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AT7 The NESVILL TAINEER MOUN Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smoky Mountain National Park 5xTH YEAR NO. 50 Twenty Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1940 er To Be Turned SOlVfflesOfNew Section Of New 147 Loop Will Get Elec- ly At 10 Monday nA n'elock Monday mora- sth. t fitch will be turn- .v. iihtttauun ... civde. that will en- rt ' . .. t it.. L,ntj miles ox unea w Crie Membership Corpor- jhe Clyde na 'K" kv" ..'.t eeremoniea, with J. icowty agent, in charge, I lines, to which tht Uj n members to do Qiallv invited to attend, . . . VI- - Java CraDtree wvnsmii . i J ti. 117 mila luv.B .. ... kmal construction io mo yi mile rural electric line whrt completed there will Li 7(10 members on tihe lines. 139 parts of Pigeon, wcu fcFok townships tartea a ctrification project on a Ule, with only 87 miles of Ugiied and a memnersnip lections of the county de kve electricity and appli- tu mde with the Rural Wion Administration in tfm for an allotment of I for an extension. During Wr the allotment was ap- ud work is now being ire now underway for con- a of about 4Q additional (! lines which will serve 800 embers in Haywood County, Mil hrinz the list of mem- b to nearly 1,000 enjoying Uectricity. The application i Washington awaiting ap i Uwe, oi Lenoir, -haa ecttd to serve as sUperin- to fill the vacancy left by IMtkra of J. W, Howell, resignation is to take effect hnber the 15th. in of the Cruso Electric fship Corporation include: it, Dewey L. Pless, Of Can- Jut 2; vice president, Carter of Clyde; secretary, Mrs, Draft iJndovr lailn v 111 ll 1 WtX II I II No Fireworks To Be Allowed This Year In Haywood Law enforcement officers are this week warning residents of the county of the law which places a $50 fine or , 30 days in jail on any one selling or shooting fire works in Haywood County. The warning, on page 19 of this Issue, is signed by Sheriff R. V. Welch, J. L. Stringfield, chief of do ice of Wayneaville, and Jerry Rogers, chief of police Of Hazel wood. . . The law was passed several yean ago, following the explosion and fire in Asheville on Christmas eve, which was caused by fireworks. Since the law was passed pro- hibiting the shooting of fireworks in Haywood, there have been tome smuggled in every year and shot This year the officers are giving due warning and expect to make arrests of every case caught vio lating the law. On Council Judge Armstrong And Judge Nettles Exchange Courts W. G. Byers, clerk of the Supe rior court, has been notified oy Governor Hoey that Judge Frank Armstrong, of Troy, who was scheduled to hold the January and February terms of court here, had made an exchange with Jude Zeb V, Nettles, of Asheville, for both terns. :-. The January civil term of court will convene here on Monday, Jan uary the 6th. At the meeting of the county board of commissioners held here on the first Monday of the month, the jury members were drawn for service in the civil term. MRS. DOYLE D. ALLEY was one of the 49 named by Governor Hoev to serve on the state Council of National Defense. Mrs. Alley ia president of the North Carolina Congress of Parent Teachers. the Mountaineer Will Be Published On Monday And Thursday Next Week Angelo Mongiore steps into the U. S. Marshal's wagon at New York after being sentenced to 18 months. imprisonment for refusal to reg ister for draft Son of the judge who sentenced him held number 168. first number called in the drawing. Christmas Choral Concert Given By Two Choral Groups Will Be Held at First Metho dist Church Sunday Evening As Union Christmas Service The high .school ,girW dhorus and hoya'-gW elurwili give a Christmas' choral concert at the Mefhbdist church on Sunday even. in? at 7:30 So'clock. which will be a union Christmas service the congregations of the community joining together. The program will be under tihe direction of L. T. New, Jr., The following numbers will be presented: processional by the two I ickman, of Canton, route 2: choral srroups, "O Come all Ye K Ira H. Cogburn, Cruso, Faithful," Portugese hymn; Invo- wells, Canton, route 2, Fred cation, the Rev. James U. iiuggin, unton, Chas. B. McCrary, Jr., Scripture reading, Kev. a. u isi Mary Davis, of Clyde, Hammett, pastor of the First Bap Hid Mrs. Grover