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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 j_ ? -C
67th YEAR NO. 54 12 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILLE, N. C.. -MONDAY AFTERNOON. JULY 7. 1932 $300 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson CouatfcM
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y Victim
londay
Creek
Ices for Richard
f Fines Creek, who
night Thursday af
?k by an automo
ducted at 2 pin:
Memorial Bapitst
s Creek The Rev.
md the Rev. A. M.
I
ed ii> the church
1 was struck by an
,en by Delia L.
?n-Salem near Lake
jout' 10:45 p.m.
uffered a fractured
?ight arm and leg.
ljuries. Patrolman
said no charges
ed as yet. The pa
that Mr. Rathbone
walking on the
he was hit.
was the son of the
Lou Rathbone of
ty He is survived
ille of Clyde. Route
sas City, Mo.. R. L.
s, Va., Dale of Haz
ri and Kenneth of
; three daughters,
ibone of Washing
. William Ledford
de. and Mrs. Bud
ry, S. C., one step
lomer Trantham of
Mothers, Osby of
larley of Fines
T Route 2, and Lee
Victim?Page 4)
ftls To Keep Tax
K>f Hazelwood $1.65
Ins morning were
Hazelwood would
f tax rate for the
65 per $100 valu
that present indi
the same rate will
will not take anv
'til after the audt
(i the check of the
Jf 1952 taxes are
being received on the basis of the
old rate, it was announced by
Lawrence Davis, mayor.
Waynesville previously announc
ed thai their tax rate would remain
at $1.40, and the county said their
rate would probably go up to $1.65
from $1.50.
CLOUDY
artly cloudy and
ittered afternoon
'artly cloudy and
perature change
tlal Waynesvllle,
died at the State I
Wax. Mln. Rainfall ^
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at 48
BR 51
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Beer-Wine Election Set For Sept. 2nd
These Three Men Will
Headline GOP Meeting
DOUGLAS MocARTHUR
AP Newsfeatures
The men who have been chosen
as keynoter and as permanent
chairman of the Republican na
tional convention have been team
ed before in recent history.
A letter from General of the
Army Douglas MacArthur to Jos- j
eph W. Martin. House Republican
leader, was one of the reasons for j
MacArthur's dismissal as Far East !
comtnandei*. MacArthur will be the
GOP keynotbr, and Martin will be
permanent chairman of the con
vention.
Martin, long an admirer of the
general, had written to ask wheth
er he agreed with Martin that
Chinese Nationalist troops on For
mosa should be used against the!
Reds in China. MacArthur wrote
that he did agree. His superiors
then said that he had violated
orgeat by pwbitely exsresstTTg
vie* s on 1 jr East policy which
were contrary to the administra
tion's.
When MacArthur returned to the
United States in the spring of 1951. i
after 14 years' absence from the
country, it was Martin who first j
asked him to address Congress and
who introduced the resolution in
Congress to invite him.
MacArthur has been talked of I
as a possible Republican presi
dential nominee since 1943. when
"MacArthur clubs" were organized.
He acquiesced to the idea in 1944. i
and when the boom started again
in 1948 he announced that he was
available for the nomination but j
would not campaign for it. He re-'
ceived 11 votes on the first ballot
at the 1948 convention.
This year he says he is not a
candidate but has made it clear
he would not refuse a draft. Many
MacArthur-for-President commit
tees have been formed.
MacArthur, 72. rose from major
to brigadier general in World War
I. After he had led the Rainbow]
(See GOP Meeting?Page 4>
jOSEPn w. MARTIN, jr
. WALTER S. HALLANAN
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July Term
Of Court
Opens Here
The July term of court got un
derway here this morning, with
Judge William H Babbitt, of Char
lotte. presiding.
Nine new members to the Grand
Jury was named to succeed the
nine named last July. The nine
named in the January term of
court continue to serve until the
first of the year. Thomas Reeves,
also continues as foreman.
The nine named this morning to
the grand jury are R- T. Boyd, Jr.,
Lawson Franklin. Charlie Kuyken
dall. W. J. Francis. Charlie Shep
herd, Grover Mease, Alvin Ford.
Frank R. Smathers, and Brown
Messer. Those named last January
include Foreman Reeves, Jack
Kelly, Clayton Mehaffey, Elmer H
Downs, W. T. Reece, L. A. Cogburn.
Garrett Howell. E. J. Pinner and C
K. Mathews.
After the naming of the nine
members to the Grand Jury. Axie
court began clearing the docket,
with a number of cases in which
the defendants entered a plea of
guilty.
