The Sylya Herald AMERICA Pint, Uit and Always AND RURALITE? CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943 The Sylva Herald , wttMf ?/ First Place of N. C. Prem Association 1943 General Km - ce lie nee AwarcL VOL. XIX NCampr Mias Anne Albright, Miss Leonora Smith, Miss Nell Bond, Mr. Steadman Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. David Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus G. Phillips, and the honorees. ' Miss Fannie Goodman will enter tain with breakfast for the visitors on Sunday morning, and Miss Rachel jRosenberger will entertain with din ner for them on Sunday. The price support on hogs has been changed to include hogs weighing from 200 to 270 pounds, rather than 200 to 240 pounds, says the WFA. FOUNDER OF W.G.T.G. TELLS STUDENTS OF EARLY DAYS OF SCHOOL Cullowheo ? Founder and President - Emeritus of Western Carolina Teach ers College, Robert L. Madison, was presented today to the student body at Western Carolina Teachers College, by Dean Anne Albright's class of the History of Education, to discuss the founding of the teachers' college at Cullowhee. Professor Madison, as he is affec tionately called, reviewed in his in imitable and charming manner the development of the college from its irception as a one teachers' school through its evolution to a teachers' college. Throughout his ? talk he praised the work of his coadjutors, the Noble Nine, who made up the original board of trustees, two of whom are still living, Thomas A. Cox and Will Norton. Though Mr. Norton was unable to attend the meeting, Mr. Cox was present for the occasion and spoke briefly to the students. Presiding over the meeting and presenting President-Emeritus Madi son to the students was Miss Anne Dunlap. Before Mrf Madison's talk, Miss Roberta Moore read the7 scrip ture for the meeting, and Professor F. H. Stillwell prayed; Miss Sara Beth Crawford discussed Famous Firsts in American education, and Wynona Arrington gave a brief re sume of the history of education in North Carolina. Mrs. Thompson Joins Herald Staff The publishers of The Herald are pleased to announce that Mrs. Carol Thompson has joined the staff of Jackson county's newspaper. Mrs. Thompson will assume her duties on December 1, as successor to Mrs. Helen A. Hooper, who has resigned to accept a position as medical techni cian in the WAC. Mrs. ? Thompson will have charge of the advertising and news department of The Herald. Mrs. John H. Wilson will continue her work as office manager. She has been with The Herald for more than a year. Mrs. Thompson comes to The Her ald well qualified to render service to Jackson county in the newspaper field. She studied at our own col lege, .Western Carolina Teachers, and also at the University of Kentucky where she had work in Journalism. She has also had some newspaper ex perience. She is a native of Jackson county, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Shaler Gilley and has lived in Jackson the most of her life. Mr. and Mrs. Thomp son and their two children make their home at the Sylva Hotel. Mr. Thomp son is in charge of the War Manpower clfice here. The publishers covet the same fine cooperation of the people of Sylva and Jackson county with Mrs. Thomp son as they have given Mrs. Hooper. Lt. Richard J. Reynolds of Winston Salem, now with the Navy in the South Pacific, has presented 6 mo tion pictures on North Carolina agri culture to the Extension Service at State College. Three other pictures are to be completed. A total of 196 farmers keeping demonstration poultry flock records reported 172 eggs per bird last year, says Clifton Parrish, Extension poul tryman at State College. HERALD NEWS EDITOR SWORN INTO WAC MRS. HELEN A. HOOPER, who became news editor and advertising manager of The Herald December 6, 1943, has resigned this postion, effec tive December 6, exactly one year after taking the work here, to become a Medical Technician in the Woman's Army Corps of the United States Army. MRS. HOOPER^ TO LEAVE HERALD DECEMBER 6 TO ENTER ARMY SERVICE The publishers of The Herald re gret very much to announce the re signation of Mrs. Helen Allison Hoop er as a member of the news and edi torial staff of the paper. Mrs. Hoop er came to The Herald December 6, 1943, and her resignation takes effect on December 6th this year. In her year's work with The Herald as news editor and advertising manager, Mrs. Hooper has made a splendid record and it is with great reluctance that the publishers give her up. However, she feels that she can render a greater service