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"a.;h:-,d i rr. c idelights 'Of The News Record ... !.. thplr fnothall anv ian thev do in ine nnjiics- -" . ...... -I. ev don i piay a"y .- . ard-stick. for such sanita te in the statistics where r . , i . . ! : , ked "Yards 'osi peiuuutrs. Ibjttles: . Lville was penalized only ySi Canton only ou. thanksgiving Uay Dame oi us the best record. t didn't lose a yard on LcviH lost only 20. Only itted outside of be- des was the assessment tor ing with a pass receiver, first game of 1949, the of ,,.,nnpri off 16.5 yards IWaynesville and 15 against debit on the Canton record ingle penalty for Illegal use lands. The Waynesville Moun "71117 Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park The Ure44ooldiK maa sat facta the JwUe. "So jou wwt a divorce fnxea your wife," said the JutUe. "Aren't yew relations pleas ant?" "Mine are," came the aa wer, "but hers are terrible." 65th YEAR NO. 82 16 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCT. 12, 1930 $?..00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Countia Union Leaders Sign Scroll Walk Jan hunting for a house to l-t woman who knew of a In rent. I, then," said the man, "lets lady had parked her car be- ihn Pnrni Station near the tineer, but decided he pre- J to drive his own. td her briskly up the street. got as far as the American island, but still he ignored irs parked by the sidewalk, larted wondering. i had reached the A and P, ' country mock from uie Station, when her curiosity overcame her reticence. the way," she asked, "Just is your car parked" man looked at her with a expression: Irked? Car?" he mused. i not parked. Besides, I don t i car." ?r a moment of silence, the turned, and together they Id back down the street to the Station, far away. I , ' - M" ' ". . It.. s, " 1 . I . ...... I l'.i i rm:. - ..rT! .... - .;.- ' . I Fire Truck Is Sought For Clyde The Clyde Li(ns Club this week launched its campaign to get the town a fire truck The members of the organization 'started distributing explanatory literature to taN-uavers ami citi zens throughout the entire town ship. The campaign aims to raise at least J6.720 to buv the equipment. but spokesmen said about $7,000 may he necessary, if prices r!e. The funds will be turned over to the town government to buy the Irnrk If the ramnaimt fails, official said, the money ttuit was collected will be returned to the downs. Community President Gets Badge - m ns r r v V 1 " I , . , , -.j.,.:..-a;.1!s...i:,A1h.j.'iI 111' f Presidents of four Labor Unions here are shown taking part the openlna cam wood names to the Freedom Scrolls. Seated lelt to r.gn are. a m . - ' " , " " . v k Dayton Rubber CIO); Hilliard Page, president of Royle & Pilkmnlon Local MS ( IO. and t raj k Troutman president Unagusta 335 (AFL; standing. Aaron Prevost, tndustnal cha.rman of dilvc, ginning Fdom BeU badge on Julius Davis, president A. C. Lawrence Fur and Leather Workers, 345 Undo (Staff Photo). iicidence Champion Gives Pay Increase Rural Telephone Projects In laywood Slowed Mown Hardin Howell Dicked up inging phone in his postmast- ttfice the other dav. v ... was long distance. Te caller id to get in touch with the Wvho held a certain box. i didn't know what his name ihut hp knew thp hn niimher. .... ...v - Jtowell told the caller to hang ttii he checked his books, he was passing by the boxes, iticed a man onenine a box a key, and get his mail out. c postmaster took one look at kmc number then immediately td the man to the telephone. lere hp i now." thp colonel the caller at the other end of me. iter, he said: I couldn't happen again in a Jon years. The man lives out ie country and was going to vflle. e just stopped by to see about wail when that call came in for Un't Dog Feed faynesville's denisinn last Soring p dogs has brought a double ping in short (five and a nan; T " V. WOO UOVl - fimination of strays (the aim of Mr,,,,. . lore than $500 in cash in dog w. ?nce he took over the job May Own Vina Cztr-kar Mnntanmprv .... . O UM,1CV.."". f n has collected taxes on 437 9ie tax is $1 a year on each tr. in i , . i u- T' ' per neaa on lemaics. fiates approximately one-third lis collections were for licenses jAnd I've still got a good way to lie anas. nee the antl.strsv ordinance itl,titi;toH nnrA than 00 ieless, unclaimed mongrels have ti disposed of Thincs' have Sot- so quiet along the dog-catching ir. wueen had time me oiner to do some pig-catching. iw,aiJlUlCU 111 oj - puuiiu wer, which had escaped from a f k down town, 'after a two-hour fe through a corn field An uoward revision of wages and salaries for all their employe was announced Wednesday, ucto hor 11th hv the Canton Division Itif the Champion Paper and Fibre Company. ' r Effective Monday?' October' 9th, the base rates of all active hourly employees were increased Dy six ceits an hour. Employees working nn nippp rates and salary rates al so received an equitable adjust ment effective on the same date, I company officials said. At the same time five cents an u it- hpinff converted from the UUW 