North Carolina Newspapers

The Waynesville OUNTAINEER LTbeef short- Published In TheCounty Scat Of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park NO. 27 11 Panes WAYNESVILLE. N. C. THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1915 (One Day Nearer Victory) $2.00 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties Manpower Com nrt Inaugurates HUH aign To Kcduce Utccism- .i. ".II nifirk. Me V" , dales IliaUC tuo--' ,' ...' .niiiliivmi'iit office W" ""r ... .1 J ah,, souglil job intor- L referrals. Often the making contact far in excess oi " cd by Mrs. Minn r. ..period. 23(1 recep )rts were recorded Of U 63 were at (.anion. office is maintained uuuy I? L of the records ot the thai some former resi- rph.rnina here for jobs, Lmlrarr turning " from tales lo loeate here and iork. Manpower Commission urk mi a program to Lnlceism. and job chang es fur job changes are afiii a careful chccR- Lesiii'atinn and found to Circments of .stabilization All workers on essential still required to get a fore (hey can enter new tr (il.inls in smile areas production and many returning, the employ ee here expects in the to be able to keep up demands for labor better iiy lime in recent years, plained. es R. White ish War an Dies II White, 63, native of county and veteran of fh American War, died in ans Hospital, Mountain ilinson City. Tenn., Sun- 40 p m . where he had uent since August, 1944. ne of the funeral had not jded upon late last night, mil; were awaiting the a son from the West rviees will be conducted rbcrvillc Baptist Church I will be in (ireen Hill ile moved to Harrington, 191H and was engaged in 'r industry for a number tcr buying a ranch which l'd He returned lo Way- lew jcarS aK0 on accoun( 1th and had resided here knt lo the hospital last married to Miss Iva Lec Macon county, June, 8 are his widow twn has White. rionrd on Mare Island, ' creo White, radioman nowservlnp in iii vv,.,n. a .... ivuumi fe daughter. Airs. Wilson "aynesvrlle. three bro- Whilp t UI ni. e of. Warrington, Wash., I ",u,c oi Bremerton, F sisters, Mrs. Jim Mor- lilln. Mrs Osrar W- . - uo,,., i,,r5. uaipn prington. Wash., and F TTelI. of S,m w- Ferguson Burnette second class It c m.. , , ' . m, navy V "'issing i a,,ion in ferine duty i the Pa- Flln,.l ' U'ICI ril 1 liiimi :.. '"-'Mil, IS arrangements. in Balsam Folk 0r Vacation rs. Genroo n.. -i.:.. Pending week here. y owned a summer "'nere tliey spent she Indian hir. '. bhe Ad Sells HSU41 tosell. fer .? of i . . ne snirf ail lainer Want Head... licanls From Nine es Seek Employment Area Set To See Eclipse Of Sun Early Monday This area is all set In see a partial eclipse of the sun .Mon day morning belwrcn 7:0.: and : 8:50, barring clouds or foK which would obscure the sUhl of the sun. Part of the country will have a total eclipse, while this area will have about fifty per cent. The total eclipse will he ;i nar row path out west and up through Canada. Mrs. Irene Rogers Named Acting Superintendent Mrs. Evelyn Osborne Resigns From County Hospital To Take Needed Rest. Mrs. Irene Rogers has been nam ed acting superiiileiiilcnl of I lie Haywood County Hospital, iiccunl ing to I.. II. Hramletl. chairman of the hospital board. She assumed her duties on July I. Mrs. Rogers takes the place of Mrs. Evelyn Osborne, who leiulei ed her resignation the first of .lime to the hospital board, lo lake effect on July I. Mrs. Osborne bad no statement to make oilier I ban she was forced lo take a much needed rest. Mr. Ilramlelt paid high tribute to the work of Mrs. Osborne i 1 1 ir ing the time she served as superin tendent of the county institution. Mrs. Rogers, a native of Canada, has had a wide experience in sur gical and institutional work. She is a graduate of the General and Marine Hospital of Owensoiind Ontario, Canada. She tame to. the United States to reside in 19.22. Ynd was connected with a a number of hospitals in New Jersey prior lo coming to Waynesville to reside several years ago. She has also taken special 1 1 aid