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HE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER Published In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park jYEXR NO. 20 12 Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1944 (One Day Nearer Victory) $1.75 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Coon tie pect 300 Tonight C. Of C. Banquet nnel Starts ai Jwood School Cafe- t Outstanding Program bged. and 300 are expect- n-A attend the an . ----- banquet bi " hool caieieria "'"6"" One oi me . has been prepare uj. i iron nut- Ptin cnargc, -- I speakers to deliver addresses. t . Freedlander, presmcnu "u maager or me xj-... ii.nnfnrturinir Company, llcolm Ainsworth general r of the Asnevuie um ommerce, are the speakers. wn 25 and 30 guests from North Carolina iowiio kvpntea umwi'" fe banquet tonight. These Lre from Ashevilie, nenaer- fnnton. Sylva ana urf fThey will be guests of The Rubber Company at uv bur oi me jai S. R. Crockett, pastor oi wood Presbyterian churcn, TV,. Hve tne mvucuwuii. !or the occasion will be Dy h school band under the h of Charles Isley. Garrett, president of the br of Commerce, will be lster of the occasion. Hugh will present guests of the ation and recent newcom the community. han Woody will piesent teedlander, while Charlie ill present Mr. Ainsworth, 1 talk on "Postwar Tourist tf Western North Carolina." . TT T iiers ot tne waynesvuie of the Eastern Star will he banquet. Ig the program, President will present his 1944 13' Freedlander, president and' manager of The Dayton Manufacturing Company. dilate Chemical Engineer Jtse School of applied scien- las been connected with the industry for over 80 years, thich have been at Dayton. served m the capacities of manager, then vice presi d has been president and manager of Dayton Rubber 136. Freedlander is credited with ist of developments in rub- mistry, engineering and rUire. Recoemized as one earliest exponents of svn- Iubber development, at the f the war he organized a f seven independent rubber es to operate a synthetic producing plant at Baton Louisiana. This was under lemment's program to save mtry and our allies from famine after the Japs con- uamrai rubber sources. Wlander is nresiHont nf rating company, called the per Corporation, which has eo lor its snlenrlirl nrno. H, having consistently ex- ! quoia. after Pearl HarW.,. m. was nlc the chipf ti, pber products division of F of Production Manage- nington. He is still tie Government in tv,Q ,k piwi as a tpptininian , '"iiuu lui. 7 servel the government "rt World War Churches To Be Open On D-Day As interest rises on the com ing European invasion, church leaders here reminded the public that all churches of every denomination in the com munity, would be open all day and a continuous prayer ser vice would be held. Indications are that large numbers of people will parti cipate in these services on the day the invasion is announced as having begun. Last Rites Held Yesterday For Mrs. J. E. Barr Last rites were held at 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the First Methodist church for Mrs. John E. Barr, who died at her home here at 10:00 Tuesday morning. The Rev. J. Clay Madison, pastor of the First Methodist church, officiated. Burial was in Green Hill cemetery. Active pallbearers were: Charles E. Ray, Jr., Carleton E. Weatherby, Dr. S. P. Gay, Ben Sloan, Hugh Massie and Jonathan Woody. Honorary pallbearers were: R. H. Blackwell, James B. Neal, W. A. Hyatt, L. N. Davis, Hugh Jolly, Dr. N. M. Medford, E. J. Hyatt and Henry Gaddy. Mrs. Barr was born near Little Falls, Minn., in 1879 and was be fore her marriage, Miss Emma C Dingman. She was married to Mr. Barr in Nov, 1902. She came to Waynesville with her husband to roffram for the organize 4aesid,e ten years ago from Wash ington, D v. Mr. Barr is general manager of the Land O' The Sky Cooperatives. Until her illness kept her at home, Mrs. Barr was active in the relig ious and social life of the commun ity. She was a member of the First Methodist church and of the Woman's Club. She made many friends during her residence here. Surviving are her husband; one daughter ,Mrs. O. M. Merry, of Fairmont, Minn., two sons, Donald E. Barr, of New York City, and Byron Barr (Gig Young, well known motion picture