?e^There garolina ?t r r? R> *'. \ i v of the flying out ers has c near Lancast ^?Thi.* lime (he saucer was ^Mour mhi. line of (hem a Hipi"'1 Ml four said H;v illing just tret' tops ?.KM I M I I W.N'EO Hiiirrrsil.v has just an I p|jn? to establish a arboretum for foreign ^Bestir trees and shrubs, ^?located between l)uke', ^Kd som'n's campuses. (IN OK TEAR e Carter, 32-year-old Tabor City (N. C.) Tri en named "Man of the orth Carolina by the ? Chamber of Coin- j er received the honor ties in fighting the Ku n the Carolinas last usly Carter had been ie Eastern North Caro ssociation, the Anti eague of Southeastern i. and by the North s Association. POPULATION itte Observer, pub annual agriculture . said that almost F million North ve on farms. North paper said, has the ir of people living Jerking their prin rom agriculture of ie nation. S IN S. C. ng from the recent i snow weren't con Carolina. In South alien Pee Dee and ;rs were both re ir banks. Officials where the waters rise shortly, are eparations to head lites Are Saturday Irs. Green services were bold Sat ernoon in the First Bap ch for Mrs. James I. . who died Wednesday her home here after a ss. v Broadus E. Wall, pas church. and the Rev. J. l pastor of the First Meth irch. officiated and burial reen Hill Cemetery. I as active pallbearers is Ferguson. Furman Rob ibert Tate. Leo Reiger, C. and Charles W. Clark, rv pallbearers were Zeb lharles Gregory, Linden . Charles McDarris, Joe L \ Davis, Odell Ross, ! Roberson. Everett Mc A. Pinner, R. L. Prevost, tisenhunt, George Hanger, telton. John B. Smith, S. ?ck. Hubert Hoglen, Dr. incaster. Linwood Grahl, ses Davis. rs of the Waynesvillel Order of the Eastern Star| per bearers. Green was the former renee Cates. daughter of and F.veline Ford Cates. itive of Cocke County, ie had resided in Haywood inee 1911 and was a mem he Firsi Baptist Church Order of the Eastern Star, ing are the husband, Green; three daughters. J 0 Malley of Chicago,1 ed Campbell of Waynes i Mr- .lames W. Fields of Ga ne sister, Mrs. S. J. Clark "ft. Tcnn.; two brothers, tes and A. A. Cates, both >rt; and two grandchildren, O'Mallev of Burbank, td Mrs Charles A. Simms Ind and four great grand lements were under the tot Garrett Funeral Home. Cither * FAIR h>' ? Fair not so windy, cloudy and warmer Tues lal Waynesvtlle tempera compiled at the State Test Max. Mln. Rainfall , 52 20 54 41 89 66 47 1.67 47 27 The Waynesyille Mountaineer ^ ' Publ.shed Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park ^ q 68th YEAR NO. 16 20 PAGES "Associated Preaa WAYNESYILLE. N t . MONDAY AFTERNOON. FEB 23. 1953 >3 00 In Advance In " j I foil I Til iTl bTiT"filll^W Chamber Of Commerce To Send Renewal Applications To 275 Members This Week Ramp Society Applies For State Charter The ramp, which provokes mixed feelings in those who par take ol it, is coming into its own. Sweet and delicious to some, vile-tasting to others, it is. nevertheless, growing !n popul arity. So much so that the Hay wood County Kamp Convention, which wilt hold its annual con vention May 17, has applied for a charter. In all likelihood the charter will be granted because Thad Eure, North Carolina's Secretary of State, also happens to be the lifetime speaker for the Ramp Convention. So, ramp eaters, stand up and be proud. You probably will be eating an incorporated ramp this May Woodland WMS To Sponsor Cake Sale The Women's Missionary Society of the Woodland Baptist Church is sponsoring a cake sale Saturday morning, beginning at 10 o'clock, at Garrett's Furniture Store. The proceeds from the sale will be used to help pay for a new pul pit at the church, which is very near to being completed. It is lo cated at Cedar Top on the road from Lake Junaluska to Clyde. The ladies said that other items, j such as cookies, candy and aprons, I would also be available at the sale. Beta Sigma Phi Will Have Regular Meeting A regular meeting of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority will be held Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock in the commissioner's room at the ; Court House. Mi's. John Nesbitt will preside. The membership committee of the Chamber of Commerce an nounced today that letters were being sent to about 275 firms and individuals this week relative to fheir memberships with the orga nization. H P. McCarroll. chairman of the committee, said a decision was