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?7th YEAR NO. ?3 24 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY AITER NOOn7a UG. 21, 1952~ ~$3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties"
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Burley Experts Examine Statistics
Classroom work played a prominent part in the three-day hurley tobacco conference which ended
Thursday at the Mountain Experiment Station. Specialists from nine southern states were present.
Looking on while Dr. Luther Shaw (right) Station director, explains a chart are (from left) R. R.
Bennett, secretary of the tobacco conference and Extension tobacco specialist from N. C. State Col
lege; J. E. McMurtrey, Jr., principal plant pathologist, U. S. Department of Agricultuure from Belts
ville, Md., and W. E. Col well, head of the department of agronomy at N. C. State'College.
(Mountaineer photo).
Farmers To Visit
Hatchery In Field
Trip To Georgia
Some 70 farmers who are in the
hatching egg business, will leave
by bus for an all-day inspection of
a Gainesville, Ga., hatchery on
Tuesday.
. H. M. Dulin, manager of the
Haywood County Farmers Co-op
edate, said tAday that two buses!
had been chartered for the trip
The group plans to leave here a
bout 7;30 and spend the day (in the
hotehery, getting rtrst-hand infor
mation on how the eggs produced in 1
Haywood are handled.
"Haywood has made such great [
progress in the hatching egg pro
gram,, that we felt the trip would
be'well worth while. It will enable
us to get a better understanding of ;
the program from that end", he ex
plained.
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Power To Be Off Two
Hours Sunday Afternoon
Elecjfic power will be off Sun
day, August 24, from two to four
o'clock in the afternoon in one sec
tion of Waynesville, G. C. Fergu
son, town manager, said today.
Power will be off in all of East
Waynesville east of the Tanners
Exchange to the city limits.
The move was necessary so that
workmen may work on the power
lines in safety.
Young Democrats Club
To Meet Next Tuesday
The Young Democrats Club of
wayneaville will hold a meeting
npvt Tnpcrinv at H o'clock in the
court house, according to an an
nouncement made today by Glenn
W. Brown, president.
New officers will be elected and
a discussion of the coming state
convention in Greensboro, Septem
ber 4, 3, and 6 will be held.
Brown said that 1952 member
ships will be sold at the meeting.
AU members of the YDC and pro
spective ones are invited.
Tennessee Man Appointed
Promotion Head Of New
WNC Tourist Association
(See Editorial)
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Bart Leiper. nationally-knwon
travel promotion, executive, will
arrive in Waynesville about Sep
tember 16th. to begin his duties as
executive vice president of the
newly organized Western North
Carolina Hlghl^iders. Inc. an ex
panded organization of the 3-year
old W. N. C. Tourist Association.
The office of the secretary of the
organisation has been here since it
was organized, with Mrs. Edith P.
Alley as secretary.
Mr. Leiper, now general manag
er of the Gatlinburg Chamber of
Commerce, and former manager of
the Greater Chattanooga Chamber
of Commerce, told The Mountain
eer, he is looking forward to his
work on the North Carolina side of
the Smokies, and sees unlimited
possibilities for the 12-county re
gion which comprises the W. N. C.
Highlanders, Inc.
Mr. Leiper at one time was a
resident of Asheville, and currently
first vice president of the National!
Association of Travel Organiza
tions, was named executive vice
president of Western North Caro
lina Highlanders. Incorporated.
Among those attending the con
ference in Cherokee on Monday
from here included Charles E. Ray,
former chairman of the N. C. Park
Commission and one of the lead
ers in developing the regional
plan; H. P. McCarToll. president of
the Chamber of Commerce; Paul
Hyatt, director of the W. N. C.
Tourist Association, and Mrs. Edith
P. Alley, secretary of the organiza
tion.
Leiper's appointment was an
nounced by O. A. Fetch, president
of WNCTA. following a board meet
ing In which the new expansion
(See Tennessee Man?Page 8)
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Plans Almost Ready For
New Unit Of High School
Special Articles
In Today's Issue
Of Mountaineer
Today's issue of The Mountain
eer contains 24 paces, one of
the largest, except for special
editions, since Christmas.
