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day. will celeb
r program, high
and addresses,
will be held at
William J. Gam
the church, as
Thrower. form
will be served
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ly Parker Quar
id Presbyterian.
1st, Bethel Meth
aptist Choirs,
of the commun
ted to take part
persons of the
i cordial invita
Officials Ended
3 Here Tuesday
of Bank Agri
[itatives annual
close here Tues
member termed
most successful
ever had."
r . assistant vice
Rger of the Farm
nt of the Bank
i re-elected pres
1 Russell L. Up
Rt of the Camp
. Rustburg, Va.,
resident.
ic Fifth Federal
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[South Carolina,
?and West Virginia?having agricul
tural departments or full time agri
cultural representatives are mem
bers of the association. For this
meeting all the members but three
were on hand.
Highlights of the meeting were a
farm tour of Haywood County un
der the direction of Jonathan
Woody and Wayne Corpenlng. sev
eral discussion sessions under the
direction of agricultural represent
atives of the various member banks,
and a trip to Cherokee for a per- j
formanee of "Unto These Hills".
Outstanding bank agricultural
representatives present included
Edward T*Savldge, secretary of the
Agricultural Committee of the
American Bankers Association.
New York City; E. R. Alexander,
executive secretary. South Carolina
Bankers Association; Dwight Pat
terson. chairman of the Agricul
: tural Committee of the South Caro
| Una Bankers Association and exec
[ utive vice * president. Palmetto
Bank. Lawrence. S. C.; George V.
Gaines, director of farm develop
ment, The Citizens and Southern
National Bank, Atlanta; and Dr.
Harry M. Love, head'of the Depart
ment of Agricultural Economics
and Rural Sociology at Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg,,
Va.
Invitations for next year's meet
ing have been received from offi
cials in Winston-Salem, Roanoke.
Natural Bridge, and Frederlcks
1 burg.
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Fines Creek Proud Of New Telephones
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To show their appreciation for the installation of <59 telephones recently at Fines Creek, civic leaders
'of the community invited Southern Bell Telephone Company ofTictals to a country dinner Wednea
day night. Looking at one of the new instruments are, from left, R. A. Pinner of Asheville. dis
trict plant munager for the company; Mrs. Fay Toy, service representative of Waynesville: J. Lov
ell Smith, district manager from Asheville; Tom Brummitt. who was CDP chairman at Fines Creek
last year when the work started; C. B. McCreary, and T. W. Rogers, who were among those re
sponsible for gelt, lg the telephone service into the community, i Mountaineer "Pho'toi.
Petition Asks Tor Bond
Election On Water System
Rains Ease
Shortage Of
Water Here
Waynesville Town Manager G.
' C. Ferguson said Thursday noon
that the water situation has great
i iy improved during the past few
days for Hazeiwood. Waynesville,
and Lake Junalusk* as a result of
tplrly heavy rgtns.
. White ihere Is rstilJ ngt water to
be Wasted. Mr. Ferguson salrf that
voluntary rationing is no longer in
effect and garages and Ailing sta
tion operators were allowed to
wash automobiles Wednesday.
The dqm at Shiny Rock, which
supplies about a million gallons of
water daily, is now overflowing, al
though the smaller Rocky Branch
dam is still not furnishing water at
full capacity, he added.
The critical shortage of water
! that resulted from the prolonged
dry spell and over-extended use
caused by inadequate facilities re
duced supplies in the 'three com
j munities lower than they have been
: in years.
Rhinehart Reunion To
Be Sunday At Clyde
The annual Rhinehart reunion
will be held Saturday, August 9.
at Fincher's Chapel Church at
Clyde.
All friends and relatives are in
vited to attend the all-day celebra
tios. Those coming are requested
to bring a picnic lunch.
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A petition bearing the signatures
of some 250 Waynesvllle voters,
was all set to be presented to the
board of aldermen this afternoon,
asking for an immediate election
on approving bonds for expanding
tlie water system here.
The petition was to be present
ed to the board in behalf of the
signees by W. Roy Francis, and M.
G. Stamey.
The board had originally set the
election for June 28th, but post
! poned the called election when a
I second primary was called. In the
I meantime the dry forces of the
rowdy presented ireMtiorm to the
board of elections asking for an
election on beer and wine.
Under the terms of the state
law, no other election can be held
| within 60 days of an election on
wine or beer?either before or
?after the election.
Representatives of the Dry Fore
res asked the board of aldermen
not to set the postponed water bond
I election so as to Interfere with
the beer and wine election.
The petition reads as follows:
"We, the undersigned residents
and .taxpayers of the Town of
Waynesville, respectfully petition
your Honorable Board to call an
election immediately on the ques
tion of (issuing bonds for the im
provement of our water system, and
as a basis for making this petition
we are advised as follows:
"1. That the State Board of Health
through its Chief Engineer, has
made a personal Inspection of the
water system of the Town of Way
nesville. and has found it wholly
inadequate, greatly in need of re
pairs. and greatly in need of new
installations both in its water line
and in its reservoir plant.
