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Be Coming
id The Mountain
Rippetoe gave The Moun
a fine story last week on
[ Shoot at Cataloochee, but
It he left out. The part
did not think newsworthy
own tribulations in getting
ihoot at all.
Rippetoe stopped by the
ineer office bright and
Wednesday morning on his
Fie Top. A few minutes
ick he came. The steering
his car had broken before
. even gotten off Main
Undaunted, he had come
'port that he was hiring a
the mile&high mountain
Inx was apparently broken
time, because he says that
h he had no further trouble
Bg Uie trip, he and bis driv
>ed three times en route to
rangers whose motors had
ted on the steep climb,
nally we think it very for
that Mr. Rippetoe's steer
? broke when it did, and not
legotiated the road to the
tig Convention
- Held Sunday
nging Convention will be
) the Red Bank Baptist
on the Balsam Road, Sun
ght, August 16, at 7:30
'arker will direct the sing
the public is invited.
/wood Baptists Give
10.000 In One Year
0,340 Baptists in Haywood
last year gave a total of
10.000 for the support of
urch and its work. These
figures which have just
blished in a report of the
inual Session of the Hay
aptist Assocaton held last
for the 68th session were
iuced as August 18 and 19
nes Creek, Richland and
Baptist Churches,
eople were taken into the
by baptism last year. Sun
doI enrollment in the coun
.215, while the Women's
?ry Union has a total cn
t of 1492. Vacation Bible
enrolled 2,736, and Train
on. 2,579.
e grand toUl of $290,000
. $251,965 went into local
s, wth $38,309 gong to mls
8- There are 52 Baptist
? in Haywood County,
temortam" showed that 43
from these congregations
on during the year,
'ev H. L. Smith, Canton, is
Officer Nabs 4
Boys Taking Gas
From Cars At Lake
Four 18-year-old boys were
bound over to superior court this
morning by J. J. Ferguson, magis
trate, on charges of stealing gaso
line from cars parked at Lake
Junaluska.
The four were arrested about
three o'clock Friday morning by
Everett A. McElroy, chief of police
of Lake Junaluska.
Chief McElroy said the boys had
two 5-gallon cans and a 7-gallon
can with them at the time, and ad
mitted they, had heen taking gas
from parked cars during the sum
mer.
Several visitors had made 8
complaint about their tanks being
drained, and Chief McElroy set a
trap'to cateh the boys. He said t he
boys hid a truck and an old model
ed car,.They were from Crabtree,
Clyde and Canton.
Queen Reunion Planned
For Sunday, August 16
The annual Queen Family Re
union, including descendants of
James R. Queen and Dora M. Shel
ton, will be held at the home of
Floyd Lyle on the Balsam Road,
Sunday August 16, beginning at
10 a.m.
Plans call for a guest speaker
and grbup singing.
All frends and relatves are in
vited.
Moderator of the Association. Oth
er officers are Rev. J. Doyle Mil
ler, Canton, Vice-Moderator; Rev.
Elmer Greene, Waynesville, Clerk;
Rev. Neal Webb, Waynesville,
Treasurer; and Rev. R. P. Mc
Crarken, Waynesville, Historian.
The Waynesyille Mountaineer ifiS
while.
Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park n .,
68th YEAR NO. 65 12 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILLE, N. Cm MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 10, 1953 13.00 In Advanr* In H.y.nnH m?A
School Deal Seems Headed For Court
TOM LEATHERWOOD, chairman of the Haywood County Board
of Education, jumps to his feet to make a plea for continued use
of the Central Elementary School property by the eduratfon board.
His keenly interested listeners include (left to right): Fred Iloutt;
Commissioner Jarvis Allison; County Librarian Margaret Johns
ton; County School Superintendent Lawrence Leathcrwood; W'il
liam Medford. legal representative of the library board: Jack Me
Cracken (foreground); Mrs. T. L. Gwyn; Jonathan Woody: Mrs.
f'harlees K. Ray: David Felmet; Hugh Massie: Mountaineer re
porteV Agnes FiUhugh Sbaptei; and Chairman of the County
Commissioners C. C. Francis.
(Mountaineer Photo).
Champion Paper And Fibre
Donating $5,000 To New
Agriculture Building Here
Strike Question
Still Unsettled
? 4*.
A spokesman for the A. ,C.
