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FHE WAYNESYILLE MOUNTAINEER PobHslied In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Easteraltotrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park jjyflETHYEAR NO. 4 12 Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. G, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1944 (One Day Nearer Victory) $1.75 In Advance In Hayweod and Jackson CmbUm IMI ()() JM) T nn Boy Scouts To Start waste Paper Drive n Community Today 1 sTtcns ve urno w wincm rap paper 01 every iiomic, launched toaay oy oujr troop 2, which is sponsored by e Rotary Club. The campaign is in cooperation th the national drive to get waste per for mills which are in need raw materials ior nruiy iienia icessary to the war effort. The paper gathered will be sold the waste paper maricei ana ( money will go into the Scout asury here to belp pay expenses their work. Guy Massie, scoutmaster, is ading the campaign, and the sent plans are to make a house house canvass of the community. Mr. Massie pointed out that those ving paper to donate to the cause aid call him at 33, or any of following Scouts, who are head er teams and will work designat- sections of the city. Backie Coin, phone 332-J, for pot area; Billy Richeson, phone (1, for Hazelwood; Thomas Ray, me 151-W for Main Street; lie McBride, East Street and inity, phone 352. the East Waynesville area will covered by Billie Swearinger, be 361-M. kll types of paper can be used, h the exception of greasy pap- it was said. Magazines, news- bers, boxes and wrapping papers particularly desired. ationing Board o Occupy Rose uilding Soon the local rationing board will n vacate tmir offices on the H floor of the court house and ive to the Rose Building on Main feet. he lease was signed this past k, and plans are for the ra iing board to move about Feb- ry 10th. he entire first floor, basement iront ol the Rose building is ' being completely renovated, made into a modern place. Joe e, owner, said this week that k should be finished within the t ten days. Workmen plan to in the modem front this week. second floor of the building will converted into four apartments tr. Jineral Services r Mrs. Hannah lt For Friday unera services will he IipIH at. o'clock Friday mnrnincr of tho Cataloochee cemetery for Fannie Hoyle Hannah. 77. ve of Jackson County, widow "e -ate Mack W. Hannah, who at the home of her inn Virlr Hannah, in thp Mawm Let; re county after n illnoo f rai months officiate. Employment Office Given Four Pages Pages three, four, five and six of this issue are devoted to the local TJ. S. Employment Office and War Manpower Commission, who recently moved into larger quarters on Main Street and expanded their services to the commun ity. You will find the above nam ed four pages of interest. Tag Day All Set For Saturday; To Raise $815 Infantile Paralysis Cam paign Comes To A Close Here Saturday. Plans have been completed for the staging of Tag Day in Can ton and Waynesville Saturday as a means vl raising Haywood's quota of $815 for the Infantile Paralysis campaign. Jonathan Woody is county chair man, and is being assisted by Mrs S. P. Gay, vice chairman. Half of all money raised in the county will be retained here for use among cripples, it was explain ed. The Tag Day event in Canton will be under the supervision of Carroll McCracken and Mrs. Bill Palmer. Rev. John Finger rs. Hannah is nnn.J v.. fcnter. Mrs. Tv Rnt f "Klin, and five sons, Mont Han- of Leicester Tnln t ni. h "" A. xiaiiuau, h favy, stationed in New York, l"t V. Hannah, of Vienna, Va., Hannah, of Washington, and Mark V. TTannnfc with m sh; was matin nar Uma HViiic Will oarge of the funeral arrange- Important Meet Of AAA Committee To Be Held Today An important meeting of all members of the county and com munity AAA committee will be held in the courtroom of the court house here at 9:30 this morning, according to R. C. Francis, chair man. The meeting is being called for the purpose of discussing the 1944 war fod and feed crop goals and to make plans for a farm-to-farm contact, which the community com mittee men will start on Friday, 28. The program calls for assist ance to each farmer in planning the production of livestock and crops that are best suited to his farm. A discussion of conservative practices, which should be carried out on each farm and signatures of the 1944 farm plan will be tak en during the meeting which is necessary for participation in the 1944 program. Howard Clapp, county farm agent, will discuss the War Crop Goals and the proper use of lime stone and phosphate. Norman L. Wolson, AAA office renreentative, will explain the plans for the farm-to-farm contact and the execution of the 1944 farm plan. :- m S hi I H I if 1 ,jMLJ pi) 1943 : PRESS AWARD Nurtrf (Jaroltna Pmkknt Gctieral Excellence Contest Weekly DulkkMOiXt Z SECOND'miZE' ' Waynesville Mountalraer WAYNESVILLK C January 21, 1944 t' Mountaineer Receives Second Place In State Newspaper