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VOL. XIX NO. 16
SYLVA, N. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 6, 1944
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STRANGE USE FOR TIME
RECKONING EXPLAINED
BY ARMY OFFICER
? I
ATLANTA, Ga. ? On the hunch
that few things are more puzzling to
laymen than the Army's way of reck
oning time, Colonel Francis J. Magee.
Fourth Service Command Signal of
ficer, bares these topdrawer notes on
the most :imely of all subjects, time
itself, G. I. version:
In the first place, and there is where
the trouble begins, the Army must
protect itself from having an order
for six in the morning mistaken for
3.1 order to be acted upon at six in
the evening.*Hence the 24-hour clock.
In th^ 24-hour clock, system, 12 noon
il 12 o'clock, just the way it's always
been. But one p. m. becomes 13 o'
cleekr? two Pv m.,Jbeeomes 13 o'clock
Cor "fourteen hundred hour", as the
Army calls it), and so on.
Are you still here? Next we come
to Z-time. The army also guards
against misunderstandings about time
differences that arise because, for ex
ample,^ it's lunchtime in Dixie when
it's teatime in England. So for all the
messages that go between two differ
ent time zones ? say from Birming
ham to Washington ? time is set down
in a time reading that is constant any
where in the world at a given mo
ment.
The reading arbitrarily chosen for
this purpose is the time of day it hap
pens to be in Greenwich, England,
which is right outside of London and
ii cidentally is also zero longitude on
your atlas. The time numbers, say
1400, are followed? by the lettter Z.
To interpret what time that is where
you are, you just add or subtract the
t-me difference between your house
and Greenwich.
So-o-o, if you live in Sylva
? and you're reading this page of the
almanac at seven-thirty, it's 1930 for
- all the troops training in your region.
But for the ones who are fighting all
around the globe, wherever they may
be, it's 2330Z. Which is a great com
fort and convenience to the War De
partment and as such certainly seems I
w?.rth putting up with, at least for the
duration.
ALLIED ARMIES ENTER
BELGIUM, HOLLAND AS
LIBERATION BEGINS
In a tremendous sweep the British
army has seized Brussels, the capital
cf Belgium and the great port of
Antwerp and the Dutch said this ar
my rolled five miles into the Nether
lands.
The lowlands appeared to be emerg
ing from Nazi captivity even faster
than they fell before German armor
ed might. The enemy, pinned between
the British and the sea, faced a "Dun
kerque" from which no exit was safe.
Splitting Belgium in half as the cli
max to a drive that swept 210 miles
in six days, the British with the seiz
ure of Antwerp, 10 miles from the
Netherlands border, gave the Allies
their first big ocean port to handle
the flood of supplies needed to keep
oilensives rolling.
Antwerp's fall cut the last rail life
lines from the Belgian and French ]
channel coasts to Germany. It is the
second largest city in Belgium and it
lies 23 miles north of the capital,
Brussels.
A delayed report from the 9th Air
Force in France indicated that Amer
ican units also might have been in
the forces which crossed the Dutch
Frontier. . . heralding the opening of
the battle for the Netherlands three
days after the battle for Belgium
^poke.
Presence Of Mind Saves
Life Of Snakebite Victim
RALEIGH, Sept. 4. ? While clean
ing up some lumber in the backyard
of his home in West Raleigh, last
week, Horace Thomas, 17, was bitten
on his index finger by an 18-inch
copperhead snake. With speed and
presence of mind young Thomas
sterilized a razor blade, lanced the
wound, and rushed to Dr. John Hun
ter at Cary.
His wound neatly dressed and his
arm in a sling, Thomas returned to
his home, went to bed and the next
morning caught the copperhead snake
and presented it to the State Museum.
In return lor the gift Harry Davis
presented Thomas with a recent pub
lication entitled, "First Aid for Snake
Bite."
MR. AND MRS. R. D. COWAN HAVE THREESONS IN SERVICE
? Cpl Leo B. Cowan, of the U. S. Air
Corps, has been stationed In San An
tonio, Greenville, Texas and is now
at Pampa, Texas. His wile, the former
Miss June Bess, and small daughter
live in Sylva with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. K. Bess. Cpl. Cowan en
tered service in July 1942. He atten
ded Webster High School and Western
Carolina Teacher's College
Lloyd W. Cowan Y 3/c, of the U. S. j
Navy, entered service in Septembei
1S43 and took his boot training av
Bainbridge, Md., where he is still
gt^tiowd.
He attended Webster High School,
Raburn Gap College and Western
Carolina Teacher's College. At the
time he entered service he was em
ployed by Glenn 1/ Mortons in Balti
more, Md.
