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i ' 1 II f i ' 4 . :. I ) ' 1 1 ! t f -il. r i 4 Page 6 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER Plans Made For Annual Duke Day Next Monday, 9th Under the chairmanship of Dr. Mason Crum, Duke University pro fessor, plans have been completed for the annual celebration of Duke University Day at the Lake Juna luska Assembly, on Monday even ing, August 9. Outstanding features of the cele bration will be the picnic dinner on the lawn, served by the women of Long's Chapel church at the Lake, and a public program 01 speeches, music and u moving pic ture showing the Army and Navy work being done at Duke. Dr. B. G. Childs, of the Duke faculty, will deliver the principal address. Other faculty members who will be present include presi dent R. L. Flowers, Henry Dwire, and Charlie Dukes who will show the Duke-made movies. Dr. Athey G. Gillespie, of Clyde, alumnus of Dnko who holds the Ph. D. degress in chemistry (class of '33) will represent the Haywood County Alumni Association. Duke Day is one of the snecial features of the season's program, sponsored by Dr. W. A. Lambeth, superintendent of the Assembly and for a number of years has been a red-letter event here. At Keesler Field Eileen Massie Graduates From Dramatic School to spend a few weeks vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Massie. Miss Wnssip rerent.lv graduated with high honors, second in a class or arounrt one hundred students, from the Pasadena Play house, Pasadena, Clif. Miss Massie, a graduate of the local high school, where she was active in dramatic circles, attend ed Converse College and has done summer work in the summer theatre at Martha's Vinyard, Mass. She also studied dramatic art at the -American School of Dramatic art of Carnegie Hall, New York. She had the lead in the senior play at the Pasadena Playhouse and also the lead in Ihp annual PVT. OTIS H. MASSIE, son of j radio play presented by the sen Mi', and Mrs. J. E. Massie, who!iors. entered the service on June 17,1 ch J,n -of,,-., on and is serving in the Air Corps is in the ea,.ly fall and will take pQgt stationed at Keesler Field. He was ! graduate work at the Pasadena inducted at Camp Croft and f rom i playhouse, there sent to Fort Bragg, and then ' Dies In Crash 1 &i India Is One Of The Hot Spots Of The (One Day Nearer Victory) THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 x WnrlH Sfovs Rev. Mr. Stuntz. Who Has Mra T T o " 7 Urliwn Lived In Far East For Past 27 Years Weds Virginia r Two outstanding laymen, repre sentatives of American and English Methodism, are on the Thursday morning and evening program of the Church-wide Pastors' Confer ence in session August .'1-8. They are the Hon. Josephus Daniels, for mer cabinet member of the United States Government under President Woodrow Wilson and more recent ly United Statt s Ambassador to Mexico, and the Rt. Hon. Isaac Foot, of Plymouth, England, for mer member of Parliament and a member of the King's Privy Coun cil. Mr. Foot, who is in this coun try upon the invitation of the Coun cil of Bishops of the Methodist church, is former vice president of the British Methodist conference and holds a lay-preacher's license. Mr. Daniels, publisher of the News and Observer at Raleigh, on account of the illness of Mrs. Dan iels, will not be able to be present in person for his address calendar ed for 10 a. m. Thursday, but his address will be read by Dr. W. F. Quillian, program chairman, it was announced, and Mr. Foot will speak at 8 p. m. Mr. Daniels' subject, as announced, is "The Layman Looks at the Minister," and the lay minister from England, Mr. Foot, will talk on "The Crisis and the Opportunity." to his present post. Pvt. Massie graduated from the local high school in 1933 after which he attended Kentucky Mili tary Institute and Duke Univer sity. He was manager of the Bry son City and Gatlinburg theatres nu'nof hv hi fnfhir f(W thrw vear4 and at the time he was inducted with his mother, Mrs. Crews Moody in the service was manager of the j at her home in Dellwood. From Svlva theatre. here he will return to Fort Benning for his next assignment. His wife and young baby of Canton have joined him at his mother's home Lt. Henry Clay Dunavant Receives Wings Lt. Henry Clay Dunavant, who recently received his wings as a paratrooper, at Fort Benning, is pending a two weeks leave here Waynesville. ..i. u- ui il t I, J"m '"m ai nis mo , "'"' T. V V 7. ;lor the duration of his leave. or radons, and chief of the many j n :;snns is that it was handled bv , t.,i, pi ., ,. , l Mi s. Jack Elwood of Canton, the men ot mv eiatt and no one ru;.. :,. u ' .i . , ..... .