I B^ppF oj ^j|l PI
(delights I
Pf The
?News |
l\ Million
B u iuldn't happen again
Him cars, but it did bap
s' day a fellow came into
Haineer office and told
Bust home from a fishing ;
Had a couple of small
Ithat should, he thought,
Hd for posterity. You
Hhese fishermen are. He
I couple of nice ones
? we thought we should i
Hire of them. The photo
Hs out taking pictures of
H>ing cool. He was prob- j
Bg up at the time.
H we waited and waited j
I get back. Finally, the
^ftaid he was getting hot
? going on home. Wasn't
Hiuld say. except that if
H photographer on his
H(he lived in Cruso, a
Hiiece down the road) to
^ftd tell him to take those
He. We were a little sad
H office . . . those fish
Hnd a picture can tell a
Hi better than a few lines
Bully wrote the story a
I fish and got busy with i
Blse. In just a little while
Hrapher came in. First |
Hd was tell him that he's
H a wonderful opportun
I a picture of the most j
Hsh ever caught in these !
Bin he pulled out a film
Hs.nd. quite dramatically.
Hir picture!"
? though the fisherman
^?riving down the road a
H from Waynesville and
^Buntaineer station wagon
Hthc opposite direction
Htooting his horn furious
H the wagon, and forth
Heed his very photogenic
Hhotographer had enough .
e*?ctlv ooe pictjur?
B photo-.; pher take: ?
?of everything he photo
Bt thi- time, just one.
Hie in Haywood County
I to keep cool that day
H>cni'd the photographei
B as to how the people
Ho Way fought the he,if
Bt film gave us a picture
Bd it wouldn't happen a- |
Bnillion years.
is Injured
Iccident
f Morning
unty's 26lh and 27tlij
s occurred Tuesday I
near Dellwood when j
people who were
an automobile were
ipital for treatment.
Batson of Greenville.
: accompanied by his I
;hter and his brother
?e traveling west on !
when Batson turned
f an automobile eom
p direction. The other
i by Robert W. Pritch
car struck the other
the rear fender and
mpletely around. As
ir swung around the
vas flung open and
its thrown out. Janet
rear-old daughter of
ffered a broken collar
'? Ruth Batson receiv
' the Pritchert auto
estimated by Cpl. |
ith at $250 and to the]
$100. George Batson
with reckless driving
) and costs by Justice
n.
I SUNNY
>" ?- Sunny and warm
1 mild tonight. Thurs-j
loudy ^nd warmer with
afternoon thunder
Wavnesville weather a*
the state Test Farm.)
Max. Min, Rainfall
90 flfl
r 72 60 .09
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The W a ynes ville Mountaineer ==
PubLshed Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park ?_
?7th YEAR NO. 53 20 PAGES Associated Press WAYNES VILLE. N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 3, 1952 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
N. C. Park Commission Held Annual Meeting Here Tuesday
Members of the N. C. Park Commission are shown just after finishing their lunch at the Towne House. Tuesday, which concluded J
the annual meeting, in which officers for the coming year were elected. The Conmr.ssion heard reports during the morning session. J j
and named Charles Ray, Francis lteazel and W. Ralph Winkler, as a committee to work out details of a program for the opening of [ ,
the Heintooga section of the Blue Ridge Parkway early in August. Shown seated here, left to right: Francis llyazel, Asheville; Dr.
Kelly Bennett, chairman. Bryson City; Ralph Winkler, vice chairman, Boone; C M. Douglas. Brevard, secretary; K. C. Guy, Newland. ,
Standing; Mrs. Edith P. Alley, office manager; Miss Martha Guy, Newland. a guest; Charles F,. Hay. Wayncsvillc. Frank Brown, Cullo
whee; W. F. Osborne. Sparta; anA Sam P. Weemes, superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway; William Medford. attorney for the com- | t
mission was absent when the picture was made. (Mountaineer photo!. |t
Haywood County Set To Celebrate
Varied Fourth Of July Program
Official Results Show
Shuford Won By 73 Votes;
In Haywood Balloting
"Old Fashion" Singing
To Be Held Saturday
The all-night, "old fashion" sing
which will he held in connection
with the Fourth of July celebra
tion, is inviting all singers,
cither individuals, quartets, trios,
duos, or full choruses, to partici
pate in the sing which will he
held at the Wa.vnesville High
School auditorium Saturday
night at 8 o'clock.
The sing is not restricted to re
rognized groups of singers.
F.veryone is invited. The sing will
last as long as the participants
are able to carry on. If you sing,
or know anyone who does, or if
you enjoy it, get yourself down
to the auditorium Saturday night
for many hours of "old fashion"
enjoyment.
