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yoL. xxn, no. 41
Sylva, N. C. Thursday, March 11, 1948
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R. F. JARRETT AND SONS BUY SYLYA LAUNDRY
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Jackson County Bank Opens Full
Banking Authority In Highlands
J. W. Williamson Now In^j
Highlands For Formal
Opening March Fifteen
Mr. R. L. Ariail, Executive Vive
President of the Jackson County
bank announced Tuesday that
this bank is making final prepaid
ations for the formal opening of
a full-power branch bank in the
city of Highlands, Macon county,
on Monday, March 15. The new
bank at Highlands Avill be known
as the Jackson County Bank of
Highlands. For the past 12 years i
the Sylva bank has maintained a
"Tellers Wjndow" in Highlands,
-with all banking authority re
maining in the office of the bank
here. Last year the State Bank
ing Commission granted the Jack
son County Bank authority to open
the branch institution with full
banking powers.
Mr. J. W. Williamson, a native
of Haywood county, who has been
head Teller of the Florida Nation
al Bank in Lakeland, ^Florida for
a number ot years, will be the
?cashier of the Highlands branch,
Mr. "Williamson wiH move his fam
ily to Highlands to make their
home. For the past several weeks
he# has been in the bank here
making arrangements for the o
pening at Highlands. He left last
"week for Highlands to begin his
work there.
The Jackson County Bank owns
the old Highlands Bank building
and lot and the new branch will
be operated in this building for
the present. A new building is
planned for the future.
The Parent bank here in Sylva
has had a substantial growth dur
ing the pabt aO years. now has
a capital stock of $100,000, a sur
plus of $100,000 and $75,000 in
undivided profits and reserve.
Deposits are now over $4,000,000.
The Sylva bank is now <3ne of
the best equipped and most mod
ern banking institutions in West
ern North Carolina, following
huge removing job of the inter
, ior of the entire building, pro
viding efficency and greater se'r
vice to the patrons of the bank.
Claude Cowan Is
Worshipful Master
Of Dillsboro Lodge
New officers of Dillsboro Ma
sonic Lodge No. 459 A. F. and A.
M., recently elected and installed
include the following: Claude Cow
an, Worshipful Master; L. H. Mc
Alhaney, Senior Warden; Edwin
Allison, Junior Warden; Reelus
Sutton, Senior Deacon; Geroe Lee,
Union Deacon; R. F. Jarrett, Sec
retary; J. E. Barrett, Treasurer;
Jack Allison, Senior Steward; Sam
Turpin, Junior Steward; R. L. Hig
don, Tyler; W. N. Cook, Chaplain.
Mf. Ed Bumgarner is the ertir
The Lodge meets 1st and 3rd
Thursdays/of each month at 7:30
P. M. in th? lodge room at Dills
boro.
IN EASTER PROGRAM
Mrs. Chas. Gulley, Voice Teach
er at WCTC, who will be the Con
tralto Soloist in the Cantata East
ertide to be given by WCTC Stu
dents, and two Methodist Choirs
on Palm Sunday, at 4:00 in Sylva
and 8:00 in Cullowhee, under the
direction of N. R. Beacham.
COUNTY AGENT TO
HOLD FORESTRY
DEMONSTRATION
M. L. Snipes, Jackson County
Farm Agent, has announced a for
estry demonstration for the farm
ers of the county to be held nt
Andy F.^Nicholson's in the Cow
arts community on Frlliay after
noon, March 12, at 2 o'clock. The
demonstration will deal principally
with thinning and woodland man
agement. John L. Gray, Exten
sion Forester, of Raleigh, will con
duct the demonstration and discuss
forestry management. Mr. Snipes
states that he expects a large
number of young farmers at the
demonstration. Everyone will be
welcome.
PADGETT BUILDING
FOR NEW BUSINESS
An all steel and concrete build
ing 40 by 80 feet now under con
struction on Cullowhee Road will
soon be completed, the owner, Mr.
