a
idelights
Of The
News
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|| Have To Burn
lidnight Oil
leg maketh a full man," |
heard, but it's prob
?hat effect books are go
me oil the personnel of
f of the Superintendent of
This morning they re
i truckload of over four
textbooks, all of which
lie checked over and sort
distribution to Haywood
ichools b> Monday,
ing 8300 pounds, the
e packed in 144 cartons, I
to a carton.
ed are new spelling books
second through eighth
nd new arithmetic books
third through eighth,
tig and riling, and rith
ia> be a severe strain on
Is minds, but spare a sigh
iching backs of the super
t's secretaries. j
DO You Do With
rriage License?
s a story going around
id to be true, about a
luplo who duly and ac
0 law applied lor a mar
?erse The only trouble
they just didn't know
do with the license and
hat they were as married
sin The license was
ind hung in a place of
1 their home, and the
ted happily ever alter ?
or three months, that is.
?day a relative suggested
a> customary and neces
isit a preacher or justice.
Now they really are liv
ily and legally ever alter.
;y Gap
id Nears
npletion
en are putting down the j
latment on the newly con
ana graded highway 209
rguson's Store to Betsy
'ines Creek. The distance
t more than six miles,
ive plan* are to have the
surface on the project
ie next two weeks. With
weather, workmen say
be accomplished,
nishing touches of sweep
road is to be done, and
surface treatment begins. |
sw road is about half in
cation, which gives much
:rves and grades than did
?oad.
!w location provides long
curves, and near the top, I
everal open views of the
fy below.
ad connects with the pav
from Hot Springs to the
-Madison line.
for the surfacing is be
?d to the project from a
East Fork river near the
le School.
Exchange
m New C
ive enthusiastic 4-H Club
Tuesday night adopted a
on [or a new organization,
nod County 4-H Exchange
mbership of the club will
f active 4-H exchange
?those who have particip
iy exchange trip cither by
e trip or by keeping one
isiting members in their
associate members and
members. About 150 peo
ligihle for membership,
e of the association, ac
ta the new constitution,
smote 4-H Club work and
artivitpjs in Haywood
The group hopes to make
tchanges even more pro
? both local and visiting
e the membership will be
of rollrer as well as high
Udents tlip- club expects
M active during summer
"4 holidays However, the
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ther
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CLOUDY
r r illy cloudy and
1 Little change in tempera
l**mivllle temperature
!? Lv uH. state Test Farm.
I Max. Min. Rainfall
I 71 10 .15
I Kit (in .02
I m M
n ??CI
The W a ynesv ille Mountaineer ^
much acratchinc you do.
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Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Q _(fj
68th YEAR NO. 68 20 PAGES ""Associated" Press W A YNESV ILLEN. C.THI RSI) AY AFTERNOON.AUGl'ST 20, 1953 ' $2.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
OFFICERS of tile Haywood Baptist Association
are shown on the steps of the Fines Creek
church, just a few minutes after their election on
Tuesday afternoon at the (>Kth annual assoeia
tional meeting. Front row, left to right: Rev.
Oder F. Burncttc, vice moderator: Mrs. John
Blaylnck, chairman W.M.S. work: Kcv. Horace I,.
Smith, re-elected moderator. Back row: Rev.
Crank K.arly, pastor Anlioch church. Uoyle Miller,
liutch Cove, Rev. Klmer tirecnc, associatiooal
missionary, and Rev. W. N. Reese, North Canton
pastor. (Mountaineer Photo)*
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State Highway Commission
Plans Meeting Here Friday
Communities desirous of improv- j
ing their roads, as well as other
interested individuals, will have an ;
opportunity to present their peti- j
tions to the Commissioner of the
14th division of the State Highway
and Public Works Commission Fri
day as the staff of the division
holds an open meeting at the Court
House in Waynesville. The meet
ing is sat at 2 p.m.
Commissioner Harry E. Buchan
an will be accompanied by staff
members in charge of the various
phases of the commission's activ
ities. They will be able to answer
queries on road locations, bridge
building and give other engineer
ing data.
Since this meeting will treat of
problems of the whole ten-county
area, it is expected that represent
atives from a number of other
counties will be present.
STATE FIREMEN MEET
George Bischoff. of the Hazel
wood Fire Department, and Clem
Fitzgerald, of the Waynesville De
partment, are returning today from
a meeting of the firemen from all
I over the state at Wrightsville.
1 Participants
Organization
I
Wounded Marine
Recovering, Hopes
To Return Home
'Before Too Long'
A telephone call this week from
a hospital in Japan reassured an
anxious mother as Marine Private
Robert D. Stepp talked to his
mother. Mrs. Jake P. Stepp of Al
iens Creek Me told her that he
was getting around in a wheel
rhair, hut that he expected soon
to he walking.