made to send letters rather than a committee of canvassers. With each letter will be enclos ed a card showing the number of memberships an impartial commit tee felt each firm or individual should lake with the organization. The memberships are $24 each. Mr. McCarroll said that prompt returning of the letters to the sec retary, Miss Edith Chambers, will enable the organization to go ahead with its plans for the year without delay. The money, he said, goes to the immediate benefit of the com munity through the agricultural, recreational and other programs of the Chamber of Commerce. The chairman explained that can vassers are not being used this year for the first time because there is no need to sell firms and indi viduals on the value of the Cham ber of Commerce work. The letters that are being sent out this week are renewal applications and those receiving them already realize the necessity for their support in the operation of the organization, Mr. McCarroll explained. The 12 committees of the Cham ber of Commerce are made up of outstanding citizens who give their time to this work in order to pro mote the three member communi ties to the fullest extent possible. The many phases they cover in clude industry, agriculture, tourist, roads and parks, publicity, promo-. tion. good will and entertainment, recreation, Cherokee Historical Association, and Hiywohd County Day (Junaluska), plus the member ship and finance and banquet com mittees that are concerned with the operation of the organization. 'Flying High/ Local Talent Show, Will Be Presented At Hazelwood More Pre-School Clinic Schedule The Haywood County Health Department reminds parents of the pre-sehool clinic and that no children will be enrolled In school next fall without a certificate showing immunization for small pox, diptheria and whooping cough. Clinics are being held at the various schools as follows: February 26?9 a. m. Beaver dam. March 5 ? 9 a. m.. Saunook School, 11 a. m. Allen's Creek. March 12?9 a. m. Crabtree, 11 a. m Fines Creek. March 26 ? 1 p. m. Patton School. March 19?9 a.m. Lake Juna J luska, 1 p. m. Pigeon. Plans arc underway for the Boosters Club's prdduction of "FLYING HIGH", all local talent play, to be presented on Thursday and Friday, February 26 and 27. at the Waynesville Township High School auditorium for the benefit of the improvement of the recrea tion field. Leads in the hilarious, three-act comedy will be enacted bv Vivian Gilliland as Mary Lou Milford. and Jim Davis as Ted Sterling, young inventor. The entire action of "FLYING HIGH" takes place in the lobby of "Purdy's Last Resort", a small hotel owned and operated by Jeb T. Purdy, who also is town "con stibule". Jeb's great weakness is: that he faints every time he hears the word BLOOD. Bob Francis plays the part of Jeb Purdy. A curious assemblage of guests at "Purdy's Last Resort" adds to the merriment. Mrs. Augusta Van (See "Flying High"?Page 6) Mass X-Rays Planned For Haywood County In Nay A mass chest X-ray for some twenty four or twenty five thousand Haywood County citizens has been 1 scheduled for May and county and state health officials have express ed the hope that every citizen over 15 years of age will take advantage of the service. A preliminary planning session was held Friday morning at the Court House at which time some 30 ; representatives from various com munities in the county heard Clay Sellars of the State Board of Health explain the importance of the chest X-ray program. "We are slowly but surely lick ing the tuberculosis problem in this state." Mr. Sellars said, "and one, way we are doing it is providing the X-ray service, which is free, and stopping the disease before il gets too advanced. We have found a tremendous amount of enthusi asm throughout the state for this program and hope that the same < enthusiasm wil be present when the X-ray mobile units visit Hay wood County in May." Two mobile units will be in Hay I wood County from May 8 until a bout May 25. Mr. Sellars said, and it is hoped that at least 15.000 peo ple will have their chests X-rayed during that period. "We have found that most eases of TB occur in peo ple 45 years of age or older. For tha* reason we are going to make intensive efforts to get every per son in the county over 45 to visit the units for the free X-ray," Sel lers said. The units will be in operation Tuesday through