VOL. XIX NO. 27
The Sylva Herald
The SyLva Herald , wm\
Fir tit Place of S. C.
Association 1943 General Em -
cellence Award.
AND HURALITE? CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943
SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday, Nov. 22, 1944 $1.50 A Year In Jackson And Swain Counties ? 5c Copy
1 Killed, Three Injured In Car
Wreck Near Here Sunday Night
A car with iour men traveling from
Greensboro to Fontana left the road
about six miles east 01 Sylva on tne
Asheville highway Sunday night.
The cause of the accident was not
* known, but it is thought it was due
to the slick pavement. The men were: ?
H. P. Hammond, Sam Thornton, j
Ernest Mock (colored) and Paul
Phillips (colored). The car landed
on the railroad tracks, about 30 feet
from the highway. The men were
brought to the C. J. Harris Commun
ity Hospital in Sylva for treatment.
Ernest Mock (colored) died from in
juries received in the accident.
The men were on their way to
Fontana Dam where they were to be
gin a job for the Binswanger Glass
Company of Greensboro.
S. Sgt. Lawrence R. Cain Is
Patient in Hospital in France
Mrs. Nina Cain has received word
that her husband S. Sgt. Lawrence R.
Cain is a patient in a hospital in
France being treated for malaria.
Sgt. Cain was inducted at Fort
Jackson in September, 1942, and from
there was transferred to Camp
Wheeler, Ga.
Sgt. Cain served overseas for 18
months and has seen action in North
Africa, Sicily, Italy, France and was
wounded there on August 15.
CULLOWHEE WOMAN'S
CLUB CHOOSES 'RUSSIA'
AS YEAR'S TOPIC
Culiowhee ? Mrs. David Hall, Mrs.
David Brown, and Mrs. Clinton Dod
son were hostesses on Tuesday even
ing to the Culiowhee Woman's Club
which met in the parlors of Moore
dormitory at Western Carolina Teach
ers College.
\in charge of the pivrgram was Miss
Anne Rabe, Miss Anne Hammond and
Mrs. Leonard Allen. Mrs. Charles
Gulley discussed the theme for the
year outlined in attractive yearbooks,
made by Miss Katheleen Davis, and
explained why the subject of Russia
had been chosen. The group sang to
gether the national anthem and the
Soviet anthem after which a sextet of
ir.ixed voices sang "Volga Boatman".
Mrs. Leonard Allen, giving the first
of the two papers for the evening, re
viewed briefly the history of Russia
up to the revolution of 19L7. Mis?
Anne Hammond discussed Russia's
development from the time of World
War I to the present. Miss Hammond
also reviewed current events relative
to Russia.
During the business session over
which Mrs. W. A. Ashbrook presided,
Miss Leonora Smith read the secre
tary's report, and Miss Kathleen
Davis made a report of the club's fi
nancial status. Mrs. David Brown
reviewed the proceedings of the an
nual district meeting of the federated
women's clubs held in Waynesville
recently.
Lt. Col. Henry Brady
Is Speaker At Rotary
Club Meeting
- Lt. Colonel Henry Brady gave a
very interesting talk on his experi
ence in China, to the Sylva oRtary
Club last Tuesday evening. Colonel
Brady visited relatives in Sylva last
week, enroute to Texas where he is
to be stationed.
Mr. Walter Hartman gave a talk
on the part the Sylva Mead Division
is playing in the war. Mr. Hartman
has been connected with the Sylva
piant for some time.
Donations To
liocal Hospital
. The Junior Halcyon Club recently
made a donation to the C. J. Harris
community hospital. Mrs. Cicero Bry
son, secretary of the club, turned the
money over to Mrs. Pat Carter, super
intendent of the hospital^
The Methodist Missionary society
at (JUllowhee has given the hoepital
over 150 cans of food during 1044.
Mrs. Frank H. Brown is president of
this club.
Mrs. Carter said that these dona
tions were very much appreciated.
Mrs. Barrett In Hospital
Mrs. E. E. Barfett of Dillsboro is a
^tient at Norburn Hospital in Ashe
ville. She is improving following an
operation several days ago.
