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AMERICA First, Last and Always VOL. XXII, NO. 39 The Sylva Herald Sylva, N. C. Thursday, Feb. 26, 1948 The Herald is dedicated to progressive service to Jack son ... A progressive, well balanced county. $2.00 A Year?5c Copy Engineers' Report Shows School i) f Poor Construction Sylva Elementary Students Will Use High School For Remainder Of School \ear No Plan In Sight For ; Relief For Next School Term As Building Will Still Be Unfit For Use The Jackson County Board of Education has announced tempor ary plans for carrying on the work I of the Sylva elementary school since the building was ordered closed last week as unsafe for fur ther use. The high school build ing will be used by both ~high school and elementary with the high school students going to clas ses for the first three days of the week, Monday, Tuesday and Wed nesday, and the elementary stu dents coming in on Thursday through Saturday. It will be pos sible to carry on the work and get in the necessary hours by holding longer periods, school authorities announced. Classes will assemble at 8:30 and school will be dismis sed at 4:40 each day. It may be possible that school will run a week or two longer this spring. The Board realizes that this is a very unsatisfactory arrangement, but it appears to be the best solu tion of a bad situation. The 550 elementary students will over crowd the high school building which will retard progress as well as not having familiar class rooms to use. Some classes will have to use the vocational building. Mrs. Laura Williams Taken By Death In South Carolina Funeral service* for Mrs. Laura Cooksey Williams of Gaffney, a. C., were conducted Sunday aft ernoon at 3 o'clock at the Cannon's Camp Ground Methodist church in Spartanburg county by the Rev. R. C. Pettus and the Rev. J. G. Huggin. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Williams was the mother of Fred M. Williams of Sylva and made her home here with him for six years. She was well knowr and loved by many friends here and was an active member on the Sylva Methodist church during her residence here. Mrs. Williams was the daughter of the late William and Nancy Cooksey of Cannon's Camp Ground and the widow of J. Hart Williams, a pioneer textile executive of Spartanburg county. He was su perintendent of Beaumont Mills at Spartanburg. Mrs. Williams had been ill for several weeks and died at the Cherokee county hos pital in Gaffney. The body re mained*at the M. W. Bobo Funeral Chapel until 1 o'clock Sunday aft ernoon when it was taken to the church. Surviving are two sons, Free of DAVIDSON COLLEGE CHOIR TO SING AT iWCTC MARCH 9TH (By Al Booze) Cullowhee ? Davidson college's 50-voice male chorus will sing in the Western Carolina Teachers col lege auditorium Tuesday evening, 1 March 9. The chorus is directed by Dr. James Christian Pfehl, di rector of music at Davidson. This engagement, which will "be the final one of the chorus in its tour of the South, is being sponsor ed by the Lyceum committee of WCTC. JACKSON COUNTY ARC CHAPTER HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING ' The Jackson County Chapter American Red Cross held a meeting at Carolina Hotel on February 20, 1948, at 9:00 a. m. and elected the following officers for the year: Dr. G. Wilkes, chairman; Mrs. E. L. McKee, vice-chairman; W. E. Bryson, treasurer; A. J. Dills, secretary; Dr. W. P. McGuire, dis aster chairman. Miss Alice Ben ton, first aid and water safety; Mrs .Carl Phillips, home nursing; Miss Ccfrdelia Camp, junior red cross; Mrs. H. E. Ferguson, pro duction; Mrs. W. B. Harrell, nutri tion; W. C. Hennessee, home serv ice chairman; and A. J. Dills, home scrvice secretary. After this meeting adjournedT Mr. Debrill, Field Representative of American Red Cross, with the assistance of young men sent down from Cullowhee by Dr. Killian, showed a reel of Disaster and other activities of the Red Cross. Mr. Debrill then went into the coming Fund Drive with represen tatives from Macon, Haywood, Swain and Jackson. This Fund Drive is put on during the month of March. Materials for the Drive is now being placed in the hands for workers in the several local ities for this county and drive will be started next week. The next issue of the Herald will give the names of people in