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STANDARD TTG CO Coir.p 220-230 S First St LOI'ISVILLE KY s r TODAY'S S"ILE "Do yea serve e.-abs, here?" the customer snap ped irritably to the wait ress. "Yes, air," she replied coolly, "we scire anybody." n WAIN Of The ii.JLU.UJ New Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Waynesyi MOUI e Blooms e Beauty has flowering Ka' . ..I. kincuun varl- f ine of at- i. tree usually waits un vL,h to blossom-forth, jthe tree burst into kry w . free does wv -- .linn so ics,u" done oue. 65th YEAR NO. 10 . 16 PAGES Associated Press and United Press News WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEB. 2. 1950 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Countie3 Sarcaism v Clark has an unusual i'nr And lust because nui;-' . district superintended u i-hnrch does not L from using it frequently L.. rfv a staunch Meth- Lt Dr. ClarK, ana i'.ai.- fcaven i seen yuu L,tnr where have you man. I have been confin- 1., hnmp for a montn or so n sick." whii, why didn't you let a H Vttttra nnmP tO tnOWf l WWU1U UOTw vy.- i J. 4. good man. tnai 8 JU!1 "T l-I was atraia you , ken, I know gooa ana wen Itentions, so tnat couma. lot, ' Dr. ClarK sercBii- kit back. es von i The Fan loyal Carolina man asked ir-year-old grandson after liim a "Choo Choo justice lw hp liked it: w . ... . ... I uture fullback noaaea anu Rah, Rah, Duke." , Acting Head Named For Health Dept. To Run Again Men Hurt n Truck Hits ; iedBoxCar " Waynesville men were in Tuesday afternoon when nick went out of control on h leading off the Smathers bridge and clashed into .a parked on a spur track on tree Street. I Haynes 5S-year-piaWo jveteran, was transferred' to peneral Hospital that night aywood County Hospital tment of a fracture of his g. He also sustained bruis t the head and face. - r taiaweii, about do, wno ling with him, was reported condition this rooming at B1 hospital where he is un- iatment for head and; neck fc Chief Orville Noland and Ian Jerry Rogers' reported 1936 pickup truck, with driving, hit a guy wire, tossed Commerce St. and with the box car. Officers said the damage to ick, whose front end was Si, would run over $100. ROBERT RICE REYNOLDS of Asheville, announced recently he would run for Frank, Gra ham's U. S. Senate seat in the next election. Reynolds served in the Senate until early during World War II (See story, page 8) rs Coming To Democratic ting Program wers, -chairman of the oo d Democratic executive N, is slated to arrive here fen-end, and begin making for a meeting of all precinct -n on Saturday, February 'e court house. W the matters which the id executive committee will ought to their attention will recommendation of Demo- pmbers of the Board of 3. Thf PvpniitivA AAmmlt. S . " v.vvuvi S VVIUIII't- pes recommendations, but f appointments come from Fe Board. fKGEST NEON SIGN of the largest neon signs area has lust haan SrntH Ganett Furniture Company uni ot their store. The are Of Stainless steel vith . . . ' 'ng inside the open let- Clyde Area Goes Over Top, In 1950 Polio Drive ' The folks of the Clyde area not orfly became the first in Haywood .County lb reach their quota for the 1950 March of Dimes, but they went way over the top. Ray McKinnish, area campaign chairman,' reported . this morning that a total $1,033 had been con tributed to the drive. The Clyde quota was $750. To swell this fund came both In dividual contributions and the pro ceeds from benefit events. The members of the sponsoring Clyde Lions Club, headed by Presi dent Grover Haynes, went to work before the campaign opened, mak ing arrangements ; a n d fruitful contacts. , . Last monthk a basketball double header between the Clyde All Stars of the Haywood County League and the independent Cherokee Indians boosted . tne fund.V- r;- Later, the war chest got another big boost when the Waynesville Drive-In Theater contributed ; the proceeds from one night's show. So far, Clyde is the only area to reach its goal, to say nothing of passing it. Bethel, however, ; vas reported nearing its quota. Both sections come under the general Canton area campaign di rected by Edwin Haynes. The Haywood County Medical Society at a called meeting here Tuesday night approved the selec tion of Dr. J. L. Reeves, of Canton, as "nominal" head of the newly or ganized Haywood County Health Department. He was named by Dr. George