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BRYSON CITY, N C., THURSDAY, MARCH 11,1943
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fEAXS !<C RALLY MAMU !HP. M.
County's Drive ^or Funds
Stars 22nd Ends 27th, Hope
To Double Quota of $36,600
The central committee in charge of
1943 Wai Fund Drive for national
Red Red Cross met in joint session
with the executive committee of the
local Chapter to discuss War Fund
Drive in Swain County to be conduct
ed locally beginning March 22nd and
to the end of that week,
f Mr. A. M. Simons in accepting the
chairmanship of the central commit
tee in charge of 1943 War Fund Drive
for Swain County, appointed the fol
lowing members of the central War
Fund committee: Mr. S. W. Btack,
drive chairman of business area in
Bryson City; Rev. C. M, Robinson, Jr.,
drive chairman for Bryson City resi
dential area; Mr. W. L. Lathan, drive
chairman for County school system;
PhUtp E. Brintnai), publicity chair
man for Swain County; Mr. J. A. Sut
ton, chairman in charge of supplies
and advertising; Mrs. Geraidine P.
Hyatt, drive chairman for rural
Swain County; Mrs. Lesiie Brooks,
chairman in charge of window dis
plays and decorations; Mr. G. O.
Pranks, in charge of speakers division
for rural Swain County; Mr. Marvin
H. Smith, Senior Administrative Of j
fleer, drive chairman for TVA in
Swain County.
Mr. Simons stated Tuesday night that
he was very well pleased with plans
laid to date. All contributions from
TVA personnel will go to Mr. Smith
to be properly recorded before going
to National Headquarters. Contri
tions from local citizens will be taken
during the drive week and earlier by
volunteer workers.
Mr. Simons further stated that there
is a very urgent and great need for
money—it behooves everyone to give
to the limit—not !ess than twice aa
much as iast year. It was pointed out
) that the Red Cross will make only one
<* annual drive for war funds—this is it.
In qpnouncing this event, Mr.
Simons stated that plans were being
developed for one of the greatest
rallies ever staged for such a cause.
Further announcement will be made
upon completion of plans.
The rally will be staged in the
Courthouse at 8:00 P. M. on Friday,
March 19. There will be no collec
tions taken for any purpose by any
one. There will be music and enter
tainment for everyone—the central
committee urges everyone to come
out—learn about Red Cross, what is
it doing for your boy? Red Cross, the
only organization that is everywhere
with our boys. It needs your support
—will you help?
BRU$H CREEK-NEEOMORE COM
MUN!TY F)R8T TO REPORT ON
WAR FUND DRiVE
Mr. John A. Breedtove, Rett*
Cross War Fund Chairman for
this community, reported Tues
day a pretimanary totat of $48.00
had been turned over to him by
the peopte of Ms community. Ac
cording to Mr. Breedtove, the
peopte of Brush Creek-Needmore
community generatty rpatize the
tremendous need for money to
provide suppties, to provide serv
ice faeHitiee and to provide trans
portation of Red Cross Service
and suppties to the war front with
our sotdiera.
RALMMMU3
MMEDWEOMESBAY
Funeral services for Ralph Lindsay,
IS, were held Wednesday at the Cold
Springs Baptist church, with the Rev.
John Freeman, officiating. Burial
was in the Cold Springs cemetery.
Young Lindsay died in the Sylva
hospital Tuesday morning from com
plications following an appendectomy
Thursday of last week. He was a
member of the 5th grade in the Bry
son City elementary school.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Lindsay, one sister, Mrs.
Verna Adams, of New Orleans; three
brothers, Alfred, Lawson, and Her
bert, of Bryson City; his grandmoth
er, Mrs. Tilda Graham, and a grand
father, Robert Lindsay, of Bryson
City.
Father Of Banner Lewis
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Dies In Sylva Hospital
William Turner Lewis, 76 died at
4:40 P. M. Wednesday, in^the Sylva
hospital after a long illness.
Funeral services will be held from
the home in Whittier* this afternoon
with burial in the family plot.
Surviving are his wife the former
Miss Sallie Gibbs, one daughter, Mrs.
Laura Mills of Canton; four sons, H.
