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AMERICA Last mm Always The Sylva Herald VOL. XVIII NO. 47 AND RURALITE? CONSOLIDATED JULY,. 1943 The Sylva Herald , winner ?/ First Place of .V. C. Frms Association 1943 General Km cellence Award . SYLVA, N. C., WEDNESDAY. APRIL 12, 1944 $1.50 A Year In Jackson and Swain Co untie* $c Lions, Scouts Launch Waste Paper Drive Citizens Of Jackson Making Good Use Of Library Facilities During March, 1,348 Books Were Borrowed From Book mobile Service Unit. The Jackson County Library is an important educational and cul tural asset to Sylva and Jackson county. It was established in 1937 through the efforts of the Sylva Chamber of Commerce and a few interested citizens. Financed in the beginning by the W.P.A., it has grown, from a few hundred books to a really splendid collection of approximately four thousand vol umes, with a monthly circulation of 1260 books amongst something like 675 borrowers. Since the withdrawal of W.P.A. support the library has been finan ced by funds from the State Li brary Commission and by contri butions from the county, the town of Sylva and from local clubs. The library is located in the Sherrill Building on the Main St., in Sylva, and is open every after noon except Saturday, between the hours of one and five-thirty. Mrs. Mae Patton Stallcup is the librar ian. New books are being added constantly and Mrs. Stallcup Will welcome special requests and sug gestions from the public. In 1939 the Library Board of Jackson, Swain and Macon pur chased jointly a Chevrolet truck. This was converted into a book mobile, which operates one week, in every month in each of the three counties. In order to have library service made available to its em ployees and their , families in these countiea the Tennessee Valley Au thority bears the full expense of operating the bookmobile, includ ing the salary of Miss Nisler, book mobile librarian. The collection of books in this tri-county service numbers 4360, a contribution, also of TVA. It will be interesting and perhaps surpris ing to many to know that during the month of March, 1348 books were borrowed from the bookmo bile by 306 Jackson readers. The bookmobile changes the col lection of books at the various sta tiorffe once every four weeks. No tices are sent to the Station Cus todians asking them to have ready the list of books the people in their community would like to have left at the station. Bookmobile stations and custodians in Jackson county are; Addie, Mrs?. Don Cogdill; Balsam, Beck's Store; Balsam School; Beta, Snyder's Store; Cashiers School; Cashiers, Fowler's Store; Cullt* whee, Buchanan's Drug Store; Dillsboro, Weaver's Filling Sta tion; Dillsboro, Jack Hall's Place; East La Porte, Commissary; Gate way, Reagan's; Gay, Post Office; Glenville, Helen Jenning's Store. Glenville Power Village (Indi vidual Service); Green's Creek, Mrs. Carl Cagle; C. J. Harris Com munity Hospital ( Self Charge) ; Love Field, Mrs. Dennis Higdon; Negro School, J. Wade; Pumpkin town, Joe Bishop; Qualla, Mrs. Cathey; Qualla, Mrs. Sitton; Olivet, Reagan's Store; Savannah School; Maple Springs, J. W. Harris Store; Tuckaseigee, Mrs. R. G. Parker Store; Webster, Mrs. Penland; Whittier, Mrs. J. E. Battle; Whit tier, Revis Store; Willets, Robin son's Store; Gay, A. C. Wilson's Store; Wilmont, ? Bumgarner's Store. Pre-School Clinics Are Being Staged The Sylva Pre-School Clinic will be held at the Sylva graded school Tuesday, April 18th, at one o'clock. All children who will enter school next fatt for the first time are urged to attend. Dr. Michal, as sisted by Mrs. Earl Padgett, will make < physical examinations and Dr. Noracella McGuire will ex amine the teeth. The children will be entertained with stories and games, and re freshments will be served. Masonic Group To Meet Tuesday Night The regular meeting of the Dfllsboro Lodge No. 459 will hold its regular meeting Thursday, April 20th i All members are urg ently requested to attend, aa there la much business to be disposed of. In Florida CANDLER C. BARNES, S 2/c of the U. S. Coast