kHELP OWBJ VOL. XXIV?NO. 27 Future For ' | -1 '' j | ; !;!;i| ' ,; ' :; M" M # P fl I 'SH In an effort to produce better come into the county in recent w< to be planted on the Log Cabin* A under the direction of Mr. Arthur 1 CROP COLLECTIONS EXTENDED TILL 7TH i Jackson County citizens will < have an additional week to contribute corn to the CHOP collections, as a result of a decision j reached by CROP officials. Instead 1 of ending yesterday, as had been originally planned, the period of ; ' collections has been extended until December 7th. i The primary reason for the exjteilsiotn (is thai possibility ,that Macon County is considering com- 1 bining their collections with that 1 of Jackson County. If such proves to be the case, an entire freight carload will be shipped from this area. ' ^ Last Sunday, members of the county's churches were given an opportunity to contribute p&h to the cause. This cash will be used to purchase corn and will add that much more to the shipment. The Sylva Baptist Church has pledged to buy at least 25 bushels, and the JSylva Methodist Church?hopes _ to do that well. Other churches and individuals throughout the County have given money, and supplies of corn. [ CHOP, or Christian Rural Overseas Program, is a combined effort by the different denominations of the nation to gather a portion of this year's bountiful farm harvest to send to sections of the world where people have not been fortunate as here in America. Corn was selected as the article to be collected in Jackson county, and during this week, and con tinuing thru next week, the county CROP officials, headed by Rev. ' C. M. Warren of the Sylva Baptist Church, are canvassing the County. Those who would like to contribute to the CROP collection cam. paign, should make their dona- i tions to their minister; or in the case of a donation of Corn, the bushels can be taken directly to the Syfva Railway Depot where ] it will be stored until the shipping date. In case means of < transporting the corn to the De- 1 pot is lacking, any of the county ministers will arrange for a ve- < l hide. 47 Per Of Violating Forty-seven claimants for un-1 employment compensation were convicted in the State courts during the months of October for obtaining benefits by willful misrepresentation of facts, out of the 55 cases the ESC deputies recommended to the courts for prosecu- ( tion. Eight of the number were acquitted of the charges. Several of the claimants convicted of fraud in connection with their claims for unemployment compensation were sentenced to serve terras in jail, while most of them were fined and taxed the court costs and were required to repay to the Commission the amounts secured through fraud, frequently on the basis of refunding a specified amount month THI ests For Jacks< * '-m&y- < ij Wrnl M -Jl i. l:-'"!;t*"iil|'1 I'll j:k j;j: \l\i'}\ |i:! HP"'' : :i;j:!;;ii ^ 1'r" f ' ;k-;r ' ^ :Mi [:'; / ^ -I forest crops In Jackson County 1 eeks. Shown above is a truck lc ssociation property at Barkers Ci Weidlich, with many years experi Major Tidmarsh Returns To States Major and Mrs. H. A. Tidmarsh and daughters, Christy and Patricia, arrived in New York on the S. S. Exocrado on Friday, Nov. 18, from Athens, Greece. From New York Major Tidmarsh left to report to Washington, D. C. Mrs. Tidmarsh and daughters arrived in Whittier Nov. 20 to be joined _ A. 1 W.l? later uy majui numaiou v??cjc they will remain thru the Christmas holidays with his mother, Mrs. A. H. Carter, and Mr. Carter. Mrs. Tidmarsh left Whittier Monday to join her husband for a tenday visit with friends in Washington. Major Tidmarsh and family have spent the past 3 1-2 years overseas, the past 2 1-2 years being spent in Athens. Visiting Veterinarian To Be In County December 6th Dr. R. H. Burnside of Franklin will be In Jackson county on December 6 to render veterinarian aervlce for county farmere. Anyone who will need Dr. Burnside on that date shouldcontact the County Agent's office in the courthouse. Dr. Burnside's visit Is a result of an agreement made by the Jackson County Agents, where by he would devote one day each month to farms in this county. 