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The Waynesville Mountaineer You i..J for Ik War w Published In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park yfliST VEAK NO. 26 12 Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1945 (One Day Nearer Victory) $2.00 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties Ml riion Sale For War U Set For Tuesday i rwlTaf i np anu L Will Be Sold At t Gallery In War Jnd Event. ,.,et official figures snow Li s'25 000 behind on the K"5'" ..... L..nlh War r f The quota is $609,000 ,,y $384,UW lo dale accorams i ,,inl,incd by officials and '. Roy Francis, chairman, L fyrl to overcome UlC ,n audio" sale win "-' L.,j. mfiit at the Way- Art Gallery, at which time t merchandise "in ne soio nwsons bidding the largest L in bonds. Yesterday a L f articles were being (led. including nylon hos Mnrii's wearing apparel, and many surprise pack- inilar bund auction was held itar and over $30,000 in were sold at the time. J. b. permanent war bond chair working with Mr. Stone . Mann of the Art Gallery king final details for the Bonds will he issued right sale Merchants of the nily are donating I lie mer le. The sale will begin at lb? IiiimH nreniicro last. Fri- linc $15,000 in bonds were Led by the 229 persons at- Inc show. e Welfare pmissioner To I Haywood Ellen H. Winston. Stale i sinner of Public Welfare, iss Victoria Bell, field so ircscntalivc of the Western of the State organization, pke an official visit in Hay- ounty during the first week ' according lo an announce yesterday by Mrs. Sam munly welfare supcrinten- Mrs Quern. Dr. Winston Bell will make an in fn of the niuiity home dur lt morning. At noon they mcs': U. civitan and is in Canton. In the the .staff of the county department will honor Dr. u'th a tea to be given offices of I be county de nt Vls'' here at this time is I a stair program including Ptlie COIllltv U'plfara ,i.,.,,.i ding Permits Necessary Jity Limits on""-ial are issuing a 1 1 Hits week that before any w. alterations or build ,,, d0lle "ithin the city a Permit is required. " fading to abide by the s ' t,e ordnance. Sts ai' available from J"-. building inspector ijies said that strict jIwod Presbyterians f g Daily Vacation f Sthool At Church tood f Peeress at the fck ',, sb'l"ian church j continue through lMuUndt'r t direc- i rSse Painler- As- I ZrnthC ReV- S' renee n Ufus Gaddis- Sc?Gr8, MrS- Fred 1 attend.3" ChiIdren are Sco"ts Hold j At Balsam mJ Troop with their outin'. agenfeld, en- ere 3lsain Road. Si we served by Mr, New Auto Stamps Must Be On Cars By First Of July The Treasury Department issued a warning yesterday that all motorists failing to have a new auto tax stamp on the windshield on and after July first will be liable to a severe fine. The stamps are on sale at the post office and the price is five dollars for all type motor vehicles. "A thorough enforcement of the law will be made," the an nouncement yesterday stated. Community Cannery To Open On 3rd The Community Cannery, locat ed on the grounds of the Waynes ville Township high school, which was used by hundreds of house wives last season, will open on Tuesday, July 3, according to J. C. Brown, vocational teacher, who will be in charge. The cannery until production demands are greater will be open only one day each week, from nine until six o'clock. Later in the season it will be open three days a week, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Canning will be done this year by appointment only, according to Mr. Brown, who staled, that those wishing to use the services may Contact either himself or Mrs. Rufus Siler, assistant supervisor. The local cannery has a large supply of tin cans from number two to number ten capacity and it is expected that there is suf ficient amounts on hand to fill the local needs. Mr. Brown and Mrs. Siler will be assisted this season by Mrs Emmett Green who will serve as cannery manager. On Monday and Tuesday of this week courses for workers in this county. Transylvania and Hender son counties was conducted by Mr. Brown and others. Condition Of Tommy Norris Satisfactory The condition of Tommy Norris, 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Norris. who suffered a frac ture of the neck while diving in Lake Junaluska last Friday after noon, was reported last night to be satisfactory. Young Norris has been in a critical condition since he was rushed to the Haywood County Hospital on Friday and while slightly improved remains ser iously ill. Tommy, who recently complet ed the 10th grade in the local high school, had a job at the Unagusta Manufacturing Company for the summer. When he came in from work Friday around 6 o'clock he rushed to the Lake with one of his companions for a swim. He was considered to be an expert swimmer and had spent much time at the Lake. Midshipman