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AMERICA First, Last and Always The Sylva Herald VOL. XVIII NO. 23 AND RURAL1TE? CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943^ ?YLVA, N. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER ~27Tl94T THE SYLVA HERALD Dedicated To ProyreaaiTa Service To Jackson County $1.50 A Year In Jackson and Swain Counties ? 5c Copy Fighting Cherokee Of Jackson Found To Be ~ Prisoner Near Naples ! Fred Bradley, one ot Jackson county's fighting Cherokees, . son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bradley, reported missing in action during the invasion of Sicily, has just been announced as fc prisoner of the Italians. , ? ?.>- t s The father, who takes pride in ! being assistant chief of the near- ! by reservation, and ris equally ] proud of two sons now in the ser- j vice, has received the following ! letter of October 20, from Senator Bailey? ? ? r - ?* "The War Department has ad- 1 s vised me that your son, Pvt. Fred ? Bradley, is being held as a priso ner of war by the Italians. I have I requested the War Department to j keep me informed as to the welfare of these prisoners, insofar as may be possible. "It is my hope that your son will 1 receive the treatment accorded prisoners of war under Interna tional agreement. I hope that there may be an exchange of prisoners and that your son will be return ed. "This letter is to eytehd my sym pathy and to expfess the hope that in due season your son will be safe ly returned to this country and to you." In addition to tne senator's let ter, the father has received a mes sage via the Red Cross, saying that young Bradley, a para- trooper was wounded; that he is recuperating; and that his location is somewhere north . of Naples (thought to" be about fifteen miles from that city). Private Bradley, who is 23 years old, graduated from Gherokee High ..^school, iftjfift fcounty where 1lis parents - reside, although their poat office is Chero kee. He joined the army nearly three years ago; landed in North Africa last March, and was in the thick of the fighting until captur- I ed by the Axis. He Has not re- 1 visited this section since joining the colors. An older brother, James, has been in the navy twenty years ancT is now a chief gunner. Asked the general location of his sailor son, Henry Bradley smiled sadly, shook his head, and said; "In one of the j oceans, on a submarine chaser ? that's the nearest I can come to it." James, who fought the Japs at Pearl Harbor, and who has taken ? part in three major engagements ; since, was at home for a short j leave last June, the father said, j There are three other brothers: ! Shon, of Oklahoma; Deweese, of this county; and George, of Chero kee. The Bradley's have two dau ghters, both of Jackson county ? Misses Reva and Rowena Bradley. Hallowe'en To Bex Celebrated With School Carnival Webster school will stage its an- j nual Hallowe'en Carnival Friday ' evening, October 29 at the school- ! house. Entertainment features will be bowling, fish pond, chamber of hor- j rors, hoop games, fortune telling, bingo, beauty parlor, dart games, cake walks, minstrel show and re freshments. Ap^outstanding carnival event, already under way, is the pret- | tie st girl competition. The contes- ! tants, representatives from theT' high school home rooms and the eighth grade, are: Amy Beasley, Lorraine Bishop, Virginia Collins, Frances Potts, Reba Green, Aileen < Barron, Louise Crisp and Frances Bryson. ' ' Clifford Moses ~~ Joins Army Unit Clifford D. Moses, Jackson coun ty lad, of East La Porte, has ar- j rived at the Field Artillery Re placement center, Fort Bragg, and will there begin his basic military j training. Mr. Moses writes that he has been assigned to the Third Field Artillery Training regiment, say- 1 ing that, after initial training, he will be transferred to a field or ganization. If you find that yoiw liquor and tobacco are not so strong any more it may be that the heavy tax bur den they are carrying has weak ened them. District Officer Arinounceifcjoint Masonic luting $?