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^?HWiHWBmwBmagnnBappCTBrMm ' WPhelp our IJlls VOL. XXIV?NO. 20 Jackson Sch Elected To I Posts in Disl Morgan Cooper Elected *" President Of Western District Last Week Morgan Cooper, principal of Forest City High School, was elected western district president of the North Carolina Education Associa. tion Saturdav to succeed Leonard ? N P. Miller, Emma School principal. The association named Gilmer H. Graham, supervisor in the Asheville City School System, to succeed Mrs. Epps Haws McClure of Walnut as district vice-president. There were no nominees for secretary. More than 2,000 teachers and administrators attending the opening general session of the district's 27th annual convention Saturday in Lee H. Edwards High School, heard an address on "Foundations for Freedom" by Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, state superintendent of public instruction. U. S. Senator Frank P. Graham, who was scheduled to appear as the principal speaker, was prevented from attending by Senate business in Washington. Also absent was Dr. T. D. Martin of Washington, director of the division of membership education, National Education Association. ^ Dr. Erwin declared that the 1,000,000 teachers and 30,000,000 school children of the Nation form an army "more powerful than any atomic bomb and all the other instruments of war in the arsenals of the world." He listed these democratic instruments in the nation's history: Mayflower Compact, Massachuetts Charter, Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, Constitution, Gettysburg Address, j Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points and .^Atlantic Charter. "These people (students and teacher) need to be miotivated by a dedication to these milestones of freedom," Dr. Erwin concluded. Mrs. Lucille Allen of Hendersonville, NCEA president, urged the teachers to sell education "on the basis of a sound investment in dollars and cents." She said that, good schools cost money, but that money spent on education will produce a higher per capita income. State Rep. Roy A. Taylor of (Continued from page 1) Progress Being Made On New Building | w ik. r<U- Unll nnmA I JP runi' uic v_?iIj nan wauic vnc announcement this week that construction has been completed on the rebuilding of two footbridges across Scott's Creek in Sylva. One of the bridges leads across the stream to the Community < House and Swimming Pool. The other lies further down the stream so as to serve those who wish to cross nearer the residential street, i Other construction of note in the commiyAty is the rapid progress being made upon the Dan : Allison building on Main street. The steel superstructure was put in place this week. Hoyt Robin- ) son is building an apartment build- '' ing facing the City Park, and Mrs. ' Kate Nicholson is clearing ground ' on Hospital Hill for a residence. I 1000 Expected ' Rally At Brysor Members of the County com- i mittee to work out ways for raising the Jackson County allotment J for the completion of the Western North Carolina 4-H Club Camp , adjacent to the State Test Farm ' near Waynesville met along with , Mr. W. B. Collins, Farm Manage ment Supervisor, for the North ' Carolina Mountain Counties, in , County Extension offices last 1 mnrio nlont fr?r th#? fund raising drive in the County. J Many constructive suggestions were offered by Mr. R. U. Sutton i and. Mr. W. R. Enloe, members of 3 the County Committee. After con- ; siderable discussion regarding ways < and means that might be used to raise the County allotment, it was ; decided that the camp ^yould m$an 1 I Thi ool Leaders mportant :rict NCEA POULTRY COMMITTEE HOLDS MEETING The Hatching Egg program committee of Jackson County held a meeting on Tuesday morning at the county agent's office in Sylva. Taking part in the discussion were W. A. Crawford of Erastus, Manuel Nicholson of East LaPorte, J. S. Higdon of Sylva, T. A. Jackson of Tuckaseigee, George J. Stewart of Glenville, James Jiles of Whittier, and Winston Cabe of Greens Creek. With County Agent Brown acting as chairman, the group discussed several aspects of the poultry program in this area. One member told the gathering that he had found that the young chickens thrived better and grew into sturdier birds if they were put on the ground at the earliest possible time. Brown told the group that North Carolina is setting up poultry testing facilities which will satisfy the requirements of the State of Georgia as to poultry blood tests. He pointed out that the Gainesville Hatcheries