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Standard PRINTING Cv. 220-2i0 S Kirt S LOUISVILLE K P U s. bng 1 u" 1ITICAL (ONTS nnlitical fronts aiuu5 this week. formal announce ' " made. other than Lnouncemcnts from can- . m nntinn for lkinfi me hum....--- r: .. . imh h strict. I' -j .homselves last political observers be some announcements frnm Hen- i ,11 -Mint- av" - iille regarding the in- nf Monroe rveuucn Late for Congress, op- Zebulon weavei. fronts here in Ll was silent. Iteirst is being shown in 2 primary in may, " be canmnaica mw ...... move, and Keeping tn the ground. . ciosc observers of po ,ffirs arc predicting ft veterans will play in ing primary, ueiiemi richt now is that the s are not organized, do e a lit kot of their own, ,s far. have not shown ch interest in political be remembered, that the kteran has Dcen away ioi no years, and it will take for him to get back into of things here at home. them will express them- Ihe polls, and from this point of view, it looks teians will cast the silent primary. tast the veterans vote felt this primary. He at home, get a lot of lation, and more enthus- be generated among Ihan last election, when ast their ballot by ab- The absentee law will uvide tor any person in to participate in the f-imary. All otner voters e to put their ballot in in person. reaching here this week lleigh was that some sec- going to make the county issue in the coming pri- koads in the piedmont and Carolina are far worse e here in the mountain :ording to those who have Jpr both in the past week. ler just stands down there, f most of it does run off, explanation. hvay, it is more than months before the polls and a lot of things can The Waynesville mountaineer PnMished In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park SlATX-f 1KST ilSAK NO. 28 16 Pages 49,500 People Live within 20 miles of Waynesville their Ideal shopping center. WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1946 $2.00 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties Hayvood Has More Than 3 Inches 0! Rain Over Veek-End; Roads Suffer ards Leave, ill Enter ue University fid Mrs. Dean Colvard and lEhters, left Monday for City, where Mrs. Colvard ldren will reside while Mr. attends Purdue University. olvard was director in f the Mountain Test Farms resigned in December in tat he could return to Pur- get his doctor's decree in husbandry and agriculture hruary, 1947, Mr. Colvard lime his duties as a member 'acuity of State College, these two subjects. t'olvard was suereeripH at Farm by Howard Claoo. unly agent here. olvard came hero whnn ih. established. He was in of the Swannanoa Farm e property was tVl bv 'eminent for Moore Geue- 1'iiai. ce To All ors - - - e Mountaineer has al- pys carried church no- fes and church news f all the churches free cnarge. lid Nng that our thous- s of readers are intpr. ted in thia " VJJC news, are again extending each Haywood pastor, "ivitation to tret. , rir church notices and prcti news by Tuesrlav p of each week. ermon subieefa anA f..i fitters nf tr0nn.i -- eviiuai uiter- niake tho rm;,.a r'e value to the Pders and will increase fmrc attendance. e have the beginning of L?eeStinfi: chur II - her fea- Crabtree School Affected By Bad Roads in That Area; Creeks Out of Banks Haywood County had a rainfall of more than three inches on Sat urday night and Sunday, sending creeks out of banks, and making bad conditions on country roads even worse. The official rainfall as recorded at the State Test Farm was 3.09 inches. Numerous basements throughout the country were flooded, includ ing business houses and schools. All available electric water pumps were pressed into service and the hand pumps of the fire department were kept busy as home owners and business men drained surplus water from base ments. Park officials fear that the fish in Big Creek were swept away by the highest water in the history according to residents in that area. The creek went out of its banks, ana the swift waters carried every thing that was loose down stream One ranger here Tuesday said it was his opinion after watching the raging waters of the creek, that practically all fish had been swept away. Representatives of the wild life division of the Department of Conservation and Development were were due here this week-end to check the creek. The official rainfall recorded at Watervillc was AMI inches, The Mountaineer learned yesterday. Another famous creek for fishins in the Park, Cataloochee Creek. stayed within its banks, and park rangers were of the opinion that fish in the creek were not bothered by the high water. More than 200 school children of the Crabtree school were unable to get to the school Monday due to road conditions. Water of th creek spread out over a wide area. the creek was back in its banks Monday afternoon. Pigeon River staved within its banks all during the flood period. While there was an extra volume of water, the power plant at Water ville opened five flood gates, and controlled the situation without any damage. The manager there yes terday told this