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WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 19J4 (One Day Nearer Victory) $1.75 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Coontka
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Finished Today,
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Lv distributing 7tu pounua
til rrepareei oan i
the city-wide rat extermi-
..-oiun cot underway
r i uvprv section of the
i,s been visited during the
re. The business areas were
Jo worked.
U and its spreaa was unu-
r1 . i; n
person
of the department of
hre.
Towr if Waynesville paid
rounds oi Dait wnicn
led.
result of the campaign win
known until this weeK-ena,
to Grayden Ferguson,
manager. Mr. wmteneaa
brats eat the Dait, ana it
kills them within six to
kmirs. Must of the rats
Ltside areas where they die.
i; acts as an embalmer, and
he bodies. The bait is not
to pets or humans, it was
out.
i the second campaign
by the town in the past few
Srenjuson said that any per
erested in getting the for-
:r. preparing the special
ai comact him at the city
On Treasure Island!
iff r'jJ
H. B. Clark
lorted Wounded
'ranee
pant Hi.mer B. Clark, son
and Mrs. S. E. Clark, of
EF.Ii. No. 1, has been
k in actum in France dur-
ast if August, according
rmatior. received by his par-
Claik i- employed by the
n tnkii Corporation prior
inp the service. He was
piwi February 1.'!, 1942, and
basii training at Fort
S. r.
Fort Jackson he was
mi to Fort Benning, Ga.,
In to Camp Blanding, Fla.
" latter hi was transfer
Camp Atteiburv and from
overseas. He had
since February of
if. hi u he was in train-
:Mhe invasion of France.
Cisi'k has two brothers in
P'. Pvt. Manson E. Clark,
wvme in the Pacific t.he-
f Pvt. Joseph Z. Clark, who
mng an electrical school in
ork Citv.
WALTER J. WHITE, seaman
second class, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John White, of Newport, Term., is
now stationed on Treasure Island.
Seaman White, entered the service
in April of this year and took his
boot training at Camp Peary, Va.
He was transferred to his present
post from Camp Peary. Prior to
entering the service he was employ
ed by the A. C. Lawrence Leather
Company.
Buildings Will
Be Erected On
New Test Farm
WTB Gives Formal Ap
proval For Construction Of
Poultry Houses On Farm.
Work is scheduled to start soon
on construction of the poultry
houses at the new test farm here.
Approval of the work was recent
ly given by WPB. The houses will
be built of cinder blocks, according
to Dean Colvard, superintendent in
charge.
Plans are also going forward for
construction of a large dairy barn
on the property. Blue prints are
now in Raleigh, and are expected
back at an early date for construc
tion to begin. The silos on the
farm will be utilized as part of
the dairy set-up, it was explained.
Plans are also going forward to
j get city water piped to the farm.
On Problems Of Burley
Production In W.N.C.
Dr. Luther Shaw, agronomist of
the United States Department of
Agriculture, is opening an office
here for carrying on a research
program on burley tobacco, with
the primary purpose of obtaining
information that will be helpful
to burley production in Western
North Carolina.
Dr. Shaw will work with offi
cials at the new state test farm
here, and carry on the program
throughout the area.
Special constructed tobacco build
ings will be erected on the farm
here, and equipped for handling
burley. The program will have a
direct influence on the production
of more than four million pounds
which is produced annually in this
area.
It is planned to establish experi
mental work on a number of prob
lems involved in the production of
burley tobacco. This will involve
tests on (1) the effects of various
rates and analysis of fertilizers on
yields and quality; (2) effects of
crop rotations on yield, quality
and disease control; 3) variety
tests and breeding experiments de
signed to find and develop varie
ties with improved yield and qual
ity and disease resistance; and
(4) methods of harvesting and cur
ing will be investigated with spe
cial emphasis on priming compar
ed to cutting as method of harvest
ing and the prevention of house
burn or pole sweat; and finally
specific experiments will be set up
and the control of certain diseases
particularly black root rot, leaf
spots, mosaic and blue mold.
