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(J MJ M.J, - - !ghts fhe i The Waynesville Mountaineer Tublished Twicc-A Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park TODAY'S SMILE . Preacher "Stop! D JOB think a flaw of that Tile staff will quench your thirst?" Sot "No. I'm coin- to drink the whole bottle." - Q- ere Are 64th YEAR NO. KM 1 1 PAC.KS WAYNESVILLE, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, DEC. 19, 1949 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and JackAon Countie. Associated Press and United Press News f to get opinions R. F. Harris of certainly gave a fle that probably ever thought 1 charge of a fine en who are here Power and Light .ged in enlarging Hazelwood. Na if' work has tak towns and to back I average visitor occasion to visit, that Waynesville jettiest towns he Harris says this eanest places he ,U. And he laid Upon the fact that a single "dirty" js opinion, every ley is kept in as M though it were et. Good-Hardly ihe Lions Club large number of Ight and Blind aid sent back money the rate of one yeek, the club re- ng letter: Heavy Deposit In Waynesville Bank 1 yTTjzt if x I ML Welfare Cases Dwindle To 26; New ADDeals For Aid Made use your stamps, obeli (postal eni- i accept them. He I good for mailing enclosing them to ith one dollar for I truly, I M. Palmer, tone who believes as he makes his worthy causes. His ;he Club, and his a worthy cause. iinly Is rue. pasty rumor go;ng mta Claus lost his Christmas presents j into the Pigeon Cambell, Jr., shot I reindeer, ade a thorough in . ma tier and found irt has absolutely 4' did NOT fall into jr. ill,, Jr., did NOT si reindeer. jt few months, any- Graceland Farm's new pi i.i-v. inning Hen-ford bull is now familiar to newspaper readers from Iljch mond to New ()i It aits The Associated Press i'ho'o Service has distributed 1 his Ingram's Studio plc ture of Helmsman 18th un tlisoliiv in V;incsville's i-'irst National liank to its inemher paiwrs through out the Southeast. More than 2.1)!',) people came to the hank the mnniing ol December 10 to see the l,600pound bull. So lai, this photo has hern published in the Raleigh News & Observer mid the Charlotte News, anion- other pap i s throunhout t he area. Officials of Ihe hank looking over the $7,000 bull include deft to n;:hii 1.. . Davis, director, .1. II. Way. Jr., viee-pi esidenl . Jonathan Woody, presi dent: Joe S. Davis, cashier: and Joe Jack Atkins, assistant Cashier. M. . Calloway and Dwighl Wil liams, co-owners of Ciacclan.l Farms, stand next to Atkins. Business Here Shows Substantial Increase Christmas Concert Set For Tuesday Waynesville High School's con cert band of 55 musicians and mixed chorus of 90 voices will give their annual Christmas Conceit at 8 p. m. Tuesday in the school auditorium. But for 30 minutes before the concert opens, a brass choir will play the old favorite Christmas carols on the school lawn. The main concert of light music will have a Latin-American touch, however, and it took a lot of work to put it there. Director Charles Isley's boys ami gins w in pmy uurueii s ui- rangement of Morton Gould s "Tropical." Director Charles Isley and Asso ciate Director Robert A. Campbell spent a lot of time begging, bor rowing and buying the Latin (Scc Concert Paec 8) Rural People To Discuss Road Heeds Wednesday Commander Add Two More Pretty Christmas Trees To List Waynesville merchants reported after the lirst big Christmas-shopping weekend last week that the volume of sales was as great or greater than last season's but re ceipts were down. They explained this puz.le this way: D......I.. ...... I.lll.i.lr. I...t Add to the list of beautiful . . , . :u-""h outdoor Christmas trw, the onert 1,1 ? U, M-hnilei in, h hurD i Some locil bu.si nessnien .-stimul- and the one on the square at ; ' ! that prices were as much as 20 Clyde. I I"'1' t''nl lower on most giit items this season, and thai sales income was down correspondingly. Meanwhile, most merchants pre i pared well in advance to handle :the usual last-minute buying rush Both of the living trees, are elaborately decorated by many colorful lights. These two trees rival closely the one on the court house lawn. manager of the , is in the collect Dd he wants to get lay he reported he a dozen children's them matching, a coat or a good : to a good woman ellaneous keepsakes, also reported the id been left in the ago as last summer, shown up to claim by engaging extra clerks and sales men and women. They expected the peak of the I late buying season to come Satur day, the last weekend before ! Christmas, and during the days ! immediately following the big I holiday. ! At Ihe same lime they expressed This morning marked the formal ihe wish that shoppers would pre- New Hardware Stages Formal Opening Today wood-MaRgie section of ' the coun ty shortly after dark Saturday night Several roofs suffered dam age, and some of the utility wires were reported damaged. The gale swept up the valley, accompanied by heavy rains. Small buildings, and loose roofing suf fered the most. Coble Elected Head Of Masonic Organization Dellwood-Maggie Area Hit By A Hard Wind Storm i-0Ji wittds, slruckthe -J3euJsiljub4..jX the Raymond A. Hart, Industrialist, Died Early Today Raymond A. Hart, 52, manager of the Cut Sole department of the A. C. Lawrence Leather Company, Hazelwood. died suddenly about 8:30 this morning of a heart at tack. The attack struck Mr. Hart at his office in the plant. He was rushed to the Haywood county Hospital, but was pronounced dead upon arrival. Funeral services will-fie held at w i l L i hour to b& set later. 