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STANDARD PTG ro I.Ol.,.SV,iiE0KVFlrSt Si Waynesville Mountaineer TODAY'S SMILE Policeiran: "Did yon tee the number of the car that knock ed you down, madam?" Woman: "No, but the wo man in it wore a black turban trimmed In red and her coat was Imitation fur," flews Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The fruitem Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park . : O 64th YEAR No. 2 H PAGES Associated Press and United Press News WAYNKSVILEE, N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1949 $3.00 lu Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties lad As Long eps Running 11 T ea rn HALT .,,pn the rain kept r. ;.i a housewiie ii anon'" - THE EME 3 i l i ! fu7" ine . IU1 ' .. 4 lnat it IS and not navms - - mportant Letter - - - .ional men met in As ttiey L one ran his Hand in pocket, pulled out a ife had given him to days earlier. laughed aDoui ic toivort on about (S l lir J ,ands, the second mar. hand in his coat pw otter he naa iofSullul ays earlier. ir hands in a pledge ,oth went their ways they had escaped a a domestic nature. n, and Rain he rain Wednesday- duck enjoying the of Shelton Creek. birls standing m me the water swimns ion red boots . . . an motorist repairing a benefit of a raincoat iness women looking ottered hose as they ting place . . . police out their duties as if shining . . . Increased ythlng when its rain- penter Finds Of Child's aiis Truck n in Haywood county d to get their Christ- as the result of an becurring in Waynes- ore Santa Claus ar- benter returned to his parked in flie down of town, and found children's ihoes on much to his amaze- were presumably left by mistake and the wery anxious for the Nurned to the rightful aid the shoe3 were for two and four- :ren. inter will be glad to me of the person who ks if the owner will flice and describe the adio Program jht Over WHCC BO-minut rariU licld tonight from the interest of th res campaign which fiuary 14 through 31. Hen reported that a n?s by sevcml sin. p the county would "HL'C tonight. tuiott will hp in Program. A similar was staged last Tues- Mtz and infant son, I "o'u, Jr., arrived t a visit tn tho - - w III fir. and Mrs. T. Le- 3 Market I' Noon Thursday) Mection 50c-56c 2Cc-28c ... 15c ... 10c 00 lbs. .. 2. Ps 20.00-53 nn 24.5CW7.25 27.50-23.00 28.00-33.00 20.00-2L75 24.25-2J.50 7 Clearing ...i f by fair ,n4 col(Jei fjnesvuie temper. F by the staff 0f th, ,". Mln. iuinf.1 40 .70 t, " 43 1.60 ' m v. Hazelwood Post Office Seeking City Delivery; Receipts Are Doubled Office Showed 140 , Per Cent Increase In 1948; Due To Become Second Class In July The receipts of the Hazel wood post office for 1048 shows an in crease of 140 per cent over 1947, according to Thurman Smith, post master. The $16,940 business done last year now puts the office into the second class category ,wlt"n the new classification expected to become effective July 1, Mr. Smith said. One of the requirements for a sec ond class office is $8,000 in re ceipts, and the 1948 business doubled that amount. Mr. Smith has made formal ap plication to the post office depart ment for city delivery, in view of the record business established. To date he has not heard from the de partment on his request. Two of the requirements of the depart ment for setting up city delivery is that an office must do $10,000 In business and have a population of 2,500. Receipts from parcel post has played an important part in the substantial increase of the office, Mr. Smith's records showed. In a recent week the office sent out 13.000 pounds of parcel post. A large part of the year's increase in receipts has come during the last quarter, the ostmas.ter ' pointed. out. Besides the increase in business revenue, the post office had a large increase in money orders. In 1948 the office issued 7,984 orders amounting to $93,151.87. The prior year, the money order department of the office issued 6,259 orders for $80,528. Apple Growers Of County To Attend School Jan. 13-14 A large delegation of Haywood county apple growers are expected to attend the school on insects and diseases that affect apples, to be held in the Hendersonville high school Thursday and Friday, Jan uary 13-14. The two-day school for apple growers in Western North Caro lina is sponsored by the N. C. Agri cultural Extension Service in co operation with the N. C. Agricul tural Experiment Station and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Dwight W. Bennett, Henderson county agent, will preside over the school. Several of the top entomologists and pathologists of the South will take part in the program. Wayne Corpening, Haywood county agent, said this morning that ' the local