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LOUISVILLE KY
The Waynesville Mountaineer
promise can never
L,fntly menaeu.
Published In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
"YEAR NO. 34 16 Pages
FIRST
WAYNESVILLE. N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1945
$2.00 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties
it
luilding
Program
Stasrt
d AtL
niy Of
oline
ends
son
es and Boarding
Los Getting Reser-
ons Until Early
Lpi tourist business will
Lomt. was the "conclusion
, aft,.i- a survey made by
Intainccr in cooperation
Chamber ot Commerce.
Ihe lifting of gasoline ra-
imanv motorists will have
Id vacation to the moun-
oninion here is that the
111! extend to November,
largest crowds on record
the month of October.
Jail foliage presents a riot
many visitors have signi-
r intention ot staying
ihe month. From others
tarried that this is the first
lion since the war started
s ago, and they are going
the most of it.
and boarding houses have
Ions for the months of Sep-
knd October, and in some
reservations have been
remai nopen ever longer.
last week has seen a steady
isitors from many states,
. id-west taking the lead
e recent visitors are here
first time, having come to
trip through the Park.
Jeason is far ahead of any
wrtmg to estimates made
le in all lines of business
en Leave
In August
fa For Bragg
i
m men left here Monday
or induction In the army
Bragg, makine ud the
pota under the selective
stem. Burke C. Stillwell
led leader of the group.
leaving were: Yoder Da
f. (ilenn Francis Boyd,
"man Koten, Reeves Fer
'fnry t.ee Green. Fred
illttnn. Tl llett Wallfor MoH.
k (ieorge Love, Junior
f flay Sutton, Earl Phll-
"Mill, Jr., Frank Leon
' ('. Bravnp Fro4 frsnb
larksnn Hannah
pettes Are
On Shelves
fc Imp uoaI, i it i
"war ended that popu
n fijarettes were back
'"vm at local stores.
Stores urro
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i - Tinrnea DrlSK
fit no linoc ..
smokrrs uw.
- -,, getting
lle supplies.
Mieve thi. .,i:oi
fa ve past, one of
r aeal,rs remarked.
ftaineer
Ads
Results;::
C ad,br"Rht immediate
iaies
Fo reniic
o mc Mm coming
Vr
'-One 5-room farm
unfurnrshnrt ...i.u. .-
arm -i:u on H.U1
lunai. , ,,ce mues irom
lluska on hiah,. -no
u Yates after 6:30 p. m. '
l'" Mountaineer are
3jndi of potential buy-
them, they are
pensive.
Waynesville Tax Rate Remains At $1.40
Report Of
Modern Vocation Building
To Be Built At High School
Park Pictures
To Be Shown On
Friday Night
Park Naturalist Will
Give Illustrated Lec
ture At The Court
House At 8:00.
An illustrated lecture on the
Great Smoky Mountains National
Park, will be given at the court
house Friday night at eight o'clock,
with Arthur Stupka, Park natural
ist, being in charge.
The event is being sponsored by
the Chamber of Commerce, and
there are no admission charges.
A similar lecture was given
earlier this season, and because
of so many requests, Mr. Stupka
is returning with a different lec
ture and new set of pictures which
show the beauties of the Park in
many varied forms.
Miss S. A. Jones, secretary of
the sponsoring group, said:
"Though we are the Eastern
gateway to the Park, few realize
the grandeur and importance of it
or that it stands along with such
parks as Yellowstone. Yoscmite,
Grand Canyon and others. It is
unsurpassed in beauty. Within the
Park's half million acres are 600
miles of trails, 600 miles of fishring
streams, and an excellent paved
highway crossing from the North
Carolina boundary to the Tennes
see boundary. There are hundreds
of various species of wild, animals
living and roaming in the Park.''
Capt. Gladys Osborne
Now In Germany
, Captain Gladys H. Osborne, who
formerly practiced medicine hen
associated with her husband. Major
Dudley W. Smith, is now in Ger
many, according to information re
ceived by her family.
After her husband entered 1 he
service Capt. Osborne left Waynes
ville and went to Vanderbilt Uni
versity where she did extensive re
search in nutrition. Later she
volunteered in the service and
was commissioned a captain in the
Air Corps. She was stationed for
a several months period at Jack
son, Miss.
