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J^YEAB" NO. 86 22 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILLE, N. C? THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCT. 22, 1953 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood*and Jackson Counties
Ijany Differences Of Opinion Exists After Mass Meeting
Canton Considers Viaduct Major Undertaking
(own Set To Welcome
delegates To Carolina
lecrelaries Convention
!SIDENT of the North Car?? j
Secretaries Association, who [
hold their first state conven
here this weekend, is Mrs.
Greeson, formerly of
osboro.
[Haywood
Kudents Win
FA Offices 1
Be students from Bethel High
Bel and two from CrtbtrMj
B elected to offices in the ,
Hahaia Future Farmers of
Bica Federation at a meeting
Besday afternoon at Sylva.
Bected from Bethel were
Btes Stamey, vice president,
? Troy Hargrove, secretary.
Bcrabtree were Steven Walk
Bporter, and Edwin Bryson,
Ber officers named were Max
? Bryson City, president; John
B Havesville, treasurer. Mr.
B Nave was chosen as federa
I advisor.
?fending the meeting were two
Bates from Bethel and three |
? Crabtree, Waynesvllle, and |
?a Nantahala federation, made
? tome 900 FFA members from
Bestern North Carolina high
will h0i,j its next meeting
Bi'son City in November 18,
Bjich time two Identification
Bats will be held. These con
B*ill require competitors to
Bh and explain the uses of
Bximately 140 shop tools and
B pieces of equipment.
Itbership Drive
B?Pcn Monday
B*??d County Highlanders
Bjnduct their annual member
from October 26 through
if, it was announced to
L E. DeVous, president.
I and P?tentl>1 mem
i receive applications,
?JVws said.
Towns and cities ordinarily like
to play host for almost any sort of
state convention?but when you
have the opportunity to roll out the
red carpet for 85 attractive young
women, it's definitely something to
look forward to.
This bit of good fortune will be
fall Waynesville this week-end,
starting in the morning when dele
gates will begin arriving here for
the first annual state convention of
North Carolina Chapters of the
National Secretaries Association.
Waynesville's "M ountaineer
Chapter" of the Secretaries Asso
ciation will play host to represen
tatives from 10 other Trr Heel
groups and .a numb"-- of out-of
state guests, including one national
officer of the NSA.
Largest delegations will come
here from Hickory and Greensboro.
Other groups will be from Char
lotte (Pioneer and Queen Char
lott Chapters), AsheviUe, Winston
Salem, Gastonia, Durham. Thomas
ville, and Morganton.
Out-of-state visitors will Include
one national officer, Miss Margue
rite Dodds of Birmingham, Ala,
SoutheaSternn District vice presi
des Mrs. Inez Greeson of Roanoke.
Va? formerly of Greensboro and
present president of the North
Carolina Secretaries Association,
and guests from Oak Ridge. Tenn.,
Savannah, Atlanta, and Augusta,
Ga.
Convention activities, to be he
at the Country Club Inn.will open
at 5 p.m. tomorrow with registra
tion. At 8 p.m. the "Mountaineers
(See Secretaries?Page 3)
Girl Scout
Drive Will Be
Held Next Week
The annual campaign to raise
funds for the Girl Scouting pro
gram in this community will be
held during Girl Scout "Week, Oc
tober 25-31, according to an an
nouncement today by Mrs. Richard
Barber. Jr., Haywood County chair
man of the Pisgah Girl Scout Coun
cil
A goal of $1,984 has been set
representing this community's 1part
of the proposed budget of $18,903
for the seven-county Council. The
total Haywood County quota is
$3 969.
"We have a membership of over
100 girls, ages seven through sev
enteen in Waynesville and Hazel
wood." Mrs. Barber said in an
nouncing the drive. "Through the
Girl Scout program of fun, servic
and training in good citizenship,
they are growing up to be better
qualified to undertake the respon
sibility that will be theirs in the
home and as active citizens of their
community." ? .
