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62 - Pago Haywood Farm Edition
The Waynesville Mountaineer
Published Twice-A-Wcek In The County Seat of Haywood County At Th Eastern Entra ice Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
62 Pages
10c Per Copy
YEAR NO. 43 62 PAGES Associated Press and United Press News WAYNESVILLE, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 30, 1949
$3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
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Miss Mary Cornwell Named
Home Demonstration Agent
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...ot, iinH HoHirjitnd vestcrriav al-
This is the beautiful 9-foot granite Memorial ... -
ternoon before some 3,000 citizens at Green Hill cemetery. This is a Mountaineer photograph by In
gram's Studio.
3,000 Attend Dedication
The Haywood county board of
commissioners and the State Ex
tension Service jointly announced
this morning the appointment of
Miss Mary Cornwell, of Murphy,
as , Home Demonstration Agent
for Haywood.
Miss Cornwell is to assume her
duties here not later than July
first, the announcement as made
by George A. Brown. ,lr., and the
Extension Service stated.
Miss Cornwell is well known in
the extension work of this state,
and has made an outstanding
record in Cherokee county.
"We are indeed fortunate in be
ing able lo gel Miss Cornwell for
the work in Haywood," Mr. Brown
said.
Miss Cornwell was born on a
Trusdale county farm in Tennessee,
and received her education at the
Trousdale county high school, and
received her BS degree in Home
Economics at Maryville College.
and did graduate work in the
school of Home Economics at the
University of Tennessee.
After completing her college
work. Miss Cornwell taught school
in Trousdale and Anderson coun
ties, Tennessee, then went to
Wayne county in this state and
taught four years.
She moved to Murphy as assis
tant home agent, working on the
Tennessee Valley Authority pro
gram of re-location of re-adjustment
with those families removed
from the reservoir areas of the
TVA dams. In July. 1945, she
assumed the position of home agent
in Cherokee county.
She has taken an active part in
civic and church affairs, in both
the rural areas and in town, and
is a leader in the Western Dis
(Sec Miss Cornwell Pace 7)
MISS MARY COUMUEIX
Of Memorial Marker Here
Former Resident
Killed When Hit
By Falling Log
Guy Sims a former resident of
Waynesville, was instantly killed
while supervising the unloading of
a truck of logs at a sawmill near
Fountain Inn, S. C, last Thursday.
Mr. Sims was associated here
with his brother, Ed, in the tire
business from 1941 until 1944 when
he entered service. After being
Wagon Road Gap Presents
Most Beautiful Scene In
Western North Carolina
Many Haywood Citizens
Contribute To Marker
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Queen Leaves
For Italy To
Attend Rites
Richard Queen of Waynesville,
executive secretary to U. S. Sena
tor Frank P. Graham of North
Carolina, will attend the Italian
memorial services marking the es
tablishment of the Italian Republic
in 1946, and the liberation of Rome
from the Nazis.
He phoned his family here last
Thursday night from Washington.
saying he was to accompany Gen
eral Mark Clark, war-time com
mander of the U. S. Fifth Army
that fought in Italy.
iney left Washington the next
morning to start their 10-day trip.
Italian services also will be held
at the American cemetery at Anzio.
IN NEW YORK
Mrs. C. J. Reece left Sunday on
a buying trip to New York for
Massie's Department Store.
Tne labor and contributions
of several organizations and
many friends made possible the
Memorial Plot and marker that
were dedicated in Green Hill
Cemetery yesterday to Haywood
county's war veterans.
Mrs. Will Medford of Way
nesville, originated the plan for
these two memorials and serv
ed as chairman for the marker
fund.
They were the American Le
gion Posts of Waynesville and
Hazelwood and their Auxiliaries;
The Waynesville Post of the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars and its
Auxiliary, The Gold Star Par
ents of Haywood County; The
Town Officials of Waynesville,
which contributed the land for
the plot; The Haywood County
Commissioners, who provided
(Sec Donations Page 7
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were
Memorial Plot a nd marker
dedicated to Haywood Coun
ty's war veterans yesterday after
noon in solemn, Memorial Day
services.
On the tree-studded slope above,
facing the silent hills beyond the
green valley. 3.000 men, women,
and children paid silent tribute to
the county's people who had given
their lives in all America's wars.
Th Rev. L G. Elliott, pastor of
th0 First Bantist Church of
Waynesville, in his prayer follow
ing the opening of the ceremonies,
..rn,.rl Hi,, living to work for the
peace so that those who had fallen
in battle "shall not have died in
vain."
