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Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance oj The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
TpTY-ElGHTH YEAR NO. 5 Sixteen Pages
WAYNES VILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1942
$1.50 In Advance In Ilaywo and Jackson Counties
THE W AYNI
MOUNTAINEER
iaywood To Benefit By Park Improvement
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Program
load Building
d Camp Are
rt Of Project
rmp At Catatoochee; Bet-
er Black Camp Gap Koad
knd Picnic Ground At
Heintooga Included.
ywood will greatly benefit
the new developments . that
heen proposed or are actually
lerway in the park, according
a report from J. Ross Eakin,
ijrintendent yesterday. i
he entire expansion program
he park will serve to make the
more interesting io we puo-
than ever before, according to
statement, .
hcluded in the program is:
tonstruction of a modern camp
hind on Cataloochee Creek in the
rth Carolina section of the park.
:s project has had recent ap-
Wal. When completed, the camp
hind can be reached by an im-
jved and eventually by a first
fcs road. .
f reservation of significant pio-
r buildings along the Cataloo
e Creek, in Cades Cove, and
where in the area. Eventually
ke of these buildings will serve
form units in pioneer group
kctures set in appropriate en-bnments.
aintenance of meadow-land in
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Paul Davis Elected
President C. Of C.
Heads C. Of C.
Paul Davis was elected presi
dent of the Chamber of Commerce
by the board of directors, last
night, as they held their first bus
iness meeting of the year, to form
ulate the 12-month program. :
r R. B. Davenport was named vice
president, and Francis Massie was
named treaurer.
The directors had several mat
ters of business before them for
discussion, but made no report on
any decisions reached other than
the election of officers.
Mr. Davis has taken an active
part in community affairs for some
time. He was a director of the
organization last year, and an ac
tive member of the Lions Club. He
is head of the L. N. Davis Co.
Mr. Davenport is manager of the
Waynesville'plant of the Pet Dairy
Products Company, and Mr. Massie
is a partner in the firm of Massie
Furniture Company, and Massie
Funeral Home.
west Fires Burn
Hyder Mountain
nd Rush Fork
Uxty ftcria, ..of jmUot JSenht4.
a and open fields were burned
iday in the Rush Fork section ox
ibtree, according to R E. Cald
I, county fire warden.; This is
1 to be the first forest fire of
I consequence this year,
fhere was a fine growth of young
per including oak, poplar, and
bst ort a portion of the property,
ich belonged to Glen Palmer.
ihe fire is said to have been
from ' children playing with
ches. It was discovered around
clock in the afternoon and the
ity warden and seven men ar
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PAUL DAVIS was elected pres
ident of the Waynesville Chamber
of Commerce by the board of di
rectors last night ,
aude Howell Is
jured As Wagon
pngue Breaks
paude Howell, who was injured
brday afternoon when the
Cie of the wagon in which he
hauling wood in broke, was
to be up around his home
rday.
Howell was coming down
the Dolan place and the
ue to the two horse wagon he
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ast Masters Of
(asonic Lodges
Jan Organization
I banquet will be held in the
de Masonic Hall tomorrow night
f:30 o'clock for the purpose of
knizing the past masters of
four Masonic lodges of the
My, who will be; considered as
rter members of the group,
hose invited by virtue of their
I service from the Clyde lodge
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Plans Underway
ForBirehurch-v
Attendance Drive
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Two laymen and the pastor of
every church in Haywood, have
been notified to meet Monday at
6:30, at a supper meeting at the
home of Mrs. H, W. Burnette, to
complete details of the nine-week
"Forward With Christ Campaign"
which begins March 1st.
The campaign will be build upon
church attendance, with all pas
tors of the county using the same
sermon subjects for the duration
of the campaign, which ends
April 26th.
The movement is being sponsored
by the Haywood Ministerial Asso
ciation, with laymen from all sec
tions of the county taking an ac
tive part.
10 Bear And 12
Deer Killed In
County In Season
In the bear season which open
ed on October 20th. and closed on
January 1, there were 10 bear
killed in Haywood county accord
ing to G. C. Plott, county game
and fish warden.
Kay Wilson, of the Allen's
Creek section has the distinction of
having killed the largest animal,
his catch weighing 415 pounds,
with Oliver Finger, of Maggie,
coming next his bear tipping the
scales at 400 pounds.
A total of 12 deer-were killed
in the county during the season
which opened on October 20th and
closed on January 1st, according
to Mr. Plott. Wes Burress killed
the largest animal which weighed
205 pounds.
Laundry, Cleaning
Plants Inaugurate
Cash Basis Plan
The laundry and dry cleaning es
tabhshments of Waynesville, are
announcing today, .the inaugura
tion of a new schedule of pick-up,
delivery and a cash basis, which
will begin Monday. February 2.
