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Published Twke-a-Week la The County Seat Of Haywood County Kt The Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
ICOND YEAR
No. 62 EIGHT PAGES Associated Press News
WAYNESVILLE, N. C. TU ESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1947
Friday
U Day Draws
Breaking
Newtonler-
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Junalu.M A ,em-
Lrd Bishop Cliark"-
Dallas. Jexas.
L juiulu.k;i Day
hop t'osteii J nar-
'tiam Manama, cic-
and 8 in. respec-
Wl he the teal-!
Tuf Slf.i evening, i
fceliver Ihc keynote
Lrath-wKli' Pastors' I
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Ihc U'smTMiiiM
teems rlasswork
be a laboratory
t children :i to H
school will open
ning al Shackford
in charge of cx
of Christian edu-
Lrn. Miss El iza belli
Kind, Virginia, will
Listed In adult ob-
Jiarlercd bus from
Ba, thirty-live incni-
lalional Methodist
llcrmce which has
brought echoes of
the Missionary
will conclude an
Ion here Tuesday.
"echo program".
Jike Beaucliamp of
tginia and the liev.
of Taylorsville,
Inan in his Sunday
stressed the work
world's greatest
tossed the qualities
work as a teacher
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Of
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See Dangers
DR. GAITHER WARFIELD, ad
dressing an audience at Lake Juna
iuska last night said "World War
III can "easily happen." Dr. War
field is a missionary to Poland, and
was interned by three nations dur
ing the early davs of World War II.
i Story of liis address on bottom
of this, pagel.
Burley Measuring
Teams Make Final
Checks This Week
Measuring teams are now
making the final check of Burley
tobacco plantings in four Hay
wood county townships, reports
R. C. Francis, A.C.A. committee
chairman, and a complete report
is expected y the last of this
week.
To date 1,487 plantings have
been measured, and 133 spot
checked. Notices have been sent
from the county AAA office to
1,001 growers, of which 94 had
been found to have overplanted
their allotments. There have
been five new growers reported
so far.
All fields have been measured
except In Jonathan Creek, Iron
Duff, Dellwood and Fines Creek.
Miles Stamey, 13
Races In Derby
Miles Stamey, 13-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Stamey of
Waynesville, competed Saturday in
the second annual Soap Box derby
field in Ashevllle before a crowd
estimated at 5,000.
The 51 home-made racers ran
through a series of elimination
heats on a course marked out on
Montford avenue, and the cham
pionship was taken by Raymond
Clank of Brevard. Clark will be
eligible to enter the national derby
at Akron, Ohio on August 16.
Judges were Rep. Monroe Red
den, Robert P. Putnam and Al Line
berry. The races were broadcast
over two radio stations
Bus Line Hearing
Set For The 12th
Among the bus hparinoc in 1
be
held before the State Utilities Com
mission in Asheville on August
12th, will be an application of the
Dutch Cove-Canton Bus Line, to
transport passengers from the
Dutch Cove road to Wilson s Store.
There are a number of bus route
hearings scheduled to be heard by
the commission on the 12th.
On the 13th, the commission will
consider the application of the
Southern Railway System to re
move the two passenger trains now
operating cm the Murphy Branch.
World War III Can Easily
Happen, Says Missionary
The Rev. Dr. Gaither Warfield. a
native of Maryland, missionary in
Poland who was interned by three
nations during the early days of
World War II. first by the Poles,
then by the Russians and later by
the Germans as the various armies
swept over Warsaw where he was
serving the Methodist Church as a
missionary, spoke from the Lake
Junaiuska Assembly platform Mon
dy night. He portrayed conditions
in Europe and Asia and the human
suffering which he said call for re
lief and Christian ' service. Dr.
