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The W aynesville Mountaineer
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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 ?
67th YEAR NO. 55 20 PAGES Associated Press ~ WAYNESVILLE, N. c7THURSDAY AFTERNOON. JULY 10. 1952 *3.00 In Advance In Haywood and~Jackson Counties
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lelights ?
>f The
Hews
Politics
be best incidents hap
IJy about the Republi
ion. involved a Demo
d intently to all the
Wednesday night -
I his reguis)
I Hie proceedings,
lee hours of the morn*
?ent to bed.
In s later he awakened
I wife someone was
?le front fair,
led a moment, then
i'k s|,,i'p ? no one
fr y?M staved up so
? to the Republican J
? e away at the conven
? dreaming ? get to
le lost enough over
?teen milled about the
Blnnday morning and
??rge A. Shuford, and
Bsbout ten days saying
?man would be our
?-now 1 can call him
? Shuford ? he's as
?shingtori." Mr. Queen
Br. Shuford's most ar
Brs in Haywood.
Iieck
P 11 N'< ? Vork hotel,
?i'h his bill, declared j
?'d to chance the sign
? from "Have you left |
ft) "Have you anything
r Women
I new cologne being
I for men that smells
?rior of a Cadillac."
Delegation I
?Expected
lei Boone
Scouts sins enroll
?dtcI liniiDc Camp, oti
I. tt w hs learned today
I Colkilt, chaii innii of
?he district.
I said that indications I
Uiger ^ j j
f' "i camp next w ek I
ktve in the (m
ft. including a large
I tniiing halt, and bunk
jni the entire Denial
ftj'-'l us,, the camp
Ine summer.
? W. Baucofn
3ch Twice
1 Baptist
rBaucom, former pas
Itust Baptist church,
?the pulpit twice On
P morning and even
?in the absence of Rev.
ft'all. pastor, who has
P to take a sheet leavt
to his health.
?aucnm served as pas
pit eh for a number of
? here in 1.038.
pervice To
p? Sunday
ifvice Will be off in
f1''*' Sunday. July 13.
I ""til fi p. m jn r(,r_
?e ( arolina Power and
Sri id this wcfk
Feted are Dellwood |
prell Mill Road. Lee
I Lane, Chestnut Park
plan Street
I rut-off will ho peces*
p for workmen to la,
Ito give pdki for
pR A v.i:\jf\t
P'" ?f 95.00 has been
fv T. Lenoir Gwyn for
Pitiful flower arrange
P m the annual Dower
I helD bv ti,e two!
BllllSu rlubs, August!
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i i WARMER
?Sunny and moderate
lr and slightly warm
/Ow of 42 this morn- J
6y i.
Ifaynesville weather as
the State Test Farm).
Max. Min. Rainfall
M2 60
\ 84 61 .04
78 62 .01
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Haywood Grand Jury Completes Work For Current Term Of Court
The Mountaineer photographer made this picture of the Grand Jury shortly before they adjourned Wednesday, after completing their
work for the July term of Superior court Nine of the members were named last January, and nine during this term of court, l.eft to
right, seated: G. B. Howell, C. K. Mathews, J. J. Kelly. G. C. Mease, W. T. Reeves, foreman. C. H. Kuykendall. l.awson Franklin. W.
C. Reece, and R. Frank Smathers. Standing, left to right: C. R. MehatTey, L. A. Cogburn. Jr.. Robert Boyd. Alvin Ford. K. 11 Downs,
W. J. Francis, D. P. Pinner. C. L. Shepphard, Jr.. and L. B. Messer. On the extreme right is W. A. "Bud" Hill, officer of the group.
(Mountaineer Photoi
Many Cases
Heard Here
In Superior
Court Term
The .July term of Superior court
until Wednesday night, had heard
12 cases of drunken driving, and
seven divorce cases, plus a number
of other cases, with Judge William
H. Bobbitt, presiding.
At noon today it was not known1
fust when court would adjourn ]
this week-end?maybe today, and
perhaps not until Friday.
Judge ftobbltt dlH saj that^tthe1
second week of court would begin
on 'luesriay morning; and that the,
civil docket would not be taken
up during the second week.
Attendance at this term of court
H^as been larger than in some pre
vious July terms.
Seven divorces were granted as
?itjllows: Willie B. Hunter vs llar
risiin Hunter; Karl C. Hannah vs
Kdna Mae Hannah; Orlena Shell
Wright vs. William Wright; Gordon
K. Forga vsrf Ruth Shirley Kcrga;
Laura Rogers vs. L. G. Rogers;
Frances S. Rogers vs. Eugene Rog
ers; Joseph Smith vs. Sarah L.
Smith,
In a civil case of J. N. Powell,
Jr.. vs. Bobby Glenn Moore, re
sulting from an automobile wreck,
the plaintiff was awarded $5,000.
