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Standard PRINTING CO 220-230 S First S LOUISVILLE ICY Sshed A-Week Juesday 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 Live within 20 miles of Waynesvllta their Ideal shopping center. WAYNESVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1946 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties kvE(R N4 8 Pages piui I e to njm um m '44 m 'ress Will yen becue of Commerce Host To lociation At Barbecue ; be host to about the North C'aro- ution at a Darne- ,e Piedmont Hotel hi, starting at 6:00 lual convention 01 will convene in lursday night, and dav program with j) an address by president of the ions will be hold until about 11:30, will go in Trail way (or lunch and a k. the group will sville, with a spc ne of the Waynes- Commerce aboard unt out points of ic way over Pisgah, and into Waynes- ighway parlrolmen, Roberts, will lead from Ecusta to Iching here at 6:00 lef stops at Looking Wagon Koad Gap. iwspaper people ar- ledmont Hotel, the (sville band will a concert under Charles Isley. The (ests at the barbe ding a bus to take Jtoball game at the ram of cntertain- a surprise party" lor the press after ipper. foup will return to Pe night, leaving o clock. In ease of cue, and proeram I! the Armory. Wng sponsored hv If Commerce with fins an active part of arranpinff tua prtis Russ is gen- 'th Johnnie E. Recce the other Be commltlno ti, fccin ' i hi; lnS prepared hv d Paul Hyatt is in fgements for serv- he members of the ffs of the Chamber U serve. PUP who will meet I 'he press at dld to make the , aiternoon and ar '"8 the stops and s of Points of inter- Stringfield will ,the visiting mem ,S' an antnaroni,j & uuiicu recently n.-uii-u-j PIn Romance, Ration last met operty Taxes hich lcu; 4 nij . taxes Paid Ia u , snHu 'e 1Qwns 'nd Hazelwood were 'had ho0 .j weeks before Report Wi M . KBr'amcer by It. Or,. .. rhu: cloudy, Pme l k0,.aay and Ke ,h0d of a iU-Partly cioudy rPerature h); staft of the i 4- An 81 'If Members One Killed, Two Kurt As Liquor Car Turns Over On Highway Press Speaker ERNEST E. NORMS, president of the Southern Railway System, to open the 74th annual conven tion of The North Carolina Press Association Thursday night in Asheville. The 200 members of the press will conic here for an outdoor barbecue Friday night. Zone Meeting Of Lions Is Held Here Last Week Wesley Brown Heads Officials From Asheville And Canton Who Attend Wesley Brown of Asheville, an outstanding member of the Lions International, was the principal speaker Thursday night at a zone meeting for which the local Lions club was host. Several other guests, officers in the Canton and Asheville clubs, were present and made short talks. Mr. Brown, now secretary of the Asheville unit, a former district governor and member of the In ternational Board of Directors, spoke of the important civic work carried out by the Lions. He ex plained that since different com munities have different social prob lems, that each club emphasizes work to fit into its own commun ity's needs. Mr. Brown also des cribed the past international presi dent, Dr. Ramiro Collazo of Cuba, as a man eminently qualified to spread the club into many coun tries. Dr. McGowan, president of the Asheville club, spoke briefly of the origin of the Lions. Other visitors included E. Z. Stines, deputy dis trict governor, also of Asheville; W. J. Stone, zone chairman, Turner Cathey, president, and John Mor gan, secretary, all from the Canton club. The finance committee reported at the meeting that sale of tickets for the blind and other activity fund was progressing satisfactory. Henry Davis was assounced as pro gram chairman for this week. The club also voted to support fully the Livestock and Home Arts show which will be held here next month. Chief Woodard Starts Traffic Safety Move Chief of Police J. G. Woodard of Hazelwood, announces plans to begin a traffic safety campaign in the community. Most accidents, believes Chief Woodard, can be avoided. Many drivers fail to give the proper hand signals, either through ignorance of the signals or neglect, which is a constant source of danger to oth er drivers. Reckless driving Is cited as another principal cause of accidents. Chief Woodard has requested a number of