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Standard PRINTING t 220-230 S First S 10UISV1LI E The Waynesville Mountaineer Published Twice-a-Week Every Tuesday and Friday jj mil5 ot Jheir io"' Published Twice-a-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park No. 69 TWENTY-FOUR PAGES fcVEAR Associated Press News WAYNESVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1947 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties 0 S mi &or 1 9Q iners At Rotary Meeting ooDDdlaiy Rftemwm Equipment Tested Qui Haywood's Four Mayors and County Manager DAY was a big day for the Waynesville Ro lore than 40 visitors gathered with the local ar the president of Rotary International, S. sey (left) of Jacksonville speak. The club Malcolm Williamson presided and among the sitors was Senator Claude Pepper of Florida, lountaineer photograph by Ingram's Studio. lion Of Travel No. 276 By Sen. Pepper Trom South b Highway Adver Pepper '' Canton Set For Labor Day Throng Parade Will Start Monday Celebration At Canton 1IU1I Ul jighway Figon Road Gap itional Forest was (o my successful esville," Senator Id yesterday as he early today for . and on to Tal- re he is to make less Monday. ioon representa- ler of Commerce 'epper to Wagon fit on the 5-mile Ridge Parkway FUSta. The nartv No. 276 and the ws return, Page Two) Bar Of Ints PAY J club meets at ( House. J"na!uska, ad B'shop Edwin H t ?DAY P"' H a 7 p lu .w.H aeon Miis F'U'-HAIl Star, fusta. Junluska. mures. PAY r unices at all pes. rska. Bishop " nugnes. 1 services- ii, - 'onun Program. mov- Report Unfair,-,,., v.. P Bweau i- F28 -',,.. nge in w fht. Widely s Pssi ,nd evening. - Slightly "orning fog a,uUent ?near 87 de. feature 01 the state 2- M"- fall X i anrt Pisgah Men PlanTo Put More Tables For Picnics Additional Facilities Are Planned In Pisgah National Forest Area W. W. Huber, district ranger, and C. G. Johnson, recreational super visor of Pisgah National Forest, spent several hours in Waynesville Thursday consulting with civic leaders on matters pertaining to the further development of the for est. "We plan to put a number of picnic tables on this side of the mountain right away," Mr. Johnson said. "We find that more and more people are using the recrea tional facilities of the Pisgah Na tional Forest and we want to have adequate equipment for them," he continued. Ranger Huber said a recent check at Wagon Road Gap showed 28 per cent of all people entering the forest came from the Waynesville side 8nd 35 per cent from the Bre vard side. The other 37 per cent went in from the Bent Creek and Mills River areas. On a recent Sunday, a check showed 9,972 people entered the forest in 2,452 tars. Beauty Contest Satur day Night Is Feature Event of The Week-End The first week of festivities will end tonight with quartet and group singing in Champion Park and a dance at the Canton Armory in the 41st annual fall festival leading to the big celebration on Labor Day, expected to draw 15,000 Western North Carolinians or more. Saturday will feature sports events during the day and the beau ty contest at 8 p. m., followed by a coronation ball at the Armory. On Sunday several union religious programs are scheduled, also a con cert by the Canton high school band and community sing at 6:30 p. m. In Champion Park. A new addition to the Labor Day celebration will be the appearance of a number of Army planes over town at 1 p, m. Formalities will begin promptly at 10 a. m. Monday, with the parade of floats, bands and other units will move from Spears Inn, near the Pigeon River bridge, up Park street tue highway).