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^ "? WA?NES VILLE. N. C.. THURSDAY A FTERNOON, NOV. 19. 1953 ^ nn k~Z _. ? C
? 7 ?- $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackaon Connties
COMMUNITY CONTEST WINNERS wore bit smiles, as between
Ikrm they tucked away (1,000 in checks for their community
treasurers. Jonathan Woody (ritht), who announced the judtes'
lecision. is contra tula tint and tivint Jack Ray, chairman of
Iroo Duff, first place winner, a check for $400. Second place was
Thickety, with J. H. Clark, chairman, receiving the $250 check;
third place went to South Clyde, and a check for $150, to Lloyd
Justice; fourth place to Aliens Creek, a check for $100, to Bill
Hembree, and fifth place, and a check for $100 went to West Pi
geon, R. C. Sheffield, chairman. (Mountaineer Photo),
lounty 4-H
/inners Get
3 Awards
wards were made to 36 county
Club winners and 13 adult
lers at the Tobacco and Home
i Exhibition program at the
rthouse Tuesday night. The
rds were presented by MiSe
i Chiiders, assistant home
it, and Cecil Wells, assistant
d agent.
iris winners included:
ranees Emma Yates ? cloth
dairy achievement, and farm
home safety; Mattie Sue Med
l-home grounds beautification,
tarm and home electric terri
al award; Martha Ann Caldwell
canning, and better grooming;
iy Felmet?dress revue,' lead
hp. and community relations;
hena Robinson?frozen foods;
ena Robinson?girls' record;
* improvement ? Nancy No
I: recreation - rural arts?Bon
Sue Justice; Barbara Ferguson,
<7 Lee Evans, and Ellen Cath
?junior canning.
lue ribbon winners in the
* ievue were Frances Emma
s, Ann Cathey, Carolyn Bry
Mattie Sue Medford, Shelba
1 Sorrells, Frances Conard,
tha Swain and Barbara Fergu
(See County 4-H?Page 6)
tlitical Gossip
psGrover Davis
I Solicitor Race
Pe political bee began buzzing
Ijr around the halls of the
P house, as the ' November
1 of criminal court neared.
pry office in the county, as |
las representative, U. S. Sen-|
land solicitor are to be nom
p next spring in the Demo
It primary. ^
fong those mentioned most
pntly is Grover C. Davis, for
por, a post he held from 1923
PW Mr. Davis is no newcomer
pities, as he has served as
p attorney, on the board of
fjjns. and the 1949 session of
ptneral Assembly.
|*"e Mr. Davis makes no for
Ifatement relative to the *P
Pjtf campaign, the political
P*ine carries the news, that
P more than Interested.
Over 200 Cases On Docket
For Criminal Court; Judge
Susie Sharp Will Preside
2 Women Suffer
Burns Putting
Out Grass Fire
Two women suffered burns in
putting out a grass Are in Hemphill
shortly after one o'clock Wednes
day.
Waynesville firemen answered
the alarm, and found the fire about
out when they arrived. The fire
was burning close to a barn and
home of Max Allison.
Fireman Turner said 16 volunteer
firemen aaswered the call, while
two remained on duty at the sta
tion. The names of the two women
who suffered burns about their
faces and hands could not be learn
ed this morning.
I
12 Participating
In Observance
Of Bank Week
Frank Medford of Iron Duff,
W. P. Boyd of Ivy Hill, Carter
Camp of Waynesville, and N. W.
Carver of Jonathan Creek partici
pated in the First Ntional Bnk's
observance of "Know Your Bank"
Week today by working and ob
I serving in various departments of
the bank.
Tomorrow, Mrs. Carl Green of
Fines Creek, Mrs. Grady Davis of
Iron Duff, Mrs. Jack McCracken
of Bethel, and Mrs. Charles Ray of
Waynesville. Refreshments also
Svill be served during the day.
On Saturday, students from
Waynesville, Bethel, Crabtree-Iron
Duff and Fines Creek schools will
get acquainted with the duties and
services of the communities banks.
The First State Bank of Hazel
wood is also participating in the j
program.
When the November term of
criminal court convenes here Mori
day morning, there will be more
than 200 cases on the docket facing
the court officials.
Judge Susie Sharp, of Reidsville,
will preside at the two-week term.
This will be the first time that
North Carolina's only woman su
perior court judge has held court
in Haywood county.
J. B. Siler, clerk of court, in
checking over the dockets today,
said there are "slightly more than
200 cases now on the docket, with
the docket book growing and look
ing like a mail order catalog."
Not only is this the heaviest term
in number of cases, but included
on the docket are two murder cases,
tv/o manslaughter cases and a rape
case.
