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Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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NO. 21 Twelve Pages
WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1942
$1.75 n Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
ill Pass May Quota
Purchase of Bonds
CRING HAYWOOD'S
OLITICAL
FRONTS
TO ihvir nlacea to
tfcitizen has any reason
PL e a voter he has the
tm th miestion on
? ""f " that
, me i v
$r .ball be at the precinct
.v.. morn ne until 3
a b .
in the aiternoon.
i .... nnmwl W the
Republicans as candidate
airman of the board of com
ntrS at their regular con-
recently.
i. vi 'RnvH announc-
t he would be unable to
the race, and asKea xnni, u
jj.. withdrawn iro" v-
I Ail chairman for
anty, and with other duties,
not have time 10 mo "
than. Creek farm-
Jdu he announced his with-
U V. Welch, who will round
years as sheriff of Haywooa
in December, candidate for
Jtion, is unopposed In the
Iff Welch was first elected
Ifi for a two-year term. He
Uin Wtd in 1938 and dur-
Lt year the people of the
ImteA ta rhanc-e the length
L terms of the sheriff and
jerk of the court to four years
ry county in the state.
lead of two years duration
1st term of office did not ex-
Juntil this year, due to the
on.
iriff Welch is a farmer and
Jin for fine stock as well as
k nd selling cattle on the
has been active in politics
lany years, but did not seek
fcce for himself until 1936.
laid that he is the only sheriff
state who does not carry a
fUGH LEA THERWOOD
p Leatherwood, clerk of the
18 a candidate to succeed
if. .Mr. Leatherwood. the
H holder of an elective
f office, was appointed last
II out the unexpired term
Pe the resignation of W.
fere, whose term of office ex-
December, 1942.
3r to his acceptance of the
Etnt, Mr. Leatherwood
h the State Gasoline and
"n ol the State Revenue
f ment. .....
wed as assistant sergeant
M "i the State Senate in sne-
tm of 1936 and again in
.r session of 1937.
atherwonH i ... x
I county, and has been in-
r m ne says in politics
wore he was old enough to
:Jerfni?"R- tax collector of
tonnt-" ..iung reeiec-
served one term of two
the office, which is the
Ve Post he has filled.
1 . lv OI lne ieaa
; erf "the county and owns
Encouraging Reports Com
ing In From All Sections Of
the County On Campaign.
Encouraging reports from all
sections of Haywood reaching
chairman Charlie Ray this week,
indicated that the May quota for
the sale of war saving bonds would
be passed
Some committees have complet
ed their assignment of getting
pledges on the payroll deduction
plan, and other committees were
concluding their drives this week.
Chairman Ray and his associates
were highly pleased with all re
ports, and a check-up last night
showed a number of industrial
plants had signed 100 per cent for
the payroll plan, while others had
secured pledges from a large num
ber, with more men yet to sign.
Mr. Ray reported that 36 of the
Haywood County Hospital staff,
of about 45, including student
nurses and colored help, had sign
ed for the payroll deduction, and
others are expected to sign later.
M. E. Davis, manager of the in
stitution. said that pledges will
amount to monthly deductions of
about $138, or $1,656 a year,
"In this group, as elsewhere in
the county, the colored folks are
doing their share' Chairman Ray
said.
C. N. Allen, chairman of the
committee to canvass Hazelwood
arid Allen's Creek turned in their
report yesterday and was highly
pleased with the response, it was
betas: tabulated last night,
Aaron Prevost, chairman of the
industrial group, I reported last
night on the following:
Lowdermilk Brothers Construc
tion Co., 100 Wellco Shoe Cor
poration, 100; Junaluska Supply
Co.. 100: The Mountaineer 1007c;
A. C. Lawrence Leather Co., 99 ;
TJnaeusta Manufacturing Co., 85;
Underwood Novelty Co. 85; and
M. O: Galloway sawmills, 75.
The local office of the state em
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Cor ua m ivy Hill and
-. on page 12)
Haywood To Get
Canning Sugar
Cards June 1-2
Registration for suerar for can
ning purposes will be held in the
Waynesville area on Monday and
Tuesday June 1 and 2, according
to an announcement made yester
dav bv the rationine board here.
Registration for those formerly
registering at the East Waynes
ville and Central Elementary
schools will be held at the court
house. The Aliens Creek and Ha
zelwood registration will be held
together at the Hazelwood school.
All other registration places will
be at the schools as designated in
the sucar rationine registration.
