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The Herald ia dedicated t*
progressive service to Jack
son ... A progressive, well
balanced county.
SYLVA, N. C-, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 1946
^ I $1.50 A Year in Jackson And Swain Counties? 5c Copy
COUNTY DOUBLES VICTORY LOAN BOND QUOTA
Job Of Tax Listing Gets
Underway In County
ANNUM. LISTING
PERIOD EXTENDS
THROUGH MONTH
Tax Listers For County's
Fifteen Townships Are
[ Instructed In Tax Work
Annual tax listing got under
way in Jackson county today and
will v continue throughout the
- month of January.
A school for the tax listers has
been conducted by the County
Tax Supervisor T. Walter Ashe,
Which time instructions were
gftreoi mr to tax listing, and sup
plies a&d listing material was dis
tributed to the fifteen list takers.
The lifters will again be v re
quired to take a farm census this
year. All farm owners, tenants and
others are asked to have this in
formatoin available when listing
their taxes.
The list takers for Jackson are
as follows:
Barkers Creek ? Ben Jones.
Canada Township ? R. J. Shel
ton. , .
Caney Fork Township? J. C.
Shuler.
? Cashiers Township ? Hortense
Bryson.
Cullowhee Township ? R. V.
Brown.
. Dillsboro Towpahip ? Mrs P. W.
Kincai^. '
Greiiis Creek Township ? G. L.
Green/
Hamburg Township? Frank - D.
Bryson.
Mountain Township ? Mrs. Pearl
Qualla Township^? W. vH. Coop
> er. : ???'ys.
r River Township ? Fred Smith.
Savannah Township ? Verlin C.
Buchanan.
Scotts Creek ; Township ? Mrs.
Joe Davis. (
Webster Toytfnship ? J. R. Oli
ver.
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SOCIAL' SECURITY
ANSWERS QUESTIONS
f SERVICE MEN
'' Social Security Board field of
fices frequently have the question
asked by returning service men,
"Do I lose the credits I had under
Social Security before I entered
the armed services?"
D. W. Lambert, manager of the
Asheville field office which serves
17 counties of Western North
Carolina, explained that no per
son will lose the credit he has built
up, but that every wage earner
who works in a job covered by the
law should receive a statement
from his employer at least once a
year showing the total wages paid
and the amount deducted for so
cial security purposes. The return
ing service man will use the same
social security account number as
before.
Returning service men, Mr.
Lambert said, can obtain a record
of wages reported for them by all
>yers since ?December 31,
by using a post card form
can be obtained, upon re
^-w^from the office in Asheville. |
Ask for Form OAB-7004. If wages
havej%>t been reported correctly,
this fHt should be made known at
once in order that an investigation
may be started.
All workers should remember
io notify the Soc&al Security
Board in Asheville when they
reach age 65, Mr. Lambert said,
and jurviving relatives of per
sons died should notify
the >sheviile office to avoid loss
K DC. MEETING |
m POSTPONED
J The of the B. 9. Cathey
/chapter, C. has been post
m posed from Thursday, Jan. 4th to
r Thursday, Jan. ltth, when it wfll
meet with lira. H. ?. MooMth'
Thursday afternoon at 9:00 o'deck. j
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Dayton Rubber Co
Winner In Game
Saturday Night
The Dayton Rubber Company
five triumphed over the Sylva All
Stars in a fast game Saturday
night, ending in a score of 71-34.
It was the first game of the sea
son for the local team.
Sam Audrey was high scorer for
the Dayton team with a total of
,30 points and Malcolm Brown run
ner-up with 14 points. |
Leo Cowan and Bean Cowan
tied for first score for the Sylva
team, each shooting ten points.
Tuberculosis Seal Sale
Successful In County
Mrs. J. H. Gillis, seal sale chair
man for Jackson county has an- 1
nounced that the sale has been a
very successful one this year.
With a quota of $275, the incom
plete results will almost total this
amount and more money is yet to
be turned in. The schools have
turned in to the amount of $197.12
and the town has turned in to the
amount of $80.00, both being in
complete records.
Five per cent of the money
made on these seal sales is turned
over to the National Tuberculosis
fund and the other ninety five
percent is kept in the county and
state to aid in the fight against
this disease.
NCEA To Hold Annual
Meeting In Asheville
The North Carolina Education
Association has announced the
dates of its annual State Meeting
Ito lie' hel(f in* Xsfie^ille on March
28, 29, and 30. The meeting place
had been previously announced
for Raleigh, but because of un
avoidable, circumstahces the
change has been made. /
On Friday, December 21 a plan
ning group consisting of members
of the Board of Directors and j
heads of the major divisions and
departments of the NCEA met at
the Association offices in Raleigh.
