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D idelight Of The News HIE WATMSYl IT? Mountain SuDid Not I This Either. L Troutman, director of school band was iw:Z ctreet here this I on me v red: "Why were you Ud in seeing the Waynes-fT-, to Greensboro that f ...... eot Champion L Fibre Company to give t o pay uuct -- tip i . . rnn. rl, said: "There are rt jsons; one, I wanted Hay-.,,,-srnted: second. I'm in- I h ll high school oanas. L qharles Isley borrowed mv instruments w u m tiniest, and I wanted to a places." ,terviewer stopped short, j. "You mean some o f 'tan(j instruments were Wajnesville in helping to high rating?" t," smiiea irouuun. the music departments ..niiv swapping, exchang- I working together all the .. else do you think It . lint?" h Isley, Waynesvllle dlrect- jing nearby, saia irom ov Ud smile; "A big share te is spent Dorrowmg Le another if we didn't, we'd never get any Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park TODAY'S SMILE One company distriba'cd this circular to employres: "Any workmeii desirlnj to attend the death r funeral of a relative, please oot'fy the foreman before 10 A.M. the day of the rame." 65th YEAR NO. 31 16 PAGES Associated Press and United Press News WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON,. APRIL 27, 1930 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Countiei One Killed, Two Hurt When This Plane Crashed sure, In j ole Sentiment all foot flagpole which is be- laced at the high school with it a lot of history, as "sentiment. V pole was originally used at bran's Hospital, at the lulphur Springs hotel, right kid War I. 1932 the local post of the an Licgum uuugiit k while J. C Patrick was lider of the local post of the t Legion that the organ! ght the all-metal pole- it for cash, and a lot of those days the sum of $5. Stevenson, then fire chief ity electrician here, the pole, and it has since it carried the colors for the as vs KampN . r. .: fald not be too polite o use he. but a well known, and lady here in town shud- pven hear the word ramps per evening she prepared pto salad for dinner, and ft resist the urge to put In me onion. that night she was in fend she overheard a whis f Hon ramps, and the whis Ned her way. iiny goodness," she thought, mnk I have been eating k that she better explain i. i , f 6m.it around in converse I' she had the "best potato ir dinner " f m leary of ramps, and f's mat some of the group flieve her yarn about the g Number F Powder llh" night a Wavnesville (n his family were enjoy let evpning at home, when F fang, and a thirsty voice U out of beer, how about Of vnnrs'" fr was politely told he "'ng number. al Rainmaker? ; iJennings claims that n his tnPS to Charlno feo h fate the trip both ways "in ayv with the forests dry as 7".cone mentioned the n to curb the danger of lC0 lhf 8t10cyocrfini ..,n. ' Jennings make the trip This is the remains of the plane William L. Balentlne was piloting last Sunday, when It crashed to earth. Balentlne was burned to death instantly, and two passengers, Paul franklin, and Jack Kelly escaped with minor injuries. The remains of the plane were still smoking when Bill Lindau, Moun taineer reporter, made this picture just before dark Sunday afternoon. . Precinct Meetings To Be Held In Haywood Saturday Precinct meetings will be held at the 24 voting places of the coun ty on Saturday, at two o'clock, it was announced today by Mrs. Fred Y. :, Campbell, chairman of the Haywood County Democratic Ex ecutive Committee. Precinct chairmen will be nam ed during the business session at each precinct. Other matters of business will be the naming of delegates to the county conven tion which will be; held at the court house May sixth 'at two o'clock. The registrar at Waynesvllle 3 (Aliens Creek) and - Fines Creek (Panther Creek) will call the meeting to order and preside until chairman is named. Both of new precincts In, the these , are county f rejjern; precinct cnairmen are as i Census Workers Making Tabulation Of Count Here Office staffs of the district cen sus office are pushing the tabula tion of the 1950 census figures for Waynesvllle and Hazelwood. The Mountaineer learned ' this morning from Harry Sample, dis trict supervisor, that Washington had requested the final figures for