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JOOPeople rithin 20 n"1" ot silletheir ideal center. : ircrj HUNTING v Acv ?2o 5 First St l.nUISVlUJE K Jrder linst No. 85 FOURTEEN PAGES The Waynesville Mountaineer Published Ttt ii . w i. . " "cc ,n lne county beat of Haywood County At The Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park 1 "HWI rre ' Associated PresHs Published Twice-a-WeeK Every Tuczilay and Friday WAYNESVILLE, N. C. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1947 Charge Filed Jufy lm Is Drawn For Comino Death ourl Term $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties New Pastor Pair; Charged 1 Mitchell's and Fullbright fin In Jail After day Night ling id, Jr.. and Robert Full been charged in e war by Sheriff R. V. Welch laying ot James nerman md are still in the Hy (y jail where they were lurday night after Mit bbed body was found rents' home in the Hang rtion. lanley, near whose home , Cove the fight which i Mitchell's death is al have taken place, has ;ed with operating a dis use. Bond for Stanley fcet at $750, but Thurs- oon it had not Deen tigh his attorney was at j get him released. Plemmons, the fourth Jested in connection with ilibbing, was being re- jterday as a state wit- p for Head and Full je not indicated whether Lnts will desire a hear- i Justice of the peace, be hearing and allow the presented the grand Ig the coming term of Court, which opens No- It was held likely yes- It the hearing would be John Queen is repre- ihn Head. Jr. (pfevious- Is Junior, HeadJ fcnd, W. lis b the defense ttor lullbright. Stanley Is be lented by James H. How- rant against the two. 22 before Magistrate land by Sheriff Welch, fat Head and Fullbright ut the 18th day of Oc- . did unlawfully, wil- Beloniously and with pre- and deliberation and aforethought kill and ames Herman Mitchell." ho has signed a written that he fought with and flitchell with a Docket slated that Mitchell pro- ngnt and that he was Mmself at the time W. who claims he did not m the fight, is con tinued on page 2) To Address Press H. W. "DEACON" SIMPSON, former managing editor of the' Tampa Tribune, and now retired and living in Waynesville, will ad dress the Western North Carolina Press Association in Asheville Sat urday night. arl W. Judy Supply Bethel Nist Church ;v- Carl W. Judy, former the Rockwood Charge, appointed to supply the 'he Bethel Methodist P n" the vacancy caused Pnsfer of the Rev. Clark Mho has moved to the uisirict. mon subject fQr Sunday Will be "Thn rk.s.t: - wiiiiaLidii Be vnnih . ... . k nieeung will De re Parsonaeo t k.m y ave up his work as year, and spent a vpr ""versify, preparing to UlSSIonarv Ifam i M'wr, ne Pamly are residing temp L Junaluska, and On thp u,r.-t D-.u Present r" Will havo M Pnage and will maintain Fs each Tuesday, Wed- u - - - until 1 ho in iha UntH late evening on 1 " Qther Report N The Mountain.-,. K., fa Octob, leather Bureau): inn no n - -iiu tuui again L,,becniliig cloudy Ul u- ,oon- October 24 Partly Farm) 20 2i r Rain- Max. Min. fall -75 50 - 78 44 C. Of C. To Keep Office Here Open All Winter Directors Meet On Tuesday And Consider Applications For Positions The board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce went on record Tuesday night authorizing the executive committee of the or ganization to employ a secretary or stenographer and open the office for the winter months. The office has been closed since October 15 Several applications were re viewed by the board and passed on to the executive committee, whir!) is composed of C. J. Reecc, presi dent; L. E. Sims, R. N Barber. Jr.. M. D. Watkins and James Kilpat rick. The committee is scheduled to meet today or tomorrow. The directors also went on rec ord to cooperate with National Ap ple Week, and the Haywood Tobac co Harvest Festival, which is scheduled for late in November. A nominating committee cum posed of C. N. Allen, William Med ford and J. H. Howell. Jr., was named to prepare and stage the 'Continued on page 2 Two Women Listed Among 24 Eligible For Service In No vember Term The jury list for the coining term i'I Superior Court which starts on Novemt,, r 17 was drawn Monday afternoon at the regular meeting of the Haywood county board of com missioners. Two women were drawn on the list of 24 persons eligible for jury service during the first week of court, and one for the second week So far no women have yet served on a trial jury in Haywood, although four were on the Septem ber court list .lames Knight, maintenance en- I gineer for the Asheville highway district who was present for the meeting, heard petitions for the improvements of roads in the Hy der Mountain, Brown Cove and Rogers Cove sections. On the first week Jury list are: i Mrs A. W. McLaughlin, Fred Owen, Lawrence Hooper, Sam Potts, W. H. Whisenhunt, Charles Metcalf and j C. G. Medford of Waynesville I township; Hershell Shook and Wayne M. Medford of Clyde; Floyd Rich, Mrs. H. B. Moody and Ed ward Glavich. of Ivy Hill; Ben G. Coleman, Grover Mease and W. J. ; Stone of Beaverdam; Harley McEl- roy of Jonathan Creek; W. J. Mc Crary, C. L. Hill and Roy Clark of Crabtree; George R. Sharp of East Fork; Oliver H, Parton of White Oak; John Williams and Grady Pa vis of Iron Duff; and J- W. Arring ton of Fines Creek. The second week jurors are C. B. Crawford and Medford Burgeu. Trori Dtff; Berf JameS, R. T." Rogers (Continued on Page Two) 1 yvi Bank Increases Surplus Fund To $100,000 Following a meeting Tuesday evening of the directors of the First National Bank, J. E. Massle, vice- chairman of the board, an nounced that the surplus from un divided profits has been increased from $60.