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rHE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
INTH YEAR NO. 6 12 Pages
WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1943 (One Day Nearer Victory)
$1.75 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
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TO LIVE TVV
Registration For Rationing Book No.2 Begins Feb. 22
Glenn Edgar Sisk Is
8th Haywood Man
To Lose Life In War
krd Working
it Final nans
k Time; Place
'armed Fruits, Vegetables
Lnd Certain Processed
oods Under New Order.
Inns were being completed yes-
. ;.....,,T,n. war n.RLion
ay i"r '""'e --
L No. 2 in Haywood during the
I of February zz, me iocbi rn-
Le board announced.
.. loaf minute dfi-
lending - ,
from Washington, me ooara
.i.. unable to announce
!eiurt -pltte
plans as to the place or
,,.s, or hurs 01 issuing
I. v., which will enect
ty man, woman and child in
nation.
llucational meetings will be
I next week for volunteer reg
rs and dealers, at which time
entire program will De ex-
fced. Members of the boara
attend a regional meeting in
pville Monday afternoon at
, and merchants will attend a
lar meeting at 7:30 at the
combe county court house,
ny adult member of a family
register ior me enure xuui-
Iree essentials will be neces-
before War Book No. 2 will
issued. It will be necessary
Live War Book No. 1 in hand
fie time of applying for No. 2.
signed statement as to the
bnt of coffee on hand on No
ber 28th. If more than one
Id per person, a coupon for
pound will be torn from Book
1.
u person will be entitled to
cans (store cans) of rationed
f as of February 21. If more
Ave cans per person are on
, a stamp for each excess can
be torn from Book No. 2
re being given to the appli-
le of canned goods will stop
idnierht. February 20. and will
lie on a rationed basis March
letail stores will have to take
itories of their stocks of ra
id merchandise as of the be
ing date of rationing and also
prch 31, and thus be able to
Ft to OPA on their first month
yeration under the system and
w provide a basis for an au-
Jzation of how much inventory
I store wUl be allowed to carry.
Jstaurants, hotels, hosnitala
Other institutional nun
Jed goods will apply for spe-
uons auring the first ten
of March. Tentatively OPA
not require the nublic fai use
Ions when uC .
fS, however.
Mountaineer will carry com
d official details of the ra
pe registration in next week's
Point Ration Book No. Two
Mr. and Mrs. America, this is the point war ration book number
two you'll receive during the week of February 22. Under this sys
tem, coupons will be used to secure rutioned items. The point system
of rationing has been used successfully in England.
Shoes Now Join Long
March Of Rationing
PmeTax Man To
jHere 15 Days
wpresentAtivo a
fc.f , .v. luc treasury
Front wjll be at the post offi
fre from u..a , .
ri - -"""-n i 10 Marcn id
ftp taxpayers in filing their
i"'.ine iax returns.
Per Gets Pig...
ha little DID- etfo
' Even much farther
we owner ever dreamed
Would tro. Mrt on
t now was
a w the valuable little
f uy the owner. The pig
-fKuius Siler's farm,
ne advertise iv.
f Want Ad last week as
r"o.
Buying Is Brisk After Day
And A Half Of "Freeze";
Coupon No. 17 Being Used.
Shoe departments of the com
munity reported brisk business
Tuesday afternoon and yesterday,
when retailer's stocks were "un
frozen." The shoe rationing reg
ulation was imposed suddenly
Sunday' afternoon.
Customers went about their pur
chases in an orderly manner, all
stores contacted reported, after
the day and a half holiday in
shoe sales.
Shoes now require stamp No. 17
from rationing book No. 1. This
stamp will be good until June 15th.
OPA ruled that the stamps may
be used by or for members of an
immediate family related by blood
or marriage or adoption, and liv
ing in the same household.
Any person who finds that the
allotment of three pairs a year
is not sufficient, can apply to the
local rationing board and upon
ample proof, get a certificate for
needed shoes.
All persons who bought and had
shoes put away on the lay-away
plan, have until the stores close
Friday to get such shoes without
having to surrender a stamp.
Shoe repairs are not rationed.
