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f PAGE EIGHT (First Section3 5 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER FRIDAY i Alaskans To Learn Cost Of Statehood In Special Report ANCHORAGE, Alaska Shortly after July 4, Alaskans may gain an idea of what it would cost for them to become independent of the United States government through formation of a 49th slate, the State of Alaska. George Sunrlborfi, an official in the Bonneville authority's econom ies department and previously a Juneau, Alaska newspaperman and employee of the National He sources Planning Board which labored in Juneau for several years, will issue at that time his re port to Alaskans on what state hood would mean to them. The Terirtory functions under a con gressional organic act of 1912. Mr. Sundhorg is the author of "Opportunity in Alaska," a hook whose close appraisal of job and economic opportunities in Alaska has become somewhat of a hand book for newcomers and would-be Alaskans. At the moment he is doing research on statehood for Alaska at his home in Portland. Oregon. He was in Anchorage and Juneau for a time to gather facts, and late in May attended the lS. Maritime Commission's hearing's in Washington into proposed ocean freight rate increases in and out of Alaska. j Mr. Sundhorg was employed by the Alaska Statehood Assoc i.'rt ion of which Mrs. Kvangeline A I wood of this city is president. A candi date for the territorial legislature this year, she did considerable re search on statehood at Juneau two years ago for an earlier statehood association, 'the Association which I Gasoline Prices Are I Raised in 11 States i CHICAGO Standard Oil Com pany i Indiana i has authorized its representatives in 77 States to ad vance normal and subnormal con sumer and dealer lanK wagon prices on all grades of motor and 'aviation gasolines three-tenths of a cent a gal Ion. The increase was effective Wcd- ! nesday. June .". m Michigan, In- ' diana. Illinois. Wisconsin. Minne sota. Iowa. Missouri. Kansas, Ne braska and Hie Dakota. Standard said the advance re flected increases in the cost of making gasoline and the usual sea sonal slillening of demand. It wipes out a reduction which the i company announced Jan. 10. OPA approval was unnecessary, the company said, because the new prices will not be above ceilings. Causes Coudburst The so-called cloudburst is caused by violent uprushes of air which prevent the condensing rain drops from falling to the ground. When a large amount of water has accumulated at high levels and the upward currents weaken, all of the water falls at once. During a severe cloudburst at Porto Bello. Panama, almost 2 1 2 inches of rain fell In three minutes. has chapters ill leading Alaskan ilowns, plans to publish Mr. Sund j burg's findings as to cost, advan j (ages and disadvantages, in book- ! let form. Alaskans will hold a referendum vole 011 statehood at their general election in October. Proponents see this vote .is a crucial one in Alaskan history. No Wonder He's Whistling! You'll whistle too when you see how nice you look in clothes laundered here at Waynesville Laundry! Our methods actually make your clothes look ami .stay newer . . . so crisp and clean looking! We Call and Deliver Waynesville Laundry (Incorporated) J. W. KILLIAN, Owner Phone 205 Boyd Avenue isJM If THE NEW FINISH A LARGE VARIETY of COLORS jor a t INTERIORS and EXTERIORS I LINOLEUMS Phone 82 - 83 Builders Supply H L. LINER, JU., Manager Phone 82-83 Water Street Record Attendance At Baptist Daily Vacation Bible School Here are part of the 170 pupils who enrolled at the Daily Vacation Bible School held at the First Baptist church recently. There were 25 members of the faculty, and the school had a daily average attenda nee of 140 students. This is the largest school ever had here. The picture was made the last day of the school by Ingram, Skyland Studio. Business, Civic, Political Leaders Push For Project (Continued from page 1 ) merer, in discussing the matter at the meeting Wednesday night. "Kirst it would .serve to develop the lower end of Haywood county which virtually is without adequate highways," Mr. Ray began. Then he enumerated the other three reasons: "Second, the highway would serve as a commercial road afford ing a water-level route from Waynesville to Newport, the natur al north-and-south route for travel. The highway would also serve as a scenic attraction, as it would pass through the famous Pigeon River Gorge, which is unsurpassed for beauty in this area. "Third, the road would permit the adequate development of what many consider to be the finest section of the Park the Cataloo chee and Big Creek