North Carolina Newspapers

The w aynesville Mountaineer Published In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park ....nil UDOfl ta". "...Vh Tthlnis . urs ini- YEAR NO. 28 12 Pages .FIRST W AYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1945 (One Day Nearer Victory) $2.00 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties ark fcnalls Amdl EH3B kumj Mm Meet Mere Wb Sring Set iking Soil irict Out Uflicials Will Be To Discuss Mat- Willi Land Owners L Wednesday , , he lu-lil at the L.M- III'"1 x t Wednesday i-ichl " lck on the or- ,, a .--oh conservation hide all of Haywood 10 IIU' . 1 1 i ...I, ,,.!, I ii.iiili. chairman, u. u. Iiiiri-cliir N. C. Experiment I j. (Jarrctl. state soil loiust. ami W. K. Beick- :o forest er. ml owners, anil others, are god Id attend this meet hoar the question discuss llic matter explained and alion. the hearing, the next step Uanuation of the district to hold a referendum on .lion of organization. Only Hers can voir in organising onsrrvatkm district. Bal- (uniished each qualified regular balloting places lugh Hie mail and the expresses his preference lor or acainsl the organi- i( Hie ilislrict. signs the bal- driis il in the ballot box ns to I he county agents Only a majority of those aling in the referendum is ry to carry the question. orning body of five (5) are responsible for direcl alTaus of a soil conserva iriel Two (21 of these appointed" by the State Inservation committee for if out- Mi and two I2 years. ply. Three 3i are elect ee 'itMlilicd voters in the district. The two 2 k'f. apply to he Secretarv for a charter or certificate Ration in the name of the district. The five (51 the governing body of a are known as soil conser- (tistmt supervisors. The ctrrl supervisors serve period of three i3 years. the supervisors draw a They do, however, receive Iipih and expenses while at- offinal meetings. me mn-.f important re- fiitifi ef a board of soil 'list net supervisors is "P program and work Hie district. The nro- N 'nk plan will include Matement pertainine to ifullure of the district. "f 'arms, number of work- ntl other livestock, kinds ln"nts of farm machinery, l of the leading farm me district and a sum. lf I lie main agricultural 1S m the district and the ors Plans and procedures "S the problems. "wral. Mate or local v furnish assistance tn frvtsors upon request. For United States Dc "f Agriculture throuEh conservation scrvirn mv 'liable to the supervisors, Mnners (men) tn rtvoi 1 nlonc 4 1 landowners in thn rfidriof F assist the farmers in l"i erosinti . i , ".unnui prac ticed in the fr-m i- !0 .lh( 'and. Such nrar- lu'le approver! nr r"P cropping, terracing, . "'version ditches, sub K: tiMaep- Bully treat- -i acvclopnicnt, refor "d 0,hpr applicable prac- -"jn page 6) forces led 6n First 0f July Court ,w, m inineen bunt uk:."" ierm of su- H ACTntd Mon- nminal . .. rwd a Clvu cases are y to civU cases. JlSg' thirty y through noon of For 18th On Conservation Of Haywood Eclipse Of Sun Caused Little Comment Here The eclipse of the sun on Monday morning did not cause the usual excitement noted in former years, when such events have been anticipated by scientists. Most people took it in the day's run. No doubt the startling changes of the past few years wrought by man somewhat dimmed this miracle of nature. Some reported a clear cut crescent, while others stated that the eclipse was a bit hazy as seen by them. It was view ed in many ways. Some squint ed at the brilliant morning sun through dark bottles, while many used smoked glass pre pared for the occasion. The eclipse was only fifty percent in this area. Police Enforcing Hour Parking On Main Street Here Ten persons were lined for park ing overtime, and three wen brought into the mayor's court for exceeding the speed limits in the town of VVaynesville, according to O. R. Roberts, chief of police, who is inaugurating a si rid observance of the rules governing traffic on Main street. "We are short one man on the force and the traflic)n Main street is a serious probjem and will be come more so during the next two months. We arc asking the co operation of the public and that each motorist realize that they have a personal responsibility in improving the situation," continu ed Mr. Roberts as he discussed the situation yesterday afternoon. "It is after all a personal mat ter, for it is the individual who is the offender, and until people in general get the idea that it is up to them to cooperate, and not put the responsibility on the other fellow, things will not he improv ed." he added. The ten persons who parked over time or improperly were each fined $1.00 lor their offense. The three persons lined for speeding each paid $10.00 The limit for parking mi Mam street from the post office to the Hotel Lefaine is only one hour, and after that time every offender will be fined, it was pointed out by Mr. Roberts. Absolutely no parking is per mitted on the north side of Church street from the intersection of Main to Montgomery, as it is so designated by the signs on the streets, yet according to the offi cers this sign is often disregard ed. Three Homes In Community Sold During The Week Three homes were sold here dur ing the week, as reported by Henr Caddy yesterday, who made the sales. The Walter Crawford home, on Haywood street opposite the Cen tral Elementary School, was sold to Mr. and Mrs. C. R. EckholT. Mr. and Mrs. Krcd Davis sold their home on Thomas Drive to Mrs. E. II. Youngkin. of Athens. Ga. She bought it for her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Bing ham, of Cecil, who expect to move into it about October. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Strange sold their home to W. A. Grover. of Miami. Mr. Grover plans to spend four to six months here each year. No prices were made public on any of the sales. Haywood Casualty List As of Today: Killed In Action 104 Wounded 218 Prisoners 5 Missing In Action 25 Liberated 21 Total 373 Posthumously Awarded PVT. PAUL 1SUCHANAN. son of ('. C. liiichanan, of Canton and husbiind of Mrs. Mabel heather wood liuchanan, of Lake Juna- luska. who has been posthumously l awarded the Purple Heart for i wounds received in action. j Paul Buchanan J Posthumously Gets Purple Heart Private Paul Buchanan, who was I killed in action on April 22 of this I year. has been posthumously i awarded the Purple Heart, which has recently been received by his I wife. Mrs. IHichanan, of Luke Jun- aluska. Pvt. Buchanan was a member J of a litter bearer squad and was assisting at an aid station when an enemy artillery shell exploded nearby, the shrapnel from the ! shell severely wounding him. Pvt. Buchanan was the son of C. C. Buchanan, of Canton, and entered the service in November, 1942. He was inducted at Camp Croft and was trained at a num ber of posts prior to being sent overseas, where he had been serv ing since January, 1944. Pvt. Buchanan is survived by his wife, the former Miss Mabel Leatherwood of this county: two sons, Jerry and David Buchanan; ' two brothers, Robin and Clarence Buchanan, of Canton; three sisters, Mrs Roy Smith and Mrs. Helen Hendren, of Canton, and Miss Ma rine Buchanan, of North Canton. Employment Office Has Over Thousand Contacts During the month of June 1.030 i reception contacts were recorded ; in the local employment office, i Of this number 139 represents contacts made by veterans and ! 131 of these veterans of World War II, availing themselves of ; various services such as job rc ! lerral. job information, GI Claims, i referral to veterans representa tive or other agencies. ' J The office gave additional ser j vice to 812 people. Of this number 122 were referred to local jobs, I and 65 placements were verified, ' others pending. i Placement assists were given 13ft Current local orders for work ; ers are being carried at the pres j cut lime for approximately 300, majority of these needs arc for I male applicants 18 years of age ! and up. Efforts are being made to recruit these workers as rapid ly as possible. Workers returning to this community arc helping to meet USE'S labor demands and during the past two weeks appro ximately 100 such contacts have been recorded in the office. Attention is called to . recent change in office hours on Satur day of each week when the office will close at 12:30 p. m. Monday through Friday the office is open to the public from 8:30 a. m. until 4:30 p. m. Miss Louisa Rogers Accepted For Duty With American Red Cross Miss Louisa Rogers, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lec C. Rogers, of Clyde, has recently been accepted for service by the Amer ican Red Cross. Miss Rogers is a former Hay wood county teacher and for the past three years has been a mem ber of the faculty of the North Canton school. She is a graduate of Western Carolina Teachers Col lege and is now at American Uni versity, Washington, D. C, before she will be assigned to duty Water-Level Highway To Newport, Tenn., Being Sought By Committee Haywood Beans Going To Market In Large Quantity Haywood beans in the first Urge quantities this year went to market Monday, when Farm ers Exchange shipped 300 bushels. The firm plans to in crease this by 100 bushels a day until 800 are being: ship ped out earh day. Last year the firm shipped more than a million pounds of beans, with 42,000 pounds going out in one day. Present indications arr that the crop will be in "full" within the next ten days. Besides beans, large quan tities of greens, spinach, rad ishes, potatoes, onions and beets are moving to the mar ket. Pvt. A. D. Hughes Wounded Second Time On May 1st Private A. D. Hughes. 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cal Hughes, of the Hydcr Mountain section of the county, has been wounded a sec ond time, according to a message received by his parents. The last time he was wounded in action on Okinawa on May 1 of this year. He was previously wounded on Guam on August 18. 