flights
The Waynesville Mountain
TODAY'S SMILE
"How do you like roinf U
school, Roger?" kindly old
lady asked the little bov.
"Oh. I like going alt right,
and I like coming bx-k. too.
It's having to stay there I
don't like."
Of The
News
Jhibhshed Twice-A-Week In The County Scat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Turk
Credit Business
D-
66th YEAR
NO 3i 1C Pir.rc l Tr . . .
n r i ii.i.r., i. v-.. Illlhnu.il ir 1 r,lt.IHI.. riill. 'h I'm J.i till in Arfvanr-P In Hivwrwvl nnrt AzrVmn fnnntlar
cigar, just
EEjK
warn - . ri
a dpi ii H iiiiiit:.
.Kg l oll"'? "7 .
! .km vou notice is a
Lyon have a 'boy' cigar?
L Palmer Is not exactly
Cfr that box of cigars,
lu nave " ynj
had
t wne Corpening
f ,nc (r ju( this chance to
fm the other foot."
L Corpening baby was
tar promptly charged a
, of the nnpsl l"
,k (treat glee in passing
Lnd with his compliments,
i footing the Dm iur cigars
of chocolates too
roening thoughtfully pur
md charged to Palmer.
j Suckers
Moody was displaying his
hrnun trout to admiring
L in the court house. Sev-
kwiltasa gift, but Wade
wiffhtface. and ten ior
their suggestions.
VyiI l. Yates picked up the
y nrociaimva it uouv
u urger than any turn ne
to Raleigh during the past
ioutlu. .
ii with the exception of
dv Representative?" said
rnler. To this question, the
id representative heartily
RurayPhone Projeds To Cost $70,000
It, Is Apple Blossom Time In Haywood
law Provides
Ling the year for city elec-
le question has come up as
b the procedure in the
to one runs for a given of
pposihg no candidate files
ruin office, what happens?
answer is contained In the
erning each office, which
V office holder shall contin-
bffice until his successor Is
lalificd.
event the office holder
I want the job any longer,
resign, and then have a suc-
Jsppointed;
: pf5 1
t - V 1 f . ,1 , "1" ,v
al Giving
pav morning the usual plea
county to help pay a bill
Rented to Chairman Charlie
He listened intently; and
bid he would duly present
Is to the full board when It
"ung woman seemed pleas-
1 the answer, and went' her
it i , . .
iotii ten minutes she was
Just what is your name?
imred. ... .f
fi tld, she smiled with
Id look on her face, and said:
1 easy to remember I won t
it-now .don't you forget to
money for me."
fine standing nearby hear
conversation, said:
Francis she misunderstood
lie thought you said your
was banta Claus."
Low Ditls 01 Uearly Hall
Million Made On 4-Lane
Lake To Canton Highway
Jons Of "Thanks"
... .
Pie with a mathematical
Us been trying to figure how
nines the telephone operat
5 number please" during
of a year.
I some operators having seen
I 'hirty years nf .rvl.o hom
r count makes a staggering
far more than most people
""i io believe.
iverage is between 2nn nnrt
; .H)ur-tor 40 hours a week
.",OUO per week, 624,000
r year: and W 30 vonn
unit's.
same applies to "Thank
king The Flock
nfV. W. N. pd. nt t
"jw np nhi t i
"'he doings of his flock at
; eapnst Church. The
-"'nay School class of the
. m'ng him a subscrlp-
iuuuniaineer Mr n,
'n preach! nn i m ' .
"'stand th rrt b.
rymornir:""1
b eK 6' ",8 near
flowing their appreclatlon
i ""ce mat "hit' wilt" nii
iwumy paper."
father Cjfcf
trsdjy
ADril 5 Th.iroH
louay, warm, and windy
; ; wrtly cloudy and warm
iiered showers.
r waynesville tempera.
recorded by the ataff of
'est Farm); .
Max.
66
., 69
..75
Min, Rainfall
.13
33
42
These two young ladies have more reason than one for being happy over the apple blossom season
besides the beauty of the flowers, the sign of apple blooms means an income for their families
both live on farms with large orchards. Miss Velda Arrington, left, is the daughter of Mrs. VV. H.
