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flights
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News
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fired
mi men r.i a well known
.fli. ihou.'ht they would
fnii with the liookkeeper.
?settled her with a small
if. which, was concealed
lope
i thought the woman
r a lit w hen she saw the
riead she let the little
[if around on her desk.
Htm- him bark into the
ralnily told the men?
for letting me see the
f are so cute."
rtled men took their
sneaked away, disap
it they had not frighten
tkeeper.
y did not know was that
was literally a nervous
controlled her emotions
I let the men know how
ecause she knew their
to see her go into hys
r Easter Thought
several years ago that
it ook place. It was at
n car doors had pockets
de.
(he owner of a car. was
her of several children,
ster. and the usual egg
j a - is usually the case,
were not found during
unts hf the day.
..day., the father picked
lor to give a lift to work.
!hbor started to get out
hi did the natural thing
r is tighf-'-be struck the
e door with his knee,
hit the pocket on the
id) a long lost, and for
eregg had been left by
children.
i aroma filled*thc car.
?n looked at each other
had run over a skunk,
d. and sought the open
tied Piaster egg caused
to drive with the win
for several days. In
in warm days later, the
red a reminder of the
the eggs were fresher.
esville
wood Form
ers Assn.
,1 K YoiiotZ, pastor of
idle Methodist Church,
d president of the
W.iMii'svillc Minister
inn at the group's for
aatmnal meeting last
ligation was founded to
vjirrati'in and efficiency
matters of mutual in
ie church-goers of the
and to consider and
i t ? for union religious
)c "roup Is also tntcr
her matters of church
?his area.
ministers of Hazelwood
'villc are urged to at
onthlv meetings which
eld each Wednesday
10 o'clock after the
v in each month. The
meetings will be an
crat days prior to each
1 each member will be
chic Graham, newly
'or of the Bethel ahd
Presbyterian Churches.
I vice-president of the
1 Rev. Ruth Gruber,
f thr free Methodist
a> named secretary
e of Rafetgh is spending
*ith his mother, Mrs.
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The Waynesville Mountaineer mm
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Pub'ished Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park "
68th YEAR NO. 29 8 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILLE. N. C~ MONDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL 6. 1953 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
Heavy Vote Predicted In Beer Election
Haywood Democrats Favor.
Changing State Senatorial
Terms With Henderson
Makes $1,000 Gift
A. L. Freelander, president o?
the Dayton Rubber Company, has
contributed $1,000 to the survey
fund of the Recreation Commis
sion. This is the second gift of
S1.000 to come from an industrial
ist.
In making the gift. Mr. Freed
lander renewed his interest in the
program, and feels that it would be
a wonderful project for the com
munity, and especially employees
of local industrial plants.
Mr. Freedlandcr said: "As al
ways, we are willing to promote
anything beneficial to all the peo
ple of the community, as a project
of this kind will undoubtedly be."
The Commission recently em
ployed an engineer to make a com
plete survey and blueprints for a
recreational program and facilities
in the community. Mr. Frcedland
er's gift will help defray part of
the cost of this survey.
Florida Rumors
Are Being Denied
Ftoports reaching Waynesville
ihis week, via summer residents,
is that the rumor is making the
rounds in Florida, especially in the
St. ITtcrsburg area, that Waynes
ville had a severe polio epidemic
last winter.
Some summer residents arriving
here are amazed to find that the
epidemic suffered was flu. just like
a large part of the remainder of
the nation, and not polio as the
Florida rumors point out.
The Chamber of Commerce is
taking steps to get articles in
Florida newspapers correcting this
rumor. A quotation from health
authorities will be used as part
of the statements.
It is suggested that individuals
here wire friends in Florida giv
ing them the facts about the rumor.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ashcraft of
Charlotte have returned home after
visiting the latter's father, C. F.
Owen, Sr.
A proposal that Haywood and
Henderson Counties alternate every
four years in nominating the State
Senator from this district was
unanimously adopted by the Hay
wood County Democratic Execu
tive Committee at a meeting mark
ed with harmony in the Court
House Friday afternoon.
The committee a'so went on rec
ord as not favoring proposed legis
lation by Rep. Joe H. Palmer to
erect and maintain an agricultural
exhibit building in this county, and
voted to recommend to Palmer
that Haywood County not be in
cluded in the controversial "Home
Rule" bill.