to her country in the line of work which she is entering and we wish her all the success possible in her new undertaking. Mrs. Hooper was sworn in on No vember 17th at the Ashevlle Recruit ; r. c station. Her work will be with the Medical division as a technician. She is to report to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., on December 14 for six weeks basic training, after which she will go to Camp Attaberry, Ind., for four months training. v. She will then be sent to one of the Army hospital for regular duty. Mrs. Hooper is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Allison of this city. Her husband, Lt. (jg) J. L. Hooper, is now serving with the Navy in the Pacific. Her brother, Jack Allison, Mo. MM 1-c is based on active sub marine duty in the Pacific and has had a number of combat patrols in enemy waters. Her brother-in-law, Sgt. B. Z. Wnitt is with the Air corps somewhere in the Pacific. She will continue her duties with The Herald through December 6. American cotton will meet increased competition in foreign countries, both from synthetic fibers and from for eign cotton, says economists. "The food productiorT^b for next year will be as important to the wai and to the peace as it was :n 1944," War Food Administrator Marvin Jones has said. Deitz Family Together For First Time In Life Charles S. Deitz A^C. M. M. of the U. S. Navv. who has hferi visiting hie While he was home his brother, 1st Sgt. Thad B. Deitz, who is with the Coast Guards in Burwood, La., was home. It was the first time the brothers had seen each other in 14 years. During this time all of the liv ing children of Rev. and Mrs. T. F Deitz were home togther for the first time in their lives. parents, the Mrs. T. F. DeltzT rapt. Rny Kirrhhprg Recently Spent Ten Days With Family Here Capt. Roy W. Kirchberg, M. C., left Monday after a ten -day furlough with Mrs. Kirchberg and children. Capt. Kirchberg has been assigned tr> a troop carrying ship in the South Atlantic area. His ship is a mem ber of the water division the Army Service Force, and is equipped with all modern hospital facilities. Mrs. Kirchberg and children re turned to August to make their home there for the duration. TALKS BY MEN WHO HAVE SEEN ACTION, ACTUAL FIGHTING SCENES TO BE SHOWN AT RITZ THEATRE FOLLOWING PARADE Wounded Dillsboro Soldier Recovering In England A. U.S. ARMY GENERAL HOS PITAL, ENGLAND ? Wounded in the light leg by German mortar l'ire. near Metz, France, Private Clyde J. Hall. Infantryman, of Dillsboro. North Carolina, ife now convalescing at this United States general hospital in Eng land. He has received the Purple Heart.. "I was a machine gunner and we were supporting the rifleman's ad vance," said Pvt. Hall, "when shrap nel from German mortar fire hit me." "Private Hall is recovering satis factorily," said ward surgeon, Captain Ernest Yongue, of Breauz Bridge, La. Pvt. Hall was formerly empolyed by T. A. Loving and Company at Cherrypoint, N. C. His wife, Evelyn, lives in Dillsoboro. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hall, live in Greens Creek, N. C. , Sgt. Frank Sherrill With Air Service Command In England AN AIR SERVICE COMMAND DEPOT IN ENGLAND? Sgt. Frank W. Sherrill, son of Mrs. G. B. Sherrill, of Route 1, Whittier, N. C., is going to school again ? and his classmates ore fighting soldiers from all the united nations. Preparing for the final aerial smash through Germany, he is now taking intensive refresher courses in aircraft maintenance at this repair and modification depot* ofv the Air Service Command in England. HOYLE DISCUSSES STATE SCHOOL LAWS Cullowhee ? C. A. Hoyle, principal ol the Cullowhee Training School, speaking before the local chapter of the Future Teachers of Ame: ion on Wednesday evening in ihe Student Union building, discussed legislation concerning teachers' salaries, tenure, retirement, and truancy. He also dis cussed various proposals which will necessarily be considered by the next North Carolina legislature. Glenville Aerial Gunner Cited 15TH AAF IN ITALY? Sgt. Law rence B. Welch, 21, of Glennville, North Carolina, is a right waist gun ner with the Italian based 454th Bambardment group which has been awarded the war department unit citation "for outstanding perform ance of duty in armed conflict with the enemy." He is authorized the wearing of the war department unit citation badge. Commanded by Col. Horace D. Aynesworth, of Childress, Ttfxas, the group received the nation's highest organization award for an attack on the Hermann Geormg Steel Works at