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T5 ? ar -i % J 1 AMERICA First, Last and ? Always The Sylva Herald ?L. XXII, NO. 32 Sylva, N. C. Thursday, January 8, 1948 The Herald is dedicated to progressive service to Jack son ... A progressive, well balanced county. $2.00 A Year ? 5c Copy Jleeves Noland Is New Highway Commissioner For District \ Haywood Man Is Sworn' In Office On Wednesday, Plan s! District Survey D. Reaves Noland toas sworn in Wednesdtay ' to represent the Tenth District Ion the State Highway and Public Works Commission, suc ceeding ?hohn A. Goode, of Ashe ville, who i recently resigned. The terin to-which Mr. Noland was namod expires May 1, 1949. Mr. Nolfend resigned as a mem ber of the (state Board of Agricul ture, afterVhaving been a member longer than\any man in the history of the state.] He was named to the board May, Il922, by Gov. O. Max Gardner, arid has served under five governors. I Mr. Nolind is a business man and farpn'er. He owns a farm in Fines Cfreek, and also in Ratcliffe Cove, twhere he lives. Mr. '.Noland said yesterday that for thef present he would not have any orifice. "I plan to visit every county", in the district, which ex tends Irom Avery to Cherokee," the new commissioner said. There is not an important road in the entire district that Mr. Nol and is not familiar with. He has traveled extensively throughout the district while representing the Federal Land Bank for a number of years. There are also but few secondary roads he has not travel ed. Not only that, he knows some one on almost every road through out the district. "I am going to give my very best to this job," he said. Mr. Noland pointed out that all federal funds have already been | appropiated and no more will be i available until Congress makes a new appropriation. The state fund^ J ? Continuing on page 7 Dime Board Furnishes Much Christmas Cheer The American Legion Auxiliary and the members of the local union at the Mead corporation were a great help to Santa Claus this | Christmas in handing out Christ- ' mas cheer to many needy families | and hospitalized veterans. The dime b'oard, sponsored by these two organizations, raised $256.71, all of which was spent for these worthy causes. Jud Stans berry, Frank Buchanan and Her schel Cabe, committee from the ! union in charge of this work, as- j sisted by other members, operated the dime board on Saturday and j raised $159.00 of the entire amount. ; Thirty-eight baskets of food, j fruits and toys were packed and distributed to a carefully prepared list of families. $65 went into spe cial Christmas work for the pa tients at Oteen. Some clothing was bought and given where need ed. The Woman's club furnished the toys included in these baskets. The committee wish to thank them for their cooperation. SHERIFF DESTROYS STILLS AND BEER ' Sheriff C. G. Middleton and ! Deputy Sheriff Frank Allen raid- j ed two "stills" in the North Fork 1 section of Jackson county area last j week. Equipment at one still was I destroyed. Beer, estimated at about 120 gallons, was found and dumped at the other. Both stills were de serted at the time of the raids and np arrests were made. JOHN "A; QOODE, prominent Asheville businessman, resigned last week as 10th district member of the State Highway and Public Works commission. D. REEVES NOLAND of Hay- 1 wood county was appointed by Governor Cherry to succeed to the highway commission following the resignation of Mr. Goode. Farm Agent's Office to Direct County- Wide Rat Killing Drive Jackson county farmers will soon 1 have a chance to participate in an all out fight against the rat, says the county agent. This campaign is now scheduled to be held during the last week in January, and is expected to bring death to more rats than ever oc cured in a similar period during : the history of the county. Sufficient quantities of red squill rat bait will be mixed and pack aged, ready for use on the farm, and with instructions on how it should be put out. Ordefs for this bait are now being taken at the County Agent's