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Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
YEAR NO. 28 Sixteen Pages
WAYNES VILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1941
$L50 la Advance la Haywood and Jackson Counties
oters T Decide Qm Hospital E
County And
ff. Heads
For Action
Vu vmA To DellWQPd
Cd As "Sub-standard,
d .t. onH Unsafe."
npjuare "-
L calling for an immediate
M(i preparation oi pians
n mnHcrnization of the
i " ... . Nn
ij from Waynesville to weii
k.. heen reauested of the
jfcfchway commission in sepa-
taolutions adoptea Dy me
Lntyand Chamber of Corn-
officials,
MuJutioria nointed out that
u was built by tne county
years ago, 'and is "sun-stan-anH
11(1 longer adequate or
I carry the increasing traf-
Ltituation is to be greatly
rated bv the additional trai-
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lien will come through Soco
kith the completion of the
lad to Cherokee," one civic
said in discussing the peti-
det setting out that the
tie section of the highway,
as No. 284, calls for an
km upkeep, tne oinciais
td otit that the highway will
j be of great importance
respect to seven classes of
listed as follows:
Internal traffic from Ashe-
jtt Murphy, :
ksercial traffic from Ashe-
jmnereial traffic from Green
via Waynesville.
prist traffic to and from the
iJnMvllle, and Chaitatiooff
turtle. 1 ' ", V li" -v
rat traffic to and from the
Ridge Parkway via Asheville
faynesville.
nit traffic to the Nantahala
ul Forest Via Asheville and
esville.
irist traffic to and from the
iee Reservation. r
u further explained in the
tion, that the highway will
I become part of U. S. No.
from Greenville, S. C, to
via Waynesville.
' Dad from here to Dellwood
' concrete surface, but one
j breaking down. The gen
-inment is bad, it was point
ed the curves are danger
Bides all of these things,
d is narrow, the petitioners
!H M they again urged ira
' action.
ouuicient
Applications
Of tile W11.A GIiao 7m-
f are announcing in th
- """"O UJ1B WK
0 not taking any more
CT loT jb8 at the pres
r quota is filled.
1 "nouncement continues:
"gement thanks all those
CLiPphed for work and for
LTey have shown. As
2 v r aPP'ications can be
m this will be announced
I Mountaineer.' .
:hr Feature On
Pebred
"Mock . . :
Starting today, on the
C10 Page, is the first
'dV 8eries of sPciaUy
rn cartoons designed
rwnote purebred Bve-
IJe cartoons were
.gmajy used in the
Belt Farm Dailies,
JJ ere bought by Joe
wwd presented to
( Mountaineer for pub
'g'M Part of the
livestock pro
jw Haywood county.
. Judge Felix Alley Writes Book
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. JUDGE FELIX E. ALLEY, right of Waynesville, is shown above
with S. Hplmes Plexico, head of the Rowan Printing Company in
Salisbury completing plans for the publication of a book written by
the jurist that will be off the press in July. Much interesting and
valuable material will be included as the result of Judge Alley's long
research. .
Unknown North Carolina History
To Be Revealed By Judge Alley
480-Page Book By Waynes
ville Man Scheduled To
Come From Press This
-Month, v ' .
Lightning Strikes
WithTerroxOf
Big German Bonib
Jiightning struck with terrifying
threatabut no serious results on
the grounds of Grace Episcopal
church and the rectory shortly af
ter noon on Tuesday.
According to the rector, the Rev.
Raymond E. MacBlain, his first
thought was of a German bomb.
Tour fuses were blown out in
the rectory and in the process gave
the effect of balls of fire explod
ing in every direction.
Two of the tall pine trees be
tween the garage and Hhe church
were stripped of their bark in sec
tions the entire lensrth of one tree
and on others to the point where the
wires running into the rectory are
attached.
The car of the rector happened
to be parked near the trees and the
top was thick with bark from the
trees..;;
Milk Prices Hit
New High Mark
Higher prices were being paid
for milk this week, than at any
time since the establishment of a
creamery in Waynesville, accord
ing to R. B. Davenport, manager
of the Pet Dairy Products Com
pany.. In making this statement, Mr.
Davenport said: "We are anxious
to get more milk. We can use
every drop that we can get, and at
these new high prices."
