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A" HE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER Published In The County Seat Of Haywood Countv At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park - : . , . YEAR NO. 37 16 Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 1944 (One Day Nearer Victory) $1.75 In Advance In Haywood ana jacmwn vuu 5T1ETH ereford Breeders old Good Meeting ...a interest Shown in Lore Development Of kd; Large Number 'flere , ici ntrsong attended "J ,r;- f the North Hereford uretueia abov- p"la " , held here at the tdon-". '' .,: ;..m inaone-dav P' -...-.i-iv Out of the 166 on 1 . , . . t ..nta iro-nnlZAtlon ,bers ol tne - fere present. v "" J i.h., nf Kneed, was Eres:dent of the State Asso lBeu ' named to serve &tion. "i'reis ' . Mr Snellen wci . r - n ;iw f Mt. Ulla. and tiected secretary and treasurer. The officers were eiecteu uui...g .ft.rnoon meeting oi me uikhu director AUCTION SALE DELAYED . . i i :- U1J Iik to a delayed iram, ! up injt r.nv I'ettit, auctioneer, L .l. u.rpfrH Sale, did not ar- Lhere until four o'clock yester- nd a delav was encounterea i.riinir the sale. kites were satisfactory, but no were available at press f vesterday afternoon, c-rv in the tent was taken L stores of interested people had sUnd. s, which had been elected Aptpo Ko Weds iff :V A the Association in the morning, uned to the board of directors .1 J TC..aJ-4-at;11i kre R- A. Algoou, rajcm!uic, B. Bledsoe, of Greensboro, and E. Lefler, Norwood, for a one kar term. Elected for a two year term were Ir.Shelum. of Speed, R. H. Reavis, Stitesville. and C. N. Allen, Way- Lille; for a three year term: B. Miller, M- Ulla, J. Horton jjougn L Laurel Springs and Dr. J. M. Inch, Asheville. The association adopted two feendments to the constitution ktrcisin? the membership of the lard from seven to nine members Wthe staggering of the terms of Ifkes so that there would always members of the board who were l-( Continued on page eight) her White, 57, ormer Local Man, Pies In Baltimore FOLLOWING their marriage at Red Hill, Pa., Pfc. Alton W. Knappen berger kisses his 16-year-old bride, the former Ruth Elckhoff. He was awarded the Congressional Mediil of Honor for mactiine-gunning 60 Nazis on the Anzio beachhead in Italy. (International) R. Parkman Buys I Building From D. Reeves Noland j Hardware Owner to Have More Space In New Loca j tion Where U. S. Employ ment Offices Are A valuable piece of Main Street property changed hands this week, when Roy ParVman, owner of Massie Hardware Company, bought the former Clyde H. Ray Building from D. Reeves Noland. The building is now occupied by the U. S. Employment Service, and no changts will be made in the ten ants until next summer, it was announced. The building fronts approximate ly 30 feet on Main street, and is 110 feet long. Mr. Noland purchas ed the building several months ago, and completely renovated the first floor and added a modern heating Mstem and stoker. v. 1 1 v .Mi purcnase price was mnuc puu- 1C. Mr. parkman has owned and op erated the Massie Hardware Store since August 1938. He plans to move his business into the building as soon as the present rental lease expires, and he can acquire new fix tures. The new building will enable him to more than double his pres ent stock of merchandise. Accepts New Post w I Hammetts Leave For New Duties In Durham Church Rev. and Mrs. H. G. Hammett and two sons left yesterday for Durham where Mr. Hammett is to take up his duties as pastor of The Temple Baptist Church this week. Sunday was his last day as pastor of the First Baptist church here. Mr. Hammett had served as pas tor of the First Baptist Church here for the past four years, com ing from Great Falls, S. C. The Hammetts did not move their furniture, pending the completion of a renovation program of the Durham parsonage. AH churches in the town united in a farewell service at the Bap tist church last Sunday night. Mr. Hammett preached the sermon. Funeral services were con hm the home of his mother, Mrs m White H-att, on Tuesday tteraoor. at 2:.'