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'55 Report of Activities, Accomplishments of Chamber of Commerce ????I R. L. BRADLEY . * _ President ill ROBERT WINCHESTER Vice-President GEORGE BISCHOrr Treasurer NED J. TUCKER Executive Vlee-Freeldeat 1955 BOARD OF DIRECTORS George BUchoff R. L. Bradley Bill Burgin John Carver H. M Oulln G. C. Ferguson J. W. Fowler, Jr. Kenneth Fry Lawrence Davis Lewis Green Carl Henry Virgil Holloway John N. Johnson J. L. Kilpatrlck. Jr. H. P. McCarroll Francis Maasle Frank Moore Charlea E. Ray W. C. Ruaa Hye Sheptowitch t m # J. B. Slier J. E. Taylor N. J. Tucker Henry Tuttle W. L Turner Charles Underwood Koger Walker Charles Way Harry Whlsenhunt Robert H. Winchester Charlie Wbodard Unamber ol commerce Reorganization In 1955 Division I AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL Division II CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL Division III INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL Division IV MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION Division V TOURIST PROMOTION BUREAU BY-LAWS WRITTEN AND ADOPTED APPLICATION ACCEPTED FOR MEMBERSHIP IN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES Agricultural Development Council i 1 i ;? I JOHN CARVER, Chairman OBJECTIVES: 1. To work with all agricultural agencies, organixatlons, and interested individuals for further development of agriculture in Haywood County. X. To make Haywood County the most highly organized, ef ficient and fully developed agricultural County in the State. , 3. To promote in every way the economic, cultural, and spirit ual life of the farm people in this county so that Haywood will con tinue to be the best County in which to live and work. ACTIVITIES: Held Joint meetings with agricultural leaders to discuss farm problems and needs. Adopted long-range program for improving farm economy in Haywood County through: 1. Boys and girls club work. ? - 2. Diversified farming and new markets, 3. Specialized farming, 4. Better rural-urban relationships, and ' 6. Completion of the Livestock Show and Home Arts Building. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Under the leadership of Virgil Holloway. County Agent. Miss Mary Corn well. Home Agent and John Carver, Division Chairman, with other agencies cooperating, these things were done: 1. The annual out-of-state farm tour was resumed. 2. Enabling legislation to provide tax money for building the Livestock Show and Home Arts Building was passed. 2. Several farm conferences and one day educational confer encea were held for discussing and hearing discussed various phaaes of the Counly'a agricultural program. 4. An experimental Christmas Tree project of 1,000 trees was established aa a source of future farm income in cooperation with the soil conservation program. B. The annual Haywood County Tobacco HaiVevt Festival wax w reorganized and staged. Civic And Professional Division CHAfcLES WAY, Chairman READY! The Civic and Professional Division was organized for the first time in 195S. AIM! The objectives were to bring those individuals, civic groups, and professional organizations in the greater Waynesville, Hazelwood, Lake Junaluska area into closer relationships and to promote har mony and good fellowship among them; to foster high Ideals in civic organizations and professional groups; to encourage practices and properly promote the civic improvements and area development to the best interests and mutual benefits of the people. BULL'S EYE! 1. Conducted Clean-Up and Beautification Campaign. Organized entire community on project to clean-up, paint-up. and fix-up homes, yards, vacant lots, etc. Adopted program for long-term planning in area beantification. Sold 338 pink and white dogwood trees for planting throughout the area. 2. Developed summer series of entertainment and cultural Im provement under the direction of Mrs. Walter Baermann: a. Arthur Stupka, Park Naturalist ? Lecture b. Nelson and Neal ? Piano Duo c. John Parris ? Lecture d. Civic Band Concerts ? Local band under leadership of e. Art Exhibit ? Haywood County Art Charles Isley 3. Sponsored voluntary automobile inspection program under direction of Police Chief Orville Noland and State Highway Patrol. 