TAINEER
Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
WAVTCvni.K N r.. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 17. 1942 (One Day Nearer Victory) $1.75 la Advance In Haywood and Jackson CountU
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December Selectives KXS;
'Go To Fort Jackson &
horty-four o the sixty-mine
I , "tives "ho left here on Tuesday
Uing for physical examinations
fcCmo Croft, have been examin
ed accepted. The complete
W f those accepted and rejected
Citrvice was not available last
fjkt, according to the records of
B ii expected that some of the
) will return to vuwu imiaj,
hiding both those rejected and
nn the return trip from Camp
,ft James raui rniuips serveu
ictine corporal. He will also
ir?e in thie capacity when the
jrty-iuur int .
Mt at Fort Jackson on next Tues-
j the 22nd, after a week's fur-
Wh at home. ; ; : 1
fin the group accepted are Ed
"fcmiiel Bright, Reeves Ledford,
iSibin Jay Kirkpatrick, Foch Rog
U Robert Gudger Palmer, Wil
hm Edward Johnson, Lawrence
jl leatherwood, James Paul Phil-
V, Theodore K. uranr, ueorge a.
Tnfkerv. Joseph Houston Leath-
Wood, Ralph Hannah, Charlie
L-thur Green.
Charles D. Ketner, Lawrence Ed-
nrd McElroy, Harry Fain Me
ncken, John Lewis Moody, James
I Howell George F. Scates, Wil
ta Clyde Owens, Wilburn A,
Cabell, Carl D. Mooney, David
D, Green, Victor Nobeck, Rufus
KcGaha, Dewitt T. Rathbone,
Imt T. Reeves, James Edward
Wricks, Carl F. Messer, Jack
f. Arrington, Woodrow C. Camp-
M Hardy C. Sanford, Charles
Lee Pressley. v
Robert E. Hance, Walter H.
Plemmons, Gilmer J. Setoer, Jerry
1 J. Price, Charles D. Lance, Luke A.
'Swnger, Trojp J. Stevenson, New
e. R4 -MK J IXin: Caldwei,
IClaud E. Smathers, Wilburn
franklin Kirkpatrick.
The December call had been for
dghty men, but for various rea
ms the number was less than
tint called. Some of the men
We transferred to other draft
tords, a few-' were ill, and some
wre over the age limit of 38
jesra recently set by the govern
ient. :
Lawrence B. Leatherwood Was
umed leader of the men when
tiey left here on Tuesday morn
s. Serving as assistant leaders
ere James Boyd, Jr., Harry F.
HeCracken, and Charles D. Ketner.
In the group leaving here for
Cmp Croft in addition to the
Were were the f ollowine;
Claude Evin Smathers, Reeves
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irthdays
fell during July and AuguV-
reoristreH In tha 1wa1 riraft nffica
lHljiimPfl Rv rtantll since Friday, it was learned from
VlOllllCU UCtUIl th clerk The period for regis
tration for this group expires
today.
The first two youths to register,
Russell Larry Birchfield and John
ny Lee Lance, became eighteen on
the same day, July 26.
Others registering were: Zeb
Hannah, Roscoe Mattie Messer.
Charlie Burgess, Max Ferguson,
Jaeob Silvers, Marvin Reeves
Brown, Harold Jackson O'Neal,
William Eldridge Riddle, Lewis
Alvin Kirkpatrick, Haiden Rho-
darmer.
William Bane Hoyle, Sam Al
fgred Green, A. J. Garrison, Law
rence Edward Mints, Paul Amra
ham Parker, Herbert Junior Lan-
ning, and Alfred Allen,
Beginning Friday, the 18th, and
lasting through the 24th. all 18
year old youths whose birthdays
were in September and October
will be required to register in the
nationwide registration. Begin
ning on Dec. 26th and continuing
through Jan. 1, all those who have
become 18 during November and
December will register.
DR. B
F. SMATHERS
Last Rites Held For
Dr. B.F. Smathers
Friday Afternoon
Last rites were held at 1:30
o'clock Friday afternoon at the
Massie Funeral Home for Dr. Ben
jamin F Smathers, 92, prominent
dentist and business leader, who
died atthe Haywood County Hos-
Crabtree Farmers
Get High Prices
On Tobacco Mart
V '
S. L. Smart and his son, Joe
nital at 10:30 o'clock on Thursday Ctva,.t f r,A,, ,
morning, lollowmg an extenaea record crop and received a rec0rd
price for their tobacco this year.
