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The Waynesville Mountaineer
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jgMjj"jjggCounty Sett Of Haywood Countj At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
TEAK NO. 30 16 Pages
WAYNESVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1915 (One Day Nearer Victory)
-FIRST
$2.00 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties
fibers To
ck Other
lures Of
i Today
Farm Development Pleases Board
Proposed
n no ji
, foard Of Agri
ire Well Pleased
Progress Of Way-
He Test Farm.
thorough inspection of
Lille Test Farm yester-
iing, the Stale Board of
e, headed ly Commis-
lr Scott, said that "more
tad been shown on the
Pe farm than any in the
tie board was warm in
se of the work of Dean
director in charge here,
ssociali's.
wrd discussed future
the (arni. and (lie con
df flit- long-term pro
rti i.i already underway.
i! the group, together
members of the Cham-
jmmcriT, had lunch at
Gordon, as the guests
ws Nuland. a member
lo hoard.
i.v afternoon (he group
Biltmiirc farms for a
1 back here last night,
nng some of the mem
nako another inspection
m. while others will go
k.
c plans r.re for the
diesis of the Cham
inmerce at a picnic to
ler spending the night
ward will leave for Ral
y morning.
sincss session yesterday
he board signed a lease
irar State Fair ground
to a tobacco company
ir. inasmucli as no State
bold this year. The
w August 3 1st of next
Hfodinc the luncheon
"day included: Mr. and
Fred K. Miller. cMrec
r test arm divisions;
Greenwood, director of
wnt's publication divi
Mrs. flreenwood; Lvnn
l!t,r "f the state afier
PaPfr association; Mrs
wrriion. Hoyle Griffin,
' B Austin. Jefferson;
D Reeves Noland;
"rker. Gatesville; Mr
Claude Hall. Roxboro;
Wton. Raleigh; Mr. and
Colv.rd; pp. and Mrs.
'" Miss Haze, Drak
xl-. Houard Clapp,
!rjr. Charles E. Ray,
m Russ. all of Way-
JoinS Vet Group
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J. C. BROWN will join the vet
erans administration on August
first, as a supervisor in this state.
He has been a member of the
Waynesville high school faculty for
the past ten years.
J. C. Brown
Resigns From
School Faculty
J.' C. Brown, well known civic
leader and member of the faculty
of the Waynesville Township high
school for the past ten years, has
resigned his post and accepted a
position with the Veterans Admin
istration as a training officer.
His duties will be to organize,
place in college and supervise vet
erans who wish to continue their
education. The position is under
civil service.
He will also place men in spe
cial vocational training, and super
vise their activities.
Mr. Brown came here from
Gainesville, Ha., in 19;5. and has
made an outstanding record in his
work in vocational agricultural
education. His students have re
ceived both state and national rec
ognition. A veteran of World War I and
holding a master's degree from the
University of Florida and his 24
years of teaching experience, Mr.
Brown is well qualified for his
new work.
He has been active in local af
fairs, having served as president
of the Waynesville Rotary Club
and is a past commander of the
Waynesville post of the American
Legion. He will maintain his resi
dence here for the present, and
Mrs. Brown will continue teaching
in the high school.
Mr. Brown leaves August first
for a two-week course at Fayetle
vllle, and from there will be as
signed to a district in Nortli Caro
lina. He has had eight boys from his
vocation classes to received Amer
ican farmers degree by the nation
al Future Farmers, and 33 state
farmers.
Noland Soon
To Finish 2
Buildings On
Main Street
Two of the Buildings
Will Be Occupied By
Government Agencies
As Soon As Ready.
I). Reeves Noland is pushing to
completion three Main Street
buildings here, and plans to have
two of them ready within a week,
and the other in a month.
The barber shop building has
been divided into two buildings,
and workmen arc now putting fin
ishing touches on them. The San
itary Barber Shop will occupy one
building, the local OPA office the
other, and a beauty shop will have
the second floor.
