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Published In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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NO. 19 30 Pages
WAYNESVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY. MAY 10. 1945 (One Day Nearer Victory)
$2.00 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties
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TAKES
Lrches Here
jmbine Witn
Ither's Day
i t A-c Vnfinn
kesitien i "
Tn. r.nrJ In Prav-
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Of Thanksgiving
it Victory.
,. nth. will be observ-
H. local CHllll'llcs ua a
' in keeping with the
''. ,, President Tru
ll,,, i.u-.'i pointed the request
pmil.iination on vivuay as
( Hind ore. I. I latry S. Tru
'.,VSi,lnii of tin-' United
(, nu ri ! hereby ap-
Suml;i. Mi'V Ki- la' 10
ll;iv id prayer.
w upon the people ot uic
Sialic whatever their laun,
f..l lK..nbt
I,,, in uitcring joy mi in"""-'
l or i he victory we have
1j u, pray that He will sup
s lu I lie cud (if our present
: and guide us into mc
ni'iii'i".
(also call upon my country -
dedicate this clay ot pray-
the memory of those who
given their lives to make
lie our victory."
Day id Prayer will be com
m Hie local churches with
ual observance of Mother's
hirh falls on the same date.
programs will be featured
the services this area on
Wood Chapter
C To Sell Flags
e On Saturday
i-uV' ay the lZtli. hi been
.it eil as the date for the an-
uie ill Confederate flags bv
Billed Daughters of the Con-
11 y in all the chapters of the
tion The date is set each
pn the Saturday nearest the
rni Memorial Day of Mav
money raised from the sales
iiied to the educational fund
U)C This chapter has a
III at present at the Woman's
of the I niversilv of North
'i.i. who is attending college
111 scholarship,
lass will be sold on the
hore mi Saturday, accord
an announcement by Mrs.
R- Boyd. Jr.. oresidont of
lal chapter.
ph Sease Dies
May Night;
Prt Illness
riles were conducted in .i
1' scivi Italph Sease, 25.
lilt nli.,,1 .
t' 1 "pei liucnacnt oi
1 U-iiry Products Company
in w. j.... .
r 'uiiLua.v aucrnoon at
'"'iv .u me uarrett Funeral
Rev. L. (;. EllioU) pastor
'"'si Baptist Church, o(Ti
Illirial was in r.rer-n Mill
llns- as l):illli...iri.c ..........
G'ei'ii, Albert Wood, Hugh
s- Homer s;iclr nai,...
P Albert Gibson.
-''' was taken ill on
with an car infection
"1 at ih,. ii..,.,, , r
r '1l :30 Sunday night, lie
son r i , . .
aim mrs. jacK
'"d had ho..., u..
.'"airy Products Company
3r ,he past six vcars
"J"1? are his parents, his
'"uier miss Wilma
hmiiiiieu on page 3)
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preldent of it.- S;
resident Truman Sets Sunday As Day of
Sets Day of Prayer
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PRESIDENT TRUMAN who has
asked ihe people ot i lie Limed
' Stales to set aside Sunday . May
I 13. as a Day of Prayer and Thanks
giving for the Victory in Ftiropc
and also an occasion to honor the
men who have lost their lives in
this war.
U.S. 'Mother '45
kinui serving as a consultant at
the Son Francisco Conference,
Mrs. Harper Sibley (nbovc) of
Rochester, N. Y.. has been chosen
as "the American Mother of 1 945."
With six children of her ow n, and
grandmother ot thirtrcn. ihc was
chosen from among 43 state moth
ers in competition in observance of
Mother's Day. (International)
15.000 Lbs. Of Old
Clothing Given
By This County
Haywood gave approximate
ly l.i.OOO pounds of used cloth
ing in the recent United War
drive, according lo Yates
Bailey, chairman.
The tons ot elolhing was be
ing packed yesterday for ship
ment lo a central point, and
from there overseas.
The clothing is being weigh
ed before leaving here and an
accurate report will be made
for next week The quota for
the county was 22.000 pounds
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Haywood
Casualty List
Compiled ti
Killed
Wounded
Prisoners
Missing
date
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These Men Were Instrumental In
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kivsTOV CHCRCIULI.
Prime Mirtisf-r of Fnel"d
E Bonds To
Pushed
In Campaign
Thi' arrival of V-K Day just a
few days before the opening of
the 7tli War Loan Campaign, is
i'iecti'(l lo add increased interest
in the drive and V. liny Francis,
campaign chairman, and .1 K Mas
si" war finance chairman, are
making plans for a different type
cimpaign than any ever staged
here
Mr
Ma
announced that he
has anaii'icd for the Treasury I)e
parlmcnt to present their big Army
show in Waynesville on Wednes
day. May nul Canton on the
'.' tt h in ron, net inn vv it ! t he
Seventh War Loan Drive which
i opens ollif tally on May 1 1
Here Is Your Inlanlry" wll be
sl.iL'ed by two officers, a unit com- I
inandcr. and a ph.lonn leader, and !
