Hazel wood Man Named
No. 1 Marine Recruiter
Marine Technical Sergeant
Joseph H. iSmokeyi Lathrop of
Hazelwood, attached to the Ashe
ville Marine recruiting office it the
top Marine recruiter in North Car
olina, Major W. O. Cain. Jr.. state
Marine recruiting director, has an
nounced
Sgt. Lathrop. non-commissioned
officer in charge of the Marine re
cruiting office located in the Ashe
ville Post Office, was congratulat
ed by Governor William B Uin
stead during swearing-in cere
monies for the Carolina Recruit
Platoon in the state capitol build
ing Jan.. 21.
In announcing the selection of
I.athrop as top recruiter in the
tiate. Major Cain pointed out the
Leatherneck sergeant's outstanding
work in making the Asheville re
cruiting the best in the Tar Heel
state.
The Asheville office, which re
cruited one man in January 1953,
began the new year by enlisting
50 men. Asheville recruiters went
all out in June and July 1953 when
they enlisted an entire recrylt
platoon in the mountain area, the
75 - man Carolina Mountaineer
Platoon
Recently. Lathrop and his two
rssistants. Staff Sergeants Carl W
Ripley and William L. Stephens,
enlisted over three quarters of the
Second Carolina Platoon which was
sent to Parris Island. S. C., Jan. 21
lor recruit training.
The Asheville recruiting office
vv;.s selected as the outstanding
two-man recruiting station in the
southeastern states four times last
year during monthly recruiting
competition by the 6th Marine
Corps Reserve and Recruitment
l")istrict at Atlanta
To win the award. Asheville had
to better the record of all two
man stations in the southeastern
states.
I-athrop's grst month as a re
cruiter made officials sit up and
take notice He enlisted 21 men.
an outstanding record for a new
recruiter.
In addition to Lathrop's fine
achievement in obtaining applic
ants for enlistment, Major Cain
also pointed out the sergeant's
outstanding work in putting the
kkfarihe Corps before the public in
Bute mountain area of western
North Carolina.
Lathrop started out by placing
Marine Corps recruiting bumper j
strips (Join The Marines) on all i
laundry trucks In the area. He fol
lowed this up with the placement
of recruiting publicity and recruit
ing literature, posters, cards and
billboard advertising at strategic
spots throughout the Asheville
area in addition to obtaining wide
publicity for the Marine Corps in
newspapers and over radio sta
tions.
The sergeant was commended by
public information officials at At
lanta last July when he obtained
full page advertising in The Moun
taineer during the recruiting drive
for the Carolina Mountaineer Pla
toon.
Lathrop has been closely watch
ed by recruiters and recruiting of
ficials in the southeastern recruit
ing area and has been used by of
ficials as an example of how a good
recruiter can turn a normally dead
recruiting area into a most produc
tive one.
Not a stranger to the Asheville
area, Lathrop headed a laundry
concern in the mountain area as a
civilian. He knows the mountain
area and its people and it's paying
off on his present assignment.
"Smoky," as his friends call 1dm.
is a go-getter and this attribute is
keeping recruiting officials well
pleased with the Asheville area
Leatherneck's work.
A resident of Hazclwood. Lath
rop, his wife Polly, and their two
daughters, live at 106 Georgia Ave.
Lower Crabtree
Youth Attend
Brevard Retreat
By MRS MILLARD FERGUSON
Community Reporter
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Mrs. W. J MoCrary accompanied
as councilor the MYF members of
ihe Crabtree Methodist Charge and
also the Hazelwood members to the
MYF Retreat of the Waynesville
District which was held in Brevard
College last weekend. Those at
tending from Crabtree were Fran
ces Jones. Alice McCraiken, Hel
' cn McClure, Sarah Jones. Carolyn
Creasman. Blllie Best and Phillip
Davis. From Hazelwood: Wanda
Turner and Clare Fulbright
The Baptist Cottage prayer group
will meet Friday evening. Febru
ary 12. at 7 p.m. at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Jfsse Haney.
Several from our community at
tended tiie open house celebrating
tiie loth anniversary of our county
wide library service at the Library
last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs L. (). Ferguson an
nounce the birth of a granddaugh
ter. Martha Jane, to the proud par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Alna Hyatt, of
Hyatt's Creek. The baby was born
February 1. at Haywood County
Hospital.
Millard Ferguson has been hav
ing an epidemic of pneumonia in
his beef cattle herd. He hopes he
has it under control and also that
it will be confined to his herd and
not spread to other herds.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Wells have
had their house insulated and are
now finishing an addition of two
new rooms.
The Crabtree Methodist WSCS
met Monday night at the home of
Mrs. Fred L. Safford. Mrs. Hugh
Noland gave the devotional and
had the program.
The Rev. A. It. Davis conducted
the first study in a series of four
on missions, "Heritage and Des
tiny." last Sunday evening at the
Crabtree Methodist Church. He
ss. til continue the series next Sun
day, Feb. 14, at 7 p.m. with Davis
Chapel in Iron Duff.