Earl Padgett, stated Monday. The
steel for the building was pur
chased from Sossamon Steel com
pany and Mr. Padgett is in charge
of construction. When completed
Mr. Padgett stated he will operate
a complete motor and radiator
service. One section of the build
ing will be equipped for all types
of radiator repair work. He also
plans to operate a super service
station in the front. The building
is situated on a large lot with
plenty of parking and storage
?pace available. Mr. Padgett stat
ed that he plans* to open around
April 1.
Four Point Program Studied
At Sylva Parent-Teacher
All-Day Meeting Tuesday
The Sylva Parent Teacher as
sociation met Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock for the annual study
course. The study was based on
the four point program of the as
sociation which is: School Educa
tion; Health; World Understand
ing; and Parent and Family Life
Education.
Miss Bertha Cunningham . was
in charge of the proumm. W. H.
Cr:.v.'i' rd, pri: i;.a! <?: the high
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Mrs. J H. Criilis spoke on the
.?af< y i ;*t ' c pr -gr: m e ;)e
ci. lly tc.-i!.n. < i' ha*/.;., is In ;..j
home fo2s all a^es of people.
The group had lunch in the
school cafeteria.
In the afternoon the principal
address was given by Mrs. E. L.
McKee. Her theme was education.
Her talk was most interesting and
instructive. She summarized the
days program and gave a number
of statistics in regard to education
in North Carolina.
Mrs. D. C. Hiqdon. president of
the Web?U r PTA and Mir. Ja :
Hens'.in. member of the Webster
group, were vi it??r-? o! tne Sylva
: s.-ociation . t. e d y.
Fol lowing tr.;s busine.
se-sion was held with Mrs. W. L.
r.ominaV a -1 :te of officers to be
clocked to -cr'. c during next year.
June.- pre-id ins. Mr.-. J. V. Freeze
Mrs. Ru^kner and ?>Irs. D??n M' ore
wore n:.med as, a commi'tee u
MRS. T. E. MOODY
OISAPPERS FROM
HOME AT WHITTIER
Mrs. T. E. Moody, who disap
peared from her home at Whit
tier on Friday morning, February
27, has not been located. She left
the house while members of the j
family were preparing breakfast.
When they went to her room to
call her to breakfast she was not to
be found. After a thorough search
of the community without finding
any trace of her, blood hounds were
brought to the scene which traced
her to the river's edge not far |
from her home. Law enforcement
officers and citizens of Swain and
Jackson counties started dragging
the river and continued for several
days without finding the body. It
is thought that she walked into the
river where it is 15 to 20 feet deep.
Mrs. Moody has been in failing
health for about three years and
had spent part of that time in a
sanatorium. Prior to last Christ
mas she had made her home in
Andrews with her daughter, Mrs.
Clayton Lime, but had been
ITfought back to her home in Whit
tier at her request. Mrs. Lime
was at her mother's home at the
time she disappeared.
She is survived, by one other
daughter, Miss Thelma Moody of
Whittier, one sister, Mrs. Cary
Allison, of Sylva, and one brother,
Jim Miller, of Waynesville.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR J. 0. RUM6ARNER
HELD AT WILMOT __
Funeral services for John Oscar
Bumgarner, 63, who died of a
heart attack early Friday morning
at his home near Wilmot, were
held at the Wilmot Church Sun
day at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Thorpe
and the Rev. John L. Hyatt of
ficiated. Burial was in the Bum
garner cemetery. The body had
lain in state in the church from
1 to ^ o'clock.
Pallbearers were Edd A., Burton,
Marshall and Glenn Bumgarner,
and Ora and Clifton Ward.
Mr. Bumgarner, well known citi
zen and retired farmer, had lived
his entire life in the Wilmot com
munity, being a member of the
prominent pioneer Bumgarner
family.
He was born March 16, 1885, the
son of the late William and Polly
Bumgarner.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs
Cora* Nation Bumgarner, one
daughter, Mrs. Eula Clements of
Qualla, five sons, Fred and Garsie
of Richwood, W. Va., Earl, of
Cherokee, Charles and Hubert of
Wilmot, and seven grandchildren.
Two brothers also survive, Penn,
of Wilmot, and Nathan, of Whit
lier, as well as a number of nieces
and nephews.