Each person who now owns a
war sugar rationing book will be
eligible to sign up and will be
alloted five extra pounds for can
ning purposes. This amount will
be for the duration of the current
season.
High School To
Sponsor Softball Team
This year as a member of
the regular league the Way-
npsvilla hich school will spon
sor a team. The team has not
been organized as yet, although
Coach Weatherby states a meet
ing will be held on the athletic
field tomorrow at 2:00 in order
in nrcraniTa this tpflTYI.
All boys who are interested in
playing with the high school team
are asked to be present.
At the same time, Coach Weath
erhv state that the iunior league.
which is to play the first game
every Tuesday night, will De or
ganized. All boys interested are
asked to be present.
f0rt Being Made To Get Those Who
se Work To Be Sent To Army, As
e Of Farm Labor Grows Acute
folate ..
Fation f ,f slratIon and
Ua:? ClaPP. county
Hedr,! " yday, as he
rnvassto handIethe forms
Ih0... farm labor
thorZl1 the can-
E older v 12 years
fttmJI' M.r- Clapp said.
Nko L0f a fanner's
be made, in order
to anticipate his labor require
ments, for such things as gather
ing beans, and other perishable
crops.
The canvass will not only class
ify labor now unemployed, but
will list labor presently employed,
but which will be available for other
work1 at certain seasons when
peek periods have passed.
Law enforcement officers will be
asked to prosecute known vaga
rants who refuse to accept employ
ment, for active service in the
army, Mr. Clapp pointed out.
Masons Decide
Not To Hold
Annual Assembly
The annual summer assemblv of
the Masons will not be held here
this year, it was learned from
officials this week.
The action to discontinue the
assembly until conditions are more
propitious was . taken at the an
nual assembly of the Grand Coun
cil of Royal and Select Masters
of North Carolina held in Ashe
ville on Tuesday of last week.
Feeling that the rationing of
gasoline and tires together with
other conditions would seriously in
terfer with normal travel, it was
the belief that few of the Masons
would attempt the trip this year.
The summer assembly of the
Masons, which has often attracted
members from as many as 30
states in one summer was started
in 1934 and has been held each
year since that date, with a grow
ing interest.
During the years it was held
hundreds of Masons from distant
states attended as indicated by
the increase in attendance.
The local Masons are mailing
out announcements to many who
have attended in the past explain
ing why it was thought advisable to
temporarily discontinue the sum
mer assembly this season.
Red Cross First
Aid Courses Are
Starting In County
Three classes in first aid are
being organized in the area serv
ed by the Haywood Chapter of
the Red Cross, according to Rev.
H. G. Hammett, president of the
chapter.
The classes will be taught by
Miss Essie Sellers and Miss Kath
eryn Winston, both having recent
ly completed the course in first aid
offered by the local Red Cross
chapter. '
Miss Sellers is teaching both a
junior and a standard course at
the Cruso school building for the
people in that vicinity.
Miss Winston is teaching a class
at the Bethel school under the
auspices of the Farm Security Ad
ministration.
1,300 Receive Gas
Rationing Cards In
Waynesville Area
Thirteen hundred persons regis
tered in the Waynesville area dur
ing the three-day nation-wide ra
tioning period last week, it was
learned from the local draft board.
The following townships are in
cluded in the Waynesville area:
Fines Creek, Crabtree, Iron Duff,
Jonathan, Ivy Hill, and Waynes
ville.
In the group receiving 21 gallons
for the 47-day period were 626 mo
tnr vehirlp ownprs: and users of
gasoline in the group entitled to
33 gallons were 148 persons; 1UB
persons received 45 gallon allot
ments; 309 were entitled to 57
gallons; and 140 were allowed an
unlimited amount.
There are constant changes be
met made, according to the board
as some of those who signed up are
now doubling up with neignDors
who also travel in the same direc
tion to work.
The registration centers were
the elementary schools as in the
case of the sugar rationing, with
the teachers in charge.
Robert Welch, 22,
Navy Aviator, Is
Reported Missing
Native Of Haywood Miss
ing After Plane Overdue
From A Patrol Flight.
Robert Hiram Welch, 22, avia
tion machinist mate, second class,
in the U. S. navy, is reported
missing, according to a message
received by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James Welch, of Pigeon.
The navy department wired the
following to the parents last Friday:
"The navy department deeply
regrets to inform you that your
son, Robert Hiram Welch, aviation
machinist mate, second class, U.
S. N., is missing as a result of his
plane being reported over due
from a patrol flight. Further de
tails are not now available, but
will be communicated to you im
mediately when received. Sincere
sympathy is extended to you in
your anxiety.
