North Carolina Newspapers

fHE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER to Live jY"V Published In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park feMNTH YEAR NO. 32 12 Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1943 (One Day Nearer Victory) $1.75 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties lT011 fnro L $6,000 Bonds, amps auuiuj esville Leads On Mol 5, pitcher Day With $4,- . . In TnuntV. ;n.w ?" " JiW.jo was realized of stamps ana war I tea .i on M,.II.V I IK-"" the Tth, according to Mrs. I'ju Meiltoru, cuu" .""-" Women s rnvisiuii uj L Finance Committee. ttvnesville community led in ate with a wuu ui ..v.w , daring the clay. Doris Burnette, of Canton, . the distinction of having sold L bonds ami stamps tnan any L individual. sne naa w J77P.OO tor ner uay s wui je (.anion me". km community sales were as L Canton. $1,260.40; Clyde, b;5; Hazelwood, $140. h HavwiM.il Home Building Lear, orficc served as headquar- fr ;h, Waynesville drive, Ijlrs, BYn Sloan as cnairman. Vi-i uf tiie committee in aaai- an- Mi's. John Queen, Mrs. i T nic bv" v 1 :i.in it'iii rrcld. Agisting the Waynes- Dup on Saturday were: 1 J,.hn Alien, of Burling, Vt., I Harold Tinmen, Miss Hester t! Withers, who aided with the litv, and a number of the r eirls. tVrcmilar committee in charge Le Canton area is composed of I Tom Reives, chairman, Mrs. ley Carver, and Mrs. E. E. Iw. lhcv were also assisiea idditional persons on Satur K Grover Havnes is chairman pe Clyde area and serving with are: Mrs. E. L, v ltzgerald and Gtvrire Havnes. Is Ruth Summerrow is chair- of the Hazelwood community Mis'. Vhitcner Prevost and Clyde Fisher members of the sttee. lis Ruthie Wagenfeld served Karr :i!i ni the junior commit tor the Waynesville commun- E. Alley, Jr. tepts Position Washington E A'.l y. dr., well known local ho. M,K : 1 1 r i i i 1 1 . .1 :in unrftint. f '""''ley in the office of '". i.' 'til sol of the General Ac 'fp . in Washington. D. M H-umrit his dntuxs Mnnrlnu Alley, son of Judge and Mrs. - Alley, recently resigned as "Mt collector nf Tntornnl Povt. prthe District of North Caro- Junv :i0. of th !;m he had held since May 1, Alley is a graduate of the tey of North Carolina and '"his sen-inn as assjstanr cnl. f Of Intermit p. Sl! tll'Ooss nn l,o,. NewBadoglio Aide ITALIAN DIPLOMAT Raflaele Gua riglia has been named Foreign Min ister of Italy by Marshal Pietro Badoglio, Italy's new premier. This action followed the ouster of Mus olini from power, (International.) Surprise Blackout Marked By 99 Per Cent Cooperation Citizens contributed a 99 per cent cooperation in the surprise black out that was staged here on Tues day according to Sam H. Kelley Air Raid Warden of Waynesville. The first signal was sounded at 9:44 and the second at 10:00, and the red signal at 10:12, and from the last hour to 10:34 the com munity was in darkness. Mr. Kelley pointed out that there is still some misunderstanding about the dimming out of lights and utter, darkness required in the practice raid blackout. He is urging the citizens of the community not to leave lights on when they go out in the evening unless there is someone left who will turn out the lights in case of a- blackout signal. He further points out that the violators of the restrictions will be fined in the future and he is urging strict adherance to the rules as given out by the authorities. pood Mutual Wyards To W Mare Sale IV.five T,, - ."uiraiT mares will " sale at auction at Haywood ri t:.....,. ,1; Clyde this afternoon start- : . 