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Standard PRINTIM v. 220 S First St uuisviixe i m U n g 1 " " JTICAL ONTS r CANDIDATE The Waynesville mountaineer 49,500 People Live within 20 miles of Waynesville their Ideal shopping center. Published In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park SIXTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 29 16 Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1946 $2.00 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties I IAM MEDFORD prominent Lirncy and civic leader, irmal announcement yes a candidate L nomination for State liiu 32nd Senatorial ais- 1941 when war clouds ns low over the nation, cl tossed his hat into t a randiaaie lor 1111s Bmt after the Japs struck i.irhnr he withdrew his icier that he could volun- iips in the Navy. He jp Navy as a Lieutenant liter serving in theaters world, was promoted utenant. He returned practice here late in .. he had left off three e. He established his in 1933. the first time that Mr. is made a campaign for lie has been active in the lie Democratic party for ts. He served as secre- t North Carolina Young organization, and was of the Haywood unit of KI'oup. levotcd much time to the s of the county, and was of the Library Board institution was made a tary. He has served in tpaeitics with the Red is a past president, and icretary of the Rotary has held manv positions Boy Scout organization and civic affairs do not lis spare time, as he is fie work of the First Bao- 1 here. weeks aeo he formed a P with W. H. Millar and id a general practice of Mrs. Medford have one W's Time To State Senator Lie general Democratic neiween the five coun 32nd Senatorial riistrint alternates w - . 1 j umci Ji Henderson county Ui - ""c 01 me two senators aisinct. The other coun cil, Transylvania, and turns in nominatine the inator. i 194r session, Henderson "oages, a prominent nd Carrol P. Rogers, in- - uik, was the second "is time the scnatnrs f f' will come from Hay- iransyivama counties. Haywood mac nM,..i Bailey. Canlnn f- tentative of the county, 17 "- mv.ee of Sylva, f d Jackson. I' Observer!! V.- 1 f "tic nave Wing that Mr. Medford ! "namate, and unani are that he will not PPosition-first, the Can ad the last senator from : ir. Medford's rec he party, experience in ns, together vuitv, ut fm make a hard combi- fcidnotheapre- ' lu lssue along with Ncement r,(i,. r , -u.c, man 10 "im-io-market Ad Sold P Farm . . ; 3 Small. inpvnonoiSm Fin The Mountaineer "Kiuick results. Jona- . n,u VUIO 'sement in Tho Ma,. lr and shortly after- r iarm was sold. LAiE 55 acres of the '"owe'l farm on Jon Creek. Turn V lotaccoharn ' 1 otic F allotmenf Af. 1 . ivuav. r-e. Jonathan Woody, nn Plans Heads Red Cross MAJOR H. L. BAUGHMAN will head the Red Cross Roll Call Drive here in this end of the county. The quota is $2,750. (Photo by Wallace Marley). Geo. H. Palmer Retired Farmer Buried Saturday Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 Saturday afternoon at Eliz abeth Chapel Methodist church, Ratcliff Cove, for George H. Pal mer, 80, prominent farmer and stock-raiser of Haywood county, who died at his home a 7:30 p. m. Thursday. Rev. C. H. Ross, pastor, assisted by Hev.-T. A. Groce, of Asheville, officiated. Burial was in the Ratcliff Cove cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were the following, nephews: Dr. N. M. Med ford, Jonathan H. Woody, Vaughn Palmer, James Palmer, Charlie Caldwell, Kimsey Palmer and Floyd Woody. Honorary pallbearers were: Hugh Ratcliff, Glenn Hipps, Woody Jones, Theodore Raby, Ratcliff Medford, and Joe Turner. Mr. Palmer was a native of the Cataloochee area and the son of Lafayette and Jane Caldwell Pal mer. His family was among the early pioneer settlers in Haywood county and he has a wide family connection in the county both through his maternal and paternal families. Mr. Palmer is survived by four daughters, Mrs. S. C. Caldwell, of Buffalo, S. C, Mrs. C. M. Mc Cracken, of Waynesville, Mrs. Pink Compton, of Hazelwood, Mrs. Car ter Camp, of Waynesville; two sons, David R. Palmer, of Raleigh, and Elmer J. Palmer, of Waynesville; five brothers, Will Palmer, John Palmer and Jarvis Palmer, all of Waynesville; three sisters, Mrs. Laura Jarrett, of Lake, Fla., Mrs. William E. Justice, of Monroesville, N. J., and Miss Maria Palmer, of Waynesville; and fifteen grand children. The Garrett Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. W. B. Ferguson To Enroll In University At 68 Lt. Comdr. William B. Ferguson, retired from the Navy, of Brook lyn, formerly of Waynesville, who was a member of the class of 1807 of the University of North Caro lina, who will be 68 in April, has announced that he will enroll as a student in the University next September. Comdr. Ferguson is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Burta Fergu son, of Vaynesville, and a brother of Brig. Gen. Harley Ferguson, re tired from U. S. Army and Homer Ferguson, president