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""!vn r r k, lights The iws pets Hand The Waynesville Mountaineer : .. . ... cm hp t hins fllOIl is the record books. a a chap of about ye of his young flour, in a most They both wore jtical pattern and ie colored "tow" tightly in the sun. ully carrieu muc street and then the Court house, for him. But not elaxing ins mode and guidance. The pique style of big jiand firmly grasp h across the top of Bis Why He r. Truman 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 Joe: "Whatsamatter, Bill, got flat tire?" BUI (sarcastically): "Oh no! I lost get out every so often and jack It up to aire It a rest." The AbboU PharmagTaph. 63rd YEAR No. 89 8 PAGES United Press and Associated Press New WAYNESVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1948 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties taiistiice E)ay Parade 9 Prog raom Set "Mere Ttairsdlay si week is still a tnd the basis for a igs, editorial page course will be dis fcs to come by poli fvers It is so easy who "felt all the lent Truman would 00 per cent pre ps positive of Mr. fction "1 just sat I, and watched, for figured it out my linian wasn't build- fousc porch for no felt Mr. Truman he was telling, so o win." its Down t i C I 1 ill dCHUUl National Guard Company Here Is Redesignated As State's Heavy Tank Unit Speaks Here era! college stud- tood received a let- asking that a "dras- in the amount of lent was spending (are far above our udent was told, expenses to the from the finance- continued. r the telephone college student wnts that the, let- eeived, and every- tould be done to nee all was col- iuses Man Motor motorist was so festure of courtesy ftt on Main Street that he stalled his were turning into I the truck kept did the car. The fpei and yelled to fhe car: "Proceed e right-of-way." Plng on the gas, I driver of the car .brakes, and killed unexpected; shock i courtesy. ROBERT BOYD COX, assistant dean at Duke University, will be guest speaker at the Haywood county Duke alumni association meeting at the Lodge Thursday night at 7 o'clock. Duke Alumni Will Hold Meeting At Lodge Thursday The Haywood County Duke Alumni Association will hold the annual meeting at the Lodge here, Thursday evening, November 11, at 7:00 o'clock. Dinner will be served, and an interesting program Is being arranged. Th,i3 "expecting to attend are ask to contact Mrs. W. J. Hampton of Canton, president of the associa tion. Robert Boyd Cox, assistant tnl dean at Duke University, will be featured speaker for Thursday night's banquet, jt was announced this morning. Cox prtviousiy taught at Johnson county high school and East Tennessee State college. He came to Duke in 1945. Tickets for the alumni banquet may be secured from the following persons: John N. Johnson. Mrs. William Medford, Frank Ferguson and Dave Hyatt. The Waynesville National Guard unit has been redesignated as Heavy Tank Company 120th Infan try, according to an announcement mnde at last week's drill session by Captain James M. Davis. The local Guard unit members received their pay checks for July, August and September. The three month payroll amounted to $2, :it54.61. The guardsmen are paid full army day's pay for each drill session. The National Guard unit will participate' in the Armistice Day parade scheduled here Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. The unit will display vehicles, including M 4-A 1 tanks which have rubber trrcks. After the parade the tanks will be parked in front of the court house for public inspection. Preparations are being made for the federal inspection of the local National Guard on Monday, No vember IS. The unit will be in spected by regular army officers appointed by the inspector gener al's department. Captain Davis said that the guard unit is still able to enlist a few (pialified men between the ages of 17 and 18'i. The unit drills at ihe Armory every Thursday night from 7 o'clock until 9 o'clock. Officers in Ihe local company be sides Captain Davis are First Lieu tenant Sam Carswell, First Lieu tenant Robert II. Winchester, First Lieutenant Eugene Smathers and Second Lieutenant Frank C. Byrd -nds And I At School Mete bands, and teams;, Waynes fon good show I veir-ihaving an e nefe. r Funeral Rites For Fred Stamey Are Conducted Market Noon Monday) lectioi ection AnJin .'. 