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Standard PUNTING X a2-23t) S First S LOUISVILLE Kv 'ublisb'ed The Waynesville Mountaineer 49,500 People Live within 20 miles of Waynesville their ideal shopping center. Jjcewe jy Tuesday ,d Friday Published Twicc a-Week In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park NO. 23 SECONU VLAK 16 Pages Associated Press News WAYNESVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1917 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties C. lurley Warehouses Cut Fees 25 Jiesville District, Bethel Schools Resume Classes nesville District schools been closed for the past Its the Nmtinued sfWJSld a -j. ... iienza epidemic and the weather, will definitely fen Monday, it was fom Dr. Mary Michal, er and Jack Messcr, fcerintendent of educa kel and Crabtrce schools It closed on Monday of (will also open on Mon- ling to the officers. Ron schools were closed esday afternoon, due tr P of the disease in that nought that the Clvrie ipi nave to bP closed Jendance held up so well considered best to con mere. The Fines fliwl naance has also been eep the regular sched- n. Pse oonlinucs to be re. nua torm and thp,-e "Plications, according in . o f'jsicians Vers '9 Few :1s P hn(i leavy the f .cu'ty Board of Com- this week as Wh Drnnr... " "u nu' aro 'a. ? uwners in mv lax assess- to , -V..V lucy ieei ay. ih., ' UdV t . fc'nshin, .T" ",,u ata- 'lilt- liaL- J n , in0;r :. "ere w-e SiX fclainu brougnt FV. When ih Creek r, T, mzens 'ee. Crablrpo re scheri: :"1 !. and Sepals tv,;;:cu 10 ng cases h.., . ""'- werp only esdav A'V "' . ' . uc ,u me wpath. rJ, .lle East Fork. fan. , ther R Port ihp lit . Nher meer fay re ... i 'll tonii.'. ra'r and not parch 21 Pud milri I iien easing Wayncsviii . corded h I sniper- est Farm; l"e staff nf M4?" M'"- Sowfall aiotor Co. BRITISH GUARD CROSSROADS gfffgT pT17? if , ,1 ' , -..J) , Of' J'" ' "- -.' --r.m, TIL... j. Si' iiiiMiiw7Pii-iff r - 'if"" - y ii 'i-"-' iiwi -nr fi i Ti i will i lfr' ruiiij'a JfEN EXTREMISTS and a British soldier dead In the latest outbreaks of violence in Tel Aviv, Palsetina, itisb soldiers take up positions with Bren guns at a crossroads leading to Jaffa and AUenby. After a trict martial law, an attack on British Military headquarters brought a new crisis. (International) ols Vill Re-Open day Horning To End k Of 'Flu Holiday Meiphantspffer Many Specials Paper Out Early ilie MiUiineer fa belnr published a Say " early In' co operation; with the merchants of - the .-conununUy.who are staging a two-day sales event "Value Demonstration Days" for Friday and Saturday ( this week. i . The special messages of the merchants' are being carried in this issue, and the paper is be ing published a day earlier in order that all readers will gtt their paper before sales events ' start on . Friday' mor,hinjr. . Regular sehedule of si Tlie , Mountaineer will be resumed on Monday afternoon, with the papere being distributed early. Tursday.mernirig:; t t . ' Throaghout today's Issue, a ? large? number of special mes- ' sages from merchants are be ing published, carrying many items of special value for Fri day and Saturday. Two Farm Planning Programs This Week Two Farm Planning meetings that were postponed recently due to bad weather, were re-schedulcd for this week by County Agent Wayne Corpening. The meeting at Morning Star school was to have been held on Thursday night, and the meeting at the Beaverdam school will be held tonight, with the Canton high school band playing in both communities. Chamber Of Board Wants Sun; Against The" directors of the Chamber of Commerce voted against daylight saving time for this community, at their regular monthly meeting here Monday night. C. J. Reece, presi dent, .was in charge. the directors discussed the mat ter from all . angles, and decided that "in the best interest of the community at large, that the plan was not practical." The board also discussed a pro posal to. stage an apple blossom festival here. It was decided that the time was loo short to success fully stage a well-rounded program around apple blossom time this year, but went on record as favor ing the plan, and suieestina that the matter be brought up again later in the year in time to prepare for next