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Wallin Elected
President Of
Sylva Merchants
Stores To Start Half-Day
* Closing Wednesday, Jan.!
12 Through Oct. 26 t
At the last meeting for 1948 of
tfce syiva Mercnants Association, i
* Joe Wallin, retail shoe merchant,
'# Was elected president of the organization
for the coming year;
* v | Sol Schulman, owner of Schulman's
Department Store, ** was
elected vice-president and Miss
1 Elizabeth Sherrill, of Lilius Jew%?.
elry store, secretary. Mr. Wallin,
I as president during the past year.1
J Following election of the offi-!
1 cers the question of half-day clos. j
I ing on each Wednesday came up|
/ and after much discussion it was,
voted to begin closing Wednesday,)
January 12, at noon, and to conj
tinue closing at noon each Wed*
i nesday through October 26. The
group also voted to close all day
I on the ' following holidays: July,
f 1 4th, Labor^DayT Armistice Day^
* !--! All 4U. UaK I
; nariKSgiving, v^nrisuiias, uic nunday
to be on Monday, Dec. 26, this I
. ' year.
TOWN OF WARREN,
ARKANSAS HARD HIT
OY SNARLING WIND
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A tornado roared through the,
village of Warren, Arkansas, latel
Monday afternoon killing an esti-j
mated 10 or 15 and injuring more,
than 400 others.
Mayor Jim Hurley said, "Two
hospitals are filled with the in-|
jured, and I think there are more
than 400 persons hurt."
The black cloud and snarling
wind swept into the south section
* of the town of 7,000 and concentrated
in the residential district,
twisting off rooftops, unrooting
trees and tearing down telephone
and power lines.
In addition to the two hospitals,the
injured were taken to churches
and other buildings.
Doctors and nurses, swarming
" into Warren from neafby towns,
were handipapped by the lack of
light and medical supplies,
y The storm lasted only 15 minutes,
but its fury left the town in
shambles. Property damage was*
estimated by Hurley at more than
$1,000,000.
Feb. 1 Dead Line For Burley
Tobacco Applications
D. C. Higdon, Chairman of
Jackson County A.C.A., wishes to
call attention to the closing date
for filing application for Burley
tobacco allotments. Any farmer
wishing to file for a new grower's
allotmfiaL-should contact the local
AAA office at once since all applications
must be in the State j
office by Feb. 1, 1949. ^
Graham Will I
, Post February
Governor Scotl
L H RALEIGH ? State Highway
| i * Chairman A. H. Graham has agreed
to stay on the job until Feb. 1,
after refusing a request by Governor-elect
Keer Scott that he remain
in office until Majr 1.
In a letter to Scott, who has
been critical of the highway commission
both before and after his
lection, Graham wrote: "There
are some phases of your program
with which I am not in accord.
1 After careful thought it is my
considered opinion that it will be
"h#?st for vmif administration that
you appoint a* chairman who can
' whole-heartedly support all your
ideas on road matters/*
Graham's decision, to stay in
office until nearly a month after
Scott's inauguration as governor,
which takes place today, was ani,
^ nounced in a joint statement by
fc Governor Cherry and the gover*
nor-elect. It followed a conference
of the three men in the gov;'
ernor's officei
In his primary campaign,-Scott
-Jfc hit hard at the highway commis8-on
as a political body and promised
he would put emphasis on a
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LIONS PREPARING
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82 persons to receive packagesvfro;
ject of the club which brings joy i
not have the usual Christmas chee
- Dr.
F. L. Smith Dies
Of Heart Attack
Relatives here and at Whittier
received word Wednesday morning
of the sudden death from a
at 8 o'clock at the home of Dr.
and Mrs. John Weiters in Mocksvills.
Mrs. Smith, who has been
making her home at Whittier, and
brother-in-law C. E. Thompson,
left Wednesday before noon to re
turn, the body to Sylva. Funeral
arrangements are incomplete penDr.
Smith is wftll known in Sylva
and 'throughout Western North
Carolina, especially in the drug
business, having been with Sylva
Pharmacy for a number of years.
