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THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
THURSDAY, OCTOBER
Hyatt And Company One
Of Town's Oldest Firms
For the first time since 1918, i
Hyatt and Company are this week
operating without their lumber
yard. It was sold last week-end
to H. L. Liner, Sr., 11. I. Liner, Jr.,
and C. C. Davenport, who will op
eiate it as t lie Builders Supply
Company.
Hyatt and Company is one ol the
oldest firms in Waynesvillc, having
been organized in 1901 as Hyatt
Campbell Co., with Will Camp
bell and W. A. Hyatt as owners.
In 1912 E. J. Hyatt purchased
Mr. Campbell's interest in the
firm, and 1hr name was changed to
Hyatt and Company. 1'ivc years
later, W. T. Shelton became the
tnird partner, and a year later
the company bouglii the lumber
yard then owned by C harles K.
Kay, Sr.
The firm continued to grow, and
m 1923 the large warehouse on
Commerce street was built, and a
ear later the present store ad
joining the warehouse was erected.
In 193'.! Iv .1. Hyatt and W. T
Shelton bought the interest of V.
A Hyatt, and became sole owners
Since 1911!, fv .'. Hyatt has been
active manager in charge of the
entire firm With the sale .f I lie
lumberyard this. past week-end. he
plans to devote his time to the
warehouse and store, except for a
visit to Florida (luring the winter.
11 Providence didn't direct it.
h were saed by so main
"breaks" that contradicted expe
rienced and normal expectation'.'
Middle age is that period when
,ou feel rotten if you do anvihing
unusual, and feel rotten if you
don't.
2 Haywood Girls
Honored At WCTC
Miss Mabel McCracken, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McCrack
en, and Miss Mildred Milner, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. H B. Milner,
Wavnesville. were among the re
cently elected officers of the Wo
man's House Government Asso
ciation of Western Carolina Teach
ers College, who were installed at
a formal program Thursday even
ing. October 4 The meeting was
held in the parlor of Moore dormi
tory with Miss Judy Owings, Presi
dent of W II O . presiding.
Miss McCracken was installed
as secretary-treasurer of Robert
son Hall and Miss Milner as a
proctor for Moore dormitory.
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breathing easier-when
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congestion! Va-tro-nol gives grand re
lief , too, from sniffly, sneezy distress of
head colds. Follow directions In folder.
VICICS VA TRO UOL
Sam Cabc, Seaman 1c,
Now In Sendai, Japan
Sam Cabe. seaman first class,
is now in Sendia, Japan, accord
ing to information received by his
wife who with their two children
is residing here while her husband
is in the service.
Seaman Cabe, a former Federal
investigator for the Alcoholic Tax
I'nil, with headquarters in Wilkes
boro. entered the service in March,
1 -. and received his boot train
ing at Clival Lakes. HI. After com
pletion of boot training he was
sent to Little Creek. Va., and then
assigned to sea duly in the Pacific
theater.
He is serving on the LSM "L59."
Serving In London
Welcome Home
The Following Haywood Men Have Received
Honorable Discharges From Military Service,
According To Records Received Here.
Badge of
Honor
Pfc. Mark Dicus
Home From Overseas
Private First Class Mark Dicus,
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Dicus has arrived home after serv
ing in tlie European theater for
eight months. He will report back
to the McQuire General Hospital,
Richmond, Va . following his fur
lough here with his parents.
Pfc. Dicus was inducted in the
service at Camp Croft and from
there was sent to Fort George
Meade in January of this year and
served in Kurope. He was injured
in Germany in April and is now a
patient in the Richmond hospital.
Jones Radio Service
Formerly the Lindsay Radio Service . . .
Nothing lias been changed but the name.
Tubes and batteries are gradually becom
ing available. For all your radio needs
.see us first.
We will also have a complete line of radios
and electrical appliances when available.
We offer reasonable prices and guaran
teed parts.
56 Main St.
Wayncsville, N. C.
T5 WILSON C. MEDFOIU),
now on duty in London, England,
volunteered for the army on Janu
ary 14, 1943, and was given his
basic training at Camp Young,
Calif., and was later sent to Camp
Maxey, Texas, before leaving for
overseas duty on September 4.
1943.
T5 Medford entered France
with the invasion forces oi the
American First Army, and was ;i
member of the first mechanized
cavalry platoon to land on I) Day.
He is entitled to wear the Kuro
pean theater ribbon with three
stars for major campaigns, having
served in Normandy, Northern
France, and Western Germany.
During most of this period he
was a gunner on an armored car.
During the battle of Aachem. he
was sent to a hospital in England
for a rest from combat duty, where
he remained for four months. He
wa st hen given an assignment as
a driver in London, where he is
now stationed with a motor de
tachment. Prior to entering the service
T5 Medford, son of Mr. and Mrs.
W. Clark Medford, of Wavnesville,
was employed by the Pet Dairy
Company.
Pfc. and Mrs. Dicus
Here With Latter's
Parents For Visit
Private First Class and Mrs.
James Dicus have arrived from
BufTalo, N ,Y., and are spending
several days here with the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Dicus.
Pfc. Dicus entered the service
in Sept., 1943 and was inducted
at Camp Croft and from there
sent to Keesler Field, Miss. Later
he took training at the University
of Michigan, Merced and Tulare,
Calif., before being assigned to
Buffalo for special .training in the
air corps.
