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"WAYNESVILLK. N. C. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1948
$3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
tywood "Master Farm Family" Gets Award
' 1 ) IS A 5v
Building
Permits
Are $76,000
For August
Buildine Dcrmits totaled $76,250
durine the month of August, it was
reported yesterday by Hugh Jolly,
building inspector ot WaynesviHe.
The report showed that residen
tial permits totaled $16,000; non
residential, $250. and educational
$60,000. The educational building
is the four-room addition being
built to Junior H'fch, and is ex
pected to be completed sometime
in November. The building is be
ing constructed under the CI
training program, with Charles
Gaddis in charge
Mr. Jolly pointed out that be
fore a buildine is begun in the
town limits, and before any major
repairs, alterations or demoliatiofts
within the fire limits the property
owner shall apply for a permit to
do so as is required by law.
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Leaders In Tonight's Democratic Meet
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Jl.'DGF. FK1.1X E. ALLEY will
make the address ul the evening
Rotarians Hear Of
Developments In
Chemical Field
FRANK KlUKI'ATliK'K president
f ill.. li.iwvood Young IVinu-
crat-, announced yesterday tliiit 1 tonight at the meeting of the young
'the mou would have a si, eiiil ! Democrats of Haywood, at the
'iiioeting tonight i eight o clock at court house at eight o'clock,
(he court house to elect oil leers. . .. -
;ul name .1, locales h, the Mate .denl . Larry 11
,t,,n,,lt,en in l .. ees,o, o on the ,.J,.y. aI1(1 Jai.k Woody.
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rti ii in' s i ii 1 uik""""
i.wi,. iv Fi'tl Ciiinplu'll. first
lT pu-Mtlritt IU'll)cil II. Tat
Board Is Revising
Haywood Poll Books
All Demoenits are urged to at
tend the meeting tonight.
I
esville To Be Host
C. Masons For Annual
er Assembly 19-21
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Mi-Cracken is shown receiving me master rami rauniy owa.u ...... " .
lH V. t" '' a , , . .. . Ui.pi.Di.kon form hrft last
the ITOU.essive " - ,
iwn liidkiiis on are members ot tne lvicuracKcn iamiij. leu to iimn. v.o..,
'iuv,,i,.i, nisi the too of Mary r ranees neaa can ue seen duuvc ,
fcn David and Mrs. Paul Sutton. A Mountaineer photograph by Ingram s htudio.
Three-Day Folk
Festival Plans
Are Completed
The 1st annual Haywood County
Folk Festival will be held at the
Canton high school athletic field
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
night, Sept. 20-21-22.
The program, first of its kind
avap In a Ktnrori in t.hp rnuntv.
is being sponsored by the Edwards"
Clark-Messer post ot me Tin ana
is expected to attract many people
from all sections of the county as
well as several adjoining counties.
This event was originally sche
duled for late July but was post
poned in cooperation with the
health department during the epi
demic of polio. The delay has
given promoters an opportunity to
secure more talent than was pre
viously arranged.
Read Wilson, chief announcer of
radio station WWNC, will serve as
master of ceremonies for the event
land several square dance teams,
string bands and individual per
formers have been booked to ap
pear also.
have lire ii w orked
limner Assembly of
incil oi Masons of
which will open
irmnry mi Sunday,
sum from a number
states arc expected
ay session.
SrniMin and evening
jp to registration and
reservations, it was
iterriaN l Dr. J. It.
icniral local , chair-
louncil will convene
ij mnniing, and in
a miitnrcade will
S Huad (ian and out
B I'aikwav In get a
National Forest,
nine uill he given
Imirk in I he armorv.
aft i nuiin. another
fl be made bv the
ilMasomr Marker at
PP. where the newly
tu the marker will
dedicated. Joseph
I. it New York, rec-
ol the hist sueak-
'ill make the prin
After the dedica
the (iniiii) will eo
Bald liir a nienie
public is invited to
dedication :niH
Ion Pago Three)
Movies Of Farm Tour
To Be Shown Thursday
The movie slides which were
made on the Out-of-County Farm
Tour have been returned and
will be shown at the courthouse
on Thursday night, September
16, starting at 8:00 o'clock. "Much
of this was in color, and we are
very much pleased with the re
sults of the movie," state Wayne
Corpening, county agent.
