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VOL. xxn, NO. 26
Sylva, N. C. Thursday, Nov, 27, 1947
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County Farmers Hold Third Farm
Bureau Meeting in Membership Drive
Farthing Explains
Benefits Of A Strong
Organization In Securing
National Legislation
The Jackson County Farm Bu
reau held another "membership
<lrive meeting in tiie courthouse
at Sylva on Nov. 22 ?t 11 a. m.
with a large number ?f 'farmers in
attendance.
The Farm Bureau was honored
again by the Field Representative,
George Farthing, who was the
guest speaker at the organization
meeting on October 29. For the
benefit of those persons present,
^vho weq^jricft familiar with the
Jarm Bureau program, Mr. Farth
ing outlined a brief history of the
Farm Bureau, giving facts and
figures. The assistant at large, as
Mr. Farthing is known, emphasized
several points on why the farmer
should have an organized Bureau,
pointing out the fact that the
farmer is less organized than any
other group.
In his talk Mr. .Farthing men
tioned the fact that the farmer
himself should ihave an actual
say-so in Congress concerning
measures relative to farming, also
the farmer should be able to be
come a factor in law-making be
cause he knows more of the inner
facts which constitute farming than
any other man or .group of men,
Therefore, if the farmer expects
to be treated fair and square, he1
should get into an organization
where he can find protection and
help fight for this protection. For
the past few years such organiza
tions as the Farm Bureau have
- helped to give the farmer a chance
o iv e. helped when the struggle
loomed so dark in the years of
depression and the gloomy days of
the dust bowl; assisted with such
Programs as tne AAA Md ir.e l'VA
which have meant much to the
farmer.
If proper steps are not taken
suen conservation programs will
come to an end next year Mr
Farthing said. The Farm Bureau
was instrumental too in helping
a armors to raise parity checks
^ "And how ', Mr. Farthing asked,
cio ue get the things we want
M'KEE IS NAMED
TO POST WITH
WACHOVIA BANK
To Serve As Assistant
Vice - President Of
Institution
E. L. McKee, Jr., has been elected
assistant vice-president of the
Wachovia Bank and Trust company
and has been transferred from the
trust department to the banking
department, J. Gerald Cowan, vice
president announced yesterday. Mr.
McKee, who was formerly assist
ant trust officer of the bank, will
assume his new duties immediate
ly.
Mr. McKee became associated
with the trust department of the
bank in 1939 and was elected as
sistant trust officer in January,
1946. For the past several months
he has been engaged in a special j
work in the bank's credit depart
ment.
Mr. McKee served as a lieutenant
in the navy for three and one-half
years, much of the time as air com
bat intelligence officer aboard a
large aircraft carrier. A native of
Sylva, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
McKee, he was educated at McCal
lie school, the University of North
Carolina and Harvard university.
He is a member of the Civitan club
and of the board of directors of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
and help to keep the things we al-*
ready hax<e?" Simply by affiliat
ing ourselves with a worthwhile
organization such as the Farm Bu- j
reau anfl^working and pushing with
all ouivmight.
No definite date was set for the
next meeting of the Farm Bureau 1
but each and every member is ex
pected to work to enlist new mem
bers. The date will be -announced
in The Sylva Herald.
A military funeral was held for
George Richard Ensley, whose pic
ture appears above, at the Long
Branch church and cemetery Fri
day afternoon. Pfc. Ensley, son of
Mrs. Mamie Ensley, of Dillsboro,
died on March 8, 1945, from
wounds received in action in Ger- j
many on the previous day. His
body was buried in Belgium before
being brought home.
Pfc. Ceorge Richard .
Ensley Funeral Rites
Funeral service were held Fri
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
Long Branch Baptist church near
Dillsboro for Pfc. George Richard
Ensley, son of Mrs. Mamie Ensley
of Dillsboro. Burial^was in the
ciiui ch cemetery.
j Pfc. Ensley. who entered service
in February. 1941, and served with
tne Medical Department of the 60th
Infantry for four years, thirteen
month? of the time being spent in
? he European theater, was wound
ed March 7, 1945 and died March
8. His body was brought from over
seas and arrived in Dillsboro last
Thursday, November 20.
