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Standard PRINTING CO H2A-230 S First S LOUISVILLE KY Ished UVeek 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. uesday 'riday Fond year NO. 21 16 Pages Associated Press News WAYNESyiLLE, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1947 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties VWf(D)iI0).L(n)SES1IS es m mum pm Dept. Doors tools nilely Bents In ille District ent From hursday lille district schools this morning and Id for an indefinite of the county jdue to an influenza t is causing auseu- hools in large num disease is in a mild iere were 519 stu- Lut of the 3.188 en- Lstrict school, it was lack Messer, county of education. The lead in absentees h 65 uut of the 131 ionic ary to take this ac lecause of the need read of the disease, idemic form, in cer- to protect those who cted from unncces- fthat might bring on cations later," ex- lary Michal, district I lays been noted in Imics. it is the com- on fage. Two) ,. ., t Reed riding 5th Germany thorne W. Reed. U. lias been assigned to Fifth Airways and lion Service wing in Reed assumed his lander of the Fifth ry 14th. ng serves the United tu rope. f ho entered the air following his gradua- like University, has that date with the lany important posts He is the son of James VV. Rced of current assignment statoned at Langley V Auctioned Thursday Purchased at uub- 939 ford eoach for morning at the been confiscated by fior Court, when f was arrested Janu- farge of transport G. Stanley, county ucted the sale. ACXIUARV TONIGHT n Legion and Auxil their regular m.t 1 7:30 " ' lock, in the s ai'1' urged to b e Report , he Mountaineer by 1 Bureau nday. March ,3. d slightly warmer f' to moderate rather windv tod 1 "ugh early Frld uSd bV-rea FCr'der Friday hr,da night. "'nium tempt.ratureS 26 and 32 de- !a'nesviliP . Irion u 'cnipera I ,he of . -.11.. PUx. 48 53 55 n- Rainfall 20 44 d Flu Outbreak Park Commission Bill Of Sen. Bedford Would Unify Promotional Work Introduces Bill STATE SEN. WILLIAM M. MEDFORD of Waynesville intro duced a bill Thursday to eliminate separate commissions set up to pro mote the Smoky Mountain Na tional Park, Blue Ridge Parkway, Pisgah and Nantahala national for ests and co-ordinate this work in one state commission. Taeyiew Board Will Meet Here Next Week Commissioners Visit Raleigh To See Chances For Hospital Assistance All property taxpayers who be neve that there have been errors in the listed valuation of their prop erty will have the opportunity to appeal their assessment before the Board of Equalization and Review, which will be in session Monday through Friday of next week in the commissioners' office in the courthouse. The Haywood county board of commissioners will sit as the equa lization board, as provided by law. A schedule announced by George A. Brown, Jr., chairman, specifies the days on which complaints from the various townships will be heard: Monday Ivy Hill, Jonathan Creek, White Oak and Cataloochee. Tuesday Fines Creek, Crabtree and Iron Duff. Wednesday Pigeon, East Fork, and Cecil. Thursday Waynesville. Friday Beaverdam and Clyde. Next week is the only time in which the commissioners have au thority to change valuation of real estate, and all taxpayers are urged to submit their complaints at this (Continued on Page Two) Red Cross Drive Continues With Funds Below Goal Collections and pledges to taling $2,500 have been gather ed by workers in the annua! Red Cross drive, reports James Kilpatrick, general chairman "Our volunteers have done an excellent job." he states, "but it has been impossible to Catch everyone in their homes and places of business, and all persons who have intended to make a donation to the Red Cross have not had the oppor tunity." It would be appreciated, Mr. Kilpatrick says, if those per sona -who have not been ap proached personally either mail or take their contribution to the Red Cross office in the courthouse, or to him. Plans now are to close the drive at the end of next week, with the full quota of $3,122 reached. Measure Is Introduced Thursday To Establish Seven Member Group Senator William Medford intro duced a bill in the State Senate yesterday which would consolidate the several commissions that have been created in the state into one board whose duties it would be to promote the development of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests in North Carolina. The commission of seven mem bers would be appointed by the Governor, with one member com ing from each of the following counties: Buncombe, Haywood, Jaekson and Swain. The three re maining members would come from counties adjacent to the area af fected by the Park, Parkway or National Forests. The bill sets out that North