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WAYNESVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1948
3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
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New Movies For Release Soon
ry
DUNG is known to movie fans over the nation, but in
y he is Byron Barr, son of J. E. Barr, of Waynesvijle
ing movie star has visited Waynesville on several oc
but lately has been busy on movie lots in Hollywood
... i . .
i Of Local Man Has
p New Films Finished
PATRICIA CLARY
Press Staff Correspondent
WOOD iUPi Gig Young,
till automatically reaches
nenu when people call
reminds him of the days
was a carhop.
himself never blasts his
he attendants in the drive-
pever is cranky wLlh filling
ttendants and never barks
clerks.
pn one of them mav be
lest movie star some clav."
id.
then Byron Barr was
salesman acting in little
afler business hours whnn
a one-way ticket to Hoi-
Threc days after h,. oiiit
sure of success.
weeks later he wat not
sure, and three months
as almost convinced he
J wrong, in lad, he had
wk serving up hambura-
ma Its m a lini!vu.,i a..-..'...
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he was a night clerk in
3'ter that a wind,
'sner in a scrvi, ti.,n
They Didn't Know
01 his customers
LaSita butldin sar, they
also Was workino a) Do..
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aetl in several :
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"sm of Byron Barr and
fi.g Young after
und that nam,, i .-ri.
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1 feeo dLT"le teiPera-
I own Street
Paving Is
Expected To
Begin Soon
Plan Is Adopted To
Collect Delinquent
Utility Bills By
Town Board
A plan to collect delinquent wa
ter and light bills was endorsed by
Mayor J. H. Way. Jr., and the
Board of Aldermen at their Febru
ary meeting on Thursday afternoon.
It was decided that persons who
are arrears in their utility bill will
be required to pay all current bills
as they come due and at least 20
per cent of their past debt each
month. In this way all past debts
would be collected within five
months.
In cases where no arrangement is
made to pay overdue bills, the
board instructed the town manager,
G. C. Ferguson, to cut off the water
and lights.
Town expenses have increased
considerably in recent years, it
was pointed out. while the prop
erty tax and utility rates have re
mained the same. In order for
the town to pay its bills, it must
collect its debts. The number of
persons behind in the payment of
utility bills is small, Mr. Ferguson
reports, and it is believed the new
plan will not work a hardship on
those affected.
Work is expected to begin with
in a few weeks on the road paving
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TAKES 'BAR EXAM' AT SIX-MONTHS
Fiddlers To Gather
At Annual Maggie
Convention Soon
Third Annual Con
vention To Be Held
The third annual Old Time Fid
dlers Convention will be held at
the Maggie .school on Saturday
night, March 27 the Saturday be
fore Easter, announces Koger Fer
guson, principal of the school who
is in charge of the program.
Last year more than 20 string
hands entered the convention, and
the 1948 session is expected to
draw an even greater number.
All bands are invited to take
part, and are asked either to see.
telephone or write Mr. Ferguson
so he will know which ones to ex
pect and use their names for pub
licity. Prizes will be given the best
hand and best individual fiddlers,
as determined by judges during the
convention.
The Maggie school sponsors the
event. Musicians from several
nearby counties as well as Hay
wood will display their ability be
fore a large group of spectators.
Rural Phone Will
Be Discussed At
Fines Creek Meet
All persons of Fines Creek who
are interested in getting rural tele
phone service in that area are in
vited to attend a meeting Wednes
day night, at 7:30 p. m., in the Fines
Creek school by County Agent
Wayne Corpening.
A similar meeting was held last
week at the Crabtree-Iron Duff
school, when steps were taken that
will assist in securing a telephone
line for that section.
ON BUYING TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Massie are
in New York this week buying new
spring merchandise for The Tog
gery. They were accompanied by
their daughter. Mary Ann. They
plan to return this week-end.
Resume Classes
All schools in Haywood county
resumed classes Monday morning
after having closed four days in
the past week because of the bad
condition of rural roads.
A number of the roads are still
out of use, although the majority
of them have shown improvement
since the big snow of last week.
Commerce Group
To Adopt Projects
For Year Tonight
Projects for the year will be
adopted from lists submitted by
working committees at the Cham
ber of Commerce board of di
rectors meeting tonight, starting
at 7:30 o'clock in the C. of C.
office.
