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HE WAYNESVILLE OUNTAINEEH Pflblished In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park bjfyEAR NO. 40 12 Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. C THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1944 (One Day Nearer Victory) $1.75 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Count! M El 7 PLACE A i TVy to live vV arretts Buy Massie Weral Business, To erge Burial Groups Of Two Funeral LHr Ues and Mutual Burial Ltiations Effective 16th. announcement was made pjavthar Mi and Mrs. jNODie jjrrett. owners of Garrett ' ),at purchased the Massie ' ' , L) Business, ana consuuuatcu Ltsie Mutual Burial Asso rt j, the Garrett Mutual Association. The merger is .....,.. rWnher Ifith. ;v'6 M(,Ilurt. nd Mr?- Garrett purcnasea fk equipment and property w85 used bv the Massie al Service. uassie business was ownea ,w brothers, Guy Massie, P. bsie, and Harrold Massie. In formal announcement tne yid they would devote tneir ime to the operation ol furniture store nere. commenting on tne transac- (r. Garrett said: "We now even greater challenge and liability and shall ever strive i up to this challenge and lability." He had no state- to make regarding any plan ht immediate future, otner continuing services as now Massie Funeral business was fished 22 years ago. In 1935 constructed their two-Btory funeral home between Hay- ud Montgomery Streets. Mors of both burial associa- met recently and approved terser, wmcn wag lormany red Tuesday by Commission- hraathey, of Raleigh, after of all books. The krer of the Massie Mutual Association had turned over Garrett Mutual. Association, kids on hand, it was said, in a letter which was gent to member of the association tdar. The letter also pointed bt every member in good mf with the Massie Associa- Wl be in good standing with larrett Association. The next pent will be due January 10, said. Buys Business NOBLE W. GARRETT and Mrs. Garrett yesterday purchased the Massie Funeral Business, and will merge it with their business next 15. Bonner Ray Head Women's id Committee Bonner Rav has been an- d county chairman of the Division of Haywood T War Finance Committee, Mrs. Martha Medford, recently resigned to join her Ut. William Medford, who ira near Virginia Beach. Kay attended a meeting last t Andrew?, where? she ac Nl Mrs. JCarl Ttil,nTn-. thairman and tr nnnaM Faker. state ol. lOmber of other anA W officials of the Women's K Mrs. pay ians tn pt Fty committees set up and s wnnin the next few 1 Preparation fnr fh. cvtv. HIO UiA Ull campaien wbirh atura Fnber 20th. Pi Slate Guard ft Going to Camp 1 .Vb Carolina Stst, r.arA FPri f.n . -j lT - "-iiijjiiicih BI1U r,Kl at Fol.t Bragg from w tnroiit-h 9flth Thi "Pment was uij' of juiv. but due tne nolio it .i i y ;ne "ealth authorities C tfle State nnJ T? T", (carnpment be postponed. for " the e.ncamP" r" 1. With the 99-i 'ive train; " " " wecK the lrtoi :' ... , . barter ::r'mpa.ny Dmg Piti,Tv Kiment, tney r " the advance ornnn and , a-neSvUleonthe 19th. N,;"". of the Sec- the V . tfiat U mem , l" State GuarH attend this encamnment Will W Pvt. Eston Holland, of Canton. Killed In Motor Accident Funeral services were conducted on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First Methodist Church in Canton for Pvt. Eston Holland, 42, of Canton, who was killed in an automobile accident near Cherry Point on Friday the 5th. The Rev. J. B. Tabor, pastor, officiated. Bur iaJb.was in' Locnstfleld cemetery; Members of the Varner-Rhine-hart American Legion post was in charge of the final rites at the grave. The body was accompanied to Canton by Pfc. Lloyd Ray Holl man of Shelby, and was taken to his home where it remained until the funeral. At the time he entered the ser vice, Pvt. Holland was employed at the store of the Champion Fibre Company, Canton. Surviving in addition to his widow are a daughter, Betty Lou, his mother, Mrs. Jessie W. Holland of Canton, and a sister, Mrs. Char lotte Reece; three brothers, R. V. and Glenn Holland of Canton, and Pvt. Turner Holland, U. S. Ma rines, now stationed at Camp Le-jeune. Canton To Have F. B. I. Meeting Next Thursday All Officers Of Western North Carolina Scheduled To Attend Conference. The city of Canton and the Cham pion Paper and Fibre Company will be host to the fall district F. B. I. conference, which will be held on Thursday, October 19th. AH offi cers of the entire district have be, n invitfl to attend. An interesting program has been arranged by Edward Scheidt, head of the Charlotte office of F. B. I., and Mayor Sam Robinson of Can ton. Idus J. Lynn, special F. B. I. agent, was here this week, and said indications were that a large at tendance would be had at the meet ing. He expects 125 officers from this district to attend. J. Edgar Hoover, director of the F. B. I., has designated Special Ajrent W. G. Kimbrough, of the F. B. I. office in Miami, to participate in the conference. Special Agent Kimbrough, a law enforcement officer of wide experience and a graduate of the F. B. I. National Academy, is an expert in the art of defensive tactics and one of the instructors on Director Hoover's staff. Using another