AMERICA The Sylva AND RURALITE? CONSOLIDATED ERALD The Sylva Herald, winner ?/ First Place of N. C. Prme Association 1948 General Ra ce Hence Award . JULY. 1943 VOL. XIX NO. 4 SYLVA, N. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1944 91.50 A Year In Jiduon and Swain Comities 6c Cap J BOND QUOTA IS $13.63 PER CAPITA Prominent Speakers On Study Conference On Education, WGTC "The greatest resource we have 5s our public schools if we but use them purposefully and meaning fully," said Dr. H. Arnold Perry of the state department of educa tion, before members of the work study conference on resource edu cation, being held for graduate stu dents, teachers, principals, and superintendents at Western Caro lina Teachers college on Thursday morning in the McKee Training School, where the conference is be ing held. "In order to make our school serve more purposefully, we should establish a course of study involv ing the five fundamental classifi cations of resources: natural re sources, human resources, tech nological wealth, institutional wealth, and capital wealth. Are we going to teach our young peo ple exclusively from great bodies of knowledge from the dear, dead past, or are we going to teach them out of their experiences from the here and now? And how shall we in y these areas of \ learning?" he asked. "We start with our institutions of learning ? the public schools. ? We must improve the teaching that goes on in that institution," de clared Dr. Perry. "We must have better instruction in our schools. If you build a curriculum on only that which is in the textbook, then you are never going to deal suffi ciently with the fundamental re sources of mankind. The state of North Carolina expects you as teachers to build a curriculum of study to use in the classroom. Until we get a functional curriculum in our public schools, we are never bring in these areas of learning?" he asked. W. J. McClothlin, chief of the training staff of the TVA, was then presented to the entire stu dent body, which met in the Hoey auditorium to explain the plan and purpose of the work study confer ence on resource education, which has as its chief aim the channeling of important scientific data into translations available to school children and their parents. At the second session held for graduate students on Thursday morning, Mr. McGlothlin discussed the question What Are We To Get In This Democracy of Ours? Ans. wering this question by numerous illustrations, the speaker inumerat ed the minimum securities: oppor tunities, equality, individual ini tiative, and freedom. The central problem of this conference, he pointed out, is to form effective ways through which schools will eject resource education into their curriculum of study." Federation Pays Semi-Annual 3% Stock Dividends Directors of the Farmers Fede ration declared a 3% dividend on the common stock, James G. K. McClure, president, announced this week. This is the regular 3% divi dend which is paid every six months and it will be paid on July 1 to all stockholders who held shar es on June 20. The directors also declared the regular dividend on preferred stocltf" More than 5,000 farmers will re ceive dividends on common stock. They are requested to pick up their dividends at their nearest Farmers Federation warehouse. Mr. McClure annonced that busi ness of the Federation from Jan uary 1 to June 1 has been greater than in any other year in the Fede ration's history. During that per iod the cooperative handled 29, 803 cases of eggs and also shipped the first carload lots of dressed polltry ever to be shipped from Western North Carolina. Josepr JHigdon* office manager of the Farmers Federation, was ?lect ed assistant treasurer at the meet ing of directors, Mr. McChrre an ? Bounced. ( Mrs. J. C. Jones and grandson, . BHlie Burl Pannell, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wimbish in Scranton, Penn. Pvt. Jerald L. Panel} has re turned to Camp Stacker, Ala^ after spending a short furtoofffc with his father and other relative* Hove. Father and Son LEE DILLARD, S. 2/c, and his son, '? Roy. This picture was taken while Seaman Dillard was home on leave. He has just com pleted his boot training at Bain bridge, Md. He recently spent five days with his wife and four chil dren. He returned to his base to receive further orders. 