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VOL. XXI, NO. 44
Sylva, N. C. Thursday, April 3, 1947
$2.00 A Year?5c Copy
Jackson Co. Draft Board
Ends Duties Monday As
Selective Service Act Dies
Clerk Will Maintain Files3
Until Taken Over By
_ National Headquarters
After almost six and one-half
years service the Jackson county
Draft Board ended its duties here
Monday as the National Selective
Service Act died without congress
renewing its lease on life.
Although records will be main
tained by Mrs. Ollie Wilson, board
clerk, possibly until June 30, by
which time it is expected they will
be consolidated in a national rec
ords file?Monday was official
closing date of this era in the coun
ty's history.
When the board began its duties
of supplying men in October, 1940
to meet the national emergency
that congress proclaimed the Nazis'
had swept through Europe and
were beginning the blitz of Eng
land, America's armed forces were
just beginning to take shape from
i^s peacetime nucleus of trained
men. ' \
The men of Jackson county re
sponded well to their country's
call, and volunteers filled in much
of the quotas set for the county
until July, 1941 when the first reg
ular induction was made.
Thousands of Jackson county
youth were processed on the way
to active duty before the war end
ed. and manv more wprp srrppnpd
and classified.
With the end of hostilities the
demand for replacements in the
Army, Navy, Marine, and Air
Corps declined, and with this the
work of the draft board became
less arduous. Successful recruit
ment programs carried out by the
services began filling in the coun
ty's quotas, and allowed Presi
dent Truman to recommend that
the Selective Service Act expire
at its appointed time.
No detailed information on clos
ing out the office has been re
ceived but Mrs. Wilson is getting
all the files and other records in
order so that they will be ready
for the National office when this
change is made.
The members of the Jackson
Selective Service Board changed
from time to time during the life
of the act, but the board in service
at the end of the act Monday in
cluded: O. E. Monteith, chairman,
DilL;rd Robinson, and C. C. Bu
chanan.
Cullowhee Church Will
Have Easter Music
At the morning worship service
at 10:45 o'clock at the Cullowhee
Methodist church, the choir will
present a program of Easter music.,
This will include several anthems,
vocal solos, and instrumental
music.
Members of the church will
bring flowers for the service Sun
day morning as a memorial for
decec.-cd relatives and friends.
Enrofi To I".
G3ZEX delegate to the United Na
tions, Vassili Dendramis (above)
has been named Ambassador to
Washington, subject to the approval
of the U S Government. Greece
has not had an Ambassador in~th2
United States since the death yf !
envoy Cimon P. Hiamantopolus last !
December. (International)
SHELTON FUNERAL
RITES HELD AT
GUtLOWHEE CHURCH
? Lovie L. Shelton, 68, died at his j
home at Cullowhee Tuesday after- I
noon, March 25, after several
months' illness. The funeral was
held Thursday afternoon at the
Cullowhee Baptist church. Rev.
Fred Forester of Drexel officiated.
Burial was in the Cullowhee ceme
tery.
Mr. Shelton hu;d lived at Cullo
I whee most of his life. was the
? first man to be employed as main
tenance manager of what is now
; Western Carolina Teachers Col
lege. He, together with Walter and
Elbert Shelton, started the first;
work on the first steam plant to be
built there.
Mr. Shelton is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Rhuie Shelton, and
one son, Jule C. Shelton, owner of
Cullowhee Sand and Trucking
Works.
Mr. and Mrs. Shelton reared two
other children: a boy, Jesse L.
Shelton, who is employed at Cog
dill Motor Co. and a girl, Margaret
Jo Shelton, 10, student at Cullo
whee training school.
Easter Sunrise
Service At Webster
The Methodist and Baptist
^churches of Webster will have a
union Sunrise service Easter Sun
day morning at 7 o'clock at the
Methodist church. Rev. E. A. Fitz
gerald and Rev. W. X. Cook, pas
tors of the two churches, will have
charge. Everyone is invited to at
tend. i ?
I
W ildlife Resource Commission
Gets Busy Oil Mapiijtg Program
RALEIGH, April 1?Members of
the North Carolina Wildlife Fed
eration, by no means idle since
passage el their legislation provid
ing for a new North Carolina Wild
life Resources Commission, separ
ate from the Department of Con
servation and Development, met in
another enthusiastic rally this
WWR. ???? ?
tafelishment of a wildlife reserve
at Camp
mid to
as any
be as abundant with game
area in North Carolina.
