North Carolina Newspapers

Sta-ne&rd PKliThu 220-230 S First S LOUISV1L! F ' People Ljitlun 20 miles of lle-their ideal pplng center. The WaynesviliLe mountaineer HwrVEAR NO. 21 8Pages Published In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 19 15 $2.00 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Coontic )m Predicts Many aces In Business ring The Coming Year L..c Statistician iJUlJ ints Out Reasons 1 1946 Predictions Land Financial Outlook For 1946 II Roger W. Babson n ?rcal event of 1945 was Lg of World War II. A bent of 1946 will be the harnessing atomic energy b about a new industrial General Business vear ago the United States Wirt Index of the Physical of Business finally regis 8. Today it is estimated justifying my forecast of a j. The Canadian Babson- tdet of the Physical Volume less finally registered 205 ago; today it is estimated 1946 will show a further decline in both United Lid Canadian business. Fur- It, most of the following lis apply to both countries. lie re-conversion of industry far to peace business will in juring much of 1946. How me required for re-con ver- 11 not be as great as most believe. frentories, quoted both at ice values and their vol- iffl increase durlhgi946. i material piles and manu- 1 goods will be larger. Commodity Prices we rationing may continue most of 1946- but It will be eliminated. Price re ts will gradually bo w pl prices of most manu- l products will be higher 1946 than at present. The 'some of the fonrl nrntuoter Itline. fc unit sales of some de- stores will beein to dn. Ne time during 1946; but 'ooa and variety chains tinue at nnnlr Ami ff how, to whom and at ;wme government will dis unions of dollars worth (i supplies. Farm Oniii, Nng a weather upset, Nels Of rorn ..JL. f e bales of cotton will be " iM6 wan ever before in Although some prices f ,1!'6 total farm income 8u!d hold up fairly olI. 'Here shnnin k bin f a" "'crease PfruiU, fish products and - ... a decline in prices. w, Win haii, , . uovc more 10 cat Nan in 1945. The r mption should be 10 " Prewar level of 1935- "siry and .... . . Nnue tn V FUU,Lry proaucts P W to Increase in volume U rZ " pree' NSt C3nned gdS Pirmpr ,..:t, . . . htn . 1 SLart ln 1946 hi- !? cnd gislation on '"""I'se in ,iarm T Taj lJSaw!' not be increased HI bo ! ""W ..ininatea alto- P War T lnf 1W' but kawl .Bond Drives. .. ine cost f T . "e l aDoui rs at . 10r return ( L S,factory Wfl6es tthe " be Jobs for all, ie wages Sales !L! ?e of retaU sales " ladies' .Same as ln 1945- will ? rel gcn" unavUa lS" fer'bt many available wiU be pur- Itnd for woolen and i ften." a great de Nothing and es- Chief Of Police Q ORVILLE L. NOLAND, chief-of-police of Waynesvllle since Decem ber 15th, when he succeeded O. R. Roberts. . Chief Noland has been with the department since April, 1942. Prior to that time he oper ated the Waynesvillo Mill. He is a native of this county. Pfc. Frazier Reported Missing, Declared Dead Private First Class William R. Frazier, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Frazier, of Waynesvllle, who was reported missing in action in France on January 7, 1945, has boon officially declared killed in ac tion by the War Department, ac cording to information received by his parents. Pfc. Frazier was first reported missing following combat duty near Herrlischeim, Fiance. He was at tached to the 14th Armored Dlvji. sion of the Seventh Army and had oeen overseas since October 12, 1944. Pfc. Frazier enterod the service on May 23, 1943, and took his basic training at Fort Knox, Ky. Later he was sent to Camp Campbell, Ky., and then to Camp Chaffe, Ark., and to maneuvers in Tennes see and back to Camp Campbell before being sent overseas. At the time he entered the service he had just graduated from the Waynes vlll Township high school. Pfc. Frazier is survived by his parents; three sisters, Misses Mary, Nina and Margaret Frazier, of Waynesvllle; two brothers, Marion Frazier, of Waynesvllle, Staff Ser geant Thomas E. Frazier, who Is serving in Germany with the Army of Occupation. NAVY'S NEW PATROL PLANE IS 'FAST ON DRAW ; 20.- Wise shoppers will buy only what they . need and not grab to stock up unnecessary supplies. Foreign Trade 21. The United States will own over 50 of the world's shipping in 1946. 22. We will make England and some other countries loans provid ed they will agree to spend a fair ' proportion of the money in the United States. 23. Both the British Empire and Russia will keenly compete for foreign trade during 1946; but car tels and government monopolies will be frowned upon. 24. Russia, Germany and Eng land may try to "gang up" against the United States but we will fear lessly oppose such actions if they occur. Labor 25. The Little Steel Formula will be forgotten during 1946. The year will be noted for strikes and labor troubles. 26. Industrial employment dur ing 1946 will be off both in hours and in payrolls, labor leaders' ef forts notwithstanding. 27. Many industries, now oper ating on a forty-eight-hour week, will return to a forty or forty-fivc-hour week during 1946. 