North Carolina Newspapers

VI ' ' WayneSvILle mountaineer Pnbliahed In The County Seat Uf Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park U7FIRST YEAR NO. 8 8 Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1945 , . 1 I n" ( r- $1.75 in Advance in Haywood and" Jackaon Counties (One Day Nearer Victory) THE We Tournament iPht: Finals Will Be P. A w r 1. M L. yed Utt rnaay rugm t in Die Haywood high locUtlmll tournament is 1, at high P'tcn, ana cap- (IS ale CAMcttc" w'hu -noi-row nigfit lor ine nnai of the tournament at me nt is being spon ... (hn I Mill Mill 111LV UUUIILIIt Ifuulil'il tropnies wj uc Id the winning teams ana Ul players of each team rriday night a games. a-.,, n,.willp hiivs and eh cot away to a nying num. , ,,i,ri,i in the tournament. a. A ... . avnesville girls defeating c trii ls. 27 to 25, ana tne fcvillc tioys winning over uie ke boys. 29 to lo. irirls Inst a heart t to (lit Fines Creek girls, hosed out, 18 to II. St. John's boys fared bet hipping the Fines Creek to 19. Urington of tlie Crnbtree ,i Mnilfm-d of the Fines ,nvi shurpd scorine honors t evening with 16 points kith Shook of waynesville Electing 15. ' lineup: tnthaiii (4) E. Caldwell (5) nkonship 11. Arnngton( lb) fciipton J. Crawford fctes (13) Hawkins ams (10) Hogan C lute 11. urawiora Waynesville, Mehaffey, Kvnns Hrvsnn. Messer. v Crabtree. E. Chambers. Imbcrs, Bradshaw, Dotson. lineup: lii's (17) Fines Creek (18) ttz (5) Noland,(5) Ensley (6) . . Messer (7) McElrath (4) er ( 1 ) . . jniiierow . Price ckelilit . . Walker ...a, Moore Ensley St. John's, Furtado (6), ', Hundley, Gaddis, Elders. Creek, Trantham (2), Led- aldwell. Hiiincs. lineup: n's (20) Fines Creek (ID) K " James (1) Is (6) ... Mcdford (1.6) Dunlar (5) Rogers fen ( 1 ) Ferguson rtin (G) . Rdssell : St. John's, B. Dunbar (2), .Nicholson, Cagle; Merntt. reek, II. Green, J. Green, r (2). McElroy, T. Rogers. nieup : Nile (29) Crabtree (15) ftcis (1) Carswell (91 rk (21 J. Milner ok (15) D. Rogers mison (10) C. Ferguson(l) ner L. Sanford C3) : Waynesville, Messer (1), Gibson, Francis. Crabtree. ney (2), Best, Davis. H. 11, W. Ferguson. ther Of Local p Reported ed, Prisoner ate David L. Sorrells, bro Jamcs Sorrells, of Waynes id son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob . oi ayiva, was reported m action in flamom, !8. 1344. Later on Decem ne was officially reported m action in Germany. 1 from Pvt. Sorrells, stating at he was working on a icar Stallag. He entered vice on Decelflbnr 1S ' 1QA.1 M With Returns PfltniftH J- . .. ucMuiy collector Income and Intangible tax n ' , . '! at the courthouse n -'..rd and 24tK to assist ",conic intangible tax re; ' dates ill , be the ony ! ones for Mr. Palmer to Jis community and all per Z, ,ant h"n to assist them "tact him oh one t OfficeAnd k Closed 22nd e,i "anonsi Bank will e today in observance of arnVn fhinjrtn'f birthday, it ,rnd from the bank offi- S",eilla Post office will KJ'W h,0liday' t aeenih!.r81 u- Col I u " we-poat. -oi. j. Harden Howell. , R. PalmAr infkrn - KrPn klllir owds Attending Gets Distinguished Serviee Cross PFC. THOMAS P. GIBSON, 22-year-old Haywood county blinded soldier, who has been cited for his heroism. He is the son of Mrs. Billie Gibson, of Canton, R. F. D. No. 3. Funeral Rites Held Tuesday For William Gordon funeral services were conducted at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning at the Garrett Funeral Home for William Gordon, 28. who was found, tjeat at his home on East Street early Saturday morning. Rev. Malcolm K. Williamson pas tor' of the Preslyterian church, officiated. Burial was in Green hill cemetery. Serving ijs pallbearers were: Henry Mailer, Vernon Hill, Irving Leatnerwood. Frank James and Sam Potts. Mr. Gordon was the son of the late Mr,- and Mrs. Luther Gordon, of Waynesville. He was an auto mobile mechanic and was employ ed at the Miller and Potts Garuge. Vvhen he did not come to his work on Saturday morning his em ployers sent for him and his body was-found. There was no inquest held. ,4 Vi ,He is survived by two brothers, Lee Gordon, of Waynesville, and Ruf us Gordon, of