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Adv 220 S First St LOUISVILLE KV shed 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 ot WunwrlttMhtir UMl Week Mf shopping i li No. 90 8 Pages YEAR WAYNESVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1946 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties RK STARTS TODAY ON WATER LINE HERE ATI dor iri uld Begin onth, on . i i." ould be covered i "ht- w;intpr r Walker oi asuc- (,. dm State .),i.Vi Will continue between Delluooa. by The Moun Mr. Walker ex- An ot April during period. However, -Dellwood cut- in length, speci rock be laid this mi protects over ind the Dickerson ! submitted the ue.iiitf z,i i or me unri .Iiinaliilf a Highway Com- e uicKPrsnn mm. i r I Fin fliTnr edays. When It is ;in within 20 Q IinUhPri hnfnrrt the new road is nP limi i,lA,. - . uuua . IgC Work llln miin tinislipH w-l- i ? rniv la fast as is nractirfll " iujc ntrdi mn mi fin hn4 i . vu paved "u vjdp up w inusnea UUI inches of stonp uviiui, ana will 10 shape during the 1 1 TT Resident 58' native of Hav n i . i t - me late Mon- aiea at --, xexas, on e neid at r apel with "c iv aenn n -.v - - were Guy ti dfy connected ' visit here l0' mam. . Dm r,. ' "a:s ana -5C t Ph 1 ort ' niifn.... v after ! frost T r sunset. Brfr nght hv (t 'upera staff of Mia. 63 53 43 70 Rainfall .23 te To Gravel Dellwood OLD HANDS AT GETTING TOGETHER, 0 Si, QUITE ACCUSTOMED to swapping notes on Russian affairs are W. Averell Harrlman, (right) appointed Secretary of Commerce to replace Henry Wallace, and Secretary of State James Byrnes. Here they are shown at a conference last January at the U. S. Embassy in Moscow where Harrl man was envoy during the crucial years of the war. (Internotional) Bad Elements Control Many Communities, Says Dr. Brown To Rotarians Civil Court Adjourns On Thursday Appeal Taken To Superior Court In Case of Branson Versus Sheffield The Haywood County Superior court, civil term, which convened on Sept. 16 with Judge F. E. Alley, presiding, adjourned late Thursday afternoon, after one of the longest sessions In years. The last case on the calendar, Martha Wells Branson, and her husband, Charles H. Branson, ver sus W. C. Sheffield, involved the possession of a building on the main street In Canton. The defendant was ordered to pay the plaintiffs $1,325. After the verdict of the jury was announced, the defendant gave notice of an appeal to the Supreme court. Appeal bond was set at $100. The defendant was allowed 60 days in which to make up and serve case on appeaal and the plaintiffs were allowed 60 days to file ex cepts or serve counter case. AT PRESS MEETING "Co-oneration with County Agents" was the tonic of discussion of the Western North Carolina Press Association Saturday night in Asheville. Among those attend ing were Wavne Coroenins. county agent here, W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges. Cherokee Indian Fair Opens 29th Year Today Opening for the first time since the war began, the 29th annual Cherokee Indian Fair starts today and continues through Saturday at Cherokee. The Fair Association has made Plans to make this year's event one of the best yet. Agricultural dis plays will be exhibited In the re cently built hall on the fair grounds. A great variety of handicraft work, such as baskets, pottery, beadwork, bows and arrows and hand woven articles will be on dis play. Visitors may see many of them being actually made. There i S "Underworld" Groups Exert Influence Larger Than Numbers, Asserts Speaker "The average town and city in America is controlled by the under world element," Dr. Fred Brown of Knoxville. told Rotarians here Friday. "Not that they are in the majority," the noted speaker said, "but because far too many better citizens do not care enough about government to vote and exercise their right to sec that good men are always at the helm." Turning to the other side of the picture, the speaker pointed out, "that officials, no matter how effi cient, cannot do all' the building of a community it takes everyone. A good citizen must let officials know their desires as well as ex press criticism when need de mands." "The average town in America today also needs faith linked with controlled energy." he continued. "Right here in this community, which is like an emerald nestled among the hills, it is not enough to just sell the wonderful air, scenery and water. Not only must a town build for business, but for homes and good neighbors," Dr. Brown then brought in the example of how the Pilgrims built first their homes, then a church and later schools. "The same prin ciples stand today we have not changed throughout the years. We must still look to these three insti tutions as the grassroots of our civilization." During the business hour, two new members. J. G. McKinley and Kim Barber were presented as new members by William Medford. also will be special displays by women's and girls' clubs. Native games, such as Indian Ball, blowgun and archery con tests, are free attractions for visi tors and