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The Waynesville Mountaineer
No. 4a SIXTEEN PAGES
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5 Wedmiesdlay Night
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Baccalaureate
REV. L. G. ELLIOTT, pastor of
the First Baptist Church, will de
liver the baccalaureate sermon to
graduates of Waynesville Town
ship high school Sunday morning.
St. John's
Graduation
Exercises
On June 4th
Bishop Waters Will
Address Graduates;
Baccalaureate Sermon
Sunday
' The Most Rev. Vincent S. Wat
ers, D. D., Bishop of Raleigh, will
present diplomas to the four grad
uates of St. John's high school
and the seven graduates of St.
John's grammar school at the
commencement exercises in St
John's auditorium, Wednesday,
June 4, at 8 p. m.
The commencement address will
be delivered by Col. W. F. Kernan
of Highlands, president of the
North Carolina Catholic Laymen's
association.
Baccalaureate services will be
held in the church at 11 a. m. on
Sunday. This will consist of high
mass, benediction and a sermon
by Rev. Lawrence Hill, assistant
pastor of St,. Lawrence church of
Aiiheville.
The graduation program will
open with the academic procession
accompanied by a duet played by
Anne Mormino and Bette Hannah
Rev. Francis Tait, assistant pastor
ot St. John's church, will intro
duce the speakers.
Following the invocation by Rev.
Hugh P. Kennedy, assistant pastor
of Immaculate Conception church,
Hendersonville, Colonel Kernan
will speak.
Rev. Ambrose Rohrbacher, su
perintendent, will present the
graduates, after which Bishop War
ters will award diplomas and hon
ors. Rev. Walter F. Higglns, pas
tor of St. Margaret's church, of
Swannanoa, will speak the bene
diction. Faculty members will
V,,
r" Mr o lon wear caps and gowns designatingg
uieir aegrees.
The high school graduates will
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IHome Clubs
Here Thursday
mg, and Mrs. H. O. Waldrop, of
Clay, as secretary.
The Cherokee county group won
the gavel for the largest number
of members present,, in reference
to mileage traveled, With 29 mem
bers attending, who had traveled
a total of 5,046 miles. Mrs. Paul
Sudderth, president of the Chero
kee county council, accepted the
gavel. ,
The members went on record as
supporting a number of the prob
lems of the state in special refer
ence to education. They propose
to continue their support of the
schools in order that there may be
better scholastic , training for both
boys and girls, better lunch room
facilities for every -county in the
state; more training in better food
habits among growing children;
the teaching of an appreciation of
our national resources by the use
of resource education In the teach
ing of all subjects.
They pian to sponsor rural life
(Continued On Page Eight)
Published Jwice-a-Week In The
Associated Press News
Ray Named
On II. C.Park
Development
Committee
Commission Created
By Senator Medford's
Bill Named By
Governor Cherry
Charles E. Ray was named for a
six year term on the newly created
North Carolina Park. Parkway and
Forests Development Commission,
by Governor Cherry.
The seven-man commission will
take office on July first under
terms of the legislation creating
the commission to supplant the
Park commission and a later Park
ways Committee.
Senator William Medford, of
Waynesville. sponsored the bill in
the recent session of the legisla
ture, which created the new com
mission. The measure was request
ed by the Western North Carolina
Associated Communities.
The purpose of the commission
is to coordinate the activities in
promotion of the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park, tho Blue
Ridge Parkway, and the Pisgah and
Nantahala National Forests.
The other two members named
for a six year term besides Mr.
Ray are Francis J. Heazel, of Ashe-,
vllle, anrrUr. KeliyE. Bennett, of
Bryson City.
Four year terms;. Percy B. Fere
bee of Andrews and Raymond U.
Sutton of Sylva.
Two year terms: Ralph Winkler
of Boone and E. C. Guy of New
land. State Highway Chairman A. II.
Graham and R. Bruce Etheridgc.
director of department of conser
vation and development, are ex
officio members.
Firestone
Store Will
Double Floor
Space Here
W. M. Cobb Leases
Adjoining Building
On Main Street; Work
Underway
Workmen started this week en
larging Firestone Home and Auto
Supply Store to double the present
floor space. The building formerly
occupied by the Waynesville Art
Gallery is being added to the pres
ent Firestone Store. William Cobb
is owner of the firm.
The Art Gallery will occupy the
new Reeves and Francis Building
now being completed, and almost
directly across the street from
their former place of business.
