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Tobacco Queen
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armory as well as the four judges
that deliberated over 15 minutes
before reaching their decision.
Mertibers of the 1948 queen's
court were: Moielle Liner, Jane
fcTiompson, Zelda Mae Rhinehart,
and Maxine Clark. Around 18
girls from Haywood county com
pered for the beauty crown.
Parade Across Stage
Miss Maxine Clark of Beaver
dam was the first to parade across
the stage. She walked nervously
across the reviewing stand with a
solemn smile and she received a
large applause from ardent fol
lowers. .Next was Miss Zelda Mae Rhine
han of bethel, who pranced be
lore the judges with a broad smile,
wearing a white evening dress thai
almost malched her golden locks
She received a hearty ovation from
onlookers.
Behind her tame the queen to
be. Miss Bonnie Trantham. who
paraded graciously on the review
ing stage and the audience gave
tier a big vote of confidence by a
lengthy applause that almost rock
ed the building.
The fourth girl on the reviewing
platform was Miss Jane Thompson
ot Clyde who wore a white dress
tiiinmed in black. She won a big
roui.d of applause from her man
admirers. The glittering material
in her hair lit up her beautiful
lace as she walked proudly across
the stand.
Liner Is Popular
The nival girl in the race for the
queen was Mozelle Liner, repre
senting East Waynesville school,
who was the most popular girl in
the contest. Her sparkling per
sonalis, along with her charming
looks and red hair, almost set the
place afire. Her ovation lasted
two or three minutes and undoubt
edly was the second choice of the
judges for the crown.
Miss Tranthan was crowned In
Miss Peggy Noland. 1947 queen
The new tobacco queen was given
a loving cup by Dave Felmet on
behalf of the Merchants Associa
tion The other contestants re
ceived gifts. Jonathan Woody was
master of ceremonies.
From this writer's standpoint the
judges made a wise decision, al
though all the other queen conten
ders could have easily worn the
cTown and the crowd would have
been contented For the benefit
of the male readers. Miss Trant
ham's telephone number was not
available at press time.
Soco Gap String
Band Wins Honors
In Festival Contest
Everything from left handed
guitar players to the buclf danc
ing of elderly men and women
: treated the 2.500 spectators that
jammed the armory Saturday night
to witness the linal event of the
successful second annual Tobacco
Harvest Festival
Armor) officials estimated that :
the crowd was the largest that
ever filed into the building. Peo-
pie were hanging from the rafters, j
some standing and a small ma- j
jorit sitting, but everybody marv- j
eled to the square dancing and !
stung band music that marked the '.
occasion
The Soco Gap string band, led
b Bonnex Franklin won the string
band competition contest. In sec
ond place was the Haywood Rambl
ers and Rub Lunsford and her
band placed third among the com
peting bands
A feature attraction of the pro
gram was t.h.e performance of Pan
Handle Pete who appeared with
the Leicester
his intricate
which include
falsi' teeth to a cow bell. Pete
entertained the people with two
old selections He has appered in
several movies with Roy Rogers
and Gabby Hayes and takes a part
in a regular radio network show.
The Carpenter string band were
on hand to play for several of the
square dance teams, but would not
enter the competition.
Among the square dance teams
that gav e exhibitions-during the
evening were the following.
Hanlon Mountain. Rankin Pen
kind nt Leicester, manager; Ecusta,
Walter Wood of Brevard, manager;
American Legion. Felix Picklesim
er of Sylva, manager; Knka. Fred
Plott. manager; Smoky Mountain.
Jimmy Cooper of Bryson City, man
ager; Aslioville. Helen Thompson
and Margaret Svvicegood, managers;
Connemara. Frank Mintz, Jr.. of
Hendersonville. manager; Waynes
ville Old Tuners. Henry Caldwell,
manager; Champion "Y." Grover
Suttles of Canton, manager: Pigeon
Valley. Mr. Williams, manager, and
Soco Gap. Sam Queen of Waynes
ville. manager
Woody Talks
On Progress
Of County
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Movie Star
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Several hundred Haywood county
farmers attended Saturday after
noon's meeting of the Farm Bureau
which was highlighted by an ad
dress by Jonathan Woody at the
courthouse. Charlie MeCrary, presi
dent of the Farm Bureau, presided
over the meeting.
