AMERICAFirst, Last and

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VOL. XX NO. 1

The Sylva He( AND RURALITE.CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday, May 23, 1945

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49 Sylva Seniors Will BeAwarded Diplomas 30th

This year's graduating class of theSylva High school will have forty-nine members. Plans for commence¬ment exercises have been announcedby J. L. Hair, principal. The Bacca¬laureate sermon will be delivered May27th at 3 P. M. with/Dr. B. A. Bow-ets of Ridgecrest, N. ©^delivering thesermon

On Tuesday night, May 29th at 8P. M. a play entitled, "Ever Sincel?ve" will be presented in the SylvaElementary Auditorium.

Class day exercises will be heldWednesday afternoon at 2:30 P. M.in the form of a playlet, "Sails atDawn." On Wednesday night the classwill receive their diplomas with Dr.Howard P. Hiddens, Pastor of the FirstBaptist church at West Point, Ga.delivering the address.

JUDGE PLESS PRESIDINGAT CIYIL TERM OF COURTHERE THIS WEEK

J. Will Pless, Jr., presided at theMay term of civil court which openedin Sylva Monday, May 21. Elevenxsses were listed on the calendar.

Jurors drawn for this session were:Jim Tolley, Webster; Leon Pickle-simer, Sylva; Ray Cogdill, Sylva;Frank Tatham, Gay; W. A. Watson,Tuckaseegee; Grady Henson, Sylva;McKinley Henry, Sylva; T. L. Wike,East LaPorte; Troy Hooper, Tucka¬seegee; Henry Dills, Cullowhee; W. T.Cook, Sylva; E. A. Bumgarner, Cash¬iers; Carl Woods, Cowarts; Fred1Smith, Tuckaseegee; W. O. Sherrill,Whittier; Ben Jones, Whittier, RFD;John R. Dills, Cullowhee; Herchel W.Ashe, Sylva; Fred R^ Bryson, GreensCreek; Grover Cabe, Greens Creek;John H: Ashe, V.Tebster;Taylui*Bridge,Wtiittier; John W. Ashe, Sylva; andLewis Smith, Sylva.

PARRIS SERVING ONCARRIER IN PACIFICBLAZING AWAT AT JAPSABOARD AN AIRCfeAFT CAR¬

RIER IN THE PACIFIC-S^Wayne Par-ris, ship's service man (cobbler), sec¬ond class, USNR, whose wife livesin Sylva, N. C., was aboard this l^ssexclass aircraft carrier when her planesbattered Okinawa prior to the Marineand Army landings.With other units of the Pacific Fleet,

this ship sent out her planes in a longseries of sweeps and strikes that blast¬ed enemy aircraft, shore installationsand shipping from the Ryukyu Islandsto the Japanese homeland.Veteran Pacific fighters aboard the

ship consider the recent action amongthe severest of the war in the Pacific.Sometimes day and night were brokenby only short pauses for food and rest.Planes were fueled, armed, launched,then landed and at once prepared tofight again.

Besides doing her primary job ofservicing its air group, the carrier putin a few licks with her own guns,destroying one enemy plane and help¬ing down another.

HONOR STUDENTS ATSYLVA HIGH SCHOOLNAMEDThe honor students of the Sylva

High school graduating class of 1945have been nafmed. Jean Monteith,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Mon^teith, will be valedictorian and Eliza¬beth Clayton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.J. E. Clayton of Dillsboro, will besalutatorian.

Mrs. Phillips And DaughterReceive Cable From Pvt.Noel PhillipsMrs. Noel Phillips and little daugh¬

ter, Nancy have each received cablesfrom their husband and father, Pvt.Noel Phillips, who has been a German

; prisoner since Dec. 16th, 1944. Themessages stated that he was well andsafe and hoped to see them soon.

Pvt. Phillips is the son of Mr. andMrs. S. J. Phillips of Willets. He en¬tered service in March 1944 and wasoverseas two months prior to beingreported missing and later declareda prisoner.

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Sylva High SchoolWill Present PlayMonday NightThe play, "Ever Since Eve" will be

presented by the students of SylvaHigh school on Monday, May the 28th,at 8:15 P. M. in the auditorium of theSylva elementary school.The characters are as follows:Mrs. Clover.Rebecca Ann Wilson.Johnny Clover.John Gibson.Mr. Clover.Gerald Buchanan.Spud Erwin.Kenneth Kellar.Susan Blake.Barbara McClure.Betsy Erwin.Emily Shields.Martha Willard.Jean Poteet.Officer Simmons.Harry Bum-

garner.Henry Quinn.Bobby Terrell.Lucybelle Lee.Barbara Bumgarn-

er.

