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Population
Jackson County?20,000
4 Sylva and Area ? 4,000
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TownB
Dairying, Poultrv
Discussed By Farm
t ll*N A Mil 111 AtMAIl
men hiiu viuiiibii
32 In Savannah Area
Show Interest In Farm
Agent's Dairy, Poultry
Program
A meeting was held Monday
night, March 7, at the Savannah |
^Area Community Building on
Dairying. The meeting was called
to order and presided over by the
Area Committee Chairman, G. C.
Turpin. Mrs. Lyle Buchanan and
Verlin Buchanan, the other two
members of the committee, gave
a report on the recently conducted
poultry tour to Clay County. Winston
Cabe also made a talk on
poultry.
The rest of the time was devoted
to a discussion on dairying. A
number of peolpe, including the
- County Farmland Home Agents,
took part in the discussion with
the idea of expanding dairying in
^ the area.
Thirty-two interested men and
women attended the meeting. A
check of those present desiring
to expand dairying, poultry, or
both on their farms showed the
following: two desired a combination
of dairying and poultry; two
desired dairying alone; and four
desired poultry. Howver, all showt
ed considerable interest in the
two enterprises for the area.
Max Rogers Lands Record
' Trout At Lake-Glenville >
s Max Rogers, local fisherman, received
a one-in-a-life-time thril
Sunday morning around nine o'clock
at Lake Glenville when h<
caught what is believed to be lh<
largest rainbow trout ever cauglr
in this section. The fish measured
33% inches and tipped the scale:
at 14 pounds, one ounce.
Using a Shiner Minnow, blacl
and white plug, Max hooked th<
fish on one hook and a gruellinj
^ 20 minutes battle followed in whicl
the trout made four leaps out o
the water. Although equipped witl
a landing net, Rogers found tha
the fish was too large for it, onc<
he got it along-side the boat. Usini
the net as a scoop and his lef
hand through his gill, Max finall;
v hauled the trout into the boat.
Asked if they caught any othe
fish, Max replied, "No, we com
pletely forgot that there was an;
more fish in the lake.
The fish was on display yester
day at Rogers Electric and wa
J -?* onlooker
drawing iwanj twwivw.?>
as Max stood ready to explain jus
i how he landed it and proud!
showing the scratches on his lei
hand that hauled the prize catc
into the boat.?Waynesville Moun
taineer.
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Changes Made In Drive
For Blind Couple
Word yesterday from The Time
* in Efryson City, was that the driv
to raise money to get a Seein
Eye dog for a blind couple i
# Whittier had been halted for tfc
present. It seems that furthc
correspondence with the seeing ey
organization in New Jersey ,ha
brought about a slight change i
plans for the campaign.
Ground For 3
Ground breaking ceremoni
for a new church building at Scot
Creek were held Tuesday morrfti
with a large number of th^btuM
members present. Mr. flin J
Bryson, chairman of the buildb
committee, used the shovel
% break the first ground. The pr
gram consisted of a song servi<
openite^rasNlQjJti^Kev. T. F. Deii
a farmer pdswf, now retire
short talks by I'otti Clayton, supe
U intendent of the Sun. School, M:
Margaret Sutton, chairman of t
Missionary Society, Mrs. Deni
Fisher, Mr. Bryson and Mr. R
Reed. Mr. Reed made the closi
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Wildlife CI
RED CROSS RLOOD
CENTER SET-UP
Blood and blood derivatives without
cost to the patient will no
doubt interest every citizen of
Jackson County. Starting soon
the National Blood program will
go into operation in all counties
in Western North Carolina. Volunteer
donors will give their blood
so that blood will be available
when needed and without charge
to anyone.
The Jackson County Chapter of
;he American Red Cross will participate
in this program and your
local hospital will be serviced by
the Red Cross blood center.
Establishing a blood bank in
Western North Carolina as in other
parts of the Nation is a costly
oroject and funds will be needed
to expand this program so that in
the days to c6me, every man,
woman?and child of Jackson
County, regardless of race, creed,
or color will have blood when
needed.
You can help with this most
worthy project through your Red
Cross during the March Campaign.|
It will take your hearty support
to make this service possible and
successful.
