-r-mm-m nacww" w ^i?M*r?u:rMKr4rjr ft -? .ii?*rrr / VOL. XXIV?No. 19 First 1 Newspaper 1 . Guests Of ^ ? High Hampl President Reid Greets * Press And Tells Of College Expansion Some twenty members of the Weekly Press Association of West- ( ern North Carolina were guests of Western Carolina Teachers Col- j lege at a luncheon given at High j Hampton Inn Monday, with President Paul A. Reid, Mrs. Reid, and Mrs. C. C. Buchanan as entertaining hosts. Prior to the luncheon j President Reid addressed the Press, gathered in a group in the spacious lobby of the Inn. Presi- j dent Reid expressed his apprecia- j . tion for the support the press has given Western Carolina and then explained in detail tne huge bunding and expansion program which % the College is about to launch. To give the group some idea of the ^ scope of the forthcoming expansion, he compared the three and one half million dollars which the last legislature appropriated for the building program to the two million the State has spent at the Institution from its beginning up to this time for buildings. The building program calls for a large classroom building, libr4 ary building, laundry, dormitory and improvements to the grounds and present building* President Reid t*fd the newspaper people that the fall enrollment of 607 students this year is the largest in the history of the institution. He also explained that the freshmen entering college this fall are much better prepared and of a higher type student than the average freshman class heretofore. This indicates that these Detter students, who formerly went to other state schools, are now turning to W.C.T.C. ? Following the luncheon the group were presented to Miss Margaret Truman by President Heid. Lions Announce All In Readiness For Minstrel Lion W. T. "Bud" Brown, chairman of the Lions Negro Minstrel committee, has announced that all is readiness for tfee best show that the Lions have ever given. Those who saw the minstrels in previous years will remember that they saw a show well worth the money. This year the show is expected to be better than ever. It is an entirely new script and all characters are local Lions in blackface. * The minstrel this year will be held Wednesday, ociooer i m ?m* - gv i >? 11 i TH] urkish People Are .C.T.C. At rl n VT tuii iuuiiuay 16,000,000 VETS TO DRAW TWO BILLION The Veterans Administration has made public its first calculations on the amounts to be paid to nearlj 16,000,000 veterans in the twobillion-eight-hundred - million dollar special National Service Life Insurance dividend. The maxi? I mum possible amount that anj | veteran can receive will be $528 Other payments, based on age groups, will run to lesser sums The dividend will be paid on both term and converted insurance policies, and will be paid only foi the period that the policy was ir force prior to the policy anniversary in 1948. No payments wil be made for periods of lapse, VA emphasized. The rates of payment will be those under 40 years of age al the rate of 55 cents per month per $1,000 of insurance; those 41 to 45 years of age, scaling down from 52 cents to 40 cents; those 46 to 50, 37 cents down to 25 cents those 51 to 54, 24 cents down to 21 cents; those 55 and over, 20 cents per thousand. Applications must be made tc receive the dividends, which wiU be paid in 1950. These application blanks can be secured at any TT S. Post Office. Rev. Underwood Resigns As Pastor Of Wakesdale Baptist Church On Sunday night, Oct. 2, at the regular service at the Wilkesdale Baptist church the Rev. Jarvis Underwood resigned as pastor effective Nov. 6, on which date he will preach his farewell sermon tc his congregation. Under Mr. Underwood's pastr?rcV?io tho Wilk-Asrialp rhureh has progressed very much. There has been a modern church built with a 400 seating capacity auditorium with new seats, tw8 rest rooms, and six Sunday School rooms There is an indebtness of only $300.00 to date on the building, The attendance of the Sunday School