North Carolina Newspapers

The Waynesville Mountaineer Published In The County Seat of Htywood County At The Eastern Entrance of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park IflTfYfYEAR SO. 2 12 Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1943 (One Day Nearer Victory) $1.75 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties Farmeirs Asked Foir Bog Imicirease Dun Food Productioin) fcocal Taxi Driver Is bbbed Of Car By 3 Known Soldiers Le0 15uckner Hit Over Head With Iron Pipe Early Mon day Night While On Trip. Officers f several states are con- inn ne ineir Kami Unuinji ulQl, T1 jers who stoie a ost , frnm T.pi Buckner. Mtai driver, auuui j.ou '" .1.. n L'ht. oil ine juiiwu viwn ijd n ar tin' nucK nm dvu. The thn'r men, two of them known iv .nr. uu"5i ....v- ,... Li to take them to a point near he Rock Hill senooi. wneii uc U the seiches pot oui 10 iook ai he name on a man dox, we local Lxidrivir was hit across tne neaq U temple, with an iron pipe Dy ne of the men on the back seat, while unconscious, he was dragged jrom under the wheel to the side If the road. One of the men reached for Mr. Bockner's pocketbook, just as he rained consciousness but he kick. Id himself free. They left m the Er without getting any money. The car belonged to Hill Matney, laxi operator here. Tuesday Mr. Batney, together with Paul Young nd others, traced the car as far as losby, Tenn., and found where the hree had bought gasoline and gone n through Cosby. Mr. Buckner walked up the road Ind was brought to town by Bryan iedford. Yesterday his wounds f?re some better, and he was at rork. Mr. Buckner said he knew two of e soldiers, and officers investigat ed the case feel they have the name if the thu d. i, Planning Battle Toggery Buyers Ejpend 10 Days JJn N. Y. Markets Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Massie re amed Tuesday rright from a 10 ay buying trip in New York for 'he Toirgery. We bought the most merchan- ise we ever bought." Mr. Massie pid, 'and the soring nnlnra Dm Tfttier than anything I ever saw." as the comment nf Mrs HTnsoio u.ving in New York w hrislr Wd many show rooms nlnn tn i-lnaa pis week "We got there for tho m got first choice. Prices re- iam the same as last year, of ourse under the ceiling prices." Most houses warned that no .udrantee could h mndo in fill. K re-orders. "Those of us who e-ot. tn io mir et early were fortunato in rot. H plenty of all w00l materials," Pr. llassio 011;,i rking over a map as he prepared we Volga Kiver campaign is Rus sian Gen. Gregory Zhukov. He is aid to be one of the ablest Soviet military leaders and prepared the Red Winter offensive in the South ern sector which Hitler' forces have been unable to stop. ( Central Press January Quota Scheduled To Leave Here This Morning Due hundred and one selectives n e scheduled to leaya the Waynes ville area this morning for induc tion at Cam) Croft. The group make up the January quota and include a number of the younger men in the section. The men are asked to meet promptly at 7:30 in the office of the draft board on the third floor of the court house for final instruc tions. In the group scheduled to leave nre the following: Carl Roger Ratclitr, Dewey Smith, Carl De Weese, Bill Williams, Rufus Earl Cochran, Frank Head (volunteer), Charlie Avis McPeak, Floyd Wood row Conard, Rubel Hall, Phillip Huntley Queen, William Harry Rabb, Thomas Harmon Rogers, Jr., Oscar Greenwood Moore. William H.enry Putnam, Clyde Luther Stamey, William Boone Chambers, Lee Marvin Hannah (volunteer), Berlin Coman Haynes, William Hobert Duckett, Ralph Herman Dotson (volunteer), Ralph (Continued on page 12) Rev famr-i mn'V.l.. 1 u H ' C , ! n in 1X7 i. Nciati ev.CH. Green Is resident County Mst Pastors Presnlmt of the Haywood association, at the oruav ni.'tit 0tr officer h William,, of r.'1 ""ii Kev. v uc':s ro.l- "ins werp U.-l . i Lr Cnfrs revival which will n n . o at "c naptist f'Vini. l ' L1" urn. Tha astellp, P n and Dr- H. K Th, elected were: Rev. Cruso, vice presi- L. Sorrells. of , secretary-treasurer. Comnletpd fr,y fKo on. the Ratcliff and continue teller. Committee nf ha dtian is feen t u , ui 01 Key. Mr. Pton. "Ulvara HaI1 and C. P. The P'jrtt followin lSJn,i0!,wm eton Mon- fyofch month !g the second Sun- vuai luarines f- and v. ; , "rnson, aon fh" Garrison has e is nn .