The Sylva Herald
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VOL. XIX NO. 23 SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday, October 25, 1944 $1.50 A Year In Jackson And Swain Counties ? 5c Copy
M' ARTHUR RETURNS TO THE PHILIPPINES
Boards Issuing New
(XA" Gas Coupons
Coupon No. 12 Is Worthless;
Must Make Application For
New A Books
The No. 12-A coupon in your A
gasoline book is worthless. The No.
li-A coupons expire on November 8.
These facts were brought out by the
rationing board ]ast week, as they
began preparation for issuing new A
gasoline books.
The procedure for getting a new
A book is very simple. Just go to
any s^vice station and get an appli-'
cation Vor No. R-534, and fill in a
few easV questions on the right hand
side of the form. The questions in
clude full name, address, model, make
and year model of the car, and speed
ometer reading. After filling in these
spaces, sign your name and either
mail or take to the rationing board.
In due time your new A book will
be mailed to you. No books will be
issued over the counter, as it takes
toe much time to work out the details
i\ecessary for office records.
It was stressed that all applications
be gotten in as soon as possible, as
all books will be issued in order of
G. A. KINSLAND, 83, DIES
AT HARRIS HOSPITAL
Retired Lumberman Had
Been 111 Several Weeks;
Burial At Qualla
Mr. Alexander Kinsland died Oct.
17, 1944, at the age of 82 years and
nine months. Funeral services were
conducted, at the Shoal Creek Baptist
church Thursday, October 19. The
Rev. J. L. Hyatt and the Rev. J. L.
Rogers officiated. Special music was
rendered by the Cherokee quartet.
Mr. Kinsland was born and reared
in Macon'' county but moved to the
Qualla community 43 years ago where
he was engaged in the lumber busi
ness until a few years ago.
He is survived by four sons: Gol
rnan, Ted, Frank and Taft of Qualla;
two daughters: Etta of Wiconsin, and
Evelyn of Qualla.
A large crowd attended the fun
eral and there were many beautiful
floral offerings. Several relatives
from Waynesville, Franklin, Whittier
.and other points attended.
Miss Etta Kinsland who teaches in
the Government school of Wisconsin
was present for the funeral. Inter
rient was in Thomas cemetery at
Qualla. Moody funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
Tfc. Wachob Fighting
With Hard Driving
Regiment In Italy
WITH THE FIFTH ARMY, ITALY
? Private First Class Guy Wachob,
of East LaPorte, N. CM is a member
of the 350th Infantry Regiment, one
of the 88th Infantry Division units
V'hich placed Lt. General Mark W.
Clark's Fifth Army smash from the
Garigliano to north of the Arno river,
in Italy.
Men cf 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 strate
gic heights which paved the way for
advance of other Fifth Army units.
Ffc. Edward Baldridge
Missing In Action Since
September 22 In France
Mrs. Edward Baldridge has received
word that her husband, Pfc. Edward
Baldridge, has been missing since
September 22. He was serving with
the Infantry somewhere in France.
SHIPMENT OF SURGICAL
DRESSING MUST BE -
READY BY NOV. 30
The Red Cross room in the Caro
lina Hotel will be open all day until
11 P. M. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
"Our present quota of surgical dress
ings must be shipped by November
30 and in order to meet this require
ment our volunteers are urged to get
back to work," said Leah Bankhead,
chairman of surgical dressings.
PVT. CLYDE D. ASHE
WOUNDED IN FRANCE
Mrs. Clyde Ashe of Sylva received
n message Monday, Oct. 16, that her
h.isband, Pvt. Clyde D. Ashe, had
been wounded on September 30 in
France. This is his second wound
and he has received the Purple Heart
with one Oak Leaf Cluster.
Pvt. Ashe is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
ELzie Ashe of Dillsboro. He entered
service in November, 1943, and has
been overseas with an infantry unit
since April, 1944.
Mrs. Ashe" has had a letter from her
husband stating that he is in a hos
pital and getting along nicely.
HAMLIN OPENS DRIVE
TO ONSEAT WEAVER
IN 12TH DISTRICT
Urges Citizens To Buy Bondsf
Help Win The War And Pre
pare To Cast Ballot Nov. 7
Lewis Hamlin in his campaign in
Western Counties of this District,
during this week, has urged the citi
zens to subscribe to the War Fund
Drive, buy bonds and do everything
possible to win the war in the shortest
period of time and bring the boys
home, as their first patriotic duty.
Our next duty is .to register and vote
in order to preserve, at home, the
kind of government our boys are
fighting to save.
