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VOL. XXIII, NO. 3
Sylva, N. C. Thursday, June 17, 1949
$2^.00 A Year?5c Copy
Barnwell Say ^Swimming
Pool, Park-Playground
Will Open On Saturday
Season Tickets Available,*
Pool Repaired and Painted
Other Improvement Made
The swimming pool at the Rec
reation Park will open as soon as
a suitable fence is built around the
' edge of the concrete runways sur
rounding the pool, it was announc
ed by James Barnwell, director
of the City Recreation program
The pool has been painted, the
runways repaired and the bath
house is undergoing a strict re
construction.
As yet, there are no plans for
renting bathing suits but towels
will be available for rent. Season's i
tickets to the pool are available and
may be bought from Barnwell at
any time at the pool. General ad
mission will be 15 cents for chil
dren under 12 years of age and 25
cents for 12 and over.
Refreshments will be op sale at
all times in the checkroom.
State regulations for use of swim
ming pools and bathing places will
be strictly followed. Here is a list
of the regulations:
A. All persons using a swim
ming pool must be required to
take a cleansing shower bath in
the nude, using warm water andj
soap, and thoroughly rinsing off
all soap suds, before entering
the pool ronm or enclosure. A bath
after donning a bathing suit should
not be permitted..
B. A bather leaving the pool
room or enclosure for any reason
should take a foot bath before
returning. A bather leaving pool
to use toilet should be required
to take a second cleansing bath
before returning.
C. All bathers should be instruct
ed to use the toilet and particul-l
arly to empty the bladder before
taking cleansing bath and enter
ing the pocl.
D. Any person having any skin
disease, sore or inflamed eyes, cold,
nasal or ear discharges, or any
communicable disease must be ex-J
eluded from a public swimming
pool . .
E.Presons having any^pdnsider-;
able area of exposed/Sub-epider-j
mal tissue, op?n blisters, ,cuts, etc.,|
should be warned that these are
likely to become infected and ad
vised not to use the pool.
F. Spitting, spouting of water
blowing the nose, et?., in the pool
should be strictly prohibited, Bath
ers should be instructed that the
scum gutter i^ provided fcr expec
toration.
G. All bathers should be instruct
ed that blowing the nose to re
move water is likely to force in
fectious matter into the sinus and
inner ear cavities and possibly
cause serious consequences.
H. Divers should be advised to
wear rubber caps over the ears
or to plug the ears with greased
cotton to prevent infection of the
ear drum and passages by water
forced in by concussion.
I. No boisterous or rough play,
except supervised water sports
should be permitted in the pool,
on the runways, diving boards,
floats, platforms, or in dressing
rooms, shower rooms, etc.
OPPOSITION TO
DRAFT LAW SEEKS
TO DELAY MEASURE
Foes of the draft bill in the house
rallied hopefully Wednesday to
put the draft on ice for this sessiort
of Congress, which would prevent
the nation from having any kind
of a draft law before next Janu
ary. Leaders in the house said a
final vote on the measure would
come today. The bill had already
pased the Senate.
The opposition plan would hold
up~registration, as well as induc
tions, until next January 31. The
law would go into operation then
only if the president proclaimed
and congress agreed by a formal
resolution, that voluntary enlist
ments had not produced enough
men for the armed forces.
State Press Group
To Meet At Fontana
The seventy-sixth annual con
vention of the North Carolina Press
Association -will meet at Fontana
June 17, 18, and 19, with presi
dent E. A. Resch, presiding. The
opening session will be Thursday
evening at 8 o'clock which will
include an address by James P.
Pope, member of the board of di
tors of the TV A. Business meet
ings will be held Friday morning,
and a dinner meeting at Fontana
cafeteria will be at 8:15 p. m. and
| a program of entertainment to
follow. The convention will ad
journ Saturday morning follow
ing committee reports and election
of officers. Members of The Her
ald staff plan ie^attend.
Fine Farms At Whittier
To Be Sold At Auction
WeSVvwind Gossett Land Auc-:
tioneers oT^W^^erville and Can
ton will conduct*' auction sale
of part of the JaTnter R. Thomas
Farm at- Whittier June
18, at 10:30 A. M. The/^l also
auction the George Coward
Farm at the same time. These
two of the best farms in Jackson1
County. The Thomas farm con
tains 106 acres with three houses,
2 barns and silo and other out
buildings. It can be bought as a
whole or in sections.
The Coward tferm contains 245
acres and has been divided into
three tracts or can be bought as
a whole.
