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VOL. XXV?NO. 8
H. L. Holden
Dies Of Heart
Attaek Here
Former Sheriff
Died At 1 A. M.
1
Wednssday
Funeral services are incomplete
for Homer Leonard Holden, 47,
who died suddenly at his home
here Wednesday morning at 1 o'clock.
However, the funeral will
m be in the Sylva Methodist church
of which the deceased was a
member.
Mr. Holden had been in usual
. health all day Tuesday and had
attended a rehearsal for the toed-,
ding of his daughter at the church
that evening. He complained of
not feeling well about midnight
and on retiring just before 1 o'clock
he died almost immediately,
Mr. Holden was the son of Mrs.
R. L. Holden of Speedwell, and the:
late Mr. Holden. He was born j
and reared at Speedwell and was
educated in the Jackson Countyj
Schools. He served as deputy
sheriff of Jackson County for two
I years and Chief of Police of the;
Town of Sylva for 18 months. In)
1938 he was elected Sheriff of
Jackson County and served for
two 4-year terms.
Surviving are the widow, the
former Miss V I^iby Tucker, of
Speedwell; five children, Jac- j
qulian, - Loqueta, Janice, Homer (
and Bobby; four brothers, Robert,
Sylva, Arthur of Speedwell, La%
brun, of Bristol, Tenn., and Antle
with the U. S. Armed Forces
in the Far East; four sisters,1
Mrs. John Ferguson, Whittier,!
<Mrs. Robert Sherrill, Jr., Sylva,
t Mrs. Hugh Ferguson, Nashville,
Tenn., and Mrs. Carl McCracken,
Speedwell.
Glenn Funeral Home is in
charge. ^
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unvnTnnPFN
HEW TOURIST^UNITS
THIS WEEK-END
E. M. Lloyd, local contractor,
hotel and tourist court operator,
will open 10 new units Saturday
which he has just completed on
the site of the Pioneer Tourist
Village. On opening the new building
Mr. Lloyd is changing the
name to Sylva Motor Court.
The new building, Southwestern
Ranch Type, contains 10 rooms,
with 10 private baths and 14 beds.
The building is of block construction,
with interior decoration of
light blue and light green, tile
floors, baths with showers, with
all colored plumbing fixtures. The
court includes seven of the Log
Cabins in use for the past several
years. These are to be replaced
later with the same type of buildv
inc as the new one iust opening.
Mr. Lloyd stated. I
58 County 4-H1
Week Of Work
Last Saturday, fifty-eight Jackson
County girls and boys returned
from a week's stay at the new
4-H Club Camp near Waynesville.
The boys and girls had a full
schedule fro^ reveille at 6:45 A.M.
to 10:00 P.M.Hliey enjoyed swimming,
handicraft and forestry
classes, recreation periods, soft- ,
ball games, and square dancing.
They had vesper programs and
demonstrations led by boys and
?rli?le olon aninvpH a visit
and tour at the Test Farm.
Three club members from Jackson
County received certificates
lor being best campers. They were
Joe Shepherd, Webster; Joanne
"Wilson and Edward Bain of Sylva.
Those attending Camp were:
Marcie Snipes, Lois Blanton, Polly
Allen, Nancy Jane Parris, Joyce
Carter, Peggy Hall, Mary Nell Hall,
Eula Lee Pruitt, Barbara Watson,
* Norma Nicholson, Marlene Nicholson,
Carolyn Martin, Barbara Beck,
Lois L. Edwards, Mary Doris Howard,
Leah Sutton, Grace Buchanan,
Kate Deitz, Patsy\ Collins, June
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DIES SUDDENLY ||
' I? ' ' P^J k
HOMER LEONARD HOLDEN,
former Sheriff of Jackson County
and Chief of Police of Sylva, died
of a sudden heart attack at his
home here Wednesday morning at
1 o'clock.
U. S. FORCES MAKE
STRONG AMPHIBIOUS
LANDING IN KOREA
Heavy Air Power Aiding
Yanks In Halting On
Rushing Communist
Under an umbrella of U. S. |
nlanae anH l?nv#r rtf WflTShitlS. U.