1944., Pvt. Hughes entered tb: service on September 10, 1943, at Camp Croft and took his training at Fort Jackson, and Camp Wljcelcr, be fore being sent to the Pacific the atre, where he has served for 14 months. Pvt. Hughes has one brother in the service, Pfc. Albert L. Hughes, who is now at home for a thirty -day furlough after having served for over two years in the European theatre, after which he will report for duty in the Pa cific theatre. Another brother. First Sgt. Ralph Hughes, was killed in ac tion in France on July 2(5. 1944. Lt, F. S. Stahlman Reported Killed In Action In Italy Added to Haywood county's casualty list is the name of First Lieutenant F. S. Stahlman, 27. son of Mrs. J. M. Caldwell, and stepson of J. M. Caldwell, of Mt. Sterling, who was first reported missing in June, 1944. and later declared killed in action in Genoa, Italy. Lt. Stahlman entered the ser vice in October. 1942, at Nashville. Tenn. Before going overseas he was trained in Nashville. Santa Anna, Calif., and Carlsbad, New Mexico. He had served overseas in North Italy after arriving over seas. At the time he entered the ser vice lie was teaching in the high school at Andrews. Surviving arc his mother and stepfather, a sister. Mrs. Reed Sutton, a brother. J. M. Caldwell. Jr.. all of Mt. Sterling. Sugar And Shortening Are Scarce Items Now Haywood grocers and jobbers re mained sugarless and without shortening yesterday and with some promises of replenishing their stocks, but nothing definite. The merchants are getting ex actly half the sugar they got last year, and with more canning scheduled this season, the situa tion has brought about an acute shortage, with some merchants be ing out for two weeks. One jobber reported yesterday they had received a small ship ment, and had divided it among their customers. In most instances the shelves were bare in less than a day. There is a vague promise of more sugar in August, one jobber reported, but emphasized his state ment with "this is just a promise from those in Washington hand ling the sugar." Proposed Road Would Run From Cove Creek Post Office Via Watcr villc To Newport, Term. Among the highway matters dis cussed last week with road men was the proposed highway from Cove Creek post office down the Pigeon river by Waterville to Newport. Tenn. Last week. Charles Ray and D. Reeves Noland. representing the county road committee, met with John A. Goode, district highway commissioner, and J. C. Walker, district engineer, in Asheville, and discussed the general plans for the highway program in this coun ty. Particular stress was made on the need and value of the Pigeon river road, as it would open a north-south traffic highway, and also be the direct means of gel ling into the Big Creek and Cata loochee areas of the Park. The proposed highway would follow the river from the Cove Creek post office, going through the famous and scenic Pigeon gorge, and on around the Water ville lake and power plant of Car olina Power and Light Company. Following Ihc river, the highway would terminate near Newport, making a water level road from the Tennessee town to Waynesville. The local committee arc working up complete details and informa tion to present to the highway and Park officials at an early date. Campbell Family To Hold 14th Reunion On 22nd The fourteenth annual reunion of the Campbell family of Hay wood county wil I be held on Sun day, July 22, according to an an nouncement this week by Miss Bessie Boyd, secretary. The family will hold their re union at the old homestead of (fil iate Wilburn A. Campbell, the present home of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Campbell al Maggie. Hugh Brown Campbell, of (,'hai lolt, formerly of Haywood county, will be Hie main speaker al the reunion The 'uiniiMcc in charge has arranged an interesting and appropriate program. Officers of the family group are C. C Campbell, president; Jarvis C. Campbell, vice president; sec retary. Miss Bessie Boyd; Mrs. Fred Campbell, chairman of pro gram committee, with the follow ing members: Mrs. Roy Martin. Miss Louise Campbell and Miss Fannie Campbell All members of the family are urged to attend the event. Dr. Roherson Is Much Better; Will Be Out Of Office Until August Dr. R. Stuart Roherson was re ported much better yesterday after undergoing treatment in an Ashe ville hospital the past week. He will spend from now until August first recuperating. Dr. Roberson is being sen! to the coast, and will be accompanied by his family. In the meantime home canners are trying out new canning re cipes, and on many a table there is a dish of honey being used to sweeten the coffee and saccharin is being used freely as a sweetener, while many ardent coffee drinkers are taking it straight. The shortening situation was as bad, with only small shipments coming in, and far behind the de mand. One jobber got 120 cases and had orders from 300 grocers on hand, which gave him not only a mathematical problem, but a "pain in the neck" trying to di vide the shipment. Shortening manufacturers in letters to merchants and Jobbers pointed out they would resume shipments just as soon as the government would allow them. Killed In