Rojer Bryant Cowan S 2/c, of the
U. S. Navy, entered the Navy in July
1943, and has since been attached to
the Marines in the Medical Corps.
Seaman Cowan took his boot training
at Bainbridge, Md. and had further
training at Parris Island, S. C. and
New River, N. C.
TEACHERS TO REPORT
ON SEPT. 14 & 15
Mr. A. C. Moses .announced that all
of the teachers in the county are to
report to their schools on the 14th
and 15th of September. Children
are not to report to school on this date.
Mr. Moses also said that the teach
ers would draw their first first check
on September 29th, and then the next
two at five week intervals.
SERVING IN ITALY
Pvt. David A. Parris, of the U. S.
Army, is now in Italy according to a.
message received by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Allen Parris of Addie. He is
with the Infantry.
Pvt. Parris was inducted in Janu
ary 1944. He first took training at Ft.
Blandifig, Fla. and from there was
sent to Fort George Meade, Md.,from
where he was sent overseas.
Before entering the service he was
employed at the Fontana Dam.
PFG. JAKE BRYSON
KILLED IN ACTION
Word has just been received by
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bryson of Cullo
whee of the death of their son, Pfc.
Jake Bryson on July 27, 1944 in the
French Campaign. Pfc. Bryson enter
ed the service in March, 1943 and
took his initial training at Fort Jack
son, S. C. He then went to Tennessee
in January, 1944 and from there was
transferred to Fort Meade, Md., for
two weeks before being sent to Eng
land. He landed in France on D-Day,
and was engaged in the battle of
Cherbourg and lost his life shortly af
terwards.
Pfc. Bryson was born on June 27,
1922. He attended grammar school at
East La Porte and finished the sev
enth grade while Mr. Cleveland Dil
lard was principal. He attended High
School at Cullowhee and went to
Greenville, S. C., to work m the
Brandon Cotton Mill.
Pfc. Bryson is survived by his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bryson of
Cullowhee; three sisters, Mrs. Lewis
.{/unsford, Mrs^Glerin Henry and Mi?s
Etta Bryson all of Asheville; one
brotfier, Hayes, who is also in service
at Camp Shelby, Miss. He was enga
ged to Miss Millie Sisk of Clover,
S. C.
While in England Pfc. Bryson at
tended the Bournemouth Methodist
Church, according to J. Allan Hetch
er, minister of the church.
How To Get Lumber For
Emergency Home Re
pairs Explained, WPB
In answer to inquiries from home 1
owners who want to know how they
can get lumber and other materials
for emergency repairs, War Produc
tion Board officials explained that
the Federal Housing Administration
is responsible for residential property
except farms, and therefore home
owners should go to the nearest office
of that agency for assistance.
"But don't ask for lumber right
now unless your , case is one of ex
tieme emergency, and your home is
uninhabitable as a result of damage
caused by fire, flood or some similar
disaster," officials warned. "The de
mand for lumber for all purposes far
exceeds present supplies. It is today
the No. 1 critical building material."
Farmers in need of reupair materi
Els for either homes or farm buildings
should appply to the County Agricul
tural Conservation Committee, who
will help them fill out the proper ap
plication form.
It was explained that while WPB
hfi controrover the repair materials
these other agencies are responsible
for assisting property owners at all
t'mes. It is WPB forms that must be
filled in tut it is necessary to go thru
the designated federal agency in or
d fr to obtain approval in each indi
vidual case.
Owners or managers of commercial
residential property, such as apart
r-ent houses, hotels, tftc., file applica-,
t:on forms for repair materials direct
^vith their nearest WPB field office.
JAMES REED ON
JACKSON COONTY
BOARD OF EDUGATION
James Reed has been sworn in on
ihe Jackson County Board of Educa
tion to fill the vacancy occurring due
to the resignation of John H. Hooper.
The board now consists of C. E.
Smith, J. H. Middleton, D. H. Stev
ens, John B. Deitz, and James Reed.
T-Sgt. R. E. Turpin Knocks
Out Nazi Planes
An Eighth Army Air Force Bomb
er Station, England. ? T-Sgt. Richard
?.. Turpin, an eighth air force radio
operator and waist gunner on a B-24
Liberator in the 3rd Bombardment
I Division, has been awarded the Air
Medal for "meritorious achievement1'
. . . coolness, courage and skill" dur
ing bombing attacks on Nazi war
rr.aking installations.
Sergeant Turpin's wife, Mrs. Sarah
E. Turpin, lives in Sylva and his par-'
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Turpin, in
Waynesville. Before induction Sgt.
Turpin was employed as a show horse ?
trainer. He is a graduate of Waynes- ;
\ ? le Township school.
