THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1944 (One Day Nearer Victory)
THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
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ing with the Seabees at his present
post. . .
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was employed as a tree expert with
the Davey xree mh" unjuy.
Coxswain C. B. McCall
Now On Sea Duty
rnYswain Charlie B. McCall. son
of Mr. nd Mrs. George McCall,
of Lake JunalusKa, is now on sea
duty. He took his boot training
gt Bainbridge, Md., and from there
j was transferred to other training
centers prior to being sent to San
Francisco and then on aea duty,
nrfnrp enterintr the service he
ras employed at the Underwood
Novelty Company as timekeeper.
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Cpl. Francis Garren
Arrives From Africa
Corporal Francis Garren, who
has been serving in Africa for the
past year, has arrived in this coun
try and is a patient at the Valley
Forge General Hospital in Phoen
ixville, Pa. Cpl. Garren, former
ly of Waynesville, entered the ser
vice in May, 1941, and was induct
ed at Camp Sutton. From Sutton
he was transferred to Camp For
rest and then to Camp Picket, Va.
From Camp Pickett he was sent
to Fort Dix, N. J., and from the
latter to oversras duty. Prior to
entering the service he held a po
sition with Watkins Chevrolet
Company here.
His wife, Mrs. Garren, is on the
nursing staff of the Haywood Coun
ty Hospital and has remained here
while her husband has been in the
service.
AS Homer Howard
Boone In Nashville
Aviation Student Homer Howard
Boone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mont
Boone, of Waynesville, is now in
training at the Nashville Army
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At Fort Meade
PVT. JOSEPH D. UNDER
WOOD, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Underwood, of RatclirT Cove,
who is now stationed at Fort
George Meade, Md. Pvt. Under
wood was inducted in the service
in June, 1913, at Fort Bragg and
from there was transferred to
Fort McClellan, Ala. From the
latter he was sent to his present
post. He recently spent a short
furlough with his parents. Prior
to entering the service he was em
ployed by a local manufacturing
plant.
Seaman Claude R. Rabb
In Maritime Service
Seaman Claude Ervin Rabb,
whose parents reside on Waynes
ville, route 1, is now enrolled in
the U. S. Maritime Service Train
ing Station at St. Petersburg, Fla.
Prior to enrolling he was a tack
welder.
Seaman Rabb is now in his preli
minary period of training during
which time he will be given general
courses in first aid, fircfighting,
lifesaving, general seamanship and
physical development and mental
fitness. Upon completion of his
basic training Seaman Rabb hopes
to enter the D:ck Department for
specialized training where he will
take up other courses valuable to
sailors, before he is assigned to
one of the new ships of the Victory
Fleet.
Pvt. James Moody Now
Serving In Africa
Private James Moody, son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Allen Moody,
of Jonathan Creek, is now serving
with the armed forces in North
Africa, according to information
received by his sister.
Pvt. Moody was inducted in 1941
at Camp Croft and from there
transferred to Fort Bragg and then
to Camp Hulen. From the latter
he was sent to Fort Dix, and then
overseas. Prior to entering the
service Pvt. Moody was employed
by the Underwood Novelty Com
pany, of Lake Junaluska.
In a recent letter to his sister,
Pvt. Moody wrote, "It's lot's safer
to write about an air raid than to
be in one." He is serving with
the Anti-Aircraft division in Afri
ca and has seen much combat ac
tion. Lt. Hobart B. Hyatt
Visits Cousin Christmas
Lt. Hobart Parr Hyatt, son of
Mrs. Marion Hyatt Worsham and
grandson of Mrs. Cornelia Barr,
of Waynesville, who is stationed
at Fort Sill, Okla., attending the
officers Sound and Flash school,
spent Christmas with his cousin,
Miss Phyllis Barr, in Witchita,
Kan.
Miss Barr is the daughter of
Col. Elvin Barr who was stationed
on Corregidor when the attack was
made by th; Japanese and who has
been a prisoner since that date.
