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Standard PRINTING CO JJO-230 S First S people The Waynesville mountaineer Mountaineer Circulation Now Over 3,400 (An AB C. Ppr) fcln 20 miles of their ideal Published In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park NO. 38 16 Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. 1945 $2.00 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties "51 DTfflTl k ih o. Mode wi ax mi D Jattle Sale itory Of y predicted rd-Brcaking d Is Indicated itense Interest In nnual Sale. 1-brcakinS crowd is ex attcnd the 4th annual sale here next Wednes ,e high school, at one ome fifty head of regis :als will be auctioned by jn a well-known auc fhc sale is being spon he Havwood Hereford Association . of which M. av is president, he interest that is be ' in the sale, I predict jle we have ever had," Allen, a director of the jamzation, and recently a director of the state ;jttlcmen from many t indicated they will be this sale, and with the als that will be on sale, very reason to expect a le." i consignors to the sale I, M. Pless, Way Abel, en, M. O. Galloway, C. i and Sons, David Un ind I. T. Powell, will also be on sale lunda Farms, Lewisburg, Ridge Farms, Kingsville, rid Farms, Cockeysville, yler F. Snodgrass Farms, Va. ifficers of the Haywood i, besides Mr. Galloway, tobert Evans, vice presi '. Francis, secretary and with the board of direc osed of Way Abel, C. N. t Haynes, Marvin Pless, I Underwood. te catalogues have been id can be had by writ Francis, and the county See. cCracken, n of 4 Years, College McCrarken, son of Mr. Howell McCracken, of lie. a veteran of four ice. with 14 months over op gunner and a radio on a B-24, has been dis- ind is going to the Uni I Tennessee this week ill enter college. i sergeant in the AAF markable record to his the service. He is entitl irthe Distinguished Fly. ;. Air Medal with 17 Oak ters. live battle stars, two nd the European theatre wmocT ot a crew on a McCracken completed sions over enemy terri- s ship was part of a com. to flew over the Ruman Ws. with crews totaling only forty returned 1 being shot down. bracken entered the ser 1 after his graduation Waynesville Township He has a brother in who spent nearly three the European theatre and uunea in a camp in New )b at Dayton Rubber. Ywood isualty List , ' Today: action 108 : Z2 linion : 25 H 24 380 5tithridty raised $54 t h un'ch to com- Z rirl Scout wnpletton. hut, J -will a year a. 'few V l' ana now ' thHe buildin aim " and the 60 I move into their new Registered Feeder Calf Sale Meets With Success Annual Event Held Yesterday At Stock yards In Clyde; About 150 feeder calves brought an average of a dollar per hundred more at the fourth annual sale at Clyde yesterday than in 1944. The top calves brought from $15 to $15.50, with almost all being bought by T. L. Gwyn, for the State Department of Agriculture, and to be shipped to the eastern part of the state and distributed to club boys. Most of the calves will go into the Kinston area. The calves were of good grades, and a fair sized crowd of specta tors were on hand, together with buyers throughout the sale. The calves were graded by Mr. Stamey and Mr. Murphy, livestock specialists. The sale was held at the Clyde stockyards, with Mcdford Leather wood, auctioneer. Forest Fires Burn Over 361 Acres In County In 1944-45 During the past year there were 16 forest fires in Haywood county, with an estimated total damage of $2,055, it was learned from R. E. Caldwell, county fire warden. The damaged area covered 361 acres and the fire suppression cost totaled $76.19, according to Mr. Caldwell, who stated that the cost would have been much larger had not there been so many persons volunteering their services. "I wish to thank the people of Haywood county for their coopera tion in the fires which have broken out in the county, and also for their cooperation in obtaining burning permits before they have burned leaves and other rubbish on their places," said Mr. Cald well yesterday to a representative of The Mountaineer. Mr. Caldwell pointed out that beginning October 1, and through December 1st, it was necessary to obtain a fire permit from the coun ty office on the top floor of the courthouse here to burn rubbisn and debris in the rural areas. The district offices of the fire wardens which has been located in Asheville is being changed to Sylva, with Mack Ashe, former wnrHnn nf .Tarkson county, in charge of the office, it was a nounced by Mr. Caldwell. F. B. I. To Hold Conference Here On October 11th Waynesville will be filled with F. B. I. men and scores of other law enforcement officers on Oc toner 11th. it was learned yester dav from Idus J. Lynn, special agent, from Asheville, as tentative Dlans were being made for the semi-annual law enforcement con ference, which will meet here. The town of Waynesville will be host to the group for the one-day conference. The invitation was ex nlpH hv Mavor J. H. Way last spring while the conference v in session in Brevard. W. M. Weir Joins The Mountaineer Staff W. M. Weir, of Elkin, this week joined the mechanical department of The Mountaineer. Mr. Weir was recently discharged from Marine Corps, and will operate one of the Linotype machines in the com posing room of this newspaper. 