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1 The Best Advertising Medium In Haywood County Published At The Eastern Entrance of The Great Smoky Mountains Nat ional I'ark- Kead by Thinking IVople roil xlvii NO. 8 WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, JANTAKY 21, 1953 E W FROM ate and Nation -vr Getting Ready To Leave tItTIF AMERICA. The second LJ i w Rpar-Admiral Rich es?;' aril P thisfw It .Tfr" , began breaking camp Mr' .,.-li- rlpnnrture home. ,1 1 I I V VV- I -r tiiversary f his second , it , Atuaruc ranuucn. Un' :'" d l'ut The Government In Insurance Business S'. N'CiTON. Plans to use the ' ". jrity program ' as an open ! to" put the government in ".' ",7.,.,,. business were revealed socfr S'Mtol this week. rl nolds Against World Court iSIIINTGTON Senator Robert R Reynolds is opposed to the United "X "entering the world court while yXtor Josiah W. Bailey is in favor Tui'h a movement- J Fastest Train Schedule tlUCAGO The fastest train kduie Deiween iikuuiju V, nlllC Iiauun was iuoif,u , la that started a run between Chica- and Milwaukee, wnicn eighty minutes lor wj Tn Fijrht Huev P. Long IjATON ROUGE, La. Marching in notary formation under a large ijneiican bag 340 citizens of bast $um Rouge, parish organized on bat .Jday into headquarters, "shock troop gallon" of the Square Deal associa in of Louisiana, which is challeng nfe Senator lluey IV Long s dieta-or.-hip. Krnest J- Bourgeois, 28 year ,14 Square Deal President in an act Ires shouted instructions' through k megaphone along the lines ot bat ;alion formation that stretched sev ral hundred vards, "You are not here get into the army, that is not the dea. This is an organization." Anna Dull Roosevelt Married fiEW YORK CITY On Friday Burning at nine o'clock Anna Roose r8t Dall, daughter of the President, iib simple and short wedding became Vi wife of John Bocttiger, former White House correspondent of the Cljcago Tribune. The president did nut attend. The bride was given av by her mother- It was the sec. end "marriage for both. Mrs. Dall hafmg her divorce last July 30 at MJtiden.'". Nev- and Boettiger having online,! his last November in Illi nois The marriage cime as a great siffpri.se at this time, although Washington- society was watching the io nee with keen interns'. Flood City Area kw York When a forty-eight ? , - , i i li nen water main Dursi iweu " in gallons of water flooded a twefity. ),'k area, washed up side walks, ill flooded cellars, putting out ifrlits in many buildings, including ifveral hospitals- Gasoline Pays New York. Taxes levied by the itleral Government on gasoline in -$34 approximated 170 million Jol it., and levies by the State govorn ents were 560 million dollars, ac ;r(iing to the American Petroleum Institute. I Returns $2,200 f Louisa, Ky. Shirley Sanson bought i -old cupboard at a sale for $2.00. Ater he found $2,200 hidden behind liaise back. He returned the money the rightful owners. Some of the ins were dated before 1875 and may worth more than their face value. Trestle Dynamited Springfield, 111. Twelve cars of a eight train Were thrown into a kvine when a dynamited trestle rumpled under them. The engine, Hider and eight cars passed over he structure before the explosion hnttered it like matchwood- The D-lowing ears piled up and smashed P ier their momentum. (Continued on page 7-) Circulation Pacts ... 1- 1 - 1 : eupie nave pam heir Subscription ince January first "roof That This Paper Is Read President's Niece Margaret Delano, a niece of President Roosevelt, will bo olio of the many socially prominent women who will have an active, role in the 1935 liirthday Hall; for the President. The Ball., which will be held iu DG00 com munities from coast to coast on Jan. 30th, is a benellt to raise funds for waging a nation-wide war on infantile paralysis. Roosevelt Ball To Be Brilliant Social Event AH Haywood County Will Join In The Celebration At Can. ton High School Twenty-six sponsors have, been named by the civic organization's, of Waynesville and Canton to lead the Grand1 March anil . participate in the Haywood County President's Birth day Ball which will be given at the hight school gymnasium in Canton next Wednesday evening, January !10. Jimmie Gunn's 14-piece orchestra, of Charlotte, will provide mu-sic for the dance which will continue from 9 :.'