The Sylva Herald
Jackson County
Ideal For Farming,
Industry, Tourist
VOL. XXIII?NO. 29
Sylva, N. C. Thursday, Dec. 16, 1948
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Voters Of District To Elect Senator On Saturday
Road Commissioner Nolancl
Discusses Highway Program
For 14 Counties Of District
All School Bus Routes "
To Have Crushed Stone
Surface In Near Future
Waynesville?Special ? "Every
school bus route in the 14 coun
ties in the 10th district of the
State Highway System will eith
er have crushed stone, or the con
tract let, by January 1," D. Reeves
Noland, district commissioner, told
Rotarians here Friday as he dis
cussed the general highway pro
gram.
Mr. Noland began his talk by
pointing out that North Carolina
leads the nation in the number of
miles of highways maintained by
the state. The breakdown shows
that 20 per cent of the state's 63,
000 miles of roads are listed as
primary, and 80 per cent as sec
ondary. All roads in the state
are constructed and maintained by
the State Highway Commission.
490 Projects Completed
"During the war, only necessary
maintenance was put on North
Carolina's highways, and on May
1, 1945, there was only one pro
ject under construction. To date,
490 projects have been completed
since that time, and 252 others un.
der construction. These projects
have resulted in 5,000 additional
miles of hard-surfaced roads for
the state," Mr. Noland said.
The district commissioner point
ed out the sharp increase in con
struction costs, illustrating with
the fact that a bituminous stui^ce
now costs about $16,000 per mile.
The period of 1946 to 1947 broke
all previous records for highway
construction in the state, but it
now appears that the 1948 figures
will be the high mark for any one
year of construction.
Commission Operation
Mr. Noland explained the opera
tion of the commission, and how
each district received state funds
tor roads on a pro rata basis, based
o:i population, motor vehicle regis
tration, area, and road miles.
In this district of 14 counties
there are 1,128 miles of primary
roads and 4,061 miles of secondary
or county roads. With almost four
to one ratio, Mr. Noland said this
district has given much attention
to the improvement of farm-to
market roads, with a big program
still ahead.
For this district, the primary
roads have a maintenance appro
priation of $34.12 per month.per
mile. The secondary roads have
an upkeep set-up of $14.51 per
mile per month.
Forest fires in North Carolina
can outrun a deer. Hunters, that
deer might be the one you didn't
get. To make sure that you get
yours this year and every year,
be careful with fire when in the
woods. Remember, only you can
prevent forest fires. KEEP NORTH
CAROLINA GREEN.
CARL C. BOYER DIES
IN ASHEVILLE, BODY
TAKEN TO MIAMI
Carl C. Boyer, 23, of Miami, Fla.,
and Whittier, veteran of World
War No. II, died in an Asheville
hospital last Thursday following
an illness caused from wounds
received while serving with the
Navy.
The body was taken to Miami,
Florida, Friday for funeral serv
ices and burial. It was prepared
for burial by the Morris-Gearing
Black funeral home of Asheville.
Surviving are the widow, the
former Miss Wilma Hughes and
two sons, Gary Arnao and Rich
ard Scott, of Whittier, and the
mother and step-father, Mr. and
Mrs. L. G. Roper, of Miami.
Mr. Boyer was a student at the
University of Miami w(hen he
entered service. His talents fol
lowed .the line of writing. While
living at Whittier he did sefrie
writing for The Herald and other
publications.
j Time Is Fast Running
Out For E, F, And G,
Drivers to Get License
All drivers with last names be
ginning with either E, F, or G, are
required to take an examination
| for a new' driver's license by
December 31, as a part of the
Highway Safety Act passed by the
1947 General Assembly. The De
partment reported that this group
I of drivers had been very slow to
report, and that if they procras
tinated much longer, it would
mean they would have to wait in
long lines to take their tests dur
ing the last few days of December.
Department officials also an
nounced that the 100 examining
stations located throughout' the
State would be closed days around
Christmas, and that motorists who
put off their tests might find it
impossible to get them later.
There will be absolutely no ex
tension to the deadline, the De
partment said, for E, F, and Q
motorists have had since last July
to get these examinations.
