North Carolina Newspapers

The Waynesville Mountaineer j They go to a aaovte. Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Q K7th Jk'EAR NO. 4 12 PAGES Associated Preas WAYNESVILLE. N. MONDAY AFTERNOON, JAN. 12, 1?53 (3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Countiaa ;^?lights ? The Hews ; delights in teas H<t especially preach ^^H day Homer corner is preacher and Hal voice said: know of a certain taking your mem after the other. ] ? better do something ?c they put you out sensing Homtr'f replied in all ser right: I have some ^ Z^^^Hh 1 would be glad to had blown up right I lias Passed ^^^?mainders of Christ >S ^^^Bville are gone. H>ent a good portion ? |^^^Hing down the lights Hgailj decorated the He Christmas season, ^k-ees that had been ' -?^^^Hiany lawns have had ,a <^^Kl removed and most imoved the candles d ta^^^Hfrom their windows, ri one thing that . . . happy children ... an occasional Hpalong C a s s i d y Hyone dead behind Hr corner on his block Hcles that have been use in the past two ^k>n the street, which ? fact that Christmas He taken down and Hook it as a sign that la long ways off. i'-^^^^Bhat Hopalong that Hi. i ? I Here orning 1 will be held for ywood dairy farm ouse Friday morn 10 o'clock, Wayne aghnt, said today, its. including John b Hyatt, Carleton :k Hunter from the rient Department, ollins of the Agro it at State College, lportant problems ying today, lie discussions, ar 'e been made for : county to discuss e such dairy prac es and hay, corn ;rd records, rental nd labor problems, reeding. : should be over le afternoon. iry Named esident st Group ^ operator of Twin n Soco Road, was esident of the Hay Highlanders to fill term of Wayne Rog- I ng of the Board of srs last week at en, Jr., who operates Jotor Inn on Walnut med to the Board of ?place Henry, ecently named to the lamber of Commerce the tourist industry I Drive Opens Sunday Singing Convention; Raised On First Day I courtroom paid $300. f)6 he annual singing con lday that opened the Drive In Haywood will last through Jan. 31. Singing groups that took part in cluded the Red Bank Trio, Sau nook Shelton Trio, Waynesville Old Fashioned Gospel Trio, Way nesville Allen's Creek Trio, Al len's Creek Singing Five, Canton Clark Trio. Canton Junior Choir, Colored Baptist Church of Way- j nesville, Roberts Family of Ashe-1 ville. Friendly Five of Asheville. Evelyn and Carolyn Burnette of Waynesville, and Janice Wilds of Hazelwood. The need of meeting the quota in Havvnod County was empha-. jized by Max Rogers, Waynesville; rhairman. who also spoke on the j cost of treating patients and the re search work of the National Foun- ( lation. The importance of the ' March of Dimes drive in caring for aatients and conducting research ' vas also discu sed by Max Rogers. , Recognition \>-a* given to H. P McCarroll, area chairman, for his vork in the drive. Iter I ature X d at j I? COfllinilfO COLD Fair and cold. Partly warmer Tuesday. Max. Mln. Rainfall - 56 47 .58 54 40 .29 50 35 1.10 43 31 ? New Beer Election Petitions Circulated Almost Enough Names On New List Say Leaders ? A new set of petitions were put into circulation late Thursday, call ing for an election to make beer sales legal in Waynesville. A spokesman for the group handling the petitions said this morning that enough names had been secured. Under the law. such petitions would have to have 13 per cent of the number of voters participating in the last town elec tion. At that time about 1750 votes were cast, which means about 250 names on the petitions. The first petition was circulated several weeks ago but was halted before being turned in to the board of aldermen, when it was discovered a technical error in volved. A new set of petitions was sought and granted last Thursday when the board of aldermen noet. Und:.>r the law. it was explained, a re quest for such petitions must be made, and the petitioners have 00 days in which to return the pe titions. In view of the fact that the pe titions already contain sufficient ? signatures, it is expected the pe 1 titions will be turned over to the : board of aldermen soon with the j request for calling an election. The j board would have 30 days in which to set the date of such an election. I after checking the names on the I petitions. t "Haywood County voted out the legal sale of wine and beer last September. Minor Accidents Occur Near Town Two accidents were investigator! j Saturday afternoon by Cpl. Prit I chard Smith of the Highway Patrol J that involved only slight damages to the vehicles and no injuries to 1 any