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Standard PRINTING Cv 220-230 S First S LOUISVILLE Kv 1)0 People The Waynesyille mountaineer Published In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park The Mountaineer can take your sales messages to customers who want to buy. Lthin 20 mUei of sville-tbeir ideal tapping center. i ryAR NO. 23 16 Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1946 $2.00 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties Mtocail f .i i - eadhies 'i1 Hs Polio Drive THAN W. WOODY has hied by the state chairman head the polio fund drive ood county. Wood Baptists old Sunday ol Meeting miary meeting of the Hay- btist Association Sunday oups will be held on Tues- king at 7:00 o'clock at the lid Baptist church with an ig program on the prob- phases of Sunday school the Association. Sam Knleht will be In It the Scripture lesson fol- ne opening song by the tion, after which the Rev. pbers will offer a prayer. tverett Murray, pastor pzelwood church will give piction. irs and their subjects on am will include: Harry L. on "In Every Church in Prs. Claude Francis will Every Church with a Bible School;" Rev. C. H. "The Pastor's Part In thp School Success." H. Parris will soeak on berintendent's Part in the chool Success;" Rev. R. A. Making This Program in Every Church:" Mrs Hon will present the cal- events; Rev. L. G. Elliott on the subieet nf "fin Every Church." retchen Johnson will an ieams and plans for the ! meetines. Snpnial pndered bv the First run. f r choir, with Miss Mae fiKs, director. " ' ngs Given Eating pes. Dairies, Markets ults of recent routine In f milk plants and dair markets and raffe on1 fts in the county made by "SMon, senior sanitarian 'Strict health dpnartmnnt P announced this week as milk plants and dairies Grade "A" were: Pet ucts Company, Waynes- 4 --o-ouii, ucuwooa, ana jvers, Canton. filing milk to Pet Dairy Company which were top ratino nt Af i - & wi n. were: Pmlett. M w r-ij it Glenn James, Frank L. , ' Mccracken, S. J. na Mrs. W r c...i. - "ville area. 0adriUceArs selling to Pet and ade A from the Dellwood I."- J-.. Ktircrln Y. Tayl0r F,. v"c d Crews Moody. be V, n tne Canton rt. Wilc. tii . . . frv, , """ virKpairicK, Fracken. J. v T ' J. Smathers and Van the grade of "A" in re: G n t-i t . i miner, m. jb. a Arnold TerreU. K WaynesvUle area were: pme Stores, The Food Irotw per Market. and iuorjtet, Myers ivood Has Quota 01 75 In Polio Drive, Is Laie This Month Active Campaign To Be Staged In Haywood, Headed By Jonathan Woody County campaign directors for North Carolina's 1946 drive against infantile paralysis have been an nounced from state headquarters in Chapel Hill by Dr. Ralph Mc Donald, who is serving as state chairman for the fourth successive year. Jonathan Woody has been named chairman of the drive for Haywood county with Mrs. Charles Ray in charge of the women's division. J. E. Reister, vice president of the Haywood Bank, in Canton, will serve that area as chairman. The quota assigned by state headquarters to Haywood county as announced by Mr. Woody yester day is $3,575. Half of the money is sent to national headquarters and the other half kept in the county for work among local vic tims of the disease. Haywood county has received far more of this fund than is usually raised each year, it was learned from Mr. Woody. Two Haywood children are now patients in a Charlotte hospital. Others in the county are taken regularly to Ashe ville for treatment, all receiving aid from the fund. Last year the Waynesville Rotary club operated a coin board and took the lead in raising the quota in this area. At their annual lun cheon tomorrow the Rotarians plan to observe Polio Day and will have a man here to explain the Iron Lung, which was bought .for the Haywood County hospital with funds raised last year. The drive will be held the latter part of this month and all commit tees will be announced next week, according to Mr. Woody. Strike Slows Up Telegrams Going To New York Area "The strike of the A.C.A. (CIO) telegraph workers is confined to greater New York City," it was stated yesterday by the manager of the Western Union Telograph Co. here. The local effect of the strike is that telegrams to and from New York City are subject to indefinite delay, Mrs. Wheeler, local manager, said. "Telegraphic traffic to and from all other points in the United States is moving at normal speed. Cable and radio traffic to Euro pean and South American