a
gfgf hunters and foot- M M m 1 ? - %
^ faiLs will enjoy read- f I ?* r -
he ^aynesville Mount a inffr ~:-r*
~ 13 00 In Advan^ In i i , ~
iiaywood and Jackson Countiea
'igeon Valley Fair
'o Attract Crowds
f. B. B. JERNIGAN, In charge
Sunday School work for the
list Church in South Caro
, will conduct Sunday servic
,t the First Baptist Church
assist the congregation In
m a religious census in Way
rille Sunday afternoon.
ligious Census
Be Taken By
st Baptists
ne 125 members of the con
ition will eat a picnic lunch
ie church and then begin a
to-door canvass of all homes
n the town limits from 12:30
3 p.m.
arches of all denominations
benefit from the census since
laptists plan to distribute their
igs to each of Waynesville's
fees
order to assist census takers,
residents have been urged to
in at home for two hours after
i on Sunday, if possible, until
* representatives call on
r census taking is a prelimi
t othe Sunday School enlarge
campaign that will be empha
in the Baptist Church all of
*eek Along with Mr. Jemi
wveral state workers will be
t church teaching the leaders
Sunday School enlargement
I' of the other Baptist Church
this area are invited to par
te in the teaching program,
charge of arrangements for
ensus are M. T. Bridges and
K Edwards, co-chairmen.
glanders
wd To Hold
nual Meeting
16 for tf,e coming year will
*"sed by the board of di
* of the Western North Caro
tighlanders Association, Inc.,
''i annual meeting at 10:30
??y in the Masonic Temple,
eetors will hear committee re
*n<J lay plans for promotion
'?city to benefit the 12
1 *rouP which makes up the
"?ers Association.
**" of the organization In
A Fetch, resident manag
fontana Village; John Parris,
relations director for "Unto
Hills," vice president; Paul
1 manager of the Piedmont
treasurer; Bart Leiper,
x"!
' rice president, and Mrs.
LALlfy. recording secretary.
a latent snow, deputy contest
and cake walk at 8 p.m. Thursday
wilt mark ine opening of the hi in
annual Pigeon Valley Fair, expect
ed to be ine biggest and best in the
event s history.
Prior to the talent show, exhib
itors will set up the various com
munity, educational, commercial
ana industrial displays.
According to M. C. Nix, manager
of the fair, judging of community
exhibits, home arts and crops will
begin at 8 a.m. Friday, followed
by judging of livestock at 10 a.m.
.Afternoon events include a pet
show at 1 p.m.; a football game,
Bethel vs. Christ School at 3 o clock
and a movie, "The hast Side Kids,"
at 7:30 p.m.
On Saturday morning the fair
will feature inter - community
events, including ball games and'
horseshoe pitching, under the
direction of C. C. Poindexter and
Steve Cassell. A horse show at 2
p.m. will conclude the fair's pro
gram.
Educational and industrial ex
hibits will be shown in the Bethel
School classrooms, commercial ex
hibits in the gymnasium, home
arts in the lunch room, and pro
duce in the vocational building.
Livestock will be shown in a
natural amphitheatre which has
been converted into a special arena
by the erection of seats for spec
tators.
All exhibits will remain in place
(See Pigeon Valley?Page 8)
Motorcade And
Band Will Go To
Bethel On Friday
A motorcade of local business
and professional people, together
l,wit]h the 80-piece WTHS band, will
attend the Pigeon Valley Pair, and
the Bethel-Christ School football
game Friday afternoon.
The event, sponsored by the
Merchants Association and Cham
ber of Commerce, will form in line
at the High School at two o'clock,
and move promptly to Bethel.
Last year a similar motorcade
went from here and took part in
the fair and program.
Fair officials today expressed
appreciation for the interest shown
by the local business people and
the WTHS band.
Hazelwood Man
Is Hospitalized
By 13-23 Wreck
A Hazelwood resident was ser
iously injured at 7:30 p.m. Tues
day when the car in which he was
riding, driven by a Hazelwood
double-ampetee war veteran, crash
ed into the rear of a farm tractor
on Route 19-23 near the Candler
postofTice.
