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1;.t.d Jj-SU) S Fas; - LCtlSVILLE i:r D- delight 5 TODAY'S SSIILE A d u'.ljf won't do as marh fr us st it once did (says a forgotten (Fnioos) but we doat do as much for a dol lar as we once did, either. Of The -1 1 1 A News Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park O- -a WAYNEBVILLE 63th YEAR NO. 31 8 PAGES r The Waynesville chapter, National Secretaries' Association, was chartered Thursday night at a din ner meeting at the Skyland Tea Room on the Balsam Road. Seated, left to right, are Miss Joy Woody, corresponding secretary; Miss Louise Gaddy, vice-president; Mrs. Jimmy Gillespie, recording secre tary; and Mrs. Evelyn Haynes Carter, treasurer. Standing, left to right: Miss Haiel Franklin, Miss Reta Grant, Miss Rufina Bright, Miss Mary Sue Crocker, Miss Clara Dotson, Mrs. Louise Stahl, bulletin editor; Miss Mary Medford, president, the charter members; and Mrs. Cornelia Farrell, pres ident of the Asheville chapter, who presented the charter, (Photo by Ingram's Studio.) J C Wunesville man belat gjihis morning that he ...,rHr and assured . ,f bovs ana s -the process. before m turn lead- car u"" - :-Vk, bouse, me uvw '.k- fimreof a black cat. Pithily up the road i ftW feet away, ,are I Bunching i small vege- Itbf lights cut the dark l ribbit Jerked his head the cat. and scampered underbrush. r ' it related' stared with dis lecir, shrugged his shoul ij sauntered slowly off. i tister Bunny that night children leaving his fnght on schedule. fry Again k limes, the man had started r.talnnrhee Ranch With v. nd one-halr-year-old Sht aid she wanted to torse real, live horse. ht wanted to ride horse she said she Planned to man who had farm with Inn it. time, however, something to stop him from making Sunday was warm and sun- nothing was on vne scnea tie day. .' time," whispered the man if. "we'll make It." a to the ranch, he park- W stream to get some water boiling radiator. From would be Just a matter of ute drive. ks filling a can with cold hen a small ball wrapped it and white shirt Issuing of surprise rolled past him ashed Into the creek. blast," he gasped, and arlessly into the raging to the rescue. laughter, braving the chill Wing down the mountain, pull him out of the six jof water and escorted his jig frame to the car, where ed off. iittle girl, solemnly watch- .J - 1 . I - naa as "icy uirnea . - n n M drove hack to town, lUOnVGnilOIi 10 DG Informed of the purpose of K . mm . noia ai maaaiG a few minutes of thought-1 ; V ; f t ;;F""T pee, she leaned over, patted fhe annual Fiddler's Convention fitly On a creek-soaked leg, will be held at the Maggie School, Friday, April 21, at 7:30, This Is anevent that attracts hundreds of people each spring and the pro' cep'ds .wlll be-used to buy band uniforms and books for the library of the school N. W. Rogers, principal, said that Justice of Canton Is dointi the program arranged thus far flopping these days for 20 should attract an over-flow crowd, lers. He s looking for the Last year the auditorium was pack- fing in young men's Spring ed, and many unable to gain en Mhe correct attire, in trance. w the baseball diamond. Prizes and refreshments will be he finishes, he'll Dut these Part of the program. Already as r.on the boys on his Hay- signed parts on the program in punty American Leeion elude the Maggie Rhythm band, baseball team, r Roy Kirkpatrick's Smoky Ramblers, Hiner Motor Sales of Way- The Francis Cove Chord Busters, Whidden band, Lumberjacks, fcet- zer Brothers and several others, Mr. Rogers said that all musical groups are invited to enter ' the contest. Associated Press and United Press News WAYNESVILLE, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 17, 18M $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties Waynesville Secretaries' Association Chartered i ""V 1 IP if - K, 70. :IQdidatiBs In Gounty; File For Offic 'Records Broken Enumerators Finished With Over Half Census Here Lake Junaluska Programs To Draw Big Attendance Annual Fiddler's ft worry, daddy, we'll get p some other time so you i the horse." S Shopping nd Champion Motor of noth Ford agencies, are P $300 between them to youngsters up in American uniforms for this year's p. N Sells' A" so At Clyde Lions To Attend Revival, C of C Event This Week f,r, Kuth Green used The Waynesville Lions will at- n want ad in' The Moun- tend the revival at the First Bap- w eu a 5-room house Ust hnh in a hnAv Thursdav r i iiiKUL Uln said sh h. m a!ld cou,d have sold dinner at their regular meeting, "miiar pieces of prop- scheduled to open at 7 o'clock at m ad wad as follows: On Friday night, the members ATM - ' I-. 