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BANDAR) p-rv. , Jidelight Of The News s - Spirit Lingers '..... nut too much for .Jon(,s, former star end for Mountaineers, ana now au-f-. the University of Carolina. Ssday night he called Jet the score. "We tried it until the papcr4camc,: but LldnV'hc said. inlv, and ,us rommale' t,ar- jiftcaU'e, anotner. tormer inecr "player, gave u snuui phone tnai auuosi uis ci tin' circuit.. Story of All Stones L0f police O. L. Sutton was hhose who Dravea me snow Leville, Tenn., for the foot- Ue. Seated right in troni 01 Sutton was a Tennessee laji, .marked on the size of the peers who were then warm- ior the game. let me see, just a minute," Sutton said, with an air of "Yep. that's right, that is .nd team out there, we fig second team big enough It GrceneviUe tomgni. Itf Sutton told the yarn with inceritv that the lireenevme M him.seriously. r the 7 to 0 victory for way- le the Greeneville man said, r ' . .1- i m. r ......1 j bad enougn oui i wuuiu see that first team of yours Ime. . no. Waynesvill e Mountaineer GCth YEAR NO. JWhTwice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park 'J7 12 PAGES TODAY'S SMILE Convicted Murderer: "But Judge, I'm in poor health. I can't do a 99 year sentence." Judge: "Well, just do what yoa can of it." - Associated Press WAYNESVILLK, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, DEC. 3, 1951 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties Haywood Group Discuss Plans For Coming Polio Campaign mm Hx v V M I X., esome Canine ar as Boggie is concerned, a just as much right to get as a human being does. ; ,,e. a female pointer owned i. William T. Hannan, owner Town and Country shop on St., has trouble because she's Inch good at entertaining her- IVhen she's left alone at the home on Haywood St., she Uely in a hurry., ..,' her than trying to pass the by curling up with a good or working a crossword puz- ! usually elects to pay kistress a visit at her shop, (our blocks away. .,: her way to the shop, Boggie's hi generally is reported via lone by Mrs. Robert M. Boyd Chamber of Commerce who Mrs. Hannah , to announce: ;ie is on the way."-. , . ; &)f usually.' r of Main and to the red light';- and then Iks across the intersection-. . Iiie's visits aren't' madp on lerta'n schedule.- "Just when ce gets lonely,'" her owner Ins. -W.-.Af ...A X K. a......t.,...lt.-:k.,,.v..v,.J... .4 1. .. Thursday night a group of Haywood leaders met to organize for the 1952 Polio campaign. The cameraman caught this picture at .the Towne House, where the dinner meeting was held. Seated left to right: Miss Tillle Rotha, Mr. .and Mrs. Burl Smith, Lee Thrash, Jr., John Giezentanner, W. Scott Hawey, Tom Rudisill, Mrs. Rudisill, W. Beekham Huger, co-county chairman, Hugh Rogers, co-county chair man, Dr. C. L. Newland, Ed L. Happ, Jimmy Deaton. Carlton Pey ton, Edwin Haynes, Johnnie Johnson, David Hyatt, co-fund chairman, max nogers, ana raui Murray. (Mountaineer Photo). Tour Money's Worth' Is Pledged On Schools 3 UD to tilt? Churctfm: More Gifts Presented Saturday The usual large crowd was on hand Saturday afternoon in the football stadium to help the Mer chants Association celebrate the Trade Jubilee. Some Cannon sheets were given to Mrs. Harry Burleson of Hazelwood, and a side of beef was awarded to Mrs. Michael Piz zuto of the Balsam Manor Apartments.- Receiving an electric percolator was Mrs, Joe Stamey of Waynes ville, and obtaining the biggest gift of all, a Philco Refrigerator, was Mrs. S. S. Helmett of Waynes ville. Only one more stadium meeting will, be held, on Saturday, before, the gran climax is reached on Dec. t&Uj. At that time a new Buick will be given away. ' 3,300 Telephones lidded In Haywood In Six Years Ministerial Association Favors School Expansion Ferguson Promises Funds To De Used As Resolutions Provide Meeting at Clyde in regular monthly session, the Haywood County Ministerial Association went on record as endorsing the school expansion program provid ed for by the bond election set for Dec. 15. President of the Association, the Rev. Mr. Lyons of Canton, in speak ing for the group said: "We sin cerely hope that alt registered vot ers, will go to the polls and vote for .the 'expansion It is essential that the bonds be voted if the present crowded conditions in our schools arc to be relieved," 19 