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End Of Filii
Finds SI Oai
Race For Co
22 Democrats
File For
Nominations
When filing period closed on
last Saturday tor "candidates to
become eligible for having their
names placed on the ballot for the
May 27 primary election it was
found that 31 candidates had filed
with J. C Passmore, chairman of
the County Board of Elections.
Twenty-two of the 31 are Democrats
and nine Republicans. There
are contests in all of the offices
among the Democrats, there being
two or more seeking each office.
The only Republican contest on
a county-wide * basis is that for
coroner with two men, Bascom
Bryson and Julius H. Mills, filing
tor office. Their names will appear
on the Republican ballot in
the primary.
Democrats filing for office are
as .follows:
For Representative?Frank H.
Brown, Jr., and D. C. Higdon.
For Sheriff ? Charles Griffin
JOiddleton, Robert D. Holden, and
James S. Mason.
For Clerk of Court?John E.
*9X60800 and Wood Smith.
For Commissioner of Finance?
Jennings A. Bryson and Davis
Bryson.
For Part Time Commissioner?
KH rkhM*. M V. Tlrnrrtlnirm IMin
C. Jones, R. V. McMahan, Vk*S.
Alexander, and H. O. Fowler.
For Register?Glenn , Hughai
and Gordon R. Jones.
For Coroner?Howard S. Dills,
Jack Cooper and H. B. (Chunk)
Morgan.
For Surveyor?G. L. Green and
A. B. Brown.
Filing on the Republican ticket
are?For Sheriff, Lon Morgan; for
Representative, George C. Snyder:
for Clerk of Court, W. C. Cagle;
for Register of Deeds, Carl W.
Smith; for Commissioner of Fi<
nance, A. C. Allison; for Part Time
Commissioners, J. W. Ensley and
E. A. Bumgarner; for Coroner,)
Bascom Bryson and Julius H.
Mills.
Incumbents are: Sheriff, C. G.
Middleton; Clerk of Court, Johnj
E. Henson; Representative, Frank.
H. Brown, Jr.; Commissioner of
Finance, Jennings A. Bryson; part
Time Commissioners, Ed Fisher
and M. V. Breedlove; Register,
Glenn Hughes.
The most interest at this
?Continued on page 12
? '
Baptist Trainin
Region 10 To i
The Annual Baptist Training
Union Convention for Region 10
will meet with the First Baptist
Church of Murphy, April 21*22.
The ee*fc>n will begin at 3:00 p.|
m. Friday the 21st and close at;
12:20 pja. Saturday the 22nd.
Everette White, Regional Training
Union Director will have
charge of the following program: |
THEME: "In Christ is God's Everlasting
Yes", II Cor. 1:19-20. FRIDAY
AFTERNOON: Hymn, "Holy,
Holy, Holy"; Devotional, S. L.
Lammn, Bryson City; Welcome, J.
A. Morri*. host nastor: ADULT
SCRIPTURE READING TOURNAMENT;
Special Music, Murphy
Church; Departmental Conferences,
"How to Revitalize Our Training
Unions"; Conference Leaders
are: ADULT: Mrs. Clay Rogers,
Lester Stowe; YOUNG PEOPLE;
Hattie Hilda Sutton, Mrs. Floyd
Milsaps; INTERMEDIATE: Mrs.
Earl Ogg, W. C. Deitz; JUNIOR:
Dorothy Davis; STORY HOUR:
Mrs. J. Alton Morris, Mrs. Max
Anderson. Reports from Conferences;
Recognitions of delegations;
appointment of committees, announcements,
etc. Hymn, "How
Firm A Foundation"; Adjourn for
" THI
tailding
i
lg Period
ndidates In
unty Offices
Republicians Meet
And Elect Officers
Republican leaders of Jackson !
