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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 kjfTH VtAK i-"". a. rages - . XTA Oft i o r .- , , , ,-. . .... WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1944 (One Day Nearer Victory) $1.75 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Connti rospsdt Lair EPDsd mrit T71 117 1 My Bus Service Starts Fridayl ill Sen e .- tjeville-Hazelwood L 7 Days A Week. t- will begin rolling over ...... ..f WavnesviUV Ui am! 'outlying districts ...rnuiir. incoming wj ... L Lee Starts j Service For s Community All Sections of Twin-City Bus "Uc h; b.cii working on lrtt f, stvi'i al months, and .'Vuiipment here, headquar-abli.-hed. and everything in ,s. tn bet; in tomorrow, yule ami routes is printed ure in mi? Ike tentative .-tops. ines,e .c to change it was pointed iTht schedules were so design- meet al! shifts at all pianis, ... hours of school, ana f Tl kn-nD fcr.urch services, i m muoco ,dati -even days a ween. i laitrc -i-passengei uuoco m-etitiv bought in uetroit. Lef have leather upholster- its, special heating equipment, staff of experienced drivers ken employed. Ut is making headquarters Pun Oil Service Station for teent. leading on Main will He made at the lot be- the I.eFaine Hotel and the house and at Henderson's Lee has speut considerable tudying- bus transportation ker communities the size ol Whas put into prwrice thos recommended. Extra will be used during peak pe such as Saturdays and when kvit aie over, Mr. Lee said. Haywood Fat ves To Enter pal Show-Sale tit; HovwdimI ealves will be m the annual Fat Calf and sale in Asheville next esday and Thursday. irtctr; calves will be entered raibn- of the Havwood 4-H ni! i calves by members F.F.A. Clubs. show vol be held on Wed nd the sale on Thursday, a number of local business tidicating thev will bid on Nial. p enterinir calves include: Stoney, 2. Canton, route 2: W Mcf'racken 1 rnnto nnp- Nrill. -'. Canton, route 2; F'chael. l. Canton, rout 2i Terrell. 1. Canton, route Cannon. Jr., 1, Canton; 2. Crabtree; Foster Cha :' Canton, route 2: Calvin . 1, route 2; Ted Francis, Wade Francis, 1, route FF.A. members entering "dude: Rillv If laAfnr-A Free: Edwin Rotors. 1. , . , " ' CT; a. R. Caldwell, Jr., 1, and DaviH Rnr-r- PeoiDociratoe Leaders Conroin Thief Who Entered Opening Of 1944 Shelton Home Campaign Starts Escaped Prisoner Here Monday At 2 Prisoner Had Been At Large Since Thursday and Was Arrested After Theft On Sunday Night. Cherry, Hoey and Others On Program For 12th Congressional District. The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Shelton was entered on Sunday night around 9 o'clock and several garments stolen. The al leged thief, Herman Williams, ne gro, escaped from the prison camp at Hazelwood on Thursday night before, was arrested at 1 o'clock bunday morning and returned to while Clifford Brown, eountv chair camp. man and associates will act as Mr. and Mrs. Shelton were en- host for the meeting, tering their home, after returning At least 100 representatives from church Sunday night as a from the 11 counties in the 12th man ran out by way of the back ! congressional district are expected door. Mr. Shelton found that en-I to attend, in addition to the large State Democratic leaders and candidates, including Gregg Cher ry and Clyde H. Hoey, will open the 1944 campaign for North Car olina in Wayanesville Monday, Oc tober 9, at two o'clock at the court house. William B. I nstead, chairman of the state executive committee, will Le in charge of the meeting, 2, des will be staged 'etober 9th, by This is their r m this community this in,1'ations are that hert r'' "f the be5:t ever .!,V (1"rk will sell the 15 the Ashn.-,. u ii " . i rrrv Hi. all Auction sOn Monday trance had been made by cutting a screen at a window on the side of the house. He called the city police department, who got blood hounds at once from the prison camp and the thief was traced by way of the depot and the Howell Mill Road into the entrance into the Lake Junaluska Road. In .the meantime a search had been going on for the escaped pris oner from (he camp at Hazelwood jy the ca..ip authorities and Pa trolman O. V. Roberts. The prison guard, Cal Rabb, had been placed by Capt. W. F. Swift, head of the camp, on the Howell Mill Koad and the blood hounds traced the man to the spot where the guard, who made the arrest, was station ed. It was then found that the man who entered the Shelton house was the escaped prisoner. Capt. Swift stated that the ar rest of the escaped prisoner was due to the combined efforts of the , Waynesville city police, Patrolman Roberts and the prison guard. J The prisoner who was shot by the guard as he was trying to get away, is confined to his bed at the prison camp. Mr. Shelton recovered the stolen I clothing from his residence. ' group from Haywood. Mr. Brown is today urging all precinct chair men to be present, bringing with them their executive committees. The message did not state which of the state candidates or leaders would make the principal address, but it is