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ARMY SETS APRIL 12
AS DATE FOR NEXT
ASTRP EXAMINATION
ATLANTA, GA., MARCH 12.? On
April 12 the next ASTRP Qualifying
test for Army Specialized Training
Reserve will be held in Southern col
leges and high schools, Major General
Frederick E. Uhl, Headquarters,
Fourth Service Command, announced
here today.
This test is open to young^ men who
have reached their .seventeenth birth
flhajr and are not more than seventeen
years and nine months old when they
are assigned to college. Applicants
must have finished high school or
have completed a quarter or a term
atf college prior to assignment to col
lege under the ASTRP.
?allege training for young men in anti
cipation of their active military duty
to enhance the student's value to
the Army by giving them instruction
hi subjects of importance to the Arm
ed Forces. Courses are given in Eng
Ittb, geography, history, mathematics
and physics. In addition a program
of physical and military training
augments the youth's fitness for mili
tary service.
Students who pass the Qualifying
test in April and desire to enlist in
the Enlisted Reserve Corps will be
assigned to accredited college and
Universities for not less than two
terms and not more than four terms.
The number of terms depends upon
the age of the applicant when he en
ters the program.
PFC. HAROLD R. MORGAN
WRITES FROM IRAN
In a letter to The Herald from Pfc.
Harold B. Morgan, who , has been
stationed in Iran for more than a
year, gives the following interesting
figures about the temperature there:
"From May 1st to Sept. 6, 1944, the
mpcueh iftiled ta climb ^b^ye lOO
c?Jy five times and all five of these
days were in the month of May. High
temperature as on August 23 when
the mercury soared to 168 degrees.
For one hundred and three days in
a row the high was above 100. The
high for May was 143, June was 163,
July w&s 163, August was 168 and
for the first six days of September the
high was 161. These figures do not
cover all the hot weather and it isn't
over yet. The difference between
high and low in one twenty-fourhour
period was as much as 96 degrees.
The cool nights make it possible to
live."
Pfc. Morgan is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. B. R. Morgan of Sylva.
REDUCTION INDICATED
IN MEAT SUPPLIES
Raleigh, March 12 ? Meat supplies
for civilians this year will fall con
siderably below the record amount
in 1944 of 147 pounds per person, the
N. C. Department of Agriculture has
been informed by its Washington of- |
Hce.
These supplies may be only 128 to
133 pounds per person which is still
above the 126 pound average fori
- 1938-39. Most of the decreases will
be in pork, with over- all meat supplies
expected to be larger in the late fall
following the seasonal increase in
slaughter.
The present large egg consumption
is expected to continue through 1945,
possibly reaching 355 to 360 eggs per
person. Chicken supplies will be
slightly over 20 pounds per capita,
about 2V2 pounds less than in 1944.
If military requirements do not in
crease much over 1944, civilian tur
key supplies will be about the same
as in the past 2 years.
On a milk equivalent basis, civilian
supplies of all dairy products in 1945
will be about the same as in 1943,
but a trifle below 1944. Most of the
reduction will be in butter. Fluid
milk, cream, cheese, condensed milk,
and ice cream will be aboutthe same,
while civilians may get more cottage
cheese, evaporated milk, buttermilk,
dried skim milk and chocolate milk.
AAAOffices Moved
To New Location
Mr. D. C. Hifldon, chairman,
announces that the AAA 6fficer .
have been moved from the Jack*
son County Courthouse to rooms
over 8tovell's Cafe. Farmer*
wishing to make orders for llvne
and phosphate may do so at this
new location.
OVER IWO
?VU?*
THIS HISTORY-MAKING PHOTO, radioed from Guam, shows U. S. Marines
" at the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, hoisting the Stars and Stripes on the
rocky summit of Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima. The volcanic fortress is no\*
In U. S. hands. Official U. S. Navy photo. ( International Soundphoto)
SGT. THOMAS B. COWAN
REPORTED KILLED IN
ACTION ON JAN. 13
Sgt. Thomas B. Cowan, who had
previously been reported missing in
action somewhere in Europe since
Jan. 13, was killed on that date ac
cording to a message received by his
father, Ransom T. Cowan, of Web
ster.
Sgt. Cowan, after finishing high
school at Webster, was inducted into
service in January, 1944. He re
ceived his training at F^rt McClellan,
Ala., apd Camp - Hg
was serving with the 106th jSjvisioj
and had been recommended ft>r the
Combat Infantryman's badge.
