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!linoa.-i I'KrVl lNi. i. LOUISVILLE kv r 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 Peoplo Live within 20 miles of Waynesville their ideal shopping center TICAL TS DIDATES 63rd YEAR No. 30 FOURTEEN PAGES United Press and Associated Press News WAYNESVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1948 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties WEEK -hiv this week-end .rtunity to see ..Hidates seeking ate omce. e Mayne Albright, vernor, who i will here at 10:20 on .at the court Jright was here go. In the past been blasting ,.Miitis for ause of his hard . j it,..,! h will crowd aaiuiu . ,..,i,rv,t leaves Lst and a rally in nlgnl , M .t,,,w.n J. M. unci"""" - Lr governor, and lie biuic-u l: . Krct ffilirt- je nis ,ji ai -..i ih amDaign. L here last week ly crowa is ei.-.- t it:, .,,wh Will 1113 fpvvv- WHC'C, starting made i his first :h here when he governor and the t him success, so ow the same pro be Mr. Broughton imday School les- Ilrom the First 10 o'clock. tndidatc will be C. secretary of be the principal 6th annual Ramp ick Camp Gap on Eure has many od, and is expect- E attendance. SON POOD hnson spent Tues- i In Haywood. He Iny speeches, just county manager, in meeting hun- throughout the kre for a swing bt, and back into isday night. Mil open county t Mr. Johnson the This will be the cned for any can- MEETINGS I ON MAY 8 chairman of the Democratic exec has called a meet- bets in the county Saturday, May 8. Invention will be iter at the court pneement said. J)LlNE IS IT 6 P. M. phlng to enter the ly have until 6 to file with the lof elections. This ear, there will not iush of candidates for several town ees, and the house es, there are no fcs to fill. le HAS .For race attorney, paid his ' Haywood Coittity pns Wednesday as ! Democratic nom- entalivp 11, malfov iate for this office ding out all who he final day for ship candidates to fther entries have Jthe constable and face positions than I Tuesday. JS HITTING HER t discussed candi nor were miirh in Past fpw Wave pcott asked why f nson, state treas kecDins tho c(t tSt. Political K a"ing the answer, Predict will react F". In the mean I followed close be S0I in statin ho ndum on the 0 I'age Four) 'eather United Press 18 - Fair and rynesviiie by the staff of the Max, 72 65 66 69 80 79 .. 73 Min. AS 44 29 46 64 56 58 Rain .50 .40 Young Dems Of 12th Dist. To Meet Here On April 24 Congressman Redden, Judge Alley To Speak At Meetings Of Group Young Democrats of the 12th congressional district will meet in Waynesville Saturday, April !4, to map activities prior to the May primary and check on the progress of county organizations. The Haywood County Young Democrats club, of which Frank Kirkpatrick is president, will be host to the district meeting. judge Felix E. Alley will make a snon aaaress ai me uusmos session, and Congressman Monroe M. Redden will deliver the keynote speech at a banquet to be held during the evening at (juecn s farm. Following the banquet, a square dance will be held at the Armory. Robert R. Williams of Asheville, district chairman, will preside. Mrs. Y. F. Burgess of Waynesville vice chairman for the district and Fred Y. Campbell of Waynes ville, state organizer for the west ern area, are other officials who will take part in the meeting. HAYWOOD GROUP WILL PLAN FOR MEET TONIGHT There will be a meeting of the Haywood Young Democrats club in the little courtroom on the third floor of the courthouse at 8 o'clock tonight, announces Frank Kirkpat rick, president. All members are urged to be present. The purpose of the meeting is to make plans for the 12th district convention of Young Democrats to be held here April 24. The Book Store Moves To Modern, Larger Building The Book Store has moved to the modernized store next to the Strand Theatre here and have add ed a large line of merchandise, ac cording to J. C. Galusha. There are several new fixtures yet to be installed, Mr. Galusha said, but they are expected within a few days. The larger quarters will utilize the street floor and a tun sui basement for selling space. A modern all-view grass ha hpen installed in ine s"c other features to aid in the better display of merchandise. Bar Association Speaking Contest Set For Tonight The Haywood County Bar Asso ciation oratorical roro held at 8 o'clock tonight m he courthouse, with winners in the high schools of the coumy .u Pele . .. u. ...ill hp- Subject ol tne speeco" -"How Can the United Nations Be Strengthened?" W. Roy Francis, president of tne bar association, will preside. A $25 savings