Gibbons of Canton, the Society president, subject to the approval of the organization, to act until the county officials appointed a full time superintendent. The vacancy resulted from the re-organization of the old district health department which left Hay wood as a separate unit. Dr. Mary Michal, health officer In the old district, accepted an ap pointment as district health of ficer at Boone. , The members of the Society ag reed also on a fee schedule for tonsilectomles which will be per formed under the state school health fund provisions. The fee of $25 set will cover all expenses connected wun tne re moval of tonsils of needy school children. The 1949 Legislature provided I for the establishment of this fund in each county. County Schools Supt. Jack Mes- ser explained that the $3,000 funds are to be used for the correction of defects in school children who cannot afford the expense of auch (See Health Department Pag;e 8) To Speak Here S K DR. J. C. CANIPE, secretary of Evangelism for North Carolina Baptists, will bring the message Monday night at the Haywood Associational Sunday School Ral ly. The Rally will open at 7:15 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Waynesville. February Court Term Opens Feb. 6 Check-Up Here Today Reveals That A Large uoiaers WiliS eel Meelection 123 Volunteers Set Hew VJE1C Dlood Bank Record Gov. Scott Names Russ On Committee . Govern W.TKferr Scott yestei day named W. Curtis Kuss as member of . the Communication Advisory Committee of the North Carolina Communication S t u d y Commission. ; .v , .' . , : Robert Redwtne was recently named ceneral chairman. The aooolntment is for 18 months, expiring July 1, 1951. Haywood Tourist Group To Meet ather S 4-H Council To Name Officers For New Year Officers for 1950 will be elected Saturday morning when the mem bers of Haywood County's 4-H Club Council meet id the little court room of the Haywood Coun ty Court House. The meeting is scneauiea i open at 10 A. M., with Nancy r ost- on of Cruso, the Councu presmem, in fliarffp The Council members, wno m- rlnHe officers of each of tne a Four-H Clubs in the county, also will discuss Problems connecteo with the current year's work. COOLER Fday, Februarv ntA- Ion A i - WllOlUCt pud ness and slightly cooler r:--iiai showers - febythC8taff0fthe Farm): Max. 68 .. 65 .. 67 Min. Rainfall 55 .10 57 55 .03 The Haywood County Tourist Association will meet Wednesday, February 8, at the court hpuse for the annual election of officers and discussion of proposed promo tion nlans for this season. S. E. Connatser, president, is urging that all persons interested In the promotion of tourisi dum nes in the county attend the meet; Ing, which will begin at 7:30. Jewell D. Ferguson Wins Farm Slogan "Ladino Pastures Grow Dollars Faster." . . .that has been selected as the winninc sloean conducted by Hay. wood farmers for their campaign dofinnnn additional acres of tU V "vy Ladino clover Planted in Haywood Miss Jewel Pee Ferguson, of route one, Clyde, a 4-H Club member of the Crabtree-iron uuu school, is the daughter ot . Mr, and Mrs. Albert Ferguson. The prize was $5. ADDS TO STATION va Sims is adding a wash and crrease deoartment to his Tire ser vice station on Main street. The new addition is in the rear of the k.Hidine. and will be entirely en- ic,h fnr use in all kinds of tlU"vU v , w weather. A two-week mixed civil and criminal term of Haywood Superior Court will convene February 6 with Judge Zeb V. Nettles of Asheville presiding. The Jury list drawn up by court officers was announced today follows; ' First week of court Barney McGaha, Cntaloochee; C. G. Medford, C. D. Ketncr, and D. A. Howell, all of Waynesville; C. T. Noland, Crabtree; Albert Reeves, Waynesville; Oliver Parton, White Oak; Robert M. Medford, Jona than: Sam Potts Waynesville; H, H, Price, Waynesville; Homer V, Cagle, Beaverdam; , Paul W. Ferguson, Fines Creek; Jule Boyd, Jonathan; Cash Cald- weU,'Ivy HiU; Charles B. McCrary, Fines Creek; Dick Moody, Jona than; Thurman Evans, Ivy Hill; O. C. James, Waynesville; Clarence C. Hill, Clyde; Joe C. Howell, Waynesville; Rufus Marcus, Waynesville; Harry Hogan, Beaverdam; Joe Browning, Beaverdam; Raymond Duckett, Beaverdam; Will A. Smathers, Waynesville; Hugh C. Best, Crab tree; Lloyd Clontz, Beaverdam; J: M. Medford, Iron Duff; Clin ton C. Burnette, East Fork; Clar ence Muse, Waynesville; Bryan