agent as his subject, he will put on a fast mov ing demonstration of a number of methods which police officers might use to protect themselves if attack 1 ' armed criminals. " ' Roy L. Morgan, assigned to the Char lotte F. B. I. office, will discuss the subject, "Arrests, Searches and Sei zures." Part of his lecture will consist of an exhibition and expla- (Continued on page four) Baptists' Pastor " 1 A; i REV. L. G. ELLIOTT, of Simp sonville, S. C, will become pastor of the First Baptist church here November 5th. He whs tendered a unanimous call by the congrega tion Sunday morning. Baptists Call Rev. L. G. Elliott As Their Pastor South Carolina Pastor To Assume Duties Here First Sunday In November. The congregation of the First Baptist Church unanimously ten dered a call to Rev. L. G. Elliott of Simpsonville, S. C, on Sunday morning to become their pastor. Mr. Elliott said this week that tentative plans were to assume his duties here the first Sunday in No vember. He will succeed Rev. 11. G. Hammett, who resigned as of September 17th to become pastor of the Temple Baptist Church in Dur ham. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott are both natives of Greenville, and have two children, a son 11 and a daughter 9. Mr. Elliott has made an out standing record as pastor since graduating with honors from the Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville in 1937. Mr. Elliott had the urge to preach when he was 21, and he re entered high school to head his (Continued on page 4) Large Number Attend Democratic Rally Here Lot Of Property Sold On Monday All real estate and personal prop erty offered at auction by Penny Brothers here Monday was sold. The total sales were not given out, but the confirmations included a 450-acre farm which was divided into 20 tracts and sold to 15 people. Many items of machinery and num erous mules were included. The ll-acre farm at Lake Junaluska was bought by M. 0. Galloway, and the 24 lots across the road from Dayton Rubber Com pany were sold to nine buyers. Penny Brothers and their staff left immediately after the sale for sales elsewhere, and the totals of Mondav's sales w;re not available. Pfc. C. L. Scruggs Reported Killed In Action In Pacific Private First Class Clarence Lewis (Laffey) Scruggs, 19, U. S. MarKw, vwn; of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Scrugg, of Hazelwood, was reported killed in action in the South Pacific war theater, accord ing to a message received from the War Department. Pfc. Scruggs entered the service on Nov. $0, 1943, and was inducted at Camp Croft. He was sent from Croft to Parris Island, where he took his boot training. He was a member of the graduating class of 1943 from the local high school when he volunteered in the service. He returned during the vear and received his diploma. j the football team and for three ! Increase Of 700 years served as quarterback. He ; took an outstanding part in the athletic program in high school. Surviving are his parents; four brothers. Earl and Dewey Scruggs of Hazelwood; Pvt. Kenneth Scrug gs now in England, and Sgt. Joe Scruggs, overseas; three sisters, Miss Dorothy and Miss Margaret Scruggs of Hazelwood, and Mrs. Hugh Leath?rwood of Lake Junaluska. "If a man wants to be governor of North Carolina he has to get the support of the Democrats of the Twelfth District," said R. Gregg Cherry, of Gastonia, Demo cratic nominee for governor, at the Twelfth District rally held in the courthouse here on Monday afternoon, when the campaign of fically opened in the state. "No other nation would dare in wartime to hold a general elec tion and that is the test of our real democratic system of govern ment. We are willing and ready to go to the people for their ver dict even in times of great national stress," said Mr. Cherry, as he left the humorous vem of -hin opening remarks and got into his speech. The Twelfth District meeting was the first of a series of district rallies to be held by the North Carolina Democrats in the state within the next few weeks. C. E. Brown, Haywood county chairman, opened the meeting and welcomed the visiting state officials and oth ers. He presented William B. Umstead, state chairman of the Democrats, who presided during (Continued on page 5) Optimism Still High Regarding Big New Plant No further news that can be released has been received re garding the proposed large textile plant between here and Lake Junaluska. Jonathan Woody, local representative of the large manufacturing firm, said he had no further state ment to make regarding the plans, other than he was "still optimistic, and felt it was bet- ter than a three to one chance of the plant coming here." An option has been given on a 55-acre tract of land on Rich land Creek, about mid-way be tween here and the Lake. Local Calves Make Good Showing At W. N. C. Fat Calf Show Killed In Action - Perry Morgan To Preach On Sunday At First Baptist Perry Morgan, superintendent of the Baptist Assembly at Ridge crest, will occupy the pulpit of the First Baptist Church both for the morning and evening services here Sunday. Laymen of the congregation will conduct the usual mid-week prayer service. All evening