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The Sylva Herald
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THE SYLVA HERALD
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Service To Jackson
County
VOL. XVIII NO. 19 SYLVA. N. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1943
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Still Unconscious,
Jarrett Has Made
Slight Progress
Motor Wreck Victim In
Atlanta Regarded As Per
haps Better By Slightest
Degree; Wife Much Im
proved.
Rohert P. Jarrett, former Dills
boro boy, now living in Atlanta,
who with his wife was severely in
jured in a motor wreck in that city
' about two weeks ago, remains un
conscious in Henry Grady hospital,
Atlanta, with attending physicians
declaring him to be in grave dan
ger.
Mrs. Jarrett, who suffered frac
ture df a number of ribs, with other
serious injuries, has shown sur
prising progress, and is expected
to leave the hospital within the
next few days, barring unforseen
complications, it was learned Mon
day.
R. F. Jarrett, father of the in
jured man stated that his son had
at least held his own Monday and
was perhaps the slightest degree
better. He added that he was in
daily communication with hospital
attaches, having on that day talked
with them twice.
Two brothers df the former Dills
boro lad, Clyde H. Jarrett, of An
drews, and Dr. Ralph Jarrett, Char
lotte dentist, have been at the pa
tients' bedside and are now in con
stant touch with conditions by long
distance wire.
Demonstration
Club Meets With
Mrs. Dills Hostess
The Sylva Home Demonstration
club met Monday at the home of
Mrs. A. J. Dills. Mrs. J. Walter
Hartmann, president, presided.
Miss Margaret Martin announced
that there was a membership cam
paign on in the county and the
slogan is, Each One Bring One.
Miss Martin also announced that
Miss Rowe would be at the meeting
of the Jackson County Home Dem
court house hi Sfrhra, Saturday,
October 2, at 10 o'clock, and officers
of all Jackson county clubs are
requested to .come.
The topic for the afternoon dis
cussed by. Miss Martin was, "Saf
ety in The- Home."
?? An interesting bulletin, giving
a chart, listing the foods that con
tain vitamins, was given each mem
ber.
At the close of the meeting, Mrs.
Dills served her guests delicious re
freshments. The hostess for the
Octobr meeting will be announced
later. ^
Brother-In-Law
Of Mrs. Crawford
111 At Richmond
Mrs. Frank M. Crawford left
early Saturday morning for Rich
mond, Va., where she was called by
the serious illness of her brother
in-law, Gordon Francis Hamon.
Mrs. Hamon, Mrs. Crawford's sis
ter, is a former Sylva resident, and
was before her marriage, Miss Sara
Sue Sherrill, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Sherrill.
Mrs. Crawford expects to be gone
about a week, though her stay will
be determined by Mr. Hamon's pro
gress toward convalescence.
Sylva Man Heads
Committees In
State Association j
Arthur 0. Weidelich, chairman
of the membership and finance com
mittees, of the North Carolina For
estry Association, took a leading
part in the recent forestry con
ference held in Asheville.
Mr. Weidelich is also a m?mber
of the executive committee of the
state association.
Ensign Dan S. Cooke Is
Home On Brief Leave
Ensign Dan Cooke, son of the
Rev. and Mrs. W. N. Coope of Web
ster, is spending a brief leave with
his wife, the former Miss LaVeme
Israel, at their home in Candler.
Ensign Cooke enlisted as a yeo
man Jn the navy July 29, 1942, and
received his commission as an en
sign last May. Upon the termi
nation of his leave he will report
to New York city to study advanc
ed navigation and seamanship.
Prior to entering the service, En
sign Cooke was a member of the
faculty of Candler high school. He
is a graduate of Webster high
high school and Western Carolina
Teachers College.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Powell
of Tuckaseigee, on September 24,
a daughter, Elsie Laura.
