17 Counties Represented at
Murphy Meeting of WNCCA
P. B. FEREBEE IS
RE-ELECTED HEAD
OF ASSOCIATION
Representatives of Chambers of
Commerce from 17 Western North
Carolina communities and visitors
from Detroit, Knoxville, Atlanta,
and Raleigh, a total of 72 people,
attended the dinner meeting of
Western North Carolina Associat
ed communities held at Duke's
Lodge, Murphy, Wednesday.
Percy B. Ferebee of Andrews,
NEW RECORDS
Sossamon's
Too Marvelous For Words
My Future Just Passed
?Harry James
White Chrlstvnss
Silent Night K
?Jo 8tsfford
80 Far
A Fellow Needs A Qlrl
?Frank Sinatra
Lazy Countryside
That's All I Wsnt To Know
?Dinah Shore
Blue Moon Of Kentucky
Goodby Old Pal
?Bill Monroe
who has served as president since
the organization was formed last
year* was re-elected to the position.
Edwin Whitaker of Bryson City
was elected vice-president; C. M.
Douglas of Brevard, re-elected sec
retary-treasurer; and the following
were elected as members of the
executive committee; James Kil
patrick of Waynesville, Felix Pick
lesimer of Sylva, and Harry Buch
anan of Hendersonville. The re
port of the nominating committee
was made by T. C. Gray of Hayes
ville, chairman.
Accepting an invitation of W.
T. Teas, president of Andrews
Chamber of Commerce, the asso
ciation voted to hold its January
meeting in Andrews.
The association voted to assume
as special projects for this year
the development of the Hiwassee
Village state park and the Mt.
Mitchell state park; the encourag
ing of cultural interests by sup
porting the WNC Musical festival
at Brevard; and a project to inter
I est artists to come into the section
I and put on canvas the beauties of
Western North Carolina, present
ed by Mrs. Ruth Dallwig of Ashe
ville. These projects were sug-1
gested by Francis Heazel, chair
man of the project committee.
Ross Caldwell of Cherokee pre
sented plans for staging an Indian
Ceremonial drama at Cherokee
next year, and the executive corn
el ttee was given authority to act
for the association in determining
to what extent WNCAC goes in
backing the effort. Jim Welsh of
Detroit, Mich? stated that the In
dian reservation is a natural tour
ist attraction and that the whole
of Western North Carolina will
profi from a drama being staged
there.
Harry Buchanan reported that
the WNC Fair association Is hop
ing this year to extend its partici
pation to every county in this area
and asked the association to co
operate.
v T. C. Gray, chairman of the
The Farm Vehicle That
Works 12 Months a Year
W' \\u
4-WHEEL-DRIVE
UNIVERSAL
Spreads Its Cost Over More Jobs
No idle seasons for the Universal "Jeep"?it works
for you the year 'round. With 4-wheel drive and low
speeds from 2Vi mph up, the "Jeep" does your tractor
work from breaking the ground to harvesting. Shift
into 2-wheel drive and you have a vehicle that hauls
and tows at highway speeds, with 4-wheel drive to
rely on when roads are soft or slippery. The power
take-off gives you up to 30 hp on the belt?-ample
for your power jobs. Let us bring a "Jeep" out to
your place and show you how many jobs it will do.
Lot Us Demonstrate on Yow rural
Fulmer Motor Company
CULLOV^HEE ROAD
8YLVA, N. C.
Funeral Rites For
Mrs. Betty Cole
Funeral services for Mrs. Betty
Howell Cole, 20, who passed,away
at the Harris Community hospital,
Sylva, Friday morning, were held
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the Qualla Methodist church.
Mrs. Cole died following the
birth of a child which died on Fri
day. She was a native of Whit
tier but lived in Bryson City at
the time of her death. Surviving
are the husband, Robert Cole, the
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Howell, Whittier, one sister, Jean,
of Whittier, and one brother,
David, of Ohio.
Active pallbearers were: Eugene
Cole, J. C. Cole, Jim Ed Hughes,
Frank Cooper, Jake Battle and
Julius Beck. Interment was in the
Qualla cemetery with Moody Fun
eral Home of Bryson City in charge
of arrangements.
health committee for the associa
tion, reported on a meeting of the
N C. Medical Care commission in
Asheville last week.
