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STANDARD PTC. CO LOIISVILLE KT TODAY'S SMILE Sidelights The fNESviLLE Mountaineer The 6 stages of drunkenness, as outlined by Dr. C.W. MueU berrer at a meeting of police officials in Toronto, are: dry and decent; delighted and dew ilish; dizzy and delirioos; das ed and dejected; dead drunk, and dead. Of The t News -O Publisiied Twiee-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park ination Known ti.,oi ni folks were 65th YEAR NO. 5G 18 PAGES Associated Press and United Press News ; J Vk'AYNESVILLE,, N..C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 13, 1950 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Countiet 1 4 OUt-Ol-lOWU vnnuis "- r,g tile 11 -"wt v - to the plates tney were siay- ter shop cioseu iui me ccu- man approached lady and politely: hi where are you staying, Ni C.Park Commission Re-Elects Chas. Ray Chairman staying at Medford Farm,' plied- , . .... ... ' ,u. fca you nna yum wjr fcht?" he inquired. think so, sue nui.u, out there au my uic. "I've Much ilP a lot of folks in Waynes- are buying out local grocers . I.- ... nf nnn-PYlst.. t StOlKS 111 i"' ortage, at least one cnanoue is trying to give the stuff In fear that he can't sell it. neiehborhood grocery in big city has a notice to the ef- that the customer wm gei uc d of sugar free for every five ds purchased. haps It Was Vater Snake" puty John Kerlcy is having a f fun with a picture he recent ad made during a raid in get aii illicit still. tho still was 50 feet of flre Deputy Kerley placed' the in the form of , a coiled , and nulled one end over shoulder. He now shows the lure and explains that he killed f O-foot white rattlesnake . Ise Observers veral candidates who were linated by the Democrats in have been regular attendants wurt this week. They explain to nds, "We are getting the feel lie new job." t the same time, a former dep sheriff was back in the court En tor me nrsi ume i" several V and explained: "Nothing t same kind of cases, same kvd it all brings back many norles." Draft Board Here Given Notice To Re - Open Official orders have been re ceived here for re-onenlng the liavwood draft board. W. A. Bradley, chairman, re ceived the orders this week. Mr. Bradley was out of town this morning, and no statement was available as to the time the board would be opened. The Haywood board was one of the 67 county' boards In the state which were closed on a tempor ary basis several months ago. Bruce Brown, of Clyde, is veteran's officer, of this county. W. F. Osborne, of Suarta, center, is shown congratulating Charles E. Ray on his re-election as chair man of the N. C. Park Commission here this morniiiB.j in the Commission's office in the Masonic Temple. Other members of the commission are, left to right; William Medford, Wa nesvillo, attor ney, and author of the legislation establishing the commission, Francis Heazel, of Asheville, Dr. Kelly Bennett, vice chairman, of Biyson City, Raymond Sutton, of Sylva. Mr. Osborne, newest mem ber of the commission, E. C. Guv, of NVwland, C. M. Douglas, secretary, of Brevard, and Mr. Ray of Waynesville. Mrs. Edith P. Alley is secretary of the commission. Percey Ferebee, of Andrews, was absent when this picture was made. , Jury FindsBothSmitte Men Guilty of Assault In The Korean Limelight cp Mystery Solved Perhaps it is best not to cause red faces, but one Haywood n has learned a lot about roses spring he has. learned the fd way. iarly in the spring he had two e bushes both were the pic es of health he tenderly cared them, and in due time one of fc bushes had beautiful red roses. other seemed to thrive, and just as healthy, but not a single fom. Added care and attention s given the non-bloomer. Before long, that bush also burst to full bloom not with roses, it blackberry blossoms. The disgusted gardener chopped ic bush to the ground, Yesterday was told he had ruined a valu- fle tamed blackberry bush, now s sick again for the third time out the mystery bush. lunday School Record f 1884. A Sunday School elass roll hook . - - f Pi by the late J. L. Morgan of f'ytte in the Sunday School then fiown as the Pleasant Hill Baptist Sunday School at the Post Office fen known as Pigeon Valley, (now We) written and kept sixty-five Ir more years ago shows an enroll ient of then young women and iris, eivine their Lou Robinson (Mrs. John Hold' r, 17; Mrs. M. Shook: 22: Ceilv faynes (Mrs. !Jim Medford) 16: da Rogers (Mrs. Ebe Dotson) 14, Now surviving.) any Jones, 22; Mandy Conner, 28; tta Haynes (Mrs. Wiley Shook). 