Work will lie done to investigate
the feasibility of producing Turk
ish or aromatic tobacco in West
ern North Carolina.
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W. A. BRADLEY Is chairman
i erf the local price panel, succeed
ing T. J. Cathey.
Bradley Named
Chairman Here
Of Price Panel
Quiet Labor Day Was
Observed In This Area
This community observed Labor
Day in a quiet manner. Business
suspended for the day in all sec
tions of the community, and in the
absence of any formal program,
most citizens remained at home.
A softball game was played at
the high school stadium during the
morning, and again in the after
noon. Pet Dairy had a perfect day
on the field, winning from the Tan
nery by 9 to 6, and again in the
afternoon won a 10 to 7 game from
Dayton Rubber Co.
During the afternoon the 225 em
ployees of Wellco Shoe Corp., had
their annual Labor Day picnic, and
hud as their special guests about
a score of soldiers from Moore
; (ieneral Hospital.
I Jonathan Woody was master of
! ceremonies, with Heinz Rollman
J making th? principal address of
the day. Mr. Rollman pointed out
the general plans for reconversion,
and discussed plans of the com
; pany for the future. During the
W. A. Bradley has been named j Pr0m a rm congratulat-
ing the employees was read from
chairman of the local price panel th, Xiivv 1)t.p.rtment, and a cable
of the War Price Administration. ! gram w as sent to General Eisen
succeeding T. J. Cathey, who re- J bower.
cent I y accepted a position away
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from here.
. Mr. Bradley has been a member
of the price panel for a long per
iod, and is familiar with the details
1 of the work.
Howard Clapp was named as a
' new member to the panel, and will
! represent agriculture and rural
! citizens. No other changes were
i made.
Rev. J. M. Woodard
Resigns Pastorate
Of Hazelvvood Church
Rev. J. M. Woodard pastor of the
Hazelwood Baptist Church, has re
signed from his pastorate, and his
resignation went into effect the
last Sunday in August. Rev. R.
Lane Akin, of Hayesville, will fill
the pulpit on Sunday, Sept. 10th.
' SGT. JOE PALMER is recuper
ating in a hospital in the New
Hebrides Islands, according to in
formation nyoived here. Marine
Palmer was wounded on Titian Is
land on July according to in
formation received by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn C. Palmer.
Sgt. Palmer received a shattered
right, arm. He had fought in the
capture of Saipan, the Marshalls
and then Titian. He enlisted in
the Marine Corps on November Hi,
1942.
Boy Scouts Collect
Over 1 Ton Waste
State RE A Convention? in Drive
fuoming nere un idiii
Project To Take
Sixty Days, Six
Streets Included
Work Started Tuesday On
Paving Program; City Pay
ing Cash For Job.
Work started Tuesday on a street
paving program for the Town of
Waynesville, which will envolve
more than two miles of important
streets.
The program is expected to be
completed within sixty days, ac
cording to officials of the Asheville
Paving Company, low bidders on
the work.
Streets to be paved under the
program include; Maple, Meadow,
Goodyear, Killian, Railroad, Rich
land and part of Daisy Avenue. The
longest stretch is from the Armory
to the Ice Plant. Something like
19,000 square yards of asphalt will
be used.
The streets were graded, wid
ened, and surfaced with crushed
stone under a WPA project several
years ago. Street experts in sur
veying the condition of the streets,
; pointed out that to wait longer to
apply the surface would cost con
siderable more, since the crushed
stone on some streets was being
scatton d by traffic. Some of the
streets will be Hi feet, while others
will be 22 feet wide.
The contract was awarded on the
yardage basis, it was learned from
Grayden Ferguson, town manager.
The town board set up the cost
of this street improvement pro
grim in the budget last year, and
have the cash on hand to do the
work.