County met in the courthouse in <
County Convention last Saturday
for the purpose of perfecting the <
organization and electing officers <
The following officers were e- :
lected: David S. Stillwell, of Cul- I
lowhee, Executive Chairman;-Brit
ton M. Moore, Sylva, Secretary; i
Mrs. Gola Ferguson, Cullowhee,
Vice-chairman.
Members of the executive committee
elected are as follows:
E. P. Stillwell, W. C. Hennessee, :
J. B. Ensley, Calvin Wilson, J. R.
Long, Dr. A. A. Nichols, R. G. Snyder,
A. H. Weaver, S. C. CogdiQ,
Dillard Hooper, J. B. Painter, W. i
W. Bryson, Alonzo Sutton, Hush
Monteith, Charlie Jennings, Howard
Quiett, Verco Hyatt, T. S
Lance, W. C. Cagle, F. E. Packer
Jim Ensley and Lewis Canaan,
Athletic Associi
Raise Funds F<
H. D. CLUBS IB ME I
DISTRICT MEEHMG j
HEAPS. 2JU
The Jackson County Home Dem*
onstration Clubs will be host to
the meeting of the Western Dis- 1
trict on Thursday, April .27. A 1
full day's program with outstand- 1
ing speakers is scheduled for the <
meeting which will be held in the i
Sylva Presbyterian church. Lun- I
cheon will be served at the Ameri- i
can Legion Home by the Legion <
Auxiliary. 1
The counties of Clay, Cherokee, J
Macon, Graham, -Swain, Haywood t
and Jackson comprise the district. I 1
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3PW Club To Hear
Musical Program
A musical program in charge
of Mrs. Nell Johnson will be presented
at the meeting 'Monday,
April 24, of the Bnshrpip :and Professional
Women's club. Dr. Patsy
McGuire and Do*.. Daisy Wilkes
will assist Mrs. Johnson in presenting
the program.
The dinner meeting will be held
at the American Legion Home at
6:30 p.m.'Dinner will he served by
the Legion Auxiliary.
g Union For
4eet In Murphy
supper rto be served by host dknm&h. ,
FRIDAY EVENING 7:00?'"Youth
Night" with Miss Lucfle MriUagy,
regions^ Young People's leader, v
presiding; Devotional, Charles
Ginn; INTERMEDIATE SWORD .
DRILL; Special Music, Franklin
/^ l ? ? A ^ A a /V. A - -
v^nurcn; a uay /\i uur Assemblies"
Doris Raxter and Mrs. T. J. 4
Painter; Hymn, "Onward Christian
Soldiers"; SPEAKERS TOUR
NAMENT; Hymn, "Holy Spirit, J
Breathe on Me"; Special Music,
Sylva Church; Recognitions; Message,
"Adventuring with Christ",
T. Earl Ogg; Dedication Service; *
Prayer, C. M. Warren.
SATURDAY MORNING 9:25? 1
Hymn, "O Worship the King";
Devotional, Joe Orr; JUNIOR v
MEMORY WORK; "Pushing Back *
the Frontiers", State Worker; Election
of officers, report of committees,
miscellaneous business, *
etc. Hymn, "Stand Up For Jesus"; S
Special Music; Andrews Church; 3
Message, "In Christ Is God's Ever- ^
lasting Yes", W. H. Heard; Hymn, *
"The Solid Rock"; HYMN FESTI- r
VAI*; Installation of officers, Earl s
Ogg; Festival Hymns by combined
choirs; Report of winners for all tournament;
Adjourn, W, N, Cook., a
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Golf I
TOUR RESI6NS AS
iibaiw hathai Ainrr
nwi rAinuLumtr
James R. Smith Named
As New Commander
On Saturday, April 15, Col. C.
R. (Tony) Tolar resigned as State
Highway Patrol commander with
the charge "I was crucified for the
Scott administration."
