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Parkway Location In N.C. Due To Browning's Vision I The man who is responsible, more than any other man. for the location of tlv? Blue Ridge Park way in North Carolina rather than In Tennessee?R. Getty Browning I ?retired this summer from active service with the State Highway Commission t After 35 years of continuous service, he winds up a distinguish ed-a-arocr in highway engineering. S. .re he has handled the engin eering and right of way acquisition for the 250-mile section of the parkway lit North Carolina for the last 22 years, it is expected that lie will he later employed hv the Highway Commission as a consult ant on completion of the parkway, and oilier highway locations Hack in tls' early thirties, the Blue Ridge Parkway was first en visioned as a connecting 500-mile motor road between two great na tional parks the Shenandoah in Virginia and the Great Smoky Mountains between Tennessee and. North Carolina. As originally planned, the park way would have run only a short distance in North Carolina down to Roan Mountain where it would have switched west and gone down the Tennessee side of the moun tains to Gatflnburg However, Browning, who was familiar with the grandeur of the Tar Heel upeountry from making highway locations for the State knew that the superior location was along the mountain tops in North Carolina Barked by the Tat Heel Congees < sional delegation. State and high way officials, Browning spearhead ed the fight to induce Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes to adopt 1 a route through the mountains of western North Carolina. The I State's case was so well-document- I ed with supporting maps and its presentation was so plausible and I persuasive that Ickes overruled a 1 special three - man committee who < had recommended tlv sky high way through Tennessee i In 1834 Irkes approved the fin- I al location of the parkway from Blowing Rock sipjth via the Black | Mountains. Craggies. the t'l.sgah i and Balaam ranges all in North I Carolina into the Sipokics His < historic decision opened up a whole) ) new era in western North Carolina I The State's locating parties im- i mediately set to work, making sur veys for the. parkway during scv- J era) winters, though the mountains i weiv sheathed in snow and ice 1 Browning personally walked over i the enlire location of the park- -< way in the Stale He directed liis department in making the surveys I I running all the greliminary lines in establishing levels and in pre paring topographic maps His consuming interest In the furtherance of the parkway prompted an article several years ago in the Saturday Evening Post entitled, "Pathfinder of the Moon shine Mountains". As a Tar Heel engineer since 1921. Browning has tramped over as much North Carolina wilderness as any man living, The veteran i chief locating engineer follows the pioneering tradition oi his hardy forefathers who were great hunt er* and gunsmiths of the American frontier. In addition to (lie parkway j Browning traversed on foot th> new highway from Lenoir to Blow lug Rock, the spectacular four laried highway that knifes through 1 the mountain* from Rldgecrest to Old Fort, and the new I'igton Itiv- ; cr route which is now under con struction through some of the most desolate mountain terrain. Browning was born in Oakland,! Md., and educated in private schools and by private tutors in i his youth, lie earned his civil en rfneeripg degree from the Inf-r national Correspondence School He was firs| employed as an assist ant to Alex (' Mason, a well-known . surveyor for more than 60 years j In OarK'tt County . When the first major roadhutid ing program in North Carolina ua getting under way in 1921. he ae-l repled a position as Resident Eh-! gineer with headquarter- in llui ham. later being promoted to Con struction Engincr and Assistant to the Division Engineer, in 1925. he was transferred to Baleigii and given charge of the Location De partment and the Might of Way Department, with duties covrlii-.: liic entire State, lie continued in Hits work until 1941 when the work if the two departments reached -rich proportions that a .separate? right of way department wa- or ganized. His department took over the preparation of the State highway map. and after 19111 when the State look over all the county roads, h was given