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The Sylva Herald
VOL. XIX NO. 31
AND RURALITE? CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943
The Sylva Herald , unnner of
Firtt Place of N. C, Prm 4
Association 1943 General Ex
cellence Award,
SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday, Dec. 20, 1944
$1.50 A Year In Jackson And Swain Counties ? 5c Copy
Jackson Goes Over Top In 6th War Loan Drive
Hundreds Attend Funeral Here Thursday
For Dr. C. Z. Candler Who Died Tuesday
Beloved Physician Will
Be Greatly Missed In
Western Carolina
Funeral services for Dr. C. Z. Can- j
prominent physician and sur- I
geon, who died at his home here
Tuesday morning, Dec. 12, were held
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, at
the Sylva Methodist Church, with
the Rev. R. G. Tuttle, Rev. T. F.
Deitz and Rev. C. M. Warren officiat
ing. The body lay in state at the
ohurch from 1 to 3 o'clock, with the
members of the American Legion
standing guard. The Masonic Order
had charge of the rites at the grave.
Dr. Candler, a native of Webster,
was the son of the late Dr. and Mrs.
J. M. Candler. He attended private
schools, Emory University, and the
University of North Carolina. After
graduating he returned to his native
mountains to practice his profession.
He was a life member of the Ameri
can College of Surgeons, of the South
ern Surgical Congress and the North
Carolina Medical Society, and was
surgeon for the Southern Railway for
a number of years.
He served in the Medical Corps
during the First World War, holdii^
the rank of Major. In 1927 Dr. Can*
filer and Dr. H< W. Tidmarsh estate*
lished the Candler -Tidmarsh Hos
pital. This institution has since be
come the C. J. Harris Community
Hospital.
A member of the Sylva Methodist
Church, he served many years as a
member of the Board of Stewards.
He served several terms as master of
the- Sylva Masonic Lodge and as Ma
sonic district deputy. He also served
several years as a member of both
fee town board of aldermen and the
board of county commissioners. He
was a charter member and first presi
dent of the Sylva Rotary Club.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Annie Thomas Candler; three daugh
* lexs, Mrs. J. R. Ryan, Mrs. John
Smith, and Miss Margaret Candler;
.one son, Dr. Charles Z. Candler, Jr.,
six grandchildren, Jairies Candler,
Margaret Ann and Joseph Ryan,
Charles Z. Candler, III, and Sara Nell
Candler and John Smith, Jr., and two
brothers, H. M. Candler, Athens,
Tenn.; and James M. Candler, Hick
ory*
Out of town guests for the funeral
of Dr. C. Z. Candler included Col.
H. M. Candler and Mr. and Mrs.
Wallace Hitch of Athens, Tenn.; Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Candler and daugh
ter Martha, of Hickory; Mrs. Dale
Lee and Mrs. Jimmy "Ward of Murphy;
Mrs. Holmes H. Scott of Richbourg,
S. C.,; Mrs. Rachel Knight of Fairburn,
Ga.; Mrs. Margaret Cannon, Atlanta,
Ga.
Headquarters For
Tuckaseigee Baptist
'Association Established
For some time we have felt the
need of setting up headquarters for
our Baptist work in the Tuckaseigee
Association. This matter was taken
into consideration by the Executive
Committee of the Association, and
after serious consideration and pray
er by the Committee, and other Pas
tors of the Association, a definite de
cision was reached to bring such into
being. The small building adjoining
the Lloyd Hotel has been secured as
wag marta
possible through Mrs. Lloyd. Miss
Gretchin Johnson, our Associational
missionary, will have her office in
this building. All correspondence
and tracts will be sent out from this
center, and all Baptist records will be
filed and kept. A library has been
established, and tne u>e of it is free
to anyone: The work of our Associa
tion and all of our Baptist work will
be directed from this office. All com
er, it tee meetings and the Pastors'
Conference will be held here. Rev.
. T. F. Deitz is Moderator of the Asso
ciation, and Rev. W. N. Cook is the
clerk. All visitors are welcome.
WILL BE MISSED
DR CHARLES 2. CANOtER '
Fuller With Eighth
Air Force In Action
AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE FIGHT
ER STATIONy. ENGLANli-Private
j 1st Class Sewall B. Fuller ?f Sylva,
N. C., who has completed k year of
service overseas attached to a 2nd
Bombardment Division P-51 Mustang
fighter station under the Eighth Air
Force, was recently commended by
the base commander for his meritori
ous work during the year.
Pfc. Filler worki^vrth fellow fire
fighting engineers in keeping vigi
lance over the airfield 24 hours a day.