He said that the 12^h District holds
the greatest possibilities for develop
ment and furnishing employment
after the war of any district in North
Carolina. We have climate and na
tural advantages to attract manufac
turing enterprises and the greatest
'drawback is the high tax rate in many
of the counties. In a great many in
stances, this is caused by the govern
ment taking over large boundaries
of land for National Forests and TVA,
which are not subject to tax and
thus shifting the burden of tax on
the remaining property owners of
the County. He advocated that the
Federal Government should pay into
the county treasuries of the various
c unties such taxes as would be re
ceived from such land were it pri
\etely owned.
According to the figures I have,
the tax from TVA in Cherokee County
would amount to $339,281.28; in Clay
County, $97,848.66; in Graham Coun
ty, $193,880.10; in Swain County,
$262,151.61; in Cherokee Township,
S 124,243.85; in Town of Murphy, $6,
423.42.
I do not have the figures for the
amount of money that would be paid
?n frpm the National Forests but this
would amount to a great deal of
money to most counties in this Dis
trict.
The TVA is a U. S. Govefnment
Corporation and has developed the
natural resources of these counties in
power projects. Power is being sent
into various States from Western
NTorth Carolina, where it is sold and
there is no reason why the TVA
should not reimburse the counties by
paying the regular rate of taxes, and
by so doing, the tax rates in the
various counties would be lowered.
This would induce manufacturing en
terprises to come into the coitnties
and use some of the power that is
being produced by the development
of natural resources of these coun
ties, and enable us to use in our
own State some of the power being
produced here. We have pure, clear
v iitn1 nrrmnry for many mannfnr
turing enterprises and with lqwered
tax rates we will be able to otter the
greatest inducements for location of
industry of any section in this coun
try.
At present, there are no U. S. Gov
ernment Fish Hatcheries in Western
North Carolina. Some of these should
be located in this District,' conven
ient to the citizens, in order that
farmers and others may stock "their
streams with fish and thus promote
one of the greatest incomes our section
has which is the tourist trade.
Pfc. James J. Greene
f
\warded The Purple Heart
Pfc. James J. Greene, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Estes Greene of Greens
Creek-, has been awarded the Purple
Heart for wounds received in action
in France on August 25. His mother
has received the medal.
Pfc. Greene entered the service in
December,^! 942, and went overseas in
October, 1943. He served in North
Africa, Italy and in Southern France
where he was wounded. He is now
PFC. ALVIN A. COGDILL
KILLED IN ITALY
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cogdill of Nan
tahala and Addie received a message
from the War Department stating that
their son, Alvin A. Cogdill, was killed
in Italy on September 29th.
He was a graduate of Sylva High
school in the class of 1934.
Before entering service he was em
ployed by the Southern Railway Sys
tem. He entered service in April,
1&42, and Vec*?ived training at Camp
Claiborne, La. and Clovis, N. M.
He had served almost two years in
foreign service having been in the
North African and Sicily invasions.
He was serving with an engineering
battalion in Italy at the time of his
death.
He was with his brother, Pfc. Walter
Cogdill, through all his service. Pfc.
Walter Cogdill is now serving with
the engineering battalion somewhere
in France.
He is survived by his parents, two
s'sters: Girlene Cogdill and Mrs. Denia
Green of Waynesville; two brothers:
Leroy and Delos of Addie and a half
brother, Leonard DePriest, of Addie.
List Of Men Who Became 18
During September, 1944
Kenneth Revis, Hayward Mitchel
Shelton, Conrad Ardell Zachary,
George Washington Dillard, Fred Lee
Bishop, Shirley Pressley, Jr., Harold
Clayton, Sutton, William Cunning
ham, David Rufus Queen, William
Nicholson, Jr., Wilfred Monroe Na
tions, R. L. Bryson.
Stewart Spent Furlough
With Wife And Daughter\
At Glenville \
George J. Stewart S. 2-c has re
turned to Camp Peary, Va. after
spending a ten-day furlough with his
wife and daughter. His wife was
the former Jeane Moody of Glenville.
Seaman Stewart was inducted into
Navy in July, 1944. Before enter
ing service he was employed by the
Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth,
Va. He returned to Camp Peary for
further assignment.
He has two brothers in the armed
forces. Pfc. Conrad L. Stewart who
is serving somewhere in New Guined.
He has been in service since March.
1943. He has another brother, Ed
ward E. Stewart S. 2-c who is sta
tioned at Alemeda, Calif., and he has
been in service since May, 1944.
They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Stewart of Norton.
J. L. Phillips
Taken By Death
J. L. Phillips, 76, died at 2 o'clock
last Wednesday afternoon at his home
in the Cowarts section.
He is survived by five borthers
Houston, Allen, Jim and Wesley Phil
lips of Cowarts and Jerome of Wil
lets; and two sisters, Mrs. Sallie
Bishop and Mrs. Elsie Snyder of
Hazelwood.