11 K- i.ne sale of mares , n a,l,lition t0 the regular ' le Of livo0t!. Py-five head of livestock was ter"nhe,.dat yards i nursciay. raSe prices hvn.v.t - .t-i h 3 -n. to12-50; heifers, '12 and hogs. $12.60. Soco Gap Square Dance Team Adds Another Laurel The Soco Gap square dance team won the championship of the Kith annual Mountain Dance and Folk Festival at the closing perform ance of the event which was held at McCormick Field, Asheville, last week. This is the 9nth time that the Soco Gap team has won first place in the Festival and the group won second place five times, and on two years did not enter the contests. Members of the Senior Square Dance tem that won first place were in addition to the leader, Sam Queen, Miss Sarah Queen, Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moody, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Boyd, Robert Howell, Miss Mar garet Owen, B. L. Lunsford, Miss Anna Lee Owen, Frederick Vaught, Miss Geraldine Parris, Joe Camp bell and Mrs. Martha Constatin. Xoaily ;!,.",('() persons, said to be the largest crowd ever to attend a festival performance, were on hand Saturday night, the closing feature of the program. Sam Queen, manager and caller of the Soco Gap team, is also man ager of the Soeo (Jap juniors, an other dance team, and the Soco (iap all-girl team. The Soeo Gap team has won the championship at a number of fes tivals, and is nationally known in folk dance circles. The team ap peared at the While House in 19.'19 "erforminc for Kinir Goovh-p ami Queen Elizabeth, of Great Britain. i'i ey were selected from teams all over the United States as being the most authentic in their folk dance steps. The members of the team change from year to year, but Mr. Queen continues to manage and call for the group. His son, Lt. Sam Queen, Jr., now serving in the V. S. Air Corps in Australia, is also one of the famous dancers of the Soco Gap team. The Ecusta string band of Transylvania won the first place i the festival music contest. The band played in the 1!)t:i contests and also for the Kcusta square dance team also of Transylvania. Rhett Talley, a newcomer in the festical events, is manager. The Brookshire string band of Henderson county won the second place in the music contest. Alonzo Brookshire is manager of the group. Mrs. Osborne Is Superintendent Of Haywood Hospital Mrs. Evelyn Abel Osborne, newly elected superintendent of the Hay wood County Hospital, assumed her duties on Sunday, August 1. Mrs. Osborne was elected by the board of trustees of the county hospital following the resignation of Miss Ellie Jane Thompson, wife of Dr. W. L. Kirkpatrick, who re cently resigned. Miss Thompson had served as superintendent of the institution for the past five years. Mrs. Osborne, prior to her mar riage to the late Robert J. Osborne, of Haywood County and West Palm Beach, served as superintendent of .the old Haywood County Hospital, located on Pigeon Street, for a year's period. She is well qualified 'for her work both from training and practical experience. j During the past nine months, Mrs. Osborne had charge of the obstetrical service of the If: Launches War Fund Local Women To Assist Merchants With OPA Prices i AW '.mm- 4e5SLTI.ii.,..vK'i' A x xss -" fr DAUGHTER of Lieut. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., Mr. John K. Waters christens the National War Fund (ship model) in New York. It marked the opening of the $125, 000,000 drive for war relief agen cies. Mrs. Waters' husband is a war prisoner. (International) Haywood Man Is Killed In Accident On Maneuvers Funeral services "Wre conduct ed at 4:30 o'clock Wednesday after noon at the Bethel Baptist church for Private Homer V.-Conard, U. S. Air Corps, who was killed in a truck accident on August 2, while on maneuvers in Cuforjua. 