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The Sylva Herald
AND EURALITE ? CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943
The Sylva Herald, tviitn+r of
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Association 1943 General Ex
cellence Award .
VOL. XVIII NO. 48 SYLVA, N. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1944
$1.50 A Year In Jackson and Swain Counties ? 5c Con
Three Tons Of Serap
Paper Collected Here
Campaign By Lions, Scouts
Gaining. Drive To Continue
* In Jackson County.
The Sylva Lions Club with the
aid of the Boy and Girl Scouts is
sponsoring a paper drive. On last
Friday the boys and girls collected
6,000 pounds of scrap paper, which
is sold and the proceeds are given
to ?he Boy and Girl Scout organi
zations of this county.
On the 28th of April the boys
and girls will again collect the
paper from homes and business
houses.
Paper is a very vital war ma
terial, and the shortage is critical.
Everyone is urged to save their
paper. This paper is reprocessed
in our own Jackson county mill,
thte Mead Corporation. This waste
paper goes into the making of
paper which is used in making
corrugated paper which in turn is
made into paper boxes used to ship
supplies to the war fronts of the
world.
N Our response in this drive could
mean life or death to some Jackson
county boy.
JThis drive will last indefinitely
a;id the paper will be collected
^very two weeks.
Rotarians Attend
District Meeting
S. W. Enloe who had charge of
the program for the Rotary Club
Tuesday night, called on T. N.
Massie, president, who had just re
turned from the annual Rotary
District Conference in Spartan
burg, to make a report on the meet
ing. Mr. Massie gave a very in
teresting' survey of the district con
ference program. He mentioned
the fact that the Gaffney Club re
ceived the Governor's golden Gob
let, and that William Henry Shaw
was elected as the new District
Governor. It also came out in the
report that ^ the Rotary Clubs in
the district are anxious to help out
in the rehabilitation of men now
in the armed service as they come
back following the war. Some of
the clubs are planning to back such
community projects as play
grounds, libraries and better hous
ing.
? Following Mr. Massie's report,
Rev. R. G. Tuttle, who also attend
ed the conference, supplimented the
report;" Dr. H. T. Hunter also at
tended the conference, but had to
remain in Asheville and was not
present.
Amon^ the guests at thz meet
ing was Second Lieutenant W. R.
Enloe, a member of the club, home
on furlough.
W. S. Maxwell Arrives
IJor Summer And Fall
W. S. Maxwell, of Miami, Fla.,
l^as moved to his summer home at
Beta on the Old Gun Springs prop
erty, he will be here until Novemb
er. His family will join him later.
His brother-in-law, Harris Van
Horn, of Coral Gables, Fla., is
with him for a visit.
Dayton Official
NED J. TUCKER, formerly of
Cullowhee, is now personnel direc
tor of The Dayton Rubber Manu
facturing Company at Waynes
ville, and has the responsibility of
getting people to fill 150 important
essential war jobs at once. Mr.
Tucker said yesterday that more
than 100 Jackson county people
were employed in the plant, mak
ing the trip daily from their homes
in a special bus which operates
from Dillsboro for every shift.
Visit In Jackson
For First Time
In Thirty Years
V. M. Henderson and John L.
Henderson, of Snohomish, Wash.,
are visiting their father, John C.
Henderson and sister, Mrs. Wiley
Nicholson, at Webster. It is John
L. Henderson's first*1 Visit to ^Jack
son County in 28 years and it has
been 11 years since V. M. Hender
son was here.
Their sister, Mrs. F. M. Nichol
son, her daughter, Mrs. Clarence
Sladeck, and daughter, Barbara,
are also here from Granite Falls,
Wash., visiting her father and other
relatives. This is her firsl visit
back home in 30 years.
R. C. Henderson
Taken By Death
Richard C. Henderson, son of
John C. Henderson, of Webster,
died Thursday April sixth, follow
ing a short illness at his home in
Boston, Mass. The funeral was
held there and he was buried in
Brockton, Mass.
