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STANDARD TT! CO delights Of The News iCr Record record-breakers df sa ...,i,u;T in life i ii. have, uj"- In life ' Waynesville men 5 Hl'A F - the n 11 WMtern carom" .. c it Pnnnxt- uiih the Jefferson , pilot une mo who Is not only setting or this distrkt, but has ,lriwensraved cigarette .. . riant nf the (or hisoulsla"m"B states covered by the s Industrial division. . Jut Fishes K , Rhea had a successful season last fall, and can it to get into the trout Hr Rhea has no worries h will happen when the tens, because he has never F , ...UUnllt e Part streams wtwuui the limit. Trout fishing is . 1 1 1 - - In Itia cnrlntf i s DODOICS l "! 111, deer hunting rates his Outnumber Rabbits tn far more foxes in than rabbits. latement comes from an on the subject Devoe of Iron Duff. bous hunter, and owner loion fox hounds, points not as many people hunt fed therefore do not have of how many of the sly there are around. of his claim is the fact Ln take his pack of hounds up a chase just any time. If ' .1 in. e Waymsyille Mountaineek Published Twicc-A-Week in The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park TODAY'S SMILE Stenographer: "Imagine, fellow Ut nlfht asked me if I could dance!" "What's wronr with that?" asked her friend. "I was dancing with him when he asked me!" 66th YEAR NO. 21 li PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILLE. N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 12, 1931 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties urvey Report, Merger Bil Petitions Ask SondSleUomFor:Schooh. Good Old Days A. Bourne was coming Im Dayton on a Pullman night, when the porter is your home, boss?" bm up in Waynesville--fstern part of North Caro- Beautiful mountain town." Bourne proudly. b is pretty up there. I long time ago I used to Pullman coming .out of injf the summer. The car of the Carolina Special. what ever happened that t run the Pullman out more? What's the matter town?" Ireetor of the Chamber of Mr. Bourne said softly K about the chance of fid too, all that was change he moved here.' '. !: frit's a safe bet, that at board of directors meet e Chamber of Commerce a detailed report on this from Mr. Bourne. 1500 Names Sought On Petitions Petitions were put into circula tion here Saturday morning by the Board of Education, asking for a vote on school bonds for improv ing schools in the county. n The action is the outgrowth of the request of the board of com missioners several weeks ago, as the two boards met and discussed the proposed school building pro gram. The commissioners asked the board of education to present peti tions with signatures of 15 per cent of the qualified voters. Upon such a petition, the commissioners would call an election. The petition which began circu- laaion here Saturday, is addressed to the commissioners. The text of the petltiion reads: We, the undersigned citizens and taxpayers of Haywood County, re spectfully petition and request your honorable Board to call an election in Haywood County at the earliest practical date, to be held for the purpose of voting sufficient bonds to improve, con struct and equip school buildings and grounds in the County, in keeping with the recommendations of the State Board of Education and the State School Survey Com mittee. This the 10th day of March, 1951. Mrs. Lucy Jones, county super intendent, and R. T. Messer, chair man of the board, said that copies of the petition would be sent to the schools, the PTA groups, and in various offices about.the qounty. At Cruso wuso is being saluted !ur-page pictorial section i , 3, and four of the f iion of The Mountaineer, Haywood Gels Increase 01171 Acres 01 Surley Howell Cannon Named Dean 1 jtM . Haywood County's increase in burley acreage will be just about in line with the percentage for the whole state, according to figures released today by the county of fice of the Production and Market ing Administration, The new quo Vi will mean an Increase of 171 acres in the county, with an estim ated yield of 273,600 lbs. Out of the previous allotment of 1426.2 acres, 1134.4 were cultivat ed, yielding a total poundage of 2,. 