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VOL. XIX NO. 26 SYLVA, N. C?, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 1944 $1.50 A Year In Jackson And Swain Counties ? 5c Copy
Jackson's 6th W ar Loan Quota Is $2 1 6,000.00
SMOKY MTS. DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF THE
DANIEL BOONE COUNCIL OF BOY SCOUTS OF
AMERICA MET HERE NOVEMBER SIXTH
The Smoky Mountains District
Committee of the Daniel Boone Coun
cil of the Boy Scouts of America met
at the Sylva Methodist Church on
November 6.
The meeting was opened by Hugh
Monteith,' District Chairman, the
minutes were read and the roll called.
Those present included: Hugh Mon
teith, Rev\ A. R. Morgan, Samuel Gil
liam, Jesse S. Conley, Dean W. E.
Bird, Herbert Gibson, W. E. Ensor,
A. F. Neely, J. F. Corbin, R. U. Sut
ton, Bob Childers, W. M. Moore, A.
H. Gibbs, W. C. Hennessee and F.
V. Smith.
The election of District committee
fcr 1945 was as follows:
District Chairman ? Rev A. Rufus
Morgan, Franklin.
District Vice-Chairman ? O. E.
Brookhyser, Sylva.
District Commissioner ? Hugh Mon
teith, Sylva.
Assistant District Commissioner ?
Jim L. Hauser, Franklin.
Charles Cope, William Holden and
Grov\r Bradley were taken in as
Tenderfoot scouts.
Carroll Ashe was awarded first
class award by Mr. Bill Ensor. Jack
Hennessee was given the Star Scout
award by the i >r. A. Rufus Morgan.
Walter A. Jor._w .vas awarded life
gcuut award uf Dean Bird of Cullo
whee.
N. C. DRUGGISTS HAVE
SET GOAL FOR SIXTH
WAR LOAN DRIVE
Chapel Hjll, Nov. 13 ? North Caro
lina druggists have set as tneir g<mt*
in the sixth War Loan drive the sale
of "E" bonds equal to the govern
ment purchase price of 75 billion
units of penicillin, the North Caro
lina Pharmaceutical Association an
nounced today.
A pharmacist has been chosen to
direct the campaign in each of North
Carolina's counties, assisted by a
member of the woman's auxiliary. In
Jackson county, Mr. and Mrs. G. K.
Bess, of the Sylva Pharmacy, will be
in charge of the drive.
Association secretary-treasurer W.
J. Smith said that the Pharmacists
had selected to translate their bond
sales into penicillin, which is popu
larly terms "the wonder drug", be
cause it "gives the war bond buyer
a realistic idea of what bond pur
chases mean to our fighting forces."
Jack Henson Reported
Missing In Action
Mrs. Jack Henson has received
word that her husband, Pvt. Jack'
Henson, has been missing in action
somewhere in Italy since October 24.
Mrs. Henson, the former Katie Lee
Carden, lives in Sylva with her two
sons.
Pvt. Henson entered service in
1943. Before going into service he
was employed by the Jackson Furni
ture Company. He is a graduate of
The farm population in the United
States is about 4,800,000 less than 4
years ago. About half these people
left the farm in 1942.
Pfc. Robert G. Cabe
Wounded In Action
Mrs. Lora B. Cabe of Greens Creek
lia sreceived word that her son, Pfc.
Robert G. Cabe, has been wounded in
action.
Pfc. Cabe, who is now recoverng
in a hospital in England, entered ser
vice in May, 1943, and received basic
training at Camp Hulen, Texas. He
was sent overseas in August, serving
first in England before going into
France and Germany.
He attended Western Carolina
Teachers College at Cullowhee.
PROMINEMT CITIZEN
OF JACKSONfASSES
Mr. R. H. Mull, 77, of Esat LaPorte
died at his home Tuesday Nov. 13,
following a long illness.
Funeral services will be held today
at 11 o'clock at the East LaPorte
church, the Rev. Edgar Bishop of
ficiating, with burial at 2:00 P.* ta. at
the Green Hill cemetery in Waynes
ville.
