AMERICA
First, Last and
Always
VOL. XX NO. 2
The Sylv a Herald
AND RURALITE? CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943
The Herald is dedicated L?
progressive service to Jack
son ... A progressive, well
balanced county.
SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday, May 30, 1945 $1.50 A Year In Jackson And Swain Counties ? 5c Cod7
49 Sylva Seniors To Receive Diplomas Tonight
Names Added Weekly To Jackson's
Growing List Of Service Men Lib
erated From German Prison Camps
Roll Of Liberated Men
Growing Daily
According to word received by rel
atives the roll of liberated men from
Jackson county grows each week.
The wife and parents of Lt. Wm.
G. Jackson have been notified that he
;has been released and back under
military control. Lt. Jackson en
tered service in 1941 and had been
overseas for six months as a pilot on
a B-24 when he was shot down last
summer on his 46th mission. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jack
son of East LaPorte.
Mrs. Marjorie Grinds taff Baldridge
received a message Sunday stating
that her husband, Pfc. Edward H.
Baldridge, listed as a prisoner of war
cf the German Government since last
January, had been released. Pfc.
Baldridge called his wife Monday
night saying he would be home this
week some time. He had been miss
ing in action since Sept. 16. Mrs.
Baldridge and young son, Edward,
Ji., reside in Sylva.
HEALTH CLINIC AT
CASHIERS CONTINUES
TO MAKE PROGRESS
The Community Health Clinic at
Cashiers which had an humble begin
ning is positive proof of what can be
done with an idea* if thoso who start
it have the courage to see it through.
Some few months ago t|*e women
of Cashiers saw a real need where
members of the community could be
given preventative health measures.
From this seed of an idea they started
work and by contributions of money,
materials and labor the building took
form in the corner of the school lot.
Today it stands, and while not wholly
complete it is on a working basis. The
wiring is done and it is sheet rocked
on the nside. There lacks the plumb
ing and many finishing touches but
the women of the Home Demonstra
tion club are determined to complete
it
Money was raised in many ingeni
ous ways. Materials and labor was
contributed by husbands of the club
members. At the first meeting $5.00
was made up by clubb members,
Labor, being an important question, j
they gave a "working" serving din
ner to the men that gave their time.
Following that a few of the men and
very young girls put on a musical at
the school house and turned over the
receipts to the building fund. This
amounted to $60.35. In connection
with the musical chances were sold on
a quilt and popcorn sold making a
total of -89.25.
More plans are being made for the
raising of additional funds to com
plete this project.
SCHOOL COMMITTEES
NAMED BY BOARD
OF EDUCATION
The Jackson County Board of Edu
cation has named the following school
committees to serve the various dis
tricts of the county: Cullowhee dis
trict: T. L. Wike, chairman, Victor
Biown, Oscar Lovedahl, T. C. Led
better and Jesse Millsap.
Sylva district: Lawrence Reed,
chairman, Jimmy Buckner, Charlie
Fisher, Edgar Bishop and Kenyon
Moody.
Glenville district: W. A. Taylor,
chairman, Tom Madden, Warren Al
exander, Fred Bryson and Charlie
Bumgarner.
Canada district: Luther Owens,
chairman, WillanT Shook, John Wat
son.
Qualla district: Thad Patton, chair
man, Jode Holcomfoe and William M.
Cooper. -
Webster district: Jfemes Cowan,
chairman, John R. Shepherd, Leonard
Norton, Harley Buchanan and Gol
man Green.
According to a message received by !
his wife last Thursday, Sgt. Julius A.
Ensley has been released from Ger
man Prisoner of War camp Stalag
4-B and is back under military con
trol, Sgt. Ensley has been in service
for three years and a -prisoner since
last summer. He was serving in
France with an infantry unit.
THREE HURT IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
A car ^lteged to have b#en driven
by Earl Stephens of East LaPorte left
the highway and hit some buildings
on the Cullowhee* "Sylva highway
Monday afternoon around 3 o'olcck.
Mr. Stephens lost control of the car
when the accident occurred.
The three occupants of the car were
admitted to the C. J. Harris hospital
are: Mrs. Edna Parker who is
suffering from a possible fracture of
the skull, Mrs. Vera Fore, painful
abrasions and bruises, and Mrs. How
ard Stephens, severe cuts and bruises
or. the face. The latter two were dis
missed after receiving treatment.
