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FHE WAYNE SVILL Mountaineer Eighth year m. so n-Pages Published In The County Seat offcaywood County At The Eastern Entrance of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Q 7 place i H vy to Livf vv WAYNES VILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1942 (One Day Nearer Victory) $1.75 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties fobacco Averages 5C On Opening Day V0p Grades Brought. As Wh As 55c; .Growers G Warehousemen Pleased. . '1.1.. th- A .. LrL tObaCCO BOJCO uu u pW. . ... l. V.ifrkt an market yew nr Hartl nAnnd. witb Ixrc 01 00 v - top price - - tarte cowd was reported on Si for the opening Mies, wan lh basket A record crowd , hand at the opening hour 10 o'clock, and continued about the day. U more than 80'centa for some Uji better than were sold on market yesierany, mo B;ru;i ihousemen are reported u encouraged over the pros it 1 m- M 1 1 A he average yieia oi ouney w- in North uaronna uus year been estimated at 1,200 pounds utt, the highest of any state, mo in Haywood County is re- Lj to be the best ever frown although an average maximum U of $38 per nunarea pounas I been set by tne ieaerai gov Lnt as a price ceiling on the Me market this CPA ruling hot expected to stop the market U breaking records. Garwood growers are reported be ready to star, tne naywooa tier on the market early this k, and the next week hundreds pounds of local grown tobacco be ottered in the warenouses. elk-Hudson's ping Was A kSuccess In formal opening of Belk jjon's new and modernized store re last Thursday was a big auc s, according to J. , Jennings, leral manager. '.. , Icials of Jha firm, and. mana n of many Belk stores were re for the opening, and all were itified at the response, and the p:arance of the Waynesville ire, -. .- ! Scores of women braved the w storm Thursday afternoon to itkly buy the stock of nylon ry offered for sale. The ks were soon exhausted, as the ?mie oj women took their pair h of the coveted hose. Merchandise in every depart- It moved as a fast rate, and the lal set by the store was passed. ar. Jennings announced that the fcial,3Tin-i sales event which ti staged last week would con- for the next several days, specials in each of the 12 de- irtm:nts of the store. v irst Bantist tech Hit By r ire Loss fire of an undetermined origin, Wd an estimatpH Hanicn nt qoo Pastor's Stllflv nf tha Viral. Mist church here last Friday Tie room wno r?!imo, .. v.u...aBcut BO WC1C " and nrivnt, r Hammett. oastnr T.naf in , Mere a filo of orm. .,i,i. N been workino- nn fnr nr years, . blaze was dia.,-ji w v 'tor and the fire denartment ' names unrip, k! i minutes ... faver H. McCrarW Pts Position With pile Department vcr H. t!rfv,.u v.. 1:11 . " v-iv II, W I UttU ray company nere, hsi4 . oware revenue Foment. His TOnri, ;n son a"d Transylvania coun- MpPr,l a , , . . .. --'-n.cii lonaprpn nisi K!..8"1 the counf y Hospital board to kek. o. u . ,-ommissioners this k.,, 88 e felt thn , k frrn, n attend the meetings of rdeirbv0ThioriMWayT,-8Vine' fitt: y..' "e Mountaineer: WEATHER V foil, rthei ow'nfr is the official as Max 52 31 40 48 47 45 44 ' Min 13 25 22 29 33 35 31 Precip .00 .00 2.15 .00 .00 .00 .00 Commissioners Appoint County Tax Listers The following tax listers were appointed on Monday at the reg ular meeting of the Haywood coun ty board of commissioners. Thn appointed will begin their duties on tne nrst of January and will continue throughout the month. Appointed to serve in the var ious townships were: J. S. Black in Waynesville township; Loyd Teague in White Oak; Mack Cald well in Cataloochee; Miss Lucy Green in Fines Creek; Frank Med ford in Crabtree. Roy Medford' in Iron Duff; Mrs. C. E. Brown in Clyde; E. A. Bur nett in Pigeon; Ken Burnett in East Fork; Ed Moody in CecU; Mrs,. Dave Plott in Ivy Hill; Mrs. Troy Leatherwood in Jonathan Creek; and Mrs. James Henderson in Beaverdam, where she will maintain offices in the Canton Chamber of Commerce. Registration Of -Boys Coming 18 Starts This Month The eighteen year olds will reg ister in the sixth registration held under the selective service system on the following dates as outlined in a proclamation recently issued by President Roosevelt. Those in the Waynesville area who come under the groups named will register in the office of the local draft board on the dates des ignated, it was learned from Miss DeBrayda Fisher, clerk of the board. "The registration of male cjti tens of the United States and oth ers mali persons, who shall have attained the eighteenth anniver sary of the day of their birth dur ing the periods indicated below shall take place in the United States between the hours of 9 a. m. and 5 p. m. on the days designated for their registration as follows: "(a) Those who were born on or after July 1, 1924, but not after August 31, 1924, and ending Thursday, December 17, 1942; "(b) Those who were born on or after September 1, 1924, but not after October 31, 1924, shall be registered on any day during the week commencing Friday, De cember 18, 1942, and ending Thurs day, December 24, 1942. "(c) Those who were born on or after November 1, 1924, but not after December 31, 1924, shall be registered on any day during the period commencing Saturday, De cember 26, 1942, and ending Thurs day, December 31, 1942; "(d) During the continuance of the present war, those who were born on or after January 1, 1925, shall be registered on the day they attain the eighteenth anni versary of the day of their birth; provided that if such anniversary falls on a Sunday or a legal holi day, their registration shall take place on the day following that is not a Sunday or legal holiday." W. T. Lee Is Confined To His Bed, Condition Reported Unchanged The condition of W. T. Lee, who has been confined to his bed for the past few weeks, was reported to be about the same late last night. Mr. Lee has not been well for sometime. ' County Officials Took Oath Of Office Monday The newly elected county board of commissioners and the county officials were inducted into office here on Monday. The oath of office was administered by Hugh Leatherwood, clerk of the superior court. '' The following members of the county board of commissioners took over their duties: George A. Brown, Jr., chairman and county manager, who was re-elected, and D. J. Noland and John R. Hipps, members. Other officials sworn in includ ed; Bryan Medford. who succeeds Chas. C. Francis as register of deeds; Robt. V. Welch,, re-elected for the third term as sheriff of Haywood county; J. Earle Fergu son, re-elected as county tax col lector,' . Three constables were sworn in also on Monday "as follows: Clinton Burnette, of East Fork; A. D. Ar rington, of Waynesville, re-elected: and Wheeler Scott, re-elected, of Beaverdam. Following the taking of the oath of office the county commissioners went into regular session, and a number of appointments were made. J. J. Ferguson was reappointed assistant tax collector. Max Fish, of Clyde, was appointed county deputy collector. J. S. Black was renamed as clerk to the office of the tax collector. Walter Crawford, county attor ney, was reappointed for the com ing two years." Jack McCracken was reappointed superintendent of the Haywood County Home. Georg;e Queen and Pink Sisk were continued as janitors of the court house. Sale Of Auto Tabs T.lovi: 4 Slowly Here The aala ' of automobile tabs were reported as telling (low here by Western Auto Store, where the 1943 tab are on sale. Coming along with the announce ment of alow sales, , came word from Raleigh that no extension of time would be given motorists this year. All motor vehicles on the highways after December SI will be required to have a 1943 tab, or be subject to arrest J. C Galusha, manager of the Western Auto Company, said that all motorist should be sure to bring in their 1948 pocket cards, at ho tabs are issued without the pocket card given car owners last year. The small yellow and black tab fits over the A and figure 42 on the rear license plate. There is no provision made for covering the 42 on the front plate. Red Cross Sewing Rooms To Close For Holidays The Red Cross sewinjr and knit ting rooms located in the, Central iiemencary scnooi building will be c1orhI on Dec. the 16th it was learned this week from Mrs, L. M. Kiliian, chairman of production of the Haywood chapter. . The rooms will remain closed during the Christmas holidays and will not be reopened until Janu a ry the 3rd, according to Miss Kiliian. ; ' Mrs. Kiliian is urging all those who have taken garments out to sew and who have tak-n wool for knitting, to complete their work at the earliest possible moment and return to her so that they will be ready for the shipment that is soon to be sent to national head quarters. Order For Negroes In January Quota Is Cancelled The order calls for fifteen ne g-roes in the January quota this week from the clerk of the local draft board serving the Waynes' ville territory. In the cancellation of the order, there was no definite reason given other than the call was unavoida bly changed at this time. ; The quota now remains at one hundred, all of whom are white as first ordered. A number of the January quota will be takn from the newly eighteen year olds, ac cording to the local board. J. F. Car Reported Not So Well This Week J. F. Cabe, who has : been con fined to his home for the past two months, has not been so well this week, it was reported last night. Eight Named To Serve As Directors Of Chamber Of Commerce For Next Year After a