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nn WE NESYI MOUNTAINEER J Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smoky Mountains National Park jjTH YEAR XL NO. 47 Sixteen Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. G, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1940 $1.50 In Advance In Haywood And Jackson CounUea rfeen Lose Drivers Lnn A c (f!r i in i n i 1 llOVJ VA lllllllUl urt Get Mnrder Cases, Out- F 4 Of Wrecks, WiD Be Daring The mm persons were fined ?50 iAvei't licenses revoked C during the three days Member criminal court Lened here on Monday - Wilson Warlick, of (en round a dozen cases f ae offense pending trial .rdiy afternoon, that will farinr the week. those losing their driv dji were: Robert C. Case, i, Run, Roy Berry, Weaver iflde Gahagan, jr., dames nn McClure, Rankin Fer itn Rattler, Fred Walter k,Q. M. Kippe, Bill Flynn, Jjea, Donald Medford, Gra osley, Hugh Russell, and t Queen. al Lee Gibson, charged '.jar drunk, was sentenced rod for three months and ie impended for a year. ; tawa to be tried for driv pe intoxicated include: Wal Wmer, George Gibosn, Ar 3yatt, Grady Ducket, Lee U William C. Mann, Wil li Monroe, and C. D. Ford. I jirj was drawn and the iaj begun in the case of the Terras Lester Bramlett, 4 with manslaughter, during Vioon yesterday. It was A by court attaches that tl tonld continue for lev-1 1 '. v -.'' tut pew out of a bead on! sf the car driven by Bnmlett with that or Harry toiiou, of New York, in ltter'g wife, Mrs. RichJ u instantly killed and i ker injured. Officers unaei way Heads Boosters " I ft f RALPH PREVOST Ralph Prevost Is Named President Of Boosters Club The- Hazelwood Booster's Club brought to a close its fourteenth consecutive year with the election of officers on Thursday evening at their annual meeting iu the Fel lowship Hall of the Basel wood Presbyterian church. Ralph Pre vost was elected president and E. L. Armour was elected secretary. Frank Compton was re-elected " 7 '"' will serve aa vice president Di rectors I are : Ralph Summerrow, Dr. R. Stuart Roberson and Jerry Rogers. i The club went on record as ap proving that a stop light be placed at the intersection of Brown Ave nue, Church street and Main street and appointed a committee to meet with the board of educa tion to see that school zoning signs are placed where needed. Serving on this committee are: L. N. Davis, Lawrence Leather wood and E. L. Armour. The speaker of the evening was (Continued on page 8) i "to of the road,- but that car swerved from his mi into the other Vehicle ffy returned a true hill Herman Lowery, L. C. Me nd Glenn McDowell, ml. rf fi"t degree murder of ob and Glenn Calhoun. f Few out of an automo jW'dent which occurred on W mght at 10:30 on Sentem- at the intersection of turned on page 8) Captain Howell Given Gold Medal By Masons In a ceremony sponsored by the Masonic Lodge of Los Angeles, Calif, the Grand Master of the State of California, presented U Captain Alden Howell a gold medal for membership. The medal had been sent from the Waynesville lodge to the Cali fornia official for presentation to Captain Howell. At the presentation the Grand Master aUted that Captain Howell enjoyed the distinction of being the oldest Mason in California. Captain Howell will celebrate his one hundredth birthday anniver sary in February. Ration Army IsSuppKes (England (teek the Mountain Division Wntion Army sent off aev- and a large number of rarments to stricken England. PPes were made by the the vicinity of the Moun of the Salvation Army fJdirecMon of Adjutant f "own, who has organized 3 into groups to sew for Cil work is part of the Work carried Army u over the tsen Directors For Chamber Of erce To Be Elected By Tuesday begin On, Saturday director, for the Cham if'te fo the coming t" the new officers to take f" Member first. IJ1ntaining 31 nomi 1m. ,rtt Prepared, and ia V 1 tte three voting places .immunity Chamber of kT"ffiee,Waynesville;C.N. H"Jwood,and Juna Lake Junaluaka. H ft h is Prmted el8e" U" oewspaper, may also will continue through i0nday d nnta rtday, it was announ- j. . - ri before, and Prtsl- teom;lan' Bai1 theomi ,m.ttee had in mind feet- ui 004 on board to ". work of U,e organic- U J011 Bommated ill ttkl d ,uDy Pbl4 of a, Ponsibilitiea placed president continu ed. rv"- . ; Those nominated Monday night, in the six classifications are as follows: : '- Industrial group, 3 to be voted on, J. E. Shields, BiUy Prevost, R. B. Davenport, Charles Underwood, and William Chambers, Jr. Merchants division, 3 o be voted on, J. G. Galusha, John W. Boyd, Harold Massie, William