He was in Mocksville preparing
to move his family there where he
was to have been located. He spent
Christmas with his family and
appeared to be in good health
when he left.
Among the survivors are the
widow, the former Miss Ruth Gilley,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Shaler Gilley, of Whittier, and
their son, Mike.
BLIZZARD SWEEPS
GREAT PLAINS
A blizzard spread its frigid fury
over the Great Plains Monday.
[ Snow piled in huge drifts which
[ blocked roads in some areas, and
low visibility held up traffic in
other locations. Near zero temnorahirac
nrc^rojl o/-4
pv.i u bUi v MmAvvit
By late Monday afternoon the
blizzard covered most of the central
and western Dakotas, central
and western Nebraska, western
Kansas, extreme eastern Wyoming
and northeastern Colorado.
Bus schedules were cancelled in
much of the blizzard area and some
buses were believed stalled in
western Kansas and near Stratton,
Colo. All schools closed at North
Platte, Neb.
The storm caught large numbers
of cattle xposed on range land,
and ranchers said the death toll
is expected to be high.
Leave Highway
1, He Informs
a m M~ _
; At meeting
rural road program. Since his
election, on several occasions he
has re-emphasized his determination
on rural road betterment. He
has indicated a goal of surfacing
12,000 miles and treating 36,000
miles of rural roads to make them
passable in all kinds of weather.
In his letter of resignation to
Gov. Cherry, Graham took note of
some of Scott's criticism.
"Knowing your sincere interest
in rural roads," he wrote, "I feel
sure that you take pride in the fact
chat more pavement of secondary
roads hos been accomplished during
the last three years of your
administration than had been done
in all previous years.
'By January 1, 1949, North Carolina
will have in excess of 16,000
miles of paved roads, and 42 per
cent of rural school bus travel is
,Aow on hard-surfaced roads.
"The task ahead remains large,
and will challenge each to provide
ever increasing mileage of better
roads for a fast growing state,
however, the achievements during
your term of office are outstanding."
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ylva Lions just after having comi
ill! piLpai'fng fi'uitu and laiidy ia?
m the club. This is an annual proarid
happiness to many who would
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VERMICULITE USED
IN PLASTERING NEW
BUILDING HERE
Vermiculite, a material mined
in Jackson and Macon counties,
which bids fair to become a popular
material for plastering and j
insulating new and old buildings,;
is now being used in a new build- !
ing for the first time in Sylva.
The new block building, being'
greeted W. H. Clouse on high-1
way 107 at mouth of Cope creek
at the old pole yard, is being
plastered with this material which
was mined on Caney Fork and
ground in the plant at Franklin. J
It is much lighter in weight thart j
any other type of material, some
75 per cent lighter than sand asj
a base. It is plastic enough that
it will stick to blodk, brick or even
wood sealed buildings without
having to use plaster lathes. It
will not crack and serves as an,
insulation as well as wall plaster.
Its natural color is light brown
but it can be painted any color
desired.
GOES TO FRANKLIN
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ROBERT GUY SUTTON, who?
resigned hi? position in Sylva high
school before the Christmas holidays,
hrs assumed his duties in |
Franklin as principal of th$ Frank-,
'in high school. He succeeds W.
H. Finley who resigned to return
1 to active duty with the army.
Mr. Sutton began his duties at
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r ranKiin jjecemoer zi.
Jason W, Frizzle Passes
At Home In Webster
! Funeral services for Jason W.
Frizzle, 77, who passed away at ,
his home Sunday morning at 9:30
following an illness of about 7
weeks, were held Monday at 2:00
! p.m. at the Little Savannah Bap;
tist church. The Rev. D. C. Hoop'
er, pastor, officiated, and burial
was in the Stillwell cemetery.
The following grandsons servI
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j ea es p. noearers; n.ugene aiiu
'Grady Frizzle, Fred Williams, Ray |
"armcr, Grover Pressley, and
j Durel Frizzle.
