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jsh Trucks
ressed Into
Take Care
Loads
3 the opening of
nH1p and paint-up
community, wiu,
,vnville and
L,,iine to make
gest and best ever
,-i hair-
He, and -ic
Llwood, have an-
arbage coiien's
extra days curing
pick up an "'IMI
truck crews can
an a. also
nn vacant lots
immunity, and the
uvners or persons
thai the lots were
chairman of the
Ld stress was made
L- bu mess places
ses were cleaned
campaign, anu an
put out for the
in Waynesville
a trurk to pick up
their trash not be
after being put
Us will be put on
Us to handle the
which the lead-
put out during the
pointed out that
Id been delayed due
and also in an ef-
a little nearer the
Summer season,
crs, such as bump-
cards in business
ailer at the Park
M4w4,s.part.of.i
supplement what
in today's issue of
in Were
During
Week
pay the city police
fc ted 17, with four
fces charged with
pss, one for speed-
lolalion of hotel
pr disorderly con-
Inness.
cases have been
faying the costs of
lentenced tn work
city streets; and
f'ith disorderly
ketiness required
ot the court and
JlDGECREST
Everett Murrav
fed Wednesday to
1 indefinite period.
war. former nadnp
fjBaptist church.
(In Campaign 1 o
Urway Monday;
Lily Wide Program
Expands Business
ROY PARKMAN is today form
ally opening his expanded hard
ware store in the building he
bought and modernized some
months ago. The name of the firm
has been changed to Parknian's
Hardware. The firm was formerly
known as Massie Hardware. De
tails of the new store will be found
in section three of this edition.
R. F. Smothers
Veteran Dies
Oteen Hospital
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock at the Pleasant Balsam Bap
tist church for Robert Franklin
Smathcrs, 31, veteran of World
War II, who died at Oteen Gov
ernment Hospital at 9:30 p. m.
Tuesday where he had been a pa-
ministers were Rev. W. II. Whit
lock, Rev. Nando Stephens and
Rev. Lush Rogers. Burial was in
I he Red Bank cemetery on the
Balsam road.
Serving as pallbearers were
cousins as follows: Ratio Arring
ton, James Garrett, Jack Rabb,
Gene Smathers, Bonner Rabb, Gor
don Smathers, William Stevens,
Lloyd Derrick and Claude Smath
ers. Mr. Smathers served for three
and one-half years in the armed
forces, 30 months of which were
spent in the European theater of
operations. He was attached to the
82nd Airborne Division, and was
entitled to wear the EAMT ribbon
with six bronze service stars, one
silver arrowhead, Distinguished
Unit badge, Combat Infantryman's
badge, Good Conduct medal and
Victory medal of World War II.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Smathers, and is survived by
his parents, one brother, Don
Smathers, at home; three sisters,
Mrs. Zeb Bryson, of Waynesville,
Route 1; Mrs. Ed Smith, of Canton,
and Miss Louise Smathcrs, at
home.
Garrett Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
five Girls Receive High School Diplomas
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m0rnteaarde diplomas at the closine Droeram
'whools w'h- completed the required work of the 12th grade. They had been trans
;tha CaEr p6 hey had completed the 11th grade. Reading from left to right they are:
' rances Dyer, Billy Carroll McElroy. and Lena Frady,
Expansion Of
Water System
Being Sought
Proposal Is To Build
Filteration Plant,
And Extend Main
Intake Lines
Work is scheduled to start Octo
ber first in laying 9,000 feet of
10-iiK'h cast iron water pipe from
the reservoir up Allen's Creek to
St. Mary's church. The announce
men came yesterday from the town
board, who recently let the contract
for $39,000.
This is the first step towards
enlarging the present water sys
tem. A new filteration plant, and
extension of the 10-inch line to
the intake on the watershed are
the other projects now under con
sideration by the board. Engineers
have been employed to make speci
fications on the two pending
projects. fli
The new line will give the town
an addition of 300,000 gallons of
water daily. This will be increased
several times when the line is ex
tended to the intake on the water
shed, it was said.
James Kirkpatrick
Heads Milk Pro
ducers Of County
James Kirkpatrick, of Crabtree,
has been elected president of the
Haywood County Milk Producers
Association, succeeding A. J. Mc
Cracken, who has held the office
for a number of years. Taylor
Ferguson, of Ivy Hill, is vice pres
ident, and Mrs. W. F. Swift is
secretary-treasurer.
