North Carolina Newspapers

m Ihe Waynesville Mountaineer Published Twice-a-Week' I ,i t if r r ?. J ( D les of I ll3TdeaI jNl SIX' EEN PAGES P Is '4 limine i im. if IK - I Mod 1 Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At Th e Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park $7 United Pre ss and Associated Press News WAYNESVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1948 rths Dun Coymifty New Record Wins Honor Thiisdaj thij rom will born New t 28 Wayses- 7 iJ ii-l h tor HaV 12 -m i when it, rrived i Count'! ttoV"31' i num&J 4 P08 He bu ,use! young Irt. in ho5r.! the tedT tath is an eifcpl' Crm er and fibf (Jompiny; nother, ap, V U former rine Kmtt Mldren were al tne fednesday tMld year inging the tor! aumber sens born fmm$V' to lireaking J.05A. J In the year there 'haJ Uen an I births redordetf K he t arrival asl$7 Waned the young daughter of fa. T. L. Pressle of Can trived at 10:30 plm. wed- iree births Jurbe the reeks are as flWws; Mrs. West Ward M Can nee the birth Qfon Ith. r.,M-.f.:'k Mrs. J. H.lPifesSley' Oi inounce ' thelbiftf1 mDec. 18.11-' Mrs. L. E.iShieJds of louiice the binh oflt on ith. i. f .1 ; Mrs. John Hi THeWfOTd ville, route 2, Wntfunibe if a son on Dei H Mrs. Glenn Ltdftfrd ,f - wjlce thc fclL, t taciota .. I Mrs. Ford Hoi'and. te 1, announce tae birth 1 Dec. 19th. Mrs. Roy Milrjer of e, route 2, announce Une daughter on Deciitfth, Mrs. Hugh RusfelllPt !. route 2. anntce n on Dec. 21st. rs. McKinlcy Burrig Vf unce the birth of a J id. ,71 ' 4 Mrs. Billy Crawford 4 ! announce the birth ol Mr- J- T.. McElrath At wnce the birth of a girf Mrs. Robert Elma ol ethe birth of a son Mrs. Everett Stepp of route 1, announce the "ii uec. 24th, "rgii nrowll 0f me birth of a girl Mrs Broughion, On Visit Here, Says He May Open Senate Race In Haywood County Tornado Kills 17 (n Louisiana, Strong Wind Here A devastins tornado that whiplashed through the rich fled River valley oil and farm country of northwestern Louisi ana on New Year's Eve killed at least 17 persons and injured hundreds, according to United .Press reports Thursday. Large sections of the country are suffering from a vast storm ajid cold wave which moved on into the central states yesterday. High winds arrived in Waynes ville during1 the morning, caus ing some damage, to trees and shrubbery and breaking a plate glass at Central Cleaners. The Weather Bureau . ha predicted more wind for today and colder temperatures In this vicinity. Superior Coiirt Begins CivilTerm Here On Monday l "man oi Dec. 25th. 'Albert Lunsford of S? the birth - l "erman Conner of "ywnee the birth of on Page 2) ANNOUNCEMENT wliam Ray 0f nnounce the birth of ouise, at 12 (13 ,n Biltmore hos- The January Civil tejfm of Hay wood county Superlorl Court wi convene here Monday, with a heavy doekot .oX.i:g.jta.4 icled.. before Judge F. Oonald Philliw ol Rock ingham. I ' Nineteen divorces areVon the calendar for action'.bn bpening day, and 29 other civil easels are sched uled for trial during ttie first week, i The first week Jury fist Includes Mrs. Beulah Ensley, C C. Palmer, C. E. Wright, Mrs. Bessie Lee Gwyn, Arthur E. Fuller and Henry Haoper, Waynesville township; Earl King, Thomas Furness, Frank R. Mease, and Helen Russell, Beaverdam; Charles Hannah and Edwin Fincher, Clyde; Ray Brad ley and Cicws Moody, Ivy Hill; Hohrf flrnin and liiwprv n ralH Iron Duff; Amos Hunter, WhiU Oak; W. L. Bradshaw, Crab- IT I t . . 1 r, . (juuic; jusnce ana nen mauney. ( Tinea Creek; Charles Laymon and S. Rollins, Pigeon; and Jack Uhi'ht V.ast FnrV Aid Trainees Art Given Certificates gj- persons who completed the'aVl lv?nCt first afd course, spon sored I ? """y by the local Red Crotl'ft aPttr. received certificates of cfedli Vn training this week, I Mrs; Ethel Hayes Fisher, secretary. aWIW have been given cer lare Orville Noland, Paul yf. Earl Crawford, Vel mrL -Mrs. Fisher. Earl Thelma Ann Jones. I fa taught by Ralph II or Remembers "Good Luck" During Guber natorial Campaign Which Began Here J. M. Broughton. former govern- and now candidate for the Uni ted States Senate, might formally open his campaign in Haywood sometime in the early spring, he said while here Tuesday