Prisoner Slain
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just as he pulled out of his drive
into the Webster road. The Sheriff
recogniz. d Davis ns he advanced
on him in a menacing manner.
Middleton then pulled his gun and
ordered Davis to halt. At this he
turned and ran toward some hay
stacks, the sheriff shooting over his
head in an attempt to scare him
into skipping. Seeing that he was
gaining and would soon have the
hay stacks between himself and
the officer. Middleton lowered his
gun and fired just as Davis start
ed around the stack. When the
Sheriff walked around the hay
stack he found Davis on the ground
dying from the bullet which pierc
ed the pr.soners heart.
The body of Davis was claimed
by relatives early Sunday morning
who took it to Clements, N. C., for
burial.
Prison Inspector Kyle Matthews
told Sheriff Middleton that he had
done the state a great favor by
ridding it of Daws.
Dean Bird Presents The
Dean's List In Chapel
First, before I present this list
I would, like to mak. it clear that
the "Dean's Li.-t" is not a special
list of students that the Dean has
picked as honor students. My
position as Dean of the College has
nothing what-S)-ever to do with
the Dean's L.st. The Dean's. List
is made up of students of the
college who make certain academic
and other achievements tnat we
consider above the average for a
"well-rounded college student and
citizen. It is stated in our college
-catalog on pages 25 and 26 that in
order to encourage the develop
ment of all-round students, a com
mittee passes upon the eligibility
of candidates for the Dean's List,
a very special honor.
First, a student becomes eligi
ble for this recognition within the
second quarter of his or her en
rollment at Western Carolina
Teachers College. To be cortsid
ered by the committee, a student
must: (1) have made the scholas
tic honor roll during the quarter
lor which the selection is made.
"Now just a minute, just making
the honor roll is hot the only re
quirement, nor is it necessarily the
most important characteristic re
quired, but, as I have said, he must
first make the honor roll. There
are many other characteristics and
requirements that the student must
meet or exhibit which are per
Tiaps less tangible but neverthe
less just as important as the hon
or roll. For instance, he or she
must have been active in at least
one extra-curricular activity, such
as dramatics, or'athletics. or intra
mural contests, or the student gov.
grnment, or other elubsr or organi
zations or societies on the campus.
The student must have at least an
average-on the General Culture
test as compared with the national
norms; must meet the require
ments of tne committee as to so
cial adjustment, leader.-hip, health,
personality, attitudes and morality.
Now as you will see, these char
acteristics are sometimes very hard
to judge or arrive at, but we have
a number of people on the faculty,
who are acquainted with the stu
Allison Is Branch
Manager Of Carolina
Motor Club Office
Oan M. Allison, owntr and
manager of Allison Motor Com
pany, Hardware and Used Car
Sales, has been appointed branch
manager of the Carolina Motor
Club with office in the AUispn
Motor Company building. M1)
Allison tcok over the branch
office as of October 1st. and is
now ready to render the club's
serv ce to all motorists. This
office will handle all motor ve
hicle license plates, beginning
with the quarterly tag which can
now be bought for the remainder
of the year. The new 1949 li
cense plates will go on sale De
cember 1, he said. The new tags
| will have black letters and fig -
' ,ures on yellow back-ground.
PLENTIFUL FOODS
LISTED FOR MONTH
i October brings a shift in the
: plentiful foods list of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture, with
! grapefruit onions, cabbage, and
| carrots moving into the lineup of
i fresh fruits and vegetables, Miss
Mary Johnston, home demonstra
t on agent for the State College
extension Service, >aid here this
vveek.
%
Sweet potato harvesting will
reach its peak in October to put
th_ potato_s on retail markets in
seasonally plent.ful supply, she
said. Total production this year,
she added, Will be less than last
year and below the ten-year ave
rage, but supplies most iikely will
be plentiful during and immediate
ly after harvest.
Other new additions to the |
plentiful 1st lor October i:.elude
cranberri js. tre. nuts?pecans,
walnuts, filberts, and almonds?
prunes, raisins, dried figs, and can
ned apricots, the home agent said.
Though October harvests will
put new plentifuls on the market,
Miss Johnston called attention to
the excellent supplies of canned
citrus ,apple, and tomato products,
fruit spreads, honey, and peanut
butter which will be on retail mar
kets during the next 30 days.
Irish potatoes, grapes, oranges,
and lemons ? all September plen
tifuls ?' are on the October list,
as are fresh and frozen fish, the
agent said.
dents in their various activities
and who know them more or less
intimately, and when this commit
tee chooses anyone for the Dean's
List you can be fairly sure that the
student deserves this honor.
