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sville Mountaineer' Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smoky Mountains National Park SEVENTH YEAR NO. 52 Twelve Pages $1.50 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Countiea WAYNESVILLE, N. C THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1941 The Wayne ibson Says Debt During Get Out 1942 lous Statistician Sees Lc For Farmers Dnr- tOTV jfewYear.'..; p-rw-asts Declining Bnsl- .v ness . " Tdlaaa .Tun 1r ion ram, j.f ---- Las World War II lasts, tne fi g . production will contin in national income oi I fnr 1 942. thus bringing it F 1 195 billions compareu wim ions in 1940 and $86 billions l. In forecasting this na- iincnme lor X mu wauig jtcount probable increases in and wages, inese ngures mean that more goods will Luced: in fact 1942 will show ! .' lit- - ne in tne real ewra i krtunately, the increase in the al production will be jn tne L industries. Nmeteen-for- will show considerable de li the non-defense industries tell for my friend Odium and to talk about smiting oyer acturers of lawn mowers to battle tanks. To a certain this will be done in 1942 freat many non-defense con will suffer if the war contin. through 1942. Washington lie that with Japan, Germany jaly, fighting us we may need cent of the wage workers country on defense works Hitler is eliminated. This very high to me as Great i now has 'less than 30 per ingaged in defense industries. Ill Bombing 'Win the War? $t readers, whether employ- wage workers, should pri I be interested in whether I War II will continue in its Bt fury through 1942. If it o continue, this is good news lose engaged In the defense tries, and bad new for those ire in certain non-defense in ks. If the war is to end dur 42, then the reverse is true, ft, we would then see some mi io many readers, even helpful !to others. There. f let's bravely face the facts answer the question, "Will I 'War II icontinue through would be impossible to lick f by an army of invasion December, 31, 1942. Most ers are not very hopeful about greets of bombing. They be iiwminueo on page v) - de Woman Had kht Injuries In Stor Accident f. Minnie Smith, of Clyde, pnjured last Friday on the yille-Oteen highway when the n which she was riding col with a machine said to have driven br C. L. Erfev. of jRoad, and in turn was struck Jsecond vehicle coming in the fie direction driven by Hiss t" uwenby. pick-up truck was driven fin Beasley, of Clyde, Mrs. was not seriously hurt and, taken to a hospital for treat- was shortly discharged- Jools In County Reonen For .V Term Monday I schools in the Haywood system which closed on De F the 19th, for the Christ jMidays, will open for the Jt term on Monday, January Fording to an announcement f Messer, county superinten F schools. - ools in the county system in line districts of Waynesville, '-raotree, Fines Creek and . "oirou mai me anron . which closed on the 19th, f ' resume work on Monday, I iJ D- Rogers Is Standard Oil sman In Territory D. Rogers has arrived f aynesville and assumed du- general salesman of the ille field for Standard Oil ny. of New Jersey. Mr. P succeeds W. R. Porter, who stationed at Mt Airy. t"d Mrs. Porter and family Jj1 on Boundary avenue. Mr. T M "rtive in the Amer rn "d Lions Club here. , "ynesville territory, in u counties from here to Churches Open Today For Prayers Throughout Nation The First Methodist church and the First Baptist church will be heated and left open to the public today in compliance with the proclamation of the President that January 1, 1942, be set aside "as a day of prayer", of asking forgiveness for our shortcomings of the past, of consecration to the tasks of the present, and of asking God's help in the days to come. - There will be no service held at either church, but every one is urged to stop in and make a quiet prayer sometime during the day in recognition of the present crisis. Tire-Rationing Boards Nominated For This County The nomination of two tire ra tioning boards for Haywood coun ty, one for the Waynesville area and another for Canton, were an nounced this week by Jonathan Woody, chairman of the County Council of Defense. "The .nominations were made by George A. Brown, Jr., chairman of the county board of commission. en, Hugh Leatherwood, clerk of the .Superior court, and Jonathan Woody, chairman of Defense Coun cil. The appointments will be made by Governor J, M. Broujrh- ton. .'v---' Dan Watkins has 'been nominat ed for the Waynesville board with Dill Howell and