features that puts the Cherokee Indian Fair in the class of "something different." Report ers and photographers from Life and Collier's magazines are expected- to get material for articles at this year's fair. Programs and additional infor mation about the fair may be se cured at the local Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Fred Brown Calls For More Attention To Homes And Churches Its Getting Near Killing Frost Time The weather department has just issued a statement rela tive to killing frosts in this sec tion. The average date is Oc tober 22, but the earliest kill ing frosts have come as early as October 3rd. The latest killing frost on record Is November 7th, but 80 percent of them occurred after October 11th. As to when the first killing frost would come this year was not predicted when this data was compiled. Motorcycle Accident Is Fatal Sunday To Terrell Bethel Veteran Killed, Funeral Services To Be Held This Afternoon Funeral services for Henry Charles Terrell, 28, World War II veteran of Bethel who was instant ly killed Sunday afternoon when a motorcycle he was riding went off the road near Cruso, will be held this afternoon (Tuesday) at 4 p. m. in the Bethel Methodist church. Rev. S. R. Crockett and Rev. C. W. Benson will officiate. Terrell and a friend, Lewis Wright, were driving an automo bile up the road and stopped to give assistance to a boy who was having trouble with his motorcycle. After repairing the trouble, Wright tried it out, then Terrell took an other trial ride on the motorcycle, during which he was killed. Death was attributed to a fractured skull. He had been discharged from the navy early this year after eight years service. A graduate of Bethel high school, he was employed on construction work at the Champion Fibre company plant at Canton. The body will remain at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas Terrell of Bethel, until the funeral. Other than the parents, he is survived by the widow, a three-months old daugh ter; three sisters, Mrs. S. A. Mast ers of Asheville, Mrs. James Lazen by of Bethel, and Miss Louise Ter rell, student nurse at an Asheville hospital; three brothers, Clifton of Bethel, Wayne of Dillsboro, and James of Los Angeles. Pallbearers are Lewis Wright, Edwin Justice, Harris Sentelle, Walter Terrlll, Floyd Burnette and Lewis Chambers. Cousins will serve as flower bearers. Wells Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. W. Pink Best, 77, Passes Sunay At Crabtree Home W. Pink Best,, 77, retired farmer and stock raiser of the Crabtree section, died at 3:30 Monday morn ing at his home following a linger ing illness. Funeral services will be held to day (Tuesday) afternoon at 2 p. m. at the Rock Spring Baptist church. Rev. R. P. McCracken and Rev. Forest Ferguson will officiate. Surviving Mr. Best are eight sons: Crawford, Luther, George, Jack, Paul, Donald and Bobby, all of Crabtree; and Garrett Best of Enka; four daughters, Miss Nancy Best of Crabtree, Mrs. Claude Mc Cracken and Mrs. Theodore Davis of Crabtree, and Mrs. Ted Walker of Canton; 28 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Grandsons will be pallbearers and granddaughters flower bear ers. Wells Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Road Before Special Sermon At Baptist Church Sunday Afternoon Draws Large Crowd "If civilization is to survive, more attention must be Riven to home and church," Dr. Fred Brown of Knoxville, told a large audience at the community-wide mass meeting here Sunday afternoon at the First Baptist church, where he closed a week revival Sunday night. The speaker told of experiences gained overseas during the first World War, and gave a gripping description of world-wide condi tions today, "as former allies stare and glare at each other with sus picion and hate " "World conditions will not straighten out, until conditions Im prove in the homes. The pendu lum has swung to the extreme, and parents are beginning to realize the need for the right kind of homes. No home can be built except on scripture conceptions," he said. Hitting at divorces and broken homes, Dr. Brown pointed out the steady Increase of divorces, and said, "I have no patience with ex perimental marriages. There's no place for experiments in marriage. I had rather follow my four daugh ter te the grave the te set them enter Into such a life. After all, marriage is an institution of God. and should be treated accordingly." The second trouble with home life today, the speaker said, was the lack of training and recognition of constituted authority. "Among our greatest problems today is the fail ure to recognize constituted au thority." In discussing the church. Dr. Brown climaxed his address by saying, "If civilization is to keep off the rocks, it must be built around the church." Rev. L G Elliott, pastor of the church, presided, and was assisted by Rev. M. R. Williamson, pastor of the Presbyterian church, and Rev. Paul Townscnd, pastor of the Methodist church. Ten members of the high school band, under the direction