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'C - J[V SSUS3S America First, b*at and Always The YLY A i AND RURALITE? CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943 ERALD SYLVA, N. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1943 THE SYLVA HERALD Dedicated To ProgresalYe Service To Jackson County $1.50 A Year In Jackson County; $2.00 Outside The County ;^ 7,000-Ton Crop Estimated This Year in County -? & Some Have Sold Crop For $2,60 Per Hundred; Fine ? <HudUy This Year. first of the 7,000-ton Ham burg cabbage crop has started to more to market bringing prices far above last year. Several crops that have already been sold brought as much as $2.50 per hundred in the field, it was learned from the. county agent's office yesterday. It is estimated that the crop will average 7 tons per pcre, and there are about 1,000 * acres in cabbage in the famous Hamburg area. While the acreage is off from last year, the yield is equal or better, it was reported. The main crop is expected to move towards the market about the first week in September, although several" fields are now being cut anch shipped. ~ ^ . , One planter is reported to have - soJcjf liis crop for $2 a hundred, with the buyer doing the. cutting. The average price in 1942 was 65 CenW per hundred pounds, it was remembered by those who hanctyed the reports on the crop. Many fanners in the Hamburg area planted large acreage in po tatoes this year, which cut down some on the cabbage acreage. Baptist .Union Meeting Will Be Held On 27"28th * The Union Meeting of the Tucka seigee- Baptist Association will meet with the Cufiowhee Baptist Church Friday and Saturday, August 27 and 28. * The program is as follows: 10:00 a. m. Devotion, pastor J. A. Herring. Enrollment of mes sengers and organization. 10:30 a. m. The Church Calling a Pastor, T. F. Deitz. 11:00 a. m. Introductory sermon, B. jS. Hensley. ' 12:00 noon. Lunch. Afternoon Session 1:15 p. m. ? Devotion, G. R. Mills. 1:30 p. m. "The Pastor's Res ponsibility To His Church," E. W. Jamison. , 2:00 p. m. "The Church's Res ponsibility To The Pastor," Dr. H. T. Hunter. , 2:30 p. m. "Thje Kind of Man -I,. Want My Pastor To Be," E. H. Stillwell. ^Ji^Adjourn until Saturday morning at 10:00 o'clock. - , Saturday Morning 10:00 a. m. Devotion, G. M. Parker., 10:15 a. m. "The Responsibility of the Pastor and the People for the Lost," J. Edgar BisJSfrp.. 10:30 a. m, "The Type of Evan . gelis'm We Need Today," W. N. Cook. 11:00 a. m. Election of officer? . for the ensuing year. 11:15 a. m. Sermon, J. E. Brown. 12:00 noon. Lunch. Afternoon Session . 1:15 p. m.. Song and praise. 1.25 p. m. "The Church Promot ? ing a Revival Meeting," W. E. Pettit. 1:45 p. m. "The Aftermath of a Revival Meeting," W. M. Breedlove. Adjourn at will. I W. N. Cook is clerk. AAA Feed Wheat Going Fast Here In The County * The last three cars of AAA feed wheat are almost gone, said D. C. Higdon, chairman of the Jackson County AAA committee yesterday. The county recently received three carloads of the wheat, mak- j ing a total of 20,065 bushels re ceived in all und^r the AAA pro gram. Mr. Higdon said that 6 more cars were ordered and should be here soon. The wheat is selling at $1.20 - per bushel. SETS DAY OF PRAYER ? London ? King George ^ has' ord- 1 ered September 3, the fourth anni ? versary of the war, set aside as a national day of prayer. v * , Uncl?"-Mose; jiggers don't need much ter live ' on ca'se dey ahjt i ? " got much ter live fer. j V* , Jackson Cattleman Says Livestock and Better Agri culture Has Bright Jtature^ In Jackson. "Jackson- county is destined to become a leader in purebred cattle right after- the war," Ralph Hunt er, of East LaPorte, who owns a large jfarm _ and specializes in raising purebred Polled Herefords and Hampshire sheep. "This is an ideal county for pastures, and farmers are taking more interest in purebred stock than ever before," Mr. Hunter said. - "We vare going to have to pay more attention to agriculture than ever before. Our timber sources are being depleted, and we will find that livestock and agriculture will be our best bets after the war." Mr. Hunter pointed out that one acre of pasture' properly cultivat ed was worth seven or eight of the type known a few years ago. '' "Too many people think of pas tures as a piece of land that is worn out and fit for- nothing but will grow. A good pasture- re quires cultivation just as a field of ^arry^crop," the. J ackso n c a tthem a n said. Mr. Hunter has about 40 head of Polled Herefords. and 6Q head of Hampshire sheep. The flood several years ago drowned many of his cattle, but he is steadily working on better stock, and is recoihjized throughout the section as a leader in the purebred field. Travel In Park For July