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VOL. XIX NO. 46
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Sylva He
AND RURALITE?CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943
SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday, April 4, 1945
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The Sfylva Herald, winner ef
First Place of N. C. Pram
Association 1943 General Km*
cellence Award.
$1.50 A Year In Jackson And Swain Counties?5c Copy
Dl" Readjustment Allowances For
Returning Veterans Explained
Questions Answered As To
Eligibility, Amount And
Duration Of Payments
|This is the third and concluding
series of questions and answers deal
ing with Veterans''Readjustment Al
lowances undes the Federal "GI BILL I
OF RIGHTS." _ Clip this for future
reference.)
RALEIGH, N. C., April?Several
factors exist that may disqualify a
veteran from receiving Readjustment
Allowances or affect his rights under
this legislation. Attention has been
called to this situation by the Unem
ployment Compensation Commission,
by whom this program is being ad
ministered in ^orth Carolina.
The readjustment allowance pro
gram has been in effect since early
September and provides weekly pay
ments to discharged veterans for
?weeks when they are without work.
The maximum allowance is $20 a
week for 52 weeks. Applications are
received ai'U. S. Employment Service
Offices, located in the chief cities and
towns in North Carolina. Some of
the questions being asked about the
program are answered herewith:
Q. Under what circumstances is a
veteran disqualified from receiving
an allowance? - ?
A. He is disqualified if?
(1) He leaves suitable work vol
untarily, without good cause, or is
suspended or discharged for miscon
duct in the course of employment;
(2) He, without good cause, fails to
apply for suitable work to which he
has been referred by the United
States Employment Service, or to ac
cept suitable work when offered; or
(3) He, without good cause, does
not attend an available free training
course as required by regulations is
sued by the Administrator;
(4) His unemployment is due to a
stoppage of work which exists be
cause of a" labor" 'dispute at the fac-.
tory, establishment or other premises
at which he is or was last employed
(subject to statutory exceptions).
Q. Is a veteran disqualified if he
becomes ill or disabled after filing
fcis initial claim? :
A. No. It is provided that the onset
?f an illness or of a disability during
a spell of unemployment with respect
to which the veteran has claimed al
lowences wil not interrupt the. pay
ments for weeks of unemployment.
However, a physician's certificate is
require^ if one was consulted; or
a signed statement by the veteran, or
ether suitable evidence, that the vet
eran was unable to work throughout
the week or weeks in question.
Q. What happens if a veteran leaves
the State where he applied for en al
lowence?
A. When a veteran, who has been
receiving allowances through the Un
employment Compensation Commis
(Continued on page 3)
FOR PFG. BUMGARNEB
FUNERAL RITES HELD
Funeral services were held for Pfc.
Thomas C. Bumgarner at the home
rof liis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Bumgarner, of Cashiers Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. J.
O. Nix officiated. Interment was in
the Whiteside Cove cemetery.
Pfc. Bumgarner died of a gun
wound at Camp Howtz, Tex., March
25. He had served almost four years
in the Pacific Theatre of the war and
returned to the State last October.
Surviving are the parents, four sis
ters, Mrs. Isaac Alexander, Mrs. Cecil
Smith, Mrs. Pat Bradley and Mrs.
Everett Lombard, two brothers,
Franklin Bumgarner and Claud
Bumgarner, all of Cashiers.
Higdon Participates
In Basketball Game
Staged In London
* S. Sgt. Joseph'Higdon, son of Joseph
Higdon, Sr., Sylva, N. C., recently
participated with his base unit in the
USAAF Air Transport Command
basketball tournament held in Lon
don to decided the championship of
ATCV
United Kingdom.
He entered service in October, 1941,
and is presently stationed in Southern
England. He is a graduate of Web
ster High School and attended West
ern Carolina College. His wife, Mrs.
Josephine Higdon, lives in Andrews,
N. C.
Wounded Dillsboro Soldier
Released From Hospital
THE 156TH GENERAL HOSPI
TAL, ENGLAND.?Private Fir.st Class
Palmadge Stiles, aged 20, of Dillsboro,
North Carolina, has recovered at this
United States Army hospital, from
wounds received near Bastegne on
the 26th December, 1944. While at
this hospital, he received expert med
ical care, followed by a period of
convalescence. He has now been re
leased for a return to duty.
He is a member of an Infantry
Unit. He entered the Army on the
15 th December, 1943.
