AMERICA k, un jatt Alwiyi YLV A HERALD VOL. XIX NO. 19 AND RURALITE? CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943 The sylva Htrmld, vwfMr ?/ Fwot Viatt 0/ A/. <7; 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 V * \ ' 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.

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