The conclave was held at Dur
ham Monday and was primarily in
tended for officers and directors
of the Federation. Actually, how
ever, approximately 100 sportsmen
affiliated with the organization as
sembled. Several counties, never
before represented at such gather
ings, had delegates on hand.
Approval of the bill before the
General Assembly to Fevy heavier
fines for violation of game laws
were voiced by those present at
the enthusiastic meeting. Other
pending game bills also were dis
cussed. Federation members made
it clear that they were in a mood
to. cooperate in every way with
the Department of Conservation
and Development, the new Com
mission, and also the Governor.
The Federation emfcfarked on an
other project, looking to the es
pointcd
showing
ation,
their hu1
togs.
Butneiv a si'e which is
President P. K. Gravely of Rocky
Mount twill appoint a committee
to look! into the possibilities of
creating! this reserve.
A committee headed by William
T. Normpn of Favettevilic was ap
to design an emblem,
affiliation with the Feder
hich members wear on
ting coats and hunting
SOSSAMON'S ... in Sylva
LIBRARIES OF EAST
AND NORTH STODIED !
BY MRS. BOGHANAN
Making Study For En
largement Program At
WCTC When New
Library Is Built
? ?? ? 1 *m iin
Mrs. Lillian Bucnanan. 1:01 ari in
of Western Carolina Terchers c-v? 1 -
lege, returned March 27 from a
trip to New York and other cities
in the North and East, where she
studied modern trends in library
construction and use, and' talked j
with -authorities on the subject.,
She made the trip because, as li
brarian, she will be largely respon
sible for making plans for the new
library to be built here when funds
are made available.
While on her trip Mrs. Buchanan
visited Princeton University, which ,
is constructing a S5.000..000 library,
thcro\j?hly up-to-date in, all rc
spcct. , tne Virginia Steel Products
Corr.p.^v, f.r Orange, builders ol'
steel library equipment, and the
University of Virginia, at Char
lottesville, whose library facilities
she studied closely.
While in New York, Mrs. Bu
chanan stayed at International
House, given to Columbia Univer
sity by the late John D. Rockefeller
for use by foreign and American
students. While there she addressed
one of~Columbia's classes in writ
ing on the works of Asheville's
Tom Wolfe. She took partt in num
erous group discussions. at Inter
national House. '
Also while in New York, she at
tended two sessions of the United
Nations Security Council, which
she described as intensely interest
ing, heard a recital by Toscannini,
saw Eugene O'Ncil's "The Iceman
Cometh," Oscar Wilde's "The Im
portance of Being Earnest," Jose
Ferrer as Cyrano de Bergerac, the
Ballet Russe dc Monte Carlo, and
attended two operas, La Traviata
and The Marriage of Figaro.
On -the, way back to Cullowhee
she stopped in Washington and
called on Senator Clyde R. Hoey,
who-showed her around and took
her to dinner.
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Old Copies Of Tuckaseigee
Baptist Association Minutes |
Wanted By Wake Forest!
Do you have an old copy of the
Tuckaseigee Baptist -^Association
Minutes in your possession? Ii' you
have here is an opportunity to i
make it really useful. The Wake!
Forest Library is striving to com
plete its files ol these minutes and
is to place them where they will
be kept safe for the years to come
Such material can often be found
in our homes, perhaps in the attic
or some other out-of-the-way
place where it is of no service to
anyone and may easily be de
stroyed by fire or insect pest. Take
a look around your heme, church,,
or wherever else you might have
placed copies of -our associational
minutes l'rom any year earlier than
1943. Deliver them personally or
send them by mail to the Rev.
Mark R. Osborne, Jr. of Cullo
whee, and you may be sure that
your co-operation will be warmly
appreciated. Such records are in
valuable to those who undertake
to write histories of our section of
North Carolina.
If Your Herald Is
Late This Week
Blame The Flu Bug
Your Herald may be a bit
late reaching you this week
and you can blame it on the
flu bug. This little animal
played tTavui' wUh ptrr urHjrtW
zation this week, putting some
of the staff and shop force to
bed or at home waiting on
those that were in bed* While
those who remained on the
job felt more like being at
home in bed. However, we are
not complaining too much as
" we realize ttiat most every
home and place of business in
the county has been hit the
same way. We, of The Her
ald, all seem to be feeling bet
ter now and are looking for
ward to getting back on sched
ule. We just hope that alt our
readers, if they have been sick,,
have recovered by this time.
The increases in grain acreages
are largely attributed to the favor
able outlook for prices of these
crops.
Governor R. Qrcgu Cherry (left) and I3;i.11:> S. Rar.J'.?lpih"~Kvr;l??
