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The Waynesville Mountaineer
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Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County "At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park q _q
68th YEAR NO. 11 24 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILLE, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 18, 1953 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
?delights
[Of The
I News
?Vfver Can Tell
? A Fish Will Do .
? eHd of fishing in sports
Hp turning up a new way
? german found g way
an 11 -inch trout on
day, about six o'clock,
^Erfing in Standing Indian
Hot as hour or so, he began
^Lhis way back towards his
?gsgust over the poor luck,
H|b line and fly just float
? tum as be started up the
^Lgiy he felt a tug on his
?thought he had snagged a
?limb. and noticed his line
?nag all kinds of capers in
?tried to reel in, and found
? i fish on the hook. Then
? down to dead earnest in
?g his catch to the net.
B]l-inch trout so encouraged
?l his fishing partner, that
?tided to try it that way the
?er of the time they were
?stream. It did not work
r Of The Press
iynesville shopper lost a
! containing a dress the
lay. soon after leaving the
til's Shop, on Main Street,
ill want ad was placed in
yntaineer on Thursday, de
the loss, and on Friday, the
who happened to be a 'visi
? Florida, had returned the
t to the owner.
Florida visitor picked the
i up on the street, and not
I what to do, immediately
a copy of the paper with
t ad telling of the lost dress.
ComSpany
ruin young lady, who loves
doors, and especially flow
ided that a bare spot on a
mild look better covered
rtoe
loticed a vine that attracted
ftition, and since it wqp on
I building, asked an official
might get a fejv r^ofs p>,
wt to her fence,
permission was quickly
, and the young lady west
t day about dark and dug
Is she wanted. She planted
Its with tender care and
h tired, turned in early that
eeling that she had accom
i good bit after her office
est morning her hands and
owed signs of having little
on them. She consulted a
?nd he began treatment for
oak.
sine she got was not poison
Ith it was entwined the
wis three-leaf vine.
she has pulled up the plant
la. for fear it might start
ouble.
Physician says she will be
a few days. ,
ghlanders Seeking
iormation For Series
Educational Articles
t tlon to the |
eer for their I
response to
estern North
s spearhead
>r publication
id other fea
e of interest |
about which
uld like to be
rt Leiper, ex
nt of the pro
on headquar
a request that,
send in sug
out, will fall
summaries of
in views and
of many types?
r. natural stands
peaks, waterfalls reached without
of native wlldflowers or flowering
(See Highlanders?Page 8)
REA To Stage
Open House Of
New Place Sat
American Legion
Douglas T. Worsham was elect
.ed and installed as new Com*
mander of the Haywood Post, *
No. 37, of the American Legion
Wednesday evening at its regular
meeting. Other officers elected
were Willard Francis, Jr., 1st
Vice Commander; James H. How
ell, Jr., Adjutant; J, B. Siler,
Finance Officer; Julius Hoyle,
Sergeant-at-Arms; and Robert
H. Hall, Chaplain. Col. J. H.
Howell. Sr., installed the new of
I fleers.
South Clyde
Begins New
Building
The citizens of South Clyde are
expecting one of the largest crowds
ever to gather in their community
for the breaking of the ground for
their new community building. The
event has been set for 6 p.m., Wed
nesday, May 20. Special effort is
being made to get every family of
the community to attend. After the
formal program, a picnic supper
will be held on the site.
The plans for the building and
its erection started several months
ago, and much interest has cen
tered around this CDP project.
Open House To
Be Held All Day
Saturday, 23rd
The official opening of the new
headquarters for the Haywood
County Co-operative on the out
skirts of Waynesville. will be ob
served Saturday with an open
house.
Visitors will be taken on a tour
of the beautiful building between
9:30 a. m. and 4:30 p. m. by mem
bers of the stiff. Refreshments
will be served in the model kitch
en by Home Demonstration Club
members.
Those who have had an oppor
tunity to see the interior of the
REA building have seen probably
the most up-to-date structure of
its kind in Haywood County. It
is the only completely air con
ditioned building and is heated
automatically In the winter and
cooled the same way during sum
mer months. The change-over Is
made with the flip of a switch.
All offices are large and well
lighted. A great deal of window
space has been used in the design
and artificial lighting is provided
by fluorescent tubes built into the
ceiling and do not project. The
lighting is there, but It's scarcely
noticed.
Glass has been used to good ad-;
vantage in the front of the head-j
quarters and as a result one side
of the main lobby is almost com
pletely glassed in.