Pfc. Stiles is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Stiles of Dix Creek, who
recently lost a son, Sgt. Gilbert R.
Stiles, from wounds receieved in
Germany.
SGT. WOODY H. BISHOP
KILLED IN ACTION
Tfrord tins been received that Sgt.
Woody H. Bishop who had been re
ported missing in action since June
29 was killed on that same date, while
serving with a Headquarter Unit 8th
Corps Artillery in European threatre.
Sgt. Bishop entered service in Dec.
1.943 and was sent overseas in 1944.
He received his training at Fort
Bragg, Fort Worth, Texas, and Fort
Leonard Wood, Mo.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Jane Childers, two small
daughters, his mother, Mrs. Neal
Bishop and six brothers: Harley, Bill,
Daniel, Neal,Jr., Grover, and Fred. -
Chamber of Commerce
Seeks Information On
Tourist Accommodations
Mrs. John H. Jones, acting secretary
for the newly re-organized chamber
of commerce, urges that every person
who has space to rent to please list
such with the Chamber of Commerce
as inquiries are alreatly coming in.
She is particularly interested in hav
ing listed those who have space for
the summer tou^isis.
Pvt. J. D. Coggins Guarding
Two German Prisoners
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Pvt. J. D. Coggins, son of Mrs. J.
R. Stephens, of Cullowhee is shown
with his two German prisoners on
K. P. duty in France.
Pvt. Coggins entered service in
January, 1941, and received his train
Ga. He was stationed at Fort Dix,
N. J., prior to going overseas.
He has been overseas for twenty
sjx months having spent part of this
time in England. He has also served
in Belgium, Luxembourg and is now
with the Quartemaster Corps in
France.
JACKSON TO JOIN
IN NATION-WIDE
CLOTHING SALVAGE
Sylva and Jackson county will join
in the clothing collection in coopera
tion with the United National Clothing
collection which got underway* in
most section April 2. Mr. T. Walter
Ashe, chairman of Jackson county
Board of Commissioners, has been
named county chairman for the drive
here. When contacted Monday re
garding the plan for the drive Mr.
Ashe stated that his organization is
being perfected and the drive will get
going here in the near future. Next
week's Herald will carry a detailed
announcement for conducting the
collection here.
Those who have clothing to give
may leave it at any of the school
houses or at the courthouse.
Pyt^John (Joe) Allman
Recuperating In Hos
pital In Nashville
Pvt. John (Joe) Allman, who was
wounded some time ago in France, is
now in an Army Hospital in Nash
ville, Tenn. He was in a hospital in
England before coming to the States.
His mother, Mrs. John Cs Allman, of
Addie and sister, Mrs. Minnie Green,
jf Sylva, have just returned after
visiting him there.
YOUR WASTE FAT IS
URGENT NEED FOR
WAR PURPOSES
The American Fat Salvage
through 4,000 small town news
paper, is putting on an intensive
drive for the collection of all
waste fats of the small towns and
rural sections of the nation. Prev
iously the larger cities have been
furnishing most of the waste fats
for the manufacture of ammuni
tion. This sourca of this vital
war material is not able to fur
nish all the fats now needed to
carry on our all-out offensives
on the many war fronts. , It is
for this reason that more fat is
sought in the smaller communi
ties.
In the words of the government
the situation is summed up thus
?"The situation with respect to
U. S. supplies of fats and oils,
particularly inedible fats for in
dustrial purposes, is extremely
serious and is Causing great con
cern to the Government and to
the thousands of ' manufacturers
whose processes require indus
trial fats. The only prospect of
reasonable immediate relief is a
tremendous increase in the sal
vaging of used fats and through
the recovery of killing fats and
dead stock. A major portion of
this tremendous increase must
come from the smaller cities and
towns and from the farms of
America."
Watch for further announce
ments for collecting of fats
NAVY YARD SEEKS
MEN FOR KEY JOBS
H. B. Tomlinson, Recruiting Repre
sentative of the Norfolk Navyyard in
Portsmouth, Va., will be in Sylva
Wednesday of each week at the U. S.
Employment offices for the purpose
of interviewing applicants interested
in securing positions in that yard..Mr.
Tomlinson states that the following
workers are urgently needed.
Boilerworkers and helpers, elec
tricians' and helpers, pipe fitters and
helpers, calkers and chippers, drillers,
gas cutters and burners, machinists,
shipfitters, ordnancement, pipe cov
ers and insulators, electric welders,
helper-trainees, laborers.