!() until 1:30 o'clock. The organizations ami the spon sors whom they have named are: From Canton The Town of Canton, Miss Helen Sligh ; The Canton Cham, ber of Commerce, Miss Louise Hill; the Civitan Club, Miss Katherine Suttles; the Y's Men's Club, Mrs. W. P. Lawrence; the Business and Pro fessifina Wojnen's CluU. Miss Lillian Smith; the American Legion, Miss Virginia Reeves; the American Aux iliary. Mrs. Carter 'Rhinehart; the 30th Signal Company, Miss Gwen dolyn Hall; the Cotillion Club, Miss Virginia Trostel; the Masons. Miss Blanche Johnson; the D, O. K. K., Miss Delma Mitchell; the Jr. Wo man's Club, Miss Mary Alice Tate; the Sr- Woman's Club, Miss A Ha Walker; the High School P, T. A., Mrs. H. F. Whitehead : the North Canton P. TV A., Mrs. G. C. Klopp; the Penn. Ave, P- T. A., Miss Frances Mease. From Waynesville the "7" Club, Miss Louise Stringfieki; the Rotary Club, Mrs- Ralph Prevost; the American Legion, Mrs. Tom Lee, Jr.; the Music Club. Mrs. L. M, Richeson; the American Legion Auxilary, Mrs. R, R. Campbell; the U. D-C, Mrs. Nobel Garrett; the Business and Professional Women's Club. Miss Louise Moody; the Community Club, Mrs- Geo. Bischoff, the K- of P., Mrs. Arthur Ledbetter; the D. A. R., Mrs. Harden Howell. SQUARE DANCE AT a.MORY The scope, of the annual birthday ball was broadened when the comin it tees in charge of arrangements met last Friday evening and decided to incoporate a square dance into the plans for the evening. There are several hundred square dance enthu siats in the county and most of then-, will be glad of the opportunity to attend an affair .if this kind- The square dance win be l.jld at the Ar mory, which will be decoratet in pa triotic colors, and music will be furn. ished by ReeWr's String Rand. Tickets for this dance will be sold at the same price as those for the round dance at the high school gym. and the will be interchangeable so that those who wish can attend both dances during the evening on the same ticket. Mr. Wade C. Hill is chairman of the committee promoting the square dance. ' ADVANCE SALE HEAVY Reports from the advance ticket sales here and in Waynesville and Clyde imlkate that an unusually (Continued on page 7) THE WEATHER OFFICIAL W EATHER REPORT Date Max. Min- 17 59 40 18 60 32 19 48 ; 37 20 56 56 21 63 48 22 65 38 23 , 47 '. '' 32 J. F.BASS PASSED AWAY HERE LAST SUNDAY NIGHT Pioneer Heal Estate And Insur ance Man Had Heen In 111 Health For Past Five Years Funeral se.vi.es weie held on Tues. day morning at 10:."0 o'clock at the St. John's Catholic Chapel with Fath-i er Howard V. Lane ollieating for John Francis Bass, 71. who died at 10:.'!0 o'clock Sunday nir1'1 at his home on Main street follow ng an ill ness pf tnv years. After the service here the bixly was taken to Lexing ton, Ky. for interment in the family plot in a cemetery of that city. , Mr. Bass was born in Lexington, Ky. on March the 12. 1SC4, and was the son of the late John H. Bass and the 'ate Mrs. Alice Coleman Kouque. For generations his family has K'en prom inently connected in the state of Kentucky. He was educated in the private schools in Iexington ami at Vallanova, near Philadelphia. With his mother he came to Way nesville about forty-five years ago from New Orleans. They bought the Walter Brown place on the Balsam Road, which they called the "Crow's N'e.st," and the hospitality dispensed there made it for many years one of the social venters of the town He organized the real estate and insurance firm of Bass and Cockran and the first real estate development in this section, that of Brookwood, now Hazel wood, was promoted by the fnili- hollowing the death of Harry Cockran, in -11)04. he took in the firm as his . partner E. L. Withers. In li)08 Mr. Withers bought out the in suranee .department of the business but- Mr. Bass retained his interest in the real estate, although he bad not been active in the firm for th past few years. Mr. Bat- was prominently ' identi fied with all civic movements n the town. For years he served as tin secretary of tin Board, of Trade and late)' as '.president.' He generously gave Ins support to every pi'ogra.ssivo undertaking of the coninuiiiity. Oil September ' 1", l!)'2(i, he was married, to