Communities Seeking $1000 In CDP Frizes e The Beginning young wife had repeatedly into her mother, about the with emphasis upon its good Pes. "Why. I never have to get the middle of the night to f are of her," the mother re- wck the grandmother ut why. On a visit to her tershc discovered that snores pd to bound from wall to "en the baby cried out at The mother slept right on; the father who calmed the My Seen Wayne? rman came in the county Iture agent's office the other H asked: "Is Mr. Corpening isn't," a blonde secretary you know where he is?'' the pi asked. - . I don't; he's somewhere be to'e and thar," the secretary inced. . Work Resumed On Hospital As Steel Beam Is Received With the arrival of a 30-inch steel beam, work on the expansion of the Hospital has been resinned. The work was held up due to the delay in receiving the large beam. . Also here and ready for installa tion are the huge boilers for the building. Materials are now on hand for work to be pushed in 'extending the walls to the second floor, it was learned. A net gain of 3,300 telephone sub scribers has been made in Haywood County within the last six years together with the addition of $550, 000 in telephone equipment for the same period, Lovell Smith, Southern Bell Telephone District Manager, announced today. The expenditure of $550,000 in the six years since the war repre sents a greater investment than that made in all the previous years that Bell Telephone has been in this area, Mr. Smith pointed out. Switchboard equipment costing $60,000 has been purchased for the Waynesville area, while $80,000 has been spent for dial telephone units material for the Canton area, the district manager msciosea. - ' An additional $225,000 has been spent for telephone lines and other outside equipment in the Waynes ville area, and $150,000 in the Can ton district. ...... Since 1945 some 6,500 telephones have been installed in the county 1,100 in rural areas. The list of telephone users in Waynesville and vicinity has grown 220 per cent in the last six years from 869 to 2,773. Canton's list of subscribers is up 166 per cent from 1,102 to 2,929. In early 1945 telephone offices in Waynesville and Canton had 300 (See Telephones Page 6) Crabtree Raises Money In A Hurry When it comes to raising money, Crabtrce-lron Duff School is no slouch. County Polio Drive Starts January 15 : The annual March of Dimes cam paign to raise money in Haywood County for the National Polio Foundation will be held from Janu ary 15-31. it was decided Thurs day night aUa dinner' meeting of (he county polio group at the Towne House. Further plans for the county polio fund drive, will be made at a meeting December 14 at Charlie's in Canton. ' 7 The sum of $15.01)0 i'tjjain will be sought in Haywood County to fi nance he fight against polio. The county has exceeded its quota for At the school's 'first l'TA medinc, in September members voted to huv 25 hand uniforms for (Yuhtrpr- muslcians. It was found thai lhe!thl' Pasl several years, officials dis uniforms would cost $55 each-a closed, t -- total of $1,325 for the entire band, j The meeting 'fhrsday night was :,.OrdinariJ,v,aisins4 hat ; -miwuwt Pded by: .Tlyuua . fttidMIl of would tni snmo time, hut f'mlv Charlotte, Western North Carolina Fog Is Blamed For Bus Wreck Roe Rogers, driver of a Branson work bus, escaped injury about 5:45 a. m. today when his venicie State Utilities Requested to Make Crossing Surveys The Public Utilities have been requested to make a survey of the railroad crossings in Waynesville with the idea of ordering safety left Highway 19-23 and plunged j measures constructed. tree-Iron Dull PTA members and '!'"" school students got i,USy an, rajs ed the money in just six weeks, ac cording to O, Li Yates, PTA presi dent and general assembly representative. First a box supper in Oclober netted $725 for the cause and then a turkey supper last Thursday brought another $370. The Plan ter's tobacco warehouse of Ashe- ville donated another $110, and pledges mado up the remainder. The Crabtree-lYon Dull bands men made their first appearance in their new blue and gold uniforms at the turkey supper, and will now appear regularly at the school's basketball games and other events. Band directors are Joe Morrow and Mrs. Phillip Chase. foundation director; Mrs. Phillips Russell of Chapel Hill, state