the' two towns along with several others "immediately". Mr. Sample did not say when the figures would be ready, but in dicated "in the near future". e V.'ii ifeW'ille one. f jvid Undri. wood; Waynesvllle '2, Lachlan Hyatt; Hazelwood, Claude N. Al len; Pigeon, R, B.'Sentelle; East Fork, Bryan Heatherly; Cecil, Ken Browning; Fines Creek one, Ray mond McCracken; Iron Duff, Jarvis Caldwell;' Crabtree, Gay Bradshaw; Lake Junaluska, Bob Morrow. Ivy Hill, Sam Queen, Jr.; Jona than Creek, Medford Leatherwood; Clyde, Jack West; Big Creek, Mack Caldwell; Cataloochee, Lush Cald well; White Oak, Gaylor Baldwin, Beaverdam one, Watt Pless; two, Joe Browning; three, C. E. Cole; four, Frank Queen; five, Fred Winfield; six, "Shorty" Wood. Driver Slightly Injured When Truck Hits Tree J. F. Carson of Ashevllle star route escaped with minor injuries when his bread truck left US 19 23 tipar hern and crashed into a tree shortly before 7 a.m. today. Carson was released from Hay Wood County Hospital after being treated for a nose injury and a knee laceration. The accident occurred about 100 yards east of 'the Waynesvine Drive-in Theatre. The sheriff's department inves tigated. ilotte, .oa't work this time," I T.. . 'ues Jennings left for 'o'clock rain was fall- Wapmfp tH... . fi Anril tl ... . hnL iday Partly cloudy 1. . h warm waynesville torn dp rn. Prl t. k t-r ,oy tne sff of .the "mi; Max. Min. Rainfall u 56 7? 73 53 50 New Officers Named By Clyde 4-H Club Violet Lindsay was elected sec retary and Aza Lee Farley was named assistant secretary of the 4-H Club of South Clyde at a meet ing held recently at the home of Violet Lindsay. The next meeting of the group will be held Friday. April 28, ai the home of Lou Ann and Ernest ine Osborne. ctjislraiion Books Will Open On Heads Jaycees Saturday Former Haywood Deputy Dies In" " Richmond, Va. - - . ' ' :' Funeral services will be held Friday at Newport New, Va.. for B. (Berry) PMt, former Hay wood County native who served here for many years as a deputy sheriff. Mr. Plott, who was associated with the Newport News Shipbuild ing Company, died In a veterans' hospital at Richmond, Va.. at 6 p.m. Tuesday. He had served with the firm more than eight years up to the time of his death. Amon gthe survivors are his wife and son, both of Newport News; two sisters, Mrs, Edith Da vis of Waynesvllle, Route 1, and Mrs .Ora Mehaffey of Waynesvllle; brother, H. H. Plott of Waynes- ville, Route 1; and several nieces and nephews living in Haywood County. Besides serving with the sheriff's department here, Mr. Plott had worked in Canton and as a private detective in the Ohio area with the Ball and Phelps Detective Agency. A veteran of World, War I, he had served overseas with an Army regiment. He had been 111 chronically with a heart ailment for nearly three years prior to his death, a rela tive In Waynesvill6 said. 2 Sets Of Twins Born At Hospital In Four Days Two sets of twins were born at Haywood County Hospital within four days this week. That Is a record for the In stitution, reported Admliwtrator Lee Davis this morning. ' In all, three seta have been born at the hospital this year so far. ; Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Campbell of Canton, Route 1. on the night of March 20. became the parents of the first twins born in the county In 1950. Both infanta are boys. , '-. At 10:30 p. m. Saturday, two girls were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Jenkins, of Waynesvllle. Then at about 6;30 a. m. Tues day, Mr and Mrs. E. L. Hall of Canton, route 2, became the parents of a boy nd a girl... , ' ' ' ' ' ..'"IT1 - j - t:-" . aL Haynes Gives Up Young Demo Post For His Campaign The books will open Saturday for the registration of all voters for the May 27 State Primary elec tions, '. Registration will be held thut day and the two succeeding Satur days between 9 a. m. and 6 p. m., In each of the county's 24 pre cincts. The Saturday before the prlmn y May 20 will be challenge day. But residents of the Waynesvllle 1 and 2 precincts and of the lines Creek 1 and 2 precincts will be able to register on that day also. Meanwhile, member of the Way nesvllle Junior Chamber of Com merce, campaigning to get every qualified voter to cast a ballot in every election, urged all qualified