Warfield, whose wife is a Pole,
Throughout
Group Of Almost 100
From Haywood En
joyed 1,000-Mile Tour
J In Several States
I Written By W. C. IHEDFORD
i Along the upper reaches of the
Yadkin river in Watauga and Ashe
counties and across the mountains
into Virginia we sped Marion. Ab-
ington, Bristol, Clinchport and on
to Cumberland Gap, Ky., with nary
a stop after leavinc Linvillp uhtil
we reached Sunnymeads dairy be
yond Marion. Roughly speaking it
was along the old wilderness trail
traveled by Daniel Boone and oth
er pioneers 180 years ago. But
where they traveled on horseback
and in covered wagons, we clipped
off the miles at 40 per on a great
ribbon of concrete road.
Linville, the Grandfather moun
tains, Blowing Rock, fine mountain
scenery, with an elevation at times
approaching 3,700 and 3,800 feet.
In Smith county, Virginia, we
stopped for observations and rest
in the first real good limestone and
blue grass section so far seen.
Brack James said that the country
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Temporary Silo
Demonstration To
Be Held Today
A demonstration of temporary
silos, made from garden Wire and
a special type papers Will be con
ducted today at the Rirkpatrick
Dairy farm in .CrabuW, township
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r . it. r arnum, extension dairy spe
cialist, will be present.'
In announcing the demonstration,
Mr.
Corpening point to the heed
for more silage due to indications
that livestock feed will be high.
The economical temporary silo can
be of great help, even to farmers
who have permanent silos and need
more storage space.
17th Cataloochee
Reunion Will Be
Sunday, Aug. 10
The 17th annual Cataloochee re
union will be held Sunday, August
10 and all former residents of the
area are urged to make plans to at-
ftend the celebration.
Dinner will be served on the
grounds.
One of the largest gatherings of
its kind in Haywood, more than
700 persons were present last sum
mer when Congressman Monroe
Redden was the principaj speaker.
Jarvis Caldwell of Iron Duff is
president of the reunion, Mrs.
Vaughn Palmer of Lake Junaiuska
is treasurer and Bill Palmer of
Canton is secretary.
Rhinehart Reunion Set
For Saturday, August 8
The Rhinehart reunion will be
held at Finchers Chapel church,
Hyder mountain, on Saturday, Au
gust 9, it is announced by Mrs. R.
L. Cockrell, secretary. All mem
bers of the family and friends are
invited. Lunch will be served at
noon.
Henry Family Reunion
Slated For August 17
The Henry family reunion will
be held at Maggie at Grady Henry's
home" on Sunday, August 17.
George Ward Of Asheville will be
the principal speaker.
Hana Dropiowshi, is nbw adminis
trative secretary of the Methodist
Committee for Overseas Relief.
Speaking at this church center
on -the topic. "Russia and the World
Tomorrow," Dr. Warfield said,
"There are three possibilities open
to Russia and our- world of tomor
row. The first is. World War III. Al
though no nation wants this, it can
easily happen. Many, factors exist
which tend, to prevent such a con
flict in the Immediate future.
"The second possibility is the
coming into -being of one world
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Gets Back $4,250 Lost In Fire
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FARADAY C. GREEN of Fines Creek is shown holding
$4,250 in U. S. savings bonds, which are duplicates of the ones
which were burned in 1945 when he lost his home. Officials
of the Firjt National Bank helped Mr. Green apply for the
duplicate bonds, and after 18 months, the new bonds were
received. Copies of all war bonds are kept in the Merchan
dise Mart, world's largest building, in Chicago, and by careful
checking and rechecking the burned bonds were replaced.
Thus ends another happy story, except for one thing yes,
you guessed it the new bonds are in a safety deposit box
at the bank. (Photo by Ingram's Studio.)
Maple Springs Singing
Uraus iiigUrovd
Spanish War
Veterans
Meet Here
State Department
Commander Speaks
To Group Of 60
Veterans Sunday
Sixty veterans of the Spanish
American war. ineludiiif; large rep
resentations from Haywood ant1
Buncombe counties and several of
fleers from the N. C. Department,
United Spanish War Veterans, at
tended a meeting Sunday afternoon
in the Haywood county courthouse
Thomas A. Price, department
commander, and II. H l.eavitl. past
department commander, both of
Asheville, were the principal
speakers.
