elights
I The
fews i
I Cold
in happen when sev
et together
nexpected happened
ht in jail, where six
in one cell
the officers put one
rell. he pulled off his
crawled into a bunk,
second drunk did the
Nothing wrong, about
n who was sobering
portumty to increase
5P he took off his own
pulled on a pair
ed to his cellmate
cd his back on. The :
r too small for hint. |
ader his mattress,
torning two pantless
obered up. but could
ithout their pants.
io had confiscated the
he was sick and un
,t of bed Thus both
iers remained out of
,gan a search, a.d
r under the mattress,
icioned the man as to
In a minute the sec
found. and the two
red-up-drunks made
l their way.
lint
dell Holmes defined
: (jiggle?Gabble?
The Week
rid War II. a worried
: relations officer
bevy of Washington
ell them about a lit
leral who was slated
The general was an
ood man." said the j
as "pretty colorless." I
the newsman to "do
ii can to help us pop
le has a catchy nick
jight help. It's "Ike." "
Shoot
i Held j
lesday
oting and noisemak- j
lonfined to the Demo
lion next week,
ing rifle- which have
game in the Great
generations will b"
lly 23 for the annual
Beef shoot at Catal- j
men. some of whom
ig hand-made guns. |
ling for quarters of
ss The CO .ipetition
out 11 a. m. after a
H
n Alexander expects I
red riflenien for the
'trance fee will be
? o ?
The Waynesville Mountaineer
wife. I fuesk.
I'ubl.shed 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. 37 24 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILLE, N. C.. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. JULY~17,1?52 *3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Countiea
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scouts Learn Handicrafts At Camp
With a certain amount of their time at Camp Daniel Boone devoted to handicrafts, boy scouts team
to make such items as moccasins, ashtrays, billfolds, lanyards, and others. Camping chairman Ben
jamin E. Colkitt, left, looks on while Franklin McSwain of Troop 1. laces a moccasin he has just fin
ished. Other scouts are Lewis Cabe and Tommy Gnuse. also of Troop 1, Franklin, and Arnold Hannah
of Troop 3. Aliens Creek, handicraft director. 'Mountaineer Photo).
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'Queen' Will
Be Elected
| 1
At Junaluska
The Democrats will nominate a
presidential candidate next week,
but at the Lake Junaluska Metho
dist Assembly chief interest is like
ly to be in the election of a 19.">2
"Queen of Junaluska."
Nominations for the coveted hon
or will close tomorrow night and
I he election is set for next Thurs
day Balloting will be held at the
Junaluska boathouse. the voting to
.be limited ot summer residents and
Visitors who hold grounds tickets'
of two weeks duration.
The coronation of the new queen
is scheduled for the evening of
August 9 in Junaluska auditorium
The present queen. Miss Barbara
Russell of Greenville.- N. C., will
preside at the colorful coronation,
always a highlight of the summer
program.
i) is believed Mat uere will be
thrae of four nominees by the Fri
day deadline. The election cam
paign. shortei than usual this year,
usually is accompanied by parades,
"stump speeches." a water carnival
on the lake, plus the customary po
litical fanfare and buttonholing of
delegates.
Mrs. Jack West of the Claudette
Beauty Shop has entered the Bow
man Gray Hospital in Winston Sal
em for treatment.
1 Re - Appoints All
ision Workers Here
1 commissioners have
all Extension work
ed for another year,
fire warden, and ser
tments are for a year,
y 1 of this year,
lidwell is fire warden,
own is service officer,
ion workers, include: !
:ning. county agent,1
din. Herbert Single
A, Cathey. and Cecil
nts, with Miss Maty
Mrs Anne .loe Cald
retaries. Miss Marv
"me demonstration a
iss Jean Childers. as-;
Mrs. Harriett A. Tut
fry.
1 also allocated up lo i
^instruction of a suit
precinct for Fines
^t No. two.
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CLOUDY
?Partly cloudy and not
few uolated thunder
temoon Partly cloudy
ay with thundirshow
OW slid f?vcnlnn.
