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VOL. XX NO. 25
SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday, Nov. 7, 1945
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$1.50 A Year in Jackson And Swain Counties ? 5c Copy
ALLISON BROTHERS
MEET BY CHANGE AS
THEY GET NEAR HOME
Chief Petty Officer Harry Al
lison and Sgt. Roy Allison, broth
ers, recently met at the Union bus
terminal in Asheville, after having
not seen each other for two and a
half years. Neither knew the
whereabouts of the other until
their chance meeting. '
,Both boys are sons of Joe Allison
of Sylva and were on their way
home after from two to three years
service overseas. They have re
cntly recieved their discharges.
C. P. O. Allison entered the navy
in December, 1943, and after fin
ishing boot training at Bain bridge,
he was sent to the Pacific a iei.
where he has since served. He is
with his wife, Mrs. Edna Stiles
Allison and children at their home
in Webster.
Sgt. Allison entered the army
in army May, 1942, and served in
the European theater, taking part
in action in France, Germany, Bel
gium and Holland.
PRESS, GOVERNMENT
JOIN INDUSTRY IN
RECRUITING WORKERS
A special bulletin to The Sylva
Herald from Pulpwood Campaign
Headquarters in New York des
cribes the current combination of
press, industry and government as
an 4 'unbeatable team" in the pro
motion of the current" recruitment
campaign designed to ftcure ftj&H
000 new workers, both skilled and
unskilled, in woods and mill jobs 1
in the pulp and paper industry. |
The message follows: ]
The first phase of the pulp and
paper industry program, of recruit
ment has been concluded with ex
cellent results testifying to the
effectiveness of the unbeatable
team of press, industry and gov
ernment.
'More than 850 weekly news
papers and over 150 daily news
papers in 22 pulpwood producing
states are voluntarily contribut
ing their efforts in acquainting the
public with all the facts of the
present industry expansion por
gram.
A total of 52 U. S. Employment
offices within the sam& area are
also contributing their facilities in
the placement of workers in pulp
and paper industry jobs. The in
dustry itself is standing 4-square
behind the empolyment drive, with
more than 150 business concerns
in the industry working closely
with the U. S. E. S. officts in list
ing job vacancies.
The second phase of the cam
paign which constitutes ~ an inten
sification of previous efforts, is
now under way, and with the con
tinued cooperation of industry and
government, backed by the mag
nificent support of the press, the
campaign should go on to a com
plete success.
Mrs. Mary Shuler Brown
Buried At Ochre Hill
Funeral services were held Fri
day morning at the Ochre Hill
Baptist church for Mrs. Mary
Shuler Brown, who died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Cole
Bumgarner, following a long ill
ness.
Mrs. Shuler was a native of
Jaekson county and & charter mem
ber of the Ochre Hill Baptist
mural.
The following grandsons acted
as pallbearers, Johnny Shuler,
Ralph Shuler, Harry Henry, Wal
ter Bumgarner, J. C. Dillard and
Hal B lan ton. Granddaughters
acted as flower girls.
Surviving are: Mrs. Cole Bum
garner, Mrs. Ellen Henson, Milas
Shuler, and Erastus Shuler of
Sylva, Mr. Estes Dean of Carters
ville, Va., John Shuler, Wads
worth, Kan., several grandchildren,
great grandchildren and great
great grandchildren.
These Are Veterans
RETRAINING FOR LIFE ? The Veterans* Administration, backed by the
dollars from the Victory Loan, will fire retraining to thousands of dis- j
abled veterans similar to these two mere boys shown at George Washington
University, Washington, D. C Veterans' Administration photo.
PASSES AT WEBSTER
Funeral services tor Mrs. R. B.
Cowan, 81, who died at the home
of <her brother, L. D. Cowan, Sun
day night following at long ill
ness, were held Tuesday afternoon
at the Webster Baptist church, the
Revs. W. N. took and R. P. Blank
onship officiating. Burial follow
ed in the Stillwell cemetery.
Mrs. Cowan was a native and
life-long resident of Webster. She
was a daughter of the late Joseph
and Sara Cowan, members of two
of Jackson county's pioneer fami
lies.
