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The Sylva Herald
vol. XX NO a
AND RURALITE? CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943
The Herald is dedicated to
progrjssive service to Jack
son ... A progressive, well
balanced county.
SYLVA, N. C., ? Wednesday, June 0, 1945 $1.50 A Year In Jackson And Swain Counties- -5c Copy
Less Than Half Of County Bond Quota Reached
PASTOR OF SYLVA BAPTIST CHURCH HAS
ANNOUNCED DATES FOR SERIES OF SERVICES
Rev. C. M. Warren Will Be
Assisted by Canton Pastot
June 10 Through June 24
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Rev. C. M. Warren, pastor of the
Sylva Baptist church, has announced
that a series of revival services will
begin at that church Sunday evening,
June 10, at 8 o'clock and continue
through Sunday, June 24, with services
each evening. Rev. Richard A. Kelly,
Pastor of the First Baptist church of
Canton, will be the guest speaker
during the series. Rev. Mr. Kelly was
pastor of the First Baptist church, of
Hastings, Fla., before going to Can
ton and was pastor of the First church
at Belmont for 13 years. He is a sin
cere minister of the gospel and is
deeply concerned about lost souls for
the Kingdom of God.
The public is cordially invited to
attend all services.
COUNTY COMMITTEE
DISCUSSES NUTRI
TIONAL NEEDS
The Jackson County Nutrition Com
mittee met Thursday afternoon, May
31st, at 3 o'clock in the court house.
, The meeting was called to order by
Miss Josephine Johnston, County
Home Demonstration Agent. Those
present were: Mr. Adam Moses,
County Superintendent of Schools;
Dr. Sisk, County Health Officer; Miss
Josephine Johnston, Home Demon
stration Agent; Mr. William T. Bfown,
JL\, Representative, Lions Club; Mr.
Carey Henson, Welfare Department;
Miss Louise Henson, Home Economics
Teacher, Sylva High School; Mrs. J. Ht
GiUes, Representative 20th Century
Club; Mrs. DennJfr Hi^Ckm, ~ Repres
entative County Council Home
Demonstration Club; Miss Lucille Wil
son, Chief Clerk and Secretary Jack
son County ACA; Miss Martha Bar
nett, Associate Farm Security Super
visor; Mrs. Stella R. Cusick, Execu
tive Secretary of State Nutrition Com
mittee, Raleigh and Miss Eleanor En
wright, field Consultant Nutrition
Program Branch, War Food Admin
istration, Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Cusick and Miss Enwright led
a discussion on the nutritional needs
in Jackson County and ways to meet
these needs through committee work.
Some of the needs brought out were:
(1) Increased number of school lun
ches and larger number of children
participating in this program; (2)
Workshop for school lunch managers;
(3) County School Lunch Supervisor;
(4) County Health Nurse; (5) Pre
natal Clinics; (6)- Training School for
Elementary Teachers in teaching of
Nutrition Units. This may be obtained
through Dr. Kindrick of the State
Board of Health and State Nutrition
Committee. (7) An Active Nutrition
Committee for the County#
A sub-committee of the County
Nutrition Committee will meet on
' Thursday June 14, to set up definite
objectives for committee work in 1945.
Baptist Vacation Bible
School Starts June 11
The Daily Vacation Bible school for
children, boys and girls, ages 3 thru
17, will begin at the Sylva Baptist
church Monday, June 11, at 9 o'clock
A. M. and continue through June 22.
All the boys and girls are urged to
attend every day. We want all boys
and girls, even though they are not
members of our church and Sunday
school, to attend. We are asking that
all parents be sure and see that all
children register at 10 o'clock Friday,
Juse 8, and that they attend Bible
school every day. A splendid faculty
has been secured.
jMk
. Sgt. Thompson Awardei^.
Br nze Battle Star \ ,
li-.-oTH AAF BU, ATC, ASM ,|;i|i
INDIA ? Now sta toned in India ? ^
e Air Transport Command is
Joseph C. Thompson, who has been
overseas 12 months. He enterel the
Air Corps in August, 1941, anl served
at Albuquerque, New Mexico. Be
fore entering the service he was em
ployed es a truck driver and farmer.
Sgt Thompson has been awarded
1 fee Presidential Unit Citation and
r eoe Bronze Battle Star.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C.
Thompson reside at Sylva, North Car
REVIVAL SPEAKER
Rev. Richard A. Kelly, pastor of the
Canton Baptist church, will come to
Sylva Sunday to assist Rev. C. M.
Warren in a series of revival services
which will begin in the Sylva Baptist
church $unday evening and continue
through June 24.
