Jclight
)f The
News
s
b Hear Billy
V Available
-
us Daniel, director of
take Junaluska, is not
director, but a capable
that seats in the audi-
day night when Billy
leaks would be at a pre-
tDaniel has put up a no-
eserved seats are avail-
those who will sing in
Of course there is one
must attend choir prac-
fchoir is expected Friday
Years
t come to light, that for
lie in 35 years, there is
in the County School
Lvcars the late D. M.
e merchant, and police
id on the board. When
led of the place, he sug-
his son Homer V.
the office.
Wasn't much Interested,
in 1932, to swing in on
al, and run for office,
ted, and served for 18
spring he decided since
ed one year more than
that was sufficient, so
sppk re-election. Hp re.
ihe board in April 1951,
i-esent board took office.
School Books
and teachers generally
hey have a right to be
the end of the School
ey ought to take a good
r textbooks! The office
lerintendent of Educa-
cn packing up nearly
so badly1 worn that
;o be rebound.
bty must have some
spellers, or else some
Bnes,. as Mrs. Louise
that the spelling books
it wear and tear. Arith-
are second in the rate
to grief.
about 10,000 books are
Some of them are being
new titles; about half
'the round trip to the
td the rest will be de
k State authorization.
Vv.; v:
jling Needed ; -
kson h? Wen run jovet
iipbila anil was severely
riend; whq had witness
lent, toqk Mose, still in
?e an attorney. '.
I the attorney when he
ptory. "i; suppose What
Mose, is damages?"
1" retorted Mose, pos
t's got plenty damages.
its is repairs!"
e Sacrifice
atest manifestation of
ve that we think we
seen is that mothers of
irge families of limited
fys eat the back of the
last piece that
She leaves the
. etc.. for the
'ter the young folks are
ti gone she still main
his piece has a better
the rest of the chick
' as she picks the meat
ikimpy bone, there are
Hrly heads and the mus
ling feet, and lisping
ir mind.
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Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
TODAY'S SMILE
Children brought -up in
Sunday School are seldom
brought up in court.
66th YEAR NO. 58 18 PAGES ,
Associated Press
WAYNESVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 19, 1951 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
waier-aeuer
Clearing Set
Saturday By
Judge Moore
Judge Dan K. Moore, of Sylva,
is scheduled to hear the Hazelwood
vs Waynesville water-sewer case
here Saturday. The case is the
outgrowth of an injunction obtain
ed by the Town of Hazelwood to
prevent Waynesville officials from
cutting off the water on June 15th.
J. R. Morgan, attorney io the
town of Waynesville, has filed a
9-page answer to the complaint,
and sets out a comparative rate for
water as charged by Waynesville
to its customers, as compared with
the wholesale rate to Hazelwood.
The Hazelwood complaint sets
out that Waynesville is due rental
for use of a jointly owned sewer
line in the new area recently an
nexed by Waynesville. In the ans
wer Waynesville counter-charges
and points out that seven-tenths of
the sewer line belongs to Waynes
ville, a nd three-tenths to Hazel
wood. William Medford is attorney for
the Town of Hazelwood.
It is expected that both boards
of aldermen of the two towns will
attend the hearing.
Officials Watch Ground Being Broken For Hospital Wing
f "the
I fence."
jmsticks
ising, Please
pbook of a denomina
te states as one rule of
Squired . of students;
1 be no loud or bolster
Is at or around the col-
eny of the games, or at
bccasion." Stated in oth-
puppose it means If you
?o cuss, keep your voice
Davis, Zebulon Record)
A ; ; ; .
med Jan who lives in
fmitory has two boy-
Pd Ed. Her best friends
n, the Two-Eded Girl.
y the sac old advice
p are better than one.
tnpson Winston - Salem
her
F, July 19 Partly cloudy
jth a few scattered show-
afternoon Thursday and
I Waynesville tempera-
icorded by the staff of
Test Farm):
Max. Min. Rainfall
.83 63 .13
85 63
--.-85 60
Judge Was Not
Talking About
The Solicitor
Solicitor. Thad D., Bryson, Jr.,
has asked that clarification be made
relative to the Incident in the case
of Rufus and Louie Cochran, in the
July term of Superior court. It was
in this case that Dewey Cochran,
a twin of Louie, sat at the bar dur
ing the morning session of the
trial, while Louie sat in the main
part of the court room.