bond will be given for o first prize and Grover c. uavis nas offered $10 cash prize for second place. Eagle Stores Modernize Their Waynesville Store The modernized Eagle Store will re-open this week-end after being elosed for three days getting the stocks and counters rearranged since the store was enlarged and completely modernized. Mis Elizabeth Leatherwood, the manager, said yesterday that sev eral hundred additional square feet of floor space had been added will be added. She has been man by the changes, as well s the all- ager of the store for several years view glass front, which is one of and has a record of having fewer h. !..: Ho.ionerf in this area. changes in personnel than most The ceiling of the store has been mercantile firms. She said yester ...j..whinf matprials.' dav that some of her assistants and a new lighting system in stalled. The floors have been cov ered with asphalt tile, and the rest rooms moved to the basement. A new office has been built and additional lines of merchandise added. D. A. Turner, district superin tendent, was here this week assist ing in getUng the store ready for Three State Candidates To Speak Here This Week-End rV THAD EURE, N. C. secretary of state, will be the principal speak er at the 16th annual Ramp Con vention at Soco Gap Sunday. Dr. Stretcher To Erect A $15,000 Office Building Work is scheduled to start this week on a modern office building owned by Dr. H. H. Stretcher. The now brick and steel building will be on the lot adjoining the Ma sonic Temple. Dr. Stretcher had plans to erect the building back in the early for ties, but was delayed because of the war. The building will face 59 feet on Church street and for the present extend back 32 feet. Provision will be made to add to the building in the back, and also add an additional story when needed. Most of the building will be oc cupied by Dr. Stretcher. A full size basement will be in cluded in the construction and the front of the building will be of red scratched brick. Steam heat will also be installed. The con tractor has promised completion of the building by July 1. The building permit issued for the construction of the office building called for an expenditure of $15,000. Dime Board Goes Into Operation For Cancer Drive The dime board was placed in j operation on Main st reet here yes terday in connect ion wnn me can cer drive, which is being sponsored in Haywood county by the Waynes ville Woman's Club. Soliciting of merchants here is to be carried out Monday by a com mittee composed of Mrs. Noble Garrett. Mrs. C. F. Kirkpatrick. Mrs, Virgil Smith and Mrs. C. E. i Kay Jr. Collection of donations by theatre patrons will be taken at the Strand next week, having be n taken last week at the Pork. Clubs which have carried ou activities to raise funds loi the drive are requested by the chair man. Mrs. Smith, to turn them in as soon as possible. Mrs. Smith also announces that a movie prepared by the Ameri can Cancer Society is available to the use of any group, and asks those persons who desire to show it to contact her. STATE NEWS MAN HERE Bill Sharpe of the State News Thursrlav to ou.eau ...... r cover the Ramp Convention on ' Sunday. the re-opening. This to one of the 41 in a chain, and among the first to be modernized throughout. The store here was opened in the late twenties, and this s the fourth ex pansion program inaugurated since that tme. Miss Leatherwood announced that several additional salesladies have been with the store here since 1937. They include Miss Kate Philips, who joined the organiza tion in 1937. Others with long service records include Grace Camp, 1943; Lois Ferguson, 1943; ThPlma Rich. 1944; Ollie Mae Swann, 1946; and Roberta Jarrett, 1946. S-S"' V J. M. BROUGHTON, candidate for U. S. Senate, will make his first courthouse appearance of the campaign here Saturday at 2 p. m Hundreds Expected At Black Camp Gap Sunday For Ramp Convention Original Site Will Be Used For Event; Thad Eure To Be Speaker The Kith annual Haywood Coun ty Ramp convention will be held Sunday at Black Camp Gap, as originally announced, with ar rangements completed to make the occasion one that will be enjoyed by all. Secretary of State Thad Eure, who will be the main speaker of the day. will make his talk at 1 p. in., it was announced yesterday by Sebe Bryson, president of the contention. Other prominent- - individuals who haf'e accepted invitations to attend the convention include .1. M. Broughton, former governor and currently a candidate lor U. S. senator; Thad Bryson of Bryson City, solicitor for the 20tli judicial district; and