Carolina Representative. National Foundation !.<> I;*i? ParalvM*:.
discuss the state-wide "Preparedness Conieronce PolL>myel.l is"
scheduled for April 3 at Goldsboro. Aim <>t *he umfcrr-nre is to pre
pare communities for quick action in ca?e <?: ;< puLj epidemic any
where in the state th;s summer.
WCTC GETS OVER |
MILLION DOLLARS !
FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Dr. H. T. Hunter, president ofj
Wesiel'n Carolina Tench* rs college,
announced that the jf int Senate
House Appropriations Committee (
of the State Legislature had grant
the college the lull amount of funds '
recommended by the Governor's
L>udget Commission.
The amount, $1,33!.200, wiil 1)'.*
used for permanent improveiiw.t.
and current operating expen.-es,
although p r'v of the money ;< r
permanent i:;v,*':\>vements will no;
be made av i!al/e until c^.-t.- ? 1
materials and labor go down.
ROSCOE POTEET TO
HEAD CANCER FUND
DRIVE IN COUNTY !
Roscoe Poleet h'a> been appoint
ed chairman o; the .committee to
conduct the annual drive for fund.*
with which to .combat cancer. Mrs.
W. L. Jones has been named .co
chairman. Mr. 1'otcct stated this
week that he will name the cam
paign workers and have them
ready for publication next week.
Mr. W. J. Fisher has been named
treasurer for the drive. The coun
ty's quota this year is $400. Last
year the quota was $430.
Cancer is one of man's greatest
killers. It strikes one out of every
eight persons. It kills more people
each year than was killed by the
enemy during the war. Watch for
further announcements about the
drive.
CRAWFORD TURNS
JOKE ON SYLVA
HIGH STUDENTS
In years past Sylva high school
students have been t;.king April
1st, "April fool's d i.v" off, or do
ing just about as they pleased. But
this year, Tuesday, Mr. Crawford,
principal of the school, turned the
table on the young folk. In a very
serious manner on Monday he told
Ktumum ftf The High acftftfll
department that if they failed to
show up for school on Tuesday it
might mean a trip for their par
ents down to try to get them back
in class. So with this warning the
students swallowed their disap
pointment and were on hand as
usual Tuesday morning. After the
first period they were called into
the gym where Mr. Crawford, very
good naturediy told the youngsters
of his plans for the day. He took
the students out to Webster for two
game- of bail. thei brought them,
back to the school ouiiding for l
square dancing, Mr. Crawford j
nimseli being one of the music |
makers. Other games and horse,
shoe pitching were also part of the I
day's amusements.
The students all agreed that this!
wa.<vone of the most enjoyable April
Fool's Days that they had ever
r
DR. HAROLD M'GUIRE
IS EASTER SEAL SALE
CHAIRMAN HERE
DHaf\>!d Mt Claire has been
raine I eh irman to rod the 12th
amui; 1 K< -'e. St-.ii S, le lor the
Sylva i.n i. which is conducted ('
annually undo the auspices of the)
North Carolina League for Crip-!
pled Children . nd is sponsored lo-|
u<!iy ! y t,i" l!i?t;i:y i lub this year, j
T.u* -o? :< > the area tins
yt ti [< . ie ,i UnjiOD .-eais, vv III
i ni Mitt c ? ?( :, 11 ?:n Rotary '
?b :n; k;:a; \,w fri.i "hrough the
i- 'U>! , :..?r v . ! l)j- pi; es. 1
?*'e,ivi?d from
eae.i year donated inward help
.ry cripple.! rhihircn by supplying
e .!( t vt c- ie-, I trace-*, c: u.lt hes, I
A'iit e! > itransport a; i'?n to rlin- j
? ? t:?? ? m? ; . i in ;>. 1..!and J
' 1 ^ ^ i' j: 4a 1 and convalescent
c; re.
Birdell H. Howard
Returns From Philippines
Mr-. VAi dell !lc: ley Howard
ai rived at her home in Dillsboro
al; /eh !.'} a tier . tay of two and
? i" ?' yea.'.- in ; e I' n!ie area.
A M - H-'.'-:0y .- e .-'ud.ed at
Brevard College :n 1041 and later
wa- employed at Ecus!;..
She enli.-ted in trie U'omanV
Army Corps in July, ID 13, and re
ceived her training at Daytona
Beach, P'la. S.ie was sent to Wis
consin for nine month*' duty be
fore being sent oversea*.
