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txnda.f! PKIA'TTNG " iV':!n S First S LOUISVILLE Kv 49,500 People Live within 20 miles of Waynesville their ideal shopping center TICAL NTS The Waynesville Mountaineer Published Twice- -Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Easterly Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park SPOTLIGHT Wywood nieht is truly lood this " " steraay, i" " in session naming for the 22 pre- i...ii Lawn Charles M. in town 10 manager, and l,i.n lor the re- tks of the campaign. a douDie-neauci here, when Mayne idate lor governs . at the courinouse, ioon J- 'or I'. . Senate win 'courthouse address n ipad Eure, seeing secretary ol me ess the Ramp con- Broughton aiso Lh. invention, al- Sunday School les Baptist church. Tjohnson Iaywood ! ) lohnson arrived in fcout 6 last nigni, ig dinner at tne ay wood manager, y, conferred wan a nds from tnrougn- u ill spend the fthe day in Haywooa ijp chairmen and (tcrnoon will go on lly and then on out mday. Mr. Woody Mice for Mr. John- on the second noor ational Bank build- fcdy plans to spend time in the on ice, le campaign of the Johnson's first visit Ice he addressed the Audience last sum- DAY FOR ES TO FILE potential candidate. up your mind to have until 6 o'clock 17, to file with the A of Elections. After &u'biveVfl't&: you ait until the spring PODGES OF IN SEEKING DST AGAIN jes, president of the fipany in Henderson wn his hat in the ind announced he is state senate, a post IS. Hodges is the only m the two-county pod and Henderson, fson's year to nomi- lenator, and Jackson Jor the 3-county unit nsylvania and Polk. lies comprise the district. is interested in the the district, and f part in promoting tdustry and tourist. LEY IS TO mUNG DEMOS COUNTY Alley, although re ive duty on the jactive in the affairs tatic party, and nn ht will be the guest f Young Democrats 1 meeting in Frank- pularitv ler of the party, is expected to fill ng engagement for 'f rn uc uriNION IN MAY p points of view on fa large turnout of fay 29 primary. Dan fa's candidate for pernor, was quoted ffleigh as believing P be light. He gave fine fact that there Ws for county ofTice feciilly for sheriff, f Puts more local in flection. However, fotts ardent SUP S'5'5 thl interest is foughout the state. i "un Carolina to f vote on record. f'n'ted Press U 13-Considerable f wrra with fier storms. peother 63rd YEAR No. 29 FOURTEEN PAGES United Pre ss Merchants 01 Community Staging Values Days For Remainder 01 The Week "Value Demonstration Days" Being Staged By Merchants; Many Bargain Available Beginning this morning, the merchants of this area are staging Value Demonstration Days, which will continue for the remainder of the week. Hundreds of merchandise bar gains have bet made available to shoppers here for the remainder of this week. Some merchants have cut prices away down, while in other instances, additional mer chandise is being given with the purchase of goods. This is one of several events which the Merchants Association is sponsoring during the coming y ear. Most of the stores have banners on display in their windows, and all lerks will wear special print ed badges during the remainder of the week. A similar event was held last spring at this time, and because of the interest, and the general accptarice, it was decided to re peat the merchandising program again this year. A special committee named by the Merchants Association have charge of the program. In this issue of The Mountaineer will be found many values listed, while hundreds of others will be found in stores throughout the community. The Friday issue will contain other outstanding values for this event, which will continue until Saturday night. Mayne Albright Will Speak Here SaturdaM5rnW' 1- Candidate For Gov ernor To Head Motor Caravan Touring Western Area R. Mayne Albright, candidate for governor, will stop in Waynes ville and make an address at the courthouse lawn from 10:30 to 10:45 a. m. Saturday, April 17. The candidate and Mrs. Albright will head a motor caravan of from 10 to 15 cars in their trailer field headquarters, the "Challenger," through a tour of communities west of Asheville. The caravan will stop in Canton from 9:30 to 9:50 a. m. Saturday. After leaving Waynesville it will visit Sylva, Bryson City, Andrews, Murphy, Hayesville, Franklin and arrive at Brevard for a rally that night. Prior to the tour in this area, Mr. Albright will appear at a rally Wednesday