North Carolina Newspapers

The Waynesville mountaineer Bund tor Drive: Published In TheCounty Seat Of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park FIRST YEAR NO. 23 WAYNESVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY JUNE 7, 1945 (One Day Nearer Victory) $2.00 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties I I"" tin Sv- re nnrxn tyi Ijn Street Building ing Remodeled For w 5c and 10c Store Ll Room Building Id To Out-Of-Town ol At i i). ...Hi business -oup " 1 . r buushl the building on arret no occupied by the Lffli. ana f' , at once lor meir new the Carolina 5c, 10c and 25c a nc firm for Waynesville. sac was completed this The building was owned Rose and Jonathan Woody. . nrice was made public. hiding fronts 20 feet on trcet. The building nas a basement. nd apartments second floor. ;r 1. Harden, general mana ehc Carolina Stores, said Iforl would he made to push nodding to completion at dale, and the store would hmediately. He had con- here yesterday making r . 1 t I ptir the new ironi, aim oilier line chain now lias four other in Morganton. Drcxel, Val- fcnd liuthcrfordton. The I'Ticc is in Morganton. building is in the heart of kiness district, and for the lar or so has been occupied tool room Before that i( Id by a chain grocery store. wisioii had been made yes- Ifor any work on the second tiding further investigation engineers. wood County 1 e College Club Meet Tonight Taylor, general secretary pate College Alumni Asso- will be a special guest of wood County State College a dinner meeting to be rrc tonight at the Green h Hoom at 7:30 o'clock. pylor will bring the spcak W evening with him. W. fence, of Canton, president, oe Howard It. Clapp, wsviiie is secretary of the dub. which is composed nd 30 members. Graduates Got plomas Last Night South Carolinian Gets Hole-In-One On Local Course A hole-ln-one, on the fourth hole, was the record of G. B. Sessions here Wednesday mprnlng, on the Waynesville Golf Course. Mr. Sessions was ploying foursome, and did not see the "perfect shot". His three companions were on the green at the time the shot was made. B The shot was 204 yards. Mr. Sessions is general Man ager of the Ware Shoals Man ufacturing Company, and has played the course often. He was here for the Dayton cere mony Tuesday, and stayed over to play golf. Lt. Col. Hall Gives Pennant To Dayton Employees w v v- .. i i Mrs. Schulhoier Buried Here On Saturday At 3:00 Funeral services were conducted at the Garrett Funeral Home on Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock for Mrs. Luna Morgan Schulhofer, 68 widow of the late Dave L. Schulhoftr, of Waynesville, who died Wednesday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fritz Schul hofer, in Aiken, S. C after a long illness. Rev. L. G. Elliott of the First Baptist church here, of which Mrs. Schulhofer was a mem ber, officiated. Burial was in Green Hill cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were: Al bert Abl, R..L. Coin, John Boyd, Linwood Grahl. Joe Tate. Spaul don Underwood, Walter Crawford, and Hurst Burgin. Mrs. Schulhofer was a native of Transylvania county, but had re sided here the greater part of her life. She is survived by one daughter, with whom she had made her home in Aiken for the past several years; three sons, Max. of New Hampshire, Cpl. Arthur Schul hofer, of California, and E. J. Schulhofer, of Hazel wood; two brothers, Jim and Walter Morgan, of Winstoa-Salem, and one sister. Mrs. Mimmie Marks, of Charlotte. '1 mi. .. " w m Here Lt. Col. F. G. Hall, center, is unfolding the Army-Navy E Hag. as Frank Honors, loll, plant manager, and Samuel W. Killian, right, representing employees, accept the Hay. In the backj;i ound air part of the fifty occupying the stand, and some of the Allied flags. Dayton Rubber Employees Army-Navy E Award Here Pvt. Fred Webb Dies In Germany From Wounds Highlights of j Ceremony i biven Tuesday Colorful Ceremony Held Mere As Waynes ville Plant (liven Ilijih j The setting for the dedication Private Fred Webb, 20. son of WM ideal facti Hollywould Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Webb, of would have had a hard time build- Waynesville. R.F.D. No. 1. has ing a better one. "Reservoir Hill been