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WAYNESVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1948
$3.00 In AdvHiu-e In Haywood and Jackson Counties
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periods.
. Palmer's Jersey
Ick jew cow shown, in
ipanymg picture feeding
furnished milk for three
ur calves each between
jSepteniber of last year,
owner. J. M. Palmer of
Creek section, near Way-
at least nine years old
?r. says Mr. Palmer, and
jest cow 1 ever owned."
ej had a calf of her own
tut was Riving sn much
six to seven gallons a
B'-wide dinner meeting
night in Canton eli-half-way
mark of the
of Crime Prevention
Haywood, sponsored by
Exchange Club.
Cole, special agent of
. of the Charlotte of-
fie principal speaker of
bs of Canton and Way-
ive cooperated through-
eK m staging the pro
h is national in scope.
jcre arranged for every
m me county, together
fm pulpits last Sunday
oct.
told l he audience of the
' a I., since the hu
manized 39
bureau was rp-nrnan.
Wgar Hoover ilS its
of the 100 million
I on file at t hp human
I'w of these identifica-
f'o ot the elaborate lab-
serves all law .
lEenript ,.r ,i
i' ' ie nation in
her
Positive proof for
he
conviction of those
h crime.
of an incident in
n had ,-ritten a threat
1,1 a business man
IT"! momhs' 'he man
convicted by the
its.
that
trainine smintt
"iquencv r,.t),
lh home, the speaker
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f.. -urcn oi
td Placed a W ,nK n.g
resPonsibilitv .u.
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KLMEK is shown above with his black jersey cow
she feeds four calves. The cow, he states, made a
sual record last summer, when the picture was taken,
thing milk for a total of 12 calves, four at a time over
v Fed Twelve Calves
day, Mr. Palmer estimates that he
bought three more calves to fatten
off the milk. All fouriof them did
fairly well.
He kept the first set of calves
with the jersey for six weeks, sold
them, and bought four more young
calves. After six weeks he sold
the second group, and then bought
four more, which he also kept with
the Jersey for six weeks and then
sold.
Mr. Palmer says that his profit
off the 12 calves was $140.
I. Man Tells Civic
ups Of Fight On Crime
Minor Damage In
Fire Thursday At
Tapestry Plant
An overheated engine in the
weaving room at Royle and Pilking
ton, Hazelwood tapestry plan',
started a fire about 3:30 p.m. Thurs
day. The fire spread to strands of
material in the looms from the
overhead engine, and soon filled
t1 radio addresses and tne whole plant with smoke. The
Waynesville fire truck arrived at
the scene shortly after the blaze
started, and within a few minutes
the fire was extinguished.
No material damage was done to
the building.
Post Office Will
Be Closed Monday
The post office will observe
Washington's birthday on Monday,
with no window service, or city or
rural delivery, according to J. H.
Howell, postmaster. ,
As far as could be learned, no
other business place or offices will
observe the day.
Professional Chicken Man Says:
Raising Chickens Proves
Profitable, If You Like
Work. And Stick To It
After nine years in the chickenthe American Farmer Degree, high
business Elmer Hendricks of theest award that the FFA gives, in
Aliens Creek community gives pros-1941.
pective pouUrymen two ideas to Since leaving school he has con
think over: tinued raising chickens as his main
"Don't go into the chicken busi-line of endeavor on his father's
ness unless you en joy that kind of farm, where he helps out in other
work." work and raises part of the feed
"Stick with it." for his brood. He married in 1943
Elmer likes chickens, and has and has a four-year-old son. Elmer
worked with them since his earlybuilt a house a short distance away
days he is 25 now and used poul-from his father's place, and in be
try as his main project with the Fu-tween the two a tarpaper covered
ture Farmers of America chapter atchicken house where his flock is
Waynesville high school. He maderaised without their feet touching
an outstanding record then, earning 'Continued on Page Two)
Fines Creek Workers
Seeking Rural Phone
4 Students
In All State
Band Concert
To Join Group At
High Point Today
For Concert
Rehearsals
Four Way nesville Township high
school music students will join the
All State High School Band for
practice today and a public con
cert Saturday night at High Point,
announces Charles Isley, music di
rector. Those chosen for the honor are
Carol Underwood, who will play
the Cornet; Sammy Wiggins, bari
tone horn; Paul Franklin, bass
horn; and Mary Massie, the flute.