Beginning January 1, 1949, per
sons with last names beginning
with H, I, J, and K will begin
taking their tests.
Taking drivers, in alphabetical
groups, the re-examination pro
gram will be completed June 30,
1951.
The Department reported that
? any E, F, or G driver caught driv
, ing on an old license after Janu
j ary 1 will be found guilty of a
, misdemeanor and will be subject
to a fine of not less than $25, or
30 days imprisonment, or both, in
j the discretion of the court.
National Forest Officials
Discuss State Forest Setup
.At an informal meeting yester
day in the office of the North Car
olina National Park, Parkway and
Forests Development Commission,'
Waynesville, Forest Service offi-!
cials, members of the Commission, \
representatives of lccal agencies|
and individuals, discussed pro- j
grams under way for the develop
ment of resources in Western North
Carolina relating to the National J
Forests and other National areas, I
i
according to Chas. E. Ray, Chair- .
man of the NC NPP And FD Com- |
mission.
Those present included: R. E.)
Marsh, Assistant Chief. Forest
Service, Washington, D. C.; W. P.
Kramer, Chief of Operation, Wash- i
ingt n, D. C.; J. H. Stone, Region-!
al Forester, Atlanta, Ga.; Chas.
Evans, Assistant Regional For
ester, Atlanta. Ga.; Dr. I. T. Haig,,
Direc cr, Southeastern Forest Ex
periment Station, Asheville; Carl
G. Krueger, Forest Supervisor,
Pisgah National Forest, Asheville;
Chas. Pettit, Jr., State District
Forester, Sylva; Raymond U. Sut
ton, Member of the Commission,
Sylva; Wm. Medford, Attorney,
Waynesville; Curtis Russ, Editor
and Publisher of the Waynesville
Mountaineer, Waynesville; Star. 4
ley Henry, Secretary, Chamber of
Commerce, Waynesville.
Mr. Hay explained the back
ground, organization, duties and
responsibilities of the Commis
sion in developing the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park, the Blue
Parkway, and the National For
ests. working in cooperation with
State and Federal agencies; and
pointing out the great values to
the 'section of the National For
ests.
Ail-American Cat
CHAMPION Katnip Korner Snickel
fritz looks belligerently at the cam
era as her proud owner* Vivian
Osburn, displays the feline queen
after she took top honors at a cat
?how in Los Angles. Katnip has
something to purr about, for she's
taken 50 ribbons in competitions
around the country (International >
County, Offices To
Be Closed Two Days
For Christmas
J. A.. Bryson, Finance Com
missioner for Jackson County,
has announced that all county
offices will be closed two days
for the Christmas holidays on
both Saturday the 25th and
Monday the 27th. They will
open Tuesday morning for busi*
ness as usual.
FIRE CHIEF ASKS
j ELIMINATION OF
YULE HAZARDS
Fire Chief Bart Cope warned
today that flammable Christmas
decora ions introduce a needless
-ire nazard during the current
holiday season, and asked local
citizens to avoid the possiblity of
turning the cheerful, Yuletide
pei iod into a t.me of grief and
tragedy.
''Many of the tragic holiday fires
of the pas; were caused by the
use of flammnbfc decorations," he
said. "A few years ago ninety-,
nine people were killed at a Christ- |
mas party in St. J.)hns Newfound'
land, as a result of this dangerous
practice." !
Non-flammable dacoratiors of
glc.ss or metal are vailable, and
"fireproof" snow should be used
around the Christmas tree. It is
dangerous to use paper or cotton
in decorating the tree.
De<5orations should never be used
near chairs or other places where
people may smoke, and plenty of
ash trays should be placed around
the house during the holiday sea
son, as always. It is preferable to
put above the head of anyone
standing up.
Candles should not be used as
part of the Yuletide decorations.
Curtains and other flammable ma
terials should be pulled back at
least six inches from any electric
light.
f The Fire Chief emphasized that
these simple ^precautions would
^elp prevent the tragedies which
have marred previous holiday sea
sons.
Cullowhee Methodist
To Have Family Night
And Children's Party
On Sunday evening, December
19, 7:30 p. m., the adult Sunday
school classes of Cullowhee Meth
odist church are sponsoring a
children's party and family night.
