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AMERICA Pint. Last and Always The Sylva Herald AND RURAL IT E ? CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943 THE SYLVA HERALD Dedicated To Progi ?In Service To Jacksoa Co ant j VOL# NO XVIII NO 32 SYLVA, N, C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1943 $1.50 A Year In Jackson and Swain Counties? 5c Copy Tax Listing Starts In County The First All property owners are being reminded this week that January irst marks the beginning of the period to list all real and person^ property for taxation. The tax listers for each town ship in the county have been nam ed, and will begin their work on January first. All male persons between the ages of 21* and 50 are also require ed to list their polls during the listing period. The law provides a penalty for failure to properly list during the time specified. The tax listers for Jackson Coun ty are: Barker's Creek, Mrs. Lyle Jones; Canada, Mrs. M, H. Wood; Caney Pork, J. C. Shuler; Cashiers, K. E. Bumgarner; Cullowhee, T. C. Led better; Dillsboro, Mrs. Myrtle Os borne ; Green's Creek, Mrs. G. I. Green; Hamburg, Mrs Daisy Hol den; Mountain, Mrs. Pearl Stew art; Qualla, W. L. Enloe; River, Fred Smith; Savannah, V. C. Buchanan ; Scotts Creek, Geo T. Knight; Sylva, Mrs. J. W. Davis; Webster, Miss Myrtle Davis. J. A. Stewart, 71, Buried Thursday; Helped Many Folks Funeral services for John # A. Stewart, age 71, who died Decem ber 21, were held at the Pine Creek Cemetery, December 23. _Rev. J. M. Tucker officiated. Mr. Stewart was a memtfeiT'of the Yellow Mountain Baptist , church, and has been a< faithful member for many years. He took a gr^at interest in charity work, and will be missed greatly for giv ing aid in all needy cases. Never has anyone presented a needy ! family, but that he was ready to kelp. He is survived by his widow, ilie former Julia Frizell, two dau ghters, Mrs. Fred Brown and Mrs. Milfred Moody, six grandchildren, four sisters' and one brother. Jackson Man Is Back In States An East Coast Port (Special To The Herald) ? Fireman Third Class Joseph W. Bumgarner, of route 1, Sylva, who is serving aboard a war ship of the U. S. Navy, has re turned to the States for a breath er after a convoy run in Southern waters. The son of Lee Bumgarner of the same address, he was employed as j a pipefitter helper at the Norfolk Navy Yard prior to entering the service in May, 1943. Baptist Circle Held Annual Yule Party At Parsonage * The Business Woman's Circle of the W. M. U. of the Sylva Baptist , Church had their annual Christ mas party at the home of Mrs. W. E. Pettit. Rev. W. E. Pittit gave an interesting program on "Christ mas." After the program the members exchanged gifts. The hostess served delicious refresh- 1 ments carrying out the Christmas ! motif. 1 Linda Lou Hall Has 11 Living Grandparents Linda Lou Hall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Hall of Virginia, has eleven living grandparents. Her grandpar ents are: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cagle, Mr. and Mrs. Richard . Hall. Her great prandpar entp; Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bry son, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cagle, Mr. and Mrs. George Hall and Mrs. Docia McMahan. Linda Lou and her mother are visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cagle. Last Rites Held For R. M. Painter; Worked At Mead * Robert M. Painter died at his home on Thursday, December 23, after a long illness. He was an employee of The Mead Corporation and had worked for the firm for 24 years. He is survived by his wife and four daughters, Mrs. Carl Jami son, Mrs. Fngle Woods, Nina V. Painter and Iva Lee Painter. And four sons, T. J. Painter, H. B. Painter, Lawrence Painter and Bobby Painter, all of Sylva. Four sisters and three brothers. i The funeral was held at the Wautauga Baptist church, near Franklin. Rev. D. Wiggins offi ciated. The pallbearers were: Ed gar Buchanan, Joe Corbin, Bob Higdon, George Bryant, Lou Nich olson and Arthur Carden. Honorary pallbearers: Dr. A. A. Nichols, Dr. G. K. Bess, Rev. D. Wiggins, E. P. Stillwell and Paul Ellis. Flower girls: Beulah Jones, Mfee Hfydott, Oma Buchanan, Ale thea Cope, Lillian Daves, Clarine Higdon and Bonnie Biddix. Lawrence Lovedahl Passes Awav; Was Buried On Monday Lawrence Lovedahl, 84, lifelong resident of Jackson county and one of its most prominent citizens, died at his home in Cowarts on Satur day morning following a brief illness. Funeral services were held Mon day morning at 11 o'clock at the Cowarts cemetery. Rev. Lawrence