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Standard PRINTING X 220-230 S First S LOUISVILLE K 500 People THE Waynesville mountaineer Mountaineer Circulation 4 Now Over 3,400 20 miles of (rithin -their ideal Lping center. ruumnea in ine uounty Seat Of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Uf The Great Smoky Mountains National Park KJikST YEAR NO. 16 16 Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1945 $2.00 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties usiness Will Suspend For Thanksgiving High School Essay Mountaineer Canton Enterprise ring $52.50 In WOod County E WINNER WILL bOO BOND lb school students in nay- iiinty are invitea to com- b essay contest sponsoreu orth Carolina Press Asso- ill orgalUZiluun vi an mr U weekly newspapers of A detailed announce- lules and prizes was mailed to the principal of every ool, public and private, in !)' irpose of this essay contest Is the interest of the pres- schonl student generation place and importance of trs in modern society. All the competition must be on the subject: "News- lcrvini! the Community." I a state-wide contest and awards will be made by :h Carolina Press Associa- expedite the handling of s each county in the state Wuct a county-wide contest gh school students within By. The prize winning es ich county will then enter wide competition for the :zes. Prizes Announced wood county the contest conducted by The Moun- knd The Canton Enterprise, fc the Haywood county be given by these news- prize essay $25 Victory pria- essay $15 in Vic- P.amps. pri- essay $7.50 in Vic- wmps. prize essay $5 in Vic- tamps. ate-wide prizes offered by li Carolina Press Associa te essay $100 Victory Prize essay $50 Victory h school students in Hay- ply wishing to enter cs- tnis contest must do so their own schools. Evcrv N principal in the county 11 sent full information ft contest. The plan is Plan Kxplained ,;gh school, public or pri "ough its nrincinal. nr a selected by the principal purpose, will conduct a within itself, making its nued on Page Eight) Mrs. Massie n From Buying n New York 1(1 Mrs. Hugh Massie have Tom cW Ynrk wherp ; a Week hnvincr marohtn. The Toggery, for Christ- for RPnng delivery. l'S OWNER'S MEET We, owner of Tuin ru, attended the organi- u,s oi the N. C. City Orators in Raleigh last Nrazation wm be perma. wiiiu jegai aavisors Is ' rls at seems In ho, iri,o4 Q v 1IU i. y is looking towards I I n3.S al snnrlo nnoi ""I interest football "Unlpro J ... wo na DasKei- to Page four, second Ion. Cash Prizes Offered ilesis By Newspapers Saved from Sea BANDAGED AND FEASTING aboard the UJSJS. Casablanca after his res cue from the Pacific, Army Sgt. Al bert J. Johnson of Lakewood, Ohio, counts himself lucky to have sur vived the crash of an Army trans port plane 460 miles from Hawaii. He was In the water nine hours be fore help came. (International) ABC Organization Will Meet Twice Every Month Newly Organized Civic Group Discuss Civic Projects For Coming Year Officers and directors of the newly organized American Busi ness club held a business session Tuesday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul McElroy. at which time plans were completed for bi monthly supper meetings and a membership drive. The president, Clyde Fisher, pre sided at the meeting, and an nounced the club would meet Tues day night at Scrugg's Cafe, Hazel wood, for the dinner, and then hold the business session at the Mc Elroy home again. Several community-wide projects were discussed by the officers and directors, and one or more of these will be adopted for the club's pro gram for the coming year at the next meeting. The club will meet every first and third Tuesday night of each month. Much interest is being shown in the club, and a large membership is expected within a short time. Opening Hours County Library Are Changed The Haywood County Library will be open for circulation and ready every day from 10 to 12 a.m. and 12:30 to 5:00 p.m. according to an announcement this week by Miss Margaret Johnston, county librarian. The change was made at a recent meeting of the county library board. These hours will make it possi hlp fnr shoDDers to get books in the morning and those working to get books during the luncfi nour. An invitation is extended the pub lic to make use of the many serv ices offered at the county library. C. E. Brown Heard At Rotary Club Clifford E. Brown addressed the ko .inh last Friday on