ing at the Herman Keiser Hospital in Detroit, Mich. She has been on private duty at the Haywood Hos pital for the past two years. Mrs. Rogers is !he wii ; ' Rich ard Rogers, retired hnsiiiessi man of New Jersey, and they make their home in the Ray Apartments on Main Street. State Welfare Officers Making Visit Here Today Dr. Ellen U. Winslon. state com missioner of public welfare, will spend today in the county on of ficial business. Dr. Winston. ;i na tive of Swain county, succeeded Mrs. T. W. Host, as state commis sioner last June. Dr. Winston will be accompanied by Miss Victpria Hell, field social representative of the Western Dis trict of the state organization. The officials will make an in spection of the county home, with Mrs. Sam Queen. Haywood coun ty welfare superintendent. At the noon hour they will be the guests of the Civitan and Lions Clubs of Canton. This afternoon Dr. Winston and Miss Bell will be given a tea by the staff of the county welfare de partment, the affair to he held in the offices on Main street. Dr. Winston, a native of Bryson City, received a Ph. D. from the University of Chicago, and since that time has held various research positions with Federal agencies, the National Economic and Social Planning Associations, and the Carnegie Corporation of New York As a result of these activities and other interests, she has written various articles, pamphlets, and books in the field of social and economic problems. She spent four years as head of thedepart ment of sociology and economics at Meredith College, and came from that position to the office of Com missioner of Public Welfare or. June 1, 1944. Francis Attended District Rotary Convention Monday W. Roy Francis attended the 190th Rotary district conference in Henriersnnville Mondav. Mr. Fran cis Is the new president of the WaynesviUe club. New nfflpprs of the district were present and outlined a general program for the coming year. Commands Field J Y ' 1 iJMt 1 COLONEL MINT W. ;IEED. son ! of Mr. and Mrs James W. Reed. I of Waynesville. who is in command of l)(ii'inUen field. Puerto Rico, which is serving as a base at which : around 1 .11(1(1 men a day are pass i ing and will continue to do so ; lor many months, en route from ; the European theater to the United j Stales lor either discharge or trans- ler lo I he Pacific theater. Puerto Rico Air i Base Developed By Col. Mint Reed Local Man Doing Out standing Job Develop ing and Operating New Rase. iThe following story of the llor iii(iien Field. Puerto Rico, com manded by Col Minthorue W. Heed, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Heed, of Waynesville. which ap peared in the Puerto Rico World Journal, was sent to The Moun taineer by Capl. Sam C. Welch, of Fort Denning, Ga., who was until recently also serving in the Caribbean area. Editor's note.) By RANDY FORT World Journal Managing Editor BORINQUEN FIELD. Puerto Kuan civilians and Continental American soldiers together arc operating this big, new and per manent air base under a system which is well nigh a model for re lations between the two races of Americans. The successful experiment ha definitely proved, says the base commander, that the contention of some individuals that "you can't get Puerto Kicans to do a job" is absolutely false. As the commander, Col thorne W. Reed, a friendly. good Min-soft- spoken North Carolinian, puts it: "Puerto Ricans arc practically running this base." Unless appearances deceive mightily, they're doing a hang-up, A-l job of it. Islander civilians make up the major pari of personnel at Borin fiien Field. Including those em 'Cont iinied on Page Seven) Jack Felmet Is President Of The Lions Club Here Jack Felmet took office as presi dent of the Lions Club here Thurs day night, succeeding J. W. Killian. Other officers included Johnnie Edwards, fust vice president; Joe Davis. 