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Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smpky Mountains National Park ? ?
?7th YEAR No7 62 12 PAGES " Associated rrcss WAYNESVILLE, N. C.7 MONDAY ArTERNOON, AUGUST 4,1 #52 *3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counttea
Bankers Tour Haywood County
Agriculture representatives of various banks from several states are visiting Haywood several days this
week on one of their quarterly tours. Monday morning they stopped at the M. O. Galloway farm to see
top grade bulls. County agent Wayne Corpening led the group. (Mountaineer photo)
W. M. Robbins
Dies At Lake
Junaluska
The Rev. William Martin Rob
bins, 87, retired Methodist minis
ter. died in his home at Lake Juna
luska at 9:45 a.m. Sunday follow
ing a lengthy illness.
A native of Randolph County, he
was a member of the Western North
Carolina Conference for the last
56 years, and retired from active
| ministry several years ago. He had
J been living at Lake Junaluska since
he retired.
Funeral services were held this
afternoon in the Whitley Funeral
Home, Kannapolis. Dr. John Moore
of Lake Junaluska and the Rev.
i C- R. Ross of Lake Junaluska offi
ciated. and burial was in the ceme
I tery of the Mt; Olivet Methodist
| Church near Kannapolis.
' Survivors include the widow,
Mrs. Fannie Winecoff Rebbins of
Lake Junaluska: three slaughters.
Mrs. E. C. Sharp of Birmingham.
Ala., Mrs. J. R. Mathews of Kan
napolis, and Mrs. J. S. Ragsdale of
Leaksvilie; three grandsons; and a
granddaughter.
Garrett Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
B. C. Houck Dies
In Cameron, S. C.
B. C. Houck. father of Mrs. Phil
Medford. died early this morning
at his home in Cameron. S. C. Mr.
Houck suffered a heart attack
Thursday,
Dr. and Mrs. Medford left this
morning to attend the funeral serv
ices.
N. C. Hunting, Fishing
Licenses Go On Sale
Hunting and combination hunt
ing-fishing licenses went on sale
throughout North Carolina August
1.
The State hunting licenses cost
$3.10 and the combination licenses
$4.10. Hunting licenses good only
in the county of the purchaser's
residence are on sale for $1.10.
Three new game protectors also
began their duties in Western
North Carolina the first of the
month. They are: Avon Ray, sta
tioned in Buncombe County; Paul
R. Leatherwood of Clyde, stationed
in Transylvania: and Harold Reri
cha. stationed in Henderson Coun
ty.
Church Men Making Plans
For Evangelistic Campaign
Plans for the Methodist Church's
South-wide evangelistic campaign
to be launched next April will be
discussed Tuesday at the annual
meeting of 250 district superintend
ents and pastors ?inder way at the
Lake Junalusuka Assembly.
The meeting opens tonight at 8
o'clock with an address by Bishop
W. Angle Smith, Oklahoma City,
and will continue through Friday
night. Bishop Smith, who recently
was elected president of the
church's General Board of Evan
gelism, will join with Bishop Roy
H. Short, Nashville, to bring the
principal messages at 11 a.m. to-!
morrow.
Beginning tomorrow night at 8
o'clock Bishop Charles C. Selec
man. Dallas, will be the evening
platform speaker through Friday.,
The 11 a.m. platform address will
be given Wednesday through F^l-'
day by Dr. Russell L. Dicks of Duke
University. Durham. ?
Tomorrow's group discussion will
be led by staff members of the j
evangelism board. They are Dr.
Harry Denman, executive secre
tary. and Dr. Harry Williams, asso
ciate secretary, who will serve as '
campaign director of the South
wide evangelistic mission.
The campaign is to be conducted
in more than 5.000 churches, start
ing April 17 and concluding with
200 regional mass meetings on
May 24. The Rev. J. F. Lupo,
Greenwood. S. C., is chairman of a
special promotion committee which
will meet at Lake Junaluska at 2
p.m. Tuesday.
, Leaders of the conference of
district superintendents and pas
tors are Dr. Edgar H. Nease, Char
lotte. and Dr. Clare Cotton, Talla-1
hassee, Fla.
Bank Officials Holding
Three-Day Session Here
Delinquent Tax
List Published
The list of delinquent county
taxes are being advertised today,
setting September first as the
date tax liens will be sold against
the property.
There are fewer pieces of prop
erty listed this year for taxes
than was the case in 1951.
Half of the county list appears
in this newspaper, and the other
half in the Canton Enterprise.
Man Dies And
Another Hurt
In Accident
?