Jerry Rogers, chairman of tne
finance committee of the Lions
Club which sponsors the local Gir
Scouts, will serve as chairman of
the drive. He will be assisted by
Mrs. Barber. Mrs. Bill Prevost. and
all troop leaders and members of
the Lions Club.
r;hardmen To Observe
tional Apple Week'
0<! pAi.nt..
|WVUUi]f
orcnarflmen
^?wlebrate National Apple
in progress, with a dis
partly cloudy and
^^ftiday. partly cloudy with
in temperature.
^^P*aynfsville temperature
^^P"?<1 by the State Teat
Mm. Mln. Rainfall
play at the First National Bank,
posters in local store windows,
and broadcasts of tape recordings
made in county orchards.
The exhibit will be set up in
the bank. Friday, the same day on
which the apple growers' broad
casts. directed by Charles Ed
wards. will begin. Producers who
intend to have apples In the dis
play have been asked to bring
them to the bank between 2 and
4 p.m. Friday or to the county a
gent's office before noon that day.
R. H. Boone is general chair
man of arrangements for Nation
al Apple Week, while the commit
tee in charge of the bank display
is comprised of L. Z. Massey,
chairman; Joe Boone, and Robert
Francis.
The great majority of apples
grown in North Carolina come
from Haywood and Hendersonville
counties and the Brushy Moun
tains area of Wilkes and Alexander
counties v
STANDING ON BRIDGE STREET BRIDGE. Mayor W. J. "Bill"
Stone, right, together with Walter S. Price, Jr., look westward
along the line of the proposed through highway. Slightly to the
left of where the two men are standing is where the 850-foot (
_ _ ?
viaduct would start,' and continue on past the post office. The
highway would take part of the Canton Laundry?the a tack can
be seen in the far dlstanoe against the tree to the left.
See Other Pictures, Pg. 1. Sec. S) (Mountaineer Photo.)
Ground Observer Corps
To Be Organized Here
Po^er Will Be Off
4 Hours Sunday
The power In Wafruesville w ill
he off from one until five o'clock
Sunday, October 25th, it was an
nounced this morning, by G. C.
Ferguson, town manager. The
cut-off, is necessary because of
the change-over of the system
to 4,000 volts.
The change will give better
service, and a more even flow
of current, he explained.
Workmen have been working
on the change-over for several
months.
Employees Act
Quickly To Curb.
Tapestry Blaze
A potentially serious fire at the
Royle & Pilkingston tapestry* mill
in Hazelwood was averted at 6
o'clock Tuesday morning by the
prompt action of the night watch
man and several other employees
and by the arrival of the Wayncs
ville and Hazelwood fire depart
ments.
The blaze, which was believed
started by defective wiring, was
brought under control by plant
workers when the firemen arrived.
The slight damage done was caus
ed by the building's sprinkler
system which was-set into opera
tion by the fire.
One fireman commented: "It
could have been a bad one if it
had got started."
Attends Nurses Meeting
Mrs. Alma McCracken, one of
Haywood County's public health
nurses, left Waynesville Wednes
day morning for Raleigh to attend
the three-day convention of the
North Carolina Nurses Associa
tion in the capitol city.
taee riciure?rate b>
The first steps toward organiza
tion of a Ground Observer Corps
in Haywood County when two rep
resentatives of the Air Force Fil
ter Center in KnoxvlIIe met at th?T
courthouse with J. T. Husseil, who 1
will direct the program here, and |
several PMA officials, who will 1
assist in the work.
The Air Force men. Ma}.
Charles Schaefer and Staff Sgt.
George Cook, came here to ex
plain the GOC program and show
a dramataic film on ground de
fense against enemy air attack.
Maj. Schaefer pointed out that
Haywood County itself is not con
sidered a key target for enemy
bombers, but that this area plays
an important part in the network
of defense guarding such vital tar- i
gets as the Oak Ridge atomic
plant, Alcoa aluminum plant near
Maryville, Tenn., and Tennessee
Eastman works at Kingsport, Tenn.
