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^Treasurer U5 Champion px W&-.-v . 11 .U adon P. Hodges, twice elect iiute treasurer, is resigning as of June 1, to occupy pjtion of consultant, partic . on legal and financial mat la the Champion Paper and i Company. The announce iu given out by H. A. X vice president and man i the Carolina Division of fion Heider further "expressed satisfaction of Champion lenient in obtaining the ser df Hodges who has so amply etraled his devotion to the K of North Carolina by the tonally high quality of ser tbech he rendered in his le office, and by the great lotion he has made to the iton of the industrial de aent of the state." Hodges will reside in Ashe Ms native city. d Telephone mbers Being died Customers at 500 dial caps with new toe dial numbers went in l mails today, notifying cus i of their dial numbers, ac g to C. T. McCuiston, man mew numbers will be mail tile rate of about 500 daily, inost 3,000 have been sent k manager explianed. Along kholtifr^ is a letter ol ex RTnn how to slip the cap (telephone set?a very sim gratinn. McCuiston said that tenta dans are to have the new iries here by the 29th, and ktinn will begin at once. The (rectories will contain only t* dial listing of every cus i to be sent subscribers, will 8-page booklet on _ how to * the dial telephones. McCuiston said that any tor having the old-type set d of the new dial sets, would call the business office and I report. All dial sets are installed now preparatory to togc-over at midnight June r Canton Graduates To ?'t Diplomas On Friday ?rst in a scries of commencc nercises at the Canton high I will get underway Sunday *ith the baccalaureate ad ky.Rev. H. Roger Sherman, ' <* St. Andrew's Episcopal k. h are 95 graduates in this 'graduating class. participating will be the * H Groce qf Central Metho kwrh. and the Rev. I. L. Kab Rstor of First Methodist, '"ill be provided by a mix ?pp bv Barbara Nell Shav ?hit. and Harry Fincher, * solo 1 graduation program will ,be J tuning. May 29. at H * This will be the final pro in 'be rinsing activities. I invueation will be by the " L Smith, pastor of the baptist church; and the wel ?S' Billy Pare. Music will be ' High School Band. ?kers for the evening will be kx>d.\on. "So Runs m> Dream"; Carolyn Roberts, "A Bright Shield of Honor"; Bill Mor gan, "The Right Purpose"; and Mary Lou Gates, '"Keys for To morrow," Awards will be presented by Superintendent A. J. Hutchins. and the diplomas by Principal W. L, Rikard. Following is a lits of this year's graduates: Charles Cecil Allen, James Law (See Canton?Page 6) '? I The father WMIR * r "7" Sunny and warm. ?n,inucd warm with scat hai w"?n t*lunder?hower8. lit,., . ayne,ville temperature I, ?d ?t the State Test Farm. 18 Ma*. Miii. Rainiall II 75 02 ? ft, 71 58 .74 , 78 47 _ Br?U4 2t k f f ? ? ? i O t The Waynesville Mountaineer jzz.-. ^ rether. Published 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. 42 22 PAGES . Associated Press WAYNESVILLE. N. C? THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 21. 1953 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties? Farm Bureau Will Stage Campaign (See Pictures, pace I. section Z) Plans were formulated here Mon day night for starting a member ship campaign at once for the Farm Bureau. Action came after a group oI about twelve heard Riley Arnold, southern organizer, explain the need for farmers being organized to keep abreast of the rapid chang ing programs. Jarvis Caldwell was named tem porary chairman, and Mrs. Quay Medford, temporary secretary, and R. H. Boone, temporary treasurer. Plans are to carry the campaign Into every community in the coun ty, and begin getting members at $4 per family. There are more than 76,000 farm families in the state that are now members, it was pointed out, with the national membership in excess of one and a half millions. Oral L. Yates, district represent ative of Farm Bureau, presided at the meeting and told that out of the $4 annual dues per family, that $1.50 remained in the county or ganization: $1.75 went to the state, and the other 75 cents to the na tional fund. After hearing a report on recent pending legislation, one Haywood farmer said: "The Farm Bureau is sorely needed in Haywood county, and the farmers here do not want a free ride." it was at this point that the mo tion was made by James Kirkpat riek that the membership campaign be started at once. Haywood had 305 members in the Farm Bureau at one time, it was explained, but due to some of the officers