I VOL. XXIV?NO. 45 Choirs To Pre* .. ;.;.;:::v^ ' ' !*>' .: - : < : . .; . 3?;:':;: . V*' . .'/V .? :* - : v'::: : $ I'; Si 13 Isesatt I' I' B;:i,: jfl l ?# JMB BJS Above is the combined choirs of tl separate performances of the Easter will be presented at the Ritz Theai Cantata at the Culiowhee Methoi director of the Sylva choir. Safip rira rk i Davis Che1 Officers Find No j Clues, Job Points I To Professionals ' A safe cracking job, with all the 1 markings of a professional, was < pulled in Sylva sometime last 1 Wednesday night when the large J iron safe in the office of Kirk- 1 Davis Chevrolet Company was < stripped open and cash in the * amount of $487 was taken. Bonds < and endorsed checks were left on J top of the safe. Other papers in 1 the safe were scattered about the { cilice. The robbery was investi- 1 rated by Sheriff Griffin Middleton, f State S.B.I, agents and safe ex- ? perts from Asheville. No clues 1 were left about the job to give the officers a lead. c On entering the garage part of| [ the buildina early Thursday morn-J' ing workmen found the back door had been opened and the door ? between the garage and office had i been forced. They then went into I the office and found the safe < wrecked. t State JS3J. Agent, Pearl Kit- * chens, of Asheville, said that the s safe was not blown open but ? stripped open. The robbers drilled a small hole at the top of the i dueal-doors and were then able t to strip off the front shell of the i c CATS RAINED OUT TUESDAY < The scheduled baseball opener for the Catamounts of WCTC with ( North Georgia College in Dalonga, i Ga., was rained out Tuesday and ? the game was postponed. c The Cats yesterday pitted their t skill against the Wofford Terriers, of Spartanburg, S. C. Six- t fott-five-inch Jim Pardfue was r starting pitcher. c Horticulture Sp< Talks To Culloi John Harris, Horticulture Spe- i cialist with the Extension Service, \ of Raleigh, met with the interest- h ed people of Cullowhee in Hoey f Auditorium Thursday afternoon t for the purpose of discussing the h "Model Mile" project which is being sponsored by the Woman's i club of Cullowhee. He also talk- t ed of phases of home and yard " beautification other than the ^ "Model Mile." First Mr. Harris stressed the f importance of the house plan to t fit the lot so as to have a conveni- a ent drive way which would serve i both the living room entrance and the kitchen door. The four im- t portant points brought out by Mr h Harris to make an attractive place Thi sent Easter Can Hi' tSkM kmjL wife r ^ W Jr v flhfcAJ Mr '1 v : 7 ., w Bm^BH v**: BB^^y BL -B |W:> * MW ^F. .*m jy B \c* f m|B H j^ TB^^b il flf i le Methodist chur *es of Sylva and < Cantata, "The Crucifixion", Sunday tre at 4 o'clock I *. the afternoon. / diet church. The choirs are under r* _A ft /A o ers w;i ?i??*o irolet Offic left door. They were then able*to release the inns and open the | j ioors. It is said that professional safe crackers do a job like that i in about 15 minutes. A gang of safe crackers is known x to have been in Western North' \ Carolina for some weeks, having- s pulled a job at Hazehvood anc j Having been frightened away from; t a proposed job at Cullowhee. Ed- d 3ie Black is now being held in the Jackson County jail on a L :harge of possessing burglary tools. ; fie is known to have been with a ;wo other men, planning the 5 Ztullowhee job. Officers believe .hat his two partners are respun- r ;ible for the Kirk-Davis job. They ^ are not known and Black will not ~ a lk. Paul Kirk and Homer Davis, v jwners of the Chevrolet Company, :arry adequate burglary insur- * mce. a o Sylva Lions Attend District Cabinet t Session In W'ville srnors, the eight zone chairmen, j. he international counsellors, and J. H. "Wicker, district executive secretary, from North Wilkesboro tnd Blowing Rock. Delegates attending from the g Sylva Lions club were Hugh Monieth, deputy district governor; ^ rennings Bryson, international :ounsellor; and Claude Campbell ind Martin Cunningham, president md secrvdihry respectively of the Sylva Lions Club. ^ The Lions Club District 31-Ai_ Cabinet, meeting at the Lodge o n Waynesville Sunday, endorsed i state committee proposal to in- ii :rease the number of districts from a hree to six. si This was the major action ?f p he five-hour Spring quarterly a neeting which attracted 50 Lions P cabinet officers and other club ? ecialist " n vhee Club I" vere (1) grass?have a pretty s awn; (2) trees; (3) screen plant- s ng?for a background; and (4 C oundation plantings. Above all. v le said, is to really want a pretty J Lome. "Attractive fences play a very 0 mportant part in making an at- r ractive home", said Mr. Harris. These can be made by stretching vire on locust posts. They serve n 0 mark otf pastures and cro ields". To more fully illustrate P his