|?ocrats Hold Substantial Majority In Haywood
Inkle |
Kin
I Show
Record
Lg,,,, by precinct* j
Ra pares two. and
W?i section i.
R . decided,
? jnd overwhelming
in-tuiu ? t? re- ;
Rrata voting habits
^Ehnd Tuesdaj
R unofficial returns
^Eood precincts in
Htnrociiitic majority
Ks of 2 "42 in the
to 4 595 in the
Hjte Senate.
? instances. Presi
Rihouer. who car
^E county's 28 pre
^Eted by Stevenaoa,
Rod Eugene S. King
? tv B. Hodges for
Htr, 9110 to 4.515.
^Kiaoii on the Dem
Rnate ticket with 9,
Rts and Gash were
?5-county district.
Hetiower made the
^E the \raditionally
Re His total vote of
Righest ever accord
R in Haywood Coun
Rotc for Haywood
Homplrte hut unofl'i
I from all precincts.
Rrd breaking 14,818.
? 45 3 per cent, more
H been cast before.
Birr estimated that
? mo county's regis
Hm to hie polls. That
? incidentally, far
He national pcrccnt
H Tuesday the Dem
Held in own lay large
Bvcr, case. Par the
He William K. Um
I Republican Herbert
I to 5,104?a Demo
? m Hay u ood of 4,
Hrd piled up 9,246
Ht 5,156 for Hugh
Btbliran. for a 4.515
? iXirncui. defeated
? e for state
Rsho-'I to 5.247, a
? Democratic major
? tffices was con
? the race for Coun
? Mrs Sebe Bry
?1.123 votes for a 5,
??o'i Ernest Truitt,
?"trail polled more
in the county
? candidate?9,587.
? *a- mentioned be
?rc Republican votes
?k constable's race,
?jwly. ;i Democrat,
?Wtson Republican,
3 vo,p <>' 223 against
1,5 at one time chief
We.
c'urn. in Waynes
lP shim Clarence
'ds ?ith 762 votes,
<tion Page 6)
lal Election Issue
lountaineer Is All
I In Preparation
'o, second section for
the front page of the
la! election ordinarily
fur a special issue
? ? ?*?!. iper. hut with
1 i-i in the outcome
ia election, the news
Mountaineer thought
ion timely.
of ihi election great
lie core- rvative prc
| Republican victory
and The Mountaineer was the first
to report the unexpected heavy
GOP vote in Haywood County. This
vote gave Stevenson a margin of
2700 votes, the slimmest a Demo
cratic nominee has taken since
1928.
After it was decided to publish
an extra, several photographs were
planned that would illustrate vot
ing day in the county. The pictures
finally selected showed (1) the
tabulation of returns in The Moun
taineer news room, <2* the eager
ness with which most people lis
tened to their radios, and <3> a
scene at the ballot boxes.
In the meantime two streamers
for the front page were made up.
Had Stevenson won, The Moun
taineer would have announced in
large type: "U. S. Likes Adlai".
The other headline, and one that
was used, proclaimed. "It's Ike
and Dick".
The front page of the special is
sue would contain election returns
and stories, but to fill up the rest
of fhe paper called for material
that had been planned originally
for other editions of the paper.
This was something of the nature
of robbing Peter to pay Paul. How
ever there could have been no ex
tra had this not been done.
Most of the evening's prepara
tions for the issue took place in
The Mountaineer news room, which i
for privacy's sake, was located in
(See Extra?Paae 8)
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1 Su-ty uind> Little
iv trrpperature ex
fh 65
^'ivnrsvtlle temper
ipiled by (he State
Max. Min.
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The Waynesyille Mountaineer si]
ca*e.
Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park ^
67th YEAR NO. gfr m PAGES Associated Press WAYNESV1LLE, N. C., THURSDAY, NOV. 6, 1952 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counttaa
Expansion Water System Vote Saturday
A ? A A A a A
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Tobacco Harvest Festival Set Nov. 18-19
2 - Day Event
Set Earlier
Than Usual
The sixth annual Tobacco Show,!
in connection with the Tobacco
and Home Demonstration Exhibit,
will be Nov. 18-19, .Tuesday and
Wednesday, at the Waynesville
armory and courthouse.
This information is from the
county-widc CDP and Home Dem
onstration organizations, which,
in cooperation with the county
agent's office, sponsor the affair.
As in previous years, a Tobacco
Queen will be chosen from among
entries from each community. She
will be crowned during the Tues
day evening program at the court
house by last year's queen, Miss
Mauriene Carver of Maggie.
