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Standard PRINTING CO 220 S First St LOriSVllXF. Kv Sblished The Waynesville Mountaineer Published Twice-a-Week In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park 49,500 People A-WeeK Tuesday Live within 30 mileg of Waynesville their ideal shopping center. 14 Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. C, FRiDAY, JULY 19, 1946 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties 4r X- i i i i i i i . . Will Coast Return bust Age"' ril L'eS I lit rd Tour titration Ling, county agent. L an out-ot'-itHinty unducird this sum- nood denimit ration bftin II"' morning tjlasl , t Mil- (lits ,5 liclWIM'll 123 ,iik ill lli' cciuniy jtmi. travelling hy lid liuiks (limn Id Id, m here Hie lost may In' seen, and soutlK'in ii'iit'' that the ciluo l South of Hie lour is In u nii't In k! s in other new ideas lor ini be hrcumlil home. Sic third lour con- woml liirmers, tlir y havint! been made 941 until war-lime it it nrti'ssary to line I ho unite, cost, psuhilc mi (lie lour iter, states Mr. Cor- Member ess Is Here Lhcr u Congress, If of Lakeland. Kin., jtrieiuls in tt'aynrs- ffived a broken hip ovrr a meter liox , the Main SI reel falling heavily on lat Wednesday lo Pital. attended bv mcficld of Wavnrs- pmy of Abhcville. ' inserted in I he ns an operation at County Hospital t if at rd ami it I Mr Diane will he tilt hospital within rv, r'l ill the House lives t Hi years, i' was a mein- al l'''i' counnis- leavmg in in:n "surance and real He i, a f and ami i, .. - .io: MTV Pa state len..l:,i, P Uic LeKaine hotel j u. '"ic, ana "aynesvilli. i Illusion, to see I G. Slm, ... c l's walking nn w. H. "I'U ranee ...... f (if l.:,L.l,..J I, , " ""in, Mr. auK(,i,-r. I,., i, tan notified of Massifierl I Here waynes- VAnh,0,h Jr "imam Report t ar,.v cloudy M fair0" I oni.u. lair and rfi rather I, " of the 64 .24 fi3 .47 HIS VRl( 1. . ! X " " " jowod Farmers To Tour July Superior Court Holds Long Session; Adjourned Thursday Large Docket Disposed Of In The Ten Day Period, With 31 Divorces Granted The Haywood County Superior Court, criminal term, was expected to adjourn Thursday afternoon as The Mountaineer went to press after one of the longest sessions since the prewar days, having last ed through a ten-day period, with Judge Felix E. Alley presiding. Through yesterday noon a total of 31 divorces had been granted. Other judgements given since those reported in Tuesday's issue of the paper include the following; Dr. Furman Angel, prominent surgeon of Franklin, was fined $1,000 and given a two year sus pended sentence over a five year period and ordered to immediately start action to have an attempted marriage to Burr Messer of liny wood county annulled, after he had entered a plea of guilty to charges of fornication and adultery, prosti tution, and maintaining a house for prostitution. He was ordered not to have any association either in this state or outside with Miss Messer. Prayer for judgement was continued on a charge of bigamy. In the ease of the State versus Dewey Herschel Harkens, with the defendant charged with larceny of an automobile, the latter was ordered to pay the cost of the court and $200 lo Farady Rathbone. John Ledford, charged with non support was ordered to pay his wife $25. now and $30 per month here after. In the case of Haywood county and the Citizen Bank and Trust Company versus the Haywood Furniture Manufacturing Com pany, et al the court ordered that Morgan and Ward and J. H. Howell, Jr.. attorneys, be allowed the sum of $300. for legal services furnish ed the receiver during the years between 1939-46, to be paid by the (Continued on Page Three) Isley Issues Call To High School Band Candidates Charles Isley, wno has returned from the Marines to resume di recting the High School Band, an nounces that he will begin teaching private and group lessons to candi dates for this year's band. He plans to begin the lessons Monday, and requests that all musicians in terested see Miss Moody at the County Board of Education office in the Court House, and leave in formation as to what hours they can take lessons, and whether they pre fer private or will take group in struction. The lessons will be free of charge, the cost being borne by I he High School. Mr. Isley ex pects a band membership of 60 in the senior