THE WA YNESYILLE MOUNTAINEER
iy APRIL 16,1951
SECOND SECTION
ie Eighth Of A Series of Farm-Home Pictorial Pages
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Miffircrs or ihc I ines Creek Community
Lent program,, left to right: Floyd
vice chairman; Mrs. Sam Ferguson, re
Tom Itiumniitt, chairman; Mrs, Jack
Ferguson, secretary .and -M. . M. Kii kpatrick
treasurer.
No. 2 The eye-catchinR sign used bv the com
muiiity in the parade here last November.
No. 3 The bridge, and favorite gathering
place at Fines Creek. Seldom are the rails of
the bridge empty. Sitting there when thin pic
ture was made are: Tom Krurtnnitl, Robert Fer
guson, Turner falliey. Jink Ferguson, and
Jackie Ferguson. .
o, 4 The Fines Creek set I. which serves
some 400 students.
. sThls is the welcome sicn on Highway
No. S0!t at Rush Fork Cap.
es Creek Is Largest
Wship In Hay wood; Has
r 100 Square Miles
CiTik is to Haywood
ta Texas is to the Uni-
" It is bv far the largest
in the nmnty, and all of
-hip is 'embraced in the
Dpv'i'liipinent program.
Creek- acain resembles
.'"that the community de-
Pi'crani did not start
frca at the same time in
nmuniiics. . -
-8B citizens of , the area
r loo square miles,
are now out 'o s''1 ll('w ri''ol'(ls
community development accomi-
lishments.
For the past few weeks they i'l'-
I I ... Lit irrf vitfnti hiildim; , wc
Iiavu UUUII nuiwi'fa .-.fe-.M
meetings, and in general, planning
a far-reaching program in keeping
with their vast territory.
Unlike some communities. Fines
Creek folk cant very well yell
from one end of the community 10
a high degree' of progress through-!
out tlie area. The trend is towards
a definite- improvement program.
and hundreds of acres in Fines
Creek are now getting a face-lift
ing, as undergrowth is heing cm
oir and lime and phosphate ap
plied in proper proportions for an
ideal pasture.
The citizens of Fines Creek stick
pretty much to the farm, with only
a few of them working in indus
trial plants.
The major income of the town
ship is from hurley and beef cat-
wit h dairying growing, as
as timber projects steadily
forging to the front.
Fines Creek township extends
from the high Max Patch on down
to Waterville Lake, the scenic
Shelton Laurel section, and along
the Pigeon River to the Tennessee
SlTRKME IN qi'AUII)
unci m
from one ena ot me cuiniim...,j - st.llinX 0f
the other-a distance of about 20 1 line. Some of he .best lands o
... ,u ..r; uinri mil virein timber to be lounn in
miles, wnen u,u .? , - in the area.
IU..1. ,r.f t: Itll'V nil I lit II Klix I l...'' , -
OH lHt.'U IJIUJIVI.T, :
tanks witrf gas, because it takes a
lot of traveling to get over me
area.
with l'isgah National Forest run
ning well into the township.
The citizens ot Fines Creek have
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"L.r,;: iriripspgrpusts,
communuy ertn ,... .... .- - ,...,,.- k
,u 9 families iving-and Methodists.
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DAIRTf FARMS
cordially Invite
your patronage.
Phone 1289
MrLK . ICI CREAM
BITTM . CGG8
COITAGI CHEESC
fILTMORE
AIRY OFFICE
lUkf Junaluska
along the 58' 2 miles of roads that
spider-web the area.
Annthrr interesting spider-wet)
that just about covers the com
munity are the unique rocs. hm.
These fences started many years
ago by farmers serve a dual
purpose In the hrst piace. 11 i-..-
rlHnc o nlaeo fo Out the loose HH K
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plowed up in the fertile fields. As
r. . ' ..1L- i hir-er
The largest church in the com
munity is the new brick Fines
Memorial Baptist church.
The building is nearing comple
tion, and a tentative date or me
middle of May has been set for
the formal dedication. The church
will seat about 500 people, and
u,-iii rust about $30,000 by the
lime it is completed. It has numer
plowed lip in tne ' w , ss rooms. and is across the
the rocks were ca.ef ull 1- d ; ' ' from the Hiram
atop each other, a iem ' B..bUst church, which sits
formed. Some of the fences arc 20 , K . . s Baplist chu r,n
feet wide, and ten or twelve u, t, - -
u:u oi.lt, hi. mi? suDsianuui.i i". " ."