on a brief visit Mr. Broughton said he well re membered the "good luck" he had when as a candidate for governor he opened his campaign with an iddress in the court house here, and also made his closing campaign speech in the Haywood temple of justice. "I would hate to break that charm," the former governor told friends. Mr. Broughton termed his trip here Tuesday as a combination deal a little vacation and a little busi ness. He met with a few friends during his several hour stay here, and also took time to give a brief informal talk over radio WHCC. "I plan to be back about March for a longer stay," he said, indi cating that he will begin his cam paign about that time. r-7 "s" S fc . a iy Mi ' f - S3.0( In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties LARRY L. WILLIAMS, Waynes j ville student at Wake Forest col lege and president of the student ; bar association, has been chosen for the 1947-48 "Who's Who In Am erican Universities and Colleges." i See story on page 2i LeFaine Is Taken Over By Newman On Jan. 1st New Manager To Op erate Local Hotel In Conjunction With Brevard Resort Edward N. Newman, Jr., of Char lottesville. Va., took over the man- 8 County Car Inspection Lane To Have Center Here Lane No. 1 of 36 in State To Have Head quarters In Waynes ville Waynesville will serve as the headquarters for motor vehicle in spection lane No. 1, which will serve Haywood, Clay, Graham, Ma con. Swain, Cherokee, Transylvania and Jackson counties. Ciinton Sawyer of Robbinsville has been named supervisor for this area. A total of 36 mechanical inspec tion lanes will be in operation over the state, beginning this month. Under the program, every motor vehicle must be inspected once this year and twice a year in the fu ture. Stickers will, be placed on windshields to show whether the. vehicles pass the test, and are al lowed to operate on public high ways, or whether mechanical re pairs are necessary before they will be considered safe. Four other lanes will operate in Western North Carolina: No. 2 at Newland, serving Avery, Madison, Yancey, Mitchell, Ashe and Wau tauga counties; No. 3 at Asheville, serving Buncombe; No. 4 at Ruth erfordton, serving Rutherford, Henderson, Polk and McDowell; and No. 5 at Shelby, covering Burke and Cleveland counties. The inspection lanes will be tak en to different communities over the area served, schedules to be Reeves Noland Mowm Cway CominniDss5mi Eig Highway Post Changes nl iiiiMibm.ni., ', station lagement of the Hotel LeFaine here l J E, Love. Leaves Test Farm Here For New Position J. Ernest Love, poultry special ist with the Mountain Experiment Station here for nearly three years, left Wednesday to join the T. L. Wilcox poultry breeding farm at Try on. Mr. Love, originally from New ton, became interested in poultry as a 4-H club youth in Catawba county. He worked at Clemmons prior to joining the state agricul tural test farm division nine years ago, and since that time has been assigned to stations at Swannanoa, Candler and here. The Wilcox farm is noted for its barred rock stock, which has been : Y , , . 39-room hotel. sold abroad as well as in many states and has won state egg-laying contests. Mr. Love plans to be come a permanent breeding super visor with the farm. 'Thursday under a lease with the owners, Mr. and Mrs. L. r. Kirk patrick and Dr. W. L. Kirkpatrick. Mr. Newman has had consider able experience with hotels in Vir ginia. Florida and North Carolina, and will operate the Franklin hotel at Brevard, a leading summer re sort, in conjunction with the year around management of the Le Faine. During World War II he served with the American Red Cross, having charge of the recre ation club at Karachi, India during 1945. His mother, Mrs. Mary M. New man of Charlottesville, will make her home at the LeFaine. Temple ton Leckey of Natural Bridge. Va , who has been associated with the Newsmans for several years, is as sistant manager for the local hotel. The LeFaine was remodeled and given its present name prior to opening in April 1929 under the management of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Kirkpatrick. They will occupy an the recently-con-to the three-story. X