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SttRdard PRINTING ( o 220 S First St I-OI'ISVILLE KV The Waynesville Mountaineer Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At Th e Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park 49,500 People Live within 20 miles of Waynesville their ideal shopping center ITICAL NTS 3rd YEAR No. 26 EIGHT PAGES United Press and Associated Press Nev WAYNESVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1948 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties fcsHere ( -"-;;':'1 '"Hi.. WSf k frf ', candidate for gov i( sometime in Hay- ly in the interest of He plana to spend tonight BASED WITH II SO FAK season slowed down p week-end, but yes the arrival ot rierr le for governor in to add renewed in- ampigns. just checked witn ounlv leaders wnue few hours He would when he would De a speech for the he had it on his tcn- cnmnussioner oi ag- bout the most opti- ite to hit Haywood record shows he is isl-minule campaign- ifirst ran for commis- culture, he did all fcg in the last three ime what appeared luerahle odds, and fee. familiar with Hay- Sties in this county, fet Farm was moved was In office, and contacts with busi leaders during the fie speculation as to It will name as his lyuood. He said the I would be made gave no indication iRht be. jEVELT SONS EISENHOWER PRESIDENT interest on the na- front was the fact . Iloosevelt, Jr.. and It joined the ever for Gen. Dwight D. replace President ' Demorcatic presi- Roosevelt said she Public statement as fcst as she Bailed for feil a statup of thp ES FOR STAGING UWPAIGN M has just finished ties, and estimated 9 I75.flOn nprenne e was "encouraeed residents through- Fharles M. .Tnhncnn Wncement was made 1 had bppn bing added daily' as also announced r a urpth mih.hn. o"- iiuiiiuci in thp state i Is his nun- manager in itional Class and Thurs. V traininn ineH.,i ! ---a 1'ioiuuiC "b leaders will be ory here Wednes ay evenings, it is 'ayne r,,r ; Grecorv nf creation commis- ?"der, both of Ra f'"e training. yeath er tnited press Fh 30 - Fair and nesvillp jj by the staff of the ax. Mi . . .. Mln. 32 52 55 28 1.69 THE MECHANICAL INSPECTION lane which has been serving vehicle owners in the Waynesville area the past two weeks felt many "rush days" as drivers lined up to take the tests. The truck shown at the top is having its wheel alignment checked by an inspec tor. The lower section of the picture gives a better view of the inspection process on Boundary Street. Thursday the lane will shift its operations to Canton. - . .A Mpuotaineer photo by. Ingram's Studio- Kerr Scott Visits County; Pleased With Campaign Candidate For Nomin ation As Governor Here Monday Kerr Scott, candiudie for the nomination as governor, spent sev eral hours in various .sections of Haywood Monday, enroule to Mur phy where he spoke last night, Mr. Scott is due back here late this afternoon and will spend the night in Waynesville. Mr. Scott said while here yes terday that "Things are looking mighty fine, and I am well pleased with the support I am gaining daily." The candidate for governor stop ped in Canton. Clyde, Waynesville and Hazelwood. before going on out to Murphy to make an address last night. He is not scheduled for any ad dress here on this trip but hopes to be able to get back before long. Tonight he will conferr with friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Gwyn. Mr. Seott said he had not nam ed his manager for Haywood, but i would make the announcement at an early date. He had lunch with a number of Haywood friends. He was accompanied by Dale Thrash, district manager for Mr. Scott. To Form Grange Thurs. At Crabtree-Iron Duft All persons of the Crabtree-lron Duff community are invited to a meeting' Thursday night. April 1. at the school when a community Grange will be organized, and of ficers elected. A meeting was held March 24, when E. T. Frisbec of Mills River made a very interesting speech on the Grange and its functions. There were not enough people there to organize, so it was decided to hold the second meeting this week. Presentation Of Indian Drama Is Moved To 1949 Actual presentation of the Cher okee Indian and Pioneer drama was put off until 1949 in order to allow time for more thorough prep aration, it was decided Thursday at the organization meeting of the Cherokee Historical Association, Inc. James Kilpatrick, Waynesville Chamber of Commerce representa- Uve at the Cherokee meeting, was named to the board of trustees of Inspection Lane Has Busy Time UliLUi W - JP a Community