1 he Kev. A. K. rmSKf pastTs sisteil by Rev. J. Howard Hall, pastor of Oak Grovi near Clyd ', officiated. Burial was in the Bethel cemetery. The local company of the N. ('. Orange i State Guard conducted the military Volunteers Are Working j With The Price Panel ' Board Of This Area. The Price Panel Board for the area served by the local rationing board met Wednesday afternoon and assigned the volunteer assist ants to the various retail stores in the area. These volunteer assis tants will advise and work with merchants in carrying out the com munity prices. Similar set-ups are being orga nized throughout the nation, it was said by L. R. Hamilton, represen tative of OPA who was here or ganizing the local workers. For the present the volunteers will be assigned to grocery stores, and later will work with cafes, boarding houses and hotels. Those who have volunteered their services for this work and were present Wednesday include: Mrs. Myrtle Ray, Mrs. R. N. Rar ber, Jr., Miss Sackett, Mr. C. E. Weatherby, and Mrs. Nora Atkins. Others have volunteered and will assume duties later. County Schools Set To Open On Monday; John B. Best, Well Known Farmer, To Ju!'?!usk0a ?ueJen Be Buried Today : General Hospital of Orlando. Via. I h nnuru nt the irmvp firintr Ihro Mrs. Osborne is a graduate of j volleys across the casket while th ;tho loeal high school, Hamilton bugle sounded Taps. sctioei ot Washington, I). C, and of the John 11 pkins School of Nursing, of Baltimore. Mrs. Osboin is the daughter of the late Dr. J. F. AIk-1, prominent local physician, who was one of the promoters of the county h pital. Ralph Lee Petitt, Summer Resident, Claimed By Death Serving as pallbearers wore: Marion Long, Boone Sontelle, James Sisk, Walter Franklin, Hom er West and Alvin Reynolds. Pvt. Conard was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Conard, of the ns" j Woodrow section, He volunteered in th. service about a year ago and was stationed at McClcanen Field, t ime he w as sent on Calif., at th maneuvers. Pvt. Conard is survived by his widow, one son, Hilly, one daughter. Maty Joe; bis parents; four broth el", Millard, of Canton, James, of Baltimore, Roy, of Canton, and Claude, U. S. Navy, stationed in i Ralph Lee Petitt, HO, prominent business man of Daytona Beach, died at his summer home here nday night after a long illness. The body was shipped to Davtona Beach yesterday where funeral services and burial will take place . ' 2 oYlo-k Sunday. ' Mr. I'- 'itt. a native of St. Louis, , ren !'vvi m ""W ork many' us prior to going to Daytona Chas. L. Isley, band and loach, where he had b"en in busi- director of the Waynesville ness for the past seventeen years. ! ship high school returned Sunday He purchased the Raymond Hyatt from Nashvill-, Tenn., where he li-operty on the Eagles Nest Road has been attending Peabody college ' ust year and he and his family for Teachers during the past eight had planned to spend part of the J w eeks. Jacksonville, Fla., and one sister. Miss Betty Sue Conard, of Bethel. Band Director Returns From Summer School Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Mt. Zion Methodist church in Rock Springs for John B. Best, 71, of the Crabtree section of the county, who died at the Haywood County Hospital nt midnight Tuesday fol lowing a short illness. Rev. Grady Burgin, pastor of the church, will officiate and he will be assisted by Rev. R. P. Cracken. Burial will be in -the church cemetery. Mr. Best was a native and life Baptist church, long resident ot Haywod county. lie was one of the leading farmers mil stock raisers of Ibis section. Mr. Best was a member of the 'ounty board of education, having boon first elected in l!.'!,i and has -ei'vod roiil biliously .since then was oloclc.l bist year lo serve other four-year term. Mr. Best was a member of It. Zion Methodist church if the Bethel Junior Order, ail been a leader in county l ai i for ma ny years. lie is survived by his wife ix children: four sons, Hugh II. -I, Ray Best, and Jim Best, of the M ailt ree section, John Best, Jr.. of the I'. S. army, serving now in N'oith Africa; two daughters, Mrs. i. ('. Cole, of Forest City and Mrs. M. V. Biamlett, of Canton; '-' I randchildi e ii, and one gn at rrandchild; five brothers, H.ie ifest, Frank Best, of Canton, Jim Majority Of Schools In Rural Areas Will Begin Session At 8:45. These Four Choice of Qual- The schools of the Crabtree, Bethel and Fines