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PHE WAYNESVH MM ICTORY k BUT UNITED STATU PabUshed In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park BONDS STA!.!?S WAYNES VILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1942 $1.75 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties an V 11 J 1 M II - II I M II A II 'i II I. YATr2 unts Purchases fWar Bonds In June asses $42,600 Mark 1mr VAT 1 Cn"r" r and for L at 8 rap1" r " , , i U 1S days in June, a total pf" 10 , i va invested in "fie June quota is $41,800. tores were bv Charlie Bay, county th- ocrpnries Te- mn. . lj as follows on type r- vational Van, i,n Post Office 5,418. O L County Bank 8,756.25 km "E" Bonds $31,237.50 J. ..U W fl,a ood County -BanK.arauuiiwu inn which brougni me votui Lh June 15 to $42,637.60. Uood more than douDiea ine L .t for May. and indications ihat the June quota will be up figure twice tne 4U mous- fipure. Heads Lions pe mmissioners j aw Jury For Py Tern Of Court le jury for the July criminal of Superior court wnicn wui he here on July .13, with ;e Don Phillips, " Rocking , presiding, was drawn at" the lar meeting of the county com ionen here on Monday as fol- lr the first week the Jury In- Im: Charlie Ensley, of Clyde; fcajburn, of Beaverdam; Claude Mce, of Waynesville; Ed G. ah, of Clyde; P. M. Kuyken- of East Fork; X J. Cham of Iron Duff ; H. Grady Hon- jtt, of Ivy Hilt; JS. J. Pinner, Witrdam. "'''-' '"'' 'rfH L, Jtobirmcn, of Beacr- Z H. Worsham, of Waynes Charlie J. JBmatherS, of kn; B. D. Burress, of East ; Hardy R , Caldwell, of Iron !; Welch Messer, of Crab-tree; W West, of .Clyde; San Smith, faynesville; H. P. Ledbetter, eul;B. W. Howell, of Jona- fclter Wright, of White Oak; I hipps, of Waynesville; Cleve K of Fines Creek: M. W. lanati, of Waynesville; Jawis Ibone, of Ivy Hill; F. EL Kuy IJI. of Waynesville. r the second week were drawn: an B. Clark, of East Fork: P Williamson, of Beaverdam; ciayiock, of Beaverdam; E. Goodson, of Beaverdam: fy C Rogers, of East Fork; e M. Rogers, of Fines Creek; inompson, of Clyde.; X., . s, of Waynesville: Rnnrcronn f- of Waynesville. pen Price, of Fines Creek; uuoweii, of Clyde; Allen Mere, of Iron Duff; Grayson ', of Waynesville; Carl . of Cecil; Medford Leath- of Jonathan, and J. Moone "le, of Pigeon. i C :! ' Photo by Sherril's Studio FRANCIS MASSIE will Uke of fice as president of the Waynesville Lions Club on July first. Mr. Mas sie succeeds W, L. Hardin, Jr., as president. .. Blackout Without Warning Ordered For Future The next blackout, which may be tonight, tomorrow night, or any time in the fu ture, will have no previous warning in the community it was learned yesterday from local authorities. Instructions have been re ceived to conduct all the fu ture blackouts in this man ner. When the signal is giv en which will be simultaneous ly with the blacking out of the streets lights all lights in buildings are to be cut out at once. Attention has been called to the fact by those locally in charge, that as yet many of the business firms have not complied with the orders to have outside switches, so that lights may be turned off by the wardens. All rules, previously an AH rules previously an nounced will be strictly en forced, according to the local authorities. o Local Girls Be Counselors Camp Dellwood o local girls. M;, -rt,.n. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 7 '.Roth! a. anil Mic t : n- i J,a jjuis iTAtta- "hU.r of Mr. and Mrs. assie. -u-iii . - f A " rcive as coun- Camp Dellwood this sea- lss R"tha. v. i ' . r11(r at s . s . vu summers, WU1 .. w. counselor., miss of lne Woman's Col- ia- e University of North na. . iIassie. uhn r;n serve as Motorists From 14 States Apply For Gas Rationing During the past two weeks a sur prising number of motorists fro out of the state have been apply ing for gas rationing cards, it was learned here from Miss Winnie Kirkpatrick, clerk of the rationiag board. ,'. . . '. : - -i " " Sm of tb y isitoi r ji,isar ly passing through and this" was their first stop for gas -after en tering the state. Others had come for visits of varying lengths, v. The list of states from which the visitors hail includes fourteen as follows: Alabama, Michigan, Tennessee, Ohio, Florida, Indiana, Nebraska, Mississippi, Kentucky, Colorado, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Texas. '"'''-. Commissioners Levy Privilege Taxes For Year Privilege taxes were levied on 30 operators and agencies by the county board of commissioners at their meeting here on Monday, the list containing practically the same items and amounts as in for mer years with two exceptions. Under existing conditions the board felt that the retail gasoline station operators and the automo bile dealers deserved special con. sideration and they were exempted for taxes for the coming year. The amounts levied ranged from $1.00 on marriage licenses to, $500 on emigrant and . employment agencies. There were seven operators on the list that were taxed at $200 and ttaroe. reached the- $10 mark. Anyone istterested in the list can obtain information from the office of the tax collector in the courthouse. Eugene Carver, First Class Me chanic, who is stationed at Fort Jackson, spent the week-end here with bis mother, Mrs. Stella Car ver. He has been in the service for about twenty months. Opens Season At Lake Sunday I : x " - v X x 1 I v"'' x N X V W i I - it . N -xS.a S NS xJ 1 . I H - W I l(i S $ I J x x ST iv. ) v V, ( -NN f I V v s ? x S X t X i (,4i Vs x I 'X , v, . ''in v v.y X XsVW X , XX4I kWj.x--- '?'