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Published wice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park n- 66th YEAR NO. 60 16 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILLE, N, C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 26, 1951 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties Everything (MM Settle Town Matter Cleared Up By Boards trs Collide inaluska fere damaged, as well fcump and oil stand of Ration at Lake Juna tthe vehicles collided jnoon today, 'atrolmen Bryan Bas Pritchard Smith were ieir investigation this William Kuykendall, as driver of one car, Freel, secretary to Dr. at Lake - Junaluska driver of the other reel suffered a blow tut' latter reports said Severely injured.,: fY it nrrnrprf nt ; ttiii ti- .the read-leading te- race on Highway No. it of damage to the iri had' not been ,drf !y this I afternoon, j fi jfi McClure ts trict Wjnngr: irig: Contest r f McClure has been i winner in the boys' he 4-H floor sanding if sanding job on 144 of his aunt's living on him the county time ago. His record I to Pauline Gordon, iOme furnishings spec State Extension Ser fch, where it will be t state-wide contest r-old Bobby Joe is f and Mrs. Wayne Me te 2, Waynesville. He if the Senior 4-H-Club te High School. I was furnished him, !nary demonstration Parkman of the Park e Company. To Open iper Market t . unity's latest super pen in a week or ten ng to Dick Bradley, store, to be located ai highway, will feat- !of floor space, the fixtures available In vest type of refrigera- fruits and vegetables, ts and meat. Plenty of is also available. Wn as Bradley's New t, it will contain every 'ght expect to find in The two new boards of aldermen of Waynesville and Hazelwood have reached an agreement on all mat ters concerning the water and sewer controversy between the two towns. The satisfactory agreements were reached in a special meeting Wed nesday night, as the two boards met for two hours. The six officials came to an agreement within 30 minutes after the meeting conven ed. "We felt it was time that the matter be settled, once and for all, and we also knew it was going to require some 'give-and-take' on the part of all concerned. With that in mind, the two boards soon reached a very satisfactory agree ment for both towns," caid a spok esman for the group to The Moun taineer this morning. The terms of the agreements reached have not been announced, pending the typing of a contract between the two towns, and the formal adoption on Tuesday even ing. The contracts will be signed Tuesday. This will be the first time such contracts have existed, it was said. The Mountaineer learned that each of the six aldermen pledged themselves to work for a program of harmony between the two towns. Tht question of char6esvwhich Wavnekvlllll Ik Fn mLd HnvlumnH Ljfbr, ater;fwajs aehedyai paa thlp agreement as to the sewer line to Dayton Rubber Company, and the Country Club,, whioh has figured in the previous controversies., Waynesville has maintained that Hazelwood owed an unpaid bal ance for water, due to Increased rates, while Hazelwood has entered a counter claim for rentals on cer tain sewer lines. The Mountaineer learned that the boards have reached mutual agreement as to full and complete settlement of each point, which has been contested heretofore. The action of the boards will automatically dissolve the pending court action, which began June 15th when Hazelwood took out an injunction to stop the cutting off of water. Each of the six aldermen went into the meeting determined ,to reach a satisfactory agreement, ne member said. , - The Waynesville board is com posed of Joe Liner, Henry Miller, and Henry Gaddy. The Hazelwood board members are John B. Smith, Howell Bryson and Frank Underwood Town Department Heads Re-Elected Re-Elected i i tft or iL uLJh July 26 Partly t and humid with scat soon thundershowers 1 Friday. Waynesville tempera ded by the staff of the arm): I Max. Min. Rainfall i 85 62 .01 1 82 61 .13 t 82 ' 61 " .45 Choice Steer Selected For Rifle Prize A choice fat steer has been se lected by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Alex ander for the prize to be given in the annual Muzzle Loading Rifle contest at Cataloochee Ranch on August 8th. The annual shooting match at tracts large chowds, and interest this year has already indicated an other banner audience. Last year 85 people entered the shooting match, with some spec tators attendlnu the event. E. L. Horton, of Democrat, took first place honors, and -the -hind quarter of the steer. Many out-of-state visitors make their plans to visit here in order to attend the shooting match. s G. C, Ferguson was re-elected town manager by the new board of aldermen here Monday. Summer Showers Are Even Welcome Here A. E. Ward Dies At 93 After ; Long Illness ... A, Ev Ward, ..beloved citizen ; of 4he community, died Monday after noon at the home of a daughter, Mrs. J. R. Morgan, after a long Illness. He was 93 years old. Funeral services were held Wed nesday afternoon in Long's Chap el Methodist Church at Lake Junaluska. The Rev. Paul Duck wall .pastor, the Rev. Malcolm Wil liamson, pastor of the First Pres byterian Church here, and the Rev. B, E. Wall, pastor of the Waynes ville First Baptist Church, offici ated, and interment was in Green Hill Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Wade and Rufus Ward, Jr., Hallett Ward, Jr., and Ward Peacock, all grandsons; Tom McAffee, a great grandson, and Bill Hendon. Granddaughters wlere . flower bearers. , , ; ... . . Mr. i-Ward, a native of Gates County, was the son of the late Nathan Q;,! and Mrs.' Martha Mat thews Ward. He came to Haywood County in 1881 during construc tion of the railway from Asheville and from that time until a few years ago, resided at Lake Juna luska. He was affectionately known as "Captain," Ward. He engaged in farming follow ing completion of the railroad and in later years served as postmas ter at Lake Junaluska. He was a member of Long's Chapel Metho dist Church. For the past seven years Mr. Ward has made his home with Mrs. Morgan. His wife, Mrs. Mary Long Ward, died in 1946. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. E. E, Pea cock of Chapel Hill; seven sons, P. L. Ward of St. Simons, Ga.; R. N. Ward of Greenville, S. C; Eu gene C. Ward and George H. Ward of Asheville; Wallace and Hallett Ward of Lake Junaluska1, and -Al-vin Ward of Waynesville, Also, two brothers, Hallett S. Ward of Washington, N, C, and Vivian Ward of Eastern North Car olina; 13 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren, The heads of all departments of the Town of Waynesville were re elected by the board of aldermen here Monday afternoon. The new board, holding their first session after taking the oath on Saturday, re-elected the department heads and discussed the general program oi lown attairs. G. C. Ferguson, town manager for the past ten years, and prior to that, treasurer for eight years, was assigned the general respon sibility of carrying the wishes of the board to the different depart ments. The heads of the depart ments are to report to Manager Ferguson, and he is accountable to the board, and in seeing that their program and policies are executed. Henry Gaddy was named mavor pro-tern by the board. Department heads include Or ville Noland, chief of police, a po sition he has held fort six years; Clem Fitzgerald, fire chief, a post filled by him for 9 years. , . Bradford Mehaffey, superinten tendent of water; Walter Mehaffey, superintendent of lights and power; Morgan & Ward, attorney; and Hugh Jolley, building inspector, The board was notified that Mrs. Hedwig Love, town Clerk, is re tiring just as soon as a successor can be named and trained. No action was taken oif this. Th board 4s cqpapbsed of Je About 130 musicians from Tran sylvania Music Camp stopped here briefly Wednesday afternoon en route to the Cherokee Drama. Trav. eling in buses, the group stopped here for refreshments on the court house lawn. The Chamber of Com merce was host to the group, with Dave Fclmct and Mrs. Gordon Schenck, secretary, on hand to of ficially greet the visitors. Leaving here the group went to Lake Junaluska and spent a few minutes at the Cross, and then con tinued their trip to Smokemont where they had a picnic supper. , A number of Waynesville citizens were on hand to greet the group, which included four Waynesville girls, now attending camp at the music center. Recreation Bond Issue Hearing Set Friday, At 4 Under the terms of the bond election ordinance, a public hear ing Is scheduled for four o'clock Friday afternoon at the town hall. The proposed bond election ordi nance was authorized by the board of aldermen upon a check of peti tions bearing names of more than 15 per cent of qualified voters of Waynesville. The proposed bond election is for $80,000 for a swimming pool and other recreational facilities. Unless protests of the proposed election is filed at the scheduled hearing Friday, the ordinance of the aldermen wil become effective, and the election date is tentatively set for September 25th. The Lions Club and Jaycees are sponsoring . the movement, and have pointed out that no site has been designated for the recreation al center. Such action is the respon sibility of the board of aldermen. Roxie Ann Crawford Wins Floor Contest Roxie Ann Crawford, daughter of Mr.tand Mrs. D. S. Crawford of the Iron Duff Community, has been declared district winner of the 4-H Girls' floor sanding demonstration. She is a member of the Senior 4-H Club of the Crabtree-Iron Duff High School. Prior to entering the contest Miss Crawford received special in struction from Ed Fortune oi the Fortune Paint and Hardware Com pany in Asheville on technique of sanding and application of finish. As district winner she will enter the state contest in the fall. in.,,.nWniimii.,.juT n i iv;m i N J ' fe, 4 ' ' , l , t I t ' ; . 