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Chamber Of Commerce
Big Three Announce Plans For Crushing
Nazism, Insuring World Peace
9-POINT FORMULA
MAPPED AT 8-DAY
Dean Lists Students
Winning Scholastic
Achievements
NEW FARM AGENT
YALTA MEETING
The Bib Three, winding up an 8
day Conference around a white-draped
table in an old play spot of the czars,
announced tonight their formula
for the triumphal conclusion of a war
and the beginning of organized peaceT
Their nine-point program, an
nounced at the end of the fateful day
and-night sessions, projected this na
tion fully on to center state in Euro
pean affairs.
The decisions were announced
Monday in a joint communique from
the participants, President Roosevelt,
Prime Minister Churchill, and Pre
mier Stalin.
Congressional Reaction Favorable
Here at home first reaction in con
gress and elsewhere was overwhelm
ingly favorable for the report of the
leaders of the three great powers.
That report covered these prime
resolves:
Final extirpation of naziism and
militarism; elimination of control of
all German industry usable for war;
no softening of unconditional surren
der; and no break in the allied front.
Collaboration in peace plans to be
formally drafted at a united nations
conference at San Francisco April 25;
and a settlement (its nature not yet
disclosed) oi the question of veto
power for the great nations on peace
council actions.
Joint action to effectuate the At
lantic Charter principle of self-gov
ernment for liberated peoples, with
U. S. partipation on a far larger scale
than heretofore. -
On only one point that had figured
strongly in preliminary speculation
did the three leaders fail to report
agreement or action. That was the
question of possible Soviet partipa
tion in the war against Japan. Point
edly, Japan went unmentioned in the
announcement.
However, the Japanese war had a
high place in strictly British-Ameri
can conferences at Valletta, Malta,
preceeding the Crimea session.
The president and his chief military
and diplomatic advisors stopped off
in Malta and conferred there with
-Churchill and other British officials.
The nine points of the Big Three
communique are:
yJ 1. Detailed agreement among the
United States, Britain and Russia on
military plans against Germany which
''will result in shortening the war."
As if speaking to the German people
ever the head of Hitler, the com
munique warned them that "Nazi
Germany is doomed. The German
people will only make the cost of their
defeat heavier to themselves by at
tempting to co.itinue a hopeless re
actance."
2. A final decision to split Germany
Into zones of military occupation after
victory. The United States, Great
Britain and Russia each will occupy
a zone, and France will be invited to
occupy another. If she accepts, as she
ig expected to do, the control com
mission will be expanded to include
French members. Victory is to be
followed by destruction of naziism
ajud militarism and elimination or
control of German industry capable
ai war production.
3. A commission will be set up in
Moscow to consider the amount of
German reparations, and how they
should be paid. The communique
spoke especially of reparations in
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There is little excuse for continued
tefestations of poultry flocks with ex
ternal parasites as they can be quick
ljr controlled by recognition and
proper treatment.
NOTICE
Quite a number of subscrip*
tione for service men are expir
ing sseh week. If the famitiss of
those boys want the pspsrs
oontinusd plesss corns in snd re*
asw their subscriptions. May
bs there is soms person who
would like to five a subscription
to these bbys who are doing their
share In foreign countries.
Cullowhee ? Students recognized for
scholastic achievement at Western
Carolina Teachers College during
January have been named by the
Dean* of Instruction, W. E. Bird, as
follows: superior group, Rebecca Lee,
Vada Lyda, Jlancy Lee Potts, and
Mary Smathers; above fifty per cent
average group, Hazel Annis, Helen
Bird, Carolyn Blankenship, Mary
Joyce Calvin, Charles Cotter, Dorothy
Darby, Thelma J. Finch, Ernest Fitz
gerald, Josephine Fox, Katherine Gil
lespie, Lela Hall, Lynwood_ Halli
burton, Ida Jean Hampton, Virginia
Hili, Frank Ivey,~Mary Johnston,
Christine Love, Jean Lyda, Rachel
McAlister, Annie Laura Mulkey, Eve
lyn Norton, Cumi Palmer, Virginia
Reed, Joan Rhodarmer, Margaret
Rhodes, Doris Smart, William Smith,
Betty Stallcup, Mary Wilda Varner,
"Eugene Waldroup, Sadie Wallin,
Mary Ruth Webb, Jannette White,
Donald Womick.