Tentative plans for the meeting
were discussed. Further and more
detailed announcements will be 'I
made as the plans develop.
Funeral Services Held
For Mrs- Armond Pacchive
Funeral services were held Sun
day, Dec. 23rd at 2 o'clock in the
Pine Creek cemetery for Nettie
Irene Steward Pacchive who died
of penumonia in a Chicago hos
pital on Dec. 18th.
Mrs. Pacchive was the daughter
of Mrs. Sadie Parker and the late
Abe N. Stewart. She was born
May 6, 1912.
She is survived by her husband,
Armond Pacchive of Chicago, her
mother, Mrs. Sadie Parker of Gas
tonia, two brothers, Charles Cand
ler and Abe N. Stewart, Jr. of
Gastonia, five sisters, Mrs. Le
nora Moody of Greenville, S. C.,
Mrs. Sophia Yates of Gastonia,
Miss Ora Stewart of Erastus, Mrs.
Nannie Thompson and Mrs. Mar
gie Kirby of Washington, D. C.
Five Generations Gather For
Aunt Jane Coward's Birthday
Mrs. J. B. Coward, better known
to her friends as "Aunt Jane" is
celebrating her 95th bjrthday to
day, at her nome at Cowarts. She
was born Jan. 2nd, 1851. She is
well and very strong, and helps
with the household chores. She
washes dishes and dresses herself.
She hears fairly well, but her eye
sight is failing. She is very cheer
ful and has an toptimistic outlook
SYLVA SCHOOLS TO 1
OPEN MONDAY, JAN. 7
According to an announcement
from the County Board of Educa
tion office the Sylva city schools
and the majority of county schools
which are dependant upon bus
service will not open at the sched
uled date but on Monday, Janu
ary 7th. . .
1TCHELL IS ROTARY
SPEAKER TWIS WEEK
Mr. Steadman Mitchell, farm
and dairy specialist at Western
Carolina Teachers College, was
the speaker on the program of the
Sylva Rotary club at the regular
Tuesday evening meeting this
week.
Mr. Mitchell gave the club a
very instructive talk on the part
the members might play in help
ing the farmers of Jackson county
with their problems, becoming
better acquainted with the rural
people, this helping to create a
better understanding and a more
progressive meth'od of farming in
the county. His talk was featured
with humorous stories, illustrating
some of the points to be brought
out.
The club helds its meeting in
the Methodist church annex and
were served a delicious dinner by
the ladies of the church. Due to
having no place to eat one week,
bad weather and sickness, and one
meeting date falling on Christmas
day, three meetings Were missed
during December.
i on life.
Above she is pictured with five
generations of her family. Seated:
Mrs. Coward and her daughter,
Mrs. A. M. Henson of Sylva, with
the great - great-granddaughter,
Cindy Henson of Winter Haven,
Fla. Standing are grandson, C. H.
Henson, of Jacksonville, Fla., and
the great grandson, Herbert Hen
son of Winter Haven, Fla.
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January 31 Deadline
For Tobacco Allotment
D. C. Higdon, Chairman of
the Jackson County A. C. A.
has announced that farmers
who wish to grow tobacco in '
1946 who do not have a to
bacco allotment should file
an application in the AAA of
fice not later than January 31,
1946. A new farm allotment
chall not be approved for any
farm i; the county committee
determines that the person
making application is not the
bona fide operator of the farm
and is not actually in charge
of the supervision and conduct
of the farming operations on
the entire farm, according to
instructions received from the
8tate office.
Three Powell Brothers
Home For Holidays
The three sons of Mr. and Mrs.
H. W. Powell of Tuckaseegee
spent the Christmas holidays to
gether at home.
Cpl. Worley D. Powell, who is
home on sixty day reenlistment
leave, Pfc. Harvey C. Powell, who
has been stationed at Camp
Wheeler, Va. and recently trans
ferred to Camp Pickett, Va. He
has reenlisted for foreign service.
The third brother, Lyman A. Pow
ell, Signalman 3-c spent five days
at home, a total of sixty one days
since re returned from twelve
months overseas duty in France,
Italy, Sicily, and North Africa. At j
the present time he is stationed |
i in Norfolk, Va. I
Jackson People Observe New
Year's Entry Very Quietly
The New Year was ushered in
to the county very quietly this
year. A few informal parties
among friends and some New
Year's calls were made. At mid
night the whistles were brown and
theh bells at the churches rung.