Norfolk. Va. Baptist Workers Council To Meet Monday, 26th The monthly Church Workers Conference will meet Monday, February 26, in the auditorium of the First Baptist Church, Waynes ville. The meeting is to begin at 7:30 p. m. ' Group conferences are planned for the officers of the Woman's Missionary Union and the Training Union. The asso ciational officers will lead the var ious group discussions. Officers of each of the organizations,' Wo man's , Missionary Union and Training Union, in the Baptist churches of this county are invited to be present. Sgt. Woodrow Owen Now In China Y-Foree. China Theatre. Ser geant Woodrow W. Owen, of Way nesville, is now serving as an in-sti.iir.f-ir fnr Phitipsp trnons at a rY-Force artillery training center in Yunnan. Sgt. Owen, son of Mr. and Mrs. lieturl.in thn rptriilnr arm v.-in Jan- N FT Owen, of Waynesville, en- uary, 1929, and served in .Ha waii, as well as at Fort Bragg. Fort Benning, Ga., and Fort Meade, Md.. before being ordered to China. He arrived in India on Decem tior 9R lf)45 nn! was sent across tlio Himnlnvn "HllITlD" to China to join Y-Force, the American mili tary mission which trained ana equipped the Chinese Expedition ary Force for the Salween Cam paign to reopen the Burma Road, and whose American specialists advise and technically assist the troops in combat' areas. t .jj;tin tn field . training. Y-Forc"e established infantry and Chinese .troops are inapctnnaiei nntillofv ..enters where selected in American methods of making ... t,,n.V,t the mechanics and o li u bow... -" employment of American-supplied weapons. Sergeant. Owen is an instructor AAmmnninaHnnS ffir the UnltS II Vllllll U'HL" - being supplied with American 7o millimeter pacK nowuzers, only big (tun which can be used in- the ragged, roadless Chinese i :.. ... nimt rvf the' trans LCi I til 1 1 , WIIC1V i.ov vm. - - - - portation must be by pack animal or coolie. .-,- A brother. Dan, is also in tno armed forces. Lt. Dunavant Killed In Action In Belgium Memorial Services Con ducted At St. John's Church Monday Lt. Henry Clay Dunavant, 30, son of Mrs. Crews Moody, of Dell wood, has been reported killed in action in Belgium on January 30, according to a message from the war department. Lt. Dunavant, graduate of the Waynesville high school, volunt eered in the service and was in ducted in September 1910. He had been a member of the National Guard for eight years. He was stationed in numerous camps throughout the country, and went overseas in August 1943. He saw action' in North Africa, Sicily. Italy, Holland and Belgium. Prior to entering the service he was employed by A. C. Lawrence Leather Company. He was a charter member of St. John's church. Surviving are: bis wife, the former Miss Kuthcrine Snclson, ol tanton; a daughter, Linda Cath erine, age 2; his mother, Mrs. Crews Moody, a sister, Mrs. Wil liam Orr, of lilythville. Ark., and one brother, Leonard Dunavant, of Dellwood Memorial services were held in St. John's Church Monday morn ing, at 9 o'clock for Lt. Dunavant. A solemn requiem High Mass was sung with the Rev. A. F. Rohrbucli- I er officiating as celebrant; Itev. I T. G. Roche, deacon, and liev. H. P. Kennedy, subdeucon. Capt. S. J. Meany, chaplain, army Redistri bution service, Ashcville, delivered the address. The choir was under the direction of Sister Mary Anthony. The color bearers of the local state guard stood at attention during the service. At the close of the memorial, taps were sounded by one of the color beavers. Blinded Haywood Soldier Awarded DSC At Hospital Pfc. Thomas PuQibsQP, 22, son of Mrs. Bilfio Gibfloir. of Lake Lo gan section, Canton, R.F.D. No. 3, who was blinded by German mor tar fire in Italy in June, 1944, has been awarded the Distinguish ed Flying Cross by Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark, for "extraordinary heroism in action." Before an assembly of blinded soldiers at the Old Farms Con valescent Hospital at Avon, Conn., Gibson received the medal from Col. Frederick H. Thorne, commanding officer. He was the first recipient of such an award at the hospital. The citation accompanying