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tiw5rl PRINTING Ct HQ S First St i,oirsvii.ijt kt bblished 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 of Waynesville their ideal shopping center. ce-a-Week U Tuesday d Friday SECOND YEAR No. & 8 PAGES Associated Press News WAYNESVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1947 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties fl "P- A a I nance au unen jlvood Cannery This Barr Tells Lions p Co-operatives iauidation Year-Old !al Law . under the Tennessee Liatpd co-operative, in Havwood County Mu ff Association at Hazel- facing the prospect of under a year-old fed- itcd John E. Barr, gen ii- of the TVAC, before iville L.ions ciuu ai n ting Thursday night. Lent status is so uncer- id, that "there is little lie canneries operating liber, 1945, when Gen 8 of the 79th Congress it stated that all gov ned corporations would :r the jurisdiction of The TVAC, originally n 1934 and chartered Ie of Tennessee, is in s coming under this list either liquidate the Bated with it or get a liter to continue opera- Uune, 1948. was in Washington last Ircported that there is le now of TVAC getting barter. The co-opera- fcrs have attempted to WAC from the govern- transfer its control to ttrative agency, but so fct with no success. las formed during the kears to help the people new business started g others that were near Although organized by s of the Tennessee Yal ta", it was kept separate Bgency. anneries, a flour mill, ft firm, and creamery iitfd oft Tage ElgMrr"' .Publisher cted Head ss Group ; Uuss, editor of The ir. was re-elected presi- North Carolina Weekly Association at the an- hg in Chapel Hill last The association is affili- lie NortH Carolina Press lociation adopted last late-wide program a plan the standards of news- B approved methods of During the past two than 30 North Carolina reached certain nation- fcd standards on circula- was the highest per p in the nation. r program will be-car- s year, with clinics for newspaper standards be- throughout the state. ficcrs of the association Jfton Blue, Aberdeen, as pnt; Roy Parker. Chapel pry-treasurer, and dirpe- flin Harris, Albermarle, iieiscn, Siler City. omy Team dress County rs Feb. 8th Pomy team from Ralpich f s on crops, soil and pas- caress and lead a gen Mon with farmers anri !!e training for a future 1 at the court house on ounces Wayne Corpen- igent. The meeting will a- m. and last into the p'''s in the county, and ued on Page Eight) ther Report N The Mm peather Bureau): Jan. 27 Fair and la.v and tonleht with I ature tonight about 40 Jan. 28 Partlv rimAv N'd warm with a few trs in the ftipnnl,n L'sday night and Wed- Wayncsville tpmnara. 'Corded hv ci.9 pst Farm): Max. Min. Rainfall 49 20 56 40 55 36 55 45 .08 ' Local Bank Officers Re-Elected For 1947 Jonathan Woody Named President By First National Bank Board Jonathan II. Woody was re elected president of the First Na tional Bank at the annual meet ing for the election of officers held by the board of directors on Fri day. Re-elected to serve with Mr Woody were the following: vice president J. H. Way, Jr., cashier James T. Noland, assistant cashier, Joe S. Davis, and assistant cashier, J. J. Atkins. Serving again as members of the board of directors, who were pre viously elected at the 45th annual meeting of the stockholders were: James R. Boyd, chairman of the board; L. N. Davis, James E. Mas- sie, Glenn Ci Palmer, J. A. Pre vost, J. Wilford Ray, J. H. Way, Jr., and Jonathan Woody. Gratifying reports were given by Mr. Woody and other officials at the meting of bank for the past year, showing a gain over that of previous year. Signs for Soviet Jonathan Woody Is New President Of Brevard Bank purchased a controlling interest In the Transylvania Trust company Brevard, was elected president of the bank at the annual board of directors meeting last week. Mr. Woody and L. N. Davis, also of Waynesville, were among the direc tors elected by the bank stockhold ers. Ralph J. Duckworth, former cashier who was elected vice-president, will devote full time to execu tive activities of the institution. Dan Fisher, succeeds Mr. Duck worth as cashier, with Karl Bosse his assistant. The Transylvania Trust company was established in 1931. Its present resources are $2,647,712.52. C. W. Pickelsimcr, whose stock Mr. Woody purchased, formerly was president of the bank. i 1 1 SOVIET MEMBER of the Allied Coun cil for Japan, Lt Gen. K. N. Dere vyanko signs the asreement nro- vidlng