Solicitor Thad D. Bryson said
he did not have a schedule for try
ing the cases on the docket, but
would take them up as he came to
them. A number of cases were
cleared this morning before the
court adjourned for the noon re
cess at 12:30 to re-convene at two
o'clock. About the busiest man in
the county was J. B. Slier, clerk of
court. In addition to checking
dockets, he was handling money
being paid in by defendants.
Shortly after eleven o'clock
George A. Shuford. of Asheville.
Congressman-elect for this district,
walked in and took a seat at the
lawyer's table He represents some
defendants in a case.
The ftiry draw*' to JeFve this
<See Court?Page 41
Farm Tour Will Cover
New England, Canada,
Other Northern Points
Plans have been completed forj
the 10th annual out-of-state farm I
four, according to information
from the county agent's office.
'These tours are sponsored by the
Demonstration Farmers and the
Community Demonstration Pro
grams, with numbers of farmers
and farm women attending each
year
The 9-day tuor is scheduled to
start from Waynesville Saturday
morning. July 26 and the group
will return on Sunday, August 3.
Highlights of the trip will be a
tour of Washington and New York,
with a glimpse of New York City
at night: an over-night stop in
Boston; a trip through historical
NeW England States with interest
ing farm stops; then on into Can
ads for a throe-day stay and a visit
to Notre Damp Cathedral. the
Canadian rapitol and Parliament
Building.
The return trip will inrlude a
stop at Niagara Kalis, stops at out
standing cattle and poultry farms.
Will witness the plav Annie Get
Your Gun in Pittsburg, inspect the
silver smithery, visit the floricul
tural gardens, and other points of
interest.
The total cost of the trip, in
cluding meals, transportation, opera
tickets, lodging, etc.. will be
$120.00. Travel by airconditioned
huses only.
A bus will be at the Chamber
of Commerce office in Canton at
5:45 a.m to carry passengers to
Wa.vnesvllle. where the tour Is
scheduled to leave at fl:30.
Texas 4-H Members To Be
Guests Of Haywood County
Condition Is
Good Of F.ather
Who Was Shot
The condition of George F.wart.
50, who was shot by his 27-year
old son Sunday afternoon, was de
scribed Monday afternoon as good
by attendants at the Haywood
County Hospital.
Sheriff Fred Campbell said the
fther was struck by shotgun pel
lets in the stomach and thigh by
Ihe son. Kenneth, after the older
man had ordered him to stop shoot
ing at a tree. They live on a rural
home near Canton.
The son is being held in the
county jail. The Sheriff said Mon
day that he was waiting final out
come of the father's condition be
fore placing charges.
Campbell said the shooting oc
curred at the Ewart home in Sta
nley Cove. He reported Kenneth
F.wart got the shotgun from the
house and was shooting at a tree.
The oldei man, he continued,
watching from the porch of the
house, ordered him to stop The of*
ficer added that the son turned
around and fired
Kenneth Kwart was arrested at
the home by Deputy Sheriff Char
lie Jones and State Highway Patrol
nan W. R. Wooten.
Forty-two 4-H club members and
aciult leaders from Denton Coun
ty. Texas, will arrive Thursday af
ternoon for a one-week visit with
Haywood County 4-Her's.
The Texas young people are pay.
ing a return visit after being hosts
I to the Haywood club members last
year. The visitors will stay in pri
i vate homes during their week here.
There will be 16 girls and 16 boys
who will be accompanied by 10
adult leaders. They will be met at
3:30 p. m. Thursday at Soco Gap
and will be escorted into Waynes
vflle by representatives of civic or
ganizations. The official welcome
will be made at the court house by
i county and town officials, David
(C. Noland. president of the Jlay
wood County 4-H Club Council;
Mrs. Carl Medford, president of the
Haywood County Council of Home
Demonstration Clubs; and Jack
Chapman, chairman of the CDP of
Haywood County.
On Friday, the Texas 4-Her's will
start their visit with a tour of
Haywood County that will include
stop-overs at various farms in Sau
nook. Jonathan Creek. Iron Duff.
Upper Crabtree. Hominy, Beaver
dam and Bethel.
Saturday's tour will take the
young people to Allen's Creek,
Camp Schaub, and a picnic with
Thickety community as guests.
| Jonathan Woody, president of the
First National Bank, will be host.
After church on Sunday morning,
the visitors will go to Camp Hope
for the remainder of the day.
The Texas young people will
leave Haywood County Monday to
take in two of Western North
Carolina's most famous sites: the
Biltmore estate in Ashevtlle, and
Mount Mitchell in Yancey County.
This tour will also Include Craggy
Gardens.
Tuesday morning will be a free
period. The afternoon tour will
take in Mile High Overlook. Chero
kee Indian Village, and the drama.