80 far, the plan has been working satisfactorily, a great many county farmers having catted for hts services. THREE JACKSON BAPTISTS NAMED TO HIGH POSTS During the recent Baptist State Convention held in Raleigh, Mr. W. H. Harrill of Western. Carolina Teachers College was placed on General State Board of Commissions. The Rev. B. S. Hensley of Scott's Creek was placed on the State Orphanage Board of Trustees, and Mr. Hugh Monteith was placed on the Board of Trustees of Mars Hill College. ound Guilty ESC Ruling ly until the entire amount is re paid. Meanwhile, in such cases, {Judgment is usually suspended until the fines and costs are paid and the amount secured illegally is refunded to the Commission. The wage credits of 43 claimants were cancelled for the remainder of the benefit year, which means that no further benefits will be paid such claimants during the remainder of the year, and four others who filed claims were found to have earned too much during the weeks for which they sought benefits to be eligible for benefits. They were found ineligible for benefits for the weeks claimed. Another 121 cases were pending in State courts on the issue of "willful misrepresentation to obtain benefits." : Sy] SyV 3n County HKj^Eh 1 f !, |;; . [.[. y j;:; -i;.-; !' !|:. W thousands of* pine seedlings have >ad of 75,000 White Pine seedlings reek. The Log Cabin property is ence in forestry work. KITTY HAWK CELEBRATES FIRST AIRPLANE FLIGHT More than 50 airplanes are expected to buzz the Wright Memorial Monument at Kitty Hawk on December 17, commemorating the 46th anniversary of the first flight, and the issuance of a Wright Brothers memorial stamp. Planes from all parts of the nations will come on Widely varied missions. * One helicopter will drop a White House message previously postmarked in five days in 19 countries around the globe. Another, a jet fighter, will attempt to hit the Monument grounds or some part of Nags Head Beach development with a missive^flown from Elizabeth City to Dayton, Ohio, and returned in two-and-a-half hours. The third, type unspecified, will cart off enough purchases of Wright commenorative stamps to give Dayton, Ohio, birthplace of the Wright "first-day sale" awarded by the Post Office Department to this site of first successful heavierthan-air flight. Sheriff Middleton Cuts Down 40 Gallon Still, 350 Gallons Mash One of the most complete whiskey stills ever found in the county was destroyed by Sheriff Mid dleton and his deputies on Tuesday afternoon, in the Sugar Loaf section. The 40-gallon copper still was cut and 350 gallons of mash was poured out. All evidence seemed to indicate the still had been in operation for quite some time. The outfit was so complete, that oil was being used for heating. A hard rain the night before wiped out any evidence which might have been present at the time of operation. Tnere were no arrests made. Former Jackson County Citizen Passes In Virginia Burial services were held Tuesday for Charles Edward Melton, 29, who died suddenly on last Sunday morning at the Riverside Hospital, Newport News, Va. The deceased had been a resident of Virginia for the past 8 years, having been employed by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. Prior to leaving Jackson County, he had worked for the MorrisonKnudsen constructed Company at - Tf - -AA 9 1 Lrienviue. ne aixenaea tuuownee High school and was a member of the Methodist church in Newport News. Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Ada Palmer of Waynesville; one daughter, Eleanora; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Melton of Sylva; three brothers, Richard of Tampa, Fla., and Woodard and Grover of Sylva. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church at 230 p.m. on Tuesday. Burial was in Newport News. i088AMON'ft . . . ?* Aylva LVA 1 t ya, N. C. Thursday, Dec. 1 ' Health Aut Law Requi Application Blanks Ready For Tree-seedling Shipm't. Jackson county farmers can , begin at once to apply for the next shipment of T.V.A. treeseedlings which are expected to arrive around the middle of December. According to the Coun- 2 ty Agent's office, Yellow Poplar, < Black Locust, 8hort Leaf and White Pine seedlings will be 1 available. A shipment of some 110,500 seedlings arrived in tne county recently and were distributed to those who had previously applied for them. While a slightly less number Is expected in the next shipment, the agents feel sure that there will be plenty for all who apply. An increasing number of Jackson county farmers are taking a part in the reforestation efforts being pushed by T.V.A. and the Farm and Forestry Agencies. The Log Cabin Association led the list on the last shipment, taking 75,000 White Pine seedlings for planting. Persons Interested In securing a portion of the December shipment, may call at either the Farm Agent's Qffice In the County Court House, or the Forestry Office In the Lloyd Hotel and fill out the necessary application form. MEETING OF FARMERS ON TURKISH TOBACCO CALLED FOR DEC. T