Spring's blooming season. President Reece named a com mittee' composed of C N. Allen, IN PALESTINE Symphony Is Given Enthusiastic Reception Group To Play Children's Concert Here Monday- Benjamin; Swalin directed the Little Symphony of the North Caro lina Symphony Orchestra through a Variety of numbers that appealed to those who Kajoy .nusioAl crafts manship as well as the more popu lar concert ' pieces to an enthus iastic if not crowded audience in the' Waynesville Township high school auditorium Tuesday night. The Little Symphony will return to play a special program for school children here Monday morning if school is open then, it was announc ed by Mrs. Jonathan Woody. Should school, still be closed due to the prevalence ,of flu, the orchestra plans to return to Waynesville in May when 'the full symphony will be on tour. Spirited response to the conduc tor's movements was given by the orchestra, giving life to the music and, enlarging their reputation for capable performance. Tile program opened with Bach's Chorale Prelude, "The Old Year Is Past," which was followed by four movements of Mozart's Sym phony No. 36 in C major. After satisfying those who ap preciate the more serious music variety of lighter numbers were rendered with as equally a pro fessional touch. These included Mendelssohn's "Andante," Kreis ler's "Libesfreud," Cohen's "Con trapuntal Capers," "Farandole" by Bizet, the "Jamaican Rumba" by Benjamin; and two of the best by Strauss, the "Pizzicato Polka" and Wine, Women and Song" waltz. Introductory descriptions were given before each number by the conductor, adding much interest to the concert. Appreciation was ex pressed to all who helped make ar rangements for the program and to supporters of the Symphony So cicty. Commerce To Go By New Time David Underwood, Ed Sims and Wayne Corpening to work with officials of the Livestock and Home Arts Show in their proposed pro gram for this coming fall's pro gram and all future programs. The publicity committee was in structed to make plans for the erection of several large highway signs at important road intersec tions, and also submit suggested copy and costs of bumper cards and luggage stickers to be used extensively throughout the season. Service stations and hotels would nut the bumper cards on all out- of town cars, and the siicKers would be placed on luggage or car windows. The directors also voted to stage at an early date, "Politeness week and offer prizes in connection with the event. Details will be present ed at the next meeting by a special committee. Plan Work On Health Dept. Announces Pre-School Clinics Vill Begin Soon For Haywood Sheriff's Salary Raise Introduced By Rep. Palmer A bill was sent to the house committee on salaries and fees Tuesday after being introduc ed by Rep. Glenn C. Palmer to increase the salary of the Haywood county sheriff from its present base of $2,400 a year. An annual salary of $3,600 would be set up and the sheriff would receive in addition "all fees, commissions, collections and allowances now provided for the office of sheriff of Hay wood county. There would be $1,000 per year for traveling expenses in the county, and six cents per mile for each mile traveled outside of the county on official business, if such mileage is approved by the board of commissioners." Baxter Rogers, 27 Succumbs To Auto Accident Injuries Baxter Rogers, 27. of Canton, R. F. D. No. 3. died in an Ashe vllle hospital about 2:15 o'clock Tuesday afternoon of injuries sus tained Monday night about !) o'clock when the automobile in which he was riding left the high way about three miles west of En ka. Mr. Rogers was listed by investi gating officers as the driver of the car, which knocked down a utilities pole and overturned. They said the highway was wet at the time of the accident. Dillard Grooms, also of Canton, R. F. D. No. 3, was a pas senger in the car, but escaped in jury. Dr. Paul R. Terry. Buncombe county coroner, said Tuesday night that no inquest will be held. Mr. Rogers was a former wood hauler for the Champion I'ape and Fibre company. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs John Rogers of Lake Logan, and in addition to his parents is sur vived by his widow, the former Miss Iva Lee Queen; two daugh ters, Joyce and Markalena;, one son, Wallace, all of Haywood coun ty; four brothers, Garland, Paul and Eugene of Haywood county and Frank of Beaumont, Texas six sisters, Mrs. Jesse Revis, Mrs Homer Galloway, Mrs. Horace Sin gleton. Mrs. Clay Woody, Mrs. Har ry Rogers, and Miss Betty Sue Rogers, all of Haywood county. The funeral arrangements were incomplete, as The Mountaineer went to press, but it was thought the funeral would be held some time Friday and the body would be taken to the home oi the par ents at Burnett Siding. ine wens lunerat nome is in charge of the arrangements. Spring Gets Cold Reception The calendar shows that the Vernal Equinox is due around 6 o'clock Friday morning, which is the annual announce ment for Spring, and the pass ing of winter, but the weather man seems to deny her ar rival. With a wintery snow storm laying its white mantle over Mother Earth, followed by a cold drizzling rain on Wednes day, Spring in her lighter moods, with a touch of expect ed balmy sunshine, seems far away this week." Yet the Vernal Equinox ush ers In the season, despite the cold reception that the weath er man is greeting the ever .welcome advent of Spring. But no matter how stormy the weather, Spring is here and will soon assert her rights. First Clinic Scheduled For Rock Hill On Friday, March 28 The amial Pie-school clinics con ducted each year by the county health department arc scheduled to start this month, according to an announcement by Dr. Mary Michal. health officer. Parents are urged to bring their babies and all children who will en ter school for the first time in the fall as the latter will be required by law lo present certificates show ing that they have been immunized against diphtheria, whooping cough and smallpox. Due to the current influenza epidemic, the clinics which were lo have been conducted at the Patton school in Canton on Thursday, the 20th, and the Morning Star school on Monday, the 24th, have been cancelled for the present and an nouncement will be made later of the dates they will be held. The first to be conducted on the program will be the clinic held on Friday, the 28th, at the Rock Hill school at 9:00 o'clock and at Mag gie school at 11 o'clock on the same day. Others in order in which they will be conducted include: Aprir ai :uu ociock, uecn school: April 3, at 11:00 o'clock, Crtiso: April 3 at 1:00. Bethel school: April 4, 9.00 Saunook; April 4. at 10:30, Allen's Creek school: April 7, at 1:00 o'clock. Beaverdam school April 11, at 9:00 o'clock at Huz (Continued on Page Two) 28 Are Appointed Justices of Peace For Haywood Twenty-eight justices of the peace for Haywood county this week received their appointment for a two-year period ,the stale lim it on such appointments, according to correspondence from Represen tative Glenn C. Palmer at Raleigh Appointments were as follows: Beaverdam township: S. II. Jus tice, It. R. Mease, W. H. McKlralh and W. W. Pless; Cattaloochce: Mack Caldwell; Cecil: Jack Ilipps; Clyde: W. R. BradshSw. Manson Cagle. and N. C. West: Fast Fork: F. C. Green. John Fineher, Charles B. MeCracken. fioy Rogers and Homer Trantham. Iron Duff: J. Manson Medford: Ivy Hill; V. A. Campbell; Jona than Creek: R. VV. Howell and John Howell; Pigeon: Gaston Bur nett and D. W. Caldwell; Waynes ville: J. S. Black, H. B. Ledbetter. W. C. Medford, and W. H. Noland; White Oak: E. C. Sutton. Caldwell Bound To Court On Car Theft Charge "Buster" Caldwell was bound over to trial in Superior Court when tried Tuesday morning for theft of an automobile before Mag istrate W. C. Medford at the court house. Upon Caldwell's evidence. the stale s witness, Floyd McAbee of Asheville, also was bound over to Superior Court as being an ac complice in the act. McAbee was released on posting $300 bond. Caldwell could not make the bond of $1,000 and remains in the county pan. He, his younger brother, Bobby, and Raymond Green of Hazelwood, are scheduled to appear before Magistrate Wade Noland for the preliminary hearing on another case of auto theft, Sat urday at 2 p. m. The hearing Tuesday was in re gards to the alleged theft of J. D. Roger's Buick, in Shingle Cove the night of Saturday, March 8, which was recovered the following morn ing. Saturday's hearing