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sville Mountaineer Th Published In Th County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smoky Mountains National Park J1J50 la Advance in Haywood and Jackson Cooatles NO. 25 Sixteen Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. O, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 19U W AYNE 11 MtfB ... - I WwgM iDoito Sy Ion oM3 . 1J. IITill w. tfrougnion uw len Lake Season ith Talk Sunday Five Generations Lj Itav Will Mark (Opening Of Lake jusla Assembly. L, J, M. Broughton will ti, Haywood uronty uj .j.. rtiA 22nd of June. f .l. jr.SoI nnenine of the of the Lake Junaluska fit 11 on the subject lasB md Religion." - f- i r. Huppin. Jr., of W will be guest preach- kii, speaking on the theTne kristian Urge Room." -M County Day, according Ejt.W A. Lambeth, super Is!, vill find the Lake Juna Wmbly all set for its big More than Kihools and assemblies are i, in addition to a varied afuiditorium events each tonne the season which L throuph Aueust. In the wason officials from list headquarters at Nash hkaro and New York will Wat in connection with ui special meetings. JeaUrea this ! year are Adrentures," a new co- aa tamo, successor to Camp i to he run under the di- i i Harold M. Patrick, of tt; and the Negro Center, 4 hv the assembly and I - : " l rci school of Lake Junalus-1 leucT. Lucius fins, oi fane br Negroes at Augusta, 1 serve a director of re- ud aoeiil. awuf imTTc Lake Speaker $ ' s b t . i i S 1 . - i i "V 1 t GOVERNOR J. M. BROUGH TON will speak at Lake Junaluska Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. FBI Require Sabotage Fence At Rubber Plant tw AffipinU olf the Dayton Rub- v. Monnfartnrlnor Company" were if.A tKii vccl bv the FBI that iJ abotarffc TwewU hat be erected around tne piani pow under construction at, Hazelwood, it was learned here yesterday, irv. inafmicHnnn were, that the fence was to be ten feet in height, and meet ' all requirements maae by the government. It was pomtea ouv precaution was necessary as the government would be assigning orders from time to time to the local plant. Medford Takes Up Paper Duties W. C Medford Was named rural representative of The Mountaineer this Week, and will do special re porting and field work in the rural sections of Haywood county. Mr. Medford's duties will con sist of general reporting, check ing on rural circulation and spe cial promotion work. He was formerly circulation manager of this newpaper until he resigned to look after business in South Carolina. First CattleSale Is Satisfactory The first cattle sale at the Hay wood Mutal Stockyards at Clyde last Thursday, were termed by offi cial as very satisfactory, being some 15 per cent ahead of last year. . ." ' , The trend is definitely upward, it was pointed out. Sales are new every 39 Girls Taking Training For New Shoe Corporation Thirtv-nine Havwood srirls start ed training this week on machines of the Wellco Shoe Corporation, which are temporarily located in the vocational building at the tiga school. Heins Rollman, manager in charge, announced that the girls would receive sufficient instruc tions during this training period, that the plant couw go into imme diate production of shoes when it moved into the building now under construction south of Haselwood. An announcement was made that no more applications wouia do taken until July 20th. The trainees are being taught sewing and stitching of shoes. The shoe company will operate in a part of the building being erected by the Dayton Rubber Manufact uring Company. State President (V J ton Plans To Trains Off Of phy Branch Southern Railway will file -i with the sUte Utili- mmission the latter part month for dismntinimnre :" OB the Murnhv 'RpaTioVi- Pt to P. T. Moon, superin- Intkuance of these trains e the area served by ;Ty Branch without pas- KfVlPsV Wntioo Vioxra d all along the line of (aon or the company to I- ppncauon. hint P1 the commission will set Wfthparmv ni lln Mn4-4-A -"""6 VII IliaiybVI.. :?y and the utilities m received mnnv ni-ntafa b ago when passenger Ned for a few days on F the oool i??1. railway claims - ms are run to and ly to Asheville at an -) ross of 11,000 a month. GOING WEST v if Atmna and Audrey Lee Atkins, ?5 to leave next week Cu n trip to California jMexico. .' kQlcf All Prkiintiaa i ber Of Farms Gained In 10 Years M led all counties in the tf, oi iarms gain-Ueten-yar period from UT' ording to figures I we Universitv Nmvh a! Seated are Mrs. RUey Morgan, 85, and her daugKter, Mrs. Dave Schulholfer, 65. Standing are Mrs. ocnuinoner