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W ' r M-mW thi _m0> VwfOAf FlC / n^)L. XXIV?No. 16 4 H Civ ^ ijackson Fai > Breeders Cc To Improve 4 farmers Show Keen ' * Interest In Program To Build Up Herds over izo jacKson toumy iannets and dairymen met in the dchool auditorium and voted to organize a Jackson County Breeders Cooperative, Inc., for the purffose of improving the dairy type of cattle in the county. The cooperative will promote artificial breeding for dairy cows through the use of proven bulls of the Southeastern Breeders Association with stud barns, containing 100 4>r more proven Jersey, Guernsey, 's and Holstein bulls. The meeting was opened by John Corbin, instructor of vocational agriculture in the Sylva , r school. County Agent W. T. Brown introduced R. F. Farnum, f" Dairy Specialist of the State College Extension division, who exv plained the operation of the pro. gram to those present. He was * / followed by Mr. Gaston of the Southeastern Breeders Association, who told how they work with the farmers and showed a movie film of the work. By paying a membership fee of $1.00 the farmer becomes a life member and is entitled to the , benefit of the cooperative and the > service of his cows by the artificial method. A fee of $5.00 per cow is charged for the servfee. Robert Varner, who has just com* i pleted training for the breeding work in the county, will be in charge after October 1. The group elected Kenyon Moody and Velt Wilson as two of six county-wide directors. These two directors will represent the Sylva area. A large number of farmers paid their $1.00 to become members of the association. AAA Has Seeds Available \ For Fall Seeding Farmers interested in seeding fall cover crops should contact the AAA office at once and get purchase orders for the seeds needed. The cover crop seeds now being issued are: Crimson Clover, Austrian Winter Peas, Annual Ryegrass and Vetch. Pasture seeds that are available for seeding fall pastures are: Ladino Clover, Orchard Grass and Fescue. Mixed fertilizer 0-14-14 and 20 per cent Phosphate are also available for use on cover crops or pastures this fall. i Orders for lime should be placed % immediately if delivery is desired this fall. The cost of the lime is $1.90 per ton to the farmer, delivered, and payable at the time the order is placed. ^??????? Sylva Lions To * Standing Entei The Lions Club of Sylva has arranged to bring to Sylva, LE ROY, one of the foremost magical entertainers of our time, and his Company to present his full-stage twohour show of magical mysteries and illusions. LE ROY, who has presented his show in all of the principal cities in Canada, the United States and South America, will offer the people of Sylva and surrounding communities the most spectacular magical performance ever shown outside the metropolitian areas. Claude Campbell, president of the Sylva Lions Club, stated that the Club is most fortunate in being able to bring this famous magician and his company to Sylva t? and that a capacity crowd is expected in the Sylva School Auditorium on Wednesday night, September 21. Tickets are now on sale by all members of the Sylva Lions X Club end all are urged to secure their tickets at once to avoid disa TH] > ib Achii mers Form operative Dairy Cows Patrolmen To Check Automobile Operators The State Highway Public Safety Division has announced that the highway patrol will hold frequent checking stations in all Western Carolina counties for the purpose of checking operators' licenses, registration, and equipment. The highway patrol has warned motorist and truck operators against the use of gutted, straight and specially designed mufflers, and improper clearance lights. They are cautioned to eliminate these con-j ditions at once. Patrolman C. D. Lindsay stated Wednesday that the first check will be made in Sylva next Friday afternoon and night, and every two weeks thereafter. C. OF C. HEADS PUN CONFERENCE ON NATIONAL AFFAIRS Plans have been cqjnpleted for an area conference on national affairs to be held September 22 at 6:30 o'clock at Battery Park hotel in Asheville. The details for the conference were worked out by representees of the Chambers of Commerce of the Western North -Carolina