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The Waynesville Mountaineer ~! too stout iu a fur coat. Published Twice-A-Weck In The County Seat of Haywood Couifty At The Eastern Entrance Of The Groat Smoky Mountains National Park q p 68th YEAR NO.lt 16 PAGES Associated PreaT" WAYNKSVILLE. N. C . THCRSDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 5, 1953 J3.UU In Advance In Haywood and Jackson CotMttM Francis Cove Starts New Church mm***, -m.....: in 11 ?????????? When building is completed about three months from now of a Methodist Church in Francis Cove, every community in Haywood County will have a church. Work was started this week near the com munity house, built originally more than 20 years- ago as a school, and brick laying will start Mon day. To cost $30,000, the building will contain in addition to the auditorium. Sunday School rooms, rest rooms, and a heating plant on the main floor to make it one of the most compact, yet com plete, churches in the county. Hobert Boone, Sunday School superintendent, has been leading the drive for a church more than 20 years. (Mountaineer Photo). WTHS Musicians To Play In State Contest Around thirty high school mu sicians/accompanied by music di rector, Charles Isley, will go to Davidson College Saturday to par ticipate in the state contest for instrumental solos and ensembles. Entering the solo division will lie | Charles Allen oboe; Sylvia New eii, clarinet; and Bill Whitner, baritone horn. Playing in the small ensemble division will be the following: .woodwind quintet. Patsy Btendle. Charles Alleyi Nancy BischofT, Betty Ann Howell, and Mary Lou Gerringer. Saxaphone quartet. Stanford Massie. Kenny Underwood, Dale Ratcliffe, and Stanley Williamson. Clarinet quartet, Nancy BischofT, Sylvia Newell, Linda Sloan, and Marguerite Russ. Brass quartet, Richard Hipps. Wanda Hipps, Emmctt Balentine and Harold Scruggs. Brass sextet. Richard Hipps. Aaron Gibson, Darryl Cagle. Don Shaw, Milton Massey. and Henry Wilson. Trombone trio, Emmett Balen tine, Don Shaw and Harold Scruggs. Trombone duet, George William son and Maurice Styles. Flute duet, Buster Green and Eddie Damour. The group will leave early Sat urday morning and will return that night. Red Cross Drive Opens Here This Week; $5000 Goal The 1953 American Red Cross [ driVe in Haywood County ofTicially opened Tuesday morning when an unusually large number of workers reported to the Wayncsville Pres byterian Church for initial instruc I tions. Miss Louise Ballard and Fred Moody, co-chairmen of the drive (See Red Cross?Page 6> CantonMay Remove Timber From Beaverdam Watershed On recommendation of the Ten nessee Valley Authority, the State! Forestry Service and the State Board of Health, officials of the, Town of Canton are considering removing the hardwood timber, ; from the Beaverdam Watershed. The 800-acre tract acquired by i the town more than 30 years ago, ' is now for the most part a dense 'forest. Many of the native trees) are still standing and will make| saw timber, while much of the latter growth will | be marketable for fuel or pulp wood. The cutting could be a thinning-out process it1 was pointed out. and would be done under strict supervision of the State Forestry Service and TVV The smaller trees, including the evergreens planted by students of the Canton schools will be pro tected during the removal process The watershed will be reforested ! for future use and for protecting the water supply. WUPSUOnca Cum uniuiH uic i w mors that the watershed property would bo sold, officials stated em phatirally that no thought of sell ing the lands had been considered. The TV A and state agencies have been Interested in the timber and reforestation project and have made considerable study of the proposed timber removal. Funds from the sale of the tim ber could well be used to expand and Improve the towns water sys tem. it was pointed out. By the proposed reforesting program, if carried on from year to year, the town would realire a steady income from the timber and could con tinue to develop and extend the water system and fire protection even into outlying areas where such service has not been made available. Plans have not been completed for removing the timber, and of ficials are unable to say just when the work will begin. Quota For Defense Bond Sale In County $672,000 f : ' V' Water Bonds Sell For Average 3.'17 Per Cent The sale of $300,000 worth of water bonds for the Town of