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VOL. XX NO. 24 SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday, Oct. 31, 1945 $1.50 A Year in Jackson And Swain Counties ? 5c Copy
Big Victory Loan Drive Underway
American Legion Will
Sponsor Armistice Day
Program Monday 12 th
Parade With Army Band,
Barbecue And Speaking
In The Afternoon And
Night Schedule of Events
The Wm. E. Dillard Post 104 of
the American Legion will sponsor
an Armistice Day program on Mon
day, Nov. 12. A parade with
band from Moore General Hospital
will feature- the afternoon's enter
tainment and Dean Cates, a vet
eran of World War 1, and a mem
ber of the faculty of Carson New
man College, is scheduled to speak
that night.
The parade which will form at
the courthouse steps and back to
ward the high school will begin
promptly at 3:00 P. M. The band
from Moore General will lead the
parade and will be followed by
members of the American Legion
.and it is particularly requested that
all service men and women in uni
form join. Also all veterans thru
out the county of both World War
I and II are asked to participate.
Clubs through the county have
been invited to march with the
group, and to dress in such man
ner as to designate their organi
zation.
The plans are for the parade to
march through town, led by the
band, and back ?o the Mark Wat
son Athletic Field for an afternoon
of entertainment. A barbecue
supper will be served after which
Dean Cates will deliver his ad
dress.
The American Legion 'Ospeci^lly
invites the parents and widows of
those fallen comrades to attend as
their special guests.
G. C. BUCHANAN IS
ROTARY SPEAKER
Sylva Rotarians heard an inter
esting talk at their meeting Tues
day night by Mr. C. C. Buchanan,
local attorney. "Mr. Buchanan ex
plained the provisions of the GI
Bill, which was passed for the
benefit of the men serving their
country during the recent war. Mr.
Buchanan stressed the importance
of aid to our heroes as they are
leturned to civilian life in get
ting them started in business,
school and other walks of life,
which is our first duty in honor
ing the men who gave so much
during these critical years.
Mr. Dan K. Moore, a former
president of the club, made his
first attendance since returning to
civilian life. Mr. Moore spent
several years in service with much
of it overseas.,
Mr. I. B. Hudson, superinten
dent of Andrews schools, a mem
ber of the Andrews club, was a
visitor.
' Rotarian Ernest Bird had as his
guest Rev. McMurray Richey,
pastor, of the Cullowhee Methodist
church.
Pfc. Bill Moody
Receives Discharge
Pfc. Bill Moody, son of Mr. and
Mrs. P. E. Moody of Sylva and
husband of Mrs. Mary Enloe Moody
of Bryson City arrived home after
receiving his discharge at Fort
Bragg October 18. He had been
in service for 22 months working
with a hospital unit at Fort Mc
Clellan, Ala., and in New York
with the Transportation Corps and
the Internal Security Office. He
will again be in the undertaking
business in Brygon City.
Mrs. E. L. McKee Ap
pointed By Gov. Cherry To
Act on Tryon Commission
Mrs. E. L. McKee has been ap
pointed by Governor Cherry, as a
member of the commission to have
charge of plans for the purchase
and restoration of Tryon's Palace
at New Bern as a state hiitorial
attraction.
The commission was created by
act of the 1945 general assembly
and will make use of a state grant
of $150,000 to buy the property.
Slight Improvement
Seen In Coal
Situation In County
The coal situation in the county
continues to remain critical and
while strikes have partially ended
in the mining sections and some
coal has been released the demand j
still far exceeds th supply. Much |
of th backlog has been used up. j
Dealers urgently request that 1
consumers conserve their -supply |
and are attempting to ration coal
to tne users with the greatest need.
It is suggested that those who can
obtain wood to do so and use it
while the weather is not so severe.
It is expected to be some time
before the situation is normal
again and the greatest cooperation
will be necessary if the amount is
to be evenly distributed.
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Few Merchants
Attend Meeting
An extremely small group of
men met at the Carolina Hotel
Wednesday night for the purpose
of completing the organization of
the Sylva Merchants Association,
which is being sponsored by the
Chamber of Commerce. Due to
the small attendance, very little
could be done and business at hand
was suspended for the next meet
ing which will be held Friday,
Nov. 9, at 7:30 o'clock at the Caro
lina Hotel.