28. Hourly wage rates v ill in crease, but "take-home"' income will be less. Labor will demand better management and closer labor-management relations. Inflation 29. The Inflation Era which I have been forecasting for several ' i ' . years wiu do very evineni in iiru. The purchasing power of the dol lar will continue to decline. 30. Both wage and price con trols will gradually be removed during 1946 until the government throws up its hands and lets na ture take its course. 31. Some time after 1946, pro duction will catch up with con sumption, people will have spent their money and then there will be a surplus of goods. By 1950 there may be much unemployment. Then may comethe severest inflation by Congress attempting to check the decline by printmg. currency. But tHis is something ve need not worry about for two on three years. 32. If Stalin's health continues good, he Will be the prld's most powerful man in 1946 and may be a factor in determining world prices as well as production. The mar kets may even witness a "commu nistic scare" during 1946; but they should recover soon thereafter. Stock Market 33. The rails will decline some time during 1946. Certain airplane manufacturing, shipbuilding, and other war stocks may decline; but the Dow-Jones Industrial Averages will reach higher figures tome time during 1946 than at present. 34. The safest stocks to buy considering value, income and safety will continue to be the merchandising stocks, especially chain Store stocks. Mrs. Trantham, 90, Buried In Clyde Christmas Day Funeral services were conducted on Christmas afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Methodist church, Clyde, for Mrs. Margaret Trantham, 90, widow of the late Mcrritt Tran tham, veteran of the War Between the States. Mrs. Trantham's death occurred at the home of her nephew. W. J. Jarrett, in Asheville on Friday, the 21st, following a long illness. Rev. E. P. Billups, pastor of the Central Methodist church of Can ton, and Rev. R. P. McCracken officiated Burial was in Pleasant Hill cemetery, Clyde. Grandsons as follows, served as pallbearers: Eddie Boone, Milton Fincher, Carol Morrow, Herman Fincher, and Wilson Trantham. Mrs. Trantham was a native of Haywood county and before her marriage was Miss Margaret. Jar rett. She was married to the late Mr. Trantham, native of Buncombe county on March 16, 1871. In 1935 a short while before Mr. Tran tham's death, the couple observed their 65th wedding anniversary. Mrs. Trantham is survived by nine children, 55 grandchildren, 113 great-grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, making a rota! of 182 descendants. Children surviving are: six sons, John Trantham of Clyde, James Trantham of Greensboro, William and Lee Trantham of Waynesvllle, Charles Trantham of Asheville, and Joe 11. Trantham, manager of the Chicago office of Charles Scrlbners Sons, nationally known publishers which firm was estab lished 100 years ago. Crawford Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. City Tags Must Be Used On And After January 1 Waynesvillo motorists were warn ed vesterday by Chief of Police Orville Noland of the importance of having a 1946 city license tag on their motor vehicle on or be fore January first. The tags arc on sale at the cit hall for one dollar. 4 DESIGNED AND EQUIPPED for the humdrum peacetime Job of law-and-order patrolling over 3,500 to 5,000 miles of sea, this newest Navy policeman of the skies can get tough on short notice and go Into action with bombs, rockts, torpedoes or depth charges, in addition to six 80-mm. camion in the nose and twin-mount .50 cal machine guns in the top turret and power tail turret. A veritable flying arsenal known as the P2V and powered at 300 mph. by two engines of latest design, it Is a Lockheed from Burbank, Cal. (nUrnct.orwt) Police To Start Checking Cars On Main Street Hero Police are renewing their strict enforcement of the one-hour park ing law on Main street this week end. F'or the past few fecks, with snow and ice on the street, the de partment has not been checking cars every hour. "Now that the streets are cleared wc are starting checking cars every hour, and all those found parked overtime will be given a ticket to appear in court," the chief said. 12 Arrested During Holidays This community had one of the quietest holidays in years, accord ing to Chief of Police Orville No land. From Saturday through Christ mas only 12 arrest were made, and all charged with beingdrunk. Chief Noland said most of them had got ten drunk on too much whiskey. "It was a very quiet time. A few persons shot off fireworks, but they were very few since we kept a sharp lookout for them," he continued. Sifts Await First Baby Sora M Ihvi Year Sugar Stamp No. 38 Expires 31st If you are one of the few who still have Rugar stamp No. 38, you will b Interested to know that you have until next Monday to use It. Number 38 expires Decem ber 31st, the rationing board has announced. Osborne Cows Set New Record In Production PETERBOROUGH, N. H. Two registered Guernsey