actor), now serving in the U. S. Coast Guard on the Pacific coast; one brother, Charles Dingman, of Saum, Minn. The Massie Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. C. Of C. Banquet Speakers Tonight A V r""-1 Vmm Miminn)iriiiiii rim Mi 1iti rr himiIT 1 A. L. FREEDLANDER, presi dent and general manager of The Dayton Rubber Manufacturing Company, one of the two speakers MALCOLM AINSWORTH, gon- at the annual Chamber of Com- eral manager of the Ashevilie merce Banquet to be held tonight Chamber of Commerce, will talk at 7:30 at the Hazelwood school on post-war tourist needs in this cafeteria. area. Graduates Receive Diplomas On Monday Wavnpsvill Gives Praise pg? Cherry Jinsie T'n.in, 1 ..'t-ville. uhn le facul former- is a mem- cuit-v of the Gastonia recently delivprprf an f,Vtl" the RoHm st m the intpreef 1. ---wu Hie LttU- Virecir rv, IrJ aronna. s n 1S President of Schoo . fi. TTJ. PPeech gave j lefe 1 worth Carolina. 'an ; "se oi ner ad- the rLV llth e Estonia Daily Ga- PlnTTT art Attack cnditinn ' ' M Cnn"1 - C PlOtt, American Legion Will Sponsor Decoration Day The biggest poppy sale in the history of the American Legion is predicted this year by Mrs. J. Colvin Brown, president of the local unit, who is pointing out the greater need for response. The poppies are made by vete rans of government hospitals, with the materials furnished them free of any charge by the members of the American Legion Auxiliary. Volunteer workers teach the dis abled men to make poppies. The entire poppy program, from the supplying of the poppy materials to the distribution of the finisTfed flowers to the American public, is under the management of the Aux iliary. The veterans and their depen dents are the ones who benefit from the poppy sale. The work offers not only mans of raising money for the veterans but also gives them something to do. These men in the government hospitals are de lighted to keep their fingers busy and their minds occupied with the fashioning of the poppies. Needy wives and children reap benefits from the sale of the flowers. Poppies have been sold on Me morial Day for the past twenty four years and will continue to be sold on or near that date for many years, according to Mrs. Brown, president of the local Auxiliary. Members of the organization as sisted by the Girl Scouts will sell these flaming flowers on the streets. They will go on sale at 9 o'clock and be sold throughout the day. Mrs. J. C Brown will make Hen derson's Corner her headquarters. "Don't fail to buy a poppy on Saturday to show that yon have not forgotten the debt we owe the men in the Frst World War, and what we owe the men now on the fighting lines and in the service,'' is the appeal made by Mrs. Brown. Sgt. Ralph Moody Reported Killed In Action In Italy Was Awarded Silver Star In February For Bravery In Action. Staff Sergeant Ralph W. Moody, is reported killed in action, accord ing to information received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Moody, of Moody Farm, on last Saturday afternoon. The message from the office of the Adjutant General read as fol lows: "The Secretary of War desires me to express his deep regret that your son, Staff Sgt. Ralph W. Moody, was killed in action on twenty-four, April, in Italy. Let ter follows." Sgt. Moody entered the service in February, 1942, and was sent to Camp Wolters, Tex., for his basic training. From Wolters he was transferred to Fort Benning, Ga., and then to Camp Pickett, Vs., before being sent overseas in October, 1942. Sgt. Moody arrived in North Africa in November and served there for a period, after which he was transferred to Sicily and later to Anzio beachhead. Sgt. Moody received a silver star award for his bravery in action in February, Which he had sent to his wife, the former Miss Adaline Rogers, to whom he was married in 1942. Mrs. Moody holds a po sition in Arlington, Va. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Rogers, of Clyde, R.F.D. No. 1. Prior to entering the service, Sgt. Moody was engaged in farm ing arid assisted his father in the operation of the Moody Farm. Surviving are his parents, his wife, one brother, Ned Moody, and three sisters, Mrs. Edwin Cons tantine, all of Moody Farm, Mrs. A. M. Sale, of Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. C. E. Alexander, of Neptune, N. J. Mrs. Silas Nichols was the guest last week in Atlanta of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Lampley. She was also the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Mack Mc- Daniel there and en route home was the guest of friends in Duck- town, Tenn. Killed In Action 1 Jr ifftw"- i jfSi' , "-7f - ' ; SSGT. RALPH W. MOODY, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Moody, of Moody Farm, who is reported killed in action in Italy. . Dr. B. G. Childs, of Duke University, Tells Students Of Their Responsibilities. The responsibilities of the pres ent generation to the future and the debt they owe to the past was the theme of the splendid literary address delivered to the graduates of the Waynesville Township high school at the closing exercises on Monday evening by Dr. B. G. Childs of Duke University. Dr. Childs reminded the students of the great obligatino they had to those who had gone ahead and blazed the way for them, and of what the people of their commun ity had made possible for them to enjoy. He spoke of the sacrifices that are made by parents for their children in order hat they may have advantages .and he challenged the graduates to take up the torch and carry on. The invocation was given by Rev. M. R. Williamson, pastor of the Waynesville Presbyterian Church. This was followed by a number by the Girls Chorus, "The Holy Hour," by Nevin. Rosemary Herman, salutatorian and also state winner of the DAR Pilgrimage award, gave the salu tatory address. Dorothy Leather wood, valedictorian, gave the vale dictory. C. E. Weatherby, principal, pre sented the class of 1944 and the awarding of the diplomas was made by M. H. Bowles, superintendent of the Waynesville District schools and acting county superintendent of education. "Attention was called to the boys now in service who would have received diplomas and tribute paid to their patriotism. Mrs. S. H. Bushnell, regent of the Dorcas Bell Love Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, presented the two citi zenship medals which are annually given to the outstanding boy and girl in the senior class. These were awarded to Robert H. Gibson, Jr.', and Grace Allen. Robert H. Gibson, veteran of World War I and II presented the American Legion awards given an nually to the boy and girl of the Junior high who had been chosen as outstanding in their classes. These awards were won by Ala wayne McClure and Robert Meade Harry. , The American Legion Auxiliary art awards were presented by Mrs. J. C. Brown, president of the Aux iliary, to Betty Bradley and Francis Leatherwood. Jr. These awards are given annually for the outstanding art work done by a boy and girl of the senior class. Gary Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Evans, of Waynesville, was mascot of the class of 1944. Miss Nancy Killian served as accompanist of the evening, play ing the processional, recessional and for the assembly singing. Rev. J. Clay Madison, pastor of the First Methodist church, pronounced the benediction. Rev. Robert G. Tatum, rector of Grace Episcopal church, delivered the baccalaureate sermon on Sun day night, when all the congre gations of the community gave over their evening service for the annual event Several hundred persons heard Rev. Tatum's ser mon. Rev. J. Clay Madison, pastor of the First Methodist church, gave the invocation on Sunday evening, and Rev. Tatum the benediction. Miss Theresa Alley played the pro cessional and the recessional for the graduating class. . Those receiving - diplomas on (Cotttiaa est page Q Red Cross Member Quotes From Letter From Overseas Lt. McElroy Writes Mother of Need of Surgical Dress ings and Civilian Realiza tion of War. "We do well if we have four workers and if we had as many as ten we would consider that a large crowd," said Mrs. Ben Colkitt, chairman of surgical dressings for the Red Cross this week in speak ing of the poor response from the local women to this vital home front war work. "I would like to quote from a letter that was written recently from a boy in serviec to his moth er here. Maybe the letter will help some of the local women who could spare the time, if they want ed to, to understand the import ance of my appeal for workers," continued Mrs. Colkitt. The letter