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Population Jackson1 County?20,000 Sylva and Area ? 4,000 The VOL. XXIII?NO. 31 rlva Herald Sylva, N. C.* Thursday, Dec. 30, 1948 Jackson County Ideal For Farming, Industry, Tourist $2.00 A Year?5c Copy Scott Says He Intends To Carry Out Campaign Pledges Fast As Possible Brown And Crawford Leave Monday To Begin ' Work As Legislators Jackson County's two state rep resentatives, Frank H. Brown, Jr. and Gudger Crawford, both of Cullowhee, will leave Monday for Raleigh to be on hand when the General Assembly convenes next Wednesday. Mr. Crawford has been elected to represent the 32nd Senatorial District which includes the coun ties of Jackson, Haywood, Hender son, Transylvania, and Polk. Mr. Brown is a representative of Jack son County. North Carolina governor-elect Kerr Scott has stated that he will not alter his campaign pledges, and without hesitation, answered numerous questions about inten tions after his inauguration Jan. 6. He asserted: v 1. He has in mind a reorganiza tion of the State Utilities Com mission. 2. He will support in the Legis lature a proposal for a Statewide liquor referendum. 3. He will recommend higher pay for teachers and other state employees, and a $2,400 minimum salary for teachers. 4. He favors increased appropria tions for state hospitals and mental institutions and is willing to face an increase in taxes rather than 4 let these services go deficient." 5. He will support legislation to remove the sales tax on meals served in public eating places. * 6. He favors more assistance for the needy. 7. He still thinks the "gag rule" of the state House of Representa tives should be killed. 8. He believes the present State Highway Commission should go ahead and appoint a chief highway engineer to replace W. Vance Baise, whom Scott has asked to resign on Jan. 6. . Legion To Sponsor ^ew Year Dance The William E. Dillard Post No. 104 American Legion will sponsor a New Year's eve square dance from 9 to 12 p.m. in the Legion Hits Wage Demands TsSfifYiuO in Washington oelore the Congressional committee ln? vesti gating corporation profits is Charles E Wilson, president of the General Eloctnc Corporation The executive rharged that labor's wage derranrts have caused high prices and deprived stockholders of profits on in*, estments. (International) FUNERAL RITES FOR J. FRED HENRY tiELD AT WAYNESVILLE Funeral services for Joseph Fred Henry, 47, who died at 6 o'clock Monday in an Asheville hospital were held Thursday morning at 11 o'clock in the Waynesville Metho list church. Burial was in Green Hill cemelery there. The Rev. W. Q. Grigg, pastor of the Sylva Me thodist church of which the de ceased was a member, officiated, A native of Waynesville, Mr. Henry was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Henry of that city. He was a member of the Sylva Methodist church and the Bryson City Rotary club. Prior to being forced to give up his work due to a heart condition, Mr. Henry man aged the Henry Dry Cleaning es tablishment at Bryson City of which he was sole owner. He had oeen in Bryson City for the past 8 years. He' was at one time engaged in the hardware business in Way nesville. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Mary Geisler Henry, a son, Joseph Henry; a daughter. Mary I^fss Hen ry; two brothers, James Henry of Kansas City, Mo., and David E. Henry, of Waynesville; two sis ters, Mrs. C. R. Byrd of Green ville, S. C.. and Mrs. T. A. Rar grove of Newberry, S. C. Arrangements were in charge of Garrett Funeral Home. CHRISTMAS PASSES QUIETLY IN SYLVA The citizens of Sylva and Jack son county observed Christmas in '.he true spirit of the season in that they were at peace with their fel lowman. Sheriff Middleton and he police of Sylva report a very luiet season as far as crime of \ny kind was concerned. There were no arrests for a single ser ious crime during the entire holi days. Few accidents on the high ways were reported, with no ser ious injuries. Most of the citizens, either re mained at home to enjoy the day with their families, or visited friends and relatives here and in other cities. The Herald Staff enjoyed a few days of much needed rest after a year of hard work. Mr. and Mrs. I Bird visited Mrs. Bird's family in I Goldsboro; the Grays visited Ms. Gray's father in Morristown, Tenn.; George Clouse was off for a- week, visiting* relatives in Franklin, Rome, and Cartersville, Ga. Martin Cunningham remain ed at home, Miss Juanita Norton also remained at home, taking part in the Christmas program at Loves Chapel. ' ~ Howard Allison Goes To Brevard, January 1st Howard Allison, associated with j his brother, Jack Allison ,in the O.K. Rubber Welding business, will leave the first of next week for Brevard to -become manager of their new shop in that city. The business_wiil be known as Bre vard O.K. Rubber Welders. Mr Mlison will give his full time V he Brevard business. building, formerly the community building. The Soco Gap String band will furnish music for the occasion. Admission will be $1 per couple, 75 cents for men alone and 50 cents for ladies unescorted YOLK?and the year ahead... . j i i Tradition ordains this the season of resolve. Let's keep our resolutions, simple but firm. Ideas have legs. If. on - a local level, we resolve to make this community a better place to which to live, it may have an effect on making the world of nations a better place in which governments may live; Start in your own backyard. You figufe out what you can do to bet ter the churches, schools and institutions of this place we call our home.