cows, owned by Miss Florence Osborne, Canton, have completed two creditable Ad vanced Register records, accord ing to American Guernsey Cattle Club. Two and one-half year old Hay wood Golden Rod. which produced 11,662.9 pounds of milk and 548.6 pounds of buttcrfat. Besides this record this cow produced a healthy calf for her owner. Two and one half year old Haywood Dare pro duced 11.565.9 pounds of milk and 583.8 pounds of buttcrfat. Haywood Golden Rod and Hay wood Dare are the daughters of the registered Guernsey sire. Ma jesty of Garden Creek, that has eight daughters in the Performance Register of The American Guern sey Cattle Club. Babson's 1946 Outlook In A Nutshell Politics: President to take middle-of-the-road. Foreign Trade: Competitive Bonds: Building: Commodity Prices: Cost of Living: Total Business: Inflation: Farm Prices: Steady Increased Mixed Higher Lower Evident Uncertain Labor: Real Estate: Retail Sales: Re-convcrslon: Stocks: Taxes: More Strikes Higher Values Up Increased Higher Lower T. E. King, Jr., Of Canton Dies In Naval Hospital Lust rites were conducted on Sunday afternoon at the chapel of Wells funeral homo in Canton for Thomas Edward King, 44. chief machinist mate, USN, who died at the naval hospital in Corona, Calif., on December 9th. Lt. C. A. Sullivan, chaplain at the Naval Special hospital, Kenll worth, officiated. Burial followed in the Pincy Grove cemetery, Swniuianaa. Men from Uic naval hospital and the naval eseort served as pall bearers. Surviving are the parents, T. E. and Mik. Alice King, of Canton and Savannah, Ga.; the widow, Mrs. Evelyn King of Montana; two brothers, Lt. R. O. King, of the Coast Gurad, and Joe J. King, of Canton. Army Recruiter To Be Here One Day Each Week A repreesntative of the army re cruiting station of Asheville will be in Waynesville every Wednes day at the post office to give infor mation concerning enlistments or re-enlistments in the regular army. Any man who has been dis charged for less than ninety day mayi re-enlist and secure a re enlisting bonus of fifty dollars for every previously completed year of service. Men who have been discharged less than twenty days may apply for re-erflistmenjt before twenty days from their date of discharge and receive the following: A ninety day furlough with pay, providing they have completed three years of previous service.' Retain their rank held at the time of their discharge. Boys seventeen years of age may enlist in the regular army with their parents' concent. enlists for a period of three years j may eiiuobu 111s uiauuii ui. oki vit:c: and overseas theater. Enlistments are for a period of eighteen months, two years and three years. Many valuable gifts await the first white bnby born in Haywood in 1946. Seven Wayncfvillc firms have joined together and 'arc offering the first baby born in the county next year these useful gifts, which include: A complete outfit from Bclk-Hud-son Co. An electric bottle warmer from Garrett Furniture Store. A blanket from Ray's Depart ment Store. 15 quarts of pasteurized milk from Pet Dairy. Two week's laundry service from Waynesville Laundry. Six cans of Gerber's Baby Food from The Food Store. A year's subscription and 25 bb-th announcements from The Mountaineer. The rules of the contest are pul llshed ln the full page in this edi tion, which also carries details oi the gifts to be given by the various firms. The winner will be announced in the next issue of The Moun taineer. , Date Of Health Clinic Is Changed To Second Tuesday Due to the fact that the first Tucsdav falls on New Year's day, a legal holiday, the regular month ly clinic which is sponsored by the Haywood County Health Depart ment, will not be conducted until the second Tuesday, January the 8th, according to an announcement by Dr. Mary Mlchal, assistant Hay wood county health officer.- Masonic Leader drft y w Community SSad Best Christmas Business In History; Taking Stock Out Oi Service V, r V tmmmmmmiimm.mmt iB"nffW)iflti EDWIN FINCHER, prominent merchant of Clyde, has served as secretary of the Clyde Masonic lodge for 25 consecutive years, He was recently again named to that office. First Lieutenant Man' K. Fran cis, army nurse of Waynesvllle, who has to her credit 37 months of hard duty overseas, is now back on private nursing duty in Ashe ville, where she resided prior to entering the service. Lt. Francis enlisted in the army nursing corps ln May, 1942, and following three months training at C-lwmy Fj ,nm.fWan.; was sent over seas to England. She remained there until October, taking special work in training for the Africa in vasion. She landed in Africa on D-Day just 15 hours after the first wave of American troops had gone ashore and was in the first grour of nurses to land on the beachhead near Oran. Here with others in the early part of the war, she worked in getting nursing corps better organ ized to work with combat lines Her fine work was given much publicity by the late Ernie Pyle ir his description of what the nurse; endured during their months of service ln