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f.'t.ui-wn v.i Adv- 220 S f irst St oi isvn The Published Twice-a-WeeK Every Tuesday and Friday -ville Mountaineer people mile" of 20 Coheir ideal I lor r 4 Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance 01 The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mf0 w NO. 73 EIGHT PAGES United Press and Associated Press News "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. t Leaders In Tonight's Democratic Meet vv 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. tlTtl- '.,n!n t i i'imilliT 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 .1 ..mr . f T....:i.." U ttnwn T C T UIIPII AOGA. 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 --. 1. ...i.V. .....,.,Pol 1:1,1, t-t lulWu 111' I U won aiooi , .... 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 I , . ... in '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. 111 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 14 Fjrllv T,.J.. Ittanze in iD mcsvittn . P b' the staff of 84 '5 48 Min. Rainfall 55 74 7R 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. J?t ' 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, ... :,. l T-k...:u Uoii ,c-. a l urauri t. TVrhmeian kii WHrvik mill ir , . ' t . . . - 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. 1 i A if f IffC i O -1 f CI 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 'Continued on Page Three) 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 . (This Information com piled from Records of v I' ' - i '. ,!r ' r '.!' 9