Creek districts will open at i :45 on Monday morn ing the 16th, it has been announced from the office of Jack Messer, county superintendent of education. For one and a half months schools in the three districts will start at 8:45 and close the da's work at 2:00 o'clock, the short cut session being observed to aid the labor shortage for the harvesting season. Students are expected to aid on the farms in the afternoon. The law relative to the require ment that a child must be either six years old on or before October the 1st, will be enforced and Mr. Messer points out that no child who will be six years of age after date need apply for entrance. On the Saturday before school opens on Monday, teachers' meet ings will be held in the auditoriums of the schools. The meetings for Crabtree and Bethel have been set for II o'clock in the morning while the Fines Creek teachers will as semble at 1:00 o'clock in the after noon. There are to date three vacan cies, one in each school district, according to Mr. Messer. The school board hopes to fill them by the opening of the schools. Elected to teach in the CrabtrW district are the following: J. T. Chappell, principal, Lura Mao Junaluska, on Saturday night at Green, Dorothy Williams, Robert Haywood Given Heavy Quota On Bonds For August County Must Invest $118, 971 During August To Meet Quota Set By Trea sury Department. The Treasury Department has given Haywood County a quota of $118,971 for the month of August, according to Charlie Ray, chairman of bond sales in the county. The quota sets out $89,229 for E bonds and $29,742 for F and G bonds for the month. Mr. Ray announced that the county sales committee would meet at L ike Logan Tuesday night at seven o'clock for the regular month ly meeting to discuss ways of con tinning to no et the quota end month. Coronation Of Set For Saturday Duke Day Was Climaxed By Address By Prof. B. G. Childs, Member of Faculty. Miss Jane Loyal of Columbia, S. C.. will be crowned Queen of lb the and lie af and choral Town- I'est, of Chafswoith, Ga., Bynuni lest, of Lupton City, Tenn., and Sam Best, of Andrews; three sis ters, Mrs. Flora Huff, Mrs. Minnie Muse and Mr: of Asheville. The Wells Canton is in rangements. . Allie Waddell, al Funeral Home l charge of the ai H. Gibson, U. S. h California i! "J" F,m Class Robert fet . who volunteered In the -dv h ,ary a"d was called (m i. ,y ln April, is now ceorHi: ""e.re. ln Califor- f by h ""formation re- Wb!" a veteran of World ;t of tk as comi"ander of "ftetirn! ei7Fan Legion " enlisted. RLE:.GrihWn PUurch Sunday bisL?eve.rend Robert E. Carolina 5- the Weste e d,0e, will de- W Ch, ?? service at Grace fber, :;e,16th: ' "-ner x,-e church- as to I s,tors an others p 10 near , ' Kev-Robert Tatum. Still Of Tin and Wood Captured On Fines Creek A twenty gallon still was cap tured Saturday in the Fines Creek section by deputies Manson Ar rington and Charlie Fulbright. ac cording to the records of the Sher rif's department. It was the first still ever cap tured in Haywood county that did not have one inch of copper on it. The pot was fashioned of an old oil tin and the top was made from a tin kitchen bucket. The remain ing parts were made of wood. W'hile no liquor was found about the premises the pot was said to still be "hot," giving evidence of recent use. Eight Men Enlist For Navy Duty Eight men from this area have recently volunteered for the Navy. They are: James Rhinehart, Albert Raines, Willie Connor, Aubrey Messer and Jimmy Nichols, all of Waynesville; Servill Moore of Hazelwood, Thomas Davis, of Crabtree and Rubin Brown, of Canton. ::r '.' year here. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. tella Monroy Petitt; one son, Yeo man Third Class Robert M. Petitt, of the lT. S. Navy, now stationed in the South Pacific; four daugh ters, Mrs. W. B. Tillotson, of John son City, Tenn., Miss Marilouise Petitt, of Ossining, N. Y., and Miss Joan Montroy Petitt and Miss Gloria Jean Petitt, of Waynesville and Dayonta Beach, and one grand son, John Banks Tillotson, III. Major Bowles Gets Perfect Grade In State Guard Exam. Mr. Islev completed a third of the requirements for his master's degree in music, and plans to finish the work later. The band director, a native of Cooleemee of this state, is a gradu ate of Davidson College. Prior to coming to Waynesville had been band director in the Albemarle high school. He came to Waynesville last August and directed the band and choral groups in the high school last year. High School Band Resumes Practice After Vacation The members of the Waynesville Major M. H. Bowles led the class j Township high school band wrill re of more than 170 men from seven isume practice after the summer states in the final examinations in vacation tonight at 7:30 in the high the recent staff and officer's schools school auditorium, it was announc- held at Fort Benning, Ga., for ed yesterday by Chas. L. Isley, officers of the State Guard. jband director. Major Bowles received the high- j All current members of the high est average, his mark was 100 per j school band and any former mem c;nt, according to the announce- bers who would like to play with ment just made by Adjutant Gen- the group for the remainder of the eral J. Vann B. Metts, of Raleigh. ! summer are requested to attend Major D. C Dungan, of Salis-jthe initial practice tonight, bury received a rating of 99 per Present plans are to have at least cent and Major Richard P. Taylor i two, band practices each week until ot (Jxinra receivea a rating oi o, ,tne opening oi scuuui, iwo cun- all in the staff officer's school. certs, one in Waynesville and one Metts said that of the nine North I at Lake Junaluska will be given Carolina officers taking the staff by the band, the dates to be an officer's course, three were given .nounced later, ratings of "superior," indicating The current band has a mem they made averages of more thanbership of around sixty boys and 91 per cent. girls. Hunting Licenses Go On Sale In County This Week Hunting licenses went on sale Tuesday of this week, it was learn ed from G. C. Plott, Haywood county game protector. The cost of hunting licenses for !!b; is as follows: non-resid nt . $15.2."); state licenses, $2.10, Slid county licenses, $1.10. Lie. nses may be purchased at the following places in the county: Waynesville, at Massie Hardware and Waynesville Hardware com panies. In Canton, at Nantahala and Haywood Hardware companies. In Clyde, at Clyde Pharmacy. In Woodrow, at the E. B. Rick man store. In Cruso area at the store of Mrs. Ira Cogburn. In Sherwood Forest stations from W. P. Poston and John Himes. ' the annual coronation. Miss Louise Holcomb, of Asheville, is the re tiring queen. Th coronation will climax a wick of activity on the Lake, and besides the Conference messages, the Duke Day celebration was con cluded by an address by Prof. B. G. Childs. of the Duke University faculty, on the topic, "This Hour." He ni nlioned the necessity for seasons of recreation, fun and fel lowship and emphasized the fact that the present hour in the world's liist.ii.y calls for consecration and de I icat ion. l'ionis i s and pathlind eis, such .is Columbus, Wesley, Brantley, York, l!raloii, Craven. William GreiifcJI, and William l'r slon Few, ho said look to those in this present hour to hold high th torch which they have Hung and keep alight the traditions of 1 he gloi inn ; past. "T ie pri st nt hour challenges us,'' lie continued. "The challenge of war; the glorious deeds of valor, couia"e and sacrifice which we see all aiound us these speak to col lege men and women everywhere to cany on until 'we conic march ing home again.' The least we can do is see to it that they come back to Alma Malers as fine and great as they left. Three Cars Feed Wheat Available For Winter Feeding Vhs S; Tin . i ca r i li of feed wheat will