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.-, ut THE Yu BOU Estra Bund for VILLE OUNTAINEER th war I)ri- PttWished In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park NO. 22 12 Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1945 (One Day Nearer Victory) $2.00 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties n nn I u 1 mm WAYNES M fyFTBSrVEAlT HAlal i hi ayton Employees To Get 'E' Award Tuesday Li Un To U Awards In hal Ceremony Lpany Officials and litary Units lo ticipate In Pres tation Program. Uci of The Dayton Rub Lufacturinf! Company's ani'ni""" ----., r u .ir,ht F mid. Dav- Faii in " 1 'o"- -a,., tin- Armv-NavY in recognition of their " i .1.. Ilmiii nert It'lflll'lS 10 U" K-"v lying i lie nation's armed Lroniomi's win be held at 1,1 at 2:45. The men ana f the plant who have u-itii such eflicicncy and Lion that the needed sup- r i ley have proouceu uuiu when needed, will near cm Hal!, and other dis til euests something of liralion their country has 1 workers who arc turning ilucliiin for the fighting luii Woody, president of it National Bank, will be lit ceremonies, and will address of welcome after ing of America, led by the rmy Service Forces band Ishevillc. and the high land of Waynesville. tl. Hall will present the vy "E" pennant, which raised under Old Glory rps of military police from Istribution Center in Ashe- Rogers, plant manager, s the acceptance response, iy congratulatory talk Frcedlander, president of many. pitmiander Ralph M. Di- MC. of the Naval Hos- kheville. will present the E" Insigna, which accepted in behalf of the men in the armed forces Diinmr Games, a former of the company. Pvt. II lurti the pins over to losers, for management, fuel w. Killian and Fran- irton. reprcsentins em- Icremony has been timed plit second, and will lake p minutes. The singing liar hpangled Banner will formal ceremonies to an pers stand has been built ''' t of the flag pole in "n- Plant, and the pro of held there unless rain to be IrancforroH tn i ..-,... . J ne plant. ate decorations will be or the occasion l hiBh-rankini? military are scheduled to attpnH monies, as well as direc- othcr officials of the D.v. fpany. Ning will be marto nf Iho Ms, and broadcast from "m to 5:30 on Tues- :Oll. TW tn milHon,, Ins, only employees, their u invited guests of the ws. will attend, and reason. Dlans ha. i f have the ,... i. l later in the day. ceremony will last minutes, it u,m o stive lO I Po" tl,e workers and Ii kab'e quality of ll Wa-Vncsvillc plant has ouniry since the war Commencement rams Ready Five Schools On Dayton Program Tuesday ii a! y ?fuhel Bnfu Maiional Foundation Spent Season wni JONATHAN WOODY, president of First National Bank, master of ceremonies. FRANK C. ROGERS, plant manager, will accept the pennant. (wnk. AAV: : "w-iiiwivt 8 A. L. FREEDLANDER, president of Daynton Rubber, will bring a congratulatory message. LT. COL. F. G. HALL, of Wright Field, who will present Army-Navy K Pennant. FlnPl0VC nf IK.. -. x Lr" . L , Pin after the inn I "S beC" male. fibers of the military g for the award cere- lie h . of tnc com- liation f the efforts of es toward wiing the that ai, 1 "ogers an" friilie c"'Poyees and bein6 invited at he a yees party t0 in th u etarl n ern CVenlng With ing Uuunent Previous to f the Plant hreon Air Forces It rL snowng the de- Kill Sam Iand th; l"e are 1 Provided GaP, Str,n P- on pBgT3,naUng ' 4J iffiHLJ Observe 100th Anniversary The Bethel Baptist church ob served the 100th anniversary of its founding on Sunday, May 27. with an appropriate all-day serv ice, starting with the morning ser mon at 11 o'clock, at which time Rev. T. F. Diet., of Sylva. brought the centennial message. The community churches coop erated with the Baptist church in taking part on the program. Rev. 11. T. Houts. Jr., pastor of the Methodist church, and his choir gave a number of special songs. In the afternoon Rev. Lucius Rog ers led the members of the Chris tian Harmony group. The church was organized on May 23, 184.1. by the assistance of the Old Locust Field Baptist church of Canton, with 18 mem bers. It has played a prominent part in the religious life of the Bethel section of the county. The opening prayer at the moi n ing session was given by Prof. W. P. Whitesides, principal of the Bethel high school. Rev. Dcilis in his message told of the hundred years of service of the church. A picnic lunch was served at 12:30 and at 1:30 the group re assembled and opened the after noon session with congregational