charge of the drive for Jackson County. | Sylva and Everett C. Williams of Charleston; one step-son, J. H. Williams of Spartanburg: one step daughter, Mrs. J. H. Goforth of Gaffney; and two brothers, Judson and Joseph Cooksey of Union, S. C. Prizes Offered Members Of I-MM Club in Elect rial Contest Nantahala Power Co., Westinghouse Firm Offer Scholarship, Trip, Medal Announcement has been made by M. L. Snipes, Jackson County Farm Agent, and W. W. Sloan of the Nantahala Power and Light Company that a contest sponsored by the power company in which 4-H Club boys and girls in 'live counties will have an opportunity to^vin a $100 scholarship, as first prize and $50 as second prize. The counties include Jackson, Macon, Swain, Cherokee and Graham. The prizes are offered by the power company, but the contest will be conducted by the Extension ser vice in each county. There will be a first prize for a boy and a* girl, also second prizes for a boy and girl. These two first prizes will go to one boy and one girl in a five county area for finding belter ways to do things on the farm or in the home by the application of elec tricity. / Second pr.ze< in the area ? c:ie to a boy and one,;to a girl ? will be $50 gold*wrist watches. In addition, the boy and the girl who has the best project in each of the five Counties will be given a free trip to Raleigh to attend next fall's 4-H Club electric con gress there. The contest in this region is be ing conducted in cooperation with the State Extension service and the Westinghouse Electric company, which is offering additional prizes. The Westinghouse firm will give a gold medal to the winning boy and girl in each county, will select one state winner for a free trip to the 4-H congress in Chicago in De cember, and will give $200 schol arships to the six best state win ners. To compete, a boy or girl must make an analysis, step by step, of some piece of farm or home work as it is now being dor.e; figure out how it can be better done by ap plication of electricity; and then make an analysis of how the work will be doro by using electricity. To enter the contest, it is not necessary for a boy or 2hi to hav?J electricity on t'ne.r farm or at their j home, it was pointed out. They may work out their project, and then test it at the home of n neighbor who does have electricity. Employees Of Sylva Laundry Go Out On Strike Monday A. M. Young mer On, Small Farm Makes His Efforts Pay James E. (Jake) Battle of the Cullowhee community enrolled in the Sylva Veterans Farm Training program and is now busy looking over his small farm trying to find more ways to improve it. When Mr. John F. Corbin, di rector of the Sylva program brings out new lists of improved practices Jake isn't worried in the least for he is usually one step ahead* on all approved farm practices. Since entering farm training at Sylva school he has added running water to his home, underpinned the dwelling with stone, painted the outside and redecorated the inside, screened a large porch, doors, and windows, reseeded his lawn and has shade trees well spaced. Farm land is never idle around Jake's farm. Cover crops are turn ed under for crops this year and eight acres have been seeded for legume hay. An acre of tobacco was his pride crop last year. Jake contends that if we are to succeed in farming in Jackson county we will have to grow tobacco and truck crops. Park Lunch Room Under Management Of Gaither, Orr The Park Lunch room on Main Street, which has been operated by Mr. Willie Monteith on a commis sion basis for the past several years, is now under management of the owners, Messrs. Jimmy Gaither and Chester Scott. Mr. Gaither and Mr. Richard Orr will be in active charge of the eating establishment, with Mr. Orr in Sylva all the time and Mr. Gaither part time. These men operate a cafeteria in Brevard which they will continue. Mr. Gaither told a Herald re porter this week that the Park is to be completely renovated and modernized. The owners took over on Monday. Mr. Monteith has not announced plans for the future. American Legion To Meet Friday 7:30 P. M. The William E. Dillard Post No. 104 of the American Legion will meet at the courthouse Friday night, February 27 at 7:30 o'clock. Commander W. Q. Grigg has an nounced that there will be show ing a picture, a combat bulletin, of fighting during World War II. In addition there will be a short talk on some of the Legion work by the District Commander. 