safety booklets which will be given, with personal in structions as well, to drivers in Hazelwood who do not reflect the proper amount of driving knowledge. Of N. C. Press Near Cruso Three South Carolina Men in Car; 20-Year-Old Youth Killed; Companions Out On Bond A 20-year-old youth was instant ly killed, and his two young com panions injured, when the 1946 Ford with 12 cases of tax-paid liquor turned over several limes on the Waynesville-Brevard high way near Cruso late Saturday aft ernoon. The man who was killed was Harvey J. Fittman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Brooks I'ittman, of Greer, S. C. The other occupants of the car, Alvin Wyatt Nodine, 25, of Greer, and Colton Morrow. 20, of Lan druni, were slightly injured in the wreck. Both men were released under bond Monday noon after they had waived a hearing before Magistrate W. C. Medford. Nodine, alleged driver of the qfar, was charged with manslaughter and transporting liquor for the purpose of sale. His bond was set at $1,000. He made bond, and was bound over to court. Morrow was charged with transporting liquor for the purpose of sale, and was bound over to the November term of court under a $600 bond. Cpl. Ed Jones and O. K. Roberts of the Highway Patrol investigated the accident, and made the arrests. Officers learned that the car had been rented in Jacksonville, Fla., on Friday, and was to have been returned on Sunday. The car was demolished. Dr. J. Frank Tate, Haywood county coroner, said Pittman died of a crushed chest and Internal injuries. His body was taken to Wells Funeral Home, Canton, and sent to Greer on Sunday. Parris Suffers Broken Leg In Car-Cycle Crash A motorcycle and a Chevrolet crashed last Monday at the inter section of North Main Street and the Asheville highway, breaking the leg of one of the motorcycle riders. Dave Parris, said by police to have been the operator of the motorcycle, suffered a broken leg. His companion, named McCall. was not hurt. Neither was Bobby Coin, alledged driver of the Chevrolet, injured. The car was damaged about $300. Chief of Police Orville Noland, said Coin, home on furlough from the Navy, was turning into a ser vice station when the accident took place. Foresters Meet At Lake Logan For Policy Talks Staff members of the N. C. Divi sion of Forestry and Parks are holding their last sessions today of the two-day conference in Lake Logan Lodge. J. R. Spratt, of the Raleigh office, will be general chairman of today's meeting, which is scheduled to open at 8:30 a. m. W. K. Beichler and Mr. Carstarphen are an nounced as speakers. Chairman J. R. Spratt, also of Raleigh, will dis cuss the fire control budget, and Mr. Williams is to explain the co operative unit budget at 9:30 o'clock. A general review of policies, in cluding selection of county war dens, handling of correspondence, accidents involving state - owned vehicles, and various subjects, will be conducted at 10:15 by Chairman Spratt. Members of the state highway patrol, USFS, USNPs, guests and others will participate in a general discussion this afternoon. On their first day's program, Mr. Beichler and F. II. Claridge, assistant state forester, were feature speakers. I State USES Head ! If , , A x 1 1 -! ERNEST McCHACKEN. Hay wood native, climbed from assis tant to Slate Director of the U. S. Employment Service to .succeed H. Mayne Albright, who has resigned. Mr. McCracken takes over on Oct. 1st, according to an announcement from Raleigh. Escaped Prisoner Is Caught Fri. Night Steps From Creek At Lake Logan Into Hands Of Searching Party Guards under W. F. Swift, supt. of the state prison camp at Hazel wood, with the help of a blood hound and residents at Lake Lo gan, recaptured William White sides, the Negro prisoner who had escaped Tuesday morning, when he came out of hiding and was picked up at about 11 o'clock Friday night. Whiteside had been seen by seve ral persons in that area, who tele phoned Mr. Swift the news. He took several of his guards to the vicinity, and placed a bloodhound on the escaped prisoner's trail. Whiteside was taken into custody when he came wading through the creek near the home of Game Warden Millsaps. The 25-year-old prisoner, a na tive of Asheville, had been senten ced to a life term for burglary in