the work of his office, as school attend ance official. He explained the duties of the office, and some of the results that have already been accomplished since the inaugura tion this school term. Rogers Bros. Start Main St. Building Will Open Electrical Company Within Next 60 Days In New Building Work started this week on the construction of a Main street build ing, opposite the LeFaine Hotel, by Rogers Brothers, who will open an electric company as soon as the building is completed. The three brothers in the firm include T. Hugh. Wayne and Max Rogers, sons of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Rogers. The building will be of concrete, with a full-size basement. The building will face 38 feet on Main street, and go back about 50 feet. The contractor has promised com pletion of the building within 60 days, it was said. The firm will handle a complete line of electrical equipment, both household and commercial, in ad dition to a general repair depart ment and outside maintenance and construction work. T. Hugh Rogers has been in this type of work for 12 years, having worked at Enka, Dayton Rubber, Durham and Duke University. Max Rogers has just received his discharge from the army, after serving five years as an electrician. The third partner, Wayne Rog ers, is a rural mail carrier, and for the present will not be active in the firm. Ward Reelected Chairman Of District Scouts Hallett Ward of Lake Junaluska, Was re-elected chairman of the Pigeon River district of the Daniel Boone council of Boy Scouts at the annual district meeting held Monday night at the Y. M. C. A. in Canton. Fred J. Ferguson of Canton, was electdd vice-chairman, William Medford of Waynesville, district commissioner, and Lewis Gates of Canton, assistant district commissioner. In making his report for the year, Mr. Ward slated that there are 16 Boy Scout troops and Cub packs in the district which covers Haywood county with 544 men and boys officially enrolled in the move ment. Members at large elected to the district committee included W. P. Whitesidcs, Hugh K. Terrell, Hugh Roberts and the Rev. Clark W. Ben son of Bethel, the Rev. George B. Culbreth. Guy Roberts, E. A. Wil liamson, Dr. V. H. Duckett, Dr. A. P. Bottoms, T. R. Barnes, W. P. Lawrence, Charles Hawkins, and A. M. Kairbrother of Canton. Dan Watkins, B. E. Colkitt, Dr. C. N. Sisk, M. H. Bowles, Howard D. Clapp. the Rev. M. R. William son of Waynesville. George Bis choff of Hazelwood, and Edwin Potts of Lake Junaluska. Troop and Pack representatives on the com mittee are Glenn Howell, Stanley Brading. W. S. Edwards, L. C. Davis, Ivan Justice, R. H. Terrell, Glenn D. Brown. I. A. McLain, Wayne M. Smathers, John L. Reno, the Rev. O. L. Robinson. J. W. Ledford. J. A. Barron, J. M. Alex ander, G. Dewey Stovall and Low cry Ferguson. Rotarians To Hear District Governor Stanley Black, district governor of Rotary, will pay the Waynes ville club the governor's official visit Friday at one o'clock. Mr. Black is a banker of Bryson City, and a civic and business lead er of this area. Soldier Hits Three Cars On First Furlough Home A soldier home on his first furlough since retting back to the States had more than his share of hard luck in driving his car this past week. First, he started off by speeding from Lake Junaluska and was arrested later that night. Early the next morning, he ran into J. E. Massie's car, doing about $50 damage. While on the way to the garage to have Mr. Massie's car fixed, he ran over a red light, and hit two other cars, doing about $15 damage to each. In discussing the events with i officers, he aid: "Wonder where I can buy a garage. lAtoks like I II need onc. Both Veterans r 4 Nt KliJv ..It ' X MOTHER AND SON, WAC Pfc. OtU lie Johnson and T5 Harvey John son are shown in their New Brigh ton, N. Y., home as they arrived to gether after being discharged at Fort Dix, N. J. By chance they'd been sent to the same separation center. (International) Schools To Push Sale Of Victory Bonds Week of December 3rd to 8th Will Sec Much Activity By School Children An extensive drive to sell Vic tory bonds will be pushed through the schools of the county during the week of December 3rd to 8th, according to W. Roy Francis, coun ty chairman, as a grand climax to the last war bond campaign. Mr. Francis and J. E. Massie. war finance chairman of the county, will discuss plans with teachers of the county, when they meet the 28th. The