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Pubhshcdxvicc-a-Weck In The CountyeaOUlayw County At The Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
49,500 People
Live witbia 20 mile of
Waynesville their ideal
shopping center.
No. 114 14 Pages
Associated Press News
son Sees More Goods
47, Prices High,
Is Of Living Go Up
J Income
feted to Hold
Ifarmers Advised
diversify
L AND FINANCIAL
JfTLOOK FOB 1947
L noser VV, Babson
grcat event of 1947 will
ring oi a muveiiicni. i
from the big coastal
He small alienor ciues,
Unite steps are taKen ior
fcnnameiit.
Gtncral Business
,ear ago the U. S. Bab
. registered 130. Today it
Ited at 160 The Canadian
Ijrt registered lu a year
iy it is estimated ai :u.
during 1947 these Charts
isler higher figures.
ionvcrsioii of i n d u st r y
! to peace has been com
ilough the great govern
pluscs have not yet been
of, leaving mucn more to
iD 1947.
itntories. quoted both at
te values ana ineir vui-
11 increase during 1947.
material piles and man
goods will be in greater
1947.
Commodity Prices
be rationing and priori-
continue into 1947; but
rapidly be eliminated.
lent regulations will grad-
i lessened. World War II
dally be ended.
t retail prices of most
lured products will be
ometime during 1947 than
at, The prices of some
rod products may decline.
t unit sales of some de
i stores will begin to de
metime during 1947j but
itfTood 'and-VaTtefjf cnaihs
itinue at peak figures.
i great question mark of
II be how labor is to be
ligher wage rates and less
ra per man inevitably
Slier prices.
Farm Outlook
iding a weather upset,
ifhels of corn and wheat
ie other products will be
1 1947 than ever before in
by. Although some prices
fc off, the total farm in
rl947 should hold up fair
;But farmers should diver-
in 1947.
lere should be an increase
n fruits, fish products and
b wilh a decline in prices.
W Stales will have more
'ai' than in 1946, proba
cent over the pre-war
firy and poultry products
mue to increase in volume
grease in price; but fats,
1 some canned goods will
snort,
ers will start in 1947
to extend legislation on
Program due to fear
Pse in farm prices.
Taxes
K-s will not be increased
and there should be
Ructions. More nuisance
be eliminated altogether.
e Federal debt will be
during 1947 and the
;lgct may be balanced
'0, 1948.
E cost of living will con-
during 1947 due large
la of interest in their
0 many wage-workers.
lvid'ng jobs for return
rs at satisfactory wages
'B Political task of 1947.
uld be jobs for all, but
ages desired.
R"tail Sales
' total volume of all re
ined on Page Five
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WAYNESVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1946
$3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Couities
Roger W. Babson f
H. L. Finger
Retired Farmer
Buried Friday
Last rites were conducted Fri
day afternoon at the Olivctl Bap
tist Church near Maggie for Heb
ron L. Finger, 86, retired Hay
wood county farmer, who died at
9 a.m. Thursday, the 26th at the
home of his son Oliver Finger, on
the Soco Gap Road, following a
lengthy illness.
Rev. Nando Stephens and Rev.
Jarvis Underwood officiated. Bur
ial was in the Henry cemetery.
Surviving are six sons, Rev.
John Finger, of Maggie, Rev. Clay
ton Finger and Guy Finger, of
Winston-Salem, and Rufus Oliver
and Frank Finger of Maggie; five
daughters, Mrs. Henry Guy, Mrs.
Ernest Gaither, of Winston-Salem,
Mrs. Cora Gillard, of Henderson
ville, Mrs. Ted Sutton and Mrs.
Mark. Reno,. of Maje;.9Jie rofc!
er, Javiu r lugci , ui mag8, u
a large number of grandchildren
and great grandchildren.
Garrett funeral home was in
charge of the arrangements.
foer Report
!f.d The Mountaineer by
Weather Bureau):
Dec. 30 Partly cloudy
wider today and tonight
' "ght snow flurries to-
west temperatures to-
13 degrees.
Dec. 31 clear to part
ed continued cold with
es r e m a i n i n g below
1 dfy. Colder Tuesday
Waynesville tempera
corded by the staff of
est Farm):
Max. Mln, Rainfall
18
36
24
19
25
44 22
53 .50
- 57
53
-- 51
- 56
59
- 59
64
New Year's Eve
Watch Service
As has been the custom for the
past few years there will be a
Watch Night Service at the Pres
byterian Church on Tuesday night,
New Year's Eve. The service will
begin at 11:30 o'clock and will close
promptly at 12:00 o'clock at which
time all those present will usher
in the New Year by singing the
Doxology and ringing the Church
bell.
