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Standard J'KI YUM. C . 220 S rirst St LOl'isvii.i.r The Waynesville Mountaineer Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At Th e Eastern Entrance 01 The Great Smoky Mountains National Park 49,500 People Live within 20 miles of Waynesville their ideal shopping center TICAL LAST CHANCE' 5fS TO FILE eh 20, is practical- o. m. on mai L picture will take U.: that being L ...i.ioh f-andldates Willi" office must file, of Elections, of Jorgan of Waynes- fcber, will meev l decide oniciiuij have QUanneu. fether matter taken fintment ot coumy r l ktious me uuu lections of county iDemocratic in Ibtrs ana one un- imber. canuiun.cs slate of tension as hint' nears, since fT ...miliAato ies may cnmH'-"-(hail they hope. AN MAhts CANOUMTfcSs Miller, Asheville jslier, filed eariy candidate lor the jiination lor siaie filler, 37, was an fcdidate for the po jnd 1940. He will limbent, Henry L. jus appointed audi tftcr the death of 1u. Miller is the oi Hi Carolina man on a stade-wide ncement following P. Hodges, also of ity, for treasurer; Jackson for lieu- and Donald Boone native, for com- ir. ATE HEARD EIVITANS of Sylva, candi- tenant Governor, the Canton Civi- ;day, stressed the this juncture in ot combatting the Jiy making democ- . He said that this spreading the soc- !d economic bene i to all ttxe people, to it in iNoiin ll the people be Siance in education, f the needs of bet Jual physical equ.'p Ichools; by seeing rat Assenioly, tnai jven an undue ad- jy permitting free jSsion of all issues ple. I said, should be tittle the will of the Jtaeked committees, tether obstructions he majority should 4 t There should be is in North Caro- ! The full benefits chool system, and item, must be ex ;o put the entire re equal footing." ress," he stated, i ved through free if men. No other r worked, or can only cure for left is a more copious emocracy." Heeled by the GOP fylva. Col. John A. Efille, has filed for omination for con k district. The 5th jeans also have a fcididate in Zeo. O. BERK &RNING Legion auxiliary ndy sale Saturday Chamber of Com- it is announced Burgin. Proceeds Will apply to the Society drive. P. Mack Davis, of Fla., announce laughter, Rebecca, jFort Lauderdale. P. Harrod have fWeek's visit to the Mrs. E. H. Hutts. at their home in eather ftlited Press 19 Clear to Dart- Ple change in tem liesville temDera- by the staff of the Mln. Rainfall : 62 45 61 52 .60 34 nd 63rd YEAR No. 23 EIGHTEEN PAGES United Press oaoDce deadly To CDpeini Attack On Woman At Canton Is Reported Jerry Harkins, 25, Being Held In County Jail After Arrest Tuesday Jerry Harkins, 25-year-old mar ried man oi the Morning Star sec tion, is in the Haywood county jail charged with attempted rape and assault against Mrs. Ora Smathcrs, which allegedly oc curred late Tuesday night at her home by the Dutch Cove road, near Canton. Mrs. Smathcrs was treated for broken ribs and bruise about the neck and face suffered during the assault, when she managed to pro tect herself until her brother, John B. Smathers, who lives nearby, was attracted by her cries and came to her rescue. The attacker had left before the brother arrived, and word of the incident spread quick ly to policemen. Harkins was arrested by Cpl. E. W. Jones of v the State Highway Patrol and Deputy Sheriff Horace R. MehafTey at his home. The door was barred, and Harkins was found asleep and in what was described a "heavily intoxicated" condition. His wife and child were not at home at the time. According to word from the Canton Police Department, the preliminary Hearing for Harkins will be before Magistrate R. R. Mease, but as of yesterday after a time had not been set. Mean while the defendant remains with out bond in the county jail. Canton Red Cross Drive Is Going Along Fine The Red Cross drive In Canton is going forward satisfactorily, and today employees of Champion Paper and Fibre Company will be given an opportunity to make con tributions. J. Letch Worley is chair man of the Champion division. Workers at a meeting earlier this week in Canton reported that more than $800 had been turned in, with some chairmen to make reports on their work later in the week. The quota for the Canton chap ter is $3,532, while the county quo ta is $6,757. P. Frank Campbell is treasurer of the Canton area, and is accept ing donations at the Haywood County Bank. Library To Close March 29-April 5 The Haywood County Public Library will be