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220-230 S First S LOUISVI1XI K' The rriCAL hNTS ,hf canton Armory. Llh ,ii meet to K'"1. ...eh their I .... t wkiM . I iW r ..nular nun-ling HI " ..i.i.ii.iiihI h,rt. two j .rw.H bringing 'V'ba.k.nS Major . ..,,ii.latr for . ....r,l r.f (ommib- fbe Bryson lor tax u , In ,t-!l"t tWO iv hope 10 . week .IK" 'hr s . ,....,hil for Sloan for " Modford for redder William .wi-ii""" -.,,,.,. nl the group ,., ,, a strong dc- Lroui. to s,,,n' F c nte nf ritifii k" -i ,ffii-es on tl' '"'k''1 ., M indicate tliat L,l,ahiht tli:'t 'I"; lf0 ntlMUC " Km fft cither caimuidccs. andidalc announced K Scnt.'llr, has fnr- Ifd that he is a c anrii- nminatiiin mi Si'iitflli' lias seivcci thr legislature and ic miiliilltf in (this mis im" inouncomont and cit- puhlic anairs. QalpiKh last Saturday learn oi cicccions , and for Haywoon for Bryson, Canton. fcrd, Waynesville, vwn lor several years, and n of Fit. 2, Waynes- Iscntativc of the Re- tv. Mr. Gudger Mas airman for several Crawford has been b Sinfilcton succeeds lie, of Clyde. It to the candidates the veterans Major flier stooKraiscr wnen military service, and 33 years of his life. fboth World Wars one just prior to the last Jot the local unit of SGuard. In is from Iron Duff. fended three years in lor many months was was wounded in bat- attached to an cngi- ttore entering service lookkeeper with the 1 company. destined to be a big National Democratic resident Truman is make his first polili Ince he assumed the jhe speech will be de- kson Day dinners on lit. and the speech is major importance." is will he carried by works at 10 p. in the central dinner in It will be beard at It more than 500 :;im- hroughout the cotin- prs lhat night will Secretary Sehwellen- lle, Soliritoi- General Portland. Me.; Treas- Vinson at Little Leader Barklev at jMo, pemocratie executive t April 20 for nrorinrt Jnd April 27 for coun- and May 2nd for 'ention. 1. Haywood chairtnan "lean executive mm- ling all precinct lead- feir meetings at once. pates to the county wj'de on March 30th Ion will mppt at the 7:30. Anions thr moss will be election "airman nnH I ticket. Harlev v Mary of the organ- f'ina Democrats will pon Day dinner on ominR m Raleigh, t0 GnvTrnr!. T I . , ...ui JIUUUll noma. he"rd that. lim. 1aJWin this winter lsual wet wpatv,. ,ads into seas of member, we are : Vi. j ... t' ot the "good he editorial page, le ene on a Hay. ;wayin the era of Jays" and then 12?GwynW idand ud... THE Waynesville SIXTY-FIRST YEAR Area Goes Over Top In Raising Red Gross Quota Candidate R. E. SENTELLE, Waynesville ,.i. has fiirm;illv anniililiced that he is a candidate for the nomi nation tor the legislature in me May Primary. (See Political Fronts) Two Symphony Concerts Will Be Given Here Children's Concert In Afternoon, and Evening Concert At 8 Plans are being completed for the forthcoming appearance of the North Carolina Symphony Orches tra, which will give a concert at the high school in Waynesville on March 28 at 8 p. m., it was an nounced today by Mrs. Hugh A. Love, chairman of the local cam paign committee. Th State Orchestra started on tour March 11th and plays for ten weeks in almost every corner of the state. More than 50 towns and cities will have their own concerts, some by the Little Symphony, sonic with the full orchestra, and all will have free children's concerts. The children's concert here will be given at 2 o'clock in the after noon. Instruction material has been sent to the local schools, and the children arc being taught some thing about the music they are to hear. They will also have com plete demonstrations of the var ious instruments of the orchestra, and will hear explanations of the meaning behind the music. All this is part of the educational pro gram of the Slate Orchestra. Admittance to the evening eon cert here is free to those persons who arc members of the state Symphony Society. Holders of General Membership cards may attend the local concert free. Tickets for the concert are on sale at The Book Store for $1.20 each, including taxes. Lt. W. Ray Returns From Overseas, Now On Leave Lt. Wiliam Ray who entered the service in November, 1041, is on terminal leave until sometime in May. He arrived last week and plans after his discharge becomes effective to resume his position with his brothers in the firm of C. E. Ray's Sons. Lt. Ray was first attached to an aircraft unit of the coast artillery and was later transferred to a medical battalion wilh an armored division. He served overseas for 16 months. He is entitled to wear the Euro pean theater ribbon with three battle stars. Victory modal and the Prc-Pearl Harbor ribbon. wfesii; - i eg. Chamber Of Commerce Election Closes 26th Ballots for the annual Chamber of Commerce election have been mailed to members, and are due to be mailed back to the office of the organization before four o'clock Tuesday, March 