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YNESVILLE, N. C.. THURSDAY AtTKRNOON. DET s law ? ?
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jurt Adjourns As]
Cases Continued
Both Cases Due To
Come For Trial In
February Term
Of Court.
Continuance of two cases which j
were expected to take consider
ate time in Superior Court,
Drought an abrupt end to the No- |
vember term here late Tuesday af- !
ternoon, when Judge Susie Sharp
dismissed the jury named for the
second week. Solicitor Thad D.
Bryson said he did not have any
further cases on the docket for
trial.
Judge Sharp returned to the
bench Wednesday morning for
two civil cases, and then adjourn
ed court until the January civil
term.
The cast of Joseph Casty War
ren, charged with the murder of
David Underwood, late in August,
was continued until the February
term by Solicitor Bryson, ' in or
der that we be allowed time to
investigate further evidence in the
case," the solicitor said. "I am
working with the sheriff, and S.
B. I. in investigating a matter
which we feel Is vital at this
time," he said. Warren was slated
to go on trial late Monday or
early Tuesday. When the case was
called Tuesday Solicitor Bryson
made the statement calling for
continuance.
Later in the day, Clarence
Moore, through his attorney ask
ed for continuance of his case, in
which he is charged with rape,
until the February term. It was
Intimated that the absence of an
See Court?Page 6)
Baptist Group
To Meet On 10th
Rev. Thomas Erwin, chairman
of the executive promotion com
mittee of the Haywood Baptist
Association, has announced a
meeting of the group, on Thurs
day, December 10, at the Calvary
Baptist - Church, Canton. The
meeting will begin at 7:30.
Rev. Doyle Miller, secretary of
the group also pointed out that
several important matters are to
be discussed, and It is essential
that all members attend.
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Bill Sharpe, Editor i
The State, Visits Here
Bill Sharpe, editor of The State, i
was a Waynesville visitor on
Wednesday. 1
Mr. Sharpe spends several I
weeks a year in this area, and re- i
cently devoted many pages of his
publication to Haywood County, .
and the rapid development of the ,
county in the past several years.
He said that while hundreds of
extra copies of the edition were
printed, the demand far exceeded
the supply.
|CK BENSON DAVIS will
larday, form an associate
tith Dr. N. F. Lancaster
i fenrrai practice of nipdi
nd sureery Their officers
k in the Masonic Temple.
(Mountaineer Photo).
il District
sction Set
set Week
laywood County men have
fected by nominating peti
nandidates tor county sup
of the Iocs! soil conserva
L were: E. E. Morgan of
Kjohn Kirkpatrick of Crab
p Wells of East Pigeon,
? Rogers of Upper Crabtr^ea
ptrs-of South Clyde, an&
Ed of Jonathan Creek.
Iiupervlsors will be chos
pamong the six candidates
If which will be conducted
Iweek.
? places include the fol
dores:
Wradley, Hazelwood;
(Buchanan's, Allen's Creek;
It Federation, Farmers Co
and Shorty Ketner's, all
kaesville; Wright's, West
i Rickman's and Gaston
h's, both of East Pigeon;
Messer's, Cecil; Hallett
and Ofus Massie's, both of
Farmers Federation, Can
nods and McCracken, Horn
am Ledford's, White Oak; |
eon's, Thickety; E. E. Mor
wte 1. W'aynesville; Hershel
? Route 1, Clyde; John Kirk
i Route 1, Clyde; Mark Fer
i and Cleve Noland's, both
Creek; Ralph Boyd's,
an Creek, Joe Campbell's
S Ratcliffe Cove Grocery,
I'Cove: Duckett's and Taft
on s, Crabtree; Caldwell's
fron Duff; Ed Fincher's,
? Soil District?Page ?)
ilorful Supplement Is
rt Of Today's Issue
r* ?- .
As an added feature of today's
issue, a 20-page tabloid supple
ment, with the cover and back
pages printed in red and green, is
part of the paper.
The supplement contains pic
tures, stories and suggestions for
Christmas gifts for those of all ages.
This supplement is complete in
every detail, and represents many
hours of work on the part of the
entire staff of The Mountaineer.
This supplement can be used as
a Christmas shopping guide, as it
contains messages of a number of
firms, and listings of gifts and
prices. Scores of pictures of suit
able gifts are also included in the
special Christmas section.
Those of us who have worked
so hard on this section, feel some
what like the puzzled man pictur
ed on the front page of the sup
plement?it was a big task to fill.
Merchants List
December Hours
Retail stores in Waaynesville.
Haselwood, and Lake Jnnaluska
will be open all day Wednesday
nntll Christmas, according to an
announcement from the Mer
chanta Association, representing
the three towns.
