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VOL. XIX NO. 29 SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday, Dec. 6, 1944
$1.50 A Year In Jackson And Swain Counties ? 5c Copy
Jackson's W ar Heroes T o Be Honored At Rally
Another Reason For Buying Bonds
Private First Class Clydell L. Car
roll, 32, of Speedwell, North Caro
lina, has been evacuated to the Unit
ed States after being wounded on
Angaur, Palau Islands, where he
fought as a machine gQnner with the
81st Infantry Division. He had high
praise for the Infantry "medics", one
of whom worked under heavy Jap
fire treating him and five other men
wounded in the same action. Private
Carroll is the son of Mr. and Mrs
Emory Carroll, of Speedwell.
CHURCH CRUSADE
PUNS ARE MADE
Leaders Named By Methodist
In The Waynesville Area
Churches of the Waynesville dis
trict of the Methodist church are
?ompleting plans for "The Crusade
fqr Ch^st'^which u k initiated-at the
General conference at its quadrennial
meeting in Kansas City, Mo., in May
of this year, according to the Rev.
Walter B. West, district superinten
dent.
"The Crusade for Christ" is the
organized response of the Methodist
cfaurch to meet the needs created by
Hie Second World War, and is design
ed to reach more than 50 countries.
Mr. West, district director, will be
assisted by the Rev. J. Clay Madison,
ac co-director.
Subdistrict directors include: The
Rev. Ralph H. Taylor and Wade
Reece for Cherokee, Graham and
Clay counties; the Rev. W. Jackson
Huneycutt and Guy Houck for Ma
con county; the Rev. Robert 6. Tuttle
and W. E. Bird for Jackson and Swain
counties; and the Rev. Rev. Edgar
P. Billups and Homer Henry, Hay
wood county.
Committees named for the cam
paign include the Rev. Miles A. Mc
Lean, literature chairman, W. Nor
man Freel, Harry Bishop, J. S. Conley,
and Mrs. E. L. McKee; W. E. Bird,
public meetings and speakers.
Each church also is expected to
name a crusade council, according to
Mr. West.
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SGT. ROGER NIX
WOUNDED IN ACTION
Mrs. Roger Nix has just received a
letter from her husband, Sgt. Nix,
tfcat he was wounded in action Nov.
20 in Germany. Sgt. Nix has been
taken to a hospital in Belgium where
lie is recovering. Confirmation of
the letter was made by telegram two
days later. He has been serving in
the armed forces about sixteen
months and is with the 175th infantry.
Sgt. Nix is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
K D. Nix of Asheville. His wife, the
former Miss Edith Hampton, is liv
ing in Sylva where she is employed
by the Sylva laundry.
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Pvt. James R. Kindley
Has Arrived In New Guinea
Friends here will be interested to
kr.ow that Pvt. James R. Kindley has
arrived safely in New Guinea. Pvt.
Kindley entered service in Decem
ber, 1943. He was stationed some
where in Florida until late this sum
mer. Mrs. Kindley and daughthers,
Ruth and Vivian Kay, are now makT
ing their home with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. E. Garrison in Monroe.
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Agricultural economists estimate
tfcat U. S. farmers will demand about
a billion dollars worth of automobiles
1 and motor trucks after the war.
Rev. A. C. McCall To Speak
On Missions at Sunday School
Convention Sunday
The Tuckaseigee Baptist Sunday
school convention will meet with the
Barkers Creek Baptist church Sun
day, December 10, at 2:30 P. M.
The theme for the convention will
be "Our Place in the Missionary
Mevtanentt*. And mil Sunday schools
in the county are urged to have as
rrtany of their superintendents and
Sunday school members there as pos
sible. The following program will be
given beginning promptly at 2:30
P M.
2:30 ? Hymn Congregation
2:35 ? Devotion Ralph Bradley
2:45 ? Secretary Report, Mr. Ernest
Penland.
3:00 ? ''Let's Have an Every Member
Canvas in Every Sunday School
? Miss Edna Allen
3:15 ? "How To Grow As a Christian"
?Twelve Int. girls.
3:25 ? Hymn Congregation
3:30 ? "Is Your Sunday School Meet
ing It's Missionary Opportunities
of Service?" ? Mr. Frank Jarrett.
3:45 ? Address: Our Place in the Mis
sionary Movement ? Rev. A. C. Mc
Call.
Announcements and Business.
Hymn.
Benediction.
