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The Waynesville Mountaineer
Published Tw ice-a-Week In The County Seat Of Haywood County At The Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
49,500 People
Live within 20 miles of
Way aesville their ideal
shopping center.
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fcEAR No. 55 TWENTY PAGES Associated Press News
WAYNESVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1947
$3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
LlTerm Of
fogresses
(fOtWf ad IU""'
t given ll wt,t'k
mtv's July criminal
ar'Court. which is
itinue into its sit
:r Judge Kelix E.
Ls, wIhi had been
mirinieht luesciay
t guilty to the lar
mobile owed by
Thursday moi ning
L three years '-
Lie county jail.
Ir Smathers, a navy
l plea of Ruilty to
lering the Colonial
fclon. and the tar-
He was given a
we in the state
guilty to a charge
Brjson was sent-
bnths in the coun-
of forcible ti'es-
nders was ordered
Ition of $250, with
hued. On the same
Bimey was given a
In term, suspended
defendant pay
tie Moffitt. $46 to
id $41 to Rev. L.
i concealed weapon.
was fined $50 and
with violating the
Edward Kuyken-
$100, and given a
itence, suspended
ihavior. Jack Med-
imery McElroy, un-
received fines
nded sentences of
found guilty
w flnpri S7S
1 60 days suspended
fl sutton received
t months suspend-
augn Chambers,
nd Clarence H.
fined $5(1 snrt fin
on similar charges
ping, Frank Rog-
Ei, John S. Morrow,
Elroy and William
fch, and all given
fitence of 60 days.
on two charges of
tfansportine whic.
15350 and scnteneoH
fended. John Allen.
Parse. Dairi court
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ople At
Of The
e Store
People attended
w larger Firestone
lay night. The
wnpleted an expan
'Wch provides twice
'made at Wednes-af-
The first sales
morning. The
1 from Saturday un
f. for the ar
rtocks. Conbisowner-man-re
Jnd announced a
'M wider variety
"JnUie past.
9gers Joins
Force
's announced
Wtion to the
,l,ce Force.
rs was in the U
J one-half
2 ln th the pa
c areas.
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PRINCESS , ELIZABETH will
marry her 'childhood sweetheart,
the handsome former Prince Phil
lip of Greece, it was announced
Thursday by King George VI in
London. No date has been an
nounced for the heiress to Britain's
throne t marry, but it probably
will WniNJctoBef 'at: Westmfpster
Abbey.; --
Town Board
Orders New
Type Meter
Arrival pf Parking
Meters Delayed; Ex
pected in Two
Weeks
At a meeting this week the Way
nesville board of aldermen changed
their order for a different type of
parking meter than were originally
to be shipped here. The type now
on order will accept 1 cent for 12
minutes' parking, 2 cents for 24
minutes, 3 cents for 36, 4 cents for
48 and 5 cents for 60 minutes.
Those first ordered would accept
only 1 cents for 12 minutes and
5 cents for SO minutes, nothing in
between.
The change in order, reports Al
derman Henry Gaddy, will occa
sion a slight delay in the meters
arriving here, but they ar expect
ed within two weeks.
Several of the individual parking
areas along Main, Depot and
Church streets already have been
marked, and part - of the holes
drilled in the sidewalk to hold the
meters.
Mr. Gaddy also stated that the
street additions being planned by
the aldermen would extend Mont
gomery street southward to meet
the extension of Pigeon street and
not continue on to Academy street.
Rotarians Going To
Lenoir Meeting Today
M. R. Williamson and James
Kilpatrick are scheduled to leave
Friday afternoon for a district con
ference of Rotary which will be
held at Lenoir today and Saturday.
Mr. Williamson is president and
Mr. Kilpatrick secretary of the lo
cal chib.
Two New Features
Added This Week
On the editorial page of this issue wiU be found two new
features, which will be carried in every issue.
First, a review of the things that made news five, ten
and fifteen years ago. These items are taken from the
files of The Mountaineer in 1932, 1937 and 1942.