Stores will also be open nn
tll 8 p.m. en three nights: Fri
day, December 18, Monday, De
cember 21, and Wednesday, De
cember 23
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other
WINDY
toy?mostly cloudy, warm
with showers likely In
*noon.
' considerable cloudiness
"?torale temperatures and
' likely.
^J*?ynesvllle temperature
J**1 by the SUte Test Farm.
, Mas. Mln. Rainfall
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A FAMILIAR FACE around Bloodmobile head
quarters is that of George V. Smith of Haaelwood,
who donated his 16th pint of blood this week.
Shown registering Mr. Smith in the basement of
the Presbyterian Church is Mrs. Raymond Cald
well. Sixty-two pints were contributed here Mon
day, but Canton reported 72 donations when the
Bloodmoblle visited there this week.
( Mountaineer Photo)
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Engineers Pushing Survey
Of Proposed Canton Viaduct
1 i
Engineers of the State Highway
Department, are pushing a sur
vey along the route of the propos
ed viaduct in Canton. The sur
vey was ordered by the Highway
Commission, in order that an ac
curate report could be made to
the Commission as to what build
ings and property would be in
volved in the proposed cross-town
highway.
Tentative surveys have been
made before and the approximate
center lines of the route deter
mined. It was on this survey, and
study, that the Highway Commis
sion, through District Comission
er Harry Buchanan, and R. Getty
Browning, chief locating engineer,
made a detailed report to the citi
zens of Canton last October.
The -higfiway officials at the
time, said the only practical route 1
was a viaduct, starting at the top |
of the hill on the east side of
Canton, and taking off on a 850
foot viaduct at Bridge Street,
coming down back of the post of
fice, running paralell to the South
ern Tracks, and connecting with the
four-lane highway in west Can-1
ton.
Since the proposal was made,
there has been much discussion
of the project in Canton, and es
pecially over the fact that Canton.;
under the rules of the department, :
would be called upon for pay- ?
ment of one-third of the costs of
right-of-ways. This is estimated
to cost about $300,000 and Canton's
share being about $100,000. It is
on this point, that most of the op
position has arisen over the
project.
The Canton town officials, after
the hearing, named a 5-man com
mittee to study the proposal and
make recommendations to the
board of aldermen. This commit
tee is composed of Maurice T.
Brooks, Roy H. Patton, Jimmy E.
Wilkinson, Frank Campbell and
Lon Goodson.
Kiwanis Makes Plans
For Christmas Parade
Plans for participation in the
Christmas parade Saturday were
made by the Waynesville Kiwanis
Club at a meeting Tuesday night
at Spaldon's.
The club also auctioned off cuts
of meat to members from the beef
steer purchased by the Kiwanis
at the Fat Stock Show at Enka
Nevember 4. The animal?aold for
30 cents a pound?was owned by
Billy Best of Upper Crabtree.
Colored Lights
Go On Main St.
Friday Night
Waynesville's "Great White
Way" down Main Street will be
come Santa's Merry Way Friday
night. The more than 7,000
colored lights strung by the
town's street crew from Academy
Street to Depot Street and down
a few side streets will be turned
on for the Christmas setsML
The huge balsam tree in the
front yard of the Court House
will also be lighted by about 400
lights.
Town Manager G. C. Ferguson
reports that somewhere between
three and four thousand lights
are being used and that a week
was required to put them in
place. Walter Mehaffey super
vised the work with a crew of 4.
The lights will be lit nightly
until after New Year's.
Third Army
Will Inspect
Guard Unit
Major Fuller, assistant inspector
general of the Third Army area,
Will conduct the annual federal in
spection of Tank Company, 120th
Infantry, North Carolina National
Guard tonight, according to an an
nouncement by Captain Samuel
A. Carswell, commanding officer
of the unit.
The inspection will be in two
phases: an afternoon inspection, be
ginning at 3 o'clock, during which
time the inspector and his party
will examine the administrative
records, the vehicles (tanks and
trucks>, weapons, kitchen facilities,
training equipment, unit supplies,
and the housekeeping of the Ar
mory.
During the evening phase, begin
ning at 7 p.m., the officers and
enlisted men of the company will
be inspected in ranks. They will
be questioned on all subjects in
which they have received training
during the last 12 months, includ
ing map reading, medical, domes
tic disturbances, interior guard,
weapons, tank-infantry tactics, tank
gunnery, offensive and defensive
combat, etc.
(See Third Army?Page 6)
Blue Ridge Championship
Goes To The Mountaineers
The Waynesville Township High
School added another coveted
trophy to their overflowing trophy
collection today, as the beautiful
1933 Blue Ridge Conference Foot
ball award was placed in the school
office.
The Mountaineers were voted the
award at a meeting ?of 11 of the
14 members of the conference in
Ashevilie Wednesday night. Eight
of the members voted for Waynes
ville, and three for Marshall.