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1945 License Plates Went
On Sale At Cogdill Motor
Company On December 1
Sale of 1945 license plates went on
sale at Cogdill Motor Company on
December 1.
All Carolina Motor Club Branch
offices are urging that people buy
their tags early in order to prevent a
rush and delay in getting tags, as
all offices are required by law to
keep regular hours.
Tags will be issued upon presenta
tion of 45 registration cards. The
1945 registration cards were mailed
out in third class .mail and those not
called for at post office have been
turned over to the local motor club.
HAROLD TIDMARSH
PROMOTED TO THE
RANK OF MAJOR
WITH THE XXIV CORPS. LEYTE.
P. I., November 4. ? Harold A. Tid
marsh of Sylva, North Carolina, has
been recently promoted to Major in
the Army of the United States, ac
cording to an announcement by
Major General John R. Hodge, com
manding general of he XXIV Corps.
Major Tidmarsh is currently on
duty with the general staff of the
XXIV Corps. He was graduated
from the United States Military
Academy, West Point, New York, on
June 11. 1941, and was commissioned
a second lieutenant of calvary the
same day. On June 6, 1942, he was
promoted to first lieutenant and on
December 22, 1942, to captain..
Major Tidmarsh has seen service
with the horse and mechanized ca
valry and with the parachute infan
try. He is married and has one child
His wife, Mrs. H. A. Tidmarsh, re
sides at 1642 Larmie Street, Man
hattan, Kansas.
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WEEKLY SUMMARY
OF HIGHLIGHTS IN
EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITY
Marked interest by young men be
tween 17 and 18 years of age is no
ticed by^the number of inquiries into
the U. S. Maritime Service. Valuable
information has been furnished on
this subject by the State Office and
from this source excellent aid and
advice is available to the applicant.
It is believed this sudden increase of
interest is partially due to young men
approaching draft age who prefer to
make their own decision in advance
rcther than t6 be placed at random
b> the Selective Service Board. There
has been little activity in logging and
pulpwood this week because of con
ditions of the non-paved roads.. Some
of the wood contractors have been
hauling livestock to the Asheville
market during the time the logging
roads are not usable. The sawmills
at the present are well supplied with
Manpower. The fact that the majority
Df their workers are farmers living
nearby who desire off-season em
ployment is probably responsible for
this condition^ Several placements
could be made in the Mica Mines,
recruiting for mine workers is a
daily operation with very unsatisfac
tory results. The average applicant
will not consider, this type of employ
ment more because of the. nature ot
the work and mental attitude to.vard
working under ground than the rate
of pay which is adequate.
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T-5 Andrew B. Wilson Is
Back In States After Spend
ing 18 Months In England
T-5 Andrew B. Wilson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Wilson, after serving
18 months in England, has returned
to the States and is now in Charles
ton. S. C. Andrew entered service in
September, 1942, and has served as a
member of an ordnance company. He
expects to get home some time soon.
He has been in service for 26 months
and has not been home since he en
listed. Before going into service he
was employed by The Newport News
Ship Building and Drydock Co. in
Newport News, Va.
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Teaching children to be self-reliant
shohuld begin early.
Jackson s 6th War Bond Drive
Sales Far Behind Schedule
Mr. R. L. Ariail, chairman of the
War Bond Drive of Jackson County,
said this week that the bond sales
thus far are very disappointing and
tnat he is quite worried" afcout the
slow progress during the first two
week of the drive.
Mr. Ariail appeals to the people of
Jackson County to remember that
our nation is still engaged in a great
war; that our boys are giving their
all on the battle fronts that we might
live in peace and security and the
very least that we can do it to lend
our money to our Government to
provide the necessary funds to buy
guns, planes, ships, ammunition and
and other equipment needed to pro
tect the lives of our own boys and at
the same time give them the necessary
equipment to win the war for us.
Mr. Ariail said, "I earnestly urge
every person in Jackson County, who
has any money or any income at all,
to buy a bond of some denomination
during the 6th War Loan Drive. Don't
wait for someone to ask you to buy ?
g at once and buy all the bonds that
you can afford ? buy to your utmost,
urge, urge your friends and neigh -
urge your friends and neighbors to
buy bonds. Our county is at war.'*
Cpl. Claude Henson Re
ceives Pu Heart
Cpl. Claude Henson was awarded
the purple heart last September for
wounds received as a result of enemy
action. At the time he was wounded
he was serving with the 434th Armor
ed Field Artillery Battalion.