Guard, has just returned to St. Augustine, Fla., where he has been stationed for the past six months. After a ten day leave at home with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Barnes, of Sylva he will be sent to a new post. Dillsboro Women Make 4,21LRed Cross Bandages The women of Dillsboro are showing a very, commendable spirit in the work they are doing for the Red Cross in rolling ban dages. They work every Tuesday afternoon from two to five o'clock and during the month of March a total of 123 hours were spent and 4211 bandages were made. Birthday Party Given For John W. Smith, 73 A birthday dinner in honor of John W. Smith, who was 73 years old, was given at his home on Cope Creek Sunday, April 9th. All of his children were present except Alfred, who is in the Army, stationed at Fort McClellan, Ala. Approximately fifty friends and relatives were present. ON 10 -DAY FURLOUGH Pvt. Jess Franklin, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Franklin, of Sylva, has been spending a ten day furlough with his wife and parents. He will return to Camp Lee, Va., today. Before entering the service he was employed by Sylva Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co. He entered the service in De cember, 1943. ? VISITS PARENTS SK 3/c Nell F. Owens has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Owens, of Webster, on a short leave. Miss Owens has completed her training at Storekeepers School in Millegville, Ga., and is now sta tioned at San Diego, Calif., where she will release a man to fight at sea. HERE FROM NEW YORK Mrs. Frank Cook and son, of Geneva, N. Y., is home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jac obs, of Dillsboro. After a visit with her parents she will join her husband in Washington. Mrs. Cook is the former Miss Rachel Jacobs. Red Cross Quota Is Exceeded By $1,090 In an initial report this week, A. J. Dills, chairman of the Jackson County Chapter of the Red Cross, reported that this county had ex ceeded the quota by $1,090.91, with some more reports to be added to this total. To <Utey a total of $7,890.91 has been turned in to the county Red Cross treasury, it was said. The quota for the county was $6,800, which gives more than $1,090 over the goal. The campaign has been carried into every nook and corner of the* county, with a general response from almost every individual in the county. Lt. Bridges Is War Prisoner In Germany Mrs. John H. Wilson and Mrs. IE. E. Brown have receiv ed word that their brother, Lt. James O. Bridges, is a prisoner of war in Germany. He was previously reported missing. Lt. Bridges was a navigator on a B-24. J. M. Long Named Chairman County Republican Group Meeting Held Here Last Saturday, Heard Frank Patton, Candidate For Governor. The Jackson County Republican Convention met at the court house in Sylva last Saturday and elected J. R. Long, of Sylva, as county chairman for the next two years. Other officers elected were: Miss Bonnie Rogers, Webster, vice chairman, and Hugh Monteith, sec retary. The executive committee elected was as follows: Dr. A. A. Nichols, W. C. Hennessee, Gola Ferguson, R. F. Jarrett, M. B. Cannon, Dil lard Hooper, R. G. Snyder, Calvin Wilson, H. H. Hooper, J. B. Ens ley and Taylor Gass. Frank Patton, Republican candi date for governor on the Republi can ticket, was the principal speak er at the convention. He- is from Morgan ton. Mr. Patton was introduced by E. P. Still well, retiring county chair man. Hugh Monteith was endorsed as the candidate of the Republican party for member of the General Assembly from Jackson county, in the coming election. J. B. Ensley presided at the convention. Miss Wilson Is Host To Circle Miss Hicks Wilson was hostess to the Carrie Rhodes Circle of the Woman's Society of Christian Ser vice on Monday evening at her home. The business session was in charge of the president, Miss Wil son. Mrs. O. E. Brookhyser led the devotional and Mrs. Howard Craw ford was in charge of the program. She was assisted by Mrs. Fred Williams and Mrs. Robert Fisher. The hostess, assisted by her