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) 1 p Population Jackson County?20,000 , Sylva and Area ? 4,000 I \ VOL. XXIII?NO. 46 County 4-H ( To Hold Cui Sale For Cal Auction Will Start At * 10:30 Sat. Morning At Curb Market In Sylva The 4-H Club County Council met April 2nd at 10:30 a.m. in the courthouse in Sylva and made \ plans for the work of the council; for this year. Sixteen members i * and two advisor of the Council were present. The advisors present were Mrs. Watson and Mrs. Moss, i Mrs. Oscar Phillips, State 4-H leader, was also present and dis- i cussed the 4-H camp site and pro- i posed building at the State Test Farm in Haywood county. | OFFICERS ELECTED Officers for the Council were | elected as follows: President, De- j lia Brown; vice president, Charles Watson; secretary, Joanne Wilson; assistant secretary, Barbara Allen; news reporter, Dorothy j Deitz; assistant reporter, Lois Ed- j wards; song leader, Olin Blanton;! pledge, Mary Monteith; and motto J leader, Jeanette Queen. CURB MARKET SALE j All 4-H clubs of the county will i ' participate in tne auction saie un i Saturday, April 16 at 10:30 o'clock at the location of the "Jackson county curb market on Main Street in Sylva: The 4-H Club dress review will be held at the courthouse on June 2 at 10:30 o'clock. Qualla, Cashiers and Dillsboro made reports on the method they used in raising money for the club to help with the Jackson t County 4-H cabin. The next meeting of the 4-H j County Council will be held at the courthouse on May 7. Health Program Sponsored r By Health Officials And 16 H. D. Clubs A free picture show on problems of health in Jackson County wiflj be shown on the following dptes: April 14, Addie School hour j at 2:30 p. m.; April 18, Sylva Theatre at 2:00 p. m.; April 18, Greens Creek Community House at 7:00 p. m.; April 20, John's Creek school house at 7:00 p. m.; and on April! 26 at Cashiers school at 2:30 p.m. 4 Everyone is invited to attend the meeting in their particular community and see this important picture. A similar meeting was - held on April 11 at the Webster school. Bumgarners Lease Boundary Tree Dining Room From Cherokees M*. and Mrs. E. A. Bumgarner, , 'owners and operators of Sunset Farm, tourist cabins anl dining room for a number of years, have | leased from the Cherokee Indian Tribal Council, the modern new dining room at the Boundary Tree Tourist Court on the edge of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park at Cherokee. This modern Tourist Court has been under Cottle struction for some time and is expected to have its opening around June 1st. Mrs. Helen Lewis, sister of Mrs. Bumgarner, will be l in charge of the dining room. 9, Registration Books For City Election To Open Saturday City officials have ordered the registration books for the town of Sylva open on Saturday, April 16, through Saturday, April 23, for the purpose of allowing those to 8088AM0N'8 In Sylva J Cullowhee Bapt Heard At Cullo* The Cullowhee Baptist Choir, under the direction of Dr. H. P. Smith of the College faculty, will present a program of sacred music at the Cullowhee Baptist Church, Easter Sunday evening at 8 o'cclock, April 1*. The choir has a membership of fifty mixed voices including stuj dents and faculty members of Western Carolina Teachers College and several people from the ] TH1 H \ Jul) Council J) Market nn Funds To Conduct Revival Dr. Judson L. Vipperman, pastor of Long Creek Memorial, Dallas, I will assist in a series of revival , services at the Webster Baptist church beginning April 24. Services will begin each evening at 8 o'clock. Rev. Wayne C. Deitz, pastor of the church, will be in charge of the music. Dr. Vipperman is one of our most outstanding Bible expositors. The public is cordially invited to attend the services and hear this great man of God. Children Mirac Serious Injury Bus Turns Ove: Thirty-five Jackson County * * 1 " J . xnniAlls in _ I scnooi cnnaren escaped scwvua Mijury, and death, at 2:13 o'clock Wednesday afternoon when the 1947 Chevrolet school bus, which carries students to and from the Sylva high school and the Beta Elementary school, slipped off the Blanton Branch road and turned over several times, coming to a stop on its side against a tree, which prevented its continued roll down the mountain side. The bus was driven by Gerson Norman, 30, veteran bus driver