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S First fit jblished ce-a-Week y Tuesday d Friday THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER 49,500 People: Live within 20 miles of Waynesville their ideal shopping center. Published Twice-a-Week In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park 14 Pages Associated Press News WAYNESVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1947 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties SEMBLY PASSES 6-MONTH BOMS FOR TEAGHKS SECOND YEAR No. 7 r . Prevost Will Be harge Of July 4lh kalion This Year iittees Named osters; Inan Promises some Program mlans have been com- hc second county-wide fluly celebration at the 1 field. The Hazelwood ub will again sponsor clebratin, which will I Lnday night beiore the th a comraurtity-widc fch service. kers club sponsored the last summer, and at the d to stage the celebra his year. A committee and the committee met glit and made tentative e program. ost was re-elected gen- ian. He announced tnat ring organization had experience from stag celebration, and "the m will be on a larger over a wider range of he 1946 program was a in every standpoint, with aking over $900. ne policy as last year wcd," Mr. Prevost said, cleanest of rides, local nts, music, and a public ill make up the activi e week. The refresh Is will be operated by organization, and no c will be sold. No gam i, or gyp outfits will be i the grounds. Strict 11 again be had, and I ilar record of last year , when not a single per csted for being drunk." scs were named Monday, igin work in completing ogram. Some phases of im have already been Jlcn was named general 4f the program, with Bill Id Paul Davis the other prs of the committee, pccssions and grounds is composed of John airman, Rufus Gaddis, klcs, Prank Underwood pavis. s committee is Dr. K mson, chairman, W. H. lid Ralph Summerrow it tee announced that a fmcnt of rides would be this year, and possibly Ire than last year. and advertising will be a committee composed lis Russ, Howard Clapp p. Smith. ice committee is headed jhambcrs, as chairman, wer and Jim Kilpatrick If tickets at every ride, per phase of the program fissions might be charged fidled by some member Isters club as last year. jcrs said schedules would I out later designating frs to every member of f d assigning each one to f ride or ticket booth. Irth of July celebration the High School as a e event, with all the ticipating, and in turn, Labor Day program is e county, and that at he arrangement was two years ago so that IK celebration could be fen end of the county Pi conflict to the other, ther Report N The Mountaineer by leather Bureau): ', Jan. 23 Increasing and warmer today and th lowest temperature fund 35. Van. 24 Mostlv dnnriu th occasional light rain rnoon. Cnntinuorl mlM fit and Saturday. WayncsviHe temoera- eeorded bv th nt est Farm); Max. 59 47 33 Mln. Rainfall 40 2.70 23 .03 11 ' WNC Towns Will List Industrial Potentials Agencies Map Plans For Community Surveys at Wednesday Meeting Here Representatives from ten West ern North Carolina counties and state and federal agencies heard the report of the committee named last October to work out plans for the inauguration of an industrial survey for Western North Carolina Associated Communities at a meet ing held here on Wednesday in the court house. The meeting was de voted entirely to the interests of the survey and opened at 10 o'clock and lasted through part of the af ternoon. The report submitted to the groups here was in the form of an 11-page set of instructions to follow in making the survey, with the Chambers of Commerce in the various counties assigned the re sponsibility of conducting the sur vey. Percy B. Ferebee, of Andrews, president of the WNCAC opened Hw meeting and then turned it over to Francis J. Heazel, president of the Asheville Chamber of Com merce; and chairman of the asso ciation's industrial survey commit tee. The forms to be filled out in the survey require information on the following subjects, and are de signed to provide all the data that a prospective future resident or an industrialist would desire to know of Western North Carolina and its resources; population, climate, agri culture, forest products, minerals, electric power, water, fuel gas sewerage systems, railroads, com munications, highways, air travel, industry, education facilities, hous ing, health, recreation, churches, welfare, libraries, finance and trade. A large amount of the data has (Continued on Page Six) Polio Drive Pins Given To Schools This Week Drive Leaders Report Much Progress In Fund Raising Campaign Lapel pins were distributed to Ml schools