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FOR nesville Mountaineer 'HE ICTORY BUT UNITE) ST1TKS BONDS STAMPS Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park lYilGHTH YEAR NO. 32 Sixteen Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. O, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1942 $1.75 la Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties MflQ0(C WAY SL5GD MM Miwood Exceeds July War Bond Quota By $12,000 ,tal Of $74,918 Bonds oia . -mm- - .11- Last JHonin harlie Ray and County- ;Aa Committeemen, rre- Cing For "All-Out" Drive.: unooi over -subscribed the ft War co,m l . V rniing to Charlie nay, v-uumjr noan yesterday, as he comput- t .. iha month. be total for the county in July Hftl. more than $60,000 of the Cj was the E type bonds. fa two banks of the county lea bales with the Canton bank, in- jinjf the Clyde unit, selling .:ei(. ' ; : ' . IV First National here sold Itfi8"5 for the month, The six agencies selling the fk in the county, and their In. ie: irst National Bank, in E. bonds, 01,25. In F bonds, $3,700, 16,037 in G bonds, for a total 12R.1R8.25. '.: ' N'aynesville post office, sold 68155 in E bonds, and none of I others. abe Haywood Building and Loan koeiation sold $1,975 in E bonds. fit Canton post office had a sale J8.537.50 of the E bonds. ik Haywood County Bank in mod sold 127,600 in E bonds, 1115.000 in F bonds, and the I branch sold $956.25 in E D committee recently named I Wr. Say are makine Dlans to rrj the campaign into-, every w ana corner oi the county in rery near luture, in an effort pt more Deonle investing in rids and stamps. ounty Baptists To old 57th Annual feting On 19th pie fifty-seventh annual ses- oi the Haywood County Bap F Association will ho hoU pesday the 19th with a morn- uternoon and night session, at Allen's Creek Banti'st church Nwly the Hy affair, but due to the gas tne time has been short ed . . Awn? the speakers appearing - f.ugram win be: Dr. Jacob tenhaus, field serrptn nf w mission board, in Atlanta; Madge Lewis, county mis ery worker. i Itlissinnnrv m xt -WTi.i- irl Scout fniirf f Awards To Be Ore than ba i... j ... . mu i. ' " UBUees win be J to members of the Way Sir TrP GW Scouts at 11, 0 ,n the Scout room at r? Elementary school, accord 4? rs- Earl C. Wagenfeld, tefilfe,Slrls wiu be award Xf9clasf badge, which is ten Za ?lrl comPletes work Cfiu 1" three or f 5d8 f activies. This a ly requires a J w complete. : tteP'ay f the work done Then Wm their bade! flselP gram will be put on MtSnHits fo REA Lines feyfCruso fion w - ."f moersmp Uor C ection, Lake T. 'during th .fnr' n Wed T00" and niht it "tt from th pip a a. viuvt P ierti, r out m the bzty. a-a ?! lernedt'f nous mage was re- Kfc Wk in working Lft wa, lef tha" an how Hitay? the repair bSf hadsub8ided. CI"1 Bethel (V,:- but no other j Ported. Gwyn Makes Profit for State F a r m Through Purchase of Livestock Does Good Job o T. LENOIR GWYN Heavies Rainfall Of Season Falls Monday Afternoon The hardest rain of the season and the- worst electric storm of the year took place on Monday af ternoon. The rain came so sud denly that it caught people with out warning. - The rainfall appeared :Xo, jettle over Eagles , Nest from the vol ume of water rushing down the streams, covering the roads and cornfields in the area at the foot of the mountain, particularly in the section around the B. J. Sloan property. ; The upper part of Smathers street was covered in water, and a number of cars were reported Out of commission as the owners tried to drive them through the overflow from the small, streams pouring even beyond the street. Cows were reported marooned in pastures for a short time, for the rain ran off almost as quickly as it had come. The electric curren flashed off during the downpour. No dam age of any consequence has been reported. Two Thirds July Draft Quota Are Accepted By Army Sixty-six men left here at 11:00 last Friday morning ufnder the selective system for Fort Jackson. Of this number, 33 of those accept ed for service returned here on Monday with around 20 others who were rejected for various rea sons. Several of those accepted did not wish to take advantge of the two weeks furlough offered and remained at camp. The thirty-three men who were accepted will remain here until the 17th at which time they will leave for camp to take up their regular duties in the service. The usual farewell program which is sponsored by various patriotic and civic groups will be held. Haywood Man Put Cala donia State Farm "In Profit" For First Time In History. By Bill Baker. (Special to The Mountaineer.) RALEIGH Caledonia prison farm in Halifax county, North Carolina this year made money for the first time since it came under state ownership. Reason for Cbt edonia's seemingly almost over night change from a losing prop osition of some $100,000 a year to showing a profit of $5,000 this year can be credited to the efforts of a Waynesville man, T. Lenoir Gwyn, and his successful efforts to establish one of the largest cattle ranges in the south at Caledonia. Back in 1928, Lenoir Gwyn in troduced the first Western North Carolina cattle to the flatlands of the eastern part of the state. Few people took much