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ffIV,r m TODAY'S SMILE "What a lovely fur coat you have on, my dear. I husband must have chanced Jobs-" "Oh. no, 1 chanted hus bands." TP Jtv Of The News l'libhshcd Twlce-A-Week In The County Seat ol Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Be Done . 1.1 know how 66th YEAR NO. 15 12 PAGES Associated Tress WAYNESV1LLE. N. C. MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEB. 19, 1351 53.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson CountieV delights WAV V XHJL Vi-! I Late of bad weather and young .7 . Jrf the Central Meth ,reh at Cb de proudly pre ying attendance hon oerfcct attendance for Uhs, Bobby Rogers; .,nih Mrs. Ralph Mil- I...... m,.nths. Mrs, How- ,k. amJ fur two momns, Dh and Mrs. Levi Mrs. Morgan is teacher of Mr. Rogers is presioem, Rush is secretary. I Silence ladies boarded the Each had a round-trip lotievillC ..3" -. . , hr at sometime, mey ...i, nihpr thev tnougnt kt swapping Sly glances to Ashevilie. as me uu . ttnD in Ashevilie, tney siviken. but realized they ... Im be on their separate d u was then too late to lonversation. minutes later, the two met hi- n a doctor s oince U sat. awaiting their ap It still swapping sly and wondering "Who is ian I know her face.' lone, the routine of the office had separated the lie weni on, me evem was because of the diversion ion to the doctor and staff lhat afternoon as the bus 'of home, the two women iard. Then the unexpected to il word was uttered. Com ber reigned. iusband, in trying to help determine her fellow- iman brought on wratn, said: "1 can't believe the as you say neither spoke o miie trip there and back. two women going that far talking I'm speechless." nded the Imperfect day. Lions Refinish Hospital Room - First Patient Is Member N? :rl if v i . .--"4 m i I i 1 ' ':'"1 1 ! .,. Board Reque From Voters awjtgjjjjM)ltjiiiiiTi niimi ) ti in When the Lions Committee went to check on th e redecorated room they sponsored at the Haywood ... t T ! t U . . t 1 ..r l. . Ct.AifV VnA nr rn.v.Knll nnllont 1m h UUIllj nuayiltu, llicy xuuuil uuu tl inch uwu iucliiuvis-ouriiii ricu x. valllHu,'l in wv room. The Lions spent over $300 on the room and a water cooler. The pleased looks on their faces come from the fact that Sheriff Campbell had just told thorn he was well enough to go home. Stand ing, left to right: jerry Rogers, Ben Phillips, Lee Davis, P. R. Kitchen, and Cpl. Pritchard Smith. (See other picture Page 6) (Staff Photo). First Baptists Vote To Start New Auditorium Immediately Optimism Prevails At Stockholders Meeting Of H. C. Farmers Co-Op Name The Size iieoplc will do almost any- a little of what they call IIkt dy one pranksterlold in a very serious tone:1''- Ir a lelcphone number here t call they have a box for Uspeclilit! friend Dieked 'tone, placed his call, and mg his name said: been told you have a box f me? Is that true? What box. he asked. jprson on the other end of readily realized it was an- fank. and said: (inly we have a box for (t y?ur size this is a funic." Pictorial Pages Increased To 3; Published Today . .' ' ' (' The first three paces of the sco ond section of today's issue have iriotwrw'- about " Aliens Creek the first of a scries of pictorial home and farm pages of each of Haywood's Communities. The original plan was to use two pages, but at the last minute a decision was made to use three pages in order to give a wide scope of coverage. The second in the series will appear next Monday. s, And Post te Will Be ed Thursday fun's' birthday will be by the banks and oost of. f on Thursday. than. the closing of the ational and vt ci-to nd post office, no other t& has been announced for iMun. N Mrs. Joe Rose f ng Home Here "1 Mrs. Joe Emerson Rose begin construction of a Jf the 16th green at the -iud mis week. recently lived here, and rved to Bilt mnPa IT r root Vlt V LJti lv6 SOld thpir hnm lUr. u . . i . """"S Mint, building here. jn Beaverdam ical Inspector ivson has been named elec NflPMr... . r ,r ueaveraam. y intemcnt was made hv rt f commissioners. Hazelwood Puts Night Fireman On Duty Hazelwood officials have arrang- l tn hiuo a man on (lulv at tllC lil'C station "around the clocK, u w announced today by Mayor uyoe Fisher. The nieht telephone num ber is 1036, and in the daytime the station can be reached over the same phone in addition to lUB. Mavor Fisher announced that Rill Pipmmnns. former county jailer, had been employed to be on duty at night. Other town em ployees will take care ol tne sta tion during the day. Plans have also been compicica fnr a representative of the stale insurance commission to make a survey and study of the taciiiues, for the purpose of establishing fire insurance rates of the town, May or Fisher said. The Town of Hazelwood receivc.a o mnriorn firp truck about six weeks ago, and recently organized a 36-man volunteer nre uti..,, ment. naming George BischolT as chief. I0P appointment. h Kp. thcr n f ri im 19-Partly cloudy ' "u luesaay witn lUered showpr. ia y .n J ,,lesvule tempera- .dedby the staff of the Max. 63 , . 