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PAGE Sff (rtrst SectlonJ Tn WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER TUESDAY Fire Victim (Continued From Page One) ence Morgan, Clarence Crawford, J. R. Edison, Guy Massie. Jona than Woody, Harley Francis, H. R. Palmer, Ralph Dills, Crest George, Dr. Ed. Angel, W. L. Crown, Cam eron Murray and Sohn F. Harkey. Mr. Sisk was born in Waynesville and was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sisk. He was a veter an bus driver and had handled main lir.es out of Asheville for the past 26 years, with the exception of a pe iod when he operated the Asreville-Enka bus lines. He start ed working for the Smoky Moun tains Stages in December, 1940 and was one of their best known and most expert drivers. He made the trip to Atlanta one day and returned to Asheville the next. His route of travel took him through Brevard and Highlands. He had left Asheville at 12:00 o'clock noon on Friday and had arrived in Atlanta on scheduled time at 8:10. Ht. was to have left there Saturday noon for the return to Asheville making the same re turn schedule route. Mr. Sisk with three oilier bus drivers for the Smoky Mountains Stages was occupying room 928 on the 9th floor of I he U'inecoll Ho tel, which the company kept re served for its drivers who made the Asheville-Atlanla run. Two of the men, Harry W. Soi rclls and William Bryson also lost their lives in the fire. Olin Hart, the fourth occupant of the room had left to start his 11 o'clock Fri day evening run back to Asheville He and Bryson and Sorrells all drove between Asheville and At lanta making the route through Waynesville, Sylva and Franklin They were well known and liked by the man;' local people who trav eled the buses driven by them. Mr. Bryson passed through Waynesville at, 12:25 and had ar rived in Atlanta at 7 30 Fridav night, going to his room at the Winecoff. Mr. Sorrells had passed through here on his regular sched ule at 3:30 and had arrived in At lanta at 11:15 going to the room soon after Olin Hart had left. Mr. Sisk and his wife have a large family connection in Haywood county and both formerlv " lived here. Surviving are the widow. Mrs. Lavada Sisk, who has been con nected with Kfird's Department Store in Asheville for several years: two sisters. Mrs. A C. Spakes. of Campobello. S C and Mrs. Jessie Burnette. of Winston v. a. and one brother, J. P. Sik Waynesville. Many Frantic Efforts Fail of Water (Continued from Paae One) future growth. The additional 10 iiK h pipe was placed by the Ashe-1 Mile Paving company at a cost of i u,uuu. which began work on the job during October. From the water shed the water has been coming downgrade, run ning alongside the Allen's creek road, cutting across the golf course and going to the reservoir. The new line ties into the old one where it comes on level ground and give ' 1 1 I . li ft It til ' -J V itll SiM II i 1 --fill Is. sj 4M- ' i (fl ill 11' ; .,-...-v.;.,V!' II V MfMAvm&.r 1.V vCSs.ls si- I II I- fa " .u SlfvL i I f SIP . j ; 'T r f I If jiff 23 j 011 lis, -i rci Thee two views of the Winecoff Hotel during th hniorht r th Hoon... o . o.. .... . -o tiiv uiooanuua me ouiuiuay morning snow the desperation with which traDnnrl . t v.v.B..v v " oiiceis dnu uiaiiKeis, wnicn me guests the eighth floor. When a floor almost to the ladder, 41 , 1 A ' . one minor H,,,. n th,. nv.u.hin V. V""'"' au iu me giouna trying to climb more space for the water to be tied together, served to get them to fire ladders, which could not reach past ?"r7oir string ot blankets and sheets was dropped from the corner of the fourteenth each other, except for one m nt .T'T to iLfrom several floors. At least five persons fell to change in direction in the new somehow u kV h J .u 1 10 tnc can0Py over tne dlnlng terrace on the hotel front, was Pipe line caused by houses over the r i . r,u?L .nhnr? 1 da"gIed jUSt ff the balCOny" A fircman' SMkin8 to fr" "Id one. I 2r- ,w',s s,ru(kk b . ano'her falling body. The weight of the many persons on the rope caused it to break The new pipe is 9 000 feet lone ; the ut?,! ' sUnriWin the rave'ed sheets. Another fell, struck the canopy and. bounded to voughly halPf 'as long as the old ! 