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Mead Employees' Pension
T^- 1 I?MMAnciA?] kv Prnfi tc
> rUIlU liiticaacu uj a w
The Mead Corporation profits
sharing contribution to the trust
fund of the Mead Retirement Plan
for Mead Employees for the year
_ 194*?MS- #1^011,717.75. The con
tribution i*fmade possible as a re1
suit of successful operations dur
ing the past year.
i Under the profit sharing pro*
vision of the Plan established in
t 1947, each participating employ l
ees will receive,, in retirement
s credit, a share equal to 10% of
his 1948 earnings. A similar credit
c was received for the year 1947.
e The plan provides, in addition
I to the profit sharing feature, for
i the systematic building of retiref
ment funds for the participating
i employees by the contributions of
t the employees and the corporation,
e Eligible employees of the corg
poration participating in the Plan
t are those with five years or more
f I of service.
r Funeral Rites For
~ Mrs. Sarah Childers
^ Funeral rites for Mrs. Sarah |
Childers, of Erastus, who died
" early Sunday morning after an
s, illness of two weeks, were con8
ducted Tuesday afternoon at Pine
Church with burial in the church
? cemetery. Rev. Frank Reed, pastor,
was in charge* of the service.
" Moody Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
j Mrs. Childers made her home
in Sylva until about two years ago.
Surviving are the husband,
tJnrtor 1 son. Bill Chil
A VA ?WJk ? _ _
is ers of Sylva; three daughters,
e Mrs. Berdie J. Middleton, of Erasig
tus; Mrs. Wilma Hyatt, of Raleigh;
at Mrs. Horace Mann, of Oregon; five
ie brothers, R. Lee Leopard, Sylva,
?r 3enny Leopard, Erastus; Alfred
re and Ransom Leopard, of Gneiss,
id Macon County; and Lambert Leoin
pard of Franklin; one sister, Mrs.
John Rogers, of Webster.
baptist Break
todern Church
es prayer.
ts The building committee for the
ig new church is composed of D
G. Bryson, chairman, E. B. HarB.
ris, Roy Reed, Vernon Cope anc
ig J. A. Bryson.
1? Rev. B. S. Hensley, pastor o
the church, stated that plans an
-e' to build an educational buildinj
^z' at this time, with provisions fo:
JC*. the auditorium at a later date.
The educational building wil
rs* be of tile and brick veneer, twi
he
stories, with steam heating planl
It will contain 42 rooms to pro
oy *
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SELECTED as the best religious actress
Of the year* Virginia Wave _
(above) has received in Hollywood
the annual award of the religious
film distributors. A statuette
encircled by the traditional olive
wreath was given Miss Wave for
her portrayal in the film, "Simon
Peter, Fisherman." (International)
EDGAR M. HAMPTON
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rUNtKAL Ml?5 ULLU
Funeral services for Edgar M.
Hampton, 54, who passed away at
C. J. Harris hospital Wednesday
were held Friday afternoon at 3
o'clock at the First Baptist church
with Rev. John Freeman of Bryson
City and a former pastor of
the deceased, assistel by Rev. C.
M. barren officiated. Burial jvas
in Lovesdale cemetery . * '
Pallbearers were: Fred Hooper,
A. O. Allison, Charlie Campbell
Velt Wilson, Frank Clouse and
Luther Deitz.
Mr. Hampton, a native of Graham
county, moved with his family
to Sylva five years ago. He had
been ill since last October.
Surviving . are the widow: one
son, Vernon Hampton at home;
three daughters, Mrs. Richard
Jessup, Kingsport, Tenn.; Cpl.
Edith Hampton, of Fort McPherson,
Ga.; and Miss Rozelle Hampton,
at home; two brothers, Ralph
of Robbinsville; and Jack of Bryson
City.
St. John's Episcopal
Church Being Repaired
Members of St. John's Episcopal
church have started a program of
remodeling the church building.
A new roof has been put on and
insulated between roof and ceiling
with rock wool. The interior is
being repaired and will be painted.
A coat of whit^ paint is being applied
to the outside of the building.
When completed this work
. will make the building much more
comfortable and will also give it
an attractive appearance.
The work of the church has
taken on more activities with several
new members coming fo our
city, who are taking an active part
in the work. Services are now being
held each Sunday afternoon
with the pastor, Rev. A. Rufus
Morgan, of Franklin, conducting
on the first and third Sundays
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and one 01 tne lay icaucia m w.
the 2nd and 4th Sundays.