She sailed from San Francisco
August 20, 1T44, and landed at
Oro Boach September P>. Alter two
m?'H?; - i eiv ' w, s sent to Manila
w .fU.' ? .? was connected with the
t. ? - j. 1 ice.- unt JI her dis
c. 4' I > "? a.ber 1 'i, 1
T- ? d..\ ) .ter she v. as married
I J c;. Howard ? I.11 .;i, Pa.
He v.. , lo.mer navy pilot. Both
oi .-.em entered civil -erv.ee and
had a >r.\ej ai Tokyo with Civilian
Pe. -j.'inei and later In Manila ami
Java, wne.e Mr.-. Howard con
tracted malaria. She wa ? advised
to return to the states. She sailed
from Manila January 6 on the
President Monroe, coming by Sing
apore, India, through the Sut/. Ca
nal, across the Mediterranean Sea
and Atlantic Ocean, and landed in
New York two months later.
On their journey they were giv
en several tours of places they
passed through. They spent one
week in Bombay and ten days in
OenrKi, Italy. Here they made the
trip by car to Leghorn where they
again boarded the ship.
They stopped at Port Said and
visited Cairo and the Pyramids.
Mr. Howard is still in Manila
and will join his wife in Dllsboro i
when he returns to this country.
Investigation of the price break
which dropped cotton prices eight
cents per pound in two weeks last
October, shows that the break was
speeded up and extended by the
forced liquidation of many thinly
margined speculative ..hidings,
coupled with ^e collapse of two
large accounts'
spent, "Thanks to a' good sport for
a principal."
Western Carolina Opens
Baseball Season Max 4,
First Game9 Maryville
NUMBER OF YOUNG
DEMOCRATS FILE?
FOR TOWN OFFICES {
Jack C. Allison Seeks
?- i
Office Of Mayor, Others
For Board Members
The owning town electam loi
Sylva prom;.-e.s to be a livelycam- [
p..ign ,.s the hst tiling for offices ,
continues to j?n)\v. New filings this ^
\>. ? ?'k include. .Jack C. A1 ii>i>11, lor |
n y >r; H. H N.cholson, Jr., Lloyd 1
W. Cowan, .Joseph F. Wilson, F.d- i
w.i.d H. BaldndKe and Archie!
i "i iwlo.rd 1 i board members. Ail j
arc ve'orar.s <?! World War 11.
Filing reported last week in
duced W. .J. Fisher lor mayor, H.
i\ Ferguson. Harold MeGuire, Paul i
Kirk, Hdm in- I'oteet and James F.
ti..!es, for tile board.
SUNRISE SERVICE AT
KEENER CEMETERY
The annual Easter Sunrise serv
i. e will aga'.n be held at Keener
cemetery at a 4r> o'clock on Easter
Sunday morning- This is a joint
service of the Baptist and Metho- I
di>t churche.- of Sylva and Rev. I
C. M. Warren will deliver the mes
sage at th.s time. All people of the
community are invited to attend.
The time may seem early for
many people, but tiie officials sun- j
ri.-e is at 5:42 and it is felt that the i
oi ice w.ll have more meaning if
..cl>i ;11 sam i>e.
T ie ic'ulai Sunday KaMer serv
ices will i:e lii-ld ;;t both churches!
at 11 o'clock with special music
1 y the choirs. *
Mrs. T. C. Bryson, Jr.
Provides Medal For
Agriculture Awards
Mrs. T. C. Bryson, Jr. i> ofUving
,i med; I to the agriculture student
n the Sylva Iligl$ school making
'he most progress during tiie ye. r.
Beginning this . pring, Mrs, Bryson
w.ll gi\e this medal ca? ii ye r in
memory of heiv* son. Maurice K.
(Buddy) Bi y.-on, who lost in> life
on Okinawa during World War |
II. Ti)i>. medal is being oflered to
this particular class as Agriculture
was his favorite subject when he
attended Sylva High school. With
J. F. Corbin, vocational teacher,
Mrs. Bryson has completed ar
rangements for the medal to bo
awa rded to the winner this year at
commrncement exercisea.
Bethel Grunnell Is
Improving From Burns
Mr. Br'.nel firunnell is said to
he fining n.cely at Han i . pita 1
following injuries recc.ved by
burns a* "a sawmill in the c iimty
i e< ent iy.
Will Play 20 Games,
With Nine Home Games
On Season Schedule
C>ach Tain Young, director oi'
athletics at WCTC. announced the
si;! ted a !e the 1947 baseball
season today. Western Carolina
will play 20 hmh th's season with
nine games oeing , .?ayed at Cullo
wiiee. The opening same will be
played with Maryville College at
Muryville on tin- 41and 5th o?