!0 o'clock for Elmer We. 57. formerly of Waynesville, to din) after a short illness at his Ne in Baltimore on Saturday. tiev. Kobert G- Tatum, rector of 1 ce Episcooal Church in the l loantains. (if whici Mr. White was I former member, officiated. Burial j m in Green Hill cemetery. I Serving as pallbearers were: W. Swift, E. J. Hyatt, L. M. Killian, t. A. Hvatt t l Diioon T W My. Jr., and John West. in charge of the flowers were: Thad 0. Chafin. Mrs. Gradv !n. Miss Jean West. Miss Ro- p Miller, Mrs. C. F. Kirkpatrick, p Alma Jackson. Miss Freda "W and Miss Margaret Teague. The bodv Was hrnno-lif npre fvr On MonHflv DTid faL-OTi in hp te' oi his mother, where it re ed until aft k : W had resided for manv vears Baltim U 1 i 1 1 t . wneie ne neiu u pu- with the Westinghouse Com- John tvi;i Sorvivine sip hio tv, fir. Miss r.Pitriifio MVuntioHv Wher; and one brother, Clar- I,, c 1,1 Anarews. r Garrett Funeral H Billie Liner, U. S. Navy, Is Awarded ducted purpie Heart r. Mrs. r Pvt. R. Swayngim Wounded In Italy, Gets Purple Heart Private Roy Swayngim, son of of G rover Swayngim and the late Mrs. Swayngim, of Waynesville, R.F.D. No. 2, has been awarded the Purple Heart for gallantry under fire. Pvt. Swayngim was wounded in action in Italy on Jan uary 22 of this year. Pvt. Swayngim entered the ser vice in November, 1940, and was inducted at Fort Bragg and has been overseas for the past two years. He served in North Africa and later in the Sicilian campaign prior to being on combat duty in Italy. Pvt. Swayngim was sent from Fort Bragg to Fort Benning, Ga., and then to Camp Blanding, Fla. From the latter he was sent to Camp Knox, Ky., and then back to Fort Bragg and to an embarka tion port anil overseas. At the time he entered the ser vice he was employed as a painter by R. H. Gibson. Lightest Calendar In Years Marks Civil Term Court Wo Billie Liner, seaman second class, j son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Liner, of Waynesville, R.F.D. No. 1, who I was wounded in action in the South I Pacific, has lecently been awarded Uhe Purple Heart for gallantry in i ; action. Seaman Liner entered the ser vice on July 30, 1942, as a volun Ho enlisted in Raleigh and WCl. Ji . was sent to the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Great Lakes, 111., for bis boot training. Upon com pletion of training he was sent to a camp in California and men as signed to sea duty, where he is now serving. Seaman Liner recently spent a 20-day leave with his parents at their home on Waynesville, R.F.D. No. 1. . Before entering the service tea man Liner was employed by the A. C. Lawrence Leather Company. MISS EVELYN UNDERWOOD who left this week for Mars Hill, where she becomes a member of the faculty in the History depart nieiit. Evelyn Underwood Accepts Position on Mars Hill Faculty Miss Evelyn Underwood, daugh ter of Mrs. Robert L. Underwood and the late Mr. Underwood of East Waynesville, has accepted a nosition in the history department at Mars Hill college. ' Miss Underwood, who formerly taught in the high school here and in Gastonia was educated in the Waynesville Township high school, and the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, from which she received her A. B. de gree and a Master's degree from the State University at Chapel Hill. Miss Underwood majored in his tory and her thesis on "The Strug gle for White Supremacy in North Carolina" was printed by special request and permission from the author in the State Historical Com mission publication.. This Spring Miss Underwood was ejected a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma honorary teachers fraternity. She left this week for Mars Hill. She will serve on the campus committee and other student-faculty groups. First Time on Record That Jurv Was Dismissed First Day of Superior Court j ymg purpIe Heart The September civil term of Havwood County Superior Court convened here on Monday with i Judge Zeb V. Nettles of Asheville, nresidinir. and adiourned on 1 ues- day, broke a record when due to a j light calendar the jury was dis missed the first day of the court after a five hour session. A total of twelve divorces were granted during the two day ses sion with ten cases heard out tie first day and two on Tuesday. In the cast of James Leon Led ford, minor, in which the mother asked for the cutsody of the child, Iks nrnirt enve the child to his mother. The child had been mak ing his home with his paternal grandparents, while his father, John Henry Ledford, U. S. Army, is serving in the South Pacific. The grandparents are said to have claimed that the mother had given them the child and later changed ht r mind. The cases of R. L. Lee Co. versus I subfile