The fire-fighters are among the first
to appear on the scene of a plane
crash to. put out the fires and rescue
the crew from the burning aircraft.
He is the son of Fred Fuller ot
route 1, Sylva, N. C.
REMEMBER THE DIME BOARD
ON THE CORNER
Merchants Report Christ
mas Business Excellent
The Sylva merchants report that
business is unusually good this
year, with an up trend of twenty
five per cent over last year.
Many people are buying only prac
tical and usuable gifts this year
and are showing a tendency to
get away from the more frivolous
gifts of former Christmases. ' In
keeping with the war spirit they,,
are buying the things which they
themselves would need and use.
The buying of gifts for the over
seas men and women which was
done in September and October
were indicative of the Christmas
rush that the stores are experi
encing now.
NO OUTDOOR XMAS
LIGHTING REQUEST OF
WAR UTILITY BOARD
The Office of War Utilities of the
War Production Board today asked
city officials, civic clubs, chambers
ol' commerce, merchants and citizens
generally to dispense with outdoor
decorative lighting this Christmas as
was done in 1942 and 1943. This was
oone at the request of the Solid Fuels
Administration for War.
OWU pointed out that Chri?tn?fcfe
lighting consumes a large amounljfcof
fuel in the production of electricity.
The fuel situation in most areas of
the country is critical and strict con
servation is essential, officials said.
The attitude of OWU toward
Christmas lighting was announced
after numerous inquiries had been
teceived as to whether the restric
tions of the last two years could be
dispensed with thi^? Christmas.
OW\J is not asKlng that indoor
Christmas lighting, whether in homes
or stores, be eliminated, but believes
that outdoor lighting, such as festoon
ed store fronts and decorated streets,
should be dispensed with as long as
X\e\ s are scarce, the agency said.
Memorial services for Pvt. John R.
Jcnes (above), who was killed in
action in Germany on Nov. 23, will
be held Sunday, Dec. 24, at 3 P. M. in
the Baptist church.
Red Cross Will Need
$180,000,000 Fund
Basil O'Connor, chairman of the
American Red Cross, announced
in Washington Saturday that the
minimum goal for the 1945 Red
Cross fund will be $180,000,000.
He said, "Our- J&ew budgets
repT^sto^tt an appreciable in
crease in services we will render
in Europe, in the Pacific and at
home but we have been able to
keep the total 1945 goal slightly
under the one for 1944 because
of over-subscriptionsr of our earl
ier campaigns and certain eco
nomies in this year's operations."
Colby M. Chester, chairman of
the executive ? committee of the
General Foods corporation will
be chairman of the 1945 campaign.
Elimination of outdoor Christmas
lighting, it is estimated, will save
enough fuel to meet the lighting and
power requirements of a city of
50.000 lor a year.
The beauty and brilliance of the Bethlehem
star shines through every earth-born cloud that
would nide it from human view. Faith is kindled,
hope i'.j brightened, and love is radiated to all whose
faces are turned to the heavenly light.
May the "good tidings of great joy" bring peace,
happiness, and health to you and yours this Christ
mas season and through the coming year.
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"E" Bond Sales Lagging;Far
Behind In County's Quota
R. L. Airial, Chairman
The Sixth War Loan Campaign
closed officially last Saturday night
with Jackson County's sales totaling
$368,491.75, or 172 per cent of the
$216,000 quota assigned to the county.
Sales of Series E Bonds to in
dividuals, however, are lagging far
behind the county's quota of $111,000.
Total sales of E Bonds as reported up
to last Saturday night stood at
$51,993.75, thus the county is short
$59,006.25 of its E Bond quota.
All E Bonds bought during the rest
of December up to Saturday night
the 30th will We counted in the Sixth
War Loan Drive and all township
chairmen and all other bond workers
arc urged to do everything possible
to promote the sale of E bonds during
the balance of December with a view
BARKERS CREEK ....
CANADA
CANEY FORK .
CASHIERS
CULLOWHEE
D1LLSBORO
GREENS CREEK
HAMBURG
MOUNTAIN
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SYLVA
Other Bond Purchases
not allocated to townships
Total Quotas
Christmas Bells arc ringing.
. . . buy more war. bonds.
Methodist To Have
Children's Christmas
Program Friday Evening
There will be a children's Christ
mas program Friday. Dec. 22, at 7:30,
in the evening. They will present a
pageant directed by Mrs. Dan Tomp
kins and at the same time they will
receive their Christinas treat As
many adults as can are urged to at
tend.