Shoes covered by the order in
clude: all new shoes made in whole
or in part of leather or with rub
ber soles, including all ordinary
types and hard-soles moccasins,
casual, play, paltform and rubber
soled athletic shoes.
fevPiLh!!-
us Siler. v"n C0SM-
nan,. "uiua tuter
r after his pig.
pAYS TO USE THE
WANT ADS
Scout Troops Hold
Rededication
Programs Monday
The Boy Scout troops, number
two, sponsored by the Rotary Club,
and number Three, sponsored by
the American Legion, held rededi
cation programs on Monday even
ing in recognition of the anniver
sary of Scouting .
Troop Number Three met at the
American Legion Home, with a
large number of parents also at
tending the program. Chas. Isley,
Scoutmaster gave a brief history
of Scouting and its aims.
Following the program the boys
and their parents were the guests
Chres George at the W. W. N. C.
Cafe for hot chocolate and pie.
Troop Number Two met at the
Scout Hut on the city park grounds.
Rev. J. Clay Madison, scoutmaster,
reviewed the history of Scouting
and the ideals for which it stands.
He also invited the boys to be
the guests of the Rotary Club, their
sponsors, on Friday at the Maples.
Merchants
To Observe
New Hours
Will Close Wednesday
Afternoons At One, and
On Saturdays At Seven
O'clock.
County Can Spare
Few More From
Farms For Service1,
"Haywood county has about sent
all the men from the farms that
they can neikl In .fact, there is .d
possibility of some of those already
in the service being drafted back
to the farms," said Dr. Tom String
field, chairman of the draft board
serving are Waynesville area, this
week in discussing farm labor con
ditions. Certain units have been set up
for draft boards to guide them in
selection of men on farms for
Rervice in the armed forces. It is
based on what the man is actually
producing in food products above
that needed for living for himself
and family.
A man deferred for agricultural
reasons must be engaged exclu
sively in farming. He cannot hold
a position with some manufactur
ing plan as a part time job, it was
pointed out.
"It is a hard proposition to
handle, but of course, we get the
advice of the U. S. D. A. War
Board in passing judgment on the
farm boys," continued Dr. String
field. "We can't fall down on our part
in the vital problem of food pro
duction in Haywood county con
cluded the chairman.
Uncle Steve Woody
Merchants of Hazelwood and
Waynesville are announcing in a
page advertisement today, hs
change of opening and closing
hours, effective Mondav, February
15.
The two major changes will be
the half holiday every Wednesday,
and closing at seven on Saturday
nights.
For the other four days of the
week, present hours will remain
in force open at nine and close
at six.
The firms will close at one on
Wednesday, giving their clerks a
half holiday.
It was pointed out by a spokes
man of the merchants, who signed
a petition for the hours, that the
half holiday would enable clerks
to work in Victory Gardens, and
the early closing on Saturday
would eliminate a trip for supper
in addition to saving of electr'j'if
'ind man-hours, since practica.iy
all firms operate under the wage
hour law.
Grand Jury Report
Confined Mainly To
Fixing Buildings
In their report last week to
Judge Clarence E. Blackstock, pre
siding over the February term of
criminal court, the grand jury
made a number of recommenda
tions. The list included improvements in
janitor service and sanitary condi
tions in some of the schools and
public buildings, repairing of school
buses, and repairs on buildings.
Buildings needing some repairs,
many of which were of a minor
nature included: Bethel, Cecil, Cru
so, Lake Junaluska, Clyde, Beaver
dam, North Canton, County Hospi
tal, court house, Waynesville Ar
mory. It was also recommended that all
magistrates and justices of the
peace who have not made reports
to the clerk of the court do so at
once.
Waynesville Automobile
Mechanic Died In North
west Africa January 19.
The number of casualties of
World War Number Two, moves
up another figure in Haywood
County. Instead of seven now the
number is eight.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Sisk of the
Pigeon Road, have been notified
of the deiith of their son, Private
First Class Glenn Edgar Sisk, of
the U- S. Army, attached to the
Armored Division, which occurred
in North Africa.
Th?- telegram received by Mr. and
Mrs. Sisk from the War Depart
ment, Washington, I). C, was as
follows:
"Secretary of War desires nie
to express his deep regard that
Private First Class Glenn Edgar
Sisk died on January 19th in North
West Africa. Letter will follow.
Signed,
Adjutant General.
'Tlc Sisk, who is the eighth cas
ualty in World War Number 2,
from Haywood county was born
in Waynesville on
Eighth Casualty
Waynesville on May 26, 1920.