Heatherly, East Fork; Fred R. No- land, Crabtree; Lee Davis, Waynes ville; R. C. Ledbetter, Cecil; Seth C. Wood, Beaverdam; Glenn (Bill) Franklin, Beaverdam; H. P. Clay, Waynesville; Corbitt Wright, Pigeon; Girtwood Smathers, Beav erdam; Duke .0. Rusell, Clyde; W. W, Mitchell, Beaverdam; Tom Hipps, Beaverdam; , , , Second week L. M. Killian, Waynesville; (See Court Page 8) A record 123 volunteers flocked to the blood donor room In the Waynesville Presbyterian Church Friday to give blood to the Ameri can Red Cross Blood Center at Asheville as the Bloodmoblle paid tits fifth and most successful visit to the Waynesville area. In all, they gave 101 pints ot blood to the Center. Homer Kldd, Center , adminis trative director, said it marked the first time a western North Carolina community had given as much as 100 pints of blood in a single day. The previous high, among the communities reporting, he added, was the 96 pints given by volun teers at. the Enka plant in Bun combe . County on a previous Bloodmoblle visit. It also boosted the Waynesville area into the top three WNC communities which have reached a hleh ,ercentaee of their blood donation quota, Mr. Kldd said. In the number of volunteers, too, the only community which topped Waynesville was Marlon, where 139 DeoDle offered their blood in one day.. Of these, however; approxl- malely 89 were actually accepted as donors. v . At about noon, two hours after the blood donor room opened, the 46th volunteer registered. At the same time, five others, were wait ing to be registered. HuDDlly, most of the tecnmci- ans and volunteer assistants workr. ed right on; wtthoiit,, taklASi out for lunch, as the volunteers frwn town and rural areas kept appearing in a steady stream. At 4 P. M., the time wlien the donor room originally was sched uled to close, Red Cross workers returned from a trip to the Ashe ville Center with a fresh supply of bottles. . The supply the Bloodmobile had , (See Blood Donors Pate 8) Outstanding Lady I Only One Or Two Decide Not To Make The Race Indications are that' a majority of present office holders -will be candidates for the Democratic nomination in the May primary. This fact was revealed upon a survey conduct ed by The Mountaineer today. There are several office hold ers who have not definitely made up their minds, but each day finds that those who are undegided getting more an& more interested in seeking re-election. Political maneuvers" are becoming more evident daily, 'and within 10 days, the" lines should be pretty set for the campaign. Starting with district officers. and going on down the list of pres ent office holders, the findings in elude: ' i . Judge Dan C. Moore is definite. ly in the race for re-election. This- Is his first campaign as Judge. He.' was elected solicitor, and then ap pointed Judge later. . . - Ukll Is Winter fLjK Coming Or A Gone? Did the groundhog see his shadow this morning? Will there be six more weks of balmy weather? We don't know. One report is that Mr. Ground hog peeped out about noon, saw blooms on a peach tree, snitched a twig, and scurried back into his den, carrying 'a bouquet to Mrs. Groundhog., ' rWhat does all that mean?- Your guess is as good as any reporter's, or even the ground. ' hog's. Richland Finance Company To Open Offices On Mon. Monday morning will mark the formal opening of the Richland Finance Company, recently or aanized here, with H. S, Ward, president; L. N. Davis, vice-president, and Paul Davis, secretary- treasurer. The office of the company is at 442 Main Street, next to the Le Faine Hotel. The officers anuounc ed that Miss Reta Grant will be In charge, and that an office mana ger will be named later. The firm win specialize in automobile loans, and . discounts of dealer's papers. Authorized capitalization was set at $100,000 by secretary of state in granting the papers of incorporation. "Our plans are to grant loans the same day applications are made," Mr. Ward said. NANCY MEDFORD, pretty, vers atile, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Medford of Ratcliffe Cove, last Saturday was jiamed Hayv wood County's outstanding 4-H Club girl of 1949 during the an nual Achievement Day Program. Nancy, who will be 17 years old next Monday, also won a medal for her talent in designing and i making dresses. A , good student rr;fid atWete. the active young rtwiji ily tortsintertiy.,emclfet