The wall between the two build
ings has been removed, and a mod
ern full-view plate glass front will
be installed. The new store will
have one entrance of a double
plate-glass door, and the all front
glass will extend down to the side
walk. Mr. Cobb said the contract called
for completion of the work in thirty
days.
The stock of the store will be
doubled, and many new store fix
tures will be added.
Mr. Cobb bought the Firestone
store in August 1945. The two
buildings are owned by W. Hugh
Massie.
First Sign of Summer
Yes, summer is here.
One of the first signs of sum
mer is the appearance of water
sprayers on the courthouse
lawn, followed most amy warm
day by small children who like
to Jump through the spray "with
out getting wet." Some appar
ently don't mind if they do get
caught a little bit.
This little game was played
Wednesday afternoon. It may
still be May, bnt so far as Way
nesville Is concerned, summer is
here.
County Seat Of Haywood County At The Entrance Of The
WAYNESVILLE,
RUSHING TO GRANDMOTHER'S SIDE
Iff J
is.
THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER. Margaret Truman, is escorted
from a train at Pittsburgh by Mayor Dave Lawrence Oeft and Com
missioner John J. Kane after she had announced cancellation of her
concert debut there. Margaret and her singing teacher flew lo Kan
sas City, Mo to be near her sick grandmother. The President
maintained a 12-day vigil at the bedside of his mother until her
health recovered sufficiently Thursday, when he and his family re
turned to Washington. International
Universal Pictures Are
Checking Big Creek Area
As Setting For Big Film
A party of 12 motion
executives and technicians were
here yesterday en route to Big
Creek to look over the area as a
possible setting' for the filming of
the new Universal picture. "Tap
Roots," taken from the book by
James Street.
The party was headed by George
Marshall, producer, and was accom
panied by Artnur Jones, secretary
of the Asheville Chamber of Com
merce. Mr. Jones visited the Big Creek
area for the first time last Sun-
Membership Drive For
Chamber 01 Commerce Is
Being Pushed By Officers
Telephone Bills
Have 72' Credit
For Time Lost
Telephone bills were received
by customers in this area Thurs
day, with a credit of about 72
per cent Riven for the interrup
tion of service several weeks ago.
Accompanying the monthly
bill was a notice, which read:
"The enclosed bill includes an
adjustment in charees for the.
interruption of your telephone
service during the recent service
difficulties.
"We regret that we have been
prevented from giving, in man
ually operated exchanges, the
complete service to which our
subscribers are accustomed and
we thank you for your patience
and cooperation."
Work Resumed On Rural
Power Line Extensions
Work has been resumed on the
incompleted portion of rural elec
tric construction in the C-l sec
tion, it was announced this week
by R. C. Sheffield, manager of
Haywood Electric Membership Co
operative, and the project is sched
uled to be completed within 60
days.
Fifty miles of new lines, in Cove
Creek and Clyde townships of
Haywood county, the Lake Toxa
way area of Transylvania county,
and a short section in Jackson
county remain to be erected in
this project.
The original C-l section called
for 151 miles of line to serve 750
rural homes at a cost of $187,000.
Construction was begun in Decem
ber 1945 by the Moore-Shull Con
struction company and abandoned
in April 1947 with two-thirds of the
work finished.
N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1947
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pictureday and immediately thought of
the needs of the Universal Picture
stall, and yesterday carried them
into the area to atudy the set up
The group conferred here with
Charles Ray, who made arrange
ments with the Park Service for
the inspection tour.
The author of the book, Mr.
Street, has spent several vacations
at Cataloochre Ranch, which is in
the general direction of the liig
Creek area now under considera
tion for the film setting.
The annual membership drive
for the Chamber of Commerce gol
underway this week, s the finance
committee of the oryanial ion com
plclcrl final plans lor slaying the
drive, il was announced by C. J.
Recce, president nl I he organiza
t ion.
Memberships lo the Chamber of
Commerce are $ir each, and dona
tions of any amount are accepted.
"ThY organization has for the
major projects this year, improved
highways in this area, erection of
road signs, and further cooperation
with the Western North Carolina
Associated Communities, which is
catering to the general develop
ment of this entire area.'' Mr.
Recce said.