Reappointment
Of Thrash Is
No Surprise
The reappointment of L. Dale
Thrash as highway commissioner
of the 10th district has come as a
surprise to no one and fulfills a
prediction by The Mountaineer
some three weeks ago.
Thrash had .resigned to run for
Congress in the May 31 primary,
but Governor Scott made no effort
to appoint anyone to fill the posi
tion and gave no indication that the
commissioner would be reappoint
(See Thrash?page 8)
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Official returns from the Hay- ,
wood County Board of Elections '
showed that George A. Shuford de
feated Frank M. Parker by 73 votes c
for the Democratic nomination for '?
Congress of the 12th district in the
run-off Saturday. j j
The official count of 73 ballots b
was exactly the figure listed by The b
Mountaineer as computed from un- S
official returns and published in ^
Monday's issue.
The figures show that Parker re- j
ceived 2.358 votes to Shuford's
2,431. P
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Mr. Shuford received the nomi
nation by winning in every county j
in the district during the second (.
primary. .
Official returns of the balloting r.
were computed by the Board of F
Elections Tuesday and they turned e
out to duplicate exactly the figures n
reported over WHCC Saturday b
night by The Mountaineer and pub- tl
lished in the June 30 Issue of the it
paper.
In the Supreme Court race. t P
Judge William Bobbitt easily de- b
feated Judge Hunt Parker for both j ri
short and regular terms of office. ^
The official tallies for the short
term were Parker 983 and Bob?itt w
2.949. for a difference of q?
regular term. Parker 957 and^ffob-^"
bitt 2.887 for a difference of 1,930. I
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Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Stanmyre will J
I have as guest* for the long week- w
J end, Mr. and Mrs. William Bers
senbruggp and the.latter's mother.1
Mrs. Alice SteinhnfT. of Mt. Car- s(
' rnel. Illinois.
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17 Miles Haywood Roads
Improved During June
V
The Statr Highway Commission
completed 17 0 miles of widening,
resurfacing and surfacing in Hay
wood County during the month of
June. Chairman H. W. Jordan re
ported today
The followin groads. and their
Itngths. were widened and resur
faced with bituminous concrete:
Dellwood to Jackson County line
at Soco Gap. B.5 miles; In town of
Waynefcvillc. 0.8 mile; arid Waynes
ville to Junction US 19. 1.5 miles.
The following roads, and their
and -urfaced with bituminous sur
face treatment: w
Centra! Patton and Ellen .Street X
(Green Hill). 0.4 mile; Dewey
Street (Green Hill ?. 0.3 mtle^Holts- II
rlaw. 0.9 mile; Reynolds School n
Road. 0.2 mile; Burnette Cove (off R
276>. 1.0 mile; Worley Cove. 0.6 m
mile; 'and Henson Cove. 2.4 miles, w
Pot Leg evtension was graded j cl
and surfaced with traffir-bound fi
macadam for 0.4 mile.
The Tenth Highway Division bi
brought a total of 73,95 miles of H
road work to completion during r(
.June Chairman Jordan announced.
With the week-long 4th of Jul;
elebrajipn just half over. th<
lajor Dart of the activities arc slil
a come. Six baseball games, m
all-night singing,"' a Soap Bo:
terby race, and several nights o
ctivity at the Waynesville Higl
ichool field, are scheduled to lw
eld during the next four days.
Business will come to an almos
omplete standstill on Friday. A1
tores will be closed, as well as th<
anks, the post office, and at
ounty, city and state offices He
ail grocery stores will remain opei
'hursday night until 7 o'clock.
On Friday, which is the 4th, thi
ioosters Club, sponsors of the cele
ration, have planned a full day
eginning with the running of thi
ioap Box Derby at 10 o'clock oi
lain Street in Waynesville. A
he same time the Wellco softbal
cam will meet a team from th<
'hampion Paper and Fibre Com
any league on the high schoo
eld.
The Soap Box Derby, which i:
eing jointly sponorsed by Watkin:
Ihevrolet and the Waynesvilh
aycees. will have rhe startini
amp located just in front of th<
irst Baptist Church. There art
ight contestants in the race, whict
leans that at least seven heats wil
e run off. All the boys will entei
heir cars in the regular running
i Asheville July 12.
The Jaycees are placing signs oi
arking meters from the court
ouse to the First Baptist Churcl
equesting drivers to please re
love their cars before 10 o'clock
riday morning. The race, whirl
ill get underway promptly at 1(
'clock, is not expected to last mort
lan an hour.