were all in favor of putting more and more hens into this area for hatching purposes,* since the cool climate and rainfall are better suited for hatching eggs than the country surrounding Gainesville. According to L. A. Chemell of the Gainesville Broiler Hatcheries < 30,000 10-week old pullets will be available for Jackson county poultrymen next January. HUNTER MISTAKES FBFD HflNTFITH FOR , * I1M* HIVIV mm w via BEAR, SNOT (N NECK Funeral For Brevard Business Man Held Fri., Buried In Swain County Cemetery Fred Monteith, 51-year-old Brevard merchant, was fatally shot about 9 a. m., October 5, by his brother-in-law, Doc Gibby of Bryson City, while they were both hunting at Jenny Brpndh, ten miles below Bryson City near* Lake Fontana. Swain County Coroner H. H. | Welch held an inquest at Moody | Funeral Home in Bryson City a- . round 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon and declared that Monteith died as a result of an unavoidable , accident. Gibby gave this version of the mishap to investigating officers: < Monteith and his brother. Gor- f don, his two sons, J. C. and Ar- t nold and himself (Gibby) went s to Jenny Branch Monday on the j hunting trip. Early Wednesday morning the victim of the shoot- ( ing, his son, Arnold, and Gibby left their camp to hunt for squirrels. The three separated, Gibby to take the top of a ridge and Monteith and his son to follow the valley. After reaching the top of . the ridge, Gibby was quoted as j saying he saw something about < the size of his hand move in the * ?Continued on page 12 ^ To Attend FHA \ i City Saturday I so much to Jackson County and all c Western North Carolina through- i out the years that everyone in the 1 County should be vitally interest- r ed and be given an opportunity to c help in the building of this out-! t standing 4-H Club Camp to be ? used not only by the boys and girls i but also by groups or organizations | c of women and men. Therefore, 11 with this in mind the allotment for t the County was broken down and i allocated to the various parts of t the County. | r A number of activities will be t used by the advisors, 4-H Clubs, \ Home Demonstration Clubs, etc. i in the various communities of the c County to raise funds. I The committee urges all citi- t zens of Jackson County to help in 1 this most ,worth-while project. i ^mmmmwm : Syj Syl Challenges Russia MlrinsJHI t:%: ra^^Kt Ji. / YUGOSLAV Minister ol Foreign Affairs, Edward kardelj. speaks Strongly against Russia's attitude toward his country as he addresses the United Nations General Assembly at Flushing Meadows. N Y. Kardelj challenged the Kremlin to prove to Marshal Tito and the whole world that Moscow is actually seeking peace. (International) LEGION MEMBERS TO CONTINUE SQUARE DANCES ON TUESDAY : Due to football games and oth- ( * *? ? "-* --- ~~ tr"?:^ wtwUtf tVin I Ci mcciiusa vii r nuojr ut^iiws vnv a American Legion has decided to continue their dances on Tuesday nights instead of having them on J Friday nights as suggested several . weeks ago. MODERN KITCHEN >york is going forward toward Btvppletioa of a modern electric ( kitchen at the Legion Hatf. Offi- j cials in charge expect to have the job completed before November 11 when it is expected to have ? Dpen house for inspection of the 1 kitchen. Legion officials say that they * appreciate all donations made thus 2 far and since there ard yet unpaid * Dills, your donation will be gladly * accepted. When completed this 1 will be one of the most modernly 2 equipped kitchens in this area and * will be used by the members for I sanquets, etc. c MEMBERS SELLING i LAMPS TO FINANCE ; 4-H CLUB CAMP In an effort to pay for the West- * ;rn North Carolina 4-H Camp lo- * :ated near Waynesville, 4-H Club c nembers are at the present time ^ elling G. E. no-glare indirect-lite amps, throughout the county. 4 The sale of the lamps is no j :ommercial venture, it has been i Dointed out. The purchaser will , eceive full value for the price ^ Daid for each lamp. 4-H Club ^ nembers will receive the usual \ etail commission which will go j nto the 4-H Camp Fund. The amps will be on sale at all the sylva furniture stores as well as c >eing sold throughout the county ^ 3y the 4-H members. t The lamp, which will sell for r >9.95 is a 150-watt home lighting init which is good for a number of j jurposes including study, table- ^ op, etc. The 4-H Camp, which the sale ^ >f the lamps will make possible, ^ s located on a 33-acre tract of j and in Haywood County and is j. low under construction. When ^ ompleted it will be one of the best f equipped camps in the Southeast ^ ind will provide adequate camp- a ng facilities for groups of 240 ^ amper* per week. It will be K msurpassed for climate, natural >eauty, and educational opportunity. Campers will have an opporunity to study at first hand the nany experiments under way at he Western North Carolina Ex>eriment Station. When not in ise by 4-H members, the facilities )f the camp will be available for ,rarm men, women and other groups desiring to use it in connec:ion with visits to the Experiment Station. 