VOL. XXIV?No. 14
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The above picture was made lai
ceremonies for the building of Sco
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Chairman of the Building Commit
Rev. Thad F. Deitz, and Superinter
Clayton.
Wh pin domnlel
Largest Rural (
Standardization Of 1
Sunday School Has
Caused Rapid Growth
When friends, members and
i4 former members of Scotts Creek
Baptist church return next Sunday
for the annual homecoming
of Jackson's largest church they
will be surprised to see the large
' brick structure taking shape which
will house the educational- departments
of this church when it is
completed around the first of the
coming year.
Ground was broken the morning
of March 8th this year for the
new building which has a front
of 84 feet and runs back 64 feet,
and which is being constructed of
brick, tile, steel and concrete, with
asbestos shingle roof. The build
m ?. ing is two stories with large base*
ment for modern oil furnace heatc
ing plant. The first floor will house
the adult department, including a
large assembly room, five class
rooms, beginners department and
nursery, library, choir room, office
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The second floor is being arranged
for units for the young people,
assembly room and four class
rooms; Intermediate department,
assembly and 5 clas rooms, Junior
department, assembly and 7 class
rooms and Primary with assembly
room and 7 class rooms.
Scotts Creek church, which has
a membership of 507 and a Sunday
^ school attendance of over 300, has
long felt the need of larger quarters
and a building fund was started
looking forward to the time
when it would be feasable to build.
Soon after the first of this year
the members decided that they
would start the building program
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To Organize H
Mr. E. R. McConncll has expressed
his regret at not being able
to accept the billet of Naval Volunteer
Training Officer for Sylva
because of his receiving disability
compensation. It is expected that
Mr. G. B. King will be appointed
in his place.
In any event, an organizing
meeting for a Naval Volunteer Reserve
Unit has been scheduled for
September 8th at 7:30 p.m. in the
American Legion Hall in Sylva
City Park. This meeting will be
for determining whether there are
sufficient people interested to organize
a unit, to designate a Commanding
Officer, and to select a
w permanent drill night. Future drills
would be essentially non-military
and would be planned primarily
to train the members for advancement
in rate.
%V Attending drills of the proposed
I unit will give opportunities for
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are, the pastor, Rev. B. S. Hensley,
tee, G. D. Bryson, a former pastor,
ident of the Sunday school, Tommy
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GUFTON RITES ARE
KELD IN DILLSBORO
Funeral service was held for
Ben F. Clifton, 39, at Dillsboro
Methodist Cfiurch on Tuesday
morning .with Rev. Tom Houts of
Cullowhee officiating. Mr. Cllf'
ton, formerly of Daytona Beach,
Fla., and resident of Dillsboro for
the past year and a half, died early
Monday morning from what a
coroner's jury described as a selfinflicted
bullet wound.
Clifton was brought to C. J.
Harris Community Hospital from
his home at Dillsboro about 8:30
Sunday night suffering from a
pistol bullet wound in the right
temple. Death followed in the
early hours of Monday.
Surviving are the widow; the j
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Clif-!
'.on of Daytona Beach; two sis-;
ters, Mrs. Ed Ryon and Mrs. Bob j
Xennington of Daytona Beach; and
six brothers, Sgt. Marion C. Clifton
of Fort Jackson, S. C.; Lt. Col.
Harry Clifton of Hartford, N. J.;
Robert, Donald, and Bill Clifton, all
of Daytona Beach, and Zeke Clifton
of Miami.
Following the short service in
Dillsboro the body was taken to
Daytona Beach where burial services
will be Cedar Hill cemetery.
County Offices To
Be Closed Labor Day
All offices at the courthouse will
be closed Monday for Labor Day.
The County Board of Commissioners
will meet Tuesday, Sept. 6.
?r Reserve Unit
ere Sept 8 th
advancement in rate and give
points for receiving the recently
authorized Naval Reserve Nondisability
Retirement Plan. This
plan provides for payment at age
60 to those who have completed an
equivalent of 20 years service a
percentage of the pay of thir high,
est held rate or rank, the percentage
varying with the extent of
their service. An enlisted man who
has served 3 years active duty
should expect about $30 a month
as his pension.
The local unit is open to all former
naval officers and men including
WAVES, Army personnel (Who
will be given equivalent naval
rates up to Seaman First Class),
and any person**between the ages
of 17 and 60 desiring to join the
Naval Reserve. All interested are
urged to attend this initial meeting.