reporttl chjipletl ,Thbse tifcates 1 Cfcugh, t nfe Crav, Q-awfordi hfie class (irawfnrJ ft IZ4 i tod MrsJRul M Have m Esc&jfe IfflWteck H. Rung nai I scr'ous injurlea gasoline transport "the back of theil rsi an embank tangled 5 in which held til help afrtvi open the 'f ( fortunately I, T- T , . . : , iue rvungt Oftlia flrtrl V v - i u ' aemolished, as Jpital, and v w "ie road do "Texas. Tha Rung' -"lornia, hJvln. .n business. Thei 13t.N " the vc on tlm 1 7H, nent barbed helols fastened un- jfd'ih ure v4t!ilnl 2 Veath eo cloudy ies. empera- fS of the in, 7' i'artl' " "WW flulV -.vine t - r me st J" .'W'afan " 83 ' 1 ' '"''"! .Vbought anothe on to Calif orn days late. f , Investieatlna blame on the fr hf apparently at the time 6f t This was the country for ana their first here December l; Mr. and Mr is fast fall withliii in tes rrwim t back to Califorr il Pleted their phn- Pians. are to ret-r became en wire fencing, impact ripped uck tank, but parted, treated for a nearby hos- several days r eaftind continued 'ia. ariving about 8 is placed the driver, saying ep or dozing f Siaent. In PU across the I' Mrs. Rung, rit They left raturned here 1 3ns of nrwn. ere called r they com 'elr present lnAjrlI. Auto Parts Company Observes 2d Anniversary Saturday will be the second an niversary of the Waynesville Auto Parts store, which was opened Jan. 3, 1946 on Depot street. Frank Un derwoo dand Rufus Carswell are owners of the store, which carries a large stock o fvehicle parts and accessories. Mr. Newman attended Lynch burg (Va.) College. His past hotel experience includes being manager of the Stonewall at Natural Bridge, Va.; the 175-room Hotel Monterey at West Palm Beach, Fla.; and for three winter seasons he was con nected with the Gulf Stream hotel at Lake Worth, Fla. During his school years he was a baseball player and still has on siderable interest in the game He has a twin brother, Frank A. New man, a Farm Security administra tion investigator, who will visit the family here from time to time. Brown Returns To Washington; To Work On Meet C. E.. Brown, secretary to Rep resentative Monroe M. Redden will leave Saturday for Washington for the convening of congress. Mr. Brown came home for the holidays, leaving the capital on the 19th. During the next few weeks Mr. Brown will devote much time in assisting making arrangements for the two-state meeting on the 16th when representatives of North Car olina and Tennessee will gather for a formal discussion with congres sional leaders as larger appropria tions are sought tor the develop ment of the Park. ID. REEVES NOLAND of Hay JOHN A. GQODE, prominent , . , . . . . . . n Asheville businessman, resigned ! 11 3 early this week as 10th district i ernor Cherry to succeed to the member of the State Highway and , highway commission lollowing the Public Works commission. " ' resignation of Mr. Goode. Sanson Sees Business In 1948 As Good As In 1947 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL OUTLOOK FOR 1948 Ity Roger . ;abson 1. 1948 will be. more or less, of a duplicate of 1947. Certainly there will be no "depression" as so many pessimists are talking about, but fundamental conditions will be come increasingly less favorable. Watch out after November 2, 1948. GENERAL BUSINESS 2. The above paragraph applies mostly to gross business. Certain Lynn Nisbet Column Discusses Chance Of Haywood To Tenn. 'Cherry Lane' Paul Davis Is Elected President Ol State Alumni Paul L. Davis, local insurance agent, was elected president of the Haywood county chapter, N. C. State College Alumni Association, at the regular meeting Monday night at the Towne House. Mr. Davis former first vice president, indsutries wiH snow smaller net profits. This means that, in some cases, dividends may be less in 1948. Remember some things may be allocated or rationed again in 1948. 3. The reconversion from war to peace has been entirely com pleted; war surpluses are pretty well disposed of; and 1948 will even show a resumption of military pur chases. 