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Federation Declares
Semi-Annual Dividend
Payable January First
All MEAD EMPLOYES
TO GET CHRISTMAS
GIFTS THIS YEAR
351 Sylva Employes To
Participate In Special
Check Distribution
Every employee of the Mead
Corporation, regardless of length
of service, will receive a Christ
mas gift. The gifts, made possible
by satisfactory operations during
the year, were voted by the Board
of Driectors and announced by
George H. Mead, Chairman of the
Board. A majority of the employees,
those with one or more years'
service, will receive one week's
pay. The Christmas gifts will be
paid by special check December
19, 1947.
The 351 employees of the Sylva
Division will benefit along with
the other 6409 Mead employees in
the Corporation's 15 mills located
in Ohio, Michigan, Massachusetts,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia
and North Carolina.
Less than a month ago, The Mead
Corporation presented to its em
? ployees a Retirement Plan. A fea
ture of this plan includes payment
by the corporation of the full cost
of past service pensions for all j
employees with more than five
years service. The eventual cost
to the corporation of providing
those past service pensions alone !
is estimated to be in excess of two
and one-half million dollars. The J
Plan also provides for joint con- I
tributions bv the employees and
the corporation for future service
and a profit sharing provision for
all participating employees.
Dime Board Is Operated
For Christmas Cheer Fund
The dime board, sponsored this
year jointly by the American Le
gion Auxil.ary and the Local union
of the Mead corporation, opened
last Saturday and will remain open
each afternoon and some mornings
through this week and the* early
part of next week. Different mem
bers of the auxiliary are giving
their time to do this work. On Sat
urday the board will be operated
entirely by members of the union.
The proceeds will be used for
Christmas cheer baskets in the
community and for hospitalized
veterans, as well as for other local
welfare work.
Christmas Tree Program
To "Be Held In
Dillsboro December 23
A gigantic Community Christ
mas tree and program will be held
in the auditorium of the Dillsboro
Baptist church on Tuesday even
ing, December 23 at 7:30 p. m.
sponsored by the congregations of
the Dillsboro Methodist and Bap
tist churches and the faculty and
students of the Dillsboro graded
school.
A lovely holly tree, laden with
its clusters of scarlet berries is. be*,
ing prepared for the occasion and
an elaborate program is being pre
pared by the Sunday School and
Graded School pupils. More than
400 gifts are being prepared for
distribution and the public is cor
dially invited.
Santa Claus will be present
dressed in his best.
1 Jackson Stockholders To
Share In Profits Of
Huge Cooperative
The executive committee of the
directors of the Farmers Federa
tion yesterday declared a semi
annual dividend on preferred and
common stock payable January 1,
1948, to all stockholders of record
December 15, 1947, it was an
nounced by James G. K. McClure,
president of the organization. Mr.
McClure pointed out that this will
be the 28th consecutive semi-an
naul dividend to be paid.
There were more than 20,000
members' -of the federation as of
July 1947, and Mr. McClure
pointed out that there has been
a considerable increase since that
time.
The Farmers Federation was or
ganized 27 years ago to create
market facilitities and services
which will develop agricultural
production in Western North Caro
lina. Beginning in a small way
with a handful of farmers and one
warehouse, the organization has
grown to 26 warehouses with more
than 20,000 members. The federa- 1
toin has developed markets for !
poultry, eggs, forest products, wood
products, dairy products, vegeta
ble and handicraft articles. In ad
dition to the 26 warehouses, the
federation now has in operation
seven freezer- locker plants, situ
ated in Asheville, Brevard, Hen
dersonville, Marion, Waynesville,
Tryon and Spruce Pine, and an
other plant is scheduled to open in
Spindale in the near future.
Member^ of the executive com
mittee are Mr. McClure, H. A. Os
borne, Canton, L. L. Burgin, Horse
Shoe, R. C. Crowell, R. F. D. No. 3,
R. A. Crowell, Enka, C. C. Cook,
Asheville, R. F. D., No. 4, Charles
W> Davis, Brevard, R. F. D. No. 1'
and Jamie McClure Ciaike.
