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VOL. LV NO. SO
BRYSON CITY, N C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4,1943 /
$1.50 A YEAR
i3rd Anniversary Week
County Doubles Quota Of $132
For Infantile Paralysis Fund
Chairman Morgan Re
ports Loyal Support In
Drive For Funds
A special tag day drive to collect
dimes by the boy and girl scout
troops on Saturday climaxed a two
weeks' drive in the county for
funds for the annual infantile para
lysis campaign held each January in
honor of President Roosevelt's birth
day. Chairman Carey Morgan re
ported that the boys and girls collect
ed $107.00 during this drive on Satur
day. Mr. Morgan stated that $275.00
has already been received * by his
committee from the scout's drive, the
washing wells, the school children's
collections and other gifts. He ex
pects at least $25.00 from sources not
yet reported which will swell the
total to $300.00 or more.
The committee, headed by Mr. Mor
gan with Dr. Kelly Bennett, Dr. John
L. Woody, Wayne Battle, Mack Ben
nett and Philip Brintnall, as members,
is very grateful for the response
and co-operation of the general pub
lic, and is especially appreciative oi
the fine work done by Miss Pearl
McHan, head of die girl scouts, Chas.
Robinson, scoutmaster and Miss Pat
ton, director of Swain Hi band. The
band gave a thirty minute concert on
the square at 11 o'clock Saturday
morning just preceeding the drive of
the scouts.
Of the funds raised in the campaign
50 per cent will be used in Swain
county to help in the crippled chil
dren's work and the other 50 per cent
goes to the National Foundation to
carry on research. The drive was
nationwide. There is no discrimina
tion in age, race, color or creed, in
the Foundation's work—its hand of
mercy reaches everywhere.
Bryson City Schools
Active In Fund Drive
The last week in January was ob
served in the local elementary and
high schools by a drive for Infantile
Paralysis funds. Dime cards were
placed in the home rooms. The re
sponse of the boys and girls was very
generous. Two home rooms donated
$6.00 each The total raised in the
high school department was $30.90.
The elementary school pupils contri
buted a total of $31.40 making a grand
total of $62.30 raised by the boys and
girls of the Bryson City Schools.
40 MENTO LEAYEFOR
CAMP JACKSON MON.
Of the 76 men who went to Camp
Croft, Spartanburg, S. C. for their
final physical examination, 40 were
accepted and returned to their homes
here the first of the week. These 40
men will leave for induction at Camp
Jackson Monday morning at 10:30 o'
clock. Final report on the remaining
36 had not been received by the local
board before press time.
The men leaving Monday are:
Geo. A. Fuller, Joe W. Forney,
Joseph H. Lakey, Vollie S. Wright,
Dewey Webb, Martin A. Shytle,
Vaugh E. Simonds, Rollins T. Cook,
Rule R- Davis, Edwin Walkingstick,
Dee Simonds, Boyce J. Allison, Gor
den C. Lindsay, Samuel R. Davis,
Fyed M. Bailey, Hardy W. Freeman,
Gnley E. Rogers, Lee H. Cochran,
John D. Gilchrist, Earl Sizemore,
Arnold D. Kirkland, Gilmer E.
Barnes, Phillip Owle, Patrick M.
Dooley, Frank G. Ammons, Robert
N Scott, Earl J. Holland, Leroy Street,
Benjamin H. Winchester, Paul J.
Bryson, Frank J. Hyde, Neavil J.
Cochran, John W. Ledford, Wayne
E. Millsaps, Riley H. Holden, Ralph
^ Winchester, Dennie L. Lindsay,
Porter W. Stephenson, Clayton J.
Calhoun, Joel M. McLean.
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Bryson City Boys Leave For
Youth Training Center
Robert Nixon, Bayliss Crisp and
Edwin Cope left here last week for
^ Blacksburg, Va., where they will
enter the national youth training cen
ter for a 14 weeks' course in aircraft
aaechanics.