115 Register For Six Weeks Summer School At W.C.T.C. I^gi^ration f Qt the six weeks' summer school at Western Carolina Teactij^rg college, which includes undergfcaqi&tp' work, a hobbyshop j and crafts school, a graduate work I study conference, and the Smoky Mountains Music % Center, has reached a total of 115, it was an nounced today by Miss Addie Bean, I registrar. Although students will be allowed to enroll later for work in the music center and hobbyshop or even for special courses, those expecting credit toward graduation [ or certification can register no later than Monday morning, June 12, W. ?ird# director of the sum mer school stated. Outstanding features of the first week of the work study graduate I conference included a talk by W. J. McGlothlin, Chief of the Train ing Staff, TVA, Knoxville, on "Re sources and Opportunities of the Southeast," as a challenge to teach ers to build a more vital school pro gram; an account of recent efforts to make the results of research available to the people of the South, by Dr. John E. Ivey, Jr., executive secretary, Commission on Southern Resources and Educa tion, and a discussion by Dr. H. Arnold Perry, the State Depart ment of Education, on the means of utilizing local resources in the program of the school. Next week will be devoted to analyses of area and community problems and the organization of participants into work groups. In vited speakers will include: Dr. J. K. McClure, of the Farmers' Fede ration; a representative of the State Department of Public Health, and W. T. Brown, representative jA the FSA, and Miss Dora Ruth Parks, regional librarian," Murphy. 20th Century Club To M^et Thursday, 22nd The Twentieth Century Club which is scheduled to meet next Thursday, has been postponed un til Thursday, June 22nd. The pres ident urges all members to bring their garments for Russian Relief to the Red Crosa room sometime this week. Missionary Group Holds Monthly Meeting On Monday evening Mrs. Ken yon Moody, with Mrs. Mary Cowan as joint hostess entertained the Carrie Rhodes Circle of the Wo men's Society of Christian Service. The vice president, Mrs. P. M. Williame, was in charge of the busineaa vets km. lira. Walter Hartroan had both the IjyuHoiil and pracrara of the Prong .the social hoot 0* has tees .a sweet coarse* New Auto Stamp Now On Sale All Vehicles Must Have New $5 Use Tax Stamp On Or After July First. The federal auto use tax stamps, which is required on all motor ve hicles used on highways, are now on sale at all post offices and offices of collectors of Internal Revenue. The stamps cost $5 each, and each vehicle must display the new stamp on or before July first." The stamps are to be stuck on the windshield, with the make, model and serial number and state license written on the back of the stamp. ^jrD7Nunam,~Jr., commissioner of revenue, stresses the fact that the use tax law has not been re pealed and cautions^ motor vehicle owners that , failure^ to purchase and display the new use stamps on all vehicles using the highways on and after July 1, will be subject to severe penalties imposed by law. Serious Feed Shortage Predicted By Farm Leaders According to information receiv ed in the Jackson County FSA Office, a serious shortage of feed is facing the farmers in North Carolina. This is especially true of corn and roughage. The na tion's corn supply is now the lowest it has been in the last 15 or 20 years and much of the present sup ply is being diverted to the war effort for the manufacture of alco hol. In normal times corn and other , feed grain can be imported from the middte west but there are no surplus supplies at the present time and likely will not be any for the duration. This means that the farmer who depends on buying feed may of necessity sell his livestock unreasonably cheap. Double Yield of Corn .... What can be done at this late date to increase the yield of corn? Since most of the corn has already been planted it is doubly impor tant that each farmer do all he can to increase the yield on the acres planted and thereby reduce the need for Ijj^ing feed. Tlf& most effective means of in creasing the yield of corn is by top dressing with nitrogen materials and cultivating to keep down weed competition, it has been pointed out by Jackson county farm lead ers. Recent experiments have proven that land which will produce 20 bushels of corn per acre (approxi mately the state average) can be made to produce 40 bushels per acre by side dressing with 250 pounds of nitrate of soda or its equivalent. It is important that this be applied when the com is about knee high or 6 or 8 weeks of age. This amount of soda will cost about $5.50 per acre or ?8c per bushel for the increase. There is