areas. "Fourth, would permit access into and the development of the Pisgah National Forest, which lies along the eastern side of the Pig eon River in that section," he con cluded. The conference held Wednesday night also discussed the present pavement mileage in each county in Western North Carolina, and it was found that Haywood had far below the average in this area although the population, car and truck registrations here are far above those of many other coun ties thai have more miles of paved roads. The rounly - wide committees, representing civic interests, busi ness, and political groups, plan to meet within a few days and for mally start waging what is consid ered the most consistent campaign on any new highway project ever staged in this area. Conferences have been held with representatives of the Asheville Chamber of Commerce, and others are scheduled, including a motor cade over the proposed site. "This Newport Waynesville high way would benefit all of Western North Carolina. It should have been built years ago, and there is no use delaying longer," one Hay wood political leader said, as he pointed out the surplus now in the State Highway fund. Among those who will take the lead in pushing this project, in cludes Charles Hay, David Under wood, C. N. Allen, M. D. Watkins, William Medford, G. C. Ferguson, George A. Brown, D. Reeves No land, John M. Queen, R. V. Welch, Clifford K. BroWn, Sam M. Robin son, W. J. Damtoft, Glenn C. Pal mer, and Jonathan H. Woody. Women In Aviation Women are not new to aviation or aviation to women. Napoleon had a woman minister of air, Madame Marie Blanchard, when there was much experimentation going on with balloons. A woman who flew a bal loon seven months before the Wright brothers' airplane flight in 1903, lives in New York today. She's Mrs. Henry Breckinridge, the former Alda de Acosta, who went aloft near Paris. Bare Wine Before the war, owners of several German vineyards, when having' a crop of unusual excellence, would produce, for sale to connoisseurs, a special wine which rarely exceed ed 400 quarts in quantity as only the finest grapes were used. Among these wines was the famous "Trock enbeeren Auslese," a cask of which, containing this small quantity, has brought as much as $30,000. Cotton state congressmen predict that Congress will extend the gov ernment's cotton purchasing pro gram at not less than parity for the 1946 lint crop. Oil Head Says Highway Fund Is Adequate (Continued From Page One) estimates North Carolina's road system can be improved and ex panded to meet the most exacting needs of the Slate's motorists. The only thing necessary is to make sure by necessary legislation that these revenues are spent exclusive ly for road construction and main tenance. To do otherwise would not only be a travesty on good judgment and sound fiscal policy but a breach of trust with highway users who pay out annually mil lions of dollars in gasoline taxes for better roads and highways." Using charts to illustrate his points, Mr. Sparger showed that in 1941, a total of $1 ,2.r2,4(l was applied to the general fund of the State from the inspection fees col lected by the State. "The inspec tion fees, along villi the gasoline taxes should all be put into the highway fund for highways, and not in the general fund," be de clared. "Back in 1937 the Legislature added this section of the Revenue act when it appeared that there might be a deficit in the general fund. The argument at the time was that the "school doors must be kept open." Mr. Sparger then pointed out by saying, "the only time the school doors of the state have ever been closed during a school term was last winter when bad roads forced them to close. We need our roads improved in order that school buses can gi t the students to the schools." The gen eral fund had a surplus of 70 mil lions at the time, the speaker said. The present taxes on gasoline were shown as follows: State Tax Gc Inspection Tax 1 .it Fed era I Tax 1 1 jc Total Gasoline Tax 7:Uc The charl showing the number of miles of all-weather roads in each county in this area proved inler esting to the group, as it showed Haywood far below the average in the number of all-weather roads. The chart shows: County All-Weather Low-Type Buncombe 2119 miles 8M Haywood fiO miles Henderson 77 miles miles :i7;i miles 514 miles Hill miles 41!H miles 4Ji(j miles Hit) miles 243 miles Four Waynesville Boys Now At Camp Sequoia Among those enrolling at Camp Sequoia on Monday were four Waynesville boys, including Stand ford Massie, Jeff Reece, Wilburn Davis and Tommy Hudson. The camp is near Weaverville. h of Section 406 of the present revenue act