came ,t one or tno .regular ior-1 ward? spots on Uie undefeated f Waynesville High School girls' basketball team. She also, was Ratcliffe Cove's, queen in the third annual' Tobacco Harvest Festival. Nancy plans to go to Berca College next fall after she graduates from high school "if I can get In." Tax Listing Time Extended To February 15 Chairman George A. Brown, Jr., of the board of county com missioner t o day announced ' that the deadline' for listing 1950 taxes had been extended until, February 15. He called the donation of more time to the taxpayers who have not yet submitted their lists as the "usual extension" made every year. '.' The deadline originally was February 1. ' He advised the delinquents, howevety U do their listing, which Is required by law, as early before February 15 as pos sible. '; ' .' ' Anyone who comes In later than that will have to pay at least an extra dollars In penalties. ' So far, he said, the county's taxpayers have been responding well to the call for listing, 4'4tiyu. V Communities To 1: Study Results Of Survey I Solicitor Thad Bryson. Jr., ha already paid his $65 filing fee to.. the State Board of Elections, and" 1L.I- A! I 1 1 .. . Ul. ' una vmuiHiij puia 1119 name uu,. the ballot tor re-election. ' Representative Monroe M. Red-r den is also seeking re-election. He; has been in Washington four years, and will ask the voters to send him' back by their votes in May. , Representative Grover C. Davi3' (state representative) is biding his time, and not talking right nowr There are several straws in the'; wind, and these straws could fall either way4 Several colleagues of his in the 1949 General Assembly want him to meet them back in Raleigh next January. He Is inter ested. On the other hand,; others have mentioned that since vhe was sWriiWertfiie'shffildi roar again for that ofUce'In tlfa mean time, Mr. Davis keeps biding his time, and-silent. ' Veep Berkley Was Impressed With Haywood Demos ( Special To The Mountaineer) WASHINGTON Vice President Barklcy called W. G. Byers, Sen ate sergeant at arms, into his of fice to offer congratulations on the fine showing of the large Haywood delegation at the Jefferson-Jack son dinner in Kaieign last -. aatur day. ' Haywood had 22 delegates, and was next to Wake in numbers. Mr. Byers Is chairman of the Haywood Democratic executive committee. Young Demos To Meet At Sylva Officers of all Young Democratic Clubs in the western 12th District will "meet at 2:30 p.m. at Sylva to plan for the distript - wide rally which will be held later Ui Ashe ville All members of the clubs in the district as well as the officers are invited to attend. Rickety Leader Lauds Value Of Ladino Glover January Weather Breaks , High Temperature Record K. O. Carswell, Thickety farmer and chairman of his local Com munity Developmnt Program or ganizationtoday expressed a high opinion fpr the value of ladino clover. " Futrhermore he can show ten acres already planted and six acres more being prepared for planting, to back up the fact that he prac tices what he preaches.. Here is what Mr. Carswell thinks of this crop: "Ladino clover in my opinion is the best clover we have for pas ture. With the proper mixture of orchard grass, our pastures can be made to bo twice as far. "We often hear people say that Ladino clover , is too expensive tc SOW. ' '. " ' '.' ' "But when compared with the price per pound per acre of other clovers, there ia little ainerence. "Ladino. like any other small (See Thickety Man Page 8) Warm, warmer, warmiest and slightly damp, covers the weather record for January here, according to a tabulation of the official weather report, as compiled by the State Test Farm. . The average maximum for Jan uary was 61 degrees, while the average minimum was only 20 de grees lower an even 41. Twelve of the 31 days saw rain, for a total of 3.23 inches. Most people thought there was rain on more days tnan just i&. The coldest day was Sunday the 18th, when the mercury dipped to 15. " There was only four days dur- Shelby To Give Polio Fund Full Day's Receipts February 9 will be Polio Day at Central Cleaners. John Shelby, the owner and operator, explains that this means he will give the March of Dimes everything his business makes on that day. ' That, he adds, does not mean merely, the . net profits it does mean every dime the customers pay him will be contributed to the Waynesville area polio drive. 