March Highway Deaths Show
32 Per Decrease Over 1947
Raleigh, N. S.,?North Carolina's
traffic accidents in March claimed
44 lives, bringing the State's high
way death toll for the first three
months of this year to 138, the
Motor Vehicles Department report
ed today.
The March death toll was 32
per cent lower than in 1947, when
?5 lives were claimed in traffic
mishaps for March. The three mon
ths' toll was 85 deaths less than
lor the same period last year, when
223 lives were lost in highway ac
cidents.
During March, not a single acci
dent was reported involving col
lision between a motor vehicle
and train. During March of 1947.
14 accidents between motor vehic
les and trains were reported, with
seven persons killed and five oth
ers severly injured.
Throughout the month a total
of 1,212 accidents were reported,
of which 346 were non-fatal, with
543 persons injured. This was. an
overall increase in accidents of 29
per cent over March of last year,
when 940 accidents were reported,
of which 316 were non-fatal with
517 persons injured.
The Department reported that
the increase in accidents was due
to a 45 per cent jump in accidents
involving property damage only?
w24 were reported lor March as
compared to, 568 for March of 1947.
(Now that North Carolina has a
new Financial Responsibility Act
moie per>on> are reporting acci
dents than previously, even those
witn minor pio.jerty damage.)
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WEEKLY PROGRAM
NlgHt Shows: 7:00 A 9:00 P. M.?Mat. Sat.?Lata ahow Sat. 10:30
Adm^AduKa 31c tax incl.?Children under 12 yra. 12c tax Inc.
Sat May 8 ?
SONG OF THE DRIFTER
With Jimmy Wakely
Owl Show ?
SARGE GOES TO COLLEGE
Freddie Stewart A June Preiaaer
Sun. May 9 ?
LOUISIANA
Margaret Lindsey A Governor Jimmy Davia
Beginning Sunday, May 9, the doora for Sunday ahowa will open
at 8:46 p. m. The show starts at 9 p. m.
Mon. & Tues. May 10 & 11 ?
IT.UAD TO BE YOU
Ginger Rogers A Cornel Wilde
Wed May 12 ?
ADVENTURE ISLAND
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Roy Calhoun A Rhonda Fleming
Thursday and Friday May 13 & 14 ?
FOXES OF HARROW
Rex Harrison A Maureen O'Hara
All Children not In arma will have to purchaaa a ticket to enter
any performance at thla Theatre.
BEAGLE of Dr. F. L. Smith who won the best Beagle,
best local hound and best of variety of Beagles in Dog
Show held in Asheville April 21 of total of seven'first
places in Beagle dogdom.
SAVANNAH NEWS
There will be a Mother's Day
program given at Wesleyanna
Methodist church next Sunday af
ternoon by the Sunday School of'
the church. The quartet will ren
tier special music and the public
is cordially invited.
The Savannah home demonstra
tion club will meet in the com
munity house near the Gay post
office on Tuesday, May 11. It is
hoped that a large crowd will at
tend.
News has been received here by
Mrs. Sue Bryson that her sister
and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Jesi
Cabe of Washington, will arrive a
bout the 20th of this month for an
extended visit. *
The schools are closing this week.
The Savannah school presented an
operetta on Tuesday evening.
Webster High school has its exer
cises in the Savannah school aud
itorium. The Baccalaureate ser
mon was last Sunday and the grad
uation exercises will be held on
Fnday evening May 7th.
Mrs. Herman Cabe has been
very sick. We hope for her a speedy
recovery.
Mrs. Beulah Buchanan recent
ly visited her mother who is ill
at her home in Georgia.
Mrs. John Tatham spent a few
days of last week in Canton visit
ing her son, Henry Tatham.
Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Buchanan
and Mr. and Mrs. Lindon Cabe
spent the week-end on a fishing
East LaPorte News
Mrs. Clara Sue Dills and Mrs.
Korena Franklin of Sylva spent
Friday with Mrs. Thomas JVike.
Miss Erma Barnes left last Wed
nesday for Asheville where she
will be employed with the Harri
son Furniture Company.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Zachary of
Asheville spent Sunday with Mrs.
Susie Zachary.
Mr. Roy Mikel, Sr., and Roy
Mikel, Jr., of Orangeburg, S. C.
were visitors in East LaPorte last
week.
Mrs. I. F. Hamilton and daugh
ter, Kate, spent the week-end
visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Norton
and Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Church-j
well.
Miss Mary Sue Zachary spent
the week-end in Sylva with her
sister, Mrs. Raymond Nicholson,
Jr.
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SUPPLY CO.
Phone 88 Lake Junaluska
trip at Hayesville and other fish
ing lakes.
Mr. Fred Barron is improving
after being sick at his home.
"Aunt Lilly" Buchanan is slow
ly improving afte/ having been
confined to her room for several
weeks.
Robert Barron is in Duke hos
pital, having undergone a major
operation. News received by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bar
ron is that he is getting along nice
ly.
Grady Buchanan and little dau
ghter, Linda, oi Newton, are visit
ing his mother, Mrs. Lilly Buch
anan.