to the end that all funds derived from the Gasoline Tax and Motor Vehicle Registra tion Fees will be used for the ad ministration of the North Carolina Highway and Public Works Com mission, for debt service and the construction and maintenance of the highway system, the purpose for which the levies were originally imposed. It is urged that prefer ence be given to the improvement and maintenance of the secondary roads in Haywood County." C. V. Bell, chairman of the Hay wood Petroleum Industries Com mittee, was master of ceremonies. Among those attending the dinner meeting included:: R. B. Daven port, R. L. Prevost, Wayne Mc Cracken, Charles Balentine, Edgar Brown, Claude Woodward, Lee Mc F.lrath, Floyd W. Woody, Clayton Walker, Jonathan Woody, Glenn C. Palmer, Ed Sims, Rudolph Hollaus, II. S. Ward, W. Curtis Russ, Charles Ray, Ned Tucker, B. E. Colkitt, William Medford, all of Haywood, and E. J. Leary, of Raleigh. Only 18 per cent of the U. S. population is engaged in farming today. Weeds Killed The Easy Way By Rock Salt Homeowners can save themselv es many hours of back-breaking work this summer by spreading rock salt now on walks, driveways and tennis courts to keep weeds from springing up. If they have already appeared, the salt will kill them olT just the same. All ground that is not used for growing flow ers, shrubs, grass or vegetables can easily be kept weed-free in this way. Depending on whether the weed growth is vigorous or light, from 2 to 4 pounds of rock salt per square yard of ground will effec tively destroy poison ivy, bindweed, giant and dwarf ragweeds, to men tion only a few. as well as the pollen-bearers that cause so much misery to hay-fever victims. Since salt is non-poisonous, it cannot harm human beings or animals and can be handled freely without damaging hands or clothing. During the first good rain, rock salt dissolves quickly and seeps into the ground to attack the roots of these plants and kills them. Weeds responsible for chocking drains arc killed off before they have a chance to spread further. Usually one application will last all summer if applied when the plants are young. More stubborn growths can be cleared o(T within two seasons. DR. W. KERMIT CHAPK DENTIST OFF," 'N BVD BUILD, PHONE 363 WAYNESVILLE. N c Always Ride A Twin-City Safe - Comfortable - Ecoi Regular Schedules Throughout C Including Lake Junalusfc Dusts Thai For Bean Beetles- S-A-50 Will Kill Overnight For Cabbage- f1 If T ''""tiiliiiiig a Mum? Rfppllfnl L--IV-OU Preventing; Moths from Laying DDT- 3' i For Worms SABA DUST a,,d . For Tomatoes, Potalocs anc Cucumbers- j TOMATO DUST liliclil ( i.Nd ol On COPPER CAL-AK m,,,,,,,, Southern Agricultural Insectii Phone 427 llenin Distributed By Farmers Federal Jackson 81 miles Macon ill) miles Madison 12 miles Swain 73 miles Transylvania 75 miles The group voled to adopl a reso lution calling for a transfer of about $:i,ono,W)o already pul into the general fund from gasoline taxes to the highway fund. The j resolution adopted was as follows: "WIIKKKAS, the North Carolina' General Assembly of l!Ki7 adopted subsection b of Seel ion 40( as part of the Kovenue Act providing for the transfer of approximately $3,uOO,W0 from the Highway fund to the General Fund if such trans fer was necessary to prevent a dcfieil in the General Fund; and "WIIKKKAS, the present law providing diversion of Highway Funds under certain circumstanres has been an incentive in the past to increase the fund appropriations beyond anticipated revenues; and "WHEREAS, it is generally agreed that if a transfer of high way funds to the general fund oc curs under this section that it will necessitate a reduction in the amount of money that would un der normal circumstances be ex pended in the construction and maintenance of the secondary road system in North Carolina. "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE SOLVED: "That Haywood County Petro leum Industries Committee, at a meeting in Waynesville, on the 18th day of June, 1946, by a unani mous vote, records its membership in favor of the repeal of subsection PARKWAY KNOLL Open June 15 to Sept. 28 ? AMERICAN PLAN (Breakfast and Dinner) Dinners by Reservation Tel. 9166 DISTINCTIVE PMMTIMG Some of the Things We Are Prepared to Satisia Print For You Prompt Dependable Service BONDS BADGES BLOTTERS BOOKLETS PLACARDS DODGERS CIRCULARS VOUCHERS PROGRAMS CHECKS BILL HEADS PRIZE LISTS TAGS BILLS PAMPHLETS INVITATIONS PRICE LISTS POST CARDS STATEMENTS CATALOGUES MILK TICKETS BLANK NOTES FILING CARDS NOTE HEADS LEGAL FORMS MENU CARDS SHOW PRINTING SHIPPING TAGS VISITING CARDS POSTERS. 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