North Carolina Newspapers

-2S0S rlrs,V ghts (he 4will The Waynesville Mountaineer Young Hirrr h4 made friends with a new boy "Harry." the anxiously in quired, "does he nae any bad wordi?" "No, Mother," Harry replied, "and don't yon worry I'm sot going to teach him any!" Published Twice-A-Wcek In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park 63rd YEAR No. 86 20 PACJKS United Press and Associated Press News WAYNESVILLE, N. t., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1948 $3 0" In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties Nov. 24 street lights, ini of atten- I m their array M of Novemner j of the second fcrvest Festival HI be turned on cf the Festival, irk until before Sys. he part of the the ied during jjrers And Holiday school children, fho work in the looking forward Jriay Tuesday jp, however, will fy or another at will be among fid tabulate the t, perhaps into Wednesday morn tie header pre Vill be five bal jjolling' places, the long hours, helping get the 4 very tempo' of 'than offsets the iraders Way fc occured Mon fthe Central Ele Two little first fing down the fninutes late for eir faces wore of the first dc e traffic officer w the plight of ( and stopped all im the right-of-li a cheerful bit I "Come across I a bigger hurry Borning. yfwe PoMee rled smile of ap Jiey scampered school. Two Cars Irs Test fho issues drivers jurt house every f and Saturday the scare of his he was giving a test "11 rieht. but I xperiencd. and Irvous After eo Ishe rsn into th Puck She swerv N a oar, then tnds and yelled jbbed the wheel, and then drove ters. rather shaky fxnprienro "o mention was Jh'ing a drivers Market n Thursday) t mers Exchange Ntion 55 0 60p -20-28c h 15c f 10c r- 32-36c fr 'CO lbs. . 3.00 lbs- 2.25 to 2.40 'D UO to 18.00 20.00 to 22 25 19 00 to 22.50 28.00 to 32.00 26.00 to 28.25 22.00 to 24.50 27.00 to 32.00 , r FAIR Fair with not temparature. esville tempera- the staff of the Raln Mrii. fall 28 .02 24 24 Heavy Wte lr(Lfcfted In IHjaywdMud Tooosdlsiy '." Aldermen Pass Ordinance Extending City Limits 'Peach' Eats Haywood Apples if w " W Mid Pretty Peggy Noianci, 4-m ciud meniDer, is snown anovo eaung some of the famous Haywood county apples that made such a good showing during the State Fair at Raleigh. The picture was taken at Barber's Orchard. The Apple Week Festival will get underway here Saturday. October :!0. Haywood Sels Observance Of National Opening Here Saturday Directors Map Drive For Members The directors of the Chamber of Commerce will meet on Hie morn ing of the fourth, and make a final membership drive for the current vnar it was decided at the regular monthly meeting of the board on Tuesday. The work will he under I he di rection of Dave Kelmet, with each director pledging to take part. The directors paid from their own pockets, suincieni iunu.s build and enter a float in the To bacco Harvest Festival parade late next month. The secretary. Stanley Henry, is going to contact the Carolina Motor Club with the idea of working out a mutual set-up with that group and the Chamber of Commerce Particular stress being made to route motorists through this sec- tSee Directors Page 8' Anne Osborne Helps To Form uancer oocieiy Miss Anne Osborne, field repre- sentative of the North Carolina! Division of the American Cancer Society was in Wavnesville Mon- day to' assist in the organization and progress of the society in Hay- wood and surrounding counties. , ,.r riUoo ! "TFteSSl! vi me uu. , Tallahassee. and la gradua University 01 nui". - Chapel Hill. Miss Osborne has re- ceived turtner training i -cational office of the Society and at the North Carolina Division Headquarters. Mt. Airy. A student (See Anne Osborne Page 8 .HAYWOOD APPLE A DAY AND STAY HEALTHY THE DELICIOUS, ECONOMICAL WAY I T 1," K-1 W s"fc 0 Apple Week Th annual Aiole Week 1'estival will He' underway in Haywood count: Saturday. October 30 and Hill continue through November 6, with a lull slate of activities sched uler! in connection with the ob sorvaitrH of National Apple Week. Wayne CorpeninK, county agent, reporli'd this morning that 70 store-, in Wh nesvilln and Hazel wood will disnlay Haywood county .'PII during the coming week, 'Apple displays will also be placed i in C lwle and Canton . by county j apple growers. I An aiilo exhibit, showing the ; various 1 j s of apples grown in Haywood ciur.ly will be on display today at Hi" Fiist National Bank. Tlii' weekly Farm Forum program will be broadcast from the bank ; building during the Apple Week. The winners of the Apple Contest v.ill he announced over station WHCC sometime next week and prices will he presented at the First National Hank. It was announced that on Thurs day night, the apple growers of Ha) wood county would be special guesis at the Lions Club meeting 'Sec Apple Week Page 