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SECOND YEAR NO. 15 14 Pages Associated Press News
WAYNESVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1947
$3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
RMio (flogDiiways T
1
ins Occupied By
Billiard Parlor
Lily Destroyed
Haze
estimated at $8,000
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(l ill Va nesvnie s uni u
t fire I Ins year wnen me
i.; of (lie building occu-
Acnc Billiard rarior
ale Wednesday after-
ioi brick structure.
oldest on Mam street anu
the ice cream panor
was unoccupied upstairs
fire broke out, between
p. m. Heat irom the
which ran irom the
lor stove, at the back of
lor. into the second floor
nto the fireplace caused
hich was reported to the
merit about 4:25 p. m.
lied the upstairs section.
inaccessible except by
tl the blaze was protected
ms. Firemen shot water
ilding, using both trucks
hose during a nearly
light before it was con
fer control, shortly after
Siding is owned by Mrs
es Loss to it was fixed
partially covered by in
Joe Mormino, manager
lard parlor which is own-
fend John Boyd, estimates
Iges to his equipment
water only would
around jQQ, jin,ce ..ifeejyc.
lames appeared to need
repairs when examined
morning.
fig to attorney W. Roy
n-in-law of Mrs. Reeves,
lis had been under way
and enlarge the build-
lie a new home for thJ
Art Gallery. James
fner of the gallery, had
sign a 15-year lease for
foor, and two apartments
ve been built upstairs
ining was so damaged
' it is to be condemned
M.
wn. according to Firi.
fi l-itzgcrald. The allev
and the Davis Jewelrv
ding has been blocked
Ihc outer wall of the
Ming is considered readv
rrancis indic.ntnH
Id structure will be torn
fwn as possible.
um was attracted to
;scene after Hip ni arm
nd many volunteered as-
ine fire department,
erc running from the
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Strikes Again On
Street Wednesday,
Ues Set At $8,000
Wildcat In Fire
Gives Momentary
Scare to Fighter
The upstairs section of the
Reeves building which burned
Wednesday was unused, and
stored some miscellaneous
items of old furniture and odds
and ends. It was throught to
be unoccupied, but Louis Gib
son, one of the first firemen to
get inside after the fire was
under control, thought differ
ently for a moment.
Upon entering one of the
rooms, still hazy with smoke,
he turned on an electric lan
tern. There a few feet in front
of hjm was a large wildcat, its
mouth open and teeth gleam
ing straight at him. The sight,
he admits, made him a little
nervous.
Then a closer examination
found that his, wildcat was
harmless being a stuffed sou
venir. Another of the curious hap
penings that didn't take place
at the fire was the fact that not
a plate window glass was brok
en. Parents Hear
Sgt. Davis Call
Jere Front Tokyo
Sgt. Wfhston Davis called his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis,
from Tokyo Wednesday night, for
a six-minute conversation from the
other side of the world
"It was just as clear as a local
call," Mr. Davis said, but added,
"there was a lot more excitement
to it."
The Sanfrancisco operator noti
fied the Davis' well in advance that
the call would come through about
nine o'clock Wednesday night. The
connection was made on time, and
it was noon Thursday in Tokyo.
Sgt. Davis is in the army air
corps, and is getting along fine.
He now weighs 170 pounds. He
has been in Tokyo for th past six
months, and plans to get a furlough
home in about a month. He has a
date with Dan Cupid upon his ar
rival here, it was learned from his
parents.
. Sgt. Davis re-enlisted in service
1 1 days after getting his discharge.
During the war he was stationed
in Manila.
His brother, Ned, is also in the
Pacific area, having re-enlisted
shortly after getting his discharge.
Sgt. Winston Davis was a former
member of the mechanical depart
ment of The Mountaineer.
Two Haywood Seniors
At College Honored
D. H. Michal and R. W. Holtz-
claw, of Canton, seniors at North
Carolina State College, were among
the 75 top-ranking engineering
students recently knighted into the
Order of St. Patrick.
Congressional
Plans To Visit Park At
Bequest Of Bep. Redden
WASHINGTON Members of
the congressional committee on
public lands including Rep. Mon
roe M. Redden of the 12th North
Carolina district, will visit the
Great Smoky Mountains National
Park and, other public lands in
North Carolina before adjourn
ment of the present session of con
gress, Richard J. Welch, chairman,
of California, who was elected as
the nominee of the Democratic and
Republican parties of his district,
said here today.
The visit wil be made in response
to a request by Representative Red
den, who said he wished to have
committee members see first-hand
the needs for further and imme
diate developments of the Smok
ies, -v
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A young couple, in custody of two Chattanooga detectives, paused long enough early Tuesday morn
ing for this photograph to be made, as they were leaving the Haywood county jail to return to Chatta
nooga to face charges growing out of the death of a 45-year old woman. The couple was arrested here
Monday morning, and lodged in jail pending the arrival of the Chattanooga officers. Left to right: Capt.