newspaper, "It looked bad for a while, but noth ing like the flood of 1940." Numerous slides were reported on many roads. However, no road was completely blocked at any time. One way traffic was main tained on some sections. The railroad suffered from some slides west of here, and delayed train service on Sunday and slowed down schedules Monday. Hundreds of motorists on Sun day afternoon drove down to watch the high waters of Richland creek race through town, and on down to Lake Junaluska, where thousands of gallons per second tumbled over the dam to make a turbulent waterfall and flood the area below. American War Dads To Meet Here Feb. 23 Representatives of the Canton Chapter American War Dads will be in Waynesville on Saturday evening, February 23, to assist in organizing a chapter for the Way nesville area. A meeting will be held at the court house at 7 o'clock in the evening. W. M. Cogdill, past president of the Canton chapter, and member ship chairman, with members of the local chapter expect to attend the organization meeting. Alden Howell Sr., Will Be 105 Years Old On Feb. 18th Captain Alden A. Howell, only surviving Haywood Coun ty Veteran of the War Between the States, will observe his 105th birthday anniversary on February 18, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jack Johns ton in Los Angeles, Calif., with whom he has lived for many years. Captain Howell, who served in the Confederate Army from 1861 to 1865, was first a prac ticing attorney in Waynesville, but later turned his attention to banking. He organized the first bank here in 1887, which was also the first on the Murphy Branch for many years. The institu tion was known as the Bank of Waynesville. It was merg ed with another bank in 1921, at which time, at the age of 80 years. Captain Howell re tired from active business. For more than fifty years he was the financial leader in this county and his ability and judgment were recognized and sought in all new developments. THREE GENERATIONS OF ROYALTY ifJJ hp & ; HERE IS A RARE PICTURE representing three generations of Britain's royal family two queens and a princess at a piano recital in King'g Lynn Town Hall. They are (1. to r.) the present Queen Elizabeth of Eng land, Dowager Queen Mary and Princess Elizabeth, (Internationa!) Ernest McCracken Back With USES Program In State Lt. Ernest C. McCracken, USNR, who served for two and a half years as assistant district civilian personnel director of the Fourth Naval District, comprising Penn sylvania, Delaware and the south ern part of New Jersey, has been discharged and has assumed his former position as assistant State Director of the United States Em ployment Service for North Caro lina. He was stationed in Bethle hem most of the time. Lt. McCracken servtu as assist ant State director of the USES for almost a year before he entered the service as an Ensign in August, 1943. Previously he had served as chief of the planning section of USES, field supervisor and as per sonnel training supervisor. He joined the Employment Service late in 1937 as interviewer at Way nesvillc, later at Marion and was assistant manager at Ashcvillc and manager at Lenoir before his trans fer to Raleigh late in 1940. Mr McCracken spent the year 1942 in Washington as assistant regional representative for Region IV, dur ing which he served for a few months as acting State director of the USES for West Virginia. A native of Haywood county, Mr. McCracken is a B. S. graduate of Western Carolina Teachers Col lege at Cullowhee. For four years he was teacher and principal of East Waynesville school. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McCrack en at Lake Junaluska. Hayvood Exceeds Polio Quota By Over $1,200 Weather Has Been Mild Past Week The weather here for the past week has been mild, according to the official weather report, fur nished this newspaper by the State Test Farm: Date Max Min Rain fall 6 52 23 7 59 25 8 62 22 9 56 40 .61 10 56 38 3.09 11 , ,..45 25 12 ;rj7 19 Miss Carmen Plott, who is em ployed at Oteen, spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Plott. Ingram To Open Studio On 21st E. M. Ingram is announcing to day the formal opening on Thurs day, February 21st, of a commer cial studio in the Masonic Temple, doing special commercial, portrait photography and finishing. Mr. Ingram was in the photogra phy field for several years before entering service. He has installed modern equip ment to make his studio complete in every detail. Women Prefer Registering For Nylons Than Taking Chance Of Hitting Sale It is evident that Haywood wo men prefer the registration system for Nylon hose to the "take-a-chance" method of being on the spot when the hose are put on sale. Several weeks ago Belk-Hudson opened their register, and in a few days had over 500 applicants for Nylons. Last week The Toggery received notice that a shipment of Nylons were soon to be shipped, so a register was opened at their hos iery counter. The announcement was made in The Mountaineer Thursday, and by noon Thursday, 201 names had been put on the book. By Saturday