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VOL. XX NO. 26 i' SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday, Nov. 14, 1945 $1.50 A Year in Jackson And Swain Counties ? 5c Copy
Veterans Of Two Wars March In Armistice Parade
FORMER JACKSON OIRL NOW ACTING AS
COURT REPORTER IN WAR CRIMINAL COURT
miss uiadys FicKiesimer, rormer
Jackson county girl, is at the
present time a court reporter for
the War Criminal Courts at Neum
burg, Germany. She is a daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. B.
Picklesimer of this county and a
sister to Mrs. Claude of Sylva.
Until her recent assignment Miss
Picklesimer had been employed in
Washington for the past five years
as a conference reporter, the ma
jority of her work, having been
connected with the War Labor
board. She left Washington about
the middle of October and writes
in part to her sister.
"To begin with' the trip over,
there was twenty-three of us in
the crowd I was with, and we were
in a 50 passenger plane, very
luxurious, I assure you. We stop
ped in Bermuda and the Azores,
and the trip from Washington to
Paris took about twenty-four
hours. It really was nice. We
stayed in Paris about three days ?
didn't have much time to do any
sight-seeing, but did a little ? and
then we came on to Neurnburg,
also by plane.
We stayed at the Grand Hotel
here ? the only hotel left stand
ing ? for about five days and then
were billeted out in a home. There
are several girls in the house I
am in, but it is a very lal-ge home.
I was surprised at the wonderful
accommodations we have. I never
expected anything so nice. We
have plenty of steam heat, hot
water and MAID SERVICE, and I
mean service. The houses the
Americans are staying in are
homes of Germans who have put
cut. There isn't left standing here
except in the residential sections,
some of the nicer homes weren't
bombed, and that is where the War
Crimes Commission people stay.
We have our meals at the Grand
Hotel, and they are very good, too.
We havp car service when we want
to get some place. Actually, they
have done everything humanly
possible to make the people com
fortable who have come over here.
,"I have iseen some interesting
things, most of which I will wait
and tell you about. I am not at
all sorry that I came. As a mat
ter of fact, everything is much
better than I had expected. So far
the weather hasn't been cold at
all. Yesterday I spent all day
sight-seeing. There isn't too much
left here to^see except the ruins,
but it must have been a beautiful
plac befor ethe war. Everything
is just simply flat now. You can't
imagine what it looks like unless
yo cuould see it.
"As far as the work goes, there
is a lot of it, but it is very interest
ing. So far I haven't seen many
of the top criminals, as the big
trial hasn't started yet. We are
now having preliminary interro
gations of mostly witnesses prior
to the trial. However, we have
had Goering, Hans Frank, Von
Ribbentrop, Alfred Rosenberg and
some others."
Future Farmers Can
700 Cans Sauer Kraut
The two Future Farmers of
America Chapters in the County,
one at Sylva and one Cullowhee,
has just completed canning 700
cans of sauer kraut to be shipped
to the needy people of Europe.
This was done in a cooperative
effort to build a brotherly feeling
between all men. Every F. F. boy
in America canned ten or more
cans of produce for this purpose.
The 'boys generally grew the food,
furnished the tin cans, collected
the produce, assembled the neces
sary equipment used sanitary pres
sure approved methods and not a
single feminine person was on
the grounds.
MELTON INFANT DIES
Graveside rites for Barbara Jean
Melton, infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Grover Melton, of Sylva
ware held Thursday, Nov. 1, at
the Keener cemetery.
- Besides hr parents, a sister,
Mary Jane, survives.
Dr. Henry Leon Cox
Visits Mother At Home
Dr. Henry Leon Cox of the Chi
cago Corn Products Co., son of the
late Thomas A. Cox and Mrs. Cox
has been visiting his mother for
several days at their home, "For
lest Hills", Cullowhee. Also Miss
Catherine E. Cox of the Labora
tory of Hygiene for the State of
West Virginia and Mrs. George C.
Cox recently spent a few days with
their mother, returning to Charles
ton, W. Va., last week.
CAROLINE RHODES
KILLED IN PLANE
CRASH IN ITALY
Word has just been received of
the death of Caroline Rhodes on
Now 6th, in a plane crash~~over
Italy.
Miss Rhodes, a native of Eastern
Carolina came to Jackson county
with her family some few years
ago to make her home. She was
a daughter of the late Prof, and
Mrs. W. H. Rhodes and was a
graduate of the 1928 class of the
Sylva High school and attended
Greensboro College, Greensboro,
N. C. After finishing her college
work she was employed in Ral
eigh, N. C. and with the Kelvin
ator Company in Atlanta. She had
been with the American Red
Cross in Europe for the past
months and was stationed in Ger
many. As far as can be learned
at this time, Miss Rhodes had
gone to Italy on a vacation when
the c*a&h whicti -laime her life
occurred. No further details are
available at this time.