"2. We are further advised that
the Board of Aldermen at its regu
lar meeting on the day of
May, 1952. after considering var
ious reports and investigations,
found that it was a public neces
sity to improve the water system
and to submit to the citizens of
the Town the question of whether
they would vote sufficient bonds
to make this needed repair and
improvement.
"3. We are advised that the pres
ent system is out-moded. inade
quate. worn and dilapidated, and
in no way meets the present needs
of the growing population, both in
person and in industry, as well as
our influx of summer tourists.
"4. That because of the inade
quacy of the facilities our water
supply is desperately low, endang
ering the health of the citizens of
the town, when in fact a sufficient
supply of water from our large
watershed can be had if the proper
facilities are installed to carry the
water from the mountain to the
reservoir where it can be used, j
"We are so convinced that the
present situation is so serious that
your Honorable Board should not
delay another day in calling a bond
election so that the much needed
repairs and installations can be
made promptly, without further in
convenience and the risk of the loss
of property and health by trying to
continue with the present Inade
quate 'water system.
"We respectfully call the Board's
attention to the report of the State
Engineer and the recommendations
made in the report of April 11.
1952. and the previous reports and
correspondence relating to this im
portant matter."
Schools To
Open On
Sept. 3rd
Students, put a ring circle a
round Wednesday, September
3rd. That is the day school opens
| for the 1952-53 term.
The announcement was made
today, following; a meeting of the
county board of education Tuca
; day morning.
Mrs. Lucy Jones, county super
intendent of education, said that
three reasons prompted the open
ing of the Haywood schools about
a week later than usually:
First: work on four rural build
ings will be further along on the
3rd; Labor Day Is September
neat, and the Wine and beer elec
tion on the second, and many
school buildings are used as poll
ing places.
In view of these thing's, Mrs.
Jones said that a decision was
reached to begin the term on
September 3rd.
Early Morning Fire
Destroys $18,000 Barn
i
An early morning fire last Mon
day completely destroyed a barn
and crib belonging to Lem Shepard
! of Aliens Creek. Damage was esti
mated at $18,000.
Shepard discovered the fire in
his bam, which is located on Camp
Branch Road, about one o'clock
Monday morning. He drove to Way
nesville to summon firemen and
by the time he got back the barn
was all but gone. Firemen and
friends managed to keep the fire
from spreading to the nearby
house and other buildings,
J&epard said all his dairy equip
ment and feed was destroyed.
Cause of the fire has not been
determined. Part of the loss was
covered by insurance.
Henry Reunion Will
Be Held August 17
The annual Henry Reunion will
be held Sunday. August 17, at Mag
gie, with the Rev. James H. Cole
man. pastor of Maggie Methodist
Church, the principal speaker.
The reunion will be held at
Grady W. Henry's home on Soco
Gap Road. All Henrys and their
friends are invited to attend. There
will be a picnic dinner.
Queen To Be Crowned At
Lake Junaluska Saturday
Highlight of the week-end pro
gram at the Lake Junaluska Metho.
dist Assembly will be the corona
tion at 8 p.m Saturday of the 1952
"Queen of Junaluska." Misg Bbtty
Anne Robinson, Hickory
The colorful "Lady of the Lake"
pageant, an annual event of August
in Junaluska auditorium, will fea
ture a cast of more than 50 includ
ing the queen's court of 22 couples.
Script for the pageant, "Belle
of the South," has been written by
Miss Barbara Lowe, High Point, a
member of the assembly's recrea
tion staff. Dick Crowder. also of
High Point and in charge of sum
mer recreation activities, will direct
the stage program. Prof., Cyrus
Daniel, director of music, will be
in charge of the music.
The 1951 queen. Miss Barbara
Russell of Greenevllle, N. C.. will
reign over the court until Miss
Robinson is crowned. Serving the
new queen as Maid of Honor will
be Miss Jbyce Carter, Lake Juna
luska.
Crowder said that the program
will feature musical highlights asso
ciated with plantation life and oth
er aspects of the "old South."
Leading roles will be enacted by
the Rev. Dr. Paul Hardin, pastor
of First Methodist Church. Birm
ingham. Ala., his son. fed Hardin;
John Ormond. Ahoskie; Henry
Bynum, Sumter, S. C.. Bill Lewis,
Columbia, S. C.; members of the
Junaluska Singers, and representa
tives of the Calhoun School of
Dance, Waynesvllle.
Junaluska Queen
Mis* Betty Anne Robinson, 20,
of Hickory, will be crowned the
1052 Queen of Lake Junaluska
at the annual Coronation and
Pageant at 8 o'clock Saturday
night at the Lake Junaluska Aud
itorium. She was elected by
Methodists of nine states two
weeks ago.