2nd vice president, .and Lec Davis, 3rd vice president. Lloyd Kirkpatrick is secretary, Lawrence Lcatherwood is treas urer. Tonv Davis, tail twister, and Herbert Buchanan, Lion tamer. The club meets each Thursday night at 7:30. Commissioner DR. ELLEN B. WINSTON, State Commissioner of Public Welfare, who is spending the day in Hay wood county, making an official in spection of the work in the county. This afternoon she will be the guest of honor of the Welfare Depart ment ill the offices on Main Street. I j p y i A j Fourth Here Observed In Quiet Way With most all business sus pended for the day, Haywood observed a quiet fourth yes terday. In the absence of any formal celebration, the day passed with a few family pic nics and outings as the major diversion from every-day rou tine. The weatherman kept those planning out-door outings on edge, with a heavy overcast sky, and an occasional sprin kle. This was the fourth war time Independence Day. Entered Service Together In 1943 Still Together Three Haywood county men. Jack E. Fugatc, Seaman First Class. James Grasty, Seaman First Class and llcrshel Caldwell, Seaman First Class, who left here in Sep tember. 1943 together and have served in the same group ever since are now. in the Pacllic theater. They all took their hoot training at Bainbridge. and from there were sent to Norfolk, and then to the Pacific. They also came home on their leaves at the same time. Seaman Fugate. son of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Fugatc, of Dcllwood. was employed at his father's sawmill at the time he entered the service Seaman Grasty. son of Mr. and Mrs. John Grasty, of Waynesville. R.F.D. No. 2. was engaged in truck ing at the time he entered the navy. Seaman Caldwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis Caldwell, of the Iron Duff section, was a farmer at the time he entered the service. After their 24-day leave home they traveled to Seattle together, from which place they were sent to the Pacific. Fifteen Boys Reach 18; Now Subject To Draft Fifteen boys became eighteen years of age in the Waynesville area of the county and are now subject to call under the selective service system for active duly in the armed forces. In the group are the following: Roy Cogdill, Jr.. Waynesville, R. F. D. No. I; Charlie Coolidge Haney, Waynesville, R.F.D. No. 2: Frank Leon Radford. Waynesville, R.F.D. No. 1; J. C. Crayne, Hazel wood; Lawrence Thomas Pope. Jr., Waynesville, R.F.D. No. 1; Fred Frank Stepp, Waynesville, R.F.D. No. 1. Roy Wallace Green, Clyde. R. F. D. No. 1 ; Arnold Houston Ram sey, Cove Creek; Walter Floyd Panther, Waynesville. R. F. D. No. 2; Robert Lee Corbin, Waynes ville, R.F.D. No. 1; Hayden Ernest Miller, Waynesville, R.F.D. No. I: James Gettis Rathbonc, Waynes ville, R.F.D. No. I; Clerman Isaac Frisbee, Lake Junaluska; Glenn Hardy Davis, Waynesville, R.F.D. No. 2: and James Edward Moody, Waynesville, R.F.D. No. 2. Pfc. J. G. Norris Slightly Wounded Private First Class Joseph G. Norris, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Norris. of Canton, R.F.D. No. 2, was slightly wounded in action on Luzon on May 10, while serv ing with the 128th Infantry regi ment. Pft. Norris has been awarded the combat infantryman's badge and is also entitled to wear the Philip pine liberation medal. A mcnibcr of the veteran 32nd regiment, Pfc. Norris has been blasting the stub born Nips out of their holes with grenades, dynamite and TNT in the battle to secure the Villa Verde Trail. Youth Club Creating Much Interest Among Waynesville Teen-Age By MYRTLE RAY, Chairman Youth Club Program We want you to know more about our YOUTH CLUB ... its purpose) success and its needs. Some of the younger folks and many of the older ones have never heard of1 it, while others are won dering how much it costs to be long. A Youth Center or Club is an investment we have all wanted for our boys and girls. It is like a dream come true, and a greater success than we had dared hope for. There have been from 40 to 6C boys and girls, enjoying this Center from 7 to 11 o'clock each night. The pwrpnue is not to try to Retired Chief I 111 "'""1 JAMES L. STRINGFiELD. re