points, normally handled through the New York gateway, has been interrupt ed as a result of the New York strike. Grocery, and Champion Employees Store. Markets In Hazelwood rating "A" were Hazelwood Cash Store, and Bradley's Store. The market in the Junaluska Supply Company, Lake Junaluska, was also given the grade of "A". Markets In Canton given grade of "B" included A. and P. Market, Brown Grocery and Dixie Home Stores. Cafes and restaurants in the Waynesville area given a grade of "A" included: Smith Drug Store, W.W.N.C. Cafe, Burnrette's Cafe, and Waynesville Club. The Waynesville Country Club was given the grade of "A". Eating places in Canton rated "A" were Hendrix Drug Store, Eureka Cafe, Emile's Grill, and Champion Employees Store. Cafes and lunch places in Waynesville given a grade of "B" were: Charlie's Place, American Fruit Stand, and B. and O. Lunch. Those in Canton given a "B" grade were: Colonial Soda Shop, C. and C. Grill, Haywood Cafe, Canton Drug Store and Martin Drug Store. Given a grade of "B" In Hazel wood were Scruggs Cafe, Clyde's Place and Bungalow lunch. The eating place in Junaluska Supply Company at Lake Juna luska was also given a grade of "B". The Tavern, Waynesville, was given a grade of "C", Hospital Chairman -'"1" x wm - L. H. BRAMLETT was re-elected chairman of the board of trustees of the Haywopd County hospital at the annual meeting here Tuesday night. All other officers were also re-elected. Brown Named Permanent Head Health Board George A. Brown, Jr., was elect ed permanent chairman of the five county district health department board which will serve the coun ties of Haywood, Macon, Jackson, Trynsylvania, and Swain, at a meeting held op Friday night at the Jarrett Springs Hotel in Dills boro, in compliance with the ruling of legislation passed by the 1945 general assembly for reorganiza tion of health units. Mr. Brown, chairman of the Hay wood county board of commission ers, had been previously named temporary chairman by Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, secretary of the North Carolina State Board of Health to preside over the initial meeting of the board as an ex-officio member. Dr. C. N. Sisk, who has served as district health officer since the work was organized several years ago as separate units with pro grams directed under one head, was named district health officer of the new setup. The law also pro vides that the director serve as secretary of the newly named board. Four other ex-officio members had been appointed in addition to Mr. Brown by Dr. Reynolds as follows: W. L. Latham, of Bryson City, superintendent of Swain county schools; T. Walter Ash, of Sylva, chairman of the Jackson county board of commissioners; W. E. Baldwin, of Franklin, chair man of the Macon county board of commissioners and Verne P. Clem ent, mayor of Brevard. In addition to the ex-officio members the law requires four other members, including a physi cian, dentist, registered pharmacist and one public spirited citizen. Dr. II. L. Bacon, of Bryson City, was named as the physician on the board; Dr. A. P. Cline, of Canton, was elected as dentist to serve on the board; Dan Moore of Sylva was named as the public member. Due to the fact that neither of the x-officio members from Tran sylvania and Macon were present, the druggist is to be named from one of the two counties, this mem ber was not elected, but will be named at a meeting to be held at a later date. The term of office of the physi cian was set at four years; the druggist at three; the dentist at two years and the public citizen one year. Mrs. N. F. Lancaster And Son, Bobby, Have Arrived Home Mrs. N. F. Lancaster and son, Bobby, have arrived from Camp Gordon, Augusta, Ga., where they have been with Major Lancaster since he was assigned there for duty early in the war. They are occupying the apartment bn the second floor of the Garrett build ing on Montgomery and Miller Streets. They will be joined some time during the next few weeks by Major Lancaster who will main tain his offices on the lower floor of the building. Mrs. M. T. Bridges Patient in Hospital The condition of Mrs. Marion T. Bridges who underwent an opera tion at the Biltmore Hospital, Bilt more, last Friday was reported to be improved last night. , It will be necessary for her to remain at the hospital until sometime next week. L. H. Bramlett Re-elected Head Hospital Board Other Officers Re-elected At Annual Meeting; Hospital Staff Named L. H. Bramlett was