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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
Sets' A Record
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66th YEAR NO. 63 14 PAGES
Associated Press
WAYNES VILLE, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 6, 1931 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Countief
)reacher forgets to give
,h notices, you know
ething in the air Sun
lit was the Rev, M. L,
lt of the Hazelwood
,-ch, who was at a loss
Capus Waynick Becomes Ambassador To Colombia
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tin n (Smith
le servile uumi
Stale Bank asKea 10
tho ensnense
as he could every-
. : i.n.tf what mac
jfWlS Micw
finally made formal
0 a wire recorder.
that the pastor naa
for a long time,
i Ciiilnn and Mrs.
Irted the ball rolling
wngregation ana iuu
f nniv three davs.
Inger of Haywood Elec-
jurcnasea me ..-
f, the church for formal
before Mr. Lewis naa
hvind of it.
g Virginian
Lid Jimmy McClure,
and Mis. Bonner jvic-
miond, Va., was sale in
s arms after a frantic
Sunday afternoon.
ieilt AWULi juoi ao wiu
v drove up to the home
u Atkinson.' Mr. Mo-
jer, on Maxwell Street
od. His absence was
for a half hour, when
lis failed to bring an
ibors searched back
tall weeds to no avail,
called for help from
fpolice chief O. L. Sut-
olman Joe Murrui, as
.tig the aid of the radio
ief Sutton enlisted the
lery boy with a bike"
the parents that Hazel-
lot present the dangers
child that Richmond
an an hour word came
mng Marco Polo was
home of another aunt,
Bilalock,
Ker had seen his broth-
Manger trying to com-
ping lad on Church
the Blalock home. The
led that he was Jimmie
was going to his aunt's,
ildn't find her or his
Jfather. Roy took him
left and drove up and
ireeis in mai section,
a yard "with my bike
o little wheels on the
r about fifteen minutes
mked jo.vfully,'."This is
hank you thank you!"
it he had been having
(I time at Mrs, Blalock's
s that he didn!t svait
might happen at Mrs.
The minute the : car
hoppe'd out and head-
fbaek for Mrs. Blalock's
lid havejnade it, too. if
n't been so much long-
on foot!
Wyatt
At 93
Martin Wyatt. 93, of
e section, died at his
Saturday following a
Jess, v' ,
ferviees were held this
m Wilmont Baptist
Jackson Countv with
foe Messer officiatine.
in Bumgarner Ceme-
ft was the son of the
and Maggie Wyatt of
ounty
are the widow; three
Mis. Doc Nations of
,s- Tom Jones of Mill
Mrs, Henry Cody of
tones'
? Killed
v"es returned todav
N. Mich., where he at-
"ineral of his father.
cs, w!i was klUed , ,
fn auto accident outside
naV. Mr. Haynes' fath-
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W. Mnctlw nl-
Tuesday.
Wa.vncsvillc tempera-
"M by the staff of the
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Max.
84
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Min.
59
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Rainfall
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Capus M. Waynick (right) has just been sworn In as U. S. ambassador to Colombia, and North Caro
lina's Senator Clyde Hoey offers congratulations in Washington. At left is Assistant Secretary of State
Edward G. Miller,' Jr. Waynick, a North Carolinian, has been serving as ambassador to Nicaragua.
(AP Photo).
Record Set
In Fire At
Hazel wood
A small fire at the rGace Lumber
Co., in Hazel wood Fiiday morning
was extinguished in record time
by the volunteer fire department.
Within two minutes after the
alarm, the fire truck, manned by
Howell Bryson, Vincent Gibson,
Charles Balentine, Bug and Jimmie
Kuykendall, Dr. Robert Turner,
and Terry Swanger, was on the
scene, and within five minutes the
fire was out.
An electric switch box was; at
fault. No damage was done ex
cept to the, switch box,'' Company
officialys congratulated the firemen
lor meic . f asfc.'action. Chief Sut-
piv thanked the citizens for heedingj
Wrf recent warning about following
fire trucks. "Traffic was normal,"
hje said, "and in no way interfer
ed with the work of the fire fight
ers." ;. :
Assistant Fire
Chief Gets Special
Parking Space
The town aldermen are provid
ing special '' reserved . -space on
Main Street for Assistant Fire
Chief Felix Stovall. The spot to be
reserved for the firemen's vehicle
is in front of the Underwood Sin
clair Station.