?Waynesville had six conference
victories, and Marshall had Ave.
Coach C. E. Weatherby repre- >
sented the Waynesville school at i
the meeting, and accepted the tro
phy. Last year's champion was i
Brevard.
The absent members were Tryon. i
Biltmore and Swannanoa. Those 1
present ware: Waynesville. Canton. <
Bethel. Marshall. Brevard. Hender-.
sonville. Sand HU1, and Christ
School.
Don Hipps, of Canton, is presi
dent, and C. C. Poindexter, of
Bethel, is secretary of the con
ference.
I Other matter^ brought up in
cluded:
1. Table a request by Emma High
that it be admitted to the confer
ence.
2. Vote to use members of the
WNC Officials Association for its
basketball games.
3. Rule that no team can be
eligible for a season or tournament
championship in any sport unless
it sends in its eligibility lists to the
conference office.
4. Decided to select the top eight
clubs in the loop, according to sta
tistical regular-season finish, for its
conference basketball tournament.
(Sw Blue Ridge?Pags 8) j.
Hazelwood Man
Contributes 16th
Pint Of Blood
If there were more people around
like Mr. and Mrs. George V. Smith
of Hazelwood. the Red Cross blood
program would be an overwhelm
ing success.
On Monday, Mr. Smith paid his
16th visit to the Bloodmobile,
which was operating that day in
the basement of the First Presby
terian Church.
His contribution brought his all
time total to an even two gallons
of blood. Normally, thore are only
12 to 13 pints of blood in a per
son's body.
For good measure. Mr. Smith's
wife, Maggie, has given four pints
of blood?making a family total of
20
Mr. Smith, employed in the fin
ishing department of the A. C.
Lawrence plant, first donated blood
back in July, 1949. He says he
doesn't mind giving because' "it
doesn't hurt." He also realizes
that blood given is not "lost" but
is replenished by body processes.
Highlanders Plan
Travel Forum
A forum on the travel industry
will be the highlight of the month
ly meeting of the Haywood Coun
ty Highlanders at 7:30 p.m. Mon
day at the courthouse.
The forum will be directed by
Fred Whitaker, manager of the
State Travel Bureau, and L. E.
DeVous, president of the High
landers. 1
Similar sessions ? designed to
stress the importance of the tour
ist industry to the. state and indi
vidual communities?will be held
in 11.other counties which comprise
the Western North Carolina High
landers organization.
Burley Market
Averages Listed
An average of $57.25 per hun
dred pounds was paid for burley
tobacco on the Asheville market
yesterday, according to unoffi
cial figures. The same report
listed an average of $53.60 for
the West Jefferson market.
In Tennessee, sales averages
included $57.63 at Knoxville.
$53.67 at Johnson City, and
$50.51 at Greeneville.
J. DALE STENTZ, former sup
erintendent of the l-ake Juna
luska Assembly and former
executive secretary of the
Waynesville .Chamber of Com
meroe, died Monday night at hia
home Concord.
Inspection
Of Central
School Set
For Dec. 14
Formal inspection of the Cent
ral Elementary School is set for
Monday. December 14th, accord
ing to Lawrence Leatherwood.
county superintendent of educa
tion.
Present plans are to move into
the new building over the Christ
mas holidays.
The new building, modern in1
every detail, Is about a block from
the present school, on a 9-acre
tract purchased from the C. E.
Ray estate.
The contract for the building
was awarded to the William B.
Dillard Company, of Sylva.
This building is part of the
county-wide school expansion pro
gram of Haywood county, which
appropriated two millions in bonds
about three years ago.
United Fund
Drive Nets
Over $18,000
The Canton-Bethel-Clyde United I
Fund drive passed the half-way
mark this week when Glenn Sim
mons. campaign chairman, report-,
cd cash contributions and pledges
totalling more than $18,000. Goal:
of the drive is $32,229.
The fund is expected to -be ewel- 4
led considerably when the solicits-; [
tion among business Arms, started
this week, is completed. The drive
will be continued until the goal is
reached, United Fund officials as
serted.
Among "100 percenters" are:,
Cagle Furniture Store, Southern
School Service, Reynolds School, i
Shook's Service Station, Silver
Moon Cafe. Sluder Furniture Store, '
Edwin Haynes Insurance Agency. 1
Smathers Market, Clyde Building 1
and Loan Association, Clyde Barb
er Shop, Clyde Food Center, North 1
Canton School, Pennsylvania Av
enue School, Beaverdam School.
Osborne Lumber Co., 'Canton Motor
Co., Smathers Fuel Oil Co., Stiles
Office Supply. Champion Motor
Co., Clyde Pharmacy, and Canton
Insurance Agency.
