i~- The Syl va Her a l d'-esss | AND RURALITE? CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943 - ===== VOL. XIX NO. 18 SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday, Sept. 20, 1944 $1.50 A Year In Jackson And Swain Counties ? 5c Copy FIVE PARACHUTE TO SAFETY, WHEN PLANE CRASHED ON HEAD OF LOCUST CREEK Five members of a B-25 medium bomber attached to the Gf^nville Army air base parachuted to safety about 2 o'clock last Thursday morn ing near here when the "fuel supply became exhausted in unfavorable fly ? ing weather. The plane was on a routine training flight at the time. The pilot^ess plane crashed at the head of locust creek near Sylva. The first pilot was the last to leave the plane, and he came down near the crash, he said that he walked wf our hours before reaching Sylva. The plane was completely demolished. . i The plane was seen circling over Sylva shortly before the crash. Th<^se who saw it thought that it was some boys from Sylva passing over. Mem bers of the crew came down in differ ent sections of Jackson County, one of them fell into a tree and hung, there until daylight. The Public Relations office at the air base sent a board of officers here to investigate conditions surrounding the crash. FUNERAL HELD FOR ROYAL BRYSON MONDAY AFTERNOON AT BETA Royal Bryson, 30, died Saturday at his home in Beta following a long illness. % Funeral services were held at the Seotts Creek Baptist church with the Rev. T. F. Deitz and Rev. B. S'. Hen sley officiating. Burial was in the old field cemetery at Beta. Pallbearers were: Glen Blanton, Guy Blanton, Don Blanton, Loy Bry son, Buford Parris and Joe Davis. Flower girls: Mrs. T. C. Bryson, Mrs. p. M. Taltent, Ray Or^jtf ^ Roscoe Poteet, Mrs. M. Buchanan in, Mrs. Cordon Reed, Ruby Middleton, Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Jess Jones, Eloise. Kirkpatrick, Willa Mae Blanton, Car rie J. Hoyles, Mrs. Landis, Mrs. Jen nings Bryson, and Mrs. Loy Bryson. He is survived by his wife and mother, Mrs. D. L. Bryson, two broth ers, Pan T. Bryson S 2-c U. S. Navy, Fred Bryson of Fort Smith, Ark., four sisters, Mrs. John Reed, Mrs. E. M. Lloyd, Mrs. Ed Curry of Sylva and Mrs. Dean Tainter of Marion. Moody Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. FATHER AND SON ARE DROWNED IN LITTLE - TENNESSEE RIVER The bodies of~Charles H. Case and his eight-year-old son, Roy, were recovered ircm the Little Tennessee River late Monday night by Tennes see Valley Authorities Employees and Bryson City firemen. Case and his son were drowned about 5 o'clock Monday evening. Officers said they were informed that Harvey Case, 18, half-brother of the drowned child, had started across the river with the youngster on his shoulders were ^the child became frightened and choked him. The old er boy called "to his father for' help, they were told. The officers said that they were In formed that Mr. Case went to their assistance and took the smaller boy. He started ashore with him and they both disappeared. " The older waded to safety. The bodies of both' were brought to Moody Funeral Home in Bryson City. Mr. Case, a native of Polk county, t had been employed by TVA 10 years. He planned* to terminate his work with the Authority on Saturday to move to a farm he owned near Mur phy. Surviving are his widow and three sons. SINGIN6 CONVENTION TO MEET OCT. EIGHT The Singing Convention of the up per district of Jackson County will meet at the Baptist Church at Cash iers, on the second Sunday in Octo ber at 2 o'clock. Everyone is wel come and all singers are cordially in vited. Memorial Service To Be Held For Denver T. Bryson A memoriaf service will be held. Sunday, October first at two o' clock a$ the Speedwell Baptist Church for Pvt. Denver T. Bry son who died in Italy July 16f as the result of wounds received in action. Precision Worker INTfNT on her job is Helen Schmidt of Newark, pictured in the West Inghouse plant at Bloom6eld, fihr-J.. as with blowpipe and torch she seals the vacuum in an electronic tube? one of the most delicate op eration* involved in the manufac ture of this product (interna tio* " ' N SYLVA ROTARY