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So. 87 SIXTEEN PAGES United Pre. and Associated Press News
WAYNESVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1947
$3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
ling In County
ktically Same
L 1946 Crop of
463 Pounds.
county planted 1,126.6
Lcfo during 1947, 15.5
thn last year but still
L than the total allot-
L the eovernment price
gram, it was announced
Ithe local AAA ottice.
ihp crop is now curing
ler the county and will
fket beginning in early
certainty about market
lis injected in the Bur
Eure by England's recent
halt completely imports
n tobacco. Production
ling administration offi-
interpreted this as hav-
jmall effect on Burley,
Hue-cured types harder,
i slight crimp in Bur-
Haywood farmers pro-
463 pounds of Burley
:res which sold on the
J813.728.63. The plant-
K acres short of that
by the AAA, due to a
(nt to diseased plant
1947 the acreage allot-
cut from the previous
1,490.6. Approximately
pount of land was plant-
county as in 1946. al-
llity and total poundage
m determined. A high
be required to return
1 leaf crop back to the
itt level, however.
k 1,388 growers in the
im, raising an aver-
fere of Burley.
se is noted by the Hay-
the number of Der-
J in excess of their al
ien reached 126. There
new growers who plant-
B. Foy Is
n Member
se Fraternity
foy. son of Mrs. Lu-
f1 Waynesville, has been
to the Minarets, honor
ty for students of arch-
students and three oro-
re chosPn as initiates
mmg semester. Prospec
efs were selected on the
grades and the vote
libers.
followina h c.,tv,
fie fair holidays PA IK
fospective Minarets to
01es and ti.rh.. j
f'n in
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5 Acres Of Burley
Jg Prepared In County
Annual Market Sale
To Wed Governor
BEAUTIFUL Jean Grouch (above),
21, of Elko, S. C, will marry Gcv,
James S. Thurmond, 45, of South
Carolina, according to an an
nouncement by her parents, Mr.
add Mrs. Horace J. Crouch. The
WCdding will take place In tha
Executive Mansion in Columbia on
November 7. (International)
Crawford Is Given
Honorary Degree
By Scottish Rite
Ralph M. Crawford of Waynes
ville has been elected by the Su
preme Council of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite of the 33rd
degree, who met in Washington.
D. C, last week, to receive an hon
orary degree known as the Knight
Commander Court of Honor.
Mr. Crawford is a past master in
Clyde Masonic Lodge, the three
York Rite bodies in Waynesville,
and the four Scottish Rite bodies
in Ashevillc. He is also a Past
Patron of Clyde Chapter 188, OES,
and past District Deputy Grand
Master of the 41st Masonic dis
trict. He is also a Shriner.
District Church
School Meet Here
By Methodists
. Dr. Clark Presides
As Waynesville Dis
trict Officials Plan
Year's Work.
A District Church School Insti
tute of the Western North Carolina
Conference of the Methodist
Church was held at the Methodist
Church here yesterday morning.
Rev. Carl H. King, executive secre
tary of the Board of Christian
Education, presided
Speakers included the Rev.
Courtney Ross, who spoke on be
half of the adult work in the
Church School: Mrs Reed, of the
Virginia Conference, who spoke on
(Continued on page 8i
TAKE SPECIAL COURSE
Four salesladies of Massie's De
partment store attended the spe
cial course given in Charlotte last
week by Form-Fit company. Those;
attending the two-day school were
Mrs. C. J. Reece. Miss Wilsie Sny- j
der, Mrs. Boyd Gardner and Miss
Inez Finger.
A
Limit Apple Varieties,
Is Advice Of Barber
If growing apples on a commer
cial scale, concentrate on not
more than 10 varieties and plan
them so that the harvest dates will
not overlap.
This is the advice of Richard
Barber, Jr., owner and manager of
Barber' orchard.
Too many varieties make pick
ing harder, increase the difficul
ties of storage and selling. "About
10 varieties are all that the buying
public has any knowledge of,
states Mr. Barber. "Whenever you
get away from these the selling
Job is harder."
Section Of
Parkway Is
Blocked By
Landslide
Workmen Removing
Hock And Dirt From
Roadway; Plan To
Have It Clear Wed.
A hum- rock tumbled from the
bank above the Blue Ridge Park
way at Wagon Road Gap sometime
Friday, and caused the 5-mile
section to be blocked to all traffic.