Second, a column of human interest bits ot news gath
ered about the county by members of the staff. Both
new, features are on the editorial page. ,
150 -Foot
Radio Tower
Is Erected
For WHCC
An eiec-.niK crew miis.ied put
ing up the 150-foot steel radio
lower lor Station WHCC yesterday
afternoon. The work has been un
derway for the past week, hut was
delayed due to the weather.
The orange ana whue tower, is
located just off the Howell Mill
road, about a quarter of a mile
irom the cil; !i. ..:'..
Work has also started on the
transmitter house, which will house
the transmission equipment of the
station. A licensed engineer will
remain on duly in the transmitter
house at all times the station is
on the air. At present, plans are
to carry programs for 17 hours a
day.
Haywood
Dairymen
To Meet 15th
Plans nave oeeu completed for
a dairy banquet Tuesday evening
at the Hazelwood school cafeteria,
featuring an address by Dr. Clyde
Erwin, state superintendent of
schools, sponsored by the Haywood
County Milk Producers association.
The banquet is being held prior
to the fourth annual Guernsey pro
motional sale, to begin at 1 p.m.
Wednesday, .luly 16 at the State
Test Farm, when 40 registerea ani
mals from many of the outstand
ing dairy herds in the south will
be sold at auction.
Another event preceding the sale
will be a classification demonstra
tion at the Osborne Farm, at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, conducted by Prof, R. H.
Ruffner of Stat College. ,
Milk producer, ' business and
civic leaders of ffie county 13-
vited to attend the banquet Tues
day evening, at 7 o'clock. In addi
tion to Dr. Erwin, visiting guests
will be F. R. Farnum, W. B. Col
lins and J. A. Arey. extension serv
ice dairy specialists.
In charge or arrangements for
the banquet are Joe Palmer, R. L.
Burgin, Frank Davis and Wayne
C,orpening. Mr. Burgin will be
master of ceremonies. The dinner
is being prepared under the direc
tion of Mary Margaret Smith and
Mrs. Rufus Siler, and will be served
by 4-H Club boys and girls. In
charge of decorations are Mrs. W.
F. Swift. Mrs. W. C. Moody, Mrs.
W. D. Ketner, Mrs. Glen Palmer
and Mrs. Marshall Kirkpalrick.
The Guernsey auction on Wed
nesday afternoon is being co-sponsored
by the Milk Producers, of
which group James Kirkpatrick is
president; the North Carolina
Guernsey Breeders Association,
and Pet Dairy Products company.
Five bulls and 35 female ani
mals are to be sold at auction from
such herds as the Quail Roose
Farm and Croasdale Farm, Dur
ham; A. B. Slage, Franklin; M. D.
McNaughton and Skybrook Farm
of Hendersonville.
Highway Engineer
To Meet Monthly
With County Board
J. T. Knight, assistant state
highway engineer for the Ashe
ville district, will meet with the
Haywood County Board of
Commissioners on the third
Monday of each month, it was
announced this week by George
A. Brown, Jr., chairman of the
board.
"The board feels that this
will be a great help in our road
maintenance," stated Mr.
Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Watkins have
as their guests the latter's sister,
Mrs. W. C. Smithson and children,
of Winston-Salem.
New Park
SHOWN HERE are members of the North Carolina National Park, Parkway and Forests Develop
ment Commission, which was sworn in Monday morning by Judge Felix E. Alley at the offices of Millar
and Medfoid. Senator William Medford sponsored the hill in the last session of the legislature which
created the commission. Shown here, seated, left to right: Charles E. Ray, chairman of the commission;
Dr. Kclley E Bennett, of Hryson City, vice chairman, and C. M. Douglas, of Brevard, secretary. Stand
ing, left to right, W. R. Winkler. Boone; Raymond Sutton, Sylva; Percy H. Ferebee. of Andrews: Francis
J. Heazel, Asheville; and E. C.
Old - Fashioned Musket
Shooting Match Set For
23rd At Cataloochee Ranch
Electricity To Be Off
Four Hours On Sunday
V v . . ,
Carolina. Pswer and LirU
Cempany announces 4bat elec
tricity will be off In Waynes
ville, Hazelwood, Lake Juna
luska, Clyde. West Canton, Bal
sam, the R.F..A. and all other1
rural lines in Haywood coun
ty on Sunday, July 13, from
2 p. m. to 6 p. m.