Everyone is cordially invited
to come and see this movie.
Market
pllcchon 52c to 55c
20-28c
... 15c
10c
32-36c
2 0(1 to 2.25
It's. 2.25 to 2.50
Jtws 17 no. i. is nn
10 00 to 22.20
21 00 t 24.25
25.00 to 28.50
2fi00 to 28.00
2:i 10 lo 25.10
17 00 to 23.00
More Liquor
Taken From
Noland Garage
For the second time in three
weeks, officers found 42j gallons
of whisky in the garage of Ben
Noland on the Balsam highway
Saturday nign . ne ann. 2 fc dJstrict meetinE
poured down me court uuuse uc- - - -v
.. I of Funeral Directors was held here
monr nrmtv i
,, ,u .,-j i Friday, at the Crawford uneral
Funeral Directors
Of District Met
Here On Friday
M. H. Bruner. widely known
speaker on Chemical progress as it
affects the average American, talk
ed before ihe Rotary Club here Fri
day on "Preview of Progress" and
demonstrated several score of the
newest development of modern
chemical recsarch.
He gave the story of rayon, cel
lophane, nylon, and a number of
recent discoveries in the chemical
world, and explained the part plas
tics are playing in the commercial
field.
One interesting demonstration
was the exploding rivet, which re
sembles a .22 bullet, and explodes
when heat is applied and enables
workmen to use many of them in
close places.
Mr. Bruner is southern manager
of the Extension Division of K I
duPont de Nemours and Company, j
with his headquarters in Clemson. J
S. C. During the past 12 months!
he has spoken to scores of meet-1
Inps in, many states. rW
Large Attendance
At Morning Star
All-Day Service !
Several states were represented
in the large crowd that gathered at
the Morning Star Methodist church
east of Canton, on Sunday, to ob
serve the 75th anniversary of the
Old Folks Day". The event feat - !
ured an all-day program, with Fred j
Trull and Quay Smathers. as co-chairmen.
Thp nrncram becan at eleven
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older members of the church, with , V girtv i ACllVltieS
special musical numbers through-
Smath-
Farm Bureau To Launch
Membership Drive From
Sept. 20 To Sept. JU
Loaded Confection
Truck Spills Load
At Saunook School
, truck loaded with peanuts,
candy and blow sum toppled over
near the Saunook school Friday
.ri.rni.nn Mill li lit the load of
oonfrelions over the hishway,
and damaging the truck about
The truck left the pavinient.
and in netting bark on the road,
the driver lost control of the
vehicle, which was bevaily load
ed, and also top heavy, accord
ing to Patrolman .1. W. Mays.
The trurk traveled about feet
then turned over.
Children in the neighborhood
helped pick up the -peanuts,
candy and gum. and repack it.
The driver was not injured, and
Patrolman Mays termed the inci
dent an unavoidable accident.
; Rotarians Outline
Who Will Lead
The Presidential
Ticket In N.C.?
Ilou will North Carolina vote
in the presidential election this
fall?
That is the question being ask
ed today In the "Voice of the
People". A number of Haywood
voters have given their ideas of
the outcome, by listing the order
in which they think the four
liresidcnli.il candidates will run
in this stale.
Turn to the editorial page, and
see what lneir ideas are on this
question.
125 Young People
To Attend Meeting1
: About 125 young people from 32
I churches ai e expected to attend the
I fall rally for the young people of
the Asheville Presbytery at the
Way nesv ille Presbyterian church
jtlns afternoon The opening ses
jsion will begin at four o'clock, and
i close with an inspirational address
I by ltev. Julian Spitzer of Knoxvillc
I at Ihe night session.