All directors are requested to
attend this important session by
President Wayne Corpening, and
other members are invited to be
present and offer suggestions.
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Rainfall
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Drivers Asked To Check
Cars Before Taking Test
Failure to have automobiles in
passable condition is causing many
applicants delay in getting their
state driver's licenses, states W. W.
Moore, examiner for the Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles.
Persons with surnames begin
ning with the letters "C" and "D"
are currently taking examinations
for their operator's permits. Many
of this group, remarks Mr. Moore,
have not checked their cars before
applying for a license, and have to
take the vehicles to a garage for
repairs before a road test can be
given them. This causes wasted
time for both the examiner ,and
applicant.
A road test will not be given in
quiremcnts: has two license plates,
its hand brake will hold the car on
on a hill or stop it at 20 MPH,
foot brakes that will stop the car
in 25 feet at 20 MPH, both head
lights working on bright and dim,
a working tail light that glows red,
one windshield wiper in good con
dition, a rear view miror and horn.
Mr. 'Moore is in Waynesville be
ween 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Mon
days, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturdays, at the courthouse. He
asks that everyone who has driv
er's manuals not in use to return
them to him or give them to an
other person who will use the
books. A lot of people in the A and
B group who got manuals did not
a car that does not meet these re- return them, he states.
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TRAINING HIS SON to be a future Samson, Peter Ceceone, a former boxer
of San Francisco, puts 6-month-old Gary Louis through a "strong man"
routine Clinging to bar. Gary prepares to prove thai he can chin
himself. He began learning at the age of 3'i months (International)
A. J. Hutchins, of Canton, Says:
'Business Can Afford
More Taxes For Increase
Teachers' Pay In 11 C
Hereford
Men Elect
Cline To
Presidency
Discuss Plans To Hold
Beef Cattle Show
Here Later This
Year
Dr. A. P. Cline of Canton was
elected president of the Haywood
County Hereford Breeders Associa
tion at. the meeting Friday evening
in the county agent's office here,
succeeding Roy S. Haynes of
Clyde.
Other officers elected by the
group for the current year are
Dwight Williams of Waynesville,
vice president; and C. T. Francis
of Waynesville, secretary-treasurer.
Elected to serve as directors
were Jack T. Rogers, Crabtree;
Glenn Noland, Fines Creek; David
Underwood, Waynesville; Dr. J. L.
Reeves, Canton; and J. L. West
moreland, Bcaverdam.
Plans were discussed at the meet
ing for holding a Beef Cattle Field
Day this summer to help promote
more and -better beef cattle in the
county. The Hereford group went
on record to cooperate wun me
Waynesville Chamber of Com
merce in carrying out the field day,
with the officers named as a com
mittee to work with other organi
zations. A resolution was adopted asking
the president to request lhe local
(Continued on Page Five)
States Plans
V ,y
J. G. MeKINLF.Y, general manager
of the Dayton Rubber Company
here, has announced a program
that will double production and
add about 400 more people on payrolls.
Forget The Snow,
It's All Over Now,
Scraper Is Fixed
It is almost an assured fact,
there'll be no more snow this
winter. .
Last November a part on the
Town's snow scraping machine
broke. New parts were ordered,
but the wrong sizes were sent.
During all the snows, the town
has had to resort to hand labor
to remove snow from the
streets.
Last Saturday the right part
arrived, and the snow scraper Is
ready to go. but no snow.
"Now that we arc prepared for
snow, we will in all probability
have spring weather from now
on," one town official said.
.More than 40,00(1 Haywood
citizens hope he is right.
Dr. Clark To
Have Meeting In
Bryson Today
Dr. C. N. Clark, district super
intendent of the Methodist church,
will hold a Missionary Institute at
Bryson City this afternoon at 2
o'clock.
The main address will be given
by Rev. Clay Madison, pastor of
the First Methodist church in Hick
ory, who has recently returned
from China where he represented
the American Methodist at the
Centennial of American Method
ism. All members of the church are
invited to attend the meeting.
Canton Superintcnd-
ent Says Schools Can
not Compete With
Business Salaries
A. J. Hutchins. .superintendent
of the Canton schools, yesterday
ridiculed the plan of the state;
amassing a large surplus oi lax
money, in. si end of increasing the
"needed salaries for school teach
ers. Taxes are collected to be
spent for needed service." he
said, as he pointed oul that "schools
are forced to bid $ 1 HO for a col
lege graduate as against the offer
of $2.ri() from industry."