group, and 40 begin ners. He plans to continue the summer lessons until school starts so that the Band will be back in top shape for Labor Day and the opening of the football season. First Presentation Draws Attendance More than a thousand persons have 1 attended the two perform ances of "The Theater in the Sky", in their presentation of Claudia , which is having a lour nights run this week and officially opened the season of Waynesville's first summer players on Tuesday night in the high school auditorium. On the initial night at the hour set for the raising of the curtain, the auditorium was in total dark ness, which enveloped the entire community, but the audience wait ed in good humor until the lights blazed forth and the play got under way. The first act seemed a rjit slow, which might In part have been due to the fact that the majority of the audience were more current No Excuse For Throwing Down Waste Paper Seven new trash containers were placed on the streets this week. Attention is called to the public for there is r.o doubt left as to their purpose for printed on them is the following: For Trash. Don't throw trash on the street. Help keep the town clean. The plan is to add others un til the streets will have these containers so placed that the public will have no excuse not to use them, it was learned this week. The containers, painted a bright green, have white lettering. R. D. McElroy Tampa, Arrested By U. S. Deputies Richard Dale McElroy, of Tampa, Fla., who was. arrested here by deputies from the Office of.U. S. Marshal Charles R. Price was given a hearing before U. S. Commis sioner W. H. Noland, here this week. Mr. Noland set McEIroys bond at $1,000. McElroy, said to be a native of Ohio, was wanted in the middle district of North Carolina on charges of impersonating a federal officer. Following his arrest he was lodged in the Haywood county jail where he was held until Thurs day when he was taken by officers to Greensboro. McElroy, who had come here presumably to upend the summer, was alleged lo have impersonated an FBI officer in the Greensboro area. 24 Milk Producers Given Grade A Rating By District Three Haywood county dairies and 21 milk producers in the coun ty were certified as Grade A after inspection by the District Health Department. These are as follows: Pet Dairy, Ferguson's Dairy, and Silver's Dairy. Lenn Sheppard. R. L. Burgin. M. H. Caldwell, Joe Russell. Taylor and Earl Ferguson, W. D. Ketner. Wilson Kirkpatrick. John McCrack en. Frank Leopard, the Mountain Experiment Farm, J. F. Mann, A. J. MrCracken, Crewel Moody. S. J. Moody, Glenn C. Palmer, M. B. Reeves, Mrs. J. K. Sellers, W. J. Smathers. Mrs W. F. Swift, Arnold Terrell, and Van Wells. lt. Mccracken is released Lieut. Weaver H. McCracken, USNR, was released to Inactive duty Monday at the U. S. Naval Separation Center in Washington, D. C. Lt. McCracken lives on Route 2, Waynesville. Of Summer Players Of More Than 1000 ly familiar with the quick tempo of the movies, and not the slower action or the legitimate stage. The ice was broken after the first act. and the play moved with ease and increasing response from the audience, ending with the cur tain going down with enthusiasm for the performance rrom those present. One reaction from the presentation was that the selec tion of the play was too sophisti cated for a mixed audience of adults and juveniles for this sec tion. Phyllis Luis, as Claudia, with a mother complex. Interpreted life with a wholesome freshness, very entertaining as against the back- (Continued on Page Three) NO SIGN OF MEAT Ai a iO " " . W '- iSii i; '!W mSSS Ililllll.il ' Judging from this picture, they haven't heard of the meat shortage down in Rocky Mount. The giant ham came from the farm of Josh Home, publisher of the Rocky Mount Evening Telegram. II lipped (he scales at sixty pounds, or three limes the weight of young Sally, who looks at it in complete disbelief. Boy Scouts at Lead Officers Delinquent Taxes Must Be Paid, Warns Collector Warning is given by J E Ferguson, Haywood County Tax Collector, trial a:i delinquent per sonal and real estate properly laxes must be paid by August or the property will be advertised for sale The law requires that names of delinquent taxpayers be published during August and that the prop erty, if still delinquent in taxes, be