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Mansard PRINTING t ,. 220-230 S Firrt S LOUISVILLE K People Published Twice-a-Week Every Tuesday and Friday The Waynesville Mountaineer mil of ideal r Published Twice a-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park No. 61 Twelve Pages Associated Press News WAYNESVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1947 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties 1 n Taxable Estimated OFor 193.572 50 for the g was adopted on , by the Waynes- ildermen with the pjr $100 valua- fcat was in eneci ,as appointed elec tor the to" "l tluded an ev aluation in the 150,000. This is ,150,000 over the In the previous for operating the id $16,050 from UT estimate. (l! for $59,150 to al fund expenses. U $58,280 for water and $32.- lervlee a total of than the tax levy bring in $161,- n sources in this kr and light sales. If ill is collected, K,700 on the esti- of property. An It expected to be k taxes, allowing bards the current X) to be reserved ilthDept- iNew Office L District Depart- as moved last its previous loca- floor of the court- Iseroent floor, in trly occupied by m remodeling has to make the new ! lor the Health de- Leading from the Jl the courthouse 5DAY "luska. Address: Brantley. Youth Club vs. National Guard Piuska. Address- Payne. John's. n The Sky. pDAY Nuska, Finals: Eng Contest, fame, Ecusta at F The Sky. JSDAY P meets at pai fieria. jnaluska, p c pr' St. John P The Sky. ? Report Mountaineer by Bureau); Pontoon nr Mowers irat.i iun- and Slightly "Kred iii r ZZ T" l 'orded by M. Min. 82 61 .... 83 58 85 en 85 57 esville Budget 93,571 Adopted; late Stays $1.40 Manager New Store CHARLES CAMP, well known Waynesville man, is manager of Winner's store, which will open for business here Thursday morn ing, in the new theatre building on Main Street. Mr. Camp has been associated with Harry Winner, owner of the store, since 1940. (Photo by Sherrill's Studio. ) Winner's To Open Thursday Morning New Store On Main ; Street Is Fifth In Chain; Started In County 14 Years Ago Final preparations were being completed here yesterday for the opening of Winner's new store on Main Street here Thursday morn ing. Harry Winner, well known Haywood business man is owner. 1 pa on its north , and Charles Camp, of Waynesville, ijoKiudy. u win iS manager. ,. , me siuie is mouern in every detail, and is a unit of the new Amm ri Dieted bv Dr. Owens nf Canton I The store here will feature cloth- SUtS nig or men women and children, ..ii, , ii . - as well as -a large and modern shoe department. Special emphasis will be put on ladies ready-to-wear for the women, and sportswear for men. The building has an all-view front, with only one display win dow. A modernistic tile floor, and the latest light fixtures are a part of the set-up. Mr. Camp is well known in mer chandising circles here, having worked for several department stores before joining Mr. Winner in Canton in 1940. He entered the army in April, 1942 and after his discharge in September, 1945, re turned to the merchantile field with Mr. Winner. Mr. Camp has assisted Mr. Win ner in opening stores in Morganton, Brevard and Asheville. The Way nesville store is the second largest in the chain of five, being next in size to the Asheville store. Mr. Camp will be general man (Continued on Page Three) Finals Of South-Wide Public Speaking Contest At Lake Wednesday Night Southeastern Jurisdictional fin als in a Methodist-wide public speaking contest will be held at Lake Junaluska Assembly, Wed nesday evening. Bishop Costen J. Harrell of Birmingham, Ala., will preside. There are seven contestants, who have been winners in the seven Area contests of the Southeastern Jurisdiction. Five of the contestants are girls and all are under 21 years of age and are either recent high school graduates or high school students. Each of the contestants will speak on the general subject, "The World Service of the Metho dist Church," emphasizing any one of the special types of world serv Unagusta Signs Big Wage Hike For Workers Agreement Effective August 28th With AFL Raises Pay Of 325 Employees R. L. Prevost, Sr., president of Unagusta Manufacturing company, and C. F. Bradley of Asheville, re gional representative of the A. F. of L. Upholsterers International Union, have released a joint state ment of the terms of a negotiated mid-contract wage settlement which will add some $98,000 annually to the Unagusta payroll. The wage settlement involves a basic 10 cents per hour increase plus additional adjustments in 38 wage classifications of from one to five cents an hour; which will add from $5.50 to $6.25 per week to the take-home pay of some 325 fur niture operatives in the two Hazel wood plants. Two paid holidays also were added. The new settlement goes in effect August 28th under a two-year firm agreement which runs from March 12, 1947 until 1949. It provides for periodic wagt reopenings of which the present negotiation is the first since the two-year agreement was signed in March. Weekly take-home pay under the new wage rates will increase from the present average of $39.20 to between $44 and $45 one of the highest wage