R. N. Barber, Jr. as 'Other members. j- Chas. Xing has been nominated for chairman of the Canton board with fay. Hipps and Howl Way- lock as other committee members. These boards, when officially sworn in, will have the power to enforce their, decisions regarding the sale Of new tires and tubes ac cording to priority ratings. Mr. Woody pointed out that 75 per cent of the world's supply of '(Continued on back page) 1 Farmers Urged To Repair Farm Machinery At Once Hflvwood conntv farmers are urged to repair their farm ma chinery as soon as possible by the county farm agents. Any part that they think will be needed during the next year in producing a rop shmild Ko bought or an order should be placed with the machin ery dealer at once. It has been nointed out that it is imnortant that this be done at once, so that dealers in farm ma chinery can anticipate these needs and get parts which will be nee pssarv for the farmer to produce his nart in the great "Food for Freedom Campaign." Soco Gap Dance Team Fills Ten- Day Fla. Program Tho Snin fiah dance team and string band will return Friday fmm Fort Lauderdale. Fla.. where they filled a ten-day engagement at the newly opened amusement center. Thirteen made the trip, headed by Sam Queen, general manager. The group included 8 dancers, 4 musicians and a ballad singer. Mr. Queen contacted several amusement centers irt Florida for future engagements. Red Cross Drive For War Relief Funds Starts 6th Haywood Chapter Is Asked To Raise $1,500 For tjie Emergency A meeting of all the presidents if the civic and patriotic organi ations of the community and the anous committees appointed for the- drive to raise $1,500 for emer gency war relief for the Red Cross is scheduled to be held on Monday night at 7 o'clock in the court house. The meeting is being called by the Rev. Malcolm Williamson and the Rev, R. E. McBlain, co-chairm-meu for the campaign for funds, Last minute details will be work ed out for the drive which starts early Tuesday morning, the 6th, and which will continue until the quota, recently assigned the local Red Cross chapter is reached. The following appeal in a tele gram to H. G. Hammett, chairman of the Haywood chapter, was re ceived during the week: The bombing of Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Manila, the invasion of the Philippines, submarine attacks (Continued on back page) T. C. Davis Heads County Defense Planning Board T. C. Davis, of Iron Duff town ship, was elected president of the Haywood county defense planning board at a meeting held at the courthouse on Wednesday the 24th, Others who will serve with Mr, Davis are as follows: vice-presi dent, W. Pless Boyd, of Jonathan township: treasurer, Mrs. Carl Medford, Waynesville township: secretary, W. A. Corpening, Hay wood farm agent. It was brought out at this meeting that Haywood county was broken idown into eighty-three neighborhoods with five hundred sixty elected leaders. During the meeting Jonathan Woody, president of the First Na tlonal Hank .discussed the value of buying, government saving bonds m helping win the war. Jlav. 'H."G. Hammett, pastor of the First Baptist church, talked on "Religion and National Defense". He also brought out how "Food (Continued on back page) Claimed fey Death N aJ -J i -f a. w. Mclaughlin, well known lumberman and contractor, died at his home1 on December 24. A. W. McLaughlin, Lumberman And Builder, Passes Funeral services for A. W. Mc Laughlin, 64, were held at the First Baptist church here Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with the Rev. H. G, Hammett, pastor, in charge.' ' Mr. McLaughlin; former super intendent of the Sunciest Lumber Company, and general construc tion superintendent, passed away at his home here at 8 o'clock Wed nesday morning following a heart attack.. '.:' Members of the local Masonic Order of which he was an active member, had charge of the services at the grave, and served as honor ary pallbearers, j Active pallbearers were J. I. Green, W. L. Hardin, Sr., J. F. McClure, W. A, Bradley, Ray Par sons and C B.'Hosaflook. Mr. McLaughlin was in charge of moving the plant of the Sun crest Lumber Company from Sun burst to Weyn Ville, including the constructiov iiijlh railroad.,; He remained with the lumber com' pany until It suspended operations (Continued on back page) Intensive Defense Organization Being Set Up In County During the past two weeks meet-, ings have been held in each town-! ship in the county, working with' the farmers and farm women in, planning a program to