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VOL. XXII, NO. 46 Sylva, N. C. Thursday, April 15, 1948 $2.00 A Year 5c Copy
Town Officials To Gather Here April 26 For Meeting
Jackson Republicans Hold
County-Wicle Convention In
?/
Courthouse Here On April 10
H. E .Monteith Named
Candidate For House
Of Representatives
Jackson County Republicans met
in convention in the courthouse
Saturday, April 10, for the pur
pose of electing party executive
officers and candidates for coun
ty offices. David Stillwell was elec
ted county chairman for a two year
period, and Mrs. Bonnie Rogers
Cunningham was elected vice
chairman. Attorney Hugh E. Mon
teith was elected secretsry-treas
urer for a two year period. The
executive committee comprises
the following: E. P. Stillwell, J. B.
Ensley, R. F. Jarrett, R. G. Sny
der, J. R. Long, J. B. Painter, Dil
lard Hooper, A. H. Weaver, David
Worley, W. C. Hennessee, Fred L.
Hooper, Wallace Wocd, Ray Cog
dill, James Ensley, Frank Sutton
and Paul Warren.
Short talks were made by A. H.
Weaver, W. C. Hennessee and A.
D. Parker.
The convention recommended
Hugh Monteith as candidate for
the General Assembly. No recom
mendation was made for Clerk of
Superior Court, this pcsition being
left open to be filled before closing
of filing period on April 17. Mr.
Monteith has already filed with
Oscar Lovedahl, chairman of the
Board of elections.
Mr. Monteith was born at Dills
boro and received his education
in the graded school of Dillsboro,
Sylva Collegiate Institute and
Wake Forest College. He has been
engaged in the practice law in
Sylva since June 5, 1922. He is
past Consul Commander of W.O.
W., past president of Sylva Lions
Club, is chairman of the finance
committee of the Sylva Baptist
church, vice president of ,Daniel
Boone council Boy Scouts of Ame
rica, member local and State Bar
Association and former director
of the Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce.
Hugh Monteith Attends
Regional Scout Meeting
Mr. Hugh E. Monteith returned
from Atlanta where he attended
the Region Six Convention of Boy
Scouts of America, which w"s in
session in that city Sunday and
Monday. Mr. Monteith was the
offic'al representative of the Dan
iel Boone council. Some five- hur
dred delegates from the states of
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida, were in at
tendance.
The theme of the convention was,
"Better Training fcr Boys For
Citizenship of Tomorrow."
Hugh Monteith, Jr., On
20-Dav Crnifc With Navy
Hugh Monteith, Jr.. son of Mr.
and Mr-. II. F. ?loj'.toi* left Nor
folk Si.r iry witii U. S. X:;val units
?
on a 20-day c >ir se to P< rto Rico.
Young Monteitl*., reserve,
signed up for the cruise in Febru
ary. The X vy is now conduct-,
ing a number of this type l!' train
ing for reserve.
GERTRUDE DILLS
MCKEE RECITATION
CONTEST APRIL 22 :
The Gertrude Dill McKee reci-!
tation-declamation contest, spon-,
sored each year by the B. H. Cath
ey chapter, United Daughters of
the Confederacy, will be held in
the Sylva Baptist church on Thurs
day evening, April 22. Boys and
girls from the four high schools
of the county will participate and
compete for the medals given an
hualiy by Mrs. McKee.
Th? Sylva band under the direc
tion of Mr. N. R. Beacham, will!
play some Southern songs and
members of the glee club will sing'.
It is especially urged that as
many as possible of the high school i
boys and girls attend as the con-|
test is given for their benefit. The(
public is invited and the chapter
hopes that a large crowd will be
present.
PACK MEETING OF
SYLVA CURS HELD
The Sylva Cub Pack held its
regular monthly pack meeting of
Pack No. 5 in the Allison build
ing, Friday evening, April 9, at j
7:30 o'clock. - The program con
sisted of such activities as promo
tions among the pack members,
ashievement awards, stunts and
music.
The Sylva pack is made up of
i'our dens, each den having approxi
mately eight boys, or better known'
as cubs, alter they become mem- j
bers.
