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flUadard PKiNTlNcs K&v 220 S First St LOUIS VILLF K v The Waynesville Mountaineer 49,500 People Live within 20 miles of Waynesville (heir ideal shopping center -PUl1,Shed.TwiCe"AWeek In The Co"ny Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park TWENTY PAGES WAYNESVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY JUNE 25, 1948 United Press and Associated Press News $.100 In Advance In Haywood and Jacksdn Counties Ssheu LWeek Friday aficft KIasfwdl Will (Sasit SM) Wts SaMlsw 4r 1 Jerries jf Packed; About 35 In Several he U Cannery wood Has ,ht, sky Cannery ,fe ,11 I's uprnuiK Hirer M'''s '"" Lkel condit ions on Diis uar. ac-i-ordins tr Bill Hyalt, can- ki snomu in- hi. ever More. A Imp, steady market, need stall add up ifison for the plant. If cannery was bc- ior it opening by of five employers. let gels under way about 35 men and on the working the neu owner aim tr of the cannery, (g ground-work for tning since he ar !March Mi Crews Vood from Indiana, ted a large lumato iw owner has had ars experience in lions in I'ennsyl tnt. ill can green beans s this season. Ac- Hyatt, il will re- lion until the frost action next fall. Hate Farm flapped By Agents mug and Joe (.'line iJgcnts office, were tek mapping out hrmers Out-nf-State for laic July. M and Mr dine Shoals and Wilson Sthern swing They xville. where thev Stan Castlebcrry pre Relation office this year s farm I1 set yet. hut Corprnmg expects of Haywood farm- heproject. Ji Still h Officers with 2411 W. fTf destroyed on ;" ln thr Aliens 'UfslaV night h. I Daniel. Jlin f Cochran n ;,r- ' dunni; the raid ' hld been convert- ! iththc use of .-, F10" Of rn.,n..r Market Section 43c 20-23c . 15c 10c 32-36c S3 00 Pound 22-2 M-4C 25 to 2T- ic 22 to 24c 28 to 3,'ic 23 25 to 23 80 The Weather B the l'n"l Press ""tinued hot. ill, 'empera- M h .i L lllf staff f arm,. Min 55 63 59 Rainfall .13 26 09 knery Here To Resume Operations July First GOF Nominate JDewey Choice GOV. THOMAS E. DEWEY was nominated the Republican candidate for president last night on the third ballot. Gov. Dewey polled a safe lead over his nearest competitor, Robert Taft. Haywood Acclaimed well Balanced Farming County Hugh Jolly Named Building Inspector Hugh D. Jolly has been nam ed building inspector for the Town of Waynesville, it was an nounced yesterday. Mr. Jolly succeeds S. H. Bushnell, Jr., -who served In that capacity for sever al years. An ordinance of the town re quires all persons who plan to build, or make any changes in their buildings to first get a per mit from the building inspec tor. Two Canton Men i Hurt In Vfreck j Two Canton men were injured, j when their 1942 Dodge coupe sido j swiped a Pennsylvania car, and crashed into a stone wall opposite I the Patton school on Highway 19 t 23 about 3:30 Tuesday afternoon. Albert Holland was bound over to superior court by Magistrate Ralph Mease, under a $300 bond, charged with driving while drunk. Holland's brother, Robert Ford Holland, was the only other oc cupant of the car, and he suffered bruises. Albert Holland suffered cuts and bruises about the face and legs. The accident was investigated by Patrolman O. H. Roberts, who arrested the driver, and sent both men to a doctor for medical atten tion. The car was demolished. $3,304 Sought For Needy Children In Europe -Asia Workers in the drive for the American Overseas Aid-United Na tions Appeal for Children which will be held the two-week period June 28 through July 10 have been announced by Mrs. Frank Kinsey. president of the Woman's Club of Waynesville, sponsors of the drive in the Waynesville-Hazelwood-Jun- aluska area. The Haywood quota is $3,304. The campaign is being sponsor-i ed by the National Federation of Women's Clubs, with which the Home Demonstration clubs, Busi- ness and Professional Women's clubs anH J,w Aviation, as well as Woman's clubs are affiliat- Of GOP s " . iS11 " More than 250 Haywood dairy men and civic loaders heard praises for the agricultural accomplish ments attained in the county in trie past tew years, and for the pro gressive spirit which prevails here, as two speakers addressed the an nual Dairyman's banquet here Monday night at the Armory. Jonathan Woody used as his topic. "Looking Forward In Hay wood" told the group that "be cause of the highly diversified in terests in Haywood, we could weather hard times better than most places." He said that in 1890 this county had 50,000 more acres in production than in 1940 yet the total production in 1940 was a third more than in 1890, which means we have learned