Arringtoh, and have about 600 trees in their orchard. On the right is Miss Mary Kvelyn IMenuunns,
daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. Hubert Plemmons, who have an orchard of over 100 trees, lluth yoiinu
ladies are from Saunook section, are seniors in high school, and lend a helping hand during harvest
time in gathering the fruit. (Staff I'hotot.
Peak Apple
Blooms Seen
For Haywood
This Week
Low bids on the four-lane high
way from LSKe junaiusKa w ine
errf Ll!,r,.::;r:!::! Gets Service Pin
by the State Highway Commission
Tuesday for little under half mil-1
lion dollars. This does not include
surfacing. I
The project is an entirely new)
line, staying on the .south side 1 1
the Southern Railway tracks fioni
the Lake to Canton. Except to the
two connection ends does the new;
line .touch the present highway, i
The distance is 6.56 miles, which
is some less than the present route, i
There are more' than a million
yards of dirt to be moved in this
broiect. and according to estimates
of highway engineers, the work will
take the better part of a year.
The lowibid on the general con-;
tract was made by iayior i on-i
struction Company, of Asheville ,
for $335,905. . ,
T, F. Houser, also of Asheville,;
submitted the low bid tor struct-j
ures of $96,474. 'J
d- Rrnthprc and sheets OI I
uaic
West Jefferson, had the low mn
for removing buildings of '$59,500
As ennn as the bids are re-cnecK-
ed, the formal awards will be made.
and work is scheduled 10 b'"
within 20 days from that time.
' ,4 .
II -2 1 """"
This weekend the mountain lops
may he clear, hut their sunny
slopes will seem covered with ai
midwinter snow. Some 135,00(1 a p-
pie trees are scheduled 1o be in !
full bloom, the petals of Iheir'
million blossoms' reflecting the;
sliimiiienng haze of the early
spring sunlight.
Tones will range from the rich
rose of the buds to the off-while',,
oi the falling blossoms, 'I'lit trees j
in the vallcv will he a paler shade
than their counterparts higher! on i
the hillside. The. sun's warmth
brought I hem to maturity sooner.
Funeral For
Br. Harry El
Sullivan Set
For Friday
Dr. Harry Moseley Sullivan, 36.
well-known Waynesville pharma
cist, died at his home on the Au
burn Road here at 12 05 a.m. today,
following an illness of several
months.
Dr. Sullivan was the son of W.
H. and Mrs. Nunie Moseley Sul
livan of Anderson, S. C lie was a
native or Williamslon, S, C, and
a graduate of the School of Phar
macy of the Medical College of
South Carolina at Charleston.
He came to Waynesville in 1938
and was associated with Smith's
Drug Store until the fall of 1950.
More recently he has been with
Curtis Drug Store. He was a mem
ber of the First Baptist Church
and of the Itatieoiu llible Class of
the church. He was also a member,
of the Waynesville Lions Club ami
was active in the National Retail
Druggists Association and The
North Carolina Pharmaceutical' As
sociation. Funeral services will be held
Friday morning at 11 o'clock in
the First liaptist Church with the
pastor .the Hev. I), K. Wall, olTlel
ating.
Active pallbearers will be- Carl
Mundy, lien Phillips, Henry Davis,
Karl Messer of Asheville, Lee Da
vis, )r, Hubert Turner. Fuel Tay
lor, and W. K. Purslcy of Charlotte.'
Honorary pallbearers will be
members of the Lions Club and the
Haucoin Bible Class and Zcb Cur
tis, Dr. Ralph Keenym, Dr, N. F.
Lancaster. Dr. It. H ' Slri'ti tier. Di'.
Doyd Owen. Dr. ,1, K. Fender. Dr.
It. S. Itobcison, Dr. Thomas String
field,' and Dr, II. (). Champion.
Interment will be In Green Hill
Cemetery.
The body will be taken to Hie
home today and will remain until
(See Sullivan Pane H)
Fishing Is Easy, If You Know How
. V o 4
I ife 1
Singing Convention
To He Held Sunday
A sinning convent ion will be held ;
lit the new Rocky Branch Haptisl i
Church this Sunday night. A)iil
29, starting at 7:30 o'clock An in-'
Wade Moody bellevts in oing alter the big ones when you
fish for trout, Wade pulled Hi in 2.1-inch brown Iroul nut of Little
Fast Fork. He fished in a 4-fool pool. iu;lii in trout nl his home.
