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?7th YEAR NO. 82 14 PAGES Associated Press WAYNES V1LLE, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCT. 13, 1952 $3.01) In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
lights
The
ews
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Memory
Vtji II. a voung
fecial meet
|r>l?? N lard'
d th, chief Chap
i speak .
w,., were reversed
.6lt: oi chaplains
? minister speak.
.0, until after the
facts were
*
i the ?ar. I heard
lJin. of the Navy
is at the Charleston
"name was Thomas
e do you know the
,cii Gos> asked of
Thomas here Fri
an?I'm guilty of
?ch you mention,"
is said
r the Rotary meet
iral Thomas had
t Mr Goss make
the meeting.
with G. C Fergu
s's town manager,
,rough! forth an in
[ information about
Lpcial operation,
iking the weekly
ipts from the park
d we learned that
would operate the
I one hour.
'iguring on the back
:k stub shows that
ours in a week (the
e town goes on all
, should the town
t to operating on
receipts, we'd need
6.720 meters.
II be in the hole be
leter receipts go to
ion. maintenance,
the ones already in
ilic Official
eve it if vou like?
ory goes something
I entered a rcgis
"I want to volTT'
do you affiliate
t party do you af
to tell that?"
oinc home and not
y ideal Why the
te with ain't even
lance Head
In County
tis Barrett, State
Guidance Services,
he five high schools
ainty this week,
scheduled to speak
ville Woman's Club
noon at 3:15.
I. Fire Put
zclwood Men
ndetermined origin
he home of Robert
wn Avenue in Haz
nt 3 o'clock Sunday
?od Volunteer Fire
swered the calk and
t the blaze. When
rrived flames were
the windows of the
e the fnc was con
estimated at about
rs Group To
c. Fox Hunt
'"door barbecue and
wood and Jack
ox Hunters Associ
(|d Saturday. Octo
R- Jeter, president.
ill begin at 4 o'clock
Mr Crank M. Davis
and their families
attend ! he picnic
|t which will be held
ter.
| mjNNY !
Sunny and warm. I
Sb little change In I
?esday
? lie tempera-1
Id by the State Test I
Pat. Min. Rainfall'
IM 48 .20
|W 4S .26
I? 43
I "b 43 '
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Modern Garbage Truck Put Into Use Here
This is the new 12-yard automatic garbage collecting truck, put into use Friday by the town of
Waynesville. The garbage is put into the back, and an automatic loading device packs it up to the
front of the truck. The truck also automatically unloads the garbage. Shown here with the new piece
of equipment, left to right: G. C. Ferguson, town manager: Henry Miller, alderman; Mayor J. H.
Way, and Henry Gaddy, alderman. The other alderman. Joe Liner, was absent when the picture
was made. (See other photo, page one, section twoi . (Mountaineer Photo).
County Has
Booth In
State Fair
A lot of hard work and ingenu
ity has gone into the making of the
Haywood County booth, at the N.C.
State Fair in an effort to make a
top showing against five other
counties in the first feature of its
kind at the fair.
Haywood was selected as one of
I six counties to present a booth
I illustrating the theme, "North Car
olina Accepts the Challenge
Through A United Agriculture Pro
gram". The booth is being spon
sored by the various agriculture
agencies in the county. Prize win
ners will be announced Tuesday,
the opehing day of the fair.
First prize will be $850; second,
$650; third. $550; fourth, $Jl50: and
fifth, $350.
The six-paft challenge, which
will be illustrated in the booth by
displays, is (1) increased per capita
income, <21 greater security. <3>
improved educational opportuni
ties, <4? finer spiritual values. (5> 1
stronger community life, and (61 i
more dignity and contentment in!
country living.
Lights on the booth turn on and '
off automatically to illustrate each '
example. Increased per capita in
come, for example, shows compar-]
isons with the county's leading
agriculture products between 1949
and the present; greater security
by a bank and other security meas
(See Fair?Page 3)
Republicans Of
County To Hear
Nominee Saturday
Herbert F. Seawell, Republican
nominee for Governor of North
Carolina, will speak at the Hay- j
wood County Court House in
Waynesville, Saturday. October 18
at 7 o'clock, it was announced to
day by Canton Republican head
quarters.
Republican leaders of the county
have asked that all precinct work
ers meet at the Canton headquar
ters at 7 o'clock Thursday night
to lay plans for Seawell's visit to
this county.