stock in tk Gwyn idea that Eastern North Carolina as well as the west could successfully support beef cattle. Today Lenoir Gwyn has two jobs to do for the State of North Caro lint. Working in conjunction with the State Highway Commission and the State Department of Agricul ture he buys Western North Car olina cattle for resale at cost to Eastern North Carolina farmers. Under this system, Gwyn works from a revolving fund of $25,000 (Continued on page 5) Picnic Speaker DR. 1). W. DANIELS, humorist, orator and former head of ; the English department of Clemson College, will be the principal speaker at the annual Farmers Federation picnic at Bethel, start' ing at 10 o'clock on Saturday, Au gust 15th. A large attendance is expected ,and the program will be tied in with the war effort, and called a "War Picnic." War bonds and stamps will be sold throughout the day. More details -will be given next week. Braren Suffers From Burns Gotten At The Explosion Herbert Braren is in the Nor burn Hospital, Asheville, under going treatment for burns he re ceived while helping to fight fire here on July 14th, at the Standard Oil plant. Mr. Braren suffered burns about the head, when the transport truck exploded. His hair caught on fire, his ears were burned, as well as his left arm. His arm failed to heal, and he has had a temperature since the fire. He entered the hospital Monday, and was resting fairly well yester day... Guernsey Judging School To Be Held At Osborne Farm One of the three Guernsey judg ing schools to be held in the state this year will take place at the Orsbome Farm, near Canton, on August 18th, it has been announc ed by J. A. Arey, state extension dairyman. Plans for holding the school are being developed along the same lines as that followed last year. A fee of $1.00 will be charged each attendant which will be used to assist in covering the cost of the school. The farms where the schools are held will provide free lunch. 19-Year-0ld Youth Confesses Attempting To Rob Theatre Man Pnrmnn Wvatt. 19. charged with holdup, drawing gun and attempt to rob, was bound over to tne November term of Superior court at a hearing before .magistrate Wade Noland here on Monday morning. Bond was set at $1,500 kit finiioityir John M. Oueen. but Wyatt had not been able to make it late yesterday. Wvatt is alleeed to have been hiding in the office of the Park Theatre on the second floor of the building . around 9:45 Sunday nirht wrhpn J. E. Massie. owner, entered, bringing with him the re ceipts from the Sunday snows. Wyatt is alleged to nave torn Mr Massie not to turn on the lights. At first, according to Mr. Massie, he thought it was some hnv trvino' to olav a joke on him. But when Wyatt, whose face was partially covered with a cioin, pointed ,his gun at him and said: D you, don't turn on that light, but give me that money,'' he knew then it was the real thing, a holdup. ""That's what you think," is said to have been Mr. Massie's answer, as he turned and started running down the stairs. Half way down he called for someone on the street to catch the man, who was following fast after him with his gun. A rather singular coincidence is the fact that directly above the switch in the office, is a "badge of bravery," Mr. Massie brought back with him from a national movie convention held in Los An geles. The badge bears the trade mark ' of Leo, the Lion, of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Company, wit If Mr. Massie beside the lion. - (Continued on page S) R. N. Barber, Jr. Serves On National Apple Committee Mr. and Mrs. Richard N. Barber, Jr., left Sunday for Buffalo, N. Y., where the former will attend the International 'Apple Associa tion, which will be in session from the 4th through the 7th, Following the general conven tion, Mr. Barber will remain over for another meeting, that of the national planning committee on apples, of which he is a member, composed of 86 outstanding apple growers in the country. The committee which has been especially created at this time, will determine the year's crop, and how it shall be priced and handled. Following the latter meeting, Mr. and Mrs. Barber will visit a number of points of interest which will include a trip into Canada. They will be out of town about two weeks. While they are away their young daughter, Elizabeth Barber is visiting her grandmoth er, Mrs. R. N. Barber. Red Cross Chapter Organizes To Make Surgical Dressings The organization for the mak ing of surgical dressings under the direction of the local Red Cross Chapter has been perfected, it was learned from Mrs. G. R. Easley, who is serving as general super visor of the work. Mrs. Easley is high in her praise of the response she has received from the women of the community. Four committees will work under Mrs. Easley as follows: room con mittee; publicity committee; ma terial committee, and record com mittee. Sixteen supervisors in charge of the rooms and in super vision of the making of the band ages wiH work in groups of two alternating at designated periods in the work rooms. Total Blackout To Be Held Monday Night Chief Calling All Air Raid Wardens To Meet Tonight All air raid wardens are urged to meet at the Chamber of Commerce.