Town Ministers To
Conduct The Easter
Sunrise Service
There will be an Easter sunrise
service at Keener cemetery, be
ginning at 5:51 o'clock Easter Sun
day, March 28. The whole com
munity is invited, and the service
will be conducted by the ministers
of the town. The music will be
under the direction of Mr. N. R.
Beacham, and the High School
Glee Club and Band will assist in
the service. It is customary for
the ministers of the town to al
ternate in bringing a message for
the sunrise service. This yeir
Rev. W. Q. G: i?g \vill be the speak
er: Rev. W. H. W:ke:!cld will re id
jl'.e sc.iplurc !r s : >.nd Rev. C
M. Wa.Ten \vi.! lead *.:r p.\.
The U. S. Deficit'of Agri
culture recently c.-i. m.:* od t:iat !
159 000 long tons of United St..to
er: .n and grain product.- were ex
ported in January 1948/Th;> rais
(d too total for the sever, months
July-Januarv to 9.649.000 Ion'
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Sylva Choirs to
Present Ei.ster
The Esater cantata "Eastertide"
will be presented at the Sylva
Methodist church on Sunday.
March 21, at 4 p. m. and again at
8 o'clock of the same day at the
Cullo&hee Methodist church. Parts
of the cantata will be used on j
Easter Sunday at the morning
worship hour of the Presbyterian 1
service which is held regularly in
the Episcopal church.
Principal characters of the can- !
tata include Miss Alice Weave:*.'
soprano soloist, Miss Margaret
Candler, Mrs.. Charles G. Gulley.
Dr. Harofd McGuire, Rev. R. T.
Houts, Jr., and N. R. Beacham, ten- ;
and director. The chorus group,
is composed of members of the j
Sylva and Cullowhee church choirs
and some of the members of the
Sylva High School Glee clubs.
Accompanists will be Miss Mary
Jo Beimer, Mrs. Paul Ellis, and
Mrs. Robert Allison.
"Eastertide" is considered one
of the most beautiful cantatas ever
printed by G. Schirmir Co., New
York City.
REPUBLICANS OF
12TH DISTRICT TO
MEET HERE FRIDAY
J. R, Long, chairman of the
Jackson County Republican Ex
ecutive Committee, has announc
ed that the 12th Congressional
District Republican Convention
will convene at the courthouse in
Sylva, Friday, March 12th at 2
o'clock. The Hon. Sim DeLapp
of Lexington, Chairman of the
State Republican Executive Com
mittee, will be the keynote speak
er for the occasion.
A candidate for the office of
Congress of this district will be
nominated at this time, Mr. Long
said.
All Republican men and women
are urged to attend the meeting.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
APPROVE CLUB HOUSE
LEASE TO LEGION
At the regular meeting of the
Town Council on Friday night the
following motions were made and
passed:
Motion was made by Dr. Harold
McGuire as approving leasing of
the Club House to the American
Legion. Motion seconded by Joe
Wilson. All voted unanimously to
let the Legion and Board of Alder
men work out a contract that is
satisfactory to both parties.
Motion was made by Joe Wilson,
seconded by Lloyd Cowan to buy a
money counter for the Town of
Sylva for the purpo.se of counting
parking meter money.
Farmers Urged To Get
Applications In For
Lime And Phosphate
A large number of farmers,
according to D. C. Higdon
Chairman of the Jackson
county A. C. A., have not
made application for lime and
phosphate for their farms for
1948. Application must also
be made for seeds if farmers
wish to receive aid from the
AAA in buying them. Mr. ?
Higdon states that it is very
important that application
be made at this time since
the money allocated to Jack
son county thi6 ycar is only
AGr, cf what ws rec >vcd te
two p r e j i c u <j y e . r if r p -
plication is not rr.ade tne 'nrm
may not receive any materials ?
for this year. '
Cantata
SOSS^V MON'S
.I n Sylva
New Owners Plan to Begin Operation
Of Plant Monday Morning, March 15
FFA GROWING HEAD
LETTUCE FOR COM
MERCIAL PURPOSES
By John Corbin
Vocational Agri. Instructor
He;.d lettuce is one of the new
enterprises being introduced and
pushed by the Sylva Chapter of
FFA. Tiie climate, we think, is
suitable to lettuce. Our rich black
small patches of land are adapted
to it. The income per acre is high
compared to corn and potatoes and
equal to tobacco. The labor re
quirements are nothing compared
to tobacco. The consumption of let
tuce is high and growing monthly.