4. Worked with city officials recommending sidewalk and street improvements. Several projects underway. % 8. Committee on Health working to improve health and sanitary conditions by better garbage pickup and disposal and removal of sub-standard housing. 6. Worked with Individuals and agencies in establishing meet ings and conferences held in the Waynesville area: _a. Seventh-Day Adventist Camp Meeting ? 1.200 people m b. Mountaintop Medical Assembly ? 200 people je. W.O.W. Log Rolling ? 300 people ^ d. Annual Summer Masonic Assembly ? 400 people, e. Haywood County Day at Lake Junaluska f. Delta Sigma Phi ? Business and Professional Men's Frater nity Reception ? 45 people g. Fall meeting of Department of Conservation and Develop ment ? 80 people 7. Organized Haywood County Chapter of Carolinas United Fund, Dr. J. E. Fender, President; Haywood County Chapter of the United Cerebral Palsy Association, N. J. Tucker. President and the Haywood County Humane Society, Mrs. Sara Campbell, President 8. North Carolina Department of Conservation and Develop ment here in October. Invited the Department of Conservation and Development to Waynesville for fall meeting. Planned and organiz ed entertainment program for the members of the Department and wives including Governor and Mrs. Hodges. The Waynesville meet ing was conceded to be one of the finest ever held by the Depart ment of Conservation and Development. 9. The Carolina Jubilee Horse Show was staged in August. A BIGGER, BETTER, HAPPIER, WAYNESVILLE - HAZELWOOD - LAKE JUNALUSKA AREA FROM BALSAM TO SOCO IS IN THE MAKING FOR 56 , . ?" ?' . V Industrial Development Council H. P. McCARROLL. Chairman A STRONG LINE! Through Industrial Committee, set up community-wide oreaniza tlon for industrial development. WITH GOOD BLOCKING! Established closer working relations with Department of Con servation and Development for attracting new industries. FORWARD PASSES ATTEMPTED! Made industrial prospect contacts through ads and direct mailing. DEVELOPED NEW PLAYS! Publishing Industrial Booklet for attracting new industries (Now at Press). A FIELD GOAL SCORED! Dayton Rubber Company expansion plans announced. A COSTLY PENALTY! Unagusta Manufacturing Plant No. 2 destroyed by fire in November. Haywood's Annual Industrial Payroll . Is In Excess of $22,000,000. flj Merchants Association | FRANK MOORE, President ALL JUliN HANDS! The Merchants Association voted to affiliate itself with the Chamber of Commerce and function as a division of the Chamber. TRADE PROMOTIONS! A program of radio, newspaper, and mail-away advertising was followed in an effort to expand the Waynesville trade area. Spon sored an active program of trade promotions including: 1. Fourth of July Carnival 2. Mid-Summer Clearance Sale 3. Baelg-To-School 4. Harvest Festival 5. Golden Harvest Drawings 6. Christmas Parade TOBACCO HARVEST FESTIVAL! Financed jointly with the Chamber of Commerce, the Haywood County Tobacco Harvest Festival. GOOD CREDIT! Established Waynesville Merchants Association Credit Bureau. BEAUTIFUL LIGHTS! Bought and paid for new Christmas ornaments for street decora tions. Made Waynesville the most beautiful town in Western North Carolina at Christmas time. ?"