Rev. C. Welch of Franklin
was the officiating minister and the
W. E. Dillard Post, Arrferican Le
gion had charge of the graveside
| rites. Members of the post served
las pallbearers. Master Sergeant
William H. Ganly accompanied the
oody to Dillsboro..
Surviving are the mother; three
brothers, Ray Ensley and Junior
Ensley of Dillsboro, and Robert
Ensley of the Sylva Police force;
and one sister, Mrs. Glenn Bow
man of Salem, Va.
Santa Will Arrive
At Sossamon's Store
Saturday Morning
Boyd Sossamon, of Sossamon's
Furniture company, has announced
that Santa Claus will arrive at
I the Sylva Airport by plane at 11 <
o'clock Saturday morning and that
he will be escorted directly to their
store by the Sylva Fire truck and
members of the Sylva band.
On arrival at the store Old Santa
will have free candy for the little
folk, and will be taking orders for
the famous Bendix Automatic
washer, and other Furniture gifts.
He wiil remain at the store until
) p. m.
1
Queen And Frizzet, Jackson
War Dead to Arrive Saturday
Two more Jackson county boys Sgt. John C. Frizzell, son of Mr.
who served and lost their lives and Mrs. Charlie Frizzell of Web
in the European battlefields during ster, will be taken to Webster
World War II will be returned and funeral services will be con
Saturday to their native county to ducted at Little Savannah Bap
find their last resting places. j tist church. Interment will be .in
Pvt. Blaine Queen will be tai;en the Stillwell cemetery and the W.
to his home at Cherokee where E. Dillard Post, American Legion,
funeral services will be held Mon- will be in charge.
<Jay with the Steve Youngdeer Sgt. Stillwell was wounded in
Post, American Legion, having Germany on December 21, 1944,
charge of the graveside rites. 1 and died the same day.
STATE MAKES CHANGE
IN LICENSE PLATE
FEES, TWO FOR J 948
Raleigh, Nov. 22 ? When car
owners go to buy their 1948 license
plates, they will find that "there've
been some changes made."
For the first time since 1942,
next year's motorist will be able to
sport two license tags ? one on
the front and one on the rear of
his vehicle. Tie will also find that
there has been a change in license
plate rates.
Instead of a different rate for
every passenger car of different
weight as in the past, the new li
cense fee law, passed by 1947 Gen
eral Assembly, fixes three basic
figures S10, $12 and $15 for pri
vate passenger vehicles ? and a
flat $60 lee for taxicabs and other
service and "for hire" passenger
vehicles.
These Tiew rates mean that the
plates for many light or low-priced
automobiles will cost a few: cents
more than in the past, while those
for the heavier, higher priced ve
hicles in most instances will be
slightly less.
Into the $15 bracket fall Cadil
lacs, Lincolns, and buses and hears
es of all makes. Also included are
Checker Cab, Dusenberg, Pierce
Arrow, Rolls Ttoyce* Stevens Duy
| rea, and Yellow Cab, all of which
are no longer manufactured.
In the $12 fee bracket are the
Buick, Chrysler, * Lincoln Zephyr,
Packard and several makes which
are no longer manufactured, chief
oi which are LaSalle, Graham
Paige, Franklin, Hupmobile and
Reo.
i
Into the $10 bracket fall all other
makes ? the Fords.. Chevrolets,
Plymouths, Dodges, and Studebak
ers.
. The new rate tends to put all
makes of cars on a flat lec basis,
| and will greatly simplify licensing
procedures for both motorists and
licensing officials.
Sheriff Captures 50
Gallon Still At Wilmot
Sheriff Griffin Middleton, in
company with U. S. Deputies Roy
Reese and Ray Irving, captured a
50-gallon still within a few hun
dred yards of Wilmot and destroyed
200 gallons of beer Monday after
noon. The sheriff said that a run
had just been completed when they'
?6 rr*i\7o/-l
Tuckaseigee P.T.A.
To Give Box Supper
The Tuckaseigee Parent-Teach
er Association will sponsor a box
supper and cake walk on Friday
night, Nov. 28, at the school build
ing. The proceeds to be used for
improvements in the school rooms.
