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? ? ? ? ? AMERICA ? ^HH| M ^P Vv> T T ^PHV v^k Q^K ?> rfi* Hersk' la dedicate] to I .? y? T?\zr* I HE bYLVA rlERALD s^ NO. XXIII NO. 7 ____ Sylva, N. C. Thursday. July 15, 1948 - $2.00 A Year .5c Copy Passenger Trains On Murphy Line Discontinued Chest X - Ray Unit To Begin Survey Here Today Expect To X-Ray 10,000 In Jackson During Period Of July 15 Through August 21 Examination Will Be * Free To The Individuals 15 Years Old And Above Mrs. Alma McCracken, district health supervisor, and Miss Frances Kornegay, health educator, of the division of tuberculosis con trol, were guest speakers of the Sylva Rotary club Tuesday eve-} niny and told the members of the work to be done in Jackson county j by the mobile unit of the State Health Department in making a county-wide survey in Chest X Ray examinations. Miss Korne-' gay said that the work will begin today in a four-county unit with( three mobile units starting in Hay-' wcod county and one in Jackson1 county. The Jackson county unit will strrt its work at Cullowhee and will remain there through July 20th. It will then be at Tuckaseigee school on July 21, Glenville church on July 22, Cash-, iers at Whispering Pines Cafe on| July 23 and 24. On July 27 it j will be at Webster school, and at1 Mead plant in Sylva on the 28th. It will then be at Long's Furniture plant near Willets on the 29th, andj Savannah school on the 30th and, 31st. On August 3rd it will be at| Beta and on the 4th at Dillsboro.l The unit will then be in Sylva' from August 5th through 21#t and then move on to Highlands the 24th' and be there through August 28 j Those who fail to get to'the unit "vyhile nearest to them in the com-' munities may come to Sylva for the exam'nation. The examination only takes a lew minutes for each person Re port of the findings will be mailed to each individual, a few days fol lowing the examination. T. E. F? Class Of Scotts Creek Has Covered Dish Dinner July 8 The T. E. F. Class of Scctts Creek Baptist churcn met in the SYLVA SWIMMING POOL IS CLOSED AS PRECAUTION Due to the wide spread outbreak of Polio in BUncombe and coun ties East the health departments of Jackscn and other Western, counties are taking measures a-j gainst an outbreak by having all{ swimming pools closed to the pub-| lie for an indefinite period. James! Barnwell, recreational director and: manager of the Sylva pool ? an nounced that the pool here closed Tuesday morning in compliance' with the request. Although there are no cases of polio in Jackson county and it is not known that the disease is contracted from swimming pools this action is be ing taken as a precautionary mea sure. -*?! I Mr. Barnwell had just gotten the recreational program and the| pool going well. He and several; helpers had spent almost a month | getting the pool ready for the sum mer and it had been open only two weeks. He stated that in the face of this, and the expense of getting the pool ready, it had paid all expenses up to this time. home of Mrs. Fisher on Thurs day, July 8. and enjoyed a de licious covered dish dinner. Fif teen members were present for the occasion. In the afternoon a busi ness session was held with Mrs. D. G. Bryson giving the opening p r a y e r and Mrs. B. S. Hensley the devotional. Mrs. Geo. | , C. Snyder dismissed the meeting. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. Cole Ridley on August 5th. No Polio Reported In County; Health Unit Offers Advice Wednesday morning no cases of polio in Jackson County^ had been reported to the Health Department, according to Dr. M. B. H. Michal, M.D., district health officer. In a formal statement to The Herald, Dr. Michal said: "Bt-c:use there is so much gen eral concern over cases of polio myelitis that have appeared this year in North Carol na, we are making ire following statement both to mnke the exact situation clearer, and to point cut what bearing tr.is epidemic has on our area and what measures we may wisely take as a precaution against its spread." "While it is true that 115 new cases have developed in the state during the past week, the epidemic area continues to be the central part of the state. Bun