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LOtfcVILU: KY People 20 miles of jttncir i-v Lnter. The Waynesville Mountaineeb Twicer7eelt Every Tues Jay EIGHT I'AGKS Published Tuk-e-A-Week In The County United Pre ss ;md Associated Press News Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Maintains National Park WAYNESVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1947 $3.00 In Achance In Haywood and Jackson Counties ( 0 Goal J aywuuu Drive iltccs ror rtn- ampaign To Dc InccdThis Lions Club Help 100 Children At Christmas 5j,.vm lias been as- Anrrd k 5(H) uver tne in David Hyatt, co r the Waynesville area, mount $3,200 is to be this part of the coun l ,) in the Canton area. campaign la sponsorea The Increased goal nas the National Founda of the fact that more lint in Haywooa nuim I an has been returned mini orffunizalion, Mr. ms. fcmont of working coin- be made this week by rbcr, campaign ehair- - area. Jay Ball In honor of the int Franklin D. Roose- given by Beta Sigma during late January (c drive. 7' : pting Arrest lobbinsville B. Whatley, 25-year-old lay patrolman from t- arly Monday morning i hospital from a bullet the heart, inflicted! rent to. a, residence near On county courthouse on Sg.ht to arrest a man for ooth Crisp of Grahan he is holding. JJoene Carter Riddfe, 25", amA res. 31, all of RobbiRS nneetion with the- sWeo- JL Crisp and Rural Folic f&c Sawyers had gone to fhome to serve a warrant , according to the sher- liiKh caliber rifle bullet fh'h the door of the dark le, struck Whatley. Irs Warned o Go Through ce Lanes wlm E through the serv- of a filling station with- tiR their vehicles violate nd if they cut through lane to avoid slnnninff at signal make themselves charge of reckless driv- s Police Chinf Orvillo station r pcasions complaints have been local police In recent operators, who on havp Tiarrnwlv teing hit by vehicles mak S cuts" at intersections. taught violating this k prosecuted, states Chief Bowles Injured ident At Home Bowles, superintendent of w district schools, re ainful injuries when a r f(,ll on his foot last "Sht at his home. A bone n and the foot severely : After treatment in the ' County hospital Mr. 1 resting comfortably and get about with the aid BS. ie Weather ' 'he United Press) AY, Dec. 30. Mostly fh an occasional rain and '8 'n temperature. 1 Waynesville tempera Worded by the staff of Test Farm): - Melted Max. Min. Snow 22 87 15 - 55 24 47 23 40 26 42 27 52 28 . 53 28 21 27 15 15 17 .45 7 s&W1 ft 9$NH A ft) M it j&' o f f, .1 SHOWN HERE are part of the 100 children from this area who were outfitted with suitable cunning uy . . Lions Club just a few davs before Christmas. The club raised money for this work from the Dime Board. The above pic ture was made just before the youngsters were carried to various stores and outfitted. Santa-Claua is s,n child some candv. The representatives of the Lions Club shown in the background, are left to rjht. Jot Jack Atkin. , Hal Crawford Claude Rogers, president; O. R, Roberts, Francis Massie, Charles Metcalle and Lee Davis. Hal Crav. d.iiau 1 , Mountaineer photograph by Jack Worthington, Ingram s btud.o. Tax Listing Will Begin Thursday Ovr County Property Owners Re quired To Submit List Of Holdings During January Tax listing in 'Haywood county will begin Thursday and continue throughout the month of January with listers on fluty In each town ship. Under sjiate law ech property owner is required to- list all real and personal taxable c holdings Failure to submit estimated valua tion is a misdemeanor and the tax authority to add 10 per cent to ihe previous listing Businesses and Industries are re oulred to flle copies of their in ventories. : J. S. Black, assessor and tax list or for Wavnesvllle township, has been distributing the forms thi week to listers in the other town ships. The others arc: Lenoir Moody Cecil: Clint Burnette, East Fork Vaughn Byers, Beaverdam; Carter Osborne, Clyde; J. E. Ferguson ivv Hill; Medford Leatherwood Jonathan Creek; Oddie Fish, White Oak; Carl Rogers, Fines Creek Frank Medford. Crabtree: Frank Bradshaw, Iron Duff; Mack Cald well, Big Creek; and Gay Burnette Pigeon. Yule Business Better; Here Than Last First state Bank 'Valuable Gifts Await First Declares Dividend ig gafc gom jn Haywood iiter r irsi i eui i A dividend was declared and DrcaillS Of A White $1,500 placed in the surplus account by the first State Bank of Hazel- j Christmas Lame Inie