?
re 'ri There
In
;arolina I
BALI) PKAKS
Hirr theory has hern ad
? ui the origin of the l
a bald peaks fouad la I
rJt Smoky Mountains |
this time a group of
? rlimbrd one of the
Mld> and rame back and
report. II was nature. i
t not man. The theory l
?aunts one made several
a that said the Indians j
urd off the tops to be I
(rizmi land for their I
festival planned
,-th annual Carolina Folk
which has gained nation
e for its authentic folk
od dancing, will be held
Hill June 11, 12 and 13,
unsford. director, has an
Lunsford said he would
inp the state this week
up performers for the
RALEIGH TV
i WNAO-TV, Raleigh,
ullv go on the air April
il? announced this week.
ES NARCOTICS RING
ar old boy of Mt. Olive
d federal officials break
ne official termed as one
jest narcotics rings oper
his country. The boy. a
Edwards Military Insti
supposed to have receiv
ment of the drug in the
was in turn to hold it
>r person to pick up. He
d and notified federal
fho promptly confiscaded
go and started a wide
vest igation.
II.NG WORM BILL
I
state the law says that
is you use natural bait,
ninety-nine out of one
instances will consist of
rorms. you can fislj in
i county without buying
. There's a man down
itate Legislature who
change the bill and
so that everyone who
i matter what be uses,
to buy a license. The
cropped up two years
was voted down on the
I it is a "God-given right
n to get him a can of
cane pole, and amble
the creek for a few
h the perrh." We're all
Ing the law as It Is.
>ugh to catch the fish
laving to buy a license
iriviiege.
ing Meet
lethodist
:hes Set
line conference for the
Churches of the Can
vill meet Monday even
IB. at 7 30 in the Cent
list in Canton.
?cling is being held to
pastors and Committee
in making plans in each
ch to participate in the
angelistic Mission to be
Methodist Churches in
?ast in April and May.
iton area meeting will j
the direction of George
Jr./ Pastor of Central
Church, Clyde, Unit
n Director.
iers Finding
irs On Job
s who have been lean
s' foot on the gas at Five
fast finding law en
officers are quickly on
ley Stevens, of Hazel
J Highway Patrolmen,
keeping watch on the
have halted many a
especially during the
ling hours.
warned that the prac
?eding in Hazelwood and
lighways was heing glv
nf attention."
e
her
SHOWERS
J ? Occasional light
>w?i by clearing and
' Friday afternoon.
Waynesvtlle tempera
rripiled at the We Teat
Max. Min. Rainfall
50 22
82 27
56 43 .27
The Waynesville Mountaineer 1 -
1
Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park n ?1
68th YEAR NO. 21 20 PAGES Associated Press W AVNI sVH.IJ.. N l THURSDAY AVTEENOOR MARCH 12. 1953 $3.00 In Advance In lIavw<R>d and Jackson Counties
Expert Set To Map Recreation Program
C. of C. Focusing Plan
For More Industries,
LongerTouristSeason
uirectors of the Chamber of
Commerce heard reports of opti
mism Tuesday night, as they held
their regular monthly meeting.
One of the many reports made
was by Jonathan Woody, chairman
of the industrial committee. While
the major part of the report was
"ofT the record" or termed as "con
fidential" it showed that the com
mittee had been working overtime
during the past two months on a
number of projects. It was pointed
out by Chairman Woody that, "get
ting new industrial plants is a mat
ter that consumes lots of time, and
cannot be hurried."
As part of the report, the direc
tors endorsed the plan of Heinz
Rollman, president of Wellco Shoe
Corporation, which he has already
put into practice, and is receiving
favorable comment. He is writing
every manufacturer from which he
buys goods and supplies, and tell
ing them that when they get ready
to erect another plant, that he
would like to have them investigate
the advantages of this community.
Mr. Rollman is asking that every
merchant, businessman, profes
sional man, and others follow up
with a series of letters, and in this
way, feels that many a good pros
pect will be brought to the atten
tion of the industrial committee.
Dr. Boyd Owen, president, asked
that the publicity committee and
the industrial committee work out
details for getting the program
underway in the community.