Tolar, who was recently fined
$10 and costs in Fayetteville for
speeding in a restricted zone, and
who is under indictment in another
part of the state for reckless
driving and improper use of a siren,
had offered to resign and on
Saturday Governor Scott accepted
the resignation, effective immediately,
"for the best interest of
the state." *
Major James R. Smith, with the
Patrol since its inception in 1929,
was named commander, with the
rank of colonel, effective May 1.
Motor Vehicles Commissioner
Landon C. Rosser announced
Smith's appointment, and at the
same time announced that Captain
D. T. Lambert, commander
of Patrol Troop A at Greenville,
will be promoted to major and
assume the job of executive of(Continued
on page 12)
1W7*I1
1 LIUII W lit
or Field Lights
The Smoky Mountain Athletic
Association has named Roscoe Potest
chairman of a committee to
raise $1500 for installing a now
Lighting system at the Sylva Ath*>
LetSc field. Serving on this committee.
with Mr. Poteet are, Phil
Stevall; James Barnwell, Edwin
Allison and Claude Jones.
Mr. Poteet stnnounced this week
that plans are already underway
For raising this money and that
local merchants will not be called
:>n directly, but any of those wishing
to contribute will be welcome.
Several means for raising the
money have been worked out, and
me is a league of six softball
:eams, with the sponsors paying
tlOO entrance fee each, another is
:o put up a fence on the side of
:he field next to the highway on
vhich will be painted large advertisements
for sponsoring firms.
\lso helping with the fund will
be all the civic clubs, city of Sylva,
County of Jackson and Board
)f Education.
Sylva is in the Industrial Baseball
League and if the field is
ighted there will be 10 or 11 night
james played here on Saturday
lights this summer. The softball
earns will play during the week,
rhese two clubs will furnish
nuch needed recreation for local
beople and tourists alike. Gate receipts
from these games will be
ised to promote the athletic program
of the Association.
The new lights will be of the
;ealbeam type which can be
urned to focus in any direction,
rhey will provide from 50 to
'5 per cent more light than the
iresent old lights, which will be
idequate for baseball, softball as
veil as football this fall.
SAAC BROOKS WINS
ICT DDI7C III TIIE
I U I I lllkk Ill I Ilk
WILDLIFE CONTEST
Winners on the Jackson County
IFIldlife Club membership conest
were announced at the monthy
meeting of the club by Jeff
iedden, membership chairman,
^irst prize went to Isaac Brooks
/ith 51 new members. His prize
pas a .22 target rifle donated by
lylva Coal and Lumber Company.
Other winners were: 2nd prize,
u to ma tic reel, donated by Sylva
lupply, won by Charles Poteet;
rd prize, casting rod, donated by
Lllison Hardware, won by Loyle
rash; 4th prize, Phluger casting
eel, donated by Professional Drug
tore, won by T. L. Wike; 5th
?Continued on page 7
OMAMON'I la ftyhu
LVA ]
Iva, N. C. Thursday, April 2<
Course,
REVIVAL SPEAKER
1 I 3p50
1
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| A series of evangelistic services
will begin April 23rd at the
Speedwell Methodist church and
continue through Sunday, May 7.
Services will be held each evening
at 7:30 o'clock, with the Rev.
Allison E. Belk, Evangelists, Pastor
and Teacher, assisting the;
pastor, Rev. Bruce Roberts.
Rev. Mr. Belk has traveled extensively
in the United States and
spent some time in Canada and
Mexico, and in Pacific Islands.
During the series he will discuss
some of the following subjects: The
Painted Face at the Window;
Driven from Light into Darkness
and Chased out of the World; The
Greatest Question of the Ages; A
Great Day and a Great Question;
pure and unaexuea nengion; Tne
1 Signs of the Times, and The Second
Coining of Jesus.
Mr. Belk is a forceful speaker
and you vail not Vant to miss one
his servient. You ane cordially
invited to attend all these meetings.
The Rev. Bruce Roberts, pastor
will be in charge.