'J o , pnmnanv's Cooperative tai nin Plan into the fixed base races in all employees. This is the second upward revi sion of Champion's base wage structure during the year 1950. Last January a Cooperative Earn ings Plan was installed in lieu of a former Production Bonus Plan at the Canton Division whicn re sulted in a gradual but constant increase in the earnings 01 vrwu- pipn Employees. In June a mm-wiae increase wages amounting to four cents an hour was put into effect, and at that time Champions policy wun; respect to holidays was nnerauzea. In making their announcement, m the current increase in wages, Champion officials commented that the favorable wages enjoyed at the Champion plant were maae pos sible largely through the splendid cooperative efforts of all their em ployees toward increaheu yiuuuv.- tion and efficient operation. The prospects for many addition- al rural telephones in Haywood this vpar is rather slim, according to J. Lovell Smith, district mana ger of Southern Bell Telephone Company, in discussing the mauer With a Fines Creek committee Wednesday night. Mr. Smith, and two associates. Scribner and Posey, were here and held a two-hour conference with the Fines Creek committee headed by Charles B. McCrary, chairman of the Community Development Program. Mr Smith said plans were to make a survey of the Fines Creek area in January to determine now many telephones were wanted in the area. Two years ago a tlml.ar survey was made and 120 appli cations completed, according to Wayne Corpening, county agent, who is helping push the project. The committee told Mr, Smith that it was thought that lines Creek was to be "included in the Iron Duff-Crabtree project wnen it was set up three years ago. It had been previously announced by the telephone officials that plans were to begin work on the Jona than f-repk and Saunook areas during September of 195U. Mr. smith rxDlained Wednesday night that thus far a few phones along the new highway towards new found out of Canton, and in the Mauney Cove section near here were all that the company had scheduled for Haywood during the remainder of 1950. Waynesville Area People Clothe 15 Needy Children A n annpn! for clothing for needy school children this month brought enough to fit each of 15 youngsters with an outfit, and one to spare. Mrs. Charles McDarris, execu tive secretary of the Waynesville Am.,rinim hpi Ooss chapter, re- j-vealed this today in extending the chapter's thanks for the generous contributions. She said the Waynesville Pres byterian church's response to the need was particularly generous. The donations, she added, came from people throughout the entire area around Waynesville township and as far oft as the Lake Juns luska community. Band Group Staging Campaign Members of the hand committee were at work this morning staging n rirlv.. 10 raise 84.20(1 tw the Keil- eral expansion program of lh local hand. Gifts received thus far total $B()0. according to W. A. Bradley, rhjiii'nmn Most of the gifts lo dale have been contributions made at two football games,, and funds collect ed by the Lions Club in the opera tion of the Dime Board on Satur day fhip of the major items in the expansion program is the purchase of 30 additional uniforms in order that a ao-nlere band can particl- nute in all activities in the com munity. A uniform will cost about $60. Mr- nrarilrv said that the com miitnn mnlf) not nossiblv see every linn, or individual, and in order to expedite, time, and get the orders off for the uniforms, would appre ciate contributions mailed to any member of the committee, or Charles Isley, director. Other members of the committee in.iinii W Huah Massle. W. S. Prevost Ti L. Bramlett, M. II. Bowles, C. E. Weatherby. C N. Allen, George Brown and J'ick Messer. Mrs. C. O. Newell is gelling a Freedom Bell hndgp from Jonathan Woody, county chairman, as Mrs, Newell sinns the Freedom Scroll for the opening of the campaign In Haywood to get 10,000 names. . (Staff Photo). Haywood Citizens Showing Much Interest In Signing Freedom Scrolls this Week 52 Draftees ' Leave For Charlotte Fifty-two young' men left for Charlotte by bus this morning to take their examinations for in duction Into military servtec. 1 hey will return tonight. Those who pass will be called for induc tion some time later. So far. reported 'Mn. Roy Cimo bell, Haywood Selective Service Board clerk, no orders have been received for the induction of the men who passed their exami nations last month. The draft board will meet at 10 a. m. Tuesday to reclassify those who were sent to Charlotte this morning. They made tip the second grotip of Haywood men to be called by the draft since the Korean war started. The quota for October actually, Was Ri. Rut spvpral nf lhn classified as 1-A for this current can were married men and schec . uled to be reclassified. Friday Is The 13th Superstitious folk will dread Friday It is the 13th. On the brighter side, It Is the last Fri day the 13lh In 1950. Those who fear walking under ladders, and the sight of black cats crossing . their paths