3. (now Surviving M. M. Kinslanrl ' .30? Altha Roeers Prs. Altha Murray), (now surviv ing): Mattip Havnoo lllnr V W fich), 12; Vona Holcombe, 15; Mrs. r . usoorne, 24; Lou Osborne, 7; Emma Haynes (Emma Young), 8, (now surviving); Adda Ruth- rford, 18. The f'organ as he was going through fome df his father's capers this Iveek. National Guard Unit To Return From Camp Sun. The local unit of the National Guard, comprising 84 men, arc ex pected back Sunday from the an nual two-week encampment at Fort Jackson, where they have been undergoing extensive training. The local company carried six heavy tanks with them for the two weeks of training. Capt. Sam Carsvvell is in com mand of the company, which is designated as the Heavy Tank Com pany of the 120th Regiment of the North Carolina National Uuaru. Serving with the company are Frederick W. Chandler, Paul m. Mull, Albert C. Jones, Willatd J. Warren, Jr J. W. Finney, James N. Williams, James E. Robinson, Louie Curtis, William L. Davis, Wayne M. Edwards, Ralph Press ley,' Buie L. Sharpe, Joe R. Rus sell, William G. Arrington, Floyd E. Nelson, Grover K. Robinson, Wiley Williams, Claude E. Greene, Edward J. Stepp, Pete U Dock, Edward R. Rickman, Bill E. Sut ton; George M. Milner, John E. Nor man, Robert A. Lovedahl, Robert Bryant, George D, Plcmmons, Frank J. Poteat, James C. Bur gess, Frank J. Moody, Hubert Par ton, Jr., George D. Maney, Nathan Hill, Albert Crayne, Jr., Robert L. Curtis, Francis W. Ruff, James A. Ruff; Thomas M, Radford, B. L. Coop er, Edison E. Williams, William M. Rnnnp Rav W. McLean. Ray V. Gibson, Joseph J. C. Hall, James E. Harris, Floyd E. Mehaftey, Ken neth B. Boring, Charles R. Smath ers, Ned M. Burress, Walter L. Lance, Hobert Wyatt, Gordon L. Kinsland,. Aaron K. Greer, Ralph Grasty, Francis A. Wyalt, Willfam A. Grasty, William O. Plemmons, Kenneth Goodson, Jack Kirkpat rick, Leonard B. Messer, Charles C. Bryant, Neil R. Pressley, Gor don C. Raines John D. Ezell, Jr., James R. Adams, Hobert G. Williams, Wil liam L. Lovedahl, Ldward tun, James P. Gibljs, Wiliam H. Coward, Robert Dixon, Jack H. Snyder. Wil liam L. Burnette, John D. Chap man, Carl J. Rhymer, Jr., Donald L. Plemmons. John E. Freeman, Charles E. Ray Ee-Elecled Chairman of Park Group Weather Shelters For Indian Drama Cutsomers at the Mountainside Theatre in Cherokee, in addition to being able to hear every line of "Unto These Hills" from any scat in the huge amphitheatre, are rap idly being provided numerous other comforts to add to their enjoyment of this spectacular outdoor drama. The threat of rain, which caused the audiences many anxious mom ents during the first week of the production, is now being taken care of with the addition of ample rain shelters, a convenience made pos sible by the first box office receipts of the show. If the short mountain Showers of the Great Smokies hap pen to extend into a longer rain, the audience can now be assured of staying dry and comfortable. For the brief intermission period, as well as the time before the show begins, the consession stand pro vides hot coffee, as, well as soft drinks, propcorn, candy, and other refreshments. For those customers who desire more comfort, sturdy leather cushions can be rented at the theatre, or spectators may bring seat-cusions of their own. All persons attending the drama are urged to provide themselves with warm wraps, since hot sum mer days turn into refreshingly cool nights 3,000 feet up in the Great Smokies. One of the great thrills of the Cherokee drama has been the sight of the twilight mist over the hills surrounding the vast theatre, and for this reason many spectators come early and enjoy the panorama of mountain twilight from their seals in the theatre, as they listen to a program of organ music be fore the show begins. Commission Holds Annual Meeting Here; Ile-Elect All Officers Weather By The United Press rinunY Thursday. Juvl 13 Partlv cloudv and cool Thursday with scattered powers mostly in the afternoon, waay ConKiHprahl rlnmtinpss ith scattered afternoon thunder- anuwers, (Official "ire as recorded by the staff of the "wie lest Farm) T"ale Max. Min. Rainfall 0Uly 10 82 51 .... " -80 57 .... 12 -. 