services now begin at 7:30 o'clock. on the kis r ",a,vidnal, and ex- rgth c,ose to "y emorn ... K, North (Sri S abwe of the N- Carillonic Bells Are Presented As Memorials To First Methodist The carillonic bells will be in stalled the last of the month in the First Methodist Church here. The gift is a memorial presented the church jointly by S. C. Satterth waite. Jr., of Atlanta, and Mr. and Mrs. James E. Massie of Waynes ville. Mr. Satterthwaite is giving the bells as an appreciation of his mother, Mrs. S. C Satterthwaite of Waynesville and Atlanta, and to honor the memory of his father, the late S. C. Satterthwaite, of Waynesville. Mr. and Mrs. Massie are donating the amplifying system for the bells in memory of their son, the late Frank Massie. n The, bells, numbering 26, are miniature bells of the real carillon type found-in the Bok Tower in Florida and in Duke University Chapel. They are picked up by photo electric sound and an ampli fying system which vr'-" it possi ble for them to be heard two or 'nore miles from the church. They are to be played from the kiyboard of the organ, of which they will be a part. The organ was given by Mr. Satterthwaite a few years ago to the church in memory of his father and to honor his mother. The bells may be played for the regular church service. They will also be offered for community events and will be played on special occasions such as Christmas and Easter. A special ministery plan ned for the bells will be the playing j ol old laminar nymns lor shut-ins in the community. At the dedication of the bells, which will be held shortly after the installation, a special concert will be part of the dedicatory ser vice. Af.er the war it is planned to install recording equipment that can also be played. Students Eating In School Lunchrooms The lunch rooms in the Waynes ville Township and county schools opened last week with an increase of 700 additional students eating lunches this year as compared to the preceding years, it was learned from Mrs. Rufus Siler, county sup ervisor. This does not include the number in the Canton schools, as they are under a separate system. Last year the total reached 3,000 while during the past week 3,700 students started taking their lun ches at the schools and signified their intention of continuing through the year. "Parents seem to be appreciat ing the service more this year and are also realizing what a hot lunch means to their children," said Mrs. Siler in discussing the iflcrease in thuse takinir advantage of this ser vice. The money which makes up the major contribution to the support of the lunch rooms is supplied by Federal aid. It is derived from the tariff on the farm products im ported into this country, 30 pe cent of tariff being appropriated for this special work by Congress. The increase in students taking lunches at the school lunch rooms, also means an increase in the con sumption of milk used in the schools, it was pointed out. Electric Service Disconnected On Sunday 2 to 6 P. M. Electric service will be discon nected throughout the Balsam, Hazelwood, Lake Junaluska, REA and Waynesville areas on Sunday, October 15, according to an an nouncement made yesterday by J. E. Tate, manager of the Carolina Power and Light Company in Can ton. "The interruption," said Mr. Tate, "is to permit important re pairs which cannot be done with safety without disconnecting ser vice. We sincerely hope that it is planned for hours when a minimum of inconvenience will be caused customers in the area to be affect ed." Service will be off from 2:00 to 6:00 p. m. on Sunday afternoon. Mr. Tate stated that he regretted the necessity of disconnecting the service for even a short time, but that is is essential that the lines be kept in good repair since war production demands are heavy at this time. PFC. McKINLEY F. PARTON, son of Glenn Carton, of Lake Juna luska, w ho whs first rep-n ted miss ing in action and later reported killed in France on September 12, according to the War Department. Pfc. M. F. Parton, Reported Missing, Now Listed Killed Pfc. McKinley F. Parton, son of Glenn T. Parton of Lake Junalus ka and the late Mrs. Parton, who was reported missing in action last week, has since been reported kill ed in action. The second message received from the War Department by Mr. Parton read as follows: "The Secretary of Wf.r asks that I assure you of his deepest sym pathy In the loss of your son, Pfc. McKinley Parton, who was pre viously reported missing in action, is now reported killed in action in Fiance twelve September." Cfc. Parton entered the service on Sept. 10, 1 142, and was inducted at Camp Croft and received train ing at Camp Withers. Tex., San I.oius. Calif.. Camp Rucker, Ala., Camp Hutner and Camp Forrest, Tenn., prior to being sent overseas. Before entering the service he was employed by the Sunday School Board at the Southern Assembly, Lake Junaluska. Surviving are four sisters, Miss es Jane, Flora and Ruby Parton, all of Lake Junaluska, and Mrs. W. N. Conley of Candler; one brother, Glenn Parton, Jr., also of Lake Junaluska. MOVE FURNITURE TO DURHAM Rev. and Mrs. H. G. Hammett came here Monday to move their furniture to their home in