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VOL. XIX NO. 15
SYLVA, N. C., WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 30, 1944
$1.50 A Year In Jackson And Swain Counties? 5c Copy
Thirty Patients Examined
At Eye Clinic Sponsored
By Sylva Lions Club
Through the cooperation of the
4 Jackson County Welfare Depanment,
District Welfare Department' and the
State Blind Commission the Sylva
Lions Club held their first eye clinic
since the new officers have been in
stalled. The clinic was held on Fri
day, Aug. 25, at the Sylva Baptist
church.
There were 11 adults and 19 chil
dren examined. Glasses were pres
cribed for 25, two recommended for
medical treatment and 4 for surgical
treatment. The medical and surgical
cases will be followed up and treat
ment furnished by the Lions Clubs.
WAR WORKERS NEEDED
AT WEST COAST NAVY
ESTABLISHMENTS
Frederick Sheetz, recruiting repre
sentative of the U. S. Civil Service
Commission will be at the office of
the U. S. Employment Service in Syl
va August 30 and in Bryson City Au
l^ist 31, and September 1st and-2?d
tc interview all persons interested in
these vital war jobs.
Appointments will be made in ac
cordance with the War Manpower
Commission policies and Employment
Stabilization plans.
As the War in the Pacific brings us
nearer and nearer Japan, the tempo
of Ship production and ship repair
increases at the West Coast Navy
yards. To keep the ships fit to fight
hns become one of the "must" tasks
in the war program. Thousands of
civilian workers are needed to meet
the- war program, Mr. Sheetz said.
Particularly needed are Machinists,
Coppersmiths, Electricians, Helpers,
Shipfltters,. Laborers and many other
skilled and semi-skilled workers.
BOARD ADMINSTRATES
REGIONAL LIBRARY
OF THREE COUNTIES
Since July 1, the rural library ser
vice program in Jackson, Macon, and
Swain counties is being administered
by a regional board of six members.
H. W. Cabe, president, Franklin; Ed
win Whitaker, treasurer, Bryson City;
Mrs. S." W. Black, Bryson City, Mrs.
E. L. McKee, Sylva, Raymond Sut
ton, Sylva, Miss Lassie Kelly, Frank
lin.
The annual report presented at the
regional meeting in Sylva Aug. 25
showed that the bookstock available
to residents in Jackson, Macon, and
Swain counties is 5921. Total cir
culation for the year was 4#, 810.
SYLVA PHARMACY NOW
UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP
Mr. G. K. Bess of Sylva, S. B. Bur
ris of Canton and L. B. Barefoot of
Fontana Dam have bought the Sylva
Pharmacy fr<*n Mrs. R. H. Cook of
Shelby, and Dr. G. C. Nichols of
Chester, S. C.
Mr. Bess has been with the Sylva
Pharmacy for the past 20 years and is
well known throughout Jackson
county. He said that there would be
no change in management or person
nel. The change in ownership went
tnio effect on Friday August 25.
SERVING IN ENGLAND
Pfc. Carl McCracken has arrived
safely in England, according to word
received by his wife. He entered ser
vice December 12, 1942 and received
his basic training at Camp Phillips,
Kansas, from there he took maneou
vers in Tennessee, and was later
? Camp MrCpj". Miss. He has
the good conduct and sharp-shooters
Singing Convention To Be
Held At Glenville Sept. 10
The annual singing convention will
be held at the Glenville school house
) Sunday September 10, at 9:30 A. M.
All quartets are invited to be present
/ and take part.
Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Bryson^ jspent
Sunday in Salem, S. C., visiting Mrs.
Bry son's mother, Mrs. C. L. Green.
Freeing Of Parjs Is
Pleasing To Pershing
In commenting on the liberation
of Paris, Gen. John J. Pershing,
who commanded the American
Expeditionary forces in World
War I said, "Over four years ago,
when the Germans took Paris,
\ my sorrow was beyond words.
Parts, to me, was and is the heart
of France.
"Today Paris is free; and the
sons of Americans who fought to
preserve the freedom of Paris in
1 1917 and 1918 have had a perma
nent role In the liberation of
1944. By their cooperation with
their British, Canadian, and
French Allies, these American
soldiers of 1944 have upheld the
high military traditions of the
United States Army.
