North Carolina Newspapers

Bough THE . Waynesvilee Mountaineer Bond tor I .nil U war Published In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park NO. 24 16 Pages WAYNESV1LLE, N. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1945 (One Day Nearer Victory) $2.00 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties mm m msm mum nn IDri' T"1 bases rar w Quota In wood County ,ia Efforts To te Quota Under- ; Movie Premier Be On 2nd. A i5 ,orc man $325,000 milH' 1'iin hasp OI r- ,k .ir Loan Drive, ac- In a iiflicial lanui.iimii effort In nii". - ... . I 1.1 ... tinier win r 1K lu ll,c 22cici al I i ui ,1 uhich lime admission Irrl Me In SI. l-ouis win ,d only Bonus win dc H lobby of the iJieairc, Lip. (luiipr. said. wri-liasr of "rr l'e w exceeded II"" qu"Ia 01 but I lie l)i lK "as tomc l,uiui. willi a quota of .ffit-ial report yesterday lilies as follows: $277,076 592 (iO.200 wuud brtiln .lU'S e.400 100.500 103.000 40.000 lliiniN knit llniiiH I A I . $590,368 Francis, war fund chair yeslcrday that every cf bc made to get workers section of the county on lo linim up to lagging vie will he a large draw. since the picture Is rated of I he best made. A br picture, it appeals to and stars Judy Garland, O'Brien. Mary Astor, Bremer, Tom Drake, and Main. Windshield ers Are No er Required is no need to display i slickers indicating the Nline rationing held by h Rufus L. Silcr, chair k' board, said yesterday. im was taken by ration- to because of the use of serially numbered ration Tlie coupons arc A, B, H also announced yes Jt gas coupons B-6 and not be good after June pe who hold these un- fai"Ps can excliance them lamps. Officials Pfere On ction Trip , i-uin-i niienaeni r' and ,lohn NpnHhim rtpr of the Park, wcn; rs in Waynesville r 'S.iii. inev unrn nn on tr'P. having come here -amp r,an fr, r.i t't during the morning " "'lie a s rr,,o..l.J con,f back soon." impressed with "".s side, and looks fun hi w inspection trips f r future. fh Club Is Being rC fOlllulpIn,! .1.: flahn-i. ween cfcnt.l Vonth ?rated i -nmerce, t"'l for yniintf i. the rv ana spon bilMmunity Council- Fvcn to , "- " "8ur To- v,"cn o clock , -""icy and another cnaro, S,;i. o' Mrs. Bon- "HI sr.-,.. . - rs. ,::"- siting with id i tW costs t0 tte f5 rrf o-eationa facUi. I tie Of E War Bonds Lagging Haywood One Counties In This State Says Governor Cherry J. C. Patrick New Commander Legion Post J. C. Patrick was elected com mander of the Waynesville Post of the American Legion at Hie meeting which was held on Fri day night at which time the of ficers for the ensuing vvcar were named. Mr. Patrick succeeds Hurst Burgin as commander. Others who will serve with him include: vice commander. Hurst Burgin: adjutant, Frank Worthing; chap lain, Rev. Robt. G. Tatum. The other officers and commit teemen will be announced at the July meeting. Serving on the i nominating committee were: .1. C. j Brown. Rev. S. R. Crocketl. and i Ben Phillips. ! The following committee was i named to investigate and invite ; other groups to formulate plans , for a fitting memorial for the vet erans of the world wars: Colonel J. Harden Howell, T. G. Massie. end Rev. Mr. Tatum. The Legionaircs joined the members of the Auxiliary for a i social hour following adjournment of their business session. Nutritionist To Hold Cheese Salad i Demonstration Miss Mary K. Thomas. State Ex tension nutritionist, will give a salad and American cheese dem onstration at an all-day meeting to be held at Long's Chapel on next Friday, June 22, it was announced yesterday by Miss Mary Margaret Smith, county home demonstration agent. The demonstrations will start -at 10:30 and continue until 3:30. Those attending are asked to bring their lunches with them, as there will be no provision made for the lunch hour. All the women in the county arc invited to attend regardless of whether or not they arc members of a home demonstration club. Pet Dairy Adds New Equipment To Local Plant A 1,000-gallon refrigerating milk storage tank of the latest design has been installed at Pet Dairy Products Company here. The new piece of equipment will aid in taking care of the increase volume of milk the plant is now handling. "The plant is up 25 per cent on production over last year," R. B. Davenport, district manager, said this week. An auxiliary ammonia compres sor has also been added to the plant to take care of the heavy load of refrigeration required. The general increase demand for food is the answer to the in crease volume, according to