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Published Twice-'A-Week In The County Seat at Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park ? a
?7th YEAR NO. 64 14 PAGES Associated Preas WAYNESYILLE, N. C., MONDAYAFTERNOON, AUGUST 11, 1952 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
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Klorful coronation of
Bjnaiuska Saturday
B the program waaj
Biih.k the story of j
? two small children.
Beted out to the de-1
Edience. with Be'erl
? stuck to the Tar j
?being thrown In the I
I a climax he escap- '
Bar patch, and raced I
?auditorium to his I
Bnesville hunter no
E"the rabbit'' ran in
Epe. said "That fel
Bjnam ran just like
Bird to shoot during I
Bast winter?he cer- j
Ew last a rabbit can
Indparents
Bwn. of Raleigh, told
B Friday that too
?ailed to enjoy their
Irems as if it might
?art off with grand
Bnu'-t everyone takes
In.' he said.
I story of meeting a
In asked about his
llled out his watch,
Ir long have you got
ists To ?
induct
dTour
lialists will be in the
lay to conduct, in
ith the county agent's
nual Hereford Tour
ig sponsored by the
nty Hereford Breed
will start from the
9 a.m. Those who do
spnrtation are asked
county agent's office
in order that rides
ed.
top will be at J. L.
at Beaverdam to see
>rds and Mr. Reeves'
management. From
ur will include Roy
at Clyde where there
standing Polled Here
BoycPs farm at Jon
is newt on the sch?V
nembers of the tour
excellent grade Here
md registered bull,
srms at Hyatt Creek
flr and Mrs. M. O.
II lie the last visit of
There the vistors will
Galloway's herd of
refords. Graceland
host to the group for
there will be a dem
n feeding, manage
Jging.
p day, visitors will be
First National Bank
e at a watermelon
Graceland Farms,
ists who will be pres
>am Buchanan, beef
ist from N. C. State
(? Earl Hostetler, ani
fy department of the
Graham, N. C. Here
|rs Association; and
'handler, secretary of
reford Breeders Aspo
ilor Took
lorea Raid . j
gunner's mate first
msband of Mrs. Min
f Clyde, recently took
laring surprise attack
munist hydro-electric
the Yalu River and
*hile serving aboard I
USS Strong with
1,
77 launched a major
ainst the hydro-elec
5ince reactivation in i
ng has been on Medi
d Caribbean cruises,
n routine patrol oper
aken part In several
i from the Arctic Cir
Rico.
Lady Of The Lake
i The 1952 "Queen of Lake Junaluska," Miss Betty Anne Robinson of Hickory, is shown on her throne
following her coronation Saturday night at the Methodist Assembly. At extreme righf Is Miss Barbara
Russell, Greenville, the 1951 queen, and in the foreground are the flower girls?Alice Henderson,
Martha Russell and Abbie'Ann Ormond, and tha crown bearer, John Wilson. The queen's court num
bered 22 couples and the Maid of Honor. Miss Joyce Carter of Lake Junaluska. The gala ceremony
featured a pageant with a "Belle of the South" theme, written by Miss Barbara Lowe and directed
by Dick Crowder, both of the assembly's recreation staff. Following the coronation a reception was
; held at Lambuth Hall. Mrs J*illian Saville was hostes$. (Grenell Photo).
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Lake Junaluska
Speech Cancelled
Senator John J. Sparkman, of
'Alabama, Democratic vice-presi
dential nominee, has cancelled his
August 18 speaking engagement at
Lake Junaluska Methodist Assem
bly, it was announced today.
His scheduled address, "The
Christian and His Community," was
to have been given at a South-wide
convocation of 1,000 Methodist
Church school teachers and offi
cers of nine states.
The Rev. M. Leo Rippy, staff
member of the Methodist Board of
Education, Nashville, and director
of the convocation, said Senator
Sparkman advised him that he
would be unable to keep the en
gagement. He explained that the
Senator had accepted the invitation
to speak at Lake Junaluska long
before his nomination at the Demo
cratic Convention.
