AMERICA t? Last Always i The Sylva Herald and RUEALITE? CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943 The Sylva Herald, winner ?/ First Place of N . C. Prms Association 1943 General Ex cellence Award, 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 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."