combe county with its 2 cases and I 17 in the c.ty of Asheville, is the only county in the western end of the state showing an unusual number of cases. There are no1 cases in Haywood, Jackson, Ma-' con and Clay rountW 1 kee Reservation, only one case, of almost a week's standing, in Swain. coun'y. One c^se was reported some weeks ago in Graham county: and cne in Cherokee county. "Since we do not have the dis-' ease present in our Distr ct, we wish to urge that those coming here for visits aid vacations avoid con-| gested are. s in the section affcct . ed by the epidemic. Great care should be exercised to*eat and sleep in Grade A places. It is advisable not '.o allow children to ccngregate for long hours at ai time or picnic in large groups, as we feel Poliomyelitis is spread by getting the virus causing* the dis ease into the system by thfe mouth. If a child is at all ill with a cold or sere throat, he should be kept quiet ar.d observed and, if neces sary, seen by n physician. Swim- j ming in pools used by large num bers o:' children should definitely be avoided, as well as chilling cr fatigue. "It !.as ? generally been advised by the medical profession for tnei p;st few years that tonsils not be removed during hot weather, un less considered urgent and advised j by the family physician. Since, no evidence has been found in the: literature to show that there is any particular risk in the extrac-' tion of teeth during this same period and no statement to this e.fect has been made to date by Dr. E. A. Branch, Director of the Division of Oral Hygiene of the State Board of Health, we believe j that the judgment of the family dentist should be followed in de-( ciding this question. "If we could -as concerned I ever the number of cases of andi death rate from either cancer or( tuberculosis, which each year kills! hundreds in our state, or over the spread of venereal diseases, which continues to fill our institutions, we m'gr.t awrken to the effective methods of treatment and control available to us tc combat these >courges. Aside from the above, i.r we follow g:>od habits in hygiene, particularly with children, and do all we can to prevent the breeding of flies, in our area, we w.ll help keep this disease from our Dis trict." CECIL ALEXANDER APPOINTED MEMDER COUNTY FHA BOARD Appointment of Cecil Alexan der, Greens Creek, to a three-year .erm on the Farmers Home Ad ministration County Committee Tor Jackson County was announc ed today by J. B. Slack, State Di rector. Mr. Alexander succeeds Mr. C Price~*Dillard, whose term expir ed June 30. Also on the Committee are Robert M. Bryson of Cullowhee and J. Lyman Stewart of Norton. A Committee of three serves in each agricultural county through out the Nation in which the a gency makes farm ownership and operating loans. Appointments are scheduled so that a Committee always has two experienced members. .The Jackson County Committee has an important place in making supervised credit available to lo cal farmers, according to W. T. Brown, Jr., County Supervisor. Before any money can be bor rowed through the agency an ap plicant mush have the approval of the County Committee. In the case ,of farm ownership loanaj- the farm to be purchased, enlarged or im proved must also be approved by the Committee. "The members know agricultural conditions in the County, are often familiar with the farm the applicant plans to operate," Mr. Brown explained. In addition to approving loans the Committee cooperates with the County Supervisor in overall ad ministration of the program in the county. Periodically they review the pro gress ol borrowers to determine whether they have reached a fi nancial position that would enable them to refinance their loans through private lenders. A farm er who is eligible for credit from regular lending sources is not el igible fo a loan from the Farmers Heme Administration. "Using this system of operation, the agency helped 580 families in Jackson County toward better farming and better living with farm purchase and farm operating loans." Mr. Brown said. Jarrett Memorial Church j Has DVBS Commencement Jarrett Memorial Baptist church closed its Vacation Bible school, cn July 4th with an enrollment' of 99 and on average attendance of 65. The offering taken each day amounted to $10.83. This was designated-'to the Cooperative pro-1 gram of the S >uthern Ekipti.