She is survived by a sister,
Mrs. R. L. Patrick of Atlanta, Ga.
and one brother, Leland Rhodes
of Raleigh, N. C.
RIG BEAR KILLED
RY STATE OFFICIAL
Raleigh, Nov. 10? John G. Har
ris killed the largest bear ever
taken in Eastern North Carolina
la^t week, according to Frank
Meacham, State Museum zoolog
ist.
Harris, an official of the Un
empolyment Compensation Com
mission killed the black bear,
which weighed 406 pounds, on his
farm near Fairfield in Hyde
County.
In reporting the kill, Harris
said that a full load of double-0
buckshot in the bear's head from
a distance of about eight feet fail
ed to stop him, and he "calmly
used his right pay to wipe the
6lood away." A second shot, how
ever, killed hin) instantly.
JOHN B. LONG, 94,
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Funeral services were held Sat
urday, Nov. 3rd at Cullowhee, for
John B. Long, 94, who died at his
hime Nov. 1st. Ihe Rev. B. S.^
Hensley conducted the rites.
Pall bearers were Ben Lee
Long, uienn Long, John Wesley
Long, Bruce McCall, Fred Henson
and Howard Dills.
"Uncle" John as he was affec
tionately called by his friends at
Cullowhee was born January 13,
1851. He had been sick for the
past two years, his illness becom
ing critical three months ago. He
was married to Louise Hooper of
Tuckaseegee in 1878 and three
sons were born to this union, all
of whom are surviving. They are
J. C. Long of Cullowhee, Jim Long
of Gastonia and Poley Long of
East La Porte. He is survived by
nineteen grandchildren and five
great grandchildren.
"Uncle" John was one of the
oldest pioneers of the Cullowhee
section and a much loved and re
spected friend and neighbor. Hlsi
home was always open to his 1
friends and he almost* felt insulted
if they refused to eat the coming
meal with him. People passing his
home found it unusual if he was
not seen somewhere along the
way. In fact his longest vacation
in his 94 years of living was three
nights away from home.
Rev. Fred Forester, former pas
tor of the Baptist church was a
frequent visitor at the Long home
and "Uncle" John openly ex
pressed to him that he has accept
ed Christ as his personal Saviour
and was ready to go when the
Lord saw fit to call. He had ex
pressed a desire to be baptized
but ill health had made this im
possible.
? His friends and Neighbors will
miss this "Good Samaritan"
friend, and extend to the family
all comfort in their bereavement.
Correction
In a news article last week, the
rating of S. Sgt. James C. Cannon
was inadvertently put as Pic. h
Herald regrets this error.
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA EXPECTS TOURIST
BUSINESS TO feagh NEW high NEXT YEAR
The ^Western North Carolina
area, in the Great Smoky Moun
tains National Park, is wiedly
known as "the land of the sky" and,
is recognized as a principal tourist
center in the Southwest.
The Chamber of Commerce, the
travel bureaus and passenger traf
fci officials in all sections of the
country are literally deluged with
requests for information about
tours, since wartime restrictoins
have been eliminated.
Observers of developments in
tourist attractions predict the tour
ist volume in Western North Car
olina in 1946 will be far in excess
of a million and a half. Business
men, eating establishments and
tourist resort operators are op*
timistic over the outlook for the
postwar increase.
Climate ofWeatern North Carolina
. Although mountain weather in
winter does get pretty strenuous at
times, many tourists have exclaim
ed theywere pleased with the
bracing winter atmosphere in
Western North Carolina, and that
it it conducive to good health.
I Therefore, many of them stay over
until the latter part of November,
so they may observe the beauty of
Autumn with its full fall color
against the sky.
Landscape Brightens Briefly
Before Winter Sets In
When the first frost appears,
trees have completed their year's
activity and are ready to rest over
the winter, therefore Autumn
color is not caused by frost.
Small plants, berries and sumacs
are the first to turn bright in the
fall. Then the red maples and
sugar maples, elms and ashes.
Hictories and birches are among
the last to turn, and even as they
turn, their earlier brightness is al
ready bcowiMMufr Mourn away,
leaving the graceful outline of the
branches showing through the
leaves still clinging to the trees.
Autumn furnishes a spontane
ous mixture of lavish colors. A
bright and clear season increases
the intensity of reds and purples
whlie the overcast skies favor yel
low and orange tones. A wet sea
son cuts down vividiness.