in Haywood county this week for sale to students as one of the main features of the Polio drive. All teachers are eo-operat ing in the distribution of pins, re ports Jonathan Woody, general chairman for the county, and it is hoped to raise more than $1,000 by this method. M. D. Watkins, chairman of the drive in the Waynesville area, has announced that the Rotary club sponsored campaign is "going fine. and reports from the Canton area, where Jack Moody and Lorenzo Smathers are leaders in the drive, indicate the same situation there. A new Chevrolet sedan is being sold by the Rotarians, with pro ceeds to go to the prevention and treatment of infantile paralysis. Sponsors of the drive want to go over the $3,650 goal set for Hay wood county, since more than twice that amount was spent here last year by the National Foundation. Donations may be made to the fund at either of the four banks in the county. J. E. Reister, of Can ton, is treasurer of the drive. Judge Felix Alley Has New Book Off Press Last Week The first copies of a new book, "What Think Ye of Christ?" by Judge Felix E. Alley of superior court came off the press of Rowan Printing company, Salisbury, last week. This illustrated, 490-page vol ume represents the second major effort of Judge Alley in the literary field. His first book, printed about five years ago by the Rowan firm, "Random Thoughts and Musings of a Mountaineer," met with much success. First printing of the book consisted of 2,000 copies. Described as a history of Jesus' life, the manuscript has been planned and written for the past 15 years. Several prominent North Carolinians have already accorded Ihe volume critical praise, includ ing Dr. D. M. Litaker, retired min ister of Charlotte; William D. Kiz ziah. Rowan county register of deeds; Norman A. Boren, Greens boro attorney; Charles W. Bundy, Charlotte lawyer, and Prof. Robert L. Madison of Boone. Russ Attending Press Institute At Universities W. Curtis Russ, editor of The Mountaineer, is attending the an nual mid-winter Institute of the North Carolina Press Association, which convened in Chapel Hill last night. Sessions will be held at Cha pel Hill and Duke University. Mr. Russ attended the Associated Press meeting yesterday noon, in its annual pre-institute session, and as president presided at the North Carolina Weekly Press Association held later in the day, also at Chapel Hill. He wag accompanied by Mrs. Russ and daughter: Marguerite. I Mark Rogers Winner In UDC Contest Here Mark Rogers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rogers, of Waynes ville was the winner of the medal given in the annual Lee-Jackson Day celebration contest sponsored by the Haywood Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confeder acy, which was held at the Waynes ville Township high school on Tues day, for the boys of the seventh and eighth grades. Duane Oliver won the second place and Danny McClure receiv ed honorable mention from the judges. Miss Nancy Killian, historian of the Chapter presided and the awards were made by Mrs. James R. Boyd, Jr., vice president of the chapter. The invocation was given by Rev. M. R. Williamson. During the time the judges were out, Charles Isley presented the High School Boys' Chorus in a group of numbers. Serving as judges were Rev. Wil liamson, Rev. Paul Townscnd, and Mrs. William Mcdford. Those entering the contest and their declamations were as fol lows: Danny McClure, who gave "Giants among men", by John Sharpe Williams; Ray Buchanan, who gave "The New Union", by Henry Watterson; Duane Oliver, who gave "The New South', by Henry Grady; Mark Rogers, who gave "The South of Yesterday and Today" by Edward Lane. J. D. Stanley, who gave. "The South," by Jefferson Davis; Sam my McClure who gave "The Blue and the Gray," by Henry Cabot Lodge; Roger Woodard, who gave "Under the Southern Flag," by John W. Daniels. ENVOYS BID FAREWELL TO BYRNES V If t5 ' VT n. rr Iff BRITAIN'S AMBASSADOR Lord Inverchapel (left) and French Ambas sador Henri Bonnet (right), are shown as they bid goodbye to retiring Secretary of State James F. Byrnes at the Blaii House, official White House guest mansion. Chiefs of more than 60 Embassies and Legations in Washington paid their respects to Byrnes. (International Soundphoto) Williamson Says Teacher Must Be Always On lob Central Elementary P.-T. A. Hears Local Pastor At Meeting Tuesday "The Qualifications of a Teacher" ju ...ki j : i i r M, R.