At one o'clock the first of twe
onkey baseball games will b?
layed on the Waynesville Higf
chool field. This game will fea
jre the Boosters and the Hazel
ood Fire Department.
At 3 o'clock the selected re pre
sntatives from Little League
?ams will meet a squad from Can
in. The boys will play a regula
on game. Immediately following
lis game a scuad of Knee Pants
eague players will meet a select
d squad from Canton.
At 8 o'clock in the evening there
ill he another donkey ball gainc
lis time with the Waynesville Ki
anis Club against the Waynesville
aycees.
Rides are open on the 4th from
f) o'clock in the morning until mid
ight. The American Legion and
oy Scouts will operate refresh
icnt stands during the entire
eek. and they will be located in
ose proximity to the athletic
eldk
On Friday th*re will also be a
Ig program at Lake Junaluska.
ichard Crowder. director of rec
lation at the Lake, announced that
fSee Jul" 4th?page
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I The Mountaineer Heine
JI
i Published Wednesday
II
The Mountaineer ha* moved up
its Thursday publishing date to
I Wednesday this week so that suh- | ]
I scribers may receive their papers
P | on time.
I j The action was neeessitated be
. | cause mail delivery will be sus
, pended Friday for the Fourth of I
July holiday.
Miniature Golf
;i Course To Open
' Here July 4th
?:
The Wayncsville miniature golf )
' I course, something new in the wayl
of recreational facilities for this J
s area, will open Friday, July 4. at i
sj five o'clock, and will be open daily
- ! from 10 a. m. until 10 p. nil. j ,
' j through-out the summer.
' j Announcement of the opening of
the goll course, which will be locat- ,
' ed opposite the East Waynesville
' School on the Asheville Road, was
r made by Diana Boyd, owner and j ?
! i operator.
Mrs. Boyd will also operate a | |
1 I regular size shuffleboard court next
" | to the nine-hole gofl course. Moder- <
1 ate fees have been set. I
The golf course has been design- I
( ed to present to the player a real 1 t
I test of his golfing skill, having sev- j (
eral "sporty." holes, and numerous i ;
obstacles which aren't too hard, t
! yet make the game interesting. I
Board Checking 5500
Names On Petitions
Asking Beer Election
The Haywood Board of Elections
>egan this morning checking al
nost 5.500 names on petitions
landed them Tuesday afternoon
>y Haywood Dry Forces, in which
he.v ask for an election to abol
sh the legal sale of wine and
jeer in Haywood. There were over
!70 pages of the petitions, with the
tames of voters from each of the
!8 precincts in the county.
Glenn W, Brown, chairman of
he board, said that a little less
han. 1,600 names were needed on
i petition asking for such an elec
ion.
Don young, attorney for the Dry
?'orces, said that the workers with
he petitions could have gotten
10.000 names of qualified voters
vithout any trouble.
Rev. L. E. Mabry, chairman of
he committee of the Ministerial
Association, sponsor of the peti
ions. said that the workers bad
?eported keen interest in the mat
er throughout the county.
Chairman Brown said that it is
he intentions of the Board of
Elections to check every name
igainst the registration hook, in
irder to have the complete record
if the petitions on file. He gave
no indication as to when the cheek
ing would hi' completed.
"From a casual glance through
the more than 270 pages, it ap
pears that the checking will In
relatively easy, as the name of th?
precinct of each voter is written
beside their names. 1 also unddw
stand that the workers getting sig
natures,, got the people to sign theii
names exactly as they appear or
the registration books, since the
books were copied by the Dry
Forces some weeks ago."
Under the law, the board has 31
days in which to check the names
on the petitions, and if they find
a sufficient number, then they set
a date for the sought after elec
tion.
According to previous announce
ments. there are but about five days
in this year, in which an electior
on the wine and beer question car
be called, and get clearance of th?
60-day limit of any other election
Those days are the last few ol
August and the first two or three
of September.
"Until the check is made of the
petitions, we will not make any
decisions as to the tentative date*
For such an election." Mr. Brown
said
Each worker who had a petition
signed a statement on the back ol
each sheet to the effect that they
personally saw the person sign
their names on the front of the
pages.
This is the procedure which was
recommended by Judge Dan
Moore, last winter, when a hearing
was held here on the set of peti
tions then before the board of elec
tions. It was determined at that
ime that there were not a suffi
ien number of qualified voters,
ind their voting precincts shown,
o meet the requirement of the
aw.
