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"EAR-BANGER"?U. S. mortal
siles whistling into enemy lines,
observer up front Packages of
Fresh Ameri
Arriving In .
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Secret Weapons, ii
Light Tanks And .
Guns Pour In j
t Fresh army troops direct from
the United States joined their
fighting comrades in a counterattack
to turn back the North Ko- j
rean Communists troops that <
threaten the port of Puspn from <
the south. ]
The Reds were within. 40 air
miles of the important cifcr of 1
Pusan which is a vital supply port. <
American armor is being thrqvtn '
in the counterattack in an attempt *
to recapture the city of Chinju, s
which lies 55 miles west of Pusan. J
The Defense Department dis---J
closed that elements of the First
Marine Division have arrived in 1
Korea along with elements of the \
. Army's Second Infantry Division f
and the Fifth Regimental Combat j1
team. None of the units are rep- *
resented in full strength ^
The department also disclosed;
that four National Guard divisions {
called to active service were identified
as the 28th of Pennsylvania, ,
the 40th of California, the 45th of J
Oklahoma and the 43rd of Rhode 1
Island, Vermont and Connecticut.
The Guardsmen will train and <
may be sent overseas after a brief i
training. ; j
A brigade of Marines, number- z
ing to about 6,000 men, are not too I
far off. This added strength could t
mean much in the outcome of the
counterattack. | J
ArrnrHinc to renorts. the main s
y South Korean force appears to c
have fallen back behind the Nak- c
tong River south of the Hamchang- ,
Yechon-Andong highway. Ham- j *
chang has been the anchor of the
V north-south American line on the 'l
west and the South Korean east-,
west line on the north. ! t
General MacArthur's war sum- t
mary report stated that the Com- ?
munists were massed for the of- r
fensive toward Pusan. The pres- i
sure continues to be heavy. f
Schools To Feel
Continued Rise
The critical shortage of quali- t
fied teachers, especially in ele- c
mentary schools, will continue to s
be the number one problem in I
education. The full impact will t
reach the high schools in another i
five years, according to the annual
report of the National Edu- t
cation Association. : i
The fact that the high school 11
< population has not yet felt the1 r
* full impact of the wartime birth t
rate is not the sole reason why c
ther is, wtih some exceptions,! i
an adequate supply of high school x
t teachers. The report points outl 1
that some school systems continue | i
to pay higher salaries to secondary t
teachers. This fact along with r
higher social recognition accord- i
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RURAL AREAS ARE j
HARDEST HIT RY
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS '
Haleigh, July 30 ? The Rural j
irea of North Carolina was hard* (
sst hit by motor vehicle accidents
Tims TWmi inwiwit nf
Motor Vehicle reported tbday.
Fifty-one persons were killed
ind 740 injured in the 1,340 acci- ;
tents reported in rural areas. ,
There were 968 accidents in rural ]
ureas in June, 1949, with 53 per* .
;ons killed and 608 persons in- j
ured. Accidents occurring on uJ,
5. Highways in June of this year 1
otaled 648 with 25 persons killed | *
ind 370 injured. Accidents oc-1J
:urring on State Highways totaled f
(31 with 19 persons killed and 1651 ,
njured. County and local roads ^
claimed seven victims and 204 in- (
ured. j
Urban areas reported 11 deaths ^
ind 200 personal injuries in 743
iccidents. 1
Hamilton Issues Call j
For Football Prospects <
It was announced by Coach Hugh. ]
'Pifce Wee" Hamilton of Sylva i'
iigh School that all football pros- 1
>ects for the coming year are to 1
eport at the school house on 1
Monday, August 14, for instruc- ^
ions.
Football practice will start on i
August 15 from 10 a.m. to 11:30
t.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
laily with the exception of Sunlays.
All prospects are urged to oe
here on August 14.
Notice To Sportsmen
According to an announcement
>y W. B. Cope, District Game Prolector,
all combination hunting
tnd fishing licenses expired at
nidnight July 31. They must be
enewed if you expect to hunt or
ish.
