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Published Tv.ice-A-Veek In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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WAYNESVILLE. N. C MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOV. 6, 1930 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Countic
ader
65th YEAR NO. 89 12 PAGES Associated Press
L inur of business mail to
UnUineer office last week
U letter from Charlotte.
letter was a little metal
(reminder of something con
ly bigger than the routine
i business. ; ,
1 i t 4k. aaIr ntnm -
ille
Protest Hal
He Slur ui RBa
,n from Scripture, and on
Pr, the Lord's Prayer,
aluminum piece, about the
i half dollar, is one of the
is tokens distributed by S.
It, an executive of the Belk
jchain whose headquarters
fharlotte. "
Scott for years has practiced
Ibby of mailing to business
I regular intervals these re-
of the Biggest Business In
lives...
Prediction 9,000 Votes WiUBeCast
Kitty
Jut an extra bowl of milk for
n.iav.
i.irfH a dash of cream.
. fiH.i and small boys keep
iiianre a little more distant.
fihU Is National Cat Week
l,merican Feline Society has
Ide this week as a period in
i
J WEEK
OVfMf J-H
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Jfionsond
rut AurftfAM
rtum socitrr
INC.
tw vo i.tty.
lJ0J;wt
'p oav our resDCcts more
(velv to our furry four-foot-
fcnds.
generations, the American
fe been a source of constant
id comfort in a auiet sort of
i millions of homes.
quiet, constant, loyal com-
1 for generations he has suf-
in silence and humility our
tonal fits of pulling and tug-
isking only fo ra square meal
a bowl of milk at the cocktail
a warm place to lay his
body. '
now. as we enter National
feck, the Society asks that we
liber kitty more often than
Mly do.
him an extra pat on the
move into- places whiuh
big enough to swing a cat
jd in.
New Men To
Be Picked
For 5 Major
County Offices
Haywood County voters tomor
row will select a new sheriff, supe
rior court clerk, register of deeds,
state senator, state representative,
and chairman of the board of coun
ty commissioners, among other of
ficers tomorrow
Regardless of the results, there
will be new men in those major
positions.
They will also decide on a num
ber of other offices: two places on
the board of commissioners; three
on the county board of education;
the county tax collector, district
solicitor, and township officers.
The noils will open at 6:30 a.m.
tomorrow in the 28 precincts and
close at 6:30 p.m.
The Democrats face Republican
opposition for seven of the major
posts.
The county will have a new
sheriff by Wednesday morning for
the first time in 14 years.
Democratic Nomincb Kred Y.
Campbell of Hazelwood and Re
publican Claude V. Thompson are
running for the post of retiring
Sheriff Bob Welch, who did not
run for renominatlon in the sum
mer primary,
C. H. Leatherwood is stepping
down from the superior court
clerk's post which he has held for
the last 10li years.
J B. Siler. newcomer to the polit
ical scene, who defeated him in
the first primary, is unopposed to
morrow.
George A. Brown, Jr., chairman
of the board -of county commis
(See Election Pare 6)
Haywood Democratic Candidates Gather Around Congressman At Rally
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Slate Galls
For Re-Study f
Of School
Heeds Here
New Agent
In There Pitching
Jther Baldwin, often called the
t of White Oak, visited the
icratic headquarters on Fri
ll "let the boys know he was
Bitching.
88-year-old man, was as act
a man of 55. and when some-
fcked his age, he chuckled and
1 m lots older than I am
has a keen memorv and ent
iled the group with stories of
bought political battles of
past.
I Chance In Many
Iin m-tnril)Jil SOoak-
.....
In
FriHav anma fnnthnll fans
the eastprn mrt nf the state
fte to Knoxville stopped for
r at me Towne House. Atter
'Brtv left. it. was discovered
;had left a bunch of keys. The
very was made too late to
the party, so the keys were
i a safe until by chance the
returned.
iday the same Dartv returned
5 -
yte back home, and lust men-
fd having lost some keys, and
fnconvenience caused by the
They felt the keys had been
pn the road.
'fen they were handed the keys
I almost fainted. They never
jcted to see them again.
