North Carolina Newspapers

Standard PRINTING c .1 220-230 S Pirn S l.OUlsvii.i r ki Published Twice-a-Week Every Tuesday and Friday ) People iin 20 miles of jle-their ideal center. The AYNESVILLE R Published Twice-A-YVeek In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park EIGHT PAGES United Press and Associated Press New; W AYNESVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1948 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties W 1 MOUNTAINEE loymeni e Gels iFor In Year nent Activity During Past lonths, Expected eline nient activity at the unty offices, N. C. Em rvice, was nearly four ;r during the last two 1947 than in the same year, reports Miss De ler, manager. At the however, job oppor he local area are lim e expected to be that arm weather brings a of construction work, e past year the offices lie and Canton secured 5 persons in the local 117 others outside the ihow a total of 24,737 mtacts, many of which o week visits of persons ployment. This figure 7 visits of employers liable jobs, a practice rown in recent months lie Employment Service There were 605 visits jployment Service per nployers to keep them 3b opportunities and to use of ES facilities in i right persons for spo re 1,293 new applica ble filed during the r war veterans, 317 by 1 the remainder, non iles. This figure in- umdicapped persons,, oJ cements, 47 were of led as physically hand- ment c 0 m p e nsation cemen's readjustment during the year showed ecrease, reports Van C. ims taker at the local has been usual since the war, the number of - been growing since winter because of the ;wer job opportunities the year. registered for work ing unemployed claims county number approx I, reports Mr. Haynes. 9 claims by non-veteran lose past employment 3 allowances) are in ina, and 15 non-veteran whose unemployment paid by other states in formerly were employ- ' Veith, veterans em cpresentative, remarks ent "there is an abund of unskilled labor, too he local area." There rable openings for cler rs under the Federal and state merit sys ds, if qualified workers to leave this area. strial labor picture is sd, with little turnover, r comments. It is by touch with the smaller and listing job oppor the clerical, retail, con nd day labor fields, that yment Service fulfills we of placing the best arsons in the most suit ns which are available. Head Haywood Polio Work si- jttiiilliliSi , nfr "1 fiV& lift First Arrival Of 48 BEEKMAN HUGER, chairman of the Canton district, for the Na tional Foundation, will supervise the work in the Canton area, and take a lead in the annual campaign to raise $6,500 this month. Photo by Ingram's Studio. DAVID HYATT, chairman of the Waynesville district, for the Na tional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Plans are underway to start the annual March of Dimes campaign within a few days. Get License Early, Moore Advises C, D Drivers Examinations Given To Over 900 In Hay wood During Past Five Months Persons With surnames beginning with the letters "C" and "D" should plan to take their vehicle license renewal examination at an early date and avoid waiting until near the July 1st deadline, ad vise WXW.- Moore, examiner fojd HaywoddTrhd "Saetaon counties.- ' There still are a number of "A" and "8" named persons who failed to take their test before Jan. 1, and thus are without a license and subject to a fine of $25 if caught driving, Mr. Moore reports. Several persons in this category are com ing in now for their examinations, but are required to be accompanied by someone who has a valid license. Since August 18, 1947, there have been 395 operators permits issued, 66 duplicates secured, and 30 chauf feur licenses granted Si Waynes ville. At Canton Mr. Moore gave examinations for 498 regular li censes, 60 duplicates, and 34 chauf feurs. He expects to continue the pres ent schedule of visits to Waynes ville, all day on Mondays and until 1 p.m. on Saturdays. Clyde Post Office Robbed Of $200 On Thursday Night By JACK MEDFORD Special Mountaineer Correspond ent The Post Office at Clyde was entered Thursday night and ap proximately $200 In cash was taken. As of yesterday afternoon no arrests had been made, but postal authorities from Ashe ville were continuing their in vestigation of the theft. The robbers gained entrance to the building by prying open locks on the front door. The safe was removed and carried across the street to the rear of the depot where it was blown open. srs Club To 3n Thursday eiwood Boostpp. li,K Thursday niaht at th n church at 7 o'clock. 