AMERICA First, Last and Always VOL. XX NO. 1 The Sylva He ( AND RURALITE?CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943 SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday, May 23, 1945 El ALD The Herald is dedicated to progressive service to Jack son ... A progressive, well balanced county. $1.50 A Year In Jackson And Swain Counties?5c Copy 49 Sylva Seniors Will Be Awarded Diplomas 30th This year's graduating class of the Sylva High school will have forty nine members. Plans for commence ment exercises have been announced by J. L. Hair, principal. The Bacca laureate sermon will be delivered May 27th at 3 P. M. with/Dr. B. A. Bow ets of Ridgecrest, N. ?^delivering the sermon On Tuesday night, May 29th at 8 P. M. a play entitled, "Ever Since l?ve" will be presented in the Sylva Elementary Auditorium. Class day exercises will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 P. M. in the form of a playlet, "Sails at Dawn." On Wednesday night the class will receive their diplomas with Dr. Howard P. Hiddens, Pastor of the First Baptist church at West Point, Ga. delivering the address. JUDGE PLESS PRESIDING AT CIYIL TERM OF COURT HERE THIS WEEK J. Will Pless, Jr., presided at the May term of civil court which opened in Sylva Monday, May 21. Eleven xsses 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; Fred1 Smith, Tuckaseegee; W. O. Sherrill, Whittier; Ben Jones, Whittier, RFD; John R. Dills, Cullowhee; Herchel W. Ashe, Sylva; Fred R^ Bryson, Greens Creek; Grover Cabe, Greens Creek; John H: Ashe, V.Tebster;Taylui*Bridge, Wtiittier; John W. Ashe, Sylva; and Lewis Smith, Sylva. PARRIS SERVING ON CARRIER IN PACIFIC BLAZING AWAT AT JAPS ABOARD AN AIRCfeAFT CAR RIER IN THE PACIFIC-S^Wayne Par ris, ship's service man (cobbler), sec ond class, USNR, whose wife lives in Sylva, N. C., was aboard this l^ssex class aircraft carrier when her planes battered Okinawa prior to the Marine and Army landings. With other units of the Pacific Fleet, this ship sent out her planes in a long series of sweeps and strikes that blast ed enemy aircraft, shore installations and shipping from the Ryukyu Islands to the Japanese homeland. Veteran Pacific fighters aboard the ship consider the recent action among the severest of the war in the Pacific. Sometimes day and night were broken by only short pauses for food and rest. Planes were fueled, armed, launched, then landed and at once prepared to fight again. Besides doing her primary job of servicing its air group, the carrier put in a few licks with her own guns, destroying one enemy plane and help ing down another. HONOR STUDENTS AT SYLVA HIGH SCHOOL NAMED The honor students of the Sylva High school graduating class of 1945 have 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 be salutatorian. Mrs. Phillips And Daughter Receive Cable From Pvt. Noel Phillips Mrs. Noel Phillips and little daugh ter, Nancy have each received cables from their husband and father, Pvt. Noel Phillips, who has been a German ; prisoner since Dec. 16th, 1944. The messages stated that he was well and safe and hoped to see them soon. Pvt. Phillips is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Phillips of Willets. He en tered service in March 1944 and was overseas two months prior to being reported missing and later declared a prisoner. * Sylva High School Will Present Play Monday Night The play, "Ever Since Eve" will be presented by the students of Sylva High school on Monday, May the 28th, at 8:15 P. M. in the auditorium of the Sylva 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 Man Killed In Action Mr. Coy Greenway of Whittier' has received a message from the Navy stating 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 date nor place were given. MM 2-c Greenway was 24 years old at the time of his death and had been in the service since July 22. Formerly of Elberton, Ga., he grad uated from the Rock Branch high school in 1938 and was a member of the Rock Branch Baptist church. He is survived by his father and the following brothers and sisters; Charles Smith of Atlanta, Pfc. Carter Green way, somewhere in the Pacific, Miss Babbie Greenway of Greenwood, S. C.;Betty and Rebecca, twin sisters v;ho. are in training at the Anderson County Hospital and Joe and Ann of Elbert County, Ga. At the time of his death Greenway was engaged to be married to Miss Maxine Reagan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Reagan, of Whittier. FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA TO BE GUEST OF GLEMSON COLLEGE The Sylva chapter of the Future Farmers of America left Tuesday morning, May 22, via Franklin, High lands and Walhalla for Clemson col lege where they were the guests of tne college on that date. Ray Cogdill of Cogdill Motor Co. furnished transportation for these boys. At Clemson College they were furnished a guide for the college grounds and were luncheon guests of 2,000 cadets. Their program included a visit to the college farm, dairy herd, beef cattle herd and hog barn where the boys bought breeding stock. UDC Recitation-Declamation Contest To Be Held Fri. Night The annual recitation-declamation contest sponsored by the B. H. Cathey Chapter of the U. D. C., will be held at 8:30 Friday night in the Sylva elementary school auditorium. At that time the four high schools of the county have been invited to compete fof the Gertrude Dills Mc Kee medals. . The public is most cordially invited to this contest. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly, Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago Wo 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 grow In Flanders fields. John McCrae PRINCE PROMOTED TO GUNNER'S MATE 3-C Houston 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 in antiaircraft gunnery. His mother, Mrs. Ernest Prince, re sides in Cowarts. Before entering the navy, Prince specialized in stock farming. Hoopers Return After Liberation From Jap Prison W. Carr Hooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vance Hooper of East La Port and his wife, the former Miss Ruth Williams of Fayetteville, Tenn. are back in Jackson County after having spent three and one-half years in the Santa Tomas prison camp. Mr. and Mrs. Hooper went to the Philippine Islands thirteen years ago where Mr. Hooper was employed by the Government to teach English. Seven' years ago he became asso ciated with the Singer Sewing Ma chine Co. as paymaster. He was a former principal of the- Sylva Ele mentary school. Commencement Concert To 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 Hoey Auditorium. Taking part will be the piano 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, HENRY WOUNDED IN ITALY Pfc. U. E. Henry, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Henry, of Tuckaseegee was wounded in Italy April 29. He had been m the armed forces five years tnd overseas since last August, having .served in North Africa, Sicily, Anzio Beach and Italy. Mr. and Mrs. Henry have another son in service. Private David E. Henry, who has been in service three years and is now stationed at Camp Gor don, Ga. They also have two sons in-law, Pfc. Alvin Wilson, serving with General Patton's army and Pvt. James L. Stafflebach, now serving in France. MRS. TEXAN QUEEN, 77, PASSES AT HOME OF DAUGHTER ON MAY 18 Mrs. Taxan Queen, 77, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Conley Cope, May 18, after a long illness. Funeral services were conducted at the home by the Rev. Nando Stevens and Oscar Beck. Burial was in the family cemetery on the head of North Fork. 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. Fannie j Gates of Dillsboro, Mrs. Etta Fisher of Knoxville, Tenn., Mr. McKinley Queen of Gastonia, and Mr. Joe Queen cf Balsam. Cowpeas, soybeans, and velvet beans planted in corn will provide ex cellent grazing for the; late fall. t ? Somewhere In France Sgt. William R. Sellers and Pvt. P.oy D. Woodard believe it's a small [world after all. They recently met in a hospital somewhere in France through the courtesy of the^Red Cross. Sgt. Sellers, the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Sellers, and the husband of the former Miss Fannie J. Moore, of Sylva entered the service in Dec., 1943, and received his training at Camp Shelby, Miss. Pvt. Woodard, the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Woodard, of Norton and the husband of Mrs. Muriel Nations V ?? 1 Woodard, entered service in Dec., 1043, and received his training at Fort McClellan, Ala. Eoth soldiers were sctit overseas in July, 1944, and have ferved in the campaigns in Italy, Frahce and Ger many. Each holds the Purple Heart lor being wounded in action twice and the Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster. Sgt. Sellers and Pvt. Woodard spent a pleasant few days together; talking cf the days back homej and those to fellow when the war is over. 3 Jackson Soldiers Return Home After Liberation From German Prisons Feed Whc^t Bins Will Be Sold Saturday, May 26 D. C. Higdon, Chairman of Jackson County ACA, has announced that there will be no-more Feed Wheaffor sale in Jackson County and that the wheat bins will be sold at a public sale on Saturday. May the 26th. These bins are located across from the City Hall and will be auctioned off to the highest bidder at 1:30 P. M. on the above date. These bins are well-built, painted white and are in good condition and has 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 who are interested in buying any of these bins be at the bin site by 1:00 P. M. on Saturday, May 26. Serves With