This interruption of service,
explains II. M. Burleson, local
representative, is for mainten
ance work on lines that can
not be done safely without cut
ting off power.
Cannery To Open
Only Wednesday
Of Next Week
The Waynesville Community can
nery will be open onk one (lay o(
next week, on Wednesday, July IS,
rather than the three days oriuin
ally planned, reports Mrs. Rufus
Siler.
This change was made because
cool weather has delayed the ripen
ing of peaches in the Georgia or
chard which will furnish from 5(10
to 600 bushels of peaches to he
canned for lunchrooms in the
Waynesville school district. Mrs.
Siler received word this week that
the fruit appeared to be maturing
a week later than expected
Present plans are to open the
cannery for three days the follow
ing week from 9 a. m. until 3 p. m.
on July 22, 23 and 24.
REVENUE, GASOLINE
COLLECTION'S CLIMB
RALEIGH 'Al'i The states
revenue Jind gasoline divisions re
ported that they collected a total
of $1 1 .687,542 during June, as
compared with $8,618,830 in June.
1946.
Additional Highlights of Movie
Making At Sawmill In Dellwood
By JI'LIA MOODY
Dellwood Correspondent
Universal International Pic
tures shot a scene for "Tap
Roots'' at our little sawmill in
Dellwood Saturday afternoon
After arranging with the
owner, Ben Sutton, truck loads
of "Confederate'' soldiers,
darkies in Civil War time
clothes, cavalry horses, oxen,
cameras, etc. started arriving.
The scenic effect man black
ened the roof in spots and the
loggers and sawmill hands, in
cluding Rufe Sheehan. Charlie
Allison. Ben Sutton. Commo
dore Curtis, Bob Fugate, the
Carver boys from Hemphill,
Orville Caldwell and others
were put in costume, mus
tached, and hired s extras; go
Commission Organizes Here
Guy, Newljind.
An old-fashioned shooting match
is being scheduled for July 23 ut
I Cattalooehee Ranch. Plans are be
ing made to take care of 'it least
)00 contestants, all using an old
tfme rwg-rifte, tf muzIe-lotad fire
arm, or mosket. ArijrTyt' of earlrj
American, rifle can be used, as no
modern firearms mil bo permitted
according to Tom Alexander, who
is sponsoring the event.
The contestants will he divided
into four classes, and 'l quarter of
a prize steer will go to the winner
in each division. The lirst croup
will be those 20 years of ne and
under; second, 20 to 40 years; third.
40 lo 60 years, and the fourth
I group will be all those over 60
j y ears old.
! Mr. Alexander staged such an
event in 1942 and had 8,r contest
. ants with 200 spectators.
The shooting will be at a paper
target over a 60-yard range. The
' contest will start at I 1 o'clock and
continue throughout lhe day. Con-
leslanls can enter at any tunc of
the day the jiiflccs will not declare
the winner until late in the after
noon. Much interest has been shown in
shooting matches. The event is
open lo everyone. Mr. Alexander
said, as he pointed out he had se
cured caps and powder for the am
munition. Plans Abandoned
For College Center
Due to insufficient registra
tion, the proposal for an off
campus college center in Way
nesville, connected with the
University of North Carolina,
has been abandoned, reports
Jack Mcsser, county superin
tendent of education.
Thirty students was the min
imum required to establish
such a center, and only three
prospects registered this week,
indicating that the majority of
young people desiring to enter
college have been able to en
roll in a regular institution.
ing on with their work.
A fire was simulated as the
Confederates'' ran through
the peaceful setting and fired
it with torches
The setting of the quaint lit
tle sawmill is perfect for tech
nicolor with its rustic construc
tion, background of Jonathan
Creek, and the mountains be
hind. Most of the community sat
on the logs and watched for
hours. Some of the costumed
actors between shots played
cards under the trucks.
