North Carolina Newspapers

Standard PRYING CO 220 S Tlrst t LOUIS VILLI KT 49,500 People Live within 20 miles of Waynesville their ideal shopping center. ce-a-weeK yy Tuesday d Friday blished The Waynesville Mountaineer Published Twice-a-Week In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park -SECOND YEAR No. 6 8 Pages Associated Press News WAYNESVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1947 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties 1 Office Lobby To sf Mi kept upen aianing 1, Says Postmaster Isitions Received Washington ing Materials d to Change May first, the lobby of rice will be kept open o'clock each night, btcmbcr. Postmaster J announced yesterday. c officials in Washing- ostmaster Howell re onday covering the cost r a spring lock on the and replacing the glass the postmaster's door lien one. lest was made some by the Chamber of and the matter finally h to Having a suuaoie front door that the lock instead of having employee have to take ft) four hours after clos- isition lor the spring isucd on January 17th, cccssary papers for re- glass door to the post ice was issued Decem- big to Washington, Rep Monroe Redden has ctive part in the pro kade numerous contacts fest office department immediate action be (nber of Commerce had he office remain open longer each night for timer months. May Aid Marshall 5s One In nton Friday n collision between Ick and sedan Tuesday In the highway through n resulted in facial in- S. Stewart, of Coving' nd from $150 to S200 both vehicles. occurred at 3:50 p.m. the L. L. Allen store 01 anion, anving a up truck going west. Jo make a left turn off fay. Stewart's DodHe approaching from the rcction. Burgin saw the E car, attempted to turn lack on the safe side of y, and the vehicle col on . pvas taken to the office Westmoreland in Can four stitches were or a cut over the left W. Jones of the high investigated the acci- Pisch f rmy men who reported wion irom the service wood draft boards dur- i week are Pfc. Jackson l- A Waynesville, dis-i- 2 at Fort Bragg; Pvt. '". Rt. 2, Waynesville, "tc. a at Salina, Kan.; v-rawtord Lowe, nt 3 fcnarged Jan. 1 at Ft. fa-; and Pvt. Jack Sharp, f charged Dec. 31 at Ft. revost York pure Show revost, assistant fer of the UnncuKta F'ng company is spend- f m New York where png the furniture show. oard Lists arges secre- ther Report d The Mniinlaltu.i. ki, Feather Bureau): Jan. 20 Clearing and and tonight. Strnns "ids this Sit. Lowest temperature j oo degrees. Jan. 21Partlv cloud v f colder, below freezing - xuesaay night. Waynesville temnpra- fcorded by the staff of i rarm): Max. Min.' Rainfall 61 49 .63 58 41 .31 59 46 1.90 54 38 ,75 - COL FRANK McCARTHY COLONEL Frank McCarthy, 33, of Richmond, Va, who was assistant Secretary of State in charge of ad ministrative affairs, may be again "drafted" for that post, to serve nnder Marshall. McCarthy was on the staff of Gen. Marshall, when he Was chief of staff. International) Women Injured As Autos Collide Sunday, N. Main Tennessee Driver Bound to Court On Drunken Driving; Charge Mrs. Will a Jean Moody, 21, and Martha Davis, 20 of Maryvillc, Tenn., were injured in a head-on collision between two automobiles Sunday afternoon at the sharp turn on North Main street in front of Mrs. Edith Alley's home. George Keller, also of Maryvillc, was driving the 19J6 Plymouth coupe, with the owner, Joe H. Moody, Mrs. Moody and Miss Davis other occupants of the car. It col lided With a 1939 Dodge taxi, driven by Lewis If. Messcr, 22, of Clyde, who was coming in to town while the Tennessee vehicle was headed cast. The two women received cuts about the face and bruises. They were taken to a local hospital for first aid, and released shortly after wards. Other occupants of the two cars were shaken up but did not require hospitalization. Both cars were damaged about $300 worth, Patrolman O. R. Roberts estimates. At a hearing before Magistrate Wade Noland at the court house on Monday morning, Keller was bound to Superior court on the charge of driving drunk. Moody was fined court costs on a charge of public drunkenness, and faces a possible damage suit from Messcr, the taxi driver. Industrial Surveyors Meet Here Wednesday Meeting to Begin At 10 O'clock in Haywood County Court Mouse Reports on what steps have been taken since the decision last Octo ber to institute a survey of the industrial opportunities of Western North Carolina will be given at the meeting here