An important meeting will be held on December 7 in the County Courtroom at 2 p.m. fa* farmers who are interested in Turkish To bacco and the steps involved in its production. The Farm Agent's Office has urged that all who are planning to grow this crop next year, should be in the Courtroom for the meetingr~ The meeting will be for the purpose of making definite plans as early as possible with farmers who plan to grow Turkish Tobacco next year. According to Coun- , ty Agent Brown, this crop seems to be suited to the smaller farms where there is a large amount of labor available in July and Aug ust. Roy Crause, Turkish Tobacco Specialist, will be on hand to dis- 1 cuss the growing of the leaf with 1 those attending the meeting. ____* Burley Growers Vote To Retain Controls I, Jackson County Burley Tobac- < co growers voted to retain con- \ trol on marketing quotas by a < majority of 91 to 2 in the elecfcton < held Saturday, November 26th. j Sixty-nine farmers voted at the polls in the Qualla community and .twenty-four voted at the PMA office. Chamber Of Commerce Directors For 1950 As a result of the recent balloting for directors for the Chamber of i Commerce final returns show that I the following persons were elected: 1H. J. Landis, Roscoe Poteet, and | Joe Wallin, second year terms; . Dr. W. A. Ashbrook, J. A. Gray, I Dr. David Daniel, Sol Schulman, William McKee and Felix Pickle( simer. OR N.C.HIGHWAYS Killed November 22 thru November 25?14. Injured November 22 thru November 25?118. Killed through November 25 this year?746. Killed through November 25, 1946?645. Injured through November 25 this year?6,116. Injured through November 25, 1946?6,590. rlERj , 1949 horities F ring Immi FOODHANDLERS SCHOOL TO BE AT CULLOWHEE A county-wide Food-Handler School will be held next week a Cullowhee High School, beginnin on Wednesday afternoon and con tinuing through Friday. With th purpose of primarily attractin school lunch room workers, th school will feature one class aau at 3:00 p.m., lasting for a duratio of one hour. Mr. W. A. Broadway, State San itarian, and Mrs. James Cas< State Health Educator, will pai ticipate in the 3-day prograi along with a - number of count health and educational author] ties. A series of films will t shown each day to highlight th subjects being discussed at thi particular class meeting. C. B. Thomas, District Sanitai ian, stressed that the small ca pacity of the Cullowhee meetin place will require that this Food Handlers School be restricted t school lunchroom employees. H pointed out however, that an owners or operators of eating ea tablishments in the county wh would like to attend would b welcome. Certificates of attendance wi be awarded individuals who ar present for three classes. Placard showing presentage of employee attending will be issued to th several schools. Rvtpncinn Sprvirp tviitJiviB Ky a v aw Releases Bulletin A new bulletin, "Commo Poultry Diseases in North Care lina," was released this week b the State College Extension Serv ice. Copies of the 20-page publica tion, which lists the causes, symp most troublesome ailments ( chickens and turkeys, are avail able on request to county fari agents or to the Agricultural Edi tor, State College Station, Raleigl The pub.ication is designated Ex tension Circular No. 344. The bulletin was prepared b Dr. B. F. Cox, poultry pathologis who says poultrymen often suffc losses because of poor manage ment and then attribute the lossc to disease. He hopes the circula will enable farmers to recogniz a diseased condition when the see one. Among the diseases describe are blackhead, blue comb, bron chitis, coccidiosis, fowl pox, ty Dhoid. Dullorum. and leukosis. I r r r 2ach case Dr. Cox tells how th iisease spreads, how to distin ?uish it from other disorders, an what treatment to use. Student Driver Traini '"W ;# I ' Jr | wlK^ Shown here is the new 10 being used in the Student Drivei school. Ralph L. Smith, principa to the car from Homer Davis, donors of the car. Also shown L Davis, extreme left and W. Veri County School, at extreme right. qlldJ ind Citizen unization C In Panama Coup i i 1M/ % f rWrff/lU i n ^^RllJ B, I ^ n i . ;. ; ' !:';.. , , ... ; ' : ;; - , ; " : , I': y I e ;W->-S 1' ^H e ^prflH it w$? 'BU |'^ <#11 .,./U .: o /,/->,/,:"M i ' ^ 'H ? I 11 VICTOR In a bloodless coup, Roberto e F. Chiari (above) leaves the Palace s In Panama City after being sworn in I as the new President of Panama He i was former vice-president under e I President Daniel Chanis, whose resignation was forced after a "putsch" *?: * * ^ d staged by Col. jose ttemon. me Chief of Police. (International) ?SYLVA LIONS CLUB !