AMERICA
First, Last and
Always,
VOL. XIX NO. 50
The Sylva
Herald
The Herald is dedicated to
progressive service to Jack
son ... A progressive, well
balanced county.
AND RURALITE?CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943
SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday, May 2, 1945
$1.50 A Year In Jackson And Swain Counties?5c Copy
Enormous War
Demands Speed
Up
Utilization
Of Farm
Products
LOCAL OFFICERS WILL
ATTEND FBI CONFER
ENCE AT BREVARD
MAY 21
Vllhe city of Brevard will play host
en May 21 to law enforcement of
?eers of Sylva, Jackson county and
ether cities and counties of this area
wtio will attend a conference to be
beld by the FBI in cooperation with
the city officials of Brevard.
Edward ?cheidt, Special Agent in
charge of the Charlotte FBI office,
has announced that the conference
will be highlighted by a colorful ex
hibition of trick shooting put on by
Special Agent Daniel A. Hruska, fire
aims expert and instructor at the
FBI Academy in Quantico, Va. ^
Included on the program also will
tee a demonstration by Special Agent
T. D. Easterling of the Charlotte FBI
?tffice concerning the method of mak
ing casts of tire tracks, heel prints,
end similar evidence found at the
aoene of the crime, as well as a show
ing of movie slides concerning want
ed men, and other features. This is
one of a series of meetings which will
tee held by FBI during the month of
May throughout North and South
Carolina.
The conference will convene at
1*30 A. M. at the Co-Ed Theatre.
Sheriff Holden and Chief Don
Davis and others plan to attend the
conference.
ALL HATCHERIES NOW
UNDER SUPERVISION
Raleigh, April 28: Rules and Reg
ulations looking to the control of
pulk>rum and the general improve -
* ment of the poultry Industry In the
State have been adopted by agricul
tural agencies, hatchery owners, feed
manufacturers, and farm groups.
Under the new rules, all hatcheries
must apply to the State Department
of Agriculture for permission to op
erate lor the fiscal year, and all
hatcheries will come under the
supervision of the department on
July 1.
Dr. William Moore, whose Veter
iaary division will be in charge of the
$40,000-a-year program, said that the
Regulations affecting the hatcheries
would be "strict but fair."
Standards of flocks and hatcheries
were adopted by the group, and a
ceiling was placed on the amount of
disease which will be allowed in
flocks and hatcheries producing
hatching eggs or chicks for sale to the
public. Dr. Moore said this ceiling
would be lowered as the program
progresses.
Hatcheries must keep permanent
records showing from whom they
purchase their eggs and to whom they
sell their chicks. Baby chicks,
poults, and hatching eggs shipped in
to this State must meet the same
standards as those established for
North Carolina ' flockowners and
. hatcheries.
GHARRITY NAMED HEAD
eOACfl AT ST. JOHN'S
Martin P. Gharrity, ?M. A., former
backfield coach at the University of
. Virginia, has been named head foot
ball and basketball coach of St. John's
s school at Waynesville, according to
an announcement by athletic director,
Rev. Thomas G. Roche. Edwin W.
Tenney, Director of the Waynesville
; Community Recreation Center, has
been appointed assistant football and
basketball coach. ?
Husband Of Sylva
Girl War Casulty
Word has just been received that
Sergent Ernest t o r o k, husband,
of the former Miss Bernadine Shadle,
has been killed in action in Germany.
No details as to the date and place
where he met death has been given.
Mrs. Torok is the sister of Mrs. W. T.
Wise of Sylva.
The national 4-H Better Farm-and
Home Methods Electric Contest is de
igned to encourage farm boys and
girls to learn how to apply principles
of work simplification to every type of
activity.
May Join Cabinet
MTOBMD Washington observers
believe that Paul V. McNutt
.(above), bead of the War Man
power Commissi on in the Roosevelt
adminiatratioo, is slated lor promo
tion by bis dose friend President
Truman and may shortly be invited
ho Join the cabinet. (International)
MAJOR HOWELL WILL BE
MEMORIAL DAY SPEAKER
HERE ON MAY 10
Major J. Hardin Howell of Waynes- '
ville will be the speaker at the Mem
orial Day service to' be held by B. i
H. Cathey Chapter, United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy, at the Com
munity House on the evening of May
10t beginning at 8 o'clock.
The service will be held in memory
of all men of the South of r.M the wars
The Confederate Daughters in
charge of arrangements are extending
a special invitation to the wives,
mothers, fathers, and sisters, of the
men of this county who have fallen
in the present conflict to be present
as the honor guests of the chapter for
the service.
