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VOL. XXVIII?NO. 50
Hospita
Chamber Of
Discusses Pi
Activities Fo
Mrs. John R. Jones *
Employed As FullTime
Secretary, To ReOpen
Information Office |
The officers and a few mem- f
bers of the Jackson County Cham- |
ber of Commerce met Friday eve- |
ning in the temporary office of |
the organization in Hotel Lloyd |
with President Roscoe Poteet, pre. i
siding, for the purpose of making 1
plans for work during the sum- |
mer months.
The group discussed the need 1
for arousing interest locally in the |
organization and ma some plans |
to that end. It was voted to em- f
ploy Mrs. John R. Jones as full- |
time secretary, at a very nominal i
salary, which she has agreed to \
until the organization is built up
and able to pay more. She
wil devote her time o bringing
the interests and work of the
chamber to the attention of the
people of Jackson county, as well
as take care of the many inquries
now coming in far tourist infor
mation from all parts of the country.
The officials hope to be able?
to place the information booth
and chamber office in use again.
The group voted to erect a large
directional sign just west of the
intersection of 19 and 19A at Ela
directing travel to Sylva, Alba
ville and Lake Glenville. It also
directed the erection of one large,!
or two small signs at the interneeUi(?Vt?rovs
1rt7 an/4 (U at I
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Cashiers and the repair of otjier
signs now up.
Folders were ordered mailed out
to the proper places along with a
list of tourist accomodations in
Jackson county.
" Out of Town People Attend '
Funeral Services For
C. H. Nicholson
Among the out of town friends |
and relatives here to attend fun- |
eral services held on Saturday,
April 30, for C. H. Nicholson were:
MT. and Mrs. Alan Richman, Mrs. *
Walter Gillam, and Mrs. J. H. (
McHarge of Asheville; Mr. John !
McHarge of Charlotte; Mrs. F. T. 1
West, Alamogorda, New Mexico;
Mrs. John H. Christy of Andrews; <
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Kizer of Bre- J
vard; Mr. and Mrs. Thad D. Smith *
of Gatlinburg, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. 1
Donald B. Swift, Mrs. J. R. Joseph,
and Mrs. H. C. McKee, all of De- (
troit, Mich.; Mr. James W. McKee
of Chicago, 111.; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Kennemore and Mr. and Mrs. Argie '
Wilson of South Carolina; and Mr. ]
Orvin S. Saxton of Bristol, Tenn. <
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' Prominent Attoi
Cyrus H. Nicholson, 50, Sylva
attorney, former legislator and
booster for the establishment of
the Great Smoky Mountains National
Park back in the 20*s, died
following a short illness in a hospital
at Bristol, Tenn., Thursday
morning, April 26.
Funeral services were held in
the Sylva Methodist church at
2:30 pjn. Saturday, May 30, with
the pastor, Rev. W. Q. Grigg, and
Rev. Jonathan Brown, officiating.
Interment was in Keener cemetery.
(Mootfy Funeral Home was tn
charge. Due to the extreme age
of the deceased mother and father,
who live on John's Creek, the body
was taken to their home where it
lay in state for several hours before
being brought to the church
where it again lay in state for one
hour before the service.
Pallbearers were: Alan Rickman,
Freddie McLain, Raymond
Nicholson, Sr., Ed Nicholson, H. P.
Cathey and W. W. Bryson.
Honorary pallbearers were members
of the Woodmen of the World
and of the local bar association.
Flowers were in charge of the
^ Woman's club.
Mr. Nicholson received his education
at Cullowhee high school,
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Represents 4-H '
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BESPECTACLED Mete Maria Keller,
11, at Streator, QL, bai been chosen
as a 4-H delegate to taka a trip to
JEuropr under the Intarnatianal
Farm Youth Ewchanga Project
^onsored by the U. B, Department
at Agriculture. During her 11 years ]
Of 4-H work, lCeta has woo aany j
Mgfe awards tucludtna a eoDaas j
Obdnhh flatsrnsfitael)
WILDLIFE HEARING '
TO BE HUD HERE
ON MAY 31ST '
The State Wildlife Resources
Commission, meeting in Raleigh ]
on Monday, set up tentative seasons
and bag limits for hunting 1
lext fall and winter.
