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VOL. XIX NO. 24 SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday, Nov. 1, 1944 $1.50 A Year In Jackson And Swain Counties ? 5c Copy
Jackson Citizens Prepare To Cast Ballot Nov. 7
WELFARE WORKERS,
OFFICIALS HEAR DR.
WINSTON IN ASHEVILLE
In hev speech in Ashe\ i lie Friday
Dr. Ellen Winston. \V e 1 : Qpm^v
sioner. said that tne strength
"Welfaie work in North Carolina \va>
not derived from the state but by the
county. Her talk was a high spot in
the all-day session which started at
the court house at 11 o'clock with
representatives from all the mountain
counties in attendance.
Dr. Winston also said that North
Carolina was only meeting 75 per
cent of the budget needs of its wel
fare clients at a minimum level and
it would be good business to increase
the grants as well as a humitarian
move. The level of the grant de
pends on the county because the
money is matched by the state and
federal governments.
Mrs. E. L. McKee, chairman of the
Jackson county board of public wel
fare, talked on the responsibility of
the county welfare board in develop
ing the program. .
Counties in the western district
represented at the meeting included:
Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cherokee,
Cleveland, Clay, Graham, Haywood.
Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison,
McDowelTT Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford,
Swain, Transylvania and Yancey.
NGEA ELECTED NEW
OFFICERS AT MEETING
ON SATURDAY MORNING
The new officers for the Jackson
County Education Association
vere elected at a meeting at the
Court Hou^e on Saturday morning.
The followihg were eleated for the
coming year: W. H. Crawford, Presi
dent; Hoyles 'Deitz, Vice -President;'
and Mrs. Gertie Moss, Secretary and
Treasurer. They are to succeed R. P.
Buchanan, President;. Allany H. Bry
ron, Vice-President; and Miss Susie
Bell Tatham, Secretary and Treas
urer.
Mrs. Martha Campbell, field work
er for the North Carolina Education
Association, discussed &ie importance
of N. C. E. A. and N. E. A. Mr. A. C.
Moses, Jackson County Superinten
dent of Schools, introduced Dr. H. T.
Hunter, Cullowhee, who delivered the
principal address.
AWARDS OFFERED IN
HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE
The North Carolina Academy of I
Science at State College is sponsor-)
iuig a plan for field trips, science ex
hibits, essay contests, illustrated lec
tures, and motion pictures in coop
eration with high school science clubs
throughout the state, reports Dr. Mur
ray F. Buell, chairman of the high
school committee.
The Academy will supply slides on
birds of North Carolina, water birds
of North Carolina, forests, flowers,
and the small garden, with accom
panying lectures for a complete pro
gram. Other slides of this type may
also be obtained from the University
Extension Service at Chapel Hill and
from the American Museum of
Natural History in New York City.
Dr. Buell suggests that regional
fairs or exhibits may be organized in
which several schools may compete.
The Academy will cooperate in the
plans to organize such fairs and will
assisf with plans and suggestions.
The Academy is offering a series
of awards for exhibits and essays and
Dr. Buell suggests that interested
science students take this matter up
with their teachers or write him
direct at State College.
MESSERS RECEIVE
WORD THAT THEIR
SON IS WOUNDED
Mr. and Mrs. James Messer of
Barkers Creek received a message
Y Saturday, October 21, informing them
that their sen had been wounded in
France. Since they have had a let
ter from him saying he was in a hos
pital in Italy and getting along fine.
Pvt. Messer has been in service since
September, 1943, and was serving
with an infantry unit when wounded.
Principals In Nov. 7th Election
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
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THOMA&JE. DEWEY
One of the two men shown above will be elected president of this, the greatest nation on earth, in next
Tuesday's General Election., The one elected will be called on to fill a term is^the White House at one of
the most serious times in the history of thjs nation. The man best fitted to fill th^ office of President during
this period must be decided on by^the millions of~in dividual voters throughout the land. ? A ? few? of the
things you will* be called on to decide are ? which man will help most: 1. To win the war, and peace? 2.
To get business back on a peace-time basis? 3. To better the relations between labor and industry? 4. To
unite the American people and preserve the American way?