Young Stepp was wounded in a<'
tinn in Korea on July 20 and has
been in a service hospital in
?lapan. I.etters have kept his mot ti
er informed of Ins condition He
had been shot through the right
arm and the right leg, hut an earlv
letter reported that he was getting
along very well. An operation on
the injured hand was successful.
Since the 'phone call,_ Mr. and
Mrs. Stepp have had another let
ter written with the help of a Red
Cross worker. M gives the good
news that Pfc. Stepp is now walk
ing a little and that he thinks "it
won't be long before he will be
well again and home again."
<A picture of Pfc. Stepp and the
first story of his injury can he
found in The Mountaineer for
July 30.)
ATTENDS MEETING
J. L. Weaver, of Weaver Garden"!,
near Clyde, left Sunday morning
to attend the 54th Annual Con
vention of the Southern Nursery
man's Association, which is being
held at the Biltmore Hotel in At
lanta.
Asphalt Laid On
One Lane Canton
To-Buncombe Rd.
One of the three lanes of US
19 from Canton as far as the
Buncombe County line has re
ceived its top coat of smooth as
phalt. and work is progressing
steadily on the other two, it was
announced today.
Traffic continues to be main
tained on the highway. All three
lanes have received their base of
rough asphalt and stone.
I ,
Merchants
To Discuss
Recreation
On Monday
Merchants of this area will hear
details of the proposed recreation
program, as they meet Monday
night at the court house, and hear
a report from the 11-man Recrea
tion Commission.
.Joe Cline, president, said that
he expected every retail firm in
the community to have a repre
sentative present.
Charles Ray, chairman of the
commission, said that the pro
gram would be explained so there
would be a complete understand
ing, including a discussion of fi
nancing.
"The commission wants the re
action of every group in the com
munity, and this is the first of a
series of meetings slated to be
held in the near future," Chair
man Ray explained.
Mr. Ray recently addressed the
Kiwanis Club, and on Tuesday
night will appear before the
Business and Professional Wo
man's club and present the details
of the program.
The proposal for a recreation
program was recently approved by
the commission when a detailed
I report of the survey by Charles M
Graves, of Atlanta, was made.
Mr. and Mrs Ted Myer and son,
Mark, left today for a vacation at
Nag's Head
iNew necora
Set In 1953
By Haywood
Baptists
Haywood's 11,000 Baptists set
now records during 1952 and also
al the tiHth annual Associations!
sessions which were held at three
churches on Tuesday. Tuesday
evening, and Wednesday.
Tuesday morning and afternoon
sessions at Fines Creek: about 175
at Richland Creek church on Tues
day night, and over 300 on Wed
nesday morning and afternoon at
Antioch, in Iron DulT.
Each of the 53 churches of the
county made a report at the Asso
ciation. and showed a gain by bap
tism of 499. while gifts to missions
showed an increase of over $1,100
above last year, when the total was
$39,310. according to Rev. Elmer!
Greene. Associational Missionary |
and clerk.
The Association voted during one
of the business sessions to purchase
a home for the Associational Mis
sionary. and gave the executive 1
committee power to select such a
home and make the purchase. No
definite location has been decided
upon, but the matter during dis
cussion mentioned Waynesville,
Hazelwood. or Clyde as being cen
trally located sites.
Several officials expressed their
warm praise for the hospitality
shown by the people of both Fines
Creek and Iron Duff, and for the
bountiful dinner served at both
places.
A large number of ojit-of-county
leaders of the Baptist work were in
attendance and were heard during
the 3-session program Among
those attending, included Dr. M
A. Muggins, secretary of the State
Convention; C. W Brazemore, asso
ciate editor the Biblical Recorder;
R. M. Ilouss, Allied Church League;
Richard Young. State Baptist Hos
pital; Marsc Grant, of Mills Home;
Rev. M. H. Kendall. Mars Hill Col
lege; Roger Crook. Meredith Col
lege. and Dr. I'hil Elliott, Gardner
Webb College.
During the business session on
Tuesday afternoon session, the fol -
lowing officers were elected:
Rev. Horace 1< Smith, f'anion,
re-elected moderator: Rev C) K
Hurnette, f'rnso, vice- moderalor,
Hev nrl Mrs Kliner Greene. clerk
and assistant, Mrs David Kranki,
Clyde, treasurer; Itev R IV Me
Cracken, route two. historian.
