AMERICA First, Last and Always The Sylva Herald The Herald is dedicated to progressive service to Jack son ... A progressive, well balanced county. VOL. XXII, NO. 43 Sylva, N. C. Thursday, March 25, 1948 $2.00 A Year?5c Copy Mead President Reviews Progress Of Sylva Plant Sylva Band And Glee Clubs Voted Very Good In WNC Music Festival Director Beacham Hopes1 To Take Students To Southern Festival The Asheville Music Festival was attended by the Band and Glee Clubs of the Sylva Schools March 19-20 at Lee H. Edwards High. Their performances were voted VERY GOOD by a committee of Music Directors and Excellent considering the FIRST YEAR. Two items have the privilege thus of going to the State Festival but moftt Western Carolina Bandmen are cutting this privilege due to misunderstandings in the judging system this year. Mr. Beacham h6pes to *be able to work out jBbns for attending a Southern Regional Music Festival in Atlanta in May or at least to play in two or three of the High Schools in Atlanta where he used to be Director of Music. Miss Jan ice Holden on drums and Mr. Jim my Stovall on cornet will be -fea tures of concerts they will give, as-well as Neill Wilson on trom bone solo. All of these and others did wonderful work at the Festi val. April 12th the Canton Band un *der the Direction of Bob Matthews, former music director and pianist for_Billy Sunday over 20 years, will play a school matinee and a night performance' between shows at the theater. After this the Music Dept. of Sylva will give them a big party and entertain them in their homes. The Spring Music Concert of lo cal talent will follow about two weeks after the Canton Band on April 12th. The Band will broad cast over WHCC from the local studios this coming Sunday unless one of the churches takes the hour. If the rhurch takes the hour the banci will take the next Sunday period, April 4. It is expected that our new uni forms will come within a few dajte. SYLVA BAPTIST TO GIVE ANNUAL EASTER CANTATA SUNDAY The Choir of the Sylva Bap tist church, under the direction of Mrs. E. P. Stillwell, will render the Easter Cantata entitled "Crown After Cross" by Fred B. Holton, at 7:30 p. m. Sunday. A gracious in vitation is extended to the pub lic to attend and enjoy this beaut iful Cantata. The members of the Choir are as follows: Sopranos ? Mrs. John R. Jones, M^s. Chester Scott, Mrs. Crawford Smith, Mrs. Porter Scroggs, Mrs. Leo Cowan, Mrs. W.. T. Brown, Misses Edna Allen, Peggy Paint er, Nettie Jean Bradley. Altos ? Mrs. Roger Dillard, Mrs. J. B. Ensley, Misses Sadie Luck, Mary Cole Stillwell. Tenors ? Dick Greene, Tom my Davis, W. C. Hennessee, C. M. Warren. Basses ? J. T. Gribble, W. J. Fisher, Claude Jones, John Echols, Chester Scott. Bank To Be Closed Easter Monday Officials of The Jackson County Bank have announced that this bank will be closed all day Mon day, March 29, "Easter Monday", which is a legal holiday. Half Million Distributed To Much Of Tree Seed Gathered In Jackson, Made Pfants 25,000 A half million forest trees were distributed today to roore than 250 farmers and other landowners in the fifteen Tennessee Valley c ut ties of Western North Carolina. GROUND BROKEN FOR NEW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BUILDING Members of the Presbyterian congregation and a number of visiting ministers, and friends of the church gathered on the lot, re cently purchased for the erection of a church building, at 10:30 Tues day morning for "ground break ing" ceremonies. A very impres sive program was carried out. The program opened with the singing of the Doxology, under the direc tion of N. R. Beacham. The In vocation was given by Rev. C. M. Warren, pastor of the Sylva Bap tist church. "Thanks Be To God," was rend ered by Sylv^High school Sex tet, which included Mrs. Joyce Clayton, Misses Frankie Fisher, Mary Cole Stillwell, Eddie Lou Terrell, Bleakadee Parrish, and Nettie Jean Bradley. The Rev. Paul P. Thrower, now pastor of the Camp Green Presby terian church in Charlotte, read the scripture and offered prayer. Rev. Mr. Thrower organized the Presbyterian congregation in Sylva in June 1941 at which time there were just 12 members. The mem bership now. is around 50. Rev. R. E. McClure, Executive ?Continued on page 12 CO-FOUNDER OF DILLSBORO WILLIAM ALLEN DILLS, late of- Dillsboro, and ; co-founder of the town of Dillsboro, will be among the early settlers of the community whose memories will be j honored on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in an Easter I service at Parris Cemetery. Mr. Dills, father of Mrs. Minnie Gray, and Mrs. A. H. Weaker, of Dillsboro and Mrs. E. L. McKee, of Sylva, is bured in the Parris cem etery and his grave along with th^ other graver ^f the cemetery will be decorated on thu occasion. 