The queen will receive a scho?
arship prize of $100 and a mer
chandise certificate for a new out
fit. She will be required to make
only one appearance, at 8 p. m.<
Tuesday, in evening dress. There
will be no parade for her to ride
in this year.
Only high school students who
are either juniors or seniors are
eligible to enter the beauty con
test because they would be more
likely to take advantage of the
scholarship that) younger girls.
The two-day affair wfll start
10 a. m. Tuesday with judging of
tobacco and Home Demonstration
Club booths. At 1 p. m. the exhib
its will be open to the public un
til 7 p. m.
Window art exhibits on tobacco
by high school art students will
be entered in windows by 9 a. m.
Tuesday and judging will start at
10 a. m.
The evening program on Tues
day will start at 7:30 p.m. Musical
programs will be given by the
Canton, Bethel, Clyde, Crabtree,
and Waynesville High School Glee
Clubs. These will be followed by
the announcement of winners on
the window art exhibits.
Mrs.' Harriet Pressley, radio
news analyst from station WPTF
in Raleigh will deliver an address.
An announcement of the com
munity winners of the tobacco
contest will follow.
The final events of the evening
will be the presentation of the
beauty contestants and the selec
tion of the tobacco queen.
On Wednesday the various ex
; (See Tobacco Harvest?Page 6>r
Proposal To Open Beer
Outlet At Buncombe
Haywood Line Hits A Snag
Started System
I). A. HOWELL
An article about the administra
tion installing the present water
system will be found on page six
of the second section of this issue.
Also an article by J. R. Morgan,
on page one of the third section.
Irrigation Pays
Off For Jonathan
Creek Farmer
Irrigation really paid off for D.
J. Boyd of Jonathan Creek this
summer when other farmers were
realizing a great loss in many in
stances from the dry weather.
Boyd dug ditches from a brook
on his upper fields to irrigate 25
acres of pasture land. The only
cost for this was the labor and the
result was the tallest and best
ladino clover and orchard grass in
Haywood County.
He had a series of connecting
ditches on his land which he dams
at convenient places to let the wa
ter overflow onto.the field. Inci
dentally Boyd is the only farmer
in the county who has used this
j simple and effective method of ir
| rigation.
Rev. VValkup Speaks At
Ilazelwood Presbyterian
The Rev. James W. Walkup of
. Greenville, S. C.. who was recent
ly extended a call by the Hazel
[wood and Bethel Presbyterian
| churches, will conduct the mid
week service at the Hazelwood
, church Thursday night (tonight) at
[ 7:30.
Rev. Mr. Walkup has not indi
cated as yet whether he intends
accepting the call. Officials of both
churches have urged the congre
gations to attend the midweek
service.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Parkman will
have as their guests for the week
end Mrs. John Bomar of Greer, S.
C.
Chairman Coke Candler of the'
Buncombe County Bbard of Com-1
missioners has recommended to
the State Alcoholic Control Board
that no permits be iuued to per
sons who plan to construct estab
lishments to sell beer near the
Buncombe-Haywood line
The action followed receipt of a
letter by Candler from Chairman
R. W. Winston of the State board
in which Winston asked the opin
ion of the county commissioners
concerning requests from individ
uals who want permits to sell beer
in establishments along U. S. High
way 19-23 just .east of the Hay
wood County line in Buncombe
County.
Candler said apparently a num
ber of Haywood residents are seek
ing to construct beer establish
ments just across the line since a
! Haywood County referendum last
; month resulted in the outlawing of
! the sale of wine and beer in Hay
| wood.
Candler.s reply to Winston stat
ed in part that "I am a resident1
of Candler and know that residents
and church members . . . bitterly
oppose any beer establishments in
the neighborhood."
Candler reminded Winston that
Buncombe County officials have ne
authority to issue ta*er pcruots bttt
said that he would "strongly urge
that no permits be granted" to per
sons wishing to sell beer and wine
I in that vicinity. Authority to issue
beer and wine permits is vested in
i the State board.
WTHS Band And
Chorus To Give
First Concert
The first fall concert by Waynes
ville High School's top-ranking
Concert Band and Chorus will he
presented in the school auditor
ium Tuesday night, November 11,
at 8 o'clock. Directing the groups
will be Charles Isley and his as
sistant. Robert Campbell.
The program will have a patriotic
theme in commemoration of Ar
mistice Day and will l>e presented
| in threre parts. The first part will
include numbers by the 50-piece
band; part two will be by the mixed
chorus of sixty voices; and the last
part will be by the combined
groups.
