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authority on local histor-
Lis of interest.
Wosical survey maps in
EnriliiiE Eagles Nest as one
Linest. Throughout all
t and official documents,
Lod of spelling is used.
Dawn Patrol"
telephone in the sheriffs
w rang at tne cracK oi
U an excited voice on the
Id of the line said: "Please
Wry. right down.
is the trouble, snenu
.mpbell tried to learn,
hurry; I'll tell you when
here.''
tariff lost no time in get-
tted. As he walked in the
I met a woman with her
coat on. "Here take this,
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estsla nt sheriff looked puz-
Uien the hurrying woman
li don't movo fast, I'll miss
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iWished Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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66th YEAR NO. 22 18 PAGES Associated Press
WAYNESVILLE, N C. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 15, 1951
$3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Count!
Waynesville Watershed Rated One Of Best In U.S.
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Civic to
Bill To Raise Salaries
In County Is Introduced
This is the spillway of the Shining Cove Dam on the Waynesville watershed. Water from this half
million gallon lake is the source for a large part of the million gallons used daily in this commun
ity. This is a restricted area, and very few people have seen this scene. (Staff Photo).
I Water System Is
Coble To Buy Grade C
E'lillc; Starting Friday
Wellco Employees
Give $429 To Red
Cross Campaign
The 329 people at Wellco Shoe
Corporation contributed $429.25
to the Red Cross on Wednesday,
according to L. K. Barber, in
charge of industrial contributions
for the annual membership cam-
paign.a-'?'',-vi''i,"v'''"'' r; "
,-" Wellco Is Ihe first industry to
complete the drive, Mr. Barber
said, as he added; "And the first
made an excellent showing, and
good start."
Similar bills were introduced in
the House and Senate this week
raising salaries of four Haywood
officials, and setting up a salary
scale for two deputies.
The identical bills were intro
duced by Hep. Oral L, Yates, and
Senator William Medford.
One would increase the salary of
the chairman of the Board of Coun
ty Commisioners from $2,400 to
$3.6000 a year, the tax collector's
$3,(UK) a year, the tax collector's
the salary of other commissioners
from $000 to $900.
After April 1, the county com
(See Bill Page 6)
New Rotary Head
federate Battle Flag
Fly Again On Soco
federate battle flag will be I
am soonon Soco Gap
Plott's Grill. ; ,:
Eriswolci, a farmer Yankee,
a confirmed "son of the
111" annealed to Sheriff
1 recentlv for a fnnfoitar.
The sheriff in turn, gave
fintaineer the appeal story
pcation. From far and near,
fe rolled in. and Mr. Gris-
Mf to have an ample sup-
"nlederate flags.
A. Hyatt, an authority
onfederate flae. anH own.
Jirge assortment, is provid-
uriswold with the larae
pte battle flag to fly along
sws and stripes in front
Mmess.
F flags will be used inside
IPlsy DUronspc nnn,, fnr
said.
'e in keepine alive the
P of those who fought for
xmr he said, "and
reason, i want to display
. unswold asked- "Whv
it .... ,
re ao not pay much at
ouf state flaB" Down in
fpne flies the Lone Star
state, and up here
e have evervthino a
WV n 1 ' wu
r wnag. why is it?"
-'oia he ovps thpro
r mor,e People as interest-
HiT - 1 p0sU'd on the Ms
peir flags as Mrs. W. A,
Prisoner Sets
Fire To Mattress
In County Jail
A potential monthly income of
between $10,000 and $15,000 for the
county's producers or Grade C
milk Is the outcome of Wednes
day's meeting of milk producers
and other interested persons. The
meeting was sponsored by the
Community Development Dairy
Commission.
Delmar Thompson, field man for
Coble Dairy Products Company
discussed the purchase of milk of
4.7 butter fat content, and produc
ers are scheduled to begin selling
to this company on Friday, March
tsfxteonth. " - " ' -1 y "" v
Persons interested in joining the
program are asked to contact the
county agent's office. .
For the present, milk will be
hauled 'to the Coble condenser at
Murphy, but Mr. Thompson stat
ed that should volume warrant, the
company might Put in a sub-station
at Waynesville. The Commis
sion hopes by this summer to get
up an average of 10,000 to 15,000
pounds a day.
Others taking part in I lie discus
sion were Frank M. Davis, chair
man of the Dairy Commission;
James Kirkpatrick, president of the
llavwood County Milk Producers
Association; and Wayne Corpcning
County Agent.