1 nrst meeting with new arge. Ernest Green, announced that commit- "c coniing year and wugram will be Schools Are On Normal Schedule After Holidays Haywood schools opened yester day after a 14-day Christmas holi day with normal attendance, ac cording to Jack Messer, county su perintendent. Students from schools in Crab tree and the Fines Creek area had to travel over slick, snow-covered roads, but most of them got to their destinations without difficul ty. M. H. Bowles, superintendent of the Waynesville schools, reported attendance in the Waynesville dis trict schools were normal, and only one bus late. School officials said "things started off smoother than usual at ter a two-week holiday. $4,334 Pension Given Retired Judges In N. C. The Raleigh News and Observer carried the following as the lead story under the daily feature, "Un der The Dome": Under the State"s liberal pen sion plan for its judges, Superior Court Judge Felix E. Alley of Waynesville will draw about $4,334 annually when he retires in Febru ary or March. The judges retirement act, passed in 1921 and amended sev eral times since, permits a judge to retire at age 65 after 15 years of service on the bench and continue to draw two-thirds pay. Judge Al ley, who is more than 65, will com plete his 15 years of service on January 26. Retired judges are classed as emergency judges, and frequently are called upon to hold special terms of court. The only judges now on the emergency list are Henry A. Grady of New Bern and G. V. Cowper of Kinston. The most attractive feature of the retirement plan for jurists is that -the judges do not have to contribute to the pension fund. Teachers and other State em ployes now contribute five per cent of their incomes to the Teachers and State Employes Retirement System pay either three, four or five per" cent. Mountains Are Covered By Six-Inch Snow Sunday Soco Gap Highway Is Made Dangerous But Most Of County Escapes Effects Tom Alexander, owner of Cala loochee Ranch, reported six inches of snow on the ground there Mon day morning and the mercury down to four above zero. Highway 19 over Soco Gap was made dangerous by the heavy fall, which started floating down from the sky about 9:30 o'clock Sundav morning, and bus service was le routed around Balsam Gap that afternoon. Work crews were plac ing sand and sawdust on the road Monday and it was expected to be safe for limited use by last night Although the snow did not lay on the lowlands around Waynes ville and Bethel, there was con siderable in the Crabtree and Fines Creek area, and roads were reported slick. No wrecks have mJLayatre'-nen 1 LITTLE VEDA JO HANEY, Haywood county's first ne citi- 'TrTTn hour after it started zen of 1948 who was born 48 minutes after the new year ar- snowing there was three inches on rived, looks calmly at the cameraman while her mother, Mrs. the ground," said Mr. Alexander.; "This was the hardest I have everj seen it snow." Their children, he: added, have been enjoying their skis. 400 Newspaper People To Visit Waynesville About Middle 01 Nay Artificial Breeding Unit Formed By Dairymen Joe Palmer Is Presi dent Of Haywood Co operative Breeding Association Members Of National Editorial Association To Hold Convention In State Saturday Evening Post Writer Will Arrive Wednesday j i Plans To Interview . Sam Queen For Fea- I .Jure S tory On Square j Dances i Bill Sharpe of the State News Bureau, and Harold Martin, of the Atlanta Constitution, and special writer for the Saturday Evening! Post, are scheduled to come here Wednesday for an interview with Sam Queen on native square danc ing. Mr. Martin is anxious to write a ' special article for the Post and is I coming here to gather materials with that idea in mind. Mr. Sharpe recently wrote a fea ture about the Queens and square dancing in this area, and because i of this feature, there are several special writers interested in get-l ting additional material. I Willard Haney of Canton, smiles proudly at her young daughter. This picture was taken at the Haywood County Hospital. Mountaineer photo by Ingram's Studio. Gig Young Chosen For r 1 X 1V It 1 V Hole m iviusKeieers Movie Actor Gig Young, who in his unprofessional life is Byron Barr, son of .1. E. Barr of Waynesville, has been signed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios to play the role of jjaghos in "The Three Mus keteers," ' his ftrst to be made since leaving Warner Brothers to' become a free lance player. Presently making the rounds, and scheduled for showing here within the next month, is "Escape Me Never," in which Errol Flynn, Ida Lu pino, Eleanor Parker and Gig are the leading players. This is the first movie the young actor played in since1 being discharged after three and one half years in Coast Guard serv ice during the war. Another Warner Brothers production Young portrayed the male lead In, opposite Al exis Smith, ft. "Woman In White," which Jmi ' not yet been released. 