Proposal Made To Make
Lake Historical Center
At its annual meeting this week I
at Lake Junalusu-ka, the South- t
eastern Historical Society of the i
Methodist Church proposed that a
special program of "national inter- |
est" be held at the assembly c
grounds next June to commemorate t
the 250th anniversary of the birth j
of John Wesley. British founder of I
Methodism. I
The recommendation was made i
by Dr. Elmer T. Clark. Lake Juna- c
luska resident and secretary of the I
World Methodist Council. The so- i
ciety voted to refer the request to t
the assembly's program commit- c
tee and board of trustees.
In addition to the society's an- i
nual meeting in 1053. the Wesley1 f
observance would bring eminent a
American and British churchmen i
to Lake Junaluska. the proposal |
stated and would feature an ex g
libit of Methodist art works, his
orical manuscripts and other rel
cs.
The societj also reviewed plans
imposing the erection of a Meth
wJist Library and Historical Cen
er at Lake Junatuska. The pro
ected building, which would be
tnanced b> priVate subscriptions,
irobably would serve as American
teadquarters of the World Metho
list Council?a federation of 40
Methodist bodies in 75 countries?
ind house offices of the Associa
ion of Methodist Historical Soci
itlei
The group adopted a resolution
equesting the church's annual con
erence historical societies in the
outheast to join in locating and j
dentifvtng Methodist shrines of
[eneral interest, and any unmarked i
[raves of ministers.
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Haywood Schools Allocated
Ten Additional Teachers
Waynesville Gets
7; Bethel 2, And
Fines Creek One
The Haywood school system is
to have 10 more teachers this term
than last, according to Mrs. Lucy
Jones, county superintendent.
The state allocation has set 210
teachers for the Haywood system
tor this term, as against 200 for
the last term, Mrs. Jones said.
There still remain a few vacan
cies In the county, but most of
them are for special work, which
I makes it A little more difficult to
i Oil, it was explained.
"All indications are that every
post will be filled by the time
school opens on September 3rd."
the county superintendent said.
Mrs. Jones said that two teach
ers were assigned to the Bethel
area; one to Fines Creek and seven
to Waynesville. The teachers are
< allocated on the basis of the first
seven month's daily attendance
with 30 pupils allocated per teach
er. The allocations are worked out
by the state board of education for
each school district.
School officials said that work
on the four rural school projects
were progressing satisfactorily,
with slight delays being experienc
ed in steel items.
At Maggie an addition of two
classrooms, a cafeteria, kitchen, re
placement of a heating system, and
water system are being added.
Aliens Creek is getting a new
heating system, plus an addition to
the cafeterlla and kitchen.
The Lake Junaluska school is
getting an addition of a cafeteria,
new heatUlg systen. yeMayaUed
auditorium, and modernized plumb
ing' system.
At Rock Hill the addition of a
cafetefia, plus modernized plumb
ing. and a new heating system is
underway.
Mrs. Jones said that within the
very near future, the plans for the
Waynesville hiRh vocational build
ing will bo ready for contractors
to make their bids. It Is expected
that these plans will be ready with
ing a week. The plans for the
Bethel elementary building will be
ready within the next few weeks.
This is the largest project of the
county-wide school expansion pro
gram.
Gets Appointment j
;
Beau ford S. Gilliland was today
given tbe principal appointment
at the Naval Academy at Anna
polis. The appointment was made
by Rep. Monroe M. Redden.
Waynes villa Boy
Nominated For
Naval Academy
?avAW
Beafuord S. GlUU?nd. a graduate
! of the Wa^ijdsWle high class last
year, was today nominated as the
principal appointee to the U. S.
Naval Academy at Annapolis, by |
Rep. Monroe M. Redden.
Rep. Redden said thfcl "young
Gilllland impresses me as being
the type of young man that the
Naval Academy is looking for. Hh>
athletic leanings will mean much
to the success of his career and I
predict thai HayWood county will
one day be proud of the rtcord he
' will establish as an officer of the
Navy."
The appointee will enter West
ern Carolina Teachers College this
fall, and plans to play football. The
| forihal examinations for the Naval
Academy will come Late next
spring, with assignment following
about July first.
Gilliland made a good record in
school here, and was a star foot
ball player, holding down a back
field position He was also In the
chorus, and had a role in the senior
class play. He held numerous of
fices in school organizations.
It has been young Gilliland's am
' bition. throughout all his school
: years, to entor the Naval Academy.
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Poll Books Open
Saturday For
Sept. 2nd Vote
The registration books of the
county will open Saturday for
persons eligible to vote who have
not previously registered. The ;
registration is for the election on
the continued sale of wine and
beer in the county.