VsynnsviHe tempera
H"d liv the Slate Test
*?*. Mln. Rainfall
I It 5U .05
1 85 63 .05 1
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Fire Destroys Barn
On Aliens Creek Road
The Waynesville Fire Depart
ment was called to its first fire in
more than a month Wednesday af
ternoon when a barn belonging to
Swan Hendricks on Aliens Creek
Road caught fire about 1 o'clcok.
The barn, which was filled with j
hay. was destroyed in a very shorl j
time. Damage was estimated a' i
$1,000.
Camp Daniel Boone Has
Much To Offer Scouts
During Summer Months
June Travel In Park
19'; Over Last Year
.'line travel in the Great Smoky
Mountains National I'ark tvas
more than a quarter of a mil
lion people, park offieials told
The Mountaineer this morning.
The exact figure, 208.525, repre
setns a 19 per cent hicrcaur over
June of last year.
Totals for July will not he
available until thr end of the
mouth, park headquarters said.
The large increase closely cor
responds to the travel in and a
ronnd Waynesville. For the
month of June, police officials
estimated that traffic had reach
ed an all-time peak -for that
month. Travel in the main sec
tion of Wa.vnesville has been
helped by the recent improve
ments in traffic regulations.
C of C Group ;
F rom Georgia
Plans Visit
About 25 members of the Cham
ber of Commerce, and county of
ficials of Decatur. On., will spend
(he week-end in Wa.vnesville a
their headquarters from which they
plan to make a survey of "Unto
These Hills'- and other places,
Their purpose is to examine the
Indian drama with the possibility
of sponsoring a play of their own
in Georgia. Thev also plan (o learn
the operation of tourist courts and
other tourist attractions in order
that they might consider the es
tablishment of similar attraction
in De Kaib county.
They are studying the possibility
of ai. outdoor drama for the Stone
Mountain arer of their county.
The group will come to Way
nesville in a motorcade. In charge
will be Mrs. Sidney H. Ruskin. a 1
former summer resident of this
area.
County Welfare Department
Notes Encouraging Gains
Highlights in thp annual report i
of the HaywoOd county department
of public welfare were pointed out j
this week by N. C. West, chairman
of the countv board of public wel
fare, in commenting 011 the year's
summary for The Mountaineer.
Encouraging trends were noted
in the activities of the department.
There was a net reduction of 17
plus per cent during the year in
the number receiving-old age as
sistance. This was attributed to
the operation of the lien law which
went into effect October 1. 1951
A total of 23 cases were trans
ferred from general assistance fin
anced entirely by the county to the
new matching program of aid to
the permanently and totally dis
abled.
A total average of 1.721 persons
were aided monthly during the year
hy the s4aff of the department of
public welfare either through pub
lic assistance grants or non-finan
cial help, or both.
"The average monthly grant for;.
old age assistance, while still much
below that of several southern '
states and the national average of 1
S24 87 during the year. West said. 1
"For aid to the permanently and '
totally disabled the average month
ly grant was $28 07. Increases. 1
while greatlv needed, have not kept
pare with the rise in the cost of I
living.
"The number and effectiveness .
of non-financial services rendered (
by the department have followed
the changing needs of the county.
During the tear, on an average
monthly basis. 334 services other
than financial were rendered by '
the staff This included such ser- '
vices as placement of children in '
fn'iei homes, placing children for '
adoption, psychological examina- '
lions for children, certifying indi- I
gent persons for hospitalization, '
services to crippled and handicap- '
ped children, assistance in apply- I
ing for admission to state institu- i
lions supervision of probation, of
fSee Welfare?Page X) I
B.v BILL 1.IF.NBACH
Staff Writer
Located several miles from Beth
el in an isolated section along the
Little Kast Fork of the Pigeon RiVr I
ev is a 700-acre tract of land that
seems to be ideal for the purpose
for which it has been set aside.
Visitors know they are near the
site when they come upon the 10
acre artificial lake because at the
fat end rafts can be seen in the
water and canoes line the shore.
There may be someone in swim
ming.
