s ft ^ VOL. XG1V?NO. 21 Hatchir Officer Of U. Of Commerc HereTuesdaj Ed. H. Cherry To Talk On1* Our Responsibility For Better Government Speaker at a special meeting arranged by the officials of the Jackson County Chamber of Comi merce, to be held Tuesday, October , 24, at 7:45 p. m. at the Sylva elementary school auditorium, will be ] Ed H. Cherry, Assistant Manager ' of the Southeastern Division of 1 the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Atlanta, Ga. His , subject will be, "Our responsibility < for Better Government." The < general public is urged to take ad- j vantage of the opportunity to hear Mr. Cherry who has a message all j Americans should be interested 1 in. Mr. Cherry was one of the parti- 1 cipants in an Area Conference on 1 National Affairs held recently at * Asheville which was attended by 3 a delegation of local business lead- 1 ers. In his talk before the local group Mr. Cherry is expected to 1 discuss the current legislative si- > tuation in Congress and its effect I upon the people of this area, as well 1 as to outline some of the means by < which local citizens can act for < themselves to get better govern- 1 ment. Following his talk there ? will be a roundtable session in i * which all present will be invited to participate. In this forum part < of the program such legislative ] proposals as, Socialized 'Medicine, t Federal Aid to Education, Public ] * Housing, Wage Hour Legislation, < Economic Controls, etc., will be < discussed. < A former newspaper man, Mr. * Cherry has been engaged in Chamber of Commerce work for the past fourteen years. In his present position he has opportunity to visit I with business men of ten southeastern states and to learn their attitudes on these legislative sub- ^ jects. The meeting is being spon- * sored by the National Affairs committee of the Jackson county Chamber of commerce. i , V Superior Court Assault Case B< The October term of the Jack-jj son County Superior Court ad- ' journed on Monday the 17th with < Judge Dan K. Moore, presiding. < ? The court disposed of the following cases: j William B. Brown, drunken and t reckless driving?$200 and costs, c Lewis M. Moody, plead guilty I to drunken driving after his license had been revoked. He was i fined $200 and costs of court. t James Vernon Hughey, plead ? guilty to reckless driving. He was ? f fined $25 and costs. s Clyde M. Austin, plead guilty to violation of the prohibition laws, c He was fined $50 and costs. c Sylvester Arnold, plead guilty to violation of the prohibition laws f and was fined $50 and costs. 1 Kenneth Parris, was found t guilty of carrying a concealed weapon. His fine was $50 and t costs. 3 Albert L. McMahan, was found guilty of drunken driving. He was j - - - * 1 sentenced to 4 montns on me roaa. i< Leo Wilson, was found guilty of driving while drunk, and fined < $100 and costs. J > Howard C. Fischer, was convicted of driving drunk and breaking < and entering. He received 4even i months on the road. Oscar W. Wood, was found guilty 1 of breaking and entering. His < sentence was set at 6 months. ] Rozell Franks, was convicted of 1 driving drunk and sentenced to i 4 months. 1 [ William George Webb, was con- < victed of driving drunk, fined $100 1 and the cost of court. 1 Floyd and Oscar Mills, plead i Thi igESgl S. Chamber e To Speak October 25 POULTRY LABORATORY PUNNED FOR WNC Plans for a WNC Poultry Laboratory are under serious consideration in Raleigh at the present time, following a statement to the State Board of Agriculture by Hugh Harris, assistant agriculture commissioner, that mountain farmers are fearful of the outbreak af a disease which would destroy their new source of income. He said the western poultrymen are clamoring for the establishment af a poultry diagnostic laboratory in their section. Harris went on to say that a group of poultry specialists investigated the situation during the summer and agreed on the need for such a laboratory. However, at the present time, there is a shortage of funds which temporarily blocks plans for the laboratory. The board has endorsed the laboratory, asking the Council of 3tate to consider it as an emergency matter. The' council will ae asked to finance the project aut of the State's contingency and emergency fund. The cost for the first year, said Harris, including $3,000 for equipment, is estimated at $14,000. The demand for the laboratory xmoes as a result of the rapid expansion of the poultry industry in :his section. Commercial broiler production has increased in Yan:ey, Buncombe and Haywood :ounties from a few thousand to jver 400,000 broilers a year. In Fackson, Macon, Clay, Cherokee and Graham counties, the number )f breeding birds for the produc:ion of hatching eggs has increased from less than 20,000 to more :han 300,000. Conservative estimates place the gross income to farmers from this new business