210,915. Average yield in the coun ty was 1949 lbs. per acre. " Last year Haywood's 1900 tobac co growers realized about one mil lion dollars from the crop. Ray Head TV" : . rroaia m Dr. James Cannon (above) has been appointed dean of the Div inity School of Duke University in Durham. He is a son of the late Bishop James Cannon of the MethodUt church. Dr. Can. The explanation of -why no sper um im been, ..acting, dean since PcClure In fueen'o Court lna McClure of Waynes--' a member of tha Queen's the annual military hail N and Blade at the Uni- orth Carolina. Mid Check Goodin, also' of !e, was her escort, Miss 's the dauehtep of Mr. F1Oyd McClure- anH Mlri. f oodln is the son of Mrs. jntry. clffed amount is cited in the peti tlon, is due to the fact that the State - Survey Commission on Thursday just made a survey of Beaverdam schools, and their re port is pending. Just as soon as the State Board can review the report, and approve such projects as they deem necessary, then en gineers can figures an estimated cost. Previously A. J. Hutchins, super intendent of the Canton schools estimated the needs for Beaver dam would be about $600,000. Engineers have figured the cost of the proposed program in the re mainder of the county at $2,080, 000, plus land and equipment. Frrom the state bond fund, Can ton received $150,000 which will soon have been spent on school projects. The $346,000 allocated to the remainder of Haywood schools has not Deen spent- C C. Francis, chairman ot the board of commissioners, said today that it was important that the com missioners know the program for the next year before starting work on the new budget. It was the belief of the officials that the 1,500 names can be secur ed within a week or ten days. The next regular session of the commis sioners is the 19th. Anniversary Celebrated M'on of the 32nH anni- K the founding of the gion will be held in a covered dish supper Egon Hall, Wednesday o clock, ati"g in the pvent will Naires and members of S t . ... P' auxiliary with their f nusbands. f and games will follow her yS COLDER f ,arm Monday with oc r'" flowed by colder fent. Fair, windy and cold l "aynesviiie tempera- t-.uea oy the staff of icsl rarm - in;. Max, Mln. Rainfall ea 46 .05 ... 61 31 W 32 - ... 52 40 .44 last September, Her has been a member of the Duke faculty for 32 years. (AP Photo), Red Cross Campaign Is Pushed The 1951 Red Cross Fund rive is getting oft" to a good start, ac cording to campaign co-chairman A. J. rancher. Mr. Fancher re ports that the canvass of the busi ness sections is about 80 per tent completed, with the chairman's re port due shortly, The industrial and other sections are bcnlnninir operations this week. Mr. Fancher also called attention to the change in procedure for the residential canvass Monday night. An effort will be made to solicit every house, regardless of wheth er or not a porch light is on. Local Students Win Awards In Speech Contest Malcolm Williamson, Jr., as de clared the winner ln two competi tive fields in the annual contest sponsored by the Lee Edwards Chapter of the National Forensic League Saturday. Entering two of the four fields which were open to all high school students in Western North Carolina, Malcolm won first place in "Extemporaneous Speaking" and In "Experienced Oratory" and was awarded a trophy cup in each case. , - .Danny McClure, -. a junior at Waynesville High, won second place In the declamation contest. Clark Hinkley, winner of the local U.D.C. contest here last week, was also a contestant. While four fields were open to contestants, students were limited to two fields. The contest was held at the Lee Edwards High School In Asheville and the awards were made at a luncheon which followed. Mayor J. II. Way this morn ing: announced the appointment of two chairmen for the new na tional programs, to be adminis tered locally Charles E. Kay was named chairman of the price control group, and James II. Howell, Jr., chairman of the ci vilian defense program. Ren Douglas, state chairman, has been notified of the apnont ments here. Both chairmen have hern given blanket authority to name the remainder of their committers, Mayor Way said. Just how inuny will be asked to serve on the committees is left to the discre tion of the two chairmen. Details of the two programs have not been received here, uc eording to Mayor Way. The ten tative outline was received sev eral days ago. $7,500 Quota Is Raised For Chamber of Commerce May Queen it V- Rotarians Elect New Directors The newly elected board of di rectors of the Waynesville Rotary Club will meet tonight and elect officers for the year. Th new officers will take olTice July first. The elections are held at this time in order to have the new officials attend the district conferences. The directors elected on Friday were: L. K. Barber, Harry A. Bourne, W. A. Bradley, Dave Fel met, Johnny Johnson, Ralph Pre vost and William S. Ray. The new president will succeed Richard N. Barber, Jr. The membership showed a pref erence of meeting on Tuesday in stead of Friday. This matter will come up for formal action later. Duckett Installed By Medical Society Dr. V. H. Duckett of Canton is the new president of the North Carolina Chapter, Academy of Gen eral