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It i ooisvvu r k published Ly Tuesday ice-a-Week U Friday nnirinr-i THTT . ion WAiJNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER Pubhshcdxvicc-a-Weck In The CountyeaOUlayw County At The Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park 49,500 People Live witbia 20 mile of Waynesville their ideal shopping center. No. 114 14 Pages Associated Press News son Sees More Goods 47, Prices High, Is Of Living Go Up J Income feted to Hold Ifarmers Advised diversify L AND FINANCIAL JfTLOOK FOB 1947 L noser VV, Babson grcat event of 1947 will ring oi a muveiiicni. i from the big coastal He small alienor ciues, Unite steps are taKen ior fcnnameiit. Gtncral Business ,ear ago the U. S. Bab . registered 130. Today it Ited at 160 The Canadian Ijrt registered lu a year iy it is estimated ai :u. during 1947 these Charts isler higher figures. ionvcrsioii of i n d u st r y ! to peace has been com ilough the great govern pluscs have not yet been of, leaving mucn more to iD 1947. itntories. quoted both at te values ana ineir vui- 11 increase during 1947. material piles and man goods will be in greater 1947. Commodity Prices be rationing and priori- continue into 1947; but rapidly be eliminated. lent regulations will grad- i lessened. World War II dally be ended. t retail prices of most lured products will be ometime during 1947 than at, The prices of some rod products may decline. t unit sales of some de i stores will begin to de metime during 1947j but itfTood 'and-VaTtefjf cnaihs itinue at peak figures. i great question mark of II be how labor is to be ligher wage rates and less ra per man inevitably Slier prices. Farm Outlook iding a weather upset, ifhels of corn and wheat ie other products will be 1 1947 than ever before in by. Although some prices fc off, the total farm in rl947 should hold up fair ;But farmers should diver- in 1947. lere should be an increase n fruits, fish products and b wilh a decline in prices. W Stales will have more 'ai' than in 1946, proba cent over the pre-war firy and poultry products mue to increase in volume grease in price; but fats, 1 some canned goods will snort, ers will start in 1947 to extend legislation on Program due to fear Pse in farm prices. Taxes K-s will not be increased and there should be Ructions. More nuisance be eliminated altogether. e Federal debt will be during 1947 and the ;lgct may be balanced '0, 1948. E cost of living will con- during 1947 due large la of interest in their 0 many wage-workers. lvid'ng jobs for return rs at satisfactory wages 'B Political task of 1947. uld be jobs for all, but ages desired. R"tail Sales ' total volume of all re ined on Page Five 0 t 4 ' Wki i. -PI. v If WAYNESVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1946 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Couities Roger W. Babson f H. L. Finger Retired Farmer Buried Friday Last rites were conducted Fri day afternoon at the Olivctl Bap tist Church near Maggie for Heb ron L. Finger, 86, retired Hay wood county farmer, who died at 9 a.m. Thursday, the 26th at the home of his son Oliver Finger, on the Soco Gap Road, following a lengthy illness. Rev. Nando Stephens and Rev. Jarvis Underwood officiated. Bur ial was in the Henry cemetery. Surviving are six sons, Rev. John Finger, of Maggie, Rev. Clay ton Finger and Guy Finger, of Winston-Salem, and Rufus Oliver and Frank Finger of Maggie; five daughters, Mrs. Henry Guy, Mrs. Ernest Gaither, of Winston-Salem, Mrs. Cora Gillard, of Henderson ville, Mrs. Ted Sutton and Mrs. Mark. Reno,. of Maje;.9Jie rofc! er, Javiu r lugci , ui mag8, u a large number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Garrett funeral home was in charge of the arrangements. foer Report !f.d The Mountaineer by Weather Bureau): Dec. 30 Partly cloudy wider today and tonight ' "ght snow flurries to- west temperatures to- 13 degrees. Dec. 31 clear to part ed continued cold with es r e m a i n i n g below 1 dfy. Colder Tuesday Waynesville tempera corded by the staff of est Farm): Max. Mln, Rainfall 18 36 24 19 25 44 22 53 .50 - 57 53 -- 51 - 56 59 - 59 64 New Year's Eve Watch Service As has been the custom for the past few years there will be a Watch Night Service at the Pres byterian Church on Tuesday night, New Year's Eve. The service will begin at 11:30 o'clock and will close promptly at 12:00 o'clock at which time all those present will usher