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Farmers Ma
' Plans For Li
Hatching Egj
^ Four Hatchery Field *
Men Helping Farmers
And Farm Agents
Here This Week
Final arrangements are being
made this week in Jackson county
to begin the immediate production
oi naicmng eggs un a iaigc ocaiv.
Four representatives from the
Gainesville Hatchery in Georgia,
Charles McMillan, James McMillan
Paul Faulkner and O. B. Fulenwider,
are spending this week in
, Sylva to assist the local farm agents
and vocational agricultural
teachers in arranging finaLdetails.
The hatchery representatives will
each be paired with one of the
local agents and each pair will
cover one of the school districts
in the county this week. All persons
interested in the production
of hatching eggs are urged to contact
one of these teams, if they
have not already done so, and get
^ details on the necessary equipment
and place orders for the
number of birds desired. Contact
4 any of the farm agents or agriculture
teachers in the~county and
y he will see that you are visited by .
one of the representatives who will
provide all the information de^7
sired. It is expected that ship-i
ment of the birds into Jackson
4 county will begin within one week,
as they are available as soon as
the Droducer is able to house them.
All breeding stock will be furj
nished by the Gainesville Hatchery
and all hatching eggs will be
purchased by the hatchery at
current market prices. The young
pullets will be trucked into the
county by the hatchery, who will
* also call for the eggs at the farm.
Mr. Fulenwider stated that th?
Gainesville Hatchery is one of the
largest in the business, handling
the finest line of birds available
on the market. The hatchery contracts
for all the hatching eggs
t ^ available and is equipped to handle
them, having twenty Buckeye
machines with a capacity of 66,
000 eggs each. Twice each year the
hatchery ships 100,000 birds to
hatching egg producers.
A representative from the hatchery
will be stationed full time in
Sylva to assist the producers in
any way possible until the pro(Continued
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TUCKASEI6EE
ASSOCIATION TO
' MEET AUG. 18 AND 19
Rev. C. M. Warren, Moderator
of the Tuckaseigee Baptist As-1
sociation has announced that the
One Hundred and Twentieth session
will convene at the Big Ridge
Baptist church, Thursday, August
^ 18 and continue in session for two
J ?oftorrirtnn
aays, dujuuimug *. i iuuj ,.
^ the 19th.
Another Jackso
Producing Grcu
Mr. Cashiers Buchanan, of Route
2, Whittier, has shown what can
be done in the dairy business with
little cash but a great deal of
determination and hard work. Last
week he completed his grade A
dairy barn, and is now selling
grade A milk, which is worth
a --4.. f. % nor ffsllnn more
IWCIiL^'llVC VCliio pvi
than the grade C milk formerly
sold.
Mr. Buchanan has invested in
his grade A dairy, besides hard
work, approximately $1,000. This
includes his milking barn, equip
ment, and a pure water supply.
Mr. Buchanan stated that he built
his milk house in between crops,
f in about 90 days, using only $15
? worth of hired labor.
At present he is milking four
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arge Scale
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Bulgarian Premier ,
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- FOREIGN MINISTER Vassil Kolarov ! 1
(above), veteran Communist revolutionist,
was unanimously elected (
Premier of Bulgaria by that coun- c
try's Parliament Kolarov had j
served as Acting Premier since (
early April, during the illness of
Georgi Dimitrov. who died on July c
2 in Soviet Russia. (International) I
HUGH MONTEITH J
NAMED DEPUTY DIS. !
GOVERNOR IN LIONS '
f
Mr. Paul L. Cashion, Lions Dis- ^
trict Governor of District 31-A,
has announced the appointment
of Mr. Hugh E. Monteith as Deputy, '
District Governor.
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District 31-A of Lions International
takes in all seven coun- ^
ties west of Buncombe county. The ^
Sylva Lions club is fast becoming
known in the International unit,
as another of its members is an, Q
International Counselor and holds!
also the Lions Key of State, of
which only fifty-one have been
issued in the entire International
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organization.