for repatriation of Japanese from Soviet areas and of Koreans in Japan to North Korea. Witnessing the signing is Cot C A. Russell, of the U. S. delegation. Tha iwmraiT took place In Gen. MacArthur'i headquarters in the Dal Ichl build ing in Tokyo. (International) Dr. Matthews Opens Office In Canton s Dr. Hugh A. Matthews, native of Buies' Creek, and veteran of World War II, opened offices for the practice of medicine in the offices formerly occupied by the late Dr. Wiley C. Johnson, in Canton, Mon day. Mrs. May Atkinson, formerly as sociated with the late Dr. John- (Continued on page 8) Last Rites Held For J. D. Rigdon On Saturday Was Native Of Jackson County, Prominent Merchant Of Bethel Last rites were held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Bethel Methodist Church for Joe LBerry Rigdon ?2r prominent mer- cnant oi tne Bethel section who died in an Asheville hospital on Friday. Rev. J. H. Hall, pastor offi' elated and was assisted by Rev. Thomas Erwin, Rev. Clark Benson and Rev. Avery Peek. Burial was n the Bethel cemetery. Active pallbearers were J. A. In- man, Troy Amnions, Horace Peek, Earl Moore, Hardy Freeman and R. T. Riddle. Honorary pallbearers were. E. O. Powell, J. T. Powell, H. H. Powell, J. M. Powell, J. II. Powell, Frank Wells, Dr. R. H. Moore, John M. Cathey, John Michal, Buster Bla- lock, Jim Cathey and Harrison Duekctt. In charge of the (lowers were: Mrs. Horace Peek, Mrs. Henry Gar ner, Mrs. R. T. Riddle, Miss Veda Inman, Miss Nora Jean Sales, Mrs. Troy Amnions, Mrs. Hugh Frady, and Miss Elizabeth and Miss Ema gine Powell. Mr. Rigdon was a native of Cul lowhee, Jackson county and had been residing in the Bethel section for the past 20 years. He was active in all the community affairs of his adopted home. Surviving are his widow; two sons ,John and Olin, both of Can ton; two daughters, Mrs. Kim Mc Neil, of Canton, and Mrs, Harlen Hirischy, of Ncenah, Wi6., one brother Bill Rigdon, of Jackson county and ten grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. The Garrett funeral home was in charge of the arrangements. Haywood Hospital Gets Approval Of Surgeons The Haywood County Hospital was given provisional approval by the American College of Surgeons in its 29th annual survey com pleted December 31, according to the college bulletin which was is sued this week. Of the 171 hospitals in North Carolina registered with the American Medical Association, 104 were included in the College of Sur geons survey, and 81 were approv ed. Sixteen of these, including the local hospital, were granted provi sional approval to indicate that they, while not meeting the stand ards in every detail, were endeav oring to do so. In announcing the approved list, Dr. Irvin Abcll of Louisville, presi dent and chairman of surgeons' Board of Regents, commented that in 1946 the number of approved hospitals declined for the first time since Hospital Standardization was started in 1918. In 1945 the total was 3,181 approved in the United States and Canada, or 63 more than the 3,118 which were approv ed in 1946. Dr. Abell states that: "by with holding approval from a few hos pitals which have permitted them selves to sink into a sort of post war lethargy, the college is en deavoring to correct the habits formed in wartime of abbreviating medical records, relaxing control of medical staff appointments, omit ting some of the medical staff con ferences which should be held at least monthly, delegating adminis trative responsibility to inadequate ly trained personnel, and the like. Compromises with the standards are no longer necessary, and most hospitals have ceased to make them." The college associate director, Dr. Malcolm T. MacEachern, com mented on the importance of get ting competent administrators to head these institutions. They should be selected, he asserted, "for their special capabilities and not because of political, religious, social or business standing." Hospitals are reconsidered for approval each year and judged on its (1) physical plant, (2) clearly denned organization, (3) carefully selected governing board, (4) com petent superintendent, (5) person (Continued on Page Eight) State Aid Is Asked For School Buildings Needs In Haywood Total $500,000, Commission Reports To Assembly North Carolina faces the "most colossal school plant undertaking in the state's history," a special legis lative commission reported to the General Assembly yesterday, with building needs in Haywood county alone estimated to cost