Wayne W. Dills Promoted
To Rank Of Corporal
Private First Class Wayne W.
Dills, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thur
man Dills, lDillsboro has been pro
moted" from Private First Class to
Corporal while serving with the
505th Military Police Battalion in
Vienna, Austria.
He was 1 assigned overseas in
September, 1944, and wears the
European Theater Ribbon with
two battle stars. He entered the
army January, 1943.
His organizaiton, the 505th Mili
tary Police Battalion, is a unit of
General Mark W. Clark's Forces
in Austria.
WOODMAN TO MEET
MONDAY NIGHT
Calling all W. O. W. members ?
come to the Woodman of the World
hall Monday night, November 5,
at 7:30. We would like to have
seventy-five old members if pos
sible as we have 14 new members
to come in. The lodge meets every
Monday night and we had a large
crowd at the last meeting.
DEATH CLAIMS MRS.
THOMAS H. DEBORD
AT WHITTIER HOME
Funeral services will be held Fri
day at the Whittier Methodist
church for Mrs. T. H. DeBord, who
died at her home at Whittier Sun
day morning following a long ill
ness. Rev. C. O. Newell, a former
pastor, officiated and burial will
be in the Wh.ttier cemetery.
Surviving are the husband: three
sons, Bennett, of Whittier, Cpl. J.
A. DeBord of Fort Benning, Ga,
and Sgt. Harold DeBord of Pitts
burgh, Calif.; lour daughters, Mrs.
V. V. Hooper, of Douglas, Ga., and
Mrs. J. B. Battle, Mrs. John R.
Jn f - - 1 Miss Lottie DeBord,
all of WhJt'.:er; three brothers: H.
F. Boyd, Hendersonville, G. H.
oByd, of Leicester and Frank
Boyd, of Ln;cester and Frank
Mrs. Ida RoMnson, of Efland, Mrs.
John Hill end Mrs. Flame Boyd,
b->th r?? Car.ton; the father, Berry
M. Boy J, of Asheville, and 12
grandchildren.
Farmers in the Cape Fear Basin
experience serious feed losses in
recent floods, says Hazel Meacham
of State Colrege.
Methodist 1
New Pastor
Pfc. John P. Norton
Returns Home After
Eight Months Overseas
Pfc. John P. Norton of the Tim- I
berwolves, 104th Division, is hon- I
orably discharged and home with
his wife and mother of Norton.
He holds the Combat Infantry
man's bi.dge, good conduct ribbon
and battle stars and the Bronze
star.
Pfc. Norton spent eight months
in the European theater. He re
ceieved his training *at Camp
Blanding, Fla.
v
o Welcome
And Family
Lt. W. Q. Grigg Serves
Sixteen Months Overseas
As Navy Chaplain
A large congregation at the
Methodist church Sunday morning
welcoia 49 their new pastor, Lt. W.
Q. Grigg, and family to Sylva.
Lt. Grigg, a native of Cleveland
county, began his ministry in 1928
and is a graduate of Duke Univer
sity. His last pastorate before en
tering the service of his country
was in Handleman, N. C. Prior
to that. he had served in the vicinity
of Statesville for twelve years.
He entered the navy as chaplain
two and a half years ago and served
sixteen months aboard the Rud
'yerd Bay, an escort carrier which
supported the landings of the
troops at Palau, the Philippines,
Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Returning from overseas in June
of this year, Lt. Grigg was station
ed at Cherry Point. At the pres
ent time he is on terminal leave
and will receive his discharge in
November.
Lt. and Mrs. Grigg have one son,
Quay, Jr., who left this week to
enter Duke University.
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The Woodstock Membership
Corporation of Belhaven, Beau
|fort County, has awarded a con
tract for 30.4 miles of electric line
to serve 109 members.
Vernon Deitz Loses
Life While Hunting
Vernon Deitz, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Monroe Deitz of Cullowhee
died Saturday afternoon about an
hour and a half after he was shot
accidently while squirrel hunting
near Cullowhee, Sheriff Leonard
Holden reported Saturday night.
Sheriff Holden said his investi
gation revealed that young Deitz
and John Raymond Moss, 15, went
squirrel hunting Saturday morn
ing.