SYIVA MERCHANTS
ORGANIZE, ELECT
OFFICERS FOR YEAR -
Sossamon Heads Group
To Carry On Work
Of Association
Following a dinner meeting held
at the Sylva Hi school cafeteria
several weeks ago, and attended
by 50 or mogp merchants and busi
ness men of Sylva who heard Ar
thur M. Jones, Executive secre
tary of the Asheville Merchants
association explain the details of
the workings of such an organi
zation, around 20 of the merchants
met again Friday night in the Blue
room of the Carolina Hotel and
completed the organization of the
Sylva Merchants Association by
electing officers fo rthe coming
year. Boyd Sossamon of Sossa
mon's Furniture company, was
elected president; Frank ^Fricks,
vice-president; Paul Kirk,, secre
tary-treasurer.
The officers will serve as the
present board of directors and will
meet Wednsday night to formu
late plans for the functioning of
the Association.
i The organization was sponsored
by the Chamber of Commerce
and the two organizations will
work together for the betterment
of Sylva and Jackson county. All
I merchants are urged to join the
organization an receive the full
cenefits it has to offer.
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
TO BEGIN EARLY
THIS YEAR
j Anticipating an early buying of
Christmas merchandise, Sylva
merchants are making every ef
fort to secure as much stock as
early as possible this year. A con
census of the stores show that al
ready there is much being bought,
which will increase as the days
draw nearer to the holiday sea
son. A few of the merchants, par
ticularly in the dry goods section
state that this, the first post war
Christmas, will be one of the
largest they have ever done. There
i 3 beginning to be a trickle of
goods coming in, some that have
been off the market since the be
ginning of the war. However
civilians need not expect certain
articles for a long time yet as the
period of reconversion will of
necessity be a long one.
It is the whole-harted hope of
each and every merchant contact
ed that the public do as much of
their shopping as early as pos
sible, giving the stores a chance to
replace their depleted stocks as
fast and as much as possible.
Those stores which handle a
definite Christmas line will place
their stock on the shelves in the
next week or so. Toys, especialy j
those made of metal, leather and j
such still remain on the scarce list,
but every thing possible has been
done to see that Santa Claus still
gets around.
Cooperate with your merchant
as much, as possible and remem
ber that through n6 fault of hii
there will still be a shortage of
some things. Also remember that
he has done the bst he could
through the lean war years. Dc
your shopping at home this year.
Supply Sylva needs from Sylva'
stores.
Earl Padgett In
Knoxville Hospital
Earl Padgett of Sylva who suf- j
fered severe injuries in an auto- 1
mobile accident near Dillsboro
several weeks ago has been moved
from Angel Hospital, Franklin tc
a hospital in Knoxville where to
day he is havtny an operation on
his jaws which were broken at
the time of the accident. His
friends are glad to know that he
is making satisfactory improve
ment. t
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Europe faces critical food short
ages. Food supplies produced there
this year are a fifth below pre
war, says the BAIL
Lt. Helen Caldwell
Speaks To School
Children And Lions Club
Speaking to the school children,
Wednesday afternoon and the
Sylva Lions Club, Wednesday
" ight, Lt. Helen Caldwell of the
Naval nursing corps, stressed the
vital importance of continuing to
buy bonds in the final Victory
Loan Bond Campaign, which is
being conducted now.
Lt. Caldwell entered three years
'go and has seen action in the
Pacific at Saipan, Iwo Jima, Okin
awa and Pellelieu. After eighteen
months of naval hospitals she was
attached to the USS Samaritan,
vhich began its first runs by car
rying evacuees from the Pearl
Harbor attack back to their homes
and bringing sick and wounded
American soldiers to the States.
In May of 1944 the ship became a
hospital ship and the first assign
ment was to pick up Saipan casu
alties. Working as a highly ef
ficient crew, Lt. Caldwell attrib
utes part of this efficiency to the
well stocked ship, made possible
by the purchase of war bonds by
the civilians back home. For the
next fourteen months Lt. Cald
well was to repeat this experience
many times.
She concluded her talk by stress
in the fact that the American
fighting man had secured victory
and it was up to those at home to
secure the peace.
lev. Edgar W. Willix
Announces Services
Rev. Edgar W. Willix, pastor of
the East Sylva and Tuckaseigee
Baptist churches announces serv
ices as follows:
East Sylva 1st and 3rd ? Sun
days ? morning and evening.
Tuckaseigee 2nd and 4th Sun
days ? morning and evening.
Lt. William B. Dillard Receives Commission
Lt. William B. Dillard, and Mrs.
Dillard and son, William B. Junior,
at Moore's Field Mission, Tex.,
where Lt Dillard received his com
mission. His son was chosen mas
cot of the class. Lt Dillard was
previously an instructor in the
Army Air Corps, and has now gone
to Pheonix, Ariz., for further
training. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Mrs. W. O Dillard, of
Syiva
Speaking, Barbecue, Softball
And Dance Feature Program
American Legion
Sponsors Dime Board
The American Legion is sponsoring
a dime board, located at the corner
by the Sylva Supply Co. Proceeds
will go toward the Christmas of
disabled and sick service men.
