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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
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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
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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,
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jwners of the Chevrolet Company,
:arry adequate burglary insur- *
mce.
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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
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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)
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Sylv
tata Sunday
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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
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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.
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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.
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^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.
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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?*