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VOL. XX NO. H~ SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday
in Jackson And Swain Counties? 5c Copy
JACKSON HAS MUCH TO OFFER NEW CAPITAL
County Agent Sees Bright Post-War
Future For Jackson County Farmers
By m. L. Snipes, County Agent
People of Jackson County are
fortunate to live in an. area so
abundantly blessed with natural
advantages. We live in a section of
great natural beauty where one
can enjoy good health, happiness,
and security. Our woodlands and
forests give us a combination of
beauty and economic income. The
soil responds well to wise treat
ment and the abundant rainfall
and water supply assure us of a
bountiful harvest under proper
soil management.
Post war plans include syste
matic woodland management in
order that the people of this area
may continue to enjoy a great in
come from wood products. This
calls for adquate protection from
fire, reforestation, and selective
cutting of wood and timber. .
Great progress has been made
during the past few years in soil
management. Many farms are
, producing two or three times as
much food and feed as were prod
uced on the same acreage a few
years ago. Pastures in a great
many cases have been consider
ably improved. Yet we have just
started in the fascinating work of
feeding the soil in order that we
and our livestock may be better fed.
Tremendous increases may be^
realized from our soil by the
proper application of lime, phos
phate, and potash along w||h leg
umes. Our plans for the future in
clude special attention to be given
to pasture and other grass land
so that farmers ol the County may
keep more and better livestock at
less ^ost. The * ar& income can
be considerably increased on many
farms by a good pasttire that will
take care of a few milk cows and
provide a regular income from the
sale of milk throughout the year.
Poultry offers an additional in
come along with, other produce for
some farm families .
Increased numbers of tourists
may be expected to visit Jackson
County after the war, and farmers
will desire to take full advantage
of the money they wish to spend.
Tourists coming to this area will
furnish a market for home grown
small fruits such as strawberries
f.nd raspberries which can be prod
uced in large quanities on a small
acreage in this section.
In fact, post war plans call for
making full use of the natural
advantages found in this section
in order that the people may enjoy
a more prosperous and a happier
life.
FUNERAL RITES HELD
FOR JESSE M, DILLS
Funeral services were held Fri
day, August 31st at 2:30 o'clock1
at the Cullowhee Baptist church
for Jesse M. Dills, 51, who died
Wednesday, August 29th following !
a long illness. The Revs. T. F.
Deitz and McMurry. Ritchie were
in charge of the service. Burial
was in the Cullowhee cemetery.
Mr. Dills is survived by the wi
dow, five daughters, Mrs. Fred;
Smith of Tuckaseegee, Juanita,
Doris, Mary Alma and Frankie of
Cullowhee, four sons, Grady of the
U. S. army, serving in the Phillip
pines, J. R., Ray, and Claude Lyn
don of Cullowhee, one sister, Mrs.
D. M. Tallent of Sylva and one
brother, Thurman Dills of Dills
boro.
Active pallbeares were; George
Crawford, Harley Shelton, Mild
red Jenkins, Oscar Norton, John
Hooper and Jim Harris. j
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Honorary Pallbearers; Ralph
Sutton, Dr. H. T. Hunter, Dean W.
E Bird, C. A Hoyle, Dr. W. H.
Woody, Dr. Painter, John Painter,
Rufus Phillips, John Phillips,
Birdie Long, L. H. Higdon, Jule
Painter, Lem Norton, Adam Moses,
Glen Hughes, Leonard Holden,
John Crawford, Dr. D. D, Hooper,
Dr. A. A. Nichols, Dr. A. S. Nkh
cls, Dr. Grover Wilkes, J. H. Wl
so, T. E. Reed and Dm Parker.
Jarrett Presents
Honorary Member
ship Certificates
To Bryson Masons
Mr. R. Frank Jarrett, owner
and operator of Jarrett Springs
Hotel at Dillsboro and an active
Mason, was in Bryson City Monday
night where he had the honor of
presenting honorary membership
certificates to one 50-year member
and several 25-year members of
Oconee Lodge No. 427 A. F. and
A. M.
Jackson Man In Occupa
pation in Japan Group
| ABOARD THE USS NORTH
CAROLINA OFF JAPAN (Delay
ed) ? Carol E. Pell, seaman, first
I class, USSNR, 19, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Hampton A. Pell, of Cashiers,
N. C., is serving aboard this battle
ship which is part of the powerful
Pacific Fleet engaged in occupying
Japan.