Think these things over seriously and conscientiou sly and then go to the polls next Tuesday and vote your
own convictions.
S. Sgt. William Conrad
Shepard Prisoner
In Germany
S. Sgt. William ? Conrad "Bud"
Shepard. grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. Shepard. : f Sylva lias been
reported as a German prisoner since
July 31. 1 94 -I . Sg:. S icpr.rd is
graduate of Sylva High school and
prior to entering the service was em
ployed in Durham where he lived
with his wife. the former Miss Lillie
Mae Penninger, who received a card
recently wth a German heading slat
ing that S. Sgt. Snepard was alright
and for his family not lo worry about
him.
CANEY FORK GIRL IS SWEEPSTAKE WINNER IN
FOOD FOR VICTORY FAIR HELD OCTOBER 20
Ray .B. Ashe Graduates
From Aircraft Radio School
MADISON. Wisconsin, Oct. 17. ?
Pvt. Hay B. Ashe, 18, son of Mr. and
Mrs. T. W. Ashe, Sylva, has been
graduated from the AAF Training
Command's aircraft radio mechanics
school at Truax Field where, he was
taught fundamentals of serving radio
equipment on bombers and fighter
planes flying with the AAF through
out the world, it was announced by
the post commander.
Trained primarily as a highly skill
ed techician, Pvt. Ashe also has had
instruction in physical training, de
fense against chemical warfare, air
craft identification, handling of fire
arms and other allied subjects.
Depending upon the current needs
of the A. F., he also may be assigned
to advanced schools, for further stu
dies or to other centers as an in
structor in radio mechanics.
Before entering the Army Pvt. Ashe
was attending Western Carolina
Teachers College.
If dairy cows are fed better, a
balanced ration at- all times in line
with production per cow, milk yields
may be greatly increased, says A. C.
Kimrey, Extension dairyman at State
College.
Cullowhee ? Winning the sweep
stakes for having the most prizes
awarded her in the Food For Vic
tory Fair held at Cullowhee Friday
was Selma Reed Nicholson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Nicholson, of
C'aney Fork.
Second place was won by Rebecca
Bauer of Whittier; and third place was
a tie between Edwin Allen, son of
M.\ "and Mrs. Mrs. Jan Allen, YVeyah
Hulta section, and Miss Nicholson.
C. A. Hovle, principal of the train
i.-ig school, presided over the program
oild in connection 'with the fair.
Speakers on the program included
Mrs. E. N. Howell of Swannanoa, field
-ecretary of the North Carolina Par
ent-Teacher association; Dr. H. T.
Hunter, president of Western Caro
lina Teachers College; C. G. Phillips,
agriculture teacher at Cullowhee; and
Dean Colvard, assistant director in
charge of mountain test farms.
S. Sgt. Lyman H. Keener
Has Been Awarded
The Purple Heart
Mrs. Berdell Keener, of Waynes
\ i'lle has received the purple heart
which was awarded her son, S. Sgt.
Lyman Keener, for wounds received
in action in the European Theatre of
war on July 12, 1944. He entered
Lervice January 16, 1940, and has
been serving overseas since March.
JACKSON WAR FUND DRlVt LAGGING! ONLY
25 PER CENT OF QUOTA HAS BEEN RAISED
The United War Fund Drive for
Jackson County was started on Mon
day of last week. The drive was
scheduled to run until Nov. 20th.
Mr. R. U. Sutton, chairman, said that
he hoped all township chairmen and
other committees would get their
quotas as soon as possible.
So far Jackson County has only
raised 25% of her quota.^il was learn
ed from Mr. Sutton.
T E L E G R AM
GE 14 NL PD? ' Winston -Salem, N.
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R. U. Sutton:
National War Fund spends six
dollars for moraie services for every
man and woman in armed forces.
Urge you to get into ail churches in
your county witn this message asking
them to raise sulficient funds to pay
for morale services for all in congre
gations in service.
CHESTER A. KERR
The supply of oils containing Vita
min A for use in mixed feeds has so
improved that the Government has
terminated Order 99, controlling them.