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' Impact Of
In Birth Rate
jd to high school teachers in some
communities, is partially responsible
for a disproportionate num>er
of college students setting
heir sights on high school teach- (
ng careers.
The report offers little hope for
in immediate solution to the shortige.
An estimated 750,562 new (
eachers will be needed to meet
ninimum needs in elementary
ind secondary schools in the next
lecade. An additional 73,000 qualfied
teachers are necessary to j
eplace those with sub-standard
1 censes in elementary grades. It 1
s estimated that less than one- (
hird of the number needed in ele- .
nentary grades will be available j
n the next decade.
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Syl
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i as they send their deadly misscks
fire results with an artillery
-GI's, can be seen in foreground.
ENLISTMENTS FOR
JULY SHOW RECORD,
RECRUITER SAYS
During the past month of July
a greatly increased volume of enlistments
for the U. S. Army and
U. S. Air Force has been noted
In the Western Counties of Jackson,
Macon and Swain. According
bo Sgt. 1st Class David R. Cal
houn, Jr., local Recruiter who has
been assigned to those three counties
for the past three years, the
Increase has been "record-breaking"
and has amounted to a total
of eighteen for the month. The
previous of 17 enlistments was set
in May of 1948.
Neil Wilson, 19, high school
graduate,'.son of Mrs. Olive Wilson.
Sylva, was enlisted for a four
{rear period in the U. S. Air Force
on July 24th. Robert L. Madison
[I, 18, high school gracl, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe B. Madison,
Webster, also enlisted for four
(rears in the Air Force on July
31st. Madison is the grandson of
Pres. Emeritus Robert Lee Madiion,
founder and first President of
Western Carolina Teachers College.
Both young men are at present
undergoing a 13-weeks basic
training course at Lackland Air
Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Enlisted in the U. S. Army for
three years were: Wade H. Potts,
18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Potts,
Norton, on 24th of July; and Robert
H. Green, 17, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Austin Green, Dillsboro, on
25th of July, for assignment to
the Engineer. Corps. Both men are
now Dursuinc a 14-weeks basic
training course at Fort Knox,
Kentucky.
PMA Reports Price
Reduction On Seeds
By J. L. STEWART
Chairman of Jackson Co. PMA
Pasture teed* for fall seeding
may be obtained under purchase
order at any time. Most
of the dealers have orchard grass
and ladino clover in stock. Ladino
clover has been reduced to $2.20
per pound, the credit rate is
$1.40, which leaves the farmer
80c per pound to pay. Orchard
grass is selling for 40c per poun'd,
the credit rate it 21c per pound,
which leaves a difference of 19c
for the farmer to pay.
Any one planning to teed fall
pasture should order lime immediately.
..Phosphate is avail*
able under purchase order at
any time. An application of
lime and phosphate is required
for pasture seeding according to
specifications.
Organ Dedicated
The congregation of the Bryson
City Presbyterian church held a
special five o'clock Vesper Service
Sunday evening in which they
dedicated their new Hammond
argan recently installed in the
Lhurch. Clayton Curtis, of the Music
Department of Western Carolina
Teachers College, was the
fuest organist for the dedication.
A number of Sylva people went
down for the dedication service.
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va, N. C. Thursday, August
DILLARD AND COPE
CREEK ROADS BEING
HARD SURFACED
Hines Construction Company of
South Carolina is now engaged in
bonding and placing asphalt blacktop
surface on the Cope Creek and
Dillard Roads. The bonding process
was placed on the Cope Creek
road last week and is now being
j placed on the Dillard Road. Work
I on placing the hard surface will
i start next week, according to Mr.
| Curtis, District Supervisor for the
State Highway Commission.
New School At Addie
In reporting the beginning of
work on the new school building
for Beta and Addie District last
week it was stated that the building
is going up at Beta which is
incorrect and should have read
Addie. Z. R. Robinson and Son.