of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. Comdr. Ferguson will be break ing the record set by the late Judge Robert W. Winston, who made the front pages when he re-entered the University at the age of 63. Dr. Archibald Henderson, for mer college mate of Comdr. Fer guson will instruct him in mathe matics, Comdr. Ferguson, who graduated from the Naval Academy at Annap olis in 1899. is at work now on a book on mathematics. He served in the navy until 1915; was in ship building work for nine years, and later returned to the navy. J,- n inn Completed For Red Cross Chapter Here Has Quota Of $2,750 This Year Major Harry L. Baughman, Roll Call Chairman, Sets Up His Committees Plans arc being perfected this week fur the annual Red Cross fund campaign, according to an an nouncement made by Rev. Malcolm R. Williamson, chairman of Hay wood chapter, which serves the Waynesville area of the county. Major Harry L. Baughman will serve as chairman of the drive and plans to begin the campaign on March 1st, to coincide with the date of the National Campaign which is scheduled to open at that itme. "I am happy to have a part in this campaign for I have seen the Red Cross in action in one of -the great theaters of war and I know they have done and are still doing a swell job for the men in serv ice," said Major Baughman in speaking of the drive, and his ac ceptance of the chairmanship. Major Baughman served with the 6th army in the Southwest Pacific theater during the war and was attached to the Engineering Corps. Returning from the army after two years service he built a home here and located in Waynesville because he liked the climate and the people. He is now engaged in following his profession as an architect and engineer. During his short resi dence here he has identified him self with the religious and civic life of the community. The quota for the local chapter is much lower than that of last year. For the current year it has been set by National Headquarters at $2,750, while last year the goal was $7,200. The decrease in quota is due in part to the fact that the national goal is only half that of last year, it was pointed out by Mr. Williamson, and also to an oversubscription of the goal of last year by $1,400. "Let us remember that had it not been for the unusually large amount raised last year our quota would be considerably more this year. The public has always re sponded generously to a Red Cross appeal here. We trust all who are asked will assist with the campaign and that the public will contribute generously so that we may have a speedy and successful campaign," said Mr. Williamson. Major Baughman has named the following chairmen to serve on the designated committees who will lead out on the drive: Rural Com mittee, Miss Mary Margaret Smith; residential, Mrs. Whitener Prevost; special gifts, Joe Rose; schools, M. H. Bowles. Business district, Grayden Fer guson; window displays, Mrs. Jona than Woody; listing and rating committee, Jonathan Woody. Joe Davis is serving as treasurer of the drive. SnU MomVirqlim Drive riuuii A ---JE- ----- Scouts Will Get Underway Thp annual campaign for adult memberships to the Boy Scouts will begin this morning, with definite plans for raising the quota of $1,250 by Saturday morning, it was announced yesterday by M. H. Bowles, chairman of this area. The Rotary Club is sponsoring the drive, and members of the Club have been assigned territories to work between now and the dead line Saturday. The Daniel Boone Council, cover ing 14 counties, has a quota of $22,162.60. A third assistant ex ecutive is needed in the council to give better field service, and part of the fund will be used for buying equipment at the Boy Scout camp, located on Pigeon River in this county. Already many thou sands of dollars have been spent on the camp, .and approximately 1,200 boys attend the camp each summer. The camp has 700 acres in addition to a large deep lake. In this end of the county, there are troops at Crabtree, sponsored by the P.-T.A., the Hazelwood troop is sponsored by the Boosters Club, the Waynesville troop by the Ro tary Club, the Cub Pack by the Methodist Church, and the Lake Junaluska troop by Long's Chapel. In the Canton area, Carlton Pey ton will head the drive, assisted by Sells Business E. J. HYYATT has sold Hyatt & Company, a firm which he has been a partner managed for the past 33 years. On January first of this year, Mr. Hyatt bought the interest of the Shelton Estate in the firm, and was sole owner until he sold on February 13th. (Photo by Wal lace Marley). E. J. Hyatt Was In Business Here 33 Years Will Devote Interest To His Real Estate Properties For The Present The sale of Hyatt and Company last week meant the first time in 44 years that E. J. Hyatt, owner of the firm, had not been actively engaged in business. For 33 years of the 44, he was manager in charge of the firm which he and his brother established in 1912. Mr. Hyatt's plans for the present are "to take life easy," and devote his time