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WAYNESVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY, SKITEMBER 10, 1948
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Report Shows
Schools In
Canton Will
Open Doors
On Monday
Between 2.700 and 2,800 school
children in the Canton area will
begin classroom work on Monday
morning, it was announced by A.
J. Hutchins, superintendent, yes
terday. The book room opened yesterday,
and will remain open today and
Saturday, for all students to get
their necessary books. Mr. Hut
chins stressed the importance of
getting the books before Monday,
as the room will be used as a class
room after Saturday.
There is a possibility that there
will be a delay in opening the new
colored school, due to the unfin
ished plumbing work. Efforts are
being made to get the plumbing
fixtures installed by Monday, Mr.
Hutchins said.
There are 5 white elementary,
and 1 white high school in the
Canton district, and I celored high,
and 1 colored elementary school.
This is the only colored high In
the, county, and stiidonts from herq
will go down by bus daily.
The Canton district will have 81
teachers this year, with all posi
tions filled, Mr. Hutchins said.
I
Colorful Program
Lines Up For
Folk Festival
A colorful program of music and
entertainment is planned for the
j first Haywood Folk Festival to be
j held at the Canton high school ath
J letic field on Sept. 20-22.
Square dance teams, string bands
i and several outstanding individual
! entertainers are lined up for the
I event.
The Edwards-Clark-Mcsser post
of the VFW in Canton is sponsoring
i the affair.
Local Civil Engineer
To Spend Few Weeks On
Surveying Large Dam
W. H. Carrington, local civil
engineer, leaves Sunday to do some
special work on the large Clark
Hill Dam in Georgia. He expects
to return to his office here in
about two weeks.
Mr. Carrington opened his office
in the Ferguson Building sometime
ago, and has his home at Lake
Junaluska. He is from Charles
ton, and maintained an office In
Franklin for a year before coming
here.
Baptists Number 5,123 In
Haywood Now, Says Survey
There are 5,123 Baptists attend
ing 36 churches in Haywood coun
ty, a survey taken at the recent
Sunday School revival and released
today by Miss Daphne Boone of
the Baptist associational shows.
The survey was organized by
workers from the State Baptist
headquarters in Raleigh and by
county Baptist leaders.
Sunday school enrollment in
Haywood churches, the survey
states, has risen to 5,796, but dur
ing the past quarter the average at
tendance in Sunday Schools has
been around 3,000.
During the two week Sunday
School revival, attendence in the
classes was 2.823 the first Sunday
and 2,795 on the second.
Possibilities for Baptist church
members in the county was estim
ated at 13,388 by the workers.
A compact Sunday School group
of workers has 419 members with
Back In The Old
If you happened to have been traveling down Main Street here about ixl vears ago. tins is what
you would have seen do vou recognize the spot? This picture was made In.m where the Hotel I.eFaine
now stands, looking towards the Presbyterian church. In fact, that is the !d Presbvterian church on
the left. It was torn down about 1900. The house just this side is the old l.ush Tale house now the
Towne House, and the building on the right was the Oapt. Alden Howell home, later he converted it
into a boarding house and then the Hotel Gordon, with additions added. olc the fence across the
lower part of what is now Main Street. This, photo graph from the collection of Mrs. Ida V. Ilrown. of
route one.
!ftHu(tson
Adding tven
More Space
In Expansion
As workmen started excavating
for the enlarged Belk-Hudson
building here this week, engineers
made some last-minute changes in
the plans, and will add an addi
tional 800 iquare feet io the origi
nal plans, which were "X& treble
the store, J. C. Jennings, manage
said yesterday.
"After checking on some fea
tures of the present building, it
was decided to extend the present
building back 26Vi feet further,
in addition to adding 15 feet in
width, and making the entire base
ment a sales floor," Mr. Jennings
said. "This extension to the back
will give Ms 800 more square leet
of sales space than was first plann
ed when we decided to treble the
present building," he continued.
Excavating has started on the
outside, while other crews will dig
out the basement under the pres
ent building.
The store will have a modern
front, and an entirely new set of
modernized fixtures on both the
first and second floors. Present
fixtures will be shifted to the
Dasement
Rathbone Is On
Honor Cruiser
Lewis J. Rathbone, boatswain"s
mate, second class, USN, of Way
nesville, is serving aboard the light
cruiser USS Providence, which has
just been awarded the Battle Ef
ficiency Pennant and "E" for her
general excellence throughout the
fiscal year July 1, 1947 to July I,
1948. His ship was the only light
cruiser so honored" in the entire
U. S Navy.
This qualifies him to wear the
Battle Efficiency "E" badge on his
uniform, an old peacetime prac
tice in the Navy revived with this
recent award.
87 new workers added during the
revival. There were only sixteen
classes across the county, but the
revival upped this number by 89.