Miss Bailie Virginia Crawford, by whom he is survived. Others surviving are. a", brother,:. -Ar chibald Fouque, of Lo.s Angeles. Cab, an aunt, Mrs. Margaret "Davenport, anil three first cousins, Miss Mary Davenport. John Davenport and James Davenport, all of Lexington, Kentucky. Active pallbearer were: Joe Tate, Ira Thackston. K. L. Withers, F. W. Miller, F, E. Alley, Jr., and Henry Gaddy. Honorary pallbearers were Harry M. Ball, G. H. Ward, of Ashe ville, James R. Boyd, Clyde H. Rav, John N. Shwlbred, P. L. Turhyfill, J. W. Seaver, Joe Mormino, Wr. T. Denton. Millard Poteate, CM. Dieus, Dr. Tom Stringfield, and Dr. Sam Stringfield. Changes Are Being Made At Fire Dept. Workmen were busy Tuesday morning changing the front of the fire department here. Aii additional door is being made for use of the small truck which was recently made by members of the fire depart ment which will be used in answer ing small fires. The truck carries 500 feet of ho.se and will be used instead of the large truck on many trips. : The department will have two doors and either truck can be taken out without bothering with the other. Bills That Have Been Put Before General Assembly Some of the. state-wide bills that have been introduced in the general assembly to date that are. of interest are as follows: Abolition of toll briiiges. Driver's license, and radio facilities for all police and sheriff.s. Acquisition of scenic parkway right.-: of way. (W. G. Byers upon his re turn from Raleigh last week stated that he had never known of one group iri accord With one project as the senate was with this bill.) Prohibition of slot machines. Repeal of absentee ballot law. Prohibition of drunken driver?, If passed would require year suspension of driving privileges. Unemployment insurance, providing minimum allowance of $3 weekly. Transportation of school children would provide that bus be driven net to exceed 30 miles an hour and be equipped with safety glass. Drivers would be at least 25 . years old. . Stronger beer- would raise alcoholic content from 3.2 to 4.5 per cent. Registration of voters Mf any voter wanted to change party .affiliation would require to do so Jn writing be fore registrar. " . Compensation of precinct officers would raise fee from $2 to $3 a day. Hours of election would be fixed at from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Vaccination of dogs all dogs vac- cin'ated against rabies once a year for all dogs over six months old. Waynesville's Waynesville's Public Library now has a sign on the door which reads: "Closed for lack of funds" Lee. Rogers Has A Good Business Go ing With Tobacco Ia'o V. Rogers, a progressive fa.ni. er of -Clyde, has worked up a flourishing- mail order business on smok ing and chewing tobacco. Mr. Rogers grows hw own tobacco and selects thi' type- best suited for smoking and chewing, and together with special flavoring flavors the men mix the t.oHaeco according to their, own taste liming the past two years Mr. Hoige.s lias -old over ;!,.',Ol) pounds by mail order, lie advertises in the leading I' ini paper.- in the 'country, and h.is worked up a business that keeps him busy aim s t all year 'round; llr Rogers at one time was a man. ilfactu.er of' plug twist tobacco, and it. was in. this way that be learned ju.-t what .'.type of chewing tobacco t hat m : people like. Legionaires To Hear Discussion Of Bonus On 29th Mass Meeting Of Haywood I'ost No. 17 Will He Held In Court House Next Tuesday The evening of Tuesday, January 29th, has been set as Bonus Night by state officials of the American Le gion, and the Haywood Post, togeth er With the other 150 posts in the state will hold mass meetings at that time ami bear via -radio": slate com mander discuss the bonus, question.: The meeting here will be held in the court room at the courthouse; .ac cording" to T. (J. Massif, commander of the local organization. Mr: Miissie said: "If there ever was a time that the legion needs you and you rued the Ix'gion it is now. Don't let anything keep you away from this meeting. The state commander will speak over the radio" at 7:45 mid tell each post just what steps to take in regard f' the bonus (pie.