A 22-year-old prisoner set Un
to his mattress in jail here Wed
nesday morning, and filled the cells
with thick stiffling smoke. The
burning cotton was discovered by
officers, who stuffed the smoulder
ing material in garbage cans and
carried it outside.
Thfe prisoner was in jail on a
charge of being drunk. Oliicers
searched the prisoner, but failed
to find a book of matches in his
sock.
No damage was done other than
the two mattresses destroyed. The
prisoner will replace those, the
officers said.
Supplying Million
Gallons Daily
ine naraer ine ram, me worse
the headache for Bradford Me
haffey, Waynesville's superinten
dent of water.
Just off hand it would appear
that this first statement was in
reverse, but you'll always find the
head of the water department hap
pier in long dry season it means
less filtering, and not as many
hours of hard work. '
Few people know much about
the water system here. In the
first place, the watershed is a re
stricted area, as is the filtering
plant, clorinating house, and reser
voirs. That of necessity, means
that few people have had the op
portunity of. seeing first-hand Just
w hat it takes to operate 'the system,
and provide one million gallons of
pure water daily for this commun
ity. In order to start the story at
the beginning, it will be well to
(Continued on page 1, Sec. 21
Sheriff Has
'Property'
For Owner
There is a lost item awaiting the
owner at me snerm s onice. u is
worth a number, of dollars, and
made of a scarce metal solid cop
per. Although slightly muddy, and
bent in several places, the purpose
of the piece of mechanism Is none
the worse for wear.
The 35-gallon still belongs to
"someone" who was' apparently
moving it from one point to an
other, and hid it in a ditch on Big
Branch.
The still would probably not
have been discovered if it had not
been for a wayward hotf.
The hot! broke out of its pen,
and as the owner started in search
for the porker, he ran across an
object in a ditch covered with bur
lap bags. An invest igal ion revealed
the 35-gallon copper still.
SheriiV Campbell was called, and
the contraption, was ' hauled into
his office, and put under lock anil
key.
"The owner will be welcomed to
our office any time," the Sheriff
said. Just what would happen
should anyone identify and claim
the still was not learned.
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Board Of Equalization
To Meet Here On Monday
Livestock Would
Be Registered
Prior To Sales
A state-wide measure making it
mandatory to register all livestock
prior to sale at auction was intro
duced by Representative Oral L.
Yates while the General Assembly
was in session in New Bern Wed
nesday. The bill call i for registering
weight, color, sex, markings, and
ownership of all cattle sold at
auction. rTha seller would h ive to
slan thf reeislerv books
"I wanten to introduce a bill
in. the fornter capitol of the slate,
and since It had been loi years
since a bill was presented there. I
took the advantage of the trip on
Wednesday," Representative latcs
said. w
The bill is designed to protect
cattle owners, he pointed out.
CLOUDY
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Street Bill
Means About
$40,000 To
Haywood
Representative Oral L. Yates
said Haywood towi'S would pet
about $40,000. under tin; Powell
street bill, which he supported this
week.
The bill provides funds from the
State Highway Commission for
cities and towns for maintenance
of streets used as highways.
Waynesville would get $18,000;
Canton $20,000, Clyde and Hazel
wood $1,000. These are the ap
proximate figures, and are based
on the 1940 census, which the bill
specified.
Where Credit Is Due
The picture. of the group of Girl
Scouts, as published on page one
of section three, was made by Joe
Davis, of Joe's Studio, Hazelwood.
The credit line is missing under
the photograph, but nevertheless,
the photograph was made by him.
and he deserves full credit for the
work. So, thanks to Joe s aiuuio
Beginning Monday, March 19,
the Haywood County Board of
Commissioners will hold sessions
as a Board of Kqualizatioii and Re
view of real estate valuation
The Board will. meet at the com
missioner's office in the Court
House in Waynesville to examine
the tax list of each township and
to hear any complaints regarding
real estate assessments. During the
week of March 19 to 24, complaints
will be heard from the various
townships. From March 2b' through
April 11 the Board will view the
premises and make adjustment of
complaints.
The schedule for March 111-24 is
as follows:
Monday, March 1!) - Ivy Hill,
Jonathan Creek. While Oak, and
I Calaloociiue Townships.
Tuesday. March 20 - K i n e s
Creek. Crabtree, and Iron Dull
Townships.
Wednesday, March 21-Pigeon,
East Fork, and Cecil Townships.