residents of the county to register In their home precincts. "It's the duty of every citizen to register and vote for this coming Primary and" every other clec Hon," declared John Carver, a member of the JayCecs' committee handling the campaign. - I Construction On Park Road Will Be Started EarlyPartNextMonth 100 Go On Poultry Tour Through County Local Lions To Entertain Brevard Club The Brevard Lions will be the guests of the Waynesvllle Lions Club tonight. Program Chairman Jerry Rogers said today the local organization's entertaining of the visitors is part of the exchange program being car- ried on by the Lions Clubs. The Waynesvllle club's dinner meeting is set for 7 p.m. at Pal- rick's Cafeteria. V. W. "Barney" Haynes, presi dent of the Haywood Young Demo cratic Club, has resigned from that post, because he is a candidate for county tax collectors , Mr. Haynes relinquished the of fice as of April 22, and will be succeeded by Wingate Hannah Who is vice president. The election of officers for the organ! zatlon Is slated for next September Mr. Haynes plans to devote all available time to his campaign for tax collector. He is the son of Postmaster Grover C. Haynes, and Mrs. Lillie Weaver Haynes, cashier of the Hay wood County bank at Clyde. He was educated at the Clyde high school, and Blanton's Business Col lege, Asheville. He studied general business and rates and tariffs in motor transportation. He entered service in May 1941 and received his discharge in No vember 1945. He served as a glider pilot and at the time of his dis charge was an aerial engineer on a B-29 aircraft. He served in the Pacific theatre, and held the rank of Tech. Sergeant when discharged. He is now a master sergeant in the air force, reserve. In the Clyde town election in June 1949 he was elected mayor ,J. a post he still holds. He Is a chart er member of the Clyde Lions Club, a 30th degree Scottish Rite Mason, and a past master of the (See Haynes Page 8) , Haywood Given A $2,500 Quota For Cancer Drive , Campaign workers througnoui Haywood County next Monday will launch a drive to raise $2,500 to fight cancer. This is the 1950 Cancer Cru sade of the American Cancer So ciety ,and the quota is the same the county had and exceeded last year. ' Marcus Ward, director of the drive in. the Waynesville-Hazel-wood area for the sponsoring Waynesvllle Junior Chamber of Commerce, said today the cam paign has a double purpose: To raise funds to combat cau cer; , . To educate the people to recog ne the danger signals of the dis ease. In expressing the hopes of his organization for a successful cam paign he reminded citizens of this area: "The greater part of the 1949 quota was contributed by the Can ton area. "Yet more funds were used in the Waynesville area for the treat ment of cancer patients." Aiding Mr. Ward in handling the local campaign are Raymond Cald well, John Carver, and Blue Rob- t.Se! Cancer Page 8) Approximately 100 Interested persons went on a poultry tour sponsored by the Poultry Commis sion of the Community Develop ment Program yesterday. Van Wells of Pigeon Is chair man, i Others making the trip were C. F. Parrlsh." Extension Poultry 8oe faMst from Slate CotleJJr-Roy S. Dearstyne, in charge f the Poultry Department at State Col lege; W. G. Andrews, Extension Poultry Specialist; C. J. Maupln, Extension Poultry Specialist; Mr. Cosby, from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture; W. T. Brown, of the Gainesville, GaM Hatcheries; A. P. Fox, Farmers Federation Hatchery, Asheville; and representatives of several feed companies. : The first stop was made at Charles Edwards' broiler house, where the group witnessed 3500 broilers weighing approximately 2VS- pounds at the present time. Mr. Edwards explained what he was doing in the broiler business and how much gain his chickens were making per pound of feed, and stated that he planned to double the size of his house for future use, His demonstration clearly show ed what can be done with bulH lngs which arc already on the farm if the Individual wishes to go Into the chicken business at a low cost. , The next stop was at Frank Da vis farm in Iron Duff, where Mr. Davis has 1000 pullets just start ing to lay. These pullets were raised In range shelters, and Mr. Davis is now