Bill Sharpe, head of the state news bureau. It was decided early this week to change the location of the gath ering to Soco Gap because the road to Black Camp Gap, where it has been held each year in the past, was thought to be hazardous in case of heavy traffic. However, it was learned since then that the road to Black Camp Gap has been improved this week, and arrange ments have been made for cooking at the usual site. The road leading into the Great Smokies Park from the gap. usual ly blocked off at that point, will be open for those who wish to drive along a section of the Blue Kidge Parkway route Sunday. Folks will start arriving at 10 o'clock. Several quartets and other sing ers will entertain those present with Ray Parker and Tom Queen in charge. Park Group Make Urgent Appeal To Congress For Additional Appropriation Charles E. Ray, chairman of the N. C. Park, Parkway and iNationai Forests Development commission, , accompanied by the commission at- , torney, William Medlord, ana ; Francis J. Heazel of Asheville, , commission member, Monday urged I the House appropriations subcom- cjas 0f the National Park Service mittee to provide adequate funds before his return, for the administration and devel- Tennesseeans who appeared be opment ot tne Ureal bmouy i fore the House subcommittee were Mountains National Park. John Crawford. Jr., mayor of Mr. Ray, who returned to j Maryville; A. D. Huddleston, re Waynesville Wednesday, reports gional manager of the Aluminum that the congressional hearing in Washington lasted about 25 min utes, during which time he pre sented a brief containing the rec- ommendations of the joint North Carolina-Tennessee committee con- entation of testimony at the hear cerning the park, and spoke ex- ings, also urged the committee to temporaneously in lavor of the : give "adequate appropriations for proposals. j the park because it is a wise in- There is no definite report to i vestment." be made on what effect the testi - mrnv will bear on tne committee appropriations decision, he stated Generally speaking, the atmos phere in the nation's capital is not encouraging, particularly to re quests from' southern Democratic areas. After the hearing, Mr. Ray re mained in Washington the follow ing day to look over the transcrip tion of his statement before the I House group and contact Senator Clyde R. Hoey in regard to sup- MH u ll'7'mSB 5 ti..'J!!WWIlfr - MAYNE ALBRIGHT, candidate for governor, will address Haywood vuteis at the courthouse here Sat urday morning at 10:20 o'clock. No Plans Known For Resuming Train Schedules Divisional officials of the Southern Railway yesterday told The Mountaineer they knew of no plant to resume schedules of the passenger trains on the Mur phy Branch. The two trains were discon tinued, shortly alter the coal strike started due to a shoelace of fuel. The Roverumenl this week issued an order permitting .uraij$lads Jo.resunic scheiules,s J incy sa.w m. No indications were eiven as to when tile two pa ssr liter trains might be started. Haywood Workers Draw Highest Wages Of Any In Stale, Report Shows Haywood Men Buy 12 Animals At Sale Porch uses were inafl, by live Haywood roiintj men Hi the Hoi stein promotional sale held Wed nesday at Planters Warehouse, Ashevi I le. Kd Suns hiuihl two animals. IS F. Nesbilt, three; Joe Palmer. Jr.. three; and Sebe Bryson. Iwo. In al It here wcic fiti cattle sold, both grade and registered, at the sale. porting the park development pro posals when they are brought to hearings in the Senate. Sen. Hoey went over the details thoroughly, and promised to give his full back ing to the project. Mr. Ray also conferred with of- Company of America, Alcoa; and park officials. Rep. Redden (D, N. C and Rep. Phillips (R., Tenn. ), who made arrangements for the pres- 1 i PRESIDENT ROXAS DIES MANILA, P. I. .UP) President Manuel Roxas died Wednesday night of cerebral hemorrhage. He fainted just after delivering a speech in which he pledged sup port of the Philippine Islands to the United States in event of an other war. His talk was made in the boiling sun at Clark field, north of Manila, and he collapsed just be fore he was to review a parade of American troops. Waynesville Draft Board To Serve As Reserve Unit Gov. Cherry Names Dr. Tom Stringfield, T. L. Green and G. C. Ferguson Again Former members of local draft boards who served during the re cent war have received appoint ment by the governor to serve in the North Carolina Selective Serv ice Reserve. At least two of Hay wood county board No. 1 members. G. C. Ferguson and Dr. Tom Stringfield, arc known to have been