(100 to $100,000. This lias been done in order to provide additional protection to de positors, Mr. Massie stated. He also reported that the total capital account of the bank, which includes capital, surplus, undivid ed profits and reserves, is now slightly more than $300,000. larg est in the bank's history. MRS. M. B. LEE, newly-appointed pastor of the Hazelwood Meth odist church, will fill the pulpit on Sunday morning, Oct. 26. She is 'a graduate of high Point college with A.B. and B.S.M. degrees. Mrs. Lee taught in the public schools for several years, worked at Chil dren's Home in Winston-Salem, and for the past two years served as director of religious education of the Elkin Methodist church. She win occupy ilie Metnooist parson age in Hazelwood. New Secretary Opens C. Of C. Office Thursday The Chamber of Commerce of fice was opened Thursday morning, after being closed since October 15. Mrs. Myrtle M. Ray has been named temporary secretary of the organization and will maintain the office until a permanent secretary is named. Directors of the organization yesterday were still considering applications for the position. Business Group To Give Scholarship, Provides Lunches A college scholarship will be giv en to a worthy student of the com munity by the Beta Sigma Phi so rority, according to an announce ment made by the group this week. The sorority, which has recently been organized, voted to give the scholarship each year to a student meeting the required qualifications. Plans have also been made by the group to provide lunches each month this year for 10 underprivi leged children in one of the rural schools. These projects are made possi ble by proceeds derived from the refreshment booth on th athletic field and other benefits. Many Boy Scouts Are Promoted At Court Awards Made Of Eagle, Life, Star Rank; Merit Badges Are Given By Court The installation of four boys to the highest rank of Eagle Scout, one as Life Scout, one as Star Scout, and a. large number of oth er' promotions and; muclt badue award Wttre mad Moaday nignlJ October 20 during the court of honor held at Champion YMCA in Canton for the Pigeon river dis trict, Daniel Boone council, Boy Scouts of America. Tenderfoot awards were made by Bob Garner, field scout execu tive, to Junior Hale, James B. Lewis, Aaron O. Gibson and Charles C. Davenport, Jr., Troop 2, Waynesville; James F. Parham and Frank E. Medford of Troop 4, Can (Contlnued on Page Two) Apple Week Observance Is Planned In Haywood Merchants And Schools To Feature King Of Fruit In Coming Week Apples, the king of fruits in Haywood county, will be honored here during National Apple Week, October 25 through November 1. Many of Ihe merchants in Way nesville and Hazelwood are pre paring special window displays featuring the many varieties of ap ples grown in the county's big com mercial orchards to make the pub lic more aware of how large a part this crop plays in agriculture and business here. Hallowe'en 'Friday. October 31), will be known as Apple Day. Public schools also will place emphasis on apples during the week, with teachers instructing their classes on the different types grown in the county, how to iden tify them, and which to grow for cooking or eating. David Felmet. David Underwood and Richard Bradley are serving 3s a committee to bring apples to merchants for window displays, having been appointed at the Chamber of Commerce board meet ing Tuesday. Anyone wishing ap ples for display may contact either committeemen and they can get apples at wholesale from the orch ard men of the county. Not only do the big orchards in Haywood form one of the county's most important sources of income expected to run nearly $300,000 this fall but the majority of homes have their own apple trees to grow fruit for the many kiada of wi J r- MtJen Urges Off U. S. M Fw Farm Cooperative Kitchen Opens SippdDiii BdQ)Q)Ds that hoiw cannlnaijairwlse-. The apple harvest now is nearly three-fourths complete. It is es timated by County Agent Wayne (Continued on Page Two) tL.lz.AbMH liKKKNWOOl), home service representa tive for Carolina Power and Liht company, conducted a demonstration in the use of various items of equipment in stalled in the Haywood County Farmers Cooperative kitchen when it was formally opened before the Home Demonstration women here last week. The kitchen is modernly equipped in all respects, and will be used, for -club meetings and other social gatherings of women at the Co-Op Building. Photo by Ingram's Studio. Large Warehouse Being Built On Depot Street For Madme Iind Co. Haywood Invests $69,000 In Bonds During September Haywood citizens invested $69. 