Pvt. T. A. Pressley With
[ \I. P. Unit In Italy
WITH THE AIR SERVICE COM
MAND, ITALY ? "All work and no
play makes Press a dull boy". This
will not be in the case of Pvt. T. A.
Fressley, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Thad Pressley, Speedwell, N. C.,
wnose unit recently celebrated one
year's stay in Italy with a swell party
.n a beautiful Italian Villa close to
the sea.
Pvt. Pressley in a Military Police
unit assigned to the Air Service Com
mand has been overseas more than 19
months, 7 of which were spent in
North Africa before landing in Italy
in October, 1943, close on the heels of
the retreating Germans.
Pvt. Pressley before his induction
into the armed forces in Nov., 1942,
was employed by the Nantahala Pow
er and Light Co., Glenvilie, N. C. A
brother, Pfc. Odell Pressley, is also
in the Army stationed at Ft. Meade,
Maryland.
S. Sgt. Richard E. Turpin
Is Awarded* Second
Oak Leaf Cluster
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?'? !ai'?e*..> in Germany and Na/i oc
cupied Europe.
Turpin is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. John T. Turpin, Waynesville.
Tne combat gunner s wife, Mrs. Sara
E. Tui pin. lives in Sylva. Sgt. Turpin
is a member of the Third Bombard
ment Division, cited by the President
for its now historic England- Africa
shuttle bombing of ""Nazi Messer
sehmitl aircraft plants at Hegensburg,
Germany, in August of 1943.
LAST RITES HELD FOR
SILAS SEAGLE, AGE 12
Silas Seagle, 12 years old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Sengle of Barker's
Creek, died at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning. October 17, at the Harris
[Community Hospital.
Funeral services were held Friday,
Barker's Creek, with the Rev. C. C.
Welch, of Glenville, officiating. In
terment followed in the Barker's
Creek cemetery.
He is survived by his father and
mother, two brothers, Donald of the
U. S. Army, and Paul of Barkers
Creek, and three sisters: Blanchie,
Jettie and Magdaleen of Barker's
Creek.
P. T. A. SPEAKER
C. W. Phillips, director of public
relations at the Woman's College, and
state president of the North Carolina
Congress of Parents and Teachers,
will be a main speaker on* the pro
gram of the district meeting of the
Congress to be held in Bryson City
or. November 3. Speaking on the
same program will be Mrs. Charits
E. Roe, field representative of the
National Congress of Parents and
Teachers, and Mrs. J. W. Burke, exe
cutive secretary to the state congress.
Pine trees planted on idle acres
prevent erosion and pay profits as a
timber crop. 4 .
Executive Council of Home
t i
Demonstration Clubs Meet
The Executive Council of the Home
Demonstration clubs of Jackson
County held its last meeting of the
year Saturday mori\ing at the court
house.
The meeting was called to order by
Mrs. Dennis Higdon, president. The
club sang America, and repeated the
Club Collect. In the absence of the
secretary, Miss Josephine Johnston,
County Home Demonstration Agent,
called the roll, thirteen members
present. Mrs. Higdon gave a report
tn the State Council meeting which
she attended in Raleigh on Septem
ber 20-21. She said that 317 mem
bers attended the meeting and 87
counties were represented. The
theme of the State Council was "Home
Demonstration Chib Works on Alert."
Mrs. Louie Allen reported on the
health project which the Cashiers club
is sponsoring. Mrs. Henshaw and Mrs.
Lance are serving with her on this
project. In the Cashiers section doc
tors are very 9carce and it takes
quite some time for a doctor to get
there. For some time they have been
asking for some" one to donate a room
or some suitable place in which they
would be able to carry on their clinic.
These pleas failed and they decided*
to build their own house. The logs
are to be given by one man, they
will be hauled in by another, and
another will saw them, and still an
other will make the doors and win
d ow frames in his wood work shop.
This is a i wonderful example of co
operation for a common cause.
t
Mrs. H igdon then presented Miss
Anna C. Howe, District Home Dem
onstration agent, who gave a sum
mary of the club programs for 1945.
Miss Rowe said that the program for
1945 would stress "Better Families
Better Living."