March of Dimes campaign di rector; Dave Hyatt, Waynesville area campaign director; Paul Mur ray, Canton area campaign director; and Hugh Rogers and Beekman Huger, county polio foundation co- j chairmen, and a number of fund j diive workers, Mr. Huger presided j at the meeting, j Mrs. Russell, in a linancial re port lo the group, disc I used thai I the national campaign will seek ; funds lo lake care of $5,000,000 in unpaid hospital bills for polio pa tients, and also to provide money lor care of polio victims in 1952. Ballots Returned For Election Of Merchant Officers Ballots for election of 10 direct ors of the Waynesville Merchants Association now arc being return ed to the Chamber of Commerce office, Mrs. Robert M. Boyd, C, of C. executive secretary, said today. Ballots are due by Friday, The. 20 men nominated for. the 10 directorships include: William Ray, Euel Taylor, Frank Moore, J. C. Jennings, Ralph Sum- merrow, Joe Howell, Pitt MeCar roll, John N. Johnson, Waller Francis, O. C. James, Homer Jus tice, Harry Whisenbunt, Horace Green, David Underwood, H. S. Ward, Hye Sheptowllcli. Jack Lin er, Ed Mottinger, Hugh Massie, and Joe Liner..,. " .1 W The 10 merchants elected as di rectors of the merchants', associa tion will meet December 10 to select their own officers. . Nineteen Haywood County com munitic will compete for a total of $1,000 in prizes in the third an nual judging of the Community Development -Program in the county; Judging started at 9 a.m. today when farm management and home demonstration specialists from North Carolina State College visited Francis Cove, First place winner in CDP -com petition will win $50.0; the second place winner will get $300 while t lie third-place community will re ceive $200. Winners last year were Beavcrdam, first; White Oak, sec ond, and Francis Cove, third. Win ners in 1949 were RatclllTe Cove, Iron Dull, and White Oak. Judges of the CDP contest are Dr. C. H. Itatchfnrd, Stale College farm-management specialist, one of the 'speakers in the recent tobacco festival, and Mrs. Kay Rigglc, home management and house furnishings specialist. K'tintuV J factors in ,Ui. comparison .ofjsuch dorlu..M'era. viuVuiUtjefcldf W tJr..;'ou.nt"i,lbn aivertpd Home 'lood -supply: Year-around "l recall " readinfe tin) garden: increase in number vegetable1 gardens;-'adequate poul try products for home use: produc tion and conservation of ycar around meat, supply; Increased pro duction olsmall fruits, and dairy production and conservation of dairy products. Development and .improvement of sound systems of farming: Grow ing, l.adino. clover pastures for livestock and poultry needs; pro duction of good legume hay, espe cially alfalfa, for livestock needs; coii.sl ruction of additional silos; 1 planting all of the community to- MrH. Ethel McDarris, executive j b.-u co allotment; a good beef bull secretary of the Red Cross, warn-1 lH(.f i9 ((miniunilics Page 6) Red Cross Again Asks Contributions Of Used Clothing Another call for used clothing - ! especially for children was made j today for the Waynesville .Red I Cross. . S st,.k',fif l,n nf Over a DanK. near me imuotiuu,, ... the Waynesville and Soco Gap roads. - Mr. Rogers was en route to Way nesville from Clyde to pick up workers for the Champion Paper and Fibre Co. at Canton. He was carrying no passengers at the time of the accident. The driver blamed the mishap on the heavy fog this morning. 1 ne bus, which overturned on its side, was damaged only slightly. SHOPPING DAYS .. Kilher ijjj and warm WARMER fr. Dec. 3 - Sunny r). Clal Wavnesvltlp tomnpra forded by the staff of the VH rarm); Max. . 58 63 61 .. 62 . Min. RainfaU 18 .... 17 . .... 18 .... 21 .... The request is based on action of civic organizations in recogniz ing the existing dangers. The board ol aldermen are expected to take action on the matter at an early date. Accompanying the letter of re quest was the statement that street traffic was increasing, and rail traffic probably increasing also, w hich means the hazard of the dan gerous crossings increases from year to year. Davis In New Orleans To See '52 Mercury Line Henry Davis.' or Waynesville Motor Company, left Sunday for New Orleans, where he will view the 1952 Mercury, line - of cars which will be shown dealers on Development' Program will have a 'Tuesday. supper Friday night, December 7 j Mr Davis was accompanied by The supper was previously plan-.his son Wilburn. They plan to re lied for Saturday, the 8th. 