no shortage of nitrate of soda and the FSA still has funds for the purchase of this material where it is necessary that a farm er borrow. It appears now that many farm ers may need to buy hay again next winter at an extravagant price. Plan now to grow your feed, is ad- ! vised by leaders. Plant an extra patch of feed cane to feed the cat tle. thereby making your1 hay go further. Fertilize the cane patch ; and plant it thick so the stalks will not get too large. Jackson county must not give up its livestock program because of a feed shortage. The necessary | [feed, except protein supplement, can be grown in this county to I maintain the present number of i livestock by increasing the yield per acre of corn and roughage. Mrs. TWOe" H oh tess To Circle Meeting Mrs. R. G. Tuttle was hostess on last Wednesday for the meeting of the Annie Cowan Circle of the Methodist church. Mrs. J. H. Gillis, president, presided over a session of routine l>ii sin eg g . Mrg. GUlis led the devotional and Mrs. Dan Tompkins had the program using as her subjeet, 14 A Salute To Our Boys in Service." Mrs. Tuttle served a salad course. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Tweed of i Lynchburg, Va., are visiting Mr*. Tweed's parents, Mr. and Mrs.' J. H. -Wilson.! Mr. Tweed will return to XjnchWir next fenMtey; Htn* Tweed will rej*aln fot%i longer ?irft ' ' H Sylva Trio Sing At Sanatorium MRS. CARL WORTHAM, who has been in the Black Mountain Sanatorium for the past 18 months, enjoyed the beautiful singing of the Jamison Trio who visited her Saturday. The Jamison Trio, Helen, Betty and Jean, are the daughters of the Rev. Ernest Jamison, of Sylva. Mrs. Wortham is the daughter of W. M. Wortham, of Sylva. Mrs. Wortham is improving. Mrs. Nathan Bumgarner was also a guest of Mrs. Wortham. Mrs. T. 0. Wilson Has Four Sons In The Service Mrs. T. O. Wilson of Sylva, has four sons serving in the IT. S. Army. Three of th^m were here i to spend her birthday, June fifth, with her. Sgt. W. O. Wilson, who is sta tioned at Camp Edwards, Mass., and Mrs. Wilson, who lives in Bryson City, were here for three days. Pvt. Thomas C. Wilson spent ! eight days at home, returning on Thursday to New York where he is stationed with the Postal Dept. Cpl. Joseph F. Wilson was here for two days. He is stationed at Chatham Field, Savannah, Ga., where he has just completed his training as an aerial gunner and has been assigned to take a course in Radar. The fourth son, Pvt. Lewis C. Wilson, who is stationed at Lowry Field. Denver Col., called his moth er that night. Tennessee Couple Entertained Saturday Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Wise and Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Poteet enter tained Saturday evening, honoring Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Tweed of Lynchburg, Va., and Mr. and Mrs. 0. 0. Williams of Harriman, Tenn. They served their guests a picnic supper cooked on the out-door fire place in their yard. Those attending besides the honorees were, Mr. and Mrs. Gor don Reed, Charles Thompson, Paul Ellis, Mrs. Ralph Tatham and Miss Hicks Wilson. Business Women Hold Monthly Meeting The Business Women's Circle of the Woman's Missionary Union of the Baptist church met Monday 1 evening at the Red Cross room with Miss Margaret Wilson as hostess. The president, Mrs. Frank Crawford, presided over the busi ness session. The remainder of I the evening was spent in folding surgical dressings. Miss Hattle j Hilda Sutton had the program, us ing as her subject Middle Amer- ' ica. The hostess served an ice course, j I T Sgt. Russell Paul Maxwell,; who has been stationed in the 1 Aleutians, spent several days with 1 his father, W. S. Maxwell, of M iami, Fla.. at their summer home in Beta. Loraine Haughy, of Washington, D. C., daughter of Mr. Maxwell, was here for a few days | to see her brother. Mrs. Dan K. Moore and young aon, Danny,, and Mr*. Coy Coulter are spending several days in Chat tanooga, Tenn. Mrs. Moore's daughter, Edith, is spending ten days at Camp Adventure at Lake Jnnalviaka. 1 ? Jimmie McLain, Mo. M. M. 1/c, who ha* beerr rtatton?d on Sub Chaser in the Atlantic, is home for a 30-day leave. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs, John McLain of Sylva. : Mrs. D. M. Hall is spending a few days in Franklin with ber grcn? cfc&dr&i, Mark and Carolyn : pW&a, wMe their mother is vis its* in Virginia. ' Sgt. Jackson Is Reported Missing Over Germany Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Jackson of East LaPorte, have received word that their son, S/Sgt. Junnie O. Jackson, has been missing over Germany since May 28th. Sgt. Jackson has participated in a course designed to bridge the gap between training in the Stat es and soldiering in an active theatre of war. Before going into service he attended school at' Cui lowhee. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson have another son in service, Cpl. Thomas A. Jackson, who is stationed some where in the Pacific. R. C. Henderson Passes Away In New England Richard C. Henderson, 56, of Brookline, Mass., a son of John C. Henderson, of Wabster, died after a short illness at the Faulk ner Hospital at Jamacia Plain, Mass. Funeral services were held at Delanos Funeral Home, and he was laid to rest in Brockton, Mass. For 25 years he was an executive in the production office of the Ford Motor Company plant at Somerville. He began his work with the Ford Company in Seattle, Wash., 25 years ago and was trans ferred to Philadelphia, Penn., and was then sent to Boston and per manently placed with the plant at Somerville, Mass. He was a veter an of World War I. He leaves a wife, Helen M. Goldie Henderson, and a daughter, Patricia, of Boston, Mass., his father and two brothers, V. M. and John L. Henderson, of Nnoko mish, Wash., four sisters, Mrs. F. M. Nicholson, of Granite Falls, Wash., Mrs. Wiley Nicholson, of Webster, Miss Stella Henderson, of Cashiers, and Mrs. John W. Nich olson, of Pisgah Forest. State Officials To Discuss Food Production Goal The Community Convention meeting of tho Jackson County A. C. A. will he held June 15th at the Court House in Sylva. N. L. Wil son, field officer of N. C. State Col lege Station and T. W. Coths, of Raleigh, will be here to discuss 1944 soil coservation program and food production. Pvt. Carl Corbin Is On 15-Day Furlough i Pvt. Carl Corbin is spending a 15-day leave at his home here. He entered the service in November, 1943, at Fort Jackson, S. C., and revived further training ** Lee, Va. ( He will return to Greenville, Pa. Corbin, who has been with htm for the past few months, will re main mt her home here for the present. Prior to entering the service he was employed by the Mead Corp. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT And Mrs. Engle Wood of announce the birth of a daughter on Ju?? 12th. County Has Quota Of $342,000 For Fifth War Loan Campaign Quotas Set Up For Every Township In The County In Order To Meet Heavy Quota. The oth War Loan Drive started on Monday morning, June 12th, and will run for four weeks, till Saturday night, July 8th. Jackson county's quota is $264,000 in cash. This amount invested in E bonds represents $342,000 face value of bonds. The break down of the quota is: $127,000 must be sold in War Savings Bonds generally known as V. hnrnU. nnH anrna tinyu th^? "pr?npl<^ 'f and thp balance of $137,000 to be sold in other types of bonds. The quota is put on a per capita basis and represents $13.63 for every maiu woman and child in Jackson county, based on a popula tion of 19,366 as shown by 1940 census. The quotas assigned to the fifteen townships in Jackson county have been put on a $10 per capita basis, excepting Sylva township, which has been put on a per capita basis of $28.23. The name of the chairman, population, and quota for each of the fifteen townships in Jackson county is given below as follows: Township and Chairman Pop. Per Cap. Quota Barker's Creek, Kelly Bradley 1,099 $10.00 $10,990.00 Canada, John Coward 977 10.00 9,770.00 Caney Fork, Blaine Nicholson 894 10.00 8,940.00 Cashiers, W. S. Alexander 797 10.00 7,970.00 Cullowhee, H. E. Battle 1,603 10.00 16,030.00 Pillsboro, J. C. Cannon 1,077- 10.00 10,770.00 Greens Creek, R. ?5. Cowan r. 623 10.00 6,250.00 Hamburg, H. H. Bryson 1,379 10.00 13,790.00 Mountain, Mrs. Peari Stewart 460 10.00 4,600.00 Qualla, T. T. Varner 2,385 10.00 23,850.00 River, Charlie Stewart 979 10.00 9,790.00 Savannah, N. Higdon 838 10.00 8,880.00 Scotts Creek, W. H. Snyder 1,439 10.0<) 14,390.00 Webster, Mrs. D. D. Davis .., 906 10.00 9,060.00 Sylva, T. N. Massie .",,858 28.23 108,870.00 The committee who worked out the above figures felt that it was entirely fair to all the townships. Sylva was given a larger propor tionate quota than any of the other townships. While the quotas are based on population in each of the fifteen townships, it goes without saying that a great many women, children and some men cannot buy any bonds at all. It is going to be neces sary, therefore, for those who have any income at all ? any