Half That of Last Year *Half the number of people visit ed the Great Smoky Mountains Na tional Park in July of this year as in July of 1942, it has been es timated by the Park officials, ac cording to J. R. Eakin, superin tendent. There was a total of 64,710 per sons traveling in 18,147 vehicles in the Park in July. They came from 31 known different states and the District of Columbia. Appro j ximately 66 per cent of the visitors were from the local state^of North Carolina and Tennessee. .. The total number of persons vis iting the Park during the month of July, 1942 reached 128,408, trav eling in 37,723 vehicles. County Passes July Bond Quota Jackson County has a war bond quota of $29,212.59 to meet in August, according to county chair man R. L. Airial. 1 ^The county exceeded the July qubta by almost $2,000, the chair man said yesterday, as reports showed that $29,262.50 was invest ed in bonds by citizens of the coun ty, against a quota of $27,287. ? . - <Jf PRETTY 19-year-old Jean Bartel emerged winner in the first beau ty contest she entered. She has just been chosen "Miss Los An geles." Her reward will be a trip to Atlantic City in September to compete for the "Miss America" crown, ( International ) Sheriff Gets Big Copper Still and Blackberry Mash I A modem 50-gallon copper still, | with a barrel of blackberry mash nearby, was found and destroyed by the sheriffs department Satur jday in Pinnook Ga^jsfear the Tran sylvania line. ^ No arrests were made, although [several are under suspicion. I Those making the raid were [Sheriff Leonard Holden, Deputy I Sheriff Lyle Jones and Sheriff | Brown of Transylvania ? FINDftWHITE BLACKBERRIES Mexico, Mo. ? It sounds a bit 'gaudy, but F. L. Calkin reports 'that white blackberries are grow ing on Purple Mountaiti near here. The soft, sweet, white berries were in a patch surrounded by black blackberries, Calkin reported Rattlesnake Victim 1$ Buried At Dillsboro James BrxJce Messer, 13-ixionth old son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mes ser, of the Liberty section of Macon county, died at 4 o'clock Monday morning of a rattlesnake bite. Funeral services were held at 3 p. m. Tuesday at the Locust Field j cemetery near DUlsboro, with the Rev. George A. Cloer officiating. Surviving, in addition to the par ens," are a small brother land the; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Cicero [ Messer of Leatherman and Mr. and | Mr?. Lawrence Woods of Swan nanoa. The child, which could not walk, encountered the snake when it | crawled under a bed at its home. 1 The rattler had entered the house through a knot hole nearby. The horrified father saw the reptile strike. The baby, bitten through the pplm of the left hand, was rushed to ^ hospital here where it died. It was -bitten at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The community in which the Messers live is in the Cowee moun tain section. The rattler, which was later kill ed, was reported to have been an unusually largre one. Som6 of the largest ever killed in Macon coun ty have been found Jn this same community ill pas^years. Two-Da)$family Feud Elided In Fatal Shooting Critical a ~y,S " ' t \ ' ' '4 * v A two-day family feud in the Pin Hook Gap. ..section at the Jack son-Transylvania line, was termi nated last Tuesday afternoon with pistols and a ' shotgun. ? One man was killed and four others were wounded, two of them critically. Harley McCall, age 55, "woods man and farmer, died shortly after *the shooting occurred and was buried last Wednesday afternoon. McCall's nephew and neighbor, Ira Daves, who shot his uncle with a shotgun, Mrs. Daves and two sons were seriously wounded. Ira Daves was shot in the abdomen with a? .32-calibre pistol bullet. Mrs. Ira Daves and two sons were treated at the Patton^ Me^ moriaj hospital in Hendersonville. James, 18-yea^-old son, was shot twice in the abdomen ' and he is not expected to recover. Mrs. Daves and the other, injur ed son, Lonnie, 13 years old, have been dismissed from the hospitaL Mrs. Daves suffered frojn a bullet wound through the left arm that .ranged out near the elbow, one shot through the left thigh that ranged out near the knee, one slight shot on the- left knee and several bruises which she told a ^npv^aper Lonnie Daves was shot in the left leg just below the knee by what apparently was a ricochet toilet from a small-calibre gun. Jackson and* Transylvania coun ty officers investigated the shoot ing. ? Conflicting stories were told to the officers by different members ^vthe Daves and McCall families. Just who shot who and when are | sonVp what -mixed up.