Chief Ranger W W. Huber told
jThe Mountaineer yesterday that a
crew was at work removing the
rock and large amount of dirt from
the roadway. He expected the sec
tion to ho open by Wednesday.
The slide occurred about 100
yards from the gate.
On Sunday some 3.000 people
drove to Wagon Road Gap, and
met with disappointment when they
found the gate locked to the Park
way. Ranger Huber said a steady
stream of traffic flowed through
Pisgah Korest all day, and he
placed the total at 3,000 visitors.
He reported the color in that
area as "plentiful, but slightly
dull."
Tentative plans are to have the
5-niile section of the Parkway open
through this week-end.
Woody Is Named
Temporary Head
Of WCTC Alumni
Homecoming Event
Held At Cullowhee
Saturday Night Drew
Large
Crowd
Jonathartjyoody, Waynesville,
w as named temporary president of
the Alumni Association of Western
Carolina Teachers College at the
group's homecoming banquet in
Cullowhee Saturday night.
A member of the class of 1914
and a past president of the associa
tion, Mr. Woody was elected by ac
clamation and will serve until the
organization holds its annual elec
tion next June.
John Worth McDevitt, college
bursar and an alumnus, was ap
pointed temporary secretary of the
association by W. E. Bird, acting
president of the college.
About 350 alumni were present
for homecoming day and 135 of
these attended the banquet and
the business session which fol
lowed. This was the largest at
tendance at an alumni dinner in
the school's history, Mr. McDevitt
said.
Among those present at the ban
quet were President Emeritus
Robert Lee Madison, Webster, the
founder and first president of the
college; Prof. A. G. Reynolds, of
Sylva, second president of the
i Continued on page 8i
Rotarians Talk
About Recreation
Center For Area
Rotarians on Friday turned the
program period into a general dis
cussion of the need of a recreation
center in the community.
The members took the position
that the need was great, and dis
cussed at length their views on
methods of financing, getting op
eration costs, and general control
of such a program.
All of the talks were impromp
tu, with different members dis
cussing various angles of the pro
posal. Committees have been named by
all civic organizations in the com
munity to work with a general
committee in getting a program
underway.
In Washington, biggest apple
growing state in the union, more
than 80 per cent of the crop is of
one type delicious. Only three
varieties are produced there on a
commercial scle.
The Barber apples have been
planned to make a continuous har
vest over a two-month period.
About the first of September the
Grimes Golden are ripe and pick
ing commences. Two weeks later
the Stark Delicious, "top" apple
as far as price goes, are maturing.
Golden Delicious are ready for
'Continued on page 8
Packing Haywood Apples
PRETTY MISS LORA ARR1NGTON is shown hwv as
she "fling packs" Golden Delicious apples in the packing
room of Barber's orchard. Each apple is carefully placed in
waxed paper in the bushel baskets. There is an art to pack
ing apples. --Photo by Ingram's Studio.
Many Displays Feature
Haywood Observance Qi ;
National Apple Week
Apple Growing
Fine Opporjtunity t
For Young Men
The growing of apples is called
one of the best fields a young
man here can enter If lie has
patience and can secure suffici
ent capital to get started.
This opinion was stated by a
successful orchard man, who
added that growing apples sttll
has its hazards, but that the field
has been well explored and there
is sufficient knowledge of the
best varieties to grow and meth
ods of caring for trees so that a
new orchard stands an excellent
chance of becoming prolilable.
Orchard planting has "leveled
off" In Haywood during recent
years, and the older men in that
field are anxious to see younger
persons inject a new period of
expansion in the county's fruit
Industry.
CARNIVAL AT SAL'NOOK
A Hallowe'en Carnival will be
held, starting at 7:30 o'clock Thurs
day night at the Saunook school.
The public is invited to attend.
There will be no admission fee.
Apple Pickers
HERE ARE a group of apple pickers, with their long
ladders which rest against outside of the limbs of the trees.
These pickers are in Barber's apple orchard on the Balsam
road. All the Dickers shown here use canvas bags to put
I the fruit in before being boxed
Schools and Mer
chants Cooperating j
With Qrchards in Cit- '
jng Value of Crop
Orchard men. merchants and
schools are cooperating in the
Haywood county observance of Na
tional Apple Week, which began
October 25 and will continue on
through Saturday. !
Displays of home-grown apples
are being featured in the display
windows of many local stores, with
a large selection of varieties being
shown at the First National bank.