Hazelwood Baptist church has
the heaviest Sunday School enroll
ment with 533 members. Waynes
ville church can count 501 mem
bers in their Sunday School and
Canton Calvary has 334.
Hazelwood is also the largest
church in regards to resident mem
bership. The Hazelwood church
has 1,173 members. Second in line
is the Beaverdara church with 882.
followed by Waynesville with 672
and West Canton with 485.
One of the most advanced
churches during the two-week re
vival was the Barbervllle church,
which added twelve new Sunday
School workers and 20 new classes.
Waynesville church had the high
est average Sunday School attend
ance during the last quarter with
270. v
Days, Main Street
Haywood Baptist Pledges
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Assures Quota For The
Jjev yaM rores
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No New Cases Of
Polio In Hay wodd
No new cases of polio have
been reported in Haywood coun
ty during the past week. It was
announced by Dr. M. B. Micli.il of
the district health department.
Haywood has (teven cases of
the disease this Summer.
Farm Bureau
To Lay Plans
for Campaign
Plans for a membership drive
will be laid Saturday morning at
11 o'clock when the Haywood conn
ty Farm Bureau and the Woman's
Auxiliary hold a joint meeting in
the county courthouse.
Aocording to C. B. McCrary, pres
ident of the Farm Bureau, all mem
bers are urged to attend in order
that arrangements for the member
ship campaign can be made.
Election of officers lor the coin
ing year will be held after the
membership drive plans are com
pleted, said Mr. McCrary.
"Some of our neighboring coun
ties already had their membership
drive, and have over 5O0 members
to date. Haywood county should
double that number.'' said the pres
ident. "Let's all the farmers and
farm women work together for a
better rural Haywood county. "
Representatives from the North
Carolina Farm Bureau will be on
hand for the meeting.
Miss Johnston
Wants Ideas For
Bookmobile Stops
Miss Margaret Johnston, county
librarian, has asked for suggestions
from the rural communities for
suitable places to be used as stops
for the Bookmobile.
She asks that persons mail or
telephone their suggestions to the
library immediately, since the
Bookmobile service will soon be
started.
Want Ad Sold
More Windows . . .
Several weeks ago Hugh Mas
sle sold a number of windows
and screens the same day he
usd a small want ad in The
Mountaineer.
Last week he advertised more
windows and screens for sale
and they too, sold in short or
der. If it's worth selling:, it's worth
advertising- use the want ads
of The Mountaineer 20 words
only 40 cents.
Was Fenced In
l.eadeis of Haywood Baptist
chin ehe.s underwrote a sum Tues
day mijlil which assured stale lead
ers of raisin: $1 ,rll(l ()(l() for Ihe
jnew Wake Koivsl at Winsloii
; Salem. The goal was about $25,000
sh-trt ol Hie goal on Tuesday, when
Horace Kasoiu. director ol Hie cam
paign, pn M illed Hie plan belore
tlx- I lay wood leaders at a supper
meeting in Hie Welch Memorial
building Tuesday evening.
"The llaplMs o the stale must
raise six million, and break dirt
by July l!.r)2, in order lo get the
gilt ot (i(M) acres, two mansions at
Winjjton-So.'eni, and an endowment
ol $11 .000,000. with an annual
in-
come ol $3:0.000. Mr. Kasom
c x-
plained.
"The inconi,. from the endow
ment will hriiiK in a million and a
half, lli' eiHens of Winston-Salem
are giving an equal amount, a spe
cial gilts committee is raising an
other million and a half, and the
Baptists of Ibe stale have been ask
ed for a million and a half. If Hay
wood churches underwrite some
thing over $25,000 here tonight, we
will have in hand pledges of $1.
501101)0 to report lo the stale con
vention However, we are out for
$1,800,000 in order to h,. on Ihe
safe side.'' he continued.
.Mr. Kasom said that "Ihe next
100 years in Christian education de
pends on the action of North Caro
lina Baptists in regards to the de
velopnu nt ol Wake Forest The
project lias created world-wide in-
tresl, and our progress will
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be
R. Rathbone Cut
In Monday Affray
Kichaid Rathbone, 55-year-old
larmer, is getting along satisfac
torily at the Havvvood County Hos-
' pilal. where he is undergoing treat- 1
menl for cuts received about the'
face and head Monday night. Raltj- !
bone lost a lot of blood, and was
unable lo give investigating officers
much ol Ibe delails The cutting!
took place in Jones Cove. I
j Officers are looking for Paul ;
Eure, 24-year-old farmer, who they !
said Rathbone told I hem did the!
.cutting. Officers investigating were
Deputies Max Cochran. Wade Mc-
Daniel. John Kerley. and Police
man Orville Noland.
