North Carolina Newspapers

fHE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER W Ar place a vy TO LIVE JS1 7 Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park kfYINTH YEAR NO. 4 12 Pages" WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1j43 (One Day Nearer Victory) $1.75 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties Jnconditional Axis urrender Is Goal Master War Plans Roosevelt and Churchill . .u wwii Staffs. Meet logeinci . . .-:.. Man Details. In Al' " a "-r fin thf streets, in yiatca uuoi- is, in the homes, evnr.uuc v to he m mis tuuuujf, Luc If topic if conversation yester- wa ine iniciiiis tsevelt ami frime iiiitisir rchill in Africa. Ill sttnied to agree uiai n was most dramatic episoue o wunu II to du'.e. In fact tnat there hothing comparame to ji in me lory of any nation or nations. he office ol eensorsnip wnicn Ministers the voluntary coae ernintr wartime newspaper ana io practices, arivisea me euuors night that Mr. nooseveit ieii ishinjrton. It did so in line wun nolicv of keeping them aavisea iidentially of such dtvelopments that they can co-operate in saie irdinp the secrecy of his move nts. t is said that 48 hours had not psed before at least some news- .... , i ll.i r tl in wasningion Knew Hint mr. Isevelt had left this country. ky also knew that the top gene- and admirals had leit the city, that the latter had gone to fica. lut even the veterans balked at possibility of the president be in Africa. It seemed out of the btlon. President Roosevelt broke more Iditions, when he flew 6,000 miles the meeting that began on Jan- fy 14 and ended last Sunday, with press conference on the sunny In of a villa on the outskirts r the Atlantic breakers through Ich American troops stormed lire last November. resident Roosevelt and Prime tis'er Churchill, in the most un edented and momentous meet- of the century, reached "com- e agreement" on war plans for (i designed to bring about the conditional surrender" of Ger- ky, Italy and Japan, it was dis- 'd Tuesday night. fyirifj; every tradition, the nres- t of the United States flew fcss 5,000 miles of the Atlantic !n for a 10-day meeting with ston Churchill which saw the ers of the two nations bring tnaries DeGaulle and Gen. iiri Honore Giraud together for first time in a little villa iust fide the city. irtually the entire war staffs of nations participated in day night discussions which ended Jay afternoon with a nress con- pee before a group of war cor fcondents flown secretly from al- neaatmarters halfwav across fth Africa. hese are the hie-b snots nf the prence, which Roosevelt and I- (Continued on page 7) R. & P. Employees To Hold Union Election Soon Request For An Election Presented To National Labor Relations Board. At a recent meeting of repre sentatives of Royle & Pilkington Co., Inc. (the tapestry mill at Haz elwood) and employees of the com pany, together with organizers of a local union of the United Tex tile Workers of Am.rica, it was agreed that a request be presented to the National Labor Relations Board by the union and the com pany jointly for holding an election among employees of the company to determine whether or not a ma jority of the company employees, each exercising his own free right of choice, desire to be represented for collective bargaining purposes by a local union of the United Tex tile Workers of America. The election will probably be held in the near future. A rumor has recently been circu lated to the effect that the affairs of the company and the request of some of its employees for union recognition has been certified to the National War Labor Board for its determination, and that a 15 percent increase in hourly rates of pay for all employees is to be expected as a result of such certi fication. From reliable source it was learned that the affair's of the company and its employees are not before the War Labor Board. News releases from Washington show that the policy adopted by the War Labor Board is to stabi lize wages at present levels and (Continued on Page 12) "I Will Have To Take His Place . it twy t- M HI lifr I ' " ' f i V x" 5 WILLIAM HOWARD MOODY, lit, grandson of Mr. and Mis. .. '. Moody, of Delhvood road, gunner's mate, ,'irtl elass, I'. S, Xav . and his kid brother. Walter Moody, who wants to volunteer. Younger Brother Wants To Take Place Of Hero Killed In Action Electric Current Will Be Off Sunday From 1:30 To 5:30 The electric current will be off from 1:30 to 5:30 on Sun day afternoon, it has been an nounced by Robert Hugh Clark, superintendent of lights and water for the Town of Way nesville. The territory affected will inclule the area covered from Clyde to Balsam. The current will be off so that the Carolina Power and Light Company can make some needed repairs on the main lines between here and Clyde and also on the local Waynesville lines. Local housewives are being warned ahead so that those who cook by electrcity may have their noon day meal pre pared, v. $735 Sought In County On F. D. fts Birthday jesh Cows Are ceded By Many aywood Farms i number of Ha '1 mori' cows for their herds, the nty apents office announced vi- 'n an effi.r: tn )ir v, r wrdN j, requsst has gone out ary fanner having a fresh cow sale u, K, , in touch with the i?.n;-s office or Pet Dairy Wi .. . wno VV '. a, Tt.,,, i j --l j . .... , ui, ana not soia iP- thy pointed out. Judge Blackstock Will Preside Over February Court The February