Banner Lewis, of Bryson City; Baxter
Lewis, of Whittier; Turner Lewis, of
West Virginia, and John D. Lewis of
Washington state; two sisters, Mrs.
Ruth Lewis of Asheville, and Mrs.
Ida Louden of Detroit, Mich.; and
four brothers in Tennessee.
Cuftivators
Purchase certificates are now need
ed to buy one-row, horse-drawn cul
tivators of the riding type, previously
unraioned.
MEM W0RMN6 ON SWAtM'S BiOBEST WAR
PROJECT, "FONTANA OAM", HEAR ARMY TELL
THEM OF !MPORTANCE OF STAY!NG ON JOB
With uniforms consisting of "hard
hats" and badges, Fontana Dam work
^ men were called the "Army's Other
Half" by men wearing the khaki in a
rally staged by the Army at Fontana
Dam on Monday afternoon. The
purpose of the rally was to arouse
the men to the vital part and impor
tance of their job in helping further
the war effort and to try to cut down
so much absenteeism from the job.
BLEE )N CHARGE
C. E. Blee, project supervisQr of the
Fontana project, presided and in
troduced TVA officials from Knox
ville and the visiting Army officers.
Several thousand men and women
employees on the job stood at rapt
"attention as "Old Glory" was slowly
hauled to the top of the flag pole on
the community building lawn to the
tunes of our National anthem. The
Army band from Camp Tyson, Tenn.,
had previously played several pieces
of military music.
This, one of three rallies staged at
TVA projects this week, is more than
a celebration. They represent efforts
of the joint management-labor com
mittee to cut down labor absenteeism.
Unedrsecretary of War Patterson
sent this message to Fontana work
1 <*The Fontana project on which you
begin pouring concrete this week will
help the nation prodube extra electric
power needed to win this war. The
army is confident that the spirit which
you overcame obstacles to advance
the dam this far will carry through
to the successful and early comple
tion of the entire project."
WORKERS ANSWER
The workers answered through the
joint management-labor cooperative
Committee expressing appreciation
for Patterson's recognition of their
part in the war effort. "We want to
assure you we will continue to meet
every construction schedule set for
us regardless of the necessary hard
ships and sacrifices.
"We have determined that there
will be no lost time on the battlefield
caused by lost time on this job."
Mr. Blee, in his opening remarks
stated that over 30,000 men had been
hired on the Fontana job, in order to
maintain a payroll of some 5,600.
This great turnover in labor, he said,
represents a huge waste of time and
cost in money to the Government. He
said that as many as 500 men Stayed
away from their jobs at a time for
one cause or another^ and that this
kind of absenteeism is a great hin
drance to the construction work.
SGT. MAPES SPEAKS
Tech Sgt. Carl Mapes told the work
ers that if they would stay on their
jobs, "we'll stay on ours and bring
heme the bacon." Sgt. Mapes was
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Commatmer
S. Amos Maynard, 6retnzboro busi
ness man, was elected commander of
the North Carolina department of
the American Legion, at a special
meeting of the department execu
tive committee In Asheboro March 7.
He succeeds Henry L. Ingram of
Asheboro, who died suddenly Febru
ary 20, and serves until the state
convention In June. A native of
Wadesboro, Maynard has been prom
inent In American Legion circles of
Greensboro and the department for
many years-,
PMNCE GtVEM 20 TO 25
YEARS !N STATE PRtSON
FOR MURBER OF CARLE
Defense Attorneys Enter
Notice of Appeal to
Supreme Court
A special Swain County jury re
turned a verdict of murder in the
secpnd ,_gegree Wednesday against
Willie Prince, who went on trial Mon
day morning for the killing of Clar
ence Cable on the 1st day of Jan
uary this year. The sentence of the
court reads as follows: 'Tt is the
sentence of this court that the de
fendant, Willie Prince, be confined
in the State prison and be assigned to
work under control and supervision
of the State Highway and Public
Works Commission for a period of
not less than 20 years nor more than
25 years."
The defendant's attorneys moved
tc set aside the verdict and for a new
trial. Forty-five days were given to
make out the appeal case, with ah
appeal bond of $100, and an appear
ance bond of $8,000 required of
Prince. Prince remains in the county
jail pendihg execution of the $8,000
bond.
