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WAYNESVILLE, N. C FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1947
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3e Asked Of Congress
Smokies Development
es Ray Explains
Le Of Jan. 22
jng ,in
lators
i for a budget appro
fs2.204.000 in the 1949
'for development and
't of the Great Smoky
'National Park will be
fongressional leaders at
b Washington on Janu
s announced this week
E. Ray, chairman of the
if Parkway and National
mission.
ojects included in the
k $522,400 to be spent
ction of a road from
to Fontana, $321,000
1 irom Black Camp Gap
Ja Overlook, and $125,
iCades Creek road, the
Tennessee part of the
gtruction of these roads
mch more of the park
iors, which still' is 11m-
2 paved cross route
$ee to Gatlinburg and
section from Newfound
igman's Dome 17 years
jfcrk was established.
I budget for the Great
jcluding administration,
-$ and improvements, is
I roughly one third of
'asked for in the fiscal
ling next July 1.
tied on Page Eight)
I ,
lary Quinlan
Mother On
JingTci U.S,
jy wuinian, woo recei-
irrlVed Tuesday night
weeks' visit to her
Charles E. Quinlan.
le trip across by plane.
nlan, who is with the
led Cross, has been over
l oast three years. For
-he has been stationed
frg, Germany, where she
d to supply distribution
I Affairs Division of the
and worked with dis
cerns. Her previous
Sin Belgium and other
ties
4nlan began her career
f Cross in 1939 and spent
Ui domestic service. Her
iftient in the states was
Ira, La., as executive sec-
Two Men Fined
$100 In Mayor's
Court Trials
Thirteen cases weir disposed of
Monday and Wednesd;i. in Mayor's
Court, and the trial of two men
charged with reckless driving aft
er their vehicles collided at the in
tersection of Walnut street ;md
Branner avenue at 12:15 p. in on
Tuesday, was postponed until Jan
uary 5.
Two men charged with driving
under the influence of liquor, list
ed on the court docket as V S.
Soesbee and Alonzo Sweat mon.
were found guilty, fined S100 and
$12.60 costs, and had their li
censes revoked one year. Eleven
defendants were found guilty of
public drunkenness and released
on paying court costs.
Involved in the auto collision
were Earl Phillips of Cove Creek
and Robert B. Smathers of Canton.
Phillips was driving a 1936 Ford
south on Walnut street, and Smath
ers was operating the 1939 Pontiac
going north on Branner avenue
at the time of the crash. The Pon
tiac was damaged extensively ac
cording to Policeman Paul Gough,
but no one was injured to the ex
tent of requiring a doctor.
I iv hsk. -jssaL It j r t -t i J , s 1
JAMES KII.I'ATKICK
Vice I'n-sldent
WAVNE CPRPENINC
President
Hal Sales
Organized
lllco Corp.
tion of a nation-wide
jization for Wellco Foam-
been completed, H. W.
resident of the Wellco
ration, has announced.
S. Kaufman, vice presi
f charge of the sales de
lor Wellco which manu
fellco Foamtreads, shoes
f family, including Well-
He f - : - - . , , -,
y n imams ana cnii
f Wellco shoes and sllp-
re the patented foam
le ;R. Monrov is Assistant
Ner.
ouths Post Bond
Theft Charge
Christmas Tree
Program Will Be
Held On Dec. 23
Plans have been completed fpfi
the community Christmas treef
which is , sponsored annually by
the Woman's Club for children in!
the community. I
The program which will be given
in connection with the Christmas
tree will take place Tuesday after
noon, December 23, at 2 o'clock in
the court room at the Courthouse.
Following the program gifts of
toys, nuts, fruits and candies will
be distributed to the children.
Co-operating with the Woman's
Club are the various civic organi
zations, business firms, the town,
and a number of individuals.
Mrs. Noble Garrett is chairman
of the committee which is plan
ning the event and Mrs. C. F.
KirkDatrick is in charge of the
program. '
The public is invited.