Many of the boys came up for
rdvancement. The wolf, bear and i
lion-hedges were awarded to boys
who had completed the work pres-;
ciibed for them in the various
ders.
Each den chief prepared a stunt
be.cre arriving at the meeting.'
Prizes were awarded the two dens|
supplying the best stunt. Two1
M the dens with Mr. Beacham,'
Sylva band director, provided
Till- c for the occasion.
Mr. Zachary, the Franklin Cub
master was a guest at the meeting.
Everyone who attended scorned
to enjoy meeting.
Agricultural Workers
Council To Hear Olsen
At Cullowhee Friday
The Jackson County Agricultur
al Workers Council will meet Fri-j
day. April 10, at 2 p. m. in the!
Cullowhee high >chcol for the pur-'i
oase e:' hearing a program to be
p:\ve:* led by Mr. J. T. Olscn. c >
owner and manager o' Sky!ar.?l
Preccs?-in.j> Contpay. ' ? 3 : n i! -
lio'i d .-ik r ;r - on : p;;;nt a.
rlendei's'onv lle. Mr. Olsen i- to
:>.*sv.tw . '.s c Ampany\* o! n of
:ering guaranteed p.'icc* for beans,1
j'ma'i fruits and ether vegetables.
All members? and interested
armers and their families are urg
ed v. be present.
Wilkesdale Congregation Is
Building Modern Church
The members of the Wilkesdalei
Baptist church, under the leader
ship of their pastor, Rev. Jar vis
Underwood, are in the process of
ccmpieti-ng a modern cement block
and frame church building here.
The fir-t service in the partially
completed build: ng was held East
er Sunday only a few months after
actual work "began -.>n t/.e bjilriir^.!
The new buiidi^g. o: ea.7ie.i:|
block construction. w..i con:., in a|
large auditorium with a seat.ng
capacity o: 400. Tr.e.e ai _ ?;.*!
Sunday School c.^.ss rooms. :..o
rest reoms, furnace ronrrr
Sunday school rooms <.re usable
but not completed.
I' -
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The membership of the church
now stands at 196, with a large
Sundry school enrollment. -r- j
T'-.t corgregation decided last
fall to build a new church and be-i
san ya/ing the old building in
November. Actual work cn the
:ew cy.u cn started in December j
with many of the members giving
nf their time and money. Some gavej
i week's wage and others labor.!
To have co t. acted the building it
s e^imated that it would cost)
IP,000.00 The cost was much less'
ir.ce much of the labor and ma-!
ierial wr.s furnished free. The pas-!
lor, a skilled mason, did much of
the cement block wcrk himself^
it was stated.
ANNUAL FORESTRY
TRAINING GAMP FOR
ROYS IN AUGUST
Plans are now being made for
the third annual forestry train
ing camp for North Caroiinao
i'arm youths to be held at Single
tary Lake the latter part of Aug
ust. This camp is one oMhe seven
planned in the southern states
sponsored by members ^^f the
Southern Pulpwood Conservation
Association.
The administration of the camp
is under the North Carolina Di
vision of Forestry and Parks
of the Department of Conser
vation and Development. The
S..te Extension Serv.ce and the
VccaiiO'ir.1 Agriculture Depart-1
merit co-operate in the selec
tion oi the boys. The objfect
of these camps is to giv^ the boys
pratical training in forestry which
they may take home with them
and actually apply in their own
woodlands. A well organized re
vocational program is also provid
ed for the boy's enjoyment.
To be eligible, a farm boy must
be at least 16 years old, in good
health and have proved his inter
est in forestry by tarrying on a
project in the woods. Projects
may include such activities as the
planting of tree seedlings, forest
fire fighting, or the harvesting of
timber crops. Selection of the
boys is made through the local
county agents and vocational agri
cultural teachers.
LARGE CROWDS ARE
ATTENDING BAPTIST
YOUTH REVIVAL
Much interest is being manifest
in the Youth Revival services now
in progress at the Sylva Baptist
church. The Rev. John W. Lam
bert, of Mt. Olive, is the guest
minister for the week. Services
will continue through Sunday eve
ning. Services are held each morn
ing at 10, however, there will be
no morning service Saturday. Eve
ning services are at 7:30. Sunday
services will be at 11 a. m. and
7:30 p. m.