rttes not only in North Carolina but in the furniture industry of the nation according to union representative Bradley; al though he pointed out that the Una gusta firm produces only a special high grade type of bedroom and dining room furniture. One of the outstanding features of the wage agreement is a special provision for the creation of a joint management-labor committee in the plant whose aim shall be to increase production to meet the increased wagetmrwIOieut a"njr in crease in price to consumers on the products. Participating in the negotiation for Local 335 of the Upholsterers union, in addition to representa (Continued on page six) Artificial Breeding Of Livestock Will Be Discussed Here Possibilities of setting up arti ficial livestock breeding units for Western North Carolina will be dis cussed at a meeting of Haywood county dairymen Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the courthouse. John A. Arey, dairy specialist, and R. W; Shoffner, district farm agent, will explain the proposed set-up. All Haywood dairymen are invited to be present. Cove Creek Homecoming Day Set For August 31st Homecoming Day will be observ ed Sunday, August 31 at Cove Creek Baptist church. All persons who have ever lived in Cove Creek are invited to come, bring their friends, a lunch, and enjoy the day. Community singing is being plann ed for the program. FIRE TRUCK ANSWERS CALL TO BRYSON STREET Waynesville's fire truck answer ed a call Thursday morning to a house on Bryson street, off Boyd Avenue, where the wooden shingl es had started burning near the flue. The fire was extinguished after only minor damage to the roof. The house is occupied by Budd Babb family, colored. ice administered and promoted by the Methodist Church. Names of the contestants and the Areas from which they come are: Aileen Taylor, Brownville, Tennessee (Louisville Area); Frank L. Rankin, Jr., Mt. Holly, N. C. (Charlotte Area): Jacqueline Shel ton, Falls Church, Virginia (Rich mond Area; Harmon Tillman, Jr.. Winona, Miss. (Jackson, Miss., Area); Sally Ann Winegeart, Jack sonville, Florida (Atlanta Area); Martha Weakley, Clarksville, Ten nessee (Nashville Area); Lucile Martin, Clayton, Alabama (Birm ingham Area). Judges, as announced by Bishop Harrell, will be Mrs. W. F. Quil (Continued on ijage six) Floridan Enjoys Visit Here C. C. COMMANDER, president of the Florida Citrus Ex change, is spending a month's vacation at the Waynesville Country Club. He is pictured above working on his putt shots on the club practice green. Mr. Commander, whose headquarters are in Tampa, represents approximately 5,000 growers. He predicts plenty of grapefruit, but fewer oranges this season. A Mountaineer photo by Ingram's Studio Park Commissions Of Two Slates To Hold Joint Session Legion Home Will Be Sold, Larger Building Planned A decision was reached Friday by the local American Legion post to sell the Lesion Home, on Depot street, which is not large enough to accommodate the growing membership, and to con struct another building more suitable for meetings and other activities. C. A. George. David f'clmcl and William Mcdford arc mem bers of the building committee, which has been given authority to dispose of the present Legion Home. Mr. George remarks that the building can be easily adap ted to an apartment house. Local Delegates Return From Lions Convention At S. F. O. R. Roberts, Richard Gerringer Jack Felniet and M Davis, returned to E (Tonyn Wavnesville i Thursday evening from the 30th annual convention of the Interna tional Association of Lions Clubs at San Francisco, Calif., which they attended as official delegates of the local club. They will give a report of their trip and the convention at the regular club meeting this week. Pera Benjamin, a native of Persia and nationalized American citizen of Cincinnati, will be the highlight speaker this week. Col. Minthorne Reed gave an in formal talk on his observations during his recent tour of duty in Europe at the meeting last week. Federation Picnic Will Be Held Here The annual Farmers Federation picnic for Haywood county will be held in the East Waynesville school building Saturday, August 16, from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m., it has been an nounced by James G. K. McClure, president of the federation. Music will be furnished by the federation string band, led by Johnny Rhymer, and by the Rambl ers, led by Herman Jones of Whit tier. Musicians, choirs and quar tets are especially invited to at tend the picnic and participate in I the program.