STANDARD PTG CO Cono 220-230 S Tlrtt M loctsytlle kt Idelights Of Tho News Over, Please L conversation with some Hers ski iw"cn ic v a local man saia twun in cheek): l. av. I lust got a call Lri-v Truman today. Said Lilian would hold up dinner we gt to the wnite House Highway Patrol Corporal Carpenter grinned: if these boys can keep up 1, i ll have you there by M " ' it you"ll move over tor lot bark a bus driver, "I 11 u there by 3 o'clock." nUir-ir WAYN ESVILLE M JNTAINEER 65th YEAR Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park NO. 66 16 PAGES Associated Press TODAY'S 8MI1J! Mama: "Let'i buy Junior a bicycle," P.m.- Tta ma think H wQl Improve his behavior?" I Mama: "N. but w ' f aprea4 kls aneaneas ver I wide area." I Haywood County People On Out - Of - State Tour ings ,r ... Highway Patrolman Joe knew exactly how to greet nds from his native Onslow uhi-ti thev arrived here for lion in the mountains. morn'ng tor oreamasi wun Burnctte's, they found big lountry ham steaks from fnimtv. brought them back with lien he returned from his at home a few weeks ago. jgs Are rent Now. 10 -year -old "Skipper" tas just about as excited as felow can get this morning before noon, his Uncle, lushnell proposed they fly to iii this afternoon. No pre- ti was necessary except inai r had to be consulted. InnrrV enthusiasm nvpr. Irs. Sloan as she was getting I. . .. 1 .. f nmita fftn .- jssus, so the fl'ght was ap- 12th DistflCt cn 1 was 'Skipper's' age, a I m Durham would have meant ' it of preparation," Mrs. Sloan fcftly, as she turned again to fcewriter. -Jt-Jl f ti . - S ! -?.e2)0b zi fat :tVfciVv4 If "''VEr V ; vz if: , 'M-; (, 1 f ' ' 1 " VuixuiiuuMB " ' i ",'- ",S lMiftw1iiiin-fiW-t----Tr-fr " : WAYN ESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 17, 1950 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Countiet Man Signs Confession of Slaying Three In Jail Here wm wm m Town's Ihvi Bus Station Opens Today Waynesviile's new, modern bus station opened for business this morning, its career launched by a generous pnt on the back. A representative of the North Carolina Utilities Commission, here for the 'opening, described the station as "one of the finest in the state for a town the size of Waynesville." The terminal, located at Miller Street just oir Main, was financed bv lluiih Massie. Four! Inter-city busses can park at -thp-isaiue time in lis loading plaUArtim which are ulT the street enyNsl.v:., t, ThuHtirw. station also Das aeiu tlei'Jof a modern lunch room, whU'bT'wlll onen in the near future. MiinuKei" of the new station is Ralph Dills. These Haywood County folks posed for a picture just before boarding their bus Monday -mnrninq to start on the 1950 Out-Of-State Farm Tour. They are among the 186 people on the trip. Left to riKht, D. Reeves Noland, Utt LiCdDeiter, standing ocnina ueuy oarner; nus. j. u. niiiiuniMni, munuii i. Bridges, co-publisher of The Mountaineer, and VV. H, Burgin. (Slalf Pholo. ish Customer ior Ingram Is a pretty busy fcrapher. The other night he (it on call making some party ies. When he sot home he re- I the news he had better get f hospital, or the stork would Jim there. made good time, and greeted ?rst son with a typical photo er's Ereetlna-a flash Dicture, igh the new father was ner- the yoiiiiB son was very obllg. nd posed like a professional yes, Mrs. Ingram was in it finger Joe rt was Joe Howell, Jr.. we Id in The Voice Of The PeO last week, not the elder Joe Joe, Jr.. gave us the er. The elder Joe says: "We 1 I'm to rnrriA Infn tho storp lifr they buy anything or not. nly Art t jlpst addition to the Waynes' I " 1 ' " 1 ' 4 a v nyn im lift i v v f" program Is boxing instruc- jute .laynes, ex Waynesville fler who spends the fall play- atackle for Western Carolina's Imounts, will give free lessons J Tuesday night to any young- wming to learn. uee, who'll be one of the main oiocks facing the 'Cats oppon this coming camDalan. ran up impressive reord in boxing I"1 he was in the Army. s pianmng to keep up his in ions all throueh the vpar and rovidinB hlo Aun afinlnmant ii's charges advance sufficient' e'H hold an amatpnr rlni tnur- ""i ior waynesville. iinson Warns Of x Boost former State Treasurer Charles JOnnsor, SOPaUin ! WrioMo- Bfaeh Tllpartnv uiflrnpH linst the possibility of a rise in "es tor public education, Young Demos To Meet Here Friday Officials of the Young Demo cratic Clubs of the 12th Congres sional District will hold a dinner- business