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AND RURALIT&-COXSOLIDATED JULY, 1943 ??
VOL. XIX NO. 12
SYLVA, N. C., WEDNESDAY, AUG. 9, 1944
$1.50 A Year In Jackson And Swain Counties ? 5c Copy
Jackson's 5th War Loan Sales
Near Half Million Dollars
Denver Bryson
Slice umbs To
War Wounds
Mr. and vlrs. W. W. Bryson of
Speedwell \ . -e notified Saturday in
a message fr. n the War Department
that their so: Denver F. Bryson, had
been previously reported wounded in
action in Italy ad died in a hospital
in England or. July 16.
Besides his rents he is survived
by his wife, * ormer Miss Pauline
Pressley, and sister, Miss Willa
'Mae* Bryson Jewport News, Va.
T-SGLMlk SBETUBNS
FROM COMBAT IN SOOTH
PACIFIC WAR ZONE
-MIAMI BEACH, Fla. ? T/Sgt.
Sr.muel T. Moses, age 25, Glenville,
N. C., returned from service outside
the continental United States, now is
being processed through the Army
Air Forces Redistribution Station No.
2 in Miami Beach, where his next as
signment will be determined.
This is one of the redistribution
Stations within the A A F Personnel
Distribution Command. At an AAF
Redistribution Station, AAF return
ees from theatres of operations are
examined by specially selected med
ical and classification officers whose
joint findings are used in recom
mending new assignments. Theme of
the AAF Redistribution program is
designation of each man to duty for
which he is best fitted. Returnees live
at a Redistribution Station under
conditions that encourage natural re
sponse to processing, the greater part
of their two-week stay being devoted
t c rest and recreation.
AAF personnel, enlisted men and
oficers alike, are assigned to a Re
distribution Station upon their return
to the United -States, but do not ? re
port to the station until completing a
furlough or leave of three weeks.
Sergeant Moses, a mess sergeant,
served in the South Pacific for 30
months. Mr. and Mrs. H. E.<; Moses,
his parents, reside in Glenville.
Graduated from the Glenville High
School in 1936, Sergeant Moses en
tered the Army in May, 1941.
Cowan Spends Leave With
Parents On Green Creek
Lloyd D. Cowan, Y 3/c who is
stationed at Bainbridge, Md., spent a
two-weeks leave with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Cowan of Greens
JTreek. Cowan has been in the Navy
for ten months and has been station
ed at Bainbridge since his enlistment
in the Navy.
HORTICULTURE EXPERT
OFFERS SERVICES TO
ALL JACKSON FARMERS
Professor S. C. Clapp, ?Horticul
ture expert with the Farmers Feder
eration of Asheville will be in Sylva
at the Jackson County Farmers
Federation Warehouse on Main
street all day Friday, August 11, for
the purpose of assisting Jackson
county farmers who desire his servi
ces, which is free to every farmer in
Swain county, regardless of whether
he is a stockholder in the Federation
or not.
Professor Clapp will conduct a
question and answer forum with the
farmers on grasses, feed crop;-, gar
dens, orchards and insects. All far
mers are invited to hear Mr. Clapp
without any obligation on their part.
Professor Clapp doesn't propose to
solve all the problems of the farmers
on these crops, but he is in position
to give every farmer some very valu
able information and helps.
Professor Clapp was at one time
Superintendent of the State Test
Farm wb?n it was- loeftted-at-Swan*
ncnoa.
MR. LAN DI8 TO RETURN
Mr. H. J. Landis, manager of Belk's
Dept. Store, will return to his home
Thursday after being a patient in the
Biltmore Hospital in Asheville for the
past 11 weeks. Mr. Landis has been
greatly missed and his many friends
vill be happy to have him home
again.
ARMY CHIEF IN SAIPAN CHECK-UP
ON AN YNSPiCTIOM tour of Saipan Island, recently taken by U. S. forces,
Lt. Gen. Robert Richardson Jr. (right), commander of army troops in
the Central Pacific area, stops to question a Jap native in the internment
camp. With him la Maj. Gen. Sanderford J arm an, commander of the
Tnited States forces on the Marianas base. i International)
Board Makes Order
On School Opening
The Jackson County board of health
recommended that the opening of
schools be postponed until August 31,
m a meeting held on Saturday, Aug.
fifth. The Jackson County Board ^f
Education met on Monday and M\.