The program will consist.of Christ
mas carols, a showing of the film
"The Night before Christmas" and
treats for the children. .All chil
dren and adults of the cc mmunity
are invited to this program.
R. H. Kemmerer Vith
Mead Corporation
R. H. Kemmerer, of Kingsport,
Term., has arrived ir\ Syiva with
his family to make his heme here.
Mr. Kemmerer has accepted the
oosition of personnel director for
the Sylva Division of T!ie Mead
Corporation.
They are living in the Ray Cog
dill home on Cope Cree.<.
WORK ON LEGION
HOME COMPLETED,
MEMBERSHIP LARGE
Workmen have just about com
pleted the additional rooms and
the remodeling of the community
build ng into the Legion's new
home. The automatic hot air fur
nace has been installed and the
entire building is now nice "and
comfortable.
The membership for 1949 ha*
been more than doubled over anv
previous year. If you hive a good
rriend that is a veteraff vvhv nol
g ve him a membership f(
Christmas gift? We are quite sure
hat he will appreciate such a
gilt, and he will mr.ke the Le?T
a good regular member in the fu
ture.
MEMBERSHIP IMPORTANCE
Membership, of course, is the
deep well of all American Legion
strength. Not every Legionnaire
has the time for active participa
tion in the organization's affairs
But card-carrying Legionaires are
important, too, because they pro
vide the moral support and the
financial sinews for American Le
gion activities. Membership has
to be renewed each year. The fact
that veterans are so sold on Ameri
can Legion ideals that 3,000,000
of them re-enrolled in 1946, 1947,
and 1948 is the source of inspira
tion to the members who devote
all their spare time and their en
ergies and talents to carrying on
| the work of the organization. That
is why American Legion mem
bership work is so. important. A
certain percentage of new mem
bers will become very active, will
be leaders. All the new members
help with their dues, their ap
proval and their individual pres
tige.
Memberships do not grow on
bushes. They have to be sold. That
is a constat job for every good
Legionnaire. Be that kind of A
merican Legion missionary! Vet
erans will buy The American Le
gion if they .are made to under
stand its true values and to see
the bargain not only for themselves
but for their families in joining.
The best way to get members is
througl^the personal approach. No
method has yet been found to beat
the button-holing of prospects.
C. of C. Directors
To Be Named By 21st
Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce officials announced
Tuesday that December 21st is
the last and final date for you
to vote for Chamber of Com
merce directors for 1949. You
can help very much if you will
send In your suggestion for a
director at once. The official
said thai the new directors are
to take over the direction of the
Chamber work January' 1st.
The directors for the year
just ending are: R. W. Hardy,
Dexter Hooper, Grayson Cope,
W. J. Fisher, T. N. fa assie and
Ralph Sutton, Woody R. Hamp
ton, Boyd Sossamon and W. C.
Hennessee. The last three,
Hampton, Sossamon and Hen
nesaee, having served two years,
are not eligible for re-election,
according tt the by-laws. Of the
first six of the old directors, 3
will hold over for another term
and the other three are eligible
for re-election.
FIRST BAPTIST TO
RENDER ANNUAL
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
The annual program of Christ
mas music will be rendered at
the Sylva Baptist church Sunday,
December 19, at 7:30 p.m. The
choir is under the direction of Mrs.
E. P. Stillwell. The program will
be varied with Christmas Anth
ems, hymns and scripture.
A most cordial invitation is
given to the public to worship with
us at this special annual service.
3Q88A MON'9
In Sylva
In Senate Race Again
Hav ing lost the nomination lor
State Senator in the May Demo
cratic primary to the late Mis.
E. L. McKee by a single vote, who
was elected in the November gen
eral election, W. H. (Gudger)
Crawford, above, is now again in
the race for this office. The Jack
son County Democratic Executive
committee, composed of 20 mem
bers, met Saturday and voted 13
to 5 in favor of Mr. Crawford to
be the candidate in the special
election for Saturday, December
18. Five voted in favor of Mr. E.
L. McKee and two did not vote.
Gole P. Ferguson of Cullowhee
has been named as the Republican
candidate.