to grow more on less." Mr Woody cited the overall an nual income of Haywood as com ing from the following sources: (Continued on Page Eighti Liner Heads New Equipment Firm H. L. Liner, Sr., has announced the establishment of Farmer's Equpment Sales Company,, which will handle the Jaques tractor and attachments. Mr. Liner w ill have headquarters in a new building soon to be erect ed on Miller Street near Moody Laundry. A special demonstra tion of the equipment is scheduled for Saturday. July 3 on the same lot. ed. It bears the endorsement of President Harry Truman, Secre tarv of State George C. Marshall and the Department of Agriculture which are backing the campaign in this country. Purpose of the campaign is to feed 230,000,000 children in the war-torn countries faced with starvation diet by rais- jng a fund of $60,000,000 which i will be distributed by 6 organi zations, including the International Children's Emergency Fund, which will receive $21,000,000. and church, labor, civic and nationality groups. Plans for the local campaign in- Continued on Page Eighti Governor Of New York Nominated (By Associated Press) BULLETIN CONVENTION HALL. Phila delphia Governor Thomas E. Dewey was nominated by the Na tional Republican Convention Thursday night on the third bal lot of live convention as the party's presidential nominee. Gov Thomas E. Dewey was well on his way to the presidential mini- ! ination last night at 7:30 o'clock j when the Republican National con- i vention went back into action after a three-hour recess. Before the recess was called at 4:56 P. M. yesterday, Dewey had , rolled up a spanking lead over j the other candidates. On the sec- j ond ballot yesterday afternoon he polled 515 ballots just . a hair- j breadth 33 short of the necessary 548 ballots. ! Dewey seemed to be pulling , ahead steadily. He gained 81 votes on the second ballot. The first bal- ! lot around noon yesterday gave him 434 votes. Dewey's nearest competitor was j Robert Taft of Ohio, who gathered a surprising 274 on the second bal lot. Taft picked up 50 votes over the first ballot. Trailing the leaders were Harold E. Stassen with 149 on the second ballot and Arthur Vandenberg with 62. Stassen lost 8 votes after the first ballot, while Vandenberg stay- ed pat The. North Carolina Delegation leaner! very 4strongly for Dewey on the firit ballot. They gave the New Yorker 16 votes. Two North Caro lina votes went to Stassen. three to Martin ,and five to Taft. The Illinois delegation pulled a surprise play when it switched 52 X)f its 56 votes from favorite son Dwight Green to Robert Taft. Interesting Lake Program Is Underway This Week The fourth speaker of the week will be heard at Lake .lunaluska for the second time tonight when Dr. W. A. Stanbury. superintend ent of the Gastonia district preaches in the Assembly auditor- ium at 8 p.m. Dr. Stanbury arrived on the grounds Wednesday, preached for the firht time last night, and will conclude this week of preaching ministry when he delivers his sec ond address tonight. One of the outstanding ministers in Methodism, Dr. Stanbury has held appointments in the North Carolina conferences for over 40 years. He is the author of "Vic tories of the Cross," and was re cently apopinted a member of the Judicial Council of the Methodist Church. Dr. J. Wallace Hamilton, pastor of the Pasadena Community Church, St. Petersburg. Fla., will deliver the first of four sermons here Sunday morning. He will preach again that night and on 1 Miss Margaret Johnston, Hay Monday and Tuesday nights, June j wood County Librarian, has been 28 and 29. elected secretary of the County- He has been acclaimed one of the i and Regional Section of the Li- most remarkable clerical person ages in America. Dr. Hamilton him self is unspectacular and his preaching conforms to the stand ards of the deeply spiritual Chris (Continued on Page Eight) f Mountaineer More Homes The circulation of The Moun taineer reached an all-time rec ord with this issue. This refular issue is going- to more subscribers than any other issue ia the 63 years the paper has been published. In fact, with the number of paid subscribers far more than the total number of residents in Waynesville, the circulation is perhaps as thorough as any news Cafaloochee Rifle Event To Be Bigger Than Ever ' Things were shaping up for the biggest shooting match tver on the Catalooehee Itaneh nt Wed nesday. Tom Alexander, who is in cliaige ol the event on top of Fie Top Mountain, said that an even larger entry list is expected than the 93 marksmen who were present last summer. The