: building contractor of Asheville,
I is going right along with the exi
cavation and assembling of matej
rials for the building, which is to
| be a modern brick, steel and con!
crete structure containing 14 class
rooms, auditorium, office, cafeteria
and will be used for elementary
students in the Addie and
Beta area.
Duke Fund Gives
$500 To Hospital
For New Equipment
Mr. William Andrews, business
manager of C. J. Harris Hospital,
| announced yesterday that the Duke.
F.nHnurment Vinri annrrvpH a errant
of $500 for new equipment for the
hospital. This grant was made
possible through the efforts of
the Ladies' Auxiliary of the hospital,
and was obtained on a matching
basis with funds raised as a
result of the hospital day held in
May.
The funds will be used to buy
new equipment for the kitchen
and minor operating room to
be put into service in September.
Preaching Service
It has been announced that Rev.
G. N. Cpwan, of Rocky Mount, will
fill the pulpit of the Webster Baptist
church at the 11 o'clock worship
hour Sunday morning.
The public is cordially invited.
j '
! Development C
! Vehicles Is Slo
1 David H. Brown, Jr., formerly
j of Cullowhee, now assistant to
the chief engineer of Dodge Division
of Chrysler Motors, Detroit,
j Michigan, gave a very interesting
i and informative talk at the regu!
lar meeting of the Rotary Club on
: July 25 on the subject "Develop1
ment of Military Vehicles."
This talk was based on his four j
and one-half years work in World
War II with the U. S. Army Or^.
j dnance Tepartment,** Combat VeI
hides Design Section. In this work,
| Mr. Brown held the rank of cap-1
I tain and now holds the rank of
! major in the Reserves. I
! The preliminary layout, buildI
ing of wooden model and the
: building of a metal pilot for test,
ing on a proving ground precedes
the production of the vehicle in
quantity. Mr. Brown stated that,
i in the case of tanks, the time from
j preliminary layout to actual production
runs up to four years and
i several million dollars would be
spent on the designing and building
of the models prior to the
time actual production starts.
Pictures of tanks were shown
on the screen bv Dr. Carl Killian
and comments were made by the
speaker on the features characteristic
of each. American tanks are
, designed for speed and maneuverability
and are not made to slug
! it out with the heaviest tanks of
other countries. This accounts for
CANCER CLINIC TO MEET
at C. J. Harris Hospital, in 8ylva,
Friday, August 4. Reg 1st re;
tion from 9 to 10:15 a.m. Ths
Division of Xancer Control Ths
N. C. Stats Bosrd of Hsalth
provides sxaminations for can*
csr to womsn abovs 35 and men
abovs 40 ysars old snd to any
person of any age with symptoms
suggestive of cancsr.
Her;
3, 1950
William E. I
I
To Sponsor I
At Cherokee
Grigg And Wilson *
Honored At Recent
Meeting Of Post
Rev. W. Q. Grigg, recently elected
American Legion State Department
Chaplain, was honored at !
the regular monthly meeting of
William E. Dillard Post No. 104
American Legion, by being presented
a Chaplain's hat by Beaman
I Pinner of Asheville, 5th Division!
Department Commander. Commander
Pinner also presented a
Past Commander's Pin to Rich
ard Wilson, Sr.
It was reported by Felix Picklesimer,
chairman of the member-,
. ship committee, that thirty-six
members had been signed up in
the present drive and before the
evening program was over a total j
of 45 had been signed for member- j
ship.
; Accompanying Commander Pin-i
ner from Asheville were Hillard ;
Penland, Commander of West .;
Asheville Memorial Post No. 335,'
John J. Turnbul), Hall Austin and
William R. Whitney, members of
West Asheville Memorial Post.
I Commander Pinner was the principal
speaker for the occasion.
I Commander Penland also made a
' short talk.