A new two-story brick building
is being built across from Smith's
np'ug Store, and plans arc to
have this ready for occupancy with
in 30 days. The U. S. Employ
ment Service will occupy the first
floor, and Dr. N. M. Medford will
have his suite of offices on the
second.
Both buildings are modern
throughout, with individual steam
heating plants.
Park and Highway Men Hear From Haywood Leaders
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While here last Thursday for a meeting, two of Haywood's civic and business leaders, representing
Waynesville and Canton, discussed at length, the need of additional improvements on roads and the
Park in general m this area Shown here are live of the men who entered the discussions: left to right,
Newton I!. Drury, director of the Park Service A. II. (Sandy) Graham, chairman of the State highway
commission. Charles K, Hay, committee chairman, Ruben H. Roberson, vice president of the Champion
Paper and Fibre Company, and Blair Ross, suptTinttMuitMit of the Pju'K. Photo hy (IrtMinoIl for The
Mountfliiu'tMi.
Mothers Die
Plane
In China
aboard a B-29 took
o brothers recently.
received by rela
. .e men were Captain
Carey and j.,,
n .-rev, solls 0f Mr.
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Carev
K llin t
th m , c '"ciner
; Jd, daughter
?T a"d M
am,,; a'"esville.
been in service
i,afs;ra,finishing
'0 thp D.. :lateS
ociiic area
the
men
16 m-..:"",en JUSt.
Hr 1 1
and had
their
Jywood
JJJy List
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Baptist Men To Meet
Monday Night At 7:30
The men of the First Baptist
church will meet Monday night at
7:30 for a supper meeting to dis
cuss some business matters of the
church.
The meeting has been called hy
J. C. Patrick, chairman of the board
of deacons.
Unpaid Taxes To
Be Advertised
First Of August
All property in Haywood county
on which 1944 taxes have not been
paid will be advertised for sale
during the first week in August,
according to Earl Ferguson, county
tax collector.
If the taxes are not paid by
September, the property in such
instances will be sold the first
Monday in (hat month at the court
bouse to the highest bidder.
"I am urging all delinquent tax
payers to come to my office in the
court house and pay their taxes
by August 1," said Mr. i'erguson
yesterday.
The number of delinquent tax
payers this year is about the same
as that of the past year which was
smaller than in many previous
years, it was learned from Mr.
Ferguson, who is anxious to clear
up the record for the current year.
State Apple Crop
Hits Low Mark
The 1945 State commercial
apple crop is estimated by the
State Department of Agricul
ture at only 315,000 bushels
less than one-fifth of last year's
production of 1,782,000 bush
els, and even smaller than the
poor crop grown in 1934.
The crop in the mountain
sections, however, is exception
ally spotted and generally ex
ceedingly light.
Haywood Electric
Directors Name
New Board j
i
The board of directors of the j
Haywood Electric Membership j
Corporation have nominated a new
board to be put up lor election i
at the annual meeting to be held
on Saturday. August 25. in the I
court house here.
The directors have nominated'
Ira II. Cogburn, East Fork; Weav
er Cat hey. Pigeon: I,. N Davis,
Cecil; Carter Osborne, Clyde; W.
P, Harris, Beavordain; Roy Med
ford. Iron Duff, Albert W. Fergu
son. Crabtree, Mrs. C S Green.
Fines Creek; C M Moody. Jona
than Creek; and II W Davis, and
C. W. London, of Upper Hominy,
Buncombe county
In the meantime any fifteen
members of the corporation may
nominate a new board, winch must
be filed in the local office of the
organization 15 days before the
annual meeting The rules govern
ing the election also permit nomi
nations from the floor at the an
nual meeting, it has been learned
from James E Moore, superinten
dent. Those serv ing the rorpoi ati"n .k;
directors during the past year -are
as follows. Rev Oder F Burnette.
Bill Green, James Smith, F A
Justice, Glenn A Boyd, I) D
York, H. R Bryson. George If
Haynes, D Reeves Noland, C P.
Miller, and P. E Yarhorough. the
latter two of Buncombe county
Lt. Thos. W. McKce
Killed In Action
In India, July 18
Schools In
Haywood To
Open 27th
Haywood schools will bee in
the 1045-46 term on Monday,
August 27, accordlnc to M. II.
