HE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
Published In. The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1944 (One Day Nearer Victory)
$1.75 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Count-tea
aywood Voters Give Winners Majority
T -4
v Leaus
et; Palmer
Big 3larjoruy
I, r. Hoey Got 72
rity Over Cam Morri-
n Closest Contest
Le lightest primary vote
in many years nere, less
wo votes, Democrats of
?av an overwhelming
. o-.ivcrTior-nominee R.
therry, Glenn C Palmer,
. Jtat reriresentative,
tvernor-nominee L. Y. Bal-
and all incumDent state
nf state Thad
p.,iwo t?oss Pou and
UHIM uv'-'f-v. - -
I Charles M. Johnson.
R. Hoey received a ma
in nvur Viie nnnonent. Cam
l in the closest race of
test in the county, wr.
rried the state by over
majority.
k.t aeveA nVlOllf TOUT
jiiei'j ivv.vv u
Llf times as many votes as
fch McDonald, canaiuaie ior
d received 725 and Boyd
C. Palmer received 2,951
th R. E. Sentelle in second
lith 786 votes.. S. L. San-
kceived 189 votes.
ing to Clifford Brown, it
d that the South Ward in
Iville gave Mr. Cherry the
Jmajority of any single pre-
the state, polling 624 to 28.
Election was the quietest
Jailed here. Three and four
Ifter the polls closed,'-eV
fcorttd that they had not
mtrlc drunk man. Much
was shown in the out
tho election, un.', scores
ihe court house where tabu-
foere being run.
were 84 men and women
ice who took advantage of
ntee ballot law, and voted
rimary. The official tabu-
able shows how many of
ere received in each pre-
The official report will b?
pi page 7.
Masters 41st
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funic District
Meet In f Ivde
f'fT'Jlar meeting of the Past
of the 41st Masonic Dis
Ji be held in tho HlvHo hrh
I . - . - - r.
jcafetena on Monday night.
n. according to an announ-
by C. R. Mrwnflnnlr aafya-
Bamuel P. Riirton v r r vt
Ancient Scottish Rite of
M.niy. f Asheville, will
'e principal address.
fr -ilI bt served promptly
ana the program will fol
;h the address of welcome
y Glenn D. Brown, past
,he Clyde Lodge No. 453,
P"n.c i,y w x. Hawkins.
a-'er of thn Pic-eor, Rivpr
H 'llfbink rlictl-i.f slr.TM.fi.
as.er. will eive tho parlv
cf the four lodges of the
:r,c;. Talks will bp made
'mtaives from eanh of
V-" it? in! nit;!, tr r t:
, v , vj. xvippe-
Miasri r ,,f irn. :n.
JJIcrif!rlM,n .
p iJo-i. master 01
KiVer: CJ. E. Stamey, past
01 S..nnma; and Edwin
Past master of civA
f the four lodges
r"3 y Phillip B. York,
10 attend the meeting.
Glenn Palmer Is Slated
As Chairman Of House
Agriculture Committee
Primary Winners
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GLENN . PALMER
Representative
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R. GREGG CHERRT
CLYDE R. HOEY
V. S. Senator
kinir Limitpd
ine Hour On
n street Here
June first- Parking
Street will be limited to
u was announced yes-
Jhe one-hour area is from
Street to the LeFaine
A traffic officer will bo on
tU ,f and mark
citations to police
n those who violate the
"e has been es
front of the post office,
Eals announced.
, bn? erected yester-
" rth relatives.
ON BUYING TRIP
Mrs. C. J- Reece is in Atlanta
attending the Southeastern Travel
er's Exhibition, wh.re she if buy
ing merchandise for Massie's De
partment Store. She returned last
week from a buying trip in New
York.
(Special to The Mountaineer')
Raleigh. Glenn C. Palmer, rep
resentative from Haywood county
in the legislatures of 1939, 1941,
and 1943, is in line for the chair
manship of the House Committee
on Agriculture for the 1945 session
of the General Assembly, it was re
ported here yesterday.
