- iVhiip our! VOL. XXV?NO. 10 i&gj : i"! ji; "EAR-BANGER"?U. S. mortal siles whistling into enemy lines, observer up front Packages of Fresh Ameri Arriving In . Heln Stem T J. fb 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 I Thi '- /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. - ***. ' 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. e: Sy Syl ' "" ' *'y '^Jjf **^1 I > l,-^* ^"2?h! 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. ?08SAM0N'ft in ftylva LVA ] 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. )f 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 a : .y.v ?. -m- .>.... v. .*? ?. .... -y_jliway. W"'1l fy T&k- V ;:'x^Tvr* 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 (Continued on page 10) 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 [PATRONIZE! p LOCAL da MCRCH4ETc| $2.00 A Year?5c Copy 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* 4 v