which Mrs. Colkitt quoted from was .written to Mrs. Paul McElroy by her son, Lt. Paul McElroy, Jr., who is serving in the Air Corps and the excerpts was as follows: "Received your air mail today containing the 'Voice of the Peo ple' from The Waynesville Moun taineer. Now that I've seen what this war is all about, there are a lot of things that I understand better. One is the matter of the Red Cross. Believe me, they are doing a swell job. Here in the theatre of operations young Red Cross girls are operating club mobiles and meeting the formation back with coffee and doughnuts. "Other Red Cross people operate local clubs, etc. They are the things that we appreciate. Still, the biggest and most essential job of the Red Cross is the supplying of bandages. This is the most im portant job and it must be done or the husbands, sons and friends of some of the women in Waynesville may die. "People at home jus$ don't seem to realize that this war is a big thing and a fight to the finish. If they could see the results of bomb ing on London, Coventry and Bir mingham, and many other cities over here, or experience the terror of an air raid, or even see a man torn by flak, they would suddenly realize the immenseness of the operation here in the ETO and other theatres. "I don't know whether it is the lack of cooperation to such a good cause or John L. Lewis that makes us the maddest. The sooner the people back home realize that this is total war the sooner we will be able to finish." Pfc. Ed. McFalls Reported Wounded In Action In Italy Private First Class Edward Mc FallR, son of Mrs. H. P. Ledbetter, of Waynesville, has been wounded in action in Italy, according to in formation sent his mother by the War Department. Pfc. McFalls entered the service on March 3, 1943, and was inducted at Fort Jackson. From Jackson he was transferred to Ford Meade, Md., and from there to an embar kation port, then overseas. He was first stationed in North Africa, and arrived there in Oc tober, 1943. After a period in Africa he was transferred to Italy where he was stationed when wounded in action. Pfc. McFalls, the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Reece, of Can ton, R.F.D. No. 3. was a farmer prior to entering the service. County Expected To Cast 5,000 Votes Sat. Chairman in 'niy JAMES E. MASSIE, newly ap pointed war finance chairman for Haywood county, who was named to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Chas. E. Ray Jr. J. E. Massie Succeeds Chas. Ray As War Loan Head James E. Massie has been named county chairman of the War Fi nance Committee of Haywood county to till the vacancy caused by the resignation of Chas. E. Ray, Jr., who has served in this capacity for the past eighteen months. Mr. Ray resigned recent ly due to business pressure. Sam Robinson, Canton attorney, who has been serving as vice chair man with Mr. Ray, will continue in this office. "" C. N. Allen,"of HatelwJld,' has been named chairman of the Fifth War Loan Drive which will open June 12, and Norman Free!, of Canton, will serve as vice chair man. Mr. Massie stated yesterday aft ernoon that extensive plans were underway for organization toward the "Fighting Fifth" war bond drive, and that he expected to re ceive Haywood's quota this week. Mr. Massie felt that the quota for this critical drive would be large and is urging the citizens of the county to get ready to buy bonds "in a big way" during the fifth war loan drive. Wounded . PFC. EDWARD McFALLS, son of Mrs. H. P. Ledbetter, who has been reported wounded in action in Italy. . Forty-Four Men Reclassified By Board During Week Forty-four men were reclassified during the past week by the local draft board with six men placed in class 1-A as follows: Willard E. RusRell, Ulus G. Burnette, Harri son G. Griffen, Henry S. Price, Monroe L. Smith and Tommie C. Caldwell. Placed in class l-A(H) was Vaughn R. Rhinehart. Placed in class 3-A were: Edgar W. Mease, Luther Lee, Jr., and Leon W. Henry. Continued in class 2-A were: Jarvis A. Messer and Edgar F. Ray. Placed in class 2-A(H) was Mark E. Hannah. Placed in class 2-B were: Noble J. Gibson, Noble G. McDonald, Glenn V. Rogers, Floyd W. Davis, Roy E. Edwards, James R. Fran cis, Frank D. Ferguson, Jr., John W. Davis, Zemery F. Messer, Paul N. Browning, Virge