in the New Year by singing the Doxology and ringing the Church bell. The public is cordially invited to attend the service. Post Office And Banks Will Close Wednesday Several Stores Also to Close On New Year's Day For Inventories Although most all employes will be busy during the day, several business places will be closed to the public in observance of New Year's Day. The Post Office announces that its windows will be closed and there will be no delivery of mail on Wednesday. However mail will go out of town on the regular schedule and be placed in boxes as usual. The First National and First Slate Bank will be closed all day, as will the local U. S. Employment Service office. Although most of the stores in Waynesville and Hazelwood will remain open until noon, some will be closed all day for year-end inventory taking. All offices in the Haywood Coun ty Court House will be open all day, as will the Waynesville Town Hall. Osborne Farm Cow Makes Enviable Record A two and one-half year old reg istered Guernsey cow, Hilarity of Garden Creek, owned by Florence Osborne, Canton, has completed an outstanding Advanced Register record of 11,152.9 pounds of milk and 632.3 pounds of butterfat. Hilarity is a daughter of the outstanding Gurensey sire, Majesty of Garden Creek, that has thirteen daughters in the Performance Reg ister of the American Guernsey Cattle club. This record was supervised by the North Carolina State College an'drep6r1te(f To TUe" American Guernsey Cattle club of Peter borough,, N. H., for approval and publication. Redden Left Friday, With Secretaries, To Set Up His Offices Representative Monroe Redden, and his secretary, C. E. Brown, of Clyde, and private secretary, Miss Vera Orr, of Hendersonville, left Friday for Washington, to get ready for the opening of Congress on January third. Mr. Brown managed Mr. Red den's campaign in Haywood, and Miss Orr has been Mr. Rcdden's private secretary for the past 12 years. Allen Posts $600 Bond To Face Whiskey Count Robert Allen of the Allen's Creek section was bound over to the February term or court on the charge of unlawful possession and keeping whiskey for sale at the preliminary hearing Thursday be fore Magistrate W. C. Medford. Bond of $600 was posted. A large amount of white and bonded liquor had been found at Allen's home the previous week by state highway patrolmen. Wilson Faces Reckless Driving Charge From Aliens Creek Wreck At a preliminary hearing Monday morning before Magistrate W. C. Medford, Bonner Wilson, driver of a car which collided with another vehicle Saturday morning on the Allen's Creek road, was bound over to Superior Court on the charge of reckless driving and was released upon making arrangements for $300 bond. Evidence at the hearing showed that Wilson, driving a '34 Ply mouth, was following a Twin-City bus towards Waynesville. He be gan passing the bus, and its driver, Dover L. Southard, saw another car approaching, so pulled off the the road and stopped to give Wil son a chance to miss the oncom ing car. However the two vehicles collided, with property damage to both autos but no one injured. Ned Williams, driver of the oth er car, a '41 Plymouth, was found to have no drivers license by the investigating patrolman, O. R. Roberts. He was fined $10 and costs on this charge by the magistrate. David Cook Arrested On Charge Of Assault David Cook of the Hemphill sec lion, one of three men wanted by the sheriff on an assault with a deadly weapon charge, was arrest ed here last Tuesday. At a pre liminary hearing Saturday, bond for his appearance in Superior court was placed at $400, which to date has not been posted. He, Hayes Moody, and Ted Cook were wanted by authorities for as sault on Bill Howell, Waynesville, at a store in the Hemphill section on September 20. The other two men have not been located since that time. A New Day Is Dawning r - ! f SSrv A The dove of Peace sits, symbolically, over the world as the birth of 1947 prepares to take place. The New Year is one filled with oppor tunity, as a few times in the past, when we as individuals can reaffirm faith in ageless ideals and make the days of 1947 fruitful to ourselves and our posterity. dominations Are lade For C. Of C. Directors Sheriff's Dept. Busy Before Not During Christmas "II was I he (juiciest Clirisl inas we have had in this omu niunily for years. You know how it is just about like the weather. Sometimes we have a cold snowy