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YEAR No. 96 14 Pages
WAYNESVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1946
$3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
cl Vote
tyvood
Total
1,200
Favored
With 98
ht Majority
1943
lc interest in the Bur-
luota vote today has
county AAA officials
tcord turnout at the
e whether the crop
to be grown by acre-
ts in the future or
1,500 and 1,700 per.
to vote in Haywood
lowers, tenants, ana
rs approximately
lecled to cast ballots
ligible are urged to
eferonce so that the
show a true record
growers want.
ten a similar poll was
lout the Burley belt
showed a 95 per cent
:vor of quotas. A 66
Kent vote is required
election in favor of
County in 1943 cast
with only 18 persons
f quotas, 16 in favor
fiotas, and 1,034 favor-
controls. Since -there
lore growers now than
it is estimated that
f a few more votes
this year. However
due to the need of
fly down to demand,
ision of government
ts under the quotas.
pa two-thirds major-
f lurthcr controls.
ps and officials are
the convenience of
ea Clark
1 S. Navy
Jed to MarvT nnrl
J
Clark, Chief Machin.
iS- Navy, has recentlv
T'ra irom Atlanta to
naval Air Base,
spent two weeks in
P- c- awaiting his
f Officer Clark, who
fne Navy for several
F a Jap prisoner for
half 'Pars, and was
Wg in action for some
f t" the States from
per last November.
I- 'he former Miss
fnsn, plans to join
fthe near future.
jnd Sales
pTues.
I of land in the Jona
f tion and two small
al building lots on
1 to Brevard will be
2n Tuesday, Oct. 29
prwood will be auc-
ik Tuesday morning
lnwk ProPerty,
lh , Boyd nd, on
0 miles from
" b; sold in small,
J1 of the Dan Coch
S a'ong highway 276
S?1 miles from
lsm at 3:00 p.m.
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Jthef Bureau):
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tarm rar"y cloudy
Jari"er today and to-
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lure Quotas Today
To Preside
JOKN C. 1,11.1.5, wetm: FBI
agent in charge of the Charlotte
office, will preside at the confer
ence of W.N.C. law enforcement
officers that opens Thursday morn
ing at Canton.
Officers
Of W.N.C.
Will Train
Under FBI
Special Course
To Begin Thursday
In Y.M. C. A.
At Canton
For the purpose of aiding law
enforcement officers in meeting
practical problems in criminal mat
ters, an FBI-sponsored conference
is scheduled for the Champion
Y.M.C.A. gymnasium at Canton
Thursday morning, October 31, at
10:30 o'clock, it has been an
nounced by Idus J. Lynn, of Ashe
ville. The conference will only be open
to law enforcement officers.
John C. Bills, special agent in
charge of the Charlotte FBI office,
will preside over the conference at
the Y. Other FBI representatives
taking an active part in the pro
gram will be James I. Waller, of
Winston-Salem; Tullis D. Easter
ling, of Greenville, S. C, and Odus
Lyner, of Asheville.
Following the conference pro
gram, all FBI officials, law en
forcement officers, and others at
tending will be the luncheon guests
of the Champion Paper and Fibre
company and the town of Canton
in the company's new $150,000
cafeteria which was erected at the
request of Champion employees
and which officially opens Wednes
day, October 30, preceding the FBI
conference on Thursday.
Mayor Sam M. Robinson, of Can
ton, will be master of ceremonies
during the luncheon hour begin
ning at 1:15 o'clock.
Special musical entertainment
also is planned during the luncheon
hour.
The Canton conference is being
held for the benefit of all law
enforcement officers in Western
North Carolina, and is the only
meeting scheduled in this area this
year.
The conference will be held at
the State Highway Patrol Lodge,
at Lake Lure, on Friday, November
1st.
Barber's Apples Bring
Prize Money
M Annual State Fair
Apples from Barber's Orchard,
Haywood county's largest privately
owned orchard east of the Missis
sippi, took prizes in practically
every division at the North Caro
lina State Fair.
The Barber's apples were entered
in the Fair almost at the last min
ute. As related by R. N. Barber,
Jr., manager of the orchard, he
received word from the Fair man
agement just before the event
opened requesting him to send ap
ples to enter the competition. Since
he hadn't time to select the best
looking products and give them
special care, Mr. Barber had a vari
ety of their regular boxes placed on
a truck and sent them to Raleigh.
Vote
On
Baby Beef
Of Haywood
Ranks High
At Biltmore
First Three Winners
In County Show
Take Honors At
W. N. C. Event
Winning honors in all divisions
individually, and taking third place
in county groups, Haywood county
4-H and FFA youths placed three
baby beef in the first ten judged
at the 12th annual Fat Stock show
and sale held Wednesday and
Thursday at New Planters ware
house, Biltmore.