Smith and that of John Turpin versus Marion W. Allen, scheduled for trile, were settled out of court. The following cases were contin ued to the next term of court: E. J. Rush, versus Gretchen Rush; Wil son H. Phillips versus Madge Phil lips; Lee Lewis versus Beatrice M. Lew'is; J. G. Rickman versus Esth er Medford, Admx; J. II. Burnett, et ux versus T- G. Burne; W. F. Strange versus L. S. Gauldcn; Rickman versus Jenkins, The cases of Cruso Mutual Elec tric Corp. versus Ferguson and C. H. Sentelle versus Queen City Coach Co. were compromised. Schools Set To Open Monday Morning I. lome was arrangements Irs . Rone a volt f pews Lebanon n My Day" ..V u- Kooseveit Haywood Teachers To Meet At High School Today The Haywood County Unit of the Capt. A. Howell Oldest Known Living Freemason Captain Alden Howell, of Way nesville, who is now residing with his daughter in Los Angeles, Calif., has the distinction of being the oldest living Freemason, according to a recent list of 28 of the oldest members compiled by the order in this country, given The Moun taineer by C. B. Hosaflook, district deputy grand master. Captain Howell, who was born in Haywood county on February 18, 1841, is one of three Masons who are over 100 years of age. The other two are George T. Ben son, born April 17, 1841, member of the Hessalonskee Lodge, of Oak land. Me., and Elisha Field, born April 1, 1843, and member of the Groton Lodge, of Groton, N. Y. Captain Howell, however, has not been a member of a Masonic Lodge as long as the others. He became a member of the Waynes ville Lodge in 1874, while Mr. Benson joined in 1866 and Mr. Field has been a member since 1867. on Twenty-one Men Report For Pre Induction Exams Twntv-one men left here Wednesday morning for pre-induc-tion at Camp Croft in the Septem ber quota. Floyd Gilbert Henry was named leader of the group and Kurt Leo Weill was assistant leader of the group. The men ac cepted for active service will be sent to training centers some time in October. In the group were the following volunteers: Robert Benjamin Chap man, Jr., Odell Rogers, Jack Tram mel, Billy Samuel Crawford, John Wesley Murphy and Floyd Gilbert Henry. Others were: Elmer Bomes Jen kins, James Dennis Dee Crawford, Henry Sutton, Zeb Hannah, Wil burn Virgil Massie, J. W. McAmis, Charles Woody, Lloyd McKinley Sutton, William Orion Davis, Jr., Herman Conard, Edwin Rogers Boone, Fre d Boone Caldwell, Robert C. Rich and Billy James Howell. Local Draft Board Reclassifies Only 14 Men This Week Only fuurtee men wve. rend fiefl during the pant-Wei bjF the draft board serving this area. Five of the group were placed in class 1-A as follows: King Evans, Billy S. Crawford, Robert C. Rich, Hilly J. Unwell, and John W. Mur phy. Placed in class 1-A (II) were George K. Moore, and William Clayton Smathers. Placed in class 2-1! was Earl F. Kirkland. Placed in class 4-A was Hubert C. Carver. Placed in class 2-B was William C. Bryant. Placed in class 1-C was Homer Franklin. Placed in class 4-F was Paul Woody. Continued in class 2-A were Wil liam G. Rathbone and Samuel H. Lane, Jr. B1I. LIE 1.1NER, senmon second class, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Liner of Waynesville, R.F.D. No. 1, who was wounded ill the South Pacific. Schools Throughout Hay wood County Will Begin 1944-45 Session At 9:30 Plans and organizations are be ing perfected for the opening of Haywood county schools at 9:30 Monday morning. Sept. 25, accord ing to M. H. Bowles, county sup erintendent of education The schools were scheduled to have opened the last of August but the date had to be postponed due to the existence of polio cases in the county, while not enough to term an epidemic strictly speak ing, were sufficient to delay the congregating of children in schools. Students in all the schools are expected to attend the opening day, which will close at 3:30. The open ing hours will be observed for the first week of school, after which there mav be a change in the sche dule, it was learned from Mr. Bowles. No estimate was made by Mr. Bowles in anticipation of the en rollment this year, due to exist ing conditions which will neces sarily affect the numbber of students. Wellco Corp. SendsjMd Interest Is And Receives Wire From Eisenhower The 220 employees and the man agement of the Wellco Shoe Cor poration, sent a telegram to Gen eral Dwight I). Eisenhower, to Supreme Allied