Furniture and equipment, is in
kmping withvtlrt, general design:
simple but functional. All person
nel use steel desks. In the lobby
several chairs and a sofa have
been provided for visitors. The
heating and cooling ducts are flush
with the walls and each door is
equipped with a draftless venti
lator so even with doors closed a
constant circulation of air is main
(See REA?Page 8)
Pfc. David Rich Given
Honor In Korea
WITH THE 7th INFANTRY DIV.
IN KOREA?The Combat Infan
tryman Badge for excellent perfor
mance of duty under enemy fire in
Korea recently was awarded to Pfc.
David E. Rich, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Rich. Maggie, while serving
with the 7th Inafantry Division.
A symbol of the front-line fight
ing man. the badge consists of a
miniature revolutionary war rifle
mounted on blue, with a silver
wreath.
Rich, who entered the Army in
July, 1952. arrived in Korea in
January 1953. He also holds the
Korean Service Ribbon with one
campaign star.
He attended Maggie School and
was engaged in farming before en
tering the Army.
Offices Are Large, Well Lighted
An informal discussion is held in Manager R. H. Sheffield's large comfortable office with Mrs. J.
W. Sloan, head bookkeeper, and D. Doug Davis, right, of Raleigh, a member of the N. C. Utilities
Commission. Offices have a large amount of window space and use the latest type fluorescent light
ing that is installed filial) with the ceilings. (Mountaineer Fhoto),
2 School
Projects
Completed
Two more school projects were
put Into use today, as students and
faculty began using the cafeter
ia and kitchen at Maggie and also
at Rock Hill.
Both projects are oart of the
county-wide school expansion pro
gram, and are the third and fourth
, projects to Ip; completed under,
the program. Almns Creek and
Lake Junaluska were completed'
earlier.
Mrs. Lucy Bo>'d, county super
intendent, said the use of the
Maggie cafeteria and kitchen will
actually begin Tuesday, when the
first meal is served. There also
remains some work to be done
on the outside, but^this will not
interfere with the new units be
ing put into use, she explained.
Three major contracts are al
so underway, as part of the pro
gram?a building at Waynesville
high, an elementary school at
Bethel, and a new Central Ele
mentary school here .
Ground Observer
Corps To Get
Instruction
The first in a series of instruc
tions for the Ground Observer
Corps will be given Friday night,
Chairman J. T. Russell has an
nounced.
The meeting will be at 7:30 p.
m. at the American (region Hall
and will be conducted by Sgt.
Cooper of the Knoxville Air Cen
ter.
Revaluation Oi County
To Be Complete Tuesday
Over 6,000 Copies
Of Today's Issue
Being Published
Mare than six thousand copies
of today's issue are being print
ed. . >
This is just slightly more than
last Monday's issue when a 48
page edition for the Hospital
opening was published.
According to surveys for news
papers. this issue will be read
by almost 30.000 people.
Haywood Now Is
14th Division
In the reshuffle of Highway Di
visions recently announced from
Haleigh, Haywood County has been
changed from the 10th to the new
14th Division and G. G. Page of
Asheville was named as division
engineer.
Mr. Page was promoted from
senior construction engineer. The
announcement was made by A. H
Graham, Highway Commissioner.
Slyva has been named as head
quarters for the 14th Division
which includes, in addition to Hay
wood, Cherokee, Ciay, Graham,
Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Polk,
Swain, and Transylvania coun
ties. Harry E. Buchanan of Hendcr
sonville is the commissioner.
Several Days To
Be Necessary In
Computing Totals
Within a few days the county
commissioners will know the
amount of the new assessed valua
tion of iWVWfloa r
The listers from Beaverdara
handed in their final reports today,
and'the Waynesville listers are ex
pected to complete their report on
Tuesday.
"It will take several days to
compute the final tabulations." ac
cording to C. C. Francis, chairman
of the board. "By then we will
know the new figure, and can be
gin work on the new budget, which
must be ready in June. Right now
we cannot even make an estimate
as to what the new valuation fig
ures might reveal. We do expect
a slight increase."
The cotnmislsoners met for their
regular third Monday session to
day, and heard from heads of sev
eral departments as to expected
budget needs for the coming year.
The board merely heard the re
quests, and will not take formal
action until later dates.