Charles B. McCrary of Fines
Creek, chairman of the executive
committee, explained to the com
mitteemen that Henderson County
had recently made overtures to
Haywood for a change in the nom
inating procedure for State Sen
ator from this district. (Actually,
there are two State Senators, the
other being nominated on a two
year rotating system by Transyl
vania, Polk, and Jackson Counties.)
Haywood and Henderson alter
nate every two years In nominat
ing one of the two Senators. Un
der Henderson's proposal, each
county would now nominate the
Senator for two terms running. In
that way the Senator would be in
a position to obtain seniority in
the State body, something that has
been impossible under existing
procedures, and something that
Democratic leaders have been try
ing to overosme for years.
The present Senator from the
Haywood-Henderson part of the
district is William H. Hodges of
Henderson. He will be in line for
the Democratic nomination in 1954
and. if nominated and elected, will
serve in Raleigh throughout the
term of Governor Umstead.
Members of the Executive com
mittee were enthusiastic with the
new proposal. W. G. Byers of the
Clyde precinct spoke at length on
the need for strengthening the
party in this area and pointed to
the new nominating method as an
excellent way to strengthen the
party in the two counties.
Rep. Palmer had written the
committee asking their feelings on
including Haywood County in the
Home Rule bill. Under the bill, if
passed, the county commissioners
of the counties included would be
authorized to fix the salaries of all
county officials. At present there
are some 60 counties not desiring
to be included and 40 in favor.
The other proposal the commit
tee faced has been discussed a
great deal in Haywood during the
(See Democrats?Page 8)
Boosters Club Will
Meet Thursday Night
The Hazelwood Boosters Club
will meet Thursday evening at the
Hazelwood Presbyterian Church for
their regular monthly meeting. The
meeting is a dinner meeting and
will begin at seven o'clock. Harry
"Blue" Robinson is president.
democratic Leaders Discuss Senate Proposal
e members of the Democratic Party In Haywood County met Fridayt"dis^"
ia! lo alternate state senator nominations with Henderson County every four y"" ra'h"
Present system of every two year. The committee voted unanimously
,n ?? favor of the new plan. Shown discussing the proposal are G. W. BurnettJFeatPi
,ar'ca B McCrary, chairman, Fines Creek. W. G. Bycrs, Clyde, and Jame. Klrkp.trick, Cr.b
>untameer Ph?tot.
Sunrise Services Observed At Lake Junaluska
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Several hundred worshipers gathered at the cross Sunday morning for the annual Crater observance. The program was condu* ted by
The Haywood Crfbnty Sub-District M.Y.K. Members from the Waynesville church presented a play. "Message of the Cross." a brass en
semble from Canton furnisher! special music, members from the Clyde. Maggie, and Crab tree churches gave the opening devotional,
and choir music was given by the Waynesville church, i Mountain eer Photo).
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Sample Of New
Light System In
Use On Main St.
A sample mercury-vapor street
lighting unit has been erected at
the intersection of Main and East
Streets in Waynesville and is draw
ing much favorable comment.
City officials said this morning
that the new system would prob
ably be Installed as soon as the;
power conversion project is com
pleted.
The power conversion project
will take from two to three months j
to be completed Haves and Luns
ford, Ashevillc electrical contrac
tors, have the contract.
The mercury vapor lighting sys
tem is considered the best now in
use. City officials In many North
Carolina towns and cities have in
stalled it and all report that street
lightning problems have been dras
tically reduced.
Waynesville officials plan to
install the lights along the main
portion of Main Street.
Paving Report
For March Made
The State Highway Commission
completed 0.1 mile of paving and
one mile of stabilization in Hay
wood County during the month of
March, Commissioner L. Dale
Thrash reported today.
Grading and traffic-bound ma
cadam surfacing was completed on
Caldwell for 0 1 mile.
One mile of strengthening and
stabilization was finished on Fie ;
Top.
The two road projects were fi- j
nanced by the secondary road bond
program
The Tenth Highway Division
brought a total of 2,.85 miles of
paving and 18.3 miles of stabiliza
tion to completion in March. Com
missioner Thrash added.
T\
The |
i
Weather
RAIN
Monday?Showers, cooler. Scat
tered showers Tuesday, continued
cool.
'Official Wayncsville tempera
tures as compiled at the State Test
Farm>;
Date Max. Min.'
