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idoligfcta Of Tho ! Nevs ;rThan Hot Cakes Li-t Boss, - vice-chief of tribe, is just back Florida. He went ' motional tour, and carried .J some 5,000 pamphlets (,e Reservation. . his week, "Mac" Pointed i ,,s literally mobbed by I jn Florida wanting the L He wore native dress i the time, and he had to L, h said, or he would "n out his wares In the ,0. r went he said Work To Start Soon In TTTs O T1 better than hot lutiful Array L the most beautiful arrays an Violets to De iouna any , in the Board of Education Almost every window sill ' with the violets of all vron" started a long time each secretary has tender- i care of the nowers, mvm m and seeing that they k watered and "fed" plant fKenneth Stahl is the pres Itodian, and in charge. Enthused Haywood County Tourist Association Plan To Expand Motorcade Proposed Into Upper South Carolina Soon IS He Had reading the sidelight in untaineer about the man light all those things in the lore while waning ior inc stno. the lady put down the Ud looked thoughtfully at band. . '.- know." she said, "I wish h houeht those things. We feed them." , Hunting Mountaineer's co-publisher, T, Bridges, got a couple of ting his recent vacation to fs Atlantic Coast. le's Just as happy as though a dozen. one day of fruitless troll tried again and was re About 15 minutes out of orth, off The Palm Beaches, iked a six-foot sailfish,' nd it after a 20-mlnute battle, that, he said, he had about houn Of fishing left. .But dy to quit "I'd gotten what lomtnr, he explained hu Huck around xnyyfjy st by way of tapering bit, M a small bonita before !u guitt.."f . . k days before, Mack Miller Be Route 2, who was with , provided a highly tasteful by catching two dolphin. got fillets out of them,' declared, "that long." (And licated about two or three space with his two hands lot a long reach). impanying him on the sailfish as Dr. Specs of New Jersey, id their angling from the the fishing craft "Vicamus." the information of deep-sea lovers, Mr. Bridges said he jhis hook for the sailfish with M WAYNWQVliT If W V V Jl IN JiijO V iiiijiijJlj Q- IQUMIAINE Li. 1 j i il Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park TODAY'S E.'ULE Bill: Tow .i tLe ali enee receive your caaa speech when you toll Uieia you had never bought a Tote?" Jim: "A few cheered, but the majority seemed to lose Interest" i 65th YEAR NO, 12 16 PAGES Associated Press and United Press News . WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEB. 9, 1950 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties' I I I M - II Soco Gap-Heintooga Area As lit Qn $750,000' Roiid Project Tourist Business The Haywood Tourist Association set up the machinery here Wednesday night for launching a far-flung program to bring more visitors into this area. The one-year-old associa tion elected officers, and endorsed a proposal to join other ocal groups in staging a concerted drive into upper South Carolina inviting the vacationers from that state to come to Haywood County. The meeting had the largest representation of- tourist operators to ever gather here. All parts of the county were represented. ' Carl Henry, co-owner of Twin- Brook Tourist Courts, on the Soco Gap road, was named president, succeeding S. E. Connatser. George Kimball was elected vice-president, Mrs. A. W. Phillips, secretary, and Paul Hyatt, treasurer. Mr. Hyatt and Mr. Kimball were named to represent the group in the Western North Carolina Tourist Association, with Mr. Henry to serve as a director on the Chamber of Commerce board. ' The group spent some time in adopting their constitution and by laws. Their by-laws call for two classes of memberships, active, and nonvactive. Dues were set from $5 to $15 per year for both groups, depending upon type and size 'of business. Mr. Henry, in accepting the office, pointed out that the tourist association was an Integra part of (he Chamber of Commerce Just as the JVOchantt. Association, Was 'a unit.' Then he said: ''We have two things to keep in mind the tourist WllimK ijcic wants iuvtq via -ov service he is here to rest, relax, and enjoy himself, and he wants service. We as tourist operators, must see that each gets what they want. One other point, we must work as a unit In going after more business, and a longer season opening earlier in the spring, and closing later in the fall or not (See Tourists Page 5) Will Ballentine Run For Senate? Will L. Y. BallenUne run for United States Senate against Senator Frank P. Graham and former Senator Robert R. Rey nolds? 