Parkway (Continued from Pace 1) use them, thereby reducing the cost to the general taxpayer. That policy Is expressed In Title V? Fees and Charges, Public Law 137, 82nd Congress, and provides that any service, beneflt, or privilege furnished any person by the Fed eral Government shall be self-sus taining to the fullest extent pos sible, taking into consideration the cost to the Government, the value to the recipient, and the public interest served. "There are now 326 miles of completed roadway on the Blue Ridge Parkway available for public use. The annual cost of operating and maintaining the completed por tion of the Parkway exceeds $500. 000. Conformance with the above cited policy requires that to the fullest extent possible these costs be recovered from those who use and enjoy the facilities." Mr. Bennett's reply to Mr. Wirth's letter said, in part: "During the years since the com mission was established in 1947 and to date, considerable study and thought has been given to the whole matter of charging fees on the Blue Ridge Parkway and within the Great Smoky Mountains Na tional Park. The commission adopted a policy as being opposed to the charging of fees on the Parkway and within the Park be cause of their present incomplete, undeveloped status. "And, too, the commission takes the position that both the Park way and the Park represent in vestments of millions of dollars on the part of North Carolina (and J other states involved) and the peo- 1 pie of these states; and, that these areas should be completed, devel oped and maintained for the use and beneflt of the people accord ing to the agreement and under standing at the time these areas were established and made pos sihle by the states and the people, through gifts of lands, funds and contributions from private foun dations. /vi ine presem nine u is uui understanding that. (1) the total acreage now owned by the Federal Government for the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina is about 33.865 acres in fee simple of which approximately 16.720 were pur chased by the State of North Caro lina; (2) that the Parkway is about two-thirds complete with 326 miles paved. 27 graded or under contract and 124 unconstructed; and of the 252 Parkway miles in North Caro lina, 149 are paved, 7 4 graded, 6.7 are under contraet, and 88.9 are unconstructed. "The only Parkway section west of Aaheville which is paved is the link from Soco Gap (US-19) to Wolf Laurel Gap, known as 'Mile High Overlook' section (opened for || public travel in 1951). At Wolf B Laurel Gap this link connects with ^ a spur road leading via Black Camp Gap to the Heintooga Ridge de velopment within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Does the National Park Service plan call for Charging a fee oh this toad beginning May 1, 1955? "And is it proposed to charge 5 fee on the link from Wagbn Road Gap to Beech Gap (2UV3) now being constructed and expect ed to be completed during 1955'.' "It is to be regretted that plans call for initiating fees on the Park way while the North Carolina por tion remains only about half com pleted and I anticipate consider able opposition to the plan when it is announced to the public. "Our commission has endeavored at all times to be of assistance and lend its support to efforts of the National Park Service to obtain funds for completion of the Park way, and are encouraged with the provisions in the Federal Aid High way Act. It is hoped that we may all continue to stress the import ance of completing the Parkway instead of diverting funds and efforts toward the collecting of fees.." In a survey of opinion of coun , ty leaders concerning the toll plan, the following statements were made to The Mountaineer this week; Dick Bradley, president of the Chamber of Commerce, remarked; "1 hope that the National Park Service will see fit to reconsider j its plan to place a toll on the Blue Ridge Parkway." John N. Johnson, past president of the Chamber of Commerce, com mented: "I am deffnately opposed to any type of toll. It is contrary to the principles on which the Blue Ridge Parkway was founded. "I aincercly hope that the toll can be stopped before it is im posed. It would do us a vast amount of harm in this area." L. E. DeVous, president of the Haywood County Highlanders tourist association, said; "We are 100 per cent opposed to it. We don't want it! "I