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jfcYEAK NOT77 16 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILLE, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON. SEPT. 21, 1953 ~ " $3.00 In~Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
IANGEROUS SECTION of highway 19A-23 is
intersection of the highway at RatclifTe Cove
1 where 6 deaths have resulted from accidents,
I a Urge number of accidents have resulted in
Tj property damage. Last week five accidents
jus spot resulted in property damages of about
IH, with two painfully injured. Cpl. Pritcfaard
ith. of the Highway Patrol, with his car park
ed in the intersection, is shown standing and
looking at the long sweeping curve. Each of the
trees down the highway have figured in an ac
cident at one time or another. CiUsens in the
area are urging that something be done to cor
rect the existing situation. Other picture on Page
8, Second section.
(Mountaineer Photo).
nnmissioners Endorse
ale-Wide Bond Issues
y Forests
Critical
re Danger
e woods are so dry. even the
i in the forests will burn," i
1 R. E. Caldwell, county fire
i today, as he cited that two
(i government land burned
?-* the lxwlL. trash
it burned underground and
out 36 hours later,
krged that exereme care be
by all persons entering the
ind that no fire be built ex
l case of necessity, because
fire dangers,
ien Caldwell said that the
1 had been so light that the
were like powder.
I The county commissioners, in
session today,y went on record, en
dorsing the state-wide school bond
issue, and the mental institution
bond issue, which will be voted on
Saturday, October third.
Chairman C. C. Francis and
Frank M. Davis were present. Jar
vis H. Allison is in an Asheville
Hospital with an eye injury.
Both Francis and Davis went on
record urging that Haywood citi
zens give the two bond issue unan
imous support, as they pointed.
?**After'Si complete study of the
needs of our own county as well as
the, state, we feel that it is very
important that every citizen vote
for these two issues on October
third.
"We are for the passage of the
bond issues, and urge all citizens
to participate in the election, and
vote for favoring the bond issue."
feon Valley Fair Will
'Greatest In History'
I indications point to the
HR Fair in the Pigeon Valley
?initv." according to M. C.
?anager of the fifth annual
Mich will be held Thursday
It Saturday at the Bethel
? In addition to more fea
?he fair this year will have
Be exhibits than the fairs of
? program will open Thurs
Bt at 8 o'clock with a talent
Beauty contest, and cake
Bus will he the only event
Ik admission will be charged.
B at 10 am. wril see the
Band livestock judged. (The
B has asked that all ex
B in place on Thursday.)
B call for educational ex
It each class room showing
jet of students, and indus
BMbits showing products of
Biustries. The entire gym
B*'ll be used for commercial
B the lunch room will con
Hiiiplay of home arts, and
Bational building will house
B cf garden and field pro
mpt amphitheatre has been
into a special arena for
livestock, with seats pro
B* lbe spectators.
B*b?* and a football game
Program for Friday af
? Saturday morning there
B*h innovation in inter
^Bathletic competitions
under the direction of C. C. Poin
dexter and Steve Cassell. Local
winners of Community Develop
ment Programs will participate in
the events. Saturday afternoon
there will be a horse show.
All fair exhibits will remain on
display until 5 p.m. Saturday and
the FFA will sell refreshments at
all times during the fair.
Directors of the fair are Dclmar
Reed. Mrs. Henry Garner, L. M.
Sherrill, Mrs. Cecil Murray, L. C.
Moody, and Dick Alexander. M. C.
Nix is manager and J. E. Justice
is secretary-treasurer. Fair super
intendents are George Stamey,
Henry Justice, Miss Mary Jane
Leatherwood. and Charles Stamey.
Committees a>e as follows:
Ways and Means, T. A. Cathey,
chairman: Van Wells, Mrs. D. B.
Vance, Mrs. Lou Singleton. Mrs.
Edgar Burnett, Mrs. Don Steven
son, Mrs. R. E. Cathey and Troy
Hargrove.
Publicity, Hugh K. Terrell, chair
man; Mrs. Ralph Evans, Mrs.
Charles Layman, Mrs. J. Edgar
Burnett, Mrs. Martin Rogers, Mrs.
Vaughn Kuykendall. Roy Green.