meet emer gencies which may arise. Agricultural leaders in ; each township were called together, and the communities were broken down into neighborhoods. . At the township meetings, where all the farm men and women were asked to attend, neighborhood ag ricultural leaders were elected for each neighborhood within the com munity and then three officers for the entire community were elect ed. The three officers elected will represent the community on the county defense planning board along with the agricultural work ers council. At these community meetings the purpose of the organisation was discussed and the part that agriculture will play in the defense program. Three campaigns were discussed of which the neighbor hood leaders; are to be called on to conduct, namely: scrap iron, steel,; repairing farm machinery, and more work on the Tood for Freedom Campaign." Collection Of Taxes In County Sets New Record For Year Judge Allen Gwyn To Preside Over Court Next Week The January term of Superior court will convene here on Monday, the 6th, with Judge Allen H. Gwyn, of Reidsville, presiding. A large number of divorce cases are scheduled for trial during the term, with around 30 other cases on the docket. Serving on the jury for the first week will be John B. Medford, Waynesville; R; M, Waddell, Way nesville; Robt. A. Justice, Fines Creek ; Vinson Morrow, Jonathan ; Perry Cook, Beaverdam ; T. G- Sorrells, Beaverdam; J. M. Cathey, Pigeon; C. H. McCracken, Crab (Continued on page 3) Impressive Services Ushered In New Year Last night a special watch-night service was held at the Waynesville Presbyterian church, beginning at 11:30 o'clock and continued until midnight, conducted by the pas tor, the Rev Malcolm R. William son. V- All those present formed a line promptly at midnight and rang the church bell, not only to welcome the New Year in. but aa an tx pression of loyalty and faith In God and their country. The service was in keeping with the proclamation of the President urging,, all Christian people to pray for the United States as it enters upon the yeir 1942. Sergeant Bobbie Sloay ef Fort Jackson, spent the Christmas noU days here with his family. $335 Collected On Dime Board The dime board. Sponsored by the Lions Club, got about $335 during the holidays, it was reported this week. Members of the club used some of the money in providing for Chrismas cheer for needy families and the balance of the money will be used by the club in their work with the blind. Sergeant Rogers Is Optimistic; Now Sta tioned At Canal Zone Mr. and Mrs. Hub Rogers re cently received word from their son Serceant Lannes F. Rogers. who is stationed in the Canal Zone, that he was safe and well. Sergeant Rogers said: "I am as Safe here as any place I know, ii not safer. We'll wipe the Japs out in no time." W. P. Whitesides To Address Masonic Lodge At Meeting Friday W. P. Whitesides. of Sonoma will address the Waynes ville Lodge No. 259 A. F. and A. M. at the regular communication on Fridav nieht to be held in the Ma sonic Temple at 7:30 o'clock. W. L. Hardin win address the npwlv elected officers at this first meeting of the New Year. The members are cordially invited to ttend. Canton Man Takes Own Life After Killing Wife; Leaves 3 Children Salvation Army Spread Christmas Cheer To 600 The Salvation Army sponsored six different Christmas trees in the county during this season and did not complete the program until the Tuesday after Christmas, accord inir to Adjutant Cecil Brown. The territory included in this effort embraced seven communities with over six hundred individuals listed as receiving Christmas cheer, which included gifts, cloth Ing, food, candy and fruit The response to the appeal for this Christmas fund was almost double that of last year, according to the Army workers. The Christ mas kettle netted $93.23 for the (Continued on back page) SnMiW Fnrrps Note For $50: Lands In Jail Alter Trying To uutrun onerm He was only 18 years of age. A soldier in. the army home for Christmas from camp. No doubt the Yuletide festivities had been more expensive than he had count ed on and he had yielded to the temptation. At any rate there he was being given a preliminary hearing be fore Magistrate Frank Ferguson Tuesday afternoon on a very se rious charge a stupid thing he had done for he might have known if he had thought that he would get caught. He had forged the name of a well known citizen on a note or $50.00. At the bank the clerk at window had recognized that the signature was not that of the name