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WAYNESVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1947
$3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
jer To Mead March
imes Drive; Rotary
Is Again Sponsor
$2,500 Will
Wht Here In
y For Polio
fnesville Rotary club
the drive to raise
for the annual March
the Waynesville area,
Barber will act as the
the fund raising cam
. announced yesterday
hjtt, county chairman,
fy club has sponsored
in for the past seven
lave been successful in
ouota every year.
K is divided into two
iMville and Canton. At
feting here, David Hy
leekman Huger were
fcneral chairmen of the
fcceeding Jonathan
Hvatt and Huger have
jeting of all co-workers
jck Wednesday at the
Jse to make dehnite
the campaign which
fcrly 15.
ary Moore
aluska Dies
ong Illness
al Service To
eld At 11 A. M.
At Long's
1
E. Holt Moore, 75, of
liska, widow of the late
M, died Sunday fter
I Haywood County ho
ing iii exbmded finam.
ieryices will be conduct-
prai nome ny iwn, raw
jMstor of Long's Chapel
thurch assisted by Dr.
also of Lake Junaluska.
(will be in Bon-A-Ven-fery.
frs will be friends and
-of Lake Junaluska as
irl Mundy, W. E. Carter,
ters, A. L. Ensley, B. N.
id Claud Medford.
will remain at the fu
f until the hour of the
fhe family requests that
f be sent.
re came to Lake Juna-
(Faison about 15 years
s been an active mem-
! Long's Chapel Metho
She was one pf the
s to enroll at Woman's
iihe University of North
!reensboro, and was a
George Peabody col-
teachers at Nashville,
e died in 1930.
are one daughter,
Jhanie Moore, of Lake
two sons, Dudley Moore
fiaiuska and L. H. Moore
rk City, two atep-chil-i
Martha Mabel Moore, of
We, Va.. and H. E.
ISouth Pasadena, Calif.;
I, Mrs. C. R. Ross, of
jluska and Mrs. Lillian
JEscondido, Cal.; three
w. R. D. Holt, of Cran
ex., Dr. Edwin Holt, of
D. C and Dr. T. J.
fcrrenton, N. C.,' and four
en.
Half Of '47 Taxes
For Haywood
Are Already Paid
As of the first of December,
Haywood county has collected
$200,784.36 of a total tax levy,
for all purposes, of S409.849.82,
Charles Metcalfe, count' auditor,
announced this week. This makes
the 1947 collections 49 per rent
complete.
The big month in tax collec
tions is January, which is lax
listing time and the last month
before a penalty is added to taxes
due for the current fiscal year.
Another reason for the usual
large amount of taxes paid in
January is the money farmers
have from the sale of tobaern.
On Haywood county's property
valuation of 26,884,921 the ad
valorum tax levy is $403,273.82.
The poll tax levy is $4,214 and
dog tax levy is $2,362.
Mr. Metcalfe estimates that the
1946 tax collections are 95 per
cent complete, or better.
Reggie Will
hop Vaotnrv
f
Seggie leave! this week
is home in Wilmington,
'1111 open a factory for
acture of men's and wo-
S grade shoes and will
y his son, Elmer Reg-
Igie was formerly con-
h the Wellco Shoe Cor-
Weather
the United Press)
December 16 Raid this
ed by clearing and cold-
ternnnn
I Waynesvilia tempera
forded by the staff of the
farm); "
Max. Mln. Rainfall
50 35 .03
t 31 .r.
87 -29
50 13 ....
Lt. Dunavant
To Be Given
Final Honors
Military Funeral At
2 P. M. Today At
Memorial Plot Of
Green Hill Cemetery
Military funeral rites will be con
ducted for First Lt. Henry Clay
Dunavant at 2 o'clock this after
noon atb Montana Mot Greef
HH1 CXiftictcry.i which i being d.
veloped by the Town.
Military honors will be provided
by members of the Veterans of For
eign Wars and the American Le
gion of Waynesville and Canton.
Active pallbearers will be Rufus
Carswell, Wade Franklin, Joe
Sloan, Carter Shook, Eugene
Smathers, Edward Hill, Homer
Boqne, and Casty Warren.
Honorary pallbearers will be oth
er members of Company H,
Waynesville National Guard, who
entered the service with Lt. Duna
vant in 1940.
The body arrived at Canton Mon
day afternoon and will remain at
Wells' Funeral Home until an hour
before the service in Waynesville.