Mr. Frizzle joined the East Fork I
| Baptist church at an early age
j moving his letter to Little Savan;
nah about 30 years ago. Since that
; time he has been an active mem|
ber of that church. He was a iifej
long resident of Jackson county.
Surviving are 4 daughters; Mrs.
Gracie Williams of Canton, Mrs.
Bertha Pressley of Speedwell,
! Mrs. Effie Mae Farmer of Canton,
i and Mrs. Ollie Lewis of Webster;
: 3 so*^s, W. Don, Norman, and Alj
vin Frizzle all of Webster; 1 sis1
ter, Mrs. Mabel Haskett of Cali1
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Roscoe Poteet i
Named To Head C
Of C This Year j
Ray Cogdill Elected Vice'
President At Meeting Of
New Board Of Directors1
At the inital meeting of the year
last week the new board of directors
of the Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce elected officers
for the year 1949 as fol-1
lows: Roscoe Poteet. president;
Ray Cogdill, vice president; Rudy
Hardy, secretary^treasurer. The;
new board of directors, in addition^
to the above officers, . are W. J. ]
Kisfter, JL. H. niga()fr T!Tr flbJII-|
garner, Roy Reed, Grayson 'CJope, i
Joe Wallin and J. H. Landis. |
Mr. Poteet succeeds W. R.
Hampton as president.
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Tuckaseigee S. S, Officers j
Meet At Lovedale jChurch
The Associational Sunday School
officers of the Tuckaseigee Baplist
Associatiort will meet at the
Lovedale Baptist church for a slip-""
per at 6:00 p m. Thursday, January
6 and following the supper
at 7:00 p. m. the group will study
the book, "Associational Sunday
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The study will be led by the As- j
sociational Missionary, Pauline '
Snelson )
Mr. F. E. Parker, Associational,
S. S. Superintendent, is very anxi. |
ous that all the officers be present
for this study Anyone who wishes
may come for the study at 7:00.
SEEDLIN6 ORDERS
HEAVY, GRUB INJURY
CUTS THE SUPPLY
White grub damage in the N.
C. Forest Service's tree nursery
at Clayton has reduced the seedling
output this year by 30 peer
cent, according to Assist. State
Forester Fred Claridge. Damage
was heavy because of the exceptionally
dry growing season, Claridge
said. The Division ^expected
to lift 9 million trees thisVvinter. |
but recent inventory figures Indi-j
cate there will be only about 6
million at this nursery.
Claridge states that orders have
been heavy and that the demand I
will probably exceed the supply.
However, there is a limited amount
of loblolly and shortlea'
pine, and red cedar left at the
Clayton Nursery, and some white
pine left at the HenderSonville
Nursery in the western part of
the State. Landowners still wishing
to order seedlings may do so
by writing to District Forester
Pettit, P. O. Box 936, Sylva, or to
the State Forester's Office, Ralleiffh.
MARTIN SUCCEEDS
SUTTON AS SCIENCE
TEACHER HERE
Wallace Martin, of Bryson City,
has been appointed Science instructor
in Sylva high school, succeeding
Guy Sutton who has been
elected principal of Franklin high
school. Mr. Martin began his work
h#?r*? Mondav.
Mr. Martin is a graduate of
Swain high school, Western Carolina
Teachers college. He served
in the Navy during World War II
and is a son of Postmaster and Mrs.
W. T. Martin of Bryson City. He
recently married Miss Ann Gil
liam, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. j
Sam Gilliam of Cherokee.
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N. C. Hatcheries Produce
2,714,000 Chicks
A total of 2,714,000 chicks were |
oroduced by commercial hatcheries
in the State during November. This '
figure compares^ with 1,499,000
hatched in November, 1947, and
an average of 1,608,000 hatched
during November in the years
*942-46.
fornia; two brothers. Jim of Canton,
and Don of Webster. Also .6
grandchildren^ and 6 great grandchildren.
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HEADS SCOUTS
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^j&b- l?li?!p>HUGH
MONTEITH, who was(
eTec^e^^resT3en^^'^T5anTen?oone
Council, Boy Scouts of America
at the annual business meeting in!