The public is cordially invited
to attend the service.
Post Office
And Banks
Will Close
Wednesday
Several Stores
Also to Close
On New Year's Day
For Inventories
Although most all employes will
be busy during the day, several
business places will be closed to
the public in observance of New
Year's Day.
The Post Office announces that
its windows will be closed and
there will be no delivery of mail
on Wednesday. However mail will
go out of town on the regular
schedule and be placed in boxes as
usual.
The First National and First
Slate Bank will be closed all day,
as will the local U. S. Employment
Service office. Although most of
the stores in Waynesville and
Hazelwood will remain open until
noon, some will be closed all day
for year-end inventory taking.
All offices in the Haywood Coun
ty Court House will be open all
day, as will the Waynesville Town
Hall.
Osborne Farm
Cow Makes
Enviable Record
A two and one-half year old reg
istered Guernsey cow, Hilarity of
Garden Creek, owned by Florence
Osborne, Canton, has completed
an outstanding Advanced Register
record of 11,152.9 pounds of milk
and 632.3 pounds of butterfat.
Hilarity is a daughter of the
outstanding Gurensey sire, Majesty
of Garden Creek, that has thirteen
daughters in the Performance Reg
ister of the American Guernsey
Cattle club.
This record was supervised by
the North Carolina State College
an'drep6r1te(f To TUe" American
Guernsey Cattle club of Peter
borough,, N. H., for approval and
publication.
Redden Left Friday,
With Secretaries, To
Set Up His Offices
Representative Monroe Redden,
and his secretary, C. E. Brown, of
Clyde, and private secretary, Miss
Vera Orr, of Hendersonville, left
Friday for Washington, to get
ready for the opening of Congress
on January third.
Mr. Brown managed Mr. Red
den's campaign in Haywood, and
Miss Orr has been Mr. Rcdden's
private secretary for the past 12
years.
Allen Posts $600 Bond
To Face Whiskey Count
Robert Allen of the Allen's
Creek section was bound over to
the February term or court on
the charge of unlawful possession
and keeping whiskey for sale at the
preliminary hearing Thursday be
fore Magistrate W. C. Medford.
Bond of $600 was posted.
A large amount of white and
bonded liquor had been found at
Allen's home the previous week
by state highway patrolmen.
Wilson Faces Reckless
Driving Charge From
Aliens Creek Wreck
At a preliminary hearing Monday
morning before Magistrate W. C.
Medford, Bonner Wilson, driver of
a car which collided with another
vehicle Saturday morning on the
Allen's Creek road, was bound over
to Superior Court on the charge of
reckless driving and was released
upon making arrangements for
$300 bond.
Evidence at the hearing showed
that Wilson, driving a '34 Ply
mouth, was following a Twin-City
bus towards Waynesville. He be
gan passing the bus, and its driver,
Dover L. Southard, saw another
car approaching, so pulled off the
the road and stopped to give Wil
son a chance to miss the oncom
ing car. However the two vehicles
collided, with property damage to
both autos but no one injured.
Ned Williams, driver of the oth
er car, a '41 Plymouth, was found
to have no drivers license by the
investigating patrolman, O. R.
Roberts. He was fined $10 and costs
on this charge by the magistrate.
David Cook Arrested
On Charge Of Assault
David Cook of the Hemphill sec
lion, one of three men wanted by
the sheriff on an assault with a
deadly weapon charge, was arrest
ed here last Tuesday. At a pre
liminary hearing Saturday, bond
for his appearance in Superior
court was placed at $400, which to
date has not been posted.
He, Hayes Moody, and Ted Cook
were wanted by authorities for as
sault on Bill Howell, Waynesville,
at a store in the Hemphill section
on September 20. The other two
men have not been located since
that time.
A New Day Is Dawning
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The dove of Peace sits, symbolically, over the world as the birth of
1947 prepares to take place. The New Year is one filled with oppor
tunity, as a few times in the past, when we as individuals can reaffirm
faith in ageless ideals and make the days of 1947 fruitful to ourselves
and our posterity.
dominations Are lade
For C. Of C. Directors
Sheriff's Dept.