** . * fitiL We'll start in our own backyard. For the year ahead, this news paper pledges a program of complete editorial support for any and all" efforts at community betterment. This community is only as strong as we make it. No one outside it cares much what hap pens to our town. But we care. Let's prove that we care by mak resolution now?to build ^abetter community. It is in that spirit that the peo* ~ple who publish this paper wish ^"for you a? At its regular State Communica tion on December 18 the mem bres of the East LaPorte Masonic Lodge No. 358 elected officers as follows: Joe Wallin, Worshipful Master; John Waldroup, Senior Warden; Ed Nicholson, Junior Warden; George Crawford, Senior Deacon; Larry Hooper, Junior Dea con; Ed Brown, Secretary, and Charlie Stuart, Treasurer. Appointed officers are: Dillard Wood, Chaplain; Robert Shelton, Tyler; Car$on Bryson, Jr., Senior Steward, and Gene 1 Nicholson, Junior Steward. These officers were installed at a later meeting with M. Y. Jar rett of Dillsboro as the installing officer, and John Moses acting Marshal. Refreshments were served fol lowing the installation ceremonies. The East LaPorte Lodge holds regular State meetings each 1st and 3rd Saturday nights. HUGH MONTEITH NAMED PRESIDENT OF SCOUT COUNCIL Asheville ? Hugh Monteith of Sylva was elected president of Daniel Boone Boy Scout council at the annual business meeting here Monday night. He succeeds L. Y. Biggerstaff of Hendersonville. Other officers named are F. B. Gardner of Hendersonville, first vice president, and Carlton Peyton of Canton, 2n<y vice president, Biggerstaff, /founcil commissioner; H. C. Jaryfs, treasurer and Morris Lipinsky/ assistant treasurer, both of Asheville. R. Lee )Ellis, Hary W. Love and Biggerstaff were re-elected to the national council. Gardner was named to the vacancy on the board, to serve until 1951. Directors who will serve until 1952, all of whom were re-elected, are Love, Lipinsky, Jarvis, W. P. L; wrence of Canton, the Rev. J. White Iddings of Asheville, W. C. Hennessee of Sylva and the Rev. Rufus Morgan of Franklin. These leaders of the council will be installed at the Scouters Con vention to be held here January 10. Sutton Accepts Position As' Principal At Franklin Guy Sutton, former Sylva High' School coach and teacher, has ac cepted the position of principal of Franklin High School. He will as sume his duties there on Jan. 3, Mr. Sutton has been in the teach. ' ing field for 15 years, spending all this time'in the Sylva, Andrews and Dillsboro schools. He record-1 ed outstanding work for four years, in football coaching at Andrews and guided the Sylva basketball team to the State Class A tourney at Chapel Hill last year, ne taught in the fields of Science and Phy sical Education. Mr. Sutton graduated from West ern Carolina Teachers college in 1933 and went immediately into the teaching profession. He has fol lowed this profession steadily ex cept for the three years he spent in service during World War II. Mrs. Sutton will continue to teach in Jackson County. No placement has been found for Mr. Sutton in the Sylva school as yet. Rev. W. Q. Grigg, chairm?r. of Jackson County chapter of the Christian Rural Overseas Relief program, this week urged all pas tors of the churches of the county to bring this matter to the atten tion of their congregations next Sunday and have them make their food collection befor.e January 10. When this food is collected the chairman should be notified so that it can be brought to a central point for shipment Those who lo not have f;t:iin or other foo l that can be shipped without spoiling are requested to make money donations with which food stuff can be purchased to be shipped and credited to the county's program. Cl?i CREATES 107ih ANNIVERSARY '?-v 9 SPRY AND 2USY EACH DAY w.ih hou.- jh Id chores. Mrs Mary A Kilworth is shown in her Exira, ia home after celebrating her 107th birthday. Mrs Kilwurth came to America from England, before the Civil War and refills Indians r? wiring the Evjra area when she was a youn? farm wife. Her husband died 42 years ago (international Soundphoto) MOTORISTS HAVE ONLY FEW DAYS BEFORE DEADLINE The time is fust running out for E, F and G motorists to renew their drivers license before the deadline of December 31, W. M. Moore, local license examiner, em phasized this morning. He urged that all motorists with these surnames report immediate ly to his office in the court house for their examination. ? There will be absolutely no ex tension to tire deadline, the Motor Vehicle department said, for E, F and G motorists have had since last July to get these