Ray, Felix Stovall, G. C. Ferguson, L. E. Hud son. Agricultural division, vote for 2, J. E. Barr, J. C. Lynn, Earl Fer guson, and R. N. Barber, Jr. Business and professional men, vote for 4, Dr. Grover M. Davis, James Queen, Marion T. Bridges, Jas. T. Noland (Jim), Howard Hyatt, Paul Davis and J. W. Kil lian. . Hotel and boarding houses, 2 to be voted, ftuinby Kipp, Mrs. W. D. Ketner, Mrs. Grady Boyd and C. A. Georre. Auto service, sales and repairs, 2 to be voted, Ervin Leatherwood, Hallet Ward, D. J. Howell and SpauUon Underwood. Palmer Polled Total Of 8,539 In giving the ofiicial Ubula tioa of votes, The Mountaineer made an error in reporting ie . total for Glenn C, Paimer, Democratic candidate for House of Representatives. Mr. Palmer's official total was' 8,539. The figure given last week was about 200 less than this. This newspaper regrets that the error was made. Five Coons "Treed" In One Catch V. Fire Department Called. Out 4 Times Friday To Sunday Two Alarms Came Within Five Blinutes Of Each Other From 9:15 a. m. Friday morning through Sunday morning, the fire I department was called out four times, and in each case serious damages .were averted by the quick and efficient service rendered by the firemen. The first call which came at 9:15 was the home of Mr. and Mrs, Jim Miller on East street. The fire had caught from the kitchen flu, which resulted in around $125 in damages to the roof of the house. The second call came five min utes after the first to be exact 9:20 from the home of John Wesley Lee colored, whose house in colored town had caught from a defective flu. One of the children received severe burns and the house was damaged to the extent of $100. The third call came at 3 p. m. the same day from the home of Mr. and Mrs.R. L. Lee on Walnut street, where the roof had caught from sparks from a chimney. The durnage'was estimated at $100. The fourth call, which came at 3:30 on Sunday morning from the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Davis was the most serious blaze result ing in around $500 in damages. I, Mrs. Davis was awakened by moke and gave the alarm, which Vj!wred a once. The blase wfjjtfMS)- jna! considerable head way feVthe kitchen, having caught' from the electric wire of the front door bell which extended back to the kitchen, was soon brought un der control. The damage was con fined to a large extent to the kitch en and pantries. .1 ; A 0 Commissioners Hold Last Meeting For 1939-40 Term The county board of commission ers, Geo. A. Brown, Jr., chairman, T. C. Davis, and son T. Frank Davis, of Iron Duff, treed" five coons in one tree on Utah Mountain on Monday, November 4th. Reading from left to right: T. C. Davis, Frank M. Davis, Sebe Bryson, T. Frank Davis. The dog is "Jack" one of the two Davis hounds used in the coon hunt.. ' Haywood Tobacco Burley Referendum WillBeHeldOn Saturday The 23rd Crop Estimated To Be 700,000 Pounds Two Hundred Are Expected 23rd For OES District Meet - - ; . - -.-v- v Unfavorable-Weather Cuts Down Poundage About One Third Under Last Year ExUma'.es made this week by the county - agent's office, placed Haywood's 1940 burley tobacco Around two hundred women are cr0P "at one-third less than last expected on Saturday for the an-J year, or about a 700,000 pound crop nua meeting of the eleventh dis- or the 1941-41 sellirg Reason, trict of the order of the Eastern J. C Lynn, county agent, told Star which will be held in two ses- Tne Mountainee that, all dica- tlnht warn tliaf Un MAl k.. !.... ers, ueo. a. crown, jr., cnainnan, ' : . n. .taP;n(, at -vwir in . i -y R. T. Boyd, and Frank M. Davis, " ""V" tartlK t 2 oclock in priet,g wouId be better than )ast Edwards And Case Given 2 Years In Federal Prison Faye Case Was Released On Two Years Suspended Sen tence In AsheviHe Federal Court Jack Edwards and Linxie (Red) Case, who were tried in Federal court last week in AsheviHe, be fore Judge E. Yatea Webb, were given two years in federal prison on charges of transporting more than $5,000 worth of jewelry be longing to others into another state. Faye Case, wife of Linzie Case, who had been arrested at the same time the men were, was released on a two years suspended sentence. The three were arrested last month in connection with the dis posal of a bag of jewelry belong ing to Davis-Smith, local jewelers, which had been left accidently by Bryant Smith, manager of the firm on the night of August the 17th. The loss remained a mystery un til the latter part of October when the jewelry began to show up in the pawn shops of Asheville, and even tually led to the arrest of the three Case and