Not only is the paper Wtci
than usual, but readers will be
interested, in the special fea
tures published today. On pace 1
of the second section will be
found an illustrated story on the
Liberty community and the ef
forts of the people to build a new
church that is needed badly.
With the football season only
a short time away, sports fans
will And gridiron shorts and
news on tha sports pace Open
ing practice sessions of the coun
ty squads are listed and in addi
tion the schedules of Canton
and Bethel are civen.
Readers will also And a com
plet story on the opening of the
seventh annual Waynesville
Country Club golf tournament
which starts Friday.
HEMC To Hold Annual
Meet Here August 30
The Haywood Elcetric Member
ship Corporation will hold its 13th
annual meeting of members at the
Armory in Waynesville August 30,
it was learned today.
L. Y. Ballentine, North Carolina
rnmmissionpr of Aericulture, will
be the principal speaker for the
occasion.
At the meeting, which is sched
uled to begin at 9:30 in the morn
ing. various reports will be pre
! sented by official* of the cooper-1
atiive, an afternoon program de- i
voted to entertainment and dis
plays of new electrical appliances
and equipment.
Architect's plans and specifica
tions are now ready for the
Waynesville High vocational build
ing, it was learned today from J.
W. Killian, chairman of the coun
ty board of education.
Bids will be received at 11 o'clock
on September 10th, in the office of
the board of education here.
School officials hope to be able
to award the contract for the pro
jiect set at an estimated cost of
$330,000. by October first. Also the
officials hope to have the building
ready for the opening .pf the
, school term in September 1053.
The structuruc will be a,physical
education center with full playing
court, lockers, showers, 4 class
rooms for commerce, cafeteria to
seat 500, a kitchen, home economics
department, shop, and science
; rooms.
The plans for the $470,000 Beth
! el elementary building is not quite
ready, but is being pushed to com
; pletion for an early date of sub
| mission to contractors, it was said.
Saturday Is Last
Day To Register
For Sept. 2 Vote
Saturday is the last day to regis
, ter for the beer and wine election
j set for September second.
The books opened August 9tii.
and this Saturday afternoon con
cludes the registration period.
All persons who have not previ
ously registered for a county elec
tion. and are eligible to vote, must
register by Saturday at six o'clock.
Tourist Association Officer
Bart Leiper, left. Is the newly elected vice-president of the West
ern North Carolina Highlanders, Inc., new title of the expanded
tourist association that has maintained Waynesville headquarters
for three years. With Mr. Leiper is James U. Nichols, Executive
Director of the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce. The new vice
president is manager of the Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerte. 1
Haywood County Given High
Rating As To Buying Power j
Average Family
Had Earnings Of
$3246 Last Year
(Special to The Mountaineer)
NEW YORK, Aug. 18?What is
?he average income of Haywood
County families? How much is
available to them for spending, af
ter taxes? How do they spend it?
Answers to these questions, much
sought after for commercial rea
sons. are contained in the' new
copyrighted survey of buying pow
er. covering the entire United
States, prepared by Sales Manage
ment.
The figures show that higher in
comes and a better standard of liv
ing prevail locally. Haywood Coun
ty families recorded net earnings
in 1951, after deduction for all
taxes, of $32,138,000. This was a
gain over the $29,146,000 net in
; come of the previous year.
Divided by the 9,900 families in
the county, it represented earn
ings of $3,246 per family. This
compares favorably with the pre
vious year, when earnings per faini
1., U.oll.. AO lOi
i.y, iuuoii)', were ,
The figures, it is pointed out, are
1 arithmetical averages, obtained
by dividing total income by total
number of families.
The better earnings locally led
to bigger spending. Haywood
County stores registered a sales
volume in the year of $23,008,000.
This sales total represented a gain
over 1950. when the retail business
amounted to $20,879,000.
