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THE Waynesyille Mountaineer PnMkhed In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park tVJIRST YEAR NO. 4 8 Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1945 (One Day Nearer Victory) $1.75 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties- full? fa) 01 ST AST 1. STENTZ RE HONORED SERVICE sthumous Awards Will Panted By Army fecials In Ceremony At thodist Church i ...... ,:..ac Kinnnrin1 iionai m-iyi.vo .. c I l-i..,,: Stent. WHO Was td missing on May 25. 1943 ne a dive bommng mission ;a uill he conducted at irst' Methodist Church on afternoon at 4 o ciock. i rim, lnHisnn. nastor of lurch und Kev. Malcolm R. kison, pastor 01 nie nur Church, will be assisted Dy ifficials, who are being sent or the ceremonies by the lepartment. visiting otneers win posi sly award Capt. Stentz with .MnniiiuhoH Klviner Cross, an dal with four oak leaf clus L tho Pmnle Heart. These L given to his widow, the 1 Hnseltine Swift. I Stentz volunteered in the rps in 1940 at the age of and received his commis id wings at Barksdale Field , 1941. He was stationed Field. Mich., and transferred to the Pacific ihere he did patrol duty for months. In August, 194 transferred to Washing C. headauarters of the ar Force with which he was j North Africa, where he until he was reported miss- 117 1 1 eran world II Buried bral services were conduct- sday afternoon at 2 o'clock Garrett Funeral Home for ll Lowe Bingham, 43, U. S. fcnt Murines, Son of Mr. and I). C. Bingham, of Canton, o. .!, who died in Everett, on January 18. Hannah J. Powell, of y House, Cecil Township, cv. b. u. Crockett, nastor Hazelwood Presbyterian officiated. The local post American Legion also took the services. Burial was en Hill cemetery. iDers of the American Le rved as active pallbearers. man Bingham volunteered in my last spring and after montns received a medical ge following which he en in the Merchant Marines. tune he entered the service M engaged in farming in "a county. lv'"iR are his parents, one ', Harrv Binirham. nf Ever- ashy, and two sisters, Mrs. Jounckin. nf Athono C.a . '' Jane Garwood, of Hazel- jnesville And Johns Will ft On Monday Mountaineers and St. Will ma J l l l i k, - mi uuuuieneau- piondav nichf- at tko A team.s split doublehead- "ecemher with the Moun ts winnin)t 2g to 12, and John s girls Uking a close with a 2n t if open PoK- h,,, . u"r wnn a Dang, in s has scheduled a double r with rinf. k:.t. i i ... til -"wu I11JSH SCUUU1 lO I tt "February 1. It is the t. tnese teama hve met '1 rearing the winning t.i lwo point lead on nt' 1 u ' and twenty point - uoys, 3Y-17, nuary 19 doubleheader ayed between St John's and n wilson Junior college. The Were in . w f, k , 1 'r ei warren ;,ot,h of them by one point. ""); tne bys, 32-31. January 22 St John's boys cil"n Carolina Teachers h. r score was 38-19 nui"ber of points? Cross Wnrlrp AH..J ,n Henderonville Malcftlm R.- Williamson, ri,"'"""'. lrom the Hay W1" he . .American eek ' "!"aersonviiie Methodists To Launch Crusade Drive Methodists of Waynesville are being called by the Kev. J. Clay Madison, minister of the First Methodist church, to take part in raising $25,000,000 for world re lief and reconstruction, the first phase of the denomination's nation-wide Crusade for Christ pro gram of post war service. The local appeal for which the goal is $3,500 will begin on Jan uary 28, according to Mr. Madi son. Members of the local church Crusade for Christ Council who will direct the financial drive and other phases of thp four-year pro gram include: Hugh Mas:,ie, J. R. Boyd, J. M. Long, Roy Turkman, Mrs. Bonner Ray, J. II. Woody, and M. H. Bowles. The membership canvas will begin immediately following ser vice next Sunday, January 28, and will continue until the goal is reached. This solicitation will be carried out by the stewards of the church. Former Employe Of Mountaineer Buried On 15th Funeral services were conduct ed for David Clyde Howell, 56, at the Cedar Lane cemetery, Patter son, N. J., on January 15, accord ing to information received here by relatives. Mr. Howell died in Paterson on the 12th, but was residing at the time in Easton, Penn. He was employed for many years on the Waynesville Mountaineer and also served as mechanist ,on a number of other papers in this section and in Eastern Carolina. Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Lottie guckner, of Waynesville,. and five children: Virginia, David C. Howell, Jr., and Mary Elizabeth Verbeck, of Pat terson, N. J., Cpl. Rowe E. Howell in South Pacific, and William Howell, seaman first class, now in South Atlantic. Bobby Harry Winner In UDC Contest Bobby Harry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kinsey, won first place and the medal awarded the winner at the annual Lee-Jackson Day declamation contest held by the Haywood Chapter United Daugh ters of the Confederacy, which took place in the high school au ditorium on Tuesday morning. George Garrett, with his decla mation, "Defense of the South," won second place. Bobby Harry's subject was, "Robert E. Lee." Other contestants and their dec lamations were: Homer S. Snyder, Jr.. "Tribute to Lee and Davis;" William Buchanan, "New South;" Jimmy Galloway, "North Caro lina's' Part;" Jolly Korbler, "The Old South;" Gene Hampton, "The Sword of Robert E. Lee;" Billy McBride, "Little Griffen." Mrs. Will A. Hyatt, chairman of the contest, and Mrs. James R. Boyd, Jr., president of the Chap ter, presided. Serving as judges were: Mrs. J. W. Killian, Mrs. J. M. Kellett and Mrs. Cornelia Nix on. Several numbers, including familiar Southern songs were ren dered by the Girls Chorus and the Boys quartett under the direction Of Chas. Isley. Rufus T. Carswell Promoted To Captain Rufus T. Carswell, formerly of Hazelwod, now attached to the Fifth Army, has recently been trnmnaA tn xintnin afCOrdjne tO information .received from the Fifth Army in Italy. Contain Pnrswell is now com pany commender of a rifle com pany, armored lnfantr- oauanon of the 1st armored ui vision. For- mot-ln kj ogc assistant platoon leader, mortar platoon offi"r and then platoon leader. Tr. civilian life Caot... ars- well was a sales clerk. He enter ed the service in NovemDer, and was commissioned at the Officer-Candidate School on that date. His wife resides in Hazelwood. Mrs. -B. G. Kuhne and Mrs. v.v,.: dionn nf Akron. Ohio. usurei uig j ilii ' ' t " " - -spent a couple of days last week with Mr. and Mrs. J. i. erioges. They were en route to Florida, where they will spend some time. SEVENTY MEN RECLASSIFIED Eight In Group Are Placed In Class 1-A. Seventy men were reclassified during the past week under the selective service system by the draft board serving the Waynes ville are of the county. Placed in class 1-A were: laul R. Clark, Noble J. Wyatt, Bruce A. liriggs, Algie J. Ratcliffe, Em mett Wilburn, James D. Kelley, R. L. Ledford. and Charles E. Mehaffey. ' Placed in class 2-A were: Ray W. Kathbone and Cecil Teaster. Placed in class 2-A (F) were: Louie B. Nichols, William R. Con ard, Paul M. Browning, William H. Cook, Albert W. Arlington, Harry M. Moodv, Larry Swanger, Carl H. Stanley, Willie W. Con ner, and John E. Kemp. Placed in class 2-A (LI was William Rose. Placed in class 1-C (discharg ed) were: Dave Z. Allison, Brad ford E. Mehaffey, Ralph S. Hen drix, Edward Smith, Joseph C. Casabella, James T. Smith, and Clyde R. McGaha. Placed in class 2-B (F) were: Lawrence J. Franklin, James E. Moore, Cleve W. Caldwell, Ralph 1). Jenkins, John H. Phillips, and emery F. Messer. Placed in class 4-A was Hardy N. Rathbone. Placed in class 4-F was Gordon E. Muse. Continued in class 1-A were Guy H. Gunter, Grover H. Davis, and Mark E. Howell. Continued in clars 2-A (F) were: Theodore W. Raby, Herman 11. Setter, Jack W. lloxit, Elbert C. Lunsford, Robert G. Williams, Henry P. Webb, Marvin Yar borough, Edgard Warlick, Claude Pressley, James R. Hill, Luther M. Green, Furman F. Tate, Wil liam P. Gentry, and Paul A. Park er. Continued in class 2-B were: Glenn T. Beasleyr Lloyd Bradley, and Sam W. Milner. Continued in class 2-B (F) were: Phil Best, Hughes F. Morris, Charles Putnam, Clyde A. Mor row, Nelson Parks, Dewey McCoy, Guy Smith Dewey, Jarvis D. Mes ser, George Price, George S. Mes ser, Edward L. Chambers, and Marvin R. Brown. Cpl. Milner Seriously Wounded Corporal Newman Ray Milner, U. S. Army, has been seriously wounded in action in France on December 22, according to a message from the war department to his wife here, the former Miss Edith Tate. Cpl. Milner entered the service on December 22, 1944, and took his basic training at Camp Camp bell, Ky. Before being sent over seas he was also stationed at later dates at Fort Jackson, S. C, and at Camp Barkeley, Tex. Cpl. Milner is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Milner, of Can ton, and was employed at the New port News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company at the time he en tered the service. Collector Urges To List Taxes "While the tax listing is com ing along fine, there are still a lot of folks in the county who have not