At the recent meeting the pro
ducers discussed the price of milk,
and the conferences held with OPA
on the matter.
The organization is one of the
four groups sponsoring the ban
quet of the Guernsey Promotional
Sale here next Tuesdav nichl
RffnffTfneThWaTscusW
of many of the animals staying In
Haywood, especially the bulls.
C. Of C. To
Move Into Newly
Decorated Office
The offices of the Chamber of
Commerce, which have been main
tained since last November on the
second floor of the former Citizens
Bank building on Main street, are
scheduled to be moved today to
the offices formerly occupied by
Atkins Insurance Agency, accord
ing to Miss S. A. Jones, secretary.
The offices have been completely
renovated. The front office walls
have been papered , the ceiling
painted, and the floors sanded and
waxed. In the back office the floor
and wals have been painted and
the lavatory reconditioned.
New lighting fixtures have re
placed the old ones in addition to
other improvements.
The moving will be completed
by Saturday afternoon, and the
offices officially opened on Monday
morning, according to Miss Jones.
at the Waynesville Township high
WAYNESVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1946
Large Crowds Brave Rain To Get Primary Returns
Here is a partial view of the hundreds standing In front of the Court House Saturday night as The Moun
taineer gave the primary returns. The board on which the results were posted can be seen to left of the
picture. All returns were also given over a public address system, and could be heard for a block. The
staff of The Mountaineer was assisted In operating the public address system and radio, by Wayne Corpen
ing and Howard Clapp. Seen standing at the end of the board is Aaron Hyatt, wlto kept the results
chalked up. This is a Mountaineer photograph by Wallace Marley. . '
Allen's Creek
Church To Honor
Ex-Service Men
Special Services Will
Be Held Sunday Night
At Allen's Creek
Baptist Church
A special service for ex-service
men and their families will be
held at the Allen's Creek Baptist
church Sunday evening at 7:30, It
was announced yesterday by Rev.
Thos. Erwln, pastor.-;
More than 150 etiervlce men
.their families Bi'v Been ln4
vited to attend the services. Rev.
Elmer Green will talk on "The Ex
Service Man's Obligation to the
Church."
Robert Clark will discuss "The
Ex-Service Man's Need of the
Church and Christ."
The principal address will be
marie by Rev. J. M. Woodard, using
as his subject, "The Church's Ob
ligation to the Ex-Service Man."
A special memorial service, con
ducted by Rev. Mr. Erwin, will be
held for the three men from t lie
community who lost heir lives in
service. The men are Thomas
Grasty, Edward Williams and Clem
Jenkins.
The sounding of Taps will con
clude Che services. Special music
for the service will be under the
direction of Mrs. Blanche Allen
Franklin, assisted by Raymond
Blanton.
Book Store About
Ready To Move
Into New Quarters
Workmen were expected to fin
ish completely renovating the for
mer Massie Hardware building in
time for most of the stock of The
Book store to be moved today and
tomorrow, according to J. C.
Galusha, owner. The stock is now
in The Mountainere building.
Special fixtures for the store
were purchased some months ago,
and will be installed this morning.
Several large shipments of mer
chandise have been in storage for
several weeks, and will be put on
display at the new location within
a few days.
The space now occupied by The
Book Store in The Mountaineer
office will be utilized for additional
business and news offices.
Large Crowds Expected
For 3rd Annual Guernsey
Promotional Sale On 5th
A record-breaking attendance Is
expected for the Third annual
Guernsey Promotional sale which
will be held at the State Test Farm
here next Wednesday at 1:00
o'clock. Fifty registered animals
six bulls and 44 females, will be
sold at auction at the sale.
A larce number of specialists
and Guernsey breeders are expect
oH in attend the sale, and also
the banquet, which will be held at
the Hazelwood school on luesaay
night before Ihe sale. Among the
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Only Slight Changes
Made In Primary Vote
As Board Makes Canvas
Road Crews Have
Finished Putting
On New Surface
Highway crews have, flniahei.,
pnttlmrtar and itravrl urn the "
Waynesville-Canlton1 highway.
The forces reached the city
limits of Canton late Wednes
day afternoon. Traffic was de
toured via Thlckety while the
last stretch of road was being
tarred.
Several motorists have com
plained about the new surface,
pointing out that it is rougher
than the concrete.
