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First, Last and
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The Sylva Herald
VOL. XXII, NO. 34
Sylva, N. C. Thursday, January 22, 1948
The Herald is dedicated to
progressive service to Jack
son ... A progressive, weH
balanced county.
$2.00 A Year ? 5c Copy
Mead Announces Change
In Division Supervision
Sylva, Lynchburg Plants
Paul C. Ellis Transferred1
To Lynchburg Plant, J.
R. Buchanan To Sylva
Alter ten years as manager of
the Sylva Division of The Mead
Corporation, Paul C. Ellis will
leave Sylva within the next few
weeks for Lynchburg, Va., to be
came division manager of the plant
In that city. J. Ramsey Buchanan
is being transferred from Harri
man, Tenn. plant to the Sylva
plant to fill the office being vacat
ed by Mr. Ellis' transfer.
Mr. Ellis, a graduate of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, began
his connection with Mead 19 years
ago, starting in Lynchburg, and
then at Harriman as pulp mill su
perintendent. He was transferred
to Sylva in 1938 and has since that
time been in his present position.
Under the management of Mr.
Ellis the Sylva plant has made
considerable expansion, especially
during the past two years, of
which some of the building pro
gram is still under construction.
A modern office building has Just
been completed. Labor-Manage
ment relations have been excep
tionally good under his direction.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis and family
have won their way into the. hearts
at the citi2ens of Sylvq and Jack
son county. Mrs. Ellis, as a tal
ented musician, has given much
time to many musical programs in
Sylva, Cullowhee and other, com
munties.
Mr. Ellis, a past president of the
Sylva Rotary club, has been quite
active in all religious and civic af
fairs of the city $nd county.
? The Ellises have two children,
Peggy and Tony, both students in
Sylva school.
Mr. Buchanan comes to Sylva
as no stranger. He and Mrs. ;
Buchanan, the former Miss Annie
Long, are both natives of Sylva.
Mr. Buchanan was plant engineer
for Armour Leather Company prior
to acquisition of that plant by
Mead some years ago, and later
plant engineer for Mead here in
Sylva. He was transferred to the
Harriman plant in 1929 and has
been Division manager there since
1934.
The Buchanans have three chil
dren, two married daughters, and
a son, Ramsey, Jr., who will finish
high school this spring.
The plant at Harriman, like the
Sylva plant, is also engaged in a
building expansion program which
is being directed by Mr. Buchanan.
His date of arrival in Sylva de
pends somewhat upon the prog
ress of this program, Mead officials
stated. v
Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan are both
WILL WRITE NOVEL
John Parris, Jr., formerly with
the Associated Press and the Unit
ed Press, and native of Sylva has
resigned from newspaper work to
devote full-time to creative writ
ing. He is currently gathering ma
terial and doing research for his
1st novel, tentatively titled: "How
Far The Stars." For his setting, Mr.
Parris has chosen Western North
Carolina,- and will use characters
comparable to this locale, all of
which will be fictional."
After gathering t be necessary
material, he plans, to do the actual
writing of the novel on an island
off the eastern coast of North Caro
lina. Along with this he will do
short stories and straight maga
zine articles dealing with this re
gion. An4 will at the same time
be abforbing atmosphere for a
second novel he has in mind about
the sea.
JACKSON HAS FIRST
SNOW OF SEASON
Sylva and Jackson county re
ceived the first snow fall of the
season early Saturday night when
about half an inch covered the
ground, causing slippery streets
and highways. The heaviest snow,
however, fell Tuesday, beginning
about 8:30 a. m. and continuing
well up into the day, with an av
erage of around 4 inches for the
area. Motorists found driving dan
gerous for a few hours. The
weather warmed up and the snow
turned to rain, melting much of it
away through Tuesday night.
quite active workers in the Meth
odist church and civic affairs
wherever they make their home,
and Sylva extends them a most
cordial welcome.
Southeastern Artifical
Breeders Association Is
Formed ForWesternN.C.
Asheville, January 19 ? Special ?
The Southeastern Artificial Breed
ing association, a- new project
sponsored by the Farmers Federa
tion with the cooperation of the
extension service of the North
Carolina department of agricul- |
ture, has begun operations here,
it was announced by James G. K.
McClure, president of the Federa
tion.
The project, which is predicted
to double the milk production of
the average Western North Caro
lina cow within the next ten years,
is housed in a huge barn on the
Asheville-Charjotte highway, just
beyond the American Legion golf
course. A battery of 25 high- in
dex proven sires, representing reg
istered Holsteins, Jerseys and
Guernseys are now situated in the
barn and activities have begun
which will allow each farmer in
North Carolina to* improve his
dairy herd, it was pointed out by
Mr. McClure.
The barn .was constructed with
special attention to safety features
to protect the caretaker of the bulls
as well as laboratory technicians.