- Ti.-iniiiK iii-j uiwLiiei. ivirs. H. L. MacFayden and her sister. CAPTAIN JOHN E. TIPTON, of Charlotte, a nephew of C. Boone Medford, of Canton, former ly of Waynesville, who was killed in an automobile accident on July 11, at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, La., where he was sta tioned. Military funeral services were conducted in Charlotte on July 14. Captain Tipton formerly resided in Waynesville when his parents lived here. He was attached to the field artillery. DEATHS Comments On Special Edition knows more than we do just what a bunch is up again.it until they try getting out u special of any s it. Tlie regular subscriber does not know what it costs to get him this kind of n wspaper; if he was told he doubtless wouldn't believe it. and you can't blame him but we do, don't we? "I am exceptionally proud of the record that is Haywood's in this man's war. Doesn't sound reas onable, but I know it is a fact for The Mountaineer said so. Hope the other counties all over the country do not have the red face. See, I'm an ex-Hay woodite." NOTEWORTHY The special edition produced by the Waynes ville Mountaineer last week is a noteworthy contribution to North Carolina journalism and to the permanent records of the state's participation in the war. Dedi cated to the 13 men from Hay wood county who have lost their lives in the war and the approxi mately 2,r00 now in the armed ..,.t.t.. r? . r u MRS. F. H. MARLEY "There is .u' rn ' so much to the fecial edition that ullifl)1.nu.( lw,sonnvL By ,-olls of Miss Louise MacFayden. thing of the amount of work and expense necessary to produce such. a paper, we wonder how it was done. Of course it was not done in one week, but many. It was dedi cated to those Haywood men who nave paid the supn me price and the number is given as 13. The Waynesville paper is published by W. Curtis Russ and Marion f. Bridges. Mr. Russ is editor and Mrs. Hilda Way Gwyn is associate editor. The N . ws-Record congra tulates these people and all others who contributed to the issuing of such a creditable newspaper. Marshall News-R. cord. 1 have put it away to read next winter. ' MRS. E TER "It is certainly a wonderful edition and I congratulate you.' MRS. R. R. CAMPBELL "I think the special edition was fine and I know it meant a lot of extra work." MRS. EDITH ALLEY "I think it is fine, and I know it will mean a great deal to men in service and to their families." BOOSTING HAYWOOD COUNTY The News is in receint. of Kfi-nnrQ edition of the Wavnesville Moun taineer, which is a tribute or greet ing to the 2500 men and women in the Armed Forces of this country from Haywood county. Thirteen men of Haywood have made the supreme Sacrifice. We wish to congratulate Editor W. C. Russ and his force for this excellent edition. It is well gotten up and was fully supported by the business and industry of that sec tion. It is well illustrated, carry ing the picture of many of the men I in servirn witv. i.: u:..i.. ' .. tL11 t, ui ia msioi y 01 A SPLENDID SPECIAL EDITION each one. Last week the Wavnesville Mimn. I Thio pilitinn ; r . r' . ' "' '- """IIICI III (Mil (II taineer issued an exceptionally good th "United War Effort" by the "Salute to Haywood's Service Men" I American people. Rutherfordton edition. The 56 pages are literally ,' County News. cram-lull ot intei vstintr materia honor, short biographic sketches and photos, the paper manages to h.. . e 1 1 .. ..ii c FITZHUGH SHAP- ,,. Jm) filfhters.The Sanford Herald. of a patriotic and historical nature current history in the making and copies will no doubt be treas ured in Ilavwood county homes for H. L. STORY. Marshall KJSltZ-.T0- lic:'t!n . ,,.,.. i , , .. . ap ii ii ii iaieiy mane to the 13 men ixeCO (1 ( linirratn hihmii; Tf Ij ' ,. . ,, , i- i rom Haywood who have """ wonoeriui what von and ,u ,.,,,. , IT , , " 7 . me MquMin' .-aeuiiee in tins war, J Z r ? "'Hil,C,;f, thl '""I al those who face death as special edition. I am filled with they fifjht to f.0l, the W0,.Id from l"M a"110"-' the beasts of Axis powers." Mrs. Gertrude Ruskin, Decatur. R4V PRU'IV xt ii 1,1 -msM- ltuss an" Bridges, l ua. -".Members of the Staff should RA ERU IN, Editor Newsworld,c,1.pul,lishers, Mrs. Gwyn, associate take time and pat themselves on WaLesvn7'eMmP Sedlt'0n0f The,'tiitor an,i tht,i- ht''P"s ho is'- the shoulder for hi hiToXak tl'fines iena '' 'Sune 0f suance of this very worthwhile and ing edition paying ibute Hay icr1 a 3u er-? . ::h ,ili""V - offer con-j wood's JaiA ' iii(iaiiiun ,ii-a- ' ineir country. Arenrrt. Aviation fadot Flovd W. Bur