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Population
Jackson County?20,000
' Sylva and Area: ? 4,000
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VOL. XXIII?NO. 48
W.C.T.
Voters Of S1
Mayor And x
6 Town Electi
t Democrats And Re- 1
publicans Alike
Hopeful Of Victory,
Water Bond Issue Up
When the voters of Sylva go to
the polls next Tuesday, May 3, to
"cast their ballot in the general
town election they will receive
two ballots . . . one will be the
ballot for Mayor and Board of
Aldermen containing the names
of both Democratic and Republican
candidates. The other ballot will
be that for or against the proposed
$150,000.00 water system imv
provement bonds. To vote the
water bond ballot the voter has to
mark in the square before yes or
no. If he is for the proposed bond
issue he will mark in the square
before "yes" and if against the
proposition he will mark the
square before "no".
The town official ballot is just
t like the regular county election
ballot containing the Democratic
candidates in the left and Repubp.
leans on the right. To vote a
straight ticket for either oartv the
voter simply marks an "X" in the
circle for the party he is in favor
of. If he votes for some candidates
of one party and some of the
other he must make an "X" mark
f before each candidate he wishes
to vote for, voting for one for
mayor and five for the board.
The Democratic candidates are
Jack C. Allison for Mayor, Harold
S. McGuire, Joseph F. Wilson,'
B. R. Nicholson, Jr., James E.
(Archie) Crawford and Woody R.
Hampton for the board. The Republicans
are: Hugh E. Monteith
for Mayor and Fred R. Cope,
George L. Painter, D. D. Hooper,
Walter D. "Warren and Britton
Moore for the board.
The polls will be open at the
city hall during the legal hours
lor voting. Grayson C. Cope is
i the registrar.
FUNERAL SERVICES !
FOR LOGAN CARNES :
HELD AT DILLSBORO
Funeral services were held Saturday
at 2 p. m. for Logan Carnes,
87, who died Thursday at the
home of a daughter, Mrs. Claude
Green, at Dillsboro after a brief
illness. The services were held
at the Dillsboro Baptist church
and burial was in Parris cemetery.
Moody Funeral Home was in
1 charge.
Mr. Carnes was a retired farmer
of the Dillsboro "community.
g Surviving in addition to Mrs.
, " Green is another daughter, Mrs.
L. H. Gates, of Sylva; two sons,
Ed of Sylva and Ray of Barkers
Creek; one brother, J. W. Carnes
| of Lake Junaluska; two sisters,
Mrs. Jim Powell, Clayton, Ga.,
and Mrs. Ira Taylor of Anderson,
* S. C.; 24 grandchildren and 38
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great granacmiaren.
Single To Serv
Medical Advis
Dr. T. D. Slagle will serve as
chairman of the Medical Advisory
committee for the Jackson County
Chapter's new blood program, Mrs.
Dan K. Moore, chairman of the
chapter's Blood committee announced
here today.
The responsibility of the Medical
Advisory committee will be to
advise the blood committee on
professional and technical aspects
of the Blood Service.
Dr. Slagle has asked Dr. Grover
Wilkes and Dr. Ralph Morgan to
serve with him.
Concurrently, Mrs. Moore stated
4 that plans for the early opening of
1 a center to be served by a mobile
* unit from Asheville were rapidly
hearing completion.
"We are now working on a sur
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y lva To Elect
\ldermen In
ion Tuesday
GEN. MARSHALL IS
SPEAKER TO START
N. C. BOND DRIVE
General George C. Marshall told
I 300 U. S. Savinas Bonds volunteer
I workers from all over North Carolina
at a dinner meeting Tuesday
night in Raleigh that he thought
it was not asking too much to press
people to save with U. S. Savings
Bonds for the protection of themselves
and for the security of the
nation's future.
General Marshall was guest
speaker at the dinner and Governor
W. Kerr Scott was host for the
| occasion. Governor Scott spoke
and urged all North Carolinians
to join in the spring U. S. Savings
Bonds campaign to be called the
"Opportunity Drive", and help
their county chairmen and other
county volunteer Bond salesmen
to go over the top in their quotas.
I. M. Bailey, Raleigh attorneybanker,
and state chairman of the
U. S. Savings Bonds Committee
for North Carolina was toastmasUa
annnimn?H thprp WOUld be
ICi lie BttllwIMawo ?
regional meetings within the next
three weeks and urged every county
chairman to attend his region's
meeting to discuss plans for the
Opportunity Bond Drive. He said
that county quotas will be assigned
at these regional meetings.