1. is'me morial service is most fitting ai this time since it falls on Mr. Dills' birthday. Tommy Buchanan, 21, Killed When Speeding Car Strikes Rock Building At Dillsboro Eugene Hooper, Driver Of Car, Slightly Injured, Buchanan Funeral Friday Funeral services for Tommy Buchanan, 21, who was killed in an automobile accident at 10:10 p. m. last Wednesday night, were held at the Scott's Creek Baptist church Friday afternoon at 2 o' clock with the pastor,# Rev. B. S. Hensley, officiating, fl&urial, with military rites, was in the Old Sa vannah cemetery. Patrolman C. D. Lindsay, of the State Highway Patrol, who in vestigated the wreck said that the car, being driven East on High way No. 19-A went out of control and smashed into the rock build ing used as a Coca-Cola bottling warehouse at Dillsboro. Young Buchanan was thrown through the windshield of the Ford convertible in which he was riding with Eugene Hooper, of Cullowhee, son of Mr. and. Mrs. John Hooper. Hcoper was treated*for slight injuries at the Harris hospital and released immediately. * Young Buchanan died on the way to the hospital. Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom E. Buchanan of Sylva; five sisters, Mrs. Paul Echols, of Bryson City, Mrs. Clyde Fowler, of Murphy. Mrs. James Wallace of Charlotte, and Misses Selma and Jo Buchanan at the home. ? Garrett Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Forest Trees WNC Farmers State District Forester Charles C. f the early >ettlers who aided in the upbuilding of the town of Dill.-- ! boro. Graves o? the Confederate sol- i diers will be decorated with con- j federate flags. The Rev. W. Q. I Drive Against Rabies Promoted Here On Saturday, March 13, Charlie Thomas, health Sanitarian for Jackson, Haywood, Macon and Swain counties, together with Dr. Smith,-of Whittier, John Phillips, of Cullowhee. Candler Reagan, of Qualla and Cherokee, Mack Hall of Greens Creek, and Charlie Crawford of Beta, met at the courthouse for final instructions and rulings concerning the inten sive campaign for the vaccination of all dogs against rabies in Jack son county. Among the facts brought out which are important to everyone are the following: It shall be the duty of the owners of every dog to have same vacci nated annually by a rabies inspect or. It shall be the duty of the health officer to appoint a sufficient num ber of rabies inspectors to carry out the provisions for vaccinations. The vaccination of all dogs in the counties of the district shall begin on April 1st and shall be completed within 90 days from the date of beginning. The fee for vaccination is $1.00 per dog if it has had previous vac cination. If no previous vaccina tion the fee will be SI.50. It shall be the duty of the sheriff and his deputies to assist the ra bies inspectors in the enforcement of vaccination against rabies. It shall be the duty of the sheriff with the assistance of the rabies inspectors to make a thorough canvass of the county and fre quently thereafter to determine if there are any dogs that are not wearing the metal tag provided for the dog after its vaccination. If dogs are found not wearing tags the sheriff shall f notify the owner to have same vaccinated by a rabies inspector and to produce the certificate provided within 3 days. If the owner fa.Is to do this I he shall be prosecuted in accord ance with the law. If the owner of the dog not wear ing the tag cannot be found it shall be the duty of said officer to des troy said dog. It shall be the duty of any dog born after the annual vaccination period or any dog not six months old at the time of vaccination per iod to take the same when it be comes six months old. All dogs shipped or otherwise brought into this State shall be se curely confined and vaccinated within one week after entry and shall remain confined for two ad ditional weeks after vaccination jurless accompanied by a certifi cate issued by a qualified veteri narian. The county health officer may declare quarantine against rabies in any designated district when in his judgement this disease exists to the extent that the lives of per 80SSA MON'S In 8ytva .sons are endangered and all dogs in said district shall be confined on the premi.-e- of their owner or in a veterinary hospital. When quarantine has been es tablished, and fln^s continue to run at large, any police officer or deputy sheriff s-wi.l have the? right I after reasonable effort h6s been | made to apprehend the dog running at large, to kill said dog? and prop erly dispose of their bodies. Every animal having rabies, and every animal known to have been bitten by another animal having rabies, shall be killed by its own er or by a peace ofl.cer. Every person who owr.s or has , possession of an animal which is subject of having rabiiv ar.d which has symptoms of or has been ex posed to the disease, shall confine such animal at once lor at least three weeks and until released by a rabies inspector The head of every animal killed for having rabies or being suspect ed of having rabies snail be prop erly prepared and sent at once to the state laboratory. Any person who .