Junior Class At Glenville
To Present Play
The Junior class of the Glenville
high school will present a play, "Dea
con Dubbs", at the high school Sat
urday, June 12, at 8:30.
The play is under the direction of
Mrs. Ella Mae Morris and Mrs. Lucy
Crawford.
T-5 Ray W. Cunningham
Receives 3rd Battle Star
T-5 Ray W. Cunningham of Sylva,
who is with the 119th Inf., has just
received the third battle star. T-5
Cunningham has participated in the
campaigns of Normandy, Northern
France and Germany. He holds the
Purple Heart and the Combat Infan
try badge.
Pfc. U. E. Henry
Wounded In Italy
Pfc. U. E. Henry, son of Mr. and
Mrs. S. H. Henry, of Tuckaseegee in
Italy April 29. He had been in the
service five years and overseas since
last August, having served in North
Africa, Sicily, Anzio Beach and Italy.
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"A" GAS CARD USERS
WILL GET INCREASE
IN ALLOTMENT
The OPA office In Charlotte
has announced that automobile
drivers in Jackson county are the
beneficiaries of an increase i p
gasoline rations, effective in June.
The value of "A" coupons wll be
increased from four to six gal
lons on June 22, when the new
A-16 cdupons become valid. The
limit for "B" card holders who
can show an actual need for more
gasoline will be raised to 650 miles
per month on June 11.
"I share with Chester Bowles
and the Petroleum Administra
tion the pleasure of announcing
this increase for civilian motor
ists", Director L. W. Driscoll said.
"The additional quantities to
be made available to civilian use
are not guaranteed for any certain
period of time, but must always
remain dependent upon changes in
the military demand. The military
has always had, and must always
have first call, he explained.
JOHN H. EARLEY IN
OKINAWA INVASION
ABOARD A U.S. BATTLESHIP OFF
OKINAWA ? John H. Earley, 18, sea
man second class, son of Mrs. Julia
Earley, of Wolf Mountain, N. C., has
a grandstand seat from which to view
the invasion of Okinawa.
The hard-hitting ship, while under
threat of air attack, moved up to with
in 3,000 yards of the shore, cruising
slowly back and forth and pulverized
the beach targets at point-blank
range. The crew could clearly see the
explosions from the ship's shells as
her guns smashed pillboxes, gun em
placements, warehouses and trench
fortifications.
The ship's anti-aircraft gunners
fought off deadly air assaults during
the bombardment period, and on one
occasion only skillful maneuvering of
the vessel by her commanding officer
saved her from a torpedo which had
been dropped. >
Memorial Stamps
To Be Issued
Four memorial stamps bearing the
portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt will
be issued beginning June 27 in tribute
to the President, Postmaster General
Frank Walker has announced.
The stamp bearing Mr. Roosevelt's
likeness will be issued in these denom
inations and colors: one cent, green;
two cent, red; three cent, purple,
and five cent, blue. They will be the
size of the special delivery stamp.
Mr. Roosevelt's portrait will be
placed at the left on each stamp with
the dates "1882-1945" and the name
"Roosevelt" underneath the portrait.
MINISTERS ATTEND
CHURCH SCHOOL
AT MAPS HIIL
Rev. T. F. Deitz and Rev. B. S. Hen
sley of Beta, Rev. W. N. Cook of Web
ster, Rev. Edgar Willix and Rev. J.
Edgar Bishop of Bishop, Miss Gret
chen Johnson, Jackson County Mis
sionary and Misses Jean and Pearl
Houston of Tuckaseegee left Monday
for Mars Hill to attend a school for
pastors, their wives and church work-"*
ers which is in there this week. This
group goes as representative of the
Tuckaseegee Baptist Association.
A. J. DILLS IN HOSPITAL
FOLLOWING ACCIDENT
Mr. A. J. Dills, well known real
estate man of Sylva, is in the hospital
following an accident which occurred
Wednesday, May 22.
Mr. Dills was thrown from the back
of the truck in which they were tak
ing barrels to the courthouse to pack
the clothing collected in the old cloth
ing drive.
Mr. Dills is resting as comfortably
as can be expected. He suffered
severe bruises and shock, but no bones
were broken.
Honor Seniors
Miss Jean Monteith, right, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Monteith, Valedictorian, and Miss Elizabeth Clay
ton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Clayton, salutatorian
of the Sylva High School graduation class, will deliver
addresses tonight at the graduation exercises.