Action LT. HUGH L. DAVIS, 27. son of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Davis, of the Iron DufT section of the comi ty, who was killed in action on Okinawa on April 28 of this year. Lt. Davis ua.s a graduate of Georgetown University, and at the time he entered the service was a law student In a recent letter fro mhis commanding officer to his mother high tribute was paid LI. Davis, excerpts from which follow: "On April 211. our company at tacked strong Japanese positions from his commanding officer to for this hill was fierce and enemy fire Intense. Hugh led his platoon up this ridge, eliminating many positions. As he rose to go for ward again, alter a particularly tierce exchange of fire, a sniper's bullet lilt him in the head, killing him instantly "Hugh was buried with full mili tary honors in t lie 27th Division cemetery on Okinawa. The site of the cemetery is beautiful and peaceful, far from the noise of battle. The cemetery will be giv en the best of care by the gov ernment. rr "I held (lie greatest personal regard for Hugh. He was an ex cellent officer, well liked by his fellow officers and respected by Ihe enlisted men. He was Ihorougli in his instructions during training and his conduct in combat was exemplary . His men swore by him is a leader. He often spoke of his friends of the 301 h Division. j which he was at one tune a i member." John T. Turpin Will Be Buried This Afternoon I uiieral services will be conduct , ed this afternoon at (he Maple Grove Methodist church for John I Thomas Turpin. 07. native of llay ; wood county, who died at his home on East street al (i:45 p. in. on ' Monday. Rev. C. R Ross, pastor. ! will officiate. Burial will he in the Turpin fainilv ceinetciv near by Serving as pallbearers will be: Hugh Leatherwood. John Boyd. James R. Thomas, Earl Ferguson. ; W'al'er Crawford, and Milliard Malney. ; Mr. Turpin is survived by his j widow, the former Miss llaltie I Mlanton. two sons. Edgar Turpin. of Bernville. Pa., and Richard E. Turpin. of Sylva, who was. recently discharged from the service after serving overseas for many months; four daughters, Mrs. Harold Lar son, of Minneapolis, Minn.. Mrs. Frank James and Mrs. L. L. Lud vigsen. both of Waynesville. and Mrs. James R. Green, of Amenia, N. Y.: four brothers. James A.. G ('.. W. T. and Mack Turpin. all of Waynesville; three sisters. Mrs. Clarence Parson, Mrs. Wal ler Massey and Miss Hester Tur pin. of Waynesville; and five grand children. Garrett Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements. Two New Panels Added To Local Rationing Board Two panels were sworn in al the local War Price and Rationing Board this week, as completion of a standard organization was com pleted. The information panel, headed by Rev. L. G. Elliott, as chairman, is composed of C. E. Weatherby, Miss Mary Margaret Smith, M. H. Bowles, with the press relations being handled by W. Curtis Russ. The second panel to be sworn in Tuesday was the new farm mileage group, which is headed by Albert Abel and assisted by E. J. Hyatt, Glenn McCracken, and Medford Leatherwood. Colored Pictures Of Park Will Be Shown On Friday Arthur Stupka Will (live Illustrated Lec ture At Court House Friday Night. An illustrated led me. with col ored slides being used, will be given at the court house here Fri day. July 13th. at 8 o'clock, by Arthur Stupka. naturalist of the Great Smokv Mountains National Park. Last year approximately 350 people attended one of Mr. Stup ka's Park lectures here. II was greatly enjoyed and enlightening to many residents as well as sum mer guests The event is being sponsored by Ihe Chamber of Commerce. There will Jo no ad- i mission charges. ! Mr. Stupka has been working i on the plant and animal life of j the Park for the past ten years, j and has an outstanding collection i of pictures he has made on all j phases of the Park life. There are (iOO miles of trails j and 500 miles of fishing streams wllliin Ihe Park's half-million J acres. There are Hi peaks more than (i.OOO feet high. The Park contains more than 1.000 different kinds of flowers, 130 different kinds of trees, wild honey-suckle, azalea, dogwood and rhododendron in prolusion. Roaming through the Park are hundreds of bears, red and gray foxes, squirrels, timber wolves, deer, chipmunk, lizards and rattle snakes. It is also one of the homes of the falcon, or duck-hawk, the fleetest of birds. Song birds are everywhere. The Park slides and lectures arc both educational and highly en tertaining. Two million visitors are expected to visit the Great Smoky fountains National Park after the war. Well Known Sylva Dentist Moves Here To Practice Dr. W. Kerinil Chapman, prom inent dentist of Sylva. who was recently retired from active duty in the army, has moved to Waynes ville to practise his profession. He has leased the offices in the Boyd building on Main street, which were lonneily occupied by Dr. S P. (Jay, now id Greensboro. Dr Chapman has been Residing in Sy lva incc I'XZ'.i and lived there until he volunteered m the dental corp.'