of seven years, with a perfect record and known as a safe driver. Students on the bus said that Mr. Norman was unable to cut the bus back in the road when the wheels hit soft dirt on the sharp curve near Dave Norman's home. The shoulder of the road was soft and slippery from the heavy rain of Tuesday night. They also said 11 A 41? J?j nro/i+ir>a 11 v inai me unvci i/iov.?wui^ stopped the .bus before it turned over, and that he was not going fast a$ any time. Those most seriously injured were Mr. Norman, the driver, cut about the head and face; Clara Belle Fuller, head and eye injuries; Lloyd Keener and Dan Jope, head, leg and arm injuries. A number of others received bruises and skin abrasions. Nine were hospitalized. Those injured were treated at the offices 04 local physicians. At time of going to press the .vrecked bus had ..not been, removed and it is not known whether t can be repaired or not. The register who have not already i done so. The books will be in -he hands of Grayson Cope, registrar for the town of Sylva at his office at Gulf Service Station, Main and Mill street. The city election will be held on Tno?Hav Mflv 3rH. * " ist Choir To Be whee Sun. 8:00 community and the Baptist Church. The choir has already given concerts this year at the First Baptist Church in Gastonia, West Asheville Baptist Church, First Church at Hendersonville, and the First Baptist Church at Murphy. The final concert of this season will be given at Cullowhee Baptist Church, April 17, as announced, The public is cordially invited. : Sy: Sjl SYLVA LIONS HEAR I EDWARD H. MCMAHAN AT APRIL 8TH MEET At the regular supper meeting at the schoolhouse April 6, the Sylva Lions club had as their guest speaker Mr. Edward H. McMahan, Brevard, member of the Board of International Directors of the Lions. Lion McMahan eave a most in eresting talk, covering briefly the activities of the International Directors, and emphasizing the role the international civic clubs can and must play in promoting world peace. The Sylva Lions enjoyed i the talk greatly and again express their thanks to Lion Mc- j Mahan, and extend to him a hearty ' invitation to return any time he. can. Other special guests present were the presidents and secretaries of the Lions clubs in this&strict, present for a regional meeting with Sylva Lions as hosts. These guests included; . Paul Davis, I president, Johnny Cuddaback, sec-| retary, Lawrence Leatherwood,' and Lloyd Kirpatrick, Waynesville club; J. Ward Long, Deputy District Governor, and Claude Bolton, Franklin; Mark Osborne, first vice-president, and Hall Smith, secretary, Brevard; C. F. Robinson, president, and W. J. Brooks, secretary, Canton. :ulously Escape When School r Several Times students stated that it was badly damaged. s Craft Shop Of Boundary Tree Development Has Formal Opening Formal opening of Craft Ship of the Chedokee Indian Reservation was held Thursday afternoon from two to five o'clock. The executive committee composed of Mrs. Ethelyn -Solodi, Mrs. Bertha Craig, Mrs. Amanda Walker, and Mrs. Lavenia Thompson acted as hostesses to the more than two hundred guests that visited the shop during the afternoon. The rennmmiltaa 1 ri r?l 11H oH Mi^S tUltUiliVVVV 44?V*MV>vv? ....ww Gertrude Flanagan, Miss Clara Marshall.. Goingback Chiltoski'e and Johnson Catolster. Miniature pottery canoes and vases made on the Reservation were given as souvenirs. Refreshment plates of punch, chocolate and gold cakes, daintily decorated in green and yellow, and Mexican tea cakes were served. Craft Shop, one of the most modern and beautiful shops in this entire region, is located at Boundary Tree Development of the Cherokee Indian Reservation at the boundary of the Smoky Mountains Park and Cherokee Indian Reservation. All the articles offered for sale at the Shop will be made on the Reservation, some in the homes by the Indians, some in the G. I. Training class of Mr. Sneigochi whose work is- in metal crafts, and in the Arts and Crafts department of the school under the direction of Miss Gertrude Flanagan. All the articles are artistically and exquisitely designed and made. Blankets, woven of hand spun j thread, and vegetable dyed, hand carved items of wood, as well as 1 articles of copper and iron, basketry, weaving and pottery,_ are to be seen in a large variety of shapes and designs. The lovely drop leaf cherry