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Standard PRINTING Cv 230 S First St LOnSVILI.E KV lished 49,500 People Live within 20 mile of WaynesvlU their Ideal shopping center. The Waynesville Mountaineer Published Twice-a-Week In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park A-Week uesday day $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties No. 95 14 Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1946 SURVEY 'Received Here Of Cancelled For Remainder or the urau 101 October and Novam- Wed. and announce-. L would be no quota as made in a let- the local board the s'ate director of ice. us taken, explained because of the large Kiof enlistments and of 25.000 others UK country during because of "budget i the War Depart- the present selective tends only until next his latest action will e as the end of the eir olds, however, to register when they explains Miss Edna Berk for the Waynes krd, But there will be until January, and enlistments continue requirements it is that inductions will Wly. ions have been re e Haywood county May, when a summer went into effect, from this county by voluntary enlist- Kharge was filed with Je board during the M of Pfc. Zeb Han- Creek, who was re- army in August at list st Place ibition a McCallum, wcll- on first place in the N of paintings held diversity of the painting was a still ''"i won over a large "tries in this group, "urn came here with also an artist, from Ms ago and they wme of Mrs. Meade. P "s also an artist of pr Report The Mountaineer by ather Bureau . 17Fair to partly ;-'er today. Fair WPartIv i,,.j., "fitly warmpr u.itu light rain probably Fwnoon. "WaesviHe t the staff of the Min h 97 28 h67 29 h 64 n 4 Sells pckly ! ' t ad placed ntaineer sold FWf. ore noon on N the Paper was .k.j , uing to Owner f I j. tomPany here. (ant ! i j at. Free Of Control, On Market Calls Suspended U December Vilh Army Enlistments 'Eye To Future' IN AN "Eye-to-the-future" con test, limited to hospital patients and personnel in Tokyo, Japan, a bathing suit designed by Army nurse Lt. Florence Serbin of Wil mette, 111., won third prize, in the American Red Cross-sponsored con test. The suit, made from a nurse's old uniform tied with silk para chute cords, is shown being mod eled here by Elaine Meredith, civilian actress technician. (Inter national). Glenn Noland Is Elected To Head Schoolmasters The Haywood County School masters club was reorganized Tuesday night at the Bethel High school, with Glenn Noland, teacher in the Crabtree school, elected pre sident. Hugh Rogers, principal at Cruso, was elected vice-president, and Frank Kirkpatricks, of the Fines Creek school, secretary-treasurer. This was the group's first meet ing since 1942, when gas ration ing went into effect. Eighteen men teachers from schools over the county attended the meeting. They decided to hold regular sessions on the first Mon day in each month, with the No vember 4th meeting at Fines Creek. The club is organized primarily to discuss school problems in the county and pool ideas for solving them. Talented Negro Singers To Offer Program Here The Southern Sisters Quintet, stage and concert singers who have appeared on the radio, will present a program at the Court House here on Friday night, Oct. 25, starting at 8:30 o'clock. This group is sponsored by the Jones Temple Mezion church. fcw .41 fepj Brown Predicts Majority Of 6,000 For Democrats "Back In the Democratic day. "On November 5th, the Demo- cratic majority in Haywood should exceed 6,000," the chairman con- Western Beef Will Arrive In Quantity Within Week Truman Ends Price Ceilings on Meat Monday Night i To Supply Public 1 Locally grown and processed meut is already on several market counters in quantity as the result of President Truman's putting an end to price control, and all butch- . er shops expect to offer a full I variety of cuts within the next few i weeks. ; Although prices are reverting to i those prevalent (Turing August be I fore the decontrol board placed I meat back under OPA, local relail I ers feel that once the supply starts meeting demand that natural com petition will level costs to consum I ers within several months, depend ing upon the public's reaction. Choice western beef will reach Waynesville by next week, but cured meats (bacon and ham) will I not arrive in quantity for about j 30 days. Poultry and sea foods I are expected to drop in popularity, and prices will either stay at their present rate or drop a little. At the Food Store and Ray's I there is a full supply of local beef and veal already. The Dixie Store, whose supply is received through Armour, one of the large proces sors, also has a small amount of beef on hand and expects to begin Hiring Hwir-ctwrrtm irmxt week Local beef, one retailer explains, is bought dressed, before cutting, for around 30 cents a pound, and western beef from the big dealers costs about 43 cents a pound if it is the same as during the August period when price controls