VOL. XXIV?No. 11
Plans I)
Bond Refuse*
' Charged Wit!
, Rape On Fei
? Dan Stephens And Geo."
Hodges Of East La Porte S
Held In Jackson Jail A
Dan Stephens, 40, and George
Hodges, 23, white men of the East j
La Porte section, are being held in ai
Jackson County jail without privilege
of making bond, charged with T1
attempted rape on a female under r
16 years of age. The parents of the P1
young girl, who lives in the Cullowhee
section, swore out warrants
against the pair on Monday, Aug- th
ust 1, and the men were jailed that
night. The attempt to rape took in
place Sunday night, July 31, it of
was stated. No trial has been held
and no one has testified under *h
oath. hc
It was said by the young girl re
that she and a 12 year old brother
and a neighbor girl, also under in
16, were waiting on the roadside
to be picked up by a neighbor Pr
a for a ride to Sylva to attend the
Sunday night show. She said that ur
Stephens and Hodges happened by
^ and persuaded them to ride to Sylva
in their car. She said that on 101
arriving in Sylva the men gave ar
the brother $1.00 and sent him ns
to the show and that they forced 101
the two girls to remain in the car wl
and to go for a ride. After leaving irT
? Sylva the assault was committed. Z!
The girl's mother said that her j
clothing was badly torn and that
she had severe scratches and T
1 bruises about her back and legs. JL
Only one of the girls was ^olested,
it was said.
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FIREMEN SEE FILMS < "
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ON FIREFI6HTING z
AUfl CnillDUCIIT
HIIU Li|uirmLiii jfoi
Three films on firefighting and *|e
care of equipment were shown to, *
the firemen in their meeting on
Monday night. Charles Pettit was
in charge of showing the films, 0
which showed improved methods _
of fighting fires and ways of keep- y
ing fire equipment in good con- _
dition at all times. ^
The firemen had several guests
for the showing of the films. They re
were the firemen's chaplain, W. N<
H. Wakefield, and three guests as Pa
representatives of the Mead Corp- Pa
oration, C. E. Smith, George Lee, on
r and Jackson Dunn.
The firemen expect to have at;
several other films at the meetings sa
soon. Fire Chief W. B. Cope was
well pleased with the inovations
^ introduced in the films which can Sy
be adopted by the Sylva firemen di<
and is making efforts to secure he
% more films, particularly those concerning
firefighting methods and
care and preservation of equip- in
ment. pe
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Watauga County will more than Gi
4 double its production of Turkish es
tobacco this year. in
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Now Is The Tim
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Pastures Says Q
Pasture seeding time is here a- of
gain, and farmers interested in
growing cheap feed for cattle, la<
poultry, and hogs will do well to wi
try at least one acre of orchard 9grass
and ladino clover. Every
farmer planning to produce hatch- th
ing eggs, and everyone interested it
in increasing the livestock capacity a
of his farm should learn the proper gi
way to get this pasture mixture ea
growing on his farm.
For reasonably good ground the ca
general recommendation is two ta
pounds of ladino clover and 10 to li\
12 pounds of orchard grass. The
really important point in getting Ja
* this pasture mixture to grow is of
liberal fertilization with both phot- er
phate and potash. Ladino clover so
tmust have potash from source and it
of course some phosphate. Proper a
fertilization includes the applica- pr
tion of 600 to 800 pounds per acre cc
TH]
nderwi
i For Men
1 Attempted
male Minor
ub*District Meeting Held
t Sylva Methodist Church
The Methodist Youth Fellowlips
of the Jackson-Swain Substrict,
met at the Sylva Methost
church on Monday evening.
Timirkr Phnir linH#?r thp di
iction of Mr. Ralph Kemmerer,
esented a very g6od program,
at Montague assisted at the piano.
Johnny Gibson presided over
e regular business at which time
j announced that the next meetg
would be the time for election
officers.
Following the business session
e group enjoyed a recreational
>ur in charge of Pat, after which
freshments were served.
The council meeting will be held
the Allison building next Monty
evening to make plans for the
ogram for next month's meeting.
11 officers of the Sub-district are
ged to be present.
North Carolina poultrymen are
sing over 200 carload lots of eggs
inually, largely through infproper
indling and care. Much of the
ss occurs during summer months
hen eggs are most likely to be
lproperly cooled.
