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Historic Webster Vol. 7 No. 3

  • Historic Webster is a newsletter of the Webster Historical Society, Inc., created at the Society’s founding in 1974. The publication helped to serve the Society's mission of collecting and preserving the history of Webster, North Carolina. Webster, established in 1851, was the original county seat for Jackson County.
  • newsletter of the Webster Historical Society, Inc. VOLUME VII, NUMBER 3 WEBSTER, :\OHTII Ct\H.OL!l\A FALL, 1981 Webster High's 1941 Class Molded By Events By Lloyd Cowan The Webster High School class of 1941 is a symbol of students of the mid-thirties and forties. Time and condi­tions caused it to be the last class before a new era, was brought on by World War II and the consolidation of Sylva and Webster high schools. As one of the last eleven year graduation classes, this class survived the "great depression" of the thirties and became the first class to com­ple. te four years in the new rock, WPA-constructed, high school building. ... from the covers and creeks of Jackson Coun­ty The Webster High class of 1937-1941 had its humble beginning at the old one­teacher schools which were found throughout the many coves and creeks of the Webster-Savannah school district. The studeQts came from the headwaters of Pum­pkintown, Gay, East Fork, Green's Creek, Old Savannah, Grasshopper, Little Savan­nah, Hogrock, the Ashe Settle­ment, Locust Creek, and Fair~ view. Lovesfield, Dillsboro, and Webster communities greatly complimented the stu­dent body of young, robust, mountain-bred aspirants as they came together for "one common cause" at this con­solidated institution of higher learning. Traveling by bus from the communities of one-teacher schools, the "joy ride" of ten to fifteen miles was a treat. Most had walked half that distance to their grammar schools. I shall never forget the Savannah bus, "old number 19". The daily origin of this 1934 Ford bus, trimmed with the traditional North Carolina system colors of yellow and black, began in the Pumpkin­town vicinity. Its next to last stop was at' the Wilson home at the Cabe Hill junction. Thir­teen Wilson children, all from one iamily, occupied the last vacant seats. The last stop, just before the Little Savan­nah intersection, found the three Rhinehart children hav­ing to stand until the bus arriv­ed at school. I shall never forget the synchronized and coughing sound of this loaded bus as. it wound up the steep grade from the Tuckasegee River, over the graveled, wash-board, rutted road and into the school yard. Each time victory was evident. Bus number 19 was, indeed. a legend in its time. The bus arivers, Glenn Turpin, Gudger Buchanan, and John R. Shepherd, were patie~t men who understood students and old buses well, even to the "'nth degree". Bus number 19 was an educational institution herself, and its riders learned one another in friendship. Romance blossomed as she rambled along, and songs were sung, even in harmony to , "Beautiful Brown Eyes" and "Maple On The Hill". The pain of a rough trip was somewhat eased when Glenn and Gudger would stop at the old Green's Creek Post Office, to check our mail and pur­chase a penny sucker or a B-B bat. Robert Paul Buchanan, Continued on page 4 THE WEBSTER HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1941 Miss Lucy Was Leader Of WNC Crafts Movement Miss Lucy Morgan, the founder of the Penland School of Handicrafts in Mitchell County, North Carolina, and a Webster resident since her retirement 20 years ago died July 3, at her Riverwood home. In 1915 Miss Lucy became principal of her brother Rufus' Appalachian School in Pen­land and by 1929, working with the area residents , she established the craft school which has become one of the world's renowned handicraft centers. Her and her workers and her students fame grew and she was asked to direct, in 1956, the weaving of the green baize, the cover for the tables of Independence Hall, Phila­delphia, the hall where on July 4, 1776, the Nation's Declara­tion of Indenpence from Bri­tain had been signed. In !962, after 42 years devoted to the Native Carolina Crafts, Miss Lucy built her retirement home near her nephew, Dr. Ralph S. Morgan Gov. Terry Sanford appointed her to direct the Collection of Webster, North Carolina phot­ographs for the State 's Raleigh Archives. She became a familiar Webster figure as she covered the countryside, collecting and identifying ear­ly mountain photos. The daughter of Alfred and Fannie Siler Morgan, she was, born in the Macon County Community of Cartoogechaye. Miss Lucy graduated from Central Michigan College and her alma mater and the University of North Carolina later recognized her contribu­tions to the crafts of the southern Highlands by confer­ring on her doctors' degrees of humanities. Miss Lucy's life ws the ex­ample, according to Legette Beythe, in her biography, Gift From the Hills , of "what one woman who loves and