"The liberation of Paris is a
great step forward along the road
to Berlin."
FOOTBALL CALL ISSUED
All boys of Sylva High school who
plan to go out for football this year
building Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
ON SAIPAN ISLAND
S. Sgt. Cecil G. Buchanan, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Buchanan, of Gay
is with the 165th Inf., on Saipan ac
cording to a letter recently received
f'/om his parents. He entered- service
in August, 1942, and has been over
seas since April, 1943. During that
time he participated in the invasion
of the Makin and Saipan Islands.
(Letter on page 8)
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RESERVATION FOR WNC
BOY SCOOTS DEDICATED
100 PRESENT: JACKSON
MAN SUPERINTENDENT
Approximately 100 persons were
present for the official dedication of
the Boy Scout reservation on the
Little East Fork of Pigeon River in
Haywood county last week. ,
The reservation, free of debt, was
presented to the Daniel Boone Coun
cil, Inc., Boy Scouts of America, on
behalf of the gifts and bequests con
tributions, by Harry W. Love of Ashe
ville. ,
Among those attending were a
number of scoutmasters who were at
the reservation attending a training
program, members of the district
j committees, members of the executive
board, and an honor guard Boy Scouts
?from Waynesville and Canton. R.
Lee Ellis, president of the Coca
| Cola Bottling Co., Asheville, is
donor of the reservation. R. H. Mull,
well known through Western North
Carolina for his skilled supervision
was present. He was made Superin
tendent in May of~ this year.
Boy And Girl Scouts To
Collect Paper Friday
Msmbsrs of the Lions Club In
oooperation with the Boy and
Gttl Scouts of Sylva will collect
waste paper Friday afternoon.
Anyona who haa waste paper It
urged to have the paper bundled
up and on their doorstep by 4
o'clock Friday afternoon. There
la a great need for this paper.
"TRIPLE HEADACHE FOR NAZIS
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CONPiRRINO at Gen. Montgomery's headquarters In France on further
steps toward destruction of Nazi Gen. Von Kluge'a trapped 7th Army
in Normandy are Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr, (left), just revealed as
commander of the armored U. S. 3rd Army that has been routing the
Germans; Lt. Gen. Omar S. Bradley (center), announced aa commander '
of U. S. ground forees in northern Franca, and Gen. Sfr Bernard!*!
Montgomery, commander under Gen. Klaml
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that northwestern theatre o t war.
HAVE YOU BEEN
MARRIED 75 YEARS?
Plans to honor couples married for
75 years or more are being prepared
by the committee in charge of
celebrating the Seventy-fifth An-"
niversary of the flour mill company
founded by the Pillsbury family in
Minneapolis in 1869.
The initial plan is to send a 75th
; anniversary cake to each of thSse
couples who were married in the year
the company was started or before.
According to population figures, ana
lyzed by statisticians, there may be
250 or more couples in the United
States who are observing tfieir dia
mond anniversaries.
The committee is, however, inter
ested in the life story of these people
and has asked The Herald to assist
it in locating these couples.
The married life of the people will
have spanned a period of remarkable
development in this country. Theier
early romance would have occurred
in the closing year of the war between
tl e states and the reconstruction per
i' d that followed. Among them
might be a wife who was a girl of 15
in 1869. She would be 90 this year.
Her husband might have been a re
turned boy soldier, or a youth still
in his teens who was inspired by the
spirit of the pioneers of that day and
struck out at an early age to estab
lish his own home.
Have the dog treated with new ra
b:es vaccine, suggests Dr. C. D.
Crlnnells, Agricultural Experiment
Station veterinarian at State College.
High Points In U. S.
Enforcement Plan
High points in American peace
enforcement plan as unofficially
reported are:
1. There shall be an executive
council composed initially of a
delegate from the United States,
Russia, Britain and China. Pro
vision is made for addition of
delegates from other powers later.
2. There shall be an assembly
of representatives from aJI parti
cipating nations. /*
3. The council delegates shall
have power to enforce, without
ratification from their respective*""
governments military sanctions
against aggressors.
