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VOL. LVI NO. 11
BUS* A YEAR
NewAppea! !s Made
For More War Crops
The nation's urgent need for food
and fiber crops to fill wartime re
quirements this year makes it essen
tial that farmers plant to the full
limit of their capacity before the
spring planting season is over, ac
cording to G. T. Scott, chairman of
the State USDA War Board.
"This year is probably the most
critical year in the history of Amer
ican agriculture ", Scott said. "War
time needs for food have grown
steadily for the past two years^ and it
is estimated military and Lend-Lease
purchases will take about one-fourth
of the 1943 farm output. Demands
for food vary greatly from time to
time, and each new offensive by the
United Nations means more food is
necessary. We who grow this food
must meet our production goals if we
expect our fighters and war workers
to meet theirs".
Iti a recent appeal .for increased
plantings, Chester Davis, War Food
Administrator, pledged efforts of that
agency to organize the nation's latent
labor resources and seek additional
machinery so farmers can harvest
the crops planted, and to work for
continued adequate price supports to
protect farmers in the market places.
"With these facts in mind, it is up
to us as farmers to take a greater de
gree of chance this year and plant the
full acreage we can expect to handle
under the most favorable conditions."
In incerasing plantings, he said,
farmers should not overlook the ur
gent need for more feed grain and
hay crops which are essential if rec
ord livestock production is to be
maintained.
The Swain county selective service
I board has announced recnt new class
ifications for men of the county. They
include:
1- A—Henry R. Dunlap; 3-A—Ray
X. Wright; 3-A—(H) Roy G. Beard,
Quincy A. Owl, Ralph E. Byrd, Riley
Waldroup, David L. Branton, Ross
Davis, Norman E. Nelson, Tom Bright,
Fred Roberts, Fred Hurley, Ammons
Sequoyah, Walton Martin, Gola P.
Cochran, James L. Davis, Archie L.
Crisp, Alexander F. Neely, James W.
DeHart, Willard R. Nations, James
W. Battle, Samuel McMahan, Julius
R. Coleman, and Ted A. Gribble.
2- B—Charles E. Green, James H.
Sutton, Claude C. Gossett, Garland J
DeHart, James D. Thompson, Lawson
J. Styles, Charles R. Anders, Ronald
D. Webb, Baxter C. Chambers, Weat
chel T. McMahan, Royston Wiggins,
Claude J. McLean, Vernon L. Shuler,
Lloyd R. Knight, Lee C. Arvey, James
H. Cline, Ben L. G. Herron, Walter T.
Wiggins, Luther Wiggins, Ned M.
Childers, Frank W. Smiley, Commo
dore Casada, Henry Wiggins, Wade
E McDonald, Edward B. Watson,
Floyd A. Cochran, Mann J. Bowers,
Donald C. Hall, Roy L. Payne, Cow
ney B. Saunooke, Cecil L. Byrd, Les
^ He H. Jenkins, Ben E. Banks, George
A Fhillips, Albert S. Lambert, Claude
Carson.
1-C—Johnnie K. French
Pfc. Carroll Seay Spent
Short Visit With Parents
Pic. Carroll Seay, with Co. L. 9th
ski troop infantry stationed at Camp
McCoy, Wis., spent Wednesday and
Wednesday night of a ten-day fur
lough here with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. N. P. Seay. He spent one day
and night in Ohio with Mrs. Seay who
holds a position in a defense plant.
The rest of his furlough was spent in
travel.
Dr. P. R. Bennett Returns
To His Practice
Dr. P. R. Bennett returned to his
office and to general practice May
1st after a period of rest following
injuries received in an automobile
accident last winter.
Attends Meeting In Raleigh
Dr. J, L. Woody returned Wednes
day night from Raleigh where he at
tended the meeting of the State Dental
Society which was held there this
week.
About 300 dentists attended.
MOOOY ELECTEB MAYOR
OYER 2 OPPOWEMTS AS
UGHT VOTE !S CAST
A total of 357 of the possibly 600
qualified voters of Bryson City went
to the polls in the city election Tues
day and re-elected E. H. (Bill)
Moody as mayor over his two op
ponents, H. H. Welch and W. O.