half a mil lion dollars. The commission suggested that the state should undertake a grants-in-aid program to assist the school districts in financing their needs. Although construction of the buildings will be a long-range pro position, the commission recom mended that state aid be given for a specified number of years and not be a continuing program. The commission, of which D. Hi- den Ramsey of Asheville is chair man, listed as a part of its report the needs of the various adminis trative units based on information furnished by local school author! ties. The Haywood school district was said to have estimated its needs at $350,000 for white schools, $30, 000 for Negro schools; and the Can ton district $70,000 for white and $50,000 for Negro schools. An Associated Press report from Raleigh states that the house is scheduled to get a bill this week for the establishment of a $25,000,- uuu Duuaing luna to serve as grants-in-aid. One of the most controversial is sues to be brought before the as sembly this week, expected to be put simultaneously before each house, is a bill to separate the divi sion of game and inland fisheries from the state department of con servation and development. Four bills to restrict the manu-, facture and sale of fireworks also are slated to come before the house judiciary eoinmltteeThursdaysr Prospective Farm Trainees Given Dates To Apply Veterans in the Waynesville school district who wish to enter the farmer training program under the G. I. Bill will sign up from the first to 15th of each month, announces John Ncsbitt, vocation al agriculture teacher at W.T.H.S. New classes will be organized on the 15th of each month, states Mr. Ncsbitt and it will be necessary to get all papers filled out bfore that date. Any veteran who receives his eligibility forms after the 15th is asked to hold them until the follow, ing month then contact Mr. Nes bitt or one of the assistant teach ers. There presently are 85 veterans taking farm training at the Waynes ville school. Any veteran who owns or rents farm land, or is a full time employee on a farm, is eligi ble for this government financed training. C. Of C Board To Name Officers At Meet Tonight Officers for the coming year will be elected by the new board of directors of the Chamber of Com merce tonight at 7:30. L. E. Sims, president, will act as chairman un til a new president is named to night. Other officers to be elected will include two vice presidents, a treasurer and a secretary. Routine matters of business will also be presented to the board, and a general program for 1947's activ ities discussed. AIR RESCUE SERVICE TO JOIN HUNT FOR MISSING AIRPLANE Endorse Entire Good Health Plan 1 its I Unqualified endorsement of the Medical Care Commission's Good Health Plan has been expressed by these political, religious, farm, nursing, and woman's club leaders of North Carolina. In statements pre sented to the Good Health Association, all evidenced an active interest in the health movement and pledged to work toward its success. Supporters shown are, top row, left to right, U. S. Senator William B. Umstead, of Durham, Miss J. Virginia Miles, R. N., Raleigh, Educational Director for Schools of Nursing in North Carolina; E. B. Crawford, Chapel Hill, Executive Vice President Hospital Savings Association, Inc.; Mrs. Marie B. Noell, R. N., Raleigh, Executive Secretary, N. C. Nurses' Association; and E. C. Daniel, Zebulon, president, N. C. Pharmaceutical Association. Bottom, same order, Bishop Clare Purtell, Charlotte, the Methodist Church; Miss Mabel L. Bacon, Charlotte, president, N. C. Federation of Business and Professional Wpmen's Clubs; James G. K. McClure, Asheville, president, North Carolina Farmers Federation; Mrs. Gur- ney P. Hood, Raleigh, president, Woman's Society of Christian Service, and R. Flake Shaw, Greensboro, president, N. C. Farm Bureau. Highway Safety Program Sponsored By Rotarians Workstock Clinics Animals In County 4-At Meeiiriff t)f Club Last Week Haywood county's work stock clinics, held at 33 places in every part of the county between January 9-24, resulted in the treatment of 271 horses and mules, reports County Agent Wayne Corpcning. Despite rain and cold weather on several of the days, attendance was high and more interest was shown than in the preceding two years during the clinic periods. There were 533 farmers present at the meetings, most of them with animals for examination. Dr. A. R. Reigg, Waynesville veterinarian, discussed the feeding and