With refrigeration in the home al- |
most every housewife wants a head
of lettuce in the house all the time.
I The income from lettuce is sev
jeral hundred dollars per acre and
i comes in time to use the land for
a later crop. Many people have
grown a few heads of lettuce for
home use by planting the heading
varieties in early spring. This
method will work on a small scale
I but our present plan is sowing seed
in the fall for spring planting.
Our FFA Dept. has such plants
! for sale at the present time. Yes,
we have thousands of nice plants
of the Drum Head and Imperial
varieties ready to set now. We may
be reached by telephone in the Vo
I cational Agricultural Building. We
I hope to see lettuce grown on a
, commercial scale in Jackson Coun
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W. E. MOORE RITES
| HELD SATURDAY AT
METHODIST CHURCH
Sylva Business Man Dies
Following Heart Attack
Early Friday Morning
Funeral services were held Sat
urday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the Sylva Methodist church for
William Enloe Moore, who died it
his home Friday rrn rning of a
heart attack, which came as a
shock to the community as Mr.
Moore had worked as usual on
Thursday. Rev. W. Q. Grigg,
pastor, officiated. Burial was in
Webster cemetery.
Mr. Moore, the son of the late
Judge Fred Moore and Lela Enloe
Moore, and a brother of Judge
Dan K. Moore, was a native of
Asheville, but had lived most of
his life in Jackson county, coming
to Dillsboro with his mother follow
ing the death of his father in
Asheville in 1908. The family later
moved to Webster and then to
Sylva where Mr. Moore graduated
from Sylva High school. He also
attended the University of North
Carolina. *
He was a member of the Sylva
Methodist church.
In 1926 Mr. Mr.ore went to Cali
fornia where he made his homo
until a little more than .i ye -r ago
he returned to Sylva and has since
been engaged in the automobile
business here as manager o! the
Sylva Jack-on Motor Company.
He was married in 1934 to Miss
Elizabeth Rogers of Glendale,
California, who with their daugh
ter, Carolyn, resides in Sylva. Oth
er sisters and brother are: Mrs. D.
M. Hall of Sylva. Mrs. James H.
Council of Boone, and Fred Moore
of Florence, Ala.
Pallbearers were T. E. Reed,
Dick Wil.>on, James Cannon, W.
R. Enloe, C. N. Dowdle, E. E. Bain,
Dave Cagle and Jim Allison.
Ritz Theatre Improves
Light On Screen
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NEW SOLICITOR
THAD D. BRYSON, JR., was
named last week by Governor
Cherry to the post of Solicitor for
this district, filling the vacancy
left by the death of Baxter C.
Jones. Mr. Jones had only served
a few days following his appoint
ment by Governor Cherry to suc
ceed Dan K. Moore who was re
, cently appointed Judge of the dis
trict. Mr. Bryson is a son of
j former Judge T. D. Bryson. He
[lives in Bryson City and has an
[office in Franklin where he has
been practicing law for several
years.'
637 PERSONS LOSE
DRIVERS LICENSE
IN FEBRUARY
Raleigh, N. C.,?During Febru
ary, 637 persons lost their driving
licenses in North Carolina because
of drunken driving, the Motor Ve
hicles Department announced to- j
day. This was a considerable drop '
lover the 803 persons convicted of I
drunken driving during February!
of 1947.
The February convictions also'
showed a big drop over January,'
when 934 persons lost their driv- |
ing privileges because of tipsy driv- '
ing.
Revocations and suspensions',
processed during February totaled
899. That figure included f>4 per
sons caught driving drunk outside
the State; 57 driving drunk and
miscellaneous; 14 driving after li
cense had been revoked; 21 for
speeding over 75 miles per hour;
and 25 for transporting liquor.
During the month, 342 persons
were convicted of reckless driving;
however, reckless driving requires
no revocation or suspension on
first offense.
A total of 5,912 other persons
were found guilty of traffic viola
tions on North Carolina streets and
highways during February, but
these offenses did not constitute
revocation or suspension on first
offense.