4Ua -li.U ..,111 ottanH tha annual kr. Ovpr t S6' Ii,ght!' banquet of the Waynesville-Hazel- P'lalnes Po, i . ftuth Green, route 2. The program committee of the Lake Junaluska Asembly has pre pared a series of events for the 1050 season embracing some of the best platform talent -in this .coun try, and even several foreign coun. tries, Dr. Frank ,- Ive, superin tendent told Rotarlans here Friday. "The 1950 program as it now ap pears, witi De a hignngnt or mis 37-year-old religious Assembly" he said. .. Dr. Love pointed out in his talk that the Assembly meant far more to this area than what business It hrnneht. "The influence of the Assembly 1 far-reaching, ; and touches all Methodist churches In the nine southeastern states." In speaking of Influence, he said: "I firmly believe that more young people have dedicated their lives to service on the grounds of Lake Junaluska than at Wake For est. Davidson, and Duke combin ed." -. - "The very atmosphere of the As sembly, the conferences, and the inspiration one gets is something that eriDS. and makes for better men and women." He predicted a banner year as far as attendance, as the type of pro. grams already arranged will bring (n record crowds to the many var ious conferences. Dr. Love also pointed out that since this community is part of Lake Junaluska. that too often the citizens here fail to realize the op portunities afforded by the many and varied progrems. The big job of taking the cerV sus was half finished up to noon today. An oin.ilal reported the enumer ators wcie "right on schedule" and forecast that the work would be completed by April 30, in accord ance with the government time table. Following established plans, the 43 enumerators continued working methodically through all sections of the county today., . The official sould.not mak avail able figures public today, adding that fhev would have to come from higher authorities who would announce them some time after the census-taking was completed. Up to now, all of Waynesville down to the railroad track in Frog Level Is on the books, and all of Hazelwood. The workers expected to complete the remainder of the Waynesville town area shortly. Among the areas still to be cov ered by the enumerators are por tions of Jonathan Creek, Fines Creek, Crablree, Iron Duff, and all of Cataloochee, including part of Big Creek. The work is still progressing also in the Canton and Clyde town areas. The official also reported the people throughout the county have cooperated very courteously with the enumerators in the enormous task of Counting the population. : "Everywhere," he said, "the cen (See Census Page 8) Waynesville Secretarial Group Chartered The Waynesville chapter of the National Secretaries Association was born officially Thursday night at the Skytand Tea Room on Bal sam Road In ceremonies which high-light ed a dinner meeting. Miss Mary Medford, the president of the Waynesville organization, received the charter from Mrs, Cornelia Farrell, president of the Asheville chapter. Then Miss Medford and the oth , er officers were Installed formally by members of the Asheville group. Named earlier to the other posts of the Waynesville chapter were Miss Louise Gaddy as vice-presl dent; Miss. Joy Woody, correspond' ing secretary; Mrs. Jimmy Gilles pie, recording secretary; Mrs. Evelyn Carter, treasurer; and Mrs, Louise Stahl, bulletin editor. The other charter members of the chapter are Miss Rufina Ilright Miss Reta Grant, Miss Clara Dot son, Miss Mary Sue Crocker, and Miss Hazel Franklin. Each was pre sented e pin by Mrs. Farrell, who welcomed them Into the organlza tion and read messages to the same effect from the national president James Kllpatrlck, president of the Waynesville-Hazel wood Cham ber of Commerce, delivered the principal address of the program. Among the special guests also was.Mrs. Gordon Schenck, secre tary of the Chamber of Commerce. Though the Installation and charter ceremony was hold In Haywood, the members of the new Waynesville chapter were the guests of thf Asheville chapter. Membership tri "the ' "organization Is effected by Invitation. 