of the occupants. About 1:45 p.m. a car driven by Clarence E. Arrington ,of Route 1 was struck while making a left turn oft Highway 19A at Pinnacle Drive near the Saunook School. Clarence G. Davis of Route 2. Whit tier, driver of the other automobile, said he saw Arrington give a signal for a turn but attempted to pass anyway. Davis has been charged with improper passing. Smith estimated damage to the Arrington car at $150 and $50 to the other vehicle. Several hours later, about 4 p.m., Robert V. Clampitt of Route 4. Franklin, was traveling west on the same highway when a car driv en by William D. Franklin of Cov e Creek entered the highway from the Hyatt Creek Road without first stopping. Clampitt pulled to the left side of the road but was still unable to avoid a collision Smith said that because of the excellent driving on the part of Clampitt only minor damage was caused. Damage to the Franklin car amounted to about $35 and $51) to Clampitt's. Smith said that Frank lin was charged with driving while drunk. Chamber of Commerce Directors To Meet Dr. Boyd Owen, president of the Chamber of Commerce, announc ed this morning the monthly meet j ing of the directors would be held Tuesday evening at eight o'clock. This will be the first meeting of the new 1953 board of directors. 1 ? Miss Anne Bischoff snent the week-end at Western Camlina ! Teachers College as the guest of Miss Thelma Mavfield. ?V Highway Record For 1953 In Haywood 1 2 (To Date) > Injured.... 5 Killed 0 'This information com piled from Records of State Highway Patrol.) Extension Of Rural Mail Routes Effective Jan. 16th All three KKU mail routes out of the Waynesville Post Office have been extended so that in almost every instance people who live on a fairly good road will now have mail service, usually within a short distance of their homes. The change will become effec tive January 16. In commenting on the extension of the routes Col. J H. Howell, postmaster, said: "We have been trying for many years to make good mail service available to the peo ple of this area. With the changes that are to go into effect shortly those people who haven't been get ting mail delivered to boxes close to their homes will now And that hey can. in almost every instance, step out their front doors and pick up their mail." The route changes are as fol ows: Route 2 will be extended a iistance of four miles up into Svans Cove and Mehaffey Branch load This route is in the Maggie irea Route 1 wiil also be extended our miles in the area of Davis 3ove. Route 3. in the vicinity of Lake Uinaiuska, will be extended about hree-fourtlis of a mile in the sec ion off Highways 19 and 284. The changes mean that people vho heretofore had to go to one >articular spot on the route, where here was usually a large number if rural boxes, will now be able o place their box in front of the muse and hpve their mail deliv ered in tfie same-fasWtm, Col. Howell said that no new employees would be added to the ?arrier staff as a result of the cx lansion. To Mississippi ? I ? ? -- Admiral W. N. Thomas, and Mrs. Thomas leave Wednesday for Jack son, Miss., where Admiral Thomas will serve as pastor of the 3400 member Capitol Street Methodist church until June first. Admiral Thomas served as assistant pastor; of thb church vyhile he was in col-j lege, and 40 years ago he and Mrs. Thomas were married in this! i church. The pastor has just been named ; as secretary of a Methodist board. I and the vacancy will be Ailed by I Admiral Thomas until the Missis sippi Conference meets in June. They plan to return in June to their home at Lake Junaluska. _ Haywood Welfare Board Asks Lien Law Be Kept; Shows Savings To County The Haywood Welfare Board wants the Lien Law, as passed in 1951. to remain a law, according lo a letter they have sent Representa tive Joe Palmer. The board, with Mrs. Carl Med ford. chairman, and Jack Chap man and J. H. Howell, Jr., mem bers. pointed out that the law is of the best interest to the public, as well as to those in need of as sistance from the Welfare Depart ment. In quoting figures to prove their point, the board sets out that 172 cases were dropped in one month when the lien law became effective. This, they point out, meant a sav ing of $66,748.10 in welfare funds, of which the county's share was $8.129?77. The county's share is 12 cents for every dollar paid in welfare funds. The letter to Representative Palmer signed by all three board members, is as follows: "The Welfare Board of Haywood County wishes to inform you that they are whple-heartettyy in favor of the