Solicitor Bryson suspected a
hoax, and called for Louie Cochran
to come forward. As the defendant
appeared withth the Bar, "Judge 'J.
C. Rudisill seeing what had hap
pened, made the stern remark that
he did not like such tactics. The re
marks of the judge were in refer
ence to the action of the defendant,
and not in any ways to Solicitor
Bryson. The Mountaineer in carry
ing the story, perhaps did not make
the point clear as it should have
been. The story followed the se
quence of events of the incident,
and in so doing, it could have ap
peared that the remarks were di
rected to Solicitor Bryson which
was not the case.
Solicitor Bryson said: "I am
sure that those persons present un
derstood the matter, yet those not
present at the trial might become
confused about the matter. Please
show that the attempted switch in
defendants was made by the de
fendants, and that my action in
calling for Louie Cochran result
ed in a disrupting of the defend
ants' plans to confuse witnesses by
reason of their similiarity of iden
tity." .
The Mountaineer is happy to
present this in behalf of Solicitor
Bryson, as assurance of showing
that the statements of Judge Rudi
sill were directed at the defendant
and brother, and certainly not at
Solicitor Bryson.
Two Canneries
Now To Be Open
Two Days A Week
Increased use of the county can
neries has necessitated the opening
of the Waynesville and Crabtree
canneries two days a week instead
of one as previously.
Waynesville is now open on
Tuesday and Thursday, and Crab,
tree on Wednesday and Friday.
Hours at both are 8 a. m. to 3 p.m.
For the time being, the canneries
at Bethel and Fines Creek will con
tinue to be open on Tuesday.
" The" canneries are "available for
the use of anyone in the county,
resident of visitor. Experts are nn
hand at each one to assist in the
use of the equipment.
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trustees-
To Push Phns
For Expansion
Way, ILiini(3ir; viiODer Arad
Town Board Adopts
- Record Budget; Tax
CRate Reoiains Same
Of $1.40 " T-;
The board of aldermen of
Waynesville ' have adopted the
town's largest budget for the cur
rent year $320,280. This is over
$64,000 more than last year's total
budget, but the tax rate remains
the same, $1.40 per $100 valuation.
In fact, the same amount of the
tax rate is allocated to each of the
three general funds:
General (58c) $25,520
Streets (25c) ................ $11,000
Debt Service (57c) ...... $25,080
This adds to a total of $61,600
which is estimated will bevneeded
to carry on the work of the town.
In addition to the taxes, the town
will derive an estimated $83,800
income from lights and power, and
$32,500 from the sale of water. Out
of the two utility funds, the town
plans to divert $46,950 to the street
fund, with about $15,000 coming
from the new Powell Bill as passed
by the 1951 Legislature.
The estimated valuation of the
town increased $400,000 during the
year, making a net taxable valua
tion now of $4,400,000. .,
Deadline Near
For Out-of-State
Tour Registration
Only one more week remains to
register for the Out-of-State Farm
Tour, prospective members were
reminded- today by the County A
gent's office. The deadline for ap
plication and a deposit is July 26.
A number of people have already
registered for the trip, and it is es
sential, according to Agent Wayne
Corpening, that others get their
applications in as soon as possible
so that arrangements for transpor
tation may be made.
The group will leave Saturday,
Julj' 28;and return Sunday,August
5. The tour will include stops in
Nashville, Tenn., St. Louis, Mo.,
Lexington, Ky., Dallas, Texas, and
several points In Oklahoma. .
Two Haywood Towns Will
Get Safety Awards Soon
Waynesville and Canton were in
cluded today in the list of 16 North
Carolina towns that completed 1950
without a single traffic fatality
within their municipal limits.
A plaque is to be presented to
each of .the 16 townsThe award of
safety will have suitable inscribed
messages, the report said.
H. D. "Tarvia" Jones the Direc
tor of the Highway Safety Division
said "We are particularly encour
aged and gratified at the fine rec
ord these communities have estab
lished. It is our belief that a lot of
credit is due to the intensive train
ing and guidance our young people
are getting through the Driver
Education Program being conduct
ed in many of our schools. These
youngsters are going to be driv
ing automobiles soon and the cor
rect driving habits they are learn
ing now may save a life when they
take the wheel of a car later on".