reported among Hie casual- across th highway, and back of ties. He died in Germany on May i, from wounds received in combat, according to information to his wife from the War Department. the women in colored dresses brought out the dark green even more. hundred and twenty-three received their diplomas cosing exercises at the '"C Townshio hieh srhnnl ' night, which were open 1 the invocation h n.,: ;ilitt. M. II. Rwl. !HMt of the district schools, the diplomas. nnc Boone, salutatorian, address nt ..i , n u. "cirauie, ana Wychc. valedictorian, maledictory. orations wero ni.. u.. Jske, Frances wuiinm T. Evans. The rl . d "i" Carlcton v w... W'Pal, who paid tribute work they had done. Jr of awards were made evening including the vi (1 I Mil rtnllmw. 1. 1 "esion b. Wilkp state regent of the P'n and rprtinn. Boatty Fa""' jr ' ,8le chairman, to "yChe M'lnn . An n:, : m me rnnfr viii- Mrs w i- o...i. "wing xhir";A- and Mrs T T A id th Len'r Gwyn ld the state regent. nBrol. on behalf of the Legion presented the ' -'tensh n r,t x . ?lrl from tho I, and DnnaM i C- Brown nou - awarric rf' Panted sehrli "elen Cld students nber of mci;., .... . fn dun. "umoer solo hvinxLeve-n.,n8 I InJ - "IfS. Id T va ff.i.:. ''mer. Ida t,.. fid a rro, pic ne Men, ,1 ' "eDe Med- f diplomas were: Amanda Elizabeth Adams, Mary Joanne Boone, Margaret Brcndlc, Bruce Arthur Briggs. Doris Iona Briggs, Florence Charlene Buch anon, Ruth Carolyn Burgin. Peggy Sue Burgin, Lily Mae Cagle, Mil dred Caldwell, Callie Awcnda Clarke, Lawrence Clark, Jr., Henry Clayton, Jr., Jane Cline, Anna Katherine Cope, Eve Bethel Cow an, Betty Jo Crocker, Mary Sue Crocker. Roy Cogdill, Joseph B. Compton. Hugh Compton, William Davis, Blanche Elizabeth Davis, Elizabeth Jane Davis, Lewis Dotson, Ha Jean Evans, Anne Vivian Farmer, Claude Ferguson, Richard Henry Frank lin, Calvin Talmage Francis. Bar !; Jane Francis, William Thom as Freeman, Dorothy Eloise Fuller, Noble Wiley Garrett, Jr., Carol Grahl. Betty Jo Caddy, Nella Sue Gar land, Pollyana Glbbs, Ida Lou Gib son, Mary Jozee Green, Pearl Green, Clarence William Harrell, Gilbert Lee Hembree, Mildred Jean Hall, Lillian Lucille Hannah, Claire Esther Hoyle, Jack Howell, William Lee Howell, Robert Alna Hyatt, Ned Jones, James Donald son Kelley, William G. Kerley, Wflllam Balfour Knight. Miriam Lancaster. Dale Virginia Leatherwood Hazel Leatherwood, Mary Charles Leatherwood, Jerry Robert Leath erwood, Verna Belle Leming, Dor othy Lewis, Ray McCall, Martha Eloise Martin, Rufus Massie, James Ned Massey, William Mehaffey, Roger " Boyd Medford, Thomas Medford, Truett Walker Medford, William Imbar Miller, Sarah Moody, Susie Moody, Marjorie Lee Mull, Agnes Pauline McClure, Thelma McDanicI, Ruth Lillian McGaha. Ruth Frances McElroy, Mar garet Alma Nelson, Floyd Earl Norrls. James Hardy Noland, Betty Jo Noland, Evelyn Otto, Frances Louise Carton, Louise Gertrude Palmer, Robert W, Phelps, Edith (Continued on page 3) Pvt. Webb entered the service j on May 28, 1942, and was induct- ed at Fort Bragg. He was sent to j Miami Beach and later to Chanutc I Field, after which he received further training with the Air Corps at the Maxton Air Base and Fort Wayne. Ind. He had been overseas for fifteen months and when the American armed forces entered Germany was transferred from the AAF to the Infantry and was serving with the First Army. At the time he entered the ser vice he was employed by the Fair ehilds Air Plant, Burlington. Surviving arc his parents, his wife, the former Miss Lois Trout man, of Burlington, two sisters, Mrs. George Moody, and Mrs. Frank Foster, both of Waynesville, R.F.D. No. 1; his fraternal grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Webb, of Ashcville, and his maternal grandfather and step grandmother, Mr. and Mrs Robert Grasty, of Waynesville, and a brother-in-law Sgt George Moody, now serving in Germany. The 10 Hags of Allied Na tions were picturesque as the breeze kept them rig'ld on their masts. Old Glory, atop the 40-foot pole, was just like the ones shown in movies. The WOWS of Dayton were at their best, seeing that everyone was seated comfortably, and car rying out their many duties. Police, patrolmen, guards and deputies handled the large number of