re-elected chairman of the Haywood County hospital, at the board meeting Tuesday night at the Nurse's home. Mark Ferguson was re-elected vice chairman, and F. M. Byers was re elected secretary. After disposing of the routine business matters, the board elected the hospital staff, which consists of Dr. R. S. Robinson, Hazelwood; Dr. Sam L. Stringfield, Dr. Thomas Stringfield.' Dr. W. L. Kirkpatrick, Dr. R. H. Stretcher, Dr. J. R. Mc Cracken, all of Waynesville; Dr. J. L. Reeves, Dr. V. H. Duekett, Dr. J. B. Westmoreland, Dr. Roy H. Moore, Dr. R. II. Owen, Dr. M. L. Owen, Dr. C. F. Owen, and Dr. J. Frank Pate, all of Canton. The board heard the report of the business manager, M. E. Davis, that the hospital is averaging 45 to 50 patients daily. Mrs. Irene Rogers is superin tendent of the institution. Mrs. L. Moody Succumbs From Burns Received Graveside rites were held at the Rogers Cove cemetery at 11:00 o'clock Friday morning for. Mrs. Kate Grasty Crumpler Moody, 30, of Clyde, who was found dead at her home about 3 o'clock Wednes day afternoon by her son, Dwight Crumpler, 10 when he returned from school. Rev. R. P. McCracken officiated. Pallbearers wore: Johnny Cald well, Walter Reagan,.. Frank and Carl Henry, Jim Roberts and Allen Gaddis. Investigation showed that Mrs. Moody apparently had fallen into the fire and suffered fatal burns. Surviving are her husband, Les ter Moody; her son, Dwight Moody, an 11-months-old baby; her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Milas Grasty; four brothers, Edgar and Erastus Grasty, of Durham, Charlie Grasty of Moody Cove, and Forest Grasty of the U. S. Navy; one sister, Mrs. Robby Stanficld, of Roxboro; her grandmother, Mrs. Jethro Rath bone, of Hazelwood. Garrett Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Nolie Love Reports To Fort Bragg For Physical Examination Nolie Love, negro, reported to Fort Bragg on Tuesday of this week for a pre-induetion physical examination under the selective service system for duty in the armed forces. Winners In Haywood Newspaper mm, M .ii. in in ' 1 3"-J " 1 m These are the five winners in the prise. These young ladies, all in high school, are sho Left to right are Betty Frances Tuttle, Waynesville h Raye Smathers, Canton high, winner of second pla third place, a check for $10; Dorothy Martel, St. Joh Ann Mormino, fifth place, a check for $5. The winn is being sponsored by the N. C. Press Association. T Mountaineer photograph by Wallace Marley. Given Honors Kjiw 4 Seta. . .S - -MaW'Jl m GLENN C. PALMER has just been given two special appoint ments, of an honorary nature, by Governor R. Gregg Cherry. Superior Court Adjourns After Two-Day Session Seventeen divorces were granted during the two-day session of the Haywood County Superior Court, civil term, which convened here on Monday and adjourned on Tues day afternoon, with Judge Wilson Warlick, of Newton, presiding. In the case of Donald M. Hyatt, of Wilmington and Waynesville, versus Grubb Motor Lines, the plaintiff was allowed to recover $800 for personal injuries, and all medical and hospital bills which wore the result of an accident on the night of March 5, 1945. The automobile in which Mr. Hyatt was riding, ran into a aban doned truck on the main highway between Charlotte and Gastonia. The truck is alleged to have been left in the way of traffic with no light to warn motorists. The morn ing of the accident was reported to have been so foggy that the driver could not see the truck until it was too late to avoid smashing into the parked vehicle. The Grubb Motor Lines were also ordered to pay Grady Noland, a passenger in the same car on the night of March 5, who suffered serious injuries. $2,000 and the costs of the action. In the case of Vernon Ferguson, versus the Grubb Motor Lines, the deefndant was ordered to pay the plaintiff $400 for personal injuries and $400 for damages to the car which was owned by the latter. In the case of K. Paimer versus Beatrice Palmer, the defendant was ordered to continue payment of $40 each month for the use and benefit of his two minor children. ON BUYING TRIP Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Massie are expected to return today from a buying trip in Charlotte. essay contest, spo nsored by The Mountaineer and The Canton Enter wn here holding their prizes, which totaled $56.25. igh, winner of first place, a prize of $18.75; Martha ce, a $15 check; Betty McClure, Waynesville high, n's high, fourth place Winner, a check