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VOL. XVIII NO. 18 ' SYLiVA, N. C., WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 22. 1943 $1.50 A Year In Jackson and Swain Counties? 5c Copy
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Sylva Plans for Record
Breaking Crowd
Aiia^
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Urges Increase In War Bond Sales
Final Stretch Is
Always Difficult
When Nearing End
Sales Now Total $86,000,
But Chairman Warns That
Remainder Will Come '
Hard.
Progress in sale o? War Bonds, in
the third loan drive, has been des
cribed by R. L. Ariail, permanent
county chairman, as fair. The local
banker said that, with a $15,000
subscription recently assured him,
$86,uuu may now be considered tn j
the bag ? with $38,000 still to go.
Asked if that were not reason for
jubilation, Mr. Ariail shook his
head. "No!** was the reply, and it
was very emphatic. "I grant you,"
he added, "that from a percentage
standpoint, our prospects look ex
cellent for an early completion?
but get this: All the large subscrip
tions are in. I repeat, all the large
subscriptions are in."
Mr. Ariail pointed out that he
is no pessimist, that he still has
unshaken faith in this community,
but that the latter end of a bond
campaign is always the hardest be-,
cause it means that so many smal
ler purchases are needed.
He explained that some Jackson
citizens make the mistake, the very
natural one, of talking in terms of
the maturity amount of the bonds,
instead of purchase price. He ask
ed that it be heavily emphasized
that this county's quota is $124,000
in actual cash that must be spent
for the bonds.
After the section has already
been well canvassed, it puts a dif
ferent complexion on that final
$88,000, he warned.
"Yes, well make.it-? we must
make it," concluded Mr. Ariail, "but
tell your readers that the last is
necessarily the hardest, and I'm
still urging every person in Jack
son county, with an income at all,
to buy a bond of some denomina
tion."
There are four disbursing agents
in the county, The Jackson County
Bank, The Sylva Post Office, The
Cullowhee Post Office and the Post
Office at Cashiers.
Those working with Mr. Ariail
in the campaign include: Mrs. Har
ty E. Ferguson, chairman of the
woman's division; T. N. Massie,
charge of Sylva and Dillsboro; A.
C. Moses, in charge of the campaign
in county schools; Louis Hair, in
charge of Sylva schools; Paul Buch
anan, in charge of the Webster
school; Xj. A. Hoyle, at Cullowhee
Training School; and Frank I.
Watson, the Glenville school.
Raymond U. Sutton has charge
of industries and payroll groups;
G. R. Lackey, in -charge of rural
districts; Dr. A. W. Ashbrook, has
charge of Cullowhee, East La Porte
and that immediate area.
Speakers available for any com
munity rally, include - Dr. H. 'T.
Hunter, Mrs. E. L. McKee, Hugh
Monteith and Dan Tompkins.
War news and pictures will be
come more realistic and the people
of the nation will understand that
fighting is not as easy as staying
at home.
Jackson's Bond
Quota Is - -
$124,000
$125,000!? |
$110,000?
9 90,000 ?
$ 70,000?
f 50,000 ?
$ 30,000 ?
$ 10,000?
?1120,000
? 1100,000
? $ 80,000
?I 60,000
? $ 40,000
? * 20,000
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New Industrial
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Plant For Webster
Circus Publication Is
Produced Here Weekly
By Charlie B. Campbell
Loves The Circus
C H A R LI E B. CAMPBELL,
well known Sylva business man,
keeps circus fans all over the na
weekly
puoiicauon.
Training School
Faculty, To Give
JflUiHfjQHflhiMrailay
On Thursday afternoon, Septem
ber 23, the faculty of the training
school at Cullowhee will honor al)
new members of its own and W. C.
iT. C-, staffs, with a picnh: supper on
the campus lawn.
Honorees ffbm the training
school will be Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus
Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. McMurray
Richey. Guests from the college
will be: Dr. Grant McColley, Prof.
Clarence Chrisman. and Miss Char
lotte Watson. Invitations have
also been issued to: President and
Mrs. H. T. Hunter, Mrs. C. A.