office, the County i Health Sanitarian's office, and by j the Vocational Agriculture teach- : ers. and any person interested in ? Continued on page 7 | West. Carolina Players To Give "Our Town" Feb. 12 j The Western Carolina Players will present "Our Town", by Thornton Wilder, in Hoey audi torium early, next month. Thurs day, February 12, has been tenta tively set as the date. * j The play, whichnvon the Pulitzer J Prize for Drama in 1938, has j neither stage scenery nor props; . its dramatic action is achieved by i the use of pantomime and special i lighting. j With its setting in Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, the ac tion of "Our Town" centers around j the lives of a few typical small town American citizens. With its scenes of birth, love, marriage, and death it attempts to portray the eternal values that make life worth while. This will be the second produc tion of "Our Town" for the Players, dramatic club of Western Carolina Teachers college. Miss Mabel Tyree, acting head of the school's English department and director of the players, said that its first presentation, in 1940, was so pop ular that the club decided to re vive it. The part of 'f'he Stage Manager, made famous when Frank Craven played it at the Henry Miller theat er in New York in 1937, will be played by Jack Barnett, Murphy, j Hampton Named President of Local Chamber o f Commerce At a joint meeting of the old and new board of directors of Jackson County Chamljer of Ccxmn^erce held last Friday night Woody Hampton, owner and manager of Reece-Hampton Motor Company, was named president of the com merce body for this year. ? Mr. Hampton succeeds Felix Pickle simer, who has headed the organ ization for the past two years. The new board also named T. N. Mas sie, local furniture dealer, vice president and Rudy Hardy, locaJ druggist, secretary- treasurer. The other members of the new board are: W. J. Fisher, Ralph Sutton, Boyd Sossamon, W. C. Hennessee, Dexter Hooper and Grayson Cope. Every one of the nine new board members, and all but two old board members, were present for the joint noting. About all the business transact ed at this meeting was in organiz ing. The board did, however, dis cuss plans for sending a repre sentative to Washington January 22 when large delegations of citi zens from Western North Carolina and Tennessee will *appear before congressional leaders to urge deve lopment of the park. * ? lie next regular meeting of the board will be the first Friday night in February. MOORE ADVISES C AND D DRIVERS TO GET LICENSE EARLY W. W. Moore, examiner for Jackson and Haywood counties advises persons with surnames be ginning with the letters "C" and 1 "D" to take their vehiclc license renewal examination a; an early date and avoid waiting until near I July 1st deadline. The deadline for persons whose | names begin with "A" and "B" i was January 1st. and there are a large number of these persons who | oid not take their examination and J have their license renewed. These persons, if caught driying. are now j subject to a fine of S25.00. Mr. | Moore reported that several per- I sons in this category are coming in i for their examination. If they drive i their own car for this purpose they are required to be accompanied by someone who has a volid license. In addition to The Stage Manager, the play has six semi-leading roles. Masculine leads will be played by Dan Genn, Andrews, as Dr. Gibbs; jHerbie Foster, Lexington, as Edi j tor Webb, and Bob Pittillo, Char leston, S. C., as George Gibbs. [Ruby G. Conley, Marion, will play Emily Webb, leading feminine role, and Loee Alley, Newport News, Va., will play Mrs. Webb. The other feminine lead, Mrs. Gibbs, is as yet unassigned. In supporting roles will be Frank Murray, Franklin, Joe Crowell; Don Cabe, Franklin, Howie New I some; Freda Arnold, Franklin, Re becca Gibbs: Don Ireland, Clear water, Fla., Wally Webb; Jim Wood, Andrews, Professor Wil lard; Joe Wiggins, Robbinsville, Simon Stinson; Rachel Sutton, Sylva, Mrs. Seames; Ed Cowan, Lowell. Constable