He used eiawfish lor bail, ami a cane pule lor equipment.
Thfs fourth grader hooked the big lish. and Hu n called his
latlier. Lenoir Moody, who was working' nearliy. Mr. Moody
watched his only son briiig II' big II--. 1 1 salely to .shore,
Mr. Moody predicts that Wade will get ,t bear this fall. Ho
has been heal' hunting below, and this 'is his year lo shoot one,
the fat lief of the budding sportsman explained.
Wade comes by his fishing ra!iiralU , iH'cause his lather has
a reputation for pulling in the big ones i SI .i II I'holoi,
Fines Creek
To Beceive
Service In
Next 90 Days
Work Is scheduled to begin with
in a few days on the rural tele,
phone lines into Fines Creek town
ship, llits will be the third rural
project currently underway in the
county, representing an expendi
ture of about $70,000, according t
J. Loveli Smith, district manager
ol Southern Hell.
Mr. Smith sounded another en
couraglng note for the residents of
Fines Creek, wlien he predicted
they would have service within 90
days. He hinted that he saw a pos
sibility of even earlier, but set tha
maximum at IK) days.
In the meantime, several crews
are pushing lines into the Ralsam.
Saunook, and Hyatt Creek areas,
and In Francis Cove.
The poles for Fines Creek are on
the ground, he said, and under the
t terms of the contract, the ritirens
i ol Fines Creek have agreed lo clear
ithe rlght-of-wav for Hie lines A
i bout 75 telephones will be installed
! in the area.
I Mr Smith said the longest line
! in this section would be the one
; trom here lo Maple Springs, a dn
i tance ot about 25 miles. The cost
l ol the Fines Creek protect lias been
I set at $33,600.
! The Balsam-Hyatt Creek project
is costing $211,400. and will add a
bout 10(1 telephones to the present
otlice.
There are about 2U telephones to
he added from the Frniu.ii. Cove,
line, which Is rostlnn in er.esi of
$6,000, according to Mr. .Smith,
All Of the telepluui fof fh
three projects will be served bv the
Wavnesvllle oftice.
and that same warmth robbed j Elation is extended lo all quartets
them oi their early deep pink tint.
Apple trees are like people
some are in a rush to get ahead,
some trail along far behind the
procession; and most manage tit
keep in step and arrive on lime.
and ottier singers to take pail.
This is the regular "fifth Sun
day" meeting of the convention. II
is scheduled only whenever there
is a fifth Sunday in any month.
Service Station Owners
To Promote This Section
Magazine Writer Tells
Of Cataloochee Trip
! MISS IDA JEAN BROWN was
i given a 30-year service pin at a
' special dinner for telephone em
, ployces here Tuesday night,
j (See other pictures and details
i on page 5).
; Poll Books Open
At Hazelwood
books of the
ratuinnehee Ranch is the sub
ject of an article in tne Marco o
r fhricttun s.eirni'p IIOII- J lit: , i m......
tor El babeth Yates, describing : tow n of Hazelwood will open Sat
Ler experSces on a pack trip, urday for the merger election set
highlights the importance of the for May 26th.
Dude Ranch in the resort indus- All persons not properly regis
try She points out that Tom Alex- ered on the town of Hazelwood
ander pioneered this type of rec-; books will have from April 28th to
reation for which there is still a May 12th to do so. The books are
ereat field in the Great Smoky and I at tne Town Hall.
Blue Ridge mountains. May 19th is challenge day.
Prayer Offered
By Clyde Pastor
Before The House
WASH I NGTON. ' A P The
Rev. Dawyer D Gross of Clyde,
delivered the opening prayer in the
House Monday.
The pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Clyde prayed "for suc
cess of air just and righteous, ef
forts by leaders of the various na
tions" and asked God "for the con
tinued favor of grace upon the
United Nations, upon the President.
Congress, courts and agencies of
this Government."