Crawford officiated. Surviving are four children, Mrs. Betty Brown and Oscar Lovedahl, of Cowarts Mrs. Vince Prince, of Lyman, Wash., and Chesney Love dahl of the army in the Southwest Pacific; and a number of grand children. v , Missionary Services To Be Held At Lovedale Church Miss Gretchen Johnson, Jackson County Missionary, will conduct a series x)f meetings at the Lovedale Baptist church. The afternoon meetings will be at three o'clock and in the evening at eight o'clock. Everyone is urged to attend. Sleet Storm Hit This Area Christmas Day The blanket of ice that was spread over the highways of this area on Christmas Day kept many who planned to spend Christmas with friends and families from making their trips, or if they had started, deplaed them several hours In reaching their restination. Buses ran on irregular sched ules for the greater part of the morning and around 2:30 all sched-^ -ules were cancelled and no_buses traveled on the highways from that hour until around 3:30 Sunday morning when the regular hours What Made News In Jackson County In 1943. . . ? turn to page 3 and there you'll find the headlines that made news through out the year in this coun ty. were resumed. A number of persons are report ed to have slipped and fallen, but no serious accidents have bren re ported. M&ny persons who had planned to deliver their Christ mas gifts during Christmas Day, were forced to wait until Sunday. I A drizzling rain poured down Christmas Eve night and by morn ing the temperature had dropped and as a result there was as much I a^ two inches of iced surface in many places, with every inch of highways coated in a perfectly frcz n sheet. It was pointed out by many of the local citizens, that had the tire on most cars not been in such a worn condition automobile owners would not have been so cautious as to stay off the high ways, but that under the condi tions they were afraid to venture out. There was said to have been fewer motor vehicles off the high ways in this area during the first part of Saturday tl;an ever noted since the automobile' has been the accepted mode of travel. Sale Of License Tags Increasing /Heavy Sales Expected This Week-End As Motorists Try To Beat Deadline Heavy and increased sales of 1944 license tags was reported by Cogdill Motor Company here yes terday, as scores of motorists rush ed to beat the January first dead line. ? ^ Motorists are urged to have their when allying for the new license tagsr No other card is needed, but by all means, be sure to keep the 1943 card, as it will be needed to get gasoline coupons, it was pointed out. Methodists Will Honor Members In The Armed Forces The first Sunday service in Jan uary will be dedicated to the fol lowing men who are members of the Sylva Methodist church. If there are those in service whose names do not appear in this list who belong to this church, the pas tor, Rev. Rr G. Tuttle, would ap preciate having their names. Jack C. Allison, Sam C.* Alison, Marcellus Buchanan, III, -A. A. Carden, W. Kermit Chapman, Lyle Clark, Earl Collins, Avery Dillard, E. J. Duckett, Miller Ed ward, J. F. Freeze, Jr., R. ? L. Glenn, Jr., I. G. Hooi, Thomas H. Kelly, Roy W. Kirchberg, George W. Lee, Ottis Massie, Harold S. McGuire. E. L. McKee, Jr., William D. Mc Kee. John E. McClain, George P. McClain, James A. Mcrlain, James R. Moody, Raymond R. Nich olson, Jr., Roger Nix, John A. Par ris, Felix H. Picklesimer, George A. Settlemyer, Walter Warren, Jr., Andrew B. Wilson, E. L. Wilson, Jr., John H. Wilson, Jr., Joseph Wilson, Lewis C. Wi'son, Thomas C. Wilson, W. O. Wilson. Lions Complete Plans For Clinic For January 14th The Lions Club at their meeting on Wednesday, December 22, com pleted their plans for a clinic for the blind and for those who need glasses. The clinic will be at the Sylva Baptist church, January 14, this will be for adults as well as children. ReV. W. E. Petti t gave as his Christmas message to the club, "What the world would have been without Christ." Claimed By Death JOHN R. J0NE3, secretary of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, died December 17th, following an illness of several weeks. He was active in the busi ness, civic and religious life of the county. ft ? Keever Graduates At Williamstown Naval Aviation Cadet Thomas William Keever, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Keever, of Dillsboro, was among the group graduated from the U. S. naval flight prepar atory school at Williams college, I Williamstown, Mass., recently, it was learned yesterday. Young keever is a graduate of Lee Edwards high school where