The Waynesville Mountaineer
Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smokv Mountains National Park
SEVENTH YEAR NO. 50 Sixteen Pages
$1.50 In Advance la Haywood and Jackson Counties
WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1941
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300 Haywood Preachers, Teachers,
Farmers To Gather Tonight; Will
Discuss "Food For Defense" Work
Speaks Tonight
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W. M. LANDESS, of the agri
ultural relations division of TV A,
vill address Haywood preachers,
eacbers and farmers at the ar
mory here tonight
feds Plan
Mend At
1 House
oy Francis Will Deliver
ess All Patriotic Or
zations Co-Sponsors.
atriotic rally to be staged
the court house on Monday
at 7:30 o'clock gives prom
ting the most colorful and
occasion held in the com
since the day back in No-
1918, when the news of
itotice was received,
irogram is being sponsored
ollowinir patriotic organiza-
kmerican Legion, Daughters
American Revolution, State
and United Daugnters oi
kfederacy.
rrouDS assisting will Hi
ke Rotary Club, Lions Club,
ts Club, Woman's Club and
league. ' . " . .
1 Francis is scheduled to
the main sneech of the
; W. H. F. Millar will serve
iter of ceremonies. Rev. J,
tadison, pastor of the First
list church will give the in-
All the ministers of the
been invited to sit on
ni. -
the crowd is assembling the
leville high school band will
a number of selections, later
part on the program. M. H.
Wperintendent of the dis
khoola will lead in the Ba
the flag. : .-
br J. Harden Howel will
on the State Guard. Rev,
wi iL WUlifcms, cbAirraW iC
id Cross roll call, will present
fab of the Bed Cross. '
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c'"6'ai wui open witu ne
Continued on page 8) 7
Cross Roll
Quota Lacks
U Of Goal
ota of $1,206 set for the
fed Cross chapter in the an
"11 call membershin drive
t been reached, according to
v. Malcolm Williamson, pas-
me Presbyterian church,
wrvinsr as rhoiman
,iate there has been turned
the workers 1.165.59. leav.
HI to be raised before the It J?',Acr TI-l,t
by national headquarters JUUUC 11 lUttJ mgli
p attained. : ' " . I ,
I Williamson . stated yester-' Albert Abel was elected Master
pt the drive would continue o the Masonic Lodge here at the
;e S1.200 was reached, as annual election 01 omcers .
It that umW th ovUt;nr meeting on Friday evening. ,
stances the community would otners who T'
Y to the urgent call from Abel areW. H. Owen senior
farters. 1 j warden; Joe S. uavis, an war
den; K. H. Gibson, treasurer, ana
C. B. Hosaflook, secretary.
On Friday night at the Masonic
Temple election of higher officers
of Waynesville chapter, 69, Doric
Council 120, Waynesville command-
District Scouter
Corpening Heads
Agricultural
Workers Councils
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Wayne Corpening, county farm
a cent, was elected president of the
Agricultural Workers Council, of
Haywood county at a dinner meet
ing held at the Gordon Hotel Mon
day night.
Others who will serve with Mr,
Corpening are, J. C. Brown, vice
president, ad Miss Katherine Win
ston, of the Farm Security office,
secretary.
The group is composed of all
persons in the county working un
der the department of agriculture.
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Albert Abel Elected
'Master Of Masonic
Preparations are being made to
serve three hundred tonight at the
Armory, when the demonstration
farmers act as hosts to the preach
ers and teachers of the county,
m appreciation for their work in
the "Food for Freedom" campaign.
W, M. Landess, of the agricul
tural relation division of the TV A
will be the speaker of the evening.
I Mr. Landess has been heard in 1
Haywood many times, and it is ex-
pected he will show pictures to-;
night as he makes one of his
usual fine talks. 1
Wayne Corpening, county agent,
said yesterday that J. C. Lynn, dis
trict county agent, R. W. Shoffner
and W. B, Collins, both farm econ
omists and In charge of demonstra
tion farmers of the state, will be
present.
Delegates of the county's 4-H
clubs and wives of demonstration
farmers will serve the meal.
The Crabtree 4-H club will give
a demonstration on "Lt s Eai
for Health."
Ted Martin's orchestra will pro
vide music for the evening.