MEDAL AWARDED
PFC. W. A. NORMAN
Bronze Star Received By
His Father In Ceremony
Held Here
The Bronze Star, awarded post
humously to Pfc. William A. Nor
man, Jr., of Jackson county, Friday
was presented to his father, William
A. Norman o 1 Sylva? F. D. No. 1,
at an impressive ceremony at the
Mead corpbration plant in Sylva.
The' presentation was by Col. Ulric
N. James, commanding officer of the
army redistribution station in Ashe
ville.
Pfc. Norman, who was killed in
action in France June 25, 1944, was
given the medal, the citation set forth
for "heroic action against the enemy
on 24 June, 1944," while serving with
the 9th infantry division.
The youth's father has been an
employees of the Mead corporation for
28 years, and Col. James, in his re
marks, pointed out that Mr. Norman
not only has given his son to his
country, but is "sitll plugging away
on the home front in production, so
that other boys may have" the ma
terials necessary to win the war.
' Also taking part in the ceremony
was Capt. George F. Hood, Protes
tant chaplain at the redistribution
station, who served overseas in the
same outfit as Pfc. Norman.
The Mead corporation had erected
and decorated an outdoor platform
for the ceremony, held at 3 P. M., at
which all the officials and employes
of the plant were present. Also at
tending were city officials of Sylva,
as well as relatives and friends of the
young soldier and his family.
Baptist Training Union To
Meet At Scotts Creek
The Baptist Training Unions of the
Tuckaseegee Association will pieet at
the Scott's Creek Baptist Church Feb.
18 at 3:00 o'clock P. M. ? Not only
training Union members are urged to
attend but everyone is invited.
The Rev. B. S. Hensley of Beta will
tring a message on "The Task of the
Training Union in Winning the Lost".
Miss Madge Lewis, Haywood Asso
ciational Missionary, will bring ,an
inspirational message and a group of
young girls in the associatioA will
bring a special feature.
Scout District Committee
Meet At Jarrett Springs
Meeting of District Committee of
Smoky Mtn. District Boy Scouts of
America was held at Jarrett Springs
oHtel Thursday, Feb. 8.
Representatives were present from
Franklin, Cherokee, Whittier and
Sylva.
Plans were made for observance of
Scout Week and quotas were allotted
to each troop for the Adult Enroll
ment Campaign.
The Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, Chair
man, presided and A. W. Allen, Scout
Executive was a guest.
M. L. Snipes, shown above, came
to Jackson "County February 1st as
Farm Demonstration Agent, succeed
ing G. R. Lackey who resigned. Mr.
i?nd Mrs. Snipes and their two chil
dren have moved to Beta. Before
coming to Jackson he was assistant
agent in Macon county.
PRISONER OF GERMANS
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Mr. and Mrs. Raymond McClure of
Sylva, Route 1, have received a mes
sage that their son, Pfc. Jack W. Mc
Clure, is a prisoner "of the German
Government. He had previously been
listed as missing since Sept. 16.
He entered service in April, 1943,
and was in the Infantry.. .He received
training in Camp Blinding, Fla.,
Camp Robinson, Ark., Camp Rucker,
Ala., and Fort Meade, Md. He was
sent overseas in June, 1944. Pic.
McClure has two brothers, Clarence,
M. 2-c and Roy C. McClure S 1-c,
serving in the Pacific.
Have you voted for Directors
of Chamber of Commerce? Don't
neglect it!
T o Hold Board
ENTER PRIVATE
BUSINESS
Garland R. Lackey, above, for 12
years Farm Demonstration Agent for
Jackson county, resigned that posi
tion as of February 1 to enter private
business. Mr. Lackey purchased the
^T&x^Pax grocery stores in Asheville
and has his headquarters in West
Asheville.
Special Meeting Announced
There will be a meeting at the
cltfb , house Friday evening, Feb. f
16, at 7:30 for the purpose of
making plans for wholesome rec
reation and amusement for the
young people of Sylva.
<yA 1 1 young people and adults
interested in this matter are
urged to attend.