4. This will be done either by
assigning small forces from ecch
of the powers, or by detailing the
job to the big power nearest the
scene of outbreak.
SERVES IN THREE
MAJOR CAMPAIGNS
Cpl. Cameron Lee Buchanan has
been serving overseas for 20 months
with the 15th air force. He is in air
Corps Ordnance and is serving with
the B-26 Marauders. He has been
in the Mediterranean Theatdr of
operations. Cpl. Buchanan was re
cently awarded the good conduct rib
bon and three stars for North Africa,
Tunisia and Sicily. He recently spent
a few days in Rome. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Verlin C. Buchanan
of Gay.
RETURNING SOLDIERS Wl LL BE AIDED IN
SECURING JOBS THROUGH ARMY PERSONNEL
REDISTRIBUTION CENTERS, ASHEVILLE-MIAMI
ATLANTA, GA., Aug. 28.? Soldiers
returned home from the world battle
fronts will advance to new military
assignments through two Personnel
Redistribution Stations established in
the Fourth Service Command.
Qualified personnel technicians will
appraise the skills, training, educa
t.on and experience of each soldier
in order to place him in a new job
making maximum use of his abilities,
thiF processing to be accomplished
slowly and carefully. The Fourth
Service Command Stations will be at
Miami Beach and five at Asheville
C. _ ?
Major General Frederick E. Uhl,
Commanding General, the Fourth
frrvice Command , today announced
that 34 hotels had been acquired at
iMami Beach and five at Asheville
for conversion into military installa
tions. He designated Brigadier Gen
ercl James H. Walker to command the
Personnel Redistribution Station at
Miami Beach and Colonel U. N. James
to command the Asheville station.
Operations will begin at Miami on
August 24 and at Asheville on Sept.
5. Both Redistribution Stations will
process Army Ground Forces and
Army Service Forces personnel in
cluding enlisted men and women,
r-urses, officers, and WAC officers
who have returned from overseas sta
tions for various reasons. Their
abilities will bere-evaluated in the
light of current needs of the services
?nd reassignments will be made ac
cordingly.
The two Fourth Service Command
Stations will serve a large part of the
eastern United States, including some
or Texas.
Here's how the system operates:
-The soldier is returned to this. mim?
tr>. He goes to a Reception Station
and receives there his orders to the
I?edistribution Station which will
handle his case. The soldier goes on
21 -day furlough, and then proceeds
to the Redistribution Station.
These men and women will be bat
tle casualties qualified for permanent
limited duty only; other recovered
patients returned from overseas; per
sonnel home on the rotational plan
and other casuals returned from over
seas for various reasons. ?
Simplified Application Form
Provided For Acquiring New
Commercial Motor Vehicles
LM Of M r. Sent For
Induction During August
Thomas Wiide Hawkins (V)
Roy Rogers Clark
,relfc:\-en D..v:> Z. chary
Robert Erwyn Allison
Sampson Lossie
John Frank Hoylc
Donald Richard Nations
J. C. Burrell
Clarence George Davis
N. L. Ensley
Leonard Milton McCoy (V)
Harry Lester Owen
Billy Gean Smith (V)
J. D. Morgan
HEAR FROM SON
VIA SHORT WAVE
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jackson of this
county have had a letter from one
of Lt. Wm. G. Jackson's friends. This
iiiend is back in the States after
completing his 50 missions. He said
that Lt. Jackson had completed his
46 mission when he was shot down
over Germany. Lt. Jackson is well
and safe in a German~prison camp
according to short wave messages
that have been received in the States.
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson have received
25 cards and letters l'rom people who
heard the broadcast.
?
Jackson was a pilot on a B-24
Liberator.
Foxhole Pillow
A STEEL HELMET may not be thro soft
est pillow in the world, but to this
U. S. Marine it's practically made
of down feathers He had jusi.
fought his way through the cam
pri^n on Tinian and he found Rood
eld Mother Earth pretty appealing.
U. S. M. C. photo. (International)
IN HOSPITAL
IN ENGLAND
S. Sgt. Thomas A. Bradley is in a
U. S. A. hospital somewhere in Eng
giand, following an illness of a few
weeks. The message was received
by* his wife the former Pauline Mes
ser. Sgt. Bradley is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Bradley of Barkers
Creek, he also stated in the letter
that he had met with one of his
friends from home, First Sgt. Isaac
Brboks.
