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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. 28 Sylva, N. C. Thursday, Dec. 11, 1947 $2.00 A Year ? 5c Copy County Election Board Calls For V ote On Beer and W ine Higdon Elected Chairman of Jackson AAA Committee At Annual Convention Dec. 3 County Committees Named For Townships On December Second The Jackson county AAA Con vention was held in the AAA of fice in Sylva on December 3 with fifteen delegates present who elect ed the county committee to serve Jackson county during 1948. The AAA committee elected includes: D. C. Higdon. of Sylva, chairman; Blaine Nicholson, of Cowarts, vice chairman; C. P. Shelton, of Whit tier, regular member; J. Lyman Stewart, of Norton, first alternate; Carl Higdon, of Gay, second alter nate. The newly elected committee elected Mrs. Ellen N. Corbin as chief clerk and secretary, and Miss Agnes A. Wilson, treasurer of the association. COMMUNITY COMMITTEES Community committees elected on December 2nd in the fifteen communities of the county are as follows: Barkers Creek ? J. T. Jones, Arthur Brooks, Frank C. Greene, G. L. Jones and John O. Bumgar ner. Qualla ? W. T. Gass, Frank Kins land, Fred Ferguson, Robert Var ner, and Hayes Reagan. Caney Fork ? Wayne *EQvedahl, Bass Hooper, Vernon Massingale, C. H. Wood, and Davis Hooper. River? Fred Smith, J. C. Mill saps, Albert Jackson, D. Denton and Roy Tritt. Canada ? Mitehel Melton, M. L. Galloway, Lewey Broom, Vess Harris, G..C. Wood. Cullowhee ? John Phillips, Ro bert , Shelton, Clinton Hooper, Frank Bryson, Zemie Dills. Sylva? T. C. Bryson, Sr., Lee Bumgarner, F. E. Parker, Walter Cope and Thomas R. Hooper. * Dillsboro ? Boyd Brown, J. C. Patterson, E. B. Monteith, Frank Jacobs, and Lewis Cochran. Webster ? Frank Cole, W. T. Ashe, Charley Frizzell, Paul Cowan and George Rogers. Scotts Creek ? L. M. Crisp, J. D. Mills, B. N. Hoyle, J. M. Blan ton, and A. L. Keener. Savannah ? Frank Hyatt, Zeb McLain, Homer Jones, Ferry Buch anan and Joe Bishop. Greens Creek ? J. B. Wetmore, Gold Green, Dearie Ashe, Howell Green and Felix Hall. Hamburg? J . L. Cooper, John D. Davis, Fred A. Bryson, Frank D. Bryson, and M. V. Breedlove. Mountain ? W. C. Moody, W. A. Crawford, A. C. Edwards, Ernest Bumgarner, and Orville Hender son. Sylva Women Sing In Asheville Concert Miss Alice Weaver, Mrs. Paul Ellis, Mrs. Robert Allison and Mrs. B. E. Gray were in Asheville Sun day for the singing of 'The Mes siah" at the Baptist church. Miss Weaver, Mrs. Ellis and Mrs. Alli son took part in the concert and Mrs. Gray went over to hear it. The crowd which filled the church to overflowing, was very enthusias tic ov^r the beautiful rendition of this composition. GARRINGER SINGS WITH INTERRACIAL SINGERS AND IS CHURCH SOLOIST Walter Carringer of Murphy, a student at Columbia University, New York City, is doing some ex tra curricular singing while at tending college. He is soloist for the John Hall Memorial Presby terian church at the Sunday morn ing services. He will sing there in the Christmas program on the 21st, prior to coming home for the Christmas holidays, to visit his mother, Mrs. Ruth Carringer. Carringer also is a member of the New York Interracial Singers with whom he has' appeared in concerts three times since going to New York. The singers were scheduled to give a concert at Town Hall last Thursday. On October 19 the group sang at the Freedom House dinner honoring Secretary of State George C. Marshall; on Nov. 15, with the New Rochelle Symphony Orches tra, and on Nov. 26, at Carnegie Hall. Prior to entering Columbia Mr. Carringer was a voice student of Mrs. Charles G. Gulley of the music department of Western Carolina Teachers college, Cullowhee. Jackson Bank Official Returns From Hospital Friends of R. L. Ariail, Execu tive vice president, of the Jackson County Bank and the Highland's Bank, will be glad to know that he has recovered sufficiently to return to his home and office. Mr. Ariail spent almost three weeks in Mis sion hospital in Asheville for treat ment. He returned to Sylva last Thursday, and stated that he is feeling much better and expects to be back at his desk regularly in the near future. Baptist Sunday School Convention To Meet Sunday At 2:30 P. M. The Tuckaseigee Baptist Sunday School Convention will hold its December meeting Sunday the 14th at Jarrett Memorial church in Dillsboro, beginning at2:30 inthe afternoon. The program is as follows: 2:30 Song and devotional. 