don't think it's the fair thing 4o do. The taxpayer?' money was I9ed to build the Parkway and it waa intended to be free. I don't like V> see a toll put on it." W. Beekman Huger of Canton, vice president of Western North Carolina Associated Communities, eta ted: "My first concern is the welfare of Western North Carolina, but not at the expense of the rest of the nation. "If the best interest of the na tion ia served by economy in gov ernment expenditure", no pr6grer" Court IT?Mwrfl (Tom Put 1) Greer v?. Silverman Co. Gibson vs. Comtance. Wednesday. January 12 Richerson vs. Prevost et al. Scott et al, vs. Worley.. Sentelle vs. Closman et al. Henson vs. Holland et al. Thursday. January 13 Jenkins vs. Shipman. Worley vs. Scott. Kelly" vs. Ward, Adm'r. Mull vs. Ward, Adm'r. Ward, Adm'r. vs. Jeter et al. Friday, January 14 Ward, Adm'r. vs. Smith. Parton et al. vs. Evans. Sentelle, exec. vs. NSHW. Prevost vs. Miller. Green vs. Willis. SECOND WEEK Monday, January 17 Medford vs. DeGroat. Ward. Adm'r. vs. Leatherwood. Coggins vs. Gibson. Alley Adm'r. vs. Sutton. Tuesday, January 18 ? Ward, Adm'r. vs. Rabb. Ward, Adm'r. vs. Greer. Ward. Adm'r. vs. Underwood. Ward. Adm'r. vs. Kelley. Green vs. Green. Wednesday, January 19 Ward, Adm'r. vs. Brown. Haynes vs. Underwood et al. Rush vs. Hampton et al. Alley vs. Stewart. Ward. Adm'r. vs. Hendrix. Thursday. January 20 Kurapka vs. Lee. Brannon vs. Singleton et al. McCracken vs. Ward, Adm'r. et als. Board of Education vs. Town of Waynesville et al. Forga vs. Forga. McCord BNF Jenkins vs. Mc- , Cord. The jury named the January | term of civil court is as follows: First week ? Smiley Carver, ] Beaverdam: Claude M. McClure, ] Jr., Waynesville; M. B. Rowe, Beaverdam; Wm. L. Woody, Way- ' nesville; Noel C. Fisher, Beaver dam; Thos. L. Jackson, Clyde: Chas E. Scott, Beaverdam; Ollie | J. Smathers, Beaverdam. J. B. Watts, Waynesville; Nor man Smathers, Beaverdam; T. Medford Pressley, East Fork; Jas. E. Underwood, Waynesville; E. F. Burnett, Pigeon; J. Ray Byers, Clyde; Geo. J. Vaincgurt, Beaver dam; Alvln Miller, Beaverdam; Goble McCracken, Beaverdam; Howard Smathers, Pigeon; R. H. Brown, Pigeon; E. G. Hall, Beav- j erdam. isoDie rerguson, vvaynesviue; i Ray Mathis, Beaverdam; Paul Best. Crabtree; Parrii Benfield. Beaverdam; Stanley Henry, Way nesville; Henry H. Garner, Pigeon; Bill Lewis, Beaverdam; John Len 4 teaspoon ginger, \\ cup' enriched margarine, ?''i cup sugar, | V-i teaspoon vanilla, 2 eggs, 1 cup j mashed Hubbard squash < home cooked or thawed frozen) or can ned pumpkin, i,4 cup shredded co conut. Special Hard Sauce. Method: Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, cin-' namon and ginger. Cream the mar garine. soger and vanilla: beat in eggs thoroughly, one at a time. Stir in the squash or pumpkin and coconut. Lightly stir sifted dry in Lawsuit 1 (Continued from Page 1) or to Haywood County is not our i concern, but we would like to pre- ( vent the County and Town from ; i becoming involved in a lengthy < and costly law-suit. It will disturb i the very fine relations that have long existed between the County and the Town. "Both the Town and the County were in accord with the conveyance to the Ilaywood County Public Li brary. It was recognized that the Li brary was rendering a most valu able service to the residents of both the Town and the County and had out-grown its present quarters. "Recently, the Library was deed ed the Ferguson Home at the corn er of Haywood Street and Boyd Avenue and will not need the pro perty that was conveyed to it by i this Committee as a site for a new Library Building. It is our under standing, however, that it will take a substantial sum of money to re model and convert the Ferguson Property into a suitable Library. "We have been converncd by these events and would like to make a suggestion that we think will settle the controversy over! the Central Elementary School Property. This property could be offered at public sale and the pro ceeds given to the Haywood Coun ty Public Library to practically complete the necessary renova tions. We believe this suggestion to be in the best interest of the tax payers of Haywood County. "There would be no further con troversy about the Elementary Property. It would end possible ex-1 pensive litigation. The Haywood I County Public Library is owned I by every citizen and its facilities are available to