charge oi preparing new nap* for all. tile counties and has Peen keeping them revised and up lb date. A 6.110-font mountain near It- cell (lap in the rugged Pisgah mountains of western North Caro lina has been named for Browning in recognition of his outstanding work on the isakwnv In 1954 Brow nine was signally honored by his fellow engineers I Aug, ?l Associate Justice J. tVallarr Winbornr ilrfti will brm.tr Chief Justice of thr state Supreme Court and will succeed < liirf itistirr Harnhill. who resigned because of his hralth. Attorney (ieneral H'. B. Hodman Jr., will become asso riatr lustier succeeding tVinborne. Thr appointments of Winbornr and Hodman were madr bv Governor l.uther llodgrs. when hp was presented thy annual award for exceptional engineering by flip >s C. Society ?f Engineer* which is composed of professional men from every branch of en gineering. Ifp was fifed for "his personal and thorough examination of sifps. bringing to the citizens of Hip Slate route* of maximum scpiiir valup. splpph'd with ineticu- . Ions pare to produce fhp greatest possible safety and most economi cal const ruction cost And his intimate Knowledge and understanding of the human prob lems involved fin the sacrifice of personal liberties on the part of many property-holders' has en abled him through tliCsp years to uphold the enforcement of law with honor and yet with all con sideration of thy rights of the in dividual "Kor I) is wide and persistent work in the field of surveying, where, in his intensive effort* over the main years, |i(. ndeavored to foster and secure legal methods of procedure that would bring a etc; rer conception of the whole ?cii nee of stlfv .tying, and procure unt'eviaffng accuracy " Browning Is a member of the Vmertcan Koadhuilders Associa tion, the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, the N. C. Spcitv ol Engineers. and the Am erican Association of Stat - High way Officials, Heinle coining to North Caro lina. Browning spent several years on railroad location and construc tion in West Virginia and in min ing engineering in the coal fields Lower Crabtree Activities Agenda Filled These Days By MRS MII LARD FFROl SON Comniunity Reporter Annual decoration days, family reunions, arid homecomings are the order of the day in this commun ity, and ttv weekends have a crowded schedule. The Rev. Frank Leatherwood of Way nesville filled the pulpit at Flncher'.s Chapel last Sunday morning in the absence of the p:rs tor. 11 ? Rev A. H. Davis, who was in Mooresville assisting with reviv al services. The Rliinehart family held its annual reunion last Saturday at Kineher's Chapel Church with the president, Ike Rliinehart, of Flat Rock presiding. On ? hundred and fifty relatives and friends front North and South Carolina attend ed the event Pins for the oldest man and woman present went to the pi sident and to Mis. Bessie Rhinehart Robinson. Mrs. Perry Pleinmons and twin sons of YVayhesville are visiting Mrs Plominon.s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hhinehart, while Mr Plemmons is taking a refresher course at Duke University. Mrs. Dura Snyder, who has been convalescing at the home of her nephew. (Jlenn Haney has re entered Haywood County Hospital. Mr and Mrs. VV J. MeCrary had as guests last Sunday their nephew. Joe Davis, agriculture teacher at Plelcher High School, and BrohsOn MeCrary ol Canton The HTU of tile Crahtree Bap tist Church visited the Ratcliflfe Cove Baptist Church Sunday night a-' uuesis of that church's BTU. Mr, and Mrs 11 V Nesbitl and children Wore weekend guests of Mr and Mis Wayne Moore of llayesville Mr. and Mrs, Sam Noland spent the weekend in Spartanburg, S as guests of Mr Niiltnd's uncle i and aunt. Mr and Mrs Boyd Bald ivvin..' Mr and Mrs Fred Noland of of Maryland. He spent more than ten year* with the State Road Com mission of Mary land where he was ill charge of highway and bridge construction He personally super vised the erection of a great many important structures, e g . the draw bridge over the Nanticoke River of Sharptown. the C'hoptank River at Denton, Miles River at Kaston. Col lege Creek at Annapolis, and the Hanover Street bridge over the Patapsco River at Baltimore. During World War I he worked with the Bartlctt-Hayward Com pany at Baltimore in the manufac ture of artillery ammunition He later worked at the Baltimore Dry dork and Shipbuilding Corporation of Baltimore in expediting the con struction and launching of 20 large tankers and freighters He is 72. " Noah Numskull ? >00 *?Ht>ULO He OCOO A AT S6LU*W> /QAFggS / i V ' Wear AIOAM - A?t THE etsr SHOE salesmen GRADUATES OF OfcFORO T o e. mahnj LEHISMTOM, P6NMA. NOA^ VMHEM 1 -HAE boaroing HOUSE PLtW UP WERE TH6 PUMOR6 FLYIMS ? T2>MV FPAMSCIOLl SELLEROS6 ^clAG6, NV | - " |n | ? OJQ AJOTiOU -to NOAH1 fr-**-"4* * i **?' f M ?