83 62 .35 The members of the North Caro lina .Park, Parkway and National Forest Development Commission held their annual meeting here today and re-elected all officers. Charles K. Ray is chairman; Dr, Kelly Bennett of Bryson City, vice chairman,, and G. JVL.. Douglas, of Brevard, secretary. The meeting was held in the commission office in the Masonic Temple this morn ing, and among the matters dis cussed this morning was a report by Tom Alexander on condition's of prevailing trails in the Great Smokies. Soon after lunch the commis sion held a conference with L. Dale Thrash, highway commis sioner of this area, and discussed with him several highways as re lated to the Park, National Forests and Parkway in the tenth district. Mr. Ray said that before the commission adjourned this after noon that the matter of concessions in the Park would be discussed. While this was the annual meet ing; the commission has been meet ing about once every two or three months, due to the large amount of work on the program. Ted Rogers Ready For Soap Box Derby Ted Rogers is .spending his time practicing for the Soap Box Der by to be held Saturday in Ashe ville. ; Ted, the 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Rogers, has built a stream-lined red racer, and is being sponsored by the Twin-City Auto Parts Company. The race is slated to begin at one o'clock Saturday, and will be over about four. The boys entering the rare have to build their entire cars, keeping cost to $0. exclusive ol wheels, which are' the only parts which can be bought Last year's racers got up to 35 miles per hour in the race. 1 lit? motorless cars are given a start rom a runway constructed at the head of the hill where the race is run. The winner goes to Akron for the national nice. J -" ii "r J.. ... .J... - JFt. AP Newsfeatures COMMANDER IN CHIEF in the Far East, Gen, Douglas Mac Arthur has shouldered new res ponsibility in the Korean crisis. The Seventh Fleet is in his control. IN THE AIR Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer rules the roost. He commands the Far East Air Forces. His fighters have orders to clear the skies south of the aath parallel of latitude. Show Dates Changed To uly 21 and 22 The variety musical, 'Tnppin' Around," will be held the nights of uly 21 and 22 Mr. and Mrs. Fred " Bergmann, .. of Asheville. who arc in charge of the production, announced the new, later dates today. The performances originally were scheduled tor July ZO-zi. ine hange was made to avoid conflict with other local events. Beta Sigma Phi sorority of Waynesville is sponsoring the show, which will be held in the Waynes ville Township High School auditorium. The proceeds will be used to help finance the construction of a lub house for the community. This project is being sponsored by the sorority. White Oak People To Meet Saturday Residents of White Oak will meet at the Community Hou;e Saturday night for their regular CDP meet- .lark Recce. James R. McClurc, and I inc. Carl H. Coward; I Final plans will be made for en- Cant. Carswell, and First Lieu-i tertaining the South Clyde resi- tenants Frank E. Byrd and Robert dents at an inter-community field Two Stills Cut Down By Officers Officers captured a 50-gaUon copper still on Camp Branch, and intercepted about 15 empty bar rels which were ready to be moved to a new location. The still had al ready been taken from the fur nace, preparatory to moving to the new location. Officers cut the barrels to pieces but brought in the still and 50 feet of 4-inch fire hose. Those making the raid were Roy Recce, Wade McDaniel, Montgom ery Queen and John Kerley. Earlier the officers nabbed a 60- gallon outfit in Pigeon and 2 bar rcls of mash. Those making tha raid were Deputies John Kerley Max Cochran, Horace Mehaffey and Roy Reece of the ATU. H. Winchester. 