available funds, to buy bonds to their very utmost in order to raise the large sum of $264,000 in Jackson county. This job must be done in just four weeks. * It is going to be necessary to get more people to buy Bonds in this drive than has been done in any of the four 'former bond drives. "It is urged that township chairmen call meetings of their com mittees immediately and make plans to appoint as many workers as may be needed to cover and contact every person in every part of the township you represent," R. L: Ariail, chairman said. Hugh Mon teith is co-chairman of War Finance Committee for Jackson county. Charter Granted To Boy Scouts Of Troop 12 On Thursday, June eight, Troop No. 12 received their Charter. The nine members receiving their cards were: Roy Allen Waters, J. Ralph Cole, Troy Queen, James Wike, Robert Monteith, Donald Romine, Harold Waters, and Homer H. Wike, Jr. The Scoutmaster is I Homer H. Wike and his assistants I are Wm. B. Moses and Ralph Queen. N The troop is sponsored by the Lumberton Baptist church and East LaPorte Methodist church. The Charter was presented to E. A. Fitzgerald by F. V. Smith, Assistant Scout Executive of the Daniel Boone Council, and Hugh Monteith, chairman of the Smoky Mountain District. The troop committee is composed of members of both churches:' Thomas L. Wike, chairman, T. D. L. Waters, .James F. Robbins, C. R. Moses and John T. Moses. ( T)r. W. P. McG uire's throe broth ers are visiting him for several days. Roy McGuire, who is an en gineer with the Gas Company in Laure 1, M iss., F?. B. McGuire, M. I 7)., of Spruce Pino, and A. R. Mc Guire, owner of Aston Manor in i A.-hevillc. This is the first time j that J he brothers have seen each ' other in over a year and they are 'enjoying a fishing trip at Nan j tatala. Mi*, and Mrs. Charlie Chambers | and children have returned to Pas cagaula, Miss., after a week's visit with relatives ' at Dillsboro and j Sylva. Mrs. Quentin Monteith is in Ohio with her mother, Mrs. George Gibbs, who underwent a major op eration there a few days ago. The friends of -Mrg. Gibbs wiftbe glad to learn that sbe is making satTff factory improvement. Mrs. Harold Stephens and small son, Harold, Jr?,fcave returned to her mother's Vre. Will Dillard, after a visit wtth her sitters, Mrs. Jake Phillips and ffrisa Alice Dil lard, at Newport News, Miss Nancy -Jfene mud Miss Anne SoMtaij?iK$ppon dav for Atlanta*!,^)*., me they will employe* tfefc ?tt? |?r, Chief Of Training Staff TV A Talks To Study Conference The South has soil, climate, mineral resources, and people ? the basis of a great civilization, said W. J. McGlothlin, chief of the training staff for the Tennessee Valley Authority, who ntade the initial speech, "What Kind of South Do We Want?" for the woTk study conference on resource edu cation being held at Western Caro lina Teachers college, June 5 - July 15. "We must know where we are going and how we are going to get there. First," he said, "we must stop the waste and loss of resourc es; and we must see, second, that, we use these resources better for the welfare of man. In order to accomplish these two objectives," he went on to say, "we must know, the facts and apply them." Dis cussing the potential value of each; of the fundamental resources,, Mr. McGlothlin stated in regard to land that approximately 20,000,000 tons of plant food wash away an nually in our Southeastern states, and we buy back something like five and a half million tons of fertilizer containing much of the same elements which were wash ed away. At least 22,000,000 acres of land, an area the size of South Carolina, he pointed out, have been lost in those same states through erosion. "Unless these simple facts are made known to all, none of us can be free. We shall be caught in the blind downward rush of a driverless car that plunges to its own destruction," th? speaker concluded, "and without these sim ple facts, we can never have the South we want.*" Welcoming the group of teach ers, principals, superintendents and state officials attending the confer ence was W? E> Bird, director of the summer school. Presiding over the meeting and directing the open jforum at the conclusion of Mr* McGlothlin's talks was Dr. Paul Irvine, of Alabama Polytechnic In stitute co-ordinator of the work shop. Then followed a round table discussion of bow the facta pre sented by Mr. mcGtothtiB may he channeled into aai aette nuiiie foe our school ~ " of this and siaiikt 1st ssr, tJ* six

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