Lawrence Leather Company said
today that no notice of an im
pending strike had been receiv
ed from members of Local 345,
International Far and Leather
Workers Union. Workers are
still at their jobs and "every
thing seems to be^ progressing
smoothly," the official said.
Union members voted Thurs
day morning to strike, but only
If members at the company's
plants in Ashland, Ky., and New
port, Tenn., voted in agreement
and if further negotiations on
wage increases were unsuccess
ful.
Officials of Champion Paper
and Fibre Company will hand Hay
wood county a gift check of $5,000
Tuesday to apply on the
exhlbft building of the County
Agricultural and Home Arts de
velopment.
C. C. Francis, county chairman,
and James Kirkpatrick. auditor,
were notified this morning that
the officials would be here Tues
day afternoon to make formal
presentation of the $5,000 check.
The county recently purchased
a 20-acre tract from M. O. Gallo
way, on the highway between here
and Lake Junaluska for the de
velopment of the agricultural ex
hibit building and grounds. The
county paid $15,000 for the prop
erty ,as provided in a bill passed
1 by the 1953 General Assembly.
Indications this morning were
that with the donation by Cham
pion, meant that construction
could get underway at an early
date on the building.
The commissioners in naming a
steering committee, suggested that
a group of experts be brought in
to discuss the architecture of the !
building.
Those who are to present the gift
check from Champion include
Bruce Morford, director of, public
relations, Fred Ferguson and K.
F. Wenz, of the auditing depart
ment.
?
Henry Reunion Set
For Sunday, 16th
The 15th annual Henry Reunion
will be held August 16th at .the
Grady Henry home, near Maggie,
beginning about noon, with a pic
nic dinner, it was announced today.
The program for the occasion is
being prepared for the afternoon.
.A larae number of friends and
members of the Henry family are
expected to attend.
119 Years Of Service
Celebrated Sunday At
Bethel Presbyterian
Wellco Shoe Gives
Area Push In All
Their National Ads
The Wellco Shoe Corporation,
in their national advertising, is
carrying the following on the
bottom of their messages;
"Waynesville, N. C.. a grand
place to spend your vacation?
an ideal place to locate your
factory."
The advertisements of the firm
are used in many national maga
zines. and especially the whole
sale shoe trade Journals.
Heinz Rollman is president of
the firm.
Recreation Group
Plans Meeting
With Civic Clubs
M, Graves, park and recreation
engineer of Atlanta, Ga.
Under the chairmanship of
Charles Ray a series of meetings
were planned with industrial, civic,
business and educational grouffc
in the next three or four weeks.
Commission members will attend
these meetings to explain the pro
gram, educate the public on its
requirements and aims, and to get
public reaction.
The Commission also adopted
resolutions of thanks to the don
ors whose contributors made pos
sible Ihc preparation of the rec
ommended program. These donors
were Mr. A L, Freedlander for
the Dayton Rubber Company, Mr
Heinx Rollman for Wellco Shoe
Corp , and the Junior Chamber of
Commerce.
The Heereation Commisson met
Thursday night to work on details
and to consider ways and means of
going ahead on the program for
a recreation center and swimming
Dool recently Drooosed hv Charles
A large crowd including visitors
from other parts of the state and
some from out of stale made the
special anniversary services at the
Bethel Presbyterian Church a suc
cess yesterday. In honor of 119
years as an organized church, the
paslegc. the Rev. Archie C. Graham
led a celebration of the Lord's sup
per in the morning and a Com
memorative Service in the after
noon.
A set of offering plates were pre
sented to the church by Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Johnson in memory
of their son, the late John W
Johnson, Jr. A short dedication of
the plates was incorporated into
the morning worship.
This service was recorded on
tape to be taken to Miss Florence
Osborne, a member of one of the
(See Presbyterian?Page 6)
Inductees Leave
This Morning
Fourteen men left for Knoxville,
Tenn. this morning for induction
into the Army. They are:
Joe Andrew Morrow, Waynes
ville; Ervin Luther Shook, Waynes
villi*: .Tapir C f'havnn Rf 1. f:in
ton; James Charles DeWeese, Rt. 1
1, Waynesville; Curtis Paut Jones.