Wednesday by repre sentatives of various government agencies. Percy Fercsbee, Andrews, presi dent of W. N. C. Associated Com munities, will preside at the meet ing, which will be held at the court house from 10 a. m. until it ad journs during the afternoon. Approximately 30 persons are expected to attend including rep resentatives of the TVA, State De partment of Conservation and De velopment, and State Planning Commission, who will jointly con duct the survey. Members of the local and nearby Chambers of Commerce also are invited to the meeting. The plans of this group are very important to the development of this section of the state, comments Charles Ray, one of the most ac tive participants in the W.N.C.A.C. What steps they take can be very influential in adding to the indus trial resources of Western North Carolina, and their meeting here will be used to work out many of the details of their work. Last Rites Held Sunday For Pfc. Rathbone Haywood Soldier Died From InuriesTleceived In Germany, Body i.- Shipped Ilere.For . Burial Funeral services were conducted Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at the Fines Creek Baptist Church for Private First Class John Z. Rathbone, 28, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Rathbone, of the Fines Creek section, who died from injuries suffered in Munich, Ger many on November 12, where he was serving with the army of oc (Conlinued bn Page Eight) RAIN LSES 3 COUNTY SCMMLS Dr. Smith And Dr. Osborne In Panama Dr. Dudley Smith and his wife, Dr. Gladys Osborne, are now locat ed in Ancon, Canal Zone, where they are connected with a hos pital. Dr. Smith and Dr. Osborne, both veterans of World War II, are former residents of Waynesville where they were practicing physi cians for several years prior to the war. Dr. Smith also served with the American Red Cross in Eng land a year prior to the entry of the United States in the war. Dr. Osborne was discharged with the rank of captain and Dr. Smith with the rank of colonel, both hav ing served in the European theater with outstanding records of service. Prior to locating in Panama, they spent several weeks in Haywood county at the Osborne Farm near Canton. Mr. and Mrs. Rose To Spend Month In Chicago Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rose left Wed nesday, for a month's stay in Chi cago, where they formerly resided. Mr. Rose, known in the radio world as Joe Emerson was for many years connected with a broadcasting firm In Chicago. Rotary And Lions Clubs Considering Name For Stadium Committees were appointed by the Rotary Club and Lions Club at their meetings last week to consid er a proposal to name the football stadium at the high school the Phillips-Atkins Memorial stadium, in memory of Henry Phillips and James Atkins, two high school ath letes who died as a result of in juries received while participating in football a number of years ago. The Rotary committee, composed of David Hyatt, Dr. Tom String field and Charles E. Ray, is to meet this week and make recom mendations to the club Friday. Paul Davis, Lloyd Kirkpatrick, and Johnny Edwards will act similarly for the Lions. The opinion of the clubs will be forwarded to school authorities as a recommendation. One counter-suggestion brought to the floor at the Rotary meeting was that the committee consider naming the stadium after local athletes that have made AH-Am-erica teams. Lions Back 30 Per Cent Teachers Pay Raise Club Members Voice Disappointment At Symphony Concert Last Year Members of the Lions club, at their meeting Thursday night, voted unanimously to urge the state representatives from Hay wood to support a 30 per cent in crease in the pay of school teach ers. The matter was brought up by Claude Woodard, and after be ing discussed was voted on and a committee appointed to express the club's sentiments to the county legislators. Charles Islcy, chairman of the drive to bring the N. C. Symphony orchestra here for a concert, asked the Lions for an expression of their sentiments on this matter. Several members stated that the commun ity supported a similar drive last year, and expected to see the com plete orchestra. Since only a small number of musicians actually per formed there was considerable disappointment. Whether the club would give support to the drive this year or not was referred to the board of directors. Upon the request of someone who is seeking support for it, Pre sident Joe Davis announced