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WAYNESVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1916
$3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
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unesville Tax Rate Will Remain At $1.40
Haywood Schools
1946-47 Term With
Large Enrollments
lacements
;, Fines
rabtrce-
Stliools
of the county.
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huff slait.d me
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rd yesterday from
linly Miprrmlpwi-
Tlirre was only
il was in t he
impossible til ob
hrallmonl figures,
it ho same number
hools as attended
tig to Mr. Messer.
schools opening
1, W. P. White-
tmbors, Dorothy
cs, Bornicc Mc-
bth Allison Tuck-
d, Rozelle Shu-
bds, Dorothy Mae
Medford, Blanche
b H. Cogdill.
rers Rogers, Mrs.
fy Adeline Boone,
(ken, Velma Knox
I Q, J. Sheperd.
Ruth M. Dotson,
fleece and John
schools in the
lie teachers are:
logers, principal.
Oder Burnett,
Mrs. Bell Recce
Youth Speaker
.Pi? ,.
! jf .flu
'earl Hartgrove,
ancis, Lillian B.
Geneva Cham
Evelyn Chain-
fenson.
reek school are:
Saffnrd. Kath-
forolhy (;. Clark.
Bonnie Kaye
Stephen Fergu-
"lanrt, Margaret
nt Kirkpalrick,
t.v Rogers, Mrs.
HJohn V Ncs-
fmk I)elcvilt.
ie Crabtrce-Iron
lw: principal,
ra Mao Green
fad. Mrs iVo-i i
Florence Abbott
fs. It(,xic Noland
Noland. Mrs
h F. A. .lus-
Morrow, Ethol
I Ncsbit and
FJm four addi-
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open An-
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f 'rn Mr. M0nr
;he ginning of
DR. SIDNEY UNGER, Rabbi of
Asheville, will be the speaker at
the county-wide youth rally to be
held at the Methodist church here
Monday evening at 8:00 o'clock.
Asheville Rabbi
To Address Youth
Rally On Monday
The first annual Haywood Coun
ty Youth Rally will be held at
the First Methodist church in
Waynesville Monday, August 5th.
The program will get under way
at 8 p. m. and will feature con
gregational singing, special music
by the Canton First Baptist Youth
choir under the direction of Miss
May Marshbanks, devotions by the
Canton Presbyterian Youth Group
and an address by Dr. Sidney
Unger, of Asheville. The rally is
sponsored by the Haywood County
Methodist Youth Fellowship but
all youth of the county, regardless
of denominationor religious faith,
are cordially invited to attend.
Adults will be welcome.
Dr. Unger is Rabbi of Congrega
tion Beth ha Temphila, Asheville.
He was born in New York City
and attended elementary and high
school there. He attended the Uni
versity of Cincinnati, receiving his
B. A. in 1925. Ordained at the
Hebrew Union College in 1928.
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Valuation Is
Increased By
$100,000 In
Past Year
More Than $32,000
Needed For Debt
Service Of Town
During Fiscal Year
The tax rate for the town of
Waynesville has been set at $1.40
again for the current fiscal year,
the same rate as last year. The
new budget adopted by the town
officials calls for a total of $171 -
522 50.
Officials estimated the valuation
I iiere nan increased $100,000 over
last year, and with increased reve
nues from the light and water de
partments, were able to include in
this year's budget $42,000 for ad
ditional water lines without rais
ing the tax rate.
Debt service accounts for the
larger part of the tax rate, requir
ing 76 cents. The general fund
is second with a 47 cent rate and
streets call for 17 cents.
The debt servioe calls for an ex
penditure of $32,272.50 this year,
with over $19,000 going for inter
est, and $13,000 for maturities.
With more than 100 new custom
ers aded to the water and light de
partments, the revenues of these
departments will be up about $10,
000, acording to G. C. Ferguson,
town manager.