term of criminal court will convene here on Monday, February 1, it was learned from the clerk of the Superior court. Judge H. Hoyle Sink, of Lexington, who was scheduled to preside, has made an exchange with Judge Clarence E. Blackstock, of Ashe ville. There are few new cases on the docket, but a number have been carried over from former terms. Jurors drawn for the first week include the following: Theodore Messer, Crabtree; Wayne Medford, Clyde; Lawrence Walker, Waynes ville; Carl Green, Beaverdam ; Frank Bryson, Iron Duff; John Estus, Waynesville; Arthur Ford, Beaverdam; ('. M. Whitner. Way nesville; Earl H. Moore. Beaver dam. S. E. Hipps, Beaverdam; W H. McCracken. Waynesville; .1 u 1 e Boyd, Jonathan Creek; Spauldon Underwood, Waynesville; Alden Davis, White Oak; Walker Brown, (Continued on page 12) foe Farmer's ?come Tax . . . -that is the title of the pons Burning Brush Without Permit H Chance Of $50 Fine, Says The Law Effective February first, all per sons must have a permit before they can legally burn brush, ac cording to R. E. Caldwell, county fire warden, here this week. The permits are issued free by a number of designated persons listed below, throughout the county. Mr. Caldwell pointed out that the penalty for burning brush without a permit carries a penalty of $50 or 30 days in jail. Since the war, it has been ruled that "forest fire control was recognized as a vital part of this country's war effort and also was recognized as haying a close bearing on the possibility of some form of sabotage of other enemy action." Permits can be had in Haywood from: Mr. Caldwell or G. C. Plott at the court house; John A. Plott, route one, R. C. Jones, Clyde, Rob ert Howell, route two, T. C. Davis, route two, Grady Walker or H. L. Rathbone, Clyde route one, H. F. (Combined on page 12) ST V-11 . . P "mm Just issued by u Extension ServiVo o,-H make out their cur nt mcome tax reports. Pe Mountaineer has a lim. EjBPly of these 16-page fets on nan J! is entitled to one and it free of charge by t the stationery di tofTheMountaLeer. Annual Campaign To Get Funds To Fight Infantile Paralysis Gets Underway. Jonathan Woody and Jack Mes ser are serving as co-chairmen in Haywood county for the infantile paralysis drive in observance of the birthday anniversary of Presi dent Roosevelt. The campaign for funds is a nation-wide expression of respect to President Roosevelt and of ef fort against the great fight against the ravages of this dreaded dis ease. The drive will be held on Saturday, the 30th, when workers will be on the streets and a house to house canvass will be made to raise the county's quota of $735. A !f2". 0(1 war bond is being giv en as a prize to the chairman who exceeds his or her quota, calculat ed on a percentage basis, on the quota assigned their area. Mrs. Richard N. Barber, Jr.. has been named hairman of the Way nesville township with a quota of ?2"i0. On the general committee serving w i'.h h r are: Mrs. S. P. Cay. Mr.-. Dan Watkins, Mrs. Ben Sloan, Mrs. J. H. Wody, and Mrs. Johnny Ferguson. Mis. Jack Messer, Mrs. Carl (Continued on back page) "You'll have to sign my papers and let me go, oven if I am only 17. 1 will have to take his place as a gunner's mate on some ship to fight the enemy," said young Walter Moody, 17, of Palo Alto, Calif., grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Z. V. Moody, of the Dell wood road, recently to his father. The above remark was made after Mr. Moody had been notified of the death of his son, William Howard Moody, 19, who was killed in action on November 30, 1942, but only recently made public by the government. Young Moody was the son of Boyd Moody, a native of this coun ty and a veteran of World Wbt 1, who now lives in California. The 19-year-old hero was born in Little Rock, Ark., and had been in the service for the past two years. He was at Pearl Harbor when that fatal attack was made. He was a gunner's mate, 3rd class, U. S. Navy and was killed when in battle with the enemy. He was buried with full mili tary honors in a military ceme tery, but the location will have to bo kept secret until all danger is passed from giving out the in formation to the enemy. No wonder the younger brother was fired with patriotism when his father road the message from the captain of the ship on which his older brother served and gave his life for his country. In part the message read: "I cannot give you the location of the ship nor the location of your son's grave, but he was buried in a military cemetery, his grave ap propriately marked and a careful record was made, which is being forwarded to the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Department. When information can be given concerning the location without giving the enemy information, it will be done. "Your son was unusually liked by all the men on board. His death was a groat loss to his shipmates and his friends. It was a great loss to the ship. His bravery and courage in the face of danger was an inspiration to all hands. "As his commanding officer I heartily extend to you my heart felt sympathy in your great loss. "Signed, "Captain ." Mr. Moody has another son, James Moody, 21, who is serving with the U. S. Air Corps. Restrictions Put On Delivery Of Milk In Nation Housewives Can Only (Jet Milk In Quarts; Deposit Required On Each liottle. The first of February will bring about a number of changes in the dairy industry, according to a