A. J. McCracken, chairman of the
demonstration farmers, will give
the address of welcome, and Oder
F. Burnett, secretary of the group,
will introduce the guests and
speakers. Mr. Burnett is in charge
of the program.
J. Leonard Westmoreland is
chairman of the committee prepar-
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Reaction Of Ha
Citizens To War Vary
Cognizance of the fact that the local people were taking the
declaration of war with Japan in a very serious manner and were
expressing their desire on all sides to give all aid to meet the great
emergency that has been thrust upon the American people, The Moun
taineer contacted a number 01 persons on tneir reaction to tne situation.
The following answers were given to the question:
Commander Henry Lee lie urea
CARLTON PEYTON was nam
ed chairman of the Haywood Boy
Scout district Tuesday night. Mr.
Peyton, with 17 years experience
in Scouting, succeeds William Med-
ford, who held the post two years,
Carlton Peyton
Head Of Haywood
Scout District
The ned of the qualities which
are foRtered ,by Scout tracing
under the conditions which face
our country today was stressed by
The Mountaineer To Bo Published
Tuesday And Friday Kcxt Week
f s Of License
les ncKs Up
ing Fast Week I er 31 wi" be tlected-
y and Saturday were mark- j DefeilSe COUUCil
considerable RPtivitv in the - . -w-i -m
f 1942 motor vehicle license TO Meet ridaV
ccording to Miss Geneva j
bo is in charce of the A scecial meeting of the Hay-
Pere. aiu1 H.Ptise council will be held
farm plates were received : Friday night, upon call of Wayne
n Monday and Miss Wines 1 Corpening, temporary chairman.
at any farmer Wishing to I The meeting was called to dis
fjse Such plates or desires in- cuss plans for coping with the na
f'on regarding the require- tional emergency. The meeting
I to stop by the office which ! will start at 7:30 at the court
P m the Masonic Temple. 1 house.
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All Letters Will Be 'Published
Dime Board
Going Up This
Week-End Here
Lions Club Sponsoring Pro
ject; Funds To Go For
' Christmas Baskets and
Work With Blind.
The dme board, sponsored by
the Lions Club, will be put up on
"Main street this week-end. Pro
ceeds from the board will be used
for the club's Christina cheer
fund, and what money is left over
will be used for work with the
blind.
The response last year was grat
ifying, and from the proceeds, the
club provided Christmas cheer for
80 families. The committee
bought 260 toys, 200 pounds of
mixed-nuts, 431 pounds of candy,
40 bags of orangesv and 18 boxes
of groceries.
Besides their work at Christ
mas, the club has been steadily at
work all year with people with
defective eyes. This year they
have been responsible for 34 ex
aminations, and providing 32 pairs
of glasses. The club sponsored a
clinic held by Dr. J. R. McCracken,
in which 19 additional pairs of
glasses were provided.
The club also arranged for an
expensive operation on a boy
eyes, without cost to the boy.
Plans are Underway to sponsor a
seeing-eye dog for a local man.
Following a custom of many
years, The Mountaineer will isnue
two -papers next week.
The first issue will go to press
Monday afternoon for early Tues
day morning delievery.
The second edition of the week
will eo to press Thursday after
noon, and be delievered eary Fri
day morning.
The following week, The Moun
taineer ,' will issue the regular
Christmas edition, which has prov
en popular during the years. This
edition will go to press at noon
Tuesday, the 23rd, and all papers
mailed by three o'clock. There
will be no other edition during
Chrismas week.
Goevrnment Rules
Must Be Observed
In Tobacco Cards
Errors are being made in the
1941-42 burley marketing tobacco
cards, according to the county farm
agents office, that Will result in
delay in payments of checks to the
growers.
; .,' The government has very strict
rules relative to the marketing of
burley tobacco, and they' are print
ed in full on the cards, but are not
being recognized as they should,!
ywood
State Guard Told
To Be Ready For
Any Emergency
Five Recruits Join Local
Unit Here On Tuesday
Night.
"So far as the local unit of
State Guard is concerned, they
are ready for any emergency,
and I am proud of them," aaid
Captain t. Harden Howell, yes
terday as he discussed the
wire he had received from
Adjutant J. Van Metta.