The books will be open from
August 9th through August 23rd,
it was announced by Glenn W.
Brown, chairman of the board of
elections. ' !
The election ia Tuesday. Sep
tember 2nd.
Bring Basket Lunch To
Homecoming Sunday
Everyone Is asked to bring a
basket lunch to the homecoming I
that will be observed Sunday at i
Fines Creek. I
Dr. I. N. Weir Resigns As
Haywood Healih Oificer
Dr. I. M. Weir has resigned as
health officer for Haywood county.
He has returned ot California, after >
serving here for about two years.
The Haywood Board of Health
has named Dr. N. F. Lancaster,
Waynesville physician, as acting
health officer, until a full-time suc
cessor to Dr. Weir is named.
Dr. Lancaster said that the en
tire Haywood County Medical So
ciety would work with the depart
ment in carrying on the program |
until a full-time officer is appoint- ?
ed.
The department now confines
its acfivitles to Haywood county,
and 's no longer a unit of the for
mer District Health Department.
The Haywood County Board of
Health is composed of C. C. Franl
cis. Dr. A. P. Cline, Willis Kirk
patrick. Mrs. Lucy Jones, J. H.
Way. and Dr. Ralph F. Keenum.
DR. I. M.'WEIR
Prisoner Makes
Break Wednesday
From Road Gang
A member of a road gang. who!
took advantage of his opportunities.;
is a free man?temporarily, at least, j
Charles Mason, Negro, of High
Point made good his escape Wed
nesday morning and although he
was chased with dogs through the
night, he has not been caught.
He made his escape at Stamey
Cove by running between^* group
of children and the guard*, pt*- ]
venting them from shooting at him.'
He then disappeared into the
woods.
Mason had been sentenced to a
long term and was recently trans
ferred to the Hazelwood Prison
Camp from Raleigh. The camp
houses prisoners from several
southern states who have been
given long sentences.
This was the first escape of the
summer. Last winter a trustee
made his way over a prison wall
for the only two escapes this year.
Crabtree Church Sets
Homecoming August 17
Annual Homecoming Day and
Decoration of graves at the Crab
tree Baptist Church will be held
Sunday, August 17, beginning at
10 o'clock.
There will be a sermon by a vis-!
lting minister. Dinner will be serv
ed on the grounds at 12:30. During
the afternoon a perio<^ of singing
will be held. All singers are invit
ed.
Pvt. William Rich
Ends Basic Training
Pvt. William H. Rich, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Rich of Maggie,
completed his basic training at The
Quartermaster Replacement Train- :
Ing Center, Fort I.ee, Virginia, on ;
August 9.
Pvt. Rich was inducted into the I,
Army in April. Before entering 11
service, he attended Maggie school.
Following completion of basic, j
he will bo trained in a specific mili
lary occupational specialty, then i
assigned to a unit in a permanent
position for which he was trained.
Sadlers Open
Sky view Court
On Soco Road
The Skyview Motor Court, which
has been open unofficially for sev
eral weeks, now announces its for
mal bpening to the public.
The court is located U miles
west of Waynesville on Highway IB
at an elevation of 4.000 feet.
Containing 20 modem units with
double and single beds, tile show
ers,'and steam heat; the court ie the
second largest on Soco Road No
water coolers will be found at the
place because the spring water re
mains a refreshing 45 degrees even
on the hottest days.
Mr. and Mrs. M. I,. Sadler are
the operators. They are formerly
of Jacksonville. Fla. For several
years previous Jo opening the
court, Mr. Sadler was associated
with the Taylor Motor Company
here.
The Skyview Motor Court will
be open from May 1 to Nov. 1 each
year.
Buchanan Cemetery To
Hold Decoration Day
Annual Decoration Day at Buch
anan Cemetery on Aliens Creek
will be held Sunday. August 10. be
ginning at 10 o'clock.
The arrangements committee is
composed of Frank Wood. Monroe
Oxner. and Floyd Grasty. The first'
order of business will be a finan
cial reoort for the past year's main
tenance. f
The Rev. Fred Inman will be in
charge of the decoration of the
graves, and will deliver a sermon
afterwards. There will also be a
period of singing.
Officials have invited members
of the Aliens Creek ("DP to be
present for the decoration All
others who are interested in the
beautification of the grounds are
also invited.
The election of a maintenance
committee for the coming year will
be made.
Homecoming Day To Be
Observed At Iron Duff
Annual Homecoming T>ay will be
observed in the Iron OmIT commun
ity Sunday, August l7vat the Antl
ich Baptist Church.
All residents and former res
idents. as well as friends, are in
cited to attend.
Highway
Record For
1952
In Haywood
(To Date)
Injured.... 33
Killed .... 5
(This information com
ailed from Reeords of
State Hlhwajr Patrol.)
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