2:45 Secretary's report. 2:55 Some Problems of our Sun day school by Rev. Gordon Scruggs, pastor of the Lovedale church. 3:30 Adjourn. All Sunday schools in the As sociation are urged to send dele gates to this convention. Baptist Choir To Present "The Choir Of Bethlehem'9 The Choir of the Sylva Baptist Church will render the beautiful Christmas Cantata, "The Choir of Bethlehem" by Noel Benson, on Sunday, Dec. 21, at 7:30 P. M. A very kind invitation is extended to all to come with us. < Committee Appointed To Serve Cullowhee Veteran^ Farmers Training Prograrft^ Mr. W. T. Brown, director of the Cullowhee Veteran Farmers Training program has named C. A. Hoyle, principal of Cullowhee High school, Blaine Nicholson, of Cow arts, and R. M. Bryson of Cullo whee as a committee to assist in this work. The purpose of the committee is to assist in an advisory capacity A meeting was held Saturday, De cember 6, at which time the com mittee helped to select new trainees to begin the program January 1, Those selected were notified and interviewed by the committee a^d given instructions on the regula tions of the program. At this time it was brought out that each trainee must spend his full time on the farm, rvjst have complete control of the operation of the farm, and the farm must be of such size and quality that the-| veteran can make a reasonable liv ing under normal conditions upon the completion of hi* training pro -gram. Each man will be signed up for four years training if he has that much entitlement. A veteran is al lowed two years training for one year's service with a maximum of four years. SANTA TO MAKE HIS ANNUAL VISIT TO DILLSBORO ON 19TH Will Arrive At 4:30 P. M. j With Pack Of Gifts For Children Of District All children, even to the tiniest, g>f the Dillsboro School district are invited to be at the vacant lot opposite Jarrett Springs hotel and Allison Brothers Service Station at 4:30 p. m. December 19 to meet Old Santa Claus when he is sched uled to make his visit with his pack filled with gifts and goodies for the children. A community Christmas tree will be decorated for the occasion. The Sylva high school band, under the direction of Mr. Beach am, will herald Santa's arrival. He is happy that his good friends of the community have made it pos sible for him to come to Dillsboro. The public is cordially invited to come and join in singing Christ mas carols and enjoy the pleasure with the children. Chamber of Commerce Elects Directors For Coming Year A return of the ballots mail* ed to members of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce for the election of a new board of Directors for 1948 resulted in the following men being elected: W. C. Hennessee, Woody Hamp ton, Boyd Sossamon, Ralph Sut ton, Rudy Hardy, Dexter Hoop er, Grayson Cope, W. J. Fisher and Frank Hall. The ballots were tabulated on December 3. The new officers will take over on January 2, 1948 at a joint meeting with the old board. CRAWFORD TELLS PTA MEMBERS OF LUNCHROOM NEEDS Elementary Building In Dangerous Condition, State Inspector Says The Sylva Parent Teacher asso ciation had its first evening moot ing on Tuesday evening in the elementary school auditorium with Mrs. W. L. Jones presiding. These evening meetings are held at stated intervals to give the fathers a chance to come and take part in the parent teacher work. A large number of both fathers and moth ers as well as the teachers and other interested persons were present. During the business hour Mr. Crawford, principal of the high school, told of the critical situation now being faced by the lunch room. Many who have been re ceiving free lunches and need this! one not nourishing meal each day, have been cut off and the list is going to have to