HE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
Pablished In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
NO. 9 12 Pages
WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1944 (One Day Nearer Victory)
$1.75 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
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'
alf- Way Mark In Sight For
MOgll
4 m
Red
Cash Transaction
800 Reported
Led To INoon
dnesday Here
ny Committees Have
Bl Maae nuiiai k"- -
Progress Of Drive.
, i.. to onn haA heen
proxm,au.
Lbuted to ine i-u -----
yesterday towarus mo
ler's quota ot o,iuu, nu.i-
8n announcement maae uy
I Ma-dip"", war J una cimuino".
Lkinp a preliminary survey 01
amnaiirn.
La! committees, including the
trial, and rural committees
not made a report or tneir
Only three of the resi-house-to-house
committees
made reports, the chairman
encouraging factor in the
laign, wmcn nas umjr
Iway only a day and a nan,
bhat 21 firms have maae me
fer cent honor roll, with all
hvees donating.
special trifts committee have
. . . i i. :tv
It completed tneir worn, wilu
J17 to go to meet their quota
11,830. The committee nas
til prospects that are out of
to see by this wc
fcomplete thsir woi
fommittees working in Hazel-
and the Depot section of
hesvillc are yet to make their
k8.
tairman Madison is urging all
littee chairmen to make a re-
Ihis afternoon to H. B. Atkins,
lurer, and also to report the
hss th-;r conmitt,e afain
. . : .
onuay uiurnoon.
Ins arc to complete the drive
arch 13th.
Monday night, a large group
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Reported Wounded
1 tv'if
miMmniiimi
OPA To Check Food
Prices As Homef ront
Pledge Drive Begins
Week of March 13th Set
For Checkers To Visit
Every Food Store In Nation.
A county-wide check of food
unci's throughout Haywood will be
Svi conducted during: the week of
i V-,rch 13, simultaneously wi'h th?
b ginnirg of a Home Front Pledge
cimpaign to enlist the supnort of
X5 v housewives in the OPA s effort to
Firms Attain
Honor Roll
th Donations
pooch yesterday noon, 21 local
were reported 100 per cent
leir contributions to the Red
The committees reported
following firms to the chair-
Rev. J. C. Madison:
E. Ray's Department Store.
Issip's Department Store.
rood Store.
Dentine's.
tional P;.,i Department Store.
Irrett Kuini'ure Company.
vrviee Station.
"Hf-snn's Corner.
liable Jewelers.
tinnirp Boa id.
' "otrpery.
Monntn;neer.
kk't HaHware Company.
Ivwnod Print Sho
IPot Barhcr Shop.
amP'on Shoe Khnn
''knvnnd', Sinclair Station.
'Il's Stnd'n
hployees of Town
I" chairman -;a i
i , ' ""I uiai mere
1 Phaps other firms whn hrl
111 per rpnt. h,,f o-
Li i . ' " v. l c uu
f w by workers at rmnn wo
SGT. NEWEL LAKEY, who
was reported wounded in action
on Atoll Island on February 4th.
Sgt. Newell Lakey
Reported Wounded
Atoll Isla;;J
Sergeant Newell Lakey who vol
unteered in the service in 1939, has
been reported wounded in action
on Feb. 4, on Atoll Island in the
Marshalls, according to a message
to his mother, Mrs. W. J. Lakey,
of Franklin, and to his sister, Miss
Julia Lakey, f Waynesville.
Following his enlistment in, th
service in 1939, Sgt. Lake Was
sent to the Hiawiian Islands where
he was stationed for three years.
He was sent back to the states and
was sent overseas again in Jan
uary, 1943. He has seen months
of combat duty during the past
year.
Prior to his entering the service
Sgt. Lakey was employed in Canton.
? I Void down living costs and to effect
r ine equnaoii' oisxriDuiion oi scarce
AaLJ, commoditiiin through rationing.
On making the announcement of
the price checking activity, T. J.
