u>?^??lossoms, which Mrs. scribe's as pretty and le Camp Branch sec arvey Beech reports Irw of yellow Early ries bore two bushels ?st before the frost r tree of red June ap ri two or three bush he added, bloomed Money Charged udents hel High School boys, "id juniors at the teen charged by Ser npbcll with the theft )m tw? soft-drink ma 1 Dew Bethel gymnas " said that the boys Set Into the machine a key obtained last given a hearing * ?[ the Peace J. J. *? bound over to Su Bond was set at tey and $300 for the Fz>ur large auction cloth banners, two wooden arrows, and about a dozen large cardboard placards were torn down on the county home property sometime Wednes day night, T, W. West, auctioneer, reported to the sheriff's office to day. West told officers that he had put up the signs Wednesday morn ing which advertised the sale of the 140-acre farm for November 9th. When West went back today to finish his work of getting ready for the sale, he said he found the signs torn down and on the ground, and one sign frame split up. "This is the first time in my 37 years as an auctioneer that such a thing has happened to me," he tola officers. West estimated the damages would be above $50. and said he would replace the signs either to 'day or Friday. West said that a reward of $50 was being offered for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons who tore down the signs Wednesday night. West said the reward would hold for any further disturbance of sale signs now beirtg erected on the county home farm. ? ? Masonic Meeting Set Sonoma Lodge 472, AF&AM, will hold an emergent communication at 7 p.m. Monday to confer the Master Mason's degree. All Master Masons are invited. (More Pictures Page 1, Sec. 2) Haywood County won a major ity of the prizes at the annual WNC Kit Stock Show and Sjle at Knka Tuesday and Wednesday as 31 calves exhibited by 4-H Club and FFA 'members captured five first places, four second places, one third, two fourths, and one fifth place. The top prize taken by a Hay wood countian was won by Floyd Rogers of Clyde, whose 1,215 pound Shorthorn was named Re serve Champion of the annual event. Floyd is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Hugh Rogers of Clyde and bred his animal on his father's farm. The Grand Champion was an Aberdeen Angus shown by Ray (See Fat Calves?Page 8) Waynesville Girl Among 32 Hurt In Wrecked Bus Betty Ann Howell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Howell, Pigeon Road, Waynesville, was one of 32 student nurses injured i n the crash of a Greyhound bus and a tractor trailer seven miles south of Concord this morning, which killed one girl ? Clara Jane Dil lingham, 19, of Stocksville. Miss Tlowell was listed as hav ing suffered a cut nose. The student nurses, in training at Presbyterian Hospital, Char lotte, were returning from a con vention in Winston-Salem when their bus sideswiped a disabled tractor-trailer and plunged into a ditch. The Injured were taken to hos pitals in Concerd and Charlotte. The only other Western North Carolina girl in the wreck was Miss Billie Nichols of Asheville. United Fund Goes Up To $22,625.75 The United Fund Campaign hit $22,625 this morning, according to Dave Felmet, campaign chairman. This is against the budget of $38, 841. "This report is incomplete, be cause we have several workers yet to report," Mrs. Raymond Cald well, office secretary, said. Some of the late reports are ex pected to swell the present total much larger, it was explained. Chairman Felmet this morning said that he was calling a meeting of the chairmen of the nine divi sions, plus the executive board of the United Fund, for Monday af ternon. At that time a discussion of the status of the campaign as of Monday noon will be held. The campaign forces felt that considerable work would be com pleted this weekend on the drive, which will benefit 25 agencies, Asheville Asking For Surveys (From The Asheville Times) The board of directors of the Asheville Chamber of Commerce will ask Governor Luther Hodges to again request an engineering survey of the proposed Pigeon River and French Broad River routes. The directors meeting Tuesday at The Manor, approved a recom mendation from Jack Barfleld, chairman of the Highway Com mittee, that the Governor be re quested in a letter to have the survey made. The board also passed a resolu tion requesting the NatJbnal Wbk ?Service to assign a full time natu ralist for duty on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Asheville area. Chamber president Maurice Puckett presided. Canton Man Charged In Arms Theft Gene Watts, alias Gene Bigger staff, of Canton, 29, has been charg ed with housebreaking and larceny by Sheriff Fred Campbell in con nection with the theft of two shot guns and a rifle from the residence of John Rhinehart of Clyde, Oc tober 16. Sheriff Campbell said that Watts was arrested Tuesday on his job as a truck driver, and the rifle was found at his home. He had sold the two shotguns, but both have now been recovered, the sheriff added. Sheriff Campbell reported that the firearms were stolen on a Sun day morning when the Rhineharts were at church. The thief gained entrance into the house through an unlocked door. Watts was given a hearing Wed nesday morning before Justice of the Peace J. J. Ferguson and bound over to Superior Court on a bond of $1,500. High