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VOL. XIX NO. 22 SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday, October 18, 1944 $1.50 A Year In Jackson And Swain Counties ? 5c Copy
Jackson s United War Fund Drive Starts Monday
DISTINGUISHED UNIT
CITATION AWARDED
B-17 GROUP OF
5TH AIR. FORGE
Sgt. Shcrley H. Franks Of
Glenville Among Crew Mem
bers On Important Mission
Staff Sgt. Sherley H. Franks, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy F. Franks, of
cf Glenville, was a radio mechanic
cn a Flying Fortress of the 15th Air
Forces in one of the outstanding mis
sions of the war, according to the
following release:
15TH AAF Uf ITALY? In recog
nition of one of the outstanding
bombing missions of the war, a Dis
tinguished Unity Citation has been
awarded a B-17 Flying Fortress Group
of the 15th Air Force commanded by
Col. Paul L. Barton, of Ludlow, Vt.
Presentation was made in a recent
ceremony at the group's Italian base,
ai which Maj. Gen. Nathan F. Twin
ing, commanding general of the 15th,
pinned the coveted blue citation rib
bon on the group's colors.
The group was cited for action July
18 when 26 ^Fortresses of the group
paiticipated in a mission against the
airdrome , and installations at Mem
mingen, Germany. Adverse weather
scattered the bomber formation en
route to the target with - the result
that the Fortress group approached
' tlit* objective alone and without fight
er escort. They carried out a success
ful raid but were attacked by 200
German fighters and lost 14 planes
and 145 officers and enlisted men,
tut only after knocking out 65 enemy
planes and destroyed or damaged 35
more on the ground.
ETH WAR LOAN DRIVE
STARTS NOVEMBER 20,
ENDS DECEMBER 16
Washington Treasury officials have
set November 20 as the date to start
the 6th War Loan drive and it is to
end December 16. Fourteen billion
dollars is the total quota with five
billion to be raised from individuals.
The Treasury spokesman said with
the accumulated successes of our mil
itary operations, the people seem to
have become more complacent, feel
ing that a relaxation in our financing
effort will not prove harmful. "This
is a most dangerous attitude as the
sale of War bonds is more important |
now than ever before."
"A large volume of sponsored news
paper advertising will be absolutely
essenfial to the success of this gigan
t'c an$ crucial effort," the treasury
official said.
Please express the appreciation of
the 'Treasury to your local business
organizations who have cooperated
so unselfishly with this program and
ask that they again back up our boys
at the front by helping- put the "sixth
War Loan over the top.
FUNERAL RITES
FOR L. C. GRIBBLE
HELD SUNDAY
L. C. Gribble, 77, died Thursday
"^aije^noon at 4:30 o'clock at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Lee Bumgarner,
following a long illness. Funeral
services were held ? mday afternoon
at the home, 'followed by a short ser
vice at the Old Field cemetery, where
he was buried. Rev. W. N. Cook was
in charge of the- services.
Pallbearers were T. C. Leonard,
and Clarence Bumgarner, ^grandsons;
and Walter Bumgarner, Dock Calla
han and Walter Dillard.
Surviving . are one daughter, Mrs.
Lee Bumgarner of Sylva, ' one son,
Tom of Monroe; four grandsons, T. C?
? Leonard. Clarence of Sylva; and Joe
cf the U. S. Navy; and one brother,
Zeke Gribble of Hiawassee, Ga.
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Keeping 6 or 7 dairy cetvs on the
farm to fully utilize labor and bring
in a cash income throughout the year
is a good plan for mflfty fanners, sug
gests T. J. W. Brown, veteran county
egent of the State College Extension
Sesvice.
State College.
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YANKS POUND NAZIS IN DEATH FOREST IN REICH
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WITH MORTARS AND ANTI-TANK GUNS mounted on jeeps, American troops pour shells Into Nazi positions in a
forest somewhere In Germany close to the Siegfried Line. The men at the left are blasting away at a machine
gun nest that was holding up their advance. This is a U. S. Signal Corps Radiophot?. (International)
Cpl. Clayton Hooper *
Wounded In France
Mr. Clinton Hooper of Speedwell
has returned from Atlanta, Ga.,
where he visited his brother, Cpl.
layton Hooper, who is a patient at
pwson General Hospital.