Surviving besides his father are
two sisters, Mrs. Frank Grogan and
Miss Sallie Cowan, of Webster; five
brothers, Cpl. Ransom W. Cowan, T
5 Kenneth C. Cowah, and Pvt. George
M. Cowan of the U. S. Army and
David and Gene Cowan of Webster.
PFC. JOHN SHELTON IS
MEMBER OF ASSAULT
PLATOON ON LUZON
WITH THE 43RD INFANTRY DI
VISION ON LUZON? When an In
fantry battalion is pinned down by
particularly troublesome pillboxes,
strong-points, or entrenchments, it
hsa an ace-in-the-hole. That extra
asset is the assault platoon and Pri
vate First Class John Shelton, North
Carolina Infantryman, is a member
of one of the most elite such units
operating currently on Luzon. His
battalion commanded recently called
on the unit when the battalion was
suffering heavy casualties in storming
Hill 355. Firing bazookas, BARs,
Tommy Guns, and manning flame
throwers, Shelton's group went up
the* hill. Two hours later they re
turned to report the knocking-out
of two pillboxes, one mortar, one
anti-tank gun, and the killing of
approximately 50 Japs.
Only 20 years old, Shelton is a
veteran of New Guinea jungle fight
ing before making the beachhead in
LiAgayan Gulf with the initial as
sault troops which took the first Luzon
town on January 9. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shelton, Cullo
whee, North Carolina.
Pfc. Cecil S. Paxton
Home On Furlough
Pfc. Cecil S. Paxton and Mrs. Pax
ton left Sunday after spending a
week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. M. Paxton. Pfc. Paxton entered
service in Sept., 1943, and after train
ing at Keesler Field, Miss., and Sa
vannah, Ga., is now stationed at Mit
chell Field with the Headquarters
Dept. Mrs. Paxton, who has been
with -her husband, will remain with
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
Welch.
Tests in Raleigh food stores show
that growers can market five times
S3 many sweet potatoes as formerly
to home consumers, if they will grow
disease-free Louisiana 'Porto Ricos of
the porper size.
Sgt. Brittain Moore Receives
Good Conduct Medal
Mrs. Brittain Moore has received
word that her husband, Sgt. Brittain
M. Moore, has been awarded the good
conduct medal. Sgt. Moore entered
service in Sept. 42 and went over
seas in December of the same year.
After spending one year in England,
Scotland and Ireland, he was sent
over to France. From there he went
to Belgium and is now serving in
Germany with the 195th Ordnance
Depot Co.
Sgt. Moore is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. C. Moore of Sylva.
His wife, the former Miss Edna
Mre Paxton, resides with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Paxton.
Before entering service he was em
ployed by the Imperial Life Insur
ance Co.
SGT. ROBERT LEE
SEA60 SERVES AS
AIRPLANE MECHANIC
Sgt. Robert Lee Seago, son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. G. Seago, of Speedwell
entered service in February, 1943, at
Fort Bragg. He finished airplane
mechanics school at Keesler Field,
Miss., and from there was sent to
Consolidated Aircraft school at San
Diego, Calif., having diplomas from
each school.
He has been stationed in San Die
go, Fort Worth, Texas, Salt Lake
City, Mountain Home, Idaho, and at
the present time is in Tonopah, NeV.,
where he is working as an airplane
mechanic with the ground forces.
RETURNS TO POST
AFTER FURLOUGH
Cpl. Lyle D. Hall, now stationed in
Miami, Fla., with Mrs. Hall and
daughter, Linda Lou, has returned to
his post after spending his furlough
at Greens Creek with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. F. Hall and with Mrs,
Hall's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Cagle. Cpl. Hall has been in service
with an Infantry unit since July of
Usrt year,
Cpl. Hall has a brother, Clyde Hall.
Tiow a patient at an Army Hospital
in Rome, Ga., recovering from wounds
received in the European Theatre.
JACKSON COMPLETES
SURGICAL DRESSING
QUOTA OHM, SAYS
Mrs. Odell Bankhead, surgical
dressings chairman, reports that 69,
COO dressings were shipped Monday.
This finishes Jackson County's quota
of surgical dressings . Mrs. Bankhead
wishes to thank the volunteers of
Beta, Cullowhee, East LaPorte, Dills
boro and Sylva who worked so faith
fully to make this possible.
Mrs. Harry Ferguson, chairman for
the Red Cross kits for overseas ser
vice men announces that the chapter
finished altering 206 of these kits
and they will be packed and shipped
this week. Of this number Mrs. A.
O. Allison fixed 150. She was assist
ed -by Mrs. T, Q. Wilson, Mrs.