netle, Ellington Field, Tex. "I certainly enjoyed the special edi tion of your paper, published in resp. ct to us all in the service. It was a must interestintr r.,,l,i;.,i,'.,.. given ; from which I have saved about a hundred clippings of personal friends ami relatives." . milium paper that I have ever seen, and I Herald. nave worked on papers, large and j small, f,,,m Miami to New York and. Congratulations on the Special r Bifln'i . w , ledition honoring the Haywood all IZZ r"'' ,U 'y'1, County men in the services are trpT. " , TUr " aff UPu" thlS stiI1 omi"g in both in the form of great accomplishment, one that vp. ! itt j J:i..i . , , , ' , , ' icuci.i aim euuonais II om PUDU- tl : lrr."n'"f I" throughout the state. L. oi those appearing last week fol low; This week's Wavnesvillp Moun taineer was a fine issue dedicated to the county's men in service. and laborious work. Yon hnv on unusually good newspaper anyway, and this extra effort crowns it magnificently. "Jn conception and content, the edition Is a splendid tribute to Hay wood's 2,500 uniformed men and women who today are serving their Many stories and pictures of Hay wood County's soldiers, jailors, ma- country and saving our freedom. I stations and medals and other facts You deserve the gratitude of . of interest are included. State all your readers and a good long 1 Magazine rest!" I " ' WAYNESVILLE PAPER BREAKS OWN RECORD For the county paper of a town A. E. Maxwell, on The Atlanta Constitution, and former citizen nf . - i l"c -uuiii,y paper oi a town Haywood "The special edition was the size of Wavnesville to come out a masterpiece of the newspaper with 56 pages of a seven coumn world. I have known and admired paper breaks the record of any The Mountaineer and its staff for , undertaking of that kind in this a long time, but I have not had section of the country, so far as we the thrill that came with that spec-1 know. The Wavnesville Mountain lal edition, and in all the many eer dated Thursday, July 22 1943 that I have known it was a good was such a paper devoted to "'Greet' newspaper in the first place. ings To Haywood's 2500 Men and i 'Congratulations are much in Women in the Armed Forces " It order and I am sure that, therp is wa tho io ," - - - - ...... .i6C.-,L paper ever issueQ no reason in the minds of anyone m Waynesville. according tr. it. but what it was a real success "I have been through it. from hp ginning to end and have found an abundance oi tnat which is of much interest to me. I saw and read the names of so many of the boys that are now serving in the armed forc es that I knew as little shavers back in the days when I was a mem ber of the State Guard there in ing to Shakespeare, there is no finer quality than that of being grateful. This edition saluting the 2,500 men and women from Hay wood is a eenuinf nnnuinii t appreciation and gratitude to those wno are giving their all to protect and defend our American Republic. Thank you Mountaineer for that wonderful edition which will be come more valuable as the years roll on. The men and women in the armed forces from Haywood will be thankful to know that their sacrifices are appreciated by the folks back home and that the home front is squarely behind them in the fight. C. E. McGOVVAN Funeral services were held Mon day afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of R. L. McGowan, of Fiber ville. Canton, for C. K McGowan. 70, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. C. Crawford, in the Phillinsville section near Can ton, Saturday morning following a long niness. The Rev. G. B. Hammond, nastor of the Presbyterian church and the kcv. c. H. Green, officiated. Burial was in Bon-A-Venture' cemetery. Members of the Old Timers' club of thj Champion Paper and Fibre Company, of which he was a mem ber, served as Dallbearers. Mr. McGowan. a retired emnlovee ot the Champion Paper and Fibre company had been making his home at Fairview for the past two years. In addition to his widow he i3 1 survived bv the following child run L. E., of Fiberville, Robert, of t'ritctiard, Ala.; Mrs. Kate Albert- son, of Salem, S. C: Mrs. C. P. Hayes and Mrs. Crawford, of Gun- ton ; 28 grandchildren; one brother, W. 11. McGowan, of Chambersburg, ra. The Wells Funeral Home of Can ton, was in charge of the arrange ments. NICHOLAS MEDFORD Funeral services were conducted at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the ( lyde- Methodist church for Nicholas Medford, 77. Havwood ; county farmer, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Earl Sheehan. in Waynesville at 9:30 Saturday night. The pastor of the church, Rev. C. ( Waisham, of ficiated. Burial was in the Med ford cemetery. Mr. Medford was a native of Haywood county. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Dessie Med ford, four daughters, Mrs. Earl Sheehan, Mrs. William Bugg, of Asheville, Mrs. Ruby Shaw, and Mrs. Ted Parks, both of Gastonia; four sons, Cecil and Melvin. both of Gastonia. Vaugh, of Washing ton, U. t ., and Ronald, of Waynes ville. The Massie Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Kenneth R. Knight, (Piedmont Engravmg Company, Winston halem) 'Many thanks for the copy of your snecial fHitimw Tf ; Pa,T', t0 be Proud of and , you 1C" rppaia lor the hours of toil and though that the result shows went into it." Rev and Mrs. w w v. t.jj -' - V . V P HPQira through your paper our sincere ...a,mS w tne person sending to us the special eHit; - - me paper. Haywood County should be con- BTatlllatpyl i 1 : i. I ' s l 11.3 i ii Having sucn a paper own statement, and we wonder if as the Mountaineer. The issnp Seaman 2c Oren Coin Returns After Leave Seaman second class Oren Cnn who recently spent a ten-day leave nere with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Coin, has returned to Bain bridge, Md. He volunteered in the service and was inducted at Ral eigh, and from there was sent to Bainbridge for his boot training, which he recently completed. Seaman Coin was a member of the incoming senior class at the local high school at the time he volunteered. Eli K. McGee, Jr. U. S. Navy, Gets Promotion Eli K. McGee, Jr., U. S. Navy, has recently been promoted from Electrician's mate, First Class to Chief Electrician. He has been in the service for the past five years, having volunteered in 1938. He has served in ports all over the world and is now in thn PhkI fighting area. He is the son of Mrs. Eli McGee. and Orlando, and the late Eli K. fticuee, veteran of World War 1. it was not thp la in Western North Carolina except in Asheville. More than 5000 cop ies of this special edition were printed, taking more than 3,600 pounds of newsprint and almost 150 pounds of ink. Hundreds of pic tures were used with hnr i,.v 1 OHCI,,tl about each one. Knowing some- . , mi: issue honoring the ripfpnjp... - w...io uj. xreeuom, indicates pains-taking and expert workmanship." J. K. Roberta (Dodson Printers supply Co., Atlanta, Ga.) "We wish to compliment you on this splendid edition. You have cer tainly done a splendid job." BARBERSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. James H. Christie, Pastor Sunday School at 10:00 o'clock. Preaching" service at 11:00 o'clock with the suhiwt. nn "Thp nji era Relationship With God." evening service at 8:00 o'clock with the subject "The Love of God." Mr. and Mr. T v. lUaai as their guests their daughter, Mrs. Howard Choate. and children T.i,i and Micheal, of Humboldt, Tenn. "India is the hot spot of the world, and needs calm, and intel ligent leadership," Rev. Clyde B. Stuntz, who has lived there for 27 years, told the Rotary Club last week. "India is a highly diversified country, only about half the size of the United States. Grandson Of j -ii- -.u arnett Wer? and 8 million are Christians. Va. has ann z The people of India worship the of her niecp m cow, and under no circumstances beth' Huff of P - will they kill one. When a cowjngton. D C tos gets old, the owner turns her out j Donaldson BnJi to make her way, until she starves Air Corps, and is eaten by dogs and vultures, i Roanoke, on End-',- ii. v. j iii.c mi. ii me yjvti - f? i. XJiauiiaril Is TVlprp nrp ' (rrtisa tri-nnn nAu- in iail in I n il i o ' , nf fpc Tl.. f r. 1..1. v ...is. i... .. . . fc.i.ii ..vt. ... j i.. imiiu, iud j. rjr ,-A 126 languages spoken there, with the speaker said. ville and has a u 16 of them being major languages. Rev. Mr. Stuntz said that Ghandi tives her . ,. : ' The citizens of India are divid- was without responsibility but with , 'n W'aynesvilL-. ed into classes, and a person is power, which made him a dangerous j Sgt. Brudl u, born and dies into one of the 3,- man. ;at Pendleton V 400 classes. If a son is born to a! "India needs to have indepen- The bi kit fa rmer, that boy must farm, and dence and coifctitutional ways. I position in w ,.; .', must marry a farmer's daughter, believe she will set these vm-I nlnn ;;'', "r T The same with a carpenter's son, a tually. west coast in merchants ana tne d,4U0 other, "the day of whiteman's suDre-i mecy in the far east is gone, and Twelve mo,.,. what India demands, we must be 'our subs sub--- ready to give," he concluded. lean sub-traction:' t P. an - El i. As f. groups. 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