JURORS NAMED FOR
MAY COURT TERM
1 The Jury Commission for Jack-;
son ccmrttty has released the fol-1
lowing list of jurors drawn for
11 - _ * P. :fi ..._i
ine iviay term 01 auperiur v^uun
for the ^county, to be held May 22:!
<FIRST WEEK
Gooi^ge Cochrane, Greens Creek;
RcMMtoe Hooper, East LaPorte; Eb
Hall, Greens Creek; Howard Ball,
Sylva; Joe Thomas, Sylva; Boon,
Mathis, Argura; DeWitt Queen,
CowartB; W. P. Kitchen, Whittier;!
Coy Franklin, Dillsboro; Kenyon
Moo^y, Sylva; S. A. Carden, Sylva;
Burke Painter, Sylva.
Vennm Hoyle, Cullowhee; Leabom
Holden, Speedwell; John B.
Williams, Cullowhee; J. M. Shook,
Jr., 'Tuckaseigee; Luther Stewart,
Norton; Carey Woodring, Tuckaseigee;
John Wood, TuckaSeigee;
David H. .Rogers, Cashiers; Deek!
Henderson, Glenville.
Henry Ammons, Cullowhee; O.
, D. Moses, Jr., Tuckaseigee, Wood-:
row Fonder, vGlenville; Frank Tan;
tham, Co warts; Frank G. Bryson,
1 Glenville; A. E. Holden, Speedwell;
Clyde Fisher, Sylva, RFD;
Wiley Collins, Gay; Wesley Barnes, i
Sylva; Glens Jennings, Glenville.
Rosooe McHan, Gay; Frank
i GvltM Um riroHu Conn
W/lVCkf AW A/) WA OUJ WOUliders,
Whittier; L. P. Amnions,
Webster; G- R. Nicholson, Cowarts;
Bernard Brown, Cowarts; ,
Marvin Sims, Sylva; Burke Paint- (
er, Jr.; Isaac Green, Cowarts, ,
David Lee Hooper, Speedwell; O. (
L. Cagle, Greens Creek.
SECOND WEEK
Calvin Wilson, Gay; D. H. Turpin,
Whittier; Bedford Ensley
Sylva; Mrs. Selma Bryson, Cash-j
iers? Edgar Moore, Cullowhee; J.j
W. Crane, Greens Creek; John G.\
Farley, Cowarts; Bert Bryson <
Gay; Carl Allman, Webster; Mann'
Woodard, Gay; Joe Green, Greens :
Creek; Erastus S. Shuler, Sylva! ,
RFD.
Alvin Moore, Cowarts; R C. '
Queen, Sylva RFD 1; W. J. Galloway,
Wolf Mountain; M. D. 1
Bradley, Cashiers; O. J. Lesley, ;
Gay; Ed Cabe, Greens Creek; Geo. ;
Franks, Gay; Harvey Fisher, Syl- J
va RFD; W. R. Atchley, Whittier
RFD; W. C. Paxton, Sylva; Mrs.
Ben H. Cathey, Sylva.
Her;
), 1950
Counti
JARVIS W. CRAWFORD
FUNERAL RITES HELD
TUESDAY 2 P. M,
Sylva Citizen Died Of
Sudden Attack Early
Sunday Morning
Funeral services were held,
Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock'
at Lovedale Baptist Church for!
Jarvis W. Crawford, 60, who died
suddenly Sunday morning. Burial
was in the church cemetery. Rev.
G. E. Scruggs, pastor, was assisted
in officiating by Rev. L. J.
Rogers of Canton, Rev. C. L. Allen
of Ha?.olwood,'and Rev. T. F
Deitz.
Active pallbearers were members
of the Masonic Order.
Honorary pallbearers were members
of the American Legion and
members of the Berean Sunday
School class of which the deceased
was a faithful member.
The ladies of the Philathean
Sunday School class were in charge
of the flowers.