A modern laboratory is contained
in the barn with all the necessary
equipment to carry on the work,
?nd a modern home has been con
structed adjacent to the barn to
house the caretaker and Jiis family.
Only proven bulls will be used
in the stud, Mr. McClure pointed
out. He added that a nation-wide
search has been made for bulls
that will come up to the standards
required by the Southeastern Ar
tificial Breeding association, and
no bull will be aquired for this
purpose unless the records of his
daughters show that he transmits
milk and butterfat production.
J. R. Prentice, of Chicago, is the
proprietor of this service, Mr. Mc
Clure said. Mr. Prentice and his
assistant, Philip Higley, formerly
with the Dairy Extension depart
ment at Cornell university, have
been here recently making ar
rangements for the opening of the
new enterprise. Maury Gaston
former county agent of Iredell
county, is extension representa
tive of Southeastern.
Dairymen of many North Caro
lina counties have formed associa
ticns in their counties to work in
conjuction with Southeastern.
? Continued on 4
BROWN NAMED HEAD
OF JACKSON UNIT
OF FARM RUREAU
At a meeting of the Jackson
county unit of the Farm Bureau
attended by some 35 or 40 farmers
Saturday morning Frank H. Brown,
Jr., of Cullowhee was elected
president, filling the place of J.
B. Coats, who resigned recently
to accept work in another part of
the state. Mr. Brown was moved
up from vice president, and Den
nis Higdon was named vice presi
dent in his place. Clifton Crisp,
of Cullowhee was elected secre
tary-treasurer to fill the unexpired
term of Mrs. Mary Allen, resigned.
Following the business of elect
ing the new officials, George
Fathering, district field representa
tive, made an interesting address
on "What the Farmer Gets From
Being A Member Of the Organiza
tion." He had some very definite
figures and information direct
from Washington proving that had
it not been for the organized group
of the bureau none of the farm
benefit legislation would have
been passed, beginning with the
first back in 1933. The organiza
tion has been active since 1920
and is growing stronger and more
active and influential each year,
he ?tatfd.
"^Messrs. Blaine Nicholson and
John T. Jones were elected dele
gates to the State meeting in Ashe
ville in February.
A large number of new members
were signed up at the meeting.
Claude Campbell Heads
Firemen With Perfect
Attendance Record
W. B. Cope, chief of the Sylva
fire department has announced the
attendance record of the 21 Sylva
firemen in attending the regular
weekly meetings. The record cov
ers'the past 35 weeks. The number
after each member's name is the
number of meetings he has missed
out of the 35. Claude Campbell
heads the list with a perfect score
of 35 out of 35. Chief Cope comes
next with only 2 absences and
Grayson Cope has been absent only
three times. Others are as follows:
Tilgman Bass 8, D. M. Tallent 7,
Phil -Stovall 12, Woody Hampton
14, Ray Cogdill 9, Dick Wilson 6,
O. E. Brookhyser 5, Felix Pickle
simer 5, Ovid Beck 5, Dick Green
13, Dave Sorrells 3, Bob Phillips
8, Jake Bales 7. Boyd Sossamon 6,
Charles McMahan 13, Jack Alli
son 13, and Charlie Campbell, who
has been a member only 7 weeks
has missed one out of the seven.
DANIELS LAID TO
REST IN RALEIGH
ON SATORDAY
Josephus Daniels, former Secre
tary of the Navy, under Woodrow
Wilson, arid ambassador to Mexico
under Franklin D. Roosevelt, and
militant editor-publisher* of the
Raleigh News and Observer, was
laid to rest a: tor simple, but im
pressive funeral services held on
Saturday in his native city of Ra
leigh.
The famous Tarheel passed away
last Thursday following a 12-day
illness from broncitis which de
veloped into pneumonia. The 85
year old publisher and statesman
had practically worn himself out
in the public service of his state
and nation.
The wives of the two former
presidents under whom the beloved
Raleigh citizen served, Mrs. Wood
row Wilson and Mrs. Franklin
Roosevelt, marched with the Dan
iels family behind the body of
deceased.
Blaze Reported At
Sylva High School
An alarm turned in by state
highway patrolman Houser
sent the Sylva fire department
hurrying to a small blaze at the
Sylva High school at 9:30 P. M.,
Sunday. The fire had broken out
when hot cinders were accidently
placed on a window sill. The lire
destroyed only the sill, and no
further damage was reported.
S08SA MON'8 ..... .In Sylva
DENIES MARINES HOLY LAND MISSION
AT A RALLY in Philadelphia marking the opening of Marine Corps Re- !
serve Week throughout the nation, Gen. Clifton B. Cates (right), Com
mandant of the Marine Corps, said that no Marines were being sent to
Palestine. He told reporters that the recent assignment of about 1.000
Leathernecks to Mediterranean Fleet units was purely routine With
General Cates are Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr., and P nnsyl
vania's Governor James H Duff (center), (internnt'nvni
BROWN AND LANCE
NAMED TO BOARD OF
FARMER'S CO. - OP.