-Williamson before the PiJ-SiCWcv1. ent-Teacher Association of the Cen tral Elementary school here Tues day night. Rev. Mr. Williamson pointed out that "a teacher is a marked per son" at all times, and does not have the freedom of some other profes sions. "That is one reason why teachers should be paid better sal aries, he said . Iheir job does not end for the day when they leave the school room they are constantly on the job as far as pub lic scrutiny and demands." Claude Rogers, principal of the (Continued on Page Six) C. H. Brown Succumbs After Long Illness Funeral Services Conducted Yesterday Afternoon at Clyde Baptist Church Last rites were conducted at the C. of C. Board Reviews 1946 At Meeting Monday The 1940 board of directors, of the Chamber of Commerce in ses sion here Monday night reviewed the year's work, and made certain recommendations to the 1947 board which takes office January 28th. L. E. Sims, president for the past year said, "the work ol the organization has been very satis factory, and many objects set out to accomplish the first of last year have been realized. The board of directors have cooperated thor oughly, and have put in many hours of time in carrying on the program." Most of the discussions Monday night centered around routine business matters, and suggestions for the new board to consider. (Continued on Page Six) H. Brown, 73, well known Haywood county farmer, who. died at his home in Clyde, on Tuesday follow ing a legnthy illness. Rev. R. P. McCracken officiated, assisted by Rev. Floyd T. Willis. Burial was in the Bon-A-Venture cemetery. Serving as active pallbearers were Ben C. West, R. C. Cannon, Ed Green, W. M. Suttles, C. R. Francis, and John Smathers. Honorary pallbearers Haywood Building -Loan Assets Reach $746,000 With Big 1946 Growth Strike Ends Thursday At Tapestry Mill Here Royle and Pilkington Resumes Operations Suspended Last November A contract was signed Wednes day morning of this week between the management and the employes of the Royle and Pilkington Com pany, Inc., of Hazelwood, and work has been resumed following the closing of the plant after a strike of the workers which took place at 4 o'clock on the afternoon of No vember 22, 1946. The employes reported for work at 7 o'clock Thursday morning and the plant is now in operation af ter being shut down for several weeks. Around 100 persons are employ ed at the Royle and Pilkington Company, Inc., manufacturers of a high grade of tapestry. . The plant was moved here from Mt. Holly, N. J. to its present loca tion in 1928. During the war years it manufactured approximately one million yards of navy duck. The reconversion of the plant toeMrtB- ;Mon altef1 the ndmf ot tne war Jn the Pacific theater. State Alumni Will Meet At Champion YMC A On Monday All Directors Are Re-elected By Stockholders, Will Name Officers Monday The Haywood Home Building tc Loan Association just closed its most successful year, with assets now totaling almost three-quarters of a million dollars, according to reports made at the 27th annual stockholder's meeting here Tuesday night. The association made a net gain of over $267,000 during 1946. The current assets are $746,883.51, ac cording to the report made by R. L. Prevost, president. Mr. Pre vost has served as president since the organization was started in 1919. During the past year 217 loans were made on homes in Haywood. Sixty of these loans were for new homes; 145 for the purchase of homes, and 12 for refinancing. Many of these loans were made to veterans, according to L. N. Davis, secretary-treasurer of the associa tion. All present directors were re elected during the voting of the stockholders. The directors will meet on Monday night and elect ofTicers for the coming year. The directors are: C. N. Allen, J. R. Boyd, W. H. Burgin, L. N. Davis, L. M. Killian, R L. Prevost, J. W. Way, C. J. Reece, O. H. Shelton and A. T: Ward. The officers for 1946 were: R. L. Prevost, president, C. N. Allen, vice president, elected after -the 4kaMt- o-E-.-J.-yatt iaafc yfuryy L. N. Davis, secretary treasurer, (Continued on Page Six) Hunt For Plane Aided By Small Aircraft One recently reported clue about a torn parachute harness found near Black Camp Gap is being traced down by the army investigating party to see if it has any connection with the three- years-lost Cessna plane. Two L5 observation planes ar rived at Sylva airport Wednesday to aid Major T. J. Hieatt and his ground crew, but by noon Thurs day had not announced any addi tional discovery. A group of the enlisted army personnel assisting Major Hieatt also were searching afoot in the area west of Hemphill Bald, where they planned to spend all day Thursday. Through the courtesy of the Bell Aircraft company pilots who had landed a helicopter at Cataloochee Ranch Wednesday night on a social visit to the Alexanders, both Major Hieatt and Mr. Alexander