AMERICA
First, Last and
Always
VOL. XVIII NO. 27
The Sylva Herald
AND RURALITE? CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943
SYLVaTnT C~ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1943
THE SYLVA HERALD
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1944 Food And Feed
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Goals Given County
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WPB Is
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Seeking More
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Mica In Jackson
Vital Mineral
So Essential To
War Production
WPB Representatives Here
Trying To Get More Men
To Enter Mica Mining.
Approximately $10,000 is being
paid monthly for Jackson County
mica, it was learned from Colonial
Mica Corporation here this past
week. With more men available^
this could easily be doubled, it was
said, as there are many mines in
Jackson that are not being ope
rated.
Right now, something like 30
mines are in operation, and accord
ing to a survey, there are approxi
mately 94 mica mines in the coun
ty, and at least 00 of these could
be in operation with sufficient man
power, it was pointed out.
Since mica is so essential to the
?war effort, two representatives of
the War Production Board have
been here during the past week
trying to work out details for put
ting all mines on double shifts in
order to get increased production.
Nothing definite has been worked
out, since the shortage of manpow
er makes it impossible for opera
tors to step up production to meet
the demand, it was pointed out at
the office of Colonial here.
8. K. Green, buyer for Colonial,
said that Jackson mines were capa
ble of producing several times
present tonnage with more men to
carry on the work. It is possible
that Jackson mines could be gross
ing $30,000 or more per month, he
said.
F. R. Shaffer, field engineer in
charge of aH mines, and inspector
the findings in the coSnty ior pro*
(fitable mines. This past waek,
plans were , completed for resum
ing operations in the Woods Mini,
that is 75 years old, and once a
heavy producer. - ^
Colonial Mica Corporation is
opening ari office in Macon boun
ty in order to serve that fcrfca in
much the same way as the office
here.
Jackson Meets ,
November War
Bond Assignment
Jackson County will reach the
November War Bond quota of^Bl,
566, according to R. L. Ariail, coun
ty chairman.
While all the figures from sell
ing agencies for the month are not
in, the chairman said that all indi
cations were that the quota would
be met before the end of the month.
The record of always meeting the
4Uota has been maintained by Jack
son since the beginning of the war
bond sales back in 1942.
Draft Quotas To
Be Cut In Half
RALEIGH ? Draft quotas for
North Carolina will be reduc:d by
half after January 1st, according
to state selective service director,
Brig.-Gen. Metts.
Metts says that the cut in quotas
will be possible because the army
by that time will have reached its
goaLof ten and a half million men
in uniform. The quotas will be cut
to just the number necessary for
replacement purposes.
Metts says that North Carolina
has been supplying 19,000 men a
month to the armed forces. About
235,000 m'n from the state are
now in uniform.
Pvt. William Home
Home On Leave
Private William Horne, son of
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Horne,
who is serving in the U. S. Ma
rines, is spending a 10-day leave
here with his parents.
Pvt. Home entered the service
in August of this year and took
his basic training at Parris Island.
Upon completion of this initial
training he was transferred to
Cherry point, his preseijJ post.
Prior to entering the service Pvt.
Horne was engaged in fanning in
this county.
Legion Auxiliary To Be
Organized In Jackson
An American Legion Auxiliary
will be organized in Jackson Coun
ty, according to Commander John
P. Corbin, of the local post of the
legion.
Plans have been completed for
the organizational meeting at the
commissioner's room in ^the court
house on Friday, November 26, at
eight o'clock.
A representative of the state or
ganization will be present to assist
in organizing the local chapter.
Those eligible to join include moth
ers, wives, sisters and daughters
of honorably riHrhartrpri men frnn>
service of either World War One or
World War Two.
"We want every woman that is
eligible to join to become charter
members of this worth-while orga
nization," Commander Corbin said.
"Women who are interested in help
ing the Legion in these trying times
and getting ready to do a bigger
job after the war should join."
