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Population Jackson County?20.000 %/ Svlva and Area ? 4,000 The Jackson County Ideal For Farming, Industry, Tourist VOL. XXIII?NO. 26 Sylva, N. C. Thursday, Nov. 25, 1948 $2.00 A Year??c Copy Corn Production Show** Big Increase In County With 45 In 100 Bu. Club FFA Boy Leads With * Yield of 142.75 Bushels Per Acre, Hybrid Seed Used Farmers of Jackson County are becoming more interested in pro ducing more corn per acre. This -statement is verified by the fol lowing list of farmers who, this year, produced in excess of 100 bushels pec acre. It appears now that the County Winner - is young Bobby Jackson, a member of the Cullowhee FFA Chapter, whose yield was 142.75 bushels per acre. The people of Jackson county are proud of this accomplishment, and all the more so because it was made by a young boy who is interested in putting to work better farming practices. This yield was made by using T-20 White hybrid seed. * Others eligible for membership in the 100 bushel corn club are as follows: ? Cullowhee School district? Oscar Ashe, Speedwell, 135.21. T. A. Jackson, Tuckaseigee, 129.57. Julius O. Watson, Cullowhee, 127. 032. Roscoe Bryson, Cullowhee, 126. 82*v Joseph N. Middleton, Argura, 126.12. Andrew B. Nicholson, Wolf Mountain, 122.30. Richard Hall, Cullowhee, 120.35. Wallace Wood, Argura, 118.3. Frank Watson, Speedwell, 117. 86. Arthur Holden, Speedwell, 117.6. Edd Moore, Speedwell, 115.92. Vessie C. Mathis, Argura, 111.06. Clifton Crisp, Speedwell, 110.14. Doyle Taylor, Speedwell, 109.34. Charles Wike, Argura, 108.19. Weaver D. Fox, Speedwell, 107.63. Vernon Nicholson, Arglra, 106. 28. Lyman Haskett, Speedwell, 106.24. Manuel Nicholson, East LaPoite, 105.08. Walter Middleton, Webster, ~T04,197 ~ r Jake Pressley, Speedwell, 104.19. James D. Bryson, Cullowhee, 103.57. Clifford Casey, Cullowhee, 102.72. Neil Prince, Wolf Mountain, 102.67. Odell Pressley, Speedwell, 102. ?7. B. F. Pressley, Speedwell, 101.61. Barthell Bryson, Cullowhee, 101.13. Harry Stephens, Cullowhee, 101.09. * Luther Coggins, Speedwell, 100.84. Herbert Nicholson, Argura, 100.65. T. A. Pressley, Speedwell, 100. 46. John Hooper, Speedwell, 100.35. Walter A. Jackson, East La Porte,, 100.1. Sylva School District: James Turpin, Dillsboro, 103.5. James Blanton, Addie, 119.16. William Holden, Addie, 121.68. Darnel Ward, Cope Creek, 125. 76. Willard Turpin, Qualla, 112. Joe Green, Greens Creek, 107. (Continued on page 10) Cats Feted At Banquet Held Tuesday Night Around 125 people, including the Catamount football squad, at-j tended the banquet in honor of} the Catamounts given in Moore ? Dining Hall at Western Carolina | Teachers College Tuesdrv eve ning at 7 o'clock. The banquet marked the end of the football* season for the Cats, which has been the most successful in their history, having won sex en and l; st three games during the season. T.ach loss wrs by the slim margin of one point. The banquet was financed by 'business firms of J%ckson county, each firm buying two tickets, one Cor the iirm and one for a mem ber of Catamount squad. The program was as fellows: Processional, College band. Wel come by Coach Tuck McConnell. Music by the band. Toasts: Coach to team . . . Tuck McConnell; Team to Coach . . . Arthur Byrd. | Banquet Menu . . . Turkey, dressing, gravy, sweet potatoes and marshmellows, green peas, hot biscuits and butter, tomato cocktail, fruit jello salad, celery and olives, ice cream and cake, coffee. Recognition of guests and in troduction of speaker by Coach Tuck McConnell. The speaker for the occasion was Wilton Gar rison, sports writer on staff of j Charlotte Observer. A quartet composed of Clyde Pressley. Herbert Foster, Forest Lindsey and Bronson Matney, ?ang Swannie and dedicated it to Buffalo Humphries, member of j .1 e Cat squad.. Head Coach Tom Young was f unable to attend the banquet as ne was in Morristown, Tenn., where Max Beam is in the hos- j pital for treatment following an injury received there Saturday night in the game with Carson Newman. v Beam is expected to be able to return to Cullowhee Saturday. Legion To Meet In Regular Session Friday 7:30 p.m. Members of tfce William E. Dil lard Post of the American Legion are notified that there will be a