be cul again un less some provision can be made to take care of this emergency. Mr. W. V. Cope, principal of the elementary school reported on the inspection of the building by a state inspector two weeks ago. He says that the building is. a very dangerous trap for children to go to school in. The citizens of Sylva and Jackson county must in the near future provide some way for new buildings at Sylva and other places where they are badly need ed. , Mr. Beacham and a part of the \band and several girls from the glee club presented a musical pro gram of Christmas songs. Mr. Beacham sang by request, "Gesu Bambino". The meeting was then turned over to Mrs. Ferguson, cub scout chairman, and Mr. Avery Means, scout executive, who had charge of the second phase of the meeting, that of perfecting the organization of the cub scout pack. The last of six public deer hunts sponsored by the North Carolina Division of Forestry and Parks on the Bladen Lakes State Forest will be held on Tuesday, jJece*n'oci 13. 8088AM0N'8 . . . The Gift Store SITE OF NEW ATOMIC BOMB BASE MIDWAY faflBnaas w ENIWETOK ^^hAW SOLOMONS UNITED STATES i MEXICO PAC IF 'C OCEAN NtW CAUU'JNIA NfcW / I A I A N O THI UNITED STATES Atomic Energy Commission hat announced con struction of a secret "proving ground" (or atomic weapons on the South Pacific Eniwetok Atoll The island . In the Marshall Group Is shown In map above and closeup at left It was chosen because it has only 145 Inhabitants Also, winds would carry radioactive particle? toward open sea Preparations art reported underway for explosion of "bigger" bombs. (inrernarionnl) SYLVA CUB PACK IS ORGANIZED AT PTA MEETING TUESDAY : With 20 Boys Joining Puts Daniel Boone Council In Lead The organization ol the first cub scout pac k in Sylva was perfected ? Tuesday evening in the Sylva Elementary school auditorium and ! the four den chiefs selected from ' the junior scouts presented their respective packs, introduced them by name and hnd them to demon strate some of the work they had to do before they could become Bobcats, the first rank in cub! scouting. Other ranks to be work- , ed for are Wolf, Bear, Lion and then become real scouts at the age j of 12. This meeting was held jointly I with the regular .monthly meeting of the Parent Teacher association, at the close of which the president, Mrs. W. L. Jones, presented Mrs. Harry Ferguson, chairman of the cub scout committee. After a few explanatory remarks she recogniz ed each man and woman and the scouts who have accepted places of responsibility in connection with the cub scout work. Britton Moore wUl serve as cub master and Thomas C. Wilson will be assistant.* The Cub Committee is composed of Charlie Reed, Chair man, I^awrence Heed, Paul Kirk, Mrs. J. H. Gillis and Mrs. D. D. Hooper, Jr. The Den Dads and mothers are Mr. and Mrs. John W. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Thomp son, Mr. and Mrs. Barton Cope and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kirk. The Den chiefs are scouts Dicky Barkeley, Lambert Hooper, Franklin Frick and Tommy Ferguson. Avery Means, field executive of the Daniel Boone Council, was present and had charge of the re mainder of the program. The charter was signed by the different officials and by the boys and has been sent to New York for ratifi cation and will be returned to Sylva some time in January. Mr. Means stated that by Sylva having 20 boys to join the cubs at this time again puts Daniel Boone council in the lead in the nation in increase in membership. This is the 18th year that this mountain district has had this honor. The cub scout pack is sponsored by the Sylva Woman's club and their president, Miss Hicks Wil son, signed the charter for this group. The committee from the club, Mrs. Harry Ferguson, chair man, Mrs. C. E. Thompson and Mrs. W. L. .Tones, deserve much credit for their work in getting the cub pack oi^apized. FREEDOM TRAIN TO PASS NEAR SYLVA People of Sylva and Jackson county will have first chance to visit the Freedom Train this week. The Train will be nearest when it exhibits in Greenville, S. C. Sat