Africa. From Africa. Lt. Francis went to Sicily, staying there until thr latter part of November, 1943 when she returned to England. Or June 10, of last year, four day; after the American doughboys hi' the Normandy beaches, Lt. Francli went ashore on Utah Beach. Shi was attached to the First Army a; a member of an evacuation hos pital and remained with the same group until this army returned to the States this year. At that time she was transferred to the Third Army and remained with this group until her return to this coun try. Lt. Francis wears the American theater ribbon and the European theater ribbon with seven bronze stars and one arrowhead. Lt. F'raneis ia the daughter of the late J. Albert F'raneis of Waynesvllle, and is a graduate of the Waynesville high school and the Biltmore Hospital school of nursing. Her brother, Sgt. W. Her man F'raneis, who was stationed in India for over two years has also recently resumed life as a civilian and is once again at the local post office. New Year's Will Not Be Observed As Holiday Here Except By Bank And Post Office Most business firms were a bee hive of activity yesterday as clerks began the task of taking Inventory, after one of the best Christmas business seasons in history. Practically all Christinas mer chandise was cleared from the shelves of the various stores, with only a few odds and ends left. Grocery stores were crowded Thursday morning as housewives restocked their pantries from the holidays. Most business places are trying to clear up the year's records and rearrange stocks before the first of the year. New Year's here will not be observed by merchants. The post office and bank will close next Tuesday, but for the most part, business will continue as usual. Due to the fact that all county offices, with the exception of the Sheriff's department were closed for a three-day Christmas holiday jerlod, there will be no cessation of work on New Year's Day, it was earned last night from George C Brown, Jr., county manager. Col. Howell Announces New Suard Officers A number of commissions and iromotions have been announced his week by Col. J. Harden How 11, commander of the North Caro ina Second Regiment of the State juard They include Major James Davis, eteran of World War II, who has iecn commissioned Captain in tne foite Guard and assigned to cora nand Headquarters of the Service ompany. Captain Messer, w ho for i.crly was in command has re signed on account of business. Captain Davis left here in 1940 vlth the National Guard as first icutcnant of Company H. He was nade cadre instructor at Fort Jack on and promoted to captain, 'atcr he was promoted to major nd made executive officer and ater was commander of a bat talion. Frank Byrd, has been commis sioned as first lieutenant and as signed to headquarters and service company of the Second Regiment, replacing Wlllard Moody, who has been promoted to captain and as signed to the communications sec tion of headquarters and service company. He replaces Ben Sloan, who has recently resigned due to business reasons. Lt. Byrd joined the State Guard In 1941 and at the time he entered the regular army was serving as captain of the local company. He has served for two years as serg eant instructor in the U. S. army. Sun And Rain Banish White Christmas Here The sun came out in all its spring glory to melt the snow which had fallen on Sunday night and was still afoot on Christmas Fve, so that December 25th in this area was not the White Christmas which had been anticipated. On Christmas night rain in a slow drizzle fell, so that by Wednes day this section was almost clear of snow. The temperature rose consider ably on Wednesday, but last night winter seemed to give alarm that there would be a return of crisp weather. Other sections in Western North Carolina were not so fortunate, and suffered more snow and ice, with utilities damaged to the ex tent beyond Asheville that all tele phone connections were cut off, and many areas were without unhts. Canton Negro School Destroyed By Fire Saturday The Gibsontown Negro school, In Canton, a unit of the Beaverdam school district, was destroyed by fire Saturday night The fire was discovered about 9:30 at night' but had gained such headway by the time it was discovered and in view of the fact that the city water facilities were not available, no ef fort was made to fight the blaze. The fire did not endanger any of the buildings nearby. The to teacher school had an enrollment of 65 students. Mrs. Evcrctte Brown, who holds a position at Lees-McRae Colleen. spent the holidays here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Davis, Miss Halcic Ann Cole, who makes her home In Waynesville with her sister, Dr. Mary Michal, has ar rived to spend the holidays here. She is a student at St. Mary's School, Sewannee. Miss Louclla Hall, student at Western Carolina Teachers Col lege, is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alden Hall. i ' PSvSnJv1-; honest 35. 1945 saw a larger increase . 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