Mr. Harris showed a slide > " 1 wire fence using steel posts with English ivy entwined. ^ Also another slide to bring ou' 11 he important part mail boxes 1C lave in making a home and als( g (Continued on page 12) Sy: Sylv tata Sunday I li f Cullowhee which will present two , April 9. The first performance Kt 8 p.m. they will give the same the direction of Ralph Kemmerer, 7 At Kirk e Here VIrs. Stall cup Resigns Is City Librarian Mrs. Mae P. Stallcup, supervisor the Jackson County pirbic library in Sylva for the past teveral years, resigned this work uarctt 31 to devote ner run time o Stallcup's Antique Shop which he recently opened in Cherokee, tfiss Sadie Luck has taken over f he work of operating the library. >he will be in the office from 11:30 i.m. to 5 p.m. every day except laturday. Mrs. Stallcup built up the library rem the very small beginning of 00 books until now around 4500 looks of all types are catalogued or use by the public. The library vas first established as a WPA iroject, sponsored by the Jackon County Chamber of Commerce t the timVttle late Claude Allisn was president, with the latIrs. ?. L. McKee as chairman of he library committtee. Mrs. Stallcup informed Thel lerald that there are two books ut and the party in whose hands! hey are is not known. The books re: Dinner at Antionne, by Keyes, nd Emily Post book of Etiquette, ihe is very anxious that the party r parties having these books reurn them to the library. Edgar Rice Burroughs, famous ovelist, creator of the character Tarzan", died in California on larch 17, aged 84 years. fficiais to the dinner meeting. Dr. Basil Whitener of Boone, nmediate past district governor nd .member of the three-man Late committee, submitted the rojaflsal to the 30 cabinet officers leeting with District Governor 'aid Cashion of North Wilkesboro Dr- Whitener explained to the athering that his committee, conmgent on the approval of all hrce of the district cabinets, will ecommend that each of the presnt three districts be divided in alf. The proposal will then be umitted to the vote of the repreentatives of the 200-odd Lions 'lubs at their annual State conention, to be held in Charlotte une 18, 19, and 20. Plans for the State convention ccupied the spotlight with the e-districting proposal. E. B. Graeber of Charlotte, one o the zone chairmen, and chairman of the committee handling he state convention plans, exlained the arrangements that ave been made to date. The Waynesville Lions were osts to the cabinet officers, who mcluded in addition to Lion Cash)n his four deputy district govYLVA CITY MARKET . . In AAP I LVA 1 a, N. C. Thursday, April 6, 1 Blue Cross Enrollment Underway An intensive Blue Cross enrollment campaign began in Jackson county Monday morning, it was announced by Dr. T. D. Slagle of this city, Blue Cross chairman for the county. The campaign for enrollment will continue through Saturday, the 8th, the chairman said. "Everv resident should take ad vantage of this opportunity to obtain complete coverage for hospital and surgical care," Dr. Slagle said. "The majority of families in Jackson county and the 14 other counties of the Tenth Medical District are without adequate hospital, surgical and maternity insurance," the county chairman said. "This report of the Health and Hospital Council of the district was directly responsible for the planning of the enrollment. "The importance of Blue Cross, protection to the individual and family is too often disgarded," the doctor declared. "Illness or accij dent, coming without warning, freI quently brings fnancial crisis to the average family. Blue Cross makes it possible for all such families to pay hospital care in advance at the rate of only a few pennies a day." During the Jackson Co. Blue Cross enrollment both group and family memberships are being offered. Group memberships are open to all persons who work where there are five or more employees. Group memberships have special low dues which are payable monthly through payroll deductions or group treasurer. For farmers, professional men and others who are self-employed individual memberships are available. i Jackson Count] Association Hoi At the annual spring meeting of* the Jackson County Tubercular Association held at Jarrett Springs hotel Monday night it was voted ihat 'he association complete the remaining requirements necessary for the association to become a Representative Association. When this has been done it will entitle the Jackson County organization to a director on the State Board of Directors of the State Tubercular Association. Present to assist in advising the group on certain phases of the work' of the county association was Scott Venable, field secretary of the State Tubercular Association. Mr. Venable pointed out the few remaining details the association lacks. It was unanimously