Saturday of each week they are here. They are cap able of taking about 500 X-rays each day. Attending the meeting Friday were J. R. Sechrest of Canton, who was appointed to head up the drive in the Canton area, and Robert Winchester, of Waynesville. who will head the drUe In the Waynes ville area. Others represented included most of the Home Demonstration Clubs in the county, the county a gent's office, the Haywood Coun ty Board of Health, and the 4-H clubs. i First Contribution To Library Fund The Library Building Fund received its first contribution towards a new building Thursday afternoon when the Waynesviile Wo man's Club gave a check for S200. Mrs. K. C. Lane, president, made the presentation to Col. J. H. Howell, chairman of the Haywood County Library Board, iMountaineer Fhotoi. Dance, Basketball Game Wind Up Heart Fund Drive Bishop Kern, 111 For Months, Reported Better Reported "greatly improved" fol lowing an illness of several months. Methodist Bishop Paul B. Kern is in Burnet. for an extended rest. He and Mrs. Kern are visiting their son. Dr. J. Campbell Kern, and his family. Dr. Kern is a phy sician. "I am taking an extended rest necessitated by what my doctor des cribes as a 'fatigued heart'," Bishop Kern said. He and Mrs. Kern plan to remain in Texas until late spring, and after May 1 they will be at their summer home at Lake Juna luska. Until his retirement last June. Bishop Kern had presided over Methodism's Nashville Area since 1938. Two From County Make Furman U. Honor Roll Two students from Haywood County were among ten from West ern North Carolina to make the honor roll at Furman University in Greenville. S. C? for the fall i semester, university officials have announced. The two from this county are Gentry O. Crisp of Canton, and Jarvis B. Brock of Wiynesville. Pvt. Rich of Maggie Serving In Korea WITH THE 7TH INFANTRY j DIV. IN KOREA?Pvt. David E Rich, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rich, Maggie, recently arrived in Korea and is serving with the 7th Infantry Division. Since making the amphibious landing at Inchon in the fall of 1950, the 7th has seen action in every sector of the Korean fight ing. Rich entered the Army in July 1952 and was previously stationed at Fort Jackson, S. C. The annual Haywood Heart Fund drive, now in its last week, will offi cially come to an end Saturday night with a big dance at the Way nesville Armory. | Another program, a basketball game between members of the Waynesville Lions and Kiwanis Club, will be played prior to the , dance. , Both programs promise to be out ! standing events The dance, which is being spon sored jointly by Beta Sigma Phi sorority and the Waynesville Jun ior Chamber of Commerce, is ' scheduled to begin at 9 o'clock, f'ete Lampley and his Cavaliers, popular dance band from Hcnder sonville. will furnish the music. It was announced this morning by Boyd Medford and Mrs. llugb Potts, co-chairmen of the ticket committe. that tickets may be pur chased from either Jaycees or mem bers of the sorority. They are also available at Charlie's Place in Way nesville and Canton. Bryson and Harrell Motor Sales, Ladye Fa.vre Beauty Salon, and Burgin's Depart ment Store on Depot. Tickets are priced at $1.25 per person in advance and $1.50 per person at the door. The basketball game promises to be one of the most hilarious sports events in this county in many years Members of the two civic clubs are laying aside all dignity and reserve and will play in their long handle underwear (Lions I and pajamas i Kiwanis.) me iwo tpams are Known as me "Drop Sealers" and the "Sleepers." They have been underdoing regu lar pratice sessions earh night and are both reported in excellent con dition. Jonathan Woody and John Smith. Waynesville and Hazelwood bank ers have been selected as referees. The game will be played on the ! Waynesville High School court be ! ginning at 7:30 Saturday night. I Tickets may be secured from mem bers of both the clubs. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Massie and sons, Stanford, and Tommy, left Saturday for a vacation in Miami. Florida. Retail Sales In Haywood Put At $560 Per Person Haywood County ranks third in the amount of retail sales per capita in six Western North Carolina counties, figures recently released by the Internal Revenue Department of North Carolina show. Haywood, with a per capita retail sales figure of $560, ranks be hind Buncombe <$840* and Henderson i$722). The county ranks fourth in population?the 1950 census gave tne population as 37.631?and fourth in total retail sales, with a figure ] of $21,093,305. Buncombe county, with a population of 124,403, ranked 1 first in the value of retail sales, with a figure of $104,534,796. Haywood paid $376,985 in sales tax; $217,412 in state income tax;' * ? Charles and Frank Penland left to right, have announced the opening of the Penland Brothers Refrigeration Company here. Their showroom is located in the warehouse formerly occupied by the Rogers Electric Company. ? - .... ? Penland Brothers Start Refrigeration Company I ? Bloodmobile Sets Quota Of 150 Pints On Monday A quota of ISO pints of hlood has boon sot for tho Hazelwood-Way uesville area when tho Aaheville Regional Bloodmobile Unit visits the Hazolwood Presbyterian Churoli next- Monday Davtt -Underwood. I chairman of the Bloodmobile Unit lor tho Haywood County Chapter of tho Hod Cross, urged that prev ious donors as well as new ones' ho on hand to insure tho fulfillment ! of the quota. The visit is being sponsored by, Hazolwood industries. Hod Cross olHcials this morning asked that all industries taking part lit the pro I gram to please send in their Blood ) Pledge cards so that a schedule may be worked out. During the past six months the Haywood County Chapter has col lected only 25 per cent of its quota "We hope to make up a few pints on this visit." Underwood said, "and I believe we will. People are ' learning that blood donations are important and they are giving more each visit." To make sure that everyone who wishes to dbnate can do so. the Elks Club has offered to furnish transportation to the unit anyone unable to get there otherwise. Mrs. Felix Stovall and Mrs. Ben Colkitt are co-chairmen of the group of Gray Ladies who are in charge. Haywood To Have Six At Democratic Dinner Charted B. McCrarv, chairman of the Haywood Democratic Kx ecutive committee, said today that he expected Haywood to have six representatives at the Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner hv Raleigh the 29th. Haywood was asked to have six ; representatives at the $50-per-1 I plate dinner. Announcement is made today of the opening of a new Arm here. I'enland Brothers Refrigeraton Company, which features sales and service of commercial refrigeration. Frank I'enland is in charge of sales, and Charles I'enland is in charge of services. The firm has showrooms and re pair department in the building hack of Rogers Electric Company. In the showroom are exhibits of meat and vegetable cases, beverage coolers, as well as general equip ment for markets, including scales, sticers and grinders. The owners are natives of Hay wood They arc from the Medford Farm section and the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Charles I'enland. They worked with the Southern! Railroad prior to entering service.! Frank served with the Merchant Marines and Charles was in the Army. After their discharge from ser vice. the\ went to Alexandria, La., where both were connected with the I'hillips-Summerlin Company.1 handling commercial refrigeration They remained with that firm until J deciding to come back to Haywood and establish their business to serve all of Western North Caro lina. In addition to refrigeration, they offer a general store-wide planning service. Both have had special training along these lines, and at tended special school in store and fixture arrangements. In addition to the commercial refrigeration, they will handle air conditioning, ice cube machines, and related items for stores, mo tels. and hotels. They announced that O. W. Holmes, also of Alexandria. La , would be associated with them as engineer and service man. Mr. Holmes, like the Penland Broth ers. has had many years experience in the business. Among the lines to be featured will be the Nolin line, which they have sold successfully for the past number of years. Six County Roads To Be Improved, Thrash Reports Police Issue Warnings About Excessive Speed Waynesvllle and Hazelwood poller official* today Issued a stern warning to drivers who have occasion to pass a public school. During the past several week* a number of people have been stopped and given tickets for speeding in the marked off school zones. Patrolmen have been stationed at all schools and have strict orders to stop any driver who speeds or drives recklessly through the school zone. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Carswcll and son. Tommy, spent the week end with relaUives in Newton Six roads in Haywood County will be drained, graded and rocked as soon as highway forces can get to them. L. Hale Thrash. Tenth Division Highway Commissioner, said today. The roads, all of which have been added to the county highway system, are: Shelf on Cove Road. Plncy Ridge Road. Harkift Street Extension. William Howell Road. Ernest Shuler Road. Bill Smathers Road. Commisionef Thrash said the roads, all of which are dirt, will he completely graded and crushed stone added. The decision to make them a part of the Haywood County High way System came at a meeting of the State Highway and Public , Works Commission last December. Tomorrow ? Tuesday, February 24 ? the North Carolina State Highway Commission will open hids at its RaletKh office and study proposals for 21 projects involving improvements on ISO miles of roads in the state. ? One ol those projects. 6 59 miles of grading from the Tennessee line to a point near Cold Springs in Haywood County, is dear to the people of Haywood County. It is the much-sought-for and long-awaited Pigeon River Road. The highway* when completed, will tie in with Routes 19 and 23 at Dellwood and will open a sec tion of Haywood County that is considered one of. the roughest in the state. The proposed road will be confined to the steep cliffs be tween North Carolina and Ten nessee. The state has set aside $1,950. 000 for the project. The first al location, $450,000. was made in 1948 by the then Governor R Gregg Cherry. During his term Governor W. Kerr Scott allocataed an additional $1,500,000. Several grading contractors have visited the area during the past few weeks in company with mem bers of the North Carolina High way staff located at Waynesville. It has been noted by R. Getty Drowning, chief highway locating engineer for the State Highway Commission, that motorists cross ing into Tennessee must now cith er cross a mountain range at an elevation of 5,000 feet, or a moan tain gap at an elevation of 4.10O feet But the Pigeon River road would, he said, go no higher than 2.800 feet and would be freer from summer mountain storms and winter ice and snow than the mountain routes. As it luiw staiuts the new road will be eonfined to the steep cliffs running along the Pigeon River. The highway will be located at front about 150 feet above the river at some points, to a low of about 40 feet at other points. Many people who have visited the area have termed it one of the most beautiful in this section of the state. Best estimates put the comple tion of the grading part of the project during the latter part of the summer months of 1954-. The unpaved section would be accessi ble only by way of a forest road It probably will not be open to travel until a connection is made from both the Tennessee end, and from the present road that termi nates near Cove Creek. All those points are mere matters of specu Commission has never stated just when the road will be available to motorists. As it now stands the shortest way to Newport, Tennessee, by way of an all-weather road is through Ashevllie and Marshall. That distance is just short of 100 miles. When the Pigeon River Road is complete, the distance will be cut to about 45 miles. The road will be so located that travel between Ohio and Florida will probably be over that route to a great extent. Some people hope that the road, when complet ed. will afford a direct rqute to Florida by way of Waynesville and Brevard. The $1,950,000 will undoubted ly be sufficient to insure the completion of grading and drain age projects for the road How much will be left and how it will be used has not been determined by the iHghwa.v Commission. Before the present 6:59 miles | is paved it is likely that another , section will be graded and readied ' for paving at the same time This is the last of a series of road building projects that the State decided to undertake back j in 1921. At that time the Stale I Legislature passed an act calling | for a system of highways connect ! ing the county seats in the -Stale i and to the county seats of the . (See Pigeon River Road?Page 6> f Highway Record For 1953 In Haywood (To Date) Injured .... 11 Killed .... 0