tired Chief of Police of Waynes ville. who resigned his post due lo years of service. Chief String Held had been connected with Ihe department for over folly years Roberts Named Chief Of Police Of Town; Succeeds Stringfield Thirty-Three Go To Jackson For Pre-Induction Thirty-three men left here on last Thursday for pre-induct ion physical examinations at Foil .lack sou, making up the quota from the Waynesville area of the coun ty. Calvin Talinadge Francis was named leader of the group and Wlngate Hannah was named assist ant leader. i nere were nine ti anstei s in the group as follows: Lawrence El- mer White, from Salem, N. J.; , Carl David Hooper, from Sylva: Robert Hnv Smith frnm tiulnni I N. J.; Robert Linsie Hendricks, from Houston. Tex.; John Wesley Henry from Warsaw; Roy Hannah, from Newport News. Va.; James Winford Lawrence from Belmont; and Glen Alexander Gibson from Asheville. Others were: Elbert Allen Par ton, James Ethron Evans. Julius Paul Ross, Truett Walker Medford, Jack George Lowe, Junior Moore, Norman L. Barber, Manson Clay Sutton. Earl Phillips. James Law rence Ledhelter, Willie Lee Page, Willard Crawford Messer. James Mark Palmer, Roy Cogdill, Jr., Frank Leon Radford. J. C Crayne. Lawrence Thomas Page. Jr. Fred Frank Stepp. Arnold Hous ton Ramsey. Walter Floyd Panler. Robert Lee Corbin, (Merman Isaac Frisbee and llavdcn Ernest Miller. Pvt. Buchanan Killed In Action On Luzon, June 8 Private Arthur Buchanan. I!), was killed in action June (i, on Luzon, according lo a message from the War Department. Pvt. Buchanan is the son of Mrs. W. B. Kincade. of Canton, ami the late Dewey Buchanan, of Jackson county. He hail been overseas for only a few months. Surviving are bis mother and step-father; four brothers. Luther Buchanan, of Portsmouth. Va., Raymond Buch anan, with the armed forces now in France, J. D. and Tommy Buchanan, of Canton, and a sister, Mrs. George Giles, of Gastonia. Three grandparents. Cole Buchan an, of Canton, and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Morgan, of Franklin, also survive. take your boys and girls away from home, but to give them a place to get together when they are not at home a place where they can drop in with friends and have games, a soft drink or ice cream, while they visit, or play the piano the nickelodeon or dance as they would in your own living room.. Some around and read magazines, or the latest news or just talking ... all good, clean, wholesome fun and diversion. And always there is a mother or one of the faithful teachers present at all times, willing to lend assistance and help, and one who realizes the necessity of these centers in these (Continued on Page Six New Chief OWEN R. ROBERTS, former State Highway Patrolman, who has been named Chief of Waynesville City Police Department. Chief Itoberls was with the Slate High way Patrol fof nine years 'Photo by Sheriill's Sludio) Owen l( Roberts, former mem ber of Ihe State highway patrol, assumed his duties here on July I. as chief of police, lie succeeds I L. Stringfield. chief, who has been connected with the city po lice department lor a period of forty years resigning recently due to his years of service. Mr Roberts, a native of Hun combe county , has been a member of the state highway patrol, serv ing iu Haywood county, since H)3(i, until his recent resignation to ac cept the position of chief of po- lice of Waynesville. Prior to his connection with the stale highway I he held a positiun with Say les-Hilt-I more Hleaeheries. I Mr. Roberts has attended nu j merous law enforcement schools ana taKcn a numoer ot courses, including attendance of a patrol tiaining.,clnjl Ht .Georgia Mili tary Acadeifiy jii HJillC and a Re training Highway Patrol School in 1944, and other short summer courses designed by the slate for highway patrolmen. Chief Stringfield was lirst con nected wilh the city police depart ment in 181)7 and has served under the following mayors, Hubert Fer guson. Clyde II. Ray, J. Har den Howell. Bon