singing. R. E. Sentelle. whose family have long been active in the work of the church, gave a history of its contribution to the commun ity. Others taking part on the pro gram were B. F. Green, Jim Hog- , ers. M. T. Mann, and Rev. A. E ! Peek, a former pastor of the eluirc,. - , j Around 300 attended both the I morning and afternoon services, i which included members and friends of the church in the coun-j n Haywood Polio ; At junaiuska $10,410 Patients During Last Year Waynesville Has Larg est Class In History; Term Ends Successful School Year. This week-end will mark the he- Waltor West, Stl- ginning of five commencement Rationing Board Offices To Be Closed On Friday The rationing board olliee will be closed all day Friday, June 1st. according lo an an niiiH ciiicnl yesterday by th clerk of the board. This is in nounccmcnt yesterday by the lions I ruin headquarters iKil the first Friday which talis on a working day the olliee v, ill be closed to the public. Sgt. Hilliard Norris Killed In Plane Crash Overseas A total of J10, 410 42 was spent on infantile piralysis patients last year by the Rational Foundation, it was learnej here when ('. II (,'rablrec, stale representative, held a conference with the Haywood Polio commute Jonathan Woody is chairman .' the local group There are fur children still be- I ing hospitalized at the Charlotte I Memorial I lospital from Haywood, and- the cost to the local Polio I fund is SilliO Jer month This ex pense is being borne by the llay- 1 wood County Chapter until all of its funds are exhausted at which time the National Foundation will send a substantial check to the Haywood county treasurer of the fund until' suili time another appeal is made. Rev perintentlent of Way nesville District, To Deliver Sermon. The opening program of the Methodist Assembly at Lake .1 tin aluska uill be given at II o'clock Sunday morning. June ;i. with Dr. Walter Ii West, superintendent of the WnyncsMlIc district, deliver ing the sermon The Assembly will he open to its residents and visitors during the summer and will present ap propriate daily programs in ac cordance with the directives of the government's war-time transpor tation agencies, it has been an nounced b Rev. Dr. F. S. Love, superintendent OUT directives. Dr. Love points out. will permit meetings for rec ine delivery ol llie iron lungirealion.il and vocalioi.a! which was imrcha.scd some thirty days ago is expected around the first two weeks in June The iron lung will be kept at the Haywood County Hospital A recent report showed that the National Foundation spent $7r7.1(i" last year. SSgt. Hilliard Norris. son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Norris. of Waynesville, was killed in a plane crash on May 13. in Dutch New Cuinea. according to information received by the parents on Satur day. Sgt. Norris was serving with the AAF as a crew chief and had been overseas since October 10, 1944. lie entered the service as a vol unteer on .kinuary 7. 1942. and first reported for training at .... , ,, ' . Wi.chita Falls. Tex . after which .r,va,.e 8011 " he received further training at ".L ol March Field and Ontario. Calif. , i'ftvi 8 He left .from -San Frau:icr f6r' . rSll'T'T.?'-'" overseas duty. Sgt. Norris was a graduate of the Waynesville Township high sciiooi ana oi iviars run c oiioge. i At the lime he entered the service Pvt. Ernest Rogers German Prisoner ; Freed, Returns SAMUEL W. KILLIAN will ac cept the "E" emblems in behalf of employees. LT. COM. RALPH M. DICOS OLA.. M. C. will present the Army Navy insigna. William R. Toy Cpl. C. H. Duckett Seaman 1st Class I Wounded In Aciion Killed In Aaction jln Germany William Robert Toy, seaman first class, husband of Mrs. Addie Bell Toy, of Waynesville. R.F.D. No. 1, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Toy, of Sylva, has been killed in action in the Pacific theatre on May 22, according to a message received by his wife from the Navy Department. Seaman Toy, a mica miner, at the time he entered the service, was inducted at Camp Croft on May 17, 1944, and was sent to Camp Peary, Va., for his boot training, after which he was trans ferred to Norfolk, Va., for further training before he was assigned to sea duty. According to the message from the Navy Department Seaman Toy is buried in an Allied cemetery on an island in the Pacific. In addition to his wife and parents he is survived by one small daughter, Bonnie Janett Toy, age four; two sisters. ' of Sylva, one brother, of Rice, Wash ington, and his fraternal grand father, Jim Toy, of Sylva. Corporal Charles II. Duckett. son of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Duckett . of Clyde, R.F.D. No. 1, was wounded in action on April 18 in Germany, according to infor mation received by his wife, the former Miss Lorena Rogers, of Clyde, R.F.D. No. I. Cpl. Duckett entered the service in December, 1942, and was in ducted at Fort Bragg. He was sent from there to Camp Haan. Calif., and then directly overseas. Cpl Duckett has served in Eng land, France and Germany since he arrived overseas. He has been in Germany since October. 