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 Dedicated To Progressiva Service To Jackaos County $1.50 A Year In Jackson and Swjun Counties ? 5c Copy 1944 Food And Feed ^ ^ M. id. ? ? * Goals Given County W W a WPB Is r ^ ^ Seeking More ^ W K 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. ^ ? - 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. ? ? ? ? _ i 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. > 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. , Business Will Suspend Here For Thanksgiving I i ? ' 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 ? * * $ 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 It is important that sub 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 r* 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 m ? ? ? -a? 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 V-.

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