About mid-afternoon Sheriff
Holden said he was informed the
two youths stopped to rest awhile
?n their way home and placed their
rifles on the ground. He said that
he was told that as Moss picked
jp his shotgun it discharged, the
charge striking young Deitz just
below the heart.
The accident occurred in a re
mote section at the country and
the child died before being able to
be brought tp a doctor.
The body wai taken to Garrett
Funeral home i a Wayneaville and
funeral lervlcet were held et the
Cullowhee Baptist church Mon
day afternoon at 2 o'clock with
the Rev. Mark O&drne, Jr., of
dating. Burial was in the church
cemtery.
Pallbearers were: Alvin, Earl,
Willis and Eugene Deitz, brothers
cf the boy, and Roy Bischoff and
Richard Mashburn, classmates.
Surviving are the parents, five
brothers, Alvin, Earl, Willis, Eu- 1
gene of Cullowhee, and Layman
Deitz of Sedro Wooly, Wash.; four
sisters, Mrs. Alvin Ensley, Mrs/
Robert Ensley, Mrs. Robert Peg
goli and Miss Doris Deitz of Cul- |
lowhee.
District Stewards Meeting
Held At Bryson City
A district sterwards meeting of
the WaynesVine ~ 1 district ? of ? the
Methodist church was held in
Bryson City Monday, Oct. 29.
Attending from Sylva was *Lt.
W. Q. Grigg, pastor of the Meth
odist church. ?
The general theme of the meet
ing was "evangelism" and brief
talks were made by Rev. Ralph
Taylor of Murphy, F. S. Love, Supt.
! of the Junaluska Assembly and
W. B. West, district superintedent.
METHODIST PASTOR
REV. W. Q. GRIGG, just released
from 16 months servics as a Navy
Chaplain, has arrived with his
family to begin his work here as
pastor of the Sylva Methodist
church.
Parker Speaks To WCTC
Group At Annual Meet
Dr. Willis A. Parker of Ashe
ville was the principal speaker at
the annual Presidents'- Sponsors
banquet hel dat WesternCarolina
Teachers college Thursday night.
Dean W. E. iBrd was toastmaster.
Dr. Parker told those present that
college education is education of
young people by one another under i
supervision of older people. He said
that all education is self education!
and added that without creative
spirit, no organization can succeed.
He read several of his poems which
are to be published in a book soon.
The banquet was attended by
presidents of various organizations
on the College campus and faculty
sponsors of the organizations.
Canton's Bears Win Over
Sylva Eleven, 44 To 13
The Canton Black Bears turned
back the Sylva Hurricanes Friday,
44-13, with Jimmy Howard con
tributing the Superman play of the
game. In the fourth period How
ard kicked off to .the Sylva end
zone, recovered the kick and went
across for a touchdown. It was a
60-yard kick.
O'Dier started the Bear scoring
in the first period by taking a pass
from Clyde Miller on the enemy
22-yard line and going across. A
minute later CDiear returned a
Sylva punt 52 yards for a second
TD. Clyde Miller made the third
one of the- period by plunging
from the one.
The Bears turned in two touch
downs the second quarter, one by
Ivester and one by Clyde Miller
who raced 72 yards for his counter.
The Bears marched 70 yards to
score in the fourth period, German
Miller going over from the live.
Sylva scored in the second and
fourth periods. Ryan passed to
Farmer for the first score, and
Ryan ran 40 yards for their second.
DEATH CLAIMS MRS. i
MARY BROWN SHULER
? Mrs. Mary Brown Shuler, 97,
passed away at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Cole Bumgarner,
Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock
following a long illness.
Mrs. Shuler was a native of
Jackson county having been born
in the Balsam section. After her
marriage she made her home on I
the Cane Creek road. Her hus- i
band preceded her in death a good
many years ago.
Funeral services are set for Fri
day morning at 11 o'clock at the
Ochre Hill Baptist church with
the Rev. Crawford and Rev. B. S.
Hensley officiating.
Survivors include Mrs. Cole
Bumgarner, Mrs. Ellen Henson,
Mi las Shuler, Eratus Shuler of
Sylva, Mrs. Estes Dean, Carters
wile, Va., John Shuler. Wadsworth,
Kan., and several grandchildren,
great garndchlldren and great
great grandchildren.
