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r f * i in advance outs Jackson Set i jVuinber Yet j To United S Forty young men from Jackson County will leave at 8:45 tomorrow (Friday) morning, to begin their training in the United States Army. They will leave from the* Community House by bus. The men who will go in this consignment are James Lafayp[[e \vall, Elmer Lafayette Franklin. Theodore Hensley, Eugene Rogers, Albert Jesse swart. David Isom Franks, Frank Ulas Harris, Marian Edpr;1|' Adams. Kenneth Bryson James Candler Frady, William Radford Guffey, John Wesley Bumgarner, James Bas Brown. Estes Webster, Thomas Newton Dills. Julius Oscar Wats(>n. Willard Lawton Coggins, Vessie Cleveland Mathis, Joseph Way Mills. Oscar Wood, Vallie K Shook. James Oliver Bumearner. Lloyd Roscoe Messer, I.aroy Mills, Will L. Stiwinter, Andrew Parker, Thomas Eugene picklesimer, Chester Galloway. Conrad Carroll, Clarence Joe Jenkins. Hardy Arnold Miller, : Volley Mitchell Shelton. John William Keener, Thomas Cordell Cabe, Clyde Jarvis Norman. Robert Clayton Hooper, William Osborne Wilson, Burger Golman ' " ' Tnonr\V\ A 1 Knrt Chnfllr I iuisjr\. ui>^>v_t u George Alfred Watson, Ulyses Nations. Throe other young men would have been in this contingent, bin they had already enlisted as volunteers in the army and marine corps. They are Carlos Middleton. Woodrow Middleton, and Ralph Morgan. Ulyses Nations, registered in Jackson County, his home; but has since been living in Washington State. He will go to the army from there. TYPIST EXAMINATION WILL HELD IN BRYSON CITY NEXT SATURDAY I K civil service examination j fur stpnno rn rihpr-t.vnist influd r ? ing both short hand and typing, will be In Id at the High School building in Bryson City, Saturday, March 21, at 9:30 A. M., war time. Typewriters will be furnished. Any persons ^wishing to take this examination is requested to report on time. The examination will consist solely on a dictation test at 80 words per minute in shorthand and transcription of notes on the typewriter. No person who can not take both shorthand and typing need apply. superlatipes named for senior class at webster hi school The .senior class of Webster lias elected the following superlatives: Prettiest girl, Hazel Sutton; best looking boy, Walter Paint(,r; most studious girl, Rita (,abe; most studious boy,( Clarence Caglo; cutest girl, Robbie Sue Hooper, sweetest boy, Wallt*r Painter; best personality If 11*I 1/1 i?.i a Urtof r\orenn __ o-.., i^nawu UUglC, UCOl aliiy boy. Duane Lewis; best all i?irl, Rita Cabe; best all ''junci hoy, Duane Lewis; class donkey oirl. Nina Bumgarner; (''u^ iinnikey boy, James Payne; roost optimistic girl, Mattie Lou Tiirpin; most optimistic boy, Carlin Cabe; most pessimistic Kirl. Janet Morgan; most pessimistic boy; James Payne; sinariest r?irl. Rita Cabe; smart0s' boy. Clarence Cagle; most ori*>nal Rirl, Mattie Lou Turpllr most, original boy, William Ashp: wittiest girl, Nina Buml-'arner: wittiest boy, Carlin class actress, Nina Bumftarncr; class actor, Bill Perkins; (;lass flirt boy, Robert Buchanan^ class flirt, girl, Hilda Barron: Romeo, Robert Buchanan; Juliet, Hazel Sutton; class sunshine. Robbie Sue Hooper; bookWorm. Rita Cabe, and Bill Perkins. Most religious girl, Susie most religious boy, Clar?Continued on Page Three -n .. <.v.^s .v . ' ' i" ?: *> ;. -.v. j' " . . o, . y .. -J * V , ' . 3S1 '**' V * v ^ J" >; V * # ~ V- *.' ' * : ' ? . '" V ' *.' ..v ; V IDE THE COUNTY ids Largest Despatched itates Army FUNERAL FOR VETERANHELD HERE SUNDAY Funeral services for George W. Extine were conducted at Love's Chapel, Sunday afternoon, by Rev. R. G. Tuttle, pastor of the Sylva Methodist church. Mr. Extine, who was 65 years of age, was a veteran of the SpanishAmerican war. He was born and reared in Jackson county, and for many years was an employee of the Armour Leather Company here. He was a faithful member of the church, and was for a long time superintendent of the Sunday School at Wesley's chapel. Mr. Extine died in the Veterans' hospital in Atlanta, following an illness of several months. He is survived by his widow, one daughter, one brother, Henry Extine, and by other relatives. CADET LOVEDAHL IS TRANSFERRED TO KELLY FIELD, TflXAS Cadet John O. Lovedahl, son ? * ?