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N.O 15
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WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1945
$2.00 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties
aywoodl Burley Crop Exceeds
union roun
is
nllar To Modernize, Improve Masonic Temple
LnmrWill I
yyitwa -
Le Entire
T)..!l J!m
st Floor To Be
ecialty Shops,
Ces On Second,
u,ic quarters
Third
juri.'iasc of
the Masonic
j i hurch Street by W H,
,r.:nie ol Chicago ana
,.. from the Roseline
i, was one of the larg-
;flP hi sonic time. All de-
lr,t. sak' were completed
uilc executed on Tuesday
n'tt'k
Ijildm.!! had been purchased
;um ao b Harry L. Liner
L Hose and a corporation
ad
KUr has extensive plans
kipm;: and improving the
x brick and stone build-
lj expects to set the recon-
and renovation of the
:e started in the early part
coming ear.
radiations will be in keep-
Ihc progressive devclop-
n( the community, it was
from the new owner.
first Moor will be devoted
;a!ty fhops in the model of
lade, with distinctive fea-
or I'ach shop.
second floor of the building
made into high standard
suited to the business or
on uf the rentors.
third floor of the building
used exclusively by the
ItLodRe, as it has been since
lion of the building a few
SO in- Hie Masons of this
Buys Property
.Seaman To
k With Red
jss Overseas
Ethel I islur uf Whitticr has
hir lulies as secretary
service section of the
H Chapter of the Red Cross
N Mrs. Barbara Haviland
uho resigned to take
position with the Red
Mrs l'Hier was formerly
"I I'.' Hie TV A nl Knntana
banian has been accepted
the Red Cross over
d is now in Washington, D.
National Keel Cross head-
p "here she is being given
uaining tor her new work.
scheduled to sail in the near
'or duty in the Pacific thca-
1 Destroys
age And Does
Ne To House
Of air nn1,.1.... : i
"uriiiiuita origin,
rlerahie ,i.,,.,,. 4 u
f' and Mrs. Sam Potts
JCSOaV allfrnnnn -fin- tun
- ...WVU, nit
"as tunipletely destroyed,
jsc was burned to the
"we the blaze was dis
Thc garacp fir ranuH
f"011 barrel of fuel oil to
burning oil saturated
' w the house and did eon
famago to the porch,
"id a hrvi,-,
FW .soon I,- ... . ... .
kiini '"""sin ine maze
r " 01 and confined the fire
'u,or ol tne house
''mate of -lie damage could
terdav.
en Car Is
vered Here
denartmnnt P.nui,r.
, r longing to Miss Pearl
awav 'Urs after u was
hor an , e StrCet in
terPlym0Uth WaS taken
10 clock from
blrt. and that night
in tL . police fund it
j n of the Central Ele-
herB u ' C!s lna a block
tar h j Bloien.
the ,j "ot been damaged
made asenpe. The
L,u e ""gerprints frnm nh.
the ca? 'and are 8tiU work
I!
W. H. F. MILLAR this week
purchased the Masonic Temple,
and plans to modernize the build
ing in the immediate future.
Symphony Fund
Drive Closes
On Saturday
Haywood Has
Contributed $415.50
To Fund; $200
In Pledges Also
Made To Fund
Haywood has contributed $415.50
to the North Carolina Symphony
Orchestra, it was learned yester
day from Mrs. Hugh A. Love, coun
ty chairman. In addition to the
cash collected to date, there arc
pledges of $200 yet to be paid, she
said.
"The campaign will close for the
county on Saturday night of this
week, and those who want to par
ticipate, and get free tickets to the
concert which will be given here in
February, should do so before Sat
urday," she said. Tickets for the
concerts are given with each dona
tion of a dollar or more.
Last Friday the Rotary club gave
Mrs. Love a check for $75 for the
fund, in addition to the contribu
tions of individual members.
600 Attended
City Fireman's
Barbecue Here
The annual barbecue and dance
given by the Fire Department was
the largest attended affair ever
staged here, with around 600 pres
ent. The event was held at the
Waynesville Armory last Friday
evening and a barbecue supper
with all the trimmings was served
prior to a square dance.
The barbecue made from the
Grand Champion at the recent Fat
Calf Show in, Asheville, was do
nated by David Underwood. In
addition to this there were 1,060
pounds of beef and a 300 pound
hog. The meat was prepared by
Rufus Siler.
Major Richard Queen, former
member of the famous Soco Gap
Square dance team, called the
figures and music was furnished
by the Soco String Band.
