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Waynesville
Mountaineer
Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entranct oj The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
NO. 18
Sixteen Pages
WAYNES VILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1941
11.50 In Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties
liorsGot
'3masHere
Uul School Year
gJIoAClo6e;D.
,:asey Addressed
3
m, I would advifle
:lSn. The world is in
TLand profound cnang
I know not the
rff if change but I
three things have
Mhave been tried
rf every individual H
three thing, with
ffarthe unpredictable fu-
. i VA11 Will
!kfte end of the trail no
- . .sill
.jumey, manager of the
4 tSlBen-Times, Tuesday
til address to the sen-
tae nigo aeuw.
. -iiinimesS to work:
Harry your share of the
i thii world and a passion
ate rive your job the best
i. m. A simple but
31 i
Luton trait
Q mental alertness. You
1 jt kuroens to a lot of
litathey finish high school
Jut Education is ending
jjikoald be just beginning,
jlcjof jiriwho goes through
'fa to acquire knowledge
jithrayi room. Too many
1 tof powing and live on
:JteD$rtiial capital
4 plain unmitigated hon-
Ft have never found a
a far honesty ; honesty of
.My of intellect and hon
jtNcV That type of hon
Aa people trust you and
in you. Simply unwav
ftawty There is no sur
jJk sa this world.
tlrw things are not the
1 af modern life. They
m down through the ages,
?& imprints of man's ex
, he concluded.
Itint part of his talk Mr.
5&cTBsed the crucial pres
a md the new political and
' doctrine that is being
kr the Germans. He stated
."ik tet risen to power in
M ly the unrest of the
people who failed to find
if nnted and that he has
j lei an opportunity to make
M rreater than themselves,
met powerful individual
fince Napoleon con-
England he would impose
M fir more than military
fipos the people. He dis-
changing world and the,
ol the future, and that
f t world aacrifices will be
I toiey pointed out that
yera people have put
. a emphaai. on the demo.
Nf life and what society
"luueQ on nan ft
Inquiries Coming
In for Summer
Accommodations
ine i4i tourist season
gives promises of a good year,
according to J. Dale Stents,
secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce.
During the months of March
and April tiie local office re
ceived inquiries regarding
hotels, and other tourist oc
. commodations, scenery, cli
mate, amusements and sports
from the following states and
countries: Alabama, Florida,
South Carolina, Ohio, New
York, New Jersey, Virginia,
Georgia.
Also, Tennessee, Illinois,
Pennsylvania, Iowa, Maryland,
Missouri, Texas, Kentucky, In
diana, Rhode Island, Californ
ia, District of Columbia, Cuba,
Canal Zone, Canada.
There have also been a
number of inquiries from the
citizens of North Carolina,
with the Piedmont section
leading. .
FDR, 3rd at the Circus!
Formal Opening
Of Garrett's New
Store Set For 10th
Details were completed this week
for the formal opening of the large
new building of Garrett Furniture
Company on Saturday, May 10.
Truck load after truck load of
furniture from the plants over the
state have been hauled into the
building this week, and according
to N. W. Garrett, owner, "when the
formal opening is held on the 10th,
we will have the largest stock of
household goods ever assembled in
this section of the state."
The new building has 18,000
square feet of floor space, and will
afford displaying the merchandise
to a better advantage, it was point
ed out. '
! "The stockwas bought on the low
market, and cannot be duplicated
for .those prices today," Mr. Gar-
rett said. . v .
Mr. Garrett said yesterday that
the firm would probably open for
business in the new store this
morning.- j
A special useful and, beautiful
gift will be given each family at
tending the opening, details of
which will be given in next week's
issue of this newspaper
ksz 21
Waynesville HasNo
Passenger Train
Service Now
Suspension on Murphy
Branch Due to Shortage of
Coal Supply
v.
The suspension of the Southern
Railway passenger trains between
Asheville and Murphy on Tuesday,
left all towns on the Murphy
Branch completely without passen
ger service.
