North Carolina Newspapers

Standard PRINTING C., il)--iO S First S LOUISV1LI E f" Wished A-Week Jiesday fay The Waynesville Mountaineer 49,500 People Live within 20 miles of Waynesville their ideal shopping center. Published Twice-a-Week In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Entrance Of The Great Smoliy Mountains National Park WAYNESVILLE, N. ( ., FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 19-16 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties rui A kvFVK N- le7 T PEAK EM WEEK pairs, Sewage nod Board hmtiiiLU' me '"" i tax, $14:. lu nation, according tho ma or and hr nit'i'tiiit! Turs-' par hiulw't was d, with several MIS ID lie limi" latum. However, Ishcr stales that rraKiiii tli' same. a iiiiii'incii"'iits j A Miru'V will I new vewer lilies t srttion. which when equipment uliieh passes in Irmentary school, by the Aslieville is soon as con- fa nged. lie lights shall he tdential area. Al bcations have not Ivor Fisher states Ion Brown avenue fit home, one at I Camp street and and another at A short a fie of fT, will delay this ily. lest 13 j eek; Few Jmplaints is were made by during the first I fiorr arrested for : p. four of whom nd paid costs in i IhriT were picked ?ain, excessive ! I!,fi hy tho police wsts have been ' f Shrltnn Branch the Hotel rebuilt bv w I weaken f C new one was tottic Ac ""wger G. c. Mother week. PWE MA HERE f - Maxwell tp- yesterday after ' Catirm , Vhe Atlanta resi- n. ltlAAn I N -F,;. .. ... "gntly kmperature . M Of the ! jo 83 J!l lewoQ)d Continues Tax Kate; Projects Stray Dogs With out License Tags To Be Caught "We arc trying l gel rid of stray dogs around town so we arc enforcing t hc payment of dot; taxes in an effort to find out how many dogs there are in the community without owners'", said t;. C. Ferguson, town manager. The taxes arc $1.00 for male and $2.00 for females, and the period for payment of the taxes is the same as that of privilege taxes, starting on June, 1st, Mr. Ferguson stat ed. R. I.. Kay is in charge of these collections and lie is making an effort to round up all the dogs and cheek on their owners. Many Pieces Land Sold At Auction Sales Belle-Meadc Property, And J. B. Henry Estate Sold Here Wednesday A pick-up in real estate circles was noted this week with two auc tion sales taking place on Wednes day, attracting hundreds of would be home seekers and property owners. One sale was held at ISclle-Meadc, near the Waynesville Country club at 11 o'clock in the morning and the other at 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon when the J. B. Henry estate was put on the market. The sale of the Henry property "nr persim being was conducted by me i. r. vm- ollier tun fined: hams and Alston Clarke land auc Orc arrest wa.si,ion company of High Point, and In of the prnliihi-! was reported to have been satislac- pi and costs, one ''-v ,0 both the handlers ol the "i payment of ' sales and the owners. St charge, and one ' Ttle total sales brought in over n the charce f,f . $25,000 and all lots with the ex ss and resisting ccption of ten were sold. At the phavc final iudp-' last moment the owners decided to I withdraw the residence located on pes announce that a ,wo ann- one-half acre lot ana IMirat inn nf tho I another tract of two acres. Ulus Ferguson was the lucky If hern few coni- winner of the cash prize of $50 "latter. Sevf i-ai 1 offered in a drawing held at the sale. The purchasers included both local people and summer visitors. Among those buying lots in both the hucinocc ptinn ftnH on the M Bridec I Del I wood road were: Rankin Fcr- Ilt Rv T ' cllson- Celestine Curry, Clyde Rig a) 1 0vn gins, Charlie Gaddis, Ira Marcus, (Continued on Page Six) Labor Day Committees Announced This Week All committees have been select ed to prepare for the 1946 Labor Day proram at Canton, and pre parations are continuing for mak ing the biggest celebration ever under the general chairmanship of C. C. Poindexter. The group selected to represent Waynesville and Hazelwood will be composed of Howard Clapp, Clyde Fisher, Paul McElroy, David Underwood, and Johnny Edwards, the latter replacing R. B. Daven port who is leaving to accept a new job in Durham. A committee representing Clyde has been named, with Larry Cagle chairman, Roy McKinnish,' Ruel Noland, Vannar Haynes and Mrs. Troy Stamey completing its mem bership. Photos of entries for the con test in which "The Prettiest Girl in Haywood County" will be select ed shoulyj be mailed to The Canton Enterprise. The pictures will be nmod over to the' beauty contest Several Sought