North Carolina's state quota he
announced will be $12,000,000 in
Series E Bonds. No Series F or G
quotas will be given in this Drive
he said.
SYLVA UONS HEAR
GAA AUTHORITY
On Wednesday, April 20, the
Sylva Lions club had as guest
speaker Mr. William B. Sprague,
Aero Agent, Operations, Civil
Aeronautical Administration, from
Charlotte.
Mr. Sprague gave a brief talk
on the duties and problems of the
C A A, touching on the safety
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regulations requireu uciui c ^icuica,
pilots and airports are certified
and approved by his organization.
All plane crashes are investigated
by the CAA, to determine the cause
if possible, in order to prevent another
crash from similar causes.
Mr. Sprague's talk was most
interesting and greatly enjoyed by
the Lions. In closing, Mr. Sprague
presented a nice bouquet to Sylva
on its fine airport and operator,
one of the best for such a small
town.
Before the meeting closed, plans
were completed for the Amateur
Night to be held Saturday night,
April 30, at 8:00 p. m. A good
show is lined up, with entertainment
for all, young and old, so
come out and have a big time and
help support a worthy cause.
e As Chairman
ory Committee
?of tViA nrtual blood needs of
the people of Jackson County, as
well as making negotiations for
properly equipped space which
may be used as a center.
"We expect both of these to be
accomplished ?oon, and it Will not
be long before our first call for
blood donors is sent out. When
that call is made, it will be up to
the good people of this section tc
realize the significant opportunity
they are being given to support a
great humanitarian philosophyman's
humanity to man."
Miss Jewel Graves, Field rep
of the American Red Cross, wil!
speak at a dinner meeting for al]
the Jackson Couhty chairmen,
workers and medical advisor!
Monday at Jarrett Springs Hotel
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HENRY H. BRYSON
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Community Leader Died ]
From Heart Attack At <
His Home Monday A. M. '
Funeral services for Henry Har- 1
| lin Bryson, 78, who died at his
; home at Glenville on Monday, 1
April 18, were held at the Ham- *
burg Baptist church on last Fri- 1
day with the Rev. J. Hoyt Hadda- *
way of Atlanta and the Rev. J. O. 1
Buice, pastor of the church, of- 1
ficiating. Interment was in the 1
church cemetery with the mem- 1
bers of Glenville Lodge No. 551 (
in charge of the graveside rites. 1
Members of Glenville Lodge
served as pallbearers and members
of Glenville Chapter No. 222
O.E.S. had charge of the flowers.
Mr. Bryson was born in Haywood
county but moved to Jackson
County with his parents when
just a small boy and settled in the (
Hamburg section. He spent the
remainder of his life in this sec- ^
tion.
He joined the Hamburg Baptist
church at the age of 16 and remained
an active member until
his death, having attended morning
and evening services the day before
his death.
He was quite active in the civic
and political life of the county,
was a staunch Democrat and was
always interested in the welfare
of his party.
He was especially interested in
Glenville high school, having been
one of a group of men who secured
its establishment in 1926. He
served several years on the local
school committee which launched
the school as one of the largest
in Jackson County. Seven of his
eight children are graduates of
the school.
He was a Mason for 41 years
and was a Past Master of the
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VJlCUVlliC UUU?C \JL H lUVii liv ? >. J
a loyal and active member. He j
was a charter member of Glen- }
ville Chapter of the Blaster Star. .
The organization of this Chapter {
was a goal toward which he work- j
ed constantly for many years.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. (
Dena Franks Bryson; six sons, <
Frank D., Roy O. and Brickett, of J
Glenville; Cecil and Ramsey, of (
Whittier, Calif., and Corsey of the
Navy stationed in New Mexico;
two daughters, Mrs. Myrtle
Bentley of Lynwood, Calif.; a
brother, W. H. Bryson, of Okmul- (
gee, Oklahoma; eighteen grandchildren
and eight great grand- ,
children.
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"That The World May |
Know" Is Theme For
W. M. U. Meeting
The annual meeting of the Tuckaseigee
Woman's Missionary Union
will be held in the Buff Creek
BaDtist Church Tuesday, begin
ning at 10:00 a. m. and closing at
, 3:30 p. m.
I The theme of the program is
i "That the World May Know".