UtAM VW v w?? v
S. troops made their first amphib- I
ious landing operation of the Kor- I
ean War on Wednesday, Tokyo j
time. The fresh troops drove inlamd,
forging ahead for at least
seven miles.
The landing was unopposed al- (
though Korean Reds were known <
to be in the vicinity. The U. S. ^
troops drove ashore on the East
Coast of the peninsula.
The move to rush more Ameri- r
cans to the fighting front came as t
the invaders were knocking on the {
door at the city of Taejon. The
Reds apparently were catching t
their breath after taking a ham- r
mering by air and infantry resis- z
tance aground at Taejon. i ;
The beachhead was quickly es-1 ?
tabkshed. Strong forces built up j
along the beach as advance forces (
speared inland, i j.
The convoy moved in under j x
cover of U. S. and British planes.
Navy warships kept watch on the
sea on the lookout for Russian ?
submarines that have been known
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Clean-up Day Scheduled s
At Curb Market
In complying with the beautifi- *
cation of Sylva and making it at- N
tractive to tourists, Miss Mary s
Johnston announced that on Fri- *
day, July 21, after regular selling ?
hours, the Sylva Curb Market r
would undergo a thorough clean- ing.
1
All those who sell or are in j
anyway connected with the market
are urged to make plans to be
there with weed cutting tools, r
nainf KrncKoc anH HrPCCPH for ?
potltv WA liWMVW )? %
work.
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Members Enjoy 1
: And Play I
Cooper, Gaylc Painter, Rachel
Paxton, Jannette Queen, Linda g
Moody, Joane Wilson, Janet Holden,
Anne Hutchinson, Annette _
Cagle, Anne Hooper, Charles ^
Snipes, Gordon Lovedahl, Lemar J
Wood, Bud Parris, J. D. Stephens,
T {A Hillc r'rmrftM H rvrirvy
VUiUillV V Vii* vrj AAWWfrv* y ^
David Pruitt, Jr., Kenneth Watson, c
Edward Bain III, Charles Baker ^
Reed, James C. Holder, Tommy i.
Walter Mason, Fred J. Brown, Jr., ^
Robert Alexander, Mark Deitz,
Jim Rhinehart, Dannie Cowan, Joe t
Shepherd, Joe Hall, Marion Jones, |
Harold Crisp, John Wilbur Smith,
John Calvin Standingd&r, Mitchell
Taylor, Gilbert Taylor, Al- j
vin Chiltoskie, Ned Smith, and ^
Wayne Ward. | j
During the week several parents!.
and friends of 4-H Club members |
visited the Camp. Those Mrs. Thad !
Beck, Mrs. Lois Martin, and Mrs.! ?
Alton Edwards of Qualla; Mrs. * g
Mack Hall of Dillsboro; Mr. and ?
Mrs. Lawrence Reed, Mrs. Edna ^
Hooper, William, Pete and Mack .
Hooper, Mrs. John Parris, and Mr. |
and Mrs. B. E. Parris all of Sylva. .
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Sylva
). E.BROOKHYSER i
NJUREO IN AUTO
OCCIDENT ON FRIDAY
O. E. Brookhyser, office managr
of Armour Leather Company
lere, suffered a slight fracture of
lis left hip bone about 1 p.m. last
'riday when the Dodge automo ile
in which he was traveling
lone, slipped off the wet highway
ibout 3 miles west of Sevierville,
Tennessee, and overturned down
i 75 to 80 foot embankment .
Mr. Brookhyser hailed a passng
motorist who picked him up
md carried him to Broady hospial
in Sevierville where he has
>een under treatment since. He
s expeciea to oe aDie to return
o his home here this week-end.
At tb* time of the accident Mr.