sold beginning the first Monday in September. Mr. Ferguson states that "We will garnishee and levy on all personal property on which taxes are due." Taxpayers are advised that no extension of time will be given and to make arrangements at once to pay for any 1945 taxes yet due. Paul Gough Added To Police Force, Kirkpatrick Leaves Paul Gough has been assigned to the Waynesville police force to replace Frank Kirkpatrick, who re signed Monday to accept a posi tion as teacher in the Fines Creek school. Patrolman Gough completed five years in the Army last autumn, serving several months in the E. T. O. A native of Forsythe coun ty, he has made Waynesville hi. home for several years. Prior to joining the police he was employ ed al the A. C. Lawrence Leather company. Mr. Kirkpatrick, who has been on the force since December, also is an Army veteran. Prior to entering the armed forces, he was a teacher at Fines Creek. Deficiencies Are Found In Nutrition During Pre-School Clinics Here During the recent annual spring prc-school clinics conducted by the Haywood County Health Depart ment in cooperation with the Hay wood County Council of the Par ent Teacher Association there were 249 children examined in the Waynesville area of the county which includes the usually desig nated area of the county, it was learned this week from Dr. Mary Michal, assistant health officer who was in charge of the examinations. She was assisted by Mrs. Howard Bryson, public health nurse. X Other SHORTAGE HERE Camp Boone To Still Discovered During Hike, 72 Scouts Help Round Up 45 Gallon Plant Around I wo o'clock lasl Friday afternoon 72 Hoy Scouts from Camp Daniel Minnie impatiently awaited the arrival of three depu ties from the shenlf's iU pni t ineiil . who bad been called lo (lie .site of a si ill on the Little East Fork of the Pigeon by the Scouts during one of their hikes less than two hours earlier that day. The call had been made to the Chief of police of Canton, who in turn notified D e p u t y Horace Mehaffcy. who got in touch with deputies Wade McDamcl, and .John Krrley and t lie tluee officers ans wered the call at once. Two Scouts had been assigned lo meet the deputies al the main road on the Little East I'oik, about a mile from the site of the still lo take the officers to the spot "You have never seen such yell ing and confusion after we arrived. The boys had been slalioued by their Scout leaders about 100 yards from the still and told to remain their until the officers anived, but when they saw us coining over the knoll they let mil such yells yon never heard the like of. They lushed toward thai still and slart cd chopping the thing to pieces," baid one of t he oihcei . "You never saw buys so excited or gel such a kok out ol anything They all wauled lo tell us I he story of their find, and they all wanted a souviner of I he still. One hoy .said, 'well 1 can tell my grandchil- ' rireii that I helped lo destroy at least one still'. 1 guess it will he about the biggest event that will happen al that camp this summer", he further commented. The 45 gallon still was made of 'Continued on Page Third The defects found in the ?-19 children of pro-school age in the 1-3-5 grades examined included the following percentages of those examined: Showing markedly poor nutrition, 26.0; showing markedly poor posture, 15 0; showing ortho pedic defects, 2.0; showing rickets, 48.0; showing markedly enlarged cervical glands, 7.2; showing eye conditions needing treatment (vision not tested in pre-school group), 24.5. Showing serious denial defects (Continued on Page Three) -T 7T T Parts of State Editor Tells Of Need For Friendships Lake Junaluska Program Includes Noted Speakers This Week-Knd And Queen Coronation "International Friendships" is the theme of a series of lectures that began Thursday morning at Lake Junaluska by Dr. Roy L. Smith, of Chicago, editor of the Christian Advocate, national Methodist maga zine. Dr. Smith, one of America's foremost editors, recently returned from Europe whore he had made a study of the food situation at the request of the council of bishops. He will be the Assembly speaker Friday nun ning and evening, and will conclude the scries on Satur day morning. On Saturday night the Lake Junaluska queen, Miss Virginia Hippy of Nashville, w ill be crowned in a coronation ceremony. Mrs. Frank