completing a very economical chicken house for his pullets (See Poultry Page 8) CHARLIE WOODARD has been elected president' of the Waynes vllle Junior Chamber of Com merce, succeeding Lester Bur gin. Woodard Named President Of Waynesville JC Charlie Woodard was elected president of the Waynesville Junior Chamber of Commerce at the or ganization's regular weekly meet ing last Monday night. He succeeds Lester Burgln, Jr, The young businessmen also elected Jim Mllner as first vice president; John Carver, second vice-president; Tom Ray, secretary; Walter Franklin, treasurer: Dr. Phil Medford, director for one year; Marcus Ward and George West, directors for two years; and Ned Howell, state director, The officers, who will head the organization for 1950, will be In stalled at a dinner meeting start ing at 7 p.m. Monday at The Maples. ,.' The actual construction of the Park road from Black Camp Gap to Hcintooga Overlook is expected to start early next month. The office of William J. Cron, chief engineer of the U. S. Bu reau of Public Roads at Gatlln- burg, Tenn., guvc this forecast yes terday afternoon in a telephone in terview with The Mountaineer, i Assistant Engineer Oberchaln sold In reply to another question that the contract for the 5.35-mlle secondary road had been awarded officially on Aoril 14 to the Gatlin burg Construction Company by A. E. Demaray, acting director of the National Park Service at Washing, ton. The firm, which" will 'do the job for an estimated $333,000 had been announced by Mr. Cron as low bid der after the bids were opened March 7 ut his office. Mr. Oberchaln explained that the work would havi to be com pleted within 400 days after the formal order is Issued by the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads. He answered the reporter's ques tions in the absence of Mr. Cron, who was at Black Camp Gap at the time. Opens Busines Local SPCA Chapter To Be Organized A Waynesvl!le'chaptero the So ciety forlhe fTevcntTon j Cruel ty to Animals will be organized tonight b a meeting at the Davis Liner MoW Sales office. 1 The session is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. The groundwork for the local organization was laid at a meeting last Monday at the home of Dr. A. R. Riegg of Hazelwood, Hay wood County veterinarian. A group of people interested in the welfare of domestic and other animals heard Mrs. Hester, presi dent of 1he Asheville ' chapter of the SPCA, explain the details of procedure. Clyde Ray was elected temporary president of the Waynesvllle chap ter. .'. Campaigning t)Wf i;t mini wwwawigwwiw 4 I - " ' Haywood Teachers Attend Meeting Four Haywood County school teachers attended a meeting for shorthand teachers of Western North . Carolina In Asheville last Tuesday. Those attending from Haywood County were: Mrs. Ethel C- Sloan, and Mrs. Lucy Jones from Way nesville; Mrs. Alva Jo Carver, from Bethel; and, Miss Claire Howell, from Clyde. V. W. HAYNES, a candidate for Tax Collector, has resigned as president of the Haywood Young Democratic organization, in or der to devote all available time , to his campaign. He is also mayor of Clyde. Cameramen To Discuss News Photography A discussion of news photog raphy will feature the May meet ing of the Haywood Camera Club next Tuesday. President Howard Clapp said the session would be held at the offices of Dr. V, J. Winlnger, Waynes ville osteopath, on Main Street, starting at 7:30 p.m. Arrangements are being made to obtain a newspaper staff photog rapher as guest speaker. The Haywood cameramen also are scheduled to hear a report of last week's short course for pho tographers held at the University of North Carolina. VFW To Meet Monday Night At Court House Members of the Veterans of For eign, Wars Post 6767 of Waynes ville will meet at 7:30 p. rri. Monday In the county commissioners' of fice of the Haywood County Court House.; . . Post Commander Albert Mar shall, named with other officers for a new term, made the an nouncement today, urging all mem bers to attend. Marshall, re-elected to his post, was Installed at a recent meeting with the other top officers of the local veterans' organization. The other 1950 officers Installed were, Rufus Carswell, re-elected senior vice-commander; Noble Gar rett, Jr., re-elected Junior