He has now recovered from these
wounds and is serving with the First
Army in the 7th Armored Division
somewhere in Holland. Cpl. Henson
is the son of Mrs. W. L. Henson of
Sylva. His wife the former, Ruth
Coggins, is now living with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Coggins in
Swannanoa.
Before going into service in Sep
tember, 1942, he was employed in
the regional office of the Commer
cial Paper Company inGreensboro.
He is a graduate of Sylva high school
dnd Western Carolina Teachers Col
lege.
FREE MOVIES OF WAR PICTURES WITH TALKS
BY SOLOIERS FROM THE BATTLE MIL _
BE AT RITZ THEATRE FOLLOWING PARADE
Parent-Teachers To
Meet December 12
The Parent-Ti-acher Association
of the Sylva schools v ill mod Tues
day afternoon, November 12. at 3
o'clock. The Rev. C. M,. Warren,
ppstor of tiie First Baptist church of
Sylva. will be the speaker. The
grade mothers .are invited to have
lunch at ^he school cafeteria at 1
o'clock aiid hold a meeting following,
when they will work in the cal'teria.
Any who cannot come for lunch are
asked to come at any time and help
with this work.
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GPL. HARRY KIRSCH
REPORTED MISSING
IN ACTION
Mrs. Harry Kirsch of Sylva re
ceived a message Monday evening
informing her that her husband, Cpl.
Harry Kirsch, had been reported
missing in action in the European
theater since Nov. 15. Cpl. Kirsch,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Kirsch, of West
Asheville, was a member of the 10th
Armored Division serving with Gen
eral Patton's 3rd Army. Mrs. Hazel
Allison Kirsch resides in Sylva where
she is employed at the Tuckaseigee
Beauty Shop.
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Silage will cheapen the dair^y ra
tion. Cheapening this ration 'Wings
an increase in profit.
PFC. 6R0VER J. SUTTON FIRES FIRST
ARTILLERY GUN IN THE INVASION
OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Pfc. Grover J. Sutton, in a letter
to his mother, Mrs. M. P. Smith of
Dillsboro, told of the invasion of the
Philippines. He said he fierd the first
artillery gun in the invasion., He
\vent on to tell of the thrill of seeing
Jap planes falling in flames: but let's
hear the story in his own words:
"Hi, Mother:
: : W i 1 1 try and drop you a line or
two while I am thinking ol you and
have time, I know it has been quite
awhile since you have heard from
me. Well, I am where I said I al
ways wanted to fight the Japs. I am
somewhere in the Philippines, and
buy, have we been killing Japs.
Mother, this old gun of ours is the
first artillery gun to fire on the Japs
in the Philippines when we made the
landing and I really like to help kill
Japs<r There are plenty of dead ones
lying around and those things stink
so bad that I can hardly look at them,
but they are the only good Japs, dead
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SYLVA HIGH ELECTS
CLASS OFFICERS
The class officers of the Sylva High
school were elected last week. They
are as follows:
^Senior Class ? President. John Gib
son.
Vic?-President, Bobb^ Terrell.
Secretary, Elizabeth Landis.
Treasurer, Maude Cunningham.
Sponsors, Mrs. Chester Scott and
Mrs. Bailey Whitt.
Junior Class ? President, Kent
Coward.
Vice-President, Inez Monteith.
Secretary, Thelma Poteet.
Treasurer, Oleta Howell.
Sponsors, Mrs. Cicero Bryson and
Mrs. Edwin Knight.
Sophomore Class ? President, Nancy
Ruth Allison.
Vice-President, Jimmie Nicholson.
Secretary and Treasurer, Ben Sum
mers.
Sponsor, Mrs. Mary Cowan.
Freshman Class ? President, H. R.
Snyder.
Vice-President, Eugene McGinn is.
Secretary and Treasurer, Jimmy
Warren.
Sponsor, Mrs. William G. Davis.
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Ice may be too cold for some vege
tables as they go to market, report
the scientists. Ice directly from freez
ing tanks may be much colder than
fi eezing and need warming up to
properly protect vegetables.
Fires First Shot
PFC. GROVER SUTTON
Veteran Of Southern
France Invasion Is
Visiting At Whittier
AN EAST COAST PORT. Doc. 2 ?
Seaman, First Class, Lester Wood. 22,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson H. Wood,
of Whittier, North Carolina, is back
i r. the United States after taking part
in the history making invasion of
Southern France aboard a United
States warship.