Mr. Russell, former command-)
er of the Waynesville American i
Legion post, will work with PMA ]
officials in recruiting personnel
for the Ground Observer Corps. ;
In this connection, Maj. Schaefer
said, high school students can play
a large part in manning air-de
fense posts.
The film on air defense empha
sized the importance of airplane
spotters to augment the country's
radar warning system. As the film
showed, low-flying enemy planes
sometimes can completely avoid
detection by radar. When this hap
pens, only the Ground Observer
Corps remains to furnish neces
sary information for Air Force in
terceptor planes.
Further information on the new
organization will be announced
later, Mr. Russell said.
Miss Bernlce Harrell is leaving
tomorrow to spend several days
visiting in Raleigh and Red
Springs. She will attend the State ;
Fair while in Raleigh.
Meeting Set To Discuss
Employing Handicapped
I
A public meeting will be held
November 4 to'discuss the em
ployment of Haywood County's
handicapped persons who are not
able at present to find suitable
jobs.
Although the meeting will be
open to all interested persons, a
special invitation has been extend
ed to the handicapped to attend
the session and explain their par
ticular problems.
A survey of the skills of the
handicapped will be made at the
meeting to ascertain what type of
employment will best fit the needs
of Haywood countians.
If present plans materialize,
some sort of a craft shop or plant
may be set up here to employ
handicapped and over-age persons.
This project, however, depends'
I considerably on what skills the 1
handicapped possess.
Individuals in this area who are 1
trained in some type of handi- '
craft of machinery operations and >
who are willing to teach these >
skills to the handicapped are also <
urged to attend the November 4
meeting. <
The meeting was called Wednes- '
day afternoon following another 1
conference between member? of
the Waynesville "Employ the I
Handicapped" committee, headed 1
by Mrs. Doyle D. Alley, secretary
of the Park Commission here.
A guest at that meeting was
Grady Galloway, vocational re
habilitation counselor for eight i
Western Carolina counties, who i
promised that his department will i
do everything It can to further i
local plans to aid the handicapped. I
Strange Dog
Reported In
Ejgeon Area
Sheriff's deputies and county
health officers are looking for a
suspicious-acting dog, possibly
rabid, which has been reported in
the. Pigeon section'
Mrs. Dave Penland of West Pig
eon notified county authorities that
(he dog has bitten four other dogs
in the area. She described it as
red and medium sized?somewhat
resembling a fox. She said it act
eJ strangely and appeared very
vicious.
Health officers urged that they
be notified if the dog is killed so
that its head can be sent to the
state laboratory for examination to
determine if it was rabid.
Residents of the Bethel and
Pigeon areas have been requested
to keep their pets quarantined for
the next 90 days, and to watch their
actions closely.
A county-wide quarantine is now
in effect as the result of three dogs
having died from rabies. A number
of persons who were bitten by
these animals are taking rabies
shots.
Two Milk Cows
Killed When Hit
By Car Tuesday
Two milk cows were killed short
ly before seven o'clock Tuesday
night, on the Dellwood road, just I
inside the town limits, when hit by
a car.
Policeman Edgar Robinson, in
vestigating officer, said a 1946
Ford, driven towards Waynesville
by Louis Hannah, hit the two cows,
as they were being led along the
highway by Hugh Jaynes.
Hannah said an approaching car,
with bright lights blinded him and
he could not see the animals until
he was right up on them. He said
he flashed his lights several times
In an effort to get the approach
ing motorist to dim hist lights, but
Failed.
Mr. Jaynes said he saw the Han
nah car coming and tried to signal
him, but the driver failed to see
Jaynes' flagging. Mr. Jaynes jump
ed from the path of the car and
escaped Injury,
Hugh Jaynes owned one of the
:ows. and Bruce Jaynes. his son, I
nwned the other. The two animals
kvere valued at about $290.
Policeman Robinson estimated
Hannah's car was damaged about 1
MOO.