to his real estate inter ests. During his business career, Mr. Hyatt devoted much time and en ergy to civic and religious affairs of the county, and only once held a political office, when he served as a member of the Hazelwood board of aldermen. Mr. Hyatt graduated from the Waynesville high school in 1902. Graduating in the same class was Miss Pearl Shelton who later be came Mrs. Hyatt. The educational field held a fascination for Mr. Hyatt and he taught school in Haywood for two terms, and worked in the commissary of the Junaluska Leather Company for his first experience in business. He liked merchandising, and went to Bryson City and assisted the late D. K. Collins in the opera tion of his general store. Heeding the advice of Horace (Continued on Page Six) J. A. Barron, C. C. Nicholls, C. A Rhodarmer, L. E. Gates, W. P. Law rence, and Charles Hawkins. Hugh Terrell is in charge of the drive Heads Campaign M. H. BOWLES is chairman of the Boy Scout drive in this end of the county.: The quota is $1,250, and will be sought this week-end Diiolb aiDip Hazelwood Hog Pen Ordinance Is Changed Revised Town Ordinance Makes Many Changes Over Present Regulations A new ordinance regulating the keeping and slaughtering of hogs in Hazelwood will become effective May first, according to a certified copy of the ordinance being pub lished in full today. The new regulation is being put into force as a health measure, of ficials said, and rigid enforcement will be made of every phase of the ordinance. Among the changes are: that no pen can be nearer than 50 feet to a residence or a street; all pens must be built with floors, and ac cording to specifications, and only after receiving a building permit. Pen will have to be cleaned at least once a week, and oftener if necessary. The new ordinanec also sets out terms under which hogs can be slaughtered within the town limits. The penalty for violation is 30 days in prison or $50 fine or both. Varied Weather During The Week Haywood had mixture of rood, bad, wet, mild and sprlnr weather during the week past. Blustery winds and rains on Tuesday in the vallles, while the higher mountains were covered with snow in the early morning. The temperature ranged from a high of 61 to a low of 18. The official readings, as re corded by the State Test Farm are: Date Max Min. Pet. 13 59 36 14 60 30 .46 15 39 20 16 52 18 17 57 23 18 61 23 19 ... 51 37 .45 CINCINNATI EDUCATOR VISITS ST. JOHN'S Miss Mary Louise Tully, of the Grail School for Women, Cincin nati, O., was a visitor at St. John's School recently. Miss Tully spoke in the several classrooms on the purpose of the Grail School, the promotion of Christian living among young women. For Rov - J. Here Today at Bethel, and Will Noland at Clyde. Plans for increased facilities in Scout work is being necessitated by the fact that in the district, 3,400 boys become 12 years of age each year and are eligible for Scout work. Among the Haywood men on. the Daniel Boone Council, include W. J. Damtoft, B. E. Colkitt, Hallet Ward, M. H. Bowles, W. P. Law rence, A. M. Fairbrother, Jonathan Woody, W. P. Whitesides, Dr. V. H. Duckett, George Bischoff and J. E. Williamson. Proof that an adult membership in the Boy Scouts is a good in vestment is given by the fact that it costs $600.00 a year to maintain just one delinquent boy in a public institution. For just twice that amount the Boy Scout program can be continued among the thou sands of boys in the Canton area, aiding them to become fine ctiizens capable of carrying the responsi bilities of the tfuuer. BUYING IN ST. LOUIS Among those in St. Louis this week buying merchandise are Charles E. Ray and Bobby Plott of C. E. Ray's Sons, and W. Hugh Massie, of The Toggery. . Buy Firm Of Hyatt & Company L DAVE FELMET L. H. BttAMLETT These four men last week bought and assumed charge of the firm of Hyatt & Company, and changed the name to Richland Supply Company. Mr. Felmet will be active manager in charge, assisted by Mr. Jones. Hyatt & Company Sold . To 4 Waynesville Men; Change Name Of Firm To Close On National Holiday February 22nd Friday, February 22nd, the birthday of George Washing ton, being a national holiday will be observed hy the follow ing agencies which will be closed for business for the en tire day: First National Bank, Waynes ville Post Office, and the U. S. Employment offices. Rev. Hannah J. Powell Pastor Of Inman's Chapel To Leave Rev. Hannah J. Powell, who has served as pastor of Inman's Chapel for a number of years, will leave the county on March 8th. In view of her preparations to leave she will be very busy and will not have time to call on her friends in the county, but is anxious that they visit her at "The Friendly House. " Rev. Powell will go to Waterville, Maine, from here where she will reside in the future. Milk Bottle Shortage Still Remains Critical Hundreds of milk bottles were brought out from hiding during the past week, when an announcement was made by Pet Dairy Products Company