Preston Hughes.iewis Keener.Football Players.Tommy Farmer,

Cecil Franklin, Astor Plemmons.Junior Dillard.

VYhittier ManKilled In Action

Mr. Coy Greenway of Whittier' hasreceived a message from the Navystating that their son, Swift C. Green-way, MM 2-e, has been killed in ac¬tion while in the service of'his coun¬

try. No details regarding the datenor place were given.MM 2-c Greenway was 24 years old

at the time of his death and had beenin the service since July 22.Formerly of Elberton, Ga., he grad¬

uated from the Rock Branch highschool in 1938 and was a member ofthe Rock Branch Baptist church.He is survived by his father and the

following brothers and sisters; CharlesSmith of Atlanta, Pfc. Carter Green¬way, somewhere in the Pacific, MissBabbie Greenway of Greenwood, S.C.;Betty and Rebecca, twin sistersv;ho. are in training at the AndersonCounty Hospital and Joe and Ann ofElbert County, Ga.At the time of his death Greenway

was engaged to be married to MissMaxine Reagan, daughter of Mr. andMrs. Melvin Reagan, of Whittier.

FUTURE FARMERS OFAMERICA TO BE GUESTOF GLEMSON COLLEGEThe Sylva chapter of the Future

Farmers of America left Tuesdaymorning, May 22, via Franklin, High¬lands and Walhalla for Clemson col¬lege where they were the guests oftne college on that date.Ray Cogdill of Cogdill Motor Co.

furnished transportation for theseboys.At Clemson College they were

furnished a guide for the collegegrounds and were luncheon guests of2,000 cadets. Their program includeda visit to the college farm, dairy herd,beef cattle herd and hog barn wherethe boys bought breeding stock.

UDC Recitation-DeclamationContest To Be Held Fri. NightThe annual recitation-declamation

contest sponsored by the B. H. CatheyChapter of the U. D. C., will be heldat 8:30 Friday night in the Sylvaelementary school auditorium.At that time the four high schools

of the county have been invited tocompete fof the Gertrude Dills Mc-Kee medals.. The public is most cordially invitedto this contest.

In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, fly,

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days agoWo lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved an^i were loved; and now we lie

In Flanders fields.i

Take up our quarrel with the foe!To you, from falling hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high!If ye break faith with us who die,

We shall not sleep, though poppies growIn Flanders fields.

John McCrae

PRINCE PROMOTED TOGUNNER'S MATE 3-CHouston Neal Prince, 22, Wolf

Mountain, has been promoted to gun¬ner's mate, third class, USNR.Prince is attached to the Atlantic

Fleet's Antiaircraft Training Center,Newport, R. I., as an instructor inantiaircraft gunnery.His mother, Mrs. Ernest Prince, re¬

sides in Cowarts. Before enteringthe navy, Prince specialized in stock-farming.

Hoopers ReturnAfter LiberationFrom Jap Prison

W. Carr Hooper, son of Mr. andMrs. Vance Hooper of East La Portand his wife, the former Miss RuthWilliams of Fayetteville, Tenn. areback in Jackson County after havingspent three and one-half years in theSanta Tomas prison camp.Mr. and Mrs. Hooper went to the

Philippine Islands thirteen years agowhere Mr. Hooper was employed bythe Government to teach English.

Seven' years ago he became asso¬ciated with the Singer Sewing Ma¬chine Co. as paymaster. He was aformer principal of the- Sylva Ele¬mentary school.

Commencement ConcertTo Be Given At W. C. T. C.W. C. T. C. will hold its annual com-

menctment concert on Sunday even¬ing May 28th at 8:30 in the HoeyAuditorium. Taking part will be thepiano students of Miss Clara DeVane,violin pupils of Miss Rachel Rosen-berger and the voice pupils of Mrs.Charles Gulley.