-- 7 "lercnant Marines. Fd Ba x;",.iraminS at Sheens- u, " x. - 'OUJI District Presbytery Held All-Day Meet At Local Church The Asheville Presbytery held a one and half-day meeting here at the Waynesville Presbyterian church on Tuesday with approxi mately 85 ministers and ruling elders present. The representa tives came from 27 churches in the area covered by the Asheville Presbytery. The Presbytery held two busi ness meetings and closed in the evening with a popular meeting in the interest of foreign missions. It was decided at the afternoon session to hold the next meeting of the Presbytery in the West Asheville Presbyterian church on Tuesday, April 20. At the morning session the open ing sermon was delivered by the Rev. L. T. Wilds, pastor of the Henderson ville First Church. His subiect was "The Sovereignty of C,od." A communion service fol lowed, with Dr. R. D. Dedinger, of Asheville in charge; assisted by the Rev. Paul Gresham, pastor of the Kenilworth church and the following elders: Oren Lancaster, J. H. Flanagan, S. M. Mann, and W. P. Barnes. The Rev. Harold T. Bridgman, of Highlands, moderator of the Presbytery, presided. The roll call was taken by Rev. R. R. Hammond, pastor of the Canton church. The program report was given by Rev. M. R. Williamson, pastor of the host church. After lunch, a number of com mittee reports were given which included the following: On re- "Continued on naffe 121 Mrs. C. Ferguson Dies At Home Of Sister In Newport Mrs. Cumi Ferguson, 88, widow of the late Eli M. Ferguson, died on Monday at the home of her sist er, Mrs. William Mimms, in New port, Tenn. Funeral services were held on Tuesday and burial was in Newport. Mrs. Ferguson, who is a native of this county was the daughter of Jacob Massey and Julia Shook Mis sey. Her father was a well known Methodist Circuit rider in this sec tion and for years preached in the mount:.'), arjas of this county. Mrs. Ferguson and her husband, who moved to New Jersey several years ago, formerly lived on Crab tree where they were owners and oprators of a large farm and a general merchandise store. Mrs. Ferguson is survived by two sons, Guy and Hurst Ferguson, of New York City; one sister, Mrs. Mimms, with whom she had made her home for the past few years, and one 'first cousin, Mrs. P. L. Turbyfill, of Waynesville. After. Rescue from Pacific Reef E r I rjf, , IV-' vi ff'f ill t-el &s ITfi(rS Nurse Martha Holbrook, of Little Rock, Ark., hold the thermometer for Pfc. Manny Torrente, U.S.M.C., 19, of New York City, while he recovers from malaria at the naval hospital in San Diego, Cal. Torrente was one of a group of 25 men rescued from a reef in the South Pacific after their plane had crashed. He was also wounded by Jap machine gun bullet on Guadalcanal. This is an official U. S. Navy photo. Rose Explains Why Public Must Walk Instead Of Ride Mrs. J. Howell Way Reported Improving The condition of Mrs. J. Howell Way, who suffered a fall two weeks ago and has since been quite ill at the home of her daughter, was re ported last night to be improving. Jury Drawn For February Tern Of Criminal Court The county board of commission ers have drawn the jury for the February term of criminal court which will convene here on the first day of the month. ' Judge H. Hoyle Sink, of Lexington, is sched uled to preside. Drawn for the first week were the following: Theodore Messer, Oabtree; Wayne Medford, Clyde; Lawrence Walker, Waynesville; Carl Green lieaverdam; Frank Bryson, Iron Duff ; John Estus, Waynesville; Arthur Ford. Beav erdam: C. M. Whitner, Waynes ville; Earl H. Moore, Beaverd-im. S. E. Hipps, lieaverdam; W. H. McCracken. Waynesville; Jul e Royd, Jonathan Creek; Spauldon Underwood, Waynesville; Alden Davis, White Oak; Walker Brown, Pigeon; Guy Fulbright, Waynes villelli F. ('. Green, Fines Creek; Marion Messer, Jonathan Creek; Vinson W. Davis, Crabtree; Mark Ferguson, Fines Creek. Carl Bryson. Iron Duff ; Ira Mar cus, Waynesville; J. Estus Arring ton, Waynesville; Thad N. Howell, Tvy Hill; Cleveland Medford, rVahtree: Chas. W. Woody, Cecil; (Continued on page 7) W. C. Russ Named Service Member