wood, it was announced yesterday ctuurmua oi b R. It Prcvost, br., th hoard of directors. j The bank, established in Septem ber 1948, has grown far beyond ex pectations, according to Jonathan , Woody, president. Its record nasi been eommended by Gucrney Hood, stale commissioner of banki, whe stated that it is a "rare" instance" j whn a ban will pay a dividend Its , first fll yeas of operation. All officers and employees ik .tin' benk were givn a bonua, rXrectora of the First State lUcU , areare Mr. Prevost, C. N. AUen, J. E. Masie, L. N. Davis and Mr. Woody. John Srnitti 1 cashier. The hank is a mem ber of. Federal De posit Insurance Corporation, wiilcn provides maximum insurance each depositor up to $3,000. fori Early rising: children Christ mas morning found two exciting events to set their eyes ii-sparkler' packages under their Christmas tree and an unexpected snowfall that arrived la the wake of Santa Claus. Snow began falling er Hay wood county in the early morn inr U make wishes for a white Christmas eome true and con tinued until mid-day when ap proximately two Inches of flakes oorrred the ground. moan tain top the snow wa doftMr. AU but little patches of Uo first iw of U wiir huvo melted away by now. Henrietta Love Visits Mother On Holiday Trip Has Been Court Re porter For Nazi War Crimes Trials In Nuernberg Year Retires i """"USE m . at r ft :: iiia , , . HOMER L. FERGUSON, a nath. of Haywood, has retired as presi dent of the Newport News Ship building and Dry Dock Compaq He retains the title of chairman ot the board of directors. Homer Ferguson Retires As Head Of Ship Yard Co. A number of valuable gifts await the first white baby born in Hay 1948 and reported to The Mountaineer by 3 o'clock on the first. A large number of business firms of this community have Joined to gether hi offering lfta to the first youngster. Bclk-Hudson company will give a complete lay-out worth $14.50; Pet Dairy is giving 15 quarts of milk: Junaluska SupplJ company an electric bottle steril-;- c r T.iiins a silver fork aud Hnmi- and Auto Christmas . F,,rniJfor New York where she "UFK'J " - (. sinw a hahv swlna: Builders Supply enouRh paint for a roomuwT 2. Waynesville Laundry two weeks' vnss Love, formerly a court ro ot dry cleaning- service; McKay porter at Raleigh before her p Pharmacy $1 in trade ; polntment latt May to work at the Th. nivi. Home Store will Rive! Nuernberg trials, told of many in- a cas o baby food to eacn or tne , Miss Henrietta Love, court re porter for the Nazi war crimes trials at Nuernberg, Germany, who visited her mother, Mrs. Hugh Love of Love lane during the holidays, left Monday will re- i , ... . r. ,,, 1o tlire first babies born U the coun ty. All detsflB of tm contwt win lie found on payes tout ftd A of this issue. Farm Profits Reached Peak '47; Future Bright Mr. and Mrs. Frank Robfits. of 'Portsmouth. V.i.. are visilirtK 'rela tives in town for the Christmas season. terosting experiences in Germany white visiting relatives and friends here. She expresed mora con cern over the dietreseooj condition of the people caud by' lack "of food, clothing, and . fuel, and the undearod rubble &ile and war-destroyed buudintc. thon of. iiappen ings during .the trial. ' . She expects the war'tiiaLe to b concluded by next summer. AP Newsfeatures BY WILLIAM FERRIS never CHICAGO The farmer had it so good as In 1947. People earning hefty salaries and wages in urban centers bought and ate more food than at any time in the past. Grain was shipped abroad in record volume. Results: Prices for farm prod ucts which would have seemed fantastic before the war. And the possibility is even hig-her prices for some foods meat, for example in 1948. Gross farm income for 1947 will total around $34,300,000,000. Net incomes, after paying production expenses, will amount to about $18,000,000,000. Of course, it will be an all-time high. Price records were made dur ing 1947 for such basic farm products as hogs, cattle, corn and oats. Wheat sold at a 27-year peak Farm income from livestock, dairy and poultry, grain crops and cot ton rose above 1946. A few commodities received gov ernment support potatoes and eggs among them. Studies by the Bureau of Ag: ricultural Economics showed the farmer now was more likely to have electricity, a telephone and an automobile each an im 'portant Item in modern living:. Th value of farm land has very greatly Increased. In contrast, the farmer can argue that he