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Standard PRINTING CO 220-230 S First S LOUISVILLE X fished Week Tuesday The Waynesville Mountaineer Published Twice-a-Yeek In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park 49,500 People Live within 20 miles of Waynesville their ideal shopping center. -TVir N"- " Pages WAYNESVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1916 $3.00 In Advance In Havwood and Jackson Counties 1 Spreader In Street To ork Quickly I . i -..liiT-ni 110 It) C street Thursday U asphalt spreader j iuiismiu; Krinfmc smiles to L owners who hart f.,.1, th.i ruination L ii,f four-day lull til brougm. ton! of sand as- (25 decrees, trnm m Canton where -r, a.niiL' similar L have heen pack- igch and one-naii , frnm the KllSt past the Hotel Gor- rrjine 10 loos at a he hoi mixture i", the mouth of the line as it rrept up street, hardly ever foot wide layer on the western followed by two in the middle and of 10 foot width, bear the signs Iris" who walked in laid to hold the Ike old. were some coin- was an inopportune such work, most isinessmen felt thai was needed, and stt it finished as kas. as done by the commission, as fort of the highway laffey's In store Cagle have pur purea of C. K. Mehaffcv-Cacle Uy at Clyde, and me future as the Company. Caale have Dur- firm, will continue iMSer and buyer. las been with the and Fibre Cnm- M 15 years will Fnt position, anrt pent of the store Mchaffev will Nto the operation Pre in Clyde. "Ptned last Derem. Fs a larcp lino nr ftised brands. Mr. i(la on a buving markets in several F'UnCWlv an,.:..l 'J "I'l'WIlll- FHn for Mr .. fca',da's " the -"'oana study. County Bits library 1, - " me local county ser Miss n,... . ... I, "jiaii will county sel.vicc hhas return- -" ma Mrs. iSSpnl k..., . Li" " ""'"taw pro- veral times ataWw' "Perintpn '. TIM., -."""in Ot atatFHr- &" n ft?. and two years '"mas Y, Eng- mir Returns To Main As Re-Surfacing Ends On Thursday Opening Dates County Schools Are Announced Haywood county schools will open early this year, it was learned from Jack Messer, county superintendent of edu cation, who announces the fol lowing schedule; The Fines Creek, Crabtree and Bethel schools will open on Wednesday .July 31st. The Waynesville and Clyde schools will start the 1946-47 term on Wednesday August the 28th. Holidays set for the year by the county board of educa tion include before Christmas the following; one day for Labor Day ; two days at Thanksgiving, school dismiss ed Wednesday afternoon, and resuming work the following Monday. The Christmas holi days will begin on Friday, De cember, 20, with length of va cation to be announced later. Police Begin Campaign on Excessive Noises Here Horn Blowing And Loud Music After 11 O'clock Will Not Be Allowed Local police have been instructed by the board of aldermen to crack down on noise-makers in the resi dental area during sleeping hours. Several residents have complain ed that excess honking of horns about drive-in eating places has occurred on numerous occasions, particularly after dances and other social affairs. Auto sirens and loud radios and phonographs, which are the source of other com plaints, all are illegal during the hours from 11 p. m. to 7 a. m. when used unreasonably merely for personal pleasure, under one of the town ordinances. At their meeting this week, the mayor and aldermen ordered that the ordinance again be published so that the public would know of the ruling and co-operate in en forcing it. The ordinance prohibits, at any time of day, "the sounding of any signal device on any . . . .vehicle while not in motion, except as a danger signal .... and the sound ing of any such device for an un necessary and unreasonable period of time. "The use of any gong or siren upon any vehicle other than police, fire or other emergency vehicle." "The playing of any radio, phono graph or other musical instrument in such a manner or with 6uch vol ume, particularly during the hours between 11 p. m. and 7 a. m. as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort or repose of any person or persons in any dwellings . . ." Chief of Police Orville Noland emphasizes that enforcement of the ordinance will be carried out against violators, particularly those that blow horns for curb service late at night At Hazelvood Is ding 2 Deparlmenis ment of the plant in its early