Warren; Doug Davis, Mars Hill, Sam Craig; Forest Lindsey, Lowell, Joe Stoddard; Clayton Ramsey, Franklin, George Quesada, Tarrytown, N. Y.,' and Tom Garland, Robbinsville, Base ball Players; Jack Angel, Frank in, and Tommy Corley, Morgan ton, Assistant Stage Managers. Mr. Pittillo, president of the club, will be production manager, and Mr. Ramsey will be in charge of lighting. Betty Buckner Wade will have charge of costumes and Miss Conley will have charge of make-up. The Players, in 1844, produced another of Mr. Wilder's plays, "The Skin of Our Teethe" which won the Pulitzer pri^e in 1943. Mr. Wilder, who won his first Pulitzer prize in 1928 with his novel, "The Bridge of San Luis Rey," is heartily admired by the players. Said Miss Tyree, "t can hardly wait for him to write an other play. When he does, ivu produce that too." \ ? - 80SSA MON'8 In 8ylu? Jackson Traffic Fatalities Cut In Half Past Year 4 The following list of names were victims of traffic accidents result ing in death in Jackson county over the past two years. For 1946: February 2, on U. S. 19, Howard Stiles, age 23, resident of Dillsboro; Elsie King, age 24, of Whittier. May 17, on N. C. 107, Grover Bishop, age 59, resident of Cullo whee. August 3, on N. C. 107, Dan Phillips, age 16, resident of Cullo whee. September 12, on U. S. 19, Ho ward Warren, age 36, resident of Balsam. September 21, on U. S. 19, "D. K." Denton, age 16, resident of Whittier. Accidents resulting in death for 1947: June 28, on U. S. 1,9 and 23. William Cunningham, age 22, resident of Bryson City. - November 15, on U. S. 64, ^ Con rad Ramsey, age 21, resident of Oakland, and William Ramsey, age 18, also of Oakland. Deaths by .traffic accidents in Jackson county have shown a sharp decline, due to the alert ef forts of the state highway patrol men. Deaths are expected to drop even more, in 1948 when more rigorous laws are put into effect. These laws are to protect YOU. Careful observance of them might well mean the difference between life and death. So, cooperate with your law enforcement officers, andj let's make Jackson county the sa fest county in the State. Campbell And Womack Buy The Owl Grill On January 1st, Charles B. Campbell, local business man, and Paul R. Womack, experienced , restaurateur, purchased what was formerly known is, the Owl Gril?, from A. B. B.oa- It will now oper ate under the nanagement of Paul R. Womac!;, and will be known as The C i'.l. The new es tablishment boast- complete line of steaks and choj and will serve three meals a day. Post Office At Clyde Entered And Robbed The post office at Clyde in Hay wood county v.ms entered last Thuisday night and approximately $200 in cash was taun. Postal authorities of Ashevillc ??:v inves tigating the robbery. The robbers gained entrance to the building by pry in a ..pen lccks on the front door. The safe was removed and carried across the street to rear of the depot where it was blown open. Bill Phillips Made Manager Of Morristown Store Bill Phillips, son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Phillips of Cullowhee, has FUNERAL SERVICES FOR PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER ARE HELD S. R. Crockett, Pastor Of Haywood Churches, Died In Sylva Hospital Funeral services for the Rev. Stewart Raper Crockett, who died in C. J. Harris hospital here at 5:15 o'clock Tuesday morning, were conducted from the ' Hazelwood Presbyterian church at 10.00 o'clock Wednesday morning. Burial rites were held at Edgefield, S. C. Rev. Mr. Crockett was born in Rural Retreat, Virginia, Sept. 2, 1879. He was educated at Central University and Louisville Theo logical seminary, he was ordained in 1905 by the Muhlenb.urg Pres bytery of Kentucky and served several pastorates in Kentucky. He was pastor of New Providence church in Stony Point, Tenn., from 1907 to 1918. He entered World War I as a chaplain. In 1918 he came .to Waynesville and Hazel wood where he remained until 1929. He became superintendent , of the Maxwell Training school in Macon county in 1929, remain ing in this