counties, held in Asheville last week. Sylva was represented at the planning meeting by President Roscoe Poteet and Felix H. Picklesimer. Also attending the meeting were: William J. Bird, of Atlanta, national affairs adviser for the Southeastern district of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce and Ed Cherry also of Atlanta, assistant southeastern district manager, who will conduct the conference on the 22. An outstanding, nationally known speaker will be on hand for the meeting next week. He will use as his theme, "Good Government, Help Yourself." President Poteet is expecting a large number of Sylva people to attend the meeting next Thursday. Mission Week To Close Friday; Central Meet To Be At Lovedale Church Mission Emphasis week for' Tuckaseigee Baptists will close Friday night, Sept. 16. At a central meeting with Lovedale Baptist church, Friday, 2:30 p.m., the missionaries will bring reports of their week's work in this association. Th<* nublic is invited to attend this meeting. > Sponsor Outrtainer Sept. 21 pointment. LE ROY opens his show amid a setting of gorgeous, sparkling drapes for the Enchanted Garden of Flowers. You will see Rose bushes re-bud and bloom again after plucking all the blossoms from its foliage. You will see LE ROY suspend a local boy m midair and cause him to remain there until he is commanded to descend to the stage. You will see his famous Olde in whifh srnrps of ?. ? T? ? w ? W -WW ?- ? ringing alarm clocks, watches and mantel clocks appear at his finger tips. You will also see, in addition to hundreds of other magic tricks and illusions, a miracle performed by two ladies selected from the audience. According to the reports received by the' Lions Club Committee LE ROY presents the most sensational, laugh-provoking and refined magical entertainment ever presented for the pleasure of the smaller cities and towns, a show that is truly a magical extravaganza. 4 e Sy: Sylvi ivemem JOHN H. DAVIS, 77, LAID TO REST IN YOUNG HARRIS, OA. Funeral services were held in Young Harris, Georgia at 3:00 o'clock p.m. Wednesday for John Harvey Davis, 77, who died at 8:15 o'clock Tuesday morning at the home of his son, Homer Davis in the Moody Bottom community. Mr. Davis had been in ill health for sometime. Moody Funeral home was in charge of the body while it remained in Sylva. Burial was in the Union Cemetery at Jacksonville, Ga. Mr. Davis, a retired farmer of Blairsville, Ga., came to Sylva in 1946 to make his home with his son and family. He was an active member of the Sylva Methodist church. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Matilda Sebolt Davis, five daughters, Mrs. Ellen Nix, of Young Harris; Mrs. Eddie Smith of Dalton, Ga.; Mrs. Maude Davis, of Asheville ;Mrs. Cloe Smith of Thompson, Ga. and Mrs. Shirley Kirk of Sylva; two sons, Homer of Sylva and Floyd of Atlanta, Ga., and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. iino i mi Minuiuiu Hindi Ji Hi DUblMIMn PASSES AT NOME IN DULSBORO ON 13TH Mrs. J. W. Buchanan, 87, widow of former Sheriff J. W. Buchanan of Jackson County, died at her home iii Dillsboro Tuesday, Sept ember 13th at 9 a.m. Funeral services were held in the Dillsboro Baptist church, of which she was an active member, at 2:00 o'clock p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Thad F. Deitzf retired minister of Beta, conducted the services. Interment was in the Parris cemetery at Dillsboro. Glenn Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Surviving are: one daughter, Mrs. J. M. Leatherwood of Dillsboro; two sons, J. Ramsey Buchanan, superintendent of Mead Corporation, Sylva, and Clyde Buchanan of Cleveland, Ohio; thirteen grandchildren and 11 great grand children. KILLIAN RITES HELD AT HAYESVILLE WEDNES. HAYESVILLE ? Funeral services for Dr. Paul B. Killian, 78, former Clay County coroner and. ? State legislator, who died Tuesday ? morning at his home here, were , held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in Hayesville Methodist Church. Surviving are three sons, Dr. ( TCillian nf Wpstern North Carolina Teachers College at Cullowhee, Dr. Frank Killian of Franklin and Ralph Killian of the , i home; one daughter, Mrs. Ora McGlamery of Hayesville and sevI