SUNDAY SERVICE
At the 11 o'clock hour on Sunday
the pastors message will be "How
Silently The Gift Is Given." There
will be a Christmas Eve candlelight
service at 5:30, of carols presented by
the choir.
JACKSON CHAPTER
ARC ELECTS NEW
OFFICERS FOR YEAR
Jackson County Chapter, American
Red Cross:
Chairman, Dr. G. C. Wilkes; Vice
Chairman, Mrs. E. L. McKee; Secre
tary, A. J. Dills; Treasures', W. W. Bry
scn.
Home Service Chairman, Louis
Hair; Home Service Ex-Secretary, A
J. Dills.
Disaster Chairman, Dr. W. P. Mc
Guire.
Production Chairman, "Mrs. G. W.
Soderquist; Assistant Chairman, Mrs.
H. R. Hastings..
Chairman Western Carolina Camp
and Hospital Council, Mrs. H. E. Fer
guson; Assistant Chairman, Mrs. J. A
Parris.
Sewing Chairman, Mrs. J. C. Al
lison.
Bandage Work Chairman, Mrs.
Leah N. Bankhead.
Kit Bags Chairman, Mrs. J. A.
Parris.
- Nutrition, Dr. Noracella McGuire.
First Aid and Nursing, Mrs. Dr.
Kirchberg.
Knitting, Mrs. S. M. Rhea.
Plans are being made for each
county agent to place four hybrid
corn demonstrations in 1946 for in
creased corn production. The latest
methods of spacing, fertilization, and
cultivation will be followed.
REMEMBER THE DIME BOARD
ON THE CORNER
to making our E bond quota by the
end of the month.
Bond sales during the Sixth War
Loan Drive, as reflected by the above#
statement, indicates that our people
have not been buying E bonds as
usual. It is urged, therefore, that we
a?! remember our boys on the battle
fronts throughout the world at this
particular Season and that we make
seme sacrifice by buying.,more War
Bonds. War bonds make good Christ
mas gifts. Why not give our friends
and loved ones War Bonds for Christ
mas gifts?.
Only four townships in the county,
Cashiers, Dillsboro, River and Sylva,
have made their quotas and gone
over the top. Bond sales in the coun
ty, broken down by townships up to
last Saturday night are as follows:
$ 5,495.00 $ 581.25
6,839.00 362.50
6,258.00 343,75
5,579.00 * 7,862.50
11,140.00 7,293.75
. .. 15.385.00 ? 77,993.75
4,375.01) -693.75
9,653.00 4,968.75 i
3,220.00 450.00
.... 16,695.00 8,112.50 [
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6,216.00 2,341.25
7,195.00 3,206.25
6,342.00 1,556.25
104,855.00 * 162,554.25
83,000.00
$216,000.00 Sold $368,491.75
?et's back the attack . . . back our boys
GERMANS HINT
NEW 'SURPRISES'
PLANNED IN WEST
American Front 'Torn
Wide Open,' News
Agency Claims
German broadcasts, _ hinting at
"more surprises to come," claimed
Monday their counter-offensive had
slashed to the area of Malmedy in
Belgium on the north and across
Northern Luxembourg to near the
Belgian border on the south.
Berlin military commentators threw
in occasional phrases of caution, but
Goebbels propagandists ^putled^ all
the stops in making the most of Field
Marshal Karl Rudolf Gerd von
Rundstedt's counter-blow.
Sccrct Weapon Not Mentioned
"There is no greater proof that
German vitality is unbroken than
this new offensive at a time when
our enemies already are distribut
ing German provinces," one propa
ganda broadcast declared.
The German radio and press made
no mention of a new secret weapon
reported by American correspon
dents. One Nazi correspondent said
that "V-l (robot bombs) are buzzing
overhead at the front."
"The first powerful assault has
tern the American front open,"
Transocean asserted, "and American
resistance was smashed in hard fight
ing by German artillery, tank divis
ions, paratroops and grenaiders. .
"The first stroke fully succeeded
and the Germans captured as much
ground in 36 hours as the first and
ninth United States armies did at
Aachen in four weeks."
Claim Attack* 'In Vain*
Berlut radio made specific geo
gra pftte claims, declaring:
"The greater part of Northern
Luxembourg already has been cross
ed on a broad front and battles are
approaching the Luxembourg-Bel
gian frontier. The Americans have
been making repeated attacks from
the southwest to hold the German
advance, but in vain.
"On the northern flank the Ger
man attacking front, our formations,
strengthened with armored units,
have thrust to the Malmedy area.*"
Malmedy is 14 miles west o i the Ger
mcan border.