North Carolina Newspapers

t' 2i A - 1 " ' tt i! The Waynesville Mountaineer Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Today's Smile Teacher: Where is the capital oi tne United States? Johnny: la loans all over the world. r, - v l . ' r Standard Printing ( Adv 220 S First f.. oriSVILLE KV ights i. lawks L i pairs early i when Max Bog Lntlng in Pigeon f , Urge red tall Verhead. so he L fowl fell. i ?n0t hearing the & the ground, glv o reload his 16 re away at the of one measur L (he other 58 I Rogers got two large hawks have i attention. IResembles fon't Quack jjies entered The jee recently and lit of a paper bag jhe counter. Much lirpiisr. it wasn't but a large sweet Imbled a quacky to was grown by .h Home feplaccs In Office ck widow spiders ttulas. The poison iretricved from a by Fred Inman, Ensleys Store, sect's bite is sup fcrantism which is (Jon producing an Isirc to dance. The in a tightly sealed fotaineer office, is Jatch number of I Any reader de e insects as a pet ('learning to dance. by leaving a re fe. The spread of is larger than a ys Egg Yolks .Route 1, Wayncs- iroud of one of his rightfully so. He bung that his pt. With three distinct, ju. The one egg lerve the Francis' his morning, Mr. f related. 1 Speakers In g Jokes at the Democratic test was shown by the numerous jokes lent speakers told, arted the ball roll- rJohn M. Queen Broughton. The jse to Mr. Queen's ht the loudest ap t told of pleasing a class in Dix Hill and being Invited fcach again, on the you are so much piter carance frequent comment tod rnlintv MnnHou an winter is here, that hovered over signs of snow and fratures were evi jP'r is just around iMarkel I Noon Monday) . Farmers Exchange Election 52 to 55c 20-2Bc 15c 10c 32-36c ler 100 lbs 3.00 W lbs. 2.25 to 2.40 !s IK an in ia nn 20.00 to 22.25 19.00 to 22.50 28.00 to 32.00 26.00 to 26.25 - 22.00 to 24.50 27.00 to 32.00 WADMTO . 19 Fair and Wsville tempera- y the staff of the Max. Mia. 72. 41 74 30 72 35 - 70 48 63rd YEAR No. 83 12 a Funeral Oct. 20 Pfc. Clarence Louis Scruggs, killed in September 1944. will be buried Wednesday, following fu neral services at the Hazclwood Baptist church at 3:30. Rites To Be Held Wednesday For Pfc. Scruggs Fuiieral services for Pfc Clar ence Louis (I.olfyi Scruggs, who was killed in action Sept. 18, 1944, on Peleliu Island, will be conduct ed Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Hazel wood Baptist Church. Officiating will be the Rev. J. M. Wuoriard and the Kcv. M. 1.. Lewis. Interment will be in Green Hill cemetery where mlitary rites will be under the direction of the North Carolina National Guard, 120th anti tank unit, and the Haywood (See Pfc. Scruggs Page Fivei Local Party Kills 400-Pound Bear In Maggie Section The first bear of the 1948-49 hunting season was killed by a local hunting party in Little Bald Ridge, in the Maggie section of Haywood county, on Friday morn ing. The hunting party consisted of Frank Carpenter, Ted Sutton and his two sons Lloyd and Hufus Sut ton. The 400-pound bear was killed around 6:20 a m. on the opening day of the bear season. A spokes man for the party said it took 17 shots to finish off the enraged ani mal. It was understood that a good dog-bear fight was in prog ress before the bear was downed. Bishop Henry To Attend Meeting Here Bishop . Henry of the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina, with several Diocesan officials, will meet with a group of clergymen and vestrymen from the Waynes ville area at the Parish House here on Wednesday evening, Octo ber 20, at 6:30 o'clock. Supper will be served to the group by members of the Rectors Guild of Grace Episcopal Church. Diocesan plans and opportunities will be discussed at the meeting. The area represented includes Black Mountain, Asheville. Bilt more. Brevard, Canton. Franklin. Highlands, Cherokee and Murphy. Nature Is Staging Annual Show In County Mountains Is stspine her annual show in the Haywood County mountains this month. It's in a ring without any acrobats. The scenery, jumble of vivid, blazing colors, is sufficient attraction. No clowns are needed! Even with out a bag of peanuts or popcorn, one can sit back on his haunches and get a million dollars worth ot pleasure. THp trees in their flashy dresses of cr.riot nnrl vellow are gaudier than any star-spangled bare-back rider. The "nature loving ooys and girls think it's a picture more beautiful, more awe-inspiring than a tight-rope walker in the big top. rirostost show on earth" (to teal a cliche from the well-known American circus barker), is me concensus of Haywood County na PAGES Sftairfts on j Queen To Be Named Presidential Elector I Oral L Yates told The Moun taneer Monday noon that he will recommend John M. Queen, former solicitor, to succeed Hugh Leather wood .is the presidential elector of this districl, when the state Demo cratic executive committee meets in Raleigh today. Mr. Yates left by plane vester jday for the committee meeting. : and