ears with ease. . The most impressive part of the ceremony, according to this re porter's opinion, was when the b'00 Dayton employees fastened their "E" pins on their thesis. Killed In Action f - j-' .V :i WILLIAM ROBERT TOY, sea man first class, husband of Mrs. Addie Belt Toy. of Waynesville, R.F.D. TVol 1, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Toy, Of Sylva, who was killed in action, in the Pacific thea ter on May 22. At the time he entered the service he was a mica miner. He 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. ' The plant was decorated in (Continued on page 5i Recognition. "I have nut found a siliKle case of failure of a regulator tubing made by the Dayton Rubber Com pany.'' said Col. F (j.. Hall, of Wright Field. Day ton. Ohio, in his presentation of Hie Army -Navy "E" pennant in the impressive ceremony which look place on Tuesday afternoon on the grounds of the plant near Waynesville "Many u liver is alive today be cause you did so well. For that we thank you and commend you and ask you to carry on untij tinal victory.' concluded the speaker Willi the weal her perfect and enough breeze to keep the llaKs of the t inted Nations above the platform built lor (lie occasion. Hying slilT the colorful program was so perfectly limed thai at the conclusion the band had 30 sec onds left in which lo play an extra stanza of I he Sl.ir Spangled Ban ner The platform, on wlneli were seated fitly dignitaries, including officials and directors ol the com pany. Navy and Army oiliccrs. town and county odicialx. and represen tatives of the employ ccs ol the 'Continued on page j' W. A. Hyatt, Prominent Leader, Buried Yesterday Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock at the First Methodist Church for William Arthur Hyatt. G7. who died at his home on the Fairview Road Monday morning following an illness of several months. Rev. J. clay Madison, pastor of the church, officiated. Burial was in Green Hill ceme tery. Serving as active pallbearers were: Thad O. Chalin. Dr. John II. Smathers. Tbeo. MeCracken. L. M. Killian, Dr. Sam Stringficld. Col. J. H. Howell, Millard l'oteate. El bert Morgan, and L. H. Bramlett. Local veterans of the Spanish American War served as honorary pallbearers. Mr. Hyatt, a native of Waynes ville. was born December 18. 1877. the son of the late Pinkney E. and Margaret Jones Hyatt. He was a member of one of the oldest families of Western North Caro lina. He received his education in the Hay wood county schools and A and M. Coll.'ge i later North Carolina Slate College Mr. Hyatt was the first volunteer from this county in the regular United States Army after the sinking of the Ualtlcship PTaine. lie served at Fortress Monroe and in Honolulu during the Spanish American War. Returning to Haywood county after the war he married Miss Evelyn Sprague Mcintosh in 1903. Soon alter his return here he organized Hyatt and Company, which is today one of the best known and highly respected busi ness firms in the county. Later he organized and operated the Ashe villc Manufacturing Company and the Hyatt Manufacturing Company, both at Emma, near Ashevllle. He was also interested for many years in lumber manufacturing in Hay wood and adjoining counties. Mr., Hyatt from early manhood was in ithe pblftlcal and civic ,qfflir orHaywod countM, was' a vietnCtrfi' or Jji. orismal hoard of trustees 'of the Haywood county hospital. He worked tire lessly for the.. establishment of this institution and after the bonds were voted, before taking any ac tion he, with other members of the board, made a number of trips into other sections of the state and adjoining states to make a study of hospital construction, equipment and operation He devoted a great deal of time and ell'ort to the detailed plans, the construction and equipment of the hospital Much of the early success of the institution was due to his efforts and interest. Mr Hyatt resigned from the (Continued on page four) Dayton Officers See Great Future For Area "You are blessed here as few communities arc. and with deter mination ,are destined to grow and become one of the best known spots in America," W. G. Pickrel, vice president of The Dayton Rub ber Manufacturing Company, told