From Jackson she was sent to
Washington, D. C where she
worked with hospitals in Chicago.
Indianapolis .and Washington on
neutrition. On May 12 of this
year she was flown to Paris, and
since tha time has been working
on various nutrition projects in
France and Germany.
Major Smith is now stationed in
Munich. He has served with Pat
ton's army, being among those who
took part in the Normandy invasion.
Schools 01
County To
Open Next
Monday at 9
Registration Will Con
tinue Through Friday
For High School
Students.
The Waynesville district and the
Haywood county schools will open
on Monday morning, August 27, ac
cording to M. H. Bowles, county
superintendent.
The opening hour has been set
at 9 o'clock for the present, with
closing hour at 3:30. This will be
the schedule for the present, but
may be changed later in the fall, it
was pointed out by Mr. Bowles.
A fair enrollment is expected in
the schools, and all preliminary de
tails have been worked out for a
successful year in both the high
schools and the grammer grades.
The cafeterias in the various
schools in the township and the
county will not open on the first
day of shchool, but will start ope
ration on Monday, Sept. 3. Stu
dents will he expected to bring
their own lunches during the first
week.
Rare Bird Seen
In Waynesville
By Specialists
Authorities on North Caro
lina birds have found a rare
bud in Waynesville. and want
to add it to the ofTieial list
for the slate.
The bird, known as the West
ern Taniger. was found here
last July by W. G. Tcmplcton,
of Statcsville. well known bird
authority. Since three rec
ognized authorities have to
serve as witnesses, others who
have seen the bird are asked
to get in touch with Mr. Tcm
plcton or the State associa
tion in Raleigh.
He described the bird as
having a red head, black
wings, and yellow and black
back. The bird is similar in
size and celor to the summer
and scarlet Tanigers, although
never known to come to this
area except in October and
November while passing
through to a warmer climate.
County School Board
Adopts Formal Plans
For Starting Building
In Near Future.
The county board of education
at a meeting here Saturday in the
office of the county superintendent,
authorized the preparation of plans
for a new vocational building to
be erected as soon as materials and
labor are available, it was learned
from M. 11. Bowles, superintendent.
"We are merely getting our post
war plans perfected at this time,
for we have no idea when we will
actually begin building, as the date
of availability of materials is un
certain at present, explained Mr.
Bowles.
The building will be a supple
ment to the existing high school
buildings, and will contain a cafe
teria which will be andequate to
seat 500 persons and will be so ar
ranged that it may be used for all
local community gatherings.
In connection with the cafeteria
will be a cloak and check rooms
and a kitchen to contain approxi
mately 2.000 square feet. The
kitchen will be of sufficient size
and contain proper equipment to
serve all large gatherings which
might he held in the future in the
community.
Other Features
In addition to the cafeteria the
building will contain a hand room
to seal 75, six band practice rooms,
all instrument storage room and a
music library for the storage of
sheet music.
A home economics department
will be provided containing appro
ximately 2,200 square feet and a
vocational agriculture department
of the same size. Shops for metal
work, wood work, automobile re
pair and other items, with storage
space for lumber and other ma
terials will also be provided.
The science department, at pres
ent housed in the high school
building will be given space in the
new building. This department will
contain physics laboratories, chem
istry laboratories, biology depart
ment and science lecture rooms.
A gymnasium ,of full high school
playing court size, will be provided,
including space for 1,000 specta
tors, locker rooms and showers for
both bo,ys and girls and an office for
the director of physical education.
The construction of the building
will be completely fire proof and
will contain a total of approximate
ly 340,000 square feet. The cxist-
Continued on Page Four)
Waynesville
Finances Are
Excellent
Few Changes Made In
Over-All Budget For
The Coming Fiscal
Year.
The tax rate for the Town -of
Waynesville for the coming fiscal
year has been placed at $1.40 for
each $100 valuation of property, the
same rate as of last year, It was
learned yesterday from Mayor J
H. Way. The total valuation of
property in the town is estimated
at $2,379,000.
The total budget requirements
for operation of the city govern
ment has been estimated at 142,
869.40, allocated for the following
expenditures: General, $44,073;
Streets, $16,781.90; Water, $13,
525.00; Light, $36,650.00; Debt Ser
vice, $33,837.50.