ft. L. Lee, Jr., who lias spent the past two weeks here with his parents will return to Annapolis on Tuesday. Given Bronze Star I 1 CAPTAIN OLIVER W A 1) K FUANKL1N. son of Mr. and Mrs. Harding Franklin, of Waynesville, R.F.I). No 2. has recently been awarded 1 lie Bron.e Star for meri torious achievement in the (ier inan campaigns, according to in formation received troin the Kuro pean theater. Captain Franklin left lien- with the National Guard in Sept , HMO and was trained at the following posts before being soul overseas: Fort Jackson, Camp Blanding, Camp Forrest, Tcnn , Camp Atter hury and was given special train ing twice at Fort Benning, Ga At the lime he entered the service he was employed by the Champion Paper anil Fibre Company, Can ton He has been overseas since February , 1IH4 and is attached to the 1 1 fit h Infantry, 3(Hh Infantry Division He has one brother in the service. Troy Franklin. Fin man. First Class. Former Haywood Man Killed In Action In Pacific Private Jack Chambers, 28. son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Chambers, of Kelson, formerly of Haywood county, was killed in action in the Pacific theatre, it has been learn ed from his aunts. Mrs. Glenn Howell and Miss Louise Rogers, of Canton. Pvt. Chambers volunteered for service two years ago. after re signing as personnel director of the Seattle, Wash., Employment Agency. He has previously 'been wounded. His brother. 1.1. Wal ter P. Chambers, was killd in action in January of this year and ;: brother-in-law has also been lost in action. He is survived by his parents, a sister, and a brother. LI. Rogers Chambers, U. S. Navy. Seventeen Leave Here In June Quota For Fort Bragg Seventeen men left here Tues day morning, making up Uu June quota of the selective service sys tem from the Waynesville area, for induction for active duly in the armed forces at Fort Bragg. Klmer David Hendrix was named leader of the group. Six men in the group were transfers as follows: James Ran dolph Hall. Jr., from Franklin: Marvin Ralph Thoniason. from Yorktown. Va.; Frank Jackson Hannah, from Franklin, Floyd Graybeal Mehaffey. from Salem, N. J.; Henry Hayes Setzcr. from Salem. N. J., and John Robert Fer guson, from Newport News. Va, Others making up the call were: Spencer Walker. Jack Guy Rec tor. James Donaldson Kelley, R. L. Ledford. Bob Rogers. Jack Ray Ferguson. Roy Elden Arrington. Frank Boldcn and Noble Jonas Wyatl. Deserter From Army Gives Up After Hiding 2 Years Private Durward Messer, alleged to have been a deserter from the United States Army for the past two years, gave himself up to the law And has been .taken to the office' of the Prevost Marshall in Asheville,, after having been , hid ing out for the past two years, according to officers here. Members of the Military Police of Asheville, with various local and county officers attempted to arrest Messer last Wednesday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Messer, In the Little Cataloochee section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, around 23 miles from Waynesville. In their effort to apprehend the deserter from tne army, omcens were reported to have been shot at by his 13-year-old sister, and in the meantime Messer escaped. No one was hurt but the officers seized three guns at the Messer home. Pvt. Messer had served one year in the army at the time he is al leged to have deserted the service. His parents both of whom later waived hearing, and two young sis ters, one 13 and the other eleven, were taken into custody by the officers and lodged in the Hay wood county jail. The father is out on a $1,000 bond and the mother made bond at $500. The children were turned over to the (Continued ppe 2) 13 Guernsey Cattle Bought By Haywood Dairymen Liberated Badge of Honor Rationing Board To Close Here Every Wednesday Announcement was made yesterday that the War Price and Rationing Board Office will be closed all day every Wednesday in order that the staff can make out numerous detailed reports for the dis trict offices. The office w ill also be closed the first of every month for the same reason, it was explained. R. Flake Shaw Executive Secy. State FB To Speak li. Flake Shaw, executive secre tary of the North Carolina Farm Bureau, will address a mass meet ing of the Haywood county farm ers at the court house here on Tuesday evening, July 3, at 0:30 o'clock, according to an announce ment by Glenn C. Palmer, presi dent of the Haywood County Farm Bureau. The speaker, a Guilford county farmer, is one of the state's most outstanding agricultural leaders. He maintains a diversified farm operations in the Piedmont section of North Carolina His broad knowledge of agricultural prob lems has been obtained the hard way, from personal experiences. Mr. Shaw is a master farmer and from 1934 until 1940 served as State AA