One man was killed and another
injured early Sunday when their
ear left a steep curve In Highway
276 near Sprlngdale and crashed
'into the side of a cliff.
! into the side of a cliff.
State Highway Patrolman W. R.
| Wooten reported Paul C. Miller,
about 28. of Canton RFD 1, died in
; the Veterans Administration Hos
' pital at Swannanoa of his injuries.
Charles Frank Lewis, about 23.
J of Canton RFD 2, a Navy sailor.
| attached to the U. S. S. Orion at
I Norfolk, Va., was reported by at
tendants at the same hospital as
being in "fair" condition Sunday
night. The extent of his injuries. |
the hospital said, had not been de
termined fully. Wooten said his
investigation indicated Lewis had
been driving the car but that he
was continuing his inquiry.
Wooten said the two men were
found unconscious at 6 a. m. at the
wreckage of the overturned auto by
Clifton Beaver, a resident of the
nearby community, who was on his
I way to work. Wooten said Lewis
was pinned under the wreckage and
Miller was lying about 15 feet a
way. The accident apparently oc
curred at about 4 a. m., the officer
added.
After summoning aid. Beaver
j freed Lewis by raising the auto
1 with a jack, the officer said.
The two injured men were taken
to Haywood County Hospital where
they received emergency treatment,
then were taken to the Swannanoa
hospital.
Wooten described the auto, a
? 1949 Oldsmobile, as totally de- (
molished by the accident. He said (
the two men were traveling north ,
toward Canton at the time.
Fifty-two representatives from
banks in five states arrived in Way
nesville yesterday and registered
for the three-day annual meeting
of the Association of Bank Agri-<
cultural Representatives. The meet
ing is being held here this year
at the invitation of Jonathan
Woody, president of the First Na
tional Bank.
This morning the group was con
ducted on a tour of farms in the
Waynesvilie area by Mr. Woody
and Wayne Corpening. county
agent. Prior to the tour Mr. Woody
explained the agricultural program
of the First National Bank of Way
nesvilie.
The sessions, all of whicli will
convene in the court house, will
deal with various phases of a bank's
part in agricultural development.
Some of the main discussion ma
terial will emphasize the oank's
part in vrtrlcing with farm youth,
methods used in making apprais
sals of farm real estate, weekly
hank agricultural bulletins, promo
tional policies for new enterprises,
and other problems that arise in
relations of banks and agricultural
interests.
Five states are represented ?
North and South Carolina, Virginia,
Maryland, and New York. The
group is making its headquarters
at Haywood Motor inn.
After the closing sessions Tues
day the group will go in chartered
busses to Cherokee for a perform
ance of "Unto These Hills." That
part of the program has been ar
ranged by the First National Bank.
Tonight the group will be enter
tained at a banquet at the Towne
House.
Pioneer Settlement Is
Being Built In Park
An early American "settlement,"
complete with houses, barn, spring
house and all furnishings is being
constructed at the Oconaluftee
Ranger Station in the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park.
Heretofore visitors have been
able to see many pioneer relics at
a temporary museum at the station,
but with the completion of the
"settlement" next year, the various
pieces will be placed in their new
settings.
According to John Preston. Park
superintendent, the buildings for
the "settlement" will be taken
from various sections of the Park
and will be placed in their new
surroundings exactly as they were
originally built.
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laiement of
' lightning
larles Isleys
K happen tf
?i i amazed.
I the house
I. t he elec
P i adio play
p was even
Id the radio
Ml with the
P investigat
Ih had been
ft closed thel
pdio just as
p-ned.
?ad entered
n switch on
| it. causing
plly the case
les. And un
t rouble re
ley now op
ing the wall
Ir reaction
ley been sit
of a sudden
g for no ap
?rmy
ftring
H, the largest
Hieyed to Max
By an all-day
Hnd eat fried
Hem "took the
^ving meaning
?stayed late.
? past few, the
H steady in
Hig to Major
^ftlvatlon Army
Honsors of the
Hrc more out
s'. They came
^Massachusetts,
Hin the deep
Here were 13
B- North and
?Yohk. Florida,
Hrirginia, Ohio,
Hpey, Pennsyl
Hevlousiy men
that people
Hire the Salva
Hinished break
said, stayed
?visiting."
By Patrol esti
? 3.000. Traffic
?with compara
^Mnce the State
H'aded the few
Hn't paved.
Hi the tinging
Bo ever had.
Hr-two singing
? was fine, and
?mood to enjoy
Billiard, guest
Hie theme, "He
Hi." At four
? decoration of
?Cemetery took
Hinging groups
music.