Miss Grace Tilly, of the Southern
Regional Concil, Atlanta, a nation
ally known social worker, will sub
stitute for Senator Sparkman, the
Rev. Mr. Rippy said.
Ladies Night Will Be
Held By Boosters Club
Ladies Night will be heldl at the
next meeting of the Hazelwood
Boosters Club, August 14.
The meeting, which begins at 7
o'clock, will be held at Balsam
Mountain Springs Hotel, according
to A. J. Fancher, secretary.
All members are urged to attend !
the meeting.
Prominent Speakers Are
Appearing At Lake Meet .
(See Pictures on Pate 3) .
Dr. John Q. Schisler, Nashville,
Tenn., will be the platform speaker
at 8 o'clock tonight in the Lake
Junaluska Assembly auditorium in
connection with this week's Meth
odist Conference on Christian Edu
cation.
"Christian Education In the Fu- i
ture" will be Dr. Schisler's subject.
He is executive secretary of the
Methodist Board of Education's
division of the local church.
In addition to the daily platform
prpgram in the auditorium, the
church board is sponsoring a South
wide Leadership Training School
for 400 church workers in the Held
of Christian education. The school
opened August 4. and today the sec
ond group of delegates began a
week'a sessions at Shackford Hall. |
The-Rev. M. Earl Cunningham.
Nashville, the board's director of
leadership education, is dean of the
school and the faculty numbers 25
specialists in church school educa
tion of children, youth and adults.
This morning's speaker was Dr.
J. Emerson Ford, the board's edi
tor of youth publications, who
spoke on "The Bible in Church
School Literature".
The auditorium speaker at 11
a.m. Tuesday will be Dr. Mary
Alice Jones, the board's director of
Christian education of children,
whose subject will be "Let the
Bible Speak to Children". Bishop
John Branscomb, Jacksonville. Fla..
will speak at 8 p.m. Tuesday on
"The Bible in Christian Education".
The Wednesday morning speaker
is to be Dr. John K. Benton, dean
(See Speaker*. Page g)
targe Crowd Expected At
4th Annual Flower Show
At Armory On Tuesday
Delinquent
Tax Payers
Are Listed
The list of 'deHiKjqqnent tax
payers in Waynesvllle and Haxel
uood appears in today's issue of
The Mountaineer.
Tax Collector, Mrs. Mildred
Bryson, said in making the list
public, that property will be sold
Sept. 8 to collect these back
taxes.
Large Sum Raised
Sunday At Lake
For Projects
Approximately $7,500 was raised
yesterday in cash and pledges at
the annual "Junaluska Sunday" ob
servance at the Methodist Assem
bly.
The special offering will be used
to finance improvements in connec
tion with the development program
under way at the Lake. Bishop
Clare Purcell, Birmingham. Ala.,
president of the church's southeast
ern College of Bishops, presided at
the anniversary program and
preached the morning sermon.
The annual Flower Show, spon
sored by the Richland Garden Club
will highlight this week's events
in Waynesvllle.
According to Mrs. J. M. Long,
i president of the club and general
chairman for the show, the showers
of the past week have revived the
flower gardens of the community
and hundreds of exhibits are ex
pected to be shown.
The show will be held Tuesday J
in the Waynesville Armory and
will be open to the public from 3
until 9 p. m. .The Richland Club
is being assisted by members of j
the Mountain View Club.
The Armory will be open at 8 i
a. m. Tuesday and all entries must
, be in place by 10:30 a. m. for judg
ing. The show is open to all exhi
bitors whether garden club memb
ers or not, but all arrangements
must be the work of the exhibitor.
Horticultural specimens must be
grown by the exhibitor.
Community Field
Days Will Be
Held This Week
Three community tours have
been set for this week, two of them
set for the middle of the week and
| the fourth on Saturday.
On Tuesday. Ratcliffe Cove will
visit Upper Crabtree and the next
day West Pigeon goes to Thickety.
