'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, SEPTEMBER 28, 1944 (One Day Nearer Victory)
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ms atienuru -
navwn team u u j
ii'. events, and tnen on
ight before a cheering
' f 3,000 put on a dance
Ltration tnai ie.u
r tVip Davton team
Bpeting against all former
ll ttempions.
teams popularity i "u,
felt, and through yesterday,
. jiii. v,ovp heen receiv-
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I ... ufnm snpfial BTOUDS.
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to veteran hospitals in
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Dayton team was leu vy n-o
L dancer. Sam Queen,
Ei as his partner for Fri
st's winner, Miss Heneritta
UKi hi? partner for Satur-
Ut was his daugmer, miss
Queen.
ic managed hv Mrs.
I team " it" 'if
brley, president of the girl s
rtieinatinir and
L were: Evelyn Moody and
L parris; Wilsie Kaoo ana
: White; Jerry Mciunmey ana
"Bllfl omiui; Liiiuau iuii-
y Earl Blankenship; Fran-
Dgbnrn and lorn uampDen;
line Parns and Joe iamp
Heneritta Wilson, Sarah
ml Sam Oueen: Sara Camp-
U Kyle Campbell.
Soco Gap String Band pro
tht music for the local danc-
uton Dance Team Is
rst In 18th Festival
hner Engineer
Soco Gap Road
bin Central A.
aortal services were conducted
Moore Funeral Home in
Kwille, Ga., for Albert J.
40, native of Milledgeville,
resident of Waynesville for
kars, who died on August 1,
result of injuries received in
k accident in Central America
to 21. The Rev. James E.
pastor of the Baptist
of Milledgeville, was in
of the service.
feral services had previously
Nd in San Jose, Costa Rica.
was c remated and flown
country. Burial was in the
Plot m the Milledgeville
Maye was formerly employ
ee on the construction of the
P road. At the time of the
student he was employed by
E. Mills Construction
aJ on a project in Central
r His COllsin Albert fit.
of Summerter. Fla.. esrnrted
j? to this country.
riving are the wirlnw f, f nr.
Clara Mae Almand, of
Oa.; one daughter,
Albern, both of Waynes
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
1 e, of Davisboro, Ga.;
Mrs. H. L. McCaskill,
ww-flle, Ga., and Mrs.
Evans. Jr.. nf SwlwaTiio
f'e brothers, Wesley E. Maye
Maye. of Savannah,
of Svlvania. Lt.
of Fort Brac-p.
aye, of Mont-
V and young eight-year-
wer who havp hn CU.
r " .the Ray cottage at
'n Central America, will
Period 6 ne,'e
Jfop Leaks
Reservoir
! ,r now hoi . 3 v
offioi. .veo py
'oir hPro 1,,r pairing the
Htw;according G- c-rnanar-
fck aeveoped several
hed at -, i he bids "W"1
C ?Ie,o clck on Tue-
iutn.
Tir hlds about 270,
ijjj .setup, special
!( ,hfre between $2,000
"."nerly of this
IWon akln lw home in
it 1 se'eral days
? th Past week.
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Awarded
Purple Heart
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Street Paving
Program To Be
Completed Soon
Work Is Moving Along On
Schedule On Two Miles Of
Waynesville Streets.
The street paving program here
is going forward on schedule, and
the contractors believe that the
two miles will be completed within
the next thirty days.
All foundation work, treating
and preparation has been completed
and ready for the pouring of as
phalt. The surfacing is being done by
the town, in a follow-up program
inaugurated by the WPA several
years ago. The WPA widened,
graded and put down crushed stone
on two miles of the town's streets.
Bought By Florida Man
PFC. ALBERT MULL, son of
Mrs. Myrtle Mull, of Waynesville,
who was wounded in action in
France on June 13, has been award
ed the Purple Heart, according to
a message received by his mother
from the war department.
Mrs. Mull has also been notified
that her son's condition is improv
ed. Pfc. Mull left here with Com
pany "H" National Guard unit in
September, 1940, and was station
ed at the following camps prior to
being sent overseas: Fort Jackson,
Fort Benning. Camp Blanding,
Camp Forrest, Tenn., and Camp
Atterbury.
Pfc. S. T. London
Reported Wounded
In France Sept. 14
Private First Class Sherman T.
London, son of Mr. and Mrs.' Riley
London of the Allen's Creek sec
tion of the county, was reported
slightly wounded in action in
France on Sept. 14. according to a
message received by his parents.
Pfc. London entered the service
two years ago and was inducted at
Fort Bragg. He received his train
ing at posts in California and in
Louisiana prior to being sent over
seas, where he has been serving
since January of this year.
