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T he Svlva Herald g~i~ VOL. XX NO. 23 SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday,. Oct. 24, 1945 $1.50 A Year in Jackson And Swain Counties ? 5c Copy JACKSON ONE OF EIGHT COUNTIES IN STATE SELECTED FOR SPECIAL FORESTRY STUDY Jackson county is one of eight counties in the state choosen by the School of Forestry of Duke University for special study. .The school is conducting similar schools in Virginia and the two Carolinas. The eight counties in North Caro lina selected include two in the Mountain section, two in the Pied mont, two in the central and two in the coastal area. Dr. Ralph B. Heberling, Research Associate School of Forestry Duke University, is making the purvey and study. He will be in the county for two weeks and will visit all sections of the county. The object of the study is pri marily to find out the major prob lems the forest owners now face with the idea in mind to issue a bulletin on the finds of tl^p spe cialists making the study which will be available to private forest owners for their use in taking care of their forest and lands. The study will deal with fire protec tion, sales, erosion and land use. Dr. Heberling is well qualified to make the study as he is a grad uate of Penn. State College School of Forestry of 1925 and has work ed continually with state and fed eral forest projects since that time. He works under the direction and with the aid of K. F. Karstian, Dean of Forestry of Duke Univer sity. , Dr. Karstian stated that the study in Jackson county is not be ing made due to any poor forest condition here but because of the importance of the forest in the econmic life of the county. Accompanying Mr. Heberling, and Dr. TCarstian were Dick WOod, TVA forestry official and Lt. Clif ford Beck, of the U. S. Marine Corps, and a graduate of Duke school of forestry. LOCAL MEN NAMED ON COMMITTEE TO SERVE VETERANS Burgin Pennel, chairman of the State Veterans commission, has announced committees who Will serve ' returning veterans in Jack son County. This commission was set up by the National and State Legionnaires in order that the re turning service man might be better served than under the old system of one service office. Those appointed are: Publicity committee, J. F. Corbin chairman, Roscoe Poteet, J. A. Gray. Business advice committee: Paul Ellis, chairman, A. D. Parker, Chester Scott. Farm or Agricultural committee: M. L. Snipes, chairman, W. T. Brown, D. C. Higdon. Loan Committee: W. J. Fisher, chairman, Dan M. Allison, W. L. Jones. ^ Family or welfare problem com mittee: Dan Tompkins, chairman, G. C. Henson, A. J. Dills. Local aid committee: Dan K. Moore, chairman, H. E. Monteith, C. C. Buchanan. Any service man, who has a problem, should contact one of the above named men for the ser vice that they are qualified to give. Information Sought About Howard Painter Mrs. Bertha Fullbright received a long distance call on Friday night saying that her nephew, Howard Painter, has suffered serious injuries in a car wreck and was not expected to live through 4ho night ? Miss Agnes Brown took the message but was unable to get the name of the hospital or town. v Howard Painter left four weeks ago for Salem, N. J., to work and the chief of police of that town was contacted in order that he might check all hospitals. But no record was found of the boy in any hospital there. Every effort is being made to locate him and any one having information pleaae contact his aunt, Mrs. Full bright, at Cullowhee. Jackson County Lagging In War Fund Campaign Jackson county Is lagging in the War Fund Campaign, the total having been paid into the United War Fund Treasurer to date be ing, $1,321.30 and the original quota assigned being $6200.00. Several of the townships have not turned in their reports and Cashiers is the only one which has gone over the amount assigned to them, topping their quota by about $50.00. The colored people of the coun ty have raised $10.00 of the quota assigned them. The Herald will carry a detailed report of this drive in the next issue when more of the townships have turned in their reports. Thirteen penicillin plants in the U. S. and Canada, costing 20 mil lion dollars, will produce only 9 pounds of pure penicillin a day, enough to treat 250,000 serious cases a month. To the People of this Community Some day in the next few weeks a volunteer salesman will ask you to buy more bonds. You may be tempted to answer: "The war's over.havent you heard? Would you e&re to give that reply to any one of the 300,000 young Americans now fighting fpr health in m il i t ary hospitals from ooast to coast? Would you care to walk a patrol in Tokyo or Berlin with a QI and tell him "the war's over?" Of course, the bloody fighting is over. Ycur Job in helping to clean up the money cost is the easiest pa trie chme any country ever asked el its citizens; loan of more ! dollars to be repaid at good Inter act In 10 years. Compare that Job with the chore you havb handed to your own son or neighbor's son : to spend countless days in strange lands to nail down the victory. Think you can afford to say no to the Victory Loan salesman? Have a talk with your conscience this very moment. Be ready for your Victory Loan salesman