Plunged In Darkness When Car Hits Power Pole On Highway Being Prepared Haywood county's physicians believe in preparedness, and dur ing Saturday night's blackout their efforts were proved worth while. The doctors have wanted the hospital to install an auxiliary power unit to supply electricity in cases where the power lines fail. Since the hospital was not in a position to get such a unit, the doctors went together about month ago and installed a smaller emergency light, work ing on a battery. When the power line was cut in two Saturday night, the hos pital lights went out. The three men hurt in the wreck were brought in badly injured, and the examining doctor then made good use of the emergency light. A patient hurt in another auto I accident was treated during the same period, anti one baby was delivered during what was other wise a blackout. Apple Buds Not Out Far Enough For Cold To Nip Orchardmen yesterday did not feci that the cold week-end had damaged any of the apple trees, as the buds are just beginning to swell. This is the stage which orchardmen term "The pink bud season." Some orchardmen, however, did not take chances and built brush fires in their orchards Sunday night to help ward off excessive frost. the association which will control the drama production. Collection of financial pledges will be carried out, and construc tion of the stage and other facili ties begun this summer. Trustees of the association will assemble again at Cherokee April 20 for a report on pledge collections and to decide when construction will start. The Indian Council has already secured , Continued on Page Eight Three men were injured Satur day nifjlit when the car they were riding in rammed a power pole east of Medford farm near Clyde, throwing the Waynesville, Hazel wood and Lake .lunaluska area into darkness for three and one-quarter hours. The injured were Edgar Krnest Best and James Welch of Clyde. and Charlie Masscy. of Crabtree. They were brought lo the Haywood ; county hospital for examination. ; after which Welch, a former serv- j iceman, was sent to Moore General j hospital. His injuries were describ ed by the examining physician here as a broken left leg and fractured skull. Best also sustained a fractured ' skull and lacerations about the face. Massey was said to have suf fered minor lacerations. The automobile, a lfl.lfi Ford coupe, was driven by Welch. The car was reported heading towards Continued on Page Eight Suffers Broken Arm In Accident Monday Morning Ray Leatherwood of the Plott Creek section suffered a broken left arm when the car he was driv ing overturned about 1:30 am, Monday about three miles from Waynesville on the Pigeon Gap road. Reports of the accident state that the Leatherwood car, a 1941 Ford sedan, was attempting to pass a truck, collided with a guard post, overturned and slid for some distance. Conference Slated For Laundry Owner And Union The laundry continued to ope ate Monday, as a small picket line continued to march back and forth in front of the plant. The Mountaineer learned from a reliable source that negotiations between J. W. Killian, owner, and union officials, are planned for an early date, probably today. No Foyr Nurt WHiemi Don Pestracive 350 Attend Sunrise Services At Lake About 350 attended the Sunrise Easter Services at the Mission Building at Lake .lun;iluska Sunday morning. The event was sponsored by the .sub-district of the Youth Fellowship of the Methodist church. Miss Hetty l.ee Reno, is president of the group Besides special music, the pro gram included the reading of the scripture by Miss Beulah Mae Mauney, wilh John Boone loading in prayer. The Waynesville youth choir under the direction of Charles lsley gave three numbers, followed by a poem by Arnold Rob inson. The meditation period was con ducted by t". C. l'oindexter of Can ton. Cannery Is Seeking 200 Acrfes Of Green Beans New Owner Has 10, i 000 Pounds of Bean " Seed On Hand For Farmers Plans for getting the cannery in operation at Haxelwood this sum mer are now under way. and Field Manager Bill Hyatt, representing the new owner, is beginning to contact farmers of Haywood county this week in regards to contract ing around 200 acres of tender green beans. O. P. Crews, who bought the Haywood Mutual Canning associa tion plant recently, returned to Waynesville from C.reentown, Ind.. last week to prepare for the sea son's operation Mr. Crews has set up his office at the plant, and has 10.000 pounds of bean seeds which will go to acreage contractors. In addition to green beans, he hopes