Help make this project a complete
success.
SYLVA HUNTERS
REPORT KILL IN
EASTERN CAROLINA
Nine Sylvans participated in
the annual bear, racoon and am
phibious wildlife hunt near Ply
mouth, in the Dismal Swamps of
Eastern North Carolina the past
\veek, with honors^oi one 200
nound kill going to Ed Bumgar
ner.
The hunt, as told to this report
er, was in a wilderr^ess of con
gested swamps, surrounded by
water, with a spontaneous patch
of briers that made it almost im
possible to proceed on the trail
of the prey after once having lo
cated him?~~
Only two of the dogs showed
fight at any time. All the others
absolutely refused to fight, due
to -the fact that they had been
trained in the mountain area and
would not swim to their prey after
once having him at bay, as was
the case in the swampland area.
One hunter in particular was
so disgusted by tl r* refusal of his
dog to go in for ttie ^kill" that
he gave the dog to an Easterner.
His name was James Davis, who
had, the previous week, given
$150.00 for the dog just for this
occasion.
Besides the 200-pound prize
bear (the average weight of bear
in the swamps) th hunters includ
ed several racoons in the bag.
Thus no hunter lost his shirt tail
on the five-day hunt.
The hunters complimented the
lodge where they stayed while on
the hunt and was delighted with
the food which consisted of (deerV'
delicious food, practically every
meal. The hospitality was an ex
ception.
The participants who traveled
approximately 500 miles for the
200-pound prize were: Ed Bum
garner, (Killer); J. B. (Chick)
Young, James Davis, Chester
Robinson, Fred Elders, Ellis
Styles, Bill Bumgamer, John B.
Ensley, and "Rat" Warren.
Legion Post Announces
Plan For Veteran's i
Memorial Building
Paced by a high stepping band
n?m the Waynesville High school,
Jackson county staged one of the
most successful Armistice pro
grams ever held in the County on
Monday, Nov. 12th.
Beginning at 2 o'clock the pa
rade formed at the foot of the
courthouse steps and cheered by
an admiring crowd, the band vet
rans of both World Wars, girls
and boy scouts, campfire girls and
football team marched through
town and back to the school cam
pus where a full afternoon of en
tertainment was provided.
Cloudy skies and a threatened
ram failed to dampen the spirits
of the crowd but did prevent the
finish of the softball game of the
Army vs the Navyand Marines.
The afternoon program was
held in the auditorium of the Syl
va Elementary school and the As
sembly and Call to Order was
conducted by R. u. Sutton, Com
mander of the William E. DiUard
Post 104, which sponsored the
Armistice program for the day.
The National Anthem, played
by the Waynesville Band was fol
owed by a moments silence and
the opening prayer.
Paying tribute to the members
of the armed forces of World War
II, Dan Tompkins spoke of the
debt we owe to those who will not
return and those who did, and
the part the American Legion will
Play in this payment to those new
members.
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Responding was M.. W. % Grigg,
Navy Chaplain in World War II,
with his tribute to those veterans
of an earlier war.
The proposed memorial to vet
erans of both wars was briefly
outlined by John Corbin. This
memorial will be in the form of a
two story brick and native stone
building, located at the foot of the
courthouse on a lot donated by the
county to the American Legion for
this purpcpe. It is to be the per
manent^fome of the American Le
gipnand on the first floor will be
noused the county library, on the
second floor will be lounge rooms,
a kitchen and permanent offices
for this organization. The front of
the building will bear two mem
orial tablets, one to the memory
of the fallen dead of the first
World War, the second tablet the
names of those of the last war.
T. Walter Ashe, Service officer
for the Legion spoke briefly on
his duties and pledged himself to
all possible aid to returning men.
A barbecue, served by the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary, followed
in the school cafeteria for the vet
erans and their guests.
A square dance in the Com
munity House concluded the day's
festivities.
SMOKIES LEAD IN
VISITORS FOR
TRAVEL YEAR 1945
Topping any other National
park, by almost double the
amount, the Great Smoky Moun-y
tains National Park was viewed
by 669,515 visitors for the travel
year ending September 30, 1945.
Famed since its beginsing as a
scenic paradise the Park has much
to offer the tourists who go there
yearly. Beautiful in any season,
It is perhaps most popular during
the late summer and early fall,
with the beginning of the* turn at
the foliage.
People, long eager for the return
af unrestricted travel used to full
advantage the lifting of the gas
ration. Out of state can yere teen
in ever increasing numbers at .
Newfound Oa p*.
Plans for a new two way ^n- g
trance from KnaxviQe for j
park have been sraonnced tgr
Senator MaMtt d Tana. .... *
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