1 armers See LI
or- Baling Tu
William Lewis, Turkish tobacco
icialist from the State College
[tension Service, Raleigh, was in
ckson County last Thursday to
sist the county agents and farms
growing Turkish tobacco in
e best methods for harvesting
d baling this type of tobacco
r market. A demonstration was
Id at the farm of Mr. and Mrs.
B. Farmer in the Barkers Creek
mmunity at which time Mr.
wis baled the first of the crop
be baled in the county. Most
the growers of Turkish tobacco
isiting Minister At
t. John's August 21 j
The Right Rev. George Henry,
cently consecrated Bishop . of
)rth Carolina, will make his first
storal visit to St. John's Episco,1
church in Sylva at 8:00 p.m.
i August 21. The Bishop will adinister
the sacrement of confirm
ion ana preacn me evening mes- i
ge at this time.
Members of St. John's church
sh to extend to the people of
lva and Jackson connty a cor
al welcome to be with them to i
ar this distinguished churchman.!
Gross income from sugar beets
1948 is estimated to be down 32
x cent from 1947. Both proiction
and prices were lower,
ross income from sugar cane was
timated to be about the same
both years.
e To Improve
wji/v A fjrpnt
?j ?n
2-12-12.
Old stands of orchard grass and
dino clover should be top-dressed
ith 500 pounds of 0-13-12 or 027
fertilizer.
It is very important not to graze
is newly seeded pasture until
becomes well established. It is
good idea to rotate this pasture,
ving it a rest period when it is
ten down low. j
Lacfino clover and orchard grass
n also be used to good ad vange
for hay when it gets ahead of
restock.
It is hoped that every farmer in
ickson County will try one acre
orchard grass and ladino clov.
Remember, it is much better to
w one acre and properly fertilize
than to put out lots of seed on
large acreage that has not been
epared right and fertilized acrding
to recommendations.
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' S^l;
ay For
Modern Business
| BoHding Started
On Main Street
Dan Allison To Build
Home For Hardware,
And Auto Agency, Gar.
Work will start immediately on
a modern business building on the
corner of Main and Walnut Streets
opposite Lloyd Hotel for Dan M.
Allison, owner of the lot. When
completed it will house the hardware,
Oldsmobile Sales Agency,
repair garage and auto parts busi
nesses of Mr. Allison which are
now housed in two rented buildings
on Main Street.
Mr. Allison stated this week that
he has let the contract for the excavating
and building to William
B. Dillard, local contractor. The
building is expected to be ready
for occupancy by January 1, 1950.
The building will face 80 feet
on Main Street an?d run back 90
feet to Mill Street. It will be constructed
of brick, blocks, glass
blocks, concrete and steel, being
fire proof and equipped with heat!
ing plant and air conditioner for
summer. The front will be of glass
blocks and crab apple granite. The
rear will also be cff glass blocks
providing maximum light. The
basement will have 11 foot ceilings
also 80 by 90.
>emonsti*ation
_X \ -
rkish Tobacco
I in the county were present for the
demonstration.
Mr. Lewis stated that he was
highly pleased with the quality of
the tobacco being produced Aere
and feels that Turkish tobacco pro-1
duction has a bright, future in'
Jackson county as the soil types,:
climate and other conditions favor,
its growth and production, which!
averages more pounds per acre |
than other types and also averages
15 to 20 cents more per pound on
the tobacco market than does the'
Burlej.
PROVEN METHODS FOR
SEEDING ALFALFA
GIVEN BY BROWN
August is one of the best months
for seeding alfalfa in Jackson
County. By seeding in early fall
the young plants establish themselves
and are ready to begin
growing early next spring, and
have a better opportunity to get
ahead of weeds.
Important steps in securing a
good stand of alfalfa are as follows:
1. Land should be Hmed at the
rate of 2 or 3 tons per acre several
weeks in advance of seeding
alfalfa.
2. A firm seed bed should be
prepared?many times this can be
accomplished with a disk harrow.
Loose, puffy ground allows the
small seed to work too deep into
the soil. A good crop of lespedeza
worked into the top layer of soil
helps hold moisture near the surface
where the small plants have
access to it. Seed should be covered
one-half inch.
