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68th YEAR NO. 23 18 PAGES Associated Press ~ WAYNES VILLE, N. C. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 19. 1953 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Cou ities
fidelights
(Of The
I News
I As New
IsunddN Rev Broad us E. I
L.tor uf the First Baptist j
?preached on a Christian's
Lit He built his sermon
flour points, all directed at
lose thmps which leave one
?clear conscience.
? church, two members met, I
I asked "How is your con
j other hurriedly replied:
new?I never use it." j
?hat Did
let Away
the approach of the flsh
w. (here comes the usual
of interesting fishing
e the best fishing cards
us far this season is one
oloman displays at Reli
relers. It reads: "All fish
ire liars; except you and
1 am not so sure about
reading the placque, a re
urned to Mr. Soloman and
he were a fisherman. He
and said: "Not so mueh
i big catch."
lor)' of the big catch hap
leveral years ago, on a
ike Mr. Soloman had
i little perch, and was cas
eling in the 6-incher to
; hook, when all of a sud
4-inch fish swallowed the
nd the hook. It was quite
, and it looked like the
sn the big fish took for |
cks and underwater brush,
aade it almost impossible
im out by reeling,
tloman looked around, saw
:t was clear, and getting
iter to hold the line tight,
ed off his outer clothes,
it into the water with his j
ike a long story short, he j
it with his prize fish ? |
id cold.
las the climax of his fish
er; but the fever Is begin
rise again.
[" i .
[nor Has v
Memory
nor Umstead has a mem
bng as North Carolina, ac
to Representative% Joe
llv the governor invited 1
tier to have breakfast with
the Mansion. As he met j
ner he recalled to the vote
nv he received in Haywood
Mr. Palmer, quick on
|er. remarked: "Yes, that's
pernor?how is your health
ys?"
>od went for Judge Olive
rimarv, and some of those
tch political trends with
t eve have been wonder
it effect that would have
wood. It seems that the
r remembers the vote of
winty.
Cross Drive
inues With
5 To Date
nnual Red Cross Drive for
s continuing throughout
>ty with a total of $1285
in the Waynesvllle area,
ling to Fred Moody, co
ir of the drive, this amount
ts contributions made in
iential sections and some
firms. No reports have
from industries, schools.
(?s and most businesses,
rive will continue through
month In order to reach
HO goal.
?ouise Ballard Is serving as
1 of the drive with Mrs.
tdford as general chair
the rural area, Mrs. Boyd
i chairman of the residen
?? and Ed Mottinger as
> of the drive for the busi
I.
m
lay?Partly cloudy, windy.
I"e cooler.
?' Waynesvllle tempera
tompilcd by the State Teat
Max. Mln. Rainfall
66 34
70 29
70 47 .18 I
To Make Study
Of Highways
Reuben B. Robertson, chairman
of the board of directors of
Champion Paper and Fibre Com
pany, has been named by Gov
ernor Umstead as a member of
a committee to make a study of
the State Highway Commission.
The Legislature recently grant
ed the powers, with the govern
or's consent, to increase the num
ber of districts of the highway
department from ten to as many
as 15.
The committee held their ini
tial meeting Wednesday morning
with the governor in Raleigh.
Tra-la-la, Spring
Arrives Saturday
Has anyone given the weather
man a calendar?
The calendar plainly states that
Saturday la March 21 and March
21 is the official First Day of
Spring.
Who cares about the blizzard of
1936 or the snow of 1952? After
three months of winter It is easy
to hope the weatherman knows
kA business.^ Already 'here S
" e'vMWnce of sfr-ing planting aHd
clearing of yards and gardens
?and no one can deny that the
spring (lowers are blooming.
The sulphur and molasses is
probably frozen in the bottle but
it can't be long until warmer
days.
And if you don't think it's
spring, take a look in the vacant
lots?small boys, who have suf
fered indoors are hark with their
kites and baseballs.
\nd housewives are casting
disparaging glances at their
droopy curtains and cloudy win
dows ? already many woolens
have been optimistically placed ,
in moth balls.
And "In The Spring a Young
Man's Fancy?". Take a look at
the society columns, do you no
tice an Increase in the number
of engagements?
Who has any doubt that Spring
is coming again?