"The Chamber of Commerce
handles hundreds and hundreds of
local matters which is of a direct
benefit to every citizen, and if for
no other reason the organization
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The contract was taken over and
work resumed May 21 by Roy Rich
ards Construction company of Car
rollton, Ga. They expect to com
plete the 31 miles in Transylvania
county, 15 miles in Haywood and ing about 10:30 o'clock .as he at- Any municmalily that earmarks
4 miles in Jackson before August. tempted to escape from a road I the income from parking meters
This will bring electricity to 75 ad- gang working on highway 19. about for other purpose, such as financ
ditional homes in Haywood, 250 in' 11 miles west oj Bryson City. Rev. i ing a recreation program, exceeds
the while area. Robert Harris will officiate. Burial jits authority in so doing. Mr. Mor-
Power will be turned on as each
section of the project is finished
states Mr. Sheffield.
HEMC's next major project will j
be the 10-K section, which includes !
148 miles of line in Jackson, Ma -
con and Transylvania counties.
Staking of the line is planned to
begin June 1, and the construction
contract let in July. Its comple
tion will bring electricity to 600
more rural consumers or extend
the co-operative's membership to
approximately 3,200.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
PaoiieDs
Memorial
Service Will
Be Held Here
At 2 Today
Program To Honor
War Dead Will Be
Held in Green Hill
Cemetery
The public is invited to attend
special Memorial Day services at
2 o'clock this afternoon in Green
Hill cemetery conducted by the
American Legion post and auxil
iary. Former servicemen and gold
star parents will he honor guests.
Principal speaker for the pro
gram will be Rev. Cecil L. Ileck
ard. pastor of the Junaluska Meth
odist church. He will be intro
duced by Col. J. Hardin Howell.
The invocation will be given by
Rev. S. R. Crockett, chaplain for
the Legion post. Thad Howell, post
adjutant, will conduct the roll call
of war dead, in whose memory the
service is being held.
Special music will be played by
the high school band, including
the Star-Spangled Banner, which
will be sung by Miss Ida Lou Gib-!
son. The service will close with
the playing of taps by Bob Gib
son and John Lewis. William Med
ford. post commander, will pre
side, f-
Plane Strip
To Be Made
By Road Up
Plott Creek
Smoky Mountain
Flying Club Will
Place Two Planes
On Field
Grading of an airplane landing
strip is lo begin this week-end in
a pasliire one-half mile wesl ol
Hazelwood on the Plott Creek road.
The Smoky Mountain Flying
club, a newly organized group of
four licensed pilots, has leased the
land, with enough space for a 2.-000-loot
runway. A Piper Cub
trainer, which belongs to the club,
is now based at the field and the
group plans to secure another small
aircraft whenever the strip is
smoothed.
The club will rent planes to
qualified flyers and plans to give
instructions to persons seeking a
license in the near future. Even
tually the members hope to erect
a hanger and other facilities.
Members of the club are Perry
I'leminons, a former H-25 pilot in
Hie Army, who holds a commer
cial license, now a student at W. C.
T. C. whose home is Luck, in Mad
ison county; Kyle Campbell of
Hazelwood, Charles Balcntine and
Marion Bridges of Waynesville.
Mac Grooms Dies
In Escape Attempt
From Prison Camp
Funeral Service Will
Be Held Today At
Maggie Church For
Haywood Man
Funeral services will be con
ducted this afternoon at 2:00
o'clock at the tent in Maggie where
a revival is in progress, for Mac
Grooms, 29. native of the Big Ben .
section of the county, who was
shot and killed Wednesday morn
ing about 10:30 o'clock .as he at
tempted to escape from a road I
'will be in the Evans family ceme-jgan
I tery nearby.
I Pallbearers
I
will be: William j
Moore. Roy Nelson, Verlin Setzer.
Arthur Lewis, Wilburn Nelson and
Robert Caldwell,
Grooms was serving a 15-year
sentence on charges of an assault
with intent to commit rape con
viction. Officers of the prison
camp said that Grooms had made j
two previous escape attempts, once
at Craggy Camp in Buncombe
.(Continued On Pate Eight)
$3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
Wo
Haywoodl Pay
Publisher
HON JOSKPHUS DANIELS. Ra
leigh publisher, will speak on the
Haywood County Day program on
Sunday moining at Lake Juna
luska. I I) I I (I It I A I,
Welcome
Mr. Daniels
In bcha
of the people of
this area, we welcome you on
Haywood County Day at Lake
Junaluska. You have visited
many places si nee--your last
visit to u.s here, but. we can
assure you that in no place
have you had a more sincere
welcome than we will ive
you, this week-end here in
your adopted home in Hay
wood countv. Our only re-
I rvt is I hat your visit will be
all too stun I lor the many
friends you have here to visit
and talk with you. Come
aain soon and slay longer.