As the motorist proceeds along
the lake road he may notice sever
al two-man tents on the slopes to 1
his left, and a line of boys, clad
in swimming trunks with towels
slung over their shoulders, make -
way for the automobile. The driv
er cannot help see the demonstra
tion area Where tents and small 1
learrd'os, tower, and tables have
been made from small branches
and lashed together only wiUl
ropes, and the makings of a camp- i
fire are in readiness. Just beyond I
lies the retreat field with a U. S
flag fluttering from a pole. !
Then the camp area itself. Logs
were used mainly in the construe- (
lien of the buildings, with thei
iSee Scouts, Page 1, See. 2)
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New Drive-In
To Hold Formal
Opening Tuesday
' i
Spaldon's Drivc-In, a beautiful j |
new brick and California redwood j
building located on North Main
Street, will have its formal open- |
ing next Tuesday. (
Spaldon Underwood, who has ,
owned and operated the Sinclair ,
service station on Main Street for
many years, is the owner of the
drive-in. Bill Kanos, who has been
connected with the restaurant bus- (
iness for 15 years, is assistant man
ager.
A total of 75 cars can be accom- '
modaled in the large parking area. ;
In the main dining room upstairs
about 60 can be accommodated. ,
while an additional 40 can be serv
ed downstairs. The upstairs dining
room can easily be converted for
banquet facilities, seating about I
HO people at capacity.
Mrs Ada Galloway, who has |
built up a tremendous local repu
tation with her hot rolls, has joined '
he staff, and L. C. McKinney will
be night ?hef. I
The new drive-in will be open
From 6 a.m. to midnight every day.
Civic Groups Will <
Maintain Schedule
Of Events Calendar
t
Something netv in the way of an
'events" calendar is beirig prepar- f
by the Chamber of Commerce r
it the request of various civic or- '
?anizations in Waynesvilie and (
dazelwood. This calendar, which
vfll keep a listing of times and t
daces of all the many activities of i
he various participating organiza- i
ions, is being set up to avoid con- t
usion and conflicts in the schedul
ng of civic events. ! t
The idea for the calendar was t
(See Civic Group?Page *> a
Town Building Permits More
Than Double Same '51 Period
Town Inspector's
Report Far Ahead
Of Last Year's
Building permits for the first six
months of 1952 were more than
twice those of the same period of
last year, according to Hugh Jol
ley. building inspector for Waynes
ville.
The total for 38 permits this j
year amounted to $475,050 as a-1
gainst $218,410 for 46 permits for1
the first six months of last year, |
Mr. Joiley's report reveals.
Business buildings took the lead
this year, with $256,500. with dwel
lings in second place with $151.
400. Other groups showed:
Private garages $ 2.150
Tourist courts 40,000.
Tobacco bern 500.
Repairs, alterations 15,500
Last year dwellings amounted to
$88,300; business $10,100;* garages
$1,500; repairs $18,450, ? and a
church $100,000.
The last half of 1951 showed ?
substantial gain over the first
half, as the year ended with SB 11.
235, the inspector's report shows.
2 Haywood Men
Will Attend
Democratic Meet
Two Haywood County mm. J J.
Ferguson and Richard Queen, will
attend the Democratic National
Convention which gets underway
Monday in Chicago.
Queen, who is administrative as
sistant to the Public I.ands Com
mittee of Congress, is ai> alternate
for Ben Prince of Hendersonville
H is likely that Prince will not at
tend the convention, because ut
sickness, in which case Queen
would become a delegate.
Ferguson. Haywood Justice of
the Peace, is going along strictly
as an observer.
Indications during the past few
weeks point to the fact that North
Carolina will throw its delegate
strength behind Senator Richard
Russell on the firsi oallot. and will
remain committed until Russell is
uither nominated or loses all chance
for the prize.
The two Haywood men will leave
Saturday.
Four Haywood Youths
Enlist in Armed Forces
Phillip W. Howell, of Bethel, re
cently enlisted in the armed forces
lor Officers Candidate School
lor two years. Howell, finished
school at Bethel this year, left
earlier this month to begin his
training.
S-Sgl. Jerry Clark. Army and
Air Forces recrtuiting officer for
Ihe Waynesville area, also announc
ed that Orea W Jenkins, of Cove
Creek, a graduate of Fines Creek
School, had enlisted in the regular
Army for three years. He also left
earlier this month.