Patrolmen To Confine |
Duties To Highways
State Highway Patrolmen have( o
received orders to confine their | e
activities strictly to the highways g
in the future. In the past patrolmen j ii
have worked closely with county ju
and city officers in all types of I
law enforcement work which has t
been quite effective. They have r
helped break quite a number of p
hard cases, a recent one was that
of the robbery of the bank of c
Pembroke. But there can be no e
more of this unless the patrolman h
doesn't mind subjecting himself d
to dismissal from the force. e
m Farmer Now \
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IMAT Z~M. If MM*
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cows and selling ten gallons of *
grade A milk daily, but he plans v
to add three or four cows in the
near future. r
He i? operating one of the ten p
dairies now under construction p
in Jackson county. There is a t
ready market for all the grade A l
milk the farmers are able to pro- s
duce, as well as a * much better I
price for the grade A milk. North S
Carolina imports from other states v
more than fifty percent of the t
milk consumed in the state. All
the local farm agents are backing f
the program for better dairies and u
stand ready at all times to assist b
and advise the local farmers who
are interest^ ifi the program. n
Seven of the ten prospective ij
dairies hife been completed at o
this that. ' ' o
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Sylva,
awhead
FALL FROM TRUCK
IS FATAL FOR HAM
ESTES OF MACON
Former Jackson Citizen
Killed Sun. P. M. When
Head Hits Pavement >
Ham Estes, 60, who was a native
3f and until a few years ago lived
in Jackson County, but moved to
Macon County, was killed instantly
when he fell from the back of
a truck Sunday afternoon about
4:30 o'clock. He, with several others,
were returning home from
a singing convention held at the
Macon County courthouse in
Franklin and not far from his
lome when the accident occurred.
Mr. Estes was holding to the cab
Df the truck which did not have
sideboards and fell when the truck
went around a curve, his head
litting the concrete, tie was
Drought to C. J. Harris hospital
Dut was pronounced dead upon
arrival.
After being prepared for burial
;he body was carried to the home s
}f his brother, Lee Estes, of Green's i
Ureek to await the funeral hour, f
Among those on the truck at
:he time of the accident were two
)f his sons, John C. and Claude
Sstes, and a nephew, V. D. Green. s
3ill Morgan was the driver of the.s
ruck which was owned by Mr. 2stes.
,
Funeral services were held at |
Did Savannah Baptist church Tuesiay
morning at ld?t)0 o'clock, with I
itev. Lee Crawford, of Macon
bounty, Rev. Lawrence Crawford,
>f Addies, assisted by the pastor, h
lev. Parris, officiating. Burial p
vas in the church cemetery. e
Pallbearers were: Bill Morgan, 4
}ewey Morgan, V. D. Green, Ar- s
hur Murr, Theo Estes, and Jess t
istes. Granddaughters of the debased
were in charge of the flow- . .
TS.
Survivors include the widow, the
ormer Miss Delia Ashe; four sons, ^
Thomas, Delos and John C., all
>f Green's Creek, and Claude of ^
he home; five daughters, Mrs. .
Jina Childers, of Hendersonville;
flrs. Effie Brooks, and Mrs. Mar;aret
Hall, of Green's Creek; Mrs.
Inn Lee McMahan, of Oak Ridge,
,enn., Miss Lola Estes of the home; v
ix brothers, Lee Estes of Green's
'reek; Andy, of Whittier; Kirk, *{
if Arlington, Wash.; Cling, of Bel- a
nont; Bob, of Franklin, and Seab, s
if Dillsboro.
Moody Funeral Home was in e
harge of arrangements. g
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Florida Roller Skaters .
3ive Exhibition Here '
The Cayo Hueso Roller Club, C
f Key West, Florida, gave an
xhibition at the American Le- c
ion Home on Tuesday night dur- v
ng the intermission of the reg- 1
lar Tuesday night square dance. \
Mr. Tommy Dixon, manager of c,
he skating club, made the ar- v
angements for the skaters to ap- v
ear at no cost to the Legion post. ^
The exhibition was well re- v
eived by the large audience pres- c
nt, and' the skaters seemed to j
iave a most enjoyable time square
ancing for the balance of the ^
vening. j j
If
taker Named Secretary- b
rreas. At Merchant Meet 1 E
At a meeting of the Merchants I
Association held Monday after- toon
B. S. Baker, manager of ?
Ragles 5, 10, and 25 cent Store,
/as named sec.-treas.