closed March 29 to April 5 for inventory, it is an nounced by Miss Margaret John ston, librarian. Books may be re turned to the library during the week, but no byoks will be check ed out. Patrons are urged to take enough books before March 29 to last over the week the library will be closed. Music Students Assemble For District Contests Students from 14 Western North Carolina counties will converge on Lee Edwards high school in Ashe ville at 9:30 o'clock this morning to participate in the district music contests, with instrumentalists to be featured, today and vocalists tomorrow. Charles Isley, music director at WaynesvUle high, will accompany 58 members of the school band for todav'a events, and 57 members of the mixed cnorus are m - nb The RedCross Drive Today of the mixed chorus are to be ent- Stow Many Interesting Displays And Demon strations Will Be Featured The Farm and Home Appliance Show will officially open at 10:30 o'clock this morning in the Arm ory here, with a varied program and many outstanding displays that is expected to attract 2,000 or more persons during the two days. Demonstrations of the various equipment will provide an oppor tunity for the farmer and home maker to see the most modern method of carrying out routine chores. There will be sanitation. milking, farm workshop, irriga tion, hammer mill, deep freezer and ironing demonstrations. A modern kitchen, modern bath room and other electrical and plumbing appliances will be shown in attractive displays. The show will be opened by It. W. Shoflner and Pauline Hotchkiss, district extension service agents. and at 10:40 a.m. Howard Ellis, head of the agricultural eng'neer ing department of State College will speak on "Value and Need of the Show". The principal address this mornign will be by Mrs. Dora Haines, of the R.E.A., Washing ton, on "Improving the Rural Fr.rn: and Home". W. E. Henry, pump engineer from Atlanta, will discuss the dif ferent types of water systems at (Continued on Page Six) Rd Cross Drive Lagging In Area, Chairman Reports Leo Weill, campaign chairman for the 1948 Red Cross Drive, an nounced yesterday that only 50 per cent of the quota of $3 225 had been collected to date. He stated that all committees had not made final reports and that no report had been made from the industries, which always contribute generously. However, with all reports com plete the area will still be behind in the goal for this year and Mr. Weill is making a special appeal to every citizen of the county who has not contributed to do so at once. He pointed out the fact that a large percentage of funds Is left In the county to be used by the local chapter of the Red Cross to meet the many daily calls for as sistance. Fiddlers To Meet At Maggie School Next Saturday Several string music groups have announced that they will par ticipate in the third annual Fid dlers Convention to be held at the Maggie school Saturday night, March 27. Others are invited to enter the competition for prizes. Groups that will perform on the program include the Cherokee In dian swing band, Happy Valley trio, Cataloochee Swing band, Bob Rice and his lumberjacks. Miller's swing band, and Fiddlin' Uncle Billy Evans. All indications point to a bigger and better convention this year than ever. STOCKHOLDERS TO MEET The annual meeting of Haywood county stockholders of the Farmers Federation will be held Saturday, March 20, starting at 10 o'clock at the Waynesville unit of the orga nization. ered Saturday. A total of some 500 students are expecieu vo ie part in the instrumental division, and 500 in the vocal events. Judges for Friday are Earl Slo num of the University of North Carolina, Allan Bone of Duke Uni versity, and James C. Pfohl of Davidson. Saturday's judges are Thane McDonald of Wake Forest, Paul Young of the University of North Carolina, and John Holliday (Continued on page six) and Associated Press News WAYNESVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY, 400 Attend Farm Meet Tuesday At Crabtree Specialists In Agri culture Heard By Large Audience At Planning Meeting Points to be considered in plan- j ning a well-balanced farm program for the year were discussed by the leading agricultural specialists of North Carolina's extension service before an audience of approximate ly 400 Tuesday night at the Crab-tree-iron Duff school, with empha sis placed on corn production, pas tures, livestock and poultry. County Agent Wayne Corpening presided at the