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AMERICA First, Last mud Always The Sylva Herald AND RURALITE ? CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943 THE SYLVA HERALD Dedicated To Pro*reeaW? Service To Jackson Comity VOL. XVIII NO. 20 # SYLVA, N. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1943 $1.50 A Year In Jackson and Swain Counties ? 5c Copy Red Cross Pleads For Dressing Workers A A A A students Sylva Elementary Takes Unit Award In Drive Contest Benny Reese, Jr., and Mary Cole Stillwell Win First and Second Place, Re spectively; Schools' Total Was $78,066.85. Jackson county school children dealt the Axis a smashing blow, squarely on the chin ? with War Bond sales of $78,066.85. This happened during the recent drive for the county's quota of $124,000, but Supt. A. C. Moses said that considerable time was necessary for tabulations. A few of the smaller schools are still to be heard from, and their reports will increase somewhat the foregoing total. Prizes were offered ? and won, won brilliantly. Sylva Elimentary school takes first honors, as winning unit, with the splendid amount of $56,388.25, an average of $145.19 per pupil. First prize for the individual pu pil goes to Benny Reese, Jr., who sold bonds to the amount of $20, 875.00. Second award was won by Miss Mary Cole Stillwell, with sales netting $17,875.00. Both winners attend Sylva Elementary. R. L. Ariail, executive vice presi dent of Jackson County Bank and . permanent chairman the county bond sale committee offered the prizes at the beginning of the cam paign: $20 in war stamps to the school effecting highest sales; $15 worth to the individual pupil with ihft_highe8t record, and second prize of $10 in stamps. \ Messrs. Ariail . and' Mgea^ex^ though neither seemed particularly surprised at the fine showing. They have seen these Sylva yojbngsters in action before. Content judges were Prof. Al liney H. Bryson of Dillsboro school; Prof. J. E. Brown of ^Vebster high, and Prof. W. Vernon' Cope, of the Beta graded school. County Superintendent Moses re leased the following tabulation of his schools with their respective ' bond sale totals: Barkers Creek, $819.90; Addie, $632.75; Colored Consolidated, $13.75; Wilmont, $201.00- Balsam, $526.25; Sylva Elementary, $56, 388.25; Webster, $3,077.45; Tucka seigee, $95.15; Willets, $1,267.85; Savannah Consolidated, $2,119.35; (Continued on pan 7) * Series E Bonds Will Be Issued By Credit Union W. J. Fisher, cashier of the Jackson County Bank, has an nounced the appointment of the i Sylva Credit Union as sub-agent for issuing Series E War Savings I Bonds, the purpose being added ; convenience to the purchaser and , saving of lost motion on the part | of all concerned. Class E bonds are of the type registered in the names of indi viduals only, these being the kind I to which pay roll deduction? apply. ' The Sylva Credit Union operates solely within the Mead Corpora tion, being a savings and loan as-.: sociation for' its employees. Executives of both the bank and the Sylva division of the Meade firm have expressed hearty ap proval of the new arrangement, saying that it will simplify the en tire process of bond buying for workers at the Mead plant. Watch For The Expiration Date On Your Label It is important that sub scriptions to The Herald be renewed immediately upon ex- 1 piration. The expiration date of your paper is stamped right under your name. Check on this date, and be sure your renewal reaches this office before the expiration date. Win Prizes n W K -i Selling Jackson Is Sixth In Mica Production Met Axis Sub THOS. A. DILLARD, son of T. F. Dillard, was in submarine-in fested water. As soon as he fin ished his civilian assignment, he joined the Marines. Thos. A. Dillard Is ^Making Good .In Marine Corps ) ft* in waters where encountering an Axis submarine is a mere incident, all in the day's work, you might say ? well, that is a thrill "on the wrong side." That was . the experience of Thomas A. Dillard, now of the U. S. Marine Corps, Sylva football star four years ago, and later an engineer of the state highway de partment. Dillard, widely and favorably known throughout Jackson county, and football end with a reputation, was in the waters around Trinidad, where enemy submarines were sighted just any old time, one hav ing passed his ship within easy hailing distance, not stopping, but (Continued on page 7) Tuttle Announces Communion Rites Rev. R. G. Tuttle has announced that on Sunday, October 10, Sylva Methodists will join