Practice. He was installed at the annual meeting of he group held In Durham last week. Besides Dr. and Mrs. Duckett, those from this area attending the session included Dr. R. S. Robcr son of Hazelwood, Lee DavU of Waynesville, and Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Pate and son Barry of Canton. Admiral Thomas Will Address Asheville Club Admiral W. N. Thomas will ad dress the Asheville Rotary Club On Thursday. His subject will be "Gentlemen.", Admiral Thomas has made this address in several occasions, and is in great demand for "repeat performances." Crowd Attends Singing Meet Ray Parker of Canton was elect ed president of the Haywood Coun ty Singing Convention as the sec ond convention of the year conven ed at the County Courthouse. Oth er officers elected were Willie West of Canton, vice president; and Esther Mae Gibson of Waynesville, secretary. A crowd which filled the Court house to capacity heard the twelve singing groups who participated during the two-hour program. Those taking part were: Mellow Tone Quartet of Swannanoa, Jo Anne and Nancy Russell Duet, Gos pel Harmoneers of Canton, Har mony Three of Canton, L. J. Ward's Quartet of Canton, Janice Wilde, soloist of Hazelwood, Shelton Trio of Waynesville, Tom Queen Quartet of Hazelwood, Sanford Quartet, Joyful Sound Quartet, Gay Quar tet, and Rev. and Mrs. Cato Duet. Wet Week-End, Records Reveal "The Wather wasn't the only wot element In Haywood over the week end. About 20 were lodged in Jail on charges of public drunkenness, according to the report of SherilT Fred Campbell, Waynesville police had eight; Hazelwood four, and the shuriff.'s department the balance. Sheriff Campbell made a call to Hazelwood about three o'clock, picked up a drunk man, and cn- route back to jail,- picked up two more. One drunk broke and ran, hut tailed to see a 4-l'oot wall in his path. Miss Mouriene Carver; (shown above), senior at Waynesville High School, was elected as Queen of May by the students at WTHS and will be crowned at the May Dance to be held at the Armory, Friday night, May 4. Miss Carver will have Viola Mae Taylor as her Maid of Honor and ten attendents. The dance is sponsored by the Student Council of the high school and the Tlly-no Club. The 1951 membership drive of the Chamber of Commerce has ex ceeded the quota of $7,500, It was announced today by Harry A. Bourne, general chairman. The membership drive started a month ago, with the goal of $7,- 500, Several teams started to work. and according to Mr. Bourne, did a "wonderful Job' . The memberships were set this year at $24 each. This morning Mr. Bourne said: personally want to thank every per son' who took part in this cam paign. It shows again what team work, and a concerted effort can accomplish. The Chamber of Com merce is essential to a growing and thriving community, and with thp financial support this year, many accomplishments can be at tained." The organization this year will not handle any literature, or make any listing of any place Catering to tourists that are not members of the organization. The advertising commit (ee are at work on several major projects for publicizing the community this yeur. Hie program is far greater than anything attempted in about 20 years. The board of directors will meet at 7:30 Tuosday night at the Town Hall, Frank Davis Proposes County-Wide Discussions Of Current Propositions A proposal that citizens of the county meet together often and dis cuss mutual problems was made by Frank M. Davis, member of the board of commissioners, as he ad dressed the Hazelwood Boosters Club on Thursday night. "We need to get together, know each other better, and come to an understanding of mutual prob lems." he pointed out. "We have here In Haywood 79 industries, with a payroll of over 16 millions; more than 2,750 farms, with an income of over eight mil lions; and a fast growing tourist business Through it all, we have kindred goals., problems, .and be ing neighborly, we can do a lot tc help each other," he said. Mr. Davis pointed out the many advantages of the Community De velopment program and the high degree of cooperation which the program had generated In the rural areas. He cited a similar need for the citizens in the Haywood towns. The commissioner struck at over-spending for welfare especi ally the continued practice of rend ering aid when the recipients fails to try to do for himself "There are many who through cir cumstances require aid, and de serve it; while there might be some who do not deserve to get as much. And that is where citizens have a responsibility of reporting any such case which might arise. "To grant a hand-out to a person who is able to do something for themselves kills