He is survived by his wife and
daughter, Patricia, of Boston, his
father, John C. Henderson, of Web
ster, two brothers, V. M. and J. L.
Henderson of Snohomist, Wash.,
and four sisters, Mrs. Wiley Nich
olson, of Webster, Mrs. John Nich
olson, of Pisgah Forest, Mrs. F. M.
Nicholson, Granite Falls, Wash.,
and Mi?s Stella Henderson, of
Cashiers.
Vocational Boys Active Here
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Jackson county boys have a
wonderful opportunity to learn
farming along with their school
work. John F. Corbin, instructor
of vocational training at Sylva
high school, invited us down to see
the work that is being done by the
Future Farmer's of America, under
his supervision.
The building is off to one side of
the other buildings, in a lovely
getting of barberry, rhodendron and
evlrgreen which were given and
planted by the Log Cabin Associa
tions The building is two stories,
made of grey granite stone evacu
ated from the school property by
W.P.A. labor, ; nd the building was
directed by N.Y.A. boys. It was
intended originally for Vocational
Agriculture on the first floor and
Home Economics on the second
floor. Across the front of the build
ing is a large blue and gold sign
reading Vocational Agriculture and
Future Farmer's of America, which
was made by the boys.
We first went into the class and
meeting room, which was furnished
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I Mrs. W. H. Hooper Has 5 Sons In Service
LARRY (DOCK) HOOPER,
Seabees, entered the service De
cember 20. 1942, at Camp Peary,
Va., and from there he was sent
to Heuneme, Calif., and is now
stationed in the Pacific area.
CPL. FRED HOOPER, now sta
tioned at Can. p Bowie,
a motorized division, entered tne
service June 11, 1940, was inducted
at Fort Bragg- and then sent to
Camp Beale.
ERVIN HOOPER, S. 2 c Mer
chant Marines, entered the service
on September 2(5, 7943, and' was
sent to St. Petersburg, Fla., Nor
folk, Va., and is now serving some
where in Italy.
HAROLD HOOPER, S. 2/c, U.
S. Navy, entered service November
13, 1942, at Camp Peary, Va., was
sent to New York, San Francisco,
and is now stationed in the South
west Pacific."
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These boys are the .sons of Mrs.
W. H. Hooper, widow of Caney
Fork. She has another son who
is seventeen years old and may
have to enter the service before
long. Mrs. Hooper is a leading
ctizen of Jackson county and is
running her farm and doing every
thing she can1 to help in the war
effort. She takes great pride in
her five sons who are in service.
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CLYDE HOOPER, S. F. 2/c,
Seabees, entered the service Octo
ber 28, 1943, at Camp Peary, Va.
From there he was sent to Heu
neme, Calif., and is now serving
somewhere in the Pacific area.
Virgil L. Norris At
Great Lakes Station
Virgil L. Norris, of Norton, is
receiving his initial naval indoc
trination at the U. S. Naval Train
ing Station, Great Lakes, 111.
His "boot" training consists of
instruction in seamanship, military
drill, and general naval procedure.
During this period a series of ap
titude tests will be taken by the
recruit to determine whether he
will be assigned to a Naval Service
School or to immediate active duty
at sea.
35 Webster Pupils To
Get Diplomas On 29
The baccalaureate sermon of
Webster high school will be at the
Savannah school auditorium or.
Sunday afternoon, April 23, at
3:00 o'clock.
Rev. M. Ritchie, pastor of the
Cullowhee Methodist church, will
be the speaker.
Music will be furnished by the
hi^rh school chorus under the di
rection of Mrs. J. B. Madison.
On Friday evening, April 28 at
8:00 o'clock, \ the seniors will pre
sent, under the direction of Mrs.
