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12>AGKS Associated Press WAYNESV1LLE, N. C'., MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 1 1954 $.'1.00 In Advance In HivwnnH on^ T?
County Club
Active In
Conservation
An active conservation program;
is now being carried on by the
Haywood County Wildlife Club, In
cooperation with the State Wildlife
Commission, including the stock
ing of county streams with trout,
and the planting of trees and cov- ,
er crops for quail, pheasants, and
rabbits.
The club, formerly known as the
Haywood County Hunting and
Fishing Club, recently became a
; member of the Federation of Wild- j
| life Commissions.
Recently the first of 140,000
; brook, rainbow and brown trout,
measuring from 9 to 12 inches, to
j be stocked in Western North Car-1
1 nlina streams, were released by j
members of the club. Gurley Rob-'
inson, treasurer, and Earl Wil
liams, newly appointed county
Wildlife Game protector, and rep
resentatives of the State Wildlife
Commission.
The Wildlife Commission plans
to release 80.000 trout into WNC
streams between now and April
5. opening day. An additional 60.
j 000 trout will be released between
the opening.and closing of the cur
rent season, they say.
Last week the club brought
several coons from Rose Hill, to
i be distributed among members. N.
: L Recce and Lindsey Rogers made
the trip to Rose Hill for the ani
i ma Is.
Another outstanding project of
the club is the planting of Chest
nut trees throughout the areas
where thev are wanted. Last year
150 blight-proof Chinese chestnuts
were purchased by the club at!
$1.50 each, and this year another
supply will be secured. Members
and other residents are encouraged
to plant a few trees in their back
; yard, or on the farm, to replace
the trees lost to blight some years
ago. These trees are producing suc
I eessfully in sections where they
. have been planted, and should do
well in this area.
I For several years the planting
, of the multi-flora rose as a per
i manent fence, and also a cover for
1 small fowl and animals, has been
encouraged, and thousands of
plants have been distributed. These'
plants are still available for the
asking and may be had by con
tacting some member of the club.
A limited supply of chestnut trees
is also available at a small cost,
it was announced this week
The ring-necked pheasants to be
seen in nearby sections, are the
result of a few "birds" which were
released by the club at the Cham
' pion Park below Fibreville last
year.
The club, starting with a small
membership a few years ago. has
a total of two hundred members.
Burley Allotment
Notices Mailed
Burley tobacco allotment notices
for 1954 were mailed out today by
the county ASC committee. A W
Ferguson, ASC office manager, said
| today.
Notices will be sent only to those !
| farmers who have already turned i
in their 1953 tobacco cards or ware
I house sales bills. Mr. Ferguson
pointed out. No allotments will be
made until the necesSary papers
have been submitted, he added.
The county's burley allotment
for 1954 is 1,268.7 acres as com-1
pared w ith 1.500 3 acres last year j
Total acreage planted in 1953 was j
| 1,234.7 acres?with a resultant av
i erage yield of 1,959 pounds of to
bacco per acre.
IKS CONQUER FOREST BLAZE?About
Friday, it looked as if the 4-11 Club Camp
Slate Test Farm might be endangered
t fast traveling forest fire which was
ng towards the buildings. Firemen from
lynesville department, together with roun
sarden crews, dug in, cut a fire path with
rakes and tractor, and back-fired, and brought
the blaze under control. The tire truck and water
tank from here were sent to tile ramp to stand
by in case the fire got out of control. Chief Felix
Stovall is shown here with rake, as he back-fired
one section of the blaze.
(Mountaineer Photo).
I dinners
ked In 4-H
ent Show
picture on farm page)
n county winners were se
|n the 4-H Club's annual
how Saturday morning at
rthouse. The yoUng per
will represent Haywood at
net 4-H contest this spring
winners were:
ts Hlpps of Lake Junaluska
olo: Jim Francis of East
ville. reading: Billy Best oi
Trabtree, individual instru
Irench harp); David Leor
ind Steve Drye of Morning
furaental team (cornet anc
winners were:
ia Morgan and Joan Greer
hel .acrobatics; Jo Anr
and Judy Ensley of Easl
ville. duet: Bobbie Jear
ins of Crabtree-Iron Duff
do: and Patricia Messer oi
Mron Duff, piano solo,
entrants were:
Bradshaw of Fines Creek
olo: Dale Massie of Lake
ka. piano solo; Phillip Davis
tree-Iron Duff, vocal solo;
Lunsford of Hazel wood
Jo: and Patricia Messer ol
vocal: Ann Cathey of
vocal; and Catherine Hill
Iwood. vocal.