took short jaunts over nearby mountain ous terrain yesterday morning. "Observation was excellent from the helicopter," stated the major "If it had been possible for the pilots to remain here two or three days we could have covered the whole area." Since they had such a short time to fly, due to other engagements of the pilots, they were unable to make a thorough search and did not sight anything believed important. The parachute remains had been picked up some time ago. Its iden tify has not yet been traced. "We plan to continue our hunt tomorrow (Friday)," stated Major Hieatt, "on foot and with the L-5's." If nothing is found then I plan to call Washington to get further in structions before continuing the search." One of their difficulties, he pointed out, is lack of communi cations between the L-5's and him self. They do not have radios, and the Sylva airport doesn't have a telephone. i J. M. Russell, J. H. Haynes, teacher of the Sunday school class of which Mr. Brown attended, and the mem bers and other friends. Members of the True Seekers class of the Clyde Baptist church were in charge of the flowers. The body remained at the home of a son, Glenn U, Brown, in Clyde uulil it was taken to the church shortly before the hour of the funeral. Mr. Brown, who was prominently known throughout the county, had been active in the work of the Clyde Baptist church for years. He is survived by the widow, Mrs. Nelia McGee Brown; two sons, Glenn D. Brown, of Clyde, and Clifford E. Brown, secretary to Congressman Monroe Redden, of Washington and Clyde; one daugh ter, Mrs. Jay Morgan, of Clyde; 13 grandchildren; three brothers, Z. H. Brown, of Clyde, Lawrence Brown, of Waynesville, Route 2, and William Brown, of Canton, Route 2; two sisters, Mrs. Lettie Kirkpatrick, of Spring Creek, and Mrs. Mattie Reynolds, of Marion. The Crawdford Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Alumni of N. C. State collcee I arc invited to attend the meeting Dr. i of the Haywood Alumni chapter Tax Listing Is Going As Usual Black Reports Tax listing in Waynesville is re ported by J. S. Black, in charge of this township, to be coming along at its normal rate with about three-quarters of the property owners having turned in their tax able items. Listing is done annual ly, each January. A number of new taxpayers, principally veterans who have con structed buildings or purchased property since returning from the service, are being added to the list, Mr. Black states. This indicates that the amount of taxable property will be increased this year. In 1946 there were, approximate ly, 9,000 taxpayers in Haywood county, and 2,900 in Waynesville township. All taxable items must be listed by January 31 by the owner, or he will be subject to the penalty of having the property value increas ed 10 per cent over what it was assessed last year. Monday night, January 27th, at the Champion Y.M.C.A., Canton, an nounces Howard Clapp, secretary of the county group. Outstanding seniors in Haywood high schools will be guests of the chapter at the dinner meeting, and a member of the State football coaching staff will be the principal speaker. A movie of one of the State football games will be shown. There arc approximately 50 alumni of N. C. State in Haywood. G. C. Palmer, Jr., is president of the county chapter. The annual election of officers for the current year will be held at the meeting Monday'. David Hyatt Will Address Rotarians David Hyatt will be speaker at Rotary today at Wayside Lodge. His address is one of a series on vocations of the members of the club. Mr. Hyatt will speak on "Modern Trends in Heating and Plumbing." Howard Clapp is president, and the club meets at 1 o'clock. Helicopter Makes Landing On Top Of Mountain The first helicopter to land in Haywood county, and the first ojic seen by most of the persons who witnessed its flight in this area, was brought by Russell Case and Harry W. Mitchell of Bell Aircraft company, Buffalo, N. Y. to the mountain tup beside Cataloochee Ranch, where they landed Wednes day afternoon lor an overnight visit with their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Alexander. The small craft, which may be propelled straight up or down, re main motionless in the air, or move laterally in any direction by con trolling its two, 34-foot long over head rotor blades, left Thursday for Asheville. It will remain there until Sunday, where its pilots plan to demonstrate the use of a heli copter before foresters and pulp and paper manufacturers at the Society of American Foresters meetiiif!. Mr. Mitchell, pilot of the craft, stated shortly after they arrived Wednesday that if weather condi