Clark, of tist church. istille. Sentelle is attorney for the ftion, Carlyle Sheffield book ed Vernon Sheffield, line- puts Given Ws By Court Honor Tuesday "Praise and Adore," by Bort niarskv. "O God of Might," by Bortniansky, "Prayer Perfect," by Sneaks, by the girls' chorus; Solo, "Caniique de Noel," sung Doris GrahL "The Holv Hour." by Nevin, "Children's Prayer,," by Humper d nek, "Great Is Thy Love," by Bohn, eung by the girls' chorus; "Silent Night," Gruber, "O Little Town of BeChlehem," by Redner, "It Came Upon a Minight Clear," by. Willis, sung by the boys' glee club. : Offertory solo, "There's a Song in the Air," Speaks, sung by Mer rill Green; "Birthday of a King," by Neidlihger, "Legend," by Tsch- rwn boys scouts of the "A district were presented 1 tt the December meeting eoort of honor which was P the Champion Y. M. C. A. fc'J)il last Tuesdav evenintr. 'Woot . investiture waa , wkonky- Fagge, "Gracious Sav ior," by Gluck, sung by ttie gins chorus. '1 he Droeram will close with the benediction by the Rev. Raymond E. MacBlain, rector of Grace Epis copal church, and t!he recessional "O Com. All Ye Faithful," Por tuguese hymn, by the two choral groups. i ..wi, iui tokui a TV l Assistant Scout Executive . Ed car Tvpator. of Death Claims Leon Ward At Home In Lynchburg Va. Was World War Veteran, Native Of This County And Son Of Mr. And Mrs. A. E. Ward Funeral services were conducted at the residence in Lynchburg, Va., on last Saturday for Leon Polk Ward, 47, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Ward, of Lake Junaluska. and native of this county, who died at 11 o'clock Thursday morning Burial was in the family lot in Spring Hill cemetery, in Lynchburg.. His death waa attributed to inju ries received in an,autoraobile ac cident on November the 4th, near Blackstone, Va-T hen he was enr route home from a duck hunting Irip in North Carolina, Although he had improved and was able to be up, he had not fully recovered. Mr. Ward was born on July 1, 1893, at what was then Tuscola, later Lake Junaluska. He mar ried Miss Sue duVal Gannaway, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jolin Ei Gannaway, of Lynchburg, on October the 11, 1924. For more than 20 years he had been claim agent for the Southern Railway in Lynchburg. Member of the First Presbyte rian church, of Lynchburg, Elks Club, and Lynchburg Kennel Club, of which he was president, Mr. Ward was a World War veteran, and widely known in his adopted state.-'' ". Among those from here attend ing the funeral were: A. T. Ward, Hallet Ward and Mr, and Mrs. Wal-1 lace Ward, and from Asheville Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ward, and Geo. II, Ward. Survivmg are his wife; his pa rants; seven brothers, Rufus Ward, of Greenville, S. C, Percy Ward, of Atlanta, Eugene and George Ward, of Asheville, Wal lace Ward, of Lake Junaluska, and Hallet Ward and Alvin T. Ward, of Waynesville; two sister, Mrs. Earl Peacock, of Chapel Hill, and Mrs J. R. Morgan, of Waynesville. Following our custom of many years, The Mountaineer Will pub lish an extra edition for Christ mas, ;' The paper will go to press next Monday at noon, and will be de livered Tuesday morning. Again at noon on Thursday, the paper will go to press and be de livered on Friday morning. On Monday, the 23rd, the spe cial Christmas greetings edition will go to press for late Monday afternoon and early Tuesday de livery. " This will give our readers three more editions between now and Christmas. Special plans have been com pleted to present a different edition than the usual Christmas editions. Extra features have been arranged and articles of special interest will make up. the bulk of the issue of December 24th. . Tuberculosis Christmas Seals Are Put On Sale The annual Tuberculosis Christ mas aeal sale has been launched in the community, under tfce aponsor- ship of the Woman's Club, with Mrs. Frank Ferguson, serving as chairman. The seals may be secured from the teachers and pupils in the Waynesville township schools who are assisting in the sale. The dhairmsn is urging that every card and parcel between now and Christmas Day bear this badge of health and community service. The seals are particularly decor ative this year, and will carry colorful note of Christmas cheer, as well as a message of hope to those who will receive aid by the sales. ' Off to Rome F- r' i 1 I for Boms to represent tht United States. P 1, Robert GifTord, o troop 2, Nelson Clontx, troop 4 and Jack Beard J' Canton droop 7 were 'jj, Tenderf oot certificates. Islti Lawrence,1 chairman knton troop 7 troop com- Promoted Edward Best. u." . "u ,' The entire community is iuviwu kbL 5 Tom-Dvi'-U of I to attend this first Christmas ser . u con aa , vice of the holidays, A Colkitt, newly appobted ra M organization and ex r PKsent1 v. nnn;n NYA Officials LSr ! Approve Garage i lMCanton troop 4, safe-1 Hiicc v V?1!e th; John Ray " "ton troop 4, public i-. ' 6 " Wi il".'