26th. The announcement was made that four members of the 1945 board automatically remain direc tors. They include: Dr. R. S. Rob erson, president for this year, How ard Claprn representing agricul ture, Ed Sims, representing auto motive service, and W. H. Prcvost, industry. The balolt includes the follow ing names, as selected by a secret nominating committee: Representing agriculture and livestock (vote for 1) Richard Bar ber, George A. Brown, Jr., Hallett Ward, C. D. Ketner, and M. O.I Published In The County Seat Of No. 16 Pages Quota Of $2,750 Over-Subscribed By This End Of The County 1 1 1 if Haywood Chapter of the Aiiii'iuan lied Cross has gone over I he lop of its inita of $2,750 in the annual drive for membership, according In Major Hauglinian. who has served as chairman of the 1946 campaign. The chapter covering this area is the third one in the Western North Carolina group of 2U coun ties lo complete their quota, ac cording lo W. 1). Debril, lield rep resentative of I he Southeastern Division, who reported the status of the local chapter yesterday aft ernoon to liov. M. R. Williamson, chairman of the chapter. The quota was set by national headquarters at $2,7fi0, and while all the figures have not been tabu lated, the amount now stands something over $3,000. "I wish to congratulate the chair man and workers in the chapter, especially Cravden Ferguson, of the business group, who exceeded his quota more than Hit) per cent. 1 wish also to commend the citi zens of the community, covered by the Haywood Chapter who have given so liberally to the worthy cause," said Major Baughman yes terday in making his report. The drive is not yet complete, ajthough the quota has been reached, it was pointed out by Major Baughman, who stated that a number of persons who had not been contacted, had expressed a desire to contribute. Those who have not handed in their donations are asked to send it in to the chapter, mailing checks to the (Continued or. page six) Thos. L. Blalock Mining Engineer Claimed By Death Last rites were conducted at 2:30 Saturday afternoon at the Hazel wood Baptist church for Thomas Lee Blalock, 54, native of Yancey county, who died at 8:10 a. in. Thursday at his home in Hazel wood, after an illness of several weeks. Re. Mtfrray, pastor of the church assisted by Rev. J. M. Woodard officiated. Burial was in Green Hill cemetery. Pallbearers were: Ralph Dunn, Rom Sparks, Billy Blalock, Clar ence Sparks, Joe Blalock, and Wil liam Kanos. Mr. Blalock, well-known business man, came to Haywood county 31 years ago and had been prominent ly identified with the development of mica mining in this section. He also had other interests in this area. Surviving are the widow, the former Miss Oma McClure; one son, Thomas E. Blalock. of Hazel wood; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Alice Jones, of Ila.elwood; three brothers, John, of Hazelwood, Ben. of Micaville. and Bill Blalock, of Waynesville Route 1; five sisters. Mrs. Nettie Sparks, of Marion. Mrs. Martha Gouge, of Crlo, Mrs. Galen Sparks, of Spruce Pine. Mrs. Frank Compton. of Hazelwood. Mrs. Hail Allen, of Waynesville, Roule 1, and Mrs. Alice W. Blalock, also of Waynesville, Route 1. Garrett Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. New Neon Sign Put On Main St. A large, modernistic neon sign has been erected on Main street by Curtis Drug store. It is one of the largest signs in town, and dis plays several colors of neon light. The sign weighs over 650 pounds. Galloway. Representing automotive services fvote for 1) Henry Davis, Spaldon Underwood, Dan Watkins, W. T. Lee. Jr., Frank Underwood, Frank Jones and Dill Howell. Representing boarding houses, hotels (vote for two) Henry Mac Fayden, Richard Queen, Paul Hvatt. Frank S. Love, Mrs. T. Le noir Gwyn, Dr. N. M. Mcdford, and Mrs. Sam Jones. Representing industry (vote for two) R. B. Davenport, H. L. Liner, Jr David Underwood, Heinz Roll man, James G. McKinley, Rufus Gaddis, and Ben J. Colkitt. Representing merchants (vote for three) Chas. E. Ray, Richard Bradley, Hugh Massie, C. J. Reece, Bill Cobb, Herbert Braren, Ralph Summerrow and R. L. Sutton. Haywood County At The Heads Softball L. N DAVIS, president of the local soil ball league, announced yesterday that this community would have an active Softball league again this season, after sus pending for two years due to war condit ions. 18-Inch Street Drain Being Put In By Hazelwood 1,100-Foot Drain Will Cost Town About $2,000; Will Take Care Of Surface Water F.xcuvations are almost complete lor the 1.100-foot trench for Hie 18-inch tile drain on Brown Ave nue. The Town of Hazelwood is doing the work and Mayor Clyde Fisher estimates the cost will be approximately $2,000. The drain will extend from a point above Carolina Avenue to Georgia Avenue, and into Farmer Branch just below Georgia Ave nue. The surface water coming down Brown Avenue