Timberwolf Division In Germany Pfc. Wymer Moss, son oi Mr. and Mrs. Lambert Moss of Erastus is serving with 104th Timberwolf Division of the Engineers Corps in Germany. Entering service in 1942 he received training in California, Oregon, and Arizona. Since going overseas ten months ago he has seen action in France, Belgium, Holland and Ger many. PTA HOLDS LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR Mrs. J. H. Gillis, president of the Sylva PTA, presided at the meeting held Tuesday afternoon. Two speak ers were present. Mrs. Bradford D. Ansley, Southern Representative of the Campfire Girls from Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs.. McCracken, district nurse. Mrs. McCracken reported on the Fre Sehool clinic, thirty-four children were examined and given typhoid shots. Mrs. McCracken stressed the importance of Health to the Pre school Child. Mrs. Ansley gave an interesting trlk on the Character Building Pro gram Provided for Campfire Girls. After the meeting, Miss Henson, Home Economics teacher, invited the members and guests to come to the cafeteria for a social hour. The tea table, covered with a white colth was centered 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 the Pickens high school areMn Jackson county spending two days visiting places of interest. They are the guests of Sunset Far while here. Mr.Joe Acker, Er-1 Morris, John Hyatt, Betty Du^ .d Jerry Porter were in Syl* ? week making ar rangements for the trip. The senior classes of the former years have been making a trip to Washington, D. C,, but this year's class decided to visit Western North Carolina. MARK E. COGGINS S. 1-C HOME ON FURLOUGH Mark E. Coggins, S. 1-c, is spend ing a twelve-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Coggins of Speedwell. S. Coggins is stationed at Norfolk, Va. Sorrells, Sutton And Haskett Are Visiting Relatives In Syfva Pvt. David L. Sorrells, son of Mr. and Mrs. John SQrrells, of Sylva ar rived in Sylva Thursday, May 17, after spending seven months in a German Prison Camp. Pvt. Sorrells entered service Dec. 10, 1943, and was sent overseas in July, 1944. He was first reported missing 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 learn where he was until December He was released in April and upon landing in the States wired his par ents that he had come a long ways from Noman's land but had made it safely. At the present time Pvt. Sorrells has gone to Roan Mountain, Tenn., >to join his wife and family. He will return to Sylva during the latter part of the month. Mr. and Mrs. Sorrells have two ether sons in the service, Pvt. Wiley R. 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 of Mrs. Gladys Nations Sutton, who. was recently released from a German Prison camp arrived home last' week to visit liis wife, parents and a son Henry. Pvt. Sutton, who worked in a saw mill while a prisoner stated that he tared reasonably well. He entered ser vice nearly three years auo and spent the greater pa^t of this tim? *n over seasduty. He took part in the North African campaign and tin Sicily and Italy. Pfc. James L. Haskett, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Haskett of Sylva has returned home after being liberated from the German Prison camp, Stalag 2 B., where he had bebn a prisoner since April of 1944. Pfc. Haskett entered the service twenty eight months ago and was sent overseas sixteen months ago. He was taken prisoner on Anzio Beachhead and was first reported missing on Feb. ?, 1944. In April his parents were notified he was a prisoner of the Ger man Government. Pfc. Hasketts condition i was reported fair, said that h' c'tment was reasonable with the : .ception of! food. He will be at hone for sixty days. JAPAN MOBILIZES 20 MILLION SCHOOL STUDENTS FOli WAR Expecting greater blov>, against her homeland in the near fUKorted that the government looked to olution of its basic Chinese policy he "key to overcoming the crisis" confronting the empire. With 4,000,000 troops in China and I other millions ort the home islands yet to face our dough boys we can all see that victory over Japan is not go ing to be any picnic. Wilr.?m C. Ward Is aimer's Mate On U. S. Destroyer William C. Ward, 21, gunner's mate, third class, of Route 1, Whittier, has reported for duty on a destroyer of the Atlantic Fleet. Although this is Ward's ^first duty cn a Navy combat ship, he served in the Armed Guard crews of two mer chant vessels in the Atlantic area. Keeping his ship's main batteries ready for action and helping fire them during battle are the sailor's duties. After entering the Navy early in 1943, Ward took recruit training at the Naval Training Center, Bain bridpe. Md., before joining the Armed Guard. His parents are Mr. and Itfrs* George Ward, also of Whtttier. '*>?*