Mr. Mull was a native of Haywood
county before moving to Jackson
County where, he has lived for the
past 17 years. He was well known
throughout Western North Carolina
as a skilled architect, having super
vised trestle building and construc
tion work at Sunburst, Ravensford,
Smokemont, Forney's Creek, Rob
binsville and East LaPorte where he
has been employed by the Blackwood
Lumber Co. since moving to Jackson
county^
Mr: Mull is survved by his wife,
Mr^. Ma''v Burrell Mull, and ten
children; Ernest Mull of New Mexico,
Donald of Webster Springs, West
Virginia, Frank of Canton, Dee and
Larry of East LaPorte; five daugh
ters, Mrs. Hayes Seay, of Bryson City,
Mrs. Carl Jones, Hilda and Edna Mull
fit EasULaPorte, Mrs. Sherman Steph
ens of Newport News, Va.; also sur
vivng are three sisters, Mrs. Ida Mul- |
I?s. Mrs. Ed Miller and Mrs. Fannie
Medford of Waynesville; two brothers,
'Lawson Mull of Port Angels, Wash., j
Jerry of Hazelwood; 17 grandchildren 1
and three great grandchildren.
U. S. Crew Destroys
Its Own Submarine
All of the 65 officers and men are
reported safe and unharmed at an
unnamed naval base following the
destruction of their submarine, the
1,525-ton Darter, to keep the enemy
from capturing her after she had run
aground in an undisclosed area.
The Darter is the 33rd submarine
lost by the United States fleet since
Tearl Harbor. In that time the fleet
has lost a total of 218 Combat vessels
including the undersea craft.
Pvt. Charlie C. Hooper
Returns To States After
14 Months In New Guinea
Pvt. Charlie C. Hooper, son of Rev.
D. C. Hooper, of Erastus has arrived
in California. He is in Letterman
General Hospital recovering from
nervous disorder. He entered ser
vice in 1941 and has been in New
. > v
Guinea for the last 14 months.
Sutton Says W ar Fund
Drive Is Lagging Here
In as much as the 6th War Loan
Drive will begin on November 20,
Mr. R. U. Sutton, chairman of the
United War Fund Drive, urges that
ail townships work doubly hard to
get in their quotas. The drive will
close on Saturday, Nov. 18.
G. I. Joe says:
"The day 1 quit, I'll let you know.
That's the day you can quit, too. Until
Ihen won't you play along?"
When the marines land on a beach
head, they have an objective which
they must reach. They quit when
the objective 'is achieved no matter
how great the sacrifice.
Are we at home less determined to
gain our objective?
The United War Fund Campaign
must stop short of its goal.
The committee appreciated the co
operation of all who have helped in
this drive.
If you are in town and wish to
make your contribution you may turn
it in to W. J. Fisher at the Jackson
Count Bank and he will give your
township credit for your contribu
tion.
Mr. Sutton said that most of the
townships had their goals in sight,
and he urges again that the chairmen's
turn in the money before the 18th, so
that this campaign may be ended be
for the 6th War Loan Drive starts
on -Monday, November 20.
Barker's Creek township was the
first to raise and exceed their quota.
The chairmen of this township, Arth
ur Weidlich and Lonzo Sutton, said
that the whole community helped to
make this possible.
Sgt. James R. Sellers
Wounded Sept. 30
Mrs. James R. Sellers received a
message on October 16 statng that
her husband, Sgt. James R. Sellers,
was wounded in acton on September
30 in France. He was inducted into
the Army in November, 1943, and
took training at Camp Wheeler, Ga.,
from there he was sent overseas.
Sgt. Sellers is a graduate of Sylva
High School and was an out
standing player on the basket-ball
and foot-ball teams. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sellers of W41?
lets. His wife, the former Margaret
Dillard, and small daughter, Anne,
live in Sylva.
