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i pre co ? i * lail ,SVllL*?Ky >'r? s. L? ? ? More People Than nn ^ ESL ^EJZ^X^ESVILLE Mountaineer ~^jki j^AB NO. .03 ? PAG5 n~rIT^^?^ C<"""y ?" ?' ??? En...... o, Th. Or.., Smoky MounUin. Notion.? P?k ? I T=Z = WAYNESVILLE, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON. DEC. 21. 195^ S on T|| . -j ? ? ' ~ ? ~ -- ^-0? ln Advance In Haywood and Jackson Countie. Heavy Mails HitPostOffice I Isn't Spring, Is Perfumed I You Smell I Christmas comes, can Spring (u- behind? jjb'U have to wait several pths yet to get a sniff of ^ (lowers, but?right in the Hie of the Christmas season The Mountaineer brings you jdvance smell of the season p a young man's fancy light Urns to thoughts of what I have been thinking about rinter. i the first time in our hls ie are printing a scented ipaper?with the essence of hds being supplied by a lead soap firm. An ad is being uored by a local grocery, i will give away orchids to k purchaser of the soap this fcw much of this perfume will ark our readers we do not mv. We do know that an ounce id a half of perfume concsen ate is something! Our shop id our entire staff is saturat I with it, and no matter how feasant a perfume is, in the ?eentrated form it is ' some ing else again. If you don't detect the delight I odor, stop in the next time h are down the street and we t confident there will still be uio of the perfume left. The hcrtiser would probably say, letter still, buy a dozen bars I the soap and see for your If you can endure a pun, we (lit say that today's Mountain lis scent-sational. lerty And Order ** passed By ?crican Heritage Kberty and Order" were the its of discussion of the Ameri kHvritage Group Friday evening. |?sored by the Haywood County ftlic Library. The subject was N on a chapter in Commang 's compilation of great American ?dings. "Living Ideas in Ameri Liberty and order, it was pointed t can be the two extremes of imunal living, absolute liberty ing anarchy, and absolute order W a complete limitation on man action or will. The rights government in a democracy are Wished somewhere between. One point of special interest and ttssion in the group was pointed 1 by author Commanger that ?dom of speech is an absolute pcitv in a democracy if the pocracy is to be maintained. We must be able to speak, talk P'Tite what they think in order I the government know what it > or should do. Vocal minori ?re indispensable, ke American Heritage Group* neet again Friday, January 8. and Mrs. William Cherry I children. Jack, Jill, and Doug of the Soco Gap Road, are today for Detroit to spend totmas wjth Mrs. Cherry's fath f*- G. Stewart. rS~~\ ?*? shopping days 19 christmas RAIN* ~ J'l. windy and cool today ?f cloudy and rath^V mild ?day "Icial Wayneavllle temperature Spiled by the State Teat Farm * Max. Mln. Rainfall ' 17 28 6 ? I L 10 ? ??? 32 0 _ i M ' - U 30 15 ? L Postal workers met mountains of mail for the past three days, and according to Postmaster Enos Boyd, "There will be a lot of mail ing yet, because we have sold thousands of stamps this morn ing." Saturday started off the 3-days of extra heavy mail, the postmast er reported, with a large number of pieces of parcel post coming in on every mail. Sunday's mail ? was equally heavy, and today it looked like "everybody wrote cards Sunday" the postal workers explained. The incoming mails are running pretty well on time, the Postmast er said. The mail this mormng was heav ier than the postal forces had ex pected. Long lines were waiting at times, as postal workers work ed as fast as possible to handle the heavy increase of mail. The post office workers are clearing up each day's mail be fore leaving the office. The rural carriers are putting in extra time at night getting their next day's j deliveries ready for distribution. Needy Children Will Be Guests At Yule Tree Needy children of the Waynes ville area will be guests at the an nual Community Christmas Tree, sponsored by the Waynesville Wo man's Club, to be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the courthouse. Candy will be distributed to all children, while the younger ones will also receive toys. A Christmas message will be presented by the Rev. Earl H. Brendall, pastor of First Metho dist Church, and special music will be offered by the Junior Choir of the First Baptist Church under the direction of Charles Isley. Mrs. Raymond Lane, club presi dent, will bring greetings. Mrs. C. F. Kirkpatrick, chairman of the event, Is asking for dona tions of new or good used toys, to be left with her or with Mrs. Henry Foy. Assisting with the event are