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? ] YEAR NO. 94 12 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILLE, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOV. 24. 1952 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
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elt congratulations, a
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Petitions Ask Beer Election In Town
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Haywood Farmers Vote To
Extend Tobacco Quotas
For Next Three Years
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Football Contest
Moves Into Last
Week Of Picking
The "pick-the-winner" football
contest, which is being run every
week by The Mountaineer, will ap
pear in today's paper for the last
time this year.
The Waynesville-Canton game
will not be included among the
12 selections because of the early
playing date. No other games that
are being played on Thanksgiving
Day will be included either. It
was felt that most contestants were
used to sending in their entries on
Friday and that a change in the
deadline, which would be necessi
tated if Thanksgiving games were
included, would be unfair.
The winner of this week's con
testtest will be announced in next
Monday's issue. The grand prize
winner will be announced Thurs
day of next week, along with the
runner-ups.
Since this is the last week of the
contest, and considering all the
games that involve traditional ri
vals, it's going to be a little tough
to get a perfect list of winners.
Farmers who are participating'
in the I'MA program in Haywood
County voted overwhelmingly Sat
urday to continue tobacco quotas
the next three years.
The vote was 1031 for three year
quotas, three for one year, and 15
opposed to any quotas. Balloting
totalled 1049.
Quotas can be established by an
approval of at least two-thirds of
the growers voting in the referen
dum.
Purpose of the referendum is to
provide growers with a method of
adjusting supply to demand and
to help them obtain fair prices
for their tobacco.
This vote favoring quotas means
that price support loans will be
available to growers at 90 per cent
or parity on the 1953 crop.
Following is a tabulation of vot
ing by communities:
Crabtree ? For three years,
135; for one year, 0; opposed, 3.
Iron Duff ? Three years, 69;
one year, 0; opposed, 0.
Fines Creek ? Three years, 135;
one year, 0; opposed, 3.
Jonathan Creek ?i Three years,
94; one year, 1; opposed, 9.
Ivy Hill ? Three years, 76; one
year, 0; opposed, 0.
Big Creek ? Three years, 19;
one year, 0; opposed, 1.
Pigeon ? Three years, 78; one
year, 0; opposed. 0.
Beaverdam ? Three years. 124;
one year, 1; opposed, 0.
Cecil ? Three years, 12; one
year, 0; opposed, 0.
East Fork ? Three years, 21;
one year, 0; opposed, 0.
Clyde ? Three years, 86; one
year, 0; opposed, 0.
Wlaynesville ? Three years, 115;
one year, 0; opposed, ft.
White Oak ? Three years, 46;
one year, 1; opposed. 0.
ial Bank Anniversary
Of The Mountaineer
j Readied For Monday
Iiineer is in the pro
ring a special edition
?atinn of the 50th an
the First National
unniversary will fall
15. On that day in
[opened its doors and
l! to serve the people
County since. Actual
will observe the an
r three days?Decem
6
be many special fea
inniversary Issue. In
to complete stories on
e of the hank, its em
its history.
will be many pictures
which were taken over
Mrs. Included in the
I he former officials,
?dure looked when it
Bded. and how it has
IJh the years,
the special issue. It
M next Monday, De
be event you haven't
>nk is still looking for
s deeds, and other ma
I 1902 which may be
'hys at the bank.
Id Warren and two
kave returned from a
t former's mother in
Mile High And
Heintooga Close
j
For The Winter
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The snow that fell over the
| week-end was evidently laken as a i
! sign of things to come by Blue!
j Ridge Parkway officials and Mile 1
High and Heintooga spur of the I
Parkway have been closed for the |
winter.
This means that all sections of
the Parkway that were accessible
' from Soco Gap have been closed j
i to traffic.
Five inches of snow fell at
Molly's Gao and about two inches
was reported on the highway Sun
i day afternoon.
Parkway Superintendent Sam
P. Weems said the section will be
open in the spring as soon as
i weather permits.
! Legion Auxiliary
Will Meet Wednesday
The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet at the Legion Hall Wed
nesday night at 7:30 o'clock.
Mrs. J. H. Howell will preside
and new members will be initiated.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jack Atkins
were among the fans at the Caro
lina-Duke game in Chapel Hill
Saturday.
Lions See New
Hospital Wing
The Waynesville Lions Club,>
meeting at SpaldoQ's Drive-in for
their meal and business session,
journeyed to the top of the hill
and toured the new addition of
the Haywood County Hospital at
the invitation of President Lee
Davis.
Mr. Davis was assisted in show
ing fhe modern facilities by Drs.
Boyd Owen, James Fender and
Frank Hammett.
The new facilities are modern
in every way, with all equipment
up to date and brand new. The
rooms for the most part are semi
private, with four-bed wards on
one of the four floors.
