VOL. XXIV?NO. 49
Paul A
WCTC Built
Bid Opening
June First Ii
Contracts Will Be
Let As Soon As
Bills Are Accepted
Cullowhee?Bids for construction
of the new science-classroom
building *and library at Western
Carolina Teachers College will be
opened June 1 in the office of Six
Associates, Inc., Asheville, WCTC
President Paul A. Reid announced
Saturday.
Bid opening date was decided
during conferences of WCTC officials,
architects, and State Budget
Bureau officials in Raleigh
this week.
Tf the bids are acceptable," Reid
said, "construction work should
begin immediately following the
awarding of contracts."
Costs for the two buildings, not
including equipment costis, will
total $1,880,000; the classroom
building costing $1,250,000 and the
library, $630,000.
Plans for the classroom building
were drawn by Anthony Lord of
Asheville. Architects for the li
brary project are the Six Associates.
WCTC officials who attended
the Raleigh conferences were
President Reid, Dean W. E. Bird,
advisor to the building committee;
Professor C. R. Dodson,
chairman of the classroom
building committee; and Mrs. Lillian
Buchanan, chairmmr^af the
library building committee. <
G. D. LINDSAY IS
REINSTATED ON
HIGHWAY PATROL
Charles D. Lindsay came back
to Sylva Tuesday wearing (his
p*"** ui/?u??ow Dotrnl uniform.
OUIIC lllgu VT a. j JL w*
Lindsay had been in plain clothes
since his suspension from the patrol
several weeks ago by Col. Tolor,
charged with speeding and
wrecking a patrol car. He was
sworn in Monday at a ceremony
in Raleigh at which time James
R. Smith, who came up through
the ranks of the patrol, was sworn
in as Colonel of the State Troopers,
replacing Tolar who resigned
a week or two ago.
Motor Vehicle Commissioner; L.
C. Rosser said Lindsay was reinstated
on the recommendation of
patrol officers after he made restitution
for the wrecked car.
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% NOTICE
The Jackson County Bank will
be closed Wednesday, May 10 in
observance of Memorial Day.
Mrs. Dan Moor
President For (
BRYSON CITY ? The adoption
of a constitution, the naming of
new officers and committees and
the admission of Graham County
as a new district were all high"
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Ugnis oi a meviuiB vuv ?
hala Area Girl Scout Council in
the Community Building here Sat
urday.
Mrs. Dan K. Moore of Sylva is
the new area president. She succeeds
Mrs. Giles Cover of Andrews,
who was named council
secretary. Other officers are Mrs.
C. G. Olson of Murphy, vice presl
ident; Robert Weaver of Murphy,
treasurer; and Mrs. Patil Hitter
of CulJowhee, registrar.
Committee chairmen were named
as follows:
Staff and office, Mrs. Walter
Jones, Sylva; program, Miss Lucille
Hiint, Sylva; organization,
Miss Mary Ulmer, Cherokee; camp,
Mrs. J. V. Valentine, Highlands;
finance, Mrs. Walter Moore, Hayesville;
Training, Mrs. Wayne Holland,
Brasstown; public relations,
Mrs. J. B. Light, Bryson City.
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L. Reid
ling Project
; Slated For
a Asheville
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i*iuuiiury UApiotiia
Change In Make Of
Car For Disposal
Since there arc some who do not
understand why the Finance Committee
of C. J. Harris Hospital
has changed the make of car to
to be disposed of on Hospital Day,
Saturday May 13, from a Plymouth
as first announced to a
Chevrolet as announced last week,
the committee wishes them to
know that it was because of the
Chrysler strike which made the
Plymouth car unavailable. The
committee would like to have carried
out the original plan for the
Plymouth and it did set the date
for disposing of the car up froifi
March to May 13 hoping to get
the Plymouth, not knowing that
the strike would be so prolonged.
This is the only reason for the
change.
The committee expects to have
the Chevrolet on the streets within
a few days. It invites everyone
to be on hand for Hospital Day
May 13.
CHARLES E. SMITH
NAMED CAMPAIGN
MANA6ER FOR SMITH
The appointment of Charles E.
Smith, of Sylva, aa campaign
manager in Jackson County 'for
U. S. Senate Candidate Willis
Smith, has been announced from
Smith's headquarters in Raleigh.