1944. He has been awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement and the Purple Heart. At the time he entered Hie ser vice he was a member of the school faculty of the Bethel school district. 2 Haywood Men Serving Under Gen. Doolittle Two Haywood county men. I'lc. Robert K L. I'arton. Waynesville. and Pre William A Dills. Waynes ville, R.F.D. No. I. who are serving with the Eighth Air Force were among those under the command of Gen. James II. D. Doolittle, who were congratulated for their part in the defeat of Germany. Airmen of the Eighth were the first Americans to attack Germany The aerial crews flew a handful of unescorted bombers against the powerful Lutfwaffe, and proved the feasibility of an American idea precision daylight bombing over the Reich. After beating the Luftwaffe into relative impotentcy, the Eighth threw its growing weight against Germany's rail systems and vital sources of oil and thus paved the way for the march of the Allied Armies across Europe. he was employed as a shipping clerk at the Krkraft Industries. Sgt. Norris has (I brother in the service, William Norris. CM 2c. who is now serving in the South Pacific. Another brother. Lf. Johnny Norris. U S Infantry, who has recertlly returned from 24 months overseas duly, has been discharged from the army. Others surviving in addition to his parents and brothers mention ed 'are two sisters. Mrs, Claude Walker, of Kiiigspoil. 'I'enn . and Miss Dorothy Norris, of VV'avnes- I vi lie. and another brothel. Tommy 1 Norris. ol Wavnesville. tary eoMU&ftiiniir. ;me sage received by his wife, Mrs. Anna Bell Rogers, of Clyde. R.F.I). No. 1. Pvt. Rogers was first reported missing in action in Holland on October 29. 1944, and later in i November was reported lo be a German prisoner. Mrs Itogers received the ofl'cial notice of her husband's liberal ion and return lo the States from the War Department. vocal mi. al purposes and w hen I hey are held under church auspices there may also be instruction and worship for those who attend. Concerning I h e approaching 32nd session of the Assembly, which is owned and controlled by the Methodist Church. Dr. Love stated. "In order to cooperate fully in the emergency measures we will not advertise our meet ings in the customary manner nor will we take any steps to Induce a large attendance. But a wel come will be extended to all who desire to spend their vacations at Lake Junaiuska and 8 daily pro gram of religious recreational and . educational fav' w ill b presentVd durfrig tltfe'i4i."u which pns' wfllchilly on JtJ.4e i'jtl TO TAKE VACATION Mrs. Evelyn A. Osborne, super intendent of the Haywood County Hospital, begins her vacation this week She will spend the week end in Chapel Hill with her daughter. Miss Anne Osborne, who is a student at the University. Memorial Day Service Held At Green Hill Cemetery Here Applications To Rationing Board Made On Mondays DAR To Honor State Officers With Luncheon The June meeting of the Dorcas Bell Love Chapter of the Daugh ters of the American Revolution will be a luncheon meeting held at the Waynesville Country Club, honoring the state regent. Mrs. Preston B. Wilkes, Jr.. and Mrs. W. Beatty Farr, State chairman of the Good Citizenship Pilgrimage contest. Mrs. Wilkes and Mrs. Farr will arrive in town on Wednesday aft ernoon and be the guests of Col. and Mrs. J. Harden Howell at "Windover". "We realize that our nation has been built upon a solid foundation. Men have died for justice and the principles for which they stood. Sometimes the cost has been so much." said Major E. U. Young dahl, chaplain at Moore General Hospital, who made the address at Grade Gets Picnic For Contest Award The sixth grade of the Central Elementary school enjoyed a picnic at the City Park yesterday, as a re ward for getting the most points in the recent contest staged in con nection with Clean-Up week. G. C. Fergusen, chairman of the campaign, was in charge of the picnic given the graders. Claude Rogers is teacher of the grade, as well as principal of the school. 