I --/m
I ^
I $>00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE OUTS
I Sii/icn'oc Coi
I Frhniury To
I I'mhcted [
' I
M shentl Leonard Holden and
rieric of the Court, R0y Cowan I
;int!fip;ilo one of the shortest!
:rn?s of criminal court on rec
;1 u-iifu i he February term '
, ,.H\s .iround on the 16th of
v; month. There is a very I
?.?rt rioeker according to the
i t-k. and ftw cases of any con- ,
! importance, or that
jvuild take long in trial. The
.yrifi stated that fewer arrests
,,.ue been made in the county j
curing tiie past few months than (
jjpfn the case in years, in- J
(iiicntinu that Jackson county (
,,,< boon on its good behavior.
rhr jurors to serve for the 1
vwn weeks have been drawn by j
jury commission, R. U. Sut
H. H Bryson. and Dillard
pvvard-. and are being sum- i
,,-ed by the sheriff's depart-'
They are:
First Week (
\ \ Monteith, Sylva; Harry
i"ergu>on. Sylva; F. M. Moss.
John Hooper. Cullo- ?c;
J. R. Stephens. Cullo- 1
:nee; J. P. Bumgarner. Whit :er;
W. W. Middleton, Argura: '
I P Allen. Sylva; J. T. Jones
Whittier: John W. Smith. Sylva;
Loy Bryson, Sylva; Bragg
F:;rhanan. Green's Creek; W. T. J
Ri>:doii. Argura; A. T. Patton.
tt'hittier: Ralph Ashe, Argura;
H C. Styles, Whittier; Dallas
Mills. Glenville: A. E. Galloway, (
-.Veil Mountain; Mitchel Melton.
Arcura: W. L. Enloe, Whittier; |
Henry Oxner. Cullowhee; Lee
Bumgarner. Sylva; E. J. Beasley,
s-.iva: JOe Wilkey, Dillsboro; W. .
J Queen. Argura; Walter Bradley.
Whittier: Thad A. Pressley,
Cullowhee; Hnhprt. ^pssfy
va; L H. Watson. Glenville; Fred i
Fames. Sylva; C. G. Rogers. 1
i -hier's; J. D Moore. Sylva:
v R Crawfotd. Sylva; G. W.
Own. Wolf Mountain; Freeman
r".chanan. Green's Creek; Dave
Piv.uar. Dillsboro: Estes Green.
Green's Creek: Dillard Hooper.
Fast LaPorte; E. V. Connor, Sylva.
Frank Smith. Tuckaseigee.
Second Week
Thac Reed, Sylva: Lum Bur':anar..
Green's Creek: Henry
c.;:eIton. Cullowhee; John ParkCullowhee:
Frank Allman.
'"ebster; W. H. Fowler, Dillsr,ro:
Plumer Painter. Argura;
lister Mathis. Ariz lira; Boone
'own. Cowarts: A. H. Hooper,
( 'warts;Oscar Lovedahl, Cow:
r'.s: s. M. Parker. Tuckaseigee;
: J. Beasley. Sylva; J. C. Pat
-rson. Dillsboro: F. C. Carden,
I Sylva; Steve Queen, Cowarts; H.
P Queen. Sylva: Felix Hall.
Green's Creek; L. T. Watson,
I >.vlva; J. D Bently, Glenville:
y 0. Robinson. Sylva; Henry L.
Taylor. Cullowhee: R. F. Jarrert.
Dillsboro.
I Farmers Federation To
Have Scrap Metal Pile
I For Benefit Of Red Cross
A Red Cross pile for the eolation
of scrap metal and old
r'ibber will be maintained at the
Sylva warehouse of the FarmFWleration.
according to
I ^*arl Ensloy.
I The people of Jackson Coun
(,an U-avo their scrap metal
i,nd old rubbor material at the
I F?rmers Federation any time,
Ur. Ensl'-y said, and when the
Cumulation is sold to governI
ment-licensed dealers the pro?ds
wji be turned over entirely
I 'he Rc(} Cross.