Three Auto
Wrecks In
Waynesville
This Week
One Person Receives
Minor Injuries in
Crashes Niht Of
May 27-28
''wo
curred
evening
morning
iiilomobile .e'l'lents oc
in Wa ni' .i 1 1 1 Tuesday
ind one early Wednesday
uilli one man receiving
minor
age r
injuries and property dam
ulling in each instance.
A-l!)4(i Ponliac and Dodge truck
collided about 0 p. in. Tuesday at
the intersect ion of Haywood and
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Parking Meter Revenue
To Go In General Fund
Revenue Irom parking meters. I
.user!' .1 It Morgan, attorney lor
the Town of Way ncsvillc, is re
quired by state law lo be used ex
clusively for expenses incurred in
the maintenance of the meters and
other traffic regulations, therefore
must be alloled lo the town's gen
eral fund
states
lie cits t1!" General
North Carolina 'vol.
Statutes of
3 1. chapter
160. section 20ft. sub-section 31,
which authorizes cities and towns
to provide parking meters "design
ed to promote traffic regulations
and requiring a reasonable deposit
(not to exceed five cents per hourl
from those who park vehicles for
stipulated periods of time.
The proceeds derived from the
use of such parking meters shall
be used exclusively for the purpose
49,500 People
Live within 20 miles of
Waynesville their Ideal
hopping center.
Spealk Iht
Picnic And
Youth Rally
On Program
Methodist Churches
Will Hold Joint
Service Sunday At
Junaluska
Haywood County Day will lie ob
served Sunday in an all-day pro
gram at the Lake Junaluska As
sembly, with the public extended a
cordial invitation to attend
The Hon. Josephus Daniels, pub
lisher of the Raleigh News and Ob
server and an adopted citizen of
Haywood, will speak at the 11
o'clock service. All Methodist
churches in the county are Mis
pending their morning worship for
a joint attendance at the Haywood
County Day program.
Dr. F. S. Love, superintendent
of the Assembly, will introduce
Mr. Daniels.
Special music lias been prepared
for the morning program by the
choirs of the First Waynesville and
Junaluska Methodist chiinlu;., un
der the direction of Mrs Fred Mar
tin. Rev. Paul Townsend and Rev
Cecil L. Heekard of the Waynes
ville and Junaluska churches will
take part on the program, it is an
nounced by Dr. Love.
Following the morning service,
everyone will gather on the
grounds beside the Assembly for
picnic dinner as is customary on
the occasion. Each family Ibaf
plans to attend is requested to
bring a basket lunch.
During the evening the I lav
wood County Methodist Youth Fel
lowship will sponsor the activities-,
which Include a pieffW at 6.U0 v in .
a youth talent program in the au
ditorium at 7:30 o'clock, and an
inter-rarlal Youth alley at f!
o'clock, during which an outstand
ing speaker will be presented
Haywood County Day will inaug
urate the ! 947 program for (he
Assembly, which is Mipervi d by
Dr. Love and an adinini dative
staff. Throughout the summer ro"
ferences and meetings will be held
for Methodist church leaders in
the southeastern states: and num
erous nat ionall -known persons
will give addresses. In addition M"
Assembly offers an niii;.tandm:
musical program, anil maintain.-- a
staff lo supervise recreation for
persons of all ages.
During l!)4(j the Aembly ivrfs
filled throughout the Mimms-r
month:-,, with 10,000 person., visit
ing the grounds.
Memorial Day
Being Observed
!
j The banks, post ofTire and
eral public officer, will
i closed today in observance of
sc-v-b"
He-
morial Day.
Business, for the most part, will
continue as usual.
HAYWOOD MAN GIVEN
PAROLE BY GOVERNOR
RALEIGH (7PTen prisoner.-,
including two convicted of man
slaughter, were paroled Monday by
Governor Cherry. Among tho;e
freed was Earl Hannah, convicted
in Haywood last November of re
duction and sentenced lo 12
months.
of making such regulation effective
and for the expenses incurred by
the city or town in the regulation
and limitation of vehicular parking.
(Continued on Page Eight)
Highway
Record For 1947
In Haywood
(To Date)
Killed - - 2
Injured -18
(This Information Compiled
From Records of State High
way Patrol)