'Scout Hut Will Soon mpleted. Funds Ready The Lions Club are now the sponsors of the Girl Scouts, and !,:., nknc tn furnish the hut. Hugh Massie headed the commit tee ,and was assisted Dy nw r. xM p Williamson and N. W. Garrett. The hut is built on the hill near Herefords To Plans Underway To Start Observance 01 1 National Holiday In Big Program Ivey Dahlia Gardens Now In Bloom Public Invited To Lake Junaluska To See Famous Dahlia Gardens of J. B. Ivey. J. B. Ivey, dahlia specialist, is inviting the public to visit his gar dens at his residence at Lake Juna- uska which will be open daily to he public from now until frost. Mr. Ivey advises that visits be made before 11a. m. or after 5 m , as the flowers are at their best during those hours. 'Our dahlias have never been so beautiful as they have this year, for the season has been perfect for growing them, and we, like to share their beauty with our friends here in Haywood County," said Mr .Ivey, well-known business man of Charlotte and Asheville, who has grown dahlias for the past 25 years. Each morning three dozen choice blooms are placed at the entrance of the garden for anyone who wishes to take one, and according to those who live in the vicinity there is no lack of appreciation for the flowers as evidenced in the rush each morning to share in Mr. Ivey's generosity. In the garden this year at the Lake Junaluska home are 300 se lected plants, which afford a daily blooming output of around 500 blossoms at their peak season Among the plants this year are many new varieties including the large yellow W A C; Southern Thorobred, a magnificent lavender Sunglow, a yellow and red cactus; King Kong, a very large deep lav ender with exceptionally stiff stems. The Joslyn Straight attracts much attention for its size and salmon tints, while the Pink John is claimed by those partial to that color as one of the best in the garden. Red John, also a large and fine specimen, comes in for much praise. Mr. Ivey has exhibtied his Hay- (Continued on Pace 8) Hazelwood Puts Traffice Officer On School Duty The town of Hazelwood this week placed a part-time traffic of ficer at the intersection of the highway and Virginia avenue which leads to the school. The intersec tion was termed by town officials and school authorities as danger ous and placed the officer on duty during the hours when school buses would be entering the highway. The obstructed view made the intersection dangerous as the highway approaches are on curves leading to the street. Full House At Hospital As 20 Babies Arrive "We have them In bureau drawers, In boxes, out In the halls and in fact all over the place," said Mrs. Kichard L. Rogers, superintendent of the Haywood county hospital, in referring to the 20 babies born during: the week at the county institution. They were an even match ten boys and ten girls. Two of the twenty one boy and one girl were from outside the county, but eighteen of the number will start life after leaving the hospital right here in Haywood county. Eighteen is a fine addition to the population of the coun ty In one week's period and the new citizens are welcom ed as futiire residents. Flashlights, McKay's, Hazelwood A Hazelwood committee is work ing on plans lor staging an annual j celebration on a large scale on some recognized national holiday. Action was taken following a full discussion at the monthly meeting of Ihe Boosters Club last Thins- I day night. Hccognmon was mane 01 me fact that Canton stages a week's program successfully every Labor Day season, and that this com munity could stage a celebration attracting as many people on some other national holiday, in which all the county would participate as has been the case with the county-wide observation of Labor Day at Canton. R. L. Prevost. chairman of the committee, said yesterdy that while it was not definite, the gen eral feeling was to make the Fourth of July the day for the big celebration in this end of the county. The committee is com posed of