In spirit as well as in pocketbook. THE EDITOR Irish Pototoes Produce Big Yields In Fertile Jackson Soil Jackson County is an Irish po tato growing section despite the fact that that many growers claim that they can't be successfully pro duced here. This fact was proven by some, particularly fine speci mens brought into The Herald of fice by J. F. Corbin, agriculture teacher at the Sylva High school. Three Sequoia potatoes, the yield of one hill, totaled a weight of four pounds. This brand of potatoes are com paratively new to this county and are admirably adapted to this soil and climate. They were originat ed at State College, Raleigh, and afford a larger yield than any oth er type. , Jackson is known as a potato growing county to those other counties south of the Blue Ridge and old people can well remember seeing the covered wagons come from Jackson county loaded with potatoes to trade for cotton goods. Mr. Corbin states that there are a few essential steps to take in growing potatoes. Namely, 1, Storage of seed to prevent sprout ing. 2. Selection of real potato land. 3. Plant early. 4. Use lots of high yielding seed. 5. 1000 pounds of potato fer tilizer. 6. Spraying to prevent disease and insects. By following this procedure and the use of the Sequoia seed, an acre of land should yield 500 bu. of potatoes which will make it a real money crop. T. Sgt. Frank Freeze Receives Discharge T. Sgt. Frank Freeze, son of Mrs. Frank Freeze and the late Frank Freeze, of Sylva received an hon orable discharge from the army ett Camp Polk, La., recently, and he and Mrs. Freeze spent the past two weeks with his mother. They left Sunday for Raleigh to visit other relatives. Sgt. Freeze had 3 1-2 years ser vice with the Field Artillery. After training at Camp Eustis, Va., he was stationed at Camp Davis, N. C., Camp Hulen, Tex., and Fort Sam Houston, Tex. He was injured while on maneu vers at Camp Hulen and spent several months in a hospital at Antonio, Tex. Sgt. Charles L. McMahan Discharged Sgt. Charles L. McMahan, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. McMahan, of Weaverville and husband of Mrs. Charles McMahan, of Sylva has received an honorable discharge from the Army of the United States thorugh the Fort Oglethorpe Separation center. A veteran of ?he European theatre of operations he has served 45 months in the army. He wears two battle stars for the Algeria and Tunisian cam paigns. Before entering military service he had been in business for himself. _ . Sylva High Sponsoring Halloween Carnival On Wednesday evening of next week a Halloween carnival spon sored by the 11th grade o f the Sylva High school will be held in the gymnasium of the high school. The proceeds from this affair will be used to build a memorial to former students of Sylva ? High who gave their lives in World War II. Each grade has selected a girl to represent it in the contest for a Halloween queen. Enthusiasm is running high as the boys and girls are soliciting votes for their respective candidates at a penny a vote. The final count will be made at 11 o'clock Wednesday evening, and the result will be an nounced. The girls entered in the contest are Eddie Lou Terrell for the 8th grade; Linda Sutton for the 9th; Alva Jean McClure for the 10th and Barbara Jo Cook for the 11th grade. Faculty sponsors for the 11th grade are Mrs. Chester Scott and. Mrs. Anne Bird Engman. Dulje Representative Visits Sylva Hospital Dr. W. S. Rankin, of Charoltte, a Director of the Duke Endowment Plan recently visited the C. J. Harris Hospital in Sylva. He stated that he was extremely well pleased with the progress and im provements made at the hospital in the past year or so and approves the plans being made to increase and enlarge it at a later date ? It is hoped in the future that the hospital will be equipped to serve a much larger, area than the pres ent facilities now permits. Dr. Rankin is making a tour of the hospitals in this region which are under this endowment plan and said while here, that he had seen no hospital of this size which was rendering more efficient ser vice or one that had made greater improvements. W.O.W. SEEKS 200 MEMBERSHIP 1946, MEET EACH MONDAY The Woodman o t the World met again Monday night with a good attendance. The lodge now has 130 members in good standing with new ones coming in regularly. Our goal is a membership of 200 members by the last of 1946. Of our membership 25 served in World War No. 2, and to our deep regret we lost one, brother Thomas Edward McClure. Brother Brit ton Moore, who has been in service three years, is back with us and is now field man for the counties from Transylvania to Cherokee. Anyone interested should contact Mr. Moore and he will explain the Woodman of The World Insurance. Don't forget that WOW No. 560 meets every Monday night at 7:30 o'clock in the Lodge Hall in Mc Guire building on Main street. Come if possible. Dan K. Moore Terminates Army Career Dan K. Moore, Sylva attorney who abandoned his law practice almost two years ago to serve in the armed forces of his country, has received his terminal discharge and is back at home with his family. After several months training and duty in the States, thirteen months ago he was sent to the European theater. He served in the