believed that both Mr. Cherry, candidate for governor, and Mr. Hoey, candidate for the Senate, will speak. Plans will le made at the meet ing ? k aginc a campaign throughout the state during the re maining five weeks before the elec tion. Mr. Brown said he would an nounce campaign plans for Hay wood soon after the meeting here Monday afternoon. Pfc. M. F. Parton Reported Missing In Action Sept. 12 Committee Named To Secure An Airport For Haywood County Pvt. Wilce McGaha Seriously Injured, Pfc. McKinley F. Parton, son of Glenn Parton. of Lake Junaluska. land the late Mrs. Parton, is miss ing in action, according to informa tion received by his father, j The message from the War Te , partment was as follows: "The i Secretary of War desires me to express his deepest regret that your son, Pfc. McKinley F. Par ;ton, is missing in action since 12 1 September in France. If further w- . i f j ! details or other information are KepOriea imprOVeCl j wi" be promptly noti- Private Wilce McGaha, son of j Pfc. Parton entered the service Mrs. Caldonia Hannah of Dellwood, jon September 10. 1942, and was in who was seriously injured, is re- ducted at Camp Croft. He receiv ported to be improving. He is still ei his bwic training at Camp Wol confined to a hospital in England, ters. Tex., and from there was sent where he was sent after his acci-jto Sain-Louis, Calif. When his dent, the details of which have not graining was completed at the lat been revealed. ter he was transferred to Camp Pvt. McGaha entered the service i Rucker, Ala., and later to Butner. in 1942 and was inducted at Fort From Butner he was sent to Camp Jackson, where he was stationed until he was sent overseas, four months ago. At the time he entered the ser vice Pvt. McGaha was engaged in farming in the Waynesville area. ha intii.r. M"nday. Brother rm ha: m 3 to t:n v r land. r'J ,n"ies anH , : v- Tht f "ses win ue J tarm i? owned b Jona. "l Glenn James. The "If .hH-.- n wi. vj. eve laeLou- erve dinner at the t , jour tracts, to- Janai,,;, ;' W1" t sold at e aCr0SS the creek ftt i. i atauon. Tnig . " as me neeves aee. a .... "ideal t V level oottom, i rdl for faTi ... te t v '"'"""g or Duua- eftcfc trat "'tment goes tt'J, 20 lot. on the ml Dayt"' Rbw c These are build- Pvt. Herman Free Reported Slightly Wounded In France Private Herman A- Free has been .i;n.l1T xmrrtiinrloH in nrtion in h.y .. l,.-. ,.! v.,.k... r.i r France on August 7, according to,'". a message received by his wife. the ton, Jr.. of Lake Junaluska. former Miss Evelvn Griffin of Way-1 nesTille ' j GLENN PALMER IN RALEIGH Pvt. Free was inducted in the Genn c pamer ip in Raeigh at service on Nov. 23, 1943 at Camp ; tendinp a sp!iciai farm-industrial Croft and from there was sent to Fort George Meade, Md.. ana men one f f ?g farmers of the gtate overseas, where he nas Deen serv ing for the past four months. Pvt. Free is now a patient in a hospital in England. At the time he entered the service he was en gaged in farming, Survey of Country Club Property Started Monday The survey of the 118-acre tract contained in the Waynesville Golf Course and Country Club property which was recently purchased by Walter T. Filer, prominent busi ness man of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Long, was started on Monday. It was expected that the survey and all technicalities relative to the sale of the property would be cleared up during the coming week. Mr. Eller plans to remain here until all the details of the sale have been completed and he as sumes ownership of the property, it was learned. The records show that the sule is the largest private transaction ever made in Haywood county. The purchase pric of the property has not been made public. The new owner plans to continue to operate the property along the same policies of the former owners, and keep the club house open for guests the year round. When con ditions w ill permit Mr. Filer stated that he plans to make extensive improvements including enlarging the accommodations of the club house. Last year Mr. Eller was the joint purchaser of the Bl ight Farm with A. J. Bedwell. of Miami. By error it was stated last week that he and Mr. Bedwell were brothers'in law, whereas there is no family connection. Pfc. H. McGaha Reported Missing In Belgium Private First Class Hillard Mc Gaha, son of Mrs. Caldonia Han nah of Dellwood, has been reported missing in action in Belgium since Sept. 5, according to a message re ceived by his mother from the war department. Pfc. McGaha entered the service in 1940 as a volunteer and was in ducted at Fort Dix, N. J. He re ceived his training at the following camps prior to being sent overseas; Fort Benning, Ga., Camp Bland ing, Fla., and Indian Gap, Pa. Pfc. McGaha has had many months of combat duty overseas. He was first in North Africa, then Sicily, and later with the invasion forces in France. He received a number of medals and recognition of his service since he has been Forrest, Tenn. From Camp Forrest he was sent . back to Butner and then to a camp in Virginia and again returned to Camp