retention of the 1951 'Lien Law' as written. "In consideration of our reasons for so favoring its retention, it might be well to briefly state what it provides: This law provides a SIXTH CLASS general lien against the property of any recipient of old age assistance only. That means. (See Welfare?Page 6) Court Convenes After Three-Day Recess Last Week ? Superior Court re-convened here this morning after a three-day re cess last week when Judge Allen Gwynn attended the Governor's inauguration at Raleigh. Several cases were disnosed of during the two days court was in session. Twenty-six will be tried this week. The docket is expected to be cleared up this week accord ing to the original schedule. The jury for the second week in cludes the following: James L. Henderson. Crabtree; S. B. Blalock. Walter G. Singleton, John W. John son, D. I. Williams, George W. Clark, B. B. Chambers, W. F. Kuy kendall, Ralph D. Pharr, J. Boyd Smathers, and Manley D. Dickson, Pigeon; Virginia Hill, Charles T. Garrett. Mrs. M. G. Robinson, C. H. Varner, Allen C. Rowe, and Edward E. Conley, Beaverdam; Fletcher Hill, J. B. Hill, John N. Cogdill, J. Boone Swayngim. A. I,. Yarborough and W. H. Prevost, Wa.vncsville; and Ada Keener, Ivy Hill. Farm Winner Bernard W. Ferguson. 14-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fer guson of Route 1, Clyde, recently fook first prize in the 4-H and FFA. Tobacco Show and Sale at Morris town, Teiin. and received $15 in cash in addition to the blue ribbon. He also won the following prizes at the show: sixth place for tips, $3; ninth place in flyings, $1; ninth in leaf. $1; and tenth place in lugs, $1" There were 200 entries in the | show. On Oct. 11, Bernard won the Dis trict Championship Award for out standing achievement in field crops for 1952, an award he also won in 1951. Last fall he was high scorer in the county in tobacco grading and won a trip to Raleigh to the State Fair where he participated in the State 4-H grading contest and took fourth place. Bernard Is a member of the Fines Creek 4-H Club. Leaders Of County GOP Will Attend Inauguration At least one car from Haywood will go to Washington this week end to see the inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Leaving on Sunday, will be Glenn A. Boyd, Gudger Duckett and W. R. Sherill. They have roorrt for one more, and all reservations in Washington have been made. Mr. Boyd is former chairman of the county Republican committee and Mr. Duckett is present chair man. ? Postal Receipts Show $1,228 Gain In 1952. Postal receipts at the W-ynes ville Post OITice showed a gain of more than $1,200 during the year ending December 31, Col. J. H. Howell, postmaster, said today. Figures just compiled show that 1952 receipts totaled $66, 709.53 as compared to 1951 fig I ures of $65,571.42. These figures represent a gain of $1,228.11. West Pigeon CDP To Meet Thursday Night The West Pigeon Community De velopment Program will hold the January meeting Thursday night at 7:30 in the Bethel school cafeteria. Mrs. Jack McCracken, chairman of the organization, urges that all members be present. Officers for 1953 will be elected. John Burrell. Bob Kuykendali and Jim Frady were the guests of friends at Western Carolina Teach ers College for the week-end. Recreation Center To Be Discussed Wednesday Two members of the North Caro lina Recreation Commission will : discuss plans for a long-term rec j reation program for Waynesville at a joint meeting of the Junior | Chamber of Commerce this Wed nesday night, according to an an \ nouncement made today by offic j ials of the two organizations. Civic and business leaders of i Waynesville have also been invit ed to the meeting, which will he held in the Commissioners Room of the courthouse at 7:30. There have been many efforts to j establish a recreation center of' some kind in Waynesville during the last ffw years but none of the plans have been carried through. During the Dast few years though, the Junior Chamber of Commerce has taken such a plan as one of its major projects and, having secured the support of various civic organ izations. feel that such a center is within sight. Ralph J. Andrews, Director of the North Carolina Recreation Commission, and his assistant, James E. Stevenson, Jr., were in vited to come to Waynesville and discuss with civic officials the de-! suability of such a center and also to offer suggestions as to how such j (See Recreation?Page 6) Haywood 4-H Club Council Officers 9 These officers were elected Saturday for the county 4-H Club Council. Left to right: Bobby