North Carolina Newspapers

idelights Of The News j P ow Or Never ti weeks ago K. N. Barber, a Dcjuiilui lame lowl walk bis flower garden, and ever ks maue the Barner flower I home. (artier has been trying to I wnat kind of fowl it is, ! as tne rightful owner. The k a long tail, with bright leathers about the neck, i) it is a member of the t family. j rentiy it is a pet, because tame. jarber wants the rightful a nave the lowl, and if they soon come and claim it, he necessity, have to give it nl in some means get it out lower room. it is your lowl, it is now aps never?to get it. it Hurt In 2 tic Accidents i On Saturday persons were injured, one i, in two traffic accidents urday afternoon. Isbury Caldwell, suffered a ry when struck by a truck crossed the street at the f Main and Church Streets, i carried to an Asheville for treatment, of Police Orville Noland t no charges were being ; it appeared an unavoida lent. Policeman Ray Whil st igated. igation is continuing in the accident, in which seven were given first aid at the 1 County Hospital and dis sergeant Paul Gough is iling the collision between I 'ord Station Wagon, driven ;t R. Bennett, of Fort Laud Fla . and Julius B. Messer, two. The collision was at ler of Haywood and Depot tt and two of his passcn i wife. Mrs. Bennett, and a a, John Bennett Ring, re ispensary treatment at the jj; j r and three of bis passen- ' is parents, Mr. and Mrs. Messer. and sister, Evelyn suffered minor injuries, cported. dent Patients I Doing Well Waynesville men are re n good condition this morn- i Aston Park Hospital in e. E. J. Lilius is said to! ssed a very comfortable! Jerry Liner is reported as been uncomfortable the irt of the night, but to be lis morning. iner was admitted to the' following a back Injury in a fall from a scaffold lethel school July 9. Mr. as been hospitalized since lay when he suffered a j eg in an automobile collis- < E WOODARD 1VING e Woodard was reported etting along nicely at his lis morning after having ten ill last Thursday. He lo be confined to his bed week. 1__ 1 m ? Kena l rattic >rted Heavy ?rs reported traffic over k-end as unusually heavy. Pritehard Smith said that "ays showed heavy travel, ?ef Orvllle NolaM. Way , said the traffi- an Sat '?d Sunday was heavier nal for week-ends. Tidrnts were reported by (hway Patrol, and two reported In town?both Ing early Saturday after m H ithcr L cm rather ? Variable cloudi her warm ard humid with 1 afternoon shower* and ' lorms Monday and Tues- ' t 1 Waynesvllle temperature 1 led by the State Teat Farm: ' Max. Mln. Rainfall 79 <13 .81 I 84 fi2 ? 1 81 61 .79 ' -83 61 .03 1 The Waynesville Mountaineer mm | knocks on the 4mr. Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park ^ q 68th YEAR NO. 5S 12 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILLE, N. C.. MONDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 20, 1953 (3.00 in Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counttej RECORD CROWDS attended the first week of the July term of criminal court. This picture, made from the second floor of The Mountaineer r? building, shows part of the large crowd comln* from the building as court adjourned for lunch. (Mountaineer Photo). 1 www * ***? r ?" Group Will Hear Sewer Line Report Two engineers are to make a joint report before the boards of i aldermen of Waynesville. Hazel- j wood, the trustees of Lake Juna luska, and county board of health here Wednesday night. The reports will be in connection with the 6-mile sewer line, and the general drainage area of Richland Creek, as it affects stream pollu tion. and especially Lake Junaluska. Mr. Dawson, of the engineering firm of Harwood Bebee together with W. S. McKimon, chief engin- j eer of the State Board of Health.' will make reports to the officials Frank F. Blaisdell, district engin eer, will also be here. The meeting Wednesday night is the second meeting to be held since the Lake was closed to swimming, due to the pollution of the waters | of the Lake. At the first meeting, held several tveeks ago, the town officials, to gether with those of the Lake and Health Department, named W. Curtis RusS as chairman, and asked that the engineers attend the next meeting and make a formal report on the situation. The meeting will be held in the commissioners room at the court house, and will begin at eight o'clock. Lake Junaluska officials, through their attorney, have publicly stated that unless the streams feeding into j the Lake are cleared of excessive raw sewage, they will be forced to bring legal action. Work Is Pushed On Filtering Plant Work is bring pushed on the new Ottering plant of the Waynesville water system. Excavating is being completed on the settling basin and the clear well unit of the plant. The drain line from the planl to the creek has been completed,! and work is a little ahead of sclled-] ule. It was learned. The new