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Vhelp our* VOL. XXV?NO. 13 All Co DISCUSS F V. . I : ' f' i ] : ; | ' :[? [;. r v 1 | r f [J j-iu !" [ : ; ' . i I I - ' , ; ,v I i?T ^ ifUM N;; i; m; Shown in this picture, left to rigl John Parris. author and writer; R. ' Felix Picklesimer, President Jacksc set Farms Resort and active in Tom These men are a part of a group set Farms August 11 to discuss pror Hill Discussf WNC Firem< * Association Was Organized In *' Sylva In 1948 Over 100 firemen, members of < the departments of Western North j Carolina towns and industries j v west of Tryon, attended the quar- l : terly meeting of WNC Firemen's ( Association in Sylva on Monday l evening with a dinner served in < the Legion Home by the Legion , Auxiliary at 7 p.m. < W. B. Cope, chief of the Sylva department, co-sponsor with the Mead Corporation in giving the I meeting and dinner, presided. He introduced Mayor Hugh Monteith, who gave the welcome message. Mr. Monteitn expressed nis ap-; i preciation for the work the fire? departments are doing, especially our own Sylva department,' i and assured the group that the j i officials of the town of Sylva are 1 1 backing the men in their work. < Mr. Cope then introduced Danjl Merrill, president of the Associa- : tion, and Chief of the Brevard j 1 Department. The minutes of the 1 last meeting were read by the * secretary. Mr. Merrill told of the ] * work and growth of the Associa- 1 tion, and expressed his pleasure at being back in Sylva, the "Home of the Organization", because it a was just a little more than two years ago that the Association was organized here in Sylva. He urged the firemen to attend the meeting of the State Association which ?Continued on page 6 Program Anno W1SC Methodist Pastors and delegates of the VnrtVi rarnlina Methodist TV CSIC1 41 * ??-<* in wvi. Conference will go to Asheville September 20th for the four-day meeting which extends through Sunday, Sept. 24th. The Conference will convene Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 10 a.m. in the Central Methodist church, in Asheville, with Bishop Costen J. Harrell, presiding. Dr. Edgar H. Nease is the secretary. The program for the four-day I conference is as follows: WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20,1950? 10:00 a.m.?Worship and the Organization of the Annual Confery ence. 10:30 a.m.?Introductions. 11:00 a.m.?Memorial Service Memorial Sermon: The Reverend R. Dwight Ware, D.D., 4 1 THI unty ? PROMOTION FOR HIGHW ?ii-*: .* |.' i jj^J J ^vv"- > * iwv.ss .y.\sy.;.... .vv.;. . . / xwxxvx-x* it, is L. Dale Thrash, District Hig] C. Gable, District Highway Comm; >n County Chamber of Commerce, ; rist promotion for this section. from South Carolina, Tennessee an< notion of a Federal number for hij 58 Safety At in's Associat Cope Calls Meeting Of County Teachers W. Vernon Cope, superintendent 3f Jackson County schools, has issued a call for all principals to' meet on Thurs., Aug. 24 (today) at the Sylva Elementary School Duilding at 2 o'clock. Also a :ounty-wide teachers meeting to De held Tuesday, August 29, at 10/ D'clock at Sylva Elementary school. Ml teachers are urged to be present. ALLEY TO SPEAK AT I DEMOCRATIC RALLY , HERE FRIDAY NIGHT Felix E, Alley, of Waynssville, retired Superior Court Judge, and a native of Jackson County, will be the principal speaker?at a :ounty-wide Democratic Rally to be held in the county court house in Sylva Friday night, August 25, at 8 o'clock, according to an announcement by Dan M. Allison, chairman of the Executive committee. Judge Alley is a fine speaker and every Democrat is urged to attend the rally. Plans fcr the meeting began when the committee and party nominees met on Saturday, Aug. *2. Plans will be made at this gathering for further meetings and -peech making before the general election in November. unced For I Conference Superintendent Asheville District, Asheville. N. C. Holy Communion, administered by Bishop Harrell and the District Superintendent. 12:30 p.m.?Adjournment. 1:00 p.m. ? Brevard College Luncheon: St. Paul's Methodist' Church. 2:00-5:00 p.m. ? Meetings of, Boards, Committees and Commissions. 3:00 p.m.?Preaching Hour. Sermon: The Reverend Joseph' Owen, D.D., Pastor Main St.! Methodist Church, Gastonia, N. C. 5:30 p.m.?Emory University Dinner: S & W 'Jafetuia. 