C. Norton Visits Jackson
After Forty Years
Canvin Norton of Corpus Chris
ti, Texas, is spending several days
in Jackson county visiting rela
tives. This is his first visit back
to his old home county in forty
jOc.rs. He was born, at Tucktisee
gee but left here at the age of 14
when his parents went to Arkan
sas to live. For the past nine years
he has lived in Corpus Christi
where he has served as deputy
sheriff.
Mr. Norton is a nephew of John
A. Hooper of Tuckaseegee and a
cousin of V. V. Hooper of Sylva.
He will leave Thursday to re
turn to his home. Enroute he will
visit relatives in Tennessee and
Arkansas.
K. O. Wilson Receives
Discharge From Navy
R. O. Wilson MaM 3-c arrived
home Monday from San Francisco,
Cal., where he had been. given his
dischargen from the U. S. Navy
after 16 months service. He served
with the Fleet Post Office in New
York and San Francisco.
Dick, as he is known to home
folks, is the son of Mrs. E. L. Wil
i son and the late Mr. Wilson and
the husband of Mrs. Virginia
Campbell Wilson. He has two
I children, Dickie and Martha Jane.
Before entering service he was
employed at the Sylva post office.
Beta Reaches Quota
Assigned In War
F und Campaign
It has been announced that Beta
has reached the quota assigned
them in the War Fund campaign.
More money will yet be collected
by them.
Ariail Announces Com
munity Chairmen and
Township Bond Quotas
The 8th War Loan Drive, better
known, as the VICTORY LOAN, is
now on. The drive began on Mon
day, October 29, and will continue
through December 31st. Jackson
County has been given an overall
quota of $175,000 of which $108,000
must be sold in Series E Bonds and
the balance of $67,000 represent
amount of other type bonds to be
sold.
With a view to getting ready and
perfecting organizations to pro
mote the sale of bonds in Jackson
County during the Victory Loan
Drive a very enthusiastic meeting
of the War Fniance Committee for
this county was held Friday after
noon and the following county
wide and township Chairmen were
nominated and named to handle
the 8th War Loan Drive:
R. L. Ariail, Permanent County
Chairman
Hugh E. Monteith, Co-County
Chairman
Mrs. John H. Wilson, County
Chairman, Women's Division
Mrs.. Roy W. Kirchburg, Co
County Chairman Women's Di
vision
Paul Kirk, County Chairman,
Retail Merchants
A. C. Moses, County Chairman,
School System.
Quotas shown represent cash
and not face amounts of bonds.
The following perosns have been named township chairmen, and
each township assigned a quota:
Township Chairman
Barkers Ck Kelly Bradley
Canada John Coward
Caney Fork Vance Hooper
Cashiers T. S. Lance
Culiowhee H. E. Battle
Dillsboro J. C. Cannon
Greens Ck R. S. Cowan
Hamburg H. H. Bryson
Mountain jMrs. Pearl' Stewart
Qualla.... T. T. Varner
River Charles Stewart
Savannah. N. Higdon
Scotts Ck W. H. Snyder
Webster Mrs. D. D. Davis
Sylva T. N. Massie
bonds to be sold during the drive,
A number of plans considered
helpful in putting over a success
ful drive were discussed at the
meeting. One plan, however, was *
definitely adopted whereby three
bicycles will be given as prizes to
the school children of Jackson
County. This plan will be ex
plained in detail in a letter ad
dressed to the principal of each
school by Mr. A. C. Moses, Supl.
of Education. Every child in each
;)1 the several schools in the county
will have equal opportunity
to win a bicycle as a
prize for selling the most series
E bonds. Other plans will prob
ably be adopted for the promotion
oi the sale of bonds, such as each
merchant and business house will
be asked to accept a quota of
Woman's Chairman Quota
Mrs. Arthur Brooks $ 5,545.00 1
Mrs. John Coward 4,885.00 I
Mrs. Blaine Nicholson 4,470.00 I
Mrs. Warren Alexander 4,500.00 1
Mrs. F. H. Brown 8,150.00 I
Mrs. P. W. Kincaid 20,385.00 I
Mrs. R. D. Cowan ? 3,125.00 I
Mrs. Bessie H. Dillard 6,895.00 1
Mrs. Charlotte Stewart 2,300.00 I
Mrs. Jessie Cordell 11,925.00 I
Mrs. Joseph Keyes 4,895.00 I
Mrs. Lyle Buchanan 4,440.00 1
Mrs. Nellie Henry 7,195.00 1
Mrs. Claude Cowan 4,530.00 j
Mrs. Walter Jones _ 81,760.00 I
and $1,000 and $5,000 clubs to I
reach those who are able to buy I
bonds in the larger denominations. |
A special $200 "Roosevelt Bond" J
v^ill be vffered in this drive. A ]
bond of this denomination has I
never before offered to the public. I
The Treasury Department has an- I
nounced that the Victory Loan is |
the final War Loan Drive and that]
the people will not be called on
again to buy bonds in concerted
drives. Since this is the last bond
drive, the last time the people < will
be called on to buy bonds it is
hoped the citizens will come for
ward and buy bonds to their very*
utmost and thus put Jackson.
