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Comp 220-2jo s delights Of The Waynesville Mountaineer TODAY'S SMILE Gossip: Yon cant believe everything you hear, but you can repeat it. News IWishcd Twice-A-Vcek In The County Scat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park 1CS Mark Dead Curve rVondtfae Cruso School long continuing curve on ...kiflli has P- C6th YEAR NO, 14 1G PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEB. 15, 1931 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Countiei Officers Of Haywood's 100-Bushel Corn Growers Haywood Boards "Dead Man's l,e name: amed because to date been killed on the spot. Uisso long, and con- $3 Mll s possible to stay on rUiel)' enougn, MCh end of this long He pproach from Cruso X structure of the East nrfrhureh. and on the L $ the- curve is the God Mission. t ng Fire pens Lth students of Spring. U ere making a special I forestry. For many of Ik their first close assoct iih forests. Just as they the point of studying the af fire in wooas, mere alarm that the woods near lil were on fire, jdents arose to the occa M the blaze, and conquer- d Alexander, principal of ml. remarked that he lik- bie students to get first- urmation, and actual prac this was one exception. ing The Third Call s note this was written o'clock Wednesday after 7:14 Wednesday night, hi sounded Chief Clem Fitzgerald is with one eye open, and ) on the telephone it is ; happen another fire. He ered two. and according pcords, the blazes comes in three. :k of the records shows n there has been two fires, id is not too far off. 'onverted Action jbers of Commerce have al ien the brunt of many a tut "a lot of talk." But this mm the case when the board tors of the Waynesvilhj ticets Is is all businessr the point, and over. lay night 21 directors were Inn 46 minutes, transacted business to fill three type pagos of minutes, and act- number of matters in ad approving or ammending of seven committees. Felmet, president, made lick to precision. , r I I I ' : J) , , , ! , aaa D. Reeves Noland Named (Man Of The Yea? Here These officers were elected Wednesday night as the Haywood 100-bushel corn club held their annual banquet at the Haywood County Farmers Co-operative dining room. Dwight Williams, (seated right), twice state champion, was elected chairman, and C. V. Sorrels, (seated left), is vice chairman. William Osborne, left, standing, is treasurer, and Albert J. McCracken, right, standing, is secretary. The trophy by Williams is the Haywood Corn Award given by the First National Bank. (Staff Photo). JO Damage To dard Apt. Jnesday Night iiwo damages was done shortly after seven Wed night, when the Woodard I'nt on Assembly street on fire. ie Woodard, owner of the nt said damages to the I were estimated at $1,500 f and about the same to the fe of Mr. and Mrs James Insurance Was ParrinH nn jitog, but none on the fur- JUSt how the blaze started been determined. No one tome at the time. Clem Fitzgerald said e coming from the door "lows of the livine room .. w f cn arrived. vodard today praised the meir quick work in "s me flames. "The fire- u " wonderful ioh. anrt n appreciate their quick, and frk," he said. I : f From Here On M Dean's List !P lnnni .. .. yi siuaents are on the "t ot Brevard College Jnes, dauffhP -m Jones. T.nt t..i..i.-. Medford, dauirhter n Sl B. MpHfnri. n ... tt' M m ihter of Mr- a" Mrs. McCracken, attained the 26 Haywood Farmers In 100-Bushel Corn Group About fifty persons attended the annual Haywood County Hundred Bushel Corn Club Wednesday night at the Home Demonstration kitch en, here. Certificates were given to all farmers, 4-H Club and F.F.A. mem bers who produced 100 or more bushels of corn per acre during 1950. Dwight Williams was recog nized as state champion for the second consecutive year, and given the county Corn Award by , the First National Bank. . W. A. Medford, president of the club was in charge, and Rev. J. E. Yountz, pastor of the First Meth odist church, gave the invocation. George Stamey, vice president, gave the address of welcome, and A. J. McCracken, secretary, pre sented, the guests. . G. C. Dobbins told the outstand ing 4-H Club corn projects, and Boyd Fisher, who grew 121 bush els per acre gave the talk he made recently in Raleigh. D. J, Boyd, treasurer, present (See Corn Page 8) Heavy Inquiries Indicate Banner Year For Jimaluska Inquiries Aclng received by Lak Junaliukti Aasembiy points lo a banner season, it was learned from Dr. 11. G, Allen, superin tendent. The heavy Influx of inquiries are attributed by I)r. Allen to two things: (1) the south-wide promotional campaign now being staged raising funds for the (expansion program; and (2) the heavy , travel through this section along Highway No. 19, "The promotional campaign, in which movies are being shown of the Assembly, and competent speakers telling of the area, is pro ducing scores of inquiries," Dr. Allen