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u. i i i i ages WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1945
$2.00 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties
QflrfaiG S(D(0)l3l(Srk
t
Unk Is Sought For Hazelwood
missioner Of
s To Hold
Ug On 18th
t Incorporators
Use $25,000
mital btocK,
y $12,500 Surplus
jpplication lias been filed
h. stale Hanking Commis-
k the incorporators asking
tij for tlH' osiauusiuiic""- ui
bank lu be known as The
State Bank, located at nazei-
icwrdui to an announce
iriven tins newspaper by
L p. Hood, commissioner of
of this state.
application sets out the bank
hive a capital stock of $25,-
iad a surplus of $12,500, to
tin cash. The proposed uv
ors, Mr. Hood said, were:
I Allen, K. L. Prevost, Sr.,
lassie, Jonathan Woody, and
Davis.
taal notice is being pub-
1 today by Mr. Hood, setting
bit a public hearing will be
I Tuesday, December 18, at
tolwood school, before Mr
where all interested parties
k heard.
Ir the hearing, the commis-
ol banks will prepare a re-
iorag the facts, and present
Ike State Banking Commis-
ii its regular quarterly meet-
b Wednesday, January 23, at
o'clock, in Raleigh. All
p interested will also be heard
b meeting.
as learned here yesterday
we Hazelwood business men
proposed to build a bank
g for the institution should
organized.
pe of the incorporators are
ks of the First National
ierc.
ncy To Sell
dors And
p Equipment
Mountain Supply Company
py announcing their appoint-
authorized agents in Ha.'
fainly for Ford Tractors and
N known line of Ferguson
implements and equipment.
N James, Havwood larmer
il"e man, is aenoral mana-
i Die firm. For the present,
N of equipment is being
mc w. t. SlicKon home
011 Pigeon Street. Other
F ill be announced soon,
Mid.
lames recently took a -jdop-
F under factory supervis
F he use and mechanism of
dt ctluiPment made.
"0CK is nnvu hnincr oarplaH
Rfs taken for anything made
r "o nrms.
f on Prevost Is
Wor Of First
tonal Bank
PPrevst. secretary and
,-"ser ot Unagusta Manu
7 Comnanv Vio 4not Kn
director of The First N.
Bank,
succeeding Joe E.
vost recently received his
tt from ...u i.
j, ...v. navy wuere uc
ft several years.
TAMOS
Merchants And Police
Inaugurate Campaign
Against Shoplifting
Extensive Drive
For Memberships
Being Made Here
By Civic Group
Chamber of Commerce
Seeking to Close
Year's Work, Have
Had Active Program
In preparation for the coming
season a clean-up drive for all un
paid memberships to the Chamber
of Commerce for 1945 will be
conducted with eight teams solicit
ing funds under the direction of
R. N. Barber, Jr., vice president of
the organization, it has been an
nounced this week by the secre
tary, Miss S. A. Jones.
As the coming year will offer
new opportunities qf service, the
board wishes to start with a clean
slate and have all past obligations
met in full.
The past year has been an active
one as is revealed in the following
report compiled by the secretary
of the various projects of interest
to the community and county in co
operation and financially in the
betterment programs of the area.
At the banquet last year 300
people attended, with representa
tives and speakers from all neigh
boring towns, as well as from our
own organizations here. This me
dium is always good advertising for
our town.
The Chamber of Commerce had
50 benches made for the benefit
and comfort of the towns people
and the tourists. Fifty more were
ordered this year, but due to lack
of manpower and lumber it was
impossible to secure them for this
season. However, they will be
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Mothers Urged
To Bring Babies
To Clinic Tuesday
The regular monthly clinic con
ducted by the Haywood county
health department for mothers and
babies will be held in the health
department on Tuesday, Decem
ber 4th, according to an announce
ment by Dr. C. N. Sisk, county
health officer.
All mothers with pre-school age
children who are needing atten
tion are asked to bring their babies
to the clinic. Since there are a
number of cases of diphtheria in
the county, the health officer is
urging that all pre-school children
who have not been vaccinated for
this disease be brought in at the
clinic on Tuesday.