Charles E. Smith has long been
active in Jackson County politics,
having been Chairman of the
County Board of Education for
.ight years and is at present a
member of the County Democratic
Sxecutive Committee. Mr. Smith
is employed by Mead Corporation
and is a resident of Sylva. He
stated this week that he plans to
put on an~ active campaign for
Candidate Smith and asks for the
nnnniirafiAn nf tVlP TTpmnprfltR in
WU|/V* VI WtVIl VA % A* V
behalf of his candidate in the May
27 primary.
County Pre-School
Clinics Announced
Pre-school clinics announced for
May by the Jackson County Health
Dept. are: Wilmot, May 4, 9:00 a.
m.; Qualla, May 12, 9:00 a.m.; and
Cullowhee, May 19, 9:00 a.m.
All parents with children who
will be six years of age before
October 6, are asked to send their
children to the clinic where he
or she will attend school next fall.
e Named Area
rirl Scouts
District counsellors are Mrs. W.
?. Ensor of Swain, Mrs. J. G. Eller
of Jackson, Mrs. E. H. Brumby of
Cherokee, Mrs. R. G. Lichtinstein
of Macor\ and Mrs. Ferrell Peniand
of Clay. The new Memberjnip
and Nominating Committee
is composed of Mrs. T. C. Gray|
of Hayesville, Rev. A. Rufus Mor-|
^an of Franklin, Mrs. Eller Ploeges |
of Murphy, Mrs. . J. G. Eller of j
Jullowhee and Mrs. J. W. Greyer
of Bryson City.
Rev. A. Rufus Morgan of Franklin
presided at the meeting and
installed the new officers.
It was reported at the meeting
that there are now a total of 280
people registered in Girl Scout
activity in the five-county area,
fhis was broken down to include
195 Girl Scouts, 13 adult counsellors,
12 associate counsellors, 42
roop leaders and 17 council memoers.
'
The council board will hold its
next meeting May 10 at 12:30 p.m.
at the Jarrett Springs Hotel in
Dillaboro. ; I
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Sylva
Inaug
Principals In I
mkis^0mp& Bjjjyl
Shown in the above picture are
ern Carolina Teachers College Satui
the fourth President of the Institut
lina, who will be the principal spe
program.
L. E. SUTTON BUYS j
INTEREST IN
MASSIE FURNITURE )
T. N. Massie, who established
' j
Massie Furniture Company here in
1932 and has been sole owner and ^
manager since that time, announc- ,
ed this week the sale of a onethird
interest in the company to (
L. E. -Sutton, effective Monday, .
May 1. Mr. Massie said that Mr.
Sutton will be an active member r
of the firm in the ownership and c
management and will give his full
time to the business. t
Mr. Sutton is well known by the ;
citizens of the4 Western area of i
North Carolina. He is a son of *
Mr. JV <F. Sutton of Sylva, and a i
native of Jackson County. He 12
was educated ip the Jackson
County schools and the Asheville t
Farm School, now Warren Wilson
College. Hjp was formerly employed
by Mr. Massie from 1935 thru 1
1940. Since that time he has held J
positions with Mead Corporation.
Allison Motor Company and oth- J
er Sylva firms. About two years
ago he became associated with
Street Motor Company in Ashe- c
ville and has made his home in i
Asheville since that time. Mrs. c
Sutton and daughter, Linda and t
son, Biiiy are sxiu in Asnevme g
but will come back to Sylva to I
make their home in the near fu- a
ture. ;
Mr. Sutton extends a hearty (
welcome to all of his former
friends of Sylva and area to visit L
him at Massie Furniture Com- ;
pany, where he said, "they will c
find me at all times." ;
COMMUNITY 6000 I
WILl DAYS SUCCESS
Sol Schulman, chairman of the I
Community Good Will Bargain' v
Days held in Sylva last week-end,
reports that the event was ex- ^
ceptionally well attended and cus- j
tomers flocked to Sylva from all j
corners of Jackson and surround- c
ing counties. The streets and g
stores were crowded on all three f
days.
Mr. Schulman wants to thank
all merchants who cooperated in
moHntf ri/vwl Will FJnvs A sur- ^
1 i mrvMig vaav w ww w ? ? ? ?
cess, and especially the customers
who came to Sylva and showed
the local merchants that it does
pay to shop at home. It shows that
by shopping at home you make '
your community a better community
in which to live. By helping
your local merchant you are
helping your county and institutions.