For those who are accepted trans
portation and meals enroute will be
furnished.
WAster Tenth Grade to
Present "Hobgoblin House"
The tenth grade of the Webster
High school, sponsored by Mrs. Kate
Rhinehart, will present a three-act
mysteFy? corned y, "The?Hobgoblin
House", Friday, April 6, at 8 P. M. at
the Savannah school house.
If you waA^ to see a headless Phan
tom, see Bluebeard cut off his wife's
head, see a skull roll out of a fire
place, be sure to come to the Savan
nah school house Friday evening.
Admission will be 2$c and 15c.
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PAN AY SEEN AS MAJOR A3R SJ7E
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT PANAY already is completely controlled by
American and guerrilla forces was followed by Gen. MacArthur's state
ment that the captured airfield on the Philippine island is capable of
development into one of the major Pacific air bases. The field is just out
side the capital city of Iloilo (A) which the invading American forces
found virtually destroyed by the retreating Japs. The invasion of Panay
niarked the eighth major landing made by our forces in the archipelago.
The others were (right): Leyte (1), Samar (2), Mindoro (3), Lingayen
Gulf (4),SubicBay (5), Mindanao (6), Palawan (7). There have been
finmA 9.7 minor landings no various Islands and beaches. (International)
B. L. Meredith Guest
Speaker At Lions,
Rotarian Meeting
B. L. Meredith, representative of
Squibb Co. and member of the Ashe
ville Lions Club, was guest speaker
Wednesday evening when the Sylva
Lions club entertained the Sylva Ro
tary club at a dinner in the Allison
building. He gave the history of pen
icillin from its first recordings in
1929 through its various stages up to
the present time. Mr. Meredith was
introduced by Jennings A. Bryson,
district Governor of the Lions.
- Alliney Bryson, Lions Club Presi
dent, welcomed the guests.
PFGrBENEHLLARD
RECOVERS FROM
WAR WOUNDS
Pfc. Ben Dillard, who was wound
ed some time ago in the European
Theatre* has informed his father,
Ralph Dillard, of Sylva that he is
well and ready to rejoin his unit.
S. 2-c William David McCoy
Home On Furlough
S. 2-c William David McCoy, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lem McCoy, of Tucka
seegee has returned to Camp Endi
cott, R. I., after spending a ten-day
furlough with his parents.
S. McCoy, received his boot train
ing at Bainbridge, Md., and will re
ceive further training in R. I. He
entered service Jan. 22, 1945.
Arnold Back on Job
RECOVERED from his recent illness,
General of the Army H. H. Arnold,
commanding general of the U. S.
Army Air Forces, is shown In Mi- ?
ami, Fla., as he set out to meet Lt.
Gen. George Kenny, Far Eastern
Air Chief, on the latter's return to
this country. (International)
S6T. WATSON KILLED
IN ACTION WITH 94TH
INFANTRY IN GERMANY
t
Staff Sergeant Roy G. (Mark) Wat
son, son of $Ir. and Mrs. L. T. Watson,
of Sylva was killed in action in Ger
many on March 7, while serving with
the 94th Infantry Division, Third
Army, according to message received
by his parents from the War Depart
ment.
BYRNE STEPS OUT
AS WAR MOBILIZER
With the resignation of War Mobi
lizer James F. Byrnes it seems that
victory in Europe is-very near. By
e.greement reached some time ago
Byrnes was to stay on the job until
Germany had capitulated. And this
seems as if it is very near. With the
American army so near Berlin, the
Germans are finding out that the
Allies .can bring the same deathdeal*
ing and destruction that they have
showered on Great Britain and in
vaded countries. However, the road
to total victory is yet to be paved with
the loss of more men and material
and with the Seventh War Loan Drive
coming up in May it is necessary that
every individual buy bonds and
stamps to the limit of their purse and
beyond. Provide our fighting men
wi h every available weapon that we
can procure so that we can march
from Berlin straight to Tokyo.
SINGING CONVENTION
TO MEET APRIL 8TH.
The singing convention of the Up
per District of Jackson County will
meet with the Yelow Mountain
Church the second Sunday in April.
\11 singers are urged to attend.
