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VOL. XIX NO. 19
AND RURALITE? CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943
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Association 1943 Q+n*ral Em
cellence Award,
$1.50 A Year In Jackson And Swain Counties ? 5c Copy
Sylva To Have Frozen Food
Lockers In The Near Future
Jimmy Buckner To
Open Frozen Food Locker
Jimmy Buckner, well . known but
cher, will open a frozen food locker
plant in syiva ai an early date. Mrr
Buckner must have 60 percent of
these lockers rented before the gov
ernment will release the material.
These lockers will be paid for in ad
van.ce and the money deposited in the
Jackson County Bank with Mr.. W. J.
Fisher escrowagent, that is until the
time that the 60 percent are rented,
your ntoney will be in the Jackson
County Bank. The War Production
Board must know that this assured
number of lockers are rented, before
they can release the vital material
which goes into this plant. The rent
on the lockers will start ffrom the day
the plant is open and continue for a
year.
^ ^ MODERN LOCKERS
Mr. Buckner said "Genuine Frozen
Food Lookers will be installed in our
plant under the supervision of ex
pert refrigerating engineers. These
lockers are the most spacious, con
venient and sanitary on the. market
today. You can store your choicest
foods in these lockers with the as
surance that they will remain fresh,"
sweet and full of theft- orginal flavor."
EFFICIENT CHILL ROOM
The chill room will be of the latest
efficient type. This cleag sanitary
room is the most important part of
the Frozen Food Locker plant. Freshly
-killed meats ? as well as all kinds of
vegetables ? are stored here for chill
ing and proper aging* until, they are
ready for the lockers.
REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT
The new locker plant will have the
latest type of refrigerating machin
ery. Fully approved by the country's
best engineers, this equipment will
keep the exact proper temperatures
in the chill room, the locker room and
thffe freezer cabinet at all times. Ac
curately controlled temperature guar
antees that your foods will be safely
preserved.
QUICK FREEZE CABINET
The* patented quick-freeze cabinet
t be. installed in our plant repre
sents the latest developments in
refrigeration for locker plants. This
quick freeze process is identical with
(Continued on page 6)
System In Sylva
1 WCTC RECORDS.
SIZEABLE GAIN
IN ENROLLMENT
Regular classwork began at West
ern Carolina Teachers college Satur
day morning with a 15 per cent in
crease in enrollment over that of last
year.
The freshman orientation program,
directed each year by Professor John
S Seymour, began Tuesday afternoon
with an assembly period in Hoey au
ditorium at which Dean W. E. Bird,
presided. President H. T. Hunter wel
comed the new students, end Mrs.
Charles G. Glley directed the music.
Tuesday and WednesdayDr. Carl Kil-^
lian, assisted by faculty members and
upper classmen, gave freshmen and
new students arithmetic, English, and '
psychological tests in order to deter
mine groupings for registration. Wed
nesday morning students filled out
- health records under the direction of
the college nurse, Miss Claudia Baker,
and the physical education director,
Miss Alice Benton.
Thursday morning new transfer
students and freshmen registered for
college calsses under the direction of
Dean Bird and Miss Addie Beam, reg
istrar. Friday morning Dr. Grover
Wilkes; college doctor, gave new stu
dents medical examinations, after
which Miss Benton gave them physical
examinations.
A number of social events also
characterized the week: "Getting
acquainted hour" was held Tuesday
evening, a reception at the Cullo
v/hee Baptitst church Wednesday
?ilternoon; Fun Night aT~~tlre~ Breese
gymnasium Wednesday evening; and
a social hour at the Cullowhee Meth
odist church Friday evening.
All former valedictorians and salu
tatorians-in high school were invited
tc membership in Zeta chapter^f the
Alpna Phi Sigma fraternity,. nLtion-,
fcl honorary scholastic organization,
which held its first meeting Thursday.
Local Soldier Awarded
Combat Decoration For
Fighting In Italy
WITH THE FIFTH ARMY, ITALY
. - -Private ? Jumeg ? A, ? Mes?er, ? whobg
' home is on Route 2, Whittier, North
Carolina, has be&n cited by his regi
ment of the 3rd "Marae" Infantry
Division and awarded the Combat In
fantryman Badge for actual partici
pation in combat with the enemy
while serving on the Fifth Army front
in Italy
? Standards for the- badge are high.
The decoration, which was recently
authorized by the War Department,
-is awarded to the infantry soldier who
has proved his fighting ability in com
bat. >
* The handsome badge consists of a
silver rifle set against a background
ct infantry blue, enclosed in a silver
wreath.
