North Carolina Newspapers

Standard pj,r 'Ofls.VtJ I r , The Waynesville Mountaineer 49,500 People Live within 20 miles of Waynesville their ideal shopping center U'eek Tuesday i in ract Off Road Pur Town Aldermen lot aldermen this 43-acre tract of Be from the city mile off the Dell garbage disposal kit plans to tear 'ator on Richland t Uitn after the !'g!ed a number The immediate N by (he fact tor is worn out limited amount of could be used Iwn burning tinm "if incinerator. fr garbage in the F. and rov-iina this is n,j l(,ng,.r tract i he (IW11 fide ample space pal for years () P'ned. and is ;,wav f Pafie KiRhl Market 150 to 1.75 lection 48e 20-28c 15c 10c 32-36c $2.65 20l to 23.00 26 00 to 28.00 22.0H , 25.25 2" 00 to 31.00 2-iOO to 26.00 23 00 to 2fi.80 The Weather By the Lnited Press '"HI change in if1' emPera. Ill i !' RfaH 61 64 .55 SIXTEEN PAGES n't Be Coming 'Round The ' inmiSfMHl"iw i rn -ii in inn n 1 1 nirni i iwnmiii miT1 i 11GER TRAIN made its last scheduled run on n there will be no passenger service, unless the matter This picture was made just as await the train to stop to take oft the mail and parcel post. photograph by Ingram's Studio. n Buys 43 -Acre Tract Garbage Disposal Site; dismantle Incinerator Extra Session Of Congress Night Pass Business At Post Office Increases The Waynesville post off ire showed, an increase over the second quarter of 1947 of 32 per cent, according to J. II. Howell, postmaster. The first six months of this year showed an increase of 31 per cent over last year. "This increase means about $3,000 for Uie 3-monlh period, or a gain or $1,000 per month, Postmaster Howell said. There is every indication that business will continue good, as both the incoming and outgoing mail is running high. Officers Recover Stolen Automobile A 1941 Dodge was recovered the same day it was stolen here. The Highway Patrol and Police Depart ment recovered the car at Ardcn. just beyond Asheville. The car be longed to a Mr. Whitten, of Flor ida. He had the keys in the car and was loading it for the return ti ip home, when the vehicle was stolen. A tire and some -clothes were missing when the officers found the car. It was not damaged, and no one was at the car when it was found. Patrolman Lonnie Bishop and Chief of Police Noland went after the vehicle. Large Crowds Attending Lake Bible Conference Closing sessions of the Bible Conference are being held this week-end at Lake Junaluska with Dr. John W. Branscomb, pastor of the ' First Methodist church, Or lando, Florida as the featured speaker Friday night.- Dr. Brans comb is one of the leading and most popular ministers in Southern Methodism. Methodists from all over the Southeast have gathered here this week to make sn intensive study Published Twice-AWeekJnThe County Scat of Haywood United Press and Associated Press News Mountain Any More the Murphy Branch yesterday, the Southern Railway changes the engine pulled in at the sta This is a Park Natters Much interest was being shown here yesterday in the special ses sion of the 80th Congress which President Truman called to re convene on July 2o'th There arc several matters per taining to the operation and devel opment of the Great Smokies which need congressonal action, and Charles Hay. chairman of the N C Park Commission said among them was the transfer of lands in the Park with the Indians along the route of the Parkway spur from Woll Laurel to Black Camp Gap. liusiness men were reluctant to discuss the possibility of price controls, which Mr. Truman said he would ask Congress to act upon. Most of those interviewed fell that the markets would adjust them selves with supply and demand sell i ng satisfactorily prices. The proposed housing bill, which Mr. Truman said he would also push, would not affect this area, since it is designed for city slum clearances. Hundreds of citizens followed the last few hours of the Democratic convention, which included the nomination of Mr. Truman on the first ballot and of Alden Barkley by acclaimation for the vice presi dency. Many Haywoou democrats freely expressed themselves here yester day that the stand of Southern Democrats would not, in their opin ion, make much difference in the national election in November. "It might cut down on the total