Carl Henry gave a report of the
10-days of activity at the Travel
Show in Chicago, where he worked
in the booth of the Western North
Carolina Highlanders.
Mr. Henry said he felt our great
est need was putting into practice
the slogan of the Highlanders
"Linger Longer." He said that
"too many people see the Smokies
and then rurry on. The program
we must work on is getting them
to stay longer, and stop this quick
get away."
L. E. DeVous, president of the
Haywood chapter of the Highland
ers. Inc., said that the new 1953
(See C of C?Page ?>
Palmer Introduces
Church Relief Bill
State Representative Joe Pal
mer of Haywood introduced an
other bill into the North Caro
lina State Legislature this week,
his second one of the session.
The bill, which was introduc
i ed at the request of the Canton
i Board of Aldermen, would re
' lieve the Canton churches of
any paving assessments.
Palmer's first bill, which call
ed for a change of election
dates in the town of Clyde, has
passed.
The bill pased the House yester
day, and the text of the measure is
as follows:
Section 1. That the Governing
Body of the Town of Canton, Hay
wood County, be and it is hereby
authoriicd and empowered, in its
discretion, to cancel the indebted
ness, or any part thereof, due by
the churches of the Town of Can
ton for the paving of streets and
sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and
to relieve said churches of the pay
ment of the same. ?
Sec. 2. That all laws and clauses
of laws in conflict with the provi
sions of this Act are hereby re
pealed.
Sec. 3. That this Act shall be
in full force and effect from and
after its ratification.
I
Edgar Robinson Joins
Local Police Force
Edgar Robinson who has been
serving on the Canton police force
for the past vear, recently accepted
a position with the Waynesville
Police Department and has already
assumed his new duties.
Robinson also has served with
the Newport News Police Depart
ment.
He is a graduate of Waynesville
High School and a veteran of four
| year's duty in the U. S. Marine
Corps.
I
Hazelwood Chief
Roy Stevens Is chief of police of
Hazelwood. having succeeded Os
sie Sutton, who is now in charge
of plant security at Dayton Rub
ber Company, Chief Stevens is a
native of Haywood.
(Mountaineer Photo).
Tomorrow Is
Another Friday
The Thirteenth
For thousands of people tomor
row will be just an ordinary Fri
day?thousands of others will
take particular care not to step
under a ladder, or break a mirror,
or spill salt on the table.
It's Friday the 13th, the sec
ond of three this year, and for
some people, it can't pass too
quick.
Actually, superstitions built a
round the "Friday the 13th" myth
are slowly passing from the scene.
] Twenty years ago almost every
i one talked of the day, many of
them with ominous forebodings.
Today it's pretty hard to find any
i one who really and truly thinks
| the day is unlucky.
But there's still many of them.
New York hotels and business
buildings won't suffer, however.
They've conveniently skipped thir
teen when numbering their floors.
Still, it might be wise not to
spill that salt, or break that mir
ror. Best not to take any chances.
Besides, with the price of every
thing going up. who can afford to
spill salt? or break mirrors?
American Legion
Celebrates 34th
Birthday Mar. 18
The Waynesvillp American Le
gion post will observe the 34th an
niversary of the founding of the
Legion next Wednesday night witt
: a giant birthday party at the Le
gion Hall on Main Street.
J. T. Russell, commander of the
post, said today that all veteran!
of the Korean action in this area
are invited to attend as specia
guests. The Korean veterans d<
not necesarily have to be member!
of the American Legion.
Russell also said that a chicker
, dinner would be served, and thai
| the group would provide a bit
j birthday cake.
The program, to which all mem
bers of the Legion and the Auxili
ary are urged to attend, will gel
underway at 7:30.
Representative Palmer
Coming For Week-End
Word from Raleigh this mornint
was that Representative Joe Palm
er plans to spend the week-end ai
home.
This will be one of the few timei
that Representative Palmer hai
been home since the General As
srn.bly convened early in January
Registration
Books Open
Saturday For
Beer Election
Registration books will be open
Saturday from 9 o'clock until sun
set for the purpose of registering
new voters for the forthcoming
beer election in Waynesville.
which will be held April 8.