*- ??J IIm r\e/>or A T nup_ UI XVII. clllU luio. vovai uu. v dahl, of Cowarts, has been transferred from the Pilot Replacement Center, Kelly Field, Texas, to the Ritchie Flying School, Vernon, Texas. Before going Xo Jhe Replacement Renter, Cadet tovedahl enlis?ed*7dr a three year service in the Air Corps as a private, last July. After serving for a while with that rank, he was discharged and accepted as a flying cadet. He received his education at Clemson College and at Western Carolina, Cullowhee. PROGRAMS FINISHED ON MISSION STUDY Sunday, March 15 concludes a series of four programs of mission study on, "Children Around the World" given by the Children's Division of Christian Education of the Methodist church. These programs for the children have been under the leadership of Mrs| J. Walter Hartmann and Mrs. Charles Thomas. Posters and scrap books illustrate the work done by Methodist missions throughout the world. Light refreshments have been served at each session, by the ladies of the church. On Sunday, March 22, Rev. R., G. Tuttle will have a special service for the children, in which they will take part. Their work will be on display. The Navy puts lime and charcoal on vegetables to keep them fresh. I COUIS MIS FROM H10IDI1I The following letter has been received by The Journal, from Private William C. Collins, who is located with Battery L, 64th, C. A. (AA), at Fort Shafter, Territory of Hawaii. Mr. Collins said: "To the Citizens of Jackson County: I wish to thank you for the carton of cigarettes, although I don't smoke myself, but I had a lot of buddies who do, so I gave them to the boys with the best wishes from the people of Jackson County, and they said, "Thanks A Million". We are dollar nnr hpsrt, for the cause of v ? ? democracy, and remember that, "Just a breeze is a Japanese". If and when the Japs come back, we will be ready for them. Remember Pearl Harbor.". 1 ; ^ y&ZZfS ^ ,.; V , " r .; * _ . . j: -v . \ . ' ** ' " ft '\y \ ' / SYLVA, N0R1 MRS. J. W. SMtlll WRITES EM BOMBAY, INDIA Dr. and Mrs. Charles Z. Candler have received the following, letter written by their daughter, Mrs. John Wilson Smith, from Bombay, India, on December 22. Mrs. Smith is now on her way to Sylva. Mrs. Smith said in her letter: "Well, I suppose that this will be the last' letter I shall write in the year 1941. But I have no regret, and when time and bells say goodbye to this year I will feel no regret then, for 1941 has been an unhappy year, full of tragedy and sorrow. Let us pray that the New Year will mark the beginning of the year that will bring an end to strife. "We have written and mailed our Christmas letter long ago. I have also sent.you another record. I find that both are on the boat that left last night. You may get them and you may not, for since we last wrote we are at war. "It still seems unbelievable that my country?my people are at last fighting these little yellow men. It is hard to believe that these same little yellow men could be so daring. Well they asked for it and they are going to get it. "Just two years ago today I landed at Hongkong. What a lovely place! What a beautiful place it was! Think how it must be now! "T wnc there a few davs and then the good ship President Harrison carried us to Singapore. I was sorry that she met a watery grave, though I certainly am not grieving too much for those communistic stewards on that ill fated ship. . I suppose 4fit?fthey arS'nSw-'^avlftg & ttme trying to get their shoveling time straightened out with the old devil. At any rate there will be no walkouts down there. I feel like having a good laugh. "Your cable, the one you sent after war was declared, was very cheering. I knew that it would come. On the same night that we heard the news of America's entry into the war, we were gathered at the club talking about it, some were wondering about public opinion over there. I made this remark; 'Well, if any one wants to know public opinion in America just give the cable lines time to get a cable from Sylva, North Carolina, U. S. A. to India and you will know, for I will wager that within thirty-six hours I will have a cable from my family.' And sure enough, here it came. "Don't worry about us here. We are not afraid. I have been driving an ambulance for some weeks, and while I am not wearing my own country's uniform, I am wearing a British uniform, and wearing it proudly, for it represents to me the same ideals that my countrymen are and, I too, am willing to die for. "It will be a terrible victory. So many will die but, as for me, it will be worth it to me to know that the heritage of my son will not be a world whose people are bound in slavery and trodden down by the ruthless heel of greed. So I am not afraid. "Now, I will leave these sad ^nd terrible