unit will cost about . $250,000 and ts under contract to be completed in May 1954. aecona weejc ui uourt To Hear Only Civil Docket Doctor Must Order ' Polio Shots, Health Office Says The county Health Department announced today that it cannot supply gamma globulin anti polio shots except on the orders of a physician. The department has received a number of re quests for the inoculations from parents of children i? the age croup usually Affected'br polio, The department explained that since the supply of gamma glob ulin is limited, and since its ef fects last only about Ave weeks, a physician is unlikely to order the use of the serum unless the patient has been directly expos ed to another case of polio. At the same time the depart ment offered the following rec ommendations to help maintain the county's present below-aver age polio rate: 1. Don't let chil dren mix with new groups, 2. or get overtired, 3. or get chilled; 4. but Do keep them clean. And consult your doctor if these symptoms appear: headache, fev er sore throat, upset stomach, stiff neck or back. Leo Herndon Dies At Home In Daytona, Fla. Leo Herndorr. an annual summer visitor to Waynesville for the past twenty years, died Saturday of a heart attack at his home in Day tona Beach, Fla. lie was an official of the Florida Fower and Light Company. Florida Leads In Number Visitors Florida stepped away out In front with visitors at Rotary here Friday, ha vine 27 out of the 41 out-of-town visitors from seven stairs. North Carolina was second with 7 visitors, with Georgia and Carolina tallying two each, and Missouri and Alabama account ing for one each. BULLETIN Hearings on civil cases at the July term of Superior Court com menced this morning, with eight divorce cases heard. Judge F. Donald Phillips recessed court at noon until 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. On the ground of "inconsisten cies and contradictions" in the State's evidence and of the insuffi ciecny of the evidence, Judge F. Donald Phillips Friday morning granted the motion of defense coun cil John M. Queen and Roy Fran cis for a nonsuit in the case of State Highway Patrolman Joe B. Mur rill and directed a verdict of not guilty on the charge of manslaugh ter. The courtroom was only slightly less jammed when the verdict was announced hardly more than an hour after the session opened than it had been as the case got under way the previous afternoon. Wide spread interest was seen in the fact that the room was Ailed well before court convened at 9:30 a.m. Spectators sat or stood solemnly, attentively, even the smallest chil-! dren seemingly aware of the serious1 implications of the occasion. Men' and women leaned forward to catch every word of the plea of Felix E. Alley, Jr., for the prosecution, and' of Judge Phillips' calm-voiced sum ming up of the eviednce. Murrill was indicted by the grand jury on the manslaughter charge after Crawford Jenkins, father of D. C. Jenkins, had sworn out a murder warrant against the pa trolman. D. C. Jenkins was shot by Murrill in a scuffle near the Rock Hill school on the night of June 13 after Murrill h?d taken him into custody for drunken driv ing. Prior to allowing the motion for nonsuit. Judge Phillips commended the prosecution for their painstak (See Court?Page 5) Grand Jury Submits Report; Good Work Cited By Court The Grand Jury through its fore nan, Will J. Lcafherwood. suhmit ed its report to the July term of Superior Court on Friday morning, ind was publicly congratulated by lurige F. Donald Phillips on the horoughness of its investigation ind the speed of its presentation ?f findings. The Court pointed out hat the promptness with which the eport was filed had paved the bounty money. The Court, also instructed mem >ers of the grand jury to follow ip with an investigation to see if he county had followed their rec immendations on work to be done, ind to report again at the Novem >er term of court. Conditions were found to be lenerally good, with, for the most ?art, only minor repairs to be nade. The grand jury looked into lie count) home, the hospital and nurses' home, the Court House, the Canton and Waynesville jails and the prison campf The report included the follow Ing: The County Horn*. We found six women, eleven men and three children. We in spected the new part which has been rebuilt and found it in good condition. The men's quarters are in very bad need of repair, such as painting and floors covered. One man is blind and needs hospital rare. The women's quarters are in bad need of floor covering and painting. We talked to Mrs. Med-' ford, an inmate, about the food. She states that she is getting plen ty of food and care and is being treated well. Also, Mrs. Williams, another inmate, made the same statement. The kitchen needs (See Grand Jmr?Page i) Library faces Curtailment 01 Services Unless More Funds Added Into Budget