Busy Before Not
During Christmas
"II was I he (juiciest Clirisl
inas we have had in this omu
niunily for years. You know
how it is just about like the
weather. Sometimes we have a
cold snowy Christmas and then
again the sun shines, and
sometimes we bring them into
the jail on Christmas Eve and
Christmas day in numbers,"
said Sheriff Robert V. Welch,
when asked about the business
of his department over Christ
mas. "We only had three drunks
brought in during Ihe entire
two day Christinas period,'' he
added
When asked if the aclivilyof
his department during the two
weeks prior to Christmas when
they brought in a record num
ber of stills and destroyed sev
eral hundred gallons of corn
mash "ready to run for Christ
mas" had anything to do with
the situation he smiled and
said "It could be."
Nine New Directors
Will Be Selected
For Installation
January 281li
llatlols containing names of
nominees tor the Chamber of
'oniinei'cc board n directors are
being prepared and will be mailed
from the office this week to all
paid members of the organization.
Nine new directors are to be vot-
i eu on, wun six ou ecioi s io oe tin
j rii'd over from the present board.
It is planned to distribute bal
lots to all eligible voters by Janu
j ary (i. Votes will be returned to
I the C. of C. office on or before .Ian.
i If!, counted by a special commil
; tee, and (lie new board will take
office on Jan. 28.
j. K. Sims, pi i-siilciil during
I HMO, will automatically become a
member of the board and repre
i sent auto sales Oilier directors to
be carried over include Charles E.
Ray, merchants and highways; C.
J. Reeec, merchants; David Under
wuod, industry: Paul Hyatt, hotels;
and William Medford, business and
professional.
. Two represenlalives from agri
culture are lo be selected from
Richard Barber, George A. Brown,
Continued on Page Five
First New Year's Baby
Will Get Many Prizes
LIQUOR TRUCK IS SOLI)
C. V. Sorrells of Canton paid
$980 for the large 1942 Chevrolet
truck confiscated by the county
several weeks back for hauling
liquor, when it was sold Saturday
in front of the court house at a
public auction.
TOWN POLICE ARREST 12
Twelve persons were arrested on
the charge of public drunkenness
since Dec. 23 by local police. One
man was given a 64-day road sen
tence, two were to be tried Monday
afternoon, and the remainder were
released on paying court costs.
Many special prizes await the
first white baby born in Haywood
in 1947. A number of business
firms are offering numerous prizes,
from a complete outfit, to acces
sories for the baby's room and the
home. '
The detail will be found on page
six, section one. The winner will
be announced in Friday's issue of
The Mountaineer, and parents have
until noon Thursday to report
time, and place of birth, and name
of child.
Among the prizes offered are: a
complete outfit, by Belk-Hudson
company; paint for baby's room, by
Builders Supply, six cans baby
food, Bradley's Super Market;
heating pad by Rogers Electric
company; 15 quarts of pasteurized
milk, by Pet Dairy; a sterling spoon
and fork by Reliable Jewelers; a
baby photograph album, The Book
Store; one dollar in merchandise,
McKay's Pharmacy; two weeks
dry cleaning service by the Way
nesville Laundry.
Mountaineer Reviews '46, Looks
Into '47 With New Year's Issue
This issue of. The Mountaineer is featuring many special
reviews of news events of 1946, as well as forecasts for busi-
iness in 1947.
These features include a local review of Haywood news,
special pictures and features by Associated Press. A sum
mary of athletics during the past year is featured on the
sports page.
Of special interest should be the full page of news on page
one of the second section. A forecast of events to come in
1947 will be found on page four of the Second section, and
on page six there is a feature of the unusual news happenings
of 1946. On pages six and seven of the second section are
pwsnietures of the year, and a review of events
in Haywood will be found on page eight of the second section.
Smith Is
Named On
Amnesty
Board
Former President Of
American Bar and
Husband of Local
Woman Named to Post
Willis Smith, of Raleigh, former
president of the American Bar
Association has recently been
named on the amnesty board, of
which Supreme Court Justice Owen
J. Roberts, has been named by
President Truman to head the
board.
The duties of the board will in
clude a review of some 11,000 per
sons convicted of World War II
draft violations and those who have
been recommended for pardons
who have been judged to be "de
serving of executive clemency."