Contests Pic. Jack C. Rabb Has Been Awarded The Purple Heart Letter To Mother States He Has Returned To Post After Being Wounded. Private First Class Rabb, son of Mr. and Mrs Rabb. of Waynesville. R. F, 1. who was renorted wounriml in action two weeks ago, has been awarded the Purple Heart, it was learned here Tuesday in a letter to his mother, in which he stated that he was sending the award to her. i Pfc. Rabb, who has been serving overseas for the past ten months, is improved sufficiently to be back at his post of duty, according to the letter received by his mother which was date January 12, though he stated his arm was still very stiff. Pfc. Rabb has boon in the ser vice since September, 1942, and prior to induction was employed by the A. C. Iawrence Leather Company. Missing Man Safe jack c. V af . d. No. ! Jur: , f v-C f f I Twenty Men Are Reclassified During The Week Only twenty men were reclas sified during the past week under the selective service system by the draft board serving the Waynes ville area. Placed in class 1-A were: Vinson Parker, Walter Carmel Hollings worth, James Robert Wood and Earl Grady Russell. In class l-A(H) were: Wesley Queen, Mid Brown, Gknn Price. In class 1-C were: Herbert Lanc ing Dotson, William Carl Carver and Aaron Russell. In class 2-A were: Robert V. Hoyle, Ernest Medford, Louie L. Allen, G'orge E. Moore and Robert L. Hooper. In class 2 B were: Mason E. Swearingen and Hiram S. Wilburn. In class 3-C(H), Rufus Howell. In class 4-A were: Andrew M. Ferguson and Louis S-ler. s- R. H. Rlnb-oll , Be Hostess Of puary UDC Meet e daughters nf fV, r,rfA. EiT.;11w0ld the February meet- - airs. K. H. Blackwell on y aemoon, February 4, ac- "ig to -James R. poyd presjde-t L. Bramlett Will hovA tlA T of the afternoon, her sub- De,1g On Rnhe- Tu. - f f. V A UV 1 1 1 Of II A of th N. fkr Crawford, who is now position, returned to his er spend ng several days u section of the stete on busi- Mrs. Siler Heard By Hazelwood PTA At January Meet Mrs. Rufus Si'er was the prin cipal speaker at the nr-etirg cf the Hazelwood Parent Teacher As sociation which was he'd at the school on last Wednesdpy. Hrs. Siler spoke on "Maintiin ing the Health of Our ChiPren." Mrs. Sam Knight, membersHn cha;rman, reported a gain of fif teen per cent in membership over last year. Mrs. Lawrence Davis, st"dy group chairman, announced that "lans were be'ng made to hold a study course soon. The glee club rendered several selections, and little Miss June Pryson sang a number of selec tions. Mrs. Marguerite Clark Car ver accompanied them at the piano. Founders Day will be observed at the February meeting. Mrs. Sam Knight's room won the half holiday for ha-irtg the largest per cent of parents present. Last Rites Held For Mrs. Lanning Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock Sunday morning at the home of Mrs. Houston Rich, on the Balsam Road for her mother, Mrs. Rebecca Lanning, 80, who died there on Saturday morning. The Rev. William Queen officiated. Bur ial was in the Free Will Baptist church cemetrry on Hyatt Creek. Mrs. Lanning is survived by five sons, John, Robert Adolphus, Jul ius and Merritt Lanning, all of this area; seven daughters, Mrs. Walter Adams, and Mrs. James Foster, of Andrews, and Mrs. Annie Mack Anderson, Miss Nancy Lan ning, Mrs. Sarah Mathis, Mrs. Houston Rich, all of Wayn-sville, R. F. D. No. 1., and Mrs. Richard Green, of Asheville. The Massie Funeral Home was in charge of the funeral arrange ments. Music Club Will Hold January Meeting With Mrs. Hammett The Waynesville Music Club will hold the January meeting with Mrs. H. G. Hammett on Saturday afternoon, according to an an nouncement by Miss Stephanie Moore, president of the organi-a-tion. Miss Margaret Stringeld will have charge of the program. The Mountaineer was awarded second place for general excellence among North Carolina newspapers at the nineteenth annual Press In stitute in Chapel Hill Friday. J his is the second time in as many years that this n: wspnper has been given this award. The Mountaineer also won third place in the contest for special edi tions. The first public announcement of the award came with the formal presentation by Governor J. Mel ville Broughton at a luncheon meet ing. The judging was done by classes of the journalism department of the University of North Carolina, and members of the faculty. The Sylva Herald, owned and published by the publishers of The Mountaineer, was awarded first place in the general excellence group of papers with circulations of 1,500 or less. The complete list of newspapers to receive awards and recognition included: For general excellence among weeklies over 1,500 circulation: El kin Tribune, first; Waynesvil'e Mountaineer, second; Transylvania Times, Brevard, and Cleveland Times, Shelby, honorable mention. For general excellence among semi-weeklies: Morganton News- Herald, first; Lexington Dispatch, second; Albemarle Press and Smithfield Herald, honorable