evening staged by the Asheville "Albright for Governor" committee. Friday he will speak at Warren Wilson college, and make an appearance at the North Carolina Educational Association convention. Following the Brevard rally, the candidate will return to Raleigh, according to an announcement by John I. Barnes, Jr., manager of his state headquarters. A 38-year-old veteran, lawyer and former director of the North Carolina Employment Service, Al bright is campaigning on a plat form of planned progress and clean politics. He has pledged to conduct his campaign within the legal limit of expenditures, and is optimistc about hs chances of bei - ing elected to office. School Musicians To Broadcast On WHCC This Week The High school band will give a 30-minute concert over WHCC this afternoon from 1:30 to 2 o'clock, with Charles Isley, director, in charge. On Wednesday and Thursday morning, from 8:15 to 9:30 the glee club will give a 15-minute concert over the station. Both broadcasts will come from the auditorium of the high school. On Wednesday at 1:30, the Clyde high school glee club will give a 30 minute concert, together with a special 4-H Club program. This program will originate In the stu dios of WHCC dreds Of Values Await Haywood Visitor ! (if CHARLES M JOHNSON, candi date for governor, arrived here last nieht and will spend the day in Haywood conferring with friends in connection with the campaign. Hayesville Pupil Speaking Contest Winner In District Haywood Entrant Places Second in Soil Conservation Contest IJeFridsiy . Worth Palmer, Hayesville high gchotDl student. Clay county, won first- prize in the district soil con servation speaking contest held here Friday, and the Haywood county entrant, Sammy Haynes of Clyde, placed second. Clayton Da vis of Swain county won the third place award. Each contestant spoke on the subject. "Soil Conservation and Its Relation to the Economy of North Carolina. The contest is sponsored by the North Carolina Bankers Association. District winners will compete in a state contest in Raleigh at an early date. Prizes of a $50 savings bond, ixt savings bond and ?H) casji were awarded the district winners by Jonathan Woody, president of the First National Bank. Serving as judges were Mrs. Pauline Hotchkiss, district home Continued on Page Eight Mrs. Ruth Craig Opens A Modem Beauty Shop Here i j The Ruth Craig Beauty Shop jopened here yesterday with Mrs. 'Ruth Craig owner and operator. iThe new shop, modern in every de rail, has been fully equipped with new equipment, and is located at 29 East street. Mrs. Craig bought the place at the corner of East and Welch streets some time back, and 'had the first floor re-modeled just for a modern beauty shop. : Mrs. Craig said she would have (associated with her Miss Margie ;Mull, a well-known operator here. Mrs. Craig started in beauty 1 shop w ork in Pontiac, Mich., in 1924 and moved to Waynesville in 1934. She opened the Personality Beauty Shop in 1935 and in Febru ary 1947 sold the shop. She re mained as an operator until Sat urday of last week. Questionnaire On School Matters Reprinted Today Did rOU plan to fill out that North Carolina School Question naire that appeared recently In The Mountaineer. And did you neglect doing- it? And now have you mislaid last week's paper? Just in case you did, the ques tionnaire Is being reprinted, and appears in this issue. Better fill It out right now, while you think about it. and Associated Press News Annual Ramp I Convention Transferred To Soco Gap I One of Largest Crowds Ever Ex pected To Be Present for Ramp Eating The 16th annual Haywood Coun ty Ramp convention will be held Sunday at Soeo Gap, rather than at Black Camp Gap as originally planned, Sebe Bryson, president, announced yesterday. This change is being made be cause of the greater parking space at Soco Gap, and its accessibility by paved roads. There is plenty of good water and arrangements will be made to provide a large supply of ramps and a cooking furnace for the gathering, which is attracting wider attention daily. Around 300 persons attended last year's convention, and a larg er crowd is expected Sunday. Many types of entertainment are being planned, and the main speech will be given by Secretary of State Thad Eure. Singing, square dancing and string music are being arranged for by the entertainment commit tee, and a five-pound package of choice ramps will be given as prize to the winner of the liar's contest , which C. F. Rhinehart