A. C. Moses, Superintendent of Jack
son County Schools, said that Jackt
son County would follow the recom-^
n;endation of the State and County
Board of health in settting August
31 as the tentative date for the Jack
son County schools to be opened.
Mr. Mos^s sa^d that the reason for
setting /tfhursctky as the opening date
for schools was to allow for a two
clay holiday for Thansgiving.
Attended Lions Conven
tion In Chicago
Jennings Brys^on, Claude Hanna,
Ray Cogdill, Ray Orr and Hugh Mon
teith attended the 28th Annual Con
vention of Lion's International which
was held at Chicago, 111. It .was es
timated that from 10 to 12,000 attend
ee1. the convention.
International officers were elected
for the coming year.
The theme of the convention was
"Winning of the War and Maintain
ing the Peace After It Is Won." The
v. ar and post-wat plans were dis
cussed at each meeting.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 3. ? D. A. Skeen,
or Salt Lake City, Utah, was today
elected president of the International
Association of Lions Clubs at the
closing session of the twenty-eighth
Ir-ternational annual meeting. The
association, which added 36 8 new clubs
and had a net increase ***,000 nrwm
b^rs during the year ended June 30,
Tirrw has SLtotaL ot 4500 clubs and
180,000 members in fourteen coun
ties.
HON PRESIDENT
Prior to his elevation to the presi
dency, Skeen served Lions Intema
tVfaal as 3rd, 2nd, and 1st vice-presi
dents, successively. He served the Li
ons Club of Salt Lake City r.s Direc
tor and President, and during 1922 he
held the office of district governor of
the Lions Clubs of Utah. He served
one term as International Director.
Spent 29 Months In Pacific
T/S Ofcar Price is now visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Price of
Cullowhee. This is his first furlough
since entering the service of the U.S.
Army three years ago. T/S Price has
been in the Southwest Pacific, Aus
tralia and New Guinea in particular
for the past 29 months, most of this
time was spent in actual combat duty.
When asked with what he was most
impressed he replied "The Australian
women are very beautiful, but give
me a good old American girl any
aay."
Sgt. Price says he only met three
Western North Carolinians overseas.
They were Eugene Francis and Rich
ard Queen, both of Waynesville and
former students of Western Carolina
Teacher's College. The other was
Grady Dills of Cullowhee who was a
childhood friend of Price's. "Any one
v/ho faintly resembles an acquain
tance is more than welcome," Price
said.
Price will report to Miami, Fla.,
fcr further assignment.
S. E. Wilson Returns
From Baptist Hospital
Mr. Shirley E. Wilson of Speed
well is recovering from an operation
which he underwent at the Baptist
Hospital in Winston-Salem ^nd has
returned to' his home.
Children Must
Attend School
In Own District
Jack>on County Board of Educa
t'on has passed an action that all stu
dents are expected to attend the
school of their own Community unless
they have been enrolled otherwise
heretofore said Mr. A. C. Moses, Su
perintendent of Jackson County
i schools. To change schools the stu
dent must secure special permission
::om his home school and the school
that he expects to attend. Such per
mission, said Mr. Moses, must be se
cured from the principals of both
s< hools.
FUNERAL RITES FOR
MRS. ROGERS HELD
AT BLACK MOUNTAIN
Funeral services for Mrs. Troy
Rogers, 51, were conducted July 29th
at the Black Mountain Baptist
Church. The Rev. Ernest Jamison
and Rev. Dock Burrlee Messie, and
Rev. Hoxit Edgar Bishop officiated.
Mrs. Rogers is survived by her
husband and one son James of Cullo
whee, two daughters, Mrs. Wayne
Hoyle of Sylva and Daisy Rogers of
Cullowhee, Two grandchildren, Bil
ly Hoyle and Clifton Rogers; her
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Lem
>Ticholson of Cullowhee and brother,
Lawrence Nicholson of Sedro Wooley,
Washington. Two sisters, Mrs. J. L.
Hoyle of Sedro Wooley, Washington,
rnd Mrs. Dora Bryson of Speedwell,
ether relatives and a host of friends.
Mrs. Rogers was a consecrated chris
tian, a faithful wife and devoted
mother. She will be greatly missed by
her church, home, and by her many
friends.
Pallbearers: Shufford Ballard, Ed
Hoyle, Baxter Hoyle, Zermie Dills,
and Lucius Mills.