from Main Street has caused considerable damage alter heavy rains. A power shovel is being used to open the ditch, and large quanti ties of solid rock have been en countered all along the roule. Con siderable blasting will have lo be done near the lla.elwood Lumber Company mill, it was explained. Patricks Start Building 10-Unit Tourist Court Excavations have started on a 10-unit tourist court just off Wal nut street and on Vance street by Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Patrick. The new center will be completed in time for the summer season, they said, as all materials arc on hand for the const ruction. The units arc of the latest de sign, similar to those that have proven popular in other resort cen ters. The units have garages. Mr. and Mrs. I'atrick will move from their home on Love Lane to their Walnut street home in orde to operate the court this summer. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kanos of Kay- ettcville. spent a few days here last week with the former's parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Blalock. ifr' vv- Sr Sprinc is officially opened today. The Weather Man and Mother Nature may not have agreed on the time and may not he in harmony, but nevertheless Hie calendar desisnates today as the first day of one of four seasons of the year. Sometimes the Weather Man seems to have a R'rudire acainst Mother Nature and holds her back and makes her wear her drab winter clothes past the season. Then asain she defies him and romes out too early and sets a setback in the end. For the Weather Man is just as likely to spread a mantle of snow over her tender green finery as he is to send sunshine to filter through the first signs of Spring. It's Spring time onee again. It is time to start on that January February fireside dream garden At least to do the ground work. It's time to take stock of the growing things about you. It's time to plant that pink dogwood you have been planning to add to your collection of shrubbery. It's time to get that trimming done. It's time to see about those rusty screens that have had to be patched during the war. It's time to think of mothballs and putting away those heaviest clothes, though you may need them a month longer, despite it is Spring. It's time to hunt up your garden tools and see what you need, for your equipment is bound to be at low ebb after the diminish ing supplies of the past four years. It's time to stop worrying over that fuel shortage for your needs will be less as the days become warmer. It's time to plant, to paint, and clean up. It's time above all to take a new lease on life. It's time to cast off the gloom of winter In your soul and take a lesson from nature and let all the sunshine and warmth into your heart. It's Spring time once again with the joys of another growing season ahead of us that makes us know that life is good. Eastern Entrance Of The WAYNESVILLK, N. C, THURSDAY, ...... .vf Softball Will Be Revived This Season Return Of Many Star Players Assures An Active League For This Season The community is assured e! an active softball league this .summer, it was learned yesterday from L. N Davis, president of the league which operated successfully here for several years, before suspend ing play in 1944. Definite plans are to have lead ers of several groups meet some time Ibis week and work out linal details for the season. A number of industrial plants and oilier groups have expressed a desire to enter teams in I lie league. The games proved popular for several season-, with hundreds of fans attending every game, which were held at night in the high school sladium. Mr. Davis said that with Hie re turn of so many plaveis who wele former stars in the hague, lhat there is every prospect lor the league being even better than ever before. Equalization Board Has Few Requests Time has hung heavy on Un hands of the Haywood County Board of Kqualizat ion and Re view, composed of the county hoard of commissioners and the tax collector, which has been in session since Monday morning and will continue through tomorrow. Less than a dozen properly owners during the three days have been in to ask that their property be revalued, accord ing to George A. Brown, Jr., county eirman of I he board. TtltS' week set aside in com pliance with the laws of the slate, is the only time the coun ty commissioners have the au thority to change the valua tion of real estate. On Monday the citizens from Ivy Hill, Jonathan Creek, While Oak and Calaloochee townships were privileged lo bring in their complaints. Property owners Irom Fines Creek. Crabtree and Iron DulT were heard on Tuesday, with Fast Fork, Pigeon and Cecil yesterday. Today property owners from Waynesville township area will be heard. Tomorrow Beaver dam and Clyde complaints, if there are any. will be laken up. "People in I lie counly rea lize that instead of real estate values going down since last revaluation of property they have gone up," said Mr. Brown in discussing I he small num ber of complaints being brought before the board. Mr. aim ivirs. rreoericK vaugiin. I of Waynesville, announce the birth I of a daughter, at I he Haywood I Counly Hospital on March 7. OUNTAINEER Great Smoky Mountains MARCH 21, 1916 Heads Welfare 1)1!. FI.I.KN BLACK WINSTON. 