North Carolina Newspapers

1912 fob 'HE NESVILLE M iCTom: 'i I BUT mono mm Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park BONDS STAMPS EIGHTH YEAR NO. 40 16 Pages WAYNES VILLE, N. G, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 1, 1942 (One Day Nearer Victory) $1.75 In Advance In Hayweod and Jackson Ceuntlea TKirTTTnn A lTim7lT) AW u y a m Pj nv. ax& )wm ScGigp (QwSu W md Calves i 6,250 In Bonds Sold esterday To Cattle aisers At Calf Sale Luumn invested $6550 in war L the feeder call sale at C! yesterday.', according to Lie Allen, chairman of the com- ee named to seu doiiub vu a of rural Haywood. . ort. talks were made py jon- u Woody, AlDen mcracKen Reaver Cathey before the sale, (turn the secretaries ox xue Kinldihe and loan associations ie county sold the bonds. V Davis, secretary-treasurer L Haywood Building and Loan, goy Patton, secreiary-ireas-of the Canton Building and i made out the bonds and y the transactions. r Allen and his committee tbeen mapping out plans for frine the campaign into the ii lections during the month of fcber, To this end, tne teach- ind children are being enrolled oroeram designed to put. a finto every home in Haywood ty. A goal of $30,000 monthly I October, November, ana le- W has keen adopted in, this Lection. Mr. Allen is worlfing i Superintendent A. . Hutchms La, who heads the Committee Lo stamps through the schools. indications are that both cam Mi will be extensive Hp scope, Interest is gaining daily. ' 'kirlie Rav. countv chairman. iai band at the sale yesterday.' Itai elated over the work and rt of the committee. " 5 'Mr, Allen's committee is func- iirtr in . splendid fashion, and jry citizen is proud of their ef- b and the results." It the county teacher's meeting n Fnday, detailed plans for pnj the campaign in the ImIs, and the special campaign jte staged by the teachers will trplained by Mr. Allen's com- Checks Prices iachers To Plan ,or October Drives r War Effort county-wide teachers meeting be held at 4 o'clock on Friday poon at Central Elementary mi it has been announced by i Messer, county superinten- l: of education. I I'M for the participation of teachers and the students in 'ty schools in the October war P nd stamp sales and in the Ne campaign will be discuss d outlined. - P teachers in thn mmitv look F Friday. M Committee eets Tonight P general counts cnmmiffsA ptiy named to promote the sale " bonds m Haywood will tonight at the Canton Y at t" ccordinc tn rv,oi; wir Fy chairman. :'' I said a general outline '"unty-wide program would "bussed, with JV. farm-school committee .V er discussion of encour- the 10 per cent payroll de J Plan in all industrial i Preram will follow the nL?, h is Stared at all thly meetings of the coin er. Sani M. Robinson, .county "an, and Nomal Freel r th. haian. are joint hosts meeting. May Takes Over ascriptions Of janderDrug fi I P' Phannacy. Hazel ms taken over all prescrip- K acEnXander'8 Dru Store StKj"-0 an wnounce V today advertising col- ; Jr. n v Wf i!y,las operated the ,oV ll.i88 complete pre- -"i'auraent. 7.; A, . T. J. CATHEY, chairman of the advisary vrice control com mittee for' the Waynesville area. Cathetes Group of Execution of Price Control The following men have been appointed members of the advisory price control committee; to serve the Waynesville area : ' chairman, T. J. Cathey, L. N. Davis and Grover C. Davis. l - The appointment was made by M. ' D. Watkins, chairman of the war price and rationing board, serving the Waynesville area of the county. The duties of the board will be concerned with the execution of price control locally, so that "there will be no question as to the fair and just administration of prices," Many Attended Sale At Clyde Yesterday With a large crowd 'of buyers and spectators attending, the calf sale held by the Haywood County Mutual Stockyards at Clyde yes terday afternoon was considered by its promoters and the cattle men a success from every angle. The 350 calves sold at the sale brought between $14,000 and $15, 000, it was earned from the promo ters. Many of the calves were bought by out of the state buyers. The largest sale made during the afternoon was to T. Lenoir Gwyn, of the state agriculture de partment who purchased 100 calves for restocking the state farms. The calves weighed from 400 to 000 pounds and were said to have been the highest grade of calves ever seen at one time in the county. The sale yesterday was the first of its kind ever held in the county, according to the stockholders of the Haywood County Stockyards. TTnla Qom I? aliraTricj 7Th (till Jl f Y d AlVl kJUtJ.IL JLfVlAVT SmglOOO That Much Scrap Is Haywood's Casualty List Doubles In Week Available In County Pushes Campaign Seaman Missing 1,164 Students Are Enrolled This Year In Bethel District The enrollment in the Bethel school district during the first month of school has reached 1,164, it was learned from the office of the county superintendent