Lilius Purchases
Stock Of Davis -
Smith At Auction
E. J. Lilius bought the stock of
Davis-Smith company weanesu,.;
when it was sold at auction oy -deputy
of the U. S. Department of
Internal Revenue, me
the Waynesville and Canton stores
were sold to apply on claims of
the government for taxes.
Dr. C. T. Wells, 01 am... en
chased the stock ol me """
The sale included all stocks
and fixtures of the stores.
Mr Lilius announced ,
efnv nf the Waynesville
... . .rtmpHiatcIv at
tin nn sum in"'"-"
THESE THRF.E young men. all
veterans, were named officers of
the Chamber of Commerce here
Tuesday night for the coming year
Mr. Corpenlng succeeds C. J. Reece
as president. Mr. Kilpatrick served
as treasurer during the past year,
and is now first vice president.
James Harden Howell. Jr., has been
an active director in the organiza
tion for some time, and will be the
treasurer for 1948. The naming
of a permanent secretary was held
over until the January meeting.
Dr. B. Owen
Elected Head
Medical Body
Dr. V. H. Duckett Is
Chosen President Of
County Hospital Staff
Officers to serve in 1948 were
elected Tueaday evening by the
Haywood County Medical Society
and the Haywood County hospital
staff at a joint meeting in the
nurses home.
Dr. Bovd Owen was elected pres
ident of the medical society, suc
ceeding Dr. J. L. Reeves of Can
ton. Dr Mary Michal is the new
vice president, and Dr. H. A. Mat
thews, Canton, is secretary and
treasurer.
The society named Dr. J. L.
Reeves as delegate to the State
Medical Society, with Dr. N. F.
Lancaster, alternate.
Officers for the hospital include:
Dr. V. H Duckett, Canton, presi
dent; Dr. R. Stuart Robinson, Haz
elwood, vice president: and Dr.
George Gibbin, Canton, secretary.
Dr. Thomas Strlngfield Is the new
member of the executive committee.
'47 Postal B
usmess
Up
POLIO VICTIM BECOMES PRIEST
JAMES If. HOWELL,
Treasurer
JR..
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Commerce Board Elects,,
Wayne Corpening TdSeve
As President During '48
Dr. Duckett Named
Head Of District
Medical Society
Dr V. Howard Duckett of Can
ton, was named president of the
Tenth District Medical Society
WnHnesdav evening at the con-
,,rl i n rr tssintl of the fall meet
ing held in Hendersonville. He
Miccecds Dr Bert O. Edwards of
Asheville.
Other officers elected are: Dr.
Joe Osborne of Rosman, first vice
president; Dr. W. N. Fortescue of
Hendersonville, sccona vice j.ci
dent: Dr Candler A. Willis of En
ka third vice president; Dr. B. W.
, Whitfield of Murphy, fourth vice
.president, and Dr. J. T. Sullivan of
Asheville. secretary-treasurer.
: The election of officers followed
' a dinner meeting at which time
i jr. J Warren White of Greenville,
S C was the principal speaker.
James Kilpatrick,
Dave Felmet and Leo
Weill Are Vice
Presidents
Polio Drive Plans
iAre Discussed By
Group Wednesday
greatly reUuLCU e- an.l . , 'lin Hrive
The deputy lax i"1"1"" Plans lor me inou-
T, lh same time that ar- . al.v..nnA county were discussed
Udes which had been Ifft at the ; at m(,cting of chairmen and
store for repair and pan i.- , worko,s Wednesaay i Vr '
made arc in his possession and over which Davld Hyatt
n k had by applying at h.s of-l hairm,n (or the Waynesville
ftce in the fosi yj" - area. presiuru.
. Present were
Wayne Corpening was elected
president of the Chamber of Com
merce for 1948 at a meeting of the
new board of directors here Tues
day night. Mr. Corpening succeeas
C. J. Reece, who served for 194 f.
The membership of the organiza
tion two weeks ago elected 24 mem
hprs nf th board of directors, and
the board in turn elects the offic
ers for the year.
.lames KiloatrlcX was elected
first vice president, and Dave Fel
met second vice president. Leo
Weill is the third vice president,
and James H. Howell. Jr.. is treas
Mr Kilnatrick served as
treasurer last year.