Farm Tour Visits Many Interesting Places Group To Return Home Today After Eventful Trip To Coast And Back Editor's Note: The story be low was received by telegram and airmail letter from Mr. Medford, one of the members of the tour. The letter, writ ten in the rain below Salisbury "while waiting for someone in the party to fix a flat," re counted the first day's experi ence, and the telegram de scribed their second night. The group was scheduled to spend last night at White Lake and return to their Haywood county homes late this after noon. By W. C. MEDFORD ELIZABETH CITY (With Hay wood County Farm Tour) The Haywood County Farm Tour is all together now after some of the vehicles became disconnected dur ing the day, and is heading for home. We spent the night at Manteo in Marine barracks, being fed army style. Last night we also took in The Lost Colony; wonderfully realistic and thrilling, and during the aft ernoon viewed the Wright Brothers monument. There was one mis hap on the Manteo highway caused by tidewater in the road, but no one was seriously hurt. Our party, representing nearly all the townships in the county, left Waynesville at 10 minutes 'till 8:00 Tuesday morning at Cpl. E. W. Jones' signal, he and County Agent Wayne Corpening leading the con voy of 19 cars and Asst. Farm Agent Huth Carpenter bringing up (Continued on Page Six) Property Being Advertised For Unpaid 1945 Taxes Several hundred pieces of real estate are being advertised today by the tax collector of Haywood County for 1945 taxes. The prop erty will be advertised for four weeks, and sold on Monday, Sep tember 2nd. The list for the Town of Waynes ville and Hazelwood will be adver tised next Friday, and sold on Sep tember 9th. committee, of which Robert Mat thews is chairman, and 25 will be chosen to e nter the final contest. The beauty contest will be held Saturday before Labor Day, and the queen and court of 10 girls will be honored during the main cele bration. Entries will be dressed in street wear during both events. Group and quartet singing will be organized by the committee of which H. A. Williams is chairman. Mr. Poindexter and J. M. Craw ford will be in charge of sports. Guy Roberts heads the committee in charge of the parade, and G. C. Suttles will be chairman of the platform program committee. The general program group, with Mr. Poindexter chairman and Mayor Sam Robinson the treasurer, is composed of H. A. Helder, May Holtzclaw, Harley Wright, J. Paul Murray. C. L. Westmoreland, G. C Suttles, Mrs. R. G. Liner, Mrs. j T Campbell, Rev. R. A. Kelly, Rev. D. O. Mclnnis and Turner Cat hey. Large Crowd Expected At Cataloochee Celebration Monroe Redden Announced As Principal Speaker At Annual Reunion Monroe Redden of llendcisou ville, nomiiialeil by the Democratic party to represent this district in Congress, will be the principal speaker at the annunal reunion of past and present cilicns of Cata loochee, which will r;ol under way Sunday morning at I'almer's Chapel. With favorable weather, more than 1,000 lorinor residents of aiaioociice and lliose living there now are expected to attend this reunion, which will be their 17th. During the war the annual gatln'r inc was discontinued hut jii tho (lip last one, in 1011, there were 1,012 persons who attended, and a larger number are planning to be present this year. The Smoky Mountain National Park Warden, Mark Hannah, has requested that fishermen and o I -er visitors not connected with the reunion go into the Catalooche area before 2:00 p. in. Sunday. After that hour, he explains, the reunion guests will lie leaving to return home, and since the road is narrow incoming traffic would con gest the flow of vehicles. Arrangements for this year's cel ebration were made by a commit tee composed of Mr. Hannah, Lush Caldwell, Kimsey Palmer, Mrs. Cleveland Sisk, and Mrs. V. H. Davis. Dinner will le hold otv the grounds at the Chapel, and various entertainment features pi 'Sued being held and winners. prize- ;oi to Legion Meeting Tonight Begins At 7:30 O'clock Members and guests of the American Legion and Auxiliary will meet tonight at Legion Home, beginning at 7::!0. A special program is being plan ned, with the district commander, L. L. Froneberger, of Aslieville, to be the principal speaker. The en tertainment will be featured by a watermelon cutting at the conclu sion of the program. The meeting will get the local post's annual membership drive started. All former servicemen and their wives are invited to at tend. Henry Hale In Charge Of Pet Dairy Milk Sales Henry Hale, formerly of