Committeeman. In 1940 he was drafted by the agri cultural leadership of the state to head the North Carolina Farm Bureau. Under his leadership the organization has grown from 2, 200 members to over 35,000 at the present time. All the fanners in the county who are interested in maintaining a sound agricultural program in the post-war period arc urged to attend this meeting. Lt. Hugh L. Davis Killed In Action On Okinawa Second Lieutenant Hugh I. Da vis, 24. son of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil R. Davis, of the Iron Duff section of the county, has been reported killed in action on Okinawa on April 28. according to a message received by his parents this week. Lt. Davis had been overseas for the past la months. He volunteer ed in the service in 1942 and was commissioned in the airborne in fantry at Fort Benning. Ga. Prior to service at Okinawa he had also been in the Philippines. Lt. Davis was a graduate of Georgetown University, and at the time he entered the service was a law student. Surviving are his parents, two sisters, Mrs. John Penny, of New York City, and Mrs. Alden Wal rher. of Upper Monclair. N. J. Maj. J. H. Kennedy Received Citation In Pacific Area Major John H. Kennedy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kennedy, of Jonathan Creek, has recently been cited for his work in the Pacific theatre, according to information received by his parents. The citation in part read as fol lows: "Major John H. Kennedy. Ordn ance Department. United States Army. For meritorious achieve ment in Leyte, Philippine Islands, from 24 October, 1944. to 20 No vember. 1944, in connection with military operations against the enemy. As construction officer of the Ordnance section of a major base, Major Kennedy was charged with the establishment and super vision of construction of combat and transport vehicles, anti-air-(Continued on page 5t Second Promotional Sale Was Successful From Every Angle, Sponsors Report. Thirteen of the 24 Guernsey animals sold at the second annual promotional sale here Wednesday afternoon were bought by Hay wood dail y men The sale w;as termed a success by all sponsors, which was l.eld in the new dairy barn at the State Test Farm. Tom McCord w..s auc tioneer. The sale average was $J(I(I a head, with the lop price for a cow being $.")()(). and the top hull brought $310. Both of these were bought by G. C. Palmer. Jr., who bought four head in all The total for the sale was $4,805 Grady Howell, of route two. won the l.Vinouth Guernsey heifer from the Osborne farm .which was a prize given by Pet Dairy Products Company to a producer. Among the Haywood buyers were: J. E. Ferguson, 2. G C. Palmer. Jr., 4. F. L. Leopard. Ciussie Noland, C. N. Allen. Joe lteinster. Edith Noland. M. II Caldwell and C. II Fish. Other animals went to dairymen in Jackson county. Franklin. Ashe ville. Morgaiiton, Salisbury. Shel by. Mars Hill. South Carolina and two to New York. A number of state dairy special ists were here for the sale, and It. 11. Davenport, district manager of Pel Dairy Products Company. Howard Clapp. county agent, and Dean Colvard, assistant director in charge of the Test Farm, estimated an attendance of 400 people at the sale. The Morning Star Home Demon stration Club served lunch at the sale. Sgt. Joe Palmer Hon. Discharged From Marines Sergeant Joe H. Palmer. U. S. Marines, was honorably discharg ed from the service on June 19. at the U. S. Naval Hospital, San Diego, Calif., and arrived home this week. Sgt. Palmer, son of Mr and Mrs. Glenn A. Palmer, entered the service in September. 1942, and reported at Ciantico, Va., for training. Before being assigned to overseas duty he was given further training at New River, and Camp Pendleton. Sgt. Palmer served lor one year in the Pacific lliealie and was wounded in action on Tinian Is land last July. He returned lo the Slates last September and since Ilia lime has Im-cii a patient in the Naval Hospital. San Diego, Calif. He is entitled lo wear a Presi dential unit citation, the Purple Heart, Bronze Star for gallantry in action, and the Pacific theatre ribbon At the time he entered the ser vice he was assistant county farm agent of Madison County. Dr. French Hoynes Promoted To Full Professor At Coker Dr. French llaynes. of Coker College, has recently been promot ed from associate to full professor of English, according lo an an nouncement this week from Harts ville, S. C. Dr. llaynes, a native of Clyde, where she still maintains her resi dence, received her B. A. degree from Meredith College, and holds an M. A. and Ph. D. degrees from Cornell University. For a number of summers she taught at the Asheville Normal College. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Christy, Jr.. and two children. Claude and Nancy, of Chicago, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Matney, the parents of Mrs. Christy, who was the for mer Miss Louise Matney. