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I M, 1? J > ' j Population i Jackson County?20,000 Sylva and Area ? 4,000 <> VOL. XXin-NO. 34 48 Present ] Annual FHA Tuesday At Speakers Stress Im- n portance Of Better ^ Farm Practices. Out standing Farmer Awarded Forty-eight members of the a Jackson Farmers Home Admin^ istration were present for the an? nual meeting of the * organization which &as held at Glenville School. house on Tuesday. j W. T. Brown, F.H.A. supervisor, presided. Aliss Mary E. Johnston, home demonstration agent for Jackson county, spoke briefly on home economics. Mr. Brown's talk during the morning was devoted to the fol lowing problems: reducing farm debt, buying soil building material and applying better farm practices; repairing fences and buildings, health and community development. j Movies, "My Own Farm", were shown during the morning sesGsion also. Lunch was served at the noon hour by students of the Glenville high school, under the direction of F. I. Watson, principal of the school. The afternoon session convened * at 1:00 with Mr. Brown again in charge. His talk was on, "Spend Wisely Today for Farm Owner, ship Tomorrow," He stressed the fact that all farms in ^Jackson county should have more livestock; he stated that 35 farms have (Continued on page 12) AUTO INSPECTION LANE OPERATED HERE THIS WEEK f The first 1949 motor vehicle inspection unit to set up in Jack son county arrived ? and departed?very quietly. The unit operated half a day Saturday and three full days Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. But unless you just happened to see the unit set up in the city park area you missed the inspection entirely, as no advance notice of the inspection date Jfc Wc s received in the county. Mr. Sawyer, in charge of the unit, stated that it will return to Sylva March 1 through March 4. Remember that date, motorists, unless you want to drive to another county for the inspection. Unless the legislature makes a change in the meantime, all motor vehicles must replace the present blue sticker with a red sticker before July. Remember, March 1 through 4. David Hall Appointed Attorney For City At the regular meeting or the | Board of Aldermen for the city ol * Sylva on Friday night, January 1 the members appointed David Hall as city attorney, succeeding W. R. Sherrill, who resigned or j December 1, 1948. Mr. Sherrill had been city attorney since shortly after the present boarc took office. ? Mr. Hall, son of Mrs. David Hal of Cullowhee, recently opened office hrrp for the practice of law Tuckaseigee A Hold Leadersh | The Woman's Missionary Unioi Leadership Conference of th< Tuckaseigee Baptist Associatioi will meet with the First Baptis Church of Svlva, Saturday, Jan uary 22, 10:00 a. m. All officer of the organization in each churcl are urged to be present at thi meeting. The* meeting will ad journ after lunch, which will b served at 1:00 p. m. .The following program will b [ used in making plans for I94? ; Hymn, "O For a Thousand Ton r gues"; Scripture meditation, Mrj V John Crawford and Mrs. Taylo I Hampton: Prayers, Mrs. Charle | \ Messcr, Mrs. G. E. Scruggs, an \ Mrs. Charlie Allison; Welcom< ^ Mrs. John R. Jbnes, president c Sylva^ W.M.U.; Business, roll cal # ] Thi i* For Jackson . Meeting On Glenville R e n I n ti n n ii u v y i m % a w ii Committee For Bureau Named 13th Annual Convention To Be In Asheville February 13 to 16 Greensboro, Jan. 16?Names of the 26-inember Resolutions Committee that will serve at the North Carolina Farm Bureau's 13th an-! nual convention in Asheville, Feb. 13 through Feb. 16, were announced today. Headed by A. C. Edwards, Hookerton, NCFB Vice-President and Membership Chairman, the group I was