The W aynesville Mountaineer eit but ibe sure can tie a bean. Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park . , 68th YEAR NO. 6 8 PAGES Associated Praaa WAYN ESVIELE. N. t\. MONDAY AFTERNOON, JAN. 19. 193:? *3.00 In Advance In Haywood~and Jackaon n 11?11? ?delights ?Of The ? News Conversation Hpix-rt Pennyplncher, al Ki(? man with the buck, K in the place where K -aid to tiegin. was leav Hthe oft ice one morning H vtife asked, -Dear. does ? Hi Id say it docs," replied Hirlier. ? his wife said sweetly, "1 H would leave some here to Hie during the day. I get H Wi ll Mapped Out ^Ht,,n is supposed to have Hare right here in Hay HHhri hoi it did or not, is Hb>'' HHu.s that a preacher was ot the moral and I dangers of making boot H, . that he had the owner Hge still in the audience, H^hn- pointed a finger at ami Hm know where men, go liquor?" ^Bin k.nirr brushed back his ^H>. .imi ? do. preacher. They go to Hand then to hell." Mountaineer mis Continued In 1952 Hjn I'IX! The Mountaineer ^Bd an average of eight ^Bach week. Figures just Hd show that the paper Hierienred a growth that areounted for a 400 per ^Brrasr (since 1932) in the ^Bmber of pages issued. H the Mountaineer was ^Bd 103 times (during ^?s we*h there was only ^Be of the paper) with an ? of 16 pages per issue, for ^Bf 1.64X pages. Hotal is the largest in the ? of The .Mountaineer or ?ts |irrde<'?'.y,ors. ? chance, any of the sub H saved all the papers they ^Biake a stark five inehes Hi weigh approximately 30 were 102 more pages ^Bd in 1952 than in 1951. Ht an average of 16 pages Hie. that would make six Hrwspapers published in ?in in Bal new pieces of equip ^Brr added during the year ^Bovr service to the sub I ranis To Stage Radio gram For Polio Fund iliwanis Club of Wayncs an effort to assist in this [arch of Dimes campaign, derway, will sponsor a Request Itadio Program" ICC Saturday night, Janu from 8 o'clock until mid ax Rogers and R. C. Shef rogram co-chairmen, an today. irngram this year will be id along the same lines as held last year and will pro exeellent opportunity to no business with pleasure the same time, raise money March of Dimes campaign, need for polio funds is this vear than ever before, licials said, and, though P's quota of $15,000 is the t last year, drive officials [i'lg to raise a great deal pan that. Last year the roved most successful and | |d was second among the J jaroiina counties in per cap- j Ftbutlonti. iCiwanis Club program is |o fund-getter. The people Prr'-' have accepted it as an ItSer Polio?Page 8) ?ho lather I warmer" and little warmer. Pos owers Tuesday, lal Waynesville tempera eompiled at the State Test ,Maxl. Mln. Rainfall 61 St 65 39 60 37 .01 60 46 .56 J Flu Closes Haywood Schools For Week * ? ? ??????????? ? * * I Bids On 7Miles Pigeon River Road Sought r? **?i _ o .. ^ i I /-mne oecuon To Be Contracted Late In February The State Highway Commission expects to advertise for bids in February for the first link of road to be built along the Pigeon River from here to Newport. The announcement came from Henry W. Jordan, chairman of the highway commission. The bids would ask for seven miles of grading and structures from the Tennessee line to Cold Springs. Tentative plans are for the letting to take place February 20th. This is the first link of a 19-mile; water-level route from Waynesville to Newport. Tenn. The route is to follow No. 284 from here to I Cove Creek, a distance of 14 miles, and then along the Pigeon River via Waterville and Walters Dam. The road will be 19 miles from Cove Creek to the Tennessee line. It is 18 miles from the line into Newport. Work has started on the 18-mile link in Tennessee. The water-level route to New port will open up the scenic Cata loochee. area. Big Creek section, and go through the famous Pigeon River Gorge. Newport would be only 51 miles from here. Engineers have been working the survey of the area for several months, and drafts have been push ed by the engineering staff in Raleigh. L. Dale Thrash, highway ommis- j siohcr of the fOth district, made the statementseveral months ago, that bids woifld be sought on the project in February or March. He said at the time that every effort was being made to get the plans off the drafting boards In Raleigh. There has been $1,950,000 set up in a special fund to apply to the construction of the road. Former Governor Cherry set aside $450.000, just before he went out of office, j Former Governor Scott added $l,-j 500,000 to the fund. New Auxiliary Water Reservoir Completed Construction of ? 