delegation would leave from the court house on Thursday morning at 8:30 o'clock. All local apple growers and others interested who do not have trans portation are asked to be in the county agent's office at that hour. RIPPETOE IS IMPROVING The condition of F. G. Rippetoe was reported by the Haywood County Hospital at noon today as: "Improving some, following a good night Wednesday." Four Counties Map Drive For March Of Dimes Funds Starting Friday. Jan. 14 March of Dimes directors of four AVestern North Carolina counties heard representatives of the North Carolina unit, National Infantile Paralysis Foundation, stress the Importance of the coming cam paign for polio funds in a luncheon meeting et the Towne House here Monday. , Dr. Ralph McDonald, state chair man, told the group that North Carolina has never faced such a problem as it is confronted with this year. He said that this state had one o( the worst epidemics that has been experienced by any state. Dr. McDonald asserted that North Carolina has spent two and one-quarter million dollar i Marriage Licenses Show Sharp Decline In County During '48 Despite the fact that 1948 was leap year, the marriage licenses issued in Haywood County during the past year showed a sharp de cline over 1947, according to a report from the register of deeds office. The postwar marriage boom ap parently has settled down to normalcy again, as 121 marriage licenses were given during 1948, compared to 138 wedlock permits issued in 1947. A total of 175 licenses were given in the local register of deeds office during 1946. The month of June held up its tradition as the "month of brides" during 1948, as it led in the number of marriage licenses issued with 18. December and August were knotted with 13 each and 12 were issued in No vember. The other months were as follows: January, 8; February, 9; March. 8; April. 4; May, 8; July, 11; September, 9; and Oc tober, 9. Clyde Post Office Seeks NewBuildmg The post office department is re newing its attempt to lease larger quarters for the Clyde post office, it was learned here this week. An advertisement seeking pro posals from any person or persons interested in constructing a build ing suitable for rent to the post office department has been issued by A. E. Helmick of Greensboro, inspector in charge of post office leases for the two Carolines. Floor space of about 1,000 square Teet is desired. The lease, subject to approval of the post office de partment, is sought for a term of 5 or 10 years, beginning July 1, 1949. Proposals for furnishing quarters for the local post office will be ac cepted in Helmick's Greensboro of fice through January 20. Last year efforts were made to secure housing facilities for the Clyde post office. A number of local business men submitted pro posals but no agreement was reach ed between them and the post of fice department. Inspection Lane To Remain Here Through Saturday Inspection lane officials said this morning that several hundred Hay wood county vehicles have passed ihmueh the lane here during the nest few davs. The inspection lane will remain in Waynesville through Saturday. The first semi-annual inspection period is well underway in the counts, as the lane did a thriving business during its four-day stay in Wavnesvllle. A steady stream of vehicles kept inspection officials busv here, it was reported. (See Inspection Lane Pase 2) j.jtr.K.nf of oolio cases this year. Other state officials taking part in Ue discussion were Mrs. Phil lips Husiell of Chapel Hill, publici ty director, and Mark Sumner of uheviHe, western regional direc tor for national foundation. Counties represented at the or ganizational luncheon were Hay wood, Buncombe, Cherokee and Swain. It was brought out in the discus sion that 11 western counties rais ed approximately $40,000 last year and they in turn received approxi mately $135,000 from the national foundation in treatment of cases. Methods of raising funds were (See Fcur Conntio-Pasre 3) Takes Office Governor W. Kerr Scott put em phasis on rural roads, increased teachers pay and called for a vote on the liquor question in his inaugural speech before the Gen eral Assembly in Raleigh Thurs day afternoon. Singing Event Slated Sunday At Court House A large crowd is expected to at tend the Haywood county singing convention at the court house Sun day afternoon, starting at 2 o'clock. The musical program is being staged for the benefit of the Hay wood rolio campaign. Rev. L. G. Elliott, C. L. Allen and Tom Queen will be in charge of the event. Around 14 quartettes and choirs from Western North Carolina will participate in the singing conven tion. The groups to take part include: Kocky Branch Baptist Church, choir, Melody Five and