- % I More Tar Heel Speeders Than Drunk Drivers In July Speeders raced ahead of the drunk drivers in July the Motor Vehlrles Department said today in summarizing a monthly total of license revokablr traffic offenses. For July the agenev reported 864 speeding convictions re sulting In the loss of driving privileges. Most of the speeders were In the over II mph class. Drunk driving convictions were only a step behird. The de partment had 816 drunk driving convictions which rates a man datory revocation of license. Total for the month, after including miscellaneous violations like driving after license suspendrd. transporting intoxicants, larceny of automobile, manslaughter and improper use of driver's license, came to 916 revocations and 1.260 suspensions. Newport News. Va., who ure here visiting their son-in-law and daughter. Mr and Mrs. David Noland of Fines Greek, were guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. I,. O. Ferguson. Mrs. Hubert Wells accompanied Mr and Mrs. Fi.'d Calhoun and daughter. Miss Freddie Calhoun to Chattanooga, where they spent weekend with Mr and Mrs. Keller Wells. Miss Barbara Crawford and Miss Beverly Chambers. Gerald Fergu son, and Hud Kirkpatriek were hosts last Saturday night to a party at the hoine of Miss Chambers. The group went on a hayride and Inter enjoyed refreshments. Twenty-five persons attended. Mr; and Mrs. Dewey Arlington and daughter, Brenda. have re turned to Newport News. Va., after spending two weeks with Mr. Ar lington's father. Manson Arring on. and Mrs. Arrington. Mr. and Mrs. Ballard Webb were hosts last weekend to a house par ty fol their sons and daughters: Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W.-bb and children of Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs Junior Webb and children of De troit: Mrs. Webb's brothers and families. Mr. and Mrs Fred Price. Mr. and Mrs. Terry Price, and Ford Price, all of Detroit. Mr and Mrs. Jack Holt and daughter. Christy, of Fort Pierce, Fla.. who hate been visiting Mr. Holt's parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Halt, returned home Monday Also leaving Monday was Mrs. Holt's sis ter. Mrs. D T Hrinson of VVrights vllle, Ga, Paul Gevedon and son. Thomas, of Kentucky arrived Tues day for a two-day visit with Mr J and Mrs. Holt. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Noland of SCviervitle. Tenn . were guests duiv, ing the week of Mr. and Mrs C T I Ferguson Mr. Noland is sheriff of 8evier County and a cousin of Mi News From The Thickety Area Miss Barbara Carswell is reeup erating following a tonsil opera lion. Mrs. Garrett Jimison and chil dren haw returned home attei spending a few weeks with rela tives in Altoona. Ala. Ernest Williamson, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Williamson, and Mr. and Mrs. George Worlev, spent Sun day with relatives in Greenville. S C. Th.? Thickety Home Demonstra tion Club held a worksl.oo on cor sage making in the recreation room of Rockwood Church Thursday evening. A goodlv number of mem bers attended, and an interesting demonstration was Riven by the hon ?:> agent. Miss Mary Cornweli. and several of the group made some attractive corsages. Mr. and Mi s. Hubert Hipps were j honored with a housewarming Fri lay night, when a number of ; friends visited their r 'W home. ) Mrs Gaston Hhinehart and Mrs. j Glenn Robinson were hostesses, j and served refreshments after a number of useful gifts w .'re pre-1 sented the honorees. Several women of the commun ity attended an all-day meeting of the Bea\ 'idam Home Demons tration Club Tuesday, held at the mountain cabin of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Robinson Mrs. Robinson was hostess for the occasion, and a pot i luck lunch was enjoyed around the outdoor fireplace at noon time, Ferguson, Mr and Mrs Ernest Justice have' moved from Crabtree to Fines Creek For an Englishman, auto nuts and bolts