30,000-jral lon auxiliary water reservoir for the town o' Wa.vnesville is nearing completion and should be ready for operation ttfthin the next few weeks, town offic ials said today. The new reservoir, located on : top of the hill where the main reservoir Is now situated, was erected to (five water service to the many houses that are sit uated at a point higher than the present reservoir. A spokesman for the W. B. Dillard Construction Company of Svlva, builders of the project, said that the wooden fcrms in side the reservoir would be re moved within the next few days. All that needs to be done after that is to lay the pipe from the main reservoir to the auxiliary tank. AP Lists Schedule Of Inauguration Events WASHINGTON (AP> ? This is the schedule of events for inau guration day Tuesday: (Eastern Standard Time). 9 a. m. Electoral College mem bers meet to form permanent or ganization: 9:30 a. m. Private services at i National Presbyterian Church for j President-Meet Eisenhower, new I Cabinet and families, i 11:43 a. m. Ceremonies at Capi tol begin, including inaugurations ! of Vice President Nixon and ' President Eisenhower, Elsenhow : er's Address. ! 1:30 p. m. Inaugural Parade 1 leaves Capitol for White House. 10 p. m. Inaugural Balls at Na tional Guard Armory, and George town University Auditorium. Gives Good News Henry W. Jordan, chairman of the State Highway Commission, announced that bids for a 7-mile link of the Pigeon River Road would be asked for letting on February 24th. \ ??????? Civil Court Ended Here Thursday The two-week term of civil Su perior Court for January was ad journed last Thursday by Judge Allen Gwynn after most cases scheduled for he^ipg .tjfid been, tried. V ' * The next civil court will be in j May. Criminal court will convene February 2 for two weeks with \ Judge Gwynn returning as presid ing magistrate. The following cases were heard last "Thursday: Charles F. Owen and wife, Eloise; Owen vs. H. B. Meiselman, Fenton Theatres. Inc. and James Massie ?It was ruled the defendants breached the contract of lease by assignment without written con sent of the plantiff. It was ordered that the plaintiffs are entitled to recover the land in question and the defendant to pay court costs. The defendants appealed the ver dict. Haywood Builders Supply Co.. Inc. vs. George J. Deeb and Ben J. Sloan?Deeb said he would not further prosecute the cross section and further defense against Ben Sloan and will take a voluntary nonlsuit. Warren Mills vs. W. H. Hamp ton?court ruled that Mills can re cover $500 for damage to automo bile. Ida Sanford vs. A. H. Mooney?j consent case in steelement of land Haywood Builders Supply Co.. Inc. vs. George Deeb and Ben J. Sloan; Fred E. Martin and Paul Mariin vs. George Deeb; Haywood Builders Supply Co., Inc. vs. George J. Deeb?these cases were referred to William Medford as referee, who will hear the evidence and report to the court. Haywood White Population Now 97.8 Per Cent Haywood County ranks ninth among North Carolina counties in i the percent of total white popu lation for the year 1050. according I to the latest United States Cehsus I report. f Haywood's total population is 37.. | 631. of which 97.8 per cent is list ed as white. In the 1940 census Haywood had a 97.2 percentage of white population, and in 1920 a percent | age of 97. The census reoort shows that the : counties range from 99.7 per cent | white in Mitchell County to 33.6 per cent white in Warren County. Total population of the state is 4.061,929. Total native white is 2.966,987, or 73 per cent. The re port lists 16.134 (0.4 per cent) peo ple as foreign born white: 1.047. 353 (25.8 per cent) Negro; Indian. 3.742 (0.1 per cent); and other non white. chiefly mixed Indian and.Dan Dantzler, Selected directors include Pitt ' McCarroll, Roy Parkman, J. W. 1 Ray. J. C. Jennings, and Paul ' Davis. Holdover directors include C. D Ketner, Harry Whlscnhunt, Joe Cline, Frank Moore, and Francis Massie. The nominating committee has drawn up a slate of officers for ! this year. Their names will be presented to the Association at to night's meeting for approval. Canton PO Reports Gain In Postal Sales Receipts at the Canton post offi ce showed a gain of $6,594.97 for the year 1952, Postmaster Wade C. Hill said this week. Gross receipts for the year were listed at $52,970.75. compared with $46,375.99 for 1951. The sale of two cent stamps was less than in 1951, Hill said. He attributed the increase in