest speaker at the Cullowhee Methodist church for bcth morn ing and evening services Sunday, October 19, according to an an nouncement by the pastor, Rev. T. H. Houts, Jr. In 1946 the New York City Fire Department put out 44,764 fires, an average of 122 per day, and an swered an average of ?7 false or unnecessary alarms per day. Fire losses in the metropolis during 1937-46 have risen 184 percent, ac cording to Fire Department Fig ures. Moon" and "State of the Union." Tight Britches is being brought to Western Carolina under the auspices of the Lyceum commit tee of the college, headed by Mrs. Lillian Buchanan. ? o CHAMP SELLS AT $1 PER POUND AT THI JUNIOR MARKET Hog Show at the Chicago stockyards, Glen Cole 17. of Pontiac, 111., holds the Pillsbury Trophy which he was awarded for raising the 270-pound animal shown in the photo Pictured with Cole (left) is J ft Lewis, Aurora, Hi., who presented the prize The grand champion hop was sold for a dollar a pound. (International> Trustees name W. E. bird ACTING PRESIDENT OF WCTC College Dean Will Serve Until Successor To Late Dr. Hunter Is Appointed The board of trustees of West ern Carolina Teachers college in a meeting at Culfowhee Tuesday morning appointed W. Ernest Bird acting president of the institution to serve until a successor is named to the late Dr. H. T. Hunter. Dean Bird came to the college in 1920 as professor of English and dean, and has been a member of the faculty since that time. Mr. Bird is a native of Jackson county and a graduate of WCTC. He received his A.B. degree from the University of North Carolina in 1917, and his M.A. from George Peabody college in 1920, and has done graduate work at both the University o f North Carolina and Duke University. In an interview by a Herald representative with Brandon P. oHdges, chairman of the board, it was learned that the board had also authorized a contract with Anthony Lord, Asheville architect, to draw the plans lor the Science classroom building, and with the Six Associates, firm of architects of Asheville and Hendersonville, to prepare plans for the new li brary building. These buildings are included in a million and a half dollar expansion program planned for the school. One of Hodges, chairman of the board, it for Dr. Hunter, Mr. Hodges stated. PROGRAM OF EVENTS FOR HOME-COMING AT WCTC ANNOUNCED Events for and honoring its alumni will feature home-coming day at Western Carolina Teachers college, Cctober 25. The home coming -committee, under the chairmanship of John Worth Mc Devitt, decided at a meeting held Tuesday night on the following schedule: There will be an alumni supper at 5:30 p. m. in the training schoo^ cafeteria. The annual alumni business meeting will begin at<#;30x A football game, with Lenoir Rhyne college, will start at 8:00 'o'clock. During the half the col lege band will play, and the I school's ^mascot, a catamount, will be given a name and formally ded icated. . From 10:3D to 12:00 there will ?Continued on page 10 8O88A MON'8 ... IN 8VL7A ? ? ; BURIED SATURDAY DR. H. T. HUNTER, president of Western Carolina Teachers Col lege, was buried Saturday after noon in the West Memorial Park cemetery at Weaverville. Mr. Hunter's body was found Friday morning near Weaverville where he was visiting relatives. P. T. A. Makes Donations To Two Sylva Schools At the regular monthly meet ing of the Sylva Parent Teacher association donations of $100 were made to both the High school and the elementary school. The money given to the high school will be I used to purchase maps/the only I thing lacking to place Sylva^High : ?n the accredited school list. The money for the elementary school j will be used with $200 the school has on hand to purchase play ground equipment. i The meeting was opened with a devotional by Mrs. Gugger Fort I ner. The Glee Club, under the direction of N. R. Beacham, pre I sented the program, singing a i group of three songs. The membership chairman, Mrs. , John Norton, reported that there ! was now a membership of 190 i persons in the association. Mrs. Porter Scroggs reported that $65 was made from the din ner served at the district meet ! ing by the Home Economics de partment and the Parent Teacher I association. This money will be used to purchase necessary equip ment for the Home Economics II fdr>m. Local Doctors Attending Med. Symposium at Duke Dr. E. W. Fisher of Franklin, | and Drs. T. D. Slagle and R. W. : Kirchberg of Sylva will leave to j day for Durham, where they