Canton; Ted Douglas Ralhbone,
Rt. 2, Clyde; William Elbert Hog
ten, Rt. 2, Clyde; Clyde Leland I
Green, Jr., Rt. I, Waynesville;
John Welch, Almond. James David
Crawford, Rt. 2, Canton; Robert
Elmo Greene, Rt. 3. Canton; Mitch- I
el Mearl Thomas, Canton, Francis t
Junior Payne, Canton; and How
ard Marshall Webb, Rt. 3, Way- r
nesville. 1
Trustees
Make Deed
To Library
And Town
By AGNES SHAPTER
(Staff Writer)
Trustees of the Central Elemen
tary School property Friday after
noon deeded over the tract to the
Haywood County Library and" to
I he Town of Waynesville, In ac
cordance with provisions of an act
of the 1953 General Assembly.
At the same time the County
Board of Education protested the
transfer of the parcel to the Town,
and announced its decision to fol
low the terms of its earlier reso
lution to "claim and defend" its
title to the prpperty.
Both parties expressed the hope
that a compromise settlement could
be reached, but agreed that a
Court decision might be necessary
to settle the legal points involv-:
ed.
At a meeting in the Commls
sioiu rs' room attended by some
25 persons representing the
Board of Education, the Board of
Trustees of thp Public Library,
the Town of Waynesville, and
Haywood County, as well as by the
three persons recently appointed
by the Clerk of Superior Court
to serve as trustees of the Central
school property, it was decided that
signing the two separate deeds
would facilitate turning over the
75 by 100-foot lot earmarked for
the library and would leave the
way open for settlement of the
controversy over legality of the
entire transfer.
There has been no opposition to
transfer of the library site, but the
education board, is oonte sting- the
right'"of I hf trustees IV trtWe1.
property to which the board itself
claims title.
A bill passed by the General As
sembly this spring under the
sponsorship of Rep. Joe Palmer
provided the authority for the
Board of Education of Haywood
County and the Board of Trustees
of the Waynesville Graded Schools
(See Schools?Page 6)
Registration At
High School Will
Begin Monday, 17
The ringing of the school bells
are near at hand.
In fact, registration of high
school students for the coming ses
sion begins on Monday, August
17, and continues for the full
?vyeek, according to M. H. Bowles,
district superintendent.
The following uphprfnlo ??
lounced:
Seniors. Monday, Aug. 17.
Juniors, Tuesday, Aug. 18.
Sophomores, Wednesday, Aug.
II).
Freshmen, Thursday, Aug. 20.
Kighth grade, Friday, Aug. 21.
All registrations must be made
letween 8:30 and 3 o'clock, the
iuperintendent said.
The seventh grade students will
?pgister on the first day of school,
Pucsday, August 25.
Cataloochee Clan Hears
Shuford Discuss Park Plans
Congressman George Shuford of
Asheville discussed plans for the
development of the eastern end
of the Smoky Mountains National
Park, along with construction of
the Pigeon River Road, before a
large gathering of former Cata
loochce residents at their annual
reunion Sunday at Palmer's Chap
el.
Congressman Shuford, who was
the featured speaker for the re
union, revealed plans for the con
struction of picnic grounds and
other accommodations at the
mouth of Indian Creek, near Palm
er Chapel. He also disclosed tenta
tive plans for the construction of
roads into the Catalooctfee area
as a part of the development of
the Park under alx million dollar
appropriation recently made by
congress.
Shuford further spoke of his ef
forts in retaining mail delivery in
to Cataloochee through Newport,
Tenn. and Mount Sterling after
service from Cove Creek was dis
continued.
According to a count by Park
officials. 578 people from 12 states
attended the reunion ? with a
large majority coming from Hay
wood County and North Carolina.
Eldridge Caldwell of Maggie was
elected president of the group to
succeed Robert Hannah of Fairfax,
Virginia. Other officers include
Miss Bette Hannah, vice president;
and Miss Jackie Sue Messer, treas
urer.
Contributions were made for the
purchase of a piano for Palmer's
Chapel and for maintenance of the
fourteen cemeteries in the Cata
loochee area.
IN NEW YORK
Dave Feldman, owner of the
Reliable Jewelers, is in New York
for a week or ten days on a busi
ness trip.
Turner Caihey Resigns As
Assistant County Agent;
Named School Principal
TURNER CATIIEY has resigned
as assistant county agent, and
will assume liis duties as prin
cipal of the Pennsylvania Avenue
Sehonl, Canton, on the 17th. This
is a post he held for eight years
before joining the eounty agent's
staff.
I
Farm Group
Discussing
.... . t i
Programs
A large number of farm lead
ers from 12 counties in Western
North Carolina, were discussing
farm problems, and exchanging
ideas in preparation of carrying
the problems back to the people
and getting further expressions
from farmers.