Active pallbearers were: Frank,
^Woodrow, , WiUiam, and Claude
Cowan and Robert Sherrill, neph
ews of the deceased. Honorary
pallbearers were: Dr. A. S. Nichols,
R. L. Madison, W. R. Sherrill, J.
N. Allman, . B. Cunningham, S. T.
Owens, T. . Moody, J. R. Rhine
hart, Walter - Allman, Raymond
Glenn and Gene Cunningham.
Nieces served as flower girls.
In addition to her brother she
is survived by two sisters, Mrs. W.
R. Sherrill of Sylva and Mrs. J.
W. Kesterton of Jacksonville, Fla.
JACKSON HUNTERS
MISS CHERRY BUT
BAG ONE BEAR
The fact that Governor Cherry
and Captain Eddie Rickenbacker,
air ace of world war I, were unable
to attend the scheduled bear hunt
did not dampen the spirits of those
from Sylva who went hunting at
Mount Mitchell this past week
end. One bear was bagged by the
group.
Those included in the hunt were:
Louis Sutton, President of the Car
olina Power and Light Company,
Raleigh, D. Hiden Ramsey, Ashe
ville, John Goode and son in law
of Asheville. Will Smathers, Ashe
ville, S. w. Enloe, Cole Cannon,
T. N. Massie and Ray Cogdill, Bob
Long, Lewis Cannon, Bud Brown,
Dr. NAck Medford, Waynesville,
Vaugn Plott of Waynesville.
MISS HI6DGN TAKES
HOME AGENT POSITION
IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY
Miss Eva Higdon, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Higdon has
accepted a position as assistant
home demonstration agent for
Buncombe county. She will assist
\t4s. Marr.jp Fvanc ^rhn
former home demonstration agent
in Sylva.,
Miss Higdon is a graduate of the
Woman's College of the University
of North Carolina and has done
outstanding work in 4-H club work
in this county. Her appointmont
was effective Nov. 1.
She comes to the job well quali
fied both in training and experi
ence and has much to offer the
program set up in Buncombe.
Her sister, Miss Helen Higdon,
is home demonstration agent for
Swain county, (:!f <
INliiUr.rl'lai
vfeii vk ?#nimia I i
IS GRAND MASTER
OF N. C. MASONS
Dr. Hoffman Is Named
Junior Grand Warden
At Annual Meet
Raleigh, Nov. 7. ? Clyde M.
Jarrett of Andrews, who served
as deputy grand master of the
Masons during the past year, was
elevated to be grand master to
night as the annual communica
tion of the grand lodge was brought
to a close.
Jarrett succeeds Julius C. Hobbs
(of Wilmington.
^xtRSer oificers include: William
J. Bundy of Greenville, deputy
grand master; Luther T. Hartsell,
Jr., of Concord, senior grand war
den; Dr. Maxwell E. Hoffman of
Asheville, junior grand warden;
Herbert C. Alexander of Char
lotte, grand treasurer; and Charles
B. Newcomb of Wilmington, grand
secretafy.
If tradition is followed, Bundy
will be elevated to the post of
grand master at next year's com
munication.
Mr. Jarrett is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Jarrett of Dillsboro.
DEATH CLAIMS
MRS. P. J. MORGAN
Funeral services were held at
the Loves Chapel Baptist Church
Oct. 31 for Mrs. J. P. Morgan, 83v
who passed away at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. G. S. Bishop of
Cullowhee, Oct 30. The Deitz and
Blankenship officiated.
Mrs. Morgan was a native of
Jackson county, having been born
in Greens Creek in 1862. She made
her home with her youngest son,
Charlie, but was visiting her daugh
ter at the timevof her death. Her
husband preceded her in death
nine years ago.
Survivors include three sons,
Will and Charlie of Webster, Jim,
of Arden, one daughter, Mrs. G. S.
Bishop of Cullowhee and several
grandchildren and great grand
children. ,
CHEROKEE SCHOOL
TO SPONSOR CRAFTS
EXHIBIT NOV. 15-17
A crafts exhibit, featuring both
old and new Indian handiwork will
be sponsored by the Cherokee In
dian school in the Qualla Hall,
Nov. 15, 16, 17, from 9 to 5 of each
day. On Friday evening, Nov. 16,
Uia suhibit will fru ayew alas.