Christmas and then again the sun shines, and sometimes we bring them into the jail on Christmas Eve and Christmas day in numbers," said Sheriff Robert V. Welch, when asked about the business of his department over Christ mas. "We only had three drunks brought in during Ihe entire two day Christinas period,'' he added When asked if the aclivilyof his department during the two weeks prior to Christmas when they brought in a record num ber of stills and destroyed sev eral hundred gallons of corn mash "ready to run for Christ mas" had anything to do with the situation he smiled and said "It could be." Nine New Directors Will Be Selected For Installation January 281li llatlols containing names of nominees tor the Chamber of 'oniinei'cc board n directors are being prepared and will be mailed from the office this week to all paid members of the organization. Nine new directors are to be vot- i eu on, wun six ou ecioi s io oe tin j rii'd over from the present board. It is planned to distribute bal lots to all eligible voters by Janu j ary (i. Votes will be returned to I the C. of C. office on or before .Ian. i If!, counted by a special commil ; tee, and (lie new board will take office on Jan. 28. j. K. Sims, pi i-siilciil during I HMO, will automatically become a member of the board and repre i sent auto sales Oilier directors to be carried over include Charles E. Ray, merchants and highways; C. J. Reeec, merchants; David Under wuod, industry: Paul Hyatt, hotels; and William Medford, business and professional. . Two represenlalives from agri culture are lo be selected from Richard Barber, George A. Brown, Continued on Page Five First New Year's Baby Will Get Many Prizes LIQUOR TRUCK IS SOLI) C. V. Sorrells of Canton paid $980 for the large 1942 Chevrolet truck confiscated by the county several weeks back for hauling liquor, when it was sold Saturday in front of the court house at a public auction. TOWN POLICE ARREST 12 Twelve persons were arrested on the charge of public drunkenness since Dec. 23 by local police. One man was given a 64-day road sen tence, two were to be tried Monday afternoon, and the remainder were released on paying court costs. Many special prizes await the first white baby born in Haywood in 1947. A number of business firms are offering numerous prizes, from a complete outfit, to acces sories for the baby's room and the home. ' The detail will be found on page six, section one. The winner will be announced in Friday's issue of The Mountaineer, and parents have until noon Thursday to report time, and place of birth, and name of child. Among the prizes offered are: a complete outfit, by Belk-Hudson company; paint for baby's room, by Builders Supply, six cans baby food, Bradley's Super Market; heating pad by Rogers Electric company; 15 quarts of pasteurized milk, by Pet Dairy; a sterling spoon and fork by Reliable Jewelers; a baby photograph album, The Book Store; one dollar in merchandise, McKay's Pharmacy; two weeks dry cleaning service by the Way nesville Laundry. Mountaineer Reviews '46, Looks Into '47 With New Year's Issue This issue of. The Mountaineer is featuring many special reviews of news events of 1946, as well as forecasts for busi- iness in 1947. These features include a local review of Haywood news, special pictures and features by Associated Press. A sum mary of athletics during the past year is featured on the sports page. Of special interest should be the full page of news on page one of the second section. A forecast of events to come in 1947 will be found on page four of the Second section, and on page six there is a feature of the unusual news happenings of 1946. On pages six and seven of the second section are pwsnietures of the year, and a review of events in Haywood will be found on page eight of the second section. Smith Is Named On Amnesty Board Former President Of American Bar and Husband of Local Woman Named to Post Willis Smith, of Raleigh, former president of the American Bar Association has recently been named on the amnesty board, of which Supreme Court Justice Owen J. Roberts, has been named by President Truman to head the board. The duties of the board will in clude a review of some 11,000 per sons convicted of World War II draft violations and those who have been recommended for pardons who have been judged to be "de serving of executive clemency." The cases involve about 800 con scientious objectors who were jailed for