Calhoun. Moody received 183 votes
as compared with 86 for Harley H.
Welch and 88 for W. O. Calhoun. The
three aldermen were elected without
opposition. They are Thurman Leath
wood and Queve Woody, incumbents
and J. Hill Coffey a new member who
replaces C. E. Gibson. Mr. Gibson
who has served as a member for two
terms recently moved out of the cor
poration limits, thus eliminating him
self as a candidate fob re-election.
The board members each received
357 votes, or the total vote cast.
The newly elected officers will
serve for a term of two years.
R!TESAREHELOFOR
MRS. WM. 000TH!T
OF PARR!SH
Funeyal services for Mrs. Hattie
Welch Douthit, 48, of Parrish, who
died Saturday afternoon at 1:15 o'
clock in Franklin, following an .op
eration,were held Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock at the Tabor cemetery,
with Rev. Forrest Blankenship of
ficiating
Mrs Douthit was a native of Swain
county and the youngest, daughter of
She was an active member of the
Brush Creek Baptist church and was
for twelve years postmistress at Par
rish.
Surviving are her husband; three
daughters: Mrs. Glenn Davis of New
port News, Va.; Mrs. Locke DeHart,
Bryson City; and Miss Betty Douthit
of Parrish; five' sons: Harold in the
armed forces, Paul, Claude, Earl and
Max, at home; two grandchildren, and
four brothers: John H. Welch ^af Bry
son Cty; T. M. Welch of Needmore;
Harry Welch of Blue Ridge, Ga.; and
W. J. Welch of Springfield, Ohio; and
four sisters: Mrs. W H. Man*, Parrish;
Mrs. Joe Wilson, Hayesyille; Mrs. W.
C Arp, Etowah, Tenn.; and M^rs. M.
W. Breedlove of Needmore.
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Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon at 3 o'clock at Moody
Funeral Home chapel for Harley E.
Ashe, 45, who died suddenly April
26, at his home*4n Newport News.'Va.
Burial was in the new TVA cemetery
Highway No. 19 near Lauada.
The Rev. W. H. Covert officiated.
Mr. Ashe suffered a stroke of para
lysis at 9:30 P. M. Monday, April 26,
and died at 2:30 A. M. Tuesday the
27. The body arrived in Bryson City
Thursday.
He was h member of the Taber
nacle Baptist chUrch of Newport News
and was active in the work of the
church. , ^
He was the eldest son of the late
Mr. Will Ashe and Mrs. Ashe of Jud
son. He was bom March 26, 1897.
On May 29, 1823, he was married to
Miss Pearl Woody, who with one
daughter, Nell, survive.
For the past 15 years Mr. Ashe and
family have made their home in New
port News where Mr. Ashe was em
ployed with the Newport News Ship
Building and Dry Dock Company.
Also surviving are three brothers,
Samuel B. Ashe and Claude Ashe of
Newport News; W. D. L. Ashe
of Judson, and three sisters, Miss Ida
Ashe of JUdson, Mrs. Edd Plemmons,
of Gaffney, S. C., and Mrs. Nancy
Anthony of Bushnell.
Pvt. Gtenn McKinney
On 15 Day Furlough
From Fort Lewis, Wash.
Pvt. Glenn McKinney, stationed at
Fort Lewis, Washington, arrived Fri
day on a 15 day furlough which he
is spending here with his wife, the
former Miss Ruth McClure.
Dr. R. E. McClure To
Preach In Presbyterian
Church
Dr. R. E. McClure, newly-elected
Executive Secretary of Asheville
Presbytery, will be the guest minis
ter at the Presbyterian Church Sun
day morning.
Dr. McClure is a graduate of David
son College, Union Seminary, and
Yale Divinity School. Until recently
he has been pastor of the First Pres
byterian church of New Bern, N. C.
The congregation and minister of
the Presbyterian church cordially in
vites anyone not regularly affiliated
with any church in the community to
worship with us, and to hear Dr. Mc
Clure.
Local Boys Recently
!nducted Into Navy
Are Visiting Parents
Earl Crisp, Troy Shook and Ellis
Totherow will leave today to return
to the Bainbridge, Md., Naval Train
ing Base, after spending the past week
with their parents and other relatives
in the county. These men were in
ducted in the Navy about six weeks
ago and are taking their "boot" train
ing at Bainbridge. On returning to
their base they will be assigned, to
the various Naval trade schools.