FUNERAL RITES FOR
MRS. BAIN HELD
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral services for Mrs. Isabel
Keener Bain, who died at C. J. j
Harris hospital at 9'clock Wed- j
nesday evening, were held in the
Sylva Methodist church at 2:30
Friday afternoon, with the pas
tor, Rev. W. Q. Grigg, officiating.!
Interment was in Keener ceme
tery. |
Active pallbearers were all first 1
cousins of the deceased: Tom Wil
son, Joe Wilson, Lewis Wilson,
Bill Wilson, Wado Wilson, Hal
Wilson, Dick Wilson and Dexter
Hooper.
Honorary pallbearers were Dr. D.
D. Hooper, F. L. Hooper, E. L.
McKee, D. n M. Allison, David M.
Hall, Harry E. Buchanan, Judge
Dan K. Moore, John H. Morris,
T. N. Massie, W. J. Fisher, C. B.
Thompson, C. M. Reed and Ram
sey Buchanan.
Surviving are the husband, E.
E. Bain, Jr., two daughters, Mrs.
Henry G. Brady, Jr., of Monteray,
Calif.; Mrs. James P. Myers, Bry
son City; one son, Edward; the
mother, Mrs. J. W. Keener, one
brother, J. E. Keener, of Sylva,
and two grandchildren.
Relatives and friends from out
of town who attended the funeral
were: Mrs. Margaret B. Hall,
Greensboro; I. H. Powell, Guy
Hipps, and Tillman Powell, Can
ton; Mrs. Dorothy McKee Kiser,
Brevard; Mr. and Mrs. Harry EL
Buchanan, Hendersonville; Mrs.
Joe Ryan, Oak Ridge, Tenn. Mri
and Mrs. O. O. William, Harriman,
Tenn.; Hal McKee, Charlotte; Mrs.
C. F. Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Norton
Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin My
ers, Mrs. Byron Marsh, E. E.
Bates, Bill Flake, Earl Martin,
Floyd Cunningham, Jr., and Mrs.
Frank Farrell, all of Bryson City.
J. C. Resor
Receives Award
At the November 16 meeting of
the American Imtitute of Chemi
cal Engineers Dr. Russell Hazel
ton, on behalf of the institute, pre
sented to John C. Resor, chemical
engineering junior from Sylva,
the Student Chapter Scholarship
Award and a membership pin. The
award is written as follows: "The
American Institute of Chemical
Fn^ineers presents .the Annual
Chapter Scholarship Award to
John Charles Resor, a member of .
the Student Chapter at North Car
'lir.ii State College,. who attain
ed during his freshman and sopho
more years the highest scholastic,
standing of any member of that
ChapU r---Signed by Albert B, \
Newman, president, A.I. Ch. E."
Democrats Name Crawford
To Succeed Mrs. McKee, Gola
P. Ferguson Named Bv GOP
c?. *
GLENVILLE F.F.A.
GLASS ELECTS NEW
OFFICERS FOR YEAR
The Glenville Future Farmers
of America recently met and elect
ed officers for the year '1948-49
as follows:
Robert Pruitt, president; Lee
Earle Moore, vice-president; Bruce
Woods, secretary; Charles Watson,
treasurer; Culitis McCoy, reporter;
Kenneth",Bryson, watch dog; Mr.
Rich, adviser.
Following the election the new
officers then met- and adopted the
following"program of work.,When
the program was put before the
chapter it was unanimously a
dopted. Some of the activities cal
led for in the work program are:
to set up a schedule for regular
meetings and secure needed of
ficial equipment and supplies,
community service, improving po
ultry by culling, conduct of meet
ings, Hecreation, provide games
'or the chapter room.
Saturday, Monday To
Be Christmas Holidays
With Sylva JVJ^rchants
Grayson Cope, president of the
Merchants Association, has an
nounced that all business places in
Sylva will be closed on Saturday,
Christmas Day, and also on Mon
day the 27th for the holiday period.
The merchants are doing this in
order to give their employees &
days, which includes Sunday, for
visiting or a rest at home after the
Christmas rush.