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Huge Throng Attended Unveiling Here Last Thursday Afternoon
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This photograph by Donnahoe's Studio shows part of the large throng that attended tne unveiling of the Honor Roll Shield in Sylva
last Thursday. Commander John F. Corbin is standing at the microphone, while those on the stage, left to right are: Rev. B. S. Hensley,
T. Walter Ashe, Dan Tompkins, R. Gregg Cherry, T. N. Massie, R. L. Ariail, Mrs. E. L. McKee, Brent Chapman, and Ann Cathey. The
two latter named unveiled the shield, which is shown to the right of the picture. The Waynesville band is in the upper left hand corner.
All Schools
Urged To Have
Delegates At
PTA Meeting
The district conference of the
Parents and Teachers will be held
in Asheville on Thursday, Septem
ber~S0th? and Mrs. R. U. Sutton,
director of Di*trict< Nq. One, is
urging a large attendance from
Jackson county.
"I want to urge all PTA presi
dents and officers to be sure and
attend the meeting, which will be
held in the Presbyterian church in
Asheville. All going from here
will take a box lunch, and the
Asheville council will furnish cof#.
fee and salad," Mrs. Sutton said.
C. W. Phillips, state president,
will be the principal speaker, and
Mrs. J. S. Blair, past state presi
dent, also will be featured on the
program.
Mrs. Sutton is urging that every
school in the county be represent
ed at the conference. Principals in
those schools that do not have a
PTA organization are requested by
Mrs. Sutton to delegate someone
to represent the school
"We are anxious to have a PTA |
in every school in the county, we
know it would mean a much better
school," the district director said.
Miss Thelma A^he has returned
to Newport News, Va., whe^e she '
is employed by civil service at ,
Camp Patrick Henry, Va., . after
spending a few days . with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Ashe. \
Mr. and Mrs. Dan M. Allison, |
Danny and Bob Allison, and Mrs. j
David Hall returned on Sunday
afternoon after spending several
days with Mrs. Hall's sister, Mrs.
J. H. Council and Mr. Councill at
their home in Boone.
Jackson County Wins
Plaudits By Passing!
Quota In Bond Drive
Crushed StotwTu Be ---i
Placed On Sylva Road
News has been received that
the newly graded highway
leading into Sylva through
East Sylva will be surfaced
with stone at an early date.
E. L. Curtis state engineer
stated that hard surfacing and
the finishing touches could not
be completed until after the
war. The road to be surfaced
is a part of the new approach .
to Sylva over Routes 23 and 19.
New Daughter Is
Born Just Before
Father Sets Sail
and Mrs. W. She-prill,
Jr., announce the birth of a daugh
ter, Mary Kathleen, born Septem- I
ber 11, at Mission Hospital, Ashe- j
ville. Mrs. Sherrill was before her
marriage, Miss Iris Holden, sister |
to Sheriff L. H. Hold-n, of Sylva. |
Mr. Sherrill, who is in army ser- 1
vice overseas, was reached by tele
gram apprising him of the birth
of his daughter just as he was on
the point of sailing.
During his absence, his wife and
new daughter will reside with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Sher
rill, senior/
Lyman Chastain, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Chastain of Tuckaseigee,
'suffered a broken arm while play- 1
ing on the school grounds Friday, j
Lions Club Provides
Glasses For Sixteen,
Helped 34 This Year
Second Clinic Of the Year
Held, Plans' Underway For
Third Clinic This Fall.
Sixteen pairs of glasses will soon
be delivered to that many Jackson
county people, as a result of the
second clinic for those with defec
tive eeys. The clinic was conducted
by Dr. Perry of Asheville, in co
operation with the State Commis
sion for the Blind. The District J
Health Department, the Welfare !
Department, and sponsored by the
Sylva Lions Club.
This is the second su*ch clinic the
Club has sponsored this year, mak
ing a total of 34 for the year. Plans j
are underway to sta^e the third
clinic late in the fall.
The club provides glasses for all
those unable to buy them. ^The ages
of persons fitted this time ran from
eight years old to sixty.