manage ment of work stock, and talked about the various ailments which afflict them prior to inspecting the animals brought to the clinics. Most of the farmers who had their stock treated last year were back again, remarked the county agent. Some reported excellent re sults. Zimmery Reece of East Fork spoke of his horse passing a large quantity of bots after treatment last year, and C. T. Francis stated that ene of his animals rid itself of a round worm a foot long. M. T. Bowles Gives Committee Report Theresa Alley Entered Finals Last Night Miss Theresa Alley, who has won in the school, county, district re gional and semi-final contests spon sored by the Good Health Associa tion oratorical events, took part in the finals held last night at the State Capitol building in Raleigh. Four finalists took part in the contest, two from the west and two (Continued on page 8) Mountaineer Honored Twice By N. C. Press The Mountaineer received two honors at the annual mid winter institute of The North Carolina Press Association meeting last week at the University of North Carolina and Duke University. The Mountaineer received a certificate of merit for publish ing the second best special edition of any newspaper in the state in the non-daily group. The paper also received recog nition as third in the list for general excellence in the non daily field. This is the third time The Mountaineer has won a certificate of merit for general excellence. The other years were in 1941 and 1943. No awards were made during the war years. A similar award was also won for community service in 1941. The awards were given out by Governor R. Gregg Cherry at the last session of the institute, which was held at Duke University. A campaign to stress highway safety education and support mea sues taken by local and stale auth orities was recommended to the Rotary Club at its meeting last week by M. H. Bowles, chairman of the safety program committee. Progress was reported in the club's drive to raise funds for the fight against infantile paralysis by Dan Watkins, who is organizing the polio drive in the Waynesville area, and Jonathan Woody, county chair man. David Hyatt, who was the principal speaker on the program, described the plumbing and heat ing business. He spoke of several new developments in that business, such as the radiant heater, and gave the Rotarians a general back ground of the problems facing per sons in that field. In a five-point recommendation to the club for a highway safety program, Mr. Bowles urged that Highway Patrolman O. R. Roberts be invited to address the Rotary Club and other civic groups, P T.A.'s, and the high school assem bly on safety regulations. The (Continued on Page Eight) AT ASHEVILLE MEETING Among those attending the 49t!i annual Chamber of Commerce din ner at Asheville Monday night in cluded: L. E. Sims, C. J. Reece, Mr. adn Mrs. Charles Ray, and Miss S. A. Jones. Clyde Boy Wins County Bar Oratory Contest W.T.H.S. Entrant Places Second At Bar Association Speaking Meet Clyde high school's Sammy Haynrs look first prize, a $25 gov ernment bond, in the Haywood County Bar association oratorical contest held at the Court House, last Wednesday, speaking on the .subject: "Is World Government the Path to Peace'.'" Pegge Dock, of Waynesville high school, placed second. Orators from every high school in the county entered the contest, and speeches were uniformly execl Int, remarks Grover Dais, secre tary of the liar group who presided. The Canton speaker, Nell Whit mire, wa.s judged almost as highly as the prize winners. Ccnie Ferguson was the orator from Fines Creek, R. II. Caldwell. Jr., Crabtrec-Iron Duff; Richard Slamey, Bethel; and Donald Rhea. St. John's Academy. Judges for the contest were J. Hardin Howell, A. T. Ward, and W. Hoy Francis. RETURN FROM FLORIDA Mr. and Mrs. .1. C. Patrick, and daughter. Florrie. Mrs. Charles Burgin and Mrs. 