Monday Captain Howell re
ceived a message, from Adju
tant Metta directing him "to
: have the State Guard maintain
a state of preparedesa to meet
any eventuality that might
come up."
Captain Howell stated that
the necessary steps for mob
ilisation, if needed, had been
taken by the local unit some
three months ago and that the
men understood the situation. !
On Tuesday evening five new :
recruits Joined the State Gu,r
as follows: Edwin Poteate,
' Claude Woodard, Willard
Moody, Robert Hugh Clark,
and James E. JAoofo. ;
U. S. Navy-"Whether this country
wanted war with Japan or not ia
now besides the point. We are in
it. Japan's unwarranted and per
fidious attack on our fleet at Pearl
Harbor has seen to that. : Now
that we are at war, we have no al
ternative but to pursue it relent
lessly with all the resources at our
command and that the outcome will
result in ultimate triumph for our
arms, none but the most consu
mate pessimist can doubt. '
"It is difficult even for the train
ed military mind to conceive the
grand strategy in mind, we must
avoid becoming unduly depressed
over temporary local reverses and
contrarywise, unduly elated over
local successes.
"The ultimate aim must be kept
in mind. It is doubtful if we can
win by naval blockade alone Let
us, therefore, not be surprised at
the launching of a hugh expedi
tionary force, Above all let us keep
up our courage and high morale.
Major J. Harden Howell"
agree thoroughly with the aenti
ments expressed by Senator Wheel
People Stunned
By Sweeping Jap
Attacks buiiday
Citizens Anxis To Do
Their Part Daring TMs
National Emergency.
Havwood with the rest of the
world waa stunned by the sadden
turn of affairs tliat tarew inra
country into active participation
in thi great conflict that ta eon
suming the major countries f the
globe, ' .
Sunday many famutea who Hab
itually spend the afternoon riding
for milee, aat at home intent on
every word that eame over tne
radio about J a pan e attaea on
Hawaii Many did not sleep that
night; many had little sleep, and
the majority sat up until the small
hours trying to get the last word.
The places open on Sunday on
Main street where they have radios
were packed during the afternoon
and late into the night, with per
sons crowding about eager to learn
what was taking place.
Monday waa marked by little
business activity. , EvryJoy
seemed absorbed in the tense situ
ation, It lay like a pall over the
entire community, and yet except
in the magic swiftness with which
rumors circulated, there was no
hysteria. Everybody seem to think
it waa inevitable and that they must
try to take it on the chin.
By late Wednesday tne communi
ty had more or less Battled down
to acceptance of the 'grim reality,
with a deep realisation of the grav
ity of the situation. A matter, of
fact attltapde toward the possibil
ity of a long duration was noted
in conversations heard.
Naturally there bus been deep
concern expressed on all aides over
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Local Draft Board
Receives 7th Call
For Selectees
; The local draft board has re
ceived its seventh call for men,
which is the 21st call sent out
by the government
The order calls for 20 men to
leave here on January the 6th for
Fort Bragg, where they will be in
ducted into the service. '
Since the declaration of war with
Japan a number of the local boys
have volunteered their services,
and the office has also received a
number of inquiries relative to the
different branches of the service,
(Continued on page 8)
W. K. Francis -we are eon
f routing the "most serious ,aitoa
tion that this country has ever
known and it is encumbent on us
all to support the government both
with our services and our money,
in order that the sea pirates may be
stopped at the earliest possible
moment."
according to the authorities,
The county agents are instruct
ing the farmers not to turn their
marketing cards over to pinhook-J rushed to the aid of Mr. Davis.
ers or buyers, otner than ware
house floor salesman, unless the
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The Treasury Says
War Needs Money!
The United States Treasury Department has asked
publication of the following message:
"WAR NEEDS MONEY !
"It will cost money to defeat Japan. Your Government
calls on you to help now.
"Buy defense bonds or stamps today. Buy them every
day, if you can. ' : - ' -' : '
"But buy them on a regular basis.
"Bonds cost as little as $18.75, stamps wme as low as
10 cents. Defense bonds and stamps can be bought at all
banks and post offices, and stamps can also be purchased
at retail stores.
"The Mountaineer urges all Americans to support your
Government with your dollars."