Jackson County directors are
Dennis Higdon, Webster, and Hute
Snyder, Addie.
NO FIRECRACKERS ARE
ALLOWED THIS YEAR
No firecrackers can be legally
used in Jackson county, nor the
J state of North Carolina this year
| and law enforcement officers call
attention to the law which became
effective last July 1 that fire
crackers cannot be manufactured,
purchased, sold or dealt in, trans
ported, possessed, received, adver
tised, or used in anyway in North
Carolina, except for special oc
casions for public celebrations,
carnivals, etc., where they are to
be handled only by an experienced
person.
A violation is a misdemeanor,
with the fine or imprisonment or
both left to the discretion of the
court. Judgment must be passed
by the superior court if a person
is found guilty.
Lovedale Baptist
Church Will Give
Christmas Program
"Links of Prophecy", protraying
He Will Come, He Has Come,
and He Will Come Again, will be
presented by the Sunday school
ot the Lovedale Baptist church in
a special Christmas program Tues
day night, December 23, at 8 o'
clock. The entire Sunday school
will have part in the program
under the direction of Mrs. Jack
Henson and Mrs. Claude Stanford.
A treat for the children of.
Sunday school will be -given* on
Sunday, December 21.
A And B Drivers Are Urged
To Take Re-Examination
Motorist Caught Using
Old License After Jan. 1
Subject To Arrest
Raleigh, N. C., ? Perrons whose
last names be?in with A or B have
only 17 days left in which to re
new their driving licenses without
fear of penalty.
The Motor V^rrele.? Department
announced today th(K, out of the
estimated 150,000 A and B drivers
in North Carolina, only arcund
90,000 had thus far obtained new
licenses.
Time is drawing short, and per
sons whose surnames begin with
A or B who are caught driving af
ter January 1 on an old license
will be found guilty of a misde
meanor and will be fined not less
than $25. ]
Col. H. J. Hatcher, Commander'
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First Cargo of Friendship Food Off For France
ITS HOLDS BULGING with 8,000,000 pounds of food, the U. S Line freighter, American Leader sails past the>
Statue of Liberty,, carrying to France the first cargo of supplies gathered over the nation by u.y KicnciiUip
Train. SpCw.ui ceremonies were held On the pier before the ship sailed for Marseille. ( International )
Farm Bureau Urges Moore
Co-operation of Farmers
WOODMEN ELECT NEW
OFFICERS AT MEETING
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8
j Jeff Hedden was elected Consul
Commander of the Sylva Lodge
W.O.W., Bennie Reece, Advisory
Lieutenant; F. F. Dillard, Banker;
D. L. Robinson, Escort; John R.
Shephard, Watchman and Lon
Nicholson, Sentry, of the lodge at
its regular Monday night meeting,
December 8.
Jackson County Bank
To Close Dec. 25-26
R. L. Ariail, executive vice
president of The Jackson County
Bank, has announced that the
bank will be closed Dec. 25 and
j 26 for the Christmas holidays.
Christmas day being a legal holi
day the bank has always ob
served the one day. This year
the banking interest of the state
requested Governor Cherry to
declare Friday the 26th also a
holiday which he has done thru
a special Christmas Holiday proc
lamation.
- The Jackson County Bank will
open Saturday the 27th as usual.
Matthews Completes
Navy Boot Training
Charles Ar Matthews, United
States Navy^son of Mrs. Florence
West, Sylva Route 1, has complet
ed recruit training at the Naval
Training Center, San Diego, Calif.,
and has been advanced to Seaman,
[second class.
MISS HELEN D'ANNA,
WELFARE WORKER,
DIES IN FLORIDA
Miss Helen D'Anna, Child Wel
fare Case Worker with the Jack
son county Department of Public
Welfare, died in Tallahassee,
Florida last Friday after a brief
illness. She had been a member
of the Jackson County Department
since January, 1948 and while in
the county she did outstanding
work in dealing with children's
problems.