Catalogue, Mrs. Clifton Terrell,
chairman; Mrs. Guy Clark, Mrs.
George Stamey, Vincent Hall, Mrs.
Swift.
Community Booths?Each Com
munity chairman to be responsible.
Farm Exhibit, Shop Exhibit,
Henry Garner, chairman; Herman
J. Rogers, L. C. Moody. Mrs. Lou
Singleton. C. S. Rollins, Watt How
ell, Ted Inman.
Horse Show. Carl Green, chair
man; Wayne Stamey, Guy Wells.
Pet Show, Mr. June Pratt, chair
man; Mrs. Mary Edwards, Mrs.
James Reeves, Mrs. L. B. George,
David Vance, Jr.
Field Crops, R. O. Kelley. chair
man; Delmar Reed. C. S. Rollins.
(Continued on page 8, section 2>
B And PW Club Will
Meet At The Maples
The Waynesville Business and
Professional Women's Club will
meet for dinner at The Maples,
Tuesday. September 22, at 7 p.m.
Miss Margaret Johnston, presi
dent, will be in charge.
Correction
Sought For
Sharp Curve
If there was not a curve be
tween here and Canton already
named "Dead Man's Curve" it is
almost certain that the curve just
east of the Hospital would soon
acquire that name.
Already six have died from the
result of accidents in the curve,
and last week, five accidents in
four days resulted in about $2,500
in property damages.
Perhaps a good name for the
'curve would be "Collision Corner."
Highway Patrolmen are keeping
close tab on motorists who: go
around tne curve too fast A check
of the records show that most acci
dents happening to cars going in
to the curve from towards Waynes
ville are the result of speed. Most
of the accidents happening to ve
hicles coming into the curve from
the direction of Lake Junaluska
are the result of following too close
behind each other.
Almost every one of the trees a
long the highway have figured in
a wreck at one time or another.
The shoulders of the highway at
the point around the curve are
narrow, and are about six inches
below the level of the pavement.
Several years go the Highway
Commission, through an official,
promised to "have the situation
corrected."
The Mountaineer is today of
ficially calling for immediate ac
tion in correcting the situation,
basing the plea on the fact that it
is a matter of life and death, as
the records will prove.
Wires And Cables
Being Removed
From Main Street
Telephone company workmen
were completing thejr job of re
moving all wires and cables from
Main Street today. This is the
initial step towards the removal of
all utility wires from Main Street
in preparation for the white way.
G. C. Ferguson, town manager,
said that work of installing the
white way is set for about No
vember Arst. when materials are
due to arrive.
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Town Street Fund
Check For $20,166
Comes From State
The town of Waynesvillc has re
ceived their check from the state
for $20,166 for the street fund.
This is the money provided in the
Powell Bill for street improvements
and maintenance from the state
highway fund.
Last week Hazelwood received a
check for $5,656 from the same
fund.
Many Claim This Summer
Drier Tha n That Of 1925
The slight rains over the week
end did not change the minds of
some veteran weather observers
from their opinion that the 1993
drought is even worse than the one
in 1923.
Some observers said that streams
are much lower now than they
were in 1923, which has often been
termed the driest summer In Hey
' wood history.
Several creeks in the Crabtree
' area are now dry for the first time
In the memory of even some of the
oldest residents.
The general opinion is that the >
' general water level Is lower now
than at any time that some citizens
can recall over the past 33 to 60
1 years. i
12th District
Democrats
Coming 26th
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Young Democrats of the 12th
District will stage a rally here Sat
urday, Sept. 26, at Queen's Farm,
with former Congressman Monroe
' M. Kedden, as the speaker.
The rally was announced joint
ly by Joe N. Tate, Jr., county presi
dent, and Richard Queen, district
chairman, and Loranzo Smathers.
Canton, district organizer.
The Young Democrats from the
district, which comprises all the
counties of Buncombe, Henderson,
west, will gather at four o'clock
for a hamburger fry, and the gen
eral meeting. Thai evening the
visitors will be special guests of
the Jaycees at a square dance at
the Armory.
Between 250 and 300 are expect
ed for the event, and invitations
have been issued to all the officers
of the Young Democratic and State
Democratic party of the state to
attend. Also invited is Gov. Wil
liam B. ljinstead, Senators Hoey
and Lennon, together with Con
gressman Woodrow Jones.