Mr. Crawford was in his usual
good health until early Sunday
morning when he complained of
not feeling well. Mrs. Crawford
drove him to a local doctor's home
(Continued on page 12)
Community Go
Sponsored By 1
Bargain Trade Event *"
To Be Held Three Days,'
April 27, 28 And 29
The merchants of 6/1 va will
sponsor three bio cq^unity
GOOD-WILL DAYS la Sylva on
next Thursday, Friday and Satur- ,
day, April 27-29 during which time
unlimited bargains in merchandise
and services will be offered the ,
general public. (
During this time the merchants
are not only going to offer many ,
bargains in merchandise but they
are going to help the Women's j
Auxiliary of the C. J. Harris hos- .
pital dispose of the brand new t
1950 model automobile. Each pur- \
chaser buying $10 or more in (
merchandise will be given a ticket
to be used on county-wide Hos- '
pital Day May 12th at which time
the automobile will be disposed
of.
Watch next week's Herald for J
the advertisements containing the 1
bargains to be offered by the mer
chants during this Good-will
Trade event, then make your plans ]
* ? i ? r* ?i i __ _ a. i ?
10 scop in oyiva ouring mis ume.
You will not only save money on i
your purchase but will save time I
and travel expense by trading at
home rather than driving out of
town Jor the .goods you can buy |
right here. You will also he help- ' j
ing the Women's Auxiliary to |
supply the hospital with equipment'
that will benefit any of us who!?
should need the facilities of tne ,
hospital.
Curb Market Open '
Each Friday Here
The Jadkson County Curb- .
market, located near the Sylva ,
School, is open every Friday morn- J
ing at 8:30 o'clock. Women or ^
4-H Club members having anything
to sell such as cakes, candies,
pies, cookies, breads, home
canned foods, butter, eggs, cream
nr /-?/-? o ctf* rhoncc r\r cfrorlo A
milk are urged to bring it to the <
Curb Market on Fridays. Also
fancy work, crafts, and clothing
will be sold.
Associational Deacons
Meeting April 27
The County-wide deacons meeting
of the Tuckaseigee Baptist
Association will be held with the
ruckaseigee Baptist church
Thursday evening, April 27.
Supper will be served by the
ladies of the host church at 7 pjn,
and the program will begin at 8.
Mr. Ellis Beasley, a deacon of East
Sylva church, will be the main
speaker of the evening.
All deacons and ministers are
urged to attend.
VLD 1
ry Clul
Chicago Fan
Acres Of 01
Club On Cu
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Mayor's Clean-Up
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen
of the Town of Sylva, by
resolution on April 7, 1950, set
aside the week of April 24 as
CLEAN-UP WEEK in the Town
of Sylva:
NOW THEREFORE, I, Htigh
Monteith, Mayor of Sylva, pursuant
to said resolution, do hereby
declare and proclaim April 24
through April 27 as CLEAN-UP
WEEK in the Town of Sylva, and
do hereby request all citizens of
the Town to assist in this Clean-up
Campaign, by removing all trash,
and unsightly rubbish from their
premises.
City trucks will be available
for the removal of all trash and
rubbish during these days without
charge.
Let's give Sylva a genuine
SPRING CLEANING!
This the 18th day of April, 1950.
HUGH MONTEITH, Mayor of
The Town of Sylva.
od-Will Days
Merchants
nor nrmcTDATifiu
rnL-ncuiQ i nit i iuh
FOR 6.1. TRAINING
AT SYLVA HIGH SET
Ralph L. Smith, principal of
Sjlva High school, has announoad
that pre-regist ration for the Veterans
accelerated high school program
will be held Thursday afternoon
, April 27, at 4 p.m. at the
ugh school building. Veterans
interested in continuing their education
must first have a certificate
of eligibility before being
accepted. Hours for study and
classwork will be from 4 to 9:30
p.m. It is expected to start the
courses May 1.
Mr. Smith said that around 20
veterans had indicated that they
are interested in taking the courses.
Others may enter on the date
for registration.