The Association's Board of Diectors
are: Grayson Cope, past
>res., Frank Fricks, past vice>res.,
Everett Harris, past sec.reas.;
Joe Wallin, pres., Sol Schilman,
vice-pres., B. S. Baker,
ec.-treas., Chester Scott, H. J.
^andis; Rajjmon Stovail, and Boyd
Jossamon. Any major questions
vill in the future be handled thru
he Directors meeting.
The Constitution and By-Laws
or the association are being drawn
ip to be distributed to each member.
Anyone not having been given
nembership card will be contacted ,
n the near future and given an .
pportunity to become a member |
f the Association.
LVA.'
> N. C.* Thursday, August
I Open
Woodmen Furni
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2$ . w
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HP 4.
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jjj
Mrs. Ruth C. Leatherwood, R.
ihown receiving a check for $333.0
jrer of Sylva Camp 560 Woodmer
rom the WOW to the hospital for
lew wing. Half of the $333.00 can
Looking on is past Council C
ierving in office ac the time the g
;on is the new Council Command
100 ENJOY SYLVA'S
FIRST WATER SHOW
Sylva's first Water Carnival
leld at the Municipal Swimming
>ool on last Thursday night, was
injoyed by a crowd estimated at
00 people, who crowded around to
ae the young- people go through
heir various acts. .
The cafnival opened under the
[irection .of Warren Deyermond
nd started off with the beginning
wimmers proving their ability to
ake care of themselves in the
/ater. This was followed by the
Me Saving demonstration and
hen with a diving exhibition, inluding
various stunts. It ended
/ith a comedy act.
Recreation director James Barn/ell,
Who promoted the carnival,
/as well pleased with the perormance
of the boys and girls
nd delighted with the interest
hown by the citizens. He hopes
o sponsor a carnival of this type
ach year, which should get biger
and better as the boys and
iris improve in their techniques.
iVOW Members Go To
1?Ar \ W
BItt J# M. Vi 4 A TV vvn
Nineteen members of the- Sylva
lamp No. 560 Woodmen of the
/orld Degree Team left Sylva at
:00 o'clock Wednesday for the
r. M. C. A. Fresh Air Camp loated
17 miles South of Charlotte
^here they will spend a week's
acation. Members of the team
finning the trip on merits of the
/ork they did are. Carroll Ashe,
Hyde Bumgarner, Olin Jackson,
ack Alexander, Bobby Shuler,
indy Blanton, Bill Mason, R. L?.
fladison, Bobby Moore, Phil
ones, Kent Hoyle, Red Hoyle,
toy Dillard, Jim Madison, Jim
teesor, and Captain J. D. Jordon,
J. M. Moore and Jack Cooper,
visij id, iiidimgci?.
0? N.C.MIGHVATS
Kitted July 23 through
July 29 ? 17
Injured July 23 through
July 29 ? 135
Killed through July 29
this year ? 443
Killed through Ju4y 29,
1048 ? 367
Injured through July 29
this year ? 4,898
Injured through July 29,
1948 ? 3,991 ~
tOISAMON'S In tylva
Her;
4, 1949
New i
i
sh Hospital Room
3?:-*>4Vfe!9
N., Supt. of C. J. Harris Hospital, is
0 from B. E. Harris, secretary-treas>
of the World. The check is a gift
1 furnishing one of the rooms in the
ie from the home office at Omaha,
ommander, Jeff Hedden, who was
lift was authorized. Dillard flobiner.
Dry Kiln Damaged By
Fire Friday Afternoon
The dry kiln of L. E. Carter
Furniture plant located on highway
19-A was damaged by firei
about 3:00 o'clock Friday afternoon.