A special supper meeting for the
young people will be held at the
church Friday evening at 6 o'
clock.
FIREMEN MAKE TWO
RUNS ON TUESDAY
The Sylva Fire Department,
after a long period without calls,
made two runs on Tuesday. The
first call was to Dillsboro where
:ire destroyed a small house owned
by Mr. J. C. Cannon. and occupied
by Mr. Jarnes Lumber, wife and
three children. The lire, which is
thought to h;:vc started by spark,
from a freight train l<;c .-motive,
. ad gained 1:c*.t ; Midway before
1. . J ierrit. i i ;> (i they were un
j to .-iive ti.e building, which
w; [1 totai lO 'S \v ;;, 1 cant or. t
" .irei.ic-:-! did, .. .. ever, prevent
? i e :ire i.'om s; u; to a near
ly hou-c ? The call came in at
about 11 a. m.
The >eci>nd call came in about
12: to when an outbuilding in East
Sylva burned, consuming canned
good.-. corn and potatoes belonging
to Mrs. Tinn Garrett. Children
playing near the buiiding are said
to have started a tire in some trash!
which spread to the building.
Tuckaseigee Lodge To
Have Anual Banquet
T;.e annual banquet of the Tuck
aseigee Vajley Masonic Ledge, of
S\lva, wili be held in Liberty Bap
tist church Friday evening, April
23.
St. John's Day Service .will be
conducted at Liberty Bap. church
Sunday, April 25, beginning at
2:30 o'clock.
Proceeds of the two meetings
will go to the benetit of the col
ored orphanage at Oxford. Every
one has a cordial invitation to bo
present.
30SSAMON'S In 8ylva
Smoky fountain
| District lloliSs
Court Of Honor
I Large Number of Scouts
Receive Badges And
Awards, Jimmy Bales
Given High Award
? The Smoky Mountain District
; Boy Scout C< urt of Honor was held
I Thursday evening, Apiil 8, at the
? Methodist church. W. E. Ensor of
I Cherokee was in charge. Mack
Montcith o* Troop 1, Sylva, was
Court clerk. Color bearers were
Roy Kirchbuerg, Jr., Eddie Buck
ne;\ Bill Crawford, and Tommy
i Morris. Jimmy Stovall led the
pledge of Allegiance to the flag.
The tenderfoot candlelight in
vestiture ceremony was conducted
j by Avery Means, field Scout exe
i cutive, of Asheville. The follow
ing boys were inducted into Scout
ing as tenderfeet: Troop 1, Sylva?
Richard O. Wilson, Tommy Gar
rett, William Clarke, Jr., Harold
Queen, William,, Jordan, ? Wayne
I (Continued on page 10)
1
i JURORS DRAWN FOR
MAY TERM OF COURT
The Jackson County Jury Com
mission, composed of R. U. Sutton,
Dillard Coward and H. H. Bryson
met in regular session on Monday,
April-5, 1948 and drew names to
si; as jurors -.'tiring the two weeks
term of Superior court which will
convene Monday, May 17, with
Judge F. Donald Phfillips presiding.1
The jurors J or the first week:
VV. O. Sherrill. Quaila; Burnes
(Continued on page 10) I
FARM BUREAU TO I
MEET APRIL 17 IN j
COURT HOUSE 11A.M.
Frank Prowh, Jr., president of
Jackson County Fro m Bureau, has
announced that the April meeting
I will be held in the court house in
Sylva Saturday morning, April 17
at 11 o'clock. George Fathering,
Field Director o: tr.e Bureau, of
Asheville, will come and bring a
guest speaker from the Madison
County Bureau. ?
All the member.- in the county
nrc urged to attend, and to bring
a new member and all farm men
: and women who mav be interested
: in better farming ...:d farm living
i in this county.
Some of the things the Bureau
;s stressing this month include,'
j Education, Rurds and Health. Ex-!