62 Democrats File For ! Nominations In County A large number of last-minute filers swelled the list of candidates in the Democratic primary to the largest ballot ever known here. 'The board of elections did a land-office business late Saturday afternoon, and now the list of candidates for all offices total 59 on the Democrrtic side, and 11 on the Re publican side. , " C. E. Cole, chairman, said the board took in S41B in rash Satur. day from fees from the filing candidates. Only one Haywood office on the ticket remains without opposi tioncoroner. Dr. J. F. Pate, of Canton, Is sccktng re-election, and does not have opposition from either party. Bryan moaiora mrew nis hat into the r ni a MnH ri.t. tn chairman of the board of commissioners, while J. Paul Murray, former mayor oi bunion is running tor me nomination as State Senator. Shortly after noon today, Bryan D. Medford appeared before the board of elections and withdrew as a candidate for chairman of the Board of Commissioners. Two others announced for tax collector, bringing the total for that office to five. They were M. E. "Tony" Davis and Floyd Miller. The board of education has the largest number of candidates with eleven, and from the number three ate to be named: The next largest has eight running for the nomination as com missioner, of wnicn two places are to be filled. The only Republican contest on a countv-wld hasl u ber of the board of commissioners, where three members are seeking me iwo places. Republican Democrat Solicitor Says No Report Yet On SBI's Local Probo Solicitor Ttud Brysnn told the Monntalneer today he has not yet "heard a thine" from the SUte Bureau of Investigation recrd Inr its import on Its inquiry Into Haywood County election ac tivities. When he receives It, he add ed, he would "Investigate H thoroughly". "All I know right now." Mr. Bryson explained, "is what I've read In the newspaper.' An announcement following the SUte Board of Elections" meeting la Raleigh on alleged Irregularltiea In several western ' N. C. counUes said last Thnrs- day that SBI evidence regarding- Haywood would be turned over to Solicitor Bryson. . 4 Mr. Bryson made his statement " on the matter when the Moun- J taineer contacted him by phone" at Franklin this morning. " FOR REPRESENTATIVE W. G. Byers Oral L. Yates J. A. Singleton wood and Lake Junaluska Cham ber of Commerce. Beaverdam CDP Meet Set For Tuesday The residents of Beaverdam will meet at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday at the home of Jack Chapman for a Com munity Development Program meeting. - ' ' ,ou want in n .u"- I - Mountalnoot. A Columns;":-. " Pigeon JValley. Folk To Beautify Bethel Cemetery WARMER py, April 17-Jd.i -ij.. Pra m j y cluuuy t 2&.rt Tuesday; .;v:u snowers Tues- .-j.-csviue tempers-?Ftm?ythe8taffothe Max. Min. Pcpt. o , 27 43 20 44 25 64 .20 it By MRS. HOWARD SMATHERS (Mountaineer Correspondent) The Community Development clubs of Pigeon Valley are cooper ating in a project of beautifying the Bethe! Community Cemetery. This is a project that many people are Interested in because it is one of the largest and oldest cemeteries in the county. Many slaves are buried there. The cemetery covers an area of approximately five acres and it is practically filled with graves. Sev eral efforts have been made in the past to do something Bbout keeping the cemetery cleaned off and much good has been done. It was of a temporary nature how ever. The letter that follows tells of a plan to make this cemetery a place of beauty and a joy to the ones who have relatives or friends buired there. ' "We know that it is impossible to contact ail the people who are interested personally. If you do not receive this letter, will you please accept this public notice as a per sonal letter to you," the commit tee said.., . .. The Committee in charge includ ing the trustees are: Hugh K. Ter rell, Mrs. Horace