Large Truck Goes
I Off Alley Bank
I A large crowd gathered Tuesday
j afternoon to watch w orkmen pull a
transport tractor-trailer unit out
of alley embankment. The right
'back wheels of the trailer slipped
off the embankment, and it p
:peared for a time that the loaded
l unit might topple over,
i A wrecker and two large trucks
together with the tractor finally
j pulled the trailer to an upright
position, without any apparent
damage heiny done.
150 Saw McCrackens Get
'Master Farm' Award At
Ceremony On Thursday
Wind And Rains
Damage Crops
Meavy winds and rain in the
Clyde area over the week-end
blew down a treat deal of corn
and cane, doinR considerable
damage, farmers reported.
Many bushels of apples which
were not yet ripe were blown
off the trees. They were bruis
ed and now good only for hoR
feed, one tanner said.
Last Service Will
Be Held Sunday In
Dellwood Church
Sunday's serv ices in the present
Dellwood church will be the last
in the old building, it was an
nounced yesterday by Hev. J. K If
Houser, pastor. The building was
recently bought by J. M. Palmer,
and the church in turn bought the
old school building, and will
so,n
have a dedication service then
Hev Mr. Houser announced that
Hev. Frank Leatherwood woyld
preach Sunday morning at 1 1
o'clock, with Sunday school meet
ing as usual at 10 o'clock. A spe
cial Invitation Is extended to all
former members, as well as the
present membership, to attend this
service.
Rev. Mr
Houser will preach
Maple urov nt trh n clock and at
Maggie at II o'clock.
The revival services at Maple
Grove with Hev. It. L. Younn of
Waynesville doing the preaching
have been well attended Mr.
Young has preached nightly to the
congregation, bringing inspiring
messages each evening. Efforts are
being made to have a special serv
ice Sunday evening with an over
flow attendance.
Funeral Men To
I Convene Today
Funeral directors from several
points in Hie Western part of Ihe
state were due to meet at the Craw
! ford home this morning for Ibe an
l nual Twelfth District of Funeral
Directors and Burial Association
meet ing.
Mayor ,1 II. Way whs scheduled
lo welcome the visitors. Lunch
was to he served at 12:30. followed
by a todr of interesting points in
the area.
Ralph Crawford is director ol the
associat ion.
Visitors will conn: from Brevard
Bryson City. Franklin, Andrews.
Murphy, Sylva and Canton, Willi
association executives from Greens
boro. Raleigh and Salisbury also mi
hand.
Haywood Ministers
Will Meet Monday
The Haywood County Ministerial
Association will meet at Long's
Chapel at Junaluska on Monday
at 12:30 p. m.
Local Woman
AtNuremburg
Ves. there is a lot of depression
(and misery over there, The people
look hungry and they're not very
happy. It certainly makes you glad
J to be back here again."
j Miss Henrietta Love sat on her
front porch on Love Lane last week
and talked about the 16 months she
spent in Germany with the govern
ment as a stenographer for the
Nuremburg War Crimes court trib
unal. Miss Love looked around her at
the shady Waynesville streets and
Summer lawns, and decided that
she'll take America anytime.
"It was interesting and all
that," said she, "but I have no par
ticular inclination to go back any
time soon."
The Waynesville woman has been
working with the Civil Service for
quite a while. The Nuremburg tri
als were 1nst pnother a;sionmpnt
Surrounded by the flourishing
lields and green pastures that were
proof of their successful farming,
Mr anil Mrs Albert J, MeCracken
and Hun children stood in their
i front yard Thursday morning and
received a plaque proclaiming them
a "Master Farm Family" one of
i the nine best I aim families in the
slate
j Around 15(1 proud neighbors and
friends were on hand tn observe
i the award ceremonies. Sitting un
der the trees in Ihe MeCracken
yard they heard the "master fam
ily given due praise for their
achievements by farm leaders from
, t lie count v and stale.
Wayne Cm pining, the ebullient
I aim (lemons! rat ion agent for Hay
j wood county, ki pi the program
moving at a last pace as master of
ceremonies Several men who were
lanuli.ir wilb the MeCracken fam
iily s progress made brief talks.
along with agricultural dignitaries
who described the McCracken's
j cooperation in the farm programs
; in this area.
1 H (' Larue, associate editor of
! Progressive Fanner magazine the
I putilu at ion which sponsored the
j presentation ol the plaque, opened
I the program w ith an explanation of
! the "Master Harm Family'' project
and ils aims.
J Mrs W. I), ketner followed
linn with a glowing account of Mrs.
McCracken's work as a 4-H leader
in the county, as an interested
worker in any home demonstration
program and as Ihe mother of nine
H children "She always- cared for
Hie neallh ol tier children, said
Mi s Ki tner, "and made sure that
thru education and I heir music
came a hurt; with I heir material
tilings in Iheir lives."