Kittenish, They
izelwood Police Chief Oisie
?'ftfin knows exactly what peo
imean when people say other
f , Sideliehts Pajfe 6)
No Signing Of
Ballots At Polls
Tho niftnrps nf the ballots as
published on Thursday had a line
under instructions tor signing me
voter's name this was because an
absentee ballot was used for photo
graphing.
Persons going to the polls 1 ues-
day will not have to sign their
names any more than heretofore.
Only persons voting on absentee
ballot will have to sign meir uai
lots. The board of elections had ail the
regular ballots counted, and seal
ed. And rather tlian break a pack
age, it was decided to photograph
the absentee ballot, and the one
line of instructions was overlooked.
,mrrv vnn will not have
I- i vnnr name to your ballot,
unless it is an absentee.
MAX ROGERS IMPROVING
Max Rogers, of Rogers Electric
Company, who is a patient in the
tj...h rnnntv Hospital, was re
.J 1 nnnA rendition thlS
ponea - -
morning.
Rep. Redden
Heard Ip?2
Democrat
Rallies
Home Clubs Make
County Offices; Schools,
Final Plans For B?mks To Be Closed
Achievement Day . .., u., uav L '
Rep. Monroe M. Redden told two
Hiivwond audiences on Saturday of
the achievements of the Democratic
party, in rallies at the court house,
and at Bethel school. Senator
Clyde R. Hoey, scheduled to come
here, advised at the last nunuie ne
was unable to get here for the
meetings.
Hp riterf the congressional rec
ord of the 80th Congress as com-
raA w h tho Rlst. ana me aa-
vantages which had been afforded
the "common man
cratic party.
Charles C, Francis, candidate for
chairman of the board, introduced
Mr Redden at the court nnusr
rilv and Charles B. McCrary,
Members of Haywood County's
twenty-four Home Demonstration
Clubs are busy this week with final
preparations for their annual
Achievement Day which will be ob
served Thursday, November 9, in
the Hazelwood Elementary School,
An exhibition of work of the in
dividual members will be featured
during the afternoon in the school
gymnasium. This will be open to
the public from 1 until 4 p.m. and
will include displays of canned
food, baked food, clothing, house
furnishings, and crafts.
At 7 o'clock in the evening the
annual Achievement Day dinner
and program will be held in the
by the Demo- school cafeteria.
The Kev. uroanus r.. wan, pasior
of the First Baptist Church, will
be the guest speaker and special
music will be presented by Charles
Islev director of music of the
Flofticin .iav will be a holiday for Haywood County s
school children, bank employees, and tou.nty government
workers.
The First National Hank of Wuynosville, State Bank
of Hazelwood, the district schools, and the county offices
except the sheriff's department will be closed all day.
The post offices will be open for business as usual,
however.
The County Health Department, which will be closed
tomorrow, also will be closed four more days in other
parts of this month.
It will be closed November 10 because of a district
health meeting at Statesvillc; November 13 in obser
vance of Armistice Day; and November 23 and 24 for
Thanksgiving.
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State school officials today halted 1 1 ;
the $345,000 school building pro- i f," '
gram In Haywood, until re-study j i -
can be made. The halt came aajf
the result of protests filed by a
group of Havwond cltiens, accoid-
Ing to Dr. Clyde A. Krwin, state
superintendent of public Instruc
tion. The stoppage came just as the
Haywood Board of Education was
preparing to advertise for bids on
two projects- at Bethel and Way
nesvllle. Jack Messer, county superinten
dent, said the Bethel project was
entirety an expansion of the ele
i mentarv unit and estimates were
it would cost $175,000. The Way-
nesvllle proect Is entirely high
school, with the cost estimated at
$170,000.
"Blue prints, and specifications
are all ready, and evervthlnu was
prepared by the State Board, and
nm,riL'ri " Mr MisM' uuiri
A check tlirouKh the State Hoard I
revealed that Hershel Harkii.s,
Ashevllle attorney, was repi-o'ent-ins
the group of cltiens 'MiterinR
the protest.
Mr. llarkius told The Mountain
eer this morning that the basis of
the protest was "That the student
census was misleading" He said
he bad had several conferences
with Haywood cltiens. headed by
Mrs. Wallace Ward.