Kate Rhinehart, their class night
program, WA \ Class- NTgTif" Circus, ^
with the following cast: Ring- mas
ter, John Potts; class president, Joe
Evans; Queen of Ishcabibble, The
Be a rcTed Lady (Class History) ,
Carolyn Lewis; St. Peter (Prophe
cy), Shirlie Bryson; Sultana and
Her Little Boy, Dorothy Beeco and
Earl Frizzell; Small Fry, Bacon
and Eggs, the Clowns, Billy Estes
and Joe Green; Class Poem, Cath
leen and LaVerne Crisp; Attorney
Longy Long Long and Attorney
Shorty Short Short (Class Will),
Reba Green and Mary Agnes Cag
le; The Three Graces, Mary Smath
ers, Cathleen Crisp, Thelmalene
Parker; Marvelous Melting Melo
dies by the Sentiors; Giftorian,
Kate Alexander.
Graduation exercises will take
place Saturday evening, April 29t
at 8 o'clock in the Savannah school
auditorium. Thirty-five seniors will
receive diplomas. The salutatory
will be Riven by Katie Alexander,
and the valedictory by Helen Buch
anan. The graduation theme, "Our
Democratic Creed/' will be pre
sented by a group of student speak
ers: John Potts, Thelmalene Park
er, Mary Smathers and Joe Evans.
Music will be furnished by the high
school chorus under the direction
of Mrs. X B. Madison .
Thanks Weidlich For
Shrubs At Savannah
The Savannah school, PTA and
faculty wish to express their ap
preciation and thanks to W. O.
Weidlich for the nice truck load of
shrubs donated to the school. We
wish also to thank the Board of
Education and Mr. Moses for the
use of the truck and the patrons
of the school for the splendid co
operation in the donation of ghrubi
and their help in getting them
planted.
Clyde R. Hoey On
Brief Visit Here
Clyde R. Hoey, former governor
of North Carolina, was in Sylva
Monday morning; on his way to
Hayesville to speak at the gradua
ation exercise there.
He said that he was very en
couraged in the progress that his
campaign for Senator was mak
ing.
Miss Phyllis Jane
Hampton Joins
The SPARS
Miss Phyllis Jane Hampton, of
Cullowhee was sworn into the Wo
men's Reserve, U. S. Coast Guard
Reserve last Thursday as an ap
prentice seaman in the SPARS.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. G. T. Hampton. She attend
ed Mt. Clemens high school in De
troit, Mich., and Western Carolina
Teachers college.
She has been employed at Ecusta
Papery Corporation, Pisgah Forest,
as a stenographer.
Miss Hampton has the following
brothers in service: Capt. M.
Hampton, army, Camp Maxey,
Texas., Sgt. Conley Hampton, ma
rines, South Pacific and Lt. Gray
Hampton, air corps who was killed
in May, 1942.
Lions Of District
Met Here Sunday
The Sylva Lions Club was host
to the district governor and his
deputy governors and chairmen of
the different zones at a dinner
meeting hel dat Jarrett Springs
Hotel on Sunday, April 16th.
W. Amos Abrams, district gover
nor of the Lions Club of district
31-A, presided over the business
meeting, and he discussed the dif
ferent policies for the Lions Clubs
of district 31-A.
The delegates attending the
meeting were: WS<Amos Abrams,
distiHct governor, of Boone; H. W.
Sanders, deputy governor, of Black
Mountain; Dr. W. A. Hoover,
chairman of zone No. 1, Murphy;
Dr. Woody, chairman of zone No.
2, Bryson City; Ed McHohan,
chairman of zone No. 3, Brevard;
Ben F. Green, deputy governor, of
Morganton; Bruce B. Johnston,
chairman of zone No. 7, Lenoir;
Fred L. Barkley, chairman of zone
No. 8, Conover; Allen H. Painter,
deputy governor, of Forest City;
and D. R. Mouney, chairman of
zone No. 5, Cherryville.