A few members of our com
munity who were returning
from a Fourth of July spree
got quite a shock at the whole
affair. Home was never like
that:
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(Photo by Ingram's Studio i
Legislators
Enthusiastic
Over 2 -State
Park Plans
Cong. Redden, Sena
tors Hoey and Um
stead Look For Accel
erated Program
WASHINGTON IP) .AFrtrn
North Carolina's congressional rep
resentatives have expressed enthu
siastic approval of the meeting in
Waynesville Monday lo promote
the full development of the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park
by joint efforts of North Carolina
and Tennessee.
"This cooperative program
should have been operating long
before this.'' commented Twelfth
District Rep. Monroe M. Redden,
one of the foremost champions of
park development.
"I am certain that, working to-'
get her. North Carolina and Tennes
see can secure more roads and oth
er park improvements than either
could alone. After all, our goal
should he a complete development
of the park as a whole "
He was joined in these senti
ments liy both Senators Clyde fl.
Hoey ;ind William 0. ('instead. All
three pledged their continuing sup-'
port for the postwar improvement
program advanced by Western
North Carolina Associated Commu
nities. Auctions Listed
In Soco Valley
And Fines Creek
Auction sales of property in So
co Valley and the Fines Creek sec
tion will be conducted Monday,
July 14, by Penny Brothers.
I The sale in Soco Vallev will be
gin at 10:30 a. m.. starting with a
store building and 40 lots on the
K. P. Love property after which
two large business lots will be
sold known as the N. W. Rogers
property, and 16 acres near Mag
gie, the Mrs. W. A. Palmer land
will be subdivided into home sites.
During the afternoon the sale
will begin at 3:30 o'clock on the
George Brown homeplace in Fines
Creek, where a farmhouse, out
buildings and 100 acres of land will
be subdivided into four tracts.
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. McClenaghan.
of Raleigh were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John M. Queen, Sr.. last week
end.
Our New Telephone
Number Is 700
Due to increased use of telephone service. The Moun
taineer has installed a new system, which necessitated a
new number. The new system is in use and the new
number is 700.
This number will reach all departments of the newspaper.
Laundry Watchman Is
Beaten And Robbed
Crabtree,
Fines Creek
Teachers
Selected
Schools In Two Districts
To Begin New Term on
July 30th.
Teachers for the Fines Creek
and Crabtrec-li on Dull high
schools were announced yesterday
by Jack Mcsser, superintendent of
education Roth schools will be
gin their regular terms on Wednes
day, July 30
Fred L. Salford was re-elected
principal at Fines Creek. Other
members of the faculty are Kath
ryn G. Kirkpalrick, Mrs. Dorothy
G. Clarke, Doris Whitesides, T. C
Henderson, W Stephen Ferguson.
Fannie B. Noland, Margaret Lee
Green, Mrs Elizabeth Rogers Sea,
Pearl Elizabeth James, Mrs. Mark
Ferguson, Mrs. Gertrude Ferguson
Ronnie Faye Duckett, and Thelma
G Ferguson.
Lloyd C. Hryson will remain as
principal of the Crabtree-Iron
Duff school. Teachers are Lura
Mae Green, K.dna Mae James, John
Shlbor, Hearl Floyd Nesbitt, Flor
ence Abbott, William Glenn No
land, Macey Rogers Noland, Mrs.
Evelyn Sutton, Mrs. Frances A, Jus
tice, Pant ha V. II. Houser. Mrs.
Ethel W. Roberts. Mrs. Helen D.
Corwin and Mrs. Hugh Noland.
Lightning Strikes
At Medford Horn
A bolt of lightning struck a cor
ner of the home of Bryan J. Med
ford, county register of deeds, in
the Jonathan Creek section dur
ing an electrical storm Wednesday
afternoon, playing several curious
tricks but resulting in slight dam
age. Mrs. Medford and part of the
children were home at the time.
