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SUiwUrd i-JUATlNC c Afiv-290 K First St . I.OI MVTIXF K DOPeoplo I HE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER PubUshed Twici.-A.Wcek In The County Seat of Haywood Counfy At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Published '"'"I thio 20 miles of iHe-their ideal t center Twice-a-Week ; " Every Tucy .-. and Friday No. 7 SIXTEEN PAGES United Press and Associated Press News EAR WAYNESVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1948 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties ro-State Group Protests Smoky Moiitaie Park Program. DLI DRIVE LAUNCHED larch limes Is jer Way Wood IU ReDorted Al- " 1 By Chairman ;, Personal ting Planned L of Dimes campaign action this week and momentum during the kvith personal solicits- tusiness, residential and :ctions of Waynesvllle lood. iatt, county co-chairman ia, announced yesterday Ions to date are approxl- This includes funds re- the Singing Conven iens at the Strand the- personal gifts through om persons in nearby for $100 was given Mr. Local 335, Upholsterers b of North America, A. The presentation was fc odrow Troutman, treas frank Troutman, presi- Unagusta Manufactur- Ition workers. -'-'. t also announces HhtA thorlties pf, Wayiejy ille have agreed to avow fig meters to be used as dimes for the drive. :cd In the meters will minutes of parking he entire ten cents will the polio fund. who have territory as- Itm for personal solicits- I t night with Kim Bar- ph Prevost to complete feu- campaign, lesville Rotary club is the annual drive for of the National Infan ts Foundation. One-half fts will remain in Hay- p. The goal this year is Which $3,200 is to be Waynesvllle area, and fie Canton area, where uger is general chair- Looking For a New Home "LITTLE BOY," the 4-month-old purebred red male cptj'ker spaniel pictured above, has been contributed to the Iay wpod county polio drive by Mrs. S. B. McCracken, of Thick ety road, near Canton. This little fellow will be given to , the person pledging the largest donation to the fund by sealed letter between now and Saturday noon, January 81. Letters should either be! addressed to The Waynesvllle Mountaineer or Canton Enterprise. No verbal pledges will be eligible to win the dog. The puppy, which is of the famous Red Briicie strain, may be seen at Canton Building and Loan office, ihis afternoon. j Haywood Interested In Scott's Decision To Get Into Race For Governor Fire Extinguished At Historic Home In Ratcliffe Cove One of the oldest standing homes in Haywood county marked by Union soldiers to be burnt during the Civil War caught fire about -12:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon in Ratcliffe Cove, but was extinguished by the Waynesvllle Fir Department truck before much damace was done. Observers believed that sparks from the flue United a bird's nest between the chimney and weatherboardinf of the house to start the blaze. Strong winds fanned the flames, but they were on the outside of the two-story frame structure. When the fire truck arrived water was sprayed on the Are and extinguished K within a few minutes. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. L. Ratcliffe are owners of the house, part of which is more than IS years old. There is a mark on the porch; preserved through the years, made by northern soldiers when they passed through this section durinr the Civil War to show that they Intended destroying It, but never did. - I collections will be tak rk theater by members fia Phi sorority, whose rs. W. C. Norrls, ia in uea on Page Eight) , ws And s Elected :al Bank fs and directors of the al Bank were re-elect- ourmg 1948 at the an K of stockholders on we given showing the have been the best in "story. As of Dec. 31 itution held total assets f the institution are J 'airman of the board; 0(ly, president; J W -President; James T. Joe S. Davis and ass.stant cashiers. 8 re J. R. Boyd, L. " E. Massfe, Glena wav . st' Wllford ""u Jonathan fage Of The Mountaineer Is 0 illustrate Newspaper Bopklet Permits Are For Building Construction Begun During Last Quarter On $78,r300 Of Buildings A total of ,13 building permits were .granted , in the final quarter, of 1947 for $78,800 in business and residential .construction, reports Sam. Bushnell, Jr., building inspec tor fOF the town of Waynesvllle commercial construction ac counted for six permits with a to tal cost of $62,000; while residen tial construction and repair per mits were issued to seven persons for a total of $10,200. This reflects a drop to less than half of the July-September quarter. Although business type construc tion then was, only $12,300, there were 23 permits granted for $146, 600 In residential building; 6r a total for the quarter of $158,900. All. persons who build, or make extensive repatrs.to business places or residences are required to se cure a building permit. 2s i 1 . i. Clyde Building & Loan Stockholders To Meet The annual stockholders meeting of the Clyde Building and ' Loan Association will be held at the Clyde high school building tonight at 7:30 p.m. All stockholders and members of the Building and Loan are urged to attend this meeting and assist in transacting such busi ness that Will be presented. Mrs. John Lilly, of Hazelwood, who was injured by fall on ice on East street, is recovering at the nome of Mrs. Sam Kelly. Weather re United Press) Mer wi h ' rnday night, .