Mrs. E. J. Stanmyre, Mrs. Charles Ray, Mrs. H. L. Baughman. Mrs. Henry Foy, Mrs. Joe Stanelli, Miss Robina Miller, Miss Pearl John son, Miss Louise Ballard, Miss Ray Ballard, Mrs. Hooper Alexander, Mrs. J. W. Killian, Mrs. John Hipps, Mrs. Lane, Mrs. Virgil Smith, Mrs. Jesse Lamar, Mrs. J. H. Howell, Miss Ann Albright, and Mrs. C. F. Fowler. Ellen's Announces Opening Oi Shop The opening of Ellen's Infant's and Children's Wear Shop, located next to the Park Theatre, is being announced today in the advertising pages of The Mountaineer. The owner, Mrs. Ellen Strickland, j said that she will carry nationally advertised lines of clothing for in fants and c hildren through 12 years of age. In the spring, she added .she will stock lines of wear for the "sub-teen" set. Mrs. Strickland operated a gift shop at Cherokee for 12 years. JOHNNY JOHNSON has been 1 named president of the Chamber | of Commerce. JONATHAN WOODY has been named vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, M. R. WHISENHl'NT has been re-elected as treasurer ot the Chamber of Commerce. Johnson Named Head Chamber Commerce UTD Record Check Set For Jan. 15 Record books kept on farm ope ration for the Unit Test Demon stration program (pilot farms) will be summarized by state UTD rep resentatives at a meeting January 15 in the commissioners room at the courthouse. County Agent Wayne Franklin announced today. Mr. Franklin pointed out that farmers should have record books up to date, with all items of in come and expenses entered for the year 1953. ( The county agent also explained: "In order for the program to continue in the county and for you to be eligible for phosphate, it is fjj?ecessary that your record book be filled out by you and summarized by the group at this meeting; there fore, if you find it impossible to bring your record book in on that date, then arrange for some mem ber of your family to bring your record book to the meeting. "All UTD farmers are entitled to buy ammonium nitrate this year for all crops for which the Experi ment Station recommends nitrogen. UTD farmers will be able to pur chase this material by preparing requisitions for about $5.00 per ton cheaper than other farmers can purchase it. "We would like for you to be thinking about what your needs I will be for ammonium nitrate for 1954, and you will be contacted ! for making out your requizition. According to the latest information, there will be plenty of ammonium nitrate to supply each UTD farm er with all the nitrate they will need." t LIONS ATTEND CONCERT The Waynesville Lions Club dis cussed Christmas projects at their ; meeting Thursday night at Spal don's and then adjourned early to attend the Christmas concert giv en by the Waynesville High School band and chorus. Johnny Johnson has been named ' president of the Chamber of Com merce, succeeding Dr. Boyd Owen. Mr. Johnson assumes office the first of January. Other officers include Jonathan Woody, vice pres ident. and M. R. Whisenhunt was re-elected treasurer. Mr. Johnson served as vice president during the past year. The three officers make up the executive committee, j Chairmen of the various com ! mittees of the organization and also ! directors, are as follows: Industry?W. A. Bradley. Agriculture?H. M. Dulin. Tourist?L. E. DeVous. Advertising and publicity ? W. Curtis Kuss. Finance?C. G. Thompson. Promotion and entertainment? [ Charles E. Ray. Banquet?Dr. Boyd Owen. Manufacturing?L. Kim Barber. Historical Commission?James L. Kilpatrick. Highways?D. Keeveg Noland. Other directors are: Heinz Roll man. H. P. McCarroll, Ralph Sum merrow, Kenneth Fry, Joe Cline. Hye Sheptowitch, Carl- Henry, R N. Barber, Jr., John Carver: Rev. James W. Fowler, Jr., Lawrence' Davis, and G. C. Ferguson. Mrs. Louise Marley continues as acting secretary. The new board will meet the sec ond Tuesday in January to formally j formulate plans and a program for ' the coming year. Schedule Announced For Holidays The majority of workers in the Waynesville area will enjoy a three-day holiday during Christ mas?including Sunday. Some will get more time oft; others less. Stores and banks will be closed I Christmas day and the day follow ing. To accommodate shoppers, stores will remain open until 9 p. m. tonight and Wednesday night, but will close G p.m. on Thursday, Offices in the courthouse will close at noon Thursday for the re mainder of the week, with two exceptions ? the Home Agent's of fice and the Health Department. The .Home Agent's office will be j closed for the next two weeks, while the Health Department's doors will Wednesday evening for the rest of the week. The Town of