Rationing, Board W. Curtis Russ, editor of The Mountaineer, has been named Com munity Service membeito the local War Price and Rationing board of the Waynesville area. The appointment was made by the three numbers of the board, Joe Rose, chairman, R. N. Barber, Jr., and Dill J. Howell. This newly appointed member of the board shall be responsible for providing the community with ac curate information on the programs and policies of the office of Price Administration. Mr. Russ will be expected to pre pare each week an informative re port covering the activities of the board. The report shall be availa ble to the public at the board offices and shall be submitted to such chan nels of publicity as the board ma; direct. He will act as chairman of a community servi committee of three or more persons to assist in carrying out the community service programs. He will also serve as the local representative of the state OPA information officer. Havwood Legislators Receive Many Important Committee Assignments 7ed was formerly em- JeQ Ao iitci ly em- 'use. wtlon opposite the court iwdtal'yI Ashe of Franklin, 'toJT re with 1 uirg, Roy Robinson. Members of the North Carolina Assembly representing Haywood received some outstanding com mittee appointments in both the senate and house. Senator J. T. Bailey was named ,to 13 committees, and is chairman 'of the committee on Mining. Sen ator E.. L. McKee is chairman of the committee of Public Welfare, and a member of 12 committees. Representative Glenn C. Palmer is'a member of 13 committees, in cluding finance, education and roads, three of the most important committees of the house. Senator Bailey is listed as a member of the following commit tees: finance, public roads, conser vation and development, Caswell Training School, claims, commer cial .sheries, distribution of gov ernor's message, immigration, in stitutions for blind, journal, li brary, railroads. Representative Palmer is a mem ber of committees on: agriculture, banks and banking, conservation and development, education, elec tions and election laws, finance, chairman of institutions for deaf, manufacturing and labor, penal in stitutions, public welfare, unem ployment compensation, roads, and printing. Senator E. L. McKee, of Sylya, ia on the committees of: appropria (Continued on Rage 7) Rotarians Donate To Relief And Boy Scout Work The Rotary Club went all out out for charity and Boy Scout work Friday, and made a sizeable contribution to both causes. The members had a meal of soup and pie, with the regular dues going to Rotary relief. Dur ing a few minutes, the secretary, M. R. Williamson, auctioned off apples to the individual members for $4.80. The apples were brought by Charlie Ray and intended as a supplement to the meal and as a gift from Mr. Ray. The treasurer mailed a check for $42.80. Rev. S. R. Crockett, pastor of the Hazelwood Presbyterian church, told of his experiences with boys in this community and others. He impressed the club that the best community investment is in young people. The club donated $100 to the Boy Scout camp near Lake Logan. Individual members said they were giving large donations to the fund, which will be used in constructing and enlarging the Daniel Boone camp. Any motorist who violates the OPA regulation against pleasure driving may have his ration book revoked by the local rationing board, Chairman Joe Rose, of the Waynesville War Price and Ra tioning Board, said yesterday m urging the public in this vicinity to refrain from pleasure driving. Chairman Rose's statement was made jointly with L. W. Driscoll of Charlotte, district OPA mana ger, following receipt of informa tion from Washington pointing to the gravity of the fuel oil short age on the Eastern Seaboard. "We join Washington," the offi cials said, in calling upon all pa triotic Am ricans to refrain from using gasoline lor any purpose other than the most essential ne cessities. "The gasoline which is saved here is badly needed to further the war effort in North Africa and over Germany. "This is in no way to be termed a threat but is merely to emphasize the necessity of eliminating all pleasure dr'ving. Any unauthoriz ed driving may result in revocation of a motorist's