the list was past the 500 mark. Other stores receiving small shipments have used the registra tion system, and now women take it as the preferred procecdure to get their hose. Behind the scenes, women arc loaning each other nylon hose for special occasions. Some enterprising business man or woman is missing a bet in the financial world by not putting a small badge on the market, with the words "I'm wearing nylons." Most women would pay any ,price for such a symbol of distinction. I. C. McDarris Succeeds Bailey As FSA Head Joseph C. McDarris, of Barnards ville, has assumed his duties as FSA supervisor for Haywood coun ty. He .succeeds J. Yates Bailey, who resigned from the local office of the Farm Security Administra tion in December and plans to enter business in Canton. Mr. McDarris is a graduate of Berea College from which he holds a B. S. degree in agriculture in the class of 1!W8. He formerly taught vocational agriculture at Oakley high school in Buncombe county for one year. After this he was FSR supervisor for Transyl vania county for three and one half years. He was also employed for seven months with the State FSA office with the Farm Labor Program. Mr. McDarris has recently been discharged from the U. S. Navy after 29 months of active duty. The offices of the Haywood Farm Security Administration which have been located on the second floor of the court house back of the court room, have been moved to the third floor near the draft board office. Jonathan Woody, County Chairman, Thanks Workers and Public for Cooperation Haywood county has gone al most $1,200 above the quota on the polio campaign, according to figur es released yesterday of the money in hand, by Jonathan Woody, coun ty chairman. Mr. Woody said several commit tees were yet to report, and the comity total would be a little above present contributions. The county quota was $3,575, and the Canton and Waynesville areas divided the quota, and yesterday's figures sjiowed colkclious froni the two areas: Waynesville $2,522.24 Canton 2,247.00 County total $4,769.24 It was pointed out that the ex pense of staging the campaign in the county was limited to $22.25, which was spent with the national foundation for metal lapel tags. All other expenses were born by committees and individuals inter ested in staging a successful drive. Mr. Woody was pleased with the results ol I lie campaign, and in a formal statement, (hanked every person winking in the drive, as well as (hose who made contribu tions, regardless of size. Baptists Will Discuss New Building Program The congregation of the First liaplisl church will discuss plans for the new church building at a special meeting to be held on Wednesday night at 7:30, February 20th. II. L. Baughnian is the architect, and his drawing and plans will be discussed at this meeting. All members of the church arc urged to be present and participate in the discussion. Sales On Flour Brisk In Rural Areas Of Haywood Haywood grocerymen felt the president's statemem that he would curb the sale of wheat in order to feed starving Eur ope. Sales on flour jumped the next day, as many house wives bought an extra supply to tide them over the threaten ed shortage. Rural families bought heav ier, according to facts found by The Mountaineer in mak ing a survey. Grocery stores in the country had heavier sales than the stores in town. Some would-be purchasers tried to get as much as a bar rel!, but were stopped when stores explained that flour would not keep long enough for them to use it up. As a rule, the average house wife accustomed to shortages and rationing, just took the statement as another restric tion, and did nothing about it. One housewife commented that long ago she learned to mix floor and meal in the right proportions, and her family had learned to enjoy the mix ed breads. Out of Washington came the statement that the gray bread Americans are going to start eating in a few months may look peculiar but it will be downright healthy. At least, that's the opinion of dietary experts who've been studying President Truman's wheat curb order, calling for 12 per cent more flour for every bushel of wheat. In order to meet the new require ments, millers will have to use some of the non-white in gredients ordinarily discarded, and that's just what is going to make the bread so healthy. Vitamin-conscious eaters will get more thiamin, niacin, iron and protein from the emer gency bread. At present, most of these vitamins arc ground out of the final wheat bread. Even though millers are re ferring to the new bread as gray bread, there will be a lot of people who won't be able to tell the difference from pres ent day supplies. It is still about five months off before present flour sup plies are used up and the new bread makes its debut at your grocers. Joe Sloan Is Named On City Police Force Joe Sloan has been named to serve on the Waynesville city po lice force and assumed his duties on Saturday the 9th, according to Chief of Police Orville Noland. Mr. Sloan was named to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Hub