'day July 2Cth. Stamey Gove Group To Meet At Junaluska 21st Members of the Stamey Cove 1 plet'ed plans for the event Community Development group will meet at their ball field Sat urday afternoon at four o'clock for the initial practice of events for meeting Lake Junaluska on July 21st. On Monday, the 17th, the group of Stamey Cove singers will meet at eight o'clock at the home of James McFalls for a practice pro gram for the singing contest which Will be staged against the Lake Junaluska group during the visit ing day on the 21st. The visitation day program with Lake Junaluska will begin at ten o'clock, and a large number from Stamey Cove are expected to par ticipate in the program. Leaders met Wednesday night at the home of McKinnley Pressley and com- The following were named chair men of the different events for the occasion: Singing, James McFalls. Tug-of-war, Herman Rogers. Horseshoe pitching, young wo menMrs. Walter Roberts; older women, Mrs. Herman Rogers; men Weaver Cook. Egg throwing contest, Phillip Capps. ...... Family relay races, Judy Steph ens. Women's blindfold race, Mrs. D. B. Reid. . Softball girls, Mrs. Carrol Trull; men, Jennings Rogers. Eating contest, Walter Roberts. Turner Cathey, county recrea tional director, explained the pro gram to the group. BurleyCropIs Down 60 Million Pounds This Year The 1950 hurley crop will be 60 million pounds under that of last year, according to an Associated Press dispatch from the Agricul ture Department in Washington. This reduction represents about 10 per cent less acreage than 1949 a representative of the department pointed out. Commerce Board To Meet Monday Night The board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce will meet Monday night. The group is expect ed to report on the membership drive, which is being headed by Dave Felmet, A number of matters are to come before the group, it was an nounced by James L. Kilpatrick, president. FORMOSA'S KEEPER. Viee Adm. Arthur D. Struble, com mander of the Seventh Fleet. It is patterned after the hard hitting task forces that struck fast in World War II. HEAD ADVISOR of the U. S. military in South Korea is Brig. (Jen. John H. Church, operating directly under Cien. MacArthur. He heads the Ryukyus (Okinawa) Military Government. Not Sweet Subject, But Stores Short Of Sugar Woman Denies Engaging Man In Dog Pound Case Miss Margaret Hahn yesterday denied she encaged or hired any one to dig up the bodies of dogs killed at the town dog pound last Spring. She referred to a Mountaineer account of business Coming up in this term of Haywood Superior Court. One of the cases scheduled for hearing is Miss Halm's appeal from a magistrate's court convic tion on a charge of trespass re garding the dog pound matter. Boosters Club Will Meet Tonight At 7 The Hazelwood Boosters Club will meet tonight al the Hazelwood Presbyterian church for the rcgu lar'monthly dinner meeting, start ing at seven o clock. Rudolph Carswell is president, and Lane secretary. Report Of WNC H-Bomb Plant Unconfirmed The Raleigh News And Obser ver yesterday reported: "The new mulM-million-dollar hydrogen bomb plant may be built In Western North Carolina or elsewhere in the Tennessee Valley area. "Members of the House Ap propriations sub-committee han dling Atomic Energy Commis sion funds have indicated the plant likely will be placed some where in the Southeast." The report was contained in a story from the newspaper's Wash ington correspondent. The Mountaineer could find no local sources who could con firm or verify the report as to whether the plant would be es tablished in this section or where it would be located, if it is. CLAUDE WRIGHT IN HOSPITAL Claude Wright of Waynesville, who is a medical patient at the Jo- Sam I cal hospital, was reported to be I improving this morning. 6 -Month Jail Sentence Given To Haywood Man To Develop 'Will Power' There is one Haywood man who will perhaps think twice before taking a drink of intoxicating bev erages during the next two years. It all came about in Superior Court this week, as Judge Will Pless, of Marion, listened to the testimony of a defendant charged with driving while drunk. During the course of the testimony the defendant stated he wanted to quit drinking, and lead a sober life. Judge Pless said he was glad to hear the defendant's attitude, but in his court it took more than promises, wereupon the judge made this proposition: "For two years you are not to take a drink of anything that will make you drunk. In the event you do, then you go to jail for six months." "Judge, I understand, and agree. That is exactly what I want to do," said the defendant, "I'm trying hard to quit." Dixie Home Stores here report ed that the only sugar shortage in town is being created by people who think there's a sugar short age. The panic buying at Dixie start ed Monday and exhausted its stocks of sugar by noon Tuesday. The rush, however, started with a graduat boost in sales about a week before, "During the last seven to eight days,'' a clerk said, "customers bought seven