At both these field days 45 bank-',
1 ers. members of the Chamber of I
; Commerce, and other civic leaders
from Mecklenburg County will be
| present. , j i
Aliens Creek will be the guest of
Beaverdam on Saturday, marking
the final tour and picnic for both 1
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Annual Homecoming Set
At Fines Creek Church
Annual Homecoming Day and
? decoration of the graves will be
held at Lower Fines Creek Metho- J
dist Church Sunday. August 17. he-'
> ginning at 10 o'clock.
There will be a sermon by a
visiting minister. Dinner will be
served, and everyone is asked to
bring a picnic lunch.
The cemetery of the church will
be cleaned off Thursday. August
14. All members of the church
and those having relatives buried
in the cemetery are asked to come
to the church and help with the
project.
Haywood Got 29.5 Miles New
Roads Paved During July
Opening Of
Heintooga
Rd. Delayed
The 6-mlle section of the Blue
Ridge Parkway from Black Camp
Gap to Heintooga will not be
opened before early September, it
was learned today from Joha Pres
ton, superintendent of the Park.
The scenic section of the Park
way was slated to be opened about
August 15th.
Superintendent Preston explain
ed that "unduly heavy, and con
sistent rains in the area, had pre
vented the finishing details from
being made. Work has also been
held up on the comfort stations
at the Heintooga overlook, he said.
The paving of the section has
been completed, but officials felt
it wise not to use the Parkway until
everything was in readineps.
The section of the Parkway is a
continuation of the link out by
Mile High Overlook, which is
reached by turning to the right at
Soco Gap off N. C. Highway 19.
Aberdeen-Angus
Breeders To Meet
Aberdeen-Angus breeders from
the western part of the State are in
vited to attend a meeting Wednes
day at 8 p.m. gt the court house in
Waynesvlile for the purpose of or
ganizing a Western .Qlprttw Caro
, litta *'""i-"-yptr Breeders A.s
!"*omtJou
Recently a Haywood County As
sociation was formed with Albert
Abel as chairman.
Improvements Made
At Buchanan Cemetery
Despite a steady downpour of
rain that lasted three hours, some
300 people showed up at the Buch
anan Cemetery on Aliens Creek
Sunday for the annual cleaning off
the graves project.
A spokesman said the project was
so successful that the cemetery
committee is extending an invita
tion to the Aliens Creek CDP to en
ter the cemetery as a beautification
project. The invitaiton will be ex
tended at a meeting of the com
mittee this Thursday.
Knnis Chambers and Hillard
Frazier were added to the commit
tee. which already includes Frank
Wood, Monroe Oxner. and Floyd
Grasty. Charlie Buchanan was re-1
eleceted treasurer.
An offering of just over 75 dol
lars was collected to help in the
beautification project.
STATE EDITOR HERE
Bill Sharpe. editor of The State.,
was here on Saturday, making a
tour of the area, gathering mate
rial for some features in his maga
zine.
Mr. Sharpe was getting mileages
this time between scenic points in
th^area. He olans a special feature
on the section in the near future.
4-H'ers Find Camp Schaub
Good Place To Get Away
From Farming Activities
When Boy Scouts go to summer
;amp, they take part In scout ac- ,
tvities; when the Grange youth j
;oes to camp, they engage in ? (
Grange work, when members of |
he Y M.C.A. attend camp, they ,
?an expect to And Association ac- ,
.ivities on their schedule: but dur- ,
ng the week that 4-H club mem- (
>ers are at Camp Schaub any simi
ar(ty between their summertime (
Measures and 4-H work is unac- <
ountable. , j
4-H work usually means larm 3
ind home activities. The schedule c
it Camp Schauh. however, elim- \
nates this and as Camp Director t
Eric Do Groat puts it: "Their
veek at camp is a week away from t
arm chores." . ,|r
The camp's day is divided be- t
ween morning and afternoon ac-[?
ivities. The early hours are given, c
lenerally, to classes tn various I
types 01 nannicran ann ine aner ,
lunch periods are given to recre
ation. There are, however, several
free periods between classes so
that the campers can never com
plain of overwork. The 4-H'ers
make electric lamps, learn to
iquare dance, and are generally
iccupied with other similar light
.?lass work.