Tbe new plan was necessary in
order o 'conserve tires, gasoline,
oil ahd 5timr It'"" was ' explained,
Heretofore the drivers have been
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Goes To Fort Bragg
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LIEUTENANT WAYNE CORP
ENING. who until this week was
farm agent of Haywood County,
leaves Saturday for Fort Bragg,
where he has been assigned to the
9th Infantry. Lt. Corpening held
a commission of First Lieutenant
in the U. S. Officers Reserve Corps,
County Agent
Corpening Called
Into Infantry
Wayne Corpening, county farm
agent, who holds the commission
of second lieutenant in the U. 8
Reserve Corps, has been called to
i report to duty at Fort Bragg on
Sunday, February 1st
The county farm agents who
are how "called Into' the service are
being given a leave of absence
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$15i468IWPA Street
Project
Now
Started
Promoted
LT. COMMANDER CHARLES
L. FERGUSON, of the Medical
Corps of the U. S. Navy, who has
recently been promoted from Lieu
tenant to Lieutenant Commander
by President Roosevelt. Command
er Ferguson is the son of Mrs.
Horace Ferguson and the late Mr.
Ferguson of Waynesville.
avvnnfl Lonmoutes uver Mill
ounds of Scrap
Material
ver five thousand people attend
he Rally for Victory meetings
h have been held in Haywood
ty during the past two weeks,
rding to the county farm
its. This is the largest at
ance ever recorded of any farm
inga held in Haywood county,
le official attendance at these
ings was as follows: Jonathan
k, 185; Morning Star, 75; Fines
k, 850; Crabtree, 650; Pigeon,
Cruso, 450; Cecil, 800; Way
He, 350; Maggie, 400; Clyde,
; Canton, 350; and White
225.
The interest in these meetings
by the rural people of Haywood
county has brought out the fact
that they are one hundred per
cent behind the government in
carrying out the defense program
it was pointed out by the county
agents. They have not only at
tended but have also backed the
program with their co-operation.
Saturday 24, had been proclaim
ed Scrap Day for Haywood county
by the mayors of the towns and
the county commissioners and -on
that day there were 75 truck loads
of scraps sent to the central col-
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ion
to H. S.
lection point on the Joe Welch farm
near Hazehvood. One million
pounds of scrap have been collect
ed to date it was learned, which
is said to be the largest amount
collected so far by any county in
the state.' V
-All the scrap has been donated
and no farmer in Haywood county
has received any compensation for
it. The proceeds derived from the
sale of this scrap material will go
to the Salvation Army and the Red
Cross. ' ' V
. MThe farmers of Haywood county
(Contused ea page 8);
A WPA street project, totaling
$15,486, of which the town of
Waynesville is contributing $3,894
of the amount, started last Thurs
day. Forty men are engaged on
the work, with Clark Messer as
asRigtant Superintendent of the pro
ject. ; '., .
The initial work is being done
on Railroad street. Other streets
that will benefit by the project are
Wall, Killian, Maple, South Rich
land, East Richland, Goodyear,
Meadow, Old Hickory, Daisy Av
enue, Short, Boyd Avenue and
Balsam.
The work will consist of exca
.vating, grading, construction of
gutters, sidewalks, surfacing and
installation of drainage pipes
where needed. Of special interest
will be the surfacing of Wall street,
the new alley running parallel with
Main street.
Application of the project was
made sometime ago, but the fed
eral funds for the work were only
recently available,
Criminal Term
Superior Court
Convenes Monday
Two Murder Cases Sched
uled For Trial Witfi Judge
Allen II. Gwyn Presiding.
The February criminal term of
Sunerior court will convene here
on Monday, the 2nd, with Judge
Allen H. Gwyn, of Reidsville, pre
siding; Two murder cases are
scheduled for trial next week.
Jurors drawn, include for the
first week the following:
Fain Gaddis, of Beaverdam;
Matt R Caldwell, Clyde; Frank
Albright, Waynesville; Grover C.
Ferguson, Fines Creek; C. T. No
land. Crabtree; Fred Jackson,
Waynesville; J. A. Singleton, Ivy
Hill; H. A. Osborne, Beaverdam;
Wilford H. Terrell, Clyde; Carl S
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Local Rationing
Board Announces
February Quota
- The quota granted the Haywood
county rationing board for the
month of February, according to
Dan Watkins, chairman, is: passen
ger car tires, 9; passenger car
tubes, 7; truck tires, 25.; and truck
tubes, 43. '.
To date the following applica
tions have , been made and acted
upon by the local board: James M
Moody, wood hauler for truck
tire, which was granted; J. Lloyd
Kirkpatrick, applying for t pas
senger tires, obsolete, was granted
Jerry E. Gaddy, applying for ,1
tire was not qualified) H. E. Smith,
applying for 2 tires was not quali
fied; Willis Smith, applying for 1
tire was not qualified.