Qualla Home
Demonstration
Club Has Meeting
The Qualla home demonstration
club held an all-day Thanksgiving
meeting on Tuesday, November 16
at the home of Mrs. Crawford Shel
ton with Miss Margaret Martin,
hoi**' demonstration agent, in
'ftM Mfeftsrssjr
in with draft tqg, gravy, spare ribs,
greens, sweet potatoes, cranberry
relish, pickles, mixed salad, hot
biscuit, pumpkin pie and coffee was
served at noon.
After lunch Miss Martin gave
an .interesting -demonstration on the
^'Repairing and Care of Clothing."
Those attending the meeting
werej ^rs. Bob Howell, Mrs. John
Hyatt, Mrs. Colman Kinsland,
Mrs. Robert * Bradburn, Mrs. Ed
Bumgarner^ and Mrs. Florence
, Seaman.
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Officials Confer
Here On Library
Miss Marjorie Beale, of Raleigh,
and E. S. Christenbury, connected
with the Tennessee Valley Author
ity in Andrews, were in Sylva
Monday meeting with the Jackson
county Library Board in their reg
ular monthly meeting at the home
of Mrs. E. L. McKee.
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Smoky Mountain.
Scout Leaders
To Meet Sunday
A scout leaders' training course
for Smoky Mountain district scout- |
ers will be held Sunday at 2 p. m. j
i ft the First Baptist church, Sylva,
it was announced Monday by offi
cials of the Boy Scout office in !
j Asheville.
j All scouters, scoutmasters, assis- j
i tant scoutmasters, troop commit
1 teemen, prospective leaders, and
(fathers of scouts are expected to !
attend the course. W. E. Bird is
charge of leadership training
and Hugh ? Monteith i? Hut?*
chairman.
Men From Ft. Jackson
Visit Families Here
! Sergeant William McKee, son of
j Mr. and Mre. E. L. McKee, who is
(Stationed in Columbia, S. C., Pri
jvate James Cannon and PriVate
Wayne Tyrell, both of Dillsboro,
who are now stationed at Fort
Jackson, sp:nt the week-end with
! their families.
Sgt. Woody R. Hampton
On 12-Day Furlough -
Sergeant Woody R. Hamptah,
formerly of Andrews and Sylva, is
spending a 12-day furlough here, i
Sgt. Hampton has been in the ser
vice since Sept., 1942. At the time
h ? entered the army he was a local
representative of the Ford Motor
| Company.
Cpl. Ransom Given
Award In Italy
Cpl. Ransom W. Cowan, of
Webster, has been awarded the
Good Conduct Ribbon. He is
now serving with the troops ^
of the United States Fifth
v Army in Italy.
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Packa^e^Can
Just Gone Across
The post office department ruled
yesterday that men who left for'
overseas duty after October *16,
can be mailed Christmas packages
as late as December 10th.
Before packages can be mailed
to such men, the sender must fill
in War Department form 204, or
present to the post office communi
cation indicating that a change in
addres was made after September
30th.
No package weighing more than
five pounds, or measuring more
than 36 inches in length and bread
th will be accepted, and only 1
parcel from any one person for one
man in service.
While the packages will be ac
cepted by the post office as late as
December 10th, there is no assur
iiMww thit -tki arill nmli UiiIt
desSfmSoii by Cmfotmaa.
Former Member Of San
Francisco Crew Is Here
Machinist Mate 1/c John E. Mc
Lain has just returned from the
Pacific war area and is visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. N. McLain.
He has served on the U. S. S. San
Francisco for some time, but is
now being transferred to Norfolk,
where he will join the crew of the
new destroyer, Cayson Young,
named for his former Captain who
was killed last November in a bat
tle in the Pacific.
Mr. and Mrs. McLain have two
other sons in the Navy, George in
the Pacific and Jimmy on a patrol
boat in the Mediterranean.
Pvt. Howard Franks
Home For 15-Days
Private Howard Franks, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Franks, of
Sylva, is spending a 15-day fur
lough with his parents in the Sa
vannah section.
