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Population Jackson County?20,000 Sylva and Area ? 4,000 Thet Sylva Herald Wo, XXIII NO. 14 Sylva, N. C. Thursday, Sept. 2, 1948 Jackson County Ideal For Farming, Industry,- Tourist $2.00 A Year?5c Copy Tuckaseigee Baptist Association Reports 32 DVB Schools This Year Report On Work Of The? Association Made At Annual Association Meet By J. A. BRYSON, Secretary Tuckateigee Baptist Association The Baptists of Jackson County have been working thfs summer in cooperation with the Associational missionary, Miss Pauline Snelson. who came on the field June 1. The following is a report from your missionary of the various types of work done. First, is a report of the Daily Vacation Bible Schools held. In spite of the polio epidemic we had a total of 32 Vacation Bible schools which was an increase of 3 schools over last year. , Chuch Enrol. Ave. At. Balsam 34 24 Barkers Creek i 45 35 Big Ridge * 34 32 Buff Creek 62 49 Cashiers 26 19' East Fork 43 34' East Sylva 65 64 Fall Cliff , :... 12 9 Greens Creek 46 43 Hamburg 80 69 Heady Mountain 19 15 Hyatt Chapel 35 27 John's Creek 26 19 Jarrett Memorial 79 65 Little Savannah 43 42 Long Branch 42 33 Locust Field 23 18 Lovedale 81 69 Moses Creek 28 26 Mt. Pleasant 25 20 Old Savannah 66 57 Oak Ridge 23 18 Ochre Hill 31 22 Scotts Creek 167 141 Sol's Creek 12 10 Shoal Creek 31 28 Sylva 86 62 Tuckaseigee 84 68 Wilkesdale 60 54 Webster 23 20 Yellow Mountain 46 39 Zion Hill 66 50 Total 1603 1281 Miss Isabel Hunt of Kingsport, Tenn., assisted the associational missionary in Vacation Bible School this summer. She was a student at Mars Hill College last year and plans to return in Sep tember to complete her work there. Her help was made possible by the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. Some might be interested to know some of the work that has been done in this county since June 1, 1948. 2 Daily Vacation Bible School Clinics were held at central points; 32 Dnily Vacation Bible Schools have been held (5 of these church er conducted theirs without out side help while 27 of these chuyh. es were assisted by .either your missionary cr Miss Hunt); 1 Sun day School Study Course was held at Scotts Creek Baptist Church; 30 churches have been visited one or more times " by your associa tional missionary; 13 other churcH es have been contacted by person al visits in the church ccmmuni (Continued on page 4) r BUSINESS TO SUS PEND FOR LABOR DAY SEPTEMBER 6TH All retail stores and business places, except cafes, and drug stores, will close all day Sept. 6 in observance of Labor Day, ac i. cording to an announcement by I Grayson Cope, president of the j 1 Merchants Association. f Mr.^Cope announced also that the regular half-day closing or. Wednesday, September 8, will be ' observed as usual. The last half-day closing on j Wednesday will be cn Wednesday,! September 29. ? George Hedden Dies Of Heart Attack While Swimming With Sons Relatives in Sylva have reoeived,' news of the sudden death of George C. Hedden, 51, of Badin, N. C., who died late Monday evening while swimming with his two sons. Mr. Hedden, a former Jackson res den' and son of the late E. C. Hedden, of Webster, had been assistant su perintendent of the American Al uminum Company at Badin fcr the past 27 years. The message to relatives here stated that he suddenly sank while in swimming with his two sons at 6 o'clock Monday evening. The cody was recovered ore hour later, and examining physicians stated the,cause of his death was from a heart attack. Mr. Hedden, together with his brother, James J.; visited their s.'ster, Miss Lucy Hedden at Web ster last week. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. M; ry Hensley Hedden, two sons, Taylor and Dick, and one daugh-1 ter, Martha, all of Badin; two sis-' ters, Miss Lucy Hedden of Web-' ster, and Mrs. J. C. Dillard, of' Waynesville, and a brother, James j J. Hedden, of Pickens, S. C., and a number of cousins in ^Sylva and Jackson county. Funeral services for Mr. Hedden were conducted at 4:30 Wednesday afternoon at the home in Badin and burial was in Albemarle. Attending the funeral frcm Sylva were: Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Glenn, Miss Jane Coward and Miss Dorothy Williams. Miss Alice Weaver To Attend Peabody College' Miss Alice Weaver has resigned her position as instructor in Music, Trench and English at Sylva high chool, to enter Peabody college, Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 22 where she will begin her studies for her Master's Degree, majoring in Edu cation and English. She and