1 Gig, who Is a native of Min nesota, first went ttfHolly wood Stage experience signed a- mo vie contract and rose quickly to stardom. He has visited his father here on several occa sions in recent years. Announcement of his new major role In the adventure classic based on the Alexandre Dumas novel was made In Thomas F. Brady's special col umn to the New York Times. Pandro S. Berman is produc ing the "Musketeers." Young was cast for the Porthos role after the studio switched Ce sar Romero, originally selected for the part, to another film. Plans have been completed for over 400 newspaper publishers and editors to have a barbecue here during their two-day visit in West ern North Carolina the middle of May, it was learned yesterday from the committee in charge oi the Na tional Editorial Association conven tion. Representatives from almost every state in the union will at tend the convention which will Formation of the Haywood Co- 'neet a Pin-hur 0,1 M' 8,h Al' ter a three day session, will board operative Breeding Association. buses for a ,our of the sta,,. t,. Inc.. has been completed by dairy- ing first to Raleigh, Wilson, Greens men of the count v and its services j boro. Winston-Salem, and Elkin. ar are now available 'for the artificial vi "8 at Asheville on the night of , May 12th. breeding of dairy livestock through-j Early Thursday lhe ,,. wj out the county. leave Asheville for a trio in the It is expected that this organiza- Smokies, being feted to a picnic tion will raise the quality of cattle luncheon atop Clingman's Dome or . , . at Newfound Gap. The communi Ln Haywood to a great extent, and, o here wju if accompanied by better feeding luncheon. methods, the high ouality breeding j The group plans to return here now possible at low cost will double fr fa barbecue to be served by the average milk production with- Ru.us S.ler that night. May 13th. in 10 vears. according to County .he North Carolina Press Assoca Agenl Way ne Corpening. tlon met here for f barbecue sev- The non-profit organizaiton is oral years ago. and by special re loaded bv Joe Palmer of Rush quest have asked lor a ''repeal per Fork Dairv T. C Davis of Iron formance of the barbecue supper Duff is vice-president; Jack Mc- "d entertainment by the Chcn,- ICracken of Pigeon secretary- k,ee 'ans. similar to what was U-easmer; and directors include staged two year, ago for the press. Mrs Florence Osborne, Pigeon; The conve nt on members will re J L Edwards, manager of Pet "rn to Ashev.lle for the night, and Dairy Products' Co, H. R. Clapp, 'h5 'ln.g ,ay Rv's,t Etu,f al I manager of Mountain Experiment B d,.and the BUtmore House, c. A. Tm Vrknatrick Crab-J cndmS the convention with a ban- ' -7 muni This is the first time lhe National Miss Barbara Francis left Thurs day for Meredith College at Ra leigh. En route she will visit her sister, Mrs. Locke Holland and Mr. Holland in Salisbury. She will also visit her brother, Arthur Francis and Mrs. Francis, at Nashville, N. C. Many Pictures At The Mountaineer Ready To Return During the past few years The Mountaineer has accumulated several hundred pictures of men in service, brides and some baby pictures. We presume many fam ilies want these pictures, and they are available by calling at the office. In order to avoid con fusion, we prefer not to mail these pictures. The printing plates of all pic tures used in the paper are on file, and will be retained for pos sible further use. January 22nd Should Be Big Date In Park History a an- rsell is secretary. ! ot the church will meal. e Weather Visual Teaching Specialist To Visit County Schools Mrs. Ruth Liverman Kilgore of Philadelphia, Pa., nationally rec ognized specialist and author in the field of visual education, has been secured by the Haywood County Board of Education to conduct a series of film demonstration dur ing the week of January 12-19, an nounces Supt. Jack Messer. A meeting of principals and the I superintendent was held yesterday i afternoon to arrange the demons- I a i 1 1 ..1 ...U I nV. I. 1 Jan Be I u L1UU Kiwuiue, wum.ii u mi iii- h' , ght'y cloudy "elude two film showings each school day In practically every public school in the Haywood district Mrs. Kilgore, who has a master of arts degree from Columbia uni versity, was for nine yean princi pal of Meadowbrook school, Nor folk, Va. She' began specialising la film demonstration work 1? 