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VOL. XX NO. 19
SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday, Sept. 2 fir 1fl45
$1.50 A Year in Jackson And Swain Counties 5c Copy
Abundance Of Electric Power In Jackson County
SYLVA BAPTIST NOW RAISING FUNDS TO ERECT
NEW $40,000 BUILDING ON PRESENT SITE
Membership Now Totals
405 With Rev. C. M.
Warren As Pastor
The Sylva Baptist Church was
? organized 57 years ago with thirt
een charter members. D. J. Allen,
Sara Allen, J. K. Allen, J. P. Allen,
Charles Allen, Lenior Allen, Alice
Reed, Rhoda Waston, Alfred
Parker, Mrs. W. M. Patterson,
Paralee Pattesron, and Tabetha
of the first charter members two
* are still members, Mr. J. K. Allen
and Mr. L. P. Allen. The member
bership is now 405.
The first church was built on
College Hill in 190^ Then they
rroved to a new building on Maple
Street. In 1909 the present day
church was completed and the
members moved into the build
ing that they still use. The lot on
which this building was erected
was given by the late Jasper
Allen.
In 1943 the members spent $2
400 redecorating the inside ??of
the church and have completed
plans to build a new sanctuary
at the expense of $40,000 as soon
as materials are available. This is
to be located on the same site as
the present church. Funds for this
building are being raised and
$11,000 have already been ob
. tained.
The present minister is Kev. C.
M. Warren. The church is govern
ed by a board of Decons and the
present officers are as follows:
J. B. Ensley, Decqn Emertic, W.
C. Hennessee, J. F. Corbin,
plaude Jones?, F*u}y Fergeson,
W; J. Fisher, W. T. Brown, Claude
Campbell, Edwin Allision,, Arank
Crawford.
WHITESIDE MOUNTAIN
IS OUTSTAND AT
TRACTION IN JACKSON
Infthe southern part of Jackson
county's beautiful mountains stands
the mighty monarch, Whiteside
Mountain. It proudly boasts the
highest precipice in Eastern Amer
ica.
More and more tourists are vis
iting this section and find unheard
of beauty from its lofty peak. Bold
and staunch it stands with its head
high in the clouds, 4,930 feet above
sea level.
Its beautiful white sides tan be
seen for miles on the highway from
Cashiers to Highlands. With a
carpet of dense forest at the foot,
in this valley we find many places
of scenic interest that not only
holds their beauty but seems to
improve wtih the ages. Grim and
rugged with its magnificent splen
dor, Jackson county proudly ex
hibits "Whiteside Mountain".
Smoky Mountain H. E.
Association Meets
Miss Josephine Johnston, Jack
son County Home Economic agent
was in Bryson City last Wednes
day attending the first meeting of
the year of the Smoky Mountain
Home Economic Association, held
at the Cordell Hotel.
Miss Helen Higdon, Swain Coun
ty agent and president of the
Smoky Mountain group, presided.
Current home economic subjects
were discussed and plans for the
year's work were made.
Twenty-two members were
present, only two being absent.
The next meeting will be a week
end meeting Saturday, Oct. 20, &t
Joyce Kilmer Inn at Robbinsville,
when Dr. Margaret Edwards, head
of the H.> E. department at the
Woman's College will be their
guest.
Sylva Hurricanes To
Meet Bryson City Team
The Sylva Hurricans will xqpet
the Bryson City football team on
the home field Friday night, Sept.
28. This will be the first gone
played under the lights since
have been reinstalled. < *
T
Jackson Sailor Views
Destruction Wrought By
B-29's In Japan
Highly impressed by the smash
ing taken by Yokahoma, Blaine
Parris, 27, boatswains' mate, USN,
has returned, aboard the USS
South Dakota in Tokyo Bay, after
taking part in the occupation of
the Japanese homeland.
Parris went ashore with the
army and marines at the Yokasuka
naval base on August 30 and was
assigned to duty driving corres
spondents and cameramen about
the area.