.iKaife x if.,'"! i- in 'mini XV x XX HON. JOSEPHUS DANIELS will deliver the annual Haywood County Day address at Lake Junaluska Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Josephus Daniels To Speak Sunday At 11 TV A Is Playing Vital Role In War Program What Others Have Done Are You Doing Your Part? This week a shipment of 448 gar ments is being sent to the national headquarters of the American Red Cross. They were made by the patriotic women of this community who are trying to do their bit in this great emergency. The shipment contains : 55 men's sweaters. 87' children's sweaters. 19 women's sweaters. " 2 pairs of socks. 7 children's knitted suits. 4 women's shawls. 31 boys' overalls, 30 boys' pajamas. 92 boys' shorts. 9 operating gowns. 34 girls' dresses 21 women's nightgowns. 57 boys' shirts. ; Several From Here Are At Montreat This Week For Special Conference The Rev. Malcolm R. William son, pastor of the Waynesville Presbyterian church, is attending the young people's and interme- Ned th counselor. She" we young people s ana mierme pear Greensboro College j d'ate conferences of Asheville Pres V Medford A Lroco t treasurer !f ft was elected treas tti, yY00d el Cross "tte Medord. has i .. ofripo D. s 'v has volunteered lied imAavy .and expects to iagt month. " bytry which is being held this week at Montreat. A grouu of local young people are also attending the conference. The group includes: Miss Dorothy Richeson, who is president of the Young People's League of the Presbytery, together with Dwight Beaty, Bob Gibson, Ida Lou Gib son, James Elwood and Billy Rich eson.. ;-; ''. The conference opened on Mon day night and will close Saturday noon. About 200 were expected to attend the conference from Ashe ville Presbytery. - Large Crowd Heard Chair man Lilienthal In Address At Court House Here The vital role the TV A is play ing in fighting the war was brought Out in the address of David E. Lilienthal, chairman of the Ten nessee Valley Authority here on Friday night before an audience of around 600 persons at the meeting in the court house. The gathering had been spon sored by the Lions and Rotary Clubs of Waynesville. It was at tended by citizdns from over Western North Carolina, farm specialists from seven states, in addition to Col. J. W. Harrelson, head of State Colege, R. W. Schoff ner, farm economist, of Raleigh, and Harry Brown, general agent of the Farm Credit Administra tion and former assistant secre tary of agriculture. In stressing the importance of the work of the TVA, Mr. Lilien thal pointed out that if the TVA failed then German industrial cen ters will not be darkened with American bombers and General MacArthur would look in. vain for the aid he will need. The TVA is the servant and not not the boss of the Tennessee Valley the speaker pointed out. It will become a billion dollar investment said Mr. Lilienthal. Many of those who were hostile to the idea of the Tennessee Valley have been convinced of its sound ness and are now seeing the great potentialities it .offers, ! contin ued the speaker. The TVA stands today in all its activities one hundred per cent for defense effort it was evplained. In discussing the organization Mr. Lilienthal stated "there are no politics in the TVA," things are worked out on a merit basis. In opening his speech, which may be found in full on page 9, ikn onnalroi vrflt tliarll in Ytim nMian (Continued on psge 10) 1 Local Sailor Wires Mother Ship Sunk, ButSafev Mrs. J. S. Medford received a message this week from her ion, Chas. ("Woosey") Medford that his ship .had been sunk sunk, but that he was safe and would see her soon. Medford, who has been a sea man on a merchant ship for the I past 16 years, was in the U. S. (Navy four years previously to his service in shipping. He came here in March after returning from South America, his ship having been delayed for some weeks. He left to join his ship in Mobile. Mrs. Medford has no idea where the ship was at the time ; it was sunk or any of the circumstances. The last time she heard from her son he was in Spain. Catholic Evidence Meeting Starts Here Tonight The first of a : series of three Catholic Evidence meetings to be conducted by four undergraduate girl students from Rosary College, River Forest, 111., will be held here tonight on Depot street near the armory, The public is cordially invited to attend. The students closed a similar three-day meet ing in Canton last night. The services are featured by discussions led by the four stu dents, and those attending will be free to ask questions, The stu- (Continued on page 10) Haywood Medical Society Will See Film At 8 Tonight Members of the Haywood Coun ty Medical society will see a film tonight as they hold their regu lar meeting at the nurse's home. The film will be on the use of penthol sodium anesthesia. The program is in charge of Dr. J. R. Westmoreand, and will begin at eight o'clock. Dr. C. N. Sisk is president and Dr. J. Frank Pate is secretary of the county organization. '.'