'turn Friday. ed that needy persons in the eoun "After a thorough study of tho mechanics of awarding contracts lor new schools, and the renovation of old ones, I am convinced Hay wood citizens will get their money's worth from the bond Issue," sahf Fred Ferguson, chairman of tho Beaverdam committee sponsoring the bond issue, during an interview this morning. Mr. Ferguson, a former Waynes ville man, and now assistant man ager of the Employees' Store, of Canton, began by Stating- he was happy to see that J. R. . Morgan, Waynesville attorney, had explain cd the legal side of the school bond issue in the Thursday issue of The, Mountaineer. "I heartily agree with Mr. Mor gan that the resolutions specifying the sum each school in the county shall receive is a part of the bond issua, and the money will be spent according to the program as out lined." Mr. Ferguson said interested eit- zens in discussing tne bond pro gram, had asked the question about awarding the contracts. "I was glad to have that question put to me, as I began to study tqe matter thoroughly, and get all the facts." "Perhaps the best answer I can give, by way of comparison, is the Haywood county Hospital. "After the county voted the bonds, the governing boards em ployed an architect to draw blue prints. These were made to satisfy .both the local boards, and the State board. After all necessary changes were made, and all parties concerned, including specialists In luiited. - .tne or bid advert Ise- f ments, and all person. and firms interested in nimnon on any pnasir of the construction of the hospit al made their bids and had them at the court house at the time set. "On the day, and hour, set. tin bids were opened in front or alMiut 50 people, most of them contract ors. Each bid was read aloud as opened, and every person present heard and saw the procedure. "When the officials had deter mined the low bidder, by compar ing the figures as read aloud, the formal awarding of the contracts took place, when the contractor presented necessary bond, and guarantee of completion of work. (See Schools Page 6) ALLKNS CKEEK Sl'PPKK SET FOR FRIDAY NIGHT The Aliens Creek- Community Europe More Optimistic Than U.S. Over Crisis over the worst post-war hump. It u fart that 90 percent of the "ivTrt .f the people in Europe . ' ...,;,. in i uhnut the i Is ?re uc nJ T:. rSl. IZZZZ:4 European busines, people are mak Y i .t fniH Roiarians here Friday. I kind of money. They are not able . 1 hS tin war is far I to buy in the United States the "And they ; believe that war is h, ylh nccd wit tne moncy f1 "fir''Lv'rJacheVilhcrccciCe from the sale of their Something To Be Thankful For that won the United Nations and mi Kremlin. . "Let us hope that we can mad . iu.-i with ocace in Korea by tX otniv ...... i r-iidm:,s " Mr. Weill continued. rr.i. ..,,n',iipr' oointed out 1 lit: ok"-""-" ... .oiii. unfiorstand European in- i.,.,..n,i hv EA money, one they must talk to the people, because all Re is not told in met"- "The genius and energy of Amei ican industry have always aroused the wonder of Europeans, as noth ing ever did before. For many years they have known of the in dustrial might of America but for the first time they have discovered in detail how remarkable its achievements really are. They real ize that the Marshall Plan, as an economic intervention, helped them . , Hn T .1 i nnrl a1c0- products 10 r-urupc. niu"o oi.u c.o where in Asia, since all these coun tries have restrictions on foreign exchange. ' "Temporarily, this dollar gap has been bridged by the Marshall Plan, but once this comes to an end have to stand on their own and be able to sell enough goods in the dollar area to pay for the goods which they must buy there. This is one of many reasons why the United States and France tried so hard to Convince the European countries that all these questions can be solved only by making a United Europe. "This is no different from what Eisenhower is trying to do in creat ing a European army from all the (See Enrnpe Page 6) - - , If; t ... f 1 i.wii - L-:.T. I r : ".;.' s ) -.m ..' --- " ', i ;. ' " .., . . a' r. .1 ;:V .v- - ,.". -i fel m m rbbteidii ly will suffer this winter unless warm clothing is provided. She said that the