North Carolina Newspapers

: t; printing S First St IOJ1SV1IXF, K tpPeople Published Twice-a-Week' Every Tupr!ay and Friday The Waynesville Mountaineer 20 miles of their ideal I center Published Twice-a-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park 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 ..ui ui ine Ft School (Begins pelwood RE'S - Wi, . i,,e "Meiwood Fh to which all per- Sunday "ool J king held nightly i .. l- W1S Pa"or of ''"Bfrom the book ch' dmg Standard br, man 1UU In, r,'" w attend -"-'ng. r1" Storn. ... . Rev i " ..we foil . uuu 01 way J "'her visiting apeak lea durins tho W VI.WUJT, pher Report l Whe Mountaineer by "cr Bureau): ' Octnh.. - ton,;'' Cloudy K5 y tonight with tZi0t n occasional ter,-.?oUd, ""uu ana ram ynesvUle tempera. Wpd. b the staff of tra j : Rain- 23 "las. Mln. fall 24 79 36 25 69 54 .68 -- 'o sa m 69 63 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. m 1 J ' 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) n