Apr. 3 70 38,
" 3 70 33
" 4 67 39
" 5 67 28
Tax Equalizal
Holding Hear
To Continue 1
Max Thompson In
New York Fund
Raising Program
Max Thompson of Canton,
route three< was one of the 65
men who have won the Congres
sional Medal of llonor, ttfat met
in New York for raising funds.
Ilis pieliire appeared in the cur
rent issue of l.ifc magazine on
page 57.
The medal of honor is llir
country's highest decoration.
The 65 inen went to New York,
upon invitation from Matter Min
chell to appear at a fund-raising
rally for the widows and orphans
of New York policemen and fire
men. The men ranged in age
from 25 to 84.
Mr. Thompson was awarded
the medal for his heroism in the
second Mnrld Mar battlefield of
Europe.
Lions Club Goes
On Record Against
Secrecy Measure
The Wnyncsville Lions Club
joined other groups in condemn
ing action taken bv the General
Assembly in voting a closed door
policy when committees are hi
session.
At the meeting here Thursday
night, the club voted a two-fold
resolution. First, the civic group
praised the county and lown offic
ials for ttieir "open door" policy
The resolution on this said: "We
express appreciation to our coun
ty and town officials for following
their policy of "open door" ses
sions of all official meetings.
For the second part of the reso
lution. the club asked Representa
tive Joe Palmer to retract his ac
tion, since hi* voted for the secrecy,
plan. That part of the resolution
was:
"We hereby ask Haywood Repre
sentative Joe Palmer, and all mem
bers of the General Assembly who
voted for secret meetings, to re
tract their action immediately. We
feel that only the best inter
est of the people of North Carolina
can be served when the doors are
open, and the citizens given an op
portunity to know what is taking
place. The closed door policy is
contrary to the American Way of
life."
The resolution also included a
paragraph that copies be sent the
Haywood representative, Speaker
of the House Boat, and Haywood
county and town official*.
0
ion Bond
ings Today;
Thife Week
Taxes was (he main topic of con
versation in the Haywood Comity
court hose tills morning as property
owners from four townships ap
peared before the County Board of
Commissioners to discuss their
status under the recent county-wide
ievaluation program.
Sitting with ttie Commissioners,
acting as a Board of Equalization
for property owners who wanted
adjustments made, were many of
the men who acted as tax listers
I during the revaluation program.
C. C. Francis, chairman of the
j board, said that the number of tax
| payers who were appearing before
the board was "about what we ex
: ported."
The board Is hearing and review
ing complaints made by tax payers
j who feet that some adjustment
j should lie made In their property
valuation. This morning tax pay
ers from Ivy Hill, Jonathan Creek.
White Oak and Cataloochee are
being heard.
Tomorrow 'Tuesday) the hoard
? will hold hearings for Fines Creek.
I Crabtree and Iron DufT townships
Wednesday the citizens of Pigeon.
I East Fork. Clyde and Cecil will be
heard.
Following the hearings the board
will visit the premises of those
registering complaints and make
necessary adjustments.
The hearing for Beaverdam town
ship has been set for April 20
and for Waynesville township April
21. Listers have not completed the
revaluation in those townships.
Under the law. tax payers must
register complaints at the hearings
nice those are the only times in
which the commisisoners have the
authority to change valuation of
j real estate.
i j
Town Elections
.Set For Canton
In Early May
Official notification was given
in Canton last week for town and
school elections to be held in
early May. ,
Notice was published calling
for the election of a mayor and
board of aldermen, judge of police
court, solicitor, and three members
of the school board.
It has not been learned whether
the present mayor and board mem
bers will seek re-election, but two
new candidates have made formal
announcements that they are seek
ing office They are Ernest Hoi
combe. for mayor, and C. E. Stan
ley, for alderman.
nunareas /\uena
Church, Sunrise
Services Here
Hundred's of people gathered on
hillsides and lake shores Sunday j
morning to celebrate the Ressur
reetion of Christ and to offer silent
prayers that peace would soon
reign again throughout the world.
Here In Haywood County Sun
rise Services attracted several hun
drcd early morning Worshippers.
At l.ake Junaluska some 500 peo
ple attended I tie annual Sunrise
Services sponsored by the Hay
wood suhdistrict Methodist Youth
Fellowship Many others gathered
at Green Hill Cemetery and at
Soco Gap.
Record throngs attended church
services at the regular hours in
Waynesville and llazelwood
churches, as they did in churches
all over the country.
The weather was clear and cool
yesterday and most of the church
goers were decked out in their new
f>sl? r finery.