he won honors in debating, and was a member of the National Student congress. Miss Carolyn Gibson, of Knox ville, Tenn., spent the Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Gibson. Jackson Schools To Open Monday Not As Much "Flu" Here As In Some Other Counties In This Area Christmas holidays for Jackson County school children will come to an end this week, as all schools of the county will begin classroom work on Monday morning, January third, according to Adam Moses, county superintendent of educa tion. Mr. Moses told The Herald yes terday that a survey showed that Jackson County did not have as many cases of 44fluM as some neigh boring counties, and that present plans were to resume school work Monday morning. Wounded Soldier Home For Visit; Has Recupetated Cpl. Harvey G. Fisher, son of the late Mr." and Mrs. R. W. Fisher, is spending a furlough with rela tives here. Cpl. Fisher who has been in the South Pacific area for over a year was wounded several months ago, and was sent to Houston, Texas, to an Army Hospital for treatment. After his furlough, Cpl. Fisher will be ready for active service. Lovedale Baptist Church Complete Remodeling Work The Lovedale Baptist church has just completed remodeling their church. Rev. C. V. Brown de livered the message at the dedi cation service Sunday night. There was a large attendance. New Diet Kitchen At Hospital Now In Use Among the many improvements included in the general expansion program undertaken by the C. J. Harris Community Hospital last fall, was a modern diet kitchen. The new kitchen has been com pleted, and is now in use at the institution. The modern tray racks around the walls accommodate 26 to 30 trays at once. Among the additional equipment added to the new kitchen includes a large sink, with a sterilizer at tached. More working space and storage room have been added to the facili ties, which makes the work easier and more efficient at the hospital. The kitchen is more convenient than the former one and is nearer the center of the hospital. New lineoleum has been laid on the floor, which adds much to the modern diet kitchen. This is just one of several major improvements to be made at the hospital, Mrs. Pat Carter, superin tendent has announced. AWARD OF MERIT CJo The Sylva Herald FOB AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION to the natTon 8 war program . * . and for the effective effort of this newspaper to increase the production of pulpwood during the 1943 Victory Pulpwood Campaign. PRESENTED 1Y NEVSPAMR PULPVOOD COMMITTEE ? / tU AMERICAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION This Newspaper Gets Award Of Merit For Pulpwood Campaign Water Supply Is Helped By Recent Rains And Sleet The rains of Tuesday, and sleet and rain of Saturday and Sunday, has relieved to some degree, the seriousness of the water supply shortage here. The extreme dry fall has caused the supply to dwindle, and some patrons living in the higher sections of town have bsen had hit by the lack of the water pressure. Town officials called on pa trons to stop all leaks and use water sparingly, until the sit uation is relieved by heavier j rains. Prison Guard Is Able To Leave Hospital Here All Three Men Who Escape ed From Whittier Prison Camp Have Been Captured Bill Trammel has been dismissed from the C. J. Harris Community Hospital, where he has been re- 1 ceiving treatment for head injuries sustained December 19, when three | prisoners made their escape from th<* state prison camp near Whit- ! tier. Mr. Trammel is a guard at ! the camp, and was struck a ht avy blow on the head when* the three men escaped. AH three men have been cap tured and returned to the prison camp. Charlie Mooney was caught near Clyde and Bert Beasley, of Murphy and -William Lekvy, of New Jersey, were taken fn Ten nessee. Sgt. Cogdill Has i Completed Course At Army Air Field Of the t<?ur Western North Caro- i 'ina men who recently graduated 1 from the Karl in gen,- Texas, army | air field as aerial gunners, one was from Sylva. J .The Slyva man is Sgt. Jessie B. j Cogdill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam ? P. Cogdill, of Sylva. Unless retained at Harlingen as instructors, the men will join com bat crews after receiving delays en route to visit relatives. Prrductiop Credit Group To Meet January 15th The directors of the Asheville Production Credit Assoc;at;on have made plans for the next annual meeting of the stockholders, which is to be held on January 15th, ac cording to W. H. Overall, secre tary-treasurer. The Asheville Association was organized on December 20, 