Flower girls: Mildred Ashe, Doris
Hoyle, Jessie Rogers, Jnnie Wood.
Selmer Dills and Mary Ballard.
SGT. JOE F. WILSON
WITH AIR SERVICE
COMMAND IN ENGLAND
Sgt. Joe F. Wilson is now serving at
an Air Service Command Station in
England, according to a news release
by the Public Relations office, U. S.
Strategic Air Forces in Europe.
Sgt. Wilson is the son of Mrs. T.O.
Wilson of Sylva. He recently comple
ted an orientation course designed to
bridge the gap between training in
the states and combat soldiering
against the enomy in France. At this
Air Service Command Station Sgt.
Wilson attended a series of lectures
given by "battle wise" veterans which
included instructions on Chemical
warfare defense and pertinent tips on
staying healthy in a combat theatre.
His next station will be one from
which America's fighting planes cov
er our liberation of occupied Europe,
as a nose gunner on a B-24.
Before entering the Army Air For
ces, Sgt. Wilson was employed by,
C. P. N. A. B. of Alameda, California,
on construction work in ihe Pacific
Area. Prior to that he was connected
with the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co.
for several years.
JACKSON'S NEW HOME DEMONSTRATION
AGENT ANNOUNCES MEETINGS FOR AUGUST
Miss Josephine Johnston, Home
Demonstration Agent for Jackson
County, has announced that the Home
Demonstration Clubs in the different
cuminuiiitles wttl meet during the
month Of August at ffro
places:"
Thursday, Aug. 10 ? Dillsboro Club
will meet at the home of Mrs. C. B.
Thompson.
Friday,. Aug. 11 ? Balsam, at the
home of Mrs. Dock.
I Monday, Aug. 14 ? Webster. The
j Webster club will have their annual
picnic at the home of Mrs. Mary
Cowan.
Tuesday, Aug. 15? Qua^a. The
r
Qualla club will have their annual pic
nic but as yet the place has not been
decided.
Wednesday. Aug 16. John'c Creek.
The place has not been decided.
? ? JVidoyr^Auf. 10? Tressley Crwk
ciub will meet at the home of Mrs.
Sarah Ann Tilley.
Monday, Aug 21 ? Sylva. Mrs. A.
J. Dills will be hostess.
Friday, Aug. 25 ? Cope Creek club
will meet at the home of Mrs. Crisp.
Wednesday, Aug. 30 ? Victory Club
will meet, as yet the place has not
been decided.
Miss Johnston said that the main
subject for the August meetings
would be "Cool food for hot days,"
FINAL REPORT, FIFTH WAR LOAN DRIVE,
TOTAL BONDS SOLD $449,372.00
KilLd Li Invasion
Pfc. Herman F. Bailey, son of Mrs.
T. C. Cannon, of Sylva and Frank
F. Bailey of Strawberry Plains, Tenn.,
who was reported missing in action
on June 6th in France, has been re
ported killed on that date, accord
ing to a second message received by
his mother last Thursday from the
W ar Department.The message read as
follows: "The Secretary of War de
sires that I tender his deep sympathy
to you in the loss of your son, Pfc.
Herman F. Bailey, who was previously
xeported missing in action. Report
now received states he was killed in
action sixth June in France. Letter
follows."
? Pfc. Bailey entered service in De- j
comber, 1942, and volunteered for 1
paratroop duty. He trained at Camp !
Toccoa and Fort Benning, Ga., and
Camp McKall, N. C. He was a mem
ber of the 501st Parchute Division
which was stationed in England be
fore going to France as a part of the
I invasion forces.
He was a graduate of Sylva High
school and attended Western Caro
lina Teacher's College. Prior to en
tering service he was employed by
the Naval Research Laboratory in
Washington, D. C.
Besides his parents he is survived
by one sifter, Patsy Bailey, of Sylva.
PROMOTED
Ralph J. Connor, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. G. Connor of Dillsboro has
been promoted to the rank of Cor
poral in the Army. Cpl. Connor is
serving with the engineers in Burma.
He recently sent this picture of him
self with a 13 ft. snake, which he and
seme of his buddies killed in the Bur
ma jungles.
|_ Cpl. .Connor took training at Camp
Wheeler, Ga., was then transferred to
Camp Claiborne, La., from there he
I was sent to India where he served
for about eight months and from
there to Burma. He has served over
seas for about 18 months. He has a
brother, Joe W. Connor in the U. S.
