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The Waynesville Mountaineer
Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park m ? O
68th YEAH NO. 36 18 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILLE, N~. c7THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 30, 1953 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
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delights
X The
News
?
Spoke First
Mii-hard Smith of the
patrol, and Chief Hoy
0f Haaeiwuod. were mak
^ check on a mailer.
rL o small bov playing
L edge of the highway,
p officers immediately
? danger of the boy be
pe to the t"081'. an(* turn*
wt back to where he was
, playing in the washed
, ^ officers approached
-ter and suggested he go
Jtbe yard and not play
Ibe edge of the highway,
river might run over you,
k an arm," the officer
d 0ot seem to impress the
(ben the officer said: "If
l move, I might have to
to jail."
d looked up, but only
nore interested, and said:
,1 do that, because my
ont let me leave the
Recipe
sTo Japan
(putation of Mrs. Hugh
Is fudge has traveled far
with the latest news be
making a hit in Japan.
>r from Captain J E. Ed
former Waynesville citi
i has made quite a record
iavv. now in Japan, re
sother copv of the recipe,
icen air mailed to him.)
teresting letter reads:
r my ship is in Yokosuka,
iving lust returned from a
roueh Inchon. Korea. Ma
liilippine Islands., Hong
,CC. Manila, Hong Kong
; to Yokosuka. As Is often
aboard ship several edi
vour paper arrived at
the mall delivery of this
The Mountaineer editions !
i 19th and 26th.
iging them consecutively 1
I started my thorough i
In the edition of March '
wind your reprint of Mrs. j
mpbell's recipe for fudge
read numerous comments
uper on the original print-1
lis recipe, and being well ;
[Mrs Campbell's reputa-j
a wonderful cook, I was I
>p> for the reprint and
t to send to Mrs. Edwards,
i I picked up the March
lion. I noticed in "Side
ihe News" your comments I
ng this repirnt in which
omitted to mention the
?f sugar to be used in the
>f Mrs. Campbell's recipe.
. ir. the comment you still
i mention the amount of
quired for the recipe,
excellent newspaper is
me with much enjoyment.
? 28 years it has kept me
with my home town. But
r Editor. I would appreei
much having the complet
Pe for Mrs. Campbell's
t Junaluska
pprings Road
|g Relocated
Ion a four-mile stretch of
lary highway linking Lake
?a and Hot Springs is go
|g on schedule and should
led by August, F. L. llutch
fcsidcnt engineer for the
Beltway and Public Works
pion in Wayncsville, has
kttion. on which work has
prwiy almost two months,
pimateiv 12 miles north of
Inaluska, and lies between
Irgumn's Store and Betsy's
rhc Haywood-Madison line.
Icompletcd. the project will
Ifimsheri grading, black top
fcnd seven culverts. The
fill require approximately
les relocation work and
Itsile and one-half of im
pi nn the old road. It will
I*' *'ide and will eliminate
I'lte carves, rutting the dis
|om Lake lunaluska to Hot
I ky approximately three
I of a mile,
Fr'r,r for the project is
f Brothers, inc , of Lenoir.
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lie f
ather
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I CLOUDY
pT?'Winrlv. not qmtr 10
[ttd (bow>1. cioo.lv and
Fnflpv Ttwre was 206
l|rain recorded at the State
P>t un to noon today,
p WaynetvtU* tempW'
|?omptUd at the State Test
Max. Min.
I fiH 38
I 77 30
I 78 38
Hazelwood To Pave 7
Miles oi Streets Soon
YDC Chairman
J. Kichard Queen of Waynesville.
chairman of the Twelfth District
Young Democrats Club, today ex
tended an invitation to all Demo
crats of this district to attend a
state-wide YDC rally at Vsheville
Saturday to hear Stephen A. Mit
chell. chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, speak.
Queen said that Mitchell would
discuss his views on the reorganiza
tion of the National Committee.
A reception is planned at 3 o'
clock at the George Vanderbilt
Hotel, following which there will
be a dutch supper. Immediately
after the supper Mr. Mitchell will
speak in the Asheville Municipal
Auditorium.
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Several Sections
I Oi Parkway Due
To Open Friday
i
Several Blue Ridge Parkway
recreation areas will open for
the new season Friday.
The scenic highway itself was
opened earlier this month to
motorists, though closed in spots i
by an off-season snowstorm last
week.