He .was inducted in the servk, ottJ AvJV
October 3, 1941 at Fort lstn 4f tnl J -
from there was transferred to Fort
Knox, Ky.
From Fort Knox, Pfc. Sisk was
transferred to Fort Dix, N. J., and
from there he was sent for duty
overseas.
Prior to his entering the service
he was employed by Watkins Che
vrolet Company.
Surviving are his parents, two
brothers, William and James Sisk,
and one sister, Mrs. Willard Franc
is, Jr., all of Waynesville.
Power Will Be
Off Sunday P. M.
The power in the community will
be off Sunday afternoon from 1:30
to 6:30 according to an announce
ment from Carolina Power and
Light Company. Crews have home
repairs to make on the mail line
near Clyde which will necessitate
the interruption of service.
Norman Caldwell Going
To Newport News Soon
Norman Caldwell, former traffic
officer here, leaves the last ol tnis
month for Newport News, to take
a position in a defense plant He
has just returned from a business
trip to the west coast, wnere ne
reported "so many tnings going on
that yon know there is a war."
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Blackout Signals Are
Changed, Citizens To
Be Prepared For One
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PFC GLENN EDGAR SISK, U,
S. Antny, who died in Northwest
Tennessee Youth
Found Dead In
Allen's Creek
The body of Don Season, 22, who
was acridently drowned in Allen's
Creek sometime between 9 o'clock
Saturdy night and Sunday morn
ing, was taken to Newport, Tenn.,
late Sunday night f r burial on
Tuesday.
Don Hcason, a native of Tenn
essee, was visiting family connec
tions on Allen's Creek. He was
last seen by them around 9 o'clock
Saturday night. They did not
know his whereabouts until the
next day when a group of boys
found the body in Allen's Creek
across from the golf course of the
Country Club.
The sh riff s department and the
county coroner were immediately
notified. The latter pronounced the
death accidental and stated that
an inquest would not be necessary.
Young Beason was the son of
Porter Beason, of Newport, Tenn.
It is alleged that he was drinking
on .Saturday night when he was
last seen.
Chairman of Board
Largest Number
Of Volunteers To
Leave In Group
Large Part Of February
Quota Made Up Of Young
Single Men From Here.
There will be eighteen volun
teers in the group of draftees
leaving here this morning for phy
sical examinations at Camp Croft.
The group will assembly at 7:80
this morning at the draft board
office for final instructions, after
which they will board the buses
to take them to camp.
In the group of volunteers are
the following: Homer Howard
Sisk. Melvin Smith, John Green,
John Calvin Summerrow, Jamea
Carlton Davidson, Guy Daughtery
Arrington, Welch Rowe Early,
Woodrow Queen, Floyd Fullbright,
Kermit Lee Robertson, Lyneal
Bruce Troutman, Henry Bowman
Foy, James Welch, William Rich
ard McMahan, Johnny Howell
Robinson, Arthur William Corbin,
Vance Milton Spivoy, and Jarvis
Cordell Chambers.
Two of the group have been
transferred to other sections aa
follows: David Marvin Cook, to
Bridgeton, N. J.; Hardy Price to
Spartanburg, S. C.
Five of the men have been trans
fer ret! hero from other places as
follows: Lewis Kirkpatrick from
Yorktown, Va.; Ralph Cagle, from
Salem, N. J.; John T. Hannah,
from Glassboro, N. J.; Hobert Jus
tice from Newport News, Va.; Mil
burn Coy Trantham from Newport
Nefas.
Others scheduled to leave are:
Walter Lewis Hyatt, Jey Jenkins,
Zimmery Caldwell, William Boone
Chambers, James Sheehan, John
Burnice DeWeese, John McCury
WyaTKJaines Robert. Fullbright,
Jolly, Cecil Reuben
Robinson, Scott Allen Mehaffey,
Henry Price, Alvin Estes Haynes.
Ray Haney, William D wight
Hall, Sig Owens, Edward Haywood
Hall, Medford Addie Grasty, Jack
Monroe Teague, Arthur Henry
Smith, Bud Nelson, G rover Luther
Golden, Charles Wyawin Ross, Joe
Arthur B racket t, James Kenneth
Edwards, Troy Lee Parton, Tom
mie Kirkpatrick, Frank Edward
Gray, Dallas Everett Wood, Comaa
Beasley, Bill Rufus Creasman, Bad
Phillips, Charles LaRue Boyer, and
J. W. Finney.
STEPHEN LEONARD WOODY
who died at the home of his son,
Jonathan Woody, on Friday night
at the age of 90 years.