"Farmers who can increase milk
production on their farm are urg
ed to take advantage of these
extra good milk price," Mr. Daven
nort said, as he issued an invitation
to contact hi mat the plant.
By CHARLES F. DANIELS
Superior Court Judge Felix E.
Alley, of Waynesville, for more
than eight years an outstanding
figure on the bench of North Car
olina and for several decades an
unusually well-known attorney in
the Western part of the state, has
turned author.
He has written a book, "Random
Thoughts and The Musings of a
Mountaineer," which will be off the
presses in July; It will contain
about 480 pages and have 27 chap,
ters. It will have a full cloth bind
ing with gold stamping and a pack
et that embodies an artist's draw
ing of the mountains. The book
will be bound in a Charlotte plant
Numerous, historical incidents
maximums and observations of the
judge during his long career as a
lawyer and jurist, several of his
best prepared speeches delivered in
connection with political, education
al and religious activities will be
included in the volume. One of
the speeches to be included in the
book was delfcered in Raleigh in
1912 before an audience of 6,000 in
nominating Locke Craig for gov
ernor.. . '',;
Judge Alley said that .he had
spent several years in preparing
the volume and had traveled exten
sively in six or more states to ac
quire information about several
national characters prominently
discussed. :'
One- chapter deals with Andrew
Jackson, his experiences in North :
Volunteers May
Make Up First
Call In Draft
The thirteen men who will be
sent in the first call in the Selec
tive Draft from this area on the
18th may all be volunteers arid not
draftees, according to the officials
of the local draft board.
While more than the required
thirteen have volunteered eight to
date have been able to pass the phy
sical tests, it was learned late yes
terday.
Volunteers are still applying at
the office here and others are ex
pected during the week so it is
hoped that the fine record of
the vicinity may still be unbroken.
The men who will come from
this area Will be sent to Fort Mc-
Pherson and from there to other
camps.
The men who will go from the
Canton area are as follows, the
first eight being volunteers: Rich
ard Robert Harvings, Lewis Ed
ward Schields, Donald George
Black, William Lee Mull, Marion
Lusk, Marvin Odell Cloer, Joe
Sam Parks, Robert P. Pitts,
Charles Thomas Hemphill, Barney
Morrow Woody, Joseph Turner
Cathey, Cecil Thomas Darnell,
and James Woodrow Parker.
Lloyd Sawyer, of Morristown,
Tenn., will also leave with the
group from the Canton area.
Moody Succeeds
Gwyn As Foreman
Of Grand Jury
C. W. Moody, of Cecil township,
was appointed new foreman of the
Haywood county grand jury here
at the convening of Superior Court
on Monday morning.
Mr. Moody succeeds T. L. Gwyn,
who recently resigned as foreman
when he accepted a state position
with the state highway commis
sion." The grand jury appointed at the
February term of court now Con
sists of the following: Mr. Moqdy,
foreman; J. Howard Myers, Oscar
T. Arlington, Jack Smathera Nel
son Curtis, Walter Ferguson, Ru
fus A. Buff, P. V. Phillips, D. R.
Jaynes, Horace Bryson, Jess Ful
bright, Chas. C, Palmer, Howard
Sellers, J. Mack Caldwell, L. B.
Leatherwood, John T. Vance and
Lon J. Rogers.
Mrs. Chas, E. Ray Who
Is 111 At Home Is
Reported Improved
Friends will be glad to learn that
Mrs. Chas. E. Ray, who is ill at
her home, was reported last night
to be improving and resting more
comfortably, ; Mrs. 1 Ray returned
during the. Week from the Memo
rial Hospital in Charlotte, where
she had gone for treatment.
Heads Lions
W. L. HARDIN, Jr., assumed
the office of president of the Way
nesville Lions Club last week, Mr.
Hardin has served as secretary for
several years.-Photo by Sherrill's
Rotary President
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AARON TREVOST took over
the presidency of the local Rotary
Club here July 1. The meeting
Friday at the Hotel Gordon will be
the first meeting of the new year
16-Yr-0ld Boy Pleads
Ity of Manslaughter
Many Cases Disposed Of
During First Three Days
Of Court. Under, Judge .