will hear President Truman 'make two addresses in the capitol today. Mi'. I.eatherwuod resigned last week as presidential elector, when il was found the honorary place would technically conflict under the dual-ollice law with his duties as clerk of superior court. Rev. D. D. Gross I Takes Pastorate j At Clyde Church Hew D. D. Gross, former pastor : of a Franklinton Baptist church, ; has accepted the pastorate of Clyde , Baptist Church, effective November ' 1. He will succeed Kev. T. 11. Par ris, resigned, who now is pastor of the Pilot Mountain Baptist Church, j A graduate of Campbell College ; and Wake Forest College. Rev. Mr. i Gross served in the army for three 'years during World War II. Upon his return from service, he took the work of the Flanklinton church w here he stayed for two years. I lie resigned from that work to take graduate studies at Duke Uni j versity and has recently received j his masters degree from that insti ; tut ion. Hev. Mr. Gross was recommend ed to the local church by the church pulpit committee and he was chosen by unanimous vote of the congregation. Grover Haynes is chairman of the pulpit committee. Other members are J. William Har ris, secretary; Mrs. P. C. Mann, William Carter. Glenn Brown, Jack1 Medford. and Mrs. Joyce Haynes. The minister and his wife will move to Clyde in early November. Rogers Granted Leave Of Absence From Police Force To Serve County Jerry Rogers, a member of the Waynesville police force, has been givtn a leave of absence until No vember 6th, in order that he can devote full time to his duties as chairman of the Haywood Board of Flections. Absentees are coming in slowly, and registrations are about what was expected, Mr. Rogers said. Next Saturday is the last day to regis'er in order to vote on Novem ber 2. Three Patrolmen From Here In Raleigh Area Three Haywood patrolmen are in the Raleigh area today assisting in directing traffic of the thousands who will pour into the capital to hear President Truman. The patrol men going from here were Cpl. E. W. Jones. Bill Sawyer and Jeff Mays. tives They've been seeing a simi lar performance every Fall since they were born. Still they never tire of watching Mother Nature (the quick-change artist) switch the leaves to a dozen different color shades. And all of them loud! No Admission There's no admission to see this billboard attraction. Just reserve yourself a seat on top of the back fence at home and there you sit. Or if you're a tourist, park your long slick limousine by the road side and let your mouth hang open while you look. But while gazing at the trees, tourist or native, be careful of young tongue. Somebody might hear you tell little Johnny that Jack Frost painted the leaves "that 'See Mountains Page Five) United Press and Associated Press News I ! . - Tops In Milk -torts' (F- v I IK if L a .. I J-Vt The top picture shows Peggy and David Noland of Waynesville preparing the cows just before the electric milkers are applied The two Nolands "beat all comers" in the state during the month of August on milk production for their herd of dairy cattle. In the picture below, Peggy is shown weighing the milk on milk scales and David is adjustng the electric milker on one of their cows. The Noland farm is located at Ratcliffe Cove. Peggy, David Noland Cop Milk Production Honors During Month 01 August Snow, Rain Fall Dips Temperature Below 29 Degrees Old Man Winter sent an advance warning to Haywood Sunday night, as snow and rain fell throughout the county, with 2 inches of snow in the Fines Creek and Cold Moun tain area The official temperature dipped to 28 degrees, aerording to the State Test Farm, official ob server. Some snow fell here, but only a light fall. The mountains in the Fines Creek area were heavily cov ered, and school bus drivers com ing from the Maple Springs area were covered when they reached the Fines Creek school. Crabtree had a light fall, with houses covered Monday morning. The higher mountain tops in every direction were covered with frozen fog Monday. Miss Alice Quinlan has moved from her home on Pigeon Street to Prospect Hill where she will spend the winter with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Charles E. Quinlan. Brevard Endorses Proposal To Build Water Level Road Brevard Chamber of Commerce directors voted last week to endorse the movement revived recently by Waynesville to secure a water lev el highway into Knoxville, Tenn.. via the Pigeon River valley. Directors pointed out that Bre vard and Transylvania county stood to benefit by a highway that would tap Newport, Knoxville and through to Cincinnati. Such a route, they felt, would bring much traffic into Pisgah National Forest and Transylvania County and, from a tourist standpoint, would be of WAYNESVILLE. N. Production ! We have all heard people say. '"I hat's a pii ll v good joh Im ;i kid, I hut an adult could have done het : ter". We should he very pari irulai i to whom we say that, lor llawvood i county has two 4 II Club iii"inbers, Pcgy and David Noland ol Halclitfe Cove, who have "bral all routers" in North Carolina dur ing the mouth of Auyu I on milk production for their herd of dairy rattle, according to I) II I A records just received from North Carolina State College. Peggy's and David s herd of ten dairy cows averaged 1,133 pounds of milk and 44 9 pounds of hulter fat during the month of August. The feed cost for producing 100 pounds of milk was $1.15. and the fed cost per pound of butter fat was 29 cents, with no cows dry. 