1 : fv: r'ti r N rztr ;i x ,;tn xr ; " . it f ! ; V ' , . , ' 1 Liner. Henrv Mi Her and x, HpiuvH ' .... -ih.i!' ....Z'.-k:..--,. , .'. ... wvi! .. ' , ,' .., ,,, ----;-. a reircsning anernoon unower, riyi weaint.' routine stuji in ivutiiiu uui it w news in yvainesvuie, Gaddy, with J. H. Way, mayor. ..; . . H '. : i,. , ..V .:. " .. -, : , , Staff Phot Musicians From Transyyvania Are Feted By C. of C. Something New; Seaplane Lands People come from far and near to enjoy the beauties of Lake Junaluska. They come by train, by car, by foot. Yesterday, how ever, a new method was intro duced that attracted much atten .tentlon and comment, not all of which was favorable. A gentle man arrived bv seaplane, landing; without prior clearance upon the lake in the middle of boats and bathers. No one was injured, as it happened, but officials were quick -to point out that while everyone is welcome, regardless of their method of transporta tion, if thev come by seaplane they should notify authorities at least one day in advance. Farm Tour To Cover 3200 Miles With Texas As Goal Mr, and Mrs. Rufus Clarke had as guests last week end Mr. and Mrs. I. J. L. McLaughlin, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. I. J. L. McLaughlin, Jr., and son, all of Florence, S. C, and Morris Ricdel and son, and Mrs. J. M. Anderson, all of Day tona Beach. Mr., and Mrs. Wesley Dickey and daughters, Misses Margaret and Mabel Dickey, of Sweetwater, Tenn., are arriving today to spend the night as guests of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Gwyn before going to Charlotte to attend the wedding of Hugh Dickey and Miss Flor ence Ferguson Saturday afternoon. Hugh Dickey is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Dickey. End Of Fiscal Year Finds County In Black The.financial condition of Hay wood County is good but not as good as a quick glance at the bal ance figure would lead one to be lieve, according to James Kirkpat rick, county auditor. The financial statement recently issued by Mr. Kirkpatrick, shows that at the end of the fiscal year, June 30, 1951, the county was $445,886.96 to the good. However, of the total, $155, 789.75 consisted of 1951 prepaid taxes which could not be distribut ed until July. An even larger sum, $217,760.02. is in the Hospital Building Fund. Ground for the new $750,000.00 wing of the hospital was broken only last week. Thus, if money already earmarked is dis counted, the actual total would be a much smaller $72,337.19, which is still good in these days of deficit spending. Other points of special interest in the financial statement include the fact that the total debit retire ment for the year was $134,690.29, Last-minute reservations contin ued to pour into the County Agent's office this morning for the 9th Out-of-State Farm Tour leaving Satur day morning. Indications were that the final figure would be more than 100, although not as high as last year's total of nearly 200, Acceptances have been received from the two ministers invited to conduct services the two Sundays Included in the -trip, They are the Rev. A. L. Currle of Westminister Presbyterian Church in Nashville, who will preach this Sunday; and Dr. M, A, Cooper of the Fourth Avenue Baptist Church In Louis ville, next Sunday's speaker, Members of the State Highway Patrol will accompany the busses chartered for the tour. The group will leave Waynesville at 7 a. m. Saturday morning and arrive in Nashville that evening. Sunday morning after the devotional ser vice in Nashville, the tour will travel across Tennessee and spend the night in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Monday gives them their first look at Texas as they arrive at Green ville for lunch and a meeting with Texas officials. During the rest of the tour they will swing through Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, In dina and back through Kentucky and Tennessee. . The entire trip will cover about 3200 miles. Safety Plaques To Be Presented Two Haywood County towns, Waynesville and Canton, will re ceive plaques tomorrow in recog nition of their outstanding safe ty records durinir 1950, Sixteen North Carolina towns will re ceive such honors for complet ing 1950 without a traffic fatal ity within their boundaries. The plaques will be awarded at the Canton city hall at 2 p.m., and at the Waynesville city hall at 3 p.m., by Director of High way Safety, II. D. Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Richardson left Tuesday for Raleigh where the former will begin work on a Master's degree at State College. They have 'been visiting Mrs. Rich ardson's parents, Mr, and Mrs. Harry Hyatt, for a week following their return from a wedding trip to New York and New Jersey. Mr. and Mrs, Richardson were married June 16 in the First Baptist Church here. Mrs. Richardson is the form er Miss Betty Jean Hyatt. ' leaving a total outstanding debt of ! Whole Gospel In Haywood As $700,500.00. Taxes uncollected for j sociation; in State, Home and For the year amount to $33,331.52. Tot-j eign Missions; and Through the Co al tax valuation for Haywood Coun.' operative Program," will be given. ty was $31,000,000.00 during the After a song fiscal year just past. for the Whole Baptist Association V PlanAnnualMeeting The sixty-sixth annual session ofcussed. At 1 1': lb a report of the Baptist Home for the Aged wil be made. Business details and reports of committees will preceed the ser mon by Rev. A. M. Wyutt at 11:50. The afternoon program will be gin at 1:45 with a song.It will feat ure discussions of "The Whole Gospel in the Sunday School, in the Training Union, in the Brotherhood, and in the W.M.U." At 3:15 officers will be elected and installed. A prayer of dedication by Rev. R. P. McCracken will close the program at Canton. The session will continue Tues day evening at the Woodland Bap tist. Church, Beginning at 7:45 with a song, the program will include an account of Haywood Baptist history by Mr, R. E. Sentelle and a talk Petitions Ready For Signatures The first steps towards calling an election on banning the legal sale of wine and beer cleared the legal hurdles today. The Haywood board of elections will formally present the Haywood Ministerial Association with approved petition on Saturday. The sponsors of the petitions have named Rev. L. E. Mabry, of Canton, as chairman. Under the terms of the new law on wine and beer elections, the petitions must be returned within 90 days. The board of elections has 30 days in which to set dates for the election after receipt of the signed petitions. The petitions must be"ar a mini mum of 15 per cent of the signa tures of voters who voted in the last election for governor. Accord ing to the records, a total of 10, 588 votes were cast for the office, which means 1,5,88 signatures will be required on the petitions to make them valid. The petition points out that only persons voting in the November 1948 election are qualified to sign the petition. Persons signing the petitions must also designate the precinct In which they voted-la November" 1948. In the case of a person not bSjPg sure as to hpj their anama appeal's on the registration books, it is being asked that they sign the petition as they think it appears on the books, and underneath print the other possible wax, 't might appear. Each person signing the petition must do so in their, own handwrit ing. No one can sign for anyone else. The board of elections, under the law, cannot set the date for the called election within 60 days of any other scheduled election. This is provided in the new 1951 law. The membership of the board of elections is composed of Frank D. Ferguson, chairman, Charlie B. Hawkins, secretary, and Glenn W, Brown. Regina Ferguson Winner In State 4-H Dress Revue Regina Ferguson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ferguson of Fines Creek, took fifth place in the State 4-H Dress Review Thurs day at State College. She model ed the two-tone beige dress which won her county honors last month. The dress Is sleeveless, with a bo lero jacket. With it she wore mai. ching beige accessories. More than 1,000 4-H Club boys and girls registered for 4-H Club Week, under the supervision of L. R. Harrill, State 4-H Club lead er. Besides Miss Ferguson, seven girls and ten boys from Haywood county are attending the Short Course, Mrs. Felix Stovall and her sis ter, Mrs. Troy Bryson of Ashe ville are spending this week in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., as guqsts of their brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.. Joe .Whitesides, . - the Haywood Baptist Association will be held August 21-22 at the First Baptist Church of Canton and at Woodland and Clyde Baptist churches. The theme taken from Mark 16:15, is "The Whole Gospel For The Whole World." The program, of which M. L. Lewis is chairman, opens Thursday morning in Canton with the call to ordur at fl:45 by moderator Ben Lee Ray. The opening hymn by Mr. John Wood follows. At 9:50 comes the devotional, the roll call, the recognition of visitors, the adop tion of the order of business. At 10:15 a series of talks on "The by Rev. G. E. Scruggs on "The "The Whole Gospel i Whole Gospel in Evangelism." Ad- World" will be dis- J (See Baptist Fase 8) Highway Record For 1951 In Haywood (To Date) Killed...; 2 Injured .... 30 (This ' Information com piled from Record H . State Hifbnay Patrol.)