Waynesville brought an average rate of 3.37 per cent, officials said today. | The bonds were sIHd Tuesda.f at the offices of the l.oeal CJov ernifirnt Commission In Kaleigh. !, \ modern filter plant and ad ditional intake lines from the 9.000-aere watershed will be in cluded in the expansion program. Repayment of the honds will not be completed until 1981. I Youth Implicated In Theft At Lake Last Week U A 17-year-old white youth of this I county was being held in the coun ty jail this morning on a charge of breaking and entering three houses at Lake Junaluska. Everett Mc Elroy. deputy sheriff at the Lake. | said this morning. The youth, who admitted to ca tering the houses and stealing a I radio from one of them, was taken into custody after McElro.v traced the stolen radio through a Waynes ville radio dealer who had been asked to be on the lookout for it. McElroy said he is still investi gating and expects that two or j three more boys will be implicated in the robberies. Owners of the houses were list ed as Rev. H. M. Russell of Rad ford. Va.; Rev. Cas Turner. Chat tanooga; and Rev. Glenn Boye, Copperhill. Tenn. They were re ported as being on their way to Waynesville today to aid in the investigation and identify the stol , en property. The thefts took place last week. nctywtHiu ^uuiu> itas m-rii .is signtd a U: S. Defense Bonds quota of $672,000 for the year 1953, it was announced today by .1. E. Massie. County Defense Bonds Chairman. The overall county quo ta .consists of $446,000 in Series K Bonds; $119,000 in Series II Bonds; and $107,000 in Scries J & K Bonds combined. L The overall County quota is a proportionate part of North Caro lina's quota of $67.200.000.00, and a national quota of $5,650,000. 000.00. Chairman Massie pointed out that, in effect, the sale nationally of $5,650 000,000 in Defense Bonds during 1953 will not take a single dollar from bank deposits or the spending stream; it will only match the volume of redemptions of ma tured and unmatured Defense Bonds. Chairman Massie stated that the county and state quotas set for 1953. are not going to he easy to achieve. They represent a formid able task. However, the county and state have always successfully car ried their fair share of the load in the Defense Bonds Program, and we have every hope of success this year. Nationally, cash sales in January totalled $504,000,000 and exceeded the amount the Treas ury paid out for redemption of ma tured and unmatured Defense Bonds by over $69,000,000.00. Large Crowds At Formal Opening Of Ray's Store An exceptionally largo crowd at tended the four-hour open house of Hay's new .super market at Hazelwood Wednesday afternoon and night. During the period. 1.600 bis cuits and country ham were serv ed, in addition to several hundred cups of coffee, and over 900 cones of ice eream. Other favors included chewing gum, balloons and flow ers. At the close of the open house, a large number of prizes were giv en. including a number of $6 food baskets, nylon hose, and a $50 bill which went to Ben Sloan, Jr. Climaxing the event on Satur day night will b<? a cash prize of $100, together with 22 other food baskets, and numerous pairs of nylon hose. William S. Ray said the list of winners will be posted on the store window. March Came In Like A Lion (Tuesday Night) March, which didn't come In like a lion Sunday, made up for It Tuesday night when strong windy hlcw trees down In aeveral sections of the county. Some people who were up late that night reported that heavy lightning and the strong winds were the fiercest on record. So far the month has been fairly good with the exception of Tuesday. There's only 16 days left until Spring, which won't come a bit too early to Haywood. Tennessee Gives Contract For Link At N. C. State Line Canton Is Interested In Proposed United Fund A rroup of civic leaders in Canton have expressed keen interest in thr editorial sugges tion of The Mountaineer that consideration be given to a coun ty-wide Cnited Fund. The plan would merge all charitable drives into one, as is being done in a number of plac es, including Asheville. The Canton leaders have dis . cussed the mechanics of *he plan with the director of thr Ashe j ville group, and are much In l terested in further study with the idea of : countv-wide prop : osition being set un. One Canton leader told The Mountaineer, < oiniuenting on thr editorial ?r last Monday: ' Me agree with you that the ttnif has eome when