Frank Davis
".V .
Dairy Herd
Frank M. Davis has bought the
14-head Holstein milking herd of
Ed Sims, It was learned today. The
herd, recognized by dairy special
ists as one of the best In the state,
will average more than 12,000
pounds of milk per month, it was
explained.'
Mr. Davis 'will have a 40-head
herd, producing about 20 tons of
milk a month, on the 250-acre
farm in Iron Duff.
The Sims' herd ranked third in
the state last month on otricial
tests.
The sale does not Involve Corn
flower, the state champion; neith
er have the 15 heifers of the Sims
herd been sold.. " '
Mr, Sims bought most of . his
Cows from Wisconsin, and has in
his herd, some of the highest but
ter fat producers in the state.
'The sale price of the herd was
not announced. '
Joe Palmer To
Attend Sioux City
Church Meeting
Joe Palmer of Crabtree tfill be
a delegate to the National Metho
dist Town and Country Conference
in Sioux City, Iowa, July 21-24.
Representing the Western North
Carolina annual conference as a
lay delegate, the local leader will
be one of more than 2,000 dele
gates who are expected to attend
the quadrennial conference and
deal with the opportunities con
fronting the church in making an
Impact on rural life.
1700 Votes Cast In
- $
Town Election Here
00 Tuesday; Much
Interest Shown
t.-.fc Urn to ii
Civic leaders and officials were on hand as bulldozers began moving dirt for the foundation of the new $750,000 wing of the Haywood
county Hospital. Watching the work are, left to right; Lee. Davis, administrator of the Hospital; W. J. Stone.'mayor -of Canton; Charles
C. Francis, chairman of the board of commissioners; J. H. Way, mayor of Waynesville; Spauldon Underwood, chairman of the Hospital
trustees, and Jarvis Allison, commissioner. Representatives of civic clubs, and hospital personnel stand on the driveway back of the
present building looking over ttoe site. (Staff Photo). (See other pictures page two) ;
Ground For
Hospital
Is Broken
A large number of civic leaders,
officials, and friends of the Hospi
tal, igathered on the back drive
way at 1:30 Wednesday to observe
Ihi? beginning of construction of
,the ,8750,000 wing to th institu
tion -y.:; vv:,.-:
Wffla'riw Dtflfdorerri began mdv-
ing dirt,-on the lot for the 5-story
building. Two power shovels were
added to the equipment this morn
ing, to help move 3,000 yards of
dirt and rock. The "dozers" had not
gone far beneath the surface until
they struck rocks as large as a bar
rel Lee Davis, administrator, and
the board of trustees, were on
hand, with the commissioners, may
ors, and civic club heads, in wit
nessing the first dirt moved. The
personnel of the Hospital staff also
were on hand to see the beginning
of the structure.
Charles C, Francis, and Jarvis
Allison, commissioners, were pres
ent as were ' Mayor ' J. H. Way,
Waynesville, and W. J. Stone, of
Canton; Spauldon Underwood,
chairman of the Hospital trustees,
and Loranzo Smathers, also mem
ber of the, board. -
Representing civic clubs were:
Jerry Rogers, Lions; Ralph' Pre
vost, Rotary; Bill Burgin, Jayce'es;
Mrs. Kenneth Stahl, Secretaries
club; Wayne Corpening, commun
ity Development group; Joe S. Da
vis, chairman of original commit
tee sponsoring bond election; Paul
Davis, Merchants Association, and
W. Curtis Russ, the press.
S. T. Maddox, superintendent, in
charge of the construction, said
the excavating would be pomplcted
within about four days, pending
"smooth diggings and the absence
of large rocks. ,
As the dirt was" being moved for
the building workmen were con
structing" a tool an'd supply house
near the sit c."
More than 1700 citizens of the
3000 who were registered, particip
ated In the Tuesday town election,
and re-elected J. H. Way as mayor,
and returned Henry Gaddy to the
board of aldermen. Two new mem
bers of the board are Joe Liner,
leader of the entire ticket, and
Henry Miller, second high man on
the Tuesday ballot.