-,; to -Main,, left to the Kirkpatrick apartments, right over bridge crossing railway to Church, down Church to Main and disband ing on the street intersection near the old Pigeon River bridge. Park street will be closed to traf fic from Adams to Academy, adjoin ing Champion Park. After the parade will come a horseshoe pitching tournament for boys under 16 years and music by (Continued on Page Two) ;W J J! Urn h li i i.i.iiimriiMniMinn,-,.nnri.i ur rrf L.iiniiinimin immmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmtmmm RECENTLY the mayors of Haywood's four incorporated towns, and the county man ager were together on a civic matter, and The Mountaineer was able to get this photograph. On Monday the five men are slated to take active parts in the 41st annual Labor Day celebra tion in Canton. From left to right: Clyde Fisher, mayor of Hazelwood; J. H. Way, Jr., mayor of Waynesville; George A. Brown, Jr., county manager; William "Bill" Harris, mayor of Clyde, and J. Paul Murray, mayor of Canton. -ui . A Mountaineer photograph by Ingram's Studio. First Day s Registration Is Heavy In Haywood Schools Maine Pastor Returns Home After Two-Week Visit In Clyde Area Dr. and Mrs. Lowell Q. Haynes and daughter, Janet, will return to their home in Skowhegan, Maine, this week following a two weeks' visit with Dr. Haynes' father of Clyde. 1 Dr. Haynes is pastor of the Fed- erateci cnurcn ot hkownegan. I his was his first visit in Clyde in 10 years. Final Program At Lake Will Be Held On Sunday Cannery To Be Open Two Days During Next Week The Waynesville Community Cannery will be open on Wednes day and Thnrsday of next week, it is announced by Mrs. Rufus Siler. Present plans are to have it open for two days the following week and once weekly thereafter until the canning season ends. Tuesday Edition Going To Press Early On Monday The Tuesday edition of The Mountaineer will be published at noon on Monday, in order that the staff can enjoy a half holiday on Labor Day. All copy for (hp Tuesday edi tion must be in the office by 0:30 Monday morninc, as the sched ule calls for the press to start rolling an hour later Mrs. Everett A. McElroy has re turned to her home from Asheville where she underwent an operation REA Growth To Be Guided At Annual Meet Saturday Reports on progress during the past year, votes on amendments to the charter and the election of a board of directors will be features of the eighth annual meeting of the Haywood Electric Membership Co operative Saturday in the Waynes ville Armory. One of the amendments to be voted on will allow the cooperative lines to go Into Rabun county, Ga., and another would increase its bor rowing capacity from $1,500,000 to $4,000,000 to make possible fur ther expansion and more complete coverage of rural homes in this area. Directors of the board met at the co-op office Tuesday afternoon to open four bids on one 75-mile sec tion of the "K" project. The low bid was made by F. D. Cline Con struction company of Raleigh, $41, 062.85 for labor only on the sec tion, with materials being furnished by the REA. i y '''V Tentative acceptance was given by the board, and the bid has been forwarded to Washington where REA officials must approve it be fore a contract can be entered, it is announced by R. C. Sheffield, Bishop Edwin A. Hughes will be the speaker for the closing session at Lake .lunaluska Sunday morn ing, it was announced yesterday by Dr. Frank S Love, superintendent of the assembly. Hishop Hughes will speak to night and Sunday morning from the Lake platform and on Sunday niglit will occupy the pulpit of the First Methodist church here in Waynesville. A large attendance is expected at all three services, as Hishop Hughes has a large following here in Haywood. He conducted a se ries of meetings here last year, and hundreds turned out to hear his messages. "The Keys of the Kingdom,'' a movie, to be shown Saturday night at the Lake auditorium. The Sunday night service wll be taken over by the Salvation Army, who are conducting their annual training school on the Assembly grounds, with Mission Inn as head quarters. There are 130 registered from 15 southeastern states and others expected to arrive this next week to join in the week-long pro gram. "The 1947 season has been a most satisfactory one," Dr. Love said yesterday. "We have had Formal ceremonies marking the more than 10,000 different people naming of the Carolina Tower and Slimmer vacations ended this week as school doors opened on Wednesday morning in the Way nesville, Bethel and Clyde districts anil another nine-months term was begun. Enrollment was slightly higher than on opening day last year in most schools that reported, al though an accurate figure is not expected to he arrived at until aft er (he Labor Day holiday next Monday. With the 7th. 8th and 0th grades larger than before. Waynesville Township junior and senior high school reported 1,041 students on Wednesday. 