1 All members and veterans who are not members are urged to at tend. Attend Lincoln Day Dinner In Winston North Carolina Republicans ga-; thered in Winston-Salem last Sat-1 urday for their annual Lincoln Day dinner meeting and to her Sena tor Dewey Short, Republican of Missouri, speak. Messrs. R. F. Jar rett, W. C. Hennessee, and H. E. Monteith, from Jackson county at tended the meeting. Mrs. Childers Receives Business School Diploma Relatives here have received an nouncement that Mrs. McAline Davis Childers, recently was a- i i warded her diploma from the Mc- I Kenzie Business school in Chat tanooga. Tenn. After a two weeks' vacation with her parents here Mrs. Cnilders wil! return to Chattanooga where she will be employed. She and Mr. Childer-. who also holds a position in Chattanooga, reside on Bailey Avenue in that city. Mr. James T. Davis spent the past week-end with his daughter I land son-in-law in Chattanooga. Picket Line Thrown Around Entrance To Close Entire Plant A group of the employees of the Sylva Laundry and Dry Cleaning Company went out on strike at 8 o'clock Monday morning and im mediately established a picket line in an effort to prevent workers Y'ho wished to continue on their jobs from entering the building. The line failed in this effort Mon day and Tuesday as less than half the employees were out. The plant was closed down completely Wednesday morning when several dozen union employees of the local industrial plants joined the laun dry workers on their picket line. In an effort to ascertain the trouble behind the strike The Her ald secured statements from both the Management of the Laundry apd the Union, both of which fol low: "Regarding the strike that has (Continued on page 10) SPEAKER REV. MALCOM WILLIAMSON, pastor of the Waynesville Presby terian church and past president of the Waynesville Rotary club, addressed the members of the Sylva club at its regular weekly meeting Tuesday evening which observed the 43rd anniversary of Rotary International. Rev. Mr. Williamson reviewed the history of Rotary from its meager beginning on February 23, 1905, when Paul Harris, its founder, gathered a few business men of Chicago about him in weekly meet ings, principally for fellowship. These men rotated their meetings from office to office, thus the name Rotary was derived. Mr. Wil liamson told of the pljenominal growth of the organization and its contributions to world under standing, and the great part it is now playing, in connection with 'the work oF the United Nations for World Peace. The speaker was accompanied to 'Sylva by W. Curtis Russ, also a past president ot the Waynesville club and publisher ol' the Waynes ville Mountaineer. Dr. Deio> Huoper, president of the Sylva Club, had urged a 100 per cent attendance from its mem bers, and all but two of the 50 or more members were present. The two absentees w:il probably make up at a neighbor club. Higdon Urges Farmers To Check Lime Needs D. C. Higdon, chairman of the Jackson County AA. requests that farmers who wish to order lime this year place their order as soon as possible. Due to the small appropriation received for Jackson county this year some farmers who have taken phos phate or seeds may not be able to get lime for their farm. How ever. if your farm needs lime come to the office and check your farm sheet. The cost of the lime to the farmer is $1.95 pay able at the time the order is p laced: SOSSA MON'S In Sylva G-I Trainees Of Cullowhee Finish Seventeen Projects A recent survey made by Posey Cathey, assistant teacher for the Veterans Farm Training program at Cullowhee, reveals that 20 trainees have completed an aver age of 17 shop projects each within the past six weeks. The shop pro gram has not only been of 6n in structional nature but various farm equipment has been repaired, and many items made for the home. The following is a summary of the work completed by the group: 117 farm tools sharpened, 77 weld ing jobs completed, 16 timber saws gummed, 26 singletrees and 49 items of home equipment rpade, 37 farm tools re-handled, 12 black smithing jobs done, 6 tool boxes and 3 mail boxes made, and 37 other miscellaneous items. This shop