The cases involve about 800 con
scientious objectors who were
jailed for their refusal to bear
arms, and more than 10,000 draft
dodgers, delinquents, and persons
who helped others evade the draft.
Only 1,300 remain in jail, includ
ing 25 conscientious objectors.
Chairman Roberts has named in
addition to Mr. Smith, who as head
of the American Bar Association
spent sometime in Europe attend
ing the trials of the German war
criminals, James F. O'Neil, chief of
police for Manchester, N. II., and
former vice chairman of the Amer
ican Legion's Americanization com
mittee. White House Press Secretary
Charles G. Ross said there is no
thought of extending evecutivc
clemency to everyone. The board,
he said, will tackle the problem
case by case and will recommend
(1) whether clemency should be
given and (2) in what form.
He said the board would deal
"almost entirely" with matters oth
er than the relief of persons still
imprisoned, and a major problem
to be decided is whether to clear
thi.wy"'lor- restoration civil
rights for those who were con
victed. Mr. Truman, referring to the
plight of conscientious objectors
whoso supporters have picketed the
White House in recent months,
said that "freedom of conscience
is basic to our American tradition
of freedom of liberty."
But he pointed out in a special
statement that about 25,000 objec
tors were inducted in to the armed
forces and served as non-combal-unt.s
Some were decorated for
heroism and one was awarded the
Medal of Honor, the nation's high
est decoration.
"In addition," he said, "about
12,000 men served through the war
in civilian public service camps,
where they performed tasks in con
nection with the preservation of
our natural resources."
Mr. Smith is the husband of the
rormer Miss Dolly Lee, daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Lee
of Waynesville, and sister of Mrs.
James A. Gwyn, Tom Lee, Jr., and
H. L. Lee of Waynesville.
Garland S. Ferguson
Reappointed Chairman
Of FTC Fifth Time
Heads Program
4 J&m. W
5
AARON PUKVOST has been
named general chairman of the
Haywood Coiinlv ti ml of the North
Carolina Good. Health Association.
Mr. Pt'cvoM .succeeds James Nol
and, who recently resigned. Mrs.
T. L. Gwyn is co -chairman of the
Waynesville area, and Mrs. Clyde
R. lloey, Jr., is co-chairman of the
Canton area. The program will be
presented lo the Legislature early
in January.
Brothers Spend First
Christmas in Seven
Years At Home Together
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Coin have
with them for the first Christmas
in seven years their two sons, Chief
Electrician's Mate R. L. Coin, Jr..
V. S. Navy, and Orren Coin, BM,
third class, also U. S. Navy.
R. L. Coin, Jr., volunteered in
the navy seven years ago and has
served in various waters and at
tended numerous schools during
the years he has been in the serv
ice. He is currently attending the
Gyro School in Brooklyn, N. Y.
At the time he entered the service
he had just graduated from the
Waynesville Township high school.
Orren Coin has been in the navy
for the past four years, and is at
present sationed at San Juan.
2 Traffic Lights
Ordered By Town
Town officials plan lo install two
new traffic lights in Waynesville
as soon as equipment arrives. One
will be placed at the junction of
North Main into Walnut street
Highway 19 and 23 in front of
Charlie's PlaeO; and the other stop
light will go on the intersection of
Depot, Branner and Haywood
streets, in front of Clayton Wal
ker's serviic station.
The liuhl tor Hie highway junc
tion has been here for some time,
but some small parts are needed to
adjust it correctly. These parts
and Hie light for the intersection
have been on order for three
months They are expected to
arrive soon, possibly in January,
and will be installed as soon there
after as possible.
Pfc. Billy Carver
U. S. Army Air Corps
Home For Christmas
Private f irst Class Billy Carver,
sou of Mr and Mrs. M. I). Carver
of Maggie section spent a five-day
furlough Willi his parents during
Christmas week.
Pfc. Carver entered the Army
Air corps in June of this year as
a volunteer and took his basic
training at SAC Field, San An
tonio. Tex. He is currently sta
tioned in Denver, Colo.
Pfc. Carver plans lo recnlist ill
the regular army at Hie expiration
of his lerin of enlistment, which
was lor a three year period.
1st Sgt. Chas. Matthews
To Spend :0-Day
Furlough Here
First Sergeant. Charles C. Mat
thews oi the regular U S. Army
arrived Christmas Kve to spend a
30-day leave here with his wife
who has been spending some time
here with her mot her. Mrs. D. C.
Campbell in the Maggie section.