Caro lina has invested more than two millions in the purchase of lands for the creation of the Park, in ad dition to sums contributed by indi viduals and organizations. The con trol is in the hands of the Federal Government, which also owns and controls large areas in the state known as Pisgah National Forest and the Nantahala National Forest. These, together with the Blue Ridge Parkway, makes "North Carolina vitally interested in the comple tion and development of all three." "A single state agency being de sirable in the public interest to co ordinate the efforts of these pro jects in North Carolina, that dupli cation of effort and conflict of aims may be avoided, and a unified, and well considered program may be developed and maintained to the end that over-all plans for the de velopment of the region as a whole may be formulated and pursued over a prolonged period." The bill specifies that "the com mission be known as the North Carolina National Park and Forest Development Commission." The bill also sets out that the Governor shall appoint the seven members of the original commis sion, two to serve two years; two to serve four years, and three to serve six years, and as terms ex ( Continued on Page Two) C. Of C. Board To Meet Monday The board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce will meet Monday night at 7:30, it was an nounced yesterday by Miss S. A. Jones, secretary. The regular meet ing on Tuesday night has been changed in order that all members can attend the concert of the Little North Carolina Symphony orchestra Tuesday evening. C. J. Reece. president, announc ed that a number of matters were due to come up for disposal. Two Youths Appear Before Juvenile Judge Two teen-age boys from the Jon athan Creek section appeared be fore Hugh Leatherwood. judge of Juvenile Court, here Monday, and were placed on probation after be ing tried for petty larcency. The youths, one 14 and the other j 15 years old. broke in the Rock Hill school the night of March 6, tak I ing a butcher knife and $2.25 in jcash. They admitted also to enter I ing a store and picking up chew ing gum, tobacco, a pair of over alls and some aspirin tablets. The younger boy was arrested that same night by Waynewille police, and the other one picked up two days later. Central Elementary PTA Will Meet 25th The Central Parent Teachers As sociation have changed their regu lar monthly meeting to Tuesday the 25th, in order that members can attend the concert of the Little North Carolina Symphony here Tuesday night. Closes Little N. Pictured above is the Little N. C. Symphony, directed by Benjamin Swalin, that will present two concerts Tuesday in the Waynes ville Township high school auditorium. At 2:30 p. m. a program will be played for school, children, and al 8:30 o'clock the adult concert will begin. Numbers are especially selected for the size of the orchestra, which is now on tour covering most towns in North Carolina. President Asks U. S. To Assume New Course Aid To Greece, lutivcy ,iw ijicin Tide Of Communism Urged By Truman WASHINGTON 1 API Presi dent Truman, in a fateful speech to Congress, grimly called on Am erica to halt the world march of Communism with money, materials and military skill. Proposing a new and historic for eign policy Wednesday, the Presi dent specifically asked $400,000,000 to aid Greece and Turkey, hard pressed Mediterranean bulwarks against the totalitarian tide. Moreover, lie served notice he would not hesitate to ask addition al sums if necessary "to help free peoples to maintain their free in stitutions and their national integ rity against aggressive movements that seek to impose upon them to talitarian regimes." Before his taut-faced, anxious audience, he laid a request for: (Continued on Page Twoi Milk Producers Invited To Meet Here Wednesday All milk producers in Haywood are invited to attend a meeting Wednesday evening, March 19. at the courthouse. Grade A and un graded producers as well are urged to attend. F. R. Farnham, extension dairy specialist, will discuss wilh those present the problems of milk pro duction in this area. A movie, "The Science of Milk Production" will be presented, which is highly recom mended by County Agent Way ne Corpening. The Case Of The Missing Tools Is Solved With Lost Letter What Earl Stanley Garner or some of the other mystery story writers might term The Case of the Missing Tools came before Magistrate W. C. Med ford last Saturday, climaxing a series of events that would appear to be more fiction than happenings of everyday life. Last December Hooper Green, a mechanic in Ben No land's garage in Hazelwood, . found one morning that two boxes of tools were missing from where he had left them the nighf before, on the porch of