The Commission decided to hold
open hearings in each of the wildlife
divisions on the proposed sea- %
sons and bag limits. After the nine j
bearings are held, the Commission
will make its final decisions
on the hunting regulations.
The hearing for the ninth districts j
which includes the counties of
Western North Carolina, will be ]
held in the courthouse in Sylva j
on Tuesday, May 31, at 10 o'clock. <
H. Nicholson, ]
rney, Held Here i
Western Carolina Teachers College
and graduated from the law '
school of Wake Forest College. He 11
began the practice of law about
1925 in Sylva and became associated
with Hugh E. Moiteith and
nnn4inlia/4 in nor^norcVlin Mr
CUii lilluvu ill (1B1 miVisut|< >Ti??
Monteith until 1941 when he be- \
came associated with the Tennes- I
see Valley Authority in the Land
Acquisition division, a position he
held at the time of his death.
Mr. Nicholson was elected to
the lower house in the State legislature
in 1926 and it was while a
member of the house that he used |
his influence in securing State aid j
for establishing the Great Smoky j
Mountains National Park. He did,
this against the wishes of many in I
his own. the Republican party. |
Mr. Nicholson was born and
reared in Jackson county, the son j
of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Nicholson of
the John's Creek section. He was
a charter piember of the Sylva!
camp of Woodmen of the World.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Kathryn McKee Nicholson; on son,
Michael McKee Nicholson; one
foster daughter, Mrs. Donald B.
Swift of Detroit, Mich.; the parents
and one brother. Blaine Nicholson,
of Co warts.
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'LANS COMPLETED
OR BLOODMOBILE
fISIT TO SYLVA
Mrs. Dan K. Moore, County
Ihairman of the Red Cross Blood
Program, has announced the com letion
of final plans for the arival
of the Bloodmobile in Sylva,
Wednesday, May 18th, and she
irges that all persons willing to
lonate blood to get in touch with
hp donor recruitment chairman,
tfrs. W. R. Enloe, telephone num>er
161, immediately as a schedule
s now being prepared for the
rtoodmobile's first visit. This schelule
is planned so as to conserve
he time of the donors, and it is
ixepected that forty-five minutes
vill be the outside limits required
rom any one donor.
In response to the recurring
juestion of who is eligible to give
)lood, it should be mentioned that,
generally speaking, any healthy
person from 21 to 60 years of age
md weighing 110 pounds or more
nay give'' blood without sufferng
ill effects. Tests given at the
:enter prior to donations consti;ute
a final precaution. Minors, 18
:o 20 inclusive, may donate blood
if they have written permission
from their parents or guardians.
FARM LANDS BADLY
DAMAGED BY HEAVY
RAINS SUNDAYS
.Tarifsnn CJountv farm lands were
damaged badly by the heavy rains
whicty fell generally over the
county Sunday afternoon. Many
sections report cultivated fields
lost much top soil from the downpour
which ran off quickly, carrying
the valuable soil into the
streams. Scotts Creek ran muddy
vith silt for several hours followng
the rain.
Farmers stated that lands were
vashed the most during this rain
han any in some years. Some
lail accompanied the rain and
hunder storm, but little damage
vas done by the hail.
Body Of Sgt. Cowan To
Arrive In States Today
The body of Sgt. Cordell Cowan
s expected to arrive in San Fran:isco,
Calif., today, May 12, from
rapan, according to information
eceived by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Cowan, of Cullowhee.
Funeral services are incomplete,
sending the arrival of the body,
lowever interment will be in the
Foe* Tnrlr pompfarv If was stated.
Sgt. Cowan, 36, serving with the
First Field Artillery at Kumagaya,
Honshu Island, Japan, died Mon3ay,
April 18, his parents were informed
by Army officials.
Dr. Killian Meets With
State Committee On
Teacher Guidance
Dr. Carl D. Killian returned
Sunday from a week's business
trip to Raleigh where he met with
ihex State committee on Teacher
Certification and Guidance. The
meeting was held with the aim in
view of preparing teachers for
guidance teaching. He also went
to East Carolina Teachers college
to exchange ideas with the administration
there concerning teacher
training.