Ma**riaLs that are particularly
w 'nted for war production inside:
scrap iron, sheet iron and ?
tln- tin cans, car batteries, auto
niobile radiators, aluminum.
Cm rv;
copper and copper
brass, zinc (such as jar
'W'. and old tires, inner tubes
other forms of rubber.
WILLING
Since the declaration of war,
"'ckson Courity farmers have .
^cated they are more than
to do whatever is possi/
to insure a speedy victory,
^Assistant Farm Agent C.
11
B)e * l(
SIDE THE COUNTY
art Term In
Be Short Is
iy Officers
COUNTY RAISES
FULL RED CROSS
QUOTA FOR WAR
Tw* Hrnvor 1X7illroc ohoirmon
JLS I . VJ i U V ti If 110.V/0) V/liUAl lliMil
3f the Jackson County Chapter,
American Red Cross, states that
:he county's quota of $1,500 for
ihe special war fund, has been
raised and a check for the full j
imount has been forwarded to
he National Red Cross.
"It was easy to raise the county's
quota, despite the fact that
:he full quota for the Annual
Roll Call was raised in the county
only v few weeks ago", Dr.1
"rover Wilkes stated.
The response from the people
pproached and from business
. oncerns in the county was intantaneous
and liberal.
The local Red Cross officials
tre quite proud of the record
he county made in this connec
ion. especially since Buncombe
and some of the other counties
ire l^Tging far behind the
imount that they were supposed
to raise. However, it is believed j
that every county in Western
Nor:h Carolina will come along
with its full quota.
DAY STUDENTS TO
BUY DEFENSE BONDS
.Cullowhee. (Special)?Thelma
frmite^feslHenForthe Day Student
Organization at W. C. T. C.
has announced that their organization
will buy some government
bonds this year, and set
these up as a loan fund for
worthy students.
DO NOT TELL
MOVEMENTS OF
IIISOLDIERS!
Fort Jackson, S. C.?Parents, I
wives and sweethearts who give
out information as to the loca-J
tion and movement of soldiers j
in the nation's military forces !
nav be endangering the very |
lives of their loved ones, post of- i
ficials here have warned.
The urgency for the "folks i
back home" to keep secret all
information regarding United
States troops is just as important
as for members of the military
personnel. Although information
as to strength, composi
tion, location and movement of
troops may at times seem insonsequential,
it may be of great
value to enemies of the United
States. Any information as to
routes, schedule and destination
of troop movements may result
in sabotage and the loss of lives
of the troops concerned at a
time when the nation is greatly
in needs of its fighting manpower.
. Information as to location and
activities of troops often is contained
in letters written to parents.
wives and sweethearts by
the men of the fighting front
and in army camps. In some instances,
unthinking parents
have even given these letters to
newspapers for publication
which mafces them an open book
of very valuable information to
the enemy. At this stage of the
war. military leaders point out
that enemies of our country are
cppkinp to gain knowledge of the
0 __ w
location, strength and activities
of every military organization in
the United States.
The mere statement of a member
of the family of an officer
or enlisted man that he is at a
certain place, or that he is going
to such a place, may cost him his
life, they are warned.
\clfeov
SYLVA, NORT
PROGRESS IS
REPORTED IN
SYLVA SCHOOLS
A great deal of improvement
in the physical education equipment
of the Sylva schools during
the past biennium was
pointed out in the reDort of Mrs. ,
\
Dan K. Moore, chairman of
grade mothers, at the meeting
of the Parent-Teachers Association,
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Moore stated that the im- j
provements had been made 1
through the cooperation of the (
Association and the Board of ,
Education. Specific improve- ]
ments that have been made and
that were accomplished through ]
this cooperation were: ,
High School ]
1 High school building covered 1
with a new roof. High School ?
building painted outside. Cafa- 1
teria remodeled and refurnished. I.
Library remodeled. $640 spent on I
library. Auditorium remodeled 1
and painted. Restrooms painted.