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS The Post Office Department has just issued a ruling re garding subscriptions to men and women in the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, which requires a written request from the addressee be supplied the publisher for either a new or renewal subscription. This ruling goes into effect July first. The only way we can enter new or renewal subscriptions for those in the above three branches of service, is to have a written request from them. The requests will have to be kept in our files. 4 PVT. ERNEST ROGERS, son of Mr. and Mrs James II. Rogers, of Waynesville. who was liberated from a German prison camp on May 1, by a company I nun the Russian army Story ()n Page Three Sgt. Jack Crawford Killed In Plane Crash, Tampa Bay Sergeant Jack E Crawford. 22. son of Mr. and Mrs Clinton Craw ford, of the Iron Dull' section of the county, was killed in a plane crash in Tampa Hay, Fla.. last Wednesday Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at the Antioch Baptist Church in the Iron DulT community. Burial fol lowed in the church cemetery. The local unit of the State Guard, commanded by Capt. Guy Messer, assisted by Rev. Forrest Ferguson, conducted military rites. The body arrived here at 12:30 Suiiday and was taken to the Crawford Funeral Home where it. remained until the hour of the service. Sgt. OIlie Thaxton ac companied the body here from MacDill Field. Sgt. Crawford entered the ser vice on May 2(i. 1943, and was sta tioned at MacDill Field at the tune of the crash of the Superfortress in which he was flying. He was serving as radio-gunner aboard the aircraft . Surviving are the parents, three sisters. Mrs. Carl Ferguson, of Crabti'ee. Miss Mildred .iiiil Miss Barbara Anne Crawford, of Iron DulT; three brothers, Thai! and Dec Crawford, and Billy Crawford, seaman, first class, now stationed in New York. Hie meaning of I Do vou know this emblem'' It is tin' design of the little gold button worn on the lapel by an Honorably Discharged Veteran of World War II He is back from the war. starting life again as a civilian Honor the wearer. Help him if you can Canton Has $50,000 Blaze Fire of an undetermined origin destroyed the Canton lee and Laundry linns early Wednesday morning, causing damages esti mated at $50,000. Fred Sheehan. lormerly of Way nesville, operated the laundry and dry cleaning place and M C. Sprinkle operated the ice plant Mr. Sprinkle owned both busi nesses It was reported that a series of explosions nu ked I he boiler room of the laundry W N Stroup, chief of police, said that (lames were breaking through the laundry roof at the time aid reached the scene. It was stated yesterday that one of the greatest losses possibly would be that so tiered by families whose laundries for the week were being processed at the time. Sgt. J. L. Ruff Wounded In Philippines Sgl Johnnie I. llufT. who is serving in Manila, has been wound ed, according lo ingu inal ion re ceived by bis parents, Mr and Mrs. .less V. Ruff, of Havlwood. from Brig. Gen. Hugh Hoffman, who is in command in the Philip- pines The dale was mil given in the message. j Sgl Huff is in the Fust Cavalry! Division and was one of the men in the Flying Squadron who help- ed liberate 3,700 Allied civilian in- 1 lernees that were held prisoners' in Santo Thomas University. i Sgt Ruff entered the service on October 3. 1941. and look his basic training at Fort Riley, Kan., j and Fort Bliss, Tex., before being sent overseas in May, 1943. He served first in Australia and then New Guinea. He has recently been ; awarded the Purple Heart. He has three brothers in tbei service: Pfc. Leslie Ruff, now in , England: Perry Ruff, seaman first ' class on Okinawa, and Lonnie Huff. : seaman first class in South Paci- ' fie. Lt. Robt. Pearson Killed In Plane Crash At Arcadia Lt Robert I. Pearson. 25, only son ol Mr. and Mrs, li. 1 . Pear son, of Balsam, was killed in an airplane crash near Arcadia. Fla., on Thursday. June 21 His death occurred when two Flying Fort resses collided about seven miles from Arcadia. Funeral services were held for Lt. Pearson Monday morning at Abner Creek Baptist church near Greer. S. ('.. and burial followed in the church cemetery. Rev L. J. Keels, Rev. I) K liill and Rev. John Lewis ollicialod The body was brought, to Greer at 1:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon and remained at the Wood mortu ary until Hie hour ol the service. LI. Pearson was born near Greer, S. C . Inil moved lo lial sam with bis parents a few years ago. His father is the agent at the Southern Railway station at Balsam LI. Pearson is a gradu ate of the Syha high school and attended Cleinsmi College At the time he entered I he service he was employed