Cullowhee Demonstration
Club Has Meeting
The Home Demonstration group,
sponsored by the agriculture de
partment of the federal govern
ment, which is taught by Mrs. C.
F. Dodson, met on Tuesday evening
in the cafeteria of the McKee
Training school. Guest speaker for
the occasion was Miss Geneva Tur
pin, who discussed the best meth
ods for canning meats and vege
tables.
One feature of the meeting was a
pie making contest. Judging the
pies were Mrs. H. E. Battle, Mrs.
W. E. Bird and Mrs. Carl Killian.
Winning first place was Mrs. Tay
lor Hampton; second place, Mrs.
Seals; and third place, Mrs. H. P.
Smith.
Play To Be Given
By Balsam School
The sixth and seventh grades of
the Balsam school will give a
play, "Nobody's Darling", on Fri
day night, April 21, at 8:30.
The cast is: Bobbie June Harris,
Georgia Knight, Clarice Hoxit,
Betty Jene Bryson, Doris McCall,
Robert Coward, Jake Jr. Parr is,
Verlon Crisp, Ray Queen, Bobby
Beck, and Jack Reece.
There will be a small admission
to raise funds for school expenses.
Pre-School Clinics
Set In This County
The regular p re-school diniw
for Glenville and Cullowhee will
be held on the following dates:
Glenville: April 25, at 9:30 a. m.
in the first grade room.
Cullowh.ee; April 25r a-t l-M p
m. in the first aid room.
Children from six months of age
are invited for the Diphtheria vac
cination.
RETURN TO TENNESSEE
Mrs. O. 0. Williams and daugh
ter, Mary Rebecca, returned Sun
day to their home in Harriman,
Tenn., after spending several days
with Mrs. William's parents, Dr.
and Mrs. D. D. Hooper.
Mrs. D. K. Moore was a week
end guest of Mrs. Ben Sloan at
her home in Wayneaville.
No County Ticket In
Primary On May 27
Gets Purple Heart
*
Word has been received here by
his father, Hansom T. Cowan, of
Webster, that Cpl. Ransom W.
(Woody) Cowan, has been wound
ed in action somewhere in Italy and
has been awarded the Purple
Heart. Details were not learned.
Cpl. Cowan entered the service i
in June, 1942, and received his j
basic training at Fort Belvoir, Va.
He has been serving overseas for |
more than a year and was in the!
initial landing in North Africa,]
Sicily and Italy.
Last Rites Held
For Mrs. Andrews
Friday Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs. Frid
R. Andrews, C>2. who died last Wed
nesday morning at the C. J. Harris
Community Hospital, wore held at
Cullowhee Methodist church Friday
afternoon with the R'.v. McMurray
S. Richey officiating, assisted by the
Rev. A. C. McCall.
Music was presented by Mrs.
Charles (Julley and five students
from Western Carolina Teachers
college.
Burial was in the Cullowhee
Baptist church cemetery.
Mrs. Andrews, a native of Ne
braska. came to Cullowhee five
years ago from Falls City, Neb.
She was- a member of the First
Christian church.
Surviving are her husband; seven*
children. Ralph James, Raleigh, j
Max William, Neligh. N b., Ada
Mae and Zada Fay, Mission, Kan., j
Maxine Jane, (Ireenbolt, Md., Fred i
Robert and Clyde Lawrence An- j
drews. both in the merchant ma- <
rines. i
CORRECTION
In the March 15th issue of this
paper we stated that the Encyclo
pedia Britannica was 14 years be
hind in the fact that the county
seat of Jackson county had been
moved to Sylva.
We were not looking at the most
recent printing, and wish to apolo
gize to the Encyclopedia.
Both Encyclopedia Britamnica
and the Britannica World Atlas
give Sylva as the county seat of
Jackson county.
Sgt. Joseph ('. Thompson is here
from Carlsbad, N. M., spending
two weeks with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Cole Thompson.