Estimated revenue other than tax
levy totals $109,194.00, with a total
of $33,675.40 in taxes required to
balance the budget.
Collections of prior levies in
clude $3,700, with the required col
lection of 1945 levy loi.il.rv,' $L'9,
975.40. A total of the 1945 levy
reserved for future years includes
$3,330.60 as set up in the budget.
The town officials besides Mayor
Way, are aldermen: W. Hugh Mas
sle, T. L. Bramlett and L. M. Kll
llan. G. C. Ferguson is town
manager.
10,000 Folders
Of Maps Printed
By Local C. of C.
Ten thousand 12-page fold
ers carrying two large maps,
and other vital Information,
have Just been published by
the Chamber of Commerce,
and are now being distribut
ed. The folders contain a large
map of Waynesville and Ha
zel wood, the first complete
map ever published. This
map was prepared by John
Taylor, former highway engi
neer. Another map of this
area is included In the folder,
as well as distances to places
of interest, and the names of
all hotels, boarding houses and
rooming places of the community.
Florida Financier Is
Interested In Modern
Hotel Project For Town
There Are Shorts
On The Market
If You Like 'Em
A middle-aged man from
out-of-town just insisted that
the saleslady at a local store
must have some shorts to fit
him.
She was emphatic that the
stock of men's shorts was en
tirely exhausted, but the custo
mer continued to insist that
she look again and perchance
she could find a pair or so.
She stood It about as long
as she could, told him to wait,
and then slipped back to the
ladies ready-to-wear depart
ment, picked out a half dozen
white rayon panties, carried
them to the customer, and of
fered him his rhoire.
lle then realized that the
underwear situation was about
as critical with the stores as
were his personal needs.
The cash register showed
"No Sale."
Full Schedule To Be
Continued At Wellco
Motorists "Fill 'em Up"
As Gas Rationing Lifted
"Is it true that I can get gaso
line without a coupon now," one
woman driving a large car asked
a local service station operator
last week. "Yes, we can fill your
tank now. How many please?"
was the polite answer.
"Not any today thanks, I have
a tank full that I got yesterday
and to think I paid such a price
for those coupons to get it," she
muttered as she hurriedly drove
off. ... ,
Waynesville stations did a gooa
business on Thursday, but partly
because so many motorists had
used their supply m celebrating
the victory news by riding up and
down the streets blowing horns.
Most motorists took the news
that gasoline was no longer ration
ed as a matter of fact, las the news
of victory the night before had
over-shadowed everything else and
still had its effect on the public.
Another motorist drove up, and
said, "For the first time since the
war. I san say 'fill 'er up'."
One Waynesville man drove to
Asheville Saturday for the first
time in two years and this time
looking for a heavy fishing line.
Another took his family out for
an aiter-supper spin 10 ace uuw
"There will be no lay-offs at our
I plants," Heinz Rollman, general
manager of Wellco Shoe Corpora
tion said this week, as the plant
moved from government contracts
to civilian production.
The firm had two government
contracts, one for leggins was can
celled, while the other for hospital
slippers remains in force.
"We contemplate a substantial
expansion of our business, provided
the labor situation soon returns to
normal, and we find a reduction in
absenteeism," Mr. Rollman said.
The official did not explain any
details for the expansion of the
business. The firm now has about
350 people on pay roll.
The company will be hosts at the
fourth annual Labor Day picnic on
Monday, Sept. 3rd, at the Armory,
with more than 100 service men
from Asheville invited, in addition
to a number of local guests and
employees of the firm.
James W. Reed, Jr., will be mas
ter of ceremonies and is in charge
of arrangements.
Over 100 Farmers
Hear Lewis and
Mann At Meet
Over 100 farmers from all sec
tions of Haywood county met in
the court house at Waynesville on
Wednesday night. August 15, to
hear addresses by Charles D.
Lewis, director of the East Central
Region of the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration, and L. B.
Mann, of the livestock division of
the Farm Credit Administration,
both of Washington. The meeting
was sponsored by the Haywood
County Farm Bureau.
"Six million farmers working in
dependently of each other cannot
maintain a national farm program,"
declared Lewis. "It is important
as we come out of this war that
we work closer together than ever
before For the past few years
I have worked close with tin- I arm
organizations of North Carolina
and you should be proud of your
outstanding leadership.''