Under two town administrations,
Fireman Stovall has parked against
a parking" meter, as arranged by
the police and fire departments.
The sight of a parking meter regis
tering "violation" has brought
forth much comment in the past.
"The present plan will be far
more satisfactory, and will be self
explanatory," .an alderman said.
The reserved space will be similar
to that provided for physicians.
Many Valuable
Building Permits
Issued In luly
Hugh Jolley, Building Inspector,
revealed today that the value of
building permits issued during July
reached the total of $473,750.00.
Four permits for dwellings were
given, one, each to W. T. Eller, C.
H. Moody, R. S. Bradford, and n.
L. Liner. A business permit was
allowed to Josephine Love; a ren
ovating permit to Parkway Knoll,
and a barn permit to Jarvis Mc
Cracken. An addition was permit
ted to J. D. Smith, and Haywood
county obtained a permit for a
hospital. ' '
Comity -Wide Study Of
Stream Pollution Starts
Swimming in Lake Junaluska
ij should be kept at a minimum, ac
cording to a jointly issuea muc
ment today by G. W. Rountree.
county sanitarian, and Dr. H. G.
Allen, superintendent of the Lake.
"Repairs are being made on
sewer lines above the Lake, and
there is gome seepage,, and losses
from the lines. For this reason, it
is known that some pollution gets
into the great body of water. While
precautions are taken to safeguard
the water, this information is giv
en as a means of Informing users
Of the Lake," the two officials said.
Sanitarian Rountree said: "We
do not feel that there is enough
danger to officially prohibit swim
Captain Edwards Plans
Retirement In fountains
After Mine More Years
Flood Relief
Quota Given
Haywood County has been asked
! by Ronald Harriman, President of
the National Red Cross, to contrib
ute a minimum of $225.00 to the
special disaster fund for relief of
the flood 'rea, ' $5,000,000.00 has
been asked of 1 the nation - as, a
whole. . j v '".....:.'''.
Mr. Harriman pointed out that
destruction in the flooded area is
far greater than supposed and
thai time is an essential element.
The Chairman of the local chap
ter, Rev. Malcolm R. Williamson,
reminded everyone that contribu
tions may be mailed or brought to
the local office in person. In addi
tion a phone call will bring a rep
resentative out to collect.
Two Injured As
Speeding Vehicle
Leaves Highway
Miss Betty Hamblin, 21, of Lake
Junaluska, ,is In a serious condi
tion in the Mission Hospital, fol
lowing severe head injuries sus
tained about 6:20 Saturday after
noon on the Aliens Creek Road.
In' the Hay wood, county Hospital
is Hugh Lcdford, 24, of Crabtree,
suffering from injuries sustained
In the wreck that demolished the
1946 Ford Sedan.
Patrolman Joe Murrlll said at
noon he was holding Stanberry
Ewart, 20-year-old taxi driver, and
driver of the car, pending the out
come of the injuries, Ewart com
plained of soreness in his chest,
but was otherwise uninjured, the
investigating officer said.
Miss Hamblin, a telephone oper
ator, underwent an operation about
midnight Saturday for concussion
of the brain, and at noon today,
was still unconscious.
Patrolman Murrill said that ac
cording to eye witnesses, the car
went up Aliens Creek at a high
rate of speed.. A few minutes lat
er, on the return trip down the
highway, the vehicle still traveling
fast, struck a tree, three mail
boxes, a fence, and stopped amid
some sawmill machinery. The ih
(Sce Two Injured Page 6)
ming in the Lake, so we are leav
ing this matter up to the citizens.
We feel it our dutf to issue the
statement, as the water Is not free
of coliform bacteria."
Health authorities said that a
general survey of the , county
streams and lakes Is underway at
this time. This data will be com
pleted at an early date, is was said.
The health authorities are also
working on a new county ordin
ance for the control of sewage dis
posal. This new ordinance will, be
presented the county board of
health for adoption soon.