>t Con-; vention. There were five profes sions of faith during the schorl. ' The commencement was held on Sunday night, July 4, when the rcgul. r worship service was given over to this most interesting pro gram given by the boys and girls. The children having perfect at tendance were given certificates oJL_award. i The faculty included the follow ing: The pastor Rev. Wayne C.l Deitz, acted as principal. Miss Isabel Hunt was the pianist; Be-' ginners, Mrs. Betty Parnell and Mrs. Johnny Robinson; Primary, Mrs. Mae Snyder and Miss Barbara Blanton; Juniors, Miss Mary Davis and Mrs. Hensley; Intermediates. Mrs. Dewey Bfanton and Mrs. Charlav Snvdttr. Refreshments were made pos sible each day by Mr. Ralph Par nell, Mr. Joe Wilkie, Mrs. H. H. Monteith, and Snyder's Store. All enjoyed a picnic given by the faculty on the school grounds. Miss Hunt led the boys and girls in playing games. All enjoyed the time together and look forward to another D.V.B.S. next year. Turkish tobacco is new being grown in six North Carolina coun ties. 6O88A MON'8 In 8ylva Street Signs Are Being Installed Project Sponsored By Chamber of Commerce, Jointly With Town If in the past you have been un familiar with the names of the streets of Sylva you need no long-1 er worry about the matter as the Town.of Sylva and The Chamber of I Commerce are doing something a-j bout it. Workmen started Monday1 placing name signs at the corners and intersections of all the streets of the town. Around 70 of these white and blue street name plates, mounted on steel posts set in con crete, are to be put in this week. This project is being done jointly by the Town and Chamber of Com merce, which was initiated last year by the Chamber. The houses are to be numbered which will then make the town eligible for house to house mail delivery. With Summer Players Featured in the professional cast of New York and Hollywood players, playing this summer in I he "Theatre In The Sky", is lovely Ella P.etn Hurst, shown above. Misp Hurst will be among the players when the Theatre comes to Cull6whpe Friday night, July 30, for a performance. DR. MORGAN OPENS OFFICES HERE . Dr. Ralph Siler Morg' r. ,h:.s opened off.ee- in the new Ferguson building for toe practice cf inter nal med cir.e. Prior to comir.:j to Sylva Dr. Morgan w; >? :or two years a mem ber of the riou. e staff in the de partment of medicine at the Bap ' ist hospit 1 in W.nston-Salem. He graduate:! from the University of North Carolina in 1937, studied at Duke Un.versity, and received his Dcctor of Medicine degree from the University of Chicago in 1941. At the time Dr. Morgan was called into service of World War II. he was practicing medicine in, Durham. He served in the Navy four years, of which two years were spen4 overseas. After re turning to the States he was as-j signed to duty with the Coast Guard and the Marines. Dr. and Mrs. Morgan, the form-,' er Miss Ruth Dodd of Asheville, and their two children, Ruth, 3 years, and Mary Louise, 2 years( old, arrived in Sylva July 8 and; are residing at the Mrs. A. M. Henson home in Moody Bottom. Scouts Return From Camp Scouts who had been at Cr.mp Daniel B< one for from twrT to three weeks and returned to Sylva Ia>t Sunday were Dickey Barkley, Robert Allison, Delos . Hooper Tommy Reed, and Tom Morris, i Jimmy Stcvall returned earlier in fke week. Franklin Frick is the only Sylva scout who remained for a longer stay. FUNERAL RITES FDR THOMAS R, DILLARO HELD TUESDAY A.M. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning from the Sylva Baptist church for Thomas Bry s:>n Dillard, 54, whp died about 1:15 o'clock Sunday morning a' few minutes after entering the C J. Harris hospital. Mr. Dillard ' apparently in his usual good health' on retiring Saturday night, be er.me ill -and was rushed?to?the: hospital where he succumbed to a heart attack. Burial was in the Dillard cemetery. The Rev. C , M. Warren and the Rev. W. C | Reed, officiated. Moody Funeral Home was in charge. ! Mr. Dillard, a native of Georgia, came to Sylva 25 years ago and has been employed by>the Armour Leather Company until death. Pallbearers were Roscoe Ram sey, Joe Wilson, Marvin Sims, Dex-' ler Hooper, David Dillard and Ellis Beasley. Honorary pallbearers were em ployee of the leather company and close friends of the family. Survivors are-the widow: Mrs Bess.e Dillard Dillard; three daugh ters, Mrs. J. E. Skene, of California, Mrs. B. H. Mitchell of St. Peters burg, Fla., and Miss Elizabeth Dillard, Sylva; and one son, Har old of Sylva; one brother, Wil liam Dillard of Georgia; three sis ters, Mrs. Willis Alexander, Mrs Rebecca "Kenmore, aru .Yi. v Claude Palmer, ail of Georgia, and four grandchild ren. Out ol town fr.ends and relatives altendir.;; the funeral were Mr. I ? nd Miv. Ray S,.xon, vMr. W. .J.I Dullard and 'hree sons, .Gai*ri>on.l Farrell and Bobby, and Mr. and I Mrs. Chester Dalt.m of Cleveland,! Ga.; Mr. and Mr.-. B. H. Mitchell,i I St. Pt:.< rsburg. Fla.; Mrs. Fred W iti.ers. Mr. ,.nd Mrs. .Lack Smith,' Mr. ;>r.d Mis. H .;.rv Smit!i and Miss Beity Sm th. Gastonia; W. A. i Dillard, Gainesville, Ga.; J. N.1 ! Di!lard and Mr.*. William Yar 1 borough. Mr. and Mrs. | W. S. Pl. tt . pd Mr. and Mrs. How I ard Gilreat i. Cant<?n; ;md Mrs. 1 Selma H. I! and Mrs. Harold Oil - i lard, Bryson City. Mrs. Jack Skeen, a daughter, of I Beldcn, Cr.iif., wrr> unable in be i I.ere lor tne ;un<r..l. L>ut is enm by p.ane and will arrive home this wcck-i nd. I Middleton And Deputies Capture Several Stills Siieii:! (ir ; i.. Midd.rtoji and ."?is depin.:-., aro jJaya-ig havoc with tne m Oia-. i: ? manuiactur-j in<* busine.-* in .1 , k-o:i c.jn1vJ On Ju.v ]-* ' ;??;r 1 .'/()(J lr>r.s of h'.er ?? e. ?? ivored ard ' dcStiV:ye.'i ;.) *;lt- *\ J '.-J P' s<*c-' tion. CFroa.v o: !a*t week the' of fiter> rut <:? w.. a >t.ll and do-' *?troyed 4P.0 gall n* of be: r in the Dark Ri-L'e sc-i*.?.n. Tile sheriff and his men h?.\e de>troyed six stills in the pa-t three weeks and captured four men in connection' with the .1 legal manufacture of! whiskey. Sylva Camp Fire Girls At Toccoa, Ga. Camp Miss Audrey jane Jones, Anne Cathey, Mary Morris, and Jean nette Queen, members of Sylva Camp Fire Girls troop, left Mon-' dity for Toceoa, Ga., where they, will spend two weeks at the Camp Toceoa for Camp Fire Girls of this' regien. Mrs. Claude Queen, of Dillsboro, accompanied the girls to Toccoa. Cashiers WOW To Sporiscr Show The WOW camp at Cashiers will sponsor a musical show at the Glenv.lle school auditorium, Wed nesday night, July 21. at 8 o'clock. Buster Mcore and his Dixie Pals Quartet w.Il appear at this time from radio fetation WNOX. Come and bring your friends. Utilities Commission Gives Southern Authority To Stop Trains In Decision Of Julv 8 w For the 19th coasectrtivF^yrrrr , the National 4-H Meat. Animal a ward program is being cont.nuid in North Carolina under the d - rcction of* the Extension Service Since the program's inception 174 4-H Club members in Mis state have received county medals of honor for superior records ol achievement in meat animal pro jects. i The program is designed tc en courage 4-H'ers to learn the part played by meat animals in the ut ilization of products oJ the soil: how to protect them against?-dis eases and parasites, and how to handle and to market w.thout in jury. As heretof<4re, the state win ner gets a 17-jewel gold watch provided by Thomas E. Wilson, jf Chicago. Eight state winners selected for sectional honors will each receive a Chicago 4-H Club Congress trip. Four of the section al winners Will be named nation | al champions; each will i^et a $2l)i i college scholarship. Last year's state winner in North Carolina was I'aul M. Wa goner of Gibsonville. There were 4f> county medal winners in North Carolina !a.-t year. i County Extension Agent M. L Snipes will lurm-ii complete in formation regarding t.iis progr.'in j Business Woman's Circles To Meet At Murphy Kith The Business Woman's Circles Federation of Wc.