"We have won the war," continu
ed Lewis, "now we must win the
peace. The only way that we will
ever maintain world peace is for
the peoples of the world to dedi
cate themselves to the principles
embodied in the Golden Rule. We
have won the war through great
sacrifices, and I am proud of the
splendid record made by the farm
ers of our nation. How we per
formed the miracle of production,
I don't know. The important thing
is that wc did it."
"I want to congratulate you
farmers here in Western North
Carolina, on the wonderful pro
gress that you are making on your
great pasture program," said L.
B. Mann. "It is unequalcd in the
nation. You are doing an efficient
job in production, but the thing
that I want to talk to you about
(Continued on page eight)
Renewed interest in getting a
modern hotel for Waynesville was
much in evidence here yesterday,
as Tiuv. It II Cor e, of Ft. Lauder
dale, Fla . met with a group of
citizens and made a proposition for
financing the $300,000 proposed
project.
Gov Gore was scheduled to be
here tonight and present his plans
to the citizens of the community,
but late yesterday word was re
ceived that Mrs. Gore was ill, and
there was l-Vlihood that he could
not he here. If it is found this
morning he can gel here for the
session tonight, a special commit
tee will notify all civic- and busi
ness leaders of the event i!t the
court house at eight o'clock.
Gov. Gore is an experienced
hotel operator, as he owns seven.
He owns one in Urovard, Hcnder
sonville. Blowing Hock and four in
Florida, lle is also a newspaper
publisher, and has other business
interests.
He is interested in Waynesville
to the extent that he told a group
of business men Tuesday he would
put up 60 per cent ot a $300,000
hotel, provided local interests
would raise the remaining $120,
000. The proposition of Gov. Gore
further slates that he will lease the
hotel, or operate it jointly with the
local interests.
At the meeting here last Friday,
some substantial blocks of stock
were taken in the project, but not
enough to finance the deal.
C. E. Brown
Named School
Attendance Officer
Clifford E. Htnwn. of Clyde, who
has been connected with an in
surance firm in Canton for several
years, has been jointly named by
the Haywood eounlv board of edu
cation and the Canton School Char
ter District as attendance officer
for the coming year. Ilrs duties
will he to enforce compulsory
school attendance, according to
the laws of the slate in the schools
of this county, it was learned from
M. II. Bowles
"School attendance vitally af
fects the organization of the
schools, anil we will make every
effort to cooperate with the par
ents but at the same time we plan
to enforce the compulsory school
laws," said the county supcrintcn
dent of education.
This is the first year that Hay
wood county has had an attendance
officer and the cooperation of the
parents in enter ing their children
on the first day of school and keep
ing them in school in regular at
tcnanec is requested by the coun
ty board ot education, it was
pointed out by Mr. Bowles.
"School attendance is not only
vital to the program of the indi
vidual child, but is also the basis
for teacher allotment in the coun
ty," explained Superintendent
Bowles.
100-Room
Hotel Is
In Plans
Number Of Smaller
Units Are Included In
Plans Of Junaluska
Trustees.
To meet the increasing needs for
all types of accommodations for
those attending the expanding pro
grams at Lake Junaluska tentative
plans have been inaugurated by
the board of trustees for the erec
tion of a modern one-hundred
room hotel, offering all conven
iences. The action was taken at
a meeting of the board held .on
Saturday at the Lake with Bishop
Clare Purceli. of Charlotte, presid
ing. The new building program also
calls for inexpensive housing units,
further improvements in the audi
torium, including a connecting
colonade with the Memorial chapel
previously authorized as a shrina
for peace and honoring service
men of World War II. The pro
gram will also include improve
ment of the roads and grounds of
the assembly.
The committee named to investi
gate the possibilities of the expan
sion movement and report back to
a board meeting at a later date
were: Bishop Paul B. Kern. Dr.
Elmert T. Clark, and Dr. F. S.
Love.
The current season will close at
the Methodist Assembly on Sep
tember 2, which marks the 33rd
year and the first under the pres
ent management. Dr. F. S. Love,
superintendent, was commended at
the meeting of the trustees on his
work that resulted in one of the
most successful seasons ever held
at the center,- It was the success
of the 1945 program that caused
the trustees to vote to make im
mediate plans for the expanding
of housing facilities before an
other season.