Change In Time For
Fire Siren Test
W. T. Hyams, .chief of the Bryson
City Fire Department, said that be
ginning Saturday the fire siren test
would be bl?wn at 12 o'clock on that
day. For the past few months the
test has been made at 10 min. before
8 o'clock on Monday night in order to
remind the members of the depart
ment of the meeting at 8 o'clock.
Prior to that time the test was made
at noon each Saturday. The ordef
returning the test signal to Saturday
noon came through the Army with
the idea in mind to prevent any mix
up in the test and a possible air raid
atarm, Mr. Hyams said.
REDllROSSCHAPIER
MAPS FUMO ORWE
A group of local Red Cross officials
met Monday afternoon to make plans
for the War Fund campaign to be
held in March. Mrs. Katherine Stew
art, field representative of the na
tional Red Cross met with the group.
The campaign will start March 1
with A. M. Simons as War Fund cam
paign chairman. Divisional chair
men are: Charles M. Robinson, Jr.,
residental; S. W. Black, business sec
tion; Miss Jess Shank, Carolina Wood
Turning Company plant; Mrs. Gef
aldine Hyatt, rural area; Philip E.
Srintnall, publicity chairman.
The Tennessee Valley authority
makes its own arrangements about
presenting special
group has been referred to C. E.
Blee, in charge of the Fontana Dam
project.
Sam Gilliam will be war fund cam
paign chairman at Cherokee for the
Cherokee auxiliary, and will name
nis helpers.
It was voted to buy flags for dec
orating.
NO HOPEFOHLOWEH
SALES TAX RATE !MN.C.
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North Carolinians will continue to
pay the same 3 per cent sales tax as
in'4he past. A bill which called for
a 2 per cent tax introduced in the
lower house has been given a cold
shoulder by the joint finance commit
tee. In fact the committee flatly re
fused to approve a two per cent levy.
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Coffee Drinkers Cut
StiH Further
One pound for six weeks is the
new order affecting coffee rationing.
On ration stamps Nos. 26 and 27 each
person was allowed one pound for
Lve weeks. That has been cut to six
weeks. Stamp No. 25 in the back of
your ration book No. 1 will be valid
for one pound of coffee after February
8 and that pound will have to last
through March 21. ^
2,700 BOOKS BEAD
BY SWAM PEOPLE
OUNNG JANUARY
Swain county people enjoy read
ing good books according to report ot
Miss Catherine Ogden, Librarian, who
reports that 1684 books were issued
from the Marianna Black Library in
Bryson City and 1015 circulated by
the bookmobile. This, of course, isn't
all the books read by Swain citizens
during the month. Many were prob
ably read from private libraries and
private scores. It does prove, how
ever, that the library project is
very worthwhile and furnishes pleas
ureable reading for old and young.
Plans are being worked out to con
tinue the operation of the library and
bookmobile after February 25 at
which time WPA assistance will be
discontinued. Mrs. Ethel Sherrill,
and Miss Juanita Meadows have been
assisting under this program.
JAPANESE HAVE
AMEMGAN YOUTH
S!ZEO OP AS SOFT
Scout Program Disproves
This Idea And Toughens
Up Boys Of Nation
America must win this war. Yes,
if we appreciate the value of dem
ocracy, if we appreciate our privi
leges, if we appreciate all of the
splendid progress of our country, we
have just got to put everything we
have, regardless of sacrifice, into a
cooperative effort to win the war. We
in Scouting have a very definite share
in this effort.
Ambassador Grew who served for
many years in Japan tells us that
the Japanese people have for some
time sized up America and particu
larly our youth on the basis of ou^
activities as being soft, lacking in those
fundamental essentials that are nec
essary for successful warfare. Re
luctantly I must admit there is some
basis for truth in their belief, though
I do belieye that since Pearl Harbor
we have been awake. But there is<
need for us to go further.