moth er, Mrs. John H. Wilson, served a salad course. Miss Margaret Mar tin, one of the members who will leave this month to join the Wo man's Army Corps, was given a handkerchief shower. RETURNS TO CAMP Pvt. and Mrs. Wayne Terrill, of Petersburg, Va., have been spend ing some time with Mrs. Terrill's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cannon, of Dillsboro. Pvt. Terrill left on Saturday for Greenville, Pa., where he is to be stationed. Mrs. Terrill will stay with her parents for the present. RETURNS HOME Mrs. Wilma S. Mull, of Whittier, has had as her guest Mrs. Frances Stone, of Augusta, Ga,. Mrs. Mull and Mrs. Stone left on Monday for a few days in Louisville, Ky., where they will visit with Mrs. Eugene Kleinhelter. _ SPEND EASTER HERE Miss Matilda and Agnes Wilson of Charlotte, spent the week-end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Wilson. Matilda is em ployed at the Memorial Hospital, and Agnes is Radio Technician at Morris Field. Capt. Brown Lands Bomber On 1 Motor Skilled Pilot CAPT. MALCOLM BROWN, of Sylva, recently landed his 4-motor ed bomber safely in a plowed field in sight of home base after a raid over Germany when three motors went dead. The lives of the crew and plane were saved by the cool ness and ability of Captain Brown. Schools Receive Large Shipment Lunch Room Food The Jackson county schools have received large shipments of food from the Federal Food Distribu tion" through the Division of IVtoar kets of the North Carolina Depart ment of Agriculture. This food is given free to the lunch rooms ac cording to their needs. To date Jackson county has re ceived 27,500 pounds of potatoes, 3,000 dozens of eggs, and 8,000 pounds of cabbage. This week 1, 260 cans of grapefruit juice was received. Sixty-five cases of eva porated milk are expected next week. Mrs. Buchanan Makes Address On Library Mis. C. C. Buchanan, librarian at Western Carolina Teachers Col lege, returned Saturday from Asheville. She spent last week there visiting the different high, schools, speaking to the senior classes and having personal con ferences with the students who were interested in attending col lege next year. C. C. Buchanan, of Morganton, joined her here and spent the Eas ter week-end. Jap 'Gift' WHIN TM8 MARINIS moved to on the Japs in the Cap# Gloucester area, they found this slightly dam aged anti-aircraft gun Now that it has bean repaired, Sgt. Charles Mc Elhenry of Wilkinsburg, Pa., Is Itching to turn it against its makers. U.S.M.C photo. (International) Sylva Man Given Award For Saving Lives Of Crew and Protecting Plane. Captain Malcolm E. Brown, pilot of a big bomber, recently started for his home base in England from a raid on Germany with two of the plane's motors dead. Just as the home base was sight ed, the third motor cut out, leaving Captain Brown and the nine other members of the crew in what ap peared a helpless predicament. The best pilot Brown could do was to set the bomber down in a plowed field, after crossing an irri gation ditch. Everyone at the bomber station from his commanding officer down praised the coolness and skill dis played by the Captain in saving the ten lives and a valuable air craft. When Captain Brown heard he was to be recommended for an award, asked his commanding officer to forget the whole thing, as he maintained he did ju*t what anyone else would have done. Since his arrival in the European theatre of operation last June, the air medal and three Oak Leaf Clusters have been awarded the Captain for meritorious achieve ments while engaged on combat missions over Nazi held Europe. Captain Brown is the son of Mrs. E. E. Brown of Sylva, and was formerly employed by the Jackson County Bank. Last Rites Held For Mrs. Messer Mrs. John Messer died March 30 following a short illness. The funeral services were hied on Sun day, April first, at the Barker's Creek cemetery. Rev. Wesley Green and Rev. Ralph Bradley officiated. She is survived by Her husband, two sons, Emory L., of Camp Car son, and Fred, of Barker's Creek; three daughters, Mrs. Genevieve Rathbone, of