Peek, Mrs. T. W. Cathey, Rev. Clyde L, Collins, Mr. Frank Wells. C. L. Rollins.' Corbit Wright, and Mrs. Welch Singleton. The letter, in part, reads: "We are writing you because you have relatives or friends buried in the Bethel Community Ceme tery. This letter is written in the name of the Community Develop ment Program in Pigeon Valley which has taken as one of its pro jects the leveling, beautifying, and seeding of the cemetery. The trus tee Pigeon Valley Page 8) ... Commander Of Battle ship North Carolina Is Waynesville Visitor Admiral H. Pou Thomas, who was in command of the Battleship North Carolina during the war years 1943-44, was a Waynesville visitor here Friday. He was enroute from a visit to his boyhood "home 1 n Haywood county, Tenenssee, and stopped by to pay a visit to Admiral W, N, Thomas, at Lake Junaluska. Admiral (H. P.) Thomas retired in 1947. BROWN IS IMPROVING George A. Brown, Sr., is con tinuing to improve at his home, following a fall in which he suf fered a broken arm. - He was treat ed at a hospital for several days. He is the father of George A. Brown, Jr., chairman of the board of commissioners. Many Hear Rev. D. H. Daniel At First Baptist Another large congregation , is expected to hear Rev. D. H. Daniel tonight at 7:30, In the scries of revival messages at the First Bap tist church. The services began Sunday morn. Ing, and will continue for one week. The services begin at 7;30 each night. Rev. Mr. Daniel announced his subject for tonight would be "The Power of Prayer." The Tuesday evening subject will be "The Spirit of Pentlcost" and on Wednesday he will preach on "Remember Lot's Wife." Rev. L. G. Elliott, pastor of the church, said that special music would be featured at each service, Claude V. Thompson Glenn A. Boyd it'- ,G. F-Worley George F. Brown Sam Ferguson Many People Are Buying Tickets For C. of C. Banquet Many people are buying their tickets to the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet, to be held at the Hazelwood School Friday night. Carl Goerch, editor-publisher of The Stale Magazine, and well known radio commenator, will be the featured speaker. A specialty number by a group of Cherokee Indians will also be part of the program. The Lions and Rotary Clubs are to attend the meeting in lieu of their regular weekly meeting. -The available tickets are on sale at the Chamber of ;Commerce office or Town Hall. The number of tickets are limited, due to the space in the dining hall. WTHS Band To Compete Friday In NC Music Event Waynesville High School's con cert band is working out in over time sessions in final preparation for the State Music Contest at Greensboro Friday night. Last Thursday night's concert raised $335 to finance the trip for the band and the mixed chorus. ; - Director Charles Isley's musi cians elected to play in the tough est of the state classifications. They'll compete against Lenoir, Reynolds of Winston Salem, Greensboro, and High Point, in their bid for recognition as North Carolina's finest high school band. The band contest is a top fea ture of the annual Music Festival which is held at the Woman's Col lege of the University of North Carolina. The concert band, accompanied by Associate Director Robert Campbell, will leave here by bus at 10 a.m. Thursday. Mr. Isley and the mixed chorus left at 10 a.m. by bus today for Greensboro. The singers will take part in a choral concert of 500 youngsters from high schools throughout the (See Band Page 8) FOR STATE SENATE W. M. "Bill" Medford J. Paul Murray . FOR SHERIFF Fred Y. Campbell Charles E. "Bill" Mllner L. Medford Leatherwood CHAIRMAN OF BOARD David F. Underwood, Jr. Charles C. Francis Bryan D. Medford (withdrew at noon today) FOR COMMISSIONER- - . " (Two to be elected) p. J Noland , .yj,, , .. . Way Mease Jarvls II . Allison Gaston Burnette James fc. Henderson Frank R. Medford R. L. Justice Frank M. Davis . , . FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION (Three to be elected) James Kirkpatrick Robert W. Boone Jack L. West Clarence C. Medford J. W. Killian Samuel Logan Sanderson C. R. Francis Marvin Leatherwood J. L. Worley J. D. Justice Jennings McCrary . ' FOR TAX COLLECTOR Sebe Bryson Furman Tate Vanar W. Haynes