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PLANS GET UNDERWAY
f OR ENTERTAINMENT .
FOR YOUNG PFOPLE
At the meeting called by Mayor
Gibson at the Community House on
.Friday, Feb. 16. there was quite a
large representation of various age
.youps.
The purpose of the meeting was to
?rganize some type of wholesome en
.tertainment for the young people of
?rlva and Jackson County in re
^xanse to the open letter written toi
.the adults of the town some time back.
It was decided to start this pro
gram off on a small scale and ex
pend as the^need grew and as it could
be furthered. The initial step re
mitted in Wednesday night being set
&abde at the Club House for the young
people under adequate supervision
.and chaperonage, this time to be de
voted to dancing, games and such
amusement as the younger group and
dnperones saw fit.
It was decided that within the
aapxth a committee, consisting of one
members from each Civic Club in
tefen, would work out a program for
the ensuing year, whereby an arrange
ment for programs and chaperones
would be assured. In the meantime a
group of young women will act in this
capacity.
The first meeting for jthe young
people will be Wednesday, Feb. 21,
and each Wednesday thereafter.
In order to carry out this project
successfully it will be necessary for
fee closest cooperation of every citi
m of Jackson County.
WEBSTER ELEMENTARY
AND HI6H SCHOOL
Honor Roll ? Third, 6- Weeks
fVairth Grade ? Dannie Cowan,
Jee Hall, Bill Bishop, Tom Morris,
Bsmie Barnes, Essie Barnes, Peggy
Blanton, Ellen B lan ton, Colleen
Staler, Nita Dietz, Lonis Shuler.
Fifth* Grade ? Edward Henson^.
J^sn TVIiuYlaii, Grace Buehanan, Betty
Lou Cowan, Nancy Lou Davis, Lona
McKee, Thelma Sutton, Doris Alex
ander, Mary Sue Stillwell.
Sixth Grade ? Jack Allison, Lon
nie Barnes, James Mason, Ethel Ashe,
Nancy Ensley, Elsie Frizzell, Eliza
beth Frizzell, Gladys Hall, Frances
Morgan, Betty Lou Shuler.
Seventh Grade ? Claudia Stanford,
Alice Buchanan, Sallie Cowan, Jo
Ann Davis, Lahoma Dietz, Jackie
Morris, Wilma Buchanan.
Bight A ? Patsy Ensley, Patricia
McKee, Lois Shuler, Betty Henson,
Mary Ella Hall, Judy Davis.
Bight B ? Ruth Marion Hall, Nellie
Morgan, Bonnie Green, Elaine Hig
4on, Earl Buchanan.
liine A ? O. V. Cagle, Edith Dal
tat G rover Bishop, John Bryson,
Davis, Mary R>b Clements,
BBsabeth Cannon, Catherine Buch
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Nine B ? Frances A. Potts, Clara
lAtm Sutton, Nancy Owens.
Ten A ? Barbara Allen, Aileen
Barron, Margaret Buchanan, Evelyn
Davis, Gladys Sutton, Dorothy Mason,
Harry Buchanan, T. C. Lewis, Dean
AHman.
Ten B ? Brittle Deitz, Agnes Al
lison Hamilton Bryson, Clemard
Buchanan.
Grade 12 ? Anne Buchanan, Betty
Higdon, Louise Owens, Frances Potts,
Earth Green, Geneva Hall.
Thomas A. McGuire With
Air Service Command
AN AIR SERVICE COMMAND
STATION IN ENGLAND: Cpl. Thom
as A. McGuire the son of Mr. and
Mrs. S. L. McGuire of Norton, N. C.,
lecently completed an orientation
cokxb$ designed to bridge the gap be
tween training in the States and
combat soldiering against the enemy
in Germany.
At this Air Service Command Sta
tion Cpl. McGuire attended a series
of lectures ?iven by veterans of this
command which include instructions
?a chemical warfare defense and
pertinent tips on staying healthy in
a combat zone.
His Next station will be one from
wtoioh America's fighting places cover
our advance into Germany.
Before entering the Army Air
force, he Was a student at State Col
lege in Raleigh.
Kudzu is an excellent perennial
legume ~ for reclaiming gullied and
other waste land, reports Enos Blair,
Extension agronomist at State Col
lege. Kudzu can also be used for
fcajr and soil improvement.
At wounded American boys eome back from the battle fronta they And
American Red Croee workere In all military and naval hoapitale ready to help
them. Thie year there will be more need than ever before for Red Croee eervlce
In domeetlc hoapitale.
Sylva PTA Observes
Founders Day
The Sylva PTA observed Founders
Day last Tuesday afternoon at the
legular monthly meeting. Mrs. Mary
R. Cowan was in charge of the pro
gram. She told briefly of the begin
ning of this strong organization and
of the two women that founded it.