a wn,..i.niiiuo ..u. holfer, 45, and his son, E. J. Schulholfer, 23. ,. " . Ti.: .1 ,,wa knn otnnHinor hctwepn his creat grand mother and his great great grandmother is Billy Schulholfer, son of Mrs. Dave Schulholfer and Mrs. Riley Morgan are spending the ritri Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel &cnuinouer m nww, ii.c, j ...in. M M Vritr Schulholfer ill Aiken. S. C spena tneir wmwrio wivn ..... ouv '.. - , Mrs. Morgan (Grandma Morgan) who was born and reared in Transylvania county, came to Waynesville fifty years ago. Thn n etnre was made on LADor uay oi iasi yen.. ..o. will be 86 in September. "' .: University News ''"year iurij j gain of 99i funw.. county had 2,125, and s! prcent- wnie period, the state (T.o M32 farms, with UwManties ranked t . with Yancev . Lywood. fC rvi and Transyh 8m fifth rlvania fn h, and Caldwell a w.. " ie last county Periodj08 326 ,arm 'i: "Very few of the hf" unties have 'th.C?a8e8 hae taken I counties. To See Native Shrubs In Bloom, Take These Trips For the benefit of visitors and local residents who wish ' to visit sections where native shrubs are now in full bloom the following trips with mile age from Waynesville will prove of interest. Large areas of azalea may be seen now at Wagon Road Gap section of the Parkway, 26 miles; Pisgah Lodge, 31 miles; Indian Reservation out of Soco Gap, 16 miles. The rhododendron is report ed to be in luxuriat bloom at Beech Gap, 26 miles from Way nesville. Mountain laurel may be seen in large quanti ties at Beech Gap 26 miles; Pink Beds, 36 nffes; Wagon Road Gap, 26 miles. SherrilFs Studio Owners Erecting New Building ThA huildine formerly decu- nioA hv Sherrill's Studio has been razed to the ground during the week preparatory to the erection of a new building on me site on Depot street. Th lot is being made level with the sidewalk so that the entrance into the building will be directly from the street. ti. W floor of the structure .: k nuj tnr the studio, and be Wilt wwm equipped with many new and mod- ern photograpnic improieiircuu., including fluorescent jik" have recently been insUlled in the temporary, quarters. , The second noor win oe mouc into an apartment for the owners. The business was establshment many years ago by the late George Sherrill. Since his death ten years ago, his nephew and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ensley, have op erated the studio, three years ago purchasing the business irom n family. .. ,. While the new Duuaing is unuer construction the studio has been moved three doors down the street. Mrs. Covington To Be Hostess at Community . Center July And August i n r.nvinton. of Ashe- ville, has been employed J" board of directors oi ww v.m.. omowp to take over the du- ties of hostess at the community center for the montns oi wuiy v August. . . j., v. at tne center to greet callers, to assist visitors in getting acqu.nu -..u t .ntortaimnents of different tvnes for the various groups. Ihe directors are urging all the oper ators of hotels, boarding houses and rooming places, as well as various clubs to co-operate with Mrs. Covington in helping pro vide' entertainment. . Mrs Covington is well known here, having resided in Waynes ville for a number of years her late husband haviag been m bus iness here at one time. Revenue Stamp On Humes tarr Deal Breaks Record The largest amount in rev enue stamps placed on a deed in Haywood county on the rec ords during the present admin istration, and in fact, in the memory of the majority of offi cials in the court house was put on the papers this week transferring the "Twelve Mile Strip" from the Thomas Humes Company to the Carr , Lumber Company, it was learned yesterday from the office of the register of deeds. It was a simlar coincident that J. R, Morgan, local at torney, should .have handled ' the legal matters for both parties, for one of the first cases he had after he hung hia ahinele to practice law. involved this same locally famous boundary. J. E. Whisenhunt Rites Were Held Tuesday Afternoon Was Second Oldest Employe On Murphy Branch In Point Of Years Of Service. J. E. Whisenhunt. 