Sale Of Easter
Seals Gets
Good Start
A Fashion Show, sponsored by
the Town and Country Shop at
the Waynesville Country Club, in
augurated the annual sale of Easter
Seals to supply funds for the North
Carolina Society for Crippled
Children and Adults. According to
Wingate Hannah, treasurer for the
campaign, proceeds from the show
were very satisfactory.
The seal sale will continue un
til Easter Sunday. Seals are being
mailed to residents of the county
and Mr. Hannah said that he is
confident they will be bought in
sufficient numbers to help finance
the services of the Society.
Containers for cash contributions
have also been placed in stores
about the county.
The campaign will be conclud
ed the Saturday before ,Easter
when Easter lilies will be sold on
the streets.
Leo Weill is county campaign
chairman and Robert Breese is
chairman of the Waynesville Area.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Chambers
had as their guests yesterday Mr.
and Mrs. S. D. Wright of Carolina
Beach and Mrs. John Brissey of
Asheville.
Eight Rural Road Projects
Approved In Highway Meet
Membership
Drive Going
At Good Clip
The list of 1933 memberships at
the Chamber of Commerce is stead
ily growing.
Forty-seven Arms have already
responded, and a number of others
have indicated their intention of
Incoming members within a few
| days.
H. P. McCarroll, chairman of the
membership committee, said the
response was gratifying, and that
i Arms and individuals were being
given an opportunity to join on
the basis of a letter recently mailed.
"All of us are so busy, that plans
are to contact the potential mem
bers by mail. The groups that have
been accustomed to making a per
son-to-person contact regarding the
memberships are so busy that the
I letters will have to answer In the
place of a personal call."
Miss Edith Chambers, secretary,
said that many Arms are paying
their memberships in full, others
are making part payment, and Ail
ing out pledges for the balance.
Thus far. more than $2,300 in cash
has been received since the initial
membership letters went out.
Baby Killed In
Accident Near
i
Enka Tuesday
Chillis Ann Whitted, .six-month
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bud
dy Whitlcd of Pasadena. Tex., was
killed in an accident about 6:30
p.m. Tuesday on the Sand Hill Hoad
near the Enka Baptist Church.
Five others were injured in the
accident that occurred when the
car in which they were passengers
swerved to miss a bus and struck a
tree.
Investigating officers said that
apparently the brake fluid had leak
ed out and the driver was unable
to stop the car behind a bus.
The injured were Clinton R.
Hipps of Canton, driver; Jerry
Hipps. his four-year-old son; Mrs.
Buddy Whitted. mother of the dead
baby; and Mrs. Ted Whitted, Jr.,
and son Mike. 3. both of Canton.
A seventh passenger. Iris Malinda
Hipps, daughter of Clinton Hipps.
was uninjured.
The Mrs. Whitteds are daughters
of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Nix of Can
ton and Hipps is their son-in-law.
They were returning from a trip
to Greenville. S. C., when the acci
dent took place.
Mrs. Buddy Whitted and Hipps
are reported to be in critical con
dition in Memorial Mission Hos
pital at Asheville.
Registration For
Election Will
Resume Saturday
I Registration books will be open
again Saturday for qualified Way
nesville voters to register for the
' election set for April 8th on the
question of legal beer sales in
Wavnesville,
The books were opened last Sat
urday, and will remain open
through Saturday. March 28th.
Several Sewer Lines Will
Be Reworked By The Town
Work is slated to begin at oner
In re-laying several old sewer lines
In Wayncsville.
Several of the lines are catching
surface water. It was explained by
G. C. Ferguson, and new lines will:
be laid in order to keep out all
surface water from the main sewer
line.
One of the major project will be '
the line along Shelton Branch. He
explained that a thorough examina-l
tion will bo made of all others, and
the correction made at once.
The main trunk line from Hazel
wood to Pigeon River often over
flows near the head of the Lake
during heavy rains. The project of
the Town is to clear their lines of
all surface water in order to pre
vent the overflow.
Engineers here recently pointed
out that some lines in Hazelwood
also carry surface water into the
main trunk Una.
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Radar Speed Check In Operation
Since last week-end a special Highway Patrol car equipped with radar has been in Haywood County
to check drivers' speeds. Patrolmen W K Woolen, H. Dayton, and Joe Murrtll are shown with the
equipment. Dayton keeps an eye on the whammie tcenteri while Woolen and Murrill stand iR'side
their short range KM radios that are used between the radar car and another patrol car
i Mountaineer Photo!.