Bobbitt.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Prevost an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Nancy Harris Prevost, on July the
' " (Continued on page 8) '1st, at the Biltmore Hospital
State Farm Tour
Schedule Outlined
By County Agents
Party Will Leave Here Next
Tuesday, 15th, On Tour
That will Include Trip To
:r Coast.'
Next Tuesday morning, July
15th, the farmers and a group of
business men will start from Way
nesville at 7:00 a. m., for a tour
of the farming sections and points
of interest that have been mapped
out by the county farm agents.
Keen interest has been shown in
the tour by farmers from all sec
tions of the county. '
The itinerary includes the fol
lowing stops: Leave Waynesyille
at 7:00 a. m., arrive at J. L. Cleve
land farm at 8:30 a. m.; leave J.
L. Cleveland farm at 9:30 a. m.,
arrive at Charlotte at 12:30 p. m.;
lunch, 12:30 to 1:30 p. m ; see
Governor Morrison's farm at Char
lotte at 1:30 p. m.; leave Governor
Morrison's farm at 3:00 p. m.j'ar
rive at Monroe, Hoy le Griffin farm
at 4 p. m.; leave Monroe at .4:30
p. m.; and arrive at Lumberton at
7:30 p. m.
Wednesday, 16th, up early arid
start meeting at Freeter Locker,
(Continued oa page 8)
The Mountaineer will have a ttaff
correspondent to accompany the
tour over the state, writing in de
tail all of the event which will be
of interest to the "folks back
honte". Look for these articles in
The Movntameer.
of
Two Fire Alarms
Within 11 Minutes
Two fire alarms within 11 min
utes here Monday had fireman on
the go. Neither fire resulted in
any damage
An oil stove fire at the WhitaK-
er borne on nazei nurei
in a room being smoked, wnne we
second alarm sent the firemen to
an overheated motor in the base
ment of the Waynesville Pharmacy.
Reece Bought Goods
For Special Event
"It is a good thing we bought
for our annual event several monu
ago," said C. J. Keece, owner
Massie'a Department Store, as he
announced the opening of the an
nual sales event wfticn op
Friday ' 1
Thia'salea event will bestore
M it is announced in the ad
vertising colnans today. (
50th Anniversary Of Library Will
Be Observed Friday Afternoon
This is the beautiful rock library building on Main
Street, which will be the scene of the observance of the
Both anniversary of the Libraey on Friday. The building
was acquired in 1912.
The Waynesville Pufclic Library
will observe the fiftieth anniver
sary of its establishment tomorrow
afternoon between 4 and 6 o'clock.
The board of directors and the
active board of operation will hold
open house to which all the citi
zents of the community are invited.
The anniversary marks a cul
tural milestone in the life of the
community. The local library en
joys the distinction of being one
of the oldest of its kind in the
state, and stands today as a mon
ument to the culture and civic
minded citizens of of a half cen
tury ago, who founded it.
The library represents one of
the finest results of co-operation
ever shown in the community. Lit
erally through nickels and dimes
it was built and has functioned
as an institution ex wnicn any
town should have , pride.
The movement for a library waa
agitated back in tthe L380's. Many
(Continued n page 8)
Ural Carver, 16, who plead guilty
manslaughter, was placed on
three years "probation, and charged
with payment of the costs of the
action and payment of the funeral
expenses of Jerry Smith, deceased,
at the July term of Superior Court
which convened here Monday with
Judge W. H. Bobbitt presiding.
Young Carver, of the Maggie
section, was charged with the slay
ing of Jerry Smith, 22, last March.
The '"alledged' homicde occurred at
the home of Carver's father.
It was brought out in the trial
that the two young men were ex
nmininir a revolver in a room in
the house when the pictol was d is
charired. the bullet entering
Smith's chest, which caused al
most instant death.
Smith was a member of Com
pany H and was home on a fur
lough from Fort Jackson at tne
time of the shooting.
Other cases disposed of during
the three days this week include:
Sam Noland, charged with driv
ing drunk, Was given 90 days in
jail and on the roads.
Carl Gibson, charged with driv
ing drunk, was discharged on pay
ment of $15 and allowed until
November to pay the remainder
Of costs.
