AMERICA First, Last and Always VOL. XVIII NO. 15 The Sylva Herald AND RURALITE? CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943 THE SYLVA HERALD Dedicated To ProfreMir* Service To Jackson County^ ? r SYLVA, N. C., WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 1, 1943 $1.50 A Year In Jackson County; $2.00 Outside The County Roll Shield To Be Dedicated 14th _a * - <-> ? w ^ TT ? ? ? ? ? Is Ready To Launch War Bond Campaign Chairman Ajriail Names Committee For The County Campaign Will Be Taken To Schools and Churches Throughout the County. ^ "With every adult In Jackson county buying a war bond o f any denomination, will mean success in the coming drive" was the opin ion oi TT^tr ATisit chaii man~of the war finance committee and chair man of the third war loan cam paign, which opens September 9th. Mr. Ariail was confident that the citizens of Jackson county would respond readily, and the quota % of $124,000 would be met during the , month of September. Much time _ and preparation has been put "on the coming campaign by Mr. Ariail and a county- wide organization is ready to function to attain the quo$a. i T. N. Massie has been named in charge of the drive in SyWav?a|ut Dillsboro. He will name his cof*. workers during the week. A. C. Moses, county superinten dent of education, will head the campaign work in the* schools.^1 dents will be urged to buy and to sell bonds. In this iio'n, two prizes ,^of life ari< in war stanjps will fo offers. ? the students in Jackson for selling the largest amount of war bdndei The $15 will go to the one selling the largest amount, and $10 will to Second prize Jpejiocu. , , amount ofbontfg^will be given = in stamps. The sales will be base*! on proportion to the number of stu dents in the school, which gives equal opportunity to the smallest school to win tj^e prize. R. U. Sutton is in charge of sales of war bonds to corporations and individuals having pay rolls. Mr. Sutton will name his co-workers during the coming week to assist him in this campaign. Garland Lackey will head ? the campaign to make sales in the rural section of the county. Mr. Lackey is appointing workers in every section of the county to carry out this work. He is county agent, and can be contacted at the county agents office. The campaign in Cullowhee, East LaPorte and immediate area, will be under the supervision of Dr. W. A. Ashbrook, instructor of business education at Western Carolina Teachers College. Dr. Ashbrook will have his list of associates nam ed this week. Mr. Ariail pointed out that each school in the county would stage a bond rally day during the cam paign, in which special interest ! would be stimulated among the stu dents and patrons of each school to buy bonds and stamps. Furthering the interest of the campaign, Mr. Ariail said that plans were being formulated to carry the program into every church in the county, .with a special service devoted to. the campaign during the month. Several pastors of Jackson county have been con sulted and all have been favorably] impressed and assured the county chairman of their cooperation. Jackson County's heart and soul ! are in this war to win and back our boys on the fighting fronts. The people of Jackson will do what is asked of them. With hard work, cooperation, and plenty of determi nation, we'll attain our goal," the county chairman said. BUILDS HOME Mrs. Talmage J. Vaughn from Oregon, has built a home near Dillsboro and is now living there. Ronnie Russell Has The Right Patriotic Spirit Ronnie L. Russell is a thrif ty 5-year-old youngster of Dillsboro. He has saved 750 pennies, and when he heard of' ! the copper shortage, he went to the bank and exchanged his savings for war stamps. Now he is happy. Uncle Sam will have 750 more pen nies to use, and that many less to make, and the war stamps will be worth more th*n the pennies some day. Ronnie is the son of Mrs. Margaret Queen Russell and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Queen, , of Dillsboro. ' . _3iwLv-. V*. 1 Sylva Baptists Launch Expansion Program, Successful Year Ends' Church Grows ItfSVVW. E. PETTIT 'tmafcvr Student Officers And Faculty Of WCTCTo Meet * Conference Starts Today, Will Continue Through Sat urday Night. Tile pre-sessinn conference held annually by stufi.nt officers and faculty members at Western Caro lina Teachers college will begin today and continue through Satur day. Due to travel conditions, the conference is being held at the col lege this year instead of at Lake Junaluska. The college school year will be gin September 7. Judging from the number of rc?