4. Inventories, quoted both at their price values and their vol umes, will increase during 1948. (Continued on Page Five) succeeds J. R. Secrest, Jr., of Can ton, as president. Others named in the annual elec tion were Henry Seaman, Canton; first vice president; Wayne Corpen ing, Waynesville, second vice pres ident; Howard Clapp, Waynesville, secretary-treasurer, and Henry Mi chael, Canton, reporter. The meeting was a ladies night (Continued on Page Two) Judge A lley m API Statewide attentlop has been focused on Haywood county's desire for a paved road into Tennessee by Jona than Woody4 expressions in . that Mptct -as the December 13 farm Achievement Da program here, when he iryiet ed the usual ptatfor.jirprocc dufe .and presented the people ofrHaywoodyebtinty to Gover nor. R Graff Cherry, the prin cipal SMkker of the occasion. Lynn Nisbet, in his Around Capital, Square column pub- lishei la a large number of ' Norh Carolina daily newspa per;, described the incident in a recent column as follows: "CHERRY LANE Maybe there will be a road in west ern North Carolina named "Cherry Lane," but at this time the prospects are rather dim. At the recent Haywood county 4-H and Demonstration Club Achievement Day pro gram, at which 'Gov. Cherry spoke, the matter was broached but not concluded. Jonathan Woody, Waynesville banker, promised the governor that if the long desired highway from the Haywood i county seat to the Tennessee line were built (Continued on page two) 1948 IN A NUTSHELL BUSINESS Wvtch out after November 2. 1948. COMMODITIES Wholesale price peak in sight. . TAXES Personal income taxes will be somewhat lower. LABOR Wageworkcrs to use Taft-Hartley Bill as check on labor leaders. REAL ESTATE Increased suburban building. POLITICS Election year propaganda. STOCKS A year for switch ing. BONDS Lnw-coupon rate, long-term bonds will be lower. Haywood Man Is Sworn In Office On Wednesday, Plans District Survey D. Reeves Noland was sworn in Wednesday to represent the Tenth District on the State Highway and Public Works Commission, suc ceeding John A. Goode, of Ashe ville, who recently resigned. The term to which Mr. Noland was named expires May 1, 1949. Mr. Noland resigned as a mem ber of the State Board of Agricul ture, after having been a member longer than any man in (he history of the state. He was named to the board May 22 by Gov O. Max Gardner, and has served under five governors. Mr. Noland is a business man and farmer. He owns a farm in Fines Creek, and also in Ratcliffe cove, wnere ne lives. Me owns a number of business houses ori Majn Street here. Mr. Noland said yesterday tha' for the present he would not have any office. "I plan to visit every county in the district, which ex tends from Avery to Cherokee," the new commissioner said. There is not an important road in the entire district that Mr. Nol and is not familiar with. He has traveled extensively throughout the district while representing the Federal Land Bank for a number of years. There are also but few secondary roads he has not travel ed. Not only that, he knows some one on almost every road through out the district. "I am going to give my very best to this job," he said. Mr. Noland pointed out that all federal funds have already been appropriated and no more will be available until Congress make? a new appropriation. The slaty jind have already been ear-marked for projects for the next twelve months, he pointed out, which means that there is very little to be done except that which is already planned. Mr. Noland was educated in (hp public schools in Haywood, and af ter finishing high school here, spent two years at Trinity College (Duke University!, and then two years at Cornell University. Ithaca, N. Y. After leaving Cornell, he became an employee of the United States department of agriculture as a Held representative in the northwer-t, where he spent several years. He returned home and became associ ated with his father in his exten sive farm interests, and in 1929, upon the death of his father, took over the entire management of the large farming operations. In 1929 he was apopinted a mem ber of the board of county commis- I sioners to succeed his father. uj ' declined re-election in 1930. J He was named by Gov. A. W. Mc I Lean as a member of the State Fair I Association, and served as trustee I of State