The recreation area or Hcin
tooga Overlook, 10 miles from
Soco Gap, Is scheduled tentative
ly for a Friday opening, the
Great Smoky Mountains Nation
al Park office at Gatlinburg,
Tenn., said.
This rerreation area includes
the picnic grounds at Hcintooga
and the Balsam Mountain camp
ground, a mile south of Hein
tooga Overlook.
Recreation areas due to open
Friday include: Crabtree Mead
ows, Rocky Knob, Va., Craggy
Gardens. Doughton Park, and
Peaks of Otter, Va.
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House Committee
Asks $130,000
For Grading At
Bridges Camp Gap
The U. S. Hou.se of Representa
tives Appropriations Committee
this week rceommended a 'um ,of
$130,000 he appropriated for a
grading project at Bridges Camp
Gap on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
The sum was a specific part rec
ommended by the committee for
construction work by the National
Park Service.
Another $115,000 was tecom
mended to be used for the con
struction of stone walls and guard
rails along the Parkway, and about
$125,000 to be set aside for in
cidental use.
Hazelwood officials are making
plans to begin immediately with
getting bids on about 7 miles of
street paving, following the ap
proval of the $25,000 bond issue
on Tuesday by a vote of 292 to 19.
The 11 to 1 vote of Tuesday re
sult ing in Mayor Lawrence Davis
saying: "With such an overwhelm
ing majority, we are going to push
this project through just as fast
as we can. We will get the bonds
on the market, and advertise for
bids on the paving, and get every
street paved at the earliest possible
moment." \
The town has about $13>000 in
Powell Bill money from the state
which will he added to the S25.000
voted Tuesday. Officials believe
that the $28,000 will completely
pave all the unpaved streets in
HaZelwood.
Plans are to repay the $25,000
bond money with future payments
by the state under the terms of
the Powell Bill fund from the state.
May Term Of
Civil Court
Set May 4
Some 30 cases have been sched
uled for the May term of Haywood
County Superior Court, which will
begin May 4. Judge Allen II. Gwyn
will preside.
A memorial service for the late
T. L. Green, who was a member of
the Bar. will be held Wednesday,
May 6, at 2 o'clock.
1 he sessions are due to last
through Monday, May 11.
Jury for first week?Harold G,
Pri sslcy. Canton; Willard Hussell,
Way pes ville; J. 11. Holland, Beav
Jt'UiJa'n,, fa, Ingram, Miayntje
villc; Albert Sprinkle. Canton; ?
L. P. Dixon, Canton; Denton
Browning, Waynesville; H. K
Jones, Clyde; Walter W. Caldwell,
Wavnesvllle; Harry Lee Ward. IvyH
Hill;
Hugh L. Ratrliff, Waynesville;
John G. Devlin, Beaverdam;
Vaughn L. Williams, East Pork;
Koy Deitz, Pigeon; Herman Owen,
Cove Creek;
Roy D Seay, Clyde; Lush Cham
(See Court?Page C)
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Record Season
Predicted For Area
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Ames am
leaving for an extended Mediter
ranean cruise. They plan to return
the middle of July.
Mrs. Ames said that not too
many people in Florida were tak
ing the polio rumors about West
ern Carolina seriously.
She predicted a banner summer
season, and said that many people
were coming for the first time,
since the highway construction be-i
tween here and Florida was now
void of detours.
Mrs. Ames also said that sum
mer-camps were in for a record
season, as she knew of many two
pie unable to get applications ac
cepted for children at camps this
summer.
Liquor Captured
By Patrolman
Ninety gallons of non-tax paid
whiskey were raptured about 6 a.
in. Monday at Ml. Sterling by Pa
trolman H. Dayton. The driver nt
the car got away, but a passenger,
Ernest E. Holt of Rt. 1, Hartford,
Tpnn.. was captured. He has been
released under bond of S600 for
appearance in the July term of
Superior Court
Methodists Begin United
Evangelistic Mission
Using the theme "Vou Need
Christ Now." the Methodists of the
Wavnesville District are joining
with the other districts of the
Western North Carolina Confer
ence in their phase of the Juris
dictions visitation-preaching mis
sion of Evangelism.
While preaching services are
being conducted in local churches
teams of visitors will he calling on
prospects inviting them to "Come
With Us To Christ."