count of the ballots cast in the annual election of the di rpi.tnr of the Waynesvile Cham ber of Commerce was made, it was found that Charlie Woodard, rep resenting the automobie service, sales and repair group led the ticket with 96 votes. . The board has a membership ol twelve with a definite numbsr from each group in the communty. Eight c e, r nnnnallv. new memoers . with four held over from the board of the year before. . Others elected in the annual e ec tion last week werev W. A, Bradley, representing agriculture " stock; J. M. Long repjesentingthe business and proiessiu..a. j --k-. Mrs. J. M. LVig, repreSe..u..e hotels ana doiu ..s j k elected D.Docf resenting industry; and oe eieciea. Charlie Ray and Guy Massie, rep resenting the merchants division. The ballots contained a number of suggestions regarding civic im provements. One person asked that a stop ligrht be placed at the intersection of North Main street and the Ashe ville highway in front of Charlie's Place. Another voter wanted a stop light put at the intersection of Walnut street and North Main at the corner of the Presbyterian church. :. A meeting of the newly elected board will be held sometime within the next two weeks, it was learned from Paul Davis, retiring presi dent. From the group of twelve the officers of the coming year will Tire Service Adds Machinery To Their Plant The Waynesville Gulf and Tire Service Company this week com pleted the installation .of recapping equipment which wilt enable them to recap any sise from a bicycle tire to 10-00 by 20, according to Ed Simms, owner. Included in the new equipment was a precision buffer, and a hy draulic outfit that presses the new rubber to the tire. With the addition of all this equipment, Mr. Simms said the plant was the most modern in the state. '.; Work is already underway for enlarging the plant, with a sepa rate room for each operation. Mr. Simms also made the an nouncement yesterday for the fact that Hugh Moody, well known as as experienced service station op erator, was in charge' of the sta tion, while fHr: Simms and his brother will 44toW the tire re pair department. The firm em ploys seven people. Schools To Have Short Vacations Due To War Effort The Waynesville township and the county schools will close on Friday, the 18th, for the Christ mos holidays, it was learned yes terday from the office of the county superintendent of education. The schools will resume work on Wednesday, the 30th, with the shortest vacation given in many years.-' Mr. Messer stated that there were a number of reasons for shortening the holidays, which in cluded a saving of fuel, and it would enable the schools to close earlier in the spring, so that those who would help on the farms could be free at the planting sea son. .. : He also stated that many of the boys in the high schools would be Called into the , service before the coming year was out and that it would give some of them an oppor tunity to graduate before entering the armed forces. Local Chairman Urges Citizens To Buy Seals The annual sale of Tuberculosis Christmas Seals is gettng under way in the county, according to Mrs. Frank Ferguson, chairman of the sales in the Waynesville area of the county, which includes this end of the county. . Mrs. Ferguson is asking that all school principals who have as yet not received their seals to con tact the office of the County super intendent and get ther supplies. Mrs. Ferguson has appointed Mrs. Henry Foy to serve as chair man in the Haielwood area. ; ' During the week members of the Woman's Club will place seals m the stores in the area, accord ing to Mrs. Ferguson. An appeal is being made to in crease the sales this year, as it was pointed out before the coming year is out the war Conditions will make the need more acute for this service rendered from the sale of the seals in the community as well as in the state work. No Permits Are Necessary To Kill Your Hogs Some Haywood farmers have been misled ia regards to the thare-the-meat program, according to Howard Clapp, county agent, yesterday. One Haywood farmer had been told that he would have to get a permit and pay several dollars for each permit before he could kill hit hogs. This was branded as false information, Mr. Clapp said. No permit la necessary, which, of course, meant that the farmer pays nothing for killing hia hoga other than the usual ex pense which he would have at any time. Another report making the rounds was that each hog had to be weighed before slaughter. This was also branded as misinforma tion. "The share-the-meat program is purely voluntary at the present time, and while farmers will be asked to limit their consumption to an allowance set up for the country as a whole, I doubt if it will affect but very few on the basis of