-ton. Commander Massie said there would be a radio installed in the court room for the occasion. "If you are interested in getting immediate cash for your bonus you will attend this meeting and let it be known by your vote," he continued. Payment. ; of pensions to make quarterly, payment instead of semi annual to Confederate veterans. Compensation of election office rs not less: than $3 and not more than $5. Abolition of official markers at elec tions.; Sick leave, for teachers teachers allowed seven days each school year. Commissioners to fix " 'salaries; to appoint and fix salaries of tax collec tors, etc. Abolition of county offices eommis sioners would have power to consoli date Or abolish offices of county. Witness fees salaried law enforce ment officers would not be allowed witness fees in court. Referendum on whiskey to admit to the voters of the state the .question of controlling the sale of whiskey in North Carolina. It would provide for a referendum on Tuesday after the second Monday in July, the voters to indicate the first and second choice between: 1 retaining present law; 2 Quart law control (one quart pet person each 15 days) issued only to heads of families; 3 Open sale method a $100 state tax-plus city tax. Death by hanging to substitute death by hanging under sentence of law for death by electrocution. Sheriff would do hanging in jail-yard enclos ure in presence of 18 t 36 respectable citizens, and two physicians, "Black-Eye I ', ' I Survey Started On Extension Of Soco (Jap Road A second survev tiartv started to work Monday at Cherokee on the ex-! lu'iuc western end of the scenic park way route from Cherokee towards Soco Cap, it was learned from Krank W. Miller. Preliminary surveys have been under wav for some time, and much of the route has been (lagged. The new survey heads through Soco valley toward Soco Cap and 'tends' to hold to the side bills A previous survey, made by the state highway commission along the -route before if was decided to include the Cherokee Soeo Cap link in the parkway, 'held more towards the cent ei of t he valley. The -survey, to be'. made !y the party starting work Monday will con form with specifications of the C. S. Bureau of Public Koadi and the National Park service. Another survey parly working on thi' northeastern end of the parkway route from the Virginia slate line to wauls lllowing Kock has 'completed running survey lines as far as ..Mull berry Cap, about 32 "-miles northeast of lilowing Kock I 'n'.ess weather conditions materially slow up. the work, the survey is 'expected to be completed to Plowing Kock within the next tit) days. Plan- are also known to be unde consideration for starting additional survey parties on oilier segments of the highway route later on so that the survey of the .entire parkway route may be speeded up. all along the line. It is understood that these plans for additional surveys are awaiting of ficial approval from Washington. Expect 125 To Be Here For District Methodist Meeting Some Of The Oustandinjr Work ers Of The Methodist Church To He On Program Waynesville district of the Metho dist church will meet here Monday morning at the. Methodist church at ten o'clock. About-'1 25 leading laymen and pas tors are expected to attend. Dr. .1 II. II Iterchman will repre sent the general hoard of missions ami Dr.-C. C. Weaver will represent the icoiiference hoard. Dr. 14 M. Abernothy. missionary secretary and Colden Cross, director Will be prc-ont to take part, on the program. . The institute will ! held under the "-direction of Rev. W, A ; Kollins, presiding elder of this district. " Paul Hardin, Jr.; : pastor of the local church announced that the la dies of the church would serve lunch at thi: noon hour. Haywood Officials Back From Raleigh Three Haywood county officials re turned Sunday from Raleigh after having spent the week-end in the capitol on business lor the county. Those making the trip were W. G. Byers. Clerk , of court, T. J. Cathey, county auditor and W. T. Hannah, county attorney. Mrs- Byers accom panied them on the trip. The three officials consulted with Representative J, T- Bailey and others on county matters during their stay in Raleigh. M r- Cathey stated that from all observations the legislature was de termined to complete all business and adjourn in less time than some pre- vious .