Ted Francis of the Waynesville
4-H club, whose 870-pound Here
ford steer won first place in the
Haywood livestock show, placed
fourth in the Western North Caro
lina competition. The 940-pound
Hereford of Leslie Davis, Waynes
ville youth who was killed in a
bicycle accident recently, won sixth
place (shown by Wade Francis); and
Donald McCracken, Bethel, won
ninth place with a 790-pound Aberdeen-Angus
steer.
The two steers of Davis and Mc
Cracken had placed second and
third in the Haywood livestock
show judging.
A total of 80 animals were en
tered by 48 exhibitors, and were
placed at auction Thursday after
noon. J. C. Pierce of State college
was judge for the show, and stated
that entries were generally superi
or to those in last year's show.
Macon county placedLfirst In the
county groups of ..ftyftjrteern, Bun,
combe second, Haywood third, and
Transylvania fourth. In county
groups of three home-raised steers
Macon again won first, Haywood
second, and Buncombe third.
Donald McCracken placed sec
ond in the fitting and showmanship
class, first place honors being tak
en by Fred Councill of Boone,
whose steer was the grand cham
pion of the show. Ted Francis won
third place in showmanship.
Other Haywood entries were
David Rogers, Billy K. Medford,
Bennett Best, John Welch, Hugh
K. Terrell, Neil Stamey, J. W. Gra
ham, Newell Jackson, Joe Terrell,
Donald Carver, Jack Stamey, Joe
Morrow, Charles and Jimmy How
ell, Woody and Max Best, and
Howell Brown.
Large Crowd Is
Expected Nov. 2
At Demo Rally
After a visit to all Haywood
county voting precincts during the
past week, C. E. Brown, party
chairman in Haywood, states that
he expects a big crowd to attend
the Democratic rally here the af
ternoon and night of November 2.
Much interest is being shown in
the general election here, says Mr.
Brown, and precinct workers over
the county look for a big vote elec
tion day.
At the rally a week from Satur
day, a band concert will start the
program after which Congressional
nominee Monroe Redden and Soli
citor John Queen will be featured
speakers. During the evening a
square dance will be held at the
Armorj'.
to Hayvood
When the judging was over last
Saturday, the Haywood county ap
ples took about as many first prizes
as all others combined. M. L. Mar
tin of Lawsonville was another
prominent winner, and a variety of
others took smaller prizes.
Barber's Orchard won first place
in: Best three trays, one each of
three different varieties ($10),
Grimes Golden ($3.50), Golden De
licious two divisions ($3.50 and
$2.00), Rome Beauty ($3.50), Stay
mared or Blaxtayman ($3.50),
Grimes ($2.00); second place in:
commercial display ($75), best five
trays of 11 standard varieties ($15),
and in the single tray division,
winesaps ($2).
Methodist
Leaders To
Meet Here
October 31
Annual District
Institute To Be
Held At First
Methodist Church
The First Methodist church of
Waynesville will be host to the dis
trict missionary and stewardship
institute Thursday, Oct. 31, with
approximately 200 pastors, lay
leaders and visiting church offi
cials expected to attend.
Purpose of the institute, as stat
ed by the Rev. Walter B. West,
district superintendent, is to study
the basic interests of the Methodist
church and to make plans for car
rying out the church program.
The institute will open at 10:30
a.m. with an address on "The
Home for the Aged" by the Rev.
F. E. Howard. At 11:15 the Rev.
R. G. Tuttle of Elkin will speak
on the "World Service and Con
ference Benevolences," with the
Rev. P. W. Townsend, district mis
sionary secretary, presiding. This
will be followed by an address by
Prof. P. F. Evans of Lexington,
conference lay leader, on "The
Laymen's Part in Christian Stew
ardship", with Dan K. Moore, dis
trict lay leader, presiding.
At the afternoon scsion, with
Rev. West presiding, R. D. Cole
man of Canton will present a re
port of the district stewards. He
will state the financial, evangelistic,
advocate, district, and Methodist
goals for 1946-1947. The conclud
ing part of the program will be by
representatives of conferences
causes and institutions, who will
discuss other vital interests of the
church.
Pastors, district and associate lay
leaders, charge lay leaders, district
stewards, district officers and
charge presidents of the Woman's
Society of Christian Service, chair
men of the Christian Stewardship
committee and all other interested
laymen and laywonicn are urged
to attend.
Similar institutes are being held
next week in all ten districts of
the Western North Carolina con
ference, with the Asheville district
also meeting on Thursday in the
Central Elementary church, Ashe
ville. Balentine's Man
Store Is Opening
Here This Morning
Balentine's Man Store will for
mally open this morning on Main
street, in the building formerly oc
cupied by the Dixie Store.
Emmett Balentine announced
that the store would be exclusive
for men and boys, carrying full
line of "everything men and bovs
wear." Mr. Balentine is being as
sisted by John Penny.