gas ration. "We helteve the great majority of the public will adhere strictly to the spirit of the new regulations. Agencies of the law will see that what few persons are not conscien tiously cooperating will be proper ly penalized. "As the war progresses rationing is becoming mare and more neces sary and wj'llSsult in still more inconvenience to the public. It is only through the strictest coopera tion by the public that those nec essary measures can be enforced and will aid to the fullest in short ening the war." Among questions raised is wheth- (Continued on page 12) Haywood's 1943 Production Goal During 1943, Haywood farmers are being asked to increase pro duction over 1942 levels of the following.; 12 More Meat Cattle sheep hogs. 11 More Milk and other dairy products. 28 More Poultry 7 More Eggs This is 14 over goal of 1942. Draft Board Issues Instructions For 18-19 Year Olds Registrants IS or 1!) years of age, who are pursuing a course of study at a high school or simi lar institution of learning, will be called for examination and classi fied. If found available for mili tary service they will be ordered to report for induction in ac cordance with their order numbers and in the same manner as other registrants. Such registrants shall, upon his request in writing, have his induc tion postponed until the end of the academic school year, provided that prior to the date of his sched uled induction, he shall have enter ed upon the second half of the academic year of the school, it was learned from the draft board. A "high school or similar in stitution of learning" is defined as any institution covering the course of study of the usual high school level work, and does not apply, to to elementary or college level work. It is requested by the local board lhaV nil registrants coming under the above described group who desire postponement of induction, if they have not already filed the request essential to effect such ac tion by the board, do so immediate ly upon receipt of their order to report for induction. C. J. Reece Spending Week In New York Buying Merchandise C. J. Reece left Sunday for New York, where he will spend a week buying merchandise for Massie Department Store. Joe Rose Named Bank Director Joe Rose, retired radio executive, was namrd ;is a director of the First National Hank here Monday morn ing at the 41st annual stockhold er's meeting of the institution. A resolution was introduced to in crease the board membership from seven to eight. The report of the year as given by J. H. Woody.president, was gra tifying. The board of directors is compos ed of; J. R. Boyd, J. H. Woody, J. H. Way, Jr., L. N. Davis, Glenn Palmer, J. E. Massie, J. W. Ray and Mr. Rose. C. Of C. Directors Will Meet Friday Afternoon At 5 The new board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce will meet Friday afternoon at five and name a president and other offi cers for the coming year. A joint meeting was held last night by the 1942 board and those recently elected to serve in 1943. Paul Davis, president for 1942, named a nominating committee to report on Friday afternoon. Committeemen To Meet Here Friday To Get Details Leaders Feel Confident Haywood Farmers Will Attain Quotas Set For ; Them. Haywood farmers will make in itial plans for attaining 1943 farm production goals as requested by Uncle Sam, as they meet here Fri day at ten o'clock for an all-day meeting. The court room of the court house will be used. All AAA Committeemen and al ternates have been notified to be here, and all other interested in the program which is so vital to the war effort at this time. The morn ing session will be devoted to a detailed discussion of the program, with Howard Clapp, county agent, presiding. The afternoon, session will convene at two o'clock with J. 11. Enloe, district AAA field, offl cer in charge, and explaining the mechanics of carrying out the pro gram. A house-to-house canvass will be made by the committeemen and vital information relative to the program will be given, and also a check-up made of each farm. The first thing will be explanation of the greater production plan. Second, farm manpower. Third will be checking on machinery needs, cred it needsj and scrap