regular meeting of the Legion in the new legion quarters in the club house at 7:30 p.m. Friday, No vember 26. A good attendance is desired. Legion Official Urges Members To Send In Dues All who have not sent .in their 1949 dues for membership in the American Legiin are urged to do so at once. The Go-getter's contest will end December 11. If you have promised some certain per son your membership see him at once, or otherwise mail to George Sloan, Adjutant of Willium E. Dil- j lard Post No. 104. Don't forget our regular meet ing Friday night, Nov. 26, at 7:30. We have some important business that needs attention. Baby Beeves Bring Good Price At Fat Stock Show in Asheville Jackson County made a fine!Jackson county from individuals showing in the 4-H and FHA Fat i and groups throughout Western ?tock show and sale held Novem- North Carolina. "ber 17 and 18 at Asheville. The ????____ baby beef calves entered by the! Legion Stops Weekly following boys: Julian Buchanan 'S are Dances Grady Ward, Robert Pru.tt and | ^ tQ sma? attendance and Dav.d Pru.tt, Jr., were a credit to : ^ ^ ^ h m the County in every respcct In j has been taken m for sevcra, the show the Buchanan calf placed , . .. mil. .. , _ A K weeks to pay the music the week fourth from top in its class and1, . . U4 T .. , , J ly Tuesday night, Legion spon the other calves made a good , , . . ; sored square dances will be stop 8 owing. ! for tne time being. If there The business men of Sylva and is demand by the public for the others in the county gave the boys dances next spring and an indica ffom Jackson splendid support tion that the admission will take both at the show and at the sale, care of expenses they will prob This helpful backing brought ably be resumed, Legiorf officials admiration and much praise to informed The Herald this wet-':. Gets N^w 'Hnnds' WISTFUL Tummy Herbert, 3, stands quietly as his mother. Mrs. Roland Herbert of Cleveland, O., attaches on the small boy for the first time a pair of artificial hands to replrce those he lost 14 months ago when he was run down by a switching en gine. The "hands" were a birthday gift. (International Soundphoto) CONFERENCE COACHES MEET MONDAY NIGHT ? Basketball schedules for the coming season were made out by the coaches of the different schools of the Smoky Mountain confer ence at a meeting of the School masters Club at the Jarrett Springs Hotel in Diilsboro Monday nifht. Alsb at the meeting Conference Constitutions were passed out and discussed. The constitution is a dapted from the North Carolina High School Athletic Associa tion. Coaches represented 11 of the 12 schools in the conference in cluding Sylva, Cullowhee, Bryson City, Cherokee, Andrews, Frank lin, Hayesville, Robbinsville, Mur plry, Stecoah, and Nantahala. Hi wassee was the only school not represented. H101aFi' "Ike" Olson, Cullowhee hi^h c .:?eh, \v;.s retained r.s pres ident i)!' the basketball confer ence. New oi'licers elected were Howard Barnwell ot Bryson City as vice-president and Henry Gal loway of Stecoah high as secre tary-treasurer. Rev. T. F. Deitz Honored By Baptist Convention The Baptist State Convention meeting in Charlotte last week sent the following letter of esteem for Rev. T. F. Deitz, of Beta, to Mr. Deitz which we are proud to publish in our columns this week: "Our State Convention, in 118th (annual sqpsion, paused at the beginning of our session today and recalled your years of faith ful service to the convention. "We regret so much that you cannot be with us in person, and yet we know that your spirit is here, and that across the miles tha^ separate us we join in mu tual prayer and best wishes for each other. "It is a great personal pleasure to convey on the part of the con vention the above statements of love and best wishes." The letter was signed 'By C. B. Deane, Recording Secretary. Mr. Deitz, through the years, has at tended many sessions of the State convention. He has served on important committees from time to time, several on the State Mis sion Board. He was once appoint ed as alternate preacher for the convention sermon, and served one term as vice-president of the convention. Basketball Game In Whittier Friday Night The Whittier All-Stars Basket ball team will play host to the American Legion Basketball team of Sylva on Friday night at 7:30 p.m., November 26th, on the Whit tier Basketball Gymnasium, loc ated next to the Whittier Ele-< mentary School. This will be the first game of the season for both teams. As released by Troy Mc Clain, Whittier team, and Dave Calhoun, Sylva team, this will be a well-fought g&me. A large crowd is expected. Everyone is invited to turn out strong and support your Jackson County Basketball teams. 