Ifoyle?- Prof. Leonard Allen, Dr. '
C D. Killian. ,
Names of hosts and hostesses
are: Principal C. A. Hoyle, of the
training school; Miss Cordelia
Camp, Dr. A. L. Bramlett, Mrs.
C. D. Kallian, Miss Kathleen Davis,
Miss Nelle Bond, Miss Anne Rabe,
Mrs. Evelyn Coward, Mrs. James
Whatley, Miss Edyth Walker, Mrs.
[Leonard Allen, Miss Fannie Good
man, Miss Geneva Turpin.
Local Man Has Puplicatinn
That Goes To Circus Fans
Over Nation.
The only publication of its kind in
the United States is issued from
headquarters right here in Sylva.
A weekly bulletin prepared by
Charles B. Campbell, pippietor of
Campbell's lee Cream Store, is
eagerly read by residents of every
state in the Union, and war condi
tions permitting ,by citizens of half
a dozen foreign countries.
No, it is not information about
ice cream, nor anything else sold
in Mr. Campbell's sweet shop; it
is a list of schedules of all circuses,
big and little, throughout the na
tion, Canada and Mexico. It gives
the current week's movements of
each outfit, times of arrival, times
of departure.
What is its purpose, why is it
read, as it is, so ardently? "Be
cause," explains Mr. Campbell, "the
circus has its fans just as do base
ball, football, and the turf. The
late Billy Sunday was an ardent ad
herent, r as is Henry Ford, one of
the Reynolds families of tobacco
famet and many ro^e^..tfa;
Mr 'Campbell himself^ once an
employee of Wallace Brothers Cir
cus, declares emphatically that
circus fans are as loyal as are de
votees of the popular sports, pro
bably more so. The idea behind
his publication is so unusual and
his scope .of operation so wide, that
it took considerable explanation
before the Herald interviewer could
grasp the idea or think in terms
of this unique project.
Mr. Campbell' points out that in* j
formation as to the movements, of]
circuses large and small, is eagerly,
welcomed by circus fans all over
the country. Perhaps one of these
circus patrons lives in Flagstaff,
Arizona, or Portland, Maine. JCnow
ledge that such an such a circus
will be at a town possibly a hun
dred miles away, will enable him
to engage in his favorite pastime ?
to sit in the big tent and watch
the performance.
Thus the circus fan subscribes
to Mr. Campbell's weekly printed
message. While there are no other
such bulletins in the country, there
are three more organizations to
which circus customers subscribe.
These also release literature at
intervals, both regular and irregu
lar. One of these is The Circus
Historical Society, Guelph, On
tario, and another the Fans Asso
ciation of- America, Gales Ferry,
(Continued on page 7) ?
Making Plans
For Operation
At Early Date
Further proof of the splendid re
sources of this section has just been
provided by installation of Machin
ery for obtaining nickel and mag
nese, by the Smoky Mountain
Nickel and uhrome Iron compahy,
at Webster.
Property has been purchased by
J. Miller and associates, of Mount
Pleasant, Pa., from the Alford Wil
son heirs,- and work is to advance
rapidly. A large smelted has al
ready been unloaded at Sylva, and
'their is every indication of
prompt and profitable operation.
The ground to be worked is said
to show a high percentage of the
metals now so much needed for the
war effort.
Jarrett And Wife
Are Reported To
Be Badly Injured
Robert Jarrett, resident of At
lanta, native of Dillsboro, who,
with his wife, was seriously injur
ed in a motor wreck at Atlanta,
has been reported as showing no
improvement, his condition still be
ing regarded as critical.
Mrs- Jarrett is said to have been
less severely injured than her hus
Mr. Jarrett is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. F. Jarrett, of Dills
boro. Two brothers, Clyde H. Jar
rett, of. Andrews, and Dr. Ralph
Jarrett, of Charlotte, hastened at
once to Atlanta, upon news of the
accident, planning to remain pend
ing changes in the sufferers' con
ditions.
The parents in Dillsboro have
been receiving numerous expres
sions of interest from a wide circle
of friends, all of whom hope for
the recovery of both.