Mrs. George Shuford will repre
sent hep husband, who is on a
western trip.
Judge Dan Moore, of Sylva, will
introduce the speaker.
One of the items of business will
be to discuss plans for the state
Young Democratic Convention to
be held Oct. 8-10 in Raeligh.
A similar rally was held here in
1946.
3 More Groups
Favor Passage
Of School Bonds
Three Parent-Teacher Asso
clationa went on record this
week endorsing the School Bond
and Mental Institution Bond elec
tion set for October ttyrd. They
Utai-e: Bethel. Hazelweod and'
Clyde.
Eight organizations have pre
viously gone on record favoring
the passage of the state-wide
bond election.
P. Hightower
Captures First
Grid Contest
| i
Paul Hightower won the first
J Mountaineer football contest of the
new pigskin season with a bulls-1
eye prediction on the Waynesville
Bethel game score and only one
miss on a total of 12 games.
Paul's accurate prognostications
brought him the first-place prize of
$15.
Just behind him were six other
persons who also missed.only one
game, but were further off on the
combined score of the Mountaineer
Blue Demon tilt: Robert H. Gibson,
Jr., Waynesville: Max Phillips. Can
ton; Dobbins Green, Waynesville;
Carson Clark, Route 3, Canton;
Mike Byrd and Mrs. V. L. Gibson,
both of Hazelwood.
Commissioner Allison
Suffers Eye Injury
Jarvis H. Allison, county com
missioner, suffered a painful eye
injury last Thursday as he was
harvesting tobacco, and a stalk cut
his eye.
He is in the Mission Hospital.
Asheville, where he is expected to
remain as a patient until Thurs
day or Friday of this week.
The accident, it was said, will not
impair his sight.
Coal Car Leaves Rails,
Blocks Hazelwood Street
A coal car rolled off a side track
blocking Georgia Avenue in Hazel
wood at Wellco Shoe Corporation
over the week-end.
The half-loaded car was thrown
from the track by a derailing switch
which kept the car from going into
the main line. Only slight damage
was done to the street by the run
away car.
TWO SKELETONS were unearthed by workmen
digging a sewer line at Junaluska Park. Shown
here, in the ditch, holding the skull of one of the
skeletons is Heyser Carpenter, while Ernest Wil
mi u i ' fmr- *
Hams on the bank, points to part of the hones
uncovered. The dark spot in the bank just under
Carpenter's hand is where some rib bones i*erc
found. (Mountaineer Photo).
Haywood
Beef Takes
Top Money.
Haywood County livestock took
top money last week-end at the
annual beef cattle sale held at the
Western North Carolina Fair at
HendersonviUe.
The high figure for the show.
$1,300. was paid for Graceland
Farm's D. W. Helmsman 7th, ad
Judged reserved grand champion
on Thursday. Purchase was Town
send and Whitfield of Murjiby.
rtfe whoW ? champion. H, L. F.
Plato 9th. consigned by River Lane
farm, brought $1,400 from F. W.J
Scott of Kenly.
Last year's top money for a bull
was $3,400.
In the sale of fergales the top
figure was $1,200, paid to Dr. J. L.
Reeves of Canton by J. T. Powell,
also of Canton.
The sales brought a total of
$26,340 for 62 animals?an average
price of $425. Last year 57 head
were sold for $44,090?an average
of $773.
Fair officials expressed disap
pointment at this year's prices, but
said that they were in line with
the general trend of the beef mar
ket all over the nation.
Groups Here Ask
President Name
Judge J. J. Parker
Judge John J. Parker received
two more endorsements for the U.
S. Supreme Court today from Hay
wood county.
The Haywood County Bar Asso
ciation went on record for Judge
Parker, as did the Board of Coun
ty Commissioners.
Judge Parker has been endorsed
by officials and individuals from
over the state for the vacancy cre
ated by the death of Chief Justice
Fred Vinson.
Judge Parker is the senior judge
of the United states Circuit of
Appeals, known as the Fourth Dis
trict.
The endorsements were wired to
President Eisenhower.