"Unto These Hills." The Waynes
viille Chamber of Commerce and
civic clubs will be hosts at11 the
Indian play.
The following day. Dr. C. N.
Clark will welcome the 4-H mem
bers at Lake Junaluska. following
which they will visit the Champion
Paper and Fibre Company's plant
in Canton. The afternoon wiH be
an open period. In the evening, the
First Methodist Church In Waynes
ville will be host at a farewell
(See Texas 4-H'er*?Page 4>
Fireworks Burst Over Lake Junaluska
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Several thousand people witnessed the colorful display of fireworks Friday night al Lake Junalus
ka. Automobiles linedstite lake on all sides as $250 worth of roekeU. Rinnan randies, sparklers, and
many others were set en al the oi qss (left' and the Cherokee II. whieff' was alieh'fied in mid-lake.
1 The display was the climax of a full day of Fourth of July rellgiods and athletic activities at the
Methodist resort. (Mountaineer Photm.
Car Turns Over
When Passing
On Wet Pavement
Pauline Arlington of Route 2
was treated Saturday night at the
Haywood County Hospital for head
concussion, lacerations, and bruises
after she was thrown front an auto
mobile which was attempting to
pass another ear.
The accident occurred about 7:45
J Saturday two miles west of Can
ton on U S. 25 The driver. Bar
bara Potts Hudson, also of Route
2, attempted to pass on wet pave
ment a pick-Up truck that was op
erated by G. I, Vaughn of Ashe
vilie. According to Mrs Hudson,
something happened to her ear
which caused it to zig-zag and turn
over one and a half times on the
left side of the highway.
Both girls were thrown from the
vehicle and Mt?s Arrington was
treated at the hospital
Patrolman H. Dayton and W. It
Wooten were the investigating of
ficers.
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Mr. and Mrs. Harold Tin;" 11 and (
i children of Fuqtiay Sprincs ace vis
iting Mrs. Tingen's parents. Mr.
and Mrs. t., M Kiliian
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Record Crowds In Area
For Week-End Of Fourth
Cosmopolitan Choir
To Be Here Sunday
The Cosmopolitan Male Choir, an
all-Negro group comprising up
ward of thirty voices, will present
a concert of gospel and spiritual
music Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock in the courthouse.
The choir, which is from Knox
ville, is well-known throughout the
South It is being brought to Way
nesville by the AMKZ Missionary
Socle! y.
The concert will last approxi
mately two hours. There will be
a small admission charge.
Boosters Club Will
Meet Thursday Night
The Hazel wood Boosters Club j
\> ill meet Thursday night at 7
o'clock at the Ha/elwood Presby-J
lerian Church; This is the regular j
mre'ing of the club All members]
.us- urged to be on hand for im
portant business.
WaynesvMJe and Haywood ( oun
ty were practically bulging at tin
seams over t he l-'ourlh <?f July
week-end. The "no vacancy'' sigi
was up at most ot t he motoi
courts, and mailt v isitors heard th*
refrain "sorry, no more room:
available" when they made inquiry
at many of the hotels and room
ing houses in the area.
Chief ot Police O. L. Nolanc
said he had never seen so much
traffic on Main Street-, from carl)
morning until fairly late into the
night there was a continuous
stream of cars up and down the
street. Accidents in the county
were, however, kept at the low
number o! two. There was one
fender smashed and someone rar
into a power pole Just outside the
city limits. Other than that traffic
was orderly.
The Wayncsville Chamber ot
Commerce sold old o( tickets tc
the Cherokee Indian drama, "tJntc
These Mills" early in the Week
An unusually large number of re
quests were made for Saturday
night's performance, but no ticket
were to be had at any orirc. The
Chamber kepi it- offices open unti
<> o'clock friday night answering
queries concerning accommoda
tions lor food and lodging in ad
dition to many lot places to g<
and things to do
Beginning early friday morninc
visitors and townspeople enjoyer
many events during the long week
end. The recreation department at
Lake Junalu.ska held an all-day
program friday. climaxed with ;
gigantic fireworks display hetweer
nine and ten at night \ large audi
ence crowded into every available
place along the hanks of the lakt
shore to witness tire display.
During lite day there were dox
ens of events, including a planner
program of athletic events. Con
testants could enter everythim
from an egg and spoon" race to f
too yard freestyle swimming race
The Cherokee ff. hew expuCsiof
boat at the Lake, was christened a
colorful ceremonies at 0 o'clock
Miss Linda Sloan, daughter of VIr
and Mrs, Ben Sloan of Waynes
vilfe, broke a bottle eontainint
wafer from the River Jordan 01
the how of the boat, thereby plac
ing the boat into commission.
