AMERICA
The S y l v a He r a l d
AND RURALITE? CONSOLIDATED -JULY, 1943
T he sylva Herald, wtm
First Place of N. C,
Association 1948 General Em*
cellence Award .
VOL. XIX NO. 17
SYLVA, N. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1944
$1.50 A Year In Jackson And Swain Counties ? 5c Copy
N. C. Forestry Association To Meet At Dillsboro
Farmers, Umber Operators To
Have Field Day Program 21st
Farmers, timber operators, busi
ness men, and foresters will meet at
the Log Cabin Association grounds,
-seven miles of Sylva, for a field day
on September 21.
Visitors will assemble at the cross
road to the sawmill at 9:30 and divide
into field parties to inspect forest
plantings, forest cleaning, and im
provement cuttings.
At 2 o'clock Chairman R. W. Grae
ber, extension forester from State
College, will conduct a- meeting-witk
W. R. Hine of the U. S. Forest Ser
vice and W. K. Beichler, chief of the
Forest Fire Control, as the feature
speakers.
Dr. C. F. Korstian, president of the
North Carolina^Forestry Association,
will present a "Timber Farms" cer^
tificate for meritorious service^o the
Log Cabin Association. A like cer
tificate will also be presented to Ben
H. Nicholson of Cowarts, a farmer of
Jackson county, by Graeber. .County
Agent G. R. Lackey of Sylva will
discuss the farming program on the
lands of the Log Cabin Association.
At ,3:30 a field trip will be made
to - the- -farming area between the
gateway of the Association grounds
End Barker's Creek Station. ,
LABOR MARKET IN N. G.
REMAINS SAME FOR
PAST TWO MONTHS
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Raleigh, Sept. 12? -The War Man
power " Commission's September 1
classification of labor market areas
in North Carolina leaves the areas as
they have been for two months, but
it is TrTcficatedf* tJiaC jfca*.' Wilmington
area has so leveled off in empioy
? ment status that it may be reduced
from a Group I to a Group II area
next month if the present trend con
tinues, Dr. J. S. Dorton, State WMC
director, states.
Wilmington and New Bern remain
in Group I, areas of acute labor short
age, while Asheville, Charlotte, Eliza
beth City and Winston-Salem-Greens
boro, remain in Group II, areas of
labor shortages or those approaching
a balance in demand-supply. Bur
lington and Durham-Raleigh remain
in Group III, areas in which a slight
labor surplus may exist, while Rocky
Mount-Wilson remain in Group IV,
areas in which labor surpluses may
exist
In th^ entire nation, 68 areas were
in Group I, 122 in Group II, 84 Group
III, and 29 listed, along with all areas
not otherwise listed, in Group IV.
NINE JAP SHIPS SUNK
BY (J. S. SUBMARINES
United States submarines have
trimmed nine more ships, three of
them fighting craft from Japan's
dwindling tonnage, the navy an
nounced today.
The new tally brings the total of
a'l types of Japanese ships sunk by
U. S. submarines to 732, of which 61
are fighting ships and 671 cargo car
riers and miscellaneous craft
-The text of navy communique No.
541 announcing the latest bag:
"Pacific and Far East:
"1. U. S. submarines have reported
the sinking of nine vessels, including
three combatant ships, as a result of
operations against the enemy in these
waters, as follows:
"One destroyer; 1 vessel; 1
gunboat; 2 medium caffc |^fssels; 1
small cargo vessel, 1 me<J2Qm cargo'
transport; 2 small tankers.
"2. These actions .have not been
announced in any previous navy de
partment communique." ;
A McDowell county farmer applied
excess lime and, after removing large
crops of lespedeza and alfalfa without
replacing the potash, can grow neith
er soybeans nor corn on the land.
Jesse Dunlap, Raeford Negro, says
in at the difference curing tobacco
with a stoker and with wood is so
great that it requires a lazy man to
eart tor the stater.
Super Salesman
HERE IS A FIGHTING Yank who has
a good line of talk. Sgt. Alexander
Baiter, of Pittsburgh, Pa? con
vinced 400 Germans that they were
surrounded on the outskirts of
Brest. France._To his surprise, all
surrendered. : ( International )
20th Century Club To Meet
With Mrs. Cathey . 7?
r^TKe Twentieth Century Club will
meet with Mrs. Ben Cathey on Thurs
day, September 14. ^ -
WINFRED KENSLEY '
KILLED IN ACTION
Mrs. Rachel Hensley oi' Dillsborc
received word th^t her son, Winfred,
had been killed in 'action on Aug. 15.