table used in the Shop for displaying hand carved wooden plates and salad bowls, as well as the woven linen table mats, napkins, etc., was made by Goingback Chiltoski. Craft Shop is a part of Boundary Tree Development of Cherokee which includes a large stone lodge and dining room now under construction, and expected to be completed by June 1st. Sixteen stone cottages are now completed, and several more in process of building. The location of the buildings afford a wonderful view of the mountains and surrounding Reservation, and the furnishings all lend to beauty and comfort for the tourist of short or long duration. LVA ] va, N. C. Thursday, April Still Hale At 99 .JS Athough she observed her 99th birthday on Monday, April 11, "Granny" Mrs. Jane Hatcher, above, remains out of bed from 7 a. m. until 8 p. m. every day, she reads without glasses, and can hpnr wpII fnr her ase. Her mind is clear and she remembers almost as well as persons many years younger. She has never used glasses, her friends slated. Mrs. Hatcher was honored on last Sunday by immediate members of her family with a birthday dinner, the huge cake bearing 99 lighted candles. She received many cards of greeting and gifts, which she enjoyed and appreciated very much. She told members of her family that she was going to start this week and visit all of of her grandchildren and other I relatives in the county. The birthday dinner was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Dillard. Other members of her family present for the occasion were: Mrs. Leona Davis, Mrs. Clarence Beck, Mr. and Mrs. Avery Dillard, May and Furman Dillard and Mrs. J. A. Stevens and Riley Burchfield. SYLVA LIONS CLUB TO SPONSOR llllTPlin IIIAIIT AMAitun muni On Saturday night, April 30, at 8:00 p.m., the Sylva Lions club will sponsor an amateur night. The show will be open to all comers, young and old, with prizes galore ior the winners. If you are a singer, dancer, musician, or have any other talent, come out and join in the fun and compete for the prizes being offered. If you have talent, see Rudy Hardy, Joe Clyde Fisher, Mike Strong or Dexter Hooper and enter the contest. The admission to the show is 50c for adults and 25c for children. Proceeds will go to further the work the Lions club is doing to hoin a KlinH in .Tarksnn countv. www w So bundle up the entire family and come out for a night of fun and entertainment. ROTARIANS OBSERVE LADIES' NIGHT Ladies Night was observed by the Sylva Rotarians Tuesday night when they entertained their wives and invited guests at dinner at Qualla Hall, Cherokee. Following the delicious dinner prepared by the Home Making department of central school, Cherokee, Mr. J. C. Cannon, Rotary president, introduced Mr. Charley Reed, program chairman, Mr. Reed then turned the program over to Rotary Ann Daisy Wilkes. A most delightful musical program was presented by Mr. Sol Cohn, music director of Springdale School, Mr. Dick Alexander, principal, and five students of the school. Mr. Cohn, violinist, was accompanied by Mrs. Wilkes at the piano for several numbers. Mr. Cohn is also an artist at the piano. XT; - -- * ^ DAtorianc "Rritarvl iX IIlClJ'-llll CC HUIUI Anns, and guests attended. Announce Evangelistic Campaign In Association The general Evangelistic campaign in the churches of the Tuckaseigee Baptist Association will begin April 24 and continue thru May 1. Rev. Earl Bradley of Raleign, who will lead in this Evangelist campaign, will be assisted by Rev. J. C. Pipes of Asheville. Her/ 14, 1949 FIRST CONCERT OF : YEAR TO BE GIVEN BY BAND FRIDAY 8 P.M. Ben Cole, band instructor at i Sylva high school, has announced: a public concert to be given by the band Friday evening, at 8 o'clock in the school auditorium. Mr. Cole has been working with ' ihe band students since early last fall and much Drogress has been made in this department. The following numbers are to oe played: Manila Bay March?K. L. King Voyoger Overture?K. L. King d Cardinal Overture?C. Johnson General Lee March-?K. L. King Prince and Pauper Overture-Harold Johnson* Blue Skies?Irving Berlin St. Mehiel March?K. L. King The public is cordially invited j to hear the band in these oonular numbers. Babies Inspectors Appointed Cullowhee, Caney Fork, Canada and River Townships, designated to John Phillips, Cullowhee. | Scotts Creek Township, design- ^ ated to Charlie