3rookhyser was on his way to
?noxville where he was going to
rtore his car and take a plane for y
Chicago to visit relatives and at- y
end the National Lions Conven- 1
;ion. 1
Mrs. Brookhyser and children '
vere visiting relatives near Charotte
at the time and upon being
lotified went immediately to Serierville
to be with her husband. 1
She returned to Sylva Monday ^
vith Mr .and Mrs. W. T. Wise y
vho visited Mr. Brookhyser at the
lospital. t
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WHIPOORWILL IS
PART OF CAST OF
"UNTO THESE HILLS" ;
CHEROKEE, N. C., July 14?A
vhippoorwill forced Kermit Hunt- j
;r to change a line in his great j
Cherokee Indian Drama, "Unto
rhese Hills." I
The whippoorwill appeared suddenly
on the night of the dress
-ehearsal and wormed his way into (
he cast. He's been appearing on (
schedule ever since.
In scene mine of the play, with
:he Cherokee hoping that some ,
niracle will occur to prevent their
-emoval to the west, Wilani, the ^
vife of the martyr-to-be Tsali, has
i premonition- of the disaster a- [k
lead.
ah aay?me oiras nave noi
>een singing," she comments to
jer white friend, Mrs, Perkins.
That's where the whippoorwill
ntered, crying his lonesome cry?j
'These old hills, these old hills."!
Kermit Hunter changed the line
o: '
"All day?the birds have had
itrange voices."
Thus, the whippoorwill entered
he cast?an unpaid member. Also
ery exclusive. He comes uneen
to the tree back of the oener
stage at Mountainside Theatre,
tnd leaves unseen. And he's only
nissed his cue once.
Marking Meters
Vet $6,568.70 t
Mr. Carl Corbin, City Clerk, anlounced
that the receipts collectid
from meters for the fiscal year
inding June 30, 1950 totaled $6,
68.70. The monthly receipts for j
he year just ending are as fol- x
ows: July, 1949, 504.61; August, j
523.35; September, 550.91; Octo- i
>er, $460.24; November, $529.26; f
)ecember, $537.49; January, $498.- a
6; February, $520.39; March, ^
>644.80; April, 535.95; May, 682.18; c
nd June, 581.36. j
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Head Officials Attend i
ndustrial Conferences
s
Officials of the Sylva Division
if Mead Corporation attending the
iouthern Industrial Executives .
Conference at Battery Park hotel _
n Asheville Wednesday were: *
tamsey Buchanan, general manger
and Ralph Kemmerer, direcor
of public relations and per- *
onnel director of the Corporation. r
Following the meeting in Ashe- *
ille Mr. Kemmerer went on to 1
Hue Ridge to attend the Southern
Conference on Human Relations
n Industry, which is in session
here all this week.
Don't sprinkle lawns lightly evrry
day "to cool things off." Light
sprinkling encourages shallow roots
ind helps crabgrass more than
>ermanent grass.
I08SAMON'l in tylva
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LVA ]
i, N. C. Thursday, July 20, ]
lev. J. L. Lane To
*peak At Buff Creek
The Rev. J. Lester Lane of Cal;ary
Baptist Church, Asheville, j
vill be the guest speaker at the
egular county-wide deacons meet. .
ng of the Tuckaseigee Baptist As- j
>ociation which will meet with the
3uff Creek Baptist Church Thursday
evening, July 27, at 7:30 p.m.
The topic of Rev. Lane's address
s "Living For Others". Mr. H.
1*. McGlamery of West Ashevile,
.vill introduce the speaker.
The meeting is to convene with
;he Buff Creek church upon cordial
invitation by their pastor, Rev.
Sdgar Willix. A supper served by
;he ladies of the host church will
precede the meeting.
Special music will be rendered
Dy Andy Blanton, Bud Stanford,
Vernon Jamison, and Bobby Shuer.
Plans have been completed to
iccomodate a record attendance I
for this important meeting.
The First Sei
Summer Sch
tb
Registration For
Second Session
Starts Tomorrow
Cullowhee ? Final examinations
A^ill be taken today by the stu- 1
tents attending Western Carolina
reachers College marking the end
>f the first session of summer
;chool. The first session has been
n progress since June 12. Graduate
md undergraduate courses were
>ffered.