Mr. Seawell is a prominent Carth
age attorney. The public is invited
to hear him speak Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lee spent the
week-end with relatives in Hayes
ville.
First Jubilee Gifts To
Be Given Away Saturday
I Thn fi l'e ? r?f a cnrinc nf rxrl-?nc
Large Number Of
People Visited
Heintooga Sunday
Heintooga Ridtr Overlook, the
newest development made avail
able to visitors to the Great
: Smoky Mountains National Park,
attracted an unusually large
number of people Sunday, ac
cording to a traffic count made
hy Park officials, * '
Ranger J. O. Vlarner said that
a traffic cxrunt made on the road
from Soeo Gap to Mile High'and
Heintooga was 001 cars.
Sam P. Weems, superintendent
of the Blue Ridge Parkway, said
the average number of people in
earh ear was about four.
Taken together, that mrans
that approixmately 3,600 people
visited that area during a one
da.v period.
The traffic count for October
5 was 762 cars.
* "v- Mioi n ov? ito v;i |/i leva,
valued at $6,235 will be Riven away
Saturday at the hiRh school sta
dium by the Merchants Association
as part of the second annual Fall
Trade Jubilee.
Starting at two o'clock, the first
< award will be a 12-cubic foot Phil
co freezer, with a retail value of
$399.95.
Also to be Riven away Saturday
] will be a beautiful fully equipped
bicycle, with a rptail value of
$6995.
vfifdefl' Oils yeah to the nst of
prizes, will be a large basket of
groceries valued at $15.00,
Much interest is being shown in
j the second annual Fall Trade Jubi
lee. which began last Monday morn
ing. Merchants have made special
j preparations for the event, and
are adding special values each
| week.
The event will continue until
December 13, when a 1952 Mer-'
| cury will be given away as the i
grand prize of the event.
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Democratic Headquarters
Opened Here Saturday
Rollman Back
From Extended .
Trip In S. America
H. W. Rollman. president of
Wellco Shoe Corporation, has re-]
turned from an extended business i
trip to South America. He cut the
trip short about a week in order1
to Ret back for further organiza- j
tiona! work for World Construc
tion. Inc.. of which he is founder. '
He has met with considerable en- j
couragement, he pointed out, in ]
presenting his plans for a world I
peace plea.
Mr. Rollman plans to devote j
most of his time to World Cons
truction, Inc.
Mrs. F. H. Bullock of Falmouth,
Va., is visiting her cousin, Mrs. T.
C. Norris, and other relatives in
the community.
The Democratic national and
state campaigns are officially un- j
derway in Haywood County with 1
the opening Saturday of head
quarters over Patrick's Cafe. Mrs. 1
Ruth Kelley, the county vice-,
chairman, will be in charge and
the office will be open from 9 a m
until 5 p.m. six days a week un
til the election. I
Chairman Charles B. McCreary
said an "enthusiastic campaign"
will be waged because the party
is "highly interested in filling all 1
offices this fall right up to the
presidency."
He said he hopes every Demo
crat who has not already done so
will get their names on the books '
during the remaining two Satur- |
days set aside for registration.
"Every voter," Mr. McCreary jx
emphasized. "Owes his time to go
and cast his vote to select officers (
for the State and nation."
He ?aid he hopes to have several '
outstanding rallies during the cam
paign that will be announced at a '
later date. f
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Waynesville Watershed
Timber Project Is Due
For National Publicity
i
The story of scientific timber
cutting on Waynesville's 9000-acre
watershed is due to get some na
tional publicity before too long.
Town officials, together with
TVA foresters, went to the water
shed Thursday, and went over the
general program of timber cutting
as recommended by foresters ol
the state and TVA. A number of
photographs were made by TVA.'
and the matter of assembling
the data for publication is in the
hands of Forester Price, of TVA.
Those from here accompanying
Mr. Price and the photographer on
the watershed were Mayor .1. 11.
Way .town manager. G. C. Fergu
son, alderman Henry Oaddy, and'
water superintendent, Bradford
MehafTey.
The town has sold about $140,000
in timber from the watershed un
der the scientific timber cutting
plan. Only matur# trees are cut.
and the logging operations arc con
fined to a small area, as water from
that particular area is now used in
the water system during the oper-!
tion.