Cpl. Hooper was wounded in action
:n France on August 8. He returned
to the United States September 26 and
is reported to be doing nicely.
Roy Dal ton Veteran Of Three
Invasions Is Promtoed
To Sergeant
Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Dalton of Sylva !
have received word that their son, j
Roy W. "Bud" Dalton has been. pro
moted to Sgt. Sgt. Dalton has been
serving overseas 23 mos. He was in the
invasion of North Africa, Sicily, and
France. He received his training at
Fort Bragg and New River before
goiAg overseas. He is 22 years old and
a graduate of Sylva High school, <? He
has been in service for lour years.
The Kennedy Memorial Home in
Lenoir County is using temporary
grazing crops of soybeans and velvet
beans to produce beef at a much
cheaper cost per pound.
Gffidal Photo
VNYS latart portrait of Q?n. Dwight
E. Einohowr hat just been oft
cUUj. rtlttwd bj tha U. 8. Army
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MCKEE IS PROMOTED TO FULL LT. IN NAVY; TO DE
OFFICER ON AIR CRAFT CARRIER RANDOLPH - -
4 Mr. and Mrs. E. L. McKee have
just returned from Norfolk, Va., where
they attended the commissioning of
the airplane carrier Randolph on
which their son. Lt. E. L. McKee, Jr.,
who has just received his promotion
from Lt. (jg) to Lt. (s. g.) will serve
as an intelligence officer of a dive
bombing squadron.
The Randolph is one of the two
largest carriers iri the Navy. It is
900 feet long and carries a crew of
2,000 m^n.
Commanderv_B$ker, when he ac
cepted the ship, stated that due to
the country's pressing need of such
vessels, there would not be the usual
interlude between the commissioning
and the sailing of the ship.
A buffet luncheon was -served on
the ship to the officers, crew and all
visiting friends.
MUSEUM SNAKE
BOOKLET PROVING
VERY POPULAR
Raleigh, October 16. ? The State
Museum's 16-page booklet, "Poison
ous Snakes of the Eastern United
States with First Aid Guide", has
been sent to every state in the Nation
and into Canada, Puerto Rico, and
Cuba, Harry Davis, Museum director,
has announced.
Selling for 10 cents each as a pri
vate project of the Museum division
of the N. C. Department of Agricul
ture, 10,000 copies have been sold
and an additional 15,000 copies are
now being printed.
The book was written by Davis and
C S. Brimley, Department entomolog
ists?^
PFC. JACK W. MCCLURE
MISSING IN GERMANY
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond McClurt*
PdVC received word from the War De
partment that their son, Pfc. Jack W.
McClure, has been missing in action
in Germany since September 16.
Pfc. McClure entered service in
April, 1942, and received his training
at Camp Blanding, Fla., Camp Rob
inson, Ark., Camp Rucker, Ala., and
Fort George G. Meade, before being
sent to England in July.
Mr. and Mrs. McC^re have two Vi ore
sons in service: Clarence McClure M
2-c who is serving with the Navy in
the South Pacific and Roy McClure S
2-c wno is also also with the Navy in
California.
Deitz Returns To States
After 20 Months In Pacific
The Rev. and Mrs. T. F. received a
telegrarft on Monday stating that
their son, Charles B. Deitz, who has
been in the South Pacific for 20
months has landed in San Francisco
end will leave for home in about ten
days. He has seen action on Guada
canal, Saipan and New Guinea.
TURPIN WINS AIR MEDAL
AND OAK LEAF CLUSTER
AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE BOMB
ER STATION, England ? Technic*#')
Sergeant Richard E. Turpin, 24, of
Waynesville, N. C., radio operator
and gunner on a B-17 Flying For
tress, has won an Oak keaf Cluster to
his Air Medal for "meritorious
achievement .. . . coolness, courage
and skill" during Eighth Air Force
bombing attacks on targets in Ger
many and Nazi occupied Europe.
Sgt. Turpin is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. John T. Turpin. Waynosviile.