will attend the Tenth Annual Medical Symposium conducted by Duke University School of Medicine and Duke Hospital. They will return late Sunday. FUNERAL RITES FOR REN N. QUEEN HELD FRIDAY AFTERNOON Property Owner and Business Leader Died Thursday Morning After Short Illness Last rites for Benjamin N. Queen,N59, who died in C. J. Har ris Community hospital, Thursday morning, October 9, 1947, were held at Glenn Funeral Parlors on Friday afternoon, October 1?, at 3 o'clock. Interment was in the family plot in Tuckaseegee cem etery. The Rev. Rufus A. Morgan, Rector of St. - John's Episcopal church, assisted by Rev. C. M. Warren, of the Sylva Baptist church, officiated. Graveside rites were conducted by Dillsboro Lodge No. 459 A. F. and A. M. of which Mr. Queen was a member. Although Mr. Queen was in failing health for a number of years, his death came as a shock to his many friends in the state. Active pallbearers were Don Da I vis, Frank P. Crawford, C. E. Thompson, Paul Kirk, C. Howard Allison, and R. L. Glenn, Sr. Honorary pallbears were C. B. Thompson, E. L. McKee, R. L. Ariail, W. J. Fisher, W. W. Bryson, Dr. Grover Wilkes, Joseph Popple well, Dan Tompkins, C. M. Reed, Harry C. Allman, J. H. Wilson. Ben Lessing, J. H. Morris, Ches ter Scott, Dillard Coward, Felix Picklesimer, Jeff Heeler, aiM H. E. Montieth. flowerb&uers weitf Misses Dorothy Williams, Jane Coward, Lou Elsie Parker, Nancy Allison, Rebecca Sue Cannon, and Mrs. C. E. Thompson. \lr. Queen was born in Jackson county on September 21, 1888, the i son of the late William Alon/.o Queen and Lavema Price Queen, j He spent the greater part of his | life here, being active in the civic ! and political life of the county. At one time he was a member oi the Board of County Commissioners and during his residence in Sylva ? (Continued to page 10) DR. G. RAY JORDAN TO RE GOEST SPEAKER AT CULLOWHEE CHURCH On Sunday, Ofctober 19, C. Ray Jordan will be the guest minister for both the morning and evening services at Cullowhee Methodist i Church. Dr. Jordan is widely known throughout the Methodist Church, being much in demand as a guest preacher. Much of his ministry has been spent in the Western North Carolina Conference. At the present time, he is. a member of the faculty of Candler School of Theology, Emory University. The members of Cullowhee Methodist Church feel they are , fortunate in securing Dr. Jordan ' as a guest minister, and issue an invitation to friend.*- in the sur I rounding community^ to hear him i at either of the services on Octo ber 19. I | Records Wanted Of Farmers Producing 100 Bu. Corn Per Acre I A number of farmers in the j County have indicated high yields ; Qf corn on at least a part .of their acreage. Therefore, we are re ; questing farmers that believe they have corn that will make 100 bushels per acre to leave their names at the County agent's of fice in order that the yield pen acre may be checked. This infor | mation will give us a chance to ; help the farmer check his yield. Records will be made of the farmers producing 100 bushels or ' more of corn per acre and they j may become members of the 100 bushel per acre corn club. M. L. Snipes i County Agent Number of Frame Buildings To Be Replaced By Modern Brick and Stone Structures PRIME STEAKS ait Wkc' JHR% & .. R. L. PRUITT AND HIS BABY BEEF R. L. Pruitt, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Pruitt, of Glenville 4-H club, has proven to Jackson county farmers that there is good money in growing prime beef cattle. Young Pruitt is shown above with his 10-month-old Hereford type baby beef calf wBich took first prize at the Jack son County 4-H Achievement Day and was later entered in the Ashe ville Fat Cattle show where it brought a fancy price. The Sylva Merchants Association bought the calf at the Asheville sale, paying 37 oent,s .per pound for it. The beei' weighed 800 pounds and brought its proud young owner $290.00. The prize winner of the Asheville market from Haywood county brought $1 per pound. R. L.'s calf made a good showing in the Asheville show where it competed against mimy other calves from beef producing coun ties as Haywood and Henderson. His entry was the only one from Jackson county. The calf has been butchered and is on sale today at Sylva Supply Market. O. H. Massic Buys Campbell's Interest In Ice Cream Shop Mr. O. H. Massie, of Waynes ville has purchased the Ice Cream and Candy business, formerly own ed and operated by Mr. Charlie Campbell in the Ritz