Buncombe county. He had made his get-away while working with a crew at the rock crusher on Allen's Creek, and had gotten away from an intensive search the first day and night. Ray Helping Organize Andrews C. of C. Charles E. Ray, vice president of Western North Carolina Asso ciated Communities, will be among those helping to organize a Cham ber of Commerce at Andrews this afternoon and tonight. A meeting of the board of the Associated Communities is being held this afternoon, and a banquet tonight. Mr. Ray will be accom panied by Mrs. Ray. Waynesville District School Enrollment Up Over Previous Term Enrollment in the schools of the Waynesville district increased 244 this year over that of the 1945-46 term, figures from the Superinten dent of Education show. The total for all schools at the present time is 2,994. This increase is primarily due to the hold-over of students who nor mally would have graduated for the 12th grade, explains Supt. Jack Messer. A few returned service men have entered school, but not a large number. There are 24 in a section at the Township high school taking a special accelerated course. The number of students attend ing most of the elementary schools is about the same as last year. East Waynesville had an overflow for its first grade, so one section of students were transferred to Cen Coming Here McCracken Will Take Over USES On Oct. 1st Haywod Man Apopinted To Fill Vacancy As Agency Returns To State Control Ernest C McCracken, assistant Stale director of the V. S. Em ployment Service for N. ('. has been appointed State director to succeed li. Mayne Albright, re signed, and Robert M. du Bruyne, chief of the Program of Methods, succeeds McCracken as assistant Stale director, il is announced by John Francis Foy, regional direc tor, USES, Washington. The ap pointments are effective October 1. The appointments were made in Washington, but after assurance that thy are acceptable to Col. Henry E. Kendall, chairman of the Unemploy ment Compensation Com mission of North Carolina, and oth er Slate officials, since the USES, under the congressional direction, Is to return to the State UCC on November 15. Mr. McCracken has a splendid background for his new duties. He joined the Employment Service In 19:17 as interviewer in the Waynes ville office, later was interviewer at Marion, assistant manager at Asheville and manager at Lenoir. Late in 1940 he was transferred to Raleigh and served for periods as training supervisor, field supervi sor and as chief of the Planning Section. Mr. McCracken was called (Continued on Page Four) Canton Girl Dies In Plane Crash At Globe, Ariz. Marion Ross Mann, 24-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mann, of near Canton, was instant ly killed Saturday in a plane crash at Globe, Ariz., according to word received by her parents. The body of the young woman was to be sent from Globe today and is to arrive in Asheville Friday morning. Funeral arrangements have not been announced. She was discharged from the WASPS about a year ago following two years of service and had been employed in the office of the Globe Sales and Service company, and as a pilot for the company, which sold airplanes. She was a graduate of the Canton high school. The only other occupant of the plane was another Globe employee, Marvin Smith, who also was killed in the crash. In addition to the parents, she is survived by one daughter, Mickey Jean Ross, age five of Canton, and two brothers, Ray Mann, Jr., and J. S. Mann, both of Canton. tral Elementary and joined by extra pupils there for a new first grade class. Mrs. Mary Davis Boyd, an extra teacher at the' Hazelwood school, was placed in charge of this class. The enrollment for each school, as compared to the average enroll ment for the 1945-46 term, is: School This Yr. Last Yr. Central Elementary ... 