shooting line will be bolstered this time by four experts from the National Muzzle Loadim', Rifle association in Ohio "Hoss" Johnson, president of 1 1 1 - - (lull, said the four will he on hand .. hen I he shooting stm ts hrc. Because I hey are advanced marksmen, the quar tet will fire only the old fa.diioncici Hint-lock rifles. The shooting schedule has been shifted this year so that anyone can shoot when it suits him. The filing will open al 9 a.m. and the closing deadline is 3 o'clock Wed nesday afternoon. Any marksman "'ay slt'P ,u thc '"'i' and fire his I regular three shots when lie is ready, then leave if he wishes The targets will be while pieces of paper tacked against a charred board, with a diamond shaped hole cut in the center to serve as a bulls-eye. Each man's target will be sent to the judges alter he has fired. The average distance of the three bullets from the cemer of the target will he computed. The 'Continued on Page F.iglit) Funeral Services j Are Held For War Veteran Funeral services were held vi s- j terday afternoon in liiirnetl Siding Baptist church for Edward M. Hog- ' ers. 23, World War II veteran of! the Lake Logan section, who died Tuesday night at his home aller a lengthy illness. Rev. Lucius Hog- , ers officiated. Interment was in the Sunburst cemetery. I Pallbearers were Harry Vaughn. Lindsey, and L. J Rogers, Edward Reece. and Moody Massie. Surviving are the widow, Mrs Mary Ann Caldwell Rogers: an in fant son; the parents, Mr. and Mrs Lon Rogers: two brothers. James and Delmar. both of Lake Logan: and five sisters. Mrs. Raymond Wall of Morganton. Mrs. Jack Fra dy. Mrs. Frank Parker. Mrs. Wood row Morgan, and Mrs. Arthur Green, all of Lake Logan. Crawford Funeral home was in charge of arrangements. Miss Johnston Honored By Library Group brary Extension Division of the American Library Association. Miss Johnston was elected to the office at a meeting, which she at tended, of the Library Association held in Atlantic City last week. Going Into Than Ever paper in the state. In many sections of the area, the paper is now going into 95 out of every 100 homes. The Mountaineer carries more news, local news, and high pric ed features than do most news papers. This paper has besides a local staff, the facilities of the Press, and King Features, all three recognized as being lead ers in the newspaper field. In Saturday's Election CHAS. M. JOHNSON Tar Heels To Vote This Ballot SAMPLE BALLOT Official Democratic Second Primary Ballot for State Officer INSTRUCTION'S 1. To vole for a candidate on (lie hallut make a cross (X) mark in the square at the It'll ol his name. 2. If you tear iir deface or wroin;ly mat k this ballot, return it to the registrar and eel another. FOR GOVKRNOK i V ol e .or ine i CHAS. M JOHNSON w, Ki;nk SCOTT Second Primary election, June '!, 1 9 IK. Jlulxe.lt Olive Chairman Stale Board of Elections, All election officials are urged h ( 'h.i i i iii.in Jerry Rogers to call their precinct reports to lti.'v or hring th in iininnliatrly to the audi tor's office in the court house A l.ilnil.it n.ii ol the county vote will he made there for state )ir;iclciiai In ond the press The Haywood vote as well as stair iclurtis will be broadcast over WHCC just as last as they are received Field Day Plans To Be Discussed A meeting w be held loniL'lit al H o'clock in the county eciui t house lo lav plans tir the hm "Farm and Home Field Day to lie held July 28th Wayne Corpening, county agent will lead the meeting of commit teemen to outline the activities fin the occasion. Joe (Mine and 11 .1 Single'erry, assistant county agents, will also he on hand The Farm and Home Field Day will he held on Jack Mc 'rarken s farm in Pigeon. Plans are for a full day of demonstration projects 'lo show the farmers what we have been talking about,'' accord ing to Mr Singleterry. There will be many types ol Machinery on display at the I arm to give farmers an idea of me chanized agriculture as applied to 1 small farms. The county agents ollice has t lined up a large group of commit- i tee members to handle the various , demonstration events. The men will give a demonstration of fence ; stripping, of barn spraying, and 'Continued on Page Eiglu 1 Concert Group Plans Big Program For Fall Season A lull concert schedule, spark under disc ussion to appear on the ling with international musical conceit duties. Among these are stars, has been planned by the the Don Cossack Male Chorus, Community Concert Association Bart let I & Robertson. Rose Bamp- for this Fall. ton Helen .lepson. William Prim- At a meeting of the Association