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ScottsCreek To
Have Annual Home
Coming Sunday
Five hundred people are expected
to attend the annual Homecoming
at Scotts Creek Baptist
church next Sunday, September
4, when friends and former mem1
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enjoy a day of worship and fellowship
with the members of the
church.
The program planned for the day
will be of interest to everyone.
Activities will begin with the
regular Sunday School lesson at
9:45 followed by the 11:00 o'clock
worship service with a former
member Rev. Ben Fisher bringing
the message. Rev. Fsher is a
the message. Rev. Fishser is a
former Deacons of the church.
A long table has already been
set up in the church yard for the
picnic lunch to be enjoyed at the
noon hour.
Two outstanding quartets will
be on hand for the rendering of
sacred songs, one to be the Hanes
group and the other the Crocker
group from Georgia.
Rev. Charles B. McConnell,
pastor of the Cullowhee church,
Will,deliver the message at 2:30
in the afternoon.
B. 0. PAINTER RITES
HELD SUNDAY AT
METHODIST CHURCH
Funeral services for B. O. Paint-J
er, retired merchant and farmer, i
who died suddenly at his home
here Saturlay morning a t
7 o'clock were held at the Sylva
Methodist church, of which he
was a member, Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. He was 64 years old.
The Rev. R. T. Houts of Cullowhee
officiated.
Pallbearers were J. D. Moore,
Medl'ord Deitz, Wiley Sheppard,
J. B. Sutton, George Fainter, doe
Deitz, R. U. Sutton, and J. R.*
Buchanan. Members of the Ruby
Daniel circle were in charge of
the flowers.
Surviving Mr. Painter are the
widow, Mrs. Lenora Painter; one
son, Vernon Painter; one daughter,
Mrs. George Lee of Sylva; one
grandson; one brother, Dr. John
D. Painter of Cullowhee; and four
sisters, Mrs. Cumi McClain and
Mrs. Lillie Grindstaff of Cullowhee,
Mrs. Minnie Davis of Glenville,
and Mrs. Ellen Parker of
Sylva.
Out of town people here to atten
the funeral services included
Mr. and Mrs. Harold McLain of
Sumter, S. C., Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Allison, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton
Moody, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Hyatt,
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Hyatt, Miss
Robbie Rhinehart, and Mr. Roy
Rhinehart, all of Waynesville, and
Mr. and Mrs. Whitt Davis of Asheville.
Jackson Committee For
Artificial Breeding
Appointed By Corbin
At the last meeting of the Jack
son County Agricultural Workers
Council the possibility of establishing
an Artificial Breeding Association
was discussed. The group
was of the opinion that this service
should be made available to
the farmers of Jackson County.
Chairman John Corbin appointed
the following committee to work
out the details for getting the Association
established: W. T. Brown,
Chairman; C. J. Rich, Fred Shelton,
Robert Varner, and Frank H.
Brown, Jr.
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Rev. H. H. McMillan, who has
spent about 35 years in China as
missionary, will be one of the
Missionary speakers during week
of September 10-16 in Tuckascigee
Association. Rev. McMillan has
rich experience to relate as he was
one of the missionaries interned at
Shanghai by the Japanese and
repatriated in late 1943. He will
be one of the speakers at Countywide
Missionary Rally which will
be held at the Cullowhee Baptist
Church, Sunday, September 11,
2:30 P. M.
Attend the Rally at Cullowhee
and meet the following Missionaries:
Miss Alda Grayson, China;
Miss Florence Lide, China; Rev.
L. Raymond brothers, Africa; Miss
Vena Ajpiillard, Louisiana; Miss
Pearl Giiford, Maryland; Rev.
Frank DIMaggio, Alabama; Rev.
Marvin Leech, Oklahoma; Rev. R.
F. Fowler, Anderson, S. C.; Rev.
G. W. Bullard, Rev. Earl Bradley,
and Miss Laura Frances Snow, of
Raleigh; Rev. M. D. Smith, Candler,
Miss Dorthy Edwards, Bryson
City.
Each of these missionaries will
be speaking each night in some
church during the week of September
11-16. You will want to
hear one each night.
Rev. J. C. Pipes, Field Worker
for N. C. Baptist State Convention,
will lead in this School or Missions.