278 chairs installed. 10 teacher's
desks added. New stove and
equipment for cafateria. Vocational
department added. Two
extra high school teachers added
io iacuuy. ^urnrnerciai ueptiroment
added. Library placed on
accreditcd list. Furnace in high
school building reworked. Equipment
and plans under way to
take care of 12th grade. Science
department is now under advisement
and consideration by the
Board of Education. Certificates
of teachers raised in high school.
Elementary School
Placed on the State accredited
list (list in the county). Building
painted outside. A considerable
amount spent on library.
Equipment for eaeh classroom.- ;
Music teacher employed. Help in
restrooms employed. Teachers'
certificates have been raised by
post graduate work. Playground
equipment added and improved.
New files and records are now
being made. New furniture
placed in each room. Art equipment
and other instructional
supplies purchased for each
room! Free lunches provided for
every needy child in school.
MRS. BUMGARNER
DIES IN MOUNTAIN
f
Mrs. Sallie Bumgarner, wife i
of John B. Bumgarner, died at i
her home in Mountain town- j
ship, last Friday, after a three !
week's illness, at the age of 68.
Mrs: Bumgarner had been , a
member of Yellow Mountain
Baptist church for twenty-three
years.
Funeral services were conducted
at Pine Creek cemetery, i
Saturday afternoon at t w o |
o'clock, by Rev. Corsey Hooper. |
Mrs. bumgarner is survived
by her husband, two daughters,
Mrs. Ruie Moody and Mrs. Lois j
Blackburn; by four sons, Charlie, |
Ernest, Bill, and Clyde Bum- ;
garner, and by 22 grand-children.
?
BAPTISTS TO MEET
AT BRYSON CITY
The mid-winter conference of
the Baptist Woman's Missionary
Union of the Bryson City Division
will meet with the BryIson
City church on Tuesday,
January 27, beginning at 10
o'clock, with-Mrs. Sam Gibson,
Division Superintendent, pre-j
siding. Visitors from the Raleigh j
office will be present, and all in- |
terested women are invited.
BROTHER OF SYLVA j
MAN DIES MONDAY
IN SHELBY MONTANA
Mr. Joe Poppelwell has been !
notified of the death at his !
home in Shelby, Montana, of
his brother, Mr. Zeno Poppel- j
well, last Monday.
Mr. Poppelwell stated that his
brother had been in poor healthy
for some time; but that it had;
not been believed that he was
j in a serious condition. *
i ou
H CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JAN1
Ambulance Plane
Given To Navy By
North Carolina
The ambulance plane, "The
Old North State", has been
tendered to the United States
Navy by Governor J. M. Broughton,
and the Navy has accepted
the plane, according to a letter
received yesterday from Ralsigh,
by Dan Tompkins, chair
man of the runa ior jacKSon
County.
The people of North Carolina
raised the money with which to j
purchase the ship, to be presented
to the people of Great
Britain. This was done before
the treacherous Japanese attack
drew the United States into the
war. Following that, a large
tiumber of contributors to the
fund suggested that the plane
oe used by our own forces, and
the navy being in need of this
particular type of equipment, it
was tendered to that branch of
service. f
The formal presentation was
made at Ancostia Field, near
Washington, on yesterday.
20 CULLOWHEE
STUDENTS GO TO
DEFEND NATION!
Cullowhee, (Special) ?Twenty
students who were enrolled at
Western Carolina Teachers for
thp wint.pr nnarter. which be
?an December 3, have one by one I
nr in small groups quit their
books and the carefree life of
'he CuJlowhee campus to take
up a regimented more serious
existence ^tKwnre - important
phase of defense work. The man
jority of these young men made
their plans to stay on the cam-1
pus until Christmas holidays
began and then told the college !
administration that they were
leaving and would not return
until after the duration.
Those who have left and the
branch of service they have
joined are: Tom Allison, son of
H. H. Allison of Morehead City,'
and Arthur Gantt, son of Mrs.
Bessie Gantt of Kings Mountain,
have both gone to the Defense
Training School in Chemistry
at North Carolina State
College. James Howell, son of 1
R. W. Howell of Waynesville, j
Robert Andrews, son of F. R. Andrews
of Cullowhee, Sam Queen,
son of Sam L. Queen of Way
nosville. Bert Miller, son of N. W.