selected at a recent Executive Committee meeting. The committee members were chosen on the | basis of representation for all comI modifies produced in the state and for geographical location. One of the most important committees of the convention, the Resolutions group puts into form the recommendations of the various county and community Farm ! Bureau units and individual mem1 bers. Voting delegates to the meeting act upon the resolutions and the closing business session 1 of the convention, and those , adopted become part of the or| ganization's policy on various matters affecTing agriculture. The committee, which will meet Saturday night, Feb. 12 at 8 p. m. in the George Vanderbilt Hotel, Asheville, includes, in addition to Chairman Edwards: E. Y. Floyd, Raleigh, Secretary; W. O. Roberson, Jr., Leicester; J. E. Winslow, j Greenville, who is NCFB Presi' drpt Emeritus; W. A. Allen, FarmI ville; Bill Hooks, Whiteville; T. J. Pearsall, Rocky Mount; Gordon Maddrey, Ahoskie; Dr. L. M. Massey, Zebulon; J. F. Turner, Jackson," Clyde Auman, West End; Iioyle Griffin, Monroe; Carl T. Hicks, ,Wals'onburg; H. P. Foxail, Tarhoro; Clyde Greeno, Boone; B. C. Mangum, Henderson; A. D. vVilliuins, Wilson; P. N. Taylor, i vVhite Plains; T .B. Upchurch, Rae, ord; R. V. Knight T..rboro; J. V. hr'tfield, Wallace; O. L., Boyette, Jrince on; D. S. Rhyne. Gastonia; oe R. Williams, Winston-Salem; l B. I. Satterfield, Timberlake; and 1 Fred S. Royster, Henderson. Body Of Seaman Allman Arrives In States The remains of Seaman 1-C Howard E. Allman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Allman, of Webster, who lost his life on May 4, 1945, i has arrived in the States aboard : the Army transport, Sergeant Jack r J. Pendleton. Seaman .Allman entered service ; in July, 1944. He took his boot i training at Carr.o Perry, Va., went [ from there to the Pacific in Nov. i 1944. He had been overseas eight I months ^hen he was killed in j action on Okinawa. L Surviving are his parents and - one sister, Mrs. William S. Saun. ders of Fort Eustus, Va. Issociation To tip Conference i etc., Superintendent; Conserving b results of Commemoration Year i Yfrs. E. H. Corpening, Divisiona t W.M.U. Superintendent. m 1? nccAri otinna - ; ine lunuwin^ oco^.i. s chairmen will represent their dei partments: Baptist Hospital, Mrs s ' Crawford Smith; Literature, Mrs - Roy Reed; Margaret Fund, Mrs e George Snyder; Young People ! Mrs. Dennis Fisher; Stewardship ] Mrs. C. M. Warren; Mission Study j Mrs. Frank Cowan; Communis Missions, Pauline Snelson. I The W.M.U. Calendar of Activir ties will be presented by Mrs. B j S. Hersley. Solo, "How Lonj . ? Must We Wait?" Mrs. John R B Jones; the closing message will b f given by Rev. Charles B. McCon , nell, Pastor of Cullowhee Baptis 'Church. . O. . - : Sy: c Syl Body Being Returned IP * II Sv. .: '; ... ;V x:i'i:!wi':'':'''^^^^^^lK: *:*-*-*:*:*, w,vXv?^':$v?^^K^ ; :* Sx >v^ " ' ' J' & $?i . $" M < MM ''#HiBii^BL% ;#gg&|a ? .- . t Mr. ard Mrs. J. R. Tov, of Sylva, have received word \|rom the Department in charge of returning the bcdiesY o: service men rom foreign cefneteries to their homes in the state that the body of their son Seaman William Robert Toy will arrived in Sylva within the next few weeks. Young Toy was killed in action in the Pacific on May 22, 1945. He was inducted at Cc.mp Croft May 17, 1944, and received his boot training at Camp Perry, Va., and was then transferred to Norfolk for further training before going on cegular sea duty. Surviving besides the parents, is the widow, Mrs. Addie Belt Toy of Waynesville. Before entering service he was engaged in Mica mining. MADISON FUNERAL ? ? UPMP A A* IU bt HtLII HtKt SAT. AFTERNOON Former Jackson Resideni Killed In Auto Accident In I^wdOn Tuesday James A>Madison. 