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The Sylva Herald
VOL. XVIII NO. 47
AND RURALITE? CONSOLIDATED JULY,. 1943
The Sylva Herald , winner ?/
First Place of .V. C. Frms
Association 1943 General Km
cellence Award .
SYLVA, N. C., WEDNESDAY. APRIL 12, 1944 $1.50 A Year In Jackson and Swain Co untie* $c
Lions, Scouts Launch Waste Paper Drive
Citizens Of Jackson
Making Good Use Of
Library Facilities
During March, 1,348 Books
Were Borrowed From Book
mobile Service Unit.
The Jackson County Library is
an important educational and cul
tural asset to Sylva and Jackson
county. It was established in 1937
through the efforts of the Sylva
Chamber of Commerce and a few
interested citizens. Financed in the
beginning by the W.P.A., it has
grown, from a few hundred books
to a really splendid collection of
approximately four thousand vol
umes, with a monthly circulation of
1260 books amongst something like
675 borrowers.
Since the withdrawal of W.P.A.
support the library has been finan
ced by funds from the State Li
brary Commission and by contri
butions from the county, the town
of Sylva and from local clubs.
The library is located in the
Sherrill Building on the Main St.,
in Sylva, and is open every after
noon except Saturday, between the
hours of one and five-thirty. Mrs.
Mae Patton Stallcup is the librar
ian. New books are being added
constantly and Mrs. Stallcup Will
welcome special requests and sug
gestions from the public.
In 1939 the Library Board of
Jackson, Swain and Macon pur
chased jointly a Chevrolet truck.
This was converted into a book
mobile, which operates one week,
in every month in each of the three
counties. In order to have library
service made available to its em
ployees and their , families in these
countiea the Tennessee Valley Au
thority bears the full expense of
operating the bookmobile, includ
ing the salary of Miss Nisler, book
mobile librarian.
The collection of books in this
tri-county service numbers 4360,
a contribution, also of TVA. It will
be interesting and perhaps surpris
ing to many to know that during
the month of March, 1348 books
were borrowed from the bookmo
bile by 306 Jackson readers.
The bookmobile changes the col
lection of books at the various sta
tiorffe once every four weeks. No
tices are sent to the Station Cus
todians asking them to have ready
the list of books the people in their
community would like to have left
at the station. Bookmobile stations
and custodians in Jackson county
are;
Addie, Mrs?. Don Cogdill; Balsam,
Beck's Store; Balsam School; Beta,
Snyder's Store; Cashiers School;
Cashiers, Fowler's Store; Cullt*
whee, Buchanan's Drug Store;
Dillsboro, Weaver's Filling Sta
tion; Dillsboro, Jack Hall's Place;
East La Porte, Commissary; Gate
way, Reagan's; Gay, Post Office;
Glenville, Helen Jenning's Store.
Glenville Power Village (Indi
vidual Service); Green's Creek,
Mrs. Carl Cagle; C. J. Harris Com
munity Hospital ( Self Charge) ;
Love Field, Mrs. Dennis Higdon;
Negro School, J. Wade; Pumpkin
town, Joe Bishop; Qualla, Mrs.
Cathey; Qualla, Mrs. Sitton; Olivet,
Reagan's Store; Savannah School;
Maple Springs, J. W. Harris Store;
Tuckaseigee, Mrs. R. G. Parker
Store; Webster, Mrs. Penland;
Whittier, Mrs. J. E. Battle; Whit
tier, Revis Store; Willets, Robin
son's Store; Gay, A. C. Wilson's
Store; Wilmont, ? Bumgarner's
Store.
Pre-School Clinics
Are Being Staged
The Sylva Pre-School Clinic will
be held at the Sylva graded school
Tuesday, April 18th, at one o'clock.
All children who will enter school
next fatt for the first time are
urged to attend. Dr. Michal, as
sisted by Mrs. Earl Padgett, will
make < physical examinations and
Dr. Noracella McGuire will ex
amine the teeth.
The children will be entertained
with stories and games, and re
freshments will be served.
Masonic Group To
Meet Tuesday Night
The regular meeting of the
Dfllsboro Lodge No. 459 will hold
its regular meeting Thursday,
April 20th i All members are urg
ently requested to attend, aa there
la much business to be disposed of.