"(Signed) Rear Admiral Randall
Jacobs,
"Chief of the Bureau of Naviga
tion." Mrs. Welch received a letter
from her son on April 23rd, stat
ing that he had been on patrol
duty between Seattle and Alaska
but that he was now stationed
"somewhere" in California.
Young Welch was a graduate of
Brevard College, and volunteered
in the navy two and a half years
ago.- ",'
Charlie Ray Is
Elected President
Of Merchants
Merchants of the community
organized Monday night, and elect
ed Charlie Ray as president, R. C.
McBride, secretary and Ralph
Summerrow as treasurer.
A very large attendance was
present for the meeting, which
featured a discussion by Charlie
Ray on rules and regulations gov
erning price ceilings.
After Mr. Ray had presented
details of the federal act, an open
forum was held and a general dis
cussion given to the subject.
The act provides that no mer
chandise can be sold for more than
the highest price at which it was
sold during March. Each mer
chant is also required to make a
descriptive list of all "cost of liv
ing" items and send to the district
office by June first. The act
further provides that a similar
list be made of all items carried
in stock and posted in the store not
later than July first.
All merchandise in the store is
required to have the selling price
marked in plain figures.
It. is further required of each
merchant to tate that all prices
are ceiling prices, and to distrib
ute this statement frequently and
prominently over the entire store.
Parker Gets 7 Years
For Setting Out Fires
"Million Dollar"
Rain Falls Here
A steady rain, which started
late Tuesday, and continued
falling late last night, was
termed by agricultural author
ities as a "million dollar rain."
Rivers in Transylvania and
Henderson counties were over
flowing, blocking j highways
through bottom lands. The
French Broad was steadily
rising lute yesterday.
Directors of Live
Stock Show To Meet
Claude Francis, president of the
Haywood Livestock Show, has call
ed a meeting of the directors for
Tuesday night, at the county
agent's office at 8:30.
Definite plans for the show will
be made, and the county board of
directors, which will be three from
each township, will be named.
Norman Pless Hit
In Head With Stone
By Boys In Car
Two boys, Charlie Haynes, 18,
and Thomas Warren, 15, both of
Canton, are being held in the
Haywood county jail pending a
hearing before the magistrate's
court in Canton relative to their
implication in throwing of a stone
that struck Norman Pless, son pf
Mr. and Mrs, Dewey Plesi.
Young Pless, teller of the First
National Bank here was walking
along the highway from church
last Sunday night to his home
near Springdale in the East Fork
section when he "was struck in
the head with a rock from some
unknown source.
The boys, after being arrested,
are alleged to have admitted throw
ing the stone, but that it was
done in a spirit of fun, as they
were riding by in a car and they
did not intend to hit anyone.
Young Pless was taken to the
Haywood County Hospital Sun
day night, and was discharged
Wednesday morning. It was fear
ed at first that his skull was frac
Haywood To Have
11 Pigs Entered
In Show On 30th
TTavwood will have 11 entries in
the 3-county pig show, which will
be staged in Asheville, May 30.
Haywood animals will be exhib
UoA Viptp behind the court house
from 10 until noon, and the four
best will be carried to Asheville
for the show which will open at
two. '
Thf event is sDonsored for Hay
wood, Henderson and Buncombe
4-H clubs, and sponsored by Sears
Roebuck, of Asheville.
A Guernsey heifer and 300 pure
yreA rhirkn will be eiven each
county, and 50 baby chicks to those
winning from 6tn tnrougn lotn
nlaee. Cash prizes will also be
given in the district contest.
Eastern Star To Meet
tip Wavnesville chapter of the
order of the Eastern Star, No. 165,
will hold their regular meeting to
night at 8 o'clock, in the assem
rnnmn in the Masonic Temple.
All members are urged to be pres
ent Visiting members are cor
dially invited.
Commissioners
Have Light Day
On Monday Meet
With the exception of a visit to
the Haywood County Hospital in
companfcr With .members of the
board of trustees of the institu
tion, the business of the regular
session of the County commission
ers on Monday was comparatively
light, with only routine matters
coming up. '
The visit to the hospital was
made for the purpose of making
plans for a painting program and
a few minor repairs on the build
ing and equipment.
As a result tentative plans are
to have the entire institution paint
ed inside and if funds will allow,
the trim on the outside of the build
ing also painted.
Pet Remodels Plant To
Meet Business Increase
Haywood Demos
Re-Eelect Brown
County Chairman
, Delegates Named Saturday
To Attend State Conven
tion In Raleigh On 23rd.