SYLVA PASTOR
Rev. C. M. .Warren, pastor of the
Sylva Baptist Church, extends a cor
dial invitation to the people of Sylva
and vicinity to attend the series of
revival services which will begin in
his church Sunday, June 10, with Rev.
Richard A. Kelly of Canton as guest
speaker. *
PFC. QUEEN OVERSEAS
I FOUR YEARS WITH
RED ARROW DIVISION
WITH THE 32ND INFANTRY DI
VISION IN NORTHERN LUZON,
PHILIPPINES.
Private First Class Dewey Queen,
sen of Mrs. Cleve Queen, Cowarts, N.
C. can claim the distinction of being
one of the real veterans of World War
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2. He is starting his fourth year over
seas with the famed 32nd "Red Arrow"
Division.
A member of Headquarters Battery
of the 121st Field Artillery Bn., he
came overseas in April of 1942. His
theater of action has been the long
hard road back from Australia to the
Philippines. Today the 32nd fights in
the Caraballo Mts. of Northern Luzon.
Besides the current action he has been
in combat at Saidor and Aitape in
New Guinea and Leyte in the Philip
pines.
Pfc. Queen is entitled to wear the
American Defense Ribbon, the Army
Good Conduct Medal, the Asiatic
Pacific theater ribbon with one battle
star, the Philippines Liberation rib
bon, also with one battle star and the
Bronze Arrowhead for participating
in the initial landing on Biak Island.
Pi^has a brother, James, who was
9Ljfci\Italian Campaign.
^dfftiickaseegee Baptist S. S.
Convention Will Meet
Sunday, June 10
Rev. Edgar Willox, Paster of the
Tuckaseegee Baptist Church will be
the main speaker for the Sunbay
School Convention which will meet
with the New Savannah Babtist Ch
urch Sunday June 10th. The program
will begin promptly at 2:30 and a
group from each Sunday School in
our Association it urged to be present. <
18 Year Old Boys
Register In May
The men listed below became 18
years of age during May and have
registered with the Selective Service
Board for military service: ^
John Carles Brown, Sam Queen,
AlVin Franklin Bradburn, R. L. Wil
liams, Kelly Thomas Cooper, John
William Young, Jr., Leighton Alison
Moss, Ed Higdon, Wayne Jamison,
Harry Eugene Allman, Alvin Jessie
Houston, James Howard Massie. Wil
liam Homer Monteith, Claude Edison
Fox, Johnnie Long, Floyd Calvin
Smith, Frank Richard Bryson, Altie
Fred Seagle, John Henry Reed, Jr.,
Robert Lee Cooper.
SYLVA MUNICIPAL
POOL OPENS
The Sylva Municipal pool opened
Saturday, June 2, with a crowd of
forty people -attending; the opening.
Orville Coward will be the manager
this year and Jimmy Madison, life
guard. Madison holds senior life
guard certificate and also instructor's
license.
The pool will be open from 1:30 to
6:00, seven days a week. It has a
circulatory system, water being cir
culated and chlorinated every twelve
hours. Towels and bathing suits are
furnished at the bath house. Also
Mr. Coward will have a refreshment
stand where candies and soft drinks
can be bought.
The pool will be kept open three
nights a week a little later on. The
time will be announced at a later
date.
Madison will give special swimming
and diving instructons to those who
are interested.
JESSET. SHELTON ,
RECEIVES GOOD
CONDUCT MEDAL
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Shelton of
Cullowhee have received a letter from
their son's commanding officer telling
them that, he has received the Good
conduct medal:
"It is my pleasure to inform you
that your son, T-5 Jesse T. Shelton,
has recently been awarded the Good
Conduct Medal."
He has earned this award by having
demonstrated fidelity through faith
ful and exact performance of duty
end efficiency, through capacity to
produce desired results.
His behavior in carrying out the
duties assigned him reflect great
credit to himself and the army of the
United States.
Miss Anne Buchanan
Awarded Citizenship
At Webster High
Miss Anne Buchanan, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buchanan, of
Gay was elected best citizen of Web
ster High school and this year's grad
uating class.
She was presented the citizenship
medal by Mr. J. E. Brown at the
graduation exercises Tuesday evening,
May 29, at the Savannah school audi
torium.
McClean Brothers
Home On Furlough
George McClean, C M M and Fred
McClean, S 1/c, both of the U. S.
Navy are spending furloughs with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Mc
Clean. George has just returned from
active duty in the Pacific and Fred
has been stationed in California.
