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SUa4a.nl PRINTING C O 720-280 S Pint S LOUtSVILLE K T U A THE Waynesville mountaineer - iii"!1 At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park 49,500 People Live within 20 miles of Waynesville their ideal chopping center. ITICAL ONTS SiAii-rinai ii.ak jo. 35 16 Pages primary WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1946 $2.00 in Advance in Haywood and Jackson Counties pernorr rat le nder way with I Ed u at 6:01 p. of s'fam ft" . ..r inft nns j the board m S at SIX 13th. tnr p 1J ' Uiii then ! "ar, ". u,w and I running. u now being I plans lolitical nl1 aneuvcrs are L. but also undercover. , bf brougni o ' j;j.,i.: ' CCt , enoiich i-amia''B- l.. nlnrtpd ihc Haywood Loumy letions. was swum. lurday by the tiers oi hufh Leathcrwooa. n-ford. who was eicci- the board, was also iC Same time, as was ., ..i.i ii mom. OH, HCimuiiLou ........ ward. , nill remain the same on the second floor Jihouse, rjacK vi brine revised and i and put in order for the work ol an eieu- lcarncd during the for the various voting the county will be meeting of the board the 6th. It is ex- i clerk will be named future to the board. i DAYS LEFT IR CANDIDATES days remain lor cantli- vith the County Board The deadline is six Ipril 13th. (or state offices had Irch lfilh. and at least haps others, got left oft waiting too late to application. republicans OFFICERS Republicans re-elected Saturday at a harmo- Ig in Clyde, and named the state convention Balcm on April 10th. btes for the county tompleted, but public ct is being withheld he last filing date on Boyd, Route 2, was ounty chairman, Har also of Canton, was Icretary and J. B. Me lton is treasurer. be no Republican He primary. licans heard a stirring Jtlge Guy Weaver, Re- ididate for Congress Met. food delegates named convention included 1. H Powell, H. E. F. Owens. Glenn A Smathers, J. W. Sin- ' Smathers, Max ' Boyd Smathers. 30 votes at the con- PWilNS HARD MPAIGN file, candidate fnr iho s this week in a paid t. asking several ques- oppnnent, Glenn C. same two candidates ticket two years aim I after Ihe nrimanr .made the public staln' would be back cam- f'n in 1946 for the POXY) F.niVAPnc f FOR CONSTABLE formal anr, , of Waynesville Town. r?m, c'arence (Foxy) ." known native of a 3 veteran of World ttDEX HERE T OF CAMPAIGN of Henderson ,te for Conors., and went tn th .u. Jtrict west of here GROI'P CTi.n ... ui'iut; WLLY TONIGHT Vatk- LtThurs- F group partieinati ir the their K with .. c vnous rion had ex- 'itation i Hi I candi- The n5frtlclpate n was r "7 "y the 011 Page SiX)'6dn- Evans Resigns As Chief Of Hazelwood Police; Old Town Hall io be Wrecked Haywood War Bride To Land In New York Sat. A Haywood war bride, Mrs. Angela Cagle, of Rome, Italy, is scheduled to arrive in New York Saturday . Mrs. Cagle is the wife of Cpl. LeRoy Cagle, of Route 2. Mrs. Cagle is aboard the S. S. Algonquin. Cpl. Cagle is the son of Mrs. Charles Fie, of Route 2, and is still stationed overseas with a special service unit in Rome. Mrs. Cagle will reside with her mother-in-law while Cpl. Cagle is in service. 54 Children Examined First Day Of Clinic Fifty-one children were exam ined on the opening day of the pre school clinics held at three sections of the county on last Thursday in the initial program of the annual event held in the county under the sponsorship of the Parent-Teacher Associations and the county health department. Dr. Mary Michal, assistant dis trict health director is supervising the clinics, assisted by the county public health nurses, Mrs. Fannie Sells and Mrs. Ruby Bryson. The three clinics were conducted at Rock Hill school where 24 chil dren were brought by their moth ers; at the Maggie school where 17 were examined; and at Lake Junaluska school, where ten chil dren were brought in. The schedule for the coming week will be as follows: April 8, Reynolds colored school, Canton, at 9:00 a. m.; Pennsylvania Avenue school, Canton, at 11:00 a. m. On Tuesday, the 9th, Patton Ave nue school at Canton, at 9:30 a. m., and the North Canton school at 1:00 p. m. On Thursday, April 11, clinics will be conducted at Cruso school at 9:30, and mothers may bring their pre-school children to the regular monthly clinic held at Inman's Chapel at 11:00 o'clock a. m. All pre-school children who will enter school for the first time in the fall are required by laws of the state to be immunized against diphtheria, whooping cough, small pox, and typhoid. Only smallpox vaccinations are being given at the clinics as the other three immuni zations are expected to be given by family physicians or at the of fices of the county health depart ment in the court house here. Haywood Man Assigned To Duty On Atomic Test Warrant Officer A. Wilson How ell, U. S. Navy, has reported to San Francisco, Calif., after spend ing several days here on leave with his wife, young daughter and his parents. He has been assigned to duty in the Pacific