His trip^o the battle torn city
of Yokahoma came as, the prize
assignment. He was selected to
drive newsmen to quarters of Su
preme Commander, General Doug
las MacArthur and there had tirjrje
to view the destruction wrought
Britt J. Dillard
Arrives From Overseas
Mrs. Mary Dillard of the Love's
^ield community received word
that her son, Britt J. Dillard, had
arrived at Camp Patrick Henry
and would be home soon. He had
served with the armed forces for
55 month, 46 months of this time
being spent in Iceland and the
European theater. He received
his training at Fort Bragg.
COLUMBUS HIGDON
DIES AT HIS HOME -
AT Ml SEPT. 25
? Mr. Columbus Higdon, 88, died
at his home in Gay Sept. 25, fol
lowing a three week illness. Mr.
Higdon was a native of Jackson
county, and had lived in the Sa
vannah township all his life.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday at 2:30 at the East
Fork Baptist church. Burial fol
lowed in the East Fork cemetery.
He is survived by six sons: M.
V. Higdon, Dennis Higdon of
Sylva; A. W. Higdon, Clayton;
John Higdon, Franklin; Frank and
Walter Higdon of Gay; and three
daughters: Mrs. E. D. Tatham,
Sylva; Mrs. A. C. Dillard, Cullo
whee; and Miss Lola Higdon of
Gay; three step-daughters: Mrs.
Coleman Hall, Sylva; Mrs. A. C.
Deitz, Gay; and Mrs. Lela Hall,
Greens Creek; fourteen grand
children and fourteen great grand
children.
Pall-bearers were: Koscoe Hig
don, Oscar Higdon, Erly Deitz,
Richmond Deitz, Ralph Tatham
and Marcellus Deitz.
J. Myron Maxwell, in charge of
Extension entomology at State
College, says that the dinitro dust
program helped farmers in 17*
..counties save about $325,000
worth of corn from chinch bug
damage. ,
Boyington-W ain wright- W erinuth
Three outstanding beroec of the war against Japan, Ma j. Gregory
Boyington, marine corps ace, left; Lt. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright, hero
of Corregldor, center; and Capt. Arthur W. Wermuth, "one man army ol
Bataan," credited with killing 116 Japa singlehanded, were ail found alive
In priion camps, despite extreme hardships they underwent.
MCKEE HAS DEVELOPED SOUTK'S FINEST
TOURIST RESORT AT HIGH HAMPTON
For the pleasure and comfort
of the tourist and citizens of Jack
son County Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Mc
Kee of Sylva built High Hampton
Inn in the heart of Cashiers Val
ley surrounded by the Blue Ridge
Mountains. This scenic resort
was completed in 1924 and has
never lacked for patronage since
the day it was opened. It oc
commodates approximately 160
guests.
? The guests, who visit High
Hampton Inn^fijjsk an estate of
2,300. For 85 years prior to 1922,
High Hampton was the private
estate ? and summer heme of the
distingu&ied South Carolina
Hampton. Here men whose names
adorn Southern History gathered
for hunting, fishing and recrea
tion. Among these were Preston,
John C. Calhoun, the Haskells
and of course the Hamptons.
After the death of the older
generations of Hamptons,# the
property passed into the hands of
jDr. William S. Halsted, interna
{ tionaliy known head surgeon of
John Hopkins. In 1922 this estate
was purchased by present owners,
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. McKee. Fire
destroyed both the Inn and the
cottages in 1932, but the present
buildings have been rebuilt with
a view to give guests every possi
ible convenience.
Guests enjoy golf, swimming,
horse-back riding, boating, fish
ing and tl*e Inn offers its strong
est appeal to those seeking a quiet,
restful retreat.
Mr. and Mrs. McKee, prominent
citizens of the county are known
far and wide as perefect host and
hostess in their summer/ retreat.
Named to State Post'
Donald 8. Russell of South Caro*
lina, whose nomination as assistant
secretary of state was made by
President Truman. Russell will fill
the yacancy caused by the elevation
of Deah Acheson to undersecretary
of state. It is ejected that other
changes will be made.