CORBIN PRESIDES AT
SCOUT COURT OF HONOR
AT COWEE SCHOOL
The Smoky Mountain District. Dan
iel Boone Council, Boy Scouts of
America, Court of Honor wa? held
Monday evening, June 4, 1945, at the
Cowee School in Macon County. John
F. Corbin, Sylva, District Advance
ment Chairman was in charge. The
Tenderfoot ceremony was conducted
by Francis V. Smith, Scout executive |
of Asheville.
The following Sylva Scouts received
advancement awards: Tenderfoot: T.
C. Shepherd, Ray Fox, Ellis Fox, and
Charles Cagle. Second class: Frank
Holden. The award of Star Scout was
presented to Frank M. Crawford. Jr.,
by Rev. A. Rufus 'Morgan, Franklin,
District Chairman.
Citation awards were presented to
patrols winning them at the Camporee
held at Camp Lumpkin, May 18 and
15. Troop 1 of Sylva won a total of
eight citations for various camping ac
tivities.
Special awards were presented to
W. C. Hennessee, District Camping
Chairman, and Dennis E. Barkley,
Sylva Scoutmaster, for participating
in the Scout Leaders training course
held at Camp Lumpkin.
Barker's Creek And
Wilmont Citizens T?
Hold War Bond Rally
There will be a meeting of the lead
ing citizens of the Wilmot and Bark
ers Creek neighborhoods at the Wil
mot Baptist church at 8:30 P. M. on
Friday, June 8th. The purpose of
the meeting. is to encourage in .these
sections to buy' a War Bond of some
denomination during tjie 7th War
Loan Drive. Everybody is invited and
urged to be present at this patriotic,
bond rally meeting.
Dies In Pacific
Word has 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,
Bonnie Jeannett, the parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Toy, and the ? following
brother and sisters, Taylor Toy,' Rice,
Wash., Mrs. James Club of Waynes
ville and Mrs. O. H. Smith of Sylva.
A countrywide shortage of food con
tainers of all kinds is reported by the
War Food Administration.
WILLIAM E. DILLARO POST OF AMERICAN
LEGION TO ERECT VETERANS MEMORIAL
The William E. Dillard Post of the
American Legions plans to erect a
memorial to veterans of World
Wars, 1 and 2, in the form of
a permanent home for the Legion. The
accommodations for the Public Li
brary will be housed in the same
building.
The home will be constructed out
of native stone on a lot donated by
the county at the foot and to the left
of the steps leading to he courthouse.
It will be a two story structure and
at either side of the entrance there
will be a column, one to symbolize
Veterans of World War 1, the other
veterans of World War 2.
It is the plan of the Legion to give
every citizen of Jackson county, an i
opportunity to help with the con- !
struction of this memorial.
The following committees have been
appointed. Building committee, W.
L. Jones, chairman; Joe Davis, assis
tant. Finance committee, Raymond
Sutton, chairman; Waltet Ashe, Ed-,
ward Bryson, D. M. TallCTit, and Zeb
Moss. John F. Corbin has been named
publicity agent.
John F. Corbin, Commander.
JACKSON CO. WOMAN
HIGHLY HONORED
Mrs. E. L. McK.ee, long considered I
one of North Carolina's leading wom
an citizens, was the recipient last I
week of the honorary degree of Doc
tor of Laws. This degree was con
ferred by Dr. Frank Graham, Presi
dent of the Greater, University of
North Carolina, at the commence
ment exercises on May 28 at the
Woman's College in Greensboro. The
citation for the degree included an
enumeration of the many outstand
ing offices which Mrs. McKee has
held and the distinctive services that
she has rendered to the State.
In the long history of the Univer
sity fewer than a dozen women have
received the honorary degree. In
cluded in the number who have had
this distinguished honor conferred
upon them are Mrs. Franklin D.
Hoosevelt and Mrs. Josephus Daniels.
Adding emphasis to the signal hon
or wfcich has come to Mrs. McKee
hav^bwn the usii*)ly> fine* press cont
inents throughout the state. Typical
of such comments is the following
editorial quoted from the Charlotte
News of May 30:
"Sylva's Doctor
"We are certainly in accord with
Woman's College? of the University
ol North Carolina which has ordained
that Mrs. E. L. McKee of SyKa be
distinguished by an honorary degree.
Learned Doctor of Laws, says Wom
an's College. She is all of that, and
more. As a lady, a scholar, a unique
T.tr Heel stateswoman and lawmaker,
she was due recognition.
"North Carolina is no; given to
sending its women to Raleigh to the
General Assembly. Mrs. McKee, in
fact, is the only one it has ever sent
t. > tne State Senate ? but if ner rec
ord there is any indication of what
we've missing, we should hasten to
repair our ways.