vote, but there is little likelihood that any states will swing over into the Republican party column," they said. r fho Rihlp in its relation to lit erature and to the devotional lfe 'of the individual. The conference was led by some 'of the outstanding Bible scholars fin the Southeast. Two lectures iwere given each morning by Dr. j W. A. Shelton, formerly of Emory University and Dr. Edwin Mims, 'professor emeritus of English I literature at Vanderbilt Univer jsity. Dr. Shelton gave daily lec I (Continued on Page Five) Htospital Petitions To Be Filed Monday Petitions Ask Board To Gall An Election State and Federal Government Offer To Pay 71 Per Cent Of Expansion Costs Civi? and business leaders in all sections of Haywood were so liciting signatures to a petition! yesterday for formal presentation lo the board of commissioners here next Monday, asking that they call a bond election in order to matcli state-federal gift of 71 per cent for expanding the hospital Reports from all areas showed the citizens were interested in the projec', and signatures were freely put on the several copies of the petitions now in circulation. The law specifies that the signatures of 15 per cent of the "free holders" sign a petition calling for a bond election. The board of commissoners will meet Monday for their regular third Monday session, and plans are to present the large list of names lo them at that time. The plans, as outlined in the petitions, point out that state and federal funds are available to pay for 71 per cent of the cost of ex panding the Haywood hospital, pro vided the county puts up the other 29 per cent. The plan is similar to WPA projects of several years ago. (Continued on Page Eight i Freight Train&Io Bring In Express The last scheduled passenger train on the Murphy Branch pull ed out of here about 40 minutes late Thursday morning, for Ashe ville, thus leaving the 115-mile section of railroad without jjassen ger train service. Under the new plans, two ex press services will come into hem daily, according to J. G Terrc'l. local agent. Perishable and valu ables will come in on the 7:38 freight train, and the regular ex press on the 9:30 freight, Mr. Ter rell said. The outgoing express will 'eave here on two trains, both departing shortly after noon, Mr. Terrell pointed out. Evans Attends Highway Patrol Training School A leave of absence has been granted Policeman A. Paul Evans in order that he might attend the Highway Patrol school. Policeman Evans leaves today, and will take the training until September first. At the conclusion of the training period he will either go with the patrol or come back to the police force here. During his absence he will be succeeded by Hub Ruff, former member of the force. Two Land Auctions Set For Monday Two auction sales will be held here Monday, July 19, by Penny Brothers. The first sale will begin at ten o'clock, and will be the Gor don Farm, on the Balsam road. The place has an 11 -room house, 300 acres and lots of equipment in modern barns. At four o'clock 43 acres of land on the Dellwood road will be sold. This is known as the Dr. String field property. The twin auctioneers and their live wire band will conduct both sales. N. C. Park Commission Meets Here On Monday The North Carolina Park. Park way and Forest Development Com mission will hold their annual meeting here at the commission's office Monday morning, according to Charles E. Ray, chairman. The commission will elect offi cers, and discuss among several things, the proposed toll on the Clingman's Dome road, and con cessions in the Park. A proposal County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park WAYNESVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY, Jl'LY 'All Aboard CONDUCTOR WEST is signaling the engineer to pull out for the last time as Station Agent J. G. Terrell looks on as the locomotive's drive wheels begin to turn and take away the last run of the passenger train on the Murphy Branch. Mr. Terrell has been with the Southern 47 years. The run on Thurjday was the last. This is a Mountaineer photograph by Ingram's Studio. ' Vaynesville Get National Meeting Here 'Hurry With Dot Sobering-Up Water Here's Gabriel' One of Havnesville's habitual drinkers, woke up from a lour day