Tuckaseegee Church To
Dedicate Pastorium
The Tuckaseegee Baptist church
will dedicate their pastorium on
next Sunday, Sept. 30, with an all
day service as announced by the
program committee. The program
will commence immediately fol
lowing the Sunday school services
which begins at 10:15 EWT.
The dedicatory sermon will be
delivered by Rev. W. N. Cook, a
former pastor. Rev. T. F. Deitz
will have a part on the program
and all former pastors will be rec
ognized and are urged to be
present.
"Old Christian Harmony" will be
one of the chief features of the
day. All those old singers are
especially invited to come and
bring their "Old Christian Har
mony" book.
All the friends of the church
are asked to come. A picnic lunch
will be served. Rev. Edgar Wil
llx,? the pastor, it In change. ?
Jack D. Davis S 2-c
Takes Part In Reorcu
cupation Of Japan 1
ON THE USS LEHARDY OFF
WAKE, Sept. 4 (Dealyed) ? Jack
D. Davis, seaman, second class,
Sylv^N. C., took part in the re
occupation of Wake today aboard
this destroyer escort. Thsi ship
furnished a 21 -man detail for the
flag-raising ceremonies.
The surrender of this "Alamo
of World War II" was a fitting
climax to the LeHARDV'S -war
time career. Commissioned in
May, IMS, he participated in sev
eral ma|or Pacific campaigns.
Potato salad and dcole slaw may
be pepped up with Mhot dressing"
instead +f cold, say Extension home
euuuoMla tft Stat# College.
DEATH CLAIMS JOHN V.
ASHE AT SYLVA HOME
Funeral services for John V.
Ashe, 75, who died at his home at
9:40 o-clock Sunday evening, were
held at the Sylva Methodist church
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
with Rev. R. G. Tuttle.
Mr. Ashe had been ill for sev
eral months and had recently re
turned from Duke hospital where
he spent a few weeks for an op
eration and treatment.
He was born in Jackson County
in 1870 and had spent his entire
life here. He had been employed
by Armour Leather Co. for 32
years, retiring four years ago. He
joined the Love's Chapel Metho
dist church when a young man
und later transferred his member
bership to the Sylva Methodist
church, of which he was a devout
member at the time of his death.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Ellen B. Ashe; four sons: J. B.
Ashe of Rock Hill, S. C.; A. E.
Ashe of Durham; and W. M. and
J. E. Ashe of Asheville; and three
daughters: Mrs. L. B. Rhodes of
Raleigh, Mrs. W. G. Cunningham
of Asheville; and Mrs. W. H. Craw
lor of Sylva; and ten grandchil
dren; thre ebrothers: - William of
Balsam; and C. W. and N. B. Ashe
of Sylva, and two sisters, Mrs.
John Robinson and Mrs. Sam
Franklin of Sylva.
Active pallSearers were Edgar
Buchanan, Johnny Middleton,
Carl Corbin, Frank Frick, T. N.
Massie and R. U. Sutton.
Those' serving as flower girls
were Mrs. W. L. Jones, Mrs. J. E.
Buckner, Misses Lucy Bumgarner,
Lucile Wilson Marjorie Buchanan,
and Oma Buchanan Mrs. Carl
Buchanan and Mrs. Irene Buch
anan.
L. H. Baker Spends
Furlough At Home
L. H. Baker, S. M. 3-c, returned
from service in southern France
and the Mediterranean area and
is spending 30 days with his moth
er, Mrs. L. H. Baker. He has
served with the U. 8. Navy since
December, 1*41.
CHAPEL TO BE NEW
ADDITION TO MOODY
FUNERAL HOME HERE
Moody Funeral Home had its
beginning in 1922 when Mr. C. D.
Medford, Mr. Claude L. Russell
and Mr. P. E. Moody began under
taking in the old Cathey Building.
During the same year they moved
to the Higdon Building. In 1923
they moved to the upper story of
the Medford Furniture Company.
In 1928 Mr. Moody bought out
his partners and continued to op
erate till 1935 when he "moved to
his present location.
All through the twenty-three
years of its existence Moody Fun?
eral Home has rendered to the
public the most efficient services.