Ruff, who resigned in order to devote his entire time to the operation of his taxi business. Mr. Sloan, recently discharged from the armed forces was em ployed by the Town of Waynes ville a( the time he volunteered in the army, and filled the position of superindentend of water. Mr. Sloan, who left here in Sept., 1940, with the National Guard, served overseas for an extended period ia the European theater. He held the rank of First Lieuten ant and was attached to the Infantry. February Term Superior Court Adjourned 7th The following judgments were handed down at the February term of Superior court here last week, which adjourned on Thursday aft ernoon, with Judge Zeb V. Nettles, of Ashcvillc, presiding. John Rogers, charged with big amy, was sentenced to the common jail for 12 months. The sen(ence which was passed at the February term of criminal court in 1944 of 12 months had been suspended, but the defendant had violated (he terms so it was put into effect at the current term. Louise Clark, charged with vio lation of the prohibition laws, was given four years sentence suspend ed on three years if the defend ed complied with the following: lo be of good behavior; not to in dulge in the use or possess any intoxicating liquors including wine and beer; not to violate any crim inal laws of the state; that she co operate with the officers of the towns of Canton and Waynesville; that she not allow' Willis (Alias Lightning Davisl to hang around, loaf, or loiter either socially or otherwise around her' home or place of business. William McClure and Alfred Knight, charged with violation of the prohibition laws were given three years suspended sentence and fined $50 each and the cost of the action. Willard Blankcnship, charged with violation of the prohibition laws was fined $25 and the costs. Jroy Cutshaw, charged with fail ure to comply with agreement to pay his wife a stated sum in the November, 1945 court, was ordered to make a deed to the home prop erty and pay her $30 per month. In the case of Hazel Hampton, charged with attempt to intimidate a State's witness in the process of the court, the defendant was sen tenced to 30 days in county jail, with ten to be put into effee(, and the 20 days suspended for 12 months on condition that she be of good behavior and stop loiter ing on the streets of Waynesville. Bessie Taylor, charged with big amy, having been married to John Rogers while she still had a hus band, was given 12 months sus pended sentence in jail for a c riod of three years, provided she be of good behavior. Layman Rogers, charged with abandonment, was ordered to pay $10 a week for the support of his two minor children and the costs of the action. There was a mistrial in the case of Frank Parton, charged with big amy and the case was continued. Lewis Jones, charged with break ing and entering was sentenced to four years in State's prison with two years to be put into effect at once, and the remaining two years suspended for five years. During the four days term of court there were in addition to the foregoing judgments, eight di vorces granted and one marriage annulled. Five Men Make Up February Call Under Draft Five Haywood county men from the Waynesville area left here on Tuesday in the February call under the selective service system. The quota called for ten, but the re maining five who qualified for ser vice at this time had already volun teered. In the group leaving for induc tion at Fort Bragg on Tuesday were the following: James Robert Wood, Leon Ncal Sanford, Earl Jefferson, Paul Ledford and Edd Zeb West, the latter serving as leader. The five who volunteered in the service and will enter various branches of the armed forces in cluded Walter L. Leming, Carol Douglas Smith, Joseph Blalock Compton, Clarence Conard and Charles Dowe West. Haywood School Board Plan To Install Stokers In School Buildings Soon Masonic Master S. E. C'ONNATSER, Worshipful Master of the Waynesville Masonic Lodge, was recently installed. Mr. Connatser, a former teacher in the Haywood county schools, is a prom inent insurance agent in this section. Rotarians To Aid Youth Center By Monthly Donations Members of the Rotary Club in dividually pledged to pay $50 per month for the next 12 months for the continued operation of the youth eenler. operated on the sec ond floor of the bank building. The movement is being sponsor ed by the Woman's Club and dif ferent civic organizations of the community are being asked to give financial support lo the operation of the club. During the mectiug Friday, re ports were heard from committees of the club who headed up two community-wide drives recently. Jonathan Woody reported for the polio campaign, as chairman, and James B. Ncal reported on the vic tory clothing drive. Both cam paigns went above the county quotas. Welfare Report For January Is Announced The month of January was a busy one with the Haywood county welfare department, according to the records revealed this week by Mrs. Sain L. Queen, county super intendent. During the month old age assis tance checks were issued to 