The docket shows that Joseph
Casty Warren is charged with the
murder of David Underwood; Ver
lin Gunter, charged with the mur
der of Robert Ford, at Mt. Sterl
ing, July 30. Miss Pearl Sutton
was injured at the time, but has
recovered. The two manslaughter
cases are the outgrowth of auto
mobile accidents. One is against
James Lewis Chambers, Jr., in
which two young men on a motor
cycle were killed, and the other in
which Thad H. Caldwell is charg
ed with the death of an elderly
man in an automobile accident.
Clarence Moore Is charged with
rape, and is out on $4,000 bond.
Court will convene at ten o'clock
Monday morning, and at 9:30 from
the;n on, according to Clerk J. B.
Siler.
Those named for jury duty for
the two weeks include:
Mrs. H. G. Stone left last week
for Jacksonville, Florida after
spending the past four months in
Waynesville. She will spend the
winter in Jacksonville and Bartow.
Dr. Hammett
Will Head
TB Group
Dr. Frank Hammett was elected
chairman of the Waynesville Tub
erculosis Committee at a meeting
at the courthouse Monday night.
He succeeds Bob Winchester.
Also selected as officers were
Bob Conway, vice chairman; Miss
Dorothy Whisenhunt, secretary,
and Mrs. R. R. Campbell, treasurer
and seal sale chairman.
Other members of the committee
are Mr. Winchester, Mrs. Jesse
Brewer, Mrs. O. L. Yates, Mrs.
Mildred Bryson, Mrs. H. L. Baugh
man, Henry Davis, Mrs. Alma Mc
Cracken, and Mrs. Roger Walker.
It was also announced at the
meeting that a goal of $1,300 has
been set for this year's sale of
Christmas seals through the mail.
Approximately 2,500 to 3,000 let
ters will be mailed out about No
vember 27 to Waynesville area res
idents, who will be asked to con
tribute $2 to finance the tubercu
losiss program in this section of
the county.
Last year $1,127 was raised from
(See Dr. Hammett?Page 6)
A preference for life in the
North Carolina mountains as com
pared to living in a big city is wov
en into the plot of a new chil
dren's book, "Cotton Top/' written
and illustrated by a Waynesville
author, Mrs. Jean O'Neill, who
lives on the old Aliens Creek road.
Although the book is for chil
dren, adults will appreciate its
Group To Set Policies R
Of Livestock, Home Arts |
(Project On Tuesday Night
Tuesday night the board of coun
missioners and the steering com
mittee for the Agricultural and
Home Arts Building, will meet,
and adopt formal policies under
which the project will operate.
The commissioners, in session
Monday afternoon for tehir reg
ular third Monday meeting, said
that their policies for operation of
the project would be to recognize
all organizations of the county and
let them use the facilities on a non
profit basis. The organization de
fraying all operating expenses.
Jarvis Allison, member of the
board, said that one of his hopes
was to see the project develop in
to the site of a county-wide field
day. "The site is centrally located
in the county, witjj tfce new
roads, will be just as near Beaver
dam as any other section of the
county," he said.
The steering comittee named to
advise with the board of commis
sioners is composed of Jack Chap
man, chairman, Boy Haynes, B.
F Nesbitt, R. N. Barber. Jr., Ed
Sims, Mrs. Walter Ketner, and
Mrs. R. O. Kelly.
The project began with the pas
sage of a bill in the 1953 General
Assembly, permitting the commis
sioners to purchase a site, and erect
buildings for a livestock and
Home Arts center, using any sur
plus funds, and levying a tax of
half cent per $100 valuation.
Shortly after the bill was pass
ed, the commissioners, acting up
(Km Policies*?Page 3)
THE NEW CHAMPION of Haywood County candy roaster* Is this
65-pound contender, grown by Grady Moody of Dellwood. Mr.
Moody says this is the largest candy roaster he has ever grown or
heard of. It is green and grew on a vine with several others of the
variety?one weighing 60 pounds and the others averaging be
tween 40 and 50 pounds. It took about 90 days to grow.
(Mountaineer Photo).
Haywood Woman Author
Oi New Children's Book
moral ? especially if they prefer
towering mountains to towering
skyscrapers.
Emphasis is placed on the beauty
of the highlands at the very start
of the story, which begins:
"This story is about Cotton Top
who lives away back in the Blue
Ridge Mountains of North Caro
(See New Book?Page 3)
Iron Duff Captures '
Prize In 1953 CDP 1
Blue-Ribbon Awards Are Presented
To Nine Home Demonstration Clubs
Blue ribbons?the highest award
given?were presented to nine
Haywood County home demonstra
tion clubs for the excellence of
their booths at the Tobacco and
Home Arts Exhibition Tuesday and
Wednesday at the armory.