for $7.50, and ing essay has been entered in the state contest, which he winners will be announced late in January.. A Glenn C. Palmer To Serve On State Tobacco Council Governor Cherry Also Names Haywood Representative To Work On State College Committee Two honors of distinction were accorded Glenn C. Palmer, promi nent Haywood farmer, dairyman and business man, this week by Governor R. Gregg Cherry. Mr. Palmer was named as a member of the N. C. Tobacco Ad visory Council, and will represent the hurley growers, together with Harry Love, of Asheville, on the 12-man board. Kerr Scott, commis sioner of agriculture is chairman of the board. The appointment did not come as a surprise, as Mr. Palmer repre sented the state on a national board, and met numerous limes in Washington and Kentucky working out many problems in the tobacco marketing. Mr. Palmer is a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina, and has been selected by Governor Cherry to serve on a committee of three, to serve as a "visiting committee" for several departments of the State College unit. Serving with Mr. Palmer are Thomas J. Pearsall, of Rocky Mount and Edwin Pate, of Laurinburg. All three have served together in the State Legislature. Mr. Pate is a senator and the other two are representatives. Mr. Palmer has served four terms in the legislature, and was vice-chairman of the powerful agri culture committee last term, as well as being a member of 19 other committees. He was among the 130 special invited guests of the state given a place at a banquet honoring. Secretary of Agriculture Anderson recently in Raleigh. Ketner Brothers Now own Farmers Exchange Firm An announcement was made this week of the fact that Walter D. Ketner, and Charles D. "Shorty" Ketner, are now co-owners of Farmers Exchange, in East Waynesville. The firm was established about ten years ago by Charles D. Ket ner, and he was active manager un til he went into military service three years ago, at which time his brother,. Walter, became active manager. Charles D. Ketner returned to the States in December, and went back with the firm on January first. The owners have expansion plans in mind, and will buy equipment and build extra facilities for hand ling produce and the general line of the firm. Essay Contest Assistant E. M .STALLINGS, of Selma, who has assumed his duties as assistant county farm agent. E. M. Sialiings Veteran Becomes Assistant Agent E. M. Stallings, of Seinia, dis charged veteran, has assumed his duties as assistant county farm agent of Haywood county. Mr. StalliiiKs graduated from State Col lege in the class of 1940 and prior to entering the service was with the Farm Security Administration for nearly two years, working in Dublin counlv. Holding a commission in the Army Reserve of second lieutenant he was called to active duty in March, 1942. and sent to Fort Ben ning. Ga., for training. He was later assigned to duty with the 9(ith Division and sent to Camp Roberts, Calif., and later to Camp Adair, Ore. From the latter he was transferred to Camp Shelby, Miss., and in July, 1944, was sent over seas. ' He served for 17 months in the European theater in England, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Gcrmnay. He is entitled to wear the European Theater ribbon with four battle stars, the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Presidential Citation ribbon, Victory Met': l and the In fantryman's Combat badge. He was attached to the MHh Infantry Divi sion and has been discharged with the rank of captain in the USRA. Mr. and Mrs. Stallings and young daughter are making their home in the Killian apartment on Boyd avenue. County-Wide Teachers Meet Set For 23rd A county-wide teachers meeting has been announced by M. II. Bowles, acting county superintend ent of education to be held at the Waynesville Township high school on Wednesday afternoon, January 2rd, at 3:30 o'clock. Prof. W. P. Whitesidcs, principal of the Bethel high school, will pre side over the opening general meet ing which will be followed by group discussions, with the pri mary, elementary and high school teachers having special meetings for their own problems in relation to the stale program which is be ing studied this year. Bus Franchise Hearing On 17th A hearing will be held in Ra leigh on the 17th. relative to the franchise of the proposed bus line from here to Hot Springs. An ap plication was filed by W. T. Lee, Jr., W. R. Francis and J. W. Woody several months