John A. Parris, Jr., Now With
Associated Press In London
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Parris received
a cable Sunday stating that
their son, John A. Parris,'JrM who has
been a war correspondent with United
Press for the past three years, is now
with the associated press in the same
position. He is still stationed in Lon
don.
SNYDER BROTHERS
MEET IN ENGLAND
The two sons of W. H. Snyder of
Addie recently met in England three
times.
Charles Snyder S. 1-c, who is sta
tioned on a P. T. boat,, was in both
the French Invasons. When coming
to port in England he would meet his
brother, Pvt. Jack Snyder, with the
Ry. Opr. Bn. with four more south
ern .railroad boys with whom he
worked, in Asheville before going into
service.
Both the Snyder boys entered ser
vice in October, 1943. Their meeting
in England was the first tme they
had seeru.each other since entering
service. They are planning to meet
again soon in France.
Before entering servic\ Charles was
an electrician for the Newport News
Ship Building and Dry Dock Co. Jack
was a brakeman for the Southern
Railroad Co. ,
"To The Ladies"
A short 15 minute featurized War
Department film depicting WAC Me~
dical Technicians and the job they
[dc will be shown at the Ritz Theatre
in Sylva Monday and Tuesday, Nov.
20 and 21, it was announced yester
day by Roy Allison, manager of the
theatre.
The War Department film will be j
shown in addition to the regular bill
ing for those days, it was stated.
Arrangements for the showing of
the film were completed yesterday
with Lt. Lucian L. Davis, assistant
lecruiting officer from Asheville Re
cruiting office.
"To The Ladies", produced by the
Signal Corps and filmed by Signal
Corps and Air Force photographers,
shows the WAC medical Technician
at work in a number of different
capacities. Dental and X-Ray Tech
nicians, Orthopedic-Techicians, Me
dical Stenographers, Braile and
Hearing Instructors, and many more
are also shown.
"The film", Lt. Davis said, "tells
the story of the WAC Medical Tech
nician in far greater detail than can
be told by a face to face recruiting
personnel, and, whether they are
eligible for any service or not, it is
our desire that as many persons as
possible see the film so that they may
better understand the problems to
day confronting the doctors and
nurses who are charged with the re
sponsibility of carrying for the
wounded, fighting man." ?
WILLIAM J. FISHER,
PROMINENT JACKSON
CITIZEN PASSES
William Jarrett Fisher. K2. died at
the home of R. L. Knight on October
16. He was a lilt -ion;' resident of
Jackson County and one o : her most
piominent citizens. For tne past two
years he had lived with Mr. and Mrs.
C L. Knight of Speedwell.
Funeral services were held at the
Beta Baptist Church with the Rev. B.
S. Hensley and the Rev. T. aF. Deitz
officiating. Mr. Fisher was a deacon
of the church for years. The music
was rendered by the Reed Quartet
and Jennings Bryson sang a solo.
The pallbeareas were his nephews.
The honorary pallbearers were dea
cons of the church. The flower girls
were nieces.
Pvt. William A. Brooks
Wounded In Action
Mrs. Bertha J. Brooks of Dillsboro
has received word that her son, Pvt.
William A. Brooks has been wounded
in action.
T-5 Robert C. Hooper
Wounded In Action
Mrs. Etta P. Hooper of Speedwell
has received word that her son, T-5
Robert C. Hooper, has been wounded
in action.
RETURNS TO CAMP
Pvt. Wesley R. Ho.yle, son of Mr.
urd Mrs. Walter Hoyle, of Sylva en
tered service May 27, 1944. He was
inducted at Camp Croft and received
training at Camp Blanding, Fla. He
recently spent 10 days at home. He
returned to Fort Gruber, Okla., for
further orders.
Local County Officials
Get Invitations To
Institute At U. N. C.
The officials of Jackson and neigh
boring counties have just received in
v tations to attend the 194.4 Institute
for Clerks of Superior Court and Reg
isters of Deeds, which will be con
ducted by the Institute of Govern
ment at the University of North Car
olina at Chapel Hill, Nov. 21-22.
