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Svmphony To
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hg Drive For
Jership
L 200 annual niember-
.in.Aflv been sold ncre
ih Carolina Symphony
th will bring to Way-
Marcli 10th. the little
iihcstrn for two per-
according to Charles
al chairman.
announced yesterday
175 more memberships
tl to meet the required
Society in towns the
lesville.
Lbs have joined in to
Lie of the memberships,
'liable the holder to at-
Incerts anywhere, in the
tfull orchestra will play
and the little sym-
be in Sylva, Franklin
Iwiville. The member
ood for admittance to
and any of the 140
nts to be given this
handling the sale of
Is here ineluae the
Mrs. John W. Taylor,
he Woman's Club. Mrs.
Stay, president; and the
Mrs. J. B. Siler. presi
meniberships will also
it the Chamber of Com-
buin. Held representa-
re over the week-end
the program with Mr.
Kh Carolina Symphony
project with human
ource materials, and
: materials can have
ntialities than atomic
Jirman Isley said. "The
reactions of the chil
ended the special pro-
for them last season
t much fine music can
in when they are given
portunities to hear it
Certainly the State
should give increased
to an Orchestra that
achieved national rec-
Jcr the leadership of
alin. "As a cultural
nt,' the North Carolina
as no peer in the state.
ays, too, when music
national language is
than ever before."
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The Waynesville Mountaineer
NO. 14 8 Pages
. Symphony To Give
ert At waynesville
School March 18th
Sets Flick Trial
FOLLOWING the Indictment of
Friedrich Flick, largest private
German iron and steel maker, Brig
Gen. Telford Taylor (above), chieJ
counsel for war crimes, was ex
pected to open in March the trial o!
the 63-year-old Industrialist anc
tour associates. (.International
Test Farm
Experiments
Related To
Boosters
Howard Clapp Tells
Club Of Work At
Mountain Experiment
Station
Experiments now being carried
out by the Mountain Experiment
Station were described by its mana
ger, Howard Clapp, at last week's
meeting of the Hazelwood Boosters
club.
Thirty members were present for
the meeting, held Thursday even
ing in the dining room of the Haz
elwood Presbyterian church. Re
ports were given by the Boy Scout
committee and by Claude Allen,
who told of the trip to Washington
with the WNC delegation that con
ferred with Secretary of the In
terior Krug.
Mr. Clapp related details of ex
periments with burley tobacco,
grains, poultry, and the use of
fertilizers on crops. One of their
objectives now, he stated, is to de
velop an all-purpose chicken, one
which lays regularly and is a good
meat bird as well. It will take
about seven 'years to determine re
sults in this test, he added.
One of their plans for the future
is to work with berries and other
small fruits at the Test Farm.
Small Boy Is Hit
By Auto Saturday
On Canton Street
Richard Barrett, four-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Barrett
of Canton, received a broken right
leg when struck by an automobile
at the intersection of Main street
and Park avenue in Canton Satur
day afternoon.
Robert Mark Cabe, 34, of Horse
Shoe, driver of the car, posted a
$500 appearance bond on technical
charges of assault with an automo
bile and reckless driving, and is
scheduled to appear before City
Police Judge R. R. Mease March
3. Policemen Fred Smith and Ed
Wilson investigated the accident.
Mrs. Carpenter
Takes Position
In Graham County
Mrs. Kuth Carpenter, who has
been assistant county agent in Hay
wood for the past 17 months, has
accepted a similar position in Gra
ham county, and plans to begin
work at Robbinsville on March 1.
Mrs. Carpenter, a graduate of
the University of Tennessee in
agriculture, is the only woman farm
agent in North Carolina.
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IHshedJwice-a.Week la The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Entrance Of The
Associated Press News
Teachers
Here Vote
To Support
NCEA Plan
Haywood Chapter
Backs 30 Pay
Increase At Meeting
Here Thursday
The North Carolina Educational
Association's proposal for a 30 per
ct-iii pay increase to teachers was
endorsed at a meeting of the Hay
wood county chapter Thursday,
held at the Central Elementary
all,uu. nncr Qiscussing the var
ious teacher's pay measures now
being considered by the state legis-
i uure, tne group voted 105 to 5 to
support the NCEA plan.