A general discussion was held on
the recently enacted law raising
the pensions of Civil War and
Spanish American war veterans by
20 per cent, due to the increased
cost of living.
Officers in (he slate organization
who were present for the meeting
include Col. John A. Wagner of
Asheville, senior vice commander;
Dr. Thomas Stringfield. surgeon;
E. -M. Jarrctt of Asheville, patri
otic instructor; and J. R. Stradley,
member of the legislative commit
tee and past department comman
der. Six members of the Asheville
camp auxiliary attended the meet
ing. FINES CREEK CHURCH
CEMETERY TO BE CLEANED
The Fines Creek cemetery at the
Hiram Rpgers Baptist church will
be cleaned off Thursday, August 7.
Everyone interested is- invited to
help.
Rotarians Told Russia
Playing Up To Poorer
Classes Of The Fdr East
"America must give the coun
tries of the Near East something
more than money they must have
something for their hearts and
minds," Pera Benjamin, Cincin
nati businessman told Rotarians
here Friday,
Mr. Benjamin is a native of Per
sia but now a citizen of the United
States, explained how Russia is
getting such a strong foothold in,'
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Sunday
Salvation Army Cen
ter Is Scene of Annual
Picnic and Singing
Sunday
Singers from far and near gath
ered Sunday at Maple Springs Sal
vation Army center near Max
Patch for the 10th annual conven
tion, taking lions at entertaining
with favorite hymns' and mountain
,ongs and slowing away cincKPii
and watermelon t.om the "little S.
and W." set up by Maj. Cecil
Brown and her busy staff of work
ers. T-here were solos, duels, quar
tets, singing classes and "preach
ers" who gave humorous sermons
on Noah and the Ark and Jonah
and the whale to the 1.000 folks
who arrived by jeep, (ruck or auto.
Brig. G. A. Stephan of Charlotte,
divisional commander of the army,
look a number of color movies of
the crowd.
The mountain mission staff and
many of their neighbors who look
forward each year to the conven
tion had outdone themselves pre
paring cakes, baking chicken ana
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Buchanan
Cemetery
Decoration Aug. 10
The annual decoration services
will be held at Buchanan -cemetery
on Aliens Creek Sunday morning,
August 10, at 9 o'clock.
Floyd Grasty. treasurer, and the
cemetery committee will give re
ports of the past year's w'ork.
At 10 o'clock memorial services
will be held with Rev. Bill Queen
in charge and all graves will be
decorated.
AH interested persons are invited
to attend the services and see the
improvements that hSve been made
in the cemetery.
the Orient and the threat
this
makes on world peace.
"Today there are a lot. of poor
people in the Orient. The feudal
j system still prevails with some men
(owning entire villages and the sur
rounding farmlands. The Russians
have gone in and offered to aid
the classes the poor people. These
people in turn ask: 'What have we
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Livingstone
Promoted
To Senior
Sanitarian
Has Served Here For
Three Years; Will
Be Over 10 Western
Counties
R W. Livingstone, senior sani
tarian for the District Health De
partment for the past three years,
has resigned effective August 9 to
accept a position as senior sanitary
inspector for u territory covering
10 Western North Carolina coun
ties, it Is announced by Dr. Mary
Michal. acting district health offi
cer. Mr. I.ivingstono's new headquar
ters will be in Asheville, alt hough
he will continue to make his home
in Wnynesviile and assist in all
work of the sanitary department in
this district. States Dr. Michal.
He will be replaced by (J. B.
Jones, who will cover the same ter
ritory formerly under Mr. Livings
tone, Haywood county and Chero
kee community. Mr. Jones will as
sume his new duties August 15, and
plans to live in Waynesville.