said. "While we have no way of comparing the Inquiries of the pre sent with the past, we are confident a banner season is in the mak ing," he continued. Inter-City Group Will Meet Again On Friday The 7-nian inlor-cily survey Commission will moot again Fri day night for (ho second session of the week, to further their study and survey of Va nesvlllo and Hazelwood. The commission had a long session Monday iiinht, with their newly fleeted chairman, D. Reeves Noland, joining the group. The commission has invited J. R. Morgan, attorney for the Town of Waynesville, and Senator Wil liam Medford, attorney for the Town of Hazelwood, to meet with them on Friday evening, Also in vited to attend the Friday night session is Julian B. Stepp, district manager of the Carolina Power & Light Company. On Monday evening the commis sion pursued their study of matters pertaining to the two towns, in cluding some technical and legal niattets, It. was explained. Mr. Noland said here yesterday: "I've served on many a commission, and group, but I am frank in say ing that never have I seen a group Of men so intensely interested in working oul a satisfactory program for the good of the community at large, as this commission. They started work before I was named, and I can make this statement as the newcomer to the group, he continued. Man Of The Year k ather Hatching Egg Program Moving Forward Fast More and more Haywood people are showing an interest in hatching egg flocks this year, according to H. M. Dulin, manager of the Hay wood County Farmers Co-operative, a sponsor of the project which is steadily growing here. Mr. Dulin said that this year the firm is raising their own pullets, according to specifications found most suitable for Haywood. These nine-week-old pullets will be ready to distribute on March 15th, and should begin laying by July first, he said. "This will be in time for the . peak .. demand . on . hatching eggs, " Mr. Dulin continued Civic Membership Drive Is Going Satisfactorily White Oak Will Send Paper To All Their Servicemen Servicemen from While Oak Community will be able to keep up with their community while they are away, thanks to a reso lution voted at the last Commun ity Development meeting, Evary man in service is to receive a subscription to The Mountaineer as a gift of the community. The first two men slated for these "reminders of home" are David Teague, who is stationed at Camp Pickett, Virginia, and Luther Henry, at Tort Bragg. Jaycees To Make Waste Paper Drive On Sunday, 25th The Wavnesville Jaycees will make a community-wide wastepap er drive here Sunday, February 25th, it was announced today, AH papers, especially magazines, ri ruirw r-"'ea and miM aid rath- Z .1 . T and r w,uay- Tnday icUl Waynesvill- Pef by'Vheltaroi prv l") "" Kainiau ! are being sougni. Dy me civic A npu, Vronn of Dullets are to ' group. They will make the pick-up be ready for distribution every few; on the afternoon of the 25th. The weeks he said and the Co-opera-1 proceeds will be used by the organ tive markets the hatching eggs at'ization in carrying on their civic special premium prices. 1 projects. Encouraging reports from the major committees marked the monthly meeting of the directors of the Chamber of Commerce here Tuesday evening. The membership and finance committee, headed by Harry Bourne, reported much interest in the campaign, and numerous firms and individuals increasing mem berships over last year. The hotels and boarding houses were responding nicely, according to the report. It was also pointed out that no tourist place catering to tourists would be listed this sea son in any of the literature unless having a paid membership in the organization. It was also pointed out that the facilities of the ofTice, even for leaving literature, would be confined to those having mem berships. One tourist operator who attend ed the meeting said: "It is only fair that those who have paid mem berships be listed, and be allowed to even leave their folders and cards in the ofTice we've had too (See Membership Page 8) I). REEVES NOLAND, business man, farmer, and civic leader, will be honored tonight as the man of the year for 1950 by the Lions Club d'hoto by Ingram). WTHS Chorus Will Give Program Sunday Night The Mixed Chorus of I he Way nesville Township High School, un der the direction of Charles Isley, music director, will present a pro gram of sacred music at the Way nesville Presbyterian Church, Sun day night at 7:30 o'clock. This will be a union service for Presbyterians. Baptists, and Met I, odists. and will be the only evening program for these churches. Mr. Isley stated that he plans lo present similar programs at the Methodist and Baptist churches he fore the end of school. The public is invited to attend. Europe Is Calm As To War Says Weill Leo Weill, local Industrialist, re turned Tuesday from a short busi ness trip to Paris, and found that in talking to people in all walks of life that they were not a bit dis turbed over the war situation. In fact, Mr. Weill explained, "they do not consider probable a war in the near future. They do not share the pessimism existing among the people of this country," he continued. 