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AMERICA First, Last and Always VOL. XX NO. 6 Ttfe Sylva Herald AND RURALITE? CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943 ? ? SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday, June 27, 1945 $1.50 A Year In Jackson And W.G.T.G. Enrolls 197 In Summer School Cullowhee ? Enrollment lor the summer session at Western Carolina Teacher College is the largest it has been since the beginning of the war, according to an announcement today by Miss Addie Beam, registrar. Of the 167 who have enrolled, 125 are taking undergraduate work, 23 are taking graduatee work toward a mas- I * ter's degree in education, and 19 are taking special work. Twenty-eight of the total enrolled i are from seven other states. Sixteen j fUBents are from South Carolina; four from Florida; three, from Georgia; two j from Tennessee; and one from each of the following: Illinois, Ohio, and New York. There are 139 North Carolinians enrolled. Because of the war the number of women attending is still several times greater than that of the number of men enrolled. Of the 167 students, 18 are men, while 149 are women. 4-H CLUB TO SPONSOR COUNTY WIDE CONTEST A county-wide^4-? contest on quick breads and dresses and other sewing will be held Saturday, July 7, at the Sylva elementary school. A health contest, when the King and Queen of Health will be selected, will also be a part of the mornings activities. All participants are asked to come at 10 o'clock when the judg ing will take place. , At 2 o'clock that afternoon a pro gram will be held and prizes awarded. The main feature of the program will be a short play given by the Beta 4-H girls. All parents and friends of 4-H club members ai*e invited to attend. BANDMILL AT EAST LA PORTE SOLD FOR SCRAP It has been disclosed that the Plat nip Brothers of Bluefield, W. Va. dealers in iron and steel scrapmetals have purchased the bandmill and engines belonging to the Blackwood Lbr. Co. at East LaPorte. . The mill which began operations thirty years ago was disbanded sotne time ago. Mrs. Joseph Keys is pres ident of the company. Ben M. Platnip, who is supervising the dismantling of the mill estimates that it will take between six week to two months to complete the job. REVENUE DEPARTMENT ISSUES WARNING ON AUTO USE STAMP ! \ * | The United States Revenue Depart ment has issued a final warning to all citizens owning and operating auto mobiles that they are required to pur chase and display on their car the Federal Auto Use stamp not later than July 1, 1945, which is next Sunday. | The department said that immediately after July 1st that revenue collectors will begn checkng cars and all cars found without the stamp the owner will be required to buy the $5.00 stamp then and there or otherwise face a penalty for failure to do so of $100 and cost or $50 and 30 days in jail or both. v\ The public is urged to copy the number of the stamp on his pocket registration card which will protect him in case his stamp should become lost. If the owner purchases the stamp and puts it in his pocket or some other place other than display ing it on his car he will still be sub ject to fine, the department stated. The stamps are on sale at all post offices. Farm Slaughters Required To Have Permits Al| persons in Jackson county who intend to slaughter meat for sale or to give it away are re minded' by Dan Tompkins, that July 1, 1945, Is the deadline for securing the permit necessary for this slsughtsring. Meats included in this ars pork, bssf, vesl or mut ton; fish, poultry or gosts ars ax cepted. Registration and permits can be ?btainsd at ths ratloicboard. ? 11 ? ' John R. Womack Promoted To T-5 Cpl. Pfc. John John R. Womack, son of W. G. Womack, o f Sylva who is serv ing with the 232 Signal Opn. Co. on Luzon, has been advanced to the rank of T-5 Coporal. Cpl. Womack entered service in Nov., 1942, and after studying radio for six months at Skyland entered State College for a three months ad vanced course in radio. He entered active service in 1943 at Fort Bragg, taking his basic training at Camp Crowder, Mo., and Pittsburgle, Cal. He has been foreign service since April, 1944, and has been in New Guinea, Dutch East Indies Islands and the Philippines. COUNTY QUOTA FOR ? CANCER CONTROL NOT REACHED Mrs. W. L. Jones and H. E. Mon teith, county commanders for the can cer drive are making an appeal to the people to make contributions in order that the county can go over the top in this work. The county lacks $150.00 having its quota. Rally at once to this worthwhile undertaking and leave your contribu tions with Mrs. Jones, Mr. Monteith or Mrs. J. H. Wilson at The Herald office. C. J. HARRIS HOSPITAL IS REDECORATED . Breaking away from the traditional sterile wJlttrgiWeraJTy associated with hospitals the C. J. Harris Community Hospital has recently undergone a new decorative scheme. Rooms and wards done in muted pastel shades with gay draperies and bedspreads has created a restful and cheerful atmosphere where the patient may grow well and strong again. Pink, green, blue, gray and ivory are used in the walls with white entmel woodwork. At a later date, possJbly around the first of the year, new inlaid asphalt will be used in the bedrooms, upstaris lobby and deliv ery room. # The community hospital is a twenty eight bed institution, staffed with six nurses, a superintendent of nurses, Mrs. A. H. Carter and six domestic help. A new roof was put on the hospital last fall and one on