8i .Local Motorists Are Urged To Renew Drivers License According to the calendar. motor- ists whose names start with E, F and G have until December 31 to get their renewed driver's license, but by actual check, according to W. W. Moore, who is in charge of the work here, there are not so many days left. The license issuing crews must - Ralegh ,n November for . meeting, and hen in December get chnstmas as ; Thanlrcp-ivinc hnlidavs in November On top of the days out, the li cense examiner will not give tests when the highways have snow or ice on them, or even during a hard East Part Of Town To Be Affected By Ordinance The town board of aldermen yesetrday afternoon passed the first and second reading of an ordi nance which extends the town limits to include what is now known as East Waynesville. The final leading will be Riven the ordinance within a few days, which will com plete the action of extending the town limits to the east. The board meeting in special ses sion yesterday, had given notice for four weeks, under the general laws of 1947, that any objections to extending the town limits would he ! heard at the special meeting. With! no objections filed, the board pro ceeded to pass the ordinance. Cheaper Rates The fourth section of the ordi nance states that the "ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its final adoption." This would mean that residents living within the area will get im mediate benefit of the cheaper light and water rates, as well as garbage disposal services. Resi dents living outside the town limits now pay a higher rate for water and lights. It was pointed out that town taxes on the annexed property would not become effective until January first. The board In discussing annexing ' 'See East Vaj nesvllls Page Ak Section Of Rdcrd In Parkway Area Closed For Winter The nine-mile section of the Blue Ridge Parkway connecting North Carolina Route 694 with Craggy Gardens and the five-mile section extending westward from Waeon Road Gap (US floute 278) will be closed for the season on Monday. November 1. With the fall color season wan ing and forest fire ha7ards increas ing, this closing fs deemed neces sary, the National Park Service ad vises. With almost three million visit ors between them, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway were fourth and fifth greatest tourist attrac tions in the nation during IS4's record-breaking travel year, the National Park Service reported. iwo nupe recreational areas in the far west and the Lincoln Me morial in Washington outstripped the Smokies and the Parkway The Increased visitation to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway 400,825 more than in 1947 ac counts for nearly one-fourth of the overall travel-year increase when attendance figures for the recrea tional areas are subtracted, it was explained. A total of 1,468,636 persons visit ed the park and 1,433,290 were on the parkway during the 1948 travel year. NOLAND RETURN'S HOME D. J. "Dock" Noland. county commissioner, who recently under went an operation in Asheville, has returned to his home here. He is getting along nicely. rain, or when it is foggy. Then on top of all that, the ex aminer is here only on Monday, Thursday and a half day Saturday, so it adds up to just a short time left to get drivers' licenses re newed. "In the past, during the last few days before the deadline, we have had people to have to wait for two or three days, before getting serv ed," Mr. Moore said. "I'm afraid there will be a lot of motorists who wait until near the deadline who will be disap pointed in not getting their driv er's license," Mr. Moore said. Judge Alley Addresses Rally Of County Democrats Saturday Willi elect ion day J'.ist five days I away, leaders if the llawond count) Democratic party redoubled their elf oris to keep the public pulse inouiitiiit; until ballot check ing time as the roun i -w ide rally' at tin' coin I house Sal nidus night j will conclude the pre-election cam-j paimi he rt An address l) Judye Felix E. ; Alley will feature the final party conclave tomorrow niKlit at 7:30 1 o'clock in the court house Grover J C Davis, Waynesville attorney and Democratic nominee for House of Hepieseijtatives will also take pin t on the program. One of the largest crowds of I he current campaign is expected to hear Judge Alley's speech tomor row night. The retired judge de livered an address before a Demo cratic rally at Brevard last night. Judge Alley has actively engaged in all election campaigns in the county during the past 50 vears. W. G. Byers. chairman of the county Democratic executive com mittee, announced this morning Fire Destroys Saw Mill Owned By Porter McClure Fire of, an undetermined origin destroyed a saw mill owned hv Wdm- McCttSh: -near PlrVtt rrwt road, shortly after 8 o'clock Wed nesday