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Officers Arrest uneroxee,
Said To Be Army Deserter
John L. Owle, Cherokee Indian' sol
dier, was arrested Monday and lodged
in jail here charged with desertion
from the U. S. Army. He is being
held pending the arrival of officers to
return him to Capnp Lee, Va., from
where he is charged with deserting on
Feb. 13. '
Sheriff Frank Hyatt, Deputies Otis
Sutton and Ernest Welch, and State
Highway Patrolman Glenn Roberts
made the arrest at the home of Owle's
mother,.. Mrs, Callie Smith Owle, at
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R. L. Creai, Jr., fs Guest
Pastor In Oregon Church
From: KnoxvtHe Journai
Pfc Robert L. Creai, Jr., formerly
of Knoxville, who is now stationed
with the Army at Camp White, Ore
gon, has been asked to fill the pulpit
of the First Baptist church at Ash
land, Oregon, for the evening service,
February 28, it was learned here this
week.
He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Rob
ert L. Creai, 159 Park Street. Young
Creai was licensed to preach by the
Central Baptist church of Fountain
City, He is a graduate of Central
high school and a former student of
the University of Tennessee.
Note: Private Creai is remember
ed in Bryson City as a small boy when
he lived here with his parents at the
time Dr. Creai was pastor of the First
Baptist church. Friends of the
family will be pleased to know that
young Creai has entered the ministry
and that he is making a success in
that field as well as in the Army.
FUNERAL R!TES TODAY
FOR GANNiEF. MYERS
WHO 0!E0 TUESDAY
vutstanmng easiness ivian,!
Civic Leader And Com
munity Builder, HI
Since November
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Funeral services for Cannie F.
Myers, 51, were conducted at the first
Baptist church here this afternoon at
2 o'clock with the Rev. P. L. Elliott,
ot Cullowhee, assisted by Rev. Wm.
H. Cov&rt and Clyde O. Newell, of
ficiating. Burial was in the Bryson
City cemetery.
Pallbearers were nephews of the
deceased, Charles Myers, Calvin
Myers, Norton Surrett, Elwood Myers,
Stanley Myers, Walter Nidiffer, Gar
rett Estep and Earl Nidiffer.
Honorary pallbearers were: D. R.
Bryson, P. R. Bennett, C. Z. Candler,
Ed Whitaker, McKinley Edwards, S.
W. Black, Thurman Leatherwood, S.
A. DeHart, Charley Branton, J. L.
Woody, Bill Mart n, Hill Coffey, J.
B Nixon, J. F. Riter, Warren Lathan,
Z. J. Hyatt, E. H Oliver, Tom Fer
guson, J. R. Long, S. P. Davis, Dr.
Crow, Dr. A. B. Greenwood, W. E.
Elmore,, H. S. Collins, H. C. Collins,
E C. Gibson, K. E. Bennett, Gwen
Franks, Frank Hyatt, Norman Clamp
itt, G. H. Martin, Philip Brintnall and
H. H. Welch.
Mr. Myers was born March 3, 1892,
at Carter, Tenn. He had spent a
greater part of his adult life in the
mercantile business. He was inter
ested at one time in the Montvale
Lumber Company and the North Car
olina Exploration Co., miners of
copper ore at Fontana. About eight
years ago he moved with his family
to Biy^eny WR^ he TgtabHshSaf
the Myers' Tourist Home, at the same
time continuing his interest in the
copper mines and a store at Fontana.
He developed and built Myers' Tour
ist Court on Main street, which is one
of the most popular tourist courts ip
the Smoky Mountain region. Mr.
Myers was very active in all civic,
educational and recreational affairs
of the community.
Mr. Myers was a Mason, member
of Oconee Lodge No. 427 of Bryson
City, past patron of Tuckaseigee
Chapter Order of Eastern Star, and
a member of the Lions club. He
was active in church work and a
member of the First Baptist church.
Survivors are his wife and two sons,
Norton, of the University of Tennes
see, and James of Bryson City; three
brothers, James Myers of Carter,
Tenn., Daily Myers, of Johnson City,
Tenn., and Albert H. Myers, of Bry
son City; three sisters: Mrs. C. G.
Nidiffer, Johnson City, Tenn., Mrs. S.