-F> Jarrett, secretary of'Dilla** b0*0~>*dge 459, A.' F, and A. M., MtL^feputy errand master of the 4$lft?r Masonic district, embracing Jacttgon, Swain and Macon coun-' tlj^h^A¬mced a district meet Thursday eventhg, Novem ber 4. M 8 o'clock, in the Masonic te rnpfey Dillsboro. The deputy errand master has called this district, meeting in con junction with a gathering already announced, when the Dillsboro lodge celebrates its golden anni versary. Mr. Jarrett said thtft a large attendance from all three of the counties named is expected to par ticipate in a program now in pro cess of preparation. Invitations are being extended to Masons of the neighboring Hay wood, Mr. Jarrett said. A light luncheon will be served. i-i Corbin Announces Celebration For Armistice Night John F. Corbin, Commander of the William E. Dillard Post of the American Xegion, of this city, "has announced that the local Post is -to enjoy , an, Arroiatlc* night banquet (Ifutch) on th? even ing of November 11th, starting at 7 o'clock. Commander Corbin stated that at least 188 other Le gion Posts in North Carolijia are expected to arrange similar ban quets and that these banquets are to be held simultaneously through out the state. ,Post Commander Corbin stated that he is appointing a special com mittee on arrangements for the local Armistice night banquet, which he hopes will be bigger than ever before. Commander Corbin termed Armistice night "Legion s Owen Holiday" and that of every World War veteran and stated that every member of the local Post of the American Legion and all vet erans of the first and second World Wars who were honorably dis charged are also invited to attend this banquet. The Commander is hoping to make this banquet by far the most successful and enjoy able banquet ever held by the lo cal Post. No Postage Needed To Return Found Rationing Books Under arrangements made with the Post Office Department, find ers of lost ration books may now drop them in the mail without pre paying postage or enclosing them in envelopes. The books will be re turned to the person whose name and address appear on the cover, on payment of a five-cent postage due charg?. - | When the addressee can not be | found, the Post Office will forward , the book to the nearest local board. Teachers Gather I In Monthly Meet The teachers of Webster School held their monthly professional meeting Thursday afternoon, Oc tober 21, at the school. The program, Ted by Miss Sue' Tatham and Miss Sarah Belle Hooper, consisted of the following: Education in War and Peace 1. Introduction, Miss Sue Tath am. 2. Shall We Teach War?, R. P. ( Buchanan. 3. Consumer Education and Vic- ! tory, Mrs. Kate Rhinehart. 4. Schools and Manpower, J. E. Brown. 6. Administering Those War Ac- 1 tivities, Mrs. D. D. Davis. 6. The Birth of a New Briton, Miss Hannah' Cowan. \ j 7. Revolution in the Three R's, , Miss Margaret Morgan. 8. Schools for War and Peace,} Miss Lora Alice Long. | Orr Pleads For Wood Cutting Before Winter ^Paul Ellis and R. U. Sutton, of the Mead Corporation, and Ray Orr, assistant county, agent in for estry, attended the wood caravan, a' presentation of the U. S, Army at McCormick Field, Asheville, Tues day evening. ^pejdaring it a most appealing and dramatic event in pleading the cause of wood cutting for war needs, Mr. Orr, who visited The Herald office last Wednesday, just after returning . from Asheville, asked that local farmers be espec ially urged to hasten the progrq>m for wood production for local milTS" before the difficulties of winter, with many impassable toads. "Every log: is a gun for us against the Axis/' said Mr. Orr, "and how I wish all our farmers and cutters had seen that wood is not only essential, it is vitally es sential to winning the war." There are a number of mills here, Mr. Orr pointed out, that are especially in need of chestnut and other hard woods, for . immediate production of tannic acid. There is wood required for making cor rugated paper shipping containers for guns, ammunition and oversea food shipments, he added, with cer tain kinds of wood necessary for tannning leather to be used by every service man in uniform. Farmers, said the forestry agent, shoud cut wisely and thoroughly. By this, he explained, he does not mean that forests should be des troyed; on the other hand, they should be carefully conserved. Mr. Orr said that the use of ma ture trees is the object of the cut ting program; that trunks squar ing 14 inches at breast height are provision that the growth has not good selection, good felling, and good logging ? is the life of any forester's program, he pointed out. Mr. Orr said that stumpage pric es are now such that tract owners and woodsmen can work in profi table collaboration with the gov ernment agents and with mill ope rators in getting out every availa ble tree before cold weather. "Stumpage," Mr. Orr explained, means uncut timber, ^this being connected for "on the stump" ? just as cattle are often sold "on the hoof." Child Education Meeting Is Held International The local chapter of the Child hood Education at