Ktaiulftrd POINTING f t.. 220-230 S First S LOUISVILLE KV The Waynesville Mountaineer Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park 49,500 People Live within 20 miles of Waynesville their ideal shopping center ICAL ,TS NOT A ATE Republicans met C, during the L they went on fending Alvln T. attorney, s fesentative to the vard told The t appreciate the fne, but I am not Vhich the execu ertook, included tion endorsing jrd, of Ashoville, Mte for governor. fnf Canton, sue- t w vd. of Route Mr. Boyd be- if the state exec- I -.1 .. j Wallace wara oi vice chairman secretary. Jlhers, of Clyde, delegate to the national conven- Ihrows (iNG Waynesville law- into the ring fjna ally announced the Democratic kresentative. Two fcusly announced, is Derhaps the rat he would be 1949 session of 1 Jibly. In May of frthe primary, he jit that he would lain in the 1948 (hs ago he was .looked as if he I to run, but he fed and the doc le given bis an k-up last week. tST Jep the record I did not give J. Majority of votes n, as was recent iecord shows that Jled 2,701, Mr. nd Horton 2,077 ICARRUTHEBS of Greensboro of Senator Urn-' Quarters as cam jhn Harden, who pv. Cherry's pri ;to join the staff ptor during the fovernor J. M. p announced his nd district man Is expected to iirters at an early for the senatorial L POSTS T WEEK i to be sworn in istrict solicitor, Jr., of Bryson ith the elections election to suc- ES Y Breenbacks made Page Kight) itive Group i Thursday ptt, chairman of pimittee of the I association, an- ig of this group ii, ai p. m. be held in the s on Main street this meeting is and make plans jssociatlon to be Laymen per Meeting lub of the First ch of Wavnes- regular supper v night at T jing room of the 11 be elected at tii oi me con Hi to attend. ather i jted Press 9 Partly cloudy fin temperature, fcsville tempera s' the staff of tht In. Rain Snow 37 82 39 40 39 B .35 .63 4 63rd YEAR No. 20 EIGHT PAGES United Press rn Inventor And Daughter Check Scroll JOHN KIRKPATRICK, Haywood scholar and inventor of the historic scroll, explains to his daughter, Helen, the object of the scroll. He first made uted copies which brought such a demand they put him in the business. 22 Pre - School Clinics Are Scheduled V" H " Today In Ha Immunization of Young Children to Be Conducted By Health Department Twenty-two pre - school clinics will be conducted in Haywood county, starting today and lasting thrmiffh the latter part of May. sponsored by the District Health Department and Board of Educa tion. Parents are urged to bring an babies, and especially children who will enter school next fall for the first time, to the clinic in their home area. First grade students are required by state law to present certificates at the start of the school year that they have been innoculated against diphtheria, smallpox and whooping cough. Dr. Mary Michal explains thai the law is written to hold parents responsible for seeing that their children, between the ages of 12 months and five years, shall be im munized against diphtheria and whooping cough; and prior to en tering any school must be immun ized against smallpox. The schedule of clinics is as fol lows: March 9 Saunook. 9:30 a.m.; March 23 North Canton, 9.30 a.m.. Patlon, 1:30 p.m.; March 31 Fines Creek. 9:30 a.m., Crabtree. 1 p.m. April 6 Cecil. 9:30 a.m.. Bethel, 1 p.m.; April 8, Cruso, 9:30 a m.; April 13 Morning Star. 9:30 a.m. Beaverdam, 1 p.m.; April 15 Rey nolds, 9:30 a.m.: April 20 Maggie 9 a.m.; Rock Hill, 11 a.m.. Lake Junaluska. 1:30 n.m.: April 27 Clyde, 9:30 a.m. May 4 Pennsylvania Avenue, 0:30 a.m.. SDriniz Hill. 1 p.m.; May 5 Central Elementary, 1:30 p m.; May 11 East Waynesville. 1:30 p.m.; May 12 Hazel wood, 1:30 p. m.; May 18 Aliens Creek, 9 a.m.; Pigeon, 1:30 p.m. , Fashion Section Friday Friday's issue of The Mountaineer will carry a spe cial spring fashion review, showing the latest in wearing apparel for women, children and men. Actual photographs of "what the well dressed per son" will wear this spring will be shown. This is the first fashion edition since the war. Accompanying the pictures are special articles writi ten by fashion authorities on the many different angles of "what's new". won the scroll for her, then distrib Lions Hear TVA Speaker Describe Soil Conservation Boy Scout Drive To Be Completed This Week, Chairman Reports Soil conservation practices were described in an illustrated lecture by Steve Cassell. of the TVA agri cultural relations department, at the Waynesville Lions Club pro gram Thursday night. Mr. Cassell was introduced by Hugh Ratcliffe. demonstration farmer