Two other young men. Billy Leri
Ford of Canton, and Horace Sellers
'if Clyde, have been pre-processed
find passed, and are awaiting call 1
iny day. 1
Phil Sellars of White Plains. N.
Y. is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. i
Dan Watkins. '
Commissioners From 10 States Here
t- ...^, ^ ?% .vimanmirv. :<*. ? i -i n?i???mmmmmm>111 .
The Haywood County Farm Agent's office and several communities played host Wednesdav afteri >.ni
to Commissioners of Agriculture from It) southern states. The Commissioners were concludlnt; a
of the State as they visited several eonummlties 111 Haywood. This picture was taken at Reeve \ >>
and's farm in Katclltt'e Cove as David Reeves told the visitors how he netted $4100 in his 4-il ."(it
N. C. Commissioner of Agriculture, L. Y. Ballentine. is shown at far left in the group.
(Mountaineer f'h>, .
Agriculture Commissioners
From 10 States Visit Here |
Kathryn Queen
Gets High Post
In Int'l Group
Kathryn Queen. daughter of Mr
and Mrs John M. Queen of Way
nesville. and evaluation and train
ing specialist wjth the Kmploy
ment Security Commission of North
Carolina, has been appointed chair
man of the Research Committee of
the International Association ot
Personnel in Employment Security !
by Clifford A. Hoi lister of Chicago, i
new president of the Association.
Miss Queen is president of the;
North Carolina Chapter of this or- i
ganization.. She and other delegates
from North Carolina so impressed j
the meeting at Atlantic City recent
ly that the delegates voted strong- ?
ly in favor of Asheville for the
1954 convention which will be at- j
tended by 1.000 tp 1.500 delegates
representing 16.000 members from j
all parts of the United States,
Canada. Hawaii, Puerto Rico and i
Alaska, with some members from
France and J' an. The 1953 meet
ing will be held in Milwaukee,
This association devotes its ener
gies toward improving operational
methods used in the administration
of Employment Security and re
lated programs and to improving
the professional advancement of
the personnel. Active membership
is limited to individuals engaged
in these programs.
First Baptist Church
Featured In Current
Issue Of State Paper
A picture of the new sanctuary
of the First Baptist church was
featured on the cover of the cur
rent issue of t' e Biblical Recorder,
the journal of the State Baptist
convention of North Carolina.
Accompanying the picture was a
story telling of the building pro
tram. and the inaugural services
nhich were held on June 15th.
Commissioners of Agriculture
from 10 southern stales made a f
quick tour of wtoll communitli s I
in Haywood County Wednesday af- "
ternoon In one of their final visits'
in North Carolina before they left ;
for their home states.
The t oiiimissioiu? t's inel in North ^
Carolina to elect officio , of the
1 Southern Association of Commis-'
sinners of \griruilure and to agri- ^
cultural methods in the State The
Tar Heel Commissioner, I, y. Bal
lentine, who was last year's presi
dent. turned his office over to Ed- |
ward Jones of Tennessee
C
Never before had this group vis- |
iteri Haywood County. They were
taken first to Reeves Noland's farm
at Ratcliffe Cove where they oh- J
served hay drying methods and (
heard a brief talk by David Noland.
who told the visitors how- he had
netted $4100 from his 4-H work
Next I lie motorcade, .led by a '
patrol ear. drove to the Iron Duff '
community where Frank Davis out- '
lined CDI* work in the county. s
The Commissioners were then ''
taken to Upper Crablree and a ?'
brief slop at tile cemetery which
has been greatly improved through c
community work.
The filial visit in the county was ^
at Joe Palmer's at Rush Fork where ^
an outdoor supper was spread by n
Crabtrec community. After the
meal, the visitors were invited Into ^
the Palmer home to see woodwork
made entirely from timber grown
on the farm. '
Before leaving North Carolina,
the out-of-state guests attended the |
Cherokee drama. "Unto These |j
Hills." Wednesday evening.