808SAM0N*S In Sylva WOODMEN TO HOLD ANNUAL CHICKEN DINNER ON DEC. 6 ! It has been announced tiiat the Local Camp of Woodmen of the W. rd will i old its annui.l chick-i cn dinjier at 7:30 p.m. Monday, December 6, in the Community building. Officers of the Camp urgently request tnat all Woodmen mem bers who plan to attend let it be known by Monday night. Novem ber 29, and to also inform those in charge of arrangements for the dinner how many members of their family or friends each mem ber will bring. LUTHER PERRY IS ASSOCIATED WITH W. C. HENNESSEE W. C. Hennessee, owner and manager of the W. C. Hennessee Lumber Company, manufacturer of lumber from the stump to the builder, has announced th.;t Luth er Perry, of Atlanta, is now as sociated in business with him. Mr. Perry will have charge of sales and will be assistant manager of the firm. Mr. and Mrs. Perry have taken an apartment at the home of Mrs. C. Z. Candler on Main Street. Mr. Perry is a veteran of World War No. II, having served in the Navy. Prior to coming to Sylva he was connected with one of the largest lumber firms in the South. Auto Inspection Lane To Operate Here 25th Through 30, Last Time The State Auto Inspection Lane will be in operation in Sylva Friday 26th through Tues day the 30th. This will be the last time the lane will operate in the county th'is year. The inspection law requires that all vehicles registered in North Carolina must be in spected once in 1343 and every six months therea'ter. Those who have not had ve hicles inspected should have it done* while the inspection lane is operation here this week and the first of next. schooTcIdren NEED more books, I SURVEY SHOWS North Carolina school children are not getting enough textbooks and other study material, and am ple funds for these should be pro-' vided immediately, according to the report of the State Education Commission. The Commission found a "seri ous lack of materials" in both elementary and high schools and said that "the condition is extreme in the areas of audio-visual facili ties, science and health materials, and materials for experiences in practical and fine arts. Although printed materials are among the most important tools of the teach er, the inadequacies in those ma terials present significant prob lems for the school program. The supply of basal textbooks, supple mentary textbooks, library books, periodicals, and other printed ma terials is inadoquate in more than half the schools." 8tudies Are Made Several studies in this connec tion were made by the commission. Some 11,000 teachers were asked the question, "Are teaching sup plies adequate?" Over 3900 teach ers answered "No". The answers of principal* were in about the same ratio. Responses from one hun dred county and city superintend ents to a questionnaire showed that the average expenditure per pupil for supplies for the year 1946-1947, exclusive of textbooks, was 75 cents. These superintend ents estimated that an average per pupil amount necessary an nually for providing an adequate supply of materials is, at present prices, not less than $7.50. Sounder administrative and supervisory policies relating to se lection, organization and use of materials should be developed to (Continued on p^ge 10) Edens Named President Of Duke University Durham, Nov. 22?Arthur Hollis Edens, Associate Director of the General Education Board was hosen the next President of Duke University at a special meeting of the Board of Trustees held at the Univers tv Nov mber 19. The appointment of Dr. Edens to Duke's number one post cli maxed a ten-month nation-wide search by the University Board. At the same meeting, the Board .lamed as Chancellor, Dr. Robert Lee Flowers, who last January at the age of 77 requested relief rom the duties of the Presidency. Elected Vice-Chancellor was