Officials of the company reported
to have stated that these trains and
18 others on the Southern Railway
will remain suspended until the
coal supply is replenished. The
company's coal supply has run
low since the coal mining oper
ations stopped as a result of labor
difficulties.
The dropping from the railroad
schedule of other trains will ef
fect connections of travelers be
tween here and Raleigh as well as
other towns in the eastern part of i
the state and also points west of
Knoxville.
It was learned unofficially that
the suspension was not like to last
American Mother
PI""11" '"' HIIWWWIM
I )
l ;; r.y7;,fa
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, third.
enjoys tne circus in Mew York;
with his mother, Mrs. f ranklin V.
Roosevelt, Jr., the former Ethel
du Pont The President's grandson
ster, though, as he watches the " " -j
circus wonders. The mails on the Murphy Branch
, ' ; ' ." " ;" ' are being carried by freight trains.
j The one coming from Asheville and
are
and
Hazelwood, but it is said that they
are rarely on time, being delayed
usually from two to three hours.
It was roughly estimated that
this new method of carrying the
mails would result in a six hour
delay of first class mail and a 24
hour loss of time in receiving par
cel nost and express. It was
learned that postal officials have I
4 ti i i ine one coming irom Asneviiie
l Y A I ,1TV Pflrlf Ann tne other coming from Murphy
re 7 . . scheduled to pass between here
ocnooi rrojects
Will Start Monday
Seventy Boys Between 16
And 25 Will Be Signed Up
For the Two Projects
1 Rpcnmac
I - vuujiaavo
;ration Of
Liner, Jr., has start
t of the Carolina Hill
hit- U toanufacture
. ;of mUid wood items,
ital 0,6 intenecUon
5" brings and PloU
( S mKlern in every
Vg!jomPlet' motoriaed
latest type,
RwK:latedwitnhi',
VZft m the 8imilar
Junaluska, when
their a year
tfc KK owner of the
aesa. His father
pied in lumber op-
. UK lower n.
T)i7ears f experience
and plant of the
to ;
cheapest;
4fer to this ques
vound on page 15
Of Wo4 1 J '
ii v Q8 are
1(1 hours a day. in
f Qiao 230A v '
BfcSJ homes'
iaH,.of things you
10(1 nse the Want
Mr. and Mrs. Miller
Charge of Country
Club Dmmg Room
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller, of
New York City have arrived to
take over the management of the
dining room at the Waynesville
Country Club. They plan to open
the dining room this week.
Mr. Miller has had a wide ex
perience in club management
During the World's Fair in New
York he was in charge of the
Switzerladnd Pavilion, which had
a seating capacity of 900.
He was foremrly in charge of the
West Side Club of New York, the
Lakeville Country Club at Great
Neck,. Long Island, and a number
of other clubs of equal distinction.
Mrs. Miller is the former Mrs.
Bessie Francis Penny and she and
Mr. Miller visit relatives here each
summer. -
New Business To
Open Today On
Main Street Here
Henderson's Corner wiU open
for business today, in the building
opposite the post office on Main
street, with R. C. Gunn, owner and
manager, assisted by his daughter,
Mrs. Henderson.
A complete soda fountain ser
vice, a modern luncheonette, a iuu
line of tobaccos and drug sundries
will be featured.
Mr. Gunn was connected with
United Cigar Company for 18
years, and for 6 years operaiu
their Pack Square store in Ashe
ville. .
For the nast several years he
and his family have been living in
Philadelphia. They are now oc
eiiDvinir the Joe Palmer bouse
here.
Mr. Gunn said he had made sev
eral trimi to Waynesville while a
resident of Asheville, and bad al
ways been impressed with the town
and the possibility ol its iuxure.
Cht nnmhor of occasions, Mr.
Gunn selected sites for the United
Cigar Company, and eommeniea.
'After 18 years in this business,
I was sure there was a good open-ins-
in Waynesville for the type
business we ahall operate.