A patient at Memorial Mission
Hospital, Asheville, is Henry Hall
Webb, about 26, of Hazelwood, who
has undergone surgery for multiple ;
head .injuries.
Mr. Webb was riding in a 1953
sedan with Robert Benjamin Chap
man, 28, who wears artificial legs j
from the knees down, having suf- !
fered frostbite in Korea, necessi
tating the amputation of both legs.
State Highway Patrolman L. C.
Smith, who investigated the acci
dent, said that both the passenger
car and the tractor were traveling
bast on 19-23, and that the car col
lided With the rear of the tractor.
The driver of the tractor, Roy
King, 29, of Candler, escaped in
jury.
Jotta Get Rain' Before
pmparing '25 and '53
m - i . .. - ?? -
the
I,
other
1(1
?&,.*??* and ? little
rt,l wV' fair "nd w??
ltomDi|!rtnKSVi,le tempera
piled by the State Teat
J ** Win. Rainfall
I ????
' 70 33
is tne arougni 01 i?jo <?-> wau,
worse or equal with that of 1925?
Many who well remember the
1925 dry and hot summer, are tak
ing both sides of the question.
There does not seem to be any
unanimous agreement on the sub
ject. Everyone does, however, agree
that both summers were mighty
dry?and still dry as far as 1953 is
concerned.
One veteran weather observer,
when asked his opinion on the two
summers, wisely replied:
"Thto ain't no fit time to answer,
'cause the 1953 drought ain't over
yit. Ask me after we get some
rain."
A timely reply to a worn out
question.
THE "ORIGINAL MAGGIE," for whom Maggie
Valley was named when she was 14 years old. is
Mrs. I.,M. Pylant, seated In the chair above. After
28 years of residence in Houston, Tex., she has
decided to make her home near the Valley
where she grew up and where her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Sctzer, still live. Her daughter,
Mrs. Lindsey Marlar (on arm of chair) and Mr.
Marlar accompanied her here from Texas. They
are presently living on Johnson Hill in Waynes
ville.
(.Mountaineer Photo).
Sheriff Gets
Locked Out But
Gets^His Man
Campbell has shut
the deer on many h man fn hi* 1
"boarding house." but the other
night the sheriff found his own
progress barred by a door?and
nothing he could say or do could
oonvlnce the people In the house
to open their portal.
Called to pick up a man on a
charge of abandonment and non
support. Sheriff Campbell arriv
ed at the suspect's house at 11
p.m. It wasn't until 3 a.m. that
he got his man, but, even then,
he never got In the house; the
man Anally came out.
"First time I ever got locked
out," the sheriff commented. He
hopes it will be the last.
Judgments
Awarded To
3 Plaintiffs
Monetary judgments were a
warded to three plaintiffs and 10
divorces were granted during the
first portion of the September
term of civil court, presided over
by Judge Grover A. Martin of
Smithfield. One case was dismiss
ed. P. T. Phoent* was awarded
a judgment of $1,000 against Ben
nie Lee White in a suit resulting
from an automobile accident, Al
so named as defendant in the case
was Clarence Dillard.
L. D. Hinkle, doing business as
the Hinkle Plumbing Co., was a
warded a judgment of $365 against
Clyde M. Blythe and Bertha
Blythe. The defendants also were
ordered to pay to the Powell Lum
ber Co. $84.95 or some other sum
to be mutually agreed on.
In the case of Lang Jewelry" Co.
vs. Sterling Jewelers, Inc., the
plaintiff was awarded $75 and the
(See Court?Page 8)
NEW BRIDGE POURED
Town forces have completed the
job of pouring a new concrete
bridge across Shelton Branch on
Vance Street.
The street crews are doing the
work.
The Real Maggie Of Valley
Fame Returns To Haywood
By Christine M. Baermann
Staff Writer
The original Maggie fs back1
home again! Mrs. I. M. Pylant, for|
whom Maggie Valley was named
when she was just 14 years old.
has returned to Haywood County
and hopes to make the Valley her
home after 28 years in Texas.