Your response was certainly appreciated
and we will in the very
near future show our appreciation
by bringing you more promotional
days and better values
.every day, Mr. Schulman said.
The local 'hospital, which needs
funds to operate, certainly wants
to thank the local merchants for
their splendid cooperation in helping
dispose of 200 tickets that will
bring $200 more to their account.
SYLVA CITY MARKET . . in A*F>
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, N. C. Thursday, May 4, 19
uratioi
VCTC
f the principal figures to appear in '
rday, May 6, when Paul Apperson
ion. In the center is Frank Grahai
aker, and at right is Governor W.
Mrs. Mike Strong Is <
Vew President Of
Hospital Auxiliary.
The Hospital Auxiliary met last |
Thursday afternoon at the C. J.
iarris hospital for their annual
tnd monthly meeting.
The following new officers were ^
elected and installed: president,
wlrs. Mike Strong; vice-president, ^
Urs. Paul Kirk; secretary, Mrs.
:iaude Campbell, and treasurer, |
tfrs. Carl Buchanan. Mrs. Raynond
Sutton was the installing
jfficer. ? J
Annual reports were given and ;
he following plans offered for ]
he new year: 1?To raise $600, J
f necessary, to pay on the new
ving of the hospital; 2?plan to c
iquip a minor^ surgery room; and t
I?redecorate the nursery.
Mrs. Harry Ferguson is the reiring
president of the Auxiliary. c
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Plans Rapidly $
For Cherokee D
Cherokee, May 3?A basically*:ompleted
theatre, new quarters i
n recently renovated North Car- |
>lina?Indian Service courtesy
mt and dogwood in full bloom I
jreeted by Carol E. White, Caro- '
inas Theatres manager, when he I
irrived this May Day to assume I
>ost as General Manager of the
Cherokee Drama project. . t
^Hundreds of spectators from c
mending streams of cars through ]
ireat Smokv National Park Sun- *
lay watched and modeled for a
ilm-documentation of progress
>n Mountainside Theatre and
Cherokee village life now being
nade by Miss Vivian Roberts,
Jhotographer on loan from near>y
Fontana Village resort. An
:ven dozen reservations for the
Jnto These Hills premier July 1
vere made by early vacationists.
Newly graded grounds around
he Courtesy Hut, planned to open
n two weeks as "the most compete
information service in the
k>uth", were occujped throughout
>unday by tourists picnicking and
ishing in Ocona Lufty River.
Hopes for a debt-free opening
>f the most ambitious of Cherokee
>rojects Monday were heightened
>y reports of substantial sales of
Momhorchins in '
Therokee Historical Association, *
ponsoring organization, in Sylva
ind Murphy over the weekend, s
Thursday of this week Publicist
Tarl Sink swings the celling cam- .
>aign into the Sapphire Country ^
vith meetings at Andrews and 1
iayesville. *
Early Monday morning Vice- >
Thief McKinley Ross left by bus *
or a publicity swing east of Ashe'ille,
incidentally to present an <
ndian Headdress to the Norwegian
Ambassador at a Lions i
Tlub meeting in Statesville Mon- t
lay evening. On Thursday, R6ss c
ind Carl Standingdeer, both Ken- 1
ucky Colonels, will carry "Unto 1
rhese Hills" invitations to Ken- 1
ucky and southern Illinois as ,
piests of the Kentucky Derby i
rommittee. i
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il Ceremonies |
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the Inaugural ceremonies at 'WestReid,
left, will be inaugurated as
m, U. S. Senator from North CaroKerr
Scott, also a speaker on the
SYLVA SENIORS TO
PRESENT PLAY 'MY
I1IIFFIA Flllll III
Wirt o rAWIILT
t
"My Wife's Family", a threeict
comedy by Hal Stevens and
Eiarry B. Linton, will be presentid
by the senior class of the Syl7SL
High School Friday, May 12
it 8:00 p.m. in the Elementary
School Auditorium.
The cast includes Joanne Mooiy,
Harold Parris, Doris Middle;on,
Madge Henson, Libby Dillard,
Zollie Finaannon, Jack Morris,
Derel Monteith, Loqueta Holden,,
Doris Whitaker, and Perry Rhodes.
The play is under the direction
)f Mrs. Chaster Scott, sponsor of
he senior class.