-c.'oiia naiii 1 1 mcimio s j wnom i t-aiKea to seemea to be one ot accord on almost everything," he said; "and they fieem tq be determnined on finishing up in quick order." 6 CHILDREN DIE IN WRECK Dead wood, S. Dak. Six children were killed and thirteen injured when the bus in which they , were riding collided with a truck on a narrow bridge near Piedmont. The children, members of veterans' families at CCC Camp, were being transferred from school to camp. . '.-J, ANNUAL C. OF C. BE HELD ON 31st Directors In Session l ast Mon day Night Termed Last Year As Hest In Years p Hectors of th,. local Chamber nerce met last Monday night Thursdav niebt. .lanuarv ,'ilst. i i - '''! date for the annual election ! elli.ei- ;uid a survey of the work don by organisation during the -; i! year. 1 he meet ing will be court room of. the court ning at S o'clock. held in the house, begin- President .1. Wilford Kay will name a nominating commit tee ' before the date of the meeting. All nlemlx-rs of the organirr' are urged to bo in attendance, an others who are interested in the v that the body centemplate.s doing d.. ing the coming year. It was the-general opinion among the directors Monday night, after dis cussing th,.. reports, that thf, season of ll'.'il was one of the most success ful that the local organization had ever bad. It was al.so the general opinion of the board that the coming season would afford n greater oppor tunity for th, organization to perform a specific duty to the eommunity than ever before. Although no formal plans were dis cussed by the present hoard for the coming year because that will be up to the newly elected officers, those present did, .however, f'o on record favoring In-pinning immediately in ..making plans for the reason and get ting publicity in the hands of pros pect iye visitors at, an early date. Idist year the two chambers of-commerce- were merged and were late in getting started, but this year plans are to be well underway with all pro jects Infore "th,. season opens. I he present officers of , the organi- r.at ion are: .1. Wilford liny, president', .'P. tiny Massie, vice president. W. Curtis Russ, second vice presi dent.". " KnioSt P. Withers, secret nry-drc-as. urer. Mis. Hilda Way (iwyn. asMslaiit during summer. Directors: Crank -W. Miller. .1. II. Howell Hugh Massie, Cuy Massie, 'P. I,. Creon, W. A. Hradley, .lames Atkins, R. P, Prevost, and W. Curtis Russ, Criminal Court Will Convene On Monday, Feb. 1th Haywood county Superior. Court f the trial of criminal' cases, iiresid r d over bv Judge.' .1. A. Uousseau of N'oith Wilkesboni, will Conveno here .Monday, February !. " The following: li.-l of juror.s will occupy places in the jury box and grand jury for the next 12 months will be selected: First week: Waynesville township, Carl Med ford. R. IL Morris, .(, How ell, 1). II. .Turpin. Fred (libsotl, d (I Ix'at Iwrwood, James Peavenlam, F R. Rice ton, John Cole. F. M. f'laik., V, N. Worley. Reeves Rathbone. H. I M Ratclilf: , Charlie Pax. Hyers, 1). K Pines (.'"reek Me Kirov. '.. Nolaml; Iron Duff, Jess Fulbright (Jlen Tate, J M MeClure ; Cecil, A. M. Frazier. H. A. Reece; White Onk, Boli Peathei wood, J. B. Hill; Pigeon, Wavne Terrell. Caston Burnett, W. A. Moore, Albert C. Messer ; Ivy Hill, R. C VCampbell, Frank Nichols, S. C Queen; Jonathan's - (reek, J W. Teague, John Ha. r. ll, W. II. N'elson; Kn- Fork. F. II. f'ogburn, C. N. Rhodes; ('atalooclice, J. R.Caldwell, X. M. Messer; CrCrec, R. C. San ford, '.Bob Messer; Clyde, (ieorge IP .J 6n.es. '..- . Seeoiid week : Wayhe.sville. T. "d McFJroy, Fad Martin. R. (). Alien; P.eaveidam, (ieorge : Maness, C,. IF Wilson, Jess Ward, .(;: S; Shepherd, C. H, Silvers, , J. M. II ipns; Jonat ban's Cieek, (Jle.iin Boyd; Pigeon:" (. M. Stamey, Thomas Mich;.' el, R. K. Cath ey.. Ralph Riddle; Fines Creek; C. C, Chambers ; Clyde; Je.rr-'.' Rogers. White Oak. I! R. ,,; .; V'.:' ' Fork. J. X. Garner. r . .. - WKARS DRKSS 50 YKARS Allison, iowa. Mrs. Ida Webber, SO, of (larksville, has worn the same black .woolen dress fo church every SundaV fo: FiO vears. . WHAT DO YOU KNOW , This week Uncle Abe nut ori his thinking- cap and started his intelligence test its a real te.-t. Ife claims only members of t he brain trust can possibly pass it- perhaps you can turn to it now and see.