A?U~..:'1_ U^V. 01 ttrill Ka
nsnc\ nit? iyci.ciiiuci <- i , win (
installed at the annual Scouters
Convention of the Council in Ashe- j
ville Monday night, ^December loJ
He succeeds L. Y. Biggerstaff of
Hendersonville.
BAPTIST CROUPS TO
HOLD DIVISIONAL
PLANNING MEET
The Bryson City Division of
the Woman's Missionary Union
will hold a planning meeting at
Bryson City , Baptist church on
Saturday,"January 8, beginning at
10 o'clock in the morning. Mrs.
E. H. Corpening, Jr., of Topoca,
Associational Superintendent will
be in charge. At this time plans
for the year's work will be made
and discussel, and it is hoped that
all the officers of the various sections
of the Division will attend,
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Among those going from Sylva
are Mrs. B. S. Hehsiey,; Drhnis
Fisher. Mrs. D .C. Higdon, Mrs.
Charley Alli.-on, and Mrs. C. M.
Warren. I
rAunt9 Jane Is
Mrs. Sara Jane Coward, known
throughout Western North Carolina
as "Aunt" Jane, celebrated
h r 98th birthday anniversary last
Sunday.
She lives with a daughter, Mrs.
Arlesia Brown, 72, at Cowarts.
Trey both do ajl the housework.
Mrs. Coward is the former Miss
Sara JABe Hooper, daughter of the
late N? and Patricia Kitchens
Hooper. On April 1, 1875, she married
Javan Coward, who died in
1941.
She has three daughters, Mrs.
A. M. Henson of Sylva, Mrs. WilI
ham H. Smith of Tuckaseigee and
Mrs. Alesia Brown. There fire 14
grandchildren, seven great-grand.,
children, three great-great grandchildren
and one brother, Hampton
Hooper of East La Porte.
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28th Annual
Convention
In Asheville
MERCHANTS SHOULD
CHECK SOLICITORS
FOR PROPER CARDS
Joe Wallin, newly elected pxesj
ident of the Merchants Association,
| warns the merchants and business
I firms ^>f Jhe towns as to donations,
advertising, etc. Anvon^ solicit ? >
ing funds for any purposes what-'
hopm or nftrmntinr tn ^rlU^nnrr|
in certain types of advertising
material to. the firms in Sylva
1 must t'irs( secure a properly signed
card from the Merchants Association.
authorizing such solicitation.
-During the years that this program
has been in affect the merchants
have, been saved many
| thousands of dollars. By their
j continued cooperation in the program
much more can be saved,
| Mr. Wallin stated.
Walker To Open
Dry Cleaning Plant
Here Next Week
Provided there is no delay in
petting his machinery installed
Lee Walker plans to open the
Walker Cleaners one day the first
of next week. Mr. Walker will
open his ne\v plant in the new
block building being erected by
W. H. Clouse on Cullowhee road
at the mouth of Cope Creek and
the old pole yard sit^ Mr. Walker
is a veteran of the Marine Corp
of World War II and has had considerable
experience in the dry
cleaning business. He states that
he jvill equip his plant with all
modern new machinery and will
have regular call trips over the
town and community for picking
I up and delivering dry cleaning.
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Due to the fact that "Aunt" Jane
as been confined for several days
with a cold she and daughter did
not hold open house as is the former
custom.
"Aunt" Jane still does such
household chores as washing dishes,
making beds and quilting, has
never worn glasses and can thread
a needle perfectly.
She has lived through four wars
and speaks clearly of events as
far back as 1861, discussing with
much interest impressions of the
War Between the States.
Mrs. Coward likes to talk about
her family. Almost shyly she will
tell you a little story about one of
hej daughters or great grandchil>
dren.
Her work-gnarled hands might
tiutter over her print apron seek(Continued
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I Scouters
To Be Held
On Monday
1 Hugh Monteith to Be Installed
As President Of
Daniel Boone Council
The 28th annual Scouters Convention
of the Daniel Boone Council
will be held in Ashevilo Mon
day, January 10th, beginning at
3 o'clock p.m. in the First Baptist
church. The council comprises
fourteen Western North Carolina
counties. * %
The afternoon session will be
taken up by meetings of the mem- ment,
Health and Safety, Finance,
Organization and Extension, Leadership
Training and Camping.