Sanitarian Rountree said that
the stream survey did not pertain
to industrial wastes, but exclusive
ly to human excreta.
After 21 years in the Navy, only
six of which were spent on shore,
Captain John E. Edwards, a Way-
nesville boy who made good, is
looking forward to the day when
he will command a destroyer
squadron. Home for a brief leave
after being detached .is Thirteenth
Naval District Intelligence Officer,
he leaves today for the Naval War
College at Newport, Rhode Island
where he will receive instruction
in Naval strategy and tactics.
- Captain1 Edwards, who graduated
from high- scfeoal here in 1916, -Attended
Prep school at the U. 'S.
Naval Academy, In between he cm
ployed himself as a grave digger In
Waynesville. He graduated from
the Naval Academy as an Ensign
in 1930. It was at Annapolis that he
first met Admiral W. N. Thomas
who was Chaplain of the Academy
and who has since retired to live at
Lake Junaluska.
World War II found the captain
at Pearl Harbor and carried him
through many of the major Pacific
battles. Coral Sea, Midway, Guad
alcanal, the Solomons, where he
become a commander, Attu, the
Marshals, Philippine Sea, Iwo
Jlma, Okinawa: these are just a
partial list. His medals and ribbons
are perhaps a better . indication.
They include The Silver Star, the
Legion of Merit, two Bronze Stars,
three combat awards, and 12 buttle
stars.
. Beyond "I hope an agreement
can be reached that will avert war.
Captain Edwards had little to say
about the present negotiations in
Korea. He saw little use for the
atomic bomb there, however. "What
good would it do?"
The captain was more talkative
when it came to discussing the
Navy in general and the mountains
in particular. He ofered in ex
planation of the fact that many
boys from the hills join the Navy,
this reason: "Mountaineers are
still clannish and are taught from
childhood to respect the authority
of the head of the family. In the
Navy, individualism is respected
and the 'Old Man, the skipper, as
sumes a position somewhat similar
to the father back home."
Several amusing incidents were
related by Captain Edwards. He
recalled how he tried in vain to
get his wife to write a book about
a weekend jaunt that-covered 18,
000 miles. On another occasion sev
eral tankers came into- port in the
Pacific to refuel. They departed,
and the captain watched them go
without a thought. Abruptly he re
ceived orders to take his destroyer
along as a convoy All. he. knew,
since the orders had been delayed,
was that the tankers were headed
(See Captain Edwards Page 6)
Widow Loses Pocketbook
With Her Life's Savings
Somewher on Main Street this
morning, a little black cloth pock
etbook containing ,. between $660,
and. $670 was lost.- Thp pocketbook
had no name, or Identification.
The money represented the life
savings of Mrs. Lawson Messer, of
White Oak, who came to town this
morningand was on her way to
invest the money when she dis
covered her loss.
Mrs. Messer is la 57-year-old
widow, and in pathetic tones said:
"It represented all I had, and I do
Loitger
Delinquent
Tax Lists
4 :
Published
Delinquent taxes for 1950 will
be published, beginning today and
running for four consecutive Mon
days, according to Sebe Bryson,
Tax Collector for Haywood County.
If no action is taken in that inter
val by the delinquent, the property
advertised will be sold at public
auction,
On August 13, Hazelwood and
Wayncsvllle will advertise their un
paid taxes. A public auction will be
held on September 10th.
Three Boys Leave
Today To Attend
Forestry Camp
Three county boys leave today
for forestry camp at Camp Single
tary, near Lumberton. Richard
Ilipps of Lake Junaluska and Boyd
Fisher and George Klrkpatrickof
Crabtree will spend a week at the
camp attending classes in forestry
and taking part In swimming, hik
ing and other aetivitU-s.
The boys were chosen on the
basis of their work in forestry dur
ing the year,; Boyd was first-place
winner in the timber thinning dem
onstration this spring, and George
placed second.
Camp sessions will include dem
onstrations on thinning and stand
improvement, practice in estimat
ing the number of board feet in a
given tract, and tree Identification
National Guard
Off For 2 Weeks
Encampment
The National tJuard unit in Hay
wood county will leave August 18th
for a two week encampment at,
ion McClcllen, according to Capy
Sam Carswell, commanding officer.