Under the operational control of
Admiral William F. Hasley, USN,
Commander of the 3rd Fleet, the
NORTH CAROLINA, one of the
"glamor" ships of the Fleet, as
' sembled with the other battleships,
17 aircraft carriers, five escort car
reirs, 20 cruisers and more than
?290 other U. S. ships to carry out
j the first stages of the occupation
' of the Japanese home islands
SCENE OF JACKSON'S FIRST COURT
This is picture of the Daniel Bryson old home
place on Scott's Creek in the Beta community as it
stands today. This family was one of the first perma- '
neat .settlors in this community. The old home has a
historical tiackgrouncf in that it wa^the place - where
the first organized court was held in Jackson county.
Judge John W. Ellis, later governor' of the state, con
vened the first court here on Monday, March 3, 1853.
New FSA Committee
man Appointed
C. Price Dillard of route 1 Sylva
has been appointed to serve an
other term as a committeeman for
the Farm Security Administration
in Jackson County. Mr. Dillard
has served several years as a com
mitteeman prior to this time and
is well known by farmers in all
sections of the county. His sound
judgment and experience in farm
practices suitable to this section
well qualities him for this appoint
ment. His genuine interest in the
success of the small farmer has
added greatly to the FSA program
in the past. All FSA worker; in
this unit are well pleased with his
reappointment.
CHRISTMAS MAILT
MONTH DECREED BY
GOVERNOR CHERRY
Governor Gregg Cherry has pro
calimed September 15 to October
15 as Chrsitmas mail month for
the armed forces. The dates he
named are those designated by the
War Department and post office
department a9 Christmas mail
month.
P. T. A. Will Meet
Tuesday Afternoon
The first meeting of the Sylva
Parent Teachers for the 1945-1946
session will meet Tuesday after
noon, September 1 1th at 3:30. Mrs.
J. H. Gillis is very anxious to have
a good attendance at this time as
plans for the year's work will be
made.
Coming Of Southern Railway Speeded
Growth And Development Of Jackson
By Frances Whitt With Coopera ?
tion of Herbert Gibson, Local Agent
The importance of the Southern
Railway System to the Town of
Sylva in its infancy, is shown by
the fact that when Sylva was. laid
out in the shape of an octagon, the
survey was made from a post in
the Southern Railway freight ware
house, making the Southern Rail
way station the center of Sylva.
In 1913 the Jackson County court
house was moved from Webster to
Sylva for the reason that Sylva
was located on the Southern Rail
way. During the years, the South
ern has contributed an important
part in the development of Sylva
and Jackson County as^ well as
Western North Carolina and the
entire Southland which it serves
with a depenable, all-weather,
8,000-mile transportation system
The Southern Railway System
proudly and justly shares a tribute
to the great performances of the
railroads of the United States in
World War II, which is summarized
in a single sentence:
"With one-fourth fewer em
ployees, one third fewer locomo
tives, one-fourth fewer freight
cars and one-third fewer paoteAfar
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Influx Of Touirst
Taxed Sylva's Hotels,
Homes And Cafes
Some idea of the great in
flux of visitors to this section
when new cars, and tires are
available and the parkway and
other roads are completed in
this area, was given over
the week-end by the crowds
who overtaxed Sylva's housing
and eating placs. The lifting of
gas rationing put thousands of
cars on the roads again. Peo
ple who had not been able to
get away from the city or their
work during the war took ad
vantage of the Labor Day holi
day for an outing.
This section sees the great
-need of more hotels, tourist
courts and recreational facili
tiea if it is to take eare of thoae
who will want to come to
Jackeon county next eeason.
This would be a good project
for our Chamber of Com
merce to work on.
The wheat supply for 1945-46
is now indicated to be about 1,425
million buthels, according to the
USNA*
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THESE MEN MADE
SUPREME SACRIFICE
ON BATTLE FIELDS
Mountain Men Of Jackson
Helped Make History On
Many Battle Fronts
The brave sons of Jackson
county went forth to war
and helped write history with their
blood on the battle fields of World
War No. 2, in the jungles and on
the waters of the broad Pacific, on
the beaches of North Africa, Sicily,
Italy, France and the continent of
Europe. ? They fought on the
ground, in the air and under the
sea to help bring the peace we now
have again to the world.
The following list of Gold Star
men from Jackson is as nearly
[ complete was we were able to ob
tain. If there are others we will
thank their parents or other rela
tives to give us their names in
order that they can be published
in this connection.