Lt. Dunavant graduated from
the Waynesville High School and
was employed by the A. C. Law
rence Leather Company before en
tering the service. He was trans
ferred to the 504th parachute In
fantry, 82nd Airborne Division in
1943. He saw active service in North
Africa, Sicily, Italy, Holland, and
Belgium and was killed January
30, 1945, while leading a platoon
against a strong point near Holz-
heim, Germany.
Surviving are the widow, the
former Miss Katherine Snelson, of
Canton; the mother, Mrs. Crews
Moody, of Dellwood; a brother,
Leonard Dunavant, of Dellwood;
and a sister, Mrs. William N. Orr,
of Blytheville, Ark.
Lions Begin
Yule Cheer
Drive Here
Saturday
j Hear Talk On New
; Traflic Laws By
; Capt. Lent Of
Highway Patrol
The Lions club's annual Christ
J mast t'heer drive was inaugurated
Saturday when the dime board was
placed in operation on Main street,
j A goal of $1,500 has been set for
(this year's drive, enough to spend
$15 each on 100 underprivileged
schoul children in the Waynesville
'district, according to C. R. Eck
j holT, chairman of the finance com
I mittee.
J The dime board is located by
J Massif Furniture store, with a
i booth in which the club members
stand while operating the public
address system, and decorated with
pine houghs and colored clcrtri.-
bulbs.
It will be in operation from 9
a.m. to 9 p.m. each week-day
through Christmas Eve.
Capt. W. B. Lend of Charlotte,
commanding officer of Troop D,
State Highway Patrol, addressed
the Waynesville Lions club at their
regular meeting Thursday evening
on traffic legislation passed by the
last General Assembly.
The speed limit on highways has
been reduced from 60 to 55 miles
per hour, although the Highway
Patrol had requested a reduction
to 50 miles per hour, he stated.
There was some opposition in the
legislature to any reduction, and
the 55 limit was agreed to by' com
promise. He commented that the new driv.
er's license law will cause all ve
hicle operators to take an examin
ation by the end of 1950. Already
benefits of the law have been seen
Capt. Lentz reported, in the elimln-
auon oi drivers having faulty
vision.
The "safety lane" vehicle inspec.,
tion Whirh inee Inti .(Tool in T
! aiy fc'pafteined after the New Jer
, ey system 'and promises to make
me mghways safer.
In their business session the
Lions discussed their Christmas
Cheer program and made plans for
purchasing clothing Items for de
serving school children. Capt. Lentz
was introduced by Jimmy Reed.
Launderette Will
Have Formal
Opening Wed.
C. Of C. Board
Will Meet Tonight
The 1947 directors of the Cham
hpr nf Commerce will meet tonight
at 7:30 with the members of the
1948 board, and discuss general
mattprs of importance, C. J. Reecc,
president, announced yesterday.
The 1948 board was eiecieu ijm
wpplr in the annual election of of
ficers, and will elect a president,
three vice presidents and a treas
urer tonight.
The Boosters Club have named
Frank Underwood to represent that
club on the board, and Leo Wreill
h., ivn named to represent the
Rotary Club. The other 22 direc
tors were named last weex.
The Launderette will stage their
formal opening from 9 until 3
o'clock Wednesday, it was an
nounced yesterday by Mrs. Clifford
Harrell, owner and manager.
The Launderette opened last
week-end, and many people visited
the place, and a good volume of
laundry work was done.
To each lady visaing the place
on Wednesday, a bouquet of flow
ers will be given, Mrs. Harrell has
announced.
The firm is modern in every de
tail and has 20 automatic Bendix
washing machines in operation.
Meeting Is Set For
Demonstration Farmers
nnmnnstration farmers of Hay
wood county who are keeping farm
3nri home record books will meet
at the courthouse here Wednesday,
at 10 a.m., with Pauline Gordon
and C. B. Ratchford of State Col
lege, announces Joe Cline, assist
ant county agent.
Rotarians Hear
School Chorus
. mornhim of the
ADOUl ininj '"- .
high school chorus entertained the
. svMav with a selec-
tion of Christmas music. The group
was led by Charles Isley
. . 1 Af thn llh
Next Friday memoers u. -will
bring gifts for each member,
. wil be turned
ana au u , . . K
over to the Woman's Club to be
used in connection with the annual
Christmas tree.