program calls for each grade in the town schools, and units ol several grades in the rural schools, to sell $3,000 in bonds during the week and get their name on a hos pital bed in some military hos pital. The students will be given a free-hand to sell bonds anywhere during the week, and special stress will be put on the E type bonds. Mr. Francis said the sale of E type bonds were lagging behind the county qouta, but felt that the extra campaign and attention given by the schools during the last week of the campaign would bring Haywood near the top. The entire quota for the county is $584,000. Nine Men Make Up November Quota Inducted Nine men left here Monday morning for induction in the armed forces, making up the November quota under the selective service system. Jackson Bradley served as leader of the group on the trip to Fort Bragg, the induction cen ter. Others reporting were: Louie Richard Gibson, Kenneth Trau tham, Hubert Lee Hoglen, James Allen Plemmons,, James Dewey Rose, William Anderson Trull, Tommie Mills, Jr., and Roy Hannah, transferred from Newport News, Va. Massie Kills With A Well All types of new and fantastic ammunition was developed during the war. but Guy Massie resorted to Mother Nature to provide him with deadly ammunition while on the Parkway in Pisgah last Sunday afternoon. Riding along the road with his son, Robert, and nephew, Tom Ray, Mr. Massie saw two dogs and an unidentified animal fighting in the banked leaves in the gutter. They started to investigate, and found a 36-inch wildcat and one of the dogs battling it out for their lives. Mr. Massie got a rock about the size of an apple, and with deadly H- feline low! w it f Many Cases Disposed Of By Court Officers See Chances Of Completing Term Of Court This Week-End The November term of Haywood County Superior Court, criminal session, which convened Monday with Judge J. A. Rouscnu, of Wilkesboro. presiding, is taking no recess for Thanksgiving, it was learned from the Judge as The Mountaineer went to press. During the first two days 11 di vorces were granted, with others scheduled for trial, and a number of other cases tried. Through Tuesday the following sentences had been handed down in addition to the eleven divorces granted. In the case of the Stale versus M. D. Rohinson. charged with non support of his son, the defendant was ordered to pay $22.50 on the first and 15th of each month and $37.50 to cover the remainder of payment, and the costs of the court. Lloyd Worley, charged with house breaking, larceny and re eiving was sentenced to 18 months and not more than 36 months, and assigned to work as provided by law. Wayne Carlton, charged with breaking and entering and larceny was sentenced to not less than 2 or more than 5 years, and the court suggested that the defendant was an addict to narcotics and that the case be investigated by medical examiner. Jeff Brooms, charged with driv ing drunk was given 12 months suspended sentence, fined $50 and the costs, and licenses revoked. Aby Lee Dyke, charged with driving drunk was given a two years suspended sentence, fined $50 and the costs, and licenses revoked. Louie Jones, charged with (hiv ing drunk, was given two years suspended sentence, lined $50 and costs, and licenses revoked. Ereell Riley charged with driv ing drunk, was given a two years suspended sentence, fined $50 and the costs, and had licenses revoked. Honda Henderson, charged with carrying concealed weapon, was lined $50 and the costs and his pistol was ordered destroyed by the Sheriff. Charley 1'enland. charged with driving drunk, was given a two years suspended sentence and fined $50 and costs, with licenses revok ed. Inez Williams, charged with as (Continucd on Page Eight) Bulbs In Cross At Lake Remain Untouched Now Some thief got the shock of his life recently, when he at tempted to take light bulbs from the large electric cross at Lake Junaluska. After 32 bulbs had been stolen one night, an electrician offered his services in fixing a device that would discourage further theft of the bulbs. Several nights after the elec trician finished the job, the night watchman saw a car stop near the cross, a man went over and climbed up the cement foundation and started to help himself to the burning bulbs. Before he got the first bulb out of the socket, he tumbled to the ground, using a lan guage that could not very well be repeated on the Methodist Assembly grounds. No more bulbs have been