In Florida
CANDLER C. BARNES, S 2/c
of the U. S. Coast Guard, has just
returned to St. Augustine, Fla.,
where he has been stationed for
the past six months. After a ten
day leave at home with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Barnes,
of Sylva he will be sent to a new
post.
Dillsboro Women
Make 4,21LRed
Cross Bandages
The women of Dillsboro are
showing a very, commendable
spirit in the work they are doing
for the Red Cross in rolling ban
dages. They work every Tuesday
afternoon from two to five o'clock
and during the month of March a
total of 123 hours were spent and
4211 bandages were made.
Birthday Party Given
For John W. Smith, 73
A birthday dinner in honor of
John W. Smith, who was 73 years
old, was given at his home on
Cope Creek Sunday, April 9th.
All of his children were present
except Alfred, who is in the Army,
stationed at Fort McClellan, Ala.
Approximately fifty friends and
relatives were present.
ON 10 -DAY FURLOUGH
Pvt. Jess Franklin, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. N. Franklin, of
Sylva, has been spending a ten
day furlough with his wife and
parents. He will return to Camp
Lee, Va., today. Before entering
the service he was employed by
Sylva Laundry and Dry Cleaning
Co. He entered the service in De
cember, 1943. ?
VISITS PARENTS
SK 3/c Nell F. Owens has been
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. J. Owens, of Webster, on a short
leave. Miss Owens has completed
her training at Storekeepers School
in Millegville, Ga., and is now sta
tioned at San Diego, Calif., where
she will release a man to fight at
sea.
HERE FROM NEW YORK
Mrs. Frank Cook and son, of
Geneva, N. Y., is home with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jac
obs, of Dillsboro. After a visit
with her parents she will join her
husband in Washington. Mrs. Cook
is the former Miss Rachel Jacobs.
Red Cross Quota Is
Exceeded By $1,090
In an initial report this week, A.
J. Dills, chairman of the Jackson
County Chapter of the Red Cross,
reported that this county had ex
ceeded the quota by $1,090.91, with
some more reports to be added to
this total.
To <Utey a total of $7,890.91 has
been turned in to the county Red
Cross treasury, it was said. The
quota for the county was $6,800,
which gives more than $1,090 over
the goal.
The campaign has been carried
into every nook and corner of the*
county, with a general response
from almost every individual in the
county.
Lt. Bridges Is
War Prisoner
In Germany
Mrs. John H. Wilson and
Mrs. IE. E. Brown have receiv
ed word that their brother, Lt.
James O. Bridges, is a prisoner
of war in Germany. He was
previously reported missing.
Lt. Bridges was a navigator on
a B-24.
J. M. Long Named
Chairman County
Republican Group
Meeting Held Here Last
Saturday, Heard Frank
Patton, Candidate For
Governor.
The Jackson County Republican
Convention met at the court house
in Sylva last Saturday and elected
J. R. Long, of Sylva, as county
chairman for the next two years.
Other officers elected were: Miss
Bonnie Rogers, Webster, vice
chairman, and Hugh Monteith, sec
retary.
The executive committee elected
was as follows: Dr. A. A. Nichols,
W. C. Hennessee, Gola Ferguson,
R. F. Jarrett, M. B. Cannon, Dil
lard Hooper, R. G. Snyder, Calvin
Wilson, H. H. Hooper, J. B. Ens
ley and Taylor Gass.
Frank Patton, Republican candi
date for governor on the Republi
can ticket, was the principal speak
er at the convention. He- is from
Morgan ton.
Mr. Patton was introduced by E.
P. Still well, retiring county chair
man.
Hugh Monteith was endorsed as
the candidate of the Republican
party for member of the General
Assembly from Jackson county, in
the coming election.
J. B. Ensley presided at the
convention.
Miss Wilson Is
Host To Circle
Miss Hicks Wilson was hostess
to the Carrie Rhodes Circle of the
Woman's Society of Christian Ser
vice on Monday evening at her
home. The business session was in
charge of the president, Miss Wil
son.
Mrs. O. E. Brookhyser led the
devotional and Mrs. Howard Craw
ford was in charge of the program.
She was assisted by Mrs. Fred
Williams and Mrs. Robert Fisher.
The hostess, assisted by her moth
er, Mrs. John H. Wilson, served a
salad course. Miss Margaret Mar
tin, one of the members who will
leave this month to join the Wo
man's Army Corps, was given a
handkerchief shower.