trusts people and believe in the creative spirit has ac­complished." Page 2, HISTORIC WEBSTER, Fall, 1981 Summer In Webster Means Gardens And Good Cooking Editor's Note: The recipes for the corn, beets, okra, cabbage, and green beans dishes are taken with permission , from Rubye Allen Bumgarner's cookbook, Sunset Farms: Spring Fryers Caused It All. Janice Monteith Blan· ton's essay on "Webster Gardens" and the other recipes are from the historical society's Webster Cookbook. SAUTEED FRESH CORN 2 medium-sized ears for 1l2 c. corn. Husk and clean corn, remov­ing the silks carefully. Cut or scrape the kernels from the cob (be sure to•get the milk or juice). Place in a skillet with margarine. Cover and cook slowly until the corn is no longer starchy-tasting. Stir frequently. Season with salt and pepper, and if there is any left over after you finish tasting as you go along, serve it hot. Sometimes I add about 2 T. cream for each cup of corn as I saute it. Allow at least 112 c. of corn per person­it's better to allow a whole cup. SKILLET CABBAGE 1 cup celery, chopped 1 tablespoon sugar 4 cups cabbage, chopped Salt 1 onion, chopped Pepper 1 green pepper, chopped 1 tablespoon water 2 tomatoes, chopped 2 tablespoons bacon grease Mix and cook for about 12 or 15 minutes in a heavy skillet that has had 2 tablespoons of bacon grease melted in it. Keep skillet covered. 2 T. vinegar 2 T. butter Salt and pepper 1 T. water 113 c. sour cream CREAMED BEETS 12 small beets cooked, sliced or whole Louise Barker Davis Method: Heat vinegar, butter, salt, pepper, and water. When nearly boiling, add cream and beets. Continue to heat slowly until beets are hot. Serve at once. Frank Buchanan's garden on Buchanan Loop is typical of a Webster backyard, hillside garden. The Webster red clay never fails to produce. Early Gardens Gardens provided most of Webster's food in the late 1940's and 1950's. As is still true, lots in the village of Webster were generally long and narrow with the houses located at the front near the main street. Generally, the backs of the property were used for gardens. By and large, Webster's soil is red clay which on a damp day makes you taller with each step. Amazingly, this red clay grows delicious vegetables. Webster's gardens and the individuals who so carefully tended them quickly come to mind when remembering the food eaten as I grew up. One fine Webster gentleman, Mr. Ernest Penland, Sr., te1_1ded gardens in Webster other than the one on his own property. I was five years old when my family moved to ~ebster, and one of my earliest memories includes that of "helping" Mr. Penland plant and care for the garden he had on Mrs. Eugenia Allison's property next to ours. I would help him and his sons, George and Ernest, drop potatoes, sow corn, plant carrots, and then, unknown to them (I thought), later help myself to the car­rots long before they were matured. My mother was the gardener at our house. In those days my father was much more noted for his fishing and hunting than his gardening, and, Mr. Penland, being the tease that he was, used to tell me that my daddy was so sorry for not tending a garden that we would have to "eat the plaster off our walls" for food. Naturally, I quickly went to the defense of my dad. When we first moved to Webster the Post Office was located between Mrs. Allison's property and ours. The majority of Webster's inhabitants gathered there during the day to talk and get their mail. Like most youngsters, I was always around somewhere too, listening to adult discussions of weather, plant­ing conditions, and the "signs." I particularly recall another outstanding Webster gentleman, Mr. James Oliver, who was always at the Post Office at these times. I really had to "guard" Mama's garden as Mr. Oliver was always threatening to "steal" something from it. Childlike, I thought he would. Some of Webster's best gardeners were ladies of the town. Mr. Oliver's wife, a petite, agile woman, was an excellent gardener. She and her daughter, Irene Queen, were among the first in Webster to prepare their garden and they always had a beautiful crop. Mrs. Lilye (Nanniehart) Rhinehart, Mrs. Irene Coward, Mrs. Wiley Nicholson, Mrs. Ernest Penland, Sr., and Mrs. Archie Elliott were diligent and competent gardeners as well as my mother. In those days, many Webster gardens were plowed with horses or mules, not with tractors. Some of the older folks felt that it would ruin the soil for a tractor to be in their gardens. As years went by, it became increasingly harder to find anyone with animals to plow the gardens. Once, Nanniehart, aggra­vated that someone had not shown up to plow their garden, threatened to get out the "old 'tillhopper' " (rotary tiller) and plow the garden herself if he didn't come to plow soon. (She was in her 80's at that time! ) To those who grew up and lived there, Webster is unique and special in many ways. It offers the closeness of houses and neighbors while at the same time having