Mrs. W. O. Soderquist, chapter
president will preside, and in addi
tion to Major Howell, members of the
Chapter and of the American Legion
will participate in the exercises.
Never pour boiling water over cold
dishes, or cold water on hot dishes.
Harsh scouring and strong soaps may
also damage dishes.
Frozen Locker Plant
To Open This Month
Mr. Jimmy Buckner, operator of
the Sanitary Market, has announced
that the Frozen Food Lockers will be
ready for operation around May 25.
The plant will have the latest and
most up to date methods of modern
food storage. It is estimated that the
saving in food will more than repay
those who own one. It will assure
the housewife of fresh foods both in
and out of season. y
Mtn Buckner Stated that by getting
the lockers ready at the beginning of
the season it will take care of the
vegetables raised this summer.
There is still some space available
and those that are interested in se
curing lockers should contact Mr.
Buckner at once in order to be as
sured that they will have space.
ARMY AIR FORGE
READY TO QUIT
EUROPEAN THEATRE
The War Department has announc
ed that the Army air force as a huge
fighting unit, has completed its work
in the European Theatre of opera
tions and will be transferred to the
Pacific as fast as possible. Army
plane production is also being reduced
by two thousand planes per month
from a peak of 7,000 to 5,000, the Wai
Department spokesman said.
Cpl. Edward Wells Is
Receiving Final Phase
As Aerial Engineer
Corporal Edward J. Wells of Sylva,
North Carolina, is now receiving his
final phase of training as aerial en
gineer and gunner on a B-24 Lib
erator bomber at Walla Walla
Army Air Field, a base of the Fourth
Air Force in the state of Washington.
It is at Walla Walla Army Air Field
that combat crews on the mighty Lib
erator bombers are formed and here
that final training is given. Before
arriving at Walla Walla the men have
finished a specialist school prepara
tion for their particular job. When
they become members of a combat
cr$w their individual talents are co
ordinated and they become a unified
fighting team.
Cpl. Wells, 26 years old, is the hus
bsrid Of Mrs. Pauline W. Wells ot
Sylva and the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Howard B. Wells of 109 Bivens street,
Pickens, South Carolina. Prior to
entering the AAF, he was a bandsaw
filer and foreman.
Johnny Hall Home
From England
Johnny Hall, who has just returned
from England where he has been sta
tioned several months with the 8th
Air Force, serving as an aerial gun
ner on a B-17, is spending a furlough
here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Von Hall.
After a twenty-one day furlough
he will report to Santa Anna, Cal.,
for reassignment.
PFG. LLOYD E LYONS
HELPS KEEP THEM FLY
ING WITH 92ND
BOMB GROUP
! ?AN EIGHTH AIR. FORGE BOMB*
ER STATION, England?Glamour and
excitement ? supposedly standard
equipment of the members of the
of the U. S. Army Air Forces?are
notably absent form the job held by
Private First Class Lloyd E. Lyons
of Sylva, one of the men who "keep
them flying" for the 92nd Bombard
ment Group, oldest Fortress group in
England.
Grease and grime and weary work
are closer to the truth, but Pfc. Lyons,
an aircraft mechanic in a ground
crew, is a vital cog in the vast aerial
machine that has gradually destroyed
Nazi war industry during the past
two and one-haIf years.
Working at all hours of day and
night, in all kinds of weather, Pfc.
Lyons is one of thousands of unsung
soldiers who work at prosaic, routine
jobs in the U. S. 8th Air Force, and
without whose work the aerial on
slaught of Germany would be im
possible. Theirs is the job of repair
ing and servicing, tuning and inspect
ing the giant bombers.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L.
Lyons of Sylva, Pfc. Lyons attended
high school in Lambsburg, Va., and
was employed in his father's lumber
mill before entering the Armed
Forces in 1942.
East Sylva Makes Contribu
tion To Polio Campaign
In addition to the reports turned in
i icr the Polio campaign it has been
this office has been notified that the
Yo ungLadies of the East Sylva Sun
| day School Class has made a contrib
ution of $15.00. The East Sylva
Church made a substantial contribu
tion during the regular campaign.
JACKSON STUDENTS !N I
WCTC COMEDY TO BE
GIVEN MAY 9TH
Three students from Jackson coun
ty are playing in "Ring Around Eliza
beth," a comedy in three acts, which
is being produced by the Western
Carolina Players at the Western Car
olina Teachers College auditorium,
Cullowhee, Wednesday evening, May
9.