at ?2,800,000 for the current year. The industry claims that mountain eggs hatch out 15 per cent more chicks than those eggs set in warmer climates. Adjourns; ound Over juilty to manufacturing liquor, rheir prayer for judgment was :ontinued till February term 01 :ourt. The case against Don Stevens ind George Hodgins, was continued ill next term of court. The court jrdered 3 witnesses under $5,000 x>nd each. Homer Green who was sentenced n the February term of court for J to 8 years for manslaughter, had ippealed to the higher court. His ippeal was dismissed and the ;entence put into effect. John R. Allen, was found guilty )f reckless driving, fined $100 and :osts. Bruce McCall, plead guilty to orgery and violation of the prohibition laws. He was sentenced <4 o 2 years on the road. Marshall Bumgarner, was found fuilty of driving drunk and fined >200 and costs. David Yourigbird, was found juilty of driving drunk, fined $100 ind costs. Avery M. Woods, found guilty >f reckless driving, was fined $35 ind cost*. Glenn H. Hdyle, found guilty of iriving drunk and larceny of auto, vas sentenced to 19 months. The following named persons toiled to appear and so forfeited :ash bonds: Derwood Middleton, Bee man M. Blenton, Earl A. Boick, Edmond Lanier Dobbs, Donald Settlemyre, Prank J. Owens, William J. Weaver, Jr., Roy Stevenson, Luther W. Rice, Lewis Lee Parker, James Waldrop, Donald E. Phillips, Venoy Jewell Settlemyre. E SY] Sylvt Industri 1st Load Of Pi IB? < sJsk l| '0'' "'"jgar-' ? -mm Kir .*?* ?? ! Shown above is the first group Agriculture Worker's Council. The T. F. Cannon, Roy Fox, W. T. Brov Thelma Harrill, Miss Mary Johnstor Rich. C Of C SPEAKER Ed H. Cherry, Southeastern Manager of the U. S. Chamber of Com merce who speaks in Sylva next Tuesday night, is recognized as an authority on his subject of, "Our Responsibility For Better Government." He is a most interesting and forceful speaker. Halcyon Club To Sponsor "Robin Hood" At Drive-in The Halcyon Club of Sylva is sponsoring a benefit movie next Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the Sylva Drive-in Theatre. "The Adventures of Robin Hool", starring Errol Flynn and Olivia DeHaviland will be the feature attraction, with admission set at $1.00 per car. The proceeds of the admission will go for the purpose of helping some worthy Jackson County boy or girl through college. Scarlet Fever In Qualla Community The County Health Department has reported 7 new cases of Scarlet Fever in the Qualla School. Although the disease has not reached the dangerous stage in the area, the Health Department urges that mothers be especially careful of sore-throats ,and keep their chil dren home from school in the case of that symptom. If precautions are followed, the county authorities feel certain that an epidemic can be avoided. Svlvanians To Attend Masonic Meet In Asheville Sylva people to attend the annual fall ceremonial of the Oasis Temple in Asheville next Friday and Saturday are Mr. and Mrs. Jennings Bryson, Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Hardy, Miss Nancy Allison, and Mr. Boyd Sossamoh. A special program of entertainment has been planned for the ladies on Saturday afternoon which will include a tour of Biltmore house and estate to begin at 2 p. m. from the Von/(Arhlh and a tJCVil ?C T BMWVt VU? ? tea at the hotel at 2 p. m. The annual potentates Ball will be held in the City auditorium beginning at 9 p. m. with the "Desert Knights", the Greensboro shrine club band, playing for dancing LVA ] i, N. C. Thursday, Oct. 20, I Well 1 lllets Arrive In of pullets to arrive in the county an Hatching Egg program was started t vn, Robert Varner, Carl Jamison, Jc i, D. C. Higdon, Cornelius Deitz, Free Jackson Citii Out Legal W By an overwhelming margin, i the voters of Jackson County made I ^ I f\ it known in a special election las* J QaturHnv that tho salo of heer and I wine would become illegal in the / county 60 days from the date of 1 the election. The period of grace r is given the dealers in order that r they may dispose of their present I stocks by that time. t By voting 21 to 1 against the ' sale of the beverages, Jackson x County set a record fbr the State, 1 the majority of "no" over "yes" c votes being the largest ever recorded. r 13,449 votes were cast against ^ the sale of beer, as against 178 for ' its sale. 3,457 ballots said "no" C to the sale of wine, whereas only s 160 took the affirmative viewpoint. The largest balloting was c in Sylva, followed closely by Cul- 1 lowhee and Hamburg. In these r precincts, as in every other precinct in the county, the majority of | "no" votes was staggering. By precinct the voting went? 1 Barkers Creek, for wine 5, against 1 wine 180; for beer 4, against beer | 179. Canada No. 1, no votes for f the sale of wine and 32 against; no votes for beer and 32 against. Canada No. 2, 1 vote for wine