MISS RICH HAS
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
Miss Elizabeth' Rich, who is mak
ing her home with her sister, Mrs.
E. W. Lawrence on the Balsam
Road, Hazelwood, fetl a few days
ago in her home. She suffered a
fractured hip and is now at the
Ashton Park Hospital in Asheville.
Capt and Mrs. F. ri. Marley, Jr.,
of Mitchell Field, N. Y.. will ar
rive this week to spend the Christ
mas season with the fo-mer's moth,
er Mrs F. H. Marley, at Osk Park.
Basketball Season Begins
VSX Xx
WAYNESVILLE HIGH school began basketball play last
Tuesday night by meeting Crabtree-Iron Duff on the local
gym. In the picture above Carswell (No. 2) was shooting a
field goal while Kinsland (No. 13) and two other Crabtree boys
were ready for a rebound in the game which Waynesville won
29-16. The WTHS teams play at Clyde tonight.
A Mountaineer photo by Ingram's Studio.
Farm Training Expansion
Is Favored by Gov. Cherry
Strand Theatre Will
Stage Grand Opening
Eere Thursday Night
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SHOPPING DAYS
TO CHRISTMAS
Dog House Burns
In Hazelwood
Hitting a blow at the puppy
housing situation was a fire Sun
day evening in Hazelwood, which
caused considerable excitement
for a while, if little damage, and
drew the attention of the Fire
Department.
It still is undetermined how the
shark caught on lire, since It
had been vacated for some lime
after having served as a house for
eight bird docs, reports Ralph
Prevost. The dog house had some
excelsior inside that helped kin
dle the flames until extinguished
by the firemen. It was not near
any other building for the fire to
spread.
Officials Warn
Against Cutting
Trees, Shrubbery
The officials of Hazelwood have
issued a warning to people against
cutting trees or shrubbery during
the Christmas season without per
mission of property owners.
During the past, several proper
ty owners have suffered the loss of
beautiful trees during the holiday
season, when the trees were cut
and presumed sold for Christmas
trees. Officers are on the watch
for such offenders and Mayor
Clyde Fisher announced all per
sons found guilty of cutting trees
without permission will be prose
cuted and given the full penalty
as prescribed by law.
Modern Theatre To
Open For First Show
On Thursday
The Strand Theatre will stage
its formal and grand opening on
Thursday. December ;18, at 6:30,
according to E. Y. Stafford, dis
trict manager. The theatre is
modern in every detail, and was
recently completed.
The theatre will be operated by
a company owned by II II. Meiscl
inan, of Charlotte, operator of sev
en other theatres in this state.
The opening pictare for the the
atre will be "Desire Me," starring
Greer Garson, Robert Mitchum and
Richard Hart. Also on the same
program will be a Tom and Jerry
cartoon and latest news reels.
The theatre is of modern con
struction throughout and all body
formed seats arc overstuffed leath
erette. There are 576 seats on
the first floor and the balcony will
accommodate 225, although the
balcony seats have not arrived.
The floors are covered with
heavy carpets and a modernistic
entrance is one of the features of
the theatre. A late model air-conditioning
unit has been installed
to add to the comfort of patrons.
' Mr. Stafford announced that
matinees would be given daily at
3 o'clock, from Monday through
Friday, and the evening shows
starting at 7 'and 9 o'clock. The
theatre will operate from 11 until
11 on Saturdays, and on Sundays
at 2, 4 and 8:30.
The company now operate the
atres in Fayetteville, Lenoir. Rock
ingham, Charlotte and Wilmington.
The company plans to open the
Center theatre in Charlotte in a
short time.
Boosters Club To Make
Annual liberal Donation
To Support Of The Band
The Hazelwood Boosters Club
voted Thursday night to give half
of the net proceeds made from
sponsoring the annual Fourth of
July program, to the high school
band.
The proposition was made by C.
N. Allen, who explained the value
of the band to the community. Mr.
Allen also pointed out that the band
was organized after the matter was
first discussed at the Boosters
Club.
W. A. Bradley, chairman of the
band committee thanked the club
in behalf of the committee and
the members of the band for the
generous gift each year. Mr. Brad
ley termed the band one of the best
in Western North Carolina.
The donation to the band should
be approximately $500 per year
from the club.
Awards Are
Given Many
For Best
Club Work
Betty Jo Gorrell And
Pete Noland Named
Outstanding 4-11
Members
Betty Jo Gorrell of BetnYl and
Pete Noland of Crabtree-Iron Duff
were given awards as the outstand
ing 4-H girl and boy of Haywood
county during 1947 at Achievement
Day here Saturday.