H. GIBSON, Mayor .
Sylva Churches To
Honor Boy Scouts
There will be a Union Service ol
all the Churches of the town Sun
day evening, Feb. 18, at 7:45. The
service is being held in honor of- the
Boy Scouts. Members of the local
troop will attend in a body. The ser
vice will be held in the Methodist
Church and Rev. C. M. Warren, pastor
jf the Baptist Church will preach.
The Rev. A. Rufus Morgan, Chair
nun^of Smoky Mountain District, will
be a guest.
Whittier PTA To Meet
Friday, February 23
The Whittier Parent-Teacher As
sociation will meet in the school audi
torium Friday, Feb. 23, at 2:30 P. M.
The topic for the meeting will b(
"Founder's Day and Social Hygiene".
Pi; rents and friends of the school art
urged to be present.
The social committee with Mrs.
Charles Edge, chairman, will be in
charge of the social hour.
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Through tha Rsd Cross tho American pooplo sorvs tho msn of tholf Army*
Navy, Marino Corpa and Coast Qusrd.
DEATH CLAIMS
MRS. J. C. JOHNSON
Mrs. J. C. Johnson. 72. cliod at Bry
son City Friday night at the home of
her son, Oscar Martin.
Her body was brought to the Qualki
Methodist church of which she was
a member since childhood.. The Fun
eral was conducted Sunday afternoon
with the Rev. C. O. Xewel] of Bryson
City, Mrs. C. O. Newell of the Whit
tier charge and Rev. J. L. Hyatt of
Qualla officiating. Interment was in
the Camp Ground cemetery.
Mrs. Johnson was a resident of
Qualla,, but at the time of her death
she was living with her son due to
failing health.
T.iat she had many friends was at
tested by the large crowd from Bry
son, Whittier an dthe surrounding
county and the many beautiful floral
offerings.
Mr. Johnson was a true Christian
and a kind, helpful and sympathic
neighbor.
WCTC Yearbook
"Catamount" To
Be Colorful Issue I
Cullowhee ? Members of the staff
I
for The Catamount, college yearbook, ,
at Western Carolina Teachers Col
lege are busy now assembling materi
als for their annual which will be
i ' sent to press on Feb. 15. With
extra funds provided by an increase
in the student activity fund, voted by
the students, the 1945 annual edited
ejch year by the senior class prom
ises to be the largest and most color
lul annual published for Western
Carolina Teachers College in several
I years.
i Under the direction of Rachel Mc
AHster, editor, assisted by Miss
Charlotte Watson and Mr. Tyson
Cathey, sponsors, members of the
staff have practically completed the
dummy to be submitted to the pub
lishers, Foote and Davis Publishing
Company of Atlanta, on Feb. 15.
Staff members working with Miss
McAlister ' include Lynwood Halli
burton, associate editor; Beverly God
fiey, business manager; Carolyn
Blankenship and Sara McMillian, ac
tivities editors; Mrs. Geraldine Pey
ton, art editor; Virginia Hill, feature
editor; Elizabeth Ann Hunter, litorn
ary editor; Clara Mae Gantt and O.
R. McDonald, sports editors; Essie
Mae Hall, senior class editor; Mrs.
Mary Johnston, junior class editor;
Virginia Wllkerson, sophomore class
editor; Charles Cotter, freshman class
editor; Edna Roberts, manuscript edi
tor; and Miss Helen Hartshorn, ad
visor.
Prizes for an incidental snap shot
contest were awarded to Mildred En
sley, first place; Philip Penland, sec
ond place; Willard Simpson, third
place.
At a recent class meeting the seniors
voted to dedicate this issue of the
yearbook to Miss Cordelia Camp, who
for a number of years has taught in
the history and education departments
and is director of student teaching.
John Robert Jones
Awarded Purple Heart
Mrs. John Robert Jones. Jr., of
Sylva and Douglas, Ga., has received
the Purple Heart which has been
swarded posthumously to to her
husband, Pvt. John Robert Jones, Jr.,
who was killed in action, in Germany,
Nov. 23.
Dr. Love Guest Speaker
At Methodist Church
Dr. F. B. Love, new superintendent
?end director of activities of the Meth
odist Assembly at Lake Junaluska,
was the guest minister at the Sylva
Methodist Church last Sunday morn
ing. He brought a timely message
on "Love" and its force in the world.