Masonic Title Conferred On Glenn Brown GLENN D. BROWN The title of knight commander of the court of honor, Aaheviile Consistory, Scottish Rite Masons, was recently conferred upon Glenn p. Brown of Clyde by the (See Glenn Brown?Page ?) WHEN THE FODDER'S IN THE SHOCK. Hay wood countians start looking forward to the an nual Tobacco Festival, to Thanksgiving, and to Christmas ? which is only 52 days away. This scene is in Ratcliffe Cove, looking toward Waynesvllle. (Mountaineer Photo). Much Interest Shown For Tobacco Harvest Festival, i ' Home Arts Show Nov. 7-9 Tobacco Festival Edition Will Be Published Monday The 9th annual Tobacco Harvest Festival and Home Arts Show edition of The Mountaineer will be published on Monday, as the show will begin Tuesday morning. Many special features are being prepared for this special section, and will include recent photographs of tobacco crops in the county, preparing the crop tor market, ar>d other features. Besides the pictures of this year, there will be pictures of festivals of the past, together with a brief history of the festival whi^h dates back to 1947. All this and more will be in the special Festival edition of The Mountaineer Monday'. Burning Of Feed On Farms Mars Haywood's Halloween _ ? Rustlers Back; Reward Offered For Black Filly Rustler* are at it again in Haywood County and a $100 re ward is now being offered by O. P. Grasty for the return of his two-year-old filly, stolen last month on Fie Top Mountain near Cataioochee Ranch. Mr. Grasty told SL*riB Fred Campbell that the horse is black with a white hind foot and has barbed-wire scars on the inside of the right leg. The horse was stolen from a pasture, his owner added. Haywood Farm Bureau To Meet Here Monday The Haywood County Farm Bureau will meet at 1 p m. Mon day in the courtroom to formulate resolutions for presentation at the State Farm Bureau Convention. All farmers are invited to attend the meeting. ? i i , / T. G. MASSIE IN HOSPITAL T. G. Massie, who has been a patient at Memorial Mission Hos pital since Tuesday, is expected to return to his home Saturday or Sunday. Although Halloween was ob served fairly peacefully in Waynes ville, except for the destruction of the fence on the lawn of Miss Robina Miller on Haywood St. mischief-makers in rural areas kept the sheriff's department busy throughout the night and early morning. Sheriff Fred Campbell said he got seven different reports Hal loween night of feed, hay, cane, and corn being burned on farm lands, including areas in Iron Duff, Crab tree, Big Branch, Burnett Cove, Henson Cove, and Dutch Cove. Later Hubert Wells of Crabtree and Frank Brown and Carl Green of Fines Creek reported corn shocks on their farms were burned. While patrolling near Cruso, Deputies Gene Howell and John Boyd were halted by a "road block" on Highway 276, consisting of cane and heavy logs. They cleared the road and proceeded1 south, but found the barriers put across the road again on their re turn. The deputies waited at the scene for some time, hoping to catch the culprits, but everything was quiet. However, after returning to the courthouse the officers received a call that the road block was up once more. The sheriff and his deputies An ally got to bed at. 4 a.m. Tuesday. Dr. D. W. Colvard, dean of the School of Agriculture at North Carolina State College. Raleigh, will be the major speaker at the coruthouae portion of the Tobacco Festival at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Also scheduled at the courthouse Tuesday night are: the crowning of the 1955 Tobacco Queen, award ing of CDP community contest awards, announcement of Home Demonstration Club awards, pres entation of 4-H Club pins and awards, and election of CDP offi cers and director* for the coming year. At the Waynesville Armory, Home Demonstration Club exhib its will be set up all day Monday and judged Tuesday morning, starting at 10 a m. The armory Vill then be open to the public from 1 p.m. Tuesday until 7 p.m. Tuesday and from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Wednesday. Exhibits will be removed Thurs day morning and the armory must be cleared by Thursday noon. Dr. Colvard, a native of Ashe County, formerly served on the staff of Brevard College, the Moun tain Experiment Station here and the Western North Carolina Ex periment Station at Swannanoa. Competing for community prizes this year are West Pigeon, winner in 1954; White Oak, Fines Creek, Upper Crabtree, Iron Duff, Francis Cove, Allen's Creek, Hatcllffe Cove, Thickety, and South Clyde. Sales Tax Total Rose To $54,168 During September September sales tax collections in Haywood County exceeded those for September of last year by $15,073, according to "The Re tailer," published monthly by the North Carolina Merchants Associ ation at Raleigh. The total reported for Septem ber, 1955 was $54,168, compared with $39,095 for September, 1954. Part of this increase is due to the new 3 per cent tax on rooms which went Into effect in July." For August, "The Retailer" re ported lax collections of $47,793 for Haywood County. Officials Want To Keep 19-A Civic leader* and officials of three counties will protest a pro posed change la Highway number 19-A from Lake Junaluska to Ela, via Waynesvllle, it was learned today. The proposal was made reeently by the Highway Commission that all alternate