???? ! . ? . | ^' Tourist Promotion Bureau CARL HENRY, Chairman WHO? WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? Published inquiry List of inquiries received wanting information about Waynesville area, accommodations, etc., and mailed to hotel, motel, court, and guest home operators and real estate agents. SMARTIES! Answered all mail inquiries with specific personal letters and/or brochures and other mailing pieces. COOPERATION! Worked with Haywood County Highlanders distributing 20,000 accommodations booklets. Mailed to travel agencies. Chamber of Commerce offices and individuals throughout the country as request ed. Contributed financially to Highlanders advertising and publlca ' tions. HELP! Assisted summer visitors in finding overnight, weekly, monthly, and seasonal lodgings in rooms, courts, hotels, motels, apartments, and summer cottages and houses. BUSYBODIES! Handled office and telephone contact and inquiries, sold tickets to "Unto These Hills", and handled travel routings in and out of the area and scenic routings for summer visitors. LOOKING AHEAD! Prepared and published a new twelve-page Waynesville area two color folder with four-color cover, will have 20,000 printed for distri bution in 1956. (Now in Presses). < 1955 Chamber of Commerce Membership C. N. Allen Company Allison Construction Company Allison & Duncon Oil Company Allison A Duncan Tire Company The A & P Tea Company Asheville Citizen-Times Automatic Heating Company Barber's Orchard Belk-Hudson's Department Store Biltmore Dairy Farms Blink Bonny Blue Ridge Trucking Company Boyd Furniture Store B & P Motor Lines Branch's House of Crafts Brookmont Motor Court Builders Supply and Hdwe. Co. Burgln'a Department Store Camp Junaluska for Girls Cannon Brothers, Gas & Oil Carolina Power A Light Co. Central Cleaners Champion Paper A Fibre Co. Charles Shell Service Station Charlie's Drive-In Charlie's Texaco Ser. Station Clay Construction Company Cline-Bradley Company Closman Business Service Clyde's Cafe Coco-Cola Bottling Company Crawford Funeral Home Curtis Drug Store Dan's Drugs Henry Davis Used Cars J. B Davis. M.D. The L. N. Davis Company The Dayton Rubber Company Dcllwood Hills Court pickson Auto Parts Dixie Home Supermarket Economy Loans, Inc. Ellen's Jafhes L. Elwood Enloe & Reed 1 Farmers Federation J. E. Fender, M.D. First National Bank First State Bank Henry Foy, Architect Firestone Home and Auto Store Kurt Gans, Jewelers Garrett Funeral Home, Inc. Garrett Furniture Store, Inc. C. A. George Giles Chemical Corporation Gordon Hotef Grand view Doris Bixby Hammett, M. D. Harold-Ken Dale Farm Haywood Builders Supply Haywood Electric Membership Corporation Haywood County Farmers Co-op Haywood Furniture Store Haywood Grocery Company Haywood Print Shop Haywood Tire Company Hazelwood Machine Shop Hillcrest Resort Home Finance Company Howell Hardware Company Howel Motor Company Hyatt Plumbing Company Industrial Mining A Trading Co. Jones Farm Junaluska Guest House Ketner's t ' Kilpatrick-Felmet, Inc. Ladye Fayre Beauty Shop Lake Junaluska Methodist Assembly Lakeview Motor Court N. F. Lancaster. M.D. A. C. Lawrence Leather Co. Leatherwood St Francis Lee Oil Company Le Faine Hotel The Lodge J. M. Long Harry Liner Real Est St Ins. Co. McCracken House Martin Electric Company Massie's Department Store Massie Furniture Company Massie Theatres N. M. Medford, D.D.S. Medford Motel William Medford, Atty.