days, and the general expansion in 1907, which included a beamhouse and tanyard. It was about 20 years later that the plant underwent another ex pansion. With each expansion pro gram, production was greatly in creased. In 1931 the A. C. Lawrence Leather Company bought the Plant, along with three other plants of England-Walton at Ashland, Ky., Newport, Tenn., and one ln New York. The three southern plants are known as the England-Walton Division of the A. C. Lawrence Leather Company, and continue to (Continued on Pnfte Two) Second Pow-Wow Session Cherokee Reading Club wjWMjKMtMi,. mttmmm .t,.li:'iwmmmmmmmimn n imn wMa Wn jto 's, ' t , -- .f'... More than 100 attended the second Pow-Wow session of the Cherokee Indian Reading club, a program which is being featured by the Haywood County Library for the children of this area. The picture was taken of some of the group on the lawn back of the library as t hoy listened to Will Herd Long, who Is nearly 90 years of age and one of the oldest Indians on the Cherokee Indian Heservation tell legends of his people. In the background may be seen Sam Gilliam, principal of the school at the Reservation, who told the group of that feature of the Reservation. Of the 100 present around 80 were children with 20 adults present, who appeared to enjoy the stories as much as the younger groups. Each member of the Reading club is Riven the head of an Indian Chief when they join the club. It is made of cardboard and as they read and give reports of the books, a feather for each book is placed in his headgear. No reader is given credit for reading a book unless he can give a thorough review to cither Miss Johnston or her assistant, Mrs. James Atkins, Jr. The membership of the club now stands at around 187, according to the county librarian. Witness Of Atom Bomb Test Will Speak At Lake Today 16 Teachers Needed For Schools In Haywood Resignations Continue To Come In As List Of New Teachers Slows There are still 16 vacancies in the Havwood county schools to be filled, it was learned yesterday from Jack Messer, county superin tendent of education. During the past week there were five new resignations. The following new teachers have been elected and have accepted nnsitions to teach in the Waynes ville district schools: Miss Edna Wiggins, of Brevard, Miss Margaret Chambers, now a student at Car son-Newman College, and Miss Harriett Phoenix, of Madison rmintv. There are still five vacan cies in the district, with one resig nation handed in this week. Elected during the week to teach in the Clyde schools to fill vacan rips are: Miss Dorothy Mease, of Clyde, now a student at the Wom an's College of the University ot North Carolina; Mrs. Mary Morrow Solesbee, of Lake Junaluska, and Mrs. Frank Ferguson, of Waynes ville. There is one vacancy left in the school, even with the elec tion of the three new teachers. Mrs. Ethel W. Roberts, of Mar shall, was elected and accepted the nnst nf teaching in the Crabtree schools. During the week there was one resignation in the school, whirh makes at present two vacan cies to be filled by the opening of school. Diirinp the Dast week there were two new teachers elected to fill vacancies at the Bethel school as follows: Mrs. Clem H. Cogdill, of Bethel, and Miss Mary Lee John ctnn nf Davidson. There were three recent resignations in the school and there will remain six vacancies to fill, it was learned from Mr. Messer. There are two vacancies still un filled in the Fines Creek schools. Representative Of Hereford Journal Visits County Fpnn. field rcDresenta- Hereford Journal for the Southeastern States spent Tuesday in the county, it was loomoH frnm the county farm agents' office. He was accompanied here by Mrs. Chandler, ot Asne ville, secretary of the North Caro lina Hereford Breeders Associa tion While in the county Mr. Fenn inserted the farms of M. O. Gal loway and C. T. Francis. Edwin L. Jones Will Give First-Hand Report Of Explosion At 10:30 A. M. Edwin L. Jones, Charlotte con struction man who was sent by the government as an official observer to the Bikini atom bomb test, wiU prcsentt a first-hand report of the explosion in the Lake Junaluska Assembly auditorium at 10:30 a.m. today (Friday). Just back from the Bikini area where he witnessed the gigantic operation on July 1, when an as sembly of 73 war and supply ships were blasted by the