Population ?
Jackson County?20,000
Sylva and Area ? 4,000
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VOL. XXIII?no. 25
The Sylva Herald
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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
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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 ?? , .?>*&&*