North Carolina Newspapers

t v- - "Yrr ,'augliters, il Muse roll V. vriLrr 'onion crs, "om M- 0. 1 5 - L -a i jidelights TODAY'S SMILE Voyager: "Captain, what shall I do if I ret seasick ness?" Captain: "Don't worry, you'll do It." Of The News ' " t """"" "t ( - W: a H d WA, J cr'VV.V v xr. A"', b ' The Wayneshjle Mountaineer i . Styles la a enlnrful f.3n and his father rccog 1 ror Christmas he present te with a Pa of trousers, jC" front and red behind. I" he explained, "now we'll F..u. oi not vou're coming IICIU" " - ----- cQi,i the Irrepressible "you're going to be seeing t for awhile.; , , Published Tvice-A-V Paywobd's First '52 Baby Irry Christmas Lin resident of Hazelwood L by his neighbors on Yas day atop his roof and Lin his chimney with a long Lon being asked why, he 1 . . i jj J4- ma mo rlnwri Ley last night; I'm trying lif he's stuck in here." lining was stuck in the chim- right, but it provea 10 ne 'ccth YEAH NO'. 11) 1 U PAGES Variety Ui Uilts Await eek In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Associated Press - -a VAYNESVILLE, N. C. MONDAY AFTERNOON, DEC. 31. 1951 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties '51 ALL-AMERICAN BOY AND GIRL Vs The Use? mv hoast about their driv lutv and sneer, at length a h failures of the ladies, dui lis one chap in Hazelwood Ell remain forever mum on fcject. The other day he at- d to back out of ms garage. a great effort to avoid ine nf his hack steps, he swerv- far lo the left and got off iwtp driveway. And there ed, spinning, until Mrs. Sam iamc to the rescue and witn pushed him back into the She departed, and the han tried again with the lesults. Again Mrs. Land re- and finally the car reached Sect. Since then the garage mpty. '-" .'. :- 2 Sailors Arrested In Stolen Auto Havwood Countv nroveH the onri of the line for two sailor escapees from a Navy "ung ' at Charleston, S. C, on Christmas night wheii the pair was arrested on Howell Mill road bv a state patrolman, deputy sheriff and two FBI agents. Cpl. Pritchard Smith, state pa trolman, identified the two sailors as Odis Fowler of Candler and B. L. Carigg of Neeses, S. C. The car in which they were riding was stol en at Summerville, S. C, the cor poral reported. He was accompan ied by Deputy Sheriff Carl Seizor and the I wo FBI men. The sailors were turned over to the FBI in Asheville, where they will face prosecution in federal court for violation of the Dyer Aet for taking .a stolen car across a state line. .Way He Figured II i? the group of chllcjrerl. ex- Vhat they r wanted. lor lis were Bill and Jim Owen, pons of Dr. and Mrs.' Boyd the oldest, explained that lied a billfold; . ' r; i",-;-.) listened intently, and began little flguriiig-if Bill want- l! fnlri ihttn cinna hie Tiamp whe must wafit a jimfold. fim remarked, with all the en- of a yonngster at Christ- pie: .. il I want a Jimfold." Fire Wednesday Takes Life Of Norman Penland funny Today vou readers of "Rambling '' apureciata the little gems (dom it contains? The State, macazine Duhlished at Ra te, For the third time in weeks it has "quoted the and in the Dec. 29th issue gave a byline to the author, s Frazier. The quote: "The place for snow Is on a pas card." ,. , - I hope, Mrs. Frazier realizes Neigh has more snow than isville. KS Are Evnlnsive r rheard in thi Book Store. A pan came in and inquired: 1, ouy a stick of dynamiie hs not presented with a copy ' warx. - , At 4:30 a. -in. 'Thursday. Norman Penland, 59, died in the Haywood County Hospital an a result of burns suffered in a fire Wednesday afternoon in his home at the Jvled for Farm near Clyde. The origin of the fire remains undetermined. It was discovered by neighbors who immediately pulled from the smoke-filled house and called an ambulance and 1 1,., wnvnesville Fire Department. wil " "J . .. .. II Clem Fitzgerald, fire cmei, saiu ; that Penland was lound on me floor near his Wd which was oao. ly burned." An oil heater in the room was culd, however, and neigh bors agreed that Penland did not smoke. The' house was badly scorche.l by the flames, but It was pos.iibU- for neighbors, using a s-" lo get the fire under control by the time the fire truck approached. Deep mud prevented from reaching the house but it. was not needed due to the quick work of volunteers. Funeral services were