the nurses home, which is adjacent to the hospital this spring. Also a new electric stove was added recently. In August of last year an electric elevator was in stalled taking the place of the old hand operated one. Mrs. Carter has stated that this plan cf redecoration was made possible through the proceeds made from the square dances which are sponsored by the hospital every three weeks, also the Twentieth Century club in Sylva made a generous donation in June. These dances will continue and addi tions made to the hospital as funds will permit. Donations for these pur poses will be greatly appreciated. The hospital supplies baby clothes and nursery needs for all new babies. For a very nominal sum hospital an nouncement cards will be supplied the parents. JACKSON MEN ENTER MILITARY SERVICE The following men from this county have been accepted for service in the \rmy and Navy: NAVY? Tom George, Carl Barnes. ARMY? Daniel Joe Farmer, Ros coe Lee Hyatt, Frank Ingram Wat son, Jr., Wood row Wilson Deitz, Ran som Fred Duncan (V), Roy Paul Fox, William Earl Extine, Boyd Stonewall Jackson, Johnie Hix Bradley, Jay Lee Shook, Billy Thomas Estes. Billy Allison Sutton Joins Maritime Service Billy Allison Sutton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sutton, left June 13 for Sheepsbead Bay, Brooklyn, N. Y., where he will enter the Maritime ser vice training station there. MILLS BROTHERS MEET IN PARIS When Pfc. Wade Mills heard that Lis brother, Pfc. Joseph Mills, was in Paris he made a ten-day trip out of Germany to meet him there. The brothers had a three-day visit togth er. Pfc. Wade Mills was with Gen. Hodges 1st army and has 9pent two of his three years service in the army overseas* Pfc. Joseph Mills entered service three and half years ago and was sent across six mos. ago. He is stationed in Paris with the Glider Infantry. They are the sons of Mr. J. D. Mills of Sylva. Sanitary methods in handling milk and prompt cooling will help reduce losses* from sour milk, caused by bac teria converting the milk sugar into lactic acid. DR. H. M. GLARVOE OF WAYNESVILLE TO SPEAK HERE THURSDAY NIGHT Dr. H. M. Clarvoe, veterinarian of Weynesville, will discuss mas titis Thursday night, June 28, at 8:00 P. M. at the court house in Sylva. This discussion should be of special interest to milk cow owners of the county. Every in terested person in livestock is in vited to be present at this meet- / ing. M. L. SNIPES, County Agent Sgt. Thad Deitz Sailed From California 1st Sgt. Thad Deitz, who recently spent a furlough at home, sailed from California June 7. He has been sta tioned with an infantry division in Fort Ord, Calif. j Postal Ruling Affects Papers Going To Servicemen Overseas After July 1 All Subscriptions Must Be Paid In Advance Or Dropped WRITTEN REQUEST The following article gives an ex planatidh of the new postal ruling regarding newspapers being sent to members of the armed forces over seas. In brief, The Herald will no longer be allowed to carry overseas service men on the subscription list alter July 1, unless the paper is paid in advance, and after that date the paper cannot be sent to anyone over seas unless that person sends a writ ten request for the paper. For the benefit of the relatives of service men who are sending the pa per overseas to someone, The Herald will accept paid-in-advance sub scriptions for a year before the July 1 dead line without having the reqUest, and the request will not have to be made before next year. It will be necessary to drop all overseas papers that are not paid in advance after July 1. Postal Order At the request of the Navy De partment, effective July 1, 1945, in order to conserve shipping space and to prevent nonessential mailings, the following arrangements between that Department and the Post Of fice Department shall govern the ac ceptance in the mails of newspapers and other periodical publications ad dressed to personnel of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard over seas. Individual copies of newspapers and magazines offered for mailing by publishers addressed via fleet post office at New York, N. Y., or San Francisco, Calif., to Navy, Ma rine Corps, and Coast Guard person nel on duty overseas, shall be accept ed only when they are being sent in fulfillment of written request initi ated by the addresses for subscrip tions or renewals of subscriptions. Publishers will be required to sub mit to postmasters at mailing of fices, for their examination of the requests from the addresses for sub scriptions or renewal of subscriptions. Relatives and friends may pay for the subscriptions or renewal of sub scriptions provided the addresses have initiated requests therefor. Complimentary copies sent by publishers*, copies paid for by adver sers, and copies sent under any k.?nd of arrangement whereby the requests of the addresses are solicit ed shall not be accepted. Copies mailed in fulfilment of sub scriptions which are unexpired on the effective date of this order shall be accepted until the subscriptions expire. Publishers mailing copies in ac-, cordance with the foregoing shall include with the address a certi ficate reading ""Mailed in conform ity with P. O. D. Order No. 27851." Copies for Army personnel will continue to be mailed under the si. me P. O. D. Order No. as at pres ent. This order has the same require ments for subscriptions. I Sylva Firemen Elect Officers At Dinner Meeting pa w &Mb!& ? ? ???. .?