The kitchen and diningroom fa
cilities are streamlined for effi
cient operation and quick serving.
In the dining room the food will
be served cafeteria style.
For the most part it was the first
time many of the Lions had visited
the new structure, and the com
ments heard, they were impressed
with the new wing.
There will be no meeting this
Thursday, due to the holiday.
Traffic Cases Tried
Thursday In Court Here
Judge William H. Bobbitt ad
journed Superior Court for the
week-end Thursday afternoon after
hearing a large docket during the
four days.
Court re-convened Monday morn
ing for the last wtek of the No
vember term of criminal court in
Haywood County.
During Thursday the following
cases were tried and judgments
handed down:
Bob Allen?Plead guilty to reck-,
less driving. Fined $100 and costs. J
A ninety-day jail sentence was sus
pended upon payment of the fine
and costs.
George Green?Plead nolo con
tendere to a charge of non-support
of wife and four children. A twelve
month term was suspended on con
dition the defendant pay court
costs and pay $20 weekly for the
support of wife and children.
Neal Mathls ? Plead nolo con
tendere to charge of assault on a
female. Six-months sentence sus
| pended two years providing the
defendant pay court costs and does
not violte any crminal laws for
two years.
Jeter M. Henry?Plead guilty to
reckless driving. Fined $50 and
costs.
James White ? Plead guilty to
reckless driving. Fined $25 and
costs.
Claude W. Carroll?Plead guilty
to unlawful possession of whiskey.
Fined $25 and costs.
Guy R. Chambers?Plead guilty
to drunken driving. Fined $100
and costs. Ninety-day sentence
suspended on payment.
Farady M. Hlpps?Plead guilty,
to drunken driving. Fined $150
and costs. Ninety-day sentence
suspended on payment.
Dave Goodson?Plead guilty of j
an attempt to manufacture whis
key Fined $25 and costs.
Dock G. McElrath?Plead guilty
to drunken driving. Fined $100 and
costs. Nlnety-dav sentence sus
pended on payment.
Louise Lail Od* vs. Buddy Joe
Orr?Divorce.
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I'hese pups of Sylvia Camlin of Lake Junalusuka saw their first i
snow Saturday morning and although they no doubt found it
cold, they still enjoyed romping in it?and v$ho wouldn't with
an attractive young iady like Sylvia for a playmate?
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First Snowfall Of Year
Lays 15 Inch Blanket In
Some Areas Of Haywood
Iron Duff CDP |
Elects Officers
And Committees
(See Picture Pagee Six)
The Iron Duff Community De
velopment meeting for November
was held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs, Ray Milner last Monday
night. The meeting was called for
the express purpose of electing of
ficers for the coming year. Ray
Milner, vice-president, presided.
Officers elected are: Jack Ray.
president; J. K. Caldwell, Sr., vice
president; secretary, Frances Em
ma Yates; treasurer, Frank D.
Bradshaw; reporter, Mrs, J R.
Caldwell; scrapbook keeper, Mrs.
Caldwell; program committee.
Miss Helen June Bradshaw, chair
man, Mrs. Ra>x Milner and Mrs.
Raymond Caldwell; recreation i
committee. Miss Edith Chambers,
chairman, Mrs. Frank Davis. Mrs
Belle McElroy. Ray MfTner, Jack
Long, and Carl Ferguson; refresh
ment committee, Mrs. Clara Pal
mer, chairman. Mrs. Emma Craw
ford. Miss Georgia Crawford.
Miss Mattie Sue Medford. and Mrs.
Elsie Haynes.
After discussions pertaining to
possible activities and improve
ments in the community for the
forthcoming year, it was decided
to hold the next meeting in the
basement of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Milner's home Thursday, Decem
ber 11, at 7 o'clock.
Other committees and commit- '
tee members will be announced
at the December meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Way and Mr
and Mrs. L. K. Barber attended
the Duke-Carolina football game
in Chapel Hill Saturday.
Last traces of Waynesville and
vicinity's first snow of the season
had virtually disappeared this
morning as a bright sun that was
out most of yesterday melted the
snow and caused muddy conditions
in many areas.
The snow, which fell on the area
Friday night and part of Satur
day, measured up to 18 inches in
some sections. At Max Patch the
snow reached a depth of 15 inches
and caused the roads to be impass
able until trucks and snow plows
cleared the way.
Highway traffic was normal in
most of the nearby areas. U. S: \
Highway 441, which crosses the
Great Smoky Mountains National
Park from Cherokee to Gatlinburg,
was closed to traffic Saturday
morning. The route was covered
with more than a foot of snow.
Some areas reported considerable
damage and inconvenience was
caused by the snow, but apparently
none was reported in Waynesville.
