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ArTEKNOUN, JUWt. iof o nu" ' '"J""" v..-. 65th YEAR NO. 48 20 PAGES Associated Press and United Press'News Town Board Of Aldermen Sets Up New Ordinance, As Soauimfir., Flaming Com mission Officials Of Two States Turn Dirt For New Road In Park , Usually Do , ( "...orjild Waynesville girl. Laying her mother to a wed ded: -v- L- tv. bride change . ner -V f i no, said the mother- L 1vp vou ask? J tt she went down the aisle mm and came back p mother". ' lM With His Glasses ft A. Brown, Jr., haa beet (n fissses for 35 years, and ythatUme he' haa broken lirs-both of those wlthlr- Cdfiv vears. ' ; ' h he got the glasses caught Jweater, and on Sunday a pair Unit of his hands as he un nut them OHi ' (county manager wai wearing r. nair' this week, but hav (time trying to make them do t , If, 5. J' Ml i English Language rvthine is not always a bed (j ior radio announcers. Re I they had a recorded pro entitled: "Back To God. A dlgious program, but the an? n were perturbed as to how iperiy announce the . wire-re a" program.-'' "' tr due deliberation, they i i way, but then something irrmff nH in a unlit SPCOnd naiaitv the usual "due 1 Local Committee in Current Report, Says, unable to bring you "Back I xl" hy wire recording. .totally they were . correct, did have a queer tinge to the No Changes In Election Officials The same 'election officials will ierve tor tne secona primary : served in the first, it was learned irom Crom E. Cole, county chair- nan here today. Mr. Cole said that there would lot be any registration for thu jlectlon, which will be held Sat 4rday,.June 24th. Only those cligi 'lie to vote on May 27th will be Mrmitted to vote on the 24th, in he run-oft between Senator Frank P. Graham and Willis Smith for United Stales Senate. The ballots for this election are rather small, as compared . with the large one of the primary. The ballots to be used the 24th measure only four by four Inches, and con tain just the names of the two candidates. The polls will open at 6:30 a.m and close at 6:30 p.m. Election officials predicted that it would not take long to make the official count of just the two can didates. Atop Balsam Ridge, near Heintooga, Mayor Kell y Bennett of Bryson City is shown turning a shov el of dirt for the row 6-mile road from Black Cam p Gap to. Heintooga. On the left is Lewis P. Reag-. an, mayor of Gatlinburg; George A. Brown, Jr., ch airman Haywood Board of Commissioners, Mayor Benrtt, and Mayor J. H. Way, Jr., of Waynesvill e. Between Mayors Bennett and Way can be een somte of the smoke arising from brush which ere ws of workmen were burning for clearing the right-of-way. (This is a Staff Photo). , , ' i ' r. r Times Have Zimicd IL Stringfield, former chief of I here, made a trip to Heln I the other day, and pointed p he had over a period - of jars hunted on every ridge and in sight. :;-- je thought nothing of walking w wugh the rough mount lamping at night, and up at to hit the trail again." he jined. "The fellows who could jl'we all dead now, and the I ones cannolj make - the W feels that perhaps there Peat many snakes about the "is these days, since there rcity of hogs. He explained m and deer will keep the f Population cut down a hog 1et snakes, and a deer will ' snake nd cut U to ' hthe sharp hoofs. , By iy. a snake. . ftli r na nog, since the blood fe not near enough to the J (or tho nni.n. t . u 'Time Is Running Out On New Hotel Project' " Th. latest reDort ort the proposed new hotel projects shows that approximately three-fourths of the necessary $100,000 local subscrip tion has been pledged. . ' . . The local committee has made a determined effort, but havfe not as yet been able to contact all who are known to be Interested In thiei project, it was explained by J. Wilford Ray,' chairman of the committee. The time limit is running out for trie Reconstruction Finance Corpora tion's $100,000 contribution, and as it was explained: "and now it is up to this community.". Thp committee pointed out that: "A new, modern year round wi tho nno outstanding need of Waynesville and Haywood county. The opportunity is here, and Vtbje responste of the local people will determine whether we get it or not. Anyone interested, and who has not been contacted, are urged to get in touch With any member thic .nmmiitPft without delayLet's put this