3TA'W. WUJl mmijg Jll M J1BHWH II II I I I I U. LVA ] ra, N. C. Thursday, Oct. 3 Agencies Plan Regional Survey For WNC Area Moving swiftly at the end of one of the best seasons in Western North Carolina resort history, and in the midst of a state-promoted fall Color Cruise campaign to lengthen the season, Western N. C. Associated Communities, Inc., is planning a comprehensive survey of basic resources in nxember counties in an effort to correlate travel, agricultural and commercial industries in a year around program. A steering committee, Dean W. E. Bird, Western North Carolina Teachers College presiding, met with TV A officials Harold Van Morgan and H. E. Hudson, and State Advertising Director Charles Parker of the N. C. Dept. of Conservation and Development. The survey will attempt to uncover all facts concerning: 1. Basic Resources (not~ already reported by last year's industrial survey); 2. Scenic Resources; 3. Facilities (from Federal Parks to lunch wagons); and 4. Cultural Facilities. Assistance in field wx>rk has been offered by the N. C. Recreation Commission. The newly formed subsidiary of WNCTC, Western North Carolina Tourist Association will, it is anticipated, assist materially through its 24 local directors and alternates, representing 12 counties and 22 Chambers of Commerce. PTA Has Reco At Tuesday Ni? The second meeting of the year l >f the Parent-Teacher Association >f the $ylva Schools was held at ;he School Tuesday night, Dctaber 41* with a record attendmce of 125 parents and teachers present. The first half hour was taken up n room visitation by the parents ind friends visiting the rooms of heir children. Through this added feature of the monthly program parents were able to become better icquainted with the teachers and heir problems, and also by comparing the work of the other chilIren of the room, they will be enibled to help their child and the dacher to better advantage. The lalf hour set aside for this visitaion period was most helpful and vas thoroughly enjoyed by both he parents and teachers. At 8:15 the group assembled in he school cafeteria where Mrs. Dan Moore, president, called the msiness meeting into session. The levotional was given by Mrs. Chas. Campbell who used as her topic The Faithful Witness in the lome." Miss Higdon Invited To tain Phi Theta Kappa \>t Brevard College Mr. and Mrs. Carl Higdon of Sreen's Creek have just received vord that their daughter, Miss Elaine Higdon, who is a sophomore it Brevard college, has been asked o join Phi Theta Kappa this year.1 >he and four others were the five vhose grades were high enough 0 make them eligible to become nembers. j i. F. Ginn Suffers Stroke At Home Here Mrs. Garland Maxwell and J. Z. Ginn, of Athens, Ga., Mrs. V. L. dclntyre of Atlanta and Mrs. Ernest Maxwell of Commerce, Ga., lave been called to the bedside of heir father, H. F. Ginn, who sufered another stroke of paralysis rhursday morning and remains in 1 serious condition at his home lere. Mr. Luke Ginn of Jeffer-' on, Ga.f arrived Sunday to be *ith his brother. Others coming' ? - - ?_ ?? m I rom tieorgia inis weeK were; wir. ind Mrs. Alfred Ginn, Miss *ecil Ginn and Dewey Ginn of Jefferson; Mr. Worley Adams, Gar-' and Maxwell, Mr. and Mrs. Willie -ee Maxwell, of Athens. Mr. and > rs. James Maxwell and Doyle Maxwell of Commerce, Ga., have ilso arrived to be with their grand, ather during his illness. 1088AM0N8 In 8ylva Her/ L3, 1949 To Assist In Revival i |pRpj|HjM ^ A 1 DR. JOHN R. JESTER, Columbia, S. C., outstanding Pastor-evan- I gelist and Bible scholar. He will ( be with the Sylva Baptist Church 1 in revival services Oct. 16-26. He 1 preaches in the Spirit and with ' Spiritual fervor that reaches the ( heartfe of people. i Hospital Auxiliary J Finance Committee Meet The Finance Committee of the 1 C. J. Harris hospital auxiliary met Tuesday evening for a business c meeting. They voted to hold a Rummage sale again this Satur- 1 day in the Herald building. They j will be open from 8:30 a. m. till * p.m. 3 ' Cancer Clinic Report > The Jackson-Swain Cancer clinic was held Friday, October 7, with t 13 examinees calling at this time. c Of this number 7 were men and . 