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AMERICA First, Last and Always VOL. XVIII NO. 51 The Sylva Herald AND RURALITE ? CONSOLIDATED JtJLY, 1943 The Sylva Herald, winner ?/ First Place of N. C. Pre** Association 1943 General Ex cellence Award. SYLVA, N. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1944 $1.50 A Year In Jackson and Swain Counties? 5c Copy Annual Clean-Up Week Starts On 15th Sugar Registration To Be Held 15-16th Throughout Jackson Monday and Tuesday Of Next Week Only Time To Get Canning Sugar Here. All persons needing more than five pounds per person o f canning sugar, will have the 15th and 16th ~cf~May to make application to get up to 10 pounds per person, it was announced here by the war price and rationing board. Those failing to make applica tion on either may 16th or 16th, will have only five pounds. The teachers and principles of Jackson county schools will regis ter people for canning sugar on May 15th and 16th from 10 o'clock a. m. to 3 o'clock p. m., at the fol lowing schools: Sylva, Dillsboro, # Beta, Qualla, Cullowhee, John's * Creek, Tuckaseegee, Cashiers, Glenville, Balsam, Willets, Addie, Sol's Creek, Wolf Creek, Savannah, Webster, East La Porte, Oak Point, and the colored consolidated school. Stamp No. 40 in War Rationing Book Four is good for five pounds only, and if more than that amount is required, then application must bo mode oithor May 15th or 16th on form R1323. The regulation as received here this week, sets -out that no extra nngAr fnr panning can be granted unless applications are made either May 15th or 16th and on the spec ial form prepared by OP A. Any member of the family can make application for all the family, provided War Ration Book Number Four for each person accompanies the application. The registrars will remove stamp No. 37 out of War Book No. Four. If the stamp for any reason has been removed, no extra sugar will be given. The No. 37 is required before the cer tificate will be valid. Sylva Girl and Boy Have Leads In W.C.T.C. Play Miss Idan Jean Allison, daught er of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Allison, and John Corbin, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Corbin, both of Sylva, will play leading roles in the West ern Carolina Player's production, 'Vni^LFamous Mrs. Fair," at West ern Carolina Teacher's college this evening, May 10th, at 8:30 o'clock. A transfer student from Clem son, this is Corbin's first appear ance with the Western Carolina Players. Miss Allison, one of the attractive twins in the "Great Big Doorstep," last fall, made a popu lar hit with the audience both in Sylva and Cullowhee. Written at the close of the last war, the play is concerned with a problem raised by Woman's Par ticipation in the conflict and inten sified by their service in the armed forces in this war at home and abroad. It makes no attempt to settle the question, but does pre sent one eloquent side. Elizabeth Anne Hunter, president of the Western Carolina Players, plays the roll of Mrs. Fair. Pro fessor Clarence Chrisman, head of the department of foreign lan guage, plays the part of her hus band, Jeffery Fair. Miss Allison is the young daughter about whom the plot revolves, and young 'Cor bin is the son, a Captain in the army. Supporting members of the cast are: Phyllis Dillard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Dillard of Sylva; Louise Bryson, Winter Haven, Fla.; Helen Hartshorn, Asheville; Virginia Wilkinson, Gas tonia; Clayton Ramsey, Franklin; Carolyn Blankenship, Asheville; Laura Ann McNeil, of West Jef ferson, is student director. Miss Mabel Tyree is directing the pro duction. Music for the occasion is under the direction of Miss Rachel Rosenberger and the college or chestra. Cpl. C. L. Hooper Now: In England Mrs. Woodie Hooper, of Cowarts, has received word that her son, Cpl. Conrad L. Hooper, has ar rived safely in England. Cpl. Hooper has been in service 18 months. He received his basic traning in Mississippi. He is con nected with the Weather Wing. Tom Moore Died In Chattanooga On Monday Word has been icceived llmt Tom Moore of Chattanooga, died in the Vanderbilt Univer sity Hospital in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday. He was the son of the late Judge and Mrs. Walter E. Moore. Scotts Creek Baptist Women Met Tuesday ,v The Business Women's