53, was killed in an automobile accident neai Sioux City, Iowa Tuesday at ' n.m. Mr. Madison is the son o Professor R. L. Madison of Webst' r and the late Mrs. Madison. H< as educated at North Carolina State College and Vanderbilt University, and at the Northwester! University. At "the age of sixtecr he was awarded the Carnegie medal for heroism. He served in Work War I with the Sixth marines, sec|'end division as a 2nd lieutenan in the battles of Chateau Thierr: ' and Bel lea u Woods. He was a m?m ? ber of the Elks Club.. Masonic Or' dor. Veterans of Foreign War, an< the Forty and Eight club. Mr. Madison is survived by hi father, one sister, Miss Anni Louise Madison, three brothers Robert, of Florida, Monroe am Banister of Webster, a daughtei Ella Virginia Madison of Sylvc and a son, James A. Madison o ; Chapel Hill. I Funeral services will be held a { "S 1 St. John's Espiscopal church i; ? Sylva at 2:00 p.m. Saturday. Bur ial will take place at St. David' cnurch at Cullowhee. ^ n A Jim Dumgarncr i-ussrcs r% His Home, Funeral Frida; Mr. Jim Bumgarner, 81, of Sylv? passed away at his home Wed nesday morning around 9:30. H "*#ad been in ill health for som time. Funeral services will be hel 1 at the Loves Chapel Methodis church Friday afternoon at 2 o' clock. The Rev. John Kincaic pastor, will officiate. Burial wi be in the church cemetery. Surviving are the widow, Mr Nancy Jones Bumgarner, two son Charlie of Sylva, and Roy of Ag p usta, Ga.; 5 daughters, Mrs. I D. Riddleberger of Roanoke, Va 1 Mrs. DeWitt Beasley, Mrs. Thee dorc Taylor, Mrs. Will uman 1 Mrs. Rufus Henson, and Miss Err . ;na Bumgarner all of Sylva. Alf several grandchildren and grea4 nr.dc.iiidren. Moody Funeral Home is in char;: . ) me arrangements. ,: Sylva Baptist To Have In ' portant Business Meeting I The Sunday School officers ar - teachers of the Sylva Brpti i. church wlil have a very imports: ? business meeting Friday at 7:00 m. A pot luck supper will 1 e served, and afterwards matters - business will' be transacted. P ;t offers and teachers are urged ; be present for trjis meeting. 4 LVA ] Iva, N?X. Thursday, Jan. ) l FUNERAL RITES FOR MRS. S. W. ENLOE HELD AT DILLSRORO HOME Prominent Lady Died In Sylva Hospital Thursday After Brief Illness Funeral services were held Saturday, January 15, ar 2:30 o'clock n tile afternoon for Mrs. S. \V Tnloe, 69, at her home in Dillsoo: o. Mrs. Enloe pa>sed away on Thursday at the C. J. Harris Community hospital after a few days Ir.ess. Re \ W. Q. Grigg. pastor v the Dill>boro Methodist church. >nd the Rev. George Clemmer, a armcr nastor of the deceased ;nd a close .fricr.d of the family fror^ \sheboro, v\re in charge of the jl the services. Pallbearers included Dan K. Moore, Bobby Hall mrl Dan Allison, of Sylva; W. E Gudenrath and W. A. Enloe, Jr., o] Lafayette, Ga.,; J. H. Councill o , Boone; Walter Monro Pryson c * 1 T?n n *, - -\sne\ liif. Clliu Jdiuc; V^.. i.w Jr. of Dillsboro. Interment followed in the Keenor cemetery. Moody Funeral home was in charge of arrangement?. Survivors of the deceased include the husband: two daughters Miss Ann Enloe of Sylva and Mrs E. H. Moody of Bryson City; tw< , sons, S. W. Enloe. Jr., of Sprue. ?ine and W. R. Enloe of Sylva , three brothers, Charley W. S.ed man and W. T. Stedman of Paragould, Arkansas, and Arthur G , Stedman of- Memphis. Tern.; als< a niece, Mrs. W. AV. Orr of Chieanr Mrs. Enloe, the former Mis; Hie Stedman, was a native o Gainesville, Ark.,-and before com| :ng to Dillsboro in 1913 to mak< ?