over." The committee is, composed of Mr. Ray, William weaioro, nicn ard Barber, Aaron Prevost, and James Kilpatrick. ' Police Record Hits New High Mark Here In May ml n Hew Park Road Hear intooga By W. CURTIS RUSS Members Of New Commission jON UNDERWOOD TO "VUIT IN LONDON Bids Sought On Four Rural Roads In This County Underwoort: wtin la a senior In h uii..i fte llnivanlt., ...Ill r London, England where uay for two months at :"H 10 BWnd an ariHItlnnat vlsitine other ptn hn the ,3tnt befnro .nn hm 0n is the linn nf Mn snil Paidon Underwood of East . I s. father . . i .. .. I j. J June IS fnnr navins oroiects. totaling 10.1 miles In this county, are sched uled for letting on June 27th, the State Highway Commission has an nounced. All four projects in the county oi-p nnrt of the rural bond road Drocram. The projects are: - . Center Piceon Koaa trom ,n. v. 110, 2.7 miles northeast of wa- mw running south for 1.5 miles; Tronduff Road from N. C zua, i.o mile south of Crabtree running northeast for 1.2 miles; ' Crabtree - Road from CraDtree oast for 2.3 miles; Hvrter ML Road from Ciyae run . j n. tn K r ning norvnwesi ana uuuu v 209. Waynesville police had their busiest month In history during May, according to a report this morning made by Chief of Police Orville Noland and G. C. Fergu son, town manager. Durine the month 110 arrests were made, and a total of $2, 353.35 paid into police court The costs amounted to $1,256.15, which went into the general fund of the town,, while the fines amounted to $1,097.20 which was turned over to the school board fund- '-- The vast majority of the 110 arrested - were - charsed - with - be ing drunk, and most of them paid $12.60 costs, and in many instances $10 fine. ; ',. The largest fines were $100 against those charged with driv ing drunk. ' Arrests made and the defend ants not put in Jail pay a cost of $io..- '-: The Waynesville police depart ment is Composed of seven men. Officials and civic leaders of two states, standing atop Balsam Ridge in the Heintooga area of the Park Tuesday morning formally began the construction of a six-mile sec tion of Park road. The link will connect with the Blue Ridge Park way,, and overlooks some of the best views in Eastern America. With huge road buildlna mach ines silent in the background, the group of some forty persons, parti-j cipated in a simple, but impressive reremony, led by cnanes -.js. nay, chairman of the N. C. Park Com mission, r As the program got underway, huge clouds of blue smoke from burning brush cleared from the right-of-way mixed with the haze and crisp thin air. , ; Just about every person present was recognized by Chairman Ray, and representatives of the different organizations, agencies and towns made brief remarks fitting for the occasion. The ceremonies began with the Invocation by . Dr. C. N. Clark, district superintendent of the Methodist church. The program ended, with silent prayer, for those who have in the past worked on this and other Park projects, CLOUDY Mrs. D. Moore And Three Children Leave For ; Japan Partly Mrs Douglas Moore, and her I &, iatt Ahmir. nnnn lO- ' ami . - j inree cnuuicii, ici. . - - J... ontmu4 :warm with flav for Tokyo, where Mr. Moore is "Wtteren oft- u I . . . ...uu TTnitoH Wer. !. -"""wi mur stationed m japan wiui lcJ5rsdayin4rrlday.' states army. iLJ.aynesvUle tempera- Mrs. Moore, and her mother, Mrs. later"!?? by the 01 Theodore M, McCracken, are driv- 7 est Farm):- i "' tM their par to San Francisco. I a'tm - !j "ax. Mln. Rainfall They are due to report 75 ---.78 " - - 81 ; - 47 51 June from on 23rd, with the sailing ubwj hra. tn rive Aavx later. ' VUtVC v . - , ... ... , son, George, who Is stationed near San Francisco, Mrs. Moore and three children will bo to Japan aboard an army transnort. The v will carry their car to Tokyo. ,' The children are Douglas, Jr 12; Ted, 9, and Mary Mack. 6. Mrs. Moore was before her marriage Miss Mary ! Penland - McCracken, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theo dore McCracken, of Hazel street Taycees Push Cancer Drive Over The Top Marcus Ward, chairman of the Waynesville Junior Chamber of Comerce Cancer Drive, announced this, morning that Waynesvil-U and Ilazclwood had exceeded the $800.00 quota by almost $140.00. They raised $939.76. Others serving on the committee with Mr. Ward were, Raymond Caldwell, John Carver, and