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VOL. xxrv?NO. 34
Contract To
S. C. Road J
No. 107 In 1
Road Expected To Pour *
Tourists Through This
Section In Numbers
The members of the Jackson
County Chamber of Commerce received
encouraging reports on one
of their projects this week when
word came from South Carolina
that work on the highway leading
iftto Nozfth Carolina would be
begun soon.
The Secretary of the Seneca,
S. C., Chamber of Commerce, told
Jackson officials that the contract
for finishing the road in South
Carolina which joins N. C. 107,
would be let in * eDruary ana worn i
begun as soon thereafter as possible.
Wi(th the completion of thjs
work, Jackson County will be
linked directly with South Carolina
by a good highway and the
hoped for results should bring
many additional tourists into the
mountains from that region.
Hope also runs high among
Chamber of Commerce officials
that the road will be made a U. S.
Highway at an early date, thus
making it an even more desirable
route for motorists.
Tuckaseigee WMU
To Meet Here Friday
The Tuckaseigee Baptist Associational
Woman's Missionary Union
will meet with the Sylva Baptist
Church for the regular annual
Leadership Conference, Saturday,
January 21, 10:00 a.m. Mrs. John
Waycaster, W.M.U. Field Worker
for N. C. will be with the group
lor this meeting.
The following program has been
announced by Mrs. John R. Jones,
Associational Superintendent: Hymn,
"Christ For the World We
Sing"; Scripture, Mrs. John R.
Jones; Solo, "The Light of the
World is Jesus", Mrs. Tom Clayton;
Prayers, Mrs. C. L. Allison,
Mrs. C. B. McConnel, Mrs. Harry
Vance; Roll Call of Churches, Mrs.
Dennis Higdon; Announcements;
Hymn, "We've a Story To Tell To
The Nations"; Separate Conferences
led by Associational officers;
Special music; Discussion period
led by Mrs. John Waycaster;
Lunch: Hymn, "Jesus Shall Reign";
Frayer, Mrs. Charles Messer; Summary
of Associational Plans for
year; Hymn, "I Am Thine, O
Lord"; Closing Meditation; Prayer.
The officers serving during this
year are as follows: Mrs. John R.
Jones, Associational Supt.; Mrs.
Jack Henson. Associate Supt.; Secretary
and Treasurer, Mrs. Dennis
Higdon; R. A. Counselor, Rev. G.
E. Scruggs; Young People's Leader,
Miss Mildred Cowan.
Chairmen: Stewardship, Mrs. C.
M. Warren; Mission Study, Mrs.
i Frank Cowan; Community Missions,
Mrs. John Crawford; Training
School, Pauline Snelson; Literature,
Mrs. Roy Reed; Burney
Gift & Margaret Fund, Mrs. Geo.
Snyder.
Dr. Graham T?
W.C.T.C. Studt
Dr. Frank P. Graham will speak
to the Western Carolina Teachers
College student body on Thursday
afternoon at 1:30 in Hoey Auditorium.
Dr. Graham comes to Cullowhee
from Franklin where he spoke on
Wednesday. Graham is the former
President of the University of
North Carolina and has been long
noted for his liberal interpretation
of higher education in the
South. Last year he was appointed
to fill the unexpired term of
Senator J. Melville Broughton
who died while in office.
During and immediately after
the war, he was given a series oi
important assignments by the
President of the United States.
He was a member of the National
Defense Mediation Board in 1941
and 1942. He was the public
member of the National War Labor
Board from 1942 to 1946, and a
member, during the same period,
of the Maritime War Emergency
TH]
Be Let On
oining Hwy.
February
HORSE AND MULE
CLINIC DATE
CHANGED TO 29TH
The date for Horse and Mule
Clinics in Jackson County has beer
changed from the week of January
22nd to the week of Januar>
29th. This change is because the
veterinarian found that he was
unable to be here on the date
previously announced.
The following schedule has beer
worked out:
JANUARY 30?
Glenville School?9:00 a.m.
Norton (Nick Pott's Store)?
11:00 a.m.
Alton Holden's Store?1:30 P
M.
R. C. Coggins' Farm?3:00 P.M
JANUARY 31?
Canada (Jess Brown's Store) ?
9:00 A. M.
East LaPorte (Ralph Hunter's
Farm)?11:00 A. M.
Cowarts (Howard Wood's Farm]
?1:00 P. M.