rem n day In the chapel of the Crawford Funeral Home in Canton. The Rev. V T Mcdlin and the Rev. J -Jamison officiated. Burial follow ed in Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Clyde. ' ,.,. .,,. Margaret Tate Penland of Canton, S one brother Charlie D. Pen land of the Mcdford Farm section of Clyde. - - ; . The first babv horn in Havwood County after midnight tonight will oe a mile too young to appreciate it. but he .lor she) will be civen a boost along the road of life by The Mountaineer and 11 merchants in the WaynesviUe area who will con tribute various goods and services. To Haywood's first citizen of 1952 will go these prizes: Belk-lludsoii complete layette. Firestone baby car seat. Reliable Jewelers 14-carat gold rings for babv and parents. Haywood Builders Supply gal- Ion of paint for baby's room. Smith's Drug Store electric bot tle warmer. Crawford Funeral Home ambu lance to bring baby and mother home from the hospital. Junaluska SuddIv sweater set. James Furniture Nursery train er . Home Laundry two weeks dry cleaning service. First State Bank savings ac count for baby. , Pet Dairy 30 quarts of milk. Rules of the contest are: 1. Both mother and father must be white residents of Haywopd County 2. The actual day. hour, and minute must be confirmed by the attending physician. . 3. The babv's birth certificate must be submitted at time of entry. It will be returned. 4. The decision of the Judges will be final and will be announced Thursday. 'A 5. Entries must be nubmittcd to The Mountaineer not later than 10 a.m. Thursday, The baby's name and address and picture will be published in Thurs day's issueof The Mountaineer. A full-page bA announcing the annual contest appears in today's edition. II r jf f 1 4K' Surveyers Finishing Pigeon River Link WaynesviUe Girl Dies In Head-On Crash Near Sylva Civil .Court Will Convene Next Monday COUPII OF MOUO YOUNOSTERS-John Gary Meyer, 6, Astoria, Ore., ' and Marilyn Truchom, II. Cleveland, Ohio-are pictured after they hud been chosen "All-American Boy" and "Little Miss America In Holly - wood. They won the titles In the 15th annual nationwide contest spun aored by the Screen Children's Guild and will receive film pnrta ) launch them on careers tn the entertainment field, ..(Mtcninltoualj.. Stores To Close Tuesday; Some Offices To Be Open The Buzzer And Then The Bell s. H. O. Newell Chosen e 'Woman Of The Year' was verv nmrh siiroriscd, ' C. O NpwpII. "for it was Kr 1 coveted above all oth- Heweii was sneaking of her 'n recently as "Woman of " V ?alher CLOUDY Haywood Tax Time Here Again T;ix ilm.. is here again. ' siariino tomorrow 13 agents of the Haywood tax collector will be gin the annual tax survey of the county. Tax enumerators, will list audi items as real estate, manufactur ing property, merchandise, manu facturing materials, personal prop erty, livestock and motor venicies. Sebe Bryson .county tax collector and enumerator, said that Haywood County has lost considerable money in revenues In past years from the public's failure to list taxable automobiles and dogs He added that a special effort win hi. made to collect such levies. rhirk also will be made of new homes built within the county in the last year. Named as tax listers by Mr. ry nnvnrri:nii Mm. Wade Rhea ana v.unhn nvpr'sr Cataloochce! Mack rcell. Jerry Francis'; Clvde. William Osborne; Crabtree Gilbert Sanford; East Fork, Ken Bumette; Fines Creek F. M. Rog ers; Iron Duff, Mrs. Roy Medford; Ivy Hill, Eugene Howell; Jonathan n.j, Tmv Lontherwood: Pigeon, Gaston Burnette; WaynesviUe. HuEh Jolley, and White Oak, George Boring. '-.Traditionally', the holiday sea son is associated with bells, as are all joyous occasions. Kdar Allen Poc even wrote a poem ahnut bells, in the days Just past we have heard many Jlnslc, Jan gle. Jineles, with perhaps a few clangs of wedding bells hiler minsled. But a new sound will soon break upon the cars of many children who, surfeited with can dy, late dates, and boredom, should be (lad to hear U; the don?, doim of school bells. Thiwe bells will ring for all of Haywood County, except Canton Township, on Wednesday morn In(i, January 2, and the streets will asaln resound to the lauah ter of happy voices-as the experi ences of Christmas are recount ed and gifts and new clothes are