*;ur home, taught lor a numoer o years in the public schools of Arkansas and served some time a principal of an elementary schoo t h Paragould. She was an activ< t member of the Dillsboro Methodis -church and the Woman's Societ; of Christian Service; was instru r mental in organizing the first Unit 11 ed Daughters of the Confederac; f chapter in Jackson county an< _ i which was known as the W. A s j Enloe chapter in memory of th< a' (Continued on page 12j ; Gets High Post mBm e Li \ ft V *ml d SPECIALIST on International organi ration affairs, Dorothy Fosdicl - (above) has been appointed 1, member of the State Department' 11 Policy Planning Staff tn Washing ton. Daughter of Dr. Harry Emerso Fosdick. famed New York minlstei s- she Is the first woman to Join th s, nine-member staff. (International f *' Mrs. Buchanan Succeeds Z Mrs. Coggins As Member i, Sylva High Faculty l- , Mrs. Irene Bryson Buchanan h >o been elected as a member of Svh t- High school faculty, succeedir Mrs. Susie Coggirs. whose resii ,Te ^rt;on became c.fec'ive lest. Fr day. Mrs. Buch: nan's work will 1 that of head of the business e^-uc; 'ion ri' part.ment. publicity chsi r man and journalism -club sponsc )d She is a gr dua'e of Webster C? st.olina Teachers College. She w nt I or.Tier'v .with Me. d Corporate p. "ere. resigning there to .accept t ae j high school position. Sn.e did co 01 ing in the Sigral Corps for t\ years in Washington D. C. t0 SOSSAMON'S In 8yl Herj 20, 1949 | FUNERAL SUNDAY j mam jtk ^fa. HOSKHHwk; v JBK888S3MBflHHHMi 5"".'!v. ra.l s"vvicw s will be cop' ic e S.i: cKr* :'.i r. s.o \ Janutu " 1 a ?:00 >. v;p. at Sco'ts Civc ; apt is c' uiv!: for Pvt. \l!Yc v-h 'n 1 , 'v w- s returnet *. "ni e 1 S ates last week. a. vi-ig at Moody Funeral Home at "e^'^esdryv. Beri'' will be in Pic Field cemetery. Rev; B. S. Hensley, pastor of the church, will officiate. Pvt. Smith, son of John W. anc .he late Mrs. Smith, of Cop< 'reek community, was killed ii action in France October 15, 1944 He was born July 1910 an< rcw up in this county. He wa iducted into service in the infan ry January 1, 1943, and trainee t Fort McClellan, Ala., and For ' .vlead, Maryland. Alter goin^ overseas he served in the Euro pean theater of operations and re eived the Purple Heart. Surviving in addition to tlr 'at'ef. are the widow, Mrs. C. C ? Garrison; one son: Johnnie of War : ren Wilson school, Swannanoa :wo daughters, Betty and Joann o 8 D.A.R. school in Tam.assec, S. C our brothers, Charles Lewis, Ro, s .nd Carl, of Cnj)e Creek and on * aster, Mrs. Troy Lee Davis, o ^ Detroit, Mich. ~ Methodist Hold Advance 1 ^or Christ Rally j . Tn Asheville Tuesday 2 An Advance For Christ Rail} ponsored by the Asheville, Way n - \ il!c, and* Marion Districts, wa . id at the Centr 1 .Mo hod is .arch in Asheville Tuesday. The morning talks were give I j by Bishop Titus Lowe, who spofc $ j on, ''Distress Across The Sea. h and Bishop Coston J. Harrell, wli % j spoke on the meaning, organi/a $ l lion, and purpose of the Advanc 4 j movement. The Rev. Lee Tutth A pastor'of the host church, made ' I cry inspiring talk on, "Under girding the Faith of the Church, i Following the luncheon the worn nf tr'Hnreh had nrenarec (Dr. Chilton Bennett of Chicag . .porie on, 'The Week of Dedica ion." Rev. Walter West, distri< superintendent from Salisbur; Mid Rev. W. J. Miller of Chariott .jpoke on phases of the aavant || nission program. Mr. West d:> Lussed giving and Mr. Miller ri ported on special mission fielc open. j Those attending from the Wa> :<.sville District were Rev .an Mrs. W. Q. Grigg, Dr. W. T. Mi j Ouire, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wi iams, Mrs. Pratt Cheek, Sylv ft Rev. and Mrs. John Kincaid, Mr |j Kate Rh'inehart, Miss Patsy En: ley, and Mrs. Jim Clemments 1 jj eoster; Mrs. Grady Henson, ar B Mrs. Oscar Bumgarner, Loves Chj t jel; Oiin Boone Jackson and Mi - Blanche Wike, East La Porte; Cli 0 von Crisp, Speedwell; and Mr. Ga ^ and Buchanan and Wilma Bucl ) anan of Wesleyana. Jackson Farm Bureau Members Called To "VTCoinrflav 10*00 j .TILt I UHiUtUWJ AVIV v I The Jackson County Farm B r.s r..