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Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Q ?
67th YEAR NO. 5 It PAGES Associated Press WAYNESV1LLK. N. t\. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. JAN 15. 1953 53.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
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[There Be Many
Like Him
Iren still play the all im
| role of controlling the ac
L d emotions of the older
lion.
| was the case Tuesday
Lhen Frank Davis, at work
hesville Motor Sales, heard
[av Allen introduce James
ick to tell of the urgent
>r funds to fight polio.
Davis began thinking of his
lildren.
urge to do his part sent
his way. and he thrust a
ed bill into the hands of H.
larroll. campaign chairman,
ink the world of my grand
i and know other people
'^^Hrs -take this to let it do
can to fight polio."
^Hling Bells?
^^Bes C. Francis, chairman of
I^^Brd of commissioners, told a
I Wednesday night: "After
to all this discussion a
? community center for this
I^^^pnty. it looks like the best
waynesville and Hazelwood j
is to merge, and become
city, and live as a big hap
r"
kmiment brought forth a lot
i's from the group,
lid later in commenting on
kement: "Every day I see
ind more reasons for one
|nd never any reason for
apart."
1 A Place
i J. Andrews, state advisor
tat ion, quoted a pastor, and
r of the state commission,
r. Hubbard, as to the value
Ration, when he said:
I people go to hell in their '
ime."
Iians To Operate
|i of Dimes Board
ibcrs of the Waynesville
Club prepared today to
operation of th? Dime
for the benefit of the an
dari h of Dimes Drive in
>unty, which began this
?man shifts have been as
to operate the board,
is to be set un on Main
, from 8:30 until 5-30 on
?s. Saturdays, Mondays. I
uesdays.
h(.ard will be in operation
row (Friday) and willjstay
til the end of the drive,
ry 31,
tlio Campaign Gets
irted In Haywood
The annual March of Dimes ] (
drive, which got off to a good start -
last Sunday at a singing held in
the court house, will move into full1
swing tomorrow (Friday) when
members of the Waynesville Rotary j'
'Club begin a regular schedule of
manning the dime board which will
be set up on Main Street.
And from now until January 31 |
Dimes officials have planned a va
riety of programs to insure suc
cess in the goal of $15,000.
Something in excess of $300 was ]
collected at the singing program (
which was conducted by the Rev.
Kay Allen Sunday afternoon. An
unusually large attendance was on
hand to hear various groups sing '
spirituals and hymns.
Polio officials have arranged with
(See Polio Campaign?Page 8) | '
Ihievement Day Program
t For Haywood 4-H Club
The annual Haywood County J
4-H Club Achievement Day Pro
gram will be held in the auditor
ium of East Waynesville school '
Monday, January 19, at 7:30. the !
Haywood County Farm Agent's of- I
fice announced today.
Miss Dorothy Shield of Chero- <
kee. who was North Carolina's i
(See Achievement?Page 8) i
I Asked On Fines
s Highway Project
North Carolina State lligh
'nmmission this week call
r bids on 12 new projects
ring improvements on 108
of roads in 13 counties,
i wood was the only Western
i Carolina county to share
e program. A total of 3.8
on NC 209 of grading.
r aggregate hase. hituml
snrface treatment and struc
have been called for.
r new project is located on
letsy Gap Koad in the Fines
k area.
Is will be opened January
Id reviewed by the Commis
at a meeting in Raleigh
pry 29.
('he
ather
I WARMER
irsday ? Warm and windy,;
Possibility of rain tonight,
r Friday.
icial Waynesville tempera-,
eompiied at the State Teat
f Mail. Mln. Rainfall
12 47 22 .01
13 OR 23
M 38 25
2 - Town Community Center Is Proposed
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rwo State Officials Tell
Of Laws Governing Setup;
Rollman Offers $1,000 Gift
BULLETIN
Mayor J. H. Way. of Waynrs
vllle. and Mayor Lawrence Da
vis. of Haielwood. said this af
ternoon they are ready to ap
point an eleven-man committee
for a community center.
A group of citisens. including
officials of both towns, met at ?
dinner meeting at Wellco Shoe
Corporation at one o'clock today
and were mapping plans for
proceeding with the community
center set-up at press time.
(See picture on page three)
Some 30 civic leaders and offici
os brushed away clouds of day
ireanis Wednesday night, and dug
town to bed rock in discussing
ways and means of acquiring a
iiodern Community Center.
The meeting of the local group
.vas held with Ralph J. Andrews,
lirector of the State Recreation
Commission, and James E. Steven- j
ion, Jr.. assistant.