his pride, and of ten iniative. I've seen it happen too often," he continued. Mr. Davis pointed out the Impor tance of a happy home, happy school -all "these are essential to our citizens, and essential to the making of Haywood a better place in which to live." The speaker was introduced by Mayor Clyde Fisher, a member of the program committee. Sam Lane, president, presided. , if- Haywood Native Dies In Hayes vi lie Funeral services were held Thursday al the True!! Memorial Church in HaygsviMe for William Joshua Winchester, 79. Services were conducted by Rev, L. P. Smith, pastor, and Rev, F. R. Da Vis.' Burial ' was In the" church cemetery. A native of Waynesville. Mr. Winchester went to Clay County as a young-. man and taught, in the public schools for a number of years. He served as rural mail car rier and later entered the mercan tile business. For 54 years he served as Sun day School Superintendent in the Baptist Church. Surviving in addition in the widow are two sons, (.'laud Win chester of Clarksville, Ga., and P. B. Winchester nf Haywood. Calif., a daughter, Mrs. Pauline Bryan of Hayesville, and a stepdaughter, Mrs. Louise York Roberson of Etowah, Tenn. Others arc seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren, as weU as a number of nieces and nephews in Haywood County, Berea B.S.U. Elects Miss York Vice President Miss Dolores York, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. York of Way nesville,' Route 1 , has been elected a Vice president of the Baptist Student Union at Bcrca College. She will direct the program of de votional activities for Baptist stu dents in Berea. She will also serve as chairman of a committee to ar range dormitory prayer meetings, Bible study groups, and other de votional activities. Miss York has been active in the Baptist Student Union during her stay at Berea, serving as Sunday School class president, and Group Captain in her Training Union. She was formerly a member of the Bethel Baptist church. Two Men Bound Over To Court For Theft Of Car Tall 21-ycar-nld James Edward Williams, In an army uniform, was bound over to the July term of court here today under $2,!j()() bond charged with larceny of a car. His companion. Everett Messer, 17, was bound over under '$500 blind by Magistrate Johnny' Fergu son. Evidence showed that the 1949 Chevrolet sedan of Cecil Cooper, Lake Junaluska, was taken (roin the Dayton Rubber parking lot sometime after 2:30. The car had been driven 400 miles, arid dam aged about $200 when found by patrolmen in Rosman the next morning. Cpl. Prltchard Smith, of the highway patrol, said Williams had previously served time for steal ing cais, and was now under in dictment for non-support. Sheriff Fred Campbell said the defendant is also absent without leave from the army. The evidence showed a lire was taken from the car and sold. Eight gas caps and a half gallon of li quor were found in the car by patrolmen. ' Messer said he accepted an offer for a ride-about town with Wil liams, whom he did not know. The 400-mile trip started about - 7:30 p, m.. and ended the next morning when the Highway Patrol sent out word about the missing car. Williams did not take the stand. Boy Scout Drive Reaches $1,300 The Boy Scout drive has reach ed $1,300, according to Ben Col kltt, general chairman of the cam paign here. The quota for the local district Is $1,570, Mr. Colkitt said, with a like amount for the permanent res toration of the dam at Daniel Boone Camp, near Lake Logan. A few more committees are yet lo report, Mr. Colkitt said. Canton has a quota of $1,700 for the same drive. Halsam Manor Plans Landscaping Soon Landscaping on the Balsam Man or Apart nients will be started in the next few days, according to Bruce Good, president of the de velopment, flans call for a total of more than 8(H) trees and other plantings, including red maple, white poplar, mountain laurt'l. rhododendron, and other ornament al varieties. Mr, Good also announced that tendnts who make application be fore March 17 could choose their interior color scheme from the buff, gray,, and green offered. Mr. Good may be reached for further information by phoning 1359. M. II. MiDaniel Made Corporal Marshall II. McDaniel f Way nesville h,is just heen promoted to the rank of corporal,- according to an announcement by headquarters of the 5th Armoied Division, Camp Chalice, Arkansas. Corporal McDaniel is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cephus McDaniel of Route 1, Waynesville. His wife is the former Miss Gertrude Caldwell, Forestry Study Is Now Underway Here In Haywood The spotlight on forestry in Hay-a lour through the Unagusta Manu- Full Report Makes Over Two Pages The complete report of he 7 