Crawford, Sylva Route. n Dillsboro, Sylva, and Webste^ ( Townships designated to Grady s Woodard and Chunk Morgan. c Further announcements will be c made from time to time. i; Over 200 Take And Home Imp At Welch Fara The 60-acre farm of Mr. and 1 Mrs. Mose Welch in the Big. C Cove area of Cherokee Indiar-lt Reservation rereivcd a face lifting f last Friday when some 200 persons, p including farmers, farm club mem- S bers, veterans instructors, exten- v sion conservation, forestry and t tribal officials, took part in the s initial Farm and Home Improve- p ment Day on this farm. 1 S Mr. Welch, who is a full blooded C Cherokee and 67 years of age, has r lived on this farm all his life. He i] owns mountain lands which, with v this farm, makes up around 150 acres. t( FIVE-YEAR PLAN LAUNCHED rj The work launched a five-year plan for the Welch farm, which is ' to be used as a demonstration' farm in a program to raise the c general level of farming and farm o practices on the other 97 farms t in the Big Cove area as well as t elsewhere on the Reservation and j throughout Jackson and Swain p counties. i: 17 ACRE8 SEEDED lh During the day, over 17 acres of l\ land were plowed, harrowed, treat- f ed with fertilizer and lime and p seeded; hundreds of yards of ditch- t ing was done; a new barn, chicken J house and sanitary toilet were d erected; approximately four and i one-half miles of fencing was bu.lt; n repairs were made on the farm ^ house both inside and outside; an p old stable was torn down; grapes t were planted and a general clean- ^ ing was given the entire place. J j. Prior to daybreak invasion by r men, women, boys, girls, tractors s and horses, G. F. Goldston, soil t scientist of the State Department <; of Agriculture, took samples of nine fields on the farm. These t soil samples were forwarded to Raleigh, where they were tested in a laboratory an<j recommenda- r I tions were issued. f The new barn, all of the materials for which came from the . ~ ch farm with the exception of hardware, measures 28x30 and contains six stalls, a tool house, j feed storage room and a hayloft JiL ? ^ tnnc , WIU] d LdputUJ' \Jl i. iuiiu. The six-room house occupied by I Mr. and Mrs. Welch received a new. porch roof, rock siding on the out- 5 side, new paint inside and outside, j new linoleum and other repairs. Homer Gilliland, soil eonservatioi^st, and Sam Perry Hyatt, extension agent for the Cherokee Reservation, planned the day's program and it was carried out thru the cooperation of the following: Chief Henry Bradley, Frank Cof- < fey, chief carpenter of the Indian < Agency; Miss Gertrude Flanagan, ' L LLD f Mobile Bloo< Here May 1 Blood To Si ^ To Assist In Revival Rev. H. M. Moody, pastor of the Vcsleyan Methodist church of ruckasoigec, has announced the ivening April 18, at 7:30 o'clock. ?he Rev. C. M. Elrod, above, of jreer, S. C., will assist in the ervices which will be held each fvcning at 7:30. The public is ordially invited to assist in makn# this an "old fashion revival." Part In Farm rovement Day ? In Big Cove iomcmaking Supervisor; E. J.' Carlson, forester for the reservalon; D. B. Sanforcf, road engineer or the reservation; S. H. Gilliam, rincipal of the Cherokee Indian School; P. A. Willitt, director of eterans training on the reservaion; Wilson Lathem, school farm upervisor; Ralph Hatcliff, princiial of the Big Cove Community, Ichool; and all instructors in the J1 farm program. Joe Jennings, eservation superintendent, was nstrumental in coordinating the v'ork of individuals and groups. 'The Symbol Of The Cross" ro Be Given At Loves Chapel Church Spt. Night On Saturday "evening at 8 o'lock an Easter play, "The Symbol f the Cross" will be given at ..oves Chapel Methodist church iy five members. Hayes Conner, who plays the A i n ifill n ft? Aomontor >ci i i \j i n uuiLif a vi nagc v.ui pv. i a wvi > 3 very disturbed because he and lis son, Reuben, played by Arilla JcMahan, are to make crosses or the government of Rome. Esiecia lly is he unset when'he learns hey made the cross on which esas was crucified.' Patricia, Abliel's wife, played by Juanita Noron, is not roncerned about Jesus, lor can she understand why Abliel and their daugh er, Lois, I ilayed by Anr.e Henson, do the hings thev do for Him. Not until he end is she convinced that He s the promisel Messiah. Clara ullorigiit plays the part of a ervant, and