The two hour and a half confer
ence was climaxed when interest
jecame so keen that Heinz Roll
nan, president of Wellco Shoe
Corporation, offered to give $1,000
towards defraying expenses of em
ploying an engineer to map plans
lor the prooosed community center.
He stipulated that an 11-man com
mission from the 2 towns would
lave to be named within one week
in order to receive the money ?
Time is wasting," he remarked.
The state officials, in leading the
discussion, ruled out the possibility
of making the community center on
a township basis, due to legal tech
nicalities. Then it beeanie Appar
ent that the wisest course would
be to have the Center financed and
supported by the two town admin-1
titrations?Waynesville and Ha/el-j
wood.
The second step would be the
naming of an 11-man commission. >
with legal authority to carry out
the program. This commission!
would bt named by the officials of
the two towns.
The third step would be to have ;
an advisory committee from areas'
outside of the towns to confer with
the commission.
For the fourth step, an engineer
would be employed, upon the
Slate Commission's recommenda
tion to come here, and map a long
range program and draw blueprints ;
for the construction, as well as!
selecting available sites, and estim-i
ating cost of the project.
After that was determined, the
two towns would hold a bond elec-1
(See Recreation?Page 8)
Accident Occurs
When Driver Drops
Her Cigarette
Severe shock and face cuts were
suffered Jan. 7 by Mrs. Maftie
P. Inman of Houte 2. Canton, when
her automobile ran into the stone
wall at the Bethel Methodist
Church.
Mrs. Inman, who was driving
towards YVaynesville. said she droo
ped a cigarette on the floor of the
car and when she looked down the
automobile swerved into the stone
wall
Pfc. H. Dayton, who investigated,
estimated damage to the car at
$600.
Gives $1000 Gift
Heinz Hollman, president of
Wellco Shoe Corporation, has
offered $1,000 to help defray ex
penses of planning of a commun
ity center here. An expert would
be employed, under supervision
of the State Recreation Commis
sion.
Two Canton Boys
Hurt In Accident
Saturday Night
Two-Canton boys were hurf, one
seriously, in a car accident Satur
day flight. Frederick Chappell, the
most seriously hurt, is in Mission
Hospital, suffering from a broken
leg and other injuries. Jimmy Mc
Elrath. who suffered cuts and
bruises, is also hospitalized, hut
expects to be out in a few davs.
The accident occurred on Penn
slyvania Avenue when the car.
said to have been driven by Harry
Fincher, Jr.. apparently failed to
make a slight curve at the inter
section of Locust stret, and crash
ed into a light pole, breaking it
completely off. Billy Anderson, the
fourth occupant of the car and
Fincher, escaped uninjured.
All are teen-age hi^h school
boys. Chappell is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Chappell, McElrath
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sigshy
McElrath. Fincher the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Fincher and And
erson the son of Mr. and Mrs. E.
F. Anderson, all of Canton.
Merchants Voting
For New Board
Of Directors
Nominations for the Board of
I Directors for the Wayne.sville
Merchants Association have been
made and elections are now in
progress.
The names of 13 men were plac
| ed on the ballolj with the five re
ceiving the most votes to make up
the Board of Directors.
Nominees include Henry Davis,
, Don Caldwell. Bill Cobb. A. D.
Harrison. Vernon Rav. Hugh Mas
i sle, Ed Mottinger. Dan DanDler,
Walter Francis, E. J. I,ilius. H. L.
Dulin. Hye Shentowitch. and f uel
Taylor.
Results of the election will be
made available Mondav. The dead
; line for returning ballots to the
Chamber of Commerce office is 5
o'clock Friday afternoon. Jan
uary 16.
Highway
Record For
1953
In Haywood
(To Date)
Injured.... 10
Killed .... 0
(This information rom
pilrd from Rrmrdn of
State Highway Patrol.)
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Local Industrial Program Set-up
Chamber 0! Commerce Sets
Up Committee To Seek Newi
Industries For Community
The board of directors of the
Chamber of Commerce in their in
itial meeting of the year, discuss
?d making a conce ted effort to at
tract new industrial plants to this
area.
Dr. Boyd Owen, president, nam
;d Jonathan Woody, Charles E.
Ray, and R. N, Barber, Jr., as a
committee to work out an indus
:rial promotion program for the
:ommunity.
It was pointed out that the pro
gram in trying to get new indus
trial plants here would in no way
:urtail, or conflict with the pro
grams catering to the promotion of
tourist business and agriculture.
General sentiment expressed
seemed to feel that small indus
tries, employing about 50 people,
?vould be easier to get than per
tiaps larger plants.