Palmer .one of the business lead
ers in Haywood, served on 18
different committees while in the
legislature last year, and was
something of a leader in at least
half the meetings held by these
groups for legislative planning.
Due to the fact, however, that
Palmer has had broad experience
in dairying and general farming,
he is now being spotted as the man,
for the agricultural group, and
agricultural leaders throughout
North Carolina, it is said, will do
everything possible to place him in
a position where he can do some
thing for the farmers of this State.
Palmer, it is recalled was one
of the most popular members of
the 1943 legislature and was a
familiar figure at all sessions of the
various committees.
If he is made chairman of the
agriculture committee, legislative
leaders see for it a place of real
prominence next year'.
Commencement At
St. John's Set
For June 7th
Bishop McGuinness To
Award Diplomas; Rev. V.
J. Hahoney To Deliver
Address.
The Most Reverend Eugene J.
McGuinness, D. D., Bishop of Ral
eigh, will present diplomas to the
eight graduates of St. John's high
school, and the five graduates of
St. John's grammar school at the
commencement exercises in St.
John's auditorium, Wednesday,
June 7, at 8 p. m.
The commencement address will
be delivered by the Reverend Vin
cent J. Mahoney, former assistant
pastor of St. John's church,
Waynesville, now pastor of St.
John's church, Tryon.
The graduation program will be
as follows:
Academic procession from St.
John's school to the auditorium.
(Continued on page 7)
TO ADDRESS ROTARIANS
Heinz Rollman, local industrialist
will address the Rotary Club here
Friday at one o'clock.
Draft Board Wants
The Addresses Of
Twenty Men
The draft board serving the
Waynesville area is seeking infor
mation regarding the whereabouts
of the following twenty men. The
last communications sent to them
by the draft board have been re
turned. Any person knowing the present
addresses of the following men are
asked to contact the local board
James Robert Cutshaw, Clayton
Green, Mack Conway Rathbone,
David Asbury Howell, William
Arvin Hampton, Charles Jackson
McDonald, Harry Woodard Hill.
Will Dyer, Lloyd Allen Williams,
James Earl Dalton, Frank Edwin
Leatherwood, Carl Ledford, James
Allen Banks, Arlo Caldwell, John
nie Max Fish, Frank Messer, and
John Sherman Webb.
Dayton's President Tells Of Post War Planning
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More Interest Should
Be Shown In Hospital
By Civic Organizations
East Fork Baptist Church Had Large
Throng To Attend Home Coming Sunday
More than 800 attended the
home-coming of the East Fork
Baptist church at Cruso Sunday.
The all-day services were held in
the new rock building, which has
just been completed and paid for.
i Rev. Joe Williams, pastor, and
George Sharpe, a leader in the
church, had charge of the morn
ing program. . In the afternoon.
Rev. H. G. Hammett of Waynes
ville, and Bam M. Robinson, of
Canton, were the principal speak
ers. A bountiful dinner was serv
ed on the grounds.
Several choirs from neighboring
churches were on the program
thorughout the day.
The church is modern in every
design, being constructed of na
tive stone. A special collection
Sunday was almost enough to get
new pews,, it was announced. 1
The report of the church clerk
as of last August showed the mem
bership of the church to b 165.
A. L. FREEDLANDKR, president and general malinger of the Dayton Rubber Manufacturing Com-
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quet at the Hazelwood school cafeteria last Thursday night. On Mr. Freedlandei's left is Jonathan Woody,
who introduced the speaker to the vast throng of civic leaders.
300 Attend
Successful
Banquet
Tost War Programs Dis
cussed By A. L. Freed
lander and Malcolm A ins
worth. Almost 300 people filled the
Hazelwood school cafeteria to
capacity Thursday night for what
is considered in all quarters as the
best Chamber of Commerce meet
ing held here in years.
The address of A. L. Freedlan
der, president and general mana
ger of the Dayton Rubber Mau
facturing Company on post war
planning, was a highlight of the
meeting, followed by an equally
stirring address by Malcolm Ains
worth, general manager of the
Asheville Chamber of Commerce
on. "Visitors in the post war Era."