work, according to W. T. Brown, head of the Veterans Farmer Training Program in the Cullowhee school district, is only i\ small part of the training re ceived by the GI farm boys. Each one receives class room instruction in the latest methods of growing crops and raising livestock, and in various phases of farm manage ment. In addition each one is giv en advice relative to the best plan to follow for the particular farm he operates. Clyde A. Hooper To Make Clerk's Race Clyde A. H ooper, son of Mrs. Jane Hooper and the l.ite Mr. Hut -Hooper,-of the Canry^Fonrsectio;" of the county, and veteran of 28 months service with the United States Navy, most of this time in the South Pacific during World War II, has announced that he will seek the nomination on the Demo cratic ticket for the office of Clerk of Court of Jackson County. Mr. Hooper received ins edu cation in Jackson County county public schools and at Western Car olina Teachers College. He i married and has one son. He .is now employed by the Mead Cor poration in Sylva. Speaking Contest Finals Will Be Held In Raleigh The State finals of the 1948 Soil Conservation Speaking Contest will be held in Raleigh, March 26 when the nine district winners will compete for $550 in Savings Bond being offered to the first, second, and third place winners, according to J. Frank Doggett, Extension Soil Conservationist at State College. Mr. Doggett stated that the dis trict contests will be held on March 19, which will be preceded by the county contests on March 12, and the school contest.-, March 5. More than 5,000 eonte.-tar.ts are expected to take part in the con test, Mr. Doggett said, adding thai J these contestants will r.me from I virtually every county in the .-tate. I The contest is being sponsored by | the North Carolina Bankers As- j soeiation and is the lir-l time that high school students from every i county have been eligible to com pete. The first p.-i/e /. mnei m the State contest will rtveive $400 in j U. S. Saving- Bonds and an all ex- j pen-e trip to the 194K Annual Meeting of the State Banker.- As sociation. The Banker* Association ' is furnishing $200 o: t .c iir.-t prize. j Warren S. Johnson the Pe jple-j Band and Trust Company in V.M- j mington and president <?'. the N. C. Banker.^ Association, and Gordon Hunter of the People- B.mk in i Rovbo'*o and cnairmar. of t: e ag ncultuiai committee oi tne ilank ers A-.-oc i?iti.jn, are each providing j SI 00. The second place w.nner will re 's .::??s B ? d, and tn? third place winner ?.? S50 Bond, Mr. Doggett said. Contractors Used Poor Grade Materials, Shoddy Workman Ship Shows Up In Bnilding MISS MAAY JOHNSTON COMING AS NEW HOME AGENT FOR COUNTY Miss Mary Johnston is expected Monday, March 1, to begin her du ties here as Home Agent for Jack son county. Miss Johnston comes to us from her latest place of work, Charlotte, highly recommended for this position. Miss Johnston has had extensive experience both as home agent for the Farm Security program during the time it was in operation, as well as home agent with the Extension Service of the State, having served in Henderson county for 10 years. Although Miss Johnston is located in the Pied mont section of the state, be ing familiar with Jackson county and hearing of the vacancy here, asked to be transferred to Jackson county. Miss Frances Dillingham of Bun combe county, who was to have begun her duties as home agent for Jackson county the first of February, resigned to accept the position as dietitian of Norborn hospital in Asheville. GUERNSEY COWS MAKE RECORDS Peterborough, N. H. ? Three registered Guernsey cows, owned! !\v A. B. Slagle, Franklin, N. C\. I ha\V completed one - official and I wo outstanding Advanced Regis ter i ltdrds that WereTiIpervi>ed 1>\ tho North Carolina State C'ollegi and reported to The American (iUorn.