total re ceipts was mostly to the increased postal rates. Korean Veteran Recounts Adventures Of 16 Months Aside from the usual complaints ' about Army life, Fred Edwards, a veteran of 16 months in Korea, has another complaint to add to the list which must include thousands . . . the Army serves too much turkey. Fred, who used to work as a pressman at The Mountaineer, dropped in to say hello last week and naturally got to talking about some of his experiences. He was a member of an ordinance supply group where, he says, " everything from a rotary button to an M-48 tank" was issued. But about that turkey. Fred says the Army mess sergeants served turkey about every chance they got. "Nothing unusual to have the stuff two and three times a week. After sixteen months of It. you naturally harbor the hopes of nev er seeing turkey again. But you know what the Army did? When we ' (See Fred F.dward?--rage 8) FRED EDWARDS Inauguration Set For Tomorrow RICHARD M NIXON OWICHT 0. IIKNHOWIK Republicans Dwight I). Eisenhower and Richard ii. Isixon will be sworn in as President and Vice-President of the United States tomorrow on the East steps of the Capitol Building in Washing ton. The inaugural ceremony will be administered by Chief Jus tice of the Supreme Court Fred M. Vinson. Haywood CDP Sets Annual Awards Program Saturday The annual meeting of the Hay wood County Community Develop ment Program will be held Satur day morning, January 24. at the courthouse for the purpose of presenting awards for the past . year and to review the progress I that has been made by the mem-1 i ber communities. OfTicluls announced tuday that j $1,000 in prizes would be awarded to the three communities that have 1 showed the most improvement dur ing the past year. Each of the 2fi communities in the county has been judged in five different categories and awarded so many points for I each category. First place winner will receive' $500; second place, $300; and third place, $200, The awards will he presented by Jonathan Woody. President of the First National Bank and chairman of the CDP Board of Directors. The Haywood CDP, which has j received national recognition for | its efforts In making rural living j more attractive, has a six-point pro gram: increased per capita income, greater security, improved educa tional opportunities, finer spiritual I values, stronger community life. | and more dignity and contentment in country living. Charles Milton N'ewcomb, na tionally known lecturer who has addressed civic groups in almost every section of the country, will | be the featured speaker He will j be introduced by Col. Robert Put | nam. Public Relations director of j Champion Paper and Fibre Com pany. Jack Chapman, county chairman of the CUP, will preside at the meeting. Rev. Oder Burnette of Cruso will offer the invocation. Rev. J. H. Coleman, chairman of | the Jonathan Creek Community and recently named winner of the Waynesville Junior Chamber of Commerce's award of Young Man of the Year, will welcome the offi cials and visitors. Group singing will be led by Mrs. C. O. Newell, a member of the Board of Directors and past chairman of the County CDP. Frank Davis of Iron Duff will rec ognize guests, and Miss Kathleen Nash, public school music instruc tor. will render a solo. R. C. Francis, secretary of the County CDP. will deliver the re-j (See CDP Meet?Page 8) Palmer Introduces Bill For Changing Election At Clyde Representative Joe Palmer in troduced his first hill?House Bill No. 14?in which he asks that the time of the election for the Town of Clyde he changed to correspond with the elections of Haywood's other three towns. Representative Palmer carried the bill with him as he went to the General Assembly. The request was made by the officials of the Town of Clyde. The election will be held in May, if the bill passes. > rather than in June. Beer Petitions Still Being Circulated Here Petition* to secure an election for the legal sale of beer in the town of Wayncsville were still being circulated this week. Spokesmen for the group fav oring the legal sale of beer said that they expert to present the petitions to the Board of Alder men of Wavnesville in the very near future. In an election of this nature the Hoard of Aldermen acts merely as a Hoard of Elections and maintains a neutral position as regards all actions of both sides. Waynesville. along with the rest of Haywood County, went dry last November 3 following a special election in September whieh declared the sale to be il