Sylva fire department answered
the call for help and succeeded
in putting out t the blaze
after an estimated $800 damage
resulted. Mr. Carter said that thej
kiln was filled with fine cherry,
boards, most of which were charred
and smoked beyond us?. Over-'
heating was said to be the cause
of the fire. Mr. Carter plans to
rebuild at once.
One Killed, Two Injured
In Highway Accidents
Walter W. McNeely, 52, of Route
1, Toxaway, N. C. died at 10:30
p. m. July 20, following injuries
received in a highway accident
at 4 p. m. the same day. The death
of McNeely, reported to officers
several days later, was investigated
by Patrolman W. T. Houser,
and Deputy Sheriff Frank Allen
who learned that McNeely received
a shoulder and internal injuries
when his 1936 model Chevrolet
sedan wrecked on U. S. 64.
He was taken to his home and died
of what was said to be a heart
attack. He had not been attended
by a physician following his wreck
injuries.
On July 27 Patrolman Charles
Lindsay investigated' a highway
acciaeru in wnicn iwo men wuninjured
and hospitalized at Sylva.
Lindsay said that a 1949 Ford
truck operated by Robert L. Owens,
of Whittier, traveling South
on Highway No. 107 was in col*
lision with a 1935 Ford sedan going
in the same direction of 107
which was being operated by Hayes
S. Ashe, 18, of Glenville, accompanied
by Harley Shuler, 50, of
Sylva, and Frank Higdon, 48, of
Tuckaseigee. Shuler received a
broken collar bone and fractured
ribs. Higdon received a back injury.
Both men were brought to
Sylva hospital.
Green Receives Two
Key Appointments
Herman W. Green, assistant
cashier of The Jackson County
Bank received two key appointments
this week. One was that of
Key Banker for Jackson County.
The appointment came from the
N. C. Bankers Association. The
second appointment was from A.
B. Stoney, Diocesan Chairman at
Morganton which reads as follows:
"Your Rector advises that you have
been appointed Key man for the
Presiding Bishop'g Committee on
Laymen's Work in your community
to cooperate with men similar*
ly appointed in every Parish and
Mission of the Diocese. -
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Vermiculite,
Building Ma
Processed In
ROTARIANS HEAR DR.
DAVID DANIEL AT
TUESDAY MEETING
Di\ David Daniel, a recent corner
to Sylva and a new member of
the Sylva Rotary club, was the
speaker on the program lor the
regular Tuesday evening meetin\
Dr. Daniel's subject was on atomic
energy and its effect on the human
body.
President W. J. Fisher presided
and heard reports from various
committees. Ralph Kemmerer told
of the plans being, made- by the
youth committee for building a
club house for the boy scouts.
Tentative plans call for an assembly
room to house a maximum
of 60 boys, with storage rooms adjoining.
A site for the building hits
been offered by the ?town in the
city park area.
J. A. Gray reported on the plan
for printing a weekly club bulletin
which will soon be out. The bulletin
committee is composed of Herbert
Gibson, Dan Dunn, Ralph
Sutton( Jack Dunn, Sam Gilliam
and J. A. Gray.
NO MORE PATROL
SCHOOLS THIS YEAR
Officers of the State Motur
hicle Department have, announced
that the State Highway Patrol
Training School has been closed
indefinitely. It was also announced
that no new applications for
jobs on the patrol will be accpeted
as over 1000 applications are now
on file.
Four Freight Cars
Derailed Monday P. M.
Four wood rack cars loaded with
pulpwood of East bound freight
No. 68 were derailed about 1:30
p.m. Monday near Barkers Creek.
Two of the cars turned over and
the other two remained upright.
A wrecking crew from Asheville
had the track clear at 2:30 Tuesday
morning.
Joel L. Gibson Is
Recovering At Harris
The many friends here of Mr.
Joel L. Gibson, of Lakeland. Fla.,
will be pleased to hear thatThe is
recovering nicely following treatment
at C. J. Harris hospital which
ne entered several days ago for
treatment. He and Mrs. Gibson,
who pre spending their annual
summer vacation with relatives
here and in Bryson City, expect
*<-? ,> thoir T .alfolanH hnnip
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within a few days. They will be
accompanied by their daughter,
Mrs. Joe Crosswy, also of Lakeland,
who has been here with her
parents. Mrs. Gibson and Mrs.