Warren and Mrs. Sam Rhea.
PVT. EARL C. MCLUCKIE
KILLED IN ACTION
Pvt. Earl C. McLuckie, grandson
of Mrs. Florence Buchanan, of Web-*
iter who was reported missing in ac
tion Feb. 21, 1944, is now reported to
have been killed on that date.
Pvt. McLuckie entered service May
6, 1943, and received training at Camp
Croft, S. C., Ft. McClellan, Ala., and
Fort Meade, Md. He went overseas
Nov. 2, 1943. He served with the
Infantry in North Africa and tlaly.
S6T. BILL P. ELDERS
MEDAL PRESENTED
TO HIS MOTHER
The medal of S. Sgt. Bill P. Elders
was presented to his mother, Mrs.
Helen E. Elders, of Whittier, =Rt. 2.
t?gt. Elders, who is missing in ac
tion, was cited for "meritorious
achievements while participating as
j^ipineer- gunner from March 24, 1944,
to June 12, 1944, in flights totaling"
more than 100 hours", on which "he
exhibited keen perception and ap
preciation of the importance of his
assignments . . . and coolness and
courage under enemy fire . . . worthy
of tne best tradition of the Army Air
forces."
The decoration were presented to
the parents at their home by First Lt.
James E. Thornton of the headquar
ter of the Army Airways Communi
cation System of Asheville.
PFC. ROY MORRIS
WOUNDED ON IWO JIMA
Word has just been received by Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Morris that their son,
Pfc. Roy H. Morris, has been Wound
ed in the battle of Iwo Jima and is in
a hospital somewhere in the Mari
annas.
He is in the fourth Marine Division
and has been in four major battles
since January of 1944.
Hyde Heard In Japanese
Propaganda Broadcast
According to a war department
telegram received by Mr. and Mrs.
John T. Hyde of Whittier, their son,
Claywell T. Hyde, patern-maker first
class in the Navy, was heard recently
in an intercepted propaganda broad
cast from the Japanese government.
The text of the message, according
to the telegram was in part, as fol
lows:
"Dear Mother and Dad. Received
another letter from you recently.
Keep smiling, don't worry. Hope to be
with you soon. Love, Claywell."
The telegram was signed by the
provost marshal general and stated
that the broadcast supplements all
previous reports.
He has been a prisoner of the Jap
anese since March, 1942. This was
the first time his parents had heard
from him since last summer.
Greens Creek Soldiers
Meet At Pearl Harbor
Five boys from the Greens Creek
section of Jackson County recently
met in Pearl Harbor. The three
shown in the above picture are Carl
Cagle of Greens Creek, Edgar Thom
Turpin of Greens Creek and Carlin
T. Cabe, borther of Mrs. Berry Gaith
er and Miss Lillian Cabe, of Sylva.
The other two boys were David H.
Turpin, Yeoman, another son of Mrs.
Tommy Turpin and Silas Buchanan,
S. 1-c, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson
Buchanan, o I Greens Creek.
WOUNDED IN ACTION I
Pfc. Charles C. McConnell has been
slightly wounded in action, according
to a message received by his wife.
Pfc. McConnell was attached; to the
3rd Army Infantry and was wound
ed in Luxembourg. He had been
overseas since August. Pfc. McCori
nell is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
McConnell of Webster . His wife*,
the former Miss Lena Pressley, and
small son live with her parents at
Speedwell.
MISSING IN FRANCE
Pfc. T. F. Griffin, son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. M. Griffin, of Sylva has been
missing in action in France since
January 1 8, according to word received
by his parents from the war depart
ment. Pfc. Gril l in entered- service
in October of 1942 and had been over
seas approximately eight months
when he was reported missing.
IN HOSPITAL
Pvt. Vessie C. Mathis, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Baster Mathis, of Argura is
in the hospital recovering from a
serious operation. He is stationed in
lllinVis^rxJ Jaa^been ir} ^he Army Air,
Force three years.
Pvt. Mathis has Jhree brothers serv
ing in the armed forces.
His Cap Censured
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HIS WIFE SAYS, "It looks just aw
ful", but the old baseball cap with
oversized visor that Admiral Wil
liam Halsey wears in the Far Pa
cific suits him. "I'm out in the sun
a lot and I needed something with
a big visor on it," the admiral said,
"so I had that old baseball cap fixed
?p just the way to sait me. I like
it." And so do we. ( International )
Pvt. Billy Gene Smith '
Recovering In Hospital
Pvt. Billy Gene Smith, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J, T. Smith, jpf Tuckaseegee
is in a hospital overseas, according to
word received here. The time and
place he was injured is not known by
his parents. 4
He entered service Aug. 21, 1944,
and received basic training at Camp
Croft, S. C.f and was transferred to
England in January of this year. He
is serving in an infantry unit.