were out. This difference will be reflect ed in the prices paid by the house wife, who will be able to get locally grown round steak for 52 cents while the choice western cuts will retail for 75 cents. The absence of price control has brought these sample increases at one market: round steak, 7c; ham burger, 5c: and roast, 6c. Pork products will be slower get ting to market. Chops and sausage will arrive at most places within a week, but bacon and ham are not expected to be supplied well enough to meet demands until No vember. Although President Truman has steadily been in favor of keeping meat prices under OPA, he an nounced the decision Monday night to abandon this control because the supply had become so small. West ern cattlemen had kept their beef from the market to put on pressure for ending ceiling prices, and poli ticians urged the president to do something to restock the household icebox prior to the congressional election. He finally yielded, with reluctance, and set on a course that will dissolve price ceilings on (Continued on Page Six) Voters May Register Until October 26th Registration books will again be at each precinct Saturday for those who have not yet qualified to vote in the November general election. The books will be available at any time between now and next Saturday. Oct. 26, at the homes of registrars except when they are at the precincts for new voters and transfers. There has been little change, as expected, since they were first opened Oct. 12, accord ing to Walter Crawford, chairman of the county board of elections. Challenge day is November 2, and the election will be held Nov. 5. tinned, a, he explained the exlen- vember second, when an outstand- jng program will be staged in the afternoon followed by a dance at the Armory mai nit,"-. Polling Places Named For Burley Tobacco Quota Vote Oct. 25th Lost Appeal ; WIFE of Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl former German chief of staff, is shown writing a wire to General 1 1sMihower pleading' for clemency The War Trials commission verdict of death, however, was carried out by the hangman one minute past midnight Tuesday on Jodl and nine other Hitler leaders. Her mann Goering committed suicide by poison in his cell the night be fore, removing his repulaton of bravado and the possibility of being considered a martyr by the German people. Haywood Youths To Enter Beef Show In Biltmore Twelve or more baby beef cattle owned by Haywood county 4-11 and FFA members are expected to be entered in the Fat Stock Show and Sale that will be held Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 23-24, at the Planter's Warehouse in Riltmorc. The show is sponsored by the N. C. Bankers association and the Asheville Chamber of Commerce. Four groups of prizes will be awarded. Class I is for individual steers, spayed or Martin heifers; Class II is county groups one ani mal from each county; Class III is county groups of home raised ani mals; and Class IV is for fitting and showmanship. Several special awards will be made by national Hereford, Shorthorn and Aberdeen Angus associations. Rules of the show require that the entries must have been calved since Jan. 1, 1945; each cxhibtor is limited to three entries in each class. All exhibits must be in ; place by 6 p. m. Tuesday. Judg- ing will start at 1 p. m. Wedncs day, and the sale will start at 1 p. m. Thursday. Miss Elmore Officer -12th District Y.D.C. Miss Mary H. Elmore, teacher of biology and general science of the Waynesville Township high, was elected vice president of the 12th Congressional district of the Young Democrats clubs at North Carolina at -the annual meeting held in Asheville last Saturday. Miss Elmore, whose home is in Franklin, attended the meeting as a representative delegate from Macon county, and also an execu tive member of her county organi zation. Miss Elmore has served as a member of the 33rd state senatorial committee during the administra tion of Governor Hoey as governor. She was also a delegate to the state assembly of the Y. D. C. in Raleigh, and attended the regional conference of the 13 Southern states held in Winston-Salem. IT pPfS Growers Get Choice Of One Or Three Year Controls, Or No Quotas Polling officials for 21 voting places in the referendum on Bur ley tobacco quotas were announced following the meeting Thursday of AAA committeemen at the Court House. The referendum will be held throughout the Burley growing area on Friday. Oct. 25. Ballots have been distributed to the poll officials in Haywood county and all plans now are complete for conducting the vote. R. C. Francis, chairman of the Agricultural Conservation commit tee in Haywood, points out that growers will vote on one of three propositions: ( 1 ) Do you favor mar keting quotas for three years 1947-49? (2) Do you favor quotas for one year 1947, but oppose quotas for three years?, or (3) Are you opposed to any quotas? This is the first quota referen dum since 1943, when the