These concerts are considered
highlights of the winter season and
receive support of the entire com
munity. Tickets are being sold by
the students.
Bookmobile Schedule
Stopped Temporarily
The Haywood County Public Li
brary Bookmobile will not operate
after Friday, November 7, until
further notice.
All borrowers who have books
checked out arc urged to hold the
books until the regular schedules
of the Bookmobile are resumed.
Just Too Old For The Job
i" I 1
1
SJVE WORKED 2* Hootzs^)
( A DAY FOR *2 yEARs / <
^ J'/M PLUMB WOW OUT (
Th^42-yea^oldWayn?!svilU' fUter plant is too old and too small to furiJfth sufficient water for the j*
. population that has increased greatly since 1910 in the three commUBitiesWrved by the Waynesville
water plied. A new plant and larger pipes are necessary to meet present anfe future demands. A bond
issue for this expansion will be voted on Saturday.
EDITORIAL
A Situation That Needs Improving
Very few times in the 21 years as editor
of this newspaper, have editorials been writ
: ten in the first person. Because of the seri
! ousness of the current water situation here,
! this editorial is a first.hand account of what
was found in checking the Waynesville wat
er system with officials.
When it was first hinted last summer that
the situation was becoming acute, a trip was
made over the entire system. Beginning on
the Tnountain, the system was followed on
down to the chlorinating station, filtering
plant, storage reservoir, and to the fountains
on Main Street.
What I saw filled my heart with fear,
when I realized that some ten to twelve
thousand people were solely dependent up
on such a small reserve of water, with the
intake so much smaller than the outgo.
There was water on the mountain, but the
small 8-inch line, on top of the ground, could
not begin to meet the demands of the open
spigots in town. The filtering plant was do
ing only a half job?in fact, much of the
water was going straight through without
being filtered. All was properly chlorinated,
but as to filtering, it just could not be done.
After leaving the filtering plant, my first
thoughts were that nothing more could
shock me.
But after looking down into an almost
completely dry reservoir, a new sense of
fear came over me. At the time, it was figur
ed that there was enough water on hand to
supply the community six hours?what if
the sole little 8-inch rusty pipe on top of the
ground on the mountain should break? The
town would be without water for many
hours.
Upon the return trip to town, we realized
for the first time, just what the officials
meant when they said the situation was real
ly serious. They were conservative in their
statements.
Within a short time, the rains came and
(Continued on Patf Two, Section Three)
I
Christmas Seal Sale
Goal Is Set At $1400
The Waynesvilie Tuberculosis
Committee met Monday at the
courthouse and set its goal for the
Christmas seal sale at $1400. Chair
man Robert H. Winchester has re
ported.
This amount is $200 more than
last year's quota, which was ex
I ceeded.
Seal sale chairman. Mrs. Roy
Campbell, said Christmas seals
would be placed in the mail about
I the middle of this month. She said
' that about 3,000 envelopes will
make up this year's mailing list.
Mrs. Campbell emphasized the
necessity for all those who receive
Christmas seals to buy them and
not return any to seal -sale head
quarters Return envelopes are en
' closed with the seals to facilitate |
payment
State Hhs More Than
Million Highway Signs
More than a million official j
highway signs make motoring
easier in North Carolina. In ad- |
dition to conventional mileage
signs. many North Carolina
markers direct travelers to va
cation places such as the Blur
Ridge Parkway and the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park.
Robert A. Burch. traffic engtn
( eer for the State Highway Com
mission at Raleigh, reports that
in the last Ave years signs have
been put up at the rate of about
100 000 a year.
Kiwanis Hear Discussion
Of Water System Problems
I ?
J. R Morgan, attorney for the
Town of Waynesvllle, spoke to a
joint meeting of the old and new
Boards of Directors of (he Way
nesville Kiwanis Cluh after the
regular meeting of the club this
week.
Mr. Moigan spoke on the gen
eral topic "Municipal ?roubles
and Problems."
Calling attention to ttie adver
tisement in The Mountaineer
which contained a statement by
the North Carolina State Health
Department on the conditions of
the local watef system. Mr. Mor
gan said that if the citizens of
Waynesvllle had read the ad they
would know that Waynesvllle had
the possibilities of one of the best
available water systems in the
South, and "that the inadequacy of
the present system is the number
one problem besetting town of
ficials.
He recalled that during his term
as mayor of Waynesville he had
the pleasure of signing thp first
bonds that were issued to Improve '
the original water system. That I
atcion was taken in 1909.