Bowles, county superintendent
of education. '
In making the announcement
Mr. Bowles pointed out that
plans were being worked out
to havr adult bus drivers! tills
yrar. The drivers will meet
on the 20th for Instructions.
Arrangements arr bring made
whereby the adult drivers ran
earn $50 per month, Mr.
Bowles said.
Nine teachers are needed in
(lie county in order to com
plete the set-up for the year.
Four are needed in the Bethel
district. 2 at Clyde, one in
Waynesville, I at Fines Creek
and I at Crabtree.
$8,623 In Fines Collected
By Mayor's Court During
Past Year; 560 Arrested
Waynesville police arrested 5(i0
people during the past year, ac
cording to records just compiled
by G. C. Ferguson,v town manager.
The mayor's court collected $rt,
623.30 in fines during the year, the
report showed.
It was estimated that 90 per cent
of those arrested were charged
with being drunk, while the re
maining 10 per cent was for the
"usual run" of police court charges.
Most of those arrested paid the
costs, and in instances where they
could not pay, they were sent to
the roads.
The school fund received $1,
330.80, which represented the fines
collected, and the remaining $5,
S49.70 went into the general fund
of 'the town.
The report reveals there were
fewer arrests during the past year
than for the previous period. It
is generally believed that the num
ber for the current year will show
even a greater decrease due to the
stoppage of the sale of wine and
beer in the community.
Officers also reported thij week
that traffic regulations were bt?ing
observed more closely than here
tofore, since violatiors are being
fined.
Washington Judge
Heard By Rotarians
Judge J. Littleton, of the court
of claims of Washington, discussed
the work of the court at Ilotary
last Friday. He was presented by
Dr. Frank S. Love, of Lake Juna
luska, where Judge Littleton is
staying. '.... .
Second Lieutenant Tboitu W 1 1
bur McKee, son of Mrs Ai lnie M
McKee, of Camp .Tunaluska and
Jacksonville. Fla . was killed in
India on July l!l. according to
a message received by bis mother
from the war department.
Lt. McKee, a native of Clevland,
Ohio, attended Lake Junaluska and
East Waynesville Elemen
tary schools and was graduated
from the Andrew Jackson senior
high school, Jacksonville. Fla . in
the class of MHO lie attended the
University of Florida where he was
a student in engineering and a
member of the Kappa Alpha fra
ternity. He volunteered while in
college in the Army Air Corps Re
serves in May, 1942 and was called
(Continued on page Hi
Three Haywood
Men Receive
Bronze Star
Three Haywood county men.
members of the Signal Company,
30th Infantry Division, have been
awarded the Bronze Star from Lt.
Col George Patterson, command
ing offirer of the 30th Infantry Di
vision Headquarters, special troops
at a ceremony at Possneck, Ger
many They are Staff Sergeant Jack
V. Hicks, of Canton. MScrgeant
Wayne L Plott. of Canton. R F.D
No 2, and Staff Sergeant Claude
V. Amnions, R E D. No. 2.
AAA Community
Committeemen
Will Meet Today
A meeting of all community
committeemen of the AAA pro
gram in Haywood county will be
held this morning at 10:00 o'clock
to complete plans for measuring
the tobacco acreage in the coun
ty, according to R. C. Francis,
chairman of the county committee.
He stated that the county commit
tee hoped to begin measuring to
bacco immediately and complete
the job on August 31.
Mr. Francis has announced that
the entire acreage of burley to
bacco will be measured regardless
of whether there is an allotment
for the farm or not. This will be
necessary in order to know the
type of marketing card that should
be prepared for each farm.
Funds for this work were made
available hy Congress following
requests from producers, ware
housemen and others, associated
with burley tobacco industry.