all. "The most important thing, how ever, is the fact that the property in the form of the proceeds from , its sale, would still be used to fur- I ther education in all Haywood j County. The Library, through the } ' Bookmobile and by making inform ation available w hen requested.! works closely with the Schools all ] over the County. In the ultimate | sense, the Library is the most lm-' portant institution In Haywood | County that performs County-Wide i Adult Education. The Library pro gram is designed to make more ' useful and happier citizens out of j peoole young and old. "We recommend this action for consideration and feel it. would meet with County-Wide approval "! | The conveyance of the property, I was made in Augist 10.13. after the nassage of the bill in the soring | by the 1953 General Assembly. The county nosrd of Education gradients into mixture. Turn into well-greased 1-quart mold or 1 pound coffee can. Grease cover and place lightly on mold or cof fee can. Place on rack in a large covered Kettle containing 1M> to 2 inches boiling water. With water boiling gently and continuously, steam 1 hour and 15 minutes re-1 placing water as it evaporates with additional boiling water. Turn out and serve hot with special hard sauce. If desired, the hard sauce may be sprinkled with extra shred ded coconut and garnished with a maraschino cherry. Makes 6 to 8 servings, SPECIAL HARD SAUCE FOR STEAMED HARVEST PUDDING AND STUFFED PRUNES Ingredients; cup (Vi pound) enriched margarine, 3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar, 1 egg. Method: Let margarine stand at room temperature until soft, then beat well. Gradually add 1V? cups' sugar, beating until smooth after each addition. Beat in egg well. Gradually add remaining Its cups sugar and continue beating until light and fluffy. Makes 2 cuds. For Steamed Harvest Pudding: Use 1 cup of the hard sauce, beating in grated orange rind to taste. For Stuffed Prunes; Beat grated orange rind (to taste) into 1 cup Hard Sauce: chill. Place 20 to 24 prunes in a colander; cover colander. Place over boiling wat er and steam 5 to 10 minutes. Dry each prune thoroughly. Cool. Re move pits. Fill prunes with chiilcd Hard Sauce. If desired, chopped shredded coconut may be added to the Hard Sauce with the orange, rind. Kiwanis (Continued from Page 1) ?ram of highway safety. (Mr. Chiott commented: ' 'The auto mobile is here to stay, are you?" ind added: "It is better to be late than mutilate.") The speaker also assailed ob jectionable comic books, which, he said, "are not comic and are not funny." He also pointed out that Kiwanis International is approaching its 40th anniversary and is near to its goal of 4.000 clubs and 250,000 members. Calling for special emphasis on the Kiwanis program of youth ac tivities. Mr. Chiott urged: "Make the Kiwanis button the emblem of service to man." Howard Kaiser was in charge of the installation program. Two Singings (Continued from page 1) convention, and Woodrow Row-, land, of Saunook is secretary. Hev. C. L. Allen and Tom Queen are cooperating with the Convention officials for the polio program. All singers, and singing groups are invited to attend and take part in the program. Champion YMCA's gymnasium scene of the polio fund party, hat a seating capacity of 500 persons and extra seats will be made aval, able to an expected overflow crowd. Assisting the Sanford quarte, with the musical program will be the widely-known Roberts Familj of West Asheville, the Melodj Five, of Sylva, the Webb Family, of Wayncsville, and several othe? groups who have pledged thei full cooperation to the spccla fund-rairlng event. Still Reading SAN FRANCISCO ? Tht city's public library system report, a heavy increase in book borrow ing. It says this is probably due to more people staying at home tc watch television, and then reading before Wed. instituted suit in December of 1954, and the Town of Waynesville filed an answer. The suit is slated to be heard on January 20th. in the Janu ary term of civil court which con venes here Monday, with Judge Dan K. Moore, of Sylva, presiding. The Central Elementary building was discontinued as a school build ing last January, when the new building two blocks away was com pleted. Since last January the | Hoard of Education has been using 1 the building for a warehouse. 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