Mrs. Millard Ferguson attended
the meeting in Waynesville Friday
of thp District program committee
of the WSCS. Others in attendance
were the president. Miss Laura M.
Jones, of Franklin; vice president.
Mrs. V. E. Wilson; of Canton: re
cording secretary. Mrs. Allen Siler.
of Franklin: also Mrs. J W. Fowler
and the Misses Ray and Louise Bal
lard of Lake Junaluska.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Cole
man. Clare and Robert. III. of New
berry. S. C.. were weekend guesls
of Mrs. Coleman's parents, Mr. and
M--s. W. C. Kirkpatriek.
Joe Palmer, who has been un
der treatment at the Victoria Hos
pital, Asheville. has returned home
much Improved. We are sorry Joe
has decided not to represent us
again in the Ix-gislature. We need
young men of his integrity to steer
our political ship, and then too we
will miss the prestige of having our
own representative.
Miss Ervina Allen of Hollywood.
Calif,, a student at WCTC, was the
weekend guest of Mr and Mrs. M
B Reeves, Jr.
J. Handy Kirkpatriek and daugh
ter. Miss Mary Frances, of Canton,
were dinner guests Sunday of Mr
] and Mrs. B. F: Nesbitt as was also
[the Rev. and Mrs. W. F. Ferguson
! and Mr. and Mrs. Millard Fergu
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Mercus Massie and
Karl were Sunday guests of their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Killian of Clyde.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn C. Palmer
i with Mr. and Mrs. Gudger Palmer
| of Canton attended the Dr. Rich
funeral at Montmorenci Church,
Candler, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Palmer, Jr.,
returned Wednesday from Raleigh
where they saw the State-Duke ball
i game. They were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne Corpening in Winston
Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. Velde Barnes, Da
vM and Ann of High Point, were
weekend guests of. Mrs. Barnes'
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Al
len.
E. C. Beck and David Jones of
High Point spent the weekend at
their respective homes:
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hill of Rat
GOVERNOR WILLIAM B. L'MSTEAD congratu
lates Technical Sergeant Joseph II. (Smokey)
l.athrop of the Asheville Marine Recruiting sta
tion on the leatherneck's selection as top North
Carolina Marine Recruiter, during colorful swear
ing-in ceremonies for the Carolina Platoon Jan.
21 in the state capitol building in Raleigh. Lath
iop. a resident of llazelwood. was selected by
.Major W. O. Cain, Jr.. North Carolina recruit
ing director, as the top recruiter fo 1953 in the
Tar Jleel state and as the man who has done
the most to make his recruiting station the best.
I.athrop was also cited for his work in publicizing
the Marine Corps in the mountain area.
(OfTicial Marine Corps Photo)
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NOTICE OF SERVICE OF
PROCESS BY PUBLICATION
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
HAYWOOD COUNTY
IN TIIE SUPERIOR COl'RT
Kt.KEOON DIXON BLALOCK.
BY HER NEXT FRIEND
M D DIXON. PlaintifT
vs
JACK MONROE BLALOCK.
Defendant
TO: JACK MONROE BLALOCK
The defendant. Jack Monroe
Blalock, will take notice that a
pleading seeking relief against you
has been filed in the nhove entitled
action, in the Superior Court of
Haywood County. North Carolina
by the above named plaintiff for
an absolute divorce upon the
grounds of two years separation.
The said defendant will further
take notice that he is required to
appear at the Office of the Clerk
of the Superior Court of Haywood
County, at the Courthouse in
Waynesville. N. C. not later than
April 6. 1954 and answer or demur
to the Complaint in said action or
the plaintiff will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in
said complaint.
This, the 10th day of February.
1954
J B SILER
Clerk of the Superior Court
Haywood County.
North Carolina.
2404?F 11-18-25 M 4
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Mrs. Sheaffer
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1 felt as if 1 were going to die.
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117 Licenses
Revoked For
)runk Driving
For driving drunk 817 Tar Heel
lolorists lost their legal driving
rivileges In January the State De
artment of Motor Vehicles re
orted today.
The first month figures of tipsy
rivers was down somewhat from
anuary, 1953. Last year 938 drunk
.rivers had their license revoked.
liffe Cove were Sunday visitors of
Ar. and Mrs. Bill Parks.
Violations requiring the surren
der of driving privileges were off
generally in the first report for
1954 Driving after license revok
ed dropped from til* in January. I
1953 to 58 last month. Reckless
driving was down, from 34 to 32
as were convictions for transport
ing liq or. from 51 to 29.
Speeding over 75 m.p.h., on the
other hand .wa, up. The monthly
summary listed 225 convictions and
subsequent loss of license for the
speedsters in January. Last year
only 152 such convictions were se
cured. The difference is credited
to a sterner enforcement of speed
laws according to department of
filial s. ?
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over 70 m i I
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undir the I
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ing larcvny ui autueS
p r um' <>t 1
fii'd Judgment 1
hit-and-run J
sul't'd in 11, /j
nonth and 1,214
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WILL BE CHARGED FOR FAILURE
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of the Listers I'ntil February l.'tth. *
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