Mrs. Pylant was Maggie Mae
Setzer. %nd her parents, Mr. and 1
Mrs. Jack Setzer, now both in
their eighties, live near the pres
ent Maggie Post Office.
46 years ago the first post of
fice in that valley was established
in the Setter's home. When the
Post Office Department asked for
suggested names for the new of
fice. Mr. Setzer sent in the name
of the daughter of whom he was so
proud?"Maggie Mae." Shortly af
ter, official papers arrived stat
ing that the new post office had
been named just plain "Maggie."
Today's Maggie is almost in di
rect contrast to the famous trade
mark, which she thinks is most
clever. No sunboneted farmerette
standing over a big kettle, she has
not spent a day in the out-of-doors
stirring apple butter for a long,
long time at least.
The real Maggie is a dainty,
small, pretty and very youthful
"city lady". She does not hesitate
to admit to her 62 years, but looks
many years younger. Although to
day's Maggie is extremely modest
and reserved, she is most proud of j
the fact that the beautiful valley i
(See Maggie?Page 3)
?
The Sheriff Can't
Help Much Now
Asked If he were going to con
tinue an investigation to identlfy
two hnman skeletons dug up by
workmen putting in a sewer line
at Lake Junaluska (believed by
authorities to have been the
bodies of two state convicts who
worked on the building of the
Asheville-Murphy railroad). Sher
iff Fred Campbell replied:
"Judging from the appearance
of the skeletons, the bodies have
been buried for more than 50
years There's not much I can
do for those two men now."
Polls Open Saturday
For 'Challenge Day'
Saturday will be "challenge
day" at county polling places
where Haywood residents may in
spect registration books In prep
aration for the October 3 vote
on state-wide school and mental
Institution bond issues.
Books will be available for in
spection from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Saturday. However, only slight
interest is expected from most
of the county's voters since par
tisan politics will be absent from
the bond issue balloting.
Seven More
Groups For
Bond Issues
Seven more groups joined the
growing list of firms and organiza
tions approving the passage of the
state-wide bond issues on October
third.
Already more than fifteen have
gone on record favoring the pass
age of the issues, The new groups
include:
Waynesville Jaycees, First Na
tional Bank. Woman's Club, Busi
ness and Professional Woman's
Club, Lake Junaluska P.T.A., Sec-1
retaries Club, and the Haywood
Medical Society.
Jaycees Support Bonds
And Will Lead Drive
To Get Out The Vote
The Waynesville Jaycees held a
dinner meeting which was also
ladies night at the Maggie School
cafeteria Monday night. Presided
over by Bill Burgin. president, the
group went on record as favoring
the bond issues for state-wide help
to schools and mental hospitals
which are coming up for vote in
October.
The Jaycees also voted to take
the initiative in a get-out-the-vote
campaign for that election.
Young Democrats Of District
To Hold Rally Here Saturday
The Queen Farm will be the
scene of a rally Saturday afternoon
by the Young Democrats of the
12th District, with former Congress
man Monroe M. Redden as the
speaker.
Between 280 and 300 are expect
ed for the event, which will be at
tended by state officers of the
Young Democrats and state offi
: d v i
dais. Governor William B. Urn
stead. Senators Hoev and Lcnnon,
and Congressman Woodrow Jones
have been invited, but have not
yet indicated whether they can at-1
tend.
The Young Democrats from the?!
/ I
district, which is made up of all
counties west of Buncombe and
Henderson, will assemble at 4 p.m.
t
for. a hamburger fry and general
meeting. That evening the visi
tor* will be guests of the Jaycees
at a square dance at the Armory.
In charge of arrangements foi*
the rally are Joe N. Tate, Jr.,
county president, and Richard
Queen, district chairman, and Lo
ranzo Smalhers, Canton, district
organizer. Judge Dan K. Moore
of Sylva will introduce the speaker. (
Consolidation Of Two
High Schools Re j ected
Highway 19 - 23 Being Made
Wider At Lake Intersection
Worlrmu ?.HI?