that a movement is underway to name the W.T.H.S. football stadium the "Phillips-Atkins Stadium," in hon or of two youths who lost their lives while engaged in sports. Ac tion was deferred by the club un til the subject could be discussed more thoroughly. Joe Casabclla of the local em ployment office announced that hq has been requested t6 get the busk' ness leaders of Waynesville togeth er to bring an industry here. He commented on the lack of a sub stantial payroll in the community "from September until May," add ing that the men returning from armed services and war industries were now unable to find employ ment. He suggested that an over all factory or a lumber dry kiln would be suitable and offer em ployment to "50 or more persons". Charlie Woodard, who was in charge of the program, asked one of the "new" members of the club to express what he liked about the Lions, and W. G. Dyers responded. Attends Traffic School liiilliPiWl ill!, umm PAUL GOUGH of the Waynesville police department is shown above at one of the classes he attended in the two-week Traffic Law Enforce ment school conducted by the Institute of Government, U. N. C, at Chapel Hill, from January 5 to 18. Gough, an army veteran who has been with the local force since last July 12, took the same instructions that are given members of the State Highway Patrol. FBI Agent Roy A. Moore was in charge. This school, and others like it planned for all principal cities of North Carolina, will better prepare the police officers of the state to cope with traffic problems. Both Haywood's Legislators In Favor More Than 20 For Teachers State Senator William Medford spent the week-end at home. He left Monday noon for Raleigh to attend last night's session. "The legislature is getting down to work, and apparently there will be plenty to do," he said. Both Senator Medford and Rep resentative Palmer have voted to give school teachers more than the 20 per cent increase recommended by Governor Cherry. As to the final outcome of the bill to increase teacher's salaries,. Senator Medford would not make a definite state ment, other than to .say, "Hay wood's two men in the General As sembly have voted for it all the while." representative Palmer did not come home this week-end. 9 Directors Named To Chamber Of Commerce Board In New Election Plane Hunt Scene Shifts To Cataloochee Vicinity The scene of hunting for the C 78 plane that has been missing for three years shifted from Rattle snake Cove to the wild Cataloochee area when Major T J. Hieatt and his group of army searchers un covered information from eye-witnesses who apparently saw the twin-motored Cessna heading north across the Cataloochee divide on its ill fated flight. Rainy weather prevented the hunters from getting the search started in earnest over the new area. They moved from Waynes ville to set up camp at Cataloochee Ranch, and were expecting the liaison planes from Greenville to arrive when the . first break in weather arrived early this week. Last week Major Hieatt Inter viewed a number of persons who related without knowing what the others had said, a similar story of seeing a two-motored airplane fly ing over Maggie in a northwester ly direction, circle back at the mountain ridge, and veer north towards Pine Tree Gap where it was last seen. It was seen above Maggie by the postmaster, Harrison Valentine, and near Cataloochee Ranch by Mrs. Tom Alexander, as well as by several other persons. Friday Major Hieatt sent several of his men to investigate the roads into the Cataloochee area, and he and three others went to Camp bell's Knob. There they found some remains of a plane lost in 1943, the main wreckage of which had been recovered right after its crash. What he found there convinced him that the fabric picked up in (Continued on Page Eight) Home Loan Group Will Meet Here Tonight Annual Stockholders Meeting Of Haywood Home Building and Loan Association The annual meeting of stock holders for the Haywood Home Building & Loan Association will be held tonight, January 21, at 7:30 p. m., in (lie Waynesville office, announces L. N. Davis, sec retary. Election of the board ol direc tors for 1947, who in turn will select the officers for the associa tion, will be the main item of bus iness. A report on activities during the past year will be given by the secretary, and a financial statement distributed to the stockholders. R. L. Prevost, president, will preside at the