are fittings I I??i I?I ??WBg-- - "*? JKAN WOODS, 14 - year - old Clyde high school student was re ported "missing" this morning b\ ?Sheriff Fred Y Campbell. The M4-pi't'.nd girl left homo Monday, July 30, where she lived with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Woods, Sheriff Campbell said it Ls fell bo is in this area, as she has been -< -n on the streets and roeentlv ' applied to the Welfare office for tid. The officers have cheeked vih relatives and have found no race of the girl, who was wearing i i 'd skirt, blue nvlon blouse and vhite sandals when she left home. She has brown hair and blue eyes. The above picture was made this spring, and it was said she might be wearing her hair in a "pony tail". Her absence is causing her fath er's condition to become worse, it was said, as he has been ill for the oast 10 years Any whereabouts of the girl should be reported to < the sheriff. Rev. G. Propst New Pastor Of Oak Grove Baptist The Rev. Garrett Propst has,' been called as oastor to the Oak ( Grove Baptist Church, to fill thei1 vacancy caused by the resignation of the Rev. R. M. Nix. Th.' Rev. Mr. Propst. a native of j Buncombe County, has spent the pas( two years in Pennsylvania as a missionary. He, with his family, has returned to West Asheville. ' They expect to move into the Oak Grove parsonage the latter part of the week, or early next week. 'I Sweden and England have a social security pact. Swedish citi zens residing in England and Eng- > lish citizens in Sweden can now enjoy health insurance, old age pensions, etc., in either of the two countries. Little League, Sports Club Will Conduct Drive The Sports Club and the Little League of HarMwood. Way nes ville, Aliens Creek and Lake Jun alu>ka will conduct a membership drive for the County Humane Association, the boys selling mem bership tickets to assist them in purchasing equipment for the base ball teams. The kickoff of the Humane Asso ciation's membership drive was yesterday. Membership cards ar-a SI per year for adults. Adult sponsors of the Sports Club for the Membership Drive are Hock Powers. Itufus Pannell. Mrs. M yra Killian. and Johnny Phillips who will have charge of the boys during tho ticket sale. On the same date the Gru-Y Boy's Club and the YMCA Girl's Club of Canton will open a mem bership drive for the Hupiane As sociation for the eastern portion of Haywood County. Swimming Class At Lake To Begin Again Aug. 13th Wallace Martin, director reation at Lake Junaiuska. nounced that there will bo no swimming classes this week. The next series of classes will be gin August 13 and will include the last senior lifesaving course to to given this season. Six persons will receive their senior lifesaving certificates for passing all requirements in th>? course just completed. They are Ann Prevost of Way ne.sviile; Joan Prevost. Waynesviile; Sammy Stiles. WaynCsville; Jody McWilliams. Missouri; Margaret God bold. St. Louis. Missouri; and Nancy Wei don of Gastonia Balsam Baptist Plans Singing Sunday Night A singing has been scheduled for the Balsam Baptist Church Sunday night beginning at 7:30. A large crowd and some good singers are expected to be on hand. The public Ls invited to attend. Man-made fibres such as rayon have exceeded silk consumption in the U. S. since 1927 and wool consumption since 1941. PETS: Pony, bridle and sad dle. $150.00. See Homer Justice, Haywood Furn. Store. A 9 LAST CALL FOR 1955 TAXES ? " THE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE ADVERTISE AND SELL ALL PERSONAL PROPERTY ON WHICH 1955 TAXES HAVE NOT BEEN PAID ? THE NAMES OF ALL DELINQUENT TAX PAYERS WILL BE PUBLISHED DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST AND THE PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD THE I 2nd MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER I . I G. C. FERGUSON "Tax Collector and Supervisor For The Town of Waynesville I OFFICE IN CITY HALL ' .. _ . ? - ' - .-j; 1 LAST CALL FOR 1955 TAXES THE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE ADVERTISE AND SELL ALL PERSONAL PROPERTY ON WHICH 1955 TAXES HAVE NOT BEEN PAID THE NAMES OF ALL DELINQUENT TAX PAYERS WILL BE PUBLISHED DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST. PAY YOUR TAXES TODAY! GENE WYATT TAX COLLECTOR TOWN OF HAZELWOOD Office In Town Hull
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