, I Mrs. B. S. Hensley, Superintendent
| of the Associational W.M.U. will j
i have charge of the following pro- j
i gram: Devotional, Mrs. Wayne;
i Deitz; Solo, "Tell It Again", Mrs.'
r John R. Jones; Prayer, Mrs. C. L.1
i Allison; Business; Making Him
- Known: In our Association, Mrs.!
i B. S. Hensley; In Our Homes and 1
. Community, Mrs. Charles B. Mc- j
I j Connell; in His Mighty Acts Tol
day, Mrs. Pauline Cowan; Through '
"Every Baptist a Tither", Mrs. C. j
5 M. Warren; The Urgency of Mak-'
. ing Him Known, Miss Laura Fran- 1
LVA 1
fa, N. C. Thursday, April 2
8,200.(1
School Board
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Ron? Settled f
In Assembly
Legislature Ends Work |
Sat.; Fourth Longest
In State's History
The 1949 General Assembly ad- f
ourned at 5:00 P. M. Saturday |
ifter having been in session for |
>4 days, the fourth longest ses- |
i .1 !-i il 1
tiun in ine nisiury ui uic own.-, ?
vith the legislators having to dig ;j
town into their own pockets to lj
>ear their expenses of remaining
n Raleigh after the first 60 days.
JACKSON SCHOOL BOARD
Jackson County's prolonged
;chool board dispute was settled a
'ew days before the session endjd
when the House and Senate iccepted
a conference committe's
ecommendation.
The committee's report, some- j
^vhat in the form of a compromise ^
aetween Representative Frank H. r
Brown, Jr., and Senator W. H. (
Crawford, favored Mr. Brown's
Dosition to name the board. The N
ooard as now constituted is com- j
posed of John H. Morris, W. R. c
Enloe, of Sylva; Edwin Fowler, c
Cashiers; J. W. Crawford, Addie i
and L. H. Higdon, Cullowhee. ?
Morris, Enloe and Fowler are ^
iiciiiucia ui iuu uvua v* j
whose terms expire in 1951. Crawford
was nominated to the board
by Brown. Higdon's name was j
picked by Senate members of the t
inference committee from a slate
Df five men nominated by Mr.
Crawford. (
In commenting on the commit- t
tee's action, Crawford said, "I've
taken a good licking on this proposition,
but I believe the men appointed
will form a good school
aoard."
The conference committee report
lamed all but one of the nominees t
supported by Brown. The Jackson ^
epresentative had nominated Mor- j
"is, Fowler, Enloe, Crawford and s
Ed Hooper of Caney Fork township. g
Crawford rejected the House j.
/ersion of the measure and pro- a
posed a new five-member board r
;o be composed of J. C. Passmore c
Df Cashiers, Grady Martin of Whit;ier,
Bragg Allison of Green's c
ZJreek, Dr. Grover C. Wilkes of c
Sylva and Higdon. Crawford's t
amendment would have ended the ^
terms of Morris, Enloe and Fowler. c
After the conference report was f
adopted in the House Brown rose t
to "apologize to every member of a
:his House for delaying the omlibus
school board bill." Speaker ^
Kerr Craige Ramsay observed that t
10 apology was necessary because r
'the gentleman from Jackson has c
svery right to stand up for his be- c
lief." r
The bill, which names members ^
if school boards in most of the
State's 100 counties, was enacted (
into law following adoption of the j
inference report. (
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Building New Dwelling <
Guy Leatherwood, owner and ?
operator of Sylva Tire Company, i
has started work on a modern i
rock veneer house on the vacant <
lot next to the new Presbyterian t
church building in the city park t
section of town. John Buchanan >
is in charge of the work. i
i
ces Snow, State Field Worker;
Hymn, "O Zion Haste"; Announce- <
ments; Solo, Mildred Cowan; "That j
the World May Know", Miss Irene I
Chambets, Field Representative | j
of Home Mission Board; Prayer. | i
Lunch will be served from 12:301:00
by ladies of the Buff Creek ^
Church. The afternoon session
will be as follows: Hymn, "Christ ,
for the World Wc Sing"; Scripture
and Prayer; "That the World May
Know" through Our Young Peo- ^
pie, Mrs. Dennis Fisher and Pauline
Snelson; Hymn, "The King- ,
dom is Coming"; Committee Reports
and Election of Officers; (
Charge to Officers, Mrs. Christine !
Corpening, Divisional W. M. U. !
Superintendent; "Assist to Proclaim",
Rev. B. S. Hensley; Prayer
and Adjourn.