59 ,. 63 ... 63 Mln. Rainfall 32 36 .25 36 .12 26 ... Election For I Asking Bond chools 37 More Men Pass Exams For Military Services lti'Diescnlatives of the 525 stock holders' .of '.the Haywood County j Farmers Co-operative heard optim istic reports regarding business for the nast year, and the outlook for 1951, as they met here Satur day afternoon. J. L; Westmoreland was re-elected president, with Hugh Ratcllffe, vice president; George hiamcy. secretary, and Sam Ferguson, treas urer. H. M. Dulin Is general man ager. The directors named for a 3- vear term Saturday included Mr. Westmoreland." Stanley and Fergu son. Other directors carried over from last year include: T. C.I Davis, M. H. Ferguson, Boy S. Haynes, R. F. Rogers. Watson How ell, and Hugh Ratclit'fe. During the session, Jonathan Woody made a brief talk, and also Wayne Corpening, county agent. The organiaztion showed a sub stantial increase in business in 1950 over previous years, and all indications point to a successful 1951, Mr. Westmoreland said. Scout Fund Program Is Underway iii:.ri;ins began the annual adult .mhi.i'shin Bov Scout drive here iniiuv and have a ouota of $1,570, plus an equal amount for the im provement iund at tne camp, m-ai i.akp Loaan. Ben Colkitt, chairman of the Boys' Work committee, is heading the campaign, and all members of the Rotary Club are staging the program. The Canton area is also at work on a similar program, with a quota Tho additional $35,000 being sought is for the permanent restor ation of the lake, and oincr iacm tim: ai the Daniel Boone Camp, which is a 700-acre tract on Pigeon River near Lake Logan. The congregation of the First Baptist church voted unanimously Sundav mornine to "proceed im mediately" with the construction of a modern auditorium on the vacant lot next to the Sunday School building. The cost will be in excess of $100,000. The building committee, com posed of W. 11. Burain, Zack L. Massey and Henry Davis, said trmt they planned to place orders for steel and some other materials to day' An advisory committee of nine is working with the building committee. The blueprints for the .building were completed about tvo yjH ago." iinhn" f huPCTi v 'decided To delay building at the time, while more funds were raised. The auditorium, as planned, will scat more than 600 people, and the building has a scries of classrooms in the back. The building is of brick and steel construction, and does nut connect with any existing building in the church plant. Hup to the nature of the build ing, the construction will not inter- fpre with anv of the buildings or services of the church, it was nnintpd out The eeneral plans, and policy oi building now were discussed by the Board of Deacons, and an ae tails approved. Rev Broadus K. Wall is pastor of the church, which has over 800 members. 9,207 Motor Vehicles In Haywood Latest tit ores from the North Carolina State Department of Motor Vehicles show that Hay wood County has 9,207 rcRlsterrd1 aulos, trucks and trailers. This tig u re not only tops the number in the six counties to the west, hut comes near brim as bine as the next three combined. Haywood stands in the upper half of the slide's total resist ra tion, HiToidinc U the Depart ment of Motor Vehicles. Mcclt IrnliurK leads with a registration of 6ti.K23. wiUi (iuillord a cliwe second with 64.89K. liwest liRiire is reported by Clay 888. On Election Board Haywood Seaman Was In Invasion Oi Wolmi lsiana Poultry School To Start 26th i A l'oultiv School will be the first event of a week-long program "designed to 'Incrt'rtse Income from hatching eggs, commercial eggs, and broilers, which is sponsored by the Poultry' Commission of the Community Development Program. The school will start at 9:30 a.m. next Monday, February 2ti, at the Court House. Speakers and I heir topics will be Dr. D 1). Brown -Outlook for Poultry; Dr. It. S. Dearslyne Our Future in Poutry; W. (5. Andrews Care and Management of Re placement Stock; T. II. Morris Handling of Eggs to Meet Hatch ery Demands; and Dr. C, C. Gatz Poultry Disease Services Avail able to Haywood County Fanners. Dr. Galz