her mother recently re turned from Nashville after mak-| ing arrangements for entering that institution. | Cherokee Missionary Baptist Plan New Church Building Excavation has begun for the foundation cf a modern new church building on the Cherokee Indian Reservation by the Missionary Baptist Board. The new building will be just to the east of the1 present wood structure ar.d will extend b=.ck further from the high-1 way. It will be of native stcne,: 40 by 60 feet, with basement. Sun-; day School department, kitchen and modern heating plant. The work will be carried on as rapidly as possible. NEW PASTOR'S HOME Work is almost complete on ?he new home for the pastor of this mission. This w:rk began in Jure and is expected to be completed around October 10. The building, of native stor.e is two stories, con taining six rooms, two baths, plast ered walls, with four colonial type, white cclumns in front. The labor on both buildings is all Indian. Rev. Ewell Payne is now pastor of this church. # County Offices To Be Closed Labor Day All work at the courthouse will be suspended Saturday noon for the Labor Day week end, with all offices being closed until Tuesday morning. Finance Commissioner, Jennings Bryson announced that the regular first Monday meeting of the county commissioners will be held Mon. day, September 13. Schulman Returns From New' York Markets Sol Schulman, of Schulman's Department store returned Friday after almost a week in New York and other Northern markets where he purchased fall merchandise for the fall and winter trade. He s'ates that he bought thousands of dollars worth of high grade merchandise at special prices. See his full page adv. in this week's Herald. PLANS FOR COUNTY FAIR CANCELLED BY LIONS DIRECTORS At a recent meeting of the Board of Directors of the Sylva Liont Club, it was voted to can cel the Jackson County Fair. This decision seemed advisable due to the repair program that is present'/ taking place on the school building and to the polio situation. A considerable amount of work hat been done in preparation for the fair by the officers, commit tees and the people of the coun ty. It is suggested that a small fair be held in each community where lots of planning and preparation has already taken place. The Sylva Lions Club wishes to express its appreciation to each person who helped map the the plans for this event and re grets tKat circumstances would not permit those plars t? fcecome a reality for the people of our county. Marion MacDonald Accept Position At Washburn Un\ Marion MecDonald, who since H39 has been associated with the Physical Education Department of Western Carolina Teachers col ege, will not return to Cullowhee s sr. instructor this He has accepted a position in he P. F. Department of Washburn University of Topeka, Kansas, and will take up his duties there soon. MacDonald came to Cullowhee in 1939 as an assistant coach to Big Jim Watley. He served in .his pos/ion until 1943 when he entered the army. In 1945 he re ceived his discharge and returned to Western Carolina as head foot ball and basketball coach. In 1946 he returned to his status as as sistant football coach under Tom Young and remair?d as head basketball mentor, guiding his team to the N. A. I. B. tcurney in Kansas City, Mo. In 1947 he was named as head of the Physical Ed ucation department and turned his coaching duties over to E. R; (Tuck) McConnell. j MacDonald's successcr has not yet been named. Several New Instructors. Announced At WCTC Several new instructors for the living ye2r at Western Carolina? Teachers college were announced oy President W. E. Bird Monday. Among them were Mr. F. A.i Hodges, head of the Chiemistry Department at Atlantic Christian, college for a number of years, re-j olacing Miss Betty Henson in the Western Carolina Chemictry Dept M.ss Henson is going to the Uni versity of North Carolina for ad-; .a^eed study. Mr. Hodges, kisi wife and two children are expected] to arrive at Cullowhee this week-' ;nd to take up permanent resi-j ience. Mr. Hodges has almost ompleted his doctorate. i Miss Carol Mae Helgeson cf St. Paul, Minn., has been added to the English staff. She will teach courses in pre-college English regular composition, Reading and Speech, and Sophomore Litera ;ure. Miss Helgeson received her Mas ter of Arts degree in English at Washington State college where he has been teaching for the past ?.wo year.