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????^ 4 * Population Jackson County?20,000 Sylva and Area ? 4,000 xxm?NO. 51 State T U. S. Lau . 27 Congressmen * . Will Visit Park ' av?? via i?y Parkway On Friday Development's Needs To j Be Placed Before Group ] At Public Hearing In Asheville Saturday Twenty - seven congressmen; members of the House Public Lands Committee, will arrive in Asheville today for a. three-day visit in the Smoky Mountains Park area. The group will be accompanied by our own district Congressman, Monroe M. Redden, of Hendersonville. They will travel by plane and train. On Saturday at 10:00 a. m. a public hearing will be held in the court house in Asheville at which time several hundred citizens from all over Western North Carolina will take part. Especially invited to this hearing are the members of county and town official boards, * officers and members of all civic clubs and organizations, newspaper representatives, labor heads, leading farmers, bankers, mer- , chants, hotel and tourist homes and court owners, and managers ? * and management of industry. On Friday the group will visit Tw/lion Pocoruatinn UrkCC inuian avv0v * Smoky Mountains National Park and other scenic attractions in this I area. The visit of the committee' is being sponsored by the North Carolina National Park, Parkway and Forest Development Commission, in conjunction with Western North Carolina Associated Communities and the Chambers of Commerce of the various counties. Congressman Redden has handled the details of the visit from the Washington end. It was through his efforts that the committee I agreed to visit North Carolina, * which is the first visit in history of this group to the South. It has visited almost all other sections of the country in years past. The purpose in having the committee visit North Carolina is for its members to secure first-hand information on the needs for public developments in the area. A large number of people from Jackson county expect to attend the meeting. R. U. Sutton is a member of the N. C. Park, Parkway Commission and he will attend. Mrs. Hester Henson Painfully Injured In Fall At Home 1 Mrs. Hester Henson is said to be quite uncomfortable at her home on Webster Road, suffering from two long gashes in the mus-1 - -* ?r 1 a a cllctninpH Cie part ui uci icit ivg, uwu.v...... t Monday morning when she fell while working around the house, striking a sharp piece of timber. f A number of stitches were required to close the wounds. Mrs. Henson is 84 years of age. WEBSTER SENIORS TO PRESENT PLAY The seniors of Webster High School will present their class play, the three act farce, "Take Your Medicine", Friday evening, May 20, at 8 p. m. in the Savannah School audiaorium. The cast includes Herbert Buchanan, Darrell Frizzell, Patsy Ensley Cowan, Tina Greene Sutton, Claudia Stanford, Bobby Moore, | Kenneth Greene, Judy Davis, Pat McKee, Earl Buchanan, Joyce Hooper, Bessie Allman, Johnnie Lou Greene. Bonnie Greene Jones, ^ Bennie Greene, Ruth Hall, Doris > Greene, Rosa V. Loftis, Mae Ann Greene, Victoria Deitz, and Betty k Henson. Mrs. D. D. Davis is directing the play. T,-,--rr,~i- ' - . Thi 9 o Vote ds Com Judge Dan K. r t _ a 1 university aiu For Four WN Sylva Seniors To Hear Furman Univ. Dean In Sermon ." BpP '.JjP tfjg||^V: V ' Bg||? -Jfe: DR^ ALBERT E. TIBBS, dean of Furman University, will deliver the commencement sermon in the Sylva school auditorium Sunday, May 29, according to an announcement by Ralph L. Smith, principal of the school. Dr. Tibbs is a native South Carolinian. He became dean at Furman June-M, 1948, after having served as avriember of the New Orleans Seminary and Tulane University faculties for some years, lie is author of "A Sketchbook in Social Ethics," and co-author of "A Program of Religious Education" and "A Survey of Religious Education." His latest book "Foundations of the Family," was published last spring. While here Dr. Tibbs will preach in the Sylva Baptist Church the evening of the 29th, Mr. Smith announced. Dr. Hooper And Son Fishing In Northwest Dr. Fred L. Hooper and son Lambert, were taken to Knoxville early Sunday morning by Mrs Hooper, accompanied by Mr. anc Mrs. Bob Shuler, where they took a plane for Chicago and Seattle arriving in Seattle at 8 p. m. Sunday evening. From Seattle thej will go to British Columbia foi ,:-L '? - -?