C. E. Brown, of Clyde, was re
elected chairman of the Haywood
County Democratic executive con
mittee at the meeting held here on
Saturday afternoon : when 250
Democrats met for the purpose of
electing officers and delegates w
the state convention.
libelee ted to serve with Mr,
Brown were Mrs. O. L. Yates,
Wavnesville. route two, vice pres
ident, and Mrs. Fred Winfield, of
Canton, secretary.
Walter Crawford was the speak
er of the afternoon. He spoke
brieflv on the present crisis and
part the civilian will have in fac
ing the issues.
A resolutions committee compos
ed of William Medford, Jack Mes
ser and Noble Ferguson sub
mitted the following resolutions:
"Whereas the rights and liberties
of the people of the entire world
have been placed in jeopardy by
the ruthless and bloody war now
being waged against all free peo
pie by the leaders of the Axis
nations; and whereas, the avowed
object of the leaders of the Axis
nations is to destroy Democracy
from the face of the earth in all
its forms, and hold all people in
actual and economic slavery; and
Whereas, on account of the fact
that our capable, fearless, and
courageous leaders saw the actual
beginning of the present conflict,
our nation took its stand for the
cause of freedom by aiding the de
mocracies of the world; and where
as, we a nation of peace unprepar
ed for war on the scale present
wars are waged, were drawn into
this present conflict by a dastard
ly, cowardly, and treacherous at
tack upon innocent people; and
whereas by unrestricted subma
rine warfare and by the use of
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Pastors Point To The Need Of Moral
Clean-Up In Area, In Joint Sermons
Large congregations greeted the
local ministers on Sunday morn
ing to hear : the sermons that had
been previously announced, with
each minister using the same text,
scripture and theme.
They had promised that they
would reveal information exposing
conditions that should be eliminat
ed. They kept their promise in
the forceful sermons delivered, but
did not deal in personalities as the
public generally had anticipated.
They opened their sermons with
the proclamation of the mayor, for
a "Paint-Up, Fix-Up and Clean
Up" campaign and how timely and
necessary such a drive is in any
town. They stated that commun
ity pride should inspire every citi
zen to join in the effort to improve
the appearance of their town and
their community.
Then launching into the heart
of their sermons they stressed how
far more important was a moral
and spiritual clean-up campaign
in the lives of the citizens. There
is "need to wash the inside of the
cup," for there is much "rubbish
and trash on our moral and spir
itual backyards," they pointed out.
Conditions that are undermin
in gthe morals of the town which
the better citizens are ignoring
were referred to, and of their in
fluence upon the 'youth. They
spoke of the disregard of the law,
and how the officers in most cases
reflected the sentiment of the com
munity, as they enforced the law
as the public demanded.
As a solution they urged definite
house cleaning that would empha
steps for a moral and spiritual
size living lives above reproach ;
in seeking salvation of those not
Christians; in uniting efforts with
every group that wants Christ to
triumph and reign ; to use the bal
lot prayerfully and to love the
souls of men because of their spir
itual capacity. -
J- . "' ...-.'
Several Thousand Spent In
Improving and Rearrang
ing Pasteurization Room
Hub Parker Convicted Of
Setting Out 18 Fires Along
Road Near Sunburst.
The first of the cases growing'
Out of recent disastrous fires in
Pisgah National forest to reach U.
S. S. district court Monday in Ashe
ville resulted in Hub Parker, of
this County being sentenced to serve
seven years in a federal penitentia
ry. He was convicted of setting;
fires near Sunburst. .
The prosecution contended that
Parker set 18 fires along a road
near Sunburst while forest forces
were fighting a large fire nearby.
and that his action resulted direct
ly in the burning over of nearly 3,
000 acres of forest game preserve
and timberland and indirectly
cause the loss of other thousands
of acres.
Parker was found guilty on four
counts, but was sentenced on only
two. Judge Webb gave him five
years in one count, two in another
and suspended judgment in the
third and fourth counts.
Trial of Parker began last week
but was recessed until Monday
for Judge Webb to be given ad
ditional information regarding
Parker's claim that he was at
home the day the fires were set
and had a prescription filled in
Waynesville that night
Indicted along with Parker was
Nelsy Lorenz Reese. Charges
against Reese, who admitted set
ting three fires along the same
road, were nol prossed because he
is a juvenile. He will be tried be
fore juvenile authorities of Hay
wood county.
