North Carolina Newspapers

-TAMAJU rre cn Cump 220-Q ft fV idelights The ESVILLE M TODAY'S SMILE A woman ncrer knows what kind of a dress she dors not tike until she bujs it. Of The WAYN OUNTAINEER' .V... v- ,; ': 1 News a pacemaker ., .i. th tele- ik poller i lnr r . thev ran ex- hra,M . u7 'm . silly luur inyuu . . rear ' f, i,0in w afternoon .v" .nswered. and wo , prions voice inquired: will happen If I beat my Jjipen men -' P ' .. aloni. and I've otion to call her out 1. the d thrash her," the deter Sce on the other end of said. , . . r not do that-you U be ;hW advised. "Get her out .. mak a friend Of l it over-settle it-better I: than f IM. TaiK 11 UVCl Ihborly way. and I believe P . ... tLI. -Vtlni. mit av, what Is your name: he las' question i ... v.i-mi slowly out the W as he said: "At least xriers )sk almost anyone what r about C. L. Allen, of Al clt, and they'll tell you he ler of the Community De- fct program in his area, an preacher, a larmer, ndi hard working civic 111 this is very true, and Lhle But there Is another which he has that few peo i about. He is a pilot. Y prove the point, he has tal license that Is a ncen t the tvpe craft he uses. es not go for the modern ! planes he prefers to use Ford, with special mud- feid tires high-powered that's all. tther dav he was showing farm iudees about his sty, and when he wanted the too of a hill, he threw tar-old Ford in low and lough the pasture he went. ing lady seemed to enjoy no. but veiled bloody mur- the descent and no, one tually blame her, because like the pose of thi ford ping the ground, so stoc trade. .' .'' Hen enjoys his car. and tit exchange it for a later 'cause he now goes where B regardless. ";' tver gets around to naming an appropriate name 'The Mountain Goat" Fits, the young lady from would agree when she J her fright. 66th YEAR Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park - T Tk t n n .. ' - . . " T ' . ' '" ''" - ' " "" """" isrAUKS Associated Press WAY N ESVILLE, N. G THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEB. 1,1931 $3.00 In Advance in Haywpod and Jackson CounU Hospital Officials Approve Plans For Addition (.-5 s WI 1 h 1 4 S y 1 4 . X Second Phase Of Rural Road Planning Set For Feb. 10 Trustees of the Haywood county Hospital are shown here as they formally approved the thick set of i . v,a Un.nl.nl nr.inini. fii., flnnri rnnmc fnr AQ nHHitlnnsil hH; Fstlmntprl rost will ho (Jiaita iii vuc iiuopuoi crtwtaoiwi- c v.v u- - v v.,w ........ - - - $760,000 furnished. Shown left to right: Lee Davis, hospital administrator; W. A. Bradley, W. J. Stone, and Spaldon Underwood, chairman of the board. The plans are now in Raloigh for final check-over by the N. (...Medical Care Commission. (Staff Photo). District Highway Officials To Discuss Program With Leaders On Tenth Plans for extending the road building program in Haywood will be discussed with Highway officials here on Saturday, February 10th, in the court house. The announce ment was made yesterday by L. l)Hie Thrasn. commissioner of the 10th HiKhway District. Mr. Thrash sent notice to town ship committeemen and other in terested citizens and asked that each community be represented and participate in formulating plans for extending the program. The meeting is scheduled to be gin at 9:30. and Commissioner Thrash said a report on the pro gress of the road program here In Haywood to date would be explain ed by engineers, as well as himself. The formal notice said that "large delegations just to try to make an Impression will not oe necessary." Hefore the rural road program began, a similar meeting was held, and renresentatives from each community was heard as to sug gested recommendations. Officers Of Haywood Demonstration Farmers IVaynesville Officials Give EUazelvood People Notice Gulling Off City VJaler kh Coverage nptete was the account in s issue of this newspaper of Sherwood's auto accident uranceman Edwin Paynes 'Must clipped and pasted vma report. details in the article an everythine I needed for Jrance claim," Mr. Haynes ra reporting. Js who knl 1 - ucucve in vne 11 efther PfPhet ',7, " rnaay to see. if f fellow will see his shad- fci v!!s,,so goes the story. V & six more weeks of the riau j . j he does not see his "6 IS SUDDOsei. ir. a . that Spring is around IM Friday you.U hm the Many Gases Ori Court Docket For Monday Th Fehruarv term of criminal court will convene here Monday morning, faced with a heavy docket. Judge J. A. Rousseau will preside. Among the first things on sched ule for the court on Monday morn inn will be the selection of 18 jurors to serve on the Grand Jury. The first nine accepted will serve for one year, and the second nine for six months until the July term under the recent law as passed by the General Assembly, and introduced by Representative Oral L Yates Judge Rousseau, while holding th January