-t- in ' ana iaar- gj.f Canton troop 7, pub- Rhea, of Canton troop , "warded the Star Scout J J District Chairman edf ord. llLMoore' 01 Canton troop t footed to the Life Scout , Wn"8sioner A. M. Fair- 3 b .'nos, who has been i a )LPareDis' X. and Mrs. X P. c' ias returned to i here he will resume Mrs. Jimmie Boyd, NYA super visor for Haywood County, has received notice from the NYA state office that a proposal for con struction of a school bus garage had been- approved for Haywood County. The iraraee will be erected! on the Waynesville township high school grounds between the recent ly completed chapter bouse of the FFA and the high scnool building. The buildinar will be 60 by 200 feet and will house about 40 school buses. Plans are to begin construc tion immediately. J E. Arlington will be employed as foreman of the project and he will have around 40 NYA boys to RetiringT&ard Of C. of C. Hosts To New Directors The board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce for 1940 have invited Me newly elected board for 1941 to be their guests at dinner at -the Hotel Lefaine on Tuesday evening ' December the 17th, at 7 o'clock. At this meeting the retiring board will prevent a financial state1 ment of the operations for the past year and turn over the afTairs of the Chamber of Commerce for Hazelwood, Lake Junaluska and Waynesville to the incoming board. ; The new board will later be or ganized and ready to go ahead for 1941, with a fine outlook for a suc cessful year. For the most part, the new board is made up of men who have not had any previous active experience in operating a chamber of com merce, but are all men who are enthusiastic about the prospects for the future of this community and should have the wholehearted sup port of citizens. Car Owners Warned To Get City Tags v AH car . owners in Waynesville are being warned this week that in order to operate their cars after the first of tha year that they will be required to have a city license i he tags are on. saleiCtEe (o'wn hall and the Chamber of Commerce office, at $1 each. ' ' Town officials pointed out that all residents living on the edge of Waynesville would benefit from having such a tag on their car when on trips, as courtesies are usually extended visitors in all towns.' -." In the formal notice signed by Chief of Police 3. L, Stringfield, it was said that no extension of time would be given, and that tihe ordi nance would be enforced. J. Dale Stents, who t also hand ling tihe state license plates is urging car owners not to wait until the last minute rush. He reports that to date the sales are about forty per cent ahead of those of the same period last year. Mrs. Carl RatclifT spent the week end in Hendersonville as the guest of Miss Amelia Bradley. ; Mrs. S. A. Jones returned Mon day from a visit with her daugh ter, Mrs, Delos Crary, in Wetmore, Kentucky, and of Mrs. Harry C. Eldridge, in Franklin, Ohio. She was accompanied home by Mr. and Mrs. Crary. $1.50 In Advance In Haywood And Jackson Countiea 47 Purebred Animals Coming To Haywood Lynn And Brown Make Purchases While Attending The International Show While attending the Internat'oa. al Livestock Exposition held in Chicago last week, J. C Lynn, i county farm agent purchased 20 I Hereford feeder calves. These animals are placed 3rd as feeder calves in the United States and come from the Pevy farm in Wyoming. It is believed that with ! these calves the 4-H -club boys in Haywood County can win high p'aces in the State Calf show next fall. - . ' I Twelve calves are already on Ifeed and with the placing of 20 I more it will be the largest num ber of 4-H calves ever fed in . Haywood County. Joe Rose, of Chicago and Way nesville, owner of the Rose Stock Alexander Kirk, newly appointed Frm, nd ,Georf if!," charge d'affalrea with rank of mia. 