WORTH T. HOUSER
IN HOSPITAL
Worth T. House of Waynesville
entered the C. J. Harris Com
munity Hospital at Sylva for
surgery Tuesday morning. He is.
reported to be "getting along
Fine." i
Fire Destroys
25 Acres Of
U. S. Forest
Approximately, ?5 acre* were
burned over by a fire on govern
ment land in Sherwood Forest.
Crawford's Creek, on Sunday, ac
cording to R. E. Caldwell, county
forest ranger.
Mr. Caldwell said that he of
fered his assistance to government
personnel fighting the blaze, but
was told thai a fire line had been
established and that the fire was
under control.
Smoke from this blaze was clear
ly visible to throngs of tourists on
Wagon Road Gap Sunday as they,
viewed the fall coloring of the
mountains from that point.
Ranger Caldwell said that sev
eral fires have been reported to
his office recently, but that ail
have been found to be legal.
He urged the public's coopera
tion in preventing the outbreak of
fire in the woodlands?comment
ing that they are now "extremely
dry and dangerous."
Cash Taken From
East Waynesville
School; 2 Held
A 16-year-old boy. already charg
ed with six cases of breaking and
entering, and a 21-year-old com
panion. are being held in jail by
the police, on charges of entering
the East Waynesville school and
taking $9.75.
Chief Orville Noland said the -
gwo will be given a hearing soon.
Several months ago, the police -
arrested two teen-age boys after
a series of break-ins took place
here. The two admitted to the i
charges, and assisted the police in
gathering up much of the loot.
The police and sheriff's office are
also continuing their investigation i
of the robbery of the Shell Service i
Station at Lake Junaiuska, when
$100 in cash was taken.
Citizens Just 'Lukewarm'
Toward Pniting $100,000
Into Project Right-of-Way
Hazelwood Chief
Warns Motorists
On Brown Avenue
"Circumstances and conditions
make it necessary for us to be
*in handing out traffic viola
tion tickets to motorists alone
Brown Avenue," Chief Roy Stev
ens, of Haselwood. announced
today.
"Brown Avenue is congested,
and especially at the start and
close of the school day. Too
many motorists are not driving
with care along that street, and
we are hereby giving them this
final warning, that we will not
tolerate further violations,"
Chief Stevens continued.
The llazelwood chief also
pointed out that motorists on
all Hazelwood streets were be
ing watched more than ever for
traffic violations.
Betty Felmet
Leads Girls'
4-H Winners
Betty Kelmet of Waynesville
Haywood County 4-H Club girls
project winners for 1953 with
three first-place awards, according
to an announcement today by Miss
Jean Childers, assistant home
demonstration agent in charge of
girls 4-H Club work.
Miss Felmet, a graduate of
Waynesville High Schol, is now
a student at Women's College of
UNC in Greensboro. She was the
winner of awards in leadership,
dress revue, and community rela
tions. ?
Three other Haywood County
girls?<Mattie Sue Medford, now
at Bob Jones University, Green
ville, S. C., and Frances Emma
Yates, both of Iron Duff, and
Martha Ann Caldwell of Crab
tree?were double winners. Miss
Medford won in farm and home
electric and home grounds beau
tification. Miss Yates in clothing
achievement and farm and home
safety, and Miss Caldwell in senior
canning and better grooming.
Other winners were:
Rowena Robinson of Thickety
(now a student at Brevard Col
lege!, girl's record: Bobble Jean
(See Betty Felmet?Page 3)
By W. CURTIS RUSS
Editor The Mountaineer
Canton citizens received first
hand answers Wednesday to the
many, and long-awaited questions
of "where, how and when" in re
gards to the proposed across-town
highway viaduct.
The Town Hall was packed to
capacity, as citizens from all walks
of life strained to hear every word
the engineers had to say about the
proposed construction of two
bridges, and fills to carry through
traffic from the top qf the East
hill at the Methodist Church to
West Canton. ?