His wife, Mrs. Sara E. Tui\;i-i, lives
at Sylva,' N. C. Before entering the
Army Air Forces the sergeunt was
employed as a show horse trainer and
exhibitor. He is a graduate of Way
nesville township high school
A member ol the 3rd Bombardment
Division, cited by the President for
it's now historic England-Africa
shuttle bombing of Messcrschmitt
plants at Regensburg, Germany, in
August of 1943, Sgt. Turpin has. par
ticipate! in aerial assaults on Nazi air
fields, buzz bomb launching plat
forms, and munition manufacturing
plants.
DISTRICT LIRRARY
MEETING AT DRYSON -
CITY OCTOBER 23
A district meeting of the North
Qr.rolina Library Association will be
held in the Community R^om in Bry
r.r n City on Monday, October 23 ?
10:00 A. M. to 4 P. M.
This meeting includes the seven
western counties of Cherokee, Clay,
Jackson. Macon, Swain, and Hay
wood.
Subjects for discussion will in
clude: State Aid Plans for 1945-47:
Revision of Library laws; Future
plans for county and regional li
braries in North Carolina.
Interested citizens, library trustees
and librarians are invited to attend.
CULLOWHEE COMMUNITY FAIR TO BE HELD
ON FRIDAY, OCT. 20, AT THE TRAINING SCHOOL
Plans for the Cullowhee Communi
ty Fair to be held Friday, Oct. 20, at
the Cullowhee Training School have
been completed, C. G. Phillips, teach
er of agriculture, announced today.
The program is as follows:
10 - 11:00 A. M. ? Reception of par
ents and inspection of various dis
plays.
11:00-11:30 A. M. ? Address to par
ents ? Mrs. E. N. Howell of S wanna
RfiC.
11:30 to 12:30 ? Address by Dean
Colvard, assistant director of the
Mountain experiment station.
i$:30 to 1:50 ? Basket dinner tot
families who bring their own dinner.
Lunch will be on sale. Tables and
hot coffee will be provided.
2:00 to 3:00 ? Inspection of farm
and garden products and culinary
handiwork.
3:00 to 4:00 ? Athletic contests.
PVT. BERTIE V, MOSS
KILLED IN FRANCE
V Iler'.V V. Mi-.. J0n of M. >. |
T?.-'!atha Mn>s, tff TTlonv jlfe was kiilcd
?.:* i?i K: ance oil St',/.. 14. av'
\ to word received .Lv Ihs
mother.
| Pvt. Moss entered service in Sep
I tcmber, 1942. He received iraining
at Camp Stewart, Ga.. Fort Rodman,
Mass., Fort Dix, N. Y.. and Meacie. 1
Md. He had been overseas ei ?iit
months.
Survivors include the mother, two
slaters, Mrs. Eula Stanley oi Ashe
ville and Mrs. Ruby Dillard of Sylva
and three borthefs, Elbert, Guss and
.Gilbert Moss, all of Glenville.
Pfc. Emitt Blanton With
Hard Driving Infantry
Regiment In Italy
WITH THE FIFTH ARMY? Pri
\ate First Class Emitt H. Blanton,
Rifleman, of Sylvi) Route 1, is a mem
ber of the 350th Infantry Regiment,
cne of the 88th Infantry Division
units which placed Lt. General Mark
W. Clark's Fifth Army smash from
Carigliano to north of Arno river in
Italy.
Men of the 350th, hardened moun
tain fighters, went into action in early
March and during the drive up the
Peninsula, skipped cities and towns
to capture innumerable strategic
heights which paved the way for ad
vance of other Fifth Army unitsv
Talmadge Allen Wounded
In France
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Pfc. Talmadge Allen, a Jackson |
County boy who enlisted in the army
n 'March, 1943, has been wounded in
France, according to word received
by his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Alvin W. Allen of Baltimore, Md. Ho
ic now in a hospital in France recov
ering from his wounds.
Pfc. Allen received his training at
Camp Blanding, Fla., Camp Joseph
T. Robinson, Ark., and Camp Rucker,
Ala., before going overseas in July,
1944. ?
Small Son of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Powell Is Improving
fkt The Oak Ridge Hospital
Friends ol'Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pow
ell of Tuckaseegee will Llv glad to
know that their baby, LeRoy, who
has been in the Oak Ridge Hospital
for the past two weeks, is improving
and is expected to return to his home
in Oak Ridge where Mr. Powell is
employed.