displayed. Teachers, from experi ence, will not expect too much for the first few days, but the re lationship will be re-established as the golden days of schoolhood are resumed. Happy New Year, folks. The civil 'Mission of the January term of Superior Court will open here next Monday, January 7, wiin Judge Frunk M. Armstrong of Troy presiding. , . The court will be convened for only one week. The second week was cancelled bv the chief justice of North Carolina with the approv al of the Haywood County Bar As sociation. : ' Persons chosen for Jury duty in clude: . Mrs. Mary McCall of East Fork. Vinson Hanev of Crabtree, James Towe of Bcaverdam, Award Gaddls of Clyde, Noble McDonald 01 WnvniKvllli ' .T Ren Patton of Beaverdam, Mrs. L. P. Davis of Vanesville, Curmel Downs of Iron Du'ir. J. M.'Vaxton," Mm. Elltftbeth Carver of Jonathan Creek, Earl Henson ol Beaverdam, Walter K. Cat hey of CJyde, T. J. Mauney. of Pigeon. W, E, Carter of Beaver dam, S. L, Smart of Crabtree, W! 11. Long of East Fork. James H. Ilaynes of ' Beaverdam, Mrs. Pearl Thrash Says Contract Will Be Let In April According to 10th Division Highway Commissioner, L. Dale Thrash, the survey parties now working on the northern part of. the proposed Pigeon River Road will complete their Job wunin u days. In a recent statement i nrasn IpuiIULU uui. ...v survey finished, the way will be , ' . . j v - - Ihrt Prdnph illU oiinut vi( mi' 'ivtin: ii.ftmuj i eicarCQ XOr a auivry ui i,.v. patrol laid Miss Klrkputrick died Broad River route to Tennessee, A head-on collision between two ears on Highway 19-A five miles oast of sylva at 4:10 Sunday cost the lite of one WaynesviUe young wo man and resulted in serious injur ies to another. The vlcilm was identified as Miss Inez Kirkpatrick 21, of the Nincvah KMWI ,",, .... . . .. .., ,, QfUHU I1VVI IUUIC J almost instantly when her throat an(j ,e predicted that it would be . l...K.,.l I.. 11... n..nlAl I . A, 1 I,. . KiKv'ir's f)a.v wiifne'aTuill-' day for niost Haywood I'nuiilians, but - a work day for; a. few. others; Retail stores in Hie WaynesviUe :hc.i jiiui offices at the county courthouse will he closed Tuesday, but WaynesviUe city offices will re- : nirl.k Tim Mnlllll- alneer also will he open tomorrow. Kirkpatrick of Fines Creek, Hllli- Stores .will he closed tomorrow, j arn i,ainiJ oi nsyiii.-iviiiv, u. u. but will !) open all dav Wednes-, chell of Waynevllle. Mrs. R, O. ....... i. i ,.i.,i,.n,.i. with il Kellov .' Mrs C.-C- Medford. Mrs. past custom of remaining open all Charles K. Ray, Jr., of WaynesviUe day on days immediately following! and .1; T. Holcombc of Beaverdam. 'iw.tiilnv. .Nnotilime closine will! . lie resumed by local stores next Wednesday, January 12. In addition to county oliiees, three federal oliiees at the court house PMA. Farmers Home Ad-...iniuti-iil inn and the Selective Ser- . ' ,;: , . ........... ...i.i. vee lloarUi win ne vmim-u, -wmhi , , the KIIA also lo be closed on Wed-j T 1 nesday. The draft board oll'lee. or-i I 111101 Y 1 dinarily closed Saturday, will he -' - . ; open this Saturday until noon. Other offices scheduled 'to b (closed Tuesday are: I'oslolllce emplovmenl oliiee. banks, Kl'.A and Chamber of uimniciir. .t Year's Dav The -.western union, " j he open-tomorrow from until i 11 a. m. and from 4 until (i p,;in- , Postal Rates Will Go Up was slashed In the accident Unconscious and in', a Critical condition at Sylva Hosifital is Miss Mary Lee Inman, il, 91 Waynes vlUo. ler injuries include a frat.t ured skull Both young women were passeng ers in a car believed driven by Joe Lewis, 16. of Sylva. The car, a 1951 Ford, belonged to Lewis' mother. The other vehicle involved, a 1951 Oldsmobllu. was driven by Allen Youni! Pittard of Duluth, Georgia. Mr. Pittard was accompan ied by his wife and baby son, who was asleep in the back seat. .... rnl. Smith said the collision oc cured on a vurve when k Lewis car swerved into the left lane and collided with the Pittard cur truvel imr in the opposite direction. Lewis probably will bo charged with manslaughter, reckless unv Ina and speeding, Cpl. Smith said Lewis suffered a fractured leg and lacerations. A friend riding with him and the two girls, Fred Tilley, Hi, of Cullowhee, suffered lacerations of the face and scaip. Pittard 'hud several ribs fractui ed. while tils wife had fractures of both ankles. Their sou, Richard Todd Pltiard. 