The Jonathan Creek Home Dem
onstration club, and Waynesville
high 4-H club were announced as
the outstanding organizations nf
the county.
Miss Gorrell, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde R. Gorrell of Can-
Ion, route 2, won two projeit
awnrdsf in poultry and senior food
conservation. Her two-Jar food ex
hibit took second place in the
State Fair at Raleigh this year.
She has been a 4-H club member
for five years.
Pete Noland, president of the
Crabtree club and vice-president of
the county 4-H council, has been in
club work six years. He has made
an outstanding record in his dairy
project for the last two years, earn
ing a purebred Guernsey cow.
Other Individual project win
ners were: Thomaslne Fisher.
Waynesville club, dress review;
Jeannctte Leopard, Waynesville,
food preparation- Phyllis James,
Crabtree-Iron Duff, rural clectrifir
atipB; Birdell Gorell, Cruso, Junicn
fyod' conservation; Weaver Hipp,
Beaverdam, lamb project; Ted
Francis, Waynesville, baby beef;
Carl Greene, Jr., Bethel, swine;
and Edgar McElroy, Crabtree-Iron
Duff, tobacco.
The award for the outstanding
Home Demonstration club during
the year was presented to Mrt. Troy
Leatherwood, representing the Jon
athan Creek club, which ahowed
a record of 92.5 per cent improve
ment during the year. The Clyde
club was second with 92 per cent
improvement. Winner of the
Achievement Day attendance gavel
was the Fines Creek group.
Presiding at the annual program
were the presidents of the sponsor
ing organizations, J. L. Westmore
land, of tho demonstration farm
ers; Mrs. Paul Robinson, of the
Homp Demonstration council; and
Miss Mozcllc Liner, nf the 4-H
council.
A concert by the Waynesville
hitih band preceded the program.
After the singing of "America,"
the Demonstration women repeat
ed the collect, and the 4-H club
members their pledge. Rev. L. G.
Elliott, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, spoke the invocation.
Mr. Westmoreland, in making the
address of welcome, remarked that
this was "a day when we come to
gether to think back over our
achievements for the past year and
get inspiration and guidance for
greater achievements in the future
. . . in the furtherance of better
rural living."
C. C. Francis recognized the
veteran farmer trainees and their
instructors, pointing out their im
portance in the future of the coun
ty. The "splendid cooperation" be
tween townspeople and those of the
rural areas in Haywood was cited
by Jack Messer in his remarks of
eppreciation. He complimented
government agencies, the bank,
newspapers, radio station, indus
tries and merchants for assisting in
agricultural progress, and paid
tribute to the farmers for meeting
the production demands of the re
cent war. ,
Reports on activities carried out
during the past year were given by
representatives of the 4-H clubs,
Home Demonstration clubs, and
demonstration farmers.
Jonathan Woody, president of the
First National bank, who made the
organizational awards, prefaced his
remarks by presenting the audi
ence to Gov, Cherry, the principal
speaker, and stating that Haywood
county's biggest need was a paved
road to the Tennessee line some
thing he hoped the governor would
support.
Following the presentation of
awards special music was rendered
by the Bethel 4-H club girls chorus,
and Gov. Cherry was introduced
for the highlight speech by Beek
man Huger, assistant secretary of
Eagle Scout
4
s , ,
PHILLIP L SHERRILL of
Troop 12. Bethel, was given the
highest award in Scouting at the
Pigeon Hlver district court of hon
or on Monday evening at the
Bethel Methodist church when he
was presented the eagle award.
Phillip is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
L. M. Sherrill of Bethel. Scout
master of Troop 12 is Kcv. Carl W
Judy.
Report Is Given
On 4-H Cliib
Achievements
Highlights of 1947 in 4-H work.
as reported on Achievement Day
by Pete Noland of the Crabtree
Iron Duff club, were:
Six new clubs were organized,
at East Waynesville, North Canton,
Hazelwood, Roek Hill, Lake Juna
luska and Mounf Sterling schools,
bringing the number of clubs to
21 and total enrollment to 1,366.
Summer camps were attended,
at Swannanoa and White Lake, by
115 members.
Dress revue contest held at the
home agent's office with four girls
participating.
The Junior Dairy club members
exhibited calves at county and dis
trict shows.