An interesting program of lectures,
demonstrations, and discussions, has
been arranged for each group, accord
ing to Director Albert Coates. The
two-day "refresher course" will cover
Loth law and practice, he said, and
will be designed to aid both old and
pew officials alike.
Lt. Brady To Be
Stationed In Texas
Lt. Colonel Henry Brady and Mrs.
Brady and daughter, Patty, are
spending a short time with Mrs.
Brady's Grandmother, Mrs. J. W.
Keener. They will visit their parents
in Atlanta and Columbia, S. C., before
going to Texas where Colonel Brady
will be stationed.
Colonel Brady spent 15 months
with the 14th Air Force in China.
Since returning to the States he has
been stationed at the Smyrma Air
Base Smyrma, Tenn.
Mrs. Brady, the former Miss Betty
Bain, formerly made her home in
Sylva. ? -1 7~
Sgt. Verlin lAshe
Returns To Smyrna
Sgt. Verlin Ashe left Tuesday after
spending a week here with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ashe. He
will return to Smyrna, Tenn., where
he is stationed at Symrna Army Air
Field. Sgt. Ashe has been in service
iwenty-seven months having spent
the entire time at Smyrna.
PLANS MADE TO START CAMPAIGN MONDAY
NOVEMBER 2DTH, ENDS DECEMBER 16TH
Pvt. Len Higdon Awarded
Purple Heart
Pvt. Len H. Higdon. who was
wounded in Italy on September 27.
is improving according to word re
ceived by his wife. He reeeieved
the purple heart for meritorious ac
tion under fire.
Pvt. Higdon entered service in
January, 1944. and received train
ing at Camp Blanding, Fla., and Fort
George G. Meade, Md. He has been
overseas for four months.
Mrs. Higdon, the former Dorothy
Buchanan, and their son, Lyndon,
live at Cullowhee.
BRITISH BOMBERS
SINK THE TIRPITZ
WITH SIX TON BOMBS
The 41, 000-lon German battleship
Tirpitz, the last of Germany's "un
sinkable" sea giants in Hitler's shrink
ing navy, capsized and sank Monday
morning in the icy waters of Tromso
fjord when hit squarely by three six
ton earthquake bombs dropped by
RAF Lancasters.
- The British bombers attacking out
of the morning mist required only a
frw minutes to finish off this great
threat to Allied shipping which never
had engaged in a single surface battle.
It took the German five years to
buld the 41,000-ton giant at a cost
of $50,000,000.
FOREST FIRE HAZARD
INCREASES WITH CON
TINUED DRY WEATHER
We have had no rain for almost
three weeks and the Forest floor is
as dry as tinder. In Macon and Jack
son counties we have 100 acid wood
jobs and 20 sawlog jobs going. The
woods are full of chestnut acid wood
a:! cut and ready for hauling. Thou
sands of logs arc cut and ready for
| the sawmill. All these products are
urgently needed in the war effort.
It would be a terrible calamity to
have any of- these products burned
up by carelessness with matches.
Plbase be careful while in the woods
during this dry spell. Watch your
matches when lighting a cigarette or
pipe. See that the match is out. Bury
the pipe ashes and cigarette when
tnru smoking. Do not burn brush piles
until it rains. Hunters should not
build "camp fir^s-feut i^^Hrhey do they
should water them out and cover with
earth after trenching, them. The
same applies to warming fires, see
that they ace dead out when you
leave them. Please help to prevent
forest fires now. Be as careful with
matches in the woods as you are in
your home or barn.
JOHN WASILIK, JR.
I District Forest Ranger
A group of 25 rural Ministers
studied Extension Service activities
in Jackson County in cooperation with
the farm and home agents. A tour
was made to check on improved farm
practices.
County Chairman R. L. Ariail
Urges Citizens To Cooperate
As In Previous Campaigns
The Gth \V;ir Loan Drive starts on
Monday morning, Nov. 20. and will
continue for four weeks, till Saturady
night. Dee. 16. Jackson County's
quota i>i. $216,000.00 in cash. This
amount invested in E Bonds repre
sents $289,000.00 maturity value of
bonds. The break down of our quota
is: $111,000.00 must be invested in
E bonds and the balance of $105,000.00
in other type bonds.