6 were women. ci h rd Attendance y %ht Meeting E I Committee reoorts were civen. 1 r ? ' r and Mrs. Dan Tompkins, program chairman, announced that a movie J will be shown at next meet* ? ing of the association. This movie will be of benefit to both parents and teachers, and it is hoped that as many parents as can possibly attend will be present. Mrs. Moore announced that a county-wide Parent-Teacher Sch- p ool of Instruction will be held on Wednesday afternoon from 2 to u 4, October 26, at the Sylva School, ** with the Sylva PTA as hostess. u Mrs. Jenevieve Burton, state field representative, will conduct the meeting, and all parents, teachers, and officers of thai association are ^ urged to attend. y Mrs. Norma Lee's eighth grade n won the prize for having the most * parents present. Mrs. Moore expressed her appreciation of the a large attendance at the meeting, and urged that more parents make ' an effort to be present at these meetings and take an active pSrt in the activities of the organiza- v tion. helping to make the goals of the association become realities. ?' F Funeral Held For Sister ? nr t d r, vsi j. o. Diisicy h Funeral services were held at 4 * p.m. Tuesday at Dunn-Groce Fun- n eral Home in West Asheville for if Mrs. Dosia Smith, 84, who died at the home of a niece, Mrs. E. F. J Green, Monday. Internment was in ^ Green Hills Cemetery in West n Asheville. The Rev. Mr. Abram, pastor of Deaverview Baptist " church of which she was a mem- j ber, assisted by Rev. T. A. Groce, J officiated. Mrs. Smith, a native of Jackson I county, was a sister of John B. Ensley of Sylva. She was one time postmaster at Cullowhee for a number of years. For the past several years she had made her home ^ with her niece in West Asheville. v Pallbearers were J. R. Long of ^ Sylva, Corbett Ensley, Robert B. . Hamilton, Jerald Brown, Luther ^ Ferguson, and Chris Gerhardstein, all of Asheville. t, Mr. Ensley and a number of ^ neices and nephews survive. Attending the funeral from here s were Mr. Zeb V. Watson of Speed- a it ? m r<-i. n _ __ r?. .11^ weii. avirs. vjruia r ergusuu, uuuv ^ whee, Mr. and Mrs. John B. Ens- \( ley, Mrs. H. M. Hooper, Mrs. Ram- t] sey Buchanan, and Mr. J. R. Long of Sylva. 0 s North Carolina has more farms s than any other state except Texas, v VLD ! Jackson Far To Seek Ne> During Octo CLUBS TO OBSERVE ACHIEVEMENT WEEK More than 115,000 4-H Club nembers in North Carolina will join with nearly two million other boys and girls throughout the United States in observing Na... - . . i uonai s-n ^.enlevement weeK, November 5-13, L. R. Harrill, 4-H leader for the State College Extension Service, has announced. Special programs will be held in practically all of the State's 100 :ounties, Harrill -said. Newspapers, radio, exhibits, and posters will be jsed extensively in calling attention to the Accomplishments of :lub members during the past year. Church services, special meetings, window displays, stunts, and membership drives are among the activities which have been slanned. The three-fold purpose of the jbservance is to report to the na,ion on over-all 4-H achievements, ecognize outstanding club members, leaders, and parents, and )rovide a basis for planning next rear's program. 3 Harrill said reports from State eaders indicate that a new record ' las been set by 4-H members this j ear. More than 76 per cent of ] he boys and girls enrolled have < ompleted a wide variety of farm- < ng and homemaking projects, and 1 chievements in these projects t ave topped those of any previous ^ ear. 1 IROWN URGES FARM i IUREAU MEMBERS TO ; ITTEND MEETING . To" Gather In Sylva Sat. ] For Pre-Membership , Drive Rally; Seeks , Strong Support , The following letter has been ( ?nt out by Frank H. Brown, Jr., , resident of Jackson Farm Bureau ( rging farm members to attend a t leeting at the courthouse on Sat- , rday. | "Since we are approaching the ^ lose of another years work in our j arm Bureau and at the same time j etting ready to start another , ears work, your Board of Di- j ;ctors have called for a County- , 'ide meeting at the Courthouse ( aturday morning, October 15th, t 10:30 a.m. In order that the farmers of J ackson County continue to receive le benefits of our National Farm rogram, it is important that we ] ave a strong local organization. |' our Farm Bureau can be this or- ( anizatior) if you so desire. Your i arm Bureau is supporting our < tate program of