Dr. William H. Wannamaker, dean and vice-president of the Uni ity. Dr. Wannamaker has devot ed 46 of his 75 years to the service of the institution. The new president plans to take up his res dence in Durham and assume full - time duties some time after February 1st accord ing to Willis Smith, Chairman of the Board. In accepting the Duke Presi dency, Dr. Edens said: "I am keen ly conscious of the . responsibility which devolves upon me to carry on th*? matchless tradition of past leadership which has placed Duke University in the forefront amor g the leading universities of the Southend <>i th n.it mi, "Never before.," Dr. Edens stat ed, "Have wortoi events demanded, so much from education. Educa tion is t o d a y on trial and face a challenge which every university and every educator must meet. I am confident that we at Duke University will con t nue to meet that challenge suc cessfully." Dr. Edens will make his first public appearance on the Duke Campus on Founder's Day, De cember 11th, the occasion of the 24th anniversity of the establish ment of the Duke Endowment by James B. Duke in 1924. The new Duke President is 47 years old, stands six ft. two in. tall, and is a Southerner borr and reared in Tennessee. Drs. Murphy And Raper With Harris Hospital As a part of its expansion pro gram now is progress, the C. J.i Harris Community Hospital has' recently acquired the services of Dr. G. Westbrook Murphy, of Asheville, to take charge of its X Ray dept. Dr. Murphy, who is president-elect of the N. C. Mc dical Ass-)., and his associate, Dr. Raper, will spend part timet in the hospital and will have entire responsibility of maintaining X-1 Ray service at a top standard by supervising use of equipment, reading of all films and furnishing a written report on every film and fluoroscopic examination for the record of the patient. The hospital and the community are quite honored in having Drs. Murphy and Raper become mem bers of their hospital Medical Staff. Both'i re highly qualified for this work and have been serv ing *the people of this area for many years in their Asheville of fices. Their coming to the local hospital will facilitate the treat ment of many patients who hrve found it very difficult or in some cases impossible to go to Ashe ville for appointments. T. N. Massie In Hospital Mr. T N Massie, owner of Mas sie Furniture Company here, was stricken ill Saturday morning and carried to Mission hospital in Asheville. His condition is re ported favorable at this time. Western Carolina School Masters Club Organized jAt Meeting Mon. Night Paul Kirk Heads Smoky Mountain District B. S. A. i Paul Kirk, local automobile dealer, was named chairman of the Smoky Mountain District, Boy Scouts of America at the annual | election of officers at the meetir^* field in Franklin last Friday night. [ Mr. Kirk succeeds W. C. Hen nessee, has so ably filled the pos j J of chairman for the past year. Mr. Kirk has been very active in boy scout work with the Sylva troop. He has one son who is a regular scout, and another in the cub pack. B. L.- McGlamery, of Franklin, was elected vice-chairman and Hugh Monteith, Sylva, attorney, and a very active scout worker fori a number of years, was named District Commissioner. Following the election of officers plans were made for the coming year, which includes the organiz ing of five or six new troops and building up of some of the weaker troops. The Smoky Mountain District includes the counties of Jackson, Macon and Swain. ? Those attending the meeting from Sylva were: Mr. Kirk, Rev. W. Q. Grigg, H. Gibson, Harry Ferguson, T. N. Massie, Hennessee, and Hu?h Monteith. ^ The members of the District Comrr ifir* win be named at the next regular meting to be .held in Highlands on December 17. Si. John s To Serve Chcp Suey At Chinese I>inner November 30 WAYNESVILLE ? Chop suey will be the main dish at the Chin ese dinner to be served in St. John's auditorium Tuesday,' No vember 30, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Other items on the menu will be cold slaw, hot rolls and butter, ice cream, and coffee or coke, i Proceeds of the dinner will be used to help finance THE RANG ER, St. John's high school An- I nual. Mr. Leo Feichter, proprietor of the Lodge, will prepare