John Daley entered a plea of
guilty of reckless driving, was fin
(See Court?Page 8)
Queen Will Be
Crowned At Camp
Junaluska Monday
Annual coronation ceremonies
will take place Monday night at
Camp Junaluska when Miss Louly
Fowler of Covington. Ga., will re
ceive the crown.
The Maid of Honor will be Miss
Susan Walker of Wilmington; and i
the Junior Maid. Miss Lucy Griffin I
of Frostproof. Fla
In the queen's court will bo Miss \
Louise Akard of Bristol, Va.: Miss
Ann Cowart of Tampa, Fla.; Missj
Lee Riggs of Little Rock, Ark.;|
Mijs Mary Hallenberg of Little I
Rock, Ark.: Miss Frances Cape-1
hart of Orlando, Fla.; and Mis1 i
Raquel Solis of Santa Clara. Cuba. I
Water Consumption Is
Million Gallons A Day
You don't have' to check the
temperature to know that it's
been hot in Waynesville. Water
consumption has hern running; at
capacity for some time now, with
just a slight drop in the past
few days.
Officials say that water con
sumption in the area served hy
the Waynesville water depart
ment runs about 750,000 gallons
per day normally. For the past 1
few weeks though, consumption
has been at the rate of just over
a million gallons a day, or close
to capacity.
Waynesville serves, besides
residents of this town, liazclwood
and I.ake Junaluska, or just
| about 10,000 people.
Eood Freezing And
Cookit\g School
Set Two Nights
Miss Elizabeth Parham, homo |
economist for the Carolina Power
& Light Company, will conduct a
two-night cooking and home freez-1
or demonstration at Rogers Elec
tric Company?tonight and Friday!
night.
Both sessions will begin at seven i
o'clock.
Miss Parham will give practical
demonstrations on the latest meth-j
ods of preparing foods for freezing, j
and also some modern hints on
cooking.
The demonstrations are free, and
will he interesting as well as enter
taining. A large attendance is ex
pected for both sessions of the I
school at the Rogers Electric Com-1
panv on Main Street.
Traffic Counters Arc
Removed From Streets
Those rope like affairs you've j
been running across on various
streets around town have been tak
en up now and you can rest easy
again. (Some people thought they
were speeding meters.*
They were counters placed by the
State Highway Commission which
check and record the number of j
vehicles passing over that particu
lar section.
The commission will use the re
sults to determine, among other1
things, the necessity of a truek
lane w hich would bypass any area !
that is too crowded for normal ;
traffic. There were about 100 of j
them in various places in and I
around Waynesvillr Result:, of the
enunt won't be made public for |
some time.
Ike Likely Nominee, Poll
Results Taken Here Show
Con"ention fever is running
fairly high in Haywood, and the 1
rrsi of the nation, since the Rep
ublican National Convention got
underway in Chicago on Monday.1
Citizens have stayed nearby their
radios and television sets for the
procedures, which have been on
? he unpredictable side on several
occasions. ?
Results of a poll taken by The
Mountaineer Wednesday, showed
that a great many people be
lieve that General F.tsenhower will
win the presidential nomination,
with a few guesses putting Robed
A. Taft as the likely winner. Fewer
predicted MacArthir.
Quite a few of the people ask-1
ed had no opinion on the outcome
of the vice-presidential nomination
Those who did guess, gave Senator!
Nixon more than any other candi
date.
Here are a few of the guesses
made by people in various parts of
town, with thyir guess for the man
Betting the presidential nomination:
first, and the -vice president list-1
ed second: ?
Mrs. C. N. Allen Ike and Nixon.
John T. Shell, Ike ami Margaret
Chase Smith.
Mrs. W. A. Bradley?Ike and ;
Taft.
Robert Hall?Ike.
Mrs. Noble Garrett. Sr., Taft l
and MacArthur. i
Mrs. Mary Oalis Ike and N'ixon. ]
Ted Myers?Ike and Slassen. 1
Mrs. Frank G. Brown?Ike and <
Warren. <
Connie Bishop?Ike 11
(See Convention ?Page 8)
Grand Jury Ask Check On
Children On Welfare Rolls
The Haywood Grand Jury rec
ommended a public address sys-1
tcm for court witnesses; an in-1
vcstigation of children receiving
support from the Welfare Depart
ment; and special praise for officers
in their fight against drunken
drivers.
These, together with a report on
public buildings, were included in
tlie report given the court here
Wednesday afternoon The report
is signed by W. Thomas Heeves,
foreman.
The report, in part, pointed out
that "we would like to suggest to
the County Commissioners that
some type of amplifying system be
installed which will enable any and
all members of the jury to better
understand all witnesses, even
those who do not speak very dis
tinctly."