Work among the blind is the
major project of The Lions Club.
They spend almost all their money
on this work, and operate Coca-Cola
machine in the court house to help
with some of the expenses of their
project.
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The club committee in charge of
the work is W. T. Wise, Dexter ,
Hooper and Jennings A. Bryson. j
The club president is ByE. Bryson. |
The prograrrt on the 29th will be
in charge of Edwin Allison, who i
announced it would be "a surprise
program" starting at eight o'clock, j
~ Jaeloon county has been officially
announced "oyer, the top" in the
thirfl War Loan Drive, with a nice
surplus of $12,000. This informa
tion was released by R. L. Ariail,
local banker and permanent chair
man, who said that the quota of
$124,000 had been passed with a
total subscription of $136,000.
Mr. Ariail declared that it would
be hard to commend on highly the
spirit of Sylva and Jackson coun
ty citizens, and that he regarded
the grand climax after last Thurs
day's unveiling of the service men's
shield as deserving the superla
tives of praise.
Mr. Ariail pointed out that it
would be unfair to single out any
one person or group, so manifest
to every one was the team-work.
He added that he might be excus
ed from stressing the work of the
school children and their teachers.
"L:ave it to Young America,"
he chuckled. "They have the old
spi.it of never-say-die. How those
youngsters combed their commun
ities!"
He added that all this was made
possible by the teachers who, with
their proverbial unselfishness, guid
ed their young charges in the drive.
Mr. Ariail said that the teacher's
routine is very exacting, leaving
little time for extra classroom mat
ters.
"Yet they managed to do it, as
I knew they would," he concluded.
Methodist Church
Will Hold Meeting
To Plan For Year
Rev. R. G. Tuttle, pastor of Sylva
Methodist church has announced
the annual church supper and con
ference for Wednesday evening,
October 6, at 7 o'clock, in the Alli
son building.
All young people and adults of
Sylva and Dillsboro Methodist
churches are invited to enjoy an
interesting program and a good
supper, the minister said.
This year's work will be review
ed briefly and plans for 1943-44 will
be presented.
Tuttle Announces
Stewards Will Be
Installed Sunday
Sylva Methodist church *will hold
an installation service for the 1943
44 board of stewards and junior
board of stewards, at 8 o'clock next
Sunday evening, October 3, as an
nounced by the pastor, Rey. R. G.
Tuttle.
Plans for the coming every-mem
ber canvass will be formulated at
the gathering.
Between Four and
Five Thousand At
Unveiling Here
Between four and five thousand
people took part in the unveiling of
the Honor Roll Shield here last
Thursday, when Major R. Gregg
Cherry delivered a stirring patriotic
address. The large throng was
thrilled by the military airs of the
Waynesvilly band, which provided1
music for the occasion.
The two jeeps from the Ashe
ville Army Air Force added much
to the occasion, and the youngsters
enjoyed the rides given before and
after the program.
After the unveiling, which was
sponsored by tho William E. Oil
lard Post of the American Legion,
a war bond auction was istaged
and $42,047.50 in bonds were sold.
R. L. Ariail, county chairman, and
T. N. Massie, in charge of sales
in Sylva and Dillsboro, were in
charge of the auction. Merchan
dise of every description was g ven 1
as prizes to the highest bidders
in bonds.
Mr. Cherry cited the outstand j
ing record of Jackson county men 1
in all wars, and the duty of civil
ians at home to carry their share
of the war load by buying bonds j
and staying on the job.
With perfect weather, the pro
gram went off according to sceh
dule, with Commander John F.
Corbin, of the local post of the j
American Legion in charge.
Starting the program was the
advancement of the colors by the ;
Legion Color guard.
The Legion Chaplain, Rev. B. S. 1
Hensley gave the invocation, fol
lowed by remarks of Commander'
Gorbin. j
Major Cherry was presented by
Dan Tompkins.