It also was decided, after taking
up various candidates, that the
chapter would support Claude
Grigg of Albemarle, vice-president
of the state erouD. as nrpslHent
when the NCEA oiricers are elect
ed. They also voted to hark Tnm
Roberson of Asheville as vice-president.
Lawrence Lcatherwood, presi
dent of the Haywood chapter, an
nounced that the election of offi
cers for the chapter will be held
during March.
Moody Laundry
Opens A Modern
Plant In Town
James Moody, Owner,
To Give Complete
Laundry And Dry
Cleaning Service
James Moody is announcing to
day the opening of Moody Laundry,
on Miller Street here. The laundry
started operating last week In trial
runs to test out- all machinery. A
full crew of workers, 28 in all, have
been assigned their duty in the new
business.
Wilson Fisher, well known here
is office manager, and George Kel
ler, of Washington, is In charge of
the dry cleaning department. Mr.
Moody, an experienced laundry
man, will devote his time to super
vision of the entire plant.
The building was designed and
erected by Mr. Moody, and is of
rock and concrete, 50 by 72 feet,
with the boiler' room in the rear.
Two truck routes will be operat
ed in Waynesville and Hazelwood.
At present only one route is in
operation, and is being handled by
Edward McRorie.
The dry cleaning department is
modernly equipped, including a
2,000 gallon filter, in addition to
numerous presses and drying ma
chinery. In the laundry division, new ma
clunery is in operation, with new
designed flat work ironers and
pressers. A special shirt depart
ment is also in operation.
Mr. Moody is well known here,
and has had many years experience
in laundry work. He started work
on his plant here soon after re
turning from service.
E. Waynesville
Pupils Like To
Attend School
The pupils of East Waynes
ville school are setting a record
of attendance this year that is
a source of pride to the prin
cipal. Frank Rogers, and to all
others connected with the
school. Another thing they are
proud of is their school cafe
teria, and with reason.
On Valentine Day, last Fri
day, only five boy from the
total enrollment of 228 stu
dents, were absent. Three
grades, the second, fourth and
sixth, posted perfect atten
dance placards on their door.
Although bad weather and
spells of colds keep down at
tendance some months, Mr.
Rogers says that last Friday
was not an unusual day under
normal conditions due to splen
did cooperation of parents and
pupils.
Proof that the students en
joy eating at the school lunch
room, is the fact that 220 of
those present Friday ate lunch
at school. The other eight live
nearby. Mrs. Turner and the
two others who prepare the
lunches had chicken pte and
ice cream as a special treat for
Valentine Day, but, says Mr.
Rogers, "we always have good
meals. The children must en
joy them or there wouldn't be
so many who eat at the lunch
room." '
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WAYNESVILLE, N.
Trucks
The cameraman happened by one afternoon recently when the above tie-up took place on Highway
19-23, on the hill beyond Lake Junaluska. The Biltmore dairy truck, according to information gathered
by Patrolman O. R. Roberts, was being towed towards its home by the other one for some needed repairs.
(Note the heavy tow chain). Its gears could not be changed, and all air pressure for the brakes had been
used before starting down the hill. The driver was unable to control it when the heavier dalrv truck v.enl
past its tow-car, swinging its back end around and blocking traffic for
photo by Worthiijton, Skyland Studio.
County Polio Aid Drive
Will Net Nearly $5,000
Williams Is
Named FHA
Supervisor
In Haywood
McDarris Resigns
Position To Continue 4
College Graduate
Work
, S.' S. Williams of Asheville. has
been appointed supervisor in Hay-
wood county of the Farm Home
Administration, to succeed J. C.
McDarris on March 1.
Mr. Williams formerly worked
with the seed loan office of the
Farm Credit Association in the
Western North Carolina district,
and is well acquainted with Hay
wood and the surrounding counties.
Functions of the FCA and Farm
Security Administration were con
solidated last November in the
FHA.
Prior to his work with the Fede
ral Department of Agriculture, Mr.
Williams was assistant cashier at
the Wachovia bank in Asheville.