his wife here, and Ed wards in Newport News. Va. The two men are now being held in the Buncombe county jail, but sometime during the coming week will be taker) to the Federal insti tution In ChHlicothe, Ohio, where they will serve their sentence, A preliminary hearing before U. S. Commissioner W. T. Shelton was held here the week before the trial in Asheville, and the three were bound over to court under a $1,000 bond for each of the men and a $500 bond for the women. , -j,'-; r.TcrcuryDropsTo Eleven On Friday Haywood along with the rest Of the nation got the first taste of wintery blasts lat week-end, when the official mercury here dropped to 11 degress on Fridav. The high for the week was 61, according to Quimby Kipp, official weather ob server for Waynesville. Numerous pipes and cars were reported frozen by the sudden drop in temperature, but the warm sun of Sunday poon thawed things out who have served the county for the past two years held the last meet ing of the board on Monday of this Week. ' They ordered that a bond for tax collector J. R. Ferguson be secured from the American Security Bond Company, so as to take care of the unexpired position of the present tax collector, otherwise the day was marked by routine matters. The first meeting of the new board, elected in November, to serve for the coming two years will be held on December the 2nd. The new board will be made up of the former chairman, Geo. A. Brown, A. T. Boyd, and D. J. No-land. uie aiiernoon ana ineotner at v:3U year. He based this prediction in the evening. largely on the current flue-cured Mrs. Leola Byerly, worthy prices which averaged about three Grand Matron: and Mrs I.oia R' ' cema more man iat year, Haywood Hen Get Four Big Bears Two bear hunts staged by local men during the past week, netted four bears, all of a good size. C. N. Allen and party returned Wednesday morning from the Lin ville section, where they bagged a 350-pound bruin in a two day hunt. Five or six hunters shot at the bear, so the actual killer was underter- mined. Last week-end, W. A. Bradley's party brought back 8 bears from their twoday hunt in the Sher wood Forest section. Vernon HOI killed a 175-pound one, while Rob ert Boone got the choice bear of the hunt, a 300-pounder and Mark Han nah a 175-pound one, McNeal, district Grand Deputy, both of Asheville, will be among the distinguished out of town members who will attend. Representatives from all the twenty odd chapters in the district will be present. The degree teams of Asheville and Swannanoa, will give demonstrations of initiation and other chapter work, r Extensive plans are being made for the gueta by the local chapter. Iron Duff Boys Enlist For Service In Army The following young men of the Iron Duff section have enlisted for service in the army within the last few days: Kendrix Caldwell, Jack Hogan, Wallace Tate, and Wilson McClure. . : 7 . Iron Duff and Jonathan Creek townships have the best average crops in the county. The two floods of last summer ruined many crops, especially in the East Fork and Cecil townships. The late cold spring hampered the planting and the scarcity of plants brought about a lower acre age. The early frosts this year caught many crops still in the fields, Mr. Lynn said, and some crops were cut during the cold east wind, which was not best. There is a lot of green tobacco in the county, it was reported. Last year something like $250,000 was paid Haywood - farmers for their crop. There is a possibility that even with a shorter crop, but with the outlook for better prices, that the gross for the 1940 crop will equal that of 1939. These Boys Win National Honors Officers For Haywood Medical Society WUl Be Elected Tonight The Haywood County Medical Society, of which Dr. K- Stuart Roberson is president, will meet with the staff of the Haywood County Ho"ital at the nurses' home on Thursday evening, No ember 21. Dr. J. L. Reeves, of Canton, will be in charge of the program. The organisation will elect officers at this meeting. , 9 7 Thanksgiving Service To Be Held At Baptist Church The Rev. H. G. Hammett, recent ly called to the pastorate of the First Baptist church here from Great Falls, S. C, will deliver the Thanksgiving sermon at the an nual union service to be held in his church at 8 o'clock Thursday morning. . Other ministers assisting in the service wiH be the Rev. J. G. Hug gin, Jr., pastor of the Methodist church; the Rev. McBlain, rector of Grace Episcopal church, and Dr. R. P. Walker, pastor of the Presby terian church. , ! 