The new revaluation was order
ed for the county last fall, and
work began in January. All town
ships completed their work several
weeks ago, except Waynesville and
Beaverdam, which had a larger
number of parcels of land to com
pute on the records.
Delegates Sent To
.Jaycee Convention
Two members of the Waynesvillp
Jaycees attended the annual North
Carolina Jaycee convention held in
Ashcville last week. They were
Dwight Beaty and John R. Carver.
More than 800 Jaycees and their
wives from all over the state gath
ered at the George Vanderbllt
Hotel for the three-day event. High
lighting the program was the
awards luneheon and inaugural
banquet on Saturday, the closing
day of the convention.
Masons Will Confer
Degree Tuesday Night
The Waynesvilie Masonic Dodge
will confer the Inter-Apprenfice
Degree at a special meeting at the
Dodge Hall Tuesday, May If), at
7:30. All members and visiting
Masons are urged to attend.
J. L. CARWILE TO
UNDERGO SURGERY
J. L. Carwile was scheduled to
undergo surgery this afternoon at
Mission Hospital in Ashevllle
where he has been a patient for
the past week.
Ramp Convention Queen Is
Crowned; Charter Presented
About 2500 people went to Camp
Hope Sunday to see the coronation
of the first ramp queen and the
presentalion of the shortest chart
er in North Carolina that formally
incorporated the ramp organization.
Secretary of State Thnd F.ure was
the principal speaker and follow
ing his speech he presented the
one-sentence charter to the three j
corporation members: Convention
President A. W. Parker. Board
Chairman Bill Palmer, and Fred
Ferguson.
Then he placed the crown on
Miss Edna Mae West of Route 2.
Canton. She is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. West.
During the day about 50 bushels
of ramps were consumed by the
visitors. A large number of peo
ple used the outdoor fireplaces
brought their own lunches, and
I
cooked everything outdoors. Those
who ate inside had their choice of
ham, hot dogs, or hamburgers along
with eggs and a couple dozen
ramps.
String music was furnished at
intervals during the day by the
Taft Crawford and Fred Carpenter
string hands.
In the morning religious services
were conducted by the Rev. Paul
Sheppard of Bethel. Hymns were
sung by a quartet.
Last year the convention moved
to Camp Hope from Black Camp
Gap because more room was need
ed. The Champion YMCA site has
proved *to be ideal for the event
because in addition to the cooking,
eating and recreational facilities
for the older convention goers,
there is plenty of room and play
ground equipment for the children.
Miss Edna Map West of Route 2, Canton was crowned first queen of the ramp convention Sunday
afternoon by Secretary of State Thad Eure, left. Others in the picture are Bill Palmer, Board
chairman; A. W. Parker, convention president; and Fred Ferguaoh. all of Canton. They are also
the members of the newly chartered N. C. Society of the Friends of the Ramp, whose papers of
corporation was presented to them by Sec. Eure. About 2500 people attended the 24th convention at
Camp Hope iMountaineer Photol. I
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School Boards
For 6 Districts
Assume Office
900 Dozen Green
Onions Shipped
From Here 1 Day
Onions. Onions and more on
ions.
In fact, !)00 dozen?exactly
10,800 nice fresh onions, with
long green tops.
That is what was parked by
C. I). Ketner's farmers Ex
change on Saturday and shipped
into Atlanta.
In trucking the onions to At
lanta, it required 3.000 pounds of
ice to keen the freshly washed
and bunched onions in condi
tion.
Upon arrival in Atlanta at
7:30 Sunday, thev were put into
refrigerated renders until this
morning, when they went to the
retail stores for the Monday
housewife.
Along with onions, the firm
is now parking tons of fresh
spinach.
300 Hear
Orchestra
Premiere
An audience of about 300 heard
the Waynesviile high school Sym
phony Orchestra give their initial
performance here Friday evening.
Charles Isley directed the 50
piece -orchestra, which were attired
in evening clotHes to make the
event a colorful as well as a tune
ful occasion.
The round after round of ap
plause was indicative of the deep
appreciation the audience had for
the orchestra which was organized
only seven months ago.
The intense seriousness display
ed by the members of the or
chestra, and their ease of per
formance, over-shadowed by far,
i any mistakes expected in an in
itial concert.
The splendid performance of
Friday nighl proved that a good
musical project is well underway
in the orchestra.
Terms Are Set
For Two Years
The Haywood Board of Educa
tion has named committeemen tor
the six districts in the county.
The committees will ineei and
elect a chairman and a secretary.