examinations. Beginning January 1, 1&49, per sons with last names beginning with H, I, J and K will begin tak ing their tests. Funeral Rites For Cance D. Carnes Held December 21 Funeral rites were held in the Long Branch Baptist church, Tues day afternoon, December 21, for Vance D. Carnes, 59, of Dillsboro, who died in the C. J. Harris Com munity Hospital, Saturday night, December 18. The Rev. Welch of Franklin officated. Interment was in the church cemetery. Surviving are the* widow, Mrs. Ellen Gibson Carnes; three sons, Charles Edward and C. D., Jr., of Dillsboro, and Elbert of Barkers Creek; four daughters, Mrs. Bert Hensely of Wilmot, Mrs. Charlie Chamber of Gary, Indiana, Mrs. Oscar Gates, of Sylva, and Claudie Ellen of Dillsboro; his father, Mr. Logan Carnes of Dillsboro; tw< brothers, Edgar of Sylva and Ray of Barkers jgreek; two sisters, Mrs. Lena Green of Dillsboro, Mrs. Law rence Gates of Sylva, and eighteen grandchildren. A native of Haywood County, he lived in Jackson County for a number of years and was a mem ber of the Baptist church. Mr. Carnes was one of Jackson's most skilled workmen with the carpenters tool, mason's trowel, in >oth brick and rock, and expert I ;n the smith shop. His services .vere widely sought. Moody Funeral home was in charge of arrangements. SYLVA CAMP WOW ELECTS OFFICERS The Sylva Camp Woodmen of the World elected officers Mon 1ay night, December 20 for the year 1949. Those elected to office are as follows: Past Consul Com mander Jeff Hedden, Consul Com mander David Cagle, Advisor Lieu tenant D. L. Robinson, Banker T. F. Dillard, Escort C. S. Paxton, Watchman H. G. Cabe, Sentry John R. Shepperd, Jr., Drill Team Captain Douglas Jordan. Installation of the new officers .vill be held on Monday, January * with appropriate ceremonies. Classwork RSsumed In Jackson Schools Jackson County school children returned to their classes Mon day following a holiday which be gan December 17. The short holiday was necessitat ed by the time lost due to the polio outbreak at the beginning of the school year, said Vernon Cope, Superintendant of Jackson County schools. Some of the time has been made up by Saturday work. Little Tots Heart's Gladdened With Toys, Fruits and Candies Members of Sylva Lions Club played Simla Claus to 82 children ' and 8 blind persons throughout Jackson county on Christmas eve giving bags of fruit and candy and toys from bicycles, tricycles to d<>l!s and other small toys. Eight baskets of food were delivered to ** ? . s many blind people. The toys given by the club were not just cast-off toys of other years but were practically all new, purchased from this year's Christmas stock* Those receiving the gifts were families on the wel fare list of the county and who ^would not have had any .of the Christmas "cheer if it h^d not been for the club. One member told of going to a very modest home where there were two small children. He was met at the door by the children and when asked if they were ex pecting Santa Claus they said, "No he is not coming to our house be cause mother said he wasn't", thw mi^her realizing that there would be no Christmas goodies f6r her children had told them in ad vance. Their little heart's were made happy by the bags of candy, fruit and toys. There were a num ber of such instances reported by the club members. Everyone of the 82 children received a bag of candy and fruits as well as one or two new toys. This is an annual project of the Lions club. MOTORISTS ORGED TO ACQUIRE BLUE STICKER BEFORE DEADLINE All persons driving motor ve hicles without blue stickers after December 31 are subject to arrest, it was learned today from local law officials. It was pointed out that around 670,000 vehicles have been inspect ed thus far this year, but there are still approximately 100,000 that have not yet visited the inspection lanes. A survey has shown that 58 percent of the vehicles inspect ed have been disapproved on their first check, and that was proof enough that the inspection pro gram was badly needed in North Carolina. Inspection officials have repeat edly stated that the greatest single defect has been poor headlights, with bad brakes running a close second. "When 1949 rolls around in a week, there will not be nearly so many rejections, because most of the serious defects will have been corrected through the 1948 inspections," lane officials declar ed. Despite the numerous improve ments, the biggest point in favor of North Carolina's inspection pro gram is the fact that traffic deaths have been reduced 15 per cent this year over last year. Pointing out that the program was originated merely as a measure to save lives. Local law officials urge that all motorists who have not yet been through the lanes drive to a neigh boring county prior to December 31, or they will be subject to ar rest. ? ? ~ Words of the Wise We judge ourselves by what*' ' ws feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we hare already done. ?(Longfellow) SOS8AMON'S In Sytva Lions Play Santa Claus To 82 Children In Town And County Christmas
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