Hospital Awards
Nursing Diploma
To Miss Sumner
Miss Eloise Sumner, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Sumner of
Sylva, last week received her di
ploma from the Biltmore Hospi
tal School of Nursing, at Biltmore,
and is now a graduate nurse.
The closing exercises were con
ducted in All ** Souls Episcopal
church. Miss Sumner made an ex
cellent record while pursuing her
studies at the hospital and her car
eer in her chosen profession will be
of wide interest to many friends
in this community.
McGinnis Is Welcomed
From Solomon Islands
To Spend Shore Leave
Five Hundred Were Killed
By A Japanese Bomb, Within
Few Feet of Where He Stood
SEAMAN JAMES WALTER
McGINNIS, of Sylva, at home
ktoom ? 8olomon Islands area, for
shore leave in two yeats. ^
Miss Martin Is
Heard In Speech
On Food Topic
The Webster Home Demonstra
tion Club met Monday afternoon,
September 13, at the home of Mrs.
Don Davis. After the business
session which was conducted by the
president, Mrs. Dennis Higdon, a
program on "Safety in the Home"
was presented by Miss Margaret
Martin, home demonstration agent.*
"Food For Freedom" pamphlets
were distributed to the members
by Miss Martin.
At the conclusion of the pro
gram, refreshments were served by^
the hostess to the following mem
bers: Mrs. Dennis Higdon, M?s.
F. M. McKee, Mrs. L. H. Cannon,
Mrs. Ernest Penland, Mrs. C. J.
Cowan, Mrs. D. D. Davis, Mrs.
Dewey Blanton, Miss Myrtle Da
j vis, Mrs. R. P. Buchanan, and Miss
I Martin.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Higdon on
October 11.
The man who doesn't like hot
weather can now get ready to dis
like cold weather. It's coming.
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58-Piece Band From . Waynesville Will Play For Unveiling Program On 23rd
Thfsis the 58-piece uniformed band from Wayneaville which will participate in the unveiling program here on the 23rd. The band
is under the direction of Chrfrles Isley.
James JVyalter McGinnis, petty
officer second class, U. S. Navy, son
Of Mrs. Hattie McGinnis of Sylva,
arrived last week for a visit at
home after 17 months in the Solo
| mon Islands.
He was in the thick of the fight
ing in the hotly contested area, and
can tell many thrilling stories of
his experience ? a number of which
must be withheld, he points out,
until the end of the war.
Like most of the lads who have
ridden / with death at their elbows,
Se^jrjrifn McGinnis is very modest
and reticent as tcr his own share in
tire heroic deeds that are now mak
ing history.
He merely touches on one inci
dent, one worthy of many pages.
This was the occasion when a
Japanese bomb fell near where he
stood and killed 500 men at one
i blast. Seaman McGinnis was a
1 member of the first expedition to
I the Solomons, his unit having
borne the brunt of many savage
| attacks.
He is well known here and
throughout Jackson county, having
been formerly employed respect
ively by Hooper Motor and Allison
MJtor Cofftparitoik ** US i
Sylva high school and is being
warmly welcomed by old class
mates and by residents of the en
tire community, all of whom wish
!him a happy stay for this his first
| shore leave in two years.
Sylva Seaman Is
Improving Fast
After Operation
<cv;
Many local residents have been
interested in the condition of Gene
( Coward, Sylva boy, now first class
I seaman in the U. S. Navy, who
underwent an operation for appen
! dicitis recently in the United States
Naval hospital at Bainbridge, Md.
He is reported as rapidly con
? valescing, and will probably be
able to rejoin his service unit with
in a short while. Seaman Coward
who has been in the navy a little
j more than three months, attended
i the local high school, where he
made many friends. He is the son
of Mrs. Kb Coward, of Sylva.
School Glee Club
! Picks Officers
For Current Term
The Webster high school Glee
j Club elected the following officers
for the year: President, Mary
iSmathers; Vice President, Thel
malene Parker; Secretary, Betty
Ruth Higdon. Mrs. Pearl Madison
is the sponsor of the club.
The Glee Club is planning to give
a Christmas Cantata and will furn
ish music for chapel programs, bond
rallies and commencement.