gotten in touch with the lister in their township," said Earl Fer guson, county tax collector. Mr. Ferguson pointed out that all property owners are required to list their personal property for tax assessment during January. The real estate holdings of the county residents are listed auto matically through the deeds filed at the court house. Mr. Ferguson is urging the -people of the county to get their list ings in during the next few days, and he stated that the listers would be in their appointed territory during the week, to receive the listings. S-Sgt Floyd E Hill Receives Promotion S-Sgt. Floyd E. Hill, son of Benjamin F. Hill, of Clyde, has hoen nromoted to the rank of technical sergeant " He is now on duty with an lnTantry division in action against the Germans. Ho has been in the service for the past five years. Funeral Services For E. L Withers Held On Sunday Prominent In Civic And Business Affairs And Leader In Rotary Club Last rites were conducted on Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the First Methodist church for Ernest Lee Withers, til, prominent business and civic leader, who died ut his home Saturday afternoon at 2 :00 o'clock after an extended illness. Mr. Withers suffered a heart attack last Spring and had been confined to his home since that date. Rev. J. Clay Madison, pastor of the church, officiated. Hiiiial was in Green Hill cemetery. Serving as active pallbearers were: Harrv Kotha, Col. J. Harden Howell, Hugh J. Sloan, W. F. Swift, Wallace Hlackwell, Henry. Gaddy, Joe Rose, William Shool bred, and J. W. Ray. Honorary pallbearers were: members of the board of stewards of the First Methodist church, members of the Rotary Club, members of the Men's Bible Class of the First Methodist church, and W. I.. Hardin. W. C. Allen, W. W. Davis. R. N. Barber, Rufus Kiler, Dr. W. L. Kirkpatrick, John M. Queen, Dr. R. II. Stretcher, J, R. Morgan, Robert V. Welch, Dr. W. H. Liner, Frank Turner, R. L. Provost, and W. Handy Kirkpat rick, Canton. Mr. Withers was a native of Haywood county, the son of Wil liam Andrew Withers and Maticia Allen Withers, his family had long been connected with this section. He operated a real estate and in surance business under the firm name of E. L. Withers and Com pany, the oldest private business on Main street. Henry Gaddy was associated with Mr. Withers. Since he was stricken, his daughter. Miss Hester Anne Withers, former teacher in the local high schol, had been in charge of the office. Mr. Withers had been active in the religious and civic affairs of the community since a young man. He is a past governor of the 58th district of Rotary International and a past president of the Way nesville Rotary Club. He had served as a member of the board of stewards of the First Methodist church, and as an usher for more than 30 years. Ho was also a member of the Men's Hible class. At the time of his death he was chairman of the Civilian Defense organization of Haywood county. He served as a member of the city board of aldermen for several terms. He -was secretary of the local Chamber of Comerce for a number of years, and also a mem ber of the board of directors and one of the leading figures in the various undertakings of the group. Among relatives and friends at tending the services on Sunday from out-of-town were: Fred Withers, of Gastonia, S. C. Sat terthwaite, Jr., W. C. Satterth waite, and Miss Caroline Lucas, of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. J. Dale Stentz, Miss Jane Stentz, Miss Mary Stentz, and Mrs. George Stentz, all of Shelby; Mr. and Mrs. Will Smathers, Mr. and Mrs. Alec Farmer, Mr. and Mrs. William Smathers, Mrs. George Ward, and T. C. Autry, all of Asheville; Mrs. Jim Wiley, of Westport, Conn.; Mr. and Mrs. Handy Kirkpatrick, and Miss Kate Richards, of Can ton; and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mof fitt, of Newberry, S. C. Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Lillie Satterthwaite, of Waynesville, one daughter, Miss Hester Anne Withers, one son, Major Ernest L. Withers, Jr., who is serving with the Army Air Forces in Italy: and one bro ther, Fred Withers, of Gastonia. The Garrett Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. T-5 Low Parton Posthumously Awarded P. Heart T5th Low Parton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Parton, of Way nesville, R.F.D. No. 1, who was reported killed in action in Ger many on October 28, 1944, has been posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, according to his wife, who has received the award. He entered the service on Janu ary 22, 1943, and was inducted at Camp Croft, from Croft he was sent to Camp Young, Calif., and then to Los Angeles. From the latter he was sent to Camp Maxey, Tex., before being sent overseas. He was first stationed in Enghind and was with the invatio forces in France on D-Day. He had been overseas since " December, 1943. Prominent Leader ERNEST LEE V.THEKS. who died at bis home here on Saturday and was buried on Sunday after noon. Clinics Will Be Held Next Week For Workstock A clinic for workstock will be held in the county the first two days next week. The clinic is be ing sponsored by the county agents office. Dr. H. B. Osborne and Dr. Joe Baxter, veterinarians will at tend the eight places in the coun ty. Clinics will be held on Monday at Joe Phillips' Store in Cecil at 9; At county home farm at 11; at Fisher's Store at Morning Star at 1:30 and al J. II. Hipps, Thickety at 3:30. On Tuesday the clinics will be ehld at N. C. James' Store on Fines Creek at 9: at T. C. Nolandli ort Crabtrre lrt 1 1:' at J. R. Cald well's in Iro nDuff at 1 :30 and at L. M. I.eatherwood's on Jona than Creek at 3:30. No cost will be made for exami nation, and small charges for hots, roundworms, Illonting tooth and dental work. 25 Men Go For Pre-Induction Examinations Twenty-five men left here on Tuesday morning for pie-induction physical examinations at Fort Bragg. Spencer Walker was nam ed leader of the group with Walter Lee James as assistant leader. Others in the group were: Ber cklcy Thomas ("agio. Max Edward Cochran, Frank James Hannah, Willie Ray Tate, William Rufus Setzer, Vinson Thomas Davis, Wade Pnlmer, Ralph Lewis Duck ett, John ilenson Messer. Oscar Lee Messer, Kenneth Dearl Milner. Clarence William Harri'll, Her schel Owens, Jack Guy Rector, James V. Allison, Sam Ewart, Amous McClain Best, Willard Hicks, James Wilburn Ledford, Lonnie B. Hargrove, Clarence Edgar Ford (transferred from Kannapolis). Ernest Bill Williams (transferred from Ieadville, Colo?), John Robert Ferguson (from Newport News), and Wal ter Lee James. Mrs. Alley Gives Talk At Legion Meet Mrs. Doyle Alley was the speak er at the meeting of the Ameri can Legion and Auxiliary which was held on Friday evening, with a brief business session of each group and a joint meeting follow ing. Mrs. Alley spoke on the service that the USES is giving to vete rans and their families. She stat ed that recently 35 widows of vet erans had been given aid and that during the past ten months 500 veterans were served. Mrs. J. C. Brown gave a report to the united groups of the visit of the Auxiliary members to Oteen and Moore Hospitals. She also stat ed that North Carolina citizens had contributed 9,000 Christmas packages to veterans in the state Martha Grahl and Alice Marie Burgin accompanied by Miss Nan cy Killian, gave several duets. Mrs. Howard Best is spending a few weeks with her sister, Miss Lucille Bishop, who holds a posi tion in Barberton, Ohio. Thirty-One Men Report For Induction Thirty-ore men from' the Way nesville area of the county left here on Monday morning for in duction in the armed forces, re porting to Fort Bragg. The group made up the January call under the selective service system. Charles W. Balenline was nam ed leader of the group, with Cole man Dean Swanger, assistant leader. ' In the group was one volunteer, Robert Lee Brown, and two trans fers from other draft boards in cluding: McCrary George Beaslcy, from Newport News, Va., and Robert Lee Vaughn from Spartan burg. Others were: Robert I.ce Brad ley, Norman Edgar Messer, Roy Chester Ruff, Claude Rhiuehart Crawford, Carmen Way Arling ton, Robert Richard Cope, George William Swanger, William Ray Curtis, Jacob Albert Rice, Jack Ledford, James Junior Arlington. Gaither Rathbone, Ralph Robert Mathis, Thomas Andrews Sutton, l.owery Lee Sutton, Joseph Char les Cunningham, Theodore Vance Davis. William Lee Howell, Nor man Ben Price, William Troy Smith, Lynuel Robert Phillips, Clyde Thomas Roberts, Thomas Eugene Moody, Ernest Paul War ren, Kenneth Earl Turner, and Joseph Thomas Wilson. Whitman Is New Owner Of Bakery Pearce's Bakery will open here this morning, with D. F. Whitman, experienced baker and business man as owner and manager. Mr. Whitmnn purchased the business from R. B. Peurce this .week, and immediately ansumed charge. The same personnel will be kept by Mr. Whitman and a complete line of baked, fj)i .will .he car ried. '" Mr. Whitman has been in the bakery business the past 27 years. He comes here from Forest City, and will move his wife and two