Waynesville, and Betty Rose and Emma Jean, of Barker's Creek. Mrs. Bryson Host To Halycon Club The Halycon Club met on Wed nesday night at the home of Mrs. Cicero Bryson. Mrs. Bill Davis, president, presided at the business meeting. The club discussed a rec reational project for the young peo ple of Sylva. Mrs. Bailey Z. Whitt discussed parliamentary Procedure. The May meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Claude Campbell. The hostess served a delicious salad course. Woman's Club To Meet With Mrs. Snyder 18th The Sylva Woman's Club will meet on April 18th at the home of Mrs. Jeter Snyder. All members are urged to attend. RETURNS TO CAMP Pfc. James G. McConnell has re turned to Mississippi after spend ing a 12-day furlough with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. McCon nell, of Webster. He was inducted in service in Dec., 1942, and received his basic training at Camp Phillips, Kan., and then was on maneuvers in Tenrk He is now stationed at Camp McCain. Miss. Lion Officials Of Half The State Coming Here Conference Will Be Held~H Sunday At Jarret Springs Hotel At 1:15. On Sunday, April 16th, the Sylva Lions Club will be host to j a cabinet meeting of Lions Inter national. This meeting will be held at the Jarrett Springs Hotel and will cover all the counties west of Mecklenburg. Lion Governor W. Amos Abrams will be the person directly in charge of thie meeting. Governor Abrams will bring along with him hit secretary, three deputy gover nors, Lion Painter, of Forest City, Lion Sanders, of Black Mountain, and Lion Green, of Morganton. In addition to the above mentioned persons several of the zone chair men will be present. All members of the Sylva Lions are invited and will be expected to attend the luncheon which will be at 1:15 o'clock. Immediately after luncheon the district governor will hold a busi ness session for the district which is composed of thirty-ope clubs. Any member of the Liops Club is welcome to remain for this busi ness session. In Virginia CRAIG D. PANNELL, 3/c petty officer, recently spent a 10-day leave with his wife and small daughter. He entered the Navy in June, 1943, and received his train ing 'at Bainbridge, Md. He was then sent to Portsmouth, Va., where he is now stationed. Circle Makes Red Cross Bandages Sixteen members of the Annie Cowan Circle of the Woman's So ciety of Christian Service met last Wednesday afternoon in the Red Cross room and spent the time folding surgical dressings. Mrs. J. H. Gill is presided over a short business session. Plans were made for a tea to be given Sunday afternoon in the Allison Building of the Methodist church for the choir and guest singers who took part in the Easter Can tata. Mrs. Monteith Is Host To The UDC The B. H- Cathey Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy met with Mrs. H. E. Monteith last Thursday evening. The meeting was opi ned with the reading of the ritual led by the president, Mrs. Harry Ferguson, who then presid ed over the business session. Plans for bestowing crosses of service on M morial Day, May 10, wire discussed. Mrs. Dan Tomp kins, program chairman, gave re views of two articles from the UDC magazine and then presented Mrs. J. F. Freeze who spoke on Judah P. Benjamin, who was first Attor ney General in the Confederate Cabinet and also served as Secre tary of War and Secretary of State. Mrs. Monteith, assisted by Mrs. G. F. Corbin and Mrs. Frank Craw ford, served a salad Course. Birthday Party Given For Mrs. J. B. Bryson Mrs. J. B. Bryson, of Glenville, was entertained with a surprise birthday party on last Wednesday at her home. The honoree was invited into the living room to open her gifts. Then everyone was asked into the dining room which was decorated with lovely spring flowers, a large birth day cake with 67 candles was the centerpiece for the table. The guests assembled around the table and enjoyed a delicious sweet course. Mrs. W. M. Bullard, of Lafay ette, Ga., was a week-end visitor at the home of Dr. and Mrs. D. D. Hooper. She was accompanied home by her daughter, Mrs. C. M. Hooper