Mills, North Canton, vice president; Ann Cathey 'standing). Bethel, Reporter; Rowena Robinson. Canton high, president; and Doris Muse. Wayneaville'-tiigh. secretary. Absent when the picture was made were Bobby Sue Sparks, respresenting Waynesvllle hjgh; and the song leaders, Martha Sue Med ford, Iron Duff afid Weaver Hipps. Canton. {Mountaineer Photo). Composes Music With Local Setting Ml s? Murgtii't StrinKfield is shown at her piano with a copy of her "Hymn To The Great Smokies." (Mountaineer Photoi. Crop Of Burley Averages 66ic Olrnn A. Boyd and VV. C. Chambers averaged 66'-n cents for their < roj? of burley from nine-tenths Of en acre. Their nop weighed 1996 pounds, and 1562 pounds of if brought 69 eents. The remaining 494 pounds brought 66 cents for 250 pounds and 45 cents for the other 184 pounds. The crop brought a gross of $1,325.58. The tobacco was sold in Morristown. Plane Appeared To Be Lost In Storm Over Town During the heavy rain and wind storm here Friday night, a plane kept circling around Waynesvilie off and on for more than an hour. After a lapse of about an hour, the plane again began the circling. Many citizens began to wonder if the craft was lost and was try ing to get its bearing from the glow of Waynesvilie lights through the storm. Sheriff Fred Campbell began calling airports from Atlanta. Greenville, Asheville and Knox ville. in an effort to find if a re port had come in from the plane that it was lost. The Sueriff felt that if the plane were lost and could be told where he was that it could be directed to a lighted air port. No airport had a report of a plane in this area, but kent on the alert after the information was given them by the Haywood sher iff. About 9:20 the plane passed over again for the last time. It was believed to be a two-motored plane. Miss Stringfield Has Been Active In Field Of Composing Music By MRS. BEN SLOAN Staff Writer When historians write the musi cal history of this area, they will surely include in the first para graph the name of Miss Margaret Stringfield. for years a teacher of music in our public schools, com poser of the Indian operetta. "Oc coneechee.'Fair Maid of the For est," and composer of more songs and marches than the records re veal. Miss Stringfield's talents became evident when she was just a child and a love of music has always been foremost in her life. She has! made an outstanding contribution to the musical history of this moun-| tain area and has given to the. High school its Alma Mater and] I to the county, the song, "Old Hay wood I Love Thee". Close to her love of music has been Miss Stringfield's love of his tory of the Cherokees and the I Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Dating back to her childhood when she listened to stories of the Indians from her father. Col. W. W. Stringfield, and her uncle, Col. Will Thomas, this interest has nev er lagged and she has compiled in teresting scrap books of Indian history and legend. It is not surprising in view of these two absorbing interests, that Miss Stringfield's most outstanding (See Miss Stringfield?P. 1, Sec. 2) Annual Parish Meeting Set At Grace Church Tile annual Parish meeting of Grace Episcopal Church will be held in the Parish House Wednes day night. January 14, at 7:30. There will be a Parish supper at 6:30 to which all members of the Parish are cordially invited. Miss Joan Hatcliffc, student at W. C. T. C. spent the week-end ] with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ' Fred Kalcliffe. County 4-H Club Council Named For Comma Year Officers for the 4-H Club coun cil were elected here Saturday with Rowena Robinson, or Canton hign. being named president. Bob by Mills, of North Canton. w^is elected vice president, with Doris Muse, Waynesville high, secretary and Ann Cathey, Bethel, reporter Song leaders were Martha Sue Medford. of Iron Duff, and Weaver Hipps, Canton. For the program, a film was shown on how to conduct a good , meeting. The Hazelwood club put , on a model program, with Jack Holder, Jr., president. Leonn Davis, vice president. Johnny, Carsweli, secretary, and Grace Wilson, secretary. Miss Mildred Khinchnrt. was adult leader of the group. Miss Jean Chilrters. together with Miss Mary Cornwell, and Wayne Franklin, of the extension service, took part in the annual program. Ii was decided that coun ty meetings would be held the sec ond Saturday ol each month. There are 24 clubs in the county. Up for discussion was the 4-H CMuh exchange urogram with clubs In other states. Thus far Haywood has had exchanges with clubs in1 Iowa and Texas.