that the shortage of bot tles had reached a point of "being critical." That was the bright side of the picture. Just as it looked like the extra bottles would be sufficient to re lieve the situation, word came from the manufacturers of bottles, that it would be about six months be fore the present stock here could be supplemented. oiniDDiig Drive JACK MESSER FURMAN JONES' Large Stock Of Merchandise Will Be Carried By Firm At Same Location A formal announcement is being made this week of the sale of Hyatt and Company to Richland Supply Company, a new firm just incorporated here, listing as own ers, Dave Kelmel, Jack Messer, L. 11. Bianili'U and Furman Jones. The sale was mace when E. J. Hyatt, owner of Hyatt and Com pany decided to retire from active mercantile business. The new own ers assumed charge of the business as of February 14th. No changes in personnel are expected to be made, according to Dave Felmet, active manager in charge of the firm. The sale included all stocks of Hyatt and Company, and a lease of the buildings and real estate used in the operation of the com pany. Mr. Felmet is a native of Hay wood, a graduate of the Waynes ville high school, and attended Davidson college and the Univer sity of North Carolina. For eight years he was manager of General Building Products Company, of Asheville, and held that position when ho entered the navy in April 1943. He served as a lieutenant (Continued on Page Six) R. B. Davcnporl, district mana ger, said the routemen were only leaving milk at stores in the same quantity as the empty bottles picked up at the place. One housewife turned in 163 bottles, another 72, and another 42. One grocery store sent clerks out to round-up bottles from their customers and brought in almost 100. "The situation remains critical, and the only thing we can do is again urge everyone to return the bottles immediately," Mr. Daven port said. fUl uu Haywood People Provide Money To Buy 34 Acres Camp Will Bring In More Than 2,000 Yongsters Each Season, Many Adults Establishment of a modern 4-H club camp adjoining the State Test Farm here became a reality yes terday, when sufficient funds were raised in Haywood to purchase the 34 acres of land between the city limits and the Test Farm. The camp will care for 200 campers besides the staff, and will operate 10 to 12 weeks each summer. The titles have been cleared, the transaction completed in every de tail, it was announced by the fi nance comnfittee composed of Jon athan Woody, Howard Clapp, J. E. Massie and Glenn Palmer. Actual construction will proba bly get under way this fall and the completed camp will represent an expenditure of about $40,000. Today a group of county agents and home agents of Western North Carolina will make a tour of ihe site and get first-hand information of the plans. The building program calls for 18 cabins that will house 10 o 12 people each. The plan is to have the 4-H groups in each of the 18 counties provide one cabin. Ah assembly hall, seating more than 300 people will be built. The hall will also serve as a recrea tional center. One dining room and kitchen unit will be built in addition to a swimming pool and (Continued on Page Seven) Tax Listing Extension Expired Yesterday The period" for listing taxes in Haywood county expired yesterday. according to George A. Brown, Jr., county manager, and Earl Fergu son, tax collector. The month of January had been set aside for listing of taxes, but due to the inclement weather an extension of time was made for the period by the county board of commissioners, through tne 20th of this month. January started off with heavy listings, which fell off during the snows and rains, and made the ex tension of time necessary. The property owners have taken advantage of the extension and those who had failed to list in January have done so this month, according to Mr. Ferguson, who stated that there were only a few cases where they had failed to list. DAR To Hold Annual Contest At High School The 38th annual declamation contest sponsored by the Dorcas Bell Love Chapter for boys of the Waynesville Township high school will be held on Friday morning, at 9:30 o'clock in the high school auditorium. Mrs. W. F. Swift, regent, will i preside and Mrs. S. H. Bushnell, j chairman of patriotic education, ' will be in charge of the contest, after Mrs. Swift' opens the pro gram. Ten boys are competing this year for the medal which is annually given to the winner. The public is cordially invited to attend and all members of the i chapter and parents of the contest- ! ants are urged to be present. Notice Of Change Of Deadline . . . The Mountaineer has estab lished new deadlines for both news and advertising, in order to meet mail sched ules to a better advantage of many subscribers. The deadlines now in effect are: Advertising 10:30 A. M. ;? Wednesday. News 12:30 Wednesday. The publishers and staff will appreciate your cooperation i in keeping these deadlines j-, in mind. " : ; l 1 1