average yearly consump tion," Mr. Clapp said. It is suggested that before farm ers take any stock in rumors, that they consult with the county agent for authentic information. Salvation Army Plans Christmas Cheer To Many The Salvation Army is again in the midst of its Christmas effort for the mountain people of this section, with some five or six hun dred on its Christmas rolls. In addition to the regular effort, the Salvation Army is also sending a gift package to each boy that has gone into the armed forces from the mountain families of this area. Some personal appeals have been made for contributions and at a later date, the familiar Christmas kettle of the.vUoi Array vill. be seen on the streets. . . ( Those who will not be otherwise contacted, but who' wish to - share in the Christmas effort of the Sal vation Army may send either check or cash to the Salvation Army, Waynesville, it was learned from Adjutant Cecil Brown. Travel In Park Shows Decrease During the month of November, an estimated total of 44,897 per sons, traveling in 14,693 vehicles, visited the park. This figure rep resents a decrease in travel of 8 per cent under travel during the month of November, 1941, The es timate is based on comparison of actual count during the correspond ing period of the preceding year. Approximatey 16 per cent of the visitors were from other than the states of Tennessee and North Carolina.: Condition of Dr. Smathers Who is Critically III Reported Unchanged The condition of Dr. B. F. Smathers, who has been in a criti cal condition for the past several days, was reported unchanged late last night. Dr. Smathers was moved to the Haywood County Hospital about two weeks ago. Garrison Joins The Merchant Marines Charles Garrison, owner of the Pure Oil service station on Main street here, has enlisted with the Merchant Marines, and expects to be called to duty in the near future. Banner For Salvage To Be Raised Sat. Merchants Make Store Hours For Holiday Season Merchants of the community met this week and set up store hours and holidays for the Christ mas season. All but four merchants had been contacted yesterday, and the de cision was unanimously In favor of observing the following hours and holidays i Stores to remain open until eight o'clock on December 21 and 22. For the 23 and 24, the stores will stay open until nine o'clock. All stores will observe Sunday hours on December 26th. This will give the sales forces a three-day vacation for Christmas. The committee in charge of the holiday hours and holiday, is com posed of C. J. Reece, chairman, John W. Boyd, and Emmett Bal entine, . Bakery Moves Into Larger Quarters Here The Waynesville Bakery moved the first of the week to Main street, next to Western Union, into a building (fitted with modern fixtures,- "We will be able to render bet ter service and cany4 a more com plete line," RcM jttUKj,rce owner manager stateu veek, as the firm opened in thUJ.?f place, i ' Special fixturesfve been in stalled which give more display space for goods. The bakery is designed along the latest type approved by the board of health, With an open-view kitch en which enables every customer to ana th hnltpra t. nmrV. here in. June. He has been in tne business for many years, and done all the baking himself. A feature being offered by the firm is special orders. . Rationing Board Starting Monday, Changes Hours The office hours of the rationing board serving the Waynesvile area will be changed it was learned this week from the clerk of the board, beginning on Monday, December 14th. ' . The office, which is located on the third floor of the court house, has been open to the public from 10 to 4 o'clock each day with the exception of Saturday, The hours have been changed to 9 w 1 o clock Monday through Fri day. On Saturday the hours will be from 9 to 1 o'clock. The change has been due to the increased work of the office, so that the clerks may have Some in terrupted hours during the day in order to carry on the necessary business connected with the office, Saturday morning at eleven o'clock, a large red, white and blua Salvage banner will be raised en the flag pole right under the atan and stripes, according to aa an nouncement yesterday by Howard Clapp, chairman of the county aal vage drive, who has just received from the War Production Board the banner. The four mayors of Haywood and George A. Brown, Jr., county manager, will be on hand to ac cept the banner for their towns and county. The banner was given the coun ty for gathering an average of 102 pounds of scrap per capita im the recent scrap campaign. Mr, Clapp said no formal pro gram would be held, other titaa tha presentation and raising of the. banner. Helms Leaves For Work With Airplane Firm In Eastern N. C. J. C. Helms, who has