Circle of the W. M. A. of the Scotts Creek Baptist church met Tuesday after noon, April 25, at the home of Mrs. Dennie Fisher, 15 members were present. Mrs. Roy Reed, president, pre sided over thp hnginpsa mPPting An interesting program on The Power of Prayer In Today's World, was given. After the program the hostess served a salad course. Capt. Carl Fisher Now In England Capt. Carl Bird Fisher has ar rived in (England, according to in formation received by his mothef? Mrs. J. O. Fisher, of Andrews. Capt. Fisher, a pilot in the army air forces, made a previous trip to England in 1942 /while on a training flight. He is a graduate of Swain high school and before entering service wis a senior at N. C. State college. Crosses To Be Given Veterans Of World War I Services Will Take Place At Community House Here Wednesday Night. Confederate Crosses of military service will be awarded to two veterans of the First World War, at Confederate Memorial Day exer cises to be held by the B. H. Cathey Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy at the Community House Wednesday evening at eight o'clock. Edward Bryson and Elliott Pressley will be honored with the crosses, which are presented to veterans of Confederate ancestry. Mrs. Harry E. Ferguson, presi dent of the U.D.C. chapter, will preside, and the crosses will be pre sented on behalf of the chapter by Mrs. Dan Tompkins and Mrs. Thomas O. Wilson. William E. Dillard Post, Ameri can Legion, The Legion Auxiliary, and the U.D.C. chapter will jointly take part in the exercises. Tribute will be paid to the men and women of the Confederacy by Dan Tompkins, and to the men of the World War, by E. H. Stillwell, of the department of history of Western Carolina Teachers college. Miss Alice Weaver will sing a song popular during the First World War, and Mrs. B. H. Cathey, one of the days of the War for Southern Imlupi'mtence, with Mrs. Paul Ellis as accompanist'. The service will be concluded with a prayer offered by Rev. B. 3. IlenMiy, chaplain of the Legion Post. Following the exercises there will be a social hour during which re freshments will be served by the Confederate Daughters and the Le gion Auxiliary. All members of the Legion, the Auxiliary, and the Daughters of the Confederacy are expected to attend the meeting. GOES TO CHARLOTTE Mrs. Richard M. Howell left Tuesday for Charleston, S. C., where she will join her husband, Lt. Howell, who will be stationed there for several weeks. Mrs. McKee To Attend Democratic Convention As Delegate For State Mrs. ,E. L. McKee was named one of the 12 North Carolina dele gates-at-large to attend the Na tional Democratic Convention in Chicago in July. The appointment came last Thursday at the State Democratic Convention in Raleigh, which had, an attendance of some 3,500 delegates from the 100 coun- ; ties. Mr. McKee was named alternate delegate from the Twelfth Cong.res- 1 sional district. I North Carolina has 30 votes to ! cast in the National Convention, and the state group last Thursday instructed the delegates to cast al) 30 for the renomination of F. D. Roosevelt for president, and J. M. j Broughton for vice president. | Mrs. McKee will have the dis tinction of being a delegate-at- : large attending every convention nominating Mr. Roosevelt. A dis- j tinction few have had. and espec- I ially women. Among those attending the state convention last Thursday from Jackson, included: Mr. and Mrs. McKee, Raymond U. Sutton, T. N. Massie and A. C. Moses. The convention named the fol lowing district set-up: Glenn Palm er, vice president of the district, of Haywood; George Fain, Hender son; delegates, E. C. Greene, Bun combe; H. E. Buchanan, of Hen derson, formerly of Jackson; al ternates, J. E. S. Thorpe, of Ma con and E. L. McKee, of Jackson. District ? E. C. Greene, Mrs. Ruth Goodson, Brandon P. Hodges, Ashe viTIe; Daniel K. Moore, Jackson, H. E. Buchanan, Henderson, Mrs. George Patton, Macon, A. H._ Har ris, Transylvania, R. X,. Phillips, GwilmiifT AiTetf JT ? BelTgn, ? Clay, Clifford Brown, Haywood, P. B. Ferebee, Cherokee, Baxter C. Jones, Swain. Congressional ? Charles Y. Pat ton, Transylvania, Guy P. Jordan, Henderson, H. Arthur Osborne, Haywood, Raymond Sutton, Jack son, J. Y. Jordan, Buncombe, Mrs. Giles W. Corner, Cherokee, Clar ence Davis, Clay, R. S. Jones, Ma con, R. B. Slaughter, Graham, E. B. Demo Delegate MRS. E. L. McKEE will again go to the National Democratic Convention as a delegate-at-large with instructions to vote for Frank lin 1). Roosevelt. Mrs. McKee has attended every convention as a delegate-at-large that has nominat ed Mr. Roosevelt for president. Whi taker, Swain. Delegates-at-large, each of whom will have a one- ha If vot^, include: ' Governor Broughton, Rep. Cam eron Morrison of the 10th district; former Governors O. Max Gard ner,- ?