Mr. Prevost. C. N. Allen, C.ll Chambers and Dr. R. Stuart Roberson. They have sent out for some information regarding avail able rides and other features that would tend to add to the occasion. W. F. McCracken, Hay wod Farmer, Buried Sunday Funeral services were conducted at the Crabtree Baptist church Sun day afternoon at 3 o'clock for Waldo F. McCracken, 58, widely known stock raiser of Haywood county, who died in an Asheville hospital at 4 p. m. Friday after a short illness following a para lytic stroks. Rev. Forrest Ferguson and the Rev. H. P. McCracken officiated. Burial was in the family plot in the church cemetery. Active pallbearers were: ('. ii. Francis, (Jay Bradshaw, Vincent Davis, Tommy Ferguson, Sam Green and Bud James. The body remained at the Wells Funeral Home in Canton until 2 o'clock Sunday when it was taken to the church where it remained until the hour nf the service. Surviving are his mother. Mrs. W. I). McCracken, with whom he made his home; two sons, William T., in the U. S. Army overseas, and Paul McCracken ,of Rock Hill, S. C ; one daughter. Mrs. Terry Moore, of Clinton. S. ('.. and four grandchildren; live sisters, Mrs. Tom Rogers, Clyde; Mrs. Will Mcdford. Waynesville; Mrs. Carl Mcdford. Lake Junaluska; Mrs. J. M. Wells. Canton; and Mrs. A. B. Moss, of Talladega, Ala. Sutton's Beauty Shop Opens Today Sutton's Beauty Shop, on the second floor above the Sanitary Barber Shop, will open today, with Mrs. R. L. Sutton, manager. There arc three operators with the shop, and everything is new and modern. The latest fixtures were bought for the shop and installed in quar ters built especially for a beauty shop. Davis Attending Ford Sales Meeting Today Henry Davis, manager of Davis-Liner Motor Sales, is the at- tending a showing of the new Fords in Charlotte today. While at the sales meeting he will get full details about the new automobiles. Donald Duck, Henry And Muggs, Are Donald Duck. Henry and Muggs. well-known entertainers of the comic strips have joined the staff of The Mountaineer and are making their initial appearance in the paper this week see page 15. The management, ever on the alert to give the readers a variety of high quality features, and in continuation of their policy of gen Be Sold 26th Heads War Drive A. P. LF.DBETTER was named this week as county chairman of the United War Fund drive. The county-wide committees will be named within a few days as final plans are made for staging the drive in October. Symphony Drive To Be Pushed Here This Week Quota of $500 Is Set For Haywwod; Civic Clubs To Hear of Project Today and Friday. Civic clubs of the community wfll hear details of the State Sym phony campaign, which has been underway for several weeks. The Haywood quota is 500, and every effort will be made to complete the drive this week-end. Mrs. Hugh A. Love is county chairman. This afternoon Mrs. R. H. Stretcher will present the matter to the Woman's Club, and tonight Miss Nan Killian will appear in behalf of Ihe program before the I. ions Club. Tomorrow W. Roy Francis and Jonathan Woody will make a similar presentation to the Rotary Club. The last report on the progress nf the drive indicated that less than half the quota had bcoh rais ed. Those who become active mem bers will he given tickets for all concerts to be given by Ihe St,ate Symphony. Active membership is only five dollars. The state legislature this year appropriated $4,000 for the expan sion of the symphony. Heavy Rainfall But No Damage While many sections of the country suffered from the ravages of storms.. Havwood county came in on the "fringe'' with excep tionally heavy rains. The rainfall during the period from Thursday. Kf. through Mon- dav. 17. totaled 4 39 inches, and broken up was as follows: 13th .38; 14th. 181; 15th. .05; 16th, 1.25; 17th. .90. As far as could be learned there was no damage or los ofs property suffered in this area. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT First LI. anu Tvlrs. Fred B. Mit chell, of Canton, announce the birth of a son. Fred Brown Mit chell, at Canton's Medical building. September 14. Mrs. Mitchell is the i former Miss Grace Cody, daugh- j ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Zeb Cody of near Canton. Lt. Mitchell is now stationed somewhere in Ger many with a chemical warfare unit Get a Job at Dayton1 Rubber New Features eral improvement in news and en tertainment coverage tor every' member of the family, this popular feature has been added. In addition to the other regular features of The Mountaineer, Don aid Duck, Henry and Muggs will greet the readers every week with their human and clean humor. X t X