Population ? Jackson County?20,000 Sylva and Area ? 4,000 ? =1 VOL. XXIII?no. 25 The Sylva Herald \ Sylva, N. C. Thursday, Nov. 18, 1948 Jackson County Ideal For Farming, Industry, Tourist $2.00 A Year?5c Copy Elementary School Building To Be Ready Soon * key west Welcomes the president St AT ED ON THI BACK of an open car, President Truman acknowledges the cheere of the crowds on his arrival at Key West, Fla., for s vacation. With the President arc Capt C. A. AideII (left), Commandant of the? Key West Naval Base, and Mayor A. Maitland Adams. (International) Sylva PTA To Meet December 8 At 7:30 Mrs. Dan K. Moore, president oi the Sylva Parent-Teacher As sociation, has announced that th November and December meetings of the association will be combined in one meeting which will be held on December 8 at 7:30 p.m. Th s is to be a very important ^meeting, she said,, and all par ents and teachers are urged to at tend. Prices Continue To Spiral To New Heights Millers in the big centers an nounced another big increase in the price of home baking # flour this week when it went to $6.90 a hun dred wholesale. This means an in crease of 20 cents in the last few days. A milling industry spokesman attributed the rise in price to climbing wheat prices. Bakery flour advanced 10 cents per hundred Tuesday and remain ed unchanged at $6.15. Singing At Speedwell There will be an all-day singing at the Speedwell Baptist church Sunday, November 21. All singers are urged to join in the program of music and song. The public is cordially invited. Floods on main rivers usually occur during the winter and early spring, but floods on small streams are more likely during the sum mer. THE 34TH LEGION DISTRICT LEADING IN MEMBERSHIP According to an announcement from State headquarters of the A merican Legion, this, the 13th Dis rict s leading in membership this year. The 34th District comprises the towns of Sylva, Franklin, High lands and Hayesville. Sylva is ' . ading the District and the State, with a 100 per c^nt membership nroiled. In fact, Sylva has en rolled more than the quota setup by the State. Sylva's quota was 177 . or this year and 183 have paid their dues and become active mem. Mrs. Candler Attends Funeral of Brother-In-Law Mrs. C. Z. Candler, Sr., returned home Monday night from Rich burg, S. C., where she attended the funeral of a brother-in-law, Professor Holmes H. Scott. Mr. Scott died on Monday, Nov. 8, after a brief illness. The funeral serv ice was held Tuesday at the ARP ehurch. Mr. Scott is survived by his widow, the former Miss Jessie Thomrs, daughter of the Rev. ami Mrs. A. B. Thomas who was or ganizer and one time pastor of the First Baptist church in Sylva, also a daughter, Mrs. William Baker of Chester, S. C., a small granddaugh. ttr and three sisters. Stores To Be Closed All Day Thanksgiving Grayson Cope, president of the Sylva Merchants Association^ has announced that the stores of Sylva will be cios:d all day on Thurs day, November 25, in observance of Thanksg ving Day. Armistice Program Enjoyed -By Large Group Of Veterans Following the annual parade in the afternoon the evening program put on by the American Legion was enjoyed by a large group of Legion members and their wives. About 150 people attended the banquet served at 6:30 in the Le gion hall, and then enjoyed a square dance after the speeches and other parts of the .program. Commander Fred Williams was in charge of the program. Rev. W. Q. Grigg, chairman of the pro gram committee, introduced the speaker of the evening, Dean W. ? B. Harrill, of West rn Carolina Teachers College, who made a very interesting and appropriate talk for the occasion. This was fojjow ed by a talk by past commander W. Q. Grigg, who m:de a very fit ting talk on the flag which Mrs. John R. Jones presented the Le gion Auxiliary in memory of her son, John R. Jones, Jr., who was killed in action in France during the recent war. Familiar war songs, led by Mr. Grigg with Mrs. Wilkes at the pian, were enjoyed. Revival To Begin At Church Of God A series of revival services will begin at the Church of God on Sunday evening, Nov. 21. Evan gelist Rev. Harry Goforth will bring the messages each evening. There will be special singing each service beginning at 7:00 p. m. Everyone is cordially invited to c^me and join in the crusade for Christ. Camera Fans Organize Sylva Camera Club In Meeting Monday Night Club Starts Off With 21 Charter Members, More Expected To Join A number of Sylva business and professional men, professional and amateur photographers, met Mon day night and organized the Sylva Camera Club. The group met at Sylva High school and the follow ing oflicers were elected: Rev. W. H. Wakefield, temporary chairman; Rudy Hardy, vice chapman; Lar ry Mull, corresponding secretary; Roy Ensley, treasurer. By-laws committee, Ralph Smith,'chairman; Martin Cunningham, John Echols,' Johnny Watson, Wayne Deitz and James Barnwell. The program committee is com posed of the following: Wayne Deitz, chairman; Charlie Pettit, Robert Allison and Chick Young. Membership is in charge of Bra naird Burros. Housing committee: Chick Young, chairman, Larry Mull and John Echols. The new club proposes to meet every other Monday night. All who are interested in photo-! graphy are invited to come to the [ next meeting November 29. FOUR JACKSON BOYS ENTER FAT CATTLE IN STOCK SHOW Jackson County will be repre sented by three 4-H club and one FFA boys in the Western Carolina Fat Stock Show for 4H and FFA Club members to be held Novem ber 17-18 in the Planters Ware-I houso in Biltmore, undft^ the aus pices of the Westen North Caro-1 lina Bankers Association, Ashe ville Chamber of Cofnmerce, and the Asheville Coca-Cola Bottling Company. The boys entering fat baby beeves are: Julian Buchanan, son of Mr. and' Mrs. Ray Buchanan, of Webster, 4-H club member; Rob rt Pruitt, and David Pruitt, Jr., sons of Mr. and Mrs. David Pruitt, of Glenville, 4-H club members; and Grady Ward, son of Mrs. Grady S. Ward and the late Mr. Ward, FFA member of the Cullo whee class. * , These calves, along with others entered by boys from the various counties, will be auctioned off at 1:00 o'clock today. FREE LABORATORY SERVICE OFFERED POULTRYMEN A poultry disease known as "blue comb", which frequently oc curs during the fall months, is dif ficult to diagnose except by lab oratory methods, according to Dr. L. M. Greene, poultry specialist with the veterinatrian division of the State Department of Agricul ture. "The condition is not believed to be of a contagious or infectious nature," Dr. Greene said. "Rather it is a systemic disturbance, which is usually mild but occasionally results in heavy mortality. Out breaks usually occur just as pullets are coming into heavy production. With this , as all other poultry disease, a correct diagnosis and application of proper treatment is of primary importance in the con trol of the outbreak. The appear ance of blue comb is very similar to eutbrerks uf fowl typhoid, and the difference can only be distin guished by laboratory methods." The State Department of Agri culture has recently opened a poul try diagnostic laboratory, of which Dr. Green is in charge. He points out that the services of this lab oratory are rendered without cost (Continued on page 10) SOSSAMON'S . In Sylva WNC ESCAPEE ARRESTED AT UTTLE ROCK Phillips Wanted For Questioning Jn Robberies Floyd L. Phillips, 43, of Middles boro, Ky., who escaped fh early August from the Bryson City jail where he was being held on break, ing and entering charges, was pick ed up in L ttlj Rock, Ark., Tues day afternopn, State Highway Pa trolman Pritchard Smith, Jr., was informed. Phillips, alias Philpott, is also wanted lor questioning in connec tion with a series' of burglaries in Western North Carolina during the spring and early summer. Phillips escaped along with Bern Garland, 22, of Cumberland Gap, Tenn. Garland was later appre hended and is being held in the Waynesville jail awaiting trail at the December criminal term of the Haywood County Superior Court. The two are charged with break, ing into and entering the Potts Brothers Store in Highlands early on the morning of July 10 and taking $2,000 in cash. Arrested in Franklin July 27, Phill ps and Garland w^ re lodged in tne Bryson City jail in deiault of $20,000 ponds apiece and in vestigating officers reported find ing a large quantity oi burglary tools in tneir possession. State Bureau Will Feature Parkway Areai The Blue Ridge Parkway and adjacent art* will be highlighted as a primary travel attraction in the 1949 travel advertising cam paign of the State' News Bureau at Raleigh, according to Manager B.ll Shfcrpe. Sharpt stated the program will f ature spring color but primarily will attempt to build up June busi ness in the northwestern part of the state, stretching from the Vir ginia border to Asheville. While the general Western North Carolina section will be mentioned, the parkway, as a unit ready for enjoyment, will be featured in il lustrations, * heading and text, Sharpe reported. "The chief spot will be a half page four-color ad in the May is sue of Holiday Magazine, with a complementary newspaper cam. paign, spotted m strategic areas," Sharpe stated. "We conceive of th s as a pack age vacation job and believe it will be effective. Wr.ile the time is some distance off, we are already pre paring