soil available for gardening. Snuggled under King's Mountain and nestled in the Western Carolina hills, Webster's growing season is short, but productive. The feel of cool, damp soil in the spring, the smell of gardens being " burned off" for spring planting, the sound of horses panting as they struggle to plow the soil , the sight of straight, clean rows of healthy plants awaiting their harvest, and finally , the taste of well prepared fresh vegetables are among my fond memories of Webster. Janice Monteith Blanton HISTORIC WEBSTER, Fall, 1981, Page 3 Frank Buchanan's garden, like all Webster gardens, includes all the mountain favorites : corn, tomatoes, beans, onions, and potatoes. At one time Webster was the county's market center. This summer Ray Ledford, son of Dr. and Mrs. Ray Ledford, operated a successful one man business on Main Street. MARRYIN' SQUASH 2 pounds squash 1 medium onion 1 egg 1 tablespoon butter '12 cup bread crumbs 2 tablespoons sugar 1 cup grated cheddar cheese Salt Pepper Slice onion and squash. Cook together in salted water to cover. Drain and add egg, sugar, butter, and 3f4 cup of grated cheese. Put in buttered casserole and top with bread crumbs and remainder of cheese. Bake for 20 minutes in a 350° oven. GOOD CABBAGE 1 large head of cabhage 4 T. flour 4 T. margarine 2 c. milk, scalded 1 egg yolk, well beaten 1 c. grated cheddar cheese Pepper and paprika 1 c. cracker crumbs Gracia Walker Slater Method: Cook cabbage; drain. Cook butter, flour, and milk slowly. Add egg yolk, stirring constantly. Season to taste. Add cheese; grease a baking pan. Add cabbage, cheese sauce dot with butter. Repeat and cover with cracker crumbs' and paprika. Brown crumbs and cut in, brown again. Bake in 350° oven. Serve hot. OKRA CASSEROLE We always try to serve this with venison. It is nice and juicy while the venison has a tendency to be dry. 8 slices bacon 4 sliced medium onions 2 qts. sliced okra (fresh or frozen) 3 sliced green peppers 6 medium peeled tomatoes, quartered Fry bacon until crisply done. Take bacon out and dry on paper towels. Then fry onion and pepper rings until limp. Alter­nate layers of okra and the other vegetables in a casserole. Crumble bacon and sliced olives on top. Brown lightly in oven for 30 minutes at 350°. Serves 10. GREEN PEPPER CASSEROLE 2 medium peppers 2 tablespoons butter 112 cup saltines , crushed 1/z cup cheese, grated Salt 1 cup milk Pepper Sliver peppers and soak in salted water about 1'12 hours. In a buttered casserole layer broken crackers and slivered peppers. Add salt and pepper and 1 tablespoon of butter pieces. Repeat twice more. Cover with grated cheese. Add milk and bake at 350° for 40 minutes. Serves 4. Emma Johnson Allison SWEET POTATO SOUFFLE 3 cups sweet potatoes, cooked 2 eggs, well beaten 1 cup sugar 113 stick margarine, softened 112 teaspoon salt 1/z cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Pour into greased baking dish and cover with topping. TOPPING 1 cup light brown sugar 1 cup nuts, chopped '13 cup self-rising flour 3f4 stick margarine, softened Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Crumble over potato mixture. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes. Serve as a vegetable or as a delightful dessert, topped with whipped cream. Beverly Willis Williams GREEN BEANS AU GRATIN 4 T. butter 1 t. salt 4 T. flour 1/8 t. dry mustard 1'12 c. milk 1l2 c. processed cheese, diced or grated 3 c. cooked fresh beans, slivered Parmesan Cheese Paprika Method: MeLt the butter, add salt, flour , and mustard. Cook over low heat until bubbly. Add milk and cook until thick and smooth. Add cheese and stir until completely melted. Add beans, which have been cooked in boiling water (salted) until just underdone. Pour into a buttered casserole, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and paprika. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes, un­til bubbly. Add slivered almonds. Page 4, HISTORIC WEBSTER, Fall, 1981 Events Molded Class Of 1941 Conference Champions (1930) Webster FIRST ROW: Major Allison, Jesse Bryson, Roy "Slick" Allison, Alvin "Sol" Fullbright. and Dwight Hardin. SECOND ROW: Mark Watson, Coach, Frank "Bean" Cowan, Richard Ashe, Zeb Ashe, Paul Sutton, Dee Ashe, and Paul Cagle, Manager. Continued from page 1 principal of the newly con­solidated Webster High School, greet the class of 1937- 41 students with friendliness and firmness. This trait he did not relinquish for the next four years . Under his leadership, not only students, but the teachers found guidance. The "faithful four" were Louise .Davis, whom most freshmen despis­ed and seniors dearly loved ; Adams Moses; Jonathan Brown ; and Genella Allison. The specialist teachers were Edna Allen (Ginn), Mrs. Sim­mons and Mrs. Deaver. Entering Webster High was a trying experience for most of this class. I knew one coun­try lad who had never ridden anything but a horse or wagon-team, and just the sound of number 19, the newness of faces