"While there (in three regular and
tw.i special termsj she managed to 5
b< 1 me a foremost supporter of social
and educational legislation, to gain
fame by introducing and sponsoring
ou. child labor law, which is accepted
a.- ^ model, and to^mroduce and steer
the Social Security Bill of 1936.
"Enough, you see, to distinguish
her us one of the state's first citizens,
but among the other things the re
couning failed to mention what we
consider to be her most noteworthy
accomplishment. |
"She served as a member of Gov-'
einor Broughton's Board of Inquiry
in the Morganton Hospital investiga
tion, and a most valuable member
she was. She was the only woman.
Ey her intense interest, her broad
understanding, and her common
sense view of that affair she marked
herself in our eyes as an outstanding
North Carolinian. Dr. McKee it is,
and should be."
Pvt. Cope Awarded Infantry
Badge For Exemplary
Service
WITH THE 32nd INFANTRY DI
VISION IN NORTHERN LUZON, P.
I. ? PrivateWilliam R. Cope, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Cope, who lives
Route 1, Sylva, N. C. has been award
ed the Combat Infantry Badge for
exemplary behavior in combat.
In the service since Jan., 1944, Cope
is fighting on Luzon at present with
the 32nd "Red Arrow" Infantry Di
vision. He holds the Asiatic-Pacific
Ribbon.
To timber owners: the problem of
producing enough crates and boxes
to. ship war supplies has mounted
since V-E Day.
CHAIRMAN ARIAIL SAYS
COUNTY LAGGING IN
WAR ROND PURCHASES
The 7th War Loan Drive will close
on June 30th. Jackson County is lag
giiig far behind on its quota of
$240,000. According to report re
ceived from the Federal Reserve
Bank up to the close of business,
Thursday, May 31 only $70,000 bonds
had been sold in the county up to
that time, leaving a balance of $170.
000 to be sold during the remainder of
June.
" Every township in the county has
been given a quota ol bonds to be
sold during the 7th War Loan Drive.
There are fifteen townships in Jack
son county and thus far only one
out of the fifteen has made its quota
and gone over the top. The other
fourteen townships have made but
little progress. I earnestly urge every
citizen in every community to get
behind the 7th War Loan Drive. ? get
behind and back up your local town
ship chairman, assist him in every
possible way tu sell a bond of some
denominaiton to every adult person.
This job cannot be done by just a few
people. It is the patriotic duty of_
every citizen to lend a helping hand.
The war is not over and our boys are
i>till undergoing the hardships of war
Ifare and the least we at home can do
is to back them up with our money
by buying all the bonds we possibly
can. "Jackson County has never fail
ed to make its quota in any of the
former# six war loan drives and it
must not fail to make its 7th war loan
quota. Time is growing short and
whatever you do must be done dur
ing the next three weeks. Remember
lour boys on the battle fronts and back
them up by buying more and more
war bonds.
LOCALtEBION POST
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
The following officers have been
elected for 1946 for the American
Legion
Commander Raymond Sutton
2nd Vice-Commander Elliott C
Pressley
3rd. Vice-Commander R. L.
Pearson
Adjutant Fred Williams
Chaplain ? Rev. B. S. Hensley
Finance officer ?A. D. Parker
Sgt at Arms Walter Jones
Membership Chmn. D. M. Tallent
Guardianship officer ? Edward Br> son
Historian John F. Corbin
Americanism D. M. Hooper
Graves registration ? ? ? G. L. Green
Service officer T. Walter Ashe
T. Walter Ashe has been one of the
most faithful members of the William
F,. Dillard Post of the American Le
gion, being Ajut'ant during almost
the entire life of the Post, many timei
carrying the burden of the work.
With the increasing number of our
World War 2 veterans returning and
needing assistance, it was felt that T.
Walter Ashe could render service of
j ficers work better than any other man.
Funeral Services Held
For Lanning Child
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Glen
ville Baptist church for Jackie Lan
ning, 9, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Lanning of Glenville. Jackie died
June 3rd at the C. J. Harris Com
munity Hospital following a brief
illness. Rev. Bertha Stamey officiat
ed at the services.
He is survived by the parents, two
brothers, Charles and Bobby, four
sisters, Pasy, Lynette, Ella Mae and
Marilyn.
Sgt. Richard E. Turpin
Home Alter Fourteen
Months Overseas Duty
Tech. Sgt. Richard Turpin, veteran
of more than 25 bombing missions,
has arrived in Jackson county to visit
h;s wife.
Sgt. Turpin served as a radio
operator and gunner on a B 17 with
the 8th air force. He was -aent over
seas in April 1944.
Last year's pig crop was down 34
per cent from the ytfar before. Since
pork accounts for about 90 per cent
of the meat supply, no wonder there's
a shortage
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