The idea is a good one. Now
?ompleting its third season. Camp
Schaub has seen a steady increase ]
n young people each summer. This
.'ear, for thp first time, the 4-H I
?amp is remaining open 12 weeks
vithout closing a day for the first
ime. I
facilities have become somewhat r
axed because of the large enroll- r
nent. Two staff cabins are needed
hat will move the director and his ]t
issistants from the young peoples' 1
?amping area, more space other v
Sfe^-H Camp?Page 1 Section 2) P
Where Are The Registrants?
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Mrs. R. L. Coin, who kept the registration books at Center
Waynesville Saturday had a busy day as site registered one person.
Other places of registration in the countv were not tnuch busier
as the books opened for the first of three Saturdays, for the
election set on the beer-wine vote for September 2nd. {Mountaineer
photo).
J. Rogers Leaves
Police Force, To
Travel In Section
Jerry Rogers, traffic officer of
i the WayncBVille police force, re-1
signed as of today, after Ave years
of service with the department. Mr
Rogers is to bd special representa
tive of the Hmttle Inr.. ot,
Knoxvtlle. Hcwti^ravel from Le-'
noir to Murphy, "calling on hospi
tals, clinics and doctors.
Mr. Rogers will be in Knoxvilie
taking a special instruction course
for the next 30 to 60 days. He will
make this his headquarters.
He joined the force in April.
1047. Prior to that he served with
the Canton and Hazelwood depart
ments. From 1942 to 1946 he was
with the shipyards at Wilmington.
He plans to remain active in the
Wa.vnesville Lions club, and also
continue as superintendent of the
Hazelwood Baptist Sunday School.
"f have enjoyed my work with
the police force here, and am leav
ing because of the opportunity af
forded me for what seems an ad
vancement. It is for this reason that
T decided to make the change,"
Homecoming Day Set
At Crabtree Church
Annual Homecoming Day and
decoration of the graves at the
Crabtree Baptist Church will b"
held Sunday, August 17, beginning!
at 10 o'clock.
There will be a sermon by a
visiting minister. Dinner will be
served on the grounds at 12:30.
Everyone is invited and asked to
bring a picnic lunch.
* During the afternoon a period
of singing will be held. All singers
have been issued an invitation to
join in the special service.
Few People Turn
Out To Register
People in Haywood county who 1
have to register before they can
vote made a poor showing last
week when the books were opened
for the first of the three Satur
days.
The election on the question of
the legal sale of wine and beer is
set for September second.
R L Coin, registrar for"
Center Wayitesviile. h9d one per
son come in; Mrs. Will Hyatt at
Central Elementary school did
better with 12 people signing the
book. Mrs. Shuford Howell of
West Waynesville had six report,
Mrs. Raymond Crawford of Hazel
wood said five people came to her
place. Mrs. Charles Duekett of
Allen's Creek had a total of nine
register, and Mrs. Logan White of
Beaverdam No. 3 said that one
person checked in, but was al
ready registered.
Board of Elections chairman
Glenn W. Brown said this was a
typical beginning, however, and
that he felt many more people
would register before the books,
close on Saturday night, August
23. He said he had received a
number of telephone calls in re
gard to registration and people do
seem to be interested, he added.
Mr. Brown explained there is no
way of telling how many citizens:
need to register and the only thing
to do is urge everyone to turn out
and check the status of their regis
tration.
Several of the registraars said
they would add names during the
week when people call at their1
homes to sign up. which will J
probably change the picture some
what before the various offices
open again Saturday.
Weed Specialist >
From College To
Be Here Friday
<
Farmers who are having trouble ?
of any kind with their tobacco or
have questions they want answered
will have the opportunity Friday '
to get an answer to their problems. *
A tobacco specialist from State a
College, plant pathologist Howard r
R. Garris. will be in Haywood all *'
lay Friday to help tobacco farmers P
ivith their problems.
His schedule will be as follows:
9:30 a.m. at Fred Allison's at
lonathan Creek. 10:30 a.m. at Sam
Bedford's at White Oak. 11:30 a.m.
it Mark Ferguson's at Fines Creek.