the Waynesville Pet Dairy plant, has been transferred from the Knox ville plant to Waynesville, and will have charge of milk sales, succeed ing .1 L Edwards, who is now manager of the plant. Mr. Hale ,-ent to Knoxvillc in February ofobbed the two cash registers at I wc this year. Other changes in the Pet or ganization, include the promotion of E. D. Cobb of the Greenville, S. C, plant to district supervisor. District Health Board Considers Successor To Dr. Sisk At Meeting A call meeting or the district board of health composed of re presentatives from the five-county unit operating in this section of the state composed of Hay wood. Jack son. Macon. Swain and Transyl vania counties was held here in the courthouse in the office of the county manager Tuesday afternoon The purpose of the meeting was to name a successor to Dr. C. N. Sisk, former district director, who resigned to accept a similar posi tion in Burke county, and has as sumed his new duties. George A. Brown, Jr., chairman of the district board was asked by the members to contact Dr. R. E. Fox, director of the Division of loc al health administration of the state board of health, regarding the availabilityj of a person who had the required training in puWie Honored MISS SA1.1.IF. McCHACKF.N. a former Haywood resident, who was i ,m ,,st Sunday at the uimi.il lldiiii -('coning Day at Hie Baptist Orphanage. Thomasville, for her hlty years ol service lilty years of service to the in- strtution ( The story of her lite wri my , found in "Here and I There" on the editorial pagei. I - 3 Men Hurt At Shooting Recovering All Three Still In Haywood Hospital, Their Condition Reported 'Satisfactory' The condition of the three Can ton men who suffered gunshot wounds received in a gun battle last week at the Weeping Willow service station near Canton on the Aslieville highway is reported to be satisfactory. All three still re main patients in the hospital here where they were taken for (refit ment following the affray. Andy Case, 22, who received gunshot wounds in the arm and head is much better. Jack Case, 23, brother of Andy, who suffered a pistol wound in the back and shotgun wounds in the arm is making fine progress, Andy L. (Bud) Parker, 25, who suffered shotgun wounds in the arm is steadily improving. Oscar Case, 20, who was arrested at the time, and lodged in jail, having participated in the shooting according to eye witnesses, but escaped injury, has not made bond but is still confined to Hie jail. No date has been set for a bearing of the case. The shoot -inc was an outgrowth of the re fusal of the fillinu station onerator to sell beer after legal hours to. the three Case men Witnesses www; v,. v sn,! 0 n estimated that about twenty-five next week at the State College shot were fired in the battle which j campus. Club leaders from over started the affray are brothers! North Carolina will attend, and ten minutes, w ith pistols, rifles, courses given in the different 4-H and shotguns used. cluh activities. Sight-seeing tours The three Case men, who were j around the city will be taken, and refused the beer and allegedly the group will be entertained one shots were fired in the battle which! afternoon at the Governor's Man and have all been recently riis-ision. charged f i om the armed forces j Representatives from the twelve They are the sons of Mrs. Rich j c-luhs in Haywood and the Jackson Case of the Dutch Cove section county croups will travel together of the county. by private bus to Raleigh and back. During the gun battle the Case brothers are reported to have' the weeping willow station oi about $250. As a result they have j been charged with assault with a I neaniy weapon wun imeni 10 mh ! and with armed robbery. health service for ttie post. L'niti a successor is named to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna tion of Dr. Sisk. Dr. Mary Michal. who has served as assistant direct or under the former was named acting head of the district work. During the meeting budgets were set up for each of the counties in the district for the coming year's work. Members of the district board are in addition to Mr. Brown; Dr. A. P. Cline, of Canton, Dan K. Moore and Walter Ashe, the latter chairman of the Jackson county board of commissioners, both of Sylva, Dr. T. L. Bacon, of Bryson City, Verne P. Clement, mayor of Brevard, W. E. Baldwin, chairman of the Macon county board of com missioners. Jimmy Perry, of Frank lin and W. L. Latham superinten dent of the schools in Bryson City. Oratorio And Be Presented Tonight And Two-Headed Calf Born