Miller of Hendersonville, Ed
Bennett, son of I. G. Bennett of
Asheville, and David Redman,
son of Mrs. Susie Redman of
Marshall, have gone to Newport
News, Virginia, to do defense
work. Leo and Lloyd Cowan,
sons of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Cowan
of Green's Creek, have gone
to Baltimore to do defense work.
Hugh Lee, son of Mr. M. R. Lee
of Marion, and Warren Deryer- |
mond have joined the merchant
marines. Ray Cowan, son of Mr.
nnd Mrs. Arch Cowan of Green's
Creek, has joined the Navy
Medical Corps. Wade Messer,
son of Mrs. S. M. Messer of
Cullowhee has enlisted in a navy
clerical school. Claude Jamison,
son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Jamison
of Marion has gone to Nashville,
Tennessee, to complete C.
M. T. C. T. A. Jackson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Jackson of
East LaPorte has joined the
army signal corps. Charles Frazier,
son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M.
Fiazier of Canton has gone to
Arkansas to do defense work.
Hugh DeLozier, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. DeLozier of Candler,
LaVerne Maxwell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Maxwell of Robbinsville,
and S. D. Howard, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Howard
of Davidson, have also gone into
defense work. John Siler, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Siler of Robbinsville
has joined the Navy.
Interest in forestry is increasing
steadily among 4-H Club
ijiembers of Wayne County, reports
D. J. Murray, assistant
farm agent of the N. C. State
College Extension Service.
in to I
JARY 22, 1042
WEBSTER URGED
AS PLANT CITE
BY JEFFRESS
The following story by E. B.
Jeffress. in the Greensboro Daily
News of January 14, urging the
erection of a magnesium plant
at Webster for the production
4-V??-?+ Trifol motol nooHoH cnrfllu
U1 bliaU TiUUl lilVVMi lAVVVtVV4 V*J
in the prosecution of the war,
will be of extreme interest to
readers of The Journal:
The announcement in yesterday
morning's paper that TVA
authorities have become convinced
that there exist countless
tons4 of olivine, source of magnesium,
in areas extending from
Virginia through North Carolina
and into north Georgia settles
one of the questions with
reference to a proposed plant
for development of magnesium
to be used in airplane manufacture.
When last heard from, the
project was in abeyance until
authorities could see how much
ore was available. From all reports
it appears that the Honorable
Jesse Jones fumbled with
synthetic rubber until a few
days ago when pressure of the
Japanese on the rubber-producing
area brought about a rubber
and tire curtailment in this
country.
It is hoped that authorities
will not wait until another crisis
makes it necessary for them to
act promptly in authorizing
plants for the production of
magnesium.
WAhcter Area Noted
The Webster area has been
suggested to Jesse Jones as the
site for this proposed plant and
with development of the Fontana
dam on the Little Tennessee
"river 1ijy "the TO ir'ought
to be possible to allocate sufficient
electric power for a plant
nt Webster to reduce the olivine
into magnesium. .
Yesterday's story indicates
that authorities are still trying
to find an acceptable way to reduce
this ore. The electrolytic
process has been employed for
years and has been successfully
used in small plaits throughout
the nation.
Our enemy is on the move, and
the country is at war. It seems
it would be wise to proceed with
the installation of an electrolytic
process in order to get this
badly needed magnesium at
once.
The President has called for a
stepping up of airplane production
which will call for more
metals of all kinds. The government
ought to proceed with construction
of the plant at Webster
in order to have it ready
when the TVA has the Fontana
dam ready to supply the electric
power.
Let's not wait until another
crisis forces action, but let's
have action now. Let's get the
matter under way at once.
ACTIVITIES AT SYLVA
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
During the past session of
school, there have been a number
of notable accomplishments
at the Sylva Elementary School,
among them are the employment
of Mrs. Valentine as matron,
which has added mucfr to
the cleanliness of the school and
the morale of the children.
Mrs. Wilkes, the public school
music teacher, has organized a
splendid toy orchestra from boys
and girls of the primary department,
and this activity has
aroused a great deal of interest.