'Rav. A. F Khorbacher' and Kev. R. Rahe will be in charges. The body will be returned to the (See R. A. Hurt Page ) & keep them a few then, if the owners I at his office, he'd hing over to local aations. t he'd keep any other hereafter for 30 days ere not claimed dur d, he'd give them to f. owners come for oes aren't going to riuch good. None of tes. opening of the h-li Hardware Store in Hazelwood. The new firm is owned by W. A. and Richard Brad ley and A. P. "Ott" Ledbetter. The location is in the Bradley building, on the highway, next to the Brad ley Super Market. The owners are well known in the merchantile field here. Mr Ledbetter, active manager, started in the hardware business with Way nesville Hardware Company in 1922. The firm has a large stock o! nationally known brands. pare I I hey d( Christmas earlier than William A Coble was elected Illustrious Master of the Doric Council No. 20. Koyal and Select Masters, at a recent meeting of the Masonic orgnization here. Joseph W. Howell was elected deputy master; Harry A. Lantz' prin con of work; William A. Abel, treasurer; Claude B. Hosaflook, recorder; Kdwin P. Martin, cap tain of guard; Benjamin F. Clark, con of council; and Ralph E. Cal- Havwood county citizens invesU noun, siewaro By the time many of them get (Seed Business Page 8) Haywood Citizens Invested $25,200 In Bonds In Nov. $600 In Seals Sold To Date Contributions to the Christmas Seal fund was exactly short $400 of the goal of $1,000. According to A. J. Fancher. treasurer, 477 people have con tributed exactly $600.85. Mrs. R. C. Lane, general seal sale. chairman, and her associates, sent out 2.500 letters to individ uals and firms in the community Three-fourths of the money col lected remains here to aid in the consistent fight against tuberculosis. rd $25,200 in Series E Savings Bonds during November, accord ing to a report made public today by .1 E Massie, general chairman here. The report showed that no sales were made of either F or G series of bonds here during the past month. The total for the state of all tvpe of bonds during Novem ber exceeded $3,600,000. The elections were held at a Staled Assembly. The officers will be installed at a Special Assembly opening at 7:30 p m. Friday. January 13. Lions' Radio Broadcast Earns $130 First Night Last Thursday night, more than 50 people phoned the First Nation al Bank lobby and requested friends to sing. That meant $130 to the Waynes ville Lions Club's Christmas Cheer fund and extra stops for Santa Claus at the homes of needy children. The requests came in a steady stream during the three hours af ter the first of the two annual Lions Club Christmas broadcasts (See Radio. Page 8) E. A. WILLIAMSON will serve as Eminent Commander of the Waynesville Commandery No. SI. 'Knights Templar, a Masonic body, during the new year. He and other officers for the coming year were elected at a recent meeting. E. A. Williamson Named To Head Masonic Group Edgar -AIlen-'WUliamison ' was elected Eminent Commander of Waynesville Commandery No. 31, Knight Templars, at a recent stat ed conclave of the members. Edwin Paul Martin was elected generalissimo; Christian Riches Eckhoff, captain-general; Ralph Raymond Whitehouse, senior ward en; Shirley Elbert Connatser, jun ior warden; Frank E. Worlhlngton, prelate; William Albert Abel, treas urer; Claude Benton Hosaflook, secretary; Noble W. Garrett, sword bearer; William A. Bradley, stand ard bearer; and Everett Austin Mc Elroy, warder. The officers will be installed the night of January 13 by Most Excel lent Companion William A. Coble. Grand High Priest of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of North Carolina. The installation session will open at 7 30 p.m. Swan Hendrix, a member of the township roads committee, has called a meeting of residents of Aliens Creek. Balsam, Hyatt Creek, Saunook and Plott Creek to discuss local rural road problems. I The meeting will be held at 7 p. in. Wednesday at Aliens Creek School. Hendrix said in his announce ment today that there will be dis cussions concerning the conditions of local roads, needs for new road construction, and proposed loca tions for roads. The township committee was one of several appointed recently by District Highway Commissioner Dale Thrash to discuss local