Blue Robinson. All merchants are requested to remove all cancer advertising ma terial from their windows, etc., as the drive is officially over. Mr. Ward Issued the following statements: - "On behalf of the Waynesville Junior Chamber of Commerce and the American Cancer Society, we, the members of the Cancer Drive Committee, wish to express' our grateful thanks to all of the peo ple of Waynesville and Hazelwood for their generous contributions of money and time during the re cent fund raising campaign. The support that we received from the business houses and other organi zations In both towns was wonder ful.""' ';' ;':;:r:;. "We were especially gratified by the splendid efforts that were made by the management and employees of Dayton Rubber Company, Una- gusta Manufacturing Company, and the A. C. Lawrence Leather Com pany, bach of these companies conducted a drive within their plant. For this help, we are most appreciative." v "The Waynesville Mountaineer and Radio Station WHCQ did a superb job of advertising the cam paign. We wish to thank both or ganizations for all the free public ity and their wholehearted cooperation. , v I : ' v i LJ CHARLES E. RAY W. HUGH MASSIE ' '" -v . ' , j!:7S-W.ll"l'l",,l,," vv ; : ; ' - .t )'. ( : i r'? ' lMr. if ' lWpPilsii! .... : jgi&WiW&i&Vv&v 1 - iiMiiiinimiiHA i il.jMinMiniwiw m4 Commission Mado Up Of 5 Members To Start Work RUFUS SILER (Staff Photo) , The Board of Aldermen have formally named these five, men as the members of the newly estab lished Zoning and Planning Com mission for Waynesville. The mem bers have 30 days in which to name a chairman, and begin work. They draw no compensation for services. - A iip fv i !; ; ;, I rLlA CHARLES A'OODARD ? " 250 Farmers Told ME Eggs Superior, Eleed To fTell Uorld ibout Them1 Waynesville has- established and named a Planning and Zoning. Commission. The ordinance ha3, been passed, and a board of . five named to begin work Immediately. The commission is composed of Charles E. Ray, W. Hugh Massif. David Underwood, Jr., Charlie Woodard and Rufus Siler. . The mayor and board of alder men recently set up an ordinance establishing the commission, and the ordinance has now been adopt ed and ratified. - The commission - members will serve without pay, and their duties and powers are far-reaching. The ordinance sets out that the com mission shall elect a chairman from among the membership and organize within thirty days after June 8th. ' " : The ordinance sets out that the general powers and duties of the1 . commission shall be to make and adopt a zoning plan for the control of the height, area, bulk, location and use of buildings and premises. Under section five of the ordinr ance. the plan of purpose in view points out: : "In the preparation of such plan; the Planning and Zoning Commis. sion shall make careful and com prehensive surveys and studies of present conditions and ' future growth of the municipality. The plan shall be made with the gen eral purpose of guiding and ac complishing coordinated,- - adjust ed and harmonious development of the' municipality and Its environs which;) will, in accordance with present and future needs, best promote health, safety, morals; order,- convenience,- pre-perlty,- and ' general welfare, as well as effici ency and economy in the process of development; including, among other things, adequate provision for traffic, the promotion of safe ty from fire and other dangers, adequate provision for light and air, adequate provi sion distribution of popula tion, the promotion of good civic design and arrangement, wise and efficient expenditure of public funds, and the adequate provision of public utilities and other pub lic requirements. " ! ' The ordinance also repeals all other laws regarding zoning and planning. An ordinance setting dp a commission about 15 years ago is on the books, but the commis sion was granted limited powers, and did not function, ' G. C. Ferguson, town manager, pointed out that the town is grow ing fast, and that an over-all plan (See Ordinance Page 8) SEBE BRYSON IMPROVING Sebe Bryson is improving at Moore General Hospital where he has been receiving treatment for pneumonia. He is expected to re- (See Dirt .Turned -Page' 8 turn home at the end of the week, 3 Win $150 For Guessing Nearest Census Figures Three of the 1.565 persons guessing the census figures for Waynesville, Haywood, and Hazel wood, have checks of $50 each a waitlng them at ' the sponsoring banks The First - National, and The First State Bank.