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? r ? vv * m W \ >4* ? , ? , \ . v ? - ? /? /. . ? - ? v . " t < - , ' * ip ? ? ? i % ? . ' -lb ? - THE WAYNESVILLE MOT TNT A TNEER ^ 8cton ' "? Ml HP|: <> ' t THIS 1956-MODFL CAR, occupied by a Knoxville couple on a honeymoon trip to Winston-Salem was completely demolished at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday when It overturned down a steep embankment east of Soco Gap while rain was falling. The vehicle trav eled a total distance of 125 feet. Damage was estimated at $2,000. A DIFFICULT TASK of retrieving the car occupied by Mr. and Mrs. James L. Fowler after its plunge off the Soco Road is begun here ar IV vehicle Is set back on its wheels and slowly starts up the mountain side- draw., by the tow line of F.lford Silt ton's wrecker. AFTER SO MINUTES of hard work by wrecker operator Elford Sutton (right), the demolished ear appears over the bank of the Soco Highway. It was in such bad con dition that It had to be hauled instead of rolled back to Wsynesville, Looking on are Fowler (left) whose wife was driving the car, and Deputy Sheriff Gene HowelL (Mountaineer Photo* > * Area Opens Observance Of Mental Health Week TK*? Wovnacirillc aroa ic ininintf I ? 1 111 ff UJ livot ll?V HI VH i with the rest of Haywood County and thjs natioh this week in the observance of National Mental Health Week. The observance was proclaimed here by Mayor J. H. Way in a statement which reads: "Whereas, mental illness is the most serious single health prob lem confronting the nation, and "Whereas, many mental patients are unable to get the treatment they need because mental hospitals arc overcrowded, understaffed, and short of medical supples and equip ment, and "Whereas, many people suffer ing from emotional disorders are unable to get help because there " is a severe shortage of psychiatric clinics and private psychiatrists, and "Whereas, mental illness, re search is being hampered by lack \ of funds and personnel, and "Whereas, these conditions can be remedied by concerted action of the citizens of our city, our state arftl our nation, "Therefore. I, J. H. Way, Mayor of Waynesville, do hereby pro claim the week of April 29 to May 5 MENTAL HEALTH WEEK, and * furthermore call upon te citizens of Waynesville to help the mentally ill by working in behalf of im proved and expanded treatment facilities; and in behalf of increased research to improve the methods for treatment and prevention .of mental illness." The Haywood Ministerial Asso ciation also is joining in the ob servance of Mental Health Week. Issuing a statement in behalf of the association, the Rev. James Y. Perry, pastor of Grace Episcopal Church, pointed out: "Few things rank in importance with the adequate and enlightened treatlnent of mental disorders. Science and informed religion should join hands in healing the diseased mind and give "that peace of God which passeth all under standing." "As members of churches and citizens of our communities, let us approach this problem with stead fast faith, sympathetic understand ing and intelligence, that we might combat the inroads now being made on the healthy and normal functioning of so many individuals in our society." Band Instrument Clinic Set For May 5th At WCC The North Carolina Bandmas ter's Association (Western Division) will conduct a clinic for special instruments at Western Carolina College Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Harold E. Smith, band director at WCC, is host for the occasion, and will be assisted by the fol lowing college students: Tommy Ginn and Neil Wilson, Sylva; Gene Ellis, Kings Mountain: Dale Rat cliffe, Waynesville; Norma Jean Welch, Franklin. Approximately 129 high school band students are expected to at tend the clinic. The section on French horns will be conducted by Dale Grabill of Cherryville, and the clarinet group will be led by William Davidson of Concord., Arrangements for the clinic are under the direction of a committee of band directors composed of Bob Campbell, Waynesville; Carl Mannle, Canton; and Donald Womack, Bryson City. Not counting irrigation, use of w^ter on farms is estimated at S'i billion gallons daily. Honeymooners Uninjured As Car Skids Off Mountain |_ , A young Knoxville couple on a honeymoon trip into North Caro lina escaped serious injury at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday when their car skid ded off the pavement and plung ed 125 feet down the mountain side a quarter of a< mile east of Soco Gap. The couple, who were married only last Saturday, were identified as James L. Fowler, 21, and Etta ; Lindsay Fowler, both of Knox ville. Mrs. Fowler was taken to Hay wood County Hospital and admit ted for treatment of bruises and lacerations, but, according to her attending physician, Dr. V. How- i ard Duckett of Canton, she bore no sign of