Foresters point out that the re
moval of mature trees not only aid
the growth of young trees, but also
help regulate the flow of water
into the streams which feed into
the main intakes of the water sys
tem.
major neynoias
Receives UDC
Military Cross
Major Fannie Johnson Reynold* '
of the Women's Army Corps, form
erly of Waynesville, is the first
woman to receive one of the four
military Crosses awarded by the
North Carolina Division of the
United Daughters of the Confeder
acy. The World War II Cross was
presented to Major Reynolds at the
56th annual convention of the
U.D.C. in Raleigh. October 9. ?
These awards are presented by
the U.I7.C. to descendants of Con
federate Veterans, who have dis
tinguished themselves by patriotic
military service in time of war.
Maj. Reynolds, who served in the
Army throughout World War II. is!
the granddaughter of Seymour An-1
derson Johnson, a member of the '
original Stonewall Jackson brig
ade and of the "Immortal 600". He
IMbJ. Reynold*?Pare 3)
Canton Carpenter Charged
With Shooting Patrol Car
Save Up This
Morning; Put
[n County Jail
Jack Blankcnship, 53 - year - old
Canton Carpenter, w as lodged in
}all shortly before noon today,
charged with "secret assault
with a deadly weapon, with intent
to kill." The charges are the out
growth of a 30-30 rifle bullet pierc
ing the top of a patrol car in
Blankenship's drive shortly after
noon Sunday..
Patrolman W. R. Wooten, driv
er of the car told The Mountain
eer today that the bullet came so
close to his head that he felt the
heat, and that a piece of the up
holstering of the car hit his face.
Had the hullet been two inches
lower it would have hit the patrol
man's head.
Blankensiip Was the su:?.1ect o!
a widespread man hunt from a
bout two o'clock Sunday afternoon
until one o'clock Monday morning,
when officers called off the search.
Early Monday morning, relatives
of Blankenship told Sheriff Fred
Campbell that the man was ready
to give up. He gave up to Patrol
man Wooten at the Canton Police
Station, and was then brought to
the Haywood county jail. No bond
hoc Kootl on*
Cpl. Pritchard Smith said the
bond would be set bv Solicitor
plans are to hold a hearing next
Thad D. Brvson, juid tentative
Monday in Canton police court,
since the shooting took place just
outside the Canton city limits.
Patrolmen Wooten and H. Day
ton were cruising down the Can
ton hill (Highway 19-23' and neat
the foot of the bill thev recognized
Paul Blankcnship. a ?on of .lack
Blankcnship. in a car. Paul had
a iaae to .the Utfct teraa of Suporioj;
Court, enarred wyth non-support,
and had not appeared in court. A
capais had been issued, and the
patrolmen recognized the man
They stopped, and Paul ran, leav
ing his car, and running up the
steep driveway off the highway to
his father's house. He ran on past
the house with Patrolman Dayton
in close pursuit.
Patrolman Wooten, driving the
car. turned off the highwav, and
went up the driveway to the
Blankcnship house to pick up Pa
trolman Dayton. Just as he got
into the yard, the patrolman said '
Blankcnship stepped to the front
door of his home, lowered his rifle '
and fired?a distance of 20 yards,
Cpl. Smith said. The bullet went
into the top of the car on the right ,
side just above the door, and j
coursed towards the head of Pa- ]
trolman Woolen, emerging on the
left side about two Inches above ,
the driver's head.
A second shot was fired. Patrol
man Wooten said, but it did not 1
(See Canton Man?Page 3)
Dr. Gatz Will
Enter Private
Practice Nov. 1
i <
Dr. C. C. Gatz, who has boon as
iociated since July, 1950 with the j
"?oultry Diagnostic Laboratory
lere, will resign Oct. 31 to enter (
jrivate veterinary practice in Ila.v
vood County. y.
Dr. Gatz said his practice will in- ^
dude all animals. His office will be i .
ocated temporarily at his home at
,ake Junaluska.
A native of Manhattan. Kan..1
Jr. Gatz graduated in June, 1950:1
rom Kansas. State College and J
oined the Poultry Laboratory here |
i month later.
Gets Decoration t.
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MAJ. FANNIE RF.YNOEDK | 01
Rifle Bullet Goes Through Patrol Car Top
w
The photo at the top shows where a rifle bullet went into the too of a Highway Patrol car, driven
by Patrolman W. R. Wooten, near the eastern Canton city limits shortly after noon Sunday. The
lower picture shows where the bullet left the car, just an inch or so above the driver's head. The
bullet made a hole about the size of a dime going in. and the opening where it came out was about
the size of a quarter. (Mountaineer Photo)'.