Mr. Davenport. Sales of the new milk sherbet has also broken all expectations I in sales, It was announced. nere iNexx weeK tics will be provided, for the mem bers. Music, ping-pong, billiards, table games and other amusements will make up the long list of ac tivities which will be available. A snack bar will also be opcrat ed, with appointed young people in charge. Plans are to have an interesting public program for the teen-age group and parents when the club is opened, with the high school orchestra and other special featur es of entertainment. Indications yesterday were that the club would open about the 22nd. Application blanks Will be avail able at the opening, others can be had from Mrs. Bonner Ray, who is serving as chairman of the committee. Of Key Large Crowd Heard (lovernor Speak At Lake Junaluska Last Sunday Afternoon. "Haywood county is one of Hie key counties of Western North Carolina, if not of the entire state." said Governor H Gregg Cherry in the opening remarks of his ad dress al Lake .liinaluska un Hay wood County Day which was held on Sunday at the Methodist As sembly. "The people of Western North Carolina are the most loyal in the United Stales, for it is here you find the purest Anglo-Saxon blood in America. Lake Junaluska of fers a right and proper atmos phere - l hat must spread over great areas to help bring about a condition among us all that will ; be more in accordance with the spirit and the word of the Al : mighty," lie continued. "I served with many men from Ibis section in World War I, and I feel more like coming home when I visit Haywood than I do visiting." he commented in the in- troduction to his address on the ; importance of religion in solving the problems of today, which was i beard by more than 1,500 persons i gathered in the auditorium, i "Beyond the borders of our own ! nrccinus land and far fim I he K"0".,,0,'. actions of far too many indivi duals are limited as to activity and as to the worship of God. Consider with me the untold thou sands, including many Americans, (Continued on page Hi Lt. Stringfield Awarded The Bronze Star Lt. Thomas Stringfield. son -of Dr. and Mrs. Sam L. Stringfield. of Waynesville. who served in the Pacific theatre for seventeen months, has recently been awarded the Bronze Star for services as set forth in the following citation: "In the name of the President of the United Stales, the Command ing General, Fleet Marine Force. Pacific, takes pleasure in award ing the Bronze Star Medal to Lieutenant Thomas Stringfield, United Slates Naval Reserve, for service as set forth in the follow ing citation: "For heroic achievement in ac tion against the enemy while serv ing as assistant surgeon with a Marine regiment on Pclcliu. Palau Islands, on 15 and 16 September, 1944. When the regimental com mand post was under heavy enemy artillery and mortar fire. Lieuten ant Stringfield, despite personal danger and with great fortitude, ma'dc continuous trips through out the night around the area, giving aid to the wounded and con ducting them safely back to the aid station. "During the morning of 16 September, 1944, when the com mand post was still under heavy mortar fire, he again made con tinuous trips around the area giv ing first aid to the wounded and organized the remnants of his per sonnel into an effective team to care for the great number of casu alties. His professional skill was instrumental in the saving of many lives and was an inspira tion to the hien serving under him. His great personal valor and devo tion to duty maintained at great risk were in keeping with the high est traditions of the United States Naval Service." Haywood Casualty List As of Today: Killed In action 95 Wounded ..t 213 Prisoners ' Missing In action 25 Liberated - Total ;- 358 Heads Farm Unit GLENN C. PALMER was named president of the Haywood County Farm Bureau Federation, which j was organized here Tuesday night. Palmer Heads Farm Bureau Col. Bryan Conrad Promoted To Brigadier General Colonel Bryan Conrad, son of Mrs. Janie Love McQuire, of Win chester. Va., formerly of Waynes ville, has been promoted to briga dier general, according to informa tion received here by his aunl, Mrs. Robert II. Mitchell. General Conrad, a graduate of West Point, is a native of Way nesville, and has been on General Eisenhower's staff since the latter has been serving in the European llicatre. Al the time tins country entered Hie war General Conrad was re siding in London, where he had been attached to the ' American Embassy for a