Pfc. Ernest J. Henson Re
ported Missing In Action
M:*s. J^ck Henson received a mes
Scge on No\ ember 9 stating that her
husband Pic. Jack J. Henson has been
missing in action since October in
Italy.
He entered service in December,
1943, %and received training with an
[infantry unit at Camp Shelby. Miss.,
Fort George G. Meade, Md. He has
jfcien overseas since last August.
Pic. Henson was a graduate of
Sylva High school where he took an
active part in sports. He was form
erly employed by the Jackson Furni
ture Company. He is the son of Mr.
land Mrs. Frank Henson and the hus
band of the former, Katie M. Carden,
who lives near Sylva with their two
sons.
LOCAL SHERIFF INVITED
TO ATTEND UNO
INSTITUTE
Sheriff Leonard Holden of this
county and the sheriffs of adjoining
counties have been invited to attend
the 1944 Institute for sheriffs to be
conducted by the Institute of Gov
ernment at the University of North
Carolina in Chapel Hill next Tues
day and Wednesday, Nov. 28 and 29.
Three sessions, featuring discussions
to be led by Institute staff members,
officials of the State Association of
sheriffs and representative sheriffs,
will be held Tuesday afternoon, Tues
day night and Wednesday morning.
S. Sgt. Clifford Frizzell
Receives Purple Heart
For Valor Under Fire
S. Sgt. Clifford Frizzell, son~o~f Mr.
and Mrs. W. Don Frizzell, of Webster
was wounded in combat service in
Italy September 16. He has been
awarded the purple heart and an
extra badge for special achievement.
Clifford has been in service since
November, 1943, and overseas -since
.April. He was inducted at Fort Bragg
and took his training with an infantry
unit at Camp Walters, Texas.
Pvt. Aude Jones Now At
Convalescent Hospital
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA., Nov. 18
? Pvt. Aude Jones, formerly of Sylva,
N C., has recently arrived at Welch
Convalescent Hospital, the Army's
new reconditioning center in Daytona
Beach. The carefully-planned re
conditioning program here will speed
his convalescence and assist his re
turn to the best of health.
Before his Nov., 1943, inducton at
Camp Croft, S. C., Pvt. Jones was
employed by Hoyt Moody in Sylva.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Jor.es live in Sylva, N. C., as does his
wife, Maude.
Samuel Ashe Spends Short
Time With Mother Recently
Samuel Ashe S. F. 3-c, son of Mrs.
Lauren Ashe, of Tuckaseigee spent a
seven-day leave with his mother re
cently. He visited Mr. and Mrs. M.
JVI_ Wike who live in Winter Haven,
Fla.
Shipfitter Ashe entered the ser
vice In June, 194J] He has had one
year with the 90 M. M. Anti-aircraft
guns school and a two-months course
on Identification of U. S. Air Craft.
He is now stationed on a ship as
shipfitter.
Don't sell timber by guess. Select,
mark, and scale each tree. Call on
your county alent and the Extension
farm forester for assistance.
Killed
Pvt. Floy R. Buchanan
Mrs. Elba B. Buchanan of Greens
Creek has received a message from
the War Department stating that her
son, Pvt. Floy R. Buchanjm, has been
killed in action. He^s^first reported
missing, October ^?^1 9*4.
Pvt. Buchanan entered service in
December, 1943, V^nd has been over
seas since August. He was serving
with an Infantry unit in Holland.
Fontana Regional Library
Bookmobile Schedule
In Jackson County
MONDAY, DEC. 4?
Cullowhee, L. A. Buchanan.
Speedwell, Sam Parker.
East LaPorte, John Moses.
Tuckaseigee, Mrs. Fannie Brown.
Tuckaseigee, Mrs. R. G. Parker.
Rocky Hollow, Mrs. Maud Sherrill.
Glenville Power Village, Mrs. Sam
Audrey.
Glenville, Mrs. Kate Bryson.
TUESDAY, DEC. ?5
Maple Springs, Mrs. J. M. Harris.
Negro School, Ralph Davis.
Beta Community ? G. C. Snyder.
Addie, Mrs. Don Cogdill.
Addie, Mr. W. G. Dillard.
Willets, W. O. Robinson.
Balsam, Mrs. O. J. Efrck.