we must do something1, because it is tak ing so much time of so many people to make tch drive after dr*ve in which we must all par ticipate." School Classes To Be Held In County Saturday Students in tha llaywood County school system win attend (lassos on a regular schedule Saturday, and most of them are glad of it. Because of a flu epidemic that closed the sellouts for six days in January the students were sched uled to continue classes until June 8 That was eating well into the summer vacation and school ofli cials decided to do something about it. They obtained permission from the county Board of Kduration and the State Superintendent of Public instruction to hold two Saturday classes?the other is March 21 ? | so thai the students would lie dis 1 missed on June 4 Instead of June It. Barring further interruptions, the schools will close June 4 . . . and the students aren't unhappy about it at all. Kelly Succeeds Caldwell Here As Dixie Manager J. D. Kelly will succeed l)un Caldwell as manager of the Dixie Home Stotrc here Monday morn ing. it was announced today. Mr. Caldwell, manager of the lo cal store since May 1951. is going to Gastonia. which is the largest store in the Dixie chain. Mr. Kelly has been taking spe cial training as a manager since last January. He was formerly in charge of the market of the local store, and is a native of Waynes ville. Mr. Caldwell came here from Lenoir, and has been with the firm for 13 years., Mr. Kelly joined the ?firm five years ago. This morning Mr. Caldwell ex press* d appreciation for the busi ness given him. and the many friends he had made during his two years In Waynesville. "It has ! been an enjoyable two years," he , said. His home is Granite Kalis. Town To Receive Bids For Water System Contract City officials announced today that they will receive sealed bids at the Town flail March I!) for im provements to the Waynesvllle water system. Contraetors have been invited to bid on the Construction of a 12-inch water supply main 0500 feel long and an 8-Inch water main 000 feet long ? This part of the program to im prove Waynesville's (water system Is the initial step in improvements thai will eost about $300,000. Hsrwood Becke Com pony of Spartanburg is the engineer for the job. \ " New Flag At Courthouse _____ ?, ?,?I? > About every eight months the flag at- the courthouse wo?rt> opt and must be replaced with a nets one. The latest dag, costing $18, I was raised this week by George Gueen. County officials arc con sidering the use of better flags that will last longer. (Mountaineer Photo). ? 20,000 Tourist Booklets Printed The Mountaineer has complet ed the printing of the 1953 tour ist bulletin but it will not be ready for distribution until the paces have been assembled. The order was for 211.000 book lets in two colors, the same num ber as last year although differ ent colors have been used for the current publication. Thr number of pages has been Increased from 24 to 28 pages. Most of these booklets will go to the Haywood County Tourist Association. That organisation will distribute from 12,000 to 15.000. The Chamber of Com merce will also act as a distrib utor for requests that romr to the office. Death Takes Mrs. Shapter In Florida Mrs. Evelyn Fitzhugh Shapter, 74. a Wayncsvllle summer resident for many years, died Tuesday at her home in Orlando. Florida. Funeral services will he held Monday at 2 p.mr in Grace Episco pal Church here. The Hcv. Ed car Goold will officiate and burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery. The body will arrive in Wa.vnes ville Thursday and will be taken to the chapel of Garrett Funeral Home to await the funeral hour Surviving Is one daughter. Miss Agnes Fitzhugh Shapter, of Or lando. Petitions Ask Road Be Closed At Bethel School By MRS. HENRY GARNER Community Reporter Petitions are being circulated by the Pigeon Valley Alhlrtir and Recreation committee to the effect that: "We, the undersigned parents and patrons of Bethel School, here by petition that the road between the school buildings at Bethel be closed to through traffic and that I another road be built across be tween the High School building and Community Cannery. This re que^ is made as a safety measure i due to the great danger created by school children having lo go back and fortli across the present road at all times of the school day." This recommendation has been rp ; peatcdly made by the Haywood County Ctrand Jury, so If you are interested ih the safety and welfare of your school child -you may get in touch with any member of the committee and sign one of these petitions. This proposed road would also give better access to the cannery (See Petitions?Page 6) 1.4 Miles Of Haywood Roads Improved In Feb. The State Highway Commission ' completed 0.2 mile of paving and 1.2 miles of stabilization in Hay wood County during February. Commissioner I,. Dale Thrash re : ported today. Dix Creek was graded and sur i laced with traffic bound macadam. 