20c-28c 15c f 10c 32c-36c r 100 lbs 3.00 lbs, ... 2.25-2.40 f 16.00-18.00 25.00-27.00 20.00-23.00 25.00-28.25 24.30-26.00 26.00-26.50 27.00-32.00 Funeral services for Fred Stamey. 56, of Canton, killed Saturday when his light pick-up truck was in a wreck with an Atlanta, Ashe ville motor express about one-half mile east of Canton, was conducted yesterday afternoon at Morging Star Methodist Church near Can ton. The Rev. W. H. Pless, a former pastor, officiated and was assisted by the Rev. A. L. Maxwell, pastor. Burial followed in the charch ceme tery. Pallbearers were Wayne Lank ford, Norman Stamey, Thurman Stamey, Carol, Bob, and Haryley Wilson. Stamey met death within 200 yards of his home while attempting to make a left-hand turn off Ashe-viile-Canton highway, according to Cpl. E. W. Jones of the State High way Patrol, who investigated the collision. He is survived by his widow, the former Miss Alma Wilson of Hay wood County; six sons. Howard of California, Raymond. Manuel Bob by, Carl and Teddy Stamey, all of Canton, and three daughters. Misses Viola, Martha and Hattie Stamey. also of Canton; his mother, Mrs. Easter Stamey: two brothers, W. M and Frank Stamey; and a sister. Mrs. Dewey Lankford, all of Can ton. Services Are1 Held In Clyde For Robert C. Jones Funeral services for Robert Claude Jones. 68. who died at his home in Clyde Friday after a two months' illness, were held Sunday at 2 p m. in Clyde Baptist Church. The Rev. Mr. Medley, pastor of the Clyde Methodist Church, as sisted by 'he Rev. F. O. Dryman of Lake Junaluska, officiated and bur ial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Mr. Jones was a veteran of the Spanish-American War and served for several years as a member of Ihe Clyde Board of Aldermen. He was a former employee of the Southern Railway System and a member of Masonic Lodge No. 453 of Clyde and Oasis Shriners' Temple in Ashevillc. Active pallbearers, nephews of the deceased, were Tracy Carr, M.u -.."tall. Roland and Howard Lcatherwood, Edwin Spears and Marshall Jones. Members of the Masonic Lodge were honorary' pall bearers and conducted the grave side service. Survivors include three sisters. Mrs. Elizabeth Carr and Mrs. M. A. Leamerwooo oi v,.ae ana A special invitation has been ex gie spears oi umon; one urm. e. , temJcd to ,ne Gold star parenls of ronam Jones oi esi ,np county to end thp Armistice Day banquet Thursday night at 7 Achievement Day Held By Home Clubs Of County Secretaries of sixteen Home Demonstration Clubs of Haywood County reported on the achieve ments of their clubs during the past year at the annual Achieve ment Day program hold at the First Methodist Church last Friday. Mrs W. D. Ketner, county council pres ident, presided. The Clyde club and the Morn ing Star club were awarded prizes for the clubs showing the greatest improvement during the past year. The awards were mad by Miss Mary Margaret Smith, county Home Demonstration agent. Forty-four club members were presented reading certificates by Miss Margaret Johnston, Haywood County librarian. Included in this number were the following who re ceived advanced rending certifi cates: Mrs. Clifton Terrell of Ihe Bethel Club; Miss Marian Boggs ot the Francis Cove; and Mis. W, L. Amnions and Mrs. W. C. Moody of the Morning Star Club. Exhibits of clothing, house fur nishings, and canned and preserv ed foods were displayed by the members in the church dining room. Mrs. C. C. Francis was win ner of the first sweepstakes prize for exhibits and was presented a set of six crystal goblets donated by E. J. Lilius Jewelry Store. Mrs Paul Robinson won second prize, a wool blanket, donated by the Tog gery and Mrs. T. H. Rogers, who won third prize was awarded a wool blanket donated by C. E. Rays Sons. Other prizes were awarded as follows: Food Preservation. Mrs C C. Francis 1st- Mrs Paul Hih. nnson. 2nd; Mrs. Frank Williams 3rd: and Mrs. Edgar Burnett, 4th. House Furnishings. Mrs. Otis Cole, 1st; Mrs. T. H. Rogers. 2nd; Mrs George Culbreth. 3rd; and Mrs W. M. Kirkpatrkk. 