and J 42 against: one vote for beer and , 43 against. Caney Fork voted 8 for wine and 130 against; 8 for beet and 130 against. Cashiers voted 7 for wine and 183 against; 9 for jj beer and 189 against. Cullowhee J voted 28 for the sale of wine and J 374 against; 28 for the sale of beer | and 374 against. Dillsboro voted | 11 for wine and 112 against; 1 11 for beer and 114 against. Hamburg voted 2 for wine and 323 against; 1 for beer and 326 against. Greens Creek voted 4 for r wine and 140 against; 4 for beer 3 and 140 against. Mountain voted i] 0 for wine and 93 against; 0 for ' beer and 96 against. Qualla voted ( 25 for wine and 372 against, 25 r for beer and 372 against. River * No. 1 voted 6 for wine and 175 r against; 6 for beer and 174 against. River No. 2 voted 4 for wine and * 28 against; 5 for beer and 28 c against. v Savannah voted 8 for wine and J 216 against; 14 for beer and 212 against. Scotts Creek No. 1 voted 1 for wine and 74 against; 2 for c beer and 73 against. Scotts Creek i No. 2 voted 1 for wine and 89 against; 3 for beer and 88 against. " A.*.- O J it ^ ocoiu creeK ryu. o vuicu u i\ji wmc and 34 against; 6 for beer and 34 1 against. ? Sylva North voted 15 for wine ' and 256 against; 19 for beer and c 248 against. Sylva South voted 22 for wine and 433 against; 25 for beer and 433 against. Webster voted 6 for wine and 168 against; c 7 for beer and 168 against. The totals were 160 for the sale , of wine and 3,457 against; 178 for 4 beer and 3,449 against its sale. OSSAMON'S In Sylva j rlERi 1949 Underw, 4 Egg Program jJfSpN ^3 id they are being inspected by the )y this group who are, left to right, )hn Farley, C. T. McMillan, Mrs. 1 Shelton, John Corbin. and C. J. sens Vote ine, Beer CULLOWHEE P.-T.A. rO MEET TODAY The Cullowhee Parent-Teacher Association will meet today at the ttcKee Training school at 7:30 p. n. The program will include talks m Highway Safety by W. T. iouser of the State Highway Parol and School Safety by Mr. C. A. Hoyle, principal of the Cullovhee school. Music will be fur lished by the College Faculty juartette. Hostesses for the meeting are drs. Blanche Howard, Mrs. Edna Jimpson, Mrs. Myv$le Ensley, Mrs. Trances Norton, Mrs. Alfred Jreenwood, and Mrs. Sam Bryon. Mrs. Haines Reagan is president >f the association, and Mrs. Wiliam Ashbrook is program comnittee chairman. y -,yj&JB Church, farm and civic leaders >f Jackson Co. will meet Oct. 24 it Sylva Baptist Church at 10:30 i. m. to discuss organization of a ocal drive for the Christian Rural Overseas Program (CROP), the lationwide interchurch program o send farm commodities to the ;eedy overseas. The meeting is being called by lev. C. M. Warren, who was recently named county CROP convener by a group of persons in the ounty interested in the Christian motherhood program. Last year ^ROP sent 2,392 railroad carloads >f food to the needy abroad. At the October 24th meeting the ^ROP program will be explained >y Mr. D. D. Gross, CROP supervisor for Jackson and several leighboring counties. The need ibroad will be discussed, and the >roposed participation by Jackson rounty outlined. CROP is a nationwide program o fill Friendship Food Trains with )ulk commodities such as wheat, rorn, beans, and milk for the needy )verseas. Principal emphasis in he drive is in North Carolina and 19 other top agricultural states. Among the persons who are expected to attend the county meetng are: Pastors of all churches and :ivic leaders. \LD ray In 25,000 Nich About Reatb m/ Laying For ; COLE EXPLAINS WHY aui if a niAin nin iiat oiLiA Dflnu uiu nui APPEAR AT BALL GAME In order to clear up any misunderstanding this statement is issued for the purpose of explaining the reason why the high school band did not appear at the football game last Friday night. Five oi the members were excused Frida> to go out of town, their parents agreeing. As is generally known the band is small in number, thus making it virtually impossible for the band to perform whenever two or three of its members are missing. It is true that some of the boys and girls play better than others, but each is a vital part of the whole band. Therefore it is necessary that they all be present in order that the band perform at its best. Rather than let the band make a bad appearance the band director used his own judgment and withheld the performance. The above statement was made by Mr. Ben Cole, director of the S y I v a band, following some criticism of the band's failure to play for the Sylva-Asheville-Biltmore game last week. Mr. Cole always has and will continue to welcome any constructive criticism anyone has to offer toward improving the band, but as long as he is head director hc^ will be responsible for making decisions as to when the band shall or shall not appear. He is anxious to work with the people of the community in building up the band but to do this he must, as