Bishop Moore To Speak
At Candler Camp Meeting
One of the most widely known v
preachers of the South, Jtishop 8
, Arthur .1 Moore. Atlanta. Ga . will
i make his first appearance Friday a
. night at 8 o'clock in the second an- j 8
nual Candler Camp Meeting now \ r
, underway at the Lake .lunaluska j f
Methodist Assembly. I ?
In addition to the Fourth of I
: July evening service. Bishop Moore
will preach again Saturday night s
and Sunday morning. d
Meanwhile. IBshop Roy H. Short, r
formerly of Jacksonville, Fla., and C
? assigned last week to the Nashville, J
Tenn.. episcopal area, will preach t
tonight and Thursday morning. Dr. a
: Harry Denman. who opened the s
meeting Sunday, will preach Thurs- "
day night.
The largest crowd of the season, c
composed of visitors from through- J
out the South and other states, is a
at'i-ndin* the camp meeting ^erles
I
I
vhich will continue through .luly
Besides the preaching services
Bible Study is conducted daily at
>:30 a? m. by Dr. Charles M. Lay
non, Columbus. Ohio, pastor and
ormer dean of Scarrit College,
iashville. His studies are from the
iook of Acts
In the afternoon a training
chool is held at 3:30 o'clock for
listrict and annual conference sec
etaries of evangelism with Dr
leorge Jones, staff member of the
dethodlst Board of Evangelism, as
he leader. At 4:30. Bishop Short
nd Dr. Denman conduct a work
hop for pastors and .laymen on
How to do Personal Evangelism."
A 30-mlnute song service pre
edes the preaching hour, led bv
ohn S. Tremalhe, Columbus. Ga..
nd Prof. Cyrus Daniel, summer
'ties- Bishop Moore?-p. e* S)
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Almost 5,500 Names On 270 Pages Of
Petitions
MKMteK ^ wi v - J. i.^y ? - >w
<it \V Brown, chairman of the Haywood Board of Elec
tions. i-. shown as lie casually looked over 270 pages of petitior
calling for an election lo abolish the legal sale of wine and iw>?>r
In Haywood The hoard began the checking of the signature,
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, I this morninc. 'Mountaineer photo).
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Judge William Bobbitt To
Preside Al Superior Courl
Which Opens Next Week
i A I"lal of fi!) jurors have been f
1 drawn for the July term of Super- I
j ior Court of Haywood County with s
> I about 125 criminal eases scheduled c
lithe first week and about 15 civil f
I races, plus divorces, listed for the
I second week. I
Judge William II Bobbin of ,
Charlotte will be the presiding |
judge I
Sixty-nine jurors have been se-j ]
Iteted for the first week and 24 for >
the concluding civjl trials. I ]
The jurors are: j .1
First week J. T. Conrad of
While Oak Winston Cogdill of 1 j
Waynesville. Frank I' Smothers < f | ;
j Beaverdain. Norvill Rogers of Ivy
Hill. J. I. Smathcrs of Beaverdain, *
'. G. Smathers of Beaverdam. Mi
Id Murray of Pigeon. M VV Holon
on of Beaverdam. Walter W11. ? < n
if Waynesvllfe. P H Rogers of
ieavercfam.
Mrs. Mary J H Bellaitr. of
Fieaverdami Arthur Keflry ol Wa -
aesville. Charles Shepherd of
(feaverdam. Thomas Trull of
Fork. W. .1. Francis of Wayne ilje.
Paul Best of Crahtree. Garrett ! ?
son of Pigeon. W D Kelnei >t I
Hill. G. C, Ferguson <>t W i
.ille, Walter Baines of Wayne <?,
Mrs. C. G. Howell ol .fni.it. .,.
Z"reekt Noah Phillips of Pi
VIrs. Lucy Allen of Clyde (
reaster of Fines Creek. If I !?
Ir. of .lonathan Creek Ho . .
(See Court?page
Heavy Traffic Seen
For Fourth Of July
This year the Fourth of July I
j falls on Friday and therefore
j gives most working people a
"long" weekend. For this reason
State Highway offieials have pre
dirted that a reeord number of
them will be on the highways,
I and that travel to the Graet
I Smoky Mountains National Park
and Pisgah National Park will
reach an all-time peak.
Offieials have advised motorists
to allow at least 50 per cent more i
time to get to their destination* ..
than they ordinarily would take
because of the heavy traffie that
Is likely to develop. And they've
thrown in a word of eaution.
"Drive fprefnllv."
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Highway
Record For
1952 |
In Haywood
(To flat*)
Injured .... 27 |
Killed .... 3 ;
" (This Information torn
piled from Record, of
State Hibwav Patrol.)
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