1944, with experience la schools nd col- United Press) cnange in tti " 'coTT1"6 tempera. ". Mta. 44 26 23 63 57 47 42 Rainfall .46 leges of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Vir ginia, Alabama and Georgia since that time. She is the author of a number of articles published in education al Journals on visual education, and has taught courses on that subject at Asheville Nbrmal College, State Teachers College at Radford, Va., and William and Mary. Mrs. Kil gore has also served on visual edu cation committees with the Nation al and World Federation of Educa tion Associations. Her demonstrations here will be carried out in classrooms and ob served by the teachers as part of their study in visual education, a method of instruction that has been greatly expanded in Haywood county since the start of the present .school year, v On Committee i wBy - Reuben B. Robertson, president of Champion Paper and Fibre Com pany, has been appointed as a mem ber of the national Committee on Economic Development, accord ,g to an announcement by. Paul G. Hocman of Chicago, CED president. Mr. Robertson was among the 75 top leaders selected to represent the principal branches of Ameri can business on the committee. January 22nd may become one of the important dates in the his tory of the Great Smoky Moun tains National Park, ranking with May 22, 1926 when the park was authorized by act of congress; February 6, 1930 when it was es tablished to a limited degree; and September 2, 1940 the day on which the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Smokies to the enjoyment of the American people. The possible importance of Janu ary 22 arises from the fact that this will be the day when a plan for development of the park is presented key personalities in the national legislature by a large dele gation of officials from North Car olina and Tennessee. If the con gressional leaders can be convinced of the necessity for appropriating $2,204,000 for the Smokies during fiscal 1949, the already-popular park would be assured of addition al roads and other facilities that would increase its attractiveness considerably. Federal development of the park isprl hv the government after it received title to the land. I Development has lagged in recent years, due to the war and its vari ous effects on public construction. The Mayflower hotel meeting this month should at least produce a definite stand bv Congress regard ing how far, and how soon the im- Marriage Licenses Show Decline In '47 The postwar marriage boom apparently is on the decline in Haywood county. A check of marriage licenses issued at the register of deeds office here showed that 138 wedlock per mits, were given in 1947, drop ping from 175 in the previous year, Since 1948 is leap year, how ever, it is felt that figures may be revised upward again. The Haywood association is one of 10 being formed in this section to work in conjunction with the Southeastern Artificial Breeding Association, set , up last year in Buncombe county. This latter unit has nine Jersey, nine Guernsey and seven Holstein bulls with es tablished records as breeders of high-productoin cattle; selected from outstanding herds in Michi gan, Wisconsin, New York. Penn sylvania. Delaware. Maryland. North Carolina and Massachusetts. Semen from the bulls is being received daily here, and insemina tion is carried out by Jolui Carver, who attended a special course in artificial breeding at Slate College. Any farmer desiring to have a dairy cow bred must either tele phone the county agent's office be fore 11 o'clock, or make a written renuest and give it to the milk- provemcnt plans will be put in ef- route man. Mr. Carver arranges his; fect schedule dailv at 11 a.m.. and must Charles E. Ray, chairman of the j receive notice prior to that hour in N C National Park. Parkway and order to carry out the insemination Editorial Association has ever met in North Carolina. So anxious are states to get