Graham, Scott New Directors
Of Federation
Gov. Cherry has appointed Frank
P. Graham, president of the Univer
sity of North Carolina, and W. ifcerr
Scott, state commissioner of agricul
ture, as public-interest directors of
the Farmers' Federation, a coopera
tive, it was announced yesterday by
James G. K. McClure, federation
president. '
The appointment of the two direc
tors by the governor is in conformity
with an amendment.
The REA has announced a loan al
lotment of $38,550 to the Ocracoke
Electric Membership Corporation for
emergency rehabilitation and re
financing.
APPEAL FOR MORE
EFFORT IN COUNTY
RED CROSS DRIVE
Reports are favorable from most
of the Districts for the Jackson Coun
ty War Fund Drive of the American
Red Cross. In some instances it
seems folks are not taking the in
terest in this work that has been ex
pected. The Red Cross has 780 ser
vice stations in the war areas that are
serving the men in uniform. This is
a tremendous undertaking and help is
needed by everyone to carry on this,
work. Each and every community in
:he county is touched by the work of
the Red Cross and it is up to every
person in the county to get b^iinjd
this drive and help put it over. 47
^cents out of each dollar remains in
the county to carry on the work here.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
S6T. BUM6ARNER DIES
OF WOUNDS RECEIVED
ilN ACTION FEB. 19
Mrs. R. S. Bumgamer of Wilmot
has received word from the War
Dept. that her son, S. Sgt. Berlin
Bumgarner, died in France Feb. 20
from wounds received in Germany
Feb. 19.
Sgt. Bumgarner entered service in
November, 1942, and received train
ing at Camp Phillips, Kansas, Camp
McClain, Miss., and participated in
maneuvers in Tennessee before being
sent overseas in July. 1943.
He served in England and France
and was with Patton's Army.
Sgt. Bumgarner is survived by his
mother, two brothers in the armed
forces; Sgt. R. Marshall Bumgarner,
Camp Crowder, Mo.; and Pvt. Garlen
G. Bumgarner, now in Moore General
Hospital and four sisters, Mrs. L. B.
Hooper, of Wilmot; Mrs. Kenyon
Hyde, of Marville, Tenn.; Mrs. O. C.'
Bryant of Pranklitf,* and Miss Frankie
iBiirhgarner of Wilmot and Franklin.
TOWN ORDERS ELECTION
FOR OFFICIALS MAY 8
The Town Council at its regular
March meeting called i\y municipal
election fo r the Town of Sylva to be
neld on May 8 for the pur
pose of electing a mayor and five
members of the board of aldermen.
Ben N. Queen was appointed regis
trar and Charles M. Reed and S. H.
VIonteith were appointed judges.
All of the present officials have
filed for re-election as follows:
Mayor, H. Gibson; Aldermen, W. T.
Wise, W. L. Jones, W. E. Grindstaff,
S. A. Carden and Chester Scott.
CPL. POTTS NOW
SERVING IN FRANCE
Cpl. (T-S) Carl Potts, husband
of Mrs. Betty Potts, of Norton is now
serving in France with a signal corps
unit, according to word received by
his wife,
He entered service December. 1943,
at Fort Jackson, S. C., and received
basic and other training at Camp
Shelby, Miss. 4
Cpl. Potts is a graduate of Glen
ville High School. His wife, the
former Miss Betty Ann Zachary,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawton
Zachary, resides at Norton.
Silver Star Awarded <
Posthumously To S. Sgt.
Winfred V. Henslcy
The Silver Star, awarded post
humosly to S. Sgt. Winfred V. Hen- -
sley for gallantry against the Ger
mans in France Aug. 14, 1944, was
presented Friday to his widow, Mrs.
Luthenia Cabe Hensley, at the Sa
vannah School. Lt. Col. Charles S.
Gersoni, executive officer of the Army
redistribution station in Asheville*
made the presentation. v
| Entering service in June, 1941, Sgt.
I Hensley trained at Fort Knox, KyM
and N. Camp Polk, La. ? He was sent ?
overseas in April, 1944, and at the ^
time of his rinnth he wm leivliiy WiflT"
a tank Bn. He was the holder of the
Purple Heart.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Carrie Hensley of Dillsboro.
Butter for hospitals is being made
available from the supplies which
manufacturers are required to set
aside each month lor war programs.