At Southern France this vessel
went in toward the beaches with all
guns blazing, and many blasted Ger
man shore batteries and pill boxes
testified to the accuracy of her gun
ners.
Since being commissioned she has
carried her crew from the frigid
waters of the Arctic circle to the warm
waters of the Mediterranean. She
has crossed the Arctic circle many
times.
On one occasion her guns were re
sponible for sending an enemy vessel
to the bottom during a fierce surface
engagement.
of her crew are proud of the
fact that she was one of the vessels
assigned to escort President Roose
velt to the Cairo conference last year.
Prior to entering the service, Sea
man Wood was employed in a ma
chine shop in Gastonia.
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Dollars invested in construction of
rural power Lines are like comets,
each carrying a tail of employment,
according to U. S. D. A. studies. Elec
tric dollars put men to work.
Military Band To Play
For Occasion Friday
Afternoon, December 8
Jackson County's big street, parade
4 ? Sylva with Military band and sol
diers recently returned Trom the ac
tual lighting fronts, participating,
will be staged Friday afternoon, De
cember 8. The parade will form at
the lountain at the f-oot of the court
house steps and proceed to the Ritz
Theatre at the East end of Alain
street. The theatre will be open to the
public for the FREE showing of War
pictures and for the talks by soldiers
who have fought and been wounded
on the battle. They will tell you of
their experiences in this, the world's
most terrible war, and also tell yuu
of what your sons, brothers and hus
bands are going through with at this
time. The picture is being shown in
honor of Jackson county service men.
Participating in the parade other
than the military band and service
men will be the Willard E. Dillard
Post No. 104 American Legion of
Jackson county, and the boy and girl
scouts of Sylva, the firemen and oth
er groups. The Legion Post will be
in charge of the event.
Let us show our boys how much
wc really appreciate their sacrifices
I by attending the rally. Tell your
friends and neighbors that everybody
in Jackson county is invited to attend
this big rally Friday afternoon.
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HIGDON ADVISES TO
SPREAD LIMESTONE
AND PHOSPHATE NOW
All- limestone and phosphate that
has been received through the Jack
son County AAA office should be
spread prior to January 1, 1945, ac
cording to D. H. Higdon, chairman
Jackson County AAA committee.
December 31, 1944, is the end of
the. 1944 program year and all conser
vation materials that have been re
ceived through this office should be
used at once so that credit may be
?iven under the 1944 program, Mr.
Higdon pointed out.
"Proper use of this material will
constitute full payment. If material
is not used prior to January 1, 1945,
it will be necessary to transfer the
material to the 1945 Program and the
farm will not be eligible to receive as
much material in 1945 as it would be
if the material was used during the
1944 Program Year," Mr. Higdon
stated.
"As soon as material is spread a
i eport should be made to the county
olfice, and if total farm material al
lowance has not been taken up in
these materials, the applicant may at
this same time, sign application that
will entitle him. to receive payment
that has been earned by carrying out
other approved practices under the
I 1944 AAA program."
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Hyatt Fune?*alJleld
I In Bryson ; .y
Funerar -ices for Mrs. Cordelia^
; Kyatt, 67, whi, wed. morning at
J Whittier, follown.^ a long illness,
| were held at the Rryson City Baptist
church, Friday at 2 P. M. with the
Revs. H. W. Brown and John Hyatt
officiating. Burial was at the Hyatt
ccmetery at Qualla.
She is survived by her husband.
Ransom L. Hyatt, two daughters, Mrs.
i J. B. Ensley, Jr., of Cleveland, Ohio;
; Mrs . Robert Allen of Newport News,
Va.; two sons: R. C. and Joseph of
Whittier; one step-daughter, Mrs. W.
R. King, of Asheville; four step-sons*
Charlie and Waverly of Asheville;
Kelly of Whittier; Dixon of Weaver
ville, and one brother, Rev. Joe Wil
son, of Bryson City. t
Pallbearers were: Dr. P. R. and
Kelly Bennett, Ernest Welch, Frank,
Zenas and Robert Hyatt, Gov. Wilson
and J. B. Ensley, Jr.
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Grade Mothers To Have
Bingo Party Dec. 8
The Grade Mothers of the Sylva
schools will hold a Bingo party on
Friday evening December 8, at 7:30
P. M. in the High School gymnasium.
Proceeds will be used for tome im
provements being made in the school
cafeteria. Many nice prises are be*
ing donated.