his home near Waynesville. Part of the tools belonged to his employer, and their value was approximately $400. . The victims hunted every where that seemed likely for a lead to the missing tools. All District Schools C. Symphony Orchestra Will Play Here it tv xt7kxf' l .7. National Guard Needs 18 Men By Saturday To Meet Required Quota faym 'fJ- ., 1 Income Tax Deadline Is Midnight Saturday' ' Midnight Saturday, March 15 is the deadline for filing federal and state income tax reports without becoming: subject to a stiff penalty. A steady stream of taxpayers have been filling the office of Fred Walston In the courthouse for assistance with the state tax forms during the "last minute rush". Cemetery Is To Be Made On Dellwood Road Land A certificate of incorporation was forwarded to Secretary of State Thad Eure this week requesting a state charter for Crawford Memor ial Park, a new cemetery to be lo cated about one mile from Waynes ville on the Dellwood road. Backers of the cemetery are, R. M. and H. W. Crawford, David Underwood, R. V. Welch and C. H. Leatherwood, who plan an au thorized capital stock of $20,000 and have subscribed $4,000 each. A 20-aere tract of land, part of which is an oak grove on the eastern side of the Dellwood road across from the home of Richard Barber is to be the site of Craw ford Memorial Park. "We plan to beautify five acres and start sell ing lots as soon as possible," stated Mr. Crawford yesterday. Not a clue was found, and it seemed that they had vanished permanently no small loss to men in their business. Time passed and there seem ed no chance of recovering something happened. Noland was working on an automobile at his garage. He moved a seat, and under it found a letter. It was soiled and crumpled, and its sender apparently had misplaced it before getting the letter in the post office. It was addressed to a man in Virginia and the return ad dress was to Wallace Anders, the man who had recently own ed and sold the car. Curiosity caused Noland to open the let ter and it was all about the (Continued on Page Two) 1 5 Special efforts are being made by Captain James Davis of the National Guard to complete the quota of 30 men by Saturday- which is the deadline set by the adjutant general. At Wednesday night's drill, eighteen men had completed their enlistment papers. Most of them are veterans. Captain Davis said fourteen oth er men had received papers and were in the process of having them rilled out. He urged that each of the 14 return their papers com pleted by Saturday in order to meet the deadline of securing the quota of 30 men here. Captain Da vis said he would be at the Armory tonight and again Saturday night to assist any man with papers, or receive applicants. The eighteen who had completed their enlistment papers through Wednesday night Included: Floyd Dean Fullbright, Mark Edwards. Hobart Grant Williams, James Lee Sanderson, Paul Monroe Mull, James Newman Williams. George Marcus Mllner, Homer Howard Boone, Edgar Wiley Robin son, Kirius Harrla, William Dwight Hall, Robert Leverne Gilford. James Edmund Robinson, Thur- man Wales McCracken. Jack Harrison Snyder. Bethel Reed Hundley, Glenn Edward Ar- rington, and Paul Frederick Shee han. Police Recover Two Stolen Cars Here Recently Local police returned two stolen automobiles to their owners recent ly, one to Ashevilel and one to Greensboro. A 1944 Ford coupe, owned by William B. Apple, was taken from the parking lot at Mack Judgson hosiery mill, Greensboro, on the night of March 6. Policeman Guy Messer noticed it the following morning, parked in front of Hill Matney's residence on North Main street. Although not aware that it was a stolen vehicle, he returned to it shortly afterwards because it was a traffic hazard at that loca tion, and learned that two men had left it there about 7 o'clock. The car was found to be in bad mech anical condition, was pushed to the police station, and a description sent to the State Highway Patrol radio station where it shortly was identified. The owner came that af ternoon and recovered his car. The other vehicle was a 1939 Lincoln Zephyr, registered to High land Hospital of Ashevilel. It had been taken from the hospital by the escaped prisoner, "Buster" Casey, who returned to Waynes ville and was arrested after break ing in Curtis Drug Store. Dr. Scott of the hospital staff took the car back on March 6, Tuesday It.'