Atkinson, and J. H. Way. Jr. He has seen the i department grow from u one man job to the present organization. I Chief Stringfield will retire on j part salary paid from the North Carolina State fund for law en- foreement officers that requires i a certain number of years service and membership in the group, i Announcement was made yester day of Ihe resignation of Norman i Caldwell, member of the cily po- ! lice department. No slalenienl was made by Mayor J H. Way as lo who would he named to fill ! the vacancy. ' Art Gallery To Begin Auction Sales Tonight Tonight will mark the opening of Ihe Waynesville Art Gallery on ' Mam SI reel. This is Ihe tenth season in Waynesville. ; Two auction sales will be held j daily, it was announced by Morris Stone and James Mann, owners. The morning sale will begin at ' 11130 and the evening sale at 7:30. I A larger stock of merchandise 1 is offered this year than at any time since the war. To Hold Court JUDGE J. A. ROUSSEAU will preside over the July term of cri minal and civil court which will corvene here Monday, July 9th. i 1 j . y- j L 1 1 j Haywood Invests More Than $1,500,000 In 7th War Bond Campaign Workers Must Have Releases To Change Jobs No immediate or general re laxation of manpower controls under the War Manpower Commission's Employment Sta bilization Plan for the local area is in sight, according lo Mrs Edith P. Alley, VV'aynes ollice manager Workers now employed in war production plants and on other essenhal work will be required to present a release from Iheir most recent job be fore going lo another employ er. The local employment oibee is carrying on an intensive re cruitment campaign tor work ers needed on I'riori'y ai.d Essential orders Available workers can lie placed in Hie local area on vital war pro duction work which will le.e.l lo pcrmancnl peace-time em ployment alter ihe war Judge Rousseau To Preside Over July Term Court The July term of Superior court, at which both criminal and civil cases will be heard, will convene here on Monday morning, the i)th, wilh Judge J A Rousseau, ol Wllkesboro, presiding. It was thought thai the July term would be in session over a longer period than usual since the court would combine bulb criminal and civil cases. ; The jury includes the following: Drawn for lirst week: H. L Rath- bone, Fines Creek. Chas. Under- j wood, Waynesville;- - A. L. Moon,'. BeavcrdHin, William1. Harris. I Clyde; Wayne W. McElroy, Crab tree; Fred II Noland. Crabtrce; Verlin It Evans. Ivy Hill; R. F. Arrington. Fines Creek; Ralph Robinson. Beaverdam: M'roy Boyd. Waynesville; Rufus Hyatt. Way nesville; H L. Snider, Beaverdam. H. C. Tultle. Waynesville; Tom F. Hipps, Beaverdam. G. W. Wright. White Oak. George Crabtrce; J. H Bradshaw Dulf; David Vance. Pigeon Best. Iron Hare Recce. Cecil; Hoy III 'alton. Beav- crdam; I). Reeves Noland. Creek; Harrison W Recce Fines , East Fork: and James Moody. Jonathan.' Drawn for the second week, were: Clark Messer Crabtrce; l! ' A. Justice, Fines Creek: Lawrence j Hooper, Waynesville: Fred Buch anan, Waynesville; Ramon Swayn- ! giin. Waynesv ille; John Estes, ! Waynesville; Clarence Hill. Clyde; j Fred Tucker, Ivy Hill. E F. War- I ley, Beaverdam Walter S Price. Beaverdam; Pat Coole. Clyde, VV T. Hanker, Jon- ! athan Creek: Norman I). Arring lon. Iron Duir. Hub ( lark. Pigeon;1 Arthur Cogbui n. EaSt Fork; Wal-i ter C. Lowe. While Oak, L. N. i Davis, Waynesville, and (Maude ! Hardin. Clyde Local Civil Air Patrol Unit Now Full Squadron The Waynesville Civil Air Patrol unit has been officially designated as a squadron, it was learned here this week from LI Col Frank E. Dawson, commanding officer of the CAP In a letter to l-t Dan Watkins, commander ol the local squadron. Col Dawson staled, "As the Way nesville Flight has met the require ments for becoming a squadron, having 21 CAP members and 34 CAP Cadets, it is hereby desig nated a Squadron of Civil Air Pa trol. The Wing Commander wishes to commend the officers and mem bership of the Waynesville Squad