J. C. Carson, of the Chattanooga police department, Nellie Sue Smith, 18, Paul James Williams, 25, Detec
tive E. E. Smith, of the Chattanooga department, and Chief Orville Noland, of the Waynesville police de
partment. A Mountaineer photograph, by Ingram, Skyland Studio. Details of story on page six.
Clevewill Apartments Are Sold
To Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Howell
Capt; Alden
Howell Was
106 Monday
V
Only Surviving
Confederate Soldier
Wins Battle With
Age At Los Angeles
Captain John Alden Howell, na
tive of Haywood county, -observed
his 106th birthday anniversary In
Los Angeles, Calif., on Tuesday the
18th, where he makes his home
with his daughter, Mrs. J. R. Johns
ton. The "Captain's" birthday has al
ways been a great occasion for a
celebration by the friends of his
daughter and the numerous ones
he has made in his adopted home
in Los Angeles, but this year the
family found it necessary to confine
the event to a family gathering,
as the Confederate veteran is now
under the care of a full-time nurse.
During the past few months he
has not been so well and every
consideration is given him to con
serve his strength.
Captain Howell was born on
Jonathan Creek on February 18,
1841, the son of D. Collins and
Mourning Garret Howell. He was
for years a leader in the business
and civic life of this section of the
state. He was the organizer of the
first bank west of Asheville, The
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Committee
Chairman Welch last week re
quested Representative Redden to
visit Panama, Virgin Islands and
Puerto Rico for an investigation of
certain things in which the com
mittee is interested, but owing to
the need of presenting to the In
terior department the program for
developing the great Smoky park
the Hendersonville congressman
could not make the trip. Some
members. of the committee did go,
however ,J and? others will go later
in the spring.
Tenative plans now include a
trip by the committee to all na
tional parks, Alaska and Hawaii.
These territories have asked to be
admitted to the Union as states
and the committee will make per-
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Arrested Here In Murder Case
'Ten-Unit Ai&rtmen
House Is Purchased ,
For More Than
$30,000
One of the largest real estate
deals transacted in this area for
some months was closed this week
when Mr. and Mrs. Thad N, How
ell purchased the Clevewill Apart
ments from C. F. Kirkpatrick and
his brother. Dr. W. L. Kirkpatrick,
owners of the porperty.
The purchase price of the build
ing was not disclosed, but it was
understood that it was in excess of
$30,000.
The Clevewill, constructed of
brick, was built in 1028 by Mr.
Kirkpatrick who is a pioneer in the
erection and operation of apart
ments in this section having built
and operated the first housing pro
ject of this type west of Asheville.
Mr. Kirkpatrick also built, owns
and operates the Kirkpatrick Apart
ments across the street from the
Clevewill. ,
The building purchased this week
and located on Walnut Street, is
three stories high and contains
apartments with units of four
rooms which include living, bed
rooms, bath and kitchens, and in
some cases a sun room, with each
equipment with all electrical appli
ances.
Since the erection of the apart
ment the building has been a pop
ular addition to the housing facili
ties of the community and there
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Post Office To Close
Saturday For Holiday
The Waynesville post office
will close Saturday for Wash
ington's birthday anniversary,
following their regular Sunday
schedule. Neither the stores
nor the First National Bank
Will be closed, however.
Haywood Covered With
4 - Inch Blanket Of Snow
The first snow of the season
felt at the rate of an inch an
hour Wednesday morning, but
stopped just as suddenly as It
started in two hours. The first
flakes began falling about eleven
o'clock, and by one, the clouds
broke and distant mountain
peaks coudl be seen.
The Wednesday 2-inch snow
melted slqwly during the after
noon and early part of the night,
and early Thursday morning, a
light sleet fell. By eight o'clock
the sleet had turned to snow,
which fell heavily until eleven
o'clock, for a four-Inch fall.
Cars without chains were un
Committees
For C. Of C.
Start Work
President C. J. Reece
Names Committees To
Carry Out Program
Of Organization
The board of directors of the
Chamber of Commerce discussed
general oniiiiiinily projects at
length at their
meeting here Tues-
day night, and an over-all program
for the organization to sponsor
during the coming year.
President t". .1 Kcccc named
committees lor I he year, anil out
lined the general year's work.
Plans were made for the annual
banquet in late spring, with the
following committee in charge: C.
N. Allen. Charles E. Hay, J. E.
Massie, Howard Clapp, L. K. Sims.
Whitener I'revost. David Felmet
and Richard Bradley.
Other committees named for the
year by President Reece included:
Finance-Membership M. D.