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yords of dirt and rock in the 60
foot cut at the Intersection of high-'
way 19 and 19A at Lake Junaluska.
in preparation to carrying the new
four-lane highway all the way to
the intersection.
The high bank, on the left com
ing in from the Lake, will be cut
back 38 feet at the ditch line, ac
cording to the State Highway office
here.
Highway officials said that about
two months will be required to do
the job, which began about a week
ago.
Some of the heaviest dirt-moving
machinery ever used in this area
are on the job hauling the dirt to
several locations.
The contract is being handled by
H. R. Stewart# Company, who also
have the contract for putting gravel
on the four lane highway from Can
ton to Lake Junaluska. The pew
section now being graded will be
graveled upon completion, and will
be paved along with the remainder 1
of the four-lane highway next (
spring.
Henry Clayton
Named Chairman
Of Town Firemen
Henry CUyton was appointed as!
chairman of the Waynesville Fire
Department to replace the late
David ynderwood at a meeting of
(ha department Monday night at
the town hall, according to Fire
Chief Felix Stovall.
At the meeting, firemen also
voted to install red blinker lights
on their cars if the town's Board of
Aldermen gives its approval. The
blinkers will help distinguish fire
men's cars from others on the
streets and aid firemen to respond
quickly to fires.
A business session included a
report by Clem Fitzgerald, truck
driver, on the state firemen's con
vention at Carolina Beach, which
he attended.
Roy G. Trull Is
Manager Of Dixie
Roy G. Trull has been named
manager of the Dixie Home Store
here, succeeding J. D. Kelly, who
has gone to work for the state.
Mr. Trull was formerly with
Howell Hardware, and the Food
| Store. He has been manager of
several grocery stores in South
Carolina since leaving here.
Mrs. Trull is the former Miss
Virginia Abercrombie, of Pickens,
S. C. They have one daughter.
No Gains Made In
Town's Water Reserve
There have not been sufficient
rains on the 9,000-acre watershed
to make any material gain in the
reserve water supply here, accord
ing to G. C. Ferguson, town man
ager.
He said this morning that the
town supply was "just about hold
ing Its own, with certainly no
gains.
MONROE M. REDDEN
Saturday's Sprakrr
Game Protector
Praises Color
The mountain color show will
make a trip alone the highway*
this week-end well worthwhile,
but next week-end will be even
better.
That was the opinion expressed
this week by Haywood'* game
protector, F.d Patterson, who
keep* a constant eye on the kal
eidoscope of highland foliage.
Ills view was backed by trav
elers on Route 209 to Hot Springs
who describe the color as "gor
geous" after leaving Betsy's Gap.
Mr. Patterson, a former resi
dent of Hayesvilte, became coun
ty game protector In July. He
replaced Jack Aiken, who re
joined the Murphy police force.
Mrs. Bryson
Will Act As
Health Head
Mrs. Rubye Bryson. senior pub
li" health nurse, was named as act
ing supervisor of the Haywood
County Health Department at a
meeting of the Board of Health
Monday night.
Mrs. Bryson, who has been with
the county health department mho*
1941, replaces Dr. N. F. Lancaster,
who resigned as acting head of the 1
department effective September 1.
Dr. Lancaster accepted the post on
a temporary basis in July; 1952.
Mrs. Bryson will supervise health
activities here until a regular
health officer has been appointed;
The Board of Health thus far has
not been able to And a qualified
person for the position. Thej
board's search is complicated by ^
the fact that health officers in
North Carolina must have an M. i
D. degree. The job pays $600 a
month.
The county's last regular health
officer was Dr. Irvin M. Weir, who
served from July 1, 1950 until
July 31. 1952.
In its meeting the Board of
Health also discussed the problem
of illegal disposal of trash and
garbagb along state and county
highways, but took no formal ac
tion. However, the board did take
into consideration a suggestion that
Community Development Program
groups aid the county in improving
roadside sanitation.