Last week ministers of the Way
nesville District were assisting In |
services In the Virginia Confer
ence. This week ministers of the !
: Virginia Conference come to this
j district. They will arrive on Fri
day afjternoon and will join in a
service at Bry-on City after whlrh
they will receive their assignments
for the week.
The first service will he a Youth
Rally to be held at the Bryson
City High School Saturday at 7:30.
Special music will be furnished by
the youth groups from the Way
nesville and Canton churches. The
sermon will be delivered by the
Rev. Mack Stokes of Emory Uni
versity. A large number of young
people and workers with youth are
expected at this rally.
Services will be held in the local
churches Sunday morning and
evening and each evening through
Friday.
Following is a list of visiting
(See Methndlata?Page <)
Ratcliffe Cove Church To Be Dedicated
Exercises marking lite formal opening of the new Baptist Church at Kalrliffe Cove will be .Sunday
morning with the Rev. Gay Chambers, pastor in charge, i Mountaineer Photo).
Senators Say Parkway
Money To Be Allocated
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Spring Travel Soars- t
In liluc Ridge - Smokies
Karly spring travel continue
Ui inn-ease in North Carolina,
The National Park Service re
ports 73,425 visitors to the tireat
Smoky Mountains National ihirk
in Marrh, an increase of 4t. 161
over Mareh of last year. Also
during March, 78,312 visitors
were reported on the Blue Itidgr
Parkway, which was 1,698 more
{ than travelled the Parkway in
, March 1952.
Bill Burgin New
President Of
Local Jaycees
Bill Burgin. formerly State Di
rector of the Waynesville Junior i
Chamber of Commerce, was ele- ;
vated to presidency of the local
group Monday night, succeeding
John R. Carver.
Burgin, along with Ihe other of
ficers and directors, will he in
i stalled Monday night at the Elks
Hall in the Masonic Building.
Paul Sutton was re-elected
I treasurer of the club. Jim Mllner
succeeds Raymond Caldwell as
| first vice-president and Bob Eer
[guson succeeded Lester Burgin.
i Jr., as second vice-president,
Boyd Mcdford was named to the
secretary post, succeeding Blue i
Robinson. Willis Heck wn< named I
! Stale Director, succeeding Bill'
Burgin.
Cecil Blantnn was named a di
rector for a Iwo-vear term. Other
directors, all named In serve one
year, are Lester Burgin. Jr. Bill
Milner, and Klmer Hendrix.
Jaycee Leader
Bill Burgln, who Is associated in
business with his fat nor at Bur
gin's Department Store, was
elected president of the Waynes
ville Junior Chamber of Com
merce Monday night, He sue- !
j ceeds John R Carver. Burgin
! will be installed next Monday 1
night.
WASHINGTON (A P> ? Two
North Carolina senators' said the
''pfVWhrrfMtr "Sl'l It aJVftatc some
money (his year for completing
another section of the Blue liidgc
fark way.
The section scheduled is the Soco
Gap leg, considered by Western
North Carolinians as the most im
portant yet -to be- completed.
Sens. Clyde H. Hoey and Willis
Smith appeared before a Senate
Appropriations subcommittee and
urged that funds be set up to fin
ish paving the three-mile section
at Beech Gap.
Hoey told the committee the Soco
Gap section gives access to the
I'isgah National Forest and "the
S.uoky Mountains National I'ark.
He asked for at least two mil
lion dollars for the year starting
July 1. He said it would take six
million to complete three unfinish
ed sections. These are Soco Gap.
also a three-mile link, and a 12
mile section near Blowing flock in
the Grandfather Mountain area.
Smith reminded the committee
that last year 3.374.902 visitors
traveled the parkway. They had to
be routed around the unfinished
sections. Smith said. Another 2
,293,000 visited the Great Smoky
National Park, which Smith said
would be directly accessible from
the Parkway if the- Soco Gap sec
tion is completed.
He added that six million dol
lars to finish the parkway doesn't
amount to much considering that
?37.103.000 will have been spent oti
it by June 30.
Smith read a letter from Gov.
William B. Umstead of North Caro
lina urging that the parkway be
completed as soon as possible.
Architect Working
On Ultra-Modern
Plans For Canton
Junior High School
J. R. Schre~t, of Canton, and
Lindsay M. Gudger. architect for
Haywood';, school expansion pro
gram. were here this morning and
said they were pleased with the
reception Riven by the Slate Board
to the tentative plans of the Can
ton -Junior llich.