3. Inoculate seed. It is important
that the inoculated seed be sown 1
on a cloudy day or late in the afternoon
to prevent the sunshine
from rendering the inoculation in- j
effective. J
4. Sow 20 to 25 pounds of Kan- ]
r\v OlrloKnmo arourn r?Pr I
' 900 Vi V/l\4014Vllia w r* tA ov v?
acre. Cross-seeding will help in
getting an even stand.
5. Apply 700 to 800 pounds of
2-12-12 per acre at seeding time, j
Be sure the fertilizer you buy has I
borax in it. I
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The average American gets j
nearly a third of all his calories
from fats, sugars and alcohol. Nutritionists
and doctors are concern- |
ed over the fact, since these highly
refined energy foods offer little
in the way of protein, vitamins and i
minerals.
LVA ]
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Opening
Master Hypnotist,
Magician '
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On Thursday evening, August 0
25th at 8 o'clock the citizens of *
Jackson county will have an opportunity
to witness one of the ^
best programs every offered here *
? and the beauty about it is that ^
it will be entirely free. Clyde R. ^
Powell, above, one of the Nation's ^
leading personnel directors for a |
firm employing 20,000 people, will
be brought to Sylva for the pur- a
pose of entertaining the public. He 0
is one of America's lending in- s
dustrial psychologists. ^
For twenty years Clyde R. Powell
has been dealing with people ?
in all their moods as an entertainer f
preforming feats of magic, slight
I of hand, manipulations and escapes.
When he talks about under- ^
standing. and controlling human
i* aW n ilna Ua <li<BUfa nn Uic tllArAlltrk I
wuta v tvt tic ui a ttg wn uw hiwi ?<m^h
I knowledge . of the subconscious
mind gained through his experi- v
ences as a master hypnotist. And &
his own mfc|d is kept keen and n
sharp by constant practice as a U
mind reader. sj
The program will be given in bl
the auditorium of the Sylva school. 01
The public is cordially invited.
Those who do not attend will be bi
missing one of the best entertain- bi
ments of the year. gj
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FARMERS URGED TO
ATTEND FARM AND
HOME WEEK AT WGTC I
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By W. T. Brown, Co. Agent I .
Every farmer in Jackson County ^
is urged by the Farm Agent's office
to plan now to attend Farm ^
and Home Week at Cullowhee dur- (
ing the week of August 22nd. We
are extremely fortunate in having ^
this event in our County.
Specialists in the field of Agriculture
and Home Making will be b
at Cullcrwhee for the entire week, ~
s>r?/4 farmorc artrl farm WOmPn will M
W4JVI iUA 4??VA 9 Utl\4 ?Ut ? ?? - - |
have an opportunity to get the |
latest information that research [
has to offer.
We later plan to have a printed
program in the Herald so that farm ^
people can select the subject they
are most interested in and attend
that session. *
Plan now. to be at Cullowhee 1
each day during the week of ?
August 22nd. Never before have we IS
, had this opportunity in Western '
North Carolina.
For further details watch the
Sylva Herald.
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o* N.C.HIGHWAYS r
i 2
Killed July 30 through ^
August 8 ? 12
Injured July 30 through ?
August 8 ? 191 i
Killed through August 8 I:
| thl? year ? 460
Killed through August 8, ' C
1948 ? 389 e<
Injured through August 8 fj
this year ? 5,320 n
Injured through August 8, y,
! 1948 ? 4.246
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IOISAMON'9 In Sylve v
S
riERi
, 1949
i Cance
FALL FROM BACK OF
rRUGK FATAL FOR R.
L. WILLIAMS OF GAY
Accident Occurred In
Tenn. As Deceased And
Others Were Rehiring
From Washington State
R. L. Williams, 22, of Gay, but
vho for the past four months had
>een working in Clear Lake,
Vashington, was killed instantly
vhen he fell from the back of a
ruck ne* Lake City, Tenn. last
iaturday. He was returning home
^ hen the accident occurred. The
ruck got off on the shoulder of
he road, and as the driver was
Atvinf i?Ar? r\ rtnt Unnl/ /VOIIH O
It Ulll^lIIlg IU UUV.U Ui I J
Villiams was slung off into the
>ath of another car, killing him
nstantly. The accident was termd
unavodiable. Ronald McClure
f Waynesville was the driver of
he truck.