8O88AMON'S In Sylva
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Legion Post Candidate
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New Bern, April 23?R. C. Godvin
of New Bern, a 30-year
-.egionnaire, has received the enlorsement
of the 7th North Carolina
Legion District as a candidate
or commander of the State Amercan
Legion, according to an anlouncement
here by Henry A.
3rady, Jr.
Grady, who will manage Godwin's
campaign for the top Tar
deel Legion job, said that the enlorsement
by the candidate's home
listrict followed numerous other
indorsements from Legion Posts
md groups throughout the State,
rhe district embraces 13 Legion
3osts in five southeastern counties.
IMATEUR PROGRAM
ro BE GIVEN BY
SYLVA LIONS CLUB i
Club Seeks Funds To ?
Assist Those 'With Poor 11
Vision Or Totally 1
Blind, And Clinic ;|
Lion Mike Strong, chairman of I
he Convention Committee of the
'lub, has announced everything 5
n readiness for the big amateur c
how which will be presented at c
::00 o'clock Saturday night. This
>ig show will consist of numbers by | \
> large group of local people and if
nembers of the Lions club, in-J c
luding singing, special dance v
icts, special musical acts and r
ither talent. The show is strictly ic
if the humorous type, put on by! N
he club for the purpose of bring- j
ng fun and entertainment for the
ommunity as well as to raise ^
unds to assist in its work with j
hose of poor vision, totally blind ^
ind with the clinic for the blind. ^
The program will be held in j
he Sylva elementary school audi- <
orium with Lion Ralph Smith asjk
naster of ceremonies. The Sylva!.
:lub has a record of putting on|J
sxceptionally good shows, be it all
iegro minstrel, amateur show orj
vhat not. i !
The Lion Clubs of Western North | '
Carolina support the western *
Morth Carolina Lions Club Eye i
Clinic which has been in opera- i
ion for five months. The Sylva i
I^lub reports that twenty-si>t per- 1
;ons from Jackson have been ex- 1
imined in this clinic, twelve of j
.vhorn received glasses and one an
aperation. This club is very ac-|
ive in assistance to the blind and .
hose whose vision is poor, providing
glasses for many people
"leeding them who otherwise would 1
ae unable to have them.
Attend the show Saturday night,
;njoy the fun and help the club
n this worthy project.
Scout Officials Attend
Regional Convention
Hugh Monteith, president of 1
Daniel Boone Council, Boy Scouts
d{ America, which embraces 14
Western North Carolina counties,
and Paul Kirk, district chairman'
)f the Smoky Mountain dis., em-j
bracing Jackson, Macon and Swain
:ounties, returned to Sylva early
Tuesday morning from Charlotte|
where they attended the Regional
Scout Convention on Monday.
Region six covers Georgia, Florida,
North and South Carolina, with
Regional headquarters in Atlanta.
A number of men high up in the
National organization appeared on
the program which was held in
Hotel Charlotte.
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Called For
MM ANNOUNCES
DEATH OF SGT. C. M.
50WAN IN JAPAN
Sgt. Corclell M. Cowan, 3G, who
vas stationed with the 1st Field'
Artillery at Kumagnya, Honshu!
sland, Japan died Monday, April
8 according to an official an-j
louncemcnt received by his par-!
>nts, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Cowan of i
Tullowhee. |
Sgt. Cowan had served with the
Jnited States Army almost 14!
rears. For a considerable time he,
lad served in the Canal Zone and j
luring the last war took part in
he Poe River campaign in Italy
inder General Clark.
The body is being sent home.
\ocordrng to information from
\rmy officials in Washington it
vill arrive at the latest by May *
10th. Interment will take place at
[he East Fork cemetery in the San.nnah
Township beyond Dillsx>ro.
Surviving besides the parents
ire four sisters, Edith, Stella and,
Gladys of Atlanta, and Mrs. E. J.!
'hillips of Nashville, Tennessee; |
tnd two brothers, Jack of Renton,'
Washington and Bill of Adak Isand,
Alaska. |
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IACKSON EMPL'YM'NT
FIGURES 6IVEN FOR
LAST QUARTER 1948 1
According to the Employment
Security Commission of North Car.
>lina Jackson County, in the third
luarter of 1948, had 1,018 coverid
workers employed, a gain of
.29 percent from the second quar.
er. They received quarterly wages
>f $534,628.00, an average weekly
vage of $40.40. Broken down into
najor classifications, employment,
juarterly wages and average
veekly wages in this county as
ollow:
worker quar. wages A.W.W.