Mr Hutchins. a leader in t In
state educational field, issued a
prepared statement on "our pres
ent school emergency." in which
he said:
"Again many people are becom
ing deeply concerned about the
emergency that faces the schools
of North Carolina. Not only the
schools but every phase of North
Carolina life that calls for public
employment of people is suffering.
That an emergency exists certainly
needs no argument for the thought
ful, intelligent citizen. This emer
gency is born chiefly of one factor
a standard of pay for private in
dustry and business far above the
fixed salaries of those who serve
the state, with the further advan
tage that industry can and does ad
just salaries upward to meet eco
nomic stress of its employees. I
make bold to say that this emer
gency will continue so long as the
state fixes its salaries for service
far below those in business and in
dustry. Schools forced to bid $180
for a college graduate against $250
by industry must come off loser
(Continued on Page Five)
Interest Is
Growing In
Drive For
Bookmobile
Many Clubs and Civic
Organizations Are
Holding Project To
Raise Quota
Interest in Haywood County's
Bookmobile is increasing as the
drive for funds gets under way
throughout the county. Bad weath
er has delayed the drive to some
extent but most clubs and civic
organizations have planned pro
jects for raising their quota for the I
campaign.
Two organizations have held :
benefits recently. The Woman's j
Club sponsored a Silver Tea at the j
Library on February 7 and the
American Legion Auxiliary held a
Food Sale on February 14. while
members of the Merchants' Associ
ation made a 'canvas of business
Continued on Page tight)
Along Political Fronts
Political tradition in Haywood
calls for candidates of local office
to make their decisions by the Feb
ruary term of court, but since this
is an "off year" and only one loeal
political office is to be filled, ex
clusively in Haywood, the candid
ates for that place Representative,
have not made any public an
nouncements. There are several prominent
men often mentioned as being in
terested in representing Haywood
in the 1949 session of the General
Assembly, but none have formally
tossed their hat into the election
ring.
Haywood's county officers are
elected for a 4-year term, which
makes this the "oir year" in this
cpunty.
JACKSON HAS PLENTY
OF CANDIDATES
Our western neighboring county
of Jackson, seems to be producing
candidates right and left, and in
dications are that a spirited elec
tion will be held just over the Bal
sams. Mrs. E. L. McKee, a veteran of
three sessions in the State senate,
'Continued on Page Eight)
VV. D. Robinson Takes
Position In Burke
W. D. (Bill) Robinson, assistant
county farm agent here since May
1946, left during the past week-end
for Morganton where he will ac
cept a similar position in Burke
county.
Originally from Maiden, Robin
son is a graduate Of N. C. State Col
lege. He served as a first lieuten
ant in the Marine Corps during
World War II, in the South Pacific.
As an agricultural extension work
er he has made an outstanding rec
ord. One phase 'of his work here
has been directing the 4-H clubs.
Civic Groups
To Hear FBI
Speaker At
Canton Wed.
Crime Prevention
Week Is Being Ob
served in Schools
This week.
The observance of Crime Pre
vention Week, being sponsored in
Haywood county by the Canton
Exchange Club, was begun Sun
day when this subject was used as
a topic for sermons in a number
of churches.
A series of talks will be held in
the high schools of the county dur
ing this week, and on Wednesday
evening the Exchange Club will be
host to a county-wide meeting of
civic club representatives in Can
ton. A member of the FBI will be
the principal speaker for the sup
per meeting, which starts at 7:30
p.m.
Following is the schedule of
addresses to be given in the vari
ous schools;
Tuesday Waynesville high
school. C'pl. W. K. Jones, speaker,
at 8:4.5.
Tuesday. Fines Creek, Patrol
man (). R. Roberts, speaker at 10
oiclock.
Wednesday - - Senator William
Medford at Crabtree with the Ex
change Club committee: Bill Car
ter. J. VV. Stone and Ernest An
derson. At 2 o'clock Senator Medford
will go to Clyde high school, ac
companied by the following com
mittee: Underwood Smathers, Bill
Cartel, Sam Abbott and Ruflfner
Jones.