"This paving program will prove
to be a good investment," Mr. Fer
guson said. "It will save us con
siderable expense in street main
tenance, and give permanent, mod
ern thoroughfares."
M. Scrucrffs
Awarded the
iple Heart
jMilfnri Scruiro-s f T.o
? 1 the late Mrs. Mary
f Hazelwood, has been
Purple Heart for mili
!,! 4n,! bravery under fire,
r ,0Lhls ster, Mrs. Clyde
'if has received the
1 r. cmeiea ine service
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tmber. uun , it,... u
from tfc i
ff. miter ne was
iS t?lon' Auj.usta-
N ke
wen to an amDhibious
ase in fi:j
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February of this
N ; as reported
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"i r ranee on
net Health
grtment Holds
r Conferenrp
fenfe6 the per-
W "'"ublic Health
i,'0 wlich Haywood
SvLP r. ,s beinK to-
ddiH1" attend this
t, vr. r 8s'stant health
Ki, 1 Kufus McCrack-
Former Local
Woman Author Of
Genealogical Book
Mrs. E. C. Apperson, of McMinn
ville, Ore., is the author of a book
on the genealogy of the Norwood
and Howell families which has re
cently been published and is now
offered for sale.
Mrs. Apperson, the former Miss
Alvis Norwood, is the daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. James Nor
wood, of Waynesville. She is a
native of Haywood county and
moved with her family to the West
when a small child. She has often
visited relatives in this section,
where she is widely connected.
The book gives a complete genea
logical record of the two families
and is not only of interest to the
members of the families and their
connections but also replete with
general historical content.
Pvt. J. G. Ferguson
Reported Seriously
Wounded In France
Private Joe G. Ferguson, 26, son
of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Ferguson of
Clyde, R.F.D. No. 1, is reported
seriously wounded in action in
France on August 10, according to
a message received by his parents.
Pvt. Ferguson left here with
the National Guard on Sept. 16.
1940, and has been stationed at the
following camps in the order nam
ed: Fort Jackson, Fort Benning,
Ga Camp Forrest, Tenn., Camp
Blanding, Fla., Camp Atterbury,
Ind., and fro mthe latter was gent
overseas.
He has been out of the States
since February of this year.
Sgt. W. L. Messer
Reported Missing
In Action In France
Technical Sgt. Willie L. Messer,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Messer,
has been reported missing in action
in France August 12, according to
a message received by the parents.
The wire read as follows: "The
Secretary of War desires me to
express his deep regret that your
son. Technical Sgt. Willie L. Mes
ser, has been reported missing in
action 12, August, in France. If
further details or other information
are received you will be promptly
notified.1'
Strt. Messer left here with the
j National Guard unit and took his
! training before being sent overseas
j at the following centers: Fort Jack
son, Camp Blanding, Camp Forrest
and Camp Atterbury. He has been
overseas since February of this
year.
At the time he volunteered in the
service Sgt. Messer was a student
at Western Carolina Teachers Col
lege.
Major Cerpening
Is Decorated
For Gallantry
A battlefield promotion for ex
ceptionally outstaneling perform
ance of duty in combat and the
Bronze Star for heroic action
against the enemy in Normandy,
have been received by Major
Wayne A. Cenpening, of Waynes
ville. He is now serving with the
Ninth Infantry Division in France.
I During the Ninth Infantry Di
vision's dash across the Contentin
1 Peninsula, Major Corpening. under
! intense enemy fire, assisted the
j regimental executive officer in es
: tablishing a forward command post.
.Then, contacting the assault com
panies, he guided them to their as
'. signed positions.
Major Corpening had previously
been awarded the Silver Star for
gallantry in action in the Sicilian
campaign and in addition he wears
the European-African-Mediterranean
campaign ribbon, with three
bronze Battle Stars, the Combat In
fantryman's badge for outstanding
performance of duty in combat,
and the First Citation of Second
Class Cross for Voluntary Military
Service, awarded by General Giraud
in Algiers, French North Africa.