Other churches include the up-
rroi-lt Mrthodist the
iiei 1 in,.-, s-.x.. .
and requiring little up-keep, the
fences keep cattle in pastures
Goats are about the only animal
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that ignores tne roc " 1 1 . rrhps at -Maple Springs
their numbers are lew ... Ijnir-. are under
Creek- c v b rmrk arc supervision of the Salvation Army.
The farms of me Cro 1c. e -UP a currenl m
usually large. -
lower Fines Creek Methodist, and
Uniimnnf Baptist church. The
anu
the
valuation of over three million
dollars; the third largest in Hay
wood, exceeded only by Waynes
ville and Beaverdam townships
The Fines Creek school is a
fully accredited high school, with
13 teachers, and about 400 stu
dents. Six buses serve the school,
Lmn nill'linfl IllallV IllilCS Oil
mountain roads. .
About 100 farms participate 111
the tobacco program, growing 1110
acres. Last year the crop was worth
about $158.0110 The average acre
produced 1 .((K pounds, for an
average price of 55 cents
Hurley is a crop in which the
farmers of Ibis section have long
specialized, and produce a high
quality.
DAIRYING
The dairy industry in Mnes
Creek is showing steady growth,
with three grade A dairies milking
51 cows, and using 5.000 acres of
pasture lands. The Guernsey, Ayr
shire and Jersey are the most pop
ular type's of dairy cows The dairy
men have 25 silos, of the perman
ent and temporary type.
The dairy of I) Beeves Noland
is the largest, with 27 cows, pro
rinrinc about 850 pounds daily.
The new dairy of Tom Briimnult is
producing 160 pounds daily ironi.
10 cows. Stonewall Kainoone is
milking 14 cows daily.
Almost every farm has sufficient
milk cows for home requirements.
RECREATION
The citizens of Fines Creek have
perhaps received more recreation
this fall and winter than ever be
fore, in watching the basketball
teams of the school This is rspe
,.iallv Irur of the girls, who have
captured title after title, including
iiin oehomn onc hi i nam lions 111
Asheville. and the 4-H Club tourn
ament. The teams have presented
their community with an outstand
ing brand of ball, and brought dis
tinction to a school with an en
rollment no larger than the Fine
Creek.
Softball. and other outdoor
games are p I a y e 0 1 11 1 o e
spring 'and summer months with
community teams Fines Creek has
a popiil.'il ion. and an area large
enough to divide up into several
i-ood teams lor inlcl-cominunity
nlav
liiiihl now the community has
less than live miles of paved roads
hul woiknien are pushing to coin-
nlelion a proieci of adding lour
miles to this. The new section will
lie I In- firsl four miles' up I be Ma
Patch road. The community i' look
,,,, f,,,u r,l I,, a lame .iinmnil ol
"ii.
navi.iu under I he niial road pin
mam within the near fuluie.
llw,l 1 iiiraliliel s find plenty ol
seenir subjects in Fines Creek
..,.,1 x..w. nf the results h.ivi
found their way into many publi
calions Not loo long ago. a pi'
I lure made in Fines Creek graced
the Iront cover ol The Stale Oth
cr . scenes were the pictorial mal
lei lor calendars.
One parlicular favorite spot 1
along Highway No 20!). Price Cap
as it rovers a long view ol lower
I.,., iinliiin nim'rx Willi Wl'll-
! ketil farms in t In- foreground
! The mam road leading into
' I'ines Creek Irom Waynes, il le
1 forks at Ihc Mark FergUsoii stun
' IliL'hwav No. 20il going to Hi'
I right, and the lower Fines Creek
road to the left. About a mile 0111
ih 1.-11 road is 1 11' hrldge ovt 1
Fines Creek Citizens point '..! thai
this is the meeting place ol UK
((inuininiU The rails of the bridge
scrvii as ft bench and seldom dm
one pass there, without findini!
sen ral neoole discussing topics of
ih,. lav nn the bridge. At this
In uIlxx Hie road t ti.it tin lis right
1 o, s to Max Patch, while Ihe left
t ...... 1 CIM..S I, the seliool. and on
inin White Oak From each of th
main loads air numerous roads
..f Cmililiv I
Wllltn MTVC IIUIIIIKIIs ...
There is Turkey Creek. Sugar
Wi.sslevs Creek Marlins
Creek, and others. Also a w(
briMwn and orosperous section i
b....n Til.. Cnve This is off
Highway
Cap
I'OIT.TRY
No.
20!l south of Price The poultry industry is growing j projects are prov
,.,,,Mll in Fines Creek. Some have ''' ml
laying flocks, olhers hrollers. All' (Continued
nig profit ilile for
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