He has been able to communicate
with his mother here. Thi was
the first time the two cousins had
ever met.
Lt. Hyatt was bom and reared
in Waynesville, attended the local
schools and State College, Raleigh.
Pvt. Chas. L. Russell
Serving In Air Corps
Private Charles L. Russell, son
of Mrs. D. M. Russell, of Waynes
ville, has recently been assigned
to the Technical School, Army Air
Forces Training Command at Sioux
Falls, S. D., for training as a radio
operator-mechanic. Upon comple
tion of a 20-week course, he will be
fully trained to take his place as
a member of a highly skilled bomb
er crew of the Army Air Forces.
Pvt. Russell enlisted in the army
on Nov. 11, 1942, and at the time
was employed as an engineer by
the Ecusta Paper Corp., of Brevard.
He graduated from the local high
school and from Wake Forest Col
lege. He was prominent in athletic
activities both here and in college.
Air Center. At the center, a part
of the Army Air Force Training
Command, he will take physical
and psychological examinations to
determine for which branch of the
aircrew servicf, bombardienng,
navigating or piloting, he is best
fitted. This is the first stop in a
training program that will even
tually graduate Aa Boone as a
commissioned officer : with , wings
in ffc Armv Air Force it He is a
graduate of the local High school
DEATHS
D. GASTON SMATHERS
Funeral services were held at
3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at
the Morning Star Methodist church
near Canton for D. Gaston Smath
ers, 78, who died suddenly at his
home in the Dutch Cove section
-f the county on Monday. The
Rev. W. H. Pless, the Rev. George
Culbreth and the Rev. J. Doyle
Miller officiated. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: A. A.
Cody, Luther Smathers, Finley
Cook, Earl Smathers, Guy Thomp
on and Eldon Burnette.
Mr. Smathers had been a mem
ber of the board of stewards and
rustees of the Morning Star
.hurch for many years.
Surviving are his wife, three
sons, Glenn Smathers, of Pasa
dena, Cal., Vaughan Smathers, of
Hendersonville, and Quay Smath
ers, of Canton; three daughters,
Mrs. Zeb Muse, of West Asheville,
Mrs. Worth Wells, of Brevard, and
Mrs. Jack Medford, of Canton;
three brothers, Columbus Smathers,
Turner and George A. Smathers,
all of Canton; and six sisters, Mrs.
Jasper Young and Mrs. Clement
Morgan, both of Candler, Mrs. C.
E. Smith, of Asheville, Mrs. Boyce
Gregg, of Canton, Mrs. Austin
Burnett, of Canton, and Mrs. Her
bert Wilson, of Alcoa, Tenn.
The Wells Funeral Home, of
Canton, was in charge of the ar
rangements. MRS. MARTHA M.
ARRINGTON
Last rites will be held at the
Pleasant Balsam Baptist church
on the Balsam road at 2 o'clock
Thursday afternoon for Mrs.
Martha Moore Arrington, 59, wife
of Charlie W. Arrington, who died
at her home on the Balsam road
at 6:16 p. m. Tuesday. Rev. Wil
liam Sorrells, pastor of the church,
will officiate, assisted by Rev. Kay
Allen. Buriul will be in the Plott
cemetery on the Balsam road.
Pallbearers will be: Earl Mash-
burn, Edward Arrington, Lester
Eavenson, Fred Saunders, Paul
Arrington, and Jason Smiley.
Mrs. Arrington is a native of
Madison county, but has spent the
greater part of her life in Hay
wood county.
She is survived by her husband;
one son, Howard Arrington, of
Waynesville, route 1; one daugh
ter, Mrs. Grady Wilson, of Thomaa
ville; and eight grandchildren.
The Garrett Funeral Home will
bo in charge of the arrangements.