man Inter-City survey commission, together wtht the draft of the bill for Legislative action for propos ing the consolidating Waynesville and Hazelwood are being published in full in this Issue. The full text of the Inter-City Commission covering some 40 typed pages, has made 1IV4 coU umns of reading matter, and wtll be found on pages S and 6 of the second section. The draft of the bill, which will be sent to Senator William Me ford, and Representative Oral I Yates, covers 15 pages of legal sized paper, and made 6 columns of reading matter. The text of the bill will be found on page 6 and 8, also in the second sectiom. The bill is entitled "an act to consolidate the Towns of Waycs ville and Hazelwood Into one Kwn, to be known as The Town of Waynesville, and to provide for charter therefor." The bill is divided Into 49 mo lions, and covers every phase of municipal operation from duties of officers, their election, and tech nical adoption of ordinances, as well as general operation of a town, The town manager form of gov- eminent is provided for in the bill. Also provided is the right of 15 per cent of the qualified voters of either town to present petltiniis asking for an election on the mat ter of consolidation. The provisions for such an election are covered in the last five sections of the bill.. The provision calls for presenta tion of such a petition to either or both boards within 15 days alter the ratification of the bill by the General Assembly. An election would have to be called within five days-f-Suhdays excluded. , The bUl also tentatively xlndl the term of prcsenf ollicers tu July 31, 1951. Thp time for mak ing the annual budget is set to August 31, 1951, The regular date lor the elec tions in the two town:- Is May Btli, but the bill provides that the tenta tive date be set for Tuesday, July 17th, or in the ease-of emergency, Tuesday, July 24th. This is the last section of the bill. These dates would arfply whether the towns were consolidated or had previ ously voted to remain separate. The report of the Inter-City com. mission Covers about eight gener al subjects relating to the twu towns. ln keeping with the suggestions nf the Commission, the member; of the General Assembly will in sert the salary to be paid the alder men and mayor. This to be In keep, ing with salaries paid by municip alities of equal size in the state. The members of the General As sembly, together with the Attor ney General's office can at -their, discretion make such changes as to phraseology of the bill as they may deem necessary. The survey commission, said in respect to the legislative bills: "I The general form and pro visions of the bill as submitted have been reviewed and approved at the office of the attorney gen eral; "2 The bill in its present terms, slightly revised from the original draft, will again be reviewed bv the office of the attorney general for legal form before it may be introduced. "3 Depending on the date whe the bill might be ratified, some slight changes may be necestaty on the dates involved. "4 Otherwise, the Commission believes that the bill as herein sub mitted, properly and fairly accom plishes its objectives and that no material changes otherwise should be made." The commission's report, and th) (See Report Page 3) wood got off to a good start Sun day, as numerous ministers men tioned the important subject from the pulpit. Today a group of interested farmers visited the farm of F. L. Leopard, in RatelifTc Cove, to see the results of some outstanding forestry projects. On Tuesday, March t3. the tour starts at 10 a.m., and should re turn about 4:30. As Tuesday has been named "Forest Protection Day," a tour will bp made to the Coweeta Experiment Station in Macon County. This is a Federal Forest Experiment Station where experiments have been run on graz ing for approximately twenty years. Wednesday, March 14, will be 1 "Timber Use, Day" and will include fa'ctunng Company, starting from the Courthouse at 10 a.m. The party will continue to Canton, to be' guests of the Champion Papor & Fibre Company for lunch, and go through the plant in the after noon. On Thursday, March 15, "Wood land Management Day," tle tour will leave at 9 a.m. in order to go to-the.. Biltmore Estate to study their selective cutting. After lunch at Biltmore, the party will look at the farm woodlands at the Bent Creek Experiment Station. On Friday, March 16, the Com mission is asking county schools to present an Arbor Day program, including if possible the planting of an individual tree or a line of trees for a windbreak. Highway Record For 1951 In Haywood (To Date) Killed ... . 0 Injured.... 8 (This Information com piled from Records of State Highway PatroU