of Charl es Isley gave several selections, and a quartette composed of Dewey Hyatt, L C. Elliott, Aaron Hyatt and Jimmy Gentry, sang one num ber. Beef Calves From Haywood Sell To Eastern Buyers Top Haywood county beef calves are being sold to counties In the eastern part of the state to be fed for baby beef shows In the spring Approximately 45 calves have been shipped so far at a top price, in coopcratioin with T L. Gwyn of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, who is assisting in selecting fhpsp fnlvc nnH GonHino ..... them to the eastern ounties. Some of the beef producers who have sent cattle so far are: Jarvis H. Allison, Waynesville; C. C. Francis, Waynesville; Jack Felmet, Waynesville; Harley Fran cis, Waynesville; N. W. Carver, Jonathan Creek; Tom Rainer, Jon athan Creek; Jule Boyd, Jonathan Creek; Dave Boyd, Jonathan Creek; Grady Howell, Jonathan Creek; C. F. Owen, Jonathan Creek; John B Campbell, Maggie: Fred Campbell, Maggie; R. V. Welch, Waynesville; George A Brown, Jr., Waynesville: Jonathan Woody, Waynesville, and John F. Rogers & Sons, Crabtree. Jonathan Roller Mill Will Be Put Up At Auction Jonathan Roller Mill on Jona than Creek, will be sold at public auction Wednesday at two o'clock. The mill, all equipment, and some adjoining property will be put up for sale. The property also carries with it rights of way for water which operates a large steel water wheel. The property is owned by J. E. Ferguson and the R. M. Ferguson estate. Pharmacists Of W. N. C. Begin Meet Here Today E. C. Daniel, N.C.P.A. President, Will Speak To Convention E. C. Daniel of Zebulon, presi dent of the State Pharmaceutical association, will be the principal speaker at the organization meet ing here Thursday of pharmacists in 14 Western North Carolina coun ties. Addresses and discussions of varied subjects of interest to the group are planned during sessions at the Hotel Gordon. Officers will be elected for District 1 (of five In the state) to set up an organiza tion similar to that of the state association, and plans made for regular meetings in the future. J Louis Cobb, local pharmacist, Is In charge of arrangements. He expects between 35 and SO pharm acists from this area and visiting officials of the state group to at tend, several of whom will make a visit to the Cherokee Indian Fair prior to coming here. Speakers include H. C. McAllis ter of Chapel Hill, secretary of the State Board of Pharmacy; T. J. Ham, Jr , of Yanceyvllle, chairman of the Institute of Pharmacy; F. O. Bowman of Chapel Hill, attorney I oi the association; W. .1 Smith of Chapel Hill, NCPA secretary, and Mrs W. R. Adams of Angler, presi dent of the Woman's Auxiliary. Woman Suffers Fatal Wounds Carrying Rifle Mrs. Louise Nelson, 24, Is Said To Have Fallen On .22 Rifle Mrs. Louise Mull Nelson, 24, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mull, of the Shingle Cove section, died in the Haywood County hos pital about 6:45 o'clock Thursday night of a bullet wound in the abdomen which was accidentally inflicted, according to John Kcrley, deput sheriff, who investigated the case. Mrs Nelson is said to have fallen on a .22 rifle she was carrying. The officer stated that he had been told by her parents with whom she resided that she had mentioned to them that she was going to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Sul lies, neighbors, who lived about 300 yards away, to borrow the rifle with which to kill a chicken. She is reported to have gone to the Suttles home and obtained the gun. She started back home, and the nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Suttles is reported to have called his parents and told them he had seen Mrs. Nelson stumble and fall, and the gun had dis charged. After calling his parents to the scene he ran for Mrs. Nelson's father, who is also reported to have heard the shot and had come to in vestigate. The officer stated that he had been Informed that she was found lying on the gun with the end sticking up in her chin. The bullet entered her abdomen and apparently had ranged upward. She died a short time after reaching the hospital. Funeral services were conducted at the home of her parents In the (Continued on Page Eight) Livestock Show Section To Be Published Friday Complete details. Including premium list, of the Third An nual Livestock and Heme Arts Show will be published In a special section ot The Moun taineer Friday. This Is the first show since 1941, and every effort will be made to give complete details of every phase of the show. A large number of pictures Winter Will Speak E. C. DANIEL of Zebulon, presi dent of the N. C. Pharmaceutical association, will address the mem bers from 14 W N. (' counties at their district organizational meet ing here Thursday. Livestock Show Will Draw Many Entrants Dry Weather And High Feed Costs Keep Cattle Frdhi Top Condition Much interest is being shown in the Haywood County Livestock and Home Arts Show, and indications are that there will be a good num ber of cattle shown this year. Many of the cattle