Pvt. Franks has been in the ser- j
vice for one year. He was inducted 1
at Cfimp Croft, and from there i
transferred to Camp Adair, Ore., |
and from there to his present post
at Camp Hyder, Ariz.
Before he entered th-2 service
Pvt. Franks was engaged in farm
ing and lumbering. , j
Our faults attract more atten- j
*i< n tu.an our virtues. L
Mail It Now
CHRISTMAS IS Hit! for WAC Sail!
Hutchinson of Memphis, busily st
work in the postoffice st Black land
Field. Tex. reminding us to mall
packages early. ( International )
Pilot Instructor
LT. EDWARD C. HOOPER, of
Tuckaseegee, a member of the
j^rmv Air Corps, is an instructor
pilot on a B-17 plane at Lockboume
Army Air Base, in Columbus, Ohio.
Lt. Hooner is the son of D. M.
Hooper, and has been in service
since he volunteered in August,
1942, at Nashville, Tenn. Follow
ing his induction he has been at
Maxwell Field, Ala., Door Field,
Fla., Brinbridge, Ga., and Colum
bus. Miss.
Before entering service he was
an unh^lsterer at High Point. He
attended school at Cullowhee.
Ray Orr Bags
172-Pound Buck;
naa n opiiics
One Of Largest Deer Killed
This Season Bagged By
Sylva Forestry Man.
One of the largest deer killed
this season was brought down last
Wednesday by Ray Orr, forestry
specialist.
Mr. Orr was a member of the
party of ten Sylva huntofs on a
3-day hunt in the Big Creek sec
tion of Pisgah Forest, on the an
nual wilderness hunt.
Dr. W. P. McGuire brought back
a 86-pound buck on the second day
of the hunt.
The buck killed by Orr weighed
172 pounds and had eleven spikes.
The animal was so heavy that a
horse was required to haul the
deer seven miles to be loaded onto a
car. Mr. Orr shot at the animal
six times and hit it twice.
Several other members of the
party saw deer at a distance dur
ing the three-day hunt.
Mr. Orr is forest specialist in the
county agent's office here.
Shoes Cannot Be
Held Over 30 Days
The OPA has ruled that shoe
deal-: rs cannot hold shoes purchas
ed by their customers for more than
30 days unless they receive ration
stamps.
The ruling became effective Nov.
24.
OPA officials say that this spe
cific time limit on ration payment
is necessary because shoe stamps
are now valid for an indefinite
period.
Meanwhile, local ration boards
were instructed to issue stamps for
rationed athletic shoes only to those
persons who need them to earn a
living.
Robert D. Monteith In
Naval Training Unit
1 Robert D. Monteith, 22, son of
; Thomas L. Monteith o f Glenville, i
was recently appointed a Naval j
Aviation Cadtt and was transfer- j
red to the Naval Air Training Cen- '
ter, Pensacola, Fla., for interme- '
diate flight training.
Upon completion of the inten
sive course at the "Annapolis of
the Air," Cadet Monteith will re
ceive his Navy "Wings of Gold"
,with th? designation of Naval A via- j
tor, and will be commissioned an I
Ensign in the Naval Reserve or a i
Second Lieutenant in the Marine j
Corns Reserve.
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Business Will Suspend
Here For Thanksgiving
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John A. Parris, Jr.,
To Return To UP
Agency In London
John A. Parris, Jr^, war corres
pondent with the United Press, left
during the week for New York. He
stopped en route at Chapel Hill, !
where he attended the Duk--Caro-j
lina game and was also planning to '
make a slop-over in Washington.
From New York, Mr. Parris -will ,
return to London and resume his |
work with the United Press, where i
he has be:n located for some time.
While in Sylva Mr. Parris was
extended many courtesies by his
friends here and addressed a num
ber of the local organizations.
All business firms including tfie
Jackson County Bank, will be clos
ed on Thanksgiving Day, it was
learned from some of these civic
leaders.
