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oTANDAKD PTC. CO Comp 220-230 S First LOIISVILLE KY idelights Of The News n The Waynesyille Mountains TODAY'S SMILE Women have two faults: they don't say what they think and they don't think of what they say. ' ' i Published Twice-A-Veek In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park - -a Catch Rogers "of Crabtree last iraH the biggest trout L 10 far this season. Fish- th. gorge t imwu"v" L,t 9:30 in the morning. t ,j , rainbow that measur- - . . . I tan is inches n ics", - cirth. and weighed three Urterunds, with i wasp. . It Something man hopped in his car and ,f on his mission of merry, nily dog had a bad foot and to take him to the veterin- ,is way he had the feeling . had forgotten something, miles from home, he looked and discovered what it e turned around, and drove , his house to get the dog 65th YEAR NO. 58 20 PAGES Associated Press and United Press News WAYNESYILLE, N. 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Shown in front of the new building, which is at the corrt- of Main and Richland Streets, is Postmaster Ihuiman bmitn. ihtan rnoioi. er TT 1 jss nenanx Jib Scholarship Is Frances Hendrix, 18-year- 1150 honor graduate of Waynes' lownsnip High School was kinced today as the winner of irst Wayncsville Lions Club arship. fcnrls Massie, chairman of the lb committee in, charge of se rf! !;V wlntiimr student, mdr said the winner was selected a careful review of the . re of candidates submitted by 1 authorities, e scholarship, valued at ap- iimately $300, will help Miss flrlx obtain the business educa- she wants. k said she plans to enter Na- Business College in Knox Tenn., in September to start on the complete secretarial so. ss Hendrix, who won the flarship on the basis of her astic record through all 12 les of school, her personality, ude. and general all-around fty. is the daughter of Mr. arid Lcroy Hendrix of 608 Border et. fie ranked fifth in her graduat- class last spring, made A s on but four subjects in her final And she made B's on those he attractive brunette has two rs. Mrs. James Grastv of Way i"e, and 15-vear-olH Lena. will enter the freshman class Waynesville High School this wo other Waynesville civic or- zations also are combining fin-. N to send an outstanding 1950 school graduate to college fall. harlie Womack. 18-vear-o 1 d ball star and one of the top- king students of the graduating is starting at Western Caro Teachers in Seotember o n mlarships voted by Beta Sigma ooromy and the Waynesville Lodge. Ir. and Mrs. A. D. Harison,' Jr. ? as their guests Mr. and Mrs. L. Johnson, Jr. of Clinton. Pr. and Mrs. R. Stuart Roberson 1 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Devis are nding the week in Ft. Lauder- K Florida. Sugar Still Scarce As Demand Continues High Waynesville's groceries still were short of sugar today, though they had a surplus of questions from customers. The answers to the repealed question: "When will you have more?" was generally the same in each case: "Within Inn. .next week. Not be- lT?r' Mp WITA M"rtr- One flroeer here received ip proximately 1.800 pounds Satur day. An hour later, it was gone. The shortage-creating rush for Reservists Here Look For Orders " Mwt lntisten ' re ?Qi1'-s of -.il'e war news were Waynesville's' Na tional Guardsmen .and reservists. All but a few of those question ed in an informal survey showed (hut ili rpsprvp Kolriirrs sailors. and Marines weren't wondering i suger in abnormal quantities con Uiiuea. Ana me queries grucers were receiving indicated it was un abated today. The only thing that stopped it was the lack of sugar in the stores. At the same time, rising prices added to the worries of local con sumers. Coffee was at 'he most spectac ular level. Brands which had been selling for 59 cents per pound 12 months ago now are priced at 85 cents. One store, after holding out a cainst the rising-price trend for J several weeks, finally had to boost its tags four to five cents a pound. raising them to the current average levels. Meat, lardJandjshortening also were up, among other commodities. Local sources could not offer any reason for the price boosts on these items. whether they'd be called back into service it was just a question of when. However, there were no reports as yet of anyone with a reserve commission or otherwise having been officially notified. As a matter of fact, up to noon today, the speculation had so far received no support from official sources. News reports were to the effect that the Prisident had authorized the Defense Secretary to put Na tional Guard, and Army, Navy, and Air Corps Reserve units on an active-duty basis. The Defense Department an nounced that the Army and Air Force would act immediately to send "limited" numbers of reserv ists into active duty. In this report, however, the re port made no refenence to the Na tional Guard. If mobilization follows the pro cedure of the early days of World War II, the National Guardsmen specialists and technicians in the Orginized Reserve would be called into active duty first. The new draft already is under- , ; .1 .1 . iUn wav in sections iniuus"""1- nation. North