'he latter also attended the oaow. later, Is shown aa he left New Yet ' pureoaseq o reirisre cows, l Hereford and l Duu. ine ibull placed 3rd in his class at the International show is consid ered one of the best Angus bulla ever brought into Haywood Coun- Mr Lynn and Mr. Brown re port that there were" 14,000 ani mals on exhibit at the Internation al show, wQiich should be consid ered the best animals in the world. The county agent and Mr. Brown talked with a number of th lead ing cattle breeders of 'America who stated that the three biggest things in breeding good cattle were: good bulls, better pastures and better winter feed. On a of the most prominent breeders interviewed by the local men was Kenneth McGregor, judge of Angus cattle at tibe Interna tional show, 1941, president of the American Aberdeen Angus As sociation and one f the largest breeders of Aberdeen Angus cat- tie in Arica'-i , f . -Mr.' Lyki'vtated that avcerding- ,. Mr. McGregor, on several oc casions ha had paid as much as 110,000. for a bull and considered it a good investment, and that ha considered the two best factors contributing to his success aa a beef cattle farmer were good bulla and plenty of feed. The Smidth Brothers, who breed and feed and who fitted the Grand Champion car lot of Angus steers this year at the show, also claim ed that their success was due to good bulls and good feeding prac tices. Their grand champion car lot of steers brought 127.00 a hundred, Mr. Lynn stated that the cham pion 4-H club fat calf was a Here ford, and was bred, fed and shown by a 4-H club girl from Illinois. This was considered, according to the county agent, one of the most outstanding calves ever shown at the International Livestock Show, First National Bank To Sponsor Rural Contest More Than $300 In Prizes Will Be Offered In Home Beautification Contest in Ml in Miss Quay Mauney left Satur day for Sykesville, Maryland, to enter training at the State Spring field Hospital. Miss Mauney is a graduate of the Waynesville town ship school, having graduated in the class of 1939. 40 Needy FamiUes, Wth Many Children, race dei irisimas eu More than 300 is being offered prices by the First National Bank irt the rural home beautin- cation contest which they will stags in 1941, providing certain require ments are net i January the 15th Is the last day for entering the contest 'which will close on October, the 1st. All ap plications must be filed either In UiejflWof the c6uTtyn'lgei&t or' af th " h-'W"" dentiin strati: agent by Janui ry the 15th. " If there are 30 or more contest ants entered the bank win give a grand prize of (100 to the county wide winner. , There will also be four prizes offered in each of the 12 townships in the county, with two classifications. , The first prize of $6.50 will be given to the winning family in each ;oWnship owing 60 or more acres of land, and a second prize to the same group of 3.60. The first prize of $0.60 will be given in eacn towtisntp to wie win ning family owning either no land or less than 25 acres, and a second of $3.60, The following rules must be ob served: all contestants will be re- quired to make either a plan or a picture of the grounds before and after improvement. Strict account must be kept of the work done during the opening and closing dates of the contest, with a record of time spent on the project and cash expenditures, The records must be turned over to the judges at the close of the contest, otherwise the contestant will not be eligible for the prises. Committees are being appointed among both the men and women in each township, who will co-oper ate with .the county farm and home demonstration agents in handling the applications. Application blanks may be se cured from hese township leaders or from the offices of the county farm and home demonstration apents. f ar the mutual benefit of those who wish to open their hearts at Christmas and for those who face the day without hope of material joys that go hand in hand with Christmas, The Waynesville Moun taineer is again sponsoring a list of the neediest cases in the com munity. , ... , There are forty families, who for various reasons