. m the Army Air Forces in June, 1!)')2 He served overseas as rhief of dental services at various army air bases in England from December. 1043. to January. 1945. lie has been retired with the rank of captain and was placed on the inactive list in June, 1945. While in Sylva Dr. Chapman was active in church and civic af fairs lie served as a steward in the Methodist church and is a past president of the Sylva Rotary Club and secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Chapman is a member of the American Dental Association, the North Carol ina Dental Asso ciation and Ihe f irst District Den tal Society, having served as presi dent of the latter organization dur ing 1941. Monday, the Kith, has been set as the tentative date for opening his offices here for practice, it was learned yesterday from Dr. Chap man. Another Friday 13 But The Last Of The Year 1945 Tomorrow is Friday. 13th a day when (hise who harbor superstitions in their soul ap proach with misgivings. There should be comfort in the fact that it will be the last Friday, I3th, in the year of 1945. Perhaps this should be a sig'n that the year will hold many bright spots along the way to light up a dark world. With everyone going at breakneck speed about their tasks, perhaps no one will have time to dwell on the signs and omens that they have brought to mind on other Fridays that have fallen on the 13th. Maybe the news from the Pacific will be so encouraging that tomorrow will lose its name of ill Fate and gain prestige of Good. Luck. i Will Discuss The Development Of Eastern Areas Of Great Smoky Park j Group Will Have I Luncheon Meeting At Piedmont As Guests Of Chamber Of Commerce. The largest group of Park offi cials ever to meet in Waynesville will be here for a luncheon meet ing on Thursday, July 19th, and discuss with state officials, perhaps headed by Governor Cherry, and highway men and civic leaders of j this vicinity, the general plans for development of the Prk In the ; post-war era. j Heading the list of Park officials I will be Newton B. Drury, director, j who has been here before. Ac i companying Mr. Drury will be his I ,nlflA etnflT in.l..J!.M . I . t the Blue Bidgc Parkway, and Blair Ross, superintendent of the Park. Charles Ray is general chairman on local arrangements for the meeting, and said yesterday the party would arrive shortly before noon, and go immediately to the Piedmont Hotel where luncheon will be served at noon. The luncheon is being sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce with the co-operation of the Asheville Chamber of Commerce and the Carolina Motor Club. George A. Brown, county man ager, will serve as official host to the visitors. "There will be an exchange of ideas with relation to the Park, the Parkway, and related high ways, with particular reference to the eastern entrance," Mr. Ray said in discussing the purpose of the meeting. . This is the first time some of the Park officials' have been here since the Park was officially dedi cate in September. 1940. it Is the Urgest group' that have visited here at one time. Park officials who plan to be here include besides Mr. Drury, A. E. Demaray and Hilary Tolson, assistant, directors; Tom C. Vint, chief landscape architect; Theo. Allen, regional director; Ralph Emerson, regional landscape archi tect; Sam P. Weens, superinten dent of the Blue Ridge Parkway; Blair Ross, superintendent of the Park; John B. Needham, chief ranger of the Park, and Raymond A. Wllhclm. landscape architect of the Parkway. Governor R. Gregg Cherry is invited to head the state dele gation and have with him the fol lowing members of the state high way department: A. H. Graham, chairman; George Patton, attorney, Vance Baise, chief engineer; R Getty Browning, chief locating en gineer, John A. Goode, commis sioner of this district. J. C. Walker and J. T. Knight, district engi neers. Senator Clyde R. Hoey, who is now in the state, is also being urged to attend. A number of civic leaders of Canton and Asheville will jojin the local delegation at the luncheon and business session afterwards. Sims Opens New Modern Home For His Business Sims Tire and Battery Company are announcing this week that they have moved to their new and mod ern home next to Martin Electric Company on Main Street. Ed Sims, owner, also announced that all his business was "under the one roof" at the new location. Construction of a modern ser vice station is now going on next to the new building which houses his auto store and in the base ment is the large tire recapping plant. Plans for a formal opening are now underway, and will be an nounced later, Mr. Sims said, at which time he will formally open the auto supply store. Last Of Canning Sugar Coupons Now In The Mail Clerks and 'volunteers were working late last night to clear their office of canning sugar ap plications, and plans were to mail the last of 600 remaining appli cations this morning. The office had almost 15,000 ap plications, and issued well over 100.000 pounds of sugar for canning.