Carolina Selective per uraoirce Service officials earlier this month ( night. were ordered to draft 630 men "im mediately." First man in New York City to be drafted, incidentally, was a veteran of the Nazi Navy. Post Office Is Large And Modern The new Hazelwood Post Office is a credit to any size town. The new furnishings in the new building are quite a contrast to the former quarters which were far too small for th 500 patron families of the office. The enlarged quarters, on the corner of Main and Richland streets, contains 1,500 square foot of floor space, and .has a forty fool paved parking and unloading Jol Inhi rear. Thurman Smith, postmaster said that the new office has 315 boxes, of the combination lock type, in several different sizes. The office now has a rating of second class, and in 1949 did a gross business of over $33,000. Business for the current year is a- bout the same as last year, Post master Smith said. Smith became postmaster three years ago, and in addition to him, the office has John Summerrow, assistant, and Mrs. Elmer Dudley, part-lime daily clerk. The building is 60 by 2R feet, has an asphalt tile floor, floures cant lighting. The building was erected by R. L. Prevosl, and leas ed to the post office department for a period of ten years. Two-Week July Court Term Ends Haywood Superior Court closed up shop yesterday until September. Judge J. Will Pless of Marion adjourned court following the dis posal of the final civil action on the calendar. Minor criminal cases occupied the attention of the court last Mon day as the second and final week of the mixed criminal and civil term opened. After thai, civil mailers occlud ed the officials' atteniinn during Hie remainder of the period. Among (he final cases, Theodore T. Muse, Jr. was awarded a consent umtniont for Sl.niiu lor injuries allegedly sustained in a fall from a silo on which he was workini. July 30, 1949. The two defendants and the plaintiff had come to an agreement making the $1,500 full settlement New Missionary The Haywood County Draft Hoard received orders this week to re-open the local office on August firs) . V. A Bradley, chairman, said thai the office would be re-estab lished in the little court room on the third floor of the court house. We have not received specific Instructions as to procedure beyond opening the ottice, Mr. uracuey said. "In the meantime, we shall keep the citizens Informed through he Mountaineer as to Instructions we gel mini neaoquaners. Mrs. Roy Campbell will again . . , i serve as secretary io me uoaru, and nil records will be available after the office opens. Other members of the board are Kufus Slier and Way Mease. freath The htiU I err?.- K ?Jd l A Many Attend Upper Crabtree Picnic By Barbara Best (Mountaineer Correspondent) A large number of people at tended the picnic supper for Up- residents Saturday At the meeting plans were made for the field day which will be held Monday at the Crabtree School. The residents of Beaverdam will be the guests at the field day. Merchants Start Membership Drive Plan Trade Events The Merchants Association have launched their annual membership drive, and nl the' same time an nounced plans are underway for several community wide trade events during the next few months, C, J, Reece, president, said this morning that every business firm, regardless of size, should be a member of (he organization which is designed to stimulate business ill this area. The membership dues are one dollar per employee, with a maximum fee of $10, Mr. Recce said. The board of directors in a speci al meeting Tuesday night discussed the coming trade events, and dis posed of routine matters of bust Garbage Truck In Hazelwood Makes 2 Trips Per Week The Hazelwood garbage truck is now making two pick-up trips weekly Monday and Thursday wilh some areas served on Fridays it was announced by Chief of Police O, Sutton, "We plan to operate under this schedule during the remainder of July and August," he said. Citizens are urged to observe these days and have garbage in the covered disposal cans for pick-up. By The polled PreM HUMID Thursday, July 20 Partly cloudy i continued warm and humid "rsday and Friday with scat- "i atternoon and pvpnino thun- fshowers. Official Waynesville Tempcra e as recorded hv th stair nf thp Me Test Farm); - Jal Max. Min. Precp. y 17 84 60 y J8 85 64 .10 y 19 83 59 Number Outstanding Interesting Programs Scheduled For Junaluska tv, uinrinwc nf the Memor-1 which time Bishop Clare Purcell, ial Chapel at Lake Junaluska will of Birmingham, Alabama, will de- be dedicated in. a special service in the Chapel at 5 p. m., on Saturday, July 22nd, connection with the south-wide Laymen's Conference,! Julv 20-23. Chaplain William N. Thomas, Dean of the Chapel, will be in charge of the service. Participating will be Bishops Paul B. Kern,. Nash ville,' Tennessee, Costen J. Har rell. Charlotte, and the Dev. Dr. Elmer T. Clark, members nf the building committee, and Dr. F, S. Love. Superintendent of the Lake Junaluska Assembly. The Methodist Historical Associ ation of the denomination's South easetrn Jurisdiction, will hold a two-day meeting here, July 23.24. under the presidency of