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VOL. XX NO. 1
The Sylva He
( AND RURALITE?CONSOLIDATED JULY, 1943
SYLVA, N. C., Wednesday, May 23, 1945
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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 fUK<re Japan has
mobolized 20.000.000 sUdents on a
full war-time basis with the view of
offsetting her losses sneered in the
war thus far.
As Japan moved to coi bat an ex
pected invasion, Tokyo r^;>orted 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. '*>?*