joint announe. nient made today by Pot Dairy Products Company and Fer guson's Dairy. The order is from Washington, and four new regula tions will be put into force hero, the announcement said. Housewives will only be able to g. t milk in quarts. No loss than a quart can be delivered to homes, or sold at stores. The regular half pint bottles as served at cafes, ho tels and drug stores will still be available for consumption on t hv premises. Consumers will have to antici pate their needs ahead of time, in order to give the dairy a day's no tice. The driv; i s can only load the exact amount of milk sold. No extra. If you have a standing order for two quarts a day and decide you'll need an extra quart for the week-end, you'll have to give a day's notice to the driver. Stores will have to place standing orders, same as housewives. Under the new regulations, no dairy can pick-up unsold milk. When u wholesaler or manager of an eating place buys milk now it is his, and left-over supplies can not be picked up by the dairy as has been the former practice. The fourth regulation places u five cent deposit on every bottle, whether left at a residence or store. The customer will be charged with each bottle left and given credit for each one picked up by the routeman. If there is a credit of bottles at the end of the month. it will be taken from the bill; on the other hand, if there is a debit, the customer will be charged at the rate of five cents for each unre turned bottle. Also going into t ffect February first, is the rationing of ice cream based on 65 porcent of the amount each dealer purchased in the same month of 1942. A dealer who bought 100 gallons last February will gt only (-5 this coming month, the new order reads. L. M. Kichcson Is Home From Philadelphia L. M. Kichcson is now at his home on Brown Avenue, following a stay of several weeks in a Phila delphia hospital undergoing treatment. Davenport Named President Chamber Of Commerce Here C. of C. Head if 1 jni). '"'1 R. B. DAVENPORT has been elected president of the Chamber f Commerce here, succeeding Paul Davis. Mr. Davenport is general manager of Pet Dairy Products Company here. February Draft Call Increased Twenty Per Cent The original call for men under the selective service system from the Waynesville area for the month of February was 15. Since the ti 1st call another has come asking for 20 per cent increase over the lirst call., . p The 5 who a hi make up the February quota will leave here on the 11th, for Camp Croft where (hey will be given examinations, and those accepted will be given a week's furlough ill which they have their choice of returning homo or taking up active duties ill I he army. Mrs. J. M. Long Is Vice President, and Charlie Woodward Is Named Treasurer. R. B. Davenport was elected president of the Chamber of Com merce here last Friday at a meet ing of the new board of directors. Mrs. J. M. Long was named vice president and Charlie Woodard was elected treasurer. The new president succeeds Paul Davis as head of the civic organi zation. "We feel that an active Cham ber of Commerce is essential to the welfare of the community. For the present, we will devote our ac tivities to the all-out war effort. The organization plans to sponsor Victory Hardens and other move ments that will be in keeping with the war program," the new leader said. Mr. Davenport has been assured the full cooperation of the board of directors for the year. He is now working on the com mittees for the coming year, and will present these to the board at their February meeting. No definite plans have been made for the annual banquet or drive, the new president said. The board of directors js com posed of: W. A. Bradley, Charlie Woodard, Charlie Ray, J. R. Mor gan, Mrs. J. M. Long, Guy Massie, Clayton Walker, Bill Prevost, How ard Clapp, C. A. George, Paul Davis and Mr. Davenport. Kiebard Bradley, student at Da vidson College, spent the week-end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bradley. Hiram Wilburn Graduates From Aviation School Hiram S. Wilburn has just re ceived his iiiastcr aviation me chanics diploma from the Curtis Wright Technical Institute in Los Angeles. On the face of the diploma is noted that he made above average grades. Mr. Wilburn, who is the son of H. C. Wilburn and the late Mrs. Wilburn. graduated from the local high school in 1940 after which he took an eight months course in aviation mechanics in NYA at State College. For the following year and a half he worked for the Serve-Air, Inc., Raleigh municipal airport An Appeal Made HI For Increase In Surgical Dressings Mrs. Ben Cnlkitt, chairman of the surgical dressings group of the Hod Cross, is again making an appeal to the women to come to the rooms in the Masonic Temple and assist in the making of band ages. She pointed out the recent state ment made by Major Howard Pat terson, of the ninth evacuation hospital in Northwest Africa, who wrote his sister, Mrs. Samuel Fisher, in Asheville, of the help the surgical dressings are prov ing to be on the battle fronts. Major Patterson wrote that the only surgical dressings the army has are those made by the women in the surgical dressings rooms of the Red Cross. The local rooms are located in the Masonic Temple and are open Rotarians Pledge Support To County Wide Library For Haywood County Haywood Home Loan Association Elects Officers The Waynesville Rotary Club went on record