RETURNS TO CAMP
Pvt. and Mrs. Wayne Terrill, of
Petersburg, Va., have been spend
ing some time with Mrs. Terrill's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cannon,
of Dillsboro. Pvt. Terrill left on
Saturday for Greenville, Pa., where
he is to be stationed. Mrs. Terrill
will stay with her parents for the
present.
RETURNS HOME
Mrs. Wilma S. Mull, of Whittier,
has had as her guest Mrs. Frances
Stone, of Augusta, Ga,. Mrs. Mull
and Mrs. Stone left on Monday
for a few days in Louisville, Ky.,
where they will visit with Mrs.
Eugene Kleinhelter. _
SPEND EASTER HERE
Miss Matilda and Agnes Wilson
of Charlotte, spent the week-end
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John H. Wilson. Matilda is em
ployed at the Memorial Hospital,
and Agnes is Radio Technician at
Morris Field.
Capt. Brown Lands
Bomber On 1 Motor
Skilled Pilot
CAPT. MALCOLM BROWN, of
Sylva, recently landed his 4-motor
ed bomber safely in a plowed field
in sight of home base after a raid
over Germany when three motors
went dead. The lives of the crew
and plane were saved by the cool
ness and ability of Captain Brown.
Schools Receive
Large Shipment
Lunch Room Food
The Jackson county schools have
received large shipments of food
from the Federal Food Distribu
tion" through the Division of IVtoar
kets of the North Carolina Depart
ment of Agriculture. This food is
given free to the lunch rooms ac
cording to their needs.
To date Jackson county has re
ceived 27,500 pounds of potatoes,
3,000 dozens of eggs, and 8,000
pounds of cabbage. This week 1,
260 cans of grapefruit juice was
received. Sixty-five cases of eva
porated milk are expected next
week.
Mrs. Buchanan Makes
Address On Library
Mis. C. C. Buchanan, librarian
at Western Carolina Teachers Col
lege, returned Saturday from
Asheville. She spent last week
there visiting the different high,
schools, speaking to the senior
classes and having personal con
ferences with the students who
were interested in attending col
lege next year.
C. C. Buchanan, of Morganton,
joined her here and spent the Eas
ter week-end.
Jap 'Gift'
WHIN TM8 MARINIS moved to on
the Japs in the Cap# Gloucester
area, they found this slightly dam
aged anti-aircraft gun Now that it
has bean repaired, Sgt. Charles Mc
Elhenry of Wilkinsburg, Pa., Is
Itching to turn it against its makers.
U.S.M.C photo. (International)
Sylva Man Given Award
For Saving Lives Of Crew
and Protecting Plane.
Captain Malcolm E. Brown, pilot
of a big bomber, recently started
for his home base in England from
a raid on Germany with two of the
plane's motors dead.
Just as the home base was sight
ed, the third motor cut out, leaving
Captain Brown and the nine other
members of the crew in what ap
peared a helpless predicament.
The best pilot Brown could do
was to set the bomber down in a
plowed field, after crossing an irri
gation ditch.
Everyone at the bomber station
from his commanding officer down
praised the coolness and skill dis
played by the Captain in saving
the ten lives and a valuable air
craft. When Captain Brown heard
he was to be recommended for an
award, asked his commanding
officer to forget the whole thing,
as he maintained he did ju*t what
anyone else would have done.
Since his arrival in the European
theatre of operation last June, the
air medal and three Oak Leaf
Clusters have been awarded the
Captain for meritorious achieve
ments while engaged on combat
missions over Nazi held Europe.
Captain Brown is the son of Mrs.
E. E. Brown of Sylva, and was
formerly employed by the Jackson
County Bank.
Last Rites Held
For Mrs. Messer
Mrs. John Messer died March 30
following a short illness. The
funeral services were hied on Sun
day, April first, at the Barker's
Creek cemetery. Rev. Wesley Green
and Rev. Ralph Bradley officiated.
She is survived by Her husband,
two sons, Emory L., of Camp Car
son, and Fred, of Barker's Creek;
three daughters, Mrs. Genevieve
Rathbone, of Waynesville, and
Betty Rose and Emma Jean, of
Barker's Creek.