President Bird Announces
, Commencement Speakers
| President W. E. Bird of West.
ern Carolina Teachers College ha?
\ announced the speakers for th<
commencement programs in th<
^ spring. Approximately 116 stu?
a dents will receive degrees fron
" the college at that time.
r Rev. Harold A. Bosley, Dean o
the Divinity School at Duke Unij
versity, will deliver the bac
calaureate sermon on Sunday
June 5, and Dr. Clyde A. Milner
president of Guilford College wil
speak at the graduation exercise
..i June 6.
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$150,0
vlopiGame
Expand Prog'am
Of Acuities For
Summer Planners
Skeet Shooting, Crow
Killing To Provide Sport
For Interested Citizens
Jackson County Wildlife Club
met at the Sylva high school build;ng
Friday night, March 4, with a
large attendance. This being the
first meeting this year which had
;for its purpose the planning of an
expanded and active program for
the year.
The activities committee reported
on the work which it is doing
and the game committee reported
hat it had contacted State Wildlife
Commission officials and that
he Jackson County club had been
promised shipment Of twu allot ments
of Serecia Lespedeza seed
to be placed on two farms in the
county. These farms have not yet
been selected but will be chosen
soon with their location to have
as many advantages as possible for
protection of the bird life of the
better looa ior wnu m
county. Anyone interested i:
planting some of the chestnu
seedlings, which are fine for nut
and shade, should see Dr. W. F
McGuire.
If you are interested in bette
game and fish resources for Jack
son County, something worth
while for our future boys an
girls, then come to the next meet
ing of Jackson County Wildlif
club which will be held at th
Sylva high school building, Fri
, day night, March 18.
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[ Emory University Glee
1 Club Presenting Concert
In Hoey Auditorium
The Emory Glee Club of Errr*
> University will present a prograi
at Western Carolina Teacheis co
lege at 8:30 on the evening <
March 16.
s During the group's twenty-eigl
? years under the direction of D
5 Malcolm H. Dewey, they ha\
toured Europe twice and present*
1 hundreds of concerts in the Unite
States. Dr. Dewey is the Chairm?
I of the Department of Fine Ar
- at Emory University.
This concert will be Westei
Carolina's third lyceum numb
Y of the year. The Page-Stone Ba
1 let in the fall and the First Piai
Sj Quartet on February 18 were t
I other two selections.
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OOWal
And Fish
f
At Western Carolina
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county. This lespedeza is noi
only good bird tood but provides c
wintpr nnver croD and land
builder for almost any kind ol
soil.
Plans are to have more allotments
of this seed sown in the
county next year.
The committee also reported thai
some crow shooting is tc
done this spring in the Webs^gJ
section or any other section where
the crow population is large anc
where they congregate most. The
purpose of the crow shooting ij
to provide sport as weH as tc
lower the crow population in the
county. Anyone who would like
to participate in the crow shooting
should contact J. B. (Chick)
Young.
The club has also purchased c
skeet throwing machine to be usee
by any interested person at i
proposed shooting range, the location
to be announced later.
The committee on fish reportec
that it had contacted the propel
State authorities on stocking
streams in Jackson County wit!
proper type and size fish. Thi
stocking program will be startec
within the next two weeks. Per
sons interested in fishing shouk
see Clinton F. Dodson, at CullO'
whee.
Members of the club purchase*
35 Chinese chestnut seedlings a
the meeting Friday night. Thi
seedlings, already adapted to thi
section, will provide more an<
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FLOYD SIEWART, of Toledo,
Ohio, is now nt Western Carolina |
Teachers College as head of the
Physical Education ana nealth department.
He succeeds Coach
Marion McDonald, who left Western
Carolina last fall to take a
position at Washburn College in
Topeka, Kansas.
Prof. Siewart received his B.A.
degree at Wittenburg college,
Springfield, Ohio, and his M.A.1
, at Ohio State University. He has
. done graduate work at the Uni,
versity of North Carolina. He and1
Mrs. Siewart and young daughter
( are occupying the Keith Hind's
I residence while Mr. and Mrs. Hinds
. are in Chapel Hill.