The 1946-47 estimated valuation
has been set at $2,400,000, which
is $100,000 over last year. , .,..,
Ttie summary of the budget will
be published by the town in Tues
day s issue of this newspaper.
Druggists
Convention
Slated For
Waynesville
Cobb Announces
Plans to Organize
Druggists of 13
Western Counties
Druggists from the 13 western
most counties in North Carolina
have tentatively .selected Waynes
ville as the place for the organiza
tion meeting which will be held
this autumn.
The purpose of the meeting, as
explained by J. Louis Cobb who re
turned this week from the Advi
sory Council session at Chapel
Hill, is to organize District 1 of the
10 districts into which North Caro
lina has been divided in so far
as the State Pharmaceutical Asso
ciation is concerned. This district
is composed of Mitchell Vi
Buncombe, Henderson, Polk and
all counties to the west, and the
druggists plan to have their first
meeting in Haywood county be
cause it lies in the center of the
area.
The state association is working
on a program to create greater
efforts on the part of the druggists
In serving the public, and to insti-
tuterforer cooperation between
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Manager of Pet Going To Durham
J. L. EDWARDS has been named
manager of Pet Dairy Products
Company here, succeeding H. 11.
Davenport. Mr. Edwards lias been
assistant manager for the past six
years. Photo by Ingram, Skyland
Studio.
R. B. DAVENPORT has resigned
from the Pet Dairy Products Com
pany, and will assume duties as
manager of the Long Meadow Dairy
in Durham about August 15th.
Photo by Ingram, Skyland Studio
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Traffic Reaching Summer
Peak, Police Get Strict
Traffic through Waynesville is
reaching its summer peak and will
remain high for the next six weeks,
according to the town police. All
during July the volume of traffic
has been very heavy, and the po
lice are enforcing local ordinances
regarding overtime and double
parking to help keep Main street
congestion down as much as pos
sible. Early this week the parking and
restricted areas, and pedestrian
walk-overs were lined with fresh
Paint so that vehicle drivers would
be sure where they are allowed
to park. "There will be no ex
cuse for traffic violations now,"
asserts Chief Orville Noland.
Young Boy
Is Caught
By Police
In Theft
Negro Held
On Forgery Charge
Is Bound Over
To Superior Court
An example of juvenile delin
quency coccurred in Waynesville
which was climaxed Sunday after
noon when the local police caught
an 11-year-old boy in the act of
stealing from the cash register of
a Main street service station.
The boy had been apprehended
a few months previously for steal
ing cash at the bus station, and
had been released to his parents'
custody under a suspended sen
tence to a disciplinary institution.
Because of his youth, he presently
is still with his parents, but ar
rangements may be made to send
him to a reformatory.
His theft at the filling station
had been apparently successful for
four times. He had entered
through a broken window in the
back of the building and had taken
part but not all of the cash in
the register. When the priprietor
discovered the missing money he
notified the police, and they de
cided to "bait a hook" for the thief
by leaving a small amount of
money in the register and having
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Mrs. Fisher, Red
Cross Secretary,
To Attend Meet
Mrs. Ethel Hayes Fisher, secre
tary of the Haywood Chapter of
the Red Cross and Mrs. Sara Bolen
and Mrs. Ruth Liner, of the Can
ton Chapter, will attend a confer
ence for Service Officers of vari
ous vetei-rfns' organizationsc to be
held in Winston-Salem on Monday
and Tuesday of next week.
The invitation to the Red Cross
workers has been extended by the
manager of the Veterans Adminis
tration's Regional Office in Winston-Salem.
The Hed Cross work
ers have been included in the con
ference for the purpose of devel
oping a better service to veterans
in North Carolina.
Chiefs of the various depart
ments within the Veterans' Admin
istration and Roy Spearman, direc
tor of claims with participate in
the discussions.