Mr. McDarris announces his res
continued on Page Eight)
Youth Breaks Leg
While Playing Ball
Harrison Caldwell, 11, of Rt. 2,
Waynesville, who received a brok
en leg last Sunday afternoon in a
highway accident near his home,
was released from the Haywood
County Hospital yesterday morning.
According to reports of the acci
dent, states Patrolman O. R. Rob
erts, Harrison was playing ball with
some other boys on Route 209,
near Ferguson's store. He ran out
after the ball and hit the left rear
fender of a 1935 Ford sedan, break-1
ing his right leg.
The sedan was driven by Johnnie
Rathbone, 18, of Lake Junaluska,
who took the young boy to the
hospital. Rathbone was indicted
Thursday by Patrolman Roberts
for failing to report the accident
until that day.
First AAA Checks For
46 Work Arrive Here
The AAA program in Haywood
had three items of good news last
week: more than $4,000 in checks
for last year's work had been mail
ed, reaching every township; the
first carload of phosphate arrived
in Waynesville with indications of
more to come in shortly; and the
first hillside trail was finished.
Letters are being mailed to all
farmers participating in the con
servation program quoting the
amount of government aid for pas
ture seed and fertilizer this year.
This will be the first year that
purchases of grass and clover seed
will be conducted on the same ba
sis as for lime and phosphate, states
H. M. Dulin, A.C.A. secretary. In
C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18,
Tangle In Freakish
Sale Of Auto By
Rotary Club Attracts
Large Crowd Here
Saturday j
Over $5,000 has been raised for'
the polio campaign in Haywood,:
with several schools yet to report i
on the sale of lapel tags, It was
learned yesterday from Jonathan
Woody, district chairman.
-' Thft-Rotary club, sponsors of the
drive in the county, sold a Chevro
let Saturday, and realized a new
profit of about $4,000. The car
was awarded to Miss Betty Barber.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. N.
Barber, Jr. Hundreds attended the1
event Saturday afternoon in front
if-
of the court house. I grain win bring out the Importance
Something like $1,100 has been ! and value of food in relation to
donated bi outright subscriptions health.
to the fund, and several hundred Speakers on the program will
more dollars are expected to come (include Dr. J. L. Reeves, of Can
in from the schools through the ton, and Miss Elizabeth Lovall, of
sale of lapel tags. j Asheville, district Health Educator.
M. D. Watkins was county chair-1 The citizens of Haywood county
man, and supervised the sale of : 'are invited to attend, and a special
the car for the Rotary club. , invitation is extended to all the
The amount raised this year is1 rural people to be present at the
about $1,000 more than the drive meeting,
netted in 1946. j
Central P. T. A.
Meets Tonight
The Central Parent Teachers
Association will meet tonight at I
7:30, with M. R. Williamson, chair-!
man of the program committee, in
charge of a special Founders Day
program. i
An interesting program has been !
arranged, and the grade having the
largest percentage of parents pres-, Troop No. 5 of Hazelwood. Boy
ent will get a half holiday during j Scouts of America, will be reor
the month. ganized this week by Dr. Robert
j Turner, who will be scoutmaster of
Traffic Stations Are !"lc lrop- A" Hazelwood boys 12
Held Thursday by SHP
In a two-hour traffic station on
Route 284 Thursday afternoon, ten
drivers were found to have bad
brakes or no 1947 license by Pat
rolman O. R. Roberts and assist
ants. That night he conducted a
checking station near Charlie's
Place, gave tickets to two drivers
with improper lights, one for reek
less driving one for speeding and
failing to obey the "stop" sign.
tbe past persons who bought seed
for pasturcland were repaid for it
at the end of the year, based on
their yearly report. Now they will
get a purchase order at the AAA
office prior to buying the seed, with
the order being good for the gov- i
ernment's share in the seed cost, j
Payments this year will be simi
lar to those in the past. For 20
superphosphate the farmer will
pay, at the present price of $1.35
per hundredweight, 49 cents, and
the AAA will pay 86 cents. On
48 phosphate the government
is $1.87, and the farmer pays 85
cents per 100 pounds.