At a meeting of Jackson County
Farmers Cooperative members at
the courthouse Saturday morning
Frank H. Brown, Jr., of Cullowhee,
and T. S. Lance of Cashiers, were
named new members of thi Board
of Directors to fill the place of
J. B. Coates and Mr. Shelton, who
had resigned.
J. S. Mitchell, president of the
Co-Op., presided and introduced
J. S. Griffin, Secretary-Treasurer
of Farmers Allied Co-Op., with
office in Asneville, who told the
members of the Jackson county
unit that this was one of the best
organized and fastest growing
groups in any county of Western
North Carolina.
President Mitchell urged the far
mers to place their orders for
fertilizer early this year if they
wish to insure getting the amount
required for their crops. Toe or
ganization plans to handle only the
highest grade fertilizers, Manager
Southard of the local store, said.
Lack of storage space prohibits
stocking large quantities of fer
tilizer, he said, therefore^ farmers
are urged to let the manager know
how much he will require.
The officials of co-op. urged a
larger membership of small stock
holders rather than a few large
stockholders. The organization is
purely a farmers business and the
more that are into it the more
money each will save, Mr. Mit
chell said.
LAST CALL FOR RAT
KILLING CAMPAIGN
All persons in Jackson county
interested in ridding themselves of
rats that are so destructive to corn
I and other stored grain are urged
j to take part in the rat killing cam- j
paign sponsored jointly by the j
county agent, vocational Agricul- '
ture teachers, and health depart- j
ment. The surest way to get your
bait will be to place your order
with one of the above representa
tives at once. Unusually good res
ponse has been shown so far and
it is hoped that this can be an an
nual alfair for the farmers of this
county. s
S nee rats may move fiom one
farm to another it is imAant^:^
t..at every farmer take pan in or
der to protect himself as well as
his neighbors.
Give your order at once to one
o: t;ie following: John Corbin, M.
L. Snipes, or Charlie Tnomas in
Sylva: W. T. Brown. Cullowhee;
< r L. A. Amnion, Glenvilie.
MASS MEETING!
There will be a c.Jled nruss
mee'ing at the Sylva Baptist
chuicK Siturdiv. January 24, a*.
2.20 I:. M. Alcohol, beer ar.d wi^e
. . . what a curse to Jackson coun
ty, North Carolina, and to our na
tion! Let us help to make Jackson j
county a better place in wh.eh to
live . . . free from this evil. The
people of Jackson county are urg
ed to r'.'crd.
C. NT. War re i, Mode?rtor
Tuckaseigee Baptist Association
NEW BOOKMOBILE FOR FONTANA REGIONAL LIBRARY SERVING
JACKSON, MACON AND SWAIN COUNTIES
I
The new year 1948 is bringing a new bookmobil to the people in Jackson, Macon and Swain Countiei.
The panel truck, a U47 C;:evroiL*? (V* , een with white lettering, was purchased with state
aid for public library fund> by the Fontana Region; 1 Library. Books, magazines and pamphlets are carried !
in this bookmobile to homes, stores, post-offices and schools in the rural areas of these three counties'
This is the first of 44 new bookmobiles bought b North Carolina libraries to be put into service. It!
holds approximately 1000 volumes, has a magazine r r1- ?< 1 "'V in b^nrd, and both inside and outside
shelving. An extra floor rolls out and makes a table for slipping books.
The schedule with this new bookmobile was began on January 15. Stops will be made once every
5 weeks. ,
Incidentally, North Carolina has more bookmobiles in operation than any other state in the United
States. * * I
I Committee Announces
Plans Completed For
; European Relief Drive
WELL KNOWN BAPTIST
MINISTER CALLS FOR
DRY VOTE FEBR. 3RD
(By Rev. T. F. Deitz)
The lurking dangers along life's
highways are many and decptive,
the traveler needs to watch and
shun the lurking pitfalls, if he re
gards human life worthwhile. A
*40 od name and a good character
are invaluable assets to happiness
and well doing. The.se will not only
save the observer but save others I
needless sorrow and suffering. To j
save others is the far reaching mis- I
sion of all of us.