K. Lowe, Leemore, Calif., and Mrs.
W. C. Estep, of Carter, Tenn. Also a
number of nephews and nieces.
SWAM WOMEN URGE!)
TO SEW FOR REO CROSS
All women in Swain county who
will volunteer to sew for the Red
Cross are required to come to the
court room, on Monday, Mach 15, to
register. Material and patterns will
be on hand.
The court room will be open for
Red Cross work each Monday after
noon, from 2 until 5 o'clock, until
further notice. Both cutting and sew
ing may be done in the individual
homes.
Cards will be given so that records
may be kept of the homes devoted to
Red Cross work.
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War Fund Gifts
A weekly summary of gifts received
by the treasurer of Swain County
Chapter, American Red Cross, will be
made to The Bryson City Times.
The first gift received came from
Mrs. S. Robinson, Asheville, a sister
of A. H. Simons, war fund chair
man, in memory of her mother. The
second gift came from the County
Agent's office, Philip E. Brintnall,
worker, after which he hung the 100
percent poster in his window. To
date the treasurer has:
Gfit 1. ..$10.00
Gift 2. .^. 20.00
Gift 3 Stand. Oil Co. 25.00
Gift 4. From Scrap 1207.78
Gfft 5. Anne Bryson.... 5.00
Mr. Robert Patterson, Daughter,
Son-in Law On Way To Attanta
Registration For War Ration
Book One and Book Two
The registration for War Ration
Book One and War Ration Book Two,
will be opened at the office of the
Swain County Rationing Board, Mon
day, March 15, for all persons who
have not yet registered.
War Price & Rationing Board,
Swain County No. 45-132
Bryson City, N. C.
HOME A6T. SCHEDULES
MEHIM6S FDD MARCH
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Mrs. Geraldine Hyatt, Swain Coun
ty Home Demonstration Agent, has
announced demonstration club meet
ings for the month of March as fol
lows:
Needmore—Friday, March 12, 2 P.
M., with Mrs. John Breedlove.
Cold Springs—Saturday, March 13,
2 P. M., with Mrs. Ben Wiggins.
Grassy Branch—Thursday, March
18, 2 P. M., with Mrs. Elizabeth Orr.
Whittier—Thursday, March 18, 7:3$
P. M.f with Mrs. Thelma Moody.
Arlington—Friday, March 19, 2 P.
M., with Mrs. Jim Brogden.
Judson—Saturday, March 20, 2 P.
M., with Mrs. Walter Ashe.
Bryson Branch—Monday, March 22,
2 P. M., with Mrs. Bergin Wiggins.
Almond—Tuesday, March 23, 2 P.
M., with Mrs. Edd Bates.
Ela—Wednesday, March 24, 2 P.
M., with Mrs. Dave Wiggins.
Alarka—Wednesday, March 31,
lunch room, —
MRS HEED SATMHMY
FOHJESSHESHHEER
Funeral rites were held Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock from the home
for Jesse H. Shuler, 43, who died in
the Angel hospital at Franklin on
Thursday morning from a cancer of
the lung. Burial was in the Jackson
Line cemetery. The Revs. Norman
Nations and Riley Ball, officiated.
Mr. Shuler is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Shuler .of this city and a
native of Swain county. He spent
four years at Newport News, Va.
He became ill last October.
Surviving are his parents, his
widow; two ssiters, Mrs. Minnie West,
of Marble and Mrs. Virgie Garrison,
of Bryson City; six brothers, Lawson,
of Bryson City, Clint of Topton; Frank
of Ducktown, Tenn.; Percival, Bel
mont; Jack, Newport News, Va., and
Berlin, of this city.
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John Wahnetah Promoted
To Rank Of Sergeant
Cpl. John Wahnetah son of William
Wahnetah of Cherokee, N. C., has
been advanced to the grade of Ser
geant at the Carlsbad Army Air Field,
Carlsbad, New Mexico. This pro
motion is the result of his capable
work in the training program of the
Army Air Forces, his superior of
ficers said.
Ruth Patterson In Hospital
Rites For Mrs. Patterson HeM
Tues., C!ark Rites Wednesday
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Funeral services for Mrs. Samuel
Robert Patterson, 54, who was killed
in an automobile accident early Sat
urday morning near Commerce, Ga^
and at which time her son-in-law.