Mr. Jones comes to the position
particularly well qualitied, reports
Dr. Michal. Originally from Ilen
dersonville, he received a B S. de
gree in agriculture from N. C. State
college, was vocational-agriculture
teacher in Rocky Mount, Va., for
several years, was county Farm
Security Administrator two years,
and managed a dairy farm at Flet
cher for three years. Mr. Jones re
cently took special training as sani
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Mid-Week Hymn
Sings Will Be
Resumed Here
In response to a number of
(juesls. the pastor of the Pre
terian church announces that
by- j
on I
Wednesday night the Mid-Week
Hymn Sings will be resumed.
Joe Kinerson Rose, who con
ducted the sings last summer, jvill
be in charge of the services. Mr.
Rose has recently returned from
Chicago where he made a number
of open end transcript ions for u ;e
in broadcasts over the radio. He
i will be glad to sing favorite gospel
hymns and will use as far as time
will permit request numbers In the
services.
The service will bp in the Sun
day School assembly room of the
church at 8:00 o'clock and the pub
lic is invited to attend. It is planned
to continue these Hymn-sings each
Wednesday night through the
month of August.
Sheehan Posts
$1,500 Bond Is
Released Friday
Upon posting $1,500 bond for ap
pearance at the next term of crimi
nal court, Paul Sheehan was re
leased from the Haywood county
jail Friday night.
Sheehan was arrested the previ
ous week-end on charges of assault
and robbery in connection with the
attack on Andy Ferguson, watch
man at the Waynesville Laundry,
on the nigbt of July f).
Town Counts Pennies
j From Parking Meters
Penny counting was the order of
jlhe day Friday at the Town Hall
; after the first regular collection of
j funds from parking meters. It was
i noon Saturday before the last coin
I had been counted and rolled.
The! total take for the first week
was $191.86.
50 Films Arrive To Start
Educational Library Here
Fifty instructional movies from
Encyclopedia Britannica Films,
Inc., arrived last week to be used
as visual training aids in the Hay
wood county school system, reports
Superintendent Jack Messer.
A similar number are on order
and expected here shortly to make
the 100 films a foundation on which
a county-wide educational film li
brary will be built.
In the past individual schools
have accumulated movie equip
ment! and secured several films of
their own. Plans were laid by the
principals and superintendent this
$3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
.
Seven Men Are Hurt In
Auto-Truck Collision
Sunday At Fines Creek
To Be Honored
HARRY .1. KIMJXZ, of Wmsloii
Saleni. pre: irienl of I he North Car
olina Association nl ( 'lumbers of
( onimei ic r, i ul ivc. will be hon
ored liini'lit " iili a dinner by the
directors nl tin. VV.iue:;villi Cham
ber of C'onimi rrc.
Harry Krusz Will
Be Here Tonight
Waynesville win be host today to
Mr. and Mrs Harry .1 Krusz, the
former president of the North Car
olina Association of Chamber of
Commerce I'lxei ul ive.v
The directors of the Chamber of
Commerce will honor Mr. Krusz
with rtfrfitpr fontght. THrfp wilf nofJ
be a formal progr.nn other than a
talk by Mr. Krii.sz.
As guests of the directors, will
be president . of Hie Knt.'.rv, Lions
and Boosters club; of the commu
nity. Mr and Mrs. Kru-z will visit
other area:, of Western North Car
olina bpfoie i pluming to Winslon
Salein where he is general manager
of the Chamber of Commerce.
KiltlllMHH' Is
Injured
As C;ir Leaves
Highway
Willie Uallihoiie. "... ol the Plot!
Creek rition received injniies
from an inridei l when his lil.'ilj
Ford sedan skidded off the highway
near the eitv limit', as he was driv
ing towaid-. Il.iclwood about 2:45
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Miss Wilm.i Oile. with fiath
, hone al Hp- time, is reported to
have received only In loses and
minor 'euls K.il hhone was said to
have been hull badly about his ribs.