The unit is now composed of 87
men and four officers, said Captain
Carswell, and the total annual pay
roll amounts to $30,515.95.
Recent promotions as announced
by the captain include:
Sgt. Ed Hill to Sgt. lXc; Cpl
Ralph Grasty to Sgt.; Cpl. Ralph
Grasty to Sgt.; Cpl. J. W. Finney
to Sgt.;' Cpl. Jack H. Snyder to
Sgt.; Cpl. Edward Stcpp to Sgt.;
Pfc. William R. Robinson to Cpl.;
Pvt. William M. Bnonp. to Pfc;
Robert L. Curtis to Pfc; Albert
Groyne, Jr., to Pfc; John E. Free
man to Pfc; Joseph C. Hall to Pfc;
Walter L, Lauer to Pfc; Thomas
M. Rodford to Pfc.
Officers, In addition to the cap
tain, Include 1st Lt. Robert Win
chester, executive officer; 1st Lt.
Frank C. Byrd; and 2nd Lt. Albert
C. Jones.
Beef Cattle Tour
Set For Thursday
By Hereford Assn.
Beef cattle men will have an
opportunity to visit four outstand
ing producers Thursday as the
Haywood County Hereford Breed
ers Association sponsors a Beef
Cattle tour.
The first stop will be at the J.
L. Reeves farm in Beavrdam town
ship. A visit will be made to
George Stamey's farm in Pigeon,
followed by a stop at A. P. Cline's
farm near Bethel.
Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Galloway will
be hosts at lunch at' Graceland
Farms at Hyatt Creek. After lunch
there will be a judging, fitting and
showing school conducted by Sam
Buchanan, beef cattle, specialist
from NC State College. The after
noon will end with a watermelon
feast at Graceland, Farms.
hope some honest person finds that
money and returns it to mo. I'm
sure they would If they knew what
I face without it," she continued.
Mrs. Messer asked The Moun
taineer to help her get word out of
her heavy loss, and do what was
possible in getting the money re
covered. . '
The money can be left at the
First National Bank for Mrs. Mes
ser, who will be thankful the rest
of her life that her life's savings
did not entirely disappear in the
twinkling of an eye.
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Apparently the steeplejack enjoys altitude. This one, starting at
2865 feet, went even higher while giving the 60-foot flagpole in
front of Haywood County's courthouse a new coat of paint. Sort of
combining pleasure and business, perhaps. Photo was made as he
was nearly finished. (Staff Photo),
Record Crowd Attends
Singing Convention
The 1 41 h annual singing conven
tion at the Salvation Army's Moun
tain Mission on the Max Patch
road, was held yesterday with a
record crowd exceeding 2000 in
attendance. Major Cecil Brown
gave the welcoming address, and
Ray Parker of Canton was master
of ceremonies.
Principal speaker was Colonel P.
L. DeUcvoise. "Faith" was his
topic. lie pointed out that every
one has weak spots and fears that
must be fought. "Faith is neces
sary,'' he said, "and can be ob
tained through prayer."
Roy PIcmmons, who lives in the
area,. avctbc...anniiaL.rcatling,.oi
"Jonah and the Whale". Oral
Yates, Clay Garland, and Grover
Rathbone, passed among the spec
tators with large coffee pots which
were filled to the total of $lf53.00.
The singing part of the program
featured the Ford Quartclo of
100 Haywood County Folks j
Back From Out-of-St ate Tour !
With enthusiastic exclamations of
"the time of our lives", the out-of-state
farm tour group piled out of
busses and cars in Waynesville a
little before nine last night after
completing a 3200-mile swing to
Texas. Everything went on sched
ule; the weather was clear "but
gosh! it was hot!" and the sur
prise of a watermelon feasi atop
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While Pines, Tenn.; the Shelton
Trio of Waynesville; Hufus Brown,
soloist, of Lake Junaluska; the
Moore Sisters, I he Rowland Duct,
the Smilhville Trio, all of Del Rib,
Tenn.; Brigadier and Mrs. Elmer
Dincklelaeker of Hendersonville;
I he Mother Singers of Leicester;
the Meadow Fork Quartette and
the Meadow Fork Choir, both of
Madison County; a duet composed
of Juanita Roper and Patsy Abel of
Canton; a solo by Hulh Whittaker
of Canton: 'and a duet by Major
and Mrs. Frank Larson, of Jeffer
son City, Mo,
Visitors attending .from eleven
slates. A pi nic hmcTi was served
lb"! hem aTwclTasb" the "special
guests by the Salvation Army.