. Elizabeth Anne Hunter, senior, from
Cullowhee and president of the West
ern Carolina Players has the title role
of Elizabeth.
Helen Bird, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Bird, Cullowhee, plays the
grandmother, and Jean Hampton, I
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor
Hampton, Cullowhee, plays the part
of Harriet. \
"Ring Around Elizabeth" was orig
inally produced at the Playhouse in
New York City with Jane Cowl in
the leading role.
This is Miss Hunter's fourth major
production. She played the part of
Ula in "Heart of a City," Mrs. Croch
et in the "Great Big Big Door Step,"
and Mrs. Fair in "The Famous Mrs.
Fair" last spring. It is the second
role for both Miss Bird and Miss
Hampton.
Supporting characters are Tommy
Corley of Morganton who plays op
posite Miss Hunter. Corley played
Mr. Antrobus in the Skin of Our
Teeth last winter. Warren Barnes,
Robbinsville; Essie Mae Hall, Clyde;
Margaret Young, Raleigh; Betty Lamb
Gudger, Asheville; Rachel McCaUi&t
er, Gastonia; Harry Miller, Marion;
Jim Ed Hughes, Murphy; and Clar
ence Chrisman of the College faculty.
Miss Mabel Tyree, faculty director
Western Carolina Players, is the di
rector of the production.
Cpl. Charles C. Morgan
Arrives In South Pacific
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Morgan
have received word that their son,
Cpl. Charles C. Morgan, has arrived
safely overseas. , He is stationed
somewhere in the South Pacific.
He has been serving in the Marine
Corps since August, 1943, and received
his training at Parris Island, New
River and Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Warren W. Wood Now
Reported German Prisoner
Warren W. Wood, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Cleve Wood, of Wolf Mountain
who had previously been reported
missing in action is now a prisoner of
the German Government according
to word received by his parents.
County Completes
Successful Drive
For Used Clothing;
T. W. Ashe, chairman of the United
Clothing Drive, conducted in Jack
son county throughout April, states
that the results have been very grati
fying and that a large amount of
clothing has been collected. Dona
tions will be accepted during this
week also. \
Definite instructions for shipping
these clothes have not been received,
ivir. Ashe has asked that there be
volunters for the tremendous job of
sorting and packing these clothes.
Those who will give their time for
this work? will please contact Mr.
Ashe, Mr. A. J. Dills, Mr. Paul Kirk
or Everett Harris.
William Edgar Moss Enters
Maritime Service
William Edgar Moss, widely known
as Billy, entered U. S. Maritime ser
vice Training Station at St. Peters
burg, Fla., April 2, 1945.
He is a graduate of Cullowhee High
School and attended W.C.T.C. the
fall quarter.
During the first three summers he
has been employed at Fontana Dam,
Newport News, Va., and Sedro Wooly,
Wash.
He is the son of Mrs. Ida Moss of
Cullowhee.
Pfc. T. J. Griffin Prisoner
Of German Government
Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Griffin have
received word that their son, Pfc. T.
J. Griffin, has been a prisoner of the
German Government since last Jan.
18.
Pfc. Griffin has been in service for
three years and was serving overseas
wtih an Infantry unit at the time of
his capture.
OCE CHAPTER OES HAS
INSTALLATION OF NEW
OFFICERS RECENTLY
Oce Chapter No. 139 O. E. S. held
.a special meeting ,in April for_the
purpose of installing the newly-elect
ed and appointed officers for the fol
lowing year. Mrs. Ruby Bumgarner
and Mr. M. Y. Jarrett were the in
stalling officers.
The officers chosen for the year are: j
Worthy Matron, Mrs. Emma Kincaici;
Worthy Patron, Mr. M. Y. Jarrett;
Associate Matron, Mrs. Jaunita Fer
guson; Associate Patron, Mr. Frank
Brown; Secretary, Mrs. Doris Bar
rett; Treasurer, Mrs. Minnie Jarrett;
Conductress, Mrs. Virginia Terrell;
Adah, Mrs. Virginia Cox; Ruth, Mrs.
Lon Bryson; Esther, Mrs. Rebecca
Karp; Martha, Mrs. Frances Glenn;
Electa, Mrs. Ruth Buchanan; Organist,
Mrs. Rosa Cannon; Chaplain, Mrs.
Jessie Freeze; Marshall, Mrs. Ruby
Bumgarner; Warder, Mrs. Mary Can
non; Sentinel, Mrs. Cumi Mason.