1,000 Indicate Desire
For Work In Survey By
Chamber Of Commerce
The response to the recent in.
quiry concerning prospective
I employees for a New York manufacturer
of boys' clothing has
been very encouraging, Chamber
of Commerce representatives
said this week. More than 1,000
replies were received from women
and girls with experience In
operating sewing machines who
were available for work should
the firm move its manufacturing
plant to the vicinity of Sytva.
Only 3,000 blanks were mailed
out, and the number of answers
shows that there is sufficisnt
labor Apr the projected plant.
About 600 women would be employed
for operating sewing maehinsa.
Prosldsnt Roscoe Potest and
tha board of directors have forwardetf
tha information received
from tha survey to the manufacturer,
and a representative
from ths firm is expected to visit
tha area for further informs
tlon. The firm hat been operating
in New York for a number of
years and desires to move south.
At the suggestion of local residents
contacting the firm in
New York, the present aurvey
was undertaken.
Other women and girls interrated
in working for the firm,
should it decide to move ita facilities
to 8ylva, are advlaed to
notify the Chamber of Commerce
in 8ylva either in person
or by mail.
OtSAMON'S In Sylva
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Retired Farmer And
Cattle Raiser Succumbs
To Heart Attack At
4 O'clock Wednesday
Funeral rites for Robert F. Hall,
75, who died of a heart attack at
his home in the Qualla community,
at 4 o'clock Wednesday morning,
will be held at the home this afternon
at 2:30 o'clock. Burial will
be in the Qualla cemetery. Rev.
O. E. Thorne, pastor of Whittier
Methodist church will officiate.
Moody Funeral Home will be in
charge of arrangements.
Mr. Hall, a native of Haywood
county, but a long time resident
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tired farmer and cattle raiser. In
1900 he married Miss Bidie Battle,
who with seven children survive.
The pallbearers will be nephews
of the deceased: James Hall, John
Hall, Frank Hall, Sewell Hipps,
Donald Hipps, Jack Hipps, Willis
Hipps, all of Canton, and John
Battle of Whittier.
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Survivors include the widow and
seven children, James, Frank and
Miller Hall, of Whittier; Mrs. Vincent
Jenkins, of Whittier; Mrs.
John Norton, and
ris, of Sylva, and Mftj. Don Cogdill
of Waynesvilie.
JOHN A. GEISIER
RITES ARE HELD
WEDNESDAY, 3 P. M.
John A. Geisler, 76, former town
clerk for Sylva, died Tuesday at
noon at his home here after a long
illness. Funeral services were held
Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the Sylva
Methodist Church of which he was
a member. Rev. R. T. Houts officiated
at the ceremony and burial
followed in Keener Cemetery.
A native of isbella, lenn., unci
u lifelong resident of Jackson county,
he was married to the formerMiss
Bessie Othelia Buchanan of
Webster. He had served as bookkeeper
for the Armour Leather
Company and the Mead Corporation
here for a number of years.
Surviving, in addition to the
widow, are five daughters, Mrs.
Kenyon Moody, Mrs. Woody
Hampton, Mrs. Fred Henry, Mrs.
Frank Massie, and Miss Ruth Geisler
of Sylva; one sister, Mrs. Mary
Baugh, and one brother, Fritz
Geisler, both of Blue Rjdge? Ga.,
and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Marcellus,
Francis, and Carl Buchanan, Thev
dore Dills, Alton Glenn, and Edwin
Wilde.
Garrett Funeral Home was in
charge.
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Of Murphy High School
C. K. Olson of Cullowhee has
accepted the position as principal
of Murphy High school. Mr.- Olson
has just completed work for
his Master's degree at George Peabody
School for teachers in Nashville,
Tenn.
Mrs. Olson and daughter, Marcia
Kayt left Wednesday to join
Mr. Olson in Murphy where they
will reside.
Rotary Speaker
Dr. I. T. Haig, Director Southeastern
Experiment Station, Asheville,
will be the speaker at the
regular meeting of the Sylva Rotary
club next Tuesday evening
at 6:30 o'clock. Dr. Haig was one
of six members of a U. S. group
to study world forestry at a meet,
ing in Helsinki, Finland recently
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A. ftpaatz tells the Houn Armed
Sei fleet Committee la Washington
that America's industrial capacity.
Ha A-bomb and Iba B-M bomber
are deterring Russia from waging
war. Gen. 6paats was recalled to
the stand whan the coeamittee resuraed
hearing oo the B-S6 pur*
chasing program after a week's
recess, (international Soundpboto)
j Dr. Slagle Flies To
Washington State To
Visit Relatives
Dr. T. D. Single and Ted Hatfield
took off from the Sylva air
port at 10 a. m. last Friday in the
Piper, four place, Family Cruiser
of the Sylva Flying Service for
Handle, Washington, a destination
which they reached on Sunday.