The trustees of the Haywood County Library got to the cross roads In their progressive program today, and had to stop stone cold. , After a session of several hours, the trustees were not able to move one inch?all because of the lack of funds. The whole thing boils down to this. The budget for the coming year, based on a minimum of needs to meet the demands of the read ing public, amounts to $13,350. Thus far, all the money In sight is $73 a month short of the budget. Now what? That is their question, and prob lem. "There Is one of three things we ran do." explained J. II. Howell, chairman. "We can curtail service. But that is bad. "We can stop buying new bogfcs. But that is not progress. "We can continue the prenent program if we And the additional $75 per month. I J "Now before you give your opin ion to either of these possibilities," [he said to a reporter, let Mm eitr plain that we have looked, and looked, talked and bogged here and , there for that extra $75 Thus far. we have not had any success." ' The board, with some members ' on the verge of tears, said: "How < can we think of curtailing service, , when in June the Bookmobile dis tributed 4,100 books, with some E 4.500 other books going out of the i front door of the Library. To cur- r tail service would mean depriving s people of what is rightfully theirs f ?good reading material." ti Another trustee spoke up, with a a hurt voice, and said: "all these d years we have been trying and working so hard to get the people 4 to realize the importance and value t of the Library. And now that they " are reading books-i-8,600 In June? t we are faced with the problem of s not being able to deliver the goods. The trustees came out of 1952 ii with a deficit of about $500 hoping v that some gifts would help carry h on the work of the institution on e the same high plane which has a been estaMfched The State Library Commission 1< (Sea Library?Page 6) a Board Proposes Converting Central School Into County Educational Headquarters Festival Draws Large Attendance i Miss Roberta Sparks was crown ed 1953 queen of the sixth annual VFW Folk Festival at Canton Sat urday night, and the'Bent Creek Ranch square dance team held to their championship. The final events was held in the Canton Armory Saturday night, because of threatening rain. More than 90(1 l>ersons filled evepy nook and corn er of the armory. In the clogging division of the square dancing feature Canton's Recreation Park came through with top honors, although the Cherokee Indians furnished plenty of compe tition in this department. The Candler Juniors were award ed championship honors in the jun ior division. Pigeon Valley Ramblers won lop honors among competing string bands. Gus Johnson and his widely known band furnished music for Bent Creek dancers. All winning square dance teams received loving cups from Carl Gil lis, commander of the Canton VFW post, sponsoring the festival pro gram. Miss Billie Stanley, attractive member of the Ecusta Square dance team; was drowned "Square Dance Queen" as a special feature of dancing activities. Miss Rosalee Murr was runncrup in the queen contest and received a watch as a gift. AH contestants received gifts. Judging the square dance queen and also the bathing beauty con test were Vera Jackson, Henderson ville. who will reign as queen of the approaching Hendersonville Apple Harvest Festival; Warren Brown, president of the Monon Railroad, Chicago, and W. Mason King, vice president in charge of trailic for the Southern Railway, Washington. C. C. Poindexter was general chairman, and Guy Teague was chairman of the beauty contest. Bids For Road Between Canton Buncombe Sought Paving of Highway 19-23 from Canton to the Buncombe county i line will be among the 34 projects J which the State Highway Commis sion will receive bids on July 28th. The 34 projects represent 391 miles of road improvements in 34 counties. HAYWOOD'S NEW QUEEN. Miss Roberta Sparks, of Canton, (right), receives the cup and a diamond ring from Miss Dorothy Cody, queen of 1952, in the annual VFW Folk Festival staged last weekend in Canton. The 1953 queen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Sparks, of Canton. (Photo by Teague & Hawkins, Canton). Out-Of-State Tour Covers 1300 Miles First Three Days Water Reserve Is fust About Steady The Waynrsville water supply seems to be "holding Its own" according to Bradford Mrhaffry, watrr superintendent. While the consumption of wat er is nearing the season peak, the flow Into the filtering plant has been Increased by the tie-In of two lines into the new 12-inch main. This seemed to have stimulated the flow into the fil tering plant. Some days the outgo Is greater Ihan the intake, but In several davs the balance has been brought back to ndrmal. it was reported. UAKUEIN CITY, Kansas?