- They got a fairly clear picture of what hap pened from the Daves family, but McCall died before any of them had an opportunity to talk with him and get the other side of the story. ''fficnx are of the opinion that McCall had a pistol and that mem bers of the Daves family had an other pistol and a shotgun, all of which were used during the shoot ing. They also believe that Ira Daves might have also shot one or more members of his own fam ?Iy. Officers said some members^ of the family had been drinking ?nul that there were liquor bottles all over the small house. They also received a report that a liquor -till is located near the Daves home. At midnight last Tuesday at the Brevard hospital, Ira Daves sign ed a statement before Jackson county officers stating that Harley McCall shot him with a pistol when he interfered with McCall's (Continued on page 6) HOSPITAL .NEWS ' Born to Mrs. Grady B. Hoyle a baby girl, Martha Carylen. Mrs. Barney Rentz, operative case, of Whittier, is improving. l Miss Wilda Guy, treatment, of Waynesville, is reported better. Lenard Jones, suffering injuries from an auto accident, is better. He is from Bryson City. Jack Keener, treatment, from from Bryson City, is improving. James A. Reed, operative case, Sylva, is better. j Clyde Quinn, operative case, Westville, S. C-, is getting along nicely. Mrs. Lambert Melton, of Whit tier, operative case, is better. Miss Robert Green, of Proctor, medical case, is improving./ Mrs. Ed Cooper, of Bryson City, operative case, is much better. < Mrs. Erbie Bobo, of Bryson City, operative case, is better. Uop, LT. COL! W. R. LOVELACE shows how he leaped at 40,200 feet from a Doc ing Flying Fortress recently to set a new American rccord. The strat osphere jump gave valuable d'lta to researchers- (International) I The Herald Will Publish Pictures Of Men In Service 1 A number of parents who "have ?ons in the service have inquired about fretting pictures of these g.d 'ant fighting men in The Herald.. This newspaper will gladly pub ish any and all pictures of men < n service, where a good picture or photograph is provided. Tinted md" colored pictures are not as satisfactory for making the print ing plates as a glossy black and white picture. The printing plates are quite expensive, and this newspaper has to make a charge of one dollar from each customer to apply on ?.he cost of the plate. The balance >f the cost will be paid by this' ?iewspaper. When a satisfactory printing plate is furnished, of course, there ( will be no charges for publishing the picture. The same arrangement will be in force as to pictures of brides. Unless there is a change in the present trend there will be no ave rage man. He will rate below average. ? * Nine Jackson county schools are scheduled to open Thursday morn ing. With' these open, all of the school* in the county*- will have started their 1943-44 term, accord ing to A. C. Moses, county super intendent of education V'!- ? The scho61s will begin at '9:30. Mr. Moses said* and everything is in readiness for the opening.' Mechanics have been working long hours in order to get all buss es in condition for the opening Thursday. The schools starting their new terms Thurs'day include, Sylva, Cullowhee, John's Creek, Tucka seigee, Dillsboro, Beta, Qualla, Glenville and Cashiers. Memorial Service _ Will Be Held For Lt. J. 0. Lovedohl Local Post Of The Amer ican Legion Is Sponsoring Service Sunday At Two. * A memdfTa^service will be con ducted for Lieixt. John Oscar Love dahl at Johns\Creek on Sunday, August 22 at two o'clock, wrfth the William E. Dfllard Post /of the American Legion in charge. jve the _ wtH'-fce given by I)r,? H. T. Hunter. The program will begin with the -nf- tfm- ? rntorc;- with- thp c Mgi rgation giving t h ? ? civilian sa lute ? hand over heart. .lennings Bryson will lead the .?ongregation in singing America Mowed by prayer etft red by Rev. !. &. Honsley. .John Corbin, commai^ler * ? !* the local post of the American Legion, ^viil m;:ke a brief talk, followed by a minute of silence in respect for the dead hero. A local quartet will gi\e three numb; r.: during the program, and as the last number, the retirement of the colors will be made with the audit nee again standing and giv ing the civilian salute. Father Of Paul | Ellis Passes Funeral services for C. S. Ellis, father of Paul C. Ellis, resident manager of Mead Corporationd, wort; held at Siler City last1 Sun .?j r. Ellis, who once visited Sylva. w ; i s a native of Chatham county where he lived most of his life, i though "lie recent ly became a resi dent of Durham, his death occur ring thtre-, at Watts hospital, after a two week's illness. His wife, two sons ar^d two daughters survive. Paul C. Ellis at tended his father's * funeral. ! Mrs. Ben L. Herman and dauprfv ter, Frankie, were overnight guests iof Mr. and Mrs. Schulman. Pictures Of Men In Service Sought For Display In Show Window