Highway Officials Say
Crews Went Beyond Orders
In Cuiiinq Down Trees
Editorial Being
Used To Get Fund
|For Parkway Link
Representative George A.
r | Shuford is using an editorial
from a recent issue of The Motin
1 taineer on the need for Park
! way funds as part of his argu
I ments for $280,000 to finish the
Parkway link in Pisgah.
Rep. Shuford is asking for the
i $280,000 to reline the tunnels at
i Beech Gap. and to pave the
t; Parkway from Beech Gap to
1 Wagon Road Gap. all of which
; is in the Pisgah National Forest.
Home Agents Will
I Have Training School
s I Miss Nita Orr. Extension Econ- [
; J omist in Food Conservation and
. J Marketing, will hold a training
school for the Home Demonstra
| tion Agents of the Western Couh- !
, ties, in the REA Kitchen in Way
nesville on Tuesday. March 16 j
Mi re trees along Highway 19A
23. East of Way nesville were cut
down than was ordered, according
to a statement of highway officials
to .Major J. H. Howell, Sr.. in an
swer to his letter of protest against
the cutting of the memorial trees
along the highway:
Harry E, Buchanan. commission
er of the 14th District had an in
vestigation made, after receiving
the letter of protest from Major
Howell.
The 18 oak trees were planted
along the* highway in April 1924
as a memorial to the 18 men from
here who were killed in World
War I. The trees were purchased
and planted under the supervision
of the State Department "of Con
servation and Development, and
in cooperation with the State High
way Commission.
Major Howell in his letter said.
"The only information we can get
is that the boss ordered us to cut
the trees down."
Howell's letter continued:
"There has been several wrecks
near the curve at the western ap
proach of this section of road,
however, all wrecks were caused
(See Trees?Page 6)
Haywood Man Is
Promoted By Bank
In Birmingham
Norman D. Pless. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dewey L. Pless of Cruso, was
recently named vice-president of
the Exchange Bank of Birming
ham This was announced by Sterl
ing Edwards. Jr.. chairman of the
board of the Exchange Bank.
Pless, twenty-nine year old
hanking executive, was promoted
from his post of assistant vice
president and comptroller.
After graduating from Bethel
High School. Pless attended the
University of North Carolina. He
joined the Exchange Bank in 1948
ifter serving with the Bank Exam
ning Board of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation.
Prior to holding this position
Pless worked at the Wachovia ftank
ind Trust Company, the First Na
ional Bank of Waynesville and
he First National Bank of Ashe
rille.
Pless married the former Miss
Elizabeth Edwards of Birmingham,
rhe.v are (he parents of a son, Nor
rian D. Pless, Jr.
[long Political Fronts
Bam Medford
Indidate For
B Senate
?am IMfufd, Waynesville
?>'. and with two sessions
B Legislature to his credit,
?announced he is a candidate
? nomination as State Sen
Bm this district?represent
fcaywood and Henderson
?ford served in the 1947 and
??tan l nder the rotating
pith Henderson, he has alter
levery other session with
P1 B Hodges. Henderson
Baaker, in representing the
Punties in the General As
ft Hodges sevred in 1945,
Bd 1853.
Pond opened his law office
P 1933.
?as sponsor of the Park and
*>' Commission bill which
d in the establishment of
"omission He also led the
Political Front*? Page 6)
Who Will Be On
Election Board?
Interest right now among the 1
Democrats in Haywood is "Who 1
will be named on the board of
elections Saturday?" ; '
The question will he answered j'
by the State Board as they name
two Democrats and a Republican j I
to handle the machinery of the ; I
Mry primary and fall general i
election.
The Haywood executive commit- j 1
tee sent in three nominees, as re- 1 I
quired by law. The three nominat- j
ed were: W. G. Byers, Farrady i
Green, and John Carver. i
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rf-v ww
Cunningham uur
Congressional Nominee ?