meeting, the first of a series that will reach every community in the county. A half hour . concert by the Waynesville Township high school band preced ed the speakers, and prizes of silver dollars were given by representa tives of the First National Bank. Dr. E.B. Collins, agronomist, des- cnoea me nvc s. in iiieica- j ing corn yields inai nas raisea me; state average six bushels to the acre since it has been in elfect. He brought out that mountain farmers have only small tracts of good cropland, and should do all possible to raise their per-acre production. Discussing dairying, F. R. Farn ham related that this has grown to where it brings a halfTmillion dollars annual income to Haywood. The fact that North Carolina still (Continued on Page Four I Charles Edwards Elected To Head Local VFW Post Charles W. Edwards was elected commander of Haywood Memorial Post No. 6767, Veterans of Foreign Wart, at the regular meeting Mon - day night in the Episcopal parish house, succeeding Roy Campbell. Winer positions nnea ouring the annual election were: senior I vice commander. Albert Marshall; ! junior vice commander, Robert j Chafin, quartermaster. George Kel- ! ler; chaplain. Gilbert Reeves: post advocate, Gilmer Caldwell; sur geon, Dr. W. Boyd Owen; and trus- tee, for three years, Bill Rogers. I The VFW also discussed plans to sponsor a carnival lo appear in i Waynesville the latter part of j August. ; Rotary Directors To Name Officers j The board of directors elected last week for the coming year of Rotary, will meet today at noon to elect a president and other officers. the directors are elected by the i club at large, and the board in I turn elects the officers of the club, j Rev. M. R. Williamson, presi dent, will serve as vice-president next year, beginning July 1st. Di rectors elected to serve include: Jack Messcr, Richard Barber, H. S. Ward, William S. Ray, Dave Felmet, M. H. Bowles and James Kilpatrick. HAYWOOD GROUP TO ATTEND FORESTRY FIELD DAY A group of 50 persons from Hay wood county will attend a one-day forestry management and wood cutting demonstration March 24 at Bent Creek experimental forest. Champion Paper and Fibre Co. will provide lunch to the visitors from Haywood and Buncombe county attending the field day. 60 Per Cent Of Haywood Not Christians, Survey Recently Made Discloses A survey completed by the six denominations having churches in Haywood county shows that an estimated 20,000 people are not Christians. This figure based on the 1940 census, means that 60 per cent of the county's popula tion are not Christians. The figures are now being used in reports and special articles by the denominations in their respec tive fields of work, it was learned. The figure includes people who do not attend any church, or take any interest in any phase of church work. Some of the 20,000 have Gave 2 Concerts MM kite DR. BENJAMIN F. SVYALIN who successfully directed the North Carolina Little Symphony here for two concerts yesterday. In the afternoon a special concert was staged for school children, with every auditorium seat occupied. The conceit was also broadcast over WHCC and each Haywood school tuned in for the hour. Last njfim fl lm.g(, au, appreciative enioved the excellent program. Waynesville is one of the 30 communities in North Carolina to have the orchestra give con certs. Community Music Group Is Formed Plans To Bring Top Ranking Artists For Concerts Later This Year i Tnjs pasl week a pIan , )ring a group ()f top-ranking musical arttS(s t Waynesville for a series 1 of . ,east (hre(1 t,()lu.ei.ts this llcxt fa flnd wjnU,r uas pn,s(.Iltod to a nlusj(, gr)up a( ;j mc,.ting . th(. Towne House with the formation of the Haywood County Community Concert Association. Meeting with a representative of Community Concert Service, a branch of the world's largest con cert agency. Columbia Concerts, Inc.. of New York, a group of Waynesville citizens organized the association as the preliminary step in establishing a permanent con cert series here on a business-like basis. The plan involves a mem bership campaign which has been scheduled for later this spring. Officers of the association were chosen as follows: Mrs. Hugh Love, president; John J. Cuddebaik, ice president: Mrs. Hilliard Atkins, assisted by Mrs. Charles Ray. Jr., (Continued on Page Two) Want Ad Sells Two Lots . . . The following want arl brought 50 replies, even some from out of the state. The lots were purchased by a New port News, Va., resident. FOR