Plans Are Being Made
To Raise Money To
Buy Uniforms for Band
A special meeting of the band
committee was held in Allison
building on Tuesday evening. The
chairman, Mrs. Grover Wilkes,
presided. The purpose of the
meeting was to make plans for
raising money to buy uniforms for
the band and to purchase some
additional instruments.
| The following men were named
as a committee to canvass the town
| to raise this money. Charles Reed,
Dan K. Moore, Paul Ellis, Paul
I Kirk, R. U. Sutton, Harry Fergu
son, Felix Picklesimer, Britton
Moore, Dr. Harold McGuire, Dr.
R. W. Kirchberg, Dexter Hooper,
Philip Stovall, Ray Cogdill, W. J.'
Fisher, W. H. Crawford, Mrs. Dan
Moore, Mrs. Dan Allison and Mrs.
W. L. Jones. This committee will
be divided into groups of three and
each group will be assigned a cer
tain territory to work.
This drive will be opened on
Wednesday afternoon, December 3.
at 1:30 o'clock with a parade by
the band and a concert on the
main street of Sylva.
The band is making splendid
progress under the direction of N.
H. Beacham and should have the
loyal support of every citizen of
Sylva.
PAYS HOMAGE TO WAR-HERO BUDDY
AT A SFECIAL SOY SCOUT MEMORIAL SERVICE at St. Andre U. S Militr ?
Cemetery. 60 !? <les west of Paris. Eagle Scout Jack Wylam, 16. Warren,
O., places a wreath on the grave of Pfc. Dominick J. Muccio of Nilcs,
a member of the Boy Scouts. Wylam, who is kneeling at left, is accom
oanied by French Scout Pierre Dehair (right). The colors are carried
by Eagle Scout Richard Howell, 16, Warren. O The boys attended the
sixth world Jamboree of Boy-Scouts at Moissons. (International)
Farmei s To Select AAA
Committtnen December 2\
)
The election for Community
Committeemen will be held De
cember 2nd. Farmers in each com
munity will elect a committee of
three farmers, plus two alternates;
and at the same time a delegate
to the county convention will be
chosen. This delegate, with dele
gates from other communities, will
elect a three-man county com
mittee on December 3rd.
Nominating meetings w.ll be held
at 9 o'clock on the morning 01 De
cember 2nd* in the fifteen differ
ent communities and polls will be
open for voting from 9:00 a. m. to
5:00 p. m.
The fifteen communities and
their voting places are as TolliYw-:
Qualla township?Qualla School.
Barkers Creek township?Lewis
Davis' Store.
Caney Fork township ? Luther
Stephens' store.
Canada township?Wolf Moun
tain township.
River township?E. L. Lanning'.s
store.
Cullowhee township?Cullowhee
postoffice.
Sylva township?AAA office (in
courthouse).
Dillsboro township ? Dillsboro
postoffice.
Webster postoffice ? Paul Cow
an's store.
Scotts Creek township ? W. O.
Robinson's store.
Greens Creek township ? Ebb
Hall's store.
Savannah township?Gay post
office.
Hamburg township?E. W. Mc- '
Coy's store.
Mountain township ? Eijastus
LYCEUM SPEAKER
DR. DANIEL POLING, president
of the World's Christian Endeavor
Union, and President Truman's
appointee to represent the Protes
tant faith on his Advisor Commit
tee on Universal Military train
ing. will speak at the Western
Carolina Teachers college audi
torium under the auspices of the
college Lyceum committee, Wed
nesday, December 3, at 1:30 o'clock.
8088AM0N'* .
postofTice.
Cashier's township ? .Edward
Fowler's store.
IXC. Higden, Chairman of Jack
son county AAA, especially urges
that each farmer go to the poll>
this year and vote. The future of
tiic AAA program depends in a
large measure on having a large
percent o! Die farmers in c.ich
county casting a vote. The p.vtv
advocating cut in AAA iund>
! avc st.itcd ;h.it l.irmers them
. eats arc 11<?: aileies.ed ir. *i:c pi o
since they will not take the
time nor mtercM *<? bother to 140 jo
the polls and vote. This year it is
hipped that the majority 01 farmer.
will cast their vote.