Plans are being made for a new
three-story funeral home and
work will begin with in the next
few weeks. In connection with
the home a Chapel will be erect
ed with furnishings and facilities
for conducting funeral services.
SYLVA METHODIST PUNS EXTENSIVE REMOD
ELING PROGRAM; PIPE ORGAN TO BE INSTALLED
Church, Has Had Steady
Growth With Membership
Now Of 386 Members
The Sylva Methodist church was
organized December 12, 1888. Be
fore this date a meeting of Meth
odists and Baptists was held in
the Monteith School House, on the
Old Dillsboro Road, Rev. George
Spake preached the ?ii?r.%?t;rm^n
about 1890. Between 1890 and
1894 services were held first in
the Allen House on Main street
and then in the Daves House.
About 1894 a frame building was
built on the present site. Accord
ing to an old book of minutes re
cently found, it is recorded that
the "Woman's Home Mission So
ciety" began in the winter of
1912-13 making articles for a
bazaar. These articles were to be
sold to start a fund for the build
ing of a new church. In 1916 and
1917 this movement was carried
lo its culmination by the splen
did work of Rev. J. A. Cook. From
this 4ate to the present time
Methodist of Sylva have worship
ped in this building. The mem
bers now number 386. In the last
four years we have had 177 new
members, lost 59, net gain 118.
The church under the leadership
of Rev. R. G. Tuttle has plans for
complete rebuilding the sanctuary
which will cost between $14,000
and $16,000 with pipe organ. These
plans have been beautifully
planned by Fink and Warren, ar
chitect, from Philadelphia so that
when the work is complete it will
be one of the most beautiful sanc
tuaries in Western North Carolina.
The board of stewards now con
sists of the following men: T. N.
Massie, chaiman; J. C. Allison,
vice-chairman; J. P. Kirk, treas
urer; Dennis Berkley, secretary;
Dan Allison, O. E. Brookhyser, M.
D Cowan, W. H.Crawford, P. C.
Ellis, J. F. Fricks, Mrs. D. M, Hall,
H. J. Landis, Dr. W. P. McGuire
and A. D. Parker.
Sylva*Franklin Tie
Football Game 6-6;
To Play Bryson City
Friday Night Here
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock
Franklin high school met the Sylva
Harricanes on the Sylva High
school field which ended in a 6
and 6 tie.
Norton and Ryan were out
standing players for Sylva, Nor
ton scoring in the first three min
utes of the game, Franklin mak
ing their schore at the end of the
second quarter.
This was Sylva's first game on
her own field for the season. The
next four games scheduled here
will be played at night The first
of theee games will be plejrtd Fri
day Sept 28 when our boys meet
Bryson City High school.
Dogwood Blooms
In September
Members of The Herald staff
had a rare treat this week when
Mr. Baxter Longbottom brought
in a spray of blooming dogwood.
The spray was cut from a tree on
Allen's Branch, which according
to Mr. Longbottom bloom* every
Septpmber and continues through
until the first killing frost. - He
states that the tree is of the scrub
variety but the blooms on this
particular branch were lovely.
I The spray* contained the three
I stages of growth, buds, blooms and
seed, and had both spring and fall
j foliage.
Try Lidice 'Butcher'
Karl Hermann Frank, German
secretary of state for Bohemia-Mora*
via, who Is better known as "Butch
er" Frank of Lldlee. Ho Is consid
ered responsible for the llqnidatlon
of the Lidice populace following th?
assassination of Reinhard Heydrich
McLean Hampton
Promoted To Major
Mr. and Mrs. G. Taylor Hapton
of Cullowhee have been notified
that their son, McLean Hampton,
has been promoted from the rank
rank of Captain to that of Major.
Major Hampton served with the
National Guards for 11 years be
fore being put into active duty in
1940. He is now a part of an in
fantry unit in the Philippines,
serving as an instructor, training
the Filipino soliders. He states
that his work is most interesting
that he uses every mode of trans
portation from the airplane to the
ox-cart
4 -y
The classification registered
herd enables the dalijmn. to
measure his profrees la butiflug
All Purpose Power Is
Cheap and Dependable For
Home, Farm, Industry
One of the many natural re
sources which has been developed
to help make America the great
est nation on earth is the harness
ing of the abundance of water
power for making electrical energy.