used. He called an official, who told the boy he was Sorry but that he Would have to turn him over to the sher iff. The boy escaped en route, but the sheriff was notified. Later in the day the soldier ap peared at a taxi stand near the bank. The sheriff saw him and told him he had a warrant of his arrest. The boy started running, with Sheriff Welch after him, but the latter proved no match for the young stripling with his army (Continued on page 3) - Mrs. Dee Clark Awaits News From Her Son Stationed At Manila Mrs. Dee Clark is anxiously awaiting some communication from her son, Dallas Ray Clark, who is stationed on the U. S. S. Houston in Manila. Clark is first class machinist mate on board the Houston and enlisted in the U. S. Navy in 1931, having to his credit ten years of service. Joe Davis Is Making Fine Scholastic Record At State University Joe Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. Davis, who is a student at the University of North Caro lina, is spending the Christmas holidays here with his parents. Young Davis, who is a member of the junior class at the univer sity, is making an outstanding scholastic record. During the fall term he made the "A" honor roll. A double funeral service was held at the Calvary Baptist church in Canton on Tuesday afternoon for J. E. Hardin, 30, and his wife, Mrs Elizabeth Williams Hardin, 29. HardinThe Rev. W. B. Sprinkle, pastor of the church, officiated, as sisted by the ReV. C. H.Green. Burial was in Arnon Plains. Mrsi Hardin's death, which oc curred at her home Sunday morn ing, was due to shotgun wounds, at first thought inflicted by her husband, who fled the scene be fore neighbors found her in the kitchen of her home. It was reported by officers in vestigating the case, that the son, Jimmie was playing in the yard and that his father called and told him to go to the neighbors and tell them that his mother was ill, and the father then left the house. The child followed instruc tions and returned with the neigh bors to find the mother dead. The body of Mr. Hardin was found Monday afternoon atop - - (Continued on back page) I. Leatherwood Heads Esso Club' Of 7 Counties Irving I. Leatherwood was elect ed president of the Esso Boosters Clubh and W. L. Hardin, Jr., was re-elected secretary, at the recent meeting of representatives of all counties from here to Murphy, at the Jarrett Springs Hotel in Dills-boro. Mr. Leatherwood is an Esso deal er here, and Mr. Hardin is com mission agent for the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. Among the speakers of the meet- (Continued on page 3) ! Last Rites Held For Mrs. Robeson Tuesday Morning .Fuuneral services for Mrs. Ed ward J. Robeson, 71, who died Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock, were held at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning at the First Methodist church. The pastor, the Rev. J Clay Madison, officiated, assisted by the Rev. J. G. Huggin, Jr., pas tor of Trinity Methodist church, Durham, a former pastor of the Waynesville Methodist church, Burial was in Green Hill cemetery. Serving as active pallbearers were W. S. Swift, Hugh Massie, J. C. Patrick, Dr. N. M. Medford, William Shoolbred, and M, H Bowles. . Honorary pallbearers were : (Continued on back page) - R DistrictJWjisonic . Officers Installed Here On Monday On Monday night the Waynes' ville Lodge No. 259, A. F. and A. M. were horits to a district meet ing for the purpose of installing the newly elected officers in the district. The following officers were In stalled by C. B. Hosaflook, district deputy grand master, assisted by Edwin Fincher, secretary of the Clyde Lodge; W. A. Abel, Way nesville Lodge; W. T. Hawkins, Pigeon River Lodge; Hugh Ter rell, Clyde Lodge; and J. E. Jus' tice, of Sonoma Lodge, E. II. Balentine, retiring mas' ter, was presented a past master Jewel. W. A. Abel, master-elect, was presented a handsome Masonic chart. C. B. Hosaflook, D. D. G. M., was presented a certified lecture certificate, who on October 24th, went before the board of custo dians of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina and passed the examina tion which entitled him to this honor. About Five Percent of 1940 Taxes Remain Uncollected; 60 of 1941 Taxes Paid. The tax collections for 1940 in Haywood county were the highest ever on record for a similar period, according to the annual routine audit recently completed by W. Bowden Henderson, C P. A, lor the county board of commissioners. There was a total of ninety-four and two-tenths per cent of