at their meeting on Friday as unanimously in favor of a county-wide library service in Haywood. The action was tak en following a talk by Mrs. T. Lenoir Gwyn, chairman of the Waynesville Public Library board The club also plana to appoint live men who will accompany the library board and representatives from various other groups and or ganizations in the county to ask the county board of commissioners for aid for library service. Mrs. (Jwyn told briefly of the history of the local library and how it had grown from a few books and a small number of read ers to its presold sorvi''. She stated thai today the library has over 5,000 volumes, with a circu lation last year of over ll.O(U). and 3.115 readers listed. She explained at length Hie aid given by the appropriations by the Ceneral Assembly to the counties for library service through the di rection and supervision of the Slate Library Commission. She brought out the fact that since 194) a total of 7(1 counties m the state had taken advantage of the (Continued on page 7) The stockholders of the Haywood County Home Building and Loan Association elected the following din-ctors at their annual meeting held last week: K. L. Prevost, C. N. Allen, J. R. Boyd, V. II. Burgin, E. J. Hyatt, L. N. Davis. L. M. Killian, L. M. Hi( boson, .1. Wilford Kay and O. H. Shelton. On Monday night of this week the board of directors held their annual mooting at which time the officers serving during the past year were re-elected as follows: Pn idem. Ii. L. Prevost; vice vrcyideiit, Ernest J. Hyatt; secre tary and treasurer, L. N. Ilavis. Citizens Urged To Give Books For Men In Service, A ' . U."e '- " The Victfry Book Campaign which is on now in Haywood coun ty to collect books for the army and navy centers will be extended another week, it has been announc ed by Miss Mary Mock, locul chair man of the drive. Yesterday Miss Mock stated that due to Ibo inclement weather, many of the donors of books had been unable to get them to the Waynes ville Library, the collection depot of I his area, the committee has decided to lengthen the time set for t he drive. Miss Mock is milking an urgent plea and her committee members an' trying to contact persons in their vicinity in the interest of eollectinir readme material for th men in the service. Miss Nancv Killian has chart of the drive in the schools and patrons who are unable to get up town to the library are urged to send their books in by students in their homes or communities. Any person who wishes for their books to be called for may phone Miss Mock and she will send a Girl Scout for them on Saturday. The Scouts are scheduled to carry books on that day. In case the library is closed (Continued on page 7) Saturday Last Day To List Property Saturday is the deadline set for listing property for taxes in Hay wood, as provided by law. Failure to list before February first makes the taxpayer liable for a penalty. From Raleigh he went to the from Monday through Friday af- Curtis-Wright Technical Institute, Grand Central Air Terminal, in Glendale, Calif., where he took another course. Upon graduation from the lat ter he became an army air corps ground school instructor at the institute. ternoons from 2 to 5 o'clock, and on Thursday evening from 7:80 to 9:30 o'clock. There are also surgical dressings rooms in Lake Junaluska, located across from Long's Chapel, and in Hazel wood at the home of Mrs. E. (Continued on back page) Mrs. Donald Hyatt Christens S. S. George E. Badger Mrs. Donald M. Hyatt, wife of the foreman of the driller's de partment of the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, of Wil mington, christened the S. S. George E. Badger as it was launch ed at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon of this week. Mrs. Hyatt is the daughter-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hyatt, of Waynesville, and has often visit ed her husband's family here. Mr. Hyatt was located in New port News for several years, hold ing a position with the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, and has been more re cently connected with the Wilming ton shipyards. Three Soldiers Bound To Court Charged With Taking Car From Taxi Driver Three men, all privates in the U. S. Army, charged with stealing and transporting an automobile from one state to another, were bound over for trial in the May term of the United States district court in Asheville.in a hearing before U. S. Commissioner W. T. Shelton here on Monday. Bond was set for each man at $2,500. They are now being held in the Haywood county jail, where they were brought by Haywood deputies until the trial comes off in May. It is not expected that they will make bond. Joseph C. Trainer, special agent for the FBI, who investigated the case, and Deputy U. S. Marshal Paul D. Soroman were among those attending the trial. It was developed at the hear ing that an assault with a deadly weapon was made on Leo Buckner, driver of the taxi in which the men were riding. sv, The defendants were Private (Continued oh back page) Income Tax Time Is Nearing . . . since many people will make out income tax returns for the first time this year. The Mountaineer has secured a complete set of all blanks necessary to make returns on. We have both state and fed eral forms, and for indivi duals, partnerships, corpora tions, etc , These are available without charge in the stationery de partment of The Mountalner.