' trac*s from the i\ ? ns adopt-1
c'l at the 12:h ; : : ..! c? nwntion
. - Id on Febr*;'r \'li in Ashe
."i!!o, arc as : Krlucation;
?'.Ve !?: the S ? NV'th Car-;
? ? . t;r r iic-;i ? L"g ? iature,
i i p. j:'(?pr . 'e .v ? t i ir.ds to
be .? g:\ nt a;- '.vv '.<? ?
a.i'l :t*.ii:*y to pay if, t..e c ?uil
ly in buildhu- Uouate school
, buildings and equi.v*'K them to
lake care of the . .i->?1 children
of Xoi th Carolina. We further
roc. mme.id that emphasis
be plactd on vocati nal training
throughout the various high school
systems in the S;ate in order to
train tho.-e students who are not
j financially able to go to college.
We are in favor continuation!
.^r.d expansion of tae school lunch
program."
Roads: "The North Carolina
Farm Bureau asks t.'.at tho present
! !0 million dollar.- ; the H ghway
i 'und- 'as earmarked' for paving
| county roads be increased to 25
j.Tiil'r.n dr 1L rs ai.'i bus routes to
l consolidated school.- oe given prior-;
1 ty." |
| Health: "The North Carolina
j Farm Bureau supported the Hos
, pital Care and G iod Health Bill
with the understanding that the
j building of rural hospitals and^
clinics should be given preference
1 before a teaching hospital be built
' at Chapel Hill." I
N. C. EMPLOYMENT
SHOWS BIG INCREASE
DURING 4TH QUARTER
Raleigh, April 12 ? The 4th
quarter of 1S47 brought employ
ment lev els in the State to a height
never before reached as reflected
by repcrts to the "Employment Se
curity Commission by establish
ments operating under the Em
ployment Security Law, Chairman
Henry E. Kendall reports. The av
erage for the three months was
649.410 according to reports tab
ulated by the Research and Sta
tistics division of the Employment
Security Commission. December
reached a total of 654,463. This is
20.000 more than the total non
agricultural labor force in the State
in the year 1940, and the average
for three months is 64,500 above
the average for the year 1946.
Nearly 300 more establishments
reported in the fourth quarter than
in the third, representing new firms
entering business in the State.
While these contributed to the in
crease in employment, there was
a tremendous increase in the em
pit yment of existing firms in near
ly all types of industry, the great
est increase being in manufacture
and retail trade.
Approximately $346,000,0(0 in
wages was paid these workers dur
ing the fourth' quarter and the av
erage weekly wage was $40.95 as
compared with $37.81 during the
third quarter.
SYLVA HIGH SENIOR
PLAY TO BE GIVEN
APRIL 29 AND 30
The Senior Ci; ss ol Svlva High
School, under the supervision of
Mrs. George Luce, will present
the play, "Thei\ (!-? Tie {'ride,"
a hilarious ee:neo\ :i thne art-,
April 29-30. Tmre will be three
?-erfoi'mairces. A .n^.n.ig a:'d"af
ternoon pertorm: n e wi'l be given
Thursd y, .Apr.I 2!< at ihe Kit/.
Theatre.-A third pertonnance will
be given Friday n g.it, Aj .il 30
at the WCTC auditorium. The lol
1 )'vv nn i t ha> been selected:
Phyllis, Jeanne..ne iiryso:-; Mrs.
Curtis, Mary Sodei.jui.-t: !).\ Cur
tis, Darnl W; id; Mi aciiy, Totsy
Jaccbs; Billy, .lark Hennessee; An
>t. sia, Peggy .1 ? Sut:?? 11; Oilicer
O'Flynn, Ilowarn Hya'.t; Nat .die,
Linda Sutton; Lewis, Walter A.
Jones; Sally, Jai.-ue 11 Kit n: Tom
Ektrige, J^rimy Ii.des; and Dinty.
Haroid M i.-on. Lei-ihtun Kisher
ass stant di:'ee'.or and t.ie remain
ing member.- o: '.:e Senior Cla>s
are being pincc.l nn various com
mittees. The p;:ijli.- is cordially in
vited t al'.iH.