eral grandchildren. Dr. Killian was a native of Hiawassee, Ga., and moved to Hayes ville as a child. He attended Gray| son County College in Texas one I year and later entered Atlanta ' Medical College of Physicians and i Surgeons where he received his , M.D. degree . | Dr. Killian built up a large prac| tice and was well known in this ! county and in the adjoining coun- j I- * n* i _ ^ ? ty oi iowns, in oeurgid. Dr. Killian served from time to time as county coroner and was | twice elected to the General Asj sembly, in 1915 and again in 1931. j I Poll Books Open The poll books lor the South Ward will be open at the Cham! ber of Commerce building from 9 until 4 o'clock Saturday for the purpose of registering persons for, the beer and wine election. This announcement was made by Mrs. D. C. Higdon. Moves Into New Home Mr. and Mrs. Guy Latherwood and family have occupied their new rock veneer horte recently completed in the City park section of town. LVA ] i, N. C. 6E6I 'SI I^ag 'lap; t Days MAGICIAN TO I APPEAR HERE SK3^MR-:'.::x::' This is LeRoy, foremost magical entertainer who will appear in Sylva September 21, under auspices of the Sylva Lions Club. SYLVAUNIT NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE HAS FIRST MEETING The initial meeting of the Sylva unit of the Naval Volunteer Reserve was held last Thursday with sixteen present, more than necesan nffirlal standinf DOl J tV ga III ?l?? ~ ? w for the unit. The members decided to meet every Thursday at 7 p. m. in the Legion Hall. The unit is open to all from 17 to 60 years of age. Future meetings will be planned to prepare the members for advancement in rating. SYLVA P.T.A. HAS BOARO MEETING ON TUESDAY The executive board of the Sylva Parent-Teacher Association met at the home of Mrs. Dan K. Moore at 5:30 Tuesday afternoon to plan the work for the organization for the coming year. The first meeting of the new year will be held next Tuesday at 7:45 P. M. in the Sylva school cafeteria. Officers were elected as follows: Mrs. Moore, re-elected as president; Paul Kirk, vice-president; Miss Evelyn Sherrill, secretary; Mrs. W. L. Jones, treasurer. The following Committee chairmen ,were appointed: program, Mrs. Dan Tompkins; finance, Mrs. Walter Jones; hospitality, Mrs. Frank Crawford; membership. Miss Hicks Wilson; publications, Mrs. Juanita Davis; study, Mrs. J. H. Gillis; room representative, Mrs. Hair! summer round-up, Mrs. Evelyn McMahan; publicity, Mrs. Dennis Barkley; goals, Mrs, Raymon Stovall; citizenship, Mrs. Kathryn Morris; safety, Mrs. Geo. Lee. The Association will have booths at the Sylva-Waynesville football game Friday night for serving sandwiches and coffee. Mrs. Moore stated that parents with children may attend the regular monthly meetings as provision will be made for a nurse to care for the children during the meeting. on n.C.HIGHWAYS Killed September 6 thru Q 15 Injured September 6 thru September 9 ? 44 Killed thru September 9 thl? year ? 553 Killed thru September 9, 1948 ? 464 Injured thru September 9 this year ? 6,239 Injured thru September 9, 1948 ? 4,907 SO88AMONS ...*.. .In Sylva HERi sjni(x Set Foi FUNERAL FOR TRUCK ACCIDENT VICTIM HELD AT COWARTS F. E. Nicholson, 37, Dies In4 Effort To Escape Run Away. Truck On Caney Fork Road Funeral services lor Furber Eugene Nicholson, 37, of Cowarts were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the John's Creek Baptist church with the Rev. Lawrence Crawford, pastor, officiating. Burial was in the Coward cemetery. Pallbearers were James Queen, Huff Queen, Manuel Nicholson, James Middleton, Joff Lovedahl and Jarvis Wilson. Relatives of the deceased were in charge of the flowers. Mr. Nicholson was instantly killed late Thursday afternoon on a dirt road on upper Caney Fork Creek. He was riding in a heavily loaded truck down a steep grade when the bolts were suddenly stripped from the hub. Realizing that the truck was completely out of control of the driver, James Queen, Mr. Nicholson tried to escape the run-away truck by jumping from the cab. The road being very narrow with a steep bank on each side, he failed to clear the rear wheels and was in stantly crushed to death. The driver and his father, Steve Queen, managed to escape with