68 Women Attend Demonstration Sixty-eight Haywood county wo men attended the slip cover dem onstration sponsored by the coun ty home agents which was held here at the court house on Mon day morning. Members from 14 of the 18 Home Demonstration Clubs were present. Also attend ing were several visitors from var ious sections of the county. The demonstration was given by Miss Elizabeth Williams, assistant specialist in home management and house furnishings of the state extension service. A. D. Stuart and G. K. Middleton, seed specialists from the State Extension Service, Raleigh, visited the state test farm here this week. Haywood Casualty List As of Today: Killed in action 9t Wounded 205 Prisoners 12 Missing; in action 2V ' Liberated 11 Total :;.. ua All applicaions lo the war price control and the rationing board and the mileage rationing panel must he presented to the loej.l ! the Memorial Day service held in board on Monday of each week, i Green Hill cemetery by the local I so that the applications may lie classified so that the board may lake action on the following 'lues- day, it was announced yesterday by the chairman of the two boards. Applications under these include shoes, rubber boots, tires and gas oline. Rufus Slier is chairman of the war price and control rationing board and Guy Massie, chairman of the mileage panel. C. of C. Officials To Talk Friday At Rotray Club Rotarians wil lhear Dr. Stuart Robcrson. president and Miss S. A. Jones, secretary of the Cham ber of Commerce, in the regular weekly program here Friday. The officials will outline the plans of the organization for the coming year. Last week Frank Rogers of Dayton Rubber, and Ned Tucker, personnel manager of the firm, showed a film to the club, based on industrial developments over the past twenty years, and predic tions of things to become common place within the next few years. ' Mrs. M. H. Reeves has returned from Greenville, S. C, where she visited her brother, who was injur ed in an accident several days ago. I post of the American Legion yes i tcrday aftrnoon at 3:30 o'clock, j Then referring to the past and I its heritage, the speaker asked that the future be considered and : he made an appeal to every Ameri can citizen lo work for promotion I of an honest peace, stating that. I with the individual was the begin 1 ning of the ideals that shaped the policy "I a nation. The speaker was introduced by J. C. Brown, who told of ids It years in the service, with two i spent overseas. Major Youngdahl was pastor of a church in Chicago in 1941 when he was called back into service. ' The impressive program was opened by selections by the high school band, followed by prayer by Rev. S. R. Crockett, veteran of World War 1. Col. J. Harden Howell present ed citations to the families of the men who have paid the supreme sacrifive in World War II, after which J. C. Patrick called out the names of the men who served in the Spanish American War and World War I. As the names were called members of the family step ped forward and were presented flags which were placed on the graves. The service closed with selec tions by the band and the sounding of taps. optMtv wfltciuily on Jt4.e i'JU with the annual observance of Hay wood County Day. The meeting for the North Car olina Commission for the Blind will be held at the Lake this sum mer and is scheduled to open its sessions on Monday. Wm. Whitesides, Jr. Wins First Place In F.F.A. Contest Bethel liov Takes First Place In District Speaking Contest At Cullovvhee. ! William Whitesides. Jr., of I lie j Bethel school, won first place ill I the Future Farmers ol America public speaking cnniest held at ' Cullowhco last week between rep ( resentatives ul school of Haywood, Jackson. Macon. Swain and Gra l ham counties. j Young Whitesides wrote his own speech, the subject being. "Chein- i istry in Agriculture " lie will rep- i resent the Smoky Mountain Fu ture Farmer Federation in a dis-j i t rit-t contest to be held in Ashe- 1 ville sometime ne.xl month. The ! winner of the Ashcvillo meet go to Raleigh to compete in the I State Future Farmers of America contest in July. William is an honor student and a member of the sophomore class. He is the reporter of the Bethel Future Farmers of America Chap ter, and he is a gifted musician. Jane Wyche Wins Reader's Digest School Award Jane Wyche. valedictorian of the graduating class of the Way nesville Township high school, has