Victor Hugo, the great French
writer, once said while addressing*
a large audiance, largely composed I
of young men, "the world could i
afford to have all of the wheels of i
progress stopped and all of its ac- !
tivities suspended, if it were neces- j
sary to do so, to save one young
man." Someone in the audiance
stood up and asked, "how long a
time ,could the world stand still
for such a purpose?" The speaker 1
replied quickly, "for such time as
should be necessary to save the
young man."
| VOTERS OF JACKSON COUN
TY, con't you spend such time as
i is necessary and put forth such ef- |
fort as you can to stamp out of ,
your county that which endangers <
home and family? If by so doing
you help save one life and one j
soul, you will not have lived in
vain. Remember there are hun
dreds of little children looking to
us citizens for future protection
I Shall we deny them of that wh'ch
U.ey lightly dese) ' ;\ ?
Has "wrong" ever been .so tan
tal:zingt blatant, and rampant as
it is today? Has not lust covered
the body social with the festering
(Continued on page 10)
DEATH CLAIMS
JOHN A. BROWN
Funeral services for John A.
Brown, 71, of Argura, were held
Saturday, January Ifl, at the home.
The Rev. Whitney Massingale and
tne Rev. Batson officiated. Inter
ment was in the Sol's Creek ceme
tery.
Mr. Brown had been in failing
health for several years.
He is survived by the widow,
Margaret Phillips Brown; one sis
ter, Mrs. Hute Middleton of East
LaPorte; one brother, Bud Brown,
of Argura, and a host of relatives
and friends.
Pallbearers were nephews and
grand-nephews of the deceased. ?
Moody Funeral Home was in
charge of funeral arrangements.
'Wednesday, January 2S,
Is Date For Collection
Of Clothing And Other ,
Articles For Needy
The Jackson county committee
for the drive to collect clothing,
shoes, bed clothes, household ar
ticles, etc., to relieve deprivation
in Eyrope and Asia, headed by
Rev. W. Q. Grigg and Rev. R. T.
Houts, Jr., is getting down to real
work, having already laid the
framework for the local campaign,
which will be held in the county
January 28 as part of the state
wide project to "Fill a Ship with
Friendship."
The following plans have been
I worked out for the actual collec
tion of relief goods:
I On Wednesday, January 28, the
i Senior Scouts under the direction
j of 'Mr. Jake Bales will make a
house to house canvass to collect
! whatever is to be donated. People
[ are requested to look through their
i things at home and select materials
that can be spared and place them
on the front porch or have them
ready when the scouts arive. A
similar house to bouse canvass win
be made at Cullowhee on the saihe
day. In case of bad weather the
canvass will be made as early af
(Cantinued on page 10)
HOOPER/ SNYDER
BACK AFTER AIR
TRIP TO MIAMI
Like young birds trying out their
wings for the first time, two young
Sylva airmen took off January
8th for a warmer climate ? Miami
Dan Fr}*o$ Heoper, who received
hii flying licenses just be
fore take-off, and Cary Reed Sny
der, with mo.st of his 45 hour
course completed, lifted a Syiva
Flying Service Cub Trainer into
the air at 9 a. m. Thursday, Jan
uary 8th, headed for Miami, warm
er weather and the Miami Air
Maneuvers. The young pilots,
both with little, or no cross coun
try flying time, made a successful
round-trip. Their first stop out
of Sylva was Athens, Ga., then
stopping at Forsythe, Douglas, and
Waycross, Ga., spending the night
at Waycross. They then hopped
to Jacksonville, Daytona Beach,
Vero Beach, pnd Miami.
After a pleasant stay in . the
Florida metropolis they took off
on the 12th at 8:45, heading for
home. After several stops they
landed at " Forsythe, Ga., for the
night. Here they were weathered
in until the 14th. On leaving For
sythe they made 110 miles per hoar
in the 75-mile per hour ship, a 39
mile tail wind helping them along.
Hough weather over the Cowee
almost did the boys in ? but
a few minutes later they set the
Cub down on the home field with
out incident.
The boy s said that on arriving
in Miami they were held in the
air for 30 minutes before being
;.i,!e to land due to the many ships
in the air. They said that when
they left Miami it was pouring
down rain, but after about 30 min
ues the weather cleared.
Hooper and Snyder, both vet
erans of World War II, are taking
their flyine lessons under the GI
program at the Sylva Flying field
under instruction of Johnny Wat
son, manager of the field.
GI TRAINING PROGRAM
The GI Flying Training program
at the local field now includes a
class of eight young men, Mr. Wat
son, has announced. The men
taking the training in the present
class include our two Florida fly
ers, Hooper and Snyder, and Ern
est Jamson, Jr., Francis Kirpatrick,
Floyd Morton, Felix Picklesimer,
Hoyt B. Robinson, and John Cline,
Jr.
The course calls for 45 hours of
flying instruction to be completed
within a period of 16 weeks. Mr.
Watson now has two trainers, ooe
Cub and an advanced trainer,
Waco UPL-7. He expects to have
two new additional trainers this
spring. AH expenses of the coufie
is paid for by the Veterans Ad
ministration.