College under Gov. Mc i Lean and Gov. Gardner. Later he was named as trustee of the Gieat i er University. Mr. Noland served as vice presi dent of the First National Bnk un j til about six years ago. j During the years he has served (Continued on Page Two) Judge Felix E. Alley, resident Superior Court jurist for the 20th Judicial District, will retire within the next two months as regular judge and accept appointment as emergency judge for the Western North Carolina division. A much needed rest, prescribed by physicians, will be taken by Judge Alley, who will be eligible for retirement January 26. His next regular assignment is at Wllksborough in the 17th district, scheduled to be a three weeks', starting January 12. Judge Alley stated in an interview with The Mountaineer that he will date his letter of retirement during some vacant week in his winter court schedule, in February or March. Announcement of the planned retirement was made after Judge Alley recently discussed his plans with Governor Cherry in Raleigh. When the governor mentioned choosing a successor, he related, the Judge stated that there was "plenty of fine material to select from" among lawyers of thi dis trict, and that he had no particular person to recommend. . . Solicitor Dan K. Monre of Rylva T J i"'' wmAw-ai.i.KV I DAN MOORE I Bfcet r Dofn I Mm To RetireS&JilSirSZ v. xii ilo.il jluiiiivj raai x ucu A has been likely su villa on Moors s: ALLEY entioned as the most isor. When in Waynes- dnesday afternoon, Mr. mented that all he knew of tuchAan appointment ' was what I read- ii the newspapers He in dicted ibat he would l e glad to accept the judgeship. Unofficially reported to be in line for solicitor should that posi tion become vacant is Baxter C. Jonei of Bryson City, a former state representative from Jackson art Swain counties and presently state senator from the 32nd dis trict. ' Moore, who was elected solicitor! in 194(i. is a former state represen tative and served for 12 years as Jackson county and Sylva town at torney. He is a member of the state Democratic executive com mittee and a trustee of the Univer sity of North Carolina. During World War II he served with the Army Medical Corps and judge ad vocate's office. Judge Alley's health has been suffering since last June, when the 75-year-old jurist was illy affected by a heated courtroom, in which "the temperature was 103. Since that time, he relates, his energy has been at a low ebb, and doctors have advised a long rest. "They say I am the most exhausted man they've ever examined, but funda mentally as sound a man as they've ever seen; and that a complete rest will restore me." Will Continue as judge During his retirement and serv ice as emergency judge, he will continue to hold court over the state'! wherever the governor di- rcontlmten on page 2i Haywood county's traffic fatali ities for 1947. a total of eight, were hall of the number killed during the previous year; while personal injuries tumbled to less than one third of the 1946 figures as kept by The Mountaineer from records of the State Highway Patrol. There was not a serious accident during the Christmas and New Year's period involving injury or death. The last accident which re sulted in death was on October 10. This excellent record, by com parison, can be excelled during the j coming year, for which the "box score" is now zero ' There were many contributing' factors to the elimination of acci dents during the past year, re marks Patrolman O. R. Roberts, the foremost of which is the fact that drivers as a whole are using more caution while on the roads. "All of the new laws passed by the General Assembly, new speed limits and staffer violation penal ties, regular inspections of drivers and vehicles and the great amount of publicity given them, have helped " he The new patrolmen m Haywood who have been here during the past six months have all been "do ing a very good job,'' he comment ed, and two or three of the new men may be assigned here regular ly in the coming year. Highway Record For 1948 (To Date) In Haywood Injured-0 Killed---- 0 (This information Com piled From Records of State Highway ratrcD 8 t i 1. ,i -r- f.:J$B'Vl-