been given the sixth annual award of the Reader's Digest Associa tion lor students who by successful work give promise of attaining leadership in the community, it was announced this week by M. H. Bowles, district, superintendent of schools. Since 1937 The Reader's Digest Association has presented these awards yearly in senior high schools throughout the United Stales and Canada to the highest honor student of the graduating classes. The awards are part of the educational program sponsor ed by the Association and were a logical outgrowth of the wide use of the Reader's Digest in school work. This honorary subscription to the Digest is for one year and an engraved certificate from the edi tors will accompany the award. programs in high schools of the county, and the end of a success ful school year. Diplomas will be awarded to 240 graduates from the live schools, which is one of the largest group of graduates to finish in one year. The Waynesville class breaks all records, with 129 graduates, while Bethel is second with 41, Clyde has 36, Fines Creek 22, and Crabtrce 18, making a total of 240. The Canton schools will close on the 13th, with 75 graduates, according to A. J. Hutchins, su perintendent. This is the first time Haywood schools have had the nine-month term. This is also the last year under the eleven grade system and next year there will not be a grad uating class, as the 12th gmde plan goes into effect. M. II. Bowles, county superinten dent of education, was high in bin praise of both students and teach ers yesterday of the 100 percent cooperation given in all the war time drives and campaigns during the year. "We are working up a final re port on the sale of war stamps and bonds through the schools now. and it will go far beyond our fond est expectations," he said. "In the Red Cross and Infantile Para lysis drives, the schools exceeded their quotas, while the annual Christmas and Easter sales were above normal this year. The en tire school system has really done a grand job." he continued. Rev. J, Clay Madison, pastor of ! th First Methodist church, will deliver the "baecafaareate sermon for the graduates of the Waynes ville Township high school on Sunday night at 8 o'clock at the high school auditorium. There will be no church services that evening in Hie community as all congrega tions will assembly lor the annual sermon at the school. Rev. M. Ii. Williamson, pastor of the Presbyterian church, will give the invocation and Rev. Rob ert G. Tatuni. rector of Grace Episcopal church, will give th" benediction. The processional of a mixed chorus will sing "See the Conquer ing Hero Comes" by Handel, and will be accompanied by Jean Hyatt, who will also play the re cessional. Several numbers will be given by the chorus and Miss Ida l-nii Gibson, soloist, will sing "The Lord s Prayer", by Malotte. On Wednesday night the final exercises will be held with the diplomas presented to the 12.1 graduates, the largest class ever to graduate from the local high school, by M. H. Bowies, district superintendent of schools. The invocation will be given by Rev. L. G. Elliott, pastor of the First Baptist church, following the processional, which will be accom- H i panied by Miss Nancy Killian. i ivuss Joanne Boone will give the ! salutatory address and Miss Jane Wyche will deliver the valedictory. Class orations will be given by : James Siske, Frances Williams and I la Jean Evans. The class will be presented by Carlton E. Weatherby, principal of the high school. Of special interest this year will ; be the awarding of the DAR Good i Citizenship Pilgrimage pin and : bond to be presented to Jane j Wyche, state winner, by Mrs. Pres ton B. Wilkes, Jr.. of Charlotte, state regent of the North Carolina State DAR, and Mrs. W. Beattv Farr, Jr., of Greensboro, stale chairman of the committee. Dur ing the presentation of the DAR awards Mrs. W. F. Swift, local chapter regent, will preside and Mrs. T. Lenoir Gwyn will intro duce the state officers. J. C. Brown will present the American Legion awards to the outstanding boy and girl in the Junior high school. Mrs. J. C. Brown will present the American Legion Auxiliary awards. A number of musical numbers will feature the program including a solo, "Ava Maria", Schubert, bjt Miss Ida Lou Gibson, and a sextet, "Lift Thine Eyes", by Mendols sohn, composed of Ann Fanner. Ida Lou Gibson, Eloise Martin, Bebe Medford. Agnes McClure and Betty Jo Gaddy. . : Rev. S. R. Crockett, pastor of the Hazelwood Presbyterian (Continued on pare 6) .