is in connec tion with the 'theft of Gerald Mooncy's Ford sedan, taken from Welch street last Friday night and shortly afterwards abandoned in' Jackson county. i r r r r r Balsam Road Main Route Will Receive New, Wider Top Surface No Definite Plans Re ported for Work On Waynesville to Dell wood Road Funds have been set up for the widening of Highway 19-23 from Waynesville to Balsam Gap, which will be begun this spring, it was stated Wednesday by J. C. Walker of Aslievillc, district engineer for the slate highway commission. A contract will be let to some private firm for this work within a short lime, he indicated, extending the present road to 20 feet width and giving it a new top surface. Other new projects in Haywood county have not reached the stage of definite action, he stated. Ask ed about the report that the road from Dcllwood to Waynesville (routes 284-289) would be widened to a three-lane highways, Mr. Walk er said that his department had talked about it as something that was needed, along with numerous other projects, but had not gone so far as to make preliminary sur veys of the job. "We can't do anything like that until the state legislature gives us our next budget," he added. "It takes money to do that work, and we cannot tell what we can do until we know , how much 3,1 lave moneyf we Rock is being spread over the road up Pisgah mountain, from Cruso to Wagon Road Gap, to fin ish the paving project that was be gun last year. Paving will be done aiter April i, when weather per mits. 1 he highway department will lay the pavement with its own equipment, reports Mr. Walker, rather than contract the job. Contractors are to begin paving the Junaluska-Dellwood cutoff next month, unless delayed by bad weather. The overhead bridge was ready for final inspection this week. Several hundred yards of Highway 19-23 will be torn up and regraded to connect with the cutoff, which is several feet lower than the high way at the junction site. New Hours For County Library Announced Due to the increasing work at the Haywood County Li brary, with its extended ser vice, it was decided by the county library board to try out the following schedule begin ning this week and continuing to the first of June: In the morning the library will be open from 10 to 12 o'clock and in the afternoon from 1 to 5; and will be closed each Wednesday afternoon at 12 o'clock, in keeping with the schedule of the merchants. James K. Stringfield. student at lie University of North Carolina is spending the Spring vacation here with his parents. Haywood Among Counties Seeking Local Control Of Beer Sale Licenses Haywood is included in the list of counties which will seek to end the sale of wine and give munici pal governments the right to pro hibit or regulate the sale of beer through a bill now being consider ed by the General Assembly. The measure was originally brought to the floor when Rep. Mull of Cleveland got it added to the general appropriation bill as 3 rider, then was promised a favor able committee report as a separ ate measure. When re-written for action, representatives from other counties desiring the same thing had it made applicable to them, in cluding Haywood, Jackson and 11 others. Early this week it was reported favorably by the House finance committee, related Rep. Glenn C. Aids Farmers REP. GLKNN PALMER of Hay wood brought a substantial savings to the farmers of this area by get ting the Burlcy tobacco warehouses in North Carolina to reduce their charges for handling leaf during sales periods. Citizenship Award Is Announced For Bethel Students Masonic Lodge And Eastern Star To Honor Outstanding Seniors At Bethel In order- ta encourage and proi mote good citizenship In the Bethel high school and community, So noma Lodge No. 472, A. F. and A. M. and the Sonoma Chapter, U. D. Order of the Eastern Star will pre sent during the final week of school each year Good Citizenship awards to outstanding boy and girl seniors. The best citizens will be selected by secret ballot ol the entire senior class, reports Bert Cagle of the Lodge committee in charge of the boy's award. The Eastern Star sponsors the girl's award, with both winners being selected under the same rules. Students must have completed both their