'state commissioner of welfare, was illie speaker al Rotary here last Friday, when tins photograph was taken lv Wallace Marley for The I Mountaineer, An account ol her addirss is printed elsewhere on this page. P. T. A. Group To Hear Leaders At School On Monday District and State Leaders Will Conduct School Of Instruction At Fast Waynesville A school of instruction for of ficers and patrons of Parent Teach er Associations of this area, will be held al Hie Fast Waynesville school Monday, starting al 10:30, according to Mrs. Albert Abel, president of the host association. Mrs. Abel will preside, and Frank Rogers, principal of the school, will make the address of welcome. Mrs. J. S. Blair, field represen tative of I he North Carolina Con gress of Parent Teachers, will be in charge of the meeting, and will be assisted by Mrs. T. Allen Luther, director of district one. Mrs. Abel said yesterday that between ISO and DO representatives from 1 I schools in this end of the counly were expected to attend. Hepreesntatives are expected from Saunook. Hazelwood, Maggie. Dellwood, Fines Creek, Crabtree, Iron Duff, Bethel, Lake Junaliiska. and Central schools. The F.;st Waynesville Parent Teachers will he host lo a luncheon in the school cafeteria at I o'clock. Hyatt Brothers Return Here To Enter Business Lachlan and David Hyatt, who have recently returned lo Waynes ville lo reside aller more than ten years absence, plan lo open a plumbing and healing business which will also olfer a la'ge stock of electrical supplies for sale. The business will he operated in the building next door to that formerly occupied by Martin Klec tric company on Church street, which the llyall brothers have re cently purchased from Dr. John II Smat hers. No definite dale has been an nounced for the opening of the new fu in. but as soon as the orders for stock are tilled, which is ex pected in the near future, the own- (Conlinueil on Page Fight) Editor Of State On Visit Here Carl Goerch, edilor of The Slate, Raleigh, was a Waynesville visitor Tuesday. Mr. Goerch was gath ering material for an article on places lo visit in Western Norlh Carolina. He plans to have nu merous illustrations of scenic points of interest in this area. I J I I Haywood Below State On Welfare Payments "Haywood county is paying less than the slate average for aid to the aged and to dependent chil dren." Dr. Fllen Black Winston, commissioner of state welfare, told Rotarians here last Friday. "Approximately $8,000 a month is being paid by the Haywood of fice to these two agencies. Dr. Winston said, as she pointed out the county paid a fourth, the state a fourth and the remainder by the federal government. There are now 33.000 persons in North Carolina receiving aid to the aged benefits. The average grant in the state is $13.75, while Haywood has an average of less than $11.50, which puts this county near the bottom of the state list, the speaker said. "North Carolina hasn't done very National Park i '$2.00 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties Shortages Of Teachers Is Alarming; Low Salary Chief Cause Of Situation Sugar Stamp 9 Good For 5 Pounds Spare sugar stamp number nine is now good for live pounds of sugar for use in home a mi i ni: . according to in formation received here. Tho stamp will be good through October SI, it was said. It is expci ted (hat housew ives may be able to get a little more sugar for canning' this year than last season. The OTA olliee here said an other sugar stamp for five pounds good for general use would become valid May lirst. Another home canning stamp may become valid in June or July, according to reports. Modern Coal Yard Is Being Built In Hazelwood Modern Ktjuipment Will lie Used For Loading and Unloading Coal in New Yard ( 'on: I rue! ion is mov ing along rapidly on the new ami modern coal yard of Hie Community Coal company al Hazelwood, jusl off Brown avenue, and next to the Southern Hallway tracks. The own ers, C. N. Allen and Aaron Prcvost, said yesterday that the project should be ocmplolcd within thUUy days. The yard will have a concrete unloading pit for every size and type of coal. Special electrical un loading equipment will be installed on the yard, and two new trucks will be operated. New type scales will be installed, and an oilier and residencr for the manager are part of the building plans. 