IfWwnnrl Qnil KnlWaV
? Citizens Lumber
V. n . mi 1
wpany ill iiie uepoi
Z j?m Js being made
the establishment of
Lumber Company, at
C th Davd Underwood
. and Ms-i -n
r tltn ....
fcana v .. wcu own in the
"ujioing material field.
rooH ....
W r Underwood Lumber
tLrTP'ny- Mr. Gallo
i In the lumber nd
W IS 5 business here for
fiow lias Bearing com-
oletion twd large units on the
?umbytrd owned by Mr. Under
S? next to the Waynesville
Wholesale Co. t
A shop to handle all types o
shop work will soon be ready, it
w announced. The building is
50 by 72 feet, in addition to toe
shopman office and storage plant
40 by 150 feet is being completed
on the name site.
Additional warehouse space is
being used at the Underwood Sup
Sompany. and a full line of
materials will be carried.
All Clerks In Stores
Alerted To Conditions;
Suspects Are Being
Watched Carefully
The merchants of the commu
nity who have lost thousands of
dollars worth of merchandise
through shoplifting, which is re
ported to be on a decided increase
during the past few months, an
nounced yesterday that with the
aid of the police department they
are clamping down on such.thef's
and all clerks in the stores have
been alerted to be on the watch.
The police department is in close
touch with the managers and ac
tive owners of all the stores in
the community, who are exchang
ing information on all persons who
have been known to have taken
articles from various shops, so that
the noose is tightening up for law
enforcement.
The merchants at a meeting
this week made definite plans to
carry through a program that will
combine the cooperation of all the
clerks In the shops and the city
police force to the extenUthat any
person caught shoplifting will be
prosecuted to the full extent of the
law.
As a result of this affiliated ob
servation of the store personnel
(Continued on Page Four)
Seventeen In
Pre-Induction
November Call
Seventeen men left here Wed
nesday morning at 11 o'clock for
Fort Jackson, for pre-induction
physical examinations, making up
the November quota called under
the selective service system.
BennleUames Morrow served as
leader of the group to the camp,
and other members of the quota
were: Marvin Reeves Brown, James
Robert Cutshaw, Ernest Shuford
Cochran, George Jerome Bradley,
Henry Seby James, Roy Ralph
Wood, Billy Carol Mehaffey, Ken
neth Charles Rhinehart, Yoder Lee
Craync.
Alvin Green. Leon Neal Sanford,
James Edgar Williams, Earl Jeffer
son Smith, Paul Ledford, James
Abraham Suttles and Ronnio West.
Two Cars Monthly
To Come In For
Veterans Relief
Captain John S.
Williams, Service
Officer, Made
Application For
Relief Here
The first of 20 cars of coal desig
nated for veterans use in Haywood
County, was received here this
week, and single ton units are now
being issued in cases where proof
reveals a dire need for the fuel.
Haywood will receive two cars
a month, according to a letter from
the Solid Fuels Administrator to
Capt. John S. Williams, local ser
vice officer. One car monthly will
go to Canton and the other one will
come here. The Waynesville Coal
Company will handle the coal in
this end of the county, and Cham
pion Employees Store in Canton.
The coal is 6-inch block, and re
tails for $9.50 per ton. In cases
of long drayage haul, there are ad
ditional charges.
The cars will average about 50
tons each, and only veterans that
have been certified, will be able to
get the coal, it was said.
There are about 300 veterans in
Haywood that will be eligible to
get the coal, it was announced.
Coal yards reported no stocks at
all, and shipments were almost at
a standstill. Some hope is being
held that more coal will start com
ing in after December first, when
shipments to the Lake region', s
scheduled to cease. Many people
have been out of coal for several
months, and havo resorted to llic
use of wood or ether fuels.
One coal dealer reported that
he had unfilled orcurs irom last
April, and were only selling cu.nl
in one ton units or less. Drlvcis
have been instructed not to un
load coal where th.- r is as much
as 500 pounds on hand.