Funoral services were held Frilay
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
lion Hill Baptist church of which
ie was a member. The pastor, Rev.
'orsey Hooper, assisted by Rev.
oe Bishop officiated. Burial was
n the church cemetery.
Surviving are the parents, Mr.
nd Mrs. Hugh A. Williams of Gay;
ne sister, Mrs. Fannie Mae Wilon
of Webster, and one brother,
'red.
Moody Funeral Home was in
harge of arrangements.
lown Board Pi
^ay For Dispo
The board of aiaermen nave 1
oted to do away with thr
arbage dump which is located
ear the Sylva hospital and esiblish
a new garbage disposal
pot at a location which will not
e so near the center of population
f the town.
The new garbage disposal will
e located between the old Dillsoro
Road and Scotts Creek, and
arbage and filth will be shoved
^er an embankment and periodally
covered with dirt, thereby
.iminating the breeding of insects,
he new method is in accord with
ealth department recommenda- j
ons, and no more sanitary meiod
of garbage disposal has been ,
iscovered than to bury it. Bull- ,
zers will shove dirt over the top, ,
]ling in a low place between the
Id roadbed and the Creek, not
nly eliminating the nuisances ,
jnnected with an open dump but (
?claiming a building site after the
arbage has been covered over and
?ttled.
?
The old garbage dump will be
urned over and sprayed shortly, i
iAA ISSUING ORDERS "
OR FERTILIZER AND ,
ADINO CLOVER SEED ;
Purchase orders can now be isjed
by the AAA for mixed fer- i
lizer, 0-14-14, this is to take the
lace of 0-12-12 which has been
sued up to this time. The price 1
f the 0-14-14 is $2.00 per cwt.,
le government will pay $0.99 and
je farmer will pay $1.01.
olan Uoinfl
rurciicMW UIUCIB BIC au>u *<<? j
sued for Ladino Clover seed. The (
rice of the seed is $1.90 per pound; ,
ie government will pay $1.40 and
le farmer will pay $0.50.
Other conservation materials a- i
ailable at this time are: Lime, 2C 1
: Phosphate: Mixed fertilizer: <
-12-12; 50% Muriate of Potash,
alfalfa and Crimson Clover seeds.
>ecrease In Tax Rate
s Announced By City
Mayor Hugh Monteith and City r(
lerk Carl Corbin have announcd
a decrease in the city tax rate
-om that of last year. The new
ate is $1.42; the old rate last year
'as $1.50.
Reason for the decrease in the
ate is the recent increase in ealuation
by the county for th#
lylva Township.
U.D 1
r Centi
State Board
Provides Eq
Cancer Det<
White Pine And Poplar
Seed Collection Is Being
Made In Jackson County
A large number of residents of
the Cashiers-Highlands area are
participating in the seed collection
sponsored jointly by the Nortn
Carolina Department of Conservation
and Development and the
Tennessee Valley Authority. White
pine and poplar seed are being col.
lected for the two organizations,
and the goal is 2,000 bushels of
the two seeds.
The seeds are gathered either by
climbing trees or by following logging
operations and gathering cones
from fallen trees. Quite a number
of people in the southern part of
Jackson county are taking part in
the collection.
After collection the seeds are
picked up by a representative of
either the North Carolina division
of forestry or the TVA and are
then delivered to the State Forest
Service Nursery at Hendersonville
or to the TVA Nursery at Clinton,
Tenn. So far approximately 350
bushels of the seeds have been
collected and progress is being
made toward the goal of 2,000
bushels.
ovides Better
sal Of Garbage
City Cierk Carl Corbin said this
week, and private individuals ar^
warned not to dump garbage on
the old site. The land will be posted.
Reason for the change in mtans
of garbage disposal is that in the
spen dumping method that has
been used flies, mosquitoes, rata,
and other pests find the garbage
dump a natural breeding place
near the city hospital and fairly
near the homes of the town. In
addition, stray dogs find the open
garbage dump a feeding place.