Vital Facts On
Registration
Published Today
A list of all of Haywood's 28
voting precincts, their location, the
registrar, and telephone number,
is being published today as a pub
lic service by World Construction,
Inc., of which H. W. (tollman is
he founder.
The vital information for regis-1
ration is part of the nation-wide
ampaign for getting out a large
vote on November 4th.
The county-wide campaign is
A'oiI underway here in Haywood, j
ind civic leaders in all parts of the
rounty are working for a complete
-egistratfon of all eligible voters.
The registration books will he
(pen through Saturday, October 25.
Maggie Development
jlroup Meets Thurs.
The Maggie Valley Development
Association will meet at 8 p.m
rhursday at the Maggie School.
Association President Carl Henry
nnounccd today.
Many New Names Added
To Registration Books
Initial registration on Saturday!
showed a trend towards a heavy I
registration for the county.
Mrs Don Seroggs. ri.vstrant of I
Beaverdara No fi, reported 57 new
registrations last week, to lead the ,
list. Clyde reported 39 new vot
ers registered, by C. E. Brown, Jr.,
while Harley Francis of East Way
nesvilie, showed 10 additions to
the book during the week, and Mrs.
Duekett said 30 were added at.
Aliens Creek.
Glenn W. Brown, chairman of i
the county board of elections, said
this morning he felt the registra
tion would show a marked increase ;
over the period. Registration con-1
tinues through October 25th.
The county-wide campaign to1
"Get-Out-The-Vote" is on in full
force, and one of the phases of the
campaign is to push the registra
tion of all persons eligible to vote
who are not now on the poll books.
Ground-Breaking
Of New School
Set For 2 Wed.
School authorities arc complet
ing plans for the formal breaking
of ground for the new vocation
al building at Waynesville high
school on li'cunesday at two
o'clock.
Plans are for construction to
get underwav at oner, and the
formal program will be held
prior to the contractor starting
work.
Tentative plans call for the
school board, county officials,
and others to participate, with
the entire high school body
among the spectators.
The new structure will be on
the lot just east of the persent
building. The lot 1> at the emu
er of Brown Avenue and Balsam
Street.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Plemmona
announce the birth of a daughter.
Charlene Young, on Saturday. Oc
tober 11, at Victoria Hospital,
Asheville.
Highway
Record For
1952
In Haywood
(To Date)
Injured.... 40
Killed .... 5
I (This Information com
piled from Records of
State Hill way Patrol.)
Forestry Group To Visit
fhis County Tomorrow
Some 150 members of the Ameri
an Forestry Association and the
lorth Carolina Forestry Associa
ion now holding a three-day joint
leeting in Asheville, will stop at
le Haywood County Court House
imorrow (Tuesday >1 morning for
reetings by the Waynesvillo
hamber of Commerce, the Mer
lants Association, and other ofTi
als.
The group, traveling in busses. i
ill arrive here about 10:30, j,
While here the group will be ,
ven Haywood County apples, soft (
?inks, scenic postal cards which ,
ive already been inscribed with
message and stamped, and copies |
The Mountaineer. The postal |
irds are being furnished by the <
Irst National Bank. 1
I '
After the brief stop in WaynC3- j
He the group will travel to the i
rent Smoky Mountains National
ark by way of Balsam, Sylva, and j
herokee. They will have pointed \
it to them the industries of Haz- j 1
li
el wood. Barber's Orchard, the N.
C. Wildlife Commission trout hat
chery near Balsam, and Balsam
Gap.
Reuben Robertson. Sr., Chair
man of ^hc Board of Champion
Paper and Fibre Company, is
chairman of the general commit
tee which has overall charge of
the three day convention. Dele
gates to the convention will in- i
elude men from all over the nation |
who are prominent in forestry 1
work. It is expected that several
rislting foresters from foreign 1
:cuntries will also attend the con-,
rention I
Tom Alexander is chairman oi !
he committee which is making ar
angements for the so-called
Cherokee-Great Smokies tour.
Vtrs. Doyle D. Alley and C. E.
Hay are. other member of the com
Tiittee.
After visiting Cherokee the
{roup will return to Asheville by
way of Mile High and the new
^feintooga Ridge 'Overlook