Agricultural leaders md grow
ers have spoken on the fruit and
its commercial and home-food
value to the county over station
WIK'C during the Farm Forum
program. In the schools, teach
ers are discussing apples with1
their classes as the special week
is being used to cause furl her ap
preciation of Ha woods king of
fruits.
'Continued on page !!'
AI'PI.F. I'K il Krs
See Pages Two, l oin , Five, and
Fiilhl.
Use Ladders
Photo by Ingram's Studio.
Hazelwood
Church Has
Educational
Unit Ready
New Building To Be
Used Sunday With
All-Day Ceremony
Planned
Sunday, November 2, the Hazel
wood Baptist church will begin use
of its new educational building,
constructed at a cost of approxi
mately $20,000 to keep apace with
the growing Sunday school and
young people's departments.
An all-day meeting, with dinner
on the grounds, is announced by I
Rev. M. L. Lewis, pastor of the
church, to observe the opening of
the educational building1. There
will be an installation service in
the afternoon for Sunday school
olTicers and teachers.
The new building, a brick struc
ture, will accommodate some 400
persons, offering more and larger
classrooms and other useful space.
Its construction has been com
pleted in two years, less than a
ear after Rev. Lewis began his
pastorate at the church.
Navy Men Given
Honors By Local
DAR Chapter
The only observance of Navy
Day here was placing of flags on
Main street and a special 15
miinite radio program given by the
1) A. R.
Those taking part on the radio
program over WHCC included
Mrs. J. W. Killian, regent; Mrs.
T. L. Gwyn, who gave the history
of Navy Day, and Senator William
Medford, who paid tribute to those
who dlif whlli'tmrlrtg in the
Navy. Mrt. T 'Brtshtiell 'gav
the closing prayer.
A number of the members at
tended the program. The local
chapter sent flowers to Cherry
Point where they were flown out
over the Atlantic and dropped in
tribute and memory of the, Hay
wood men who were killed while
in the Navy.
Map Sent State
Commissioner On
New Cemetery
A plot map outlining the grave
sites in Crawford Memorial ceme
tery, one mile from Waynesville
on the Dell wood road, was sent
Friday to Claude C. Abernathy,
state burial association commission
er, Raleigh, and approval is expect
ed back within a week for com
mencing the sale of lots.
There will be 1,500 grave lots, lo
cated in the center of the 22-acre
development, with paved driveways
along the outer edges. The paving
contract has been let, reports How
ell Crawford, one of the cemetery
owners.
Other backers of the enterprise
are Ralph Crawford, Lee Davis, R.
V. Welch and David Underwood.
Newspaper Group
Hear Simpson
R. W. "Deacon" Simpson ad
dressed the Western North Caro
lina Press Association Saturday
night, on the trends of modern
newspapers. Some 40 newspaper
people from 12 papers were pres
ent. After his address, the group
entered into a round-table discus
sion of various phases of handling
news and features on a newspaper.
The association includes all non
daily newspaper from Hickory to
Murphy.
Mr. Simpson, a retired newspa
perman now residing here, was
presented by W. Curtis Russ.
Massie's Dept. Store
Celebrating 20th Year
Massie's Department Store is to
day beginning observance of their
20th anniversary. For the occasion,
C. J. Reece, owner, has arranged
for many items of nationally ad
vertised brands of merchandise to
be put on special sale.
Seven of the eight pages of the
second section of this edition is
devoted to the advertisements on
the celebration of the store.
The firm has two large floors of
merchandise, and features nation
ally known brands throughout the
Bond Set On Defendants
In Murder Case Monday
At Preliminary Hearing
Spoke Last Night
'V .A. l$Eg
V:.-.
R, FLAKES SHAW, execuive vice
pre ident N. C. Farm Bureau, ad
dressed a group of Haywood farm
ers and business yien here last
night in the interest of re-organizing
a unit of the Farm Bureau in
this county.
Membership Drive
For Haywood Gets
Underway For The
N. C. Farm Bureau
State Leaders Of Or
ganization Addressed
Group Here Last
Night-Qfckla
an
Plans were made here last night
for a two-week membership cam
paign for the N. C. Farm Bureau,
after a group of Haywood farmers
and business men heard R. Flake
Shaw, executive vice president of
the state organization and George
Farthing, field representative
speak.