ron for their progress ' Four cadets from Waynesville have returned from attending the annual CAP encampment at Golds boro. Those attending were John ny Hill. Jerry Liner. George Ray and Pinkney Francis Monday night the squadron re viewed restricted motion pictures put out by the armed services on first aid, meteorology and charts. The group meetsevery Monday at 7:30 at the Armory for drill and classwork Enlistments arc still open. Lt. Watkins said. Miss Mary Lee Alley, who visit ed relatives here during the past two weeks, has returned to Duke Hospital, where she is a cadet nurse in the School of Nursing. County Ahead of Na tional Average In Pur chase of E Bonds; Cam paign Ends Saturday. Although Haywood was some what ahead of the natiosal aver age yesterday in the purchase of E war bonds, there remained $177. 000 to go to reach the $609.01X1 quota, il was announced jointly by W R Francis, war bond chair man, and J. E. Massie, war finance chairman. All sales made through Satur day of this week will be credited to the county's quota The war bond auction staged Tuesday night at the Waynesvillp Art Gallery, and sponsored by th , Rotary Club, netted more than $28.1)00 in E bonds About 75 items were auctioned by James , Mann The high purchase of Hie sale was a quart of beverage which brought $3,500. Nylon hose brought $1,000 each, and numer ous other items brought as much as $1,000 bonds One buyer paid $1,000 for 17 dozen cups of p ice cream and then served ever one at the sale. "We are well pleased with (In cooperation given during Ihe Seventh War Loan campaign." Mr. Francis said yesterday. "We have had the cooperation of every one, and have done fine, although Ihe quota has not been met. We had a high quota, and it came at a time when money in some rural areas was not as plentiful as at other seasons of the year." i Thus in the campaign Hay -! wood has bought $1,535,000 in j war bonds against an over-all quota j of $800,000, which means the coun ty almost doubled the quota in ; the purchase of all type bonds. Dj, jH, fi, Osbome, VetOmarian, , .. . . , .., Claimed Bv DoClth Funeral services were coiirfuetrff ! yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Clyde Baptist church for Dr. Henry Blount Osborne. 50. well known velernarian. who died in an Asheville hospital at 8:45 Mon day morning following an illness of several months. Rev. T. II Parris, pastor of the fhorch. assist ed by Rev. R. P. MeCracken. offi ciated. Burial was in Bon-A-Ven-ture cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were: Homer West. L. H. Bramlett, It V. Welch, Troy Lcatherwood. J. It. Ilipps and Claude Church. Dr. Osborne was the son of the late T. F. and Adah E Massie O.s borne, of Haywood county te was a graduate of the Haywood Institute of Clyde, the North Caro lina Stale College and the Univer sity of Ohio. He took special graduate work in animal husban dry at Ihe University of Pennsyl vania. Dr. Osborne had been practic ing in Haywood county since i)2'l and was outstanding in his pro fession in the state. Surviving are his wife, (be for mer Miss Maude Nelson, of Cul pepper, Va.; three sons, William F , Blount and Massie Osborne; two small daughters. Ernestine and Lou Ann Osborne, all of Clyde; two sisters. Miss Katherine Os borne, of Clyde, and Mrs. James Honey, of High Springs, Fla ; one brother. Carter T. Osborne, of Clyde. The Crawford Funeral Home was in charge of the arrange ments. Health Clinics To Be Discontinued In June and July The health clinics which have been sponsored monthly by the Haywood County Health Depart ment on the first Wednesday of each month for mothers and chil dren in this area will be discon tinued during the months of June and July, is was learned yesterday from the health authorities. The temporary discontinuation of the clinics is due to a conflict ing program but will be resumed during August. Haywood Casualty List As of Today: Killed In Action 104 Wounded 218 Prisoners 5 Missing In Action 25 Liberated 21 Total - 373