This affords a wonderful opportunity
for those Veterans who
are not advanced enough to enter
College work, and who wish tOj
improve their education. Detailed
information regarding the training
and educational program may
be had by applying to Mr. Smith
at Sylva high school. Those who
are interested should make it
known at once in order that the
school may make preparations for
carrying oui the work.
Attend Meeting On
Cities And Towns
Mayor Hugh Monteith, Town
Clerk Carl Corbin and Board
Member Brttton Moore, attended
the regional meeting of N. C. League
of Municipalities in Bryson
Town Officials
As Clean-Up P<
The Town of Sylva is sponsoring
a Clean-up Week for the City
all next week, April 24 through
29, and is asking for the coopera:ion
of the property owners and
those in charge of rental property
to help in making Sylva a clean
Zity. The town trucks will make
frequent trips over the city to
pick up the rubbish as it is
collected and placed on the curb
for hauling away.
In the clean-up drive the town
jrges that all vacant property be
:leaned of rubbish and other
waste, that buildings, including
attics and unused upper floors,
basements, and other vacant rooms
and buildings be cleaned up to
I
fhfatvp
$2.00 A Year?5c Copy
I) Here
lily Buys 135
Id Riverside
llowhee Rd.
'/lirn^re PIrtn
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Showplace Of
Western N, C.
Rolling Green Country Club
will be the name of the new development
now underway three
miles South of Sylva on Highway
No. 107, it was announced this
week by Philip Lee, Sr., one of the
owners of the new vacation development
here. The development
is locating on the old Riverside
Country Club property recently *
purchased by the Lee family of
Chicago from Dan M. Allison.
The new owners are Mr. and
Mrs. Philip F. Lee, Sr., Mr. and
Mrs. Philip F. Lee, Jr., and Miss
Phylis Lee, who have come to
Jackson County to make their
home.
Work has already started on
the 9-hole golf course which will
have grass greens, a deep well has
been drilled to supply running
water supply. Building material
is being placed on the ground for
the immediate construction ot a
lodge building for the club, a six
unit motel with additional quarters
for the Lee families. The
motel will be built on two levels of
the California type architecture,
with all modern conveniences and
furniture. The lodge building will
oontain a lounge, lockers, and terrace
. for the enjoyment of the
[t&Jb nyfibers. A large open fireha
built in the lodsi
where ft large log fire will give
forth warmth and cheer mi chilly
days in spring and fall. The terrace
will have lounging chairs
for relaxation before and after
games. The lodge will also contain
a snack-bar where sandwiches,
cookies and soft drinks can be
obtained.
All the buildings will have green
roofs and white walls, blending
it with the rolling background of
the property.
Club Membership
A membership drive is now on
for the Club and letters inviting
membership have been mailed out
to a large number of local citizens.
Those who fail to get a letter and
wish to join the club will be welcome.
The members will have full
privileges of the facilities of the
club lodge and golf course. Golf
pnuinment. including balls, can be
secured at the club.
The Lees said this week that
they plan to make the Rolling
Green Country club the show place
and vacation spot of Western
North Carolina. All money paid
in as membership fees, they said,
will be invested in improving the
golf course which will be kept in
perfect playing condition at all
times. The entire property will be
landscaped.
The club plans to open around
July 1st, depending on the weather
and progress of the work, Mr.
Lee said this week.
City Monday afternoon.
Set Next Week
j ?7*
zriuu ror lwj
eliminate fire hazards. Those who
can and will are asked to give
their old buildings a fresh coat of
paint for freshening and brightening
up the city. This will also
help preserve the buildings.
The public is asked to start tkis
clean-up the first thing Monday s
morning and continue until a
thorough cleaning has been accomplished.
If delayed until
later in the week the town trucks
will not be able to remove the
rubbish as fast as it should be
hauled away.
Join in this city-wide clean up
drive Monday morning.
VLVA CITY MARKKT .. In A**
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