I Preliminary plans were an- j
i nounced by Commander Lee Hoop- ]
er of the William E. Dillard Post <
for a special "Legion Night" for j
North Carolina American Legion ]
members at the Cherokee Indian \
Drama, "Unto These Hills/' on
August 25. j
Special guest at this perfor- j
mance will be Hugh Alexander of ,
Kannapolis, North Carolina De- "
partment Commander. |4
"Legion Night'* is being spon-/
sored by the William ?. AIM
Post through the cooperation of
Cherokee drama officials. Reser* 1
vations for seats should be made (
through the local post or to Carol j
White, General manager, at Cherokee.
der, said the post will give a din- ;
ner for guests at the Legion Home
prior to leaving for the drama.
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Military
w and Costly
the initial success of the Communist
tanks in Korea; but when the
American anti-tank weapons
reach the Korean battle front, the
speedier American tanks will come
into their own.
Mr. Brown is the son of Mr.
1 ? n...u u D.n...n c?- r.r
dllll iVilS. LJCIV1U II. UlUWil, Ol VI
Cullowhee and a grandson of Mrs.
Hannah Hall also of Cullowhce.
Combination Hunting And
Fishing Licenses On Sale
The 1950-1951 hunting licenses
and combination hunting and fishing
licenses went on sale throughout
North Carolina on August 1,
according to Clyde P. Patton, Ex- ecutive
Director of the North Carolina
Wildlife Resources Commission.
Combination licenses and hunting
licenses for the past fiscal
year expired on July 31. The new
licenses have been distributed to
license dealers throughout the
State, and copies of the official
regulations will be available at
the time new licenses are pur-,
chased. All county Game and Fish
Protectors have been instructed
to have their license agents furnish
a copy of the wildlife regulations
and abstract of the game
r.vs to each purchaser of a license.
This is a part of the Commission's
intensified educational program.
Hunting licenses and fishing li-j
censes purchased separately cost,
$3.10 each, whereas combination
licenses sell for $4.10, thus giving
sportsmen a saving of $2.10 by
purchasing the combination license.
I
A Ladino-fescue pasture sod in
North Carolina allowed only 140
pounds of soil per acre per year to j
be washed off.
SYLVA CITY MARKET .. In AAP
\LD 1
)iJlard Post
jegion Night
Drama
TWO-DAY FARM AND
HOME ROUND-UP AT
WCTC AUGUST 22-23
Frank H. Brown, Jr. i
Is President Of
Advisory Committee
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FRANK H. BROWN, JR.
Plans for the second annual
Farm and Home Round-Up to be
held August 22 and 23 at Western
Carolina Teachers College are rapidly
being completed according to
Prank H. Brown, Jr., President of
the Advisory Committee.
The two-day event will Attract
'arm families from 12 Western
North Carolina counties. Last
pear's program was attended by
approximately 3000 persons, an
even larger crowd is expected this
vcAf. Brown Mid.
WNC counties to be represented
are Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay,
Sraham, Haywood, Henderson,
Jackson, Macon, Madison, Swain,
Transylvania, and Yancey.
The program will begin with a
general session on the morning of
August 22 in the Hoey Auditorium.
The group will be addressed by
Dr. J. H. Hilton, Dean of the School
of Agriculture and Director of the
Experimental Station at N. C. State
College.
The afternoon of that day will
be devoted to special interest
groups concerned with agronomy,
poultry, dairying, home making,
and home beautificatioh. That
evening delegates will be entertained
by a style show sponsored
by the 4-H Clubs and Future
Homemakers Clubs of the counties
represented.
August 23 will be devoted to
farm and home demonstrations on
the farm of Robert C. Hooper, disabled
veteran of World War II, in
the Speedwell community of Jack
son uouniy.
"The purpose of the demonstrations,"
Brown said, "is to illustrate
the remaking of the farm
and the home according to the
most recent recommendations and
practices."
The demonstrations will include
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Legion Sponso
Will Run Agai
The show "Hayloft Jamboreee"
sponsored by the American Legion
will be presented again tonight.
The show is made up of local talent,
^including dancers, singers,
KillKillw ?
i i < U 01V 1(1 110 QlJVi vyuivi liilJUAiiJ pvi formers.