requested to serve in the re serve force which is being organ ized under the state headquarters of the National Guard. The reserve is being formed so that it can begin operations on short notice should Congress enact the peacetime draft or Universal Military Training. Before such legislation is passed it would be largely inactive. According to instructions sent by the slate Adjutant General, J. Van B Melts, the local boards are asked to meet and elect a chair man after their members accept appointment. Also they are in structed to select a temporary of fice and arrange for volunteer cler ical help until such time as t he boards are placed in active duty should the need arise. The letter from the adjutant general quoted from the report of the president's investigating com mittee that recommended selec tive service as a means of being prepared in case of an emergency. The onset of any future war would be sudden and catastrophic, and preparedness would be of utmost importance, the reported stated. Congress is holding committee hearings on the temporary draft and Universal Military Training nflVf TOHfrwhit' ttr'tewmmendat Ion bv the president. Washington commcilt Is that the temporary draft has a good chance of being enacted Into law. The 5,453 workers in Haywood county who were employed in jobs 1 covered by the Unemployment Compensation law during the third j I quarter of 1947 received an aver- ' I age weekly wage of $56.20 -high-: est of any county in North Carolina, I according to a report recently com j pleted by the Bureau of Research , , and Statistics of the Employment j Security Commission of North Car- ; olina. There were 617,289 employees in the state in the categories covered ' by the report, who received a I weekly wage average of $37.81. I This is $18.39 less than the Hay- j wood average. Types of workers included in the , 1 report include construction, manu facture, transportation and com-1 munication, trade, the finance, in surance and real estate group, serv ice and other type workers. Industrial workers in the coun ty, of which there were 4,372, drew wages of $3,550,097 during the quarter, an average of $62.46 week ly. The state average as a whole for 385,354 manufacture employees was $37.71 weekly. Transylvania county ranks sec ond behind Haywood, with a $47.13 weekly average for all its 3,011 cov ered workers, and $49.53 average for its 2,627 manufacture workers. Caswell, Durham, Gcilford, For syth, Pitt, Buncombe and other in dustrialized counties are in the higher brackets slightly under Transylvania. The report comments on its find ings: "In wage payments, the moun tain area offers two extremes. Haywood county has the highest average weekly wage of any coun ty in the state averaging $56.20 for all its workers, and $62.46 for the more than 80 per cent of its workers who are engaged in man ufacture. The mountain area also (Continued on Page Four) KEEP DOGS ON PREMISES, LOCAL POLICE WARN The Waynesville police depart ment requests that all dogs be kept on the owners' premises. If allowed to run free they will be disposed of, the police state, whether male or female dogs. Haywood Receives 1,453 Acres Burley Allotment; Growers Being Notified Go Ahead j Is Given For Indian Pageant Fishing Streams Need More Care, WNCAC Hears At Quarterly Meeting Assurance that the necessary fi nancial backing would be supplied was given the newly organized Cherokee Historical Association, and it was decided to proceed this year with the construction of a large amphitheater at Cherokee village n nd start production of the Irania to begin presentation dur ing the summer of 1949. This action was taken Tuesday at quarterly meeting of Western North Carolina Associated Com munities at Brevard college. Re ports from most of the II eou:ii?s i:i the supporting area were that portions ol the quotas have already been collected and that at least $20,1100 would be available I y June I") .1. noes KilpMrick and Stanley Henry represented Waynesville nf the WNCAC meeting. The sup port of Waynesville and Canton has been pledged to the project with a county quota of $4,000. Henry Davis ol the University of North Carolina and two of his assoeiales are being employed by the Cherokee Historical Associa tion to design plans and supervise construction of the theafer.'to write script and to direct produc tion ol the historical drama, it was announced by Harry Buchan an of llenilei sonville. association head Cherokee village is cooperating lull v with the project and has al' ready raised $7..r()0. Forestry, fish and wildlife offi cials told the (id community lead