Mr. Woody discussed the pro
gress of Haywood county during
the past few years and stated that
it was one of the most diversified
counties in the state. He outlined
the balanced program of progress
oeing made in agriculture, indus
try and the tourist business.
Wares Are High
The local bank president remark
ed during his talk that wages in
Haywood county are the highest
per hour than in any other county
in North Carolina.
He urged all three business
groups in the county to retain
modernized policies and methods
of 'conducting their btisness Mr
string band With j woody asserted that tenant farm
music instrument, ers in the county have decreased
I every thing f ram ' 37 percent in the nasi' feu. vei-a
JrVoody Sponsors
Festival Dinner
, A dignitary luncheon was given
in the Towne House at noon Sat
urday in honor of all beauty queen
romestants. tobacco warehousemen,
members of the X. C. Mountain
Burley Warehouse Association and
other dignitaries attending the
eecond annual Tobacco Harvest
Festival event.
The luncheon was sponsored by
Jonathan Wood v. president of the
First Xalional Hank, who served as
master of ceremonies. Corsages
were presented to the beauty queen
contestants by local florist shops,
Clyde H. Ray and Waynesville
Florist Company.
Among those attending the lun
cheon were; J. B. Hutson,
dent of Tobacco Associates
Floyd, plant food institute; Mr.
and Mrs. Blount of Pitt county;
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cockficld. own
ers of new Planters Warehouse in
Asheville: Jimmy Walker, of Ber
nard .Warehouse in Asheville;
George; Farthing. N. C. Farm Bu
reau; Riley Palmer
; He stated that only through change
could there be improvement and
progress.
Mr. Woody was introduced by
Mrs E. L. McKee, state senator, of
Sylva. No one gave thought to
the fact that Mrs. McKee was
making her final speech. She died
in Sylva of a heart attack two and
one-half hours later.
Mrs. McKcc Speaks
Mrs. McKee, before introducing
Jonathan Woody, put the crowd in
laughter with her unmatched wit
of several incidents that she had
while serving this district in the
state senate. Waving her wrinkled
hands and speaking without the
assistance of a microphone, Mrs.
McKee, recently elected state
senator, said that the second annual
Tobacco Harvest Festival marked
another notable step for Haywood
county. In her brief talk, she
uttered her final challenge to this
county as a leader and mouthpiece
for the other seven counties in
Western North Carolina. With
this message she retired to her
chair, making her last speech be
fore a group of people.
Anna Jo Miller of Waynesville
was the holder of the lucky numb
er to win a turkey that was given
away during the meeting. Mrs.
Taylor Medford won an electric
percolator.
presi- Wooten Joins Highway
rairoi force In County
W. K. Wooten, of Dobson, has
joined the Highway Patrol Staff
here in Haywood, taking the place
of Patrolman Bishop who recent
ly resigned to re-enter college.
Patrolman Wooten is at present
Buncombe working with the four other natrol-
couhty agent; and Mrs. E. L. Mc- men throughout the county, and
Ree. state senator of Sylva. Around will be assigned a territory at the
30 other guests attended the lun- , end of the 60-day special on-the-(
neon, job training period.
Atttf tyom JoMocca Gltecki ia
Waqneivilb ia Be CadJted
"THF
FRIENDLY
BANK"
For the special convenience of all tobacco
growers in Haywood County, we will keep one
teller's window open through December 24, until
3:00 o'clock each day for the cashing or deposit
ing of tobacco checks.
Do not run the risk of losing your money or
being robbed by cashing your tobacco checks else
where. May we suggest that with your tobacco money
you first pay your debts and deposit a portion of it
in a savings account with us for a rainy day?