term of civil court, told court officials that he hoped to "clear the crowded criminal docket" and did not want to try any civil cases at this term. According to the records, there are 43 cases of persons charged with driving while drunk. It is understood that Solicitor Thad Bryson, Jr.. plans to call these cases for trial. There are no major cases on the docket, according to J. B. Sil- er, clerk of court. "Just the usuai run-of-the-mill" type, it was explained. Officers were working ion, hours overtime serving papers, and preparing for the term. Indications today were mai uie (See Court Page 8) 'It Inn ka Jibs drv' water1 :Milotsl for patrons on Hazelwood lines, un less settlement is made on a $4,200 past due bill with the Town of Way esville by February 20th. ',; This is the sum and substance of a statement by Town of Waynes ville officials in a paid advertise ment in today's issue. The state ment is addressed to officials and citizens of the Town of Hazelwood. The statement summarized the ac tion of the Waynesville board. In giving formal notice of discontin uance of water to Hazelwood un less settlement is made of the past Hup hill hv February 20th. The statement also explains the differences held between the two towns over the new rates as insti tutcd on September 1, 1949 by the tnwn of Wavnesvllle. as per re commendations following a survey of costs, and similar charges be tween other towns in the state. 1 cm nco Ha. . . I -Phm,-.. . . I I hnr d. someWhat warmer t.rnK,Jauy Thursday older 5now nurries. L "aynesvin. .SS Mh tafl Of the 59 ---55 57 Mln. Rainfall 8 . .08 35 .07 .05 GROUP VISITS RALEIGH IN INTEREST OF LIBRARY Mrs. T. L. Gwsui. member of the State Lihrarv board. Miss Margaret Johnston, county librarian, and Mr. Gwyn attended a session of the state appropriations committee in Raleigh yesterday in the interest of the request by the State Library Commission for additional funds to be used in state aid to county i:L.n.in. llili ai res. . i , The' library commission is seek in. an nrlHitlonal $264,000 to sup plement the $660,000 ;;uocaiea m the proposed budget., j,, Mr. and Mr?. Gwy'rf and Miss Johnston will return today. HYE SHEPPE IN NEW YORK hvp Shenne Is soendlna ten days in New York City where he is pur chasing merchandise for Sheppe"s Department Store, . Yates' Dog Bill Goes Before The Assembly Representative Oral L. Yates to day introduced a bill in the House of the General Assembly, entitled. "An act for the protection and ad vancement of the sheep raising, poultry andlivestock industry in North Carolina, and creating the office of county dog warden in furtherance of the provisions of the act." Representative Yates, while here recently, said he would intro duce the bill soon, as it was appar ent that some law was needed for proteciton of the farmer, as well as getting more dogs listed on the tax books. The text of the bill, as intro duced today is as follows: WHEREAS, the livestock, poul try and sheep raising industry in North Carolina is seriously handi capped by the depredations of stray or ownerless dogs ranging the country side, and many of our citizens engaged in the sheep rais ing poultry and livestock industry, suffer considerable financial loss and irreparable injury by reason of such depredations, and are with out adequate remedy at law to re cover their loss or prevent its rep etition: NOW, THEREFORE, in or der to lessen such loss and control such ranging dogs. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: Section 1. The Board of Coun ty Commissioners in each county In the State where the livestock, sheep, raising or poultry industry is established is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to appoint a County Dog Warden, and to de termine the amount of his salary and travel allowance, both of which (See Dog Bill Page 8) Canton Man Is Missing In Korea Corooral Arnold L. Morgan, 35, son of Mrs. Annie Morgan Harbin, and the late Rufus Morgan of Can ton, has been reported missing In action in Korea, according to a message received by ins moiner. The message stattd he was miss ing on January 3, and this inform ation was confirmed by lotter from Maj. Gen. Edward F. Wetsell. Cpl. Morgan Is a veteran of World War 11, and served with (See Canton Man Page 8) N .Ml. ' 'k 'tf MMHNBM-H-W-M----H Shown here are three of the newly elected oirieeis of the Haywood Demonstration farmers; left to right: Van C, Wells, secretary; William Osborne, president, and Thurman Davis, vice president. Rob ert Boone, treasurer, was not present when the picture was made. (Stall Photo). County Hearing Quota In Raising $19,408 For Polio .--: ,J. -.. .--.. ".- .t.i urf.