Library Will Open Monday
In New Quarters
After having been closed for 3
week to move and do a general
jo"b of cleaning and rearranging
the books, the Jackson County pub^
lie library will open again to the
public on Monday, June 21. The
library has been moved into the
five rooms formerly ocupied by
Dr. T. D. Slagle upstairs over the
Professional Drug Store.
New shelves have been made
and ?a fresh coat of paint given
everything. With lall the added
space the books can be displayed
much better and the librarian, Mrs.
Mae P. Stallcup, can more effic
iently .serve the patrons.
The library started with 200 do
nated books in March, 1937, as a
W.P.A. project, with one worker,
Now there %re over 4000 books,
^being financed oy city, county and
ksfate funds, and club contributions.
The library also has subscriptions
to several magazines, including An.
tiques, Popular Science, Better
Homes and Gardens, and National
Geographic. Private donations are
gladly received.
The library is opened1 Monday
through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Books are loaned for
a maximum period of two weeks
with* a charge for overtime of 2c
per day for adults and lc for chil
dren. About sixty new volumes,
I including books for both children
and youths have just been adtfed.
The public is invited to visit the
library and use the books at all
times.
Officers Take Two Stills
In Raids Last Week
Sheriff Middleton and deputies
report the capture and destruc
tion of two stills last week. One
sffri was found on Alien Branch
and Uie other on Cedar Creek in
Hamburg iewnship. Both stills were
50 gallons capacity, and 120 gal
lons of mash was destroyed.
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No arrests were made in either
case. &
8OS8A MON'S
l-i Sylva
GAMP DANIEL BOONE
TO OPEN JUNE 21
Camp Daniel Bcone on East
Fork of Pigeon River, Haywood
county, will open lor troop camp- i
ing, Monday, June 21, for a period 1
of six weeks.
Application should be made to,
Dennis E. Barkley for reservation,
dates, etc. I
Local Transit Company
Awarded Certificate
For Safety Record
Messrs. J. A. Bryson and Venoy ,
Heed, operators of the Jackson
County Transit Company have re
ceived a certificate of membership
as an affiliated member of the
North Carolina Motor Carriers As
sociation, Inc., for their safety re
cord in operating their local tran
sit business since October 19, 1945
without having had an accident.
This period represents a total of
140,000 miles traveled and the
transportation of thousands of pas
sengers.
These gentlemen are to be con
gratulated for their fine safety
record.
Turpin Jailed After
Assault On Crowe
J. B. Turpin is being held in
Jackson county jail without priv
ilege of making bond pending the
outcome of injuries said by wit
nesses to have been inflicted by
Turpin on the person of Edison
| Crowe- The two young white men
I became involved in an argument
j late Monday afternoon on Mill
street in front of the Grill. Wit
nesses stated that Crowe was
knocked to the pavement by Tur
pin who rontinued to use his feet
to further abuse the prostrate
man. Although a number of men
were standing around no attempt
was made to interfere, until finally
H. Gibson, agent for the Southern
pulled Turpin away. Examination
of Crowe at the local hospital
shows 'a badly broken jaw bone
and a fracture of the skull.
Turpin is the son of Warfield
Turpin, jailer and deputy sheriff
here. Police Officer Howard Buch
anan, made the arrest.
SENIOR SCOUTS TO
SPONSOR BENEFIT
DANCE JUNE 25
Bennie Reese has announced that1
the Senior Scout troop of Sylva
will sponsor a dance and fun pro
gram to be given at the Waynes
ville Armory on Friday night,
June 25, from 9 til??. The pur
pose of this special dance is to
raise funds to help defray the |
transportation of the Sylva Senior
scouts to Jacksonville, Fla., on
June 26 where they will be guests
of the United States Naval Base
in that city for several days. The I
Navy will entertain the scouts, in
cluding all expenses while there.
The boys will be given a sight
seeing trip in a navy ship and
over the country in a navy air
ship. Their last night there will
be a final reception at which the
boys will get to meet some of the
"Florida Beauties."
The benefit dance is being held
in Waynesville armory because of
the room and condition of the
floor. Teddy Martin's 14-piece
orchestra will furnish music for
the occasion.
Mr. Reese, who is helping the
boys arrange for the dance and
doing the publicity work, also an
nounced that the first couple to
enter the building that evening
will be admitted free. He also
announces a number of valuable
prices, including a radio, to be
drawn for during the evening.