I A group of women from the Wo
man's Auxiliary, and I lie young
people of the church, will serve as
hosts to the isitors.
The afternoon will be given over
to buslines and reports led by Miss
Meloka Wilson of Asheville, Presi
dent of the Young People of the
Presbytery. Supper will he served
in Ihe (lining room of the Church
:.i fl no P M The Rev. .1. M. Carr.
regional director of Religious Edu
cation lor Hie Synod of Appalachia
will be present to illustrate the va-
ilue of "Visual Aids ill Religious
Kducalion'". 1-ocul Young People
assisting in the pUiim for the Rally
are Thomas (jihson. Jimmy Whit
man, Hobby Robinson, Edna Calla
han. Patricia McKlroy. Corctta Hen
son, and Hette Hannah.
..- llin'.:.u meel ou
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'held at the court house here Satur
lav. the purpose of the meeting
was' to outline plans lor a niem
'hcrship drive lo be held from Sep
! lember 20 to September 30
I Charles 11. McCrary. president ol
'the Haywood County Farm Bureau,
gave some of the reasons why the
i enlargement should be made in
this organi7alion and the important
j role which the Farm Bureau is cai -living
out for the farmers of the
j United States.
. iiejurue Pwthie, fieldTepreseut
'iitive from the North Carolina
Farm Bureau, spoke. He told some
'of the history of the Farm Bureau,
i bringing out the fact thai from its
beginning in 1911 its membership
has grown to over a million and a
half farmers in Ihe United Stales,
; which is larger than any other
fanner's organization He empha
! sized the fact that we should have
a large membership so that I he
farmers' needs can be taken care
of Most of the farm programs aim
support prices can be directly, Mrs Dillaril Parker is in the hos
tr icid back to Ihe part the Farm p.ial with a broken leg. and severe
Hure.ui has plavcd in getting these 'facial cuts and bruises. She told
mlo l ivv The Farm Bureau has ! 1 1 uers t hat her husband got drunk
Board Of Elections
Cannot Get New
Books For New
Registration
The Haywood Board of Elections
in session here Monday morning
found that their inability to get
new poll books in time for a new
registration would indefinitely post
pone the proposal to have a new
registration before the general
election in November
Jerry Rogers, chairman of the
board, said that a decision was
reached by the board to revise all
poll books that need revising. The
board has already started to work
nn this and will continue until
they have completed a check of all
poll books, it was said
, The hoard made a proposition to
citizens of Ivy Hill and Iron Duff
for the erection of a polling place.
The county will provide the con
crete blocks and cement, it the
community will build suitable
houses for a community center, and
use it as a polling, place at elec
tions. The citizens of both com
munities are discussing the pro
posals and are tu give the board
their decision sometime today.
Jarvis Caldwell has donated a
site for the proposed building in
Iron DufT, it was learned
Ivy Hill has been using the old
school for a voting place, but this
building was recently .old to the
Methodists and is now being used
as a church building.
Mr. Rogers said thai the regis
tration books would be open on
October 9, 16 and 23, with October
30th set aside as challenge day
The board is composed of Mr.
Rogers, chairman. J. A Singleton,
and Claude Williams Mrs. Kdith P.
Alley is secretary.
Man In Jail For
Breaking Wife's
Leg, Cutting Face
Reece. of the Alcohol Tax Unit; and
deputies Wade McDaniel, John
Kerley and Max Cochran.
Noland was bound over to Fed
eral court by U. S. Commissioner
W. H. Noland.
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Lions Turn Out
100 Per Cent To
Hear Dr. Whitner
The Waynesville Lions Club
turned nut 100 Der cent here
"Thursday night to hear their dis
trict Governor Dr. D. J . Whitner,
of Boone, and a member of the
Appalachain State Teachers col
lege, discuss the International Lion
Program.
All 63 members of the club at
tended, and afterwards the board of
directors met with Dr. Whitner
to discuss plans for the local Lion
program. Paul Davis is president
of the Waynesville club.