The high school orchestra, under
the direction of Charles Isley, got
the 300 patrons off to a good start
with music that compared favorab
ly with that of "large-name" bands.
During his address, Mr. Freed
landcr pointed out the need for
individual post war planning, as
well as that of business firms. He
stressed the importance of a well
planned program that would fit
into the economic "climate" of the
post war period.
Mr. Freedlander was presented
by Jonathan Woody. The indus
trial leader said in part:
"To my mind, free enterprise is
going to bo put on trial, and it is
up to us to see if by proper post
war planning we cannot solve the
problem. Some people have thought
that winning the war is our first
consideration. Of course it is, but
many others undoubtedly the ma
jority of thinking people feel that
winning the war and winning the
peace are parts of the same prob
lem. "I am your friend and neighbor,
because eventually I hope to make
my home in Haywood County and
spend the rest of my days here. I
(Continued on page 6)
"The goal of the individual
worker in the hospital is 'to cure
sometimes, to relieve often and to
comfort always'," was the closing
remarks of Mrs. Evelyn Osborne,
superintendent of the Haywood
County Hospital, as she addressed
the Rotary Club last Friday, and
urged more civic interest be taken
in the affairs of the institution.
"If it is not something to
apologize for, a community hospital
is something to be proud of as
evidence that the community has
achieved stability and foresight,
and as insurance against disaster.
Even if we never expect to need
the services of a hospital ourselves,
we think there should be a place
where the woman next door or the
child down the street may be taken
when the need arises.
"The present excessive demand
for hospital beds is due largely to
three conditions: First, the large
number of women working away
from home; second, the nation-wide
acceptance of hospital insurance
and last but not least, the conven
ience of the doctors.
"The patient's need creates the
hospital and dominates it, taking
(Continued on page 7)
Killed In Action
Memorial Services
For Sgt. Moody
To Be Held Sunday
Military memorial services will
be conducted at the Dellwood Meth
odist church at 3 o'clock Sunday
afternoon in honor of Staff Sgt.
Ralph W. Moody, son of Mr. and
Mrs. S. J. Moody, who was report
ed killed in action in Italy on
April 24th.
Mr. and Mrs. Moody received the
following letter from Ralph J.
Smith, Division Chaplain of the
Third Infantry Division in which
Sgt. Moody was serving:
"As Division Chaplain of the
Third Infantry Division to which
Sgt. Ralph W. Moody was assigned
at the time of his death, I am writ
ing to you to offer my deepest
sympathy.
"Sgt. Moody paid a great price
that we as a free people might
continue to enjoy all those things
that make life worth living. By
that he showed his intense love for
us: 'Greater love than this no man
hath, that a man lay down his life
for his friends.' Our nation, nay
our very civilization, is deeply in
d bted to him; a debt we can never
l repay. Surely (;ol in nis innnite
mercy has given bun the reward
he so well deserves.
"Ralph was laid to rest in a
y autifully located cemetery that
is kept spick and span. Full
Military honors and religious ser
vices conducted by myself, were
rendered at his graveside. I am
not allowed to divulge any infor
mation othr than this to you.
"I assure you that I shall re
member your loved one in all my
prayers to my dying day. As for
yourself, may God grant that your
courage in bearing your bereave
ment be as great as that of Ralph
in the performance of his duty."
E. W. Tenney, Well
Known Director,
To Be In Charge
Armory Is Set Up As Head
quarters For Community
Wide Recreational Pro
gram. E. W. Tenney will assume his
duties today as director of the
communty-wide recreational pro
gram here, with headquarters in
the Armory, it was announced by
Mrs. Rufus Siler, president of the
Community Council.
Mr. Tenney, with many years
experience in this work, will have
charge of setting up an elaborate
community recreational program to
fit the needs of every person, of
all ages. The program will be
more than an athletic program, it
was announced. Special emphasis
will be put on all forms of recrea
tion. Mr. Teeney comes here from New
Bern. Last week a special dinner
was given in his honor by the
New Bern Junior Chamber of
Commerce in recognition of his un
tiring efforts in a community
wide program there. Mr. Tenney
coached a baseball team that had
won 11 games without a defeat this
spring.