Policeman Bill Sawyer, who with
Chiel Orville Nol.md investigated
the accident, says that llalhbone
had attempted to pass another auto
mobile, saw thai lie couldn't make
it, and when he cut back to his side
of the road fie ear rol out of con
trol on rain-slu -kened pavement. It
went over the curbing, hit a Cuy
wire on a telephone pole which
tinned the sedan around as it con
tinued il. plunge off the roadway.
Delinquent Tax
List Being Worked I
The list ol I !'; delinquent taxes
is heim: prepared by (hp county
lax office and will be advertised
on Friday of this wpplt.
A similar list is being prepared
by the town of Waynesville and
will he advertised August 15.
The county will sell thp land on
September I and Ihe town on Sep
I (ember II.
spring to start a central library,
from which the reels would be lent
on request to all schools, and build
to it gradually each year.
Included in the first group re
ceived are such titles as "Passen
ger Train" and "Fireman." for
primary grades social science
classes, "Children of China," "Land
of Mexico" and "Immigration" for
studies in geography; "Democracy"
and "Despotism" for civics stu
dents; "Digestion of Foods," "Sim
ple Machines," "Symphony Orches
tra" and even "Property Taxation."
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Condition of Six Re
ported As Generally
Good At Haywood
County Hospital
Seven young men from the Crab
tree and Fines Creek section were
admitted to the Haywood County
hospital after being injured in a
collision between a pick-up truck
and a roadster shortly after noon
Sunday on the Fines Creek road.
Jack Noland, suffering a com
pound fracture of the left leg, was
taken to Norburn hospital in Ashe
ville after preliminary treatment
here.
The others still in the Havwood
County hospital are reported in a
generally good condition. They
arc:
Clifford Pressnell, whose injuries
required 10 teeth to bp pulled and
also was hurt on his shoulder.
Norman Price, with head and tar
injuries.
Ben Ferguson, suffering f'om
lacerations on his arm and shock.
Dewey Rogers, head and body in
juries.
Paul Hoaglen, head injuries.
Rickman Ledford, chest injuries.
According to Cpl. E. W. Jones of
Ihe Stale Highway Patrol, who in
vestigated the accident, Norman
Price was driver of the 1941 Chev
rolet pick-up which was traveling
north on the Fines Creek road, col
liding with the 1936 Ford roadster
beting operated by Jack Noland.
Both vehicles were practically de
molished. From track marks of the vehicles
and reports of witnesses who had
seen them prior to the. crash. Cpl.
Jnnes-'Wales that the true wtfe-iri'
ly had been traveling at n hie'i
rate of speed and on Hip left Fide
of the road, while the roadster wa ,
going at a normal speed on the cor
rect side.
Hoaglt.i was with Noland in the
roadster.
Theft Is Reported
At Smith's Drug
Store Last Week
The theft of a small amoun' of
cash was reported by Smith's Cut
Rate Drug store on Main street,
Friday night of last week. No ar
rest has yet been made
Th'j person or persons who en
tered the building by breaking a
rear window appeared to have
been after dope, from the manner
in which chemical supplies had
been handled, according to Dr. If.
O. Champion, manager of the
store. Although a few dollar-, in
change were taken from a cash
register, the thief failed to get
what he really came after, accord
ing to Dr. Champion.
Electrical Storm
Hits Utilities
Hard On Saturday
An electrical storm, accompanied
by high winds and heavy rains hit
here mid-afternoon Saturday, and
did considerable damage to utili
ties. Between 175 and 200 phones ere
put out of order by the sloim. ac
cording to the Telephone Company.
Lightning was responsible tor -ome,
wind for others ,and even water.
Special crews from Asheville rnie
over Sunday and started right in
making repairs.
The wind broke off limbs nd
blew down trees over many lines.
The power was off about an hour
during the storm.
Highway
Record For 1947
In Haywood
(To Date)
Killed - 4
Injured - 35
(This Information Compiled
From Records of State High
way Patrol)
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