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THURSDAY, MARca, i WU (first Section) THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER 'OutlobkTor Big Season Is Predicted (Continued from Page One) foreign countries, it was pointed out by the secretary. Among those requesting informa tion about the area are many look ing for future homes and planning on buying property in this area, while others are desiring to lease hotnes for the summer season. "Our greatest crop" In this spc tion is the tourist trade. Every grocery, department storp, hotef. guest house, real estate firm, farm ers, livestock owners, garage and filling station operators will bene fit directly - indirectly by this tremendous influx of summer peo ple," according to Miss Jones. "Thpy will come, but we must have them leave with a good feel ing of having been well treated, well fed, und in a satisfied mood to want to return and brintf others. This is oui best adevertising. Their presence here is a civic responsi bility to every local person," con tinued the secretary. Last year many people came to this are.i and had to go oilier places because of lack of accommodations during the height of the season, it PLAIN -fe i CHAMBRY ORIGINAL V fmM DESIGN f I 5,01 S10.95 Massie's Dept. Store C. J. REECE Sgt. Williams Officially Declared Dead I (Pictures on Page One) I Sergeant Frank R. Williams, Jr., J 21, son of Mr. and Mi's. Frank R. I Williams, of Waynesville, has been ! officially declared dead by the War ! Department, following the lapse of one year, without any further in formation since he was first re ported missing in action on March 17. 1045, according to a message received by his parents. Sergeant Williams was a crew member of a Flying Fortress which was participating in a combat mis sion to Ituhland, Germany, on March 17, 1945. The Fortress was fihot down by German anti-aircraft fire, and the war department has been unable to obtain any informa tion concerning two of the crew members, the others having been local ed. Sergeant Williams was a gradu ate of the Canton high school and was employed in Akron, Ohio, at the time he volunteered for serv ice in May, 194!). He was inducted at Camp Croft and from there was cot to Keesler Field, Miss. He received training at the fol lowing fields prior to being sent lo Knglaml: Nashville, Tenn., Max well Field, Montgomery, Ala., Den ver, Colo, l.as Vages, Nev., where he received his wings, Rapid City, South Dakota, and Lincoln, Neb. At the time he received his wings at the gunnery school at l.as Vages, he was rated as one of the five best gunners of his class. Sgt. Williams survived a plane crash in North Dakota in 1944, and following recuperation from the in juries he was sent to England and was stationed there at the time he was reported missing in action. Sgt. Williams had two brothers who served in the European thea ter of operations and are now dis charged from the service. Surviving are his parents, one sister, Miss Frances L. Williams, and his two brothers, John J. and Larry Williams. Along The POLITICAL FRONTS Phil Medford, student in the Dental School of Emory Univer sity, has returned to his work, after spending the Spring holidays with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. N. M. Medford on Love Lane. was pointed out. Every person who has a snare room in their home who will rent it is asked to list it with the Cham ber of Commerce at once, so ihni a survey of all available accommo dations may be completed. This cooperation is verv vital to the success of the summer season In finding places for all who come nere to stay, according to the secre tary. 0 -a V Vpn; I ' S f XI rr --t 8 ARMY DAY, APRIL 6, 194G, find.' this nation at peace. The long war years are behind us and now, in com pany with other peace-loving nations, we look forward to a new era of international friendship and security. And on this day we would do well ' to think for one moment of the men who have made this possible. Their graves are scattered throughout the T"r-i , ivnrlrl . . . nn Innplv hpneliM Haaart sands, beside quiet streams, in silent jungles. Theirs was a heavy price to pay. Our debt can never be erased. But we can make sure that the mis takes of the past are never repeated. We cannot close our eyes to the future. We cannot escape the dreadful admonitions of the past. We are irrev ocably dedicated to world peace. W have pledged our word. But words are not enough. Wa must maintain an efficient Regular Army if the sacrifice that bought Victory is not to hare been in vain. Above all, there will be no time for mobilization if war should strike in the future. We must maintain this Army if we are to make sure that no group of men or nations can ever again plunge the world into war. j And on other Army Day in yean ' to come, the citizens of this great and peaceful nation wilL listen to the measured tread of the Regular Army and be thankful for its protection and proud of the ideals of good-will and friendship it fosters. 'THIS MESSAGE OF GREAT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE IS PUNISHED IT THE fOllOVYMQ ftKMSt E. J. LILIUS .1 e w e 1 e r Watcb and Jewelry Repairing Diamond - Watches Jewetery "WATNESTILLE, n. c. Park Theatre CENTRAL CLEANERS Phone 113 - Prompt Service Main St. . . , Waraeavllte Nt C. 