Jackson County Men Meet

PFC. U. E, HENRYWOUNDED IN ITALY

Pfc. U. E. Henry, son of Mr. andMrs. S. H. Henry, of Tuckaseegee waswounded in Italy April 29. He hadbeen m the armed forces five yearstnd overseas since last August, having.served in North Africa, Sicily, AnzioBeach and Italy.Mr. and Mrs. Henry have another

son in service. Private David E. Henry,who has been in service three yearsand is now stationed at Camp Gor¬don, Ga. They also have two sons-in-law, Pfc. Alvin Wilson, servingwith General Patton's army and Pvt.James L. Stafflebach, now serving inFrance.

MRS. TEXAN QUEEN, 77,PASSES AT HOME OFDAUGHTER ON MAY 18Mrs. Taxan Queen, 77, died at the

home of her daughter, Mrs. ConleyCope, May 18, after a long illness.Funeral services were conducted atthe home by the Rev. Nando Stevensand Oscar Beck. Burial was in thefamily cemetery on the head of NorthFork.She is survived by the following

children; Mrs. Bessie Cope and Mrs.Mary Nelson of Sylva Rt. 1. - Mrs.Dorkey Cabe of Gay, Mrs. Laura De-Hart of Bryson City, Mrs. FannieGates of Dillsboro, Mrs. Etta Fisherof Knoxville, Tenn., Mr. McKinleyQueen of Gastonia, and Mr. Joe Queencf Balsam.

Cowpeas, soybeans, and velvetbeans planted in corn will provide ex¬cellent grazing for the; late fall.

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Somewhere In France

Sgt. William R. Sellers and Pvt.P.oy D. Woodard believe it's a small[world after all. They recently metin a hospital somewhere in Francethrough the courtesy of the^Red Cross.

Sgt. Sellers, the son of Mr. and Mrs.A. C. Sellers, and the husband of theformer Miss Fannie J. Moore, of Sylvaentered the service in Dec., 1943, andreceived his training at Camp Shelby,Miss.

Pvt. Woodard, the son of Mr. andMrs. L. D. Woodard, of Norton and thehusband of Mrs. Muriel Nations

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Woodard, entered service in Dec.,1043, and received his training at FortMcClellan, Ala.Eoth soldiers were sctit overseas in

July, 1944, and have ferved in thecampaigns in Italy, Frahce and Ger¬many. Each holds the Purple Heartlor being wounded in action twice andthe Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster.

Sgt. Sellers and Pvt. Woodard spenta pleasant few days together; talkingcf the days back homej and those tofellow when the war is over.

3 Jackson Soldiers ReturnHome After LiberationFrom German PrisonsFeed Whc^t Bins Will BeSold Saturday, May 26D. C. Higdon, Chairman of Jackson

County ACA, has announced thatthere will be no-more Feed Wheafforsale in Jackson County and that thewheat bins will be sold at a publicsale on Saturday. May the 26th. Thesebins are located across from the CityHall and will be auctioned off to thehighest bidder at 1:30 P. M. on theabove date.These bins are well-built, painted

white and are in good condition andhas a capacity ol' 900 bushels per bin.These bins can be used for grain, feed,chicken houses and storage houses.Mr. Higdon urges that all farmers whoare interested in buying any of thesebins be at the bin site by 1:00 P. M.on Saturday, May 26.

Serves With TimberwolfDivision In Germany

Pfc. Wymer Moss, son oi Mr. and Mrs.Lambert Moss of Erastus is servingwith 104th Timberwolf Division ofthe Engineers Corps in Germany.Entering service in 1942 he received

training in California, Oregon, andArizona. Since going overseas tenmonths ago he has seen action inFrance, Belgium, Holland and Ger¬many.

PTA HOLDS LASTMEETING OF THE YEARMrs. J. H. Gillis, president of the

Sylva PTA, presided at the meetingheld Tuesday afternoon. Two speak¬ers were present. Mrs. Bradford D.Ansley, Southern Representative ofthe Campfire Girls from Atlanta, Ga.,and Mrs.. McCracken, district nurse.Mrs. McCracken reported on the Fre-Sehool clinic, thirty-four childrenwere examined and given typhoidshots. Mrs. McCracken stressed theimportance of Health to the Pre¬school Child.

Mrs. Ansley gave an interestingtrlk on the Character Building Pro¬gram Provided for Campfire Girls.After the meeting, Miss Henson,

Home Economics teacher, invited themembers and guests to come to thecafeteria for a social hour. The teatable, covered with a white colth wascentered with the punch bowl entwin¬ed wtih mountain laurel.Miss Henson. served the guests

punch and cookies.