Watkins, chairmna, Jas. L. Kilpat
rick, Richard Bradley, L. E. Sims.
David Underwood.
Industrial relations W 11. Prc
vost, chairman, Leo Weill, William
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County Medical Society
To Meet Next Thursday
The Haywood County Medical
Society will hold its regular meet
ing Thursday evening at 8 p.m.,
Feb. 20, at the nurses' home, an
nounces Dr. V. H. Duckctt, secre
tary. Papers will be presented by
Dr. J. L. Westmoreland and Br.
Roy Moore of Canton.
able to make some of the hills
about town, and garages and ser
vice stations did a land - office
business putting on chains.
Mrs. Tom Alexander reported
from Cataloochee Ranch that the
snowfall was seven inches, but
not any drifts, "This is one of our
prettiest snows," she said. It had
stopped snowing at the Ranch at
eleven o'clock. The temperature
at noon there was 31 degrees.
Wednesday's snow at the Ranch
was 4 inches, but most of it
melted during the night, and the
fall Thursday was measured at
seven inches.
County's Loss 0! Burley
Can Be Prevented, Agent
Says At Planning Meets
Attendance High
At First Farm
Planning Meets
Tonight's Farm Planning
meeting at Beaverdam will
conclude the first week of the
scries, which continues through
next week and the following
Monday.
Attendance has been excel
lent and much interest shown
by those who were present.
Each meeting has been enliv
ened by the drawing for prizes
Figures on attendance, and
prize winners at the meetings
to date arc:
Clyde: 213 attended; hybrid
corn seed won by Ted Noland;
subscription to The Mountain
eer won by Richard Hannah.
Mrs. H. A. McCracken drew
the numbers.
Hock Hill: 415 attended; corn
seed won by Tommy Morrow;
subscription won by Bobby
Smalley. Numbers drawn by
Sylvia Newell.
Crabtree: 260 attended; corn
seed won by Larry O. Fergu
son; subscription won by Car
roll Smith. Numbers drawn by
John F. Rogers.
Lyda Motor Co.
Moves To Larger
QuafMrs Hefel!
Service Station
Facilities Added By
Motor Co. Owned
By L. L. Lyda
The Lyda Motor Company is now
occupying the large garage build
ing near the Southern Railway sta
tion on Depot Street.
L. L. Lyda, owner-manager, an
nounced yesterday that a complete
service station would be operated
in connection with the garage and
I he sales and service. The firm is
agnels here for the i'laer and
Kaiser automobiles. In addition to
Hie new ears, the (inn also deals
in used cars.
The shop has lour experienced
mechanics to do general repair
work on all makes of ears.
Mr. Lyda said storage facilities
will also be provided.
A large space in the 50 by 150
foot building will be devoted to
display of new cars.
Truck Breaks Telephone
Pole On Boyd Avenue
A Dodge W'i ton truck, driven by
II. D. Henderson of Waynesville.
skidded into a telephone pole on
Boyd avenue, about 12:45 o'clock
Wednesday aflerndon, breaking the
pole and one of the two electric
lines attached to it.
The driver was not injured.
Damages to the truck were estim
ated by Chief Orville Noland at
between $100 and $150.
Hospital Aid Petitions
Will Be Sent To Raleigh
This Week-End By Davis
Petitions requesting that the
Haywood members of the General
Assembly promote legislation that
will enable the county hospital to
receive financial aid from the state
to expand will be mailed to Raleigh
this week-end, slates Joe Davis,
president of the Lions Club.
Three civic organizations and one
industry in Waynesville and Hazel-
wood have backed the petition, and
three clubs and the Building and
Loan officers at Canton signed the
petition circulated there.
Mr. Davis reports that the Lions,
Rotarlans, and American Legion
have voted their endorsement of
the petition here, and that Una
gusta Manufacturing company also
will sign it. There is the possibility
oi getting the Chamber of Com--
Corpening Stresses
More Livestock,
Hybrid Corn, In Talk
To Farmers
Haywood county lost between
$;t50,b()0 and $400,(100 income last
year because approximately 500
acres allotted to growing burley
tobacco were not planted
The shortage of tobacco plants,
caused in many instances by Blue
Mold attacking the plant beds, was
a big factor in this- loss. Although
there is no "cure" for the disease
once it hits a tobacco bed, said
County Agent Wayne Corpening,
there are means to protect the
plants so that Blue Mold can never
lake hold on them.
Mr. Corpening was talking Farm
Planning for 1947 at one of the
community meetings being held in
school auditoriums throughout the
county. Farm Planning was some
thing he defined as getting the most
out of the farm with as little work
as possible.