Mh Election Will Be
ESeld On November 30th
Four Stores To
Be Erected On
Allen Property
On the property now occupied
by the Shell Filling Station, Mrs.
Rufus L. Allen, owner, plans to
erect a building as soon as the
present lease expires which will be
some time in 1946, it was learned
yesterday.
The building will contain four
stores and plans have already been
drawn and construction is expected
to start as soon as present renters
give up the property.
Mrs. Allen also plans to erect a
duplex cottage on the back of the
lot which faces Montgomery Street.
Court Adjourns .
After Disposing
Of Many Cases
From Wednesday morning
through Thursday afternoon a num
ber of cases were tried in Superior
court which was in session here
four days last week in addition to
those reported in last week's is
sue. Five more divorces wire
granted after the 11 reported
through Tuesday afternoon, riaklnp
the total of 16 for tills term of
court.
With Judge J. A. Rousseau, of
Wilkesboro, presiding the follow
ing cases were disposed of in the
last two days of court:
In the case of the State versus
Woodrow Gordon Smith and
Thomas E. Ootson for Illegal pos
session and transporting of liquor,
the former was given two years
suspended sentence on condition
that he not violate the laws of the
state, and that he not possess or
handle or drink any kind of liquor.
Dotson was given a similar sen
tence with instructions that the
condition of his heart be observed
by a medical examiner.
The case of John McCracken was
continued on condition that the
defendant pay the costs to the
clerk and the sum of $5.00 per
week for the benefit of his child.
Lee Norton, charged with tem
porary larceny was given two
years suspended sentence, and or
dered to continue in his employ
ment of H. L. Liner, until he has
worked out $75, as damages to a
truck and not leave the county
until he has paid this amount and
the costs of the action.
Loyd Green, charged with carry
ing a concealed weapon was sen
tenced to 12 months in the county
(Continued on J'age Four)
Car Crashes Into
Power Pole
A car crashed into a power pole
on Brown Avenue late Tuesday
afternoon, breaking the pole about
ten feet from the ground, throwing
that section in darkness.
A repair crew was soon on the
scene and worked through the rain
until four o'clock Wednesday morn
ing getting power restored.
Police of Hazelwood when con
tacted, had not learned the name
of the driver of the car.
Voting Will be Carried
Out In 21 Communi
ties In Haywood
County On 30th
An appeal to "get out and vote"
has been directed to Haywood
County farmers by Chairman R. C.
Francis, of the county AAA com
mittee. Farmers in twenty-two
communities will ballot this week
on the AAA committeemen who
will represent and assist them the
coming year.
A big turnout of voters will dem
onstrate that Haywood County
farmers believe In the elected com
mitteeman system which enables
farmers to run their own farm pro
grams, Mr. Francis said. On the
other hand, a small turnout might
be Interpreted to mean that farm
ers are not interested in having
their programs run by farmers.
With many reconversion prob
lems ahead, the AAA committee
men will have heavy responsibili
ties in 1946. They will be handling
details of government programs
and also voicing the opinions of
local farmers on recommendations
for new or Improved programs.
Mr. Francis pointed out that ap
proximately 3,000 farmers are eli
gible to vote in the elections this
year. You are eligible to vote in
this election if you are an owner,
operator, tenant, or sharecropper
on a farm on which AAA payments,
either in the form of cash, serv
ices, or conservation materials,
have been or may be made under
the 1945 AAA program, or if you
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New Bus Will Be
Added Tov Twin
City Fleet Soon
A new 27-passenger bus is ex
pected to be added to the Twin
City fleet here within a few days
it was learned from Tom Lee, Jr.,
owner, yesterday.
The factory has promised deliv
ery this week. The new bus is gray
and just like some now being used
by the iirm.
Mr. Lee has recently extended
his bus services to outlying areas
including Cove Creek, Hemphill
Francis Cove and the Pigeon road
The firm now operates two buse.'
with a capacity of 27 passengers
a 41-passenger, two of the 21-pas-senger
type, and also a 31-passen-ger
bus.