moving away, the continued membership was not followed through. Mr. Arnold pointed out that times were pretty good for farm ers, but that there are still more problems than ever before. "After all, there is but one big problem?that is acquiring and at taining world peace. And world peace means world-wide prosper ity. "There never has been over-pro duction: it has been under-con sumption, and lack of adequate dis-, tribution of food throughout the' world. "One great need right now is to return to religion, and the up-surge is in that direction. "The American farmer has done an excellent job of producing food and fibre, and must continue to carry ofl that good job. that can best be done through working to (See Farm Bureau?Page 8) Ground Broken For Community House Groundbreaking exercises for a community house at South Clyde were held Wednesday at 6 p.m. followed by a community picnic. Officials in charge included, from left, William Osborne. South Clyde CDP co-chairman; Jack Chapman, a past county CDP chairman; Loyd Justice, CDP chairman at South Clyde; Mrs. C. O. Newell, a past county chairman; and Dr. C. N. Clark, pastor at Louisa Chapel. The community house will be built near the chapel. iMoountaineer Photo). REA Ready For Visitors Saturday At Open House Plans have been completed for the open house Saturday at the Haywood County Co-operative that will include tours of the RKA building front 9:30 a. nu to 4:30 p. m. Manager R. C. Sheffield said that members of the staff will show the modern building to visit ors and -members of Home Demon stration Clubs, headed by Miss Mary Cornwell. will serve refresh ments in the demonstration kitch en at the end of each tour. Located iust outside the eastern town limits on Highway 19-A, the building is completed 011 the In terior. but the landscaping has not been finished. This week shrub bery was planted on the front grounds but the grass, which was sown some time ago, has not yet appeared. Visitors will see one of the most modern buildings in the county. Its office equipment and other in terior installations are as up-to date as the architecture. But it is not to be used entirely for Co-op business. The model, all-electric kitchen is available for any wo man's organization in the county and a home economist has an of fice of her own. Appliance dealers have display space in a front win dow and various makes and types of electrical equipment for the kitchen and general farm and home use can be seen and exam ined. ATTEND STATE GARDEN CLUB MEETING Miss Lou Elva Eller, president of the Richland Garden Club. Mrs. Rufus Siler, and Mrs. T. Lenoir Gwyn have returned from Greens boro where they attended the an nual meeting of the North Caro lina Garden Club, Inc. Mrs. Siler was a deleagte from the Richland Club and Mrs. Gwvn was alternate. Travel On Blue Ridge Parkway Shows 62 f Gain Travel along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia soared over 62% in | ' April when 258,929 persons in : 78.524 vehicles travelled It. This unique mountain-top highway is now the most used of all the Na tional Park facilities. Over 300 miles of it have been paved, and with connecting federal high- ' ways, it links the Great Smoky Mountains and the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. The Parkway soars to over a mile high. It affords a spectacular flower show from mid-May to July with rhododendron, laurel and flame axalea reaching peaks at various altitudes in June. Commencement Concert Set For Next Week The annual Commencement Con- - cert of the VVaynesville High School band and chorus will be next Thursday, May 28, at 8 p. m. in the school stadium, Director ! Charles Isley has announced. in case of rain, the concert will , be Friday night, and should the weather still be unfavorable it will be moved indoors to the auditorium. The program will consist of j . light music, mostly marches and : popular tunes. Mr. Isiey said. The j last part of the program will con-! sist of the junior, marching and ' the concert bands combined to (Sec Concert?Page 8) Ground Broken For Building At South Clyde Work is to start as soon as pos sible on a community house at South Clyde. Ground breaking : ceremonies were held Wednesday ! evening by community officials. The building, to be located near Louisa Chapel, will be 24-ft. by 40 ; ft. an dmade of blocks. It will con- ; tain an auditorium, kitchen, and ! rest rooms, and cost about $1500. Entirely a,community project, the. money was raised from among the residents and they will