with the Atomic Bomb Test Fleet. He entered the serv ice in May, 1940, as a volunteer and with the exception of the pe riod of boot training and other training courses has served on sea duty during the nearly six years he has been in the navy. Capt. A. J. Connell Discharged To Resume Duties With Parkway Captain Arthur J. Connell, for mer landscape architect of the Blue Ridge Parkway, has been dis charged from the service and he and Mrs. Connell are now guests at the Waynesville Country club. Capt Connell entered the serv ice in October, 1942, and served with the Engineering Corps of the Third Army for two years in the European theater. Capt. and Mrs.. Connell will go to Tampa for a two weeks visit, after which they will return to waynesville, Where the former will resume his work with the Blue Ridge Parkway. Sidewalk Along Highway To Dayton Rubber Plant Sought By Hazelwood Board John Evans, chief of police at Hazelwood, has resigned to resume similar duties at Clyde, where he was head of the police before go ing to Hazelwood four years ago. Mr. Evans' resignation becomes ef fective April 9th. Clyde Fisher, mayor, said yester day that several applications were in Tiand, but no appointments had been made to date. The town board in session Tues day night, ordered that the town hall be torn down immediately, as the first of a series of moves to wards inaugurating a clean-up cam paign this spring. Tentative plans are to build a new city hall on the site as soon as conditions warrant. The work on the drain down Brown avenue is expected to be completed this week. Last min ute changes were made and the line was extended across Georgia avenue into Farmer creek. Tenta tive plans are to dredge the creek to carry the extra water. Town officials are also working with highway officials to get a side walk from the Main street in Hazel wood to the Dayton Rubber plant. The; highway will be widened, and town officials are anxious to in corporate the sidewalk as part of the improvement program. Governor Davey Dies From Heart Attack Sunday Martin L. Davey, former Demo cratic Governor of Ohoi, died sud denly at his home in Kent. Ohio, after an attack of coronary thom bosis on Sunday, March 31. Governor Davey suffered the at tack while he was entertaining guests at his home and was dead before the physician called, had arrived. He had not been ill since he suffered a similar attack in March, 1941. Governor Davey was president of the Davey Tree Expert Com pany, which owned large tracts of land in Haywood county. He had been head of the company in Ohio which had been established by his family years ago, since 1909. Since his retirement from active politics he had devoted all his time to the business. Davey was governor of Ohio from 1935 to 1939. He was nomi nated for a third two-year term in 1940, but was defeated by John W. Brickcr, Republican. He was often at odds with the policies of the Roosevelt Administration and it was thought at the time that his opposition to the New Deal was responsible for his defeat for a third term of Governor of Ohio. He was the brother of James A. G. Davey, who came here sev eral years ago and purchased hun dreds of acres of land in the Soco Gap area and had made extensive plans for development of the prop erty. Last year the holdings of James A. G. Davey were bought by Davey Tree Expert Company. Governor Davey at the time ex pressed great faith in the future of this section, and stated that his company was formulating plans for development of a large recreational and tourist center at the property on the edge of the Park. He spent sometime here with others of his company making sur veys of the propert" with a post war development prjgre-M in view. During the res.uence of his brother here, who is now ersiding in Asheville, Governor Davey and his family often visited at the Davey home on Soco Gap. Lt. Hobart Hyatt Discharged From Service 1st Lt. Hobart B. Hyatt, son of Mrs. Robert W. Livingstone, of Eagles Nest road, has been honor ably discharged from the army at Fort Bragg. He was inducted in 1941 and the past six months has been located in Tokyo and Korea. Lt. Hyatt plans to continue his studies this fall at North Carolina State College where he was a stu dent when entering the service Merchants To Meet On Friday The Merchants Association will meet Friday night at 7:30 at the Chamber of Commerce office for a business session of paramount im portance, according to Carl Mundy. president. The executive committee met Monday night and have arranged to present a number of resolutions and projects, covering street clean ing, street lighting, closing hours and holidays. "This is the most important meeting of the year, and a full attendance is urged," Mr. Mundy said. Champion's Payroll And Wood Purchases In Area Over 11 Million Annually Post-War Conversion Plans Will Mean Many Improvements At Canton Plant "The cash for circulation in Haywood and nearby counties from The Champion Paper and