copy for the campaign, se lecting media, and making such other plans as we can at this point. "This initial campaign, to be fol. lowed in quick succession by oth ers, will cost, for display space a lone, something like $6,000 to $7, 000, and we war.t every community adjacent to the parkway to get the maximum benefit from it/' Sharpe said. Cullowhee P. T. A. To Sponsor Rummage Sale The Parent-Teacners Associa tion of the Cullowhee school is sponsoring a rummage and food sale and also a bazaar Thursday, Nov. 18, beginning at 9:00 a. m. and continuing until 3:00 p. m. at the school. Following the sale the regular monthly meeting of the PTA will be held. Mrs. Maude Clapton, president, will preside at the meeting, Held in 'Kiss' Death H!S FACE mtiiKto *ith scratches, Henry A. Williams, 32, is shown with Police Officer Victor Crabtree after his arreat in the "kiss of death" murder of Mrs. Genevieve Ann Singleton, mother of two Ac cording to police. Williams, father of three, admitted he strangled Mrs. Singleton after giving her 13 kisses out of 32 he promised her for her birthday It was after the 13tb kiss, he is reported to have con fessed, that she refused to run away with him. (International) NCAGCE DIRECTORS CONSIDER PROBLEMS AT CALLED MEETING Following a)re some of the me ters on th\e program for considera tion at tn^ called meeting of the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives held in Winston-S ilem last week: Check to follow up any matters presented at Sylva by speakers. Check to follow up on any res olutions passed at Sylva requir ing attention. Arrange for publication of As -ociat on huUetin the first of ach month. Arrange to have officers to call on Governor-elect Scott to dis cuss with him what the State As sociation and the local Chambers may do to be of service to the State particularly in the fields of agri culture, health and education. Arrange toiiave officers and any other directors who will to make a special visit to North Carolina State College to get a full picture of the work being done there and to seek out ways in which this Associa tion and the local Chambers may work more closely with that in stitution. Arrange to have officers and any other directors who will to make a special visit to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture with a view to getting better acquainted with the work and the officials in this department so as to bring th s Association and the local Cham bers into closer touch. Authorize officers and any other directors who will to participate in a jo.nt meeting of directors of the North Carolina Farm Bureau and the North Caiolina Grange, sche dul d for Greensboro some time in December. The purpose in this is to get better acquainted with the farm organization leaders of the State and to prepare the way for this Association and local Cham bers to.be of more service to farm ers through these organizations md through the local leaders. Discuss and determine policy and procedure on District Meet ings, where to be held, type of programs, committees, etc. Discuss problem of letters from school children for local literature etc. What Association standing or special committees arc advisable? Discuss make-up of committees agreed upon. Round-table discussion for good of the Association. Assist ?ny new Chamber of Com merce being organized. ^ This meeting* was attended by Felix P cklesimer, who is a m m ber of the Board and Mr. Dexter ^ooper, not;j ot Sylva. | Superintendent Cope Expects Contractor To Finish Building By 29th HI6D0N ANNOUNCES DATES FOR AGC ELECTIONS IN COUNTY Community committee elections will be held in Jackson County on December 2, it is announced by D. C. Higdon, Chairman of the County Agricultural Conservator Committee. At the same time farmers will choose delegates t< the county convention whertT the county committeem;n will be elect, i d on December 3. At these elections, committee men to administer the Agricultural Conservation Programs for 1949 will be chosen. Since both the Agricultural Conservation pro gram and Price Supports are of vital concern to farmers of this county, it is to the best interest of e;ich farmer to participate in this election Mr. Higdon reminds. This farm program with its elected farmer committees gives farmers an opportunity to adminis ter their own farm program. It is truly a democratic method admin istration. Mr. Higdon says thiit any per son is eligible to vote in the elec tions who is participating in the 1948 Agricultural Conservation Program or in a price support or commodity loan program, or who has ^ntered intr? a Federal Crop Insurance contract. "Every I ai mer who is eligible to vote ha*j a responsibility