Balsam, R. O. Rigdon. ,
Negro Community, Mrs. Virginia
vViison, Mrs. Frederick Love.
WEDNESDAY. DEC. 6?
Savannah School, Mr. Crawford.
East Fork, Mrs. James Brogden.
Gay, N. Higdon.
Dillsooro, Miss S.usy Kail.
Webster, Mrs. Ernest Penland.
Lovefu !d,? Mrs. Dennis Higdon.
THURSDAY, DEC. 7?
Hospital, Mrs. Pat Carter.
Barker's Creek. Mrs. R. S. Cowan.
Wilmot, Mrs. Fannie Bumgarner.
Qualla, Mrs. J. L. Sitton.
Quafla, Mrs. J. W. Cathey.
Whittier, Mrs J. E. Battle.
Green Acres, Mrs. C. P. Shelton.
Whittier Community, Mrs. J. B.
Battle.
Conley's Creek, Mrs. E. C. Childers.
Billy Bird S. 1-c
Visits Home
Billy 3ird S. 1-c, who is stationed
in New York, has been spending some
time with his parents Mr. and Mrs.
I-lenry Bird of Whittier.
BUSINESS TO SUSPEND
HERE THANKSGIVING
Jackson County will observe the
third war-time Thanksgiving on No
vember 23rd, varying but little from
the customs ol' peace time, with the
exception of travel.
Business will suspend lor the day,
as to whether or not the schools will
run has been left up toxthe principals.
The Methodist church will have
their annual ear'iy morning Thanks
giving service at H o'clock in the
church auditorium with the Rev. R.
G . Tut'.le fcfi'iqiating.
The Sylva Baptist Church will have
their service at 8:30 A. M. and in
the absence of the pastor Rev. C. W.
Warren, Rev. T .F Deitz will officiate.
RFC. CLYDE L. CRISP
REPORTED MISSING
SINCE OCTOBER 12
Mr. and Mrs. Gaither Crisp of Gay
have received a message stating that
their son, Pfc. Clyde L. Crisp, has been
reported missing since October 12.
Pfc. Crisp has been in service for
over two years apd has been over
seas for two monlhs. He is serving
with an infantry unit.
Before going into service he was
employed by Chevrolet Co. as a me
chanic in Detroit, Mich.
Mr. and Mrs. Crisp have two more
sons in service: Willard Crisp who
has served in the Navy for two years
and recently received a medical dis
charge and arrived home las* Sunday.
Cpl. Guy Crisp has been in the army
for two years, and is serving with the
engineers. He has been in India for
18 months.
Buchahnan Is Member
Of Outstanding Bomber
Group With AAF
A 12TH AAF B-26 MARAUDER
BASE ? Corporal Cameron L. Buch
anan of Gay, North Carolina, an ord
nance worker, has served overseas
21 .months with the AAF's oldest B
26 MARAUDER group, which has beer,
cited by the President for "outstand
ing performance of duty in armed
conflict with the enemy", during a
January 13, 1944, mission over Rome
Ciampino North and South Air
dromes, in preparation for the Allied
holding* at Nettuno, Italy, on Jan
uary 22, 1944.
He is entitled to wear the blue and
gold framed Distinguished Unit
B:/J^e, the only army award worn
i bove the right hand blouse pocket,.
His Bombardment Wing was recently
cited by General de Gaulle, Chief of
the French Armies, for outstanding
br.mbing support of Allied ground
forces in Central Italy.
His was the first B-26 group in
Major General John K. Cannon's 12th
AAF to complete 400 missions and,
as the Presidential citation mentions,
f?ew 215 missions between 1 January,
1944, and 31 July, 1944, during which
period it reflected great credit on the
military service of the United States.
About 500 thousand tons of fertili
se r should be moved to North Caro
lina farms before January 1 to pre
vent trouble next spring.
Higdon Announces
AAA Elections
Locations and dates of the elections i
for AAA committee have been an
nounced by Mr. D. C. Higdon, Chair
man of the County AAA Committee.
Farmers from each AAA community
will choose three committeemen and
two alternates. Delegates elected at
these meetings later will name three
members and two alternates for the
county AAA committee. Mr. Higdon
urges that every farmer take a part
in this election.