Thursday, March 22 Waynes
ville Township.
Friday and Saturday, March 23
and 24 Beaverdam and Clyde
Townships.
Upper Crabtree
To Send Men In
Service The Paper
' UDDer Crabtree makes it three
of a kind in sending subscriptions
to the Mountaineer to its men in
service. This decision was part of
the business of the Community An
nual meeting last week.
White Oak and Francis Cove
were the first communities to make
this arrangement.-
$15,000 Additional
Timber Sold From
Town Watershed
The town board has given a con
tract lo Powell Lumber Company
to cut an additional 850,000 feet
of timber of the Bald Creek area
of the. watershed.. The contract
calls for payment of $1(1,000.
The contract is the, same price
scale as the company paid for a
similar tract on the same creek,
town officials said. Since the com
pany already had roads into the
area, and were prepared to con
tinue operations, the extended con
tract was on the same basis as the
existing contract.
The timber is being cut along
specifications as recommended by
TVA and the U. S. Forestry Serv
(See Timber Page 6)
RALPH PREVOST was named
president of the Rotary Club
here by the newly elected board
of directors. He will succeed
Richard. N, Barber, Jr., on July
first. Mr. Barber will become vice
president.
Other officers elected by the
directors included: Douglas
Grant, secretary-treasurer; Noble
Garrett, Jr., assistant treasurer,
and Jack Elwood, sergeant-alarms.
The new board of directors
are: L. K. Barber, Harry Bourne,
W. A. Bradley, Dave Felmet,
Johnny 'Johnson, William S. Ray,
and Ralph. Prevosf. (Start Photo).
Merger Bill Being
Checked Today By
Attorney General
At noon today the proposed
mem or bill for Waynesville and
Haxe Iwood was In the attorney
trnerai s office beinr checked.
The Mountaineer learned.
Neither Representative Oral
L, Yates, or Senator William
Medford, knew when the doci
nient would be fiven a final
check, and returned for introduc
tion in the General Assembly.
There was some belief that it
might be ready Friday or Sat
urday, depending on bow quick
ly the State lawyers finished
checking.
Tentative plan of Representa
tive Vales' are to leave early
Friday for the week-end at home.
Hospital
Bids Set
April 17
t
April 17th at two o'clock will be
a red letter day for the Haywood
county Hospital.
Thai is the dale anil time the
bids will be opened for construc
tion of the $760,000 addition to the
institution, it was announced to
day by Lee Davis, administrator,
and Charles Francis, chairman
Of the board of Commissioners.
The final plans were approved
in Raleigh this week, anil the ad
vertising for bids has started. Un
der provision of the law, the con
tractors have from now until April
17th to get their bids in for the
building.
Haywood citizens voted $225,000
in bonds for the expansion und
; equipment, will) the state md fed
eral agencies putting up this, re
mainder of the costs.
Local C of C
Directors Favor
Proposed Merger
The 22 directors of the Cham
ber of Commerce in session here
Tuesday night unanimously endors
ed' the report and recommendations
of the Inter-City Survey Commis
sion, as well as the action of the
two town boards In connection with
the consolidation of Waynesville
and Hazelwood.
The unanimous action of the
board, together with adoption of
other major projects, created an
atmosphere of optimism following
the successful report of the mem
bership committee. Harry A.
Bourne, chairman, reported $7,830
pledged, with over $5,000 In cah
paid In. and a potential $3,000 yet
to be worked. Mr. Bourne said the
committees working on member
ships would continue their work
for a few more weeks as several
major projects, including one for
agriculture, and one for industry
now looms up, and the additional
money will be needed for the pro
motion of these projects.
Carl Henry, chairman of . adver
Using, said that a contract had been
let for placing literature of the
organization In 90 important key
points about the Eastern Seaboard.
He also told briefly of another
piece of literature In the making
for promoting tourist travel, as
(See Merge!1 Page 6)
Merchants To Learn Of
Price Control On Friday
Scout Drive Is
Nearing Quota,
Reports Colkitt
Willi reports due from three
committees, Ben Colkitt, general
chairman of the adult membership
drive of Boy Scouts said this morn
ing that he was sure the quota of
$l,f)80 would be met.
The annual membership drive is
being sponsored by the Rotary
Club.
- Mr, Colkitt, district chairman of
camping, said that plans were to
restore the lake at Camp Daniel
Boone on East Fork this spring in
time for the summer camping sea
son. Several hundred boys enjoy the
facilities at the camp each summer.