"Nothing from a health standaoint
that ever happened in Sylva
has affected more people than the
-nethod of dumping garbage and
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wumc, 2>ci Ju ouiniui y wiuv.cj ^iias,
Thomas. He pointed out that flies
<nd pests fed and cultured in the
)ld dump and that it was quite
possible to spread epidemics of
carious diseases by allowing pests
to breed there. "The town board
is to be congratulated for the ability
to see the public health menace
which existed and remedy it,"
Thomas said in commendation of
the act.
Bake Sale
The Hospital Auxiliary will hold
i food sale in connection with the
regular rummage sale in the Herald
building Saturday, August 13.
The ladies from Whittier will be
in charge.
Sylva-Bryson I
WM Received
A Iptpp crowd of local citizens
and visitors heard the band concert
given by the Sylva and Bryson
City bands on Wednesday evening,
August 3, in the city park.
Sylva band director Ben Cole said
this week that he was well pleased
with the reception of the band's
concert and with the work that the
Sylva band has done in its classes
this summer.
The two bands presented their
concert again on Thursday evening
in Bryson City.
The concert band was composed
of forty pieces, fifteen members
from Bryson City and twenty-five
from Sylva. The Sylva band members
have been enrolled in daily
classes through the*summer under
Mr. Cole, and the concert was the
climax of the summer's work. Band
classes are continuing and will be
held until shortly before school
oj>ens on Augiist 25.
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EPATROMIZgi I
? local mm i
IMEWCHAEISJI I
$2.00 A Year?5c Copy I
er Here
Of Health"
uipment For
ection il n i t
* Will Be Open To All
Persons Without Cost,
N. C. Only State
With Program
Sylva is to become a Cancer
Clinic Center for Western North
i Carolina, according to a statement
j by Dr. Mildred Schram, Director
| of the Division of Cancer Control
of the State Board of Health, Ralj
eigh, who met with local physi'
cians at C. J. Harris Community
I hospital Monday morning to make
' plans for the opening of the Center.
i This will make eight such centers
nnonpH in thp Stato with
Sylva Center the only one West
! of Asheville. North Carolina is
t pioneering in this type of Cancer
I control work, being the only State
in the Nation with such a program.
The State Legislature pro1
vided funds for the work and the
clinic examinations will be free
to all North Carolina citizens.
i
| The Sylva center will be known
as the Jackson-Swain Cancer Conj
trol Center, with the doctors from
both counties participating. Dr.
Schram stated, however, that the
center will be open to all citizens
of the State. No out-of-state persons
will be taken.
Meeting with Dr. Schram and
the local physicians were members
of the various women's clubs of
the city. These club members will
be organized into groups to serve
as J.ursc and receptionists ,
while the Center is in actual operation.
Mrs. David Hail, Jr., a
registered nurse, has volunteered
to act as supervising nurse for
the center.
Local doctors having volunteered
thus far to help with the Center
are: H. L. Bacon, of Bryson City,
Pratt Cheek, David Daniel, Roy
Kirchberg, R. S. Morgan, T. D.
Slagle, and Grover Wilkes.
The Center plans to be open
Friday, August 19, at 9:15 a.m.
(Continued on page 12)
Scats Ordered For
Presbyterian Church
An order was placed last week
for 182 individual, cushion and
spring upholstered theater type
chairs with pew ends along the
aisles for the new Presbyterian
church sanctuary to be delivered
about September 1. The order was
placed with a church and school
equipment company in Texas. The
seats will be upholstered in a wine
leatherette with mohair trimming
in gray, harmonizing with the interior
of the sanctuary which is
finished in white walls, and oak
pulpit furniture, choir loft and
trimmings.
The church already has one hundred
of the folding type auditorium
chairs to be used in the Sunday
school rooms.
land Concert
In Play \Here
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Director Cole plans to have the
band ready to play for the first
Sylva football game, and it will
march during half-time if there
is enough time for marching practice.
As last year after the band
was reorganized it will play at
all home games and march when
possible, and Cole hopes that the
band will continue to grow and
develop so that Sylva will have a
band which will be a big asset to
the town.
Cole said that he hopes the band
will be able to continue its sum- ,
mer program next year, after
school is out, and that the band
should be able to give concerto
more often next summer than this
because it should have grown to
a size which will make icmeaili
easier to gire.J|fe|guMested that
if students are interested enowgh W
; concerts might be given twice eecl^Jj^a