4 Today's column' from our Raleigh correspondent makes a definite prediction on the mat ter. The answer is on the editorial page. 1 Polio Fund Gcnl h ftyudod Beqr And Wine Petitions With 3,521 Signatures Given Board Officers Capture 'Baby' IIP fWvF) nty Breeders d Annual members of the Haywood lative Breeding Asociation ioia their annual meeting W m the Haywood County House. ession will open at 10 A. M FUtion President 3cm H. ' said in his announcement hat John F. Brown, N. C. College Extension 1 rfairv P$t. Will ho tho nrlnnlnol jBrown is working with the pl Breeding Association In Carolina. Ft. the meeting also the5 F of the Haywood Assocla I1' elect three new directors, fe financial report for 1949, ponplans for the new year. COOK1NG SCHOOI- Garrett completed plans p a two-day cooking school pt weekend at Garrett Fe Umpany. DetaUs will f" ier. The Canton area went over the top of its $7,500 March- of Dimes quota this week. The folks in that section have given $8,600, according to latest reports. But the Waynesville area was "still a little short" of the quota, reported David Hyatt, area chair man for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, md Felix Stovall, area campaign director, this morning. However, both were optimistic that the area's quota of $7,500 would be reached by this week-end. Since last week-end, Unagusta Manufacturing Company of Hazel wood dumped $404.86 into the campaign chest. One other firm is expected to add to the polio fund after payday comes Saturday morning. Still anticipated also are the re (See Polio Page 8) Norman Lewis Dies Today After Extended Illness Norman Jonathan Lewis, six- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lewis of Waynesville, died at 5 a. m. today in a Durham hospital after an extended illness: The plight of the boy had arous ed wide-spread sympathy through out Haywood county during the final months of his life. Born in Haywood county, he would have been seven years old next March 29 and was once a athet r si m CLOUDY Mostly , - "aimer, lclal WnrnMviii. Max. - 52 .60 , - 57 Min. Rainfall 34 .06 45 " M 38 ' - Dayton Officials To Address Lions Club Tonight The members of the Waynes ville Lions Club tonight will hear discussions o n industry and its problems and practices by two ex ecutives of the Dayton Rubber Company plant in Hazelwood. A. H. McKinley, Dayton produc tion supervisor, and H. A. Bourne, the plant's factory manager, will address the regular dinner meeting of the club which will open at 7 P. M. at Patrick's Cafeteria. - Jerry Rogers, chairman of the club's program committee, an nounced the speakers today. Officers found this "baby" 50-gallon copper still a week ago yes--t&'day in a .raid only oneialf inilepif ttio'inairi' highway 'near ' Balsam Gap. It was one of the smallest ever taken in Haywood County. They also found nine 60-gallon barrels of mash. The opera tors had fled shortly before'. The officers who took part in the raid are, left to right: Deputy John Kerley, Roy Reece, U.S. Alcohol Tax Unit agent of Asheville; Deputy Wade McDaniel, and Deputy. Max Cochran. Waynesville Police Chief Orvllle Noland, who took this picture, and Hazelwood Police Chief Ossie L. Sutton also par ticipated. (Photo by Chief Noland).f " Moonshiners Work Hard For Such Little Profit Grover Clark, 66, Reported In Serious Condition Grover Clark, prominent 66-year-old Waynesville area farmer, :s reported in serious condition in Haywood County Hospital. -" Relatives gave this information yesterday. Mr. Clark, who once owned the land on which the Mountain Test Farm is now located, had been confined to his home for several member of the first grade of St. months with a heart condition prior (See Norman Lewis- Page a) to his admittance w tne nospuai. Many Regional Projects Discussed Here By WNCAC Representatives from 14 com munities of Western North Caro lina meeting here Tuesday heard optimistic reports on development of tourist trade, and agriculture. It was the annual meeting of the Western North Carolina Associ ated Communities, and some 97 at tended the luncheon at the Towne House. The major projects dealt with tourist promotion, including the Cherokee drama, and advertising of the section. - However, agriculture came in for a fair snare of the day's discus sion, as plans were presented to get a mobile soil testing laboratory for the area, and the further de velopment of the poultry laboratory at the State Test Farm here. Plans were also adopted for a complete survey of the tourist fa cilities. scenic and recreational facilities of the 11-county area. Officers elected were president, Percy B. Ferebee of Andrews; vice president, Dr. Kelly E. Bennett of Byrson City; secretary-treasurer, (See Regional Projects Page 5) More Farm-Home Meetings Set For Communities County Agent Wayne Corpening today announced next week's schedule for the series of county wide meetings on home and farm improvements. ' Home and farm agents have been going from community to commun ity this week, showing films and discussing the results of a recent study of typical Haywood County farms. These lectures have advised the farmers and farm wives of the re sults of this farm and home man agement analysis and give recom mendations as to the best methods of reinvestment to bring about the greatest returns. The second week's schedule is as follows, with all meetings sched uled to start at 7:30 P. M.: . South Clyde at Louisa Chapel Monday; Upper Crabtree at Crab-tree-iron Duff School Tuesday; Fines Creek at Fines Creek School -Wednesday; - Dellwood - at Dell- (See Farm Meetings Page 5) Moonshiners are men who have to work harder than the average man, for lots less pay, according to Ray Trullinger, of the Nw York World-Telegram who was recent ly a visitor in this area. Trullinger is the outdoor editor of The World Telegram, and