Charles W. Cunningham, retir- 1
ed businessman, chairman of the '
Henderson County Republican F.x- 1
ecutive Committee, and resident
of the Fletcher community, has 1
announced he would be a candi
date for the Republican nomina- t
tion for Representative in Con
gress from the 12th District.
A resident <>( Hendersonvilllc
since 1946. Cunningham is a na
tive of Pennsylvania, hut his fam
ily resided at Weaverville. lie ;
served in both World War I and
World War IT and was retired
from the Army in 1945 alter
World War II service.
During his residence in Hen
derson County he has been active
in civic and public life and is now
the chairman of the board of turs-j
tees of the Margaret R Pardee j
Memorial Hospital. He is a mem-1
ber of the American Legion, the
Elks Lodge, Masons, Henderson
ville Executives Club. Rotarv Cluh
and of Calvarv Episcopal church
He has served as chairman of
the county executive committee
for two years ago and four years
ago was the party's candidate lot
Representative in the General
(Sec Cunningham?Page 6) I
Hie
rather
COLD
toy ?nd cold today. Tuesday,'
M somewhat warmer.
irial Waynesville temp rature '
^ the Suu> Teg( FarTn 1
* Max. Mln. Pree
' 11 - 67 35 ?I
4 12 76 44 ?
71 55 .?3
' M 5B 43 .B3
KRl'ITS OK LABOR of many people are represented in this cheek
for $13,010.51 which Have Kelmet, right, had just handed Max
Rogers, as representing the total net contributions to the March of
Dimes here. Kelmet was general chairman. Rogers is local treas
urer. (Mountaineer Photo).
Over $13,000 Collected
For March 01 Dimes Here
Tax Deadline Is
Midnight Tonight
Don't look now. but the fate
ful Ides of March are at hand.
At midnight tonight will rnme
the deadline for filing 1953 fed
eral and state income taxes with
out penalty.
In the past several days the
office of the Federal Bureau of
Internal Revenue in the post
office and the state ofTiee in the
basement of the courthouse have
been thronged by last-minute
filers of tax returns.
And there was great weeping,
wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Heritage Group
Will Discuss
Reds In U. S.
The inosl controversial question
of the day. Communism in America,
v. ill be discussed at a meet inn of
I lie American Heritage Group at
7 30 p.m. Friday iii the Park Com
mission office.
The session will be in charge of
William Medford. discussion lead
er. and Miss Marjorie Beal, acting
I'brarian.
The organization, sponsored by
the Haywood County Public Li
brary. will discuss the United Na
tions at its April 2 meeting. ,
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Tuberculosis Group
To Adopt '54 Budget
The Waynesvill" Tuberculosis
Committee will draw up its 1954
budget al a special meeting at 5
p m. Wednesday in the commis- (
sioners' room at the courthouse.
l>r. Frank Hammett, chairman, an- j
nounced today.
Acting in an advisory capacity
for the group will be William Bras
well of Italeigh, field representa
tive for the North Carolina Tuber
culosis Association.
The March of Dimes campaign
here came to a close Friday as Dave j
Fclmet. chairman, handed Max
Rogers a check for $13,010.51. This
represented the contributions from
tlie local area to fight infantile pa- !
ralvsis.
Felmet in his formal report
showed that the total expenses for
the campaign were $81 95 Of this
1 $<> 50 was spent on repaire to the j
i dime board, and $72 45 for sup
plies from national headquarters.
The report showed the follow
ing amounts from the various
sources:
Special gifts $ 119.25
Business and labor .. 4.044 35
Schools 3.488 34
I'orchlight program 456 51
Business area 1,274 83
| Coin collectors 395.11
Sports events 294 41
! Special events 406 29
Theatres 124.50
Clubs, churches . 623.20
Miscellaneous 94 00
Total $13,092 46
Expenses 81.95
Net $13,010.51
Leo Weill was co-chairman of the
area, and the Rotary Club was the
sponsoring organization.
FFA Banquet
Slated Friday
The Waynesvllle High chapter of
Future Farmers of America will
have its annual Father and Son
banquet at 7 p.m. Friday in the
lla/elwood School cafeteria, ac
cording to an announcement by
John Nesbitt. vocational agriculture
instructor at WTHS.