Qualified persons may register
at the Town Hall or the Allen's
Creek school house. .
Qualified voters will go to the
polls April 8, which is a Wednes
day. to vote on one of two propo
sitions: (It for the legal sale of
beer, or <2> against the legal sale j
of beer.
The registration books will be i
open, in addition to this coming |
Saturday, the following two Sat
urdays?March 21 and March 28
from 9 o'clock until sunset. On
fall other week days the registra- j
lion books will be available for I
registering persons the same hours
in the' homes or at the places ol
business of the registrars.
Challenge day has been set for j
April 4 from 9 o'clock until id
o'clock.
Registrar for Ward One (Town
Hall) is M"rs. Ruth Kelly. Judges
are Hugh Jolly and James H. How
ell, Jr. The registrai for Ward
Two (Allen's Creek school) is
i Mrs. Denton BrowninR. Judges
for the ward are Bill Ferguson
and Elwood Caldwell.
The election was called by the
! Waynesville Board of Aldermen j
, after petitions were received and
approved early in February.
Haywood Singing
Convention Has
Capacity Crowd
One of the largest audiences in
years filled the Havwood County
court house last Sunday afternoon
for the regular quarterly Haywood
:County singing convention.
Ray Parker of Canton, president
of the convention, said the entire
court room was filled. The con
vention started at 1:30 and wasn't
i over until close to 3 o'clock
Included among the large num
! ber of singers were: Jubilees of
Asheville. Hollificld Trio and Pop
Carroll^ Young Duet, Red Bank
Trio, Davis Chanel Quartet. Plea
sant Balsam Quartet. Plemmons
Duet, Weedy-Webb Duet, Frances
Dillingham, soloist, and Weldon
Allen, soloist.
Dixie Manager
^^^D^^Tlly assumed his duties
as manager of the Dixie Store here
? Monday morning, succeeding Don
' Caldwell, who was transferred to
Gastonia.
Mr. Kelly is a native of Wavncs
[ ville. and after 19 months in the
? army, with most of the time spent
t j in Italy, joined the Arm in Feb
ruary 1947. He recently finished a
s I manager's training course,
i i He is married and has a son and
- daughter. He is the son of Mr. and
. Mrs, Don Kelly, .of Waynesville.
Recreation Engineer Checks Facilities In Area
? - - TS '
Five members of the Recreation Commission accompanied Harry M. Graves, recreation engineer of
Atlanta, on a community-wide tour Tuesday, in a preview of discussions leading id the Employment
of the engineer to plan a general recreation program here. Shown here, left to right are: C. E.
Weatherby. John Carver, Charles Ray, chairman. Mr. Graves, Raul Davis, secretary, and G. C. Fer
guson iMountaineer Photoi.
23 Haywood Men
Drafted Tuesday
The local Selective Service board
sent 23 men to Knoxviile Tues
day for induction Into the armed
forces. They were accompanied by
32 men scheduled to take pro-in
duct ion examinations.
The quota for March brought the
total draftees from Haywood Coun
ty to tiK men. The April call is fori
33.. ? . ..... .. . 3
Following is a list of those who,
were inducted this week:
Billy O'Neal Miller of Route 1,
Waynesville; Arvil Groprns of.
! Route 3. Canton; George Willard
CogdiM of Italsam; Lloyd Oils
Hathbone of Route I. Canton:
Charles Kdward LenoirOf Waynes
vilio: Ralph Gibson of Route 1,
Canton: Bennett B. Rogers of
Route 1. Clyde: Bobby Stevenson
of Route 2, Waynesville.
Ernest Taylor of Canton: Hay
William Farmer of Route 1. Can
ton: Farrell Hill Sanford of Route
1, Clyde; Deri Rex Oweii of Can
ion; Jerry Robert Lowe of Route
3, Canton; Floyd William Green of
Route 1. Clyde: Jack Davis of
Route 1. Waynesville; Horner Sny
der. Jr. of IIii/i Iwond.