ELISHA P. PINKERTON
Funeral services will be held
Friday morning at 11 o'clock at
the Keenersville Christian church
on Spring Creek, Madison county,
for Elisha P. Pinkerton, 45, Hay
wood county farmer, who died at
3:25 a. m. Wednesday at his home
in Edwards Cove, Pigeon township.
The Rev. Avery E. Peek, of Hay
wood county, will officiate. Burial
will be in the church cemetery.
Nephews will serve as pallbear
ers and nieces will have charge of
the flowers.
Mr. Pinkerton, who is a native of
Madison county, had been residing
in this section for several years.
He is survived by two sons, Weaver
and Edward, both of Waynesville,
route 1; four brothers, Jess and
Tom Pinkerton, of Hamilton, Ohio,
F. C. Pinkerton, of Canton, route
3, and R. N. Pinkerton, of Ashe
ville, route 3; two sisters, Mrs.
John A. Black, of Waynesville,
route 1, and Mrs. H. J. Trantham,
of Clyde, route 1.
The Garrett Funeral Home is in
charge of the arrangements.
MRS. J. M. LAWRENCE
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon at the Calvary
Baptist church in Canton for Mrs.
J. M. Lawrence, 69, who died of
a heart attack at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. J. B. Smathers, in
Canton at midnight Friday night.
The Rev. C. R. Upton, pastor,
officiated, and burial was in the
Bona Venture cemetery.
Pallbearers were Roy Smathers,
Curtis Clark, Frank Stamey, Sher
man Sharpe, Elbert Mason and
Ellis Mason.
Granddaughters were in charge
of the flowers.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Smathers, and Mrs. W. J.
Keener, of Biltmore; two sons, R.
J. and George H. Lawrence, of
Canton; one brother, Robert Pend
leton, of Shelby; one sister, Mrs.
J. P. Keener, of Biltmore, and 18
grandchildren.
Wells Funeral Home of Canton
was in charge of the arrangements.
MRS. LOIS FRANKLIN
Funeral services were conducted
at the Francis Coce Chaple Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock for Mrs. Lois
Franklin, 71, widow of T. T. Frank
lin, who died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Richard Inman, on
Waynesville, route 1, Saturday
morning.
Rev. Malcolm R. Williamson,
pastor of the Waynesville Presby
terian church, officiated. Burial
was in Green. Hill cemetery.
Grandsons served as pallbearers
and the granddaughters were in
In Australia
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PVT. ROBERT E. LEE, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Lee, of Way
nesville, route 1, is now serving in
Australia, according to informa
tion received by his parents. He
was inducted in the army on Jan
uary 14, 1943. He was first sta
tioned at Fort Jackson and from
there sent to Vancouver, and then
to Camp Adair, Ore. From the
latter he was transferred to Los
Angeles, and later to Camp Clai
borne. From Claiborne he was
sent to San Francisco and then
overseas.
charge of the flowers.
In addition to her daughter with
whom she made her home, Mrs.
Franklin is survived by two sons,
Walter and Riley Franklin, of
Waynesville, route 1; one sister,
Mrs. Joe Gordon, of West Ashe
ville; and three brothers, S. R.
SKk. of Candler and Will and
Thomas Sisk, of Waynesville.
The Massie Funeral Home was
in charge of the arrangements.
MRS. OLLIK HARRIS
FLETCHER
Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
it the Garrett Funeral Home for
Mrs. Olive Harris Fletcher, 78, who
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Ginger Bread Mix - - 220
No. 2 Can Yellow
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SUGAR - - 5 lb. pkg. 340
October Beans - - lb. 1C0
Santo Coffee lb. 230
Larp" Can Gold Medal
MILK - - - 3 for 270
Fresh VEGETABLES
StaymaJi Winesap
APPLES--3 lbs. 290
Green
CABBAGE - - 4 lbs. 230
Large Head
LETTUCE----2 for 250
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CARROTS - - - bunch 10t
Fresh Mustard
GREENS - - 2 lbs. 230
POTATOES - - 6 lbs. 250
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LEMONS.