-cy Cattle Club lor approval and publication. For the official record. Belmont View Orpliu produced 11)358 lt?. of milk and 57f> pounds of butter fat, starting her record .is .i junior two-year old. She is the first daughter of the registered Guern sey sire, Buttercup's L< life's King Freckles of Belmont V.cw pro duced 12148 pounds of milk and1 635 pounds of butterfat as a nine- 1 year old, and she is sired by the outstanding Guernsey, Wanda's i Sentry of Garden Creek, that has twenty-two sons nnd daughters in the Performance Register of The American Guernsey Cattle Club. El-Manor Dawn, as a seven-year old, produced 13839 pounds of milk and 620 pounds of butterfat and she is the first daughter cfvlhe reg istered Guernsey sire, AppinY Ideal. Estimate $5000 Cost For Only Temporary Use, Six Rooms Can Never Be Used Engineers Report The following is a complete copy of the report of the engineer and architect of the firm of Colburn & Weiss, engineers of Asheville on the condition of the Sylva elemen tary school building which was presented to the Jackson County Board of Education last week! Board of Education Jackson County Sylva, N. C. Dear Sirs: In accordance with the request of Mr. Crawford, your Superin tendent, we, the undersigned, made a general examination of the sub ject building as detailed as pos sible in approximately three hours time on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1948. 'The following is a list of the prin cipal items found which indicate questionable construction or defi nite structural weakness. (1) EXTERIOR WALLS (a) These walls are built of clay tile back-up with 4-inch brick veneer. The veneer is bonded into the tile with br ick headers every eleventn course. Good practice and many 'building laws require bonding e very sixth or seventh course. (b) Mortar used in ail masonry is lime mortar of very poor quali ty. (c) Fractures have occured in the front and two end walls of the building. The fracture of the wall en the north end is the most seri ous. Ail"TFacTures-apparently ex pend from t he top to the bottom | of the walls. We did not determine during this inspection whether those frac tures are caused by settlement of the footings, thrust from truss ex pansion. other internal forces, or are the result of some combination of these. In our opinion these walls can only be put in permanent sound condition by rebuilding them entirely with good quality mortar, proper bonding of brick to tile and all joists and rafters securely tied into the walls. Soil condition and bearing value should be de termined before wall-is rebuilt as present condition is questionable and new footings might be requir ed. (2) INTERIOR MASONRY PIERS AND SUPPORTS: (a) A general examination indicated that the foundation piers are well built with the exception of mortar used. 9 ?Continuing on page 7 IIAY.ir As If* ?tavhson For &2000 ?V# i*ronu>tv Fvnlival Group From 11 Counties Met in Andrews Tuesday, Local Men Attend Seventy members of We.-tern North Carolina Associated Com munities. representing 11 western counties, gathered i n Andrews Feb. 24, to* discus- such subje-t as the proposed Cherokee Indian drama, a Western North Carolin industrial survey, tourist adver tising, the Bre\a;d music fe.?;iv,1 and the WNC fair. It was decided at this meeting to sponsor n presentation of an his torical drama with music, based upon Cherokee Indian iiic, pat terned after the succe.-.-ful produc tion, "The Lust C.?!?iny". held each year at Roanoke I>land, N. C. The scenario outline of the drama to be titled ".The Cehro kees", begins with the time cjf Se Soto and ends with the return i<! the Eastern Cherokee Yeiei ri after World War II. It is estimated that an initial outlay of $65,000 will be required. After the first year the project Wiir be self-supporting. Of this amount $25,000 will be provided by Cherokee, $20,000 by WNCAC and the remainder by the 11 west ern counties. Jackson county is asked to provide about $2,000. If the necessary funds are raised this year, the drama will be presented this July. The Association feels that WNC will benefit by the presentation of this drama as it will attract more visitors for a longer stay, expand the tourist trade, and benefit all our mountain people. Messrs. R. Hardy, W. Hampton, Raymond Sutton, F. Picklesimer and Tyson Cnthey of Cullowhee at tended the meeting as representa tives of the Jackson Count Cham ber of Commerce. State 4-H Club Leader Meets With County Clubs O. H. Phillips, county iigent at large for 4-H club work of the State; together with M. L. Snipes, Jackson cqunty farm agent ,met the 11 clubs of the county recently and ; rganized a new club at Wilmot. Mr. Phillips gave illustrated lec tures and demonstrations on in teresting subjects, particularly gar dens to the boys and girls.