1 County Agent Wayne Corpenlng today announced a series of meet ings next week to explain the re commendations resulting from a recent study made in the county td,' determine the best enterprises for the three major types of farms. ; He said members of his staff and the staff of Home Demonstra tion Agent Mary Cornwell would show films illustrating how farms and farm homes could be improv ed and explain the best methods for using farm profits. 'The survey made earlier by federal and state agricultural ex perts analyzed the conditions on the small, medium, and large farms by studying a farm consid ered typical of each of these types in Haywood County. The meetings and the discuus- sions which will be held will go over the results of these exhaust ive studies. The schedule for the first week: Mornina Star Community at Morning Star School 7:30 P. M. Mondv. Iron Duff at Antioch Baptist Church 7:30 P. M. Tuesday. White Oak at White Oak Presby terian Church 7:30 P. M. Wed Ratcliffe Cove at the Ratcliffe rove Community Center 7:30 P. M February 9. Lower Crabtree at Crabtree Tron Duff School 7:30 P. M. February 10. Similar meetings are planned for each of the other organized communities. Register of Deeds Bryan Med ford, a quiet, but consistent cam paigner, has let it be known that he wants to remain on the job for four more years. He is definitely in the race for re-election. Clerk of Court Hugh Leather, wood is like his neighbor across 'the court house hall, he will seek re-election so he tells some of his closest political friends. His pres ent intentions are to be a candi date. , Tax Collector Sebe Bryson plans . to return to his office on Marco, first, after a serious Illness. His health is much improved, and while he is not making an announce- ment. political observers in read- ing between the lines gather from, his plans that he is seriously con sidering seeking re-election. v;,- Ing the month that the recording registered freezing or below. One was the first day, with a reading of 22, again on the 7th with 28, and on the 8th with 15, on the 9th with 27 and then again on the 21st with 30. The maximum , ranged in the sixties for 18 days, and on two days shot up into the 70's with the high of 76 on the 21st. January 1950 is one of the warmest Januaries ever recorded here, and with only four days of the month hitting freezing- makes some who experienced bitter wint ers of years ago shake their heads in bewilderment. Polio Orive Little Over M-l'ay Mark In Area An extra day was added to the operation schedule of the Dime Board in the Waynesville area as 1950 March of Dimes officials here reported only $4,021.11 In the campaign chest. 1 While Cantoit and Waynesville drive directors were trying to fig ure out how they could meet the $7,500 quota set for each area, the Clyde campaign went $285 over the top. Clyde Drive Chairman Ray Mc Kinnish reported today a total of $1,035 had been contributed in his section. The quota for the area was $750 Earlier. Waynesville area Cam paicn Director Felix Stovall had announced that the March of Dimes deadline had been extend ed to at least February 9 because of the slow progress, John Shelby of Central Clean ers in Waynesville will give the campaign all the money his busi ness receives on that day, which he has designated as Polio Day. Stovall announced that the Dime Board would be operated on Thursday, Friday, and Monday to help boost the drive. (See Polio Page 8) The three members of the coun ty school board do not appear in terested in seeking re-election. Re liable sources point to the fact that they would like to get from under the responsibility. The members themselves have made no public statements, and they easily could reverse the prediction that they are not candidates. The board is com posed of R. T. Messer, now in Flor. Ida. Homer Cagle, and W. V. Davis. Chairman George Brown has held the post since 1938, and rumtifs have it that he is not run ning. Mr. Brown has not made such a decision. He is still giving the, matter serious thought, and right now there Is more than an even chance he will decide to get into the race.' " . 1. Commissioner D. J. "Doc" No- land, who has been on the board (See Officers Page 8) s Highway Record For 1950 In Haywood (To Date) Killed 2 Injured.... 7 (This information com piled from Records of Stats Highway Patrol).