Judge Martin Convenes
September Civil Session
Judge Grover A. Martin of
Smithfield. convened the Septem
ber term of civil court here today
to hear an agenda of 13 cases (in
cluding one for damage alleged
done to a chicken house by a bull
dozer, several arising from auto
mobile accidents, and a number of
divorce proceedings.
This is the first time that Judge
Martin has been assigned to con
duct court in this county.
Attion today, according to fclerk
of Court J. B. Siler. centered
around a pre-trial calendar and
motion docket for the following
cases: Roberts vs Rogers Electric
Company; Ward, trustee, vs Ens
ley; Potts vs Southern Dairies, an
automobile wreck case; Allen vs
Plemmons et al.
On Tuesday, in addition to sev
eral divorce suits, there cases are
scheduled: McMullen vs Thompkins
Motor Lines, a case growing out of
a wreck; Lang Jewelry Company
vs Sterling Jewelery; Medford, exr.
vs Davis, about improvement of
land; Hinkle Plumbing Company vs
Blythe; Phoenix vs White and Dil
lard.
Two cases set for Wednesday are
a contested divorce, Abbott vs Ab
bott, and a damage suit. Stretcher
vs Watkins.
On Thursday, Allied Roofing Co.
will seek a judgment of $1,410
from Mack Page on a building re
pair contract. Other cases are:
O'Neil vs. O'Neil, contested divorce,
and Sammy Underwood vs Revls,
attachment.
The single case scheduled for
Friday is that of John H. Allen vs
| J. C. Plemmons for $2,000 for
damage claimed done to a chicken
, house by a bulldozer operating in
i (See C?nirt?Page ?
Look Magazine Pictures
Feature Haywood People
Many Haywood citizens are
prominently pictured in the Oc
tober 6 issue of Look Magazins,
which carries a feature article and
eight Haywood pictures, under the
title "What Is A Methodist" by Dr
Ralph Sockman, pastor of Christ
Church, New York, for over 30
years and a frequent visitor and
Speaker at Lake Junaluska.
L Apioag lliope, pictured are: Hev.
' J. E. Yountz, leading a children's.
Sunday School class In prayer; Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Jennings singing a
hymn and their son, Joe; W. A,
Bradley, Wayne Corpening, C. G.
Thompson and Lawrence Leather
wood in an offertory ceremony; the
marriage of Mildred Medford and
Herbert C Turner, Jr.; choir mem
ber Dale Ratcliffe singing a solo,
accompanied by Mrs. W. L. Matney.
who has played the organ at the
First Methodist Church for ever
j 50 years; Mrs. Grover Davis, Mrs.
Annie Massie, Mrs. Charles Burgin,
and rMs. Kate Morris, shown pre
paring a dinner for the Men's Fel
lowship. and Randy Hinkley and
Glenda Timbes, described in the
picture as "well-scrubbed vocalists
in the cradle class. . . "
The article, written in the form
of questions and answers, begins
on page 116 and continues through
page 122 of the current issue of
Look.
Two photographers spent about
a week more than a year ago in the
county getting photographic back
ground material for a feature. At
the time, the county-wide back-to
church movement was being staged
in Haywood.
Rotarians To Stage
Ladies Night Thursday
The Wayneoville Rotary Club
will have their annual fall ladles
night, on Thursday, at the Coun
try Club.
Charles Ray, chairman, said the
program would be "special, de
lightful, and a surprise."
The dinner will be served at
7:15.
Waynesville Loses
Distinguished Son
Wayncsville lost out today in
an attempt to add another name
to Its list of "distinguished sons"
when Judge Cirover A. Martin of
Smlthfield. now presiding over
the September term of rtvti
court, disclosed that he is a na
tive of Yadkin County and not
Haywood as had been rumored.
Informed that the jurist calls
lla)wood County home, a Moun
taineer reporter checked with
Judge Martin this morning in
his chamber.
Smiling, the judge said that
the mistake probably arose from
the fart that he has spent a num
ber of summers here, but that
he hails originally from Yadkin
County.
After enjoying many leisure
hours in Haywood. Judge Martin
put on his "work clothes" for
the lirst time in the county today
to conduct the present term of
| civil court. During a visit here
in July, the judge was an ob
server in criminal court sessions.