sons here at an early date. He has two sons in the navy, one in the army, and a daughter is a cadet nurse. He has served as commander of the American Le gion. The bakery has maintained a 100 per cent sanitary rating since it was opened several years ago. About IK months ago the firm was moved into larger quarters and all modern equipment installed. Bra ding Gas Co. Moves Offices Bracing Gas Service has moved its office from Asheville Road in East Waynesville to the corner of Welch and Short streets, Stanley F. Blading, manager, has an nounced. For the duration of the war the ofifec will be located in a special portion of the new resi dence of Mr. and Mrs. Brading. Arrangements for storage fa cilities for cylinders, underground butane tanks, and their tank truck at a location on the highway are being completed, Mr. Brading said. Ruling About Additional Gasoline Application for additional gaso line (special occupational and sup plemental) must be accompanied by mileage rationing record, it was learned t"is week from the local rationing hoard. - It was further pointed out that if the application is not completely filled, properly signed, and mile age ration record attached action will be delayed as application will have to be returned to the appli cant. George Ira Caldwell Buried Sunday Afternoon Funeral services were conduct ed on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Garrett Funeral Home for George Ira Caldwell, Jr., 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. G. I. Caldwell, of the Maggie section of the county. Rev. Jar- vis Underwood officiated. Burial was in the Henry cemetery near Maggie. Pallbearers were K. W. Parham, Mont Parham, David Underwood, Larry Caldwell, Theodore Raby, and Roy Shelton. ( Surviving are the parents; one brother, Claude; two sisters, Mil dred and Laura Caldwell, all of the Maggie section. Haywood's Quota Is $3,890 For Drive !VPB RESTRICTS THE USE OF ELECTRICITY The War Production Board has notified the town authorities that certain uses of electricity will be prohibited, according to G. C. Fer guson, town manager. The public is asked to comply fully with the order from the board anduny consumer who vio lates the order is subject to pen alties prescribed by federal law which includes the discontinuance of electric service at the direction of the board. The uses of electricity which are prohibited are: Outdoor advertising and out door promotional lighting. Outdoor display lighting except where necessary for the conduct of the business of outdoor estab lishments. Outdoor decoratiVe and outdoor ornamental lighting. Show window lighting except where necessary for interior illu mination. Marquee lighting in excess of 60 watts for each marquee. White way street lighting in excess of the amount determined by local public authority to be necessary for public safety. " Outdoor sign lighting; with lim ited specified exceptions which are noted in the order. Stockmen Hear , Dr. Moore On Bangs Disease A large representation of mem bers of the Haywood County Here ford Breeders Association and the Milk Producers Association heard Dr. William Moore, state veterin arian, discuss the problems of Hang's disease last Thursday night at the courthouse here. The speaker was introduced by T. Lenoir Gwyn, of the North Car olina btate Agriculture Depart ment in charge of the cattle pro gram. Howard Clapp, county farm agent, presided. Dr. Moore stated that the North Carolina department advised the lest and slaughter procedure for cattle with Bang's disease. He pointed out that vaccination of stock against this disease might make them immune, but that it must be remembered that if the cattle had already contracted the disease, it would not in any way serve as a cure. He strongly ad vised the isolation of new cattle beine- added to a herd for a cer tain period. Dr. Moore traced the study of Bang's disease that had been made by the North Carolina Agriculture Department, with the help of the federal government, and gave a resume of what had been accom plished during the years of test ing. Dr. Moore, who was brought here at this time, due the pres ence of Bang's disease among sev eral of the herds of the county, in closing stated that he would be glad to answer any questions. The attle men present then turned he meeting into a general round able discussion, with Dr. Moore giving advice on many of the prob lems which came up during the meeting. Sgt. Constantin Still Reported As Missing SSgt. Edward T. Constantin, who was reported missing on De cember 30, 1943, in the