Tech. Sgt. Edward W. Clark, was
also killed and her daughter, Miss
Ruth Patterson, seriously injured, were
held at the First Baptist church Tues
day afternoon at 2 o'clock with the
pastor, Rev. Wm. H. Covert officiat
in, assisted by Rev. C. O. Newell,
pastor of the Methodist church, and
Rev. Norman Natoins, pastor of the
Pilgrim Holiness church. Burial was
in the Estes cemetery on Deep Creek.
Active pallbearers were: CarroU
C. Wright, Ernest Welch, Willard
Jenkins, Dempsey Jenkins, W. T.
Martin, and H. P. Browning. Flower
bearers were members of the senior
class of Swain high school of which
Mrs. Patterson's daughter, Ruth, is a
nember.
Mrs. Patterson, her daughter, Ruth
and son-in-law, Tech. Sgt. Clark, left
Bryson City about 10:30 Friday night
by automobile for Atlanta where Mrs.
Clark awaited them for the funeral
of their three weeks old son, who died
in an Atlanta hospital Friday morn
ing. Their car ran off the highway
near Commerce, Ga., and landed in
a concrete culvert. The accident is
thought to have happened around 5
or 6 o'clock and it was about 7 o'clock
before Miss Ruth Patterson was able
knajfract help: Sh& wSs seriously
injured, suffering a broken hip and
bruises. Physicians believe that Mrs.
Patterson and Clark died almost in
stantly.
Miss Patterson was taken to a hos
pital at Commerce and later removed
10 Angel's hospital in Franklin where
she is reported to be getting along
very nicely. The body of Mrs. Pat
jterson and Clark were taken to Com
merce. Mrs. Patterson's body was
brought to Moody Funeral Home here
and that of Clark and his infant son
prepared for burial in Atlanta and
were brought here Wednesday.
Surviving Mrs. Patterson are her
husband, Samuel Robert Patterson;
six daughters, Mrs. Hester Abernathy
of Sylva; Mrs. Flonnie Mae Redmond
of Whittier; Mrs. Easter Browning of
Asheville; Mrs. Bob Reed of this city;
Mrs. Edna Clark of Atlanta; and Miss
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Swain Boys Placed in
War Work By NYA
Clifford Lee Cable and Hubert B.
Cable, both of Proctor, have been
placed in war industries during the
past week according to an an
nouncement of Leo H. Manley. Pro
ject manager of the Ashev lie War
roduction Training Proj t. Both
boys were trained in the Asheville
NYA War Production Trciri g shop
in the trade of welding, ar d both have
been placed in the Ingaii s Shipyard
at Pascagoula, Miss.
G!UV!AN OEFENSE !S SFONSORtNG A STATE
W!OE FOOO GONSERYATMM PROGRAM
March 17 at 10:00 A. M. in the
Home Economics Department of the
Bryson City High school, the Block
leaders, neighborhood leaders and
Conservation leaders of the Home
Demonstration clubs will meet for
training in modern methods of con
servation.
Mr. R. L. McMillan, N. C. State Di
rector, Office of Civilian Defense says
that food production in 1943 aims to
break all previous records. Produc
tion alone, however, is not enough;
much of this food, which otherwise
might be wasted, must be conserved
for future use.
So that people throughout the State
may have first hand information on
modern methods of conservation and
thereby be able to take full advantage
of their opportunities, the North Car
olina Civilian Defense is sponsoring a
State-wide food conservation pro
gram. The office of Civilian Defense
plans to reach every family, both ur
ban and rural, with the up-to-date
information on the preservation of
food.
The plan is as follows:
On March 5th and 6th a training
school for State and District person
nel of the Vocational Home Economics,
Extension Service, Farm Security Ad
ministration, food teachers from
twelve colleges were Home Economics
is taught, and Home Economists em
ployed by commercial firms will be
held in Raleigh. Those receiving the
training will be assigned to certain
counties in which similar training
meetings will be held to b ain volun
teer workers of Civilian Defense. Mr.
McMillian says he believes that the
people attending these schools can
carry the information to every in
terested family in the State. Never
has the opportunity for service been
greater nor the challenge more far
reaching.