On two and three-tenth acres
urcn om- th sm pound8 0f buriey!
prices per pound, a total of $1,928..
95, 't)i the .Asheville, market -dur-
it. w i. 1 . .A . '
iiiK me past wwk. r
The elder Mr. Smart . has been
growing tobacco for the past twen
ty years and during that time has
learned the best methods of grow
ing, cultivating, and caring for
illness
The Rev. J. Clay Madison, pastor
of th First Methodist church om
ciated. Burial was in
cemetery. -
Serving " s activvr )ullVpJVrs
wef! Hugh ivitiWf x-M. iviamn,
E. L. Withers, W. A, Hyatt, Dr.
Thomas Stringfield O. H. Shelton,
and Major J. H. HowelJ
Dr. Smathers was born on Au
gust 3, 1852, at Turnpike, which
FDR Gives Hero's Medal to Kin
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President Roosevelt awards the Congressional Medal of Honor post
humously to Capt Hart Pease. Jr.. of Plymouth. N. H.. who lost his
life in bombin raid on the Japs near Rabaul. New Britain. The
parents of the dead hero are shown receiving the medal from the Presi
dent. Capt. Pease previously had won tha Distinguished Flying Croat
for evacuating personnel by airplane from B"rjpTJjf
Ice Cream And Butter Added To List
Of Rationed Foods or The rsauon
The tobacco brought from 30 to
55 cents per pound on the market.
Stamp Number 10
Will Test Thrift
Of Housewives
Stamn Nnmhpr Ten nf tin Wr
Stioning Book, No. 1, will offer
ny temptations to housewives,
io wish to humor the sweet tooth
H"ieir family. ;
Thick icings on cakes and inch
'Ck fudp'p are Aiif . vpar
ues will have in trn unWH and
y unmade, if the suar for
""les and tea, and th "bare ne
T"tt' - fr the next month and
1 l'e takpn ii trt rti"c:irlpvaf inn.
'or while :;r,m v.,.i... f. n
buy three
t Will hava f : i.
LU last iur six wecn.a-
0B December 16 to January 31st.
Capt. and Mrs. Lancaster
Jnd Son Bobby Are
re For Several Days
Cantain . nr..' vt t
f ani young son, Bobby, from
Gordon, Augusta, , Ga., ar
t. ,on Tuesday to spend several
rs here with Miss Winnie Kirk
wrck and her family. Dr. Lan
j j"' local physician, volunteer-
r - "'e u. s. Army Medical Corps
1 spring and has been stationed
wmp Gordon since entering the
with the exception of a
k eek3 study at May0 Cinic
is located in Buncombe county on buriey in this area, as evidenced in
me Dounuary line uciwkh xiaj- hjg high grade crops
wooa ana cuncomoe counues. xae
was the son of John C. and Lucilla
Johnson Smathers. :
He was educated at the Mills
River Academy in Henderson court
tv and later studied at the Phila
delphia Dental College, from which
which he graduated. He located
in Waynesville and practiced his
nrofession here for more than
forty years.
For many years Dr. Smathers
was active in the affairs of the com
i
munity. H was a Rem0 ui w ,uska( the management announced
Doaro oi aiaermen oi uw i last week that no more hunting
waynesvine xor evera, y"- wit be allowed.
was a in m er i w!Si Some windows in the hotels have
special cnareru fceen broken by 8t 8hots and
. ,. M .vrt w0,m00u;iio some residents of the area nave
LZ Wayne8VlUe reported hearing shots whiz by
B u".:r'T' r:"Ti,e their heads. As a matter of pre.
of the old Waynesville Academy, tlon and. protection to residents
a school which preceded the graded and property, the land has been
school He also served several posted and no more hunting will be
years as superintendent of the Sun- allowed
No More Duck
Hunting Allowed
On Junaluska
Because of the narrow escape Jf
a number of people from bullets
intended for ducks on Lake Juna-
Sixty Last Minute
Registrations For
War Ration Book 1
A total of 32,951 persons were
recently reported as having reg
istered for War Ration.Book 1, in
Haywood county, f,. ' '
Since the official count has Deen
rel Eased from the state office the
figftres are slightly larger Dur
ing the past few days around 25
persons have signed up for Ration
Book No. 1, in the Waynesville
area and 35 in Canton.