344 321 Hazelwood 693 661 East Waynesville 241 251 Junior High 446 376 High School 543 415 Dell wood 36 44 Saunook 76 81 Allen's Creek 75 77 Maggie 128 115 Rock Hill 263 240 Lake Junaluska 149 169 Total 2994 2750 First State Bank At Hazelwood Opens Doors i Ri 131 o rp i From Ten To Six Today Modern Building Completed For New Bank; Official Opening Set For 10 Today The doors of The First Slate Dank at Hazelwood will swing open to the public at ten today for the formal opening of the institution which was organized about a year ago. The bank will remain open until six o'clock today, with re freshments being served through out the day, officials have announc ed The opening of The First State Bank at Hazelwood will give a bank for each of the four incorporated towns in Haywood county. The building at the corner of Main Street and Brown Avenue, was completely remodeled for the home of the bank. There are four teller's windows, and adequate counter space throughout the lobby to accomodate a score or more customers at one time. The building is 30 by 80 feet, and the entire front is of plate glass and two front entrances. A vault with 18-inch reinforced steel walls occupies the left rear corner of the building. The vault is 12 by 20 feet, and has a telephone Inside as a safely measure should the door become jammed with someone locked in. A large officers and director's room has been built at the rear of the building. Officers of the bank include Jona than Woody, president, C. N. Allen, vice president, Joe S. Davis, vice president, and John B. Smith, cash ier. Directors are, R. L. Prevost, chairman of the board, L. N. Davis, J. E. Massle, C. N. Allen, Jonathan Woody, and Joe S. Davis. The bank has a capital of $25,000 and a surplus of $12,500. Hours for the bank have been set from 10 a. m. to 2 p. in. daily, except on Fridays, when the in stitution will remain open until six o'clock, due to the hundreds of employees in industry being paid on Fridays. County Dairymen Asked To Program Thur. In Biltmore All dairymen in Haywood and other Western North Carolina counties are invited to attend the program and Brunswick stew that will begin at 6:30 Thursday night, Sept. 12, in the New Planters Ware house in Biltmore, prior to the opening of the Junior Livestock Show. The livestock show has been en tered by a number of 4-H and FFA club members of Haywood county, who will attend the event accom apnied by the County Agent and assistant, John Evans, the agricul ture teacher at Clyde High school. Wayne Corpening, county agent, announces that any livestock man in Haywood who does not have transportation to the Thursday night program should come to his office by 5:30 p. m. He also an nounces that Frank Jeter, editor of the State Extension Service, is the principal speaker. Barbecue Committee Is To Meet Wed. Night Members of the barbecue com mittee in the County Livestock and Home Arts show are called to a meeting Wednesday night, Sept. 11, at 8:00 p. m. In the County Agent's office by David Underwood, chair man of the group. Committee members are: Wallace Ward, Paul Davis, J. L. Westmore land, Mrs. W. F. Swift, Joe Palmer, Miss Mary Margaret Smith, Dr. J. L. Reeves, John Boyd and Bob Sutton. No Trace Found Of Stolen Car No trace has been found of the blue 1941 Chevrolet coupe which was stolen from Main street on the night of Sept. 2nd. The car was owned by T. L. Gwyn. I Friday The Truman Smile PRESIDENT Harry S. Truman flashes his famous smile upon returning to Washington after an eighteenrday cruise aboard the yacht Willianu burg. The well-tanned and re freshed President spent most of his time In Bermuda. (International) Officers Seeking Walter Lunsford, Escaped Convict Had Been Serving 15-Year Sentence For Murder Of John Messer In 1933 Law enforcement officers are on the look out for Waller Lunsford, escaped convict, who broke from a Swain county prison camp on Aug ust 31sl. I. unshod was serving a 15-year sentence for the murder of John Messer, 50, on Cove Creek back in i)Xl Lunsford lived here at the time of the murder. Sheriff It. V. Welch said yester day he thought this was the second or third tunc that Lunsford had made his escape from prison since starting bis sentence in 1933. Wage Hike Given At Champion Hourly and piece-work wages have been increased recently at the Champion Paper and Fibre company plant in Canton, it was announced Friday by II. A. Holder, plant manager. All hourly base rates have been increased eight cents per hour. Piece rales arc being adjusted ac cordingly, and the present produc tion bonuses will remain un changed. Boosters Club To Meet Thursday The Hazelwood Boosters Club will meet Thuriiday night at seven o'clock at the