men tion. For special editions: Siler City News, first; Forest City Courier, second; Waynesville Mountaineer and Elkin Tribune, honorable men tion. For eommuni.y service: Elkin Tribune, first; Forest City Cour'er, second; Murphy Fcout and Spin dale Sun, honorable mention. There were no awards to dailies this year. Mrs. Helen A. Hooper, news edi tor of The Herald, attended the institute. Outstanding newspaper publishers, reporters and editors were heard on the program and during the clinics held for several special groups. Among the speak ers included two foreign corre spondents just back from covering was discussed by specialists in the war fronts in Europe. All phases of newspaper work their field during the sessions. DAR To Sponsor Fashion Show For High School Girls A fashion show dress making contest will be staged at the high schK)l this morning at 11:10 o'clock sponsored by the Dorcas Bell Love Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Nine girls, students in the home economics de partment, have entered the contest, with a prize to be awarded the winner. Mrs. S. II. Bushnell will preside during the program. The dresses will be graded us follows: general appearance and individuality, 15 per cent; (tax ability of fabric, style, color and trimmings, 20 per cent; workman ship, 40 per cent; launderab'lity, 15 per cent; and price of the dress in relation to the finished product, 10 per cent. The dre-ses have been made under the supervision of Miss Mar joiie McManus, borne economics teacher. The students entering tho contest are: Marrion Ellis Howell (Van Ann Bradley, Nancy Jones Theresa Liner, Janet Abel, Elois Martin, Ann Farmer, Mildred Mil- ner, and Dot Green. The public is invited to attend the contest. PVT. E. M. MESSER, reported missing somewhere in Italy since October, bus been accounted for and is now with his company. Pvt. E. M. Messer, Reported Missing, Back On Duty Private Ernest M. Moaser, son of Mrs. Reekie Messer of the Cove Creek section, who was reported missing in action in Italy in October, has been accounted for. and is back on duty, according to a message received this week from the adjutant general. The telegram read as follows: "Am pleased to inform you that your son, Private Ernest M. Mes ser, who was previously reported missing in action, returned to duty twenty-four December." Pvt. Messer has been in the ser vice since March, 1943, and was inducted at Fort - JackwM. FTom there he was sent to Camp Wolters, Tex., for his basic training. From the latter lie was transferred to a camp in Greenville, Pa., and then overseas, where he has been serv ing for the past five months. Prior to entering the service Pvt. Messer was engaged in farm ing in the (Vive Creek section. Sales Of Bonds Through Tuesday Totaled $200,851 Large Number of Pieces of Field Equipment Coming .To County On February 10th. Haywood has almost $600,000 to invest in war bonds between now and February 15th in order to reach the Fourth War Loan quota of $700,000, it was learned yester day from Sam M. Robinson, coun ty chairman. Through Tuesday night, Hay wood had sold $200,861 in bonds since January 18th. With only 17 days remaining in the campaign, it means that an average of about $30,000 daily must be sold in the county in order to make the goal. Mr. Robinson pointed that the large purchasers of other cam paigns did not have the money to invest this time, and in order for this county to reach the quota, that the wage-earner and small buyers of bonds must really make a sacrifice. A special appeal is being made to the farmers to invest their to bacco money in bonds at this time. As in past campaigns, the coun ty quota was divided between Way nesville and Canton, with $350,000 alloted to each community. In cluding Tuesday's business, the race last night stood at: Waynesville area $11 1,821.75 Canton area 89,0VJ.25 Food Group To Hear OPA Official On January 27th A. M. Hollingsworth, district food rationing officer, will hold two meetings in Asheville on Thursday, January 27. Both meetings will be held in the Buncombe county court house, room 310. The first meeting will be held at 2:30, and is intended for food panel members and for food panel clerks. At this meeting Mr. Hol lingsworth will explain to these parties the proper procedure for figuring ration points in connection with meat, fVh, processed foods and sugar, for institutional users, res taurants and cafe owners. In the evening at 7:30 o'clock in the same location, Mr. Hollings worth will hold a public meeting of all institutional users, cafe and restaurant operators in order to explain the revised rationing point program to them. All institutional users are urged to attend this meeting by the Of fice of Price Administration. As the complete program under the new set up will be fully explained questions by these users will be answered. Twenty-One Men Accepted In January Call Twenty-one men, reservists in the January call under the selec tive service