The two Haywood projects were
recommended hf a State School
Survey committee more thnn a
year ago. The plans and specifica
tions were prepared, and the funds
the two proposed buildings
(See Schools Pase 8)
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Tobacco Show
To Feature
Fall Festival
G. C. DOBBINS is the new a". dist
ant county agent here. He ws
working as assistant " agi-nt: m
Buncombe County at the time of
his appointment to fill the va
cancy created by the resignation
of Joe Cllne.
Dobbins Named
Asst. County Agent
G C Dobbin started work this
morning as Haywood County's new
assistant farm agent.
He succeeds Joe Cliiie, who re
signed to accept a position with
L and B Hardware in Hazelwood.
County Agent Wayne Corpoiung
and George A. Brown, Jr., chair
man of the board of county com
missioners, made a joint announce
ment this weekend.
Mr. Dobbins, a native of Port
ion, i" Surry County, tattle here
from neighboring Buncombe Coun
ty where he had served as av.i it
ant agent (or Itt mouths. '
After two yeuis of service with
the Air Corps, he graduated Horn
N. C. State College in 'March l!M9
and joined the "Extension . Service
immediately after getting his de
gree. He will be in charge of the work
of the 22 Haywood County 4 H
Clubs.
Mr. Dobbins, his wife, and I heir
two-year-old son plan to move here
the first of this week.
chairman of the Democratic 1 yvayncsviue nin nenooi.
ecu! ive Committee presented wr.t Mrs. raui nyaii. piesiurm m u
speaker at Bethel. Haywood County Council of Home
,i. nAn tatH hp was delight- i),.rnonst ration Clubs will be In
cd with the entnusiasm nu w
found among the Democrats of
Haywood. "This is typical of the
manner In wliich you go about get
ting things done in this county,
he said.
Lt. Blalock Keeps Cool
Head; And Wins Over Death
charge of the program and reports
will be given by Mrs. i ranees Wil
liams, secretary of the Council.
Awards will be presented by Miss
Mary Cornwell to the clubs show
ing the best records of achieve
ment, membership, and attendance
and to the winners in the county
wide living room contest.
Correction
The Waynesville PHri't Metho
dist Missionary -.Rally will be held
November 27 instead of today.
A Mountaineer report last
Thursday .said the rally, with
Bishop Paul N. (iarber of Geneva
as principal speaker, would be held
Monday.
This was an error.
The report should have read t hat
the rally will be held Monday, No
vember 27.
The dale had been omitted in the
pews account.
The
eather
lii
iff
. . t- "nnH" Rlnlork. as an
aviator, and all-star athlete, learn
ed long ago never to give up a
fight: and he is alive today just
because he refused to give up.
Before dawn, on September 8th,
Lt Blalock found himself wound
ed' and bleeding in the cold 180
foot waters of the China Sea. He
was three miles from shore; his
-I-,, rmn f i he bottom, and the
1950 Census He veals Large
Increase Here In Dwellings
Tobacco Festival
Committees To
Meet Thursday
Tin general committee for the
fourth annual Haywood County
Tobacco Harvest Festival will meet
Thursday with the special commit
tees In the directors room of the
First National Bank.
The series of sessions, each about
ten minutes long, will start at 2
p. m , with the general committee
meeting with J. W. Ray's finance
committee.
The Tobacco Show will feature
the fourth annual Haywood Coun
ty Tobacco Harvest Fesltival this
month.
The event Is scheduled for the
Haywood County Court House on
November 24. fourth day of the
five-day festival.
County Agent Wayne Corpening,
announcing the details today,
reported that cash prizes will be
awarded to the farmers finishing
among the lop five in each of the
four divisions.
Tho tompetion. will be in these
divisions: flyings or granulators
XID, lugs, it'll. i, leaf (BID,
individual exhibit (four hands each
of flyings or granulators, lugs, and
leaf).
The prizes will be: $10 to the
winner, $8 for second place, f6
for third, $4 for fourth, and $2 for
fifth, in each division.
The show will open at 1 p ni.
The entries may be removed on
November 25, the last day of Hie
show, after 2 p. m.