the award described the action near Istia, Italy, and told how Gib son's platoon became pinned down by enemy machine gun fire from a nearby building. "Ignoring the fact that any movement brought instant deadly fire from the enemy," the citation said, "Pfc. Gibson on his own initiative rushed across open ground and opened fire, forcing one machine gun to withdraw. Another machine gun opened fire on him, but he held his position and returned fire to enable his squad to advance and enter the building." The citation described other ac tion in which Gibson broke up machine gun attacks and enemy ciunterattacks and concluded: "The Germans in desperation then concentrated Its mortar fire on his position, totally blinding him. The heroic performance of Pfc. Gibson resulted in saving the lives of his comrades, accounted for 16 dead Germans and enabled his company to accomplish its mis sions." Eugene Smathers Given Commission Eueene Sniathers. son of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Smathers, of Way nesville. has been given a battle field commission as second lieu tenant, according to information received by his parents. Lt. Smathers volunteered in the service and left here with the na tional guard unit in September, 1940. At the time he entered the service he was connected with the Conservation and Development Department and was employed at the State Hatchery at Balsam. Lt. Smathers has a brother in the service. Seaman First Class Gordon Smathers. T. A. WOOD IN ENGLAND An Eighth Air Force Liberator Station, England. T. A. Wood, of Waynesville, N. C, has been promoted from private to private first class, as announced by the commanding officer of the 453rd bomber group. 1 ' Since arriving overseas in No vember, 1943, it has been Pfc. Wood's duty to work as a cook in one of the base mess halls. Pfc. Wood is the ion of Mrs. Sidney Wood, of Waynesville. His wife, the former Velma Rinehardt, lives in Albemarle, r Me entered the army in .. January, 1943, aw Fort Jackson, S. C, Gun Crew Thiit Shot The above is a picture of the gun crew of one of the V. S. ships hat shot down a Jap dive bomber that was diving on the ship. The men are ,shown with the wing of the bomber. Clarence Shelton, eaman second class (second from .left ) , son of Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Shelton, of Waynesville, R.F.I). No. 2, is u member of the crew. Official photograph U. S. Navy). Parents Receive Reclassifications Letters From Sons Decreased In In Two Theaters Mr. and Mrs. Frank McElroy. who have live sons in the service, had two letters during the past week, arriving on the same day from two of them, one serving in the European and another in the Philippine theater. In the letter from Pfc. Billy McElroy, Ranger, who was with the first unit to land during the invasion of the Philippines, there was a description, (as much as the censor would allow) of the freeing of the American prisoners, and of their joy. "They were glad to see us, but we were just as glad to see them." he wrote, "and I feel that I have done something worth while. ' The other letter came from Pfc. Paul McElroy, who is serving with a tank destroyer, which has been attached to the 101 Armored Di vision, who is doing his part in the European theater. In the letter was enclosed one from his commanding officer, ex cerpts of which follow: "The un dersigned desires to take this means to commend the officers and enlisted men of Combat Command I!., 10th Armored Division, for their most excellent work in the defense of Bastogne, Belgium dur ing the period 15, December, 1944, to 17. January. 