Headquarters in Europe on Labor Day. The Wellco Corporation enjoys the distinction of having made 1,500,000 units lor the Armed Forces and not a single item has been turned down, The wire sent to General Eisen hower, was as follows:, "We are having today our annual Labor Day picnic and take this opportunity ot ' x A Kuv taWftM 1ft VIM Shown In Using Community Center Industrial groups and civic clubs are taking all available open dates at the community recreational cen ter here, for staging outings, par ties, and evenings of fun, accord ing to W. E- Tenny, director. Last week about 100 employees and fr the Cut Sole Depart ment . Lawrence Leather Co. had a py t the center. They enjoyed all the recreational facili ties and games. There are several open dates left, Mr. Tenny said, and these are .Wtpected tv" be filled within a week. picnic hiiu ie uiib vvFv'M"v vtt f.fjEpocifu ue nuvu w"m n", expressing to you how proud and J.J5w'i bookings aie afffor ahead as Kim i u "zer Prize winning H "ft in her 1. mi i Nar , " m tne leading ropers thrn,,i... a 4. 'Sunday. cc , L cPy of "Lebanon" had been NtKt KOOS(,velt during her Mimn at Lake Junaluska. uthor "7" autgraphed by the by Caroline nd was presented by Dr. stJLambe,h of Asheville. sup er the Methodist As- Pendent !y Day". "T J, 4,,Bt a hooV .nllnJ IT 1 W .. - voucu Lieoanon, fflir.e M;n v . 1. mrr, wno wrote 1 v.(mtiBiij on page rour) Mountaineers Meet Asheville Friday Mis. Frank Bryson of Rural The Haywooa w 7 Hi 1. is visiting relatives here. Her ciation coedof th acheTsTn husband is now serving with the Z cointv schools, will meet this ! U. S. Infantry in New Guinea. t in o'clock in the audi-I - torium of the high school, with I Frank L- Rogers, president of the group, presiding. The problems and plans for the coming school year will be thrashed out at the meeting, accurums M. H. Bowles, county superinten- j dent of education. On Friday the teachers are ex pected to be at their respective schools, where they will complete their organization for the opening of schools on Monday morning, September. 25. All the teachers in the county are required to attend the meeting at the high school today. Mr. and Mrs: Henry Gaddy have as their guest, the latter's mother, Mrs James Lynn, of Hamilton, Ga. Mrs. Elizabeth Roth of Ronda, was the guest over the week-end of her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Michal. Bank Resources Over 4 Million Total resources of the First National Bank exceeded the four million mark this week, according Ut Jonathan Woody, president of the institution. This is an all-time high for the bank since it was organized in 1904. 9th Case Of Polio Reported In County Sent To Hickory The ninth case of polio in Hay wood county was reported on Sat urday, it was learned from the health department. The case a boy four years of age, was rush ed to the emergency hospital in Hickory, and reports last night stated that he was making prog ress. During the week, Dr. Carl V. Revnolds. state health officer, re- ', ported that the epidemic was on a decided decline in the state and j that the anticipated peak in Au guest had been reached and pass ed. Dr. Reynolds further stated that j an occasional case was likely to i break out from time to time in the I areas of the epidemic from now on until November. haDDv wer are about your great success. We have been told that our county lias more men per capi ta in the armed forces than any other county in the United States. A lot of these men are our hus bands, sons and brothels. We feel secure that they are under you in good hands. We have made here since Pearl Harbor over a million and a half pairs of hospi tal slippers and leggings for the army and navy without a single reject. We wish you the continued success and health and may God bless you." The following message has been received by the corporation and its employees; "Please express to the loyal em ployees and management the sin cere appreciation of all ranks of the Allied Expeditionary forces for their expression of good wishes and wholehearted support of the pro duction front." (signed) Eisenhower The Waynesville High Mountain eers took their first workout under the lights last night, in final pre paration for the strong Asheville High Maroons Friday night at Me morial stadium in Asheville at 8 o'clock. Coach Weatherby has been put ting his men through hard daily