can veld U thai by staying tit bed all day Friday pne person hear Inir the above suusrestlon, quick ly announced that while not the least bit afraid of Friday the 13th, the idea of staying In bed all day did have certain appeal. For most folk It will be just another Friday, regardless of date. J. Creek, Cove Creek To Meet The Community Development Program organizations': of Jona than Creek and Cove Creek will hold a joint "Crusade For Free dom" meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Rock Hill School. Canton Civitans Hear Local Pastor On Freedom Drive The Itev. Malcolm H. William-1 son addressed the Civitan Club of Canton today at noon on the sun ject: "The Crusade For Freedom.' Tonight he will speak to the Booslers Club at Haxclwood on the same subject, later in the evening appearing before the IlatelifTe Cove Community Development where he will explain the campaign now under way In our county, state and nation to enlist all of our people in the fight against Communslm hero and abroad, . WNCAC Meeting Postponed To October 24 The Western North Carolina As sociated Communities officials will hold their meeting at Canton on October 24. The postponement from an earli er date was announced today by WNCAC Secretary C. M. Douglas of Brevard. He said the group would meet for luneh at the Canton Hotel at 1 p m. And Now It's Prexy Gordon Gray School Masters Club Meeting Set Th Srhnnl Masters Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Pat- -i.ir'c rnfptpria. President Claude Rogers win De in charge. :.Tho; feather flfiL Vote Registration To Start Saturday Registration books in all Hay- timnrl PAH ntv nrecincts will open Saturday for the November General Election. Crom E. Cole, Haywood elec tions board chairman, reminded , voters of this today. Canton Church's New $135,000 Education Building To Open Sunday FAIR Miursriav Dxlnhnf 19 ITair and per Thursday. Friday fair and 1 much change in temperature. Official Waynesville tempera- as recorded by the staff of Stttto TOG 4 -. idllll, Pafe Max Min. fteco. tohpr o en At 14 Nr io. 75 41 Sober 11 74 43 - Th new $135,000 education building of -Canton's First Baptist Church will" open formally Sunday. The announcement was made to day by the pastor, the Rev. H. L. Smith. The opening of the modern, three-story Stone and brick build ing will herald the successful con clusion of a campaign that was 1 launched 2Vi years ago. I of the enormous building fund than 900 members of the congregation gave more than $100,000. ...in moan nnen house SUI1UU W" -r ( for the members and other friends of the church. tVin huilHinS Willi (J II ifiuiiuaj, tnr hpaw business. I On that night, the Haywood Bap tist Association's Training Unions will gather at 7:15 o'clock for a mass meeting. Me Smith said everyone will havp the ODDortunity to inspect the building with its more than 50 classrooms and seven assembly hails, hetween 2 P.m. and 5 p.m. At 5 p.m., a one-hour vesper and song service, under the leadership nf rhn r Director Jonn c woou will he held. Thh arranecmcnts for the new structure, which is being complet ed, were. handled by the building ittpn of Chairman J. Paul Mnrrav.G. M. Trosel, Rowe C. Dot- son, G. C. Pegram, A. J. nutenins Fmmett Patton. and M. C bprinKie Fdwini Havnes. as Sunday School superintendent, heads the staff of lift prinratinnal worKers Ol me church. E. H. Balentine Becomes Manager Of Dixie Store it v s W&St V 1 I J'A II ' : -. ' . i. '.' - ' Ljl" f'"' y.l K. H. Balentine rose from assis tant, mannccr to manaBnr of th Dixie Home Stores here this week. The move was to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Clyde Houston, who will report for induc tion into the Army tomorrow at Fort McPherson, Ga. Mr. Balentine joined the Dixie system branch store here a year ago after selling his naicnunc s Men's Store on Main Street. Two Haywood pastors key noted the initial campaign for the Cru sade for Freedom drive in Hay wood, by setting forth the dangers of Communism in the world today. Workers are out to get 10,000 sig natures in Haywood lo the Free dom Scrolls. Mrs, C. O. Newell, president of the Community Development pro gram, told community chairmen, Communists are a brutal people who thrive on ignorance and half- truths, are against God and church. Communists are vicious, and envy Americans. While these peoplfrfire being taught, and actually Deneve these horrible untruths, too many neoiile here in America fail to ap predate freedom and liberty; just taking them for granted. ' Mrs. Newell was followed by Hev. M. II, Williamson, pastor of Hie Pi esbvterian church, who term ed Communism as a plague that struck at the mind of the individu al. "There is no place on the Com munistic program for God. The Communist only thinks in terms of the Slate, and that is their sole purpose in lite. Rev. Mr Williamson said he was gliul of I he opportunity to have 'a pail in helping get the truth to inn nconles behind the Iron Cur- bv siunln'g the Freedom Scroll and contributing to the campaign. .innnt'han Woody, general chair- man. oresided. and