3, was admitted to iiw. iwiiitni for observation, but i.v.-, -- helleved not seriously injured The Investigation of the accident si ill Is continuing. Cpl. Snith re ported. He is being assisted by ..,.i..i.,. I rv Sides und 11. T. Ferguson. . Miss Lois Massie left. Sunday for the University of Florida at Talla hassee' -after spending the Christ mas' mdidays with her parants. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Massie.- Sheriff Discovers Still; County Robbery Reported pay. December 31 Partly ad warm Monday and filial WavnPKvillB . toinuera- .recorded by the staff of the Iext Farm): ' 3 ; so ; ; -53 ;? 51 VI 1 NEWELL . The discovery of a mooiishiiiing still on Campbell Creek, and inves tigation of a -robbery at Stanley Cove ere the principal, items of activity reported during me Holi days by Sheriff Fred Campbell. Sheriff Campbell said he found the still last Thursday after receiv ing a report of its existence, con- f seated were a ou-gauon coppei The still equipment, esliin.ited lo have cost $150 ! (on .li ucl. is In jun kepi in Hie sheriff'.; office. The robbery at Slauicy Cove was reported lo Sheriff ' Campbell by McKinley I'ressley, a cow trader of that community. Mr. Pressley told the sh"iili' a stranger came to his house Friday ii.t ,.i (ised If he-had a cow to U S postal rates oil a iiuinhel of (lilleient kinds of mall and serv ices will be Increased after the first of the - year . starting New Postmaster J. H. How ell reminded tho public today. Chanues Include:- Postal cardjN-froin one cent to two cents, t - .Special delivery first-class rales will increase from 15 to 20 cents, 20 to 35 cents, and 25 to 45 cents. Fourth class rules will increase from 25 l,o 35 cents. 35 to 50 cents, and from 45 to 00 cents. Parcel 0osl new restrictions; n.-i reels sent from one first-class ' postotl iee to another first-class i poslolTico cannot exceed 20 pounds ! in weight and 72 Inches In length, i Third-class mail rates Increased on third-class Hems, which Include I mailer such. as circulars and cata logues. I Insured fees increase of five cents per bracket on mail weigh ing more than 25 pounds. 1 Registration five cents higher. C.O.U. 10 cents higher. Swangers Are 'Doing Fine' Hubert Swanuer and his son, Hill. were reported this morning by the Mission Hospital in Asheville to be "doing fine". Injured in an auio accident recently that took the lives of mother, and daughter, the male members of the family were taken to the hospital in serious condition. Both were suffering from broken bones and internal injuries, and some .doubt was felt for their re covery. Both are from Canton. underway within three months. Bv April a seven mile link ex tending from Waterville on tha Tennessee line to a point near the mouth of Cold Spring tieek will be let to contract, according to Thrash. This section will connect with a Forest Service road provid ing temporary access to the high way. Six miles long and unpaveor tho Forest Service road ties into the Max Patch Road which is mora than half unpaved. It connects with N C Highway 20!) at the unes Creek School, which, in turn. Is caved and joins U..S. Highway 19- 23 at Lako JunalUsku. . -.- ."' ' ,.Al present's tot ..1? of !Wu ' " lias been allocated for the Pigeon River Road. That amount is suffici ent only to provide grading for a lour lane highway and the paving of two lanes. Thrash said that more money will be needed to complete that phase of the project. "Illimwav officials of Tennessee have told me." remarked the Com missioner, "that Tennessee is pro ceeding with plans to meet the new road at the state line with a highway of their own." When the other links of the pro posed road are completed, explain ed Thrash , it will probably connect with N. C. Highway 2K4 which is now pavod from Dellwood to Cove Creek, In additino it will Join the Fines Creek Road which is suppos ed to be paved within the next two' ears from Fines Creek School to the mouth of Fines Creek. That will place it near the headwaters of Waterville Lake. The Pigeon River Road will skirt Hie eastern edge of the lake. County Tourist Group To Meet The Haywood County Tourist As sociation will meet at the Court House Wednesday nighl at 8 o'clock, Mrs. Sam (Jucen. president, has requested all members of the asso ciation to be present, Lions Club Dime Board Secured Over $1,500.00 27 p 1 29 30 .51 .. 