This can be done, he slated, by
knowing the land well enough to
decide which is the best crop to be
planted, and which is the best fer
tilizer to make the land produc
tive. No one knows all the answers,
the county agent added, but there
have been many experiments car
ried out on test farms in this area
that help a lot in deciding many
of the questions that farmers face
when time for planning their year's
work rolls around.
The jjwetins bcanj, wi.h a haJtff
hour concert Ay the Wayheiyiiie
Township high school band, after
which Mr. Corpening discussed the
Farm Planning program. He was
followed by Miss Theresa Alley,
who gave her state-contest win
ning oration on "North Carolina's
No. 1 Need Good Health." Jona
than Woody, president of the First
NJ:ilirtn:l Ftunlf follnunrt uith unm
comments on the need of
an addition to the Haywood County
Hospital.
At the conclusion of the meet
ing a movie was shown in sound
and color, taken in the mountain
ous area of Virginia which pic
lured tlie application of TVA lime
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Bill To Enlarge
Canton Area Sent
To Assemblymen
The Town of Canton has for
warded a bill, to Haywood county's
stale legislators which would en
large the corporate limits to include
West Cove, Smatheis Hill, Green
Hills, Phillipsville, and Wcllstown.
In announcing the bill this week,
Mayor Sam Robinson stated that
any interested persons could con
tact the representative or senator
to express their views in favor of
or against the measure.
It has been prepared on the re-
quest of property owners of the
outlying areas after the State
Board of Health advised that people
in the area must have proper sani
tary facilities. Water and sewage
extensions would be placed in the
areas if they are incorporated.
merce and Ilazelwood Boosters on
the papers before they are for
warded to Senator William Med
ford and Rep. Glenn Palmer.
In Canton the Lions, Civitans,
and Y's Men club as well as the
Building and Loan officers signed
the petition.
They request that a law be in
troduced asking hospitals be clas
sified as a necessity, which would
give county commissipners freer
use of their funds for hospital
maintenance; that if the above law
failed to pass, a local measure be
introduced increasing the tax rate
for hospital support; and that the
legislators back the state-wide good
health program in all respects ex
cept the construction of a medical
center at Chapel Hill.
Contract Is
Let To Pave
From Cruso
To Parkway
Wider Road To Balsam
Planned By State;
Cut-Off To Be
Finished By June
A contract has been let by the
State Highway Commission to put
rock on the road from Cruso up
Pisgah mountain to Wagon Road
Gap for a permanent paved surface.
The road was given a temporary
one-inch coating of pavement last
summer. J. C. Walker, of Ashe
ville, engineer for the western dis
trict, announces that it will be im
proved by a new one-inch surface
from Cruso to the Pisgah bridge,
a distance of approximately five
miles, and a three-inch surface
will be placed from the bridge to
the mountain top, a three-mile
stretch of road.
This improvement has been de
sired for many years by the citizens
of Haywood as a direct, all-weather
route to Transylvania county and
the south.
Mr. Walker reports that a new
three-lane highway will be begun
in June connecting Candler to the
Haywood county line. A new.
straighter route will be cut, with
the work to start in June by the
A. B. Burton company of Lynch
burg, Va., on a contract let Jan
uary 30.
This wide highway is part of a
project, financed 50-50 by the state
and federal governments, that even
tually will make a new main route
through Haywood, connecting with
the Junaluska cut-off. It will fol
low the Southern Railway line.
cutting through the, main part of
iff
"we eatj omy oo inis jr smau
section at a time," comments Mr.
Walker, who adds that it will take
more than a year to finish the
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Road Sentence,
Fines Are Given
In Mayor's Court
One road sentence was given in
Mayor's court trials Monday, and
several fines givon for minor law
violations.
Zcb Braekett received a u'4-day
sentence for his second offense on
the charge of public drunkenness.
Seven persons charged with the
same were released with sentence
suspended on payment of court
costs.
On the charge of reckless dry
ing, W. R. McClure was fined' $23
and costs. He had been given a
ticket Friday when speeding down
Main street taking his wife to the
hospital.
Two persons charged with viola
tion of the prohibition law were
fined $10 and costs each, and one
man paid $10 costs for failing to
halt at a stop sign.
Town Officials
Have Mosquito
Meeting Tonjfjht
A joint meetiiji of the town offi
cials and aldernien of Waynesville,
Hazelwood and Lake Junaluska will
be held tonight, sponsored by the
Chamber of Commerce and the Dis
trict Health Department, to formu
late plans for a mosquito control
program here this summer, an
nounces Miss S. A. Jones, C. of C. .
secretary.
The meeting will begin at 7:30
p. m. in the health department-'
office at the courthouse.
Highway '
Record For 1947
In Haywood
(To Date)
Killed- 0
Injured -10
Vehicles Checked 911
(This Information Compiled ;
From Records of State High '
way Patrol) 1
Lyda Motor Co. Moved To Depot
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