Cathey, chairman of the price
panel of the Haywood county war
price and rationing board, said that
the price panel assistants will visit
every food store in the county, that
merchants reported to be in vio
lation of top legal prices will be
'nl'nH b"fnre ths panel for con-
eii.ices during the following week,
that the stores of those found to be
in violation will again be checked
during the next week, and that
merchants who continue to violate
price ceilings will then be invited
to make a cash contribution to th:
United States government repre
senting the overcharges to the
public.
&:W immunity top legal prices
ur Quota Is
$6,100
$fi,100
-ss.ooo
$4,500
$4,000
t-1,500
$3,000
2,S0O
$2,000
$1,009
500
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PvtrLYXhambers
Reported Killed
In Action In Italy
Private Thomas Van Chambers,
20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Loner1
Chambers, of the Bethel section of
the county, is reported killed in
action in Italy on January 23, ac
cording to a message received from
the war department by his parents
on last Friday.
Pvt. Chambers was inducted in
the service in April, 1943, at Camp
Croft and from thejre was sent to
Camp George Meade, Md. From
the latter he was sent to an em
barkation port and then overseas.
He was first stationed in Africa
and late'' transferred to the Italian
area.
At the 'tin-' he entered the ser
vice Pvt. Chambers was employed
at the Newport News Shipbuilding
and Dry Dock Company in New
port News, Va.
Surviving arc: his wife, and two
small children, Martha Sue and
Thomas Van, Jr., the latter he had
never seen; his parents; six broth
ers, Cash Chambers, U. S. Army,
Camp Jackson, and Hubert Cham
ers, U. S. Navy, now serving in
England, Lynn, VVoodrow, Doyce
and R. O. Chambers, all of the
Bethel section; seven sisters, Mrs.
Arthur Cogburn, Mrs. Robert Lan-
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Coin have as ning, Mrs. Thomas Burnette, Mrs.
their guest Sgt. Bessie Bailey, U. Dewey Deaver, Mrs. Carol Bur-
S. Marine Reserve, of Washing- nette, Mrs. Woodrow Burnette and
tnn D. C... formerlv of Jacksonville. Miss Ruth Chambers, all of the
Fla.
Pvt. Hobert Hance
Reported Seriously
Wounded In Italy
Private Hobert E. Hance, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hance, of
Balsam, has been woundrd accord
ing to a message received this week
by his parents.
The wire from the adjutant gen
eral r:ad as follows: "We regret to
inform you that your son, Pvt.
Hobert E. Hance, was seriously
wounded in action in Italy on the
twenty-five of January. Mail ad
dress follows. You will be advised
as reports of condition are re
ceived. Pvt. Hance entered the service on
Dec. 22, 1943 and was inducted fct
Camp Croft. From Croft he was
transferred to Camp Wolters, Tex.,
and th:n to a post in Greenville, Pa.
From the latter he was sent to New
York and then overseas.
Prior to entering the service Pvt.
Hance was employed by a lumber
company.
Haywood Tops
Bond Quota By
Over $100,000
The Fourth War Loan Bond
Drive elosed on Tuesday with Hay
wood county $100,840 over the
ipiota assigned the area in the campaign.
j The county's poal had been set
T A J lit j J al f700,000 with the quota equally
KepOrted WOUnded divided between the Waym-M-We
and th Canton areas of the coun-
.vjvwt t V
i Canton led in the drive with a
total of $444,401. 2,r), while Waynes
ville citizens had to their credit
a total sale of $;i.r.fi,378.7.r).
The sales in the Waynesville
area according to type of bonds
was as follows: "E" bonds, $203,
212.25 ; "C," bonds, $12,r00; "F"
bonds, $10,G30.50; other bonds,
$130,000.
Sam II. Robinson, attorney of
( nnton, served as county chairman
for the drive, substituting for
("has. K. Ray, Jr., county chnir
man, who was relieved of the chair
manship for a few months. J. E
Massie served us chairman of the
Wayncsville area.
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Bethel and Cruso section.
Bonus Put On Pork By
OPA As Points Are Cut
Tipped that Canada was about
to allow more meat to civilians.
OPA yesterday rushed out announ.
cements that:
1. American housewives would
be given a fourth pork ration
"bonus" effective this week.