from other communities, and the long distance from home were an awesome blow to his mental stability. The atmosphere of a new and larger school, more teachers and students, more complex text-books, and the demands of study resulted in many weeks of sleepless nights. Mr. Buchanan and the high school teachers made the east­half of the school building ex­citing and relaxing as they oc­cupied our minds with math, science, grammar, literature, home economics, and history . Mrs. Allison created joy and interest in many hearts as she directed our Glee Club bet­ween acts of Mrs. Davis' Dramatics Club. "Mrs. Tubbs of Shanty Town" and "Oh, Aunt Gerusha" , the junior and senior plays, ably directed by Mrs. Davis, were two events that the Class of '41 will always remember. Junior­Senior trips in the back of a wood truck to Copperhill, and Norris Dam, Tennessee, were thrillers. Basketball was " King" at two old 39-Chevys and walk old Webster High. "Bean" two or three miles on home (Frank) Cowan, who was was a common practice as the every bit an All Star during his early hours of the morning day , with Harry and Major were at hand. Allison, will maintain that As someone from the class basketball was actually born of '41 recently stated: "Them on the red clay hill of Webster. wuz the goode ole daze". Then Harry and Marshal Mason, we were "aspiring and seek- Clifton Thomas, Carl Vance, ing"; today weare "maintain-and Jess Buchanan were ing and preserving"! outstanding in their years at Webster. Later coming on the scene, and coached by the rug­ged. persistence of " Sol" (Alvin) Fullbright, were Richard and J.D. Morgan, Robert Lominac, Leo and Lloyd Cowan, Harry Vance, Lewis Bradley, John and Morgan Buchanan, Hayes Deitz, and Howard Buchanan. When Webster played at home the place was packed and they were " hanging from the rafters" of the old wooden gym. Basketball was king at old Webster High. They were hanging from the rafters of the old wooden gym. Game or practice, it was not uncommon for players to stay over from school, thriving, until arriving home late that night, on a five-cent honey-bun and a nickel R.C. A dime could buy much at the uptown stores of Uncle Coley Allison and Uncle and "Granny" Rhine­hart. The smell and sparkling sights of these two old-timey stores added much flavor to the educational ambitions of rural youth of that day. They, too, have "departed the scene" and shall never he forgotten. It was a special effort for Mr. Buchanan and Coach Fullbright to deliver the players to their homes after a game, often in other counties. To emerge from the There was a closeness un­paralled among this class of thirty-seven scholars, and in a school of small proportions, 150 students with the same aspirations, the desire was to explore and excel. The Webster High School of 1941, did not have as its goal to attain riches. Its basic aim was tO get an education in order to get a job, in order to make money, in order to buy many things,---just anything, which they had never known. It could have been all the cheese Or peanut butter or lightbread or pork and beans or salmon one could eat. Or all the Cokes (then called dopes l one could drink, even a 22- rifle, a bicycle or basketball, or sporty clothes, and ulti­mately an automobile, which even their parents did not own, with which they could travel outside the perimeter of Jackson County. That day did come to pass. This day, 1981, and this class of 1941, will also pass from the time scene, just as the old rock school building did pass from its original use. Lloyd Cowan, class presi­dent of the 1941 group and who recently organized a reunion for the class, is the manager of Belk Department Store in ~ylva. His article is written in memory of a favorite teacher Mrs. Louise Davis, who edited this historic journal. Pictures from a Webster Scrapbook Callie Marsh, a Webster school teacher about 1910-1911, is feeding a baby jack in the Alley yard. The Methodist Church is in the background. Lawrence Cordell Frizzell, later an Army Colonel, was a student at Fruitland Institute in Hendersonville in 1912. Editor's Note : For the collectors of Historic Webster, the recent issues have been misnumbered. The issue listed as Volume VI, Number 1, should be Volume VII, Number I. Volume VII, Number 2, should be numbered Volume VII, Number 3. The Society does have, for those members who need them, some extra copies of cer­tain issues. If a large stamped, addressed, manila envelope is sent to the society in Webster, if the copies needed are available, they will be sent free of charge. Postage averages thirty cents per issue. Fall1981 Editor : ~" HISTORIC~ WEBST.E:R ne wslener c ! H>e Wet>ster H•~torrc~ t Socoe! ~ 111c Webster, North Carolina 28788 Joe P . Rhinehart Contributors: Rubye Allen Bumgarner, Lloyd Cowan, Mildred Cowan, Lawrence Frizzell, Jenny Hunter. Published quarterly by the Webster Historical Society and printed by the Herald Publishing Company, Sylva, North Carolina.