People observed the coming of
this year with too much gratitude
in their hearts for a display of
the usual type. To many it was
truly a new year of beginnings, a
reunion in many homes and with
the return of many service men a
beginning or return to civilian
life. It was the beginning of a new
year of peace and a beginning of a
year of production of the imple
ments of peace, the plowshare in
stead oi the sword. > ' ?
Former Sylva Resident
Chief 01 Police At Marion
Au ssie Sutton, a native of Jack
son county has accepted a position
as chief of police of the Marion
force. Mr. Sutton, who has served
in the armed forots, a part of this
time being overseas duty had been
a member of the "Marion jtolice
force prior to entering service. On
his return from ttyi European the
atre he returned te his old job and
his new position will become ef- I
fective the first of the year. While
her husband was away, Mrs. Sut
ton spent the greater part of her
time in Sylva, for a while being
connected with StovalTs cafe.
Western Carolina Baptists
Conference To Meet At
Cullowhee January 14th
?The Western Carolina Baptists'
Conference will meet at the
Cullowhee Baptist church, Cullo
whee on January 14th instead of
Jan. 7th. All pastors please note
the date of meeting and be pres
ent.
A very interesting and helpful
program has been arranged. Dr.
H. T. Hunter, President of West
ern Carolina Teachers College and
Dr. J. Alton Morris, pastor of the
First Baptist church at Murphy
will be the main speaktrs.
KENTUCKY MINE
PIT SEALED
Afttr taking out nine men all
hope " saving the remaining
miners trapped in the Pineville,
Kentucky coal mine explosion
have been abandoned and offi
cials have ordered tfie pit sealed
in order to smother the flames and
prevent further injury to scores of
men attempting to rescue those (
trapped underground. The final
toll of the blast which occurred]
last Wednesday was 24 dead. Sev
en of the original nine men found
alive continue to rally and h$ve
good chance of recovery from their
ordeal of smoke and gas fumes
after 53 hours underground.
Final Report Shows Citizens
Bought $390,000 In ^fionds,
Quota Was $175,000 In Cash
R. L. Ariail Promoted
To Rank Of Major
Capt. R. L. Ariail, Jr., who has
been spending the holidays at his
home in Sylva has been notified
by tht War Department of his pro
motion to the rank of Major.
Major Ariail entered Clemson
College in 1936 and graduated in
the class o^l&40 and was given a
commission as a 2nd Lt. in the U.
S. Army at the time of his gradu
ation. He was called into active
duty in December 1940 and as
signed to the 24th Infantry and
remained with that unit through
out the war. He was stationed at
Fort Benning, Ga., for 17 months,
I sailed for the South Pacific area
! in April 1942 and returned to the
I Unittd States in October 1945.
Central Jackson County
Singing Convention
To Meet Sunday
The Central Jackson County
Singing Convention will meet with
the Speedwell Baptist Church,
Sunday, January 6th at 2 p. m. All
I singers are cordially invtied.
j. S. PlST OFFICE PREPARING TO HANDLE
CLOTHING GIFTS TO BOMBED-OUT PEOPLE
NEW YORK, Dec. 29? Soon af
ter post offices are cleaned of the
last Christmas packages tney \ i
begin to receive clothing gifts
from the American people to the
suffering people in bombed-out
lands, according to an order of
Postmaster General Robert E.
Hannegan which was made pub
lic today.
Henry J. Kaistr, national chair
man of the Cictory Clothing Col
lection, declared that the order
to all postmasters authorized and
directed them to permit local
committees of the nation-wide
clothing drive to place boxes in
post office lobbies to receive cloth
ing donations.
Mr. Kaiser also announced that
Nelson A. Rockefeller, former As
sistant Secretary of State, will
serve as the New York City chair
man of the Collection.
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Mr. Kaiser also announced that
9,607 communities throughout
America are organized to conduct
clothing drives under the local
chairmanshihp of 4,313 men and
women, many of whom will direct
county -wide drives.
One community, South Hero, Vt.
has completed its clothihng col
lection. The 606 residents of this
vialiage on an island in Lake
Champlain began their drive a
month in advance of the national
campaign. Mrs. Henry Buermann,
local chairman, explained that
three pre-Christmas sewing bees
were held to salvage garments
that were worn and ripped.
Tne Victory Clothing Collection,
scheduled from Jan. 7-31, seeks
100,000,000 used garments, in ad
dition to shoes and bedding. Ea^h
contributor is invited to attach
good-will messages to clothing
gifts.
Service Officer Will
Assist Veterans
The Assistant Service officer of
the state veterans commission will
be at the courthouse in Sylva on
Wednesday of each week from 9
o'clock a. m. to 12 noon, to assist
veterans in making claims for
pensions and to give any other
help or advice that a veteran may
need.