ers w ho attended t he meeting that fishing is one of the greatest tour ist atlracliions in Western North Carolina a nd that more state and federal funds are urgently needed to provide an adequate stock of fish in the 1.100 miles of fishing streams in this section. At least $20,000 is needed this season to supply an adequate stock, Fred Itufl of Atlanta, a represent ative of the game management di vision of the department of the in lerior, said. The appropriation this year is the same as it was five years ago, while costs and demand have climbed rapidly, he declared. Mr. Huff recommended that this situa tion should be called to the atten tion of the members of the North Carolina congressional delegation. Randolph Shields, of the North (Continued on Page Four $252,000 Security Bond Quota Assigned Haywood Intended to help stabilize the nation's economy in the face of inflationary threats. America's Se curity Loan drive has been launch ed this week to continue through June 30. County bond chairmen of West ern North Carolina received in formation on the necessity of the drive and how it is being promoted at a meeting Tuesday afternoon in Asheville. J. E. Massie, chairman for Haywood county, announces that Haywood's goal during the drive is the sale of $252,000 in bonds, of which $175,000 are series E and the remainder are series F and G. "We have Bone over our goal on all our bond drives during the war, and I am confident we will do as wpll in the Security Loan." Mr. Massie states. "Although we are not at war, it is still of great importance that we support the drive wliole hearted ly. It will help win the peace, which is our biggest concern to day." Posters advertising the Security Loan are being sent to Boy Scouts for distribution to merchants, to banks, industries, past offices and other governmental agencies. Pro motional material will be carried from national to local levels in Notices Being Sent To 1,737 Producers Stating Individual Allotments Notices of burley tobacco allot ments are being mailed this week end to 1,737 farmers in Haywood county from the Production and Marketing Administration (AAAi office here, with the announce ment by George E. Stamey, A C. A. chairman, that acreage will be measured before actual planting this year. The total allotment lor the coun ty amounts to 1,453.6, practically the same as the 1,459.5 acres al lotted to the county in 1947. when only 1,126.6 acres were planted There are 37 new growers who were awarded a total of 15 acres in allotments. ' J. G. Robinson will supervise the premeasurement of tobacco acreage. Farmers are asked to make a written request to the Ag ricultural Conservation Association committee when they are ready to have the measurement taken. Charges for this work will be 75 cents per field, $1 per acre on large fields, with a minimum charge of $2 per farm. A deposit to cover the estimated cost of the work Is required at the time an applica tion for measurement is made. The 1948 quotas by township is as follows: Beaverdam 144.9, Cecil, 9.9, Clyde 85.5, Crabtree 163 0. East Fork 11.7, Fines Creek 190.7, Iron Duff 104.5, Ivy Hill 65.4, Pi geon 115.3, White Oak and miscel laneous 256 6, not listed, 3.5. Degrees Will Be Conferred at Lodge To Candidates Waynesville Commandry No 31 will confer the Illustrious Order of the Red Cross and the Order of Malta on a class of candidates to night at 8 o'clock in the lodge hall. All Sir Knights are invited to at tend this ceremonial. C. H. Eckhoff, Eminent Comman der, conducted a rehearsal with the degree team Tuesday evening. This is the first time that these degrees have been conferred here this year, and a Urge class of can didates from Canton, Franklin. Robbinsville, Nantahala and Mur phy, as well as the Waynesville area, will take the degrees Pfc. Charles W. Hannah Attends Medical Course I Pfc. Charles W. Hannah, son ol ! Bill J. Hannah, Rt. 2. Waynesville. has entered as a student in the medical equipment maintenance technicians course at Medical Field Service school. Brooke Army Medical center. Fort Sam Houston. Texas. The field service school trair-s both officers and enlisted men for medical service in the army. newspapers, magazines. radio. theaters; by speakers before groups and individual contacts. Bill Neal. Winston-Salem banker as a representative of the state Bankers Association advisory com mittee reported at dstrict meet ing of chairmen the background for the Security Loan. (Continued on Page Four) Highway Record For 1948 (To Date) In Haywood Injured-- 13 Killed--- 1 (This Information Com piled from Records of SUU Highway Patrol)