the Rev. E. H. Nease, of Charlotte. The meet ing will open Sunday at 8 p. m at liver the historical address. There will be a business session at 10 a. m. Monday, and on Monday af ternoon, from 3-5 there will be a Wesley Tea and exhibit of Wesley ana. ; A Young People's Leadership Conference, July 20-28, will be un der the auspices of the General Board of Education of The Meth odist Church. The Rev. Larry Els- enberg, of Nashville, Tennessee, is director. The Laymen's south-wide Confer ence July 18-23, will open at 8 p m. Thursday with the Rev. Dr, Ralph Sockman delivering the key note address. Dr. Sockman will be heard again on Friday morning at 11 o'clock. Other guest speakers are: President Earl Moreland, of (See Programs Pape 8) Welfare Department Keeps Busy The Haywood County Welfare Department this week released a report showing the extent of the ...livitieu nf the department in June. In that month the Welfare De partment, according to Mrs. Sam Queen, Sr., Superintendent, added 11 old-age financial assistance re cipients to its case load, making a total of 970 such cases being serv ed in Haywood county. An average payment of $23.63 was made to each of these cases, with the total old-age assistance benefits paid out in the county amounting to $22,906. The county's average payment ranked 20th among the 100 coun ties ill North Carolina. In another branch of its varied service, the Welfare Department added sevon dependent child cases, making a total of 631 children in 239 families who received financial assistance during the month. To these families was paid a total of $9,787.00 with the average payment per family amounting to $41.65. The county ranked 60th in average ness The organization maintains head- Payments in tnc suue. quarters at the ChanWier of Com merce, with Mrs. Gordon Sehenck, as secretary. Derry Norman Has Enlarged Business Derry Norman has just complet ed an addition to his garage and service station on the Balsam Road near the intersection of Aliens Creek road. A 30 by 30 wash and grease de partment has been built, wilh fac ilities large enough to take tare of the largest truck or bus. This l ew addition is equipped with the lat est designed appliances for greas ing and servicing vehicles. The service station is operated in connection wilh the garage of ;l the firm. Chapel Windows Will Be Dedicated In the third principal torni of financial assistance, general assis tance to needy persons between the ages of 16 and 65, the Welfare j Department made an average pay ! men! of $9.25 to 26 cases, with the '' total amount of assistance rising to $240.50. The average payment ranked 65th in North Carolina. ( Aid to (he blind accounted .for an average payment of $35.66 going 'to 33 blind persons in the county. A total of $1,176.79 per month. I 1HU special service . vases, iun Isisting chiefly of those interviewed (and referred for eye examination and treatment, also those given hand-craft instruction and adjust ment service. In other forms of financial as sistance handled by the Welfare Department, Haywood county paid :i total of $15.00 for a medical care case; shm.iz loi i& nospuauza- lion cases; $j0 for (wo children's boarding home tfses; and $180.00 tor six olher varied cases of fin (Scc Welfare Page 8) THE REV. ELMER GREEN of Hazelwood is (he new mission ary of the Haywood Baptist As sociation. He was elected to the post recently by the executive committee of the County Baptist Association. Rev. Elmer Green Elected Baptist Missionary Here The Rev. Elmer Green of Hazel wood will succeed the Rev. Norman Ferrell as Haywood -Baptist Associ ation missionary on August 15. The Rev. M. L. Lewis, pastor of the Hazelwood Baptist Church and moderator of the Association, today announced Mr. Green's election to the post by the Association's' ex ecutive committee. Mr. Ferrill, who succeeded Miss Daphne Boone as Associational missionary last spring, is leaving to return to Louisville, Ky., Seminary. Mr. Green, 31 -year-old native of Haywood County, started his min isterial career five years ago as pastor of the Ratcliffe Baptist Church immediately after he was ordained. Later, he resumed his studies at Mars Hill College and a year later entered Carson Newman College, a Baptist institution, where he completed work for his degree last spring. Mr. Green's family includes his wife and their son. He will maintain his office at Baptist headquarters o n Main Street in Waynesville. Speeders Warned By Chief Sutton Of Hazelwood r - ' v . JM"T mm With 24 to 20 being hailed into court for speeding and driving while drunk, Chief of police Sut ton, of Hazelwood, today issued a stern warning thai strict enforce ment of traffic laws prevail in Hazelwood. "We are not going to tolerate speeding, or drunken driving here," he said. "Some have already found that out to their -sorrow. I want to warn others thai the traffic laws are being enforced." Chief Sullen said that "there are too many teen-agers exceerting in Educators to Build Homes At New "Colony" in Haywood Twenty - eight members nf the University of Miami faculty Includ ing University President. B. F. Ashe, have purchased property in the Baisam area as sites for