Mr. Colkitt said the membership
drive in Canton with a quola of
$ 1 ,750 is due to be brought to, a
close this week, as is the drive
here.
All dry goods merchants interest
ed In hearing the regulations rel
ative to price control, under the
"Office of Price Stabilization" will
meet Friday night, 7:30, at the
court house. (Also furniture stores).
Copies of tiie regulations, cover
ing some fifty pages were receiv
ed by J. II Silcr, clerk of court
here Wednesday.
Paul Davie, president of the Mer
chants Association announced the
meeting, anil said Charle K. Ka.v,
and others, would present the regu
lations. Mr Hay told The 'Mountaineer
that due tir the press of other
duties, he could not accept the ap
pointment as chairman of the price
control committee.
Jackson Man Shot
Near Saunook; In
'Fair' Condition
Robert Hance, 35, was reported
in a "fair condition'' at the Hay
wood County Hospital this morning.
He is suffering from a .38 calibre
bullet which entered his face Just
to the left of his nose, and em
bedded under, the skin under his
right ear, according lo . Sheriff
Fred Y. Campbell.
Wilburri Connard. O'O, is being
held in the Haywood jail, charged
with assault and Intent to kill.
Sheriff Campbell, said a bearing
in the case Is dependent upon the
condition of Hance.
Sheriff, Campbell said Hance was
shot in the home of Connard, near
Saunook,. about 6:30 Wednesday.
Hance left the house and went
about 100 yards up a path, where
he was picked up and brought to
the hospital.
Connard was arrested by. Shcr
rifT Campbell soon afterwards.
From evidence, the officer said
there had previously been trouble
between.the two families. No other
ileta''s were available.
l.uiice is from Jackson county.
Both men are fanners.
ALLISON IMPROVING
Ollis Allison, who was injured
in a fall at his farm on Jonathan
Creek Wednesday afternoon, was
reported to be "much better" at
noon today. He is a patient at
the Victoria Hospital, Asheville.
Adequate School Funds
Sought By School Heads
Members of school boards of the
Western district are pledged lo
rally support of a progressive State
school program. This action came
HALLETT WARD,
IN HOSPITAL
SR.
Hallett S. Ward. Sr. entered the
Haywood County Hospital Tuesday
for treatment. He was reported to
be better this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Prcvost have
as their guest, Mrs. Charles Burn
of Charleston, S. C.
March Lamb Needs Thick
Wool Coat; Mercury At 21
At the half-way mark the March
lamb is beginning to show signs
of turning into a lion. Two weeks
sgo he made his modest appear
ance and for about ten days be-
' haved himself in a way to make
his mother proud oi mm. k
looks as though he's starting to
take after the other side of the
family. From necessity he has
grown a second shaggy coat and a
long thick mane to keep his neck
warm this freezing weather. (
Because he's young yet, he
couldn't make that snow stick on
the ground, but nonetheless he
certainly was persistent in making
it snow. From a maximum of 71
degrees the first week, he gave one
experimental flick to try out his
new lion's tail and last night the
knocked the mercury all the way
down to 21!
In fact, the way that lamb has
been conducting himself the past
few days, he's going to turn out
to be the black shpep of his family.
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School Leaders Discuss Appropriations
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Adequate funds for schools, was the topic of discussion here Wednesday by the District School As
sociation at the Towne House, Shown here, left to right, are Bruce Drysdale, Hendersonville, leader
of the discussion; A. J, Hutchins, Canton, chairman; D. Hiden Ramsey, Asheville, vice-chairman State
Board of Education, and speaker of the meeting, H. Bueck, Murphy, member stale school survey com
mission. About 25 attended the meeting. (Staff Photo).
in a general meeting of the district
association here Wednesday, fol
lowing an address by D. Hiden
Ramsey, of Asheville, vice-chairman
of the State Board of Educa-
cation.
The members re-elected their ol
iicers for the year, and entered a
round-table discussion of school
problems, with Bruce Drysdale, of
Hendersonville, leading.
A, J. Hutchins, of Canton, acted
as master of ceremonies at the
luncheon at the Towne House.
Mr, Ramsey pointed out that
the budget of the State School
Board was "not bloated"; neither
was it watered. "We only sought
(See Schools -Page 6)
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Highway
Record For
1951
In Haywood
(To Date)
Killed ... . 0
Injured .... 8
(This information com
piled from Records of
State Highway Patrol.)