Remember the date ? December
2nd.
JL
Last Call To Prospective i
Farm Trainees
All veterans of the Cullowhee j
School District who are Inter
ested in1 enrolling in the Farm '
Training Program must have
filed their name with' represen
tatives of the program by Dec.
6th, according to W. T. Brown,
Voc. Agriculture Instructor, ft
was made clear that only appli
cants who will farm full time
and use the better farm prac
tices recommended by the pro
gram should apply. All appli.
cants cannot be accepted but
those with the most favorable
training situation will be 'given
preference.
FOUNDATION'S AIM TO
MAKE VETS HAPPIER
America has not forgotten, nor
wijjgit ever forget, the 125,000 more
or ^s permanent patients in veter
ans hospitals throughout thg nation.
That noble intent, held by grate
ful citizens everywhere, has crys
tallized into concrete and dynamic
action during 1947 with establish^
ment on a country-wide scope of
the Hospitalized Veterans Founda
tion, Inc.
It is a non-profit, non-sectarian,
non-political organization. Born in
a spirit of thankfulness and altru
ism, it is designed to provide
greater comfort and happier hours ^
for men and women for whom the
war will never end.
Specifically, the Hospitalized Vet
erans Foundation will furnish?
Individual bedside radio receiv
ing sets of types best suited to the
patients' needs;
Special network and transcribed
radio shows designed particularly
for their entertainment;
Television sets, phonographs and
record-playing equipment to meet
their special entertainment re
quirements;
Ceiling projectors for book read
(Continued on Page 6)
Truman Appointee On
Military Training Will
Be Cullowhee Speaker
J. L. Ay cis, of Brevard, chair
man or Zone No. 2. District 9-1 -A
Lions International, presided at a
Zone meeting held at Jairett
Springs Hotel Monday evening at
7:30 with members ol the Sylva
club as hcst. Zone No. 2 is com
posed of the clubs of Sylva,
Waynesville, Canton, and Brevard,
and Zone officers are Presidents
and secretaries of each club in the
Zone.
Also attending the meeting were
Intci nat ional Councilor Jennings
A. Bryson and Deputy District
Governor of the district, Bill Stone,
of Canton. Other Sylva Lions at
tending were: Lion President T.
Walter Ashe, Lion Secretary Tom
Clayton, and Lions Jack Allison
and Bill Wilson.
The purpose of the meeting was
to discuss club business and foimu
late plans for future work.
Hospital Board
Honors Doctors
At qvdinner meeting held in Al
lison building on Thursday evening,
November 20, at 7:30 o'clock the
( board of directors of the C. J. Har
ris Com unity hospital* were hosts
with the hospital stafi ol doctors
as honor guests.
The autumn .theme was carried
out in the decorations. A turkey
d.n ior w.,s served tV.rn tables, dec
or..tid witn iruits, clr ysantheniu.
and candle*.
The wives ol tiie Lo r I i .?
I prepared the dinner
iroin ;iio no>pit,.! did the >eiv*:.;v
(Vu 1S ? ? Dr. H. L
Bac.'ii, I)i . A. (^_ , ..?,, , j? ;j *'*
Kirchbcg, l)i. jj. u. Huope
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j g.e, J. ii. K i is lev." S. \V. Er. T. N
.Massie, Hairy Fes gUM.n, K. L. Ah
Kee, _LL._6u.ton. J. C Cannon. |
C..c ter Scott, Paul Kiik, Jennings
Bryson, Dan K. M.u re. Dan (?.|
Bryson, Sol Sehulrnan, P.<ul Ellis, I
?'??.<! W. T. W.so, and Mi>, A. H !
Carter, Mis. Leathe.w.-od, and
Alis.s Anne En loo. '
Following the dinner the Board]
had a business meeting. i
American Legion Will
Have Special Program
The William K. DilJard post,
American Legion, will meet in reg
ulai session on Friday evening,
November 28. As a part of the
program a picture of special in
terest to all American Legion mem
bers will be shown. Let each
member make it a point to attend
this meeting.