Wiaynesville's of-1 fice will close Thursday at noon, and open Saturday for a half day. Schools were dismissed Friday j afternoort and will resume classes on Monday, January 4. The Haywood County Public Li brary will be closed from Wednes-i day through the remainder of the week. Eileen Gerringer Chosen Sweetheart Of Key Club (See picture?Pa*e 2) Lovely Eileen Gerringer, Waynesville High senior, was nam ed Key Club Sweetheart at the or ganization's "Calendar Dance" at the Elks Club Saturday night. Twelve others of Waynesville's fairest were named by the Key Club to represent the 12 months of the year. The calendar queens, their school class'and their attend ants were: "Miss January" ? Bette Liner, freshman (Charles Bridges). "Miss February" ? Sandra Thatcher, junior (Roy Callahan). "Miss March"?Jackee Carswell,; junior (John Calhoun). "Miss April" ? Florence Ann Bowles, sophomore (Jack Swanger). "Miss May" ? D o d y Prevost, freshman (Park Winter). "Miss June"?Kathryn McCrack en, sophomore (Ted Rogers). "Miss July"?Dale Hall, sopho more (Jimmy Frady). "Miss August" ? Judy Abbott, junior (Charlie Carpenter). "Miss September"?Jeanne Brad ley, senior (Tom Cogdill). "Miss October"?Mary Sue Mor-| Kan, senior, was unable to attend the dance. "Miss November"?Sue Morgan, freshman 'Stuart Roberson). "Miss December" ? Betty Bal linger. junior iRiy Rouser). Miss Gerringer and the 12 calen dar queens were presented at the Key Club dance, are featured on a special WTHS calendar now being sold by the club. Miss Prevost and Miss Abbott were attendants to Miss Gerringer. The calendars, whjch sell for 50 cents, are now on sale at Rogers Electric. Sheppe's, Stovall's Five and Ten Cent Store, Cloth Shop. Garrett's Furniture Store. Fire stone Store, and Kurt Cans Jew elry. Ted Rogers served as chairman of the Key Club calendar commit tee, which also Included Stanley Williamson, club president; Don Shaw. Tyker Miller, Bill McElroy, Gene Davis, and Stuart Roberson. Dr. W. M. Nance of the Waynes ville Kiwanis Club is Key Club advisor. Ro-Search Business Form Printed In 4 Languages I Rotarians Hear Christmas Music Rotarians heard a program of Christmas music Friday from mem bers of the Hifh School Chorus, | under the direction of Charles Isley, with Sylvia Newell at the piano. Those taking part included: Do lores Hembree, Sara Boone, Bar bara Jones, Carol Webb. Betty Hoglan. Bill Crawford. Lowell Ed wards, Dick Hoglan and George Wilson. The club enjoyed fruit from a Florida Rotarian who spends his summers here, and presented past president Dave Felmet with a piece of luggage. Lt. Jack F. Hogan has Just re turned to his home base at Law- ] son Field, Columbus, Ga., after i taking flight training at Southern Pines, N. C. Lt. and Mrs. Hogan and their two daughters hope to spend Christmas weekend with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Hogan of Waynesville. Route 4. and her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fran cis of Francis Cove. Habla usted Espanol? Parlcz vous Francais? Spreehen sie Deutsch? Frankly, we don't either, but neverthless. The Mountaineer's job presses are turning out one busi ness form in four different lan guages?English, Spanish, 'French, and German. This business form?for month ly production reports ? is being printed for Ro-Search, Inc., a sub sidiary of Wellco Shoe Corp., which sells its shoes in a number of for eign countries. Among shoe production items mentioned on the sheet are" slip pers?identified as "pantuflas" in J Spanish, "pantouflles" in Frenqh,! and "pantoffel" in German. Beach sandals become "sandalias de Playa" in Spanish, "Sandales de Plage" in French, and "Bade San dalen" in German. i High heel shoes are "Zapatos ta con alto" in Spanish, "Chaussures! a Talon Haut" in French, and "Schuhe mit hohem Absatz," in German. And rubber boots are called "Botas de goma" in Spanish, "Bottes en Caoutchouc" in French, and "Gummistiefel" in German. Whether yoi^ have mastered the , Spanish, French, and German { tongues or not, you can understand j that Waynesville's business is in- , terational. 