Bed ribbons were awarded to 15
other clubs and white ribbons to
two.
The blue-riBbon booths included
those by Bcaverdam, Canton Home
makers, Francis Cove, Lakeside.
Maggie, RatclifTe Cove* Saunook,
Waynesville Homemakers, and West
Canton.
Red ribbon winners were Allen's
Creek, Bethel, Clyde Crabtree
Hyder Mountain, Dellwood. Fines
Creek. Fairview, Iron Duff, Jona
than Creek, Lake Junaluska. Morn
ing Star. McKlmmon, South Clyde,
Upper Crabtrce, and White Oak.
White ribbons went to Cecil and
the Good Neighbor Club of Center
Pigeon.
Bcaverdam's booth featured can
ning, with the theme of "From the
Garden to the Can." Maggie's
booth carried out the same theme
that has made the community itself
well known in recent months, with
attention centered on a large quilt
ed figure of Maggie and letters that
(See Clubs?Page 6)
All Stores Will
Remain Open All
Day November 25 |
Directors of the Merchants Asso
ciation announced all stores would
remain open all day Wednesday be
fore Thanksgiving, and closed the
26th. The details of the store
hours for Christmas will be an
nounced by the committee within a
short time, according to Joe Cline,
president.
The directors discussed in detail
the plans for the parade and arrival
of Santa here on Saturday, Decem
ber 5th. This is expected to be the
largest, and most exciting parade
in years.
Within a short time, the Christ
mas lights will be strung through
out the shopping districts of the
town. The Merchants are working 1
with the town officials on this pro
ject.
$550 IN CASH is what Jack Ray, of Iron Duff, is looking over,
right after the Tuesday night session of the Tobacco Show. Iron
Duff won first prize of $400 in the CDP contest; another $100 for
Green Pastures; and also a $50 check for better sires. Ray is chair
man of the Iron Duff CDP. (Mountaineer Photo).
Sheffield New Chairman
Of Counfy CDP Council
Situation Still
Critical As
Fire Fighters
Catch Breath
Forest rangers and fire fighters
were keeping their fingers crossed
this morning when they reported
that there had been no forest fires
since Sunday in Haywood County.
District Forester C. C. Pettlt
said that the situation is still
critical and depends to a large ex
tent on the cooperation of the
public. AH forest crews continue
to be on the alert because of tinder
dryness of all woods.
Anyone seeing a small fire is
urged to telephone the Chambers
Mountain Flretower near Clyde
(Canton 5562) or County Forest
Ranger, R. E. Caldwell (GLendale
6-6808). This help is urgently
needed because of low visibility
from the flretowers. Haze and
smoke are still so dense that only
fairly large fires with considerable
smoke can be detected by the tow
er, Lookout Dewey Franklin re
ports from Chambers Mountain.
One fire In Jackson County a
bout 5 miles from the Haywood
County line was brought under
control Thursday morning. It de
stroyed about 10 acres of heavily
timbered land along John's Creek
on the- Mead Paper Corp. property.
The publis is reminded that the
Governor's proclamation closing
all forests is still in effect. The
order bans fishing, hunting and
trapping and the building of camp
fires or burning trash within 500
feet of woodland.
k. c. t>nenieia, k&a onice man
ager, was elected president of the
Haywood County Community De
velopment Program Tuesday night
during the Tobacco Show and
Home Arts Exhibition program at
the courthouse. He succeeds Tom
Brummitt.
Also chosen as county officers
were:
J. H. Clark, vice chairman; Mrs.
P. C. Mann, secretary; Jack Ray,
treasurer, and Mrs. George Boring,
reporter.
Named to the board of directors
were;
, Jonathan Woody, chairman; R.
C. Francis, vice chairman; Mrs.
Roy Robinson, secretary; John R.
Carver, treasurer, and J. H. Cole
man. W. J. Stone, R. H. Boone,
Frank Davis. Mrs. Bert Cagle, Mrs.
Steve Plemmons, Mrs. Paul Robin
son, Mrs. E. E. Conley, and Mrs.
T. L. Gwynn.
The principal speaker of the
evening, William D. Poe, associate
editor of Progressive Farmer mag
azine, emphasized the recent pro
gress made by the South in gen
eral and North Carolina in partic
ular.
He asserted that community de
velopment is the force that under
lies this progress, commenting that
CDP programs bring about more
of the three B's?Bread, Beauty,
and Brotherhood.
Mr. Poe also pointed out:
1. There are no losers in CDP
contests.
2. Community progress is con
tagious.