ago with the state utilities commission. The applica tion also sought permission to op erate a bus from here to Brevard. Freakish Weather Hits Area; Seems Like Spring The weatherman must have lost his calender, or forgotten to look at it during the past week, as he gave this section spring weather, even with April showers and March winds, and some summer thunder showers thrown in for good meas ure. On top of that, the mercury climbed to 89 on Tuesday. For the past six days this area has been visited by rain, with a total of 3.20 inches falling from Thursday to Tuesday night, accord ing to the official records kept at the State Test Farm here. Each day's rainfall averaged about the same in the neighbor hood of a half inch a day. Creeks and streams were full, and the low Dealers Here See Little Relief In Clearing Up Soon No Positive Relief In Sight, As Yards Are Bare Of All Types Of Coal The fuel situation is more criti cal in this sectign than at any time during the war, according to local coal dealers who were interviewed by The Mountaineer this week. They also hold out little hope for any improvement in conditions dur ing the next three months. "The need for fuel is so despa rate that when we do have any coal on the yards I feel like we are running a welfare agency. We are swamped with people begging us to sell them even a sack full of coal. Recently we had two car loads of coal that we sold in 200 pound lots in sacks, so that we could let as many people as pos sible share in the shipment," said one dealer. "You see it is a matter of pro duction, as only 50 per cent of the coal has been mined. What we should be having sent to us is still under the ground on account of the strikes. Then we must re member that last year we had only 90 per cent cf the solid fuels we had the year before. This year we have only 80 per cent of the 90 per cent of last year, and we are not getting that," commented another dealer. "The serious thing about the situation is that during the month of December it was so cold that many persons used up their supply which should have lasted for weeks longer. They could not help it, for they had to keep warm," said another handler of fuel. "We know that people have and will suffer but we are powerless to help them. For one thing, most people do not realize how many more users of fuel we have right here in our own community. Men in service who have married since they entered the armed forces are (Continued on page 2) Bank Stockholders Hold Forty-Third Annual Meeting The stockholders of the First National Bank met here on Tues day for their 43rd annual meeting, with J. R. Boyd, chairman of the board of directors and former pres ident, presiding. The following board of directors was re-eelctcd: J. R. Boyd, L. N. Davis, J. E. Massie, G. C. Palmer, J. W. Ray J. H. Way, Jr., Jonathan Woody and Aaron Prevost. A satisfactory report was pre sented of the year's earnings end the current financial condition of the bank by Mr. Woody, president. A motion expressing appreciation of the stockholders to the officials and employees of the bank for their service during the past year was passed by the group. Only four of the stockholders were absent from the meeting. The plans under way for remod eling the bank building were dis cussed and it was announced by the president, that if all material was available the reconstruction of the building and the installation of fixtures would be completed during the next three months. Following the meeting of the stockholders the board of directors held their annual meeting, at which time the following officers were re-elected to serve the bank during the coming year: President, Jonthan Woody, vice president, J. H. Way, Jr., cashier, J. T. Noland; assistant cashier, Joe S. Davis. Joe Jack Atkins, who has been with the bank at different periods for a total of four years, was elect ed assistant cashier. places standing in water. Numerous basements about town were flooded, and the city reported the demands for their large hand pump were increasing hourly. Sunday night, and again Monday night, the rains were accompanied by thunder and lightning. Hard winds blew Sunday night, and also Wednesday morning. The official weather report for the past six days as recorded at the Test Farm is as follows: Date High Low Rainfall 3 44 39 .38 4 57 28 .50.' 5 57 35 .53 6. 62 50 .59 7 66 52 .57, J 8.. 64 89 .61 ' u 1 ! ; t V 1 f I 1 1 ? 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