On the matter of drunken driv
ing. the report pointed out: "we
noticed several cases for drunken
driving and want to especially com
mend our State Highway Patrol
men for their attention to making
our highways safer. Patrolmen
Smith. Wooten, Murrill. Dayton
and others, as well as Sheriff Fred
Campbell, his assistants, city po
licemen. and all other law en
torcement officers" are herein com
mended by us for their excellent
work Not only is the Grand Jury
anxious to rid our highways of the
danger of drunken drivers, but
also, we believe the vast majority
of citizens are willing to cooperate
in this matter."
The Grand Jury went on further
in their report to point out that.
we have noticed an unusual num
ber of cases for non-support of
children. Perhaps, we?the public
?are too prone to allow this res
ponsibility to pass from its propel
place to add to the burden of our
local, state and federal govern
ments. Thus, we would like for
the general public, and others, to
bring all such cases to the atten
tion of the Grand Jury so that im
(See Grand Jury?Page 81
Texas 4-H
Club Group
Arriving
At 3:30 p.m today a group of
4-H Club members and their lead
ers from Denton County, Texas,
are scheduled to arrive at Soco
Gap where they will be met by
representatives of Waynesville
civic organizations.
Thirty-two youngsters?16 boys
and 16 girls?and 10 loaders are
making the trip from Texas to j
spend a week with Haywood
4-Her's Last year club members
from Haywood went to the Lone
Star state, and the Texans are re
paying the visit.
The official welcome will In
made at the court house by county
and town officials: Mayors J. H.
Way of Waynesville. Lawrence
Davis of Hazelwood. Bill Stone of
Canton, aiSrl Gerald Fish of Clyde;
county manager C. C. Francis.!
David C. Noland. president of the
Haywood County 4-H Club Coun
cil: Mrs. Carl Medford. president
if the Haywood County Council of
Home Demonstration Clubs; and
ltf? Terns?Parr 8)
Delinquent Tax
List For County
Being Prepared
Taxpayers are being reminded
this week that the time is short
to pay 1951 taxes, as prepara
tions are being made to advertise
property for delinquent taxes.
Mrs. Mildred II Bryson. tax col- !
lertor and tax supervisor of the
county, is today giving notice i
that the delinquent list is being
prepared and liens will he sold
against property which 1051
taxes have not been paid.
Town To Receive
Funds For Streets
From State
Waynesville will receive in Ibe
neighborhood of $17,000 in Powell
Bill funds for the coming year. G.
C. Ferguson, town manager, said |
today.
These funds, which are allotted!
On a basis Of so much per mile of
streets that are not maintained by
the State Highway Commission,
may be used only for specified pur
poses within the town. The estim
ate was made by Ferguson on aj
lias is of 20 89 miles of cither hard
surfaced, unsurfaced. or gravel
roads, for which the Powell Hill
allows between $500 and $000 per
mile- And to thai figure >s also
added a flat rate ot $1 50 per inhab
itant within the town
Mr, Ferguson is preparing the
report which is required by the!
state, and will forward it to Ha-1
leigh this week.
Hazelwood Proposing
Bonds For Tow n-Wide
Street Paving Plans
Board Formally Sets New
County Tax Rate At $1.65
The county commissioners have j
formally decided on the 1952 tax j
rate of $1.65 per $100 valuation. I
This was the tentative rate as set I
several weeks ago, and announced
by the commissioners.
The board spent the greater part |
ol Monday and Tuesday, going over
the vast details of the 15 different
funds comprising the budget.
James Kirkpatrick. auditor, said |
this morning that all the funds in
the budget have been decided up
on. and are now being compiled for
the formal signatures of the board,
and publication on Monday in Ibis
newspaper.
The new rate is fifteen cents per
$100 valuation higher than last
year.
Trucks Receive
Minor Damage
In Collision
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Two trucks met on a narrow road i
between White Oak and Fines
Creek about 2:30 p. m Wednesday !
and if both had been on the right
side of the road nothing would
have, happened.
As it was. a truck from the Way-1
nesvllle Wholesale Company was,
t?n the left side, according to Pa-'
the man Joe M-urrlll, hi.' the two1
trucks collided. The damage has
been estimated at $250 each, al
though the other truck, which was
carrying soft drinks, did not lose
a single bottle.
Charges of driving on the left ,
side ot the road have been filed a
galnst the wholesale company's
truck, Patrolman Murrill said.
Cows Are Safest
In Their Pasture
Even livestock is not safe from
the menace of the highways.
Thursday morning about 9:30 a
cow was struck by an automobile
that had to cross to the wrong side
of the highway'to hit the animal.
The cow belonged to Charles
llaynes and the accident occurred
on the Dellwood Hoad. Damage to
(he automobile amounted to about
$100. according to Patrolman Joe
Murrill. The only thing thai could
he said about the cow by press time
was that it had not died.