of Ralclifle Cove. The lec ture dealt with preventative meas ures against soil erosion, the value of cover crops, returning lime and phosphate to land; and brought out the fact that better cattle and crops are grown on land which has received proper care. A partial report on the Boy Scout drive was given by Lawrence Leatherwood. chairman. More than $500 of the $1,400 goal has bden turned in to the fund, he stated, and some other collections have not been reported. He expected to announce completion of the drive at the meeting this week. Guests at the meeting, in addi tion to Mr. Cassell and Mr. Rat clifTe were Raymond Stovall and Ed Wilson of Sylva, O. P. Crews of Greentown. Ind., and Mr. Ewing NO DRIVER EXAMS HERE MARCH 15TH W. W. Moore, drivers license ex amincr for Haywood and Jackson counties, announces that he will at tend a meeting of examiners in Asheville Monday, March 15, and therefore will not be in Waynesville on that date. Starting pood Schools and Associated Press News r T lEMpeira New Mail Route Will Start From Clyde Soon Postoffice Department Approves New Route; Service Starts April 1 The mailing address of a num ber of residents of Haywood coun ty will be changed to Clyde, Route 2, next month. The postoffice department has approved a second rural route out of Clyde beginning April 1, Kep. Monroe M. Redden announced in Washington last week. ADDioximate v 30 miles in length, the new RFD service will reach approximately 150 families on the southern find eastern perim eter of Clyde township; in the Medford Cove, Jones Cove, Stamey Cove. Havnes Hill and Thickety sections. It will relieve parts of Clyde Route 1, and routes from Waynesville and Canton. In a letter to Grover C. Haynes, Clyde postmaster, Rep. Redden in dicated a temporary carrier will be named to serve on the new route until a civil service examination can be held and a permanent car rier appointed. The job will pay $2,029 per year, plus $549 in mile age. Davidson College Glee Club To Sing Here Wednesday The Davidson College glee club will give a concert starting at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at the .Wyiesville Township "high" schoo auditorium, to which the public is invited, announces Charles Isley. music director. The all-male singing group from Davidson is directed by Earl Burg. Recognized as one of the best col lege glee clubs in the nation, it is stopping in Waynesville while re turning from a concert tour of the South. Mr. Isley states that this will be one of the year's musical highlights here, and advises non students to arrive at the school early in order to simplify seating arrangements. Palmer Makes High Bid On Dellwood Property J. M. Palmer of Plott Creek made the highest bid of $5,105 on the Dellwood school property which was auctioned Monday morn ing by Jack Messer. county super intendent of education. The property consists of four and one-half acres of land and the school building, which was closed in a consolidation movement last year. Mr. Palmer's bid will be re corded with the clerk of court for 10 days, during which time a raised bid may be taken that would result in a second auction s'e. This Is Henry's Creator i fiiiiiii,' & CARL ANDERSON takes pencil 'in hand" to record the word less antics of his brain-child, henry, for the favorite car toon strip carried in The Mountaineer and hundreds of other newspares. Read the artist's story on Page 3. WAYNESVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1948 Seeks Oiiice R. F.. SENTELLE, Waynesville at torney, has formally announced he is a candidate for the Democra tic nomination for Representative. He has served in five sessions ol the General Assembly from other counties. He is a native of Hay- wnnM Photo bv Ingram's Studio R. E. Sentelle Is Candidate For Representative IJ K Sentello has announced that he is a candidate for the 'nomination as Representative from i Haywood county. The Waynesville 'lawyer is the third man to an nounce lor me post. Mr. Sentelle. a native of Hay wood, started leaching in 1'ni county after graduation from col lege and for three terms taught one teachers school. Then he went to Wake county and served as prin cipal for four years, leaving there for a year a thev Elizabeth supyiu!.cndjJ.ot CUV 'schools. He later went to Lumber-ton where hi served for 12 years as city super intendent. He was county super intendent of Edgeconjb county six years and of Brunswick for six years. He left school work in 1935. stood the bar examination, and moved to Waynesville to practice law. All during his 32 years in school work, he maintained a farm