-J Ininv roflim. Iismng d I1U IlUiJlillg, Jaici iwbuili ing to visit points in Californic before returning home. Mrs. Hooper and the Shuleri returned to Sylva Sunday evening. Stovall To Hai Opening Of A Phil Stovall, owner and manage of Southern Lumber Company, lo< cated on the Asheville highwa: in Moody Bottoms, has announce* the formal opening of his nev display room and office building recently completed. The an nouncement in the half page ad vertisement in this issue of Th' Herald, extends an invitation t the public to visit this new build ing Friday and Saturday, May 2 and 21, at which time displays c many modern, new types of build ing materials and building sup plies, paints, etc., will be showr The modern new display roon containing a well lighted and ven I liiated office, is 30 by 60 fee' j constructed of concrete block: : and plastered with the new vermi culite process, which gives th building insulation against hea in summer and cold in winter, a well as making it more fire proo In connection with the openin Mr. Stovall will display famou Patterson-Sargent paint line fc which he is agency. Mr. Stova said that one of the biggest buga I : ?? " *" 111 1 - i .. ?-ii , ,i : Syj Syh June 4 mittee T Moore Named mni Head C Counties * The University of JNortn Carolina alumni on last Thursday night elected by acclamation Superior Court Judge Dan K. Moore of this city as president of a four-county Western North Carolina section of the University's Educational Foundation, Inc. The vote was made at a section organizational dinner meeting at Mount Valley Inn attended by 54 Carolina graduates from Swain, Jackson, Haywood, and Macon counties. The foundation was organized about five years ago to provide funds needed by worthy students to attend the University. ~ " Whitner Prevost of Hazelwood was elected vice-president; William Medford, Waynesville attorney, secretary - treasurer; Chas. Poindexter, .Canton, director at large. Funeral Held For Tree Cutting Victim funeral services for Boyd Beck, 17, were held Sunday at his home in Glenville. Burial was in the , family plot at Cedar Creek cemetery with the Rev. Mr. Welch of Macon county officiating. Young Beck, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Bayless Beck of Glenville, received injuries Friday, May 13, ? * * + ? 1' 1 4. I r* 1 . 1 wniie CUiimg nmDer in me vjriezi' ville area, and died almost ini stantly. Survivors include the parents, : two brothers, and a sister. 48 Pints Of Blood Taken In First Visit Of R. C. Bloodmobile ; On the initial visit here yesterday of the Red Cross Bloodi mobile from the Ashevilie ceni ter, 57 persons contributed 48 , pints of blood according to an announcement by Mrs. Dan K. Moore, county chairman. The blood taking center was set up here in the Allison building at the Metho y ? ? dist church with Mrs. Dan Allison, service chairman, and 17 \ volunteer workers in charge. : Mrs. Allison and these workers gave 96 hours of free service to the work of actually taking the j blood, plus all the hard work of r the past few weeks in building up interest in the program, i Three married couples were among the donors?Mr. and 5 Mrs. Roy Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Terrell and Mr. and Mrs. Phil Clifton. ve Formal eiv Building r boos that continually worry the - home owner, who is about to rey decorate, is the proper selection i of suitable colors. v Usually the first step is for the housewife, because she is the one - who in most cases decides the - colors, goes to the paint shop and e gets a handful of color cards, o Armed with a 100 or more color - possibilities she returns home and 0 begins the long task of selecting if the two or three colors that she _ believes will give her rooms the - most charming appearance. l. Modern decorators must have i, oeen thinking about these womer - when they created the modern t, motifs in home decoration. The> s, nave lound that rooms look fai - more spacious and far more invite mg when they are completely done it from the ceiling to the floor in one is color. i. Display of this type of interioi g decoration will be exhibi'.ed a" L the opening Friday and Saturday Mr. Stovall said. He extends ? )r personal invitation to everyone t( visit the opening of the new disi play room on the above dates. LVA ] ra, N. C. Thursday, May 1 i On Ro 0 Spend SYLVA MAYOR jf X"0?> ?->WMA\<V;V.v.-.SS J :y?-- v.waw/.-.-a-. .wa.> 1 <? : : ??(ww?y?;?vx?;v.' & j 6 | j ( ifid i ... .-... I 1 $&*$$ ? -::^i ;v->:-.-.-.