- Miss Mary Cornwell, home de' monstration agent, gets one of the $50 checks for making the best guess on the county population. Miss Cornwell guessed 37.597, and the correct figure Is 36,672. Of the 1,565 guesses submitted In the contest, only ten guessed below the 40,000 mark, It was' ex plained by Joe S. Davis, and John Smith, cashiers of the two sponsor ing banks. , j, ' ' ' Lyman H. Keener, of route one, won $50 for making the best guess j as to what' the 1950 census would show for Waynesville. Mr. Keener guessed 5.293. when the official figure showed 5,288. Two persons tied for second place Lee Davis, Waynesville, and Glenn A. Boyd, Jonathan's Creek. Both put down 5,290. -y-- The third check for $50 goes to Wllburn Ballance, of Hazelwood, for guessing the nearest correct census figure for Hazelwood. Mr Ballance guessed 1,764, against the official of 1,781. Twenty-six hours after Mr. Ballance put in his guess, K. P. Lowe used the identical fig ure, Much Interest was shown in the contest, and the spokesmen for the two institutions said they were will pleased with the response, and the checks are waiting the winners. No prizes are offered for second place winners, it was, announced. Haywood Bands To Attend State Lions Convention The Waynesville Township High School Military Band, with ap proximately seventy members, and the Canton High School Band with approximately eighty members, will leave about 7:30 o'clock Mon day morning for Charlotte to at tend the State Lions Club Convention.- -' . Both bands will enter the march ing contest along with other bands of this state. " Charles L. Isley, Jr., director of the Waynesville Band, and Edwin Troutman. director of the Canton Band will accompany the band members. ' They will travel in two Trailway buses, and will spend Monday night in Charlotte, then return home on Tuesday. Western North Carolina can1 be come trie loading source oi naicn- inj? eggs for the entire South, ac cording to poultry specialists who addressed a field day audience at the Mountain Branch Experiment Station Thursday. A The specialists, representing the Extension Service and Experiment Station at State College- declared that North Carolina's poultry in dustry is on the way up. ; With careful attention to egg quality and breeding. North Carolina poul trymcn can, extend their markets as far south as Florida and as far west as Texas. ;., . C. F. Parrish, in charge of ex tension poultry work, was most en (Sec Poultry Page 8) MRS. SAM PLOTT ILL SERIOUSLY Linwood Grahl was called to Chatsworth, Georgia this morning on account of the critical ilhies3 of his sister, Mrs. Sam Plott. More New Water Lines To Go On Aliens Creek Workmen are scheduled to be gin work today on putting down 5,000 feet of 4-inch water mains in the Aliens Creek section. In addi tion to the lines, there will be a number of fire hydrants, and num erous taps, it was learned from G. C. Ferguson, town manager. Street forces have recently com pleted the task of putting down 2, 500 feet of 4-inch lines on Balsam Street from Brown Avenue, and 4 hydrants. This gives a larger line, and a circulating system on Bal sam Street. In recent months 5.500 feet of six inch mains have been installed in the Aliens Creek area, Mr. Fer guson said. ',;-' .' " '. Mr. Ferguson did not say how long he expected the forces to take to complete the job on Al iens Creek. ! , BARBERS LEAVE TO ATTEND ROTARY METTING Street Dances Will Begin Tonight At 8:30 : The Jaycees have announced that the Street Dances will begin tonight. i These dances, which were indeed big successes last year, will be held every Thursday night. All proceeds will be used for recreational facilities in Waynes ville. The dances begin at 8:30 in the parking lot next to the Court house. Bug Kuykendall will do the call ing. . 1 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barber', Jr. left today for Detroit, Mich., where they will attend the annual conven tion of Rotary International. Mr Barber is president-elect of. the Waynesville Rotary Club, Highway Record For 1950 In Haywood (To Date) ' Injured .... 10 Killed.... 3 (This . information com piled from Records of Stata Highway Patrol) t I- -7 "t ; i 56 Mr MrO-RCken Will V1S11 Ii