Rev. ,1. Doyle Miller, superln
(See Baptist?Pace 3)
Steve Cassell, TV A Expert
Named Ass't County Ageni
Sieve Cassell. known locally for i
; his work with the Tennessee Valley
Authority community improvement
program, will become assistant
; county agent on September 1,
County Agent Wayne Franklin an
nounced today. j
Taking charge of the Community
Development Program phase of the
1 office, he will replace Turner j
Cathey, who recently resigned to
becoiTie principal of the Pennsyl
j vania Avenue School in Canton, j
Cassell will be remembered by 1
many as having accompanied W.
' M t.andis, director of agricultural '
relations of TVA, in holding meet
ir.gs throughout Haywood Count
in 1949, at the inception of th
CDP. He spent about five year
with the TVA.
Prior to that he was assist an
county agent of Marion County. Vr
For the past two years he has beei
farming near Milledgevilie, Ga.
Cassell's home originally wa
Wytheville, Va.. where his famil;
raised purebred shorthorns. He i
a graduate of Virginia Polytechni
Institute.
He will be accompanied here b;
his wife and two children.
Many Fine Acres Burley In
Haywood Despite Drought
Experts Cite Extreme
Care Needed In
Cutting and Grading
Top-quality tobacco in a number
of fields this year may be balanc- 1
od by a decrease in acreage har
vested. in the opinion of local to
bacco men. Although no accurate
forecast of the crop value can be
made at this time, an estimate has
been made of a harvest of about
two million pounds.
A decrease in the acreage al
lotted combined with the summer's
drought will bring down the total
from last year's crop of approxi
mately two and a half million
pounds, it is predicted.
Because of the quantity of bot
tom leaves burnt out by the lack
ol rain, a number of county farm
ers have already begun cutting
iheir crop.
. ?
I Some farmers expressed opti
mism that with favorable weather
the erop might eure out to a heller
quality than last year, and some
J felt too that with the smaller erop
illie farmers would take more time
and place emphasis on grading
their Inhaeeo. Heretofore, some
buyers have pointed out that the
laek of cIT'ricnt grading has re
suited in lower prices for hurley
crops.
Last year nearly 145(1 acres were
harvested, with an average yield
of 1750 pounds per acre. This
year the estimate is that onlv
about 1200 acres will be harvested,
| averaging 1450 pounds.
Prices have remained steady on
flue-cured tobacco from last season
to this, arid it is expected that the
I hurley market will follow suit.
KXOKIjLIvNT TOBACCO is inspected b.v L. L.
Williamson. right, owner of the crop on his Iron
IIiiIT farm. On the left is .larvis Caldwell, a neigh
bor, while Williamson's great-great niece, Ann
Minter, of Draper, smiles as the giant stalks go
above (he heads of the men. Mr. Williamson
harvested 2,510 pounds on .9 of an acre last year.
Ilr plans to rut the crop this week, lie used !HI0
pounds ?!' fertilizer when the plants were set.
and none since. This is rated as among the best
lields of hurley in the county.
(Mountaineer Photo).
Methodist Group Plan
Field Trip To Four Of
Haywood Churches Friday
State Magazine ;
Devotes Issue To
Haywood County ;?
1
llayuood County is the theme
of the August 15 issue of The jT
State magazine. With its cover ?
featuring an unusual view of 1
Lake .lunaluska, the publication 1
lists such articles as "Highland
Haywood." "Fierce Hogs and | 1
Wild Onions." "Canton ... a Lit- ? 1
tie Industrial Giant," and "Hid
den Dynamo." (
The Community Development j
Program is the subject of an j
editorial entitled "The Amazing ,
CDP."
Even the origin of some of
the place names is discussed?
Fines Creek, Iron Duff and
?lunaluska, among others.
A field trip to four Methodist
?hurches in Haywood County will
eature Friday's program of the
iouth-wide Conference on Town
ind Country Life under way at
he Lake Junaluska Methodist As
icmbly.
Delegates in attendance from
line states will visit churches of
he Crabtree charge which com
irise the pastorate of Mrs. C. O.
Newell, who was recently chosen as
Rural Minister of the Year" in
North Carolina by the magazine,
'regressive Farmer.
The first Methodist woman or
lained as minister in the Western
North Carolina Conference, Mrs.
Newell has been preaching for 25
rears, and has been a community
(See Methodist?Page 3)
Crowd Expected
On Hereford Tour
Over 200 person* were expected
this mornin's at the annual May
wood County Hereford tour, open
to Hereford breeders and owners j
The schedule for the day included
inspection of farms of Dr. .1 I.