Ray "Bouncer" Seay also taking
his "Boot" training at Bainbridge ar
rived Wednesday morning to spend a
few days with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. N. P. Seay. Ray was inducted
about the time that the boys men
tioned above were.
Other Swain county boys stationed
at Bainbridge who came in with Car
toll for a short furlough with their
parents are: Harold Collins, Odell
Cochran, Bert L. Mathews, John
Henry Hall, Carl Tipton, Leonard O.
Brooks and Jack D. Fuller.
First Baptist Daily
Vacation Bible School
Begins Monday the 10th
The season has now come when the
churches are making plans for their
Vacation Bible schools. These are one
of the newer activities of the church,
and one of the most fruitful. This
phase of the work of the churches
has been in progress for only some
thing like twenty-five years, but it
has spread very rapidly and has com
mended itself by its results. From
very humble beginnings, the number
of Vacation Bible school among South
ern Baptist churches has grown to
3830 in 1942, and itTs anticipated that
the number will be increased in 1943
In these schools thousands of boys
and girls have had a consecutive and
systematic training in the Bible such
as would be hard to get elsewhere.
The Sunday School is indispensable,
yet in a two-weeks Vacation Bible
school more time is given to Bible
study than in a year at Sunday school.
Boys and girls like to attend Vaca
tion Bible School. Boys and girls are
just now in greater spiritual need
than ever; they need more not less
help from the churches; they must nob
be neglected spiritually. There are
therefore more needs for the Vaca
tion Bible School than heretofore.
The Vacation Bible School of the
First Baptist church starts next Mon
day, May 10. And at various times
during the summer the other churches
v/ill doubtless be conducting their
Vacation Schools. I am hoping that
the parents of the children in Bryson
City will cooperate with the teachers
and pastors in planning for and urg
ing the children to attend one or an
other of these Vacation Bible Schools
in the church of their choice.
WILLIAM H. COVERT,
Pastor, First Baptist Church
WM h
Da you have excess cash?
Ton win answer, "We." Bat
the tact remains that yon do.
For aimost every wage earner
these days has an income, in
checkbook or poeketbook, weM
above the cost of his iiving,
taxes, insurance and debt re
payments.
You never actnaHy "bid"
against anybody for a porter
house steak, but when you take
the spending of aii average
Americans as a group, it's a
different story. So it is im
portant that excess money bo
saved rather than used coiiee
tiveiy to bid up prices, if it is
spent, instead of saved, prices
soar. . . That's inHation.
MeaHy, it ahouM be invested
in Government securities dur
ing the Second War Loan.
"They give their iives . . .
You iend your money."
LT.T.H, SPENCER AM
W!FE Of ENGLANO ARE
BRYSON C!TY Y!S!T0RS
"Why should Americans go to Eng
land or Europe for scenery what you
have the finest in the world right here
in Western North Carolina?" This
remark in the form of a question was
made to the editor of The Times yes
terday by a dintinguished British
citizen ndw visiting in Bryson
City. Lieutenant T. H. Spencer
and Mrs Spencer are spend
ing three weeks at Fryemont Inn,
resting, fishing and enjoying our won
derful scenery. They arrived here
about two weeks ago and will leave
on May 7 for the West Indies. Lieut.
Spencer is in the British Colonial
Service. He has traveled extensively,
having spent 15 years in the near
East, some time in the tropics and for
the past several months he has been
taking special training in Canada.
His parents live on the Isle of Wight.
He was bom at Shanklin.
ou^^^son^^^r mr^ t^^w ^to
he said that his government had
granted him a short rest period and
while in Washington a few weeks ago
he asked a government official where
he could find a place t6 go that had
beautiful scenery, good fishing, and
would be quiet and restful. This of
ficer told him that he did not know
but that he would introduce him to
a man there who formerly lived in
Asheville. The Asheville man told
him that he should go to Bryson City.
So he came and found more than he
had hoped for.