The schools of Sylva as well as
the county schools will close on
Wednesday afternoon and not re
open until Monday morning, the
29th. Students at Western Caro
lina Teachers College will also en
joy a long week-end from Wednes
day to Monday morning.
Services will be held in the Alli
son building of the M:thodist
church at 8 o'clock with the sermon
hy thtv pastor the R.pv R G. Tuttle.
Services will be conducted at the
Baptist church at the same hour
by Rev. W. E. Pettit, pastor.
The offerings taken by both con
gregations will be dedicated to the
Children's homes of the two deno
minations.
Milk Producers Given 33c Increase For
Grade "A" Milk By Recent OPA Ruling
Duke WiU Turn
Down Bid To Go
To Any Bowl
Duke's Blue Devils will not play
in the Sugar Bowl ? or any other
bowl for that matter.
AflL WfiXd Uom Coach Ed
die Cameron, ana it ftounds final.
| Cameron says his team was
through with football until next
year.
The Blue Devils missed a per
fect season's record only by a one
point loss to Navy. They have be:n
mentioned prominently as proba
ble participants in the Sugar, Cot
ton, and Orange Bowls.
They won from Carolina Satur
day by a score of 27 to 6.
Dr. Smith Offered
Position At A.P.T.
Dr. H. P. Smith, associate pro
fessor of history at W.C.T.C., was
invited during the summer to
teach American history and gov
ernment in the Army Students
Training Program at the Alabama
Politechnical Institute by Dr. A.
Wade Reynolds, head of the de
partment of history there. Dr.
Smith was selected to teach all
courses in history and government
in the Army prog-ram at A.P.I.
4kll studqjfcts taking basic courses
at this institution are hand picked
soldiers.
Western Carolina is to be con
gratulated oh the honor of this
recognition to one of its faculty
members.
RE-OPENS CAFE
John C. Morris f?as re-openi'd the
cafe at the East end of Sylva be
yond the bridge and will appre
ciate all business.
Card's Commander
A PRSSIDENTIAl Unit Citation Has
bean awarded the "baby flat-top"
Card , and a medal baa been
p inn ad on Its skipper. CapV Ar
nold J label) (above) of Chicago.
The carrier, along with tome da*
ftroyera, set a record (or destroy
ing U-boats. ( International)
At the request of Pet Dairy Pro
ducts Company, and other milk
plants in North Carolina, OPA has
just granted an increase of S3 cents
per hundred pounds be paid produc
er^ for grade "A" milk. This is
the second increase milk producers
have had in the past 30 days.
The new rate schedule is effec
tive as of November first. On Oc
tober first, a subsidy of 40 cents
per hmnStod
the government. This S
more that producers are getting for
grade "A" milk now, making a total
of $4.45.
; R. B. Davenport, manager of Pet
Dairy Products Company in Way
nes ville said the milk plants would
absorb the 33* cent increase being
paid to producers, and that the
present retail and wholesale pric^g
would remain in force. y< > # 5 ?
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I The increase in price is JSelngs
made to cncourage an increaito in
milk production, which is lagging
at this time. An unlimited quan
tity of milk is needed for men in
service, hospitals as well as local
consumption, it was pointed out.
A carload of milk is shipped daily
to an army camp, which is depend
ent upon this area for the milk
daily. .
j The Pet Dairy Products Company
is doing everything to help pro
ducers increase milk production.
This past week, 100 tons of hay
was bought by the firm for dairy
men serving the Waynesville plant.
Also some twenty cows are being
brought in this week and distri
buted to dairymen interested in in
creasing theft production. The cows
are only going to grade 44 A" pro
ducers, it was pointed out.
Pvt. Estelle Powers
Of The WAC Is Here
On 10-Day Furlough
Private EstelfeP Powers, of the
Woman's Army Corps, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Powers, is
spending a ten-day furlough here
with her parents.
Pvt. Powers volunteered in the
service in July of this year and
took her basic training at Daytona
Beach. After completion of her
basic she attended the . specialist
school and was recently graduated
from the cooks and bakers school
as the rank of Mess Sergeant.