voted that all these details be met and application will then be made -for membership in the State organization. Mr. Venable also discussed invaulable assistance that the lo cal organization can give for tubercular patients, including reha-l bilitation work and patient adoption, also the work that may be, accomplished thru cooperation with the County Health Department. Mrs. Dan Moore, president 01 the recently organized grouja, named the following standing committee members: Health Education, Miss Lucille Hunt; Publication, Marcellus Buchanan; Rehabilitation, Rev. Charles B. Mc- < Connell, J. C. Cannon, Jr., and 1 Miss Alice Benton. The_ budget 1 committee is composed of officers of the association. A budget of : $370.00 was set up for the year. ' Those present included Mrs. < Moore, Mr. Venable, Miss Alice < Benton. Mrs. Paul Reid, Mrs. ' Louie Allen, Mrs. Ralph SmiJi, Mrs. Wilms Jones, Miss Lucille ' Hunt, Miss Violet Mann, and Mar- i cellus Buchanan. i Joint Pre-Easter Services At Cullowhee Churches A Communion Service will be held jointly by the Cullowhee Baptist and Methodist churches this evening at 7:30 o'clock in the Baptist church. On Friday atfcrnoon at 4:30 these two churches will hold a joint Good Friday Service at the Methodist church. Members and friends of th churches are invited to attend. EiERi .950 Girl Scouts Hear Regional Advisor In Area Meeting Miss Mary Johnson, community advisor, Region 6, of the National Branch of Girl Scouting (office New York), was the principal speaker of the Girl Scout Rally held Saturday, April 1, at Cullowhee by the Nantahala Girl Scout Council. Miss Johnson emphasized the moral influence exerted by the Girl Scout organization and gave some of the background facts of the organization. Region 6 isj made up of Scout organizations ofj North Carolina, South Carolina, Ceorgia, and Florida, with head-! quarters in New York, Miss Johnson told the group. The Nantahala Council being a member of Region, 3, is made up of the counties of| Jackson, Macon, Clay, Cherokee and Swain. It was granted a Charter in 1948 and renewed in 949. Miss Johnson stated that; barters must be earned by the various groups. I In giving requirements neces-i sary for a Scout organization Miss; Johnson pointed out the following facts: There must be girls who want to be Scouts; there must be adults to serve as leaders, Coun-j cil members, and advisors; and: there must be community cooper?Continued on page 7 Town Placing Gravel On Unpaved Streets I The town of Sylva's street improvement program is making satisfactory progress, town officials said here this week. A big part of the most traveled unpaved streets have already received a deep coat of gravel or will have been graveled within the next two weeks. The work has been contracted to Ferguson and Deitz and the gravel secured from the Stato atrwk nilp at Addie. t Tubercular * ds Spring.Meet 'Big Mo' Skipper Capt. Irving T. Duke A WORLD WAR hero, Capt. Irving T. Duke has been assigned to take over command of the battleship Missouri April 17. Presently the commanding officer of the heavy cruiser fioch- < iter, Capt Duke will replaoe Capt William D. Brown, who to to be tried before a general court martial shortly on charges groeKag out ot , the Missouri's grounding on Janu* cry 17. (International Sovsdpfcoto) WNCAC To Meet In n A !l eo rraiKiin /\pni 10 Civic leaders of Sylva and Jackson County will attend the quarterly meeting of Western North ^arotma Associated Communities which will be held in Franklin on Tuesday, April 18. The meeting will open with a "dutch" luncheon at the Panorama Tourist court and the business of the meeting will follow immediately. The organization is made up of representatives from eleven western counties, and is headed b} Percy B. Ferebee of Andrews ; chairman. NOTICE J. L. Stewart, Jackson county chairman of T.M.A., reminds farmers that April 15 is the closing date for issuing purchase orders for pasture seeds for Spring seeding. \LD ^The Crucifi Presented B Sylva Choirs FARM AGENT K: K. PAUL GIBSON, above, assumed his duties here April 1 as Jackson County Farm Agent. Mr. Gibson comes to the work here Iron Graham county where he has served as county agent. He fills the post left vacant here when W. T. (Bud) Brown resigned. Mr. Gibson has had a wide experience in agricultural work. For three years he was with the State Experiment station; three years as farm agent in Graham county; one year as assistant farm agent in Transylvania county. He is a graduate of N. C. State College with a B.S. degree. He was reared on a farm in Macon county, is a member of the Baptist church, married and has one child, DeAnne, 3 years old. They will make their home at Maple Springs. Mr. Gibson served with U S. 4rmy engineers for three years in the European and Pacific theatres