Registration for the second ses;ion
will start at nine o'clock tonorrow
morning in Joyner Buildng.
Graduate and undergraduite
courses are being offered durng
the second session. "Guidance
n the School", ''Community Education",
"Mental Hygiene in the
School", and "Educational Hisory"
are few of the graduate
:ourses offered that will be taught
)y Dr. C. D. Killian, Dr. N. Turner,
and Dr. H. P. Smith.
Faculty members for the regular
college courses will be: Mr. Leftvich,
Art; Dr. W. A. Ashbrook,
Business, Mrs. Charles Mickay,
Business; Miss Smith, Education;
tfr. W. Harrill, Education; Mr. L.
raff and Miss Tyree, English; Miss
Jenton and Miss Cartledge, Health
ind Physical Education; Mr. J.
'rum, Mathematics; Mr. C. Curtis,
Spanish; Mrs. Jones and Mr. Cupp,
tfusic; Mr. V. Painter and Mr. T.
^athey, Science; Dr. Taylor and
)r. Murray, Social Science.
The second term of summer ,
chool is scheduled to end on Augist
31. j
)an Cupid Busy
n Jackson County
From the Register of Deeds of
ice comes the announcement that
hus far this month thirteen mariage
licenses have been issued,
^or the whole month of July, 1949.
he total licenses was?one.
CANCER CLINIC TO MEET
at C. J. Harris Hospital, in Syl*
va Friday, July 21. Reglatra- f
tion from 9 to 10:15 a.m. Tha
Diviaion of Cancer Control Tha
N. C. Stata Board of Health
provides axaminationa for can*
car to woman abova 36 and man
above 40 years old and to any !
person of any age with aymptoma
suggestive of cancer.
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1950
FUNERAL RITES FOR ii
MRS. A. G. PARRIS '
HELD SATURDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. Allen |
C. Parris, who died Thursday at
her home following an illness of uwo
months, were held at Jarrett .
Memorial Baptist church Satur- I
day at 2:00 p.m.
She was a native and life-long j E
resident of Jackson County, the H
former Miss Lina Frizzle of Web-||]
ster. Burial was in Parris ceme- [
tery near Dillsboro.
Mrs. Parris, one of Jackson
County's best loved women, was
industrious, an artist in all lines
of work, a great reader of the Bible
and all current literature.
She joined the River Hill Baptist
church at Webster in her early
teens and remained a faithful
member until death. Her hospiA
? A _ _ A. 1- _ 1_ 1
laiuy in ine nomc was Known
throughout the community. r
Surviving are the husband, Allen a
C. Parris; four sons, Edward of
Asheville, Tom of Sylva, David C
and Buford of Addie; two daugh- 1
ters, Mrs. Maggie Parris Moore of *
the horn# and Mrs. Frank Clark
of Asheville. Also eight grand- t
children. C
Moody Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements . *
J. W. Tallent Di^ *
At Franklin Home
J. W. Tallent, 86, brother of Mr.
Riley Tallent, of Sylva, died at.c
the home of a daughter, Mrs. Delia i
Stamey, Franklin RFD 2, Tuesday
afternoon following a brief illness. ^
Funeral services were held at 2:30 ^
_?_i i_ <ir i i _i /<( .1
o ciock weanesaay ai v^oweeia Baptist
church. I
Mr. Tallent was a native and *
lifelong resident of Macon County, d
ssion WCTCjl
looI Ends i*
v a
CANTON PASTOR TO ;
ASSIST IN REVIVAL
AT SCOTTS CREEK 1
V
A series of revival services wilful
start at Scotts Creek Baptist church
Sunday, July 23, and continue fork
several days. Rev. Otto Tarham,!
pastor of West Canton Baptist' t
church, will assist the pastor , Rev. ^
B. S. Hensley. Rev. Tarham is an
interesting speaker and will have
a real gospel message for his hear- j
ers at each service. ^
Services will be held each eve- '
ning at 7:45 o'clock. t
The public is extended a cordial p
invitation to attend.
a
4-H Clubsters To
Spend Week At Camp i
Manteo July 13, Aug. 5 j*
All 4-H Club msmbers who j
are 14 years of age or older will ^
have the opportunity to enjoy ^
a week of camping at Camp j
Manteo, July 31 to August 5. ^
The club members will see the Q
"Lost Colony" and will go on a
tour of the historical sites of
Dare County during the week. h
Any club member who Is in
i a
terested in attending the Camp j
should contact the County Agent's
office immediately. j _
I .