CLUB HOST TO FARM FOREST ERS AT THEIR MEETING LAST NIGHT The Sylva Rotary Club had as their guests last night the Farm Foresters who are attending the Farm Foresters Conference being held at* the Log Cr.bin Association this week. R. W. Graeber, who is in charge of Forestry Extension at State Col lege, and leader of the Farm Forest ers Conterence was guest speaker, his subject being "Program for De velopment of Farm Forestry in North C. rolina." Lt. Dillard Visiting His Family And Relatives Lt Jesse L. Dillard, Jr., of the Army Air Force is visiting his wife, the former Mary Gaylor, and small daughter, Billie, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Gaylor. Lt. Dillard has been stationed at Smyra, Tenn. He will report to Lin coln, Nebraska, for further duty. Wallace W. Deitz Returns To California for Further Assignment Wallace W. Deitz S 1-c returned last Wednesday to San Francisco, Cal., after spending three weeks with #his father, Sam W. Deitz, at Webster. Seaman Deitz has been in service for seventeen months and has spent thir teen months of that time in the South Pacific. Mr. Deitz has another son, T- 5 Paul B. Deitz, who has served in the European theatre for the past 16 month with an engineer. He took part in the Invasion. > # Jackson Superior Court Opens Oct. 9 The Following Names Have Been Drawn As Jurors i The October term qf court will cfren Monday, October 9. Judge Zeb Mettles of Asheville will preside over the term of courts Thk following is the jury list for the I first week: Lawrence Reed, E. M. Lloyd, Char les Passmore. Ransom E. Hooper, Al vin Ashe, C. C. Jones, Walter H. Jack son, Frank Dills, Curney Webb, John H. Hooper, Jim Rice, Dave Dillard, Ralph Ashe, Oscar Lovedhal, W. J% Galloway, Dave Bishop, Charlie Ed wards, Dallas Mills, J. H. Painter, J. R. Dills, Burch McConneil, John W. Buchanan, Louis Ashe,. Calvin Wil son, T. C. Ledbetter, Fred Beasley, Thad Reed, Ransom Bryson, J. R. Long, Willie A. Sutton, D. A. Mon teith, Milt Bryson, Jack Pressley, L. II Watson, Ed Oxyner, C. W. Deitz, F. A. Bryson, N. M.'Evitt, T. E. Luft, Bedford Ensley, Jeff Hedden, Harry ?. Ferguson. TWO PET DAIRY MEN ARE PROMOTED Two promotions have just been niude by Pet -''Dairy Products Com pany, that will be of interest to W. N. C. counties. R. B. Davenport has been, made district supervisor, which puts him in charge of the Pet plant here and aiso in Greenville, S. C. Mr. Daven port will reside here, and spend a day or so a week in the South Carolina territory. Fred Yearout, former manager of the Waynesville plant, and later in charge of the Johnson City plant, has i been put in charge of public relations for the entire company. He will maintain headquarters at Johnson City. ? Waynesville Mountaineer. Pfc. James R. Sellers Now Serving In France Word had been received by Mrs. James R. Sellers that her husband, Pic. James R. Sellers, has been moved from Italy into Southern France, He has been overseas since May, 1944. Woodrow Dillard Is Spending 20 Day Leave With His Parents, Relatives Woodrow "Baer" Dillard S. 1-c is iprrriing a 20-day leave with his parents-, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Dillard, and other. .relatives here. "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 Svlva Central High School, and at tended Western Carolina Teacher's College. Before enlisting in the Navy he was was employed in construction work in Virginia and Tennessee. Sgt. Ensley Is Reported Prisoner Of War In German Hands Mr. and Mrs. Berry Ensley recently received a letter from the Govern ment stating thatjtheir son, Sgt. Julius Alvirr Ensley, "was* nttssing. in ^ action iii France. They have rec&jved word now that he is a German prisoner of war. Sgt. Ensley was in service before Pearl Harbor and has been in the Infantry since March, 1944. Before going into service Ensley was employed in Washington where he volunteered. Sgt. Ensley's wife, the former Bon nie Mitchell, lives in Sylva. Now Serving In ? Southern France Mr. and Mrs. J. Edgar Buchanan have recently received word that their son, Cpl. Ervin C. Buchanan, is ' :'.ow- serving in France. He has been