Sgt. John C. Frizzell Dies
From Wounds of Dec. 21
Sgt. John C. Frizzell, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Frizzell, of Webster
was killed in Germany Dec. 21st ac
cording to a message received by his
parents.
Sgt. Frizzell was wounded in Ger
day.
He entered service in March,
1943, after being graduated from
Webster High school in the class of
1942.
Surviving in addition to the par
ents are several brothers and sisters,
all of Webster.
Pvt. Calvin D. Frady Returns
From Overseas Duty
Pvt. Calvin D. Frady, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Frady, has returned
from twelve months overseas duty
furlough at home.
Pvt. Frady has been in service for
two years and has been with an In
fantry unit in the Pacific area.
He has returned to Camp Shelby,
Miss.
Mr. and Mrs. Frady? have three'
other sons in the service.
WILLIAM E. DILLARD
POST 104 AMERICAN
LEGION TO HAVE
SPECIAL MEETING
?
Air Medal With Four Oak
Leaf Clusters Will Be
Awarded Posthumously To
Lt William G. Jackson
The American Legion William E.
Dillard Post No. 104 of Jackson
county will hold a special meeting
Thursday, April 5, at 8 o'clock at
the Methodist church at Webster at
which time Captain Luther M. Rob
erts, of Headquarters Army Airways
Communication System of Ashe
ville, will be present to award the
Army Air Corps medal with four
oak leaf clusters posthumously to Lt.
William G. Jackson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Jackson, of East La
Porte, who was killed in action. The
presentation will be made to the late
Lieutenant's wife.
Another feature of the special
meeting will be the presentation of a
$25.00 War Bond to Miss Betty Ruth.
Higdon, of Webster, who was the
winner in the annual county-wide
oratorical contest sponsored by the
Legion post. Mr. Walter Ashe, chair
man of the county board of commis
sioners and adjutant of the post, will
make the presentation to Miss Hig
don. Miss Higdon was declared the
winner in the contest held on March
1G at Sylva high school.- Mr. John
Corbin, commander of the post and
agriculture instructor of Sylva high,
will be in charge of the meeting. -
All legion members are urged to
be present.
REV. MARK R. OSRORNE
IS NEW PASTOR AT
CULLOWHEE BAPTIST
' f* til tow bee? oC. the
whee Baptist church were informed
at the Sunday morning service that
the Reverend Mark R. Osborne of
Raleigh has accepted the call to be
come their minister. The new pastor
preached in Cullowhee on Sunday,
March 11, immediately after which
he was asked by the church to accept
the pastorate.
Mr. Osborne plans to come to Cul
lowhee and to get settled in the par
sonage on the week of May 1. Mrs.
Osborne, who is now teaching in Ra
leigh, plans to come to Cullowhee in
June.
Mr. Osborne, an announcer for
radio station W. P. T. F., Raleigh, was
educated at Wake Forest College.
Both he and Mrs. Osborne have spe
cial talent and training in music.
Mr. Osborne succeeds the Reverend
Mr. A. C. McCall, who after preach
ing at Cullowhee for over a year, was
recalled to the eastern part of the
state to become pastor for a church
where he had formerly preached.
The pulpit committee is composed
of E. H. Stillwell, Miss Christine
Finch, James M. Price, Mrs. H. T.
Hunter, and Leonard Allen.
Rev. B. S. Hensley To
Speak On Sunday School
Program At Tuckaseegee
Rev. B. S. Hensley, pastor of Scotts
Creek Baptist church, will be the
principal speaker on'the Tuckaseegee
Baptist Sunday School convention
which meets *with the Black Moun
tain church Sunday, April 8, at 2:30
P. M. Each church in the Associa
tion is urged to send a delegation to
represent them in the convention*
Starting promptly at ^2:30 o'clock
the following program will be given;
Hymn?Convention. /'
Devotion?Rev. W. F. Rogers, f
Secretary's Report.
Business and Announcements,
i Sunday School Training course.
South wide Enlargement Campaign
?Mr. Edwin Allison.
Centennial Thanks Offering?Miss
Joelene Patterson.
\ Song.
Sermon?Rev. B. S. Hensley.
? Offering. T J
Benediction.
Major Allison Home
On Furlough
T-5 Major Allison is spending a
month in Sylva with his father, Joe
Allison and brother, Andrew Allison.
Major has been in service for three
years, saw overseas duty almost two
years and has recently been a patient
at Finney Hospital, Thomasville, Ga.