: BROUGHTQN RITES
. HELD IN RALEIGH
* Funeral - rites for 8enator J.
Melville Broughton, who died
' suddenly of a heart attack in
I
1 Washington 8unday morning,
5 were held in his native home at
5 Raleigh Tuesday afternoon with
' thousands of everyday Tar Heels,
along with top figures of the
state and nation in attendance.
The services were held in the
1 Tabernacle Baptist ohurch of
which the deceased was a mem 1
ber and teacher of the adult
' Bible class for many years.
1 Broughton was North Carolina's
wartime governor and was elected
to the senate last November,
* having served only about 60 days
r in this capacity.
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Jackson Farm Bureau
j I Members Meet, Hear
- Report On Convention
i The Jackson County Farm Bu.
reau held an interesting meeting
in the Sylva Courthouse on March
i 5. Walter Middleton presided ir
t the absence of the president anc
? T - : -J * mif.
B vice-rresiucui, jcucvm;,
s ton W. Crispe, read the minute.4
i of the previous meeting.
s J. E. Brown, voting delegate tc
n the Annual State Farm Bureau
t Convention, gave a very fine res
port covering the three-day meet\
ing. Rogers Shelton gave a splendid
report on the Annual Nationa
r Convention which he attended rep_
resenting Jackson County in At_
lantic City.
d George Farthing, Field Repre
sentative of the North Caroiini
e Farm Bureau, spoke on the over
te all activities of the Farm Bureau
Eller Appointed Acting
Dean Of Men For Spring
And Summer Quarters
Professor Gerald Eller of th
Science Department of Wester:
Carolina Teachers College has bee
appointed temporary Dean of Me
T- for the spring quarter and sum
I- jner sessions. He is replacin
Dean L. R. Taff who is on leav
of absence for the purpose of con
7t tinuing his education at the Uni
,r- versity of North Carolina.
/e At the present Dean Taff
with his wife who is confined 1
-d St. Leo's Hospital in Greensboi
1W due to serious illness,
ts Professor Eller is a graduate <
Western Carolina and has dor
ro graduate work at the Universil
er of North Carolina. He was ap
'1- pointed as instructor of Biolo*
no in 1947.
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SNIPES ANNOUNCES '
SERIES OF FORESTRY
MEETINGS IN COUNTY
M. L. Snipes, Jackson county,
farm agent, has announced that
'here will be a series of forestry
meetings in the county next week.
Mr. Snipes said that a moving
picture on some phase of forestry
along with a picture on Blister
Rust will be shown "at the following
meetings: Wednesday, March
16, at John's Creek school at 10
a. m.; Cashiers school at 2 p. m.,
and Cullowhee school at. 7:30 p.
m. On Thursday, March 17 at
' the agriculture building at Sylva
| school at 10 a. m.; Balaam school,
I at 2 p. m. and Glenville school at
7:30 p. m.
Mr. Snipes urges the farmers
and their families to take advantage
of these meetings and the
free picture show on forestry.
Jackson 4-H Clubs
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Observing National
4-II Club Week
The Jackson county 4-H clubs
undtr the direction of Miss Mary
Johnston, home agent, and M. L.
Snipes, farm agent, are joining,
with the other 4-H clubs of the!
State in observing National 4-H
Club week, March 5-13.
President Truman, who assisted
in the organization of one of the
first 4-H clubs in his home state,
stated in a letter of Greetings"
to the National organization: "I
congratulate you on your theme for
the year, 'Better. Living for a
Better World.' May that theme
become increasingly significant
during your 4-H Club Week, Mar.
5-13, and throughout the year."
Gov. W. Kerr Scott, a one time
county farm* agent and 4-H Club
leader in a\letter of Greetings
wrote: "?In the days ahead, North
Carolina will need the type of leadership
that is being developed
through the 4-H Club and its
many activities. The things you
grow will add to the economic
wealth of our state. The things
you do in the way of training
leaders and developing citizenship
will prove to be a big factor in
the development of a greater North
Carolina ? ."
Jackson county 4-H clubs have
? a total membership of more thar
1 800 boys and girls in the 15 orj
ganized clubs of the county.