-i rviJl hold an important bu? ''3 ness meeting in the Sylva Cour house at 10:00 a. m., Saturd? 2- January 22nci, and all membt - u'e urged 'o be present. Geor be G. F: A i'tg. Field R presentati :i~ if the North Carolina Farm B r- -e: tj will be at the meeting. )r This year the Annual Nor r- Carolina Farm Bureau meeti 3s will be held in Asheviile, Febr ry 13-16. r.e rt- Primarily because of i4s tobac vo industry, North Carolina is c of the leading states in the pa ~ me-t of taxes to the Federal go , ernment. \LD i Western Cor Hold Quarts With Sylva ( No Inductions * Will Be Made In February - March Registration Will Continue As Usual Board Here Stated Today MYs. Olive Wilson, clerk at the a! draft board, announced that nrdinn to n directive received : com national* headquarters there ' ' 11 1 * ? -1.. 4 I n yl I ? ?. I /t U ; ' . !)! Do PC) inciucuuii.'s uuimg uiv mntbs of February unci March. 1 'nwevcr, Mrs. Wilson stated that egis1.rations will continue as usual, - won though no calls will be made. - "he local board, located over the Leader 'Dept. Store, is open from ^ 9 .a. m. until 1 p. m. Monday - through Fridfiy,. 1 Since the peacetime draft began ' last August 1*0, 111a men have reg^ istered with the Jackson County s board. Of this number only three " have been called into military serv_ ^ ice; Geary Lusk, Glenville, Wil* liam R. Crawford, Cullowhee, and > Don A. Blanton, Sylval They will " report for duty today. e Health Officials Attend Canton Meeting On 13th The personnel rfom the local ; Health Department office, Mrs. f Helen Sauter, clinic nurse, and Mrs. Juanita Phillips, general clerk, y | attended a staff conference of e the district department held in l' Canton, on Thursday, Jan. 13, in the Canty n Health depjartqnent' of fic-e. Dr. Mary B. H. Michal, district health officer, presided at this meeting. Other personnel attending in' eluded Mrs. Alrna McCracken, dis' ( trict supervising nurse, Mrs. Rubye Brvson. Sr., public health nurse of s Waynesvjlle; Mrs. Jeanette Holms, t R. N. in public health, and Mrs. Virgic Robinson, general clerk. n both of Canton; Miss Dorthv Wnisenhunt, secretary and, clerk o! ! Waynesville, Haywood countv ' Mrs. Doris Hicks, Sr., public health "I ..st* and Miss Juanita Meadows, general clerk, Bryson City, Swain county; Mrs. Gladys Shope, S:\ i i ' t-; i 1 m r - o an1 Ms. ~ Edith Conley, general clerk, Frank' | i Macon county, and Miss Marj " Oliver, Sr. public nurse of the Cherokee Indian Reservation. :o ."t Representative Of Red y, Cross To Be Here 21st ,e Mr. A. J. Dills, chairman of the :e Jackson County Chapter of the American Red Cross, has announc I'd that a representative of the ic- RoH will be in Svlva at 10:3( Friday morning in the interest o the proposed Blood Bank to b? id established in Asheville. Anyone interested in further informatioi 1- on the "Bank" should call at Mr a; Dills' office in the Ferguson build s. ing at this time. d Dr. C. Killi aI Program At ( r" Dr. Carl Killian, head of th k" Department of Education, Wester Carolina Teachers college, wa the guest last week of Gardner Webb College, where he had bee invited by President R. L. Ellio and Dr. Robert Allen Dyer, guid u- anee counsellor for the junior col ;i- lege, to discuss with the facult t- members the testing programs use t: u ^ jy, fit western taroana icatueis irs lege for purposes of admittin ge students, evaluating general sti vc dent needs, guiding students i u- personal problems, and consultir them concerning