the taxes for 1940 collected, which is the largest per cent ever recorded by any previous tax collector in the county. To date 60 per cent of the 1941 taxes are paid in, which is an on usual record. The collection of delinquent taxeg has also been good during the past year. The report submitted by Mr. Henderson further showed that the records and accounts in the office of Tax Collector J. Earl Fergu son, were in excellent condition. Listing Of 1942 Taxes Starts In Haywood Today Beginning todi'y tho listing of taxes in Haywood county will start and continue throughout the month according to Earl Ferguson, coun ty tax supervisor. All county taxes, real and per sonal property must be listed dur ing the month. Violators will be subject to fines, Mr. Ferguson pointed out. All male persons between the ages of 21 and 60 are required to list their polls during the tame period. The townships with their respec tive listers are as follows: Beaver dam, rs. James Henderson, Jr.; Cecil. Ned Moody; Clyde, Mrs. Clif ford Brown; .Crabtree, Clinton Mc Elroy; , Cataloochee, Ed White; East Fork, Ken Bumette. Fines Creek, Gauley Rogers; Ivy Hill, Mark V. Howell; Iron Duff, Horace Bryson; Jonathan Creek, Grady Howell; Pigeon, Gay Bumette; Waynesville, J. S. Black and D. A. Howell; White Oak, Mrs. W. H. Williams. Clarence Stillwell Completes Training At Naval Station Clarence Stillwell, of ' Hazelwood, who recently completed his recruit training at the Norfolk Naval Training Station, has been chosen for active sea duty, the public re lations office has announced. Stillwell, son of W. Stillwell, of Hazelwood, enlisted in the navy at the recruiting station in Raleigh. Alley Portrait Gift Of Friends Unveiled Saturday An oil portrait of Felix E. Alley, of Waynesville, judge of the Si perior court( was unveiled in the court room on Saturday afternoon, with a large number of friends present for the ceremony. The life sized portrait was paint ed by a well known artist in Chi cago from a photograph of the judge. It came as a gift from members of the Haywood County Bar Association, county officials and warm friends of the promi nent jurist. T. L. Green, president of the Haywood County Bar Association, ' (Continued on back page) Death Claims Miss Mary Michal: Funeral Friday Funeral services were held at 3:30 p. m. Friday at Westmore land Funeral Home in Marion, for Miss Mary Moffett Michal, 79, who died Wedneday morning in a Morganton hospital. The Rev. Raymond E. MacBlain, rector of Grace .Episcopal church, of Waynesville. officiated. Burial James Leatnerwood leaves lues-"was in the Michal-McDowell plot James Leatherwood Joins Air Corps day for Charlotte, where he will join the army air corps as a flying cadet. He is the son of Rev. and Mrs. Frank H. Leatherwood, and a grad uate of the local high school, and has also attended Wake Forest and Mars Hill colleges. Mrs. R. E. McBlain Taken To Biltmore Hospital Mrs. Raymond E. MacBlain, wife c the Rev. Raymond E. Mac Blain, rector of Grace Episcopal church, was taken to Biltmore Hos pital for treatment on Sunday. Mrs. MacBlain has not 'been well for several weeks and has been confined to her home here. Haywood's First White Baby To Get Many Nice Gifts From Business Firms Many nice gifts will be show ered upon the first white baby born in 1942 to Haywood parents. Business firms of Waynesville are offering a variety of gifts to the baby Vhose parents bring in a statement from the physician and birth certificate before Monday noon. Details of the will be found else where in this newspaper. C. E. Ray's Sons will give a dozen diapers; Belk-Hudson will give a nice dress; The Food Store six cans of baby food; Sherrill's Studio, a photograph of the baby; Pet Dairy Products Company 15 quarts of pasteurized milk; the Waynesville Laundry a dollar's worth of cleaning and pressing, and The Mountaineer will give the par ents a year's subscription. Watch next week's paper for the winner of these gifts. in St. Francis Churchyard in Ruth erfordton. Miss Michal was born in Ruther- (Continued on back page) Baptists Burn $8,000 Worth Of Paid Mortgages Notes and mortgages totaling approximately $8,000 were burned Sunday morning during a special service at the First Baptist church here, in which laymen . and Rev. H. W. Baucom, former pastor, as sisted the Rev. H. G. Hammett, pastor. " ' T. L. Green gave a history of the church, and pointed out "the growth' of the church during its 1 18 years of organization. J. R. Morgan, chairman of the ; (Continued On Back Page) ! . J