The fifth national confemice
>n farm electrification will be held
n St. Louis, October 18-20.
ftiaping Up
rama Opening
FUNERAL RITES FOR
MRS. D. D. HOOPER
HELD WEDNESDAY
Funeral services were held at
he Sylva Baptist church at 2:00
>'clock p.m. Wednesday for Mrs.
Rebecca Wilson Hooper, who died
it her home here Monday eveling
at 7 o'clock after an illness
>f three weeks. The Rev. C. M.
barren, pastor of the church, as;isted
by Rev. W. Q. Grigg, feasor
of the Sylva Methodist church,
i.iiciated. Burial was in the Sylva
:emetery.
Mrs. Hooper was the wife of
Dr. D. D. Hooper, prominent Syl'a
physician, a daughter of the
ate Richard and Hicks Wilson, a
ife-long resident of Jackson
bounty, and an active member of
he Sylva Methodist church.
Pallbearers were Wade, Dick,
ind Joe Wilson, John L., Harold,
rred M. and Lambert Hooper and
?r,nest Keener.
The ladies of the Missionary
Society of the Sylva Methodist
hurch were in charge of the
lowers.
Surviving are the husband; two
;0ns, Dr. C. M. Hooper of Chatanooga,
Tenn., and Dexter Hoopr
o/ Sylva; two daughters, Olin
Williams of Harriman, Tenn., and
^rs. Loyle N. Nash of Sylva; a
lister, Mrs. J. W. Keener of Syl/a,
15 grandchildren and a num>er
of nieces and nephews.
Moody Funeral Home was in
barge of arrangements.
Out of town people here for the
,'uneral were Mrs. L. A. Killeffer
ind children, Julie and Freddy,
>f Harriman, Tenn.; Miss Dovie
Bullard of Chattanooga; A. B.
Wilson, Lewis Wilson and J. H.
Wilson of Durham; Mrs. H. C.
Johnson of Athens, Ga.;, and Dr.
and Mrs. C. Z. Candler of Ashe/ille.
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Governor Sc
Senator Gral
The Princip
H. D. G. Has
District Meet
District two of the North Carolina
Federation of Home Demonstration
Clubs, whi<?h includes 1
Haywood, Macon, Swain, and
Jackson counties, met Thursday,
April 27 at the First Presbyterian
Church in Sylva. Approximately
three hundred persons attended
this meeting.
R. W. Shoffner, District Farm
Agent of Western North *Carolina
gave a very interesting talk and
film slide on "Growning Of Iris"
which was enjoyed by everyone.
Hugh Monteith, Mayor of Sylva;
Felix Picklesimer, President
of the Chamber of Commerce; and
Mrs. Frank H. Brown, Sr., President
of the Jackson County Council,
welcomed those present. Mrs.
C. O. Newell from Haywood County
gave the response.
Mrs. Carl Killian, President of
the Women's Ckibs of Western
North Carolina, and Paul Gibson,
Jackson County Farm Agent,
greeted the group.
Mrs. Walter Cowarts from Hay(Continued
on Page 6)
Home Demonstration Club
Meetings For Month of May
Following is a schedule of Home
Demonstration club meetings for
the month of May: May 5?Addie
jrtth Mrs. Tfd Mull M-*QO
/Say 8?Balsam with Mrs.
Ferguson at 2:00 p.m.; May 9?
Greens Creek at Community House
at 2:Qp p.m.; May 10?Beta Mrs.
Don Fisher at 2:00 p.m.; May 11?
Cope Creek with Mrs. Carl Smith
at 2:30 p.m.; May 11 ? Webster
...:iu **? r rv. l ?j <7.on n
Willi ivirs. Cj. u. rcnidiiu ai i,u? *-?
m.; May 15?Sylva with Mrs. C.
L. Allison at 2:30 p.m.; May 16?
Qualla with Mrs. Edna Beck at
2:30 p.m.; May 17?John's Creek
with Mrs. Ned Brwn at 2:00 p.m.;
May 18?Lovesfield with Mrs. J.
H. Gillis at 7:30 p.m.; May 19?
Prcssley Creek with Mrs. Cling
Pressley at 2:00 p.m.; May 22?
Glenville with Mrs. Western Moss
at 2:00 p.m.; May 23?Cashiers
with Mrs. Chuck Passmore at 2:30
p.m.; May 24?Victory with Mrs.