Speedwell (Arthur Holden'i
Store)?3:00 P. M.
Cullowhee (John Phillips' Farm'
? 4:00 P. M.
Any community not schedulcc
above wanting a clinic is requestec
to contact the Farm Agent's offic<
at once and arrangements will b<
made for that community to hav<
this service.
Farmers taking workstock tc
the clinic should be certain tha
all feed has been- withheld foj
IO nuuia uciuic ti woviiiviibi
doing this the treatment for internal
, parasites will be more ef?
fective.
JACKSON CO. G. OF C
DRIVE IN FULL SWING
Felix Picklesimer, Chairman o
the Membership Drive for th<
Jackson County Chamber of Commerce
announced this week tha
seven business concerns in Sylvj
had sent in their dues.
They are: tSovall's 5 & 10c
Schulman's Department Store
Hooper Motor Co., Esso Standar<
Station, Syjva Coal & Lumber Co.
The Town House, Cogdill Moto:
Co., Kirk-Davis Chevrolet Co
Sossamon Furniture Co., Bower';
Store, High Hampton Inn, GilleS'
pie's Fruit Store, and Gulf Oi
Station.
It was requested that Touris
Courts and Tourist Homes shoul<
ge in contact wfth a Tneiriber^o
the Jackson County Chamber o
Commerce as soon as possible a
the Chamber of Commerce is plan
ning to issue a leaflet early ii
Feoruarv listing all tourist accom
modations in Jackson County. S
I please don't delay if you wish V
he listed.
o Address
mts Today
Board. In 1945, he served a
chairman of the oil panel of <
Labor - Management Conference
and in 1946-47 he served on th
President's Committee on Civi
Rights, having been a signer o
the minority report on that con
troversial matter.
By Presidental appointment, h
served as the U. S. representativ
on the Good Offices Committee o
the Security council oi tne unne<
Nations on Indondeia for severe
months, and in 1948 President Tru
man appointed him as advisor t
1 the Secretary oi btalo with i cg;n<
to Indonesia.
Thirteen different colleges an
' universities have conferred hon
i orary degrees upon Dr. Graharr
Proceeding his address, Di
Graham will be the guest of Pre*
ident and Mrs. Paul A. Reid at
: luncheon at their home.
It has been announced ths
r there will be approximately 3C
, seats available for the geners
' public.
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Sylv
New Greek Premier
; nppiHB^. J|H|Hyk'
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A NEW GREEK "caretaker" government
was sworn in when John Theotokis
(above) took office in Athens
as Premier and Minister of National
Defense. The government will function
until the new general elections
. are held in Greece. (International)
It Happened
; HERE AND THERE
l
, Rudy Hardy crying into a
Velt's cup of coffee because footv
ball season is nine months away.
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Little Pete Hooper has a unique
method for collecting worms. He
pours mustard powder down the
hole, and presto?out they come!
Sylva basketball player is asked
who won the game on the pre>
ceeding night. She answers,
1 "don't be stupid?they did!"
r
>' Gayest sight in town?Bill Mc"
Kee saying "hello".
Herbert Gibson looking for Ed
Dunn and Quay Grigg with murder
in his eye Tuesday afternoon
because "they didn't turn in their
assignments fdr the Rotary Club's
weekly newssheet!"
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A quick look
i AROUND W.N.C.
FRANKLIN ? Carl G. Snavely,
, head football coach at U. N. C. will
i be the speaker at the banquet
, honoring the Franklin High school
r football squad on January 55.
'' John Harry Thomas, manager
s of the Farmers Federation, has
entered his name as a candidate
* for the Democratic nomination for
sheriff.
! CANTON ? Dr. S. B. Burrus
3
1 T-? ?: j 4^1. ?
^ arm sun, Di ciinciiu, cacinci^ oimf
iated with the Professional Drug
Store in Sylva, have purchased
Martin's Drug Store in Canton
^ from Mrs. Charity Barefoot.
BREVARD ? A mass meeting
o was held last week in the County
o Court House for all persons interested
in planning the progress
- of Brevard and Transylvania during
1950.
MURPHY ? A s;te is being
purchased for a new Sll 1,000 high
school building in Murphy. and
another site is being selected for
s consolidated school in the Ranger
a district to cost $120,000.