Presbyterian church for the regular monthly supper meeting, according to Rev. S. R. Crockett, president of the organi zation. A program pertaining to com munity problems will be presented. Billy Davis Gets Discharge From Navy Billy Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs W. W. Davis, who was recently discharged from the U. S. Navy, has enrolled at Mars Hill college. Young Davis entered the Navy in 1944 and took his boot training at Bainbridge, Md. He was later transferred to Gulfport, Miss., where he was given basic engineer ing and Diesel engineering courses. From the latter he was sent to Shoemaker, Calif., where he was assigned to sea duty, having to his credit 13 months in the Pacific theater. Loggers Pick Up Fabric Of Lost Plane Searching Party Reported On Way From Greenville to Look For 4 Bodies A small observation plane from the Greenville, S t, army air base began flying Monday over the vicinity of Rattlesnake Cove, near the Maggie section of Haywood county, to locate a burned area that might hold the wreckage of an army plane lost for two and one half years. John and Ernest Sniathers, who live near Balsam road, were out on logging work early last week in the uninhabited, thickly wooded area between the road and Maggie, and came upon torn bits of metal and a piece of fabric from an airplane. Their find is believed to be Hie clue that will end the mystery of a plane unheard of since Jan. 1944. The plane, a C-78 Cessna, with four officers aboard, left from Mor ris Field, Charlotte, hound for Knoxville on that date, and dis appeared during a snow storm. The Smathers went up Caldwell creek to the forks of Balsam creek, followed the latter up about 400 yards and cut up Into the densely wooded cove, thick with laurel bushes. Near the top of the cliff they found bits of metal and then the large piece of plane fabric, which had Navy gray and olive drab camouflage paint, and part of a blue insignia. The piece was about two by four feet wide. The fabric was taken (o Dan M. Watkins and Paul McElroy, mem bers of the local Civil Air Patrol, and they reported the find. A. II. Leonard of Charlotte, a relative of one of the plane casualties, called Mr. McElroy and requested that the fabric be sent him. From Its description, Mr. Leonard felt for certain that it came from the lost plane. Aboard the plane at the time were Lieutenants Thomas I). Wheeler, C. D. Haigis. Irving Bum berg and George Maty. When they were lost, extensive searches by land and air were made, both by the army and relatives of the of ficers. One report had placed the plane as being lost in the Balsam mountain vicinity. Rattlesnake cove is located on a ridge from Balsam, about four miles from the nearest house. This spot is only five miles from where another plane crashed sev eral months ago. Two of the occu pants of that plane jumped to safety in parachutes and the third was killed. Market Report Fifes and Poultry Eggs at the Farmers Exchange are quoted at 50c dozen. On tin; Asheville market, receipts are light. Grade A large 51, A medium and B large 45, Grade C 32, current receipts 38-40. Live poultry mar ket steady, fryers and broilers 31 32. Hen supplies light. Heavy breed hens 25-27, and light breed hens 20c a pound. Clyde: Livestock Auction Sale: Market about steady. Receipts moderate. Cows Fat, butcher typo 12.00-13.50; medium 10.00-1200; canners and cutters 7.25-10.00. Heifers good fat type 14.25-15 50; medium to good fat 12.00-14.00; common and dairy type 10.00-11.50. Calves good fat vealers, few 17.00 18 25; medium 14.00-17.00; common and dairy type 10.00-14.00. Slock ers 15.00-17.25. Steers medium to good 14.00-16.25, fair to medium 10.00-14.00. Few good stockers at 15.00-16.75. Bulls fair to medium, mostly 12.00. Asheville: Auction sales! Sept. 6. Receipts heavy. Market about steady for good and choice types, medium types approximately 1.00 weaker. Cows fat butcher beef type 12.50- 14.00: medium 10.00- 12.00; canners and cutters 7.00 10.00. Heifers-good fat 13.00-15.50; medium to good fat 11.00-13.00; common and dairy type 7.50-10.50; stocker heifers 13.00 to 16.50. Calves good fat vealers 15.00 16.80; medium 13.00-15.00; culls and dairy type 11.00-13.00; heavy stockers good 15.00-17.50; fair to (Continued on Page Four) t