of ed ucation. In the Bethel school there are 759 students this year, with 456 in the elementary grades and 303 en rolled in the high school. Enrollment in the other schools in the district is as follows: Spring Hill, 83; Cecil, 124, and Cruso 196. There are 32 teachers in the district with 24 in the Bethel school, two in Spring Hill, four in Cecil, and two in Cruso. Rubber Boots and Overshoes Are To Be Rationed Men's rubber boots and over shoes were frozen at midnight. September 29, and are to remain so until October 5, it has been an nounced by the local draft board as a nation-wide measure. After the 5th, the articles will be sold only by certificate. Persons wishing, to buy rubber boots and 6Vtjhoes will hav to make appl cation to the rationing board and state their cases. Those eligible for purchasing men's rubber boots and overshoes must show that they are employ' ed in war industries; or work per taining to war effort; the main tenance of public health and safety; or that in their work they are exposed to water, snow, spray, splash, heat or anything that en dangers their health. All dealers in Men s rubber boots and overshoes will -be required to hand in an inventory of their stock before October 6th, to the rationing board, it was learned ; from the clerk of the board. t X SEAMAN M AC K STAMEY, Jr., 18, of Canton, is missing: in action, according to a message just received by his parents in Canton, . Mrs. Cornelia Barr, who makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Hunter Worsham, left during the week for Easton, Pa., where she will spend the winter. Lake Junaluska School To Stage Stamp Contest During October Drive Lake Junaluska school is stag ing a contest during the October drive for the sale of war bonds and stamps in Haywood county. Each teacher has contributed one dollar to be given as a prize to the pupil in their grade who buys the largest amount of war stamps. There will also be a contest among the grades which buys the most. m When the contest closes a party will be given to the grade buying the most stamps. Marie Plott Takes Over Duties With War Price And Rationing Board Miss Marie Plott-has been nam ed assistant clerk to the war price and rationing board. Miss Plott assumed her duties in the .office of the board in the court house last week. First Aid Classes To Begin Here Next Week Men and Women of the Community Will Take Spe cial Courses Two Nights Weekly. . First aid classes under the civilian defense organization of the county, will begin next week, ac cording to Bill Prevost, county civilian defense coordinator v Mrs. W. H. F. Millar will teach a class of women every Monday and Thursday night at the Central Elementary school. . The men's classes will be m charge of Joe S Davis and wiU meet on Tuesday and Friday nights, also at the school. Rudolph Carswell, of liazei wood, will teach a mixed class at the Hazelwood school every Mon day and Thursday. All classes will begin at 7:30 and will last for two hours. Mr. Prevost explained that any person that had been designated for civilian defense work would be eligible to take the courses. Also, any person wishing to volunteer for civilian defense duty would be welcomed to join the classes. Details of the time, place and instructor of the classes at the Lake will be announced later. G. C. Ferguson, commander of the control center of the Waynes ville area of civilian defense, is assisting in getting the classes established. Leaders in the work expect about 250 to participate in the classes. 51 Men Take Up Active Duty In Armed Forces Forty-thiee Teereta ..lft hare at 6:30 Saturday morning to take up active duties in the army. They were members of the August quota of the selective draft system, who had been allowed to return home for a two weeks furlough. They reported to Fort Bragg, and will be transferred from there to other camps. Prior to leaving Saturday morn ing Chrest George and the-Waynesville. .-Bakery were hosts to the During the past week Haywood county's casualty list in World War number two has doubled. Last week there were three known miss ing while in; the performance of duty. This week there are six known missing. The three reported during the week by the government are all from Canton, namely, Mack Stanl ey, 18, an apprentice seaman; Car roll Edward Trantham, carpenter's mate, first class, TJ. S. Navy; Wil liam Sylvester Jones, third engin eer, merchant marine. Young Stamey is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Stamey, of the Fibreville section of Canton. He enlisted in the navy 11 months ago, at the time being a senior in the Canton high school. His father is employed by the Champion Paper and ibre Company. Besides his parents he is survived by three brothers, J. B., 21, U. S. Navy for the past three years; T. A, and Maxie Lee, of Canton and two sis ters, Arhetta and Junnean, also of Canton. His parents were no tified of his missing on Sept. 