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NO. 49 16 Pages ' WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1944 (One Day Nearer Victory) 11.75 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Connttof
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$ fFar Bond Rally Here Saturday 2:30
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L Ouola, Waynesville
U Their Quota.
I I.. ,;nnta rountv-wide
P. ral)y will be held at the
Lse here Saturday after-
1 an eft on to imk
I bond quota in the Sixth
gov Francis, county chair
fid yesterday that "Hay-
k now Denina on "e
Li ovtra heavy buy-
wia unit -
L place between now and
lock Saturday, when the
ds, we might not mane oui
school band, men from
General, and the redistri
Cnter in Asheville will par-
in the big rally, "borne
that have an interescing
tell will be on the pro-
Mr. Francis said.
Iday saw some activity in
buying, as they put to-
money into Donas, me
results of this was in the
uff township, which went
an $1,000 over their quota,
second township in tne
Three DeoDle are credited
ktinir nut in the SnOW and
izing weather and selling
Ids. They were Thurman
is, township chairman;
irdy Caldwell, co-chairman,
tinued on Page Eight)
k School Band
Give Annual
ert On 20th
Waynesville high school
rill give their annual con-
the high school auditorium
tnesday evening, December
:30 o'clock, under the cli
ff Chas. Isley, band leader.
an annual affair to which
lie is invited to attend. It
the few events for which
irge is made by the band
money derived from the
is used each year to buy
supplies.
following program will be
fJ: "Star Spangled Ban
loyal Legions," by Sousa;
!, Morning, Noon and
i Vienna." by Suppe; "In
stery Garden", Ketelby;
"National Emblem", by
tinued on Page Eight)
her Of Mrs.
e Killed By
hken Driver
Connie y. 70. a freauent
here, was instantly killed
Nah last week when hit
Ptomobile said to have been
py a drunken driver. -
Connley was a brother of
V. Price of the riellwnnd
Mr. and Mrs Prin,, anl
funeral nn TiipsHqw oftor.
Savannah.
Honored
JOSEPH D. UNDER-
of Mr j w t n
1. Miied in action
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Posthumously awarded
Seriously Wounded (Doretta Balentine
Buried Here On
Monday Afternoon
"Jf
PFC. JOHN R. ARRINGTON,
son of Mrs. Claude Hill, who has
been reported seriously wounded
in action in Germany on Novem
ber 25. Story on page four.
Mercury Drops To
5 Degrees; Six
Inch Snow Fall
Haywood was slowly, but gradu
ally thawine out Wednesday from
under a 6-inch blanket of snow,
and a coating of ice resulting from
five degree weather here Tuesday
night. These were fhe official
readings by Clem Fitzgerald, of
ficial weather observer.
Snow started falling early Mon
day morning, and continued
throughout the day, and up into tne
night.
No severe accidents were report
ed, although several cars suffered
dented fenders from skidding on
the icy streets and highways. Snow
plows and crews soon had the main
streets and highways cleared or
covered with sawdust.
Early Tobacco
Sales Bringing
Close To $50
Burley tobacco was bringing
the predicted price, as mar
kets opened Monday. The av
erage was $49.64 on the Ashe
ville market.
The ice and snow covered
roads prevented many farm
ers from attending opening
sales, and yesterday one of the
best sales to be made from the
county that had been report
ed was the crop of Harley Bry
son and Jack Chambers. They
received an average of $53.69
per hundred pounds for their
crop from eight tenths of an
acre.
Haywood tobacco ranked
high on the markets, and in
many instances brought prem
ium prices.
Lake Head
Last rites were conducted Mon
day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at
the First Baptist Church for Dor
etta Joyce Balentine, 11-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett
H. Balentine, who was fatally in
jured Sunday afternoon when
struck by a taxicab as she crossed
the street near her home on the
Dellwoood road.
Rev. L. G. Elliott, pastor of the
church, officiated. Burial was in
Greenhill cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers were: J.
C. Patrick, Hurst Burgin, Ben
Phillips, Lloyd Kirkpatrick, Frank
Rogers and J. L. Carwile.
Young friends, including among
the list a number of her class
mates, had charge of the flowers as
follows: Clara Sue Shuler, Alice
Marie Burgin, Mary Jean West,
Mary Chase Hall. Donna Joe Queen,
Patsy E2ell, Dorothy Norris, Mar
tha Mae Noland, Judy Roberts,
Betty Hale, Elizabeth Elliott, Mary
Dorcas Howell, Nancy Leather
wood. Annie Kerley, Virginia Wil
son, Betty Brown, S"ara Brown,
Shirley Mae Connatser, and Nancy
Francis.
Doretta had been visiting with
friends and was returning home
when the accident occurred. She
had alighted from an automobile
near her home a short time before
being struck. She was taken to
the Haywood County Hospital,
where she died a few minutes later.
Dr. Frank Pate, Haywood coun
ty coroner, reported she died of a
broken neck and no inquest was
held. V
Gene Wright, 33, of Waynesville,
is alleged to have been the driver
of the taxicab at the time of the
accident.
