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Comp^i??i p^c. co Civ ^'SVIL^S pifst s. w ^ I cp ?? D 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 n ?? j 68th YEAR NO. 52 22 PAGES Associated Press _ WAYNESV1LLE, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 25. 1953 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties E. B. HICKMAN. JR.. left, and BOHKY MEASE have been select ed by the First National Bank of Waynesville and the Haywood County Bank of Canton, respcctivelv. to attend the Agriculture Short Course at N. C. State College this summer. Both are 1953 graduates of the Bethel School. The plan to have banks send farm boys between 18 and 25 years of age to the Short Course was originated this year by Jonathan lVoody and is the ?rst time it has been done anywhere. All banks in the State have adopted the plan, made effective by Woody before he went out of office this spring as president of the N. C. Bankers Association. I Boosters' Celebration Opens By Service Sunday; Rides Open Late Monday I GroundBrokenFor Filtering Plant Grading for the construction* of the new filtering nlant has begun on 'he watershed proper j ty owned by the Town of Way nesville on Aliens Creek Road. The plant, a 3-storv building, a concrete daiu. and an 147,000 gallon reservoir will cover a i small section of the 9.000 acre ; tract, it was reported by G, C. ; Ferguson, town manager. , Contract for construction of this modern plant was awarded in early May by the toad of Aldermen to the W. ft. Dillard Construction Company of Sylva. The contract allows 365 calendar days for completion of the pro | ject. Cost of the plant, dam and i reservoir will be S216,970. First Baptist Presents Program Of Sacred Music A special program of sacred music featuring the combined jun ior and senior choirs and the new organ will be given at the First Baptist Church Sunday evening. June 28. at 8 o'clock. Joe Morrow, organist, will play the prelude, a "Reverie", bj Vierne; "Contemplation" by Pur vis; the Prelude and Fugue in E minor by Bach; "Canyon Walls" from "Mountain Sketches" by .Closkey; and the postlude "Trum pet Tune" by Purcell. Some of the highlights of the choirs' presentation under the di rection of Charles Islcy are an an them, "Come .Thou Holv Spirit" by Tkach; "O Lord Most Holy" by Cesar Frank; a Chorale Prelude on a melody by Orlando Gibbons: and "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring" by Bach. Miss Juanita Kelly will he I the soprano soloist in the Frank. The public is particularly invit ed to this service of worship I through music. The Hazel wood Boosters Cluh will open its annual 4th of July Week's Celebration with a Union Service Sunday evening. June 28. at the Hazel wood Baptist Church at 8 p.m. Speaker will be the Rev. John Kizer. minister of that church, and all Booster members and visi tors are urged to attend this special service. Late Monday afternoon rides and concessions will be set up and open to the publics on the Waynesville High School grounds. Rides will include a merry-go-round, ferris wheel, children's toy train, and 4 or 5 other similar pieces of equip ment. The concession stands for sand wiches. iee cream, soft drinks, and the like will be operated again |Jiis year by members of the Hazelwood Fire Department and the Hazel wood Post of American Legion, with proceeds going to these groups. Last year the Fire De partment was able to purchase hel mets and coats with profits. The Legion is raising funds to build a meeting hut. Both the rides and concessions will be open daily Monday through Friday from 6 to 11 p.m. and on Saturday. July 4. from 9 a.m. to 12 midnight. Climax of the Celebration Week occurs Saturday, July 4, when the Boosters Cluh meets the Kiwanis Club in a donkey baseball game. The entire game is played while contestants ride donkeys. This will follow immediately after an automobile is give naway at 2 p.m. by the Lions Club. Saturday evening two colored teams will play. All baseball games will take place on the High School baseball field. Committee for the celebration is Howell iBunt' Bryson, chairman; M. H. Bowles, W. A. Bradley, Sam Lane. Dr. Frank Hammett, Roy Wright and O. L. Sutton. Park Commission Askslmprovement Of Pisgah Road Further iinnrovement of the Pisgah Motor Road was recom mended to the State Highway and Public Works Commission and to the I'. S. Forest Serviee by the North Carolina National Park, Parkway and Forests Development Commission at a meeting Tuesday. The Commi.sion pointed out that the Pisgah road is an important connecting link with the Blue Ridge Parkwav. The road, which leads off U. S. 19-23 near Candler, Is at present black-topped for part of its length. The reanaiiyler is main tained by the Forest Service as an access road connecting with U. S. 276 at Wagon Road Gap. The Commission also made plans for a meeting this fall of the Joint N. C-Tenn. Committee for development of the Smokies. Attending were Chairman Kclley E. Bennett of Bryson City. Vice Chairman W. Raloh Winkler of Boone, Frank H. Brown, Jr., of Cullowhee. E. C. Guy of Newland, Secretary C. M. Douglas of Bre; vard and oast Chairman Charles E. Ray and Mrs. Doyle D Alley, clerk-budget officer, of Waynes ville. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Corwin of Spencer, former resident of Way nesvllle. visited friends here this week. They left Wednesday for Downs, Kansas to visit relatives. fights |0f The I News l I H'ilh Wings L of Tukwi may soon ihc I a "I of a pair ^Kp, Main Street, Way V 11 Burrea, fireman Hjnte-vi. ? i'1"1 Otficm, has WL tht'in to Ins grandson, Hfcgldis who is stationed Mpx <ei mechanic Gaddis ? jtlu-t here, en ?, dipping from The Lgr. ' Please get me the Kais ad ," he asked, "and Kpd better send them air are on the way, Mr. Kg,, but unlortunately a Kjtaii to go by air. Kfifss has been sending Koi; The Mountaineer Kb, entered the air force jje Present, ime Smith tells the storv of a kdown in Mississippi that I 0t emphasis on perfect j to eet the members to Kguiarly. the club bought IP member absent from a ?s "iven the goat to <1 week. , week of boarding the It former absent member fccame 100 per cent in his pins. the incoming presi de Rotary Club here, has rf |he incident to several land if Dan is seen even at a goat between now ? first, there will no doubt r a member that will go urn whirl. Bony Unchanged It The It's Told I editors do change, ample proof in the story portant wedding which in TIIK MOUNTAIN (60 years ago; day evening, yet. 16, a Iding was solemnized at the bride's sister. Mrs. Ir Wavncsville. The con arties were Miss - - - and I* friends and relatives assembled in the front ?hich was elaborately dec nth autumn leaves and if just as the hands of the idated to seven, the bride Ion the arm of the groom ineeeded down the long ??the bay window in which ?ioned the minister, Rev. ike - -. Church, who soon ked them man and wife, tbride was tatily gowned in ad carried a heavy bouquet F chrysanthemums. ?ediatelv after receiving the Hations of their friends, pfc and groom led the way tain? room, where a boun IM was served. - is one of Haywood's Elar teachers. Mr. is ive farmer of Sonoma, many friends who will l?eir union with pleasure." Jin Building Je Warehouse friction of a warehouse, F'eet. is under way on the P of Burojn's Department Pd will t,o USe{j ujV jjjp [*?s learned from W. H. lower. pfehouse will be of con F"5- and will have load Pes from all four sides. rPn also plans to build "5'ol' 66 by 125 feet next ielwood Now Larger At Least 10 Acres of Hazelwood has offi Pjoded its boundaries for its history. By F?o of an ordinance by C Aldermen in a meet I ? ^oning Hazelwood in its northwest corner and 15 acres. The lie other hoi* H Partly cloudy and ,n "h widely scattered W trt'n lowers, (led >T^V,,,e tcmperatur-e y 'he State Test Farm. J M?- Mln. Rainfall M 58 .37 87 59 ? ? mm_ Ml annexation was completed with full permission and upon petition of the property owners. Territory annexed includes the W. Howard Hyatt property, recent ly sold at auction, the Snyder prop erty adjoining the Hyatt plot, and a part of the C. N. Allen property adjacent to the Snyder plot Property owners as tax payers will be given the usual municipal facilities, such as street mainten ance. water and sewage disposal. The valuation of the properties will be added to the town's tax lists. There are four or five dwelling houses within the area, and it is understood that several new ones are about to be built on the former Hyatt property. In its recent auction, this property was pur Chased by approximately 25 dif ferent people and has now been subdivided into 121 lots. Lawrence Davis, mayor of Hazel wood, said that so far as he ran remember Hazelwood has never extended its limits or at least not within the past 25 years. Alvin Ward is the attorney for the town. Hazelwood Paving Starts; To Be Done In 60 Days t Paving work began' yesterday : | morning on the Hazelwood street I system, Mayor Lawrence Davis announced today. The contract was let at Tues day s meeting of the Town board j I of Aldermen, following satisfactory resolution ot a legal technicality. The Allison Construction Company was low bidder, with a bid ot ap proximately $31,000 for the 4la miles of streets which are to be paved. Construction began in the Five Points section. Mayor Davis said, and will proceed toward the Way nesville line. The work is expect ed to be completed within 30 to 60 days. Present plans call for surfacing of streets only, with curbs, gut ters and sidewalks to be added In the future as the bonded indebt edness is reduced. Mayor Davis ex plained. "We want to get our peo ple out of the dust and dirt as quickly as possible," he said, "and paving the traffic lanes will aid that situation. If our program (of applying Powell Bill funds to further development) continues to work out, the whole thing won't cost the taxpayer a penny." Stores Will Stay Open On Fourth Stores in this community will remain open Saturday, .lulv Fourth, it was announced definitely today by the Store Hours Committee of the Merchants Association. The stores will remain closed Monday. July sixth. Privilege License Deadline June .10 Effective July 1. 1953 penalty wil^Jhc due on State Privilege Li censes for the tax year June 1. j 1953 to May 31. 