'c c Annual Christmas Edition ; To Be Published Wednesday ? The annual Christmas issue of The -Mountaineer will i be published at noon Wednesday. j' In this issue, scores of business firms and individuals * will take the opportunity to express holiday greetings to s their friends and customers. The issue will also contain i special features, pictures, and stories. . j' All news for the Christmas edition should be sub mitted to The Mountaineer office by 3 p.m. Tuesday. Generous Response To Needy Families Made By Citizens Of Area Hazelwood Baptists Raise Funds For New Sanctuary ' i Next Mountaineer To Be Published On Wednesday Because of the Christmas holidays and the present heavy flow of mail through the post cffice, the second edition of The Mountaineer this week will be published at noon Wednes day instead of on Thursday. The Mountaineer business and circulation offices will close at noon Thursday and reopen as usual next Monday morning. Next Monday's issue of The Mountaineer will be omitted, but regular editions will be re sumed on Thursday. Power Goes Off As Cold Causes Wires To Snap Electric power went off in some sections of the Waynesville area Friday morning when cold weath er caused lines to snap in a field near the railroad depot. Hoy Wright, manager of the loc al Carolina Power and Light of fice, explained that metal con tracts during cold weather and sometimes breaks when structural weaknesses are present. The power first Went off about 3:30 a.m. It was restored in some sections in about a half hour, but not until after 7 a.m. in others. This was the town's second pow er failure this month. On Tuesday, December 1, a transformer fuse blew out about 5 p.m., causing power to be off for more than an hour in the south and west sec tions of Waynesville. A number of families that night ate supper by candlelight. Kiwanis To Collect Gifts For Children The Waynesville Kiwanis Club will hold their annual Christmas party at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mag- 1 gie School, President Bob Win chester announced today. The j event will also be celebrated as "Ladies Night." Kiwanians and their wives have been given the names of two under-' privileged children for whom they | are to bring two wrapped Christ mas gifts. The packages are to be distributed at another Kiawnis party for children at the armory this week. LARGE TANK INSTALLED Tom Lee has just installed an other large gasoline storage tank at his service station on Main Street. The tank holds 7,068 gal lons, he said. ? ? History was made at the Hazel wood Baptist Sunday when $1,015. 00 was collected for the building fund in addition to the regular offering. This special Christmas offering was promoted by the Board of Deacons headed by co chairman Jerry Hogers and Ho bert Williams. For the past three months the offering toward the building fund has totalled approximately $1,000. 00 per month, it was anounced by the pastor, the Rev. John I. Kizer. Plans have been submitted for the new church and are currently un der consideration, and it is hoped that actual construction can begin j sometime in the spring. Children of the Hazelwood Bap j tist Church will present their Christmas program Wednesday night at 7:30, after which they will receive their annual Christmas treat. 4-H Exchange Club To Make Plans For Bay Staters An important meeting of the Haywood County 4-H Exchange Club will be held at 7:30 p.m. to night in the commissioners room at the courthouse to make plans for entertaining Exchange Club members from Berkshire County, Massachusetts, who are due to visit tiere-in July. Last July some 37 Haywood ? countians, including 4-H clubbers, ; assistant county agents Jean Child | ers and Cecil Wells, chaperones, and a bus driver, visited in Massa chusetts for 11 days. The meeting of the club, which includes a number of members now in college, will be presided over by Weaver Hipps, president. Economist - CPA Joins Closman Service Staff Dr. Zoltan Szentivanyi. an econ omist and certified public account ant, has joined the staff of Clos man Business Service, 425 Main St., C. E. Closman announced to day. Dr. Szentivanyi, associated with Wellco Shoe Corp. for several i years, has also worked for a treas-1 ury department in a foreign coun try and other large firms in the United States and Europe. The Closman firm specializes in bookkeeping, tax consultation, and business systems. Betty Noland On Honor Roll Miss Betty A. Noland. a mem ber of the junior class at Appaia-! chian State Teachers College, was included on the honor roll of the college for the fall term. Miss Noland is spending the holidays with her parents. Fisher Discusses Results Of 1953 PMA Program Haywood county farmers are -ooperating with the federal gov ernment in an effort to conserve >ur soil and water resources, ac -ording to Floyd Fisher, chairman >f the County ASC Committee. On November 6. 