Lt. Spencer's official position for
bade him from making any predictions
or opinions on the war situation other
than to say that the Allies are going
to win and that the peace following
the war must be such that the world
will not have to go through the hor
rors of a war such as this again.
He said that the British people
think President Roosevelt is one of
the greatest men this nation has ever
produced.
C & M PUTT!MG !M
WATER. SEWER L!NES
FOR TRA!LER GAMP
The C & M division of TVA is lay
ing a three inch water line from the
water main on Bryson Branch to their
new trailer camp site on Black hill.
A six inch sewer line of concrete pipe
is also being put down by the division.
Work is being rushed in order that
trailer units may soon begin locating
on the property.
WAR BOMB CHAtRMANS. W. BLACK REPORTS
ON RESULTS OF SECOND WAR LOAN GAMPAtGN
Although reports are not all in the second War Loan
drive in Swain county was highly successful, reports S. W.
Black, county chairman of the war bond sales committee.
Reports coming to Mr. Black show the following totals:
* (Cash Sate*) (Retirement Vatue)
Bryson City Bank .. $63,302.18
Bryson City Post office. 9,393.75
Cherokee .i. 6,986.30
Whittier P. O.. 1.125.00
Cherokee P. O. ..^ 1,350.00
N. C. Exploration Co. 811.75
Miscellaneous.. 86.00
Credit State of N. C.. 30,000.00
$80,403.90
12,525.00
9,315.06
1.500.00
1.800.00
1,082.33
114.70
30,000.00
Totals.. $113,054.98 $137,040.99
In addition to the above amounts the Bryson City Bank
reports a purchase of $50,000.00 for its bond account.
WAAC RECRMTtNG PARTY
GUESTS OF HONS CLUB
WAAG GWMJAM
GOMM!TTEE !S
ORGAM!ZEO HERE
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Lt. Ruth Merrylees and Auxiliary
Beatrice Dixon, WAACs, of the Ashe
ville Army Recruiting Station were in
town on Thursday of last week to
further the drive for enrollees in the
Woman's Army Auxiliary Corps.
In an interview Friday morning Lt.
Merrylees stated that a WA^C Civi
lian Committee had been appointed
in Bryson City. The committee will
have on hand application banks,
pamphlets, and information concern
ing enrollment in the WAACs. Mem
bers of the committee appointed are:
Mrs. Geraldine Hyatt, Mrs. Fred
Hicks, Miss Helen Higdon, and Miss
Lois Winkler. Honprary WAAC Re
cruiters appointed are Mayor Wm.
Moody, Mr. Gwen D. Franks, presi
dent of the Mons Club, Mr. W. N.
La than, president of the Rotary Club,
and Mr. Jones, manager of Belk's.
RANGE,B!NGOENNYEO
,AS REGREAT!ONAL
PROGRAM^ OPENS
A large number of men and ladies
of the TVA personnel and local folk
enjoyed the opening dance and bingo
party put on last Friday night by the
Bryson City Recreational program
committee. Mr. Vincent Wright and
his orchestra furnished music for the
occasion. This orchestra is made up
mostly of TVA employees with a few
:***JMM Diem the Swain high school
band, and is one that our city should
be proud to have available for dances
and other entertainment features. The
Bingo party held in connection with
the dance was enjoyed by quite a
number of both young and old. Many
nice prizes were won during the even
ing.
FUNERAL R!TES FOR
MRS. KEENER RELO
SATURDAY P. M.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Lou
Keener, of Columbus, Ga., formerly
of Judson, and widow of Ulrich W.
Keener, were held from the Moody
Funeral Home Saturday afternoon,
May 1, at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. W. H.
Covert, pastor of the First Baptist
church, of Bryson &ity, officiated.
Mrs. Keener was 76 years old. She
is survived by two sons, six daughters,
thirty-two grandchildren and twenty
three great grandchildren.
Interment was in the new cemetery
at Lauada.
Caney Sizemore Dies
Following Cpr Accident
Caney Sizemore, 21, son of Mrs.
Tishie Sizemore of Chambers Creek
community, died at 12:15 A. M. today
in the Sylva hospital from a fractured
skull and other injuries suffered when
his automobile left Highway 288 at
a point about six miles below Bush
nell and plunged 600 feet almost into
the Little Tennessee river at 7:30
Wednesday evening. Sizemore was
thrown from the car at about half
way in its wild plunge down the
mountain side.