Butner after which he was sent oveiseas. The last letter re ceived fiom him was dated August 23rd. At the time he entered the ser vice Pfc. Parton was employed by the eountv board of education. Pfc. Parton has four sisters, J m s n i j Misses Jane, Flora and Ruby Par- 1 OWn Ul LlVOe 1, T T 1 1. J 1 um, mi oi Lane uunaiusKa, ana Mrs. William N. Conley. of Cand- overseas. Pri'ir to entering the service Pfc. McGaha was engaged in farming. Chamber of Commerce Croup To Work With Other Towns In County On Project. The board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce in session Monday night named a committee to begin work immediately in co operation with Lake Junaluska and Canton ' in the promotion of an airport for Haywood county. The committee for thiR commun ity is headed by C. N. Allen, chair man, Dr. Stuart Roberson, R. B. Davenport, Frank Rogers, Leo Weill, Hallett Ward, Jonathan Woody, Charlie Ray and Ralph Prevost. The committee will meet at an early dnte and make plans for carrying on the project. The directors decided to keep the office of the organization open half time from November first to May first, with offices in the Ma sonic Temple. Miss Nannette Jones, secretary, said hours would be from 9 to 1 during the winter months. Dr. Roberson was named as chairman of a committee to study and present a financial set-up for the coming year. He is to name his committee to work out this mut ter. Many phases of a tentative win ter program was discussed at length, with N. W. Garrett, presi dent, presiding. It was also announced that all benches of the organization which were put in the outling districts, will he brought in for the wintei . while those on Main Street will re main for the winter. Baptists To Vote On Calling Pastor Sunday Morning A special church conference will be held at the First Baptist Church here Sunday morning immediately after the morning service, at which time the members of the church will formally cast their vote on the matter of calling Rev. L. G. Elliott as pastor. Mr. Elliott is now pas tor of the Simpsonville, S. C, Bap tist church. Rev. Mr. Elliott's name was pre sented to the church last Sunday, upon unanimous recommendation of the pulpit committee and board of deacons. Under the Baptist rules, the motion is tabled one week before a vote is taken. J. C. Patrick, chairman of the board of deacons, will preside at the conference. The supply committee announc ed that Rev. M. H. Kendall, teacher i of Bible at Mars Hill, will fill the pulpit both morning and evening. Trie evening services will be at 7:30 instead of eight o'clock. Employ 1200 to 3000 Jonathan Woody Says Chances Better Than Three To One Of Get ting Plant For Site Mile South Of Waynesville. Tho prospects for a $1,250,000 manufacturing plant be ing erected on a site a mile south of Waynesville loomed bright yesterday, according to Jonathan Woody, president of The First National Hank, after a conversation with the head of the large concern in New York yesterday. "We have better than a three to one chance of getting the plant, which will employ around 1,200 with ultimate employment of 3.000 in the manufacture of plush and simi lar materials," Mr. Woody said. The firm now has five large mills in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, and want to consolidate them and move South. The company is one of the oldest of its kind in America, and is strong financially. Reported Missing o f i" )S s .1 T ' T 1 1 1 SGT n report since Septei il . her of h I a i acl received th Pi AH NFS. who ha i - she; ii II .Hand 19. lie i- ;t nieni le regiment vhicl ident ial I i ion. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Whitner Prevost announce the birth of a son at Bilt more Hospital on Tuesday, Oct.2. AT SPRING SHOW Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Massie at tended the ready-to-wear show m Charlotte the first of this week. to be invited, to atend the 2-day session to discuss post war plans for agriculture and industry. IN CHARLOTTE Charles Ray, director of the Car olina Motor Club, attended a board meeting in Charlotte this week. He was accompanied by Mrs. Ray and Mrs. C- J. Reece, who is attending a ready-to-wear showing there. Joseph H. Way, III, student at the Medical College of Virginia, is spending several days here with his parents. ' Sells $51,000 Refunding Bonds A total of $51,000 in refunding bonds for the Town of Clyde were sold during the past week, at the rate of a little less than three and one-half per cent. A banking institution in Durham bought the bonds it was learned from the town attorney. The new sale will save the town around $700 per year. Clvde Sales Last Thursday Totaled 425 The sales last Thursday at the Haywood Mutual Stockyards in Clyde totaled 425 head of cattle. Average prices paid were: cows, $4.50 to $7.00; heifers, $5.20 to $9.30; steers, $8.10 to $12.30; calves, $7.50 to $15.25; and bulls, $5 50 to $8. Pfc. B. F. Rabb Reported Slightly Wounded Aug. 30 Pfc. Bonner F. Rabb, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Rabb, of Way