While the last census gave Hay
wood county a population of over
34,000, the figures of the regis
trants does not represent an ac
curate number of local residents,
at present as since the tabulation
of the registration, a large num
ber have gone to defense jobs and
others inducted into the armed
forces. . "
day school of the First Methodist
church. Dr. Smathers also served
one term' as treasurer of Haywood
county.
For many years he was recog
nized as one ofethe leading sports- apply to all
men in Western North Carolina;
Even after he was ninety he was
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Officials' of the lake did not care
for careful hunters shooting the
ducks which frequently stop there
during this season, but in view of
circumstances, must make the rule
"ester, Minn.
WEATHER
Band Gives One Of
Best Concerts
Since Organization
Man Finds 4 New
Tires In Street
Pinkney Turbyfill rubbed . his
eyes in amazement last Friday
morning, while on his way to work,
he saw four brand new 6.00x16
tires right in the middle of the
street. : , .
A transport truck had Just pass
ed, and the bundle of tires had
T? ' V Z n5 Mi "ff the back. The driver
the high school auditor urn under . . ha.
The annual Christmas program
rendered bv the Waynesville town-
high school band on Monday night
KX7a: i;ie Pt going unmindful .that he had
-ast"' Wa!..8a'l ! prt at that.- "
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A rpnresenta
tive audience made up of patrons company notified.
and friends of the school ana we
band gave evidence during the
prokram of their enjoyment of the
numbers rendered. ,
The program incuded: under
the Double Eagle," by Key-Fil-m
ore- "Over There Fantasie," by
Warer: "There's Something
About a Soldier," by Cay-Voder;
"American Patrol," by Meacham;
onncra Of h service, "U. S. Field
Artillery," by Walker; "Marines
wvmn." hv Crawford; "Air Corps
n '. i Zimmerman.
00 Other numDers were ovy V "
:Tir u W Handel: "U wn
part
The tires were carried to the
police station and the trucking
Community Tree
Will Again Be
Sponsored By Club
The annual community Christ
mas tree which has been sponsored
by the Waynesville Woman's Club
for a number of years will be held
in the court room of the court
house on Christmas afternoon at
3:30 o'clock, for the underprivi
leged children of the area.
Mrs. J. C. Brown, chairman of
welfare of the sponsoring organ
ization, will be in charge of the
arrangements. Any person wish
ing to make a donation of either
money of a toy to the tree may do
so by either getting in touch with
Mrs. Brown, chairman, or Mrs.
Wm. T. Hannah, president of the
club. ' ' -' -,.
The plans at present are to have
a musical program prior to the
presentation of the gifts. , :
: Dear Mrs. Housewife. You can
add two more items on your list of
rationed food items Gutter and
ice cream.
R. B. Davenport, manager of
Pet Dairy Products Company, said
temporary orders were to keep
sales of ice cream to 60 per cent
of October sales, and butter is but
50 per cent of October, The order
covers December and January,
Present mdicatioas' are that furth.
er reductions will be made after
that date, he said. T
"There is an increase in the
demand for butter," he continued.
More butter is consumed in Win
ter than in summer, and produc
tioh during the winter months is
only about half that of the sum
mer months. Large butter manu.
factum's have been storing butter
during the summer in order to
take care of the winter demand,
he explained, but when the govern
ment froze all surplus butter
stocks, it meant ' manufacturers
sold tomorrow what they made to
day, hence the continued shortage
and the situation growing worse.
; Mr, Davenport was reminded
that whipping cream went on the
rationed list several weeks ago,
and he came back with the sugges
tion that coffee cream makes good
whipping cream when it is cold,
"Have the cream, beater and dish
real Cold. Take a little patience.
and it will whip. By adding
little lemon juice or the white
of an egg, the cream will whip
quicker. The two things to r,e
member is that everything must
be cold, and it takes more time,"
he continued.
Walker Promoted By
Pet Dairy Products Co.
Claude Walker, cashier of Pet
Dairy Products Company here, has
been promoted to bookkeeper of
the Kingsport, Tenn., plant of the
firm.