Mr. Isley will accompany them on
the trip.
The All Stale Band will be made
up of 75 players from various high
school units over North Carolina.
Rehearsals will be conducted Fri
day and Saturday morning under
various directors, and the Satur
day night concert will be directed
by Allen Bone, of the Duke Uni
versity music department.
Visiting members of the band
will stay at the homes of High
Point music students. While there
they will be entertained with a
dance and concert by the Davidson
college band.
Stamey Tells Of
Time Extension
On AAA Reports
George E. Stamey. chairman of
the Haywood county Agricultural
Conservation Program committee,
announces that an extension of
lime has been granted for the filing
of 1947 performance reports, which
entitle farmers to AAA payments
for practices carried out last year.
Instead of February 15 as a clos
ing date, farmers in the county
now have until February 28 in
which to make their report.
Only about 50 per cent of the
farmers in Haywood have filed
performance reports to date. Mr.
Stamey states that probably 2,000
farmers have participated in the
program either by carrying out
some of the practices or through
the use of conservation materials.
Three From Here
To Attend WNCAC
Meeting Tuesday
Three persons from Waynesville
will attend the next meeting of the
Western North Carolina Associated
Communities: James Kilpatrick,
who represents the Waynesville
Chamber of Commerce on the
WNCAC board of directors; Charles
E. Ray, Jr., and Richard Queen.
The meeting will begin at 12:30
p. m. Tuesday, February 24, at the
Terrace Hotel, Andrews.
Topics to be discussed at the ses
sion include the proposed Indian
pageant, a report on the January
gathering in Washington, the indus
trial survey of this section, and an
'advertising booklet.
Committees Signing
Names Of Fines Creek
People Who Want
Phones
Approximately 150 persons at
tended the meeting Wednesday
night at the Fines Creek school,
called by County Agent Wayne
Corpening to explain possibilities
of securing a rural telephone line
in that area.
Committees were appointed to
make a survey in all sections of
the township to find out if enough
people want telephone service to
where the construction of a line
will be profitable to Southern Bell
Telephone company. Two workers
in the rural line department, as
signed to the Waynesville exchange
area, Nick Posey and Benny Shu
ford, were present at the meeting
and gave figures on installation and
service charges.
Officers of the Haywood County
Farm Bureau unit, which has en
dorsed the project of getting phone
lines in the Iron DufT - Crabtree
Fines Creek section, also were
present.
The committees were instructed
to report Monday either to the
county agent's office or to Claxton
Henderson, agriculture teacher at
Fines Creek high school. On the
committees are:
James River: N. C. James, C. H.
McCrary, and V. B. Green.
The Cove: Raymond McCracken,
Glen McCracken, Ben Mooney, and
H. C. Green.
..Upper-. fines Creek: Mark Fer.
guson, Carl Green. Furman Noland,
Charles Duckett, M. M Kirkpat
rick, Harrison Davis. Clove Noland,
Major Cecil Brown and It. L Rus
sell. Turkey Creek: Hugh Ferguson,
Bill Murray and Miss Pearl James.
(Continued on Page Twoi
Little Symphony
To Give Concert
Here On March 18
The Little Symphony of the
North Carolina Symphony Orches
tra will appear in concert at
Waynesville Township high school
auditorium on Thursday, March 18,
it is announced by Miss Betsy Lane
Quinlan.
A free concert for school chil
dren will be given during the af
ternoon, and the public concert
for members of the N. C. Sym
phony Society is to be presented
that night. Dr. Benjamin F. Swalin
will direct the musical group in
their performance here, one of the
annual musical highlights of the
year.
Miss Quinlan has charge of the
Symphony membership drive here,
and invites all interested persons
to get in touch with her.