system from the Way nesville area, will leave during the coming two weeks. Those who will report to Spar tanburg for service in the navy to day include: Roy RurT, Ted Mor gan, Zeb Watson, Cecil MehafTey, volunteer, Walter Wyatt, Clarence Elbert Hendrix, Wayne Sylvester McCluro, Henry Vaughn Carver Dewey Junior Carver, John Berry Rhinehart and Charles Clifton Sut ton. Ix-aving here for service in the army on February 8, reporting to Fort Bragg, will be Paul Gallo way, William L. Balentine, Verlin Robel Phillips and Albert S Knight. Others entering the army, with Lee Grant Clark as leader of thr proup who will renort to Fort Bragg on February 9, are: Frank H. Davis, Charles E. Russell, and Lawrence W. McClure. Medical Society Fleets Officers IN FLORIDA Mrs. C. J. Reece and son, Jeff, left Sunday for an extended stay in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. If you are moving in the right direction you are aure to step on somebody's toes. Dr. Mary B. H. Micha! was named presid:nt of the Haywood Medical Society at the recent meet ing of the organization. Dr. Mar garet Owen was named vice presi d nt, and Dr. R. H. Stretcher is the new secretary-treasurer. The Society meets the third Thursday in every month. At the last meeting, Dr. Robert Owen was named delegate to the state medical convention, and Dr. J. R. McCracken, alternate. The staff officers of the Hay wood County Hospital also elect ed their officers, with Dr. Tom Stringfield as president, Dr. R. H. Stretcher as vice president and J. R. McCracken as secretary. Hereford Men To Meet Wednesday The Haywood Hereford Associa tion will meet Wednesday at 2:30 at the court house, and forma' presentation of the by-laws and constitution of the newly formed organization will be presented for discussion and adoption. Th? group will also make tenta tive plans for the annual sale to be held later this year. C. N. Allen is president, and C T. Francis is secretary of the organization. St. John's School Invpsts $5,125.90 In Bonds And Stamps During the first week of the Fourth War Loan Drive, the pupils, teachers and staff of St. John's School purchased $5,125.90 in bonds and stamps. Thrse purchases bring the total bond and stamp purchases of St. John's up to $35,983.25. Last year the school was awarded the Minute Man flag for outstanding efforts in buying bonds. County sales thru 25th $200,851.00 No special programs have been arranged for the county this week it was explained. On Thursday, Feb. 10, a caravan of military equipment, including some captured German pieces from North Africa, will be brought to the rqunty for general display. Illative plans are for the equipment to be on display at Can ton from ten o'clock until noon, and from one until three here. Lt. Whitney Merrill, of Camp Davis will be in charge of the equipment and the men handling it. More details of the plans will be announced later. One feature of the Fourth Loan drive will be a house-to house can vass which will be made in the county under the direction of Mrs. William Medford, chairman of the women's division, who has announc ed the following workers for the task: Waynesville, Mrs. Ben Sloan, chairman, Miss Helen Ray, Mrs. Carl Hill, Mrs. Wm. Hannah, Miss Louise Stringfield, Mrs. June Smathers, Mrs. Robert H. Breese; Hazelwood, Miss Ruth Summer row, chairman, Mrs. Whitener Pre vost and Mrs. Clyde Fisher; Clyde, Mrs. Grover Haynes, chairman. Canton, Mrs. Tom Reeves, chair man, Mrs. E. E. Conley, Mrs. Ellis Tarmenta, Mrs. W. L. Rickard, Mrs. Jack Plott, Mrs. Smiley Carv er, Mrs. Cedric Stone, Mrs. C. B. Witt, Miss Rhodea McClure, and Mrs. Frank Campbell, Jr. Other Membrrs Francis Cove, Mrs. Homer West; Jonathan Creek, Miss Edna Boyd; Iron Duff, Mrs. Hardy Caldwell; Crabtree, Mrs. Glenn Palmer; Ivy Hill, Miss Nell Campbell; Ratcliff Cove, Mrs. Clyde Francis; Maggie, Mrs. James Robert Plott; Rock Springs, Mrs. Wayne McElroy; Hyder Mountain, Mrs. Ray Hol rler; Fines Creek, Mrs. C. S. Green; Cecil, Mrs. Edgar Burnett; Bea vtrdam, Mrs. Tom Hipps; Maple Grove, Mrs. Hirdy Liner; Morn ing Star, Mrs. W. L. Ammons; West Canton, Mrs. Arletha Watts; Allen's Creek, Mrs. Henry Francis; and Bethel, Mrs. Charles Terrell; Lake Junaluska, Mrs. Carl Med ford. In the canvass no bonds will be actually sold, but pledtres of bonds to be bought by members of the families visited will be listed by 'he workers. It does not make any difference through which agency the bonds are to be bought, the workers are asked to obtain the amounts, according to Mrs. Med ford, so that an estimate can be made of the pi dges of the bonds fo be bought during the Fourth War Loan drive. OPA Officials Jlere For Routine Business Among the group of OPA offi cials visiting here last week in cluded: Lee Ha true, James J. Kil- roy, Jessie D. Finch ;r and Edyin Allison. The group consulted with the local board on routine matters. While here, they attended the Rotary Club as guests of Joe Rose. chairman of the local board.