and young son, Charles. Collection Will Start This Week Throughout Town All Lions, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts Participating In This Campaign. The Sylva Lions Club in coopera tion with the Bo^ Scouts and Girl Scouts of Sylva, will conduct the collection of waste paper in the town, beginning this week. F. M. Crawford, chairman of the Lions committee in charge o f the work, said that the collections will be made every two weeks in the residential sections of the town, and weekly in the business section, and urges the people to hold their waste paper until the Lions and Boy and Girl Scouts come around for it. Every other Friday afternoon after five o'clock, beginning Friday, April 14, the Lions with cars and Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, will call through the residential sec tions and will assemble the paper at the Memorial Fountain, and load it onto a truck and haul it to the Paper Mill, where it will be sold and the money in equal amounts will be turned over to the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. The ? business section will be covered in like mannar every Mon day afternoon, beginning at 4:30, and Mr. Crawford assures the peo ple in the homes and business hous es that the calls will be made regu larly. The need for paper is most urg ent, Salvage Authorities in Raleigh and Washington state, and the shortage is acute. Paper is used in tremendous quantities by the army and navy, for the packing of medical supplies, food, and ammunition for shipment overseas, and for the writing of vital orders, and many other neces sary purposes. In saving the paper, Mr. Crawford pointed out, the peo ple will be aiding materially in the war effort, and will be also making contributions to the work of the Scouts. Territory to be worked by Lions and Scouts are as follows: Frank M. Crawford, Zollie Fin cannon and Dorothy Sue Parks to work residential section weit of City Hall on both sides of creek. Also first two blocks next to rail road in West Sylva between Lloyd Hotel and Lewis Service Station. O. IE. Brookhyser, Dennis Bark ley, H. E. Monteith, Wesley War ren, Annie Maude Hooper and Glo ria Howell to work College Hill section. Jennings A. Bryson, C. J. Han nan, Bennie Reece, Arba Sue Ens ley and Edoleen Curry to work O'Possum Hollow and section above Methodist church. Howard Crawford, Edwin Alli son, H. L. Holden, Walter Allison Jones, Margaret Ann Ryan to work from Dr. Hooper's residence to the Lyric Theatre on right side of Main Street. Roscoe Poteet and W. T. Wise, Randel Goldman, ? Thelma Poteet and Linda Sutton to work Court land Heights, beginning at John. A. Parris' residence. W. T. Brown, John Henson,. Frank Fricks, Phillip Jones, Jean Poteet, Mary Bess Henry to work Rhodes Cove section. W. T. Wise and A. C. Hoses, Carol Ashe, Charles Stillwell to work Pole Yard section. Howard Ball, Claude Jones Cloyd Richardson, Jack Hennessee, Paa line Womack and Barbara Bumgar ner to work Moody Bottom section. Joe Clyde Fisher, Fred Williams, fhftfn Dillard, Barbara Joe Cook to work Maple Springs section. Roy Reed and Peggy Joe Sutton to work Beta section. Everett Harris, Ray Cogdill, Dick Green, Joe Deitz, Boyd Sutton Kermitt Harris, Dorothy Hennessee and Barbara Bess to work East Sylva section. Ray Orr, Paul Buchanan and Jackie Morris to work Webster section. AUiney Bryson, Earl Padgett, Tommy Queen, Betty Jean Queen and Jean Barrett^to work Dillsboro section. V John Corbin t^ work Sylva school. / William WiUori, J. D. Moore, Jeff Hedden, t)illard Coward and Roger DilTard, J. Buckner, Velt flftteon, L. keed, Gordon Reed, Jim Ryan, Danie Allison, Jr., Francis Buchanan, /Jacqueline Holden Peg gy Painter, Rachel Ann Sutton, Nancy R.v Allison, Jeneane Bryson, Marie Lesslie, Rebecca Ann Wilson to work business section of Sylva. RETURNS TO UTAH Pfc. Riley BirchMd has return ed to Keara's Field, Utah after spending 11 days with hit mother, Mrs. Florence Birchfleld, of Syhra. He is in the Army Ait Corps.
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