1' - ' 'r L AoOr below the fourteenth used ,t to c-iimb upward one. L i J x. n u ly v. j u.a Mv.ti VM OMLtl M UyCo IU IMC UlieUlUll HnU SIX- jiinm. iiaMiig to negotiate a wide ledge. An Atlanta Constitution Staff photo, bv Hugh Stovall. Hotel Fire In Atlanta Takes Lives Of 120 When the grim finger of death pointed to 120 residents of the Winecoff hotel in Atlanta's "sec ond terrible December 7th," it came close to many of those who escaped, some without injury and some so badly burned that the death toll may mount higher in the next few days. One of the first to know about the fire was Comer Rowan, night clerk at the Winecoff, a discharged army veteran who was training to become a hotel manager. He was on duty, and when he found out that the upper stories were ablaze, he telephoned his wife, Catherine, the hotel telegrapher, on the fourth floor. Catherine, the laughter of Mrs. W. H. Liner, Waynesville, was told to come down as quickly as pos sible. She sensed an emergency, and on opening the door saw flames flying about in the hall outside. She ran to the window looked up and saw so many people hanging on ledges above that it appeared she would not be noticed by res cuers so wrapped a wet towel about her head and started out the door again. By that time the fire was spread so badly she knew it was impos sible to get downstairs so returned to the window of the room, climbed out and held on to the ledge. After what, as she told her mother, seemed hours, she finally was res cued, with only minor burns on her face and arms, suffering more from shock. Another unusual escape was made by the three-year-old son of Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Cox, of Murphy, whose parents lost their lives in the tragedy. The little boy. Bobby, and his nurse, Jose phine Delilah Chambers, Murphy, were on the 10th floor of the hotel with the parents. The adults tore off bed sheets, knotted them to gether, and made a rope to let the nurse down to the top of a fire man's ladder reaching to the flames below them. Behind the nurse went Mrs. Coxe, then Dr. Coxe carrying the little boy. Mrs. Coxe's grip slip ped and she hurtled downward to wards the street. The father was horrified, and let go of the rope, being ftally injured in the fall But Bobby, when falling, landed on an awning some eignt or nine stories below and bounced un harmed into the arms of a man on Peachtree street. Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Bault, another Murphy couple, were on the 14th story. They worked their way to a room less filled with smoke, and with another couple blocked heat from the room with wet bed clothing and mattresses Later they were led to a stairway and walked down to safety. Exhaustive studies to determine the cause of the fire are now under way. Unofficial theories include that of spontaneous combustion possibly from rags piled in a closet. and it was stated that painters had been working inside the hotel and may have left inflammable supplies in it. One guost is said to have reported sparks from an elavator shaft, which he believed from a short-circuit. Among the 120 who died in the fire, the following persons were from Western North Carolina: Cleveland Dillard Sisk, Asheville. E. O. Thomas, owner of Thomas Buick Co., Asheville. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Cox A Victim of Fire Led to Safety 4 'SVi 1 Lionsl 'Com inued Iron, 'njured. "Ml I I n e evoi-,- .... e' - 'u. n The terror of the fire at the Winecoff Hotel, Atlanta, is clearly shown here on the face of one of the victims, who is dazed, hurt and frightened The expression on his face, and that of his rescuer reflects the horror of the holocaust which snuffed out the lives of more than 120 peoole and injured scores of others. This photograph made by Pete Roton nf The Atlanta Constitution staff. ' Influenza (Continued from page one) a year. Although there have been no serious outbreaks of influenza this season, the winter is yet to come. Since vaccination is much less expensive than medical care after a case of flu has been con tacted, all students are being urged to get this portection. Mrs. Howard Bryson, nurse witii the health department, will give the vaccinations. They will be tak en on a voluntary basis, with each student being charged only 50 cents the actual cost of the vac cine. A partial schedule to be followed in visiting the schools is announc ed by Supt. Jack Messer. Today (Dec. 10) Fines Creek students will be vaccinated, and if finished in time the nurse will begin at Crab- Murphy. Harry W. Sorrells, Asheville; Bill Bryson, Asheville; and Walter L. Baker, West Asheville; all driv ers for Smoky Mountain Stages. Bishop (Continued from page one) October at Asheville. His sermons, remarks Rev. Paul Townsend, local pastor, were considered by all to have been the highlights of the conference. "We are most fortunate in hav. ing such an outstanding Christian leader speak here," states Rev. Mr. Townsend. "Our doors will be open to people of all denomina- tree this afternoon. She will be at Crabtree all day Wednesday. On Monday, Dec. 16 Mis. Bryson will give vaccinations at the Rock Hill school, during the afternoon. On Dec. 17 she will start at Mag gie, at 9 a.m., and afterwards go to Dellwood and Lake Junaluska. At 9 a.m., Dec. 18 vaccinations will be given at Cecil, and later in the flay at Springhill and Cruso. On Dec. 19 at Bethel, and Dee. 20 at Central Elementary. Waynesville High, llazelwood, and Clyde will be taken care of during open periods in the above schedule. her ehanical L' H the r.,i. .' ""Ptopl, e of J H regard" i v,uessnf 6e driver. Vinlat served Z" , most fl sisnak ;LU',V nol vehicles" P? hills. - "e. roa less h" andN "Th ndin? n.ssH;r..r.Mu.yarj Patrol : 'an drd u inserts Ho ' our c .in,,. e - "IVUIIOJ . Traffic office , mpiaints ,bs J 'ne school bust,. eiinor " i,., 1 said ";J Dennlo ,..i. U' 'tl . 10 are do J u,se present h " v. n. W( to cot ml ights Ulw, . '"-"J at nghi ffuires thui , . ' in 9nn 'leiiecl m a ticket :'7 , un aeam't Pel "ut u"ve properly. -a.uoiia nas one 0 curcis ol any state "c continued. More uomian are )einf month, -but not e J nil .:.!.... .. . 1 "'ciuenis, Any pen ounii-one violate one M.ouia report him im. an oilicer. "Onlv id cooperates in highwaJ get what (hey patrolman concluded. MARRIAGE LIC1 frank Jenkins to u.u, uuiu oi iiaywood tions, and we urge possible to hear BishJ Tom Lee, owner of tH Bus line, is giving free! to the services. A SDei leave the court house i at b:50 p. m., making tl 'he Waynesville resii tricts: and another bm llazelwood at 6:45 p, all who wish lo go to tree of charge. oisnop Hughes now home in Chevy Chase, expected to arrive in today, coming here fn speaking engagement, ices will begin each 7:30 o'clock. ME Have A Wide ELGINS JIEW Selection FOR GltsU&ttncvl Of TERMS ARRANGED k ntw Elgin to wear with pSde. Lord Elein. a brilliant creation. Distinctive new Etfi De Luxe. OtrtJUnding Elgin crafUfflanabin. "The Only Credit Jeweler In Iiaywood County" Led To Safety V "7 , 4 t a 'yy,, y yy Vi ?ry?H? s 'fr a ' ' " i y r' yt;ys'f' '"' K 'yA'', y 'tyy, I muuc w mum oueei i; . Art unidentified and frightened woman guest at the Winecoff Hotel is ed from the gmoke and flame-filled hell of the building by . taxicab dr ver early Saturday morning, More than hundred were ldlled! Atlanta Constitution photograph. , 7nea Tobacco Growers All Ceiling Prices on Tobacco Have Been Re moved. This Year, More Than Ever, You Shoulcl Select An EXPERIENCED WAREHOUSEMAN To Sell Your Crop. SUCH A PLACE IS emard-Walker IN ASHEVILLE, N. C Now Better Equipped Than Ever to Serve Yo With 3 MODERN WAREHOUSES Ample Room To Floor Your Tobacco Any Time Grade Your Tobacco In Large Piles And Sell It All With Bernard-Walker Warehouses ASHE VILLE'S BEST James E. Walker, Jr. Manager Now Open To Receive Tobacco 1
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