Greatest number of violations in
this class were for speeding, with
1,944 violators, a.? compared with
1,467 during February of last year.
So far in 1948. 5.4."8 pe:>ons have
been convicted ot .-poo ling.
Other violations not requiring
revocation >i su.sjm :.-.on on fir.^t
offense included: I'a.ling to have
driver's licence, 81a: ri.r. ing w.tis
faulty equipment. 42*i; improper
lights, 268; running through red
light, 239; and pacing scoool bus.
53.
Announcement of the purchase
of the Sylva Laundry and Dry
Cleaning plant and business by R.
F. Jarrett and sons from Harry E.
Ferguson, was made here Tuesday
afternoon. The deal for the busi
ness came after Mr. Ferguson an
nounced lust week that he had
ceased operation of the plant.
Mr. Ferguson started the busi
ness here in a small way 14 years
ago and as business grew and de
mands required it he expanded
until at the time he ceased opera
tions he was employing around 40
or more local men and women, the
majority of which were women.
During this time his route trucks
picked up and delivered laundry
and dry cleaning in Sylva, Jack
son, Swain, Macon and Cherokee
counties. Mr. Ferguson and wife
were sole owners of the firm.
Mr. Jarrett stated that his three
sons, Clyde H. of Andrews, Robert
P. of Atlanta, and Ralph F. Jar
rett, of Charlotte, and himself are
the new owners and will direct the
affairs of the business. Mr. J. T.
Gribble will be in active charge of
operations.
Mr. Jarrett stated that he plans
to begin operations Monday morn
ing, March 15. He plans to carry
on the same type of service ren
dered by the former owners.
Cole Cannon To Head
Sylva Rotary Club
During Coming Year
At the annual election of officers
and directors of the Sylva Rotary
club Tuesday evening, Cole Can
non, now vice .president was elect
ed president; Keith Hinds was
elected vice-president; Raymond
Sutton was re-elected secretary
treasurer and Tom Wilson ser
geant-at-ai ms. Five directors
elected were: Quay Grigg,- Jake
Bales, Net Gurley, Stedman Mit
chell and Dick Slagle.
The new officers will take of
fice July 1. Dr. D. D. Hooper is
the present president.
Glee Club And Band
Units To Have Part
In Easter Services
N. R. Beacham, director of band
and music at Sylva High school
has announced that the glee club
and units of the band will have
part in the Easter Sunrise services
and the 2:30 p. m. service at the
cemeteries in Sylva and Dillsboro
on Easter Sunday, March 28.
PARRISH TO HOLD
POULTRY MEETING
MARCH 18 AT 10:30
C. F. Parrish, in charge of poul
try extension work with State Col
lege, will be in Jackson County on
Thursday, March \8, at 10:30 A.
M. for the purpose of discussing
poultry problem with poultry men
of the county. The meeting will be
held in the courthouse, according
to an announcement by County
Agent M. L. Snipes.
Men, women, boys and girls in
terested in poltry are invitod to
be present and to take part in the
discussion or ask questions if they
desire. The meeting will adjourn
by noon.
Jackson Republicans Hold
Convention, Name Delegates,
jPZara District Convention
Delegates were elected., leu the
congressional and late c -nven
tions for Jackson county a: fru
meeting ol Jjti-ks >?. C unly Repub
lic..rs ?'it the (, , ? o ] ?, S '
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Cic . M. Pritcharci. of Asi.cvjla
was : ecuiTimtncie-'i a.> candidate !??
Governor o! N.rtn Carol.na fo
' ? ? N'o\enVncr olcctir?:.
Lev!; P. Io: Brevard
was endorsed as National commit
teeman from North Carolina.
The next county convention will
he held early in April for the
purpose of perfecting a county or
i-i ...w! r.amir.g candidates
for county offices.
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The : Jt.i UiMi-.cl Congressional
Cnnvejitmn will meet in Sylva
Friday, Murc.i 12, for the purpose
( i r,i.:n.!Witi:.? candidate for con
gress. S.jm DeLapp, State Chair
man uf the Republican Executive
Committee will be t-he keynote
speaker.