Tom. Waynesville high's All-State
football player of last autumn, was
only a short distance from where
the bolt landed, and its force reel
ed him off bis feel.
The lightning came through a
small tree, knocking off many of
its leaves, and went into the ground
following the root of another shade
I rcc nearby. Mr Medlord reports
that it rooted on dirl like a ground
hog, look all Hie bat k off the tree
root, but apparently did no dam
age lo the main nail of the tree.
A screen door at the kitchen was
torn off as well.
Winners Of VFW
Building Fund
Prizes Are Named
Walter Mchaffey, employee of
the Waynesville water and lights
department, was awarded the jeep
given as lirsl prize lo participants
in the Veterans of Foreign Wars
post 6767 building fund drive at
the July Fourth drawing of tickets.
Winner of the Benriix home laun
dry was Bob Kelley, local taxi op
erator, and Robert Blalock of
Waynesville, route 1, received the
home cleaning unit
The tickets were drawn by Pa
tricia Ann Burnett, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Burnett; Pau
line Underwood, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James E. Underwood; and
Edna Honeycutt. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Glenn Honeycutt.
"All donations to the VFW build
ing fund are greatly appreciated,"
states Roy Campbell, post comman
der. Mr. Campbell also announces
that the next meeting of the post
will be at 8 p. m. July 21 in the
American Legion home.
Andy Ferguson Hit
On Head With Pipe,
Robbed of Approxi
mately $975
Andy Ferguson, 76. was hit on
the head with a two-inch pipe on
Tuesday night while on duty as
night watchman at the Waynesville
Laundry and rubbed of approxi
mately $U75 in cash.
Upon recovering consciousness,
he telephoned for assistance short
ly afterwards and was taken to the
Haywood County hospital for treat
ment of a fractured skull. He was
reported yesterday to be recover
ing and in fair condition.
J. M. Killlan, owner of the laun
dry, who was the first to reach Mr.
Ferguson following the assault, re
ports that the watchman gave the
following account of events:
He had been cleaning up in the
machine room about 9:30 p. m.,
with his assailant evidently watch
ing through a window, and walked
towards a water fountain at the
rear when hit from behind three
limes, knocking him unconscious.
When he came to shortly after
wards he telephoned and Mr. Kil
llan found him, badly beaten and
bloody. Mr. Ferguson, at that time,
noticed that his wallet had been
taken from his overall pocket, and
Mr. Killlan found the piece of steel
pipe, about 18 inches long, with
which the watchpian had evidently
been struck.
Police were called in Immediate
ly and are investigating several
leads.
Mr. Ferguson was in the habit
of carrying Urge sums of cash with
Colored Scehds trf
Park To Be Shown
At Court House
A large attendance is expected
tonight as Arthur Stupka. park
naturalist, gives an illustrated lec-
mic a( uic couiiouu.se snowing col
ored pictures of the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park.
The event is belnc snonsorerl bv
the Chamber of Commerce and no
admission will be charged. The
event drew large crowds last year,
and many local people arp expect
ed to join with visitors in attend
ing tonitfit.
Pack Trips Made
Into Tho Smokies
; Several pack trips into the Park
have been made thus far tins sea
son, with Tom Alexander of Cat-
! laloochee Ranch heading the trips.
I The trips have been the smaller
units this season.
I The Park Service is scheduled
lo make some Improvements on
trails this season, and there is a
possibility that the larger trips,
with some 35 to 40 people will be
staged later.
Shelby Newspaper And
Radio Executive Here
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Weathers, of
Shelby, were here Wednesday, in
specting the progress made in con
structing Radio Station WHCC Mr.
Weathers is a stockholder of the
station.
Besides being publisher of the
Shelby Daily Star, he is president
of the Shelby radio station. He is
state senator, having served for
three terms.
Robert M. Wallace, general man
ager of the radio station here and
also the one in Shelby, came with
them.
Highway
Record For 1947
In Haywood
(To Date)
Killed - 4
Injured - 26
(This InformaUoa Compiled
From Records of State Hlfh
w7 Patrol) r