thoughts and turn to more pleasant ones. The records you sent, I play them over and over again. How lovely they are and how lovely it is to have them! When I get lonely for you all I go straight away and play those precious records. You will never know how much pleasure each dear one of you has given us, especially you, Margaret, with your piano number. You have no idea how many people have listened to it more than once. And I was ; quite overcome about the bathroom. I have listened to it many times too, just to make sure. It is a good laugh for us when we are feeling blue. "We ourselves are about to turn ours into an air raid shelter. ' "It is two days before Christ?Continued on Page Three I fcou ra Carolina, Thursday, mai Cowan Made License Agent For Explosives New regulations prohibiting the sale of explosives except to licensed persons or agents, with stiff penalties for violations,1 have been announced by Roy M. Cowan, Clerk of the Superior Court. The announcement was made as Mr. Cowan received notice of his appointment by the United States department of the Interior as explosives licensing agent for Jackson county. The regulations, with the full force of law, also prohibit the sale to unlicensed persons of more than one ounce of any drug or other chemical which can be used in making explosives, he added. The penalty, he was informed, is imprisonment, for not more than one year or a fine of not more than $1,000, or both. MARRIED MEN MAY GET COMMISSIONS BY VOLUNTEERING The War Department has announced that in the near future Selective Service registrants who have been deferred solely because of dependency will be given an opportunity to qualify as officer candidates by volunteering for induction through Selective Service, it was stated today by General J. Van B. Metts, State Director of Selective Service. This policy will make it possi ble for registrants who have dependents to obtain commissions, if they can qualify themselves for commission, and thereby enable them to setve in the armed forces of the hatibn in this hour jOt gravMinejiePCy. and *t_the same time take care of their dependants, the Director stated. Pending the formulation of procedure with respect to this matter, registrants desiring further information regarding their opportunity to volunteer for this purpose were advised by the Director to file their names and addresses with their local boards. Full information will be furnished them as soon as it is available. DRAMATICS CLASS AT SYLVA HIGH SCHOOL PRESENT PLAY TODAY The Sylva High School dramatics club presented the three act comedy, "Cyclone Sally" at the school today, before students of the high school and elementary school. The players were Kate Harris, Geneva Frady, Dorothy Sue Tallent, Anne Soderquist, June Bess, Orville Coward, Reeves ToVin r?nrhin nnrl RillV rvituiicn, wuxiA* m?? ? Bird. FARM SEOIRITr FOR II. S.BIHS Jackson County employees of Farm Security Administration are participating 100 per cent in the purchase of Defense Savings stamps and bonds, according to William G. Davis, County FSA Supervisor. Davis said that a voluntary "Do Your Bit" organization has been set up in almost every FSA office throughout this 5-state regional and that by regular, systematic purchase of these savings a total of $109,961 has been purchased in the region to date. Of this amount $54,110 was purchased in January. By states, bonds and stamps purchased by FSA employees to date are: Virginia, $22,631; Tennessee, $18,328; Kentucky, $20,990; West Virginia, $9,843; North Carolina, $21,411; and "*?* 1 rtarcnnnal Pal 116^1011211 [/V4UVAU?VA| *VM* eigh, North Carolina, $16,756. Mrs. Mary Will Mitchell has volunteered her services as Group Agent in charge of Defense Savings for the PSA office here. :' TI * - ' ' -'v- V 4 ' ? RCH 12, 1942 HEED LEAVES SCHOOL wont FUrtsiom Tht Catawba News-Enterprise is ajlhority for the statement that 'Rev. W. C. Reed will leave schooj work to assume the pastorate of the First Baptist Church at Maiden, at the close of the present school term. i.Mr. Reed, a native of Sylva township, former pastor of the Sylva Baptist church, a graduate of Wfestern Carolina Teachers College, and formerly principal of the Sylva schools, has been principal of Ball's Creek school in Catawba county since 1935. Ball's Creek is one of the largest rural schools in the State. Mr. Reed was ordained to the ministry in 1923, and graduated at Wake Forest College in 1925. In Catawba, he has served as principal of the county Schoolmasters club, president