White Oak Gets Building Deed
White Oak
Receives
Bdlg. Deed
Saturday was a red letter dy
for the citizens of While Oak, as
they received the deed for the
building which they have converted
into a community center. Th build
ing was formerly used as a I're.-bv-terian
church. The , citizens have
spent considerable money in reno
vating the property for their com
munity center.
The deed was given the commun
ity by Rev. M. R. Williamson, of
Waynesville. stated clerk of the
Ashevllle Presbytery, aiid the deed
was made by the trustee.; to the
trustees of the community center
George Boring. Rowe W. Ledford
and Brownlnwp C. Messer.
The building, and three-fourth:;
of an acre of land are included in
(See White Oak Page 6
1 the deed.
! There are two provisions stipu-
Further'evidence of the fact that
the post-war years have brought a
steady increase of dwelling occup
ancy is reflected in preliminary re
sults of the 150 census of housing
recently taken in Haywood Coun-
flonday, November 6 Fair and
I'oday and tonight becoming
, 1pr in the evening. Tuesday,
land warm.
pfficial Wavnrsvlllp tempera-
tas recorded by the staff of the
e Test Farm-
Max. Min. Rainfall
.. 75 41
. 89 42 .15
..62 35 .60
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I t "BCD" BLALOCK
close call with death while fight
I UK ti".
I As if all this were not enougn,
jhe soon found his life preserver
(had a leak.
For more than an hour, he care
fully saved every'unce of ener8y
and kept blowing up his life pre
server. Shortly after daylight, he
saw a rescue plane hover near his
onlv two surviving companions.
Then just before the plane turned
away he opened nis iudc oi uye
marker to set up a huge yellow
circle on the water. Within a few
minutes a boat was coming to
i Ae him and from then on it was
a series of stays in hospitals, and
ir.rirr0nincr trpatment.
Lt. Blalock. together with wife
(See Lt. Blalock Page 6)
; gasoHne and oil burning furiously j ':;f
the surlace oi me ,. nhartn. nf Commerce.
The Census, taken by the Com
merce Department's Bureau of the
Census, reveals that Both in ine
county as a whole as well as in
Waynesville, an Increase is shown
in the number of dwelling places
recorded in 1950 as compared with
1940.
Th fieures showed that in Hay
wood County the number of dwel
ling places in' 1950 was 10.671, an
liwrM nver tho. 8.142 listed in
per dwelling place, respecuvL-ij,
based tipon the recent census ot
population issued by the Census
Bureau which gave the County a
total of 37.R72 residents this year
compared with 34,804 in 1940. an
increase of 8.2 per cent, and Way
nesville. 5,288 and 2,940 respective
ly, an increase of 79.9 per cent.
The term "dwelling places" has
h.P Hfined bv the Census Bureau
as "the living quarters occupied by,
or intended for occupancy by, one
household."
Merrill C. Lofton, Commerce
Department regional director in
Atlanta, h.vs advised residents of
Waynesville and Haywood County
to wile his office for copies of the
Census Bureau's preliminary re
l lrnea On dwelling nlaces in the
increase over mi: o.n i - ,
1940 and in Waynesville a gain .of county if they are interested in re-
. . . . . -nwt: i- T j-, h n (fill) a u; 1 1 1
from 782 in 1940 to 1.B1B in lasu i cciving un-in. wij ....o
. k. ..,.ii.,hu in n rprniest ho said.
tnntr nlare.
The number of dwelling places
tecorded for Waynesville and Hay
wood County this year represent
ed n nveraee of 3.3 and 3 5 persons
h ovnil.,hlp to a reauest. he said
Such requests should be address
ed to the U. S. Department of
rommerce. 418 Atlanta National
Knildine. Atlanta, he stated.
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TOM I.KE AT MOORE GENEEAL
T o m L e e was described th'r.
morning as getting along fine at
; Moore General Hospital where he
1 has been a patient since suffering a
i heart attack last week.
George Boring, .left. 1s shown accepting the deed for the White
Oak Community building, from Rev. M. R. Williamson, state clerk
of the Ashevllle Presbytery. The official transfer of title was made
Saturday night. (Staff Photo'.
Highway
Record For
1950
In Haywood
(To Date)
Injured .... 29
Killed..;. 6
(Tblf Information com
plied from Records of
State HlsJiwar Patrol)
jng in Korea.
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