meeting at 7:30 p.m. Fri day at The Lodge here. AriDroximatelv 30 delegates, presidents and vice-presidents of the clubs in the 10 counties com prising the district are scheduled to attend. Thnuch the session is being held !ri ' Waynesville, the Buncombe County Young Democrats are the sponsors. Officials explained the session was scheduled for here instead of Ashcville because this place is more centrally located with reler ence to the counties in the district. Bob Williams. Asheville attorney, is district president. He will be in charge of the session. The arrangements are being handled by Bruce Elmore, another Asheville lawyer. Wingate Hannah is president of the Haywood YDC. Thp district comprises, in addi tion to Havwood and Buncombe. the counties of Henderson, Cher okee, Graham, Clay, Macon, Jack son, Swain, and Transylvania. Nev; York To Welcome Touring Haywood Folks i ' ' . . , 1 " .4! , ..-r--:.'X LjJ ' V 1VVV ?! Judges Deciding Winners In Clyde Flower Show The judges at noon today were completing their tough task of picking, the winners ot ciyae s popular flower show. They had to select the best ex hibits from hundreds of beautiful MnccnmK and nlants at the event, which is being sponsored by the Clyde Woman's Club. The show will end at o p.m. to day. By M. T. BRIDGES . Staff Correspondent ALLKNTOWN, Pa. A typical Dutch dinner here at noon today seemed to have stimulated enthus iasm for the 186 Haywood Countl ans on the 8th annual out-of-state Farm tour into chanting, "New York Here We Come", For many in the four large buses and six cars in the motorcade, It will.be the first glimpse of the big city. Traveling under ideal weather conditions since noon Monday, the Ion-- has kept within 15 minutes of major scheduled slops, after arriv ing in Washington Monday night an hour behind schedule. Overcast skies, and cooling breezes have added to the pleasure of the trip. Civic groups, and farm leaders all along the route have added to the comfort and joy of the occa sions, and the Haywood county folk have seen some outstanding farm projects. The overnight stop amid the bright lights tonight of New York is expected to be a highlight of the entertainment side of the tour. Tim ctrniin nnioved a tour Of Washington on Tuesday afternoon, with C. E. Brown, of Clyde, secre tary to Rep. 'Monroe M. Redden, escorting the tour through the Capital. Among the trips was a guided tour through the Capital, Smithsonian Institute and witness ing the changing of the Guard at Arlington Cemetery. That night a major league baseball game, with a 9-0 score was the entertainment feature. Thus far on tho trip, everything has gone smoothly just two inci dents to mar what would have been a "perfect deal". One elderly pas senger is without benefit of her suitcase. It was left in Wayncs (Scc Farm Tour Page 8) Haywood Co-Op To Be Host At State RE A Meeting The Haywood Electrical Cooper ative will be host at next, week's two-day quarterly meeting of the North Carolina Association of REA Cooperatives at Fontana Vil lage. Approximately 150 delegates, representing all of the states' 34 coops, are expected to attend the session, which will open August 23. Discussions of present and fu ture plans will dominate the meeting. R. S. Burris of Dobson, Associ ation president, will be in charge. WTHS Students To1 Register Next Week For 1950-'51 The wane of the summer and the approach of the hells of autumn was heralded today in this an nouncement. C. E. Weatheiby, principal of Waynesville Tow nship High School, said registration for the new school year will begin August 21. Mr. Wcatherbv. who also coaches football, also said practice would start tomorrow afternoon lor the 1950 campaign. The student registration schedule: August 21-9 A. M. to 3 P. M., Seniors. August 22 Juniors; August 23 Sophomores; August 24 fresh men; August 25 eighth graders; August 28 -Seventh graders. The county' schools will open for the new term on August 28. North Carolina officers who obtained a written Co nfession frorh Curtis Shedd, 29-year-old South Car olina farmer for the murder of three people., loo k on as he signs the 8-page document. This plctm was made in' the Law Library of the Haywood County court house, where Shedd is confined to jail awaiting his trial In Franklin on August 29th. Le It to right: Solicitor Thad Bryson. Jr.; F. It. Kitchen. SBI agent stationed in Wavnesville; Shedd. and S gt. T. A. Sandlin. of the State Highway Patrol. (Staff