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?=^=" THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER " I ? , / ' """""" Federation Will Pay $37,500 In Dividends Soon The directors of the Farmer* Federation have declared the 47th consecutive semi-annual dividend on preferred and common stock to holders of record December 15th, it was announced by James McC. Clarke, president of the 36-year old farm cooperative on December 20 th. The amount of the dividend to tals approximately $37,500. Com mon stockholders may pick up their dividends at the nearest Farmers I Federation retail service store while preferred stockholders will receive their dividends through the mail. Members of the Farmers Federa tion Executive Committee are James McC. Clarke, Charles Davis, Alec Crowell, H. A. Osborne. Grov er Brown, Cal Cook and Dave M. Snelson. Gains Made In Manufacture Of Eldflfrical Units Jumping from eighth to sixth rank, electronics and electrical machinery manufacturing turned in the stand-out performance in North Carolina's industrial prog ress picture last year. The new edition of "Facts About North Carolina," just published by the State Advertising Division of the Dept. of Conservation & De velopment and free on request, also reveals increases by all the State's major industries, and a climj> from 12th to 10th rank in the nation in the State's agricultural income. Total value of North Carolina manufacturing in 1955 was $6, 482,000,000, compared with $6. 121,000,000 in 1954. Manufacturing employment rose to 470.000, com pared with 441,000. Gaines were scored in the Ave leading industrial categories. To bacco totalled $2,675,000,000; tex tiles $1,623,000,000; food process-1 ing $439,000,000; furniture $326, 000,000; and lumbering $262,000,- ' 000. Ranking sixth, electrical ma chinery and electronics production ! was valued at $192,000,000. In climbing from 12th to 10th 1 rank in nation on the basis of cash income, the State's agricultural in- I come totalled $935,465,000 in 1955. i?~~ This compared with $931,477,000 in 1954. Tobacco led cash crops, with >533,701.000, followed by poultry with $99,484,000. PROPER MEAT-CUTTING TECHNIQUES were shown to Haywood County farmers, 4-H Club and FFA members at demonstrations last week at Crabtree and Bethel. Here John Christian, meat f specialist from N. C. State College, demonstrates at Bethel how to cut up a pork carcass. (County Agent's Photo). Education Course Planned At Canton, Starting January 2 A weekly course, en (ft led "Head ing in the School Program." will be offered at Canton Junior High School each Wednesday, starting January 2. as part of the Western Carolina College extension pro gram. According to information from t WCC, the course will deal with "the broad aspects of the reading' program, ranging from readiness, in the first grade to diagnosis and remedial techniques in the upper grades and high school. Oppor tunities will be provided for dis covery, analysis, and attack upon current classroom problems " Class hours are from 6:30 until 9:30 each Wednesday night. Launching Of Rockets In Florida Fascinates Uncle Abe, And Other Tourists By \V. C. MEDFORJ) EDITOR'S NOTE?Last winter, VV C, Medford gave our readers an idea of the gigantic and wonderful experimental activities now going on at Merritt Island. Florida (near where he lives). He gave the following account1?as a layman? of some of the things that are now being done at the nation's guided missile center. MELBOURNE. Fla, ? Perhaps the people of Haywood who Tike myself, aro mostly interested in lo cal matters and "war news", have noticed but little about the wonder ful significant developments that are making history <d Patrick Air Force Base near here. However the Florida newspapers are head lining all the information they can get on the subject. The launching of the first test rocket for the proposed earth's satellite, which was to take place on the night of December 17th was postponed. It is said that the "high brass" had gathered. The reporters had also gathered within a distance of four miles, but nothing hap pened. Just why the launching did not take place has not been pub licly explained It is thought that the special rocket which is same 70 feet long, and of three jet units, or compart ments, and so designed as to car ry the satellite into outer space had been perfected. The satellite which isn't much larger than a foot ball is in the head of the projectile, and is automatically released in space when the last or third stage of propulsion is spent "I It has been reported, without of ficial confirmation, that the much talked-of launching of the satel lite will take place hetv> not later than July 1957 Gt'IDKI) MISSILES Now the launching or netting off guided missiles, which has been going on here for some time, is j quite another matter, a defense practice Since "the writer has been here | this fall, two or three of these ultra I modern weapons of war have got I ten out of control. One called the 1 Matadoe failed to make a proper take-off about two weeks ago?got to "acting up" all at once in such I a way that it could not be rignted i by radio from the control room at the base. So the officials just de cided to destroy the unit in mid air, which was done. This was ac complished instantly by radio waves. The missile is about 26 feet long, had only gotten a short distance from the base at the time, and when destroyed intentionally, fell into the Atlantic. Only small frag ments of the missile fell, as most of the weapon went up in' smoke, (Continued on page 8l Bethel School Makes Number Of Improvements A number of major improve ments have been made at Bethel School during the summer and fall. They include: Completion of FFA Barn: im provement of .septic disposal plant; improvement of libraries (including ITA matching $000 made available by county and state for books): planting of 600 "white pines around school grounds '(donated by Cham pion Paper and Fibre Company and planted by FFA): grading primary play area <PTA has donated $200 toward equipment); long - range plans for beautification of grounds by high school beautification com mittee composed of Garrett Smath ers. chairman. Mrs. Alice Cathey. M C. Nix Richard Alexander and John W. Sloan; Addition of lunch room. boiler room and other im provements at Cruso. The Bethel District School Com mittee is composed of David Vance, chairman; James Reeves, secretary: David F.dwards, Ray Mease, and Doice Rogers. Mrs. Parley Welts is president of the Bethel PTA which meets each third Monday night at the school. C. C. Poindexter is district principal. Gay Chambers is prin > cipal of the Cruso School. UNC President To Address Four County Group William Friday, president ot tin Consolidated University ot North Carolina, is scheduled to address the alumni and friends of the three branches of the university as a feature of a banquet booked for ; the Central Elementary school, in Wayne.sville, January 17 at 6:30 p.m. _ Friday will be accompanied to Western Nqrth Carolina by J. Maryon Saunders, general alumni -ocrctary of the univeistty. 1 Dave Felmet, Waynesville insur ance man, is in charge of banquet arrange'ments. Felmet expressed the hop..' that the meeting would not only embrace the counties of Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain but that alumni and friends of Carolina. State and alumnae of the Woman's College would feel welcome to attend and make ad vance reservations, through hi in at their earliest convenience. Charles E. Hav, Waynesville busi ness man and trustee of the Unl | versify of North Carolina, w ill pre | sent the guest speaker. Wives and other guests also are urged to make reservations through Felmet, in Waynesville. License Tags Go On Sale Jan. 2 New 1957 automobile license ] plates will go on sale in Canton i Wednesday, January 2. Ralph j Bailey, Chamber of Commerce I secretary, and manager of the branch office of the Carolina Mo tor Club has announced. Many requests for the new ! plates have already been made.11 i he said, even though the announce- 1 ! ment was made some weeks ago ! 1 | that they would not go on sale ? until January, 1 i A NEW CONCRETE TRESTLE for unloading railway cars in this area Is expected to ho com pleted this week bv the Readv Mix Concrete Co. near the Recreation Center grounds. Construction of the vents is being done bv the W. C. Norris Co, of Waynesville. (.Mountaineer Photo). Two-Day Program Planned For Hodges' Inauguration I The Governor's Inaugural Com mittee has announced that it is making plans for a full, two-day program covering the inauguration of Governor Luther H. Hodges next February, in the past, all events of the inauguration have been held on one day. State Senator James M. Poyner of Wake, general chairman of the committee, reported that his group Is hard at work on plans for a program that will begin on Wed nesday, February 6, the day for the convening of the 1957 General As sembly. at which lime the mem bers assume their oaths of office This will allow ample time fol low ins the open ins session of the G"neral Assembly for social and cultural events which may be plan | red by private groups and others as appropriate for such a State oele bration The committee itself may sponsor a social event on Wednes day afternoon. The Junior League of Raleigh and the American Legion, Post No. 1. of Raleigh, have notified the Governor's Inaugural Committee of their plans to co-sponsor the Pre-Inaugural Ball on Wednesday evening honoring Governor and Mrs. Hodges, Lieutenant Governor and Mrs. Luther E. Barnhardt, and the Council of State. The ball will not be sponsored by the State, but will be a private ly planned social event for the pub lie with net proceeds going to selected charities of the sponsoring organizations Senator Poyner and Secretary of State Thad Eure met with representatives of the Raleigh Junior League and the American Legion, Post No. L of Raleigh, to discuss plans for the Ball and they reported that elaborate plans are (Continued on page Si mBE&Bm&MSidm COME HERE FOR YOUR Prepare For The "Sniffle Season" Just Ahead! AT THE FIRST SIGN OF A COLD, SORE THROAT OR FLU? ? SEE YOUR DOCTOR ? THEN SEE US. YOU CAN BUY WITH CONFIDENCE AT ? CURTIS DRUG STORE EXPERIENCE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE MAIN STREET WAYNESVILLE TAX LISTING FOR THE YEAR 1957 IN THE VARIOUS TOWNSHIPS OF HAYWOOD COUNTY | ALL COUNTY TAXES AND FARM REPORTS MUST BE LISTED IN JANUARY PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO DO SO IS REQUIRED BY LAW BOOKS WILL BE IN TOWNSHIPS AT HOMES OF LISTERS THROUGH JANUARY 31 Township Listers That Are Listed Below Will Be At Homes and Designated Places Cataloochee Township Mack Caldwell Cecil Township Mrs. Clyde Caldwell Clyde Township Spurgeon Byers East Fork Township Bryan Heatherly Crabtree Township Mrs. Bob Fisher Ivy Hill Township Albert Siler ?v x-. Iron Duff Township V. R. Davis Pigeon Township Mrs. Dave C. Edwards Fines Creek Township Mrs. Carl Rogers Jonathan Creek Township Mrs. Fred Allison ?4 YVaynesville Township Commissioner's Room, Court House Mrs, Ruth Kelley, Mrs. Bob Williams White Oak Township .Mrs. France Teague y t Beaverdam Township Chamber of Commerce. Fred Williams. Mrs. Marie Smathers and Vaughn Hyers. HAYWOOD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS r ? B. D. Medford, Tax Supervisor f -rf j
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