2. The point costs of pork and
many beef cuts will be cut deeply
beginning at the end of the week.
Tho announcement of the ration
point changes had been scheduled!
to come out Friday, March .5, out
the Office of Price Administration
suddenly decided to make it yes
terday. For several hours, the
reason for the early announcement
was a mystery, but late in the day
it become known that Canada was
planning to make a major modifi
cation in its meat rationing program.
Officials here desired, it was ex
plained, to avoid any impression
hat they were cutting American
noint values merely as a result of
Canada's change. They said the
American changes were decided
upon last week.
Lamb, veal, and mutton items
will continue at present values,
nroduction being good enough to
forestall cuts that had been indi
cated. The current 16-point value on
butter also will be maintained as
will the prevailing point rates for
lard, cheese, and other dairy pro
ducts. The lower meat point values also
take into consideration the fact
that the new ten-point ration
stamps give housewivts one point
less a week for meats and fats.
PVT. ROY SWAYNGIM, of
Canton, R. F. D. No. 2, who was
(ported slightly wounded in' Italy
on January 22, according to a tele
Tarn to his father, Crover C.
Swayngim. Nothing concerning his
ondition haa-.'ns yet been received
)y his fftmily. Pvt. Swayngim
ntered the service on November
1, 1941. He went to Fort Bragg
nd later to Fort Benning. From
be flatter he went to a post in
Florida and spent sometime at a
amp in Virginia prior to his be-
:ng sent overseas.
Food Dealers Hear
OPA Man Explain
Price Regulations
Large Group of Grocermen
Hear Reasons For OPA
Price Control On Foods.
At a special meeting here Tues
day night, some 50 food dealer
from Haywood and Jackson coun
tirs heard M. N. Cutlip, commodity
specialist of Charlotte, explain the
price program for grocers.
"Rationing boards are to help
ind not condemn," he said in ex
nlaining the purpose of the pro
gram. "We are not to get you in
'rouble, but want to help you keep
out of trouble," he continued as he
pointed out the thousands of dol
lars that had be n saved the con
sumers here in Haywood alone.
The speaker illustrated his dis
cussion with the figures of the last
war, in pointing out that in Way
nesville and Hazelwood alone, con
sumers had been saved $40,C00 on
-ugar alone. An even larger sav
ings has been made on potatoes,
the OPA representative said.
"During the first war, without
price control, lard was 42 cents as
compared with 19 cents now. Coffee
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Cross
State MR Winner
Pvt. John Hampton,
Reported Missing,
Writes To Mother
Private John Hampton, 19, U.
S. Army, son of Mrs. Stella Hamp
ton, of Waynesville, who was re
oortrd missing in action in Italv
since Octcber 29, is now safe and
back on duty 'according to a lette'
received by his mother dated Feb.
14.
Pvt. Hampton volunteered in th"
service in March, 1941 and was
inducted at Camp Croft. He was
stationed there only a few month
and was then sent overseas, where
he has since been serving. He wa
on duty first in Africa and later
in Italy.
Pvt. Hampton attended the local
schools and prior to entering th
service was employed by a local
filling station. He has a brother
in the service, Seaman Second Class
Robert Hampton, who ia stationed
in Norfolk, Va.
Pfc. "Bud" Howell
Reported Killed
In New Britain
Private First Class Marion
"Bud" Howell, son of Mrs. E. H
Howell, formerly of Jackson coun
tv, who has a wide family connec
tion in Haywood county, has been
reported killed in action in New
Rritian on January 18, which wa
'is 27th birthday, according to
'he War Department.
At the time he entered the ser
vice, Pfc. Howell was residing in
Newton where he was employed by
thf Lenoir Chair Works.
Pfc. Howell had been in th set
vice for some time and had beer
overseas since Dec, 1941. He had
e en stationed in Panama, New
Guinea and New Rritian. He wu
serving in the HeadqunrtTs Com
pany of General MacArthur.