Now before I present these stu
dents for the Dean's List which
the committee has picked for this
very high honor, I would like to
say that these students, having
net all the qualifications for the
Dean's List, w.ll get very special
>: ivileges which the faculty and
| me admiiusirative officers of the
| vOiie^e gr nt to those named on
I the list. Before I list these priv
ileges, however, I would like to
say that no student I know of in
the past who has made the Dean's
L.st has ever abused these special
privileges. These privileges are
voluntarily voted from time to
time and may vary in different
jchoiistic years. They are such
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Sylva P.T.Af Has
Enthusiastic Meeting
An unusually large number
attended the -meeting of the
Sylva Parent - Teacher associa
tion held ' at the school house
on Monday evening, Sept. 29,
with Mrs. Dan Moore, president,
presiding over this, the first meet
ing of the" current school year.
Miss Evelyn Sher; ill "was elected
treasurer of the organization.
A discussion period was held
in which a number of members
present expressed themselves as
to the importance and need for
an active P.T.A. organization.
Much interest was manifested on
the part of all pi\sent.
Mr. Ralph Smith, principal, was
ntroduced. Mr. Smith made an
inspiring talk in behalf of his
interest for the school. He also
made on appeal for the high school
library which is at present in
very bad condition as to the num
ber of books, on the shelves, the
records, and condition of the
books. It was then voted by the
organization to employ Mrs. Glenn
Stallcup to organize and catalogue
the books and to give a statement
concerning the books needed that
the school may have an accredited
library.
The new teachers for the year
such privileges as this: a student (
on the Dean's List does not have
to attend classes unless he wants
to; he w.ll be charged with no
cuts. On class he can sit there and
twiddle his thumbs and not pay
any attention whatsoever to the
teacher if he so desires.
Now before asking these stu
dents to stand up and receive this j
honor, I would like to state that
this group we have on the Dean's
List consists of students who were
h.re last spring quarter, and sev
eral of them may no^J>e here to
stand up today. We would like to 1
nave been able to announce this
at our commencement exercises,
but, you will understand, I am
sure, that the examinations come
just before commencement and it
was simply impossible to get all
thu necessary data on the students
n time for commencement.
So I will ask those who are here
to please stand up when I call out
their names.
I Studtnts making the Dean's List
were Charles W. Bird, Cullowhe.;
Hayes Connor, Sylva; Florence C.
Houts, Cullowhee; William Clyde
Pressley, Speedwell; Louie Zim
merman, Marshall; Thomas Gro
gan, Canton; Robert B. Jones, Wil
liamston; James A. Leggette, Wil
liamston; Lawrence Arney, Mor
ganton; Clinton F. Dodson, Jr.,
Cullowhee; Virginia Gallemore,
Greenville, S. C.; Walter G. Jar
vis, Cooleemee; Dorothy Tilley,
Speedwell; Phyllis A. Bowen,
Hampton, Va.; Mabel Morgan,
Mrrion; Yolanda A. Taylor, Black
I Mountain; and Joy Woody, Cullo
whee.
Students receiving honorable
mention were Wanda Joan Rog
ers, Robbinsville; Juanita Dills,
Cullowhee; and Juanita Lowe,
Cullowhee.
STATE COLLEGE HINTS
TO FARM HOMEMAKER
By RUTH CURRENT
State Home Demonstration Agent
Special metal cleaners wh ch re
quire very little rubbing are avail
able for cleaning copper. If- you
prefer, salt and vinegar or lemon
will do a good job. Sprinkle the
copp r with salt and then rub with
vinegar or a slice of lemon. Rinse
well and dry with a soit cloth.
In selecting Ml roasting and
bal- ing uten-ils look for materials
sturdy enough not to warp when
exposed to high oven temperatures.
Few seams, smooth edges, and
rounded corners all make clean
ing easier. Study the size and
sh pe of your oven before buying
casseroles, utility pans, muffin
tins, cake and pie pans. Wherever
possible select utensils which can
be used for top range as well as
for oven cookery.
Plain seams in unlined jackets
or in ravelly materials may be
finished by turning the edges and
machine stitching.
Here is a new idea and a good
one. Top a casserole of seasoned,
mashed squash with a meringue.
It's different. Do try it and use
w, re introduced after which the
group was invited to the school
cafeteria where cake and coffee
were served by Mrs. F. M. Craw
ford, Mrs. Dennis Barkley, Dr.
Patsy McGuire, and Mrs. W. H.
Enloe, members of the hospitality
committee.