future homes. i lie conclusion of th negotia tions, which staHed approximately' a year ago, was revealed Wednes day by James Kilpatrlck, president of the Waynesville Chamber of Commerce who heads the Withers Atkins Insurance Co. which hand led the arrangements. He declared the transactions, made individually, were made pos sible largely through the coopera tion and efforts of C. D. Walker, who sold the properly. The specific amount of the pur chase prices were not revealed, but Mr. Walker's terms were described as set to encourage the educator to settle in this area. The tracts, averaging half an acre each, are located roughly at the foot of Plott's Balsam about oigiu nines west of waynesville oo what was known as the old How ell place. Mr, Kilpatrlck said the deeds are to be delivered some time this week on Mr. Walker's sub-division across from Barber's Orchard. He added that "four or five" of the professors plan to start build ing homes on their new property in August; the others, within the next three years. , "All the details regarding the property and the services which will be offered have been complet ed," he said. Mr. Kllpatrick reported that the principal contact between the parties was T. C. Brownell, one of the professors, who already had a summer home here. r ' Prof. Brownell himself bought-., one of the tracts. Mr. Kilpatrick also said Dr. Ashe hopes eventually to establish a recreation center In the area. The establishment of this colony of educators he added, has "a great many possibilities." Describing the land, he said there was such a veriety of scenic and other features that each one of the prospects found what he want eda scenic view, trees, meadow, or streams. To help these new residents to settle, water facilities are being installed, and roads through the area are being bull-dozed. Most of the group are expected to come here the first part of August, after the University's sum mer term ends, to see their proper ty. All hut a few have never act ually seen the land, except in photographs. Besides Dr. Ashe and Prof. Brownell, the purchasers are listed as: Sidney B. Maynard. B. R. Alter, E. Hart Morris, Edward F. Dunn, James J, Carney. Frank S Rimoldi. Francis L. Manella. Joseph H. Young, William F. Gaylor. C Ed ward Anderson, E. E. Mcfarty, Willard Hubbell, W. F. Shaw. R. Bruce Ward. Albert W. Hamlin, Frederick Neumann. John R. Beery, Ernest M. McCrackm, William A. Hill, Frod A. Kleis, William H. Halstead, Crystal J. and Diego R. Madeis. Ethel W. Smith. Carlton W. and Carl P. Tabeau, and Robert H. Williams. Mrs. Nello Tecr. Sr. of Durham, speed laws- in Hazelwood, and this ! an annual visitor to Waynesville, is a warning belore they are ar rested and brought into court." is a guest at the Hotel Gordon. President Acts To Put U. S. On War Footing Miss Mildred Medford Is spend ing this week in Charlotte with her hrolher-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Martin. The bcauHful memorial windows in Memorial Chapel, at Lake Junaluska, will be formally dedicated Saturday afternoon at five o'clock, in impressive ceremonies. Bishop Costen Harrell, Dr. Elmer T, Clark, Dr. Frank S. Love, and Admiral W. N. Thomas will have parts on the program. The Chapel was erected in honor of those who served In the armed forces of the country in World War 11. President Truman put the United Slates on a war basis this week through this action: He authorized the Secretary of Defense to call up units of the Na tional Guard and organized reserve of the Army, Navy and Air Force, depending on need. He authorized the Defense Sec retary to exceed the budgeted mili tary personnel strength and to use the draft to abtain men needed to reach the required increase in strength. . He directed government agencies to review and modify their pro grams to avoid competition with the drive for preparedness. In other action, he asked Con gress to eliminate all ceilings on the size of the armed forces, 4 He asked Congress to provide $10,000,000,000 in additional mili tary funds. - He asked Congress to authorize a system of priorities and alloca tor lor -materials necessary national security. Congress was asked also to limit the use .of materials for non essentials, to prevent hoarding of inventories, and to authorize seiz ure of materials for use in the war. Congress was asked to give the government power (o ins(all con sumer credit controls which would tighten up regulations on buying on installment plans; controls on the use of credit in speculation on commodities; and tighten reguire ments covering credit in real estate transactions. Congress was asked tn authorize government loans and guarantee of loans to Stimulate production of de fense materials. The President ' will ask for in creases in taxes. He wants heavier taxes to be designed so as to dis tribute them equitably and present profiteering. (See President Page Mrs. M. L. Bell Jr. and s'n. Lee. have returned to their home m Miami. Florida after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. P. II. Gentry. 8) Highway Record For 1950 In Haywood (To Date) Injured . ... 18 Killed 3 (This Information com piled from Records of StaU Highway patrol )