won last year. Bill Sharpe, head of the slate news bureau, has notified friends that he will attend the convention, and a report of the event has been requested by Carl Goerch. editor of State Magazine. The men will do the cooking and ramps and coffee will be furnished free. Groups will bring other supplies to prepare the ramps ac cording to taste. Coffee will be furnished from the 50 gallon, solid copper coffee pot. Bigger Water Line In Chestnut Park Area Is Installed Approximately 1.600 feet of 4- ineh water line has been installed to serve homes in Chestnut Park Drive area, replacing smaller lines which have been inadequate. G. C. Ferguson, town manager, who supervised the project, re ported its completion at the monthly meeting of the Waynes ville Board of Aldermen last Thursday. The line will serve about 40 residences. It was in stalled during the past two weeks. In addition to passing on bills for the previous month and other routine business, the board dis cussed the advisability of widen ing Hay wood street but took no ac tion on the matter. Farm Planning Meets Set For Clyde, Beaverdam Farm Planning meetings will be held at Clyde tonight and at the Beaverdam school Wednesday, to which farmers in those townships are invited to attend. The program will start at 7:30 p.m. Discussions will be held on the latest agricultural information. Free prizes will be given at each meeting, and the movie, "My Neighbor and I." shown, accord ing to plans announced by county agent. the Pfc. Robert Wright Transfers To Hamilton Pfc. Robert H. Wright, who has spent seven months at Randolph Field, Texas as rotary wing mech anic, transferred last week to Air Force ordnance at the Hamilton, O., field. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh L. Wright and attended Waynesville high school prior his entry into military service. to Revival To Start Sunday At Richland Church There will be a revival beginning April 18 at Richland Baptist church in Waynesville, conducted by the pastor, Rev. L. F. Clark of Canton, assisted by Rev. Pen Cook, pastor of the Balsam church. Services will begin promptly at 7:30 o'clock each evening. The public is extended a hearty welcome to attend the worship services. You At WAYNESVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1948 Commander FRED C. CAS1PBEI.L has been elected commander of the local American Legion post to serve during the coming year. Fred C. Campbell ! New Commander Of Legion Post Fred C. Campbell was elect eel ,.f 1 I fIVM'.lflfl IHI1 N(. 47, Aniiiean Legion al the meet ing Friday evening. me n n adjutant of the post, Mr. Campbell succeeds William Medford as com mander. Ernest Edwards was elected ad jutant. J. T. Russell as finance of ficer, Rev. R. L. Young, Chaplain, and Frank C Byrd. sergeant -alarms for the post. Other elective positions will la filled at the next regular meeting in May. Committees were apomleii to make preparations for Decoration Day, and to look into possibilities of backing a Legion Junior base ball tqam. On Decoration D iv com mittees are Rev. Young J. Hardin Howell and Frank Uyrd. JMpbJey Will Lecture On Homemaking Home Demonstration Clubs of Haywood Sponsor Talk Today At Strand Theatre Homemakers from Haywood and nrii.iinini! counties will gather at the Strand theatre this morning to attend the lecture and demonstra tion to be given by David Moblry, interior decorator, of New York. The program will be from 10 to 12 a m. and from 1 to .'i p. m. and is sponsored by the home demon stration clubs of Hay wood county. Mr. Mobley will lecture on the art of living and will give a demon stration on "More Livable Homes." He will discuss actual procedures for improving home .surroundings and will have a wealth of illustra tive material to use in discussing decoration of the home During the past 15 years Mr. Mobley has conducted home fur nishings institutes from coast to coast and has given graduate rourses at the University of Chi cago, New York University, Syra-, cuse 'university. University of Ver- mont and University of Utah. His tour of North Carolina is made! possible through the cooperation ! of the State Kxtension service. j . . ! Rev. Williamson Speaks At Lions Club Meeting Rev. Malcolm Williamson, pres ident of the Rotary club, was the principal speaker last week at the Lions club meeting. Mr. Williamson related some of the accomplishments of Rotary in international affairs. He stated that on community levels, civic clubs