contribute' , all the labor. The half-acre of land on which the community house will be locat ed was leased for 25 years from Louisa Chapel. The lease can he extended. Town meetings, suppers, and athletic activities will be held in the building. Church services will also be conducted there. Groundbreaking exercises, at -1 tended by about 200 people, were led by Jack Chapman, county CDF chairman last year. Another past chairman. Mrs. C. O. Newell, made a brief talk, and Dr. C. N. Clark, pastor at Louisa Chapel, offered , prayer. Following these brief exercises, a picnic was enjoyed on the Chap el grounds. ! f ' Milas Ferguson Honored By American Legion A Waynesville citizen, Milas Fer guson, mail carrier, has just been elected Vice Commander of Ameri 1 can Legion District 32. The clec tion occurred at a District meeting in Marshall, N. C, Wednesday ; night, to which each l'ost of the ! 5-county District sent delegates. Haywood's Post No. 47 sent the following representatives in addi tion to Mr. Fergu-on. Douglas. Worsham, ncwlv elected Com mander of the local Post. James 11. Howell, Jr., Hob Hall, Fred i Campbell. Hub Tate John Conner and Herman Franci:. 2 Rural Haywood Post Offices Will Be Closed Dellwood, Cove Creek Offices To Close On June 30 Two post olTlces in Haywood , couhty have been ordered closed. ( as of June 30, according to infor- ( mation received today by Postmast- , er J. H. Howell. ( The department in Washington ( has ordered the post office at Dell- ( wood, and the office at Cove Creek closed, and the mail to be handled by the Waynesville office. The orders directing the closing . of'the two offices was signed by N. It. Abrams, assistant postmaster general. 1 Post mister Howell said he pre sumed that another route would he 1 established from the Waynesville ' offices. A survey was made ahout ' a year ago. he pointed out. The I letter from Washington made no ' reference as to the establishment 1 of a new route, or any method of 1 providing service for the patrons of Dellwood and Cove Creek offices. 1 The area served by the tow of fices which have been ordered clos- I ed would be about 300 patrons, it 1 was. learned and would require a * route of 35 to 40 miles. i1 From actions of the department 1 in other counties, it is believed that ' a new route would he established rather than try to add the patrons 1 on route two. which already has' ' about 500 patrons, and covers some' f>5 miles daily. The speculation of a new route was bas?d on the program being , inaugurated in other places where rural post offices are being closed. Mrs. Russell is postmistress at Dellwood, and Mrs. Franklin is postmistress at Cove Creek. Harrell Operates Complete Laundry i (Sff Pictures. Paice 4 and 5 Sec. 2) After six years in the Morgan!, and Ward Building on Depot Street. Harrell's Laundry and Dry Clean ers has moved into a new and larg er plant and added individual laundry work to their services. Owner Clifford Harrell said that he now has the only plant in West ern North Carolina with individual laundry service. He is also thej licensed Sta-Nu dry cleaner rep resentative in the territory. He recently built a 40-ft. x 60-ft. brick building and added $15,000 worth of new equipment including two stainless steel washers, one ( large drying tumbler, a flat work ( ironer. a wearing unit, and a shirt unit. He has Increased the number of employees from three to nine. When Harrell first opened in# 1047 he had only an automatic j laundry, In 1949 he added dry I cleaning .and with the latest im 1 provcmcnts he now oeffrs complete 1 laundry service. His plant can handle between 600 and 700 pounds | of laundry per day. Prices are by the pound rather than by the piece. .f. I? CARWILE RECOVERING FROM SURGERY J. L. Carwile. who underwent a major operation in Mission Hos- ! pital this week, was reported to be progressing satisfactorily this 1 morning. Putnam To Take Fight On Communism Across Nation i On July first. Hubert J. Putnam. i issistant for community relations it Champion Paper and Fibre Com- k i?n.v, will begin an 18-month leave >f absence to take up an extensive -rusade "to awaken the American >eople to the dangers of commu lism." Mr. Putnam, here this morning, minted out that America needs noral regeneration, and material .epentence. "America must make a choice of 3od or Bael." The former fighting marine, and i student of political affairs, and trained as a pastor, has made soine 10 addresses on the subject in the past six months. Eight of those iddresses have been