Included in the group of new
craftswork will- be baskets, pot
tery, dolls, handwoven pieces and
such article that the owner cares
to display. Each article must be
tagged with makers name. The
group of old craft work will in
clude furniture, pottery, beadwork
and should be entered in the name
of the owner, and if possible the
date made.
A small admission fee will be
charged to defray the expenses of
prizes and ribbons. All exhibitors
will be admitted free.
H. 0. CURTIS DIES
SUDDENLY AT HIS
HOME HERE NOV. 1
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Sylva Methodist church
for Mr. Henry O. Curtis, 71, Sat
urday afternoon at 2 o'clock with
the Rev. C. M. Warren and Lt. W.
Q Grigg officiating. Burial fol
lowed in the Keener cemetery.
Mr. Curtis , a resident of Jack
son county for the past fifty years,
died at his home Thursday after-1
noon, following a heart-attack. ?
Pallbearers were Joe Wilson,
Dexter .Hooper, J. R. Long, Ray
Orr,. Leonard Huff and Felix
Picklesimer.
Flower girls were Mrs. W. L.
Jones, Mrs. F. L Webber, Mrs.
Jennings Bryson, Mrs. W. H.
Crawford, Mrs. Roy Kirchberg and
Miss Hicks Wilson.
He was a native of Rabun coun
ty, Ga., and was the son of the
late W. A. Curtis. He came to
this county about fifty years ago
j and for many years was engaged
in the contracting and building
business here, having built many
of the towns business buildings.
He is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. J. E. Buckner, two sons, Wil
liam of Grand Rapids, Mich., and
Jack of Sylva, one brother, A. G.
Cutris of Retail, Wash., and three
sisters, Mrs. Judson Allen of Cot
tage Grove, Ore., Mrs. E. L. Ladd
of Barboursville, Va., and Mrs.
Florence Hampton of Bryson City,
and two granchildren, Patsy and
Eddie Buckner.,
WATSON HONORED AS
AMERICAN HERO IN
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
I
Out of the war comes no more
stirring story than that of nine
American flyers and the homage
done their memory by the Czech
people.
Frank Paulat of Strmilou,
Czechoslovakia has written the fol
low letter to the Czech-American
Chamber of Commerce.
"On August 24, 1944, an Ameri
can Bomber crashed in our town
after losing a battle with German
pursuit planes. Of the 10 crew
man only one was saved by a para
chute jump. It was Cpl. Franzes
D'Amore, who escaped with slight
injury and was immediately taken
to the nearest hospital. The nine
heroes who lost their lives are the
following: 1st Lt. John H. James,
Lt. Edward J. Maloney, Lt. G.
Dunna, Lt. August E. Eskels, Sgt.
Eugene A. Jeleniervicz, Sgt. Thad
J. Watson, Sr., Sgt. Edward G.
Ivan, S gt. Ralph Robinson. During
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The Tuckaseegee Baptist
Sunday School Con
vention To Meet Sunday
The Tuckaseegee Baptist Sun
day School convention is to meet
Sunday, November 11, at 2:00 P. M.
with the Dillsfooro Baptist church,
Dillsboro.
Mr. Clarence Vance, a former
President of the convention, will
bring the main address following
Departmental conferences which
will be held for all ages through
out the Sunday School. A good
group from all the Sunday schools
is expected to attend.
Lt. E. Lyndon McKee, Jr.
Home On Brief Leave
Lt. E. Lyndon McKee, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. McKee, of Sylva
stopped at his home this week
for a brief leave before reporting
to Norfolk, Va. He was accom
panied by Mrs. McKee, Jr.
Lt McKee entered service in the
spring of 1942, served in the Pa
ifcer with the Bombing Squadron of
Air group 87, based on the Carrier
group 87, based on the Carrier
USS Ticonderoga. He saw action
in the campaigns of Iwo Jima and
Okinawa.
He has recently been transferred
from Seattle, Wash., to Norfolk.