Shortage Of Hides
Felt At Tannery
A. C. Lawrence Leather company
at Hazelwood, will resume opera
tions Monday morning, following
a three-day shut down. The plant
observed Memorial Day Thursday,
as is the annual custom, and will
remain closed today and tomorrow
due to the shortage of hides.
A scarcity of hides from packers,
and slower delivery, were given as
reasons for the depleted stocks.
By Monday a sufficient inventory
is expected for the plan! to con
tinue operating on schedule.
Clapp To Discuss
Meat Shortages
Howard Clapp, manager of the
Test Farm here, and former county
agent, will address the Rotary Club
today at one o'clock on the subject,
"The Empty Meat Cases."
Mr. Clapp will explain in detail
the reasons for the shortages of
meats, and some recommendations
that have been made to various
agencies in an effort to correct the
situation.
group of out-of-town visitors will
be consignors to the sale.
The principal speaker for the
banquet will be W. W. FitzpatricK,
manager of the famous Quail
Roost Farm.
The banquet is being sponsored
jointly by the First National Bank,
Lions and Rotary Clubs and the
Haywood Milk Producers Associa
tion. At the sale on Wednesday, Pet
Dairy Products Company will give
a registered Guernsey calf to one
of their producers.
The unofficial tabulated vote as
given by The Mountaineer Tues
day was almost identical to the of
ficial report made public yesterday
by the Haywood Board of Elections.
Practically the only changes was
the addition of about 19 absentee
votes mailed in by men in service.
.s TbefCelal AabuWted- vote, br
precinrts for each candidate is be
ing published today on page four,
second section.
The official vote Is as follows:
SOLICITOR
W. Roy Francis 4352
Dan K. Moore 2344
Thad D. Bryson, Jr. 450
STATE SENATE
William Medford . 4609
J. R. Boyd, Sr 2452
REPRESENTATIVE
Glenn C. Palmer
R. E. Sentelle
3924
3133
CLERK OF COURT
C. H. Leatherwood
Joe Sloan
3796
3268
REGISTER OF DEEDS
Bryan D. Medford :394
Mark Ferguson 1771
TAX COLLECTOR
.1. E. Ferguson ....
Sebe T. Bryson
2742
4363
SHERIFF
R. V. Welch 4077
Fred Campbell 3153
C HAIRMAN OF BOARD
Geo. A. Brown, Jr. 3929
Geo. F. Plott 3249
CONGRESS
Monroe Redden
Zebulon Weaver
5078
2338
In the East Fork constable race,
Shay Henson polled 55 and Weldon
Heatherly polled1 44.
In the solicitor's race in the dis
trict, official returns showed Dan
K. Moore polled 384 votes over his
two opponents. Moore received
9,.r44 votes, W. Roy Francis 6,282
and T. D.' Bryson, Jr., 2,878.
Mrs. Jack Lynn
Joins Husband
In Germany
Mrs. Jack Lynn leaves to
morrow for New Vork City
and on Tuesday she will report
to Fort Hamilton for assign
ment for passage on an army
transport taking dependents of
Americans to the European
theater. She will Join Lt. Col.
Lynn in Berlin, where he has
leased a house.
Col. Lynn, former Haywood
county farm agent, is serving
with the Food and Agricultural
branch of the Military Govern
ment and has been stationed in
Germany for the past year.
Mrs. Lynn is driving to New
York in her car, which she
will ship to Germany,
Revival Of Livestock And
Home Arts Exhibits To
Be Discussed Tonight
Much Interest Being
Shown in Reviving
Project Started
In 1940
Plans are under way to revive
the Haywood County Livestock and
Home Arts Exhibition, which was
staged for two consecutive years
prior to the war, the last being
held in 1941.
A meeting of Uie farmers and
business leaders nf the county is
scheduled tonight al the court
house at 8 o'clock, according to
Wayne Corpeniim, county farm
agent, who is aiding in reviving
the movement.
The purpose of the meeting in
addition to the election of officers
Is to discuss the feasibility of stag
ing the show this fall, which will
be the third and also to more or
less sound out public sentiment on
the revival of the event, which is
being urged by leaders all over the
county.
At the time the show was inau
gurated the idea was to make it an
annual event, but during the war
years the leaders thought it advis
able to discontinue the exhibition
until hostilities were over,
The matter of reviving the show
has been agitated by a number of
the farmers and business leaders
of the county since Japan sur
rendered, with a view to continuing
the program along the lines of the
previous shows, which were suc
cessful from every angle.