975.50 in savings bonds during the month of September, according to the official report received yester day by James E. Massie, general chairman. Of the total $500 was invested in Series G, and the balance of I $69,475.50 was in E bonds it was reported. For the month of September, North Carolinians bought over three million dollars worth of bonds. Home Agents Of 10 Counties Meet Here Wed. Home agents from ten Wesiern North Carolina counties met at the First Methodist Church Wed nesday for an all day session with spi'eia lists from the extension serv ice of Slate College ill Raleigh. Counties represented were: Hay wood. Clay, Graham. Cherokee. Swain, Macon. Transylvania. Hen derson. Buncombe, and Madison. Mrs. Pauline Hotchkiss, West- rn district home agent, presided i Interest Grows In Meetings At First Baptist Here Interest and attendance are in creasing daily in the series of meet ings now in progress at the First Baptist church, with Rev. Knolan Benlield. of Hickory, bringing the messages. Rev. L. G. Elliott, pas tor of the church is leading the singing. The Lions club attended lust night in a body The series of daily evening serv ices will continue through Sunday evening. For tonight's services. Rev Mr and discussed with the group tin ! Benfield will use as his sermon Haywood Orchards Win Many Prizes At Fair Haywood county orchard men , of Delicious and plate of Rome were awarded nine first, places and Beauties; second in single tray of a large number of other prizes for Stayman and plate of any other va apples entered in the State Fair riety (Banana type were entered); horticulture exhibits at Raleigh, j third in best single bushel, best rA inn t h a n nnii ncement of i single tray; fourth In commercial LLlllUlllB IU V- mm..." winners this wek. Howard Clapp, director of the Mountain Experiment Station here who was in charge of the horticul tural division reports that the 1947 apple show was the largest in the fair's history. There were a large number of entries from the apple counties, and those from Haywood stood up well among the competi tion, he said. Following are the prizes won by Haywood orchards: Barber's orchard rirt ;n plxt display of 20 trays and best three bushel baskets. Boiling Hall First in best five trays, best single tray of Stayma red; best plates of Winesap and Cortland; second in plate of Start ing and plate of Staymared; fourth in best single bushel, best three trays; and fifth in commercial dis play of 20 trays. R. H. Boone First in single tray Rome Beauties; third in plate of Bonum, plate of Rome Beauties, 'Continued on page 2 Plenty Of Color In Forests Of This Entire Area Reports from the Pisgah area yesterday were that the color this week-end would be beautiful, but not as bright as last Sunday. The 5-mile secion ot the Blue Ridge Parkway will be open to mo torists until , about the second of November, it was reported yester day. The foliage in the Soco Gap area and on into the Park was reported to still be colorful, and would pre sent an array of beauty this weekend. monthly calendar, monthly narra tive reports, and 4-H Club work. Miss Verna Stanton. assistant Stale home agent, also was eatured on the program and spoke on Hie same subjects. Following the general session the group was divided into classes for discussions with members of the extension service. Miss Virginia Wilson and Miss Rita Dubois dis cussed food and nutrition pro grams for various counties; Miss Rose Elwood Byran discussed food conservation. marketing, and crafts; Miss Willie Hunter and Miss Julia Mclver talked on Cloth ing; and Miss Pauline Gordon. Miss Mary Km. Lee, and Miss Lorna Langley led the discussion of home management and bouse fur nishings. Representatives of the group were presented in a program over station WHCC at 12:30 p.m. At this time the County home program was reviewed and future plans were outlined. Miss Mary Margaret Smith. Hay- ubjecl, 'The Question You Must Answer." On Saturday evening he will preach on the subject, "Two Doors." The Sunday morning subject, at 1 1 o'clock will be "What Is Your Life?" This service will be broad cast over WHCC. The closing service Sunday evening, at 7:30 will find the visiting pastor using the subject "What Is That In Thine Hand?" Special music for all services has been arranged by the choir of the church. MAYOR'S COURT In cases tried Monday in May or's Court here 11 men were found guilty of public drunkenness. Sev- l en of these paid court costs, and I lour were given road sentences. BETHEL CANNERY CLOSES Announcement has been made David Underwood Is Having $25,000 Warehouse Erected For Wholesalers Construction started Monday af ternoon on a large warehouse building at the corner of Depot and Commerce streets, adjoining the Waynesville Armory. David Underwood, owner of the lot, is having the building erected for lease to J. T Hackney and corn pa ny. grocery wholesalers with main office in Knoxville, Tenn. J. C. Norris, local contractor, has charge of the project which is esti mated to cost $25,000. The build ing is to be completed by January 1. 