Heinz Rollman, president of
Wellco Shoe Corporation, pointed
t>ut the need to "lay a foundation
to attract more industries. Some '
towns are giving factory sites and ;
even buildings to Induce new in- j
tiustry to their localities."
"The trend for a community this
<ize would be to seek smaller in-'
iustries rather than Riant ones..
But whatever we do. it is going to j
lake a lot of work, and hard work," i
he added.
Mr. Rollman suggested that all
firms using national advertising
put a line, in their advertisements
"Uggostng this as a good place to
live and work.
The directors also devoted some
time to the discussion of a com
munity center, terming it as a good
(See Industrial?Page 8)
Two Sent To
Hospital When
Car Hits Bus
Ice on the highway Monday
morning helped cause an accident
near Canton that put two men in
the Haywood County Hospital with
injuries.
About 6:20 a.m. on U. S. 19-23,
John H. Ledford was driving be
hind a work bus driven by Bennett
Ft. Rogers of Clyde when the bus
stopped to pick up a passenger.
Ledford was unable to stop and his
car ran into the rear of the bus.
Ledford - was hospitalized with
broken ribs and broken jaw and
j bus passenger, Melvin F. Teague
jf Canton, was thrown to the floor
and suffered an injured neck for
which he is being treated in the
hospital.
The investigating officer, Pfc.
H. Dayton of the Highway Patrol,
said that damage to both vehicles
probably exceeded $1,000. Dayton
said that Ledford has been charg
ed with speeding in a 35-mile-per
hour zone and with driving too
close to another vehicle.
New Names Still
Being Sought For
Beer-Wine Vote
Advocates of the legal sale of
beer in Waynesvllle areas still
seeking more names for their
petitions calling for a vote here.
Although it was reported Mon
day that sufficient names had
been secured by the Board of
aldermen to call an election, ad
ditional names are being secured.
After the names have been given
to the board, the aldermen will
have 30 days to set an election
date.
Ever since Sept. 2. when beer
and wine sales were voted out
by nearly four to one margin in
?the county, the wet forces have
been seeking to re-establish the (
legal sale of beer and wine in |
the town. I
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Coleman Given Jaycee DS Award Here
Rev James H. Coleman received the 1952 Jaycee Award, for distinguished service. Shown here,
left to right: John Carver, president. Rev. Mr. Coleman. J. B. Brame, state president, and Harry
"Blue" Robinson, past president 'Mountaineer Photoi.
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Fire Damages Top Floor Of Haywood County Home
Firemen from three fire companies?Enka. Canton, and Waynesville?battled a Are that caused ,
considerable damage at the Haywood County Home about noon today. The Are, apparently caused ,
by a live light cord, was discovered by Mrs. Jack Allison, wife of the superintendent of the Home. <
Damage was largely confined to the top floor, though the bottom Hoor was damaged by water.
(Mountaineer Photo).
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Rev. J. H. Coleman Named
For Jaycees DC A Award
Kev. James Howell Coleman was
presented the 1052 Distinguished
Service Award of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce here Tues
day, by J, B. Brame, B Durham,
state president of the organization.
Rev. Mr. Coleman was presented
the award and gold oin for his
work as a leader in his commun
ity, and accomplishments as pastor
of three Methodist churches He
is pastor of the. Shady Grove
Charge, which comprises the
churches of Maggie, Hemphill, and
Shady Grove.
The selection was made by a
secret committee, named by J. R.
Caldwell, chairman of the Service
award committee. The award was
made at a luncheon given at The
Towne House.
In presenting the award, Mr.
(See Coleman?Page 8)
Dr. F. M. Davis,
Retired Champion
Physician, Dies
Dr. F. M. Davis. 83. a native and
lifelong resident of Haywood
County, died at his home at 41
Newfound Street in Canton early
this morning.
Dr. Davis was physician at the
Champion Paper and Fibre Com
pany before his retirement about
five years ago. The son of the late
F. M. and Angeline Ferguson
Davis, he was a veteran of World
War I. having spent considerable
time overseas.
He was a member of Pigeon Riv
(See Dr. Davis?Page 8)
Three RFD Routes To
Be Extended Friday
Ahnoai nine miles of rural
mail routes will be added to the
service provided by the Waynes
ville post office effective with the
mail delivery Friday.
The new change will go into
effect on each of the three rural
routes that are operated by the
Wayncsville post office. People
who are not now being serviced
in front or near their homes will
be able to walk just a short dis
tance, in most cases just outside
their front doors, to pick up tlieir
mail.
Such a change has long been
in the plans of Col. J. II. Howell,
postmaster.