7:30 p.m.?Ho'.r of Evangelism. Sermon: "God Needs a Great ?Cont.nued on page 6 I i sy] Sylvfi schools AY 107 i ' ^ ' p iway Commissioner, of Asheville; issioner of upper South Carolina; and Ed Bumgarner, owner of Sund North Carolina who met at Sun i r\n gnway iu<. Meeting Of ion Here FISHING CONTEST NOW UNDERWAY Loyle Nash, manager of the Sylva Sport Shop, Inc., has announced that the fishing contest, sponsored by the store, is now well underway with much interest being shown by the local fishermen. The contest is for the largest trout and the largest bass, open to all residents of Jackson County. Prizes will be given for the largest trout caught before the season closes Aug. 31, and for the largest bass caught before November 30. | A sample of the entries to date^ include: Brown trout, 17 1-4 in. caught by O. V. Cagle, Jr., on a wet fly; Brown trout, 18 in., caught by Alton Bryson on a gold spinner; Rainbow trout, 20 in., by L. A. Cabe on a Bumbel Pee. The largest bass to date as been entered by Dr. Paul J. Ritter of East LaPorte, an 8-pounder caught on a Jitter Bug. Get your entry in and compete lor one of the numerous prizes,' which include casting and trout rods, and reels, flies, plugs, etc. Just bring your fish by the Sylva Sport Shop to be measured and entered. YOUNG REPUBLICAN i CLUB TO MEET I TONIGHT AT 8 P. M. j Jeff Hedden, president of the Young Republican Club of Jackson County, has announced a meeting of the club to be held in the courthouse tonight, Thursday, at 8:00 o'clock. The speaker for the occasion will be R. M. "Joe" Lineberger, of Morganton, Burke County Republican party chairman. All republicans, both young and old, are urged to attend and hear Mr. Lineberger. Smith Calls Faculty Meet For Tuesday P.M. Ralph L. Smith, principal of Sylva Central school, has called a faculty meeting to be held in the elementary auditorium at 1:00 o'clock p.m. All teachers are urged be present as plans for i the opening of school on Wednesday will be discussed. j SYLVA CITY MA-RKET . . In A1P # LVA 1 i9 N. C. Thursday, August 24 * To 0 RESERVED SEATS SOLO THRU SUNDAY , FOR CHEROKEE DRAMA Carl Sink, publicity director for J the Cherokee Drama, "Unto These Hills", has notified this paper that I all reserved seats at Mountainside I Theatre have been sold out thru I Sunday, August 27. Mr. Sink ur- | gently requests that no phone calls be placed for seats during this period as the Cherokee exchange c is swamped with calls. c Mnn-msorvpfi cp^tc are avail- ^ able for those who get-there early ' enough to secure them. They are usually sold out by performance, time. * HOMECOMING AND 1 DECORATION AT CULLOWHEE 27TH The Annual Homecoming and i Cemetery Decoration will be ob-! i served at the Cullowhee Baptist! ? church on Sunday, August 27. The^l annual affair has been held on the! J 4th Sunday in August for a great j 1 many years. 1 Guest speaker for the occasion < this year will be Rev. Alex Her- j | ring, a former pastor of the church, I i who will deliver the 11 o'clock worship message. Rev. Mr. Her- ? ring has spent most of his active ] ministry as a Missionary in China. He was born in China of Mission- ] ary parents and has spent most of his time and energy in minister- J ing to the Chinese. He had to leave China some time ago when the Communist armies swept down over the country. He is a brother of Rev. Ralph Herring of Winston-Salem who is widely known throughout all North Carolina. I TURPIN FUNERAL 11 HELD AT DIX GREEK TUESDAY AFTERNOON Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock for James H. Turpin, 79, who died at his home on Dix Creek Sunday night following a short illness. The - * rv: services Wei* neia in mc* uu Creek church with Rev. Oscar J. Beck, Rev. Robert Parris and the Rev. Ernest Jamison officiating. Burial was in the Dix Creek cemetery. Nephews of the deceased acted1 as pallbearer and nieces were,; flower bearers. Moody Funeral : Home was in charge. j ( Mr. Turpin was a native of;] Jackson County, a deacon of the 1 Dix Creek Baptist church and a , retired farmer. j Surviving are tne widow, Mrs. i Metta Brown Turpin; one daughter, Mrs. Walter Sutton, of Barkers,; Creek; one son, Jarvis Turpin of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Lottie ( Bramlett, and Mrs. John Brown of ( Dix Creek; 10 grandchildren and , a number of nieces and nephews.!; Out of town friends and rela-;( tives here for the funeral services '( included: Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Freeman of Hickory; Mrs. Henry Sit-^ ton, Asheville; Mr. and