Moore Irwin of Salisbury, the former Miss Kit Crum of Dur ham, who was elected queen lasl year, will take part in the cere mony. Dr. Eddy Asirvalham from East India, will open the eighth week assembly program Sunday morn ing at 11 o'clock. This speaker, who is head of the Department of Political Science at the University of Madrid, has an interesting hack' ground and Is expected to draw a large audience. The Sunday eve ning sermon will be given by the licv. Clnvis Chnppell, pastor of the First Methodist church al Char lotte. Beginning Monday the evening programs will be under the aus pices of the Young People's Leadership conference. State And U. S. Apple Crop Is Better Than '45 North Carolina's commercial ap ple crop is estimated by the Federal-State Crop Reporting Service to be 1,804,000 bushels as com pared with 19iri's short crop of only 2.'i2,000 bushels and the 1935 44 average of 1.179,000 bushels. Haywood county growers are ex pecting a crop of from 00 to 70 per cent of normal in their Septem ber and October harvest, according lo County Agent Wayne Corpening. hi a recent survey of the apple crop, The Mountaineer found that some growers had been lnl hard by bad weather, while those on higher ground had been less af fected during the "June drop." and reported that the county crop would be 65 per cent of normal. The eastern part of the country, reports the Federal-Stale Maikel news service, will produce 58 per cent of the national crop, where lasl year the western stales grew 67 per cent. A harvest of 106, 456,000 bushels is estimated for this year, 56 per cent larger than 1945, but less by 12 per cent than the 10-year average. In the East and Mid-Wcsl com bined, the production prospect is nearly three times the short 1945 crop, which in Haywood county was only 20 per cent of normal. Clayton Alexander Brings An Oddity Out of Jonathan Creek Thirty-five years ago Jonathan Creek ran as swiftly down its bed as it does now. However, in that lime, roads were rougher and bridges weren't built, so travelers bent on crossing from one side of the creek to the other walked their horses through one of the fording sites. Our story is about a Singer sew ing machine salesman, one whose name is forgotten over the years, who attempted to take his horse and buggy through one of the Jona than Creek fords about a mile above Dellwood. Like several oth ers before him, his buggy failed to make the grade against the strong current, norse and buggy went under and fought heir way out to the safety of the far shore. TVA Head Here 6. jK1 , , J'svv;- '?s. DAVID E. I. II .IENTIIAL. cbair- man of I he bu.n the Tennessee V, vacal nun in; w il li loochee li.nn h II his lii si i .il In d of directors of illey Authority, is he. wile al Cala-H-. week. This is Haywood county since sever. i n is ago when Mr. I.ilu nllisl t:. the courl hniisi pin pose and wi They have been and sonic Inirsrh Catalooi'liii' lian July i:lh. and ne an address at IcIIiiil; of the uk ol the TVA. enjoy i ng a rest ,ii k riding al the ill since arriving il.in In return to their hiiinc in ! oi i l ., I enn.. Sat urday. Students Not Able to Enter College To Register Soon Special "On Campus" And "Oil-Campus" I'resliiiian Courses Are IJeing Planned All young peiiple eligible to enter college Iml who have been unable to isun ailuns inn lo some institution lui Hie ((lining fall term are being icqm led In register at selected high . huol,. over North Carolina so lh.it special "on-camp-us" and "oil cuiipir." ("liters may be set up ,i needed to provide freshman yeai college courses. The registration will lie conduct ed Monday anil Tuesday, July 22 'J.'A, al tlir V.i nesMlle high school, anninincc . Supl Jack Messer. John Willi, mi , area veterans represeiil.ihve, announces that ef forls aic brin;: made to bring a college center to Waynesville, with housing for student being the pri mary pioblem "Ewrynne who wants an education can get one if (('out iniied or. page six) Gains Made By Clyde Post Office Itetoii't : at the Clyde Post Of fice aie ' lie', in.' .0 increase, ac eoiduig lo (Iiiim i (' Ilaynes, post master ' Itu inc- li.i . been iereasing since the middle ol June, and indi ejlions aic I li.it il will hold up," t he ( 'lydc "i I iii.i lor said. The receipt , (linppi d after many men in sciaicc started returning home. Mr. Hay