Theatre building. Mr. Massie will continue in the same location. He is a'son ELECTION TO BE HELD FOR BOND ISSUE FOR BUILDING PURPOSES At a joint meeting on Monday of the board of county commission ers and the board of education plans wer e decided upon for start ing an extensive county-wide school building program for Jack son county. The citizens of the- county have long felt the urgency for such a program and it is at the suggestions andr wishes of the educational lra??rs of the county that the de rision was made to start this pro gram as soon as possible. No def inite decision was made at this meeting as to what schools will be replaced with mbdern buildings in this program. But the boards in dicated that such schools as the j Beta and Dillsboro schools in the ? Sylva district and one teacher schools in Canada and other dis | tricts are to be among the build ; ings for consideration. | Experienced school building men I from Raleigh will be brought here to confer with the two boards on what school buildings are to be replaced, where they will be locat ed, and the cost of same. To be able to carry on such a program, a bond issue for the pur I pose will be necessary. An election 1 for a vote of the people on this / Txatier Avill hcid , in the near I /uturc .local sciool oiffcials stated 1 Monday. At present Jackson county is far down the list among the coun ties having adequate school build 1 ing and equipment facilities. Our county officials and educational ! leaders have realized this for I some time but necessarily have | been unable to do much about the , matter due to building restrictions i and costs. | Not (only will there be a number i of old buildings replaced with modern new structures but many ! of the present^fcuildings will be I improved, officials stated. of Mr. J. E. Mastic, of Waynesville, owner of the Rity. Theatre. Mr. Campbell owne.d and oper ated the Campbell Ice Cream shop here for the past ten years, along with other business interests. He i has not announced his future plans. * Western Carolina College Pays Tribute to Dr. Hunter The students and faculty mem- [ national. bers of Carolina Teachers college, the citizens of Cullowhee, of Jack son and surrounding counties gath ered in Hoey auditorium at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday for a memorial service for the late H. Tyram Hunter, their beloved college president and friend and the institution's third president who died last week. The memorial service opened with a hymn by the college choir \vith invocation by the Rev. R. T. Houts, Jr., pastor of the Cullowhee Methodist church. Rev. Mark R. Osborne. Jr., pastor of the Cullo whee Baptist church, of which the deceased was an influential mem ber, reviewed briefly Dr. Hunter's church life and religious influence in the church and on the college campus. Paul Ellis, chairman of the board of trustees of C. J. Har ris .Community hospital, talked on Dr. Hunter's work in connection with the hospital while a member of its board' and of his untiring efforts in behalf of the hospital. Dr. D. D. Hooper, president of the Sylva club, of which Dr. Hunt er had been a member for nearly twenty years, told of the splendid ! record Dr. Hunter had made as a i Rotariari, having served as presi | dent of the club and governor of the 190th District ot Rotary Inter In Dr. Hunter the students of the. college found a friend who ^would take time to sit and council with them on their problems, and likewise share their joys. The h>gh esteem in which Dr. Hunter was held by the entire student body was given by Jack Allison ,presi dent of the student body. W. E. Bird, dean of the college, who was a , member of the faculty when Dr. Hunter became president, told of the late president's lovable atti tude toward his "factulty family", worHing always for the building of i fine men and women and for a greater institution for them. The solemnity of the memorial occasion was made most effective with a vocal solo, He Shall Feed I His Sheep, Handel, by Mrs. Inez | JVooten Gulley, and a violin solo, I Ave Maria, Bach-Gounod, by Flor ian Lindberg. * ; Brandon P. Hodges of Asheville, I chairman of the college board of trustees, and Harry E. Buchanan of Hendersonville, chairman of the executive committee of the board, talked on the growth and develop ment of the college under the 1 capable leadership of Dr. Hunter. To conclude the service the choir sang, Holy, Holy, Holy, with the benediction by Rev. Osborne.