The soybean has been a success
as an American crop because its
protein and oil are essential to our
economy, whether in peace or at
war, and because the crop is easy
to grow and harvest, as compared
to other oilseed crops.
?48 License Tags Go
On Sale December 1
Cogdill Motor Company has an
nounced that they will have a sup
ply of 1948 auto license plates on ?
sale, beginning December 1. The
prices of tags this year are based
on the make of car instead of
weight as in the past. Some tags
will cost less than last year for
the same car, while other makes
will be more.
Noted Wartime Worker,
Author; Sponsored By
WCTC Lyceum Commit.
By AL BOOZE
Dr. Daniel Poling, the minister
chosen by President Truman to
represent the Protestant faith on
his Advisory Committee on Uni
versal Military Training, will
speak at the Western Carolina
Teachers college auditorium Wed
nesday, December 3, at 1:30 p. m.
His talk is being sponsored by
the college Lyceum committee, but
the public is invited and admis
sion is Iree.
Dr. Poling's address will deal
with his work on President Tru
man's special committee, and with
the part American colleges can
play in contributing to the effec
tiveness of the United Nations.
Music for the program will be
under the direction of Glenn Ruff,
head of the fine arts department
of the college.
Dr. Poling is president of the
World's Christian Endeavor Union,
an international organization more
than 50 years old and with over
four million members. This is the
twenty-third year as president. ?
As a wartime Major Dr. Poling
made six missions overseas, trav-'
eled more than 150,000 air miles,
flew the Atlantic ten times and
the Pacific twice in his visits to
all the active battle areas. The
late President Roosevelt called him
America s Spirituuf ambassador
of good will." The Secretary of
War recently awarded him the
Medui u i Merit for his outstanding
m?jra;e-ouil<ling activities during
the w;.;.
D;\ F* .:r?g h-s?. been editor of the
C.imst.m Her,id, influential lay
reh0:? i. nag..: me. s.nce 1927. and
peison. liy u . . | u ^
' .fuel ) >? u ha... He /ias
U",u" Lweuiy books, live
o! u.,i. .tic novels. He writes a
s.\ n.<iu ,.\? (I ^ daily newspaper col
umn, "American All", that is read
by a mass audience from one end
of the country to the other.
The War Department also cited
Dr. idling for his work as a war
correspondent. During the war he
completed assignments for his own
magc/.ne, and for Time, The
Christian Science Monitor, and The
Philadelphia Enquirer.
For his contribution to inter
lace a: d inter-faith understanding
and good wjII, he has received Dis
tinguished Service Awards from
the American Legion, The Ameri
?Continued on page 6
Training School Will
Present A Christmas *
Pageant December 11
Rehearsals are in progress for
the Christmas Pageant to be pre
sented by the Training School of
Western Carolina Teachers CoHege
in Hoey Auditorium on December
11 at 1:30 P. M.
About three hundred children
are taking part and the old, old
story which is ever new will be
told again in song and verse.
Stage setting, under the direction
of Miss Charlotte Watson, art in
structor of the college, will depict
an old cathedral with Venician
glass window and electrically
lighted star in the distance. The
pageant is being written and pro
duced by supervising teachers of
the Training School, assisted by
Mrs. Chas. G. Gulley, Director of
Music. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
Main Offices of Mead Corp
Move Into Modern Building
The main executive, accounting
and payroll offices of The Sylva
Division of Mead Corporation were
moved from the old office building
into the modern, new building on
Tuesday of this week. The build
ing, just completed, is one of the
most attractive, modern and up
to-date industrial office buildings
in Western North Carolina. Lo
cated on the Cullowhee road por
tion of the Corporation's property
it is one floor 50 by 52 feet, hav
ing 2500 feet of floor space, with
attractive front and side entrances.
It is constructed of steel, concrete,
and cream face brick. The interior
contains five private offices, large
accounting office, conference room,
supply room, vault, two reception
rooms and two rest rooms.
Designed by chief engineers of
the main office in Chillicothe, O.,
and built by local men, the build
ing was under construction dur
ing summer and fall months. Plans
call for extensive landscaping,
which will not be done until
spring, officials said.