Applications for jobs on the
NYA city park and school pro
jects which will start on Monday
are being made at the office of of
Mrs. Jimmy Boyd NYA supervi
sor of Haywood county who is in
charge of signing up the boys for
the work. , -
Mrs. Boyd expects to put 70
boys on the two jobs with 35 on
the park project and 35 on the
school projects. Boys between the
ages of 16 and 25 are" asked to
apply.. - '
The 'park project 'calls for im
provements on the city park and
the entrance into Greenhill ceme
tery..: ;'
The school project will include
painting and general repairing of
the school buildings and grounds.
A foreman will be appointed by
city officials for the park project
and the county board of education
will select a foreman for the school
project.
Election of Mrs. Dena Shelby DlehL
of Danville, Ky.. as American
Mother of 1941 was announced by
the Golden Rule Association. She
is a widow and the mother of fomr
children, and by marriage a great-
great granddaughter of Isaae Shel
by, Revolutionary War hero and
first, governor of Ksntncky.
4 Haywood Towns
Will Vote Tuesday
been but on the Murphy Branch
trying to work out a more satis
factory and quicker delivery.
David Stentz Is
Commissioned 2nd
U. In Air Corps
29 Seniors Will
Receive Diplomas
From Clyde School
Graduating Exercises Start
On Sunday Night And
Close On Wednesday Night
Graduation exercises of the
Clyde high school will be held on
Wednesday night, May the 7th, at
8 o'clock in the Baptist church of
Clyde.. : :. :-
The Rev. Nane Starnes, pastor
of the West Asheville JBaptist
church, will deliver the literary
address. Class awards .will be
made and diplomas will be pre
sented to 29 graduates of the school.
The baccalaureate sermon k"wlli
be delivered by the. -Rj : &
Huggin, Jr., pastor of the Waynes-'
ville Methodist church at 8 o'clock
David Stent; "son of Mr. and
commission as a second lieutenant Sunday evening in the Clyde
in the U.-S. Air Corps at Barksdale
Shoe Company Men
Satisfied With
Construction Job
Two officials of the Wellco Shoe
Corporation, which will be oper
ated in connection with the Dayton
Rubber Manufacturing Company,
spent the first of the week here on
business.
While here they consulted . local
people about housing arrange
ments for faimiles of the corpora
tion, who will move here when the
plant is in operation in early sum
mer. Both Were well pleased with the
progress being made on the con
struction of the plant just south of
Hazelwood. The plant will also
house the shoe company.
The contract calls for the com
pletion of the plant by July 15th,
and the shoe officials said they ex
pected to be back in the community
before that time. I
Field near Shreveport, La., on
Friday along with 69 others in
the "Pursuit Squadron" of which
he was a member.
Young Stent started his train
ing last September at Hicks Field
at Fort Worth, Tex1., where he re
ceived his primary instructions in
flying. Later he was transferred
to Randolph Field near San Anto
nio, Textts, where he took his in
termediate courses.
For his work in advanced flying
he was sent to Barksdale Field.
During the next 30 days he will
either be assigned as an instructor
at some field or in a tactile unit.
. Lt. Stentz was educated in the
local schools and at Brevard Col
lege. His mother and his sister,
Miss Mary Stentz and Miss Hasel
tine Swift attended the gradua
tion exercises at the flying field on
Friday,: .
Frank W. Miller Who
Suffered Heart Attack
Reported Improving
Frank W. Miller, who suffered a
heart attack last Saturday, was
reported to be much improved last
night. Mr. Miller had not been
well for several days, but was tak
en seriously ill on Saturday and on
Sunday was removed from his home
to the Haywood County Hospital,
where he is now a patient.
Baptist church
The senior class-night exercises
will be held in the auditorium of
the Hazelwood school on Tuesday
night, May the 6th, at 8 o'clock.
The Clyde high school has been
holding daily classes in the old
elementary school building at Ha
zelwood since last August. The
Clyde high school building has
been in the process of construction
several months.