1.4C0 Growers In Haywood Urged By Farm Agents To Vote In Election POLLING PLACES IN COUNTY DESIGNATED County Agents Have Spent The Past Two Weeks Hold ing Township Meetings Tobacco growers sill over the country will vote in a referendum on marketing quotas on Saturday, November the 23 rd. For the past week the county farm agents have been busy holding meetings over the county, explaining the questions thai will be decided upon in the election on Saturday. There are 1,400 farmers in Hay wood County who grow tobacco, but in the last burley referendum only 500 of this number voted. J. C. Lynn, county agent, is urging that the growers cast their ballot this year in view of . the impor tance of the situation. . The following have been desig nated as polling places for the elec tion: Beaverdam; Canton Chamber of Commerce office; Clyde school; Crablree school; Fines Creek, Fines Creek school; Iron Duff, old school house; Ivy Hill, Taylor Ferguson store; Jonathan Creek, Rock fiill school; Pigeon, Cecil and East Fork, Bethel school; Waynesville, court house; White Oak, Presbyterian church. The polls will open at 8 a. m. and will close at 5:00 p. m. , The following questions and an swers will give much of the de sired information about the burley situation and the issues to be set tled in the election on Saturday: Q. What questions will be on the aljotf (Growers will vote on three questions.) ; tu ,f I J. Are you in favor jf jmwtaa, fia three. jers, (2) Are you ep-J posed to quotas for three years, but favor the quota for one year? (3) Are you opposed to quotas T Q. What was the 1939 burley production? A. 394,800,000 pounds. Q. What is the carry-over? ' A. Stocks on October 1, which amounted to 750 million pounds. This exceeds the carry-over a year ago by C6 million pounds. Marketing quotas. . . Q. Would approval of quotas m the November referendum have any effect on the prices burley growers get for their 1940 crop? A. Yes. The market for the 1940 crop will be strengthened if buyers are assured that the total supply will not be further increased by a large 1941 crop. Q. What will be tb6 effect on prices if quotas are not approved?. A. The prospect of excessive production will tend to depress prices to growers. Without quotas, both old and new growers can be expected to expand production, which will require further cuts in allotments to old growers, both under the Agricultural Conserva tion program and marketing quo tas.". Q. If quotas are rejected, can a large crop be expected in 1941 ? A. Yes. Without quotas a 1941 crop of 400 million pounds is likely (Continued on page 8) Two Waynesville Boys Awarded Degrees As American Farmers JAMES FRANCIS, son of Mr. ELMER HENDRIX, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Francis. nd Mrs. Swan Hendrix. Two of the five coveted American Farmer degrees given North Caro line boys at the recent national convention of F. F. A. clubs in Kansas City, were awarded to Waynesville boys Elmer Hendrix and James Francis. This makes the third time such awards have been won by Waynesville boys, as William McCracken won a similar award in 1939. lEimer is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Swann Hendrix, and is operating and managing a. 40-acre farm own ed jointly by he and his father. James Francis is registered in State College, Raleigh, as a fresh man. He won the state supervised practice contest award in 1939, and was awarded a trip to Kansas City to the national convention. Both boys have made an out standing record in vocational agri culture and FFA work as well as notable achievements in other school activities. Qualifications for American Farmer degree t .'east thxe tars. 2. Hold active membership and the degree of State FarnH? fi at iesst t we've months prev'.ou-i to the national convention of which nominated for American Farmer degree. .. 3. Possess demonstrated ability to farm by having conducted an outstanding program of supervised practice throughout the period of vocational 'training and active membership in F. F. A. 4. Be engaged in a farming oc cupation or have definite plans for becoming a farmer. 6. Earn and deposit in a bank, or otherwise productively invested at least $500,00. 6. Possess demonstrated ability to work with others by having par ticipated in some agricultural co operative enterprise or movement. 7. Be ia the upper third of his class in scholarship during his en tire period of high school training. 8. Be recommended by the Na tional Board of Trustees and re ceive a majority of votes of the 1. Satisfactory membership fort delegates present at the National I Convention of Future Farmers
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