prob lems and needs in reference to the state's proposed $200,000,000 rural road program. Hendrix pointed out that the committee doesn't have the author ity to build roads itself. Its Job is to find out where the needs ex ist, and make recommendations to the state highway officials. He said he would have right-of-way forms with him at the meet ing and would explain them to the audience. He added he wants the names of all roads in the communities concerned. In the event that a particular road does not have a name, he said, he would like the residents living along the road to name it themselves. Library To Observe Holiday The Haywood County Library will close at 5 p.m. Friday, Decem ber 23. and remain closed until the following Wednesday morning for Christmas holidays. I CLOUDY ecember 19 Mostly nild today and Tues- taynesville tempera led by the staff of the rm): i Max. Min. Rainfall . 43 25 .24 f . 50 13 L. 55 18 .02 V- 56 43 .25 "5 i GOING TO FLORIDA C. of C. Directors To Meet 4:30 Tues.; The board of directors n thej Chamber of Commerce will meet at 4:30 Tuesday for the election of off icers, it was announced this ( morning by James L. Kilpatrick, president. Both the old boards, and newly elected members will meet on 1 T. i Vatcs and lVll. dllU TnncH 1- rnmiie mmA ucrinfMidv a " laiiin.i - " tn IWiorvM anH nt HOT wee mi- - - ,noard of directors. Florida points. 1 Officers will come from the! Elaborate Plans Complete For Christmas Edition Elaborate preparations are beinsr made for the annual Christ mas edition of The Mountaineer, which will be published on Thursday, December 22. A number of additional features have been added this year, and present plans are to have the entire front page of art work, with the front page news on page three. Many special features, of art, pictures and stories have been gathered for incorporation Into the edition. This year, through special" arrangements with a group of artists, the advertising department has secured an unusual assort ment of artistically designed greetings for use In the edition. There is no extra charge for this art work. Those wishing to have a message of greetings in the edition should call the advertising department at 700 immediately. School Will Be Out Wednesday For Christmas This will be a mighty short week for Haywood County's school boys and . girls and their teachers. School will be out, County Schools Superintendent Jack Messer says, on Wednesday after noon. It won't be in again till Jan uary 5 at the usual time right after breakfast. The short week and the long holiday is the main event of the Christmas season for the school folks. Special Program Slated At Baptist Church Wed. "I Heard The Bells On Christ mas Day," a program of candle light, carols and bells, will be featured at the First Baptist church here Wednesday night at 7:30. The program is said to be "just a little different" from the usual such event, in that the music, lighting, and general theme are all blended together, including partici pation on the part of the audience. The music will be under the di rection of Charles Isley, with the pastor. Rev. L. G. Elliott, in charge of the brief devotional. Eliene Gerringer will play the special set of chimes brought up from Davidson College for the oc casion. At the conclusion of the service each person in the audience will be given a lighted candle, while the choir sings the last number on the program. Welfare Department Sees Many Needy People "Without Christmas" Unless Help Comes Soon The list of needy families on the Welfare rolls dwindled from 43 to 26 over the week-end .according to Mrs. Sam Queen, superintendent of the Welfare Department here. There are several organizations considering helping a number of the cases, but they have not select ed, the actual cases to date, Mn. Queen said. The Bethel Parent Teachers As sociation plan to do a lot of char ity work over the holidays, Mrs. Queen reported, and the leaders are to check with her in a day or so regarding the. cases they select. Several church organizations have taken several of the cases list ed by the department. Unless someone comes and takes- these remaining 26 cases, it looks like they will not have too much: of a Christmas," Mrs. Queen said. Thus far, only 17 cases of thd' original 17 have been definitely as signed to people who said they would provide for all the people listed in each of the cases. The Welfare Department will de liver all the baskets or boxes to the 43 families, Mrs. Queen said. This work will be done by the staff of-- the department Thursday after-t noon, December 22nd. The remaining cases on the rolls of the department, as of noon today, were as follows: Case 4 Mother and five chil-" dren. Father deserted mother cannot leave children to secure employment. Children's ages: Girls (See Welfare Page Dime Board Collections Are Lagging The weather smiled last week long enough to give the Lions Club's Dime Board collections a boost, but then started weeping last week-end. Dr. Boyd Owen, chairman of the club's health and welfare commit tee handling the drive to raise funds to give needy children a Merry Christmas, indicated today that collections so far total slight ly more than $250. The dime board swung into ac tion a week ago Saturday and will continue through Christmas Eve. 