The show is full of gags, comedy
skits, pretty girls and dashing
young men. Miss Dorothy Beck,
director of the production, says,
"This will be a good opportunity
for you to see your friends perform
in a real good clean show
where there will be fun for everyone."
Square dance teams will be featured
including some of the best
in this area. Sam Queen and Bud
Kirkendorf will have their team
participating with Sam doing some
of the calling.
Jim Cannon, Larry Mull and
Billy Mason are just a few of the
local fellows that are in the show.
The show will start tonight at
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FUNERAL FOR MRS.
COWAN HELD AT
WEBSTER TUESDAY
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock
at the Webster Methodist church
for Mrs. Louthenia Wild Cowan,
81, who passed away at her home
Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock
following a long illness. Burial
was in the Stillwell cemetery. The
services were in charge of Rev.
W. N. Cook, of Franklin, and Rev.
G. N. Cowan, of Rocky Mount.
Moody Funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Frank and
Cowan Moody, Darrenee Tallent,
Frank Hyatt, Tate Wild, Edwin
Wild, and John Parris.
Mrs. Cowan was the widow of
W. L. Cowan, and a daughter of
the late Rev. B. G. and Mary Ann
Bird Wild. She was born in Macon
County April 23, 1869.
Surviving are three sons, Paul
E., Claude J., and Dan G. Cowan,
of Webster; two daughters, Mrs.
Lena C. Moody, ot Sylva, and Miss
Helen Cowan oi Asheville arid
Webster; eight grandchildren and
three great grandchildren.
Local Technicians To Attend
Asheville Conference
Jackson Artificial Breeding Assn.
announced today that their inseminating
technicians will attend the
First Annual Artificial Inseminator's
Conference held under the
auspices of the Southeastern Artificial
Breeding Association at the
Langren Hotel, Asheville, on Aug*
ust 11th and 12th.
This annual conference is being
established by the Southeastern
Artificial Breeding Association 'to
afford an opportunity for Inseminating
Technicians to meet experts
in the various fields of artificial
breeding, to learn the more
recent improvements in technique.
mod ay be informed on the latest
research developments.
Jack son Artificial Breeding
Assn. disclosed that on the 2-day
program, the Technicians would
have the time to visit the Stud Of
the Southeastern Association and
inspect the High Index Proved
Sires whose semen is being used
by their organizations.
Dr. Dyer Wood, nationally
known Veterinarian of Greensburg,
Indiana, Dr. Elwin Willett,
Research Director of the American
Foundation for the Study of Genetics,
Professors J. A. Arey, North
Carolina State College; Frank
Fitch, University of Georgia and
C. W. Heaves, University of Florida,
are scheduled on the program
to lecture in the field of their
specialty. John Brown of North
Carolina State College, J. R. Prentice,
owner of the Southeastern
Association, as well as several
members of the Association's staff
will take part in this First Annual
Technicians' Conference. - ^
, Jackson Artificral Breeding Association
is one of the 147 cooperatives
and breeding associations in
11 states using semen from the
High Index Proved Sires of the
Southeastern Artificial Breeding
Association and the Indiana Artificial
Breeding Association of Carmel,
both American Breeders Service
organizations.
red Jamboree
rr? _ i .
in lonigm
8:13 p.m. in the Graded School
Auditorium.
Zachary Training
; At Great Lakes
' i
William L. Zachary, seaman re
emit, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Zachary of East LaPorte,
is undergoing recruit training at
the world's largest Naval Training
Center, Great Lakes, 111.
Recruit training is the sharp
break between civilian and Naval
life in which the new Navy man
learns the fundamental principles
of the Naval service.
. In the course of his training the
i recruit is taught seamanship, Navy
I customs, terms, basic ordnance,
i gunnery, signaling and naviga*
jtion.
I j Upon completion of kis training
t the recruit is assigned either to
,! units of the Fleet or to a service
; | school for specialized training*
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