will face the day, as far as they now know w,n little to make it any different from any other, unless the people of this community see fit to answer this "call at home." Tnere are oia persons, sick, whose Christmas Day will be a living heartache, and there are1 little children, who are looking andhoping that Santa Claus will not pass them by. Often in the past there have been duplications in dispensing Christ mas cheer. Perhaps circumstances in one family are better know than in another. The first will be remembered by two or three groups or persons, while the latter will be Thpre is nothing new about the families facing Chrismas without visible means of making any eele -brat ion. There have always been such cases in this community, as in others. The gesture of - sharing one's better fortune with those less fortunate is a natural impulse. A few years ago The Mountain eers started this plan of obtaining from the welfare agencies the names of the neediest eases, in or-: der that here would be some sys tem about the provision for Christ mas cheer. The cases have all been investi gated and the facts are .uthentic in each instance. In many cases, if employment could be provided, the persons are not physically able to work, or in some, it would be im possible for the mother to leave home. As the office is necessarily rush ed at the Christmas season, the publishers are urging that all those who wish to take families ask at ihe earliest possible date for a number of their choice so that the list may be checked off. It is the earnest hope of the paper that every name be taken on the list. Bead it over carefully, and picture in your mind what Christmas morning will bring to the homes unless someone decides to give them Yuletide cheer. 1. 10 in family. Boy 17, girl 15, girl 13, boy 11, girl 9, girl 7, boy 4, baby. Father has only odd Jobs. Mother in ill "health. 2. Family of 8. Girl 13, "girl 10, girl 7, girl 6, girl 3, boy ltt years. Father has been ill. Mother men tally affected, father unemployed. No income or resources, dependent on father's parents who are also of relief status. 3. Family of 7. Boy 12, girl 9, boy 8, girl 4, girl 1. Father has been unemployed, just recently cer tified for WPA. For past year fam ily has been practically on starva tion. Crippled child. 4. Family of 4. Father WPA worker with three dependant chil- (Con timed an page 8) Baptist Men Will Gather Friday For Supper Meeting All men of the First Baptist church are to meet Friday night at seven o'clock for a supper meeting, at which time they will formally meet the new pastor of the church, Rev. H. G. Hammett. No formal program has been ar ranged, and there will no set speeches for the occasion. The get together is under the sponsorship of the Baptist Brotherhood, the man's organization of the church. Senator Smathers Conies Home For Hunting: Trip . Senator and Mrs. William Smathers and a party of friends from Washington, IX C. spent part of last week with the former's parents, Dr. and Mrs. B. F. Smath ers. While here the Senator took ween now and Christmas. Dart in one of til hnnta at tm I ; ' season. V i Early Sales Of Christmas Greens , Urged This Year It has been suggested that those who sell evergreens each year on the streets snd from house to house, start their sales at once, to the advantage of both the par ties selling and the purchasers. It is pointed out by a local res dent that an increasing number of people wish to decorate their homes early and enjoy the Christ mas greens. Especially is this true of the holly and sprue wreaths so popular for front en trances. It was also pointed out that failing to find the greens on the local markets housewives purchase elsewhere and when the local peo ple start selling, from whom they much prefer to buy, they have al ready bought tfteir supply. DAUGHTER BORN Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Sima, of Canton, at Haywood County Hospital Nov. 22, a daugh ter, Georgia Maxin. Mrs. Simms was before her marriage, Miss Vir ginia Nelson, daughter of Mr. and MraHardy Nelson, of Jonathan1 LETTERS TO SANTA In Santa's mail box in The Moon, taineer office scores of letters were received this week. Only a small number are being published this wock. ALL will hm nuhii.vi it' t iaarV ' ,heolo forgotten. assist in the work. " .