Tickets are now on sale at $1.50
for single persons and $2.50 per
couple. For further information
call Bennie Reese, phone 151, Syl
va.
To Clean Dick's Creek
Cemetery June 26
Announcement has been made
that friends and relatives of per
sons buried in the Dick's Creek
cemetery will gather at the ceme
tery Sat., June 26, for the purpose
of clearing the briers, weeds and
other rubbish from the grav^s^
All persons interested are urged
to be on hand at this time.
COURT OF HONOR
HELD AT CULLOWHEE
Smoky Mountain District Court
ql Honor was held at Cullowhee.
Thursday evening, June 10, with
Avery Means, Scout Field work
er, in charge.
The following advancements were
made: Tenderl'oot ? Edward Tay
lor, Cherokee, Louis W. Eckstein,
Sylva, John Lloyd Kirk. Sylva.
Allen S. Hembree, Cullowhee, Fred
H. Tilley, Cullowhee, Guy J.
Phillips, Cullowhee. These were
recognized by Mr. Means. I
Second class advancements were
recognized by William T. Tyndall
of Cherokee for the folowing: Carl
R. Shelton, of Cullowhee, and Don.
ajd and Ronald Allison, both of
Cherokee.
Dr: Harold McGuire presented
Merit badges to the following boys:
Edwin Norton, Life Saving, Cullo
whee: Lambert Hooper, Bird Study,
Sylva; Edward Sutton, First Aid,
Cullowhee; Robert Allison, Home
Repairs, Sylva; Bill Crawford,
Home Repairs, Wood Carving,
Book Binding, Reading, Sylva;
Franklin Fricks, Scholarship, Syl
va; Frank Crawford, Reading, Bird
Study, First Aid, Sylva, Richard
Jones, Civics, Pathfinding, Athle
tics, Frankin; Kenneth Carpenter,
First Aid, Franklin; Jack Kusterer,
Safety, Franklin; Allen Cartledge,
First Aid, Athletics, Franklin;
Charlie R. Norton, Conservation,
Pathfinding, Highlands; Todor C.
Hall, Cooking, Wood Work, High
lands; Haze Edwards, Mafksman
ship. Highlands; Mack Hooper, Jr.,
Pathfinding, Cooking, Highlands;
Albert Edwards, Patnfinding, Co
oking, Highlands; Harry Holt, Art,
Highlands; Donald Rose, Conser
vation, ?First Aid, Cherokee; Don
Lou.s Tyndall, Conservation, High
lands; George Craig, First Aid,
Cherokee.
Kenneth Carpenter oi Franklin
was present#*! Life Scout badge by
W. E. Bird of Cullowhee.
An American flag was present
" ed the Cherokee slroop for receiv
i ing the largest number of advance
! ment awards, while the Sylva
I troop was winner of the Attend
| ance plaque.
\Citizens Of County To Vote On Sclioot
Bond Issue Saturday, July Third, For
|.Building and Improvement Program
Jackson County citizens will
have an opportunity to decide
whether the county is to go for
ward with other counties of the
state in a progressive school build
ing program when they go to the
poll on Saturday, July 3, to vote
on the $450,000 school bond issue,
or whether the county will become
one of the backward counties of
the State. The county board of
commissioners has authorized the
Bcjafd of Education to call the
txmd election and the County Board
of Elections has opened the regis
tration books and is making other
arrangements ffcr holding the elec
tion.
The present bohr?l of Education
has prepared a county-wide school
improvement program, calling for
the expenditure of around $1,
000,000 for the building of new
buildings ana repair and remodel
ing and enlargement of others.
k The schools to be affected by
the county-wide program * are:
consolidation of Barkers Creek and
Wilmot and build modern build
ing; Dillsboro and Dick's Creek
tc be made standard elementary
school with new building at Dills
boro; consolidation of Beta, Addie
and Willets with new building and
to be made standard elementary
School; building of a new school
at Cashiers; addition and repairs
at Glenville; petition state high
way to repair roads in Canada dis
trict so that five one-teacher
schools can be consolidated into
one standard elementary school
with modern new building; prob
ably sub-standard high school will
be .maintained in Canada district
with three or four high school
teachers; the plans also provide
for consolidation of Sylva and
Webster into one central high
school with new plant located some
where East of Sylva; a gym and
auditorium at Webster for a stand
ard elementary school; additions
to preser', Sylva high school build- i
ing to toe used for elementary
schoo-^jmrposes; repair^ and im
provements at John's Creek, Qual
la and Savannah.