At 7:30 Wednesday the county
wide civic meeting at the Imperial
Continued on Page Five)
Local Plant
To Add New
Items During
Present Year
Plans Are To Employ
800' People Before
End of This Year,
Says McKinley
Plans are in effect to expand the
Waynesville plant of Dayton Hub
ber company to give employment
to about twice the present person
nel, it was announced by J. G. Mc
Kinley, general manager this week.
We have plenty of floor space to
take care of the expansion," Mr.
McKinley said. "It is just a mat
ter of adding new machinery for
the additional lines we are going
to make."
The management pointed out
that several new items are being
tested in the laboratory, and oth
ers have been made and in par
tial production. Several crates of
new machines are already on the
floor at the plant, and will be put
into operation at an early dale.
The expansion will be gradual,
with personnel added as new prod
ucts are put into production. The
program will take about a year to
complete, and at the end of thai
lime, both production and person
nel should be double present sched
ules, it was pointed out.
No explanation was made as Id
what the new items would be, oth
er than they will be made of rub
ber for the commercial trade. The
plant here specializes in items for
the textile and automotive trade,
and there is a likelihood that these,
lines will be expanded under the
program. The Waynesville plant
manufactures hundreds of items
for the textile mills, together with
radiator hose and v-belts of all
sizes.
Mr. McKinley explained to a
group of Rotarians who were (he
(Continued on Page Fivei
Car Checking Lane
Not Open Here Yet
Opening of the mechanical in
spection lane for automobiles and
trucks here has been delayed, evi
dently because of recent bad
weather.
A representative of the State Di
vision of Motor Vehicles was here
recently, and selected Boundary
street as the place for the check
ing lane, stating to town officials
that he believed it would be in op
eration by February 16. No one
arrived yesterday and it is pre
sumed that the delay was caused
by the weather.
Bethel Pastor Departs
For Japanese Mission
Lions Ask Special
Assembly Session,
Hear 2 Speakers
Talks on juvenile delinquency
and safety featured the Wayne:, -ville
Lions Club meeting las) week,
when it was announced (Ji,;! Mi;s
Edna Keeler of Asheville v be
the speaker this week.
The Lions, who had voted t'v
previous week to request Governor
Cherry call a special session of the
General Assembly to take action on
public school problems, all signed
a letter to that effect prepared by
the secretary, M. E. Davis.
An invitation to attend a meet
ing Wednesday evening in Canton
on crime prevention, sponsored by
the Canton Exchange Club, was ac
cepted, and 12 Lions agreed to
represent the local club
In his talk on juvenile delin
quency, Fatrolman U. K Roberts
gave a summary of figures which
pointed out that the care of crim
inals as prisoners was more costly
to the state than education. Proper
education of young people, lie
pointed out, is the best direct at
tack on the problem of keeping
youths from turning to crime.
John Cuddeback discussed safe
tey, reporting the chief causes of
accidents in recent years, in homes,
industries and on, highways.
The speaker for Thursday. Mi?s
Keeler, will show films portraying
Lions Club activities with the blind
in connection with her talk, an
nounces President Claud Rogers.
Bound for Japan where he will
teach in a mission school and as
sist in religious and other campus
activities, the Rev. Carl W. Judy,
pastor of the Bethel Methodist
church for the past four months,
departed Sunday for the Far East.
The Rev. and Mrs. Judy were
commissioned as missionaries to
Korea by Christ Methodist church
of New York on June 18, 1947. Ko
rea being a military zone occupied
by the Russian and American arm
ies, they have not yet received
permission to enter that country.
Mr. Judy was later assigned to Jap
an until the situation allows them
to get to Korea.
He is scheduled to sail from San
Francisco on February 21 aboard
the M. S. Lightning for Japan, and
will be located at Kwansei Gakuin
in the city of Nishinomiya (near
Kobe) where Dr. John B. Cobb is
the mission representative. He ex
pects his family to join him later.
For the present, however, Mrs.
Judy and two small children, Wes
ley and Carleen, will remain at the
Bethel parsonage where she will
continue the administrative duties
'Continued on Page Five)
SS332?
Highway
Record For
, 1948
(To Date)
In Haywood
Injured- 4
Killed--: 1
(This information Com
piled From Records of
State Highway Patrol)