The building has been complete
ly renovated, with new fixtures
added, and steam heat. The maple
floors have been refinished in nat
ural color to add to the ap
pearance of the interior.
Mr. Balentine recently spent
some time on the northern mar
ket, and most of the merchandise
he bought has arrived for the open
ing. Two Canton Men
Hurt In Wreck
At Clyde Monday
Two occupants of a Ford convert
ible roadster, Carol Johnson. 29
and William G. Dotson, 19, of Can
ton were injured in an accident
Monday afternoon about 2 p.m. on
the highway east of Clyde, on the
curve near the residence of Dr. A.
C. Downs.
According to an eye-witness, the
coupe was travelling at a fast rate
towards Canton, following a slower
moving creamery truck closely into
the curve, had to swerve off the
road and ran into the guy wire of
a telephone pole, which caused the
auto to bounce up in the air and
turn over.
Both riders of the vehicle were
taken to a doctor for medical care.
Johnson is reported to have re
ceived bruises of a minor nature,
while Dotson was said to have
been injured more seriously. An
estimated $300 damage was inflict
ed on the roadster.
Patrolman Jones investigated the
accident.
Mrs. C. O. Newell will preach
at the Hazelwood Methodist Church
Sunday evening at 7:30 P. M.
Patrolman
dW Rflany May wood! Auto
- S $
After hitting Mr. and Mrs. Liner
the automobile above overturned in a ditch along Pigeon street, where the accident occurred the night of
October 19. Driver of the car, James Franklin, 21, of the Francis Cove section, was arrested by investigat
ing officers. He was released Tuesday on posting $2,500 bond, and the preliminary hearing in magistrate's
court will be conducted Saturday at 11:00 a. m. A Mountaineer photo by Ingram, Skyland Studio.
Army Plans To Resume Air
Search For Plane Lost In '44
Hospital To
Have Library
Service
Through Efforts Of
Nurses' Cluh Service
Of Book Truck
To Be Installed
Beginning October 30th, the Hay
wood County Library will extend
its services to the County hospital,
according to an announcement by
Miss Margaret Johnston, county
librarian.
Once each week, on Wednesday
afternoon, the county librarian or
a volunteer from the Haywood
County Nurses' club will visit the
rooms and leave books and maga
zines for any who are able lo road.
This service was made possible
by the Nurses' club of which Mrs.
Rufus Ratcliff is president. The
club raised the necessary tunas of
$65 last spring with which to fi
nance the purchase of a book truck.
They sponsored a square dance and
with the help of interested citizens
and friends were successful in se
curing a beautiful truck from Gay-
lord company, dealers in library
supplies.
The truck is made of light maple,
with cushioned wheels, three
shelves on each side for books, a
magazine rack on the front and a
little box for book cards. It can
be pushed easily up beside the bed
of the patient where they can see
the books and select a book to read
Recent magazines are needed and
anyone wishing to make contribu
tions to this need may leave copies
at the County library or at the
County hospital.
Highway
Record For 1946
In Haywood
(To Date)
Killed-- 13
Injured 153
(This Information Compiled
From Records of State High
way Patrol)
Says
Car Overturns After Hitting
nr r -w n '".$ -y-M
Frady resulting in the latter's death and serious injury to Mr. Frady
Plane From Greenville
Army Air Base
To Try When
Weather Permits
Major T. J. HIcatt, intelligence
officer at the Greenville (S. C.)
Army Air base, announced to The
Mountaineer that another attempt
by plane will be made within the
next week or ten days weather
permitting to discover the C-78
Cessna wreck believed to be in
the mountains south of Maggie.
It is hoped that since foliage is
not now as dense as dunng the
summer, occupants of a plane may
sight part of a wing or other evi
dence. Should any further clue to
the plane, which was wrecked in
January, 1944, during a snow storm,
be located by air, Maj. Hieatt
stales that a ground party will be
brought for another search in the
area.
Maj. Hieatt was in Waynesville
Tuesday. He was in charge of the
group that looked for the lost plane
in early September, after small
parts of its fuselage had been dis
covered by two men logging in the
vicinity of Rattlesnake Cove.
lie also had been in charge of
the Army group that recovered the
bodies of the five persons aboard
the B-25 that crashed near the top
of Cold Mountain later in Septem
ber. Since the wreckage there had
been widely scattered, three
searches were made to complete
the task.
There had been some criticism
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Direct Airmail Contact
Is Established To East
On Three Local Mails
Postmaster Howell
Announces Increase
In Air Service
To Waynesville
All three east-bound mails leav
ing here will make direct airmail
connections in the future, accord
ing to Postmaster J. H. Howell here
yesterday. Heretofore, only mail
leaving here at 4:00 o'clock in the
afternoon made a direct connec
tion.