The .Whammie: It's Hard
To Prove It Was Wrong
School Bells Will
Ring Saturday For
County Students
tor the second time in as many
weeks, Saturday will be just ,
another school day for Haywood
County boys and girls. Kegu- j
lar hours will be observed.
The Saturday classes are being
held to make up part of the time
lost because of the flu epidemic
in January. By holding school
on the two Saturdays?March 7
and March 21?students will be
dismissed for the summer va
cation June 4 instead of June 8.
The decision to hold the Sat
urday classes came as a result
of a request by school officials.
Permission was granted by the
county Board of Education md
the North Carolina Superinten
dent of Public Instruction.
Mrs. Lucy Boyd, superinten
dent of the county schools, said
that, barring, further interrup
tion. the regular school schedule
will be observed from now until j
classes are dismissed June 4.
Awards Made At
Bethel Court
Of Honor Monday
Twelve Boy Scouts from the
Pigeon River District of the Daniel
Boone Council received promo
tions at a court of honor Mo'nday
night and three others were award
ed merit badges.
The court of honor was at the
Bethel Methodist Churctt with M.
j H. Bowles serving as chairman.
The first class badge went to
J Johnny Carswell of Troop 5, Haz
| elwood. It was presented by M. C.
; Nix.
Receiving second class badges
were Charles Robinson of Troop 5.
Hazelwood. and Michael Burnett of
Troop 16. Canton. The awards were
I made by Ben Sloan.
Those who won tenderfoot
awards included William J. Moore
of Troop 1. Canton: Walter Fergu
son. Richard Lee Lyons. Lucius C.
| Wood of Troop 2. Waynesville;
I Herbert T. Cotter, Quinton T.
' k* ..nrmth O l.anpp .Inhn W
llarrell of Troop 5. Haze'wood; and
Gerald Morgan of Troop 16. Can
ton. The badges were presented by
Vernon McCurry.
P. K. Kinken awarded merit
j badges to David Underwood of
Troop 2. Waynesville, and William
I Stamey and Teddle Skaggs, both of
| Troop 16, Canton.
Members of Troop 12. Bethel!
advanced the colors and Ronald
Evans led the group in the pledge
ot the flag. Kenneth McNeil of
Troop 12. Bethel served as clerk
of the court.
Dewey Hyatt will leave tomor
I row for Cincinnati to attend the
' clarinet recital to be presented by
I his son, Aaron Hyatt, at the Cln
| cinnati Conservatory of Music Sun
day night.
I
The whammie not only makes j
checking speeds of automobiles
much more accurate than former
ly. it also enables two or t'-rec
patrolmen to keep better control
over traffic than a larger number
j of officer* could do by themselves
i V'bammte te a t't ""?* feaprs
I to a gadget tl.?i' '"inn, < * ?*.ved
| of passing vehicles hv radar. Pair-'
ly new In the State, it has not been
used extensively. Haywood Coun-j
ty has been under "radar control" !
this past week for the first of
two or three more times during
the year.
Patrolmen have been parking:
the specially-equipped patrol car
with its radar screen placed on top
of a box on the ground along the
heavier traveled highways. By
Wednesday afternoon eight arrests
had been made this week and about
25 courtesy cards handed out to
drivers who were driving slightly
in excess of the speed limit.
The whanimie has settled one
controversy: speeders no longer
argue with patrolmen. Past driv
ers accept the word of the gadget
as final, a tribute to the respect
with which it is regarded.
The set-up works this way: the
radar car is parked ? at least in
Haywood County) on an open
stretch of highway and the scope
that "picks up" cars as they pass;
is placed on a box either in front
or to the rear of the car A patrol
man takes up his station inside
the radar car and he never has to
even take a glance outside In front
of him is a dial that records the
speed of every car passing in eith
er direction.
In the meantime a regular patrol
car has parked further down the
highway and when the whammie
says a driver is exceeding the
speed Jimit, the radar operator
r picks up a microphone and tells
[the other patrolman over a special
(See Whammie?Page 6)
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School Building
Bids Due Tuesday
The Board of Education will re-1
ceive bids on Tuesday for the pro
posed $260,000 Central Elementary
school.