junior and senior years at Bethel to be eligible for the trophies. They will be judged by their classmates with the following standards in mind: Willing obedience to the rules and regulations of the school, and civil laws. Cooperation with their school mates and leaders, both at work and Play. Participation in the activities of l the school, church and community. Bishop R. E. Gribbin To Preach Here Sunday The Right Reverend Robert E. Gribbin, of Asheville. Bishop of the Diocese of Western North Carolina will deliver the morning service at the 11 o'clock hour at Grace Epis copal Church on Sunday, March 23 rd. MARRIAGE LICENSES Near Maun. I!. Ilipps to Mary Gladys Palmer in a telephone conversation with The Mountaineer. Wednes day afternoon, and appeared to have a good chance of passing. However it was sent back to the committee that day. "for another battle", he added, "and looks like it may be killed." It provides that after July 1, 1947 it shall he unlawful to keep or sell wine in any of said coun ties. As soon as the bill is made into law, the respective boards of county commissioners "shall have full power ... to regulate or prohibit the sale of beer . . except that it may not prohibit the sale of beer in any municipality of said coun ties unless the governing body adopts a resolution prohibiting the (Continued on Page Two) Rep. Palmer Takes Offer 012-Year Reduction Savings Of Over $50,000 Yearly Assured Tobacco Growers Burlcy tobacco warehouses at Asheville and Boone voluntarily agreed to reduce their commissions from 4 per cent to 3 per cent dur ing the next two years, offering an annual saving to farmers of more than $50,000 in warehouse fees. This was a compromise finally agreed to between Haywood's Rep resentative Glenn Palmer and the warehousemen Wednesday, after Palmer had drawn up a bill to ef fect the reduction in charges. His bill will not be sent to the Assem bly in view of this agreement, he explanied to The Mountaineer. Rep. Palmer related that he had received letters or telegrams from the men in charge of every ware house in North Carolina's burlcy marketing area, stating that they wished to cut the commission on a voluntary basis for two years at least rather than being required to do so by law. These messages are being placed on file with the State Department of Agriculture. Figures with that department show that the 25 per cent cut in ices would have amounted to $52. 182.42 during the 1946-47 season So long as the federal govern ment supports the price of tobacco at its present level, the reduced warehouse fees will be profitable' to their Operators. Howeverv if "the support program is suspended with in the next few years and tobacco prices drop greatly as would be expected the warehousemen would not have any legal restric tion on returning to their 4 per cent charges. This agreement brings the North Carolina burley market fees in line with those of Tennessee, which is 3 per cent, and the bright leaf belt, where a 2M per cent com mission is charged. Forgery Case Hearing Called Off, Trial Letter The preliminary hearing in the forgery case involving Bennie Mae Early and Mrs. Howard Clark of the RatclifT Cove section, which was to have been heard before Magistrate Wade Noland, yester day afternoon was cancelled. Both women waived evidence until the July term of Superior court when the cases will be tried. Bennie Mae Early is alleged to have cashed a check for $60. forg ed with the name of a well known Haywood county citizen on Febru ary 15, the forgery being discov ered at the First National Bank the day it occurred. Last Saturday, Mrs. Clark is said to have attempted to cash a check for $150 signed by the same hand writing, with the same signature, which was instantly discovered by the teller at the window. Both wo men were arrested soon after by Sheriff R. V. Welch and Deputy Wade McDaniels. Bennie Mae Ear ly made bond for $500. Miss Edith Camp of Waynesville look an active part in the annual Religious Emphasis Week on Mir. -dith College campus recently held under the sponsorship of the Bap tist Student Union. Highway Record For 1947 In Haywood (To Date) Killed - -Injured - 0 10 (This InformaUoM Compiled From Beeords of Slate High way Patrol) . USED CARS Lyda Motor Co.