should cooperate in elimi nating undesirable influences, and should work together on commu nity improvements. The Lions will attend the stu dent music concert at the high school for their program this week. Atty. Walter Crawford Is Moving His Office Attorney Walter Crawford an nounces that he is moving his office from the courthouse to the second floor of the Ferguson building, next to the Public Welfare office. Mr. Crawford has maintained his office at the courthouse for the past eight years, serving two terms as county attorney and two terms on the county Board of Elections. xMj v. - -a SI I V I Stores Here During All This Week Four Candidates File; Poll Officials High School Band, Chorus To Present Concert Here Thursday Night, 8 O'Clock Student Musicians Make Public Appear ance Before Entering State Contest In their formal appearance be l.fore entering the state music con- test at Greensboro, the Waynes i ville Township high school band ; and chorus will present a concert ! Thursday evening, starling at 8 p. m., in the high school audito 1 rium. j Three broadcasts over the local radio station also are programmed ' for this week, it is announced by Charles lsley, music director at the school. The f)9-piece band will be heard from 1:30 to 2 p. in. today, and the 62-voice mixed chorus will broadcast from 9:15 to 9:30 a. m. Wednesday and Thurs day. Next week the students w:il ap pear in the slate-wide co.ilcsts. April 20-23. at Greensboro. Judg ing of the Greensboro events will be as strict as national contests have been in the past, since re gional and national competition is no longer being held, and William Rivelli of the University of Mich igan will serve ns judge. 9 small admission fee will be charged at the concert Thursday to defray expenses for the trip to Greensboro. I The program will open with four numbers by the band, the marches ."His ,iiiv" and , "On the Mall," i the Coronation overture, and ex 'eerpts from the operetta, "Song of Norway. Choral numbers to ge presented are "Blessed Redeemer," by the mixed chorus; "Come to Me." girls' chorus: "Bless the Lord." mixed chorus; "The Birch Tree." boys' chorus; "Mosquitoes," male quar tet; "A-Roving," boys chorus; 'When 1 Have Sung My Songs," by soloist Fred Calhoun, tenor: and "Square Dance, Country Style" by the mixed chorus. The closing portion of the pro- gram, to tie piayea Dy me uhmu, includes the march and chorus of "See the Conquering Hero Uomes, "Lithuanian Rhapsody," George Gershw in selection arranged by iwi.t KpnnPlt nd the soiiited Sousa march, "Semper Fidel is." Ten Angus Bulls Will Be Auctioned Thursday At Clyde Ten bend of registered Aberdeen-Angus bulls will be sold at auction Thursday afternoon in the Clyde stockyard. The sale is sponsored by the state department of agriculture and extension service, and marks the first offering of Angus cattle ever held in Haywood county. It will begin at 2 p. m. The animals have been selected from some of the best beef herds in North Carolina, being furnished bv the State Aberdeen-Angus Breeders Association. Same Neaves will be sales man ager and Col. Harry Hamilton the auctioneer. Smith's Drug Is Staging Rexall One-Cent Sale Smith's Drug Store, the Rexall drug store, today announced plans for a Rexall Original One-Cent Sale to be held April 14 through the 17th. "The theme of the Rexall One Cent Sale this spring is 'Smashes High Prices!" the manager said. The semi-annual One-Cent sale was originated by the Rexall Drug Company in 1914 and has become a national institution, he explained. According to the druggist, hun dreds of nationally advertised Rex Continued on Page Eight Bookmobile Drive Quota $3,000.00 Raised to date 1,747.38 Balance to go 1,252.62 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties Are Appointed Opens Feed Store O II. 'I I. U i' ( m 1 ) rereinlv oened . the Waynesville Feed and Seed: store here Mr. Tedlord lias had many years' experience in the feed j and seed business, and has devoted' much time to the development of; a poultry market in Georgia. ! Canton Man Dies While Working On Power Line Heavy Charge Hits 'Dead1 Line At Spniee Pine; Local Man In Critical Condition An investigation is being held to determine how an 11.000 volt charge ol electricity came through a supposedly "dead" power line on '. ... .v ,. ....... ... ...... killing two linemen doing main- i itMinuce om ami mji r unei- others, one critically. j The dead are Cm belt M Nelson, Jr., 2fi. ol Canton, who succumbed I at 5 in Sunday and John Ell ridge, Jr . SO. of Asheville, Rt. 4. Johnny Foster. 