4th. Clothing, Mrs. Clifton Terrell. The highlights of the afternoon session was an illustrated lecture on Holland by Mrs. Walter Pike delegate to the Triennial Confer ence of Country Women of the World. Following her talk Mrs. Pike asked for donations for gift boxes to be sent to Holland and $24.00 was collected. The gavel for the largest attend ance at the meeting went to the Beaverdam Club. Prizes for the exhibits were do nated by Garrett's Furniture Store, Foley Manufacturing Com pany, Firestone Store, Parkman's Hardware Co.. Massie's Depart ment Store. Mrs. T. L. Gwyn. Mas sie Furniture Store, Belk-Ilud.son Co.. E. J. Lilius. The Toggery, and C. E. Ray s Sons. Arrangements for the program were made by Miss Smith. Famous Haywood Apples On Display l K II Q ill Ll;'"- j v il I i Haywood county's apples are among the best in the world, according to Wayne C'orpenmg. county agent, and moot of this is shown In the above display of apples that won lop honors recently at the State Fair in Raleigh. The exhibit was on display in Ihe lobby of the First National Hank during Na tional Apple Week Those observing the apples are Corpening. Joe Davis, assistant cashier, Jonathan Woody, hank president, and Richard Barber, Jr., owner of Barber s Orchard. Hudson Speaks Here November 27 As Highlight 01 Tobacco Event Armistice Day Banquet Set Thursday Night At Hazel wood School Fla Wells Funeral Home charge of arrangements. f SHOWERS t Increasing rrmer with show won. svUle tempera, the staff of the Mia. Rainfall 2 - I 51 .19 t 1 37 1.25 Foliage Here Attracts Nation-Wide Attention The mountain foliage in this sec tion of the state, which is still in its splendor, is attracting quite a lot of interest among nationwide magazines. Joeeph Breitenboch of Life maga zines at Fontana doing fall color. Also there are Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Longee of Fort Times. Longee is art director for the publication. Bill Shrout of Saturday Evening Post, has Just completed a bear hunt in the mountains after writ ing a color story for the magazine- Book Week To Be Observed 13-20 Nov. By Library Haywood County Public Library is one of the Libraries in North Carolina, when has been selected to receive an original drawing from "Blue Ridge Billy" by Lois Lenski. The picture will be on exhibit during Book Week, November 13th 20th. Beginning Saturday the Library' will be celebrating Book Week. Special exhibits of new children's books will be arranged so that everyone will have a chance to see the books before they are circu lated. These books will not go out during the week, but boys and girls, parents and teachers are in vited to come in and read. Miss Margaret Johnston, county librarian, and Mrs. James Atkins, library assistant, will be at the li brary to assist in showing the pub lic the new books. A list "New Books Book Week, 1948" giving the new books In our own Library will be available for distribution. Another list for parents with small children is "Readable Books for first and sec ond grades". Some interesting Lois Lenski Book Marks and Book Week Markers will also be distributed. o'clock at the Hazelwood School. The banquet is sponsored jointly by the American Legion and Veter an of Foreign Wars and auxiliaries of both organizations. The Rev. Paul Duckwall, pastor of Long's Chapel. Lake Junaluska. will be principal speaker at the banquet. Biiddy Poppy Sale " Opens Here Wednesday Through Thursday ttiiridv Poripv Sale will otirn here Wednesifay n'lon and cmi tinuiuc thi-Miiqh TliniMlay. It was announced today. The annual P"PPy sal Is sponsored !v Ihe Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxili ary. Mrs. Tom ( .imphrll is serving as president of the committer on poppy sale. Mrs. Sebp llryon is president of the V.F.W. Auxiliary. The red poppies are made by the disabled American veterans. Proceeds from th- local cam paign Hill en to support Oiren Hospital. ) Secretary of Agriculture, will be principal speaker here Saturday morning, November 27, at the court house, to highlight the second an nual Tobacco Harvest Festival which Is to be held November 24- 27. I Mr Hudson, connected with the Tobacco Associates, Inc.. of Wash-1 . in;:lon. has been overseas for the j pa, si few mouths ill connection with the tobacco program included in Hi'- Luropean Recovery Plan He i- a well-known authority in this; ( country on tobacco and farmers of this county should profit by hi-, ad- diess here Saturday morning. No vember 27. at 10:30 o'clock. ; The Tobacco Festival program j v I ! I gel underway Wednesday! night, November 24, with a tobacco , barn warming event set at the j Way nesville Armory j The opening portion of the Inui i