The campaign will be climaxed
on November 1 5th with another
meeting at the court house, and
some outstanding speaker making
the address.
Glenn C Palmer is temporary
president, and presented the speak
ers. Mr Shaw told the group that
since 19311 some 14 basic laws have
been written elfecting the national
farm program. These laws will ex
pire in 1948, he pointed out, and a
'Continued on page 8i
New Electrical
Course For Vets
To Begin Monday
Plans have been completed for
starting another class in the vet
erans trade school here and regis
tration for the course will be held
at 2 p in. Monday. November 3 at
the Future Farmers of America
house on the Waynesville high
school grounds
The class will be in the repair
of cleclrical appliances and in
structed by Yates F. Burgess who
currently has charge of the house
wiring course. Mr. Burgess will
conduct the registration of pros
pective students, according to Jack
Messer, superintendent of schools.
Only veterans are eligible to en
ter the class, which is limited to
20 students and is sponsored by
the Veterans Administration under
the GI bill. Applicants are re
quested to bring a copy of their
discharge and if married, a copy of
their marriage certificate.
store A large sales force is main
tained by the firm, with a buyer
designated in each department.
The special prices being offered
become effective this morning, Mr.
Reece said.
"We are proud of the lines of
merchandise we have. They repre
sent, we feel, the very best. All
through the years we have given
special attention to known brand
lines, and today offer an unusual
ly large number of the leading
brands in the country." Mr. Reece
said.
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Probable Cause Is
Found And Head And
Fullbright Are Bound
To Court Trial
Probable cause was found in the
murder charge hearing held Mon
day afternoon in the main court
room here, and John Head, Jr.,
and Robert Fullbright were bound
over to trial in Superior Court.
Head, whose confession of the
stabbing of James Herman (Son
ny) Mitchell was read by Sheriff
R. V. Welch, was placed under
$4,000 bond.
Fullbright, who assisted Head in
transporting the stabbed body of
Mitchell from Shingle Cove road
where the fight took place to the
Hanging Dog section, near Mitch
ell's home, has been released un
der $1,500 bond.
The hearing was conducted by
Magistrates W. C. Medford and
Wade Noland, with Mr. Medford
directing the presentation of evi
dence. Eight state witnesses made
statements on the stand. Frank
Ferguson, who is assisting John
Queen in the defense of Head, and
J. Hayes Alley, who with W. Roy
Francis is defending Fullbright,
did not enter any witnesses.
Stanley Ledford, the first to give
evidence, stated that while driv
ing his taxi in the Hanging Dog
section late Saturday night. Oct.
18, lie saw Mitchell's body besid
the road, left It untouched, and
told about it to the police.
Next to take the stand was Jerry
Rogers of the Waynesville police
department. tJrielated that after
cxaufliptjUSe body ht and Depu
ty Bherilk. Wad. fcJM9,tMBt
to Ifcm's' Place',' Wieie ' lvIcDinirf
remembered having seen MlteHell
previously that night, and on ar
riving there saw a Pontiac coupe
with blood spots on the running
board. Fullbright, who was in the
(Continued on page Hi
Former Citizen
Passes Away On
The West Coast
News has been received here of
the death of Walter Leatherwood,
a native of Haywood, who died at
his home in Tacoma, Wash.
Mr. Leatherwood left this county
in 1900. He lived in Roseburg.
Oreg., for a number of years, and
for the past few years had been
working in Tacoma.
Funeral services and burial took
place in Roseburg.
He is survived by his widow,
and a son and daughter. Also two
sisters, Mrs. Annie Francis and
Mrs. Molly Bradley, of Kingsport,
Tcnn. Five brothers, John Leath
erwood, of Dillsboro; Joe and Rob
ert Leatherwood, of Waynesville;
and Grover and Frank Leather
wood, of Lake Junaluska.
Advanced 1st Aid
Course To Begin
Wednesday Night
An advanced course in first aid
will start Wednesday evening, open
to the public, in the Town Hall
auditorium, sponsored by the
Haywood chapter. American Red
Cross.
Ralph Crawford, who instructed
the recent standard first aid course,
will be in charge of the advanced
training. Meetings will be sched
uled twice weekly, the dates to
be decided Wednesday night, when
the first class will begin at 7 30
o'clock.
Highway
Record For
1947
(To Date)
In Haywood
Injured ---47
Killed---- 8
(This information Com
piled From Records of
State Highway Patrcl)
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