Major Corpening is the husband
of Mrs. Mabel C. Corpening, of
Wavnesville.
Local Chapter
Infantile Paralysis
Society Formed
Jonathan H. Woody was elected
chairman of the local chapter of
the National Foundation of Infan
tile Paralysis at a meeting held
here during the week in the offices
of the rationing board.
Others elected to serve with Mr.
Woeidy include; vice chairman, Mrs.
William Palmer of Canton; treas
urer, J. E. Reister of Can;ton; sec
retary, Mrs. J. R. McCracken; and
chairman of the Woman's Division,
Mrs. Chas. E. Ray.
The organization of the local
chapter was perfected under the
direction of Henry H. Harris, State
representative of South Carolina
for the National Foundation.
Following the election of officers
Mr. Harris made guggestions as to
how to spend local funds. He also
told of how the National Founda
tion answers the calls of an emer
gency, and pointed out how the
local chapter can give help at such
times. He described at length
v hat had been done in North Caro
lina eluring the present epidemic.
Mr. Haiiis paid a high tribute
to C- H. Crabtree. North Carolina
Stat, representative and his orga-
j Approximately 100 persons are
I expected here for the annual two
! day State REA Convention, which
j will convene here next Wednesday
at the Piedmont Hotel.
! State and regional officials will
be present and take an active part
Collections Will Continue
Through Coming Week, and
Public Asked To Cooperate.
Waynesville Troop Number Two,
Boy Scouts have collected to 'date
over a ton of waste paper in the
current drive, it was learned yes
terday. They will continue to make
collections for the coming week
on the program. Most of the pro-1 M( those wishing to make dona
gram will be a general discussion ,jonK l() the campaign are asked to
of current problems, and closed to I rai 2(12.
the public.
On Wednesday night, the annual
banquet will be held, at which time
an outstanding speaker will ad
dress the- group.
James Moore, general manager
eif the Haywoexl Electric Member
ship Corporation, will be local host.
The state chairman is James P.
Mullalley, of Wadesboro, and Cecil
Viverette, of Asheboro, is secre
tary of the group.
Among the state officials to at
tend will be Gwyn Price, state
chairman of the REA administra
t ion.
The conventiem will adjourn
about three o'clock em Thursday,
the 14th.
Kate Williamson,
Assistant Clerk
Of Court, Resigns
Miss Kate Williamson, who ha:
"i-rved as assistant clerk of Su
j nization in their emergency work in 1 je, ior Court of Haywood county
the current epielemic.
I Condition of Sgt. James,
Wounded In France,
i Reported Improving
The condition of Sgt. O. C.
James, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
L. James, of Waynesville, R.F.D.
No. 1, who was wounded on July
30, in France, is improving, accord
ing to a letter received from their
son by the parents.
Sgt. James, who is confined te-
a hospital overseas, has been
awarded the Purple Heart for gal
lantry in action. He entered the
service in 1940, leaving here with
the National Guard Unit.
Seaman Bill Prevost
Home On Leave
Bill Prevost, seaman first class,
is spending a week's leave here
with his family. He volunteered
in the service in February and
took his boot training at Sampson,
N. Y.
From Sampson he was transfer
red to Farragut, Idaho, for a spe
cialist 'C Corps training. Upon
completion of the latter he wag
sent to his present post at the
Great Lakes Naval Training Cen
ter, Great Lakes, 111.
for the past ten years, has recently
resigned her post to accept a
peisition with the Veterans Admin
istratiem in Washington, D. C. She
will be in the legal department.
Miss Williamson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Williamson, of
Cantem, will go to Oteen Veterans
Hospital on Monday for a thirty
days training course prior to as
suming her duties in Washington.
Tetday will be her last day in the
Haywood office of the clerk of the
court.