*yde~R. Hoey, and J. C. B. ^Ehrin&haus; MLrs. EL L* M^Ke* of. Syiva, "Lieutenant Onwrnnr R, !.' Harris of Roxboro, Josephus Dan iels, Miss Beatrice Cobb of Mor STanton, Mrs. W. T. Bost of Raleigh, Mrs. B. B. Everett of Palmyra, and Monroe Redden of Hendersonville, chairman of the Democratic execu tive committee. Robert R. Williams of Asheville and W. B. Rodman, Jr., of Wash ington were elected by the con- 1 vention as electors at large. C. of C. Seeks Places For The Tourists To Stay Everyone who has facilities and will consider keeping tour ists please register at once with the Chamber of Com merce. Inquiries are coming in every day and we are anxious to get tourists happily located. Chamber of Commerce Mrs. John R. Jones. W. R. Moody, 73, Buried Thursday ? Resident Of Glenville Sec tion, Passed Away At Greenville Hospital. Funeral M-iviees for \V. R. Moody, To, farmer and lifelong resident"" "of the Glenville section, who died May 2, at a Greenville, S. C\, hospital, were held Thurs day afternoon at the Hamburg Baptist church. Masons had charge of the rites at the grave in Double Springs cemetery. The Rev. C. C. Welch officiated and was assist ed by Rev. McCall, of Cullowhee. Mr. Moody was a member of the Masons and the Order of the Eastern Star. His wife, Mrs. Jose-1 phine Leopard Moody, passed away five years ago. Surviving are four daughters, Prmi-n, ( I funi] VI H 1' i S. C., Mrs. Troy Hooper, of Tuck aseegee, Mrs. Harley Shelton, of Cullowhee, and Mrs. Charles Rus rn^ll) of Glenville; six sons, Hoyt, of Sylva, Lambert, Hyatt, Manuel and Tilman, of Glenville, and Mil fred, of Camp Shelby, Miss.; 4s* grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Two Missionaries Visiting Here Miss Nina Troy of Greensboro, and Miss Kate Hackney of Ash boro, who were guests last week of Mrs. Mary R. Cowan, are both returned missionaries from China. They were in China for more than 25 years. Miss Troy was in a Japanese con centration camp near Shanghai for seven months. She was returned to the United States on the Grips holme last November. She was one of the principal speakers at the district meeting of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at Cullowhee, and also spoke to the students at Sylva high school, re lating many of her experiences while teaching at Laura Haygood school in Soochow, China and in | the concentration camp. W. R. Enloe Now 2nd Lieutenant William R. Enloe, formerly of Dillsboro, recently graduated from the Ordnance Officer's Candidate School in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, in the class of 61. He received his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant on the 1st of April. Lt. Enloe was inducted into the army the latter part of 1943 at which time he was employed by the Gulf Oil Corporation as a distri butor. Lt. Enloe was skilled as an ar tillery mechanic prior to entering Officer's Candidate School. He is now assigned to the Base Shop in Aberdeen as an Assistant Artillery Officer. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Enloe of Dillsboro. Mrs. Cowan Makes Relief Report Mrs. Mary R. Cowan, local chair man of the United China Relief, announced today that funds sent to China through United China Relief, Ine., since its organization in 1941 have reached a total of $18,666,717. This is exclusive of administra tive expenses incurred in this coun try, which have TTeen reduced to less than three, and one- halt per i - - IN NORFOLK Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Robbins, par ents of Howard Robbins H. A. 2/c, received word that he had been moved to Norfolk, Va. He entered the navy in January and took his boot training at Samp son, N. Y., he was in training at Bainbridge, Md., before going to Norfolk. 