night. Damage was esti mated between $12,000 and $15,000 by the owner. The Jocal fire department sent a lire truck and the city water truck to the .scene, but the fire was out of control when the equipment ar rived The reflection from the fire could he easily seen I mm town and nearly 200 cars were attracted to the scene Mr MKMure slated thai all the saw mill equipment wars a com plete loss. He said that the slock pile of 260.000 fret of lumber was not damaged Mr Mr Chile coin mended the local fire department and volunteers for their efforts in lighting the blaze. The saw mill owner said that the plant was not covered with insur ance. The null employed between eight and nine workers. Tobacco Harvest Group Holds Meeting Monday Wayne Corpening, general chair man of the Haywood County To bacco Harvest Festival, announced this morning that a meeting of committees for the event, includ ing presidents of all civic organiza tions, will be held Monday night at the tiurt house starting at 7:30 o'clock. Plans for the big event here Wednesday. November 24 through Saturday. November 27, are now underway and the meeting Monday night was called for the purpose of reviewing festival activities. Sample Ballots Being Published In This Issue Samples of the four major bal lots to be handed Haywood voters next Tuesday at the polls are be- in published on page one of the ! third section of The Mountaineer by the board of election as a pub lic service. The four separate ballots are for the presidential race, the county ticket, the four proposed constitutional amendment, and the state ticket which includes congressmen and senators. Five of Haywood's townships will elect a constable, and in East Fork a constable and magistrate will be elected. Voters are urged to study these ballots before going to the polls next Tuesday. Rally Speaker 'Menmam ma" . JCDGE FF.LIX E. A1XEV that a singed county-wide rally will be in Clinton tonight at 7:30 Large Crowd High School A packed-crowd thronged into the Waynesville h,igh school audi torium last flight and were treated with v MilMfcMMtigiMr'iliin by the high school band snd chorus in the first concert of the season. The well-received event was directed by Charles Islcy and Mary Ann Massie, accompanist. Around 122 high school musicians part id paled in the program. The three local civic clubs. Rotary, Lions and Boosters, were special guests at lasl night's concert. The concert band has 42 mem bers, including the following units: Flutes ,loe Fornet, Mar) Ann 'See Band Concert- Page 81 C. Of C. Directors Favor Approval Of Four Amendments A group of civic and business leaders, all directors of Hie Cham ber of Commerce, went on record Tuesday night favoring the ap proval of the four constitutional ainrndnir ills to be voted on Tuck- ' day. A general discussion was held on each of the proposed amend inenls, and each of the men present ; voted upon a motion to publicly 1 approve the passage of each of I he four amendments. (See amend- : monls on page one of third section). The general concensus of opin- ! ion being that the four amendments are a progressive move, and are needed hy the state In order to have a better, and smoother gov ernment . Those present, and approving the approval of the amendments were: Wayne Corpening. Dave Fel- , met. G. C. Ferguson. James H Howell. Jr. W. Curtis Russ, Fd Suns. ,1 (' Patrick, Charles K. Kay. 1 Henry Davis, S. E. Connatser, Dick Bradley, and William Medford. Peg Bradshaw, Jack Chason Are Winners In 4-H Contest I Miss Peggy Bradshaw and Jack) ; Chason have been adjudged w in-' ners in a county-wide 4-H Better Methods Electric Contest, accord- , ing to an announcement made pub- ; lie today by Miss Mary M. Smith. 1 Havwood county home agent, and Wayne Corpening, county farm agent. The 4-H Better Methods Electric Contest is an annual event conduct ed on a state-wide basis by the North Carolina State College Agri cultural Extension Service in co operation with the Westinghouse Educational Foundation and local power companies which, in this area, is Carolina Power & Light Company. The object of the con- o'clock in the Inch school audi torium Brandon (' Hodges of Asheville, candidate lor stale treas urer, will be guest speaker for the gathering The final pail) Hireling is slated at CI) lie School. Monday night al 7:3(1 ii'clock Giover (' Davis will deliver the teat lire talk The speak er will be introduced by W. G. livers. Mr. Byeis reported this morning that a Soeo sIiiiik hand will pro vide music lor Saturday night's part) meeiiim at I he court house. An executive committee meeting of Hie Young D'lnonats ( the county will be held preceding the party rally. Local observer report more in terest in loiiiorrow night's rally than has been given in similar meets in a number of vears. These township rallies are spon sored jointly by I he county Demo cratic executive committee and the Young Democrats Cole Cogburn is president of the Young Demo crats nrkaniatiou in Haywood county Hears Annual Music Event Police To Patrol Town Hallowe'en; Issue Warning Chief of police Orville Noland warned Hallowe'en celebrants yes- i crruay 111,11 1 nr orrasioii nan oei , ,,. 