While in the eastern part of the
state Dr. Killian visited Dr. and
Mrs. E. G. Winstead of Belhaven.
He then returned to Raleigh and
attended the twenty-fifth reunion
of his class at State college.
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jsyiva seniors IU prcwm
"Apple Blossom Time"
Apple Blossom Time, a comedy,
will be presented by the Senior
class of the Sylva High school,
Fr day night, May 20.
The cast includes Peggy Painter,
Clarise Hoxit, Furman Cogdill,
Marvin Allison, Bennie Reese,
Betty Paxton, Bleakadee Parris,
Naomi Hooper, Bobby Gunter,
Dow Hill, Joralta Monteith, and
Nettie Jean Bradley.
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Funeral services were held
Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock M
at Webster Methodist church for '
"Aunt" Mollie Fisher who died .
Saturday at 5 o'clock p. m. at
Cullowhee. Officiating were her ,
pastor, Rev. J. P. Kincaid, assist- ^
ed by Rev. B. C. Fisher, a nephew, j
and the Rev. R. T. Houts, Jr., ,
pastor of the Cullowhee Methodist *
church.
Pallbearers were: D. H. Brown,
C. C. Buchanan, Joe Dowdle, Jack .
Allison, Bob Hall, Bruce Hall,
I and Wade Wilson.
Mrs. Fisher was married in October
1866 to J. W. Fisher, who ?
served with the Confederate army
during the Civil War. She was
the daughter of the late David F.
Hall and Rachel Wilson Hall, and
was widely known through this
section. She was born April 7, (
1852, being at the time of her 1
death one ojf the oldest residents 1
of the county.
Surviving' are a large number 4
of nieces an dnephews.
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Mrs. risner was luutny unuu
for the last several years of her
life, but despite this affliction she (
was always cheerful and an in- 1
teresting person to converse with.
Before her death she requested
that only home-grown flowers be
placed on her grave. This request
was carried out.
Registration Books
To Open For State
Road Bond Election
Registration books for the South
ward in Sylva will be open May
14 and 21 for the purpose of registering
people who have become
21 years of age, or for people who
have moved into this ward, to
qualify them for voting in the
State Bond election to be held on
June 4th. The place of registration
will be the Farmers Coopera- ]
tive. Mrs. Bennis Higdon is regis- ^
trar.
State Industrial 4
Chairman Dies 1
Fi|neral services for William v
Patton (Pat) Kimsey, 48, chair- 1
man of the State Industrial Com- *
mission, will be held this after
noon (Thursday) in Brevard. t
Mr. Kimsey died unexpectedly
Tuesday, May 10, in Raleigh just
shortly after calling a doctor upon
becoming ill while cutting
grass on his lawn with a power
mower.
Having been appointed by Governor
Scott as chairman ? of the
State Industrial Commission, May
2, he was 6poken of in highest
praise by the governor, both as
a member of the Commission and
of the General Assembly.
His death came as a shock to
State officials as well as his family
and large circle of intimate associates.
Two Big Sales To
Start Friday A. M.
Jackson County citizens will be
offered values at great savings in
the two big sales to open here 1
Friday morning. Sehulman's De- 1
| partment Store and Jackson Furi
niture Comnanv both carry full
page ads in this issue of The Herald
announcing the events.
Curb Market To
Open Friday P. M.
The Jackson county curb market
will open Friday afternoon at 3
o'clock, it has been announced by
Mrs. D. C. Higdon. All having
produce to sell are asked to be
there at this time. The market
will be open each Friday following :
from 3 until 5 o'clock.
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ARS, CHARLIE ASHE 1
IIED AT HER HOME
(EAR SYLVA MONDAY Mrs.
Charlie Ashe, 78, died at
er home near Sylva Monday
lorning at 8:30 o'clock followig
an illness of several weeks,
ler condition had improved the
ast few days before death which
i/as unexpected by the family.