38, of Waynes ville, is in critical condition at a Marion hospital with fust degree burns. Lawrence Smith. 39. of Cherokee received painful, but not critical injuries. Charles Page, 31, also of Waynesville. received min or injuries when knocked off a pole. ! According to Carolina Power ! and Light company officials, the current was supposed to be turned off from 2 to G p. m. while main tenance wink was in progress, and it was as yet a mystery how the high charge came through the wire while the crew of 2f) men from the Asheville division were on the job. j The possibility of another wire having come in contact with the one the men were working on has 'Continued on Page Fight) 4-H Club Camp Will Be July 5-10 At White Lake Haywood county 4-H club mem bers will attend ramp at White Lake during the week of July 5-10. it is announced by County Agent Wayne Corpening. Letters are being sent to all club members now in order to estimate the number that will attend camp this summer. Camps are considered one of the most important part of 4-H work, and are arranged on both educational and entertaining lines. Training Union Meeting Monday At West Canton s The trainng Unon mass meeting elimination contest will be held Monday night, April 19 in the West Canton Baptist church, starting at 7:30 p. m. Rev. M. L. Lewis of the Hazel- wood church will deliver the in- j spirational message. Harry Mash-i burn will preside. 1 It w t t J t s a ! Haywood Election Machinery Moves to Prepare For May 29 Primary Four candidates have filed for places on county or township bal lots In Haywood, it was reported yesterday afternoon by Jerry Rog ers, secretary of the county board of elections. The first candidate to file Mon day morning was Charlie Jones. Republican, for the position of constable in Beaverdam township H. W. Heatherly, Republican, filed later in the day for nomination as constable in East Fork township. Two of the three announced candidates for the Democratic nomination of state representative. Grover C. Davis, Waynesville at torney, and Charles Edwards, Lake Junaluska orchard man. paid their riling fee yesterday. Saturday. April 17. is the last day on which candidates may qualify for appear ance on the May 29 primary bal lots. Registration books will be open on three Saturdays. May 1, 8 and 15, at all precincts for the listing of newly qualified voters, Mr. Rog ers announces. May 22 will be challenge day. In their initial meeting since -e-ceiving appointment, the count v elections board Saturday re-elected Gudger Bryson. Democrat of Canton, as chairman of the three man group. Mr. Rogers was named secretary at that time. Jim Sin gleton, Republican, of Jonathan Creek, is the other member of the I board. Poll officials for the 22 prccincin J in Haywood were appointed yester j day morning and one change in precinct location was made. The . Lake Junaluska polling place was I transferred, from Hailed Ward' service station to the Reeves and j Carver service station. ; Precinct officials are as follows with the first named person the j registrar, the Democratic judge ; named second, and Republican judge named third: i Beaverdam No. 1 W. W. Pless, , registrar; Jack Woody and Edgar ! Pressley, judges; Beaverdam No. 2 Jack Chapman. Jake Smathers I and Gladson Honey; Beaverdam No. 3 Claude Williams. Croinc Cole and W. L. Goolshy; Beaver dam No. 4 Bill Franklin, George H. Smathers and John Teaguo: Beaverdam No. 5 Fred Winfield. Charlie Mease and George A. Wil son; Beaverdam No. fi--Ed Wil liams, Jr., Gurtwood Smathers ind George Johnson. East Fork Rex Pless, We Pless and James Heatherly, Pi geon Walker Brown, Frank Wells and Horney Hargrove; Cecil (Continued on Page Eight) Rotarians Visit High School, See Work In Progress Rotarians were guests of the high school last Friday, and prior to the meeting, took advantage of the invitation to visit one of the 30 classes then in session through out the high school and junior high. A short business session was held after the luncheon, at which time a brief report was made of the recent district conference, and about $50 contributed to the band to help defray expenses to the state contest in Greensboro Dr. C. N. Clark was received as a member to the club. Highway Record For 1948 (To Date) In Haywood Injured-- 13 Killed---- 1 (This InformaUon Com piled From Eecords of State Highway Patrol) ft