ywood county some ok f t dislribut ion Miners, it was un r lay by Glenn A. :i "f the AAA corn- Evans, Mrs. J. T. Chappell, Mary McLam, Vlma F. Morrow, Mil dred J. laford, Mrs. Cumi Stem ey, U-yme L. Seay, 'EHaabeth Kinisoy, Kva Jane Rogers, Theda Garrett Crawford and Bonnie Lee Angel. Those who will teach in the Fines Creek district are: Fred L. Safford, principal, Edna Mae James. Mrs! Kalhryn Kirkpatrick, William Glenn Noland, B. C. Nave, Mar garet Green, Bonnie Fa ye Duckett, Mrs. A. I.. Biamlett. Fannie B. Noland, Stephen Ferguson, Mrs. Stephen Ferguson and Caney Smith. Teachi. ig in the Bethel school of the Bethcd district will be, W. P. Whib sides, principal, Mrs. Paul Sin paid, Bernice McKlhannon, Mrs. Ruth Allison Tucker, Margaret Esther Boyd, Gay Chambers, Mrs. Rosalie Shumolis, I. A. McLain. Mrs. Lura Mae Connatser, Blan che Jervis, Mrs. Lorena Duckett, Mrs. Nannie H. White, Mary Ade line Boone, Jessie Loretta Bass, Ruth Dotson, Mrs. Gussie Palmer, Mis. Ruth Ledford Jones, Mrs. Ina H. Duvnll, Velma McElhannon, Nell Campbell, and Mrs. Grover Abel. Listed for the Cruso school are: Paul T. Grogan, Nora Belle Reece, Opal T. Barnes, Oder Burnett and Mrs. D. II. Pless. To teach in the Cecil school are: Hugh Rogers, Lillian A. Himes, Alma G. Chambers and J. H. Francis. son anil Mrs. Gav ti ..eh in the Snrinc Hill school. s are urged to take ad if this wheat for winter !' cattle, hogs and poul- Rationing Office Has New Hours The Rationing Board announced new office hours, beginning Mon day. The office will be open daily from 8:30 until 2 o'clock, and Sat urday hours will be from 9 until 12:30. among toe noiinced yi Boyd, chair mittee. r arnii vantage ('' d oe try. The price has been set at Id $1.20 per bushel, according to Mr. Boyd. The three carloads coming in next week will make thirteen cars that have been alloted and ship ped into Haywood county. Twelve of the cars have contained 1,500 bushels while one contained 2,000, making a total of 20,000 bushels shipped into the county since March for distribution among Hay wood farmers. CataIoocl.ee Had Annual Reunion On Last Sunday Jimmy Reed Discharged From Hospital After Undergoing Operation Jimmy Reed, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Reed, of Waynesville, has been discharged from the Mission Hospital in Asheville, where he underwent a major operation. Mr. Reed is reported improving. Mrs. Robena Farmer, of Atlanta, is visiting her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Tittle in Hazelwood. Mrs. Farmer left here thirty-six years ago, this being her first visit back. Mr. And Mrs. Clyde Ray On Business Trip Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ray left Sun day for a business trip to New York City. They plan to be out of town for a week. Mrs. Ray's sis ter, Mrs. Jack Brady, of Woodlands, Ga., is here with the children of Mr. and Mrs. Ray while they are out of town. Around 250 people attended the annual Cataloochee reunion Ri,n ay on Cataloochee. Native nf the section now living in seven states were present for the occas ion. A survey showed that 63 men from Cataloochee were now in ser vice. No formal program was held, and the day was spent in visiting, with the usual bountiful picnic dinner spread at the noon hour. Bakery To Move To Larger Quarters Soon Robert B. Pearce announced yes terday that he plans to move the Waynesville Bakery across the street from their present location about September 15th. The move is being made in order to give more room in all depart ments of the firm. Durham Layman to Teach Adult Classes At First Baptist Church Sunday D. C. May, prominent Baptist layman of Durham, will address the classes of the adult department of the Sunday school at the First Baptist Church Sunday morning. He addressed the adult classes last Sunday morning, and those who heard him are anxious for others to. hear him. Visitors, men and wo men, are invited to be present.