--. There she had the re s?cfcs:b'!i4y of courses in Fresh man composition, Fundamental of Grammar, and Orals of English. S.ie d.d her undergraduate work at North Dakota State college and has taught as principal and in structor at Litchville (North Da kota) high school. From 1944-46 she was employed at the American Embassy in Paris, France. She was engaged this sjmmer at the Ella J. Logan Girl Sccut Camp at Syracuse, Ind. Mr. Bird also announced that Mr. C. N. Gilbert has resigned his position in the, business depart ment at WCTC in order to go into advanced study at Chapel Hill. Mr. Newton Turner's leave of abfence has been extended anoth er year in crder that he may con tinue work on his geography doc torate at Chapel Hill, and Mr. A. K. Hinds has been granted a one year leave absence to doctorate work. TWO MORE GASES OF AIR SHOW TO BE MAIN POLIO DEVELOP IN ATTRACTION HERE ON THIS AREA PAST WEEK MONDAY, LABOR DAY By Dr. Mary Michal District Health Officer We are all distressed that wo nave two more cases of Poliomyeli tis in Jackson County, onset date* Wednesday, the 25!h and Sunday, the 23th. Both cases are the chil dren of Chas. Thcmas, District Sanitarian. The two children have been at the Asheville Orthopedic Home since Sunday evening. We should like to call attent on to the following facts: i 1. We do know the cause of Poliomyelitis to be a filtrated virus cl which there are thirty knowp | strains, just as Influenzia is caused by another filttrable virus of sev eral known strains. I 2. We know the germ does not live il dried, exposed to sun, and -,ir. It lives in moist materials, A'sler, milk, food, etc., even with standing fieezing temperature*. 3. Therefore, except by rather ;mmediate contact while infective material may still be moist, the infection can be transmitted cnly by moist media mentioned I above. In the early s'ages infec tion may be transmitted by sneez ing or coughing direjpyyn another susceptible person's fact. 4. Flies may act as c. rriers fftnfT infective material to food. There fore, we shculd , protect our fuod and drink. 5. There probably are many well carriers for each known case of the disease. 6. Good precautions include ceding children rested and away .rom possible sources. 1 MAYOR SAYS TOWN ; WILL BE SPRAYED IF CITIZENS PAY With two more ^ases of polio in town this week sentiment is rapidly mounting in favor of having all buildings and premis es in the city limits sprayed with DDT, Mayor Jack Allison announced yesterday. The may or said that the town is willing and anxious to have this done but that there are no funds in .the city treasury for such a pro ject at this time, when it is so , badly needed. Mr. Allison said t.iat the cc?t cf spraying the town will amount to around $525.00 and that if the citizens would raise this money the work could be done. Otherwise, he ?aid, we -may continue to have cases of polio developing among our young people. Dr. Boyd Hunt To Be Heard' On Baptist Radio Hour Atlanta, August 4?"Christ Is! Lord" is the theme of THE BAP-1 TIST HOUR, to be heard over 71 stations at 8:30 A. M. EST or 7:30j A. M. CST each Sunday of Sep tember and October. Dr. W. Boyd Hunt of Hous ton, Texas opens the nine week series on Sep tember 5th, with the subject "Wages Without Work," it was announced today by the' Radio Commission o f the Southern Baptist Convention Atlanta, S. F. Lowe, Director. Dr. Hunt, pastor of the Fir?t Baptist Church, Houston, will also be heard the two succeed, Sundays in September on "Xf> Security With out investment," ar.d "Determine Your Own Destiny." Other speakers in the series will! be Dr. Arnold T. Ohm, Executive' Secretary of the Baptist World Alliance, Washington, D. C.; Mr. Maxey J ar.ru. n. Chairman, General Sine Corporation, Nashville, Tenn.,| ?.nd Dr. Jcmes L. Sullivan, pastor, Belmont Heights Baptist Church. Nashville, Tenn. The Baptist Hour Ch ir. direct ed by John D. Hoffman, will fur nish music for the series, with Frank Willingham at the organ.! The programs are produced and directed by Jack R. Robertson, As sociate Director of the R^dio Com mission. The Baptist Hour may be heard I in our state over radio stations,1 WGNC, WPTF, WSJS, WNNC.j wsoc. I With all business suspended for the day on Monday, Labor Day, Sylva citizens will observe the occasion quietly at home, visit or attend the three big air show performances at the Sylva Airport at 10 a. m., 2 and 4 p. m. The air show will be the main attraction of the day here. A committee of the Sylva Lions Club is working out the details (cr tne si.cw witn tne cIud as ... o idling agency for the event. A number of stunt flyers will come to Sylva to put on the shows, using planet on the local field. 