clay festivities will be sponsored by j the Junior Chamber of Commerce, i Business and Professional Women's j Club and the Merchants Associa-j lion All persons attending the I barn warming affair arc urged to dress as fanners and farmerettes i i On Friday. November 2(1. the Ho- j lary Club will have the tobacco 1 farmers of the county and out-of town guests at a dinner meeting i The Rotary Club will have charge of decorating the town for the fes- Deadline Set For Sending Christmas Packages O'rseas The post office department es- terday announced that November 15th was the last day to mail pack ages to armed forces overseas with an assurance of delivery. "Many patrons plan to v. ait until later and send their packages bv air mail. " Postmaster .1 11 How ell 1 1 1 it nvs said "but we have just been ad- Ttl(, I l()lls t.uh tlaV(. ,(.,.M n) iscd from Washington that there charge of store decorations and is no assurance that packages sent see that the tobacco is ready for after November 15 can be delivered judging Wednesday, November 24, by Christmas, since the planes arc at noon. already crowded to capacity ' Mondav and FrWav ni(:h,s. "Packages should he mailed by at 8 o'clock, radio station W'HCC the 15th if they are to be delivered will broadcast several of the quar by Christmas.' the postmaster con- Idles that are slated to participate iriUn'- ' in the Tobacco Harvest Festival. ' ; Tic string bands in the event will broadcast Saturday night at eight o'clock. Argentina Ambassador To U. S. Will Speak Here Friday Night Dr. .Icromlno Kt-morino. am bassador to the lolled Stale from Argentina, will lie goest speaker at Ihe I Ions Cluh mcet Iiik scheduled for Friday night, Novem bi-r 1!. at 7 o'rlork in the Towne House. The meeting was switched from Thursday night due In the Arm istice Day events bring stuped here. Hi Krmorino will bp accompa nied to Waynesville by his ofTiral party. The party will come here rntn Raleigh, where Dr. Re inorino spoke last night. Paul lljvis, president of the Lions f lub, viill introduce the distinguished guest. The meet ing will he broadcast over WHCC. Improvements Are Made To Clyde School Building Legion Post To Sponsor Gala Event; Stores Close The lotfal American Legion Post No. 47 will sponsor an Armistice Day celebration with a gala parade and a patriotic address here Thurs day morning beginning at 10 o'clock. The Rev. Paul Duckwall, pastor of Long's Chapel Methodist Church, will deliver Ihe keynote address when the parade assembles in front of the courthouse. The Rev. R. L. Young, chaplain of the post, is in charge of the program. B. R. Hundley is serving as chair man of the parade committee. The parade, which will form at First Baptist Church on Main Street 8t 9:30 am., will start toward the courthouse at 10 o'clock. Waynesville high jcliool band, under the direction of C harles Is ley. will lead the patriotic parade down Main street. Other groups participating will be the American Legion Post. National Guard uiit. Veterans of Foreign Wars and Boy and Girl Seoul troops. Mr Hund ley urged all veterans of the com munity to wear their service uni form and inarch in Ihe parade. Stores of Waynesville will be closed Thursday, according to Da vid Felmet. president of the Mer chants Association. Mr. Felmt also revealed that the usual half-holiday observed each week on Wed nesday will be eliminated this week in view of the all-day closing Thurs day. II was understood that all drug stores of the town will be closed on Thursday from 10 o'clock until 12 o'clock. County Offices To CIpse.Thyriy, , George A. Brown, county man ager, announced this morning that the court house will be closed all day Thursday In relpbiation of Armistice Day The public library will also be closed Thursday. Mr gnret Johnston, librarian, reported today Sidelights Oi Game High School Band Performs j Apple Show At Grid Fracas yd B1?5 wrxk Sewerage System When a drum majorette fainted at the Waynesville-Asheville School game Saturday night, some 4,000 spectators failed to realize that it was part of the show. After realiz ing the fact, the fans settled back and enjoyed a commendable half time performance by the Waynes ville high school band in connec tion with Apple Week ceremonies. As the band was marching down the field, one of the majorettta fainted and a drum major came to her rescue and carried