PATIENT AT
MOORE GENERAL
Mrs. Curtis Garrison has returned
from Asheville where she visited her
son, Pvt. Robert T. Garrison who is
a patient at Moore General Hospital.
He was wounded in France on June
6, and returned to England before
being sent back to the States. He
was very badly injured but is now
able to be up in a wheel chair.
There will be about three- fourths
a f many canned tomatoes for civilians
'his year as compared with 1643-44.
A now simplified application for-.*.;
to acquire new commercial mo;*.-.
\ chicles, designed to expedite act it ??
Lit applications, has been adopted by
the Office of Defense Transportation.
Robert G. Carter, ODT District M;uu
i.ger in Asnevillc, announced todav .
The new form ? ODT 663 ? sup*.
plants the older form WPB 663, Mi* ,
CY.rter explained.* It must be usec'i
on all applications filed after Aug. 3't.
In filing the new form with their
ODT District office, applicants must
enclose the ordinal and two copies
emphasized. Only two copies of sup
porting evidence are necessary, how
ever, he said.
The ODT District Manager also
pointed out that on applications Co?i
1 ght and medium trucks or truck
tiactors (below 16,000 .pounds gross
vehicle weight), with the excepticu\
of bus chassis, it will not be necessary
for applicants to show the make or
riodel designation. However, gross:
v chicle weight must be shown.
On applications for trucks ovetf
16.000 pounds gross weight it will bft
necessary to show the make, model,
gross vehicle weight, etc., and cer*
tiiicates of transfer issued for trucks
over 16,000 poun<ls gross vehicle
weight will be applicable only to the
make applied for.
The ODT official urged all persons
filing applications to use the new
form as failure to do so will result
in unnecessary delays in handling ap?
plications. Applicants may obtain
copies of the form from the ODT Dis
trci office at 310 Jackson Building,
Asheville, N. C.
PVT. BILL MOODY HAS ~
OPERATION AT FRANKLIN
The friends of Pvt. Edgar H. (BilU
Moody will be glad to know that he
is getting along nicely following an
operation at Angel Hospital in Frank*
im about ten years ago. Pvt. Moody
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. IT
Moody of Sylva. He was spending
the week-end in Bryson City with
h:s wife and son when he became
ill and was taken to Franklin for an
emergency operation, where he will
remain until he is able to be removed
to a government hospital or to report
back for duty.
formerTackson boy
KILLED IN ACTION
Calvin Jackson, 19, was killed in
action, in France July 18, his wife,
Margaret Fairbanks Jennings, waa
informed by telegram.
Jennings had been in the service
since September 7, 1943 and overseas
since May. He was the son of Mr,
and Mrs. J. B. Jennings of Lebanon,
Oregon. Jennings was a native of
Jackson county, and his uncle W. C,
Jennings lives in Glenville.
RETURNS TO
I CAMP PEARY
Edward E. Stewart S. 2-c of the
U. S. Navy has returned to Camp
Peary, Va., for further assignment.
Seaman Stewart recently completed
h.'s boot training there and was home
for a ten-day leave. He has two
brothers in service. George J. Ste
wart A. S. is taking his boot training
at Camp Peary and Pfc. Conrad L.
Stewart of the U. S. Army who is
serving somewhere in New Guinea.
He is a medic in a signal air warn
ing Bn, of the army sdr forces. He
has been in service for/17 months and
v/as sent overseas~J4st March. The
three boys are the 9ons of Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Stewart of Norton.
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Sylva Boys Meet At
Camp Shelby, Miss
Camp Shelby, Miss; ? ?
August 19, 1944
Dear Sirr.
Just a few words for the ?ylv*
Herald. Cpl. Everard C. Lusk and
Roy Blackburn from Glenville, hav*
met here at Camp Shelby. I have
been stationed here for 13 months,
and have seen several of tlpe Qlenviile
boys come here and leave for oversee
duty. I do hope that aoon none of thf
boys will have to go overseas.
Yours truly,
CpL EveranJ C. Misk,