Dan M. Allison Only Demo
crat To File For Represen
tative; Hugh E. Montieth
Is Republican Nominee.
Dan M. Allison is without oppo
ition as candidate for representa
ive on the Democratic ticket, and
iutfh E. Monteith was the only
Republican to file for the same
lfice, which means there will be
10 county ticket in the primary on
?lay 27th.
Jackson county officials are elect
<1 for a four-year term, with the
?xception of the member of the
jeneral Assembly, which is a two
rear term. This is the ''off-year"
'or county elections. The gover
nor's race, lieutenant gjvernor,
>ther state offices as well as Unit
?d States Senator's race will come
ip in the May primary, and all
ndications are that much interest
,v i 1 1 bo created in spite of the ab
sence of a county ticket.
Grover S. Bishop, chairman of
:hi county board of elections, an
nounced yesterday the following
would serve as registrars and judg
es for the primary to be held on
May 27th:.
Cashiers ? C. L. Dillard. E. G.
Lombard, Burns Alexander.
Hamburg ? Fred Bryson, DeWitt
Leopard, 0. L. Lanning.
Mountain? Walter Bryson, A- C.
Edwards, Marion Moody.
River No. 1- ? L. D. Moody, Fred
r. Smith, Ottis Parker.
River No. 2? Oscar Wike, Lon
iie Watson, Hagan Hamilton.
Canada No. 1- Mrs. Lucy Brown,
olaude Melton. Ambrose Fortner.
Canada No. 2 ? Mrs. Oma Shel
on. Fred Galloway, Cleve Woody.
Caney Fork ? J. C. Potts, Bem
ird Brown, Dillard Hooper.
Cullowhee ? Oscar Norton, S. E.
Wilson, John Watson.
Webster ? Jim Cowan, Ilarlie
Lewis, W. C. Cftgle.
Savannah ? Harlie Buchanan. W.
[). Bishop, Herman Cabe.
Greens Creek ? J. B. Whitmore,
Lindon Cabe, Elsie Sutton.
Qua 11a ? Thad Patton, W. L. En
loe, Dave Worley.
Barker's Creek ? Ben Jones,
Dewey B^ck, Jack Sutton.
Dillsboro ? W. A. Sutton, Boyd
Brown, A. H. Weaver.
Sylva, south ? Mrs. Wilma Jones,
Henry Curtis, S. C. Cogdill.
Sylva, north ? Ben N. Queen, J.
VI. Reed, Dewey Ensley.
Scotts Creek No. 1 ? Roy Blan
ton, Roy Jones, W. H. Snyder.
Scotts Creek No. 2 ? C. P- Dil
lard, Rufus Keener, M. J. Henry.
Scotts Creek No. 3 ? George Bry
son, George Knight, Bryson Beck.
Mrs. Sharpe, 67,
Died On Friday
Mrs. Callie Sharpe, 67, died at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Ran
som Wiggins, on Friday.
Mrs. Sharpe was the widow of
David Sharpe. She was a charter
member of the Wesleyan Methodist
church.
Funeral services were held at the
Wesleyan church Sunday at threa
o'clock, with Miss Bertha Stamey,
pastor in charge, assisted by Miss
Gertrude Farmer, of Tuckaseegee.
Surviving are a son, Herbert
Sharpe, of Glenville; one sister,
Mrs. Wiggins; a brother, Robert
(Budd) Holland, of Missouri; and
six grandchildren.
Captain Brown's Crippled Bomber
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This photograph shows the tail of the four-motored bomber, pilot
ed by Captain Malcolm Brown, formerly of Sylva, which he landed
safely in this plowed field, after the engines went dead on a return
bombing trfp over Germany. Pilot Brown had to hop-skip oyer til?
open ditch shown in the left of the picture. The plane and all ten
members of the crew landed without injuries, due to the skillful pilot
ing of Captain Brown. The field is a short ways from the home baee^
somewhere in England. This photograph passed by Air Corps censor*