CASH GROCERY COMPANY
"The Better Food Store"
died at the Haywood County Hos
pital at 6 o'clock Saturday after
noon. The Rev. J. Clay Madison,
pastor of the First Methodist
church, officiated. Burial was in
Greenhill cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were:
Spauldon Underwood, Zeb Curtis,
Paul Young, Leo Buckner, Bill
Henry and Horace Duckett.
Mrs. Fletcher is a native of
Brylej Hill, England, and resided
in Boston for many years, where
she lived prior to her husbands
death three years ago. Since that
time she has made her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Hilliard Mat
ney, of Waynesville.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
Matney; one sister, Mrs. George
Robinson, of Troy, N. IL; one
grandson, Charles Fenton, Jr., of
Boston; four granddaughters, all
of Waynesville, and two great
granddaughters.
TOMMY MILLS
Funeral services for Tommy
(Jack) Mills, who died in an Ashe
ville hospital Sunday after suffer
ing a stroke of paralysis, were
conducted at the Beulah Baptist
church in West Canton on Tues
day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The
Rev. H. E. Benfield, pastor of the
church, officiated. Burial was in
the nearby Smathers cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: J. C.
Allen. V. E. Morsran. R. D. Hyatt,
.1. 0. Childers, J. C. Robinson, and
II. S. BIythe.
Members of the "Ole Timers"
Club of the Champion Fibre Com
pany, of which he was a member
served as honorary pallbearers.
Mr. Mills moved to Canton 27
vears airo and since has been em
ployed in the railroad department
of the Champion Paper and Fibre
Company.
Surviving are his widow; one
daughter, Mrs. Fred Haney, of
Canton; five brothers, John Mills,
of Gastonia, and Clarence Mills,
Wiley Mills, Will Mills and Hardy
Mills, all of Canton; three sisters,
Mrs. Jim Shuler, of Dlllsboro, and
Mrs. Harley Warren and Mrs. F.
R. Ear'ey, of Canton, and four
grandchildren.
Wells Funeral Homo was in
chargo o arrangements.
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PANSY ALLISON
Funeral services were held at
the Hemphill Baptist church at 2
o'clock on Thursday afternoon, De
cember 23, for Pansy Allison, in
fant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ward Allison, of the Hemphill sec
tion. The Rev. Dennis, pastor oi
the Methodist church, officiated.
Burial was in the Moody cemetery.
In addition to the parents sur
viving are two sisters, Eloise and
Bobby Sue Allison and one broth
er, Don Allisdn.
E. WHEELER WORLEY
Funeral services for E. Wheeler
Worley, 67, farmer and cattle rais
er of the Beaverdam section of
this county, who died at his home
Friday following a lengthy illness,
were held at the Brown's Chapel,
Methodist church, in the Beaver
dam area on Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock. Rev. I. C. Rhinehart
officiated. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Pallbearers were nephews of tb
deceased as follows : James, George,
Harmon, Jennings, Velard and
William Worley, all of the Beaver
dam area.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Hattie Hayes Worley; four sons,
Sanford, Ralph, Arlen and Dennis
Worley; four daughters, Mrs. Her
bert Scott, of Leicester, Mrs.
Woodrow Bates, of Asheville, Mrs.
Roy Stevens, of Washington, D. C,
and Mrs. Willie Mann, of Canton;
several grandchildren; five brothers
and three sisters.
The Garrett Funeral Home of
Waynesville, was in charge of tb
arrangements.
Rev. Joe Daniel Of
Rutherfordton To Preach
The Rev. Joe Daniel will preach
at the Holiness Mission on Smath
ers Street on Saturday night and
again on Sunday night. A cordial
invitation is extended to the public
for both services.
On Sunday afternoon Rev. Dan
;el will preach at the Congrega
tional Holiness church on Cove
Creek. Everyone invited to attend.
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T-BONE 510 440
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