Much Interest
In Feeder Calf
Sale On 13th
Much interest is being shown in
the annual feeder calf gale which
will be held at the Clyde Stock
yards on Wednesday, September
13th. The auction will begin at
one o'clock.
Between 300 and 400 animals are
expected to be sold during the
sale, according to Howard Clapp,
county agent, who has just finished
making a check of the many ani
mals. Buyers from a wide area have
signified their intentions of being
here.
In cases where those who have
called for the boys to collect paper
from their premises, may not be
at home when the truck is in that
vicinity, they are asked to leave
the paper in a convenient place so
the boys can pick it up. Collec
tions will probably be made in this
area on next Wednesday.
The Waynesville troop is not
making collections at Lake Juna
luska now since the troop there is
now working in the campaign.
The Waynesville treiop and their
leaders expressed appreciation of
the use of the city truck on two
colle'etions and of the truck owned
by Ed Simms on another collection
tour. They have also had the
truck of the Brading Gas Com
pany at. their disposal.
The Crabtree Scouts are making
a elrive in that township under the
direction of Rev. Grady Burgin,
scoutmaster.
Eighth Polio Case
In Haywood County
Reported On 5th
The eighth case of infantile para
lysis in Haywood county, a two-
year-euei cnuei in tne liempnill sec
tion, was repeirted on September
5, according to Dr. C- N. Sisk,
health director. The child, who
is said to have been taken ill on
August 17, and the final diagnosis
not made until September 5, has
been removed to the Emergency
Hospital in Hickory.
The child's father is in the army
and the mother is residing with
her parents. There are no other
children in the family, it was
learned from the health authori
ties. The first case of polio reported
in Haywood county was on June
14. Two of the cases have died,
ages 13 and 6 years, while the
other six are reported to be mak
i n g satisfactory improvement.
Seven of the reported cases have
received treatment at the Emer
gency Hospital in Hickory.
Pfc. J. E. Brown,
Husband of Local
Girl, Is Wounded
Pfc. James E. Brown, U. S.
Army, is reported slightly wound
ed, according to a message received
by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ern
est Brown, of Greer, S. C., and his
wife, the former Miss Christine
Shelton of Waynesville, R.F.D. No.
2.
Pfc. Brown entered the service in
March, 194.! and was inducted at
Fort Jackson. From the latter he
was sent to Fort Leonard Wood,
Mo., and later to Camp Pickett, Va.,
before being sent overseas to Eng
land. At the time he entered the ser
vice he was employed by the Paci
fic Mills, of Lyman, S. C.
RETVRXS TO XORFOLK
Rudolph Carswell, sea.. ' ,;
class, returned to Norfolk, Va.,
Sunday after spending a five-day
leave with his family at their home
in Hazelwood.
Pvt. James Paige,
Reported Missing,
Back On Duty
Pvt. James Paige, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Paige of Way
nesville, R.F.D. No. 1, who was
reported missing in action in
France on June 15, is now reported
safe and back on duty since Au
guest 9, according to a message
received by his parents.
Pvt. Paige entered the service on
June .'10, 1943 and has been over
seas since December, 1943. He is
attached to the medical corps. Be
fore entering the service he was
employed by the Unagusta Manu
facturing Corporation.
Pvt. Paige received his training
at Fort Jackson, Camp Barkeley
and a post in New York prior to
being sent out of the States. 4
St. John's To
Open School On
September 18th
St. John's School will open in
all departments Monday, Septem
ber 18. Registration will be held
Friday, September IB.
Early this week the Sisters mov
ed into their new convent, the for
mer C. M- Dicus home, Church
Street. The former living quarters
of the Sisters in the school building
have been converted into class
rooms. The R. L. Allen cottage on Mea
dow Street has been acquired as
an annex to serve as dormitory for
high school girl resident students.
The grammar school girl board
ers will have their sleeping quart
ers in the third story of the main
. nrt'Jlinif.
Music lessons ie giver h.
new convent. The business school
classes are held in the lower story
of the rectory.