In presenting the Air Medal to the ;
North Carolina flyer, Col. Ernest F. j
Wr.ckwilz, Jr., group commander,
c mmented on his skillful participa
>n in bombing attacks which are
' knocking out German resistance and
helping to insure victory for the Al
lied armies' invasion of Western Eu
i pe,"
Brothers See Each Other
First Time In Four Years
Jimmy McLain of the V. S. Navy
stationed at Little Creek, Va., spent
the week-end with his parents, Mfr
and Mrs. F. N. McLain. He came
i> see his brother, George McLain,
also of the U. S. Navy, who is spend
ing three weeks with his parents.
This is the first time the brothers
have met in more than four years.
Jimmy has seen service in the Medi
terranean area and George has been
in the Pacific Area of Operations.
FINLAND QUITS WAR
AFTER THREE YEARS
FIGHTING WITH RUSSIA
Finland got out of the war Mon
day after three years of a bloody
struggle with Soviet Russia. The
"cease fire" order was given at 8:00
a. m. and the guns became silent
along the 500 mile front.
Germans scattered throughout
South Finland were being evacuated
at once. A Finnish official said that
there were some three divisions in
Southern Finland, despite reports
cf gradual withdrawal from the area.
It was presumed that under terms
of negotiated armistice through which
President Baron Carl ' Gustav Man
nerheim, field marshal and ccm
mander-in-chief, was leading his
country out of the bitter struggle.
Finnish troops promptly began fall
irg back to their 1940 border, from
which they launched their attack on
the Russians when Hitler began his
invasion in 1941.
Tass, official Russian news agency,
gave hint today that the Russians
were not pleased with the Finnish at
titude preliminary to the peace talks,
and while this will not necessarily
lead to postponement, the attitude
brought cold comment from the
agency.
War Fund Committee
Has Meeting
The executive committee of the
Jackspfc County War Fund met on
Saturday afternoon to draw up plans
lor their drive in October. Chair
men for the different townships were
selected and quotas set for each
township. This list will be published
fexf~week.
Deitt Receives
Presidential Citation
Charles S. Deitz A.C.M.M. of the
U. S. Navy has received the Presi
dential Unit citation for service in
battles'and engagements in theSoutft
Pacific Combat Area, according tj
information received by his parents,
Rev. and 'Mrs. T. F. Deitz of Sylva.
Glider Troops Held Off Two Nazi
Divisions During Beach Landings
* Club Hears Talk On
Racial I'fublcrn
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*' .. \ Ml i*v ;> .'i the C'Olnl'C'd
? rv . r. 1 s' * * V\'t u:hi- A t vrr.'ri He
!- .v native of Ali. t :ind has been
i ' i T.e U. S. i : > i" five <?:' i x ye lee
V.sins t: club.-- and i^L>a:ii.:,.tii<:is.
He "?tressed the laet tnal tne c c > ! ? * i" ?
ed ;;;rc does not want social equality
with the white race; but thai they do
educational and religious equali
ty, and a better understanding be
tween the races.
The speaker was an Aborigines, the
same~"to_ Australia as 1 fie" Airier l carT
Indian to the United Slates.
FSA HEADQUARTERS
FOR THREE COUNTIES
OPENED IN SYLVA
The reorganization of the Farm Se
curity Administration in this State
has made Sylva headquarters for
Jackson, Swain and Graham counties,
according to W. T. Brown, FSA
supervisor. All records for the three
counties are now located in Sylva.
however, branch offices will ' be
maintained in Bryson City and Rob
fcinsville.
No change will be made in person
nel and no additional workers will be
added. In addition to Mr. Brown, ;
those servicing the tri-county set-up I
are: Miss "Martha Barnett, Associate!
Supervisor, Miss Mary BeHe Black- .
l urn, Clerk-typist, and Dennis E.
Farkley, Senior Clerk.
There is a committee in each coun
ty that decides whether or not the ap
plicants are eligible to receive a loan,
as well as supervisory guidance from
*SA.
It is the aim of the FSA to give ev-?
ery eligible farmer a chance to better
h.?* condition through belter farm and
h me practice. |
,
Has Served In Pacific
Pvt. Clyde V. Harris, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Mills Harris of Argura, was
inducted for service February 14,
1942. He w*?s stationed at Fort Jack
son, S. C., Fort Bragg and Indiantown
Gap, Pa. He was home on a furlough
in April of this year, and when he re
ported back for duty he was sent to a
port of embarkation. He has been
serving in the Pacific Theatre of Op
erations.
CADET COLLINS
VISITS PARENTS
A. C. J. C. Collins left Sunday after
spending two weeks with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. George Collins. He has
been in service for 15 months, having
had training at Keesler Field, Miss.,
Texas Teck and Santa Anna, Texas,
and Gardner Field and Oxnoid, Cal.