There was great interest in the
exhibitions at the shows in live
stock and the fine displays of home
crafts and foods displayed by the
various women's groups in the
county as well as individual en
tries. In the previous events . there
wereiwerfr ni midwaiti oi carnival
was free-and open tdfteC siifbllo...
me same policy win be pursued
in the proposed organization, it
was learned from the leaders who
are starting the movement.
C. T. Francis served as president
of the organization for the two
years the show was staged.
Market
Reports
Sales at the leading terminal and
state livestock markets reported
yesterday by the Western N. C.
Office. Division of Markets, N. C
Department of Agriculture, in co
operation with the U. S Depart
ment of Agriculture. Quotations
from state markets are prices paid
producers and local handlers while
terminal prices are wholesale un
less otherwise specified, and are
confined to the range at which
good merchantable quality and con
dition sold.
Total estimated salable receipts
14 leading markets: Cattle. 29,850;
Calves, b.M'y. Hogs, 40.050; Sheep
and Lamb, 39.H75. Total, 114,780.
CATTLE
Chicago: Receipts 8,000. Steers
and yearlings, including yearling
heifers grading average-choice and
better steady to strong; all other
grades strong to 23 higher; big
packers bought sparingly and same
true of small local killers; bulk
receipts all classes again going
East; little under 16.00 and only
strictly medium grades at and be
low 15 00; most ted heifers 15 75
17.25; choice lo:0 In. average 17.85;
general market definitely a new
high in recent weeks, featuring a
very erratic and generally strong
(Continued on page six)
Hundreds Sign Papers
Asking For Airport
Facilities In Haywood
Hundreds of signatures have al
ready been secured on petitions
here and in Canton by members
of the Civil Air Patrol, calling on
town and county authorities to the
need of immediate action in secur
ing an airport for Haywood.
The petitiou sets out "now is
the time to act. while the Federal
Government will pay half the cost
of an approved project."
Leaders of the movement point
out that a county without airfield
facilities will be seriouslv handi
capped from now on as air travel
increases.
Lake Speaker
A' As
DR. WALTER WEST will open
the 1940 season at Lake Junaluska
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock by
bringing the first sermon of the
90-day program. Activities at the
auditorium for the remainder of
the week will be movies, according
to Dr. Frank S. Love, superintend
ent, pr. West's sermon subject
will be, "Some Things That Cannot
Be Shaken."
Outdoor Writers
Group Coming To
This Area June 1
Several from here plan to attend
the picnic to be given by Cham
bers of Commerce of Western Car
olina at Cherokee on Saturday for
the Outdoor Writers Assoclftion
of America.
The group of writers are touring
in the TVA section, and are the
guests of several states during their
convention in this section of the
country. Through the efforts of
E. M. McNish, Charles Rny, Miss
S. A. Jones, and other civic leaders
of this area, the group were
brought over into North Carolina
for the brief outing.
Mr. McNish has been a member
of the association for ten years,
having had articles published in
many of the leading outdoor publi
cations in the country. He is an
authority on hunting, fishing and
general outdoor life.
Mr. McNish left Thursday to
meet the group as they assembled
in Chattanooga.
Tobacco Expert
Visits Haywood
Roy Bennett, tobacco specialist,
from State College, was in the
county during the week working
with the County Agents. The fol
lowing farms were visited, where
Mr. Bennett discussed tobacco
problems: C. R. Liner, Waynesville
Township; W. Tom Rogers, Clyde
Township; J. S. Fullbright, Iron
Duff Township; T. C. Davis, Iron
Duff Township, Mance Morrow,
Iron Duff Township John H. Rog
ers, Crabtree Township; Furman
Noland, Fines Creek Township;
Sam Ledford, White Oak Town
ship; W. L. Messer, White Oak
Township; Glenn Boyd, Jonathan
Creek Township.
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Reed,
Sr., are now residing on Woolsey
Heights. Their son and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Reed, Jr., and
their daughter, Margaret, will re
side with Mr. and Mrs. Reed.
Mr. and Mrs. R?ed have just re
turned from Clearwater, Florida,
where they spent the winter.
One spokesman for the organi
zation said that counties smaller
than Haywood, and with less poten
tial use of a field, have already had
construction started. The same
spokesman pointed out the use of
planes by industry, such as The
Champion Paper and Fibre corn
pay, now owners of two or more
aircraft.
The organization plans to get
several more signatures before for
mally presenting their project to
the town officials of the county,
and the board of commissioners.