Charles Ray, chairman of the
State Parks, Parkway, and Forest
Development commission, reviewed
the work that has been done by
that group, which was sponsored
by WNCAC, and announced plans
(f?ir*ncourag,ng development., of
the Great Smokies, the Parkway,
and National Forestsy stating that
the group is working in harmony
with the National Park service
Mayor Neil Sneed of Murphy
welcomed the group to this com
munity, and Dr. Kelly Bennett of
Bryson City responded. President
Ferebee recognized special guests
wvLg?Ve 3 reVieW 0f the WOr* Of
WNCAC during the past year, stat
ing that 11 counties and 22 com
munities aiie working together
through this organization to bring
about greater progress for this
section. He stated that the asso
ciation is a potent force and is be
ing recognized in all sections of
the state.
C. M. Douglas reported that
during the past year the member
chambers had paid into the treas
ury $368.97, of which $161.89 had
S207 nRPeH1, leaving a bu'unce . of
fiS. *ald that the officers
and directors had spent at least
$2,000 of their own money for the
association and given generously
.of their time to do what has been
I accomplished.
Mr. Ferebee as chairman of the
industrial committee reported that
a survey of the 11 counties has1
been made and is now ready for
checking before the final printing.
W K. Mcpherson of TVA, Knox
I ville, pointed out the benefits the
counties can derive from having
the information the survey reveal
in development, in showing
local people the possibilities in
their own communities, and in
comparing enterprises to make
selections most suited to various
areas.
Philip Schwartz of the Com
merce department of the Board of
Conservation and Development,
Raleigh, commended the initiative
that has been shown in making the
survey and undertaking a program
Of developing WNC.
Announcements concerning book
lets for Western North Carolina
were made.
Fhe following dornmitte was
appointed to work out plans for as
sisting in entertaining the National
Editorial association which will
meet in North Carolina next May:
Francis Heazel, Robt. D. Darden
and Chas. Stephenson of Asheville
and Miss Addie Mae Cooke of
Murphy.
Mayor A. V. Edwards of Hender
RAYMOND GLENN
EXPERT WATCH
repairing
At Heme Sylva, N. C.
THE OLD HOME TOWN
?- By STANLEY
R. L HYATT PASSES
AT HOME IN QUALLA,
FUNERAL ON FRIDAY
I Funeral services were held Fri
I day afternoon at 1 o'clock at
Hyatt's Chapel in the Qualla sec
tion for R. L. Hyatt, who died
Wednesday morning at the home of
a son, Joseph W. Hyatt, Whittier,
Route 2. The officiating ministers
were Rev. O. E. Thome of the
Whittier Methodist church and
Rev. John L. Hyatt of Qualla. Bur
ial was in the Hyatt cenetery with
the Masons in charge of the grave
side rites.
Mr. Hyatt was a member of a
pioneer family of that section and
spent his entire life in Jackson
and Swain counties.
Active pallbearers were Zenas,
Frank, Robert and Ralph Hyatt
and Doyle Hooper and George
Shepherd.
Honorary pallbearers were Dr.
P. R. Bennett, Kelly Bennett, J.
Robert Long, Horace Hyatt, R. C.
Howell, Frank Owens, Clifton
Moody, Gilbert Moody, C. P. Shel
ton, Smith Queen and Irvin Brid
ges. |
Surviving are six sons, Joseph
i W., R. C. and Kelly of Whittier,'
Dixon of Weaverville, and Charlie
and Waverly of Asheville; three
daughters, Mrs. Estelle King, Ashe
ville; Mrs. Norma Lee Allen, New
port News, Va.; and Mrs. Elizabeth
Ensley, Cleveland, Ohio; ? and one
sister, Mrs. Martha Plott of Cot
tage Grove, Oregon.
sonville, Mayor R. B. Slaughter of
Robbinsville, and C. R. Freed,
president of Murphy Chamber of
Commerce, made a few remarks.
Miss Cooke announced that talc
souvenirs found at each person's
plate were presented by Hitchcock
Corp., and that the talc is of the
finest quality found in the world.
H. Bueck of Murphy was asked
to write a letter of sympathy and
expression of appreciation of the
late Dr. H. T. Hunter of Cullowhee
to the family, to go from the asso
ciation.
*
J. Hubert Stone of the Forest
Service, Atlanta, presented the
forest service representatives pre
sent: Paul Russell of Franklin; R.
E. Pidgeon, Atlanta; Geo. K.
Anderson, Murphy, and Bill Huber,
Pisgah Forest.