At the time he entered the ser
vice Pfc. London was employed on
the golf course at the Waynesville
Country Club.
Home Finance
Company Opens
Announcement was made yester
day of the opening of the Home Fi
nance Company, specializing in
loans on automobiles and trucks.
Temporary headquarters have
been established at the L- N. Davis
and Company on Main Street here.
Local Soldier Awarded
Combat Decoration
Pfc. Robert L. Gr;en of Waynes
ville, has been cited by his regiment
of the 34th -"Red Bull" Division
and awarded the Combat Infantry
man Bodge for actual participation
in combat with the enemy on the
Fifth Army front in Italy.
Standards for the Badge are
high. The decoration, which was
recently authorized by the War De
partment, is awarded to the infan
try soldier who has proved his
fighting ability m comoai.
The handsome badge consists of
a silver rifle set against a back
ground of infantry blue, enclosed
in a silver wreath.
Dr. S. P. Gay To
Take Part On Program
At District Dental Meet
Dr. S. P. Gay will attend the
District meeting of the Dental So
ciety on Monday which is being held
in Morganton. Dr. Gay will i take
part on the program and will be m
charge of a clinic at the meeting.
1NNEW YORK CITY
Mrs. Julian Rathe and daughter,
Evelyn Doris, have gone to New
York for a few weeks' visit with
her parents.
Young Democrats
To Meet On 14th
In Asheville
A state-wide meeting of the
Young Democrats of North Caro
lina will be held at the Langren
Hotel Saturday, Oct. 14, it was an
nounced by Miss Henrietta Price,
president.
The -meeting will be in the form
of a banquet or "Victory Dinner" in
the Governor Vance room and Clyde
K. Hoey, former governor, and R.
Gregg Cherry, Democratic nominee
for governor, are scheduled to
speak.
Don S. Elias will serve as toast
master and will preside at the
meeting, which is expected to be
attended by Democratic candidates
for state offices as well as repre
sentative Democrats from all parts
of the state. Mr. Elias is chair
man of the program committee for
the event.
E. C. Green has been named
chairman of the reception commit
tee. Miss Price said.
Service men are especially invit
ed to attend. Miss Price said that
one of the objectives of the Young
Democrats in the state is to assist
in getting applications from service
men for ballots and in aiding coun
ty election boards in handling the
ballots as volunteers where such
service is requested.
Speakers for the speakers bu
reau set up in connection with the
campaign are also being furnished,
Miss Price said.
Headquarters will be opened by
the Young Democrats in the Lan
gren Hotel within a few days and
will serve as a clearing house for
the activities of the organization
in the state.
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This is the Country Club, which was bought this week by Walter
T. Filer, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Long.
Sgt. Loyd T. Riddle
Reported Wounded
In France, Aug. 25
Sergeant Lloyd T. Riddle, son of
Mrs. Louise Riddle of Cove Creek,
was wounded In action in France
on August the 25th, according to
a message from the war depart
ment to his mother.
Sgt. Riddle a native of Jackson
county but had been living in Hay
wood county since he was seven
years old. He was inducted at
Camp Croft and from there was
sent to Camp Wolters, Tex. for his
basic training. Later he received
training at Camp Beal, Calif, and
Camp Bowie, Tex., before being
sent overseas, where he has been
serving for the past three months.
Sgt. Riddle has a brother in the
service, William Eldridge Riddle,
seaman first class, who was also
inducted at Camp Croft and took
his boot training at Bainbridge,
Md., and from tjiere was sent to
Norfolk, Va., before being assigned
to sea duty. He is now stationed
in Australia
Drivers' Licenses
Available At The
Courthouse On 30th
Drivers' licenses may be obtained
at the sheriff's office in the court
house on Saturday, Oct. 30, from
9 to 1 o'clock it was learned from
O. R. Roberts, patrolman of the
state highway. A representative
from the state department will be
here during the designated hours,
according to Mr. Roberts.
Seriously Wounded
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PFC. ROBERT T. BURRESS,
Mr and Mrs. M. L. Burress,
DUU Ul
of Canton, R.F.D. No. 2, has been
seriously wounded in action in
France, on August 25, according to
information received by his family.
Pfc Burress is now confined in
a hospital in England. He has
been overseas since June 5. His
wife, Mrs. "Edna Rogers Burress,
and young son are residing with
her parents in Hazelwood, while
ber husband is serving in the army.
Annual Hereford
Sale Here Attracts
Large Attendance
62 Purebred Hereford Cattle
Sold At 3rd Annual Sale
Held by Haywood Group
Between 260 and 300 people at
tended the third annual registered
Hereford sale which was held at
the Waynesville township high
school grounds Wednesday after
noon. The event was sponsored by
the Haywood County Hereford
Breeders Association, of which C.