3. Community organization is
the best vehicle for putting into
(See Sheffield?Page 6)
Canton Receives Bids
For Modern Junior High
Plans and specifications nave
been completed for Canton's new
Junior high school building, and
the board has announced that
bids will be received in the office
of Superintendent Henry Thurs
day of this week. The plans and
specifications will be available for
distribution from the office of the
architect, 'Lindsay M. Gudger of
Asheville.
The new building, which Is the
last major project in the special
school bond expansion program
for Haywood County, will be of
latest design and modern in every
respect. When completed, board
members say Canton will have one
of the most beautiful buildings in
the state.
This building will be complete
in every detail for what the name
implies?Junior High School. It
wiU contain ample cigg* fpoftpi
have Its own cafeteria, auditorium,
workshop, home economics -room,
and library. The auditorium, fur
nished with portable chairs, will
be so arranged that it can easily
be converted into a gymnasium
with two basketball courts for
practice.
Present plans are to have the
building completed and ready for
use when school opens next Sep
tember. At that time the seventh
grade pupils from the other
schools In the system, and the
eighth at high school will be trans
ferred to the new building. This
arrangement will relieve the over
crowded conditions at these
schools and will provide students
in the new building with much
better facilities.
Excavation is expected to begin
within the nevct few days it was
uuderstood yesterday.
rop
Contest
Thickety 2nd;
South Clyde
Ranked 3rd
Iron Duff community todby is
$400 richer than it was two days
ago as a result of winning the first
place award in the 1953 Community
Development Program contest in
Haywood County.
Thickety won $250 as second
place winner: South Clyde won
$!50 for third place; West Pigeon,
$100 for fourth place; and Allen's
Creek $100 for fifth place. The
awards, made by Jonathan Woody,
were announced Tuesday night dur
ing the Tobacco and Home Arts
exhibition program at the court
house.
Winners last year were: White
Oak, first place; Morning Star, sec
ond; and Allen's Creek, third.
According to information from
the county agent's office, Iron Duff
was adjudged the first-place win
ner for the following accomplish
ments.
Over-all good job of community
development and organization,
eight new homes built. 30 homes
remodeled, running water put into
20 homes, bathrooms installed in
18 homes, approximately $20,000 of
electrical appliances added to
homes, home garden and dairy cow
for every home. 22,491 quarts of
food canned, long-range plans
worked out on 13 farms, increase
of 192 acres in ladino pasture mix
tures, 10 new permanent silos built,
more than 100 dairy cows bred
artificially, increase of 30 head of
dairy cattle and 20 head of beef
cattle, two new Grade A dairies,
two new hatching flocks of hens,
hybrid corn planted by 11 addi
tional farmers for the first time. 38
farmers applied lime and phosphate
to crop or pasture, three miles of
roads were built and paved, all
homes have electricity, uniform
mailboxes and road signs, putting
up 4-H Club signs for each cluh
winner, nine of 21 county indivi
dual 4-H winners, and 16 of 33
county project winners.
Outstanding achievements of the
other communities included:
Thickety?Building of a com
munity park, recreation area, and
(See Iron Duff?Page 6)
Churches In
Waynesville And
Hazelwood Plan
Union Services
Both Waynesville and Hazelwood
churches are planning Union Ser
vices held annually on Thanksgiv
ing morning at 9 a.m. Waynesville
services will be held this year at
the First Baptist Church, and Haz
elwood at the Methodist Church.
The Rev. Earl Brendall will
preach in Waynesville with pastors
of cooperating churches participat
ing. His subject is announced as
"Thanksgiving Reminders."
Charles Isley will conduct a com
bined choir. Special music will
include the singing of Psalm 150
by Cesar Franck. Robert Camp
bell is organist.
The Rev. John I. Kizer. pastor of
the Hazelwood Baptist Church will
deliver the sermon in Hazelwood,
using as his theme the phrase, "Let
Us Give Thanks."
Choirs from the Methodist, Bap
tist, Presbyterian and Church of
God will be under the direction of
Carol Underwood, of the Baptist
Church.
The Rev. R. J. Hahn will conduct
the seiwice with the Rev. A. L.
Gardin reading Scripture and the
Rev. Archie Graham giving the
prayers.
l CLOUDY
cloudy, warm and
F*tndy with chance for show
K^ht. Friday, considerable
w'lh scattered showers,
f1 Waynesvllle temperature
pPllcd by the State Test Farm.
| Max. Mln. Rainfall
I. 74 18 ?
I 75 18 ?
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Highway*
Record For
1953
In Haywood
(To Date)
Killed ? ? ? ? 4
Injured ?... 47
(This Information H?
pllrd from Record! at
State fflitev PatraLI