spree the other night just us .1. E. Massir's 18-million candle power search light was throwing a beam of light across the heav ens. The colored man lay there a minute, blinked Hrst one eye Ihen the other, and railed to n mem ber of his family to ask what the queer light meant. The family pretended they saw no light, but suspected it was "Gabriel's light" visible only to the wicked. With this Information, the man made an erncsl plea for some "sobering up water" as this weren't no time to be fooling. Car Of Clyde Man Leaves Highway Chester Kuykendall, of Clyde, was injured Tuesday morning when the 1937 Ford he was driving crashed into the steel fence sur rounding the Dayton Rubber Com pany on Highway 19-A. Kuykendall was admitted lo the Haywood Countv Hospital for X-Iiays and treatment. Cpl. Jones Is On Patrol Faculty Cpl E. W. Jones of the Highway Patrol leaves Sunday for Chapel Hill, where he will be a member of an instruction faculty of the patrol schooling new recruits. During his absence, O. H. Hub erts, of Waynesville, will be in charge of the highway patrol forces in Haywood. has also been made as to the pos sibility of a mobile refreshment unit operating in the Park. Tentative plans call for a joint meeting of the North Carolina and Tennessee groups in Gatlinburg on August 2nd, Mr. Ray said. Other officers of the commission include Dr. Kelly E. Bennett, vice chairman, and C. M. Douglas, of Brevard, secretary. 16. 1948 and Goodbye- Jaycees To Charter At On Monday A .-barter will be presented to l he local .lunior Chamber of Com- mei e llmr: Th .'it a dinner al the Tnwne Monday evening at 7 p. m. Asheville Junior Chamber imnieree will present Hie ol C ' 1 1 . n lii lii Hie Hi ill llieit S. I A lic 1 1 le unit Iit lo Harry local group I'l'osl l.lneberry of the ill give die chill -"Wile" Kohinsiin. 1 head of the Waynesville Jaycees The, W'iy ncsville group was oi -j 'Mined several months ago but iha. not heen officially rrcotfuicd i vet II now lias 1 7 members I Hcpi eseiiling Asheville al I he dinner here Monday uill lie Presi dent l.inelioiTV, Stale Director j Itobeii .1 Putnam, and Mrs. Har i k i ns, :( rotary of the Asheville ' club 1 1 i , h-1 I lark i us. vice president iH the Western District ol IheJay- I I ees. vtill be the principal speaker tor I be event. 'I he presidents of the local Ho l.iiy. I, inns. Ministers, American ll.cnioii. Beta Sigma Phi and VKW J organizations have been invited to t he dinner. Other olficers of the local Jay cees are Virgil Smith, vice presi dent. Arthur Veifh. secretary and !w M. Cobb, treasurer. ! In the short span of their organi sation here, the Jaycees have been active. I'hey have contributed to an x-ray chest fund. Their next project will be a local talent show. Fun Kor You," which will be held Aui: 18-19 in the high school au ditorium A professional director will assist in presenting the show. RFV. WILLIAMSON'S I irvnit n ruiTirAl V .111 VIWIIIV' ii. i- Hev. Malcolm R Williamson been called to Lancaster. S C account of the critical illness his mother. has on of Chest X-Ray Underway In The x-ray survey of Haywood county began yesterday when three units rolled onto location in dif ferent sections of the county. The units will continue (heir free x-ray campaign today, accord ing to Dr. Mary Michal, district health officer here. Today the units will be located at Riekman's store near Woodrow, at Dayton Rubber company and at Wellco Shoe corporation, and at N. C. James' store at Fines Creek. Saturday the units will stop at $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties Special Venire Called For Capital Case Here In Criminal Court Monday Judge II. Hoyle Sink Plans To Recess Court About Noon Today Until Monday Today nlioiil noon, Judge H. Hoyle Sink plans to recess the first week of criminal court until ten o'clock Monday morning Scheduled for trial on Monday, is Lewis Wright, a voung Canton nian, charged with rape A special venire of 2S men has been sum moned by Sheriff H V. Welch to be on band when court convenes Monday The crime is alleriged to haw taken place In the Morn ing Slai section of Haywood The grand jury returned a true bill against Johnny (.'lino, Jr., charging him wilh murder. The case has been continued. Another true bill was