Williams, Lewis N. Green, Dewey E. Rhine hart, William C- Green and Guy V. Grogan. Placed in class 1-C were: Oscar L. Canupp, and Samuel D. McKay. Placed in class 2-C were: Willard P. Best, Larry D. Caldwell, Dil lard Rogers, Kenneth D. Milner, Willie C. Allison and Robert R. Caldwell. ' Placed in class 4-F were: Eamus A. Conner and Hugh Leopard. Continued in class 2-C were: James N. Rose, John M. Caldwell, Robert W. Howell and Clark K. Messer. Interest In Primary Is Growing Daily; Polls Open At 6:30 A. M., Close At 6:30 P. M. Local interest in the outcome of the Democratic primary on Satur day is daily increasing despite the fact that in Haywood county there is only one county-wide contest and one township contest. Political leaders are predicting that around 5,000 votes will be east on Saturday in Haywood. This figure is far below that of other years due to the fact that so many men are out of the country in the armed forces. FriendB of the three contestants seeking the post of Representative in the General Assembly from Hay wood county seemed confident that their candidate would win, as were the gubernatorial supporters over the prospects of their candidate coming out ahead in the race. The three Democratic candidates filed for the nomination of Repre sentative are; R. E. Sentelle, S. L. Sanderson and Glenn C- Palmer, who is seeking re-election, having represented Haywood county for the past three terms. H. W- Heatherly and L. M. Craw ford are candidates in the Republi can township race in East Fork. Absentee ballots have been mail ed to all men and women in the service who have requested them. The registrars and judges for the primary are as follows: The first two named are Demo cratic members and the third is the Republican member. Beaverdam No. 1, W. W. Pless, Ray Byers and Clyde Smith. Beaverdam No. 2, Will F. Clark, Jake Smathers and Gladstone Haney. . Beaverdam No. 3, C. E. Williams, T. ChappeU and Roy Matheaon. jusverdam No. 4, Bill Frank lin, ftorge Henry Smathers and JohnTeague. Beaverdam No. 5, Mrs. Fred WInfleld, Grover Russell and George A. Wilson. Beaverdam No. 6, S. C Wood, Girtwood Smathers and L. J. Ward. Clyde, Fred Medford, O. D. Rus sell, and Levi Morgan. Pigeon, Walker Brown, John Day Cathey and Walter Single ton. East Fork, Rex Pless, K. L. Burnett and Wilburn Clark. Cecil, Perry Allen, Ben West and Ben Inman. North Waynesville, David Turn er, Henry Gaddy and Shuford Howell. South Waynesville, J. P. Dicus, Robert P. McCracken and Grady Farmer. Hazelwood, W. A. Whitner, Gene Wyatt and John Blalock. Lake Junaluska, Guy Fulbright, Jarvis T. Coman and A. E. Ward. Ivy Hill, Alney Mehaffey, Sam Queen and Dave Jaynes. Cataloochee, Lush Caldwell, Mrs. Mark Hannah and Americus Hall. Big Creek, J. M. Caldwell, Crow Hopkins and Mrs. Chas. Roberts. Fines Creek. Mrs. Norman James, Marion Kirkpatrick and Hubert Ferguson. Crabtree, Will Bradshaw, Man- son McElroy and L. O. Ferguson. Iron Duff, Roy Medford, Weaver Chambers and Humphrey White. Jonathan Creek, L. M. Leather wood, Grady Howell and Vinson Morrow. White Oak, Claude Davis, Gay lor Baldwin and Plato Bramlett. First National To Close On 30th The First National Bank will be closed Tuesday, May 80, for Me morial Day, it was announced yes terday by Jonathan Woody, presi dent. This is a national holiday and all banks of ths state will to closed for the day. American Legion Auxiliary Sponsors Poppy Sale On 27th The annual National Memorial Day service will be conducted by the American Legion Post and the Veterans of the Spanish American War on Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock, May 30, at Green Hill cemetery, it was learned from W. A. Shoolbred, adjutant of the local post. Rev. R. G. Tatum, rector of Grace Episcopal church, will make the main adress. Robert H. ftihson. veteran of World War I and n, will sound taps. W. A. Shoolbred, adju tant and Col. J. Harden Howell, commander of the post are la charge of the services. The public is invited to attend and a represents tire from ths family of each veteran buried in Green HOI is urged to attend and receive the flag to be placed on the grave when the honor roll is called f the deceased veterans. rv The esvei decoration el the grav es by the lam Dies prior ts the pro gram at 11 o'clock will be made. I