Fibre Company, is more than 2Vi times greater today than in 1939," W. J. Damtoft told Rotarians here Friday in the first of a series of programs on industry in Haywood. "In 1939 the company was spending $4,100, 000 a year for local wood and pay roll. Today the same two figures total approximately $11,500,000," he pointed out. Mr. Damtoft also told his aud ience that post-war conversion plans of Champion include sub stitution of sulphate digesters in place of sulphite, and this new process would create less fumes than the present system. "Much progress has been made in recent years in lowering Ihe amount of waste disposal into Pigeon River," Fred Doubt, chief chemist, who accompanied Mr. Damtoft, said in a period of infor mal discussion after the address by Mr. Damtoft. "Every effort is being made by our chemists and engineers to de vise machines and processing for a continued lessing of these wastes. The records of the state, TVA as well as our own, show a decided decrease in the past few years in spite of increased production. This is encouraging, and we will con tinue to work along these lines," Mr. Doubt continued. An idea of the magnitude of the operation at Canton can be had from the figures on the annual freight bill, which amounts to more than $2,225,000. The plant re quires 4 incoming cars of raw and processing materials for each car of finished products turned out, and an average of 24 cars of manu factured goods are shipped daily, making an overall in and out move ment of about 120 cars of freight daily. Mr. Damtoft pointed out the plant required the following items every day: Pulpwood 1350 cords Lime 80 tons Sulphur 18 tons Salt 65 tons Other chemicals 5 carloads District Leads Fewer Forest The district of which Haywood county is a part, made an outstand ing record in accidental fires dur ing the past year, according to a recent release from the State Con servation Department, it was learn ed through R. E. Caldwell, county fire warden. This district held the lowest record of any in the state with only 16 accidental fires, with around 12 acres burned. Fayette ville district led the state with 949 fires. In the latter area the acre age included, however, is around four times as great as in this dis trict. Lenoir district came next to the 9th district with 84 accidental fires. Other districts reported the follow ing number of fires: Rockingham, 283; New Bern, 326; Rocky Mount, 359; Elizabeth City district, 22. The total for the entire state is Ed Sims Named Head Chamber Of Commerce Broughton Will Be Speaker At Banquet Here J. M. Broughton, former governor of North Carolina, will be the speaker at the an nual Chamber of Commerce banquet here on Friday, May 3rd, it was announced yester way by Charles Ray, chairman of the committee to arrange for a speaker. Coal 720 tons Water 50.000,000 gallons Power requirements are met by a tolal boiler capacity of steam of 1,000,000 pounds hourly, generat ing at a capacity of 34,000 KW of alternating current, and 5,000 KW of direct current. The mill's productive daily cap acity are: Pulp 580 to 600 tons Paper Board Tannic acid Caustic soda Adhesive extract Turpentine Talloil The combined 265 tons 100 tons 80 tons 35 tons 20 tons 450 gallons 15 tons production "' of Champion's three plants, now lead as a single corporation, all other manufacturers in the field of qual ity production of white papers. Mr. Damtoft pointed out that. Paper is a commodity which we In the United States have taken pret ty much for granted. "Because of its plentifulnes." he said, "and low cost we have probably not ap preciated its significance in the development of our count ry. With out paper Ihe advance of civiliza tion, which is dependent upon progress in religion, scienre and the arts would be greatly retarded. The per capita consumption of paper constitutes one of the meas ures of the progress of a people; and it is certainly a very flattering indire of the progress of the United States, because here, prior to World War II, we were using more than one-half of the entire world pro duction, three times more per capita than in England, and on a weight basis, more than any other product except milk and water. "Originally the contribution of paper to civilization was more or less limited to the spiritual or mental field, as a medium for dis seminating man's ideas and of re cording his deeds. More recently however, it has been playing a rapidly expanding role in material uses, witness the developments of the use of paper for towels, table utensils, clothing, electrical con densers, structural material and for containers, particularly for liquids, such as milk; and for food, such as frozen fruits and vegetables," he continued. Among the plants engaged in the manufacture of paper, there are (Continued on page six) In Fires recorded as 2,456. "This fine record for Haywood county is due in a large part to the splendid cooperation we have had from the people, who are fully realizing