made in this immediate area. In churches, and before civic groups. He will draw no pay from Cham pion while on leave. Putnam said. He is beginning for the first time bis full-blown religious attack on communism. Putnam stated. He considers the Marxist theory a mod ern "outbreaking of the spirit of the Antichrist," not a political; creed. Prompted by a genuine concern For perils he feels are in store for | America during the next 18 months.I Putnam will carry out a speaking1 program that he expects will take i lim to all 'parts of the nation. What will he say? Here Putnam gives a summary: "In my considared opinion, the j next 18 months ane going to be the most critical Ametrica has faced in its history. Altaciked from within, i America's futnro- lasnpty depends, on iVe actions of i*s citizens during this period. "Consequently, T have felt it my I duly to Clod and country to use my flod-givcn talents in warning my' fellow Americans that unless we become aware of t'ihe dangers and lake steps to correct them, our, civilization might well be destroyed' us the 21 preceding it have been. "1 have no misconceived ideas j lhat my crusade will' have any great effect. The troubles that beset (See. Putnam?Page 8) Into Another Fight Col. Robert J. Putnam, a Ma rine colonel when this picture was made in 1942 on Guadalcan al, made the decision to fight communism just as hard as he was then fighting a military bat tle. Two Bulls Are Killed When Struck By Car Two registered Black Angus bulls were struck by an automo bile and killed aboui 9 p.m. Wed nesday at Jonathan Creek. Patrolman Joe Murrill. who in vestigated, s^id the bi44a> were two ! u looi^rsttle' ii 'ti , of a cir driven by Roherr Bradley of Maggie a* he w.< < - turning from a fishing trio to Cataloochee. The cattle were our, ed by Roger Ferguson and valued at $225 each, Murrill said. Considerable damage wa ? al-o caused to the car.- The patrolman said the front end was badly torn up and will probably cost $250 to be repaired. The driver of the car was not held responsible for the accident, Murrill reported. Two Lengthy Cases Bring Superior Court To Close Two cases, each requiring four da>s to be tried, highlighted the closing days of the May term of Superior Court that" ended here last week Allen H. Gwynn was, the judge. One of these cases involved the | will of the late MrsL Dollie Fgr-j guson. In her will of Sept. 22. 1951, Mrs. Ferguson deeded her proper-, ty and money to the children of the two adopted daughters of her late ; husband. CJaither Ferguson. Be cause one of the adopted daugh ters . Mrs. Vance Holbrook had moved to Haywood County in 1941 ! from Macpn County and took care ; of Mrs. Ferguson for 13 years with out compensation. Mrs Holbrook filed to caveat in an effort to break ttye will. Mrs. Ferguson's property (Sec Court?l*age 8) Interest Growing In Haywood Day At Lake lune 7 Much interest is brine shown in the annual lla.vwood County Day Program at Lake Junaluaka. whirh will he featured on Sun day. June 7th. This year Senator Clyde K. Iloey will he the speaker, and a reeord-attendanee is exported, according to Dr. II. C?. Allen, superintendent of the Assembly. A large number or churches in the county are planning ?" sus pend their morning churrh ser viee. and attend the Lake ?er viee. whirh will begin at 11530. The hour was set in order that churches eould hold Sunday School services as usual, and then get to the Lake tor the program . A picnic dinner after the morning services will be a fea ture of the day's program. Highway Record For 1953 In Haywood (To Date) Injured.... 20 Killed 0 i This information com piled from Record* ol State Highway I'atrol.) Hit II inniWW.W"^" WTBl Vacationists Plan Tour Of Mountains One of the first families to take their free vacation here are Mr and Mrs Frank Vanderlinden of Chicago, who look over a map of this section with their hostess. Miss Lou Elva Eller. right, at the Waynesville Country Club. With them is Bart Leiper, second from left, executive vice-president of the WNC Highlanders, who was responsible for 10 couples getting free mountain vacations through the Highlanders' exhibit at the National Travel Show In Chicago last February 'Mountaineer Photoi, I Visitors Enjoy The Mountains ? Free Another couple to win free one-week vacation* here are Mr. anrt Mrs. Will Mills of Chicago, shown with their host, L. F,. De Votis, right, owner of Hlllcrest Motor Court Bart Leiper is at left. iMountaineer Photo'. I
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