The graduates who will receive
diplomas on Wednesday night in
clude; Freda Hall, Edythe Henson
Muse, Essie Mae Hall, Anna E
Hall, Jean P. Haynes, Hellen Dot-
son, Vesta Hopkins, Mildred Rob'
binson, Gwendolyn Haynes, Sarah
Grasty, Pauline Smith, Harley
King, Oris Sizemore, Glenn Mes
ser, Clarence Hughey, Florence
Smith, Lucille Cathey, Hurst Jus
tice, Jr., Jack Dotson, Hubert
Rogers, Melvin Henline, Robert
Suttles, Carrol : Hawkins, James
Brown, Charles Dotson, Fred
Brown, Edwin Seay, Homer Snyder,
and Mildred Shuler,
Little June Spencer, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Spencer,
and Joe Noland, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Rural Noland, are mascots of
the class. W. L. Fitzgerald has
served as sponsor of the 1941 class,
First Farm Tour
Of Year Planned
For Saturday
The first farm tour of the 1941
season will take place on Satur
day when the alfalfa acreage in
the county will be visited under the
sponsorship of the . county farm
agents.
Any farmer or person desiring to
make the tour who does not have
means of transportation may be
provided for if they will notify
the county agents.
Alfalfa is proving to be one of
the most profitable crops grown on
Haywood farms and the tour has
been planned In order that those
who have not tried it on their
places may see the success others
are having.
Every one taking the tour is
asked to meet at the court house
at 9:45 on Saturday morning. The
first stop will be made at the farm
of John Allen in Beaverdam, where
the party will arrive at 10:15. The
next stop at n o'clock will be
made at the Osborne Dairy Farm;
followed by a visit to the W. A.
Bradley place in Waynesville at
11, and the stop will be made at
the Lowe Allen farm on Allen's
Creek;.''
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Adams, of
Tampa and Durham, who were
among the first to build a home at
Lake Junaluska, have arrived for
(the summer season.
They Work While We Sleep
1 ,
Editor's Note This is a third in
a series of articles by Hilda Way
Gwyn on local people "who work
while we sleep." This week she
interviewed Lawrence Kerley, chief
of the city fire department, who ;s
on call 24 hours, day and night.
Another article will appear next
week.
t .,v. Kerlev chief of the city fire department, as be was
photS oSSt recently by Patsy .Gwyn at the Ffeon.
"Strange as it may seem the
calmest person to ever call in a
fire since I have been connected
with the City fire department was
little Ninkey Prevost, four year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Prevost,' said Lawrence Kerley,
fire chief, who for 18 years his
been a local fireman and for eight
years employed by the city fire
department.
"In an everyday teady. voice,
Ninkey just said, this is the resi
dence of Mr. Ralph Prevost and
the house is on fire'," be continued.
"Most people are just plain crazy
over a fire, and that can include us
firemen too. I have really seen men
carry mattresses down tair very
- (Continued on, page 5) .
Hanson Brothers
See Each Other
After 22 Years
"I'm Impressed with this section
of the country, and like your beef
cattle," said E. H. Hanson, of
Caledonia, Minn., who is visiting
his brother, C. CY Hanson, of Clyde.
Mrs. Hanson accompanied him
down on their first trip into this
section, and will spend two weeks.
including trip U JJUe-BeacK. 1
Mr. Hanson is a farmer and cat
tle raiser, being especially interest
ed in the Hereford breed of beef
cattle.
This is the first time in 22 years
that the brothers have seen each
other. Their home is in South
Dakota.
C. C. Hanson moved to -this sec
tion in 1923. For 8 years he was
superintendent of the Bethel
schools and for the last 4 years has
held that position with the Clyde
schools.
In speaking of farming condi
tions in Minnesota, Mr. Hanson
pointed out that he has seen the
mercury drop to 40 below zero on
his farm.
Heavier Than Usual, Is
Pre-Election Predictions
As Interest Increases
Voters in Haywood's four town
will elect town officials next Tues
day, in what now looks like
heavy turn out of citizens, as in
terest increases in each of the re
spective elections.
The polls in all four of the
towns will open at seven and re
main open until seven in the even
ing. All tickets are expected to b
counted out by ten o'clock.
The elections will be patterned in
general, after state elections, It
was explained by election officials.