Mrs. Bryson Host
To Halycon Club
The Halycon Club met on Wed
nesday night at the home of Mrs.
Cicero Bryson. Mrs. Bill Davis,
president, presided at the business
meeting. The club discussed a rec
reational project for the young peo
ple of Sylva.
Mrs. Bailey Z. Whitt discussed
parliamentary Procedure.
The May meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Claude Campbell.
The hostess served a delicious
salad course.
Woman's Club To Meet
With Mrs. Snyder 18th
The Sylva Woman's Club will
meet on April 18th at the home of
Mrs. Jeter Snyder. All members
are urged to attend.
RETURNS TO CAMP
Pfc. James G. McConnell has re
turned to Mississippi after spend
ing a 12-day furlough with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. McCon
nell, of Webster.
He was inducted in service in
Dec., 1942, and received his basic
training at Camp Phillips, Kan.,
and then was on maneuvers in
Tenrk He is now stationed at Camp
McCain. Miss.
Lion Officials Of Half
The State Coming Here
Conference Will Be Held~H
Sunday At Jarret Springs
Hotel At 1:15.
On Sunday, April 16th, the
Sylva Lions Club will be host to j
a cabinet meeting of Lions Inter
national. This meeting will be
held at the Jarrett Springs Hotel
and will cover all the counties
west of Mecklenburg.
Lion Governor W. Amos Abrams
will be the person directly in
charge of thie meeting. Governor
Abrams will bring along with him
hit secretary, three deputy gover
nors, Lion Painter, of Forest City,
Lion Sanders, of Black Mountain,
and Lion Green, of Morganton. In
addition to the above mentioned
persons several of the zone chair
men will be present.
All members of the Sylva Lions
are invited and will be expected
to attend the luncheon which will
be at 1:15 o'clock.
Immediately after luncheon the
district governor will hold a busi
ness session for the district which
is composed of thirty-ope clubs.
Any member of the Liops Club is
welcome to remain for this busi
ness session.
In Virginia
CRAIG D. PANNELL, 3/c petty
officer, recently spent a 10-day
leave with his wife and small
daughter. He entered the Navy in
June, 1943, and received his train
ing 'at Bainbridge, Md. He was
then sent to Portsmouth, Va.,
where he is now stationed.
Circle Makes Red
Cross Bandages
Sixteen members of the Annie
Cowan Circle of the Woman's So
ciety of Christian Service met last
Wednesday afternoon in the Red
Cross room and spent the time
folding surgical dressings.
Mrs. J. H. Gill is presided over
a short business session. Plans
were made for a tea to be given
Sunday afternoon in the Allison
Building of the Methodist church
for the choir and guest singers
who took part in the Easter Can
tata.
Mrs. Monteith Is
Host To The UDC
The B. H- Cathey Chapter United
Daughters of the Confederacy met
with Mrs. H. E. Monteith last
Thursday evening. The meeting
was opi ned with the reading of the
ritual led by the president, Mrs.
Harry Ferguson, who then presid
ed over the business session.
Plans for bestowing crosses of
service on M morial Day, May 10,
wire discussed. Mrs. Dan Tomp
kins, program chairman, gave re
views of two articles from the UDC
magazine and then presented Mrs.
J. F. Freeze who spoke on Judah
P. Benjamin, who was first Attor
ney General in the Confederate
Cabinet and also served as Secre
tary of War and Secretary of State.
Mrs. Monteith, assisted by Mrs.
G. F. Corbin and Mrs. Frank Craw
ford, served a salad Course.
Birthday Party Given
For Mrs. J. B. Bryson
Mrs. J. B. Bryson, of Glenville,
was entertained with a surprise
birthday party on last Wednesday
at her home.
The honoree was invited into the
living room to open her gifts. Then
everyone was asked into the dining
room which was decorated with
lovely spring flowers, a large birth
day cake with 67 candles was the
centerpiece for the table. The
guests assembled around the table
and enjoyed a delicious sweet
course.
Mrs. W. M. Bullard, of Lafay
ette, Ga., was a week-end visitor
at the home of Dr. and Mrs. D.
D. Hooper. She was accompanied
home by her daughter, Mrs. C. M.
Hooper and young son, Charles.
Collection Will
Start This Week
Throughout Town
All Lions, Boy Scouts and
Girl Scouts Participating
In This Campaign.