First in Germany
WITH the first Red Cross workers to
cross tht Ziegfried Line into Ger
many wss Kstherine Heuisler, Bal
timore, Md, shown here, who was
one of i (our girl team to take hot
coffee and eets to the fighting
CHAIRMAN SUTTON
HAMES COMMUNITY
LEADERS AND SETS
UP QUOTAS
Mayor Gibson Has
Announced Quota And
Workers For Sylva
Jackson County's United War and
Community Fund Drive wilt
>turt October 23 and will run until
Ncv. 20. The chairmen in the dif
fent townships and eommunties will
bo furnished with pamphlets, etc.. ex
plaining the nature and purpose of
the drive. The chairmen have the
right to appoint anyone whom they
see fit to help them in this drive. It
may be that they will wish to include
more women and school teachers on
their committees.
The following chairmen have been
appointed by the Executive commit
to help with the Drive in the dif
ferent townships, also showing the
committee members and the town
ship quotas:
BARKERS CREEK? $122.00, A. O.
Weidlick, Chm.; Alonzo Sutton.
CANADA? 145.00, WilT Middleton,
chm.; Cleve Wood. /
CASHIERS? 145.00, Mrs. Minnie
Cole, chm.; J. C. Passmore.
CANEY FORK ? 181.00,, Luther
Phillips, chm.; Blaine Nicholson. Ran
; om Hooper.
CULLOWHEE ? Regular, 508.00,
Boy Scouts, 125.00, Dr. W. A. Ash
brook, chm.; C. F. Dodson, Ed Battle,
Ed Btyson.
DILLSBORO? 363.00, S. W. Enloe,
cnm.; Cole Cannon..
GREENS CREEK? 109.00, Ransome
Cowan, chm.; Gala Green.
HAMBURG ? ?13.00, H. H. Bryson.
chm.; Mrs. Lenvitie 'Moriteith.
MOUNTAIN ? 109.00, Mrs. Pearl
Stewart, chm.; Manley Coggins.
QUA LL A? Regular, 326.00; Boy
Scouts, 75.00, Mrs. Joseph Keys, chm.;
Chas. Stewart.
SAVANNAH? 290,00 O. J. Lesley,
chm.; John Deitz, Mrs. Roscoe Higdon.
SCOTTS CREEK (Addie) ? 109.0U,
Lon Jones, chm.; Roy Blanton.
SYLVA? Regular, 2,181.00; Girl
Scouts, 100.00; Boy Scouts, 350.00, H.
Gibson chm.; H. E. Monteith, co-chm.;
Roscoe Poteet, Wayne McGuire.
(Continued to page 4)
Twentieth Century Club To j
Meet With Mrs. Chester
Scott On Thursday
The Twentieth Century Club will
meet on Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Chester Scott. Mrs. S.
P. Gay, district president, of Way
hcsville will be the guest speaker.
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Teachers And Officers Of
Baptist Sunday School To
Be Entertained
On Thursday evening at 8 o'clock
Lie Teachers, f and Officers of the
Sylva Baptist Sunday School will be
entertained at a social given by the
pastor, Revr~Cv ? -M. Warren, and the
Sunday School Superintemiiint^J. T.
Cribble.
SGT, VANCE RECEIVES
2ND OAK LEAF TO AIR
MEDAL ALREADY WON
AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE BOMB
ER STATION, England? Staff Ser
geant Herbert T. Vance, 23, of Web
ster, N. C., tail gunner on an Eighth
Air Force B-l^ Flying Fortress, has
been presented the second Oak Leaf
Cluster to the Air Medal for "meri
torious achievement" while partici
pating in heavy bombing, assaults on
vital Nazi targets in Europe and in
support Of andvances by the ground
troops on the continent. The presen
tation was made by Colonel Karl
Trucsdell, Jr., of Washington, D. C.,
a group commander in the 3rd Bom
bardment Division, which was cited
by the President lor Us now historic
England -Africa shuttle bombing of
Messerschmitt aircraft* plants in
Regensburg, Germany, last summer.
Sgt Vance, son of Mrs. R. O. Vance
of Webster, N. C., entered service in
October, 1942, prior to which he was
a welder in the Newport News, Va.