Preachers Ask Stations Slay Closed On Sundays Some Operators Want To Continue Plans Of Keeping Stations Closed On Sundays. At their monthly meeting re cently, the Haywood Ministerial Association passed a resolution asking that service station opera tors continue to keep their service stations closed on Sundays. The committee drafting the reso lution were Rev. L. G. Elliott, Rev. J. C. Madison and Rev. H. T. limits. The resolution is as fol lows: "Recognizing the fact that most, if not all, filling stations in Hay wood county have been closed on Sundays during the critical years of war and gasoline rationing, we wish to express our appreciation o the operators for keeping their business closed, and to the public for their splendid cooperation in the matter. But now that the war is over and rationing of gasoline is lifted, we are concerned that the gains we have made in a forc ed closing of these business estab lishments on Sundays be conserved voluntarily. Therefore, your com mittee makes a two-fold appeal. "First, to the public: They have demonstrated the fact that the needed supply of gasoline can be purchased on Saturdays, thus mak ing it possible for filling station operators to have a day of rest and spiritual culture. We appeal to them to continue this practice and keep Sundays free of this un necessary commercialism. "Second, to the filling station operators themselves: They have proven to themselves and to the public that they can stay in busi ness with a closed house on Sun days, thus making it possible for them to lead a normal life, free of business obligations, and to have the privilege of attending worship services with the family. We ap peal to them to continue the prac tice of keeping their business clos ed on Sundays. "After having made a partial survey of the filling stations in the Waynesville area, your com mittee feels that the majority of operators are heartily in favor of remaining closed on Sundays, pro viding they are not forced to open in self-defense by a few competi tors who disregard the appeal." Rumors Are That I. C. Madison Will Go to Thomasville The Charlotte Observer, in list ing the possible changes in pastor al personnel in the Western North Carolina conference, reports a rumor that Rev. J. Clay Madison, pastor of the First Methodist church here, may be appointed su perintendent of the Thomasville district to succeed Dr. S. W. Tay lor. When approached on the sub ject by a member of The Moun taineer staff, Mr. Madison stated that he knew nothing of the as signment and had no statement to make at this time. Hazelwood Tax Rate Remains At $1.45 For 1945 The tax rate for the town of Hazelwood will remain at $1.45, it was announced yes terday by Clyde Fisher, mayor. The budget is being complet ed this week, and will show an assessed valuation of about $900,000, with only $14,000 of bonded indebtedness against the town in addition to the sewer bonds which are self liquidating. "The town is in the best fi nancial condition in many, many years," the mayor said. "We will have the full and complete report within a few days." Saccharine. McKay's, Hazelwood To Improve Park J. E. MASSIE, ouiuv aint oper ator of the Park Theatre, this week announced a program for com pletely moderuiiii)'. the theatre, and adding a few more is to begin soon. scats Work Future Of Area Discussed In District Meet Secretaries of Civic Groups In Session Here Discuss Possi bilities Ahead. The local Chamber of Commerce was host on Monday lo a confer ence of Chamber of Cominrece secretaries and officials. The meet ing was held under the sponsor ship of Hie North Carolina Asso ciation of Commercial Organization secretaries. The program centered around discussions of addtiional development of tourist attractions and other community projects in Western Notch Carolina. The meeting was presided over by J. C. Baskervill, managing di rector of I lie Lenoir Chamber of Commreie and president of the state organization Mr. Baskervill outlined the natural assets of the region and declared that the tourist prospects for Western North Caro lina have never been bl ighter. Kay (lives Welcome Charles Ray. of Ihe Waynesville Chamber of Coiinneree, extended the welcome, and Mr. Baskervill responded. Don S. Plus, vice president of The Asheville ( 'il izon-Times com pany, and executive director of WWNC and past president of the Asheville Chamber of Commerce, lohl the Chamber of Commerce of licails present tli.il plans must be made for comiiuiiiil ies just as they are made for PuMiie.s enterprises. lie urged the selection of goals, sound ideas and hard work to carry them through. He stressed the