-. waynesvill." .. the" SUest Max. 44 39 3fl ' Min. 1 . 21 31 Snew 19 The front, page of The Moun taineer, was used to UTustrate the cover . of "a nation-wide mailing piece for , the ' Weekly Newspaper Bureau of the National Editorial Association, with headquarters in Chicago.;' O The cover has besides the picture of The Mountaineer's front page, the . text , which reads "Covering three-fiftlM of rural and small town population." , The next page 1 devoted to telling the story that one-third of the nation reads th weekly newspapers. , ' The booklet Is printed in two colors, and will be mailed to ex ecutives throughout the nation.' Much interest is being shown here In the possibility of AgrlcuV ture Commissioner W. Kerr , Scott entering the ace fo ibvfcrnor in the Democratic primary in May, Commissioner Scptt recently an nounced that he would not seek re election for the place he now holds. At a special dinher' given in his honor at Burlington ! Tuesday eve ning, Mr. Scott said he will run for governor "if the home folks in Alamance want me to get out there and fight." A committee of Alamance citi zens, headed by wealthy manufac turer Everett Jordan of Saxapa haw, will survey the situation' "and report within a week pn whether Scott will get in the race. The committee has not yet been appointed. , '., ''C- Speaking at a testlmonal dinner given in honor of his work as "ag ricultural commissioner,, Scott promised to abide by what Ala mance county decides ne snouia do. "I'm not going' to get into this thing alone," he said. "I Just can't fight by myself." Political observers here in Hay wood are watching the develop ments with interest. Many of Mr. Scott's friends have already com mitted themselves to other candi dates in the race, which would complicate things should Mr. Scott decide to toss in his hat. The most general comment heard in connection with Mr. Scott's pos sible race, is "We are for Scott, but since he has waited so long We hope he waits until four years from now." , , Past records show that Mr Scott is a "fast campaigner," He has 1- ways waited until' near., tne dead line to start the campaign and then worked fast and bard throughout the state. Mr; Scott is well known -here. and since the establishment of the State Test Farm has been a fre quent visitor to Haywood. ' ; : "" " "" v Peyton Is Named District Head Of Y's Men's Clubs , Carlton Peyton of Canton has been named governor of the first district of the southeastern region ofHhe International Association of Y's Men's clubs, it was announced this week. . - f Mr; Peyton has served' two terms as president of the Cantbn club, is an officer in the American Bed Cross chapter, and is an active sup porter of Boy Scout .work. He is employed at the Champion Paper and '-Fibre' company accounting division, J- v' J Orchardmen To Consider Report On Association lronibtional Organi-" zation and Marketing Unit Are Recom mended In Report Orchardmen of Haywood county will consider a report on plans to organize a promotional association am a cooperative marketing or ganization at a meeting Wednesday,; January 28, starting at 7:36 p. m. in the county agent's office. The report will be given by a committee appointed at a meeting earlier this month, consisting of Charles Edwards, Joe Boone and Zack Massie. All apple growers of the county are invited to attend and make suggestions pertaining to the proposed organizations. . C. W. Sheffield, marketing ipe clalist for the N. C. Department of Agriculture, will present a plan for forming a central packing house with facilities for volume selling on a community basis, hav ing been invited here by the com mittee. Purpose of the association is stated in the report as follows: "We consider that the best interest of an apple-growing area demand that the growers band together in an organization to facilitate self education, to sponsor apple pro motion in that section, to obtain technical assistance in the prob lems of horticulture, and in gen eral to advertise their product." A suggested name was the Hay wvod County Apple Growers Asso ciation, with members to be as sessed yearly fees of one cent per (Continued on Page Eight) Dr. Michal Urges Check Of Diphtheria Immunity Several Scattered Cases Are Reported In County In Last Two Weeks Dr. Mary Michal, district health officer, has announced that several scattered cases of diphtheria have been reported in the county during the. last two weeks. Since the State Board of Health reported an increase in diphtheria cases late in 1947, Dr. Michal ad vises citizens of this community to check on immunizations. She points out that the state law re quires each infant to be immu nized against diphtheria before his first birthday. These immuniza tions should be started by the time a child is six months old. - Dr. Michal also advises booster! doses of toxoid after the first se ries when the child is around VA years of age, to give good immu nity before he enters school. Atten- .. . ... ..... tion is called to the fact that school h-&i Marine's Goodbye authorities check on children en tering school because the North Carolina law states that a child can not be enrolled unless he has been immunized against diphtheria as well as whooping cough and small pox. ), One of approximately 1,000 U. S. Murines who boarded the attack transport Bexar at Morehead City, N. C, bound for the Mediterranean, MSgt. 