Mr. Reece presided at the meet
ing, which was held by both the
old and new board. He thanked the
board for their co-operation dur
ing 1947, a. .d pledged to Mr. uor
pening his time and energy during
his term of office. The directors
gave him a rising vote of thanks
for his leadership.
(Continued on Page Eight)
Town Gets Letter
Of Appreciation
For Memorial Plot
A vote of thanks to the mayor
and board of aldermen of Waynes
ville for making possible the vet
erans burial plot in Green Hill
cometprv was unanimously given
at the meeting Monday evening of
Haywood post No. 47, American
Legion.
In a letter to the town officials,
Fred Y. Campbell, adjutant for the
Ipoat. stated In part: "We feel that
U Is was a generous una nuuic i"-Uu-e
on youf part nd want.yottto
know that It is most sincerely ap
preciated." Mis's Sellers Is
Prize Winner In
Essay Contest
M... rcin tellers teacher in
the East Waynesville school, won
third prize in a state-wide essay
contest sponsored by the Raleigh
branch. National bchool supply
company, on the subject: "Advant
ages of Using Feature Films in
Schools."
The prize entitled Miss Sellers
to $15 worth of visual teaching
aids, selected by her.
E. E. Carter, president of the
firm, in announcing the winners of
the contest, stated that the three
L.rlaoi fmind all entries were of
high merit, and that Miss Sellers'
essay was selected for third prize
because of the excellent ideas ad
vanced and originality of presentation.
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innnuiiun CDCn&i niENATlON from Pone Pius XII. the Rev.
rwuvninv r - " -
Frater Cosuios Meyer (right), a former polio sufferer, Is ordained to th
Missionary Priesthood of St. Mary's Mission, Tcchny, 111., by Bishop
Adolph Noser. First polio victim to become a priest, llcv. Meyer spent
i several months In an Iron limit and two years battling the ailment,
tils twin brother recently became a priest. (International)
Local Area Feels Pinch
Gi Fuel Oil Shortage
Frank Grogan Is
Recommended
For Carrier Route
Frank D. Grogqn has been rec
ommended by Representative Mon
roe M. Redden to be appointed by
the Civil Service Commission as
permanent mail carrier on rural
route 1 of Canton.
"There were a largi number of
splendid young men who look this
examination, stated Rep. Redden
Monday when he announced the
recommendation, "most of whom,
like Frank, were veterans of the
recent war, and I wish it had been
possible for me to have given each
one of them a position of equal im
portance. They were all compe
tent and deserving, but my recom
mendation is limited to one."
Masonic Past Masters
Announce Dinner Meet
The Masonic past masters of
Haywood county will hold their an
nual dinner meeting at 6:30 p m.
December 29 in the Champion
YMCA. All past masters and pres
ent Masonic officers and their
wives are invited to attend and re
quested to notify the program
chairman If possible.
na 0f $300 each was
"three young men charged
ikinff anA
bf niupnV. . . L. cne
Mount Sterling school
! a hearing Tuesday
gistrate W. C. Medford
urthouse. Evidence was
ffd the defendants were
r for trial in Superior
jendants were listed as
Vernon and touts Phil-
J alleged crime was corn
December 10.
e Weather
I the United Press)
Dpi. 1Q v.u mIM
"ghtly cooler.
8 Waynesville tempera-
recorded r-y the staff of
iest Farm):
Rain
Max. Min. fall
15 L 87 28 .98
'18 ha 11
TWO FROM HAYWdOD
lie ARM 1 m n n
... ,. Mrs W
from Haywood iMarrK . k Messer and
nt I rii .1. tJ- !'--'
cnapmd.. , Mnrrarke
Beekman Huger,
co-chairman for tne canio.. ..
Richard Barber, campaign chair-
for this area; Mrs.
C Nor
Tun voung men
... TJnhrrt B
COUlliy, T Uinns Mrs. J 1 . i,
.., ..,:iio and Arvesta L,. mipi ,..M.MiinB campaign 'will
of Canton, recently enlisted in the january under the spon.