- Prizes will be I lfjt $ I r v n N. C. Commission Met Here Yesterday, Mapping Plans For Projects Members of the North Carolina National Parks, Forests and Park way commission are meeiing loaay with the Tennessee State Conserv ation Commission and delegates from all sections of eastern Ten nessee at Gatlinburg. The North Carolina commission me' here all day Monday, mapping plans, discussiim piojecK and Ket tins more fully organized, since this was the first inertm;; since bc infi sworn in several weeks ago here. Cli.iilc.s Hay, cliainiuiii ol me commission, said I He major pan oi j the lime was taken discussing Ihej meeting with Tennessee I his morn- ing, as the purpose of the two stale meeting is hi map plans for a joint meeting with Park officials in the near Inline, and discuss an over-all development program for the Park. Yesterday afternoon the mem bers of the commission accom panied by a few civic leaders here. I'aiKway in inc noco GaP art'a a'- the ileintooga sec- tion of the Park. The commission was joined at lunch by number of local busi ness men. All members of the com mission, except Percy Ferebee, of Andrews was present. They were, Mr. Ray, chairman. C. M. Douglas, secretary, Francis J. Ileazel. Ashe ville ;Kaymond Sutton. Sylva: W. R. Winkle, Boone; E. C. Guy. New land; Dr. Kelly Bennett, Bryson City. Those joining the commis sion for lunch were: Senator Wil liam Mcdford, J. E. Massie, Rich ard Bradley, C. J. Recce. Arthur Connell, and W. Curtis Buss. The meeting was held in the studios of radio station WHCC. Saturday awarded for the best quartet and choir to sing during the day. Prizes will be offered also for the largest truck-load of persons at tending, the largest family in at tendance, and for couples married the longest and shortest length of time. Feature of the program will be the federation hen, who waddles onto the stage to the tune of "Cackling Hen," and calmly lays an egg before the eyes of all. Athletic games and contests will (Continued on page six) Cataloochee Reunion Is Enjoyed By 650 Sunday Rev Paul Townsend Speaks At 17th Annual Gathering Of Former Residents Approximately 650 former resi dents of Cataloochee attended the 17th annual reunion Sunday, held at Palmer's Chapel. Mrs. Eva Messer Sharp of Konx villc was elected president of the reunion during the business ses sion. V. W. Woody of Canton was named vice-president, and Mrs. H. V. Palmer of Waynesville, secre tary. Jarvis Caldwell of Iron Duff is past president of the group. Hev. Paul Townsend, pastor of the First Methodist church, Wav nesville, delivered the reunion ad dress. Fifteen states were represented in the gathering of families and friends who lived in the mountain ous area before it became a part of the Great Smoky Mountains Na tional Park. A feast of home-cooked food was enjoyed by all present. Part of the entertainment consisted of award ing 15 prizes of a humorous nature. Car Injures Four Sitting On Wall At Canton Saturday Four men sitting on a stone wall bordering a parking lot at Canton were injured Saturday afternoon when they were reported to have been struck by an automobile after Samuel R. Felmet, retired Canton business man, lost control of the machine while attempting to move it in the lot at the intersection of Main and Academy streets. Walter Johnson of Bethel was treated for a broken right arm and faet injrie? Georga Smalher.nf Dutch Cove, for busises and shock; Leo Matliia of Dutch Cove for la cerations and bruises: and Lonnic Green of Swannanoa 'or slight bruises. Chief of Police C. N. Stroup and Patrolman Harold MofTilt of the Canton police said their investiga tion showed that Mr. Felmet was attempting to move a car so that he could get his own machine from the parking lot. The car ran across the wall where the group of men were sitting, and dropped about two feet on the other side. oy lorinai presentation ot a num- HavWOOfi Dplpp-Sitinn Tn ! b('r "f "",'"'ls""'" '"'wspaper IldyWUUU LftltgdllOn 10' ,,, Washington and Raleigh Attend Hereford Meeting 'who new down for the event. j About datk I lie group gathered A delegation of livestock growers I in one of the large barns on the from Haywood county. Including j farm and staged a square dance. Roy Haynes of Clyde, president of Among those going from Hay the Hereford Breeders association, wood, included: C .1 Recce, C. E. will attend the meeting tonight at I Brown. Mr ' Hedden's secretary, 7:30 o'clock in the Asheville court- Senator William Mcdford, Fred house room 301; when the Mere- ; Campbell. Sebe Bryson, Wade Hill, ford situation in North Carolina W. .1 Damlofl. W. Curtis Buss Eu will be discussed. (gene linger. It. B Coleman, George All Hereford men in the county 1 A. Brown. Bryan Mcdford. Charles are urged to attend by County i Metcall, Wayne Corpening, Roy Agent Wayne Corpening, who stales j Patton, Lee McElrath C N Allen that anyone desiring transporta tion can get a way to Asheville by coming to the courthouse here at 0:30 p.m. Transportation Listed To Dell wood Revival ! Revival services began Sunday at j the Dellwood Baptist church, eon- ducted by Rev. L. J. Rogers. A bus is running each night to , the revival from Barbcrsville; also J uuvyn me ci ecu oeiow j. a. single- ! . up i iic om roan towards inagKie anu uacK me nighway for nil ...I,.. 