37 enlisted men, these men have
all served overseas, and have alt
seen service on the lighting fioitis ,
They will present a realistic al- I
lack on a Japanese "Pill lio " on
Bougainville, and will bring into
play all weapons used by the In
, I'antry in combat, such as the
.' lia.ooka. the automatic rifle, mor-
tars, machine guns flame throvv
1 ers (iarand rifle and various types'
ot explosives, you will see the de
stroying of the pill box as a dra-:
matic and vivid experience hand
I led by men who have been through
the actual experiences, and who
! have recently taken extensive Irain
; ing for this special tour of the
' V. S. for the mighty Seventh War
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Sam Robinson
Reelected Mayor
City Of Canton
Mayor Sam M. Robinson was
reelected Mayor of Canton by a
majority of 150 votes over his op
ponent, Carroll .1. MeCrackcn. in
Tuesday's election There were
1 .2a0 votes cast in the race.
Incumbent aldermen also were
reelected A I!. Robinson received
IXiO votes. Clyde lloye. Jr. 702.
and Rov A Patton. 1140 Defeated
candidates for aldermen were
Frank Hall. 3. and Albert Sut
ton. 5.")!).
Ralph Mease was elected judge
, of police court w ith i!(Jl votes as
compared to 340 for Sam II Jus
tice Tom Clark was unopposed as
.solicitor of police courl
Members of the school board re
elected without opposition were:
Dr A l Cline. George M. Troslel.
W. W. Mitchell. Charles A. Rho
darmer and Goble MeCrackcn
H. B. Atkins Is A
Member Of T VA
Land Commission
Milliard B. Atkins is a member
of the hearing commission, now in
; session in Murphy, hearing con
! denination proceedings on land
' acquired by TVA.
The commission is headed by
Odus M Mull, of Shelby, and the
third member is James K. Cowan.
of Ashev ille. The commission was
named by Judge K Yates Webb.
district federal judge
j The commission have about 100
1 cases lo act upon, and will go to
liiyson City after completing their
work in Murphy
JOSEPH STALIN
Head of Russia
Dr. R. Stuart Roberson
Named President C. of C.
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DR 1! ST I .wvT itOBKRSON
Lake Junaluska Season
To Start On June 2nd
Boy Scout Drive
At Half-Way Mark
The drive lure to raise $1
000 for the Boy Scout work in
this area was slightly beyond
the half-way mark this week.
' according to H. S Ward cam-pai'-'.n
chairman Sever. il coin
niittees ol the Rotary Club are
to make then reports h. tins
week-end
The campaign got underway
last week, and is being spon
sored by the Rotarians. al
though all Scout work in the
area participates m the liiuds
All members ot the cluh
have receipt books and are
taking contributions lor the
campaign
Large Number To
Attend "Trial By
Jury" Tonight
A record hi caking audience is
expected tonight al the high school
auditorium to attend the perform
ance ol "Trial by Jury"- well
known operetta by Gilbert and Sul
livan, which is being presented
under the direction of Charles
Islcy. sponsored by the Waynesville
Music Club in observance ol Na
tional Music Week
An added allrai tioii w ill be the
theatre orchestra which will be
composed ol violin and' cello play
ers I mm Western Carolina Teach
ers College and the misic director
from the SpnngdalC School and
members ol I he high school hand.
Making up Ihe cast will be Ihe
plaintiM Ida Lou Gibson ilelen
danl I'ledei K k Vaughn, tudgc.
V'ligil lloglen. eounseloi lor Ihc
plaintiff. Boh Ferguson; usher.
Aaron Hyatt, and foreman ol the
jury. Donald Rhea A cat ol i"
will compose the chorus who will
give several numbers
The setting ol the operetta "ill
be in the colonial period and is
in one act which will last approxi
mately 4.") minutes.
Bringing About The Unconditional Surrender Of The Axis
GEN. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
AHIH Commander-In-rhipf
1)1". R. Stuart Roberson was nam
ed prenident of the Chamber of
Commerce here Friday night when
the 1945 board of directors met j
for their first meeting i
Vice presidents to serve with
Dr. Roberson include Whitner'
Provost! first vice president. Rich
ard Barbel second wcc-prcsident.
and Millard B Atkins, third vice
president frank C Rogers general man
ager of The Day ton Rubber Manu
facturing Company was named'
treasurer and Miss S A Junes
was re-elected secretary
The board of directors for 104.'
in addition to the above olbceis
is composed ot: N. W Garrett.
Charles lv Rav. Leo Weill, .lona
, than Woody. Howard ( lapp. Claude
N Allen. Hairy Lee Liner. Si I
! K Classic. I''d Sims. ,ind Paul
I Hyatt.