'Continued from page l ) Farm Bureau Federation. He was recently appointed by Governor Cherry to serve on the visiting cominiltee on agriculture at State College, and about the same time was named by the gov- cmor to serve as a member of the N. C. Tobacco Advisory Council He is perhaps the only person to be named by three governors as a trustee for Western Carolina Teachers College. He is a direc tor of the N. C. Dairy Foundation, Inc., and a member of the board of trustees of Hie Haywood County Public Library. Also serving at home, lie is a director of The First National Bank. During the last legislature he sponsored legislation for the estab lishment of a 4-II Club camp on the State Test Farm here. This proj ect recently became a reality and work has started. In politics Mr. Palmer has al ways been active, and is now vice president of the Democrats of the district. Mr. Palmer has proven popular with members of the legislature duirng his four terms in Raleigh 1939, 1941, 1943, and 194.r). He is a dairymna and farmer, operating a large farm in Crabtree township. AlliHI HAYWOOD REPUBLICANS WILL MEET SATURDAY Headlining the Republican meet ing at Clyde Saturday night will be Judge Guy Weaver, candidate for congress from this district, ac cording to Glenn A. Boyd, chair man of the executive committee of Haywood. Besides naming a county ticket, other matters of business will be the election of a county chairman and secretary. The present secre tary is Harley E. Wright, of Can ton. Delegates to the state con vention to be held in Winston Salem on April 10th will also be named. Lewis I'. Hamlin, of Brevard, congressional chairman, will be present, and make a talk before the group. THREE HAYWOOD MEN AT JACKSON DAY EVENT Down at Raleigh Saturday night, hundreds attended the annual Jackson Day dinner, paying $50 per plate. The quota for the state, $18,000, was raised, and a nice surplus besides, according to Former Agent To Resume Work Here Monday (Continued from page 1) After leaving Sicily, his unit, the 39th Infantry of the 9th Division, moved on lo the continent and were engaged in live more cam paigns, making a total of eight for the war, a record only equalled by the First Division. Col. Corpening was overseas forty months, and returned early this year. He is on terminal leave until the 26th of April, but de cided to re-enter county agent work here in Haywood alter turning down several oilier oilers from both private enterpiise and slate sources. "My decision to come hack to Haywood speaks for itself -I am happy to get back, and look for ward to the cooperation and asso ciations 1 enjoyed before the war. It will take some time to gel back into the 'grave,' hut 1 trust that will be only a matter of time. Yes, I am happy to be back home in Haywood." E. M. Stalllngs and Mrs. Ruth D. Carpenter are assistant county agents. Col. and Mrs. Corpening arc making their home at the Hannah Apartments on Haywood Street. Jennings Back At;Belk-Hudson (Pictures on Page One) J Cecil Jennings returned this week to Belk-Hudson Company, after a leave of absence of 31 months in the Navy. Mr. Jennings was manager when he entered service. He too khis training in Bain bridge, Md , and later went to Bradford, Va. From there he went t,, .ver.-i! Doints in Washington State, and later transferred to Far ragate, Idaho, where he was sta tioned at the time he received his discharge Mrs. Jennings and son are at the I present with her parents in Can ton, and plan to move here at an early date. Chairman William B. Umstead. Those attending from Havwood included T. L. Gwyn. H. B. Cole man and James Reed. The key note speech by Governor Robert S. Kerr, of Oklahoma, went over big, not so much because of its text, as because of the delivery. His address was carried to an over-flow crowd unable to get in the main ball room. Once the public address system began to cut up and make noises, and the speak er pleased his audience bv remark ing, "That noise is the Republicans trying to get a word in." YOUNG DEMOCRATS TO MEET ON APRIL 27TII The gathering in Raleigh last Saturday was so successful, that the Young Democratic clubs de cided to hold their first post-war meeting in Winston-Salem on April 27th to welcome back members from the armed forces and to re organize in preparation for the campaigns leading up to the gen eral election this fall. STATE DEMOCRATC MEET TO BE HELD ON MAY 2ND Within a week after the Young Democrats meet, the state conven tion will gather in Raleigh on May second, with Congressman Robert L. Doughton as the key note speaker. Read the Classified Advertisements Rev. Walter West Attends Board Meet In New York City Rev. Walter West, superintend ent of the Waynesville District of the Methodist Church, attended a meeting last week of the Execu tive Committee of the Board of I Missions and Church Extension in I New York, of which he is a mem ber. Seaman James Grasty Discharged From Navy James R. Grasty, Seaman first class, son of John Grasty of Way nesville, R F.D. No. 2, was dis charged during the week from the Navy at the U. S. Naval Personnel Separation center at Charleston. Seaman Grasty entered the ser vice on Sept. 10, 1943 and has been in the service for 30 months, 27 of which were on sea duly. At the time he entered the service he was employed as a truck driver. Seaman Grasty is entitled to wear ihe Aaiatic-Pacific theater rib bon with 11 battle stars, the Phil ippine Liberation ribbon and Vic tory medal. Mrs. J. H. Smathers has returned from an extended visit with rela tives in Florida. Styles 0 Painting 0 Floor Finishing 0 Kem-Toning For a first class job Phone 283-W or Write P. O. Box 411 Free Estimates IL 1st This is to Give Notice that 21-2 per cent Penalties will be added to all unpaid 1845 Taxes on the first day of April 1946 Pay Mow and Sae the Penalty J. W. Boyd Tax Collector for Town ' of Waynesville You Have Only One OppoJ To Get A PORTRAIT of BJi NOW While- 111' is Still ;i l);il I, fill. r ,j or let us coim- tu u The Skyland Studij Iloom VViiynt'sville, . c .Masonic Temple ( SELF m REGULjfj Wt&te 9t Ofwwk Self-Regulation is not confined to the ofo towns of North Carolina. It reaches into tin ways and byways, demanding strict comfomit, law and decency wherever beer is sold. Sugga tor above-board selling practices are usual, lowed to the letter; where they are not step taken to effect full compliance. You help us when you withhold patronage fan few dealers who do not adhere to the high ataad of the legalized brewing industry. yybrtfz Camin a Commitkt United States Brewers Four Edgar H.Bain. 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