Bishop Arthur J. Moore, of At
lanta, was elected a member of
the board of trustees to supply
the vacancy caused by the resig
natio nof Dr. W. A. Lameth, of
Greensboro. Dr. Elmer T. Clark
was elected a member of the exe
cutive committee.
Last-Minute Order Keeps Local Man
From Going Back To South Pacific
So close did Cpl. William Toy
come to being sent back to the
South Pacific after serving with
the Marines there for 33 months,
that his sea bag is now enroute to
it felt to splurge, afer being held j a port near the Japan homeland.
under the confines of an A card
The supply of gasoline seemed
to be unlimited, and as far as
could be learned, there were no
rumors started that the stocks
were getting low.
Cpl. Toy has been in the Marine
Corps four years and for 33 months
went through numerous battles In
Guadalcanal, New Britain, Patula
and other major battle sites all
without a scratch. He does have
a touch of malaria.
He was at Camp Joseph H. Pen
dleton, in California when he re
ceived orders to sail back to the
South Pacific. Just as he was to
board the ship, he got further
orders to stay ashore. So close did
the orders come to the time of
sailing that he did not have time
to get his bag off the ship.
But that was of secondary im
portance to Cpl. Toy, who is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Toy.
Hundreds Attend Haywood
Baptist 60th Annual Meet
Several hundred members of the
Haywood County Baptist Associa
tion attended the opening session
of the 60th annual session of the
organization of the two-day meeting
which was held at the Pleasant Bal
sam church yesterday, with Rev.
C. H. Green ,of Canton, moderator,
presiding.
The program today will follow as
announced with the opening wor
ship period conducted by Rev. For
rest Ferguson, at the Woodland
Church, near the Medford Farm,
where the second day session will
be held. Rev. A. E. Peake will de
liver the sermon. Others on the
program include, M. T. Mann, T.
E. Erwin, Rev. Oder F. Burnette,
Rev. R. P. McCracken, Rev. J. C.
Pipes, and L. A. Martin. I
At 2:45 this afternoon, Dr. L. L.
Carpenter, of Raleigh, will bring
the closing message, after which
the annual election of officers will
be held and committees named.
Yesterday Rev. L. G. Elliott, pas
tor of the First Baptist Church of
Waynesville. delivered the annual
sermon which was given at 11:35.
M. A. Huggins. state secretary of
the Baptist Convention, was the
principal speaker, following the
devotional period.
In the afternoon Dr. I. G. Greer,
superintendent of Mills Home, ad
dressed those attending. Others
taking part on the program includ
ed, a talk on State Missions, by
Doyle M'ller; Home Mission, by W.
H. Whitlock. with Ray Young
ionunucii on pane ' 1
Fred Walston
Succeeds Palmer
In Revenue Dept.
Fred Walston. of Tarboro. who
is with the North Carolina State
Department of Revenue, has been
assigned to Haywood and Jackson
counties, the territory formerly
served by W. R. Palmer, of Can
ton, who recently resigned the po
sition. Mr. Walston has his office in the
basement of the court house and
will he there each morning from
9 o'clock to 10 o'clock and on Sat
urday from 9 to 12 in. the morn
ing and from 2 to 5 o'clock in
the afternoon. He is ready to
serve the people of this area at
all times.
Mr. Walston formerly served
the State Department of Revenue
in the same capacity in Craven
and Carteret counties with head
quarters in New Bern He will
be joined by Mrs. Walston the
first of the vear.
Still In The Red
Blue points are off. But food ir.
still in the Red. The passing of
the rationing of canned fruits, vege
tables, and juices is hailed with
great relief by the housewives, but
there are still meat, butler and
cheese to be reckoned with, and
carefully planned e'se the family
go without balanced meals, ui'.iil
the promised "lash" in point val
ues comes.
Between now and August 31,
stamps Q2, R2, S2. T2, and U'2 v. ,:i
expire. There comes a problem to
those who may be lucky enough to
have any left by the fatal day.
Haywood
Casualty List
As of Today:
Killed In Action 108
Wounded 221
Prisoners 4
Missing In Action 24
Liberated 23
Total ... 279
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