Funeral arrangements had not been
completed at press time.
He is survived by his mother and
four brothers: Clifford, and Earl, both
in the armed service; Vinson and G.
L.. of Chamber Creek, and three sis
ters: Mrs. Hester Fuller, Mrs Alma
Tipton and Mrs. Omie Crisp, all of
Fontana.
James Sizemore, a brother, of Bush
nell died about six weeks ago from a
heart attack.
In Aston Park Hospital
G. D. Franks, who entered Aston
Park hospital, Asheville, last week in
a serious condition, is reported to be
some better.
L. -
Lt. Merrylees states that she, Aux
iliary Dixon, and Sgt Giddens, who is
accompanyng the WAACs, had a most
enjoyable evening with the members
of the Lions Club Thursday at their
regular meeting. Lt. Merrylees call
ed on every Lion to do their part in
the procurement of enrollees for the
WAACs.
When quizzed as to the opportuni
ties now offered enrollees in the
Woman's Army Auxiliary Corps the
Lieutenant stated:
There is opportunity for every
woman to learn a great deal during
her service with the Corps, since the
Army has opened so many of its spe
cialists schools to the WAACs, and
with the WAACs own schools now
firmly established".
After five weeks of basic training,
individual WAACs are eligible for
assignment to one of a number of
specialists schools.
For example, the WAAC Adminis
trative Specialists Schools, located at
the WAAC Training Centers and at
selected colleges, have a torn of six
weeks, aS do the Motor Transport
School and the Bakers and Cooks
School.
A thirteen-weeks course is offered
at the Midland Radio and Television
School in Kansas City, Missouri,
where some WAACs learn to be radio
repair women and operators, Lt.
Merrylees said. Photographic Labor
atory Technicians are trained at the
Army's famous photographic school
at Lowery Field, Colorado, taking a
twelve-week course. Musicians of
the four WAAC bands can attend the
Army Music School at Fort Myer, Va.
"Every WAAC has the opportunity
to be selected to attend an Officer
Candidate School, the officer pointed
out, and after graduation there are
excellent opportunities to attend one
ci the Army's famous service schools
for additional training. "
Some of the service schools open to
WAAC officers include the Quarter
master, Chemmical Warfare, Adjutant
General's Ordnance, Special Services,
Army Exchange, Command and Gen
eral Staff, and the Inspector General's
School. *
And besides these, Lt Merrylees
concluded, quite a number of WAACs
receive training "on-the-job", thus
working and learning at the same
time. ^
AMEMGAN 6EMERAL
KH1E0 !N CRASH
Lt. Gen. Frank M. Andrews, com
mander-in-chief of American forces
in the European theatre, was killed
Monday in an airplane accident in a
remote area of Iceland, it has been
announced by the army. Other high
ranking officers are feared to have
been killed also.
Methodist Bishop Adna Wright
Leonard, who was representing 31
American Protestant denominations
in a global tour of U. S. military
bases, also was killed in the crash.
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Pvt. Mack O. Powell
Visiting Parents
Pvt. Mack O. Powell, who volun
teered in the Army some time ago, ar
rived a few days ago to spend untit
the 12th with his parents, Mr. an<%
Mrs. J. B. Powell, Sr. Mack was first
sent to Keesler Field, Miss., where
he took the cook and bakery course
and for the past two months he has
been stationed at Hobbs Army Air
Field where he is 1st cook. Upon re
quest of his Captain Mack has signed
up for officer candidate school and
Will enter this school as soon as called
.after returning to Hobbs Field.
J. B., another son of Mr. and Mrs.
Powell, is with Marine Corps Quarter
Master division, at Marine Barracks,
Barstow, Calif.
Pvt. Dallas J. Rogers
Visits His Parents
Pvt. Dallas J. Rogers of Fort Ban
ning, Ga^ spent the past week-end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. F.
Rogers. He was inducted into the
army on October 6, 1942, and for
some time he was stationed at Camp
Stewart in Georgia. He is now with
Battery C. 459th C. A. Bn. at Fort
Benning.