-Ml - v ! .It1- '" " V f 300 Attend County- Wide Baptist Meet Sponsored by the Haywood Bap tist Association, a county-wide mass meeting was held at the West Canton Baptist church Mon day night, with Dr. J. C. Canipe, secretary of Evangelism in the Baptist State Convention, as speaker. Approximately 300 ministers and laymen representing the forty eiaht churches in the county, at tended the meeting, which was held in preparation for the simul taneous revival services planned for the churches of the county this spring. Small Fire Damage To Roof At Spic And Span Burning grease In an air vent, set the roof of Spic and Soan afire shortly after noon Wednesday. Quick action on the part ot the Waynesville firemen kept the dam age to a minimum, it was explained by Gay W. Manus, operator of the firm. The roof was soon patched, and business continued as usual. Firemen used the booster tank on the truck, and also water from the street flushing tanker. 'Aunt' Ida Receives $2 For A Long Forgotten Account Engineers Figuring On Cost Of 6 School Units "Aunt" Ida Mullis has a keen .mi-n onrl bp Ann. iort-is b IK. lllf-J OUU - - . thing, but somehow, the 80-year-old antlaue merchant let a transaction of 1945 slip her mind. It was not until she was nannea a letter yesterday that she recalled crediting a customer with ?2 back in 1945. ' . The letter, from a woman m Florida, addressed to the postmast er, explained that she owed the "owner of the antlaue shop" $2, but. she could not even remember the name of operator or shop, ine letter said the shop was just below the bus station, and described the owner. - y , . Postal officials readily idenunea "Aunt" Ida and gave her the letter, with the $2. "Aunt" lAa u haoDier over re- roivina thm ti than she is when d.sncinf a buck and wiri$ dance be fore a crowd of admirers. Not that the money meant too much, but the reason that the person owing the account had not forgotten. The writer of the letter expiain j tn fho nnst master that in the event the owner had died, and had -,-- mi-fives, that he shouia give the $2 to some worthy organi zation. "Aunt1' Ida beamed as she read, and re-read the letter, and twisted the crisp bills. "Whoever it was that sent tne u n onnii heart, to jv a v,ina like that," the cheerful llla i Hunt" Trta flld. "This $2 has made me happy; it must have made the lady wno sem i- i,orri an A now I'm going to make some others happy with It I'm going to give it to the Polio drive I might be 80 years old, but (See "Aaat Ida" Vu When the last feDOft if tlie," current polio fund is checked, Is believed the county goal of $19,400 will be "In sight," is was learned from Johnny Johnson area chairman this morning. With what we have in hand, and with what we have been told "un officially'' some plants and organ izations have on hand, we will be within $1,000 of the goal, Mr. Johnson explained. The members of the Secretaries Club on Wednesday faced the bad weather, and collected $569 in the campaign for Polio. "We found many porch lights awaiting us, and the people were generous in the response," Miss Mary Medford, president, said. In commenting on the work of the secretaries, Mr. Johnson paid high tribute for their manner in going after the money, and work ing so hard In the bad weather. Reports 'from Edwin Haynes, of Canton, indicated that donations in the Canton area were about on a par with those In this end of the county. Several major committees are yet to make a report, Mr. Haynes said. Mr, Johnson pointed out that White Oak was the only Commu nity development unit making a complete report to date. "We have heard indirectly form others, and have estimated their gifts from all of them in arriving at the total of near I he coal," he explained. "We arc still counting on these contri butions in order to reach our quota.' Miss Medford said she wanted to pay tribute to the mcmbeis of the club, as well as others who join ed in the work Wednesday night. These included Mrs. Rufus Siler, Mrs, Stub Franklin, Mrs. 11. C. Robinson, Mrs. E. K. Chambers, Mrs. Merritt Brown, Mrs. Roger (See Polio Page 8) Much Interest In Farm And Home Pictorial Pages Much interest is bcinir shown in the announcement that The Mountaineer will soon begin pub lishing a series of pictorial pages of each of the 26 communities in Haywood. Scores of photographs have al ready been made, and a wealth of material is being gathered for the special pages. A number of farm and home specialists have been shown the draft of the plan, and all have been highly pleased with the manner in which the story Of each community wil be present ed in pictures and a factual story. The first of the series wil begin In the very near future. Tax Listing Time In Two Townships Is Extended Farm Group Complete Successful Year's Work William Osborne, of Clyde, was named president of the Haywood County Demonstration farmer:)' at I he annual banquet here Monday night. He succeeds R. C. Francis. About 100 attended the meeting, which featured serious considera tion of farm problems, humorous talks, a bountiful