I Ihe new president took an ac
tive part in t he work last y ear
j in setting up new membership
plans and a finance program
The Hil") program at Lake Juna
luska will open June 2nd. accord
ing to Di' Frank S Love, super
intendent. The program will be
linuled. will) more emphasis than
ever placed oil religious activities
serv lees will be carried on as much
serviie will be carried on as much
as possible. Dr Love said "We
have discussed the program with
()I)T ami since .lumdiisku is a
recre.il ional and vacation center,
featuring worship and inspirational
programs, we shall carry on as
near normal as conditions will
warrant.' he continued
two conferences have been can
celled for the season, but Ihc pro
grain has been tilled with tontines
that will make every session al
Ille auditorium attractive to the
usual hundreds of visitors lo the
assembly grounds
The two camps at the lake will
open as scheduled
All educational groups will con
tinue with their conferences on
schedule, it was announced
The Assembly program is com
plete until September second
Sgt. Homer Clark
Is Wounded
In Germany
SSgt. Homer D CI. irk. son nl
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Clark, of Clyde.
II f I) No I. has been wounded
in action in Germany on April lii
according to informal ion received
by his lainily
Sgt Clark took Ins basic train
ing al Fort Jackson and from there
was sent lo Columbus. G.i.. and
then to a training post jn Florida
and later on maneuvers in Ten
nessee, after which he spent three
months al Camp Atterbury. Ind
Sgt. Clark has been overseas
since February. 1944.
Pvt. Wm. Gillett
Wounded In Italy
Among the list of wounded men
from this county not heretofore re
ported to The Mountaineer is Pvt
William Paul Gillette, who le
cently spent 21 days here with his
foster mother. Mrs. G C. Fran
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GEN. CHARLES DE GAULLE
f Free Freneb
Glean-Up Work Will Be
Pushed This Week-End
In Business District
Elementary School
Sixth Crude of Central
Wins Picnic In Clean
Up Work.
Fmphasis will be placed on
cleaning Hie business districts this
week-end in Ihe final stages ol the
two-week clean-up beautify and
paint-up campaign here
"The residential .sections have
pushed towards their goal just a
little harder khan the business dis
tricts. " according to G. C. Fcrgu
.'(iii. chairman of the campaign
"From the amount of trash col
lected, and Ihc results of cleaning,
there has been very little done ill
the business areas, ' the chairman
reported
The sixth grade of the Central
I'.lenienlary school won the picnic
ottered by ihe committee, together
with the half holiday. The com
mittee and teacher of the grade,
Claude Rogers, will set the (lay
lor the picnic soon The cUss re
ceived 10.272 points by getting
pledges signed throughout the
community.
The (ilh glade of the I laelw nod
school, with Mrs. Harriet Boyd
Webster, teacher, won second place
and a ball holiday lor gelling j
14.000 points
The 5th grade of the F.asl Way-,
nesville school, gol 11.700 points and :
wnii the half holiday in that school
Mrs. Freda .lav lies is teacher
The cmp.'gn him been pushed
since ia.v first . with plans , nn
made to continue lo clean up and
and beautify and 'keep the com
munity spic and span "
Red Cross Extends
It's Services To
Prisoners of War
IWiss Emily Siler, Exe
cutive Secretary. Hay
wood Chapter, Out
lines New Rulings.
Ihe Haywood Chapter. Red
Cross received notice this week
Ironi national headquarters lb.il
I hey will aid in I he responsibil it y
ol caring lor prisoners ol war in
ai ranging transportation to the
Culled Slates with other military
duties, according lo Miss Fiuily
Slier, lied Cross executive '-eel -lary
.
'fins service will include I"
nol ilieal inn ol the families ol aP
pi I, oilers of war which lie belli:'
liberated The war dopai I eiei.i 1
has also agreed lor the Red C, n , j
to inlorin families of men in Iv.i
rope who request this service
Liberated prisoners ol war no
able to send cables to then fain
dies are given the privilege of hav ing
Ihe Red Cross field director
scud notification of liberation to
them. National headquarters will
secure the list through commercial
(able lacilitics an telegraph the
local chapters.