DAY FOH CURATES
TO FILE FCH "*F!5E
Saturday i. ? ?? !;??' day th;.t
(anriida'es '?>?> ve their
tKimCj on l.:( '?/ .1! ' ; .-i?#u;
county ai.d <;;>.* r; 'I may
file with O.-car Loved:.ill, chair
man of the lttf- : V.'.r i"o >. l'f
such office*.
Candidates v. a<< ha vi.* announced
fr.r office and 'amd v.*. 11 probably all
file or or before Saturday are:
For Stale Seiu.tt. Cio. !.;or Cr.ivv
ford, and ?,Irs. K. L. MeKee; for
representative, .J me-- Turpin,
Frank H. Brown. Jr.. and M. Y.
Jarrctt. For Clerk ot Court, John
E. Hcnnn, Claude J. C .wan, Clyde
liooper, and Jai k F. Co per.
T. V. A. Specialist
Visiting Training School
Miss Virginia Ju.ites specialist
in educational method- with the
educational relations staff oT - T.
V. A. of Knoxville, Tenn. is spend
ing a few days with Miss Cordelia
Camp at Cullowhee. While here
she is observing the work being
done at the college training school,
especially that in resource use ed
ucation.
C. League Of Municipalities
To Hold Series Of Regional
Gatherings For WNC Towns
YOUNG DEMOCRATS
TO MEET APRIL 24
IN WAYNESVILLE
Bruce Elmore, of Brvson City,
president of the Young Democrat
clubs of Western North Carolina,
'has announced that there will be
a meeting of the Young Democrats
mi Waynesville on April 24. Regis
tration will start at 1 p. m. at the
' Waynesville courthouse and the
business meeting will begin at 4
o'clock at the seme place. At 7
| p. m. a dinner will be given at
Queen's Farm, plates $2.50 per
person. Hon. Monroe M. Redden,
congressman from the 12th District,
will be the principal speaker.
Mayor Jack C. Allison is head
ing up the "go to Waynesville"
group here. He urges all Demo
crats, both young and old, to at
tend this gathering.
NATIONAL OFFICIAL
VISITS SYLVA W.O.W.
The members of Local Camp No.
560 Woodmen of the World enjoy
ed i ne of their most outstanding
iro"tings in the history of the C'anip
'-n M.'inlay n>M. Apr!! 5, when
the Camp enli t tain* il a number
to ?"; k ' Vs nd the \ it c
i> es.d .1 . i W.O.W.
1 no C; rap w ?; o. u- 1 !?y Council
C. '.iViiiiani 1; ,e:: }: v*ti< i. i onl aa
initiatory sc. vice wa> entertained,
.?'lor wnif'ii Mr. Nick Xewuerry
o! C nariot to, >tate manager of
W.O.W., gave an interesting talk.
I ? ? <>Ut>t' nding leatuic oi the
evening c .ar.e v.n Mi j> K. \j ].
ier. ' '! Omar.,i, Neo., '. .< e-p:??.?ident
-ol wa.-? i ' tl ,,nd his
vc:v in iere.?: i '.an* tollowed.
' <'vr , .n-piring f.i' . . . ?,uoi n
a i toe 1..: n.' y ; j r A'. ( ) W.
also hon..r.ng ,',::ei' :al portion
"? V\.().W. Mi. .v;i (?; s spent
ovi )? for y \< ;; - r:1.. 1 w .jv:
a '(i this 'A" ..., !,: ? .s;t ? , Syiva.
!;e v, s \e y t-n' i;>.< ? i r. or the
i.ice r-acepta .i ga. eii a. im here.
At tne c.<?e (i. t ?? !:iet t.ng re
freshments were >ei\od.
Poultry Specialist
To Visit Jackson On
Monday, April 19
Jacks.>n County larm agent M.
I- S:i:pe- ii..* ;nnou.iaid that C.
F. Pa.r4.Mi-. in ,Tt*rgr t-: pr/ultry
Extension, will be at e i urt
fcouse in Sylva M r.??!. y, April 1U
' J..iO ! < > iv:!,;utt . -:,t ? j a 1 mot!
poultry. Mr. Sinpes ?ay.?
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md v.'i ?me n . : a *. ?> ma !