On account of conflicting with
the Firemen's meeting, the P.T.A.
meeting date has been changed to
the 4th Wednesday of each month
at 8 p. m.
Card of Thanks
We wish to express to our friends
and neighbors sincere apprecia
tion for the many acts of kind
ness shown us, also for the beauti
ful floral offerings, at the time of
the passing of our mother, Mrs.
Felix Ashe. The children.
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SPEAKING CONTEST
PLANS ANNOUNCED
The North Carolina agricultural
speaking contest tor wh.te high
school students, in wnich more
than 4,900 contestants in 82 coun
ties competed for S6.000 in prizes
last spring, will be held again in
1949, it has been announced by J.
Frank Doggett, Extension soil con
servationist at State College.
As in past years, the contest will
be sponsored by the North Caro
lina Bankers Association in coop
eration with all agricultural
agencies.
The general subject will be
?'Proper Land Use and Treatment?J
Its Effects upon the Economy of
North Carolina." Contestants may
emphasize any one or any com
oination of several land use prac
tices to show how production and |
income may be increased to bring j
about better living conditions for
the entire population of the State.
Maximum time allotted for each |
speech is 12 minutes. Each con-1
testant must attend a supervised;
farm tour where good land use |
and treatment are being practiced.
The final contest will be held
in Raleigh next March 25. School
'contests are suggested for March
4, county Contests tor March 11,
subgroup contests for March 15,
and group contests for March 18.
The countics of the state are di
vided into 10 groups for the c;on
t - St.
J. L. Wright's Attack
Squadron Awarded
Efficiency "E" Pennant
J. L. Wright, aviation* chief
machinist's mate, USN. of Cashiers,
is serving with Attack Squad
\ your canned squash. To make the
meringue, ^ beat two egg whites
with one teaspoon sugar, salt and
pepper to taste and one-half tea
spoon mixed herb seasoning. Sprin
kle with papr.ka and brown in the
oven.
Add a dozen chopped pitted
dates and a tablespoon or two of
finely cut crystallized ginger to
your next Indian pudding. Plain
cream or ginger-flavored hard
sauce is best.
There's no short cut to the home
baked bean. Long, slow baking
does it. There's no substitute for
molasses. .And put off the whole
affair if you can't get some salt
pork.
! :
District Chairman Of
Young Democrats
JOHN HENSON, above, Clerk
of Jackson County Superior Court,
and active in political circles, was
elected District Chairman of the
Young Democrat Clubs of the 12th
Congressional District at a state
meeting of Young Democrats held
recently in Greensboro. He suc
ceeds Robert R. Will ams. Jr., of
Ashevill . Miss Doris Pascall, of
Asheville, was elected yice-cnair
man for t.ie District. Ji.* Clayton
3!ue, o Aberd is the new
:tatj n-cs'd.nt.
ron Two* tv-Five whic.i ins, just
be n awarded the Tattle E ;Lien
cy Pernan and "E" fo: its g.-n
er.-'l e>ce;i?nc3 throughout the
fiscal year July 1, 1947 to July 1,
IS 48.
The aw. rd is a competitive cne,
based on overall battle effic er.cy.
Consideration is given to r 11 fac
tors incident to squadron opera
tions such as administrative ef
ficiency, appearance o; person
nel, p rformance of p lots and air
craft in gunnery, rockets, bomb
ing ar.c^instrumen. work.
Tne pennant is a red triangle I
with a black circle in the center
and is therefore termed a "meat
ball". In addition to the "meat
baa" eac.i enlisted man having
served w th Attack Squadron
Twenty-Five for at least six
months of the competition year is
ntitled to wear an **E" on the
sleeve of his uniform and receives
a cash award as well. This is an
old peacetime practice in the Navy
revived with this recent ward.
Duplin Cour.ty turkey growers
are producing only 26,000 birds
ti.is year, compared with 72,000 in
1946.
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Dist. Officer Makes Official
Visit To O. E. S. Meeting
Oce Ch.pl r. So. 139, Order of
the Eastern St r met Wednesday,
Sept. 22, in the Masonic Hall in
Dil)sborov Mrs. Hazel Carlson,
worthy matron, presided. Mrs.
Mf.rgarst Cabe, district deputy
worthy matron, of Franklin, made
.ier of-.cial visit to the chapter,
jr nging with her a delega tion of
about fourteen members of Ne
quassa Chapt.r of Franklin as
visitors.
For the occasion the Chapter
hall decorated with lovely ar
ranyements of fall flowers. Mrs.
Virginia Cox and Mrs. Mae' Fort
ner, hostesses for the evening,
served ice cream, molded star
shape, and cake.
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