1945. "During the period in question this organization was attached to the 101st Airborne Division and took an active part in the historic defense of Bastogne. During a part of the time, the entire gar rison was surrounded by the enemy and isolated from ground contact with friendly troops. This unit under the command of Col. W. L. Roberts, U. S. Army, performed and outstanding serviee. I doubt that service has been rendered by an armored unit in the U. S. Army which can parallel the accomplish ments of this splendid group of officers and men." The other sons of Mr. and Mrs. McElroy, who live on the farm of D. Reeves Noland are: Frank Mc Elroy, Jr., S 2c, in South Paci fict; Cpl. Reed McElroy, in France; and G. C. McElroy, S 2c, in Euro pean theater. All five sons are graduates of the Fines Creek high school and all were engaged in farming at the time they entered the service. T-5 Ernest M. Sutton Awarded 3 Bronze Stars Tech5 Ernest M. Sutton, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Sutton, of Waynesville, who is serving overseats, has been awarded three bronze stars for battle participa tion in Normandy. North France and Germany war campaigns, ac cording to information received from headquarters of the Seventh Army. Tech. Sutton is attached to the 106th Cavalry group of the Seventh Army. He has material ly assisted his unit in the comple tion of all assigned missions which has contributed greatly in the rout and destriction of German forces in France. The 106th Cavalry group has been spearheading many drives as a forward reconnaissance force and during the Forest de Parroy fighting on the Seventh Army front fought as infantrymen un til the German defenders were smashed in that sector. Recently the group held a major German division attack long enough to al low troops to be shifted to meet the threat. Fred Martin, Jr. Home For Short Leave Flight Officer Fred Martin, Jr., son' of Mrt and Mrs. Fred Martin, spent three days with his par ents here last week. He has re cently been awarded his wings and commission as flight officer at Pheonix. Ariz. He entered the service as a volunteer in the summer of 1943 while he was a student at Western Carolina Teachers College. He has received his training at the following fields, Keesler, Miss., Luke Army Air Field, Sioux City, Santa Ana, Calif.; and Tucson, Aris, Down Jap Bomber Number This Week Reclassifications dropped during the week in the office of the local draft board with only thirty three men reclassified, and five placed in class 1-A. which includ ed: Lewis J. Parker , Elmer I). Ilcndrix. Arthur Nath Phillips, Jess Ray Duckctt, and Edward Earl Nelson fl Placed in class 1-C (inducted) were: Nichols Price ami Bert S. Jones; (discharged), Willie . R. Tate. Roy Swanger and Herman Conard. Placed in class 2-A was Rob ert Forbes. Continued in class 2-A were: Cornell H. Clark, .1. R. Rex, Luth er Adkins Gilliland. Placed in class 2-A (F) were: William Hiram Caldwell, and John Wesley Murphy. Continued in class 2-B (F) were: David C. Rich, William C. Green. Handy W. Kirkpatrick, Clayton Oliver Haynes and Frank Davis Ferguson, Jr. Placed in class 2-B (F) were: Henry A. Price, Cling John Wyatt, Raymond Spates, Jr., and Charles Hay Gaddis. . - Continued in class 2-B were: Robert Lee Evans. Hugh Ledford, Ernest Joseph Mooney, Gilbert Tillman Fisher, and Hugh L. No land. Placed in class 2-C (F) was Lovd R. Wood Messer. Placed in class 4-F were Thad W. Hannah and Mack Grooms. S-Sgt. Joseph L. Scruggs Home For 30 Days SSgt. Joseph L. Scruggs, C. S. Army Air Force, patient at Oliver General Hospital. Augusta, Ga., is home for a .'10-dav leave with his wife, the former Miss Helen Rogers, and their ten-year-old son. Randy. Sgt. Scruggs is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Scruggs. Sgt. Scruggs suffered a broken back in a crash over Ayden, Ara bia, on November 2fi. 1941. Four of the crew were killed and the others seriously wounded. He was first a patient in the RAF hospital in Arabia, and was later transferred to an American base hospital in Cairo, Egypt, and ar rived in New York by plane on February 7. From New York he was sent to his present post. Sgt. Scruggs volunteered on December 15. 1941, and took his first training at Keesler Field, and was then sent to Chanute Field, III. He was then sent to Gulf port, Miss., and served as super visor of the engine branch of the school until it was abandoned in September. 194 1. Before being sent overseas he was transferred to the .'MKth Transport Cargo Command. Syracuse. N. V., then to Bowman Field, Ky., and to Fort Wayne, Ind. He has one brother. Pfc. Ken neth Scruggs. U. S. Army Engs., who is serving in Belgium. An other brother. Pfc. Clarence L. (LafTyl Scrugs. who was killed in action on September 18. 