His mother has received a per
sonal li-t.tr r from Gen. MacArthur
commending her son for his hero
ism. Mrs. Howell has also re
ceived the Purple Heart which h id
been awarded her son. Rh" ha
had a letter from the Chaplain
telling of the burial of Pfc. Howell
Pfc. Howell was the first casualty
of 8(5 members of the First Ban
fist church of N'wton, now in the
irmed service. A placque bear
ing the names of the men has re
cently been unveiled by Mrs
How: II in a service at the church
He is survived by his mother.
Mrs. Howell, of Newton, two bro
thers, Joe, of Shelby and Dillard
of Newton; two sisters, Mattie, of
Vewton, and Mary George, of Mia.
mi, Fla.
MISS ROSEMARY HERMAN,
winner of the State DAR l'ilgrim
ugc award for 1944.
Rosemary Herman
Winner State DAR
Pilgrimage Award
Miss Rosemary Herman, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest K. Her
man, of Waynesville, was the win
ner in the State Tilgrimage con
test sponsored by the North Caro
lina Society and the National So
ciety of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. The pres
entation of the contestants and the
announcement' f the award was
made yesterday afternoon at the
State Conference in Raleigh.
The award to tin- stale winner
since 1942 has been a $100 war
bond, instead of a trip to the Na
tional DAR Congress as was the
previous custom. Miss Herman
also received a gold pin in recog
oil ion of I he honor of r present
iiil' her school in the state con
'est, along with the other chapter
winners.
This is the second time a Way-
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Senior Wardens In
list Masonic District
To He Honored Friday
The Waynesvili- Masonic Lodge-
will meet in rei'tilar communica
tion on Friday evening at 7:30
o'clock. The program will be de
voted to honoring the senior war
ens of all lodges in tlie 41st Ma
sonic District, according to an an
nouncement by C. R. Hosaflook.
secretary of the Waynesville
Lodge.
The West Gate Club will meet
with th? Sonoma Lodge at Bethel
on Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Master Masons degrees will be
conferred on two candidates.
One Of Largest
Ever Made Here
Experienced Hotel Man To
Make Extensive Improve
ments On the Property.
One of the largest cash real ea
tate transactions ever made in
Waynesville, was completed her
Tuesday, when L. S. Gaulden, well
known and suicessful Florida hotel
operator, purchased the Hotel Gor.
don from Mrs. Rosalee Phillips, of
Black Mountain.
Crover C. Davis, local attorney
represented Mr. Gaulden and hand
led the deal. The transaction wu
completed Tuesday, and no pur
chase price was made public.
The property faces on North
Main Street, and the 60-room hotel
is one of the best known hotels in
this entire rc sort area. The prop
erty consists of about 2 acres.
Mr. Gaulden operates several
hotels and apartment houses in
Florida. His residence is West
Palm Beach, and he announced ho
plans extensive improvements on
the hotel as soon as possible,-
The new owner was here several
weeks ago in connection with the
deal.
The hotel has the largest dining
room in the community, and in ad
dition has an auxiliary dining room
where civic clubs held their meet
ings before the place was colsed.
Thirty of the GO rooms hav
steam heat.
Local Draft Board Reclassified 172 Men
During Past Week, With 84 Put In 1-A
The draft board serving the
Waynesville area of the county re
classified a total of 172 men during
'he past week, with 84 placed in
class 1-A, subj ct to call at once
for duty in the armed forces.
Placed in 1-A w re: Herman
E. Lowe, Fred King, Norman R.
Henson, Clenn Ewart, Glenn Le-
ford, William H. Farley. Harman
1. Tate, Raymond H. Wyatt, Th o-
lore Reese, Roy F. Welch, Horace
Trantham, Archie Whitner, Lemuel
W. Leopard, Lige Franklin, Wil
liam P. James.
Frank Phillips, Garnett L.
Wyatt, Grover Long, Robert L.
ills, Hugh J. Rathbone, Hampton
Webb. John H. Jones, Rex L. Mes
er, Samuel H, Lane. Jr., George
Robinson, James D. Price, James
O. Cochran, Edward R. M'sser,
Robert V. Burress, George Rogers,
George V. Smith.
Joseph T. Russell, Jr., John
Pressley, Lee Smith, Herman E
Burgess, Charlie Price, Arthur A.