^dtfri'ifiiiffrl finiii^i 'n'i in i )jt f At a dinner meeting held Monday night, June 25, at the Jarrett Springs Hotel the following officers were elected to serve the Sylva Firemen for the ensuing year: Chief, Charlie Campbell; 1st Assis ant Chief, Dick Green; 2nd Assistant Chief, Bart Cope; Sec. and Treas., Alliney Bryson; Assistant Sec. and Treas., Gray son Cope; and Fire Marshal, O. E. Brookhy*er. Special guest of the firemen was Pvt. Dave Sorqell, an inactive member who has recently returned after several months spent in a German prison camp. Other guests were Mayor Gibson and the town board of Aldermen, and honorary mem bers of the department. The Herald is dedicated t m progressive service to Jack son ... A progressive, well balanced county. Swain Counties? 5c Copy Canning Sugar Cou pons Being Mailed Out S. Sgt. Raymond T. Shular Receives Bronze Star I Major General Charles L. Bolte, C. G. of the 34th Division is shown pre senting the bronze star to S. Sgt. Ray mond T. Shular of Sylva. Sgt. Shular is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Shular of Sylva and is with the 168 Inf. Regt., 34th Div. of the 5th Army. He entered service twenty-eight months ago and has spent twenty-three months of that time overseas. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR LT. PEARSON Funeral services for Lt. Robert L. Pearson were held Monday morning at 11 o'clock at Abner Creek Baptist church near Greer, S. C., with Rev. L. J. Keels, Rev. D. K. Hill and Rev. John Lewis officiating. Burial fol lowed in the church cemetery. Lt. Pearson, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Pearson, of Balsam was killed Thursday when two flying fortresses collided frbbut seven mil^s north of Aracdia, Fla. He was born near Greer, S. C., but moved with his par ents to Balsam and graduated from Sylva high school. He then attended Clemson College before entering ser vice in April, 1942. Robinson Begins Duties As Assistant Pastor At First Baptist Church Rc-v. Bill Robinson of Asheville be gan his duties as assistant pastor to Row C. M. Warren at the Baptist church June 14. Rev. Robinson will remain through out the summer months and in the" fall return to Wake Forest College where he is a junior. It has been announced by Dan Tompkins, chief clerk of the ration board, that coupons for canning sugar are now being mailed out. There will be a limit of eight pounds per person tnd no more than sixty pounds issued to any one family unit. All applications for canning sugar must be in by July 15, no other will be considered after that date. It is urgently requested that these coupons not be spent except as need ed. They will remain good through out the 1945 canning season. FARM SLAUGHTERS FACE DISAPPOINTMENT Many farmers in the Charlotte Dis trict who have slaughtered meat to sell in previous years have sa far failed to register for new slaughtering permits now required by OPA, Dis trict Director L. W. Driscoll said yes terday. The deadline for registration is June 30. Farmers who have not applied to the local War Price and Rationing Board for permits by that time will not be allowed to slaughter any meat for sale, nor have such meat slaught ered for them lor sale, Mr. Driscoll explained. Any resident farmer who sold or transferred no meat, or not more than 400 pounds, during the 1944 base peri od may secure a permit to slaughter and sell up to 400 pounds during the next year. Those who slaughter for siie or transfer more than 400 pounds but less than6,000 pounds will be given a quota based on last year's rec ord. WEBSTER am* , GIRLS fd SPONSOR BABY CONTEST The Kimowegee Camp Fire Girls of Webster are sponsoring a Baby con test on the 4th of July at the^ Webtser school building. Preceding the con test will be a parade which will begin at 4:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. After the parade entertainment will be furnished by the Webster Boy scouts and the camp fire girls. A pic nic supper will be served. Taking part in the baby contest are Martha Sue Buchanan, Nellie Ruth Ensley, Barbara Bryson, Jean Etta Cannon, and Billy Jo Monteith. The proceeds from the contest and the fooa sale will be used to buy supplies and materials for the Camp fire girls and the boy scout organizations of Web ster. Everyone is cordially invited to at tend this Fourth of July celebration. PFG. ROY H. MORRIS HOME ON THIRTY BAY FURLOUGH Pfc. Hoy H. Morris, who was wound ed in the battle of Iwo Jime, spent some time in an army hospital in the Ma ri annas and has recently been in a hospital in Memphis, Tenn., is spend ing thirty days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy B. Morris. Joining the Marines in Sept., 1943, he trained at Parris Island, Philadel phia and Camp Pendleton, Cal., before going to the Pacific area in January, 1944. He took part in four major battles before being wounded. He is a veteran of the 4th Marine Division, Jack McClure Home After Liberation Pfc. Jack W. McClure, son of Mr, and Mrs. R. A. McClure, of Sylva, Rt. 1, who was recently released after spending eight months in a Nazi prison camp, is home on a 60-day fur lough. Pfc. McClure entered service in April, 1943, and went overseas in June, 1944, with an infantry unit. He has two brothers, Clarence, M 2-c, and Roy C. S. 1-c now serving in the South Pacific. Plans are being made for fifteen i schools in different sections of North Carolina during the first half of Aug. for the study of MnsHtto, a dtom? of the cow's udder. All milkers should attend.
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