THE
First National Bank
Member fefieral Deposit Insurance CorpontJoa
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OBGANIZED 1903
Member Fed efel Befam
won the Academy Award last year.
and played a leading role in
the famous picture, "The Best
Years of Our Lives'.'" we stam
mered. "That is the man. He is leaving
at two o'clock today, so you had
belter hurry if you want to get
a story. They are stopping at The
Lodge and will have lunch there
at one." my informant said.
The thought flashed through my
mind that a man who had won the
Academy Award would be sur
rounded by a corps of secretaries
and the like, and 1 had better take
along some help Jo get in. Feeling
that Jim Massie knew the language
of the movie world, I called by his
office. Jim kindly consented to go
along, all the while trying to re
call whether he had met the fam
ous actor on one of his several
trips to Hollywood.
We got to The Lodge just a min
ute after Mr. and Mrs. March ar
rived after walking to Waynesville
and back. Needless to say, they
were a bit tired, but sent us word
they would be right down.
Mrs. March was down first, and
the minute we saw her, we real
ized why she had gone so far in I
the entertainment world her gra
cious charm, and simplicity made
us feel at ease as she began talk
ing as if we had known each other
for years.
Mr. and Mrs. March have just
finished making a British picture
"Christopher Columbus". In fact
Mr. March just arrived from Eng
land three weeks ago, while Mrs.
March finished her work in the
film in September. The picture
will in all probability be released
iibout next fail.
Right now the couple plan to
rest, after making three hard pic
tures in a row.
His latest American picture,
"Live Today for Tomorrow" is
scheduled for release soon. When
work first started on the picture,
it was called "An Act of Murder"
and later changed to "The Case
Against Calvin Cook" but the last
two titles did not suit the picture,
and the change was made to "Live
Today for Tomorrow".
"That is a more fitting title, and
is in keeping with the type work
Mr. March has been doing," his
w'ife commented.
"Actually, it is not a murder
mystery, and his fans would not
know him in the role of a mur
derer." she continued.
"Oh I don't know," he com
mented dryly, "I expect 1 could
make a pretty good murderer
with practice," he said with a sly
smile.
It did not take the famous cou
ple long to drop the subject of
movies and start talking about, the
Tobacco Festival.
Both of them were concerned
about the rain during the parade,
and the pretty girls on the floats'
getting wet.
Mr. March asked numerous ques
tions about burley. and both were
disappointed in not getting to at
tend an auction sale.
"I think it .would be fun to hear
the auctioneer chant at the sale,"
Mrs. March said. "I've heard them
over tne radio, but could not tell
wnat inty were saying."
Mr. March was interested in th
u..i worn an economic
standpoint, and was amazed to
earn mat it meant a millinn rfr,i
l;irs In IImvu,,,.,! 10
About that time the call came
"Lunch is served."
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"ouici you tie kind enough , to
ei us get a picture of you two
riKht here at the mantle-'"
asked.
"Certainly, if vou
, ." ..
oway flows tnis
While the photographer was get
ling a focus on the obliging couple
we asked Mr. March if he had ever
considered coming here for a deer
hunt, a bear hunt, or a pack trip
through the Park.
His eyes flashed. We knew we
had hit a responsive chord, as he
replied: "Say, that's an idea. No
doubt it can be aranged sometime
1 truly like this part of the world
I'll be back soon. It was mighty
nice of you to call. Good luck to
both of you."
Jim and I walked out wishing
that instead of 15 minutes we
could have had several hours to
talk with such a famous couple,
but you'd never guess their im
portance by their actions or any
thing they said.
75 Exhibitors
Show Tobacco
In Event Here
Seventy - Ave exhibitors from
Haywood county had 248 exhibits
of burley tobacco on display at the
Tobacco Show held Friday after
noon at the Armory.
Prizes and ribbons were given to
the following in the various classes:
Flyings, first, Floyd Fisher,
Clyde, R.F.D. No.2, and Mark Fer
guson; second, Edgar McElroy,
Clyde, R. F. D. No. 1; third, James
Ferguson, Clyde, R. F. D. No. 1;
fourth, G. H. Best, Clyde, R. F. 1).