Despite the large volume of re
tail business recorded in the year,
a considerable reservoir of poten
tial spending, in the form of savings
and investments, remained untap
ped locally This is Indicated by the
fact that only 72 cents of e ach
spendable dollar went into retail
purchases.
The ratio of how much is being
spent in each city and county, as
compared with what might be
spent, is considered in the survey
through a "buying power quota".
This is a weighted index which
takes into account income, sales,
population and other factors. It
shows that .0169 percent of the na
tion's retail business could be pro
duced in Haywood County. This
compares with the .0153 percent
actually done last year, revealing
an undeveloped, additional poten
tial of business locally.
Damage In Laundry
Fire Held To Minimum
A Are originating in the boiler
room of the Liner and Sheehan
Laundry on Miller Street yester
day was brought under control be
fore there was a chance for dam
age
The Are was discovered about
3:40 and was extinguished in a very
| short while.
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Baptist Associational Officers
Among the Associations! officers elcted Tuosdav at the annual meeting held at the Calvary Baptist
church in Canton, were (front row, from left* the Rev, W C. Weaver of Rocky Branch, associate
superintendent of evangelism: the Rev. R. L. Caddis of Waynesvllle, training union director; Mr>;.
H. L. Smith of Canton. Margaret fund and training school chairman; the Rev. H. L. Smith, modera
tor: Mrs. Wallace Cole of Canton, Bible Schuol .superintendent; and the Rev. Elmer Green, clerk
and missionary. Back row; the Rev. Gay Chambers of Soring Hill and Katcliffe Cove, orphanage rep
resentative and pastor advisor to the training union; Mrs. Ina Frady of Aliens Creek, beginner's
superintendent; Mrs. Tom Holcembe of Canton, story hour leader; the Rev. John Willis of Olivet
and Peachtree, brothermood association president; the Rev. O. L. Ledford of Canton, Baptist Hospital
representative; and the Rev. R. P McCracken of Hazelwood. historian. (Mountaineer photo)
Haywood Livestock Show
Next Friday and Saturday
The Haywood County Livestock
Show, one -of the most popular/
events of the farm year, will be
held Friday and Saturday. 'Aug. 29,
' and 30 at Waynesvllle across from
the Texaco plant under the spon
sorship of the Waynesville Cham
ber of Commerce and other organi- ,
zations.
The Chamber of Commerce has
donated $300 to the show, which
will be used mainly for premiums.
Ribbons will be given first, sec
ond, and third place winners In all
events and the money will be div-'
idcd among the winners on the'
following ratio: blue ribbons. 50
per cent; red ribbons, 30 per cent;
and white ribbons. 20 per cent.
This procedure will be followed In
order that In the event any classes
. are not full, the other winners will
I receive more money.
There will be four separate ent
ries: Hereford, Aberdeen-Angus.
Shorthorn. and dual purpose
breeds: Guernsey, Jersey, Hol
stein, and Ayrshire classes; baby
bedf show {Danish system of judg
ingi; and the junior dairy show
for boys and girls under 21 years
of age who are eligible to enter
all breeds of dairy cattle.
There will be no entry fee and 1
no charge for admission to any *
event. Dairy cattle will be judged 1
Friday and judging of beef cattle *
will be the next day. All cattle must 1
be entered bv 10 a m Fridav '
Co-chairmen of the show arc M.j
O Galloway and Frank M. Davis
with M R. Whisenhunt as secre
tary-treasurer.
Members of the general show;
committee are David Underwood,
chairman; and James Kirkpatrick.
Ed Mottinger, H. M. Dulin, Roger
Amnions. Hallet Ward, and Pitt
McCarroll.
Serving on the grounds commit
tee are C. C. Francis, chairman;
and Grayden Ferguson.
On the Chamber of Commerce
committee is Ed Sims.
News Editor
J. C. Brown, Jr., formerly of
Waynesvllle, has been named
assistant news editor in the State
College School of Agriculture.
Brown is, a graduate of Waynes
vllle high school.