Singing Five of Canton, Cryson City quartet, Greens Creek of Jackson county, Champion Quartet of Canton, Gospel Trio of Canton, Aliens Creek choir and quartet, Five S1;ir quartet, Snnfoid quartet, i'lalock Sisters and Jeter Martin, Ton.emaster quartet of Asheville and the Cherokee Indian quartet. All singers in Haywood county and surrounding counties are urged ir. attend the convention, as well as the public at large, Mr. Allen stressed this morning. Nine Men From County Leave For Army Physicals Nine men from Haywood county left early Wednesday morning for pre-induction physical examina tions at the Greenville, S. C. Army Recruiting Station. Mrs. R. R. Campbell, clerk of the county draft board, reported today. This group was the January quota set for Haywood comity. The following men reported for army examinations: Willard Vance Green, Waynes ville; Charles Love, Canton: Clay Williams Grant, Dellwood; Louie Richard Gibson, Waynesville; Guy McKinley Messer, Canton; Leonard Hiriam Green, Waynesville; How ard Ben Davis, Clyde; William Floyd Henson, Canton; and Nolie Marshall Love. Waynesville. The Haywood county draft board held a brief meeting Wednesday morning and classified the 27-year-old men of the county. IN CALIFORNIA Friends here have received word that Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rung have arrived in California, where they will spend the winter. They plan to return here next spring. Stork Delivers Best Gift To Homeless EHoyle Family Not only did the Robert Hoyle family receive an abundance of elothisiff, feod and house furnisb Ies, bat the biggest $ ift of all was made by a stork which de livered a seven-pound baby to Mrs. Hoyle one day after their home was leveled to the ground. . Mrs. Ethel Hayes Fisher, Red Cross official here said this morning that the Hoyle family was well situated in the Kirk Patrick home on Love Lane, which was rented for them by M. O. Galloway, owner of the lumber plant where Mr. Hoyle Is Scott Urges Liquor Vote, Road Work In Address Newly inaugurated Governor W. Kerr Scott presented a 15-point program before the joint session of ii,,, cimo ni.m.ivil Assembly in n.-ilek'h Memorial Auditorium Thursday afternoon in his inaug ural address and urged the Legis lature tn present the alcoholic beverage question to the people in a slate-wide referendum. Governor Soott said: As I assume the duties of Gov ernor today I am deeply conscious of l lie great responsibilities of the office. My campaigning dealt with definite proposals for the expan sion and improvement of public ..viee I take office with what I believe to be a clear mandate from the people to carry out the pledges I have given." In his "Go Forward" program, Governor Scott placed roads, schools and health at the top of the list in projects during his four year tenure as Governor. Portions of the 15-point program which he submitted to the General Assembly yesterday were as fol lows: 1. Itoads. "We have made great prneress in road building in the lav! three decades. We now have more than 62.000 miles of roads, nearly 10,000 miles of them hard surfaccd. but. a great part of our St.iie still does not have all-weather t ran Sport at if n. In my opinion the mn;t Inexcusable waste in our i economy is (he mud tix. I pro pose repealing the mud tax just as rapidly as it is possible to build and improve roads that will enable every school bus to operate every day in the year. "The rounding out of our road system with a network of all weather secondary mileage u es sential to the economic as well as the cultural development of North Carolina. "I am. of course, aware of the colossal nature of the task of build ing in four years a dependable school bus route system and serv ice roads for the industry of farm ,iiid factory. It may require both (See Gov. Scott Page 2) Sutton Rites To Be Held This Afternoon Ren F. Sutton. 4i, sawmill oper ator and barber, died at 5:50 a. m. Wednesday at Duke Hospital in Durham, following a short illness. Funeral services will be conduct ed at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the Rarheiville Baptist Church, with the pastor, Rev. Avery Peak, and Rev. U. B. Caldwell of Greenville. South Carolina, officiating. Graveside rites at Green Hill Cemetery will be in charge of the Waynesville Masonic Lodge. Active pallbearers will be Ma sons, as follows: Dr. J. R. Mc Cracken, R. C. McBride, L. N. Davis, E. A. Williamson, C. B. Hosa flook. E. H. Balentine, S. E. Con natser, and J. S. Davis. Honorary pallbearers will be RalDh Carver, Arvil Caldwell, Grady Wilson, Grover Moody, Carl Bav Rnfus Sheehan. Perrv Rich, Milford Caldwell, Bob Duckett, Ray Parton, Thomas Messer, and timer Caldwell. Mr. Sutton, a native of Virginia, lived most of his life in Haywood (See Ben Sutton Page 2) . employed. Mrs. Hoyle's baby missed win ning the baby contest by a few hours as the first baby born In Haywood county in 1949. Mrs. Fished lauded the o:lcials of the local radio station, WHCC. for their efforts in raising sup plies for the needy family. After the story of the fire appeared in The Mountaineer, the radio sta tion, in conjunction with the local Red Cross, chapter, launch ed an appeal for help for the homeless family. ; Presides Here !