On II. L. Liner Farm A two-headed calf, one of the freaks of nature, was born recently on the Harry Lee Liner farm near Waynesville. The animal was normal in all respects except Its heads. The two faces were joined to gether, with an eye apd ear in the center, and one of each in their usual places on tho nit side part of the two heads. Horn to a white-face cow, the call died two hours aflcr ils liiiih although in apparent good health. The body was de stroyed, hut the head is being preserved in formaldehyde and is now being kept at the Build ers Supply and Lumber com pany office where It may be seen in a glass jar. Flags Will Fly Aug. 14th Marking V-J Anniversary The flag will be displayed on all government buildings Wednesday, August 14, which is the first anni versary, of "Victory Day" against Japan. President Truman has proclaimed the day as one "for solemn com memoration of the devotion of the men and women by whoo sacri fices victory w,as achieved." He reminded citizens that they still must work for a just and enduring peace. The president urges Americans to observe the day with prayer and high resolve that the causo of justice, freedom, peace, and inter national good will shall be ad vanced with undiminished and un remitting efforts, inspired by the valor of our heroes of the armed services." 4-H'ers From Two Counties To Leave Mon. For Raleigh y or more leaders in Ilav- wood and Jackson county 4 H clubs will leave the Court House in Waynesville early Monday morn- inn f., .,n I,. f;..l..;i. r ,w ,., ,, a- i n";i1 f-1""'1 course. The training is scheduled to last from Monday through Saturday of Guards Prepare To Go To Camp Pendleton Haywood county's two State Guard companies and the second regimental staff under Col. J. Har din Howell have completed prep arations for this summer's en campment at Camp Pendleton, Va., where the entire state brigade will assemble Aug. 15-23. The 13-man supply detachment from Waynesville's Hq. and Service i Company, with Capt. Marion Bridges in charge, will leave Sun day with a jeep and two trucks, ahead of the main body of troops. They are scheduled to spend the first night in Raleigh and arrive at Pendleton on Monday to draw supplies for the regiment. Plans are to leave at 8 o'clock Sunday morning. Members of the, detachment in clude SSgt. Grover Robinson, Sgt. Russell Lawrence Robinson, Ken neth Lowe, Sheehan, W. Robinson, C. Robinson, Cpl. Messer, Sgt. G. Milner, Powers Haskett, Troutman, and G. Rathbone. Sgt. Hundley also is hoping to make the trip. Opera To At Lake Saturday Interest Is High In Outstanding Musical Events Of Wcek-End Presented during the month that marks the one hundredth anniver sary of the oratorio. "Elijah" will open the week-end's musical pro gram at Lake .luiuluska tonight at H:30. Willi the largest crowds of the season piesmt at the assembly grounds, interest is keen for the two programs tonight and Satur day night picscnlcd with leading singers and full choruses from Atlanta's Waller llcrhurl Produc tions. Saturday Hie opera "Martha" will be presented with lull orchestra under the baton of Mr. Herbert. The chorus of tiO voices and 21 piece symphony will eifliance the effectiveness of the performance, which will he staged and directed by (ilen Janus. Mendelssohn's oratorio is con sidered one of the greatest musical works based on a Biblical character. The St) voice Oratorio Singers will feature Helen llegwood Tomlinson, contralto; Helen Ardell McGee, soprano; Hubbard Upchurch, tenor; and Mr. Herbert, baritone in the solos. Robert Lowrance will con duct the orchestra. Leading roles in the opera, Martha, will be sung by Betty Boone taking the part of Lady Harriet Durham, maid of honor to Queen Anne; Alice Tomlinson as Nancy, confidante of Lady Harriet; Frank Love, Jr. as Plunkett, a rich farmer; and Hubbard Upchurch as Lionel, Plunkett s foster brother. One of the most tuneful of all operas, the famous "Last Rose of Summer," an old Irish tune to which the poem was titled skilfully in Flowlnw't famous work, prom ises to bring a satisfying point in the .Saturday night performance. The comedy roles of Lord Tristan, sung hy Al Flowers, and the Sheriff by Mucky Walters complete the list of solo roles. Band Uniforms Distributed Wednesday, 14th I Distribution of uniforms for members of the Waynesville Town ship high .school band will be made Wednesday afternoon, the 14th, at the Presbyterian church between the hours of 1:00 and 5:00 o'clock, according to ("has. Isley, director. Al llhose who expect to play in the senior band are asked to come to