Former Local Man
Mow With State
Mews Department
Ministers Call Meeting
On Beer-Wine Election
The Haywood County Ministerial
Association has called an open
meeting of all ministers and citi
zens of the county who ate inter
ested in the coming beer and wine
election for Sunday. August-24. at
2:30 at the Clyde School Auditor
ium.
The Rev. R. M. Ha.uss of the Al
lied Church League and others
will speak at the meeting. Officialls
said the meeting would not last
more than an hour.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Compton have
returned to Wake Forest after
spending a few days with the form
er]g mother. Mrs Frank Compton.
Mr. Compton will resume his stud
ies at Wake Forest College and.
Mrs. Compton will teach In the
high school at Zebulon.
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Appointment of two new mem-!
hers of the Publication Department
staff in the State College School of
Agriculture was announced today
by Dr. F. H. Jeter, agricultural edi
tor of the college.
They are J. Colvin Brown. Jr.,
former)# news editor of The Klkin
Tribune, who will Ik- assistant
news editor; and Lyman J. Noord
hoff, former assistant extension edi
tor of the University of Illinois,
who will be associate editor in
charge of publications. Both suc
ceed staff members who resigned
to take other positions.
Noordhoff, a native of Oshkosh.
Wis., holds a B. S. in agricultural
economics and an M. S. in agricul
tural journalism from the Univer
sity of Illinois, where he has been
employed the pajst four years, he
was senior news writer for two
years at the University of Califor
(See I^ocal Man?Page 8)
Kiwanis Club To Hold
All Night Sing Saturday
An all night singing program,
sponsored by the Waynesville Ki-,
wanis Club, will be held at the
Waynesville High School auditor
ium Saturday. August 23. begin
ning at 8 o'clock.
The program, which is for the
benefit of Asheville Orthopedic
Hospital, will feature the Robert*'
Family, the, Carolina Quartet, the
"Melody 5'' and the "Friendly 5." |
Members of the Kiwanis Club,
are selling tickets to the event.
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County Baptist
Association Ends
Annual Meeting
An unusually large attendant
wavVA-Uiuui toc-Mc openinc
iSion of the 97th annual meeting of
the Haywood Baptist Association
Tuesday at Calvary Baptist Chun It
in Canton.
Hev. Ben Lee Ray. pastor of
Calvary Church and moderator oi
the association, presided at the
meeting.
New officers for the coming year
were elected during the afternoon
session. They were: the Rev. It. L.
Smith, modertaor; the Rev. J.
Doyle Miller, vice moderator; the
ttev. Hmcr Oreen, clerk; Mr<.
(Catherine Robinson. associate
clerk; and Neal J. Webb, treasurer.
Theme of the meeting was "Mag
nifying the Church." Several prom
inent ministers and laymen in the
county spoke on various phases of
the central theme. Dr. M. A. Hug
gins. general secretary of the
Slate Baptist Convention, spoke on
"Magnifying the Church in North
Carolina."
Rev. Oder Burnette, pastor of
Kast fork Baptist Church, said in
the annual sermon that "we inJst
magnify the church through
church attendance, through our
tithes and offerings, and by real
izing the tragedy of sin and doing
something about it."
Sunday school. Training Union,
Woman's Missionary Union, and
Brotherhood reports were present
ed in the afternoon by Harry
Mashburn, the Rev. Rozert Gaddi-,
and Mrs. J. R. Morgan. Tuesday
evening the meeting was held at
Dell wood Baptist Church at which
time reports were given on Hay
wood Baptist history by R. R. St n
telle, and the American Bible Sn
cloty by Rev. Frank Leathcrwond.
The final meeting of the group
was held Wednesday at the Olivet
Baptist Church with the Rev. H U.
Smith, the new moderator, plead
ing.
More reports were given, includ
ing the Baptist Orphanage, relief
and annuity, and memorials.
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Highway
Record For
1952
In Haywood
(To Data)
Injured.... 38
Killed .... 5
(Thl* Information com
piled from Record, of
SUte Hlhwajr Patrol.)
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