1854 aceording to Fred 1. Walston. local State Dep uty Colhcior for this vicinity. Mr. Walston advises that this, penalty will be 5r? per month for each delinquent month, and urges all taxpayers to file their applica tions for licenses Immediately in order to avoid penalty. These applications for Licenses should be mailed to the N. C. De partment of Revenue. Raleigh. N.C. ~ . I Trustees To Deed School Property Three new trustees have been named of the WaynesviUe Graded Schools in order to convey Central Klementary School property to the ' Haywood County Public Library ! and to the town for recreational and other public purposes, if so determined. The trustees are J- H. Woody, Hugh Massie, and Mrs. Charles K. Ray. They were named by J. B. Siler, Clerk of Superior Court, by authority of" a special act of the Legislature. The Bill, No. 1180. was ratified April 23 and is titled, '"An Act authorizing the Board of Educa tion of Haywood County and the i Board of T, jstces of the Waynes viUe Graded Schools to convey to jlhe Trustees of Haywood County! I Public Library for library pur poses a portion of the WaynesviUe Central Elementary School proper ty, and to convey the remainder ut said property to the Town of Way nesviUe for recreational and other public purposes." Section I of the Bill authorize*' the Clerk of Superior Court to ap point the trustees and gives this group full power to transfer the I [ property. The land consists of a little more than an acre, most of which will go to the town to be developed as > a recreational area. The proposed library will be built on a lot 75 ft. wide and 100-ft. deep on the front corner across from the First Methodist Church. Preliminary sketches arc being made and the librarian. Miss Margaret John ston, wishes to emphasize that the present Central Elementary School building will not be used for the ( new library . I pfficials hope th(f new school will be ready for use by the Mil of 1 1954. But construction of the new 1 library and the recreation center, even if plans are completed, will undoubtedly be delayed until the move is made. Final disposition of the present school building has not been deter mined. It may play a part in the recreation plans or possibly be torn down. Masons Plan Assembly At Black Camp Gap In July i Waynesville Cryptic Companions are getting all set for what they believe will be an outstanding Ma sonic Assembly of the Grand Coun cil of KOyal and Select Masters in North Carolina July 12, 13 and 14. The Masonic Marker in Black Camp Gap erected in 1938 is unique. It is constructed of 687 stones not only from Nor^h Carol ina or America, but numerous ones frgm all countries of the world. In the American collection is stone taken from the Hyde I'ark estate of the late Franklin D. Roosevelt, the National Capitol and the White House at Washington. Many of the stones from foreign countries were contributed by Masonic bod ies ir> Europe which were later hounded out of existence by Adolph Hitler. Sunday, July 12. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.?Registration and assignment. 7 p.m.?A motor trip for all who wish to witness the play "Unto (See Masons?Page 6) Golfers Conduct Odd-Hole Tourney An odd-hole tournament was conducted Wednesday afternoon by the Women's Golf Club at their | weekly meeting. Winners were Mrs. Bill Ray, 18 holes; and Mrs. Hilliard Atkins, : nine holes. I Social Security Office Changes To New Time A representative of the Asheville ' Fietd Office of the Social Secur- ; ity Administration will be in the j County Commissioners Room of the Waynesville Court House at the I new time of 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, to handle any inquiries concern ing Federal Old-Age and Survivors j Insurance. Noland Declines Post On Park Commission D. Reeves Noland ,this morning told The Mountaineer that he had wired Governor William B. Urn stead that he would be unable to 1 accept an appointment as member of the North Carolina National Park, Parkway and Forests De velopment Commission. Mr. Noland's appointment had been announced earlier as sue-I cessor to Charles E. Ray, whose ! resignation had been offered ef- \ fectlve July 1. Mr. Noland stopped an inspec tion of one of his farms on Fines Creek to notify The Mountaineer of his decision, Mr. Ray had tendered his resig nation last May, to go into effect on the expiration of his six-year term on July 1. He explained that having been one of the original members of the Commission, ap- j pointed in 1947. and having serv ed as its chairman for the first four years, he felt that he must at j (See Nalaad Face ?) I D. REEVES NOLAND i * Lake Board Ask Suit * Started To Compel Cleaning Of Streams UNHAPPY OVER THE TAUT thev cannot swiin in Lake luna luska because of polluted water, these youngsters will just hare to use their bathing suits and water equipment elsewhere. They are Kill Clay of Winehester, Ky. and Mary (leorge Thrash of Asheville, both regular summer visitors at the lake. (Mountaineer Photo). EDITORIAL % Continued Delays Can Be Expensive Scarcely an eyebrow was raised Monday afternoon as signs were posted at Lake Junalusko, closing the swimming area. The action of the Board of Health was no more than had been expected for