required majority was in favor of a three year quota plan. Haywood county growers voted then almost unani mously in favor of quotas, which limit the crop produced to meet the demand of buyers, and authorized the government to make loans on the tobacco produced. Federal law requires that two thirds of the voters must favor quotas in order for them to go in effect. Jeff H. Enlow, AAA field man, and J. H. Potter, from the Raleigh office, discussed with the coun ty committeemen plans for the voting and the 1947 Burley pro gram during the meeting Thursday. Voting places and officials arc as follows: BKAVKRDAM: Chamber of Com merce W. P. Harris, M. M. Duckett, J. B. Hipps, Thomas Mann. CECIL: Brown's Store Carl Woody, G. H. Massie, Ed Burnett. CLYDE: Ed Fincher's Store F. E. Ilaynes, M. A. Leatherwood, Hugh Khinehart. CRABTREE: George Rest s Store A. W. Ferguson, J. M. McElroy, R. G. Sanford. CRABTREE: Crabtree School J. C. Haney, Willard Best, Fred Noland. EAST FORK: Oils Massie's Store I. H. Cogburn, K. L. Burnett. FINES CREEK: N. C. James' Store M. M. Kirkpatrick, Charlie McCrary. FINES CREEK: Charlie Rath bone's Store L. Z. Mcsser, Hugh Rogers, Paul Ferguson. FINES CREEK: Homer Tran t ham's Store Homer Trantham, John Ferguson. IRON DUFF Jarvis Caldwell's Mill J. R. Caldwell, J. M. Morrow, Joe Medford. IVY HILL: Burgin's Store, Dell wood D. J. Boyd, C. A. Campbell, C. F. Owen. IVY HILL: Brooks' Store, Mag gie H. M. Plott, Mrs. Wylma Shel nutt. JONATHAN: Amos Moody's Store N. W. Carver, Jule Boyd, Fred Allison. JONATHAN: Hardy Carver's Store Vinson Morrow, John How ell, Sam Chambers. JONATHAN: Mt. Sterling Reed Sutton, J. M. Caldwell. PIGEON: E. B. Rickman's Store J. F. Justice, E. B. Rickman. PIGEON: Ellis Burnett's Store W. W. Hyatt, Carl Edwards, Jim Welch. PIGEON: Cash Smathers' Store J. G. Robinson, Fred Long. WAYNESVILLE: AAA Office C. R. Liner, Claude T. Francis, Lowe Allen. WHITE OAK: Duckett's Store Jesse Jenkins, Sam Ledford. WHITE OAK: Robert White's Store W. L. Messer, Melvin Mes-ser. FILM TELLS HOW THEY KEPT SECRET : 'T.,':- " VV ysiAm iffy ni- t)- HOW TWO WOMEN kept one of the revealed In a film play concerning the They are Mrs. Jean O'Leary (left) confidential secretaries, shown above of security for the Manhattan project. In the picture, which will be released Only 10 Schools Make Accredited I-?st From Haywood County System Dickerson & Co. Awarded Contract Dickerson and Company of Mon roe, who submitted the lowest bid for the paving of the Dellwood Junaluska road, was awarded the contract Monday by the State High way and Public Works commisson. Their bid amounted to $108,439.25. Provisons of the contract will have the construction company lay crushed rock on the road, starting at the Dellwood side, before win ter. Work is to start within 20 days after the contract was signed. Paving of the stretch will be com pleted next spring. The road is being used now be tween Waynesville and Dellwood, with a packed dirt surface. How ever it was feared that rain and ice during the cold weather would make the stretch impassable dur ing winter, but after the rock is laid it will be in condition fori steady use. Mrs. McCracken Heads Section Health Asso. Mrs. J. Rufus McCracken, district supervisor of public health nurses! of the group of which Haywood is j a part, was elected chairman of the Public Health Nursing section j of the North Carolina Public Health association at the meeting held last week in Winston-Salem. Mrs. McCracken, who served as vice chairman of the section during ; the past year, in the absence of the chairman at the meeting presided ; in Winston-Salem last week. j Mrs. Ruby Bowles Bryson, Hay- wood county public health nurse, : acted as secretary of the section. Arrest Made Thursday On Local Jobberies One suspect has been arrested by local police in connection with the robbery of three Waynesville fill ing stations that took place Satur day and Tuesday nights. It is expected that the entire case will be solved within the next few days, with authorities now about ready to make other arrests. Saturday night the robbers en tered Dill Howell's station on Main Street, getting about $70 in currency from the cash register. Then on Tuesday night three sta tions were entered, Howell's, Clay ton Walker's Esso station on Depot street, and Cogdill's Gulf station 1 i ' 'AT, 1 biggest secrets in history will be development of the atomic bomb. and Miss Gertrude Elliotte, both with Col. John Landsdale, Chief Screen actresses will portray them in the near futurc.