serious injury. Highway Patrolman Harold Day ton reported that Mrs. Fowler was driving the car, a 1956 Chevrolet, eastward down Soco Mountain. When the car skidded slightly on the pavement, she applied the brakes and lost control of the ve hicle, which ran off the highway and overturned down a steep em bankment before it came to rest against some trees. The car, owned by Mrs. Fow ler's father, a Knoxville automo bile dealer, was termed a total loss ? with damage estimated at $2,000 The wreck occurred about 100 yards west of the Mile High Craft Shop on the Soco Road. Patrolman Dayton said he un derstood the honeymooners were en route to visit relatives in Win ston-Salem. ? ' .. -f: Canton Chamber Annual Banquet Set For May 5 The annual dinner meeting of the Canton-Bethel-Clyde Cham ber of Commerce will be held at Camp Hope on Saturday evening, May 5, it has been announced by Guy Roberts, retiring president of the organization. This year's meeting will be dedi cated to the recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the Carolina Divi sion of the Champion Paper and Fibre Company in Canton. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben B. Robert son will be guests of honor at the dinner and Mr. Robertson, presi dent and chairman of the board of directors of the ? Champion firm, will appear on the program in a reminiscence of 50 years of prog ress in Canton. Mr. Robertson will be introduced by Edwin Haynes, who will speak in behalf of the people of the Can ton, Bethel and Clyde communities in recognition of Champion's posi tion as a corporate citizen of the community for the past half cen tury. ' F. E. (Bill) Shull will preside at the program, which will a^o in clude entertainment by the music department of Canton High School, a message from retiring president Roberts, and the presentation of newly-elected officers and direc tors. The program will be climaxed with a humorous talk by Walter Smith of Rutherfordton, who is a homespun philosopher of repute throughout the eastern United i States. Advance sales of tickets for the banquet started last week under I I the direction of A1 Phillips. The [dinner will be catered by Miss Elizabeth Thompson of the Cham pion YMCA. Resale Ordered For Cecil School The bid of $2,600 for the Cecil school property, recently bid by C. A. George, has been raised by R. C. Led better. The Board of Education is today, advertising the i property for resale. May 15, with the opening bid Rtarting at $2,780. The property is all of the Cecil school property, including a play ground site, which the board used fo- more than 20 years. The sale excludes a small lot which has been reserved for the citizens of CecU Township as a voting place. Disabling illness is nearly twice as frequent January through March than July through August. There are an estimated 300 mil lion malaria cases In the world every year. Second Hatchery To Be Established On Davidson River WASHINGTON, (API?A House Fisheries subcommittee has ap proved a bill to establish a second trout hatchery on the Davidson River in the Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina. Rep. Shuford (D.NC), author of the bill, testified that more trout are needed to meet the demand of a constantly increasing tourist business. Shuford said the present hatch ery station on Davidson River is able to supply about one tenth of the annually needed 40.000 pounds of fish used for restocking. Most of the fish for restocking, he added, are of "catchable size." Cost of the project is estimated at $375,000. In 1882 Tourists Here Arrived On Mail Wagon By W. C. MEDFORD It is the tourist season of the year 1882 in Wayncsville and at the then renowned and fairly new White Sulphur Springs Hotel. Mt. litaria Love (tallest of the immedi ately surrounding Junaiuska range, and named for Col. Stringfleld's wife) had already cast its evening shadows round about. The lumbering mail-hack with its load of "Low-landers" and high seated. proud driver in charge, has just arrived. The mail had been delivered at the little post office uptown. After this the driver, as he turned down Church street, pointed out to his passengers the old court house (soon to be vacated as such), old Jail, site of the old whipping-post, school house and two or three churches. Then they crossed the newly graded and rounded-up road-bed that had been made for the railroad, and forded Richland Creek at near the present Smathers street bridge. Turning up the clear, rippling stream, through shaded lane, silence reigned su preme. So it seemed to ths visitors, solitude almost, save for tha tinkle of cowbells in the nearby meadow and surrounding woods. , But just then the white-triir.nu d brick walls of the famous resort, with its long veranda, shady lawns ? and scores of guests all about, came in sight! 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