The inauguration of the Agricul
tural Adjustment Programs Was the
first major effort by the Government
to do something for the farmers and
let them administer the operations.
The privilege to vote for the men in
your community and cou nty wh om you
think most capable of dealing wiUT
thq agricultural problems faring ffar
mers and the nation during the transi
tion and the post-war period is true
democracy ? that which our men in
uniforms are fighting and dying to
preserve. Let's not be too busy to
exercise this privilege. The men who
are elected will have vital war and
peace roles in agriculture^ ar>d should
have the backing of every farmer in |
the community -and county. Let's ail
turn out for the election meetings.
Locations and dates for elections:
Barkers Creek Township, Barkers
Creek School, Nov. 24, at 10:00 A. M.
Qualla Township, Quaila School,
Nov. 24, at 10:00 A. M.
Caney Fork Township, Johns Creek
School, Nov. 24, at 10:00 A. M..
River Township, Tuckaseegee
School, Nov. 24, at 10:00 A. M.
Canada Township, Phillips Store,
Nov. 24, at 2:00 P. M.
Cullowhee Township, dullowhee
Training School, Nov. 24, at 10:30 A.
M. ,
Dtflsboro Township, Dillsboro
School, Nov. 24, at 2:30 P. M.
Webster Township, Webster School,
Nov. 24, at 2:00 P. M.
Sylva Township, Courthouse, Nov.
Scotts Creek Township, Willets
School, Nov. 24, at 3:30 P. M.
Savannah Township, Gay Postoffice,
Nov. 24, at 2:30 P. M.
Hamburg Township, Glenville
School, Nov. 24, at 2:00 P. M.
Mountain Township, Erastus Post
rffjce, Nov. 24, at 2:00 P. M.
Cashiers Township, Fowler's Store,
Nov. 24, at 2:00 P. M.
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Price Calls Attention
T o Christmas Mailing
LT. HOWELL RECEIVES
AIR MEDAL
l.vni A. A. F. ! X ITALY ? F.r>: L:.
-Richard M. Ii.,will. 2! v< M NV.vi
jii'tur on ir>:h . \ i i tVrcc Liberator
Bomber, is >ho\vn iu-re receiving the
Air Medal irorn his yiMUp commander.
Lt. Col. S. E. Man.'.*), ! ?r "meritorious
achievement in aerirl flight." His
wile, Mrs. Carolyn G. Howell, resides
at Sylva. N. C. The former public
safety officer for the Tennessee Val
ley Authority at Knoxville, Term.,
has completed 18 combat missions
since he arrived overseas in Septem
ber. For two years he attended Ala
bama Polytech Institute, at Auburn,
Ala.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ulys G.
Howell, reside at Bexar, Ala.
RITZ THEATRE TO
HOLD FIRST SHOWING
OF SERVICE MEN
The first group of pictures of Jack
son County Service men to be shown
at The Ritz Theater will be on Wed
nesday, Thursday and Friday, Nov.
22, 23 and 24. They will be:
Wm. Else Dillard S. 2-c.
Ray Crow S. 1-c.
Pfc. Ossie Sutton.
Lt. John L. Hooper.
Pvt. Willie B. Cagle.
S. Sgt. John R. Sutton.
S. Sgt. Jessie B. Cogdill.
Pvt. Walter M. Griffin.
Charlie C. Russell.
Pvt. Shirley Prince.
(Continued to page 4)
Fred L. Thomas Promoted !
To Full Lt. In Italy j
Lt. Fred L. Thomas, who is serving
in the Pacific area, has been promot
ed to the rank of Lt. Senior in the
U S. Navy Reserve. He has been
in service for three years, entering
shortly before Pearl Harbor.
Since he finished training in Flori
da, he has served a tour of duty in
the Pacific and is now on his second
tour.
He has served as a fighter pilot on
Aircraft carriers since finishing train
ing in 1942.