In Wayncsville and Hazelwooi
the day was marked bv the runntni
'See Julv Fourth?Page 4)
Car Hits Pole. Knocks
Out Power Three Hours
riarn iuck n?' rrnnrn innm
1 tenance crews of the Carolina Pow
i er and Light Company here iti
units of threes over thp wePk-pnd
First it began in the Soco Gap
| area when the lights kept going off !
i Crews cheeked and double check
| ed to find out wlial was causing
the automatic switches to be
thrown. After a series of cheeks
and pulling in some new taps, the
| power stayed on.
Then shortly after noon Sunday, i
thp power went off in the entire
area. A cheek-up showed I hat a ear. !
i said by police to have been driven
by Ba^seomb Thompson, of Dix ;
Creek, harl struck a power pole on
the Dcllwood road, and knocked
wires carrying 6t>.(100-Volts into .
lower wires carrying 24.000-volts.
burning out several transformers,
and throwing numerous lightning
i arrrstors throughout the area The
| pule was broken by the impact, j
Thompson told officers his brakps
failed, and his car careened into the
pole. Police 'aid the damage to thp
car wrts estimated at about $30(1.
Thompson told officers he had come
off Soco (Jap. and apparently his
brakes had burned coming off the
mountain.
The maintenance crews started
in to restore service, especially to
I he Hospital, since two patients
?ere under oxygen tents, another
in the operating room, and another
being prepared for an operation.
Power was restored at 4:03, ac
cording to .1 M. Halt, manager of
the company here.
During the Interruption, another
motorist hacked into a power pole
si Lake .lunaluska. and shook the
pole to such an extend that th1
high tension wires hit each other.,
and when power Was restored, the
wires burned out.
"Our crews worked as fast as
possible to get service restored,
especially for the Hospital." Mr
Hall explained. "It was just one of
those days, when it looked like
severe things were bound to hap
pen at once." J
Board Sets
Date Alter
Checking
Petitions
Tuesday. September seeond. has
1 been set as the day for an elaction
! in Haywood county on the question
' of the legal sale of wine and baar.
it was announced by Glenn W.
Brown, ehairman of the board of
elections.
The board in session Saturday,
set the date, after checking the
more than 270 pages of petitions
which had been handed them on
July first, by the Dry Forces of the
county, and sponsored by the Hay
wood Ministerial Association
Chairman Brown said that 4 667
or more names of qualified voters
were found on the petitions. Under
the law, only slightly less than
1600 were needed for calling the
election, he explained.
The petitions actually had al
most 5500 names, but the board did
not count several pages in which
they were in doubt. "We checked
those in which there was absolutely
little or no question, and found
more than 4867 of them, when only
I about 1596 were needed." the
chairman pointed out.
Under the law the board had 30
days in which to make the check,
and set a date for the election upO".,
finding sufficient names on the p*?
t it ions. Instead, the hoard took
three days to make the check, as
they found th? names and precinct*
on the petitions substantially ac
curate, Mr. Brown explained.
The board also named the regis
trars and judges fpr the election,
[and announced that registration
I hooks would be open" from August
9 to the 23rd. with August 30th set
! as challenge day.
The ballots will carry four ques
tions: For the legal sale of wine
j Against the legal sale of wine. For
the legal sale of beer. Against the
legal sale of beer.
National Guard
Unit Leaves For
I Summer Exercises
) The Waynesville National Guard
i unit, part of Tank Co. <Med>. 120th
, Infantry. North Carolina National
? I Guard. left Sunday morning by
| train for its annual summer en
. I campment at Fort McClellan Ala
bama.
I The group, composed of 80 en
(( listed men and three officers, will
undergo training for two weeks be
. lore returning home July 20
. Captain Samual A. CarsweH
, company commander, and 1st Lieu
. tenant Frank C. Byrd and Jlnd
, Lieutenant James Adams are at
. tending the encampment First
i Lieutenant Robert H Winchester
. did not accompany the group be
? cause of his wife's illness, and 2nd
Lieutenant Albert C. Jones, who
is attending an officers' service
, school at Fort Benning, Ga. was
, also unable to attend.
During the first week the com
. pany will participate in range fir
? | ing exercises. including both mdi
i vdual and crew serviced weapons
? The 76 mm guns mounted on their
I tanks will be fired the last three
! days of the week.
Included in the second week of
-! exercises will be a series of Army
> field tests conducted by officers
of the Third Army to determine
! the status of training of the com
I pany. These tests wil be conducted
- on the platoon level. There will al
' so be extensive field exercises dur
(See National Guard?Page t>
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f Highway
Record For
'' 1952 ' ?
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In Haywood
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Injured .... 30
Killed .... 4
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(This Information com
piled from Record, of
i State Hlhwar Patrol.)
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