The driver of the car. Thomas H.
Calcs. has been indicted on a
charge of driving on the left side
of the highway.
New Street Signs
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The Town of Waynesville started
putting ui> the first of a hundred
new street signs this Week Sim
ilar to the N. Main-Depot street
sign shown here, the markers are
a definite improvement over the
previous practice of tagging
street names on the curbs.
i Mountaineer Photot.
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Mr and Mrs. C. .1 Reece have
as guests Mr. and Mrs Perry Moore
and two chidden ot Clinton. S. C.
Mrs. Moore is a ni>*ce of Mrs.
Reece.
Hazelwood officials are preparing
for a town-wide street paving pro
gram. it was announced this morn
ing by Mayor Lawrence C. Davis.
The action was taken by the
board of a Mermen at a recent
meeting, in which they have set a
tentative program for paving all
streets at one time, in order to get
a better price per square yard,
rather than be penalized for small
er projects.
Mayor Davis said the board de
rided against any paving at this
time, and sometime later this fall,
would present a plan to the citi
zens of the town for a bond i sue
to supplement state money for fi
nancing the program.
The Town of Hazelwood now has
about $5,800 from the State, under
the terms of the Powell bill, for
street work, and indications are
a similar sum will lie granted the
town this fall.
"With this much to start with,
the town board feels that a bond
issue could be called for paying for
a complete paving program, and
ttius save the town considerable
money," the mayor explained
Mayor Davis said that about
three tourth of the streets are al
ready paved, and the board now has
John Taylor, engineer, working on
a survey to determine the extent of
further paving needs.
Several delegations have appear.'
ed before the hoard in recent
weeks urging that certain streel
be paved, and the official announc
ed today that since the demand for
I paving was far In excess of funds
! on hand, that their action of defer
ment until all streets would be pav
ed at one time was taken
The board of ntdermen is oom
poned of tobn li. Smith.
Bryson. and Frank Underwood.
Four School Projects To
Be Ready For Fall Term
June Was Busy Month
In Town Police Court
June was a busy month in
VVaynrsville Police Court. A total
of S2.XH1.25 was collected in
court costs and fines, of which
$1,375. the amount of the fines,
goes to the school fund. The
remainder goes in the town's
general fund, where it is ear
marked for certain purposes.
The lines were paid h.v 95 peo
ple, and amounted to one of the
largest totals in recent years.
Mrs. Carl Mundy and son, Carl
Mundy, Jr.. left today for Albany, j
Ga.r to attend the wedding of the i
former's niece. Miss Patricia Hig-|
ginbotham.
Four school projects arc expect
ed to be ready for the opening of
the 1952-53 term. It was learned
from J. W. Killian. chairman of tlie
hoard of education.
Contracts for improvement; to
tour schools were let some wc< k
back, and Mr Killian said the work
on all projects is going forward
satisfactorily. Jerry Liner is the
general contractor for making the
improvements.
The four schools include Lake
Junaluska. Hock Hill. Aliens Creek
and Maggie.
The projects are part of the
county-wide school betterment tiro
gram. coming under the two mil
lion school bond program approved
by Haywood voters last December.
Stovall Announces
Sale Of Local
Store This Week
G D Stovall announced tn: ..
the sale of Stovall's 5. 10 an.-! 25
cent store to A. 1) Harrison. Jr.,
and J. R. Stovall.
Mr. Harrison will be manager of
the Waynesville store, while J R.
Stovall. his associate, is the o ? ? ?r
and operator of Stovall's in Syl
Mr. Harrison has been m ?" 'gee
of Kagles Stores Company in King;
Mountain Waynesville. and ( ni
ton for a number of years Htfnr
taking over Stovall's lie wa.; em
ployed with Belk-Hudson Company
here in Waynesville.
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Highway
Record For
1952 I
In Haywood
(To Data)
Injured .... 30
Killed 4
(Thla Information rom
piled from Record* of
State Hihway Patrol.)
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Car Makes 1000-Foot Plunge Down Soco Mountain
This Ford rolled and tumbled 1,000 feet down a steep mountain, three miles west of Soco Gap Mon
day night. No one was injured. The ear. owned by Burlin "Red ' Henry. Hazetwood. was giving
trouble, and Mr. Henry got out to make repairs, as the car started to roll and wen! off the highway.
Allen Smathers. of Smathers Garage, together with three other men. began work at 10 p.m.. and
finally pulled the Wreck oul at 9 a.in Smathers said the poison oak was not too had. but the wreck
ing crew had In .fighl snakes up and down the steep mountain side during the 7-hour operation
One snake almost bit Smathers just at daylight. This picture was made after the car was brought to
town Smathers is on the right. Mountaineer PhotjOi.