$500 Worth Of
Tobacco Lost By
Fire In Iron Duff
The barn of V. R. Pavis in the
Iron Duff section of the county
Was destroyed by fire around "7:00
o'clock Tuesday night. :
Five hundred dollars woVth of
of tobacco belonging to j. E. Cald
well, was lost in the blaze, which
is said to have started in the the
roof, the caune unknown.
The buildings nearby -were saved
from the flames by neighbors who
Mrs. It. L. Coin"! hope I will
be able to take it, with a son in the
service on the West Coast it comes
so close to me. I am trying to think
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Wellco Shoe Co.
Helping Workers
To Buy Bonds
A director of the Wellco Shoe
Corp, announced yesterday that
pay loll deductions would be made
by the firm each week to enable the
employee to purchase defense
bonds, .;
This plant is believed to be the
first in this section to inaugurate
such a plan. Employees determ
ine the amount of deduction, it waa
said, and when the accumulated
amount reaches $18.75, a bond is
given the employee.
John N. Ferguson
Gets Promotion
The navy department announced
that nine North Carolinaians have
been recommended for promotions.
Six of the men, at present hold
ing the rank of lieutenants junior
grade; will be advanced to lieuten
ants. They include John N. Fer
guson, Jr, Waynesville.
TextOtWar
Tdllc fclade By
Roosevelt
The text of President RooaevelVa ,
war message to congress followa:
To the congress of - the United
States: -.
Yesterday, December 1, 1941 a
date which will live in infamy
the United States of America was
suddenly and deliberately attacked
by naval and air forces of the em
pire of Japan. ,
The United States was at peace
with that nation and, at the solici
tation of Japan, was still in con
versation with its government and,
its emperor looking toward the
maintenance of peace in 'the Pa--eifia.
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Indeed, one hour after Japanese
air squadrons had commenced
bombing in Oahu, the Japanese
ambassador to the United States
and his Colleague delivered to t&
secretary of state a formal reply to
a recent American message. White
this reply stated that it seemed)
useless to continue' the existing dip
lomatic negotiations it contained
no threat or hint of war or armed
attack. '
It will be recorded that the dis
tanee of Hawaii from Japan makes
(Continued on page 83
Sutton On Way To Job
In Pearl Harbor
Eugene Sutton left here last
week for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
where he would take a job as time
keeper on a government project.
He wired relatives here Monday
that he was in Salt Lake City,
Utah, "going on."
War With Japan Touches County
Rumors of every nature were
current in Haywood the first three
days of the war with Japan. This
newspaper spent several hours yes
terday checking on some of them,
only to find them "idle talk."
Monday noon, when Preident
Roosevelt addressed a joint ses
sion of Congress, business was
literally suspended for the dura
tion of his address, so interested
were citizens to catch every word.
One aviator, now serving his
country, and who expected to spend
Christmas in Waynesville, wired
his ' brother Sunday night: "The
Party Has started, won't see you
Christmas." '
One soldier in Texas, wrote his
parents here that upon receiving
the news that the nation was at
war, every soldier in camp went to
town
had saved to come home on at radio reports until early Monday
Christmas. i morning. Many stayed no all
. . i nigm, iney reported.
a ,ic war nu given several men
work in Haywood, as some of the
industrial plants have increased
their force of watchmen.
Lieutenant David Stentz, of the
Army Air Coprs, was called back
to his home base at Selfridge Field,
Mich., Sunday. He was home for
a two-weeks vacation, and had
been here a week. Within two hours
after reaching his home port, he
left for an undisclosed point on
the west coast.
Almost 20 Haywood boys have
gone to recruiting stations of both
the army and navy in Asheville
since Monday and enlisted for dif
ferent branches of the service.
Several people dragged to work
and spent the money they Monday after listening to latest
A number of business places
installed radios in order to keep in
touch with the latest develop
ment. Large maps of the Pacific
were near at hand for some and
listeners traced the reports of
troops landings and air raids as
the news flashes came in.
Haywood is well represented in
the Pacific area. . A mrraber of men
are on the west coast, several m
Hawaii and also the Philippines.
Old and youngj . talked war.
Many had their pet versions which
they repeated to every group, bnt
there was one thing on which all
were in accord "A -sob'd front for
America."