-.:.: Jl ??:. JE, Bttgjtfgjjg; * i ^Bn^R|fiJ|Sw^ ?l Xy Sylva's new Republican town lie ceremony here Monday mornim from ex-mayor, Jack C. Allison, a Reading from left to right are: D. Hooper, board member; Hugh ^ police; George Painter, Fred E. Co Walter Warren, was unable to be The board organized by electini is being retained for the present. The board agreed to coopera ments until the department has its Commencement Finals For Webster High Prof. M. B. Madison, principal of Webster high school, has announced tentative plans for commencement finals of the school will begin Friday night the 20th with the seniors presenting their play, "Take Your Medicine." On Sunday, May 29, at 3:00 o'clock p. m. Rev. Charles B. McConnell, pastor of Cullowhee Bap ' - ?1 in -31fV-in cor. list cnurcn, win ucuvti mon. Graduating exercises will be held Friday night, June 3, with the Rev. Rufus A. Morgan, pastor of the Sylva, Franklin and Cherokee Episcopal churches, delivering the address. All of the commencement programs will be given in the auditorium of. the Savannah school. H. D. Club Speaker wmffi/s. ; ;">gM | p , Miss Iris Davenport, Woman'! | Editor of the Southern Agriru1, turist, will be the speaker on r.( program of the Federation of Hon?( , Demonstration Clubs at their an( nual District mee'ing which wil t be held in Franklin on Tuesday , May 24, beginning at 10 o'clock . a. m. The dist. id includes all th< Home Demon.Mrah .n clubs in Ma. , con, Jackson, Swan, and Hay? wood counties. Miss Davenp.ii" is an outstar.d ;^rr in Hnme Economic. I She was recently chosen ore o top seven Southern Women. Mem j bers of Jackson Clubs will attem 3 the meeting. SOSSA MON'S In 8y|v, . --'-v u. i . Vw^L, Ser/ 9,1949 ad-Scho I 3 Days , BOARD OF ALDERMEN MWrtW.V.VS'. .^ ettClC J . . .V/#?^.'.V,V.V. v, , , .^Wll,v .>.w Iiiiirililiiii wii-rir^fir.iiii.w.ir KmXmaav.sv.-av.*. _r_-aajw |-i~ rr rrioec ?Photo by Roy Eri officials are shown above after havin 3. The new Mayor, Hugh Monteith, fc nd in turn administered the oath to t : Carl Beasley, assistant police; Dillai rtonteith, mayor; Carol Corbin, clerk pe and Britton M. Moore, board me present due to illness, g Mr. Painter chairman. The old crew te with the Sylva Fire Department 1 1 annual election of officers the last o1 WCTC Musk V v f w Pre sent Banc] Concert Thi The Music Department of West-*" i ern Carolina Teachers College will present a concert of band and choral music on May 26 at 8:00 p. m. The concert will consist of a , group of numbers by the college chorus under the direction of Prof. Walter H. Cupp which will be followed by the massed band under the direction of Prof. W. Glenn Ruff, head of the music department. Students from the high school bands of Waynesville, Sylva, and Bryson City will play with the college band. Guest conductors for the evening will be Mr. Ben Cole of Sylva, Mr. Charles Isley of Waynesville, and Mr. Donald Womack of Bryson City. The public is invited to attend a program that promises to be one of the best ever given at the college. There will be no admission charged. W. N. C. Coon J Sponsors Game Members of Western North Carolina Coon Hunters Club met in I he Masonic hall at Dillsboro Tuesday night and received a large number of young men up to 16 years old and members of the Sylva Scout troop, who were made honorary members of the club. In cooperation with the North Carolina Wildlife Commission this club is doing all it can to promote s more and better game in this sec'! .irm. One part of their program is* ..c oifering of prizes to the young } boys who will rear and turn loose " the largest number of quail, grouse 1 and coon. The club has marie ar rangements with a Mr. Ketner of ; Wayncsville to secure 40 full grown - oon trom Florid.< 'o be loosed in - Jackson and Haywooci coui.uw " ;.,r restocking purposes. Kd Bumgarner, president oi the " ciub, stated this week that the I membership has now reached 75 * and that it is stili growing in niim" hers and interest. All persons join^ ing tr.e club, he said, are keenly interested in promoting the game " resources of Western North Caro. lina. The club was organized a * ? *" "V * m T- " i* - ~ 9BB iLD ol Bond p In Area q TAKE OFFICE D ~ oo4ft L'l sley, Member Sylva Camera Club ()] ig taken the oath of office in pubjurth from left, received the oath he other new officials. O' rd Hooper, chief of police; Dr. D. to board; Wesley Hoyle, assistant mbers. The fifth board member, a b i for street and water maintenance is si jnder its present working arrange. ^ f June. ? Dept. To a I and (Choral' irs., May 26; Talks With Son ^ In Germany 1 Major McLean Hampton, sta- ^ tioned in Nurenberg, Germany, gave his "Mothers Day" greetings c by a telephone call Saturday at j 6:00 p. m. just before Mothers Day. , Major Hampton is the son of Mr. , and Mrs. Taylor Hampton of Cul- j lowhee. Mrs. Hampton stated that they received the message j about 9:45 Saturday morning. "It , was very good connection, and his . voice was very clear and natural," ] stated Mrs. Hampton. * Major Hampton served with the National Guards for 11 years be- ( fore being put into active duty in j 1940. During World War 11 he t served with an infantry unit as j an instructor training the Filipino ] soldiers. His address is Hdq. 16th Inf. 1st Div. APO No. 696 C o P.M., New York, N. Y. 1 Hunters Club Movement few months ago by a few coon hunters of Jackson County. Legion Square Dances To Start June 7 Felix Pieklesimer, manager of the American Legion sponsored Square Dance team, has announced that the regular Tuesday night dances will start the summer season on Tuesday night, June 7. He said that the dances will continue as long as the public interest keeps up. Cullowhee To Install New P.