gave a general background, of the program, point ing mil that it was devised ana miinsorpd hv Americans anxious to get the trullis to the people of the Communistic controlled coun tries about America. "The enslav ed people of the Communistic cmint tics do not know the truth :ihniit America: (hey only believe virions lies and this program is de signed lo help give them the true f;id;i ,'iboul America." A. .1. Ilntchins. co-chairman in chwRo of the drive in Beaverdam, promised 'lo get 5,000 signatures in that area. Aaron Prevost said that in the industrial plants, the president of the Unions in each plant had been named as co-sponsor, and to get signatures; He cited the dangers of Communism creeping into organi zations, and warned against the 1 (See Crusade Page 8 Ellis To Edl Blood Dank Here Dec. 6 Fire Chief Fitzgerald Urges All-Out Precaution To Prevent Fires Here In a busy meeting Tuesday night, the Waynesville Elks Lodge voted to sponsor the Blood Bank On December fi elerted tlirnu nmu officers, and Initiated two new members. With Trpasnrne tno racahul? presiding for Exalted Ruler Alvin Ward (on vacation), the members selected the date thev would so.in- sor the visit of the Bloodmobile in the waynesville area. The date chosen falls on a Wed nesday. Noble Garrett. Jr., of Wavnes ville and Carl Bischoif of Hazel wood were welcomed into the Lodge as its newest members. The elections, held to fill vacan cies created by resignations, sent Bob Korte Into the post of esteem pH I.endiilir Knicrht (sprnnd in ran It to Exalted Ruler, of head, of the Lodge); Hallet Ward into the job of Lecturing Knight, and Kim Bar ber named as Loyal Knight. Mr Knrtp had been servintf as loyal knight, Mr. Barber as chap lain. He succeeded Tony Davis, who resigned because of the pressure of increased business. Mr. Ward was named to succeed Dr. Hugh Daniel, who had turned in his resignation for the same rea son. The presiding officer, following the discussion of the Blood Bank plans, named this committee to handle the arrangements: Dr. N. F. Lancaster of Waynes ville, chairman; Dr. J. L. Reeves of Canton, assistant chairman: Nofcie Garrett. Jr., Dr. A. P. Cline of rai.tnn llr Alton Bottoms. Can ton; George Bischoff. Hazelwood; Zeb Curtis, Waynesville; Joe Palm er, Crabtree; Fred Sheehan, Way nesville; Kenneth Stahl, Waynes ville; and Bob Allison, Waynesville Elsewhere during the busines session, Mr. Casabella announced stain Grand Lodce recommenda tion that each local lodge sponsor ! a midget basketball team next sea son. Dellwood Baptist To Hold Revival A series of revival services will start at the Dellwood Baptist Church, Sunday night, October 15.. The Rev. C. D. Sawyer, pastor of North Canton Baptist Church, w ll bring the message each evening at 7:30 o'clock. The Rev, George Mehaffey ia pastor of the Dwllwood Church. Gordon Gray (above) added another chapter to a very full life by becoming president of the Greater University of North Carolina in inauguration ceremony at Chapel Hill. Back in. the days of World War II the wealthy publisher of the Winston-Salem Jour nal and rentinelbegan his military career as a private in the army. He ended up as Secretary of the Army, a post he resigned to be come president of the university. In the background is University Chancellor Robert B. House. 'AP Photo), ' , The following statement, in Con ner! ion with Fire Prevention Week, was released by W'aynesville Fire Chief Clem Fitzgerald: j "As Fire Chief of the Waynes ville Fire Department, I want to thank the Community as a whole for the cooperation in the past year for making fire losses so small. As this is National Fire Prevention week again, we would appreciate your help in inspecting your homes, your stores, your manufacturin:; plants, looking for defects in wir ine secina that all rubbish is out of the basements, and attics and that your furnaces and stove pipes are clean, and all defects that will cause fire, were done away with. Most families .have stacks of old maenzines. Diles of discarded cloth ing, even pieces of furniture stuck away irt the basement and attics. ! All it takes is a spark from the fur nace, a defect in the wiring or a; j careless drop of cigarette, to start a fire. Once it is slaneo, it is an-; fkult to bring under control. By ! cleaning up your home this week, .j you may save it from burning next ; week." Fire authorities say that 90 of all home fires, can be prevented. They are t.'.u ed by ordinary hmiKphold hazards that.can he cor- I reeled with a little care. Careless-: i ness in little things cause most of the trouble. National Board en gineers maintain. The leading (cause of fire in the home is still j matches and smoking nearly one Uhird of all fires are started be ' cause someone left a cigarette ly 1 fno on a fahlp or smoked in bed or did any number of careless things (See Fire Chief Fage t) Highway Record For 1950 In Haywood (To Date) Injured . ... 27 Killed.... 6 (Tbit information com piled from Records State Highway Patrol) of j 1) I
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