62. station agent and operator on the Murphy Branch of the thirty years, died at his home in Hazelwood late Sunday nveninsr after a long illness, Funeral services were held in the Waynesville Methodist church on Tuesday aiternoon witn tne Rev. J. G. Huggin, Jr., pastor of the church officiating. Burial ioi lowed in Green Hill cemetery. The Waynesville Lodge oi Ma sons, of which he was a memocr, was in charge at the grave. Ae tlve pallbearers weret Joe Dsvis, E. C. Moody, Frank Compton, Claude Allen, R. L, PrevOBt and L. N. Davis. Honorary nallbcarers were: J C. Lynn, L. M. Richeson, George Walls. E. C. Wagenfeld, J. E. RhiwlfU r.lnrence Scruires. Fred Campbell, Richard Gerringer, Clar ence Davis. Charles urace, .1. v Stump, Troy McLean, B.d Hall, George Redmond, Bill Chambers, tir R. Stuart Roberson. Dr. J. L. - (Continued on page 10) .T c. BROWN, vocational agrl culture teacher in the local high school, was elected president of the State agricultural teacners recent ly.. : -;-;v;-:;V.:' J. C. Brown Heads Agricultural Teachers Ui M.iJ. A 'V Board Repeals Act Prohibiting Wine-Beer Sales Ti noiintv board of commis sioners repealed on Monday of uim mull thn recent action taken " - by them prohibiting the sale of wine, ale and beer between the hours of midnight on Saturday and the same hours on Sunday. The first action was taken as a result of the recommendations of certain groups in the communi ty, and afterwards those oppos ing the action presented sufficient evidence to bring about the repeal. It was pointed out that of the establishments selling light wines and beer in Haywood county, all but five are located within the corporate limits and that each com munity has adequate police pro tection and tfliat each of the incor porated towns also has the right by law to make and: enact regula tions for the sale of beer and wine during certain hours on Sunday. Ben Wright, of Brevard, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Leopard this week. Colored Film Made Of Section ByFitzpatrick Hundreds of feet of color film were "shot" here over the week end by the nationally known James A. Fitzpatrick for his "Voice of The Globe," a movie feature shown in over 8,000 theaters. Mr. Fitzpatrick and associates visited at Cataloochee Ranch Sun and took scenes, including pack horses and three natives shoot ing hog rifles. Those in wis scene were Jim Hannah, 70, Milas Mes ser, 76, gun maker and Bill Rich, who, loaded and shot the guns for the pictures. Charles Ray accompanied the group to Soco Bald where "shots" were made of the blooming azalea, and on into Cherokee for scenes there. The group were guests of Mr. Ray for dinner at the Country Club. Mr. Fitzpartick was impressed with this section, and spent the first of the week working between here and Bryson City and at the Rhododendron Festival in Asheville. 3 f! Rrnwn. teacher of voca tional agriculture in the Waynes ville township high school, was honored last week in Raleigh by the State Agricultural Teachers when he was elected president of the organization, Th annotation is composed of three hundred and sixty teachers of agriculture, located in tne counties nf thn atate. Th new nreaident has 'already mnf erred with state' heads' of de- nnrtmnnta and a urogram has been outlined by the executive committee, a meeting oi wnicn will be called in Raleigh sometime in the fall and another in tne nr!no If world conditions per mit there is a possibility mat tne nnvf state meetincr of the srroup might meet in Waynesville or Lake Junaluska. Mr Rrnwn is a native of Flor ida and is starting his sixth year of teaehinir in the local school, ne hn mulg an outstandinir contri bution to work along agricultural lines and his pupils have won many honors in both the state ana na tional groups. Carr Lumber Co. Began Logging Area This Week 200 Men Will Be Given Em ployment In Northern Part Of County. One of the biggest deals in Hay wood county in a generation was closed on Tuesday with the trans-; fer of ownership in fee simple oi "The 12 Mile Strip." The property is located on the left bank of Pig eon river in Cataloochee township and contains 6,732 acres of virgin timber land from the Thomas Humes estate, headquarters in Muskegon, Michigan, to the Carr Lumber Company, of Pisgah For est. The vast boundary of land is twelve miles long and averages one mile wide and surrounds the Cata loochee Ranch and Tunnel belong ing to the Carolina Power & Light Co., and borders the land of the latter company at Waterville where the power plant is located. It lies on the west bank of Pigeon river between the White Oak creek which flows Into the Pigeon and the Tennessee line. In the transfer of papers Tues day the Carr Lumber Co, was represented by W. W. Croucnorn, general manager, who formerly op erated the famous George Vander bilt holding in the Pink Bods and around Mt. Pisgah. Thomas Alexander, owner of Cataloochee Ranch and Dewey L Pleas, of East Forlt, handled tne transaction for the Humes heirs. Morgan & Ward, local attorneys, managed