DR. HAROLD D. MYERS
SPEAKER AT HOME
DEMONSTRATION CLUB
Dr. Harold ' D. Myers, Executive
Director of Recreation of the Univer
sity of North Carolina, was guest
speaker at the joint meeting of the
Home Demonstration clubs held Sat
urday afternoon, May 26, at the coun- .
ty Courthouse. I
Dr. Myers spoke on the six point
recreational program as set up by the
state and advocated its use in Jack
son County. He listed the six steps j
in this program as follows: 1st, County
Commissioners set up a Recreational
Board; 2nd, Advistory committee I
made up of represep^tives of civic |
and other organizations; 3rd, Em- j
ployment of part or full time person
to promote county-wide recreation;
4th, the appointment of a group ^ to ?
make a talent survey of the county;
( 5th, the utilization of natural re
sources and facilities, and 6th, to have
a balanced recreational program.
Dr. Myers stressed the importance
of this latter phase of the program,
I suggesting that it be spread out to
incorporate, active games and sports,
social recreation such as picnics and
parties, music, dramatics, arts and
crafts, natures and outings, linguistics
activities,* table games, dancing and
the use of festivals.
He suggested that the Home Dem
onstration clubs with the help of oth
er county organizations, turn the
County Courthouse into a county mu
seum, thereby making it a memorial
for the veterans of World War II. Dr.
Myers told the clubs that by uti- j
: lizing the natural resources of Jack-,
i son county many beautiful display
I cabinets could be filled, making the
j courthouse a place of interest and
beauty. He suggested that there be
groups formed to collect types of soil,
types of wood and wild flower life,
insects and minerals or those things
which were native of this county
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alone.
At the conclusion of his address,
j the clubs held a meeting to begin
I work on this type of program for their
! years work. x <
jMay 30th Should Be Known
As "Memorial Day" And Not
''Decoration Day"
This was recommended by the
Grand Army of the Republic in 1882,
accarding to Encyclopaedia. <4Con
federate Memorial Day" is the des
ignation given to May 30th by Virginia
and th esame name is used by Louisi
ana and Tennessee for June 3rd;
Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mis
sissippi for April 26th; and North
Carolina with South Carolina for May
10th.
Seaman Howell Serving
At Barger Point, T. H.
NAVAL AIR STATION, BARBER'S
POINT, CAHU, T. H.? David H.
Howell, seaman, first class, USNR, of
Whittier, N. C., is now serving at this
station in the public works depart
ment. - ?
, Howell's parents live in Whittier. He
attended Sylva High school and, before
(joining the Navy in May, 1941, was
farming in western North Carolina.
Howell was stationed at Shoemaker,
Calif., prior to his transfer here. .
FULLER IN GROUP
COMMENDED BY LT.
GEN. DOOLITTLE
ENGLAND, V-E DAY? Among the
185,000 men and women of the Eighth I
Air Force congratulated today by Lt. |
Gen. James H. Doolittle, who as- !
sumed command of the Eighth in I
January, 1944, was Private 1st Class I
Scwell D. Fuller of Route 1, Sylva,
N. C.
"I wish to extend my personal con
gratulations and my heartfelt appre
ciation to every one of you for the
magnificent job you have done," Gen;
Doolittle said in a message tc Jki per
| sonnel.
| "Each of you," he continued, "may
be proud of your part in the defeat of
Germany. I am proud of you. The
world is proud of you."
J. D. Reagan Commissioned
Lt. (J. G.) In U. S.
Maritime Service
| J. D. Reagan of Qualla, having pass
ed the examination by the Coast
(Guard Inspectors at Baltimore, Md.,
for the position of 2nd Assistant En
1 gineer of Steamships, has been com
missioned Lt. (j. g.) in the U. S. Mari
time ''Service and is now working for
; the War Shipping Administration
through the South Atlantic Steam
ship lines of Savannah, Ga.
William Robert Toy
Dies Of Wounds Received
In Pacific
Word hns been received of the death
of William Robert Toy, S 1-C, who
succumbed to wounds received in the
?Pacific May 18th.
S 1-C Toy entered service a year
ago and has been overseas since Dec.
1944.
He is survived by his wife, the for
mer Miss Ada Belt, one daughter, 4,
Eonnie Jeannette, the parents Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Toy and the following
brothers and sisters, Taylor Toy, Rice,
Wash., Mrs. James Club of Waynes
ville and Mrs. O. H. Smith of Sylva. .
