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AMERICA First, Lut and Always VOL. XVIII NO. 12 The Sylva Herald ?4?i= *- AND RURAL1TE? CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943 - = SYLVA, N. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1943 $1.50 A Year In Jackson County; $2.00 Outside The County % - - r-* n Town Cuts Down ? n * IT * * ? ? Bonded Indebtedness Tax Rate Stays At $1.50 For The Coming Year -! Inte: it Rate Cut On Out* standing Bonds For Long Period ; $13,000 On Hand. T "TOT tax rate for the Town of Sylva has been set -at $1.50 for the present fiscal year, to meet a budget of $31,651.19, it was learned from the city officials yesterday. The tax rate is the same as last year, and more than half of the Service fund, the report as compiled . by Roy Allisbn, town clerk, and g^ven out by Mayor Herbert Gibson. An interesting feature of the re > port shows a cash balibce on hand, i M of August first, ol ,$13,956.31*. Officials indicated tb4t. about $10, 000 of this wou!d fe&> applied on debt Service, and curt^ merest, , Since June 30, 1938, the Town of Sylva has, paid over f&$, 000 on the outstandinff inctefitetfness. The total debt on JuneSO, 1939 was $826,096. At that tfme'lj^.fWTate w^s $ 1 .70. The oAcie^ ewted a refunding plan during 1938, and the debt was reduced the* following years in this SBM 1259,690 ... ^ I#4g 244,202 " ......... 233,685 5'" " Ptftifto the refunding plan in ' 1939, the' interest rate had been six percent. The plan cut the interest rate down to the following: - / August, 1939 to February, 1942, v per cent. August, 1942 to February, 1945, l??V8Blwnar*, 1950, 4 per cent. August 1950 to February, 1969, 5 per cent. The Budget requirements for the year are as follows: Administrative Dept $ 3,000.00 Police Department 3,765.00 Street Department 3,745.00 City Truck 775.00 Sewer Department 75.00 , Fire Department 314.90 Water Department 2,214.00 Miscellaneous . 896.59 Notes Payable (New Fire Truck) 665.00 Total . $15,450.49 . Debt Service Fund Bond and Interest $ 7,200.70 Sinking Fund 9,000.00 Total $16,200.70 Grarjd Total $31,651.19 The valuation for the town is set at $1,752,733, and for the current operating expenses, the taxes col lected are scheduled to bring in $12,269.13 of the required $15,450. 49. Other sources of income in cludes $2,500 from water rent, $1, 000 from business license and $200 from police court fees Eighty cents of the tax rate of $1.50 will be spent on debt service this ^ear, the report shows. Annual Phillips' Reunion Sunday The annual Phillips reunion will be held this year at the home of R. D. Phillips, Sunday. The, principal address of the day will be given by Hugh Monteith, of Sylva. The usual picnic dinner will be spread at the noon hour, and all friends and relative^ are invited to attend and bring a basket of lunch. YOU CANT FIGHT A SICK PAL ALL MOSTIjLmiS AM Off between -Lady," the cat, and her pal of . playful battles, "Skippy," an Alaskan husky. Since the cat caught ^a cold, the dojfc has taken to guarding her day and night in their New York home, waiting for her recovery. (International) Scouts Of District Will Meet In Big ' Camporee Rally Last Week-end In Aug. The executive committee of the Smoky Mountain District of Boy Scouts made detailed plans for the ianmial Scout Camporee for Scouts in the district the last week-end of the month. F - T - --- --- [i The ffplan^ we?a mapped out last week, when the executive commit tee of the council met in Brvson City for their regular monthly meeting. The camporee will be held on the Lumpkin property in Macon county, and possible one other place, it was said. Sylva Scouts will meet the Cullo Vhee boys. Bryson City Scents will be pit ted against Franklin. Scouts from Cherokee will have Whittier Scouts as opponents. There are muV three troops from the district at Camp Daniel B^one, near Lake Logan, in Hay wood county. Hugh Montieth is chairmari of the Smoky Mountains Council. Last week 16 boys of the council appeared before tha district court of honor and received awards and advancements. The Sylva Lions and Rotary Clubs are sponsors of Scout work Her?. Wm. Hawkins, 30, Auto Mechanic, Drowned Saturday Funeral services were held Mon day afternoon for William Haw kins, 30, well known automobile mechanic, who was drowned while in swimming late Saturday after noon near Pickens, S. C. Services were held at Caney Fork Church, with Rev. Ransom Phillips officiating. Interment was made in the cemetery there. Suryiving are his widow, a son and a daughter, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Hawkins; one broth er and three sisters, Gertrude and Mary, of Sylva and Myma, of Los Angeles. Moody Funeral Directors were in charge. CUT OUT AND MAIL OR BRING IN TODAY t nr ! SUBSCRIPTION BLANK ! 