Winfred was 25 years ol" a^e and had
been in the army for three years. Mrs.
Hensley has- two more sons in service,
Donald' and Birdell Hensley. Mrs.
Hensley said. "I am certainly proud
of the three boys, although it grieves
me so, to give up my oldest son, but
he died in honor to his country."
Woodrow Dillard Is Visiting
Parents After 26 Months In
The Pacific Area- Of
Operations
Woodrow "Baer" Dillard S. 1-c is
spending 20 days with his ? parents.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Dillard of Willets.
"Baer" entered service in January,
1942. He took his boot training at
Norfolk, Va., and from there was as
signed to a ship. He has been in the
Pacific area for the past 26 months.
He graduated in the class of 1932 at
the Sylva Central High School, and
attended Western Carolina Teacher's
College. Before enlisting in the Navy
*he was employed in construction
work in Virginia and Tennessee.
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Rev. H. Grady Hardin Is
Leading Revival Services At
Sylva Methodist Church
The Rev. H. Grady Hardin arrived
in Sylva Sunday, Sept. 10, and preach
ed for the firsl time Sunday evening.
The services will be held each even
ing at 8 o'clock through Friday, Sept.
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Jackson County Schools
T o Open September 1 8
JacK?on County Schools will open
on Monday, September 18. The
teachers will get their health certifi
cates on Thursday, September 14, at
the Jackson County Court House. Dr.
Sisk will be there between 10 and
11 o'clock on that -dale. The teachers
will start their work on Friday, Sept.
15, at their respective schools.
Pvt. Dallas P. Henry
Returns To Stewart
Pvt. Dallas P. Henry leaves today
to return to Camp Stewart, Ga., after
spending two weeks with his parents,
J 14*.' and Mrs. W. D. Henry. He has
rfceen in service since February, 1943,
being stationed at Camp Davis, N. C.,
and Camp Pendleton, Va., before go
ing to Camp Stewart. He is with an
antiaircraft unit.
Sgt. Frank Freeze In Hospital
At Camp Hulen, Texas
According to letters received by
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Freeze, their son,
Sgt. Frank Freeze, Jr., is making
steady improvement in a hospital at
Camp Hulen, Texas. About six weeks
ago Frank received a hip injury
while on maneuvers. He ,-heoes to
have the cast removed in the * next
few days and ' will probably get a
furlough to spend some time at ~h3me.
Tuckaseigee Baptist Church
Has Built Parsonage
The Tuckaseigee Baptist Church
has recently completed the parsonage
that they have built for their minis
ter. They ? bought ^ the property and
members of the church supplied the
carpenter and mason work for the
hcuse. It is a modern stone house,
with all modern conveniences in an
attractive setting of pine trees. The
Rev. Edgar Willis of Andrews has
been called and accepted the Tuck
seigee church. He will be the first to
live in the parsonage.
All of the members have helped
with the building and ladies of the
church served lunches to the work
j men.
The supply of feed grains per ani
mal unit for 1944-45, as indicated on
August 1, will be about 9 per cent
larger a year earlier, says BAE.
Bitter weed in pastures can be con
trolled if the plants are not allowed
to produce seed. Often 3 mowings
are required, the first rfbout six inches
from the ground with plants in bloom.
Pfc. Wroe H. Brown Is Patient
]n Hospital In England
Pfc. Wroe H. Brown, son of Mr.
Hershell Brown, of Barker's Creek
is a patient in a hospital in England.
He was wounded in action in France
cn July 22. His father has received
word that his condition is very fav
orable and that he is recovering.
'Lost" Eight Months
In Arctic
This is tjpe story of the "forgotten
convoy" revealed this week by the
War Shipping Administration. In
January, 1943, six U. S. merchant
ships left New York -harbor on the
tough .Murmansk run to deliver sup
plies to north Russia. Battered by air
attack, the convoy arrived March 2.
After the cargo was unloaded the
crew settled down in a small Russia
factory town to await formation of a
return convoy. They waited for eight
months? six months in the constant
daylight of summer in the Arctic Cir
cle. Seeking entertainment, the men
found an interpreter and got him to
efrange dates with Russian girls for
the two dances .held there each week.
Later, some of the seamen, having
learned a smattering of Russian,
hitch-hiked around the country, tome
bs far as 200 miles from port In
September the return convoy was
made up, and the "forgotten convoy"
sailed into New York harbor approxi
mately one year from the day it had
left.