most powerful explosive man yet has created, Mr. Jones will speak on "The Church and the Atomic Age." Mr. Jones is an official of the Jones Construction firm that con structed the Oak Ridge plant where experiments during the past war were carried out in developing the fusion of materials, creating a force that brought the war with Japan to a sudden close. His knowledge of the subject, there fore, goes back to the days when I he project was one of highest secrecy through the latest develop ment, when it was tested under scientific observation for findings that will affect the future of the world. Following Mr. Jones' talk, the regular Junaluska program will present the Rev. Dr. Robert H. Beaven, noted young theologian and professor from the Baplist Missionary Training school at Chi cago, who will speak at 11:30 on the subject, "The Gospel and the Church." At 8:00 p. m., the Rev. Dr. W. A. Stanbury, superintend ent of the Gastonia district, will be the platform speaker. Closing today are the confer ences of district superintendents, secretaries of the Southeastern Jurisdiction, and Adult and Chil dren's Workers of Western North Carolina. One noted speaker dur ing the past week, Bishop William T. Watkins, of Louisville, traced the history of the Protestant move ment from the time of Old Testa ment prophets to Martin Luther, father of the Reformation. The IContinued on Page Two) 60-Gallon Still. And 160 Gallons Of Mash Captured The stillness of the Sabbath morning on the edge of the watershed on Allen's Creek was broken around ten a. nt. last Sunday: when the hand of the law took over a "still" location and took into their custody a 60 gallon still, which had been converted from a 60 gallon oil barrel. There was also a good supply of materials on hand and things in general were all ready for the next run, with 160 gallons of mash (corn and molasses) on hand. Charles Ray Named Vice Chairman Of WNC Group Western North Caro lina Associated Com munities Formally Organized Sixteen communities, with two others pledged to membership, banded themselves into Western North Carolina Associated Com munities for the purpose of further ing the business and industrial de velopment of this arra at Wednes day night's meeting in Bryson City. Charles Ray. Jr. of Waynesville and two other representatives of the Chamber of Commerce attend ed the meeting. Mr. Hay being eleeted vice-chairman of the perm anent group. At a previous meet ing he had been selected temporary chairman pending the final organ ization, and presided during the early part of the meeting Wednes day night. Canton was not represented, hut notified the group that it would become a member. Henderson villc was represented by proxy, and 16 communities had 48 representa tives present, from Asheville, Bre vard, Sylva. Cherokee. Highlands. Franklin. Andrews. Murphy, Rob binsville, Bryson City, Cullowhce, and Waynesville. Percy Kerrebec of Andrews was selected chairman of the group, and C. M. Douglas of Brevard will serve as secretary-treasurer. The next regular meeting will be held at Cullowhce on Aug. 8, although the executive committee was notified that a session will be called some time next week in Asheville. Accompanying Mr. Ray to the meeting were Miss S. A. Jones, secretary, and William Medford. treasurer of the local Chamber of Commerce. Objectives of the group are out ( Continued on Page Two) The only thing lacking was the operator of the still to complete the picture. The offi cers as yet have made no ar rest, but are hopeful of locat ing the owner. The officers capturing the still, Roy Reece, Revenue offi cer, John Kerley and Wade McDanicl, deputies, report that they had been aftes the outfit for some time, but its location was not discovered until Sun day morning. In the meantime both still and supplies have been destry ed by the officers. 