Miss D,Anna made a great num
ber of friends in Jackson county.
She was one of the most highly
trained social workers in the state,
Seing graduated from Lenoir
Rhyne college at Hickory, the Un
iversity of North Carolina, the Uni
versity of Chicago and Smith's col
lege of Social Work at Northamp
ton, Mass.
She had been engaged in social
.work with a number of agencies,
among them the Caldwell County
Department of Public Welfare,
The Orange County Department of
Public Welfare, the Department of
Public Welfare in Florida, and
with the Thompson Orphanage and
Training Institution at Charlotte.
Before coming to Sylva, Miss
D'Anna was connected with the
Family Service Bureau in New
York City.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday, December 15 at Hickory.
Why shirk your duty to your
county as well as to yourself? That
question can be asked of each and
every farmer in Jackson county
who has heretofore purposely
shrugged his shoulders when the
Jackscn County Farm Bureau has
been mentioned. Did that farmer,
when approached on the subject,
go into the work of the Farm
Bureau thoroughly or just^ say,
"Well, I'll look into it some other
time." There isn't any other time,
but the present when a crisis is to
be met and to the farmer that time
is just around the corner.
When someone is desperately
ill we do not lag behind for a day
or a week before going for a doc
tor ? we go then. The need is at
that time, not after its too late.
Why, then, are we as farmers go
ing to wait until it's too late to do
the thing that demands present
day attention. Must we wait until
our conservation program- are
greatly reduccd or perhaps wiped
out before saying. "We mu>t and
will do something about tnat."
Why, then, don't you as a man
trying to earn an honest living by
the sweat ol nis brow", become in
terested in something that can ben
efit you and your lamily.' The
Jackson County Fa.nv Bureau can
.help you so why not !;nci out tvr
yourself w',at it realiy represents.
Come to the next meet. rig on De
cember 20 at 10:3') a. m. in the
court hou.-e at Sylva. Make thi>
your duty for your family and
your county.
All directors of the Farm Bureau
are urged to be present and bring
their membership books.
COUNTY OFFICES TO
BE CLOSED TWO DAYS
All offices of Jackson county will
close for business Wednesday aft
ernoon, December 24, and remain
closed until Saturday morning, the
27th, according to Jennings A.
Bryson, Commissioner of Finance
for the county. u.
W.O.W. Sponsoring
Smoky Mountaineers
The Sylva Lodge of Woodmen
Of The World will sponsor Hoke
Jenkins and his Smoky Mountai
neers at Sylva High School Sat
urday night, December 20. The
show starts at 8 p. m.
Local Union Presents
Mr. And Mrs. Paul Ellis
With Chest Of Sterling
As a token of their apprecia
tion of the cordial relations that
have existed between Mr. Paul
Ellis, general superintendent o/
the Sylva Division of The Mend
Corporation, and the members of
Local Union No. 12866 m.F. of L..
the members presented Mr. ,ind
Mrs. Ellis with a beautiful chest
of sterling silver, service for
ei^ht persons, in a special cere
mony at the Union headquarters
here Monday night. Tne lovely
gift was presented as a Christ
mas present and remembrance
as the Ellises leave S>lva fcr
Lynchburg, Va.
Mr. Ellis is being transferred
to the Mead plant at Lynchburg
as general superintendent and he
and his family will leave Sylva
around January 1, 1948.
Sylva Stores And Business
Places To Close Two Days
The directors of the Sylva Mer-3
chants Association met last week
and announced that the stores and
business places of Sylva would
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take two days for the Christmas
closing period, which will be
Christmas Day and Friday, the
26th. The^ stores will open Satur
day morning for business as usual.
Christmas Story Presented
At Training School
The pageant, The Christmas In
Sign and Song, which had been
written and produced by the teach
ers of the Cullowhee Training
school, was presented in Hoey audi
torium on Thursday afternoon,
December 11. Mrs. Inez Wooten
Gulley, director of music at the
training school arranged the music.