Edwards Is How Manager
01 Pet; Davenport Going
To Mew Firm In Durham
Edwards Has Been
Assistant Manager
Here Six Years;
Davenport Leaves
Pet Dairy Company
Johnny L. Edwards has been
named as manager of Pet Dairy
Products Company here, succeed
ing R. B. Davenport, who resigned
this week in oijder to assume duties
as manager ol the Long Meadow
Dairy in Durham.
The change became effective
yesterday, and Mr. Davenport plans
to take over his new duties about
August fifteenth.
Mr. Edwards has been assistant
manager of the local plant for the
past six years, and lias been con
nected with the plant since Aucust
1938. He is a native i Ml Airv.
He is serving as second vice presi
dent of the Lions Club, in which he
lakes an active pari.
The dairy which Mr. Davenport
will become manager, was recently
bought by George Walls Hill, well
known dairyman, hanker and capi
talist of Durham. He also owns
I he famous Quail Roosl Farm,
which is managed by W. W. Fitz
patrick. who recently addressed
Haywood dairymen. The planl is
(Continued on page 7)
luly Birth Rate
Only Four Less
fune Top Record
"Well, we are just four short
of our record for the month of
June, which far surpassed any
birth record ever known in
Haywood, county," said Mrs.
Irene Rogers, superintendent
of the Haywood County Hos
pital. "In the month of July we
had 82 babies born at the hos
pital while in June we bad
flfi," continued Mrs. Rogers,
who pointed out the crowded
conditions at the local institu
tion, which came about by the
large increase in the birth
rate.
Sims Names
Committee
To Work for
Labor Day
Program Of
County-Wide Interest
Announced for Annual
Canton Festival
A ..
inr - man commit lee was
named Thursday by L. E. Sims,
president of l lie Chamber of Com
merce, to organize preparations in
Waynesville and Hazel wood for
participation in the annual Labor
Day celebration at Canton.
iiowaru v lapp iicuis the group,
Which is composed of Clyde Fisher,
Paul McElroy, H. B. Davenport,'
and David Underwood. The pri
mary object of the group, explains
Mr. Sims, is to have as many
firms as possible construct floats to
enter the Labor Day parade, which
will be one of the high-lights of
the county-wide festival Monday,
neptemner 2.
A week of events are scheduled
to lead up to the main celebration
of which C. C. Poindexter is gen
cral chairman. Riding devices will
be installed in the Champion Park,
business places and the streets of
Canton will be decorated, and the
town is instituting a clean-u,p. camp,
palgn to prepare for the annual
holiday.
on .Sunday, August 25th. the
Canton First Baptist church is con
ducting a homecoming program
which is expected to draw large
numbers of former members into
town. The following Monday night
the Cub Pack will have a picnic
and rally at the Canlon High
recreation park, and on Wednes
day the Cubs will sponsor a pet
show at Champion Park. The Old
Timers' softball game also is sched
uled Wednesday.
Thursday, August 2l)lh, the park
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Supt. Love
Sees Need of
Large Hotel
For Assembly
Banner Season
Under Way At
Famed Chatauqua
Of Southeastern
Methodists
(Special to The Mountaineer!
At the peak of the banner season
In its history of 31 summers, I ho
Lake Junaluska Methndi.t Am.
bl finds itself embarrassed by its
success. In spite of a recent up
surge in building and enlarge
ments, more than 500 persons this
summer have been turned away or
their requests for reservations have
been refused because of insufficient
space, according to Dr. F. S. Love,
superintendent, who sees as the
Assembly's greatest need a mod
ern hotel building.
It was estimated that 3,000 per
sons were on the grounds Sundav.