Dr. and Mrs. Love were guests of
Mrs. R. G. Tuttle for the day.
Hugh Monteith Addresses
W. N. C. Republicans
Hugh E. Monteith, Sylva Attorney,
was in Asheville Saturday where he
was the speaker at the meeting of
the Western North Carolina Republi
cans, held in the Pine room of the
S & W Cafeteria, Saturday evening
in their annual observance of Lin
coln's birthday.
Election
CAST YOUR BALLOT
FOR YOUR CHOICE
OF MEN RUNNING
Jiickson county is definitely in need
l <in at'tive and efficient Cham
of Commerce if the county and
its citizens are to make the prog
res? we all hope for. The Commerce
ccdy is the one source through which
inquiries and replies concerning all
pnases of the activities engaged in
in the county and what it has to offer
t.iose making the inquiries can be
handled to the best advantage. Many
letters are received daily asking for
information 'regarding ..possibilities
it r the location of a business, indus
tries, farms for sale, homes and for
other information about Jackson
county. If Jackson is to have her full
portion of post-war business it is
necessary that we have an organiza
tion such as the Chamber of Com
merce to carry on the work.
With the above in mind forward
minded citizens of the town of Sylva
and county of Jackson have called for
i\n election of a Board of Directors
consisting of nine members to direct
Die work of the reorganized body.
This election will be held from this
..ate through Saturday, February 24.
The names of twenty of Jackson's
outstanding business civic leaders
appear on the ballot. The nine men
3f this group receiving the largest
number of votes will constitute the
new board. The twenty names are as
tollows: T. Walter Ashe, O. E. Brook
hyser, Jennings Bryson, Ed Battle,
Jimmy Buckner, Mont Cannon, John
F. Corbin,. Hay Cogdill, A. J. Dills,
Paul Ellis, Dr. W. P. McGuire, Dick.
Green, B. E. Harris, Jeff Hedden, E.
M. Lloyd, T. N. Massie, T. E. .Reed,
R. U. Sutton. Sol Schulman and Ralph
Sutton.
The Chamber of Commerce is not
entirely Sylva ovgaiiiz.'Aion out la
county- wide, therefore it is urgent
that all citizens of the county cast
their vote for nine of the twenty mem
bers on the ticket. Vote any day be
tween now and February 24 at tiie
Chamber of Commerce building near
the postoffice in Sylva.
Plans Being Made For
Organizing Civil Air Patrol
For Jackson County
Plans are underway here to or
ganize a Civil Air Patrol. Lt. W. T.
Holden of the Canton unit has been
nrmed commanding officer.
The first meeting was held Feb. 8
:it the High School building. Those
i.ttending were: Frank Parton, Bruce
Williams, Clyde Bates, Oliver Mon
tcith, Olin Crisp, Ira Mae Holden,
Belzora Holden, Lee Wilson, Roy L.
Flders, Leon Picklesimer, G. C. Cope,
Ciyde Fox, Johnny Watson, Louis
Hair and Leonard Huff.
All materials for organization are
at hand and those interested can con
tact Grayson Cope at the Sylva Coal
and Lumber Co. or Johnny Watson
at the Sylva Airport.
This unit is open to all people be
tween the ages of 15-65. The purpose
of the organization is to lay a founda
tion in ground work and all phases
of aviation with the exception of ac
tual flight instruction. However/
j fight instruction may be had at the
Sylva airport which has the distinc
tion of being the only airport west of
Asheville.
The ground study course gives all
studies required to pass private and
ccmmercial examinations for a li
cense. *
This course should be of interest
to parents of returning pilots.
The next meeting will be held at
the Sylva High school at 7 o'clock,
Feb. 15th. JT
Pvt. Robert N. Jones, Jr.,
Returns To Camp
Pvt. Robert N. Jones, Jr., has re
turned to Fort Benning, Ga., after
spending 15-day furlough with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert N.
Jones, of Gay. He received his basic
tiaining at Camp Walters, Texas.,
then was transferred to Fort Ben
ning, Ga., where he was attached to
a Paratroop unit He received hi#
wings January 19, 1945.
NOTICE
The Sylva Woman's Club will meet
Tuesday, Feb. 20, at the home of Mrs.
J. E. Buckner. Mrs. Louis Haire will
be in charge of the program.