N. Allen is president.
There were 66 head of registered
Herefords consigned to the sale
and 62 were sold. The total sales
reached $15,600, with an average
of $251 paid for each animal. The
top bull sold for $650 and the top
heifer brought $460. The average
paid for bulls was $370 while the
average for the heifers was $238-90.
Forty-one 'on the cattle were sold
to Haywood Hereford Breeders; 13
were purchased by Florida breeders
and will be shipped there, and the
remainder were bought by breeders
in this state.
Guy L. Pettit, of Bloomfield,
Iowa, was auctioneer of the sale,
which attracted stockmen from all
over North Carolina and neighbor
ing states. Many of those attend
ing the State Hereford Breeders
annual meeting the day before re
mained over for the sale Wednes
day. Consignments in the sale consist
ed of 66 animals with 60 females
and six bulls. The Haywood con
signers were: G J. Abel and son,
Way Abel, C. T. Francis and M.
O. Galloway. Jack Turner, owner
of the Silves Crest Farm, Fort
Worth, Texas, was the guest con
signer and he brought 44 females
and five bulls from his place in
Texas.
Officers of the Haywood asso
ciation sponsoring the event in ad
dition to Mr. Allen and Roy
Haynes, vice-president; C T. Fran
cis, secretary-treasurer; with the
following directors in addition to
the three officers, Henry Francis,
J. M. Pless, J. L. Westmoreland,
and M. O- Galloway.
Howard Clapp, county farm
agent, and Wayne Franklin, assist
ant county agent, assisted the
county group in staging the sale.
South Carolina Pastor
Here For Baptist Meet
Rev. L. G. Elliott, of Simpson
ville, S. C-, conducted prayer meet
ing at the First Baptist church
last night. Rev. Mr. Elliott is
pastor of the First Baptist church
of Simpsonville.
Haywood Teachers
Hear Dr. Killian
At Annual Meet
Dr. C. D. Killian, of the faculty
of Western Carolina Teachers Col
lege, addressed the Haywood Coun
ty Unit of the North Carolina Edu
cational Association at their meet
ing held in the high school audi
torium on last Thursday, with
Frank L. Rogers, president, pre
siding. The speaker who gave an
illustrated lecture on "Audio Vis
ual Education", was introduced by
M. H. Bowles, county superinten
dent of education.
The meeting opened with assem
bly singing lead by Chas. Isley,
followed by a devotional period in
which Rev. Miles McLean was in
charge.
Mr. BowleB outlined'lbfe bulletin
for the teachers and discussed th
work for the coming year, touch
ing on various school problems.
Mr. Rogers made suggestions to
the group for the program of the
four meetings, which the organisa
tion voted to hold between now and
the first of the year.
Others on the day's program in
cluded; Fred L. Safford, of Fines
Creek school; W. P. Whitesides, of
Bethel; Lawrence Leatherwood, of
Hazelwod, Claude Rogers, of Cen
tral Elementary; J. T. Chapnel and
Homer Hery.
W. T. Eller, Florida,
Buys Property From
Mr. and Mrs. Long
New Owner To Take Possession In
About 15 Days; Plans Expansion
When Building Restrictions Are
Lifted.
The nationally known 18-hole Waynesville Golf Course
and Country Club was sold this week by Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Long to Walter T. Eller, prominent business man of Fort
Lauderdale, Fla. The deal was closed here this week, and
the rvcords show that it is the largest private transaction
ever made in Haywood County. The purchase price was
not made public.
Mr. Eller will assume ownership of the property within
fifteen or twenty days, it was learned. Surveyors are to
start Monday mapping the 118-acre tract, and it is expected
that it will take a few days for the final technical details to
be completed. The bill of sale was signed this week, and a
"considerable sum" of money passed hands.
Mr. Eller told The Mountaineer
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450-Acre Farm
To Be Auctioned
Monday, Oct. 9th
Much interest is being shown in
the auction sale of the 450-acre
Jonathan Creek farm here on Mon
day. Oct. 9th. The farm is 7 miles
from Waynesville, and is known as
the Asbury Howell farm, but now
owned by Jonathan Woody and
Glenn James.
The farm has been divided into
twenty tracts, from 3 to 50 acres
each. Maps of the farm will be
available from the owners on and
after Tuesday, Oct. 3rd.
The farm is one of the best
known farms in the county and a
large crowd is expected to attend.
The women of the Shady Grove
Methodist church will serve lunch.
The sale will be conducted by
Penny Brothers, of Charlotte.
Besides the land, 8 head of young
mules will be sold.
Ninth Army Chief
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taken its place In the operations
command In France alongside the
U. S. 1st, 3rd. and 7th Armies, is
under the command of Lt Gen.