-at-Law Moody Farm Moody-Rulane, Inc. Morgan & Ward; Glenn W. Brown The Waynesville Mountaineer Mount Valley Inn Norris Transit Mix Hugh Norton Studio Oak Park Motor Inn Nikki O'Connor's Pottery Place W. Boyd Owen, M.D. Parkman Hardware Company Parkway Court Parkway Knoll Ptrkway Motors, Inc. J. E. Penny, D.D.S, Pet Dairy Products Company The Piedmont Hotel Pisgah National Forest Inn Plemmons Concrete Products Pure Oil Company Ralph's Cash Grocery Ray's Flower Shop C. E. Ray's Sons Red Wing Gift Shop Lyman Reed Reliable Jewelers Richland Supply Company A. R. Riegg, Veterinarian R. S. Roberson, M.D. Rocky Waters Motel Roger* Electric Company Rose mount Scruggs Texaco Service Seay's Motor Court Shamrock Motor Court Sheppe's SherriU's Studio Skyland Construction Company Skyview Court Slack's Smith's Drug Store Smoky Mountains Fertilizer Co. Smoky Mountain Tours The Smart Shop Smith Apartments Soco Crafts Soco Reptile Garden Spauldon's Drive-In Stovall's 5-10-25c Store Strand Theatre Thomas Stringfield, M.D. Talman Office Supplies, Inc. Taylor Motor Company Teague Rest Home Timbes Tavern The Toggery The Towne House N. J. Tucker Turner's Store Twin Brooks Resort Underwood Novelty Company Valley View Farm Walker's Esso Service Station Ward's Gulf Service Watkins Chevrolet Company Waynesville Auto Parts Waynesville Candy Company Waynesville Country Club Inn Waynesville Motor Sales, Inc.^ Waynevilla Motor Court C. K. Weekley, Contractor Leo Weill Wellco Shoe Corporatifn Western Auto Associate Stores Whidden Oil Company Whitman's Bakery Mrs. E. L. Withers W H C C W W I T Windover Youngblood Truck Lines, Inc. Contributing Members Mrs. R. H. Black well Sue W illard Lindsley Carolina Barber Shop C. A. Miller and Company Crawford Gulf Service Fred Moody Lumber Yard Mrs. Sadie Emmanual Queen's Farm and Dude Ranch The Fashion Shop Mrs. C. G. Rayle Sunset Cottage The Annual Membership Campaign for this Year Begins February 27. You Can Be A Great Help By Turning In Your Membership Cards Im mediately. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE YEARLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT TO DECEMBER 31, 1955 RECEIPTS BANK BALANCE January 1st, 1955 $ 4,012.35 Memberships $ 9,939.76 Chamber of Commerce Banquet _ 412.50 Summer Series ... ' 404.00 Dogwood Tree Sales ._ 878.25 Miscellaneous 2.00 Commissions Unto These Hills _.. $ 437.67 Southern Bell Booth ... 1.57 Smoky Mountain Tours _ 7.13 $ 446.37 Reimbursements < N. J. Tucker Refund of Travel Adance 60.61 Town of Waynesville for Power 65.96 Town of Wayhesvilel for C&D Buffet 150.00 Waynesville Citizens for C&D Buffet 96.00 Highlanders for Postage _ 26.00 Merchants Association for Tobacco Harvest Festival 250,00 Merchants Association for Postage, Stationery, and Printing .... 119.50 Sinclair Oil Company for Duplicate Payment of Bill .. 7.89 Payment of Bill - 7.89 $ 775.96 $12,858.84 Total Receipts $16,871.29 DISBURSEMENTS Office Expense Salaries and Expenses $7,057.60 District Director, IRS _ 1,096.50 Office Supplies and Equipment 845.34 Heat 58 39 Telephone 416.10 Postage and Box Rent 511.79 Insurance - , 6.20 Flowers - 21.00 Film - - 1.00 Periodicals & Publications 44.10 Memberships and Dues _ 107.50 Maps . 198.78 $10,364.30 .Tourist Display and Public Relations Advertising Highway Signs and Upkeep _ 383.79 Haywood Highlanders Booklet and Television Promotion 400.00 Haywood County Horse Show |_ 150.00 Tobacco Harvest Festival 500.00 Miscellaneous 96.25 $ 1,530.04 Agricultural Development Council Fir Trees $ 26.85 $ 26.85 Civic and Professional Division Area Beautification Clean-up Campaign $ 29.35 Dogwood Tree Planting 787.25 Summer Series _ . 427.16 ? Safety Program __ 91.43 $ 1,335.19 i Industrial Development Council [ Prints for Booklet $ 43.00 $ 43.00 * Chamber of Commerce Banquet $ 533.61 $ 533.61 Entertainment Fraternity Reception $ 18.60 CAD Buffet Supper 355.36 Meuntaintop Medical Assembly _.. 69.36 $ 443.32 Transfer ef Funds ' For Merchants Dues Paid To Chamber of Commerre _ . 174 00 $ 174.00 $14,450.31 $ 2,420 98 9