-T. A. Officers The Cullowhee Parent-Teacher Association will meet this afterrr? _ . . 1 - O.AA noon, 1 nursci.iv, at o.uu u at which time the following officers will be installed for the coming year: President, Mrs. H. V*. Reagan; vice-president, Mrs. Charles B. McConncll; secretary, Miss Martha Lou Still well; treasurer, Mrs. Roy Hamilton. Mrs. Maud Claxton will conduct the devotional and Mrs. H. T. Hunter will lead a panel discussion on "Today's Teachers." SSSSSgBagne^saa "?I ' Jackson-County r Ideal For Farming, Industry, Tourist $2.00 A Year?5c Copy Issues 'eople To Pass In Scott's Big lond Program An act authorizing the issuance two hundred million dollars of nds'of the State to provide for e construction of secondary ads, subject to a vote of the ople of the State, was enact; by the 1949 General Assemy. The act was passed upon **7 ^ _ c insistence 01 uovernor w. lit Scott, who is now making a mo-wide appeal for passage of e bond election in favor of the md>. The General Assembly so authorized the Governor's ogram lor issuance of $25,000,)() for building new and repairg school buildings of the State, ibject to a vote of the people. A slate-wide special Road and ;hool Rond election has been illcd for June. 4th and each junty has set-up election malincry for holding the election, inch will be under the same des ; nd regulations as any gen*al election. All qualified vots of the state are eligible to vote ii the issues. Under the provisions of the "proused bonds Jackson county has een allocated the sum of $1,534,)0 of the $200,000,000 road money, nd allocation from the school uilding bonds $372,344.00. proposed money this -"ilia rrtif if hnlh anH Sir 1 W l_4 i V4 c A -..v. W?..^ onds are approved by the votersra^S The ballots for the special elec- jfJm on carries both the road bond^^|^H uestion and school bond question. l voter may vote for one type of Jgjjfl pad ant. against the other, or vote V or or against both issues. The ballot is printed as follows: 1. Two hundred millions dolars State of ? North Carolina IfcM lecondary Road Bonds. ( ) FOR he issuance of Two Hundred Milion State of North Carolina Secindary Road Bonds. ( ) AGAINST he issuance of Two Hundred Milion Dollars State of North Caroina Secondary Road Bonds. 2. Twenty-five Million Dollars school Plant Construction and Repair Bonds. ( ) FOR the issuance of Twenty-Five Million Dolars School Plant Construction and Repair Bonds. ( ) AGAINST the ssuance of Twenty-Five Million Dollars School Plant Construction ind Repair Bonds. Poppy Poster Contestants ro Be Given Party On Thursday afternoon at 4 o' 1 1- ?11 4 U ?t(U VtrtYTA AT\4A?>n/l JIUL'K dlJ IIIU&C wnu nave cwvei posters in the Poppy Poster con:est will be entertained with a party in the American Legion hall by members of the American Legion Auxiliary. Prizes will be a warded for the three best posters at this time, and the posters en- ^ tered will be on display in Massie Furniture Co. window next week. Members of the American Legion Auxiliary are very anxious for every one to wear a poppy on May 28 in remembrance of those who gave their lives, and to help families of the disabled veterans. CAMERA CLUB TO HAVE LADIES' NIGHT At the regular meeting Monday night of the Sylva Camera club itr was voted to have a social and ladies' night. All the members are urged to attend and bring their wives or girl friends, and ?? ? irv any JJClsuns imcicovcu in ynwkvgraphy who may be potential members of the club. For the program there will be a photographic expert from Asheville. More details of the program will be announced at a later date when delinite plans are completed. All members of the club are urged and requested to be present to give a good turnout for the Asheville guest. All interesed persons are cordially invited to be present Monday night, May 30, at 8:00 p. m. in the club rooms in the old Ferguson building over the Blue Ribbon Shoe Shop. Refreshments will be served. * ' . ; V'"