the legal translers. The Carr Lumber Lompany nas heen olicratuTg in Western North tyrolirta fof a period of 28 years. They fcave a large lumber pian at Pisgah Forest In Transylvania ana own property in South Carolina and Georgia. Louis Carr was the first manager of th company in their operations (Continued on page 6) Fines Creek FFA Chapter Awarded Honor Plague At State FFA Convention Th Finea Oeek FFA erOUD was one of the five chapters in the Antire utate to receive tne nonor hantir nWne awared by the state association at the annual conven tion held at State College, Raleigh, last week. This is the second con secutive year that the Fines Creek chapter has won this honor. The reauirements to be met in order to be awarded the " honor chapter plague are as follows: Pay dues 100 per cent on time; take part in four or more of the eight tut Vhnteiita! Bend in copies of ten or more programs of local shunter meetings to State office; make a total seore equal to 75 per cent of points included in chapter score card; one member of chap ter to be awarded Carolina Farmer degree; and have FFA library with at least ten approved an a dooks, Mr Kate Morris has as her guest her niece, Miss Miriam Isen hour, of Charlotte. All Men Who Have Become 21 Since October 16, 1940, Must Register July 1 F. Pate, phy- It is estimated that 250 men in Haywood county have attained their 21st birthday since October 16, 1940, and will have to register for Selective Service on July first. The local draft board will reg ister the men of Waynesville,- Ivy Hill, Jonathan Creek, White Oak, Cataloochee, Fines CreeksIron Duff and Crabtree townships, at their office on the third floor of the court house between 7 a. m. and 9 p. m. n Julv first, according to Dr. Tom Stringfield, chairman. Other members of the board, are G. C. Ferguson and T. L. Green, R. E. Sentelle, attorney, and Dr. N. F. Lancaster, physician. Men from the other 5 townships in the county will register with Haywood Draft Board No. 2, at Canton, of which J. T. Bailey is chairman, W. W. Mitchell and Virge McClure, members, T. A. Clark, attorney and Dr. J Men required to register in this second registration are those who were born on or between October 17, 1919, and July 1, 1920. Special arrangement will be made by the local boards to register men who cannot appear before the local board because of illness or incapacity. Men subject to regstration on July 1 who are away from home and cannot, except at great ex pense and inconvenience, return to their own local boards to register, may appear before the nearest local boardand will be registered there. Men who are required to register on July 1 and fail to do so will subject themselves to severe pen alties, including imprisonment for not more than five years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00 or both fine and imprisonment. James M'Lean Is Claimed By Death At Home Here Last Rites For Highly Re spected Citizen Held On I Sunday Afternoon. Last rites were held Sunday af ternoon at the First Methodist church for James McLean, 84, who died at his home here Friday morn ing. The Rev. J. G. Huggin, Jr.,. pastor, officiated. Burial was in Greenhill cemetery. Serving as active pallbear ers were Homer Henry, Hugh Mas sie, Carleton E. Weatherby, M. H. Bowles, Dewey Stovall and Jona than Wood y, all members of the board of stewards of the First . Methodist church of which Mr. McLean was a life member. The honorary pallbearers were also from the membership of the church. Mr. McLean was born on Au gust 10, 1866, in Canada. He came to this section 60 . years ago and has been active in civic and re ligious life of the community for' years.- :;. v . He was a member of the school board of the special district of - (Continued on page 8) McLain Is Named Teacher President ' I. A. McLain was re-elected pres ident Of the agriculture teachers organization, which is made up of agricultural teachers in Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Graham, and Clay counties. . Wards Building Modern : Home At Lake Junaluska Construction was started this week, on the modern double brick walled, seven room house of Mr. and Mrs. Hallet Ward at Lake Junaluska, on the Crabtree road. Excavation work was completed the first of the week, and brick work started yesterday. The base ment was built from solid Yock. Ben Medford is in charge of construction. Bethel Boy Wins In Livestock Judging. Vernon Sorrells, of Bethel FFA, won third place in the western dis trict in Raleigh last week, where he took part in the state livestock judging contest.