what conservation of our forests means," said Mr. Caldwell, Haywood warden. Large areas of this district are in the National Forest and the Great Smoky Mountains boundar ies, which also accounts for the record made, as this acreage is well protected by the government, it was pointed out by Mr. Caldwell. There have been many fires des troying debris and lands burned over during the year, but they were with the official permits from the county warden and were kept und er control, and were not included in the accidental number, it was explained by Mr. Caldwell. o Survey Started To List Every Available Vacant Room In Community Ed Sims, owner of Sims Tire & Battery Company, well known bus iness man, was elected president of the Chamber of Commerce at the meeting of the board of direc tors which was held on Tuesday night. Mr. Sims succeeds Dr. R. Stuart Roberson as president of the or ganization. The officers are elected each year from the newly elected board of directors. Others elected to serve with Mr. Sims on Tuesday were: first vice president, Richard N. Barber, Jr.; second vice president, Paul Davis; treasurer, William Medford; secre tary, Miss S. A. Jones. Other members of the board of directors who will serve during the coming year are: Dan Watklns, Henry MacFayden, Paul Hyatt, R. B. Davenport, David Underwood, Chas. E. Ray, Jr., Richard N. Brad ley, and C. J. Rcece. In addition to Mr. Sims, who served on the board last year, others carried over are: Dr. R. Stuart Roberson, Howard II. Clapp, and Whitener Prevost. One of the initial features of the 1946 program outlined on Tuesday was the making of a survey of all available rooms in this area that will be for rent during the sum mer season, so that the information may be on file In the office of the organization. Plans now are to move the offices around April 20, from the present location on the second floor of the building temporarily occupied by The First National Bank to the former Atkins Insurance office. The office will be kept open dur ing certain summer months for the benefit and convenience of the tourists, according to Miss Jones, secretary. Arrests Drop To Low Level In March The month of March marked one of the lowest records in arrests made by the Police De partment of the Town of Waynesville for many months. There were 29 arrests for the the following offenses: Charged with public drunk enness, 26; speeding, 1; driving drunk, 1; violation of prohibi tion law, 1. Collections totaled $396.80 in fines and costs of the may or's court, with $130 in fines turned over to the school fund and $266.80 put to the cerdit of the town funds. During the month of March of last year there were 54 ar rests, with 48 drunks, two charged with gambling, one driving drunk, two disorderly conduct and one thief. Collec tions totaled $568.70. "There are two good reasons for the drop, one is that the war is over and folks are set tling down, and another is that a lot of places on Main street which used to handle wines and beers are now handling soft drinks," contributed a member of the police force in accounting for the contrast in the records for March, 1945 and 1946. Social Security Agent to Be in Haywood April 8th A representative of Social Se curity will be in Haywood on April 8th. At 9:30 the representative will be at the Canton Y.M.C.A. and at 2 o'clock at the Register of Deeds office. All persons with Social Security problems are invited to meet the representative at the above time. Weather Report Date Max. Min. Rainfall March 27 69 45 28 65 51 .54 29 66 45 .70 30 68 41 31 71 38 April 1 72 43 Resumes Practice LT. COMMANDER THOMAS STHINC.l'lEU) this week resumed his work hero as u practicing phy sician. He received his discharge from the Navy two weeks ago, after serving since March. 1913. He is on terminal leave until April 25th. Lt. Comdr. Thomas Stringf ield Opens His Offices Again Waynesville Physician Re-opens Oflices After Discharge From Navy Lt. Commander Thomas String field re-opened his office for the general practice of medicine here Monday morning, lie recently re ceived his discharge from the Navy, after serving three years. He was stationed at Edenton when he re ceived his discharge, and is on ter minal leave until April 25th;" Lt. Commander Stringfield is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, and graduated from the Charleston Medical School in 1935. He served his iiitcrncship in Watts Hospital in l!i:tr ;nid 1936, coming here Ihe hitter part of the year to open his office. After being here five years, he enlisted for a year with Hie British Ministry of Health, and served in England from September, 1941, to September, I '.Ml!, and shortly after his return here entered the Navy as a lieutenant. He has had the offices of his uncle, Dr. Tom Stringfield', reno vated, since the lattrr is retiring, and will practice there, in the same building with his father, Dr. Sam Stringfield. Three Cases In Mayor's Court Monday Charges of