Linz, Australia, on July 25th. In the words of the citation which accompanied the award, "Ground crews worked enthusiastically, and determinedly to have their aircraft in perfect mechanical condition to in sure the success of the mission .... "The group took off heavily loaded, with maximum tonnage, and, as suming lead of the wing formation, set course for the objective . . . their formation was intercepted by approximately fifty aggressive and persistent enemy fighters, and, in the ensuing violent aerial battle, the ene my used rocket guns, 20 millimeter cannon, and machine guns in a des perate attempt to disrupt this vital operation . , . "Despite very intense and heavy anti-aircraft . fire, the gallant crews battled their way through to score many direct hits in the immediate target area, causing destruction and severe damage to the enemy plant and installations ..." The group entered the Italian cam paign in January and has since flown more than 125 combat missions over major Nazi targets as Munich, Ger many; Bad-Voslau, Austria; Ploesti, Roumania; and B lech - Hammer, Ger many. ALL JACKSON COUNTY CITIZENS INVITED TO ATTEND BIG EVENT On Friday. December 8. there will be U. S. Army boys in Sylva to give first hand information on the war. Most of them have recently returned from actual fighting. There \yill be a parade starting at 4 P. M. and a U. S. Army band will lead this parade. The American Legion will be in charge and the boy and girl scouts will also be in tne parade. The parade will start at the fountain and .pnd at the Ri'z Theater where a picture will be shown free to all? w?m__at tend the rally. The pic ture will be of actual fighting, and will show just what our boys are do ing for us. This is to be in honor of our Jackson county boys and their buddies who have returned to tne home front. There will be speeches by boys who know what it is all about. Let's show the real spirit of Jack son county by all attending the rally. The action film will be over itfi time for the regular picture to be shown at the Ritz that night, the title of the picture will be "The North Star." Tell your friends about the big rally and all come in for a real chance to see what our boys are doing on the War fronts of the world. FEDERAL COURT TERM ADJOURNS AT RRYSON Number Of Jackson Cases Are Disposed Of In Two-Day Session A number of cases, most of them of a minor nature, were disposed of during the November term of United States court for the western district of North Carolina, which opened in Bryson City Monday and adjourned shortly before noon Tuesday. Judge E. Yates Webb of Shelby presided. Cases disposed of included: Joseph Olivo, Union county, charged with attempting to bribe a United States officer, sentenced to serve a year and a day; Walter Trantham, Jackson county, pleaded guilty to a charge of selling whiskey to Indians and was sentenced to serve 30 days in jail here on one count and given a suspended sentence of six months or. the second and placed on proba tion for 18 months. Whiskey Charge Moses Ledford of Swain county pleaded guilty to a charge of selling whiskey to Indians and was sen tenced to serve one month in jail on one count and given six months suspended and placed on probation for 18 months on the second count; Hattie Dalton of Jackson county, was found guilty by a jury on a charge of violating the whiskey law and was sentenced to serve a year and a day. ? John Driver of Swain county, charged with attempted rape, was sentenced to serve six months in a federal institution, and Spencer Driver of Swain county was sen tenced to serve two months in jail cr. the same charge. Ralph Baker of Cherokee county, charged with violating the whiskey law, was given two months in jail on one count and a ten-month sus pended sentence and 18 months pro bation on the second; Doc Gibson, ot Swain county, charged with violating the whiskey law, was. given a sentence of seven months; Odell Parker of Clay county, - charged with illegally manufacturing whis key, was given a suspended sentence of six months and 18 months proba tion. Suspended Sentence ? Jacob Ranee of Graham county changed with violating the motor vehicle theft act,- was given a sus pended sentence of eight months and placed on probation for 18 month^, in view of his having spent three months in jail while awaiting trial arid that he is to be inducted into the array in January. John H. Huscusson of Jackson county, charged with violating the whiskey law, was given a suspend ed sentenced of eight months during (Continued to page 4)