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Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood Countv At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park ? _?
68th YEAR NO. 38 18 PAGES Assisted Press WAYNESVILLE, nTcT, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 7, 1953 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
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?News
Limm 1 "^rt'r
always been
V. .Miu-sb man.
^?gt of three banks, he is
P, cautious man, but
j it-arK? one.
L mth his business suc
in the
Kgt a" one of his b?nks
robbed.
other night, he
record had been
^??jt of town *or "le ***y'
hjv absence, a group
Kggirn set up as part of
^Cge Demonstration Club
? exhibit in the lobby of
? yr \Voodv knew they
Hyt up tin- exhibit, but
I Ik think ol the matter
? returned to town that
?d went to lus office to
?apened the door he saw
?tof a woman pointing a
?ght at him. fie cleared
? ai if to invite the owner
?nd to speak. hut all re
?jrnt. except Mr. Woody
I around with his hand
?find the light switch.
? hand touched the
?d the ftourescent lights
? time of flickering on.
KuWn-vhrd hand and its
? not budge.
Bo lights tame on the
?is looking .traight into
Kf a window dress model,
?r women had borrowed
?rrchant to use in their
?krr hastily found a com
Bchair. and rubbed his
B knee with one hand
Bd cold bea i of presplra
?s brow Willi the other.
?cations For
? Accepted
Btmi! for the job of per
?cRtary Ui the Wayncs
Btlwood - Lake Junaluska
I oi Commerce are still
Bepted, a spokesman for
? lid this morning.
? II Marley is presently
ft tarv On a tempor
tinu she replaced
dh Chambers, who re
Ifeetive Ma\ 1.
ominating committee of
nbi of Commerce said
it several applications had
itnitted and were being
thorough consideration,
plications are being ea
huwever. since it is ex
impnrtant that a well
candidate be selected.
5s X-Ray Survey Will
rt In County Friday
"s Just two minutes to!
snd the peace of mind
' '('suit will undoubtedly'
he best two minutes you've
tsted. a member of the
Program for Haywood
"id this morning, as final
<[' being made for the
?Inch begins in the county
?ni to get every person in
.over 13 years of age
the spokesman said. "The
15 free and is the result
prs of effort on the part
bywnod County TB Com
J 's program is one that
i m Haywood Countv
1 ?ford to budget time
? mely easy and quite
"?hlk X-rav units will be
J" ln Haywood County
Spldier, Korean
)n 30-Day Leave
v"|! t'nn of Mr. and
, 1,1 of Route 2. Clyde.
, -a 30-day furlough with
h'r l(Tehtly discharged
*n hospital after be
. n "tree months.
if hn in Korea prior
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CLOUDY
^a. ~ Cloudy and warm,
^rature with chances of
hundmhowers Friday,
com ,a-Vnt'aville tempera
mp,lld ?t the Stale Test
Max. Min. Rainfall
73 M .15
72 61 .04
- 70 j? M
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for the mass survey. They will
be at various places in the county I
from May 8 through May 30. The
purpose of the survey is to -find1
early tuberculosis where it exists
Certain other conditions may also j
(See X-Ray?Page 6)
Divorce Actions
Highlight Court
Filter Plant
Bids Being
Received Today
Waynesville officials prepared
today to open and examine bids
for a new $250,000 filtering
plant to be constructed as a part
of the modernisation of the
town's water system.
No contracts had been award
ed as The Mountaineer went to
press, but it was learned that
several firms had submitted
bids.
The Board of Aldermen, sit
ting in regular session today,
were hopeful that a satisfactory
bid would be received so that
work on the filtering plant could
be started in the very near
future.
Hearings Of
Equalization
Board Set
Next Week
The Havwood County Board of
Commissioners will sit as a Board
of Equalization and Review Sinn
day and Tuesday of next week to
hear complaints from taxpayers
in Beaverdam and Waynesville
Townships.
Originally scheduled to review
complaints and make adjustments
for those two townships in April,
the Board decided to postpone the
hearings until the current tax
listing project had been complet
ed.
Charles C. Francis, Chairman of
the County Board of Commis
sioners. said this week that the
job had been completed and that
Monday and Tuesday would be
the only time in which the com
missioners have authority to
change valuation of real estate.
The hearings will be held in the
Commissioners room at the court
house.
Divorce actions have occupied
much of the proceedings at Super
ior Court this week and in one of
these an Indian translator had to
be called in. Judge Allen If.
Gwynn is presiding.
The translator. John Crow from
Cherokee, helped in the case of
Newman George vs. Nancy Wild
cat. The plaintiff's father, Mr.
George, who was called Into the
case, has a limited knowledge of
English, so a translator was need
ed.
After the arguments were pre
sented. Newman George won his
divorce Tuesday.
Kor the first time in a number
of terms the jury left the court
room to inspect property that was
involved in a suit. The case in
volves Caldwell vs. an insulation
firm in which the plaintiff alleges
the defendant caused property
damage because of faulty insula
tion that was installed.
Another case, involving the
Baptist Hospital of Winston-Sal
em in a $25,000 suit, has been car
ried over to the next term of Su
perior Court.