ATTKNI) FI.IA .CONVENTION
Fight students from the Clyde
High School attended the conven
tion of the North Carolina Associa
tion of Future Homemakers ol
America which was held in High
Point on Saturday. The girls are
'the Misses Margaretta Way. Snni
my K Haynes. .lore! fa Medioid.
Janet Frances. Louise Collins,
Anne Carter, June Spencer and
Floy Latimer.
HARRY ROBINSON ATTENDS
JAVCEE MEETING
Harry (Blue) Robinson, district
vice president of the .laycees. at
tended a meeting of North Caro
lina .laycees in Albemarle Wednesday.
'Sunshine' Group Carrying
Cheer To Many Shut-Ins
Detour On No. 19-23 To
Come Down About May 15
With favorable weather, the de
tour signs east of Canton will come
down about May 15th for High
way 19-23, it was learned toddy
from engineers in the highway of
fice. The contractor plans to begin
spreading rock on the new high-
.i ...... ...nnt anH ahnut ten
Wayear yne :: :. -7 ; ncomhe county
days win oe itriuii.u
this phase of the work, it was ex
plained. . . , Julv or August.
forth along the route. In wet
weather all traffic is barred from
going through.
When the section is opened,
traffic will travel over the new
road from the foot of the Canton
hill to a point near the overpass
traf-
To a person with a big heart, a
small purse is no obstacle or at
least not an insuperable one,. Mrs.
O W, Shellon. the focal point
from which the Sunshine Club
radiates, is' a shining example.
Formed for the benefit oi tuber
cular patients at the Western Car
olina Sanitarium at Black Moun
tain, the Sunshine Club in Hay
wood County numbers about three
hundred members. Under Mrs.
Shelton's leadership, they supply
books, clothing, stamps, andmost
important of all--a friendly inter
est in the patients. "The doctors
and nurses supply every medical
Irs. Shclton
The rock for tne joo i -
frm near Woodrow. and me com-
n".i- thn railroad From there
He will follow the old road to thc d of the patient;
line; The new) , jn. ,.anrj triPV don't have any
bridge over the railroad near Turn-, time pft for tr,e in tie personal
pike will not be completed ""M1 1 things."
Mrs
Work on this section of road be-
Shelton knows entirely
what she is talking about. She i away," Mrs. Shelton says.
upon favorable weauo-r .". . , heavy fills had to
made, and
Some traffic is being let through
,1.. ...kinnf Tfl llt:i(lV. v.'
now, DUl is suujc" J ,
equipment is workinj bar.;
rock was struck at i
sanitac
jje ium. i in one "i iirein,
know It, sne says oi ner pieseoi
often a patient will talk more read
ily to Mrs. Shelton than to a pro
fessional worker, however kindly
The social worker in one ward
came to her for help with one
young girl. She was well enough
to learn some sort of handicraft:
she seemed interested enough in
what others were doingbut she
flatly refused to take up any such
occupation herself. Mrs. Shelton
immediately went to see the girl.
'As long as they are using their
hands, they are not worrying about
themselves," She explains.
The girl's trouble came out in a
rush as soon as Mrs. Shelton stop
ped by to see her. She would love
to make toys, but she had no
money to pav for her first sup
plies. (Later supplies are paid for
by the sale of previous work.) "Of
course I gave her the money right
as if
about
W. M. Burwoll
Dies At 72
In Asheville
Willis M, Burwell. 72. of Ashe
ville, retired lumberman and sales
man, died ill an Asheville hospi
tal Tuesday morning. He had been
in ill health for several years.
Survivors include the widow, the
former Miss Jo"ie Hyatt of Waynes
i'f. one daughter, Mrs. Raymond
(' Manshin of Asheville: three sis
e; s. Miss Sara K. Burwell of llen-dei-soti.
Mrs. Gertrude Smith ol
Charlotte, and Miss Agatha Bur
well nl Henderson: and two grand
children. Funeral services were held Wed
i.e-sday afternoon in Trimly Kpis
eopal Church, Asheville. with Hie
rector, the Rev. .I..W Tuloit olli
cialing. Interment was in Lewis
Memorial Cemetery.
Burwoll lived in Henderson and
Boone prior to moving to Asheville
five years ago.. He was a member
'of Trimly Church,
Service stal ion operator..