nesville, R.F.D. No. 1, has been slightly wounded in France on Au gust 30, according to information Pfc. Rabb has been overseas since December, 1943, He entered received by his family, the service in January of 1943 and at the time was employed by the Dayton Rubber Company here. He is attached to the medical corps. His wife, Mrs. Nina M. Norman Rabb, and small son are making their home with her parents in Hazelwood. Sgt. T. J. Starne ; Reported Missing In Action, Holland Sgt. T. J. Starnes, who was serv ing with a parachute regiment in the European war theater is re ported missing in action in Holland since Sept. lit, according to a mes sage received by his wife here. Sgt. Staines, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Starnes, of Greenville, Tenn., was residing in Waynesville at the time he entered the service on June 6, 1942. He was inducted at Greenville, and from there was sent to Fort Benning, later to Camp Edwards, Mass. From the latter he was sent to Camp Forrest, Tenn. and then Camp Atterbury, Ind. From Atterbury he was sent to Fort Bragg and then to England. His outfit preceded the invasion forces in France by four hours. The group received the Presidential ci tation for capturing and overpow ering a town in France. At the time hi entered the ser vice, Sgt. Starnes was employed in Asheville ,but resided in Waynesville. D. Felman, owner of Reliable Jewelers, is leaving this week for the market in New York, where he will buy new fall and holiday mer chandise for his store. Miss Mary Quinlan, Red Cross Worker, Arrives In England Miss Mary Quinlan, daughter of Mrs. Chas. E. Quinlan, who is serv ing with the division of the Amer ican Red Cross Foreign War Re lief, has arrived in England, ac cording1 to information received by her family. Miss Quinlan has been with the Red Cross in a number of respon sible positions for the past six years. Prior to being sent over seas she was executive secretary of the Rapides Chapter of the Red Cross in Alexandria,, La. In addi tion to serving Rapides Parish (County area in this state), the chapter also served an extended camp area. It is not known as yet where Miss Quinlan will be located. Officials of the company have been in this section on a number of occasions, and several months ago acquired an option on a 65 acre tract on the Howell Mill Road, between here and Lake Junaluska. The property is owned by Millard Howell, Miss Lavonia Howell and Mrs. R. L. Underwood. During the past ten days, plant engineers, construction engineers and architects have been over the site and checked on all details for building the plant. The reports of these experts were forwarded to the New York office. In addition to the company's pri vately employed engineers, tha Southera T&llway had an engineer here inspecting the site for running in necessary sidetracks. A41 find ings by these men, it was learned, were favorable and the site was highly recommended to the officials. The water from Richland Creek, which runs by the property, has lieen tested and found satisfactory for the factory needs. The actual building would not lie started until restrictions are lifted, but it was hinted that ex cavations, and foundations could i he started soon after final plans 1 liav been completed. Negeot ial ions have been under way on the matter for the past four months, with Mr. Woody act ing as the company's representa tive here. He has been in almost daily contact with the officials, and together they have worked out many problems such as freight rates and other matters. County and highway officials have been consulted on a paved road to the site, and according to Mr. Woody, everyone has been most cooperative in working with the officials. The State Depart ment of Conservation and Develop ment have furnished much data of a technical nature to the interest ed officials. Only this week an architect from this area was called to New York to consult with the firm regarding the plant. While no indications were given at to the date a final decision would be made on the proposed plant, there was an indication that it would be within the next 30 days. Numerous rumors have been circulated from time to time here rtgarding the plant but for the most part, all of them were with out foundation. A representative of this paper endeavored to get Mr. Woody to state positively that the plant was coming but he qualified his statements that the chances of the plant being established here were better than three to one in our favor. Pvt. Wm. Chambers Reported Missing Since September 1 Private William Chambers, 3rd, who is attached to the medical corps, has been reported missing in action in France since Septem ber 1, according to a message re ceived by his father from the War Department. Pvt. Chambers entered the ser vice one year ago and he arrived overseas about the same time that his brother, Staff Sergeant Ralph Chambers, was reported as a Ger man prisoner of war on his 23rd mission. Pvt. Chambers has been overseas since February of this year. 4 r
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