Funeral services will be held
t the home Friday morning at
0 o'clock and interment will be in
Jinmotoru XX/ i t h Rpv I
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ohn Kincaid, Rev. G. E. Scruggs,
nd Rev. Kay Allen, officiating.
Mrs. Ashe was a native of Ha^
vood County but came to Jackon
60 years ago and had since
nade this her home. j
Surviving are the husband; three
laughters, Mrs. Roscoe Frizzle,
tfrs. Roy Elders and Mrs. John j
dooper, all of Sylva; six sons,
Ylack, Ennis, Hedle, Fred and j
Dbert Ashe, all of Jackson County, i
ind Dee Ashe, of Canada.
SYLVA BAPTISTS SET
JUNE 6-16 FOR
BIBLE SCHOOL
The Daily Vacation Bible School
.vill begin at the Sylva Baptist
:hurch June 6 and continue thru
June 16. Mr. Charles Ginn will
serve as principal. He will be
assisted by an efficient faculty.
\11 boys and girls 3 through 17
pears of age are invited and urged
;o attend.
Boys and girls?remember the
Jate, June 6 through 16, and
iow to attend Bible School.
New Board To Take
Office Monday 16th
Mayor-elect Hugh E. Monteith
hat announced that the new Republican
Board and himself at
mayor will be sworn in Monday,
May 16, to begin their duies
as officers of the town of 8ylva
for the next two years. It is (
expected at that time announce- (
ment will be made as to who will
be the city clerk, police officers '
and street and water employees.
The present police force has
announced that they will resign
as of 8unday night, May 15.
Sriefs On Washington Trip'
)f Sylva Seniors j
Arriving in Washington about'
1:10, the Sylva Seniors went to 1
heir hotel, Hotel Harrington. They
vere amazed with the beauty of
he city. It was something so diferent
from anything they had evt
seen or dreamed about. Their
ired bodies and limbs were rereshed
with the beauty of the
:ity.
On Sunday in their chartered
jus they went to Mount Vernon,
rhere they beheld the beauties
)ne sees only in the atmosphere
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)I tne coioniai nomes. nere ueui
Washington lived, planning his
plantation and using methods in
:rop rotation we still see our largest
farm owners using. Here the
seniors beheld with ecstasy the
lome of a man who gave up all
:his to save his country that future
generations might live and
?njoy the humbleness and freedom
pf their own homes.
Leaving Mount Vernon the seniors
stopped at the air port and
took a ride in a' DC-3, Capital Air
Lire plane. The pilot was so atracted
to the group he gave them
a 45 minute ride. They were able
to see much from this aerial vi^w
Other places of interest we?e;
Union Station, Ford Theatre
where our great Emancipator "Abraham
Lincoln" was shot, Washington
Monument, Lincoln Memorial,
F.B.I, building, Capitol,
Library of Congress, Supreme
Court, Smithsonian Institute, Glen
Echo Amusement Park, Acquarium
Mint, Pentagon building, and Mellon
Art Gallery.
The outlook for exports of dairy
products In 1949 indicates that
foreign countries will take about
the same amount as in 1948.
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Adopted Yej
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Wins Nurse Award
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MARY M. ROBERTS
RETIRED after 28 years as Editor-inchief
of the American Journal of
Nursing, Mary M. Roberts (above)
of Cheboygan, Mich., has been
given the Mary Adelaide Nutting
award for outstanding contribu
HODS ZOT YDS lavaQCemimi U1 muring.
The sQver medal was presented
I She 63rd convention of the Natkhial
League of Nursing Education
in Cleveland. (fntomatkmal)
SYLVA UONS HEAR
MAYOR MONTEITH
At their regular dinner meeting
May 4 the Sylva Lions heard a most
interesting discussion on the code
Df ethics pertaining to each individual
Lion as well as the clubs as a
whole, given by Lion Monteith, recently
elected mayor of Sylva. The
talk was most interesting and informative
to all present, especially
the newer members who as yet are
not too familiar with all the details
regarding Lionism.
During the business session the
nomnatjng committee presented
a slate of officers to be considered.
All Lions are urged to be present
at the next meeting May 18 for
election of officers.
A Lenoir County farmer, C. W.