>m reservations and applications, the administra- 1 tion believes that the incoming freshman class will be considerably I larger than in several previous years; Student leaders to participate in 'the pre-session conference include: Roselle Ayers, Robbinsville, presi- j dent of the student body; Martha j Perkins, of Goldsboro, president of the Women's House government;! Agnes Henson of Cullowhee, presi- j dent of Day Students' government; LucileH. Paris of Spring '-Creek, chief counselman for Moore dormi tory; Sara McMillan of Campo- j bello, S. C., chief councilman for | Robertson hall; Hope Edwards, of Bald Creek, chairman of the Big Sisters organization; Helen Harts horn of Asheville, editor of the Western Carolinian; Margaret Rentz of Whittier, president of Al pha Phi Sigma; and sponsors Eliz abeth Anne Hunter of Cullowhee, (Louise Tweed of Marshall, and Kenneth Terrell, Robert Hennslee and Billy Cope of Sylva, who have been invited to assist with the planning. Faculty members to participate include John S. Seymour, Dean W. E. Bird, Miss Anne Hammond and Miss Anne Allbright. Morning, afternoon and evening sessions -Will be held during the meeting. \ * . t > ii. ? ? ? 50 Merchants At iend^PA^Mfteting Much interest was shown in the OPA meeting held last week for Jackson county merchants. Prob lems concerning prices were dis cussed at length, with C. D. Parker and F. E. Carlton of the Charlotte office and L. R. Hamilton of the Asheville office presenting the facts for the Office of Price Administra tion. Approximately 50 local mer chants and business meVi were in attendance. >?? ? ? i The Sylva Baptists have just closed a most successful church year, and have definite plans for an expansion program, which is now underway. ' Under the leadership of Rev. W. E. Pettit, pastor, the church has shown remarkable grains, and the program mapped out for the future growth has started* in an encouraging manner The report of the churph to th^ 114th annual meeting of the Tucka siegee Association showed many encouraging gains. ; * been 62 adcHtftyfts to ^toe^church membersnip. Contributions for the , church year totaled $8,780. Forj the previous church year the total was $3,831. The financial gain in a twelve months period was ? $4, 949. Of the total contributions $1,183 was given to missions and benevolences. The church now fats -282 mem bers in Sylva and a total member ship- of 410. There are 30 mem bers of the church serving in var ious branches of the armed ser vice, and many" are~ working In defense centers. During the church year a con siderable amount of repair work . a ^ ' ? ? , flOOF8 UHiyy Nations; vice president, Virgil i Elders; secretary, G. W. Revis; reporter, Cora Helen Gibson. I Savannah ? President, D loras Allison, vice president, Darling Cotr jdill; secretary, ? Lorjne_ JHoHand ; j reporter, Elaine Higdon; local j leader, Miss Middkton. Johns' Creek ? President, Ray Parker; vice president, Norma "Woodsy-secretary, Gypsre Steph ns; j local leader, Mrs. Reavis; local - leader, Mr. Fullbright. Glenville ? President, Dorothy Watson; vice president, Carmen1 Henderson; secretary, Marion Hen-' son; reporter, Jacqueline Moody;! local leader, Mrs. Norton; local leader, Mr. Wike. Cullowhee ? President, Daphane Nicholson; vice president, Luther 1 Norton ; secretary, Ruth Pressley; , reporter, Rebecca Ann Smith. Beta ?? President, Jimmie War den! vice president, Dan Moore;' secretary, Jo Ann Curry; reporter, Edna Fay Ensl-y. Webster ? President, Joe Ed wards; vice president, Bob Parker; j secretary, Gladys Sutton; reporter, jMary Bob Clemmons; local leader] Miss Simmons; local leader, Mr! Buchanan. Tuckaseigee? President, Mildred Ashe; vice president, . Bertta Lee j Middleton; secretary Auston Hoop er- Reporter, Otella Parker; local lead^, Mrs. Brown. Oak, Ridge ? President, Sanford Melton; vice president, James Broom; secretary, Ella Mae Mat thews, local leader, Troy Rogers. W. C. T. C. Opens Tuesday, Sept. 7 Western Carolina Teachers College will begin September 7th. Registration and reserva tion of the freshmen class so far surpasses that of the past several years. J acksonCounty Singers To Meet September 5th Regular monthly meeting of the Jackson County ? Singing Conven tion has been announced by R. D. Phillips, president, for Sunday afternoon, /September 5, at 2 o'clock in Sylva graded schooK auditorium. Mr. Phillips says that everybody is invited to come and bring a song book where all will enjoy an infor mal musical occasion. There will be no contests, just a general ren dition of the songs people like to hear and sin*. Unusual interest has been ex pressed in the coming meeting, the president stated, because of invi tations to residents of adjoining counties and beyond, a Georgia group ,being expected as special guests. Mr. Phillips says that the orga nization, which has long been an important factor in the community life, is over 40 years old. Coming Here CREGG CHERRY, prominent North Carolinian, of Gastonia, will make the principal address here Tuesday, September 14, at the dedi cation and unveiling of the Honor Ldgion. > ? '* - '? R. G. Sehwanebeek Leaves Here For Seminary Work Presbyterian Pulpit Will Be Filled By Rev. Mr. Robinson, Of Bryson City. Rev. Robert G. Sehwanebeek, who has been acting: pastor of the Sylva Presbyterian church, left yester day for ^Columbia Seminary,, I) - catur, Ga., where he will resume Tiis