their refusal to bear arms, and more than 10,000 draft dodgers, delinquents, and persons who helped others evade the draft. Only 1,300 remain in jail, includ ing 25 conscientious objectors. Chairman Roberts has named in addition to Mr. Smith, who as head of the American Bar Association spent sometime in Europe attend ing the trials of the German war criminals, James F. O'Neil, chief of police for Manchester, N. II., and former vice chairman of the Amer ican Legion's Americanization com mittee. White House Press Secretary Charles G. Ross said there is no thought of extending evecutivc clemency to everyone. The board, he said, will tackle the problem case by case and will recommend (1) whether clemency should be given and (2) in what form. He said the board would deal "almost entirely" with matters oth er than the relief of persons still imprisoned, and a major problem to be decided is whether to clear thi.wy"'lor- restoration civil rights for those who were con victed. Mr. Truman, referring to the plight of conscientious objectors whoso supporters have picketed the White House in recent months, said that "freedom of conscience is basic to our American tradition of freedom of liberty." But he pointed out in a special statement that about 25,000 objec tors were inducted in to the armed forces and served as non-combal-unt.s Some were decorated for heroism and one was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's high est decoration. "In addition," he said, "about 12,000 men served through the war in civilian public service camps, where they performed tasks in con nection with the preservation of our natural resources." Mr. Smith is the husband of the rormer Miss Dolly Lee, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Lee of Waynesville, and sister of Mrs. James A. Gwyn, Tom Lee, Jr., and H. L. Lee of Waynesville. Garland S. Ferguson Reappointed Chairman Of FTC Fifth Time Heads Program 4 J&m. W 5 AARON PUKVOST has been named general chairman of the Haywood Coiinlv ti ml of the North Carolina Good. Health Association. Mr. Pt'cvoM .succeeds James Nol and, who recently resigned. Mrs. T. L. Gwyn is co -chairman of the Waynesville area, and Mrs. Clyde R. lloey, Jr., is co-chairman of the Canton area. The program will be presented lo the Legislature early in January. Brothers Spend First Christmas in Seven Years At Home Together Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Coin have with them for the first Christmas in seven years their two sons, Chief Electrician's Mate R. L. Coin, Jr.. V. S. Navy, and Orren Coin, BM, third class, also U. S. Navy. R. L. Coin, Jr., volunteered in the navy seven years ago and has served in various waters and at tended numerous schools during the years he has been in the serv ice. He is currently attending the Gyro School in Brooklyn, N. Y. At the time he entered the service he had just graduated from the Waynesville Township high school. Orren Coin has been in the navy for the past four years, and is at present sationed at San Juan. 2 Traffic Lights Ordered By Town Town officials plan lo install two new traffic lights in Waynesville as soon as equipment arrives. One will be placed at the junction of North Main into Walnut street Highway 19 and 23 in front of Charlie's PlaeO; and the other stop light will go on the intersection of Depot, Branner and Haywood streets, in front of Clayton Wal ker's serviic station. The liuhl tor Hie highway junc tion has been here for some time, but some small parts are needed to adjust it correctly. These parts and Hie light for the intersection have been on order for three months They are expected to arrive soon, possibly in January, and will be installed as soon there after as possible. Pfc. Billy Carver U. S. Army Air Corps Home For Christmas Private f irst Class Billy Carver, sou of Mr and Mrs. M. I). Carver of Maggie section spent a five-day furlough Willi his parents during Christmas week. Pfc. Carver entered the Army Air corps in June of this year as a volunteer and took his basic training at SAC Field, San An tonio. Tex. He is currently sta tioned in Denver, Colo. Pfc. Carver plans lo recnlist ill the regular army at Hie expiration of his lerin of enlistment, which was lor a three year period. 