Enlistments Rise j [
As War Rages In Korea ! ,
Sgt. David R. Calhoun, Jr., U. J
S. Army Recruiting Service, an-i
nounced that enlistments for the;
U. S. Army and Air Corps have *
been on the increase for the past *
l TU ~ i. V nmn 5
ten Udys. inc (.unujwuiiA UJ nuita
art responsible for the sharp in- *
crease in volunteers, according to
Sgt. Calhoun. L
It has been announced that the,
mental requirements for the U. S.!
Army enlistments have been lowered
considerably during the past
few days, however, the mental re-|
quirements for the Air Corp re-f
mains the same. j
Sgt. Calhoun can be located in
the U. S. Post Office, Sylva, on
Mondays and Wednesdays. Vohin-j
teers from this area can contact'
him there.
8YLVA CITY MARKET . . In A4P
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Charlie Smil
ro Heart At
On Vacation
IENS0N FUNERAL
IITES HELD AT
IAPTIST CHURCH
Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie
'oward Henson, widow of the late
i. M. Henson, were conducted
iunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
he First Baptist church in Sylva
vith the pastor Rev. C. M. Waren,
in charge, assisted by Rev. W.
J. Grigg, pastor of the Sylva
Methodist church.
Mrs. Henson died at C. J. Haris
hospital on Saturday following
i long illness. ,
Pallbearers were: J. B. Parker,
Jrady Henson, John Green, Dilard
Coward, Billy Smith and
Cenyon Moody.
The flowers were in charge of
he Gaynelle Murray Business
Circle of the Baptist church.
The many beautiful flowers atested
the love and esteem in
vhich Mrs. Henson was held by
ill who knew her. She was a
oyal and faithful member of her
hurch as long as her health pernitted
attendance.
Mrs. Henson was a native of
ackson County, born ad reared at
'?
;owaris, a memoer en one ui
ackson's pioneer families.
Surviving are: one son, C. H.
lenson, of Jacksonville; three
laughters, Mrs. Carl Buchanan, of
lylva, Mrs. L. V. Jones, Tampa,
'la., and Mrs. M. E. Kelly, Greenille,
S. C.; mother, Mrs. J. D.
toward, of Cowarts, two sisters,
Irs. Arlecia Brown, of Cowarts
nd Mrs. W. H. Smith, of East La?orte.
Also four grandchildren
nd three great grandshildren.
Out of town friends and relaives
here for the funeral included
he following: From Canton, Mr.
nd Mrs. Taylor Harding, Mr. and
Irs. Fred Trull, Quention Smathrs,
Mrl.ain Smathers, J. B.
mathers, Ernest Coffey, John
rance, Mr. and Mrs. David Vance,
nd Mr. and Mrs. Pat Cole.
Mrs. Ruth Higdon, and Mr. and
Irs. Harry Higgins, Franklin; Mr.
nd Mrs. Lamar DeBose, Summeron,
S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Harry E.
Juchanan, Hendersonville; Mrs.
,ona Clements, Hayesville.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Henson,
acksonville, Fla., Mr. and Mrs.
A. E. Kelly Greenville, S. C., Mr.
nd Mrs. C. A. Lowder, Summeron.
S. C.. Misses Jackie and Betty
lobinson, Atlanta, Ga., and Mr.
nei Mrs. L. V. Jones, of Atlanta,
ja.
Mrs. Wiley Henson, Mrs. H. P.
srael, Mrs. W .H. Clark, Mrs. T.