Mr. Walker has served as cashier
here since October, 1941. He is
succeeded by Henry Hale, of Bre
vard. ..
Rotary Active
Helping Cripple
Children Here
Outstanding of th reports of
committees in the Rotary Club, was
the one on work done for crippled
children, given by M. H. Bowles, at
the meeting Friday.
Mr. Bowles told of the children
that had been fitted with artificial
legs, and had been given treat
ment durinsr the past year. Sev
eral more children will be added
to the list shortly, he said.
Plans are for the beautificatlon
committee to Improve and trans
plant some of the evergreens from
the nursery of the club started in
the city park several years ago.
A committee under the direction
of Dr. J. R. MeCracken is investi
gating needs of worthy families
for Christmas, while the boya
work committee received high
praise for their efforts in encour
aging and sending so many Scouts
to camp this summer.
"We have done many worth
while things, and there yet remains
such to be accomplished," president
H. G. Hammet, said in summing up
the committee s reports, ,
Lt.-CoL Alvin Barr
Is Held Prisoner
In Philippines
Lt.-Col. Alvin L. Barr. son of
Mrs. Cornelia Ba" and brother of
Mrs. Hunter Worsham, is being
held as a prisoner of war by the
Japanese in the Phillipine Islands
according to the war department
Lt.-Col. Barr is being held with
197 other American soldiers, by the
Japanese; in the Phillipine islands,
the names of whom were made pub
lie this week by .the war depart
ment. . ' . f
The group of 197 is a preliminary
list of the first names of prisoners
held In the rTiilfipines received
from the Japanese government by
way of the International Red Cross
according to the war department.
Lt.-Col. Barr is a native of Eas
ton, Pa., the son of Mrs. Barr and
the late John Barr. He has been
in the army since 1917, having left
Lafayette college in Easton, Pa
to enter an officers training, camp,
After receiving his commission of
second lieutenant he was sent
overseas where he Berved for many
months.
He served for sometime with the
army of occupation in Germany
and later completed his education at
the University of Toulouse, France
from which he was given a degree
His- duties in the army have
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Park Theatre To
Give Benefit For
Christmas Cheer
.mm nnt rvicrnr.. . it v uiuuci ,
no 'and Stripes Forever," by Sousa and
Special Edition To Be Printed Tuesday
The Christmas edition of The Mountaineer will be
published on Tuesday, the 22nd. It will contain a large
number of Christmas features, including1 the various
Christmas activities of the community during the week. .
All news and advertisements must be in the office
by Monday at 6 p. m. ,
In addition to the numerous Christmas features
the edition will also contain the Yuletide greetings
from local firms and many suggestions for last minute
shoppers.
Christmas Pageant
To Be Given By
Presbyterian Group
"Like Stars in a Dark World,"
a Christmas pageant will be pre
sented at the Presbyterian church
on Sunday night at 7 o'clock.
About thirty characters as well as
representative groups from all the
organizations of the church will
have a part in the play.
Whitener Prevost and Stanley
Brading have the leading roles
in the pageant which will depict
the Christmas story. An augmented
choir under the direction of Charles
Isley wll furnish the incidental
music for the pageant as well as
sing several appropriate anthems.
Farmer Predicts
Early Victory As
Hen Lays V Egg
Frank Howell, of the Jonathan
Crefk section predicts an early vie-
tory for the Allies.
Mr. Howell bases his prophesy
on the fact that one. of his hens
from his flock of Rhode Island
Reds recently laid an egg that has
a perfect V raised on the shell.
The egg Is on display at the
Food Store.
; Mrs. William Jansen has as her
guest her mother, Mrs. Catherine
Kane, of Montreal, Canada.
The Park Theatre will sponsor
a benefit Christmas matinee on
next Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock to which admission will be
made by either a new toy or an
old toy in good condition.
J. E. Massie, owner-manager of
the theater: has been sponsoring
a matinee for many years in aiding
the Woman's Club in their col
lection of toys for the community
Christmas tree which is held for
the underprivileged children of this
area. '';
"X Marks the Spot," a thrilling
mystery picture, wll be shown.
Car Burns, Truck .
And Bus Damaged
In Three Wrecks
One Car Leaves Highway
Between Waynesville and
and Hazelwood, Without
Hurting Driver.