of the South Piedmont Principals Club, of which he is at present the secretary. He has been closely connected with the South Fork Baptist Association, and is at present the superintendent of the South Fork Baptist Sunday School convention, and is a member of the association's executive committee. The minister and his family, which includes his wife and two daughters. Marcella, 12, and Mary Nell, .9, will move to the Maiden Baptist parsonage soon after school closes at Ball's Creek. Their son, Olin, 22, is employed at Lumber " - iU/. ton, ana win soon join wie armed forces of the United States. In speaking of Mr. Reed and his work, the News-Enterprise said: "The News-Enterprise extends congratulations to the commun^ 'fty~an2f tfit ^TtgTe^trbh^fjfTthe First Baptist church of Maiden | in calling Rev. W. C. Reed to become pastor of the Maiden church. Coming to Catawba county seven years ago as principal of ?Continued on Page Three CULLOWHEE STUDENT APPOINTED SECOND LIEUTENANT IN ARMY Homer Claude Jamison, a senior at Western Carolina Teachers College, has just been notified of his appointment as Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery, by President Roosevelt. I Lieutenant Jamison hasn't yet been assigned to active duty, and will continue his studies at the college until such assignment is made. Lieutenant Jamison, whose home is at Marion, has been night clerk at Hotel Carolina in Sylva for the past two months. WEBSTER STUDENTS WIN IN CONTEST Webster, .(March 11) ? Webster students entered the "Vital Regions of the World", scrap book contest which was sponsored by the Asheville Citizen. The Webster P. T. A. gave a prize of one dollar for the best scrap book and fifty cents to the two next best. Betty Davis Libby Ann Cannon and C. J Cowan took the prizes respectively. Betty Davis won further recognition from the Asheville Citizen judges?the exact honor has not been named at present. c A1X7 lMAWTFITH OX1TV iUViiAMj..* Thomas A. (Bud) Rogers, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Hugh Rogers, of Cashier's Valley, has written his parents that he has seen Harold Monteith since the attack at Pearl Harbor, and has conversed with him. Young Monteith, the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Monteith, of Glenville, was at one time reported as lost in action; but his parents were later notified that he was at his post of duty and well. Young Rogers is in the United States Army, stationed at Schofield Barracks. " ' * V L wMt r? ' '". i ' 1 * ' /" '':** i HBBBB>r< $1.50 A TEAR IN AD Republicans Ferguson Fc In Convents . 0 .. HIUM OF ; } ? ? ? 1 WWW TA 1 m Still WINS Al j HIGH TOURNEY-! * ' I . (By Orville Coward) The Sylva High Hurricane won the annual Western Carolina Teachers College Invitation Bas- * ketball Tournament^ for High * Schools, last week. A beautiful 1 trophy was awarded the team from Sylva High, by Dr. Hunter, < president of the college. j On Thursday afternoon, Sylva ] defeated Burnsville 39-20. Friday < morning the Hurricane took J Etowah for a ride, 18-23. On 1 Friday night, the thriller of the 1 entire tournament went to Sylva 3 in the last seconds of play, when ' the Hurricane nosed out the ! Canton Bears, 30-31. 1 In the ? finals, on Saturday ] night, Sylva's Hurrjcane defeated Waynesville High 30-15. Many Sylva fans went to the Breese i Gymnasium to witness the final victory thaf brought the trophy home to Sylva. 1 Immediately following this game the trophies were presented. The Bethel High girls won , in the girls' division. J. C. Aiken and Clyde Rector were chosen all-tournament players, from Sylva. Harry Smith, another of Sylva's stars, was chosen to the second team. On Friday of this week, the boys will go to Canton to enter the Blue Ridge Conference Mars Mill high at *2: (Mi in the afternoon. Up to now, the Hurricane has won 21 high school games this season, losing none. WEBSTER PTA HEARS COUNTY HOME AGENT Webster (March 11) ? The Parent - Teachers Associatipn met Wednesday afternoon, "^he devotional was given by Rev. J. Brown. The members then voted to have the pre-school clinic at Webster High School this spring, date to be announced. The P. T. A. president, Mrs. Ernest Lewis, was named as delegate to the state P. T. A. Convention which is to be held in Greensboro, April 5-9. Miss Hannah Cowan, Mrs. Jim Clements and Mrs. D. D. Davis were selected as nominating committee for the incoming officers. Miss Margaret Martin, home demonstration agent, gave an interesting and appropriate talk on "Are We Well Housed", In which she urged each family to do what it can with what it has to improve the morale of homes and community. She closed her talk by showing slides of North Carolina homes.