'See Nolands Page Fivei Shelby Named Director Of State Association Johnny Shelby has just been named director of the North Caro lina Launderers anrl Cleaners As sociation for this districl. Mr. Shel by is owner and manager of Cen tral Cleaners here. material benefit. The state highway department is interested in building a route to Knoxville, yith two tentative routes proposed, one would follow the French Broad river via Marshall, and the other linking in with what is now NC 284 west of Waynes ville. The latter route, it was agreed, would be of more benefit to Transylvania county and would be of shorter mileage than the present route going through Asheville and Marshall. 'See Brevard Road - Page Three) C. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 19. Countywide Observance Of UN Day Set Oct. 24 Plans arp moving In high gear for the county-wide observance of "United Nations Day" with an ap propriate program on Canton high school's athletic Held Sunday after iiooii, October 24, at 2:30 o'clock. J. Bruce Moilord and Lucius Hall' are co-chairmen of the patri otic event, with J. Paul Murray, mayor of Canton, serving as gen eral chairman. Carter L. Rhinebart is chairman of the parade feature which will Include ail military organizations in Haywood county, school chil dren, including boy Hnd girl scouts aild the Waynesville and Canton school bands. Donald C. Shoemaker, editor of the Asheville Citizen, will deliver the principal address at the pro gram. He will be introduced by A. J. Hutchins. superintendent of the Canton school system. Numbers by the Waynesville and Canton bands will be given on the field as a preliminary to the official UN day program. Charlie Isley will direct thp Waynesville band and the Canton band will function un der the direction of Ed Troutman. Haywood county mayors. Includ ing Clyde Fisher of Hazelwood. Jarvis Campbell ofClyde. Graydon Ferguson, city manager of Waynes ville, and Paul Murray of Canton, have been extended special invita tions to attend the event. Haywood county ministers are cooperating with the movement 100 per cent and will announce the Sabbath program for their respec tive pulpits. Social and civic clubs throughout the county also are sup porting ther program and many members will acfuilly" participate In (he UN day observance. The local radio station, WHCC, will use spot announcements con cerning the program as the event draws nearer. Tall Man Takes Clothes Of Short Man; Now In Jail I David Cook is apparently a ! wi'athpr prophet, Sunday afternoon officers found Conk with 3 coats on none of them ' a (-filmed fit. The officers were looking for Cook, on charges of breaking and entering the home of ( Finest Miller, on Campbell Creek The reason that none of the gar ments fitted Cook is the fact that be is a tall man. while Miller is i aider short, according to officer Max Cocktail, who made the ar rest Cook is charged with breaking into Miller's house, and making a complete change of clothes. In ad dition to putting on the smaller size suit, and taking three coats, he took along a woman's raincoat 'Mm trousers Cook had on when ar rested were 14 Inches too short. Road Maintenance Work Is Sought The board of county commis sioners were in session here Mon day, with most of the time taken up hearing petitions asking for maintenance work on rural roads. J. M. Knight of the highway de partment, always attends the third Monday meetings to discuss such petitions. Candidates Plea For Large Vote At Democratic Rally Haywood Democrats heard their state and county chairmen, together with candidates, plead for consist ent hard work, and a large vote on November 2nd, as representatives from all sections of Haywood met here Friday night. The county-wide rally was high lighted by the address of J. M. Broughton. Democratic nominee for Senate, who was presented after a spirited address by John M. tjueen. Capus Waynick, state chairman of the Democrats, told the rally audience that "the state is staging a campaign that it is disgraceful not to vote. There are 1,500,000 qualified voters in this state, and our high mark has been 800,000 voters going to the polls. About half our people do not vote," he continued. 