The list o 165 men are as follows:
Arthur Buchanan, Howard Eu
gene Allman, Frank Fred Bailey,
Jr., Herman Fisher Bailey, Woody
H. Bishop, Jake Marion Bryson,
Floyd Ray Buchanan, James Ter
rell Bird, Jr., Maurice E. Bryson,
Gerald Clayton Bumgarner, Den
ver Talmage Bryson, Thomas Bum
garner, Grady James Cabe, Clyde
Lewis Carroll, Clyde Lewis Crisp,
Woodrow Coggins, Thomas Bragg
! Cowan, Jess Cline, Ora Lee Elders,
George Richard Ensley, Clarence
Eugene Fisher, John Calvin Friz
zell, William Radford Guffey, Bob
Vernon Henry, Winford Vaughn
Hen'sley, John Vester Hoyle, Bas
comb Simeon Hensley, Jr., Robert
Gray Hampton, Russell Hamilton,
Junny Oliver Jackson, Lyman Lee
Jones, John Robert Jones, John
Oscar Lovedahl, Earl Cline Mc
Clukie, Thomas Edward McClure,
Charles Woodfin McLaughlin, Vic
tor Bertie Moss, Rufus DeForest
Nation, Robert Louis Perkins,
Volie Mitchell Shelton, Jack Shep
herd, Louie Henry Shuler, Shere
dan John Smith, Junior Alfred
Smith, Thomas Owen Varner,
Louis Victor Watgon, Herbert Web
ster, Jr., Vernon Sneed, Gilbert R,
Styles, Kenneth J. Ward, Richard
Watson, Robert Person, John Leo
pard, James Ray Pettit, Grover
Plott, James Berlin Bumgarner,
Adam West Driver, Clyde Loftin
Crisp, William Abraham Norman,
Arthur Buchanan, Swift Green
wayr William Robert Toy, William
A. Bowers, Roy Watson, Otis G.
Cole.
Green vegetables, well-known
as rich sources of vitamin A, also
are naturally rich in vitamin C.
The cook who saves time by put
ting sweet potatoes in the oven
or kettle without peeling also saves
vitamins, sa nutritionists of the
USDA.
Rev. Lee F. Tuttle To
Conduct Revival Services
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The Rev. Lee F. Tuttle, pastor
oL the Central Methodist church
of Asheville will hold a revival
meeting for the Sylvaland Dills
boro churches beginning Sunday,
Sept. 9th to continue through Fri
day Sept. 14th.
At his first service Sunday even
ing his subject will be "How do
you look?" On the following nights
he will Use .these sermon topics,
"The light .of the world", they
were expendable", "The person
I might have been", "If I could
have defended Jesus", and "Your
value of God".
Services wiM be held for the
young people \and children each
morning from 9 until 9:25. Ar
rangements have been made with
Mr. Crawford and children will
be released in time to get to school.
On Sunday evening at 6 o'clock
a supper will be given the young
people, at which time Mr. Tuttle
will lead a discussion. ,
Mr. Tuttle feels that these meet
ings^ will greatly benefit the
children and young people of the
two churches .and extends a
cordial invitation to the public
both for morning and evening ser
vices.
COUNTY FAVORED WITH ABUNDANT NATURAL
RESORCES, IDEAL CLIMATE, INDUSTRIOUS
CITIZENSHIP, GOOD SCHOOL AND CHURCHES
Glenville Open To
Year Around Fishing
Thirty-three lakes in North Car
olina henceforth will be open for
fishing the year around, Game and
Fish Commissioner John D. Find
ley announced last week. Of these
lakes Glenville in Jackson county
is included.
Opening of these waters, which
range from the mountains to the
coasts, it is in line with recom
mendaions of TVA authorities fol
lowing a long study of conditions
in Norris Lake.
SYLVA TO HAVE I
NEW DISTRICT
FORESTRY OFFICE
The Division of Forestry of the]
North Carolina Department of Con
servation and Development has an
nounced that plans for the opening
of a District office in Sylva have
been completed. The Sylva office
will open approximately September
1st with Mack Ashe, District Ran
ger in charge. At a later date a
District Forester will be appointed,
who will work throught out the
eight western counties that this
office is to serve.
Sylva was chosen as headquart
ers for this office because of its
strategic location. Offices will be
in the Lloyd Hotel.
This District office, one of nine
through out the state of North Caro
lina, will primarily serve as head
quarters for Forest fire control in
these eight counties and?is a divi
sion of the Asheville District. It
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If one would draw a ring around
Jackson county you will find it
located in the very center of West
ern Carolina's most scenic wonder
land, including all the natural re
sources found in this area which
go to make this section properous.