meal, and rec ognition of groups assisting the farmers with their program. Other officers were Thurman Davis, vice president; Van C. Well:;, secretary, and Robert Boone, treas urer. Mr. Francis war, in charge,' and the Rev. Paul Thrower, president of the Haywood Ministerial Asso ciation, gave the invocation. The women of the liatrlitfe Cove Meth odist church served the meal in the dining room of East Waynes ville school. Mr. Francis gave the address of welcome, and then cited some of the accomplishments of the past. He pointed Out that five new test demonstration areas were put in during 1950, which now shows the following: Jonathan Creek 34 farms. Morning Star 29 farms. Dell wood 37 farms. (Sec Farmcrs Page 31 Tax listing for Waynesville and Beavcrdam townships has been ex tended until February 15th, it Was announced todav bv C. C. Francis, j chairman of the board. i The officials were taxed beyond 1 capacity during the latter days of January, as hundreds rushed in i to list their taxes. I The other townships have c"in Ipleled I heir work, Mr. Francis said, and added, 'we feel I hat 15 days will he ample for of 1 Beavcrdam and Waynesville to complete their listings." Six major Haywood projects are included in the State School Sur vey report, and engineers expect to have an estimated cost within two weeks. The board of Education have given no Idea as to what they think the six projects will cost. The engineers are to provide an estimated cost on construction, al so on equipment. The cost of any proposed nw sites will have to be made by the board, it was explain ed. The estimates of cost are being figured on the following six pro jects. Item (1) A new building at Bethel to be an elementary build ing covering grades one through eight, consisting of 30 class rooms of which 10 will be primary rooms, a full gymnasium and locker rooms, lunch room to seat 500, a library, teacher's rest rooms, offices, and a Ttpm .2. An addition to the Crabtree School Building consisting of a gymnasium, a home economics department, a science room, a music room, two standard class rooms and the conversion of the existing gymnasium into an auditorium. Ttem .a. The Wavnesvllle High Sehool to follow essentially the same 6 Rooms Science plan as prepared for the Waynesville vo cational Building by adding a gym-. . l rn. . ctnnHorH l !KG nasium ana amnuaiu -.".. rooms. Item 4) The Dellwond School building for elementary purpose to contain 16 class rooms of which 8 are to be primary, an elementary gymnasium, an auditorium, lunch room, teacher's rest rooms, li brary, offices, and clinic. Item (5) The Waynesville Ele mentary Building to contain 32 class rooms, of which 16 will be primary, an auditorium, an ele mentary gymnasium, lunch room, library, clinic, offices and teach er's rest rooms. Item (6) A High School Physic al Building at Clyde. 4-H Club Achievement Day Program Set For Saturday Mrs. lones Takes Over Office As Messer Dons Blue Today marks the last offieal day for Jack Messer as county superin tendent of education He U turn ing the keys to the office over to Mrs. I.ucy Jones, he takes up his Navy' uniform, which he took off almost ,r years aio today. Mr. Messer ha , received orders, as a member of the Naval Reserve, to report .to the West Coast for act ive duty, lie will leave the 8th. He holds the rank of Lieutenant, and was in the Air 'Operations; division during World War It, Haywood's 1,500 members of 4-H Clubs will observe their an nual achievement day in a dual program here Saturday. The first Dart of the program will get underway at 11 o'clock, in the court room, with Wade i rancis, president of the county 4-H council, in charge. The featured speaker of T-ne morning session will be L. R. Har rill, state 4-H Club Leader, and re cently named man of the year for the state. Mr. Harrill will be intro duced by Oscar Phillips, district club leader. The program will begin with the invocation by the Rev. George Cul brcth, of Hominy Plains Methodist church, followed by the members ffivim. the 4-H Club pledge. j Richard Hipps wiU be in charge of special mu oe. and the address of welcome will be given by Jimmv: McKlroy, The Crabtree-Iroii Duff; club will give a special musical; number, and Regina Ferguson, of Fines Creek, will present the , guests. ; Following Mr. HarriU's address.' the Bethel club wil give a musical number, and then will come the awarding for medals for achieve ments. This will be done by Grovcr C. Dobbins, and Miss Jean Cluld ers. assistant farm and home a gents. ; The group will adjourn for lunch, following the saying of the club motto The second part of the program will get underway at 1:30 at the Waynesville Armory, and will be a recreational program. r Highway Record For , 1951 In Haywood (To Date) Injured.. l A Killed .... 0 (This information com piled from Records State Highway fatroL)