and C. F. Parrish will lead a round-table discussion of poultry problems. Thirty-seven men have been added In th list of thnuo suhlppt to induction, according to today's announcement by the Sclecttve Service Board. Of the firouo which went to Charlotte last week, the lollowiiiK may be called Into ser vice: Lindsey Kay Rogers, Bryce ucau McAiuncn, nwrence It. car ver, James William Rector, Ken nel h Hay woriey, fcamuel Marcus Seler. David Joah VTelch. Arvll Carver, Jr., Roy Vinson Farmer, Carlos Monroe Free, Edgar Green, Holier! Samuel Bradley, Medford Noland, William Fred Ledford, William Billy Russell. Also Garland Russell Saunders, Timothy Marcclle Gibson, Billy Haywood Best, John Edward Grif fin, Charles Herman Holder, John Henry Jolly, Jiin Frank Sanford, Harold Kduard Jones, Carol Keith Underwood, Lyndon Andrew Mc- Crarkcn. Robert Francis Davis, Medford Price, Charles Reeves Mc Elralh, Timothy Mack Conley, Homer Lee Duncan, Frank Gale Davis, Ray Hannah, Carl Chester Jones. James Herman Farmer, Robert Wendell Davis. Edward Homer Recce, and Donald Eugene llenson. GLENN W, BROWN, well known Waynesville attorney, and civic leader of Clyde, has been named member of the county board of elections, succeeding Crom E. Cole, who recently resigned. Glenn W. Brown Ndined Member of Election Board Joint Session Held This Morning By Twq Boards Regarding Thq Building Program Voters of Haywood county will soon be given an opportunity to sign a petition asKtng lor a oona election for a county-wide school building program. This proposal came out of a joint meeting or the board ot education appearing before the board of commission ers for more than an hour thia morning. The commissioners suggested that the petition bearing the names of 15 per cent of the number ot people voting In the last general election for governor be presented", and they would then, according to law, call the bond election. The tentative figure needed fof the proposed projects are estimate cd at between 2Vi and 3 million dollars. R. T. Messer, chairman of the board of education, presented the proposal of the state committee, which calls for an estimated penditurc of $2,080,000 for build ings, plus about $350,000 for land unrt Anidnment A. J. Hulchins, superintendent of the Canton Sf hool District, said (See schools rage o Haywood Praised By State Leader On Farm4 Programs' Three consecutive broadcasts over WPFT, Raleigh, were recent ly devoted to Haywood County by l)i Frank Jeter, extension editor, in his daily farm program. Dr. Jeter was here for the an nual banquet of the Haywood I H'uioiisl ration farmers, and he gathered much material 'for the I lu ce broadcasts while here on that I rip. Glenn W. Brown has been nam ed a member of the Haywood Board of Elections, succeeding Crom E. Cole, who recently re signed, due to bis )iei(ltli. Mr. Cole was chairman. The announcement of Hie ap. polntment was made by Charles M. Brill, chairman of the stale board of elections. The other I wo members of the Haywood board- Frank Ferguson, Jr., and Charles Hawkins, have been not Hied, and a meeting will be held soon, at which time a chair man and secretary will be named Mr. Brown is an attorney here, (See Brown Pase 6) Board Hears Three Groups, For Busy 'Third Monday' The Board of Commissioners went into their third session short ly after noon today, for one of the busiest days since they took office. Earlier this morning they con ferred at length with the county welfare board, as to policy, and a general program of the agency. The entire welfare board J. R. Boyd, Nathan Carver, and N. C. West were present, as was Mrs. Sam Queen, superintendent, and Mrs. Bell, district supervisor. As the welfare" group adjourned, the board of education, together with principals of all the high schools, but one, appeared before the Commisisoners relative to the school building program. The commissioners went into session afterwards with a group on the Spring Creek highway, which is a state project, and slated to be paved soon. Fire Department (Jets Electric Door Opener Waynesville firemen can now touch a hill Inn and I he large door covering the entire front of their department will slide swiftly to the ceiling. Until this week, the operation has been by hand, awailing the ar rival of electrical -mechanism-' to lift the doors. Mrs. Ben Sloan is spending the week in Durham with her mother, Mrs. S. 11. Bushm-ll who is a pati ent at Duke Hospital. Two Brothers Assigned To Same Unit In Pusar. Two brothers who hav been "following In each other's foot steps" In the Army are PFC Thomas B. Gilliland. Jr., and