urday, December 13. *The Freedom Train is a histori cal exhibition of documents, re cords, and pictorgraphs portraying the founding and growth of our American democracy. This exhibit is a wonderful opportunity for our American youth to become acquainted with the great funda mental principles of freedom, democracy, social equality, and government. It is a proven fact that what one sees makes a great er impression than what one reads, therefore, this is a great oppor tunity to teach the public, the average American citizen, a far reaching lesson in American His tory from the time of the early set tlers to this present post-war era. Following is the Train's partial schedule for the second quarter of its run: December 12, Spartanburg, S. C.; December 13, Greenville, S. C. The Train is scheduled for At lanta, Ga. January 2 and Chatta nooga, Tenn. January 3, enroute to the West Coast.. The Train's first appearance in California will be at San Diego, on February 22, George Washington's birthday. On the Freedom Train's return trip from the West Coast, it will exhibit in Asheville on September 1, 1948, arriving from Knoxville, and departing for Danville, Vir ginia. Presbyterian Have Family Night And Supper Meeting Members of the Sylva Presby-" terian church, their families, and invited friends met at the Com munity house last Friday evening for their first family night meeting since the organization recently be gan its regular activities. After having supper the group, seated in a large semicircle in front of a cherry fire in the large open fire place, sang Christmas songs. Miss Alice Weaver and Mr. N. R. Beach am directed the singing. Those Wishing High School Annual Must JVfake It Known By 19 Professor W. H. Crawford, of Sylva High school, has announced that all persons wishing one of the 1947-48 high school annuals must let it be known by December 19, as orders close on this date in order that the publishers may re serve proper amount of cover stock for the Sylva annual. People Of County To Vote On Question In Special Election To Be Held On February 3 DRIVE ON FOR RAND FUND OF $5,000.00 FOR UNIFORMS, ETC. The annual drive for funds for Sylva high school band got off to a good start last Wednesday after noon following a parade and con cert by the band. Final plans fori the drive were made at a meeting of the band committee held in the Allison building November 25, with Mrs. Grover Wilkes, chairman, presiding. The committee seeks a fund of $5,000.00 to carry on the work during the summer months and to buy uniforms and instruments. The committee feels that this fund will "put the band well on its feet and that it will become self support ing in the future. i The committee reports splendid success so fiir but the goal has not : been reached. Any person wish ing to contribute to the fund can leave it with Mr. W. J. Fisher, treasurer, at Jackson County Bank. 800 HEAR KEMPS IN RECITAL AT ~ WESTERN CAROLINA ! [ About duo sludent.- and gue^A.- j | attended a ie?.ital Riven by Mrs.! John Kemps, soprano, of Knka, at, Western Carolina Teachers college | Tuesday aft* >Mr? .. Mrs. Kem?v? i was accompanied by Mr/. Robert A, Carroll, Ashcville pianist. Mrs. Kenirs' program-, heartily ; applauded by her audience, con sisted ? f "Lieder" songs in Ger man and French, as well as some , American songs. Mrs. Kemp- was born and reared in Europe, where she received her , vora! training. She studied with I sever." 1 famous teachers and did a considerable amount of concert and oiati' nuin woik, She was the ?"irst person to be invited to sing over Radic Helvernum, Holland's largest station. She came to the United States in 1929. She now teaches voice i , production and Lieder singing to a I limited number of pupils. Sgt. Buchanan Joined By Family In Korea I Bupyong, Korea? (Delayed) ? A Sylva man, T-Sgt. Delonas W. Buchanan, currently serving with the United States Army Forces in Korea, is a member of the 225th Auto Maintenance Company, 61st ! Group, as motor sergeant of the . 