-' office', at 8:00 o'cock tonight to complete plans for the blackout on Mon day night, which will include the entire area of the Western North Carolina district, it has been "' announced by Robert Hugh Clark, chief air raid warden of Waynesville town - ship. Mr. Clark is also urging that all store owners have outside switches installed on their building, and in cases where it is not possible to have them ready by Monday night to have their buildings in total dark ness before the hour set for the alarms. The wardens will receive their final instructions to night regarding this test black out, which is planned to meet every detail of the revised re quirements set by the state and nationional authorities. Pet Dairy Buys Mann's Dairy; EffectiveRfiday t Pet Dairy '- Products Company this week bought the business of Mann's Dairy in Canton, and ef fective Friday, August 7, will serve the retail and wholesale custom ers formerly served by Mr. Mann. The announcement was made yes terday by R. B. Davenport, man ager of the Pet plant. J. Frank Mann, one of the pio neer dairymen in the county, will retain his herd of thirty Guern sey cows and produce grade "A" milk for the Pet Company. Mr. Davenport said that two large trucks would serve Canton with pasteurized dairy products, giving efficient service, The milk from the Mann Dairy will be brought to the Pet plant, and pasteurized before delivered to the customers. Mr. Mama has been in the dairy business for 18 years, and ope rates a large farm on the New found road. He has inaugurated modern farming methods and raises the feed for his large dairy herd, He said he sold his business due to ill health. Signals Due To Come At 9:50 and Continue Until 10:20, State Officials Say. A test practice backout will be staged in Western North Carolina on Monday, the 10th, it was learn ed from Bill Prevost, Haywood county coordinator' of civilian de fense, this week. y r. In all probability there will be army officers on hand to inspect the manner in which the area enters into the practice blackout, according to Mr. I'revost. The blackout will come between the hours of 9:50 and 10:20 o'clock p. m. The signal will start with a two-minute blast from the fire sirens and from the factory whis tles. The termination of the black out will be signified by two blasts of one minute each. All persons in the open will be required to seek shelter in their homes or in buildings nearby when the alarms are sounded, it has been explained by Mr. Prevost. A total blackout is ordered with the following exceptions: defense plants and power plants will be al lowed to have lights on. In cases of emergency operations, lights will be allowed in operation rooms in hospitals, All traffic will be stopped on the streets and highways, with the exception 'of inter-state buses and trains, and cars conveying workers to and from defense jplats;; , Each air rid warden is nked to contact their superior by Satur day night of this week, it has been announced by Mr. Prevost. ' Mr. Prevost emphasized the fact that the community was expected to comply with all rules and regu lations heretofore announced in connection with air raid practices. Kerley Rallies; Others Better Lawrence L. Kerley was report ed to be much better last night. Early Wednesday afternoon he had an upset, but later he rallied and asked for food. W. C. Fincher and Fred Walkup, two other victims' of -the July 14th fire, were reported as improving. Roy Blackwell And Family Return To Tryon ...... V Rov Blackwell and family, who have been residing here fur several years, have moved back to Tryon, their former home. Mr." Black well was connected with the com posing room ' of The Waynesville Mountaineer during his residence here. He was active in the work of the First Baptist church, having served as director of the young people s ts. T. U. 85 Men Called In August Quota Of Selective System The August quota for men under the selective draft system has been set at 85, it was learned here this week from the local draft board. No one will be called as yet from the last registration. The Septem ber call will include the first group in the twenty year olds to be taken into the service. Famous South Carolina Editor Vacationing Here One of the best known editors of the South is Bpending sometime in Waynesville at the Country Club. W. W. Ball, editor of the Charles ton News and Courier, is here for the first time since 1903, at which time he and family stayed at the White Sulphur Springs hotel. Mr, Ball has been actively en gaged in newspaper work for 62 years. He has owned and edited a weekly, edited large papers from Philadelphia to Jacksonville, and for four years taught journalism in the University of South Car olina. For the past 15 years he has ed ited The News-Courier, and is one of the most widely quoted editors of the Palmetto state. He has al ways been outspoken on political issues, especially on state politics. Since he became editor of The News and Courier, the circulation of the paper has more than doubled. Mr. Ball is very unassuming, and will discuss any topic or sub ject but himself. He did sum up his , views on the war, by . saying "present news is mighty disheartening, but victory will be ours after a hard struggle." Cruso REA To Hold An All-Day Meeting At Clyde On The 17th Monday, August 17, will be a big day in the history of the Cruso Electric Membership Corporation. A committee has about completed plans for the all-day meeting at Clyde school, where free lunch will be served after the annual business meeting of the corpora tion. ' ' ."