returned against Robert Dudley and Jennie Dodds, both colored, in connection with the death of Ed Allen, also colored. This case lias also been continued. Judge Sink has heard a large number of cases, as he said he was trying to save the court as much time as possible, since it was costing taxpayers about $1,000 a day to operate a criminal term of court When a number of defendants were called and failed to answer, Judge Sink made an order that: "In all instances where defendants have been called and failed at this term of court, and in the event of their arrest during the term of court, they .will be brought Into court; !niW"evrhtor ffieif appre hension after the term, the bond to be fixed will be double the amount of Hie present bond and II is in the discretion of the sherilT and clerk of the court, as lo how much more " Among the divorces granted this week, included Dova Overman vs John Overman; Sarah Jane Nichols vs William Oliver Nichols; Wllsie iContmued on Page Eighti The Body Of Pvt. Noland Arrives In N. Y. Tlw bndv ol I'vl Harry Noland. who was killed in Belgium March 1. I94,ri, lias arrived in New York and is en route to Waynesville for final burial Pvt. Noland entered the service in August. 1944 and received his basic training al Camp Blanding. Kla. He was sent overseas in Janu ary. 194"), and was serving with the 3rd Army at the time of his death. Prior to entering the service he was employed al the Newport N-ws Shipbuilding and Drydock Com pany Survivors include the parents, Mr and Mrs. W. B. Noland; four sisters, Miss Katharine Noland and Mrs. Jack Redmond of Waynesville. Mrs Marshall Leatherwood of Clyde and Mrs. Ii. J. Ross of Pe- j oria. Ill ; and three brothers, Lyle ' Noland of Orlando. Gerald Noland i of Ocala. Fla . and Reuel Noland of Lake Junaluska. No Polio Cases In This County The Health Department here Thursday afternoon said that there had not been any cases of Polio reported in Haywood county. Survey Now Haywood Cruso school and at Crabtree-Iron Duff school. Tuesday the units will be locat ed at Bethel school, at the Una gusta plant and at Crabtree-Iron Duff school. Wednesday there will be units at Bethel school, at Unagusta and at Maggie school. Thursday the units will be at Brown grocery store in Clyde, at Glenville church, at Hazelwood ton the mam street) and at Jona (Continued on Page Eight) Speaks Tomorrow BTr , ""Umi iiwH I REP. MONROE REDDEN will speak here Saturday at II a m to a joint meeting of the Farm Bureau and the Women's Auxiliar, . A large group of farmers is expect ed to hear the 12th District Con gressman when he speaks in the county courthouse. Rep. Redden will speak over WHCC at 12:30 Saturday Farm Group Will Hear Rep. Redden Rep. Monroe Redden, congress man from the 12th distiirt yill ajpeak 'before Joint meeting of Ha"yWw3rnff1f' Farm Bureau and the Women's Auxiliary Saturday , morning at 1 1 a.m. The meeting will be held in the county courthouse. The public is invited lo hear Rep. Redden speak. Secretary Bonnet of the State Farm Bureau will also address the gathering. Charles McCrary of the Hay wood County Farm Bureau i, mak ing arrangements for (lie event. Representing the Women , Auxili ary will be Mrs O L Yale, A large group ol farmers from this area is expected to attend the meeting. Group To Discuss Mail Route Into This Section A group of Waynesville business men will meet wilh Keprc.-niialive Monroe M Redden here Salurday morning to discuss plan. 'ie et. ting mail routes into Wayne .villn, since the passenger trains have been discontinued All postmasters ale enunciating i along the Murphy bramli proposal has been made to j highway post offices in nid regular mail, registered in.nl r,d a Set that .aid ;t as i the irti d parcel post can be worked the railway mail cars did Rep. Redden is interested n project, and has already 1 some work in that direction. Mail Coming Into Town By Trucks Mail was received here vr.ifr. day by truck, which left .irvili. about 9:30, according to Postmast er J H. Howell It is understood that mail vwl) continue to come by truck until the new schedules and units are made available. Highway Record For 1948 (To Date) In Haywood Injured .... 23 Killed 3 (This Information com piled from Record? of ' State Highway Patrol )