director, use his own judgment in matters as stated above. Mr. Cole also stated that under no condition will the band appear in the rain. This would be hard on both the instrument and the player. The number of milk cows on North Carolina farms has been gradually declining for the past five years. Homecoming C Western Caroli Western Carolina Teachers College celebrates its sixtieth birthday with the annual Homecoming Day on October 22. Founded in 1889 by Robert Lee Madison, the college has enjoyed the pleasure of expanding from a one-room high and prep school to the stature of a nationally accredited institution of teacher training with eleven modern buildings constituting its present campus, and a three million dollar appropriation for further expansion of its facilities. Events for the day will begin with registration of Alumni at the Student Union Building during the morning hours. Open House, an inspection tour of the dormitories, will be held from 1:30 until 4:30 and will begin at Madison Dormitory, going to Robertson Hall, and then to Moore Dormitory where an informal tea, sponsored by the scholastic honorary fraternity Alpha Phi Sigma, will give the faculty an opportunity to renew acquaintances with former students. A supper in the college dining hall will feature the presentation of the new President Paul Reid, and the Board of Trustees to the Alumni group. The main attraction of the evening will begin at eight o'clock when the kick-off of the highly important North State Conference game between the title-hungry Catamounts and Lenoir-Rhyne Bears begins. At half time the official dedication of the new Memorial Stadium will take place. Mr. Ralph Sutton, chairman of the i Stadium Committee, will preside. $2.00 A Year?5c Copy County ols Pullets Y To Start 29 Farmers * County Agent Brown Sees Bright Future For This Type Of Industry Here By W. T. Brown, County Agent Jackson County is turning to hatching eggs. This statement is not literally true but the hatching eg? program is well under way in our county. Proof of this is the fact that approximately 25,000 ten-week-old pullets have been put on range since July 1st. This accomplishment became a reality because the Agriculture Workers of Jackson County believe in the possibilities of the program as a mear.s of helping farm families to make more money. Some people have expressed a fear that we may produoe more hatching eggs than the market demands. That is possible, but it appears to be rather far in the future. What' is actually happening is that the large hatcheries are simply moving their supply flock into this area, and discontinuing buying . eggs from other sections. This is prompted by the discovery that eggs produced in our county hatch better, especially during July, Aug. ust, and September. Our heavy rainfall and cool summer nights seem to be largely responsible for this, assuming that good management practices are followed. The hatching egg program is not a gpt-Zttfh-quick scheme. It appears, however, to be a sound program for the farmer who will follow instructions, and care for the chickens regularly in the manner described to him. It is very important that producers of hatching eggs work closely with the hatchery man who buys the eggs. The importance of raising pullets on range cannot be over -emphasized. They need to be on good grazing crops such as ladino clover and grasses. Some winter grazing should be provided for winter pullets such as rye grass, crimson clover, rye and barley. Besides saving other feed, a ?Continued on page 6 Celebration At Ina Saturday Professor W. E. Bird, Dean of the college, will recognize the parents of the WCTC students who were* killed in service and will introduce Mr. Jonathan Woody presi dent of the Alumni Association,, who will present the stadium toWestern Carolina. President P&ul Reid will accept it in behalf of the college. The final event on the calendar will be an informal dance which will be held in Breese gymnasium immediately following the game. Miss Helen Hartshorn, chairman of the Homecoming Committee and Secretary of the Alumni group, is in charge of the general arrangements. Other members of the committee ate Miss Alice Benton, Mrs. Lillian Buchanan, Tyson Cathey, Gerald Eller, Mrs. Edith Hall, W. B. Harrill, W. Glenn Ruff, and Ralph Sutton. Curb Market Changes Hours To Afternoon The Jackson County Curb-mark* et will open for sale Friday after* noon, October 21, and each Friday thereafter, at 1 o'clock and re* main open until 4. This change from the morning hours was made due to the fact the mornings are getting cold. It is hoped that by opening the market in the after* noons it can serve the public until much later in the year. Fifty nice Hereford heifers were purchased recently for breeding, purposes by seven fanners ilk Northampton County.

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