1 On the contrary, Mr. Weill got more the impression that a new, young spirit exists in Western Europe, that they are slowly re gaining Iheir self-confidence and are willing lo cooperate with our rearmament program in doing their utmost to increase their own rearmament. D. Reeves Noland, businessman, farmer and civic leader, has been named man of the year for this community for 1950. The formal award will be pre sented to Mr. Noland at the Lions Club meeting tonight, when he will receive a placque. Ho Is the third man to receive the honor In Way nesville, In 1948 the club named Wayne Corpening; in 1949, Charles E. Ray. The committee, headed by Wayne Franklin, had representatives of other civic organizations to partici pate in the selection, Mr. Noland has a 23-acre dairy farm in Ratcliffe Cove, and 350 acre farm in Fines Creek, and owns Main Street business "buildings, which are occupied by: Burnette's Cafe, Sanitary Barber Shop, Camp bell's Shop, Western Auto, REA, Howell Hardware, and Building and Loan. Mr. Noland a former highway commissioner for the tenth dis trict, is still interested in road pro jects, and is serving on the Cham ber of Commercj as a director and member of the road committee. Last week he was unanimously named chairman of th? survey commission of Waynesvlflj and Hazelwood. A graduate of Waynesville High School, Mr. Noland attended Irin Ity College for two years, and graduated from Cornell University In 1915, Following experience .with the United States Department of Agri culture, he became a member of the North Carolina State Board of Agriculture. His twenty years' ser vice there was longer than that of any other person. He was director of the first North Carolina Stato Fair. He was appointed a member of (See Man of the Year Page 8) School On Beef Cattle Set For Monday, Feb. 19 Canton To Need About $600,000 For Projects Canton school officials will pre sent a tentative building program calling for about $b'00,000 to tha board of education and board ot commissioners here next Monday, The Mountaineer learned today from A. J. Hutchins, superinten dent of the Canton schools. The boards will have proposals for schools in the two districts costing about three millions. The two boards are scheduled ia meet Monday for a general discus sion of the architect's estimate of $2,080,000 for Haywood schools, and have invited the Canton1 offic ials to present their estimate at the same time. Mr. Hutchins stressed the fact that the figure was "tentative" and that the program might be carried out for $500,000. In his opinion, tho $600,000 would be the maximum. The projects listed for the Can ton schools includes a gym a t Pennsyvlania Avenue, North Can ton, and PattOn schools. A complete rearrangements of the lunchroom at Pennsylvania, with more space and facilities. The largest single Hem-would bo a junior high building, which would eliminate the need for additional grammar school rooms for the next ten years, Mr. Hutchins said. Willi the junior high building, there would of necessity have to be a lunchroom, gym, and auditorium, the plans specify. Also on the plans are a building, or adequate room for the music de partment it high achool, as well as storage facilities and auueiie rooms for the colored school. Mr. Hutchins pointed out InaC Canton was using the $150,000 al location from the fifty million state bond program, in renovating; the grammar school of Beaverdam. with three additional classrooms, plus a 12-foot addition to another room, and other general improve ments. This is costing about 544,- 000. New rest rooms have been pro vided at the Pennsylvania school, (See School Board Page 8) Junaluska Photo Magazine Cover The view from the cross at Lake Junaluska is the subject of the cov er picture of the current issue of The State Magazine. The editor's comment calls this "one of the prettiest views in Western North Carolina." The picture was taken by Max Tharpe of Slatesville. Capt John Williams Is Special Military Advisor Spring Weather Makes Groundhog Look Bad While epidemics of "flu" and such have hit some sections of the nation, it's spring fever that is running wild here. And blame it on the Ground hog. Exactly ten days after he made his annual prediction on that freez ing cold day, when the official thermometer registered one above zero, the sun burst forth, robins appeared with their 1951 spring songs, and the mercury scurried back up to 68. From shivering like the prover bial Eskimo to yawning with spring fever in little more than a week, we're going to label Mr. Ground hog a poor weather forecaster Hey, wait a minute-will some body Dlease close that door? That air is getting fihillier by the min utereckon well have show to night? ' " :; Captain John F. Williams, for merly of Waynesville, will shortly return to the 17th Artillery Group, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, as adviser on nmhlpms of elnsp-in air suoDort for i r- " - - - - fr,nf.iinA trnnnc Hp tc nnw flttpnH- ing the Air Support Specialist School at Fcrt Bragg. After graduating from Waynes ville High School and the Uni versity of Oklahoma, Captain' Wil liams was employed as Education Specialist, Veterans- Administra tion, North Carolina. 