Casey realized a gross return of
$2300 from five acres of sweet
potatoes last year.
Wildlife Mana
Heavily Stocks
Wildlife Management Areas ii
Western North Carolina have beer
heavily stocked with trout, according
to Clyde P. Paiton, Executive
Director of the North Carolina
Wildlife Resources Commission.
Patton said that initia
stocking in these areas has beei
completed and more trout will b<
added to the streams later in th<
season.
First opening date of the 1941
season in the Wildlife Management
Areas was April 30 whei
fishing began in all streams in th<
Nantahala Forest Area. Cliffsid*
Lake in the Nantahala area open:
May 14. Fishing in the Mt. Mitchell
and Daniel Boone areas be
gan May 4. In the Pisgah National
Forest area fishing began Ma;
4 in Bent Creek and Lake Pow
hatan. First opening date in th
Sherwood Forest area, was May
when fishing began on the Wes
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Little East Fork of the Pigeoi
River.
Opening dates and subsequen
fishing dates on all designate!
streams and lakes in the Wildlif
Management Areas are listed 01
schedules which may be obtaine
from checking stations in the
Jackson County i
Ideal For Farming,
Industry, Tourist
$2.00 A Year?5c Copy
\ Today
Expansion
ir Ago This
le Directors
1 Open House With Silver
Tea For Visitors To Be
Held This Afternoon
One year ago this week (North
Carolina Hospital Week) the board
of Trustees of the C. J. Harris
Community hospital announced
plans for expanding facilities at
*he hospital by building an addition
tn one of the wings, remodelng
the basement and making improvements
in the old building in
order to take care of the increased
demand on the services of the institution.
The expansion program
was estimated to cost over $30,000.
This program was published in The
Herald May 13, 1948.
The Board is happy to announce
that the proposed expansions have
just about been completed and it
is having the formal opening of the
new wing today, May 12. The
opening will feature open house
to the public between the hours
of 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 o'clock p. m.
at which t.me tea will be served
ard the visitors shown through the
new addition.
The new wing, constructed of
steel, brick and concrete, is modern
throughout and provides private
rooms for 17 beds, with 2 large
wards for colored patients, a mod.
ernly equipped kitchen and dining
room, also entrance for receiving
mbuiance cases. The basement
under the lobby of the old part
of the building has been remodeled
and prepaid! f>r an X-Ray room,
which will bo eauinneri with' mod
ern machines.
The cost of the new expansion
to date has been around $37,000.00,
of which some $20,000 has been
raised through public donations
from firms and individuals of Syl,
va and Jackson County. A drive
?Continued on page 6
Finance Committee Of
Auxiliary To Hospital To
Have Important Meeting
Thursday night, May 12, at 7:30
p. m. in the Allison building of the
Methodist church the Finance
Committee of the Woman's Auxili'
ary of C. J. Harris Community
hospital is holding a meeting for
i all ministers, Parent-Teacher Association
presidents, and Home
Demonstration club presidents in
Jackson county. The purpose of
this meeting is to work out ways
and means by which each community
of the county can raise
money for the Hospital Fund drive.
' An effort is being made to give
; every community a chance to participate
and to give to this fund.
id With Trout
management areas or from the
North Carolina Wildlife Resources
Commission, Box 2919, Raleigh,
North Carolina.
Grades To Present
Operetta Tonight
a The primary grades of the Syl*
va school will present an operetta,
"Cinderella In Flower Land" to3
night (Thursday) in the elemen.
tary school auditorium. The op1
eretta is a fantasy of flowers, birds,
? bees, sunshine, and raindrops.
2 An admission of ten and twentys
five cents will be charged. The
money will be used toward stand_
ardizing the school.
Sheriff And Deputy
" Destroy 50-Gallon
! Moonshine Outfit
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t Sheriff Griffin Middleton and
i deputy Warfild Turpin, capi
tured and destroyed a 50-gallon
copper still and outfit for making
X moonshine whiskey, and also des3
troyed 350 gallons beer and mash
e in the Sugar Loaf section of Baln
sam area on Monday afternoon,
d No arrests were made at the
( time the still was found.
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