James M. Jamison
Arrives In Holland
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Jamison of
Sylva have received word that their
son, James M. Jamison, has arrived
safely in Holland.
He received his training at Fort
Knox, Ky., and Fort Mcale, Md.
At this tftoe he is serving as a radio
operator on tanks and prior to enter
ing the service he was employed as
manager of the Western Union in
Williamsburg, Va.
Pvt. George Morrison Green
Liberated .
Mr. and Mrs. Leemon -Green o?
Greens Creek have received a mes
sage from the War Department stat
ing that their son Pvt. George Mor
rison Green, who had been a prisoner
of the German government for 102
days at Stalay 9 B, has been liber
ated. They also received a letter from
hjm giving the good news.
Pvt. Green entered the service in
September 1943 and had served in the
European theatre with an infantry
unit since Oct. 1944 until he was
taken prisoner in Luxembourg.
Sylva Civic Clubs, School
And WCTC Hear DuPont
Head Speak On
Chemical Development
M. H. Brumer. consultant. DuPnn;
Extension Division, has addressed tic
the Sylva Rotary and Lions clubs n\
their meetings here on the develop
ment of chemical research. Also Mi.
Brumer has spoken before the Sylva
High school and students of W.C.T.C.
and the Training School.
Enormous war demands are speed
ing up the trend toward greater
utilization of agricultural products in
industry, Mr. Brumer told his audi
ence.
"In fact, shortages in a great many
fields are being relieved by chemi
cally developed replacements and by
adaptation of existing products and
processes to new uses", Mr. Brume;
said. ' 7"
He cited, among other outstanding
examples, the use of cellulose, de
rived from farm-produced wood and
cotton, to replace metal and rubber
in new types of cellophane-lined and
cellophane-laminated containers.
He added that there are today doz
ens of parts of airplanes made of.
plastics stemming from somebody's
farm in the form of cellulose.
"And, in many instances, the so
called substitutes are proving superior
to the materials for which they have
been called upon to *pinch-hit\
which means .they have come to stay."
Mr. Brumer said.
in discussing the many industrial
uses of cellulose, he said that every
plant grown on our farms today may
be a.potential source of industrial cel
lulose when research gets its chance
to experiment and evaluate.
He added that large chemical com
panies use huge quantities of vegeta
ble oils; corn products; wood pulp;
turpentine and pine rosin; linters and
purified cotton; cotU.*> fabrics and
(yarn; and similar farm products for
'chemical consumption. The amount
paid for these farm products runs into
many millions of dollars.
Mr. Brumer exhibited numerous
chemical products of recent origin,
many stemming from the farm. These,
he said, are finding an important place
in our war program, as well as for es
sential normal i%;es.
Many millions of pounds of farm
products are consumed by the Du
Pont Company e;jch year, he declar
ed, and a very considerable fraction
of the company's normal sales are of
manufactured products which did not
exist a dozen years ago, but which
have since been created by research.
"In the past*,the American chemi
cal industry," he said, "has prospered
in good and bad times alike, because
it has had the courage to spend money
to find ways of producing more and
better goods for less money. A
similarly constructive approach to
the problems of farming will in
creasingly produce better varieties o?
grains and fruits, improved farm ma
chinery, control 'of soil-borne dis
eases, breeding of high production
animals, better methods of fertiliza
tion, and more efficient pest-control
measures that will save growers mil
lions of dollars now being lost?and
help win the war."
Funeral Rites For Russell W
Painter
t
Funeral services for Russell W.
rainter, 72, who died Friday morning
after an extended Illness, were held
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with
Rev. W. N. Gook and Rev. T. F. Deitz
officiating.
Mr. Painter was a native of Jack
son County, being a member of a
pioneer family.
Surviving are six sons, Anderson
Oastuuia, N. C\, Frank, u. 5. Army,
stationed in California, Glenn, U. S.
Army in the Aleutian Islands, Paul,
U. S. Army in North Africa, Elbert of
Alabama and Howard of Sylva and
San Diego, Cal.; two daughters, Mrs,
Lucile Bumgarner of Sylva and Pearl
of Atlanta, Ga.; two sisters, Mrs. Tal
lie Fulbright ,and Mrs. Bertha Ful
bright, both of Cullowhee and one
half-brother, Tom Mills, of Hudson.
The Savannah Parent Teacher As
sociation will have their regular
monthly meeting Thursday afternoon.
May 10. As this is the last meeting
of the year all members are urged
* >'' VA*"' *
NOTICE
attend