-T Sp I - - it . Judge Dan K. Moore of Sylva will preside over the January civil term of Haywood county superior court which convenes here Monday morning for a two week session. Civil Court Term Opens January 10 The January civil session of Haywood county superior court will open Monday morning, Jan uary 10, with a crowded docket of divorce cases and civil actions to be tried during the two-week term. Judge Dan K. Moore of Sylva. will preside over the court. Several civil suits carried over from t he last session of civil court in October are scheduled 1o be cleared from the docket. The criminal session' or superior court will convene here in February. The jurors impaneled for the first week of jury duty are the fol lowing: Glenn Clark, Fines Creek: Fred Wood, Waynesville; J. It. livers. Beaverdani; Bruce Sellers, Clyde: John Tittle, Waynesville; Dewey (See Civil Court Pace 2 Roy Moseman Closes Business After Friday Roy Moseman, who for the past 12 year; has been operating Ron's News Stand in Waynesville, is go ing out of business Friday until an other location can be found for his business. Mr. Moseman has his business in a building next to the Park Theatre He has won the admiration of many local resident as a business man despite his physical handicap. Roy first started out with a news stand borrowed from Hie State Commission for the Rlind in March. 1937. He located the stand on the corner where the Firestone place is situated for four years unlil he moved to his present location. Mr. Moseman has built up a growing news stand business here, handling confections, magazines and newspapers. He said he in tended to open up his business again as soon as another location could be found. As yet he has not found a suitable building in which to reopen his news stand. "I would like to express thanks to my friends and customers who have made the growth of my busi ness possible and I hope to be able to serve them again sometime in the near future," Mr. Moseman said. Collection Of Books And Magazines For Germany Due To Start On 17th Plans are to begin a collection of books and magazines here the 17th for shipment to schools in Germany and other European countries, it. was announced yesterday by Oral L. Yates, district chairman. "During the past few years, sev eral million copies of books and magazines have been shipped to Germany and other countries, and there lias been a decided improve ment in morale and attitude to wards America because of this," the chairman said after a recent state meeting on the matter. The books and magazines will be collected through ..the schools, and civic organizations and Scouts will be r.sked to asajst in packing fhem Conference With Town Boards Is Plan Of Davis Representative Grover C. Davis announced yesterday in Raleigh lhat he was halting work on the proposed bill calling for (he merger of Waynesville, Hazelwood. and Aliens Creek. Rep. Davis (made his decision after conferring with J. R. Morgan, by long distance, and learning of the strong opposi tion to the proposed bill by residents of Hazelvood and AI- lens Creek. Hazelwood, Aliens Creek, Protest A Merger j mas.-, meeting u:is held of the j citizen of Hazelwood and the ! Aliens Creek community and spon sored by the hoard of aldermen ! and mayor of Hazelwood Tuesday I night at the Hazelwood school, with an estimated crowd of 550 persons attending for the purpose of ex pressing their views about the pro 1 posed merger of Hazelwood, Aliens Creek and Waynesville. Mayor Clyde Fisher presided and stated the reason for calling the meeting. Mr. fisher stated that it was to lie an open forum meet ing and anyone who wished to speak would be given an opportun ity to fin so, whether he Iher he was for I he inerr'er or was opposed to it. I,. IVevnst Sr., member of I Hie Ha.clwood board of aldermen, was the next speaker of the eve ning, and v it'i perfect attention of j the !;rge gathering, stated: "I have iinly one 'dice and my own opinion, 'but if ii h Hie "ill of llu- citizens of Hazeluoiid that we merge with W.'