has doubled, and the members have accepted the six point record system under his leadership. The Training Union has increased in attendance and won the attendance record last year for the mass meetings of the Baptist churches in the county. Mr. Underwood, a native ol Haywood county, is pastor of Maggie Baptist church of his home county. The church and community ol Wilkesdale regret to see him leave and wish to express their appreciation through this for his splendid work. Wilkesdale Baptist Church and Sylva Lions Minstrel Show-Oct. 12 Are Guests Of ichers On Tour system. The visit ended with a socia hour held in the Home Economics building where tea and cakes were served. Mrs. Melvin Taylor presided at the punch bowl and was assisted by Mrs. Philip BHntnall head of the Home Economics Department. The Schoolmasters Club held its monthly meeting last Thursday night at Jarrett Springs Hotel. The meeting was for the purpose oi organization for the coming year Ben Battle will serve as president and Mrs. M. B. Madison as Secretary and Treasurer. It was decided that each District School would be responsible for fi program at the meetings. Nex1 month's meeting will again be held at Jarrett Springs. E SY] Sylvt Aromai 18,080 Acres hi Jackson Need To Be Put In Trees The County Farm Agents Office has announced the results of a recent survey of Jackson County I forest land, and according to their I figures, approximately 18,442 acres 3' of land in the County are in need s - of ..tree planting. Of this, 4195 r I acres are in woodlands that need . | underplanting. .! The County Agents have at their ; disposal some five times the num. ber of White Pine seedlings as r ; last year, and these White Pine < 1 seedlings are an excellent tree for underplanting. White Pine is one of the best trees in Western L North Carolina and under fav, orable conditions it is one of the " fastest growing trees in the section. Applications for Tree White Pine | seedlings are available at the County Agent s office. This year L trees seedlings will be available for fall planting if applications are * in before the end of October. Oth^ er trees available for farm plant1 ing this year are Shortleaf Pine, ^ Tulip Poplar and Black Locust, i 1 Mrs. Battle Joins ; Sylva High Faculty Mrs. Ben Battle has recently s been added to the Sylva High j school faculty. Mrs. Battle, a sci> ence major of Western Carolina I Teachers college, will have classes 1 in English, History, and Mathema- * tics. Before her marriage on SatUr- | day, October 30, Mrs. Battle wash Miss Mary Home of LattimoreJ North Carolina. ? Forestry Demoi : At Co warts Tues A tree thinning demonstration^ ) was held at the farm of Ben Nich- a olson of Cowarts on Tuesday af- f ' ternoon. Some 70 farmers and tim- \ ; ber grbwers witnessed the inter- ( s ; esting exhibition which took place f 1 on one of the State's outstanding | 1 farm forests. Mr. Nicholson holds c * one of the three certificates given < ' by the State for outstanding work i ' I in farm forestry. t John E. Ford, Forestry Super- j visor for the Western portion of e the State told the onlookers that c ' the forest land on the farms of c this area are criminally neglect- s MRS. RALPH SMITH ! HEADS SEAL SALES X Announcement has been made of ^ \ the appointment of Mrs. Ralph1 t Smith as county chairman of the 9 Tubercular Seal sale and the sales dates which are Nov. 24 through Dcc. 25. * 1 Diverting from the former custom of selling seals by personal I chills, the chairman and her comt mittee will conduct a complete mail service sale. By this method' seals will be mailed to citizens throughout the county who in turn will reply by paying for'* the seal. A mailing list is now c 1 being complied by Mrs. Smith and her committee. Through Tubercular Seal Sales I much aid is being provided for our ^ ? citizens. Of the total amount of { sales 75 per cent is kept for home use, and 25 per cent is sent to ? State and National headquarters. , Instead of the money