the din ner, which will be served by Mr. Charles Furtado, proprietor of the Ranch House. Seniors and Juniors will assist in serving. Tickets at $1.00 each may be purchased now from any student of St. John's high school, or they may be obtained at the door next Tuesday evening: After the Chinese dinner, Bin go will be played. Valuable door prizes and game prizes will be given away. * I. B. Hudson Elected President, Ralph Smith* Is Vice-President Fifty school principals, super intendents, coaches and interested men from seven Western coun ties, met at Jarrett Springs hotel Monday' evening and organized the Western Carolina School Mas? ter's Club. A banquet was serve *1: by the' hotel at 7 o'clock and t; r ' organization took place follow ing the meal. Superintendent W. V. Cope and Ralph L. Smith, of Sylva school, had charge of ar rangements for the gathering. Officers were elected as follows: I. 13. Hudson, Superintendent of Andrews city schools, president; Ralph L. Smith, principal of Sylva I school, vice-president; Boyd Rob ' inson, principal of Andrews ele ! ment;Ay school, secretary, , pro | gram chairman for the extreme i Western group H. Bueck, Super intendent Murphy school, pro gram chairman for Sylva area. Dean W. B. Harrill, of Western Carolina Teachers College. The School Master's club will work in conjunction with the Smoky Mountain Athletic Asso ciation. The next meeting will be at Bryson Ctty^January 17. City Basketball League Play Delayed By Work On Lights In Gym Coach James Barnwell has an nounced that the Sylva City League will be delayed in open ing its basketball season one more week due to the lights being in stalled in the gym thi? week. The gym is being rewired and ei&ht new lights with reflectors are being installed. Three hun dred watt bulbs will be used which will give far more light than has been used fn the gym before. Pro ceeds from the City League games will go on paying for. the lights. Other needed repairs are to soon be made in the gym. Each team entered in the league will be given one night to prac tice and all team coaches are ask ed to have their list of players ready before the first game to be played December 1. Coach Barnwll says that each team will play every Wednesday night. The teams entered thus far are: American Legion, Wood men, Velt's, Buck's, Webster All Stars and Boodleville. A large attendance is ^expected for the opening games which wiS be played at 7, 8 and 9 o'clock en December 1. Cullowhee Home Demon stration Club To M?$et The Cullowhee Home, Demon stration club will meet with Mrs*. David H. Brown on Dec. 3 at 12:06 instead of Mrs. Frank Bfown, Sr. as previously announced. All mem bers are requested to briftg a cov ered dish to the meeting.. December 2 Is Date Jackson i Farmers Will Vote On AAA On December 2 Jackson County farmers will have an opportunity to vote for committeeman to ad ministter the 1949 Agricultural Conservation Program, acreage allotments and other activities im portant to agriculture in this county. Nomination meetings will be held at 9 o'clock on the morning of Dec. 2nd in fifteen communi ties. The polls will be open for voting from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. The fifteen different communi ties and their voting places are as follows: Qualia tuwnship?Qualla school. Barkers Creek township?Lewis Davis' store. Caney Fork township?Luther St phens' store. f Canada township?Je<<s Brown's store. River township?E. L. Lanning's store. Cullowhee township ? Cullo M'hor posWfice. Sylva township?AAA office. Dillsboro township ? Dillsboro postoffice. Webster township ? Paul Cow an's store. Scott's Creek township ? W. O. Robinson's store. Green's Creek township?Ebb Hall's^store. Savannah township ? Gay post office. Hamburg township ? E. W McCoy's store. Mountain township ? Erastus postoffice. Cashiers township Edward Fowler's store. '? Each farmer is especially urged to go to polls and vote this year All of you know how; much the allocation of money was cut by Congress .this past year. One rea son given for this was that the farmers themselves wpre not in terested in the program since only 12 percent of them took time to go to the polls and cast their vote This number must be increased If the AAA is to continue.