headquarters office of the Seine section in the general court. Mr. Moore will open his offices and resume his law practice in the near future. Brothers Meet On Luzon Cpl. George Kennith Crawford and Pvt. Alvin Crawford re cently met on Luzon. Cpl. Craw ford entered service in Feb., 1944, and received his basic training at Camp Calhoun, Cal. He was sent overseas in April, 1945. Pvt. Crawford entered service in June 1945 and received his training at Camp Roberts, Cal. He served two months in Europe before be ing transferred to the South Pa cific. District Forester Named For Sylva Division It has been announced that a District Forester has been named for the Sylva Division. Lt Charles Pettit, formerly of Buncombe county, will arrive as soon as he receives a discharge from the Marine Corps. The office, which opened last month, has been under the management of Mack Ashe, District Ranger. This Divisional office will serve the eight western counties and is a branch of the Asheville Division. Jackson County Soldier Reinlists John R. Sutton of Dillsoboro, son of Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Sutton, will .leave Tuesday to re-enlist in the U. S. Army. Mr. Sutton, a dis charged veteran spent 46 months with the Infantry in China-Burma Indian theatre and holds the bronze star. He originally entered the service in 1940 and the unit he served with. The Mars Raiders holds the presidential unit cita tion. FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR JAMES A. PRESSLEY Funeral services were held for James A. Pressley, 77, Tuesday, Oct. 16 at the Speedwell Baptist church, with the Rev. Jonathan Brown, pastor of the church offi ciating. Burial followed in the Speedwell cemetery. "Uncle" Jim, as he was affec tionately known by the communi ty, was born June 24, 1868. He had been in ill health for several years. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Pink Pressley, one son, Bowers Pressley, one daughter, Bonnie Pressley Hopkins, and seven grand children. Annual Week Of Prayer Service To Be Held The Women's Society of Chris tian will observe the annual Week of Prayer service in the Allison building next Monday evening at at 7:30 o'clock. Mrs. Paul Kirk will have charge of the program. Rotary Program Drama tizes First Club Meeting Members of the Sylva Rotary club enjoyed an unusual program at their regular meeting Tuesday night when Dr. H. T. (Ty) Hunter and a group of members gave a demonstration of the organization meeting of the first Rotary Club in Chicago in 1905.. Dr. Hunter wrote the script for the dramati zation, which he called "Rotary In Its Baby Clothes". Following the demonstration a 12 minute sound picture of Paul Harris, founder of Rotary, and his office and home in Chicago, showing Mrs. Harris and friends of the family. Those taking part in the dem onstration represented the names of those at the meeting in Chica go 40 years ago. The first members werer Paul Harris, Lawyer ? Dr. Hunt er Sylvester Sehiele, Coal Dealer ? T. N. Massie Gus Loehr, Mining Engineer ? Steadman Mitchell Hiram Shorey, Merchant tailer ? Attention Merchants! Due to unavoidable circumstances the organization of the Merchants Associatoin for Sylva will be post poned from the night of Oct. 25 to Wednesday night, Oct. 31. This meeting will be held in the Blue Room of the Carolina Hotel at 7:30. All merchants of the town of Sylva and others in the county, also any business and professional men, who would like to become members of this organization, please be present. Raymond Sutton Harry Ruggles, Printer ? Paul Kirk Will Jensen, Real Estate ? Bill Ensor The demonstration included the electing of a President, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secre tary, and Treasurer, and the se lecting of a name of the club. The name Rotary was chosen as the idea of the orgaxvza*i'?r wap^o take in men from all callings and walks of life, including all religious groups and nationalties, this form ing a wheel in a society of business men for a club based on friend ship, 'dedicated to service to oth ers. The principals of Rotary have remained the same throughout the 40 years of its existence. The or ganization has grown from the one club of six members in 1905 to over, 3000 clubs with over 250,000 members scattered throughout the entire world, thus giving it inter national influence. 0 L. H. Baker Receives Discharge From Navy L. H. Baker arrvied Sunday and is with his mother, Mrs. L. H. Baker after receiving his dis charge from the U. S. Navy. He joined the navy in January, 1942, and had served through the in vasions of North Africa, Italy and Southern France, besides taking part in several convoy battles. At the time of his discharge he was serving as P. O. 1-c on the USS ATR 1. Jackson County Council Of PTA To Hold School The Jackson county council of the Parent Teacher Association will sponsor a school of instruc tion in the McKee training school cafeteria Friday, Oct. 16, with Miss Lenora Smith, president of the Cullowhee PTA acting as hostess. The meeting will convene at 1 o'clock and lunch will be served at 1:15. Mrs. J. S. Blair, past state presi dent, now serving as state field worker, and Mrs. Allen Luther, district director, will be in charge. Mrs. E. H. Howell, state president, will