ACTION QUICKENED
With the closing of the Sylva
elementary school by court order
the Board's original program was
considerably up-set as the loss of
this large building demanded im
mediate plans for replacement
either through repair or a new
building. The i^/ard had no funds
with which to do either so men
bers made a trip to Raleigh seek
ing authority to call a bond elec
tion for the estimated $600,000.00
as estimated by Mr. Credle. They
were informed that Jackson coun
ty could not legally issue over
$480,000.00 in bonds which caused
further revisions in the original
plans. To be able to issue and sell
bonds on the market complete
plans, stating definitely where and
for what the money is to be used,
have to be made to the bond buy
ers. In order to clear the way for
the calling of a bond issue the
board set up a new plan as fol
lows: Call for a bond election for
the issuance of $480,000.00 to be
used in a new building for Bark
ers Creek and Wilmot with an es
I timated cost cf $150,000.00; alter-j
I ations and repairs to the Sylva.
elementary building to make it
usable at an estimated cost of $50,?'
000.00; consolidation of Beta, Ad
die and Willets school and a new
building estimated to cost $200,
000.00; alterations and repairs to
the Glenville school, estimated to'
cost $25,000.00; alterations and re
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pairs to the Cashiers school es-(
timated to cost $30,000.00. This
would take most of the $480,000.00.
But the board plans to use only
about half this amount, if and when
available and hold the other half
($280,000.00), for the purpose of
matching dollar for dollar Siate
aid school building funds, if and
when they become available. It,
is the opinion of many that the
next General Assembly will pro-'
vide funds for aiding counties in
school building programs. The only
way Jackson can participate in
such funds is by having money onj
hand with which to match state
funds.
If the money is provided through
a bond ^ue the Board plans to
do only th,? most decessary work
immediately .vhich is the erection
of the Barkers '"reek- ? Wilmot
school, and repair "the Sylva ele
mentary building until after the
General Assembly meets in Jan
uary.
If the election for the bond is
sue fails to carry the board will
then petition the County Commis
sioners for a direct school building
tax levy for money with which to
build and repair the condemned
buildings. There is nothing else
that they can do.
Over ?550,000 Spent and
Proposed For 19-A And
Farm-To-Market Roads
COVERED WAGON I
PATROL WINNER OF
CAMPOREE CITATION
The Covered Wagon patrol was
winner of first place in the Camp
oree citation at the annual Camp
oree held Friday night, June 4,
at Camp Lumpkin, the camp gro
und for the Smoky Mountain dis
trict, Boy Scouts of America. The
Covered Wagon patrol, with Lam
bert Hooper as its leader, was win
ner with 312 points on ways of
earning, cleanliness, and sports
manship. They also led out with
five citations: scoutcraft, camp
craft, pioneering, citation, and
prompt participation. The other
p. trols attending from Sylva and
points scored were: Flying Eagle,
252 points, Tommy Ferguson, lead
er: Panther patrol, 258 points, Dick
Barkley, leader; Wolf patrol, 290
points, Franklin Fricks, leader.
Around 100 Scouts from Macon,
Clay, Swain, and Jackson counties
with about 30 adult leaders at
1 tended the Camporee.
A. L. ENJSLEY
| TAKEN BY DEATH
Funeral serivce were held for
A. L. Ensley, 82, at the Scotts
.Creek Baptist Church Wednes-i
day at 2.30 o clock. Officiating!
mim^lers wjre Rev. B..S. Henj>ley,|
Rev.iT. F.*D*itz, and Rev. Uw
. rence Crawford. Interment was
in Old Field cemetery. ?!
I Mr. Ensley, a prominent farmer'
, ot Jackson county, died at his home'
in the Cope Creek section Tues
oay morning alter a long illness.
"Uncle Abe" as he was better
| known to his iclative* and fnends.l
was a native c?1 Jackson county
and had spent in> entire life here.
He was the son of the late Rev.
Wilson En.-ley, pioneer Baptist
minister, and was a member of
Scotts Creek Bapti.-t church being i
its oldest deacon at the time ~ot
his death. Nephews >erved as pall- I
bearers and the grand daughters
and great granddaughters were I
the flower girls.
Surviving are six sons, Cling'
Ensley and Shirley Ensley of Syl
wi, Ralpii Ensley of Waynesville,
A. L. Ensley, Jr.. of Lake Juna
luska, Harry Ensley of Lakeland,
Fla., and Hal Ensley of Darring
ton, Wash.; one daughter, Mrs.