State Tax Deputy
Announces Plans
To assist taxpayers in the prep
aration of state income and intan
gible tax forms, Fred I. Walston,
deputy collector for the N. C. De
partment of Revenue, announces
that he will be available at the fol
lowing places between February 25
and March IS:
Sylva courthouse Feb. 25-26.
Clyde Pharmacy Feb. 27,
Canton Drug Store Mar. 1-5.
Waynesville, office in basement
floor of courthouse March 6-15.
Along Political Fronts
EDWARDS IS FIRST
TO ANNOUNCE HERE
Charles W. Edwards, Jr., was the
first to toss his hat into the polit
ical ring in Haywood this year.
With only one elective office to fill
that of representative the field
of candidates is expected to be
limited.
REP. SMATHERS HAS NO
PRIMARY OPPONENT
Representative George Smathers
of Miami and often called "West
ern North Carolina's other Con
gressman," will not have any oppo
sition in the May primary, it was
learned here this week. He has al
Seeks Office
mm i
CHARLES W. EDWARDS, Jr.. of
Lake .lunaluska. has formally an
nounced he is a candidate for the
nomination as Representative to
the General Assembly from Hay
wood. This is the first announce
ment for the post.
Charles Edwards
Is Candidate For
Representative
Charles W. Edwards, Jr., Hay
wood orchardman ol Lake Juna
luska. formally announced yester
day he was a candidate for the
nomination as representative to the
General Assembly
Mr. Edwards is the first to make
a formal announcement for the
post, which is Haywood's only
elective oll'ice this year.
This is his first bid fur i public
office, and in inakinH his announce
ment, said, "if nominated and
electuu. I will abide by the wishes
of the majority of the citizens if
the county on all issues
Mr. Edwards is a veteran of
World War II. having lelt here
with Company II in September
1940. and remained in the army
until 1946. alter serving in the
European theatres He is a gradu
ate of Duke University nl the class
of 1935. and has lived here most
of his life He is the son of Pro
fessor and Mrs Charles W. Ed
wards, of Durham and Lake .luna
luska. Mr. Edwards operates Tuscola
orchards, and has 19 acres in old
trees and Just recently added 12
acres of new trees
He is an officer ol I he local post
of the Veterans of foreign Wars.
Over $47,000
In Savings Bonds
Sold Last Month
J. E. Massie. county chairman of
the U. S. savings bonds committee,
announces from information re
ceived from Allison James, stale
director at Greensboro, that sales
oi u .. savings nouns lor tne pe
riod January 1 through January 31
for Haywood county totaled $47,
428.75. There were $46,528.75 sc
ries E bonds and $1,000 series G
bonds sold during the period.
Sales of savings bonds for the
state of North Carolina for the
same period totaled $6,434,532.
In announcing the above county
and state sales figures, Mr. Massie
further stated that the citizens of
North Carolina as of January 1,
1948, are holding $650 million in
series E, F and G savings bonds,
and added that such thrift is some
thing to be proud of. He reports
that it is easy to save through the
payroll savings plan where you
work, or through the bond-a-month
plan where you bank.
ready been declared the Democratic
nominee.
Representative Smathers, of the
fourth district, has made a good
record for himself and state in the
lower house of Congress. He spent
the greater part of last summer in
Waynesville. He is the son of
Judge and Mrs. Frank Smathers of
Waynesville and Miami.
There are a number of important
dates ahead this year as political
machinery gears into actions from
precinct to national levels in prep
aration for the final choice of can
didates on November 2nd.
J. R. Morgan, Waynesville attor
'Continued on Page Two)
80 of County Taxes
For '47 Already Paid
Semi-Annual Report
Shows Haywood
Finances In Sound
Condition
Approximately 80 per cent of the
1947 taxes have been collected by
Haywood county through January
31, reports County Auditor Charles
Metcalfe. The total tax levy is
$409,849.82.
The 1946 collections are nearly
complete, with $320,348.15 of the! Stanley Henry, well known
$325,239.61 98.51 per cent having vouiiK man here, w as elected sec
been paid as of the last of Janu-j relai y of (he Chamber of Com
ary. With collections coming in , merce. and assumed his duties ves-
at this much higher than normal
rate, (he county's finances are in
a very sound condition.