'Happy Drunks' Land In Jail The week-end passed quietly here, except for a few "Christmas happy" drunks, who were soon ar rested by the police. People in general were too busy to get into trouble, according to the police department. Rites Are Held This Morning For Mary Ann Liner Funeral services were conducted at Long's Chapel Methodist church this morning for Mary Ann Liner, 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Liner, of Lake Junaluska, who died Saturday afternoon in an Asheville hospital after a brief illness. The Rev. Paul Duckwall, pastor, and the Rev. F. O. Dryman offi ciated and interment was in Maple Grove Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Albert McCracken, Jr.. Luke and John Terrell, Ted Noland, David Jaynes, Joe Morrow and Joe and Richard Hipps. Honorary pallbearers were em ployes of the Junaluska Supply Company and members of the band and the sophomore class of the Waynesville Township High School. Mary Ann was a member of the (See Mary Ann Liner Page 8) Sister Of Mrs. Stretcher Dies In Raleigh Mrs. Wiley G. Barnes, sister of Mrs. Robert H. Stretcher of Way nesville, died at her home in Ral eigh last Wednesday after a long Illness. Funeral services were held Fri day. Surviving in addition to Mrs. Stretcher are the mother, Mrs. Lulu Uzzle of Waynesville; a sister, Mrs. Nat D. Peirson of Raleigh, and a brother, T. M. Uzzle of Charleston, S. C. Lions Find Playing Santa Claus To Needy Is Lots Of 'Fun' Playing Santa Claus is a lot of '"The men of the Waynesville Lions Club did it last Friday, tak ing the kids shopping so Christ mas would be a merrier one than the limited family funds would normally permit. In fact, th Lions are still doing it today, and will keep it up until Christmas Eve, using the money people have been contributing to ihe dime board and the radio pro- cram. I , . ,. The kids generally were too sh to put their thanks into words. But it showed in their faces whep they were, taken back to their schools, holding their presents tightly un der their arms. Lion Jimmy" Howell put two little boys and a little girl in his car after picking them up at their schools, and drove down town. Then the shopping tour started. First he consulted a list of things each child needed worst. Then he consulted the children. Then they trooped into a nearby department store. "Now how about a cap first?" he asked the boys as tales lady led the eight-year-old blond girl I to the women's section. "Sure," the 12-year-old red head answered. His companion, about a year older, smiled his consent. "Could I get a hunting cap, with ear muffs?" the older boy asked. "Sure," Jimmy smiled. The boy tried on a blue plaid cap and studied himself gravely in the mirror. Then a bright red one caught his eye, and he tried that one. He settled for the blue one. The red-head was studying a bright wool-flannel shirt, feeling the warm material with his thin fingers. "You want this one?" the clerk smiled. The boy grinned, Howell nodded. It was settled. The boys go't"; new overall trous ers with shiny brass buttons, and heavy woolen underwear. "Now," Jimmy asked, checking off the items on the list, "you need anything else?" The red-head shook his head "I like coon-hunting," he stated, and grinned His companion studied the toe I of his worn work shoe. "How about a belt?" Jimmy ask ed him. The boy's old Army web belt, was held together apparently by little more than hope. The boy brightened and nodded. "Yep," he laughed, "never would have thought of that and I should have." Downstairs, the eight-year-old girl was waiting by a counter with the sales girl, looking pleased. A new green-plaid skirt lay on top of a small pile of other articles of feminine wear that gentlemen Health Offices To Be Closed Dec. 23 - 26 The District Health offices here and in Canton will be closed Fri day through Monday for the Christ mas holidays. The offices will reopen for busi ness on Tuesday morning .at the usual time. aren't supposed to mention. Thick wool socks and other things. She couldn't think of anything else that she needed. But when the suggestion was made, she admitted she needed something warm to wear over her thin, faded dress. She pointed to a yellow "button down" sweater. "That's the right color for my new skirt," she suggested shyly. That took care of the essentials for the three of them. The Waynesville businessmen give the Lions discounts on the (See Lions Pace 8) Highway Record For 1949 (To Data) In Haywood Killed . . . . 7 'Injured .', . 38 (Thta Information com piled from Records of State Highway Patrol). 7 "