"ambassadors of good, will"
I visitors, in I be roinimiliily.
carry (ml plans of "giving
will be
to the
is they
liberal
assistance to (be Chamber of Com
merce program. The operators at a
dinner meeting bm-e Tuesday night,
adopted a pi ograin of iii-1 riliul nig
promotional material., and informa
tion, and ii-in the facilities of the
organization.
The meeting, with about 30 pres
ent, u.i , inaugurated by the board
ol diii cloi , will, Clayton C. Walk
er a director, in charge. 'At' the
nieclmg. Dave Felinel, president,
outlined Hi,, objectives of the
Chamber of Commerce, and t he
several wavs in winch service sta
tion operaloi , could participate.
A general discussion was held
regarding -.ever.il phases of the
in ograin such a- distribution of
local maps, lilcialiirc and informa
tion relative to Ibe communi'y-at-l.uge
( ,u I Henry , ehaii man o Hie ad
vii Using i oin :i, it I e ,-. explained
some nl Hie pi omoiinnal pieces of
literature wliicli will .nun be avail
able I or ill -ri i linl ion.
A picture nl fin group appears
on pasjc one cf the uond section
if tins is-.uc. . .
$316 Paid In Fines
To Mayor's Court
Here On Monday
The Mayor's Court on Monday
did a land office business, handling
f hit 1 y cases with a total of $286 in
costs and $30 more in fines Six of
the men arrested early Sundav
morning for -'.gambling paid $40
court costs each; the two owners
of the house in which the gambling
look place were lined $25 each.
Twenty -two cai.es of public
drunkenness all occurring on Sat
urday and Sunday came before
the court; Fifteen paid ro.itB of
$13 50 each; three more were sen
tenced to thirty days on the roads;
one received thirty-two day ' in
jail: and the
continued. .
other titiee cases were
Chorus Will
Give Concert At
Baptist Church
The concert chorus of the Way
nesville Township. .High School,
under Hie - direction - of Charlevi
Isley. will present, a program of
sacred music at the First Baptist
Church, Sunday night at 8 o'clock.
This will be a union service of
the Presbyterian. Methodist, and
Baptist churches and is the third
concert of Its kind presented by the
i horus The other concerts have
been at the Presbyterian and Meth
odist Churches.
MISS BALLARD RECOVERING
FROM FALL
Miss Louise Ballard, who receiv
ed cuts about the face in a fall at
her home at Lake .lunahiska ,th?
first of the week, I:, reported set
ting along fine.
35 Men Get Call To
Duty; To Leave May 9th
and places-
contacts with the Patients, Very
there could be no question
it.
Money js considerable of a prob
(See Sunshine Paire fi)
'1 he Selective Service Board to
day released the names (if 35 Hay
wood men who will leave lor in
due! ion on Wednesday. Mav 9. at
7:30 a. m. At the same time the
Board announced that there will
be tjo call lor men to leave during
Mav for pre-induction examina
tions. The inductees are: Donald Albert
Grooms. Horace David Edwards.
Samuel Marcus Seiner. Harold Ed
ward Jones. Paul Edwin Franklin.
Carol Keith Underwood. Lyfiden
Andrew McCracken. Robert Fran
cis Davis Medtord Pwce Charles
Fe'T.. MeElrath.- Homer Lee Dun
can Fiank G.ih Davis, William
Max Wright,
Also. Rav Hannah Carl Chester
.Jones .lames Herman Farmer,
.lames tt.ivnc l.yle, Hubert Wendell
Davis. Mayriard Edward Moody,
Edward K. Dver. Charles Taylor
McDonald .tames y Haney, Hom
er Jackson Kellev, Franklin Delano
Preslev. Charles Cook, William
Guv Burnetie, James Bobby Plem
niors iiillv Messpr
Also. Gerald Brookshire Wilson.
Jack Edwards Sutton, Eugene
Limho Donald Lloyd Carver,
Amos Chester Worlev, Dennis Ray
Hflrrel! frank F.d'vtn Hannah.
Highway
Record For
1951
In Haywood
(To Date)
Injured .... 19
Killed .... 0
(This information com
piled from Btcorda o
Stat Highway Patrol)