Home. After the business session,
the group had lunch at Queen's on
Soco Gap Road, and then made a
tour of The Champion Paper and
Fibre Company plant.
Ralph Crawford, director of the
district, was host and served as
presiding officer during the busi
ness session. Mrs. Bryant of Frank
lin was nominated as director, and
A. Lee Forbes, president of the
state organization, made the prin
cipal address. John Rusher, secretary-treasurer
of the state orga
nization, made a report.
General policies of the organiza
tion were discussed by W. T. Town
send, of Murphy.
out the service. George W
ers had charge of the singing dur
ing the morning hours.
Lunch was served picnic style on
the grounds.
After the uicnic. the program
I 4...,r4 rt ,.M r'hritilii.n Hftr-
mony hymn books for the special
singing service, with Quay Summ
ers, active church worker and song
leader in charge. Several groups of
Christian Harmony singers from a
wide area were present and par
ticipated.
At Mars Hill College
Among the students who are at
tending Mars Hill College this year
are the following from Waynesville:
Miss Barbara Hall, Miss Betty June
McCracken, Miss Betty Jo Brown,
Miss Marie Strange. Charlie Bur
gin, and Joe Compton.
Yount Joins Mountaineer
Staff As Sports Editor
The directors and chairman ol
the various committees ol Hie
Waynesville Rotary Club met last
night for a general discussion of
t lie work ot Ihe club
II. S Ward, president ol the club
outlined a general plan ol activities
j for the coining next nun
t he club v ear.
months ot
Robert Russell Joins
Local Library Staff
Officers Catch
9 Cases Liquor
A 1937 Chevrolet coupe, and two
mon wor raueht about 1:15 Sat
urday morning on Cove
mountain with nine cases of white
liquor by Patrolman Lonnie Bishop.
Patrolman J. W. Mays, and Depu
ties Wade McDaniel and Max Coch
ran. Two men. James T. Reeves and
Paul Ferguson, were arrested and
bound over to Superior court under
$300 bond each.
A iieu st all member uill be add
ed to the Haywood public library
lorce Wcdnesdav when Robert Rus
sell join-. I lie binary workers.
Miss Margaret Johnston said that
Mr Russell will assist with the
Creek 'operation of the Bookmobile, the
new mohite my ai v emcie " "" "
has been purchased to bring books
to every corner ol the county.
plavcd a big part in the increase in
III,, amount of AAA funds which
Congress has authorized for the
coming year, and also the support
price on tobacco which many ol
fanners here i" Haywood County
receive.
A discussion was held on setting
a quota for the Haywood County
Kami Bureau for the coming year,
and it was decided that a member
ship of 1.000 farm families be the
quota and that definite steps be
taken to see that every farm fam
ily gels a chance to belong to the
Hay wood County Farm Bureau and
the Woman's Auxiliary it be women
also play an important part in this
j organization). Community workers
'from each community ale getting
their quolas of people to contact m
their community during the cam
paign. Mr. McCrary, and Mrs () I.
Yates, president of the woman's
auxiliary, urged that everyone in
Haywood County join this organiza
tion this year for the making of a
better rural Haywood County.
Two Servicemen To Be Buried
i
BodyOfT-5 Howell
To Arrive Here
Tomorrow
CLOUDY
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Min. Rainfall
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Oliver Yount, Jr., well known
college and high school athlete, as
well as a consistent player ot rjase-
ball in the Industrial league, is now
in charge of the sports page of The
Mountaineer.
Yount will cover all sport events
in the area for this newspaper, and
instead of making headlines, he
will now write headlines about
other players and teams. He can
write with authority on all sports,
and will give thp thousands, of
readers of the sports page the ad
vantage of his years of experience
in the sports world.
Yount played football and bas
kpthail here under Coach Weath-
erby in 1940, 1941 and 1942. He
graduated in 1943. He entered tne
Naw ior 44 months, and upon his
discharge entered Western Caro
lina Teachers college, and was a
member of the Catamount team
under Coaeh Tom Young.