I County over the top in grand style*
in this, the last and final War Loan.
Drive. MAKE IT THE VICTORY"!
LOAN. '
Sgt. Carlin T. Cabe
Arrives In Sylva
Sgt. Carlin T. Cabe, who has
been serving in the Marine Corps
since June, 1943, and who has
spent most of that time in the
South Pacific area arrived Sat
urday to spend a thirty day leave
with his sisters, Mrs. Berry Gaith
er and Miss Lillian Cabe. At the
end of his furlough he will report
to Cherry Point, N. C., for reas
signment.
Jackson War Fund
Short Of Set Quota
The quota assigned to Jackson
county for the United War Fund
Drive has fallen far short of the
goal set. However, there are
some townships which have not
turned in the money they have
collected. To date the figures
given are $3,200.54 against the
$6,200.00 overall quota set. By
townships the are:
TOWNSHIP Qouta
Barkers Ck 150.00
Canada 90.00
Caney Fork 125.00
Ca-Bhiarg 175.00
Cullowhee 650.00
Dillsboro 375.00
Greens Creek 100.00
| Haiiilmig 300.00
Mountain 75.00
Qualla 250.00
River 250.00
Savannah 325.00
Scotts Ck (Addle) 125.00
ScottsCk (Willets) 175.00
Scotts Ck (Bals) 90.00
Webster 335.00
Sylva 2,510.00
Colored People 100.00
Totals 6,200.00
John Irwin Promoted
To Rank Of Major
John Irwin has been promoted
Jrom the rank of Captain to that'
of Major. At the present time
Major Irwin is stationed at
Camp Siebert, Gadson, Ala. En
tering service July, 1942, he served
overseas with the 33rd Station
Hospital unit in England and
France. He returned to the States
m August of this year.
Major Irwin is the son of Mrs.
Oris Hotman of Sylva and Is mar
ried to the former Miss Mary
Zellars of Atlanta, Ga.
[Padgett Injured In
I Car Mishaps
Earl Padgett, owner of the Syl
va Tire shop, sustained injuries*
about the face and chest in an
automobile accident which oc
curred on the DillMxnp highway,
Sunday morning. He was taken
to the Angel hospital In Franklin
?nd his condition at this tfcttt is
reported satisfactory* - ? - .
County Students . j
Offered Bicycles
As Selling Prizes
A. C. Moses, Supt. of schools in
Jackson County, announces that
at a recent meeting of the com
mittee chairmen of the Victory
Bond campaign it was decided to
give three bicycles to the three
school children selling the largest
amount of bonds. This only ap~
plies to the series E bonds and
represents the face value of the
bonds.
Every school child in the county
is eligible, and each must bring a
signed statement to his teacher
showing that she or he has sold the
bond.
Mr. Moses is sending letters to
the principale of each school, so
the children can get the necessary
information from his teacher or
principal.
It is hoped that every child will
enter this contest and help to put
Jackson county over the top in
this, the 8th and last Bond Drive.
Some one is going to win three
bicycles. Will that somebody be
you You have an equal chance
with every other boy and girl in
the county.
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R. L. Ariail Attends
Bankers Meet in AshevUle
It. Li. Ariaii, executive viee '
president of the Jackson County
Bank was in Asheville Tuesday
attending a meeting of executive
Officers of banks which was hlld
at the country club.
Special studies of business 0?H
dition in twelve western countied
reveal IqfeiiilMte ?*** MfjH
will be healthy ilfei feat Inrteetd
cut down IbdNwtilei these jiBl
be a substantial Increase.