She then presented W. V. Cope, prin
cipal of the Sylva Elementary school,
who made an interesting talk on the
work of the Association.
Mrs. Grover Wilkes presented three
; students Iroto fcer music ciasfc, Those
playing were Gail Martin, Pete Mon
tague and Eddie >Lou Terrell. -A
Founders Day collection was taken.
Mrs. J. H. Gillis, president, was
in charge of the business session and
Mrs. J. H. Wilson had the devotional.
Wounded Soldier's Mail
Often Forwarded Several
Times As He Moves About
ATLANTA, GA., Feb. 19. ? "Why
do soldiers overseas frequently ex
perience difficulty in the receipt of
their mail when they are hospitaliz
ed?" is a question frequently asked
of Army Postal Service.
Lt. Col. Hartley B. Dean, Headquar
ters, Fourth Service Command Postal
Officer answers this question by ex
plaining, "Wounded and sick soldiers
are moved to the rear through a series
of hospitals in order that proper treat
ment and quarters may be provided.
This means that any mail addressed
to the outfit with which the soldier
was serving before becoming a cas
ualty, must have the address changed
and be forwarded, perhaps several
times, before it catches up with the
addressee. Until such time as one
address can be established so that
it may be furnished to correspondents
at home, there will be delay in deliv
ery of the mail.
"Army Postal Service is constantly
trying to provide the best possible
mail service for our troops overseas,
and there is a system now being
placed in effect whereby the emer
gency addressee of a soldier seriously
ill or wounded is immediately noti
fied by a member of the hospital staff
of this new address. This will abolish
some of the delay experienced by
battle casualties in obtaining mail.
"Another question which comes up
often," continued Col. Dean, "is 'Why
do parcels require so much more time
than letters for delivery overseas?'.
The reason for this is that because of
limited cargo space on planes, pack
ages have to be shipped on surface
vessels. These ships are enroute to
their destinations from two weeks to
as long as three months, depending
upon the number of ocean miles they
must travel."
Cooke Promoted To
Master Sergeant
WITH THE FIFTH ARMY, ITALY
? Technical Sergeant Willis D. Cooke,
bon of Mi, and Mrs. Zeb L. Cooke, who
livss in Sylva f North Carolina, has
been promoted to master sergeant.
He is a superintendent of Steriliza
tion with a quartermaster unit of the
Filth Army in Italy.
ARRIVES IN GERMANY
Pvt. Burton E. R. Bryson has ar
rived safely in Germany according to
word received by his wife, the former
Miss Mae Seay, of Webster.
Pvt. Bryson entered service in July,
1944, and received his basic training
at Fort McClellan, Ala. He spent a
few days in December with his wife
before reporting to Fort Meade, Md.,
prior to being sent overseas.
FUTURE FARMERS WILL
SPONSOR CAROLINA
QUARTET
The Carolina Quartet will appear
at the Sylva Elementary Auditorium
Tuesday night, Feb. 27th, at 8:00.
The Sylva Chapter of the Future
Farmers of America, John Corbin
Agricultural teacher, is sponsoring
the above program for the purpose
of raising money to buy a band saw
which will be used in work done by
the chapter. Admission will be 20c
to 35c. T^he public is invited to at
Regardless of the covjrse of the war
the demand for many farm products,
at celing prices, may continue to ex
ceed supplies in 1945, says the BAE.
Red Cross Quota Announced
For Jackson County
Dr. Grover Wilkea, Red Croat
Chairman for Jackaon County
haa announced that the quota for
the county ia $6500.00; 53% of
this to be sent to National head
quarters and 47fc to be retained
for local use.
The Red Cross War Fund Drive
will begin March first and will be
county wide. Each township will
be allotted a quota.
Cotton-Duck Carrying
Gasoline To Fighters
ATLANTA. GA? Feb. 19.? Cotton
duck, made in the mills of Dixie, is
p^nch-hitting for steel in the manu
facture of collapsible gasoline con
tainers designed to speed the delivery
of gasoline to the American fighting
men at the front, it was disclosed here
today by headquarters, Fourth Ser
vice Command.
The containers come in sizes from
740 to 2,700-gallon capacity. They
have been standardized after a long
series of tests. The 750 and 2,700
gallon containers may be used as stor
age by using troops or are transport
iable. They are fitted with rigid ply
wood frames.
I It is pointed out that the regulation
gasoline tankcars are not always
available when gasoline has to get to
th?; front troops in theaters of war.
Four of the 2,700-gallon cotton duck
tanks, mounted on a flatcar, will hold
practically the same amount of gas
oline as a tankcar.