been man ager of the Union Clothng Com pany for the past eleven months, leaves Sunday for Elizabeth City to assume duties there with the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Ramsey announce the birth of a son, Joseph G. Ramsey, III, at the Haywood County Hospital on December 8th Franklin Given 5 To 8 Years For Death Of Winchester; Many Other Cases Tried Mrs. Willis Smith, of Raleigh, who spent the week-end here with her father, W. T. Lee, who is con fined to his bed, was called home by the illness of her husband's mother. Napoleon Bonaparte Franklin, indicted for murder in the first degree, and convicted of man sanghter in the death of Henry Winchester, was sentenced to from five to eight years in state prison on the last day of the November term Of superior court which ad journed here on Saturday, wth Judge F. Donald Phillips, of Rock ingham, presidng. Franklin is alleged to have shot and killed Winchester whom he found at his home around 1:30 in the morning. . Catherine Lenoir, colored, who was charged with the murder of her father, Oscar Lenoir, plead guilty of manslaughter and was sentenced to four months in the county jail. Approximately two thousand dollars was collected in fines from the owners and operators of the slot machines which were confis cated in a recent raid in Haywood and in money taken from the ma chines after the capture. The twenty out of the twenty eight operators and owners of the machines who appeared in court and plead guilty were fined either $25 or $50 according to the type of machine operated in their places of business. The money collected in fines and otherwise was equally divided be tween the officers who made the raid last month and the poor fund of the county. Other Cases disposed of during (Continued on page 8) Seventy-Four To Leave Tuesday, 14, In December Quota The men making up the Decem ber quota under the selective ser vice system are scheduled to leave here on Tuesday morning, the 15th, at 8 o'clock for the regular exami nation at Camp Croft, pending their induction into active service in the armed forces. Due to the new rulings regard ing the age limit of men since tha call was made, a number of those first scheduled to leave with the group have been dropped from the list, which included several men over 88 years of age. f 4 - The buses taking the men will leave promptly at 8 o'clock, but tha, men are asked to report to tha draft board office on the third floor of the court house at 7:30 for their final instructions. Those leaving , Tuesday will Da . as follows: Claude Ervin Smath wTtvves Ledford, Walter Hout- (i I'leWhws, La wrtnoi. jVi ward McElroy, Claude Pressley, Troy James Etevenson, Carl David Mooney, Lewis Earl Patton, Ver ner Frank London, Charles D. Lance, Glenn Waites Cuthbertson, Ison Sutton, Wilburn Franklin Kirkpatrick. Luke Alvin Swanger, Gilmer James Setzer, Elford Sutton, Glenn Zackrine Clarke, James Paul Phil lips, Walter Lee Chambers, Hardy Callison Sanford, William Glenn Hoxit, Robert Edward Potts, Jake Messer, John D. Sutton, Wilburn Alexander Campbell, Floyd Jen kins Garfield Grooms, Horace Eu gene Messer, Berlin Arvine Con ner, Wiliam Harry Rabb, Lewis. White Brewer. Lawrence B. Leatherwood, Wil liam Clyde Owens, J. Hugh Cald well, James Robert Boyd, Jr., Da vid Dee Green, Charles D, Ketner, W o o d r 0 w Clarence Campbell, Harry Fain McCracken, Willia Ray Tate, Glenn Robert Painter, (Continued on page 8) High School Band Will Give Annual Christmas Concert The Waynesvile township high school band will present their an nual Christmas program op Mon day night tne 14 lh at 7.30 o'clo-k at the hili school auditorum under the direction of Cnai,es Isley, baud director and music instructor. The program will include both Christmas and patriotic numbers. The public is cordially invited to attend. A smafl admission fee will be charged, the funds derived will be applied on the purchase of music for the band. The program will include the fol lowing- "Under the Double Eagle," by Key-Filmore; "Over There Fan- tasie," by Wagner; "There's Some thing About a Soldier," by Cay- Yoder; "America Patrol." bv Meacham; songs of the service. "U. S. Field Artillery," by Walker: "Marines Hymn," Bohkerck; "Air Corps SongS," by Crawford; "An chors A weigh," by Zimmerman. Other numbers will be "Jov to the World," by Handel: "O Little Town of Bethlehem," by Red mer; "Silent Night," by Gruber; "Stars and Stripes Forever," by Sousa and "The Star Spangled Banner." James Moody Named As One of the Group Of Tire Inhpectors James Moody of the Waynesville Auto Company has been named as one of the official tire inspectors by the local rationing board, it was announced this week by tha board. . . a itvvj"t - r i
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