July 28, at the beginning of tin
season's ninth week. Some lived
in their own homes, and many
registered at hotels and boarding
houses and enrolled in the summer
schools and conferences. The sit
uation this week, as in the past,
is complicated by the fact that
three conferences of members
from the church's Soul hi 'astern
Jurisdiction were in session simul
taneously. The succession of calendared
events has been so well attended
and followed so closely that Hie
good-byes of departing groups
mingle with the greetings of the
newcomers. Summer schools and
conferences already held have at
tracted an enrollment of 2,350,
.wjyje. SQitant .stream of vaca
tionists and summer fesiddhts have
made the famed religious Chatau
qua a busy metropolis,
A remarkable array of personal
ities have passed through the gates
this summer to participate in the
scheduled events. One of the most,
unusual was a group of laymen
which included some of the South' i
leading business and professional
men, whose conference ended
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Three Canton Men Start
Shooting When Dealer
Refuses To Sell Beer
Police Help Travelers
Find Rooms For A Night
Waynesville's police force is not
only expected to protect its peace
ful citizens,5 but is asked to per
form a variety of other services.
One courtesy they etxend, which
's beyond their normal line of
duty, is to assist travelers in find
ng a place to stay at night.
"We get many calls of this kind,"
recounts Police Chief Orville
Noland, "and do what we can to
help the people out. This past
week there were two groups who
had come all the way from Hen
dersonville, trying everywhere
along the way to get a place to
spend the night. They asked us to
help them out, and we telephoned
several hotels and tourist places,
nnd finally found them rooms."
Several homes notify the police
when they have vacant rooms,
and Chief Noland says that if more
people would call them during the
afternoons the police would make
good use of the information.
They have received many words
of appreciation for their asisstance.
One viistor, Theodore S. Besch,
of St. Louis, Mo., expressed his
gratitude in a letter which he
mailed the chief upon returning
home. It is quoted as follows:
"Dear Sir: While on a vacation
trip through the "Smokies" we
had occasion to spend a night in
your city. We arrived in the
early evening to find the main
highway through town closed for
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Three Canton men are in the
Haywood County Hospital suffer
ing from gunshot wounds received
in a pitched gun battle late
Wednesday night at the Weeping
Willow service station about a mile
east of Canton. The fourth man
is under arrest and in jail here.
Attending physicians reported
the condition of the three wounded
men as "good' 'at 1:00 o'clock
Thursday.
Andy Case, 22, suffering from
gunshot wounds in the arm and
head, was reported by Dr. Robert
Owen as "resting pretty well, and
getting along nicely."
Jack Case, 23, a brother of Andy
Case, is suffering from a pistol
wound in the back and shotgun
wounds in the arm. Dr. Owens
said the bullets were yet to be re
moved, and barring any complica
tions, the patients should recover.
Andy L. (Bud) Parker, 25, suf
fering from shotgun wounds in
the arm, was reported by Dr.
Charles Owens as "being in good
condition."
Under arrest in the county jail
is .Oscar Case, 20, whom witnesses
say also participated in the shoot
ing but was unhurt.
Ott Robinson, proprietor of the
Weeping Willow .station suffered
a scalp wound thai required first
aid attention.
The following account of the
affray is a partial account written
by Jimmy Williamson, Canton
newspaper man for The Enterprise
after the shooting Thursday morn
ing. Pistols, rifles and .shotguns were
used in the battle which resulted
from Robinson's refusal to sell
beer after legal hours to the three
Case men. Witnesses estimated
that about twenty-five shots were
fired in the battle which started
at 11:40 p.m., and lasted about
ten minutes.
The three Case men, who were
refused the beer and allegedly
started the affray, are brothers
and have all been just recently
discharged from the armed serv
ices. They are the sons of Mrs.
Rich Case of the Dutch Cove sec
tion. During the battle the Case
brothers are alleged to have
robbed the two cash registers at
the Weeping Willow of about
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Belle Meade Lots
To Be Sold 7th
At Auction Sale
A final sale of all unsold lots
in the Belle-Meade development
will be offered at auction by the
owners, details of which will be
found elsewhere in an advertise
ment of lids issue.
The auction sale will be held on
the properly overlooking the
Waynesville Country club on Wed
nesday, August, the 7th, at 11:00
o'clock, according to an announce
ment by C. M. Dicus, one of tin
original owners and promoters of
the Belle Meade development.