The cotton duck is impregnated
with synthetic rosin of the "rubbery"
type.
WOUNDED IN FRANCE
Mrs. E. O. Buchanan of Greens
Creek has received word that her son,
S. Sgt. Coy Deitz, was slightly wound
ed in France Jan. 15. He has served
in the U. S. Army for the past thirty
seven months, having served four
months overseas.
LOCAL PFOPLE TAKING MUCH INTEREST
IN ORGANIZATION OF CIVIL AIR PATROL
Serving In Netherlands
East Indies
Pfc. John Woodford Parker, son of
Mrs. Grace Zachary Parker, of East
LaPorte, entered service in March,
1943. He received his training at Fort
Jackson, S. C., and Camp Pickett, Va.
He was sent overseas in Feb. of 1944
and was in New Guinea until the
summer when he was transferred to
his present station.
Pvt. Parker's wife, the former Miss
Edna Fore and young son reside at
East LaPorte.
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Kilby Promoted
According to word received by
Larry Mull, Louis R. Kilby, who is
now in Germany with the 9th Army
has become a Pfc. for heroic deeds in
battles through Ffance to Germany.
Pfc. Kilby was formerly a taxi oper
ator in Sylva and entered service in
Nov., 1944. He received his basic
training in Mississippi before going
overseas. He is in the 115th Inf.
Division of the 9th Army.
Sylva Boy Scouts Honored By
Churches In Union Service
The Baptist and Methodist churches
of Sylva held a special Scout service
Sunday evening at the Methodist
church with Rev. C. M. Warren, Bap
list pastor, delivering the message.
Rev. R. G. Tuttle, Methodist pastor
welcomed the Scouts and other visit
ors especially mentioning Rev. Rufus
A. Morgan of Franklin, chairman of
the Smoky Mountain district of scout
ing. He then presented H. Gibosn,
chairman of the local scout commit
tee, who spoke on the work of the
local troup. H. E. Monteith, mem
ber of the executive board of the
Daniel Boone Council, told of scout
work in the 14 western counties,
making up this council.
The oath of allegiance and scout
cath were led by members of the
troup.
Hey. Morgan had the prayer and
special music was furnished by a
male quartet, with Mrs. G rover
Wilkes, accompanist.
Pvt. Jack F. Garrett Wounded
In European Theatre
Mrs. Rose Garrett of Sylva received
a message last week from the War
Dept. stating that her son, Pvt. Jack
F. Garrett, had been wounded in ac
tion in the European Theatre. Pvt.
Garrett has a sister, Pfc. Theta M.
Garrett, who is a member of the
Woman's Army Corps, stationed in
New York.
FEDERATION STOCKHOLDERS TO HEAR REPORT
FROM PRESIDENT JAMES G. K. MGGLDRE AT
ANNUAL MEETING MARCH FIRST
The Jackson County Farmers Fed
eration will hold a stockholders meet
ing and election on Thursday, March
1st, at 11 A. M. in the Federation
Warehouse in Sylva.
James G. K. McClure, president of
the Federation, will make a report
to all stockholders at this time on
the business and progress of the Fed
eration for the past year.
'The committee members of the
Sylva Warehouse will be elected to
serve for the following year. Also
the director of the entire Federation
will be nominated for the general
stockholders meeting to be held March
24. This nomination will be the
equivalent of an election.
Refreshments will be served and all
members ahd friends of the Federa
tion are cordially invited to attend.
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Pic. Frank H. Buchanan
Arrives In France
' Pfc. Frank H. Buchanan, who is
vith the 353rd Infantry has landed
safely somewhere in France accord
ing to word received by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Buchanan, of Gay.
Pfc. Buchanan entered service Jan.
1944 at Fort Bragg. He received his
-raining at Fort McClellan, Ala., Ft.
Meade, Md., and was stationed at
Camp Butner, N. C., prior to being
jen*Upverseas.
Before entering service he was a
senior at Webster.
Spring pigs should be immunized
against hog cholera, is a suggestion
from Dr. C. D. Grinnells, Agricultural
Experiment Station veterinarian at
State College.
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STATIONED IN HOLLAND
Pvt. Alvin A. Rigdon. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Rigdon, of East La
Porte, has been serving overseas for
thirteen months and is now stationed
in Holland. His wife, Mrs. Alvin
Rigdon, is in Pisgah Forest, N. C.
Marjorie Buchanan Is
Storekeeper In Navy
Marjorie E. Buchanan, of Sylva is
now one of 1,300 storekeepers in the
biggest "general store" in the South,
the Supply Department of the Char
leston (S. C.) Navy Yard. These
store keepers handle more than 60,
000 different items for fighting a war
at sea, varying from paper clips to
five-inch guns.