The new unit of the Canton
school system will he on a .site i
adjoining the present Inch school !
The huildlne will he Ultra mod- !
ern. it was said, and the blueprint-,
ing will he pushed as fast as prac-1
tical. Mr. Gudger said he expected
details would l?e ready for publica-|
flon within two or three weeks.
Tentative estimates are that the
building will cost almost $500,000.
which Is the remaining share of the
school bond money allocated to
Canton. Almost $100,000 has al
ready been spent on Bcaverdam
schools in renovating and additions.
The Bcaverdam share of the ex
pansion money was $603,000.
natclille Uove
Church Will
Be Dedicated
Tin- third and finest of ihe
Baptist Churches to i>e l)ullt In
ii^ddllfe <'11vi? will he dedicated
j Irr rWlWil 'exf>ri?/srs at 11 a. m
, Sunday. The pastor, (he Rev. Gay
Chambers,will be in charge Open
1 house will he held from 1 to ft p
m.
Costing <*37.000, the church has
been in use several weeks. About
a year was spent in Its construc
tion and it repluces a small brick
church that stands nearby. The,
new building can seat 270 in the
auditorium and it contains 11 Sun
day School rooms. A central heat
ing plant helps make il one of Ihe
most modern in the county. The in
terior is finished in oak.
Several eharter members of Ihe
Itatcliffe Cove Baptist Church are
still living and will be, alonjj with
i members of the present building j
committee, special guests at the j
Sunday service.
On the building committee are
Marry Mashhurn, chairman, and j
R. t\ Francis, Hugh Francis, '
Frank Leopard, Raymond Blanton.
Jimmy Messer, and Waller Under
wood
The history of the church will
he published at a later date.
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! American Legion
32nd District To
Meet At Camp
Hope Saturday
The American Legion, 32nd DC j
Irict, will meet Saturday at Camp
Mope to elect a new commander
and vice-commander. according to
an announcement made today.
Delegates and alternates to at- j
lend the National Convention will i
| he elected.
The meeting will begin at <>
O'clock with a covered dr;h upper.
'The ' esslon will convene for bin i
Inc.:, at 7:30 Departmental Adjut
ant N'a It McKee will be >fc.ent.
Following the bu-ine .'. <? . ion I
a .on.ere dance, featuring the I
I mu ic of Pender Rector's band,
will be held. The auxiliary ha'
: been invited to attend the supper
"and the dance. <.
All members are urged to bring
a covered dish.
Cooperative Officials
At Washington Meet
The manager, three directors,
and attorney of the Haywood
County Cooperative (ft KA > left
Wednesday morning to attend a
dinner meeting in Washington, D
C, for North Carolina Co-op rep
resentatives.
Those from Haywood County
Were R. C. Sheffield manager. .1
N. Fisher of Highlands, Hoy H.
Campbell of Iron Duff, and .lack
Harris of Beaverdam,. directors:
and K. E. Senlelle. attorney.
The dinner meeting is Thursday
'night at the Willard Hotel. All j
i North Carolina congressmen will
be present.
The group will return Saturday.
Officials Map Plans
For Pushing Building
Program Of Schools
Three official boards met here |
for a two-hour session today, to
review ami plan for the continu
ation of the school expansion pro
gram of Haywood.
At a joint session of the Hoard
of Kducation and County Commis
sioners. action was taken to retain
the advisory committee on the
school program. This committee has
served, without compensation, since
the expansion of Haywood schools
began after the two million dollar
bond issue.
Most of the time this morning
was spent in going over what work
had been lei in contract, and the
plans and scheduling of other work
in the future, The purpose of the
meeting was lo acquaint the new
board of education with the pro
gram to dale.
The re nutation of Howard R.
Hall, building inspector for the
board of education was accepted as
of May first. Mr. Hall, in his let
ter of re ignation. aid hi action
was because of "inadequate com
pensation."
The group approved a letter, lo
Mr. Hall, which read:
"It is with regret that we accept
your resignation, effective May I.
HW3. The Hoard of Kducation, the
county coming ioncrs, and the Ad
visory Hoard appreciate the faith
(Sre Schools?Pace 6)
Farm Tour To
Be Planned By
County Agents
Two Haywood County affect's arc I
leaving tomorrow to |>la'< the route '
and schedule of this summer's an
nual farm tour.