Lt. and Mrs. McKee, Jr., have
one daughter, Ann.
METHODIST OBSERVE
DAY OF PRAYER AND
REDEDICATION
The Waynesville District of the
Methodist church observed a day
of Prayer, Repentance and Rede
diction of the ministers and lay
leaders of that district at the Cul
lowhee Methodist church, Monday,
Nov. 5.
The purpose of the meeting was
for the rededictions of the Metho
dist laymen and ministers in their
preparation for the quadrennial
crusade for "The Christ Crusade
for Evangelism", which has for its
goal, 1,000,000 new members
throughout the country during the
coming year.
COUNTY COUNCIL
FOR JUNIOR RED
CROSS ESTABLISHED
A county council for Junior Red
Cross work to be carried on in
Jackson County has just been or
ganized, according to an announce
ment by Miss Cordelia Camp,
County chairman. The members
recently held a meeting to make
tentative plans for the year's work.
Plans for the year include the
making of afghans. bedroom shoes,
walking canes, lap boards, and
many other articles of the type
that can be used by soldiers in
hospitals or rehabilitation centers.
The county council has pledged to
fill a number of boxes for school
children in Europe.
Just now pupils of several schools
are busy making menu covers for
Christmas decorations and menu
for the boys in the Navy.
Members of the council are:
Miss Lenora Smith, Western. Car
olina Teachers College; Miss Sara
Bell Hooper, Webster School; Miss
Janie Hooper, John* Creek; Mrs.
Jeannette Farmer Davis, Beta
School; Miss Annie Louise Madi
son, Sylva School; Miss Geneva
Tuipin, emtuwiieg Jiiiiuui, mi. cj.
G. Phillips, Agriculture and Shop
teacher, Cullowhee school; and
Mr. J. F. Corbin, Sylva High school.
Puppet Show To Feature
Next Week's PTA Program
A puppet show by Miss Annie
Louise Madison's fourth grade and
an address by Mrs. Mae Stallcup
will feature the afternoon's pro
gram of the PTA of the Sylva
schools, which will meet Tuesday,
Nov. 13, at 3 o'clock* Mrs. Stall
cup will speak on new books.
PROGRAM WILL START AT 2 P. M. WITH BIG
STREET PARADE LED BY WAYNESVILLE BAND
VTERANS URGED TO
WEAR UNIFORMS AND
JOIN IN PARADE
All the veterans of both World
Wars are invited and urged to
come to Sylva next Monday, and
bring their wives and sweethearts
| for the Armistice Day celebration
and barbecue, as guests of the
American Legion
All veterans, who can possibly
do so, are urged to wear their
uniforms and to participate in the
pa rade,? which- will form at the
grounds of Sylva high school at
2:15. If you can't wear your uni
form, come anyway, and join in
the parade. ,
Let's all be here and put on the
biggest parade ever staged in this
county. Let's ?ive the people of
the county an opportunity to see
the men from this county who have
served in the armed forces all to
gether at one time.
All the fathers, mothers, and
widows of men who lost their lives
in the war are invited to be here
as the honor guests of the Legion.
We can, if we will, have the great
est celebration in the history of
Jackson county.
Come on, fellows; let's have a
real celebration.
Dan Tompkins, (World War I)
Chairman
Malcolm Brown, (World War II)
Secretary
Committee on Armistice Day Cele
bration
JACKSON SPORTSMEN
CALLED TO MEET TO
ORGANIZE CLUD
Hunters and fishermen of Jack
son county are planning a get
together ?it the courthouse in Sylva
on November 8, at 8 P. M., accord
ing to H. E. Ferguson, secretary
and treasurer. Purpose of the
meeting is to consider formation
of a club to join with hunters' and
fishermen's clubs of other counties
to sponsor more game, fish, and
other wildlife. The local commit
tee has arranged for Ross O. Stev
ens, executive secretary of the
North Carolina Wildlife Federation,
Inc., to be present and explain the
plans and purposes of the state
wide federation. Already hunt
ers and fishermen have organized
in sixty-six counties, and organ
izational plans are well along the
way in twenty others, according to
information received from the
state-wide organization.