Of The Herald The Herald is interested in the 1,200 Jackson county men in service, and has completed arrangements for put ting on display, in the show window of the office, the pic tures of all Jackson men. in service. Any size picture or photograph will do, as long as they are in frames or folders and placed in the window. Believing the public would like to see the pictures of the men from this county, The Herald is offering their front show window for this purpose, and of course, no charges will be made for placing a picture in the window. The office staff of The Herald will gladly type the man's name on a small lard and attach it to the picture:, so the public can see who every man is. The Herald, h6wever, cannot assume responsibility for any picture fading that is placed in the window. Some pic tures fade easily when exposed to light, while others hold their color fine. Every precaution will be taken to protect the photo graphs, and they can be had at any time. Let us repeat, this is a service tovthe public, and in recognition to the men in service, and no charges or obli gations are made to parents or friends. r TSk-'ffTT. Volume Passes All Records For ?? -j The Sylva Office Exceeds Period When Gtoa ville Dam Was Being Con structed, Report Shows. . The Sylva poit office is now do ing more business than $t any time ^ in its history, The Herald learned yesterday from Postmaster Char* les N. Price. ^ h- ' x -, ., , v.' r "Business is 15 per fteftt sb?*4 of TTuly, 1942T and far the 'boom' we had wfc&a the dam at Glenville was being butft/'^S^ continued. * The volume of first class mail is double that of formet years, he said, and he pointed out jpftt more brtxes are now rented at any period of . the history. irvj ' " "Business has been picking up all summer, , and all indications are that August volume Wtt bt the highest . yet," Mr. One interesting phase of the increased business in the post office is that mail orddr post has taken a sharp i _ in the past few, months. Ppgt of fice workers have noticed the gradual decline for sometime, both as to parcels received and the num ber of money orders going out. "Looks like the people are do ing their shopping at home," one employee said, as they related how few. orders were now handled to and from mail order houses. "Jackson county citizens are buying more* bonds and stamps than ever before," Postmaster Price said. "Our sales are per cent ahead of last year on these. People are * buying with more regularity than at 'any other time." The Sylva post office serves as an important link, fa -the postal system for all of Jackson couhtyT There are li) post offices' irr the county besides the one at S,ylva. I FTvr~?)f these "ret their m.itJrHrwt from the train or star routes, and the remainder are se rved through the Sylva office'. Besides handling the large vol ume of the 14 County offices, there is a rural route and four star routes from the Sylva office, which means the amount of mail handled here is equal to a city of about 18,000 people. The figures for increased busi ness, however, were based on the dollars and cents done by the Sylva office alone, it was said. The volume of mail for all the rural post offices in the county has increased in proportion to the Sylva increase, which means the staff in the local post office are handling tons and tons of mail every week. "In spite of it all, we are doing the best we can," Postmaster Price said. A patron standing behind The Herald reporter overheard the , last part of the interview, and ! broke in with the remark: "Seems like you folks are doing ja good job, too, Charlie." ^ Just then an employee yelled: "Mail's in.!** And there at the re ceiving door was another heavy j load of mail to add to the ever j increasing volume. I President Sets j Third War Loan Drive For Sept. 9 President Roosevelt asks 100 per cent participation in the third war loan drive. Officially proclaiming September 9th the opening of the $15,000,000, 000 campaign, the President said: "Our need for money now is great er than ever, and will continue to grow until the day victory is won." The commander in-chief said: 'We shall need greater amounts than any nation ever has asked from its citizens. I ask every citi zen to give all possible aid and support to this third war loan drive, not only so our financial goal may be reached, but to encourage and inspire those of our husbands and fathers afid sons who are under fire on a dozen fronts all over the world." ,s - ^ * ? No Farm Tour For This Year The annual farm tours which have proved . so bene ficial to Jackson County farm ers in the past, have been can celled this year due to eondi tions brought on by the war. Plans are to renew the popu lar tours immediately affect the duration.