Jackson county is favored with
delightful climate and plenty of
rain fall necessary for growing
abundant yields of all kinds of
fields, crops, truck crops, fruits
and vegetables. Her great supply of
natural resources offer every ad
vantage to all types of manufact
uring. Home seekers will find here
a cooperative friendly people who
are ready to help them set up a
new home. All types of business
enterprises will find a fertile field
here in the midst of a splendid
market for their wares.
As a tourist center Jackson is
unsurpassed. Wedged in between
Eastern America's great play
ground, The Great Smoky Mount*
ains National Park, on the North
and the beautiful Nantahala Forest
on the South and West, The majest
ic Balsam range on the east, with
the famours Cashier's Valley region
and other beautiful scenic spots in
the count, those seeking recreation
and rest find it here. They come
Ly the thousands every season.
The county is populated with a
citizenship of law-abiding, indust
rious and thrifty people who have
staked their future here and are
awake to the future possibilies
of the area. Our farmers are pro
gressive and are building up their
soil, adding new crops to ther pro
gram each year, and restocking
with purebred types of cattle, hogs,
stock and poultry.
Other than giving hundreds of
her sons and daughters to the arm
ed services, many of our fine men
sacrificing their lives, Jackson
county has contributed greatly to
the war effort through her forest
products, minerals and food stuff.
Our local manufacturing plants
have done a splendid job of sup
plying war materials. Our farmers
have labored night and day in order
to grow more food and feed to sup
ply the growing demand as the
v/ar increased in fury and the farm
labor shortage grew more critical
with the drafting of our farm boys.
Now that the war is over and the
world is at peace again, all can
look back on a job well done, ready
to go forward in every effort need
ed to help building a better world
and lasting peace.
Jackson county's citizens are
now ready to go forward into the
future with renewed hope and
great plans for making this county
one of the best to be found any
where.
Smoky Mountain Athletic Association
Is Reorganized At Meeting Aug. 31st
Roscoe Poteet Is Chairman,
Will Sponsor Drive To Im
prove School Program
At a meeting held Friday even
ing, August 31, theh old Smoky
Mountain Athletic Association was
reorganized to serve the growing
reeds of the athletic program for
the Sylva school.
Roscoe Poteet was elected to
serve as chairman and the follow
ing board of directors appointed;
W. T. Wise, Grayson Cope, John
Henson, Treasurer. Felix Pickle
simer, Secretary, Velt Wilson and
W. H. Crawford.
Arrangements have been made
to have the field relighted and a
drive for equipment for the High
school is well under way. Approxi
mately $500 has been secured for
this purpose. Money realized from
all high school games will go to
this fund.
It was agreed that during the
summer months the field is to be
used for soft ball games and money
from that to be used by the soft ball
league. Two sets of books will be
kept for the two untis but both
will operate under the Smoky
Mountain Association.
Miss Phyllis Dillard, who has
been counselor and swimming in
structor at Camp Echo Hill, Tren
ton, N. J. has returned home. She
stopped over in Richmond, Va. to
visit her sister, Mrs. Jack Dodson.
American Legion Auxiliary
Sponsors V-J And
Memorial Program
Paying tribute to the twelve
boys from the Sylva schools
who have given their lives during
the past war, the American Legion
Auxiliary presented a program at1
the Sylva Elementary school audi
torium, Monday afternoon.
Stressing the fact that man
kinds hope for the future world
of peace lies in his spiritual power,
Dan Tompkins addressed the
group. He state that Sept. 2
will go down in history as one of
the greatest days ever experinced
by man and that in our children
as leaders of tomorrow, lies the
holding of th fceac we have so
dearly bought. -j
J. F. Corbin, former command
er of the William E. Dillard Post
read the list of those boys, who bf
their death have consecrated th*
Sylva school as a service unit
- Appropriate music attended the
program.
Pfc. Hubert Dean
Lands In Boston
A message from Pfc. Htfeert
Dean to his parents, Mr. and 1
Charlie Dean stales that tat,,
landed in Boston,
day altar i
last wtmcb
THESE MEN PROTECT SYLVA PROPERTY FROM FIRE LOSS
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MEMBERS SYLVA FIRE DEPARTMENT: Left to right? Claude Campbell,
Delos Buchanan, O. E. Brookhyser, Dick Green, Charley Campbell (Chief);
Felix Picklesimer, E. O. Mashbum, Grayson Cope, Alliney Bryson, Theo. Dills,
Telghman Bass, D. M. Tallent, Bart Cope. On the truck ? Roger Jacobs, John
Sorrells. Mascot ? English Plassie Puck.