The unveiling was performed by
M isses Brent Chapman and Ann |
C'athey, daughters of veterans.
Mrs. E. L. McKee, state senator,
made an appeal to the civilians to
"carry on" for the mtn in service.
She stated that a person who had
money and would not buy bonds
Sylva Youth Fights
In Brilliant Manner
In North Sea Battle
Engagement Was Fought
During Rescue Mission In
North Sea,
Fighting superbly and sharing
honors with the 59 other crewmen
of six Flying Fortresses, while on
a mission to rescue the English ship
Halifax in the North sea, Lt. Mal
colm Brown, Sylva boy, pilot of j
one of the fortresses, played a
conspicuous part in the writing of
another brilliant page of American
'bravery and daring.
The account of this, which was
released on September 25, via The
Associated Press, describes the en
gagement as occuring "a few days
ago," declaring 'that the crew "did
County Organized To
Watch For Loafers,
Law To Be Enforced*
Game Warden
Warns Violators
Of Fishing Laws |
Persons fishing at night at out
of-season at Glenville Lake will
be subject to a fine of $25.00 and
costs or 30 days on the roads,
Warden Mack Ashe warned this
week.
In the past few days four parties
have been arrested and convicted
of game law violations at Glenville
Lake. These were fined $10 and
costs of $<?, Warden Ashe reported.
The fines in the future will he
$25, he repeated.
"I am asking all sportsmen to
h?'lp me run down the poachers
that take advantage of law-abid
ing sportsmen," Warden Ashe
said.
Shells for hunting can be had
by signing a form at tirifls selling
ammunition. ? It will take :U) to 40
days to get shells, he said.
Gardener Running
Race With Frost
Watermelons, Tomatoes and
Corn Ripening In A Dills
boro Garden.
I "If frost will hold off another
week, I'll have fine ripe water
melons out of my garden," B. E.
Blanton said this week, as he told
of planting a late crop of melons
because everyone else had the early
ones and he could buy those.
Should it look like frost, Mr.
Blanton plans to pick the melons
with a long vine and insert the
vine in a jug of sweetened water.
His late crop of tomatoes give_
promise oT being a bumper crop,
pending ripening before frost, and
the new crop "f corn will be ready
in a week or ten days. Mr. Blan
ton enjoys the race betwet n prow- 1
ing late crops and early frost. This
is the largest crop in many years
for him, he reported.
Missionary Event
Is Scheduled To
Be At Bryson City
A meeting of the Bryson City j
division of th\? Woman's Mission
ary^ Union of the Baptist churches
will be held in Bryson City on Tues- !
day, October 5th.
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This division is composed of the
five western counties, Jackson,
Macon, Swain, Cherokee, Clay and
Graham. - ?
The meeting: will be presided over
by the Division Superintendent,
M iss Luella Brown, of Cullowhee.
A number of state workers from
the Raleigh office are expected to
be on the program.
Cpl. Hooper D. Price returned
to Camp Fannin, Texas after a
week's furlough with his parents,
I Postmaster and Mrs. Charlie Price.
, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Pruett, and
children, who came from Chat
j tanooga with Cpl. Pric? stayed for
| a longer visit.
| was as much a slacker as a draft
dodger.
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j The formal program of the un
veiling was closed by the group
'singing America. ,
some of their fanciest shooting:"
with their 50 caliber gruns smash
ing the tail off a Nazi Dornier sea
plane, destroying: one of two Jun
ker 88's, which attacked them,
while the other hastened away, be
lieved to be badly crippled.
Sgt. Thomas F. Kelly, Boston
grunner, with many citations and
decorations, is said to have been
the marksman who downed the
Junker.
The Fortress crews had been
warned that any attempt to rescue
the English fighters would be made
in the teeth of a German attack,
but they calmly proceeded, found
their British associates, fougrht
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Secret Committeemen Are
Watching All Men Between
18 and 55 In Each Com
munity.