Farm operators will be notified
hy mall of the acreage determin
ed from the field measurements
of the committeemen. These acre
ages iii be considered final un
less an error claimed by th op
erator can be substantiated. Any
operator asking a recheck will be
required to make a deposit cover
ing cost of the recheck. This de
posit will be returned if the claim
is substantiated. Congress has al
so provided funds to have all flue
cured tobacco acreage cheeked in
l!Mti
my
Development
Of Park And
Parkway Is
Being Urged
Park Officials Get Rec
ommendations Of VV.
N. C. Group and State
Officials At Meeting
Here.
In an informal gathering at the
Piedmont Hotel here on last
Thursday of National Park Service
and Parkway oflicials. with North
Carolina Stale officials and civic
leaders of Western North Caro
lina discussed plans for resump
tion of work started in the Park
and on the Blue Ridge Parkway
when the war is over and new
projects desired by this state in
the development of recreational
facilities along the Parkway and
in the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park and State higlwvays
in this area.
Chfls. E. Ray, chairman of ar
rangements, presided, and George
A. Brown, chairman of the county
commissioners, was the official
host.
Newton B. Drury, director of the
National Park Service, who was
making his first visit to this area
since 1941, discussed the develop
ments in the Park and promised
that as soon as possible work
would be started to complete the
area as was planned before the
war. He also promised that things
would move quickly on the Park
wa: when conditions permitted
work to be resumed. W
The projects which North Car
olina wishes to see completed in
the Pay md along the Parkway
ana In this area were listed by
A. H. (Sandy) Graham, chairman
of the State Highway and Public
Works Commission He pointed out
what it would mean to this section
to have immediate and preferential
attention in postwar plans and de
velopments.
Mr. Graham spoke of the co
operation of the state highway
commission with the Park Service
in Federal road projects, and how
the developments by both would
be complimentary to the other.
a is indeed a pleasure to us
to meet you and your associates,
Mr. Drury, to tails about planning
(Continued on page 51
Killed In India
Health Center To
Reopen On First
Wed. In August
The Health Center which is spon
sored by the Haywood county
health department and was discon
tinued for a period of several
weeks, has been resumed, it was
learned from Dr. C. N. Sisk this
week.
The clinics will be reopened the
first Wednesday in August, and the
hours will be from 10 to 12 and
from 1 to 5 o'clock. All mothers
with small children and expectant
mothers are urged to visit the
center.
t - ' " if-"
LT. THOMAS WILBUR McKEE,
son of Mrs. Arlene M. McKee, of
Camp Junaluska and Jacksonville,
Fla", who was' killed in India on
July 19, according to a message
received by his mother. Volunteer
ing in the Army Air Corps Reserve
in May, 1942, he was called to ac
tive duty in February, 1943. He
had been overseas since October,
1944.
Former Waynesville
Mountaineer Linotype
Operator Returns Home
Sgt. Earl Ezzell, a former lino
type operator with The Waynes
ville Mountaineer, spent Wednes
day in town visiting friends. Sgt.
Ezzell has recently returned from
25 months spent In the European
theatre, where he has served with
the 8th Air Force.
Willis Smith
Chosen Head Ol
Bar Association
Willis Smith. Raleigh attoney,
and husband of the former Miss
Dollic Lee. daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. W 1 Lee, of Way
nesville, has been nominated for
the presidency of the American
Bar Association, which is tanta
mount to election
Mr Smith, a former president
ot the Nortli Carolina Bar Asso
ciation and of the International
Association of Insurance counsels,
defeated Carl Ricks, of Milwaukee,
Wis., for the nomination
Mr Smith is a member of the
law firm of Smith, Leach and An
derson, Raleigh A prominent
figure in the American Bar Asso
ciation he has served as a member
of the old general council and as
a member of the board of gover
nors and now is a member of the
house of delegates
Bankers Of W.N.C. At
Meeting Here, Discussed
G. I. Loans Last Night
Bankers from the Tenth District
of the North Carolina Bankers As
sociation met here last night for
instrctiori by state and federal
authorities on how to make G.I.
Loans to returning veterans. Jon
athan Woody, president of the
First National Bank, presided.