doesn't have a 40-hour work week, isn't a participant in social security and usually lacks the medical facilities available in cities. And what he buys has gone up In price just as thoroughly as what he sells. But, on balance, the farmer is doing all right. Somewhere in the future exists that old bugaboo of the nation' economy the Farm Problem. This Hlways has been based on too much goods for the domestic economy, and not a large enough foreign market to lake care of the surplus. Neither condition prevails as the new year starts. The Agriculture Department is urging farmers to increase grain crop production. Grains arc the easiest foods to ship abroad. The department admits good soil con servation principles demand small er acreage in 1948, but such prin ciples can't hold against the world's urgency for food. However, the government wants less livestock and poultry both items which consume a lot of grain. They also want less tobacco and peanuts. Prices generally are expected Ut continue hijrh. So hig:h. In fact, that as the year ended the administration was urging Con gress for power to clamp back price controls if that should be considered necessary or desira ble. Many congressmen felt it wasn't either. W. C. Medford Retires From Magistrate Duties W. C. Medford has retired as justice of the peace after 18 years in that capacity and is being suc ceeded in the courthouse here by W. G. Byers. Mr. Byers received his commis sion from the governor and was sworn in during October. He tried his first case last week and began devoting full time to the position Monday. ; sun - y Hn fiW rn!u: "Cow Reports For AAA Payments Should Be Signed Soon Soil conservation performance reports for 1947 must be submit ted to state headquarters early in February, announces George Sta mcy, chairman of the Haywood ACP committee, and all farmers are urged to coma in the AAA of fice at Uie courthouse and com I plete their report as soon, as pos sible. ' Less than 200 of the 1,975 farm- ers of the county who have car ' ried out conservation practices I have signed their reports to date, records at the office . show. Pay ment for practices U made on the basis of signed reports, which must be in Raleigh by February 15. Included among the practices are the use of phosphate, lime, seed, winter cover crops, turning under small grains, and the con struction of trails ta pastureland. The latter was carried out on an experimental basis In Haywood during the past year, and although results have lived up to- expecta tions is likely to- be elimi nated in 1948 because- of an antic ipated bttdget cut. No definite information about the rrew bttdgotf allotment has been Tjivoti, but the cbunty committee understands- thai Haywood will re ceive approximately 40 pr cent of the $06,000 allotted for 1947. pe- Quiet Christmas Had By Officers A quiet Christmas holiday riod was reported by law enforce ment agencies here. No wrecks were reported by State Highway Patrol officers. Waynesville police arrested six persons for public drunkenness, who were released on paying court costs; one speeder, fined $10 and costs, and one for reckless driving, fined $100 and costs. Homer L, Ferguson, a native ol Waynesville, and head of the New port News Shipbuilding and Drj Dock Company in Virginia for Ihir ty-two years, has retired from ac live participation in the affairs ol the maior shipyard, effective Dc cember 31. At a board of directors meeting in New Yolk, Mr. Ferguson, to gether With his second in command Roger Williams, v. ere elected to rc tain in retirement the titles res pectively of chairman of the board and chairrria'n of the executive com mittcc. Mr. Ferguson, who had resiguer1 as president in 194C, still held the title of principal executive officei until the action last week. He had been anxious to retire for sonic years, but remained by request clur ing the war-building period. Mr. Ferguson's career as th dean of the shipbuilding industry spanned two frantic conslructioi programs, made necessary by tw wars. In 1915, succeeding Albert L. Hopkins, who went down wit the Lusitania, he headed a yard already engaged on a speed-up nav al production schedule,. j)i the last war the Newport News plant was one of the leaders in the arma ment race against Germany and Japan. In addition, Mr. Ferguson was chairman of the board of th North Carolina Shipbuilding Com pany, which produced vessels for the war pc-riod. J. B. Woodward, Jr., president