All kinds of hunters, fishermen,
farmers, and all others interested
in wildlife resources are urged to
attend and take part in this meet
ing. "If a club is formed in this
county", said Mr. Ferguson, "we
will elect a delegate who will help
elect state-wide officers and vote
on other state-wide matters."
"Undoubtedly, this is the most im
portant meeting for hunters and
fishermen ever held in this county,
and I urge to be present," and hear
what Mr. Stevens has to offer the
sportsman of Jackson county.
GANNONS TALK WITH
SON IN SWITZERLAND
The J. C. Cannons of Dillsboro
have no complaint about trans
atlantic telephone connections.
Placing a call to their son, who is
SJjWTding a furlough in Weggis,
Switzerland on Wednesday night
they were able to complete it and
talk to their son and brother Thurs
day noon.
Pfc. James C. Cannon, who is
stationed in Swadach, Germany
had cabled his parents to call him
while he was vacationing in Weg
gis, which Is located on Lake
Lucerne and the family report that
the connection was clear.
Each member of the femUy
alloted themselves one minute of
itlie three minutes tftktt# to talk to
I Pfc. Cannon. ?
Events Sponsored By ;i
American Legion; I
Auxiliary To Serve /I
Barbecue Dinner I
The first Armistice Day follow^
ing the conclusion of the SeconJ
World War, will be celebrated in
Sylva and Jackson county, witJ
a gigantic parade and barbecue!
held under the auspices of Wil?l
liam E. Dillard Post, AmericaJ
Legion. Plans for hte celebratiotB
are practically complete, and it il
anticipated that a capacity crowcl
of Jackson county people will bm
present for the parade and speak-1
ing. '1
Waynesville Band Coming 1
The parade will be led bJ?thJ
high school band from Waynesvilhl
high school, followed by the VetJ
erans of World War I. The nexl
section will be composed of VetJ
erans of World War II. Then will
? come Boy Scouts, girl scouts, camJ
fire girls, and the schools of the!
county. All the troops and campJ
of boys and girls in the county are!
invited to take part in the parade!
and every school in the county isl
| asked to be here and join in the]
parade.
School To Be In Parade
The parade will form at the high
school in Sylva at 2.00 o'clock in
the afternoon, and will proceed
up Main street to the intersection
ot Main and Mill streets, thence
down Mill street and back to the
point of beginning. Following that
there will be close order drill and
ether exercises by drill teams of
| veterans of the Second \Vorld War;
j band concert by Wayneiville high,
' school band, and other ^events.
The chief speaker will be Dean
A. E. Cates, from Carson-Newman
College, Jefferson City, Tenn., a
veteran of World War I. Rev. B.
| S. Hensley of Beta, chaplain of the
Legion Post, Rev. W. Q. Grigg,
pastor of the Sylva Methodist
church, and until recently a chap
lain in the United States Navy, and
other speakers will appear on the
program.
Barbecue Dinner ?
A barbecue dinner will be served
by the American Legion Auxiliary
to the members of the American
Legion, to all veterans of either
War and their guests, on the school
grounds, following the exercises.
Every veteran in the county,
every service man and woman in
the county, every person who lost
a son, or husband in the war is
invited to be present as the guest
ot The American Legion.
Following the exercises and bar
becue at the school grounds, one
block of Main street in Sylva will
be roped off and a square dance
on the street will be held for the
veterans and their guests.
A car of 57 Hereford steer calves
have been shipped to 4-H club
members of Johnston county.
To the Peopl*
of this Community
Take a tip from your favorite
retail merchant. His Christmas
counters are stocked for the first
time since 1939 with commodities
you dreamed
about in the
darkness of
war. And yet
he and his
employees
will go the
limit today
In telling
you for your
own good to
buy "some
thing else" first. As a war-wise
thrifty American you need not
be told that the name of this
product is Victory Bond, thai it
can never be worth leas than you
pay for It, that it will return $4
for every $3 inverted when held
to maturity 10 years henoe, thai
i! Is your personal servant a! the
siBn ttee ft Is serving yovr
comity's current needs, thai ft
wffl assure you not only * merry
Christmas this year but help to