importance of (Continued on page 8i False Rumors Started Against The Golf Course A reward of $"(! is being offered by the Waynesville Country Cub for information leading to the con viction of the person or persons spreading the rumor thai the golf course would not be open to the public ncxl year. "Such an absurd statement is far, far removed trom the truth." Henry Mac Fay den. maanger, said yesterday, in making the offer ot $50 reward. How the false rumor got started, or where it originated remained a mystery yesterday. Mr. MacFaydcn is completing plans for an extensive advertising campaign for the club and golf course, and plans to spend a large sum "telling the world' of this area and the advantages of the course. Bobby Pins. McKay's, Hazelwood Seventeen Divorces Are Granted By Court Here Seventeen divorces were granted during the first day and half of the civil term of September Su perior court which convened here on Monday morning, with Judge J. A. Rousseau, of North Wilkes boro, presiding. In addition to the divorces grant ed, which were practically all un contested, two other divorce cases were counted out as mistrials. There are also a number of 'other divorces to be tried later in the week, it was learned yesterday. As The Mountaineer went to J. E. Massie to Start Work on Project Soon Three Large Modern Lounges, A Crier Room and Additional Seats In New Plans. A modernization program of the Park theatre will begin at once, according to J. E. Massie, owner. The plans call for the construc tion of three large lounges, off the main lobby. These will be built in the back of the Park Shop, which is operated by Roy Mose man. This new plan will not in terfere with the front of the snop or Mr. Moseman's business. The lounges will be equipped with the latest furnishings through out, Mr. Massie said. Downstairs another change will be made to add 50 seats and eli minate congestion at the right door entering the theatre. The wall will be taken out, and the present right corner in the rear of the auditorium will be straight ened. Leading off from the right of the downstairs lounge will be a large "crier room." A room parti tioned off from the main auditor ium by double plate glass, which makes the room sound-proof to the rest of the building. Patrons with young children can sit in this room, and see as well and hear as well as if in the center of the auditorium. Another feature of the crier room will be for the benefit of theatre parties, that will have pri vacy, yet can enjoy the picture and regulate the volume of the sound to their wishes. Mr. Massie said details for mak ing these changes had been work ed out in such a way as not to disturbe operations at any time during the modernization period. He gave out no figure as to the ex penditure. Freezer Lockers To Be Opened In Next Few Weeks Plans for opening the freezer lockers at the Farmers Federation have been postponed until some time after the first of October, due to a delay in receiving vital equipment parts, according to M. H. Austin, locker supervisor, here yesterday. Tentative plans were to open this week-end, but the coils were not shipped on schedule several months ago and have delayed in stallation work. Mr. Austin said this plant would be a credit to a city many times the size of Waynesville, and while they arc disappointed about the delay in opening, felt the "finish ed" product would meet with hearty approval. Four Tracts Will Be Auctioned By Penny Brothers Four tracts of property will be offered at auction in Haywood foday by Penny Brothers. The first sale will begin at 10:30 with property on Sulphur Springs road being offered. Then the sale will move to Hazelwood, and then back here where the Turpin Building, better known as the bus station, will be auctioned. At 3:30 the Homer Cagle place in Clyde will be put up at auction. Frigidaire Dealers At Atlanta Showing Fred and Paul Martin, owners of Martin Electric Company, left yesterday for a two-day stay in Atlanta, attending a sales meeting of Frigidaire refrigerators. They will see the new machines, and get other information on the units. press the jury had the case of Dan Carpenter and others versus Mrs. Teela Peeple. The trial started Tuesday noon and continu ed through Wednesday. The case involved a deed to property which was alleged to have been made to Mrs. Peeples by the lata Pink Carpenter, and recorded just be fore his death last February. It was thought yesterday that the court would continue through the week, as there are a number of cases yet to .be tried on tha calendar. I ' ' ' 1 the cemetery. .J'
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