Senior Class Of Pickens, S. C.,Visiting In Western N. C.

Fifty high school boys and girls,members of the senior class of thePickens high school areMn Jacksoncounty spending two days visitingplaces of interest.They are the guests of Sunset Far

while here.Mr.Joe Acker, Er-1 Morris, John

Hyatt, Betty Du^ .d Jerry Porterwere in Syl* . week making ar¬

rangements for the trip.The senior classes of the former

years have been making a trip toWashington, D. C,, but this year'sclass decided to visit Western NorthCarolina.

MARK E. COGGINS S. 1-CHOME ON FURLOUGHMark E. Coggins, S. 1-c, is spend¬

ing a twelve-day furlough with hisparents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Cogginsof Speedwell. S. Coggins is stationedat Norfolk, Va.

Sorrells, Sutton AndHaskett Are VisitingRelatives In SyfvaPvt. David L. Sorrells, son of Mr.

and Mrs. John SQrrells, of Sylva ar¬rived in Sylva Thursday, May 17,after spending seven months in aGerman Prison Camp.

Pvt. Sorrells entered service Dec.10, 1943, and was sent overseas inJuly, 1944. He was first reportedmissing in action and later they re¬ceived a message that he was a Ger¬man prison. He was captured in Sept.but his parents did not learnwhere he was until DecemberHe was released in April and uponlanding in the States wired his par¬ents that he had come a long waysfrom Noman's land but had made itsafely.At the present time Pvt. Sorrells

has gone to Roan Mountain, Tenn., >tojoin his wife and family. He willreturn to Sylva during the latter partof the month.Mr. and Mrs. Sorrells have two

ether sons in the service, Pvt. WileyR. Sorrells, in Germany, and Pfc.Charlie A. Sorrells in the South Pa¬cific.

Pvt. Marshal! . Sutton, son of Mr.and Mrs. L. A. Sutton and husband ofMrs. Gladys Nations Sutton, who. wasrecently released from a GermanPrison camp arrived home last' weekto visit liis wife, parents and a sonHenry.

Pvt. Sutton, who worked in a saw¬mill while a prisoner stated that hetared reasonably well. He entered ser¬vice nearly three years auo and spentthe greater pa^t of this tim? *n over-seasduty. He took part in the NorthAfrican campaign and tin Sicily andItaly.

Pfc. James L. Haskett, son of Mr.and Mrs. W. E. Haskett of Sylva hasreturned home after being liberatedfrom the German Prison camp, Stalag2 B., where he had bebn a prisonersince April of 1944.

Pfc. Haskett entered the servicetwenty eight months ago and was sentoverseas sixteen months ago. He wastaken prisoner on Anzio Beachheadand was first reported missing on Feb.?, 1944. In April his parents werenotified he was a prisoner of the Ger¬man Government.

Pfc. Hasketts condition i wasreported fair, said that h' c'tmentwas reasonable with the : .ception of!food. He will be at hone for sixtydays.

JAPAN MOBILIZES20 MILLION SCHOOLSTUDENTS FOli WARExpecting greater blov>, against her

homeland in the near fUK<re Japan hasmobolized 20.000.000 sUdents on afull war-time basis with the view ofoffsetting her losses sneered in thewar thus far.As Japan moved to coi bat an ex¬

pected invasion, Tokyo r^;>orted thatthe government looked to olution ofits basic Chinese policy he "key toovercoming the crisis" confrontingthe empire.With 4,000,000 troops in China and

other millions ort the home islandsyet to face our dough boys we can allsee that victory over Japan is not go¬ing to be any picnic.

Wilr.«m C. Ward Isaimer's Mate On

U. S. DestroyerWilliam C. Ward, 21, gunner's mate,third class, of Route 1, Whittier, has

reported for duty on a destroyer ofthe Atlantic Fleet.Although this is Ward's ^first duty

cn a Navy combat ship, he served inthe Armed Guard crews of two mer¬chant vessels in the Atlantic area.Keeping his ship's main batteries

ready for action and helping fire themduring battle are the sailor's duties.After entering the Navy early in

1943, Ward took recruit training atthe Naval Training Center, Bain-bridpe. Md., before joining the ArmedGuard. His parents are Mr. and Itfrs*George Ward, also of Whtttier. '*>¦*