Modford Leatherwood will auc
tion off the property, which will
be sold in two blocks, one of eight
lols in block "L," and one of seven
teen lots in blocks eight and nine.
Mr. Dicus states that some of
the choicest lots in the Belle-Mcade
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August Health Clinic
To Be Held August 9th
The clinic conducled each month
by the County Health Department
on the fust Tuesday of each month,
will be held on Friday, the 9th
this month, according to an an
nouncement by Dr. Mary Michal,
acting health director.
The change is being made this
month due to the heavy schedule
of Dr. Michal, who is carrying
on the work for I he present of the
direelor and I lie assistant director
in the district health department,
which consists of Haywood county
and the western counties.
The hours of the clinic are from
2:00 to 4.:t0 p. in.
Agents To Study
Burley At Test
Farm On Tuesday
W. M. Cobb Home After
Operation At Duke
W. M. "Bill" Cobb returned
home Monday night from Duke
Hospital in Durham where he un
derwent an operation on his back.
Mr. Cobb is getting along nicely,
and expects to be out in about two
weeks. He is owner and operator
of The Firestone Home and Auto
Supply Store.
County agents, and assistants
from all counties growing burley,
are due to spend the day here
Tuesday at the State Te:,t Farm for
special instructions on latest ex
periments on burley.
H. K. Bennett, extension burley
specialist, Dr. Luther Shaw, specia
list of the State Test Farm, and
Howard Clapp, manager of the
farm, will conduct the school.
Dr. Crook, head of the federal
tobacco program was here thi.;
week consulting on the program
for next year.
Market
Reports
Hundreds Expected At
Salvation Army Sing
The annual singing convention
and home coming day of the Moun
tain Division of the Salvation Army
will be held on Sunday, August
the 4th at the Citadel, headquarters
for the army at Maple Springs,
according to an announcement by
Major Cecil Brown, who is head
of the organization in this section.
As this is the first gathering
since the war, and there will be
adequate means of transportation,
the prewar crowds of hundreds who
formerly attended the convention
are expected on Sunday, it was
learned from Major Brown.
Services at the other Salvation
Army posts working under the su
pervision of Major Brown, will rail
off their Sunday school and service
for the day, so that all congrega
tions may attend the sing. In this
group are: The Big Bend church,
Bonnie Hill. Shelton Laural, Mill
ers Clap Little Creek and Cold
Springs.
In addition to those who reside
in the area of Maple Springs
hundreds from adjoining counties
as well as from other sections of
Haywood county are expected to
attend.
Special programs of musical
groups have been planned for the
day, it was learned from Major
Brown, who is also asking all who
attend to bring a picnic lunch, for
the noon hour as the convention
is an all day affair.
Prices are unchanged at The
Farmers Exchange since the an
nouncement Tuesday. As of noon
Thursday, I he quotation;; were:
eggs, 45c; fryers 30e-32, hens. 20c-
22c: snap beans. $1.35-$1.5(l; squa .h.
No. 1, $2; cucumbers. No. 1, $L';
potatoes, U. S. No. 1. $2 75.
The Asheville poultry market al
so is running steady. Eggs bring
for grade A, large 42c; A medium
and B large, 37c: grade C, 32c;
dirties and checks, 30c. The mark
et has been dull on live fowls with
heavy supplies brought in. Fryers
and broilers bring 32c a pound;
hens, 25c; roosters. 18 to 20c.
In Atlanta, vegetable and apple
sales are running as follows: beau
market weak, poles selling from
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TRAFFIC LIGHT INSTALLED
ON HIGHWAY AT HAZELWOOD
One of the two traffic lights to
be installed on the highway in
Hazelwood was placed at the "five
points" intersection last week. An
other, which town authorities have
not yet been able to secure is to
be placed at the intersection of the
road leading from the Elementary
school and the highway.
According to Mayor Clyde Fisher
this latter one will be installed
before school opens.
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