number of years. Believe Haywood Will Get 50 New Cars This Year The WPB announcement that 200,000 passenger cars would be manufactured this year gave many local people encouragement of getting one before 1946 rolls around. A group of local automobile men discussing the possibilities of new car sales in Haywood, figured that about 50 ' new cars of all makes would likely be alloted this coun ty. These fifty would be sold only on high priority, such as to doc tors, policemcnt and top essential car users. The figures were based on popu lation, and taking Haywood as hav ing an average number of "high priority" users of cars. From best checks, there are about ten agencies in the county, which would give the average dealer about five cars each, if present plans, and the law of averages hold true in this instance. One dealer said, "those who arc neglecting their cars in the hopes of getting a new one soon, better watch out and take care of what they have." Everyone In A "Stew" Over Canning, But No Sugar Is In Sight The canning sugar picture re mains unchanged, which means there just isn't any for local would-be canners, it was learned from the local board yesterday, as they, too, anxiously awaited orders from headquarters to resume is suing certificates. The district office held up furth er issuance of certificates recently when the supply of sugar in the nation became alarmingly low. At the time, only a third of the 14, 000 Waynesville applications had been filled. The remaining more Building Permits Now Required In Hazelwood; Fire Zones Being Wade Auto Stamps On Sale At Post Oftice For $5 The federal auto use $." stamps are on sale at the local post office. The stamps arc lo he placed on every car be fore July first. The stamps are issued by the treasury department lliroiigh the post office. No applications are necessary for their purchase just the live dollars in cash. Sale of the stamps to dale has been slow, it was learned. Haywood Federation With representatives from every section of the county present, a temporary organization of the Haywood Farm Bureau Federation was perfected here at a meeting Tuesday evening at the court house. Glenn C. Palmer was nam ed president and C. C. Francis, secretary and treasurer of the temporary group, it was learned from Howard R. Ciapp, county farm agent. The group was organized under the sponsorship of Joe R. Wil liams, assistant secretary, of the State Farm Bureau Federation, and Will 11. Rogers, organization director, both of Greensboro. The object of the organization is to develop a well rounded pro gram that will give farmers a fair price for their products and the Bureau works closely with all farm agencies, it was pointed out by Mr. Williams. The Bureau promotes all phases of agriculture and is divided into three departments, namely: legis lative, educational and develop ment, with organizations in 46 of the 48 states in this country. In North Carolina there are 35,000 farm families enrolled and in ad dition more than 1.000 of the lead ing business firms of the stale hold memberships. In the nation there are 00,000 families enroll ed. In this county hurley and cat tle will be emphasized in the pro posed program of post-war devel opment, it 'was pointed out by the leaders as two of the most im portant production fields in Hay wood county. If the leaders who attended the meeting here this week find suf ficient interest in the county a permanent organization will be set up at a meeting scheduled for July 3, at which time R. Flake Shaw, of Greensboro, executive secretary of the State organiza tion, will be present and outline the work. In the meantime anyone inter ested is asked to get in touch with Glenn C. Palmer, C. C. Fran cis, or Howard R. Clapp, county agent. IN RALEIGH W. Roy Francis spent Monday and Tuesday in Raleigh on busi ness. than 9.000 people arc having to wait until the orders are changed. The local personnel of the war price and rationing board are an swering hundreds of questions daily about the situation, but their answers all boil down, to "we haven't the slightest idea when we will be told to issue more can ning sugar, and the district office gives us the lame answer." And all the while, everyone is in a "stew", but there's no sugar to sweeten the situation. r . In Haywood State Building Code Will Be Followed: G. C. Summcrrow Is Building Inspector. Announcement was made yes terday that a building permit must he secured before any building or repairing ran lc made in the town limits