work until 1932, after which ill health forced him to take a rest. In 1942 he became pastor of the Hazelwood, Bethel and White Oak churches, of which he was pastor when illness struck again and he came to Sylva for treat ment. Rev. Mr. Crockett was an en taining, humorous speaker , and often called on to make talks at various meetings. However, he would always weave a bit of phylosophy and sound thinking into his talks for his attentive hearers. He took much personel interest in building Hazelwood Presbyter ian c hurch, doing a lot ol the actual construct ion himself. Several <>!' the classroom^ he finish*... him >e!'. lie hai his own workshop aiu". tools. He was known to have planted and cultivated vegetables on va cant h'ts of his eommunit'V, then to gather the crop and give it to charity cases. Surv iving are the v. idow. t.iie former Miss Mario L. Ramsi-y oi Madisonville, Ky.; two sons, Mow Ti ylor Crockett and John Stewart Crockett; a daughter, Mrs. Mathew H. Minims o: Edgelield, S. C.; three brolhers, Dr. E. K. Crockett, Car rico Springs, Texas, C. C. Crockett, Dublin. Ga., C. Crockett, Brad erton, Fla., one sister and two grandsons. been made manager of Eagle's Ten Cent Store in Morristown, Tenn. For several months he trained in Eagle's Store in Asheboro and for the past three months he has been assistant manager of Eagle's Store in , Statesville. He assumed his new duties this week. FIGURE IN JUDGESHIP CHANGE JUDGE ALLEY DAN MOORE Judge Felix E. Alley, resident Superior Court jurist for the 20th Judicial District, ljas announced his plans for retiring from the bench sometime in February or March. Although a successor has not been officially appointed by Governor Cherry, Dan K. Moore, of Sylva, and Solicitor for this (Jistrict, has been ment^ned as the most likely suc cessor. A much needed rest, prescribed by his physician, will be taken by Judge Alley, who will be eligible for retirement^ January 26. On retirement as regular Judge Mr. Alley stated that vhe would accept appointment as emergency judge for the Western. North Carolina division. / Mr. Moore wag elected solicitor in 1946, he is a former state repre sentative, and served for 12 years as attorney for Jackson county and the town of Sylva. He is a member of the State Democratic Executive corrmvttee and a trusts of the University of North Carolina. During World War XI he served with the Army Medical Corps and judge ad vocate's office. He is a son of the. late Judge Frxl Moore. J. S. Mitchell Introduces Brahman Breed of Cattle To Farmers of Jackson ? 1 MINISTER DIES HERE REV. S. R. CROCKETT, above, died in the C. J. Hun is hospital Tuesday morning following several weeks' illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Hazel wood. GLENVILLE MASONS INSTALL OFFICERS Glenvllle Lodge No. 551 held an installation meeting Saturday, De cember 27 for the purpose of in stalling new officers fw the com ing year. The officers installed \v< re; J. S. Bryson, Master; Cln is Bur rell, Senior Warden; Tom Holden. Junit r Warden; \\\ S. Fowler. Treasurer; Franklin Fowler, Sec retary; Bill Pennington, Senior* Deacon; Dee Robir on. Tyler* .Tore*- F"w!er, Sen Stevurt/ Char'ie Rus.-ell. Junior \.ai ,;n C . \Y . Pax *< n, ( "i ;>l" ?n. Hall Conies To Sylva To Service UMVVA Of Area \Ir. Je.sse Brown, pit* i-'ent oi the Sylva local No. 12Ht>fi. V. M W. A., has announced tha! Mr Ku iir.,' Y. Hall, <f High P in*, <opio>en-! tat i \ o of DMrnt i*' in <1 Mine V/ ? ?rke s o Amu:.! . : : i . ci I n S;>!va .J a* u. ;y 2 a: <J i: .- cst,?b;i.-h (.".I . i! of;' ice in t : i . ha. 1 o^ or \'?'e>!e.n Un.on o!iic? Mi Hall will | -cr\ ice all I'. M. 