-' ",.''' A prominent speaker will be on the program, in addition to music. J. C. Moore, superintendent, an nounced that many valuable door prizes would be given away at the meeting, which will Start at 10.30 and continue until mid-afternoon. All members of the Cruso REA, their- families and friends are in vited to attend. The committee is composed of Chas. B. McCrary, J. C. Moore, Roy Medford and Thos. Erwin. Mr Moore announced that more power is being consumed monthly by the 800 members, who are serv ed by more than 200 miles of lines. Mr. Moore just returned from a conference of REA superintend ents of eight eastern states, in session at St. Louis. The policy of the Cruso Electric Membership Corporation, according to Mr, Moore, is in line with that of the national organization as ex pressed by REA Administrator Harry Slattery when he said in addressing the opening session of the meeting: "Every rod of the 360,000 miles of REA line must serve the war. When you mana gers and superintendent keep those lines working, you are on the war front you are doing your part." Mr. Slattery pointed out that nearly a million farmers, served with REA power are able to do a better job supplying much needed food for ourselves and our allies Refinancing Is One Reason For Lower Tax Rate . General Savings In Every Department Brings About First Cut In Many Years. The tax rate for the Town of Waynesville for the year 1942-43 has been placed at $1.50 per $100 property valuation, which is a re duction of twenty cents over last year which was $1.70, it was learn ed from Mayor J. II. Way here this week. This is the first time in a num ber of years that the tax rate has been reduced so much at one time. Several reasons were pointed out by the mayor and board of alder men that have made it possible for this reduction and saving to the taxpayers at this time. The officials feel that in view of the refinancing ; program and the more efficient reorganization of the departments of the city gov ernment they were able to make this reduction, that the tax rate will not go above $1.50 any time soon and that a further reduction can be made another year. The bonded indebtedness of the town has been refinanced which has secured a reduction in the in terest rate on a large portion of the indebtedness. The distribution of the maturities has also been placed over a period of years. The officials also point out that the employment of G. C. Ferguson as town manager, to look after the purchasing of supplies and general supervision of the business affairs of the town has resulted in a reduction of operating costs. The water and light department, under supervision of L. M. Killian, member of the board, in conjunc tion with Mf. Ferguson, has been put on a more efficient' oasis. - he street work of which T. L. Bramlett, alderman, is in charge, has also been reorganized with a saving of expense, yet at the same time the maintenance and improve ment of the streets have been kept up to standard, it was pointed out by Mayor Way. W. II. Massie has also effected a saving in the operation of the police department. s Group Completes First Aid Under James A. Hudson A group who have been taking the Red Cross first aid course un der the supervision of James A. Hudson, owner and manager of Camp Laughing Owl, assisted by Robert Hugh Clark and Mrs. Edna D. Boyd has completed their work, and been presented certificates in standard first aid course, requiring 20 hours. Those receiving the certificates were: S. H. Kelley, Clem Fitzger ald, Ben Colkitt, Walter Crawford, Leo Martel, John G. Reeves, Dr. N. M. Medford, Robt. H. Gibson, Robt, H. Gibson, Jr., O. L. Noland, George Sisk, Henry Gaddy. W. L. Lampkin. ; Miss Mabela Moody. Miss Blanche Massey, Mrs. Mabel Brown Abel, Ida Jean Brown. Robert Suttenficld, Jr., Mrs. Fred Davis, Alfred Blackburn, David R. Lewis, John Kellner, Freeman Nevins, Paul Wilmarth, and Jim my Fishback. . Local Employment Office Will Be Continued The Waynesville office of th United States Emnlovment Ser vice will be continued for the time being as a full-functioning office with the same manager nnA rWlr but as two-person instead of a tnree-person office, according to an announcement by the state direc tor ttiis week. AH offices are being streamlined to meet wartime plans and some will be operated with slightljy smaller personnel, while three in the state have been closed. All offices will service primarily the four essential activities under the new plan. Thev will aunnlv workers for essential war indus tries, supply help for farmers in the 'Food for Victory" program, continue their co-operation with selective service boards in getting as many registrants as possible for war production activities. They will also continue to handle claims and benefits for unemployed work ers who cannot be placed in jobs.