50 Seniors To Receive Diplomas On Friday Commencement Speaker Here DR. B. r,. CHILDS will be the ('ommcncTnu'nt speaker here Fri day night. Earl James Reed Tu Be Buried This Afternoon At 3:30 Funeral services will be conduct ed this afternoon at the Scott's Crek Baptist church at .1:30 o'clock for Earl James Reed, 'V2, who died at the C. J. Harris Com munity Hospital on Monday morn ing after a short illness. The Rev. T. F. Deitz, assisted by i he Rev. B. S. Hensh y will officiate. Burial will be in the Old Field cem etery. Mr. Reed has been employed by ' hi> Armour Leather company here for the past several years. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thad Reed/, of Beta. Surviving are his widow, one ' small son; his parents; and one j brother, Charles Guy Re< d, of Hazel wood. The Moody Funeral Home is in 1 charge of the arrangements. 15 Jackson Men Accepted In Service Fifteen Jackson men were ac cepted for service during April, ac cording to the local Selective Ser vice Board. Ten of the men went into the Army, and five to the Navy. There was a volunteer for each of the branches of service, George McConnell Cowan volun teered for the Army and Clarence Bradley Hoyle for the Navy. Eighteen men became 18 during the month, the board reported. Those ent< ring the army were: John Parker Leopard, Rufus De forest Nations, Allen Galloway, Albert Ammons, Jesse Cline, Ben nie Queen, Wilburn Thornton Pick Icsimer, Andy Oocumma, Frank ?Junior Moore and George McCon nell Cowan. The five going into the Navy were: Ralph Burdett McDonald, Clarence Bradley Hoyle, Hubert Bumgarner, Sam David Talalah, Raymond Joseph Pangle. The 18 men becoming 18 during April included: Robert Adam D. Dyer, A. B. Shular, William Dee Golden, Jesse Herbert Nations, Eulas Colombus Green, Wallace Eugene Turpin, Howard Edward Gibson, Gordon Clay Hensley, John Frank Hoyle, James Alvin Bum gamer, Arthur Coleman Buchanan, Quenton David Bishop, David Ed gar Bowers, Edgar Joe House, Alvin Luker, Wesley Smith, Jr., Donald Richard Nations, Lloyd George Styles. Senior Play Will Be Given Thursday Evening; Sermon Was Heard Sunday. On I4 riday, May 12, at eight <t clock .)Q seniors will receive their diplomas at the graded school audi torium. Dr. B. 0. Childs gf the Department of Education of Duke | I niversity will deliver the ad dress. A. C. Moses, county super intendent , give trtTF MMl ioi 5 ' their diplomas, and the pupils graduating1 fi'om graded school, will also be. presented their certificate by A. C. Moses, county superinten- ! tendent. ' The baccalaureate sermon for J the senior class of Sylva high \ school was held on Sunday, May ! 7, in the graded school auditorium. The Rev. W. J. Huneycutt, pastor! of the Methodist church in Frank- ? lin, delivered the sermon. On Thursday evening, May 11, 1 Mrs. Chester Scott will present the j high school play, "doing On Seven- j teen." The cast of characters are: j Els, ?!-- Dorothy Heck Stiles. Buddy Carhart ? Kent Coward. M rs. Carhart ? Rebecca W 'ilson. Craig Vincent Bobby TerrilJ. j Tom Williams ? J. ('. Brown. Paul - A nderson 1U an ton. ? Shrinum: ? .John cih^m Joan Oloha Farmer. Miliums ? Ida Ann Bain. Mr. Carhart- John McEIf'ie4t. Helen? Martha Hall. Doris ? Mary Elizabeth Bry^.n. Agnes - Kate Keever, Friday, May 12, at three p. in. ' the senior class of Sylva high school will have their class day exercises. 1 he marsh alls for Sylva high school, selected from the different | grades according to their scholastic ' ratings are: Senior marshals, who will seiwe at the senior play, are Jeanne Barret, Joy Stillwell, Walter | Brown Cope and Terry Howell. Juniors: Jean Monteith and | Elizabeth Clayton. !. Sophomores: Ruth Hyatt and Inez Bower. Freshmen: Nancy Ruth Allison | and Rebecca Bower. 1 he junior, sophomores and freshmen marshalls will usher at the graduation exercise and class , day. Methodist Y oung ! People Hear Franklin Man About 25 young people attended the supper meeting in the Allison Building of the Methodist church Sunday evening at six-thirty o'clock. { Following the supper served by | the mother's of the young people, I j Rev. W. J. Hunneycutt, pastor of j the Franklin Methodist church, spoke to the group. The. main pur pose of the meeting was to get the young people lined up and ready for the training school which wiil he feeld at the church beginning ! May 21. BACK FROM VIRGINIA j Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Glenn have returned to their home here from Hampton, Va., where they spent