'Robert O. Joines of North Wiksboro, N, C, says goodbye to his wife and Ihran hllHran Tk If the question of immunity nt.-i. tm it a ' ships, now operating in Greek and; Italian waters. (International) arises in" older children, Dr. Mi chal advises that they be taken to their family physician or to the health department for the Schick test to determine the extent of lnv munity. She points out that older hilprvi; td 1 adutu. with partial Immunity may have the disease in a mild form which is not easily diagnosed and thus 'spread It to others. Former Chinese Missionary Will Speak On Monday Rev. Richard E. Han son To Address Public At First Methodist Church Recently returned from Peking. China, where he is a missionary of the Methodist church, China-born Bev. Richard E. Hanson, of New York City and Warm Springs. Ga.. will be guest speaker at the First Methodist church here at 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26. The public is in vited to hear his talk on recent observations in northern China which was occupied by the Japanese during the war years. The first Methodist missionary to return to North China after the departure of the Japanese in 1945, Mr. Hanson served as aide to Bishop Z. T. Kaung, in Peking, studying the needs of missionary ipstitutions and Chinese personnel for a post-war program of recon struction and rehabilitation. Now in the United States because of a health emergency in his family, he is temporarily serving a pastorate in Warm Springs, but hopes soon (Continued on Page Eight) $' "" J vj k ft 'A j) Overseas Friendship Appeal To Be Launched . -SUFFERS FAULi Mrs. P. G. Gentry, .who broke her hip in' a fall Saturday night, is in Mission Hospital, Asheville. and h reported doing very nicely. Churches Sponsor Collection Of Over seas Relief Supplies. Here Jan. 25-31 . Cooperating In North Carolina's drive to "Fill a Ship with Friend ship," the appeal for overseas re lief materials will be conducted in Waynesvllle, Haselwood ' and the surrounding area on 'January 25-31, it is announced by Rev. R. L. Young, chairman. . North Carolina was a leader in the field of overseas relief during 194 and 1047, and the state-wide campaign will be its primary effort toward maintaining that reputation in 1948. In this area the drive U being sponsored by tfieN tehurertes. ' Rev. Henry G. Ruark of Chapel Hill is state chairman of the project, which was instigated by the North Carolina Council of Churches. Rev. L. G. Elliott, Rev. M. L. Lewis, Rev. J. E. B. Houser, Rev. C. O. New ell, Rev. Malcolm Williamson, Mrs. C. O. Newell. Rev. Mrs. Lee, and Rev; Young, representing the churches of this area, met at the First Methodist church of Waynes vllle Tuesday to formulate plans for the drive. Full publicity will be given through churches, schools, news paper and radio to acquaint every one with what the drive is about during the early part of next week. On Thursday, Jan. 29, the selected workers for Waynesvllle will meet at 8-.30 ajn. In the basement of the Methodist church for instructions, a hot cup of coMee and dough 's 'Continued on Page Fiv) BooHrapbile, Meet 'Plans Completed Club Representatives On Special Commit tee Are Announced " By Library The Haywood County Library Board has completed plans for a luncheon meeting of the Bookmo bile' Campaign Committee to be held January 28 at the Town House at 1 o'clock. .. . The committee, which is com posed of representatives from vari ous clubs and industries in the community as well as representa tives from the 'library supporting agencies, will discuss plans for launching a drive to raise funds to purchase a truck and other equipment necessary to start a bookmobile service in connection with the Haywood County Library. At the same time Miss Margaret Johnston, county librarian, will ex plain the work of the bookmobile and show a film on bookmobile service. The bookmobile, 'when pur chased, will operate as a library on wheels. It will supply books, pamphlets, magazines, pictures and possmiy turns and recordings to farms, villages and schools all over the county. A goal of $3,000 has been set to get this service underway. In the future the cost of operation will be included in the annual library budget. William Medford is serving as head of the committee with civic organizations and clubs being rep resented by the following mem bers: Haywood County Medical Asso ciation, Dr. Thomas Stringfield; Waynesville Lodge No. 259, Paul (Continued on Page Eight) Park Commission Makes Protest Of Parkway Toll A formal protest against the government's proposal to col lect a toll from motorists trav eling on the Blue Ridge Park way was written by the N. C. National Park, Parkway and Forests Development commis sion at their meeting Wednes day in Washington. Three objections were slat ed: that the parkway was par tially paid for by the states of Virginia and North Carohua; that its use would be retarded by charging a toll in the park way's present Incomplete state; and that to charge a fee would result in boosting costs to the state for acquiring additional rights of way. Burley Cut Will Affect Acre & Up Growers Producers With One Acre Or More Will Be Reduced Nearly One-Tenth Tobacco growers of Haywood with 1947.' allotments of one acre or more will be reduced by 9.79 per cent this year, according to in formation sent the AAA