only slight injuries before the truck left the road and overturned. Surviving are the widow, the former Miss Varina Middleton, one son, Harold Keith, 5, twQ daughters, Brenda, 8, and Marline, 11; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Nicholson of Cowarts; three brothers, Elmer of Akron, Ohio, Frank of Cowarts, and Junior of , Sylva; two sisters, Mrs. J. P. , Hasket of Pickens, S. C., and Mrs. J. D. Haskett of Waynesvilfc. i Garrett Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE IS ADDED TO STAFF OF) JACK. HEALTH DEPT. Miss Violet Mann, a native of Canton, has been added to the , 1 i staff of the Jackson County health , department. Miss Mann, a Pub- { lie Health Nurse, will do field, j clinic, and school work, assisting . the present staff. ( Miss Mann took nurses training at Fort Sanders hospital, Knoxville, and public health training at ' Peabody College. She received - the B.R.E. degree from Women's Missionary Union Training Schooj i and did work at the Southern Rap- ' tist Theological Seminary at ' Louisville, Ky. She also was con- ? nected with the Knoxville City < Health Department and the Knox County Health Department in < Knoxville. The addition of a Public Nurse to the staff of the Jackson County Health Dept. will make the work of the dept. more efficient and more widely distributed. The people of the county arc glad to have M iss Mann added to the staff. She will make her home in Sylva after this week. Work Started On Robinson Apartment Building In Park Uoyt Robinson, member of the irm of Jackson Coal and Lumber Company, has started work on a two stor, four - unit apartment building located in the City Park section of Sylva. The building is being constructed of concrete, concrete blocks, and brick. Receives License R. L. Glenn, Jr., who took the State Board examination Aug. 1 in Charlotte, has been informed that he successfully passed the Board of Embalming. Mr. Glenn has received his license for embalming and is with the Glenn Funeral Home. \LD r Sept Jackson Far Club Memb< Fruits Of T1 Football Officials Asso. To Be Organized Here At a Smoky Mountain Conference meeting in Andrews last week Coach James Barnwell of Sylva was directed to begin work on a football officials organization. Everyone interested in becoming a football official is asked to contact Mr. Barnwell or Dutch Kinley of Bryson City. A meeting of all those interested will be held in the near future, Coach Barnwell stated. It is hoped that a lartfe number of local boys will be interested. CHEROKEE BOARO COMPLETES PUNS FOR INDIAN DRAMA A meeting of the board of directors of the Cherokee Historical Association, members of the Cherokee Tribal Council and other in terested citizens was held at Cherokee last Thursday for the purpose of making plans and discussing problems for production ol the Cherokee Drama. The premier performance is scheduled for July 1, 1950, and the drama will be presented five nights weekly through Labor Day. Harry Buchanan of Hendersonville, president, who presided, said the drama will be presented in the Amphitheater which is now under construction. Kermit Hunter, writer of the drama, who is instructor in the dramatic department of the University of North Carolina, read the script at the meeting. Harry Davis of Chapel Hill, director of the drama, also was present. The drama is being promoted by the State, and counties of Western North Carolina and the Cherokee Association. The State provided $35,000 toward getting i he drama underway. Jackson bounty has already subscribed and paid in $2,000.00, being the first and only county yet to have paid its pledge in full. Board members emphasized the securing of all unpaid pledges from counties which are members of the Western North Carolina Associated communities. Attend Moody Reunion From Sylva Sunday Attending from Sylva the Moody reunion held at Delwood, Haywood county, Sunday, Sept. 11, were Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Moody and grandsont Petie Davison, Mr. and Kenyon Moody and children, nnd Mr. and Mrs. Vernon McHan and children. The reunion was held at the home of Mrs. R. H. Plott who is 94 years of age and is a sister of Mr. C. R. Moody. Demonstration Lumber And P< A demonstration