A new site was purchased several 1
months ago for the new schopl
building.
Four Injured In
Truck-Bus Wreck
Near Canton
(Sec picture on Page 6 See. 2i
Four people were Injured one
of them seriously?in a truck-bus
collision about 6 40 p. m. Tuesday
cast of Canton on Highway 19-23.
James D. Williamson. 21 of
Thlckety suffered a broken neck
both arms, and other injuries. He
was taken to Memorial Mission
Hospital in Asheville. The others.
Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Buchanan of
Canton and Gladys Bradley of
boute 3, W'aynesville. were dis
charged Wednesday from the
Haywood County Hospital after
treatment for minor Injuries.
A Trallways bus, driven by
Clyde It Pennington of Houte 3.
Franklin, had stopped along the
highway because of mechanic?'
tiouhie as it was heading into
Canton, according to Patrolman H.
Dayton. The truck ran into the
rear of the bus and knocked the
larger vehicle 112 feet After he
regained consciousness. William
son said he saw the parked bus be
fore striking It.
Dayton said no charges had been
placed. Othei officers who investi
gated the accident included Cpl.
Pritchard Smith and Patrolman
W It. Wooten and Joe Murrill.
Fire Departments
To Be Hosts To
W.N.C. Firemen
Waynesvllle and Hazelwood Fire
Departments will be joint hosts to
the Western North Carolina Fire
man's Association here Wednesday,
March 25th.
The two local fire departments
will be hosts to a spaghetti dinner
at the Flk's Lodge, starting at
seven o'clock.
A business session and program
will follow the dinner.
Fire Chief Harvey, of Tryon, is
president of the association.
Local firemen said plans are be
ing made for about L15 to attend
the dinner and meeting. The asso
ciation embraces all the fire de
partments from Tryon to Murphy.
Pvt. Tom Rav of Fort Jackson.
South Carolina spent the week-end
at home.
Big Pipeline Project To
Be Beviewed By Aldermen
This afternoon, members of the
board of aldermen are scheduled
to open bids on a pipe line that
will run about $50,000. This is part
of the expansion program of the
water system here, which was ap
proved by voters last November
Bonis of $300,000 were approved
for the total project.
G. C. Ferguson, town manager,
said that 9.500 feet of 12-inch pipe,
and 900 feet of 9-inch pipe are In-,
eluded In the contract specifica
tions. The 12-inch lines must be
covered with three feet of dirt
according to the contracts.
Mr. Ferguson said the engineers
plan to have specifications for the
filtering plant completed within
two or three weeks This new unit
of the water system will he built
on Aliens Creek, not far from the
Free Baptist Church. The filter
ing plant is also part of the expan
sion program.
Big Crowd
Attends
Hearing
More than 2(H) citizens from all
parts of the county met with High
way Commissioner L. Dale Thrash,
and members of the engineering
Stat" of the 10th Division at the
i court house this morning.
Commissioner Thrash explained
the general highway program, and
| then read a list of eight proposed
j roads which were on the 1953 pro
gram for black topping under the
bond program. The total mileage
] on these roads totaled 11.8. They
were
Clyde loop 3.5 miles
HatclilTc Cove .5 mile
'Connecting Clyde loopt
Iron Dull 2 9 miles
Burnett Cove 1.0 mile
'In Dutch Covei.
Thompson Cove 1.2 miles
l.itlle Fast Fork 2.0 miles i
Stanley Cove .3 mile ,
Cross Hoads .4 mile
Total 11.8 miles
Mr. Thrash reviewed the road
program in Haywood, and told The
Mountaineer after the meeting ad
journed at 12:45 that he was well
pleased with the response, and the
interest. "This is one of the best
meetings we have ever held." he
commented.
Several requests from delegations
were mudo that roads bo added to
the state system, and in one ins
tance a request was made that a
\ road l>v closed and taken from the
| system ,
The latte^ case was the road1
j which runs between the Bethel
| school and the school auditorium.
[The proposal has been made to
close that link of road as a safety
measure because so many children
are constantly crossing the road
going from one building to the
other. The state bad previously
promised lo black-lop this short,
link
Engineers said that before the;
Highway Commission could take
action on closing the road, except
as an entrance lo the school, and
also removing it from the state
system, that a resolution recom
mending such action would have
to come from the board of county
commissioners, and the board of
education. The highway commis
sion gave no decision on the matter
this morning
All three members of the board
of county commissioners attended
the meeting.