'l'liacl Chai'in. re turned Sunday night from an eight day visit in Florida. The party went down (he wost coast to Miami, and returned up I he East Coast. Job Openings On Decline In Haywood, USES States A slump in employment, pos sibly reflecting general business conditions in Haywood county, is reported by officials at the local Employment Service office. "There is a much larger supplj of workers than demand on the part of employers," reports Miss DeBrayda Fisher, manager of the USES office here. "We make job placements every week, since most industries and business places let us know when they do have open ings. Still the number of people looking for work has gradually increased in the last few months." The major portion of these, she remarks, are veterans. Figures of the Unemployment Compensation Commission claims taker, Van Haynes, show that during a recent week in January there were 335 persons seeking work through the Waynesville and Canton employ ment offices, of which 225 were veterans. This is an increase of "at least 30 per cent" over the appli cants during October, he states. "Many people criticize the mem bers of the so-called 52-20 club (veterans who draw $20 a week for 52 weeks while not employed, as provided in the G. I. Bill of Rightsi," remarks Miss Fisher. "Most of the people who come here, however, are really seeking work. They are required not only to ap ply here for a job. but must seek one on their own. Some say they have 'scoured the country' looking for work, and we have every rea son to believe them." The situation is not believed to be acute at the present time. More job openings are expected to develop this spring. Employers are finding prices for many things dropping, and are being cautious about choosing the best time to ex pond. This condition is not confined to Haywood county, and is the subject of study by many persons interest ed in maintaining full employment and encouraging job opportunities to grow apace with normal in creases in population. The answer, many believe, is for communities such as Waynesville to encourage the growth of small industries, utilizing local raw materials. Helicopters To Be Used When Army Men Return Group to Resume Search This Week With New Clue Seen Near Paul's Gap The Air Rescue Service will aid the Greenville Armv Air Base hunting party when it returns this week to resume searching for the three-years-missing Cessna air plane, Major T. J. Hieatt announc ed Monday to The Mountaineer in a telephone call from Greenville, S. C. Two helicopters hnve been as signed by high army officials to aid the hunt, Mai. Hieatt reports. One was at Wcstover Field, Mass, and the other at Selfridee Field. near Detroit, Mich, yesterday, and their arrival at Greenville was de pendent upon weather and main tenance requirements on the two aircraft, stated Major Hieatt. After the Air Rescue Service helicopters arrive at Greenville it is planned to get three or more L-5 observation planes, also with ARS personnel, and a small ground party to return here and resume the hunt. Due to the uncertainty of several factors, no date had been set, but Maj. Hieatt indicated lie wanted to be here by Wednesday. Last week's investigation result ed in finding that a torn parachute harness, found about 18 months back by Junior Riggens near Black Camp Gap, belonged to a previous plane wreck the one on Camp bell's Knob. However, when a group of -thlrrny ' men climbed to Hemphill Bald, directly north of Cataloochee Ranch where the party was based, they sighted northeast of Paul's Gap what was thought to be part of a wrecked plane laying under a tree, the top of which appeared to have been cut down. This was seen through pow erful binoculars. Paul's Gap is about a mile north of Black Camp Gap, on the edee of Haywood and Swain counties in the Smoky Mountain National Park area. It lies about two miles west of Hemphill Bald. Iriday the group set out to reach this object. It could not be sighted from Paul's Gap, however, and (Continued on Page Eight) Mrs. Heinz Buys Shop From Mrs. Craig Announcement has been made this week of the purchase of the Personality Beauty Shop by Mrs. Evelyn Heinz, from Mrs. Ruth Craig, who established the business thirteen years ago. Mrs. Heinz took over the management of the shop yesterday. ; The new owner who has been manager of the Sutton Beauty Par lor since it was opened here, is a graduate of the Asheville Beauty Academy and has had a wide exper ience in beauty culture, especially with cold wave methods of per manent waving. Mrs. Heinz states that the same high standard of service given patrons by the Personality Beauty shop under former management will be continued. Mrs. Craig will remain with the shop as an operator and will con tinue to take care of her regular customers. Mrs. Harriett Chambers Leather- wood, who has been with the Per sonality shop for some time will also continue under the new man agement as an operator. Highway Record For 1947 In Haywood (To Date) Killed-- 0 Injured - 6 Vehicles Checked 692 (This Information Compiled From Records of State High way Patrol) ;