on his last visit here dispatched the following article to his paper, under a Waynesville dateline: Shooting irons no longer are con sidered necessary items of profes' sional equipment by rugged individ uals of the Great Smokies who continue to flout Uncle Whiskers' laws with their illicit, high altitude distillations. The former year-round open sea son on'rdvenooers" has long since been closed, and today exists only between the pages of pulp maga zines. When a still is found and raided, locally known as "cuttin' down a pot," the hard-working mountaineer fades into an "ivy slick" without firing a shot in de fense of his enterprise and leaves the federal men in full possession. An "ivy slick," incidentally, is a thick patch of mountain laurel. Stills usually are hidden therein. Moonshining as practiced around here is- neither - profitable " nor a (See Moonshiners Page 5) Board To Meet Saturday Toake Plans For Starting Check Of Names Petitions bearing the signatures of 3,521 Haywood people, , were formally presented to Jerry Reg ers, chairman of the Haywood Board of Elections here yesterday The petitions were presented by Rev, M, R. Williamson, chairman of the Civic and Morals committee of the Haywood Ministerial Asso elation, sponsor of the petitions. The sponsors of the petitions are urging that the board check the signatures as promptly as prac tical, in order that an election can be colled. Slightly more than 1,500 signatures of qualified voters are needed In order to call an election. Mr. Rogers said his plans were to call the other two members of the Board of Elections for a meet ing Saturday, and make plans for the formal checking of the 3,521 signatures on the petitions. . : :. . .... A former set of petitions were ruled incomplete, as the board f Med W 1ngufficIen'Uumber " of qualified voters had properly signed the petitions. . X' The Ministerial Association held their regular monthly meeting Monday, and started a check-up of the1 petitions which were sent to all parts of the county. At the Monday session, the group express ed themselves as being well pleas ed with the response In getting the petitions signed. The members voted unanimously to make public a ruling from the Attorney General of the State of North Carolina which states, "The name of the precinct of the peti tion is merely for the information and convenience of the Board of Elections in checking the peti tions." The local board publlcally an nounced that it was for this reason many names were stricken from the former petitions. Wording of the present petitions, however, does not include the precinct. Seeks Re -Election Womanless Wedding To Be Given Again First New Work In Area On Parkway Since 1942 Construction of an 8-mile link in the Parkway, and a 6-mile Parks road in the Soco Gap-Heintooga area, costing approximately $750,000, is scheduled to get underway early, this spring. Officials of the Bureau of Public Roads in Wash ington today notified Charles E. Ray, chairman of the N.1. C. Park Commission, that bids would be opened March 7 for the 6-mile road from Black Camp Gap to Heintooga, This is an extension of the spur of the Parkway coming into Black Camp Gap. Another project is ready for letting a contract, except; for one small legal technicality, it was learned. This is the link of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Soco Gap to Wolf Laurel, a distance of about five miles, and then the spur of 3.2 miles to Black Camp Gap. The total distance is about eight miles. . ... These projects represent the first.. new construction on Park roads or a Parkway link west of Asheville." since a month after Pearl Harbor.: Contractors were at work on the Soco Gap-Big Witch link on tho ' Parkway when the United States - entered the second World War."1 Work was halted within a month by ' the general national stop-order on all such public projects. Lewder milk Brothers wers the contract tors. . In addition to the two road pro- 1 Jects, Mr, Ray states that approxi mately $100,000 would be spent on comfort stations and visitors facili ties in the development of the Balsam Mountain campground and similar facilities at Heintooga. The Balsam Mountain campground is on the head of Flat Creek and is near, the road approaching Heintooga overlook. The two links of road would enable motorists to travel from Highway No. 19 to the Heintooga overlook, which is regarded by ' m3ny as thepeak,,,bf all scenic views in Western North Carolina. State and federal lawyers are now at work trying to settle a technical . question regarding the transfer of a small tract of land en vol vine a Parkway right-of-way. This question is an inter-govern ment transfer of title, and no de lay is expected in its solution. The 5-mlle section of the Park way from Soco Gap to Wolf Laurel, is about fifty per cent intact, it was said. During the period from January 1942 to date, the roadbed has washed, and eroded to the point where considerable work will be required to get it back in con dition for even work machinery to travel. The 6-mile section from Black Camp Gap to Heintooga is a pro ject of the National Park Service, while the 8-mile section of the Parkway from Soco Gap to Black Camp