DEWEY ASSAILS RECORD
OF ROOSEVELT ON
?DEFENSE PROGRAM
"Desperately bad" is Gov/ Thomas
E. Dewey's way of expressing ^is
view of President Roosevelt's record
as president* and his handling of our
defense program; Dewey spoke in 1
Oklahoma City Monday night in an- 1
swer to the President's Saturday night |
opening campaign speech.
"He joked about the depression?
about the seven straight years of un
employment of his administration.
But he cannot laugh away the record,"
Mr. Dewey said.
-The Republican nominee, patently
aroused by Mr^ Roosevelt's speech in
which he asserted that the GOP cam- .
paign has been marked by "fraud" i
ard "falsehood" quoted from senate I
records in an attempt to show the ;
"shocking state of our. defense pro- j
gram* four months before Pearl Har- !
bor." But he said: "I shall not join ?
my opponent in his descent to mud- j
slinging ... I shall never make a |
speech to one group of American
people inciting them to hate and dis
trust of any other group."
Shouting, "He has asked for it ?
here it is," Dewey then re-quoted Se- !
iective Service Director Lewis B. I
Hershey as saying, "We can keep j
people in the Army about as cheaply i
as we can create an agency for them ;
when we are out."
^og Cabin Association Host
To 60 At Picnic Supper
Last Wednesday evening the Log
Cabin Association was host to 60
guests at a picnic supper.
The Farm Foresters who held a
week's meeting here last week were
the honor guests. Mr. Graeber, the
leader of the Farm Foresters, read a
telegram of welcome from Mr. R. H.
Kress.
A delicious supper was served trom
the outside grills. After the meal the
Foresters adjourned to Jarrett Springs
Hotel for a meeting.
Leads 1st Army
HADING the American Ist Army In
. the spectacular drive into Germany
Is Lt Gen. Courtney H. Hodges.
This first permanent penetration of
Hitlerland was made near the Ger
"D town of Trier, (international)
QUEBEC HINTS RED AID ON JAPS
ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE QUEBEC conference that Stalin had been Invited
. ?although the defeat of Japan is a major tqpic-^-caused newsmen to .
scent a significant tip-off. Heretofore, Stalin has been eliminated from ?
any talks involving Japan. It was assumed, then, that Russia would
provide aid for the Jap knockout and that assistance foould probably t
include use by the Allies of the vital Siberian airbases ( 1 ) near Vladi
vostok and also (2) Kamchatka. Meanwhile U. S. ships have opened
on the Philippines (3) and Palau, while fcrowing importance ii attached
to drives to the coast of China (4) where the Foochow offers the best
communications connections. However, Formosa (5) is a major obstacle
to be overcome but it is presumed the Quebec agreements will devise
means of facing all tough problem*. < ' '^^mational)
si
Grady Cabe Killed
In South Pacific
Pfc. Grady Cabe, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Candler Cabe, of Greens Creek
was killed in action in the Southwest
Pacific on August 21,1844. He en
tered service Tn February, 1942r~and
from there he was sent to Camp Shel
by, Miss., then to San Francisco, eCal
and then overseas in October,* 1943.
He was in the Infantry.
Mr. and Mrs. Cabe have two other
sons in service. Pfc. Thomas C. Cabe,
who entered service March, 1942. He
is with the Medical Corps.
S Sgt. Kimsey Cabe, who entered
service in November, 1942. He is in
the European Theatre of Operations.
SNAKE GUIDE IS ISSUED
BY N. C. MUSEUM
The North Carolina State musium,
a division of the state department of
agriculture, recently published a 16
page illustrated pamphlet entitled ?
"Poisonous Snakes of the Eastern
United States with First Aid Guide".
It was prepared by Harry T. Davis
and C. S. Brimley.
Only eight of the 60 kinds of snakes
found in the Eastern United States
are poisonous. The new booklet con
tains ^TulP information and descripr
tions of the eighth poisonous varieties,
with photographs, some in colors, of
each.
The illustrated chapter on "Snake
Bites and First Aid" makes the book
ie* a complete and helpful guide for
tne benefit of all who in work or play
are likely to come in contact with
poisonous snakei.
The price of this pamphlet is 10
cents and may be obtained at "Some
book stores. The booklet may also be
obtained from the N. C. Bird club,
Box 2281, Raleigh, N. C.
Pvt. James P. Swayngin "
Now Serving In England
Pvt. James P. Swayngin has ar
rived in England, according to#word
received bj his parnts, Mr. and Mrs.
Swayngin'of Cowarts.