Reeves. ficorRe Stanley, A I' j
CMne, M. t) Calloway, .tarVis A J11 j
son and .toe Reinertson.
iimmmmhium ?i .-- r ?-iir-itiiriir-vulnari
Draft Board Asks Help
In Locating Four Men
?_? I
The Selective Service Board has
iccjnestcd assistance in locating
four men whose mail has been re
lurnod unclaimed. They arc Al
bert Luther Holland, Boy Henry
Massie, Rodney Roosevelt Hannah
and Thomas Leroy Gibson.
Anyone knowing the present
whereabouts of any of these men
is asked to contact the Selective
Service Board at the Court House
m Wavnesville, telephone Gl,en
dab fi a 101.
MRS. W. D. KF.TNF.R
Km
MRS. HENRY GARNER
TWO WOMEN HAVE ACCEPTED appointments to the steering:
committee of the Agricultural and Home Arts building, it was an
nounced today. They are Mrs. W. D. Ketner, president of the Dell
wood Home Demonstration Club, and Mrs. Henry Garner, former
chairman of the West Pigeon Community Development Program.
They will act as advisors for the Home Arts project, considered
by the County Commissioners to be 'one of the most important
phases of the development."
' ? ?
Large Crowds Expected To
See Horse Show Saturday
Schools Prepare
For Opening
Next Tuesday
Last-minute preparations are
brine made for the opening of
Haywood County schools on
Tuesday, August 25 with what
may turn nut to be a record en
rollment. Weeks of work by the
office of the Superintendent of
Schools and other personnel of
the system will culminate in is
suance of the first textbooks to
the first carly-hird student on
Tuesday morning.
New buildings or remodeled
classrooms will greet many of
the returning students. Work fin
ished this summer included the
Lake .funaluska, llock llill, Mag
gie and Aliens Creek schools,
with building programs continu
ing at Waynesville High, Central
Elementary and Bethel High
schools.
Dedication
New Organ at
Lake Is Set
The hew oman in Memorial
Chapel a(...Hie l.akr .IIIri;iIII ,ka As
sembly wtlj he dedicated at 1 p in.
Sunday during a special music
recital, according In Admiral W
N, Thomas, president chaplain af
ihc lake and former chief of Navy
chaplains.
Prof. Cyrhs Daniel, a fellow of
the American Guild of Organists
and summer director of music at.
the lake, will play the following
selections: "Pilgrims' Chorus" from
Tannhauscr, hy Wagner, "Come
Sweet Death," ".lesus, Joy of
Man's Desiring" and "Sheep May
Safely Graze," hy Bach; "Minuet
in D," bv Mozart; "Caprice Hero
ique," by Bonnet and "Andonti"
from ihc sonata in G minor, hy
Hheinbcrger.
The Baldwin electronic organ is
the gift of James Hamilton, Juna
luska resident, in memory of his
mother, the late Mrs. Bertie M.
Hamilton.
Mrs. Pollard Turman and two
children, Laura and John, of At
lanta are guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Jonathan Woody. Mr. Turman will
join his family here for the week
end. Mrs. Turman is a niece of
Mrs Woody,
rne nrst annual norse mhiw 10
be staged here is expected to at
tract hundreds of spectators Sal
urday afternoon and night, as more
than 100 horses are expected to be
entered in the many events.
Bleachers for two thousand spec
tators have been erected: big pow
erful lights are ready: a large-siz
ed ring is in perfect condition;
and free parking for hundreds of
cars provided. All this, together
with some added attractions for
horse shows have been included for
the interest and comfort of the
spectators.
The show will he staged next lo
the Sims Company, on Highway
19A-23, halfway between here and
Lake Junaiuska.
Horses from five stales have al
ready been entered, and indications
are that some from Florida will tw
in the show by the time it starts
Saturday afternoon.
The afternoon show will be free.
An admission of a dollar will be
made at night, with all children
under 12 being admitted free.
/l I p.nil re of the show will lie
an exhibition of the ten ponies
pulling: a buggy, called a ten
pony hitrh. The unique outfit will
partieipate in the show both af
ternoon and night. Plans are to
parade down Main Street some
time prior to the show Saturday.
The ponies are owned hv the
Vomit Hosiery Mills, Newton,
and will he driven hy W. b.
Yount,
The group of Haywood ritizrnv
who organperl the .how, point on)
thai it is a non-profit organization,
and that all proceeds will be used
for futrher development, of the
show in future years. Tentative
plans are to work with the county
in the development of the live
(Sce Horse Show?Page 71
Highway
Record For
1953
In Haywood
(To Date)
Killed ? I ? ? 4
Injured. I. 34
(This Information com
piled from Records of
State Highway Patrol.)