.vr csi ille. I will do all in my , power to try to make the plan v oi k. As fur nnscif personally, I jam against the proposed bill. I Mr. I'lrwist then told the pro ceeding , lhat a hill in the House I nl liepi cm nlalives had to follow before it w;is brought up for a vote l en ill" House floor. He also stated Jilial lie planned to go to Raleigh I iul lie at the hearing of the Com mittee mi I owns and Cities and do all lhat he could to block the pass age of the merger bill. Mr. I'reyost also stated that the lun towns were not ready to be consolidated. "There is too much difference in the thinking of the two groups of people, and until i hey think alike and along the same channels. I do not think the two towns should be merged." Mavor fisher then recognized another member of the hoard of aldermen. Carl Swangor. who also slated lhat lie was opposed to the measure and would do all in his power to forestall its passage. The meeting was then thrown open tor discussion and after sev eral oilier citizens had expressed themselves, all against the propos ed bill, a vote of those present was called by Mayor Xisher. and the results were unanimous against the proposed merger. Petitions against the measure were circulated among the group for their signature to be presented at the hearing in Raleigh, botli from Hazelwood and Aliens Creek. During tne meeting, a repre sentative of Aliens Creek, stated: ".My community would rather merge with Hazelwood than follow the proposed bill." Rev. M. L. Lewis, pastor of the Hazelwood Baptist Church, gave the invocation. for shipment. 11 types of books and magazines will be shipped, except those dea! ipfj with sex, crrne 2nd comic books, it was pointed out. English school books are especi ally needed, as well as reading books, and children's "books for first and second grade children. Mr. Yates has charge of 14 coun ties and is starting the campaign in each of the counties on the 17th. "From this district we should get thousands of pounds of good books and magazines which will prove beneficial in trying to educate a large population in Germany and Euro?! " Mr. Yatti -wli. Hep. Davis lold Mr. Morgan that he would like to confer with the hoards of aldermen of Waynes ville and Hazelwood, together with a representative group from Aliens Creek when he comes home in the near future. No date was set as to when he expects to return home for a week-end. Mr. Morgan explained to Repre sentative Davis the action of some 5j0 citizens at a mass meeting in Hazelwood Tuesday night, and the fact that numerous petitions were being circulated on the matter, asking thr. the bill be dropped. The proposed bill was being drafted by Mr. Morgan at the re quest of Rep. Davis and, according to the former, it was about ready to be sent to the Haywood legisla tor yesterday. It has not been sent, since Rep. Davis said he via holding up on doing anything about it for the present. The proposed bill called for the merger of the towns of Waynesville, I Ihyzelwood and Aliens Creek, estab- lishing one town, and naming a hoard of five aldermen, with two from Hazelwood and three from Waynesville, in addition to a mayor , from the town at large. ! The proposed bill also called for i ,1 municipal recorder's court sad I he city manager plan. A dale for a public hpf-ov o'l the bill would hav been spt bsfor: I he House committee, an.' llrsi number opposing the bill p'jen-t lu attend the hearing. As f.u a. could be learned, there wa no or ganized group favoring it-- adop tion. Veteran Farmers Show Increase In Net Profits The 8!) Waynesville veteran f;,rn-"i Township earn hi ) tlet profit of S74.441.BI dining t')li; on their farms in Haywood whioji was approximately above the previous year's and that amount above I!k o'lna v. r 1 ou ated operating plans. The veteran fanner- '.ivjo. which has been in operatic"! m Haywood county for the past three years, is under the supervision of John Nesbitt, vocational leachr-r at Waynesville Township hifdi school. Mr. Nesbitt is assisted by .Jule Boyd. Fred Campbell. Hulen Gib son, Glenn MeCracken as super visors and Carl Ratcliffe, in charge of records. The veteran fanners earned a net p'-ofit ,,f $54,677.32 during 1917 and showed a considerable gain in farm profits this year. Article By Judge Frank Smathers Appears Soon In The Readers Digest Judge Frank Smathers reccntlv w rote an article that was to appear in the January issue of Headers Digest. The editor of The Digest sent Judge Smathers the following telegram: "Terribly sorry pi tic!? squeezed out last minute Will let you know when it will definitely appear soon as possible Allied P. Dashiell." The article was briefly reviewed in this newspaper several months ago, and received much favorable comment.- Highway Record For 1949 (To Dste) In Hay wood Killed.... 0 Injured.... 0 (This information com piled from Records of ? Slate Highway Patrol). ';.