1944. Milton Morrow Is Now A Corporal Milton L. Morrow and Mrs. Vinson A. Cove Creek, was promoted to the grade of corporal at Hammer Field, Fresno. Calif., a Fourth Air Force trainintr base. CpL Morrow was inducted into the army August 3. 1942. and re- ported to Hammer Field Septeni- ber 18. 1942. where he is serv- ing with the military police. He ; has one brother in the Navy, i S 2c James L. Morrow. Pfc. Wm. N. Alexander Wins Bronze Star Pfc. William N. Alexander, of Canton, who is serving with the 399th Infantrv was among the I group of the 100th Division ot the Seventh Army who received recognition of individual brWvery and ability under fire, according to a release sent The Mountaineer from headquarters. Forty - two awards were made to Carolina men. Pfc. Alexander was awarded a bronze star for his combat duties. Leatherwood Shot In Leg By A Sailor Clerk of Court Slightly Wounded By Pistol Bul let Here Saturday Morning Hugh Leatherwood, clerk of the Haywood county Superior court, was shot in the leg while in his office Saturday morning, by Wade Chambers, V. S. Navy, form er operator of the bus station here. Mr. Lc.therwood's injuries were flight and after treatment at the Haywood County hospital, was taken to his home. .1. P. Dicus. who was in the inner iff ice talking to Mr. Leatherwood, is said to have knocked the gun down as Chambers fired. One bullet struck Mr. Leatherwood in the leg neat" the knee. Chambers was taken into cus tody almost immediately and lodg ed in the county jail. While none of the county officials would make any statement, it was learned from an authorative source that Cham bers remained in jail, without charges until Wednesday morning when he was taken to an undis closed naval post and turned over lo the Naval authorities. C. E. Arrington Reported Missing Since January 15 S Sgt. Clarence E. Arlington, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscir T. Arlington, of Waynesville, R.F.D. No. 1, has been reported missing over Yugoslavia since January 15, according to a message received by his parents. 'Sgt. Arlington volunteered for service in the Air Force in September, 1943, and went to Keesler Field, Miss., on October 13, 1943. Other posts at which he was trained were: Sioux Falls, So. Dak., Yuma, Ariz., MacPili Field, Fla., Hunter Field, Fort Dix, and when sent overseas he went to a base in Southern Italy. Mr. and Mrs. Arrington receiv ed a letter from the office of the commanding general. Fifteenth Air cFo(Vft:l4jjKTead in part? "Your son, Staff Sergeant Clar ence E. Arrington, participated as the radio operator of his ship in a combat mission to Vienna, Aus tria, on January 15, 1945. As the craft failed to return to tin base. Clarence and his crew have been missing in action since that date. "On the flight from the target in the vicinity of Vitoce, Yugo slavia, they radioed that the plane was running short of fuel and no contact could be established with the craft after that time. "Your son won the respect and admiration of all his fellow air man for the many sterling traits of character which he possessed. You may be very proud of the splendid record of service which he has established." S-Sgt. Arrington was saluta torian of the 1941 graduating class of the local high school. Prior to entering the service he was employed by the North Caro lina Shipbuilding Company, Wil mington. 