Rankin Ferguson, charged with
driving without license, was given
60 days in Jail.
Ernest Harrell, ' charged with
driving drunk, was fined $50 and
the costs.
Cliff Moore, charged with driv
ing drunk, was fined $50 and the
costs.
William M. Moore, charged With
(Continued on page 8)
Commissioners To
Call Election On
$50,000 In Bonds
Crowded Conditions Of Lo
cal Institution Brings Re
quests From Citizens.
A definite decision has been
reached by the board of county
commissioners to call an election
on a $50,000 bond issue for build
ing an addition to the Haywood
County Hospital, The commis
sioners will go on record. calling the
election when they meet for their
regular third Monday meeting, on
July 21.
No indication has been given as
to the probable date the county
wide election will be held.
The proposed expansion would
add 45 more beds to the institu
tion's capacity, which was origin
ally built as a 55-bed hospital.
A petition bearing the signatures
of some 1,600 voters Was present
ed to the board of commissioners
in April asking that the election
of the bond issue .. be called. The
decision of the board to call the
election was taken in view of the
fact that the legality of practical
ly all the names has been estab
lished by the county attorney, and
that the law sets forth that in
such cases it is mandatory on the
part of the county commissioners
to call such an election.
The board has had the petition
under consideration since April,
awaiting investigation of certain
legal requirements.
George A. Brown, Jr., chairman
of the board, stated that while the
commissioners had the right by
law to call for such an election,
that In View of the critical situa
tion of. the country in general , they
preferred to act entirely accord
ing to the wishes of the majority
of the citizens of the county.
The movement has been agitated
(Continued on paga 8)
w
Nine Haywood Men
Are Appointed To
Serve With FSA
Nine Haywood county citizens
have been named on committees to
advise and assist in the operation
of the rehabilitation and tenant
purchase programs of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
J. Yates Bailey, Haywood county
supervisor for the Farm Security
Administration, announced the ap
pointments made by Vance E.
Swift, FSA state director at Ral
eigh, as follows:
Thurman C. Davis, Route 2, Way
nesville, Charles R. Liner, Route 2,
Waynesville and C. S. Rollins,
Route 2, Canton, will serve as mem
bers of the committee on tenant
purchase program.
Frank pavis, Waynesville, C. S.
Rollins Route 2, Canton, and H. A.
Osborne, Canton, will serve on the
committee for farm debt adjust
ment and tenure improvement
(Continued en pare K)
Traffic Records
Broken During
Past Week-End
From 21 to 46 cars a minute
passed Norman Caldwell, traffic oti
fleer on Main street here during his
nine hours on duty, on three days
last week-end.
Actual count showed 21 a min
ute as the lowest number, with
the highest mark of 46 vehicles a.
minute passing.
"It Was the heaviest traffic in
my 26 years on Main street," he
said yesterday, as he recounted the
ease with which the thousands of
cars moved down past his corner
at the bank.
Two fenders were bent during
the week-end, and even then the
damage was slight, he reported.
A car from Charlotte had a slight
wreck near Lake Junaluska, with
no injuries. There were the only
mishaps reported in the county dur
ing the week-end of the Fourth,
Mr. Caldwell said.
Because of lack of accommoda
tions, at least 6 cars on the streets
were turned into sleeping quarters
for the occupants, he said.
Two visitors reported they count,
ed cars from 22 states in 22 min
utes. ' ,
Community Center
Will Hold Open
House Tuesday
The official opening of the sum
mer season will take place on Tues
day evening when the community
center sponsored by the Chamber of
Commerce holds open house. The
hours have been set from 8 to 10
o'clock.
Receiving with Mrs. R. O. Cov
ington, hostess of the center, will
be J. Dale Stentz, secretary, and
representatives of various wom
en's and men's organizations in
the town.
At nine and again at ten o'clock
there will be drawings for a
number of prizes.
Each evening after Tuesday
the center will be open to both
tourists and local residents.
On Friday evenings throughout
the aeason an informal musical
program and entertainment fea
tures will be given honoring the
tourists. Hotel managers as well
as those of all guest houses are
asked to co-operate with the com
munity center in reporting talent
and also in extending invitations
to the tourists to attend the affairs.