Photol. WTHS Band To Give First Summer Concert Bethel Marine Wounded In Action Aug. 7 Murine Pfe. Hilli.ird Larry Phil lips. 20. son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Phillips of Bethel, was wounded in action in Korea August 7. The information was reported to his parents by the Department of Defense. He was serving with the First Marine Division. The Marine enlisted October 24, 1948, after he graduated from Bethel High School, and took his basic training at. Parris Island, S.C. Young Phillips was the third resident of Haywood County to be come a casualty of the Korean war. Ban-intr foul weather, Waynes ville Township High School's band will give its first summer concert tonight on the lawn In front of the Haywood County Court House here. Charles Isley, band director, will start leading the musicians, bolst ered by band Alumni and summer visitors, at 7:30 p.m. The musical fare will be of the lighter variety, featuring marches and modern compositions. 600 Attend Cataloochee Gathering Approximately 600 men, women, and children, principally former residents, got together with Cata- looehee's three remaining families last Sunday for their 20th annual Reunion. Admiral W. N. Thomas of Lake Junaluska was featured speaker at the 1950 get-together when past and present members of North Carolina's only community in the National Park renewed friend ships. During the course of the day long gathering. Mark Hannah was elected president of the Cataloo chee Reunion for next year's ses sion. The speaking was Informal and the program sparkled with enter tainment, with the Ford Quartet ol Tennessee and the Carolina Quartet of Asheville providing the musical background. Before the community's land became part of the National Park, Cataloochee once had a population of approximately 1,000 people. Hazehvood Budget Set For 1950-51 The town of lla.elwood will ouer ate on a $30,515 budget during the 1950-51 fiscal year. Town officials made the figures public today. ' Of the amount, the tax-payers will pul up $14,910. The tax rale for the new year, however, will remain at $1.45 per $100 valuation. This! Is based on an estimate' of $1,127,000 valuation of the proper ly in Hazelwood. Largest single item on the 1950 51 budget is the provision for the cost of water, estimated at $8,006, with personnel salaries next, to talling $7,500. State Road Formula Happed Mavnr Dan K. Edwards of Dur ham this week rapped the state's current formula for assigning funds for maintenance of high ways inside cities and towns. 6,300 Students Expected To Enroll For New Term N. C. Masons To Open Assembly Sunday Grand Master The- l$$jk ' cfi - I fell hather I HUMID -:' Jri,,..... II jt I I 7 1 1 Aug. 171 Warm and i "'u isolated afternoon PWferstorms; Friday, cloudy and F SO Warm . . t Wlln scattered show o thunderstorms in the after- Official ur...' ... " ajm'svine tempera- a,S rppnflj v.. . ... tto t y me siati oi me r.Tt Farm,; max. Mln. Prep. . 75 59 82 62 .05 77 60 .16 15 16 LUTHER T. HARTSELL, Grand Master of the Grand Council, Royal and Select Masters of North Carolinawill preside over the annual three - day summer Assembly of the Royal and Se lect Masters starting here Sun :' day.. Th vaneuard of an estimated 500 Masons and members of their families from many states was scheduled to arrive here early this for the annual Summer Assembly of the. Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters ot Norm Carolina. j Thp three-day event will open with registration at the headquar ters at the Armory Sunday morn ing at 9:30 o'plock. The Waynesville Armory will be headquarters and will open on Sunday morning, August 20 at 9:30 a.m. All Masons are requested to report and register upon arrival. The registration committee of Mr. F. E. Worthlngton, Mrs. Wil liam Chambers, Jr., and Mrs. Fred Campbell will be at the Armory all day. There will also be a committee to assign all visitors to Hotels, Tourist Homes and Cabins. On Sunday evening, a motorcade will be formed In front of the Arm ory and will go to Cherokee, to witness a Drama of the Cherokees, "Unto These Hills". If anyone should desire a driver, for his car over Soco Mountain, please call E. Paul Martin. Those people without transpor (See Maaons Pare 8) Masonic Speaker Principals and maintenance men arc working this week preparing Haywood County's schools for August 28th's annual "grand open ing". County School Superintendent Jack Messer's office estimated about 6,300 students