The project, estimated to cost a
bout $1,400,000, and to take about
two years to complete, will cost
the town of Canton about $100,000,
the engineers showed.
Theer were differences of opin
ion about the proposal. Some citi
zens felt the state should bear all
the costs; others said now was the
time to go ahead, since the town
would get out for $100,000; and
still others felt "traffic here is not
any worse than other places, so
why change?"
In the near future. Mayor W.
J. Stone plans to call a meeting
of the board of aldermen, and the
planning commission, to review
the details of - the Wednesday
meeting. The town officials would
not make any comment as to what
steps would be taken, as he said;
"We must digest all the facts re
ceived Wednesday before doing
anything else."
Mayor Stone introduced Com
missioner Harry E. Buchanan,
of the 14th district, who presided
at the meeting, and also led a
bout 35 business and civic leaders
over the mile-long route after the
meeting, pointing out in detail,
the proposed line of the viaduct
and 58-foot street.
The proposed highway will mean
the removal of:
The L. H. Hargrove brick
home: the next door house, own
ed by H. Arthur Osborne, The
Smoky Mountain Candy Com
pany, Canton Library, and ad
joining building. The Southern
Railway depot, twenty feet off
the front of the Osborne Lumber
Company buildings, complete
removal of the Merchants Sup
ply Company, a portion of the
Canton I-sundry, and West Can
ton depot.
The proposed through highway
would begin at a point just east
of the brink of the hill at the
(See Viaduct?Page 8)
Haywood Farm On Cover
Of 'Progressive Farmer'
I 1
A Haywood County farm?that
of Dave Boyd on Jonathan Creek
?is pictured in color on the cov
er of the current (October) issue
of the magazine Progressive Farm
er.
The picture is taken from a hill
and shows Dave and hta son. David,
gazing at their farm in the valley
below, with the mountains in the
background. Especially attractive
in the cover photo are the fall
colors which now brighten the
countryside.
This picture marks the second
(See Haywood Farm?Page J)
It's In The Book
If I have an automobile accident,
must I report it to the Department
of Motor Vehicles??S.P., Oakdale.
I In most cases, yes. The Motor
> Vehicle Manual states you must
| make a written report to DMV if
you are involved in an accident re
j suiting in death, Injury or proper
| ty damage in the amount of $100
or more. This report must be filed
within 24 hours after the collision.
This isn't to be confused with an
other regulation which requires
you to notify immediately the
State Highway Patrol or local po
lice in the event of a wreck.
All County PMA Officers
Win Re-Election For 54
The 1954 PMA program In Hay- '
wood County will be administered 1
by the same officers who were in
charge of this year's program. All
1953 office-holders were re-elect
ed at a coupty convention which
followed last week's annuil PMA
elections.
Those selected for another term
were:
Floyd Fisher of Fines Creek,
chairman; T. C. Davis of Iron Duff,
vice chairman: C. R. Liner of
Waynesville, regular member; Wat
son Howell of East Fork, first al
ternate. and Olenn A. Boyd of Jon
athan Creek, second alternate.
The PMA committeemen also re
appointed the present staff of the
PMA office In the courthouse: \,
W. Ferguson, manager. Mrs. Hub
rate, principal clerk; Mrs. Edith
Rogers and Mrs. Guy'.ine Ross.
One of the new features of the
1954 program is the deadline of
Vovember 6, 1953, set as the date
yy which all requests for cost-share
issistance must be filed with the
PMA office. No applications will
Je received after that time.
In commenting on last week's
ight vote of 454 in the PMA elec
:ions, Mr. Ferguson asserted that
nost Haywood County farmers
>articipating in the program were
ipparently satisfied with their 1953
ifficers.
"We usually have a light vote
vhen the farmers are satisfied; It's
vhen they want a change that they
ill turn out," h? said.
Highway
Record For
1953
In Haywood
(To Date)
Killed:::: 4
Injured. ? ? ? 37
(This Information Mm
plied from BwwJi mt
8tat? Hlchwaj Patral.)