In a report prepared for the N.
C. Local Government Commission,
the county is shown to have had
$105,401.94 in bank deposits as of I ploy ed.
December 31, 1947. This does not I Mr. Henry is a graduate of the
represent a surplus, Mr. Metcalfe ; class of 1942 here, and was an out
explains, since one-half of the fis-j standing athlete, having served as
cal year remains. There is little I captain of the football team. Just
doubt, however, that the budget
will he balanced on July 1 and
there is the chance that a slight
surplus may be left over.
As of December 31, the report
shows, the county's bonded indebt
edness was $687,000. Another
small debt listed was $450. a state
school loan.
Tax collections for the past four ' P1'5'8'1'"1 education,
fiscal years, through December 31." After completing his courses, he
are as follows: returned here and has been jesso-
Tax iciated with several industrial
Year Rate Tax Levy Uncollected
47-48 $,1.50 $409,849.42 $163,931.00
46-47
1.30 328.239.61 4,891.46j' Sylva last July. He is the son
1.3(1 333,849.61 27.936 lfiM'f Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henry, of
45-46
44-45
1.30 328.280.18 10.750 .17
i Wayne Corpening, president of
All uncollected taxes $206,708.99 the Chamber of Commerce, ,m
Total bank deposits are broken j nounced to the hoard of directors
down in the report as follows: I that Mr. Henry was employed un-
Flrst National Bank dor the Gl training program.
Drawing account $65,506.27; -
secured by bonds worth 60.000.00
First State Rank
Drawing account $25,000.00
Secured by bonds worth 30.000.00
Haywood County Bank
Drawing account $14,895.67
Secured by bonds worth 51.000.00
Young Man Cited
With Forgery On
$50 Loan Note
Lee Edwards, about 20, of Pi
geon township, charged with forg
ing an endorser's name on a loan
note at the First National Bank.
was hound over to trial in the Julv
term of Superior Court at a pre
liminary hearing before Magistrate
le x ' i i . i . .
iv.Mdnu in me courtnousc on
1 ui-mijv morniiiE. noun ot
was set. and
at the ijnip.
was not arranged for'
E icteric
entered in the case
1 -"bowed that Edwards secured a
loan of $50 from the bank in Sep
t ember 1947, and that the name of
an endorser was filled in on the
note while not in the presence of
the cashier making the loan. Claud
1 Howell, whose name was written
as the endorser, denied at the
I hearing that it was his signature
j or that he had authorized any oth
j er person to write his name on the
i note.
Bookmobile Drive
Quota .
Paid in
'
252.00
Balance needed 2,748.00
Many Promotions, Merit
Badges Are Given Monday
At Boy Scout Honor Court
Twenty-seven Boy Scouts of the
Pigeon River District received pro
motions in rank and a large num
ber were awarded merit badges at
the February Court of Honor held
Monday night at the courthouse
here.
The honor court wag attended by
a large number of scouts and their
parents. Bethel's troop had the
largest number of visitors present
in the first counting for the at
tendance award, which will be con
tinued until June, after which the
winning troop will be given a free
week-end at camp.
Stanley Henry Is
New Secretary Of
Commerce Group
Well Known Young
Man Named To
Executive Post By
Directors
terday . Mrs Bonner Kay , who has
held the post since last October,
will remain on lor a few days. Mrs.
Ray accepted the place last Oc
tober on a temporary basis until a
.full - time
seerelaiy could be ein-
as he received Ins high school
diploma lie joined the army, and
soon went overseas where he was
wounded twice in battles in Eur
ope. He received his discharge in
the fall of 194") and entered West
ern Carolina Teachers College
early the following spring. He
majored in business education and
plants in Hazelwood.
He married Miss Beatrice HartiaJ
f Hazelwood.
Hazel Palmer
Wins Prize In
Fashion Show
Miss Hazel Calmer was award
ed first prize in I he Cotton Dress
Contest, which is sponsored each
year in the Waynesville High
School by the Dorcus Bell Love
Chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution as a featuie
of the annual Fashion Show. Sec
ond prize was presented to Misi
Flora Hyatt and Miss Frances1
t .e:it he r u im iH reeeiveH hnmtra hi. !
m,.ntjon
ti,., .