-hall violate regulations of vaccination .-hall be guilty of a misdemeanor a no up on conviction thereof shall be sub ject to a fine of not less than $10 or more than $-50, or imprisonment of not less than 10 days or more than 30 days in the discretion ol the court. CJrigg and the Row W. H. Wake field will conduct the Easter serv- ' ices. The Rev. Thad Deitz, a friend of the kite Mr. Dills and friend of those whose names will be eulogized, will conduit the memorial service. ; The names of those whose memories will he honored are: Confederate veteran.- ? F. M. Cath ey, J. M. Candler, W. A. Dills, i John W. McLiiin, Hufus Parris, .J. C. Watkins, R H. .larrett, Found er? of Dillsboro? Frank Allison, T. B.' Allison, Ervin Allen, C. F. ?Continued on page 12 PASSENGER TRAINS i ON MURPHY LINE STOPPED SUNDAY Sunday was the last run for Murphy to Abbeville passenger [trains N<w in pro gress. Mail is beiny carried by motor vehicles now with little change noticed in the schedule. Outgoing mails from Sylva leave about 10:30 ...m 2 p.m. 5:30 p.m. The pas.-cnger .train discon tinuance was announced by the Southern Railway last week after the government requested the elimination of "unessential" train 'train service because of the miners walkout. Native Woods Other Than Chestnut To Be Used In Future; River Pollution Problem Being Attacked The new equipment being in stalled in the plant of the Sylva Division of The Mead Coporation will overcome the present raw ma terial limitation imposed by tfye process of using chestnut wood exclusively in the manufacture of shipping container*board, stated Mr. Sydney Ferguson, president of the huge corporation, during the course of his visit to the Sylva plant yesterday. MEETS EMPLOYEES In making this, his first visit to Sylva,. Mr. Ferguson stated that the purpose of the visit was to become better acquainted with the men and women employed in the corporation. Mr. Ferguson spent the greater part of Wednesday morn ing going through the plant, meet ing and talking with the men. Other reascns for his visit were to inspect the Sylva properties and to review the progress made in the Sylva Mill modernization program which has been under way for the past year and a half and is now in full swing. ^ HIGHLIGHTS OF VISIT The highlights of his visit, Mr. Ferguson stated, were visiting every department in the mill and meeting the large number of em ployees; meeting with the office staff at a noon luncheon for an in krmal m. cuss ion of routine op eration probi.ms: anu the dinner meeting w,th tne supervisory staff, wood procurement personnel and guests held at 7:30 p. m. in the Allison building of the Methodist church. Discussion with this group centered on the financial situation of the Corporation, particular at tention being given to costs and earnings lor the year 1947. Mr. ?Continued on page 12 7 PARK EMPLOYES GET LOWER JOBS AS FUNDS MELT KNOXVILLE, Tenn.?Seven em ployes of Great Smoky Mountains National park, who were relieved of their positions because of a shortage of funds, have all taken lower positions, Supt B.air Ross said. "No one has actually benn laid off so tar," he said, "I know of only one man who is going to quit, and I understand he wants to take another job." This is B. F. McCamey, former ly ranger-naturalist, who expects to go west for the summer. Supt. Ross explained that there are a number ol temporary posi tions on which men are now em ployed because of the fire season, and there is considerable turnover in these positions. 1 The shortage of funds, he said, occurred in the account for admin . istration, protection, and mainten i ance. This was partly due to the fact that at least three men who resigned during the year had con j siderable annual leave to their i credit. It was not anticipated in . the budget, Supt. Ross said, and the j extra cost amounted to several thousand dollars. Men replaces them had to be paid 'lag the same time. The totoi park per ' sonnel now number 126. Hennessoe Planing Mill To Start Operations April 1st Mr. W. C. Hemuvsoe, owner and manager of the W. C. Hennessee Lumber Company, Inc., who oper ates sawmills located in Western North Carolina and North Georgia has announced that the Company's new planing mill will begin oper ations about April 1. The new plant is located near Addie on U. S. Highways 19A and 23 East of Sylva. The plant will be served by the Southern Rail way, whiqh has recently installed a six-car side track. The new plant will be supplied with lumber from the company's mills.