to eight tons. That usually is about what we sell in two weeks. "No, I he warehouse at Green ville S.C.i didn't make any cut in our usual shipment. And we haven't had any notice of any short age down there. But we'll phun and find out about it." He said the current canning sen son has boosted consumption, but no more than usual. "Our sugar sales usually run ten per cent higher (luring the pc . lod between lale May and the end of summer because of the canning, which takes quite a lot . "But that's nothing unusual." Customers who usually buy about ten pounds of suaar a week for their normal tainily needs were buying 20 to 30 pounds each dur ing the rush period Monday and Tuesday, he added. The A & P store here, however, was untouched by the surge. The manager, Mr. Senn, report ed Tuesday: "Yes, we're out of sugar. But we usually are out. or close to it on Tuesdays. That's the day before we get our weekly supply." He said his store did not experi ence any more than the usual vol-1 ume of sugar-buying recently. On Wednesday, however, Mr. Senn reported: "Things aren't the way they were yesterday." He said he had been informed that all .warehouses in Asheville were cleaned out. One woman, who had made a tour of the groceries there de clared: te . .. - g Two Residents Of Jackson County Charged With Secret . ' Assault On Officers BULLETIN The jury returned verdict of "guilty of assault on two charges against Jerry and Out- er Smith shortly after three ' o'clock today. Solicitor Thad Bryson Jr., had preferred two charge one ' for the assault on each of th officers' cars. Judge J. Will Pless. presid ing, had not handed down re sentence In the case at 3:15 this afternoon. An all-male Haywood Superior; Court jury was deliberating over-: the testimony shortly before noon -today in the trial of Jerry andl Oliver Smith, accused of firing on officers in an auto chase the nighty of March 4'. State and defense both rested - their cases late yesterday afternoon I after a two-hour hearing of the testimony of the eight witnesses. Each of the brothers, residents . of Jackson County, Is charged with secret assault with a deadly weapon. on two counts one involving the- firing on a car in which Deputies Sheriff Max Cochran, John Kerleyr and Wade McDaniel were riding: the other, involving the shooting up of State Highway Patrolman Joe Murrill's patrol car in which he was riding with Waynesville Police man Paul Gough. Each pleaded innocent to the charges. The defense offered no witnesses but cross-examined each of the state's witnesses thoroughly. "Deputy 'Cochran, first witness to testify, told the court he saw Oliver Smith fire seven shots at the deputies' car during the chase, that the first bullet struck the windshield, another hit the radiat or, and the others went wild. He added that the shooting start ed shortly before 10:30 P. M., and the damage to the radiator caused water to drown out the motor, eliminating the officers' car from the chase. Murrill testified that he took up the chase shortly before midnight when he saw the fugitive auto traveling down the Dellwood Road. "I turned around," he said, "and started following it. "We got within about 25 yards of the car and I turned my spot light on it." He added he put the Ugnt through the rear window of the fleeing car, and saw the man in the right side of the front seat raise up and look back. i He said the man was Jerry Smith, but that he didn't see who the driver was. As they reached the bridge in Frog Level, he continued, the lights of the fugitive car went off. He said he saw the flame from a gun as the two autos went up Eagles Nest Road, and a bullet struck the windshield. The glass showed a hole within a few inches of Murr ill's right. Gough was riding in the front seat next to Murrill. He said he didn't see who did the shooting. The slug passed through tne patrol car and knocked out the rear window. After that, the officer said, he turned his car across the road to form a block, and a radio report was sent back to the other officers. Meanwhile, the sheriff's office had resumed the search in other cars. The officers testified they found the fugitive auto on the Hyatt Creek road where it had been aban doned about a mile from the point (See .Court Page 6) Highway Record For 1950 In Haywood (To Date) Injured .... 18 Killed.... 3 (This information com : piled from Records of State Highway Patrol)