Before going to New Rern he
was at Cherry Point, and prior
to that spent eight years as direc
tor of recreation for the Marshall
Field plants at Ijeakesville.
He N a native of Chapel Hill,
graduate of I lie University, and
veteran of World War I.
The council will meet with Mr.
Tenney this week and complete
plans for the program here.
Mr. Tenney's application for this
work here was secured through the
cooperation of the local U. S. Em
ployment Service,
SSGT. RALPH W. MOODY,
son of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Moody,
who was reported killed in action
in Italy on April 24. (By mistake
the picture of another soldier with
the same name appeared in the
paper last week, to the deep regret
of the editors and publishers).
Memorial services will he held
on Sunday afternoon at the Dell
wood Methodist church lor bgt.
Moody, honoring his bravery end
his courage in the face of danger.
Reclassifications By Local Draft
Board Are Increased During Week
The draft board serving the
Waynesville area of the county
reclassified 137 men during the
past week. In the group were the
following placed in class 1-A:
Alonzo A. Rathbone, Kurt L. Weill,
Sam James, Gerald M. Best, Rob
ert A. L. Hyatt, Jimmie L Wright,
Linuel R. Miller, Robert W. Smith,
Howard B. Davis, Woodrow Green,
Lawrence Thomas Page, and
Charles Edward McMahan. Con
tinued in class 1-A was Harrison
Gilbert Griffen.
Placed in class 2-A were: Ar
thur Wilson Colledge, Roy Fate
Sherrill, Charles Cecil Noland,
Ralph Charles S'sk, Woodrow Wil
son Downs, William Conner, Max
C. Witt, Thadus Bryson Messer,
Thad Whimpa Hannah, Jerry E.
Gaddy, Cleophus Lindsley, James
Elmer Norris",. Walter Lee Ledford,
Hugh Alvero Moody, Manley Co
lumbus Pressley.S Willie - Jarvis
- (Csatfnoei eaVie 1)
Haywood Given
$822,000 Bond
Quota To Sell
Plans Made For Thorough
Campaign Starting June
12th Throughout County.
Haywood has a quota of $822,000
for the Fifth War Loan drive which
begins June 12th, according to C.
N. Allen, chairman for the cam
paign for the county.
Plans are being completed to
night by the chairmen of all com
mittees for the final launching of
the campaign. The county-wide
committee met Tuesday night at
Lake Logan Lodge and discussed
a general plan for the sale of $822,
000 in bonds in the county. Of the
county quota, $428,000 is to be in
E bonds, and the remainder in oth
er denominations.
Among the plans which will be
used during the campaign will be
worked in the two banks in the
county. Each bank will display
the name of every man and woman
in service from the respective Way
nesville and Canton selective ser
vice boards. A star will be placed
besides the name of each man so
named by the purchaser of a bond.
An effort will be made to get a
star beside the name of every man
in service from this county. Any
one buying a bond can designate
the star to go beside the name of
any man they wish.
A lot of the detail work of this
feature of the drive will be handl
ed by the women's division of the
county, which is headed by Mrs.
Martha Medford, county chairman,
(Continued on page 12)
J. E. Massie Sells
His Gatlinburg
Picture Show
4
J. .E. Massie has sold The Gat
linburg Theatre to the Newport
Amusement Company. The an
nouncement was made this week,
although the change was made
several weeks ago.
Mr. Massie acquired the theatre
in the Tennessee resort town in
January, 1940. His son, Ottis, wag
manager until he entered the ser
vice some months ago.
Mr. Massie will continue to ope
rate The Park here, The Riti in
Sylva, and two theatres in Bryson
City.
HUGH MASSIE ON BUYING
TRIP
Hugh W. Massie, owner and ope
rator of th Toggery has (one te
New York, where he is spendnig
this week purchasing fall merchan
dise for hit firm.
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