24-Hour ScDnedliLeDe For Ptost Office Ds Refused Court Term Likely To Continue Next Week 24 Divorces Granted By Judge Felix Alley During First Four Days With a number of cases yet untried on the docket, it was thought that the July term of Superior court which convened here on Monday morning with Judge F. E. Alley, presiding, will continue into next week, all de pending, however, on the time taken up by some of the major cases. Since Monday through Thursday there had been a total of 24 di vorces granted, it was learned yes terday. When The Mountaineer went to press the sentence had not been passed in the case of the State versus Eli Bolden, and Carl Hoi combe, with a Haywood county girl, age 14, as the chief prosecuting witness. The men, both of Buncombe county, were indicted last winter on charges of attempted rape, and the jury returned a verdict yester day of assault on a female. The alleged assault was reported to have been made following a dance at the Waynesville armory. Other cases tried this week and sentences were as follows: In the case of the state versus Woodrow W. Keylon, charged with driving drunk, the defendant was fined $50 and court costs, licenses revoked, and given a 60 days sus pended sentence over a five-year period. Ray L. Barger, charged with driving drunk, given 60 days sus pended sentence, ordered to pay $50 fine and costs, and his license was revoked. Harry Hembree, charged with reckless driving, was fined $50 and court costs. Jim H. Henson, charged with driving drunk, ordered to pay $5ff fine, court costs, and license re voked. Charles Raymond Crawford, for driving drunk was fined $50, court costs, and given a 60 days suspend ed sentence over a five year period. Edward Chapman, charged with driving drunk, fined $50 and court costs, and was given a six months suspended sentence and his license revoked. In the case of John Mitchell, et al versus Gertrude Conner, alias Gertrude Mitchell, involving real estate, the case was compromised. Dewey Ross, charged with as (Continued on Page Two) Important Meeting By Legionnaires Tonight A meeting that is very im portant to all members of the local post of the American Legion will be held tonight (Friday) beginning at 7:30 p. m. in the Legion home on Depot street, announces the post commander, D. F. Whit man. All members who possi bly can are urged to attend. Visiting Iegionaires also are invited to attend the meeting. Grand Jury Gives Good Report Of Institutions All four public institutions in spected in the county by the grand jury were reported "in good condi tion" to Judge Felix E. Alley, pre siding at the superior court ses sion this week. C. T. Noland was jury foreman for the group that made the annual inspection, their report being sub mited Wednesday to Judge Alley. The court house was found in good condition. The Haywood County Hospital "is in good condi tion and clean, there are 56 patients of which eight are charity." The state prison camp, in Hazelwood, was found "clean and in good condition." Gets High Award 1 1 at x PFC. JOHN K CARVER, of Waynesville. has been awarded the Soldier's Medal for his part in the prevention of major explosion in a United Slates Forces in Austria ammunition depot. The presenta tion was made in Vienna, Austria, by General Mark W. Clark, com manding general of II. S. forces in Austria during a joint ;iu aids promotion ceremony. Pie. Carver is the sou of Mr. ;nul Mrs. George M. Carver, of Waynesville. Route 2, volunteered for service in April, 1942, and after his training period served in the European theater during hostilities. He presently is assigned to the occupation forces. Postal Receipts First Half of '46 Show $7,500 Drop Figures Up To First Of July Show Approximately $19,000 Business Here Postal receipts ran approximate ly $7,500 lower during the first half of 1946 than (luring the same period of last year, records from the Waynesville oilier reveal. Possibly due to the return of service men home and olhrr fac tors, correspondence has not heen as heavy as the .lanuarv to June period of l!Mf, when the sale of stamps here totaled around $26,000. The receipts this year were ap proximately $I!),(M)() up until the first of July, which is not quite half the $40,000 yearly business minimum required for a posl office to remain classified as first class. Summer visitors are causing an increase in the volume of incoming mail, remarks the postmaster, Col. J. Hardin Howell. They are ex pected to affect tlio outgoing cor respondence during the summer months, but no marked increase has been noted as yet. Hazclwood Gets New Drinking Fountain A drinking fountain, made of rock and concrete, was completed this week a I the main intersection in Hazclwood. Olhrr fountains for public convenience will bo built later, slates the mayor Clyde Fisher. Town workmen also are repair ing Brown Avenue within the Hazclwood