Annual AcHinevement Pay Mill
ataday, Pec. S
ie EMdl fcS
With the restriction of gasoline
lifted the attendance at the annual
Achievement Day of Haywood farm
groups to be held at the court
house here on Saturday, December
8th, is expected to be the largest
since the war, according to the
county farm and home agents.
Dean I. O. Schaub, director of
the North Carolina Extension Serv
ice will make the main address of
the meeting, it was learned from
Howard R. Clapp, ffirm agent. He
will be introduced ,by A. J. Mc
Cracken. The program will feature the an
nual reports of the Haywood Coun
ty Demonstration farmers; the
Haywood County home demonstration-
clubs and the Haywood County
4-H clubs.
The meeting will be divided into
three sessions, with Mark Ferguson
president of the Haywood County
Council in charge of the Home
Demonstration club period; A. J.
McCracken, president of the Hay
wood County Demonstration farm
ers organization in charge of the
session of his group; and Miss
Nancy Poston, president of the
Haywood County Council, 4-H
clubs, presiding.
The meeting is scheduled to
start at 11:00 o'clock and will open
with the singing of "God Bless
America," followed by the Invoca
tion given by Rev. L. G. Elliott,
pastor of the First Baptist church
of Waynesville.
The Collect will be given by
the Home Demonstration club
members followed by the 4-H club
pledge, led by club members.
Christmas Season Has
Started Here, Stores
Displaying Many Gifts
The approach of the Christmas
season is much in evidence in the
business section of Waynesville,
with most stores displaying gifts.
Shopping has already started,
and because of the large stores,
and the "above-average" stocks
carried, gift hunters from a large
area have been noticed in town.
While many items are still scarce,
the stores as a rule, have gathered
together assortments comparable
to much larger cities. In fact,
some things are reported avail
able here that have long been ex
hausted from larger places.
Shopping started earlier this
season, and the geenral idea seem
ed to prevail "by shopping early;
I will enjoy the holidays more."
A. J. McCracken, will extend the
welcome to the members of the
three organizations and the visi
tors. The outstanding achievements of
the groups will be given as follows:
4-H clubs, by H. R. Caldwell, Jr.;
Home Demonstration clubs by Mrs.
L. J. Cannon; and Demonstration
farmers by Oder F. Burnettc.
The awards and certificates of
recognition of work will be made
as follows; A. J. McCracken will
present the outstanding 4-H club
in the county; Howard R. Clapp,
the 4-H club boys and Miss Mary
Margaret Smith will present the
awards to the 4-H girls and the
home demonstration winners.
A business session at which of
ficers of the Farm Demonstration
group will be elected will be held
following the presentation of the
program.
Not only the rural people are
expected to attend, but the Waynes
ville citizens and local business
men are urged to be present
Merchants Will
Meet Friday To
Discuss Projects
Many Matters Of
Importance Will Be
Brought Before Local
Merchants Association
A special meeting of the Mer
chants Association will be held at
the Chamber of Commerce Friday
night at 7:30, to discuss current
problems which have arisen within
the past few weeks, according to
Call Munday, president of the or
ganization.
One of the main topics for dis
cussion will be some new angles
to the program to curb shoplifting.
Other matters to be discussed
will be a report by a committee on
Christinas activities and a holiday
.schedule.
"Several other things of impor
tance will be brought before the
neeting by some civic leaders that
needs our immediate attention,"
Mr. Munday said.
Lots Of Haywood
Tobacco Goes To
Early Markets
Thousands of pounds of Haywood
tobacco has already gone to mar
ket, and will be on the floor of
varehouses for the first sales on
Monday.
Tobacco from here has gone to
Ashevillc, Grecncvillc, Morrlstown,
and Knoxvllle warehouses.
With the same ceiling prices in
effect as 1944, the prediction is
hat farmers will get about the
tame as last year, which was in the
neighborhood of $50 per hundred.
According to AAA figures given
out here several weeks ago, Hay
wood has well over two million
pounds of tobacco, which is esti
mated will bring about $1,132,000.