may not be In as good condition as the farmers would likcr, however, due to the dry weather and high cost of feed it Is practically impossible to get them in the condition they would like to have them. The following committees are working on the different classes, for which they are responsible: Hereford Cattle: Roy S. Haynes, Jack Rogers, Dwighl Williams; Aberdeen-Angus Cattle: Roy A. Robinson, Robert Hipps, N W. Garrett; Shorthorn Cattle: Enos Boyd, George F. Plolt; Fred Mann, Dual Purpose Cattle: Joe Michal, John A. Plott, Sam 1.. Queen. Feeder Calves: George Stamey, R. V. Welch, 1.. M. Leatherwood; Dairy Cattle (any breed): G. C. Palmer, Jr , .1 I. Edwards, Glenn James; Guernsey Cattle: Joe Pal mer, J. Frank Mann, Miss Flor ence Osborne: Swine: W. L. Brad shaw, Howard Pless, Billy Mainons; Horses and Mules: L, II. Bramlett, J. II. James, W. F Swift; Sheep: Herschell Hipps, M. B. Rogers, L. M. Sherrill: Poultry: Judson Pin ner, F. R. Kennedy , J L. Hipps. 4-1 1 and FFA Baby Beef: Ted Francis, Donald McCracken, David McCracken; 4-H and FFA Junior Dairy Show: II R. Caldwell, Zene Wells, Charles Ray Holder; Tur keys: Lawrence Leatherwood; Home Arts Division: Mrs. Paul Robinson. Mrs. Edward Glavich, Mrs. J. L. Cannon. Judge F. E. Alley To Preside Over Mecklenburg Court Judge Felix E. Alley left Sun day for Charlotte where he will preside over a criminal term of Superior court in Mecklenburg county. He will return home the last of the week. and illustrations will be used in the special section. Officials of the event are taking1 a large number of extra copies to use in advertising the two-day pro gram. All copy for advertising in this section should be In the office by noon Wednesday. The deadline for news remains noon Thursday. flB&HnewS mm Jg&VM 9,000 Foot Line To Be Built From Reservoir Pipe Will Increase Waynesville Water Supply 300,000 Gallons Construction of a 0,000-foot water line from the reservoir up Allen's Creek to a point near St. Michael's church is scheduled to get underway today, it was learn ed from G. C. Ferguson, town man ager. The Asheville Paving Company has the contract, and estimate it will take about 45 working days to complete the job. The project will cost more than $40,000, it was said. All the 10-inch pipe, with the exception of one car, is already on the ground. All other materials are also on hand. The new line joins the 8-inch line from the intake, and engineers working on the project, estimate the additional line will give Way nesville about 300,000 more gal lons of water dally The daily con sumption at present Is over 700,000 gallons, and in the peak of summer, Hie total is more than 900.000. The line runs across the golf course and then up Allen's Creek to a point near the church. The contract was let several months ago, but construction was held up due to materials and the summer season at the golf course. Boientine Plans To Open His Man Store About 15th Emmett H. Balentinc left Sun da yfor New York and Baltimore where he will buy merchandise for Balentine's Man Store, which he hopes to open on Main Street about October 15th. Mr. Balentinc has already started modernization of the building for merly occupied by the Dixie Store on Main Street. Special equipment Is being built to take care of the stock which will be exclusive for men and boys. Mr. Balentinc started buying stocks several months ago and these are coming in for the opening. Ho has exclusive agency for a number of nationally advertised lines in men and boys wear which he will feature. Market Reports Eggs and Poultry Egg prices continue at ,r)5c dozen at the Farmers Exchange Prices on broilers and fryers are J 25c a pound, while heavy hens j have risen to 23c. The egg market in Asheville is running steady, with receipts light. Grade A large eggs 57, A medium 46, B large 45 and Grade C 32. A weaker market on live poultry is reported, with a drop in consumer demand from last week's peak. Monday broilers and fryers were priced at 45, hens at 30-3Ic a pound. Asheville: Auction Sales Sept. 27: Receipts heavy. Market about steady. Cows Fat butcher beef type 12.00 to 13.50; medium 10 00 to 12.00; canners and cutters 7.25 to 1000. Heifers Good fat type 13.00 to 15.75; medium to good 11.00 to 13.00; common and dairy type 8.50 to 11.00. Stockers 11.00 to 14.00. Calves Good fat veal ers 16.00 to 18.50, medium types 14.00 to 16 00; culls and dairy type 10.25 to 13.00; stockers 12.00 to 16.00 Steers Good to choice 16.50 to 18.50; medium to good 15.00 to 16.50; fair to medium 13.00 to 15.00. Stockers medium to good 15.00 to 17.50; common and dairy type 11.00 to 14.00. Bulls Good fat butcher type, mostly 13.95; fair to medium 10.00 to 12.00. Fat lambs mostly 15.00 to 17.00: medium types 12.00 to 15.00 ewes mostly 7.00 to 9.00. old (No reports received at press time from Hendersonville and At lanta on apples and vegetables. The Farmers Exchange announces prices of potatoes remain at 2.00 per bushel, and that they are of fering 3.50 per 100 lbs. for black walnuts, jtist now being harvested.)