their vocation th aptitudes and current vocation ng opportunities. At the dinner mee u- ings on Tuesday and Wedncsdf Dr. Killian explained to the fat ulty the practical applications < *co results that are made at Wester ine Carolina Techers college from ba' y- teries of tests, published by tl v- American council on education ar given over a number of yea 4 1 ? Jackson County Ideal For Farming, Industry, Tourist I $2.00 A Year?5c Copy nmunities to ?rly Meeting iroup Today * Items For Discussions Include Cherokee Pageant, Blue Ridge Parkway, Etc. The ciu; rierly meeting of Western Nortn Carolina Associated Communities will be held in the Allison Building oi the Methodist c ii rch her:.' today, January 20, beginning at 12:30 with a lunchcon. General business wili be taken ' up at 1:30, and will include election oi officers for the coming year, Cherokee Historical Pageant, Blue . Ridge Parkway, and such other matters of general interest to wes i ern North Carolina communities as may come up from the 16 civic groups making up the organization and expected to attend. A number of representatives are expected to attend from Cullowhee and Dillsboro and take part in the 1 general meeting. The executive group will meet at 10:30 this morning. I Percy B. Ferebee of Andrews is the president of the group, and C. M." Douglas, of Brevard is secretary. SQUARE DANCE TO BE HELD FOR THE POLIO FUND HERE I " l J Felix Picklesimer, manager of the Sylva Legion Square Dance team, has announced that a square dance will be held at the Legion hut on Tuesday evening, February 1, from 9 to 12 for benefit of the Jackson County March of Dimes polio fund. | Music will be furnished by the Socb Gap String Band. I The public is invited to come out ' and help in. the effort to raise Jackson's quota for polio work here. | Had it not been for the funds raised in previous years the Jackson county children, stricken with polio last summer, could not have had the treatment provided them at the .Asheville Orthopedic Hume. j Admission to the dance will be $1.00 per couple, 75 cents for men alone and 50 cents for ladies alone. Dr. A. S. Nichols In Asheville Hospital j Dr. A. S. Nichols, who underwent an operation Friday at Aston Park hospital in Asheville, is reported to be improving. Dr. Nich. ols was carried to A.sheville on Monday, January 10. Dr. and Mrs. G. C.^ichols and Mr. and Mrs. Odell Bankhead and son, Billy, of Chester, S. C., have ? spent considerable time here durs ing Dr. Nichols' illness. ? Accepts Position With ) Welfare Department . f Mrs. Wilma Allison Jones has 2 accepted a position in the office e j of the Jackson County Welfare i Department. She began her duties i \ there Jan. 15. Mrs. Jones served - ! as deputy clerk of court for Jackson County for a number of years. an Assists With Gardner- Webb e each fall and spring to beginning n ( students, transfer students, and s members of the four college class I es. Dr. Killia'h illustrated hife n ! talks with slides prepared from tt I pertinent findings of there testing I _ ! nrn<Trarri5 [- While on the Gardner-Webb ,y<rcampus. Dr. Killian interviewed a si number of the junior college stu1 dents who have indicated an inig terest in attending Western Caroi olina Teachers college and who in | wish to know more of its offerings. ig] In December Dr. Killian and al W4 E. Bird, acting president of al Western Carolina Teachers colt lege, went with President Elliott, \y and Dean J. O. Terrell of Gardner> Webb, to Memphis. Tenn., to the of annual meeting of the Southern n association of teachers colleges and t- universities. At this meeting le Gardner-Webb Junior college was id signally honored by membership rs to the association. - --- - . . . .? ? - ---