to procure blackberries during the present season, and add spinach and other foods in the future. A name for the cannery and brand names for the products will be selected within a short time. A few men will begin getting the (Continued on Page Eight) Soco Gap Dancers Warmly Received By Floridians Floridians gave Sam Queen and his group of musicians and square dancers a warm welcome at the 14 exhibitions staged in the state dur ing the past few weeks. Large crowds attended the ex hibitions, and in every place, Mr. Queen recruited Floridians who had square danced here during the summer to participate in the dances. The 6-piece Carpenter string band accompanied Mr. Queen, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Queen and Miss Carmen Plott. In every place where the exhibi tions were staged, the crowds asked that they return again next season. The group plan an extensive ad vertising campaign during the sum mer and fall, and plan to give a series of exhibitions throughout a large area. statement could be obtained as to any points to be discussed, when negotiations are held. A picket line has been active at all times while the plant has been in operation since last Monday. Since last Wednesday, everything has been quiet, and no disturbanc es of any kind reported. Haywood's 100 imiwini m i..iu mwnMw f IV tf'o iirtfc imiii i iiiiiiiiiiiiiilfiliiiiiiriiiiiiij-'yi''-'-'''-' "rTt--lii-i-iTrmir-irr-n-nr HAYWOOD COUNTY'S producers of 100 or more bushels of suddenly caved in. Mr. L'nder- corn per acre were guests of the Waynesville Lions Club on ! wood managed to free himself March 18. Pictured above are Claud Rogers, club president; i "' 17" h men dug out the other three. Mr George E. Stamey, Fred Allison, J. B. James, Mrs. Quay Med- West was brought out from under ford, John F. Rogers, Tom Ranier the county champion who1"11 debris within 30 minutes ,Mr. jjrew 125.7 bushels on one acre, C. V. Sorrells, T. VV. Cathey and the district Extension service agent, R. W. Shoftner, who presented certificates to the eight Corn Club members. Photo by Ingram's Studio. New Rural Mail Route Vill Start On April 1st From Clyde Post Office Ross Caldwell Is Speaker Friday To Rotary Club VV. N. C. Needs At traction To Keep Tourists Longer, Says Businessman "We have too much hit-and-run' tourist business in Western North Carolina." Ross Caldwell, business man of Cherokee told Itotarians here last Friday. "We need to add other attrac tions for bringing and keeping the tourists here. We should not de- i pend entirely on natural scenic beauties," he continued. Mr. Caldwell explained the pro posed Cherokee Pageant, and snow ed the amphitheater sketches. "This is a drama that canno: be put on Broadway. The only place it can be successfully staged is at Cherokee." he said. The speaker pointed out the suc cess similar pageants had met in the west and northwest. He then gave a brief outline of the Pageant as written by Col. Kermit Hunter, of Chapel Hill. The drama would be historical in scope, entertaining, and highly colorful, he explained. Included in the plans of staging the Pageant, is a typical Indian Village, which would be near the open-air theatre. Tentative plans also call for an enlarged athletic field, and the staging of Indian ball games, as well as exhibitions of archery and blowgun by the Cher okees. 14 CASES There were 14 cases tried last week in Mayor's Court here, all on public drunkenness charges. De fendants were released on paying court costs. Easter Paraders Faced Snow, Chilled Winds On Sunday; Many At Church Easter paraders received a cool meant many a furnace was re reccpttion from the weatherman started. The sun in the afternoon here Sunday, With overcast skies tempered the atmosphere, but and snow "spitting" in small round there was still a penetrating chill, balls, mapy a would-be parader This was the first Easter since dressed for the weather before 1940 that this area had snow. Back venturing out. in 1940 four inches of snow fell Many Easter outfits were in evi- and on the following morning the dence, including white straw hats mercury read 16 degrees, and oodles and oodles of corsages. Every church in town reported During the day the mercury a large attendance at the morning slid down to 28 degrees, which services. I Wall Fire Bushel Corn Club ; Area Covered In Clyde, Route 2 Is An nounced By Carrier i a new mail route known as the Clyde Route 2 will open April 1 according to an announcement by : Milton Brown of Clyde who will serve as carrier on the new route. The route is to serve