0)M.rw.d Mh ,,.. as we ,.,, not going to tolerate any damage to properly in Wavnesville." Chief Noland warned that violat ors of I lie warning would be dealt with The full police force will be '011 dill", and constant patrols will be maintained I liroiiplmut town. "H Is alnghi to have a good ! I hoc. but when i' comes to dstroy 1 lug piopril). that is where the I police will lep in." he warned. jTho Mountaineer Favors Approving All 4 Amendents Today's editorial columns of this newspaper are devoted to a discussion of the four constitu tional amendments which North Carolina voters will decide upon at the polls Tuesday. The Mountaineer spent con siderable time and study of the amendments, and consulted num erous people in public life and sot the facts concernins: the pro posals, and came to the conclu sion that all four amendments should be approved by the voters of North Carolina. This newspaper sincerely feels that all four amendments should be voted "yes", and explains the reason for taking" that position in today's editorial. test is to encourage a wise use of electricity on Ihe farm and in the farm home through the develop- menl of projects ol their own choosing by 4-H Club members, In Haywood County fourteen 4-H bovs and girls entered the contest. As winners trom Havwood county, Peggy and Jack will be the guests of the sponsoring agencies at a 4 H Club Better Methods Electric Congress to be held at the Carolina Hotel in Raleigh on November 1 and 2 County winners will com pete for territorial honors and for prizes which include college schol arships, wrist w-alches, and other valuable awards. Territorial win iSee 4-H Contest Page 8) Vote Total May Reach Near 13,000 In Haywood Inleiest in Tuesday's election has taken a sudden upshot in Haywood during the past week, with leaders of both parlies predicting a heavier than normal vote. Estimates vsrv from 11,000 to 13,000. depending upon the weather. Between BOO and (100 tiw names were added to the registra tion books of the county during the three Saturdays they were open this month. Tomorrow will be challenge day, and also the last day on which to obtain out-of-town absentee ballots, Jerry Kogers chairman of the Haywood board an nounced. The absentee ballots for sickness will be issued until noon Monday. As of noon yesterday 107 absentee ballots had been i , ,urd by the board. The polls in I lav wood will be open al (i :0 a in and close at 6:30 p. m. Cmmtin" and tabulation will bpgin immedi ately, in order that reports ran be filed with the newspapers and press associations for the national conn' Complete plans have been made for broadcasting the county returns over WHCC. as well as the lal" and national returns. All the schools in the rounly ex cept those in Canton, will enjov a holiday Tuesday, it was announced by Jack Messer yesterday The banks will be closed, as will all federal offices and the offices in the court house. Mr. Rogers said-yr-stwrin?" that, everything was In reaflrnets for the election In Haywood. "With M.p last of the absentee ballots hem:; handled Saturday, we will h;'? Monday for any last minute de tails." he said Thirteen of Iho 22 prerinc in the '.county will have five to r- -one for each ballot. The remaining l precincts will onlv have )-,.ir boxes. Township election wi'l be held in Beaverdam. Wav n... ! Ir Fast Fnrk, Jonathans Creel: and Fines Creek. The four ol hrr ballot . w iM be the presidential, with foio cae'ti datrs, and v ice piei,)Pri i!,, :.itP ticket, county ticket, and l!-p !)' lot with the four corntituhonl amendments The presidential hallo, nnir parties, the slate ticket lh'-np while the county ticket en'v the Democrat and Brpubiican columns. On the county ticket, tlieie i: no Republican candidate for s,ir li. or. wihle there are Candida:?: for both parlies for the Inn st(- sup. ate pofsts, and house of representa tives. fee Sample Ballots, page 1. tion three. sec- WHCC To Give Election Returns Complete election returns will be broadcast over WHCC Tue?di" night, Frank Knuttl. general man ager, announced yesterday. The staff of The Mountaineer will gather and tabulate the countv returns in cooperation wild hn board of elections. These v i II he broadcast as soon as they como in j to the court house. The Cnir' j Press will provide the station, with ana national return;--. Highway Record For 1943 (To Date) In Haywood Killed 4 Injured .... 39 (This information com piled from Record of State Highway Patrol).