William H. Simpson. 56, Weather
ford, Tex. It was not disclosed in
what sector the new American
army is operating. U. S. Army Sig
nal Corps photo. (International)
i MAJOR ERNEST L. WITHERS,
JR., son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
Withers, has been promoted to his
! present rank, according to inlor
mation received from the 15th AAF
headquarters in Italy, where he is
living.
Major Withers entered the ser
vice in September, 1941, as a pri
ivate and was commissioned a sec
ond lieutenant on May 11, 1942.
j He attended Duke University
t where he was a member of the
Sigma Alph Epsilon fraternity and
I Kappa Kapp Psi.
! He has been overseas for nearly
a year and is now a staff officer
I of a B-24 heavy bombardment
'wing commanded by Col. Fay R.
I Upthegrove, of Olean, N. Y. This
I wing hasa flown more than 100
missions to bomb strategic enemy
military installations from the
coast of France to the Black Sea.
The Liberators of this wing have
played a vital role in cutting Hit
ler's oil supplies, communication
and supply lines at Ploesti, Munich,
Bucharest, Vienna, Budapest, and
other parts of Southern Europe.
The heavy bombers have also given
air support to the ground forces
in Italy and France and to Soviet
troops in the Balkans.
Major Withers has been award
ed the European, African, Middle
East Campaign Ribbon and two
battle stars. Prior to entering the
service he was sales supervisor for
the Red Rock Bottlers. Inc., of At
lanta. Long's Chapel To
Feature Special
Service Sunday
Plans are underway for the ob
servance of World Wide Commun
ion Sunday in the Long's Chapel,
Methodist Church, Lake Junaluska,
next Sunday at 11 o'clock service,
according to an announcement
made this week by the pastor, Rev.
Miles McLean.
The service comes as a climax
to Church Loyalty Visitation Week.
A special feature will be the read
ing of the names of the service
men and women from the commun
ity. When each name is read a
member of the family or close
friend will come to the commun
ion table to represent that absent
person and will be given a card to
mail the bo in commeration of the
service.
yesterday that his present plans
were to keep the Club House open
all winter. He will not be here
himself as his other business in
terests demand his time in Florida.
"We plan some minor improve
ments at once, and later want
to treble the size of the Club
House, and even possibly the
course. That is in the future, and
certainly nothing definite at this
time," the new owner said.
Mr. ElW said that the property
was not bought a a speculative
venture. "1 saw in it a bright
future, and because I like this area,
Hd "belleVe H will .tow and W.
velop, f-leclrled to buy the prop
erty." This is Mr. and Mrs Eller's sec
ond time to spend their vacation
in this community. Last year Mr.
Eller, together with his brother-in-law,
A- J- Bedwell, purchased
the 9-acre Bright farm. This year
Mr. Eller bought another 3-acre
tract from the Francis farm which
adjoins the golf course.
Mr. Eller is manager of the Port
Everglades Terminal Company, at
Port Everglades. Besides being in
the shipping business, Mr. Eller
operates a large cold storage plant,
and before the war handled build
ing materials. Besides his private
business, he is director of one of
Florida's largest banks.
He is a native of Indiana, and
went to Florida 20 years ago and
entered business. Mr. Eller did
not want to talk about himself, but
preferred to talk about the moun
tains, and the future of this sec
tion. "I was brought up on a farm,
and while I've gone into other lines
of business, I still have the farm
at heart that is one reason I like
the people here so much.
The new owner of the Country
Club pointed out that he felt "this
valley" was far ahead of anything
else in the way of development and
preparation for the great influx of
people that were bound to come
when travel restrictions are lifted.
He said he had realized this was
the very hub of this entire scenic
section, and when properly develop
ed, would bring in untold thous
ands of vacationists and homeseek
ers. The Waynesville Country Club
and Golf Course have brought
thousands of visitors to this area
and have contributed more than
any other tourist enterprise in ad
vertising this community through
out the country.
The property consists of 118
acr s. There are about 110 acres
in the 6,610-yard course. Par for
men on the course is 72, and for
women is 90. From late spring
to late fall, the average is 75 to
100 players daily.
Mr. Long has spent both time
and money on the course bringing
it to its present perfect condition.
Twelve years ago he planted
Metropolitan Bent grass and from
that time improvements have been
made each year on the course. Each
night during the dry season each
green is watered by sprinklers, so
that it will be in perfect form for
the players the next day. The
course has a network of under
ground water pipes for irrigation.
The present club house contains
56 guest rooms, three lobbies, two
dining rooms, two kitchens, a
locker room with showers and
lockers, and nine service rooms.
The greater part of the building
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