of Hazelwood. The slate building code is being followed by the town in carrying out the ordinance, and any person falling to secure proper permit before starting construction, re pairing or remodeling, will be liable to a fine of $50 or 30 days Imprisonment, it was pointed out. The town officials are setting up tire zones in the town, and plan to have the entire town area zoned within the next week. This will place certain restrictions on buildings in all areas of the town. The mayor and (own board have named G. C. Summcrrow as building inspector and he will al so be charged with the issuance of permits where applicants com ply with the code. Sgt. Dudley Moore Returns From 18 Months, Overseas,, "I love England and I like the people, but I dislike intensely the English weather," said Sgt. Dudley Moore, AAF. who is home for a 30-day furlough, after which he has been ordered to report to Fort Dix. Sgt. Moore, former member of the faculty of the Bethel high .school, has served with thv Eighth Air Force at their base in Nor folk county, England, and has been overseas for the past 18 months, lie has not been definitely notified, but like all men in his unit he feels confident that he is en route to the Pacific theatre. Sgt. Moore entered the service in November, 1942, and was in ducted at Camp Croft. He was trained at 11 posts in this coun try prior to being sent overseas, the last being March Field. Calif. Sgt. Moore insists that with the exception of the fact that his bast was in direct line of the buzz bombs which the Germans sent from Holland to London he has had little "actual excitement", but he reports that those who have been sent from his outfit over Germany and the men in the In fantry in Europe have seen a "plenty". "Of course I was mighty home sick," he said, adding that all the men overseas arc homesick. "I want to be right back here in a school room . in Haywood county and when the war is over that's where I hope to be," he commented when asked what he wanted to da when the war is over. Sgt. Moore, who is the son of Mrs. Mary Moore, has been joined by his wife, the former Miss Elva Schreyer, of Fletcher, and they arc at their home at Lake Junaluska. Mrs. Moore has been teaching in Fletcher during the time her hus band has been in the service. Presbyterians To Close Bible School Friday The Daily Vacation Bible School which has been in progress at the Presbyterian church for the past two weeks will close on Friday with appropriate exercises Friday night at 8:00 o'clock. The Beginner, Primary and Jun ior Departments will each partici pate in the program and certifi cates will be awarded those who have attended the school. The program will be directed by Miss Mary Ann Dendy, who has directed the school. She will be assisted by Miss Nancy Killian, Mrs. Dean Colvard and Mrs. M. G. Stamey. All the children together with their parents and interested friends are invited to attend the closing exercises. To Preach Here V v i REV. .1. i; 1IUGG1W, lormor pas tor of the First Methodist church, now pastor in Durham, will fill the pulpil of lus former church here al the morning service, according lo an announcement by the pastor. Rev. ,1 Clay Madison Mr. Huggin will also speak at Lake Junaluska on Tuesday June 19. according to an announcement by Dr. P. o Love, assembly superintendent. Cpl. H. E. Godfrey Dies From Wounds In Germany Corporal Hairy Edgar Godfrey, 21. son of James W. Godfrey and the late Mrs, Godfrey, of Hard wood, died in ernaby Way 27. fioin'1 gunshv r;Miutc4 iiccoru ing to information received from the War Department by his fath er. Cpl. Godfrey entered the ser vice in June 1942. and was induct ed at Fort Dix. N. J . and from there sent lo I he Air Base at Greensboro. Later he was trans ferred back to Fort Dix and from there sent overseas. He had served nineteen months in the European t heal re. first in England, then France. Belgium, Holland, and later Germany. Be fore entering the service he was employed on a Norman. N. J. Surviving are brothers. Sgl now serving in Ire. Cpl. Claude in Europe. Guy nesville, R.F.D berry farm near his father, four Robert Godfrey, I lie Pacific thea Godfrey, serving (null rey, of Way No. 1. Garland Godfrey, Norman. N J.; six sisters, Mrs. Bill Hoone, Waynesville. R. F. D. No. 1. Mrs Annie Massie, and Mrs Willard Green, both of Norman, N. .1 , Mrs. Ethel Green. New York, and Mrs. Johnny Smiley, and Mrs Kutli Davis, both of Hazelwood. Pfc. H. W. Conard Wounded In Action Among the casualties not here