'Admission to the field fop the shows will be 25 and 50 carts. * ? ..e funds to be used for improving the field and facilities at ?.rie XfCKSO N BRIEFC T. Brown O -..w w. covet CI ops is now going on in Jackson County. Manyj acres nave already been seedtc.) Tnis -s a prac ice that is \Of v.tal importance to every farmer in C-eunty. It is one of the cheapest ways of holding our soil in place and improving it. Lcoki about you as you travel up and, down the roads and you will see that the farmers who are making money are the ones who keep a cover on their land in' the winter time. This cover serves to hold the scil in place and causes t.ie, water to soak into the giour.d in-1 stead oi rapidly running oil ar.d forming gullies. And then when, this covcr crop is turned under it' adds organic matter to the soil? a substance wnich is necessary for a productive soil. ; Cover crcps are important on all crop L.nd unless it is clay that will be plowed during fall and winter. A great number of farm ers of the Glenville sect.on have learned of the benefit of cover crops. Theodore Brooks says, "If I failed to sow ccver crops for two years, I'd have to leave my farm and make a living somewhere else." This bears out the fact that to consistently make high yields we must hold our soil in place during the winter by keeping something growing on it. If you have a few acresVthat haven't been seeded to a wiVter covercrop you still can sow the following: rye. rye grass, winter oats, vetch aiiid wheat. Also Aus trian Winter peas, except in cases where it is known they will lree-fc out. Our farmers arc prosperous only to the extent our so.l is productive. Let's seed every acre to something that will improve it and hold it in place. i 4-H Club Dress Review Plans Staged For 11th i A number of Jackson County 4-H Club girls will participate in a dress review at the courthouse Saturday morning, September 11, at 10:00 o'clock. All the 4-H girls, have the privilege of entering this] contest. The county winner will; en'er the distiict contest, the date to be announced later. j The public is invi'.ed to attend.1; + , Miss Lintisev. Miss Sutton t Entertain With Dance Miss Bonnie R. Lindsey and Miss Rachael Sutton entertained at a semifcrmal . re ... ( nouie on last 7? eincri y evening.| About sixty invited guests intend-, ed. The recreation room was made most att-v .*ive with trailing run ners of srouna .vv and softly1 shadei T-'-'s. The refreshment! table was covered with a lace cloth! and had for its center arrange ment a large bowl of r.iixsd sum-, mer flowers. I The ycung ladies were assisted in serving by their mothers, Mrs. J. P. Lindsey and M s. R. U. Sut-j ton, also Mrs. .Leonard Holden. I ?. ? Dr.. Donald M. Ramsey and Mrs. Ramsey attended the monthly meeting on Wednesday night of1 the Mountain District of the Op-1 tometric Society at the Manor in1 Asheville. SO88AMONS . In 8ylva Draft Board Registers Only 42 Men In 25 Year Age Group Here 1st Day 950 TO ANSWER CALL OF SCHOOL BELL ON THURSDAY, SEPT. 9 Ralph L. Smith, principal of Svlva schools stated Tuesday that :nn enrollment of over 850 is ex pectel when the students answer ihe back-to-school call and their studies for the 1948-49 session when it opens Thursday morning, September 9. In order that the elementary jtudents may know where to re > j t for enrollment Mr. Smith gives Vj following instructions: First, 2nd, and 4th grade students vv:ll go to the Methodist church. Th.rd. 5:h, and 6th grade stu dents will go to the Baptist church. Seventh grade in W.O.W. build ing. Ninth grade in Vocational build ing. Tenth grade in room 9 of high ?;c. ck 1 build.r.g. Eleventh grade in room 6 of high school building. Twelfth grade in gymnasium of high school building. Mr. Smith stated that the lunch room will c pen in the school cafe teria on Monday, September 13, and that the buses will operate to carry the elementary students from the churches and elsewhere to the cafeteria and back after they have had their lunch Mr. Smith stated that the Amer ican Legion has ottered the club ho'jse 1< r classrooms and that it will pmbrbly be needed. He and the school board wish to express their appreciation for the splendid cooper 91*09 organization have given in providing classroom space. Polk County farmers expect to seed a record acreage of pastures this fall. Attend Church Dedication Service In Clay County Those from Sylva attending dedicatory service for the quitte Baptist church in Clay County Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Allison, Mr. and Mrs. W. L Jones, Audrey and Edward Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Allison, Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Reese, Mr