PFC Robert Gilliland, the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas- B. Gilliland. Chance has brought them together three times since they enlisted separately In 1949; and they have now wound up In the same com pany. Following basic training at Fort Jackson, S. C, both boys were sta tioned at Fort Benning, Georgia. They spent Christmas furloughs together at home in 1949. However, I heir paths were not to cross again for ten months and more than ten thousand miles. In October, 1950, Thomas, who had by this time ar rived ill Korea, made a 70-mile trip from his base lo a supply de potonly Id una Koneri woiKing there. Last month Thomas was hospital ized in Pusan with frostbitten hands. Very shortly Mrs. Gilliland received a letter from Robert he had been moved to Pusan. Neither knew that his brother was so near until their mother wrote them. Latest coincidence, is 4t hat both have now been assigned to the same company. Robert is a veteran of World War II. with a record of service in the China-Burma-India theater. Thomas was a student at Waynes ville High School before his en listment . Religious Survey To Be Made Sunday Pastors and laymen of all churches In Waynesville and Haz elwood. are completing plans for the community-wide religious cen sus to be taken Sunday afternoon, February 25th. Rev. J. E. YounU, pastor of Hie First Methodist church is general chairman, and announced that in formation of interest to each church and denomination would be given every church immediate ly after the tabulation. A number of workers from each church are expected to participate in the census. Plans are being made to meet at the Baptist church here at two o clock for a "brief ing" prior to going out for the census, Rev. Mr, Yountz said. A similar "briefing" will be held in Hazelwood, with the lime and place to be announced. 600 Attend Demonstrations In Davis Home In Iron Duff not.Qi nnnptas MacArthur de scribes the fall of Wolmi Island as the key which opened Korea to amphibious invasion Radioman John W. "Billy" spams u eood Dlace to stay away from. The son of Mr. and Mrs. jo.m W. Sparks of Waynesville has just th. West Coast after spending a thirty-day leave wrth his parents while his snip, Collett, was in lor repans.- . wh no ihpr destroyers the Collett was ordered to anchor off Wolmi, directly, off the menu. Kh whieh the landing ot ucatu v,. -' j A 1 September 14 was to be made. Ai- though previous air Domums presumably killed any Korea gun ners who might be lying in wait to make Inchon a second Tarawa, the job of the Collett was to draw fire from whatever gun emplace See Sparks Page 6) " r l I -v.' . ' ..WA- ,M 1 : V".'; -i suf? '., . I I SEAMAN SPARKS Father Of Mrs. Charles E. Ray Claimed By Death Funeral services for John S. Taylor, 81, the father of Mrs. Charles E. Ray, were held Sunday, afternoon at Snow Hill. Mr. Taylor died at his home in Greene County following a heart attack on Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. Ray left here immediately. Surviving, besides Mrs. Ray, is another daughter, Mrs. Minnie Rae Davis ,of Durham; one son, James W. Taylor, of Snow Hill; one sis ter. Mrs. Nola Taylor, also of Snow win and two erandchildren. Funeral services were conducted hv thA Rev. Mr. DeShields, and burial was in the Snow Hill ceme tery.'.- - il rr rimv' k- I ' If If I' . J T ...f I 1 ; J;j I l ,i .With KM "I ll'Mfl"" 1 Survey Group To Make Official Report Early Date The inter-city survey commis sion of Waynesville and Hazelwood had a long session Friday night. Appearing before the commission was J. R. Morgan, attorney for the Town of Waynesville, and William Medford, attorney for th? town of Hazelwood. , Also Julian B. Stepp, district manager for Carolina Power and Light Company; D. Reeves Noland, chairman, said today that tne commisison has gathered a lot of information, and it looks like they will be ready to make a report as to the factual findings at an early date. He gave no indication as to the time, other than "an early date." No further meetings have been scheduled, due to the death of the father-in-law of Charles E. Ray, member of the commission. Mr. Ray is still out of town. More than 600 attended the demonstrations at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis last Friday. Shown here is the living room of the home. Left to right, . Mrs., Davis, Mr. Davis, Miss Mary Corn i well, Mrs. V. R. Davis and Mrs. T. C. Davis. A complete story on Page 3. Highway Record For 1951 In Haywood (To Date) Killed .... 0 Injured .... 6 (This information com piled from Records of State. Hishwar PatraL)