5 Test Farm Cows
Rated Very Good
By Jersey Club
The registered Jersey herd of
the Test Farm was recently obi
cially classified according to a re
port from The American Jersey
Cattle club. New York. The offi
cial who went over each cow in
the herd individually comparing
her to the model of the breed in
type was Dr. George E. Taylor of
New Jersey.
Eleven animals in the herd aver
aged 84.77c,e on a score card basis.
Included in this average are five
Very Good, and six Good Plus in
dividuals. The animals Mountain
Felicity Fairy, Ixia Knight's Olivia,
Mountain Oxfordia Lass, Mountain
Oxfordia Sophie and Mountain Ox
fordia Sybil Ann weer rated Very
Good.
George Bischoff is a patient at
Duke Hospital, where he will un
dergo an operation this week. Mrs.
Bischoff has joined her husband in
Durham.
S. R. Crockett Is
Named President
Of Boosters Club
Organization Will
Be Host To All
Hazel wood Ex-Service
Men At Christmas
Party
Rev. S R. Crockett was elected
president of the Hazelwood Boos
ters Club last Thursday night, and
will assume the duties of office
January first, succeeding Dewey
Hyatt, who will serve as vice presi
dent. Frank Underwood was named
secretary to succeed John Taylor,
and Frank Compton was re-elected
treasurer.
Plans were made for entertain
ing all of the 144 men from Hazel
wood who have been in service who
arc now back home at a Christmas
party on December 13th. The
event will be the annual Christ
mas party for the club. Wives of
the service men will also be invited.
For the past several years the
club has sent each of the 144 men
a year's subscription to Readers
Digest. A decision was reached
at the last meeting to discontinue
this practice and give a Christmas
party instead.
The committee in charge of the
Christmas party is composed of
William Medford, chairman, L. N.
Davis and S. R. Crockett.
Drug Store Owner
Business Will
Suspend Tor
Thanksgiving
Following the custom of many
years it is presumed that all the
stores of the community will be
closed all day Thursday. 22,
Thanksgiving Day.
The First National Bank and the
post office will be closed in ob
servance of the national holiday
as authorized by the government.
All offices in the courthouse, with
the exception of the Sheriffs de
partment will be closed for the
day.
Thanksgiving holidays will be
gin Wednesday afternoon, 21st, in
the Waynesville District .schools
with the ending of the regular
.scheduled hour day and students
will not resume work until Monday
morning, 26th, according to an an
nouncement by M. H. Bowles, coun
ty superintendent.
The same vacation period will
be observed in all the schools of
the county, it was learned from
Mr. Bowles.
No announcement had been
made late yesterday afternoon by
the Ministerial Association of any
plans for a union sccrvicc.
Reclassifications
Dropped to Only 3
Only three men were clasfcified
during the past week by the draft
board here. They were: Earl Jef
ferson Smith, who was placed in
class 1-A and Dewey Lanmng and
Erwin McLaughlin Burgin, who
were put in class 4-F.
Posthumously
Awarded
' LT. THOMAS W. McKEE. son
r Aricnc M. McKee. of Camp
Junaluska and Jacksonville, Fla.,
who was killed in action m India
(Continued on Pap 8)
ZEB CURTIS is the owner-manager
of Curtis Drug Store which
will open on Main Street in a
modernized building at an early
date. Photo by Sherrill s Studio
Zeb Curtis To
Open Drug Store
In Short Time
Curtis Drug Store will open with
in the next few weeks, in the new
and remodeled building on Main
street, next to the Chamber of
Commerce, it was announced this
week by Zeb Curtis, owner.
The new store will be a Wal
green Agency, and will be modern
in every detail. Special fixtures
have been made for the store, and
are due to be installed this week.
Mr. Curtis was in Chicago re
cently, and worked out details for
the store and stock with the Wal
grven representatives.
The store will feature a modern
soda fountain, a sandwich depart
ment, and many booths. A full line
of drugs will be carried, and spe
cial stress will be put on the pre
scription department. Full time
druggists will be on duty at all
times Mr. Curtis said yesterday
that the druggist will move here
soon
Mr. Curtis has been in the drug
store business in Waynesville for
the past 1 1 years.
Two Bus Lines
Want Franchise
On Brevard Route
State Commission
To Grant Franchise
Within Ten Days;
Hearing Held
Yesterday
A hearing was held yesterday in
Asheville regarding the grunting of
a franchise for a bus line from
here to Brevard via Pisgah, and
from here to Hot Springs on into
Newport.