All air mail letters deposited in
the office before 8:35 each morn
ing will make connection in Ashe
ville for Greensboro, Durham, Ra
leigh, Rocky Mount, Norfolk, New
eer Is aaose
Couple
tiiiiiipp
Last Details
For Election
Made Sat.
Appointments Of
Markers For Each
Voting Precinct
To Be Made By
Board Of Elections
The markers for the general elec-j
tion will be appointed at a meet-,
ing of the Haywood county board
of elections at a meeting of the
group on Saturday, it was learned
yesterday from Walter Crawford,
secretary of the board.
The appointment of the markers
will complete the set-up of all
necessary machinery essential for
the election to be held on Tuesday,
November 5th.
Every voting precinct in the
county is entitled to one marker
for every one hundred registered
voters.
Autumn Is Here
It must be Fall.
Not only does the calendar say
so; the leaves cover yards and
streets to say so, and cool morn
ings repeat the news, but for com
plete proof look at the Waynesville
policemen. They've donned their
blue uniforms.
York, Boston, and all points in that
area. Mail leaving here at 8:35 is
due in Raleigh about 3:00 o'clock.
Mail deposited in the office prior
to 11 o'clock will make connection
in Asheville for the mid-west, as
well as northern points such as
New York and Boston. The mid
west including Knoxville, Lexing
ton, Cincinnati, and Chicago.
The mail deposited in the office
prior to 4 o'clock will continue to
make connection at Spartanburg on
the New York plane.
With air mail rates now reduced
to five cents, the volume of air
mail is expected to increase from
the Waynesville office.
Wrecks
Roberts Is
Speaker At
P.-T.A. Meet
Tuesday
Declares Road From
Canton to Waynesville
Very Dangerous
When Wet
"More than half of all the high
way accidents in Haywood today
are the direct cause of a driver
drinking beer or wine, or both,'
Patrolman O. R. Roberts said as
he discussed highway accidents be
fore the Central Elementary
Parent - Teacher Association here
Tuesday night.
"The beer joints are directly re
sponsible for the increase, because
we check every accident, and de
termine where the man got the
stuff he drank," the patrolman con
tinued, as he termed "beer joints
as breeders of crime."
"Of the 13 deaths caused by
highway accidents this year on
Haywood highways, over half were
the result of a driver drinking beer
or wine." The law of averages show
that seven or more deaths will re
sult from highway accidents this
year in Haywood.
"After the solicitor closed 16
beer places two years ago, highway
accidents here decreased sharply.
A licenses have been granted and
more places opned up, the rate is
steadily on the increase", Patrol,
man Roberts pointed out.
From the records of the patrol,
it seems that many drivers involved
in accidents spend as much as three
hours drinking beer and then get
under the wheel and start out.
"The beer gives them a feeling of
owning the road, and most of them
try to claim it by driving all over
it," Patrolman Roberts continued.
"Stop drunken drivers and you'll
stop 75 per cent of the fatal acci
dents," the officer explained. From
the records, it was learned that the
age of the average person killed
on the highways of Haywood range
between 13 and 35. Only one per
son older than 35 has been killed
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Man Arrested On Scene
WTien Breaking In Store
James "Soda" Banks, who was ar
rested shortly after midnight Mon
day inside the American Fruit
Stand and jailed on the charge of
breaking and entering, is scheduled
to be tried today in Mayor's court,
with the possibility of being bound
over to Superior court. A former
resident of Waynesville, Banks
claimed to have returned Sunday
from Philadelphia.
Policemen Paul Gough and Hub
Ruff were riding the town police
car up Main street, and saw Banks
back up to the front door of the
store, and break a small hole in
the glass near the night latch. They
parked the car and returned to the
place afoot, and found Banks in
side the store, arresting him on
the spot.
Market
Reports
Eggs and Poultry
The Farmers Exchange: Eggs 55c
a dozen, fryers and broilers 25c a
pound, hens 23c. Asheville egg
market steady, Grade A large 63,
A medium and B large 51, Grade
C 32. Asheville live poultry market
weak, receipts light. Broilers and
fryers 38 to 40, heavy hens 25, and
roosters 18 to 20.
Various Products
The Farmers Exchange: Potatoes
2.10, black walnuts 3.25.
Atlanta: apples, market steady.
N. C. Romes, US No. 1, large to
very large 3.00 to 3.50 per bu. bas
ket. Bulk per bushel Va., N. C. and
Ga. various varieties, mostly poor
to ordinary quality. 1.25 to 1.50, a
few best at 1.75. Cabbage market
steady, 50 lb. sacks N. C. domes
tic round type, mostly white, 1.00
to 1.50; poor quality low as .73.
Maine grown potatoes, 100 lb. sacks
various varieties 2.83 to 3.00