County-wide officers in charge
of the 6th War Loan Drive are as
follows:
R. L. Ariail, Chairman, War Fi
nance Committee for Jackson
County, Hugh E. Monteith, Co
Chairman.
Mrs. Dan M. Allison, Chairman,
Women's Division, War Finance
Committee for Jackson County.
Paul Kirk, Retail Chairman.
R. U. Sutton, Payroll Chairman.
A. C. Moses, School Chairman.,
Garland Lackey, Agricultural
Chairman.
G. K. Bess, Druggist Chairman.
Jackson County has gone over the
top in each of the five former War
Loan Drives. The people of Jack
son snould ^Be proud of the fine re
sponse given in each of the five War
Loan Drives and they should be es
pecially proud of the honor won by
this county fo'- its nrhipypm-ml Hiir.
ing the Fifth War Loan Drive where
by Jackson County's name was in.
scribed on a bronze plaque and al
ii xed on a warship launched from the
Charleston, S. C., ship yard last
! month.
The Sixth War Loan Drive will be
gin in a few days. It is urged that
toe people get read^ for t ho irive and
it is also urged that every person in
Jackson County buy a bond .of some
| denomination during the drive .Jack
son County must not fail. We will
not fail our boys who are now serving
in the armed services of our county.
TOWNSHIP QUOTAS SET-UP
Jackson County's quota of $216.
000.00 is broken down by township^,
with the name of the Chairman in
each township, as follows:
Barkers Creek, Kellev ^Bradley,
$5,495.00.
Canada, John Coward, $6,339 00.
Caney Fork, Blaine Nicholson,
$6,258.00.
Cashiers, T. S. Lance, $5,579.00.
Cullowhee, Ed Battle, $11,140.00.
Dillsboro, J. C. Cannon, $15,385.00.
Greens Creek, R. S. Cowan,
$4,375.00.
Hamburg, H. H. Bryson, $9,653.00.
Mountain, Mrs. Pearl Stewart,
$3,220.00.
Qualla, T. T. Varner, $16,695.00.
River, Charles Stewart, $6,753.00.
Savannah, N. Higdon, $6,21C.OO.
Scott s Creek, W. H. Snyder, $7,195.
00.
Webster, Mrs. D. D. Davis, $6,342.00.
Sylva, T. N. Massie, $104,855.00.
Examination To Be Held
For Speedwell Postmaster
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an ex
amination to fill the position of Fourth
Class Postmaster at Speedwell.
The examination will be held at
Sylva.
A A A Committees To Be
Named November 20
Farmer committeemen who will
have important roles in war and post
war farm problems will be named at
AAA elections in Jackson County be
tween November 20 and November
24, according to D. C. Higdon, Chair
man of the county AAA com mi tiger
Locations and dates of the elections
will be announced as soon as they
are arranged.
Farmers from each AAA community
will choose three committeemen and
two alternates, and delegates elected
at these meetings later will name
three members and two alternates for
the county AAA committees. All
farmers who have or will participate
during 1944 in any phase of the AAA
program, such as carrying out ap
proved soil-building practices, are
eligible -to vote in AAA community
ejections.
Committeemen elected at this time
represent both their neighbor farmer?
and the Government in the work and
responsibilities of the Agricultural
Adjustment Agency. Their recom
mendations, based upon personal
knowledge and experience, help shape
-frgreeulturai - program to meet ? local
and national problems of farmers and
consumers.
The election meetings also will give
farmers an opportunity to consider the
problems and demands of the com
ing year.
"A program is being arranged for a
full discussion of what's ahead," Mr.
Higdon* said, "Every Farmer should
attend the meeting in his community
to take part in the discussion. Here
is one important event in which farm
ers, can take part to help prevent
economic chaos such as followed the
last war."