The highlight of the convention
will be the annual banquet at 6:30
and the installation of the new
officers. The banquet is being provided
for all Scouters,, Cubbers,
Senior Scouters, their friends and
wives.
Hugh- Monteith, attorney of
Sylva and Scout leader for 22 ~ ?years,
will be installed as the new
president of the Council, this being
the first time in the h^jjtory of
the Council that a president has
been elected west of Balsam Gap.
The speaker for the occasion will
be Fred M. Waters, Superintendent
of the Gastonia City Schools,
past president of the Council^and
20 year veteran Scouter, a Silver ,
Beaver. Award of the Scoutmasters
Key and Presentation of Silver
Beavers will be made at this time.
Sylva has been winning the attendance
trophy at this meeting
for several years and local scout
leaders are hopeful of bringing the
trophy back to Sylva again this
year. Provision has been made for
50 people from Sylva and it is
'ifiped Viat as many will attend.
Those v^b will aitena should notify
Mr. Paul Kirk, District Chairman,
or Mr. Monteith on or before
Friday afternoon.
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FEBRUARY COURT
The February term of Superior
Court for Jackson county will begin
on Febiuary 21, 1949. Following
is the |ist of Jurors for
this term of court:
FIRST WEEK
W. D. Painter, Webster; J. J.
Cowan, Cullowhee; Don Dills. Cullowhee;
R. C. Buchanan, Savannah;
Merritt Hooper, Cullowhee;
Garland Ashe, Cullowhee; Ed
Welch, Sylva; W. A. Adams, Speed* f
well; James H. Buchanan, Greens k ?
Creek; Bill Stephens, Cullowhee;
C. E. Campbell, Sylva; Alvin Ashe,
Cullowhee; W. S. Fowler, Glenville;
Vernon Massingale, Cowarts;
J. E. Bridges, Qualla; Gene Henderson,
Mountain; Dave Bishop,
Gay; B. A. Ceck, Hamburg; Arthur
Gibbs, Glenville; Frank
Fricks, Sylva; Woods Smith,
Joe Eliod, Webster; Adam McHan,
Greens Creek; Grady Moore,
Webster; Frank Bryson, Greens
Creek; Oscar Ashe, Speedwell;
Alvin Deitz, Webster; Frank Higdon,
Gay; W. A. Jackson, East La
Porte; Bennie Reece, Sylva; J. S.
Price, Cowarts; Fred Scnular,
Sylva; Grayson C. Cope, Sylva;
Bill Ingram, Cullowhee; Medford
Deitz, Sylva; Manley Coggins,
Speedwell; Charlie Crawford, Sylva
RFD; W. T. Collins, Gay; John B,
Battles, Whittier; Baxter"^Mathis,
Argura; R. C. Bumgarner; Sylva;
Oscar Ensley, Cullowhee.
SECOND WEEK
Ramson Cowan, Webster; Jack
Patton, Whittier; Walter Ashe,
Cullowhee; T. L. King, Barkers
Creek; Mrs. P. W. Kincaid, Dillsboro;
J. E. Parris, Sylva, RFD;
Harry Mason, Sylva; Jan Allen,
Cullowhee; Ed Hooper, East La
Porte; General Jones, Whittier;
W. O. Robinson, Sylva RFD; Gus
Moss, Glenville.
Eric Coward, *Cowarts; A. D.
Woods, Sylva; Ira Broom, Glenville;
O. E. Dillard, Sylva; Boyd
; Martin, Cullowhee; Lon Jones,
Sylva RFD; Love Dillard, Sylva;
Lem Norton, Cullowhee; Wayne
Terrell, Dillsboiro; Thurmon Fra?
t nklin, Sylva; Ramson Bryson, Cul'
lowhee; Eula Ensley, Culktfft0t.