being dis bursed thru the local welfare department as has been done in the i past, this year a Tuberculosis com' mittee will be set up for this i purpose. A meeting of this com' mittee will be called for Oct. 24 . at which time Mr. Venable, district : field representative of Raleigh will j - be present to help set up the work of the committee according to : State plans. i The Tuberculosis Seal is a pro- \ t ject of the Sylva Parent-Teacher II Association. Mrs. Dan Moore is president of the association. lva Her; i, N. C. Thursday, Oct. 6, 1949 tic Tobacco Si * MISS MARGARET TRUMAN WELCOMED TO YVNC ?!%/ . mSm &jp?. m^M J^HjHHH^^^. ^Kp ^il ^sBs^!^ jjjjiij^^^^ 'iP* i '?y/ "' *"s ^'^ ^.>-s. MI83 MARGARET TRUMAN is shown chatting informally with f Dr. Paul A. Reid, president of Western Carolina Teachers College, ] shortly after her arrival at High Hampton Inn Monday afternoon. Miss 1 rruman and Dr? Reid are seated on a setee in one of the Inn cjfi^fces ( sefore a large group of newspaper people, who were Introduced to Miss ( rruman by President Reid and who Interviewed the concert singer. , Miss Truman rested for two days at the Inn as guest of the McKees be'ore her concert at Hoey Auditorium at Cullowhee Tuesday evening , 8 o'clock? ?Photo by Kalowaskl 1 ? |? nstration Held ^ MASSIE iday Afternoon FUNERAL RITES HELD p??. o?,HERE ON FRIDAY UK/So.Ti'l.rS Wile Of Prominent . vith only a small amount of time PUS.ln?fSma" . 1 pent in planting and caring for Last Thursday Night, I orest lands. Burial In Waynesville 1 Mr. Ford pointed out that 50% Funeral services for Mrs. Mil- 1 if the farm land in Western North dr*d 0w*n er year per acre He demonstrat- day morning of last week at her <1 how, that with a minimum of home here following a long illiffort, the farmer could obtain 7 held F"day afternoon ( :ords ol wood per acre a year and a< 2 ? clo,ck 'he fylva Method,st ( till leave his money timber un- chur<* of whlch sh* wa* a mem" , ouched, if he would only follow ?er' i ome of the simple practices of The Rev. W. Q. Grigg, pastor of , ' * '? -1 1? _i n ... t-> ? u ~ * c OTGStry I cnurcii, diiu ucVi Auuci i vj. i During the afternoon, one tenth Tu"ie' of"ci,ated and bu*al was < if an acre of the Nicholson farm'^" ?reen H,1! cemetery, Waynes- , vas thinned by the group, reveal-, ' ~ Mrs. Massie was quite active in , ng the large amount of fire-wood .... , . , . i , , , , iu all civic, educational and religious . hat could be derived from this ? * < . I circles of the community. She was ource alone. .. 4 ftL . ? I president of the T. N. Massie Young The spectators were shown the AduU c,ass Q{ thc Methodist Sun. ' ypc trees that were valuable in d;iy schoo, and vice.president of 1 i forest production and told the q j Harris Hospital Auxiliary, alues of different types of trees j Active pallbearers were Dr. R. ' ound on the land. Kirchberg. Dr. David Daniel, Mr. Nicholson explained how , j.jarry j.; Ferguson, A. K. Hinds, ' ic carried about his re-forestra- Lpo RcjRer and L E Sutton, ion beginning in 1935 and con-. Honorary Pallbearers inuing through the years. He, Honolary pallbearers were Fejointed out to the gioup, large j (Continued on page 12) ireas of fine woodland on lands j vhich were, in 1935, absolutely | WNC Baptist Ministers >are. Among those attending the Conference To Meet Mon. lemonstration were a large num- Thc Western North Carolina >er of G.I. Farm Students from jjap|jS( Ministers Conference will c .Vestern Carolina's Teacher's Col- be he]d jn Cherokee Baptist e^c* ?i;:urch on Monday, Oct. 10, begaining at 10 a. m. The theme ior the day will be "Advancing With Christ." The following proq. ' gram has been planned: 10:00 a. m. DftpWl^USnED Praise and Worship?Rev. Ewell ftfty SCOP P Payne; 10:15 Business and ani _ j nouncements; 10:30, "Advancing j OH N.C.NlGliWAYS i In Evangelism by Rev. Otto Par1 Killed Sept. 27 thru 30-6 *am,; >0:55- "Advancing .n TeachInjured Sept. 27 thru 30-82 : Killed thru Sept. 30 this ; }1:20' A?va"cin? Tr?'" ^ : by Rev. W. N. Cook; and 11:45, Killed thru Sept 30^1949 508 "Advancing in Worship" by Rev. Injured thru Sept. 30 this S.L.Lamb. r 6 68Q Each pastor is asked to bring j Injured thru Sept. 30, ' | his wife and a picnic lunch. 