>", ENTERTAINS SYLVA JF00TBAI1 SQUAD >-1 Twenty-three members of th< 5 Syivn high school football tean wtfre special dinner guests of th< 1- Sylva Lions Club a'c their regu n lar meeting last night, Wednesday i-, The Athletic Committee of th< i. Club is in charge of all athletic in the local school, with Lioi : Grayson Cope as chairman, y At the conclusion of the din< t, ner the players were introduce) ?r by Lion James Barnwell, coach o the team, and each player wa >s then presented a minature gol< ir football by Lion Ralph Smith ;e principal of the local high school y After brief remarks by Lion Cope and "Tuck" McObnnell th d meeting was moved to the hig] i school auditorium, where movie | were shown of the Tennessee n; University of Mississippi footbal e game. . _' Approximately one hundre< d L.ions ana guests were present 10 | the occasion. ng At Sylva High School |^C<4k ?E 1 ! ; gS ^] 49 model Chevrolet automobile n<y r Training program at the Sylva hig 1, at right ia shown receiving the kej of Kirk-Davis Chevrolet Compan; n the picture are: Paul Kirk, of Kirk non Cope, Superintendent of Jackso [patronize! ? local mm ygMMNTSI $2.06 A Year?5c Copy s Violating )f Children Child Must Be I \T n/t/iitinto/1 TV* a^^iiiai^u iv Enter School In spite of the North Carolina State Law which requires that the parent or guardian of every child in North Carolina have the child immunized against diptheria and whooping cough between the ages of six months and one year of age, few children under five years of age are being immunized in our County against these communicable diseases. The law also forbids any teacher or principal enrolling any child in school who does not show a physician's certificate certifying that he has been immunized against diptheria, whooping cough and small pox. The State Law is very specific making violation a misdemeanor, punishable by fine or imprison(Continuea on page 12) CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE REACHES HALF-WAY MARK Mrs. Ralph Smith, Chairman of the Jackson County Christmas Seals Sale committee, announced Al. _ 1 _ it. _ A A 4 MA A O t_ 1 1? ^ ^ mis weeK mat sm/zio naa Deen raised in tfie sections of the county excluding Cullowhee. The Cullowhee community has raised $70.00 of their $100 quota and seem well on the way to topping their quota at an early date. Mrs. Sted. man Mitchell is in charge of the Cullowhee drive. As for the rest of the county, the $172.43 already raised represents not quite half of the $400.00 goal which the Seal officials hope to reach. Mrs. Smith urged that all persons who have money resulting from seal sales, should turn e it in as early possible so that it i mav be counted towards the coun e ty's goal. Any persons who have - not been able to purchase Christmas Seals, and who would like to e help in the cause, should get in s touch with Mrs. Smith, or any of ft the schools throughout the county. i - Former Resident Of * Fall Cliff Com. Passes Mrs. Callie Woodring Ashe, ^ widow of the late Coleman Ashe, { died at her home in Lowell, Nov. l' 24. Funeral services were held s at the Church of God, of which * she was a loyal member. Inter A _ A t_ _ /N..11 I ^ meni was in me L-uiiownee cemes tery. Rev. Charles McConnell and Rev. Zollie Fox officiated, j Nieces of Mrs. Ashe were in charge of the flowers, and ne^ phews were pallbearers. Mrs. Ashe was a resident of r the Fall Cliff community until the family moved to Lowell about 25 years ago where they were engaged in cotton farming. She was a devoted Christian, loyal to her church, family, and friends. She had patiently gone thru months of suffering and spent some time in the hospital. When she realized she would never be better she asked to be brought back to her old home for burial. Nine of her ten children survive. They are: Garland, Bill, Gola, t Delos, Alva, Sara1 J., Dorthula, 1 Pearl, and Gertrude. ! CHRISTMAS STREET 1 LIGHTS UP AGAIN Sylva streets will again shine forth in merry colored lights during the Christmas holidays. Bart Cope, chief of the Sylva Fire Department and members of his de4V\aii> annual yoi WIJClll LUllIUKU | job of stringing the wire last weekly end. When the County officials | place the star in the courthouse cupola and string the wire down w the steps toward the streets the h lights will be turned on each nighU r, SL 7t ' Five Duroc sows belonging to John S. Sykes, Route 4, Conway, have produced five litters of pigs n which weighed 1,792 pounds at 36 days of age. ...... ^ '

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