Two bus lines are seeking the
franchise, and the State Utilities
Commission is expected to make
known their decision within the
next ten days. A local bus line,
known as The Pisgh Bus Company,
owned by Tom Lee, Jonathan
Woody and W. Roy Francis, are
seeking the franchise, as well as
Smoky Mountain Stages.
The company getting the fran
chise would operate on daily sche
dule between Brevard and New
port. Delegations from here and Bre
vard attended the hearing in the
interest of getting adequate bus
service for the three towns.
How's Your Car
Lights? Patrol
To Check Soon
Here's a friendly Up.
The highway partol will be
here "soon" to check all vehi
cles for llchts, and all found
without proper lights will be
stopped, and in some cases,
fines imposed.
By checking the two head
lights, the left tailllght and the
light above or under the
license plate, motorists can
save some time, trouble, and
perhaps expenses by belne
ready when the check-up Is
made by the patrol. Several
weeks ago some 76 cars were
stopped in about two hours.
Miss Jane Dudley Francis,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. It.
Francis, who holds a position in
High Point with Tonilinson Fur
niture company, spent the, week
end with her parents. She had as
her guest Miss Dorothy Wells of
High Point.
Methodists
To Hold Rally
And Institute
The second phase of Methodism's
quadrennial CYusadc for Christ,
the Crusade of Evangelism, which
has for Its goal 1,000.000 new mem
bers in 1946, will be emphasized in
a district-wide Evangelistic Ralley
and Missionary Institute, nt First
Church, Waynesville, Monday, Nov.
IP, from 10:00 to 11:00 p. in., ac
cording to an announcement by
Rev. Waller West, district superin
tendent. At 7:00 p. m. th young people
of the entire district will meet In
a great Youth Rally on Evangelism.
The speaker at the evening hour
will be the Rev. Harold M. Robin
son of Charlotte.
At the morning session the fol
lowing guest speakers will address
the conference: Dr. B. M. Persing
rr, District Superintendent of the
Richmond District, W. A. Kalo,
pastor of Central Church, Shelby,
Secretary of Conference Council
of the Crusade for Christ; Walter
Miller, pastor of First Church,
Salisbury, President Conference
Board of Missions and Church Ex
tension; L. B. Abernethy, Confer
ence Missionary Secretary.
Others include: Carl H. King,
Executive Secretary of Conference
Board of Education; John II. Car
per, former chaplain in U. S. Army;
and Howard P. Powell, pastor of
Dilworth Church, Charlotte, and
Conference Director of Evange
lism, who will have charge of the
program.
The following official leaders are
designated to represent each of the
33 charges of the district: Pastor,
Chargo Lay Leader, Superinten
dent of Church School, President
of Woman's Society of Christian
Service, Chairman of the Board
of Missions and Church Extension,
Chairman of the Board of Educa
tion, Chairman of the Committee
on Evangelism, and the President
of the Methodist Youth Fellowship.
Clyde Fisher Heads
New ABC Group Here
American Business
Club Organized
In Community;
Charter Granted
Tuesday Night
The Waynesville - Hazelwood
chapter of the American Business
club was organized here at a meet
ing held at the Green Tree Tea
room Tuesday evening and a char
ter presented to the group. Dele
gations from clubs in North and
South Carolina attended the initial
meeting.
rtydc F isher was elected presi
dent of the club, and the following
will serve with him: Vice president,
Lawson Suminerow; Secretary,
Thos. E. Blalock. Jr.; Treasurer,
Richard Bradley; and the members
of the board of governors named
were: Earl Scruggs, Paul McElroy,
and H. L. Liner, Jr. The officers
were installed by Roy 11. Cagle, of
Asheville, governor of the second
district.
James Howell, of Asheville,
made the principal address of the
evening.
Dr. William Davenport of Spruce
Pine, lieutenant governor of the
second district, pledged the new
members.
The charter to the newly organ
ized club was presented by Jlmmic
Lovelace, of High Point, past nra
Uonal president.
Others taking part on the pro
gram were: Rev. S. R. Crockett,
who gave the invocation; Chas.
Robbins, Spruce Pine, vice presi
dent of the national group; and
Fred Clark, Spruce Pine, field rep
resentative. Clyde Fisher introduced the
local civic leaders to the visitors
who came from Asheville, Char
lotte, Greenville, S. C. High Point,
Spruce Pine, and Greensboro.