Mrs. Don Brown, Floyd Cook, Mrs. L. K,| Peek and sons, Mrs. Mabel Bur! nette and children, Mr. and Mrs.j ; Ray Pruett., Miss Bessie Brown, j ; Mrs. Floyd Brown, and Ray Brown,1 ! all of Canton; Mrs. Alton Edwards,] i Rev. Johnnie Hyatt, Mr. and Mrs. | Dallas Howell and daughter, Mrs. Hillard Howell and daughter, K. Howell, and Mr. and Mrs. Olisj Howell, all of Whittier; Mr. and | Mrs. O. V. Cagle and A. C. Dillard of Cullowhee. CANCER CLINIC TO MEET at C. J. Harris Hospital, In Sylva, Friday, August 25, Registra* tion from 9 to 10:15 a.m. The Division of Cancer Control The N. C. State Board of Health provides examinations for cancer to women above 35 and men above 40 years old and to any person of any age with symptoms suggestive of cancer. rlERi , 1950 >pen O reaching St 4nnounced . ASSOCIATION TO ! iOLD SCHOOL FOR 1EAC0NS, PASTORS The Tuckaseigee Baptist Assoiation will hold Schools for all leacons, pastors, and others who vish to attend during the week if September 4-8. These meetings vill be held in five churches of he county which will be central joints for all the churches. Peo)le will attend the meeting in heir community. i nc ccnirai met: i tug punus cutis follows: East Sylva, Lovedale,i Hamburg, Calvary, and Wilmot. The meetings will begin each night it 7:45. \ i Speakers for the five schools. .vill be as follows: Rev. J. L. Spi /ey, Rev. Earl Bradley, and Rev. i F. C. Pipes, all of whom are State i Missionaries or field workers for! Baptist work in North Carolina. Rev. Erskine Plemmons, now pas;or of Ranlo Baptist Church in CJastonia, and Rev. J. L. Jenkins,1 castor Baptist Church, Boiling Springs, N. C. These meetings will be both inspirational and informational. Make plans now to attend them. Rotary Club To Welcome District Governor :^S3l :: Bv^^^aH spr IK^JB1 P Walter T. Nao The Rotary club of Sylva on Tues!ay, August 29, will be host to }r. WaJter T. Nau, Governor of ho 280th District of Rotary Incrnntional, who is making his ' ' ' - ' -:* * - 1- - r i 1I1J1UHJ UlIlCJUl Visit IU t'din uj lllf J5 Roiary Clubs in Western North Carolina. He will confer with President Harry Ferguson, Secretary Raymond Sutton and other local Rotary officers on Club administration and Rotary service activities. Dr. Nau is Professor of Modern Languages at Lenoir-Rhyne college in Hickory and is a member Dl the Rotary club of Hickory. He is :>ne of the 201 Rotary District Governors who are supervising the activities of some 7,100 Rotary Hubs which have a membership of 350,000 business and professional executives in 83 countries and geographical regions throughout the world. Wherever Rotary clubs are located, their activities are similar to these of the Rotary club of Sylva oecause they are based on the same objectives?developing better un c'erstanding and fellowship among .jyir.ess" and professional men, /i omoling community-betterment .mdertakings, raising the standards of business and professions, and fostering the advancement of ijood will, understanding and peace among all the peoples of the world. Each year, this world-wide service organization continues tc grow in numbers and in strength. During the last fiscal year, for example, 293 new Rotary Clubs .vere organized in 36 countries of North, South and Central Amerea, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Islands of the Pacific. 308SAMON'8 In Sytva \LD I 11 Aug affs For Coi By Superint i State Chaplain 9p REV. W. QUAY GRIGG, Pastor of the Svlva Methodist church, and Department Chaplain of the North Carolina Department of the American Legion, will be honored at a dinner meeting of the Legion here Friday evening at 6:00 o'clock, along with State Department Commander, Hugh Q. Alexander. Sylva Stores To End Half Day Closing Period August 30 Ed Nicholson, president of the Sylva Merchants Association, has announced that, officially, the half day closing period on Wednesdays for Sylva stores will end after Wednesday, August 30. The stores will be closed the ' usual half day on the 30th but will remain open all day Wed* nesday, September 3rd and thereafter until further notice. LEGION COMMANDER TO VISIT LOCAL POST FRIflAY W V I ntwi HUGH Q. ALEXANDER, Kannapolis, Commander Departmenl ol North Carolina Amcrica Legion will be among the guest Legionnaires for the Legion dinner ir Sylva Friday evening at 6:30 o'clock. Commander Alexandei will deliver the prineipal address and will head the Legion delegation attending the