lie, has been postmaster for the pnsl 12 years. However, the spill threw one of bis sewiin.; machines oul in the creek, and the salesman didn't, feel up lo gelling il out of the water al the time. Ill lay (here through the following years, washing down and burying in the sand of the creek bed. Last week, Clayton Alexander was dredging sand and gravel from the creek to go into concrete mix ing machines. One scoop brought out an odd looking object. Yes, the old sewing machine. Now rusty and outdated, the lit tle table model machine rests at the Ferguson Dairy where it is a source of interest to those who like oddities. Perhaps one reason it looks so dejected is that it never had the chance to sew a stitch. 1 1 s - And Civic Leaders On The Project Monroe Redden Spends Two Days Here Consulting With Leaders on Program Monroe Redden, Democratic nominee for Cnneress from thU district, spent Wednesday and I hui sday in Haywood, making a county-wide survey and study of the area with civic leaders and officials. The purpose of the sur vey was to get an accurate picture of the needs of Haywood, formu late a general plan for luture de velopment, regarding the Park, highways in addition to securing additional information on natural resources. "I want to have first hand infor mation and facts at my finger tips when I get to Washington. 1 feel that I can best serve the people by going over the lield and gathering the facts and then work with the Plans that are already in the mak ing," Mr. Redden said as the party of almost 25 started the thorough survey. A conference was held Wednes day morning, and a general out line of a development urogram dis cussed, with Charles E. Ray acting as chairman of the Haywood group. At noon the nartv bad lunch at the Hotel Gordon, and then started for the first part of a nine-hour motor trip into the northern end of the county, covering Cataloochee, Big Creek and Waterville areas. Frequent slops were made by the party, which was escorted by Patrolman O. R. Roberts, in order that miipg nd nfficlal rlatn hand could be studied in the field. At Cove Creek Gap, with an elevation of 4,062 feel, the parly took time to get a general view of both val leys below and study the "lay of the land." From there the party in seven cars drove down Cataloochee creek lo the foot of Big Fork Ridce. where the Park Service plans (o build numerous picnic and camp ing grounds. After a thorough inspection of the Cataloochee area the party went across Ml. Sterling Gap down to Mt. Sterling and then lo Water ville for a visit to the hydro electric plant of the Carolina Power and Light Company, one of the largest privately ownod hydro - electric pints east of the Mississippi. From the power plant, the party, accompanied by Paik Ranger Shaver and Mack Caldwell, went to Walnut Bottom, seven miles up Big Creek for a fish fry and picnic supper. During a conference on Big Creek,, Blair Ross, superintendent of (he Park, pointed oul the plans for developing that entire area under the master plans of the Park. "Right now it appear-, that we will have more than a million visi tors in the Park over the present highways. That is just about the capacity. This means we will have to develop such areas as Rig Creek and Catalooehee." Mr. Ross said. In pointing out the plan-, of the Park service for developing these and other kindred areas, the ques tion of slate highways these points was brought up The Bu; Creek and ' atalooehee areas are right on the eastern edge of the Park. And pointing this out on (Continued on Page Light) Market Reports The following prices are being offered as of noon Thursday at the Farmers Exchange in East Waynes ville, for farm produce for ship ment to wholesalers: Eggs, 40e-45r; fryers, 35c: hen-. 20c-23c; beans, 41'-e-.'c; squash, $2.00; cucumbers, $2 00. At the Asheville market the prices reported by the state and federal Departments of Agricul ture were as follows as of Wednes day: Eggs, 32c-42c; fryers and broil ers, 35c to 37c: heavy hens, 25c-27c; light hens, 20c-25c; snap beans, $1.50-$2.00. Tuesday at Hendersonvill" ap ples were being received and the market price ran: Wilson reds, $2.75-$3.25; Northern June, $2.50 $2.75; snap beans, $2.0fl-$2.60; cab bage (market dull) 50 lb. sacks do mestic round type 65c-76c; cucum bers, $2.50-$3.50; squash, $1.75-$3.25.