The .show is directed bv Mrs,
Herbert Buchanan, head of the
Homemaking Department of the
school, and the dresses and
gar
ments modeled are made by stu-
dents in
her department.
This
year Mrs. Buchanan chose
as the theme for the show a plea
for a different type party
"R.S.V.Pileai!" The models were
instructed to a "Don't dress, come
as you are'' party and in this way
clothes of all types were shown.
Around 140 girls participated in
the show with groups modeling
evening dresses, suits, cotton dres
ses, pajamas, and house coats.
They were introduced by Miss
Betty Sawyer.
Prizes in the cotton dress con
test were presented by Mrs. J. W.
Killian. regent of the D.A.R. chap
ter and the winning dress has been
S3 000 00iscnt to lne s,ale headquarters
1 where it will compete with dresses
sent by other chapters for the
1 ...1
j state prize.
Scouting's highest honor, the
Eagle Scout rank, was presented to
Harry Holland, George E. Seeley
and Francis L. Pless of Canton
Troop 4. Hugh Terrell, district
advancement chairman, and Rob
ert Garner of Asheville, field ex
ecutive for the Daniel Boone Coun
cil, were in charge of the promo
tions. W. P. Whitesides, of Bethel,
district chairman, presided at the
court.
Joseph L. Byers of Canton Troop
4 was promoted to the rank of
Star Scout, and Robert Massie of
(Continued on Pa?; Two)
$10,000 Is
Budget For
Organization
This Year
17 Committees Make
Reports To Board;
Projects Already
Started
The board of directors of the
Chamber of Commerce adopted (lie
organization's largest postwar pro
gram, and a $10,000 budget while
in session here Tuesday night.
The far-reaching proposed pio
gram covers five typewritten pages,
and is the recommendations of 17
committees and approved hv the
executive committee. The program
covers everything from an adver
tising campaign, road building, to
entertainment and local agricultur
al events.
Earlier in the year, Wayne Cor
pening, president, named 17 com
mittees to handle the affairs of the
organization. Each group met dur
ing the past few weeks and out
lined (heir idea of a program cov
ering the work of their committee.
This was in turn scrutinized by
the executive committee, sonic
changes made in various instances
and then formally presented to flic
board of directors Tuesday night.
"Each item in our program has
been carefully studied by at least
two groups on two occasions, and
then discussed as a whole by the
24 directors," Mr. Corpening said.
Each committee will have an op
portunity to discuss their program
vCCliWtJWHliunity program
ofi WHCC before long, and a series
of articles will be published in The
Mountaineer on the plans of each
committee, Mr. Corpening pointed
out.
The advertising committee pre
sented plans for seven projects, at.
a cost of $1,750. The entertainment
(Continued on page lum
Red Cross
Sets Goal
Of $3,225
Leo Weill, Campaign
Manager, Points Out
Many Services of
Red Cross
Clans for the 1948 lied Cms-;
drive in Haywood county were for
mulated at a meeting of committee
chairmen with Rev Malcolm It.
Williamson, chapter chairman and
Leo Weill, campaign chairman. 011
Tuesday afternoon at the Court
house. The drive for funds will bp
launched March 1 and the goal for
Haywood county, as set by head
quarters, is $3,225. Special em
phasis is being placed by the Red
Cross on the national blood pro
gram and the disaster program.
In discussing the drive, Mr. Weill
(Continued on Page Two)
Red Cross Workers For
Canton To Meet Tuesday
Red Cross roll call workers mi
the Canton area have been called
to attend a planning meeting on
Tuesday afternoon at the f'hpiri
pion YMCA. Mayor J Caul Mur
ray, the drive chairman, will pie
side. The campaign will be launched
March 1 to secure a quota of S.
532.00. Highway
Record For
1948
(To Date)
In Haywood w
Injured-- 4
Killed-- 1
(This Information Com
piled From Records of
State Highway Patrol).