4 ? * = . |~ , The Sylva Herald, I 1 Sylva, N. C. - _ . Date : ? ^ 1 , For the enclosed send The Sylva Herald to , C ' ' x | Name - ^ IT. - I \ Route or Box No i I Town and State ' I SUBSCRIPTION RATES I I In Jackson County Outside Jackson County | 1 l Year $1.50 1 Year $2.00 I 6 Months 80c 6 Months 1.25 | All Subscriptions Payable In Advance | Marker For Men In Service Is Being Erected Workmen Cutting Fmis'h ing Touches On Marker Placed Next To Post Office. Considerable interest is being shown over the erection of the i marker to Jackson's 1,200 men in service. Workmen are putting the finish ing touches on the largo bulletin board-marker beside the post office. Two large round columns support each end, while the names of each Jackson county man in service will be placed underneath the plate glass covering. * \ The project is the work of the William E. Dillard Post of the American Legion. The marker will be equipped with lights, and these will be burned every night, it was said. The Selective Service Board of .Jackson County is, cooperating in providing the name of each man that has gone into service through the local board.- All Jackson coun ty men who have gone into service through some other board should | contact the American Legion, as '*he sponsor is anxious that every | name appear on the board in alpha betical orderT More Than 1*000 Names In Current Delinquent List More than 1,000 names are being published this week by Leonard Holden, sheriff and tax collector of Jackson county, of property owners who are delinquent in payment of 1942 property t*x?s to the county. The advertised property will be sold for cash to the bidder at the court house on September 6th, the notice accompanying the list of names points out. The town of Sylva will soon pub lish a similar list of those who have ! not paid their 1942 town taxes. Funeral Held For N. M. Jones, 59,. ? Here Yesterday Last rites were held Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock for N. | M. Jones, 59, who passed away at the home of his father at one o'clock Snr^HAy mnrTning^nf a heart The services were held at the Church of God, with Rev. J. M. Bur rell and Rev. W. P. Walker, in charge. Burial was made at the Wesley Chapel on the Cullowhee road. ?" The deceased is survived by his widow and five sons, LeRoy, Paul, Johnnie, Bobbie and Jessie; also five daughters, Beulah, Ellen, Norma Lee, Olle and Mae. Also surviving are one brother, and two sisters. Baptists to Hold 2-Day Meeting At Hamburg Church 114th Annual Session Of Tuckaseegee Association Will Begin Thursday * Morning;. ? ? ; The 114th annual session of the Tuckaseegee Baptist Association will be held on Thursday and Fri day of this we*>k with the.Hamoiirg Baptist church. , An interesting program has been Arranged for the two-day * meeting, .starting Thursday moaning at 10' o'clock. The annual iermon for the associatiorfel meet will ?be preached by Rev.. B. S. Ensley *t 11:15 Thursday morntn^g. - The full program for the meet ing is as follows: Thursday Morning .... -...V ' 10:00 A. M. ? Devotion (War Time)/ ' , 10 f 1 En r ol 1 men t of Messeng ers, New Pastors and Visitors. 10:30 ? Organization ? two min utes report from each churfeh rep resented. . . ? . ? y 11:15 ? Introductory Sermon ? B. S. Hensiey.*-'" 12:15 ? Lunch. Thursday Afternoon 1:30 P. M. ? Praise and Worship. 1:45 ? Appointment of Commit tees by the Moderator. 1:50 ? Report on Religious Liter ature? J. A. Herring. ?* 2T: 15 ? Report on Hospitals ? R. F. Jarrett. > 7... c 2:45 ? Christian E ducat joa^^r- J. E. E rown. wMffii""'" " ? 'Mrs. O. \V. Pax ton. " 3:46 ? Ministers* names and ad dresses ? W. N. Cook. Adjourn at will. Friday Morning 10.00 A. M. ? Devotion. 10:15 ? Evangelism ? G, C. Welch. 10:45 ? Foreign Missions ? E. W.v Jamison. H')me Mission? H. Cope. State Missions ? Hugh Monteith. 11:00 ? Discussion on Missions. 