office here by G. T. Scott, state director of the Production and Marketing Administration. Growers with nine-tenths acre or less-last yeac, will tot be, affect. d under regulations noy in effect. However! a bill introduced to Congress would extend the cut to growers who had between six tenths acre and one acre in 1947, Mr. Scott wrote, although no action has been taken to date on this pro posal. County offices have been advised to go ahead with the De partment of Agriculture plan in figuring individual 1948 allotments if they desire to do so, thus mak ing a change in the one-acre and larger growers only. The majority of Haywood coun ty burley producers have had less than an acre allotment, so would not be affected. Haywood last year had a total allotment of 1,459 acres but 1,388 growers planted only 1, 126 acres according to AAA rec ords. Haywood is the third ranking W. N. C. county in size of allot ment, behind Madison which had 3,960 acres and Buncombe with 2,-! 179 acres last year. Around 30 persons have applied for new grower allotments this year, reports Miss Mary Sue Crocker, AAA clerk. The deadline for making new-grower applica tions is January 31. Low Budget For Smokies Is Attached In Capital Joint N. C.-Tennessee Committee Urges Im mediate Development; Of Park Civic leaders and officials from Norfh Carolina and Tennessee made it clear to members of Con gress and Park officials at a din ner meeting in Washington last night that the proposed federal budget lacked more than a million and a half dollars of meeting the conservative recommendations of a committee from the two states for further development of the Smokies. A joint committee, composed of members of the Tennessee Depart ment of Conservation, and the North Carolina Park Commission recently met and recommended a budget of $2,204,000. Last week President Truman presented the budget to Congress which called for $836,899 for the same items, a difference of $1,567,101. The largest single difference came under the head of physical improvements. Mr. Truman rec ommended $58,300, while the Joint committee recommends $545,000. For minor roads and trails the committee recommended $111,100 as against the proposed budget of 2,600. 1 , Mr.. Truman, 000 less than the joint committee ' for administration, protection and maintenanceywhlle both agreed on the figure of $35,000 for forest and fire protection. The federal budget was $163,000 under the committee's askings on road maintenance. Heazel Presents' Claims Using a large map of the Park. Francis J. Heazel, of Asheville, act ed as spokesman for the two states in presenting the claims for larger appropriations to carry out the rec ommended program within the Smokies. The joint committee, in request ing that the administration, protec tion and maintenance fund be in creased from $145,098 as listed in (Continued on Page Eight) Special Polio Program Set For Friday At 7:30 M A special local polio program will be featured over WHCC Fri day night at 7:30, with Rev. C. L. Allen and Rev. L. G. Elliott in charge. , nev. mr. cillBU v win make a short talk about .the work, and the Aliens Creek trio, composed of Bet ty Farmer, Joyce Caldwell and Grace Allen, accompraanied by Mrs. Blanche Franklin, at the Piano. The program will be in the- in terest of raising the $3,200 quota for the Waynesvllle area, and $3,- 300 for the Canton area. 1 Two Pay Fines Monday In Police Court Here Seven cases were disposed of on 'Monday in Police Court here. Charged with reckless driving, Les lie Moody, Jr., was fined $25 and costs. On a charge of carrying a .concealed weapon, Taft Moody was fined $50 and costs. Five persons charged with public drunkenness were released on paying court costs. Merchants Will Consider Many Important Items All members of the Merchants Association are urged to attend the meeting Tuesday night, January 27, starting at 7:30 o'clock in the courthouse. Several important business mat ters will be taken up, including the election of new officers for 1948, reviewing activities of the past year and making plans for this year, announces David Felmet. president. A discussion will be held on the Tobacco Harvest Fes tival and plans made to coordinate Merchants Association activities with the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Felmet states that a Credit Reporting Agency also will be tak en up, and desires for as many merchants as possible to attend the meeting. Employment Service To Help Recruit Agricultural Workers And Tenants Farm labor placement is being undertaken by the Hay wood , counT ty offices of North Carolina Em ployment Service now on a year round basis, announces Miss De Brayda Fisher, manager. Farmers who wish to secure ten ants or workers are invited to con tact the Employment Service of fice, either in Waynesville or Can ton, and give information about the jobs and type persons they wish to 'fill them with. All persons desiring agricultur al work or tenant place also are urged to visit the employment oft fice to list their availability and get information about work open ings. - Arthur P. Vieth, veterans em ployment representative for the county, has been designated as farm placement interviewer, states f M3 I Miss Fisher. 'Continued on Page Eight) I Highway Record For 1948 (To DaU) In Haywood Injured-: 1 Killed-v. 1 (This information Com piled From Records of State Highway, Patrol) 1