Homes and farms are lighted,
shops and factories hum from the
use of this cheap, all purpose
power. Jackson county is for
tunate in that it is located in the
center of the electrical power
generating industry of the Easfc
Dillsboro and Sylva Power and
Light Company, at ? Dillsboro,
maintain a well equipped distribu
tion system which furnishes most
of the power consumed in Sylva.
Nantahala Power and Light Com
pany, with offices in Franklin,
have an inter-connecting system
with all its dams in this area with
plenty of power to supply present
and future industrial plants in this
area. , TVA has come in ?with the
ygreat Fontana Dam in Swain
^county with unlimited facilities
for generating power. This dam
and power units can be expanded
to supply industry in this area for
a long time. ,
Nantahala Power Co. has dams
and generating plants at Glenville,
Nantahala, Cheoah, C alder wood,
Tcpoca, and smaller units at
Franklin, Bryson City and near
Hayesville.
TVA and the Nantahala com
pany supplied most of their sur
plus power during the past past
few years for operation of the
? Aluminum plant at Alcoa, T^angi,;
t*r J^iiufacture ,ot aluminum
'and other items for war purposes.
This great surplus of power is
now available for private industry
in unlimited amounts.
.Building of these dams for gen
erating power has created beauti
ful lakes in this mountain region
which are a delight to fishermen
and those who enjoy boating and
other water sports. They are be
coming more popular each year,
bringing thousands of people into
this section from 'all. over the
country, who, when they get here
not only enjoy the lakes with the
fishing and boating but also the
delightful mountains scenery sur
rounding the lakes.
Jackson county and Western
?North Carolina will march forward
into a great new industrial era
with the electrical power that is
now available.
S6T. JAMES 0. FISHER
KILLED IN MISSOURI
AUTO ACCIDENT
Funeral services for Sgt. James
O. Fisher, 32, of Whittier, who was
killed in an automobile accdient
at Waynesville Mo., Wednesday,
Sept. 19, were held in the Whittier
Methodist church Tuesday morn
ing, Sept. 25, at 11 o'clock with
the Rev. Mrs. C. O. Newell, Rev.
J. L. Hyatt and Rev. H. G. Tuttle
officiating. Burial was in the
Qualla cemetery.
The body laid in state at the
home of Frank Hale on the Cher
okee road, from Monday morning
until the time of the service.
Pallbearers were J. R. Barrett,
J. T. Varner, R. V. Jenkins, Roy
McLean, Glenn McHan and H. B.
Hight.
Sgt. Fisher recently returned to
the United States ^fter serving
thirteen months overseas. He was
wounded in action and also miss
ing in action for some time dur
ing his overseas service. He had
been in the army about two years.
Sgt Fisher had recently spent a
furlough with his wife and had
been returned to his camp for *
short while when death ooousmfc*
Surviving are the widow Mr*
Ethel Hayes Fisher, tf
an? a brottwr, H*J<a Cart
r. of Robbta* tteM. Oa.
Itoft
THOUSANDS OF KILOWATT SERVING WAR PUR
POSES NOW TURNED TO CIVILIAN PRODUCTION
Norman Awarded Cer
tificate Of Merit
58TH BOMBARDMENT WING,
>TINIAN:Pfc. James L. Norman,
whose parents reside at Route 1,
Sylva, has been awardedd a "Cer
tificate of Merit" for the high
quality of his work as a member
of the Headquarters & Base Ser
vices Sq of the 87th Air Service
Group ,one of the original groups
of the veteran 58th Bombardment
Wing.
Private First Class Norman is a
Military Policeman in the Military
Police Section and has served in
the Marianas and India with the
8.7th Air Service Group.
District Conference Of
ihTA To Meet In Asheville
The District Conference of the
PTA will mtfet in Asheville at the
Biltmore Thursday,
Sept. 27^ r
-All interested ip attending please
contact Mrs. R. I).. Sutton or Mrs.
J. H. Gillis.