I p.m at Tom Ferguson's at Upper
>abtree. 2:30 p.m. at Fred Mann's
it Hominy, and 3:30 p.m. at Jim
liussitt's at Pigeon,
Norman F'utnam Called
For Active Navy Duty
Norman Putnam, member of the
Jnited States Naval Reserve, was
ailed to active duty last week. He
eported to Hainbridge. Md.
Putnam is the son of Mr. and
Jrs. D. L. Putnam of Lake Juna
uska. He graduated from Waynes
ille Township Htgh School In the
lass of 1952.
Number Of Roads
Get New Surface
During Past Month
The State Highway Commission
completed 29.5 miles of new pav
ing in Haywood county during the
month of July, Commissioner L.
Dale Thrash reported today.
The following roads and their
lengths, all except one financed
by the secondary road bond pro
graam, were graded, paved with
traffic-bound macadam, and bitum
inous surface-treated:
On. N. C. No. 284 from junction
of U. S. No. 19 to Cove Creek, 6.1
miles.
Ninevah section, 1.7 miles.
McClure road .8 mile.
Coleman road 3.0 miles .
Old Crabtree road 1.9 milks.
Thickety section 4.7 milesL.
Hemphill road 3.5 miles.
Mooney Cove road 1.5 miles.
Riverside road 2.2 miles.
White Ook road 2.0 miles.
Dix Creek road .4 of a mile.
Ratcliff Cove, west end. .8 of
a mile.
Sunnyside road .9 of a mile.
The Tenth Highway Division
brought a total of 129.68 miles of
paving and 1.4 miles of stabil
ization to completion during July,
Commissioner Thrash revealed.
Frank McGaha
Dies In Fall
Into Crusher
Frank McGaha, 42. of Maggie
was killed Thursday about 1:30 p.m.
when he fell into a rock crusher
while working at a, rock quarry.
Dr. J. Frank Pate, Haywood Coun
ty coroner, reported
McGaha' was working on a plat
form. apparently lost his footing,
and fell head first into the rock
crusher. Coroner Pate said.
The man, an employe of the
Sales Alexander Construction Com
pany, died instantly of a fractured
skull and injuries.
The mishap occurred at a rock
quarry on the Pigeon Kiver about
eight miles north of Canton.
Coroner Pate attributed Me
CJaha's death to an "unavoidable
iccident" and said no inquest would
he held.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday afternoon in the Maggie
Baptist Church with the Rev. James
Coleman and the Rev. Pete Hicks
officiating. Burial was in Crawford
Memorial Park. ?
Pallbearers were Henry Sutton,
Conkey and Jim Mehaffey, Troy
Boyd. Tilsen Ramsey, and Jess
Sutton.
Surviving are the widow. Mrs.
Vettie Mae Arrington McGaha:
wo daughters. Mary Linda and
Worthy Ann McGaha of the home:
he mother. Mrs. Gennetta Gates
McGaha of Waynesville. Route 2.
Also two brothers. Casse McGaha
>f Waynesville. Route 2 and Aiding
McGaha of Maggie: *'* sisters. Mrs.
-on Cope of Sylva. Route I. Mrs.
lohn B. Mathis of Asheville, Mr;,
"ash Knight of Waynesville. Route
!. Mrs. Hubert Conard of Wavne*
'ille. Route 2, Mrs. Will Brown of
Varren, and Mrs. Dave Harversan
if Waynesville.
L'alk On Out-Oi
3tate Farm Tour
A talk on the out-of-state farm
our that took 181 people from
fay wood County to New England
ind parts of Canada will be made
lext Tuesday. Aug 19. at the Can
an Civltan Club by Herschel Hipps,
irlncipal of the Beaverdam school,
'he club meets at 1 p.m.
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Highway
Record For
1952
In Haywood
(To Date)
Injured.... 33
Killed 5
(This Information com
piled from Record* oI
State Hlhway Patrol.)
WARMER
Variable cloudiness
Ith widely scattered
"s in afternoon. Con
and warm Tuesday,
aynesville tempera
ed by the State Test
Max. Mtn. Rainfall
74 59 .28 I
80 68 .08 1
82 64 .04 I
82 60 .77 I