April. The Cats have* been unable""
to get in very 'much practice due
to the bad weather, but the pitch
ing staff has been working out in
the gym and look as though they
may be able to >ervo up sume line
o! fe; ings th.y season. Gene Grogam
of Cant#n, and Walt Deermond
Andover, Mass. have been looking
as the standouts thus far. The Cat*
took the field Friday for their in
itial workout under the direction
of Coach Jim Gudger who will
handle the squad until Coach
Young finishes the winter football
drills which will end on the 29th
of March. Coach Young will then
take over the team being assisted
by Coaches Gudger and Friese.
There are only two lettcrmen re
turning to the squad. Sam (Hoot)
Gibson and Beter Price. The other*
are freshmen and sophomores with
but little previous experience, but
Coach Young hope; to work them
into a well rounded club by the
end of the season.
The following men are prospec
tive players:
Outfielders?Max Beam, Pete
McDonald, J.m Brvson, Jim Banks,
Spec Kverhart, Bobby Terrell, Don
Womack, Jajjk Alli>on, Warren
Wylie, Tom Fort , Gus Colergerakis,
Joe Bennes, Carrol Cabo, Ra Iph
Humphries, Jim Barnwell, Paul
Wonr e. r*eter Price, Auzman
Brady, Murray Wliisenut.
In fielders'?Mae Henslcy, Ken
neth Joh ison, Ai :h'tTK_Byrd, Glen
Newton, Ray Lee, J. B. Beam, Ovie
Heavner, Frank Hon! in, Tommy
Kllis, Hoot G b on. I.eroy Silcox.
Pitcners- Roy i weed, J;m Eng
^i-11, Gene Grogan, Howard Barn
well, Ralph Manning, L. C. Crock
er. Phil York, Walt Deermond,
1 [.iwai'd Barnhoivt.
C.itchers?Joe Hunt. Bill Pow
ell, Clark Penneil, Harry Duke,
I lobe Collins, Dick SloM .
The Lb^plctL lallege schedule is
a . follows:
April 4-5?^Maryville there.
April 11-12?Hight Point there.
April 14-15? Catawba there.
a April 19?North Georgia College
.home.
April 22-23 ? Lonoir-Rhyne
there.
April 25-26?Appalachian home.
April 28-29?Atlantic Christian
: h<fme.
May 2-3^?Catawba home.
May 9-10?Appalachian there.
: May 12-13 ~ Mryville home.
I ?Continued on page 10
Army Week Tlieme April 6-12
"Strong America For Peace"
Cu;. i'P.1 f1 ily developments act
as an arre.-ting backdrop to the Na
l tions's observance this year of
i Army Week?April 6-12?and the
j emine ntly appropriate theme: "A
Strong America is a Peaceful
America."
\ # t
Growing American responsibili
ties m a postwar worId"c!esperately
in need of security and peace high
light the stress placed by nation
w.de observers of Army Week on
the relationship between national
I security and an adequate Army.
1 The sec urity aspects involve the
role of the entire Army of which
the National Guard, the Organized
Reserve Corps and the Reserve
Officers' Corps are integral parts.
Army Week, dedicated to the
soldiers of two world wars by a
grateful nation, will also give an
opportunity for recognition of the
vital role that is the part of Amer
ica's peacetime soldiers in building
the peace for which a bitter war
was lought.
April 6
1017?The United States declared
war on Germany. (Army Day orig
inally sponsored by the Military
Order of World Wars traditionally
(alls on April 6, this year was pro
claimed for April 7 by President
Truman becau^fc of Easter Sun
day.)
1917?First Army Balloon school
established on ground leased at
Grand and Meramec Streets, St.
Louis, Missouri.
1 S21^Notes " to Great Britain,
France, Italy and Japan insist on
participation of the United States
in disposal of German colonies and
equal rights in mandated terri
tories.
1924?Army Air Service planes
left Seattle on round the world
fjiiiixL proceeding to Prince Rupert,
Br<tish Columbia and to Sitka,
Alaska, April 10.
April 7
1898?Joint note to President
from Britain, Germany, France,
Austria-Hungary, Russia and Italy
made "pressing appeal tolhe feel
ings of humanity and moderation
of the President and of the Ameri
can people, in their existing dif
ference with Spain," and expressed
hope further negotiations would
maintain the peace while guarai*
teeing "reestablishment of order
in CutML*