Thpir first overnight stOD was
Topeka, Kansas. Due to heavv
rain Saturday morning they got
off to a iate start and spent the
night in Laramie, Wyo., and from
there flew to Randle where they
will visit Dr. Slagle's brothers.
Dr. Slagle and Mr. Hatfield ex
pect to return about Sept. 6.
938 Enroll At ?
Elementary Sc
High school enrollment was 315
and elementary school enrollment
623 in the Sylva schools this week.
School opened last Thursday and
late registrants had entered and
are included in the figures abov?.
The enrollment this year shows
an increase of about 125 students
over that of last year.
Efforts are being made to get
an audio-visual education program
underway this year. Recently the
school has obtained a lemm. projector,
a 35mm. film strip and
slide projector, and a wire recorder.
Principal Ralph L. Smith says
that the new step in educational
methods is in line with modern
methods of teaching and that this
is an important addition to the
facilities of the school.
Some changes have been made
in the lineup of teachers. Mrs.
Maggie S. Crisp of Bryson City
( has been added to the elementary
school faculty and will spend ap;
proximately half time teaching
[ public school music. The music
i program will be alternated with
art under the supervision of Mrs
. Annie Louise Reed and Mrs. Elms
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Experts Hear On Program
At Willets
Tuesday Morning
A Tree Farm certificate was
presented to Mr. Reuben B. Robertson,
president of the Champion
Paper and Fibre Company,
on Tuesday morning in recognition
of the forest conservation
service rendered by the company
at its Tree Farm at Willets in
Jackson County. The certificate
was presented by Mr. James G. K.
McClure, a director of the North
Forestrv Association and
also a past president of the association,
in a ceremony attended
by about 125 people. including
prominent forestry conservationists
from all over North Carolina.
The certificate read "The North
Carolina Forestry Association In
Co-operation with the Southern
Pine Association Certifies that
the Lands of (Champion Fibre and
Paper Corporation in North Carolina
are being Adequately Protected
and Managed in a Manner
to Insure Sustained Yield on its
Forest Lands." Signed: Don P.
Jfchnston, president of the North
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Before the presentation there *
were several discussions of the
conservation program. Mr. Edmunds
introduced Mr. Charles
Pettit, district forester of the North
Carolina Department of Conservation
and Development, Mr.
Charles L. Gouffon, asst. chief of
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All Stores To Close
Monday For Holiday
All stores and business places
in Sylva will be closed all day
Monday, September 5th, In observance
of Labor Day. Mead
Corporation expects to operate
as usual, it was said by the
management this week.
At a meeting of the members
of the Sylva Merchants Association
Monday afternoon it was
agreed to continue the half day
closing on Wednesdays through
September 28. After that date
they will be open all day Wednesday
until further notice.
>ylva High And
hools 1st Week
Donnahoe. A special room is ?lso
being provided for the purpose of
carrying on a remedial reading
program under the direction of
Miss Bertha Cunningham.
A revised listing of teachers fol1???.?
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Smith, principal; Brank Proffitt,
social studies; Clifton Smith, science;
Mrs. Mary Scott, English;
Mrs. Willa Mae Scroggs, home
economics; Mrs. Irene Buchanan,
business education; Wallace Martin,
mathmatics; Mrs. Kathryn
Morris, English; John Corbin, vocational
agriculture; Ben Cole, bandEnglish;
and James Barnwell,
i coach-physical education.
i Sylva Elementary School: grade
i eight, John Crawford, Mrs. Juani1
ta Davis, Mrs. Mae Fortner; seven,
Mrs. Norma Lee, Mrs. Elma Doni
nahoe; six, Mrs. J. F. Freeze, Mrs.
, Zuna H. Wakefield; five, Miss
' Bertha Cunningham, Mrs. Thelma
Wallin; four, Mrs. Lorene T. Clay,
Mrs. Annie Louise Reed; three,
; Miss Evelyn, Sherrill, Mrs. Margie
: Hughes; two, Mitt Hicks Wilson,
t Mrs. Olive Norton; one, Mrs. Emily
. Tompkins, Mrs. Evelyn McMahan,
i and Mrs. Selma B. Middleton.
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