1948. Julian Morton, president of Hackney and company, has signed a 10-year lease on the warehouse, the laf st addition to their 38 branches in North Carolina, Ten nessee, Alabama. Georgia and Ken tucky Tentative plans are for the Waynesville house to be directed by Doyle Burch, manager at Mur phy, with a local manager to be se lected. A spur line from the Southern Railway is to be built from the main line in front of the depot, stopping at the warehouse, reports Mr. Underwopd. The warehouse walls will be of brick and concrete blocks, and the floor of concrete. It will extend 160 feet on Depot street, next to the sidewalk, and be 95 feet wide, setting back 25 feet from the edge of Commerce street The building will be one- Is lory high with a truck entrance that the Bethel Community Can-1 0n Depot street. Aside from an nery closed for the year on Tues- office, the remainder of the build- i day of this week. jg will be warehouse space. wood County home agent, was in charge of the arrangements for the meeting. Special Apple Section To Be Published Tuesday In observance of National Apple Week, which starts Saturday, The Mountaineer will on Tuesday morning publish a special section on apples, using numerous pic tures of apples growing in Haywood, the picking and packing, as well as shipping. In addition to local stories about apples, the section will carry a number of illustrated recipes all based on the use of apples in many forms. The edition will also carry many interesting stories about apples, covering a wide field. Col. Endsley Addresses Presbytery Men Monday One hundred men representing the churches of Asheville Presby tery met for a supper meeting at the Presbyterian church here on Monday night. Following the sup per, which was served in the dining room of the church by a commit tee of women from the auxiliary, Joe Emerson Rose sang a number of gospel songs. The main address of the evening was made by Col. C. R. Endsley, the headmaster of Tennessee Military Institute of Sweetwater, Tenn. Col. Endsley addressed, the group of men on the "Program of Progress" of the Southern Presbyterian church, a program launched by the general assembty last Wsv wHeh is to extend over a five year pe riod. He called attention to the emphasis which is being placed upon evangelism, missions, Sunday school enrollment, church attend ance and stewardship. The program calls for an in crease in contributions to all causes over the five-year period of $7,500, 000. He challenged the men of the Presbytery to get enthusiastically behind the program with personal effort and a willingness to make larger contributions to the causes of church. W. E. Price, prominent layman from Charlotte, led a discussion group for Sunday School superln 'Cnritirtiipd on page 2) Rep. Redden Speaks To NCEA Group Wednesday Aid Does Not Mean Federal Interference In Public Schools, Says Speaker "Education is a national respon sibility," declared Congressman Monroe Redden in his address on Wednesday evening before the Hay wood unit, N. C. Education Asso ciation at the Waynesville high school auditorium and "children who live in the poor sections ot America are entitled to as good an education as those from the wealth ier areas." Federal aid to education, he as serted, is "the unfinished business of this generation," but will never come about until the general pub lic loses its complacency and makes Congress take action on bills in troduced for that purpose. During the past session of Con gress many bills were introduced to use federal money towards rais ing standards of education. None of them were given a favorable re port by the committee studying the bills, Rep. Redden related, but some "highly interesting" hearings were held on them. "I do not intend to vote for any bill that will allow federal inter ference in our state school sys tem." Federal aid is simply, he said, "a gift from the people o America to the schools of Amer-' let." It will cost $250 million a year by ISW), a sm aum In com, outsort to Uttprptftng Rpusnt to slst fcrtougn coutitrie - " .. "r Paul Grogan, president of the Haywood NCEA unit presided at the meeting which was opened by selections by the high school chor us. The benediction was given by Rev. Oder Burnett, and Rep Red den was introduced by A. J. Mutch Ins, superintendent of the Canton graded school district. Supt. Hutchins told of the days during his youth when there were no high schools in Western North Carolina except those operated by religious denominations. These schools, he said, gave two things, scholarships and a deep sense of mission. Rep. Redden received (Continued on Page Twoi Sheffield Attends R.E.A. Meeting R. C. Sheffield, manager of the Haywood Membership Cooperative, REA, attended the national Rural Electric Cooperative Association meeting in Albany, N. Y , on Oc tober 14-15, The chief matter taken up at the meeting, Mr. Sheffield reports, was the adoption of a retirement secur ity plan for co-op employees, to go In effect on January 1, 1948. Boards ,Qf directors of each cooperative will make the choice of whether or Hot to join In the retirement plan. Automatic Heating Co. Opens In Hazelwood The opening of the Automatic Heating and Appliance company on highway 19-A in Hazelwood, is an nounced this week by the owners, Houston Swanger, Kim Parham, Bill Prevost and Jqhn Johnson. Located in the R. L. Hendricks building, the firm specializes in oil burning furnaces and sheet metal work. i Highway Record For 1947 (To Date) In Haywood Injured - - 47 Killed---- 8 (This information Com piled From Kecords of State Highway Patrcl) -- BO 37