1 I wm, winii iu riue. announces Mrs. Lee Evans. Presbyterian Speaker At Lake Says World Has Become A Madhouse Because Man Has Turned Back On God , The Rev. Dr. Paul Calvin Payne, of Philadelphia, General Secretary of the Board of Christian Education of tiie Presbyterian church, USA, guest speaker here Monday even ing under the auspices of a south- wide Leadership School in session at Lake Junaluska Assembly. "The Christian Religion and Human Freedom" was the subject discussed by the speaker, who as serted that the whole predicament of modern man can be expressed in a few words: He has turned his back on God and is turning his world into a madhouse. A change must come and that right swiftly; I we have come to the end of the WNC Communities Solid In Opposition To Loss Of Trains Candidate DAN TOMPKINS, of Sylva, has formally filed with the State Hoard of Elections, the fee for the post of lieutenant governor, a place he announced last winter lie would seek in the Democratic primary in May 1948. Tompkins has served in the legislature from Jackson for several terms, and was chief read ing clerk for two sessions. The only other candidate for the office to date, is II. P. i Pal) Taylor of Wadesboro. Many From Here Attend Barbecue Honoring Redden A large number from Haywood attended the barbecue honoring Representative Monroe M. Iiedden al the country estate of Harry Plavford near Ilendersonville Sat urday afternoon. Every county in (he district was well represented, and several hun dred attended, enjoying the meal and the beautiful estate of Mr. and Mrs. Playfnrd. 1 Later in the allernuon. a siring I band put on a program, followed I William Harris, Charlie McCrary. I W. C. Myers, V.. C. Palmer. Jr., j Waller Crawford. ! Boosters Club To Have Ladies Night Tll(' Hazelwood Boosters Club will stage their annual ladies night on Thursday, as thev honor their wives with a barbecue al the Pied- nl,int Hotel Ken, Barber is general chairman in charge, and announced that Clyde Fisher would be in charge of tin program. liufus Siler is -,t-. n... i i i ii' . .,. ii,. i ue ii tea i 'will be served at seven o'clock. road, face to face with the final choice No one lives to himself. Every sordid life create circles of sordidness and every life that is fine and clean creats circles of de cency and wholesome living around itself. Each one of is must say to himself any change in our world for the better must start with me. "People do not take the church seriously because the church is not serious. Spiritual life is suing the church for divorce on the ground of non support. Long ago Jesus said, Render unto Caesar the things that are Caeser's, and unto God the things that are God's. The first (Continued on Page Six) Howell Explains Arguments To Be Presented At Hearing Wednesday Western North Carolina com munities on the Asheville to Mur phy branch of the Southern Rail way line will present a solid front of opposition to the State Utilities Commission in the meeting tomor row at Asheville to the Southern's request for permission to discon tinue passenger train service in this area. James H. Howell, Jr., attorney representing the Waynesville-Hazelwood-Lake Junaluska Chab ber of Commerce, summarizes the situation as follows: "We've got to show the necessity for the continuance of the trains, in face of their financial loss and the alternative of bus service. Any one who is willing to give a good solid reason on the witness stand will help." Formal answers to the Railway's petition have been sent to the Utilities Commission, and delegates from Canton, Sylva, Bryson City, Andrews and Murphy as well as Waynesville, Hazelwood and Lake Junaluska will attend the hearing to explain their protests further Monday afternoon representa tives from the communities met at Bryson City under an invitation from Mayor Kelly Bennett to further organize the opposition. "The farther you get from Ashe ville on the Murphy line the strong er you find resistance to the loss of passenger train service," comments Mr. Howell. Sylva. whose delega tion is headed by Mayor Jack Alli son and Felix Picklesimer, presi dent of the Chamber of Commerce. Is "very much concerned.'' And Murphy, in their formal answer prepared under the direction nf Mayor O'Noil Sneed, declares that the community would become a "dead end" on the Louisville and Nashville line, in regard to pas senger and express service, should the Southern trains be discontinu ed. The Southern Railway has staled (Continued on Page Six) Cathedral Singers Conclude Concerts At Lake Junaluska The Cathedral Singers scored another triumph Saturday evening at Lake Junaluska Assembly when they gave a finished performance of the difficult "Hora Novissima." by Horatio Parker, regarded as the outstanding oratorio by an Ameri can composer. This was the last of three con certs by the singers under the di rection of Alec Simson, which earn ed an enthusiastic reception from I he audience. Soloists were Betty Jo Turner, soprano: Cherrie Smith, contralto; George Holden. tenor; and Douglas Rumble, bars. The effect of the performance was heightened by the instrumentation, arranged for the two pianists, Betty Lee Milford and Willa B. Low rance. Parking Meter Revenue Up During Second Week Revenue from parking meters increased $36.00 last week over the first week they were in operation, according to a report from G. C. Ferguson, town manager. Receipts last week were $227.68. Two meters had to be replaced during that time, however, hav ing been damaged by vehicles pull ing in to park. jHighway Record For 1947 In Haywood (To Date) Killed-- 4 Injured - 39 (This Information Compiled From Records of State High way Patrol)