Stephen Woody, 90,
Pioneer Resident,
Claimed By Death
Funeral services were held at 8
o'clock on Sunday afternoon at the
First Methodist Church for Steph
en Leonard Woody, 90, who is
known throughout Western North
Carolina as "Uncle Steve". The
Rev. J. Clay Madison, pastor, offi-
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Two Local Girls
Accept Positions
At Army Air Base
Miss Corinne Wagenfeld and
Miss Sara Welch leave today for
Patterson Field, Army Air Base,
Ohio, where both have accepted
clerical positions.
Miss Welch, recently resigned
from her position on the faculty of
the Bethel high school where she
taught in the commercial depart
ment Miss Wagenfeld held a position
with St. John's Catholic church
here.
Mrs. Heniz Rollman
To Talk On Russia
At Woman's Club
Mrs. Heinz Rollman will be the
speaker at the February meeting
of the Woman'a Club, which will
be held Thursday the 18th, at 8
o'clock in the dining room of the
Hotel LeFaine. - .
Mrs. Rollman will apeak on
"Russia." Mrs. Cornelia Nixon,
chairman of music will present
several numbers.
Signal Practice Set For
12:03 Saturday; Prevost
Warns People Be Prepared
For Blackout.
Sharply at 12:03 Saturday, all
the whistles and sirens of the com
munity will be sounded in a prac
tice signal air raid drill, as a meas
ure of familarizing air raid war
dens and civilians of the changes
in signals, effective February 17.
The announcement was made by
Bill Prevost, county civilian de
fense coordinator.
Here are the new signals:
Steady blasts for two minutes
means to blackout.
Short blasts for two minutes
means raiders are at hand, and seek
safety shelter. 1
Steady blast for two minutes
following the period of short blasts
means to proceed with dimout
lights.
Air raid wardens will personally
notify each household of the all
clear. The dimout regulation might
remain in force for weeks after the
blackout, Mr. Prevost pointed oat
Mr. Prevost also warned that
citizens should be prenered for a
blackout any night, and an air raid
drill any day. The orders for both
will be given from headquarter! of
the army and no advance notice
will be given, he said.
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AARON PREVOST
J. Aaron Prevost
Elected Chairman
Hospital Board
At the ar .iital - meeting of the
board of trustees of the Haywood
County Hospital, Aaron Prevost
waa elected chairman, with L. H.
Bramlett, vice chairman and W. H.
Burgin, secretary.
Other members of the board In
clude the following; Glenn Moore,
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Fishing Licenses
For 1943 Go On
Sale This Week
Fishing licenses for 1948 went
on sale this week, it was learned
from G. C. Plott, Haywood county
game and fish warden. The open
season for bass, brim, suckers and
carp does not close until April
15th.
They are as follows: non-resi
dent license, for season, $6.10; for
state resident, $2.10; for county
resident, $1.10. For daily licenses.
non-resident, $1.10 and for state,
.60.
Places where licenses may be
boutrht are as follows: Wavnea-
villc, Coffey Hardware and Mas
sif's Hardware stores; Hazelwood,
store of Ralph Summerrow; Can
ton, Nantahala Hardware Com
pany, and Haywood Hardware
Company.
Clyde, Clyde Pharmacy, and
Hugh Rogers' filling station;
Cruso, W. B. Poston has charge of
sales; Sunburst, B. S. Biggs; Dell
wood, at the post office; Jonathan
Creek, Bobby Howell; Park area
at Cataloochee, Mark Hannah; Big
Creek, Mr. Lowdin of the Park
service.
In discussing prospects foi the
coming season, Mr. Plott stated
that the sales were the largest last
year of any year to date, having
reached a total of $3,105. They
were $196 above that of the pre
ceding year. There were more non
resident licenses sold last year than
at any time, it was also learned
from Mr. Plott
Local FFA Boys Wtil Be
Hosts Of Valentine
Party Tomorrow Night
The members of tfc Smiw
Mountains F. F. A. Chapter will
be hosts on Fridav mmm
Valentine nartv. The afrafe wfii v
given at their Chapter house on
ine mgn scnooi grounds.
A number of guests have been
invited to the vartv whih fll
begin at 7:45 o'clock.
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