rose Svetlova Ballet Group, Co and other interested persons Wed- lumbia Concert trio. Metropolitan nesday night, a membership cam- Grand Opera trio. Columbus 'Boys paign was outlined for October choir, and Susan Reed, ballad sing Miss Amelia MacFaydcn -was er. named chairman of a committee to Every citizen of Waynesville and lead the drive. Other members will the surrounding area will he in- be Mrs. Bonner Ray. Miss Steph- vited to join the Community Con- anie Moore. Mrs Fredia Knopf, cert Association. Admission to con- and Mrs. H. L. Liner, Jr certs will be by membership only Three concerts will be presented no single admissions will be sold by the Association this Fall Sev- lor each concert. . eral artists and musical groups rtrc Continued on Page Eight) V f W. K Kit It SCOTT Election Returns Should Be Called To Number 185 The .Mountaineer and radio sta tion V 1 1 ( ' ' will auain combine n,,,,, srnHl.s Saturday night to j llu, ;iywood county the returns I lom I he Johnson-Scott election. Wi'li only two men on the bal lot ii is est mulled thai the average pi ( i mi I c an count its votes in 30 minutes The polls will close at ( I'M .mil re turns are expected to b. lulling in by 7:30. The final cliciion result should be broad-ra-t over WHCC around 10 p. m. The Mountaineer staff will ga ther the county election returns, while the Associated Press will re poi l the state-wide results. Je;r Rogers, chairman of the munis lio.ird of elections, wants it made clear that all precinct re lurtis are to he telephoned in to tne county auditor's office in the c me i house The number is 118. The results will be sent from here to the radio station for immediate Iii o.hIi ast IN JIAKLOTTF. HOSPITAL Hei t Davis left Wednesday for ( h.ii :!!, where he will enter Me miii 1,-1 1 hospital for treatment. Expect Saturday Vote To Exceed That Of May 29th Supporters of Both Johnson and Scott Working Hard Here In Haywood The intense interest in the gov ernor's race here in Haywood, is expected to draw between 6.000 and 6,500 voters to the polls Satur. day, according to close political observers. A total of 5.680 votes were cast in the first primary on May 29th. More people are taking part in the second primary than partici pated in the first, and Beaverdam is expected to turn out a much larger vote than In the first elec tion. Neither of the candidates have paid a visit to Haywood since the May Primary, but workers for both have been more active in the coun ty than before. Soon after the first primary, the supporters of Chas. M. Johnson began an active campaign, Jona than Woody, county manager for Mr. Johnson, announced that W. G. Byers, county manager for Wm. B. Umstead for the Senate, and Bryan D. Medford, county manager for J. M. Broughton, for the Senate and Fred Ferguson, of Canton, a staunch supporter In the first Pri mary of Mayne Albright, had all joined the Johnson camp here in Haywood. These co-managers, to gether with Mr. Woody, held a county-wide rally here the ltlth, and completed plans for the cam paign. In the meantime, W. Kerr Scott announced a farmer committee to handle his campaign in Haywood. In the first primary Mr. Scott 'did not formally name a Haywood manager, depending upon a num ber of supporters to handle his affairs. The Scotl forces'Sife" head ed by J. N. Tate and W. T. Rainer. co-managers, with a farmer com mittee as advisors. As far as is known, there will (Continued on Page Eight) 98 Motorists Get Drivers License 2 Days In Canton Canton motorists broke all rec ords Tuesday, when 5fi whose names started with C and D re ceived their drivers license The deadline is June 30 for all motor ists whose names slart with C or D. Wednesday 42 licenses were issued. The examinations are held in Waynesville on Monday. Thurs day and half day Saturday The patrolmen work Canton on Tues day and Wednesday, and in Sylva on Friday. The patrolmen here yesterday said there would be no extension of time granted, as June 30th is the deadline. Waynesville Art Gallery To Stage First Sale Tonight Tonight will mark the first sale of the 16th consecutive year for Waynesville Art Gallery, which ii owned by James Mann. Wednesday and Thursday nights were inspection nights, and the first auction will be held tonight, starting at eight o'clock. Mr. Mann said he had 50 per cent more stock than in former years, and predicted a season that would equal 1945. Two sales will be held daily, at 10 a. m. and 8 p. m. Highway Record For 1948 (To Date) In Haywood Injured .... 24 Killed 2 (This information com piled from Eecords of State Highway Patrol.)