T. Walter Ashe Elected Tc
Head County Dry Forces
3 The meeting on last Saturday
{ called by the dry forces of Jackson
county was well attended anc
plans were drawn up at that tim<
for permanent work to be done
j Officers elected were: chairman
T. Walter Ashe; co-chairman, J
E. Brown; and secretary and treas
urer, Gene Parker. All request
for information and all corres
a pondence will please be directed
lo one of the above named officers
i.
Small grains in the State ar
growing well and stands are bet
ter than usual.
e Farmers Fede\
n
" Meeting Here 1
g The annual stockholders' mee
e ing of the Farmers Federation fc
J Jackson county will be held in tl"
Sylva warehouse of the organiz?
j tion Saturday, March 12, at 1:(
j p. m., it has been announced t
,0 James G. K. McClure, preside!
0 of the federation.
Reports of the federation's bus
ness during the past year will 1
ie made and committeemen will 1
Ly elected for the coming year. Oi
j. director will be nominated f<
jy election at the annual meeting i
the organization in Buncoml
? county on March 26.
ra Present directors for Jacks<
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Jackson County
Ideal For Farming,
Industry, Tourist
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$2.00 A Year?5c Copy
d Issue
New Mains, Fire
Plugs, Filtering
Plant In Plan
No Increase In Property
Tax Rate; Will Be
Financed From Water
Revenue Alone
The board of Aldermen for the
town of Sylva at- their regular
meeting on Friday night. March 4,
adopted a resolution providing fo**
a water bond issue in the sum of
$150,000 to be presented to the
voters of the town of Sylva at the
i _i
general ciecuuri wnau win uc
held on Monday. May 2, 1949. The
money provided from such a bond
issue, if approved, will be used to
improve and expand the water
system and to provide fire proection
-for a great part of the
town now without such protection.
It has become increasingly apparent
to the town board and to
the citizens of Svlva that the present
water system is not only inadequate,
but at times a menace
to the public health and safety
of the local citizens, and with the
increased demand for water as our
population-and volume of business
increases ut^even more evident
that some steps\must be taken to
remedy the present bad situation.
No one need be told of the
muddy condition of the water
following even a light rain, or the
low pressure and shortage of water
in the higher parts of town during
dry weather. This muddy
water is a health menace arid the
shortage in dry weather creates
a great fire hazard, due to_the
fact that insufficient water is
available to fight a fire should one
occur.
NO INCREA8E IN TAXE8 ..
The proposed bonds would be
retired at the end of a 30-year
period by the water rents taken
in from the increased use of water
and will not increase the present
property tax rate. The plan worked
out by the town board, the
consulting engineer and bonding
companies is the most feasible one
which the town could possibly
adopt. It will enable the town
to make the water system improvements
without causing a tax
( burden at all. It will provide
? water and fire protection to a big
per cent of the city population now
without water and fire protection.
I There are four sections of the
J town that will have water mains
, and fire hydrant extension. The
largest extension will be a line
starting in front of Ensley's store
at intersection of highway 19A and
? Cullowhee road, run up Rhodes
Cove road to the city limits, also
fork and run across near Wilk?
7 dale church to a point near Arthur
Carden's home. On this main will
* be placed three fire hydrants. An'
other line will start across the
* highway and go out the old Dillard
; road, near Hall Heights to the
* Charlie Hensley section and back
to connect with the existing line
s at McNeely's store. Fire hydrants
~ will be placed on this line at
strategic points.
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A U11I U UJiC SMli Id wcai ivugv
Manteith's home on Freeze Hill
e and runs up the street to a point
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ration Annual
March 12, 1 p.m.
t- county are Hute Snyder and F. E.
)r Parker. Committeemen are: Marile
on Moody, Clyde Bumgamer,
i- Erastus; A. O. Weidelich, Will
)0 Bryson, Dr. A. S. Nichols, Dr.
>y Grover Wilkes, Velt Wilson, W. G.
at Dillard, F. E. Parker, Sylva; John.
C. Jones, Gay; Hute Snyder, Addie;
i- Jarrett Blythe, McKinley Ross,
ae Cherokee; Vance Hooper, East La5e
Porte; Dave Worley, Whittier, and
ie Charles Frizzell, Webster,
ar Music will be furnished by the
of Farmers Federation String band
ae and refreshments will be served.
All stockholders of Jackson county
5n are urged to attend the zp^gting.