Speaker At Event
To Be Prominent
Member Of Legion
Hon. R. Gregg Cherry, Past
State Commander of Le
gion, Will Be Heard In
Celebration.
Sylva
Thursday, September 23, when
Jackson county's fathers, mothers,
wives, brothers, sisters, other rela
tives, and sweethearts will assemble
? in a throng of several thousand,'
it is believed ? to witness at 2 p. m.,
unveiling of the shield honoring
this community's men and women
in the service.
As already announced, Hon. R.
Gregg Cherry, of Gastonia, will be
guest speaker for this event which ]
is sponsored by William E. Dillard
Post of the American Legion,
Majur Cherry being past stale cuin
mander of that body, as well as
former speaker of the house in then
N. C. legislature.
Post Commander J. F. -Corbin
and Post Adjutant T. W. Ashe, who
is also chairman of Jackson county
commissioners, both have express
ed expectation of an event that will j
bring a large percentage of the
county's population to Sylva, one
that will long be remembered.
A rostrum will be erected near
the shield which stands within a
few feet of the post office; the Way
SCHOOLS TO CLOSE
John R. Jones, secretary of
the chamber of commerce, has
announced that Jackson county
schools will be given a half holi
day on Thursday, September 23,
in order that the teachers and
pupils may attend the unveiling
of the service men's shield, at
2 p. m. on that date.
nesville High School 57-piece band, ,
noted for its excellent performanc- -|
es, will provide patriotic music.
John. R. Jones, secretary of the \
chamber of commerce has announce >
-ed that tfylva business houses will
close at 2 o'clock for the remain
der of the day, in order that every
one possible may enjoy the follow- ;
ing program:
Meeting called to order by Post
Commander J. P. Corbin.
^Advancement of the colors ? by
the Legion Color Guard.
Invocation ? by Legion Chap
lain Rev. B. S. Hensley.
Remarks by Commander Cor
bin.
Introduction of speaker ? by Dan
Tompkins, past commander of the
Legion Post.
Speech ? by Major R. Gregg
Cherry.
Unveiling of the Honor Roll
Misses Brent Chapman and Ann
Cathey.
Singing: "America" led by the
school choir.
The -committee, whose "efforts
have made possible this gala event
are: Post Commander J. F. Corbin
and Adjutant T. W. Ashe; O. E.
Monjteith, Dillard Coward, Dan
Tompkins, Elliott Pressley, Joe
Davis, Posey Cathey.
Mr. Cathey has received much
commendation- as constructor of the
elaborate shield, upon which will
be inscribed the names of Jackson
county's own, its men and women
who are bearing a conspicuous part ?
in the present World War.
R. L. Ariail, permanent county
chairman for the third war loan
campaign, has been in close colla
boration with the legion post com
mittee, and he expects a large War
Bond sale as a result of the coming
gathering.
Mr. Ariail, who declares that his
chief ambition is to see Jackson ,
county go over the top, will spealt
? (Continued on page S) ?
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Educational Seminar
To Be Held In Sylva
The educational Seminar of the
Methodist church, Waynesville dis
dist church at 9:30 a. m., Thursday,
dist church at 9:30 a. m. Thursday,
September 23, Mrs. J. Robert Long,
of Bryson City, district president,
presiding.
Program of the day's gathering
follows;
9:30, Devotional ? Mrs. C. 0.
Newell.
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9:45, Purpose o? the meeting ?
| Mrs. J. B. Tabor.
1 10:00 ? Group meetings.
11:00 Christian Education ? Mrs.
J. B. Tabor, leader.
12:00 Chinese Emergency Relief
?Mrs. H. G. Hardin.
12:15 Young Women and Girl*^
?Mrs. Dan Moore, leader.
12:30 Spiritual Life ? Mrs. Joh&|
Christy. ,|
> Closing Devotional ? Mrs. Clar*
Purcell. ;;
Luncheon, especially for oflcar^rs
o i the societies, will follow
session proper, but all who are>
interested are cordialy invited.
Come To The Unveiling Of The Honor Rol
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