Mixed fertilizer payments run,
(Continued on page 8)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
1947
Accident
some time This is a Mountaineer
Health Meet
to Be Held
At 11 A. M.
Saturday
-i.
County-Wide Meeting
Is Scheduled To Be
Held In Courthouse
Here
A county-wide meeting will be
held in the main court room of the
courthouse here at 11 o'clock Sat
urday, morning ,'accocdlng toriw
announcement oy wayne corpen
ing county farm agent, who will
preside.
The meeting is being sponsored
Jointly by the Haywood county
Health Department and the county
farm and home agents. The pro-
Boy Scouts Will
Reorganize Unit
iln Hazelwood
First Meeting To Be
Held Friday By Dr.
Robert Turner,
Scoutmaster
years 01 age ann over wno are in
terested in joining should attend
the first meeting of the troop, on
Friday night al 6 o'clock, at the
Hazelwood school.
Boys who have been scouts be
fore are requested by Dr. Turner
to bring their Handbook and to !
wear their uniform if they have j
one. The troop will have one room j
al the school, which is not in use j
at the present time, and the gym
nasium at its disposal during the1
weekly meetings.
Dr. Tunrer is a former Eagle j
Scout and well qualified to lead the
troop. On the troop committee arc j
L. N. Davis, chairman; Paul Davis. '
treasurer; R. A. Gaddis, Bill Pre- I
vost. and Ralph L. Summerrow.
The troop is sponsored by the :
IJoo.sters Club.
Membership in the troop will be !
limited, at least until it is organ
ized, to boys in Hazelwood. an-
nounces the scoutmaster.
Senator Medford Here
For The Week-End
Senator William Medford was
home for the week-end from his
duties in the General Assembly.
Mrs. Medford returned with the
senator early Monday morning, and
will remain wtth him for' two
weeks.
He reported the Legislative pro
gram well underway, and a large
number of bills already disposed
of. No local legislation has been in-ti-oduced
for Haywood to date.
$3.00 In Advance In Haywood
School Lunch Program
Is Overtaxed Under
Shortage of U. S. Aid
U. S. Bond Investments
Total $852,115.95
Haywood county, during
1946, Invested a total of $B52.
115.95 in U. S. government
bonds.
The larger portion of this
amount. $001,179 45, went into
the "E" series of bonds, those
bought at three-fourths of full
value which mature in 10
years. There was $."3G,500 sub
scribed in "F" bonds, and
$160,400 in "G" bonds.
ROA Unit
Hears Plan
Of Reserve
Military
County Chapter Elects
Corpening President
At Meeting Here
Last Week
Plans for numerous reserve
military organizations throughout
the country to keep some five mil
lion civilian men ready to repel any
invasion or similar emergency were
explained to members of the Hay
wood Chapter. Reserve Officers as
sociation at their initial meeting
Friday night at the Courthouse.
Wayne Corpening was elected
'pttsldwit tofrh cbirer fuf UJie
"tirst year, and James Hardin How
ell, Jr., secretary.
Other chapter officers will be
selected at future meetings, when
a better representation of Canton
and the more-western counties will
be present. Th(- group voted to
meet once each month, with the
next meeting set for Friday, March
7, at the Courthouse.
Lt. Col. Norman McNeill, train-
(Continued on page 8)
Schedule Given
Of Farm Meetings
For Next Week
County Agent Wayne Corpening
announced yesterday the schedule
of community meetings to be held
next week when plans for this
year's farm program will be dis
cussed.
First meeting next week will be
al Bethel on Monday night, fol
lowed Tuesday at Fines Creek,
Wednesday at Maggie, Thursday at
Cruso, and Friday at Cecil. A meet
ing will be held the following week
at the Waynesville township high
school to conclude the series.
The Waynesville high school
band will play al all meetings next
week. Mr. Corpening announces.
Speakers on the program will in
clude the county agent. Jonathan
Woody, T. L. Gwyn, and Miss
Theresa Alley.
Last night the initial meeting
was held at Clyde. Tonight one
will be held at Rock Hill, tomorrow
at Crabtree. Thursday at Morn
ing Star and Friday night at
Beaverdam.