Dr. Duckett To
Address County
Medical Group
The Haywood County Medical
Society will meet at the Nurses
Home of the Haywood County hos
pital on next Thursday evening,
i the 15th at 8 o'clock, according to
an announcement by Dr. Mary
Mlchal, secretary.
Dr. V. H Duckett will present
a paper on varicose veins. The
paper was recently given at a
meeting of the District Medical
Society at its fall meeting.
Highway Patrol Warn
Drivers Of Dangers Of
Driving In Dense Fog
Due to the increase in highway
accidents in and around Clyde dur
ing heavy fogs, the highway patrol
yesterday called special attention
to safety measures to follow while
driving in fog. Fiv cars were
damaged in a recent fog in a short
distance near Clyde.
First, and the most important,
do not drive faster than at a speed
at which you can stop within the
visible area ahead. For example,
if you can see only 30 feet head,
do not go faster than at a speed
that will enable you to stop within
less than 30 feet.
Second, keep your driving lights
burning. This will enable approach
ing drivers to sec the lights before
the dark outline of the car can be
observed.
Third, never pass another car in
a fog . This causes serious head
on accidents. (The law provides
that no vehicle may pass another
unless the highway is visible 500
feet head).
Fourth, never stop on the high
way in a fog. Pull entirely off the
road. This protects your car and
others.
Fifth, never stop near a wreck
in a fog. Go on ahead, pull off
the road, and be careful in walking
back.
Above all, proceed with extreme
caution.
C. A. Pettit Is
District State
Forester Now
Charles A. Pettit will take charge
of the district forestry office in
Sylva about November 16, it was
announced this week by W. K.
Beichler, state forester. He will
have charge of the department's
forest fire patrol and mannagement
program.
Mr. Pettit is a native of Bun
combe county, and until this week
was a lieutenant in the Marine
Corps.
Buried Tuesday
n
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DR. JOSEPH VANCE DAVIS,
First Lt. Medical Corps, U. S.
Army, who was serving his interne
ship at a Boston hospital, prior to
taking up active duty in the Army
in April, 1946, died in Boston early
Thursday morning, Nov. 8.
ABC President
SJ.S -On SSsS .
4 4.
4
CLYDE FISI1KII was elected the
first president of the local ABC
organization at the meeting here
Tuesday night when the charter
was presented. Mr. Fisher is mayor
of Hazelwood.
Last Rites Held
Tuesday For
Dr. loe V. Davis
Funeral services were conducted
at the First Methodist church here
at 3:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
for Dr. Joseph Vance Davis, 24,
son of Mr. and Mrs. G rover C.
Davis, whose death occurred early
Tuesday morning in Boston, Mass.
Officiating ministers were: Rev. J.
Clay Madison, of Hickory, former
pastor of the church here, Rev. F.
S. Love, .superintendent of Lake
Junaluska Assembly, and Rev.
Walter li. West, .superintendent of
the Waynesville Methodist District
Serving as active pallbearers
were: William Stringfield, Carle
ton K Weatherhy, Lt. lien. Colkitt,
Jr , Vinson Howell, Dick Bradley,
Sam H. Bushnell, Robert Plott and
George Sweai ingtii.
Dr. Davis, who was an outstand
ing young man of this section, was
a graduate ol the local high school,
received hiii B. S. degree from the
University of North Carolina in
the class of 1!M3 and Ins M. D. de
gree from the University of Penn
sylvania in June of this year.
Making a record of exceptionally
high scola:,tie rating all through
his college career, lie was among
the seven top ranking men in his
class at the University of North
Carolina when he graduated.
Following the completion of his
medical courses at the University
of Pennsylvania he was one of 79
men. graduates of medical schools
of Harvard, Vale and Princeton,
and other medical institutions
whose grades made them eligible
to compete by examination for
posts of iiiterncship at the Peter
Bent Brighaiii Hospital in Boston.
From this group of 79 only eight
Continued on Page 8)
More Than 100
Attend Legion
Dinner Friday
More than 100 persons attended
the dinner meeting of the Waynes
ville Post of the American Legion
and Auxiliary, which was held in
observance of Armistice Day last
Friday evening, with veterans of
World W,.i 1). as special guests in
the Legion home oii Depot Street.
J. C. Patrick, commander, presided.
W. H. F. Millar, well known at
torney of Chicago and Waynesville,
was the principal speaker. Mr.
Millar spoke at length on the ad
vantages ol membership in the
American Legion and urged the
younger veterans to join
Another fealuie ol the evening
were the solos given by Miss Janet
Abel accompanied by Jean Hyatt.