The areas affected arc; Rt. 1, i
which will be extended in the
Maggie area; Rt. 2, to be extend
ed in the area of Davis Cove;
and Rt. 3, in the vicinity of Lake
Junaluska.
Stevens Is
Hazelwood
Policeman
Roy Stevens is new chief of
police of Hazelwood. succeeding O.
L. Sutton who has taken the posi
tion of pJant security chief of Day
ton Rubber Company.
Mr. Stevens has assumed his
duties as police chief.
He was a deputy sheriff prior to
his appointment, and operated a
bulldozing company, and owns a
farm. He has disposed of his bull
dozing firm. He is also active in
the Kiwanis club.
Mr. Sutton served as policeman
for the town for a number of
years.
Dairy School To
Be Held At Court
House Tomorrow
A Dairy School for dairy farm
ers in Haywood County will be
held at the court house Friday I
morhing, beginning at 10 o'clock.
Wayne Franklin, county agent, has
announced.
Dairy specialists, including John
A Arey, George Hyatt. Carleton
Blaylock and Jack Hunter from the
Farm Management Department,
and Dr. E. R. Collins of the Agro
nomy Department at State College,
will discuss important problems
concerning dairying today.
Along with the discussions, ar
rangements have been made for
dairymen in the county to discuss
how they handle sueh dairy prac
tices as pastures and hay. corn
silage, dairy herd records, rental
arrangements apd labor problems,
and artificial breeding.
The meeting should he over
| about 2:30 in the afternoon.
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Fire Destroys
Upstairs Section
Of County Home ]
A fire thai was apparently started J
by a light cord partially destroyed ?
the Haywood County Home at .
Bethel around noon today.
No one was injured but firemen',
and assistants were forced to battle i,
the blaze for more than an hour In:,
order to prevent it from spreading
to the quarters occupied by the 18 ,
inmates of the institution.
The full extent of the damage '
had not been determined.
Mrs. Jack Allison, whose husband
is superintendent of the home, dis-'
covered .the fire about 11:30 a.in i 1
Fire trucks from Enka, Canton and
Waynesville answered the alarm '
Ail bedroom furniture and
clothes of the Allisons was des
troyed.
Due to the fact that no water
mains are in the section, water |
was pumped by the fire trucks from
Pigeon River. Some 1500 feet of:
hose was needed to reach the fire ,
(See Fire?Page 8)
Noland Elected
Bank Director
James Noland, vice-president of
the First National Bank, has heen 1
elected a director this week at the
annual meeting of the stockholders.!
Mr. Noland has been associated i
with the bank for about 25 years. |
His election makes a total of nine,
directors of the bank.
Merchants Group To
Meet Tuesday Night
The Waynesville Merchants As
sociation will hold its regular
monthly meeting Tuesday night at
Spaldon's. at which time the new
Board of Directors and officers
will be officially installed.
Also scheduled for the program
is a short talk on the prospects of
summer tourist trade for this area
by Bart Leiper, executive vice-!
president of Western North Caro- j
lina Highlanders. Inc.
Cases Cleared From Civil
Court Docket This Week
A number of eases were cleared
from the civil court docket early
this week by Judge Allen Gwvnn.
who is presiding at the current
term of Superior Court. Several
were divorce suits.
Granted divorces on the hasis of
two-year senaration were Arthur
Chapman vs. Juanita Chapman.
Lucille S. Price vs. Philip Price,
and Gladis Parker vs. Wayne Park
er. '
A divorce, on the grounds of in
curable insanity of the defendant,
was granted in the case, Milliard
Camp vs. Pauline Camp and Jessie
Welch' guardian of the defendant.
Other cases included:
Dewey Carver vs. Moody Rulane.
Inc. ? a consent trial in which the
defendant agreed to pay the plain
tiff *500 and to also pay court
'costs, Haywood Builders Supply
vs. Way Ratcliffe ? consent case
with the defendant to pav the
plaintiff $749.90; E. F. Caldwell
vs. Charles Edwards ? the plain
tiff is to be paid $250 by the de
fendant for damages to his car.
Betty Clark vs. Wellco Shoe Cor
poration the action was non
suited and the plaintiff to pay
court costs Wallace G. Daughters'
vs. Lester J. Wise ? the plaintiff
is to recover S558 for car damage
from the defendant, who is also
charged with court costs; and Ida
Sanford vs. A H. Moonev and
wife, Josev Moonev and J. O
Whltaker and wife, Belle Whitaker
? consent case in which the par
ties agreed on a property boundary
in Canton. The plaintiff and de
fendants are to share the court
costs.