South Pacific, is continued in the statue of missing, accordingto a message, received by his wife, Mrs. Martha Moody Constantin, from the War Department. Sgt. Constantine was reported missing while he was returning to his base from a bombine- mission over New Britain when the plane in which he was ying was forced down. Sgt. Constantin was a waist gunner on a B-24, and his. pilot has recently been reported a Jap anese prisoner. The infantile paralysis cam paign for Haywood county begins tomorrow and will last through next Wednesday, the 31st, with Guy Massie serving as chairman of the Waynesville area. The drive is being sponsored by the Rotary Club, with each Rotarian pledging to give at least two hours of his time on Friday or Saturday to the campaign to help raise the $3,890 quota assigned the Way nesville area of the county. A dime board will be operated by the Rotarians in front of Smith's Drug Store on Friday and Saturday. The member of the club will personally solicit each business organization today and tomorrwo. On Saturday Mrs. Charles E. Ray, Jr., chairman of the Wo man's Division for the county, will supervise the operation of booths ut the following places: the court house. First National Bank, Food Store, C. E. Ray's Sons, and Un derwood Lumber and Supply Com pany. . A group of young women will work actively at the booths, as sisting the Girl Scouts, with Miss Ruthie ,.Wagenfeld in charge of the Scouts, On Saturday the Women's Or dnance Workers of the Dayton Rubber plant will sell tickets to the square;, dance convassing the entire, town. , The dance will be held at the Armory on Wednesday evening,, January 31, from 9 to 1 o'clock, with Sam Queen calling the figures. The tickets will be sold at $1.00 and all persons are urged to "buy tickets whether or not they plan to attend the dance. ! Mr'C Lux Kerttiy, chairman of the Dayton Wren's group,, has accepted Hbe job 6i being resbon- fcible ldr;th safe of l.poo tfrketi The - pay tori eitanf ' . wilV-'aiso maintain -.a booth at, the dance, und nv berson who has not made , donation , to the infantile, para- ivu(4 . w . Kiveic n . op portunity, to jfa so hAf night ' AL -the theatres throughout the United Stater will have . a big part in the drive to raise funds and they have designated the pe riod from the 25th to the 31st as "Theatre Participation Week" and will run the Greer Garson trailer at each show. A special benefit program of singing will be given at the court house here Sunday afternoon, starting at two o'clock, with sing ers, choirs and quartettes parti cipating. C. L. Allen is beading the pro gram, and an offering will be tak en with all proceeiis going to the polio rampaign. All singers, and groups of sing ers are invited to attend and take part in the program The Park Theatce here will ob serve this theatre week, and J. E. Massie, owner, stated that a member of the Rotary Club will speak three minutes at each show. Mrs. Ray will have charge of a group of young women who will . take up a collection at each show. During 1944 there were twelve cases of polio in Haywood county, with two deaths. The children so afflicted were Anna Best and Carl Best (deceased), Peggy Bradshaw, Margueta Davis (deceased), Keith Gibson, Juanita Lowe, Joyce Ann Mehaffey, Wayne Owen, Jr., Lois L. Putnam, Roy Ray Ruff, Ralph Sutton, and Gwendolyn Thomp son. ' ' Fifty per "cent of the money raised will be kept in the county for treatment and other expenses of the nolia cases here. Sgt. Clyde Harkins Awarded Bronze Star Sgt. Clyde Harkins, husband of the former Miss Mildred Scruggs, veterafiVof the Guam campaign, has been awarded the Bronre Star for heroic achievement. The cit ation read as follows: ' "Sgt. Clyde Harkins, infantry, U. S.: Army, in connection with the military - operations against the enemy from Dec. 17 to Dec. 20, 1944. v "On the Island of Leyte, the fhief of section having been kill ed, Sgt Harkins was placed in commandlof the M-g self-propelled mount. Qn December 17, 1944, he maneuvered the M-8 over rough terrain into the front lines of the battalion;, regiment in the face of . heavy .'enemy tire and directed .'.Are on 4hree;enmy ma chine guns. Knocking them out and making it possible for that battalion to move forward to the objective. "On Dec. 20, 1944, in the vi cinity of Naspalen, Sgt. Harkins located and directed fire against and silenced an enemy field piece which had opened fire on the bat talion regiment. This action was instrumental in the successful ad vance of that battalion." - ive TbW liEnabl e Some Child To Walk