a group at a luncheon given Wed nesday in honor of A. L. Freed lander's birthday. The luncheon was given by The First "National Bank and Wcllco Shoe Corpora tion at the Country Club. Indus trial leaders, officers and key men of the Dayton plant here were guests. Jonathan Woody was toastmas ter, who presented Mr. Frecdland- er after be had nil a huge birth day cake, a gilt of employees of the Waynesville plant. Mr. Freedlander pointed out the necessity of "balancing a commun ity" put special stress on the place for more religion after the war. He mentioned the need of a large commercial hotel, a Y. M. C A . and a general expan sion of the community life. Mr. Priekrel in his brief talk, pledged Dayton Rubber will grow with the community "we will go up to our ears on any and all worthwhile projects we want to improve, and help you improve the community.'' Chambers Brothers, Liberated Prisoners, Now At Fort Dix W illiam Chambers has received word from his sons, Sgt. Ralph Chambers and Pvt. William Cham bers, who were both held as Ger man prisoners and were recently liberated. They have arrived in the States and are now at Fort Dix Sgt. Chambers reached this country on June 3 and Pvt. Cham hers on May 30. They plan to come lo Waynesville in the near ful lire. . . Annual Haywood Sunday Speaker County Day Will 1 ! Be Held Sunday Picnic and Band Con cert Will Be Featured During the Day Ser mon At Eleven. Governor R. Gregg Cherry will headline the 32nd annual Haywood County Day at Lake Junaluska Sunday. A record-breaking crowd is expected to participate in a pro gram which will include an old fashioned picnic after the morn service. Dr. Frank S. Love, superinten dent, estimated yesterday that some 1,500 people would attend. All Methodist churches in the county will be closed for the day, and unite in union services at the Lake, with the morning service starting at eleven o'clock, with Rev R. O. Eller, pastor of the Central Methodist church in Nashville, preaching. The picnic will begin immediate ly jifter the service and continue until 1:30, at which time the 60 piece Waynesville high school band will give an hour concert. Charles Isley will direct the band. Following the concert. Governor Cherry will speak. He will be presented by Glenn C. Palmer, representative to the legislature from Haywood. Rev. Walter B. West, superin tendent of the Waynesville Dis trict, will be the presiding officer of the day. An 8:30 evening service that promises to attract hundreds will be the sermon by Dr. Hoover Rup pert. executive secretary of youth work of the Methodist church The appearance of Governor Cherry at the Lake Sunday is tin: first time he has visited Haywood for a public appearance since be coming governor last January. Citation Given Dayton Editor's note the following is the citation given Dayton Rubber employees, by under secretary of the navy, and read Tuesday by Lt. Commander Ralph M. DiCosola. of the Navy: "For meritorious and distinguished service in the United States of America, the Army-Navy Production Award is hereby presented to the men and women of the Thorobred Division of The Dayton Rubber Manu facturing Company. By their unflagging spirit of patriotism . . . by their acceptance of high resjionsi bility ... by their skill, industry and devotion which they are showing on the production front of the great est war in history . . . they are making an enduring contribution, not only to the preservation of their coun try, but to the immortality of human freedom itself." In Germany Vrtf" MISS MARY E. QUINLAN, dau ghter of Mrs. Charles E. Quinlan, of Waynesville, who is now serving with the American Red Cross in Germany Miss Quinlan, accord ing to information sent from American Red Cross headquarters in European theater, is said to probably be the first American Red Cross girl to begin work on the east side of the Rhine. Serving with the Civilian War Relief, she cross ed the Remagen bridgehead on March 13. Since then she has been (Continued on page 5) GOV. GREGG R. CHERRY will speak al Lake Junaluska Sunday afternoon at 2.'Mi in the 32nd an nual Haywood County Day. Other features ol the day include a picnic anil hand concert. Capt. Colton Transferred To Mt. Airy Corps Captain Tiielma Colton. pastor of the Mountain Division of the Salvation Arms, will be transfer red to !lt Airy Corps of the Army, according to Major Cecil Brown, head ol I he division. Capt. Colton, who came heie in April, I!I37V from High Point to assist Major Brown, will preach her farewell service at the M-iulc Springs Citadel on Sunday after noon. June 10, at 3 00 o'clock. On Saturday afternoon she will hold an open air service on the court house lawn in Waynesville. Lt. Marguerite Morton, of Park crsburg, West Va., who has re cently graduated from the Salva tion A. 