SALE Two 50 x 230 ft. nice building lots on the new Aliens Creek road. 200 yds. from High way. Call R. L. Hendricks, or G. R. Carringer. Phones 589-W, 588-W. Want ads are yet so effective. inexpensive, their names on a church roll, it was explained. The survey made shows there are 62 churches in the county, with the Baptist leading with 46 of them. A majority of the churches have regularly scheduled services. A spokesman for the group mak ing the survey pointed out, that while the record for Haywood is not a good one. the county is no worse than many other counties of similar size. The survey took into consideration citizens twelve years of age and older. - - - Help MARCH 19, 148 Prospects Look Good For Cherokee Pageant Many Cars Gel Reject Stickers On First Test Mechanical Inspection Lane Very Busy Here When Opened To Public Sixty per cent of the vehicles which went through the mechanic al inspection lane here early yes terday when it was first opened to the public failed to meet the stand ard of approval, although in most cases the defect was slight. A cheek of traffic through the lane at 1:110 p.m. Thursday showed a total of 97 vehicles had been run through. Of this number, ac cording to Supervisor C. P. Saw yer, there were 59 rejects on the initial run. and 38 approvals. Ten of those rejected, However, were brought back later in the tl.iv with the mechanical fault adjusted and received approved stickers. A steady flow of autos and trucks were being serviced ,and Mr. Saw yer tig u led that around 175 ve hicles would be inspected on 1'ie first day. The lane did not operate Tues day because of the heavy rain, and Wednesday inspected 42 city, state and county vehicles. Set up oil that section of Bound ary St. which leads toward the Armory, the lane has three testing machines along the route. One measures wheel alignment, the next tests the strength and focus of headlights, and the third checks brakes. The largest single cause of rejections was headlights out of focus. Waynesville High Student Receives National Honor Rolf Kaufman, Senior Here, Awarded Scholarship In Contest Rolf Kaufman, 17, a senior at Wavnesville Township high school, today was informed that he had hern chosen from among 46,112 high school students to win a Pepsi-Cola college entrance award. Rolf was one of 15 top-ranking students in North Carolina who were finalists for the 121 four-year college scholarships being ffered this year, and as a runner-up he will receive $50 when he enters college in the fall. The announcement that Rolf had won an award in the nation-wide scholarship competition was sent to C. E. Weatherby, principal of Waynesville High, by John M. Stalnakcr, director of the scholar ship board. Principal Weatherby said that Rolf was one of 575 stu dents in the United States to re ceive the college entrance award (Continued on Page Two) ORCHARD MEN All orchard men of Haywood are urged to attend a meeting at 7:30 o'clock tonight in the county agent's office. A movie on field mice control will be shown. Apple Tree 'Too Fast' Say The unseasonal warm weather of the past few days are giving orch- ardmen1 much concern. They re- ported that buds on the apple trees are "swelling too fast and stand a good chance of being killed if the weather does not turn cooler and retard the blooming season. The usual blooming season is between April 20 and May first. Orchardmen recall that last April 17th the mercury slid down It Meet $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties Parkway Maps Are I Filed Here By State Show Right-of-Way To Be Condemned North And South Of Balsam Gap Maps of two sections of the Blue Hidge Parkway in condemnation proceedings have been filed in the offices of register of deeds for Haywood and Jackson counties which will clear up doubt among landholders north and south of Balsam Gap as to the land that will be used in Parkway construction. The right-of-way to be taken over by the state is of 150 foot width. The maps are for the ;irea in pro ject 2-W. between llalsam and Soco Gaps, and distance of roughly 10 miles, and project 2-X, from Bal sam Gap southward to Hhinehart Cans, n distence of roughly 10 Gap, a distance of 14 miles. Ernest Gardner, senior engineer for the North Carolina Highway and Public Works Commission, fil ed the moos in the office of Regis ter of Deeds 11. .1 Medford here last week so that they may be examined by interested landowners. Construction on the projects not