Twenty baby beeves were shown
and sold at county and district
shows, Ted Francis winning grand
championships.
Four members of Swine Club ex
hibited pigs in Asheville show.
Short course at State College
attended by 24.
Banquet for teachers of county
was given, at which Dr. Clyde Er
win, state superintendent of pub
lic instruction, was speaker.
Boy and girl winners in better
methods electric contest given
free trip to State 4-H Congress at
Raleigh.
Radio program contest has begun
with the winning club to get, a
free trip to the liiltmore estate.
Demonstration
Farmers Cite
Achievements
Following is a summary of
achievements of demonstration
farmers during 1947. reported by
George E. Stamcy of Pigeon town
ship during the Achievement Day
program:
One new watershed area estab
lished, at Fines Creek with 57
farms, making a total of five.
There was 804 tons of phos
phate used by 63(1 demonstration
farmers, and 5,500 tons of lime.
Out-of-state tour held during
summer, with 93 persons visiting
Virginia. Kentucky and Tennessee
farmlands.
County tour was held attracting
600, the largest number ever.
Corn club organized, with 33
members seeking 100-bushel per
acre goal.
Wool pool held, assembling 15,
000 pounds of wool from Haywood
and nearby counties for sale.
Water system display sponsored,
resulting in the installation of 42.
systems.
The growing of "an alfalfa field
per farm," ladino clover and orch
ard grass pastures, and the making
of farm plans was strongly encour
aged among all demonstration
farmers and their neighbors.
the Canton division Champion Pap
er and Fibre company.
After the program in the court
room, Gov. Cherry was feted with
a luncheon at the Towne House.
Achievement
Day Crowd .
Here Hears
GovHSherry
Additional Facilities
Needed To Train
Farm Youth, Gover
nor States
Governor R. Gregg Cherry called
for additional training for farm
young people, and pointed out the
unlimited possibilities afforded
small plants to utilize farm prod
ucts, as he addressed a large
crowd at the annual Haywood
county Achievement Day here on
Saturday.
"The processing plants have met
with success throuahout Fast
North Carolina, and I feel sure
they would prove profitable in
this section of the state," he said.
During the address, which was
also broadcast, Governor Cherry
said:
It is a real pleasure for mp n
be able to come here today for your
annual Haywood County Achieve
ment Day event and to be able to
discuss with you some of the prob
lems confronting you, our state and
this section. I feel that I can talk
to you shoulder to shoulder. I
worked on a farm as a boy and
young man and have been inter
ested in farm life for many years.
North Carolina is today and has
always been an agricultural state.
In the early period North Carolina
was exclusively agricultural and ex
ported such products from the farm
as pork, beef and lumber.
Farmers iisjwUy nad large-, num., 4
bers of cattle which werw not often
seen except in the fall of the year.
In our early history, people would
clear some land, erect a small
house and begin growing their sup
plies. When the land was exhaust
ed they would acquire other lands,
clear some, and start over again.
There were no methods of rebuild
ing the soil, no scientific farming,
soil analysis, rotation of crops, and
no particular stress was placed up
on thorough bred livestock with
the possible exception of horses
the most important possession of
the early settlers. Life in those
days was simple, hard and crude.
Men lived hard and died young.
There are approximately 31,451,
000 acres of land in North Carolina
with approximately 18,845,000) in
larms.
Today approximately one-third
of the population of our state is
engaged in farming and forestry
an industry usually connected with
the farm. About an equal number
is engaged in manufacturing.
In 1942 North Carolina ranked
first among the 48 states in the
production of tobacco, sweet pota
toes and lespedeza for seed. She
leads the world in the manufacture
of tobacco and has the largest
bright leaf tobacco market in the
world which is located in Wilson.
Today, in North Carolina, tobacco
is the leading cash crop with cot
ton, poultry and poultry products
and dairy products valued in the
order named. Of course, the state
produces large quantities of pea
nuts, sweet potatoes, wheat, wats,
barley, corn, soybeans, fruits, veg
etables, cattle, sheep, hogs and
many other items too numerous to
mention.
Now let us look at Haywood
county in order to get a little
nearer home. In 1940 there were
34,804 people living in this county.
More than 50 per cent of these
were men although the women in
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Highway
Record For
1947
(To Date)
In Haywood
Injured - - - 50
Killed 8
tThis information Com
piled From Records of
State' Highway Patrol)
is