* u _____ Jack Dillard, 17 year old son : of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Dillard, of . Sylya, R. F. D. 1, who is in the United states Marine Corps, wishes to thank the people of | Jackson County for the Christmas gifts he has recently rei ceived. He left Portsmouth, Virginia, i before Christmas, and arrived at 1 his destination on February 22. i He celebrated * Christmas on February 23, almost 60 days late, , and under a tropical sun. Jack says he hopes and believes the American civilian population will back up the serv; ice men; and he is- sure the Marines will live up to the Aiheri; can traditidn of the marines, as shown by the defenders of Wak$ Island.r a.* * . i c ? ' \ . , .' H ^ll VANCE IN JACKSON COUNTY Nominate I >r Congress 9 an At Sylva yM If The Republicans of the . rwelfth Congressional Dislrict, v 9 lolding their convention in Sylfa today, nominated Gola P. Ferguson, of Cullowhee forCon;ress. Mr. Ferguson, a native of SnnnAmKa HvaH fftr SPVPrn.1 LIUlIUVlliMV) MVV%* aw. fears in Swain County before moving to Jackson. He represented Swain in the General Assembly of 1917, and later served is sheriff of that county. George M. Pritchard of AsheirUle, a former member of congress from this district, delivered Lhe keynote speech at the conyention. The convention was called to i?ji Drder by Irwin Monk, Asheville attorney, who is retiring chairman of the Republican executive ;ommittee of the district. Mr. Monk called E. P. Stillwell, Sylya attorney to the chair, and he presided over the convention. Halsey B. Levett was chairman Df the resolutions committee; and Hugh Monteith, Sylva attorney, was chairman of the platform committee. . i The convention named the following as the executive* committee for the district: James J. Pace, Henderson, Hugh Monteith, Jackson, Lewis P. Hamlin, Transylvania, Ben H. Taylor, J Buncombe, S. A. DeHart, Swain, I. H. Powell, Haywood, Clyde H. Jarrett, Cherokee, and Theodore Jenkins, Graham. Following Mr. Ferguson's nomination, he made a short talk, in which he stated that he plans to make an active campaign through the district. Mr. Pritchard stated in his keynote address that he was happy over the selection of Mr. , 4 ] Ferguson. ^ I have known Mr. Ferguson for many years", Mr. Pritchard stated, "and I have learned to respect him as a high-minded public spirited citizen of firm convictions. He has been v^ry active in the interest of the party and is widely known among Republicans of the district who have great confidence in his ability and his candidacv. "There is one thing upon which all good Americans are agreed: It is that the United. States and her allies must and will win this world-wide wai. There must not be any politics?Democratic or Republican?that would delay or hinder final victory which is certain to come. Unity and efficiency are the watchwords of al] true American citizens today. "The Republican party in the last war stood loyally behind the party in power. The Republican party, in this far more devasta- *'J ting conflict, solidly joined the 'j| Democrats in the national congress in supporting the declaration of war following Pearl Harbor. "3 A Dangerous Pastime "It is a dangerous pastime for 7$ the ^American people to indulge in reckless criticism of the con- $5 gress. It is essentially the peo- i pie's branch of the government. It is composed of their own fre- ijl quently elected representatives. I It is their safeguard against unwarranted encroachments upon 1 their liberties, either by the ex- fSS ecutive on the one hand or th? courts on the other. "The suppression of the legislation body is always the first J step toward the overthrow of popular government and the establishment of dictatorship. We I must zealously guard ana respeet our legislative branch of /J government, but it was unseemly and out of place for members of the congress to vote themselves pensions in the midst of ,1 this great national crisis. The people were justly indignant and the public properly forced re-" peal of the act/'. ' - - J Mr. Pritchard said that the quality of statesmanship in the U. S. senate today is not as high * |l as it was before senators were M elected by popular yote. The " comparison of senators of today with such men as Webster, Cal- v > & houn, Clay, and Vance is start- .?jj ?Continued on Page Three Jf j