Traffic here and on all roads lead
ing out of town was normal.
Balsam Man Is
Awarded Purple
Heart In Korea
Marine Private First Ciass Rob
ert N. Beck, son of Mr. Nelson J.
Beck of Balsam, has been awarded
the Purnlc Heart Medal for wounds
received while on combat duty in
Korea.
The local Leatherneck was
wounded during the intense action
on Bunker Hill, while he was as
signed to the First Marine Divi
sion. He is a member of the First
Marine Regiment.
Beck has been awarded the Uni
ted Nation's and Korean Service
j ribbons in addition to his Purple
Heart Medal.
Thursday Issue Of The
Mountaineer A Day Early
The prr-Thanksgiving issue of The Mountaineer
will he published Wednesday afternoon instead of on
Thursday. This has been a practice for many years, -
and gives the staff an opportunity to enjoy Thanks
giving at home.
All copy for the edition must be in the office by
five o'clock Tuesday.
Union Services
Scheduled For
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Union services
will be held by ail four Waynes
ville churches at 9 o'clock Thurs
day morning at the First Presby
terian Church.
The Rev. J. E. Yountz, minister
nf the First Methodist Church,
will deliver the sermon.
The combined choirs of the
chuiches will give a program of
special Thanksgiving music.
The offering will be designated
for various orphanages.
It has been announced that the
county schools and Waynesville
Township schools would be closed
for a two-day Thanksgiving holi
day,
Students will enjoy Thursday
and Friday off.
New Kiwanis Club
Formed In Canton
With 27 Members
A new Kiwanis Club with 27
charter members was recently
foimed at Canton. The grouo was
issued its charter and officers
were installed last Thursday night
by Warren Kinsey, Field Repre
sentative of Kiwanis International.
The group was sponsored by the
Waynesville Kiwanis Club
The club is the 103rd in the
Carolinas District and the 3709th
Kiwanis Club in Kiwanis Inter
national.
Officers ire Irwin Goodston.
president; Dick McMann, vice
president; and Greek Waddell,
secretary-treasurer. Members of
the Board of Directors include
Sherrill Jimmison. Scott Harvey,
R. H. Owen, W. L. Barkhy, Tom
Best. r. a. McFarland, and Tom
my Curtis.
The group will meet next Mon
day at e o'clock at Charlies
Place In Canton.
Grand Jury Gives
Report During
Superior Court
Last Wednesday the Grand Jury
made several suggestions in its
report before Judge William II
Bobbitt during the first week of
the November term of criminal
Superior court.
The report, which was signed
by W. Thomas Reeves, foreman,
stated that while the jury was
serving on the February and July
terms of court. It Inspected certain
county property and generally
found the buildings and equipment
in good condition.
The jury said it wished to re
state that the highway between
the Bethel School buildings and
road by the Junaluska School
should be closed to through traf
fic. An investigation showed, the
report continued, that the respon
sibility for closing the roads lies
with the communities.
As a concluding suggestion, the
jury reported it would like to see
a tool shed built to cover new tools
at the county home.
Killer-Bear Eludes Traps
CHOTEAU, Mont. <APt?A plun
dering killer has been stalking tly
outlying areas of this quiet town.
Authorities believe the murderer
of 32 sheep in a week is a grizzly
bear because it killed six bucks
during one night?something that a
black or brown bear wquld not do
U S. Government Trapper Romy
McCallum found a large track he
believes is a grizzly's. Traps and
decoys have so far proved to no
avail against the wary bear.
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J Richard Queen has been nam
ed as secretary of Representa
tive-elect George A. Shuford, of
Asheviile.
Queen Named As
Secretary To
Rep. Geo. Shuford
Congressman - elect George A.
Shuford, Asheviile, announced Fri
day the appointment of J. Richard
Queen, Waynesville, as his secre
tary
Queen, member of a family long
prominent in Haywood County pol
itics. will assume his new duties
when Shuford takes the oath of
office January 3. Queen served on
Ihc staffs of former U. S. Senators
J. M. Broughton and Frank P.
Graham.
At present. Queen is stalf direc
tor of the Mines and Mining Sub
committee of the House Committee
on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Queen said he believed the job as
Shuford's secretary would give him
an opportunity for greater service
lo the district than the committee
post.
He could have continued to hold
the committee post, he said, despite
, the fact that Republicans will or
ganize Congress in January.
Loranzo Smathers, young Canton
I business man, was offered the sec-!
retar.v's job by Shuford, but turned
it down for personal and business
reasons. Mr. Smathers was co
chairman for Mr. Shuford here in
Haywood.
The 12th district's new represen
tative will succeed Rep. Monroe M.