A sharp lookout is being made
by designated committees in every
community of Jackson county for
able bodied men between 18 and 55
who are not gainfully employed.
The Jackson County Labor Mo
bilization Board, headed by T. Walt
er Ashe,, recently met. and named
the committees for every commun
ity in the county. The names of
these committeemen will not be
made public for the present, as they
felt their best work could be done
without anyone knowing the men
delegated to make the reports of
loafe rs.
All ni?*n who are ci'ne to work
TTTTrl TTTT^ ? THT! rTT*V ? ? T-'oyed, ? will
b<> n ported to the county commit
tee who will investigate the case
further. Upon finding that the man
is able to work, he will be notified
to report to tli > United States Em
ploynv. nt Service where he will be
offered a good job. Failure to ac
cept the job offered or to get into
any other work, will result in a
warrant being issued for the man
under the "new state law. The new
law has "teeth" in it, and will be
enforced to the fullest, it was said.
The county board who recently
met and named the committees in
every community is composed of
Mr. Ashe, chairman, G. R. Lackey,
secretary, H. Green, Dan Tompkins,
G. C. Henson, Paul Ellis and D. G.
Bryson.
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Cullowhee Group
Elects Officers
The Western Carolina Teachers
College chapter of the Association
for Childhood education at GaHte.
whiee, sponsored by Miss Lenora
8mith, has elected the following
officers for the year:
Miss Hope Edwards, president;
Miss Sara Braswell, vice-president;
Miss Sara Beth Crawford, corres
ponding secretary; Miss Helen
Picklesimer, recording secretary;
M iss Ruth Hamilton, treasurer;
Miss Norma Lee Davis, reporter;
Miss Gloria Tweed, chairman of
year book committee; Miss Mar
garet Mulkey, in charge of the toy
and game library.
New Members Are
Given Picnic By
Training School
The faculty of the training school
at Western Carolina Teachers Col
lege entertained the following new
members at a picnic last Thursday
evening:
Dr. Grant McColley, Professor
Clarence Chrisman, Mr. and Mrs.
Cyrus Phillips, the Rev. and Mrs.
McMurray S. Richey, Mrs. Carrie
Bryson and Miss Charlotte Watson.
Special gutsts included Dr. and
Mrs. H. T. Hunter, Leonard Allen,
Dr. Carl Killian, Bob McColley and
; Russell Richey.
Hosts for the picnic were: C. A.
Hoyle, Miss Cordelia Camp, Dr. A.
L. Bramlett, Miss Nellie Bond, Mrs.
Carl Killian, Miss Kathleen Davis,
Miss Anne Rabe, Mrs. Evelyn Cow
ard, Miss Edyth Walker, Miss Ge
neva Turpin, Mrs. Allen, Miss Fan
nie Goodman and Mrs. James What
ley.
Sylva Students
Return To Schools
Among the students who will
leave or have already left Sylva
to attend various colleges for the
coming year are:
Ethel Reed, Ann Soderquist, Pat
sy Bailey, Ida Jean Allison, Ann
Warren, Dorothy Warren, Eliza
beth Warren, Lela Moore Hall,
Joan Barrett, Dorothy Mae McKee,
Jane and Kate Harris, Virginia
Madison, Nancy Allison, Dorothy
Sue Tallent, Billy Cope, Robert
Henessee, Kenneth Terrell, and
Orville Coward, who are attending
Western Carolina Teachers' college.
Mary Catherine Monteith and
Elizabeth Stillwell will attend Mer
edith college, and Bobby Allison and
Glenn Poteet will return to North
Carolina State college.
Mrs. Sue Gribble Askey is spend
ing a few days in New York with
her husband, Lt. Charles Roscoe
Askey, of the Merchant Marines,
while in port. The lieutenant is a
wireless operator with seven years
service.
Mrs. Ernest Fryar and small
son were the week-end guests -of ;
Mr. and Mrs. J. Cole Cannon,