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Meeting Here To Start At
I 3 P.M. With Supper At 6
P.M. Jn Allison Building
The North Carolina League of
Municipalities will hold a regional
j meeting in Sylva Monday, April
2(5. according to an anouncement
! by Mayor Jack C. Allison, who is
in charge of arrangements for the
meeting. The region comprises the
towns of the counties of Cherokee,
I Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson,
1 Macon and Swain. The towns in
these counties are: Murphy, An
drews. Marble, Hayesville, Rob
! binsville, Canton, Waynesville. Ha
' zelwood, Clyde, Cashiers, Dillsboro.
! Sylva, Franklin, Highlands and
Bryson City.
| The meeting will convene at 3
p. m. and will conclude with a din
ner served in the Allison building
by the Junior Woman's Club, at 6
o'clock.
Officials from the above named
towns are expected to attend the
meeting.
The purpose of the meeting
j Mayor Allison said, is to discuss
p.oo.irns <>1 city management re
lating to all the activities carried
( < n through the city government, as
well as the financial problems.
Tiie work ol the league is prin
cipally a clearing house for infor
mation and assistance to the var
ious municipalities .of the State.
Requests for information covering
the whole field of municipal ac
tivities flow into the League head
quarters regularly in increasing
Volumn. Answering these requests
is a considerable part of the staff's
work. During the fiscal year there
were 872 requests for specific in
formation. Many of the requests
involve more than one question.
Many require the preparation of
ordinances and forms, such as tax
firms, ttc.
In addition to the regular oiiice
work, the League furnishes a field
.-civile for personally contacting
ollicial.s through visits to the cities
and towns. These contacts involve
meetings w.th city officjnls, ad
vising them on their specific pro
blem ?, addressing civic clubs and
generally giving on-the-spot as
sistance.
This is the first time one of the
meetings have been held in Sylva.
Jackson County Delegates
To Attend' Asheville Meet
Jackson county schools will be
represented at the meeting of the
western district of the North Car
olina Education association in
Asheville April 15-17 by the fol
lowing teachers: Mr. C. A. Hoyle,
Mi.vs Nell Bond, Mrs! W. B. Har
ril'i, Mrs. C. D. Killian and Ben
Battle of Cullowhee: M. B. Madi
. .-on. Wei.. h r: W. H. Crawford,.
J. r\ CVri.in. Mrs. Mary Cowan
!.'! Mr-. Emily Tompkins, Sylva;
a::.i E. I\ W, tson. Cilenville.
T o 1< cai unit recently electcmI
t:.e same officers to serve for an
r ycir. Tr.ey are Mrs. Emily
T. n.pkin.-, president. C. A. Hoyle,
\ :c(-president, and Mrs. Allinej
Bry>on, secretary-treasurer.
Lou Annie Cabe Represents
Jackson In Speaking Contest
By M. L. Snipes,
Jackson Farm Agent
Friday of last week .Jack.-oi;
CV.uri'y w. .? honored bv having
| a hinh scro."! Mudo.'.t :ep:es?.!!'
[ !he (' .unty *';?? ? ? t?:> Klimina
t.o:i Soil (' r.-?. .
Contest heir! m the Wavnesvilie
; caurt .iOvi e. The , C\.rahna
Barike;>' A ?oc i..*. l'? an .?p<?r.
- rt\i the Stale wide ntest on
? "S'.i! Conservation ..ncl It's Kc
; ! at ion to the Economy of Noiih
[Carolina" and banks in this area
' cooperated including the Jackson
| County Bank in making prizes
| available to the contestants in the
grcup speaking contest.
Twenty-five hundred students
| entered this contest last year arid
| live thousand were expected to
j enter this year. The Webster High
school this year had seventy-one
students taking part in the contest
by preparing papers on the sub
ject. Then by a series of elimina
' tions finally one was selected by
1 the judges to represent Jackson
| County in the group speaking con
j test at Waynesville. Miss Lou An
| nie Cabe of the Webster High
j School represented Jackson Coun
The Jackson County Bank pro
vided a prize for the County rep
resent ive, and two other students,
?Continued on page 10