1933. and will celebrate its tenth anni versary at this year's annual meet ing. Blanton Had Watermelon On His Christmas Menu B. E. Blanton brought the prom ised slice of watermelon into The Herald office for Christmas. He ^ad to cut it a few days before Christmas but it was near enough that he could safely say he had "Watermelon for Christmas. " This piece of melon looked just about the same as the sl'ce he brough in the first of December. Halcyon Junior Club Have Christinas Party The Halcyon Junior Club had their annual Christmas party on Decefhber 22, at the Jarrett Springs Hotel in. Dillsboro. The members presented their sponsor, Mrs. Cyrus Nicholson with a love ly gift. A Methodist Change Hour For Sunday Evening Worship Rev. R. G. Tutfle has announced that the Sunday evening services at the Methodist Church will be held at five o'clock until further notice. Kate Hamilton, who has been in Newport News, Va., for the past six months ia visiting her mother, Mrs. I. F. Hamilton at East La Porte. This newspaper has just beer given a beautiful Award of Merit by the American Newspaper Pub lishers Association of New York, for the part this paper has play ed in the campaign to increase pulpwood production. The award will be framed and hung over the desk of the editor. The award is beautifully printed on ivory parchment, and measures about 13 by 17 inches. A copy of the award, reduced in size, is being: published in today's issue. The award was given in recog- _ nition of the "outstanding contri bution to the nation's \va? program . . . and for the effective effort of this newspaper to increase the pro duction of pulpwood during the 1943 Victory Pulpwood Campaign. In presenting the award, Waltor M. Dear, chairman of the news paper pulpwood committee said: "You have cooperated most gen erously in the 1913 Victory Pulp wood Campaign, and I am happy to Rend you the enclosed Award of Merit a token of appreciation from the Newspaper Pulpwood Committee of the American News paper Publishers Association. V4 While we cannot yet estimate tlA^Vesults of this newspaper cam in terms of pulpwood pro duc\mn, I believe we can feel justly prouu of our record. Your news paper, with the support of your lo cal pulpwood committee and your community, hps performed a pat triotic and vital service for our country and the men who are fight ing for its preservation. - "However, one doesn't rest on one's record in wartime. Certain ly, the boys in uniforM are not quitting because the trend has yhanged from Axis to Allied at tack. The war has not been won as yet, and there are stiff battles ahead on the home front, as well as on the fighting fronts. - "Pulpwood is still a vital war material, made scarce by the man power shortage. Our fighting forc es will need it so long as the war lasts so long as there is an Ameri can soldier on foreign soil. The War Production Board, at whoso request we conducted /the 1043 campaign, shortly will j an nounce 1944 goals based on esti mated military and essential civil ian requirements. Consequently, I am asking for your continued sup port of the Victory Pulpwood Cam paign in 1944 through the influen tial columns of your newspapers and the local pulpwood committees that you have formed. "I am sure that we can count on your continued cooperation in the Victory Pulpwood Campaign for 1944 and so long as there is an acute need for weapons and ma terials of war made from pulp~ wood." HOME ON FURLOUGH Cpl. Clayton Hooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hooper of Speed well, is spending an eight-day fur lough with his parents. He was in ducted at Fort Bragg March 14* 1942, from there to Chaffee, Ark.* then to Camp Cook in C&lifornhk where he is now stationed. ON FURLOUGH Sgt. J. H. Revis of Camp Atter bury, is spending a 15-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Revis at Whittier. He entered the service at Fort Bragg August* 1941 and has since been stationed at Camp Croft, Fort Jackson* Camp Blanding, Fla., and Camp Forest, Tenn. He is now serving as an Army Postal Clerk at Camp Atterbury, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Madison, o t Cashiers, and their children, Louise and R. L., spent several days wit h Prof. R. L. Madison and family. What Made News In The World In '43 ? on page 6 of this issue of The Herald, is a complete review of the big news of the world for 1943. Care fully compiled, and grouped under several headings, for your can* venience. You'll find this feature of The Herald in- , teresting and educational* - , -fi
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