of operation. Mr. Gibson's hobby is bee keeping. He has a number o. stands. Dean's List Includes 16 WCTC Students CULLOWHEE ? Miss Anna Hammond, chairman of the Dean's List committee of Western Carolina Teachers College, has announced that 16 students met the requirements during the wintei quarter. Students named to the Dean' List were Nicholas Bonarrigo o: Canton, Jane Callison of Black Mountain, Rose Cook of Leicester Winona Cotter of Cullowhee, Mrs Gladys Elmore of Franklin, Torr Grogan of Canton, Willard Hinkk of Asheville. Herbert Hyde of Bryson City Martha Ellen Lynch of Mooresville, Robert X. Phillips of Augusta, Ga., Joan Rogers of Robbinsille, Richard Stott of Bailey David Walker of Webster Groves Mo.. Charles West of Weaverville Dewev Wbitaker of Horse Shoe and Davif "Whitesides of Glen wuuu. la addition to those named se\ en students were awarded honoraole mention to the Dean's List They are Ruth Angel of Franklin. Phillip Croft of Hendersonville Patricia Edwards of Marion, Herbert Foster Lexington, Clifton Harris of Charleston, S. C., Janel Robeson of Tar Heel, and Ralph Williams of Monroe. The North Can Orchestra \To j The North Carolina Symphony Orchestra, under the direction ol Benjamin Swalin, will give one concert in Jackson County this year. The Orchestra will appear ?Vi? rf o r?? rt# U/Mlir AllH<4ni?<lww SJll Ult DHI?C v* AAW/ a1UU* *m>H Western Carolina Teachers College, next Monday night, April 10, at 8:30 o'clock p.m. The Orchestra has gained wide favor and recognition for its splendid performances in past years, and continues to improve and grow in popularity each year. Accompanying the Orchestra this year is Robert Morris, young piano soloist. The young pianist will be featured in Gershwin's Concerto in F for Piano Orches $2.00 A Year?5c Copy ixion" To Be y CuJlowhee, Sunday P.M. ' To Be Heard In Ritz Theatre At 4 P. M. And Cullowhee Church At 8 The combined choirs of the Sylva Methodist Church and the Cullowhee Methodist Church will present "Tne Crucifixion" by John Stainer on Sunday afternoon, April 9, at 4:00 o'clock in the Ritz Theatre. The same cantata will be given Sunday evening at 8:00 p.m. in the Cullowhee Methodist Church. The chorus will be under the direction of Mr. Ralph Kemmerer, director of the Sylva Methodist Choir, and soloists will be Robert Bowers of Cullowhee, Charles West of Cullowhee, Rev. R. T. Houts of Cullowhee, Tom Davis of Sylva and Dr. David Daniel of Sylva. Guest soloist for the occasion will be Mr. Jack Evans of Greenville, S. C. The accompanists for the two performances will be Mrs. E. R. McConnell and Miss Jean Barrett. The members and friends of both churches as well as the general public are cordially invited to both performances of this wellknown musical work which tells the Passion Story beautifully and effectively. HAZELWOOO YOUTHS LODGED IN JAIL ON ROBBERY CHARGES Sheriff Griffin Middleton is holding Eddie Rogers 15, and Bill Walls 16, white youths of Hazelwood, in the Jackson County jail cn charges of breaking, entering and carrying away certain merchandise. The two boys were arrested about 2 a.m. Wednesday on crrAAtc of Franklin And turn? ed over to Sheriff Middleton who had notified Franklin officers to be on the lookout for the boys. Rogers and Walls admitted entering several places in Hazelwood Monday night and stealing a camera, radio and other mer: ha.idise and also to entering the office of Sylva Air Port at 8 o' loek Tuesday morning taking randy, gum, cakes, pies and about S8.00 in change. While eating some of their pies taken from the Air Port office in the hangar, Johnny Watson, manager of the air port, drove up and when he went into the office the boys slip ped off up the creek, leaving a 1 licycle, the camera and radio behind. These articles were taken to Hazelwood by the sheriff which ' helped get a line on who the rob bers were. They were then traced to Franklin. * Attend Regional Meet Of State C of C Bodv W. R. Hampton, a director of the State of North Carolina Chamber of Commerce Executive . Board, and Felix Picklesimer, President of the Jackson County . Chamber of Commerce, will attend an all-day meeting on Friday of , the Regional meeting of the Ex ecutive Board in Lexington. Mr. i Hampton was elected a director : of the State Board at the State i Convention last fall. Mr. Picklesimer is a former State Director. ilitm Symphony Play At WCTC ' tra. ' The program for the concert it ( as follows: Tschaikowsky Symphony No. V, Opus 64. 1. Pensive?Brisk Rather slow and sustained Modern tempo, with aniiriation? Rather sloy and sustained. 3. Waltz 4. Majestic?Brisk?Majestic ? Fast. i Intermission Gershwin, Concerto in F, for i Piano and Orchestra?Morris ; 1. Brisk?Grandiose?Fast 2. Slow?SqjGMSpd flowing. 3. Lively?Tempo?*

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