23rd. Carroll Edward Trantham is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Tran tham, who received a message on Monday, the 28th, reporting their son missing. He entered the ser vice in 1934 after attending the Canton high school. He was mar ried to Miss Lyda Luttmar, of San Diego, Calif., in 1939, nd she with a email. dauchtetv.jpiMMtaAitQ, reside there. ', : Others surviving are his par ents: two Bisters, Mrs. Evelyn Chastine, of Clyde, and Mrs. Mar garet Owen, of Fayetteville, and four brothers, Lee, of Detroit, Bill, Fred and Ray Trantham, of Can. ton. The message reporting that Wil liam ' Sylvester Jones, 35, was missing was received by his aunt, Mrs. Molly Hill, wife of Sanders Hill, of Canton. Mrs. Hill, who I! f men for coffee and douehnuta. William Herman Francis served had practically reared the sailor, wub imieu no iu-hu'ki oi Kin. Mr as acting corporal of the group which included the following: Howard T. Collins, Virgil Putnam, Shuford Greene, Sebe T. Bryson, Robert Sisk, Nathan R. Messer, Donald McClure, Lewis L. Wil liamson, Talmadge L, Woodard, John D. Frazier. Mil as Curtis, Jr., Hubert E. Gibson, Warren H. Putnam, Matt L. Woodard, Dan Ball, Samuel G. Winchester, Yates R, Bennett, Julius F. Davis, Dean F, Reeves, Carroll M. Brown, Alvin Mills, Loranzo Inman, William E. Dil- lard, Glenn Rathbon, Earl B. Sut ton, Loyd Riddle, Paul M. Miller. Lloyd Cagle, John B. Glance, Everett Mitchell, Paul L. Phillips, James W. Singleton, Melvin C. Messer, Thad C. Johnson, Cyril E. Williams, James T. Maudlin, Rob ert Long, Jeffrie D. Freeman, Mel- burn L. Miller, Lawrence E. Un derwood, Theodore R. Duncan, and Louie Byrd, James Babson Liner,' who was scheduled to leave . here with the group was residing in Eastern Carolina at the time and was al lowed to leave from Raleigh. On Monday morning six more of the August reservists left this area for Fort Bragg with James D. McClure as acting corporal in charge of the men, which included Ernest W. Early, Claude Penland, James C. Downs, Johnny N. P. Green and Fred G. Galloway. Thev were also the euests of Chrest George Aid the Waynesville Bakery for a morning cup of coffee and doughnuts served at the W. W. N; C. Cafe. Jones is the son of the late John and Ella Jones, of Newport, Tenn. He enlisted in the mer chant marine when he was 18. Others in his family include his wife, whom he married in Houston, Texas, one brother, Russell Jones, of Canton and an uncle, Jesse L. Jones, an employe of the Canton G. C. FERGUSON, manager of the Town of Waynesville, inau gurates an extensive drice today for scrap. Hazelwood Will Collect Scrap At The School - The Hazelwood school has been designated as the depot for receiv ing scrap metals, and rubber dur ing the salvage campaign, , i The 600 students '6f the school- will .. participate in the drive to bring In scrap metals of all kinds. Lawrence Leatherwood, principal, is heading the drive in the school. Mayor Clyde Fisher announced that the town truck would be used on Wednesday to gather up all scrap metals or rubber placed near the street or near the places where housewives put garbage. All scrap collected by the school will be sold and the proceeds used for purchasing equipment. . ' The air raid wardens of Hazel wood will cooperate in collecting the scrap, and getting it to the school. Any person wishing fur ther information should contact the warden of their area, Mr. Leather- wood or the mayor. Lions Club Gets Thrill From Fox Chase In Crabtree The Lions Club went on a fox hunt and barbecue supper atop Crabtree Bald last Thursday night. Eighteen fox hounds, under the supervision oi Jim w. Kunan, staged a chase for the 30 members. The dogs chased two foxes and ran about three nours. During the chase, the men sat around a camp fire and spun yams, in be tween the times they listened to the dogs, sometimes as much as six miles away. 25,000 Pounds bri0ComPanyCh8mPiOn SCP Gatld 75 Men Are Called Under Selective System In October The local draft board has been notified that the quota for October under the selective draft system calls for 75 men from this area. The group will leave here on Saturday, October 17th, for ex aminations at Camp Croft. A number of married men will be included in the quota, it was learn ed from the draft board, but not as large as had been expected. The notices for the men to re port will be mailed out from the draft office on October the 6th, In Crabtree More than 26,00 pounds of scrap were gathered and hauled out of Crabtree township on Tuesday and Wednesday of ths week, according to Mr. Capp. Three truck loads were hauled out Tuesday and two on Wednes day. ' : :.' As soon as the job is completed in Crabtree, the WPA trucks will move into Fines Creek township, and start gathering scrap. All Fines Creek residents are requested to gather their scrap and make immediate contact with their neighborhood leaders, in or der that the trucks can make quick