in service for over three years, serv ing sixteeh months overseas. He has served in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and was then sent into France. He says that France is the nicest place he has been since he has been over seas; but like all of the other boys he will be glad to come home. LEADING SAVANNAH - CITIZEN DIES FOtLOW ING SHORT ILLNESS Funeral services for James W. Cabe, leading citizen of Savannah township, who died on Saturday morning following a short illness, were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the East Fprk Baptist Church. Rev. Ernest Jamison, pas tor, assisted by He v. T. F. Deitz and Rev. Lawrence Crawford (Officiated. Burial was in the East Fork cemetery. Active pall-bearers were Frank Bryson, Bill Jones,- Harrison Bradley, Bert Buchanan, John Wilson and Hamilton Bryson. Surviving are the widow, two daughters, Alice and Jimmie Sue, and two brothers, Loney Cabe, and Lyn don Cabe, of Gay. Mr. Cabe was a farmer at the time of his death, but for several years was employed by State Highway Com mission. Moody funeral home was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. C. L. Allison Is Improving At Norburn .. The many friends of Mrs. C. L. AllisorPvvill be glad to know that she is improving following an operation at the Norburn Hospital in Asheville iast Saturday. s Captain Carper Speaker At Methodist Church On Sunday Evening Capt. John H. Carper of Cullo whee left Tuesday for Camp Chaffer, Ark., after spending a few days with hvs family. Capt. Carper is 'a chap lain in the U. S. Army and has spent 27 months in -the European area of operati6ns!" He recently spent thtfee weeks at home before being sent to Miami for reassignment. He will r.ow be stationed at Camp Chaffer, Ark. Captain Carper was guest minister at the Sylva Methodist Church on Sunday evening. 22 W. N. C. MEttWITH 34TH IN ITALY Twenty-two Western North Caro lina servicemen are now serving with "the ? 133id ? infantry ? regiment of ? the 34th division in Italy, according to a dispatch reeei v ed here. . The 34th division, having been oversea5^i4H~~tfiepast three years, has mtJfecombat hours to its credit than any other division in the Mediterra nean 'area, the dispatch said. Western North Carolina members cf the division are: Pfc. Fred R. Davis of Candler, R. F. D. No. 1, Pvt. Joe W. Ramsey of Canton, Lt. Ralph Little of Conover, Pfc. Fred M. Icard of Connelly Springs, Pfc. Lester M. Carter of Canton, Lt. v Roy D. Phillips of Cullowhee, Pfc. Glenn P. Gibbs of Dana, Pfc. Lee R. Whitener of Hickory, Sgt. Charles E. Potts of Highlands, Pfc. James A. Gibbs of Dana, Pvt., Wilbur H. Brit tain of Lenoir, Pfc. Marion C. Hogan of Marion, Pvt. Paul H. Whitney of Lenoir. Cpl. Thomas H. Hunter' of Marshall, Pfc. Joseph B. Hallyburton of Motfgantpn, Pvt. Thomas M. Allison of Old Fort^ Pv? Richard C. Gregg of Swannanoa, Pvt. Robert L. Gunter of Waynesville, Pvt. Virgil L. Press ley of Old Fort, Pvt. Earl J. Medlin of Ashevilie, Sgt. Clifford W. Frizzell of Webster, and Pfc. Shelton Carpen ter of Hemlock. Troy O. Davis Completes Specialized Training Pfc. Troy O. Davis, of Whittier Route 2, this week completed a four weeks course in specialized training a* the Military Police Training Center (Aviation), Barksdale Field. La., and returned to his, home station at Mor ris Field, Charlotte. Jackson War Fund Drive Starts Oct. 23 The date for the Jackson bounty | United War and Community War Fand Drive has been set for October 23 and will run until November 20. The chairmen in the different town ships and communities will be furn ished with pamphlets, etc., explaining, 4'r,e nature and purpose of the drive. The chairmen have the. right to ap j l/oint anyone whom they see fit to i help there irr this drive. It may be j that they will wish*to include more women and school teachers on their : committees. I The following chairmen have been ! appointed by the Executive commit ! tee to help with the Drive in the dif i ferent townships, also showing the i committee members and the town Lhip quotas: BARKERS CREEK? $122.00, A. O. Weidlick, Chm.; Alonzo Sutton. CANADA ? 1 45.0