1 His wife is the former Miss Mary Boyd. They have one son, John F. Williams. Jr. A World War II veteran of D Day, Sicily, Salerno, Anzio and Southern France. Captain Williams served with the 79th Division, 18th Field Artillery Brigade, II Corps. He was decorated with the Purple (See William Page 8) " ! ? ""- - v -jV ,,'f-' w z Boy Scout Program Underway Details have been completed for launching the annual adult mem bership program for Boy Scouts here on Monday, It was announced today by Ben Colkitt, chairman of the committee. The program Is being sponsored by the Boys Work Committee of Itolary, with Mr. Colkitt chairman, L. N. Davis, Dr. R. H. Stretcher, Guy Massie, David Felmet, Ben Sloan and Russ Klbbe. The program in Haywood calls for a quota of $3,330, in addition to participating in the raising of $25,000 for the restoration of the lake at Camp Daniel Boone, near Lake Logan. The Lake was damag ed by the floods of 1948, and lead ers feel that permanent repairs made now will assure the Camp of an ideal lake for years, and years to come. Other Haywood men who are (See Boy Scout Page 8) A Beef Cattle School lo be held at the Court House in Waynes ville on Monday, Fehrary 19, will open a week of meetings on all phases of beef cattle production. Sponsored by the Beef Cattle Commission of the Community De velopment Program, the school will start at 10 a.m. and last until about 3 p.m. Lecturers at the school will in clude Mr. Sam Buchanan, Exten sion Beef Cattle Specialist from State College; Dr. C. C. Gatz of Stale College, discussing diseases; Mr. Sam Dobson of the Agronomy Department, on pastures and for age; and Mr. Quisenbury from the State Department of Agriculture on selling beef cattle. Farm meetings on castrating, de horning, lice control, judging, and management are scheduled during the week as follows: Monday, Feb ruary 19, 3 p.m. M. O. Galloway, (See Beef Cattle Page 8) Herbert Gibson, Jr., Is On Recovery List Herbert Gibson, Jr., who suffer ed a wound in the chest when his pistol fired as it fell from his holster last Sunday, was reported at noon today to be much im proved. Plans are to remove him to the Haywood County Hospital from the Asheville hospital within a few days. Gibson was on a hike with his sons and other boys when the acci dent happened. CAPT. JOHN WILLIAMS Series Pictorial Pages Will Begin Next Monday Plans are being completed for the publication on Monday, the first of a series of Home and Farm Pictorial pages of the 26 commun ities in Haywood. The first will be Aliens Creek, inasmuch as it comes first on the alphabetical list of communities. The second, which will be on Feb ruary 28, will be of Beaverdam, and on down the long list. large group of pictures were made, and a full detailed story, brim full of factual information, has been completed. The information for the two pages about each community is be ing supplied by the executive com mittee of each Community Devel opment Program. Many agricultural leaders of the state have expressed themselves as being highly interested in the plan, Recreation Program Is Growing Between 75 and 80 boys are par ticipating in the daily recreational program being sponsored here by the Lions Club. The 5-day-a-weck program is un der the direction of Bruce Jaynes, at the high school gym, and Stan Icy Henry, at the Hazelwood gym. Both the directors are majoring in physical education at Western Carolina Teachers College, and are graauaiea ui iuc high school. Right now the program is center ing around basketball, vtlleyball. and handball. As the weather gets warmer, the program will include outdoor games, it was announced. The program was started, accord ing to C. E. Weatherby, chairman of the Lions Committee, as a means of providing something for the young teen-age boys to do after, school hours. The present plans are to operate until the end of the present school term The sponsors feel that at that 'time, many of the boys will have jobs. . The Hazelwood Boosters Club re cently voted to contribute $50 to the program. Highway Record For 1951 In Haywood (To Date) Killed .... 0 Injured. T.; 6 The Mountaineer staff have been and some have already made plans working long hours preparing this for making a scrapbook of the en first series of pictorial pages. A tire series. (This information com piled :- from Records of State Highway Patrol)