Also in attendance was Mayor W. j
J. Stone, of Canton. He was in
conference with Mr Thrash and
live engineers relative to the pro
posed 4-lane highway through Can
ton. The right-of-way cost, under
the state law. must be shared by |
both state and town, with the state
paying two-thirds and the town j
one-third. Tentative estimates are
that the total cost would be $300.
' 000.
Among the several delegations
attending the meeting, was one
from Hominy, representing every
property owner except one on the
Buzzard Boost Road. The spokes
(See Koads?Page 81
F ederation
Stockholders
Meet Sat.
The annual Farmers Federa
tion Stockholders' meeting for
Haywood County residents living
| in Waynesvllle and vicinity will be
! Iteld in the Waynesvllle warehouse!
| of the organization at 10 a. m
Saturday, it has been announced I
by James G. k McClure. president
j of the Federation
County Agent Wayne Franklin I
: will report on Agricultural Prog- |
ress in the county and will dis- |
euss achievements of the 4-H
1 Club Pullet Chain co-sponsored by |
Ihe Stale Extension Service and
the Farmers Federation.
Stockholders of the Farmers |
' Federation in this county will at
i tend the annual meeting for the
election of committeemen and the
nomination of one director, it was
announced. The director nominat
1 cd at this meeting will be voted
upon at the annual meeting of all
stockholders of the organization
in the Buncombe County court
house on March 28th Each direc
(See Federatkne?Pag* ?)
t
Named Dean
Dr. D. W Colvard. formerly of
Waynesville, was named Dean of
the School of Agriculture of
State College Monday. He helped
establish the State Test Karm
here in the early forties.
Dr. D. W. Colvard
Succeeds Dr. J. H.
Hilton At State
Dr. Dean Wallace Colvard, 3(1
year-old native of Ashe County,
and a former resident here, was
named dean of agriculture at North
Carolina State College VConday,
succeeding Dr. James H. Hilton,
who has resigned to become presi
dent of Iowa State College
The new dean will assume his
duties July 1, when Dr. Hilton
leaves for Iowa State at Ames.
Chancellor J W Harrelson of
State College recommended Dr.
Colvard for the post to president
Gordon Gray of the Consolidated
University of North Carolina Pres
ident Gray aporoved Chancellor
Harelson's recommendation and
submitted it to the board of trus
tees. which approved the appoint
ment yesterday.
In his new position. Dr Colvad
will be in cbabge of the adminis
tration of State College School
of Agriculture, the Agricultural
Kxperiment Station, and the Agri
cultural Kxtension Service
Dr. Colvard has been a memher
of the State College faculty since
March U 1947. when he became
head of the dairv husbandry sec
tion of tile college's Department of
Animal Industry He was named
head of the Animal Industry De
partment January 1. 194H. suceed
ing Dr. Hilton, who became dean
of agriculture on that date
"It is my firm belief." Chan
cellor Harrelson stated, "that Dr.
Colvard is one of the outstanding
young agricultural scientists in this
part of the United States His lead
ership as dean of agriclufure will,
in my opinion, vigorously advance
the outstanding programs of re
search. teaching and evtension so
well begun under the leadership of
Dean Hilton."
'Wise Choice'
Commenting on the selection of
his successor, Dean Hilton said.
"Chancellor Harrelson and Pres
ident Gray have made a wise
choice in their selection of Dr.
Colvard as the next dean of agri
culture. He is well-trained and
highly-competent agricultural sci
entist and has proven himself to
be an excellent administrator 1
am sure that the staff and the
people of the State will give him
(See Colvard?Page 6)
Mrs. Bliss Dies In
Ohio After Illness
Word has been received here of
the death of Mrs. Lester L Bliss
on March 3 In Findlay. Ohio Mrs.
Bliss died in a nursing home after
a several months illness.
Funeral services and interment
were in Delphoa. Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Bliss formerly
lived in Wavnesville and operated
The Palmer House Mr. Bliss died
several years ago.
Survivors include three daugh
ters.
Highway
Record For
1953
In Haywood
(To Date)
Injured.... 16
Killed .... 0
<Thla Information com
piled from Record, of
State Highway Patrol.?