At the Charleston Navy Yard sup
plies for ships and shore stations
cover almost two million square feet
of space. Huge warehouses provide
975, 563 square feet of storage for
weather perishable supplies. Enor
mou^ stockpiles in the open for sup
plies unaffected by rain cover 801,
031 square feet of ground.
Disbursing employees who pay the
bills for the Charlestorr\Navy Yard
and write out paycheck* for many
of the Sixth Naval District activities
pay out $12,000,000 a month.
Marjorie E. Buchanan has attained
a rating of CAF-3 with the supply
depot here.
RECEIVES PROMOTION
Ralph K. Morgan, son of Mr. and
Mrs. B. R. Morgan, of Sylva has been
promoted to the rank of T. Sgt., it has
been learned here. T. Sgt. Morgan
-is now in El Centfo, California.
Lt. Holden Of Canton
Unit Speaker At
Second Meeting Feb. 15
I Lt. Holden commanding officer of
the Canton Unit spoke before a group
ol more than seventy applicants in
terested in the Civil Air Patrol, at
a meeting held in the Sylva High
school auditorium Feb. 15/
Ll. Holden outlined the organiza
tion and function of C A P and told
oi its history Irom 1940 to the present
time. It is an auxiliary of the Army
I nd membres who are on active C. A.
P. duty are under Army regulations
with complete uniforms and identify
ing insignia.
Age -limits for this service are: 15
18 for Cadets and 18-65 for adults.
To become a member of the Civil
Air Patrol it is not necessary to take
flight training, however, flight train
ing is available to any one who wishes
it. This will be under the supervision
of Johnny Watson, who is a licensed
instructor and who operates the Sylva
Airport.
Courses in meteorology, navigation',
theory and history of flight will be
offered. At the completion of this
course those wishing to do so will be
eligible to take the written examina
tion for pilots license under the
regional C A A inspector.
It is urgently requested that as
many adults as possible will join this
unit. It should be of vital importance
to the parents of members of the Air
Forces.
The following people were ap
pointed at the last meeting, Supply
Officer, T. N. Massie, Secretary, Ira
Mae Holden, Publicity, C. E. Thomp
son. Applications were taken at
this meeting and identification pic
tures were made.
The next meeting will be held
March 1st at the same place unless
there be further notification to the
contrary.
WCTC To Piesrtil Math ^
Hoffman In Recital
W. C. T. C. will present Mark Hott
man in a piano recital Feb. 24 in
the Hoey auditorium at 8 o'clock P.
M.
Mr. Hoffman Dean of Music at
Greensboro College studied piano in
Chicago with Rudolph Reuter as well
as with Ernest Hutcheson of New
York City. He received a Bachelor
of Music degree cum laude from the
Fastman School of music, University
of Rochester, Rochester, New York
and a Master of Arts from New York
University, New York City. Mr. Hoff
man also had a year's study and con
certizing in Germany.
Mr. Hoffman played with the
Rochester Philharmonic, Howard
Hanson conducting, and with the
New York Civic Orchestra in New
York City.
Mr. Hoffman has had extensive
recital experience, having given con
certs in Town Hall, New York City,
as well as for the National Music&l
Benefit League, the Roerich Museum,
th 2 Educational Alliance and at
Wanamaker Auditorium, etc., in New
York City. For fourteen months he
was one of the sustaining staff mem
bers of radio station WINS, giving
weekly piano recitals and has also
played over WOR and WOV.
During the eight years he has been
ir North Carolina he has played 45
concerts at Duke University, Mere
dith College (Raleigh) University of
North Carolina (Chapel Hill), Win
ston-Salem, Charlotte, Wilmington,
I Asheville with the North Carolina
[Symphony Orchestra, etc.
. Mr. Hoffman's program for the
I evening will includp:
I Pastorale e Capriccio, Scarlatti
ITausig
Sonata Op. 53 (Waldstein), Beetfo?
I oven
Allegro con brio
Adagio
I Allegretto Moderato
I Ballade in G Miner, Chopin
I Etudes Op. 25, Chopin
I No. 1 (Aeolian Harp)
No. 2 (Spinning Wheel)
No. 3 (The Cat)
I No. (One-foot Jump) ?
No. 5 (Quarrell and Reconciliation)
I No. 6 (T birds)
1 No. 9 (Butterfly) ,
Soiree de Granada, Debussy
The Maiden and the Nightingale,
I Gran ados -
I Perpetual Motion, Alkan-Mac
I Dowell
1 The admission prices will be IflQ v -
(and 25c. ^.J vs