'I'he coal yard has a privately owned side hack, and is on a lot 22.r) by HOI) feet. The company was organized some six years ago. Gill Farm Sold To John James And Glen James John James, and son. Glen C. .lames, well known Haywood farm ers and :.loi kraisrrs. have pur chased the Walnut Cove Farm, on .Innallian:. ( reck, owned by Mrs. Joe Gill. 'I'he new owner:, will get posses sion immediately of Hie farm, and move there lo begin spring operi- i ( 'out limed on Page ;t) Mrs. Evelyn Heinz Now Operator Of Beauty Shop Mrs Fvelvn Heinz, who has been with the Per: duality Beauty shop lor the pa I tun years has taken over the management of Sutton's Beauty shop, and will have with her a number of experienced oper ators. Mr-.. Heinz is a graduate of the Asheville Beauty academy and has complete instruction in all beauty care. She is specializing in cold waves, facials, scalp treatments, hair liiilings. manicuring and per manent waves. 'I'he simp is located on Main si reel abov e the Sanitary Barber shop. well in meeting thr needs of the aged, due to lack of funds. Ksti mates are that there will be 2,500 additional applicants by July first, and the funds are about exhausted now," Dr. Winston pointed out. In discussing thr aid to depend ent children. Dr. Winston empha sized, "There is no better program that affords more lasting benefits than thr aid to drprndent chil dren." Thr plan of thr state board is to keep family ties unbroken as far as possible, and today some 6,000 families, representing more than 16.000 children are receiving per famliy unit $27 per month. The average family unit is the mother and three children. In most instances the breadwinner of the family is deceased, or unable to (Continued on page 6) 49,500 People Live within 20 miles of Waynesville their ideal shopping center. School Authorities Point to Decrease Of School Standards Due To Conditions The present status of North Caro lina's school system is nothing short of alarming, due lo the low salary scale now being paid teach ers, maintenance men and bus drivers, was the conclusions reach ed at the Hazelwood Boosters Club Thursday night, when a general discussion of the situation was held with civic leaders, teachers and school board members participat ing. "To my knowledge, there is not a single person from Haywood who will graduate this year and become a teacher next fall," M II Bowie:,, superintendent of the Wa nesville district, pointed out. "The number of teachers In the state is far less than the positions open. Count less scores of former teachers arc entering new fields, largely becau .e of the low salary scale ottered by North Carolina. "If some changes are not made at an early date, we are going to tind many class rooms without teachers,'' he continued. "The only way we were able to keep going even this year, was lo draft' former teachers back into the jobs. These people could not begin to live on the salary paid teachers alone, and had it not been that most of thrm weir married, and not dependent on the money earned from teaching, we would have been up against a critic. il situation this term. "The school standards cannot he improved as long as one fourth of our teachers do not have even stan dard certificates. But with the scarcity of people with even Ihe slightest teaching experience, we were forced to take all coiners, and even then, fell short of the teacher quota. "Neither teacher or student can do their best in the crowded con ditions of so many classrooms. The situation is deplorable," Mr. Bowles concluded. C. N. Allen, chairman of the district school board, pointed out that ten years ago the hoard had several good applicants for overy teaching opening. That condition has reversed itself, Mr. Allen ex plained, and said, "for the coming season, we don't have an extra applicant on hand. We are not getting them, and all other school boards are up against the same proposition." "North Carolina has invested millions in buildings and buses and other equipment, yet they have overlooked the first essential in giving the students a good educa (Continued on page six) Dr. V. H. Duckett To Address County Nurses Dr. V. II. Duckett will address the members of the Haywood Counly Nurses club at their regu lar monthly meeting to be held ;.! the Nurses Home of the County Hospital at 7 o'clock on Monday evening, March 25, according to an announcement by the president. Dr. Duckett will speak on "Van rose Veins," a field in which he has done outstanding wink. Miss Frances Thompson, presi dent, will preside and all members of the club as well as all registered nurses in the counly arc urged to be present. Weather Report Inches Max. Min. Kainfall DATE March 13 61 40 14 60 all .71 15 71 51 16 63 41 .83 17 67 37 18 61 40 .10 19 56 35 1 0 "Church Page Increases Attendance . . That is the statement made this week by Rev. Cecil L. Heckard, pastor of The Methodist Church at Lake Junaluska. In a letter to the editor, he said: "Your "church page" is a good idea. I think it helped increase my attendance at church yesterday."