Hunting Spree
Costs 3 Men
More Than $60
The next time three Tennessee
men get the urge to go hunting or
fishing, they'll probably choose
another place besites Haywood
County to do it.
The trio's venture Into the coun
ty Sunday cost them more than
i $60 for their sporting activities.
Arrested on Mt. Sterling Creek
by state game wardens E. L. Jack
son and Ed Patterson, one man,
Sidney O. Pullum, was fined $40
and costs by Justice of the Peace
J J. Ferguson on charges of fish
ing without a license, hunting with
out a license, hunting on Surttlay,
and taking squirrels in a closed
season.
The other two Tennesseans, Olen
Williamson and Don Ogle, were
both fined $10 and costs by Mr,
Ferguson on charges of possessing
undersized bass.
Korean Veterans
Offered 5 Free
Building Sites
Five Haywood Korean veterans
are being offered a free half-acre
lot on Pine Ridge by the owners,
it was announced today.
The offer carries the requirement
that a house costing not less than
$5,000 be built within 18 months.
The other restrictions are the same
that apply to the development,
which is owned by C. A. George
and Joe Welch.
Most of the lots being offered
are 100 by 200 feet, and will be
given to the first Ave Korean vet
erans that apply for the free offer,
I the owners said.
The Pine Ridge development, is
j across the Highway 19A-23 from
Dayton Rubber Company.
2 Skeletons
Dug Up Near
Lake Depot
The skeletons of two adults were
dug up about 100 yards from the
l^ake Junaluska depot, as work
men were putting In a sewer line
to a new development, Junaluska
Park.
A power shovel digging the 6-foot
ditch, struck the bones and brought
them to the surface in the rocky
and clay area. Workmen called a
halt to work in an effort to pre
serve as many of the bones as
possible.
In the area of the skeletons were
bits of decayed and deteriorated
wood, which was presumed to have
been the coffins.
Sheriff Fred Campbell said in his
opinion the bodies had been buried
for 40 to 50 years.
General sentiment favored the
theory advanced by Will McCrack
en, who has lived in the area for
43 years. Mr. McCracken said he
had been told by resident of the
section when he moved there, that
a convict camp had been built near
the site when the state was build
ing the Murphy branch of railroad.
Ihe construction work was done liy
state prisoners, and when a priso
ner died, and did not have rela
tives, the body was buried near the
camp.
Since the remaining bones ap
peared to have been buried for
about 50 years, and that is the time
of the railroaJ construction, it is
believed that the remains were
those of prisoners.
The skeletons were found about
five feet under the original surface
of the ground, but in recent weeks
a street had been cut in the area,
and then the ditch for the sewer
line was being dug right in the
center of the street.
W. I. Dooley is owner of Juna
luska Park, and called officers to
report what he ha?' found in the
inter *
Rains Did Not
Help Water Supply
Here Very Much
The rains over the week-end did
not help the water supply here to
any extent, according to G. C. Fer
guson, town manager.
"We are just about holding our
own, and while the rains helped
some, it did not make enough dif
ference where we can go about
using water freely," he commented.
Town officials have asked that
water be conserved as much as
possible in an effort to keep the
reserve as high as possible.
Haywood Health Board
Will Meet Tonight
The Haywood Board of Health is
scheduled to meet tonight, and one
of the matters to be brought to
their attention is the naming of a
health officer.
The department has been with
out an acting head of the depart
ment since the resignation of Dr.
N F. Lancaster who resigned ef
fective September first after hold
ing the post since July 1932. He
accepted the place on a temporary
basis in the summer of 1952.
It's In The Book
I know there is some rule about
yielding the right-of-way to fire
trucks, police and ambulances. But
is there a specific law requiring
drivers to pull over and stop??
K. N., High Point.
Absolutely, the Motor Vehicle
Manual is very definite about this.
It states that all drivers, upon hear
ing a siren, shall pull well to the
right and stop and remain so un
til the emergency vehicle has pass
ed. However, if an officer directs
you to move you must, of course,
obey him.
Highway
Record For
1953
In Haywood
(To Date)
Killed:::: 4
Injured.... 37
(Thia Information com
piled from Records ad
State Highway PatroL)
and mild, Monday
^H^tynesvllle temperature
by the State Test Farm.
K Max. Mtn. Rainfall