We need to "toughen up" and
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SWAM MB) SERVMK
IN ARM)) FORCES
Early Smiley Visits
Parents
Pvt. Earl Smiley, young son of Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Smiley, left yesterday
for his base at Jefferson Barracks,
Moi, after an eight day furlough here
jw4th his parents. Youpg $miley was
Inducted about ^" ^
Camp Jackson. He was placed in
the Air Corps and sent to St. Peters
burg, Fla., for four months basic
training And transferred two weeks
ago to Jefferson Barracks. He is with
the ground force of the Air Service
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Mr. and Mrs. Parris Have
Two Sons In Service
Mr. and Mrs. George Parris have
had recent word from their sons, Roy
C. Parris who is with the ground crew
in the Army Air Corps, stationed at
Watertown, S. C. He enlisted Feb
ruary 1st a year ago and has not been
home since that time. Also from Ed
ward Parris, who volunteered De
cember 24 in the Navy as a carpen
ter's mate. He is now stationed at
Great Lakes, 111.
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Jack DeHart in Kentucky
Mr. S. A. DeHart has had recent
word from his son, Jack DeHart,
private in the Army at Camp Beck
inridge, Ky. Jack was inducted about
four months ago. At the time of
writing he was just recovering from
a severe cold, but is weil and on active
duty again.
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H. H. Pamter In Marines
H. H. Painter, son of Mrs. Fern
Painter and the late Hanley H. Paint
er, is now stationed at Paris Island,
S. C. He enlisted in the Marine
Corps on January 14.
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Charles Myers Stationed
At Orlando, Florida
Mrs. and Mrs. A. H. Myers have re
cent word from then- son, Charless
who is stationed at Orlando, Fla., with
the Army Air Corps. Charles was
inducted November 3rd, at Camp
Jackson, then sent to Miami Beach,
for six weeks and from their to Or
lando. He is doing office work there.
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Immunizations Against
Typhoid To Be Held
In Schools
Miss Turner will be at the Bryson
City School Friday morning, Feb. 5,
to vaccinate against typhoid. Friday
afternoon she will be at the Whit
tier School to do immunizations. She
will be at each of these schools every
Friday for four weeks. All those
who wish to be vaccinated against
typhoid are invited to come.
Miss Turner will start a Home
Nursing Class for High School girls
Monday, Feb. 8.
F!NO WAR WORK OR
F!BHT )S ORDER BY
MAN-POWER READ
Able-Bodied Men 18-38 To
Be Affected By Order
Of M'Nutt
Every able-bodied man between
18 and 38 was warned by the Gov
ernment Tuesday that he must either
be employed in vital war industry or
expect to be drafted into the armed
forces. The order came through War
Manpower cordinator Paul V. M'Nutt
and it told the men in 29 occupations
that, even though they have five
or six children, they must find war
important jobs by spring or face in
duction. The Government inform
ed 36 kinds of businesses that their
physically fit male workers from 18
to 38 will soon be doing more vtial
work—or shouldering arms.
JUST A BEG)NN!NG
McNutt declared that this was just
a beginning. The lists will be ex
panded later, he said. He indicated
that ali dependency deferments would
eventually be eliminated.
Ten out of every 14 able-bodied
men between 18 and 38 will be in the
armed forces by the end of the year,
McNutt said. There are about 22,
154,000 men in this age group; many
r f these of course are not able-bodied.
McNutt served notice that the present
37-year age top on inductions may be
increased at any time by executive
order.
TVA H!T
Since January first workers on
TVA projects, such as the Fontana
dam, except the most highly skilled,
have not been eligible for deferment
since these projects are not consider
ed among! the most vital of war in
dustries or projects. Mapy more
blderAaen most
of the jobs on these jobs by spring.
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Edwards' BiH Would
Fix Salary Of Tax
Col. and Accountant
Swain county's , representative,
McKinley Edwards introduced two
bills on January 23, as follows:
HB 136—"To amend Chapter 415
of the Public-local laws of 1941, re
lated to the transfer of the duties of
Tex Collector of the County Accoun
tant of Swain County." (Accountant
to receive for service as accountant
and tax collector $2400 per year.)