many of the Clyde vicinity who formerly have not been on a rural route and also takes over a pa t of routes served by Canton and Waynesville car- riers. F.very one on the new route lis urged to have their boxes up and ready to receive mail and to advise their correspondents of their change n address in order to cause las little delay in the receiving of I their mail as possible. The new route begins at the post office in Clyde and proceeds to the Mecllord larm corner arriving about 8:10 a m. From the Med ford farm corner the route con tinues north to Ferguson gate cor I nor, then retraces to highway 19- 23 to proceed west to hill top above Junaluska girls camp. From here I it retraces lo Jones cove road and i to Seay's corner to Nelson Mease residence and retraces to Seay's corner, runs south to Wayne Med ford's and northwest to highway No. 19-23. From here it retraces to the Clyde school corner and runs south to Pete Mann corner arriving at approximately 9 o'clock and runs east to Stamey corner, north to watertower corner, east and north to Dr. Downs' corner and highway 19-23. From here it continues on the highday running east to Kate Brooks' corner arriving about 9:30 and retraces west to Clyde bridge, crosses Pigeon river, runs east to Thompson cove road and north to Crawford Sanford's residence to retrace and run to Oak Grove Bap tist church, then north to Alton Clark's residence arriving about 10:30 and retrace to the post office i at Clyde. TaflDDnMiSS Syonday Unofficial Estimates Place Sunday's Fire Loss To At Least $20,000 Workmen arc tearing down the walls and salvaging any useful ma terial that remains in the fire-gutted Depot street building owned by David Underwood, scene of Waynesville's costliest fire dis aster to date this year. .The Sunday morning surprise fire caused' damage estimated un officially at more than $20,000 in the 60-odd year old brick struc ture, and when a portion of the front wall caved in two hours after the fire was extinguished four men were pinned under the crumbled brick, to be rescued with only minor injuries. Entering the building lo cany out some fixtures. Mr. Underwood. Fred Caddis, Ed Greer and Jess West were trapped when the wall uaams in 45 minutes and Mr. Greer in about an hour. All four suffered a number of bruises and abrasions and all but Mr. Underwood were taken to the hospital until released Monday. Mr. Caddis also suffered a sprained ankle. An investigation is being made as lo the cause of the fire which seemed to have broken out in all sections of the two-story building, occupied by a barber shop, pool parlor, tap room, and large stor age room in the rear. Fifteen minutes before the "Marm was sounded a patron tried the door of the pool parlor, found it unoccupied and no evidence of fire. Five minutes later another passer-by looked at the building, also noting nothing unusual. It was James Moody from his home nearby who first saw the flames shooting out of the upper part of the building and called in the alarm about 7:45 o'clock Sun day morning. Fire Chief Clem Fitzgerald sounded the siren and took one fire truck to the site im mediately, sending for the other shortly afterward in order to get ! niPre hose. Four sprays of water were turned on the building. Flames 1 shot from all openings and cold weather added to the firemen's difficulty. A -strong wind was ' mowing, but fortunately wos to the south and did not carry the flames towards the adjoining build ings which suffered only minor wa ter damage. Several members of the Canton fire departmemnt, who heard about the fire over the police radio, drive up in a police car and assist ed' in the fighting. The fighters gained control over the conflagration in less than three hours, but continued spray ing the feed and hay and other smouldering material. Part of the side wall buckled in during the fire and the front and rear walls were leaning dangerously. A watch was kept over the build ing all day and the following night an Monday salvage operations were begun. The entire building had been leased, effective April 1, to the Waynesville Feed and Seed com pany, a jiew business of which T R. Telford is owner and manager Both the new tenant and former tenants of the building are under stood to be making arrangements to re-open at new locations. Mr. Underwood stated yesterday that he hoped to rebuild at the location, but had not had time tc make definite plans. Highway Record For 1948 (To Date) In Haywood Injured 13 Killed--- 1 (This Information Com piled From Records of Stat Highway Patrol)