Elmer Cable at 2:00 p.m.; May 25
?Cullowhee with Mrs. W. A. Ashbrook
at 2:00 p.m.; and May 26?
Fisher Creek with Mrs. Clyde
Fisher at 1:00 pjn.
Well Baby Clink From
9 To 12 Today
The monthly Well Baby Clinic
will be held Thursday, May 4, at
the C. J. Harris hospital from 9:00
a.m. till 12 noon. Dr. R. David
Daniel will be in charge.
Sylva High Cor
. A
taverns stnnoun
A schedule of the Graduation*
Exercises of Sylva High school
has been announced by Ralph L.
Smith, principal.
The baccalaureate sermon will
be delivered by Rt. Rev. M. George
Henry, Bishop of the Diocese of
Western North Carolina, May 14,
atr8:00 p.m. in the Sylva Elementary
School Auditorium.
On May 19 at 8 p.m. in the Auditorium,
the Graduating Exercises
will be held with Dr. Clyde
R. Irwin, State Supervisor of Public
Instruction, as principal speaker.
The diplomas will be presented
to the graduates by Mr. Vernon
Cope, superintendent of Jackson
County schools.
Derel Monteith, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. B. Monteith, will give the
Valedictory address; and Eugene
McClure, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond McClure will deliver
the Salutatory.
OtiAMON'l ?n Sylva
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turday
ott And U. S.
ham To Be
al Speakers
Many Leading
Educators To
Be Present
'Western Carolina Teachers College
will observe a very important
date and chalk up another
mile-stone in its march of progress
toward becoming one of
North Carolina's leading 4-year
colleges of higher learning on
Saturday, May 6, when it has the
formal inauguration of its fourth
president, Paul Apperson Reid,
who was elected to head this institution
by the new board of
trustees last summer. President^
Reid began his work last faU^
A number of outstanding people
will appear on the inauguration
program, and many distinguished
educators from many
schooLs and colleges throughout
North Carolina and the entire
South will attend.
United States Senator Frank
P. Graham, himself a former president
of the Greater University
of North Carolina, along with
Govenor Kerr Scott, will be the
principal speakers for the occasion.
Senator Graham will deliver
the main address in the in*
augural program, which will he
r% 4 1 a na in Uaav A 11 i _
IICIU at tviuv a>ut< * ?? torium.
On the same program
Governor Scott will bring greetings
from North Carolina.
GOVffRNQR SCOTT TO SPEAK
. Oo^rnor Scott also will peek
at s^epecial luncheon for delegates
and distinguished guests in
the college dining hall at 1 p.m.
W. E. Bird, Dean of the College
and Chairman of the Inaugural
Committee, will preside.
Following the luncheon at 2:30
a band concert will be given by
W. Glenn Ruff, assisted by the
^ylva, Bryson City, Franklin,
Waynesville and Canton bands.
At 4:00 p.m. a reception for the
president will be held in Moore
parlor, and at 9:00 p.m. the Inaugural
Ball in Breese gymnasium.
On Friday evening, May 5th at
8:00 o'clock the College Chorus
will present a concert in Hoey
Auditorium.
Several hundred delegates from
the foremost colleges of the country
have already accepted invitations
to attend the program, among
them being: Dr. E. Emmons
Corcoran, The Citadel; President
Raymond W. Fairchild, Illinois
State Normal University; Marvin
R. Farley, Mercer University; Alvin
M. Fountain, N. C. State College;
President Henry H. Hill,
Peabody College, Nashville, Tenn.,
Lamar Hocker, Texas Christian
University, and many others.
nmencement
ced By Smith
mr
Mead Issues First
House Organ May 1
The first official plant publics*
tion, or house organ, of the Sylvs
Division of Mead Corporation
came off the press Monday, May
1, it being Volume I of what is to
be a regular monthly magazine.
The first issue, printed in Tho
Herald plant, contained 16 pages,
including the cover. It was print*
ed on a high quality Mead paper.
The front cover shows William
Frank Barron, operating the tow*
motor with a huge roll of Chest*
nut Board, ready for the railroad
car.
The magazine was gotten up under
the direction of Ralph Kemmerer,
head of the public relations
department, with Mrs. Herman
Green as editor. It is full of
facts and Information about Mead
and its employees, which is of
interest to the general public OS
well as the Mead family.
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