and Mrs. Glenn Goldman. Sylva Lions To Sponsor Ball Game The Sylva Lions Club has made a practice of sponsoring the High school's opening football game of the season for the past thre? years. This year they will sponsor the opening game between Sylva and Hayesville on Sept. 10th. This will also be Coach's night and the Lions Club is asking that every one who possibly can come out tc the game and show that you are backing our new coach, James Barnwell. * Contact any member of the Lions club and get your tickets for this kick-off game of Sylva Hi. *Board Office Located Over Leader Store Is In Charge of Mrs. Wilson O. E. Monteith. chairman of the Jackson county Draft Board for the first Peace-Time registration in the history of the Nation, stat ed Tuesday that only 42 men in the 25 year age group showed up for registration Monday, the day all 25 year old men were supposed to register. This means that a large number in this age group will have to be registered during I the period specified for other groups; or else they wih be vio lating the draft act. When the office opened Mon day morning Tommy Davis, of Sylva, was the first in the 25 age group to register. Tommy is a veteran of Wcrld War II. All men between the age of 18 and 25 in clusive must register, regardless of their previous military service, unless they are now in service. Mrs. OUie Wilson will be the chief clerk to the board and on duty between 8 a~ m. and 5 p. m. each week day, including Satur day. The office will be closed, however, on Monday Labor Day. ; The board strongly urges all men who have failed to register to do so immediately. Missing Man's Body Found In Junaluska The body of Edgar ? Vernon Steadings, 24, was found in Lake Junaluska Saturday afternoon, nine days after a note addressed to a girl named Mary was found along with his wallet^ and cigarette lighter, with instruction that it be given the girl named "Mary." The note, scribbled on the back of an MWtlojp;pfrfc nr ^?i fcavixufeAbis world. Keep these in remembrance of me." The body rose to the surface of the lake near the bridge as several high-powered motor boats churn ed the waters of the lake. The body rose to the surface and tossed about like a cork, when sighted vfcy parties on the bridge. Is*-The night of his disappearance the young man took a taxi to Lake Junaluska where he dismissed the taxi at about 12:30 a. m. District Governor Visits Sylva Lions At their last regular meeting, Wednesday night, August 25th, the Sylva Lions had as their guest speaker District Governor, Dr. D. J. Whitener, from Boone. Deputy District Governor J. Ward Long of Franklin, introduced Dr. Whitener. Governor Whitener cited the Sylva Club for its excellent civic program during the past year and also praised the members fcr their attendance record. Out of a mem bership of 62 there were 43 that had 100% attendance last year. The club also had as their guest Benny McGlamery of the Frank lin club, Ralph Smith, Sylva High School principal, Louie Eckstien and J. B. Case of Sylva. Scout District Court of Honor To Be Held Here September 9 W. E. Ensor, of Cherokee, Ad- cus, Second Class vancement Chmn. for the Smoky Mountain District, Daniel Boone Council, Bry Scouts of America, has announced that the next Court of Honor for the district will be held at the Methodist church in Sylva Thursday night, September, 9, at 8 p.m. j The following list of applications' for awnrds is already in the of fice, Mr. Ensor stated. . Sylva Troop 1?Johnny Angel Second Class; Allen Pleasant, Sec ond Class; Frank Crawford, Merit Badge; Lambert Hooper, Merit Badge; WilLam Crawford, Star; Tommy Ferguson, Eagler Frank! Crawford, Bronze Palm. Franklin Troop 1 ? Richard Jones, Life. Cherokee Troop 3?Francis A. Larch. Tenderfcot; Thomas Van Wyke Suiter, Tenderfoot. Bry son City Troop 5?Don Da Alarka Troop 15?Lei on Greene, Second Class; Jesse Herron, Second Class; Winfred Fortner, Merit Badge; Roy E. Parker, Merit Bad ge. Cullowhee Troop 14?Robert G. Hooper, Tenderfoot: Johnnis D. Hopkins, Tenderfoot. Highlands Troop 7?Tommy Sa vage, Second Class; Raymond Cle veland, Second Class: Haze Ed wards, Merit Badge; Charles Nor ton, Merit Badge and Star; Albert Edwards, Merit Badge and Star; James O'Shields, Merit Badge; Mack Hooper, Jr., 2 Merit Badges; Tudor Hall, 2 Merit Badges; Har ry Holt, Merit Badge; and Duane Edwards, Life. Tommy Ferguson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ferguson, of Sylva, is the only candidate to reetfve an Eagle award at this court. Tom my is receiving congratulations from the entire council.