Those attending the meeting from
Sylva were: Messrs. Felix Pick
lesimer, president of the Chamber
of Commerce, R. U. Sutton, mem
ber of the State Commission of
Park, Parkway and National For
ests, and Paul Kirk, member of
the Board of directors of the Cham
ber of Commerce.
INSULATE AND WEATHERSTRIP
YOUR HOUSE BEFORE COLD WEATHER
We also install.
BRICK, LUMBER AND TILE
BEAVER BOARD AND ROCK SHEATHING
.?
SYLVA COAL AND LUMDER CO.
Phone 71 Sylva, N. C
Attention Veterans
If you possess a machine gun,
machine pistol, or any firearm
capable of firing more than one
shot with one continuous pull of
I the trigger, the National Firearms
Act requires that it be registered
with the Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue. Failure to comply
may result in a fine and/or im
prisonment. For full details con
| tact the nearest Alcohol Tax Unit
! Office of the Bureau of Internal
Revenue or write to the Commis
sioner of Internal Revenue, Wash
ington 25, D. C.
WCTC Freshman Class
Elects New Officers
' The freshman class of Western
I Carolina Teachers college elected
;the following officers:
Jack Arrington, Waynesville,
president; Tom Grogan, Canton,
vice-president; Miss Jane Calli
son, Black Mountain, secretary;
Frank Hill, Smithfield, treasurer.
Officers of other classes were e
lecled prior to the end of last
school year.
DAUGHTER BORN
A 7-pound daughter was born to
i Mr. and Mrs. Hugh E. Battle, Jr.,
Cullowhee, at 2 a. m. Monday in
C. J. Harris Memorial hospital in
Sylva.
CHEROKEE HOME i
IMPROVEMENTS
WINNERS NAMED ?
* CHEROKEE?The winners have
been announced in the 1947 Home
improvements contest sponsored'
by the American Legion Auxiliary >
of Steve Youngdeer Post in coop
eration with the Legion. The con
test was open only to Cherokee
families living on the reservation,
and more than 40 families par
ticipated.
Awards totaling more than $175
were offered to seven divisions of
the contest.
The winners were: General Im
provement, Fred Blankenship, Car
rie Robinson, Ralph Owle, Felix
Lambert, Chiltoskie Nick, Luke
Swimmer; outside of house, An
derson Sauncoke, Shuford Maney,
Jeff Thompson, Lottie Stamper;
inside of house, Pat Sneed, Cam
Sneed, Seaborne Matthews, Mar
shall Matthews; furnishing and
equipment, Fred Blankenship,
Carrie Robinson, Howard T^iger;
sanitation, Pat Sneed, Sam Brown;
outbuildings, Cam Sneed, Carl
Sanders, Jess Swayney, Larch
Taylor.
HERALD WANT ADS
Dr. W. Kermit Chapman
D#ntl#t
Off to## In
BOYD BUILDING
W#y^##vlll?, N. C. Ph#n# 161
GLENN
FUNERAL HOME
AMBULANCE SERVICE
Phone 69 Syfva, N. C.
8:28tf
EYES EXAMINED
Glasses Fitted
DR. ALDEN C. DOWNS
will examine eyes and fit glasses
in Sylva at the Carolina Hotel
Friday, Nov. 7, from 9 o'clock
to 4 o'clock.
* If you have eye trouble or
^can't see well you should con
sult Dr. Down# on above date.
SUNDAY SHOW HOURS AT RITZ
CHANGE WITH NEXT SUNDAY
The Management of The Ritz Theatre announces
the following change in Sunday Show Hours:
Matinee to remain the same at 2:00 P. M.
The Night Show has been moved up to 8:45, with
Box office opening at 8:30.
These Hours will be in Efiecl Until Further Notice
THE RITZ THEATRE
Two Modern Service Stations to Serve You
JACK & HOWARD ALLISON in Sylva
ALLISON BROTHERS in Dillsboro
Our modern Esso Station in Dillsboro is being equipped with the
latest pumps and other equipment for giving you complete auto
service. Our Sylva Station, recently completed with all modern
equipment and operated in connection with our re-capping shop,
offers you complete bumper to bumper service.
Let us put your car in winter driving condition, dieck your bat
tery, tires and place anti-freeze in your radiator.
600-16 RECAPS FOR ONLY
$5.00
Others priced accordingly. Our recaps guaranteed to outwear new
tires. A new tire FREE if one of our recaps come off.
Jack & Howard Allison
O.K. Rubber Welders
Sylva ? Standard Gas and Oil... Atlas Tires ? Dillsboro