There will be no mayor's race
in Waynesville, as no one filed
against Mayor J. H. Way, who is
a candidate for re-election. The
mayor's race in the other three
towns is creating quite a bit of
comment, as four have filed in Ha
zelwood and two in Canton and
Clyde.
Owners of Balsam
Lodge Arrive for
Summer Season
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Parson
owners and operators of the Bal
sam Lodge, at Balsam, have ar
rived from Miami for the summer
season. During the winter the
former was connected with the
management of -the Casalomore
Hotel at Coral Gables.
They are making extensive im
provements on the Balsam Lodge,
whicn contains accommodations
for around SO guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Parsons plan to
open the lodge for guests around
the 15th of this month, and are
optimistic over the coming season
5 Seek Place As
Waynesville Aldermen
In Waynesville, a new registra
tion was called, and about 1,100
names are now on the books. A
vote of about 750 is expected.
Fivs candidates have filed for
members of the Waynesville board
of aldermen; L. M. Killian, T. L.
Bramlett and Hugh Massie are
seeking re-election. The other two
candidates are Roy Campbell and
J. C. Patrick.
Election officials are Frank Fer
guson, registrar, Henry Gaddy and
Jarvis Campbell, judges.
Only one polling place will be
used the court house.
Hazelwood Has 4 For
Mayor ; 6 For Aldermen
Interest is running high in Ha
eelwjod, witU Jour candidates in .
the "field for mayor, and six seek
ing a place on the board of alder
men. V ' ' ; . '
Those on the mayor's ticket are:
Dewey Hyatt, J. V. Blalock, Clyde
Fisher and Sam Knight.
Blalock and Knight are present
members of the board of aldermen.
In the race for aldermen, Grady
Smith is the incumbent, and others
are L. M. Richeson, R. L. Prevost,
C. A. Scruggs, W. T. Queen and
Carl Swanger.
Hazelwood has a registration of
over 500, and something like 87S
are expected to cast votes on next
Tuesday.
Howard Passmore is regisrar,
and W. A. Whitner and W. H.
Snyder ar judges.
More Equipment
Put On Parkway
A new 13-yard carryall, and an
other large tractor were added to
the equipment of : Lowdermilk
Brothers, Parkway contractors this
week.- "'
The equipment, with scores of
other giant-size pieces, are now
on the 7-mile project, which starts
at Soco Gap, and goes westward to
Big Witch Gap.
Clearing has been completed for
about a mile and a half, and grad
ing of a pioneer road has been
completed for about a mile.
Clyde Has Two Tickets
Out For Town Offices
The two complete tickets in
Clyde is making the cattle ship
ping town become the center -of
political activity in Haywood, as
(Continued on page 8'
Forest Fire On
Hyatts Creek Is
A Legal Burning
The bright reflection from a fire
on the land of M. O. Galloway, on
the head of Hyatt Creek, caused
considerable comment in the com
munity last night, as the fire cast
a red glow in the skies.
According to Mark Hannah, coun
ty fire warden, it Was a legal burn
ing, as a permit had been issued
Mr. Galloway allowing the tract of
about 20 acres to be burned.
Approximately 15 men were on
the job keeping the blaze under
control, Mr. Hannah said.
Allen Family to Hold
Reunion with Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Kelley on May 4th
The Allen family will hold their
annual reunion on Sunday, May the
4th, at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Kelly. Those attending are
asked to assemble at 10 o'clock and
bring lunches which will be spread
at noon.
As has been the custom for sev
eral years, the Rev. C L. Allen
will be in charge of the program.
New Front Built
On Moody Grocery
A modern front is being put in
the E. C. Moody Grocery on Main
street. The.entrance will be to th
right of the building, ofTording a
large display window on the street.
The building is owned by D.
Reeves Noland. Jerry Liner has
the contract.
A. E. Ward, Seriously
m, Reported Slightly
Improved Last Night
The condition of A. E. Ward, of
Lake Junaluska, who is seriously
ilL was reported slightly better late
last night. Mr. Ward was taken
to the Mission Hospital in Ashe
ville for treatment during the past
week.. .