will start class at the district schools on that date. Last year, approximately 6,000 were at their desks on opening day. The principals went to work August 14 to prepare school bus routes, book assignments, and oth er details. Painters and carpenters are put ting the. finishing touches on their repair work, painting, and general clean-up. Some of the teachers also arc already at work on special prep arations for opening day. Mr. Messer, meanwhile, was at tending the North Carolina School Superintendents' Conference at Mars Hill today. The officials are Haywood Baptists To Meet 22-23 The 651 h annual meeting of the Haywood Baptist Association will meet Tuesday and Wednesday with thp Spring Hilt. Sunny Point, and Mount Zion Churches. The announcement of the pro gram was made today by the Rev. M. L. Lewis, Association moderator who is pastor of the Hazelwood Church. Other officers arc M. C. Wyatt, vice-moderator; Mrs. Award Gad rlis. clerk: and Neal Webb, treas urer. (Full Program on Page 3) Grandmother To Receive Degree methods for school improvements, tjon. One of HiKh Point College's sum mer graduates August 25 will be a five-foot, grey-eyed grandmother, Mrs. John White Bost. wife of a Davidson, N. C, postal clerk. Mrs. Bost, completing a regular four- voar fllllepe fnillSP will receive discussing I her AB degree in primary educa- t ' "'""'' ' f , 1W Haywood Draft Board In First Formal Session OSCAR T. IIAWKE, Grand Mas ter of the Ohio Grand Council, Royal and Select Masters, will be a featured speaker during the three-day Masonic Summer Assembly here next wcek He will address the audience attend ing the picnic at the Pink Beds Tuesday afternoon. mm i " ' mtum "- .1 Lr tM.Z C 1 Young Man Brought To Local Jail A frail South Carolina farmer sat In the Law Library at the court house here Wednesday afternoon and signed an 8-pagc confession which boiled down to these factst "I killed three people within five hours on the night of August 3rd ? The 29-year-old Navy veteran." Curtis Shedd, seemed somewhat relieved when he had penned his name on the last page of the docu ment that told vividly of events and circumstances which led to the fatal shooting of John Boyter, 38. and strafiftitfia ot Htoytcr's two daughter's, Johnnie May, 14, and Jo Ann, 8 , Shedd was as calm as if he had been signing a contract for a good paying job. He slowly smoked a cigarette, and laughed heartily as officers joked with one another while waiting for Miss Edna Hayes, court reporter, to finish the task of typing the long confession. The only time Shedd showed any signs, of emotion was while The Mount aineer was making pictures of him. As he posed for one close-up pic ture, he choked and said; "Can I get one of these for my family?" Officers told him the request would he taken care of for his wife and mother. Solicitor Thad Bryson read the confession slowly to Shedd. and when he had finished, the man who is charged with three murders, said: "That is exactly as it was where do I sign." The signature of Shedd brought to an end, three days of almost constant work for Solicitor Bryson, Sgt. T. A. Sandlin of the State Highway Patrol, and P. R. Kitchen, of the SBI. The three entered the case Monday, and went almost steadily, until Wednesday after noon. Solicitor Bryson said, "As weary as I am I want the public to know how much I appreciate what the officers have done in bringing this case to this point." Sgt. Sandlin smiled, and remarK- ed: "In my 20 years experience. this is the worse case three mur ders in five hours." Shedd's confession told of the fatal shooting of Boyter near Clay ton, Ga. After dragging the body to the side of the road, he return ed to the house where the two girls were, picked them up and drove -cross the North Carolina line to wards highlands. Stopping at a wooded spot he first killed Johrmie May, and a few minutes later Sltangiea lime J nun, ncr v. dropped the body of the 14-year-old over a 12-foot rock cliff, and cov See S. C. Man Page 8) Tuesday morning the Haywood Draft Board met in formal session for the first time sine- being re activated. The board is shown at work in their office in the Little Courtroom on the third floor of the court houseShown left to right: Mrs. Roy Campbell, secretary, Rufus Siler, W. A. Bradley, chair man, and Way Mease. (Staff Photo). Highway Record For 1950 In Haywood (To pate) Injured . . . 21 Killed 5 (This Information com piled from Records of Stat Highway Patrol)