by a powder plant in South Carolina. Ceiling Prices Of Meats Ready For Housewives Complete lists of the legal ceil ing prices on all grades and cuts of meat, printed in a convenient size that will fold to lit the purse. have been received in a limited quantity at the War Price and Ra tioning Hoard. Rufus Siler, chair man, said yesterday Housewives and shoppers may obtain these lists by calling in per son at the local War Price and Ra tioning Board or by sending a pen ny postcard he explained "We are placing in the hands of consumers a simple and powerful weapon to help smash black mar ket in meat.'' Mr Siler said. Registration Of Papers Showing Daily Increases Records Of Discharges Are Being Filed By Register Of Deeds Now At 203. The picture of the war is chang ing in Haywood county as it K over the nation. The draftee lines are thinning, and the men coming back are in creasing in numbers. In the two draft offices of the county, here and in Canton, there are records of 461 men already honorably 'discharged from Un armed forces. Of this number only 203 have been filed discharged with the of fice of the register of deeds. The tiling of the records is not com pulsory, but is a service offered the men free of charge for their own protection. The discharge papers contain a complete record of the man, in cluding his place induction, when eluding his plaae of induction, when he entered, his combat par ticipation, his awards, the length of service, and place of discharge. They are invaluable as historical for future generations. In casees where the orginal dis charge papers have been lost other papers may be made up showing the official discharge, but in a few years it would be impossible lo have the authentic records in their entirety. Often men wait years to (He their discharges, according lo Bry an Medford, register of deeds. One Haywood veteran of the Spanish -American War got around to filing his discharge more than forty years after he had laid aside his uniform of the then current blue for civilian garb. He took a lonu chance, pointed out Mr. Medford. Revently a veteran of World War I. and his son, a veteran of World War II, came Into the office to gether to file their discharges, ac cording to Mrs. W. L. MeCraeken. clerk In the few instances where men have been discharged other than honorably during World War II. in practically every case they are trying to get back into the service to clear their records, it was learn ed. The government, except in very rare cases offers this oppor tunity to those who have served in the armed forces. Those who have registered Ihegr discharges, which give a full and very fine historical account of H;lv wood men in World War II, aii-l their places of discharge arc as fol lows: George Robert Gaddv, ,S, nt Bainbridge. Md. Roger Lee Best Seaman 2nd class, at Bainbridge. Md Glenn E. G-von. Private, Any. 'Continued on pagr m Canning Sugar Certificates Being Issued By Board Farmers Must Get Slaughter Permits July first is the final date for Haywood farmers who expect to slaughter meat for sale during 1945 to obtain slaughtering permits from the War Price and Rationing Board. Even though a farmer may not wish to slaughter meat until fall or winter, it was pointed out, he must register with the board be fore July first and establish a quota base for slaughtering. The stall of the rationing board and volunteers have been burning the midnight oil to get canning sugar stamps into the mail. Plans yesterday were to com plete the task by this week-end, and get the majority of applica tions filled. More than 15,000 people applied for canning sugar from the local board. A maximum of eight pounds per person is being issued. Members of the Lions Club will assist the staff in issuing the sugar certificates on Thursday night, and if any additional help is need ed, plans are for the Rotary CUrb to help Inter. Building Being Modernized For Hazelwood Cafe The former theatre building ni Main Street in Hazelwood is bring remodeled for a modern cafe, it was learned this week from C N Allen, one of the owners of the building. Earl Scruggs has leased the building and is having modern fix tures made for the opening of an up-to-date cafe. A modern glass front is beine built to the building, and other improvements made throughout. Special Day Set For Selling Lambs At Asheville Yards Friday, July 6. has been set aside as a special day for market ing lambs at the Asheville stock yards, according to information from the county farm agent's of fice. There will be buyers at the stockyards who are especially in terested in lambs that day, and Haywood county farmers who have lambs for sale are urged to take them to the markets at this time. Haywood Casualty List As of Today; Killed in action 99 Wounded 215 Prisoners 6 Missing' In action 25 Liberated 20 TOTAL .365 .1