He is now flying a fighter lrom an
aircraft carrier somewhere if. the
Pacific area of operation.,
Cigarettes To Go
Unrationed
The shortage of cigarettes experi
enced throughout the country reflects
the bad distribution due to war time
conditions and the fact that the armed
forces are now smoking a fourth of
the country's total production, but no
rationing of them is contemplated,
the Office of Price Administration
states.- The War Food Administra
tion reports that the number of ciga
rettes being manufactured for civi
lian and soldier consumption is the
greatest in the history of the tobacco
industry. Only a negligible amount
of tax-free cigarettes is sent abroad
for consumption other than by our
armed forces. Black market opera
tions and hoarding are also believed
to ? toe- ? -f aetors contributing^ to "Ore~
spotty distribution and civilian short
ages.
Civil Service Examination
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 in
I Sylva.
i Mr. Chas. X. Price. postmaster of
I the Sylva office, has announced thai
tin p* >>t master general ftas issued a
.?tatement regarding early mailing >{
Christmas parcels, uring the public
r; mail- them in November.
Tiie >tatement said, in part: "Ur.
pt ei-edcnterl shortages of manpower
.Mid transportation faclitie* growing
^ut of the war compel early mailing.
The postal service has givey 50.000
experienced employees to the aimed
forces and 300,000 railroad workers
have gone to war. Equally serious is
the fact that rail and other transport
facilities are taxed to the limit with
the great burden of war traffic which
must take precedence.
"In a great number of the 43,000
post offices the manpower situation is
critical. The 200,000 extra workers
whom we normally recruit to handle
the swollen Chrstmas volume of mail
were able to work long hours of over
time and to do heavy^work. This
cennot be expected fromVhe women
and high school boys and girls ta
whom in a large part, we must look
this year to meet the situation.
"We urge everyone to buy now,
mail in November, and mark gifts,
4Do Not Open Until Christmas' "
KEEP DAIRY COWS
IN GOOD QUARTERS -
Dairy cattle should be protected ?
from sudden changes of temperature
during the winter and given quarters
?n which they can keep themselves
clean, says A. C. Kimrey, Extension
dairyman for the State College Ex
tension Service.
He suggests that the cows be housed
ir a wide shed, open to the south, and
supplied with plenty of hay racks. A
4,ood supply of such bedding as grain
straw or shredded corn stover should
he used at all times to keep the ilooi
dry.
Many good dairymen believe that
cows produce better when fastened
separately in a lounging barn or shed,
especially where they are not de
horned. Kimrey suggests that if
ccws are fastened, that they be al
lcwed plenty of room for comfort.
"Deep, dry bedding, is essential for
comfort," he says, "and it is also a
distinct aid in preventing udder trou
bles."
Calves should have a barn to them
selves. It should be so constructed
that each baby calf will have a sep
ar:.te stall. When the calves grow
older, they may be placed together and
thus save space in the barn. "This
kind of calf-barn arrangement, en
ables the calves to grow out much
better and develop into better pro
ducers when they come into milk,"
Kimrey says.
' As to general arrangements, he sug
( guests that all dair^ barns be planned
and constructed so as to provide a
maximum of cleanliness, comfort, and
quietness for the cows. "These things
will pay good dividends in the milk
Pciil, all oiher things being equal,"
: Kimrey explains.
I HOSPITAL NEWS
' Mr. and Mrs. John Paul Norton, of
Norton, announce the birth of a son
;cn November 6, at the Harris Com
jmunity Hospital.
| Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Moses, Jr., of
Tucka^eigee announce the birth of
a son on November 10.
Mr. and Mjs. Stanley S, Wall of
Sylva announce the birth of a son
(on November 10.
I Mr. and 'Mrs. Ransom Bryson of
! Cullowhee announce the birth of a
son on November 11.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hayes of Cul
lowhee announce the birth of a son
on Novembr 13.
Mr. John Campbell of Whittier is in
the hospital for treatment.
- Mrs. Jerome^ Dills of Cullowhee is
doing nicely following an operation.
. Mr. Carson Bryson of Webster has
been a patient in the hospital but has
improved sufficiently to go home.
Lt. Askcy Reports
In New York
Lt. (jg) and Mrs. Roscoe Askey
left on Monday for South Carolina
mroute to New York. Lt. Askey is
with the Merchant Marines and will
report in New York for further or
ders. Mrs. Askey will return to
Svlva.