Redden. Hendersonville. who re
I turns to active practice of law in
his home town in January. Redden
after three terms, did not offer for
reelection.
Shuford also announced that Mrs.
DeVere C. Lentz. Asheviile, will be
a member of his Washington office
staff. Mrs. Lentz has been in Red
den's office for several months.
Mr and Mrs. Shuford will leave
Asheviile in time for the swearing
in ceremonies on January 3. They
will make their Washington home,
at least temporarily, in the Ward
man Park Hotel. Shuford will go
to Washington December 5 for as
signment of offices.
Mr. Queen will not move his
j family to Washington.
Police Still At Work
On Weekend Robberies
Law enforcement officers were
still at work today tracing down
j leads on the rash of robberies that
j broke out in Waynesville over the
j past week-end.
Progress has been made in everv
case but no arrests have been made
at present.
The County Sheriff's office, the
Wayneswillc Police Department and
the State Bureau of Investigation
I are working on the cases.
Named Secretary
Winners Announced For
Festival Prize Winners
Five big prizes were given away
Saturday afternoon on the Way
nesville High School athletic field
as a regular weekly feature of the
Second Annual Trade Jubilee spon
sored by the Waynesvllle Merchants
Association.
The big prize?a dinette set?
was won by the Rev. Don Payne,
pastor of Long's Chapel Methodist
Church at Lake Junaluska. A
beautiful shotgun was won by
James Cochran of Hazelwood.
Other prizes and their winners
were: David Felmet, Jr.. a lamp
and mahogany table Mrs. Ralph
Boyd, of Rt. 2. Waynesville. an
overstuffed chair; and Mrs. Paul
Bryson. of * Haze I wood, a big box
of groceries.
There will be another drawing
next Saturday afternoon on the
athletic field.
Everyone holding tickets in the
Trade Jubilee should attend the
drawings. There are prizes given
every Saturday and quite often
the first number picked is not
present.
reiuions
Are Being
Circulated
In Town
Formal announcement was made
this morning that oetitions have
been released by officials of the
Town of Waynesville calling for
an election on the question of
legalized beer sales within the
town limits.
The formal notice is signed by
Mayor J. H. Way. and the petition
according to the notice, is dated.
November 20.
Under the present laws effect
ing such elections, the Town
Board of Aldermen would conduct
the election and not the county
board of elections.
The petitions which are being
circulated just within Waynesville.
must contain the names of 15 per
cent of the voters which voted for ?
Mayor in July 1951. According to
the official count, there were 1,712
votes cast for the two candidates
for mayor when the town election
was held on July 17. 1952. The 15
per cent would call for 257 signa
tures.
Haywood countv voted out the
legal sale of wine and beer ?
September second of this year. The
dealers were given 60 days in
which to clCar out their stocks,
which meant that no legal sales
were held after midnight of No
vember 3rd.
No date is mentioned in the
formal notice when the petitions
are to be returned to the lw>arrt of
aldermen. The election cannot b"
held within 60 jlaj : of anv other
election.
The petitions must be returned
within 90 days from the date of
issuance, according to the pro
visions of the law.
Citizen Editor
Addresses Rotary
On Far East Topic
Don Shoemaker, editor of The
Asheville Citizen, addressed the
Rotary Club here Friday. Guests
of the club were chairmen of
Community Development units of
the county, as part of a rural-ur
ban program, headed bv Richard
Barber.
Mr. Soemaker told of his 3
week trip to the Middle F.ast last
spring, when he covered 15.000
miles, and held some 90 mter
] views with officials of many gov
ernments.
He pointed out the importance
of the middle east to world peace,
and the lack of understanding of
many of the problems confronting
1 the peoples of that section of the
world.
The speaker described vividly
some of the difficulties in travel,
even with modern means, in the
areas under marshal law.
Mr. Shoemaker was introduced
by W. Curtis Russ.
Jack Chapman, chairman of the
county council of the Community
! Development program, introduced
R. C. Francis, of Hatcliffe Cove,
who gave a brief humorous talk.
Mrs. C. O. Newell, in a few min
utes told of the importance of
everyone working together for a
"better tomorrow."
Other guests included Mrs. Jack
McCracken, Bethel: Mrs. Ralph
Evans, Center Pigeon; Gaston
Burnette, Pigeon: Rev. C. I.. Al
len, Aliens Creek; Thad Chafin.
Fairview; O. L. Yates, Iron Duff:
and Wayne Franklin, c ounty
| agent.
Highway
Record For
1952
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In Haywood
(To Date)
Injured.... 44
Killed .... 5
(This information com
piled from Records of
State Highway Patrol.)
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Local Stores Will Remain Open All Day Every Wednesday, Starting Nov. 26
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