520 recipients; aid to dependent chil dren was given to 103 lainilies, with 2.r)9 children represented; aid to blind was given in checks to 27 recipients. The records of the ofiicc show that there were 181 interviews and home visits relative to assistance and service cases. The serv ice case load lo the in dividual children include: 7 labor certificates issued lo minors, 2 children in stale school for phy sically handicapped; 15 children in correctional institutions; 6 chil dren in orphanages; 3 children free foster homes; 10 children in rela tive's homes; and 7 children in parent's homes. Other services were 16 adult, parole supervision; 6 family ad justment services: 1 vocational re habiiit.ilion service; 1 adult mental services; 7 county home services; 1 medical and health care service; and 8 other services; 16 cases were screened lor selective service hoard. W. A. Bradley and Clayton Walk er led here Monday for Florida, where they plan to spend a week fishing. Better Heating Systems Are Part Of General Improvement Program Under Way As part of a general improvement program, the county board of edu cation plan to install stokers in Haywood schools just as soon as the large commercial type machin es arc available, it was announced this week. The stokers, it was explained, would keep the school buildings at an even temperature, and save fuel over the present hand-fed methods. Just when the first stokers can be expected is not known, but offi cials feel that some will be avail able by next school term. The stokers can be installed lo present heating plants without dis rupting any of the present installa tions, it was pointed out. Schools that have been included in the surveys for the s(okers in clude: high school, junior high, Hazelwood, Lake Junaluska, Clyde, Crablrec, Fines Creek, Rock Hill, Cruso, Bethel, East Waynesville and Central Elementary. Annual Audit County Finances Shows Balance An audit of the offices of Hugh Leatherwood, clerk of superior court of Haywood county, prepared by W. Bowen Henderson, certified public accountant, has been receiv ed by the Haywood county board Of commissioners, according to George A. Brown, Jr., county manager. The law requires that the clerk's office be audited each year from November 30 to November 30, it was pointed 'ou): by Mr. Brown. The audit shows that the balance on hand on December 1,1944 was $28,857.74, and that during the fol lowing year the receipts were $03, 764.48 and that disbursements reached $58,995.46, leaving at the close of the year, 1945, a balance on hand of $33,626.76 in county funds. The commissioners also receiv ed the audit of office of J. E. Fer guson, tax collector of the county, made by Mr. Henderson. The law requires that this audit run from September 30 to September 30. The audit of the tax collector ending Sept. 30, 1945 shows that all funds were properly deposited and ac counted for and the office and books to be in good order, shape and condition. Mr. Henderson has audited the tax collector's books since Mr. Ferguson went into office in 1940. Mr. Henderson has also audited the books of the clerk of the court since June 2, 1941 when Mr. Leath erwood came into office and the records on each audit have been found to be in good and proper order, according to Mr. Brown. Howard Clapp Attends State Farm Meeting Howard Clapp has returned after spending five days in Piedmont Carolina attending state meetings pertaining to farm work. On the 6th to 8th, Mr. Clapp at tended the annual N. C. F'arm Bu reau meeting in Winston-Salem. On the 11th, he attended the annual meeting of the State Guern sey Club, also held in Winston-Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Foster Bennett, and daughter, Miss Myrtle Bennett and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tillotson, and three children were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. Curtis Russ on Sunday. Miss Bennett re mained over for a visit during the week. Milk Bottle Shortage Here Termed Critical "We are using, many bottles twice a day in an effort to get milk lo onr custonjers," said R. B. Davenport, manager of Pet Dairy Products Company yesterday, in describing the critical shortage of bottles. "The glass manufacturers have suffered from strikes, and as a re sult our normal shipments of bot tles have stopped." "Unless housewives, and retail dealers of milk return empty bot tles immediately, we are going to be forced to resort to measures which we are trying to avoid, and that is, only leave milk where we I pick up an equal number of empty - i bottles." . ? "There must be hundreds of idle( milk bottles in this community,, ; during the past few years, and we don't feel that all have been i broken," he continued. t .acn bottle has a cash value ot ( - five cents when returned to either i a dealer or one of the routemen. "hA clfuntinn ic iififoI anei there is no possibility of getting' extra bottles, so we must solve the '-. problem right here at home, by j; Duttine everv idle bottle back into y service," Mr. Davenport continued " ( - Narrow Outside Margin