her off the field. They were immediately met by bandmaster, Charles Isley, who spread a blanket to comfort the "fainted" lassie. In the meantime, the public address system yelled frantically for a doctor, who later came down to administer first aid. Another drum major came out with a big red apple, about the size jrf a large pumpkin, and the doctor shied away The moral of the act was. an apple a day will keep the doctor away After this the majorette and drum major walked oil the field arm-in-arm while the band played an "Apple Blossom Wedding ". The hand formed a large apple tree with the stadium lights off and blue lights appeared on the uni- Receni building improvements at Civile School unhide construction nt shelves for storage space, the making of new bookcases, and the installation of new lights in the corridors. Principal Stanly Living ston has reported Miss Margaret Stnngfield. music teacher has occupied new .quarters in a room ofi" the auditorium Her former studio now Is being con- cried into a lirsl aid room and a lounge for teachers and visitors. Large aluminum numbers to mark the doors of i la-srooms are being put up this week j Spate has been partitioned off in the end ot a hall to store uni i forms of the liov Scouts who don j official dress every morning and afternoon prior to helping pupils I across t he high w ay Bookcases are being made by the veterans doing on-the-job training i at fly dc School ! Other improvement plans call (for construction of bulletin boards, and morn shelves, and repair of the flagpole in front of the school, Mr. 16 County Men Leave Today For Physical Exams Sixteen Haywood count v men left at 7:30 o'clock this morning to take army physical exa mini' ions at Greenville. S. C. Mrs Rov Campbell, draft clerk, reported this morning. Those going from Ibis couitfv in clude: Earl Dolf Conard. Hel uood: Eulen Monroe Bridsbaw Route 2. Waynesville: James Rav Cope. Hazelwood; Pless White, Hazelwood: Charles Edwin Seay. Clyde: Claude Medford Phillips. Del I wood: Thomas L. Hurnetfe. Route I. Waynesville; Wade Palm er, Cove Creek; Harley Messer. Cove Creek: Elmer Rogers, civde: Joseph Verlin Green. Route 1. Waynesville; Arthui L.lward Fuller. Waynesville: Vester Sutton. Route 1. Clyde; Venson N Rrarllpy. Waynesville; Vivian Ward. Route 1. Waynesville: and Willy Carroll Ingle, Canton. This is the second group of mn to take the examinations in the peace-time draft. The town of Clyde began work this week on a sewer extension I.ivinoston said project, which will provide service for many additional families ScOUt-O-Rd Event nfjpiuxiniaieiy -j.ouw ieei oi IHC are to be laid from the Louisa ; Jackson Sheriff Gets Man, Car, And Liquor Sheriff Griffin Mlddieton rap'ur ed Vernon H Lance, a 1P4S Olds mobile and 12 gallons of liquor on highway No. 23 near Dillsbom last week. The car. according to I.snee. he longed to H. T Deweese, of Cul berson. Cherokee county. It was used to run liquor between North Carolina and Georgia points Is Postponed Until Shade of 'the Old TrJe" ! Cha-' d "rth "yd., down Saturday lO While the lights were still off, the ! b' ,he new Methodist Church, and OUIUrUay. HOV. 10 band formed a big apple with red beyond the stock yards at the rail- The annllal Scout-O-Ral schedul lights coming on and they played j rad. , ed or Canton las, Saturday after- "Sipping Cider Through A Straw", j Mrs. Joyce Haynes, town clerk, I noon has been postponed until this Then the stadium lights came j said that the job should be com- j Saturday, November 13. due to in back on with the band still forming pleted by the latter part of this , clement weather. an apple and the junior band form- i month. Meantime a stretch of j Boy Scout Troops from Waynes ed in two close lines and wormed road north of the Louisa Chapel i ville. Canton. Bethel and Clyde its way through the apple, depict-j church is closed while the line is! will participate in the annual field ing the fact that apples occasion- j being laid. The school bus and dav program. Events will include- ally have worms, very seldom, other traffic are routed through inspection, knot relay, fire build especially Haywood county apples. I other roads temporarily. tSee Seont-O-Ral Page 8) Highway Record For 1948 (To Date) In Haywood Killed..... 5 Injured .... 39 (This Information com piled from Record of State Highway Patrol). ,