Today's discussion was the first
of a series of district meetings to
be held in the state, at the re
quest of secretary of agriculture
Benson.
Leading the discussions was
Flake Shaw, president of the State
Farm Bureau, together with dis
trict representatives, Oral L.
Yates and Will Rogers.
Some of the questions which
came up lor discussions this morn
ing, and early afternoon session in
cluded:
II/iu/ ?!in f ?? ??*-?*? ?? L linul
"i"n van mi hi' i n ucoi aL4U11 v.
a high not spendable income?
How can supplies best be kept
in line with demand?
How can farmers make efficient
use of reSources today and in the
future?
What (he the credit require
ments of modern agriculture and
bow should they be provided? \
Should we develop mutually
satisfied two-way trade, continue
to provide tax paid aid, or allow
exports to decline?
Turner Cathey, assistant county
agent since June, 1940, has tend*
ered his resignation, 'effective Aug
ust 15th. He will return as princi
pal of the Pennsylvania Avenue
school, in Caittop. This is the post
he left to take over his work in
the county agent's office in 1949.
Mr. Cathey's duties were in con
nection with the community de
velopment program, with special
emphasif on recreation, and organ
ization.
Today no successor has been an
nounced.
Right now Mr. Cathey is in the
middle of the annual inter-com
munity picnic programs, with large
crowds attending ail of them.
He plans to assume his new du
ties on Monday, August 17th, in
preparation for the opening of
school on the 31st
He was principal of the Penn
sylvania Avenue School from 1941
to 1949. Prior to that he was
principal of the Edneyville School
District in Hendeqson county for
13 years. He is a graduate of
Duke Ijniversity.
Mr. Cathey said this morning
that he has enjoyed his work as
assistant county agent, and it had
been "an education." He said fur
ther, "I am convinced that this is
the real channel for the Extension
Service to get their program
through to the people."
Mr. Cathey notified his super
iors a month ago of his decision
I to return tp school work.
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Lions Plan
3rd Benefit
Auction 15th
A combination charity and en
tertainment feature of the summer
season which is growing in popular
ity is the annual auction sale of
merchandise staged by the Lions
Club here. The 1953 event, third
in the series, will be held August
15, at Esskay Galleries, starting at
2:30.
The entire proceeds of the sale
will go to the Lions fund for use
among the blind and underprivi
leged children.
Jerry Rogers, general chairman,
said that about $1,000 in varied
merchandise would be offered for
sale, with the staff of Esskay Gal
leries doing the selling, and do
nating all facilities and their time.
The growing list of merchan
dise includes everything from
country hams, sourwood honey,
jewelry, household items, services
of dry cleaners and service sta
tions. and even motor courts are
donating a night's lodging.
Every item, and every service
uill be auctioned, with the high
bidder getting it at their own bid
price.
The auction will be in the air
conditioned gallery of Esskay, and
there are no admission charges.
There wil be several valuable door
prizes given during the sale, and
arrangements are being made to
have some special music through
out the afternoon event.
Mr. Rogers said a decision had
been made not to have surprise
packages this year. All merchan
dise will be open and available for
inspection. "Every item will be
guaranteed as. represented." he
said.
The Lions Club plan enlarging
their scope of services with the
bind and underprivileged children
this year, and will be in need of
nore funds to carry on the work.
FARM LEADERS were discussinr today farm
problem* in a merlin* of representative* from
12 Western North Carolina counties. Shown here,
seated, left to rich!: J. E. Winslow, of Green
ville, N. C., and Lake Junaluska, who served for
10 years as the first president of the State Farm
Bureau; Jarvis Caldwell, president, Haywood
croup; Flake Shaw, state president Farm Bureau;
standing Oral L. Yates, district manager Farm
Bureau; Wayne Franklin, county agent, and Will
Rogers, of the Farm Bureau, Greensboro.
_ (Mountaineer Photo).
Highway
Record For
In Haywood
(To Date)
1953
Killed.;;;; 3
Injured ?;;? 32
piled frMa Eouwdi el
he (
*ther 'I
m
ly Partly cloudy ?nd mild.
1?partly cloudy and warm
pi Waynesvllle tempera
pomplled by the State Teat
Max. Mln. Rainfall
88 ?1
87 61
85 81 .16
78 58 .08