Commissioners from the follow- ^
ing jdales were present: North Car
olina. I- Y. Ballentine. and his as
sistant. A Hughes Harris; South
Carolina. Georgia. Florida. Tennes- "
see. Louisiana. Alabama, Kentucky, 1
Virginia, and West Virginia.
Parkway To Heinlooga To
Be Opened On August 15
The six-mile link of the Blue
idge Parkway from Black Camp
lap to Heintooga overlook, will be
pened to the public about August
5th. it was learned this morning
om Superintendent John Preston.
T the Park.
Workmen are putting down the
nishing surface on the' sccnlc
>ute. which will give a 12-mile
iop into the Smokies from Soco
ap via Mile High Overlook. I
Superintendent Preston said that
?ntatlve plans for an official open
tg ceremony has heen postponed
ntil next spring. The original date
?d been set for A.ugust first.
The superintendent pointed out
tat the new link would be open to
le traveling public on August 15th,
though It woulft be about the first [
of September before the comfort
stations at Heintooga would tie
completed. Ben J. Sloan has the
contract, and plans to finish them
about 30 days ahead of the contract
date, which Is October first.
The Parkway link is open to
Mile High Overlook, which is about
3w2 miles from Soco dap. The spur
of the Parkway on to Heintooga
affords what many term some of
the best scenic views in all West
ern North Carolina.
The link from Soco to Mile High
was opened last September.
It is about 2'ti miles from Mile
High to Black Camp Gap. and six
miles from there on to the Hein
tooga Ridge Overlook and picnic
area.
Texans Leave
(i
For Home After
Busy Week Here <?
n
Thr you ng people from Denton
County, Texas who said they found v
Haywood a mighty fine place, left s
Thursday morning on the Ions n
trip home.
The visiting 4-H Club members
spent their lasi morning here at
Lake Junaluska and the Champion
Paper and Fibre Company in the
afternoon they were guests at a
farewell party al the First Metho
dist Church here. Refreshments
were served In the local .laycees
and souvenirs were passed out In
the Canton Civitan Club.
They had spent a week in the
County returning a visit thr lla>
wonri 4-H ers made to Texas last
year. As guests in private homes
the Texans had the opportunity to
become well acquainted with local
people The Texans were treated
to varied entertainment, ranging
from social events to observing
farming methods to visiting scenic
spots in outside Haywood County.
Their farthest trip took them to Mt
Mitchell
Second Week
Df Court
Adjourned
Wednesday
The July Term of crimPt <1
ourt adjourned Wednesday aiter
loo.n, after being in session for two
'a.vs Of the second week, with
udge William II Bobbitt of
'liarlotle. presiding.
A number of eases yore beard
hiring the two-day session Includ
d wore four divorce cases- Broell t
Jock vs. Clifton Beck: Dollm (jrer.
imith vs Hoe Smith; Claude Net
on vs. Willie Mae Nelson and
ithel Taylor Donaldson \ Clar
nee Donaldson
Other cases disposed of which
arried sentences, included;
Vnianeete Sequoyah tin in,
Irunk. fined $100 and cost-, with
river's license suspended for 12
rionlhs.
Montgomery MeKlrov public
runkenness. HO days on rnad
Mattie May Cagle. prostitution,
2-month jail sentence.
Franchion Smith, driving drunk
iried $100 and cost, with driver
ieense revoked for 12 month
Jack Co we. driving drunk, f'neri
100 and costs, with drivers li
ense revoked for 12 months.
Arolo Caldwell, driving drunk
entenced 0 months; plus three sci
ences of 30 days each for public
runkenness.
Floyd Fie, carry nig concealed
,eapon. 00 day s.
James Forney, larceny, 18 months *
n roads.
Lewis Morgan, driving drunk,
tried $100 and eysl
Ted Chambers, larceny given 60
ay suspended sentence, upon pat
ient of cost.
Sam Kelly, assault with decs v
capon, charged with costs record
bowing civil settlement had been
nade in case.
Highway
Record For
1952
In Hayv/ood
(To
Injured .... ''2
Killed 4
(This Information mm
pltrd from Record* of
State Hibway Patrol*
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