in Eastern and Western Carolina. He served in the legislature from Wake County in 1905, and for two terms and two special sessions in 1935 and 1937 from Brunswick county. "If nominated and elected. I shall do all within my power to promote schools and better rural roads," he said. Fines Creek Home Demonstration Club Meets Bookmobile Quota The Fines Creek Home Demons tration club announces that it has met its quota for the Bookmobile fund. A box supper was held March 2. sponsored by the club and Fines Creek school, as program for the drive. a benefit 3sM amisiry Tills mw County Board' Will Review ! Tax Listings j March 15-19 Schedule of Township Reviewing Periods Is Announced By Chairman Haywood county taxpayers will have the opportunity to request a change in the valuation of their property during the period March 15-19. when the county Board of Commissioners will sit as a board of equalization and review for this purpose. Corrections of errors in the listing of property ownership may also be made at that time. George A. Brown, Jr., chairman jf the board, announces the follow ing schedule on which complaints rum the various townships will oe heard: March 15 Ivy Hill, Jonathan Jreek, While Oak, Cataloochee. March 16 Fines Creek, Crab tree, Iron Duff. March 17 Pigeon, East Fork, Cecil. March March Clyde. 18 -Wayne.Mille. 19 Beaverdam a n il Red Cross Urive Chairmen To Meet rhis Afternoon Chairmen of all committees for ihe Red Cross drive will meet at i he Red Cross office with Leo Weill, drive Chairman, this after noon at 5 o'clock, when reports will ue inaue on me results oi me cam Hai feH tee'wGt adacr-be made at this 'time for an early com pletion ot the campaign. Volunfeer workers have been so liciting funds for the 1948 drive for the past week and Mr. Weill reports that progress has been especially satisfactory in the business and res idential districts. He expects all work on the drive to be completed by the end of this week when a financial total will be given. Larry L. Williams Passes State Written Bar Exam Larry L. Williams of Waynes ville. who was graduated from Wake Forest college law school in January, was among the 46 applic ants who passed the three-day 'written examination for a North Carolina license to practice law. conducted last week in Raleigh by Ihe slate board of law examin ers. An outstanding student at Wake Forest. Williams was president of the student bar association and selected for inclusion in the 1947- '48 edition of "Who's Who in Amer : (can Universities and Colleges." Hi is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Pi Kappa Delta and Phi l Delia Phi fraternities. and an 1 armv veteran. His parents arc Mr iand Mrs. Frank R. Williams of i Waynesville. Softball Game Accident Fatal T Sgt. Byrnes Sgt. William A. Byrnes, Jr.. of the Army Air Forces, died sudden ly at Eglin Field, Pensacola, Fla., early Saturday morning as a re sult of injuries received while play ing softball the preceding Wednes day. Funeral services and interment will be in Waynesville under the direction of Garrett funeral home. Arrangements were incomplete yes terday afternoon. Survivors include the widow, the former Miss Martha Mae Wyche, of Waynesville. Rippetoe In St. Louis Attending Convention F. G. Rippetoe, president of the Haywood Wildlife Association, is in St. Louis attending the national convention of the association, which will be Held three days, March 8-10. TWO GUARDSMEN PROMOTED Two promotions were announced last week in the Antitank Com pany, N.C.N.O., by Capt. James M. Davis, commanding officer, effec tive March 1. William G. Arring ton was . named, sergeant, and James R. Adams, corporal. $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties Makes Good Record S. E. CONNATSF.R, district man ager of Jcircrson Standard Lilt Insurance Company, has consist - ontly made an outstanding record with sales, lie .joined the firm 12 years ago. Connatser Has Done Outstanding Job At Insurance S. K. Connatser, district manager fur Jelferson Standard Life Insur ance company, is completing his 1 21 h year with the firm, and has made an outstanding record in bus iness produced For many of the 12 years, Mr. Connatser has consistently been among the top 100 agents of the company in the amount of business written and produced lie has led throughout a long period, the area , wos, of slleby. Kor his leadership he has received numerous prizes, including some nice trips. He became district manager of the area from Buncombe west last May when the district office was opened in Waynesville. Today, the company and Mr. Connatser