WAYNESVILLE ? Only one
e payment of $38Q remains to be
* paid on the parking meters and
* then the town will get all the revenue
from them.
e
- up a r tu rr i wtr
L' lAUaUAll VJUA111V
f DATE CHANGED
d
Since a large number of people
have continued to come to
0 the Jackaon County Health Clinj
fr on the Hay formerly tched uled
for Ita service*, Dr. Jonow?
?ky asked again this week that
it be announced that the Clinic
! day hat been changed to Friday.
r Formerly held on Tuea. the clinic
haa been changed under the
a new aetup which will be a more
complete health service for the
tt county.
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8OS8A MON'9 In Syfv?
LVA I
a, N. C. Thursday, Jan. 19,
Wildlife Meeting I
Called To Seek
Cons'rvation Roles
A meeting of the Jackson County
Wildlife Club has been called
to meet al the American Legion
Hail at 7 P. M. tomorrow (Fri
day) for the purpose of discussing
plans to conserve wildlife in the
county.
In announcing the meeting, Dr.
W. P. McGuire stressed that "we |
are far behind every other county
in our interest in our wildlife and
it is time to wake ud and do something
about it.
"When our sporfsmen go to
Macon, Clay and Graham counties
and see what is being done down
there as well as* in several other
counties, then they will begin to
see the light. It will not cost the
average citizen a dime to leave
our forest well supplied with deer '
and other game if we will just
band together and ask for it ana
help protect it for a few short
years."
Dr. McGuire made known that
cards had been mailed out to many ,
members, but asked that anyone
interested should fee welcome to
come and join in the discussion.
4-H To Sponsor ;
"Green Promise" I
The Jackson County 4-H will
sponsor the picture "Green Prom- i
ise" at the Ritz Theatre, Friday. ]
January 20th. {
In addition to the regular run- (
ning time, there will be a matinee '<
showing at 12:30 for the school J
children who would not be able
to see the picture otherwise.
The proceeds will go to Jackson
County's quota on the 4th
Club Camp.
United States Civil
Service Examination
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an open
competitive examination for the (
position of Subsitute Clerk for
filling vacancies in the Post Office I
at Sylva, North Carolina. Entrance
salary of this position is $1.24 per \
hour. '
Applications for this position
will be accepted by the Director, *
Fourth U. S. Civil Service Region,
Temporary Building "R'\ 3rd and "
Jefferson Drive, S. W., Washing- *
ton 25, D. C. until Feb. 15, 1950. '
Competitors will be required to
report for written examination,
which will be held as soon as
practicable after the date set for ^
the close of receipt of applications.
Full information and application .
"blank may be obtained from Mr. ^
Felix H. Picklesimer, Secretary,
Board of U. S. Civil Service Ex- *
aminers, at the Sylva, N. C. Post
Office.
Baptist Send Donations
To Foreign Missions t
The Sylva Baptist Church an- 1
r.ounced this week that a check
for $1,000 has been sent by the ,
Church to the Foreign Mission i
Board to pay the basic salary of
Missionary David Curtis Askew
who is in Japan. j
The Church also provided two (
scholarships at $150 each to two ;
students studying at the new Bap- ;
tjst Seminary at Zurich, Switzer- j
land.
BtODBSHED
BOXSCORE
On N.C.HIGHWAYS
Tr\nr,} jnr}1}nry through
January 9?8.
Injured January 6 through
January 9?144.
Killed through January 9
this year?16.
Killed through January 9,
1949?22.
Injured through January
9 this year?277.
Injured through January
9, 1949?183.
3er;
1950
Backed By Truman
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Pf, ' mnMfll
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vKS&tayM
Emery Allison
DURING a press conference tn
Washington, President Truman announced
that he hoped Missouri
Democrats would nominate Emery
Allison (above) as their candidate
for the Senate. President pro tem of
the Missouri State Senate, Allison,
if selected, would oppose Sen. For*
rest Donnell, St. Louis Republican
seeking re-election. (International)
GAR-TAG DEADLINE
ONLY TWO WEEKS OFF
Although approximately two
-veeks remain in which motorists
nay purchase their 1950 license
plates, less than half have obtained
:heir new tags, the North Carolina
Department of Motor Vehi:les
reported today.
The delay on the part of motor
/ehicle owners in purchasing their
1950 plates makes it evident that
i rush will occur at the 73 licenses
offices in the State as the Januiry
31 deadline approaches, the
[Department stated.