." I $3 Interest Is High In Two Concerts For Waynesville N. C. Little Symphony I To Play At WTHS I Auditorium Tuesday Much interest is being .shown in the two scheduled concerts to be given here next Tuesday by the Little North Carolina Symphony Orchestra. Both performances will be given in the auditorum of the high school, according to Mrs. Jonathan Woody, chairman. "Membership tickets are going satisfactorily," Mrs. Woody said, "and all indications are that a num ber will be purchased over the week-end." The sale of memberships are being handled by members of the Woman's Club, the Music Club and Book Club ben'. Memberships are also available at the Chamber of Commerce olfice. Those patrons of the orchestra, who bought memberships through the students of high school, can pick-up their tickets at the Cham ber ol Commerce olfice, Mrs. Woody said. At the time the salt was made the membership tickets had not arrived. The special concert for school children will be given al 2:30, and the evening performance will be given at 8:30 Two scheduled meetings have been called off 111 order that there be no conflict in engagements on Tuesday evening. The board of directors of the Chamber of Com merce will meet Monday night in stead of Tuesday night. The Cen tral Elementary Parent Teachers Association v. ill meet the 25th in stead of on the HMh for their regu lar monthly meet ins. Rumor That Lost Plane Is Found Not Confirmed Although rumors circulated through Canton y esterday morning that the two-engine passenger plane that disappeared during the February 22 snow-storm had been found, no official report to that ef fect bad reached the Canton police department by 3 30 p. m. Thurs dav. Because of hick of confirmation, a spokesman at the police depart ment which is acting as head quarters for an intensive hunt for the lost craft stated that he be lieved the story unfounded. Wreck age from a previous crash in the Pigeon area may have been found and been the basis for the rumor, he added. Searchers cheeked in the Allen's Creek and Balsam areas near Way nesville, as well as in Pigeon and Crabtree during the past week, J. C. Brite and his mother, Mrs. C. C. Hollon, of Waco, Tex. were aboard the plane on its fateful flight, bound from Nashville, Term, to New Jer sey at the time. . M .1 . I if 4k lis, I ?s 19 Per Gent Cut On Oig Producers Is 'Authorized I AAA To Mail ! Statements Of New ! Quotas To Farmers i This Week-End Haywood county has approxim ately 1.460 acres of Burley tobacco allotment for 1947, a nine percent cut from the acreage authorized last year but well over the 1,111 acres actually planted during 1946. Statements of the acreage allot ment are being mailed to each in dividual farmer this week-end by the Agricultural Conservation As sociation committtee, announces R. C. Francis, chairman. Changes in acreage allotments, as decided by the Department of Agriculture, will be: 1) Any producer with a 1946 allotment of one and one-tenth acre or more will he reduced by 19 per cent. 2) Any producer with a 1946 allotment of one acre will be reduced to nine-tenths aere. 3) There will be no reduction of 1946 allotments of nine tenths acre er less. A general reduction of allot ments hafc been expected by Bur ley farmers, due to the excess of that type of tobacco that has ac cumulated in warehouses for sev eral years. Last year a cut of 10 per cent was made on growers with more than five-tentrtf acre allot ments. This year all producers with an allotment of one and one-tenth acre or more will be reduced by 19 per cent. ' ' However, explains Mr. Francis, since the average Haywood county grower is alloted nine-tenths of an acre, a majority of the producers will have the same allotment they had last year. Plant bed failures were the main reason why there were so few acres planted in Burley last year, prin cipally due to the infestation of Blue Mold in plant beds. A cam paign is being conducted by the county agent to urge protective measures against this disease, and the interest taken in it by growers indicates that tobacco beds will be in better shape this spring. "If we have good plant beds." states Mr. Francis, "there will be more tobacco planted, even with the reduction in quotas, than last year." Some growers with small allot ments who received adjustments during January by their commun ity committees will not get the in craese they expected under the (Continued on Page Two) Palmer Works Out Commission Cut On Burley Sales The Mountaineer learned from a reliable Source yester day, that through the efforts of Representative Glenn C. Palm er, that the warehouse com mission on burley tobacco sales will be reduced this season in North Carolina from four to three per cent. The official announcement of this reduction is due to be made any time probably to day. This Mvings to North Caro lina burley growers will run into thousands of dollars, this newspaper was told from Ral eigh. Highway Record For 1947 In Haywood (To Date) Killed-- 0 Injured - 10 (This InfermaUoa Compiled Prom Records of State High way Patrol) "CSED CARS Lyda Motor Co. V 'it: .'I