1948 5,364 S08SAMON'8 In ftylva \LD old In Officials I!ai ^History Ma J Crop Brings 1 JACKSON SUPERIOR COURT TO OPEN MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 Jackson County Superior cojjrt, for the October term, will convene Monday morning, October 10, instead of Monday, October 17 as reported in this newspaper hist week. The term is scheduled tor two weeks with the criminal docket being tried during the first week and civil cases coming up| during the second week. Judge D; n K. Moore, of Sylva, will preside, with Solicitor T. D. ISrysnn, representing the State. John K. Henson, Clerk oi Court, announced that there are 50 or more cases on the criminal docket ['or trial at this time. rvirnncin a o /^ir^rro uvLiidL/\a mr ia MUST CONFORM TO REGULATIONS Residents of Jackson County ivho plan to ship gift packages abroad this Christmas should firstI ?et in touch with the United States Department of Commerce in Atanta regarding regulations governing such shipments, according to information received here from C. Parker Persons, regional director of that agency. Every country in the world has some kind of regulation applicable Lo shipments abroad, Mr. Persons ;aid, and the Department of Commerce can supply copies of them :o those interested. Many countries have regulations covering [preparation of the packages, and :he United States itself tells you what you may and may not export with other conditions of shipment. ^\ny person who plans to send Sifts abroad this Christmas should ^et in touch with the U. S. Department of Commerce, 418 Atlanta National Building, Atlanta, Georgia. Seven Cases Scarlet Fever Reported In County The Jackson County Health Department has announced that 7 :ases of Scarlet Fever have been discovered in the county. While this is not an unusual number for this time of the year, the Health ueparimcni urges inai preventative measures be adhered to. Early liagnosis is stressed by tha.. health authorities as important unce severe complications can develop as a result of neglected Lases. Symptoms of the disease are a' fever, sore throat, and frequently, nausea and headache. Usually ( within forty-eight hours after on-, set a generalized rash appears,! beginning around the upper part rjf the chest and spreading down-' ward over the abdomen. The rash' I shows itself either as tiny pink) spots that lie cio*e together or as ;i uniform redness of the skin.1 Frequently, both forms of the rash , occur together. The tongue often Jackson Count %/ Alloted Consen Jackson County has been alloted $51,089 for conservation practices on pasture lands and cover crops. In alloting this money to the individual farm the County Committee has set a tentative guide to be used by the county office employees in issuing purchase orders for materials as follows: a minimum of $20.00 to any farm or $1.25 per acre for the cropland and pasture on the farm. The conservation practices recommended by the Jackson County Committeemen and the Agricultural Workers Council and approved by the State PMA Commit. $2.00 A Year?5c Copy County I Event As king"; One $1.05 Pound 1 Five Crops Of 1,435 Pounds Bring Farmers $1,283.00 At Sale Jackson County's first Aromatic Turkish Tobacco was marketed early Tuesday morning at the Farmers Cooperative in Sylva in a sale that saw 1,435 pounds cross the board and bring approximately $1,283 to the 5 farmers who pioneered the crop in this area. John S. Wilkins, Southeastern Aromatic Tobacco Representative, commenting upon the sale said, "You are making history here today lor Jackson County. Fiom this small beginning you can expect this tiling to grow into .. very prolituble taing for the County." The sale climaxed the efforts oi f> Jackson County farmers who took ;? ciinticp