Western Caro lina Teachers College held its ini tial meeting in the parlors of Moore dormitory on Thursday eve ning:, with Hope Edwards, of Burnsville, presiding. During the brief business meet ing:, Gloria Tweed of Marshall, dis cussed the national organization. The constitution for the local chap ter was read and discussed by mem bers. Requirements for member ship were stated by Ruth Hamil ton, of Andrews, treasurer of the organization. The program for the evening, planned by Sara Braswell, of Mc- ! Forlen, vice president, consisted of reviews from the Childhood Edu cation Magazine by Anna Frances Jinnette of Goldsboro and Marga ret Waite of Mars Hill. C. A. Hoyle, principal of the demonstration school, talked infor mally to the group concerning the importance of teachers making con tacts with patrons and homes in order to determine the needs of children. The meeting concluded with a social hour during which Miss Le nora Smith, sponsor for the orga nization, was hostess. Sympathy Given Miss Currin In Loss Of Sister \ News of the death of Mrs. Elrha Currin Robertson, of Henderson, 1 has reached Sylva, where her sis- j ter, Miss Mary Currin, is widely known as executive secretary of > the Baptist State Union. Members of the Woman's Mis- ; sionary Union, Tuckaseigee Bap- ; tist Association, have requested the following notice be published: "The sympathy of the women of the Woman's Missionary Union of the Tuckaseigee Association goes to Miss Mary Currin, in her recent bereavement." axe, isver with the PATTON COMFORTS WOUNDED YANK ' * A_ j i ' ^ ~ ALWAYS SOLICITOUS of the men In his command, Gen. George Patton, I Jr.. stops to comfort Pvt. Frank A. Heed, of East Dedham, Mass., who was Injured in the fighting iri Sicily. Heed and the others in the photo were later moved by plane to a hospital. O.WX photo. ( International ) Mead Chemist Is To Join Service Unit Next Week Joseph Carl Corbin, local resi dent and chemist in the laboratory of the Mead plant, leaves Novem ber 3 for an army camp in South Carolina, Mr. Corbin, with 15 other Jack son county boys, was recently troorn 4n#<y? lliaaatf fee, -feeing ginl"* ed a brief leave for attention to business and personal matters. | Asked as to the naming of his ! succesor with the local firm, Mr. Corbin replied that his late em ployers are not yet ready to make such announcement. Mr. Cor, bin, who is also retiring superintendent .of the Sunday school of Sylva Baptist church, said that as yet no one has been appointed to that office. Mr. Corbin declared that *^ev-. erance of both connectionfV-as well as leaving friends in this commun ity, causes deep regret, although he looks forward with enthusiasm to membership in the armed forces, j Born in Western North Carolina, and a resident of Sylva for a num ber of years, he is the son of J. L. Corbin, well known Sylva man. Mr. Corbin is married, his wife, the former Miss Evelyn Ridley, being a native of Jackson county. Jarre tt Still t Makes Gallant Fight For Life R. P. Jarrett is reported as still fighting gallantly for life, follow ing a wreck in Atlanta, in which he and his wife narrowly escaped instant death. The Dillsboro native and former resident is now in the seventh week of unconsciousness, at Henry Gra day Hospital in his home city, At lanta. His condition, still grave, was thought to be slightly improved. R. F. Jarrett, father of the injured man, said that his son was at least no worse, with attending physic ians somewhat more hopeful, M rs. R. F. Jarrett continues to improve, her father-in-law said. Brown Announced New Supervisor In Farm Office William T7Brown, Jr., has mov~ ed to Sylva to take up his duties as County, Supervisor of the Farm Se curity Administration. He replac es William G. Davis, who recently joined the armed forces of the country, Before coming to Jackson coun ty, Mr. Brown acted as Associate FSA Supervisor in both Yancey and Buncombe counties. k Mr. Brown was reared on a farm in Buncombe county. He is a grad uate of Berea College and prior to coming with Farm Security was connected with dairy improvement work sponsored by the Farmers Federation. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are now liv- 1 ing near Sylva on Allen Branch. | \ Girl Of Six Is Struck By Car And Loses Leg j Joan Williams, of Bryson City, 6- year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 'Edgar F. Williams, is in Har ris Community Hospital, in serious condition, after being struck last Sunday evening by a car. Sheriff Leonard announced that nutffMTifr n# tha fihild'n con-* diiion, he was holding without bail, ;Clifforti Holcombe, said to be driver of the automobile, and Miss Pat ?Mathis, a companion, both being from Wilmont. Attaches of the hospital reveal ed that it had been necessary to amputate the little girl's leg just above the knee; that blood trans fusions had been given, and that her condition was serious. Son&e improvement was noted at the time this account was written, Tuesday noon, and it was thought that there was probability of recovery. | The accident happened at Gate way, near Qualla, at about 4 p. m., while the little Williams girl was playing with a companion, Sammy Sutton, small son of Mr. and Mrs. James Sutton. The latter child re ceived bruises and lacerations, but was not thought seriously enough injured for admission to hospital, following first aid. It was said that relatives of the Williams child, sitting in a parked car near the filling station,- saw the auto which struck the two play mates leave the highway, crash into the back of the service station, and pin the young girl against a r ar wall, almost severing a leg? which was amputated a few hours later. Miss Hall Given Majority Vote In Recent Election Miss Lela Moore Hall, daughter of Mrs. David M. Hall, of Sylva, and a student at Western Carolina Teachers College, has been elected by student ballot as senator of the freshman class of which she is a member. M iss Hall graduated from Sylva high school in 1943, when she was a member of the Beta Club. She was president of her class during her freshman and senior years. On the college campus, Miss Hall is a member of the Marshall's Club and Dramatics Club. Miss Allison Is Made President Of Savannah Club The Savannah 4-H Club met on Monday, October 18, the meeting being called to order by Miss Dolores Allison, who was elected president, x The theme for discussion was, "Health for Better Living." Mem bers took part and the program evoked keen interest. Records that the club members kept during the summer, were handed to Miss Margaret Martin, Jackson County Demonstration Agent. Chairman Higdon Explains Method For Farm Buying i Tenant farmers of Jackson coun I ty who have the necessary qualifi cations and want to he considered for loans with which to buy family type farms of their own under the U. S. Department of Agriculture's farm ownership pr6gram should ap ply immediately to the Farm Se curity Administration office in Sylva, it was announced by Dennis C. Higdon, chairman of FSA's county farm ownership committee. Under the Bankhead-Jones farm tenant act, a limited number of loans can be made in designated i counties each year to farm ten lants, sharecroppers, or farm la | borers who are American Citizens, I to enable them to obtain life-time j security on farms of sufficient size I to adequately support their fami lies. The loans are repayable with in forty years at three per cent interest, but it is the policy of the FSA to encourage all Tenant Pur chase borrowers to pay ahead of schedule while prices are good, thereby enabling the borrower to save much money which he would otherwise pay on interest, and at the same time pay for his farm in the shortest possible time. Farmers who are interested in this type of loan can obtain the details from Williahi T. Brown, Jr., County FSA Supervisor. In the > four years the tenant j purchase program has operated in jthis county, 27 farmers have ach ieved farm ownership through these i loans. The farm ownership committee passes on the appplications for all loans involving purchase of farms, i j and must approve the farms to be purchased. Other members of the farm own ership committee in Jackson coun ,frei Robert M. Bryson, Speed Roger Dillard Is | Named Manager Sorority Sponsors I Jackson county welcomes a na tive son back to the "business life of the town, as Rosrer Dillard re turns from^ Asheville, to assume management^ of the local Dixie I Home store. iMr. Dillard took over |his new duties several days ago [ succeeding A. G. Huff, who was transferred to head a department |in the West Asheville super mar ket of the same organization. Son of C. p. Dillard, of. Willets, Mr. Dillard has an impressive record with the Dixie firm, and is being welcomed by a wide circle of acquaintance s in his old home com jm unity. Masonic Lecturer Announced To Be Present At Meet There will be a regular meeting ?'f Dillsboro Lodge No. 459. Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Thurs day. November 4, at 7:30 p. m., for the purpose of degree work ; secretary R. p. Jarrett has an 1 flounced. Assistant Grand Lecturer J. \V. Alford, will be present and will present lectures beginning Mon iday, November 1, the lecture work to extend for /five days. Every j member is urgAl to attend as often i as possible, with a special invita tion to he present on the evening f or November 4. ? j There will be important commu nications to each member, with l^isitinp: Masons, as always, hear | til y welcomed. i * Relations Club Holds Election ^?Members of the International Re jlations Club at Western Carolina j Teachers College met in the Stu dent Union building on Thursday evening with their sponsor, Dr. H. P. Smith, to elect officers and make ? plans for the year. j The officers elected were Lyn wood Halliburton, of Hamlet, Pre sident; Emogene Northcutt, of Mc I Farlan, vice president; and Mary , Moody, of Canton, secretary and , treasurer. Members and their sponsor plan to conduct forums dur ing the year on current problems and post-war planning. If you try to get at the root of an evil you are likely to get your self into a muck. I Gibson Made Head Of Fund Campaign In This Township County Chairman Sutton and Herbert Gibson Com plete Organization; Savan nah and Willets Have Al ready Made Quotas. Last Friday evening R. U. Sut- * ton, Jackson county chairman of the National War Fund, called Sylva workers together, to effect an organization for Sylva Town ship; named Mayor Herbert Gib son township chairman, and an nounced Sylva Township's quota as $1 ,639.00. Chairman Sutton had> already stated in last week's Herald that the county's quota of the nation wide drive for $125,000,000.00 is $4,099.00. Mr. Sutton reminded his co-work ers that Savannah Township had [already subscribed and' collected its lalloted $200, completing its can jvass Sunday, dctober 18* before I the campaign even started next day. Further congratulations were offered Willets Township, which reached its quota of $100, October 20, as reported by Chairman J. Jerome Phillips. [ Both Mr. Sutton and Mr. Sitton expressed great satisfaction at the record of these two sections, both having gone "over the top" so cre ditably, and the Friday evening gathering was described by the two chairmen as one of confidence and enthusiasm. Mr. Gibson has announced the following solicitors for Sylv& town ship: Armour Leather Company and Sylva Coal and Lumber Company plants, W. T. Wise, O. E. Brook hyser; Mead Corporation and Build ers Supply and Lumber Company plants, Paul Ellis, Roscoe Poteet Harxy Ferguson; Jackson County * Bank, W. J. Fisher; Sylva Supply ; Company stores, Chester Scott. Hotels and Cafes, Velt Wilson; Filling Stations and Garages, Ray Cogdill; Wallace Tire and Recap and Bill's Garage, Karl Wallace;' Stores, T. E. Reed, T. N. Massie and R, U. Sutton; Hospital, Mrs. H. A. Carter; Court House, Walter Ashe and G. R. Lackey; Schools, Louis Hair; Barber Shops and Beauty Parlors, Jeff Hedden; [Newspapers, R. U. Sutton; Mica | Plants and Miscellaneous, M. D. j Cowan; Lawyers, Dan K. Moore; Doctors and Dentists, Dr. W. P. McGuire; Beta Section, V. L. Cope; Special gifts, E. L. McKee; Indi viduals, Chas. M. Reed and C- G. Middleton; Colored people, Rev. Joe Smith. ; Willets Township Makes Fund Quota R. I'. Sutton, chairman for Jack son county in the National War Fund drive, has announced anoth er local township, Willets, as hav ing made its quota. Willi ts, assigned the amount of ?>100 to be subscribed, completed its assignment last Wednesday, Oc tober 20, according to a message sent Mr. Sutton by Township Chair man S. Jerome Phillips. This makes the second Jackson unit to complete its successful drive. Savannah being the first. jNo More Practice Black-Outs Here i | DosjrlTe OCD anfTo u n cemen t a that no more surprise blackouts { will be held in North Carolina, the i State Civilian. Defense Protective J Service will retain its organization, j The OCD also says that twenty four hour manning of control cen ters is unnecessary; Despite this | regional advice, the State Civilian Defense emphasizes that no civil ian protection function is schedul ed ot^ demobilization in the near future. i ' ' ' * t CORRECTION Pfc. John M. Bradley, injured last summer in a motor wreck near Camp Stewart, Ga., and reported to The Herald as fatally hurt, ap peared last week at the office and jsmilingly announced himself as alivp and well. I Pfc. Bradley had been declared not by one, but by several sources, ! apparently authoritative, as having lost his life. * Assuredly, this is one time when The Herald is glad it was mistaken. The correction is made with pro- , found satisfaction. m
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