The group, including around 40
bankers from the area covered in
the distinct which starts with Mar
ion and continues West, arrived
at six o'clock and had dinner at
the Gordon Hotel, after which they
assembled at the court house for
the meeting.
Taking part on the program
were: Gordon C Hunter, of Rox
boro, president of the North Caro
lina Bankers Association; Fred
Green, Raleigh, secretary of the
state association, and W. H. Neal.
Winston-Salem, vice president of
the Wachovia Bank and Trust
Company, and representatives from
the Treasury Department and the
Veterans Administration.
The purpose of the meeting was
to assist and instruct the bankers
with the requirements of the gov
ernmental agencies in making G.
I. loans, which the government will
guarantee up to $2,000.
It was brought out in the meet
ing that the loan was in no way
a gift to ex-servicemen, but a loan,
which must be used either for con
struction of a home, or in pur
chase of farm or in an investment
in business, and that the man must
offer some security.
G. I. loans will be made through
the First National Bank and the
Haywood Building and Loan Association.
Pigeon River
Highway To
Be Checked
At Early Dale
Chairman Graham Or
ders Investigation To
Be Made Of Proposed
Road To Tennessee
Line.
Plans are underway for an en
gineering party, headed by R.
Getty Browning, chief locating en
gineer of the State Highway De
partment, to make an Investigation
of the feasibility of building a
water-level highway down Pigeon
River to the Tennessee line. The
order for the investigation was
made last week here by A. H.
(Sandy) Graham, chairman of the
highway commission.
Mr. Browning told The Moun
taineer that he would make bis
plans to come back here within
ten days or two weeks and start
the investigation.
The proposed highway would
run from the Cove Creek post of
fice on Highway 284 down Pigeon
river to WatervtUe lake, and
around the lake on down the river
to connect with Highway No. 32
at the Tennessee line.
The distance of this proposed
road is about 19 miles from (he
Cove Creek post office. It is 33
miles from Waynesville to the
Tennessee line via the proposed
road,
The new road would open the
Big Creek and Cataloochee areas
of the Parki as well as the fa.
Pigeon River Gorge.- which is
claimed by many to be some of
the, most-ugged scenery in fast
cfh America.- Sbine'of the cUffs
are described as being 1,000 tost
high.
The water-level highway woold
give a direct outlet and inlet f5r
traffic from the mid-west to this
section, it was pointed out.
There is on record here some
maps and surveys made by a rail
road of that area, and It is likely
that Mr. Browning and his asso
ciates will consult these rrfape he
fore going into the field to make
their survey.
Guardsmen Back
From Two Weeks
At Fort Bragg
The local company of the North
Carolina State Guard returned
home last Sunday after two weeks
of intensive training at Fort Bragg.
Headquarters of the 2nd Regiment
also located in Waynesville and
commanded by Col James H
Howell; and four staff officers and
one enlisted man also returned
to their home station.
The camp was one of the best
n the four years of organization
and four camps of the guard,and
much praise was expressed to the
men for their untiring efforts and
sacrifices they have made to be of
service to their state and nation.
The encampment was climaxed
by a review on last Saturday with
some 1800 guardsmen parading
before a number of high ranking
army personnel, and an address by
Lt. Gov. L. Y. Ballentine. Gpv.
Balentine gave the history of the
guard and expressed his apprecia
tion to the men for the job they
were doing and stated that from
his observations and what he had
heard of the guardsmen, they were
capable of handling any situation
(Continued on page 8)
Lions Club Will
Have Educational
Program Tonight
The Lions Education Committee,
with Herbert Buchanan as chair
man, will present the program to
night at 7:30 at the Maples. Other
members of this committee are
Lawrence Leatherwood and Ben
Phillips.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all out-of-town Lions to attend
these weekly meetings.
At the last meeting the elub en
joyed a most interesting and timely
address by Judge Mallory Adkin
son who spoke on "Education and
Deliberation." Bob Truett, who is
associated with Dayton Rubber
Company, was received as a new
member of the club.
Jack Felmet, president, announc
ed that chairmen of various com.
mittees would make reports tonight