Asphalt Top Will
Be Put On 11 1-2
Mile Section
Asheville Firm
Submits Low Bid
On Project;
Would Take About
60 Days For Job
Surfacing of the Soco Gap
Cherokee highway, No. 293, Li
scheduled to start in early spring,
if the state highway commission
accepts the low bid of $115,013 as
made by Asheville Contracting
company in Raleigh this week.
The road was built and graveled
four years ago, and plans were
to put on the asphalt surface at the
time the war broke out and creat
ed a shortage of materials and
labor.
The road Is eleven and one-half
miles, and is about half through a
rolling bottom country and the up
per half on the mountain.
An official of the company said
yesterday they had not been offi
cially notified that their bid had
been accepted, but inasmuch as
theirs was the low bid, It was be
lieved they would get to do the
work.
About 30 to 40 men would be
put on the project, and it would
take about 60 days to complete the
Job, it was said.
This same firm completed a
street project here in Waynesville,
and are well known here for push
ing projects to completion within
time limits.
The surfacing of the Soco Gap
Cherokee road has long been one
of the main projects of civic organ
izations here. The road has. been
maintained by the highway depart
ment as an all-weather road since
the grading was completed, and
traffic on the highway has shown
a steady Increase. The highway
from here to Soco Gap was sur
faced several years ago.
County Teachers
Hold Second
Meet Of Year
A county-wide meeting of the
cachers In the Haywood schools
van held yesterday afternoon at
1:00 o'clock in the auditorium of
he Waynesville Township high
.chool, with W. I. Whitesides, prtn
ipal of the Bethel schools and
resident of the Haywood unit of
he NECA, presiding.
The meeting was the second of
he current school year and the
jrogram was centered on the New
Languafie Art Bulletin study
-vhich the group is featuring this
year.
Plans were outlined for the Vie
ory Loan drive and how it is to bt
arried forward in the schools
lans for the Christmas vacations
vere also discussed, led by M. H.
3owles, county superintendent oi
ichools.
Phones Damaged
By Electrical
Storm Tuesday
A freakish electrical and rain
storm about 8:30 Tuesday night
damaged more than 50 telephones
in the community, and knocked oui
electrical switches on some mam
lines.
A special repair crew from Ashe
ville came oveV shortly after the
storm and started making repairs.
By noon yesterday they had re
stored service to more than 75 per
cent of the damaged lines.
Most of the damage seemed to
be confined to Hazelwood and
Love Lane.
Telephone officials said it was
the first time they could recall of
so much damage by a winter elec
trical storm. Heavy rains and hard
thunder accompanied the brief
storm.
Rungs Sell Green
Tree Tea Room
Mr .and Mrs. Harry Rung plan
to leave early next week for Cali
lornia. They have sold The Green
Tree Tea Room to James A. Way
caster, of Florida, who has already
itarted extensive expansions of the
place.
Mr. and Mrs. Rung will be ao
:ompanied to Manhattan Beach by
.heir granddaughter and grandson,
lr. and Mrs. C. H. Robbins.
Rayford Cullin, who has been
vith the Rungs for many years,
AiU also make the trip
4 Bears Killed In 2-Day
Hunt By Waynesville
Men In Sherwood Fores
One of the most exciting bear
hunts in years, was staged Friday
and Saturday by ' 25 Waynesville
hunters In the Sherwood Forest,
with four large bears being bagged.
Friday was the banner day, with
three bears being killed in races
that sounded like fiction when the
hunters tell of their experiences.
The hunt was one of the annual
hunts in the forest, and was won
by Sam Potts, local sportsman.
Leaders in the two-day hunt be
sides Mr. Potts, included Felix
Stovall, Dr. N. M. Mcdford, Harry I
Clay, W. A Bradley, Floyd Rippe
toe and other well-known bear
hunters
The hunters reported the dogs
worked perfectly in the races, and
two bears were killed in treea one
while running and the fouih a it
jumped over a fallen tree. The
largest bear weighed 275 io.m1s,
and the others averaged 130 to
175 pounds each,
W. A. Bradley, Alonzo AI Gaha
and Frank McGaha got dp urt on
Friday, and the only bear killed
Saturday was bagged by Vester
McGaha.