Proposal To Merge
Crabtree - Iron
Duff With Clyde
Is Turned Down
rr>i ? *
inr |>iiipuMi to i-uiiMjuaaie two
Haywood high schools is all off.
The proposal originating in the
county board of education, and
presented to the patrons of the
Clyde high school, and also the
Crabtree-Iron Duff school patrons,
has been rejected.
School officials said today, the
action of the patrons meant the
proposal was a closed chapter as
afr as they're concerned.
In 'view of the rejection of the
proposal, work on the $142,000
gym at Clyde has been resumed.
The work was halted on Septem
ber 8th while the proposal of con
solidation was discussed. The
county board took the position that
if the consolidation was approved,
the money now going into a new
gym could be put into the propos
ed new building, as the present
gym at Clyde would be large
enough for just the grammar
grades.
The contractor, Jerry Liner, was
requested to halt work 21 days on
the new structure while the ques
tion was discussed.
A meeting was held in Clyde,
and the group voted in favor of
consolidation provided the new
building would be within a three
quarter mile radius of the present
building.
On Tuesday night the Crabtree
Iron Duff put runs met for the sec
ond time to discuss the proposal.
The vast majority of the 125 at
tending the meeting were opposed
to the plan of consolidation.
Lawrence Lcathcrwood, county
superintendent, said that the ya
t pons* were toW ttrtHnr Wry Win
ning of the proposal that the final
decision was their responsibility.
"Now that they have made their
decision, the matter is closed ac
cording to their wishes,' he said.
George Bischoif
Elected VP Of
WNCF Assn.
George Bischoff. Hazelwood fire
chief, was elected first vice presi
dent of the Western North Caro
liryi Firemen's Association at a
meeting Wednesday night at Can
ton, attended by 13 other Hazel
wood firemen and Fire Chief Felix
Stovall and seven firemen from
Waynesville.
Others from Hazelwood were:
Howell Bryson. assistant chief;
Rudolph Carswell, secretary;
Charles Balentine, William E.
Cope, Elmer Dudley, L. E, Kuyken
dall. J. R. Kuykendall, Jack Mc
Clure, R. L. Saunders, John Sum
merrow. Dr. Robert Turner, James
(See Bischoff?Page 8)
1.3 Miles Roads Paved
In Haywood During Aug.
The State Highway Commission
completed 1.3 miles of road work
in Haywood County during the
month of August. Commissioner
Harry Buchanan of Hendersonville
reported today.
Grading, 18-feet wide, and traf
fic-bound macadam base, 12 feet
wide, was finished on two roads,
and their lengths: Howell Road.
0.5 mile; and Sheiton Cove, 0.6
mile.
The RatclifTp Cove Cemetery
Road was graded 20 feet wide and
surfaced. 12 feet wide, with traf
fic-bound macadam for 0.2 mile.
The Fourteenth Highway Divi
sion composed of Cherokee, Clay,
Graham. Haywood, Henderson,
.lackson. Macon, Polk, Swain, and
Transylvania counties brought a
total of 27.9 miles of road im
provements to completion" during
August, Commissioner Buchanan
added.
Division headquarters for the
Fourteenth are in Sylva; G. G.
Page Is division engineer.
J. H. Woody Back From
Banker's Association
Jonathan H. Woody, president
of the First National and First
State Banks, has returned from at
tending a 3-day conference of the
American Banker's Association In
Washington. President Eisenhower
was among the speakers at the con
irence.
It's In The Book
?
I've had an argument with my
wife about this question. Is pass
ing: on thr right ever permissible?
?M.P.C., Graham.
Under certain condition, yes.
! The Motor Vehicle Manual de
1 scribes these conditions as: When
i the vehicle overtaken is in a lane
designated for left turns: on high
1 ways of sufficient width and mark
ed for two lanes of traffic in each
direction, the lanes not obstructed
by parked vehicles; and when
driving in a lane designating a
right turn on a red traffic signal.
Highway
Record For
1953
In Haywood
(To Date)
Killed:::: 4
Injured.... 37
(This Information to?
I piled from Recortia ?C
State Highway Patrol.)
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