Pvt. Swayngin entred srvice in
April, 1941, and rceivd training at
Camp? Grfrnt, ? 111., - Camp, Crowder,
Mo., Camp Forst, Tenn., Camp Wal
lac Texas and Pndleton, Calif.
Dan Tompkins Succeeds
Leonard Allen, As Chief
Clerk Of Ration Board
Dan Tompkins, weil known thru
out the county, has succeeded Leonard
A. Allen as chief clerk of the Jack
son County War Price and Ration
Board. Mr. Tompkins assumed his
duties September Mr, Allen ^re
signed to enroll at Western Carolina
Teacher's College at Cullowhee.
Prettiest WAl
HEM'S LOVELY Pvt. Kathleen Mc
Cann, Wtroit, Mich., who was
chosen the prettiest WAC tn the
country In competition with thou*
sands of other beautifui service
women at fee New Jersey State
Fair, Trenton, N. J ( International )
The support price on hogs is $12.20
per hundredweight, North Carolina
basis, for Good to Choice butcher hogs
weighing 200 to 240 pounds. This
support price becomes effective Oc
tober 1.
NORTH CAROLINA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION
ANDiARM FORESTERS COMPLETE SUCCESSFUL
MEETING IN JACKSON COUNTY LAST WEEK
Pfe. Jesse L. S hoi ton
Pre moled To Corporal
L'NTTE D STATES -FORCES I N T I I K
SOUTH PACIFIC? Priv-te First
Class Jesse L. Shelton, soli of Mr. and
Mrs. Klbcl'l SIlOuiUI. lOMVU'^ik' <il
Cullow.hee, North Carina, was re
cently promoted, to Corporal.- Ho i.s
now at a rear base with a field artil
lery unit which was at the front when
hostilities ceased in the Battle for
Guadalcanal.
Before entering the service in Feb
ruary of 1941, Corporal Shelton work
ed as a clerk with a local concern
ROOSEVELT OPENS HIS
CAMPAIGN WITH FIRST
SPEECH SATURDAY NITE
President Roosevelt assailed Satur
day night for what he termed their
"callous and brazen" falsehoods on
domestic issues and asserted the na
tion must not let the Republicans
"botch" the peace this time as he said
they did 25 years ago.
?In a fighting speech that reminded
many of his hearers of the Roosevelt
of earlier campaigns, he drew-oiv ridi
cule, sarcasm, and mockery to mock
his opponents for what he said was
their attempt to imitate the present
administration.
Described by him as the opening_
address of his historic fourth-term
drive, the half-hour talk was deliver
ed before a wildlycheeringaudience
at a dinner of the International Team
sters Union-(AFL).
Crowd Applauds
Approximately 1,000 persons in
cluding 845 union delegates, crowd
ed the ballroom of the Statler hotel
and applauded time and again as the
chief executive singled? out speeches
of his-^pponent ^>nd assailed and ridi
culed them.
Without mentioning Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey \>y name, the president de
clared that:'
1. Republicans have practiced the
most "obvious common or garden va
riety of fraud," by trying to persuade
the people to believe the Democrats
brought on the depression and that
C OP is responsible t "for all social
progress under the new deal."" ^
Calls For Intelligent Peace
- 2. The war must be finished speed
ily and the peace ahead must be com
pleted with the "same will and in
telligence and devotion which have
already led us so far on the road to
victory."
3. The peace-batkirng tasks were
"botched by a Republican adminis
tration," and that this must not hap
pen again.
4. The opposition tried to make him
out an old man, to which he replied
iie was too old for one thing ? "I can
not talk out of both 1 sides of my
mouth at the same time."
Among the other "malicious false
hoods", he accused the opposition of
spreading was one which he described
as "that old, worm-eaten chestnut
that I have represented myself as in
dispensable."
Every covey of quail needs 40
acres of range for a year-round !oc:i
supply. Burned woods produce no
food.
SYLVA AND DILLSDORO METHODIST
CHURCHES TO HAVE ANNUAL CHURCH
SUPPER ON OCTODER FOURTH
The annual church conference and
dinner for the Sylva and Dillsboro
churches will be held in the Allison
Building on Wednesday, October 4, at
7 P. M. To this dinner all the Young
People a^id Adult members of the two
churches are invited. Rov. J. Clay Ma
dison of Waynesville will be the guest
speaker. All those who have joined
the church during this conference
year and the wives and parents of our
men in the armed forces will be
goests of honor.
