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GOVERNOR CHERRY ""V WARNS OF FUEL SHORTAGE IN STATE Necessary To Save Fuel In Order To Keep Schools Open Governor R. Gregg Cherry today issued a warning to the citizens o f the State of the fuel shortage and asked for a reduction .in fuel consumption in order that homes, places of busi ness* and the schools might have suf ficient fuel with -Wtiich to keep com Ibrtable. The Governor pointed out that the ^ fuel shortage had become so acute T that it might become necessary for some schools to close because of lack of coal. State officials who, are charged with the responsibility of procuring coal for the public schools, fee Governor stated, have made and ere making every effort to secure coal, but the task is becoming in creasingly difficult with no promise mt relief for the immediate future. The Governor urged that the tem perature of homes, places of business, and schools be maintained at sixty eight degrees and that every economy be effected. ? The public schools should limit all activities which require heat to the regular class-room activities. Extra curricular activities? such as basket ball games, plays, after-school meet ings^ and all other meetings which Require fuel ? should be postponed until the fuel situation improves. If such a program of fuel conservation, together with moderate firing in mod erate weather, be strictly adhered to by all school authorities, the present supply of coal might be sufficient to enable a continuation of regular class room activities without serious inter ruption. If such a program of fuel conserva tion is not followed, the Governor stated that many schools throughout the' State will be faced with the nec essity of closing temporarily. While every effort is being made to supply necessary demands for additional fuel, government directives issued daily to the mine operators prevent these Mr. & Mr#. T. A. Fox Have Three Sons In Service ww.-.vXv xxvsSv " >? Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Fox of Nor ton now have three sons in the armed forces. Cpl. Charles Q. Fox, Pvt. J. E. Fox, and Pfc. James Fox. Cpl. Fox enlisted for service in July, 1941. He was sent overseas in Jan., 1942, loperators from making de liveries beyond the ninety per cent quota established by the Solid Fuels' Administration, and it has become next to impossible to accept and de liver additional orders. Governor Cherry stated that the citizens of North Carolina had shown an excellent spirit of cooperation in this war and that he felt sure the ciuzeng would lend every aid in fac ing this v fuel emergency. WILLETS NEWS Mr. W. O. Robinson, who has been seriously ill, is improving. Mr. R. G. Snyder, who has been in the hospital lor treatment, is at home and doing nicely. Miss Allie Wilkes died Thursday, Jan. 18, on her 70th birthday, after a long illness. Funeral services wer^ conducted at the home and burial was in the Old Field cemetery at Beta. Mrs. Lona Green and Mrs. Maybell and has served in Australia, Guadal canal, New Caledonia and numerous other places in the South Pacific. Pvt. J. B. Fox enlisted in March, 1944, and is now stationed in Los Angeles. He served fifteen months Ensley visited at Willets last week. | Mr. Annis Robinson, who is em ployed in Baltimore, Md., was called home due to the illness of his father, W. O. Robinson. Mrs. E. E. Brown and Mrs. Clyde Rector of Sylva visited Mrs. S. J. Phillips last week. Mr. Bill Bumgarner of the U. S. Navy is at home on leave with his vvife -and children. SPEEDWELL NEWS Mrs. Charles McConnell Mr. John Webb, who is in the An gel Hospital, is improving very nicely following an operation. Pvt. Carmie E. Smith, husband, of the former Miss Pearl Pressley, has returned to camp after spending a short furlough here with his wife and daughter. Pvt. Smith is stationed at Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Dorcas Middleton has received a letter from her son, Pvt. Bannister Middleton, stating that he is improv- I in the Hawaiian Islands prior to his second enlistment. Pfc. Fox entered service in March, j 1943. He was in the Invasion of France. He has served in Belgium and is now somewhere in Germany. [ ing nicely, following a slight wound received in action. Pvt. Middleton is some where in France. . Sam Parker has returned Aome .after having made a short business trip to New Jersey. ^ I Mr. Lyndon Holden and family left i this week for Gastonia where they will.be employed. ~ - j The Home Demonstration Club met , with Mrs. Effie Pressley on Friday. Several members were present. I Mr. and Mrs. George Haskett and family left recently for Gastonia j i where Mr. Haskett Works. ! Mrs. Effi^ Pressley returned home this week after a visit to Eastman, Ga.f to see her sister-in-law, who is very ill. Mr. Lester Adams has ^one to I ? * Portsmouth, Va., where he will be employed. Miss Ruth Pressley recently left for Gainsville, Ga., where she is training with the Western Union. , Mr. Will Bryson, father of Edward Bryson, is very ill at the home oof his Draft Changes Won't Affect PULPWOOD CUTTERS Under Selective Service regu lations, pulp wood workers are classed as essential. If you are / deferred Jor pulpwood work, your deferment is still good so long as you stick to your war job of cutting pulpwood. If you change to a non-essential job, you can be immediately reclas sified as 1-A. Remember, pulpwood Is a vital war material. The present pulpwood shortage may deprive our fighting men of the supplies they need. Over two-thirds of i America's pulpwood now goes directly into the war effort MORE MEN ARE NEEDED TO CUT PULPWOOD FOR WAR Head Corporation ?i SYLVA DIVISION 3YLVA, N. C. **??