..: The official opening of the Meth odist Assembly at Lake Junaluska vill. be held on Sunday, Haywood County Day, , with Josephus Dan- els as the speaker. , Mr. and Mrs Daniels, who maintain, a summer home, at. the Lake, arrived., last nigni irom naieign.: Mr. Daniels, who in known as former secretary of navy and more recently as United States ambassador to Mexico, ig an out standing Methodist layman, pub lisher of The News and Observer at Raleigh, and a member of the commission on public information of the Methodist church. The sub ject of his Haywood County Day address, as announced, is: "For freedom's battle once begun Bequeathed by bleedinir sire to son Through baffled oft, is ever won." Mr. Daniels' name heads a long 'ist (if outstanding leaders in iiurch and state who will speak n the Lake Junaluska plat form. Mr. Daniels will deliver his ad (resH in the main auditorium at 11 o'clock. Dr. W. A. Lambeth, .astor of Central Methodist church f Asheville, who is superintendent and treasurer of the Assembly, will preside Sunday morning. There will be special mujiic by Prof, and Mrs. Harrold Dieken sheets, the former a graduate of the Westminister choir, who will be in charge of the music at the Lake this summer, There will be sev eral numbers by a quartet. In the evening Rev, W. L. Hutchins, superintendent of the Waynesville district, will deliver the sermon. There will also be (Continued on page 10) . Tons of Scrap Rubber Already Collected In Haywood For U. S. Good Season In Prospect For Balsam Lodge Prospects for a splendid season are most encouraging, according to Edward J. Parson, owner and operator of Balsam Lodge at Bal sam, which opened for the season Monday. Mr, Parson said that reserva tions were far ahead of the same period lust year. The general in flux will begin about 'July' first, he estimated. "Many of those making reser vations are planning to stay twice as long as in previous years," he said. "We just received a reser vation from a man who was here tin days last year, asking for a liO-day reservation this year. That is pretty well holding up in all our inquiries." Thirty-Seven Men Scheduled To Leave On Monday, 22nd The men Anaking up the 13th rail from this area under the se lective draft system are scheduled to leave hers at 8 o'clock on Mon day morning by special bus for induction at Fort Jackson. The men are requested to as ble at 7 o'clock in the office of the draft board on the third floor of the court house to receive final instructions and the neces sary papers to take with them to camp. A brief program . will be given.- , . v ' y.,..' . , -, Following "the instruction period in the draft office the men will be the guestsof Chrest George at the W. W. N. C. Cafe for coffee. The Haywood Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will supply doughnuts and also gifts for the men. Mrs. E. J. Hyatt is chairman of the committee and Serving with her will be Mrs. T. L. Bramlett and Mrs, L. M. Killian. The public is invited to be present to bid the men goodbye. In the group will be two volun teers, William Donald Smathers and Claude Evans Smathers, Oth ers are: Rickman Lee Beasley, John Wilbur Moore, Zeno Morrow, Cosby James Frady,: Edward Jen kins, James Troy Carver, William Glenn Noland, John Henry Wil liams, Donald Carroll Best Clyde Thomas Mills, Millard Grady Med ford. . Willie Jarvis Ewart, Ernest Carl Truitt, Oscar Hill Sharp, Claude istamey, Eugene Henry, Virgd Wilson, Arthur William Collins, WilJard Moore, William Portland Jones, Monroe Banks, James Ed ward Inman, Ben BrySon Gaddy, Howard Cooper, Frank Burton Painter. Charlie Webb, Bobby Co'rnelius Best, William Wilson James, George Washington Sorrells, Mar vin Earl Arrington, William Paul Gillett, Joseph Scott; Cunningham, Paul Samuel Mitchell, Benjamin Pete Ferguson, Clyde Dock Webb. New Set-Up Provided For Getting Gasoline On And After July 15th Bakery Will Open Here Next Tuesday Plans have been completed for opening the Waynesville Bakery on Tuesday, June 23, according to Mr. Pierce, owner. The bakery here will be modern in design, and all baking will done in the local plant. Baptist Vacation School To Hold Closing Exercises Commencement exercises of the Vacation. Bible school which has been Conducted at the First Bap