36th Annual DAR Declamation Held Today The thirty-sixth annual decla mation contest sponsored at the Waynesville Township high school by the Dorcas Bell Love Chapter, Daughters of the American Revo lution will be held this morning at 10:45 in the auditorium, with Mrs. W. F. Swift, presiding and Mrs. S. II. Bushnell, chairman of patriotic education, in charge of the contest. The following boys will deliver declamations: Ray Rogers. Toni- i mie Norris. Mark Hollingsworth, ! Cecil Ford, Winifred Liner, Bob 1 Ferguson, Aaron Hyatt and J. D. I Kelley. ! The public is urged to attend as well as all members of the spon son of Mr. j so,-jng organization. Morrow, of ' Sgt. Joe Tate In 'Raid On Germany An Eighth Air Force Bomber Station, England. Sgt. Joseph j Tate. 21, of Waynesville, waist j gunner on a B-17 Flying Fortress, received his baptism in aerial war- I fare during an Eighth Air Force I ! l,ftv l.i ,irr ottslf rtn a i-ailiTtfirl mur- I j shalling yard at Kassel. Germany, j Sgt. Tate participated in an other of a series of aerial assaults I aimed at Von Runstedt's vital lines of supply. The attack was ; a part of the concentrated effort ; of the AAF to soften resistance! for the Allied armies' thrust into i the Reich. 1 ' The son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph j N. Tate. Route 1. Waynesville,: Sgt. Tate was a driller supervisor, ! employed by . the North Carolina ; Shipbuilding Company, before en-, tering the AAF in February. 1944. 1 He is a graduate of Waynesville I'high school, class of 1941 Committees For Annual Red Cross Campaign Killed In Action PVT. CARL II ANN AIL 19, paratrooper, son of Mrs. Violet Ferguson, of Cove CreekJ who was Killed in action in Belgium on 1 January 9, according to a message i from the War Department. Pvt. Hannah entered the service ; in I November, 19 13, at Fort Bragg ; and had been overseas since Mnj(, j 1944. He was formerly employed i by the American Enka Corpora 1 tion. Cannery Users Required To Attend Meetings Community tannery To Open Earlier This Season. j. - , . . .. , , - rf ' Plans are now being completed for the operation of the commun ity canhery on the high school grounds for the 1945 season, it whs learned from J. C. Brown, manager. It will be necessary this season for all those who expect to use the cannery to attend at least one of the preliminary training meetings to be held by the man agement of the cannery. The equipment in the plant has been rearranged and also new equipment added, including a new boiler. The season will begin early enough so that early peas may be canned at the plant, which will probably be the first part of June. Meetings scheduled for this month are as follows: Dellwood school, on Monday, 26th, at 2:00 o'clock: Rock Hill school at 3:00 p. m. Monday, Feb. 26; Allen's Creek at 2:00 p. ni. on Tuesday, 27th; Saunook, at 3:00 p. m. Feb. 27; Francis Cove, Feb. 27, at :()() p. m.; East Waynesville, Feb. 28, at 2 p. in., and Hazel wood, Feb. 28, at 3:00 p. m. All picetings will be held in the school buildings, with the excep tion of Francis Cove, where it will be held in the chinch. The meetings for Waynesville and Ratcliff Cove will be held at the East Waynesville school. Present Location Of 14 Men Sought By Draft Board The dieft board serving the Waynesville area of the county is trying to locate the where abouts of the following men and the addresses when last heard from were: Ernest Shuler, Waynesville, R. F. D. No. 1. Handy Wilson Kirk patrick, 505 Danice Ave., Ports mouth, Va. : Dock Weaver Clark, Glendora, N. J.: Clinton H. Cald well, Clyde. R.F.D. No. 1 : Victor Lee Lewis, Statesville, R.F.D. No. 5; Sid Gibson. Waynesville. John Riley Mathis. Waynes ville: Samuel Joseph Hall, Middle River, Md.; George Graham Ste wart, Van Deyhe. Mich.; Riley James .lohnes, Charlotte. 328 1-2 Brevard St.; John Pinkney Mc Elroy, Waynesville. R.F.D. No. 1; Jess Scruggs, Highland Park. Gas tonia; Eugene Edward Love, Waynesville, and Jess Ray Duck ett. Clyde. R.F.D. No. 1. DROWN IN MISSISSIPPI Two persons drowned in the Mississippi river when their small boat overturned. The victims were an 80-yea7-old woman. Mrs. Lena Owens, and her 37-year-old foster son. Alvin Poster. Mrs. T. C. Clavton returned home on Wednesday after a visit with her son-in-law and daugh ter. Mr. and Mis. C. Hill, rp Atlanta. i iij ' u 1' fp i & 1 i I ' ( - I l m I Named AH Workers To Meet For Supper Meeting Fri day Night To Get Final Instructions The rganization for raising the $7,800 quota of the Haywood Red I Cross Chapter has been complet ed, according to K. o. Davenport, who is serving as chairman for the drive. All the committees have bt'tn named and the entire