*?** ii iw mi ? i ? . t \ % * WT B?ysonf is very ill at home .of his LaPorte. Memorial Services 1*0 Be Held For Corporal llenseley At Scott Creek A memorial service will be held Sunday; January 28, at 2:30 P. M. for Corporal B. S. Henseley. Jr., at the Scott's Creek Baptist Church. Cor poral Henseley was accidentally drowned in San Pedro Bay, Leyte Philippins, November 27 nnd buried ? n the United States cemetery at Tacloban Leyte Island. His father, the Rev. B. S. Henseley, h.is been in formed. Corporal Henseley is a graduate of | the Barnardsville High School. Baiti ardsville. the class of 1941. He at tended Western Noith Carolina Teach ers College. In July. 194?. he volunteered for service and was assigned to aviation engineers, and renorted August 16 and was assigned to Westover Field. Mass., while he took his basic training. Later | transferred to a field near Richmond, where he finished his training in Feb., 1944. oGing with the 1897 Aviation [Engineers Into the New Guineas op jerations, later East Indies. There to (the Invasion with General McArthur un Leyte Isle Philippines. He has been a faithful member of the Baptist Chu^cJj for 11 years. Corporal Henseley is survived , by (his father, the Rev. B. S. H?h$gj?yp Sr. His step-mother, Mrs. Mattie Mae Henseley, one brother, Max C. Henseley, Seaman Second, _class in i San Francisco. Four sisters, Mrs. Al bert Gordon of Asheville, Mrs. Burton Stanford and Miss Martha Henseley of Charlotte, Madeline Elizabeth Henseley of Sylva. | His company ^commander informed his father that he was a credit to the county and service he served so well. Loved and esteem?d^6y~all who knew him' - (f T-5 Bob M. Mathis | Serving In France j ! Mrs. Naomi G. Mathis of Dillsboro has received word that her husband, j T-5 Bob M. Mathis of the 94th Di vision is serving in Francc. He has jbeen in the armed forces for two |vears, having been in Camp Phillips, Kan., maneuvers in Tennessee, and Camp McClain, Miss. He was sent overseas five months ago. T-5 Mathis also has three other brothers in ser vice. Cpl. Glen D. Mathis, serving. in Belgium, Sgt. Dan Mathis, also ? serving in Begium and S-C 2-c Odell Mathis who is in the Pacific Area. They are the sons of Mrs. Chassie V. Mathis of Rockingham. A MEMORIAN TO RICHARD McFALLS By Mrs. Paul Kitchens Richard Freeman McFalls was born May 23, 1918, in Sevierville, Tenn. At the age of seven years his mother moved to North Carolina and settled in Jackson county near my home. Richard grew up as "a pal and school mate of my boys. When they left the home nest and started out to work for themselves they left together. A day seldom passed -he was not in my home. As he grew into manhood he would often come at night and with my own children gather around the fireside to listen to stories I would read or to play some -innocent game. When this dreadful war touched our homeland hev was one of the first boys to gor He entered service Sept. 2, 1942. He was first stationed at Plymouth, Mass. Eleven months ago he was sent overseas. He fought with the 5th army in Italy where he re ceived special mention for his bravery in helping fight off a major German assault. Later he was moved to France. Here he was sent to the hos pital with crippled feet, brought on from exposure on "the^ battlefield. On Dec. 19,^ he was .discharged frpni the hospital and sent back to the front ^Wne. On Dec. 25 he met his death! in France. I can truly say a good neigh bor and a kind friend is gone. He was always ready to do any act of kindness or help a friend. He is survived by -his mother, Mrs. Dave Watson, and two brothers, Cleo and Lawrence McFall, of Whittier. As these sad tidings reach pur ears, we women who must wait at home have a powerful weapon that we can use, this is prayer. Let us all earnestly pray for the beys who are still in service. Let us pray with faith that ^oon we will hear the cry of victory ^and welcome our boys home kno^rvg^b^t we need not live m suspense of their returning to the battlefield. Pray God that hatred may * e crushed in the heart of the nation and let love and peace reign supreme in our land. Singing Convention To Be Held The Upper Jackson County Sing ing convention will meet Jan. 28th at Glenville Baptist Church at 2 P. M. Everybody is cordially invitefl to at tend. * * ? ?eti^eTS rSv*** -r eablY To Be Sure Of . Your Supply! Scarcity o shipping facilities, manpower shortages, and lack of sufficient storage facilities may have caused some farmers to fail to get a part of their fertilizer when wanted last year. This year the situation is even worse. So be sure of your supply, place your order now . . . take delivery early. Order Armours Big Crop or Planters Fertilizers To Make Every Acre Do Its Best! Farmers Federation VEARLE ENSLEY, Manager 4 Main Street Sylva, N. C. W < J 1
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