L. C. Bumgarner akes the parts of Phillip and i^aius, the Roman official. Miss Betty Henson is directing he play. Short poems and special Easter nusic will be features of the program. i-H Co. Counci For Work At A The 4-H County Council will - - ' 1-1'- A .I ~ r. 4 1 old a Dig PUD11C aucuun i>ciie at he Curb Market in Sylva at 10.30, Saturday morning, April 16th. Proceeds from the sale are to be ised to help pay for the Jackson bounty Cabin at the 4-H Club Zamp now being built adjacent to .he State Test Farm near Waynes, ille. Mayor Jack Allison will auction Dff to the highest bidder all items offered for sale. Anything of value may be donated for auction ? w 1 =f Jackson County Ideal For Farming, Industry, Tourist = $2.00 A Year?5c Copy dUnit To Be L8 For First apply Bank 1 Jackson Asked For 75 Pints From Volunteer Donors 3 Times A Year The blood collection mobile unit of the Asheville area will make its first visit to Jackson County Wednesday, May 18. for the purpose o; receiving blood from volunteer do.nois of the county for the area !o \d bank, how being established ( on a r., tional basis, with the Ashe- \ vide unit.serving Western North ) Can.I ii'i. The mobile unit will be in Svlwt I'rotn 10 n m to 3:30 nm or the 18h. This is the first of three visits to Jackson during the year. Cuilowhcc olans to arrange for one visit of the units during the year. Mrs. Dan Moore, county chairman, work ng through the Red Cross, stated this week that the unit will seek the collection of 75 pints of blood each trip. She stated that the bulk of the blood taken here will remain at the local hospital to become available free to anyone needing a blood transfusion. In event of an emergency and the need for more blood than is kept in Svlva the Asheville bank will supply all .that is needed. She stated that as many as 90 donors will be needed to supply the blood at each collection. Mrs. W. R. Enloe is in charge of recruiting volunteers for the blood. Any person who will contribute blood for the bank should contact Mrs. Enloe or Mrs. Moore: The medical advisory committee, who will examine the volunteers before the blood is taken, is composed of Drs. Ralph Morgan, T. D. Slagle, and Grover Wilkes. There will be a day of training on May 16 for Grey Ladies of the T?ed Crnti8 under the direction of Miss Jewel Graves, of Asheville. These ladies will assist in the blood collection on the 18th. Prominent Lay Leaders To Be On WCTC Campus Mr. James L. Stoner, of New York City, was oh the campus at WCTC Friday, to formulate plans for the Religious Emphasis Week, to be held at the college the week of October 16. This year the Religious Emphasis Week at WCTC will be carried on by the University Christian Mission, an organization within the Federal Council of Churches of Christ of America. WCTC is one of 34 college and universities throughout the country to have a week sponsored by this group, and the only college in North Carolina to have this disinction. At a meeting of faculty members and students, Mr. Stoner, National Didector of the Mission Committee, set forth the plans for the week at Cullowhee. During this meeting, Prof. W. H. Cupp, a member of the Music Department, was elected Executive Secretary with David Walker, Webster Groves, Mo., being elected secretary. Mr. Cupp will this weeK appoint his executive group, who in turn will appoint from 70-80 students and faculty members to 14 committees which will constitute the Program Committee, whose work will carry forth an extensive preparation for Religious Emphasis Week. Plans are being made to bring four prominent national lay people and ministers to the campus to conduct convocations, discussion groups, seminars and personal conferences. Several evening meetings are being planned to | which the public will be invited. il Makes Flans Ipril Meeting not only by 4-H members but also by others interested in the welfare of boys and girls throughout Jackson County. This most worthwhile sale will give friends of boys and girls a chance to offer items for sale as well as to buy. Plan to attend the big 4-H auction sale to buy Easter flowers, eggs, chickens, vegetables, honey, homemade preserves, jellies, jams, cakes, pies, cookies, candies and i many other items including handI work, antiques, also Easter Bun. nies and Baby Ducks.
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