During later years the town ac
quired additional property in sev
eral transaction* in the area where
the town watershed is now located
The watershed now comprises
an area of from 8,000 to 8.500
acres with six separate creeks
available for supplying water to
the town's users.
Mr. Morgan said that the town
has potentially the finest facilities
for a water system of any town ot
comparable size in the South.
He explained that the proposed
program, if approved by the peo
ple of Waynesville on November 8
i Saturday) would approximately
double the capacity of the present
system.
The approvement of the bond is
sue would be a good financial in-!
vestment for 'the people of Way
nesville. he said, with the interest
rates not more than 3 or 3Vi per
cent.
He stressed the fact that timber
sales from the present watershed
property would materially assist
in reducing the indebtedness In- ,
eurred through the issuance of
water bonds. ,
(See Kiwani*-?Page 6)
No Forest Fires
In Several Days
Since the early part of the week,
j Haywood County has been without
la forest fire but with an index this
afternoon of five, Warden Eidridge
Caldwell said conditions could
| hardly be better for a blaze.
Starting late Saturday, a fire
burned about 20 acres at Newfound
Gap before it was extinguished
early Monday. It was started when
| a farmer set fire to a pile of brush.
The fire tower on Chambers
Mountain at Clyde is little more,
than a communications post be
cause of the extreme low visibility.
Observers are able to see no more
than a quarter of a mile because
of the haze and smoke. The only j
way observers can get word of a \
fire is by telephone and they in
turn notify fire fighters.
Heavy rains are needed not only
to replenish water supplies but to 1
reduce the fire hazard. At least a
hundred acres of Haywood County
woodlands have been destroyed so
iar this fall, practically all of it
through carelessness.
Mrs. Joe Doggett of High Point
is spendipg a few days with her
sister, Mrs. Woodson Jones.
i
Voting Will
Start 6:30
Saturday
Waynesville voters will go to
he polls Saturday to decide on the
300,000 bond issue for the cxpan
iion of the water system of the
own.
The polls at the two voting
daces of the town will open at
1:30 a.m. and close at 6:30 p.m.
/oting will be at the Town Hall,
ind the Aliens Creek school.
The election has been called by
ifflcials because of the serious
iltuation regarding an adequate
vater supply. The present system,
milt in 1908. is overloaded, and
ar too small to meet the present
lay needs of the community.
The Town owns ample watershed
icreage, with enough streams, but
;he matter of piping the water into
own, and getting it filtered is now
ermed by" engineers of the State
Health Department as far from
satisfactory.
Last summer the plant twas far
:oo small to meet the needs of the
community, and at present, officials
ire urging citizens to curtail the
use of water in every respect. The
Aater pressure on the mountain is
low due to the continued dry
iveather, and the 8-inch main is
not large enough to bring the suffi
cient water down to the filtering
plant.
The Altering plant often is over
loaded, and water passes into the
mains unaltered. During rair.y
weather, all water has to be Al
tered slowly, or muddy water can
get into the system All water is
chlorinated priu going >nto the
ayahM* '
Civic clubs af the community
have gone on record as supporting
the plan 100 per cent, a group of
Wvic lenders, headed by Dr. Boyd
Owen, have been staging a cam
paign of presenting the needs to
the people. Several clubs have had
speakers to appear before them
and explain the seriousness of the
present situation.
Town officials have stated on
?
numerous occasions, that plans
have been worked out with the
Local Government Commission,
and with their approval, the pro
posed bond issue would not in
crease taxes on property. The offi
cials have worked out a plan
whereby the water department in
come can pay for the bond issue
upon adjustment of rates to com
pare with other towns of Western
North Carolina.
A copy of the ballot to be voted
on Saturday will be found on page
4 in the third section of this Issue.
The State Board of Health, in a
survey of the water system, rec
ommended a number of years ago
that the town take immediate ac
tion to improve the system, and
expand it to meet the growing
needs of the community.
Wardrobe, Radio,
Groceries Will
Be Given Away
Threfc valuable prizes will again
be awarded Saturday in the 1952
Fall Trade Jubilee by the mer
chants of Waynesville, Hazelwood,
and Lake Junaluska
Topping the list this week will he
a $200 wardrobe. Other prizes will
be a beautifulu radio and a basket
of groceries.
The awards will be made at 2
p.in. at the Waynesville High
School stadium.
Highway
Record For
1952
In Haywood
(To Date)
Injured.... 43
Killed .... 5
(This information com
I
piled from Records of
State Highway Patrol.)
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