are publishing the finan cial statement of the company. Boy Scout Court Of Honor Set For Monday At Bethel ; Boy Scouts of Pigeon River dis-j trict, Daniel Boone council, will at-J tend the March court of honor on Monday night, starling at 7:30 p. m. 1 at the Methodist church in Bethel. Hugh K Terrell of Bethel, dis- trict chairman of advancement, will; preside over the court of honor, as-' sisled by Boh Garner, field scout' executive, The Pigeon River district com mittee will hold its monthly busi ness meeting immediately follow ing the court of honor. W. P. Whitesides of Bethel, district chair man, will preside. Haywood Folk At N. C. Hereford Sale And Show A large group from Haywood attended the North Carolina Here ford show and sale in Statesville on Saturday. M. O. Galloway, state president, was in charge of the formal sessions. Among those attending included Mr. and Mrs. Galloway. Dwight Wil liams, Hugh Ratcliffe, C. T. Francis, N. C. James, George Stamey. T. L. Gwyn. Mr. and Mrs -i'.y Haynes, Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Evans, Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Reeves and Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Cline. Wayne Corpening and Joe Cline of the county agent's office also at tended. Sanitarian O. B. Jones Takes Teaching Position O. B. Jones, sanitarian with the District Health Department for Haywood county and Cherokee, re signed effective March 7 to accept a position of vocational agriculture teacher at Linville Falls, it is an nounced by Dr. Mary Michal, dis trict health officer. Mr. Jones has been serving as sanitarian since September 1947. Bookmobile Drive Quota Cash to date . Balance to go $3,000.00 763.05 2,236.95 : ;j Ch 0. P. Crews Of Indiana Hakes High Bid On Plant Experienced Food Pro cessor to Operate Can nery After Being Idle 2 Years O P. Crews of Greentown. Ind . successful bidder on federal notes against the Haywood Mutual Can ning Association plant at Hazelwood was here last week to make ar rangements to secure possession of the cannery. He announced before leaving on Friday morning that he would re turn within a few weeks to con tract vegetable acreage in this area for seasonal operation, putting the plant back into use after having been idle since December 1945. Mr. Crews has had considerable experience in food processing, hav ing been for 12 years connected with a large concern in Pennsyl vania. After a change in owner ship there, he went to Indiana and leased a plant at Greentown, which he has been operating since. According to plans discussed w ith J. 10. Harr, former administrator of Tennessee Valley Associated Coop eratives, the new owner expects to dispose of his interests in Indiana and bring his family here in order to concentrate on the local plant. Mr. Barr. whose TVAC was the government financing agency for a number of canneries and other bus inesses in this area, served as the agent between the stockholders and the federal Treasury Depart ment in carrying out liquidation procedures. The stockholders at a meeting here in October, passed a resolution authorizing TVAC to make whatsoever disposition of (he plant it deemed best. Bids were received on federal notes against the plant, and the highest of two bids forwarded to Washington that of Mr. Crews was accepted. The cannery was in opera! inn be tween the years 1934-'45, emploj ing approximately 100 persons during a three-month season. F. W. Woody President Of St. John's Laymen F. William Bill'' Woody. Can ton, was elected president of the St. John's Laymen's Association at a meeting held Sunday noon. March 7. in St. John's auditorium. James E. Ingle. Canton, was elect ed vice president: Miss Gertrude Flanagan, Cherokee, secretary; and Miss Mary Alice Davis. Hazelwood. treasurer. The new officers will serve for a term of one year. After the election the parish society was addressed by the State President of the Laymen's Association. Col. W. F. Kernan Highlands. Dog Owners Urged To Plan Rabies Innoculation C. B. Thomas, sanitarian for this health district, urges all owners of dogs to prepare for the innocula tion period against rabies. State regulations, he announces, stale that vaccinations shall be provided all dogs annually, beginning April 1 and completed within 90 days Provision is also made for the killing of stray dogs, dogs not wearing official metal tags and the confinement of suspected dogs. Highway Record For 1948 (To Date) In Haywood Injured 6 Killed--- 1 (This Information Com piled From Records of State Highway Patrol)

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