Sgt. Matthews is currently sta
tioned with the .jlli Army in Chi
cago, III.
Varied Gains Reported
In Haywood Agriculture
A steady trend of improvement
in farm homes, row and feed
crops, pasture developments, live
stock growing, and other phases of
agriculture in Haywood county
during 1946 was described in the
county agent's annual Narrative
Report, written at the end of each
year.
Some of the important steps
made in farm progress during 1946
are condensed from the report as
follows:
Corn Two demonstrations were
carried dut to improve the yield by
planting hybred corn seed. Glenn
A. Boyd of Jonathan GreeK pianiea
five acres in type T-2, on a field
which had grown a winter clover
crop and had been treated with
400 pounds of commercial fertiliz
er. He grew an estimated 125
bushels of corn per acre an in
crease of 4U per cent over his old
variety.
The other by bred seed, U. S. 282.
was planted by Jack Felinet on a
Ralcliff Cove farm that used to
grow 60 bushels of corn per acre.
The new variety produced 95
bushels, which, indicates that the
T-2 hybred is best adapted to Hay
wood county, although either of
the two kinds produced more than
regular seed. An increased use of
Continued on Page Five
Waynesville Native
Returns As Head
Of Federal Agency
January 1st
When Garlan S. Ferguson be
comes chairman of the Federal
Trade Commission next Wednes
day, January 1, succeeding Com
missioner William A. Ayres. it will
mark the fifth time he has as
sumed that post under the agen
cy's policy of rotating the chair
manship each calendar yeaoJle is
the only member of the Commis
sion since its creation who has
been Chairman five times.
The chairmanship was previous
ly held by Commissioner Fergusoc
in 1930. 1934, 1938 and 1943.
Commissioner Ferguson has had
a longer tenure on the Commis
sion than any other member since
its creation in 1915. Now in his
nineteenth year as a member of
the Commission, the North Caro
lina Democrat was first appointed
by President Coolidge in 1927 and
was twice reappointed by Presi
dent Roosevelt, each term being
for seven years.
The new chairman was born in
Waynesville, a son of the late Gar
land S. Ferguson Snhormcr judge
of the Superior cStjtt of North
Carolina. He attended" the United
States Naval Acadjemy and the
University of North Carplin, grad
uating in law f romlvs (jjifyersity
in 1900 and recelvintfr'an honorary
LL.D. from that5 institution. in, 1939.
After his gradurfft'lvIaw'lirn
the University, -M 'WgflsbAW
gaged in trie t pracl
in Waynesville:' j
Greensboro! wlfef
counsel forthljp-
ana aiso reiereeii ,
h ITr4 roi'rtal ...Itr-'
for the Western if of North
While in Waynesville, Mr.. Fer
guson was associated with his
father, the late Garland S. Fer
guson and his brother the late
James W. Ferguson, in the prac
tice of law here.
From 1918 to 1921 he was assist
ant general counsel for the New
port News Shipbuilding Company,
with offices in Washington. Re
turning to Greensboro in 1921 he
practiced law there until apopintcd
to the Commission in 1927 to suc
ceed former United Slates Senator
John F. Nugent.
Commissioner Ferguson was a
member of the National Emergency
Council in 1934 and of the Tem
porary National Economic Commit
tee, 1938-41, serving as a sub-committee
chairman in 1939.
Greensboro is the Commission
er's legal residence. He and Mrs.
Ferguson, the former Margaret
Mcrrimom of Greensboro, have
their Washington home at the Wy
oming Apartments.
Mr. Ferguson has often visited
relatives here, including his brother-in-law
Prof. E. J. Robeson and
others since he and his family
have resided in Washington.
Lions Dime Board
Takes In $1,376
For Yule Program
The Lions Club received a total
of $1,376 on its annual Christmas
Cheer "dime board" drive, reports
Joe Davis, president of the club.
Bills for the amount spent by the
organization in clothing school chil
dren and in distributing food to
needy families have not yet been
totaled. It is believed that the
amount spent will be a little in
excess of what was taken in.
Last year the dime board took
in around $900. Mr. Davis states
that the Lions deeply appreciate
the contributions made by the
public and their general coopera
tion in spreading cheer to Waynes
ville and nearby families.
Highway I
rtecordror 134b
In Haywood
(To Date)
Killed-- 15
Injured 165
(This Information Compiled
From Records of State High
way PatroD