the convention that bids are made years ahead of lime. Texas had the convention last year, and claimed they received over $500,000 in publicity from the news papers throughout the nation. The North Carolina Press Asso ciation will act as official host, he- ing assisted by Governor Cherry and other state olTicials Forests Development commission, has summarized the growth of the on any particular day. All livestock men who utilize Smokies to their present status; this esrvice win necome meniDers in a memorandum. Excerpts f rom j of the association, and oay a mem- this follow: Between the years 1926 and 1930, his report relates, the states of North Carolina and Tennessee were busy with the enactment of legis lation and the raising of funds to acquire the acreage required by Congress. Land acquisition funds were rais ed as follows: from the Laura Spellman Rockefeller Foundation donation, $5,000,000; the state of North Carolina, $2,169,162; the state of tennessee, $2,197,030; Fed eral emergency funds, $1,570,158; and from the Federal deficiency appropriation act of 1938, $667,427. (Continued on Page Eight) hership fee of S2. good for life time. The charge for each breeding is $5.50. In addition to the Southeastern hulls, the Haywood association will also conduct artificial breeding from outstanding bulls within the county. "The average dairy farmer , with as many as 20 cows can not afford to keen a bull on a .ear round basis.'' comments Mr. Corpening. "The association hulls are fine ani mals, valued at several thousand dollars, and they may be used b the small milk producers who couldn't afford their services otherwise. Three Waynesville Youths Are Now Marine Recruits Rotarians Discuss Outlook For 1948 The average Knlariau is look'n for business in 1!MH to jir.t about average 1!)47. according to iiP brief discussions made at I lip club Friday. S. K. Connatser. program hM- man. called on a number ol mem bers to express thcnwlve', on Hie 1948 outlook and a slight one of pessimism was prevalent, but Mi i ; was over-shadowed In general statements that "belter manage ment, initiative and caution" would see the average business through ;he year with profits al a satisfac tory point, although perhaps not as large as in 1947 for many lines of business. M. R. Williamson. 'president, urg ed the members to enjoy the free dom and joys of life during the coming year. (See pictures on page eight) Three Waynesviie; youths, Glenn E. Arrington, Leonard B. Messer, and Edgar W. Robinson, have en listed as privates In the U. S. Ma rine Corps and currently are under going training with Platoon 122 of the First Recruit Training Battalion at the Parrls Island, S. C, recruit depot. Upon Completion of their present training period, they will receive 10-day leaves and return for as signment to a marine field unit or specialist school, ' Messer, 19-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey F. Messer, route 2, Waynesville, was an outstanding athlete at high school here, play ing football, basketball and base ball. After graduation last spring he enrolled in the University of South Carolina prior to enlisting Dec. 4, 1947. in the Marine Corps at Raleigh, He is taking courses in the Marine Corps Institute, and has requested assignment as a mechanic in a motor transport unit. Pvt. Robinson. 18, son of Mrs. James H. Wycott. route 1, Waynes ville, and Pvt. Arrington, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Arrington of Lee street, also are former Waynesville high school students and football players. They were members of the local National Guard unit prior to enlisting in the marines. Both have enrolled for the free high school courses of the Marine Corps Insti tute in an effort to complete high school while in service. Arrington has requested assign ment to the motor mechanic school, and Robinson to the field telephone school following their 10-day leave. Marleys Return After 5-Month Visit Abroad Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Marley ar rived yesterday morning from England to visit the former's moth er. Mrs. F. H. Marley. at Oak Park. The Marleys hav e spent the pa ;t five months in Birmingham, Eng land, where they isited relatives of Mrs. Marley Mr. Marley has been engaged in doing photography for Graphic House during his stay abroad. Highway Record For 1948 (To Date) In Haywood, I Injured--- 0 Killed---- 0; (This information Com piled From Records of State Highway Patrol)-.