Then Master of Ceremonies
rharles Edwards. Past Comman
der of the Waynesville Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post, called on six-year-old
Janice Medford. grand
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will
Medford of Waynesville, to unveil
(See Marker Page 7)
ri I scharitecr f iiosiyvTce.,'Tie'"en'f.
ered the lumbering business with
another brother in South Carolina.
Mr. Sims was directing the un
loading of logs when one log rolled
off the truck, hit the ground and
bounced toward Mr. Sims, striking
him in the chest and throat, break
ing his neck instantly.
Funeral services were held at
Fountain Inn on Friday afternoon.
He is survived by his widow and
three children; his mother, also a
former resident here, and four
brothers, Ed of Waynesville, and
Cecil, Furman and Earl, all of
Greenville, S. C, area. Also two
sisters, Mrs. H. E. Watson and
Miss Maggie Lou Sims, also of
Greenville.
Moseman To Get
Another Seeing-
Eye Dog Soon
xtnis iwmoM"if nwat'Thursday
for Morristown, N. J., to get anoth
er seeing-eye dog.
Roy's dog, Sally, died several
months ago after serving him for
over 11 years.
Mr. Moseman will be gone four
weeks, durine which time another
dog will be selected for him, and
given four weeks of training to
gether. ,
He will be accompanied as lai as
Morristown by Mrs. Moseman, Mrs.
Mahel Brown Abel. Miss Jo Ann
Morris and Mrs. Audry Biddix, who
will go on to New York lor a
visit.
Mrs. Kellett Resigns
Mrs. J. M. Kellett, teacher of
Latin at Waynesville Township
High School, has resigned, to take
a position with Canton High
School, County Schools Superin
tendent Jack Messer said today.
Rehearsal
The members of the Waynesville
Township High School chorus will
rehearse Friday at 7:30 p. m. at
the high school in preparation for
next Sunday's Haywood County
Day program at Lake Junaluska
Methodist Assembly.
Services To Be
Held Saturday
For Sgt. Williams
The body of Air Force Sgt. Frank
R. Williams, Jr., aerial gunner
killed when his B-17 bomber was
shot down March 17, 1945, over
Leipzig, Germany, is scheduled to
arrive here Friday from an over
seas cemetery.
(See Sgt. Williams Page 7)
Bv BILL L1NDAU
Staff Writer
Standing on the Parkway under
the shadow of towering ureen
Knob you can see the rich green
hardwood forests spreading south
ward below vou. disappearing into
the, haze in South Carolina. ,
The lush green carpet of rolling
hill is broken by the works of man
in the brown fields and in the
buildings of the Ecusta Manufac
turing Company near Brevard.
But these seem an integral part
of the whole scene with the forest
covered hills.
In the distance to the northeast
from this ledge at Wagon Road
Gap, you see the white cloud ris
ing slowly above the valley, and
you are surprised when someone
points out the white cloud is the
smoke from the factory at Can
ton. Bui this beauty is something you
have to experience personally. It
cannot be described in words ade-
nualelv. nor even in a fine color
photograph, because it is a perfect
composition of the sights and the
sounds and the feeling.
We stood on the Parkway Friday
afternoon with Forest Ranger Cliff
Senne of the Blue Ridge Parkway s
Waynesville District, and exper
ienced this for the first time.
Part of it was the cool gentle
wind blowing almost silently
across the Gap, the woodchuck
(See Parkway Page 7)
Governor Scott Reads This Farm Edition
ions To Set Date
n Creek Annexation Vote
C" oi alder
Potion be
CPerjhe
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request of about 125 ritlzens of
the area, on the nnestlnn of an
nexation.
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the Haywood Board of Elections
vii Wednesday.
J. R. Morgan, attorney for the
Town of Waynesville, said that the
notice of the election would have
to be published 30 days, then three
-"u.uays lor registering, one Sat
urday for challenge day, and vote
the following Saturday.
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Tentative plans indicate the elec
tion could be called for about July
3The Waynesville board about 30
j pr "napd a proposed ordi
nance which would annex the entire
area into the town limits oi way
nesville. A provision made by the
1947 General Assembly provided
such a method of annexation; as
well as providing that the citizens
in the area could request an elec
tion to decide the matter.