-tern North Car olina will hold .i district meet ng in Murphy Friday, July lf> .t H o'clock p.m. Ms- Estelle Council man, Mis-aom ry t. Paraguay, v. .11 I be the principal speaker. All circle membei> are urti 1 to attend the meet.ng. Miss Helen Gibs, n, o: Brys.iu City, is general chairman. AAA Office Announces Cover Crop Seed Now Available For Farmers The AAA oil ice .announce- Mat in addition to crim.-ori clovt r and ryegrass seed tor t.o?'er c.o;> Me., now have a vallate Yctch a:.rl .\l s _ tri;.n W.liter Pe Laniao C'!o\ i i and Orchard Grass are :.lso a\a,l able for full pasture seeding. F; i - mers needing ;.r.y of these .-:c 1. shculd contact the AAA office a once. Unly Two Trains Now Operating On This Line Will Stop Permanently Thr only passenger trains now < perilling over the Murphy branch of the Southern Railway will be discontinued as of today. July 15, when train No. 18 makes its last run from Murphy to Asheville, passing through Sylva at 8:30 A. M. Train 17 from Asheville t'j Mur phy made its last run yesterday. This announcement was made this week by A. W. Sinclair, superin tendent oi the Asheville Division of the Southern Railway system The North Carclina Utilities Com mission has granted the discon tinuance of the two trains. The Southern has been seeking this authority for several years, but protests from the towns along this line has prevailed against it until this time. This will be the first time in about 50 years, that this Western section of North Carolina will have been withcut passenger train serv ice, except at short periods dur ing emergencies, such as coal strikes, or floods. Mr. Chas. Price, local post master told a Herald representa tive Wednesday that he had no information from the post "?-?department as to just what the mail schedule* will be following the discontinuance of the trains which also carried the mail. Herbert Gibson, agent for the Sylva station, said that railway express will be brought to Sylva on a special car pulled by the morning freight, which gets here about an hour earlier than the pai*>cnger usually did. However the express will be a day late as tiie passenger train caught the expres> from the New York train which gets to AHheville alter the freight leaves. He also said that cctrain kinds of express, such as live stock, will not be handled on this car. This kind of express will have to be .trucked all tne way to Asheville. Mrs. Edith M. Hampton Is 12th Woman Sworn Into Regular Army ; Corporal Edith M. Hampton, Women's Army Corps, was one of the first twehv women to be swvrn into the Regular Army, today. She had previous service oversea.- Ir<m If) October, 1944, to 2fj lit c ember. 194a, in the South wist Pacif.c The. ter of Opera :ion.*>. She is the daughter of Mrs. Winonah M. Hampton of Sylva, The ceremony was held at Third Army Headquarters, Fort Mc P;u rson, Georgia. Fire Departments Of W/NC To Meet In Sylva Mon. Evening The Sylva Firemen are spon-j sors of get-together meetings of i the Fire Departments of the tc wns, including Asheville and West, with the first of such meetings to be' held in Sylva Monday even;ng.| July 19, with a dinner and pro gram. The following letter has been s?nt to the departments by F^lix H. Picklesimer, chairman of the Get-Together meetings: "We plan to hold a Western Car olina get-together in the Fire De partment next Monday, July 19 The purpose of this meeting is to exchange ideas and get better ac quainted. "After we become organized, if there be enough? interest, each month some town will invite the other departments to meet with them. It is hoped that to start with the chief and secretary will get to attend. "A meeting of this kind will create new interest in the Fire departments and help some to get better oragnized. "We have the promise of an outstanding Fire Chief to help u3 during Fire Prevention Week aixf we feel sure that the other de partments would benefit from his suggestions." The following reply from Chief Salley of the Enka Fire Depart ment has been received: "Dear Felix: Received your letter of the 12th with reference to the 'Get Together* meeting. I think your idea :s wonderful and it certainly badiy needed in Western North Carol in. "I just talked with Chief Fitz gerald of the Asheville department, and- unless something unexpected happens, we expect to leave here around five p. m., Monday eve ning."