expected to start for at least five years, according to pharles Ray, chairman of the state Park, Parkway and Forests Commission Property owners in Haywood county whose lands are irt the direct line with the 2-X project include O. J. Beck, Mrs. George Hutchinson, B. F. Smathers, W Rabb, Carr Lumber Company, George Smathers, Haywood Supply Company, James A. Davey, and John M. Queen In Jackson coun ty the route crosses the property of Laura Arrington. Haywood Sup plv Company, Mrs. George Hut- iContinued on Page Four' Rogers Is Named Electrification Advisor By REA Jack Rogers asumed duties Mon dav as electrification advisor for Haywood Electric Membership Corporation, it is announced by R C. Sheffield, manager. As electrification advisor, Mr. Rogers will work with the coopera tjve staff, the county agent's office, and directly with members to en courage agricultural development and assist in the proper selection of appliances and equipment for the farm and home. He will work throughout the cooperative area, in Haywood. Bunembe, Transyl vania, Jackson and Macon counties. As one of his first undertakings, (Continued on Page Two) Tax Review Unit Holding Last Session Today Today is the last scheduled day for the Board of Equalization and Review to meet. They have been in session since Monday, for the purpose of hearing citizens with the view of making corrections and adjustments on taxes. Today's schedule calls for the board to hear citizens from Bea verdam and Clyde townships. There have been but few people to appear before the board, it was learned. Buds Swelling Orchardmen to 20 degrees, and damaged some crops, while others escaped the cold. "It is just hard to tell about the apple crop, when it comes to the blooming season," one orchardman pointed out. "Sometimes a slight cold seems to kill the fruit, and then again the trees withstand a hard freeze. The best thing is not to worry but who can help doing that?" Its Financial Quota Six Counties Pledge Financial Support At Meeting Held Thursday The Cherokee Historical Asso ciation committee heard encourag ing reports yesterday from six of the eleven counties in Western North Carolina, who were assigned quotas for financing the production of the Cherokee Pageant this seas on. The six counties reported $36,250 in cash and pledges had been rais ed, but since five counties with a total quota of $2,750 were not represented, the committee defer red action until another meeting within ten days. The committee adjourned yes terday to be called back within ten days, at which time a definite re port is expected from the live counties absent yesterday. Tenta tive plans call for election of di rectors at the coming meeting, and a decision reached on whether to proceed or not. The counties not reporting yes terday, together with their quotas, are as follows: Madison, $500; Macon, $500; Graham, $500; Clay, $250; and Transylvania, $1,000. Those making reports and meet ing their quotas were: Haywood, $4,000; Buncombe, $6,000; Swain. $3,000; Jackson, $2,000; Cherokee, $1,000; Henderson, $1,000; and Cherokee Village and Indian Af fairs Committee, $16,250. Several technicians met with the committee yesterday, and dis cussed various aspects of the pro posed production and the staging of the pageant. Among those attending the com mittee meeting from Haywood in cluded: James Kilpatrick, Haywood chairman, and Charles E. Ray, of Waynesville; J. E. Henderson and Glenn Brown, of Canton. Civic Group Endorse Cherokee Pageant Chamber Commerce Directors To Help Raise Quota For Project The directors of the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday night, formally endorsed the proposed Cherokee Indian Pageant, and agreed for the directors n take the lead in staging a campaign to raise the quota of $2,000 assigned this part of the county. During the discussion, one di rector said: "I feel that this pro posal is the number one project for Western North Carolina this year, and is a project which Way nesville will directly benefit as much as any other community." Charles E. Ray gave a report on his recent trip to Washington, where he conferred with Congres sional leaders for additional ap propriations for the Great Smokies. Mr. Ray is chairman of the N. C. Park Commission. A number of proposed projects were discussed for the organiza tion. Highway Record For 1948 (To Date) In Haywood Injured- 6 Killed---- 1 (This lnforatttlon Com piled From Becoria of State Highway Patrol)