Every room in the school is included
in the one hundred per
cent enrollment in the Junior
Red Cross.
The school put on a Christmas
Dlav. which was well attended
and upon which many compliments
were passed by the patrons.
From this source the sum
of $68.30 was derived.
The school, teachers and students,
purchased $15.00 worth of
Tuberculosis seals, at Christmas
time; and when the special Red
Cross War Fund drive was on,
a contribution of $25 was made
by the teachers and students.
owriwl
$1.50 A YEAR IN AD
This County
One Half Of <
Contained In
P. U HEARS is
KENT COWARD, I
MISS BENTON s
t:
The Sylva Parent-Teachers j
Association, meeting Tuesday s<
afternoon, heard an interesting i 0
discussion of the events of the 4,1
past year, by Kent Coward, a a
seventh grade student, and a Jl
discussion of how to ' employ P
leisure time, by Miss Alice Ben- ;s*
ton, of the physical education S(
department of Western Carolina iS1
Teachers College. The meeting jC!
was opened with a devotional j a
conducted by Rev. R. G. Tuttle, ^
pastor of the Sylva Methodist I b
church. After that, Mr. Frank 0
Crawford presented Kent Cow- |11
ard who reviewed the events of ^
the past year, including the ma- ;
jor sports, diplomatic, political i
and war developments. d
, ; o<
Miss Benton stated that it is i
during leisure time that we can ! ^
do those things that will make us I
! better, physically, mentally, and a
spiritually, and gave a number
of suggestions as to how best to
employ leisure time.
Mrs. Earl Padgett,- Mrs. Harry
! Hastings, and Mrs. Edgar Duckett
compose a committee that is !
, making a study of just how best; *
< - ^ I ii
to use the iunas irom tne saie oi
tuberculosis fund.
is
Mrs. John H. Wilson, chair- ^
man of study, announced that a ^
fogf -hour cftirfSfr of siafly ^
ing prepared and will be presented
before the close of the | ^
school year. ! j.
! A committee for preparation q
for the pre-school clinic has j
been appointed. On the com;
mittee are Mrs. Dan Moore, Mrs. t
1 Harry Hastings, Mrs. D. M. Hall, .
| Mrs. Dan Allison, Mrs.' Phillip
; Stovall, Mrs. John Wilson and ^
| Mrs. Harry Ferguson. ,
MM STUDENTS!
AT SCHOOL HERE 5
moo mn n a v o
MIOO UU Urt 10;?
lc
A number of Sylva element- !?
ary school have not missed a ?
sinprle doy during the half year p
just completed. Those with per- n
feet attendance records are:
Seventh Grade: Kent Coward, n
Helen Barnes, Pearl Horn, Mary j
Bess Henry, Barbara Bess, Ron- !
nie Sutton, Jimmie Sutton, Hil- j
s<
da Hoyle, Evelyn Hein.
Sixth Grade: Jimmie Arring- |
j ton, Jimmie Bales, Glenn
j Barnes, Grover Bishop, Harry r
j Dillard, Walter Allison Jones, 0
I Charles Stillwell, Ben Sumner, jc
Boyd Sutton, Willa Mae Dillard, |
Betty Jean Queen, Dorothy Sue \ J
Parks, Hazel Parris, Mary Soder- ^
quist, Margurite Sutton, Peggy r
i Joe Sutton, Rachel Ann Sutton. ?
Fifth Grade: Evelyn Beasley, a
Helen Jamison, Pearl Beasley, e
Charles Hensley, Jack Womak, ! a
Carroll Ashe, Leroy Jones, Anna 1
Maude Hooper, Barbara Sue" ^
Cunningham, Gladys Adams.