No. 1; and fifth, Jarvis Caldwell,
Waynesville, R. F. D. No. 2.
Lugs, first, Floyd Fisher. Clyde,
R. F. D. No. 1 and Mark Ferguson;
second, Frank H. Medford, Clyde,
R. F. D. Mo. 1; third, Jerry Fergu
son, Clyde, R. F. D. No. 1 and Mark
Ferguson; fourth, R. H. Ross,
Waynesville, R. JF. . No. 2; fifth,
Edgar McEJfoy, Clyde, R. F. D.
No. 1.
Leaf, first, Roy Meador, Waynes
ville, R. -F. D. No. 2; second, Horace
Bryson, Waynesville, R. F. D. No.
2; third, J. W. Swayngim, Waynes
ville, R. F. D. No. 1; fourth, Mrs.
Rankin Ferguson. Waynesville, R.
F. D. No. 2; fifth, W. C. Chambers,
Waynesville, R. F. D. No. 2.
Wrappers, first, Roy Meador,
Waynesville, R. F. D. No. 2; sec
ond, Floyd Fisher, Clyde, R. F. D.
No. 1 and Mark flerguson; third,
G. H. Best, Clyde, R. F. D. No. 1;
fourth, Walker Chambers, Waynes
ville, R. F. D. No. 2, and fifth, J.
B. Swayngim, Waynesville, R. F.
D. No. 2.
In the class of individual ex
hibits, Mark Ferguson and Ray
Fisher won first place; second, J.
H. Leatherwood of Jonathan
Creek; third, R. C. Francis of
Waynesville, R. F. D. No. 1, and
fourth place, D. J. Boyd of Wavnes
ville, R. F. D. No. 2.
Welfare Group
Holds Meeting
In Asheville
Election of officers and a dis
cussion of current welfare prob
lems from the viewpoints of agen
cies and laymen will feature the
Western District welfare meeting
tOday in AsheviHe.
The meeting will get underway
at 10 a. m. in room 409 of the
courthouse, with Carl S. Slagle,
president, presiding. A public
welfare forum, "Today and To
morrow in Pubhc Welfare," has
been scheduled for 10:30 a. m.
Mrs. E. L. McKee of Sylva, who
died suddenly Saturday afternoon,
was to be in charge.
Representatives from 19 county
welfare groups will attend the dis
trict meeting. The meeting has
been designed primarily for lay
men, and arrangements are being
made In a number of counties for
civic leaders and workers with
welfare groups and volunteer agen
cies to attend.
Representatives and interested
persons from Avery, Buncombe
Burke, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland,
Graham, Haywood, Henderson,
Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDow
ell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford,
Swain, Ttransylvania, and Yancey
counties will attend.
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Rainfall
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reported .44 inches of rain fell
Saturday, and 3.20 on Sunday. The
Sunday night and Monday morn
ing rainfall is not recorded until
late Monday.
The heavy rainfall was 'general
throughout Western North Caro
lina, with some highways being a
foot or more under water.
Richland creek left Its banks and
flooded the lowlands in and about
Waynesville, but receeded fast on
Monday.
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in the Rogers Cove Omererv
Pallbearers were members of the
American region Post No. 47
r-v.. amun. who was employed
oy tne Unagusta Manufacturing
"""'"J ueiore serving in the
rmy, entered the service in Mav
. was trained at Camp
.-.i. a.iu ump woners prior to
being sent to the European Theater
in 1946.
He was wounded twice in action
before his fatal injury. He was at
tached to the Fifth Army and his
company was the first to enter
Rome. .
Surviving In additon to his fath
er, are four brothers, Bill and Ben
of Waynesville, Jack of Lake Juna
Iuska and Bryson of Conover; five
sisters, Mrs. Julia Winchester of
Hazel wood, Mrs. Valeria Pr.nbiin
Mrs. Jack Kelly, Mrs. Neal Mathia
and Miss Myrtle Smith of Waynesville.
Garrett Funeral Home
charge "of Arrangements.
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