Jackson County membership in the
Home Demonstration Clubs is 485
members. We have 950 members of
the 4-H Clu-b.
STATE SENATE, KOSiSE
RACES TOP JACKSON
SLATE IfJ TUESDAY'S
ELECT'"';!
Dosp.-te the !?.?< : th.il ? \
?f;.ckson Cmin ?>? oi'tices .or
'.'S.'M ?ii t ho c-ice tit ?: i N\ \ . 7. n.u \
n ;h(' 4>u f!i.?wiis? rapidly.
W. 15. Ifodjre.- and tV,vo|| p.
ei>. Democrat.-. ;ilo candidate- for
the state senate fn>m tne 32nd .:ii-?
t..cl which deludes Jack-on counts1,
A'lii George ^pedmondt and S. A.
Jones as Republican upp< nents.
,Dan M. Alii sojl of Sylva. is the Dem
ocrat^ nominee for the -.ate house,
with Hu^E. Monteith < Sylva as
its Republican opponent.
Ralph Ward is the Democratic
nominee for justice of the peace in
Barker's Creek township, and he is
being opposed- by James Turpin. Re
publican.
Jackson county, in the 12th con
gressional district, will vote for Zebu
Ion Weaver, Democrat, and Lewis P.
Hamlin, Republican, for congressman.
E. P . Stillwell of Jackson county is
Republican candidate for associate
justice of the state supreme court.
PRESIDENTHUNTER
ANNOUNCES SPONSORS
FOR COLLEGE CLURS
Cullowhee ? The sponsors or coun
selors for the recognized clubs and
other campus organizations at West
ern Carolina Teachers College for the
coming year have been announced
by President H. T. Hunter.
The class sponsors are: Senior, Mrs.
Lillian Buchanan; Junior, Mr. Tyson
Cathey; Sophomore, Mr. Clarence
Chrisman; Freshman, Mr. John Sey
niour.
In the Mu*ic Department Mrs.
Charles GuJley will sponsor the
Schubert Music Club, and the Hal
cyon Chorus, and Miss Rachel Rosen -
Lerber will be in charge of the Mc
Dowell Music Club and the band.
Miss Mabel Tyree will sponsor the
Western Carolina Players and the
Joui nalism Club and will co-sponsor
Ihe Western Carolinian stall with
Miss Charlotte Watson.
Miss Alice Benton will sponsor th??
Alpha Phi Sigma and Women's Ath
letic Association.
In the religious organizations Mrs.
II. T. Hunter will sponsor the Young
Woman's Auxiliary; Miss Kathleen
Davis, the Baptist Student Union; Mr.
McMurry Richey, the Youth Fellow
snip; and Miss Anne Hammond, the
Wesley Club.
In the Education Department Miss
Lenora Smith will sponsor the Amer
ican Childhood Education Association,
and Miss Cordelia Camp the Future
Teachers of America.
Miss Anne Albright will sponsor
the Big Sisters' Club and will act as
co-sponsor of the Senate with Dean
W. E. Bird, who is also sponsor of *
the English Club.
Clarence Chrisman will be advisor
of the International Student Society,
Clinton S. Dodson will sponsor the
Science Club, and Dr. H. P. Smith
w?ll act as guide to the Internationa,)
Relations Club. f
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Catamount Sponsors
The Catamount sponsors are Miss
Watson and Mr. Cathey. Miss Wat
son is also in charge of the Day Stu
dent Council.
Miss Helen Hartshorn will act as
rupervisor of the Council of Student
Publications.
BRYSON CITY DEFEATS
SYLVA 7-6
The Bryson City High school de
feated the team from Sylva High in
a game played on the Bryson City
field last Friday afternoon. Bryson's
touchdown came in the first play o L~
the second quarter and was made by
Joe Estes.
Percival Estes plunged over for the
extra point.
Sylva's score came "In the third "
quarter with Ryan taking the ball
across after they had driven from
Bryson's 45 yard line.
Coach Cagle said hi* boys played s
good game, but that they needed to
brush up on their interference.
Bryson and Sylva will play again
next Friday at Sylva at 2:30 P. M,
Everyone is urged to attend the game.