The principal speaker will be
Dr. J. W. Fowler, superintendent
of the Lake Junaluska Assembly.
At Mechanical Meet
M. T. Bridges, co-publisher and
head of the mechanical department
of The Waynesville Mountaineer
attended the first North Carolina
Press Association Mechanical Con
ference held at State College in
Kaleigh during (he past weekend.
Included on the program were
representatives from the leading
manufacturers of printing machin
ery in the nation.
New Proposed Postal Rates Would Cost
Patrons Here About $8,360 More A Year
(Special to the Mountaineer)
NEW YORK ? Residents of
Waynesville will pay an estimated
increase of $8,360 a year for the j
use of the mails if the Post Office1
Department's move for rate itv
creases Roes through.
The hill in Congress, hacked by
Postmaster General Summerfield,
has been approved in the main by
the House Post Office Committee
and is awaiting floor action. Chief
ly, it calls for an increase in first
class postal rates for out-of-town
< mail from three cents to four cents
' and for a 30 percent rise for maga
zine and newspaper handling
The Post Office Department ex
| pects to cut its annual deficit by
I $250,000,000 if the proposals be
1 come law. It represents an increase
j in revenues of about 12'i percent
The latest official figures, for the
fiscal year 1953, show postal re
1 ceipts in Waynesville of $86 806
| The incrc.s e, therefore, which
Postal Increase
Hit By Staunch
GOP Supporter
"I'm against 4-rent letter pos
tage. and 2-eent postal eards."
protested W. J. Morgan, of Rre
vard. before the 12 th District
Republican Convention here
recently.
"I've voted for every Repnbli
ean nominee for president since
I first voted for Mr. McKinley.
and I'm opposed to raising pos
tage now. I've got a lot of kin
folk in many states, and if pos
tage goes np I can't write to
them as often.'"
should he proportionately fell,
would mean $8,360 a year to local
residents.
The Post. Office Department is
faced with the huge task of hand
line 50 billion pieces of mail each
year. Much of It fails to pay Its
way In all but three categories
the post office loses money. It is
slightly ahead on the handling of
first class mail, despite which an j
increase Is being asked, and is!
ahead in the renting of post office J
boxes and on the postal savings
hank
All the other services, including
air mail, parcel post, registered
mail, second, third and fourth
class matter, are operated at a dis
advantage.
Considerable opposition is ex
pected to the increase in rates
f'om those who argue that the
postal service is in the public in
terest and is a legitimate charge to
Government for a service to all
taxpayers. The proponents hold
that it is a business operation and
should, as such, pay it* own way.
?? wm wiiu KHtnOUii vuuiur-3
Only Few Ask
Tax Revision
The Commissioners sitting today
is a board of equilization and re
?'iew, hearing alt |>ersons from Ivy
I ill. Jonathan Creek, White Oak
ind Ca'aloochee who have com
plaints as to tax assessments.
The number of complaints were
,ery small, it was explained, and
he board members were carrying
an their regular tiiird Monday
meeting business in their spare
time. %
The board will be in session the
remainder of the week, and ac
I'ording to Law. this is the only
tilde complaints can be heard and
piopcr adjustments made.
The schedule for the remainder
of the week is:
Tuesday. March 1<> Fines Creek.
( rabtree and Iron Ituff.
Wednesday. Mink I" ?. Pigeon.
Fast Fork, Clyde and Cecil.
Thursday. March 18 Heaverdam
The board will visit the premises
and make adjustments later. C. C. j
Francis, chairman, explained.
Board Silting To
Hear Complaints Of
Tax Assessments
All This Week.
CANDIDATE?William Medford.
Wajrnmillr attorney, today an
nounced he would seek the nom
ination for State Senate, an of
liee he has held for two previous
sessions of the General Assem
bly. (See Alone Political Fronts
for details.)
Sheep Flock
Management
Sessions Set
Clyde Masons
To Honor Fincher
On Tuesday Night
Edwin Finchrr of Waynesville,
highest ranking Mason west of
As heville, w ill be honored by the
Clyde Masonic Lodge, No. 4S3. at
an "Edwin Fincher Night" program
at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Clyde
Methodist Church.