The Sylva Lions Club in coopera
tion with the Bo^ Scouts and Girl
Scouts of Sylva, will conduct the
collection of waste paper in the
town, beginning this week.
F. M. Crawford, chairman of the
Lions committee in charge o f the
work, said that the collections will
be made every two weeks in the
residential sections of the town, and
weekly in the business section, and
urges the people to hold their waste
paper until the Lions and Boy and
Girl Scouts come around for it.
Every other Friday afternoon
after five o'clock, beginning Friday,
April 14, the Lions with cars and
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, will
call through the residential sec
tions and will assemble the paper
at the Memorial Fountain, and load
it onto a truck and haul it to the
Paper Mill, where it will be sold
and the money in equal amounts
will be turned over to the Boy
Scouts and Girl Scouts.
The ? business section will be
covered in like mannar every Mon
day afternoon, beginning at 4:30,
and Mr. Crawford assures the peo
ple in the homes and business hous
es that the calls will be made regu
larly.
The need for paper is most urg
ent, Salvage Authorities in Raleigh
and Washington state, and the
shortage is acute.
Paper is used in tremendous
quantities by the army and navy,
for the packing of medical supplies,
food, and ammunition for shipment
overseas, and for the writing of
vital orders, and many other neces
sary purposes. In saving the paper,
Mr. Crawford pointed out, the peo
ple will be aiding materially in the
war effort, and will be also making
contributions to the work of the
Scouts.
Territory to be worked by Lions
and Scouts are as follows:
Frank M. Crawford, Zollie Fin
cannon and Dorothy Sue Parks to
work residential section weit of
City Hall on both sides of creek.
Also first two blocks next to rail
road in West Sylva between Lloyd
Hotel and Lewis Service Station.
O. IE. Brookhyser, Dennis Bark
ley, H. E. Monteith, Wesley War
ren, Annie Maude Hooper and Glo
ria Howell to work College Hill
section.
Jennings A. Bryson, C. J. Han
nan, Bennie Reece, Arba Sue Ens
ley and Edoleen Curry to work
O'Possum Hollow and section above
Methodist church.
Howard Crawford, Edwin Alli
son, H. L. Holden, Walter Allison
Jones, Margaret Ann Ryan to work
from Dr. Hooper's residence to the
Lyric Theatre on right side of Main
Street.
Roscoe Poteet and W. T. Wise,
Randel Goldman, ? Thelma Poteet
and Linda Sutton to work Court
land Heights, beginning at John.
A. Parris' residence.
W. T. Brown, John Henson,.
Frank Fricks, Phillip Jones, Jean
Poteet, Mary Bess Henry to work
Rhodes Cove section.
W. T. Wise and A. C. Hoses,
Carol Ashe, Charles Stillwell to
work Pole Yard section.
Howard Ball, Claude Jones Cloyd
Richardson, Jack Hennessee, Paa
line Womack and Barbara Bumgar
ner to work Moody Bottom section.
Joe Clyde Fisher, Fred Williams,
fhftfn Dillard, Barbara Joe Cook to
work Maple Springs section.
Roy Reed and Peggy Joe Sutton
to work Beta section.
Everett Harris, Ray Cogdill, Dick
Green, Joe Deitz, Boyd Sutton
Kermitt Harris, Dorothy Hennessee
and Barbara Bess to work East
Sylva section.
Ray Orr, Paul Buchanan and
Jackie Morris to work Webster
section.
AUiney Bryson, Earl Padgett,
Tommy Queen, Betty Jean Queen
and Jean Barrett^to work Dillsboro
section. V
John Corbin t^ work Sylva
school. /
William WiUori, J. D. Moore,
Jeff Hedden, t)illard Coward and
Roger DilTard, J. Buckner, Velt
flftteon, L. keed, Gordon Reed, Jim
Ryan, Danie Allison, Jr., Francis
Buchanan, /Jacqueline Holden Peg
gy Painter, Rachel Ann Sutton,
Nancy R.v Allison, Jeneane Bryson,
Marie Lesslie, Rebecca Ann Wilson
to work business section of Sylva.
RETURNS TO UTAH
Pfc. Riley BirchMd has return
ed to Keara's Field, Utah after
spending 11 days with hit mother,
Mrs. Florence Birchfleld, of Syhra.
He is in the Army Ait Corps.