Navy, who returned this week to
New York from England and was
at home visiting his parents this
week-end. *
Roper Wounded
July 14 In Italy
Pvt. Leonard Roper, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Roper ' of Whittier was
reported wounded on July 14 in a
message received by his parents. Pvt.
Roper received his wound i& action in
Italy. He entered service in April
1.043 and received his training at
Camp Jackson, S. C., and Camp Rob
in; on, Arkansas.
County Exceeds Overall
Of $2ti4.000 By $18o,:i72.?0
E Bond Quota Exceeded
By $60,799.50.
Quotas wore Riven to each t.,?
111 teen t?wn*hips in Jackson County
,!r :ho Fi!!h War Loan Drive. EjJ
townships exceeded their quotas and
?seven townships failed to make tbei
quotas. ?
The following is a complete report
of bonds purchased in Jackson Coun
ty during the Fifth War Loan Drive
bioken down by townships:
Township Bond Quotas BonchSoh*
Barkers Ck ... $ 10,990.00 4,361,73
^-anada - 9,770.00 5,50<> 7\
Canoy Fk .... 8,940.00
Cashiers 7,970.00 J4 39? ?.
Cullowhee... 16.030.00 22 -wm
?'"sbora 10,770.00 73.098 00
Hjmhu - 6,25?00
i"dmb.Urg 13,790.00 8,203. 00
I fountain 4,600.00 1,907.00
?UaIla 23.850.00 36,703.78
?'Ver 9.790.00 15.01I.7S
faV,^nnab 8,880.00 12,008.00
Scotts Ck.... 14,390.00 13,081.00
l^Sater 9'06000 11,163.00
I ; r. 108,720.00 218.951.30
Totals? Quota, $264,000.00. Sold
,$449,372.00. a
I am indeed grateful to everyon*
Who had any part in helping to mako
tne Fifth War Loan Drive a suTc?S
in Jackson County.
As stated in a former report, Jack,
son County went over its overall
bond quota and its E Bond quota and
has qualified to have its name inscrib
ed on a bronze plaque to be affixed
to the hull of an LSM boat to t,?
lauehed from the Charleston S r
ship yards. ' ' ' *
R- L. ARlAtL
LO C AL^T AX0FF1CIALS
RECEIVE NEW GUIDE
BOOK FROM INSTITUTE
Local municipal and county tax
collectors and attorneys have just re
'o'VTdvCrPinS ?f " nCW -"G"Webook
' I' ~ Collectors" from the Institue
of Government at the University of
North Carolina which is said to be i
great aid to them in this all-important
The 90-pagc manual, which wat
prepared by Peyton B. Abbott, ex
perienced attorney and assistant di.
rector of the organization, covers both
the tax laws and practices and in.
ciUdes a special section on forms, h
tax calendar showing each duty and
date, and several other new features.
Mr. Abbott, who practiced law In
Wmsfqn -Salem before joining the
nstitute staff two years ago, has also
held a series of 18 district conferences
Of city and county officials during
the past few weeks on tax collections
foreclosures, and special assessments',
he organization is planning to fol,
low these up during the next few
weeks with a series of thr^e to five
OLy state-wide schools for city and
county tax collectors, tax attorneys
end list takers and assessors, accord
ing to Professor Albert Coates, who
serves as Director.
SGT, WOODY H. BISHOP
REPORTED MISSING IN
EUROPEAN THEATRE
Sgt. Woody H. Bishop of Sylva.
husband of Mrs. Woody Bishop, has
been reported missing in action since
t/ie 29th of June in the European
Area, according to a message received
from the War Department.
Sgt. Bishop entered the service iti
December, 1942. He received his
basic training at Fort Bragg, then was
t/ansferred tn F^rt Leonard Wuinl
Mo., and Camp Hood, Texas. For the
jaa&Lsix mnntho he has been serving
overseas.
He is the son of "Mrs. Neal Bishbp
of Sylva who has three other sons in
service, Harley, Dan and Neal.
Mrs. Roy E. Jones Is
Recovering from Operation
. Mrs. Roy E. Jones who recently
underwent an operation for appendi
ces at the C. J. Harris Community
Hospital has recovered sufficiently to
return to her home.