to cast his or her ballot," the chairman states. "We may well be at Uk cro. s-i ; ads this year. We may neglect our opportunity to admin ister our own program and let control ol agriculture slip aw;n from us. Or 'wc mny unite back of the farm program and build for a better and stronger agriculture in the future. It is our choice." Mr. Higdon emphasizes that these annual elections of committeemen give the farmer a chance to make his voice heard. "If you are pleas.d with the present administration you should show it by voting. On the other hand, if you wish changes you should show that by voting," he stresses. "Every farmer should show interest in his local farm program and elect those men whom he feels will most efficiently carry out their responsibilities." O.E.S. To Hold Rummage Sale At Dillsboro Friday Oce Chapter No. 139, Order of the East rn Star will hold a second rummage sale at Dillsboro on Fri day of this week. The proceeds of the sale will be used for benefit of the order and for the improvement of Parris cemetery. Trie chapter held a- sal? in Sylva last Fricny and Saturday which was very successful. I Building Now Safe, Many New Improve ments Thruout Building Mr. W. V. Cope, superintendent of Jackson county schools, stated this week that the contractors arc making rapid progress in remodel ing the Sylva elementary school building and that he expects it to be ready for use by November 29, which is just a week from next Monday. | When finished the remodeling ! job will have just about made a new building out of the old struc ture, except lor tlie outside walls. Much o! the foundation has been sti\ ngthened, new sills and floors put in, new roof supports and roof, new ce ling and side walls and other r pairs made. William B. Dillurd, local con tractor, has been in charge of the work and he and his assistants have taken personal interest and have given the county a real job. This building has been out of use snice last February when Judge Phillips, then holding court in Sylva, ordered the building dosed to further use until the repaint were made. The several hundred students using the building have had to continue their classroom, work in the churches, club house and other public buildings. When they return to the remod~ eled building they will find many improvements which will add to the comfort and pleasure of their work. ?. Another Wage Increase Faces Industry In the mad scramble between wages and prices to see which can remain on top the country is tec* ed with the possibility of another round of wage increases, since snmr 16,000, OOQ workers claim their wages are nine per cent hchEwii what they were in >i i leiliw with prices at the beginning of the third-round of post-war wage* increases. This means, of uhiii that if wages are increased pekw will climb up another notch toot and this all in the face of the new congress and President Truman, committed to do somethinga bout high prices. Sylva Students And Faculty Thank Firemen The students and faculty of the Sylva school wish to express their appreciation to the Sylva Vofun eer Fire Department members for the replacement of the flagpole rope. They also wish to than?~ Rev. C. M. Warren for the dona tion of 250 volumes to the Sylva High school library. Smoky Mountain Athletic Conference To Meet On 22nd Some 65 members of the Smoky Mountain Athletic Associat on will meet at Jarrett Springs hotel Monday evening, November 22, at 6:30 for a district meeting. Expected to attend are all the football and basketball coaches, superintendents, principals of the schools of the district, and all fac ulty members are invited and urg ed to attend this meeting to dis cuss plans made at the October meeting of Western Carolina School Masters Club. Those in charge of the meeting stated that Ihey are sure this meeting will be of help to each one, profession ally nnd otherwise. Those wishing reservations should notify Mr. Ralph L. Smith, - principal of the Sylva school, on I or before Fr day, November 19. First Run Of New Highway Postoffice Will Carry No Mail Postmaster C. N. Price itiital this week that the new highway post office service to be inaugurat ed between Asheville and Blue Ridge, Ga., on Saturday, Novem ber 27, will not carry rnaO, but will carry postal officiala and stop at the various offices for inspection, by the general public. The lint run will be principally to teal eat: the proposed schedule to see if it actually works out as haa been forked out on paper. The. pro posed schedule places the Weet bound bus at the Sylva office at 8:32 a. m. and the East bound bm i tre at 5:15 p. m. v ?? , .?>*&&*

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