Sent to Committee on Counties,
Cities, and Towns.
HB 137—"To amend Chapter 283
if the Public-Local Laws of 1941, re
lating to the per dime compensation
c: the Chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners of Swain
County." (Per dime of $7.00 for not
more than seven days in any one
month when actually engaged in per
formance of duties.) Sent to commit
tee on Counties, Cities' and Towns.
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Ear! Byrd Missing In Action
Mrs. Avery Gouge has been in
formed by the war department that
her son, Eail Byrd of the 400th
Bomb Squadron stationed some
I where in the Pacific, is missing in ac
tion.
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Favorable weather has enabled
about 75 percent of Wilson County
formers to get their tobacco plant
beds started, reports J. C. Tomlinson,
assistant farm agent.
728 Books CoMected !n Victory
Book Campaign Jan. 15-30
Swain county stands right at the
top with other Western North Caro
lina counties in the number of books
contributed in the 1943 Victory Book
campaign which officially ended Sat
urday night. Miss Catherine Ogden,
chairman of the Swain county com
mittee, said Wednesday that 783 books
had been counted. In addition to this
282 magazines and funny books were
brought in which would make a total
of 1065 pieces collected.
Miss Ogden wishes to express her
gratitude to everyone who helped in
the drive, especially the Red Cross,
boy and girl scouts, USO, heads of the
various civic organizations, schools,
ministers, Mrs. Thompson's art class
for making the large posters and the
Bryson City Times for printing de
posit signs.
Most of the books brought in are
good and ones which the men in ser
vice will enjoy, Miss Ogden said.
These books will be sent to Asheville
where expert librarians will sort and
classify them to be shipped to the ser
vice men in the various army and
navy centers. The magazines and
funny books will be sent to the sol
diers at Moore general hospital, at'
Swann anoa.
BAPTIST HOUR SPEAKER
Dr. J. Clyde Turner, Pastor First
Baptist Church, Greensboro, N. C-,
who wii! speak the first three Sunday
mornings in February, 1943, on The
Baptist Hour program.
Dr. J. Clyde Turner, Pastor First
Baptist Church, Greensboro, will be
the speaker on The Baptist Hour for
the first Sundays in February, the
general theme of his messages being,
"Christian Resources in the Crises",
as announced by S. F. Lowe, Chair
man of the Radio Committee of the
Southern Baptist Convention. These
programs are carried by^an indepen
dent network of 35 stations at 8:30
EWT Sunday mornings. Beautiful
printed copies of each message can
be had by writing each time to THE
BAPTIST HOUR in care of the sta
tion over which you hear the pro
grams.
Mr. Lowe further states that Dr.
Turner is one of the most popular
speakers among Southern Baptists,
being in constant demand as a speak
er for assemblies, colleges and church
meetings throughout the South. This
is a return engagement of Dr. Turner
o^t The.BaptKt Hour-the first engage
ment being inlhe 1941 Series.
The Radio Committee reports that
fan mail responses to The Baptist
Hour programs over the 35 stations
c<n the network indicate that the audi
ence is tremendous. The programs
are heard in North Carolina over
Stations WBIC of Greensboro and
WPTF of Raleigh.