Gap is under the supervis ion of the Blue Rrdge Parkway. The Bureau of Public Roads is the engineering agency for both de partments, and provides the per sonnel to supervise engineering and construction of all road pro jects for the agencies. Civic leaders here were elated (Seo Parkway Page 5) J I rW lM I by Cases Tried Before Judge Jellies In Court The cast of the "womanless wedding" that proved so success full last week will give a repeat performance at 8 P. M. Friday, this time in the Waynesville Town ship High School auditorium. Since then, the cast has been enlarged and the script rewritten. Last Friday night's perform ance poured $184.50 into the Way nesville area's 1950 March of Dimes Drive. As last week, tomorrow night's .show will be sponsored by Mrs. Sam Knight's fifth grade class of Hazelwood Elementary School. ' - David - Hyatt - Waynesville area chairman for the National Founda tion For Infantile Paralysis, in announcing the "repeat" said "about , fifty" people -called him after the first performance to ask (See Wedding Page 8) Judge Zcb V. Nettles last Tues day requested the State Highway Patrol in Haywood County to make an immediate mechanical inspec tion of all school buses and to in spect all school bus routes particu larly for obstructions at intersec tions. The statement referring to the bus routes concerned those which were on state highways. The report on the mechanical condition of the buses is to be made directly to Haywood Superior Court. . . Judge Kettles issued his requests from the bench during the Febru ary criminal and civil term. After all cases on the criminal docket were disposed of con tinued, tried,, or otherwise Judge Nettles adjourned court yesterday until Monday morning. Superior Court Clerk Hugh Leatherwood said only a few civil cases are in the lineup for next week, the final week of the term. Among the cases disposed of this week were the following: James C. Sheehan and Wilburn Nelson, pled guilty to charge of forcible trespass, placed on three years probation each, prayer for judgment continued for three years, ordered to pay prosecuting (See Court Page 5) SEBG BRYSON today made formal announcement that' he was a candidate seeking the nomination as tax collector in the Democratic primary in May. Mr. i Bryson is seeking re-election to the office he now holds. S. Bryson Makes Announcement For Re-Election Sebe T. Bryson formally an nounced he is seeking re-election as tax collector of Haywood coun ty. Mr. Bryson is now serving his first term in office. Speculation here last week was that he would seek re-election. The Haywood tax collector is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Bryson, and is married to the former Mil dred Harrell, of Jonathan Creek. Bryson is a graduate of the Clyde High School, and attended Richmond Professional Institute. He served two years in the Euro pean Theatre during World War II. He is a member of the First Baptist church of Waynesville, the Lions Club, the Veterans of For? eign Wars and the Young Demo cratic Club. He hs taken a keen interest in agriculture, and is a farmer in the Iron Duff section. He also takes an active part in the civic life of the community. Local Guardsmen Draw $3,386.90 Pay The soldiers of Waynewille's Heavy Tank Company, N. C. Na tional Guard, last Thursday night drew a total $3,836.90 In pay- That represented their earnings for the three months of work that ended New Year's Eve. The announcement was mada by Capt. James M. Davis, the company commander, this morning. Haywood's Balance For Cherokee Drama Is $1,750 1 Haywood county is $1,750 behind oh the $4,000 quota to the Chero kee Indian pageant, according to Harry Buchanan, chairman of the Cherokee Historical Association, sponsor of the drama. Mr. Buchanan made a formal re port to the Western Carolina Com munities Associates here Tuesday, at which time he pointed out that an additional $25,000 to $30,000 would have to be raised above pres ent quotas before the drama opens on July first. . ' "The open-air theatre is 80 per cent completed," he laid, "but the discontinuance of G.I. workmen on the project is going to increase the cost by $20,000 to 530,000 over original estimates," the chairman continued. The theatre will seat 2,700, and the seats are built of stone, cover ed with boards. The stage is of stone and logs. ' Electricians are now at work on the lighting, which is an expen sive item. The floodlights alone are costing $10,000 and the switch board is costing $6,300. Mr. Buchanan said that plans (See Cherokee Drama Page 5) Democrat Leaders To Meet Saturday Democratic chairmen of Hay wood 22 precincts will meet in executive session here Saturday morning, to recommend three members for places on the Board of Elections. The recommendations will be sent to the State Board of Elections. " 1 W. G. Byers, chairman of the executive committee, said this morning that recommending tha three members constituted " the " major part of the proposed pro gram. "Of course we will also discuss some plans for the coming cam paign," he said. Highway Record For 1950 In Haywood . (To Pate) Killed .... 2 Injured . . . 8 (This Information com piled from Records of State Highway Patrol).