Jassie, Mrs. Mont Hooper, Hiliard
Henson, Miss Otelia and
rene Cathey, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
'enter, Mi^es Margaret and
Blanche Patterson and Mrs. Eveyn
Pollock,*all of Asheville, and
At. and Mrs. Ralph Buchanan,
>avannah, Ga.
8ubject: "The Lord Is My Sheperd"
at worship service, 6:30-7:15
Sunday afternoon at local Driven
theatre. Fill your car and drive
n.
Worth Caroline
Home Week St
Farm families of Jackson Couny
are invited to attend Farm and
-Jome Week to be held at N. C.
State College, Raleigh, during the
veek of August 31st. The week's
urogram will be held in honor of
Dr. I. O. Schaub who will soon reire
from the position of Director,
^orth Carolina Agricultural Extension
Service. Dr. Schaub has
ievoted a life's work to "helping
ural families to obtain the necesla
ry information, training, and
guidance in order that they would
>e better prepared to earn and
?njoy a fuller and more satisfying
*ural life."
The week's program will include
id dresses by nationally . known
speakers as Dean Rusk, Assistant
Secretary of State and Mrs. Georgia
Neese Clark, Treasurer of the
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Funeral For Mead
Official Held In
Macon County
The citizens of Sylva were
shocked and saddened on last Friday
morning on learning of the
sudden death of Charlie Elbert
Smith. Mr. Smith died of an acute
heart attack at 9 p. m. Thursday,
July 13, at a cottage of the Hitching
Post Motel, near Roanoke,
Virginia, where he and Mrs. Smith,
together with Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Harris and family were spending
a part of their week's vacation.
During the day they had visited
the Lynchburg plant of Mead Corporation
and he was apparently
in his usual good health but complained
of some indigestion during
the day. He died within a
few minutes after retiring. The
party had left Sylva on Sunday
for a week's vacation at various
points of interest.
The body was brought to Canton
Funeral Home Friday and to
the home in Sylva on Saturday
where it remained until Monday
afternoon.
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon at Ridgecrest Baptist
church in Macon County with
the pastor, Rev. Mr. Holden, assisting
the Rev. C. M. Warren, and
Rev. Lee Crawford and Rev. C.
C. Welch, former pastors of the
deceased, officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
The property for the church and
much of the material and help in
building was donated by Mr. and
Mrs. Smith.
Pallbearers were members of
the Dillffboro Masonic Lodge, of
which the deceased was a member.
Tne Masons also had charge
of the graveside rites. Nieces of
the deceased were in charge of the
flowers.
Surviving are the widow, the
former Miss Elsie Moore, of-Van- .
dalia, 111; three brothers, Gordon,
of Franklin, Robert of Canton, and
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4-H CLUB MEMBERS
TO GATHER FOR WEEK
AT STATE COLLEGE
Jackson County 4-H Club members
who are 14 years of age or
older have the opportunity to attend
4-H Club Week which is held
^ n.n ? T> _ 1 ^! ?1^
at in. i_. siaie ^oiiege in naieign.
next week.
The girls will see demonstrations
in clothing, room improvement,
frozen foods, and dairy foods. The
boys will see demonstrations in
poultry, dairying, soil conservation,
and swine production.
The Club members will go on
a tour of the College Farm and the
City of Raleigh .
Club members will be required
to wear the 4-H uniform during
the entire week.
Any 4-H member who is interested
in attending this program
should contact the County Agent's
office immediately.
i Farm And
arts July 31
United States. Demonstrations
will bring those attending exhibits
of the latest developments in machinery
and equipment for the
farm and home. Field trips and
tours during the afternoon will
take groups to the Morehead
Planetarium at Chapel Hill, to
Duke University, the State Capitol,
i Governor's Mansion and other
5 points of interest in and near Raleigh.
The rural families of Jackson
County are encouraged to attend
the program. Persons planning to
attend should contact the County
Farm and Home Agent's office,
t who will organize transportation
and make room reservations.
; Rooms and meals will be availably
on the college campus to those at*
tending the program.
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