and general manager of the ship yard, now is its top ofTicer. He went to the yard in 1914, as a draftsman. He is known in the South for leadership in labor rela tions. He is a trustee of the Uni versity ot Virginia and of the Ma riners Museum, and a member of the Society oi Naval Architects and Marfoe Engineers.' Haywood county h lured Mr. Ferguson in November 1946 by staging "Horrier L. Ferguson Dai" and recognizing him as one of Hay wood's outstanding men. Christmas Shopping Was Begun Earlier With Parade Open ing Season A general survey of business houses throughout the community showed that Christ mail tmsineM this year was above that of last year A tew places reported "Just the same, no increase, '' but the majority said they had had a a in crease over last year. Noticeable, too, was that as a rule, shoppers started earlier this year than in the past. The Mer chants Association opened., the Christmas season here on Novem ber 14th with a parade, and fol lowed within two weeka with a counly-wide Tobacco Harvest Fes lival. The average toy department was pretty well sold out, and popular priced merchandise moved faster than any other type, the survey howed. Many gifts for the horn were in evidence thu year and many a person received V. S.' Sav- ngs Bonds for gifts. Candy departments did a flour ishing business, especially on hard candies, gum drop and atfcfc can dy, which have been among the scarce itema for the past few years. Electrical dealers throughout the community reported they could have done a land office business on extra tree light bulbs and extra outdoor colored lights, but the sup ply was limited and during the few weeks Just before Christmas hard ly any shipments of extra ' bulbs irrived at all. , This week roost merchants were "aklng Inventory, with some almost finished. t . Diores lonemam Open Banks Close New Years Day New Year's Day, which falls on Thursday of ibis week, will find all but a few Mores open for busi ness. According to David Felmet, president of the Merchants Asso ciation, the merchants agreed to remain open during the holiday unless an individual announcement wm made otherwise. Offices at the courthouse also will be openannounces George A. Brown, Jr., county manager. The First National Bank of Waynesville and First State Bank of Hazel wood will be closed all day Thursday, with employees workiEj on end-of-the-year records. New Year's also will be a holiday for the post office. Ex-King Dies New Grower Tobacco Allotments Being Taken Practically all of the 1,741 mar keting cards for tobacco have been distributed to growers, it is report ed at the Haywood AAA office and those that remain are being called for in anticipation of the re-opening of sales next week. New growers who want allot ments for 1948 must apply before February 1. War veterans are eli gible for a new allotment if they grew a crop during any one of the five years before their period of service, and non-veterans are eli gible providing they raised two crops during the past five years. CASE IS NOL PROSSED The charge of reckless driving against Role Kaufman, cited Dec. 21 by local police, was nol prossed when tried in Mayor's Court last week after Kaufman agreed to pay damages in the case. V'-A-i -' First National Bank Ending Best Year In History Directors of the First National Bank declared the customary divi dend and paid a substantial bonu. to officers and employees at a re cent meeting. , ; Vice Chairman J. E. Massie stated that it appeared the bank would have the best year in it i history' i 1947. A few weeks ago $40,000 was transferred from the undivided profits account to the surplus account, making the latter $100,000. The total capital account of the bank is now $300,000, highest on record. The First National U the oldest unit in Western North Car olina, now completing 46 years of operation. Mr. and Mrs. Ben. Price, of Carc leen are guests of Mra. Price's par ents. Mr. and Mr. Jim Palmer. VITTORIO EMANUELE III, 78- vear-old former monarch of Italy, died Sunday at his exile villa in Alexandria, Egypt. He took over the Italian throne in 1900 and re mained as a figurehead during the Mussolini rule, abdicating in 1948 in favor of his son, Umperto,iwhose powers expire Jan. 1 when the na tion becomes a republic. Highway Record For 1947 (To Date) In Haywood Injured ---51 Killed---., 8 , t. , .f y (V .. . ; (This information Com piled From Record of State Highway Patrol)