limits. Several long cracks in the concrete road that runs in front of the High School are being filled in with crushed rock and binding material. The jurors reported the county home "clean and in good condi tion" with 13 men and nine women assigned there. They also listed the following provisions at the home: 1,600 pounds of flour,, 35 bushels of corn, 16 stacks wheat, four stacks of oats, 20 tons of hay, two mules, 16 cows, four calves, four yearlings, three brood sows, one boar, six hogs, three shoats, three pigs, three tons of coal, 12 acres planted in corn, three and one-half acres vegetable crops, and 600 pounds of pork and beef in the freezer locker. Postmaster Howell Reports That Washing ton Officials Turn Request Down The Waynesville post office, upon forwarding requests to Washington postal officials from local business places that wanted the lobby left open 24 hours a day, announces that it has instructions to maintain the present schedule. J. Hardin Howell, postmaster, states that he reported the sit uation regarding the desire for keeping the office open, forward ing the letters he had received, and the reasons why he would not take the responsibility for doing this to higher officials. Their reply, re ceived wilhin the past tew days, was that the oll'ico was to continue closing during night hours. At present the oll'ico is open to the public from 6:30 a. m. to 8:00 p. in. except on holidays, when the hours are 7:00 a. m. to 7:00 p. m. Several business places have written to the postmaster, and the local Chamber of Commerce has gone on record as urging that the lobby be left open for access to postal boxes during night hours. One argument, of theirs is that other offices of similar and smaller size follow the longer schedule. Mr. Howell, however, does not believe that this is necessary. Al though the town police have prom ised to check the office hourly if left open during the night, he feels that the furnishings will be dam aged by loafers, and that the dan ger of burglary would bo greater. Also he feels that present hours are long enough for all patrons to get to their mail boxes. "We stayed open until 9 o'clock at night for a while one summer, he stated, "and counted an average of only two persons who went fnto -the post office between 8:00 and 9:00 each night." Postmaster Howell ciled the dam ages now being made in the lobby of the Canton post office, which remains open on a 24-hour sched ule, due to the change in work shifts there. "The tables arc carv ed by loafers, and other damage is constantly being done. Trash of every description is also thrown on the floors at night,'' he reported. Another reason the postmaster gives for not favoring the all night schedule is the extra use of elec tricity, which he maintains would increase the lighl bill unreasonably. Box holders assert thai I hey are paying rent for 2 1 ho ir service. The Chamber of Commerce com mittee still is not satisfied with the decision of the postal authorities on the matter, and said yesterday they will renew their efforts to cct the lobby left open longer than the present hours. Just what steps w ill be taken were not announced, ex cept to say, "Wo are now forced to go straight to authorities in Washington." Second Quarter Building Permits Total Six Building permits for the past three month:, in tins area have totaled $1.1 ,500 according to Henry Gaddy, local building inspector. For the month of April, permits were given for two duellings at a total cost of $4,500. In May a similar number of per mits were granted for the same purpose, which totaled $5,000. For the month of June, there were also two permits granted one for a dwelling to cost $1,000 and another for remodeling a store with plans calling for an expenditure of $1,000. There arc five .structures bcin built in the community for which the bulidcrs have not made applica tion, according to Mr. Gaddy. Weather Report 'Furnished The Mountaineer by the U. S. Weather Bureau); Thurrday, July 1 1 Partly cloudy and rather hot today with some likelihood of late afternoon or early evening scattered thunder showers. Partly cloudy and mild tonight. Friday, July 12 Partly cloudy, scattered thunder showers and not quite so warm. (Official Waynesville temperature as recorded by the staff of the State Test Farm): Date Max. Miu. Rainfall July 8 84 59 .08 9 84 59 10 87 79 : i