1953, the initial 'losing date for farmers to request ederal cost-sharing under the 1954 Agricultural Conservation Program, | i85 Haywood county farmers indi cted their intention to cooperate n the program. These farms re luested $120,000.00 in federal as islance, Mr. Fisher said. The county was allocated only i57.000 to be used in sharing with he farmer part of the cost of carry ng out needed conservation prac ices. Mr. Fisher pointed out that he establishment of legume and ;rass vegetative cover as a part of and-use adjustments and initiating ystematic crop rotations is an im >ortant part of the 1953 Agricul tural Conservation Program. Some 585 farmers In the county ?equested cost-sharing for 6,000 ,cres for the establishment of per manent protective cover. Federal cost-sharing on seed, lime, and commercial fertilizers essential to i such establishment is provided for \ in the program. Mr. Fisher says that farmers have requested cost- j sharing for establishing more per manent pasture than in any prev ious year. "Some of the farmers who have been given approvals will prob ably not be able to carry out the i practice by the date specified by the county committee and the money set up for these practices will be returned to the county pool." he said. "The county com mittee has decided that they will accept farmers' requests for cost sharing throughout the program year, and requests filed will be accepted and given consideration j to the extent available funds per- , mit. at each regular monthly meet-1 irg of the county committee." All farmers may file requests with the county committee at the county ASC 'PN1A> office, located (See PMA?Page ?) Most Agencies Nearing Quota For Needy Cases In This Section. The citizens of this community opened their hearts and pocket books and are showing the true Christmas spirit in helping some who are not so fortunate. A survey by The Mountaineer this morning showed that about 36 family cases has been assigned by the Welfare Department, which leaves oniy six families that need a sponsor in order that they may have a cheery Christmas. The Salvation Army is half-way their quota of cash in providing for 40 other deserving families ac cording to Major Cecil Brown. Mrs. Sam Queen, superintendent of the Welfare Department, re ported that 36 of the original 42 cases as published in The Moun taineer. had been assigned as of ten o'clock this morning. Two local churches, the Baptists and Metho dists, selected 10 families each this morning. The National Association of Foremen's Clubs, at Dayton, took three families to assist. Many individuals have been as signed families to help during the holidays. Mrs. Queen said that she had had several new requests this morning, and case workers were checking the details. "As we as sign a case or two, here comes oth ers that are also deserving" she explained. Major Brown said her need,* called ' for $800 in cash in or der to provide for 40 families, and to give a Christmas tree treat to 625 children in the remote sec tions of the county. As of this morning. Major Brown had about $400 in cash. One Waynesville citizen called Major Brown and gave a check to cover the expenses of providing for a family of seven children and ine parents. Major Brown said the average cost of a food basket for a family that size ran about $15, and she tried to limit toys to $2 per child. Salvation Army workers, com posed of Major Brown, and five assistants, began the day after Thanksgiving in wrapping pack ages and preparing for the Christ mas needs of deserving families. She and her helpers will begin Tuesday morning making deliver ies, and it will take two full days to complete the task, she said. One full day, which will probably be the 26th, is required to go into the Big Bend section and de liver packages to three families. Most of the trip is made by jeep, then a long hike, and even wading the river is part of the task re quired to reach the Big Bend fami lies. The food baskets and toys are delivered at the same time by the Salvation Army staff. Included in the Salvation Army program this year are six com munity Christmas trees. Two ser vices have been held, and one will be given tonight, one Tuesday, and one Wednesday, with the last one scheduled for Saturday night. The Lions Club are operating their dime board through Christ mas eve. They have a goal of $1,500 which they are using to provide clothing for deserving children in the area. Most of the children have already been out fitted. The leaders of the club project said, that contributions were coming in satisfactorily, "but we can use considerably more than we now have on hand." LOCAL STORES OPEN MONDAY AND-WEDNESDAY, EVENINGS UNTIL 9 ? , ... , I * ? MM , lAt , 1 a- ti Highway ' Record For 1953 In Haywood (To Dote) Killed.::: 4 Injured.... 53 (ThU Inform, tloo Mm piled from Reeord. mt 8t?t? Hifkway Patrol.) J