tofore reported to The Waynes ville Mountaineer liy the family is that of Private First Class Har ry W. Conard, son of Mrs. Win nie M. Conard. of Hazelwood, who was wounded in action on March 30, 1943, in I lie North African theatre. Pfc. Conard entered the service in 1941 and look his training at Camp Wheeler. Ga., Fort Bragg, and from the latter was sent to an embarkation port and over seas. He is now serving with the Mili tary Police, in Southern France. Mr and Mis. George A. Nilcs, of Griffin, Ga , are spending a week in Waynesville visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. I". Kirkpatrick and Miss Robina Miller. Mrs. Niles is the former Miss Sadie Miller, sister of Mrs. Kirkpatrick and Miss Miller. Registered Guernseys To Be Sold Here 27th' Some 35 head of registered Guernsey cattle will be sold in a promotional sale at the State Test Farm on Wednesday, June 17th, it was announced yesterday. The sale will start at one o'clock, with Tom, McCord, of Alabama, auctioneer. George Sally, presi dent of the South Carolina Guern sey Cattle Club, will read the pedi gree of each animal at the sale. More Funds Given State Test Farm Many Modern Build ings Under Construc tion; Others Included In P. rram. With an utional appropriation of $24,590 he State Test Farm here is fas' ishing a $90,000 build ing progn i to completion, it was learned f m Dean Colvard, as sistant dl' -ctor in charge. This will repr sent an investment of $150,000 in (he farm. At work on the construction pro gram arc 15 to 20 men, not includ ing those vgularly engaged in the farm work Approvii has been made, and 200,000 to s of crushed stone are on the gn nd for building three quarters i mile of highway from the end oi '.ast Street through the farm. PI. ,.s arc scheduled to have this competed by fall. The road will com cct with the "Raccoon Creek ro I. A not he the builc1 lishment a year, small fri The b. 2 burl 1 Tur. Remod Anothe arc iv - )u -roject which is not in program is the eslab i orchard in about vill be apples and 'ogram includes: i barns. co curing ham. rn. unit two units c and have a ra birds and 1100 lay- ers. 40-head dairy barn. Calf barn. 2-story office and laboratory. Stone superintendent's home. 2 new tenant houses. 3 workmef p houses. Implement, (hed. Grain and storage house. Mill house. T In addition to these, four imiiiiH silos will be moved from the for mer test farm at Swannanoa. Before the end of the month plans are to bring the 50-hcad Jersey herd here from Swannanoa. and add a 10-head herd of Guern sey cows. "The Waynesville farm offers a greater opportunity than the Swannanoa farm," Mr. Colvard said, "since it is more typical of more Western North Carolina soil." The Waynesville farm is part of the mountain experiment, with 410 a ers in Ashe county, devoted lo the study of beef cattle and sheep. The farm here has 282 acres. Much interest is being shown in the farm, and only last week three large delegations were here get ting plans tor building barns and copied the dairy barn on the local farm. Of special interest right now is the experiment with winter oats. Some 30 varieties are grown on the farm, and three or four of them arc proving better than barley. Some ten varieties of alfalfa have been sown and are proving to be of much interest to farmers of this area. Besides Mr. Colvard, others here with the farm include Dr. Lutlu" Shaw, Turkish tobacco specialist", J. E. Love, poultryman, R. L. York dairyman,, W. M. Wbisenhunt farm manager. Miss Hazel Drake is secretary. Farmers interested in seeing and learning of the experiments, or any other feature of the farm are always welcome, it was pointed out bnu can go at any time and get me uesired information. Lt. Richard Alexander Receives Battle Field Promotion Lt. Richard Alexander, vice pres ident of the Springdale schools, has received a battlefield promo tion, it was recently learned bv his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Troma's Alexander, of Springdale and New York. He is serving with the 83rd Ar tillery and has been awarded two Air Medals, his duties have requir ed much flying, a Silver Star and three campaign stars. The Haywood Grade A Produc ers, Pet Dairy, Extension Service. State Test Farm, and Haywood Gurnsey Breeders are sponsoring the event. This will be the first public event at the State Test Farm here, and a large crowd is expected to attend. A number ; of special prizes are being arranged, and the catalog of the animals to be sold is now being prepared. - I