the church and get their uni forms, which are In be cleaned and allered prior to Hie opening of school. Mi. Isley pointed out that the students would have two weeks in which to h.ive (heir uniforms put in condition, so that they would he ready for use at the open ing of the school term. Col. Hardin, Lt. Col. M. H, Bowles, executive offica-; Capft. Ralph Prevost, adjutant; and Lt. Arthur Ledbctter, supply officer for the third battalion, will leave Waynesville Sunday afternoon to report at camp Wednesday. Hq. and Service company, with 40 men, under 1st Lt. Frank Byrd and 2nd Lt. Guy Messer, and Can- ton's Machine Gun company, at full strength of 50 men and thre officers, Capt. Frank M. Davis commanding, will leave by com mercial bus on Aug. 14. The main body of the brigade will move to camp on August 15 by bus and pri vate automobile, with more than 1,500 guardsmen expected to at tend camp. The camp training this summer will include some basic training and emphasis is to be placed upon services expected from the guardr state. However, from Raleigh the state Ad j .-Gen. J. Van B. Metts (Continued en page six) Season Is Expected To Last Through September Survey Of Business Places Brings Conflicting Reports Of Season A survey of the current tourist season by The Mountaineer brought to light many conflicting opinions. While the hotels, guest houses and other accommodations report a greater number of guests, various firms and agencies in the area feet that it Is not quite up to last year or to the expectations of the spring. The peak is anticipated next week. The majority who are of the lat ter opinion attribute the decline in nunber to the rantrirtioiiK placed on peopl from Florida affected polio areas hy the atate board of health. If this should be dropped even at this time, they teel thai thcra would be a considerable pick up during September. The office of the Chamber of Commerce revealed that there are more accomodations this year than last with new tourist cabins having; been built during the past year and more home opened to guests. It was also learned from the of fice that all indications point to a longer season, that will extend into September, judging by inquiries coming from out of town people wanting reservations. A check with rental agencies revealed that prior to the polio restriction imposed on the Florida area, from which this section draws the largest number of summer vis itors, they had never had so many calls for houses and apartments, but that there was a decided drop after the rules were put intq ef fect. Yet despite (his one rental agent stated that he felt there were more people in town and passing through than last year. The management of the Waynes ville Country club reports that this (Continued on Page Two) Enrollments In Schools Slight Increase Over '45 Total enrollments in the iwhsels whirh opened last week have been announced as follows by Jack Mes ser, county superintendent: Bethel, 578 in the elementary grades as compared with 559 last year and 223 enrolled in the high school as against 185 in 1945, show ing an increase in the totals of 55 this year. There have been to date 158 enrolled during the first week of the term in the Cruso school as compared to 18H last year. The Cecil school had an enroll ment last year of 12(i while this year it has dropped to 120. Elementary enrollments in Crab tree school for current, term are 328 as compared to 343 lar.i year, with 70 in 1945 in Inch school a; compared to 85 in 194'i, showing an increase in Mais of 10 this year. In the Fines Creek :chonls (hero have been 288 enrolled in the ele mentary grades as against 307 la .1 year with 80 currently enrolled m high school as against. fi2 Inst year. There will be a small increase noted until the last of this month as it will be then before a full enrollment will be made, according to Mr. Messer. Market Report Eegs and Poultry Eggs fciid live poultry remained steady at the Farmers Exchange Prices are the same: Eggs, 45r; fryers, S0c-32c; hens, 20c-22c. Re ceipts in Asheville hare been run ning light and the market about steady. Grade A large eEgs brin? 42e; A medium and B large. 37c; grade C, 32c. With heavy supplies brought to the live poultry martet, fryers and broilers bring 30 to 33r; heavy hens 25 and light hens 20c per pound. Vegetables The demand is strong for Snap Beans and Squash at the Farmers Exchange, with best quality beans getting $1.50 and No. 1 squash $2 when bought for shipment Pota toes have a weak market, the cur rent price being $2.20 per 100 lbs. (Continued on rre Twe ' .