Doretta, who was greatly belov
ed in the community, was a fifth
grade student in the East Waynes
continued on Page Eight)
Death Claims
Mrs. J. R. Boyd;
Buried On Monday
Funeral services were held at
the First Methodist Church here
on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
for Mrs. Sallie Campbell Boyd, 71,
wife of James R. Boyd, who died
at her home Sunday afternoon at
6:15. The pastor, Rev. J. Clay
Madison, officiated, and was as
sisted by Rev. Walter B. West,
superintendent of the Waynesville
Methodist District, and Rev. T. A.
Grooce, of Asheville, life long
friend of the family. Burial was
in Greenhill cemetery.
Part of the service was also in
memory of Lt. Thad O. Chafin,
Jr., 24, U. S. Infantry, grandson
of Mrs. Boyd, who was reported
killed in action in Germany on
November 22, the message from
(Continued on Page Eight)
DR. FRANK S. LOVE, recenUy
named superintendent of Lake
Junaluska, to succeed Dr. W. A.
Lambeth, who is now serving as
superintendent of the Greensboro
district.
Dr. Love Now At
Lake As Manager
Of The Assembly
The Rev. Dr. Frank S. Love, one
of the outstanding ministers and
leaders of the Methodist church,
recently elected superintendent of
the Lake Junaluska Methodist As
sembly, has moved from Durham
to the Lake and Wri taken over the
duties of hi nwposition. He
succeeds In ffi Rev. Dr. W.
(Continued on page 4)
Sgt. Leatherwood
Reported Killed
In England
Staff Sergeant William Earl
Leatherwood, 23, son of Mrs. Mattie
Byers Leatherwood, of Clyde, and
the late J. T. Leatherwood, was re
ported killed in action in (England
on November 21. He was serving
as a gunner on a B-24 Liberator
Bomber at the time he was re
ported missing.
The message from the War De
partment stated that a letter would
follow giving more details.
S Sgt. Leatherwood attended the
Clyde high school and was gradu
ated from Mars Hill College in
1940. He volunteered in the air
corps and was called to active ser
vice on September 16, 1943. He
received his training at Keesler
Field, Miss., Tyndall Field, Fla.,
and Chatham Field, Ga., before be
ing sent overseas, where he had
served for the Dast five months.
At the time he entered the ser
vice Sirt. Leatherwood was em
ployed by the Champion Paper and
Fibre Company.
Surviving are his wife, the form
er Miss Harriett Chambers, of
Waynesville and Clyde, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Chambers,
of Clyde, his mother, Mrs. Mattie
Leatherwood. of Clyde, one broth
er, Tom Leatherwood, and two
sisters, Miss Emelyn Leatherwood,
of Clyde and Mrs. Hugh Ratcliff, of
Waynesville.
Schools To Have
Two Days Off For
Christmas Season
The Waynesville Township
schools will close on Friday, De
cember 22, and resume work on
Wednesday, December 27, accord
ing to an announcement by M. H.
Bowles, district superintendent.
The same brief holiday period will
also be observed in the county
(Continued on page four)
Killed In Action
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Commissioners
Order Property
Revalued In Jan.
Routine Proceedure Every
Years; County Valuation
Likely To Increase.
The revaluation of property in
Haywood county which the law
designates shall take place every
four years will get underway the
first of the year, according to
George A. Brown, Jr., chairman of
the county board of commissioners
and county manager. The last re
valuation of property in Haywood
was made in 1941.
At a meting during the week
the commissioners named the list
ers in each township and also the
appraisers of the property. The
latter have been selected on ac
count of their knowledge of prop-
(Continued on page 4)
J. D. Underwood
Pncf Vinmniiclv
Given Purple Hearf
Private Joseph D. Underwood,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Under
wood, of Waynesville, who was
killed in action in Germany on
September 13, has been posthu
mously awarded the Purple Heart
for bravery in action. His wife,
the former Miss Evelyn Bramlett,
of Canton, received the award this
week.
Pvt. Underwood entered the ser
vice in June of 1943, and was sent
to Fort McClellan for his basic
training. From Fort McClellan he
was sent to Fort George Meade,
Md., before being sent overseas.
Dime Board Will Be Placed On Main
Street Here Saturday By Lions Club
The Lions Club will place their
Christmas Cheer Dime Board on
Main Street Saturday, and oper
ate it daily from nine a. m. until
nine p. m. through the 23rd.
The money raised by the board
will be used in spreading Christ
mas cheer, and in the sight con
servation program of the organi
zation. The 1943 board raised $410. Of
this amount $171 was spent on
Christmas baskets, and $239 in
helping a large number get ex
amination and glasses.
Members of the club will be in
charge of the board, working in
three hour shifts.
J. W. Killian, president, pointed
out that the need in the sight con
servation program this year is go
ing to demand more money than
last year. Several clinics have al
ready been planned for 1945, one
to be held early in January.
. Those in charge of the dime
board are: G. C. Ferguson, F. E.
Massie, Henry Davis, and John W.
Boyd.