S-SGT. HENSLEY
KIUED IN ACTION
IN FRANCE
Mrs. Luthenia Hensley has received
word that her husband, S. Sgt. Wini
'Hensley, was killed' m swtidh
.August 15 in France.
Sgt. Hensley entered the army in
June, 1941, received his basic train
ing at Fort Knox. Ky., and N. Camp
Poik in Louisiana. He was sent over
seas in April of this year. No details
concerning his death have been re
ceived yet. He was with , a Tank
Br. somewhere in France when his
ceath was reported.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Luthenia Cabe, his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Carrie Hensley of Di 11s
boro, several brothers and sisters. Two
are in the armed forces. Sgt. Donald
P. Hensley who is a paratrooper with
an Airborne Division in the European
theatre and Pvt. Birdell H. Monteith
of the W. A. A. C. serving somewhere
in the Pacific.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fisher of Glen
ville have received a telegram from
the Secretary of War stating that their*
son, Sgt. Clarence E. Fisher, was killr
ed in action on the seventh day of
August in France. \
He entered service August 18, 1941,
and has been overseas since Febru- |
ary, 1944. He served with the In
fantry and took part in the Invasion
of France.
? Mr. and Mrs. Fisher have another
son in service, Pfc. James C. Fisher,
who has been in service since April,
1943,' and has been serving with a
Hospital Corps in New Guinea since
-Mtrrch, 1944. ? ? ? ?
Sgt. Clarence E. Fisher
Killed In Action In France
Brothers See Each Other
For First Time In Two Years
Mr. and Mrs. Ad Keener of Wil
lets receievec^. a letter recently from
their son, Homer Hal Keener A. M.
2-c, of the Navy telliing them that he
had met his brother, Grover Lee
Keener F. 1-c, somewhere in the Pa
cific area. It was the first time they
had seen each other since January,
1942. They ?.re both serving in the
Navy. Homer has been across for 17
months.
Buchanan Reunion Postponed
The Buchanan reunion which was
to be held on the first Sunday in Oc
tober will be postponed this year due
to the Infantile Paralysis epidemic.
Jack in Man Suffers Injuries
!n Train Wreck
Mr. ? and Mrs. A. R. Stiilvcll 01
Webster report that their son, C.rl
K. Stillweli, is improving .is much as
'uould be expected in a hospital' in Los
Angeles, Calif.
Mr. Stillweli, a native of Jackson
county, has been employed as an en
gineer on the Santa Fe Railroad lor
the- past sixteen years. He lives in
V.'inslow, Arizona with his wife and
1J year old daughter.
On the night of July 3 he relieved
another engineer at 11 o'clock at Win
slew, traveled 75 miles when the
tiack gave way resulting in a wreck
of the engine and, t-hree : passenger
? c-trs. Stillweli suffered a broken leg
end hip, which had to heal before the
leg could be put in a cast.
The cars \vere piled on top of each
other so that it took 3 hours and 45
r inutes to burn openings with an
aeetyline torch to release the 165
passengers.
Sgt. Thad J. Watson Missing
In Action Over Czechpslovaka
Since August 24th ^
s
Mrs. Thad J. Watson, Sr., has re
ceived word from War Dept. that
her husband Sgt. Thad J. Watson, Sr.,
has been missing in action over
Czechoslovaka since the 24th of Aug.
Sgt. Watson had been stationed in
Italy about three weeks when he was
leported missing.
Sgt. Watson entered the service
in September, 1943, and received his
basic training at Keesler Field, Miss.
He went to Gunnery school at Tyn
dall Field, Fla., where he received his
wings last March. He was then sen1
to Westover Field, .Mass., where he
was found eligible for further train
ing, and was sent to Charleston Army
Air Field, in Charleston, S. C. Sgt.
Watson went into combat as assistant
radio operator in the nose turrent of a
13-24.
Sgt. Watson and his wife, the form
er Miss Stella Martin of Raburn Gaja,
Ga., are both graduates of Glenvilie
high school. Sgt. and Mrs. Watson
made their home in Wilmington, until
about a year before he went into ser
vice, and then they lived in Norton
which was Sgt. Watson's home. He
is the son of Mrs. Etha Watson of
Norton. Mrs. Watson and small son
will live at Raburn Gap, until Sgt.
I Watson returns.
Legion Will Honor
Kin of Jackson Men
The American Legion will give gold
stars to the next of kin of all boys who
have been killed in action. Silver
stars will be given to the nearest of
kin of the boys who have been
wounded in action. Before this can
be 4onet the Legion will have to have
the name and rank of these boys. If
thejT~Bave won any medals or cita
tions they would like to know about
this too. This information can be
given to Mr. Walter Ashe at the
courthouse, or you can turn hi the
information at The Herald office. Mr.