MEN BAG FIVE BEARS
ON HAZEL GREEK
Those who enjoyed the bear hunt \
in the Huzel Creek section ?jn October j
in and 17 were: T. N. M&ssie,'A. J. |
Dxlls. Everette Harris, Frank Friek, ?
Harry Ferguson, Phil Stovall of Syl
va; Cole Cannon, Scroop Enloe and
JUs Barrett of Dillsboro; Bill Wiggins,
and Martin Hyde of Bryson City;
John and Vaughn Plott of Waynes
ville; Dr. Smathers and Dr. Ivy of
Atlanta, Ga.
Five bears were killed and four of
-them were in the 300 pound class.
Everett Harris, Frank Frick, and
Vaughn Plott were the hunters who
bagged the bears.
Legion Will Honor
Kin Of Jackson Men
The American Legii>n will give a^'.d
.'tr.r.N to the next of k.n of all V ?y
v ho have been killed in net ion. 1 \o r
>U.:.< \\iii ui- given to tne nearest ??i
kin ..!! boys who have bet n wound
ec' action. Before these stars can
be given, it is necessary for the Legion
to have the names of the bovs. their
rank, ancl the name of the nearest o:
kin. If ttldy have won any' medais or
citations they would like to know
about that, too. This information can
be given to Mr Walter Ashe at the
courthouse, or you can turn in the
information at The Herald office. Mr.
Corbin, commander, of the W. E. Dil
lard Post of the American Legion
yrges that everyone cooperate with
the Legion in this matter.
John D. Potts Killed In
Pacific W ar Theater
Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Potts of Syl
va received a telegram on October
19 stating that their son had been
killed in action. The telegram reads
as follows: "Deeply regret to inform
you that on 3 October, 1944, at Peleliu
islands your son, Private First Class,
John D. Potts USMCR was killed in
action in the performance of his duty
and service of his country. No in
formation available ? at present re
garding disposition of remains. Tem
porary burial in locality where death
occurred probable. You will be
promptly furnished any additional -
information received. To prevent
possible aid to our enemies do not
divulge the name of his ship or sta
tion. Please accept my heartfelt
sympathy. Letter follows.
A. A. Vandergrift Lieut. Gen. USMC
Pfc. Potts enlisted with the U.
Mari^? ^orps in January/ 1942, took
trainii Parris Island, and New
River b e being sent overseas. He
was not i. ne after he enlisted.
Pfc. Potts attended Raburn Gap
School in Raburn Gap, Ga. and was
a graduate of Franklin High school.
Mr. Tuttle Returned
To Sylva Methodist
The Rev. R. G. Tuttle has returned
t ?. Sylva for his fourth year as pastor
?i the Sylva Methodist Church.
The annual conference held in
Charlotte last week was reported to
be one of the most successful ever
held. Plans were laid for a crusade
for Christ which will be a Methodist
wide movement for four years and
if will include concentrated work in
bi:ilding up Sunday school, a greater
and more sincere effort in evangel
ism, and a real missionary emphasis
to assist in healing the wcrld and
speeding its recovery from the great
suffering of war.
Over a period of four years the
entire church ? has pledged itself ? fcer
raise $25,000*000 for the promotion
of this world wide mission. Mr. Tut
tle was placed on the conference
board of missions.
The conference was held at Myers
Park Church in Charlotte with Dr.
E. H. Blackard as host minister. Di.j
Blackard held a very successful leet
ing in Sylva last summer.
Bishop Clare Porcell presided over
the conference assisted by Bishop
Garber and Bishop Perle
Dr. Walter West from Hawthorne
Lane Church in Charlotte succeeded
REV. R. G. TUTTLE
Rev. W. L. Hutchins as district su
perintendent of the Waynesville dis
trict. Rev. Hutchins movjd to the
First Methodist Church in Lenoir.
Rev. W. E. Andrews was moved from
Whittier to the Franklin Hrcuit.
Mrs. E. L. McKee attended as lay
delegate from the Sylva Church.
D. M. Tallent Returns To
Norfolk, Va. For
Further Assignment
D. M. Tallent, Jr., G. M. 3-c has
recently spent a 30-day leave with
>js parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Tal
lent. He spent 16 months in the
European Theatre, and has been sent
oack to the states for/ re-assignment.
Kenneth Terrell Joins
J. S. Air Corps
Kenneth Terrell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Terrell, of Addie, a junior I
at Western Carolina Teachers College
was sworn into the Air Corps of the
tT. S. Navy as a Cadet on September
17.
He was deferred until January first
to attend school. Last year he was
business manager for the Western
Carolinian, instructor in physical
-education for men, senator from the
sophomore class and a member of the
English Seminar.