HERALD TO MlSH
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS
ISSUE NEXT WEEK
The Herald will publish its an
nual Christmas edition next Thurs
day the 23rd. The publishers have
secured unusually attractive
Christmas greeting advertising
copy for this season which will be
earned in this issue along with
Christmas stories and general
news. We urge our advertisers to
get their copy to us as early as
possible in order that the shop
force may give each greeting ad
vertisement careful attention for
attractive printing. We also urge
those having news items for this
issue to get this to us as soon as
possible. This issue will be much
larger than our regular issues
which will throw extra work on
the shop force.
Henderson County landowners
have voted in favor of a proposal
to organize a soil conservation dis
trict in the county. The vote was
230 to 12. The proposal now goes
to the State Soil Conservation
Committee for consideration.
Jackson, Haywood, Polk,;
Transylvania And
Henderson Counties
To Hold Election
The Jackson Counly Democra
tic Executive Committee met in
the courthouse Saturday after
noon ;.nd named W; H. Crawford
candidate for the special election
to be held Saturday, December 18
to succeed the late Mrs. E. L. Mc
Kee as State Senator from the
32/id district. ?
Mr. Crawford defeated E. L.
McKee 13 to 5 in the committee
voting, with two members not
voting.
Mr. Crawford lost in the pri
mary last summer to the late Mrs.
McKee by a single vote.
Republican leaders announced
their candidate Monday. He is
Gola P. Ferguson, farmer and bus
iness man of Cullowhee. Both
Crawford's and Ferguson's names
will appear on the ballot to be
used in the special election, with
the polls opening at sunrise and
closing at sunset.
Mr. Crawford is the son of Mrs.
W. E. Crawford and the late Mr.
Crawford of Cullowhee. Prior to
making the Senate race last sum
mer he taught in the county
schools for 12 years, having start
ed his teaching career in the smal
lest school and ending it in the
largest in the county. He was prin
cipal of Sylva high school for two
terms.
He is a graduate of Cullowhee
high school and Western Caro
lina Teachers college, receiving
his B. S. degree in 1936. He is a
member of the Sylva Methodist
church, serving as steward and
Sunday school superintendent, and
is also a Mason and member of
Sylva Lions club.
Cub Scouts To Have
Christmas Party
The Cub Scouts will hold their
regufar meeting and Christmas
party tonight (Thursday) in the
Scout hall of the Methodist church
at 7:30. All cubs are urged to be
present. The den having the
largest number of cubs and par
ents present will be awarded the
attendance pennant. Den chiefs
are: Franklin Fricks, Kenneth
Sutton, Tommy Reed, and Dicky
Wilson, Britton Moore is Cub
master and Tom Wilson is assis
tant.
Christmas Holiday Begin
Friday For Local Schools
I The different schools through
out Jackson County will observe
Christmas holitays from tomor
row through E?ecember 27 with
the exception of\ Western Carolina
Teachers colleg^ which has an
additional week.
All county schools will take up
on the 27th to make up for time
lost due to the polio situation
which delayed the opening of the
schools in the fall.
Webster Students Organize
Beta Club In High School
A local chapter of the National
Beta Club, a service-leadership
organization for high school stu
dents of America, was organized
at Webster high school recently.
The National Beta Club, with
approximately 1550 Jotal chap
ters and over 36,000 members in
high school in 16 states, is now
in its fifteenth year, and has been
in continuous operation since 1933.
Objects of this non-secret, lead
ership service organization are: to
encouarge effort, to promote char
acter, - to stimulate achievement
among its members, and to assist
and encouarge students to con
tinue their education after high
school graduation.
Mrs. D. D. Davis has been ap*
pointed faculty sponsor for ^he
local chapter.
At the organization meeting
Darlene Collins was elected pres
ident, R. L. Madison, vice-presi
dent, and Pat McKee was elected
secretary-treasurer.
Only sophomores, juniors and
seniors are eligible for member
ship in the club and they must
have had and maintain a B plus
in their school studies.
The local organization is com
posed of the following students
who have fulfilled the require
ments necessary for membership:
Darlene Collins, R. L. Madison,
Pat McKee, Lahoma Deitz, Judy
Davis, Claudia Stanford, Claudine
Monteith, Joyce Monteith, Bar
bara Higdon, Barbara Lou Sut
ton, Lou Anne/Cabe and Nancy
Ensley. - /