available. The County war board met Tues day to work out details for the meeting Friday. In general, opti mism prevails among the farm lead ers that Haywood will reach the 1943 quotas. The war board is com posed of Glenn A Boyd, represent ing AAA, Yates Bailey, of Farm Security, C. B. McCrary, of REA, Howard Clapp of the state exten sion department, and Jarvis Alli son of the farm credit bureau. Th associate members are Mrs. Doyle Alley of the Employment Service, an--fa Aa-yMcLain of the state vo catioBaJ" department. Mr. Clapp said yesterday it was his opinion that there is plenty of farm labor in Haywood if you can get it to work. "Haywood will reach the goals, but it will take lots of hard work and careful planning. The atti tude of the farmers shows they are wining and will do their nart. Thev consider their farms a vital war production plant, and they will do everything possible to reach the quotas," Mr. Clapp said. "It is necessary that all agri culture be fully mobilized in order to get maximum production in 194,'i. We can't produce too much of the things we need. The Job is to produce the right amount of the right things in the right places." said Claude R. Wickard, secretary of agriculture. Mrs. Paul Davis and children have returned home after spend ing several days with relatives in Shelby. Motorists Of Haywood Cooperating Following Ban On Pleasure Driving Miss Betty Plott has returned to Newark, N. J., after spending the holidays here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James R. Plott, at their home in Maggie. Miss Plott holds a "position with the Western Elec tric Company of Newark. - Haywood motorists have cooper ated almost 100 percent with the recent ruling which put a ban on pleasure driving, according to Pa trolmen O. R. Roberts. The license numbers of five or six taxis have been' reported for violation, but Mr. Roberts said that most of them had not fully under stood the restrictions. Since com plete information has been receiv ed, all taxis have cooperated very nicely, he reported. Patrons of a square dance in Hazelwood found walking was crowded Saturday night after the dance. Most of them had gone in taxis, and between that time and the time the dance was over, the patrolmen had received orders which prohibited taxis carrying persons to and from dances. Many dancers walked home, and some had long distances to go. One large group from Canton are reported to have waited for the two o'clock bus. Mr. Roberts said he drove from Hazelwood to Clyde at three o'clock Sunday afternoon and met one car ;a taxi. On the return trip he met one car the same taxi. Citizens were checking with themselves twice before using their cars, and many who were In doubt called police or the rationing board to get permission or an official opinion. Warnings were given several mo- (Continued on page 7) Farm Rationing Board Accepting Applications The Haywood farm rntinnlno board is now in operation, and is urging all farmers who will iip1 farm machinery, either new or re pairs, tnat are on the rationed list, to make application at once. J he committee is anxious to list any farm maehintrv which l fr,- sale that can be used this year. Due to the shortages of some machines the second-hand machines can do the job just as well, it was pointed out. Miss Hilda Jamea i ,w u.x.A.VUJ vA the board, and has quarters in the countyageni'somce. The board composed of Glenn A Rnvit r Westmoreland and Robert Boone. is Hilary Crawford Will Be On National Radio Hook up Saturday Night 9:15 Hilary H. Crawford, a native of Waynesville, will be heard over many stations of the Columbia Broadcasting System Saturday night at 9:15, local time, on the Intra-American Forum. The pro gram will originate from station KQW. Mr. Crawford is a prominent at torney of San Franei sen an iaa appeared several times on national raaio nook-Hps. In the Saturday night broadcast, Mr. Crawford will aonear wttfc representative of Honduras. Mr. Crawford is a son of Mrs. W. T. Crawford and the late Congress, man W. T. Crawford. Mr. and Mm. VrA v--i ' Johnspn City, Tenn., spent Thurs- uay in waynesviue on business. Mr. Tearout was former manager of the Pet Dairy Products Com pany here. ; '...':; J-,--,v--