Eight persons were Injured id
motor wrecks during the past week
in Haywood county, with three
vehicles damaged and one com
pletely demolished, it was learned
from the state nignway puw
men. A number . of persons nar
rowly escaped being seriously in
jured. .,' . ' .
Tha mnt disastrous accident
took place on last Thursday around
:50 p. m., at the intersection oi
N. C. 110 and the road leading in
Rickman's store and the Bethel
school. A bus loaded with pas
sengers, driven by Elmer Craw
ford, of Cruso, collided witn a ion
truck owned and operated Dy j.
Pless. . " . .
The bus was traveling Nona
and the truck was headed East
when the two vehicles collided.
Seven persons were Injured, three
of whom were rushed to the Hay
wood County Hospital.
Mrs. J. K. Sellers, of Canton, wno
. . . . . A A .
was in tne trues, suirereu uve
fractured ribs, five pelvis Irac-
tures and her bladder was punctur
ed. She was resting only fairly
well last night it was learned from
attaches at the Haywood County
Hospital.
Mrs. J. E. Pless, who suffered
two fractures of the pelvis, was
also reported last night as mak
ing only slight progress.
J,.E Pless, driver oi the trucK,
suffered bruises and shock, but
was able to leave the hospital the
next day, after receiving treat
ment. ' J : :"'
Four others received minor cuts
and bruises, but were not taken to
the hospital. lor treatment.
The damages to the bus and truck
were estimated to lie around $200.
Miss Irene Cantrell, of Waynes
ville, suffered: bruises, burns and
shock when the car in which she
was riding Saturday, rfight. over
turned about ZOO yards East oi the
residence of Dr, A. C. Downs near
Clyde. ...
Private James H. Kinsland, of
Fort Blending, Fla., was driving
the car, a 1941 Ford Coupe. Others
in the party were Lemmie Burnett
and Miss Lilia Mae Watts. The
accident occurred around 11:30
o'clock.
Pvt. Kinsland is reported to have
stated that a car was traveling
toward them in the middle of the
highway and that in trying to turn
aside to avoid a collision with the
approaching motor vehicle he had
driven off the highway. Due to the
slickness of the highway he was un
able to get back and in attempt
ing to do so he hit a post and the
car turned over, Almost instantly
it was in flames and before the oc
cupants could get out Miss Can
trell was injured. The car was
completely demolished. Miss Can
trell remains in hospital where she
was taken for treatment.
Yesterday morning shortly after
daylight Clarence Hooper, of New
port News, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Dillard Hooper, of Saunook, who Is
reported to have been taking the
curve by the Bass property at a
rather good speed, ran his car down
the embankment near the home
of Dr. I. B. Funke.
Mr. Hooper was unhurt, but the
damage to the car, a 1941 Pontiae
coupe, was estimated to be between
$150 and $17.
Public Still Slow
In Mailing Gifts
For Christmas
Some of the public, but not
enough are heeding the warnngs
of the Post Office Department that
Christmas gifts must be mailed
this year earlier than ever be
fore, according to some of the
country.
The postal officials are warning
the public that early mailings are
not yet in sufficient volume to pre
vent delay in deliveries of gifts
until after Christmas unless mail
ings are sharply increased, and
practically completed by this week.
War time burdens on transpor
tation and on the postal service
make it essential that the peak of
mailings be far earlier than in
normal times.
A factor now complicating the
postal problem is the vast move
ment of population caused by the
rapid development of war indus
tries in many cities.
A new task whicn the postal
service is glad to handle but which
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Local 0. E. S. Chapter
To Observe Annual
Christmas Gift Exchange
The Eastern Star chapter, 165,
will meet tonight in their assem
bly rooms in the Masonic Temple
at 7:30 o'clock. The evening will
be given over to the Annual Christ
mas party and exchange of gifts
among the members.
Each member is also requested
to bring a gift suitable to send to
the Eastern Star Home. Mrs. J.
P. Dicus, worthy matron, is urging
that all members attend the party.
American Legion
And Auxiliary To
Hold Meet Tonight
The American Legion and the
Auxiliary will hold their December
meetings tonight at 7:30 o'clock
instead of the fourth Thursday of
the month, it was announced this
week by the heads of both organ
izations. All members are urged to be
present as the Christmas pans for
each group will be completed at
the meetings.
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