The first man listed below does
not necessarily mean that he is
chairman, as some committees
have not met to date.
The appointments are for two
years. Each of the districts have
five members, except Mt. Sterling,
which is a small district, and only
three serve there.
The list is as follows:
Waynesville ? Whitner Pre
vost, Guy Massie, Jim Nolan'd,
John Finger, Medford Leather
wood.
Bethel ? Bryan Heatherly.
Clifton S. Terrell, David Vance,
Ray Mease. Howard Medford.
Clyde ? Jack Belcher. Hugh
McCracken, E. W. Free. R. W.
Conine, Grover C, Haynes.
Crabtree - Ironduff ? Jack
Chambers, Ray Milner, Kd Hill,
Marshall Kirkpatrick. Rex Mes
ser.
Fines Creek ? Joe Davis, Mar
vin Arrlngton, Frank Rathbone,
Mark Ferguson. Billy Rector.
Mt. Sterling ? J M. Caldwell,
Hardy Phillips, Edwin Pearson.
Parkway Section
*
Is Re-Opened
The Soco (lap section of rfSF
' Blue Ridge Parkway, closed be
tween Mile High Overlook and
Black Camp Gap for several days
because of earth slides, was re
opened Friday.
| The section of road between
Black Camp Gap and Heintooga
i Overlook, which had been closed
; for nearly a month because of
j slides, was also opened to Great
Smoky Mountains National Park
| travelers.
Almost seven miles of roadway
was concerned in the closing, al
though roads themselves were not
i damaged by the earth slides.
Record Crowd On Hand
As Park Streams Open
?
The largest opening day crowd
of fishermen in 15 years, gathered
on Cataloochee Saturday, as the
Park streams opened.
Fishing was none too good Sat
urday, and only a few of the many
fishermen got their limit.
"It was a hard day for fishing."
according to Max Rogers, a vet
eran fisherman, who was one of the
few getting the limit.
ScoiSis of other experts failed to
get the limit due to the fact that
the fish just were not striking, as
they usually do on the opening day.
Most fishermen did manage to get
I three or four before calling it a
day.
Most of the fishermen reported
that they liked (he new regulations
put into effect by the Park Service
on their streams this year.
According to the general com
ments, most fishermen agreed that
the new regulations were for the
best Interest of the sport, and after
all, this new set of rules is for the
sportsman who enjoys catching fish.
Mr. Rogers .aid he had never
seen the extent of interest in fish
| ing as i now being manifested here
in Haywood. The large crowds of
fishermen, together with the
amount of fishing tackle being sold
is indicative of the growing inter
est in the sport.
(Full details of Park regulations
will be found on the sports page
today.)
Rotarians Told
Of Lord's Acre
Work In Nation
Rev. Dumont Clark, head of the
religious work of the Farmer".
Federation, told Rotarians Friday
of the growth of the Lord's Acrd
plan.
He cited the steady growth of
the program, and its spread into
48 states, Canada and many mis
sion stations in several countries.
Rev. Mr. Clark pointed out sev
eral projects here in Haywood
that have proven profitable for
some years. "One small onion
patch, which was later planted in
beans, was the means of getting
water into one of the Haywood
churches." he explained
The speaker said the recently
inaugurataed plan of "The Lord's
Hour," which calls for a worker
giving an hour's pay into the
church, was spreading rapidly.
Lyman Reed presented the
speaker.
lie
other
I SHOWERS
P? ? C onsiderable cloudl
r?ultry with scattered after
?Jtondershowers. Tuesday
? doudy snd warm with scat
l*h*rnoon or evening thun
P?1 Waynesvllle temper a
? compiled at the State Test
Max. Mln. Rainfall
I4 8$ 52 OA
r 7R 60 .10
E 77 56 .07
F 76 83
Pvt. Jerry Liner Now
On Active Korean Duty
WITH THE 2nd INFANTRY DIV.
IN KOREA ? Army Pvt. Jerry
Liner. Jr., whose parents live at
Lake Junaluska. recently arrived in
Korea for duty with the 2nd In
fantry Division.
Private Liner entered the Army
last October and took basic train
ing at Fort Jackson. S. C. While
at Fort Jackson, he also attended
clerk school.
He is a graduate of Waynesville
High School.
Highway
Record For
1953
In Haywood
(To Date)
Injured.... 20
Killed .... 0
(This Information com
piled from Record, it
State Highway Patrol.