Better Roads and j chools. It supports the National ] rograms of production and prices I 'hich give the farmer the maxilum orices for his Droduce and i lsures his security in farming. Your support is needed in the ackson County Farm Bureau, and j re are expecting you to attend the < leeting in the Courthouse, Sat- i (Continued on page 12) , Plans Made Foi Fund Raising L The Future Home-Makers of,; imerica Rally of District 8 will leet Saturday, Oct. 15, at Swain | !ounty High School, Bryson City . /hen an attendance of around i 000 girls representing 123 schools 22 counties are expected to atend, as announced by Mrs. Thel- i ia H. Harrill of Cullowhee. disrirt ft HirMflr and advisor of < ^ullowhee chapter. Miss Alice Epley of Valdese, itate Future Home-Makers of America president, will preside. it this time the State FHA song ? ?ader, to come from District 8 his year, will be elected. Miss Henderson, family life co- i rdinator, of David Millard High chool, Ashevihe, will be a guest peaker. She will tell of the club | york in Brazil. From her person ?mmmmmmmBmaammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm PAIRO\'(ZEl I- LOCAL *?m MCBCHAIl'TCy $2.(H) A Year?5c Copy m Bureau v Members >ber Drive Strong Organization Will Benefit Farmers In National Legislation Frank H. Brown, Jr., President of the Jackson County Farm Bureau appeals to the farmers of Jackson County "to become members of the Farm Bureau Parity fr>r A crrir?ii1tiir?? fliih Tb,o.* urill ?e?* *- v?4?v?4 V V* V4 fty ? A. i 1V T T? AAA have this opportunity during the membership drive which starts Monday, October 17th over the entire county. "To become a member," Brown said, "it is necessary for a person to join the Jackson County Farm Bureau and secure the memberships of at least nine other farmers." During the 1948 State-wide Farm Bureau membership drive 1,827 Tar Heel farm men and women were members of the club, thereby dedicating themselves to fight for the parity principles for Agriculture and pledging themselves to make whatever sacrifices necessary to give farm people the same protection that is afforded other groups. Farm Bureau memberships written by Parity Club members last year totaled 53,420. 'The Parity for Agriculture Club was formed in honor of the past president of the American Farm Bureau, Edward A. O'Neal, who during 16 years as president fought :onstantly for parity income for the farmers of the Nation," Brown said. "The North Carolina Farm Bureau recognizes its members who perform specified duties in Drecuring memberships each year is Edward A. O'Neal Parity Club Members." President Brown explained that he man and woman securing the aratocf numhrr rtf Farm Rureaii members in the State will be given rr pence-paid tripe to the National Farm Bureau Convention in Chicago this fall. Awards for use in defraying the expenses of Parity Club members to the National Contention will also be made to each xmnty reaching its minimum membership quota and maximum auota, and for each 200 memberships in excess of the maximum membership quota. "Only through strong farm organization," Brown said, "can farmers make headway against the forces which tend to strangle production, peg prices and hinder the free distribution of goods and services to the disadvantage of producers and consumers." A. L. Auxiliary ro Meet Tonight A call meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary has been set at 7:30 p.m. today with Mrs. R. L. Slenn. All members who have not renewed their memlbership dues or anyone wishing to join *re asked to get in touch with Mrs. D. M. Ramsey, Mrs. Dan Tompkins, or Mrs. Glenn. All members are urged to be present tonight for the meeting. More than three-fourths of America's farms now are connected tr> nnwpr lin*?s arrnrH. ing to the Rural Electrification Administration. - 4-H Camp hive In County al contacts with the Brazilians Miss Henderson can give some first hand knowledge and facts of the needs of the women and girls of Brazil. Webster FHA chapter for the meeting will furnish the acting secretary; Sylva chapter will provide song sheets and other mimeographed material; Cullowhee chapter will present the emblem service and the Mexican Hat dance; Bryson City chapter, together with the chapters of Robbinsville, Andrews, Webster, and Cullowhee will furnish the individual badges, identification cards, and other necessafy Rally materials. A member of the Kings Mountain chapter will put on a one-act play. Other special features of the (Continued on page it)
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