He is now taking advanced Cadet
training at Douglas, Ariz.
Mr. and Mrs. Collins have another
son, T. Sgt. Wm. C. Collins, who hag
been in service for three and a "HalT
years. He was at Pearl Harbor when
it was attacked. He has spent all of
his time in the Pacific.
Harold Stallcup
Promoted To 1st Lt.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Stallcup re
ceived word that their son, 2nd Lt.
Harold Stallcup has been promoted
to 1st Lt He is now serving as a
pilot in the European Theater of
War. He also stated that every mem
ber of his crew received a promotion
at the same time.
Pfc. Thcmas N. Dills, Ot
Sylva Among Troops Landing
From Allied Gliders
HKADQUAR I KRS, S2nci A
i. ' MH1 Division, Normandy. ? \V. ? .
American, English and Canadian -
d;trs were wading to the beache or
France on D-Day, glider tru:>p.s of fn?.
ii2nd Airborne Infantry Division ?/.!; ,
had landed hours before, were
ir.^ off two full German division*
which wore trying to breaK through
to stop the landings.
To stop the rush of German r?,
serves, the glider troops captured thn
low*! -PiL Ste- Mere Eglise and fought
U i and held four bridges over th<*
Merderet River at La Fiere and at
Chef du Pont and over the Douv*
River at Pont l'Abbe and at Beuze
viJle la Biistille.
In successfully completing their as*
sU.nment in the plan for the invasion
of the Continent, the members of the*
?' vision, many of them veterans of
landings in Sicily and Italy, then
: ought some of the greatest battles in
the history of the war. One fourth of
the members of one regiment of Uiq
division were awarded bronze sUia
_f^r ^dividual acts of bravery, I
The unit fought for 33 days without
relief or replacements; they accom.
fished every mission assigned U>
them and no ground they gained wa*
ever relinquished. Though casualty
were heavy, nothing could stop their
relentless drive or break their tena*
cious hold.
The regiment landed south of Ste
e Eglise in the midst of heavv
machine gun fire. Several^ of their
g.iders crashed into trees and hedg?
rows bordering the narrow French
fields. Some fell into water and the
sv amps. Many of the men were en*
g< ged in hand-to-hand fighting Itt\+
mediately, yet within five hour*,
1?4 MsembW
ti iff forced clWifcs of "Both rivers.
The regiment was part of the fora>
j\.hich drove the enemy northwest of
I Ste. Marie Eglise. After joining in thQ
coordinated crossing of the- Douv^
j River at Pont l'Abbe, the regimen*
became part of the mighty drive to*
ward La Haye du Puits, called the
"Battle of the Hills and Ridge" and
j including the heavy fighting for Hill
; 131.
During one stage of the fighting, a
squad of six men under Sergeant
Clarence Rohrbacker, 1663 Oak St.
Columbus, Ohio, captured 42 GcrJ
mans who had taken shelter in
French farmhouse. The French wotn?
;n occupant had told Rohrbacker
there were two wounded an^i onc%
able Nazi in the house, but he had
nu spec ted her story and fired on th?$
house with a bazooka.
On another occasion, Sgt. Rohr
backer's squad staged a feint which
drew a German force from its strong
point and enabled an entire American
batallion to by-pass the place and to
i:i4er capture the Germans.
Members of the regiinent included
Pre. Thomas N. Dills, of Syiva, N. C.
SYLVA ROTARYCLUB
HEARS HENRY H. HARRIS
The Sylva Rotary Club met Tues
day August 29. Thirty-four members
and four visitors attended the meet*
ing.
J. C. Allison, chairman of the Jack
son County Crippled Children's clinic
introduced Mr. Henry H. Harris, of
the National Foundation of Infantile,
Paralysis who spoke to the club on the
present crisis. He told the members
of the club what to do in the event
that there should be cases of Polio*
myelitis in Jackson county. He said
tnat the National Foundation would
help in c^se of an epidemic.
Mr. Harris said that September
may be the worst month of the epi
demic. He advised the club that i?
thereis a case of Poliomyelitis to get
in touch with J. C. Allison and he will
r ctify the proper authorities.
Mr. Harris said that Mr. C.H. Crab,
tee, state representative for North
Carolina has dene an outstanding job,
NORTON REUNION
The Norton ftenuion will be held it
the Upper Cemetery in Cashiers on
September 10, H was announced last
week by Mrs. Frank Brown of Cull*. *
whee. A picnic dinner will be served*
Foods furnish the body with about
forty different nutrients, say Exteo*
ftioa home ecrmcppiata.