Mr. Fincher. a former merchant
at Clyde, became a Mason in 1913
at the Clyde Lodge. He served as
Master of the lodge during 1917
18-19 and as secretary in 1929. He
was re-elected Master in 1923 and
secretary again in 1924?the post
he has held continuously ever
since He was made a 32nd degree
Scottish Rite Mason in 1915, a
Shriner In 1918; was named Ven
erable Master of the Scottish Rite
in 1948, and received the highest
honor in Masonry, the 33rd degree,
iu 1951.
Dinner will be served at the
meeting Tuesday night by women
of Clyde Chapter 188, Order of
Eastern Star.
The care and management of
sheep flocks will be the subject at
a meeting for county sheep grow
ers at 7:3(1 p.m. Wednesday at
Crabtree-lron Duff School.
A. V. Allen, animal husbandry
specialist from N. C. State Col
lege, will be at the meeting to lead
| discussions on sheep feeding.
I breeding, disease and parasite con
I trol
At 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the
Brack .lames farm in the Upper
C'rabtree community, a number of
demonstrations will be given, in
cluding those on docking, casterat
ing. and drenching.
In a letter sent out by the coun
ty agent's office, it was pointed out
that sheep represents one of the
most profitable kinds of livestock
on tlic farm today. It was also
stated that:
"The outlook for sheep is very
good with sheep numbers in the
United Stales at their lowest point
since the Civil Lar. Since May
wood County is excellent sheep
country, we urge every sheep
grower to attend both the meeting
and the demonstrations."
Masons Meet Tuesday
The Waynesville Masonic Lodge
will hold an emergent communica
tion at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, accord
ilia to an announcement by Harry
Kent. Master of the lodge.
The entered apprentice degree
will be conferred at the meeting.
County Orchardmen
To Hear Specialists
The latest spray schedule for or
eharts and recommendations for
controlling insects and diseases is
to be discussed at a meeting of
oichardmen at 7 MO p.m. tonight
in the commissioners' room at the
courthouse.
In charge of the meeting will be
f>r. H. ('. Kink, pathologist aj Hen
dersonville. and Dr. George Turn
ipsced, entomologist at Morehead
c ity. ? ?; - J
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Post 47 To Observe
Legion's .'55th Birthday
Waynesvllle's American Legion
i Post. No. 47. will join with other
posts throughout the country Wed
' nesday night in observance of the
: :i5tli birthday of the American
Legion, which was founded in
I Paris. France in 1919 at the close
i of World War 1.
Local Legionnaires will have a
covered dish and fried chicken
supper at the Legion Hall at 7 p.m.
I Wednesday.
Cataloochee's Beef Shoot
Featured In 'Outdoor Life'
The annual Cataloochee beef '
shoot is featured in a special arti
cle in the March issue of "Outdoor j
Life" illustrated with 14 photo- I
graphs.
Shown in the photos are Bill
Pradley. Mrs. .Ilin Coman, Frank 1
Rich, Hufe Sutton. Col. J. H. How- I
ell, Ro.v Brooks, Harry Thompson,
Ed Mottinger. R. Getty Browning. I
Roger Brooks. Herman Arrington.
George Alexander, T (" Robinson. I
Tom Mull, Tom Alexander, Don
I'arrish, and Val Forgett,
The brief article in "Outdoor
Life" reads:
"There was fussin' and feudin'
and shootin' last August in the j
G'cat Smoky Mountains of North j
Carolina. But it was all in fun?
mostly so anyway. The men who '
toted the ancient muzzle-loading
rifles were in dead earnest, for they
stood to tote home some quarters
of prime beef. The occasion was
the annual Cataloochee beef shoot,
and a photographer was on hand
to take exclusive pictures for "Out
door Life."
"The shoot Is held on Tom Alex
ander's ranch atop Fie Top. a mile- ;
high peak near the Great Smoky j
Mountains National Park. Anyone
having an ancient flintlock rifle
he can shoot is eligible to compete
fot prizes (quarters of beef for the
men, a cigarette lighter for the
leading ladyi. Mostly the contest
ants are members of the area's old
(See Beef Shoot?Page 6)
I
Highway
Record For
1954
In Haywood
(TO DATE)
Killed.;;: o
Injured.... 3
(This Information com
piled from Records of
State Highway Patrol.)
NORMAN D. PLKSS
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