1948 $3.00 In Advance In Visits State President Truman arrived In Ra leigh last night for an overnight ftay and will deliver two speeches in the State capitol today, He is slated to speak at the ceremonies unveiling of Three Presidents monument this morning and will deliver a speech at the State Fair grounds, where be will formally open the 1948 exposition, at 3 o'clock. County Exhibits Will Be Judged Today At Fair The Mountaineer received word this morning from the county agent's office that Wayne Corpen ing, county (igenl. and the Haywood delegation had arrived safely in Raleigh for the State Fair. The county exhibits were taken to Raleigh Friday night. The county exhibitors were pre paring their exhibits for judging which is slated for today. The exhibits include beef and dairy cattle, burley tobacco, corn and apples. Th.ise accompanying Wayne Cor pening to Raleigh Friday included Dwighl Williams, Joe Cllne and John Carver. Others attending the .Stale Fair from Waynesville are Johnnie Mac Ferguson. Harley Caldwell. James Williams, mem bers of the 4-H Club here and Tay lor Ferguson 250-Pound Bear Killed In Lower End Of Haywood A ;?:! pound bear was killed Fri day in the limn end of thp county hv Carl Hathbnne and Glenn Rog ers. The In'ai was killed not far Irniii :he dam on the old railroad bed A number of Wa. nesville hunt ers wen- in the parly when the bear was killed. Ch '-tries Ray Named Vice President Of Carolina Motor Club Charles Ray was named vice president nf the Carolina Motor Club at the annual meeting last week in Charlotte. Mr. Ray has been a director of the organization for the past four years. Coleman Roberts was re-elected president. Mrs Ray accompanied Mr. Ray to the meeting. The meeting was presided over by W G. Byers, county chairman, and during the evening Cole Cog burn, president of the Haywood Young Democrats, and Representa tive Monroe M. Redden also spoke briefly. Mr. Byers. in opening the meet-" ing. said: "It is time the Demo cratic campaign take on heat and enthusiasm, and determine that we must go on with the Democrats." Mr. Waynick told the audience, "I am afraid of turning the con trols over to the Republicans I am afraid of another breakdown if the Republicans go into power. In fact, I am afraid of any party or group that places money first, and men second." The state chairman described Haywood as a "Democratic oasis 'See Democrats Page Three) Haywood anil Jackson Countie 185 Phones Will Be Put In Service About Jan. 1 Construction engineers of the Southern Bell Telephone Company started work yesterday on the Crabtree-Iron Duff project, which will give that area .an estimated 185 telephones, J Lowell Smith, district manager, told The Moun taineer. The project will cost about $55,000. Enough cable to carry the lines to Crabtree is in hand, Mr. Smith said, and with a "fair break" in the weather, the construction crews should be able to have service in the area about the first of the year, he said, as he re-emphasized, "with a fair break in the weather." The first work will be staking out the lines, he said, and as far as possible, the lines will follow the general route of the highway. The areas to be served on this project include Crabtree, Iron Duff and upper Crabtree. The area along the highway to Lake Junaluska is included. The long-range program of the company includes extending the lines into Fines Creek, but with a shortage of cable, this is still among the indefinite projects, Mr. Smith said. The project has been held up pending the arrival of the cable, and while It is not all here, there Is enough to warrant starting con struction, it was pointed out Telephone crews are expected to (See Telephones Page Fivei Cope In Serious Condition From Deep Knife Stab Monroe Cope is in the Haywood Hospi:sl In a serious condition, re sulting from a deep knife stab ulleged (o have been inflicted by Hoy Beck, according to investigat ing officers of both the sheriff's and police departments. Cope told otticers Beck stabbed him The slabbing took place about four o'clock Sunday afternoon at (he home of Fd Wright, in East Waynesville, Chief Oiville Noland and Deputy Wade McDamal said Itoy Reck is beine held in lail without bond, pending fh outcome of Copes condition. Officers said they planned to sires' Wright shortly alter noon Monday, to be held as a material witness to the crinif- The long knife blade entered Cope' just under the armpit of the left side, officers said Two Out-Of-StaJe Cars Have Crash A honeymooning couple from Georgia had the misfortune nf col liding with a Tennesr.pe car near Maggie Sunday afternoon No per sonal injuries were sustained, al though properly damage of $250 was reported by Patrolman Jeff Mays, and Chief Orville Noland. investigating officers. No arrests were made, jince the incident was termed an accident. Officers Have A Busy Week-End Officers had a busy week-end. with 16 being put in jail from Sat urday morning to Sunday nieh. To-tn police arrested five, all charged with being drunk, while county officers arrested nine for being drunk, and one for breaking and entering and one for assault. 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