Approximately 450,000 tags have
seen sold to date. More than a
nillion motor vehicles now are
)perating in the State and each
Tiusi carry a new Hirer
nidnight of January 31. Motorists
ipprehended after that time with>ut
the 1950 plates on their velicles
will be subject to prosecu- |
ion.
The 1950 tags went on sale December
1.
MASONS TO ATTEND
SPECIAL SERVICE SUN.!
A special worship service will
?e held at the Sylva Baptist
Church on Sunday, January 22, i
it 7:30 p.m. for the members of ]
he Dillsboro and East LaPorte
Masonic Lodges.
The pastor, C. M. Warren, will ,
>ring a message on the subject,
'Together in Spiritual Unity." This (
ervice has been planned for some
ime, and all Masons are urged ,
o be present and bring their fam- .
lies. A r most cordial invitation
las Been extended tu the puohc o
attend this special worship
>tri v n-c.
Every member of a Masonic
,odge, whether or not a membc-r
f the two Lodges mentioned
ibovc, should be present because
jf the special message intended
or Masons.
J. B. Gray Passes Away;
Services Held In Murphy
Funeral services were held yesterday
(Wednesday) for Joseph
Burke Gray, 58, prominent Cherokee
County attorney and political
leader, who died Monday morning
in an Atlanta, Ga., hospital where j
he had undergone an operation on
January 6.
He was the brother of J. A.
Gray, Editor of The Herald.
R. 0. Self Dies;
flit no I itinil Li or a
UllbC LIVCU IICIC
ft. O Solf of Ralritfh and formerly
of Jackson county, died unexpectedly
in Fayettevflle Monday
morning.
Self, who was formerly chief
clerk of the North Carolina Utilities
Commission, was visiting his
daughter, Mrs. J. I. Tally, Jr., the
wife of Fayetteville's mayor, at
the time of death.
Funeral services were held at
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knoir-Rhyne
y Rotary
jocal Club
Laiz Franca Lessa Of
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Student Of 280th Dist.
On next Tuesday at 6:30 P. M.,
t the regular weekly dinner
leeting of the Sylva Rotary Club,
.aiz Franca Lessa of Rio De
aneiro, Brazil, will speak of his
xperiences as a Rotary scholar
t Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory,
'he program is in charge of the
nternational Service Committee
f which C. F. Dodson is chairian.
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Student Of Lc
Sponsored B
To Address I
WARREN AND GIRSON;
NAMES IN THE NEWS
&
Two Sylva Citizens Made n
"National News" Recently L
Rev. C. M. Warren was the auth0
or of an article wbich appeared
in the Baptist Courier just prior ^
to. Christmas. Entitled 'The Heart .
Of Mercy Of Our GodM, the article
interpreted the Scripture which
reads, "Because of the heart of
mercy 01 our uoa, wnereoy the
Dayspring from on high hath vis- c
ited us; to shine upon them that
sit in darkness and the shadow s
of death; to guide our feet into the ?
way of peace." S
Herbert Gibson, Southern Railways
Agent in Sylva, was the subject
of a feature article in "Ties". ?
the Southern Railway System
magazine. Comprising two full P
pages of pictures and story, tne '(
article explained how Gibson has P
become a part of Sylva. a
One portion of the article says, Sl
"About thevtime the Gibsons came v
to Sylva, an old station hand retired
after 40 years. His name b
was "Uncle Bill" Extine and in the ^
minds of the folks around Sylva a
"Uncle Bill" and the Southern ^
were inseparably linked. Not
long ago, in his capacity as pro- ^
gram chairman for one of the Ro- v
tary Club meetings, Herbert Gib- P
son arranged for the showing of ,r
the Association of American Rail
roads' motion picture "You and C
Your Railroads." Everybody liked c
it fine?except for one important L
omission. As one of the audier.c? is
said, "I didn't see any pictures n
of Herb Gibson or 'Uncle Bill' Ex- n
tine." h
TURKISH TOBACCO 1;
MEET CALLED !
FOR COURTHOUSE
A* meeting of all farmers who b
plan to grow Turkish Tobacco in L
1950 has been set for the Court- d
KmifiP nn TTriHav .T.nnnarv 9nth nf
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2:00 P. M. is
The purpose of this meeting is ^
to discuss the preparation and
seeding of the plant bed and also
preparation of the land for planting.