FIRST LT. THAD O. CHAFIN,
JR., son of Mr. and Mrs. Thad O.
Chafin, of the Fairview Road, who
was reported killed in action in
Germany on November 22.
Lt. Thad Chafin
Reported Killed
In Action, Nov. 22
First Lt. Thad O. Chafin, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Thad O. Chafin of
Waynesville, Infantry officer of the
U. S. First Army, was killed in
action in Germany on November
22, according to a message from
the War Department received by
his parents Sunday.
O Lt. Chafin volunteered Jn th
nesviTle uniVof the National Guard
in September, 1940. He was Sta
tioned first at Fort Jackson, and
from there was sent to Officers
Candidate School at Fort Benning,
Ga. After receiving his commis
sion he was retained at Fort Ben
ning as an instructor for some
months.
After beine sent overseas he was
stationed in North Ireland after
which he was sent to London where
he was given special training be-
(Continued on page 4)
Special Gift To
Hitler Bears Name
Of McCracken
There is one Christmas pres
ent that the world wants to
see delivered on time even
ahead of time would be appre
ciated. Staff hgt. (jeorge McCracken
just sent his parents a picture
of a huge bomb which was be
ing prepared on the airfield
where he is a crew chief of a
bomber. On the bomb Sgt.
McCracken had painted "To
Adolph et al, from Theo. M.
McCracken."
The world is ansionsly await
ing news of the delivery of this
very special gift to Hitler.
War Bond Quotas For Eight Townships
CRABTRF-E
TOWNSHIP
$23,500 Quota
$8,231.25
R. P. McCracken
Chairman
Mrs. G. G Palmer
Co-Chairman
CATALOOCHEE
And BIG CREEK
$2,000 Quota
$4,337.50
Mack Caldwell
Chairman
Mrs. Mark Hannah
Co-Chairman
WHITE OAK
TOWNSHIP
$4,500 Quota
$325.00
Bill Williams
Chairman
Mrs. A. L. Bramlettl
Co-Chairman
JONATHAN
CREEK
$18,000 Quota
-$8,768.75
Medford
Leatherwood
Chairman
Mrs. W. T. Ralner
Co-Chairman
FINES CREEK
TOWNSHIP
$44,000 Quota
$12,406.75
F. M. Noland
Chairman
Mrs. Carl S. Green
Co-Chairman
IVY HILL
TOWNSHIP
$12,500 Quota
$4,143.75
D. J. Boyd
Chairman
Mrs. Jim Plott
Co-Chairman
IRON DUFF
TOWNSHIP
$11,000 Quota
$12,049.59
T. C Davis
Chairman
Mrs. Hardy Caldwell
Co-Chairman
WAYNESVILLE
TOWNSHIP
$251,000 Quota
U -$248,528J5
C N. Allen
Chairman
Mrs. Henry Francis
Co-Chairman
When You Buy Bonds, Be Sure To Designate Your Township
Commissioners
Fill Offices
Fo. Coming Year ;
, ne county board of commission
ers made a number of appoint
ments at their meeting held during
the week.
The following were named mem
bers of the Haywood County Hos
pital board for a two year term by
the county commissioners; L. H.
Bramlett, M "erguson and
Frank M. bjc.o. . :
A bill was passed during the 1943 i
term. of the legislature providing
for reducing the board of from ;
seven members to three with the
membership to be appointive, with
the power of appointment given to
the county board of commissioners,
it was pointed out by Geo. A.
Brown, chairman of the boawL; rr"-" ,f
.-..i tbiUrrMMi4 to jbstm Atil''r
trre boat aJLlftfctipns of the counT r
ty will be represented, it was point-
sd out by the board. Mr. Bram
lett will represent the Waynesville (
section of the county, Mr. Fergu-
l. - 1 1 .. A w- TO..-.
buii lilt? luwt'i ciiii, aiiu Dili uyoso,
of Canton, will represent the Pig
eon, Clyde and Beaverdam areas.
The new board will assume their
duties this month.
M. G. Stamey, county attorney,
who was named in 1942 to fill out
an unexpired term of Walter Craw- '
ford, who resigned to accept anoth
er position, was reappointed to
serve another term as county at
torney. J. J. Ferguson and J M. Fish,
who have served as assistant tax
collectors were also reappointed,
as was J. S. Black, who has served
for several years as clerk to the
county tax collector.
Non-Suit Taken
By Taxi Owners
In $10,000 Suit
A non-suit was taken by the
group of taxi operators in their
$10,000 suit against Tom Lee, own
er of the Twin City Bus Service,
and the Town of Waynesville. The
decision was reached last Friday,
when attorneys for both groups
signed an agreement setting out
specified bus stops on Main Street
(Continued on Page Eight)
Missing In Action
: ..
PVT. ERNEST ROGERS has
been reported missing in Holland
on November 29, according to a
message 'from the War Depart
ment to his wife, Mrs. Anna Bell
Rogers, of Clyde, R.FJ). No, L
rvu Kogers was with an infantry
division and has been overseas for
neart.
the past nine months.