When requested by service men
the Red Cross will also secure wel
fare reports on families for boys
held m Kuropean countries await
ing transportation, according to
Miss Siler. In the matter of trans-
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Lf.'GEN.' CARI, SPAATZ
Air Force Commander
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PrayerfS1
Given Award
i; 11 l).V F.N PORT has been
,iw ai iled a cert ilical e hi the Na
I itiii.il i , i -, I Ce .-. I. ii the success
lul war 1 ii 1 1 1 1 i.,p.. i ;u lie directed
here lasl ino.iih I'lr'ough Mr
Dav enpoi t - lea.b'i - Pip. ihc chap
ter exceeded :- quota by almost
s; 1. 000 The eel lilii ate was pro- j
scnli'd to Mr I l o enport by M. j
it Willi.. :n .on ch.'i'uer chairman,
al 1 be loil .,i i 'nib ! i -I Friday
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Main Street
As indicative ol Hie general '
reaction of the public lo the
anooiiiii etiii'iil of the liiicoil
dit iim.il MiiTi'iiner ol I ierinaiiy
on Tuesday tpoiiiing. not a
single ..ire.: was made either
by the 1 o ' ' a I city ail ice or the
county i. II'm i.d U w as learned
y e.'.l ei'd.iy 1 1 oin oilieials ut hot Ii
depart inei il '
Way nesv 1 1 Ii i i a i ii'.ni il y car
ried mil lo the li'Mi'i Hie ob
servance ol I. I),r as unt
il lied by 1 'i e- eh ml Truman for
I he ,rn'!. nl I Po I mled
Slates
II was one ol the quietest
day s " r h.o i h.'ni v 'II, prae
t ii a I ly ii" ill i id. i ii " vi as the
'liniiMili'. ii' iiolll Ille I 1 1 1 1 1
a iid ill !!' i.'l
Comments On
Victory In
Europe Vary
, ,i- .i n- i o. oi., n The sus
pense i h.il ha ie en i ing nill
,l;inl I i .ii !i -.ii.-. i i ll in" day since
Ibe A i , m i 1 1 Oi l"in':. landed ill
Norinand-. Ion'' R44. is
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( ,ri in.,:. I... i. , i ' in Ii i i d 'fears
.mil i.iu ho ' ' ' ' ' ii.. ir led as the
new s i a.i.e I" I lii i oniiiiiiinly a
short lliae .,' o
l'l,i,ii(. : ii;
o ..nil the
ll er.iloi i III ' i :n I keel
an '.'. eied ' i i ..n : 'i' : i
calls ;
. an 1 1 1 ii"
to know
heard the no
Some pi',;.
Colli:,'
ie i laaghbors
.in had not
They
GEN. HENRY- H. AUNOLH
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Comes To An End
Two Public Services
Held Here; With Band
Concerts; People In
Thankful Mood.
It was news that the war in
Lurope had ended, but Haywood
remembered that the war against
Japan is still in progress, so there
was no wild demonstrations and
frenzied celebrations in the coun
ty Monday or Tuesday
The citizens received the news
calmly, prayerfully and with deep
almost unspoken thankfulness.
The church bells peeled forth
the glad tidings, while the fire
siren wailed its nyuriuul tones as
the whistles of industrial plants
split the air. for the only audible
demonstration to the news that
had been ."voecled for weeks.
Some last minute changes were
made in the pre-arranged program
lor observance of the day
The observance centered around
solemn gatherings In homes and
at the union services held at the
First Methodist church at 11
o'clock. All ministers ot the oom
inunity participated in the ser
vice, and the high school band
provided music for the occasion.
The churches of the community
were open all day for the public
to gather and worship. No formal
program was held in any except
Ihe First Methodist at II o'clock.
The 00-piceo band under the di
rection of Charles Islcv gave two
concerts of patriotic and sacred
music at the courl house Tuesday.
The first concert began at 10:30
and continued until almost II when
the band marched to the First
Methodist church to participate in
Ihe service there
Many stores closed their doors
within a few minutes after the
official news reached here. Koroe
places of business did not even
open Tiics'v
ludiiM. .a! pl..nts on w ar work
look a liv e-miniile recess for medi
tation when the news came. Work
ers in the plants had previously
pledged themselves to "stick to
their Job. for the sake of a quick
victory over Japan."
A parade had been previously
arranged, but due to the recent
request made by President Tru
man, the idea of the parade was
given up
Several places ol business closed
Monday noon when pro-mature
news of surrender was received
Some rc-opeoed. while others re
iimiued closed for the entire day.
The May term of court was can
celled Monday and a decision
was made lo combine the civil
term with the criminal term in
July .
Special sen ires were held in
chapel at the schools Tuesday. The
students received the news with
mixed emotions Monday many
of them Ijave relatives serving in
some branch of service
A union service was conducted
at the First Methodist church at
II o'clock following the band eon
cert on the court house lawn al
lOKO Tuesday morning Taking
part in the service were: Rev . Wal
ter West, superintendent of the
Waynesville District Methodist
Church. Rev. L G. F.Hiott. Rev.
.1 Clay Madison, who was in charge
of the service, and Rev. M. It
iliamson. who gave the principal
message.
Preceding the service a program
of hymns was rendered on the
larollonic bells, after which Mrs
W L Matney gave a number ol
organ numbers.
Rev Mr Madison opened the
service with a call to worship,
staling that the service was in
compliance with the requost of
President Truman that everv com
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LT. GEN. OMAR N. BRADLEY
Ground Force Chief
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