U s. Army at the Greenville, h. v. . o RoUry chlb
air base.
King Of Square Dancers
Has Spread Soco Gap
Style To Much Of U.S.
Rhea Named Master Of
Canton Masonic Group
Wade II Rhea, Canton rural n.sil
carrier, has been elected master
of Pigeon River Masonic Lodge,
No. 386, it was announced by Nor
man G. Williams, newly elected
secretary. Other officers include: j
Ned M. Clontz, senior warden; Lo
gan Whit, junior warden; Wil
liams, secretary; Gunnar W. Bohns-
dahl: Charles M. Beall. senior dea
con: Hairy Cabe. junior deacon;
Joyce Warren; senior steward;
Frank Smathers, junior steward;
! L. G. "Billi Franklin, tyler, and
W. Taylor Hawkins, chaplain.
The above officers, together
with those of lodges located at
Waynesville. Clyde and Sonoma,
will be Installed at a ceremony at
the local lodge headquarters Tues
day evening, December JO.
Dealers Hale Backlog
Of Orders And See
No Immediate
Relief
Waynesville is sharing with a
large part of the country in the
present fuel oil crisis, and one deal
er here advises those who heat
their homes with oil to use as lit
tle as possible in order to stretch
the supply, and "pray for a mild
winter ".
'Some ol the dealers serving this
area are out altogether, of both
fuel oil and kerosene. Only regular
customers are being supplied a
policy which all distributors are
following, with instructions not to
take on new consumers until the
oreseiit shortage is relieved.
i When that will be is uncertain
I Dealers for the local area arc
swamped with orders and receive
monthly allotments from their
suppliers.
One l thi' ba.sic causes of the
shortage is the increased use of
fuel oil healers, which one denier
estimates to be fixe times greater
now than a lew years ago.
O. Y. Kirkpatrick. a Haywood
county native who now is a mem
ber of the American Petroleum In
dustries, described the over-all
situation in an interview published
by the Charlotte Obesrver as stem
ming from inadequate transporta
tion facilities, despite the maxi
(Continued on Page Eight)
Post Office
Sets Record
In Handling
Of Yule Hail
1947 Volume Has Al
ready Exceeded That
Of Last Year, Howell
States
Christmas business at the Way
nesville postoffice is setting new
records, according to Postmaster
J. H. Howell.
"There I every reason to be
lieve we reached the peak of out
going mail on Wednesday of this
week, while the incoming mails
continue to show an Increase," the
postmaster explained.
On Wednesday the postoffice
here sent out 17,000 pieces of mail
and 965 packages. The normal
load for a day is 6,000 pieces of
mail aud ISO packages.
Wednesday's mail also brought
in 5 bags of first class mail as com
pared with an average of 2 bags.
The Waynesville office has al
ready exceeded he business done
in 1946, and the present month
will show a good margin of gain
over last December, the records
showed.
Another extra helper will be
added today, making two for the
remainder of the season. The car
riers on the rural routes work at
night In order to get every day's
mail worked before leaving,. It was,
explained, Thus far the office has '
cleared eatfT'ttayl business Jfrftft"!
out having any hold-backs. .
"The public baa certainly given ;
us cooperation throughout the
season. They have mailed early.
and exercised much patience when
the lines In front of the windows
were long," Postmaster Howell
said. "The spirit thjs Christmas
is the finest I have ever seen, and
the entire postoffice force appre
ciates the, attitude of the public.
83 Boy Scouts
To Gather Today
At Camp Boone
The Daniel Boone Boy Scouts
council will conduct its first win
ter campaign period December 19
21 at Camp Daniel Boone, near
Waynesville, with more than 83
scouts in attendance, according to
A. W. Allen, scout executive
Camp leaders will be T. N. Mas
ses' of Sylva, John Edwards. DU
lnrd. Ga.; Lewis Edwards. High
lands; Harry Ferguson, Sylva, and
Jim Hauser, Franklin.