2fi more than on open ing day in l!)4(i. The senior class, without any veterans, registered ill as compared lo last year s 1311. The lla.elwnod school announces Superintendent M II Bowles, en rolled (i7f). Central elementary 345. East Waynesville 228, Saunook 77 and Aliens Creek 80. Other schools in the district had not reported. At W. T II. S. there are 275 in the 7th grade. 216 in the '8th. 210, in the 9th, 129 in the 10th, 117 in the 11th, and 94 in the 12th grade, j Tuesday of next week all teach-j ers in the county system will meet' to plan visual education workshop of a daughter, and the use of educational dims in August 25, at 600 Join Farm Tour Wednesday In Haywood Examples of Agricul tural Progress in County Seen By Large Group A rounded picture of progressive agriculture was seen by approxi mately 600 persons during the first Haywood county farm tour con ducted since the start of the war. Beef and dairy cattle, pastures, hybrid corn, hurley tobacco and modern home facilities were visited during the morning and after an excellent meal served at the Crab-tree-iron Dull school by the P.-T. A. the afternoon was spent looking over farm machinery as displayed and explained by dealers. Crabtree township won the cup for having the largest attendance, with a group estimated at 110. Leonard Westmoreland, president' of the county demonstration farm ers, made the presentation to Jack Rogers. All townships in the county were represented on the tour, con sidered to have been the most suc cessful ever held. The convoy of vehicles, which to taled nearly 150. left from the courthouse here under the guid ance of County Agent Wayne Cor pening and made its first stop at the Jule Boyd farm in Jonathan Creek. Here the group went into his field of Ladino clover, saw his son Jerome's baby beef and a group of other fine Aberdeen Angus and srw his stand of T-20 hybrid corn. Mr. Boyd related that" his hybrid, planted in early May, was given 300 pounds of fertilizer and 400 pounds of nitrate of Soda. It was (Continued on Page Two) 1400 On Your Dial McClure Killed On Construction Site In Raleigh Funeral services for C. O. Mc Clure, who sustained fatal injuries Tuesday on a const ruction job in Raleigh were held Thursday at the Hazelwood Presbyterian church. Burial was in (Jreen Hill cemetery. Mr. McClure was reported to have been silling on a steel beam at the building siu- when a franc, raising the beam, buckled and pinned him against a brick wall. He died of internal injuries and s aticm .shock wliile en route lo a hospital alter having been removed irom the wall by members of the Ra leigh fire department. He had been working for C. L (Continued on page two) BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Whitener Prevosl, I Hazelwood, announce the birth Rosalie, on Monday. Mission hospital in classes during the year. Asheville. Formal Naming Of Walters Dam To Be Held Sept. 9th Wednesday Morning Last Piece Of Equip ment Was Being Installed By Crew Last Night Plans were completed yesterday afternoon for radio station WHCC to go on (he air at ine o'clock Sunday, vith a non-commer-lal program until .en o'clock, prepar ltory to going on .ull schedule opera .ion at 6:30 a.m. Monday for 17 hours a day. The announcement was made by Robert M. Wallace, general manager, after he had received the last piece of equipment for the station Thursday noon. A crew of techni cians began installation of the equipment last night, and by work ing all night, expected lo begin tests this morning. "Unless there is an unusual delay, we will he on the air by one Sunday," Mr. Wal lace said. Mr. Wallace and telephone offi cials are trying to work out de tails for getting a telephone line from Canton to Waynesville in order that a major part of the 41st annual Labor Day program can be carried on Monday. "If we can get the line, our plans are to carry a major part of the Canton program on the air," Mr. Wallace said. The staff for the station have ar rived in town, and already assumed their duties in getting last minute details ready for the initial broad cast Sunday at one o'clock. Plans are to have the formal opening of the station