of a new and practical method of treating lumber and fence posts to prevent rot and insect damage will be held at Southern Lumber Company on the Asheville road in Moody Bottom September 20 to 22. The demonstration will run through four sessions, the first beginning .?t 1:30 p. m. on Sept. 20. Two --- 11 I 1 U _ i. 1/1 ? m sessions win ot nt-iu ?i iu et. in. and 1:30 p. m. Sept. 21, and the rinal session will begin at 10 a. m. on Sept. 22. The demonstration is being sponsored by the Southern Lumber Company in co-operation with the State Division of Forestry, the State Agricultural Extension Service and the Tennessee Valley Authwith a cooper naphthenate solution to incrase its service life from ten to fifteen* years. There will .lso be a mechanical post peeler .vhich will remove the bark from PRMASiF J wunun M pimps w/r- # 1 $2.00 A Year?5c Copy 23-24 ms And 4-H jrs To Show I leir Work ^Prizes And Ribbons To Be Awarded Saturday Morning At 10 O'Clock The annual Jackson County Achievement Day will be held at the Legion Hall and the Sylva Supnlv Barn in Svlva on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 23 and 24. The buildings will be open from 10 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22, for exhibitors to set up and decorate their booths. Judging of exhibits will be from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Friday, after which the buildings will be opened to the public. On Friday at 6:30 p.m. the Jackson County 4-H Club Council members will sponsor a box supper at the Legion Hall. Mr. Ralph Smith and Mr. William "Wimpy'* Hyatt will auction the boxes. The proceeds from this auction will be used by the 4-H Club County Council to help send delegates to educational meetings and for other necessary work of the clubs. Prizes for Achievement Day exhibits will be awarded on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. The Cannon Brothers Oil Co. is presenting a beautiful gold loving cup to the best all-round 4-H Club in Jackson County at that time also. This cup will have the winner's name engraved on the back of the cup and will be presented permanent* ly to the club winning the trophy three years in succession. Sandwiches, drinks, and other food will be sold on the grounds tty *'-H Club members. Various Home Demonstration Club members are planning to donate sandwiches for this purpose. The Council has announced that anyone desiring to donate sandwiches to help the 4-H clubs of the county should contact the County Agent's office at the Court House in Sylva. Everyone Eligible Any person in Jackson County is eligible to set up a booth in the Achievement Day exhibits, and everyone * is urged to take part in the exhibition by bringing entries to the Legion Hall on Thursday. The public is expected to attend this educational demonstration. The following awards have been announced for Achievement Day exhibits in these divisions: QUI LT8 A.ND 8PREAD3 Quilts, prize for best display; Spread, prize for best display; Rugs, prize for best display; Pantry Supplies, prize for best display, ribbons in these divisions: country .butter, eggs (half dozen), teacakes, angel food cake, chocolate cake, devil's food cake, pound cake, egg custard, lemon pie, chocolate pie, honey (1 pound), cottage cheese, , home - made soap, doughnuts, home-made bread. CLOTHING DISPLAY Clothing, prize for best display, ?Continued on page 12 For Treating jsts To Be Held pine posts with a few simple opority. At the demonstrations experts will show how pine lumber and fence posts ca'n be treated erations. The Tennessee Valley Authority has developed a mobile treating plant which will be be used for the demonstration. Technical foresters will conduct the meetings, explain the operation, and answer questions concerning the preservative treat- . ment of lumber and posts. The demonstration will be free, and everyone is invited to attend. \ Notice To Football Fans Coach Tom Young has left a number of reserve seat tickets for the Catamount-High Point game at Wallin's Shoe Store and Grayson Cere's service station. Anyone . wishing tickets for this game ill Asheville Saturday night c^n get i them at one of these places,
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