A non-suit judgment was hand
ed down in action brought by the
Sewing Machine Shop vs. Palmer
Furniture Company of Canton.
Judge Gw.vnn granted a voluntary i
non-suit following a request by
the plaintiff.
Divorces granted were (all on
the basis of two-years separation);
Willie Mae C. Secondine vs.
George Seconding, James C. Price
vs. Frances N. Price, Carrie If.
Canard vs. Lidgc Conard, Thelma
M. Howell vs. Bobby L. Howell,
Berlin C. Haynes vs. Allie G.
Haynes, Evelyn H. Carter vs.
Carl M. Carter, Mary Lee Press
ley vs. Mark V. Pressley. Lynn
Oline Benfield vs. Robert N. Ben
field. James R. Owens vs. Revon
da G. Owens, and Jarvis Messer
vs. Imogene Messer.
A small number of spectators
were attending sessions of the Civ
il Court.
Court is also scheduled for next
week.
Jury for second week?Ben L.
Mears, Clyde; Robert Whitner, Haz
elwood; Jack Abbott, Canton;
G. E. Moore, Canton; C. C.
Saunders, Pigeon; A. L. Yarbor
ough, Lake Junaluska; Joe M Tate,
Hazelwood; Orville J. Hayes, Beav
erdam;
Dave Wiggins, Waynesville; J.
E. Riggins, Hazelwood; Cecil
Moore, Canton; C. G. Parks,
Waynesville; Herman A. Barton.
Canton;
Norman Hannah, Cove Creek;
Geo. W. Shumolis, Pigeon; J. A.
Poston, East Fork; Alden C. Clark,
Beaverdam, Thomas H. Wells,
Pigeon.
They're Biting Good At The Lake
The bridge over the dam at Lake Junaluska has been lined with fishermen practically every evening
this week and they report fishing has been very good. People of all agt-s have been casting Ashing
"lines off the bridge to land their share of crappies. ^Mountaineer Photot.
Confederate Flags To
Be Sold Saturday
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The annual sale of Confederate
flags will be held by (he Haywood
Chapter. United Daughters of the
Confederacy, Saturday, May 9.
Mrs. N. W. Garrett is serving as
general chairman for the sale and
will be assisted by all members of
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the chapter.
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Funds derived from the project
will go to the fund for the build
ing to be constructed in Kiehmond,
Va., as a memorial to the women
of the Confederacy. The building
will also be used as UDC head
quarters.
Welfare Office
To Hold Open.
House Friday
Open house will be held by the
llaywood County Welfare De
partment in its new offices from
3 to 5 p.m. Friday.
The Department is now locat
ed in the Noland Building where
it occupies a larger space than
it had in the Stringiield Build
ing. Offices had been located in
the Stringfield Building since the
Welfare Department's opening in
I 1937.
Mrs. Sam L. Queen, Sr., sup
erintendent, extends a cordial
invitation to the public to attend
this open house.
Saturday Is Last
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Day For Personal
-
Property Listing
This Saturday is the last day to
list personal property with the j
tax office. Mrs. Sebe Bryson, tax!
supervisor and collector for Hay-'
wood County, reminded citizens to- j
day.
Those who do not list their per-'
sonal property before the dead-!
line will be required to pay a pen
alty of 10 per cent.
For the convenience of tax pay
ers living in and near Canton, a \
special representative, K. O. Cars
well, will be at the Town Hall in j
Canton from 9 o'clock until 5
o'clock Saturday to list personal
property
Mrs. Bryson will be at the tax j
office in the court house in Waynes-1
ville during the same hours Satur
day.
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Mrs. Bryson explained that the
listers who recently visited the |
places of business and homes in
Haywood County were listing both
real estate and personal property.1
In some instances, when the resi
dent was not at home, it was im-1
possible to list the personal prop
erty and for that reason it is I
| necessary for those wtio do not
have their personal property list-1
cd already, to do sq by Saturday.
Personal property includes such
items as automobiles, radios, cam
eras, household furnishings, kit
chen equipment, and the like.
Mr. McClure Remains
In Haywood H6spital
K. B McClure remains a pa
tient at the Haywood County Hos
pital. where he has been since
Sunday.
Open House At
Hospital Is Set
For Tuesday
After almost two years, the ren
ovation and construction at the
Haywood County Hospital is end
ed and the new building is ready
to receive the public.
Open house will be- held Tues
day, Mav 12, from 1 to S p. m., Ad
ministrator Lee Davis has an
nounced. Details of the event
have been prepared by the Home
Demonstration clubs of the county
and the Nurses' Club. ?
There will Ik- no visiting of
patients during the open house,
A guide, from a Home Demon
stration C^ub,* will be provided for
every 1(1 visitors, Mr. Davis said,
and a nurse will be in every de
part ment to explain the functions
of the varlou places.
The tour will start in the nurs
ery and end in the basement in
the cafeteria where refreshments
will In- served.
The public will he viewing for
the first time the completed hos
pital. which was actually started
back in 1927 with the completion
of the old wing. In 192:1 the Nurs
es' Home was added, and finally,
two years ago work was started
that resulted in the complete ren
ovation of the old wing and the
addition of a new wing.