In the world wide Communion service, schedul ed throughout his denomination for that date. Urging that every member of the Sylva church attend, he states that registration will be made of each attendant. Sunday evening begins the series of worship services for the winter months. The hour of evening ser vices has been set at 7 o'clock. Mr. Tuttle expressed his earnest desire that all members who can possibly do so will attend ? with the general public welcomed at all times. Jackson County is sixth in mica production in North Carolina, it wag learned from a recent release from state war power, commission. Haywood county comes 18th on the list, with prospects for greater pro duction in the near future. j Dr. J. S. Dorton, director of tue war nvanpowpr commission said this week t"af North Carolina's mica mining industry has gone on a 48-hour work week basis, and will be listed in the critical occupa tions division. , Dorton said that a plan to boost the production of mica was for mulated after a series of meetings with representatives of selective | service, the war labor board, war production board, army service forces, the office of price admin- 1 istration and the U. S. employ mvnt service. He outlined this program: Strategic mica mines have been classified by the WPB in the order of their importance to the war cause, determined by the money value of mica production by indi vidual workers. Class l mines, of which 41 are in North Carolina, have a pro ductivity of mica valued at $186 a month per man. In class 2, are those mines producing from $125 to $185 a month per man and thpse in the development stage, of which there are 33. Class 3 is made up of rifting and trimming shops in the state. Many small mines- are being opened .and are in various stages of development. During development [stages, these mines will be placed in class 2 until proper classification, based on production, can be determ ined. | Mining operators producing feld spar and other less vital minerals in the state have agreed to shift to strategic mica mining, or re lease workers to the mica mines, during the em.rgency, Dorton said. State selective boards will con tinue to give consideration to de j ferment of men of military age who are engaged in mica mining. | Dr. Dorton said that 70 per cent j of the strategic mica produced in | the country comes from 20 West ern North Carolina counties and 'that the present supply is only I about one-fourth of the war need. ,The mica is used in the production of planes and radios. j The North Carolina mica mines employ about 1,500 workers, but approximately 5,000 workers will be | need: d to meet quotas when all mines new in development stages are opened, Dr. Dorton said. Pvt. Wilson Returns To Post In Kentucky Private Monroe L. Wilson, for merly of Gay, now of Tamp Camp bell, Ky., spent several days last week with his parents, and has now rejoined his unit at the Ken tucky army post. r" Private Wilson was a I member of the 1943 senior class<q^Webster high school, leaving befor^ gradu ation to join the colors, t J? L. Seago, Veteran Of Last War And Jackson County Farmer, Passes Away -r ? - * i "TapsM was sounded over an other Jackson county hero when, on last Tuesday, James Lewis Seago, 48, veteran of the first World War, was buried in Loves dale Baptist. church cemetery, with members of William E. Dillard Post of the American Legion standing at attention, while former "buddies" lowered the body into the grave. Member of the famous 30th di vision and active participant in breaking the Hindenberg Line, Mr. Seago was severely wounded by shrapnel ; was gass^l, and lay for | months in European camp hos I pitals during his year-and-a-half overseas. He never fully recovered from his battle injuries and former as- ! sociates in the first World contest | declare him as definitely - a war casualty as if he had. been killed outright on the field. ? It is said that, with the fortitude characteristic of the American fighting man, he seldom spoke of , his suffering and never complain- i ed. Mr. Beaten, who \v a -? a farmer of | the rv-tv Creek section, resided I (Continued on page 7) i Outstanding Pilot LT. MALCOLM BROWN, son of 1 Mrs. E. E. Brown, of Sylva, recent ly received much recognition for the part he played in piloting his bomber on a rescue mission of an English ship in the North Sea. Before entering the service, he was employed in the Jacksoin Coun ' ** ' ( photo by Donnahoe Two Week's Term Of Court Will Convene On 11th Firet Week Will Be For Criminal Cases, and Second Week Devoted To Civil Cases.