Cullowhee Junior Class
Entertains Senior Class
The Junior class of the Cullo
whee high school entertained the
Senior class with a Junior-Senior,
banquet on Tuesday; evening,
April 27, in the cafeteria of the
training school. The event was
planned by Miss Nelle Bond, Jun
ior class sponsor, and arranged by
committees from the Junior class,
who worked under Miss Bond's di
rection. Assisting with music was
Mrs. Charles Gulley; with the pro
grams was Miss Kathleen Davis;
and with the food was Mrs. W. B.
Harrill.
The Hawaiian motif was used in
the decorations and throughout
the program. At one end of the
banquet hall hung a mammoth
mural of Honolula Bay with blue
water, a sandy beach and palm
trees in the foreground, with a
smoking volcano beyond. The ta
bles were colorful with tropical
flowers, miniature lakes and vol
canoes, and taper candles. Guests
were welcomed by dark haired,
suntanned beauties dressed in grass
, skirts and garlands, who placed
leis about their visitors necks.
These "Hawaiian" girls, fleeted
from the tenth grade, served the
dinner and took part in singing
native songs. They were Marjorie
Woody, Dorothy Dodson, Ola Belle
Smith, June Bryson, Karene Bry
son, Gladys Pressley, Bernice Mid
Vets Problems
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Q?My son was killed in action
during World War II. and I would
like to know if I am entitled to re
ceive compensation?
A?You are entitled to compen
sation, provided dependency can
be shown. Dependency will be held
to exist if you do not have suffici
ent income to provide reasonable
maintenance for yourself and your
family.
Q?I am taking on-th-job train
ing in a hazardous occupation under
the G-I Bill. In case of an acci
dent, will Veterans Administra
tion pay my hospital expenses at
a local hospital?
A?No. Any disabilities incurred
while training under the G-I Bill j
are considered nonservice-connect
ed, but you may b? able to estab- j
lish eligibility for hospitalization in
a Veterans Administration hospital
because of your war service.
Q?My son, who is in a Veter
an.4 Administration hospital is
trying to get a pass to visit me.
Will Veterans Administration pay
for his transportation to and from
the hospital?
A?No. All travel while on leave
from a Veterans Administration j
hospital is at the expense ? of the
veteran.
Q?Should a claim ever be filed
by a veteran who has been dis-i
honorably discharged? !
A?It is always the privilege of
a veteran to file a claim;4 but, to
show entitlement, it must be es
tablished to the satisfaction of the
Administration of Veterans Af
fairs that the veteran was insane
at the time of commission of the I
act for which the dishonorable,
discharge was issued. j
CARD OF THANKS
Mr. Everett McCracken and
family wish to assure their friends
in Sylva and elsewhere that they
apreciate their thoughfulness and
friendship in the days folowing the
death of Mrs. McCwrcfcpn.
The flora tributes^-p^rsonal calls,
telephone calls, telegrams, cards
and letters have each helped make
the experience more bearable. Ev
ery deed of kindness has been noted
and will be remembered, and may
your friendship and prayers be
continued as we face the future.
Soybean production has expand
ed rapidly during the past few
years. Many North Carolina farm
ers will grow soybeans for oil
during 1948.
dleton and Othella Parker.
Billie Simpson, president of the!
Junior class, welcomed the guests, j
Lawrence Case gave the toast to
the Seniors, and James Wike,
president of the Senior class, res
ponded. A chorus of Hawiian sing,
ers led the group in singing Blue
Hawaii, Now is the Hour, Sweet
Leilani and Aloha Ae.
Mr. T. A. Cathey, teacher of
geography at Western Carolina
Teachers College, talked on the
subject of Volcanoes. Mr. C. C.
Hoyle gave a musical reading, "The
Meaning of Aloha". The showing
of a film, entitled Hawaii, belong
ing to the Guidance Clinic of the
college, completed the program.
Assisting with serving were Mrs.
Wiley Grawford, Mrs. John Craw
ford, Mrs. Frank Adams, Mrs. Wal
do Green and Mrs. C. F. Dodson.
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THE JACKSON COUNTY BANK
Will Be Closed All Day
MONDAY, MAY 10
A MEMORIAL HOLIDAY
No Business Will Be Transacted On This Date
THE JACKSON COUNTY BANK
Member Federal Depositors Insurance Corp.
Sylva and Highlands
SHEET ROCK
1-2 Inch Insulation Board
16 x 32 Inch Tile Board
White Asbestos Siding
Windows and Doors
Pee-Gee Paints and Varnishes
4-10-6 and 5 -10-5 Fertilizers
and Phosphate
SEEDS ? FISHING TACKLE OF ALL KINDS
SYLVA COAL & LUMBER CO.
Phone 71 Sylva, N. C.
Attention Motorists!
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BRING YOUR- PASSENGER CAR AND TRUCK
TIRES IN FOR RECAPPING
The State Safety Inspection Lane
Is Here Now
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can recap your tires by the Steam Method which
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tire.
+ We are also prepared to give you the new snow
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We Have Had Years of Experience In Modern
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Main Street Phone 58