All told, the Havwood County
Hospital now represents an invest
ment of about $.*135,000 plus an
other $12,000 for the Nurses'
Home. Hut now instead of two op
erating rooms there are eight, a
pathology department that is im
portant in connection with surgic
al work, a larger X-ray depart
ment. and many other improve
ments ami, additions that have re
sulted in So incqfused staff and
'made the hospital second to none
in the Stale for a unit its size.
The open house will probably
be (he only lime the public will
be ahle to see how the hospital
functions. Th departments that
are ordinarily not accessible ex
cept lo individual patients or only
to staff members will be open to
the visitors for four hours Tues
day afternoon.
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G. Haynes
Retires As
Postmaster
(See picture?Page 1, Sec. 3)
CJrover C. Haynes, who has been
serving as postmaster of Clyde for
1H years, retired April 30. He re
ceived his appointment in Feb.
1935 from President Roosevelt.
About his work and retirement,
Mr. Haynes had this to say: "I
have found the public pleasant to
deal with. People have been court
f'ous and cooperative and I feel I
have made many friends. I regret
leaving my work, but would rather
do so while I feel young."
lie is (ifi.
During his IB years at the post
office. Mr. Ifavnes has never been
absent more than two or three
days because of illness.
lie has seen the revenue at the
Clyde posloflteo increased three
times and another rural route
added. In 1950 the postoffiee mov
ed to larger quarters built and
leased to the government for that
purpose.
Mr. Ilaynes' retirement does
not mean he is also dropping his
civil and church activities. He is
active in the Mens Cluh, is a
moderator of the Baptist Church,
a 32nd degree Mason. Shriner.
and pre ident of the Clyde Build
ing and J.oan Association.
Until the vacancy is filled per- ;
manenfly, Mr Moody Gaddis is j
serving a postmistress.
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W. J. Stone
Re - Elected
At Canton
W. J. Stone was re-elected mayor
of Canton In Tuesday's election
1031 votes received. Ifis opponent.
Ernest lloleombe received 5W0.
Charles M. Bcall led the ticket
for aldermen with 771 votes.
Henry Seaman, incumbent, poll
ed the next highest with 658. while
C. F. Stanley, the second new
member added to the board, re
ceived 628.
Italph R. Mease, incumbent, was
elected judge of the police court
with 1125 ballots, while his oppon
ent. A. J. Sumner received 430.
T. A. Clark, unopposed far n
licitor received 1160 votes.
Three members of the Canton
school board were re-named in an
uncontested election. They were.
James R. Sechrest. James E. Hen
derson and A. A. Cody.
Complete official returns were
filed by Clarence C. Medford. chair
man of the municipal board of
elections, as follows:
W. J. Stone 1031
Ernest Holcombe 590
Henry Seaman 658
J. N. Powell 461
Sebe Plott 22*1
Elmer Miller 293
Charles Beall 771
C. F. Stanley 628
W. Bryan Byrd 526
Albert L. Sutton 230
W. R. Allen 488
J Ben Patton 359
May H. King 142
The newly elected officers were
I sworn into office at noon Wednes
J day. and immediately took up their
duties. Judge Mease administered
the oath to Mayor Stone, who then
administered the oath to the offi
'cials.
City Officials
In Clyde All
Win Re-Election
In an flection marked by ex
tremely light balloting. Clyde's
mayor, aldermen and police court
judge were returned to office
Tuesday
Mayor Gerald Fish received 65
votes and was unopposed. AJder
' men Bruce Sellers and C. C. Spen
cer, also unopposed, received 65
| and 64 votes, respectively. .
Police COurt judge Larry H.
Cagle bad the oni.v opposition,
four write-in votes for Jame
Newman, who had not filed as a
candidate. Cagle received 54
votes.
The elections officials were Mrs.
C. E. Brown. Jr . regi-trar *nd
{Wrs. J. C. Allen and Mrs. Mar
guerite Welsh, judges.
Monday's Issue To Have
Special Hospital Features
The issue of The Mountaineer on Monday, May
11, will contain a special section devoted to the "Open
House" program of the Haywood County Hospital.
The special issue will contain pictures of the
"new" institution from the parking lot to the boiler room.
Together with the pictures will be a complete series of
articles telling of the operation of the institution, and the
many new facilities which have been added during this
expansion program.
A lot of time and effort has been spent in getting
this material together, and we believe it will prove essen
tially interesting to our more than 22,500 readers on
Monday, i
Highway
Record For
1953
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In Haywood
(To Date)
Injured.... 20
Killed .... 0
(This information roin
pilrd from Rrrord* at
State Hlthway Patrol.)
Water Supply Improved At Clyde
(See Story on Pa?;r 6)
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Two wells have been dug near the site of the Clyde filter plant in South Clyde to provide the rommunity with a better supply of water
than the town had been getting from a nearby stream. One of the wells is in the foreground and the other off to the right of the
picture. After filtering it is pumped up to the tower and goes fr om there to the various homes and stores. (Mountaineer Photo).
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