calls when they get to the town ship. The scrap will be weighed on the spot, and a check mailed for the f full amount in one or two notifying the men when to report, days. Violators Of Blackout Ordinance To Receive Strict, Final Warning "Generally speaking the blackout was a success, but there were a few exceptions of business firms and private homes that failed to co operate," said Bill Prevost, county coordinator following the 45 min ute blackout that took place here Tuesday night in the state-wide blackout that shrouded North Car The alarm sounded at 9:16 nd the signal for lights on came at 10:01. During the blackout period four motor vehicles were reported on the streets, all four having the right of way to travel under the rules of the blackout. One regular passenger bus made its way down Main street like a lighted Christmas tree in the dark ness. A car carrying a sick child to the doctor was given the privi lege to continue on its way. On Smathers street two buses were noted en route both carrying workers to Enka and the Champion Paper and Fibre Company, privileg ed passengers even in a blackout. The Haywood County Hospital stood in total darkness shortly after the warning came. Main street, it is regre table to relate, was not in total darkness. There were a few business" firms (Continued on page 5) ' Uncle Sam pointed his finger straight at Haywood citizens this week and said: "I expect Haywood County to gather 8,500,000 pounds of scrap metal and rubber between October 1st and 21st. America needs that scrap. It is essential to our vic tory, I know Haywood will not fail." ' Swinging into step with the na tion, the community and the coun ty are organized to begin today the most intensive and the most extensive campaign ever waged in his area. It is one way the civil ian can fight in this war. They are going after scrap in a big way iron, steel, rubber, aluminum and Copper. Articles of tin, with the exceptions of heavy sheets are asked to be sav ed by the salvage chairman, but not turned in during the next three weeks. ' This is one campaign where every man, woman and child is ex pected to take part In business circles, in the homes and in the schools every effort to collect scrap is to be put forth during the next three weeks. It is an opportunity to serve along the side of the armed forces for in the col lection of scrap, the civilian is handing' ammunition to the boys at the front. Howard Clapp and his committee have appointed neighborhood lead- ers for every area in the county. In the Waynesville community the air - raid ' wardens will serve as leaden of their areas. ' .. The town trucks will haul every Thursday for three weeks. Per sons contributing scrap are asked to have it conveniently located ao that the truck drivers, who wfll have a man steed job taking care of the tonage, will be able to pick it up at an accessible point. Any person having scrap to be hauled in is asked to call 137 153, or 167 and a truck will be notified of the salvage and where to find it. The vacant lot between the Way nesville armory and Depot street will serve as a station for unload ing the scrap. The scrap will be weighed on the spot where it is collected and the name of the or ganization to which it should be credited taken. The campaign for collection of scrap has been organized in every school in the community and coun ty. Yesterday it was not M un common sight to see school chil dren loaded down with scrap iron wending their way to school like soldiers on the march. Haywood school children will join the 80,000,000 students in the nation who are going to aid in the scrap drive. The battle strategy of the Junior Salvage Army is be ing directed by the school officials and teachers in cooperation with the local salvage committee. Each student will be credited with the amount of scrap turned in or the amount spotted and collected. WPA trucks are hauling the scrap in the county. They started on Tuesday morning in the Crab tree section making a house to house drive in collecting the metals. When a complete coverage is made in one area the trucks will start in another, until they have covered every nook and corner of Haywood county. : .-V -. - The Boys Scouts wfll assist the air raid wardens in the sections in which they live. They will collect and notify the town trucks when and where to come for collections ready to be moved. A prize of $1,000 wfll be given the county turning in the moat scrap, and there ia no reason, ac cording to Howard Clapp, county (Continued on page 5) Clyde Storting Scrap Drive r T. B. Alexander heads the scrap drive in Clyde, and the vacant lot next to Fincher's store baa been designated as the official scrap depot. All residents of Clyde, together with school children, are requested to deposit their scrap at the sal vage depot. It will be sold and the proceeds used for some worth while' community project- or char ity. .. ',' r -- ; ' l'..' '" 1 '.