All the elementary school chil
dren and the High school glee club
took part. The heralds announcing
the birth of Christ were two sets
of twins, Opal find Ruby Haskett
and Larry and Johnny Buchanan.
The minister's part was played by
Edward Sutton and Mary and
Joseph were played by Johnie
Clark and Eddie Ingram.
One of the most effectice parts
of the program was when the
fourth and fifth grades gave a
choral reading of the Christmas
Story while the High School glee
club sang appropriate songs.
Between scenes the Symphonet
Band made its first appearance.
SOSSA MON'8 . . . The Gift Store
HERALD TO PUBLISH
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS
EDITION TUESDAY A M
The Herald is making prepara
tions to publish its big annual
Christmas edition which will be
mailed out next Tuesday to ail
subscribers, with extra copies on
hand, for single copy sales. This
edition will be full of Christmas
stories and local happenings. It
is in this edition that our business
firm place their annual Greeting
advertisements. "Many have al
ready placed their order lor space.
Others desiring space should have
copy to us by Monday morning. As
usual we've our special Christmas
Greeting layouts and mats and will
be glad to aid our advertisers in
selecting appropriate copy for their
individual ads.
Singing Convention
At Big Ridge
The Upper District singing con
vention will meet at the Big Ridge
Baptist church on Sunday, De
cember 21. Th? public is cor
dially invited to attend.
Massie On Chamber
Board Of Directors
In listing the members of the
Board of Directors for the Jackson
County Chamber of Commerce last
week the name of Frank Hall was
j given a.s a member instead of T.
J N. Massie.
One And Two Hundred Year
Old Articles Create Much
Interest In School Display
Historical Exhibition
Presented By Mrs.
Fortner's History Class
An exhibition of historical ar
ticles was presented at Sylva High
School last Thursday unci Friday
by Mr*. Mae Fortner's eighth grade
history students. The exhibition
dealt with a special study of early
history in Western North Carolina
and drew a vivid line of contrast
between the early day modes of
living and present day Life.
Among the articles on display
to the public was a lamp, 100 years
old, owned by C. A. Beasley; a
100-year-old spoon, which form
erly belonged to the wife of the
mayor of Omaha, Nebraska and is
now iii the possession of Betty
Bradley; a group of fans which
are 50 years and older; several
pieces of glass and china ware, one
glass dish being among the first
ever sold in Western North Caro
lin; an amber goblet, 75 years old
brought by Frankie Gates; a glass
c i;-nv pitcher, 100 years old,
brought by Nancy Beasley; a 74
y ear- old marble belonging to
Jimmy Parker; and shuttles made
of apple-tree wood, 125-yeers-old,
displayed by Mildred Brown.
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A display of wearing apparel in
cluded a velvet cape with bead
work and satin lined about 60
vears-old belonging to Mrs. J. W.
Bales; a chiffon blouse 100-years
oid; an apron made by a great
| great-great grandmother of Mr.*..
W. V. Cope. The apron was made
abi .<t 200 years ag>i and Mrs.
(VpeV grandmothci spun her
thread and wove hei tJoth. A black
saltan bonnett and hkirt about 100
r
. 7'a-v* ar-oid biai t.tlleta jacket
a a> in ought to the exhibition b\
li.adWy; and a counter pane
in;. vie n| home spun thread and
. . i : -1 1 1 wnvtn with ,i fringe made by
<?: y Owens now owned by Mrs.
.?. \V. Cope. A co\ejlet and blanket.
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Calhoun And Roper
Injured In Jeep,
Car Collision
M-S;'t. David Calhoun and Hun
icy Roper aie patients in Harris
spit nl suffering fiom injuries re
? t. * i \ ? ' * ( 1 late Tuesday evening when
the U S. Army jeep in which they
were traveling 'was in collision
with an automobile near Whittier.
The >eep, driven by Sgt. Cal
houn, U. S. Army recruiter, turned
over in the highway wherrCalhoun
attempted to avoid hitting a car be
ing turned in the highway and
driven by a Mr. Adams of Whit
tier. The jeep was almost de
molished. The car driven by
Adams was slightly damaged. Mr.
