The Sy lva He r ald i ==*=??* AND RURALITE? CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943 Syim i Hmmld, F ir$t Ftmc* of N. C. AowetAUeu 1948 G+a*ral ccllenc* Awmrd. 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) a 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 ' ? * \ 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 A ?? - ' - " 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