87th Battalion motor pool, was joined recently by his wife and son. T-Sgt. Buchanan has been in the Army since 1934, and previous ly served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater between the period of 1941-43, and the European Thea ter from 1943 to 1945. He arrived in Korea in November 1946. Sylva Band Plays At Savannah Band director N. R. Beacham and the Sylva band were guests last Friday of the Savannah school. At 11 o'clock the band put Petitions Containing More Than 15% of Voters Presented Board Acting upon a petition contain ing names of 15 per cent or more of the qualified voters of Jackson county requesting an election to determine whether or not Beer and Wine should be sold in the county the County Board of Elec tions met in call session Monday, December 8, and ordered such an election to be held. The board passed the necessary order calling the election, and then ordered, its publication for 30 days and that notices be posted in pub lic places. The order calling the election sets Tuesday, February 3, 1948, for the votes to be cast. The registration books will open on January 10 and remain open for four Saturdays preceeding the election for the purpose of regis tering new voters. The law giving the Board the right to call such an election is contained in the General Statutes of North Carolina for 1947, same being duly set forth and defined in Chapter 1084 thereof. Jackson county has been one of the dry counties of the state, with sale* of beer and wine prohibited until about a year ago when re tailer.^, wishing to operate under existing state laws contested the county Board of Commissioners' refusal to issue license and won in the superior court. Since that time off-piemises sale of beer in cases has been flourishing in small dives all over the county. It is for doing away with tfc>w tynd o* traffic that iKe people of t!ie county have demanded the election. Last Rites Held For Pfc. Coggins Funeral rites for Pfc. Woodrow Coggins, whose body was return ed from overseas, were held Fri day afternoon, December 5, at 2:00 o'clock at the Double Springs Methodist Church, with the Rev. ? H. M Moody and Rev. George Webb officiating. Pfc. Coggins was born August 8, 1925, and entered the service December 15, 1943. He served a bout eleven months in the infan try and was killed in action in Germany on November 6, 1944, a short time after his arrival over seas. He was 19 at the time of his death. Surviving him are the mother, Mrs. Ethel Coggins; three brothers, Vernon, Vaughn and Weaver Cog gins of Erastus; five sisters, Mrs. Fred Bryson, Mrs. James Moss, Misses Brona Lee and Moqueta Coggins of Erastus and Miss Edna Coggins of Central, South Caro lina. Pallbearers were Henry A. Moody, Haven Bryson, Wood Franks, Raymond Coggins, Mar vin Henson, and Lawton Coggins, cousins of Pfc. Coggins. Interment was in Double Springs cemetery with the W. E. Dilliard Post, American Legion in charge of the graveside rites. Final taps I were played at the graveside rites. on a concert for the schooL Then Mr. Beacham told something of each different instrument and of its work in the band. The Sylva group was served in the school cafeteria before returning to Sylva. Sylva Takes On Christmas Holiday Air As Lights Go On With the turning on of the col ored street lights this week Sylva has taken on a definite Christ mas air, and the holiday spirit is becoming more noticeable eech dny with busy shoppers hustling from store to store picking out gifts for the entire family. Sylva began lighting Main street with the colored lights and the big star in the cupola of the court house some years before the war, being one of the most attractively lighted towns in Western North Carolina. This custom was aban? doned during the war in compli ance with the order for conserva tion of power for war industries. After the war the lights were again turned on to the delight of all our citizens. The lights zigzag back and forth across the street, with the parallel lines up the courthouse steps, cli maxed with the big star at top of courthouse, make a beautiful sijtfit and a definite impression on all visitors and strangers patting throi^h Sylva early in the evening, and night.