several months. Mr. Glenn was engaged in defense work there. Pvt. Ellis D. Nations returned last Wednesday to Fort Jackson after spending a week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dock Na tions of Nations Creek. A young man chided his bride wife that she couldn't make bread like his mother used to make, and she reminded her husband in re turn that he couldn't make the dough her father used to make. School Holds 1 Commencement proj^rams for Cashiers hiprh school will take place the nights of May 11 and 12, it has been announced. Music pupils of the school will be heard in their annual recital May 11 at 8:30 p. m. at tfce school auditorium. The ffraduatinfc exercises May 12 will be in charge of the senior class, of which Georgia Passmore is valedictorian and Mary Bumgar ner is salutatorian. In addition to Miss Passmore and Miss Bumpramer, others who will have a part on the program are:1 T. J. Williams, Haskell Fisher, Doyle McCall, Velma Madden, Helen Bryson, Henritta FisheT and Adrian Fowler. Two Trucks To Make Schedule Over Community Officials Making Urgent Appeal For All Citizens To Participate In Drive. The annual Clean-Up campaign for Sylva will begin -on Monday, May 15th and continue through May 19th, according to Mayor H. Gibson. He urges that the entire community take part in this cam paign. A schedule of coverage for the entire town has been planned and citizens and property owners are asked to have all collections of debris and trash in containers placed out in front of their prop erty, to aid in making time for the trucks. Citizens are asked to get trash ready as early as possible so that things may start rolling in full swing on Monday morning, in order that there will be no con gestion dining the latter part of the week, rhe truck schedule is as follows: Monday, south side of Main street" and adjacent streets. Tuesday, Cmirtland Heights, south side of NTo. 10 on West end. Wednesday, north side of Scott's ''reek from Town Hall west. Thursday, north side of Scott's ( reek from Town Hall east. Friday, east side of Scott's ( reek bridge including south of Cullowhee road. Local Officers i Going To F.B.I. Conference 11th A large number of local law en forcement officers from this area are expected to attend the F.B.I. Law Enforcement Conference at Fontana Dam on Thursday. The officers will be taken over the project, and given lunch in the Fontana cafeteria. The business session will get underway about 1:30 with Edward Scheidt, special agent in charge of the Charlotte office, presiding over the program which will take the remainder of the afternoon. Included on the program will be explaination of various services rendered by F.B.I., a special con fident ial motion picture, and a dem onstration of disarming methods. Arnold Tiller, chief of public safety service at Fontana is in charge of making arrangements at the place of meeting. Dillsboro Red Cross Makes 3,861 Mandages The Red Cross of Dillsboro re ports that they have 114% hours work to their credit for the month of April. 3861 surgical dressings were made. U.D.C. Meets With Mrs. A. J. Dills The B. H. Cathey Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confed eracy met with Mrs. A. J. Dills last Thursday evening. Mrs. Harry Ferguson presided over the busi ness session. Plans were made for the joint meeting to be held with the American Legion Auxiliary at the Community House on Wednes day evening, May 10th. At this time the chapter will present cross es of military service to two legion aires. Mrs. J. H. Wilson gave a short report of the district meeting re cently held in Asheville. Mrs. Dan Tompkins, program chairman, presented Miss Elea nora Smith who gave a sketch of the life of her sister, Dr. Carrie Weaver Smith, author of the bal lad, "Andrews Raid," which wa? read by Mrs. Carl Killian. During the social hour Mrs. Dills served a salad course. GIVEN PROMOTION Pvt. Elbert Mathis, son of Mr and Mrs. Elbert Mathis, of Sylva, was recently promoted^o the rank of Private First Claws according to air annotmcemerit1>y the Public Relations Officer at Harding Field, La , where he is now stationed. VISITING HERE Pvt. William R. Sellers, of Camp Shelby, Miss., is spending several days with his family hefe. Pvt. Sellers who is stationed with an Infantry division there, waa: in ducted at Camp Croft last Notobi? berr