62 - Page Edition Is Largest
Printed West of Asheville
, This 62.pafe edition is the largest ever published west of Ashe-Tile-
H is made up of nine sections, with one section devoted to eacn
01 the six enterprises of agriculture In Haywood, and three sections
oted to the general Community Development Program
There are picture, of almost 400 different people in this edition,
M eil as many scenes and pictures of a general nature.
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Few Copies Of
This Edition
Available
There arc a limited number
of extra copies of this edition
available.
The demand has been greater
than expectations, and no more
extras can bp printed.
Copies will be mailed in the
county for ten rents, or mailed
out of the county for 15 rents,
as long as the limited supply
lasts.
Community
Development
Program Is
Big Factor
The income of the average Hay
wood farm family will exceed that
of last year, according to ottieiat
calculations just completed for the
first five months of 1949 by wayne
Corpening, county agent.
This increased Income for Hay
wood farmers is in part, the di
rect result of increased production
and quality production, which is
one of the goals of the Commun
ity Development Program inaugu
rated in the county last February.
A large number of farmers have
stepped up production in several
departments, with dairying and
poultry leading the list to date.
Haywood farmers are right nnv
planting their burley, and ever
effort is being made to get the
full acreage allotment planted this
year," Mr. Corpening said. Last
year Haywood had 300 more acre?
in the allotment than was planted,
and at an average of $1,000 per
acre, lost 1300,000, according to Mr.
Corpening.
The interest in construction of
grade A dairy barns has exceeded
the expectations of many leaders.
The goal of fifty dairies this year
will be exceeded by a large num
ber, it was pointed out. Already
31 have been completed, and about
25 others definitely planned.
Mr. Corpening pointed out that
the difference In price to the farm
ers on grade A milk soon paid for
their modern barns. As of today,
the price of grade A milk was $6.00
as against $2.85 for manufacture, or
grade C milk.
The $3.15 per hundred pounds
difference between the two grades
of milk is sufficient proof of the
importance of going to grade A
production," Mr. Corpening said.
Next to dairying, the poultry
field has shown the most rapid
growth, with more and more farm
ers entering the field all the time.
Mr. Corpening said that the in
come from poultry would be twice
the total of last year, which was
estimated at $300,000.
Beef cattle farmers are keeping
their heifers this year, which is a
"step in the right direction," Mr
Corpening said. "It is sound busi
ness practices, and this means
larger herds, and takes much of
the speculation out of the beef
industry."
Haywood has long, been noted
for fine beef cattle, and have buy
ers from all sections of the coun
try coming here to make purchas
es.
This county is also gaining rap
idly in forestry, especially in tim
ber management, and the plantnr;
of white pine seedlings. The pro
gram has been underway several
years, but is stepping up to a taster
pace since the Community Devel
opement program started, Mr.
Corpening said.
Haywood's 3,100 farm families
had an estimated income from
agriculture along last year of five
million dollars.
At the present increase of pro
duction, Mr. Corpening said that
the figure could easily be increas
ed to $7,500,000, barring any un-
seasonal weather on crops.
"The members of the Extension
Service and the County Agents
office are well pleased with the
progress that has been made with
the Community Development Pro
gram during the past three and
a half months. Continued pro
j gress at thts rate will put Hay
I (See Farm Income Page 7i
r'nvFRNOR SCOTT took time off from a busy schedule while here last inursaay too over u.e
fen " cUons of thL farm edition which were then off the press. He was interested in . the program as
I 5d Lre and showed particular interest in the dairy section of this issue, which he is shown
SnThere you wifl easily recognize the section he is reading. As he read the edition, Miller In
gram of Ingram's Studio made this picture. .
Woman Files Damage Suit
As Result Of Accident
Last August's auto accident near I
the Depot in Waynesville produced
a $25,000 damages suit this week.
It was filed in Haywood Superior
Court by the attorney for Ruth
Straber of Toledo, Ohio, against
Jack Medford.
The plaintiff is seeking an award
for injuries allegedly resulting
from the collision August 8 at the
intersection of Commerce Street
and Highway No. 284 between Mr.
Medford's truck and the car in
which Miss Straber was riding.
Miss Straber was treated later
at an Asheville hospital.
Her complaint charges "negli
gent, careless and reckless oper
ation by the defendant of his motor
vehicle."
NINE SECTIONS TODAY
,'Be Sure You Get AH 9 Sections
Highway
Record For
1949
(To Date)
In Haywood
Killed...; 1
Injured .... 17
(This Information com
plied from Records of
SUtt Highway Patrol).