(In(crnational) State Requirements Too Stiff For Many Smaller Schools To Meet Only 1" of 25 Haywood county schools for white students and neither of the two Negro schools meet the State Board of Educa tion's requirements to become an accredited public school. An accredited school is one con sidered to be providing the proper educational facilities and adequate training for its pupils. However, for various reasons every school district in the stale has been un able to meet the present standards set -this applying in greater de gree to Negro schools, where only 211 from the total of 1,768 are ac credited. Of the 1,(145 while schools, 1,020 have been accredited by the state hoard, according to the 1945-46 "Educational Directory of North Carolina" issued by the State Su perintendent of Public Instruction. In Haywood county, the Bethel, Clyde, Fines Crick, Waynesville, Crabtree and ('anion high schools are approved, and the Hazclwood, Beaverdam, North Canton and Pennsylvania Avenue elementary schools. Two other elementary schools in the county, Crabtree and Clyde, arc expected to be added to the accredited list this year, reports Supt. .lack Messer. It. is possible to have the larger elementary schools become accred ited, he explains, but due to the small number of pupils in many of the schools they can never meet the standards .set by the slate. To become accredited a school must meet the following require ments: One teacher per grade, A majority of the teachers must have class A certificates. All spe cial subject teachers (music, art) must hold certificates in their field. The school is required to have a library of 300 volumes, library facilities suitable for general (Continued on page 8) on Main street. Close to $50 was taken from Mr. Walker's station, and not a thing was missing from Mr. Cogdill's where the thieves had broken the plate glass in front. The Depot street station was entered from the rear by breaking a door in. A small hole was made in the glass near the night latch at Mr. How ell's station allowing them to open the door there. The arrest was made Thursday morning by the town police, who have been working steadily on the case since the robberies were discovered. WNC Groups Will Confer In Plans For Growth Board Of Conservation And Development To Meet Monday In Waynesville A conference to discuss plans for making an industrial survey of Western North Carolina will be held here Monday, by representa tives of the State Department of Conservation and Development, TVA, and officials of Western North Carolina Associated Com munities. Charles E. Ray, vice president of the W. N. A. C. group, will serve as chairman on arrangements for the conference and the event here is being sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Between 12 and 15 delegates from the two agencies will be joined by representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and other civic leaders for the conference which will begin at noon with a luncheon. Immediately after the luncheon, the group will go into executive session. The luncheon will be held at the Wayside Lodge at 12:30, with the Waynesville Chamber of Com merce as host. Plans for making the industrial survey were discussed at a recent meeting of the W. N. A. C. in ses sion at Fontana, when H. E. Hud son, of TVA, talked on the subject. Percey Ferebce, of Andrews, pres ident of W. N. A. C. had invited Mr. Hudson to attend the meeting and present a tentative outline of the project. Expected here for the meeting will be Paul Kelley, of the Depart ment of Conservation and Develop ment, and several associates, as well as Mr. Ferebee, C. M. Doug las, of Brevard, secretary of W. N. A. C, as well as several members of each organization. The Waynesville Chamber of Commerce started a similar survey in Haywood earlier this year, and have almost completed the work, according to L. E. Sims, president of the Chamber of Commerce here. "The findings we have gathered already have been an eye-opener," Mr. Sims said. "A general indus trial survey for all Western North Carolina will be a fine project at this time," he continued. Youth Hit By .22 Bullet Is Recovering Nicely Leonard Price, who was injured Sunday by a .22 cal. rifle bullet that pierced his right arm and ab domen, is reported "doing very well, getting along nicely" at the Haywood county hospital. Market Reports The Farmers Exchange: Eggs 55c a dozen, fryers and broilers 25c a pound, hens 22-23c. Asheville market still steady with prices the same: A large 63; A medium and Grade B 51c, grade C 23c. Live poultry market weak and buying slow and heavy bred broilers and fryers mostly 40 to 44c, heavy hens 26 to 30c; roosters 18 to 20c. Various Products Apples, Atlanta market steady, boxes of Virginia 2Vi inch mini mum, Delicious and Staymans, U. S. No. 1, 3.50 to 4.00; VA inch minmum, Jonathan, 3.00 a bushel, U. S. No. 1, N. C. Rome, 3.00 to 3.50; Virginia 2V4 inch minmum. Grimes, 2.50 to 2.75. Bulk apples of various varieties by the bushel, Va., Ga., S. C. and N. C, 1.25 to 1.75, few best 2.00. Cabbage, Atlanta market steady, 50 lb. sacks N. C. domestic round type 1.00 to 1.50, few best green, 1.75. Sweet potatoes, Atlanta market steady, Ga. and Ala. bu. baskets of Puerto Rico 2.00, to 2.50, bulk per bu. 1.00 to 1.25. Potatoes, market steady, 100 lb. sacks N. Y., U. S. No. 1, round whites, 2.85 to 2.90. Idaho long whites washed, 3.50 to 3.75.