Cherokee Drama that evening. Mr. Alexander, 38, an attorney, i! n veteran of forty-four month! service with the U. S. Navy dur? ing World War II. His service included 34 months sea duty aboarc the USS Raleigh, California anc Albany with the rank of Lieuten' ant. A graduate of Duke and Carolina Law Schools, he has maintained a law office in Kannapoli since 1937, except for the time ou while in the Navy. Legion offices he has held rang< all the way from Commander o his Post at Kannapolis to the Na? lional Legislative Committee. Alexander has served two term; in the North Carolia General As (Continued on Page 6) Cherokee Drai Labor Day Ni Cherokee, August 23 ? Afte establishing itself as America' outstanding outdoor attraction fo 1950 in 35 performances an breaking new reqords each per formancc night of the remainin 1 8, the Cherokee Drama, "Unt These Hills," will close after th Labor Day night performanc September 4. The decision was anounced laj week by board-chairman Harr E. Buchanan of Cherokee Histor: J cal Association after conferenc with Harry Davis, director. Car | White, general manager, and Chei okee Drama executive committe ; "Unto These Hills" definitely wi ,; play next year," Buchanan cor I tinued. "Acceptance by the Ama > ?... iw>.? vnft. [PATRONIZEI E; local ma MfBCHflKKj $2.00 A Year?5c Copy ust 30 inty Schools endent Cope Smith Will Head Sylva District Again This Year The following is a list of the teaching staffs for the schools of Jackson County as released by Supt. Vernon W. Cope on Tuesday of this week: SYLVA HIGH AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Ralph L. Smith. District Princi1 pal; Brank Proflitt. John R. Dills, i Alary W. Jones Scott, Willa Mae | Scroggs, Irene Bryson Buchanan, William H. Hamilton, Harold C. 1 Yeager, Clifton Smith, Kathryn Sandlin Morris, Merriel Home Battle, John F. Corbin. j Evelyn Parker McMahan, Jua| nita Farmer Proflitt, Mae Free| man Fortner, John Roy Crawford, Mrs. J. F. Freeze, Annie Louise M. Reed, Maggie. Shuler Hughes, Hicks E. Wilson, Evelyn Cowan 1 Sherrill, Olive Hall Norton, Emily W. Tompkins, Lorene Turpin Clay, ! Norma Painter Lee, Elma Mason ; Donnahoe, Lillian J. Madison, and , Mary R. Cowan. LOG CABIN ASSOCIATION, Elementary school: W. Carr Hooper, principal; yhelma Franklin Wallin, Selma B. Middleton, Geraldine Givens Ward, Thelma B. ! Crawford, and Carma A. Crawford. DILLSBORO, elementary: T. Ferry Middleton, Arlin Fowler Evans, Iris Holden Sherrill, Mary Frances S. Knight. QFTA olomontnrv' fiprt i P W. i < A 4 ft t V * V*l ?W?? ^ ? - - - ? ? Moss \ Maude Baker Jleed* Lucy Hfenry Criitford, Elwyn Queen Deitz and Mattie Mae Hensley. ADDIE: Wm. Garland Dillard, Lenoir N. Stack. WILLETS: Clem H. Cogdill and Alberta S. Monteith. BALSAM: Elmer Yates Neill and Kathleen B. Queen. QUALLA, elementary: Lois E. Martin, Lucy M. Hall, Harriett Hall Jenkins, Irene Raby Clayton, Jennie Cathey, Louise Hyutt Ed. wards. Lj CULLOWHEE, high and ele,'mentary: C. A. Hoyle, principal; Winnie M. Killian, Nellie Elizai beth Bond, Thelma H. Harrell, Vernon Painter, Annie H. McCon nell, Fred C. Shelton, Ben Haskew , Battle, Annie C. Knotts, Martha - Lou Stillwell, Edythe Walker, Louise Hunt, Margaret Tyson ?Continued on page 7 i METHODIST CHURCH . j INSTALLS NEW PEWS The Sylva Methodist church completed its extensive remodel ing and renovation program this - week with the installation of new s pews. The pews were made by t the Southern Desk Company of Hickory and were made to match i the other furniture of the sanctuf ary, which has been completely re modeled and rearranged. The congregation is to be cons gratulated for the fine program - of making the church more attractive and usable. na To Close On ight For Season t ican public has guaranteed that s already. The 1951 opening may r be earlier than July 1, as it was d ths year, and we may play long er. In the meantime, Mountaing side Theatre plant will be brought o| up to what we planned in the be e'gining?America's most spectacuej lar and comfortable outdoor play| house?and the seven-months prost gram for its use by Great Smoky y 1 residents and the vacationing L-1 American public will be pushed :e immediately." ol One hundred-ninety-two buses r- and 16,109 private cars from 45 ?. states and 10 foreign countries 111 have transported just over 60,000 i-1 patrons to see 35 performeces of r?,"Unto These Hills.
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