^ .. / The two-wee){ October term of superior court for Jackson coun ty will convene Monday the 11th, with Judge Luther Hamilton, of Morehead City, presiding. The first week will be devoted to clear ing a light criminal docket. For the second week, Judge J. H. Clement is scheduled td preside ov*r the civil cases, which com- j pose a light docket for the term. The majority of the criminal i cases are for minor offenses, the ! docket showed. There is on- mur der case on the dockett, but it was no* known by officials yesterday whether it would be called this term. Arbie Stephens is charged with the death of Arvil Stephens, 1 her brother-in law. The shooting is said, to have taken place in De cember, 1942. The case Jiaa^fceen continued in two previous "courts. The jury list for the first week i of court is as follows: ? | W. C. Paxton, Glenville; Ules Coggins, Erastus; Arthur Gibbs. i Glenville; Charles Snider, Dills-, boro; Henry Oxner, Cullowhee; j Frank Buchanan, Sylva; J. M.n Shook, Jr., Tuckaseeg.ee; Robert > T. Shelton, Cullowhee; Eric Coward, Cowarts; Ralph Dillard, Sylva. Oscar Wike, East La Port; Char, lie Brooks, Whittier, R. F. D.; J. B. Monteith, Sylva; Clint Barnes, Sylva; Jim H. Bryson, Glenville; (Continued on page 7) War Bonds Season Opens In This County October 15th For Oppossum, Bear Warden Mkck Ashe Points Out Regulations For Hunters This Season. The dates for the coming hunt- ; ing, season have been announced by Mack Ashe, county game and fish protector. Warden Ashe pointed out that the squirrel season opened Sep tember 15th, and would stay open until December 15, with a big . [limit of six per day. Bear season opens October 15 ? -to January 1. Opposum and raccoon opens Oc tober 15th to February1 15th, with ^ no bag limit. Trapping muskrat and mink be gins November 15th to February 15th. Quaii, November 25th to Febru ary 10th. Limit 10 per day, 150 per season. Rabbit season opens November 25th to February 10. Limit 10 per day. Ruffled grouse or old-time pheas ants, November 25th to January 1. Limit 2 per day, 10 per season. The deer* season opens Novem ber 1 to November 30. Buncombe, Transylvania and that part of Haywood south of Highway No. 19, The season opens October 15th to November 30th. Warden Ashe pointed out that it is unlawful to hunt on Sunday, and also against the law to use a i gun that holds more than three shells. There is a $50 fine to kill a doe deer and a similaTnTne to sell quail. It is also against the law to sell squirrels. In case of conviction of violation of any game laws, all licenses are revoked, the Jackson i warden stated. I Gas Dealers Must Deposit B and C Coupons By 11th October 11, was the deadline set for gasoline dealers to deposit B and C gasoline coupons received from motorists prior to midnight September- 30th, for which three gallons of gasoline was issued. { After the 11th only the 2-gallon valu0 will be given, it was explain d by^OPA yesterday. OPA cut the unit value of B and ' C. coupons from three to two gal lons, effective midnight, September 30th, and raised the value of A cou- j pons to two gallons per unit from i the former one and a half gallon I value. Warns Hunters :i t . >? ? >" ? GAME WARDEN MACK ASHE warned hunters of the game laws and be careful as plans were completed f^r the opening of the hunting season. Photo by Shel l-ill's Studio, Waynesv Pe. Thought Brighter Hope For Jarrett, Stil! Unconscious, f * ? Robert P. Jarrett, native and for mer resident of Dillsboro, is now in the fourth week of unconsciousness, following a motor wreck in his home city, Atlanta, which bar.ly missed taking the lives of him and his wife. Still in critical condition, attend ing physicians find some ground for hope, in that he seems slightly stronger and that he stood well an exploratory operation last Friday. Mrs. Jarret was -able to leave the hospital about ten days ago and is reported as steadily mending, though her condition was declared grave at on - time. R. F. Jarrett, of Dillsboro, fath er of the injured man, continues in daily 'phone contact with Henry Grady Hospital, where his son is receiving treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Mashburn, of Gastonia, were week-end guests of the former'.* parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. O. Mashburn. Women Are Needed To Carry On Work In Jackson Units Surgical Dressings For Wounded American Fight ers Are Wanted On All Fronts; Jackson County Has Foyr Units; All Women Are Urged To Enroll. More surgical dressings to be sent to the battle fronts, more wo men to make them, is the cry from National Red Cross headquarters. It is also the cry from Jackson county's own units, declares Mrs. Dajn Allison, local chairman. Mrs. Allison says that, while this I community has far surpassed any others in the country, in preparing j>veii_a_quurte4-- of ^--million band ages ? 250.000, to be exact ? there is still gratfe need for increased pro duction. 1 "I wonder if all our people know that volunteer workers from units 'such as ours, are the only source , of these bandages," said Mrs. Alli Json. "There is no other way of ob taining them ? and they play a ; major part in prevention of infec tion." Mrs. Allison pointed out that Jackson county has never yet fail ed to exceed its quota; that there is some ground for satisfaction in that record. However, national headquarters is so pressed for time and raw materials, no quota has been assigned for the past Septem ber. It is less a matter of statistics and more a matter of every availa ble hour each woman can spend at the work, the chairman said. All the women of the county are urged to enroll at one of the four units, located as follows: Sylva, ^over the Western Union; Dillsboro, Masonic temple; Cullowhee,"West^ ern Carolina Teachers College, basement of the classroom building; Cashiers, over the post office. In S.vlva,- the work is scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 2 p. m. to 6 p. m.; work-nights are on Thursday and Friday, from 8 to 10:30. The coal situation has necessi tated some curtailment of the sum mer schedule, Mrs. Allison said, and this adds to the need of in creased forces at the periods just indicate d. Fast La Porte Boy Has Fine Record In Breeding Pork Vernal Wike, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Wike of East La Porte, has made a fine record on a pork pro ject this season. Out of a litter of eleven pigs, he sold nine for $74, and purchased several war saving bonds and his clothes for the winter. This young farmer of East La Porte is eleven years old and in the sixth grade. Oct. 21 Is Deadline For, Renewing 'A' Gasoline Rationing Stamp Book 1 Motorists art? urged to make ap- 1 plication at once for renewal of j their basic "A" gasoljne ration book. The renewal application is form OPA R-570, and may be ^obtained 'from the rationing office or from any service station in the county. All persons who now hold a basic gasoline ration for a registered ve hicle now in use will apply for re newal of the ration in the follow . ing manner: 1. Properly fill out the applica tion form. This application will be in two parts. Part "A" will be the application form. Part "B" will be the new tire inspection record. The applicant must fill in all of the spaces enclosed within the heavy borders on both part "A" and part l"B". It is particularly important [that he fill in his name and address in the lower left hand* corner of part "B". I 2. The current tire inspection j record, showing that at least one j I tire inspection has been made, must ; accompany the renewal application.! 3. The back cover of the present basic ration book, with the appli- ; cant's name and address appearing in the spaces provided must be in- j eluded with the application. If the back cover of the appli cant's "A" book has been lost t or | destroyed, the applicant will be ? I required to establish that he is the registered owner of the vehicle, or is entitled to use it; that the ve hicle is currently registered and in I operation; that the applicant has i not previously applied for or re jceived a renewal of his basic "A" j ration and that an application for a renewal is not pending at any other board, and that he has com plied with the tire inspection re ! quirements. In such cases the applicant must also present the motor vehicle reg istration certificate for the automo bile, The serial number of the re newal book issued will be noted on the registration certificate. In order to make certain all mo torists receive their replacement books by the time the present "A" coupons expire, it was urged that motorists file renewal applications by October 21. Applications can be mailed or ' sent to the board in person. Under no circumstances, it was explained, will new "A" books be given out at the board over the coutfTfer. All books will be maHed to motorists. It will only be a waste of time for both motorist and the board to 'Jo to the rationing office'and expect to get the "A" book renewed while 2 there- . -f