At Cherokee some 2,000 people
gaiheicd in the Mountainside The
atre to witness the annual Sunrise
Services.
Police in Waynesville reported
'traffic conditions were excellent1
with noi one traffic accident to marl
the day's ?|utet.
Man Shot Friday
During Fight
At Soco Lookout
A drunken brawl Friday night at
the Soc<> Lookout of Louise O'Neill
resulted in the shooting of one
man. whose Condition this morning
at the Haywood County Hospital
was described as "satisfactory" by I
I)r. Stuart Hoberson.
The shooting victim, D. L. Cald
well was hit in the abdomen by
a bullet from a German F'-38 pis
tol. Fiber! Smith, who has con
fc sed to the shooting, is In the
flay wood County jail.
According to Deputy Sheriff
.lone Set/<r the fight was started
by Frank Caldwell and Smith shot
D L. Caldwell by mistake. Others
who were arrested on a public
drunkenness < barge and have been
released were Flmer Jenkins.
Claude lloglan, and Frank Cald
well
All except Smith are from Hay
wood County. Smith was described
as a drifter who has lived itra num
ber of places.
Bond has not been set for Smith
and no charges have been placed
against him pending the outcome
of Caldwell's condition.
Hooper Alexander. Ill, who is
stationed at Fort Bragg in the Air
borne Infantry, spent Easter with
hts parents. Mr. and Mrs. Hooper
i Alexander, Jr.
Campaign
On Issue
Nears End
Voters of Waynesville will go to
> the polls Wednesday to decide the
| issue of whether legal sales of beer
shall return, or whether the town
remain legally dry as the remain
der of the county. Legal sales of
beer went out Ave months ago.
The vote on Wednesday only ap
plies to the legal status of Waynes
ville regarding beer sales.
The campaigning has been light,
with a lot of personal work being
done by both sides. Close observers
see a large silent vote in Wednes
day's election, as many people are
not freely expressing their inten
tions.
"Last September, in a county
wide election, the vote was better
than three to one against the legal
sale of beer in Haywood. Sixty days
later, under the law, dealers had
disposed of their stocks, and for
the first time in 19 years. Haywood
county was declared a legally dry
county.
Several weeks after the county
voted dry, a group of Waynesville
citizens circulated a petition mong
voters here calling for an election
just for the Town of Waynesville.
After securing the required num
ber of names on the petition, it was
found that a possible technical er
ror in the petition might invalidate
the election if called upon the
grounds of the petition. Then It,
i was that a new petition was put
Into circulation, and the required*
number of signatures of qualified
voters affixed to the paper request
ing an elction on the question of
legal beer sales.
The Board ot Aldermen, after
reviewing the petition, set the date
of the election for Wednesday,
April 8th
On three successive Saturdays.
March 14, 21, and 2fl, the registra
tion books for the two precincts
in the town were open, and about
300 new names were added during
the period.
In town elections there are only
two precincts- at the Town llall.
and the Aliens Creek school.
In county-wide elections, there
are five precincts in the corporate
limits, but scores of voters are
from the outside of the town lim
its as the county precincts extend
beyond the city limits. For that
reason it is impossible to get an
accurate figure as to how the vot
ers within the city limits voted last
time, since it was a county-wide
election.
In the five precincts in town,
there was a total of 2.101 vote cast.
Of that number, 1,325 voted against
the legal sale of beer, and 776 vot
ed for the lecal sale of beer.
From the last election, it would
be impossible to make a break
down of just the town vote, since
many voting in the precincts with
in town in the county-wide election
are not eligible to vote on Wed
nesday. This is particularly true
of the precincts for the county
election in Aliens Creek, East
Waynesville. and West Waynesvillc,
where precinct areas extend be
yond the city limits.
In the county-wide election, the
precincts of Center Waynesville
and South Waynesville. both whol
ly within the town limits, had a
majority of votes cast for the legal
sale of beer.
In the same election, the vote
was extremely high against the
legal sale of beer in Aliens Creek,
East Waynesville. and We t
Waynesville. In all three of tlx e
precincts, there are a number of
citizens who live outside the town
limits and will not vote on Wed
nesday.
As the matter stands. It is a
matter of speculation as to mak
ing a comparison of figures of the
last election just for tin- town vot
(See Beer?Page 8t
Highway
Record For
1953
In Haywood
(To Date)
Injured.... 17
Killed .... 0
(This information com
piled from Records ?t
State Highway Patrol.)