workouts since September 4th, and said yesterday they were "round ing out satisfactorily, with speed of his average teams, but a little on the light side." The team will take light work out this afternoon for final taper ing off lor tne nrst game rnuay night. Weatherby said his probable line up against the Maroons Friday night would be as follows: Wit Col lins, left end; Tom Medford, left tackle; Bill Burgin, left guard; Raymond Phillips, center; Buddy Morris, right guard; Ed Scates, right tackle; Joe Compton, right end; A. P. Evans, quarter back; Carroll Grahl, left half; Ralph Phillips, right half (or Bob Mil ner); and Lawrence Robinson, full back. The Mountaineer schedule is as (Continued on page four) County Group Designates 25-30 As. Nutrition Week The month of September, 1944 has been designated as Nutrition Month in the wartime food fights for Freedom program, according to the county committee headed by Dr. C- N. Sisk. The week of September 25-30 has been designated as Nutrition week by the county committee. The various civic groups have been asked to stress the value of nu trition at this time. The program is designed to reach as many peo ple as possible. Films will be shown in the local theater on food values and posters will be placed in the grocery stores reminding the public of the value of proper nutrition. S-Sirt. D. Edwards Has Been Awarded The Purple Heart Staff Sergeant David Edwards, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Edwards of Bethel, who was wounded in ac tion in France on July 25, has been awarded the Purple Heart, accord ing to information from his family. The award was received by his wife this week, who was before her marriage Miss Edith Stamey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Stamey of Canton, R.F.D. No. 2. SSet. Edwards left here with Company "H" National Guard Unit and was stationed at the following camps prior to being sent over seas: Fort Jackson, Camp Bland ing, Fla.. Camp Forrest, Tenn and Camp Atterbury, Ind. Before he entered the service SSgt. Edwards was engaged in farming in this county. AC James Dicus And Wife Here On Visit Aviation Cadet James Dicus, U. S. Air Forces, and Mrs. Dicus are here with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C- M. Dicus. AC Dicus entered the service as a volunteer on Sept. 13, 1943, and was inducted at Camp Croft. From the latter he was sent first to Biloxi, Miss., then Houghton, Mich. and last, to his present post at I Santa Anna, Calif. Prior to entering the service, AC Dicus was employed at the shipyards in New Orleans. Christmas. On Sept. 26th, the Wellco Girls Club will be organized, and plans made for a basketball team. On Sept. 28 the Lions Club will have the center. Mr. Tenny will devote much of his time teaching physical aid to students of the elementary schools of the township after school opens. He is now assisting C. E- Weather by in training boys for lootbail. He has the smaller boys, and puts them through the same practice as the first team players. September Health Clinics Held For Adults The September health centers sponsored by the county health de partment will be held for adults only, except in cases where par ents have children with excep tional health problems, such as cases where certain vaccinations have already been started. The Cecil clinic will be held this afternoon from 2 to 4:30 o'clock. The Waynesville center will bo open in the district health offices next Wednesday, 27, from 2 to 4:30. Seven Defendants In Sugar Violation Case Given Hearing Seven defendants under bonds of $300 to $5,000 each charged with accepting counteifiet sugar cou pons were given a preliminary hearing on Monday morning before Wade Noland, U- S. Commissioner. None of the defendants were put on the stand, but all were bound over to Federal court for trial in Asheville in November. Walter C. Folger, OPA investi gator from the Charlotte office, was present for the hearing. R. E. Sentelle Plans To Announce Committee In The Near Future R. E. Sentelle, who has been nam ed by Governor Broughton to head the work localy to aid the veterans of World War 11 in getiing their old jobs back or securing new ones, stated yesterday that he would an nounce his committees next week. Mr. Sentelle plans to have every thing in readiness for a working organization when the men will be discharged in numbers from the armed services.