stolen. Big Wildcat - Aimed Rock aim, hit the wildcat between the eyes. The animal let out ear splitting yells, and then slumped to the ground. "He was about the- meanest look ing rascal you could imagine, and if he had run out at me, he could have ripped off my leg before I could have turned around," Mr. Massie related, as he told the story. The game warden in the area was shown the dead animal, and then, it was brought on here in the hopes of collecting a bounty of $3.00. Early Monday Mr. Massie learned that a wildcat is very, very worthless, so off to the incenerator went the carcass. Thanksgiving Union Services To Be Held Rev. M. R. Williamson Will Preach At Services At First Baptist Church At Nine The annual union Thanksgiving service will be held at the First Baptist church at 9 o'clock Thurs day morning, with the ministers of the churches and the combined choirs taking part, with Rev. L. G. Elliott, pastor of the church, in charge of the service. Rev. Malcolm R. Williamson, pastor of the Waynesville Presby terian church will deliver the an nual sermon. Dr. Frank S. Love, superintend ent of Lake Junaluska Assembly, will read the Proclamation of Thanksgiving. Rev. Robert G. Tatum, rector of Grace Episcopal church will lead in the responsive reading. Rev. Waller B. West, superin tendent of the Waynesville district, will give Iho benediction. Mrs. Henry MacFayden will serve as soloist. The choir will sing the anthem, "For Thy Gifts Untold." All members of the participat ing churches are urged to attend and the public In general Invited to join in the Thanksgiving serv ice, which is held early in the day so that those who wish to join their families out of town will have time to make the trip. Three Cars Collide At Clyde Sunday One Car Attempting To Pass Army Car Crashed Head-On Into Third Vehicle Walter Russell McCraeken is charged by the Highway Patrol with reckless driving, growing out of a three-car collision just east of Clyde about 4:40 Sunday after noon. Considerable damage was done to two of the three ears, and sev eral occupants, suffered cuts and bruises. Corporal Jones of the Highway Patrol, investigated the accident, said McCraeken, driving a 1941 Ford, attempted to pass an Army Command car and crashed head-on into a 1938 Chevrolet driven by James Cope, of Sylva. All three cars crashed in the center of the road, with the Ford and Command car leaving the road going down a 6-foot embankment. The Chevrolet remained on the highway. It was estimated (he Mc Craeken car was damaged $300, the Command car $50 and the Chevrolet $200. McCraeken was placed under $400 bond to appear Saturday be fore Magistrate Ralph Mease in Canton. The other two drivers were summoned as witnesses. Traffic jammed the highway for a half mile, creating a problem for officers on the scene. Mrs. Jack West Buys Beauty Shop Announcement was made this week of the purchase of Claudcttc Beauty Shop by Mrs. Jack West. She has been with the firm for five years, and will be assisted by Miss Mildred Ray. The firm was established by Claude Brown, and is located on Main street. Big Drop Here In Arrests; Only 12 This Month It looks like a new low rec ord for the police department this month In the number of arrests. So far only 12 have been, arrested, as compared with 56 during October.. Two of those arrested were charged with fighting, and the other ten for being drunk. This is a big improvement over November, 1944, when 55 arrests were made. Riddance of wine and beer was attributed as one of the reasons for fewer arrests, of ficers pointed out. The record also showed that bootleggers fared hard In October since three were brought in by the police, Gravy for Turkey "if? VIS J Ml IN HOUYWOOD, where a turkey gives considerable attention to dressing, Angela Green, film ac tress, presents a pin-up-girl ver sion of the prim Puritan maiden, and the bird seems likely to lose ita head long before Thanksgiving day rolls round. (International) Grading Finished On Alley; Will Put On Gravel Town Forces Grade Extension Of Alley Back Of Business Block and New Entrance The grading of tho extension al ley behind the buildings in The Mountaineer block will be com pleted Friday, according to G. C. Ferguson, town manager. A large bulldozer started grad ing the first of the week, and cut an alley-way 30 feet wide behind the buildings, with a 24-foot en trance to Main street near the Wayside Lodge building. Gravel will