theological studies. ! Although Mr. Sehwanebeek was ! n Sylva for only three. -months he made a lasting impr.ssion* not only 'upon the local congregation but iupon the community at~large. A native of Savannah, Ga., an A. B. graduate of- Presbyterian college of Clinton, S. C., he is a young minister of exceptional promise. Upon relinquishing his duties here, he said that the people of this section would always be remembered with "the warmest es teem, and that he fully expects to return, if only as a visitor. Mr. Sehwanebeek announced that b inning September 1, as a temporary measure, the Presbyter ian pulpit will b;j in charge of Rev. G> M. Robinson, beloved pastor of Bryson City and Sylva, who will, hold night services twice a month, beginning with Communion ritis next Sunday, September 5. New Production Record Set By Fontana Workers F? C. Chelemmer, project man ager of the Tennessee Valley Au thority's Fontana dam project, sent congratulations to his construction organization for establishing a new TV A record for concrete pour ing and quarry production in a 24 hour period last Tuesday. For the period ending at 7 a. m., the workers placed 9,218 cubic yards of concrete (more than 18, 000 tons) and blasted, drilled and screened 20,670 tons of rocks. Fontana dam will require 6, 000,000 tons of stone for 3,000,000 cubic yards of concrete needed. No Football For Sylva High School In the absence of a coach, the Sylva high school wilL not have a football team this season, it was announced by J. L. Hair, super intendent. The routine physical education program will be continued, with Mr. Hair taking over these duties. Cregg Cherry To Be Speaker For The Ceremony Shield Will Contain Names Of About 1,200 Jackson County Men. " The dedication and unveiling of the Honor Roll Shield, recently erected by the William E. Dillard I Post of the American Legion here, will take place Tuesday, September , 14th, at two o'clock, with Cregg , Cherry, former speaker of the House of Representatives, as prin- . cipal speaker of the occasion. Final details of the program, which will attract several thousand people, is now being worked out by ?Trthw. T? Pnrhin, fftrnmomfcr | Legion and his associates. A platform will he erected in front of the Honor Roll Shield for the speakers. The shield is on the lot adjoining the post' office, and in all likelihood, traffic on Main Street will be stopped during the program. ' * -y#. The finishing touches are to be put on the shield this week, and . t h* ? names ? oi thp 1,200 Jackson county men will be put on the shield. Mr. Corbin reminded all parents of Jackson county men in service that went from any other selective service board other than the one r, here to get the man's name to Miss - * Holden at the draft board. TWo daughters of men now in service will be named to unveil the shield, Mr. Corbin said. ^ Old Phonograph Being Gathered Here .By Legion county .student . rwoul^colTecr-100 pounds : old phonograph records like Ruby Queen, of Dfllsboro, recently djd, this county would provide enough records for every man in service to enjoy new records. M iss Queen got thi> records from Mr. and Mrs. H. l\ Cornor, of Dills boro, who have two sons and a grandson in service. Jhe records are being collected by the American Leg.on here, and sent to a record manufacturer who melts the old rt cords and makes new ones that are sent to the men in all branches of service every where. The American Legion is asking every school child to gather up all the old records available and bring to their respective schools. The school officials in turn are to get the ri cords to Walter Ashe, at the court house. The men in service request more music and entertainment, and through records is the most prac tical way to get it to them, it was f pointed out. The condition of the records does not matter, since they will be melt ed for new ones anyway. John F. Corbin, commander of the American Legion here is in charge of the work of collecting these records. Sgt. Allison Arrives Safely In England Word has been received here of the safe arrival of Sgt. Major Allison at an American army post somewhere in England. Sgt. Allison is the son of Joe Alli son, of Webster, and the late Mrs. Allison. He left here in March of this year as a volunteer in an ordnance company organised by the automobile dealers association of North Carolina. All officers and men of the company are volunteers and all are from this state. Before entering the armed services, Afli son was employed for several yean by Allison Motor Company in Sytau He received his basic army train ing at an ordnance depot in Red River, Texas. ? \ ' j Bill Arp Lowrance, genial pub lisher of The Mecklenbnff Times, live Charlotte weekly p*per? ? a visitor at the Herald Office last m Friday. ? Frances BrysoU ~ Leads All Girls In 4-HProjects Frances Bryson, a member of the Webster ,4-H recently declared^ i completed more pro any other i-H g&H county. v. The 4-H Clnb the supervision ? sion work in tfe* rest i?