Conard, J. M. Moody. Douglas
Beasley, Edgar Rhinehart, Orville
W. Shelton, James S. Miller, Starlie
Candler, Arvile W. Frankl n, Hec
or C. Robinson, John T. Jenkins,
Jacob G. H. Mason, Donald Med
ford, Harvey W. Cohman, Otha
Sutton.
Walter K. Stamey, Williaim T.
Rolen, Jesse G. Busbee, William T.
Conard. John II. Ruff. Ernest C.
Caldwell, Grover C. Kirkpatrick,
Charles S. Compton, Edward F.
Sharp, Frank C. Byrd, Charles E.
Underwood, William C- Smathers,
Frank J. Hannah, Charlie C. Par
ton, Billy J. Green. Vee Jones, Wil
liam F. Conard, Jarvis D. Messer,
Charlie C. Woodard.
Beniamin F. Troutman, Burke
C. Stillwell, James W. Lanning,
Willie C. Allison, Robert Lee Brad
ley, Dewey Ray Arrinjrton, Clark
Jre Hill, Grady Asbey Blanton.
Henry Hembrec, Glenn Ernest
Giles, Grover Harrison Davis, Her
shell Bradley. Clyde Winfred Mor
gan, Walter Scroggins and Charles
Francis Lee.
Placed in "lass l-A(H) were:
K nneth William Ray. William E
McDaniel, Guy R. Shelton, Walter
Hannah, Carmel L McClure, Theo
dore R. Sutton, Sam E. Cunning
ham, Albert L. S'ler, D. J. Brack
eft, Lawrence R. Haney, Merlin L.
Farmer, Frank M. Davis, Romy
Evans, David Donaldson Kelley,
Lloyd Sheehan.
Frank J. Bradley, Robert Stuart
Roberson, William L. Wyatt, Albert
L. Hunter, Claude J. Reeee, Calvin
D. Rose, William A. Mehaffey,
Rufus G. Gunter, Frank P. Mc
Clure, Hobert V. Pressley, Rayford
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Emerson E. Wood
Passes Away In
Asheville Hospital
Funeral servics were conducted
at the FirRt Methodist church on
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock for
Emerson Newton Wood, 73, retired
business man. who died at the Mis
sion Hospital at 6:30 o'clock Sun
day. The Rev. J. Clay Madison,
pastor officiated.
Serving as active pallbearers
were: H. M. Sullivan, Stanley
Hrading. C. B. Hosaflook, Joe
Davis, Ben Sloan and Charles E.
Ray, Jr.
Honorary pallbearers were: Dr.
Tom Stringfield, Dr. C N. Sisk,
JamiR M. Long, Hugh J. Sloan,
Jonathan II. Woody, O. H. Shelton,
II. It. Atkins, Wallace Blackwell,
Charles Miller, W. H. F. Millar,
K L. Withers. Richard L. Rogers,
Rev. M. R. Williamson and Rev.
H. G. Hammett.
Those in charge of the flowers
were: Mrs. Carl Hill, Mrs. H. B
Atkins, Mrs. Charles Miller, Mrs.
Ruth Beaty, Mrs. Richard Rogers
and Mrs. Charles E. Ray, Jr.
Tin? members of the Waynesville
Rotary Club and the Masonic
Lodge attended the service in a
body. Mr. Wood was a member
of both organizations and since be
came here to live had been inte
rested in local affairs.
Mr. Wood was a native of White
hall, N. Y., but had resided in
Chicago and Elgin, 111 , for many
years. He is a former executive of
the International Harvester Com
pany with which he was connected
for 42 years, prior to his retirement
from active business.
Mr. Wood came hrre around five
years ago and he and his wife were
first guests at Blink Bonnie, after
which they deciced to make Way
nesville their home.
Surviving hre his widow, the
former Mrs. W. E. Bell, of Terro
Haute, Ind.; one son, David Wood,
of LaGrange, III.; one sister, Mrs
May F. Burdette, of White Plains
N. Y.
Immediately following the ser
vice at the church the body was
taken to Elgin, III., for burial. The
Garrett Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
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