Fred Singleton
Farmer Bethel
Dies At Home
Last rites were conducted Satur
day afternoon at the Barberville
Baptist Church at 2 o'clock for
Fred Singleton. 52, farmer of the
Bethel section and native of Hay
wood courxly, who died at his
home on Thursday afternoon.
Rev. George Mehaffey and Rev.
Avery Peek officiated. Burial was
in Bethel cemetery.
Mr. Singleton is survived by his
wife Mrs. Connie Brown Singleton;
two daughters, Miss Mary Single
ton of Eagle Springs, and Mrs.
Kathleen Coffey of Hickory; two
sons, Robert Singleton of Marble,
and James Singleton, of Lenoir
City, Tenn.: four brothers, Joe
Singleton, of Waynesville, R. F. D.
No. 1; Sam and Ed Singleton, of
Brevard and George Singleton of
Vancouver, Wash.; three sisters,
Mrs. Jerry Stamey, Mrs. Jule"
Wells, of Leicester, and Mrs. Carl
W. Ray, of Waynesville, R.F.D. No
2.
CSawford funeral home was in
charge of the arrangements.
49,500 People
Live within 20 miles of
Waynesville their Ideal
shopping center.
and Jackson Counties
Mrs. Rufus Siler
Reports To Principals
On Condition Of
Lunchrooms
Mrs. Rufus Siler, Haywood Coun
ty lunch room supervisor met with
the principals of the Haywood coun
ty schools on Thursday to present
the situation now existing in the
lunch rooms, which arc taxed be
yond their capacity.
Mrs. Siler read a letter from Dr.
Clyde A. Erwln, state superinten
dent of Public Instruction, who
stated that North Carolina's school
lunch room program is facing a
critical situation at the present,
time due to an increased partici
pation and an insufficient amount
of federal funds to carry on the
program as in the past.
It was also pointed out that the
increase in participation is far be
yong the predictions made at the
beginning of the school year. At
present there are 1233 schools in
the state in the program with an
average of 289,520 pupils partici
pating daily. This is an increase
of 77,911 pupils per day over last
year, according to Mrs. Siler,
Because of the inadequate feder
al funds available and the fain hope
of getting additional appropriations,
the schools are being asked to as
sume the responsibility of making
up the deficit caused by the exhaus
tion of federal funds for the re
imbursement in order to operate
the remainder of the school year
for the benefit of the children of
the state and of Haywood county, ,
.explained. Mrv gfl.r& r . '
" J1?!! f UPervlsor sMed that there
were to ways wisimfghtise'done
to increase price lunches to
replace tfc 9 cent per lunch, which
has been paid by federal govern
ment or to serve less expensive
food, less meat, milk and sweets
(Continued on Page Eight)
C. Of C. Begins
Membership Drive
The annual membership drive
was Degun lasi weeK Dy tne Cham
ber of Commerce under the direc
tion of the recently-elected presi
dent, C. J. Reece, with several
business places already enrolled.
A careful study of all places of
business in the comunity was made
by the committee of assessments
and the membership fee of several
firms has been revised. Letters an
nouncing the year's assessments
have been mailed to approximately
400 prospective members in the
Hazel wood-Wayncsville-Lakc Juna
luska area by Miss S. A. Jones,
secretary.
"The success of the Chamber ol
Commerce reflects the efforts of
its citizens who have joined in
the interest of business and ser
vice to the community," it stales
"Their efforts make your town a
good place to live and do busi
ness." Story Of Treat
ment By laps Is
Told To Rotarians
For the program at Rotary last
Friday, James Kilpatrick read a
letter from a business executive
in Manila, giving an account of the
fall of that city to the Japanese,
and his internment in a prison
camp.
Mr. Kilpatrick met this execu
tive while with the signal corps in
Manila, and got this first hand ac
count of the treatment and hard
ships which were encountered at
the hands of the Japs.
1
Highway
Record For 1947
In Haywood
(To Date)
Killed- 0
Injured -10
Vehicles Checked . 9X1
(This Information Compiled
From Record of Stat High
way Patrol) ., ; . .