Albert Walker, a long-time k-m-dent
ol the community who said
he had known Albert MeCracken
"from inlancy" rose and told of
Mr McCracken's past . "I can see
him a a boy. pattering down that
!road lo Sunday School with his
brothers and sisters." Speaking ex
j tenipei aneously , Mr. Walker re
minisced ol Mi . McCracken's early
, tile ''"id his parents, " was his
Sunday School superintendent for
:!.") years and know him well. He
lias gol a wonderful family . . ."
Joe Davis, representing the First
X.i I ii i i .i 1 Hank ol Waynesville, then
came to I he microphone and in
troduced the many well-known
! guests at the ceremonies, includ
! nig county farm workers and lead
I ers in Waynesville civic organization-
Thry received applause from
I he audience
Dave Felmet. head of (ht. Cham
i her ol ( ninnierce in Waynesville.
is.nd "'I'll.. Chamber of Commerce
I has itividid its interests into three
Continued on Page Eight)
Arrests Of Drunks
Starts Off Heavy
Wilb H2 arrested on charges of
being ilinnk in August, Waynes
ville police reported yesterday that
September loomed lo he another
heavy inonlh. with 20 already on
the police docket on drunken
j charges
I "We find they are drinking
j every thing Unit W ill pass their
j gullet and make them drunk," one
i police officer said.
Is Reporter
War Trials
to Iur but a difficult
she will admit.
assignment.
"The trials were carried on in
ihany languages." she told the
Mountaineer. "If a Nazi had per
petrated a crime aganist Greek
citizens, wc would have to
have German and Greek
interpreters to translate the testi
mony. Each w itness would have his
translater and it is surprising how
fast they- could work. We had a
complex microphone arrangement
CS Ihof oil m, llnJ 4n 1 . 1 A 1
jsf ...ai an jwu nau CO UU IU gel inC
trials in English was to switch a
button on the mike. Then We took
down the testimony in shorthand
Miss Love was one of thirty trial
reporters present at the affair.
There were six trials in all. "Of
course, the way we worked, we
missed most of the interesting
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Heavy Vote
Predicted
For County
In November
With Four Candidates
On Presidential
Ticket, Much Interest
To Be Shown
The Haywood Hoard of Elections
will meet Monday and make a de
cision on whether a new registra
tion will be called for the Novem
ber general election, or a revision
be made of the present poll books,
it was learned Thursday iroin Jerry
Rogers, chairman of the board.
"There has lieen some discus
sion asking for a new registration,
and the board will decide Monday
just what is to he done,'' Mr Rog
ers said.
The board is composed of Mr.
Rogers, chairman. Claude Williams
and J A. Singleton, with Mrs.
Edith P. Alley, as secretary
The board will also begin mak
ing plans for what looms to be one
of the heaviest vote in a presi
dential election in the history of
the county. In 1944 Haywood poll
ed 10,693 votes for the two presi
dential candidates. Roosevelt got
7.77fi and Dewey 2.917.
Now thai the supreme omrf has
ruled that the Dixirrats can have
their candidates on the presiden
tial ticket making four in all -the
vote is expected to be cxtmrn
ly heavy, probably hitting 15.000
or better.
J. R. Morgan, member of the
state board of elect Ions. ,aid here
yesterdav that there is every indi
cation that the tact Hyd. the, Dlxie
crats will have e cahdidole on
presidential ballof in North Caro
lina will bring out many people
who would prohpblv olliciwi'.e
stayed at home and will now vote
for Thurmond, but il just means
keener competition for all four
candidates, and that always in
creases the vote.
Mr. Morgan was mil surprised at
the action of the Supreme Court in
ruling against the previous action
of the board of elections.
The state board will proceed at
once to print more than a million
and a half state presidrnli.il bal
lots, which will require more thin
a carload of paper The ballots
will be distributed at eal 30 djys
prior lo November 2. in order that
absentee ballots tan be given to
those eligible.
In discussing absentee Da!l t; .
Mr. Rogers said that college stu
dents and other persons qualified
to vote may register now with hini
if they will be absent during Hie
regular registration period, nlorh
will be on October SI to Hi Per
sons who have not regi:,t"red pre
viously but who will be ::i years
of age on or betore the November
2 general election and ai" other
wise qualified may register with
the chairman if they will be out
of the county during the registra
tion period
Mr Rogers also pointed nut t'-at
persons who are registered and
who moved from their i,3;i vofin.;
precinct for as long as four months
ago may have their registration
transferred at his office
Hazelwood Police
Have Light Weok
The Hazelwood polirp fnvre hai
a comparatively light wrfi;s work
according to a report from Chief
of Police John Woodward
Among arrests made thi v eek
in Hazelwood were two drunks, one
drunken driver, two spcedcis, and
one man for failing lo report an ac
cident. Highway
Record For
1948
(To Date)
In Haywood
Killed 4
Injured .... 34
(This information com
piled from Becordt of