Prior to entering the service Pvt.
Powers was home supervisor of the
Farm 'S curity Administration of
Jackson County. She is a graduate
of the Martha Berry School, where
she majored in home economics.
Watch For The
Expiration Date
On Your Label
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scriptions to The Herald be
renewed immediately upon ex
piration.
Quotas Presented
At Meeting Here
Last Friday P. M.
Agricultural Workers Say
Each County Must Reach
Goals For Coming Year.
"This is no time for experiments
? it is a time for producing the
maximum in food and feed those
things that you know will grow
best on every acre," the agricultural
workers council of this county was
told last Friday as 1944 production
goals were presented by state ex
tension workers.
"North Carolina farmers will get
more fertilizer in 1944 than they
used in 1941, which was a peak
year," M. H. Wilson, district AAA
field worker said. "Farmers must
get their fertilizers earlizr than
usual, in order to relieve transpor
tation facilities of the peak load,"
he pointed out.
"During 1944, we will get 30 to
40 per cent more farm machinery,
nil <>f which adds up to tho fact
that all needed fertilizers and ma
chinery, will be available under
present plans to produce these 194*4
goals which must be reached," Mr.
Wilson stressed.
Miss Anna K. Rowe, district home
demonstration supervisor, stress
ed that every county must become
self-sustaining, and first produce
for home use. We must produee
what is best suited to each locality
in 1944, she said, as we produee
more feed for livestock, and we
must begin on the program now,"
she pointed out with much empha
sis.
Miss Margaret Fuller, of the
Favm Security Administration, told
the group that 15 per cent of all
food taken into the home waa wast
ed, and that six per cent was plate
waste. It is estimated that two
billion loaves of bread are wasted
,a| j& to
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10
par oant bf all fruits and vegetables
[are wasted because of iaek of har
vest. That waste can be stopped
by careful conservation.
"Another undue waste is by in
sects and rats.
"The largest and most economi
cal supply of tood is to stop plats
waste," she pointed out.
Miss Fuller made the following
[suggestions for meeting the con
tinued practice of plate waste:
" Tip the soup bowl.
Gnaw the bone.
Sop the gravy.
Squeeze the grapefruit.
"By doing these things, and eSrv- <
ing just enough, the housewives of
America can help produee mors
food by wasting less," Miss Fuller
pointed out.
The production goala as given
Jackson county are as follows: *
Corn .. - 11,168 acres
Oats 678 acres
Rye ? 768 acres
Wheat .. 1,600 acres
Barley .. ^80 acres
Sorgum ? -.. 208 acres
Tame Hay 6,019 acrea
Lespedeza for seed 100 acres
Burley tobacco 82.4 acres
Irish potatoes 1,652 acres
Sw:et potatoes ...200 acres
Fresh vegetables 1,641 acres
Home gardens 2,500 acres
Milk cows 4,000
Other dairy cattle 1,598
Milk produced, pounds ....16,069,000
Beef cows 9,000
Other beef cattle 5,895
Total all cattle & calves ....20,493
Sh:ep and lambs .....699
Sows farrowed spring 440
Sows farrowed fall 416
Commercial broilers 8,608
Chickens raised 99,274
Hens laying- age 31A
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Eggs produced * 541,349
Turkeys raised L 378
Mrs. John H. Wilson
Now With Herald
Mrs* John H. Wilson is now in
charge of the circulation and sta
tionery departments of The Herald,
In addition to h?r duties in these
two departments, Mrs. Wilson will
aaaist in gathering local news for
The Herald every week.'
She is well known throughout
Jackson County and has had ex*
perience in gathering news. She
has neld many offices in the var
ious eivic clubs of the community,
aa well as her church. ? ^
A Maine man has a clock 68
years old that still runs. Prob*
ably because he never tried t?
fix it.
Do Your
Christmas Shopping And
11 '.'.fla
Mailing Early This Yean
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