0.2 mile. These roads, and their lengths, were stabilized: Rabb Road, 0.2 mile; Martin Creek. 0.4 mile; Hilltop Road, 0.3 mile; and Deal herwood Road. 0.3; j mile. The existing surfaces on these roads were strengthened with I traffic bound macadam. All the above projects were financed by funds from the secon dary road bond program. The Tenth Highway Division brought a total of 2.2 miles <^f pav- | ing and 29.5 miles of stabilization j to completion during February. ! Commissioner Thrash added. Quota Exceeded On Bloodmobile Visit Monday Crowds shuffled in and out of the H a t ?' I w o o d Presbyterian j Church all day Monday as the ' Asheville Regional Bloodmobile | Unit made its regular unit At the end of the day officials announced that 152 pints of blood had been donated, more than the quota. This is the first time in several months that the nuota has been (See Bloodmobile?Pace fit Contractor Gets Work Over Line The State of Tennessee, long in terested In a water level route along the Pigeon River, announeed this week that it had let a contract to connect the North Carolina por tion of the road to the Tennessee portion. The contract, which was given to the A. B. Hurto* Company of Lynchburg, Va? game firm that was awarded the North Carolina contract, calls for blasting and clearing of about 600 feet of rock cliffs inside the Tennessee line. The project will insure the meet ing of both states' roads at a cen tral point, thus eliminating any possibility that the connection of the roads would be difficult. Officials of the Burton Company have stated they would he located on the project within 30 days for clearing purposes. The section around the route of the road is extremely difficult to reach but, with Tennessee's announcement this week, the road will probably bo somewhat easier to construct. The announcement of the con struction has brought wide com ment from other sections of North Carolina. Since the new road will afford the shortest route between Knoxvillc and Ashcvitle, motorists are eagerly awaiting its completion. Right at the state line is a sheer cliff of rock, and the Tennessee Commission felt a better contract could be had by the same firm do ing the entire section. While it is not certain, there i> a possibility that the construction will actually begin 600 feet beyond the Tentieasee line ami then mn Untie for 6.50 miles into North Carolina. The firm already has a contract in that area. Hnd has done constd arhlc work In Kaitern Tennessee. County Patrolman Helps Capture Alleged Killer A Haywood county officer. C'pl Pritchard Smith of the Highway Patrol, was one of the two officers who arreatcd Noah Dock cry of Cherokee county about 11 p. in. Wednesday. Dockery had been sought as the. alleged killer of Sheriff Charles Crawford who had been shot Tues day afternoon in Dockery's yard where he had gone to serve a war rant charging Dockery with burn ing a sawmill. The sawmill be longed to Jess Crouser of Waynes- * ville. With Cpl. Smith at the time of the arrest was Sgt.T. A. Sandlin of Bryson City, also of the Highway Patrol. Dockery was placed in the Hay wood county jail shortly after midnight and as of noon today no one has been allowed to see htm. Sheriff Fred Campbell and Cpl Smith were among the group from the county who attended services at 11 a.m. today in Murphy. The prisoner will prolwbly tie questioned when the officers re turn this afternoon. Four of Dockery's relatives have been arrested, and because of the high feeling over the shooting, are being kept in an undisclosed jail. Thc.v Include his wife. son. Allen, and his daughter and son-in-law. Dr. and Mrs, H. G. Allen have teturned to their home at Lake Junaluska after a vacation at Jamaica. British West Indies. Highway Record For 1953 In Haywood (To Date) Injured .... 11 Killed .... 0 I Thin Information com piled from Remrdn of Stair Highway Patrol. I
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