in the near future, Mr. Wallace, and Zeno Wall, Jr., commercial manager announc ed jointly. The program Sunday will be a dedication to those who have work ed so untiringly to get Die sta tion on the air, and special tribute will be paid those who have assist ed in completing the station. The group will include contractors, sup pliers and crews who have often worked far into the night to meet schedules. There will be no com mercials on Sunday's program. Each member of the staff will be presented to the radio audience during Sunday's introductory pro gram. The transmitter and other equip ment were checked and passed all inspections here Wednesday morn ing as the station went on tlie a;r for three hours, between 1 and 4 a.m. Those who listened in reported (he reception clear and strong. An engineer in Atlanta checking (he said i( was splendid in "very way. The cheeking (here was done by the Van Norstrand Radio Engineering Service. Mr. Wallace brought in from Winston-Salem, C. M. Smith, Jr.. consulting en gineer, who made the checks and tests on the ground. Both engin eers approved every phase of oper ation.. The studios of the station are over the Park Thea(re, and have been built at considerable cost to 'Continued on page two) to attend the conferences and pro grams which have been held on manager. A decision is expected the Lake grounds since the season from Washington next week. i opened June 1. L. N. DAVIS, President R. B. Green, REA field engineer, and W. A. Kuntz. representing the project engineer, were present when the bids were opened Tues day. Once the first section of the "K" project is completed, the re maining 73 miles would then be offered to the same contractor at a similar price. L. N. Davis, cooperative presi dent, will preside at the annual meeting here Saturday. The high light address will be given by Gwyn B. Price of Raleigh, chair man of the North Carolina Rural Electric Authority. Twelve prizes will be given in a (Continued on Page Two) "The interest in the programs Light company's hydroelectric plant at Waterville in honor of Charles S. Walters will be held at the plant at noon Tuesday. Sept. 9. Surrounded by high mountains, have run high this season and we tm? Srci" Walters installations are have every reason to be thankful for such a successful 90-day session." Legion Home, Highway Lots To Be Auctioned The American Legion home on Depot street will be sold at auc tion at 1:30 p. m. Saturday, it was announced by Penny brothers, auc tioneers. At 3 p. m. a group of 35 lots on the highway near the rub ber plant will be sold, part of the J. C. Welch estate. adjacent to the Great Smoky Moun tains National park. The Walters plant is one of the largest hydro electric developments in the South east and is the main source of pow er for elctric service in Asheville and surrounding territory. The ceremony marking the nam ing of the plant will feature re sponse by Mr. Walters, who is vice president of Carolina Power and Light company in charge of opera tions in the western division. An inscribed plaque bearing the new name of '.he plant, mounted on, a stone pedestal, will be unveiled by Miss Jane Firmin of Findlay. Ohio, 11-year-old niece of Mr. Walters. The principal address will be made by D. Hideii Ramsey, general manager of the Asheville Citizen Times company. L V. Sutton, pres ident of Carolina Tower and Light company, will be master of cere monies. The public is invited to attend the dedication ceremonies a the plant in Waterville, which is locat ed on Pigeon river in Haywood county. Special guests for the occa sion will be C P and L directors and their wives. A meeting of directors is scheduled, to be held in Asheville Wednesday. Sept. 10. Souvenir booklets, to be distrib uted to those attending, will car ry photographs of Mr. Walters and the Walters plant and dam, a bio graphical sketch of Mr. Walters, i (Continued on Page Two) MISS YORK GRADUATES Miss Edith Juanita York was among the summer graduates at the recent commencement exercises at Appalachian State Teachers col lege at Boone. Miss York lives on route one. Highway Record For 1947 In Haywood (To Date) Injured - 40 Killed-- 6 (This Information Compiled From Records of Slate High way Patrol)