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c
At this meeting orders will be t,
taken for seed which will be furnished
free of charge to producers
Df this crop. All farmers will be ^
given an opportunity to ask questions
about the production of thir> ^
Turkish crop.
It is important that all who plan j<
to produce the crop in 1950 be s
present for this meeting. 0
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Moore Wins Bike ^
At Ritz Drawing I
Glenn Moore, 15 year old son c
of Jeff Moore of East Sylva, was a
tne winner of the bicycle given t
away last week at the Ritz Thea- t
tre. Under the joint sponsorship t
of the Ritz Theatre and the mer-ls
chants of Sylva, a bicycle is given c
away each Wednesday night. 11
Health Departm
Increase In Gra
The District Health Department*"
has announced a 100 percent in- j
crease in Grade A dairying in
Jackson county during the past J
year. The list shows 13 farmers
busy supplying the three distriu- 1
utors who serve this area. j
Producing Grade A Milk for i
pastuerization are D. C. Higdon, ;
Jr., Kenyon Moody, John Still- j
WCii, jLiOjrti i.ii t/w'/fif , ,1 j i 11 j j T) ? * J
Farms, Velt Wilson, John Turpin, <
Burton Bumgarncr, Q. E. Holcombe,
Buddy Holcombe, Homer <
Turpin, C. C. Buchanan and Joe
Wand.
The three Grade A distributors
are Pet Dairies, Southern Dairies
and Nantahala Creamery, handling
sweet milk, butter milk, chocolate
milk, light and heavy cream.
?v . o, r isiici ( ^icsiucin vji hi*;
lub, is urging a good attendance
3 hear Lessa who is the Rotary
tudent of the 280th District of
lotary International of which the
ylva club is a member.
At the District Conference, held
jst April in Hendersonville, the
lotarians of the District agreed
3 establish a fund which would
ermit some worthy South Amer:an
student to come to the western
art of North Carolina in order to
ttend one of the colleges of this
ection and at the same time
isit among the Rotary Clubs. Laiz
,essa was the young man chosen
y the Rotary Club of Rio de
aneiro to be the recipient of this
ward. He arrived in Hickory
ast September and enrolled at
.enoir-Rhyne College in Hickory
/here he is taking courses which
/ill prepare him for his chosen
rofession as teacher of English
irfTTs native Brazil.
Laiz Lessa is a senior at Rabello
ollege in the city of Rio and upon
ompleting his year of study at
,enoir-Rhyne will return to fin
;h his college course at nis aima
later. He is the son of a Baptist
linister and all the members of
is family are devout members of
lis church. He has an older
r^UxT, Edurado, who is attqotcU
ig Georgetown College in Kenjcky
to prepare himself for mision
work among the Indians of
ne Amazon Valley in northern
>razil.
Lessa said, when interviewed,
iat even in Brazil, which general- '
y is very friendly toward the
rnited States, there are those who
esire to sow discord among the
ivo peoples. This evil propaganda
> spread particularly among young
eople and among the students of
hat country.
So Lessa, while enjoying to the
ullest his stay in our land and
eing fascinated by many of our
ustoms, is looking forward to
he time when he can return home
nd tell of our kind of democracy
nd the American way of life to <
is friends ancT those whom he /
/ill teach in the schoolrooms of
is country.
Rotary International through
Paul Harris Ffllowshins i*
pending this year a sum in excess
?f $300,000 to provide scholarships
or worthy and promising young
nen and women from all over the
vorld so that they might attend
he college or university of their
hoice in the United States or
ibroad. District 280 is offering
his additional scholarship in order
o supplement the great educaional
program of its organization
ind thus to assist in the promotion
>f good will and friendship among
he peoples of the world.
ent A nnounces
de A Milk
Legion Will Sponsor
March of Dimes Dance
The March of Dimes dance will
t>e held on Friday, January 27,
at the Legion Hall under the sponsorship
of the William E. Dillard
Post No. 104 of the American Leg*
Ion.
Music will b<* -nroviHoH from 0
till 12 by the J>oco (Jap btring
Band. Both Square and Round
dancing will be on the program
for the evening. All proceeds will
go to the Polio Fund to aid in the
battle against infantile paralysis.
Advance tickets are now on sale
at $1.00 per couple. At the door,
tickets will be priced at 75c per
person.