(Spec ial to The Mountaineer) ? With nearly 1300 miles of travel to their credit in the first three days of the out-of-state farm tour, party mem- j bers prepared this morning to head for Colorado. Highlights of the j trip so far have been the 2,000 aere Angus Valley Farm near Tulsa. Ok la.', 'typical of the vast herds and . ranches of the area, oil derricks rising from the vast oil fields, and the immense plains of Kansas. The group, 124 strong, left Wayncsville early Friday morning, after a rousing send-off by an other hundred or so of their neigh bors. Departure time, set for 6 a m., was delayed about 30 min utes as the bus load from Canton irame in 15 minutes late. Three busses are mailing the trip, in ad (Sce Farm Tour?Page 3) Dr. Hardin Says Still Lot Of Good In World "The world is still good?it is a ood place to acquire knowledge; is good to work; Christian mar iage is good, and religion is good," lid Dr. Paul Hardin, pastor of the irst Methodist church of Birming am, and former pastor here, as he ddresscd the Rotary club on Kri ay. The memership of the club, plus 1 visitors from seven states, heard le Alabama pastor tell that things ale not as bad as we some mes might think. Many things are ill good." . "Knowledge is a good thiiisg, ,ind Is everywhere?rigM at our cry finger tips, and th<-? generation as more access tf 11 *h>n any oth r p*oplo In th - history of the orfd. / "Work is r We have 'tig disco v?red we iiave to ork. and fjbstl-J ' M tule for it. Where ever you go, you will find that workers are the happiest, people.'' Then the speaker named Chris tian marriage as the great need of tlic eountry today, adding, "until the nation returns to sanity and Christian marriage we are going to 'pot'." The lasl point stressed hy Dr. Hardin wa.- religion- "religion is good, and of tremendous value. We have watehed it work, we know V> power and strength. Religion etn. lift men's lives to a higher plir*, and provide then a joyous jHe oncluded his address by plilaUag out that there Is a grow it^jg inttaest in rcliRion throughout th* nation The speaker was pre Hugh Massie, program \ \ ^ ,, County Given Right To Use Extra Space The Haywood County Board of Education have gone on record that they plan to keep the Central Ele mentry school property and build ing for "administrative and storage purposes," and the resolution, as passed by the board, also pointed out that the "claim will be de fended." Under the proposal, the Board of Education, would move the county superintendent's office, sup ervisor's quarters, lunchroom office, and all other administrative units of the board to the present Central Elementary school when the build ing is vacated and the students moved into the new structure which is now being built, and scheduled to be completed about Christmas. The action came, following the appointment of three trustees, as provided in a bill enacted by the 1953 General Assembly, which would empower the trustees to deed the property to the Town of Way nesville for recreational or public use. except for a lot 75 by 100 feet, which was to go to the Haywood County Library as a building site, n^he board of education, it is wpderstood. does not object to thq prescribed lot going to the Library. The "storage pbra^'Cpf the reso lution, It was explained, means books and supplies that cart be stored within the building, and not any buses or other vehicles. The act of the General Assembly, ? in setting out the provisions of the conveying of the property, pointed out that a lot 75 by 100 feet would go to the Haywood Li brary, and the remainder of the block square to the Town of Way nesville for recreational or other public uses. Three trustees were recently named, as provided in the bill, by the Clerk of Superior Court. They are: Jonathan Woody. W. Hugh Massie, and Mrs. Charles E. Ray, Jr. The board of education pointed (See Schools?Page S) Fast Police Work Locates Father In Emergency Quick work by the WaynesvtHe police located a Waterville man in time to keep him from starting off on the 3000-mile farm tour while his son lay dying in a Tennessee hospital. J. M. Caldwell had come in from Waterville Thursday to spend the night In .Vaynesville. preparatory to leaving with the out-of-state tour at 6 a.m. Friday. His son. James Caldwell. Is re ported to have engaged in a knife fight with a Knoxvillr man on the highway to Knoxville west of New port. With two companions, both from Hartford. Tenn . Caldwell fled from the deputies ealled into the case, driving toward Newport. The pursuit reached speeds estimated at 100 miles an hour. In Newport the Caldwell ear struck one rar and then careened into another. Caldwell received a head injury and a broken leg. as veil as cuts and bruises. Ad mitted to Baptist. Hospital in Knox dlle, he died Friday afternoon. Highway Record For 1953 In Haywood (To Dote) Killed.;:: 3' Injured.:;. 32 (This Information mm- - Oiled from Records at State Hlfktv PatreL)