The annual year book is now being
published and will be presented at
this dinner. This is a very important
and Jijoyable meeting, marking the
close^Lf the old church year and the
-beginning ^ the new. It is, earnestly
hoped that every member of the two
churches will be present. ,
The dinner is being planned and
served by the stewards and their
wives. Mr. J. Claude Allison is chair
man of the steering committee, Mr.
S. W. Enloe, Mr. Paul C. Ellis and
Mr. T. N. Massie are serving with him.
Mrs. Dan Allison is chairman of the
dinner committee, Mrs. J. Claude A f
HsonrM"rs. S. W. Enlue and Mrs. P*m
Moore are serving with her assisted,
bv the wives of the stewards as fol-.
lows: Mrs. C5. Z. Candler, Mrs. J. F.
Fricks, Mrs. D. M. Hall, Mrs. Paul C.
Ellis, Mrs. D. Parker, Mrs. Dennis
Barkley, Dr. Daisy McGuire, Mrs. H.
J. Larxiis, Mrs. T. N.* Massie, Mrs. W.
H. Crawford, Mrs. O. E. Brookhyser,
Mrs. J. P. Kirk, Mrs. J. R. Long, Mrs.
Herbert Gibson, Mrs. Mary Cowan
and Mrs. Lewis Hair, and the wives
cf the Dillsboro board of st.p\vnr<i*
Afrs. M. B. Cannon, Mrs. J. C. Can
non, and Mrs. Ras Barrett.
T)'o North Carolina Forestry A-- >
elation and the Farm Foresters closed
i very successful joint meeting at J^.r
?. ott Springs rinrl the Log Cabin A -
c.iation last" Thursday. The. two
? ' ou ps mci on the grounds of the L >4
Cabin Association for a iFeld Da;.- on
Thursday. ? J
This meeting was marked by the
presence o.l a number 6f officials of
the North Carolina Forestry Associa
tion including: Henry E. Clepper. exe
cutive secretary of the Society, of
American Foresters of Washington,
D. C., Dr. C. F. Korstian, dean of the
Duke University School of Forestry
and president 6f the Association, ; R.
W. Graeber, in charge of Forestry
extension of State "College, C. F.
Evans, assistant Regional Forester of
Atlanta.
Mr. Graeber told of the improve
ments that have been made by the
Log Cabin Association in their prop
erty. .He stated that the reason for
bringing the "Foresters to Jackson
County was to give them an oppor
tunity to study the Forestry work of
of the Association. The forest plant
ing to stop erosion and reclaim idle
acres; the cleaning of eull trees from
natural forests, followed by under
planting with white pine, thinning of
crowded stands of young pine, the
harvest of over mature hardwoods,
and the pruning or pines' to produce
fvgher quality timber are object les
sons which can be followed by thou
sands of farmers.
Dr. C. F. Korstian presented "Tim-,
-ber^ Farms" certificates for meritor
ious service, to the Log Cabin Asso
ciation, the Camp Mfg., Co., of Frank
lanH fnr whirh they were
awarded the certificate is in N. C.,
an d Mr. Ben H. Nicholson, Jackson
County Farmer. To merit these cer
tificates the land must be protected
from fire, and the timber forested
under forestry practices.
Garland Lackey, Jcckson County
Farm a get*-, too?. th? tftuup on a t :/x
cf the farm that is maintained by the
Log Cabin Association.
Local Soldier
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Decorated For Bravery
WlTH^raE FIFTH ARMY, ITALY
? Private First Class Ben W. Norton,
East La Porte, North Carolina, recently
was awarded the Silver Star for gal
lantry in action on tho Filth Army
front in Italy. The local soldier is
serving with the 34th "Red Bull"
Division.
The commanding general of the
division personally pinned on tne
medal and congratulated him for his
bravery.
Pvt. Ralph Buchanan Is
Veteran Of Three Invasions
Pvt. Ralph Buchanan, son of Mr.
and Mrs. V. O. Buchanan of Greens
Cieek, has been in three invasions
North Africa, Sicily and France. He
was in a hosiptal in England for^me
time; but %in a recent letter told hi*'
father that he was leaving the hos
pital soon. Pvt. Buchanan has been
overseas 22 months, and in service
over three years* being in the army
when war was declared.
JMr. and Mrs. Buchanan have- two
other sons in service. Coy Buchanan
A. S. who is stationed with the U. S.
Navy at Camp Peary, Va. Coy has
been m service for fotrr munths.
, Pvt. Vesler Buchanan is serving
with the Air Corps in Texas, he has
been in service for about four months.
t ?
? No one seems able to explain about
farm prices and what tHfc farmer has
ft dozen, prices for laying mash soaiv
eel to $4.50 a hundred pounds.