Among the guests present were
twenty-live veterans of World War
II, who joined the Legion during
the meeting.
Mrs. Hurst Burgin and Mrs.
Claude Francis were in charge of
the dinner which was served prior
to the presentation of the evening's
program.
Will Bring Over
$1,132,000 Cash,
Estimate Reveals
Tobacco Specialists
Rate Burley Here
As Good Quality,
Slightly Thin
Governmental estimates yester
day placed Haywood's burley crop
at two and a quarter million pounds
of good grade tobacco.
These figures were released by
the Haywood Agricultural Conser
vation Association, by H. M. Du
ll n, secretary. This is a unit of
the AAA.
A tabulation of the crop in the
county shows 1,500 acres, with an
estimated average of that of 1944
which was 1,552 pounds per acre.
While this year's crop is lighter,
the government agency used the
1,500 pounds per acre average iu
figuring the total crop of two and
a quarter million pounds.
Most tobacco specialists predict
a similar price as 1944, which aver
aged $50.33. Based on this figure,
the 1945 Haywood crop will bring
about $1,132,425.
Burley had an ideal growing
season in Haywood, and the quality
was far ahead of any previous crop,
until the 4 days of rain during the
harvesting season set in and caused
some barn scald in different areas,
it was reported.
During the past week,' W. P.
Headrlck, tobacco marketing spe
cialist of the department of agri
culture was here checking the crop,
and was highly pleased with the
Haywood crop. Other tobacco ex
perts, including Dean Colvard, as
sistant director in charge of the
Mountain Experiment Station and
Howard Clapp, county farm agent,
have made similar lUtements.
The burley markets will open
on December 3rd, with most ware
houses receiving tobacco two weeks
In advance. The government has
put the aami celling on the 1945
crop as last year.
Judge Rouseau
Will Preside
Over Court Here
The November term of Haywood
Superior court, criminal session,
will convene here Monday, No
vember 19 with Judge J. A. Rou
seau, of Wllkesboro, presiding.
Drawn for jury duty the firjt
week by the county board of com
missioners were: J. Howard Reecc,
of Pigeon; F. E. Massey, of Waynes
ville; Albert B. Robinson, Beaver
dam; J. A. Pless, East Fork; J. R.
Caldwell, Iron Duff; Guy Wells,
Pigeon; John W. Sparks, Waynes
ville. Mack Miller, Clyde; J. B. Green,
Fines Creek; C. R. Rogers, Fines
Creek; George P. Troutman,
Waynesville; E. N. Devlin, Beaver
dam; Frank Swanger, Waynesville;
R. B. Hipps, Beaverdam; C. R.
Francis, Clyde, Otis D. Massic,
East Fork,
Fred Arwood, Waynesville; Mon
roe Silvers, Beaverdam; Z. V.
Ferguson, Fines Creek; Ira H. Cog
burn. East Fork; James C. Rich,
Ivy Hill; Ben Fisher, White Oak;
James S. Harrell, Jonathan Creek;
and Charles B. McCrary, Fines
Creek.
Drawn for the second week were:
G. B. Hogan. Iron Duff; Allen
Rathbone, Waynesville; Elmer
Chambers, Clyde; Frank Under
wood, Waynesville; H. S. Newsom,
Pigeon; W. S. McElrath, Beaver
dam; C. D. King, Beaverdam; J. M.
Palmer, Waynesville.
Nelson Pless, East Fork; Kyle
Campbell, Waynesville; Victor Jus
tice, Beaverdam; H. S. Ward,
Waynesville; Howard Leatherwood,
Clyde; J. T. Noland, Waynesville:
L. T. Worley, Beaverdam; Manson
Caldwell, Clyde, and Crawford
Best, Crabtree.
Weather Prevents
Hunters Getting
Into The Woods
Continued rain and fog prevent
ed the members of the Haywood
Rod and Gun Club from staging a
deer and bear hunt the lirst of the
week.
The hunters reported a steady
downpour from Sunday through
Tuesday afternoon, with an occas
ional break in the clouds permit
ting them to see the sun shining
in the valley below from the top
of Pisgah.
Those in the party included A.
T. Ward, Ralph Prevost, Ben Sloan.
Dan Wat kins, C. J. Reece, Richard
Barber, of Waynesville; Fred Fer
guson and L. A. Cogburn of Can
ton, and John Ruble and H. N.
Burnctte of Newport, Tenn,