attend and appear on the pro gram^ Prof. A. C. Hoyle, principal of the Cullowhee school and Dr. Carl Killian, visual education chairman, have worked out plans for the afternoon's study. This is a county-wide meeting and all teachers and other mem bers of the PTA are urged to at tend. Mr. C. Moses, county superintendent of schools, has an nounced that the county school will close at noon so that the teach ers may attend* Claywell Hyde Liberated .. From Japanese Prison Master Max Thomas Hyde of Whittier received a message Sat urday from Vice Admiral Lous, chief of naval personnel, inform ing him that his father, Claywell Thomas Hyde, pharmacist mate 2-c U. S. N. had been released from a Japanese prison camp, after three years imprisonment. He entered service nearly four years ago and was at one time re ported killed, but later found to be a prisoner. , ^ Dillsboro PTA Holds 2nd Meeting _ The PTA of Dillsboro school held the second meeting of this year Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 16, at 2 o'clock. Plans were discussed for a Hal loween party to be given at the school house. Delicious refreshments were served by the teachers. All who can are urged to attend the next meeting. ? THIS IS THE FINAL WAR BOND DRIVE AND CITIZENS ARE ASKED FOR 1 1 BILLONS TO PAY FOR THE JOB OUR ROYS SO GALLANTLY DID I Extensive Drive For PTA | Members To Begin At a recent meeting of the grade mothers of the Sylva PTA it was decided that an extensive mem bership drive would be begun and handled through the grade moth ers and other parents. Within the next two weeks every parent of a child in the school will be con tacted by letter, phone or personal call and asked to join this organi zation. The first room arriving at 100 percent members will be given a prize of $2.00 and a one hundred per cent membership in cludes both father and mother. When you are contacted for mem bership extend your cooperation beyond the paying of the 25c dues and attend the next meeting. Chairman Ariail Will An nounce Township Quotas And Leaders In Next Issue Of Herald The final big War Bond loan drive officially opens for the en tire Nation next Monday, October 29. This loan is known ' as the "Victory Loan" drive. We have had seven war loan drives during the progress of fighting the war, now we have the 8th and final "Victory Loan" in which the Gov ernment is seeking $11,000,000,000 and of this amount $4,000,000,000 j is the "E" bond sold to the in I dividual. The Government is I asking you in this last drive to buy ! extra bonds because millions of dollars in war bills are unpaid, billions of extra dollars must be spent to bring your uniformed men and women home, billions of extra dollars will be needed for care of the wounded, liquidation of war contracts and maintenance of occupation forces. Jackson County's total quota in this final Victory Loan drive is $175,000.00 cash money, with '$108,000.00 of this mount being the "E" or individual bond. iMr. R. L. Ariail, Executive Vice president of Jackson County bank, will head the campaign as he has in the past drives. He has an | nounced that he will have his com munity and township quotas ready for publication along with the names of the community commit tee chairmen and workers for the next issue of The Herald. GPL. LAWS ESCAPES ARMY FIRING SQUAD {BY ACT OF TRUMAN President Accepts Recom mendation of Judge Advo cate For Life Sentence Upon recommendation of Gen eral Myron C. Cramer, Judge Ad vocate for the War Department in Washington, President Truman has commuted the death sentence imposed upon Cpl. Thurman E. Laws, of this county, to life im prisonment, this official announce ment having been received on Thursday, October 18, -by C. C. Buchanan, attorney from Clyde E. Hoey by report issued from the White House. This local Soldier was court martialed in Arizona on June 28 of this year for the alleged killing of- his wife and another soldier only five days before, and was sentenced to be shot by a firing squad. The sentence was then reviewed by two higher courts, cne in California and the other in Texas, with the last and final hearing having been conducted in Washington on August 9 before a special Board of Review, at which time various letters, petitions, records, and other evidence was presented. After giving the mat ter careful consideration, the above recommendation was made to the President and he in turn signed the final order, saving the life of this soldier. The case created unusual inter est in this county, in that the first young Law's parents, or any one else in the county knew about it was upon readidng in the papers where this soldier was to be exe cuted, the sentence having been imposed at a court martial hear ing conducted only five days after the alleged murder took place. After stay of execution was grant ed and final hearing conducted, it was found that Cpl. Laws' wife had proven herself untrue to him and that another soldier was at tempting to take full advantage of this, and that upon this eoldier coming "face to face" with tfceee facts, a double killing immediately followed, which if pm* 'tat been tried in a ftet e eourt, would eai flttu have fallen under the "unwritU* 1 tew." y;5*' * <?
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