'my Training College in At lanU.: will fill the varancv .eie.raod . by Uu- transfer t,i c, . it. ( 'ilton. She will assist Major Brown in the various duties in her work at the Citadel Capt. Colton. Oio has rendered a remarkable service in the work of the Salvalion Army in the Mountain Division, has served as pastor. preaching in seven churches under the jurisdiction of the division During (he seven years she has served in tins area she was given a leave ul absence and attended the Salvation Army Training Col lege in Atlanta Capt. Colton has often taught I he Men's Bible Class al the First liaplisl church here. Nine Cadets To ! Attend CAP Camp In Maxton Nine cadets limn this area will attend the Civil An Patrol Camp to be held in Goldshoro beginning June II, according to Lt Dan Wat kins, commanding ollicer of the local unit Making up Hie group will be: Johnny Hill, (ieorge Ray. Pink Francis. Jerry Liner. Jr . Robt. Hardin. .Sidney Rudisal. Ralph .1. Arlington. Eugene Hampton and Aaron Hyatt The CAP conducts classes and drills each Monday evening at the Armory, beginning al 7.30 o'clock. Miss Marty Mae U'ychc has re turned home from Woman's Col lege, Green iioro. tor the summer vacation. She has as her guests Miss Susan Bobbins, of Rocky Mount, and Miss Lib Rogers, of Ayden. Pvt. Swayngim, German Prisoner, Is Liberated Private Charles R. Swayngiiu. son of Grover C. Swayngim, of Waynesville, R.F.D. No. 2. who has been a German prisoner since Jan uary 3, when he was first report ed missing, was liberated on April 23. according to information re ceived by his family. Pvt. Swayngim. who has live brothers in the service, entered the army in April, 1942. and was train ed at the following posts prior to being sent to the Aleutian Is lands: Camp Robinson. Ark.. Catno Gordon, Ga.. and Seattle. Wash. He was returned to the States in March. 1944, and after a fur lough at home was sent to Fori Jackson and later Camp Campbell, before he was sent lo the Euro pean theatre. At the time he entered the ser vice he was employed in the ship yards in Philadelphia. Wellco Plant Adds Recreational Facilities At the number two plant of thp Wellco Shoe Corporation equip ment has been installed for soft ball, volley ball, baseball and horseshoes, according to informa tion received this week. The recreational facilities have been installed back of the plant for tlx benefit of the employees Mrs. W. A. Grahl. of Chatsworth. Ga.. arrived Saturday to visit her son and daughter-in-law. Mr. and ... -.- ,, , , , Mrs- Linwood Grahl. Mrs. Grahl Miss Ida Mcliallcy h it last week ! was accompanied by her son for Salem. Ill . where she will visit! Wayne Grahl, of Oak Ridge Tenn ' her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. who returned on Monday' to his and Mrs. Clinton Mehaffey. home Shortage of Sugar Holdincr Of Canning Certificates Due to a temporary shortage of sugar, all issuance ol canning sugar was discontinued Saturday in this district, and in a large part of the nation The local War Price and Ra tioning Office had sent out only a small part of the canning sugar certificates when the order came through. More than 14,000 per sons had applied for canning sugar from the local board, and were scheduled to get an 8-pound maxi mum. District officers here yesterday explained that no time was set when the order will be lifted. They said, "just as soon as the supply of sugar warrants. Right now it is at a low ebb, and there would not be sugar to supply the demand even if the certificates, were issued." Haywood Casualty List As of Today: Killed in action 94 Wounded 209 Prisoners 9 Missing in acton 23 Liberated 15 ToUt S50 E