Crosswy are stopping at Jarrett
Springs. Mr. Gibson is an uncle
of Mr. Herbert Gibson of this city.
Drive-In Theat
Soon Near Syli
"No more babysitter worries" isl
t V-i? u;nrH from Mr. E. Y. Neal.l
owner and operator of the Sylva
Drive-in Theater to open soon
adjacent to the Sylva airport.
"This is only one of the advantages
of the drive-in type theater",
Mr. Neal continued. He emphasized
the fact that the whole family
could be right at home in their
automobile, and talk and smoke
if desired, without disturbing any
i one else. Invalids and crippled
persons can come in a car and
see a v movie in perfect comfort,!
he states.
The drive-in will accomodate
300 cars on the graveled field. All
equipment is brand new, the latest
and best available, and only first
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H LOCAL MWm
MCRCH/imf
$2.00 A Year?5c Copy
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New Light
teria-1, Being
l Quantity
1 Unlimited Supply Of
Ore To Be Found In
Southern Part Of County
Development of a little-known
ore has now opened new possibilities
in the building industry.
Vermiculite, strangest of minerals,
is being mined and processed in
quantity in Jackson county. Quality
deposits of this mineral have
been found in Jackson, Macon and
Mitchell counties.
Vermiculite Supplies. Inc., lo
cated in Sylva. owned and operated
by J. P. Stovall and H. A.
Lawhead. is now producing the
processed and finished ore in
quantity. A carload per day is being
shipped at present and full
production has not yet been reached.
Approximately twenty persons
are employed at the plant and
in Die mines at present.
The mineral is heated and exploded,
much as is popcorn, to
obtain the finished product. A
plant was opened this week in
Cleveland, Ohio for explodiation
of the mineral, which will be furnished,
already dried and crushedt
by the local plant at the rate
of two carloads weekly. Another
explodiation plant being constructed
in Jacksonville, Florida
will also receive their ore from
thp Svlva nlant. which is locally
owned.
--The "wonder" mineral as myriad
uses?vermiculite plaster has
unusual soundproofing qualities,
will not dissolve, disintegrate,
smell or rot when it gets wet, and
will dry without warping or buckling.
It does not crack and nails
or picture hooks may be driven
into it. A hammer blow merely
dents it.
Vermiculite weighs six to eight
pounds per cubic foot after it
has been expanded. Sand weighs
about 100 pounds per cubic foot.
This light weight enables construction
of many types of buildings
not possible with ordinary
concrete or plaster. One inch of
Vermiculite gives as much fireproofing
as a foot and a half of
ordinary concrete.
The U. S. Department of Agriculture
has announced that various
forms of expanded Vermiculite
aid plant growth. Other new uses
for the mineral are being developed.
It is used as a base for cosmetics,
for the slow cooling of
steel, as a snuffer-outer of bombs
and fire, and has been tried as
a fire insulation on battleships.
The local manufacturers stress
the fact that Vermiculite is not
to be confused with' rotten mica,
which has some of the same qualities
but has not been exploded.
Bake Sale Saturday
The Ruby Daniel Circle will
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ajjuunui a uarvc1 aaic IU uc uciu jii
the Professional Drug store Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock. Cakes
and pies will be on sale at this
time. Anyone having a special
cake or pie please call Mrs. W. T.
Brown at 204-J or Mrs. Claude
Campbell at 80-W.
er To Open
ia Airport
run pictures will be shown, Mr.
Neal stated. He is using an asbestos
screen, forty feet by fifty
feet, enabling all the parked cars
to have a clear, unobstructed view
of the picture.
Admission will be forty cents
per person, with children under
twelve admitted free. Family night
will be held once each week. Admission
will be one dollar per v
car on this day. Mr. Neal stated
that this does not apply to persons
on the rear of a truck.
There will also be a concession
stand, selling popcorn and cold
drinks, to patrons of the theater*
Watch the Herald for the open*
ing date of the Sylva Drive-In
Theater. .