be put on the alley immediately, giving trucks a dual entrance and belter access to the back of the business buildings. Extra fill-in dirt was gained from back of the buildings, and an ex cavation of a basement. One fill was more than 24-feet deep, but was made without having to haul any dirt from outside the immedi ate area. Gunn To Enlarge Business; To Add Luncheonette Unit Henderson's Corner Seeking the United Whelan Agency For Waynesville R. C. Gunn, owner of Hender son's Corner, has just returned from Philadelphia where he con tacted officials of the United Whelan Agency for his local store. This is a national organization, operating throughout the nation. Mr. Gunn also announced yes terday that he would open a mod ern luncheonette about December first, with a seating capacity of fifty people. New booths, an exten sion to the fountain, steam tables, and sandwich making equipment are now being installed. He plans to make other changes in the store within the next few weeks. IN CHICAGO E. J. Lilius left Monday night for Chicago where he will buy mer chandise for his jewelry store here. Union Services Will Be Held Baptist Church Waynesville And Canton Meet In Annual Football In Afternoon At 2:15 Thanksgiving Day here will be marked by time honored routine of many years precedent, starting off with the early morning union service, which will be held this year at the First Baptist church, at 9 o'clock. The day will be climaxed in the afternoon by the annual football game between the teams of Waynesville and Canton high schools, which always attracts rec ord breaking crowds, and will be played on the local field, with the bands of both schools adding color and music to the afternoon con test. A number of family reunions have been planned, which will be of greater significance this year, as many of the men who have been overseas will be with their relatives this season. A check-up among local sports men also revealed that a number of hunters are planning to take advantage of the day's vacation from work and take to the woods. All places of business plan to observe Sunday hours. The offices in the court house with the excep tion of the sheriff's department will be closed for the day. The industrial plants will close for the day. Christmas Sale Tuberculosis Seals Open 28th The annual sale of Tuberculosis Christmas Seals which is sponsored each year by the Woman's Club, will be launched on November 28, in the Waynesville area of the county, according to Mrs. Frank Ferguson, who is serving as chair man from the club. The principals of the schools will serve as chairmen in their areas and they will name those who will serve on their committees, it was learned from Mrs. Ferguson. These will be announced during the com ing week. As has been the custom for tho past several years, the major sales will be made through the various schools. The mailing committee will be named this week and those who are in this list will be mailed seals for which they are expected td send checks to members of committee from whom they were received. The quota for last year was $400, but this year it has been boosted to $460. Three fourths of the money raised is kept for local work and is usually administered through the schools and the Haywood coun ty health department. Heavy Storm Sunday Night But No Damage A sudden wind and electrical storm, accompanied by heavy rains, hit here late Sunday night. Sharp lightning and heavy thun der at the height of the storm, re minded citizens of summer thun derstorms. A few limbs were broken about the community, but no serious damages reported. County Service Office Closed From Nov. 22 to Dec. 3 The office of the County Service Officer in the basement of tho courthouse will be closed from No vember 22 to December 3rd, ac cording to an announcement by Captain J. T. Williams, officer. Capt. Williams will go to Chapel Hill where he will attend a special course designed for county service officers in the state. Ruby Frances Brown Goes to Work For Greensboro Daily News Miss Ruby Frances Brown, dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Colvin Brown, is now with the Greensboro Daily News. Miss Brown recently graduated from the University of North Carolina, from which she received the degree of Bachelor of Arts. While in college she took special work in journalism. Mr. and Mrs. James Coman, of. Sanford, are visiting fr. and Mrs. Paul Launer, of Lake Junaluska.