Corbin, commander of the Sylva
American Legion urges that everyone
cooperate with the Legion in this
matter.
Loosen Lid On
Stove Rationing
The rationing of coal and wood
stoves to consumers will end October
16, the War Production Board and
OPA have announced, although ra
tioning of oil and gas stoves will con
tinue. Supplies of coal and wood
stoves have grown sufficiently since
iustion-wide rationing started in^ug
u*t, 1943, to make continued ration
ing unnecessary.
It*s mighty easy to jump from
scarcity to a surplus. The late sum
Certificates Will Be
Awarded Land Owners Who
Practice Forestry Up-Keep
Durham. ?N. C./s^ept. 11. ? A special
meetmtf of the North Carol; no For
estry ^sociatipn vvifl be held in Di!!r",- ,
torn on September 20-21 to consider
the forest situation in' this state and'
t>> recommend a forestry policy' that
will result in the adequate protection .
and wise useOf the 18 million ' acres
of forest resources in this state- ?ov
the duration of the war and through
the post-war peTlod^oT reconversion
and reconstruction.
Program for the meeting has just
been released by Dr. C. F. KorMian*
dean of- the Duke University School
of Forestry, president of the associa
tion.
At the opening session of the Dills
boro meeting the association's Com
mittee on Forestry Policy will give lU
report, fdcusing attention on the out
standing needs of the forestry situa
tion in this state. Prof. A. E. Waker*
man, of the Duke forestry faculty,
chairman of the committee.
Another feature of the meeting will
be the presentation of a limited num
ber of certificates to landowners of
-the state^who^have been satisfactorily
practicing forestry on their lands.
In addition to Dean Korstian, as
sociation president, other officers are:
T. W. Earle, Ploymouth, eastern dis
-rrtet-^Wce- president; Richard S. Tufts, ^
Pinehurst, central district vice-prcsi
dent; H. C. Cline, Hickory, western
district vice-president; Thema W.
Sabiston, Carthage, secretary- treas
urer; and the following members of
the executive committee: Colin G.
Spencer, chairman, Garthage; Paul G,
Bahnson, Winston-Salem; Ray Bandy,
Rocky Mount; Willard Berry, Dur
Cox, Washington; W. J. Camtoft,
Canton; B. Hampton Ellington, Fay
etteville; B. B. Everett, Palmyra; T.
M Folger, Wilmington; L. R. Fore
man, Elizabeth City; Charles A. Gil
lett, Norfolk, Va.
- ? Sr-t I. Hobbs, Chapel Hill; James G,
K.'McClure, Asheville; D. B. McCraryt
Asheboro; Thomas J. Pearsall, Battle
boro; Mrs. P. R. Rankin, Mt. Gilead;
Verne Rhoades, Asheville; John L,
Skinner, Littleton; A. O. Weidelich,
Lionel Weil, Goldsboro.
|U. S. FIGHTERS KNOCK
1175 NAZI PLANES OUT
IN GREAT AIR DUEL
U. S. eighth air force fighters and
heavy bombers trapped and beat the
German air force yesterday, destroy
ing 175 Nazi planes in one of the
fiercest air battles ever fought over
Europe.
It was the heaviest luftwaffe loss
n more than a year and one which
dug deeply into the air reserves
which the enemy has been carefully
holding back until now for the final
battle of Germany.
Fighters Get Record Bag ?
Of the Germans destroyed, Ameri
can fighters shot down 116, the great
est number ever shot down by fight- \
ers alone in a singe day, while the j
heavy bombers knocked down an*
other and 42 were destroyed on
their airdromes.
Indicating the extent of the opposi
tion, 48 of the American heavy bomb
ers and 29 fighters failed to return,
The bomber losses were the heaviest
since April 29 when 63 failed to come
romeirom a raid on Berlin.
Early today the German radio
said "enemy" planes were again over
vast sections of the reich, indicating
that the non-stop allied air offensive
was continuing in its fifth day.
, Tired returning fliers described
yesterday's German aerial opposition
as probably the heaviest offered in
years.
En route to their targets at
Merseburg, Litzkendorf and Mil
burg they saw few German planes,
But just before they reached Central
Germany the enemy sprang up, often
in formations of 150 or n\ore, and
bore in stubbornly over the targetf
and far along the route bene.
mer onion crop is reported at 800 mil*
lion pounds more than the roeoflA