legal after a period of 60 days. Clyde Corpsman Helps With Inaugural Parade James Jones. chief hospital corpsman, USN. son of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Jones and husband of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Jones, all of Itoute 1. Clyde, is one of seven officers and eight enlisted persons from the U. S. Naval Training Cen ter at Bainbridge. Md., who are responsible for providing the Cen ter's contribution to the Presiden tial Inaugural Parade in Washing ton, D. C., Jan. 20. They will form staff groups lead ing a total of 330 male and WAVE recruits who will march in the historic parade in three units?a male recruit marching unit, a re cruit drum and bugle corps, and a WAVE marching unit. Decision Made This Morning As Cases Increase Haywood County schools will bo closed the remainder of the week because of the flu epidemic. Mrs. Lucy Jones Boyd, superintendent, announced this morning. Mrs. Boyd said the county health officer, Dr. N. F .Lancaster, noti fied her this morning that this ac tion was necessary in an effort to prevent further spread of the disease. In addition, the alrge number of absences among both teachers and pupils have reduced the size of classes to such an extent that continuation Is impractical. In the Haywood County School system. Mrs. Boyd said that about 30 per cent of the pupils are away from classes as a result of the epi demic, the worst in at least six years. Doctors have been spending most of their time making house calls, and besides the schools, many business establishments have been hit hard with employees unable t? report for work. At noon today, it was learned from a Canton school official, that enrollment there was bettor than Friday, and present plans wer? to continue school. Coach Don Hipps said the Canton basketball sched uies would go on as scheduled. Athletic officials at Waynesvilte High School said that all basket ball games there this week have been postponed. The same holds true for all other schools in the Haywood "County school system, i which does not include Canton : scnools. OITicials there said the games would be played as sched uled unless the epidemic reaches higher proportions. The PTA meeting at Central Ele mentary School in Waynesville. which had been scheduled for Tuesday night, has been cancelled. The Hazelwood and East Way nesville PTA have also cancelled i their meetings this week. M H. Bowles, district superin tendent of the Waynesville schools said this morning there were 8t>7 absent from the district schools, the absentees were reported as fol lows' j Hazelwood 250 High School 175 East Waynesville 84 | Lake Junaluska 88 Central Elementary 115 Hock Hill 81 Maggie .... 74 McCracken Will Speak At Asheville Meeting Ernest McCracken of Waynes ville. State Director of Employee Service Division of the Employee \ Security Commission of North Carolina, will be the principal l speaker Thursday at a meeting of the Asheville Chapter of the Soci ety of Advancement of Manage ment at the George Vanderbilt Hotel. CHAIRMAN FRANCIS ILL C. C. Francis, chairman of the hoard of commissioners, is quite ill at his home. Today's regular third Monday meeting was attended by the other commissioners, with only a small number of matters coming up for their attention. Steady Growth Of Local Electric Coop Explained R. C. Sheffield, manager of the Haywood Electric Membership' Corporation, told Rotarians here Friday of the steady growth of the coop from 37 miles of lines and 170 members In 1939 to a concern now serving 4,300 members in sev en counties with 900 miles of lines, i There are 390 miles in Haywood,1 and 2.100 members. Mr. Sheffield traced the estab lishment of Rural Electric Admin istration. and the manner in which people in rural America had been served with electricity. "Here in Haywood county, the rural areas are 98 per cent elec j trifled. The 7-county area is 95 i per cent covered, as compared with i the national average of 90 per cent." The manager explained that the I coop buys power at wholesale from three generating Arms, and does not make any of the power used on the 900 miles of lines. A two-way radio system enables the office to keep in contact with the 8 repair trucks, and to get to had a truck at the scene of a break down within five minutes after the seats of trouble quickly. "We have (See RF.A?Page 8) Highway Record For 1953 In Haywood (To Date) Injured .... 10 Killed .... 0 (This information com piled from Records of State Highway Patrol.)