t;roup is expected to attend a din ner meeting to be held at the Haze) wood school cafeteria on Friday evening at 7:00 o'clock. The speaker of the evening will be Sgt. Victor Cameruci, who holds the Purple Heart and is a patient at Moore General Hospital. Sgt. Cameruci will give first hand information of how the Red Cross is serving the men in the service on the battle fronts overseas. Mrs. Caroline D. Hill, field rep resentative of the Red Crosx, will also address the meeting, giving an account of tlui various services that the organization is rendering at home and abroad. The drive will open on March 1 and continue through the 10th, with all Workers completing their work by the closing date. "This .year we feel that every one -Will be more anxious than ever, to contribute to the needs of the Re Cross. We know what it meari to our men overseas and what Itis ; doing for the families right. here-. Jn pur own county. Colid'ennjp1'the large number of Haywood coys in 'service we also know what a large part of Red Cross1' funds are benefiting our people," said Mr. Dayenpoit in speakinp' of the drive yesterday. Committees-named include the "'' ng: headquarters: Mr. W. n. r.-Mmr, chairman; Mrs. Jou atfian Woody," tfrs.-, Douglas Ed wai'ds, . M,rs." Harry Whiseiihunt. Miss Nora. Swift Atkins. Mrs. C. V." fcll. and Mrs. Frank Kimsoy, Jr. SpV 'couimittue, with o& Ro.se, chairman; quota Alvih , co-chairman; Mrs. Felix- S' ,; Mtv Johnnie rer- BWttev Tt (i. Mas,, i. Mrlf.t Walking-. Ruluh Prevost. Mm. lien Sloan, l. n. Davis, Dr. N. M; Medford, Rev L. G. Elliott, and Mrs. "Evelyn Osborne. Business district, with quota of $680, and G. C Ferguson, chair man: C. J. R.eecc, R. M. Parkman, J. W.' Boyd, s Francis Massie, Mrs. W. L. McCrackeji, W. H. Burgin, David Underwood, Mrs. Bonner Ray, Mrs C. C. White, Mrs. M. H. Bowles, and Wm. Chambers. Industrial committee.' with quota of $2,150: June Smathers. chairman; Whitner Prevosi. George Bischoff, M. O. Galloway. Chan. Compton, Frank Rogers, Ned Tucker, Leo Weill. Charles Underwood, Harry Lee Liner and J. I.. Edwards. Listing - and vuting' committee, chairman, Jonathan Woody and J. E. Massie. Residential committee, with quota of $600, Mrs. Whitner Pre vost, chairman; Mrs. June Sniath-er.--, Mrs. Chas. E. Ray. Jr., Mrs. Ruth Beatty,. Mrs. Guy Massie. Airs. Rudolph Hollaus, Mrs. Jimmy Boyd, Mrs. Tiiad Howell, Mp. Hugh Jolly, Mrs. Grover Davis, Mrs. F. H. Marley, Mrs. R. II. Lreese, Mrs. Grady Boyd, Mrs. Harold Tungen, Mi's. E. C. Wag enfeld. Mrs. George Bischolf. Mrs. II. li. Atkins. Mrs. Carl Hill, Mrs. N. M. Mcdford, Miss Helen Ray, Miss Alice Quintan, Mrs. T. L. Brani lett, Mrs. George McKinley, Mrs. Richard. Mrs. J. E. Massie. Mrs. 'iVaytns Corpening, Mrs. Trov Wyche, Mrs, C. L. Carwile, Mrs. Paul Mavitin.T'Mrs. Howard Clapp. Mrs. R. L, Lee, and Mrs. Fannie M. Galloway' Nave. Rural -jpominittee, with quota of $8i0, J.' Brown, chairman; J Yates Bailey, Miss Mary Margaret Smith. Howard Clapp, Robert Boone, Vaughn Rhinehart, Mrs. W.. F., Swiftj Harry Lee Liner. Lake Junaluska. Capt. Thelma Col ton, MrsC. T. Francis, Deny No-.man.iJflrs. Jule Noland. Glenn Boyd, James "jfcriejl and, ;Ben Teague, bjth fcft-Oowe: Cveekund Earl Ferguson. N7 W. Rfgej-s, J.'T. Campbell :ind Mrs. FlA." JoatieeJ-and Wilson Kh-ktoatrick tf lye,7R.F.D. No. 1. Wallace Ward, Lake Junaluska. Mrs. H. R. -Caldwell. Waynesville. R.F.D. No.. 2, JL p. McDonald. Watevville, iitjd Giqyer Ferguson. Mr4 fiei L!"Sard. and Mrs. Norman' James', all of Clvde. R.F.D. No. 1., .. Committee. 'jof r colored people, with quota of $120. and Kdi'h Casey,' chairmant Marion Howell. Elsie Osboma. . Inez Bryant, and Olr er-McCtfrkle. ' Tfindqw j display committee, with Mrs. ' Jonathan Woodv. chair man, JVIrs. W, H. F. Millar. Hugh Massie,' Miss Lois Harold. Miss Hester Ann Withers, Mrs. Hei bert Buchanan, Jr.. Mrs. Phelps Brook, and Mrs. Ralph Prevost. Publicity committee, with Mrs. T. Lenoir Gwyn, chairman. Ben Clkitt, Hugh Massie, and C. N. Allen. ... TO PREACH SUNDAY . Rev-- Jarvis Underwood wH preach at the East Waynesville church 6ndy afternoon at 2.-30-. n m i mr.r 1,