greatest need Is for shoes and clothing for school children from the ages of 6 through 15. ' , Mrs. McDarris urged - persons having discarded clothing to call! the Red Cross office telephone If! I and have It picked up, or bring it to (he court house. Santa Gets Plenty Of Aid As Hazelwood Lights Up Correction Made In Burley Report A correction was made today li.v the county agriculture aRcnt's of fice on a report of results of the community tobacco contest, issued during thc recent tobacco festival. White . Oak . community placed Commissioners In Session Today; Draw Jury List The Board of Commissioners were in session today for their reg ular llrst Monday meeting. The greater part of the morning was spent dealing with routine mat ters ,and the drawing, of a jury for the January term of civil court. Tin' board was scheduled to spend the hi cater part of the after- fifth'in thc contest, comity agents1 noon hiiishing up -several, maueis reported. White Oak planted .71-9 1 'heir agenda, inrhluing the acres of an allotment of 79.9 acres, drawing of a jury iur the February for a percentage of 93,7. term of criminal court. Lions Club To Again Aid Underprivileged Children V " ;f, " f undt'1 .15 one of tt These guys went hunting after thc ball game on thanksgiving uay and brought back the venison. Left to right, keeling are Fonslow Muse, Dallas Wood, and Carl McCracken. Standing is H.. A. 'Jeff eries. Wood's buck weighed out at 180, and McCracken's, on the right, weighed 140. They were shot on the Big East Fork. (Photo by Joe Davis) """The Waynesville Lions Club, as! has been the -custom for the past number of years, to take, a number nderprlvileged' children and them with comfortable will again take this as one of their major projects of the year, according lo Jerry Rogers, chairman of the health and welfare committee of the club; In years past the number of children clothed has increased from year to year and the situation-this year looks like another increase. Last year the club spent close to $2,000 on this project, and is asking the public for their support again this year to raise the neces sary funds to complete the project. It was announced that thc dime board would go into operation on Saturday, December 8, for one day and then again on Saturday, De cember 15, and continue in opera- held an amateur radio show to help 'supplement, tho dime board, but this year it was decided to abandon the radio show and have an old fashioned box supper at the niiory instead. .Together1 with I h is box supper will be a talent show similar to the one held dur ing the Tobacco Festival, and will be. in charge of Wayne Corpening. .'The box supper and talent show is set for Thursday night. Decem ber 20, and is open to the. public lo participate in any way they like If you are a good cook and would like to enter a box or boxes in the event, the club will welcome them. It" you love to eat good' cooking, then bring a full potketbook and bid in your box The Liuns Club has all the faith in the world that the public will support this needy project this vpai-'aR thev have ill the past, SO In case you haven't noticed, tho Christmas season is here again. Hazelwood gave the yuletlde spirit an early boost by turning on its 1,000 Christmas lights Friday night. Lights are strung along Main St. and at Five Points. Waynesville still is erecting its red, yellow and blue lights, and ex pects to turn them on Friday or Saturday, according to G. O. Fer guson, town manager. Lights are on Main St., Church St. and Depot St. The "Christmas Is Coming" feel ing also is reflected in shop win dows of dime si ores which are dis playing Christmas ornaments, los and Christmas cards, and at other stores which are showing various Christmas gilts. There are also signs like "Order Your Holiday Poultry Now", "Pre-Christma.-, Sale", and Christmas seal sab: posters. You may have noticed, too. that a familiar figure in a red and wb'it ,it 1.. Ktm hnrc. Santa likes Way- Hesvii ie so well, he's rel net ant t n go back to the North Pole. Highway Record For 1951 In Haywood (To Date) Injured .... 50 Killed . . . . 5 tion daily except Sunday through j that this Christmas may be a happy Christmas eve. one to this large group of under- For several years the club has! privileged children. (This piled State information com from Records of Uibway Patrol.)