11:45 ? Election of Officers. 12:00 ? Address ? W. E. Pettit. Lunch. Friday Afternoon. 1:30 P. M. ? Praise and Worship, 1:40 ? Finance ? W. H. Smith. 1:45? W.' M. U.? Mrs. C. L. Alli son. 2:15 ? Sunday Schools ? Clarence Vance. 2:45 ? B. T. U. ? Jennings A. Bryson. 3 .00 ? Credentials ? B. M. Hoop er. 3:15 ? Charity ? - Mrs. Charlie Menser# 3 :30 ? Miscellaneous. 4:00 ? Obituaries ? John L. Hyatt Memorial Address ? T. F. Deitz Adjournment. Reporter Finds One Place Where Business Is Bad The average business today is doing a favorable volume in com parison to the same month of last year, and very seldom does one hear now-days that "business is rotten." Yet there is a place right here in Jackson county where the man in charge not only admits that busi ness is rotten, but opens the doors and lets one look around and see for themselves that he lacks pat j ronage. | That place is the jail. Sheriff Leonard Holden said Mon day that other t^an two drunks picked up by Sylv#> policemen Sat urday night, that he had had no one in jail for two weeks, except one prisoner who ig serving & long sen tence. "People are busy and behaving themselves" the sheriff said. "There's too much work to do for folks to loaf around and get in. trouble.** Don't be misled that the jail is out of business ? it is open and ready to accomodate all who need be there. . ' f KNOXVILLE VISITOR Rev. W. E. Conner of Knoxville, preached at Hyatt's Chapel Wed nesday evening. His former home was at Qually. He has many friends here who are glad to have him visit them again. STILWEIL'S DAUGHTER WEDS ' ? * _ ARMY CNAHAIN DANIR UVITT reads the marriage vows to Capt. William B. Cox and Winifred Stilwell, daughter of Li Gen. Joseph W. StilweU (Vinegar Joe), commander of the American forces in China. The ceremony was per JoiMid tfl Carmel, Calif. (International) ' k'Gy- v - v ' ' * *?. - ??L For Third War Bond Here Soon t ?> A ' iir*1 In July Business ? Was Much Better Than June of Thia^ Year, and Far Ahead of Last July. Tilt* Sylva office of the S >u' h?-rn Railway showed a substantial v,:r, in July over the proviou* -n and over the same period I \ v-ar, according to Herbert Gibson, agent here. The report "shows that, business | was $5,000 better in July of this i year than in June, and a y:.n of 1 *310,000 over last year. | The report included bu 'iness for both passenger and freight busi ness, Mr. Gibson 5isd.' - , T*he local agent reported that express bu?nnf?f?^M was' holding its own with last month, and also last -y\ WCTC Professor =? Called Into Navy, Reports Tuesday Keith Hinds, professor of math at Western Carolina Teachers col lege, reports to Hollywood, Fla., on Tuesday, August 16, to the navy as Lieutenant (jg). Lt. Hinds volunteered some months ago, and received his ord ers last week to report. Lt. and Mrs. Hinds, the former. Miss Ruth Oliver, have one daught er, Edith Irene. S* He took and active part in civic and religious affairs of the com munity, and was an outstanding member of the Rotary Club. Tourist Business Good For Rural Areas Of County v Rural places catering to tourists are filj^d to capacity, according to John K. Jones, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce here. ffie ??xjprist places in the ty are reporting excellent busi " Mr. Jones said. This year the people seemed to hafe taken a special desire to go t,n rural placoa for their vacations. "The number of foreign cars passing through has also been amazing*" he said. Sylva' Civic Clubs To Meejt Next Week THe Rotary Club meets Tuesday night, August 17, at seven o'clock, at the Methodist Church, and the Lions Club will meet Wednesday, August 18th at 7:30, at the same place. 'County-wide * .preparations are soing made for the third? war bond drive jwhicbwiU "be staged nation -ink \ '? accofdi nsr to R. L?. Axiail, county war bond chairman <4 sales. .Mr. Arinil said that ho planned ;<> visit every township in the county, as far as possible, and Set uV a working organization to car 1 ' V on a successful campaign in September. Mrs. Harry Ferguson is ehair fman oi' the woman's division of I he wai dond drive in this county. ! She and her associates will work i with Mr. Ariail in getting the 1 campaign underway. ) ~Mr.