The camD Deriod will begin Fri
day morning with registration and
conclude Sunday with a dinner fol
lowing religious services in the
outdoor chapel. High ligHts of th
program will inclo.de a mammoth
campfire Saturday night and a
hike to Shining Rock Sunday morning.
DISTRICT HEALTH WORKERS
HOLD STAFF CONFERENCE
The staff of the district health
department assembled for a con
ference in the Waynesville office
Thursday morning. Attending
were the nurses, sanitarians and
! secretaries from Haywood, Jackson.
i Macon and Swain counties and the
Cherokee Reservation. i
Christmas Edition Will
Be Published On Monday
edition of
will go to
issue of tne pf-
The
The
Christmas
Mountaineer
The office win -"
wiU be noon Saturday. There
. hnirp of attractive
ly illustrated greeting cards
available to convey seasonal
messages in the paper and ad
vertisers are requested to con
tact the advertising depart
ment as soon as possible.
News deadline will be noon
Monday. Church notices must
be brought in by that time to
appear in next week' paper,
also copy for bulletins to be
printed for services on Decem
ber 28. ' . . ' V r
By BILL SHARPE
Sam Queen of Soco Gap danced
away "a fortune" before he knew
square dancing was anything more
than fun. It was a ministerial stu
dent who opened the eyes of the
"Kino of the Square Dancers" a
navirisnn college boy who was vis
iting at nearby Lake Junaluska.
The student, now tne Kev. ur.
Hayes Clark, hired the old Moody
harn loft. Dut on a square dance.
AhiriMi 25 cents admission and
Sam was astonished to see every
tourister in the hills clamoring at
the barn door.
It's a different proposition now.
Sam recruited his famous soco
Gap dance team, now grown into
a permanent but ever changing
group, as the old-timers retire from
nartii-inatlnn. It was perhaps the
first of the Appalachian teams to
proselyte, and its exhibition ana
Haywood Tobacco
Runs Average Up
Haywood county tobacco, which
comprises more than half of the
three-quarter million pounds of
burley leaf at Planters Warehouse.
Asheville, ran the price up to a
new peak Tuesday with an average
of $50.02 per hundred.
Fred Cockfield, manager of the
house, states that he expects to
complete sales today or Saturday.
and will report to The Mountaineer
on results of the trading.
nstructional dancing has converted
uncounted thousands to the old
folk dances. In his 40 years of
dancing, Sam figures he has shuf
fled, stomped, do-se-doed and
Georgia - ringtanged a distance
equal to the moon and back. At
any rate, he probably has danced
in more sauare dance figures than
any man now living in the Southern
Appalachians, and there are a lot
of steady dancers hereabouts.
In the meantime, Sam Queen
came into touch with Bascom La
mar Lunsford, once a young fruit-
tree oeddler. who buggied and
walked all over the Appalachians,
taking with him his 5-string Danjo.
Curious about the disappearing
folklore of the mountains, Luns
ford became a ftmlliar figure at
the upland social gatherings at
the pean-strlngin's, butter stirrin's,
barrvrajsin's, shoe-arounds, shln
)( Continued on Page Eight) .
Lions Make 100 Children
Happy With New Clothing
It was a week before Christ
mas, but Thursday was a hap
py preview of the best holiday
in the year for 100 youngsters
from the Waynesville school
district.
They were the ones for
whom the Lions' Club dime
board is operated, children se
lected by their teachers as the
most deserving of assistance
from their neighbors.
The children, white and col
ored, gathered from their
schools in small groups at the
Courthouse and there were
met by members of the Lions
Club. Before taking off to
clothing stores they posed for
The Mountaineer cameraman,
then went happily up the
street with their civilian San
ta escorts.
Each child was fitted with
approximately $15 worth of
clothing at local stores. This
makes the total spent by the
club around $1,500 to be re
paid by your contributions to
the dime board on Main street.
All who wish a part of this
Christmas cheer program can
heed the call of the loud
speaker and "put 'your dime
or dollar on the dime board."
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Highway
Record For
1947
(To Date)
In Haywood
Injured - - - 50
Killed 8
(This Information Conv
nDed from Simnli of
State Highway Patrol) ':
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