'V A. locals hi | ! t : is -ection. He is stopping . : ;el Caro- i iina at pi escnt. Bumgarner And Alley Buy Moody Block Plant Messrs. E. A. Bumgarner, of this | county, and Torn Alley, of Otto, | Macon County, announce the pur- I chase of the building block manu facturing plant at Dillsboro from P. E. Moody, of Sylva. The new owners took possession of the plant Monday, January 5, and announce that they expect to start operation within the next 10 days. They plan to make all types and sizes of clay and concrete , blocks for building purposes. Arthur Woodard Held i On Forgery Charge Arthur Woodard, age 32, of ! Ila e.ga. jk - been transported from , tne Jackson county jail to Gas | tonia for questioning in connec ? tion with fire which resulted in 1 the death of a woman and a small [child. Woodard, who was also | wanted in several counties foi I forge. y, v.\ a ; ic'..ed up Ly Sgt. T. 'A. Sandlin, state highway patrol man, and Deputy Sheriff Ernest Welch of Swain county. Battle And Clark Join Cullowhee Man In Bring ing This Breed to Jackson Cattlemen all over the world have heard of Brahman cattle in a casual way apd just let it go at that until the last few years. A number of breeders decided to find out if all they had heard about Brahman cattle was really true; so quite a few bulls were imported from India about fifty years ago. The hybrid, vigor of the off springs of these bulls proved so great over the English type that it opened the eyes of the largest cattle raisei> in America, and sev eral breeders imported heifers ajjd developed purebred herds. The purebred herds proved to be bet ter feeders and grazers in most cli mates, especially hot climates, than any other type of cattle. These breeders have done a magnificent job in developing a' beef type Brahman that produces meat equal in quality to that of the Hereford, and at the same time will make faster gains on the same, land even poorer quality feed; also this type can withstand colder cli mate than the original Brahman. Alter making a study of these i ?ittle, reading all the material on them that I could find, I divided to get someone else interested and see il> we could get some in this country. H. E. Battle and W. H. Clark were willing and ready to look into the matter. We three i toured Florida and part of Texas, arid " c veny w here w o ?Utf~C the same answer ? better cattle, h'Tifthi": nrd cattle that urcu^!.J .nore -in^ney per pound in j the .sale rings. We also learned I that these cattle had only been tried where ntV-r 'cattle wo uld starve to death on the sanv* feed. After making ourselves .^uro that these cattle would do a good job ? ((Yji'inued from page 7) Red Cross Seal Sale Will Top Quota Will, a quota of $300 for Jack son, the reports in to date show that $273.7*1 of this amount has been raised with Cullowhee town ship and a few schools yet to be heard from. Cullowhee works in depently of the other part of the county and its sales usually run $100 or more. Mrs. W. L. Jones, county chair man, wishes to thank everyone for their splendid cooperation, especi ally Mr. W. V. Cope, chairman of school work, the teachers and school children of the county, who responded so generously- in both time and donations. HIGHWAY j RECORD FOR ' 1946-1947-1948 I ^ IN JACKSON 1946 ? Killed ? 6 1947 ? Killed ? 3 1948 TO DATE Killed ? 0 P (This information compiled From Records of State High way Patrol) Daniel Boone Council to Hold Annual Scouters Convention On January 12, the Daniel Boone Council, Inc., will hold their Annual Scouters Convention at the First Baptist church in Asheville. i Subjcct for discussion for the afternoon session will be: "The Double Tract of District Opera tion". The Speaker and Discussion Leader will be H. S. Williamson, Scout Executive, of Greenville, South Carolina. The banquet will be held at 6:30 p. tv., and the guest speaker will be Aobit Nix, leading attorney of j Athens, Georgia, and past dL^iet of the Rotary Outstanding Scout Leader. Featured on the program will be the Award of Silver Beavers; Annual Report; Attendence Cop, , which was won by the Smoky Mountain District; Award of Scout masters Keys; Installation of of I ficers; and The Spirit of Scouting. W. C. Hennessee, District Chair man, strongly urges the Boy Scouts of this district to attend their meetings, and wish** to congratu late them on their splendid at tendance record for tbg past yeas.
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