JURORS S&ECTEO FOR
MARCH TERM OF COURT
Swain County Board of Commis
sioners in regular ssesion on Monday,
February 1, selected the following
persons to serve as jurors during the
two weeks' term of superior court
which will convene on Monday,
March 1:
FIRST WEEK
D. J. Medlin, Bryson City ,
Has Brown, Bryson City
Bob Collins, Grassy Branch
A. T. Blanton, Bryson City
G. E. Blankenship, Bryson City
Rufus Monteith, Bushnell
Ralph Beck, Bryson City
. Ed Bradley, Bryson City
L. B. Calhoun, Proctor
J. E. Freeman, Cherokee
Robert Arvey, Parrish
Ed Cochran, Alarka
P. R. Bennett, Jr., Bryson City
Ernest B. Lindsay, Judson
Glenn Woodard, Bryson City
W. W. Monteith, Bryson City
Joel DeHart, Bryson City
Harley Jones, Alarka
H. L. Thomas, Bryson City
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Berlin Thomasson Troop To
Get Official Registration Into
National Ranks
Next week has been set aside at
Boy Scouts Week in the nation in ob
servance of the 33rd anniversary of
Scouting. The week will be especially
significant in Bryson City because
during it the Berlin Thomasson Troop
No. I of Bryson City will be officially
registered into the national ranks of
Scouting.
The local Rotary Club under the
leadership of President Warren Lath
5H is sponsoring the troop, and has
invited the Boy Scouts to be its guests
at the Thursday evening supper meet
ing. Other guests will be the Troop
Committee and Mr. W. C Wail of
Asheville, the Assistant Scout Exe
cutive for the Daniel Boone CoundL
The Troop Committee is composed
of Rotarians: J. H. Seay, Berlin
Thomasson, Carey Morgan, Bob Evans.
Lions: Dr. J. L. Woody, G. H. Martin,
and John Elerding.
At the Installation Service Thurs
day evening Scout badges will be
presented to the boys who have earn
ed them, the charter will be presented
to the troop, and the pledge of alle
giance will be made to the Flag.
Berlin Thomasson Troop No. I
ROLL
Scoutmaster-Chas. Robinson, Jr.
Asst. Scoutmaster.... James A. Sutton
Junior Asst--Leland Close
Tioop Scribe - Bobby Stallings
WOLF PATROL—
Ed. Weeks, Patrol Leader
Don Cole, Asst. Patrol Leader
Hugh Seay, Jimmy Gray, Wayne
Beard, James Welch, Bennie Robin
son, Bobby Stallings. (No vacancies!
EAGLE PATROL—
Ernest Newell, Patrol Leader
Percy Estes, Asst. Patrol Leader
Buddy Angel, Jack Franklin, Bob
SheeviH, Bwit&f Weieh, Jack Sher- *
rill, Hall Callahan. (No vacancies)
RAM PATROL—
Bruce Williams, Patrol Leader
Joe Estes, Asst. Patrol Leader
Ken Nixon, Mac Woody, Wayne
Blankenship, Harold Cope, O'Niei
Muse. (One vacancy).
BAT PATROL—
Porter Crisp, Patrol Leader
Tommy Alston, Asst. Patrol Leader
J. C. Sparks, Dent Ensley, Billy
Lewis, Earle Martin, G. D. Clark.
(One vacancy).
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COUNTY SCHOOL BUSES
AFFECTED UNDER ODT
RESULATMNS
The office of defense transporta
tion has set-up certain requirements
for operation of school buses that
must be complied with if gasoline and
repair parts are to be obtained in the
future operation of our buses
All stops are to spaced on school
bus route sone-fourth mi's apart;
mileage must be curtailed in some
manner as to get only within one and
one-half miles of children living at
the end of routes, etc.
Bus routes in the county are now
being re-worked in order to comply
with these requirements. This ruling
will not affect transportation in the
county to a great extent. A number
of buses are being pulled back from
the end of routes to comply with the ,
one and one-half mile limit, and
numerous stops are being eliminated.
County school officials hope $hai
the public will understand that it vs
not their desire to curtail transpoi a
tion in any way, but that they are
being forced to comply with this
Federal Government regulation. They
hope further that the public will un
derstand that this is only another of .
the sacrifices we must all make as a
result of the war.
Announcements of all changes will
be made in the schools in such manner
that they may be thoroughly under
stood before any of the changes are
made.
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NYA Ptaces Swa n Youth
Willard Stillwell, of Almond, train
ed in the Asheville NYA War Produc
tion Training Center, was placed in
the Newport News shipyards last
week as a sheet metal worker.