some time. It certainly did not come as a surprise to the officials of Lake Junaluska, nor to the officials of Waynesville and Hazelwood. Representatives of all three communities have from time j to time discussed the situation, and heard recommendations of the Board of Health as to existing conditions. No longer than a couple of weeks ago the groups met, and decided to dredge the 6-mile sewer line, which extends i from Hazelwood to Pigeon river. This action was decided upon as a means of tryipg to prevent a rcoccurance of an overflow of the line at the head of the Lake after rains. Work of dredging the line began at once, and among the things found in the line were large rocks, and other objects which i caused obstruction of the flow of sewage. These objects, it appears, were deliberately thrown through manholes into the lines. This, it would seem, calls for welding padlocks on the manhole covers to prevent continuation of such a practice. While the work of dredging continued, the Board of I Health made numerous water tests of the Lake, and reach ed the decision that swimming was no longer safe in the water, and then it was that the signs prohibiting swimming were posted. It now appears that legal action will be sought by Lake Junaluska to get the courts to compel the correction of con ditions which cause the sewer line to overflow, as well as preventative measures for excessive contammation of streams which flow into the Lake. The Mountaineer, believing in harmony, as well as econ omy measures within this three-community area, feels that there is a solution to the serious situation outside of expen sive court action. A case in court will of necessity be long an ddrawn out; as well as expensive, and n odoubt be the cause of much bit terness and resentment. We feel that the officials of all three communities must realize now, that something has to be done, and done at once. This is no time to ignore facts, or play ostrich and bury our heads in the sands. This newspaper has tried to look at the over-all picture of conditions, and offers for immediate consideration of of* ficials of all three communities, the following suggestions: First: we feel that the growth of population in the drain age area of Richland Creek, which flows into Lake Juna (8m Editorial?Page 6) Action Follows Closing Of Lake To Swimming On Monday Afternoon The board of trustees of the Lake Junaluska Assembly have in structed their attorney, William Medford, to begin legal action to get the streams feeding into Lake Junaluska cleared of excess pol lution. The action of the board of trus tees followed the closing of the swimming area of the Lake late Monday afternoon, when signs stating, "Closed to Swimming" were tacked on the bath house doors, and the diving stands by the Haywood County Board of Health. Mr. Medford told The Mountain eer today that legal action would be taken immediately. . The action of the Health De partment came after a long series of tests had been made of the wat er in the swimming arga. as well as of streams flowing into the Lake. Health authorities reported they found considerable contami nation in Richland Creek. Maun ey Cove Creek. Shelton Branch, i which flows through Waynes ville) and Aliens Creek. The highest bacteria count, it was explained, was found near the head of the 260-acrc Lake, where raw sewage overflows at times from the 6-mile sewer line con . er'uig Hazelwood - Wayne ville plaque River The revtlow lomei odrffTg runs; ;irrrt according td engineers, this is the result of sufface water getting into the main sewer line, and over-taxing the capacity The ;twq towns put a crew of workmen on the job of cleaning out the 6-mile line, and they I found where large rocks had been dropped through man holes into the sewer. These rocks, it was ox plained, slowed the flow of sewage, and caused blockage at points a- ? long the line. The Mountaineer, in discussing | pending action with officials of (See Lake?Page 5) . Patrol Not To ? Take Action Against Murrill <By Associated Press* The Highway Patrol plans no ac | tion against one of its men charg j ed with murder in Haywood Coun I ty Motor Vehicles Commissioner Edward Scheldt said this week in commenting upon the case of Patrolman First .Class Joe E Mur ' rill, who claims he shot and killed 24-ycar-old D. C. Jenkins as Jen kins ersisted arrest on a drunken j driving charge. Scheldt said Patrol headquarters j has received from Capt C. A. J Speed, commander of Troop E at Asheville. a report on an investi gation of the fatal shooting. On I the basis of the report no discipli [ nary action against the patrolman appears warranted," said Scheidt. Murrill killed Jenkins during a I scuffle on the night of June 13 after Jenkins was arrested and pldced in MurrtH's car. A warrant I charging murder was sworn out by ! Jenkins' father after a coroner's j jury recommended that Murrill be held for the grand jury. The officer now is free under $2,500 bond, awaiting grand jury action in July. Highway Record For 1953 In Haywood (To Date) Injured. ^. 23 Killed .... 2 (This Information com piled from Records of State Highway Patrol.)
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