tist church for the past two weeks, with 225 students enrolled, will be held in the church auditorium on Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The program will consist of a demonstration of the activities of the work done by the pupils in the school and all those attending will take part in a mass demonstration. This will be followed by depart mental programs. ; In charge of the departmental programs will be: beginners, Miss Mae Boone, superintendent; pri mary, Miss Adeline Boone, super intendent; junior, Miss Margaret (Con tinned on page 10) "X" cards, providing for unre stricted purchases of gasoline are, eiminated in the new coupon plan for rationing gasoline, which will be put into effect in the east coast area next month, it was learned yesterday from Jack Messer, who is in charge of the registration. The dates and paces for registra tion will be announced later, it was pointed out by Mr. Messer. Upon filling out a simple form and pre senting his registration card, any automobile owner may receive the Dasic ration book, it was ex plained. The new plan will supplant the emergency plan now in operation. No motorist under the new plan will receive gasoline in excess of what he needs to carry on his work, except that all motorists will have a basic ration to provide for house hold and other family driving. Coupon books will take the olace of the "meal ticket" type cards. The new plan will require coupons (Continued on page 10) Clayton Walker Heads Drive To Collect All Type Of Rubber In Salvage Campaign. Haywood participation in the drive to gather scrap rubber has brought very satisfactory results the. first three days of the 15-day drive as set up by President Roosevelt. Cay ton C. Walker, general chair man for the; county, said last night that the response had been gratifying. "Future driving of civilians will depend upon how much rubber we gather during this campaign," he said. All old scrap rubber is needed by America and will be reclaimed and manufactured into needed articles. Any piece of rubber can be used. Service stations have been au thorized by the government to buy the scrap rubber at one cent a pound. The oil companies of the nation are co-operating, and will pick up the rubber from the ser vice station and ship it to smelter plants. Mr. Walker's station has col lected 6,000 pounds (or the three days of this week. Chairman Walker urges people living in the rural districts to bring in their scrap rubber this week. The campaign closes July first, and the amount collected be fore that time will determine, he said, to what extent rubber pro ducts will be made available for civilian use. Some people with small quan tities are donating their scrap, although all stations are offering one cent pound. "Whether a citisen wants to donate their scrap oi receivei tfrm ceBt a pound, is a personal matter, )' -"James Ewart, of (fciethera street, this week Sold 1110 pound of scrap rubber. He has been gath ering it up for months. ', .. Citzens are urged to search at tics,, garages and basements for discarded rubber articles, such as . tires, boots garden hose, mats, wa ter bottles, overshoes, rubber heels, and many other items that have served their period of use fulness. M "It is estimated that there are two milion tons of rubber lying around in America. It is the patriotic duty of every. American to help collect this rubber and see that it gets to some service sta tion. Scouring the country for scrap rubber is one of the most worthwhile contributions that can be made by civilians today in our war effort," Mr. Walker said. The rubber must be collected by July first so hurry. . Haywood County Man Is Held On 3 Counts In Brevard Frank Burnette, 35, of the Pig eon section of the county is being held in the Transylvania jail in Brevard on charges of larceny of an automobile!,: kidnaping and criminal assault. Burnette was arrested by Chief of Police H. M. Freeman, and Pat rolman H. M. Morrow while he was walking on the treet in Bre vard with the Haywood county girl he had taken with him. Offi cers stated that the girl said he had lorced her to go with him. Burnette has been out of the state prison for only about six weens, alter completing a five year term for house breaking- and larceny. Red Cross Rooms To Be Open Three Days Each Week The Red Cross sewinsr rooms in the Central Elementary school will be open regularly three days a week until otherwise announced, it was learned yesterday from Mrs, Jack Messer, chairman of produc tion of the Haywood Chapter. For the present the rooms will be open from 2 to 5 o'clock on each Mon day, Wednesday and Friday. The knitting groups held their last meeting in the office of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday and. in the future will meet at the Red Cross quarters in Central Elementary. The June quota is expected to (Continned on page 10) Quv Country Needs Rubber Badly-Every Pound Is A Weapon Of Defense