public drunkenness were brought against four defend ants in police court here on Mon day. In one case the defendant had made bond for the amount of the costs anil lines and did not ap pear in court, flic bond being for feited. In another case, the defendant was given a suspended sentence of 30 days with payment of the costs and fine. Iii the third case the defendant was given 32 days suspended sentence and since he was unable to pay his fine and costs was allowed to work out the amount with the town. Two Haywood County Men Enlist In Army Two Haywood counly men en listed in the army during March at the Asheville Recruiting station as follows: Junior IJaley, son of Mrs. Annie Haley, of Canton, and John S. West, son of Silas A. West, of Canton, who has entered the Army Air Forces. Robert N. Rector Re-enlists in Army Robert Rector, of Clyde, Route 1, has reenlisfed in the U. S. Army at the Recruiting station in Ashe ville. He served for 32 months in the service and received an hon orable discharge on November 7, 1945. He is the son of Mrs. Bobbie Rector. Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Living stone have as their guests at their Eagles Nest, road home, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kern, of Philipps burg, N. J. Mr. and Mrs. Kern have been spending the winter in Miami, Fla. New Filteration Plant Will Cost About $179,000 Town Advertising For Bids On 9,000 Feet Of 10-Inch Cast Iron Pipe Approval of two projects for Waynesville have been announced through the press by the Federal Works Agency among the 17 ad vances to communities in North Carolina to be used in the prepara tion of plans and specifications of post war planning programs sub mitted to the agency sometime ago by the mayor and town board of aldermen. As yet the town offi cials have received no notice of the approval. The projects Include a filtration plant, at an estimated cost of con struction of $179,000 with $4,894 allowed for services of engineers and blueprints. The second project, water trans mission lines and repairs to present reservoir to cost $41,100 with $1,091 allowed for services of en gineers and blue prints. In the original application a third project was applied for by the town officials, but duo to the fact that a greater volume of water was urgently needed at this time to take care of the increased demand of the summer season, the engi neers advised that if possible the town undertake the third project this spring. This was urged in view of the fact that money from the govern ment, which Is loaned without in terest to municipalities for such projects, would not be available. The third project calls for an expenditure of $40,000 and will be paid for out of the current town funds, without the issuance of bonds, it was announced by the mayor. Bids will be opened on April 17 for the project which calls for the laying of a ten-inch cast iron line from the reservoir through the golf course at the Waynesville Country Club, just below St. Mary's Epis copal Church. The contract calls for 9,000 cast iron feet line, which contractors claim can be finished within forty days after the pipe is in hand. This project will increase the flow of water to 207,000 gallons per day and will be sufficient, accord ing to the engineers to relieve any anticipated shortage during the summer months. Work will begin on the project as early as possible after the con tract is let, due to the rush to be ready for the summer season. Two Local Men Injured In Car Collision The condition of Father Ambrose G. Rohrbaeher, pastor of St. John's Church and Tom Davis, .both of Waynesville, who suffered cuts and bruises in the collision of the two automobiles in which they were riding Sunday morning, is reported to be satisfactory. In the accident which occurred six miles west of Sylva early Sun day morning, two others were also injured, Miss Rebecca Ann Wilson, of Sylva, and Kit Zachary .of East Lae Port, who were riding with Davis, according to Patrolman. Charles S. Lindscy, who made the investigation. All four were taken to the C. J. Harris Community Hospital, Sylva. where they have since remained as patients. Patrolman Lindsey said that the automobile driven by Zachary was graveling west and the car driven by Father Rohrbaeher was traveling east at the time of the accident. Both cars were badly damaged. Father Rohrbaeher was return ing from the prison camp at. Whit tier where he had conducted ser vices. Tom Davis, son of Mrs. Tom Davis, of Waynesville, is in charge of the store of Davis-Smith, Jewel ers, in Sylva. Offices State Test Farm Moved To Farm Building The offices of the State Test Farm which have been maintain ed in the Masonic Temple since the establishment of the farm here have been moved this week to the new building at the farm. Miss Bernice Harrell has been named as secretary to Howard H. Clapp, director of the state farm. Miss Harrell succeeds Mrs. Paul Patton, the former Miss Hazel Drake, of Swannanoa,