1st Sgt. Chas. Matthews To Spend :0-Day Furlough Here First Sergeant. Charles C. Mat thews oi the regular U S. Army arrived Christmas Kve to spend a 30-day leave here with his wife who has been spending some time here with her mot her. Mrs. D. C. Campbell in the Maggie section. Sgt. Matthews is currently sta tioned with the .jlli Army in Chi cago, III. Varied Gains Reported In Haywood Agriculture A steady trend of improvement in farm homes, row and feed crops, pasture developments, live stock growing, and other phases of agriculture in Haywood county during 1946 was described in the county agent's annual Narrative Report, written at the end of each year. Some of the important steps made in farm progress during 1946 are condensed from the report as follows: Corn Two demonstrations were carried dut to improve the yield by planting hybred corn seed. Glenn A. Boyd of Jonathan GreeK pianiea five acres in type T-2, on a field which had grown a winter clover crop and had been treated with 400 pounds of commercial fertiliz er. He grew an estimated 125 bushels of corn per acre an in crease of 4U per cent over his old variety. The other by bred seed, U. S. 282. was planted by Jack Felinet on a Ralcliff Cove farm that used to grow 60 bushels of corn per acre. The new variety produced 95 bushels, which, indicates that the T-2 hybred is best adapted to Hay wood county, although either of the two kinds produced more than regular seed. An increased use of Continued on Page Five Waynesville Native Returns As Head Of Federal Agency January 1st When Garlan S. Ferguson be comes chairman of the Federal Trade Commission next Wednes day, January 1, succeeding Com missioner William A. Ayres. it will mark the fifth time he has as sumed that post under the agen cy's policy of rotating the chair manship each calendar yeaoJle is the only member of the Commis sion since its creation who has been Chairman five times. The chairmanship was previous ly held by Commissioner Fergusoc in 1930. 1934, 1938 and 1943. Commissioner Ferguson has had a longer tenure on the Commis sion than any other member since its creation in 1915. Now in his nineteenth year as a member of the Commission, the North Caro lina Democrat was first appointed by President Coolidge in 1927 and was twice reappointed by Presi dent Roosevelt, each term being for seven years. The new chairman was born in Waynesville, a son of the late Gar land S. Ferguson Snhormcr judge of the Superior cStjtt of North Carolina. He attended" the United States Naval Acadjemy and the University of North Carplin, grad uating in law f romlvs (jjifyersity in 1900 and recelvintfr'an honorary LL.D. from that5 institution. in, 1939. After his gradurfft'lvIaw'lirn the University, -M 'WgflsbAW gaged in trie t pracl in Waynesville:' j Greensboro! wlfef counsel forthljp- ana aiso reiereeii , h ITr4 roi'rtal ...Itr-' for the Western if of North While in Waynesville, Mr.. Fer guson was associated with his father, the late Garland S. Fer guson and his brother the late James W. Ferguson, in the prac tice of law here. From 1918 to 1921 he was assist ant general counsel for the New port News Shipbuilding Company, with offices in Washington. Re turning to Greensboro in 1921 he practiced law there until apopintcd to the Commission in 1927 to suc ceed former United Slates Senator John F. Nugent. Commissioner Ferguson was a member of the National Emergency Council in 1934 and of the Tem porary National Economic Commit tee, 1938-41, serving as a sub-committee chairman in 1939. Greensboro is the Commission er's legal residence. He and Mrs. Ferguson, the former Margaret Mcrrimom of Greensboro, have their Washington home at the Wy oming Apartments. Mr. Ferguson has often visited relatives here, including his brother-in-law Prof. E. J. Robeson and others since he and his family have resided in Washington. Lions Dime Board Takes In $1,376 For Yule Program The Lions Club received a total of $1,376 on its annual Christmas Cheer "dime board" drive, reports Joe Davis, president of the club. Bills for the amount spent by the organization in clothing school chil dren and in distributing food to needy families have not yet been totaled. It is believed that the amount spent will be a little in excess of what was taken in. Last year the dime board took in around $900. Mr. Davis states that the Lions deeply appreciate the contributions made by the public and their general coopera tion in spreading cheer to Waynes ville and nearby families. Highway I rtecordror 134b In Haywood (To Date) Killed-- 15 Injured 165 (This Information Compiled From Records of State High way PatroD