He plans to register next quarter
but does not . expect to finish the
school term before being called into
service.
Pvt. Prince Spends
Furlough With Wife
Pvt. Henry Marion Prince recently
spent a few days with his wife and
two children in Cowarts. He was
enroute to Fort George G. Meade,
Md. Pvt. Prince is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. James S. Prince of Ccfwarts. He
was inducted into service in May,
_1M4.- at ..Fort Bra gg . He received
further training at Camp Blanding,
Fla. Pvt. Prince is a machine gun
ner in the infantry.
Pvt. Clyde D. Ashe Is
Wounded For Second Time;
Receives Purple Heart
Pvt. Lewis A. Pressley left Monday
for Fort Meade, Md. after sepnding
two weeks with his wife and daughter
at Glenville. Pvt. Pressley, a son of
Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Pressley, had
been stationed at Camp Blanding,
Fla. prior to his visit home.
Japs Retreat Before Veterans
Of Southwest Pacific Fight
ing; Approaches To Interior
Cleared
American ground forces have taken'
t' nc! are holding the main coasts! ap
proaches to Leyte valley after taking
dominating hill positions and fixat
ing through swamps that had im
peded their invasion front on thi> Is
land of the central Philippines.
The Japaneso were taken by com
plete surprise when the General and
ai army of 250,000 soldiers, com
pletely equipped landed in the cen
tral Philippines, thus driving a wedge
between their forces on the Islands,
"The enemy did not expect a landing
rt this point nor one of such magni
tude. Six hundred ships of all kinds
brought the men and supplies from
New Guinea 1300 miles away without
the loss of a surface vessel.
Spearheaded by tanks, the yanks
drove stubborn Japanese from the
hills blocking the northern entrance
to the valley while other forces
tnreaded the swamps at the southern
anchor of the line.
The advance threatened to encircle
Nipponese defending the southern
end of the front, who already were
in retreat northwestward. Dough
boys of the 7th division were in hot
pursuit. They overran the enemy's
hedgerow defense in an effort to
catch the fleeing Japanese.
A iieavy bombardment by Ameri
can warships standing off Leyte in
the gulf dislodged the Japanese from
their concrete positions atop the hills.
When the bombardment lifted the
enemy started to reoccupy their dug
cuts. American infantrymen, how
ever, outraced them and gained, the
summit through sniper and machine
gun fire.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR ISOM J. FRANKS !
HELD OCTOBER 17
Funeral services for Mr. Isom J?
Franks were held at the Zion Hill
Hrptist church on October 17. He
died on October 15 on his 93rd birth
day. He joined the church at an early
;;pf anw was a faithful member until
his death. He attended the church
*orvices and Sunday school until a
short time before his death, walking
from his home often in very bad
weather.
He is survived by his wife, two
daughters, Mrs. Joe Sorrells and Mrs,
Bert Melton of Gay; two sons: Mr.
Harley Franks, of Gay, and Mr. Bill
Franks, of Franklin; 26 grandchil
dren; 31 great grandchildren and 13
great, great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were grandsons, Peat
Sorrells, Will Sorrells, Charlie DiU
lard, Tillman Franks, Grant Carver
and Mr. Frady.
Flower girls were: Bertha Mae
Frady, Josie Melton, Gracie Franks
and Ellen Franks.
, Moody Funeral Home was in charge
of arrangements.
Harrison L. Jones Promoted
To Master Sergeant
Mr. and M rs. Lon Jones of Sylva
have received word that their son,
Harrison L. Jones, has been promoted
to Master Sergeant. <He has been in
service for four years and has served
:two years and nine months overseas.
ROBERTA MiLLER
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Funeral services were held at the
home in Waynesville on Sunday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock for Robert Edgar
Miller^ 69,__who died Friday night at
an Asheville hospital. The Rev. Oder
Burnette officiated and the burial
followed in Green Hills cemetery.
Pallbearers were Ed Browning, Roy
Medford, Bill Howell, Carl McBride
and Ratcliff Medford.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mary
Mull MilleriJtour-Son^JUoydr Roy and
Mack Miller of Waynesville and CPO
Gordon Miller, with the navy in the
South Pacific; four daughters, Mrs,
John Norris, Mrs. Verlin Turner ami
Mrs. Howard Page of Waynesville,
and Mrs. C. L. McClure of Brevard;
f<,ur brothers: L. A. Henry and eGorge
ol Waynesville and Tom of Candler;
and a sister, Mrs. Will York of Hay* -
wood county.
The supply of oils containing Vita*
mfn A for use in mixed feeds has so
improved that the Government haa
terminated Order 90, controlling them*