When his furlough is completed
here he will report to the Greens
horo Air Base for his next assign
ment. At the time he entered the serv
ice he was employed by the Delta
Shipyards in New Orleans.
Among the d.scharged from
the untied forces in the Waynes
villc area during the past week
were:
T5 Hugh Hubert Lewis, from
army, at Fort Dix, N. J.
T4 Charles Edward Camp, from
army, at Fort Bragg.
T4 Glenn McKinley Collins,
from army, at Fort Bragg.
T4 Edward Earl Best, from
army. ,it Fort Bragg.
Felton Herbert Huffman, from
army, at Fort Bragg
Stall Sgt. Joint Kelley Carver,
from army, at Fort Bragg.
Hubert Edward Norris, from
army, at Fort Devens, Mass.
Private Wayne Cable, from army,
at Mines, ill
T5 William J. Mills, from army,
at Fort Bragg.
SSgl. James N. Williams, front
army, at Fort Bragg.
Sgt. Clyde llarkins, from army,
it Camp Gordon, Ga.
SS Nathan Norman, front army,
;d Fort lliagg.
Private Ed W Moody, from
iriiiv , at Fort Bragg.
Corporal Paul M. Mull, from
irinv. ;il Fort Bragg.
Private Ernest Rogers, from
army, at Fort Bragg.
Lawson C. Sumnienow. from
army, at Fort Bragg.
Corporal David Jones Boyd, Jr.,
from army, at Fort Ord, Calif.
Private First Class Robert E.
Parton, from army, at Fort Bragg.
Private Charles Edward Rogers,
from army, at Fort Bragg.
SSgt. Billy McElroy, from army,
at Fort Bragg.
Sgt. Montgomery K. McElroy,
from army, at Fort Bragg.
Corporal William Van Toy, from
Marine Corps, at Quantico, Va.
Private Paul S. Sheehan, from
army, at Fort Bragg.
Private Garrett P. Howell, from
army, at Fort Bragg.
Private Webb Hampton, from
army, at Camp Atterbury, Ind.
T5 Harry H. Morrow, from
army, at Fort Bragg.
T5 Emerett Lester Hendrix,
from army, at Fort Bragg.
SSgt. Albrow Marion Wilson,
from army, at Fort Bragg.
Private First Class John R. Cars
well, Jr., from army, at Fort Bragg.
Private Walter B. Crawford,
from army, at Fort Devens. Mass.
Private First Class Elbert B. Ray,
from army, at Fort Bragg.
William D. Franklin
Serving On Yorktown
William D. Franklin, Seaman
Second Class, USNR, son of Wal
ter R.' Franklin, of Waynesvillc, Is
serving aboard the aircraft carrier
USS Yorktown which has been
assigned to the Japanese occupa
tion forces.
The Yorkotwn climaxed a war
career of 36 major Pacific opera
tions by standing oil Japan and
sending her planes over the USS
Missouri, as the surrender terms
were being signed.
Pilots based on this ship shot
down 457 Jap planes and 76 prob
ables, destroyed 695 and damaged
923 on the ground, and sank or
helped to sink many warships, in
cluding the battleship Yamato and
the heavy cruiser Agano. The
ship's anti-aircraft batteries shot
down 14 aircraft.
DR. W. KERMIT CHAPMAJ
DENTIST
OFFICE IN BOYO BUILDING
PHONE 363
WAYNESVILLE. N. c.
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Auto Financing Since VJ '.i I
Pvt. Charles A. Rogers
Home On Furlough
Pvt. Charles A. Hogers, son of
Mr. and Mrs Lyman Hogers, of
Wayncsville, is spending a 14 day
furlough at home prior to being
sent overseas as a replacement.
He entered the service on Kelt
28 of this year and was sent to
Fort Bragg and later to Camp
Blanding, Fla , where lie took hu,
basic training.
When his furlough is up be will
report back to Port (Jeorge Meade,
Md At the time be entered the
service he was employed by the
National Biscuit Company. He has
a brother in the service. Pfc. Troy
Rogers, who is stationed at Da.v
tona Beach.
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Announcement Of Importance
This Firm Has Sold Only the Lumber Yard and the Lumber Sh
Are Still Operating Our Stor
Warehouse and Coal Yard..
We
For Quality and Serviice Call On Us For
UBICO
FEEDS
Of Every Type
Garden-Field
S HE! ifj 0 s
m;ST OK QUALITY IN
STANDARD BRANDS
PLUMBING
SUPPLIES
Pipe Fixtures Tile rittings
Heavy-Staple
GROCERIES
POPULAR BRANDS OF
GENERAL LINES
Many Thanks:?:
We deeply appreciate the business given us in the 27
years we operated the lumber yard. We shall devote
our time and energy to the operation of the store, ware
house and coal yard, in an effort to give you the best of
service, and the best the market affords in every line.
When you need seeds, feeds, paints, plumbing, grocer
ies, hardware or coal, just see us - - - or call 43.
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PAINTS
Varnishes Enamels Oib-M
Full Line Oi
HARDWAfi
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All Types Of
COAL
PHONE
HYA1
CO
Phone 43
E. J. HYATT, Manager
At the V