In an exciting, and tense "nip
and tuck" battle, the mayor's race
was in doubt until the very last,
when Mayor Way edged ahead with
a majority of 70 voles over Frank
D. Ferguson.
Mr. Ferguson came out of Ward
Two with- a lead of 31 volc-Sj and
several times during the" counting
of the ballots of Ward one ballots,
he forged ahead.
Joe Liner led the ticket in both
wards. He received 150 in Ward 2,
and 908 in Ward one.
Liner and Miller succeed Felix
Stovall, and Dr, Tom Stringfield on
the board. Stovall was fourth In
the nine-man race, and Dr. Slring
field ran sixth, with L. M. Killian
holding fifth place,
.The board of aldermen met
(See Election Page 6
COURT CASE '
Relatives of James Arville Coch
ran, charged with non-support,
have asked that it he stated that
his sentence on the first charge, in
the recent term of court, was 12 to
18 months, and that upon good be
havior, hopes to get. out in nine
months,
Judge J. C. Dudisill dictated al
most a page in the court record as
to the conditions and terms of this
case.
McElroy Puts Scouting
IntoPracticer Saves
Life Of Drowning Woman
Somewhere today, a midle-aged
woman is alive because 12 years
ago a boy made up his mind to Join
the Boy Scouts, learn to swim, and
learn live-saving methods.
This is a story about a local
young . man it has not been in
print before and it would not be
now if he knew it.
Several weeks ago, Mr. and' Mrs.
Paul McElroy, Jr., were spending
a few days at the beach. During
the afternoon a storm struck the
beach and the surf was quite rough.
Mr. McElroy walked out On a pier
after the storm, and much to his
surprise, saw a couple In the
tumbling surf, with the tide going
out.
He watched for a few minutes,
as he tried to decide whether they
were playing, or struggling for
their life against the. high, and
fierceful waves. Then he saw the
woman swept from her feet, and
her companion unable to give as
sistance, as he fought unsteadily
against the turbale'nt sea,
McElroy, for six years a Scout,
and then for the past six years
Scoutmaster of the Waynesville
troop, saw the plight of the couple,
and went into the surf to give a
helping hand. Within a few min
utes he had the couple on the shore
and was administering to the wo
man, as her exhausted companion
stood dazed. In a short time, the
(See McFlrov Papp B)
(See picture page four)
By CAROLYN WILLIAMS
The next steps in the develop
ment and expansion of the Lake
Junaluska Methodist Assembly will
be a new administration building,
aurveylng of the south iakeshore
for development, and expansion of
recreation facilities for teen-agers.
These steps were voted by the
Board of Trustees and emphasized
by Edwin L. Jones, Charlotte,
president of the Board, as steps
toward making "our dream for
Junaluska come true the dream
that through the years immediately
ahead. It will Increasingly become a
notable center of high Christian
fellowship and renewal, underglrd
ing In a large way the life and
work of the Methodist church In
this Jurisdiction and beyond."
Tied in with the decision to build
a large two-story administration
building was the decision to enter
into a forestry program of selec
tive cutting and reforestration.
Proceeds from sale of timber se
lected for cutting are to go into
the cost of the building. Completion
of the building by next season is
anticipated.
As part of the. overall develop
ment program, the trustees' voted
to continue the $600,000 Junaluska
fund campaign launched last year
under the direction of Luther W.
Wells. . '
Mr. Wells reported that pledges
far exceeding expectations for the
first year of the campaign total
$512,112.69 to date, with payment
on these pledges totaling $270,566.
65. For this achievement, the
trustees heartily commended Mr.
Wells for his ""faithfulness and ef
ficiency in leading , the greater
Junaluska campaign," ,
The fruits of thlfj campaign are
being enjoyed this season." Ftinds
collected to date have been used
to rebuild the bridge over the dam,
to build the two Junaluska apart
ment projects containing 40 modern
housekeeping apartments, to reno
vate and refurnish the Terrace
Hotel, to enclose the auditorium, to
complete the Memorial Chapel, and
to buy and renovate Camp Adven
ture which is attracting hundreds
of young people to the Lake.