The agents, Wayne Franklin and j
Turner fathey. are leaving by auto-'
mobile for Colorado. Wyoming. I
Nebraska, and Missouri and will j
spend 10 days on the 3.000-mile
trip. This year's tour will be slight-1
ly longer than the excursion last ]
summer that look Haywood Couetv ,
farmers into New Kngland and Cam!
ada.
Ten days have been allowed for :
the southwestern and western tour I
that will start .luly 17. Final plans
will be announced after the coun
ty agents return from their trip.
Bloodmobile To
Be Here Friday;
150 Pt. Quota
Blood donor ," were urged again ;
lo help meet Hie quota of 150 pints
which ha , been set for tomorrow )
when tin- Bloodmobile nays a peri
odic visit to Waynesville, Officials ;
completed plans for the visit this
week, and are hopeful that thei
rpiota will again be reached.
"We feel confident that blood
donors in this area will show up
for this important visit," they said,
"hilt light now we're concentrating,
on obtaining new donors. We have i
a quota of 150 pints, a goal that we
almost reached on the last Blood-j
mobile visit, and one that we must J
reach thi lime."
David Underwood, Bloodmobile
chairman, said that the unit would
he at file Waynesville Presbyterian
Church from II o'c lock until. 5
o'c loc k Friday. The visit is being I
sponsored by the ; rctaric Club.
Hie Elks f'ltlb, and a number of j
Wavnesville merchant .
Governor John
S. Fine Of Pa.
Visits This Area
M'mlifrs of the Linns Clubs
of Waynrsvtllr, Canton and
CIviIp. together with several rivir
Irailrn. met for lunch today at
tin- Towne House wilh flovrrnor
John S. Hnr of I'mn-vlvanla.
flovrriior I inc arrived here
wilh a lb-location of I.inns frnlo
Ntatesvillr at 1 o'clock, 1 little
hehintl Hfl'idnl' because of thr
rainy wpalhrr, but seemed to bp
enjoying his trip very nri'li.
Following a short talk and
lunrh with the delegation '.nv
ernor Fine left here for ''hero- i
krp where lie will tour the In
dian denervation, smoke an anci
ent peace pipe, and receive
mementos of the oeeasion.
He will return to Staiesville
to in* bt.
Slated For Post
Lawrence Leatherwood v ill no
doubt he named county super
intendent "f education on May
12th, il was learned from a reli
able source today. He would suc
ceed Mrs. Lucy Unyd. who re
signed last Monday, t Ilective
June 30.
Leatherwood
Slated For
t
Education
Executive
From reliable sources, it was
learned that on .May 12th. (he coun
ty board of education will name
Lawrence Leatherwood as county
superintendent of education, to uc
coed Mrs. Lucy J. Lloyd Who re
signed last Monday, effective June
30th
A waiting period of IS days is
required by law before formally
naming a successor, it wis learned
,J. Tom Leatherwood. chairman
of the board, said the formal an
nouncement of Mrs. Boyd's succe -
sor would he made on the 12th. and
in the meantime, he said the ltoard
would pass a resolution thanking
Mrs. Iloyd for her services to Hay
wood schools since assuming the of
(See Leatherwood?Page 6)
Legislature May
End Work Today
It looks as if anxious leg! I dors
in Raleigh will wind up their hu ?
ness for this session todas and re
turn to their homes.
Two hills of Representative Joe
Palmer will very likely t*. pa ed
before the lawmakers adjourn.
They inrludc the changing of the
boundary lines of the Lake'.tun,t
luska school and a bill; requiring
transactions in real estate to be re
ported to the tax office before hav
ing them nut on record,
luska and a bill requiring transac
tions in real estate to be reported
to the tax office before having
them put on record
'Million Dollar'
Rain Falls Here
Haywood farmers today were
saving that 'he steady rains ftom
early morning to almost noon
was "well worth a m'lton do"ir "
The heavy' and steady rains hit
all of IV eonnty and camr at. a
timr when crass ?>id rarlv rrops
were needing extra mot .lore.
High winds hit the Cruso area.
I Highway |
Record For I
1953
In Haywood
(To Hate)
Injured .... 20
Killed .... 0
tThis information com
piled from Records oi
State Highway Patrol.)