Mr. Kennemer Accepts
Position At Velt's Cafe
Mr. WUllan Keenemer has ac
cepted a position at Velt's cafe
and he tad Mrs. Keenemer, the
former Miss Leatha Seay, sister of
Mrs. Velt Wilson arc now making
their home in Sylva, having moved
tram Bryson City. Prior to fait
present Job, Mr. Keenemer was
employed in Ttpj* v
Miss Addic Mae Cook
Elected President Of
WNC Press Association
Mi?s Addie Mae Cook, editor
and oublisher of the Cherokee
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Scout, Murp*iy, N. C ; v as elected
president of the Western North
Carolina Press Association at a
meeting held at the S and W Cafe
teria last Saturday night. Miss
Cook is the first woman to hold
this office and succeeds J. A. Gray
in office.
W. A. Ward of the We&t Ashe
ville News was elected Vice
President and Ira Armfield of the
Transylvania Times, Brevard, was
elected Secretary-Treasurer.
BAFTIoi' RADIO HOUR
SPEAKER JANUARY 13
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Pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Owensboro, Kentucky,
for eighteen years, Dr. Robert E.
Humphreys, the Baptist Hour
speaker for Sunday, January 13,
is a most effective preacher, as
announced by the Radio Commit
tee of the Southern Baptist Con
vention, S. F. Lowe, Director, At
lanta, Georgia.
The Kentucky pastor is recog
nized for his insight into the
Scriptures and his grip on the
spiritual needs of men every
where. He is thus eminently quali
fied to discuss his subject, "The
Source of Peace," according to Mr.
Lowe.
The programs of the Baptist
Hour originate from- Atlanta again
this year, and the broadcast* cov
er the territory from the jWKtion'ft
capitol to the Outt
to include Texas, Vfm v'lmh?
Oklahoma Missottrt.
The program can %a heard la
North QtroUna over Radio Sta
tions WWrtC* Aahcvi&a,
Raleigh and WSJ* Wfr*
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JACKSON AMONG FEW
COUNTIES MAKING E
BOND QUOTA
Township Totals And
Bicycle Winners To
Be Announced Soon
Jackson county goes over
the top in the 8th and final
War Loan Drive. Theee were
the words given out by Chair
man R. L. Ariail Monday as>
the end of the final Victory
Loan drive came to a close.
Mr. Ariail stated that the
county with a quota of $175,
000 doubled that amount and
went on to a grand total of
$390,000, or $40,000 more than
double the quota. The coun
ty's overall quota was divid
ed Into two types of bonds,
with the larger amount of
$108,000 being the "E" bond
sold to individual buyers and
the other type known as the
Commercial bond amounted
to $67,000.
Mr. Ariail further commented:
"It appeared throughout most of
the drive that we would not make
the "E" bond quota, but during
the last few days of the drive a
determined and concerted effort
was made, thus putting Jackson
county over the top in this, the
i last and final bond drive.
The 8th War Loan drive, better
known as the Victory Loan, which
ended, t Mopd;^. ?
closes the War Loan a rives. The
Treasury Department has an
nounced that the people will not
be called on again to buy bonds
during a War bond drive. Series
E bonds will continue to be* offer
ed to people seeking investment
for their money and they can be
bought right along as usual from
banks and post offices. Commer
cial type bonds may be offered
from time to time to banks and
other financial institutions but
there will not be any more War '
Loan drives. ' '
THREE BICYCLES OFFERED
.During the drive just closed three
bicycles were offered as prizes to
the pupils in the schools of Jack
son county. The prizes are to be
given to the three pupils selling
the largest amount of Series E
bonds during the drive. A num
ber of students entered the con
test but it is not yet known who
won the prizes. Mr. A. C. Moses*
superinendent of education for
Jackson county, will announce the
winners in the near fuutre. It may
be some time before the bicycles
can be delivered as they have not
been ordered because it was not
known whether they would be for
boys or girls. However, I hope the
delay will not be very long.
EXPRE88E8 APPRECIATION
It has been my responsiblll*
ty to act as Chairman of the
War Finance Committee In the
county for all of the eight
War Loan drives put on dup
ing the war. Now that the
War Loan drives are over and
the War Finance Office will
be closed I wish to take this
opportunity to thank the peo
ple of Jackson county, along
with my oo -workers, City and
Township Chairmen and all
others who had any part In
helping to make all eight
drives a success in Jackasn
oounty.
i Final report of bonds sold in the
county during the Victory Loam
will be published in The &ylv*
Herald within the next week or
two." '/'? ' />
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