Adams was uninjured. Calhoun
and Roper, who was assisting him
in recruiting work, were on their
way tc Bryson City at the time of
the accident.
Christmas Music At
Baptist Church
The choir of the Sylva Baptist
church, under the direction of Mrs.
E. P. Stillwell, will render a pro
gram of sacred Christmas music
Sunday, December 21, at 7:30 p.
m. A kind invitation is extended
all to attend.
JACKSON TEACHERS
HEAR CRAWFORD AT
DECEMBER MEETING
The regular monthly meeting of
Jackson county teachers was held
in the Sylva elementary school
auditorium Friday afternoon, with
Frank M. Crawford, superinten
dent of public instruction for Jack
son county, presiding. Mr. Craw
ford also spoke on the subject at
matters relative to the teaching
profession.
The teachers then met in de- o
partmental groups to hear discus
sions on their phases of the school
work. C. N. Gilbert, of the busi
ness education department of
Western Carolina Teachers col
lege, 1 spoke to the high school
group.
The grammar grade teachers had
an organizational meeting and e
lected the following officers: A14
ney Bryson, president; Joan Craw
ford, vice president, and Mrs. May
Fortner, secretary-treasurer.
Mr. N. R. Beaeham, director of
the Sylva high school band and
members of the glee club of tile
high school, sang several Christ
mas carols.
FFA FEDERATION
IS RE-ORGANIZED
The Nantahala Federation of
the Future Farmers, of America
met at Sylva on October 18, 1947
to re-organize. The Federation was
discontinued during Die war. This
Federal' m Is composed of thirteen
; 'oeat.onal .Agr jvjlture Depart
ments in the MX c(iu::lu's 'a e- 1 of
iAjnu'"jnbc. The purpose of the
oiganization is to develop lead
ei>hip and cooperation, and to
promote a closer feeling between
the various local chapters. Each
year the Federation makes out a
program of work guide its various
ch. .piers.
Each of the thirteen chapters
were represented at the meeting
in Sylva and the following offic
ers were elected from the group
to serve during the year: president,
Elmer Limbo, Clyde Chapter; vice
pres., Jack Stamcy, Bethel Chap
ter; secretary, Darnel Ward, Sylva
Chapter; treasurer* Harold Cope,
Bryson City Chapter; reporter,
Mark Hollingswort, Waynesville
Chapter; adviser, Bob Evans, Ag
riculture Teacher at Clyde,
Following the election of officers
the group worked out a program
of work for the coming year. Plans
were made for a parlimentary pro
cedure contest between the thir
teen chapters in the Federation to
be held in November.
The Annual Parlimentary Pro
cedure contest of the Future Farm
ers of the Nantahala Federation
was held at Sylva at 2 p. m. Nb
vember 19, 1947. The meeting was
opened by the Federation officers
and the business of the organiza
tion followed. Later in the after
noon the parlimentary contest
took place in the Sylva School au
ditorium. R. E. Lydia from Bryson
City served as Adviser and the
following were judges in the cos
test: B. F. Nesbitt, John Corbbi,
W. E. Whitmire.
The winners in the contest ware
as follows: First place, Robbin*
ville, Second place, Bryson City,
Third place, Waynesville.
Sylva Merchants Have Done
Splendid Job of Decorating
The Christmas Spirit has hit
Sylva in a big way this year, what
with Santa Claus just around the
corner and a snowy tinge in the
<'jir. This is the season that every
one loves. The little boys grab their
atchets in the afternoon and head
or the woods after Christmas
trees, then come home at night
and help their sisters cry to come
into town to see the bright lights
dCwOra'.jui.w.
The merchants have taken the
/
Yuletide Spirit wholeheartedly
and have decorated their store
windows in the real Christmas
style. As one walks up and down
the street, he gets the feeling that
Santa is near by looking at fltt
windows.
At night the colored street ligfeti
and the courthouse star is an at
traction to the children and tte
grown-ups as well. It makes oom
Tcel that Santa is not too far off
and he isn't, is he?