meeting. Organized in 1919, the Haywood association now has 855 stockhold ers. During 1946 it made a total of 217 loans, 60 for persons con structing homes, 145 to those pur chasing homes, and 12 for home improvements. Present members of the board of directors are Mr. Prevost, Mr. Davis, C. N. Allen, vice president; J. R. Boyd, J. W. Ray, L. M. Kil lian, A. T. Ward, W. II. Burgin, O. H. Shelton, and C. J. Reece. Rotary Club Backs 30 P. C. Pay Hike For State Teachers A majority pf the members of the Rotary Club Friday voted to send a message to the two senators and representative from here to support the bill which would in crease the pay of teachers and oth er state employees by thirty per cent. The messages were sent the three members of the legislature. The action was taken after hear ing a request from the local chap ter of the North Carolina Educa tion Association, of which Law rence Leatherwood is president. New Board Will Meet On 21st and Elect Ofitcers For Coming Year Nine directors of the Chamber of Commerce were named in the annual election which closed Sat urday afternoon. Of the 365 bal lots which were mailed to members, only 110 were returned. The election committee made a canvass of the ballots Monday noon, and announced the following nominees as duly elected: Richard Barber and Howard Clapp, representing agriculture. Dan Wat kins, representing auto mobile sales. Jim Kilpatrick, representing pro fessional men. George "Mo" Kimball, represent ing hotels. Wliitcncr Prevost and Leo Weill, representing industry. Richard Bradley and W. Hugh Massie, representing merchants. There arc five members of the 1946 board named to serve again in 1947. They are L. E. Sims, president of the 1945 organization, Charles E. Ray, David Underwood, Paul Hyatt, C. J. Reece and Wil liam Medford. The 1947 board of directors will meet Tuesday, January 28th, at 7:30 and elect a president, vice president, secretary and a treas urer. President L. E. Sims said a final meeting of the 1946 board would be- held before next Tuesday, and make a formal report to be pre sented to the new board before the meeting on the 21st. Polio Fund Drive Gets Off To Good Start Here Rotarians Begin Selling Tickets On Automobile To Aid Drive The polio drive in Haywood got off to a satisfactory start last Fri day, according to Jonathan Woody, general chairman. The county's quota has been set at $3,600. The Rotary Club is sponsoring tlie campaign in the county, and have started selling a new 1946 Chevrolet in an effort to raise part of the quota. M. D. Watkins, gen eral chairman of this end of the county said yesterday that he was well pleased with the progress that was being made, and the interest being shown in the campaign. Plans are to sell lapel buttons in all the schools of the county today at ten cents each. In the Canton area, the campaign is being headed by Jack Woody and Lorenzo Smalhers. Last year Haywood received about $4,000 more from the nation al foundation than was raised in the county, since there are 7 pati ents from Haywood in hospitals re ceiving treatment, and 21 others that attend clinics at least once a month. All the expenses of these victims arc paid by the Haywood fund. Donations can be left at either of the four banks in the county. J. E. Reister, of Canton, is general treasurer. Plate Glass Window, Hotel LeFaine, Smashed J Plate glass window, 10 by 4 feet was smashed in at the Hotel LeFaine around 7 o'clock Sunday night, when Ernest Webb, 17, of speedwell, Jackson county, fainted and fell into the window. The police were notified and after investigation found that the hoy who was hitch hiking from Gastonia, where he had lived with his sister, while employed there, was subject to such attacks and the breakage was not intentional. After realizing the boy's condition, Chief Orville Noland found liim lodging for the night and the boy left town on Monday. The damage to the window, ac cording to C F. Kirkpatrick, owner of the hotel, was around $50. There was only two guests in the lobby at the time of the crash, Mrs .Frances Frazicr, who was sit ting near the window but escaped without injury, and a Mr. Watkins. of Atlanta. Mrs. George Ward of Asheville, was the guest of friends here dur ing the week. Mayor's Court Gives $50 Fines To Drunk Drivers Two men charged with drunken driving, Burgin K. Rhodarmer and Mack Carl Bryson, were fined $50 each and had their driving license revoked for one year when tried