Mr. Wells was directed to make
every attempt to continue to col
lect the campaign pledges as they
fall due. Attention was called to
the fact that these pledges total
ing more than half a million dol
lars came from less than one per
cent of the Methodist in the South-
(See Lake Trustees Page 6)
MRS. WYATT AT HOME
FROM HOSPITAL
Mrs. Francis ,'A.' Wyatt has re
turned to her Home at Lake Juna
luska after spending the past three
months . at Baptist Hospital , In
Winston-Salem,'...
Sgt. Chas. Burgess
Reported Dead In
Korea On July 7
The death of Sgt. Charles E.
Burgess, 34, in Korea on July 7 has
been reported to his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd E. Burgess of Kil
lian Street, Waynesville. The Army
message stated that further details
would follow.
Sgt. Burgess had been in Korea a
comparatively short time. He vol
unteered for service and left with
the National Guard in September
1940. Ho was a member of the
120th Infantry, attached to the 30th
Division. He was stationed in Japan
for three years with the Occupa
tion forces.
During World War II he saw ac
tion in the European theatre and
was awarded the Bronze Star, as
well as the good conduct medal.
Besides his parents, other sur
vivors include two sisters, Mrs.
Geoffrey Freeman of Washington
and Mrs. Eddie Burnette of Hick
ory, and one brother, Bill, of the
home.
Study Of Rural Haywood
To Be Made On Saturday
Citizens of Haywood and sur
rounding counties are Invited to
take part in a special rural life
program for Methodist. Missionary
Conference delegates and visitors
at the Lake and at Ratcliffe Cove
Saturday; July 21.
The program Includes talks by
the heads of the U. S. Soil Conser
vation Service and the Southern
Baptist Home Mission' Board, and
an educator. A dinner and a tour
of prize winning communities in
Haywood county will complete the
program.
Dr. Hugh Hammond Bennett,
Washington, , D. C, chief of the
Soil Conservation Service, will
spek at the auditorium at 11 a. m.
on, "The Land and the People."
Dr. Bennett was born on a plan
tation in the Piedmont section of
North Carolina back when totton
was king. He has devoted almost
a lifetime to the subject of land
and water depletion and as Chief
of the U. S. Soil Conservation Ser
vice has guided a nation-wide ef
fective crusade against erosion. He
was instrumental in the establish
ment of experiment stations to
study erosion, and in the establish,
ment of Soil Conservation Districts.
The first such district in the nation
was established in his home county,
Anson county, North Caroilna.
Though widely acclaimed in this
nation and abroad for his soil con-
(See Farm Group Paire 6)
Chairman
DR. KELLY BENNETT, of Bry-.
son City, has been named chair
man of the N C. Park Commis
sion, succeeding Charles Ray.. .
Member
'V'-'ii?1.;1'"' ''' .'' 'v'-;;'':":v'"";'.: i '
' :
; f- '-51 A'Y-M
FRANK H.; BROWN, of Cnllo
whee, Is a new member of the
Park Commission.
Bennett Heads
Park Commission;
Office Is Here
Charles E. . Ray stepped don
from the post o chairman to be
come vice chairman of the N. C.
National Park, Parkway and For
ests Development Commission at
the- organization's annual meeting
Tuesday. Mr. Ray has headed tht
commission since its inception in
1947.
Dr. Kelly E, Bennett of Bryson
City was elected chairman; and
Charles M. Douglas of Brevard wig
re-elected secretary,
Two members were appointed t
the commission and were sworn in
by J. B. Slier, clerk of Haywood
Superior Court. They are Fra.nk H.
Brown, Jr., of Cullowhee and W.
Ralph Winkler of Bonne, a former
member of .the board. They re
place Raymond Sutton of Sylva and
Percy Ferebee of Andrews,1 and
will serve a six-year term.
The commission decided to hold
quarterly meetings in July, Octo
ber, January and April. An annual
meeting has . been the only one
heretofore. The board accepted
Mr. Winkler's invitation to hold
the October meeting in Boone.
Besides Mr. Ray, persons repre-
"(Sec Dr. Bennett Page 6)
Highway '
Record For
.1951
In Haywood
(To Date)
Killed... : 2
Injured . . . . 30
(This information com
piled from Record i
State Highway Patrol.) '