route numbers be changed or discontinued. Provi sion was made by the Commission to hear all groups before any changes are made. There is a pos sibility that the hearings will be on December second. Highway 19-A was set up when the road from Lake Junaluska via Soco Gap to Cherokee was opened, and designated as Highway 19 all the way to Ela, where it intersects with Highway 19-A. If 19-A is changed, then, accord ing to the original state highway law, it was learned, the 8-mile link of highway from Gateway to Ela would be without a highway num ber, as the highway from the Lake to Dillsboro would be Just 29, and from Dillsboro to Gateway would be 441. Letters of protest as to the pro posal are being written to Harry Buchanan, commissioner of the 14th division. The commissioner is expected to schedule a hearing be fore the full commission relative to the matter. Commissioner Buchanan (his morning said that officials of Jack son and Hayweod had talked to him about the proposed change and all expressed themselves as I being opposed to any changes whaL Isdever. URW Local , Chosen Top CIO Union WaynMVille'i Local Union No. 277, United Rubber Workers-CIO, has been choaen as the ouUtandlng CIO union In North Carolina, ac cording to an announcement made at the recent atate convention of the CIO. Delegatea to the covention, Flor ence Drlnnon and Lucioua Cagle, will report to membera of Local 277 at a regular meeting of the organization this Saturday' after noon at the union hall. The meeting will be held In two sessions?one for the people work ing the 3-11 shift, which will start at 1:30 p.m, and the other at 3:45 p.m. Also slated at the meeting Sat urday will be the naming of three delegates to attend the meeting of District 8, United Rubber Workers Council, lo be held in Memphis. Candidates are Doris Bishop, Marshall Caldwell, Florence Drin non. Elizabeth Mitchell and W. W. Rowland. A door prize of $45 also will be given at the meeting. Forest Fire Burns 2? Acres At Cove Creek Haywood County had its first forest fire since last April Sunday night when some Wi acres of woodland burned at Cove Creek. County Fire Warden R. E. Cald well said that his crew brought the blaze under control in two hours Sunday night and then checked the site again Monday morning. Mr. Caldwell said the fire was on the property of D. C. Davis and others. COLDER dmild with showers, fj^ng cooler this af ? generally fair tempera ^ by the SUte Test Max. Mtn t>* ? ?. . 80 28 - 21 M _ Highlanders OK Budget Of $5,000 An advertising budget of $5,000 has been approved by the hoard of directors of the Haywood High landers for 1056. it was announc ed today by L. E. DeVous, presi dent. This is $1,000 more than last year. The 5-member board made tenta tive plans to erect" four large high way signs at key points near the county border, and to include on them an inslgna of the organiza tion, which will be prominently displayed in front of the business establishment of every member next season. DeVous said the large sign would stresc the importance of "staying at a place displaying this sign, because it is an approved place." The organization will again publish 20.000 colorful booklets containing information about the area and the listings of the mem bers. he said. "We have tentative plans for staging a motorcade into Eastern Carolina," he said, "since we feel that work needs to be done in that section for Western North Caro lina." DeVous said there were now about 50 members in the organiza tion, and a potential of cloae to 90. The 1956 membership campaign has opened, he pointed out, and dues are now being paid for the coming year. DeVous in a formal statement. (See Highlanders?Page ?> , Widow Derived Deep Satisfaction As She Contributed To U. Fund t A frail, sparkling-eyed widow stopped Dave Felmet on the street, unfolded two well-pressed dollar bills, and handed them to him. adding: "I've had these put aside for some Ume for a special purpose. In fact, I was saving them for an Item I have wanted for a long time, and had planned to get It for myself at Christmas?abont my anly Christmas. But I want ed to do something for the United Fund. It Is not much, but It la a real sacrifice," she said. Her face beamed aa she hand ed the two one dollar bills to Felmet, and she continued: "You know, as badly as f thought I wanted something for myself, I And much more pleas ure In giving to this campaign. I know It will be spread out to help a lot more people, and I ean't complain. While I don't have much in the way of worldly goods. I do have a peace of mind, and am happy. Maybe I am happy because I have always tried to share with others, and think of them rather than think ?? much about myself," she went on. "Now look at my clothes, they are not the finest, hut they are neat and clean, and warm. Underneath thin dress and eoat Is a heart of lore. Dave, and that Is something I live with for 34 hours out of every day. "I'm glad I met you today. Dave, because now I know I bare done my part on the drive, and I hope you get all your goal, son, 'cause If you do, it will mean a lot of happy people. I moan (See Widow?Pago ?> Highway Record For 1955 In Haywood (TO DATS) Killed 2 (1954 ? ? Injured.... 82 (1954 ? 51) Accidents 153 Loss.. $65,730 State Highway PatraU The United Fund Campaign Has Started ? Give Generously For The 25 Agencies ||