Herman James Medford of Can
ton. Henry Are! Kuykendall of
Route 2. Canton; Paul L Grast.v
of Route 1, Waynesville; Frank
Kugene Stiles of Route 1 Waynes
ville: William Roy Phillips. Jr. of
Route 3. Waynesville: and David
! Hubert Medford of Hazel wood.
I . ' i .1 ...I.' I.i ?' ' " o i I.
Prizes Awarded
To Three In
Essay Contest
One student from Wnynosville
and two from Canton have been
- judged winners in a nation-wide
contest among school children on
i the subject; "Private practice of
medicine furnishes this country
with the finest medical care."
The three students. Ann Coman
Crawford ot Waynesvtlle, and
Billy Pace and Harry Pincher, Jr.,
of Canton, each received $10 for
their prize-winning entries.
Stanford Massie of Was nrsvilli
received honorahle mention.
The four essays were forwarded
to a state committee where they
will be judged in competition with
Others from throughout the state.
The winner of the state contest will
be awarded a SflOO scholarship. The
; winner's essay will also be read
at the meeting of the North Caro
lina State Medical Society in
Pinehurst sometime this year.
Members of the judging commit
tee for this countv were Dr Hugh
Matthews. Dr Hevward Smith, and
Dr. Doris Ilammett.
Royal Arth Masons To
Hold Conclave Friday
Waynesvillc f'hantor No. 6!?.
Royal Arch M.'ron.s, will hold a
stated conclave Friday. March 13.
at 7:30.
The most Excellent Master and
Koyat Arch Degrees will he con
ferred on a class of candidates.
All York Rite Masons are invlt
1 ed ft, attend.
Construction To Start
Soon On 3 Tennis Courts
Construction of three all-weather combination courts
on the high school ground is scheduled to gel underway a
bout April first, for the initial unit of a recreation program
here.
The area, 90 feet by 180 feet, will be surfaced with as
phalt, and in addition to being suitable for tennis, can be
used as volley ball courts, as well as basketball and handball.
The stone wall of the stadium will serve as Ihe backstop
for one end of the four-way courts, and a cyclone fence will
be erected for the other backstop.
The courts will be in the corner of the lot of what is now
used as a playground and parking lot at the high school.
The construction of the courts will be under the super
vision of the Waynesville-Hazelwood Recreation Commission.
The commission said that the pouring of the asphalt is
scheduled to be made soon after April first.
These will be the first public tennis courts m the com
munity.
Hutchins To Retire From
Canton Schools After 29
Years As Superintendent
Income Tax Time
Gives Headache
To Tax Collector
All the headaches around
March 15th arc not had b.v tax
payers.
Tax eollectors also have their
share.
Tuesday morning C a r I y I e
lla.vnes, deputy collector for the
Department of Internal Revenue,
went to a drug store, ordered a
cup of strong coffee, and a couple
of aspirin.
"These tax matters can brine
on the worst headache a man
ever had," mused the collector,
as he sought relief.
Alley Named Attorney
To Town of Hazel wood
F E. Alley. Jr., has been nam
ed attorney for the Town of Hazel
wood. It was announced by Mayor
Lawrence Davis.
Mr. Alley succeeds William Med
ford. who recently resigned. Mr
Medford had served as attorney
for the past six years.
?l.?* -
Income Tax Deadline
Extended 24 Hours
Headline for filing Income tax
return* has hrrn nlrndrd for
24 hours since the Bureau of
Internal Revenue offices will not
be oprn on March 15. which is
Sunday.
The government allowed the
extra 24 hours of (race which
will be welcomed by many peo
ple who otherwise would be
spending an "off" day working
on the complicated forms.
I
A. .1. Hutching, superintendent of
["anion schools for nearly 30 years
Mill retire at the end of the curreni
school year, according to an an
iiouncement this week from Willi!
Kirkpatrick. chairman of the Can
Ion school board.
Mr. Hutchins' successor will bt
Howe Henry, superintendent oi
Kuirinont city schools. Mr. Kirk
Patrick said. He will take ovei
his new office July 1.