Flowers were brought by visit
ors and graves in the Army ceme
tery on the grounds were decorat
ed. Weal her was fine, and the
heavy .IraiTic was handled without
incident by the State Patrol.
Newfound Gap climaxed what was
unanimously called "the best trip
ever." ;
Grover Dobbins and Mary Med
ford, the "slay-at-homes" of the
count y agent's office, met the group
at Newfound with watermelons
contributed by the First National
Bank.
(See Farm Tour Pape 6) ..
Local Chamber Of
Commerce Kept
Busy By Tourists
'Waynesville. the beautiful." or
"Waynesville. the eastern entrants
of the Great Smoky Mountain Na
tional Park." Either one is corruct
as figures released today by the
Chamber of Commerce reveal. One.
fourth more tourists than last year
are making Waynesville their home
for weekends and for all the sum
mer. Attracted by the blue moun
tains, the cool air, the many recr
ational facilities, the unmatched
living quarters available; peopl
arc coming, and writing, in un
precedented numbers.
Four times as many lnauiri
than last year have been received
by the Chamber of Commerce, and
each have been answered individ
ually, a foretaste of the hospital
ity to be found here. Accommoda
tion lists, with requests to mak
reservations with the individual
place desired, have been enclosed
in every reply. Judging from th
"No Vacancy" signs to be observ
ed on weekends, the visitors are
making their plans early in re
sponse. The 20,000 two-color folders de
scribing the attractions of Waynes
ville and the surrounding country,
ordered early In the year have been
exhausted. They were sent, not on
ly to private individuals, but to
chambers of commerce, tourist
courts, hotels, etc., throughout the
nation. Ten thousand more folder
were ordered and are now going
fast.";
One point not to be overlooked
is that many people plan to take
advantage of the beauty to be ob
served in the Indian Summer sea
son. Many requests have been re
ceived for September and October.
When the mountains Tire alive with
color, when deer play; hide t and
seek with the eager hunter; the
streets of Waynesville will not be
barren of tourists.
The local Chamber of Commerce
Is doubling more or less for the
AAA. Since Waynesville is becom
ing the headquarters for so many
wandering people, the local cham
ber stays busy planning trips over
the entire country, as well as
throughout the Smoky Mountain
area. More than 1000 maps of the
latter have been distributed.
The drama at Cherokee; "Unto
These Hills," is bringing many
tourists to Waynesville. Sine
tickets can be obtained here
many who come In for them de
cide to spend the night when they
find how quickly splendid facilities
can be obtained. Many see the
drama, spend one night, and then
decide to stay longer,
One thing that attracts them is
the many colorful drives that cen
ter on Waynesville. The one day
trip interesting most people is th
Smoky Mountains National Park
Tour which includes Soco Gap, the
Cherokee Indian- Reservation, and
on to a stop at Newfound Gap on
the crest of the Great Smokies.
From there the tourist goes almost
to th.e top of Clingman's Dome;
The return trip presents new view
arid is equally beautiful.
The tour over Pisgah is almost ai
popular. It takes the visitor over
Pisgah and to Brevard. The third
most popular trip is the "Water
falls," which carries the awed trav
eler by some of the most spectacu
lar falls In America,
Another factor in bringing peo
ple to .Waynesville is, of course,
Lake Junaluska and the Methodist
Assembly here. Officials report ttiat
they are having a banner year with
distinguished speakers drawing
large crowds. Speakers are not
needed, however, to bring people
to the Lake tho beauty of the
place is one to remember and -was
well expressed yesterday by an 80
year old lady who visited junalus-
(See Chamber of Comm. Page 6)
Highway
Record For
1951
In Haywood
(To Date)
Killed .... 2
Injured . . . . 33
(This Information com
piled from Record H
State Highway PatroL)
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