M. E. "Tony" Davis Floyd Miller REGISTER OF DEEDS Jule Noland P. D. Turner CLERK OF COURT C. II. Leatherwood J. B. Siler , CORONER Dr J. F. Pate Constable, Clyde TownshipArthur J. Greene (D), Hardy Clark (D), J. G. Carver (D), Hurbert Thompson D), Han Thompson (D), and Jeter P. Hawkins (R). Constable, Beaverdam Township W. H. Scott D), IT. B. Mehaffey (D), Lyle (Adman) Smathers (D) and Jeff Britton (R) and James E. Haynie (R). Constable, Fines Creek Township W. B. Murray (D), and F. R. Noland (D). Constable, Waynesville Township Clarence L. Edwards (D), J. W. Patton (D), Aut F. Arrington (D), and E. B. Cogdill (D). Constable Ivy Hill Township M. D. Carver fD) Constable, Jonathan Creek Township W. C. Sutfon (D) Constable East Fork Township Albert Fish (D), E. L. Poston (D). and Shay Henson (R). Three Democrats are seeking places as justices of peace J Bryan Heatherly, East Fork; Ralph R. Mease, Beaverdam and W. C. Price. Fines Creek. Speakers On Pfogmm Of Conference At Junaluska Edfiar Pressley John Jones Named Sanitarian For Haywood County : Haywood County has, a new pub lic heaKli sanitarian. John Jones, a native of Durham, left the Transylvania County Health Department recently to join the staff of the Haywood office. He fills the vacancy created when Lyle Jones, county sanitarian here for more than a year, resigned to accept an appointment with tfc Mr. Jonis is associated in his new Job with another former Hay wood public health official Dr. Mary Mlchal. former health officer of the old district that included Haywood and four other counties. Dr. Michal accepted an appoint ment as officer of the three-county district with headquarters at Boone after Haywood was set up as a health unit by itself. John Jones Is a graduate of the University of North Carolina. An impressive group of promi nent educators, churchmen and public figures will give platform leadership to the Methodist Convo cation for Teachers and Presidents of Adult Classes of the Southeast ern Jurisdiction to be held June 24-27 at Lake Junaluska, and Waynesville, according to the Con vocation program recently released by Dr. M. Leo Kippy, convocation director. Speakers and their topics in or der of appearances1 are: Dr. William R. Cannon, Jr. pro fessor of church history, Emory University, Georgia, who will open the Convocation Saturday evening with his address, "A Divine Call." Dr. Paul B. Anderson, of White Plains, N. Y., associate secretary of the International Committee of Y. M. C. A's., will speak Sunday morning in "Christianity and Com munism." Dr. Georgia Harkness, professor o f applied theology, Garrett Biblical Institute, Evans ton, 111., who will also speak Sun day morning has as her topic "Go Teach.": ' United States Senator Frank Graham, of Chapel Hill and Wash ington, will be the first speaker Sunday evening and will discuss "Educating Adults to Live in Our Economic and Political Order." Al so speaking Sunday evening is Dr. N. C. McPherson, Jr., pastor of St. John's Methodist Church in Mem phis, Tennessee. His topic is "A New Society." At the Monday morning Plat form hour, Dr. John Rustln, past or of Mt. Vernon Place Methodist Church in Washington, D. C, will (See Lake Speakers Pace 8) Admiral Thomas To Address Champion YMCA Rear Admiral W. N. Thomas of Lake Junaluska, retired Chief of Navy Chaplains, will make the principal address Tuesday night at the annua banquet and meeting of the Champion YMCA at Canton. Approximately 200 members of the "Y" and their friends are ex pected to attend the session, which will open at 6:30 p.m. During the course of the meet ing also, officials of the organiza tion will submit their reports of work during the past year. Canton Child Hurt When Hit By Car Near His Homo Five-year-old Bobby Spinnett of Canton is under treatment at an Asheville hospital for injuries he sustained Friday when he was struck by a car near his home. State Highway Patrolman Woot en, who Investigated, reported the cnna was nn as he started to re turn to his home across the high way from the family's mailbox. He sustained a fractured leg. "a Highway 1 Record For 1950 In Haywood (To Date) Killed.... 2 Injured . . . . 10 (This Information com plied from Records of Stabs Highway Patrol).