Trial of others in connection
with other forest fires in Western
North Carolina is scheduled at a
criminal term of U. S. district
court , in Bryson City later this
month, . ;,:
A general program of remod
eling, rearranging and renovating
the pasteurization and bottling
room of Pet Dairy Products Com
pany was completed this week,
after being under construction for
the past thirty days.
The changes were necessary in
order to care for the increase in
business, R, B. Davenport, mn-
ager said vryiterdiuf. , i ,
The plant P f now U.ttling over
10,000 bottles of-'milk a day, andl
business is showing an increase
weekly.
Among the most expensive
changes made in the recent con
struction work, was the r" r
. M a I. iU. n..n..j-f
:son, as memDers oi me may
Draftees Left Here
Wednesday rln
Downpour Of Rain
Despite the heavy downpour of
rain, a fair crowd was on hand
here yesterday morning to say
dbye to the 33 draftees leaving
room.
The plant is working 55
week, and serves a large u. .., ...
eluding the construction project at
Fontana Dam.
Pet recently bought the Smath
ers Dairy in Canton, and are op
erating two routes in Canton.
In order to meet the growing
demands- for .their products, two
new trucks were recently purchas
ed.', -.
Mr. Davenport did not make
public the Cost of the construction
work, other than to say it would
run into several thousand dollars
This Section Put
In Military Area
By General Drum
All of Western North Carolina
is included in the eastern military
area, as set forth by Lieutenant
General Hugh A. Drumm, com
mandinar general of the area.
All of North Carolina is in the
fourth corps area, with headquar
ters in Atlanta, according to public
proclamation number one sent out
by General Drumm.
The proclamation set forth the
effective control of artificial light
ing along the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts, and for a reasonable dis
tance inland. No evacuation of
any kind was ordered by the proc
lamation. :
Dorotha Greene,
Jack McCracken
Health Winners
Dorotha Greene and Jack Mc
Cracken will represent Haywood in
the district 4-H club health con
test. These two were recently
declared winners in the county-wide
contest held in Haywood.
Miss Greene is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Greene, of
Clyde, route one. She is 15, in
the 10th grade, and made a score
of 99 in the contest.
Jack McCracken is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Goble McCracken,
of Canton, route one. He is 16
and scored 96. He is also in the
10th grade.
The two will go to the district
meeting in Asheville during the
coming week for the district con
test. '
Kenneth Howell and Rufus Har
ris, Jr., are visiting the former's
cousin, Joe W. Howell, in New
port News.
i 't call under the selective draft
system.
The Rotary Club with E. L.
Withers as chairman on arrange
ments, assisted by Rev. Malcolm
R. Williamson, Kurt Weill and
Bob Davenport, were in charge of
the farewell program.
After the men had received their
final instructions in the draft of
fice, Key. Williamson and Mr.
Weill spoke briefly. Presentation
of the following gifts was made:
pocket knives for each man from
the Rotary Club; combs in cases
from the Reliable Jewelers; bed
room slippers from the Wellco
Shoe Corporation; and handbooks
on military tactics from the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary.
From the draft board office the
group went to the W. W. N. C.
Cafe, where the owner and mana
ger, Chrest George, veteran of
World War I, had the men as his
guests for coffee and cookies. Mr.
George is host to every group of
selectees leaving the Waynesville
area. '.
Promptly at 8 o'clock the bus
pulled out with the men en route
to Fort Jackson for induction into
the service. T. L. Bramlett, Jr.,
was appointed leader and Ed
Samuel Bright, assistant leader, in
charge of men until they reached
camp.
In the group were two volunteers.
Paul McElroy and Ralph Wil
liams. Other in the group were:
Alvin Mills, Loranza Inman, Frank
Caldwell, Marion Messer, Glenn
Rathbone, James Guy Caldwell,
Cecil Thomas Gaddy, Paul Revere
Cagle, Edward Roy Rathbone, Cow.
ans Ledford, James Green, Fred
Rogers, James lErwin Henson,
William Deeberry Inman, William
Boone Chambers, Blane Green,
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If You Have Finished
Knitting a Red Cross
Garment Turn It In
All persons who have been knit
ting garments for the Red Cross
are requsted by Miss Alice String
field to turn in all finished articles
as plans are to start packing for
a shipment in the near future.
Miss Stringfield states that the
garments may be left either with
her at her home on Walnut street
or at the Aiken Gift Shop with
Mrs. Sihterthorne.
An appeal is also being made for
additonal knitters, as a large
part of the wool allottd to the local
chapter has not yet been distributed.