^ R. ? ii^SutCon is district I ^hiiiriMiin of wtimnn's work for t he Vnlf ofhonds, . and T. N Massif' is I chairman of -'sates in SyJva .ancf j the immediate territory. ' ?A ?? ha^'e always met our quota, i I ih- September drive will put jj- to a re^l test," Mr. Ariail stat ed. Seaman Asbury Carden Finishes Machinists Course; Now On Duty Asbury Carden, seaman second | c 1 " s s , of -the IJ; S. Navy, has re turncd to Norfolk after spending a .5-day hijve wifh hs parents, Mr. land Mrs. Arthur Carden. ! Seaman Carden has just complet i ed a special course in Machinist | school and upon his return to his base he will report for active duty. ? I " Sylva Man Took Part In Invasion Of Sicily Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Ginn that their son, Pvt. Weldon Ginn, took part in the recent invasion of Sicily. Pvt. Ginn, a local boy, was inducted into the army in February, 1943. He received his training at Camp Wheeler, Ga., and was immediately sent oversreas. Diet Kitchen Is Being Doubled; Fixtures Added Series Of Improvements Have Been Made During Past Eighteen Months. A number of changes now under way on the physical plant of the C. J. Harris Community Hospital will climax a series of renovations and improvements that have been carried on almost continuously for ? the past 18 months. " ? ? WithoujLfanfare, but bysteadily moving ahead, the plant is being ^ completely modernized for "the people we serve" said Mrs. Pat Carter, superintendent, as she pointed out the work now in prog ress at the 25-bed institution. Workmen are now making a modern diet kitchen on the first j floor. The stationery -and medi cine rooms are being combined with i the present first floor kitchen to give double space. The latest * equipment, such as sinks, refrige ration, etc.j.ipill be featured in the diet, kitchen, it will provide efft erftncy and give time for the staff of nurses, that cater to the well filled hospital. Specially built rooms have been provided for the medi cine stocks. At times the hospitalis usually filled to overflowing.. A number of changes are also being made in the emergency ope rating room on the first floor. All changes are made with efficiency Tor the staff and comfort of pat ients in mind. The entire interior of the hos pital was recently repainted. During the past 18 months, a modern X-Ray room was installed and fully equipped. This room is on the second floor near the main operating room. - "4 A. number of rooms have been refurnished, and the' delivery room " hps, recently received a new and 1 modern designed delivery table, in addit&m to a number of other piec es of equipment for the convenien ce of patients. 1 "the Program is not complete," M? J. Carter said. "The hospital will Keep step with this growing v and progressive county, '' she con- ^ tinned. ^ Patients, come from all sections of-.JacksOn x-ounty and nearby .coun, ties. , -7 ? The hospital now has seven regular nurses on their staff. S. W, Knloe is chairman of the hoanLof trustees. v *? , | Judgments Being Prepared Against Property Owing County 1940 Taxes Saturday is the last day that most of the 600 J.'trkson county tax payers who owe 1040 property tax. es Will have to make settlement before the county enters suit and takes judgment against the prop, erty. ^ F ? j(,Vlmqu nt tax Payers were , w a i. y%reflristered mail hy T. Ashe, finance commissioner, some weeks ago of the action and scheduled procedure of the county. ; Plans call for .filing judg ment on September first. The letter suggested that the tax payers come by and make settle ment before August 15th and avoid the extra costs which will be added * the t0 b* St8rted after Mr. Ashe reported that a number of taxpayers have already made I settlement, and according: to past experiences, about 50 per cent ? would clear their property of the tax lems before judgment was exe cuted. Phone , Mail or Bring In Your News - - The telephone number of The Herald is 110. " Just F*o1l in your news, or if that is not convenient, drop it the maiiror ^ring it by the office. v No news will be published that is mailed unless the person sending it in signs their name. < This is an ironclad rule. " This is YOUR NEWSPAPER and you will find us ready to cooperate with you in every Just give us the facts, and wp'11 a*? ^ m - - - ^ VT1 us the facts, and we'll save you the your news out in detail. _______ _ .V Thanks for cooperating. _ &
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