Cruso Electric Corporation,
public utilities,; applying for 1
passenger car tire, was granted
one tire; J. D Liner, coal dealer,
applying for 2 tires and 6 tubes,
was granted 1 tire and 2 tubes;
Brading Gas Services, public util
ities, applying for 1 truck tire
and 2 tubes was granted items of
application. .
Tonight's Speaker
CLYDE A. ERWIN, state super
indentend of public instruction, will
nrnke the principal address at the
dedication of the Clyde school to
night at eight o'clock.
Clyde Principal
Clyde A. Erwin
To Address Huge
Throng At Eight
Jack Messer To Preside;
State Officials To Be Pres
ent; Band Concert At 7 :30.
Formal dedication of the new
$100,000 Clyde school building will
take place tonight in the school
auditorium. The initial feature of
the dedicatory ceremonies will be
the banquet which will be held at
6 o'clock in the school cafeteria,
to which around 50 guests hava
been invited.
The school building is the finest
structure of its kind in Haywood
county and said to be one of the
best in Western North Carolina.
It contains 22 class rooms, a libra
ry, cafeteria, with two dining
rooms and a total seating capacity
Df around 300, superintendent's
and principal's office, home eco
nomics and agricultural depart
ments, and a large auditorium.
The main entrance into the build
ing is by way of a spacious lobby
into which the auditorium and the
long halls connecting the class
rooms open.
The grounds are being graded
now by WPA workers and will
shortly be seeded in grass, and an
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Mrs. Reece On Buying
Trip In New York City
Mrs. C. J. Reece is in New York
buying spring ready-to-wear for
Massise's Department Store. Mrs.
Reece makes several buying trips
a year to New York. She is ex
pected back this week-end.
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C. C. HANSON is principal of
the new school at Clyde, and will
have a leading part in tonight's
dedicatory program.
Red Cross Drive
Totals More Than
$500 Over Quota
Total contributions in the re
cent war relief emergency drive
of the Red Cross to raise the f 1,500
quota assigned to this area, stand
at t2.101.66. according to Rev.
Malcont R. Williamson, general
chairman of the campaign.
The' donations listed as to tha
various funds raised under the
chairmen are: industries, J. E.
Shj"lik ' chafrman,-- $1,028.14;
booths, Mrs. J. M. Long, chairman,
$271.02; business houses, Mrs. Wil
liam ' Hannah, chairman, $214.71 ;
house to house, Mrs. Guy Massie,
chairman, $162.16; rural areas.
Jack Messer, chairman, $255.05;
schools, $87.18; special contribu
tions, $92.61.
Coming so soon after the an
nual roll call, those in charge of
raising the funds are high in their
praise of the generosity of the
people throughout the area.
Many School Exhibits Will Be On
Display Tonight At Clyde School
Of special interest to the school
patrons of the county Will be the
educational exhibits of work be
ing done in the schools of Hay
wood county, which will be on d is-
Mrs. Geo. Coble
Dies At Son's Home
In Bennettsville
Funeral services were held on
Sunday afternoon at four o'clock
at the First Methodist church for
Mrs. George W. Coble, 71, who died
at 4:30 o'clock Saturday morning
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Changes Made In Subscription
Rates y-'Jy:-
The publishers of The Mountaineer have made every effort
to keep subscription rates from advancing. The general and
steady rise in production costs, including paper, inks, metal, taxes
and labor, now make it necessary to make a alight increase.
On and after February 16, the rates shown below will go
into effect. All subscriptions received prior to that date will be
at " rate now prevailing. ,
INSIDE HAYWOOD COUNTY .
One year $1.75
Six months .90
y : Three months .60 "
By carrier boy 4c week
OUTSIDE HAYWOOD COUNTY
One year $2.60
Six months 1.60
All subscriptions are payable in advance,
ued upon expiration unless paid.
Paper discontin-
play as a part of the program
of the formal dedication of the
Clyde school building.
The exhibits will be shown of
the work of all the. grades of the'
schools, showing every subject
taught in the schools. All the ex
hibits will be grouped as to grades,
With each grade assigned to a cer
tain space for exhibition.
Teachers of the county will serve
as a reception committee, alternat
ing at different hours during the
time of the exhibit. They will al
so explain the work of their re
spective grades.
The display is not in the nature
of a contest, but merely to demon
strate the variety and high stand
ard of courses being taught in the
county, schools.
Every student in the schools of
Haywood county has been asked
to contribute something to the ex
hibit, with the most outstanding
contributions in each grade select-
led by the teachers.
The public is urged to attend and
see what is being accomplished in
the schools through the county.
All schools in the county with
the exception of the Beaverdam
township will participate in the
exhibit. '
Clyde School Building One Of Finest In State
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This modern, reinforced concrete school, at Clyde, will be dedicated tonight, with state and county educational officials on the program.
Other pictures of the school, and details, will be found on page one of the second section of this newspaper. Photo by Patsy Gwyn.