^Vaynesville and
? Hot Springs
Hrowd with the
?received a col
Ht $200, which
?ssion work at
?fission.
Day
At
ek
ration of the
y on Aliens
lunday, August
ording to Char
al chairman,
re being made
ndance. and to
I all-day pro
said.
am will be an
?CLOUDY
B cloudy and
Bldely scattered
fcower* Highest
?89 degrees,
grille tempera
? the State Test |
? Mln. Rainfall
? 61 .00
? 03 .04
? 00 .87
Champion Contributes To
Purchase Of Hospital X-Ray
$10,000 Is
Donated For
New Unit
A contribution of $10,000 from
the Champion Papers Foundation
will make possible the installation
of a modern new X-ray machine
and related, equipment at the Hay
wood County Hospital, it has b?en
announced by Lee Davis, hospital
administrator.
The gift was proferred to the
hospital's board of trustees at a
special meeting Thursday by J.
Bruce Morford, manager of Indus
trial and Community Relations for
the Canton Division of the Cham
pion Paper and Fibre Company,
and was officially accepted by W.
A. Bradley, board chairman.
This development constitutes a
major step forward in the hospital
board's projected program of mak
ing Haywood County Hospital a
medical center that will be ad?-1
i quate and worthy of the county I
and region, Mr. Davis said.
Very satisfactory progress is be
ing made on the construction of a
new wing which will expand .the
hospital capacity from 72 beds to
132 beds, and is expected to be
ready for use by December 15th.
Federal, state and county funds
were made available for the addi
tion of the new wing, but absolute
ly no funds were appropriated for
renovation of the old part the
hospital, for adequate X-ray equip
ment,.autopsy room, parking space
and other essentials.
As a result of this situation, the
hospital's board of trustees have
launched a campaign among parties
i Interested In the public welfare o<
the county to raise funds for these
auxiliary improvements which will
be necessary to perfect a first rate
medical center.
Champion's contribution of $10.
000. added to gifts already made
by Wellco Shoe Corporation, the
Dayton Rubber employees, and the
Waynesville Jaycees, leaves the
campaign less than $20,000.00 short
of the ultimate goal.
Jonathan Creek
Hosts To Iron
Duff Thursday
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The Jonathan Creek CDP will
entertain Iron DulT Thursday at a
community tour and picnic.
Iron Duff residents will spend
the morning visiting various farm
sites and community improvements
> at Jonathan Creek. Following a pic
nic spread at noon the two com
munities will join in group singing
and various competitive athletic
, events.
Mountaineer Photo Is
Featured In Magazine
A Mountaineer photograph was
featured in the current issue of
the North Carolina Motor Vehicle
The picture of the overpass from
Camp Adventure across Highway
No? 19 at the Cake after it was
hit by a truck hauling a stone
crusher.
No one was injured in the wreck.
Hospital Gets $10,000 From Champion
The Haywood County Hoapital was the recipient last week of a $10,000 check from Champion Paper
and Fibre Company' Uiat will be used on the purchase of X-ray equipment. From left are Hospital
Administrator Lee Davis, Spaldon Underwood, member of the Board of Trustees; W A. Bradley,
chairman of the Board of Trustees, who is receiving the check from J. Bruce Morford of Champion.
C. C. Francis, chairman of the Board of County Commissioners; and Loranzo Smathers, member of
the Board of Trustees, (Mountaineer Photo).
Rainfall Of Past Days Has Had
Little Effect On Water Supply
The rains, which fell & ^ wel
come relief in the ptfst few days,
have done little to change the cri
tical water shortage that has been
facing Waynesville and vicinity.
The situation has improved
somewhat. Town Manager G. C
Ferguson said Monday noon, but
not enough to warrant any change
in the voluntary restrictions on the
use of water.
He said the water level at the
two dams. Shiny Rock and Rocky
Branch, has been raised slightly,
l.ut where several feet of water
are needed at Rocky Branch and
somewhat less at the other dam.
the water supply for Waynesville,
Hazelwood and Lake Junaluska has
not been increased for any prac
tical purposes.
Mr. Ferguson called upon the
citizens of the three communities
to use the minimum water they
need for the time being. He added
that if more rain comes soon it
may be possible to lift rationing.
Filling stations and garages are
still not washing automobiles ana
lawn sprinklers are Still on the
forbidden list.
Summer visitors, which increas
ed the population of central Hay
wood county by about one-third,
has caused an increase in water
needs which will be met on a
permanent basis only when the im
provements called for in the bond
Issue have been constructed. In
the meantime, summer visitors and
permanent residents alike must
depend on rainftll. which has been
unusually light during the past fev
weeks. Everyone hopes the recen
rains are a sign of more to come.