The last named young lady has ?
not missed a single day from je
school since she entered the first' f
grade. Wesley Warren, Peggy *
Painter. Bettv Jean Paxton,
Nannie Belle Buchanan, Lavenia
Mashburn, Nora Hyatt. s
Second Grade: (Mrs. Thomas) v
| Tommy Ferguson, Lindon Jones, e
Kenneth Keenum, Elridge h
I Painter, Kenneth Sutton, Patsy r
i Buckner, Elizabeth Davis, Peggy J
| Duckett, Ruth Harris, Hilda Mc- I
; Ginniss, Janice Holden, Peggy a
j Middleton. t
Second Grade: (Mrs. Lee) Guy ; v
Blanton, Jr., David Dillard, Ellis ! C
j Fox, Tommy Garrett, Carter
Williams. Alice Beasley, Chris- ' i
?Continued on page 3 t
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VANCE IN JACKSON COUNTY
Has Nearly |
Olivine Ore
i Two Stated
The Tennessee Valley Author;y
Survey of the Olivine situaion
in North Carolina and North
Georgia discloses that nearly
alf of the available olivine and
ssociated magnesium - bearing
res in the entire lead from
orth Georgia to the Virginia
ne, is located in the Websteralsam
area in Jackson Coun
/
The T. V. A. lists a total re?rve
of 1,179,860,000 tons of the
res in the entire lead, of which
56,690,000 tons is to be found
bove the water surface in
ackson county. The largest deosit
of all is listed as the Webber
deposit, said to contain
)me 226,049,000 tons above the
arface of Tuckaseigee river, and
arrying magnesium content of
s high as 46.2 per cent. The
Webster deposit is described as
eing two and three-quarters
f a mile long and having a
laxfmum width of 1,800 feet,
he other important deposits
sted and mapped as being in
lis county are the Balsam Gap
eposits, with an estimated 40,30,000
tons; the Dark Ridge Deosit,
with 41,050,000 tons; the
ddie Deposit, three-iourths of
mile long and with a maxilum
width of 2,000 feet, conaining
130,800,000 tons, and the
:ane Creek deposit, with 4,900,00
tons.
The next largest deposit in
he state is inT Clay County,
nown as the Buck Creek-Shootig
Creek area, which has 385,00,000
tons. The Frank Deposit
> estimated to have 12,800,000
ons; that at Tocane, 28,600,000
r\n c fin* Po ntftn .Dmincrfll'. De
accagg^ , . .... osits
in Haywood and Bunombe,
79,320,000 tons; and the
llijay Deposits, 76,360,000 tons.
town in Georgia there is 25,00,000
tons at Burton Lake, and
9,000,000 tons at Laurel Creek.
The T. V. A. report points out
he accessibility of the deposits
a Jackson county, both to the
ailways and to the highways,
'he report states, "These deosits,
because of .their occurnce
at accessible points and the
act that they contain more
lagnesium than any other comlon
mineral, have excellent posibilities
of being utilized in the
evelopment of new important
idustries in the South".
The report was published by
he North Carolina Department
f Conservation and Developlent,
and in his transmittal to
xovernor Broughton, Director R.
Jruce Ethridge said: "To meet
he demands for defense puroses,
large quantities of light
letals are needed. Since olivine
ontains a high percentage of
lagnesium, it is hoped that this
eport, which shows hUge deosits
of olivine in North Caroina,
will point out a practicable
ource ot this metal for Nation1
Defense purposes".
Since copies of the report have
eached Sylva, it is being pointed
ut that this county is the logial
location for the first and
argest of magnesium producing
ilants from olivine, because of
he fact that the ores here are
eadily available and accessible
o the arteries of transportation,
,nd because nearly half of the
ntire available raw materials
ire located in this county, withn
a few miles stretching from
Vebster to Balsam Gap.
5YLVA LION'S CLUB TO
SPONSOR COLLEGE
WRESTLING MEET
' 1- ?1..U 4. il,?
i ne csyiva juiuii o uuu 10 wc
ponsor for the VanderbUt Uniersity-Western
Carolina Teachrs
College wrestling meet, to be
teld in Sylva high school gymlasium
on Thursday evening,
anuary 29, at eight o'clock.
Additional features will be
crobatic stunts, boxing exhibiions
and the like. The proceeds
/ill go to the American Red
"ross.
Vanderbilt is especially strong
n boxing, having more men in
hat than in any other sport.
A.-'' v a.