Construction 15, $6,436 $33.00
Manufacture 638 349,852 42.18
rrans. & Comm. 29 10,945
rrade 179 87,584
^in. Ins. Real Est. 15 6,528
Services and other 142 73,283 j
VOTICE TO IRISH
POTATO GROWERS
Any farmer in Jackson county
vho plans to grow one acre or
more of Irish potatoes in 1949 is
asked to contact the AAA office
not later than May 2nd. This is
most important since anyone growing
1 acre or more potatoes must
nave their land measured in order
to be eligible to receive price support.
American?Legi
Sponsoring Po[
Mrs. Walter Stack was hostess
to the monthly meeting of the
American Legion Auxiliary on last
Friday evening at her home.
The Auxiliary invites all sixth,
seventh, and eighth grade pupils
of the county schools to participate
in a Poppy Poster contest they are
sponsoring. The posters must be
in Supt. W. V. Cope's office by
May 14. Every participant is invited
to a party at the American
Legion building on May 19. At
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this time tne loiiowing awarus iux
the posters will be Riven: 1st prize,
$3.00; 2nd prize, $2.00, and 3rd
prize. $1.00. The posters will be
displayed in one of the local store
windows the week preceeding
Poppy Day, May 28.
Mrs. John Pariss, Mrs. Dexter
Hooper, and Mrs. F. M.
Williams, who attended the
district meeting at Robbinsville on
Jackson County fl
Ideal For Farming,
Industry, Tourist
$2.00 A Year?5c Copy
rildings
sroom Bldg.
>r., Laundry,
In Program
Funds Provided By State
In 1947-49 Assembly
Sessions, Work To
Start This Summer
Western Carolina Teachers College
got the go ahead signal on its
huge ' permanent improvement
program when the Legislature just
ended provided funds in the amount
of $2,044,000, which when
added to the $1,340,200 provided
by the 1947 session, gives the
college a total of $3,384,200 for
the building of a Science classroom
building, two new dormitories,
library building, laundry building,
extension of the utilities
(water and lights), home economics
practice home, president's home,
and storage warehouse.
This huge sum of money is
broken down as follows: Science
classroom building to cost $1,412,000:
two dormitories $412,000 each;
library building $690,000; water
and light extension $200,000;
drains, walks, landscaping $30,000;
home economics practice home
$21,400; president's home $30,000;
converting present classroom build,
ing into apartments $50,000; stora00
wnrohousp $4,500: laundrv aD
proximately $40,000.
College officials stated this week
that work on the buildings would
get underway as soon as the new
board of trustees organize and the
architects complete details for the
tbufldings, Which will probably
be mid-summer. Two years or
xnore will be required to complete
the projects, it was said. j
Maintenance funds also provided
by the State for the operation
of the college are $254,232.00 for
the first year and $244,362.00 for
the second year of the bi-annuam,
1949-51. Total funds for
operating the college will require
$519,732.00 the first year and
$522,112.00 the second year of the
bi-annuam. The difference in the
amount the State provides and
the amount needed for operating
comes from students and other
sources.
REV. JAMES H. IVEY TO
ASSIST IN REVIVAL AT
CULLOWHEE CHURCH
Rev. Charles B. McConnell, pas
tor of the Cullowhee Baptist
, church, has announced the begin|
ning of a series of revival services
Sunday evening, May 1st, at 7:30
o'clock in the Cullowhee church.
He will have a guest minister to
do the preaching, Rev. James H.
Ivey, pastor of the 2nd Baptist
church of Richmond, Va. Services
will be held each evening at 7:30
o'clock through Friday, May 6.
The public is extended a cordial
invitation to hear Rev. Mr. Ivey,
f i - i^?
on Auxiliary
ipyDay Contest
; Thursday, gave reports on the
meeting. The department president,
Mrs. Carl Broom, and the
executive secretary, Miss Arilia
Adams, were present at this meet
ing. Emphasis was placed on hospital
work, and Thursday, May 12,
was set aside as a special hospital
training day for the Auxiliary
members at Oteen. All members
of the local units are urged to
attend.
A report was made that two girls
of Cullowhee High school would
go to Girls' State, a week's training
in government and citizenship
at Women's College in Greensboro.
Girls' State is under direction of
the American Legion Auxiliary
and the College faculty. The local
Auxiliary will pay expenses of
the trip.
.1 Following the lengthy business
session Mrs. Stack served refreshments.
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