Haywood County Farm
Tour Ended Sunday As
Caravan Arrives Here
By STANLEY WILLIAMSON
'Special Mountaineer Correspond
ent)
Late Sunday afternoon the four
buses that d\4d taken 181 people
from Haywood County on a 2(100
mile out-of-ftate fafm tour pulled
into Wayneavilte.<
Everyone felt ??that,, in spite of
the whirlwind schedule and late to
bed and early to rftle. the tour was
one of the moat enjoyable and
entertaining in the 10 years his
tory of the summer travels to vari
ous parts of the U. S.
The Sunday schedule was prob
I ably the lightest of the tour with
the only stop a brief rest period at
Pulaski. Va. Saturday night was
spent at Whita Sulphur Springs,
W Va. from where the tour went
directly to Pulaski Sunday morn
ing. A stop at noon for lunch was
made at Bristol, Va. and in mid
afternoon the caravan crossed the
Virginia line for a few miles in
Tennessee and tben into North
Carolina and Anally, Haywood
County.
Saturday was spent In Pennsyl
vania and West Virginia. After
breakfast in Pittsburgh, the group
toured the airport which is the sec
ond largest in the world, and from
there went to Pittsburgh University
and Carnegie Institute. Traveling
through Waynesburg, the caravan
stopped at the Jackson Mill 4-H
camp at Weston. W. Va for lunch
and an inspection of the camp.
The only farm visit of the after
noon was at H. B. Wilson's short
horn cattle farm at Lewisburg, W
Va. Thirty minutes from the farm
was White Splphur Springs where
the night's lodging was arranged.
Members of the caravan made
their adieus to Canada , Friday
morning at Niagara Falls, where
they stayed Thursday night. The
Quaker Oats plant at Depew, N. Y
was the Arst stop of the morning
followed by lunch at North East.
Pa as the touring party headed
( See Farm Tour, Page Si*)
First Hole-In-One This
Summer Scored Sunday
Finally happened. W. T. Zeuch.
of Vero Beach. Fla.. scored a
hole-in-one at the Waynesvllle
Country Club Sunday.
He used | 9-wood on the 155
tard par 3 seventeenth hole.
Mr. Zeuch. who carded a total
90 for the round, was playing
with Mrs. Zeuch and J. K. "Rip"
Graves.
Back to Church Story
In Methodist Magazine
"World Outlook," the official
publication of the Board of Mis
sions of the Methodist Church,
has published in the August issue
a two-page story on Haywood
County's Back to Church Move
ment.
The article, written by Eleanor
Sloan, member of The Mountain
eer staff, is accompanied with
four Mountaineer photographs of
floats that were seen in the giant
parade that touched off the
movement.
The four photogiaphs show the
floats of Cake Junaluska Com
munity, the Champion Paper and
Fibre Company, KatclifTe Cove
Community, and Fines Creek
Community.
Registrars Get
Ready To Open
Poll Books 9th
Registrars of the 28 voting pre
cincts in Haywood will meet here
Wednesday morning at ten o'clock
to get instructions and the regis
tration books preparatory lor the
election on wine and beer, set for
September 2nd.
Glenn W. Brown, chairman of
the board of election.s -aid that
the registration books would open
Saturday, August 9. and remain
open until August 23rd. All per
sons eligible to vote who have not
previously registered for a county
election should do so between
August 9 and 23rd. it was explain
ed. -
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Rotarians Hear
funaluska Singers
The Rotary Club had 21 visitors
from five states last Friday, as the
quartette from the Lake Junaluska
Assembly gave a musical program,
under the direction of Dr. Cyrus
Daniel.
The singers gave a varied pro- i
gram, which has become an annual
event for the Rotary Club.
Mr. and Mrs. James Francis ?!
Mt. Olive are guests of the former's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fran
els.
Instructors In Leadership School
Dr. Mary Alice Jones, left, and the Rev. Robert S. Clemmons, both
of the Board of Education staff of the Methodist Church, will be
principal instructors in the South-wide Leadership Training Con-"
ference for approximately 400 church workers, which will open to
morrow at Lake Junaluoka The school will run in two ?ectlon?.
Fines Creek Will
Observe Homecoming
Homecoming and Decoration
Week will be observed Sunday in
an all-day program at Fine-; Creek.
The event will be held at Mem
orial Baptist Church. Lunch will
be served to those present.
Highway
Record For
1952
In Haywood
(To DaU)
Injured.... 33
Killed .... 5
(This information com
piled from Record# of
State Hihway Patrol.)