Mr. Hutchins came to Canton a:
superintendent 29 years years ago
He has seen the schools grow ant
develop from small one-buildim
school to a consolidated district
boasting seven adequate buildings
including a grade and high schoo
for the Negro children Not onli
have the schools grown in size, bu
they have kept pace with the pro
gress of the times and have in
creased in facilities to promoti
better education, athletics and var
ions other activities.
Canton's educational facilities
cons'sted of only the old buildini
at the North Canton School wher
Mr. Hutchins first took up his work
He did not confine his energy ti
the school room alone, hut launch
ed out for better advantages foi
all children He led in the movi
for a consolidated school district
including all of Beaverdam Town
ship, in the construction of cen
tralized schools to take care of th<
rural children, and to bring al
high school students to a centra
building.
Among his latest accomplish
ments have been the district-wldi
expansion program, which is beini
carried on throughout Haywooi
county, which calls for new am
modern schools and for moderniz
ing present buildings.
Mr. Hutchins. a native of Yance;
county, has established a honn
in Canton for himself and family
He is married to the former Mi*
Edith Hargrove of Canton. The;
(See Hntchtn*?Page ll
Report Is
Expected
In July
The 11-man Recreation Commts
j sion employed Harry M. Graves, of
Atlanta, here Tuesday night, to
make a studv of recreational needs
of this community, and blueprint
necessary facilities for a complete
and modern program.
" Mr. Graves was given the plan
ning contract, after making a gen
eral inspection of existing facilities
in the community, and spending
all Tuesday afternoon with mem
! hers of the commission looking
; over the entire community^
Mr. Graves, and his staff, plan Co
begin actual work in about three
weeks. He estimated it would take
from 110 to 120 days to complete
the survey, and the general plan
ning of a recreational program.
That would put the report In the
hands of the commission sometime
in July.
Charles Ray, chairman of the
commission, said he felt the com
munity was indeed fortunate In
being able to get Mr. Graves He
was recommended by Col. Ralph
| Andrews, director of the State Rec
! reation Commission, who was here
and lead the initial discussion sev
eral weeks ago. It was at that lime
that Heinz Koltman gave $1,000
towards employing an engineer to
make the survey and plans.
Mr. Graves has had a part in
helping to design and plan about
30 recreational centers in North
! Carolina. Among them is the re
cently dedicated Drexel unit. Oth
ers in towns about the same size as
Wayntsville include Mooresvttle,
Newton, Kiliston. Hillsboro. Lum
ber! on a lid Morganto'n
i The recreational engineer is
familiar with this community, a;
he has often come here to play
golf at the Waynesville Country
(See Engineer?Page 8>
Two Children Die
In Mid-Morning
Fire In Canton
Two Negro children were burn
ed to death in Canton Tuesday
when fire destroyed a frame dwell
ing. The fir? presumably originated
from a defective wood stove in
; the front room of the five-room
house.
Dr. J. Frank Pate. Haywood
j County coroner, listed the dead as
Timothy and Ronnie Davis, broth
ers ranging in ages from three to
. five years. Their bodies were burn
ed beyond recognition.
I Their mother. Dorothy Davis, a
night cook in a Canton restaurant,
was aroused from her sleep In the
smoke and flames and rustled from
the home with a younger child
Five other children, who alio
occupy the home, had left for
f school when the tragedy occurred.
Wells Funeral Home is in charge
i" ? of funeral arrangements.
I J. C. Brown, Jr.
J Gets New Post
I At State College
' J. C. Brown. Jr.. of Waynesvtlle.
f was recently named associated edt
' tor of State College's Agricultural
" Extension Service. F. II Jeter.
" head of the Department of f'tibll
" cations in the School of i dura
" tion, announced this week.
Brown will have charge of the
s department's news section. -iic
4 ceeding William S. Hnmphrie
, who became farm editor of the
Raleigh News and Observer on
j March 1.
Highway
Record For
1953
In Haywood
(To Date)
Injured.... 12
Killed .... 0
(Thla Information rom
s pllrd from Rfoordi n?
y Statr Highway Patrol.)