Homer Cope of Sylva, one brother,
Thad Ensley of Hillsboro, Oregon:
13 grandchildren and 12 great
grandchildren;
Moody Funeral Home was in ^
charge of arrangements. ]
Whittenberg Free
On Bond Following
Cutting Affray
David Howell is said Jo be re
covering from a severe gash across
the right side of his fa/e which was
said to have been inflicted by a
large fleshing knife in the hands
of MeKinley Whittenberg on last
Saturday morning when the
two colored men, employees of
Armour leather company here, be
came engaged in an argument.
Howell's wound extended from
the corner of his mouth to the ear,
several teeth were said to have
been cut or knociv. 1 out by the
blow.
Whittenberg immediately ^ve
himself up to officers. After How
ell's condition appeared to be im -
proving Whittenberg was permit
ted to make bond fee his appear
ance at the next term ol #?^kson
Superior court. He is charged
with an assault with a deadly
weapon.
Many cases of potash deficiencies
in Ladino have
shown up this year.
are heav/ feeders of potash.
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$95,000 Spent On Roads
In 1947, $83,000 To Be
Spent On County Roads
During Calendar Year *48
D. Reeves Noland, of Wavnes
ville, State Highway Commission
er lor the 10th District, which em
braces the counties Buncombe
and west, has released to The Her
ald a list of secondary road im
provement projects for Jackson
county, along with a road map of
the county showing where tnese
roads are located. His release also
included roads improved in 1947
and the proposed improvement on
U. S. 19-A and 23. The total amount
of money spent on Jackson Roads
in 1947 along with the proposed a
mounte to be spent in '48 and '49
totals more than $550,000.00.
Mr. Noland has grouped the pro
jects in six months periods and the
first six months of this year, Jan
uary 1, to June shows a total ex
penditure of $11,442.00 on 3.8 miles.
The roads improved were: Cash
iers Lake road, stone surface, 0.7
mile. Norton road strengthened,
1.5; Big Ridge road, strengthened,
1.0; and Fred Bryson road, 1.0
miles.
Roads to be completed from June
1, 1948 to January 1, 1949 include
Cullowhee Mountain road, stone
surface, 1.6 miles, to cost $4,800.
Blanton Branch road, strengthen,
1.3 miles; Dick's Creek, strength?
en, 1.9 miles; Mill Creek strength
en, 1.9, a total ol 5.1 miles to cost
$15,300.00 V. S. 14 Fairfiela to
Trnnsylvania line, widen from 14
feet to 20 meet and surface, 3.0
miles, to cost $40,000; U. S. 19-A
and 23 in Sylva, resurface, to cost
$11,350.00, making a grand total
for this period of $71,450.00.
Work to be done when money
becomes available; U. S. 19-A-23
from Haywood county line to
Sylva, widen from 16 to 20 feet
and resurface with asphaltic-con
crcte. It will probably be a year
or more before this project can be
started, Mr. Noland said, as Fed
triil funds for such projects are not
being made this Vearvand the mon
ey will have to\come from next
year's lettings.
Presbyterians, Methodists
Have Joint D.V.B. School
The Daily Vacation Bible school
for the children of the Presbyterian
and Methodist churches began
Monday morning at the Methodist
church and will continue for two
weeks. The faculty is made up o?
workers from both churches. In
charge of the nursery is Miss
Loquita Holden; Miss Mary Mc
Lain assisted by Mrs. Glenna
Pleasants, who directed the music
for the beginners and primary de
partments, teaches the beginners
and Miss Elizabeth Warren is in
charge of the primary group.
The Juniors are being directed
by Miss Zunita Wakefield, Mrs. W.
H. Wakefield and Miss Jacquelyn
Holden, and Rev. W. Q. Grigg and
Mrs. F. M. Williams are the teach
ers for the intermediates. Miss
Jeanne Barrett is directing the
music for the Juniors and the In
termediates.
Each a worship service
is held, followed by classes in
Bible study. A period is devoted
each day to various types of handi
work, suitable for each group.
On next Sunday morning the
children's choir will have charge
of the music at the 11 o'clock serv
ice aiid on the following Sunday
at the Sunday School hour com
mencement exercises will be held
fur the children who have attend
ed Bible school.
Licenses Examiner To Be
In SylVa Each Friday
W. W. Moore, automobile licen
ses examiner, who has been com
ing to Sylva twice a week, will in
the future be at the court house
only one day each we$X, on Friday