Upper District Singing Con
vention To Meet In June
On the second Sunday in June the
upper district singing convention will
' meet with the Big Ridge Baptst church
at Big Ridge.
The public is cordailly invited to
attend.
Dr. Heward P. Diddens
Of West Point, Ga. Is
Commence'nt Speaker
Forty-nine seniors will be given
their diplomas tonight when the
senior class of the Sylva Central high
school hold their graduating exercises
in the school auditorium. Dr. Howard
}\ Diddens, pastor of the First Bap
tist church at West Point, Ga., will
deliver the address. These graduat
ing tonight are: Ola Beasley, Georgia
Blanton, Gladys Bradley, Hazel
Brooks, Frances Bryson, Barbara
Bumgarner, Hattie Mae Cagle, Eliza
beth Clayton, Gladys Cogdill, Estella
Cooper, Lois Cooper, Maude Cunning
ham, June Enloe, Ruby Ensley, Thel
ma Green, Alice Mae Hall, Freida
Haskett, Velma Hooper, Helen How
ell, Alice Hoyle, Elizabeth Landis,
Geneva Ledford, Marie Lessley*
Bertha Martin, Pauline Mills, Jean
Monteith, Lucille Moore, Dixie Mor
rison, Louise Paxton, Jean Poteei*
Esther Potts, Ruby Queen, Emily
Shields, Marjorie Schultz, Helen
Sneed, Bonnie Tolley, Arbutus Ward.
Nora Worley, Barbara Parris, John
Gibson, Bobby Terrell, Edgar Hooper,
Aster Plemmons, Louis Keener, R. L.
Revis, Tommy Farmer, Jack Dillard,
Gerald Buchanan and Harry Bum
garner.
Class officers are: John Gibson.
President; Bobby Terrell, Vice-Presi
dent; Elizabeth Landis, Secretary; and
Maude Cunningham, Treasurer. Mrs.
Chester Scott and Mrs. Bailey Whitt
are sponsors for the ck.ss.
WCTG COMMENCEMENT
CONCERT OUTSTANDING
FEATURE THIS YEAR
CULLOWHEE? The annual com
mencement concert for Western Car
olina Teachers College included se
lections from "Carmen" played on i
the piano by Virginia Madison, Dor
othy Rornine, Mildred Ensley, and
Mary Holmes Murphey and Porter's
"Begin the Beguine" by Marion Madi
son and Virginia Madison.
Violin members were Seitz's Con
certo in D Major by Ruth Hooper,
Bach's Air from Suite in D Major and
Vivaldi's Concerto Crosso in D Minor
by the String ensemble.
Voice number to 'be given are
Steinel's Tho Path Leading down to
the River, Ethel Reed, Ruth Lyerly,
and Virginia Madison; Silver's A Night
in May Margaret Rhodes and Chris
tine Aycock; Friml Riegger's Geanni
Mia by Jean Young, Bobbie Claire
Bennett, and Ella Frances Hooper;
Bizet's Seguidella, from Carmen, by
Essie Mae Hall; and Siszt-Wilson's
Nightfall by the college chorus.
Accompanists for the program are
Mrs. Lloyd Engman, Mrs. William
Reeves, Mrs. Gulley, and Miss Rosen
berger. Piano students for this recital
were from the class of Miss Clara De
Vane; the violin students are from the
class of Miss Rachel Rosenberger; and
the voice students are from the class
of Mrs. Charles Gulley.
Central Jackson County
Singing Convention
The Central Jackson County Sing
ing Convention will meet with the
Jarrett Memorial Baptist church, Dil
lsboro, the first Sunday in June.
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Guy Leatherwood Home
After Two Years Services
In Philippines
Guy Leatherwood, E. M. 2-c is
spending thirty days here with his
wife and other relatives in Dillsboro.
He has just returned from two years
duty in the Pacific area, part of the
time being spent in New Caledonia.
|He will report to Endicott, Conn., for
[re-assignment.
Commencement Exercises
Held At Savannah School
The Savannah school held its closing
exercises last Thursday and Friday.
On Tuesday evening the smaller chil
dren presented the operetta, "Cin
derella in Flowerland." On Friday
afternoon graduating exercises for the
seventh grade was held. Hugh E.
Monteith was the speaker for the oc
casion. Twenty-two boys and girls
received certificates. Howard Craw
' ford is principal of the schooL