in mayor's court Friday. One person charged with speed ing was fined $10 and costs, and six charged with public drunken ness were released on paying $12.60 costs. Two others arrested over the week-end on this latter charge were to be tried Monday afternoon, where the docket in cluded the operators of a local tavern who were facing a count of operating a public nuisance, the trial having been continued from last week. Arrests By Town Police Total 578 During 1946 There were 578 arrests by town policemen during 1946, an average of 11 per week, reports G. C. Fer guson, town manager. Trials of the persons arrested brought in a total of $8,971.65 dur ing the year. Of this amount $2, 857.80 represents fines, and $6, 113.85 were court costs. Money from fines go into the Waynesville general fund, while the "costs" are added to the county school fund. March was the month in which there were the fewest arrests, only 29, while in September there were 57 and in December the peak of 70 was reached. Arrests are declining this month, however, Mr. Fergu son states. He estimates that from 80 to 85 per cent of those arrested last year were for public drunkenness, and the majority of other offenses were drunken driving, reckless driving, violation of the prohibition law, affrays, and a few minor larceny cases. The court record does not in clude parking tickets. Sun Qreahs Eight Day Wei Spell On Monday Roads and Low Valleys Covered By Water After Recent Downpour Sunshine broke through the clouds shortly before noon Monday to end one of the longest periods of rainy weather experienced by Haywood county within the past few years, swelling many of tho streams over their banks at some places and surrounding a number of buildings in low valley areas. It was reported that Pigeon river still was rising at noon Monday, but all indications were that the peak would be reached and the water in all streams return towards normal within a short time. Due to the heavy rains and sub sequeitt high waters completely covering many of the roads in the county Sunday night and Monday morning, three Haywood county schools, Clyde, Crabtree and Rock Hill did not open yesterday, it was learned from Jack Messer, county superintendent of education, who visited a number of the school areas during the morning. Attendance was reported to be very low at all the schools in the county, it was further pointed out by Mr. Messer. In the Waynesville Township high school, which draws from a large area in the county, there was only a 65 per cent attendance Mon day, according to M. H. Bowles, district superintendent. There were no students from the Hemphill section In attendance at the local high school, due to the fact that there was no bus from that area. Two buses from Lower Jonathan Creek section managed to get into town, but were only partially load ed, due to the fact that the studens living off the main highway could not be reached. There was only a 60 per cent at tendance reported from the Bethel school, according to Mr. Messer, who stated that while all the school buses were in operation it was im possible for the Usual trips on the side roads to be made. If the waters continue to retedo as the sunshine of yesterday gavo promise, Mr. Messer was of the opinion that all routine bus school schedules would be resumed by to day, and that there would be no reason for attendance not to be back to normal. Rain has fallen every day Mnce January 11, records at the State Test Farm show. The rainfall In creased from the 4.12 inches re corded during the first 15 days this month to 7.71 inches by 5:30 p. m. Sunday night. Only four 24-hour periods had been without rain dur ing the first 20 days of January. Several of the small houses in the "Frog Level'' section of Way nesville, along Richland creek, had water surrounding them Monday morning. Lake Junaluska was filled with muddy water, covering several of the piers on the western banks and crashing over the dam with a ter rific roar, the water covering the lowlands below the dam. Palmer, Noland Named In State Appointments Appointments confirmed Thurs day by Governor Cherry include that of Glenn C. Palmer, Clyde, to the board Of trustees, Western Carolina Teachers college; and D. Reeves Noland, Waynesville, to the state board of agriculture. Highway Record For 1947 In Haywood (To Date) Killed - -Injured - Vehicles Checked 0 6 .579 (This Information Compiled From Records of Stato High way Patrol) .