tions were favorable Thursday morning he would take Mr. Alex ander for a flight in the mountain ous region to the north to look for the wrecked C-78. Their visit here was in no way connected with the hunt for the missing Cessna, he emphasized, but since the helicop ( Continued on Page Six) AAA Begins New Trail Making Program To Get To Hillside Pastures Haywood county will be the cen ter of attention this year among agricultural leaders of the nation as a long-thought-of program of constructing and improving trails to hillside pastures is tried out, sponsored and partly subsidized by the Agricultural Adjustment ad ministration. Before long, as soon as the weather permits "plowing time", bulldozers will be cutting into the slopes above mountain farms to make trails, passable to trucks and wagons, leading to the pastures up hill. The primary purpose of the trails is to allow the development of the uphill pastures that here tofore have been left, in compari son to valley land, to care for it self; to provide a way in which soil conserving fertilizer can be brought to the "inaccessible" fields and re new their fertility and productive- For several years the agricultur al leaders of America have worked to instill in all owners of farmland the desire and best methods of sav ing soil from being washed away, of cultivating the best types of grass and clover crops on pastureland, and the practice of putting back into the soil the minerals used up by the crops grown on it. Soil con servation has been encouraged by several federal agencies, with the AAA, a branch of the Department of Agriculture, now primarily con cerned in administration of gov ernment authorized land saving practices. Rebuilding pastureland is the most important phase of the pro gram in Haywood county. Good, improved pastures not only hold the soil, build up its fertility, but (Continued on Page Six) Over 20 P. C. liaise (Given For Present School Term Senator Medford Reports That Measure Passed Unanimously Both Houses A supplemental appropriation to give North Carolina school teach ers and other state employees a bonus applicable to the last six months of the school year was passed in the state legislature Thursday morning, stated Senator William Medford in a telephone conversation with The Mountaineer at noon yesterday. The bonus, reports Sen. Medford, was not figured on a salary per centage basis, bit actually amounts to an average increase of 25 per cent. The bill was passed in both houses of the legislature without a defending vote when put on the floor by the joint house-senate con ference committee. Senate Bill 11, which provided the salary bonus, was introduced originally by Senator Wade Bar ber of the appropriations commit tee on January 9. It provided for a monthly increase ranging from $20 a month to employees in the lowest pay bracket, to $45 a month for those in the highest bracket. Due to house action in urging a larger increase in the lower pay scales, the measure has been revis ed to where the smallest increase is $24 a month. As adopted, reports Senator Medford, the slx-mpnth bonus will 'W"i follows: Annual Salary Bonus $1,200 or less $144 $1,201 to $1,380 $162 $1,381 to $1,360 $180 $1,561 to $1,740 $198 $1,741 to $1,920 $216 $1,921 to $2,100 $234 $2,101 to $2,400 $246 $2,401 to $2,700 $258 $2,701 to 6,600 $270 Half of this supplemental pay ment will be included in the Febru ary 23 checks to state employees, and the remainder paid in monthly installments. Jack Messer, Haywood's super intendent of schools, expressed his pleasure at the passage of the bill, which be remarks is more than the 20 per cent general increase sponsored by the state administra tion, and fought as inadequate by most school authorities. The bonus, of course, is tempo rary and designed as an emergency measure to meet the situation this year, be points out. However it re flects what kind of increase the legislators have in mind for a salary during the next two-year fis cal period. Home Agent Called Home On Account Of Death In Family Miss Mary Margaret Smith, county Home Demonstration agent was called to her home in China Grove yesterday morning on ac count of the sudden death of her brother-in-law. County Librarian Called to Greensboro On Account Of Death Miss Margaret Johnston, Hay wood county librarian was called to Greensboro early Sunday morn ing by the sudden death of her brother. Miss Johnston returned to Waynesville on Wedi .Jay afternoon. Highway Record For 1947 In Haywood (To Date) Killed - -Injured - 0 6 Vehicles Checked 656 (This Information Compiled From Records of State High way Patrol) I I M k i: f i's h i 1 1 1 I ill c if M : MM If! m sr.