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The body of Technician Fifth
Grade Oscar Howell, who was kill
ed in France on July 30. 1944. is
expected to arrive here tomorrow
afternoon.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 3 o'clock Friday after
noon at the First Baptist Church,
of which Tech. Howell was a mem
ber. Rev. L. G. Elliott, pastor, will
officiate and will be assisted by the
Rev. Horace G. Hammett, of the
Temple Baptist Church, Durham,
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Stanley Henry, Carl Ratcliffe, Troy j Fifth Grade, will be buried Friday ' will be buned Wednesday arier
Smith Hughes White, and Joe ! afternoon, following funeral ser- noon, following funeral services
(Continued on P?Be Three' ' vices at the Fir t rpti church. at tht residence on T.ee Street.
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WfLLlE L. MESSER, T. Sgt.,
...ul inllicleil the wounds. Her hus
band is being held in jail and no
charges have been prelerred, pend
ing the outcome of her condition.
Officers said yesterday, "it ap
peared that she was knocked about,
then stomped."
Those making the arrest were
Patrolman (). R. Roberts. Patrol
man Limine Bishop and Deputy
Wade Mcl)anieis.
Mistrial Declared In
Case Of Hazel wood
Woman At llayesville
A mistrial was declared last week
in ( lay county court in the case
of Mrs Love Brock, formerly of
' llazclwooil. who was charged with
the death of Dora Owl, a 27-ycar-
old Cherokee woman last April.
I It is understood the jury stood
'three for manslaughter, and nine
I for aequiltal
i W R Francis and John M. Queen
j appeared lor Mrs Brock .and Grov
'cr C. Davis, former solicitor, and
iThad M. ilryson. solicitor for the
state.
Messer Rites
Will Be Held
Wednesday
Funeral services will be conduct
ed Wednesday afternoon at 4
o'clock at the home of the parents.
Mr and Mrs, Dewey Messer, of Lee
Street, Waynesville. for T-Sgt. Wil
lie L. Messer, whose body arrived
here yesterday.
The llev. R. L Young, chaplain
of the local American Legion Post
will officiate. Graveside rites will
be held in the Crawford Memorial
Park by the American Legion and
the 120th anti-tank company of the
National Guard. Pallbearers will
be chosen from the membership of
the American Legion.
Sgt. Messer was a native of Hay
wood county and was born Sept.
10 1921. He was graduated from
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Saunook PTA To
Stage Sock Supper
And Cake Walk
A sock supper and cake walk will
be given at the Saunook school on
Thursday, Sept. 16, at eight o'clock.
The event is being sponsored by
the P.T.A. and the proceeds will
be used towards paying for a new
piano just bought by the school.
The ladies of the community will
fill one of a new pair of socks with
candy, fruit and nuts These will
be auctioned off in the maimer of
a box supper. Each ludy will hold
the empty .sock and partners will
be found by matching the iillefl
and empty socks.
Officers of the organization ak
that each lady of the community
bring either a sock i sock si or a
cake ;'or the event. A large crowd
is expected to attend this novel
entertainment.
Farm Committeemen
Will Meet Tonight
There will he a special m'-eti':4
of the County ("nuiiintlep of th"
Haywood County Demonstration
Farmers Organization at the county
agent's office on Tuesday night.
September 14. at 8.00 o'clock. Thu
meeting is being called for the
purpose of discussing the phos
phate allotments for the coining
year.
Car Goes Down 25-Foot
Bank; $20 Damage
Tommy Hyde, of Cantor, vent
off the highway down a 25-foot
embankment near Clyde early Sun
day night, and managed o keep
the vehicle upright, and came out
unhurt, according to Patrolman
Lonnie Bishop
The estimated damage to the car
was $20. and this was for scratched
fendecs
Highway
Record For
1948
(To Date)
In Haywood
Killed 4
Injured .... 34
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