vice-corn, mander; Roy Campbell, quarter master; James Gardner, adjutant; Jack Fugate, named a trustee for a three-year term; Bill Pearson trustee for two years; and Clifton Shook, elected publicity and ath letic officer. The third trustee is William R McClurc, who Is serving a one year term. ON TRIP Rev. and Mrs, M. R. William son, Sr., left today for a visit to points In the central part of the state, Malcolm Williamson, Jr., will accompany them to Hickory, where he will enter the Lenoir Rhyne CHc8e speaking contest. Apple Blossoms To Be At Best For Next Ten Days Spring Is definitely in Haywood's apple orchards. Throughout the county, the apple blossoms are making their clebuts In their snowy white dresses, with the encouragement of the recent warm sunny weather bringing more and more blos soms out. This week-end should find almost every apple tree in bloom, and orchard ists said this morning they expect the peak will be reached about Wednesday, and continue through next week-end. The length of the blossoming season is entirely dependent ' upon the weather. 4 Last week they first started appearing, though it was a little too cold for that sort of a costume. But reports Indicate that the trees generally came through the off-season wintry blasts without serious injury. In the lowlands, things were not so good, Reports from Raleigh were that the state's entire peach crop was heavily damaged by the assault of the bitter weather on the orchards in tfce sand hills ' areas. Produce Market To Open Here On Tuesday The York and Wilson Produce Market will open in East WeVnes vllle on Tuesday, it was announced today. The place is directly across the street from Charlie's Place. A stock of Vegetables, produce and flower plants will be handled WADE NOLAND IN HOSPITAL HERE Wade Noland, who has been in an Asheville hospital, is now patient at the Haywood County Hospital. J. C. PATRICK has opened the Land O' The Sky Candy Com- " pany, on the Balsam Road In Hazelwood. Mr. Patrick has been In the candy business here for many years, and plans to have a -large stock of merchandise tor " the wholesale trade. The new firm Is in the Bradley buHding, ncxt to the L. & B. hardware store.. PteJGLQfiWBlazo Hits 600 Acre Of timber )5 a.. The land hcavist hit area in Hay wood County by recent forest fires covered a large area in the Dix Creek section. Latest Information indicated the fire was now under control. The destructive fires swept through about 600 acres of timber in the area, however, before the heavy rains of the early part of this week soaked the undergrowth and helped smother the flames. Reports were, however, that the danger of fire still was acute since the woods are still dry. A detailed estimate of the dam age was not available up to noon today. Hot Bath Robo Sends Firemen Out Tuesday Waynesville firemen, answering an alarm early Tuesday, found the trouble and fixed it quickly: A hot bathrobe. , Fire Chief Clem Fitzgerald re ported a light bulb left burning ac cidentally all night in a clothes closet Ignited the bathrobe a few hours after daylight, sending smoke into other rooms of the five-room frame house. The only damage was that sus tained by smoke to other clothes in the closet and the fire to the robe. There JsJVfo Than Catching Fish . . . There are three things a fisher man must know: , When to go, where to go, and his good manners. ' ' Sportsmen must get the permis sion of property owners before they fish in streams running through private lands. Officials of the Haywood County Wildlife Club today reminded fish ermen of this after reporting they had received several complaints from both sides regarding the mat ter., ',' The state, they explained, stocks all public streams with trout. But virtually all these streams run through private property. There fore, fishermen, just on the basis of good sportsmanship and courtesy alone, should ask permission of the property owners to allow them to fish. .s;. "A misunderstanding has arisen about this matter," they said; "Some sportsmen seem to have the impression that they have a right to fish in trout streams, and See Fishermen Page 7) Highway Record For 1950 In Haywood (To Date) Killed.... 2 Injured ....11 (This information com piled from Records of . State Highway Patrol) '