Durham. They stayed until Tuesday after noon. Mr. Hammett was pastor of the First Baptist Church until Sep tember 17, at which time he resign ed and became pastor of The Tem ple Baptist Church in Durham. Mrs. Sam Lane, Jr., and two small children spent the week-end with relatives in Whittier. Francis Calf Is Reserve Champion; Haywood Wins In Home-Raised Division. A Haywood calf was declared reserve champion from, the lot of 94 at the annual Western North Carolina Fat Calf Show in Ashe ville yesterday afternoon. The calf was owned by Ted Francis, and shown by Calvin Francis, both sons of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Fran cis. A calf owned by Neal Stamey won fourth place. Neal is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Stamey. Max Best won 13th place with his calf. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Best. Donald McCracken received 30th place with his calf. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack McCracken. Calvin Francis won first place in the showmanship division. How ard Clapp, county agent, has been at the show since Tuesday helping the Haywood boys get their ani mals in shape for the show and sale. Haywood won first place in the home-raised group in which 3 ani mals were shown. The animals making up this group were calves owned by Max Best, Ted Francis and Weal Stamey. In the county group, of five ani mals, Haywood came out second, with Buncombe getting first. The grand champion of the show was also a Buncombe calf. Calves from eight counties were entered in the show. Those counties other than Haywood were; Bun combe, Madison, Cherokee, Maeon, Graham, Transylvania and Wa tagua. A banquet was given for the boys entering calves last night, and today, starting at one, the calves will be sold at auction. A number of Haywood business men will attend,"' anj plans are to buy at least the 20 calves entered from this county. Pvt. J. Underwood Killed In Germany On September 13 Private Joseph Underwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Underwood of Waynesville, R.F.D. No. 'l, was reported killed in action on Sept. 13, in Germany, according to in formation received by his parents here. Pvt. Underwood is the first cas ualty in Germany reported from this area. He was inducted in the service on June 17, 1943 at Camp Croft and from there as sent to Fort McClellan. From the latter he was sent to Fort George Meade, Md., and then overseas. Pvt. Underwood has a brother in the service, Clifford Underwood, seaman first class, who is now serving somewhere in the Atlantic waters. He entered the service in May, 1944 and took his boot train ing at Bainbridge, Md. From the latter he was sent to Norfolk, Va., and then to Orange, Tex., before he was assigned to sea duty. At the time he entered the service he was employed by the Unagusta Manu facturing Company. Methodists Plan War Chapel JOE E. ROSE .V XEW YORK Joe E. Rose left yesterday for New York City, where he will join Mrs. Rose who has been spending sometime with her son-in-law and daughter, Lt. and Mrs. James L. Kilpatrick. Lt- Kilpatrick, who is attached to the signal corps, is stationed at Fort Monmouth, N. ij St- 1 i 1 JUa j ''5,v J vww' ?Mb: FORMER VET MAX HERE Mr. and Mrs. Fred Yearout spent the week-end here on business. Mr. Yearout is now district public relations officer or Pet Dairy Pro ducts Company. He was former manager of the local plant, and is now located in Johnson City. The name of every man and woman on the service flairs and honor rolls of the Methodist churches in the nine states of the South eastern Jurisdiction will be preserved in a Memorial Chapel to be a uanc uuaiuoim SUUll. rlans for the small, Gothic commemorative sanctuary, pictured anove, with the Room of Remembrance connected by a cloister, have been approved by the College of Bishops and Jurisdictional authorities of the Methodist Church. Centrally located and visited annually by thousands of Methodists the Methodist summer assembly of the South was selected as the most appropriate site. The memorial will be financed by gift from the 12,072 Metho dist churches in the Jurisdiction, to be made on V-Day. "One dollar for each member in the armed forces will cover the cost," Bishop Paul B. Kern of Nashville, Tenn., chairman of the committee, has estimated. ' I Pfc. Kerkendall Reported Wounded In South Pacific Private First Class James W. Kerkendall, U. S. Marines, son of Mrs. Ada Holcombe of the Dell wood Road, has been reported wounded in action in the South Pacific sometime in August. Pfc. Kerkendall entered the Ma rines two years ago and at the tim was a student in the Waynesville Township high school. He was sent to Parris Island for his boot training and shortly after com pletion of basic training he was sent overseas. Pfc. Kerkendall has participated in a number of the major combats in the South Pacific. Area Visited By Light Frost Fall The first frost of the season was seen here Monday morn ing. Little, if any vegetation was damaged by the frost It is not unusual to have a kill ing. Little, if any, vegetation Foresters here predict that the foliage in the woods would begin to reach their best this coming week-end.