38 ... 44 . ... 47 ... 61 Win. Rainfall 17..- -15 .... 20 28 ' .. .. 34 20 11 32 .32 .33 .04 MRS. C O ... ' i :i I- nl'll!! vp-h-" iii the waynesvnic thq YClU 1,1 ,.., the county. by 13 women c.? - and rroic"'"' (See Mrs. Newell Page ' Bob Winchester Chosen Director Of Kiwanis Club n. ,i. wim.h.wipr was elected to fill a vacancy on the Kiwanis Club Board of Directors caused by the resignation of Heinz Rollman at last week's meeting of the Waynes viUe Kiwanis Club. . The program was in charge ol Ray Pleiness. Chairman.- of the House commute , ...--- , much of the details of organlza ionj and administration: lmui needed because of the youm u. the Club, he said. The' meeting this week will be held Wednesday night instead of Tuesday to avoid conflict with the New Year's Day holiday. It will.be -President's Night," at which time President Jimmy Childress will outline the objectives of the club in the new year uTf uU of beer two 50-galion bar-ll. When he leit il.- imu , no P-wch was. , u., , ti: i;k.,l man attempted nine i" !" i away. . ' ' "flit dime hoard in the nine das of its operation raised $1554.110." said Jerry llogcrs, chairman of the Lions Cluli committee in charge of helping needy children at Christ -,... "Thai is very good," he con tinued, considering the weather and money. More than am- one group Hies made the a success lo ' (See Sheriff Pane 4) Carl Goerch Stories To Be Featured Each Monday best known, and liked writers aim si" . .., - -Mountaineer Thursday. ,,, . The series of stories, which are written in his humorous man ;er, will be a feature of The Mountaineer each Those who have read Mr. Goerch's nuiga.ine The State and heard him on the air realise Just what is in sUirc for them w.lh this scries of stories. . The first story deals with a colored man who drove a hearse back in the days when horses were used. The episode w ,11 amm you for a long, long time. Be sure to read It Thursday in The MounUdneer. ; .. , 3 Automobile Fires Reported During Holidays- Three aiitoinobile fires in the ''WaynesviUe area during the holi days reported today by Fire Chief Clem Fitzgerald. Damage to ve i hides was slight in all three cases. ! Dellwood Road was the scene of! I one bla.e at 6:45 a.m. December 24 What started around tho fuel pump 1 of a car belonging to "Wimpy" Han- nah. Damage was estimated at $20. S A car belonging to Charles Law j'son caught afire at 7:10 p.m. De 1 cember j24 at the Spic and Span Grill on Balsam Road. The blaze started' in the carburetor, i The third fire occurred at 7:20 !p.m. Christmas day when equlp 1 ment in a car driven by the grand 'json of Mrs. Emmaline Reeves be ! came ignited on Chestnut Park I Drive. Damage againwas slight. but. of course we have spent it Isn't as much as clothe- other drive So1 much clothing was provided, in fact, that not all "I it has yet been distributed. According to Holl ers, there are still some men's coals, boys' und girls" shoes, and itlicr articles available ,at the police ., '. ' '. i '., i, in:,ii,in ' station. Anvnne jieedrng them may r or lliai reason mv- - . ., tthieh drop h the station and tney wm tail ! miu" , was planned earlier and cancelled , because of Hie" sleet storm, will be; held' oif .TaiiuaiT1rJ "I'r"er Cathey and Wayne Corpening. "who did such a good job with the one they, held during the Tobacco Festival." will be in charge. The "Kaia event", , will be held at the Hazelwood Ell'-' nientarv School instead of either; Hie Armory or courthouse as was originally planned. "All individu als and civic groups are asked to cooperate," said Rogers, for wun- out their support nothing imicn can be done.'' There will be no admis-, sion charge. . "For a young organization." con-j tinned Rogers, "the Kiwanis Club i did excellently in aiding our collee-; tion of used clothing. The other i clubs helped out tremendously, and : we are very grateful and will al-; ways be eager to repay them with our cooperation, but tne Mwams turned 'inf an amazing amount of (See Lions Club I'ase 4 Highway Record For -1951 In Haywood (To Date) Injured . ... 53 Killed . ... 7 (This piled State Information com from Records of Hihway Patrol.)