Heritage Group
Plans Discussion
On 'Individualism'
"Rugged individualism" will be
discussed by members of the
American Heritage group at a
meetihg at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the
Park Commission office in the
Masonic Temple.
William Medford will lead the
discussion of the group, which is
sponsored by the Haywood Coun
ty'Public Library. According to
Mrs. Margaret Johnston, librarian,
the Waynesville group is one of
only two such organizations in
Western North Carolina.
In their last meeting, members
discussed state rights.
Reading for the meeting Friday
will include Chapter 7 in "Living
Ideas In America," by Henry
Steele Commager.
J. Dale Stentz
Dies In Concord
After Illness
?
J. Dale Stents, former resident
of Waynesville and Lake Juna
luska, died Monday night at his
home in Concord following a long
illness.
Mr. Stentz was superintendent
of the Lake Junaluska Methodist
Assembly for a thirteen year per
iod and served a number of years
as executive secretary of the Way- 1
nesville Chamber of Commerce.
He was also the first manager of
Radio Station WWNC in Asheville.
A native of Albia, Ohio, Mr.
Stentz was born October 29, 1882.
He was the son of the late John
and Nancy Hanks Stentz of Knox
ville, Iowa. He possessed a dis
tinguished baritone voice and
studied at the Cincinnati Conserv
atory of Music. In his early man
hood he became interested in
evangelistic work and became song
leader for the late Dr. Oeorge R.
Stuart, prominent Methodist min
<See Stent*?Page ?)
INSPECTOR?George A. Brown,
Jr., has been named as a beer
inspector of Haywood and part
of Buncombe counties, according
to an Associated Press dispatch
from Raleigh. Brown was named
by State ABC Chairman Tom Al
len and Kyle Matthews, director
of the board's Malt Beverage
Division.
State Moves To
Stop Minors From
Purchasing Beer
RALEIGH (API?State beer in
spectors were under orders to be
op the lookout for sale of beer to
minors.
State ABC Chairman Tom Allen
and Kyle Matthews, director of
the board's Malt Beverage Division,
issued orders yesterday for the
Inspectors keep a surveillance
on establishments selling beer to
minors and to check drive-ins par
ticularly.
Allen pointed out that the law
specifically prohibits selling beer
to those under 18. Any beer place
caught violating the law will lose
Its beer license. Allen warned.
"It's these drive-ins," he assert
ed, "that are giving us the most
trouble. The man on the inside
doesn't know who is getting the
beer on the outside. He doesn't
much care, either."
Toys Are Needed For
Annual Christmas Tree
P'he Waynesville Woman's Club
is making an appeal for good used
toys to be distributed at the annual
community Christmas Tree to be
sponsored by the club at the Court
House.
Those who wish to make dona
tions are asked to contact Mrs. C.
F. Kirkpatrick at GL 6-4091 or Mrs.
Henry Foy at GL 6-3625. Toys
may also be left at the home of
these two members.
Chamber Commerce
Directors To Meet
The directors of the Chamber of
Commerce will meet Tuesday
night fo? the regular monthly
meeting.
Dr. Boyd Owen is president, and
Mrs. Louise C. Marley i* acting
secretary.
Colorful Parade Will
Open Holiday Season
Santa To Arrive Here
Saturday Morning
In Big Parade
The North Pole's leading citi
zen?Santa Claus?will open the
Christmas season in the Waynes
ville area with a personal appear
ance in a parade here at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning.
Santa'a Pre-Christmas visit here
will be sponsored by the Merchants
Association of Waynesville, Hazel
wood and Lakte Junaluska.
Units In the parade will form at
9:30 on Main St. in Hazelwood.
After parading there, foot units will
be picked up and brought to Main
St. in Waynesville where the pa
rade will re-form in front of the
First Baptist Church and then
move down the street to the court
house.
The Waynesville Junior Band
will lead the parade, to be followed
by the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts,
town officials, home demonstration
clubs, CDP officials, civic organi
zations (Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis.
Boosters. Jaycees), Key Club of
Waynesville High. Beta Sigma Phi,
Secretaries Club, Business and Pro- '
fcssional Women, three floats with
girls, Farm Bureau officials, cheer
leaders and majorettes from Bethel
High School, Coach C. E. Weather
by and members of his undefeated
Blue Ridge Conference champion
ship football team, and the Way
nesville High Marching Band.
After all these units will come
Old St. Nick himself, with candy
to distribute to the youngsters.
The three floats will be brought
here from Forest City.
Traffic will be directed by Way
nesvfIM> MdfHaeetwond police and
the State WighWay 'Pafiol.
Frank Moore is chairman of the
Merchants Association committee
in charge of arrangements for the
parade.
TVA Agent Gives
Talk In Haywood
Friday, Dec. 4
Representatives from all rural
farming communities have been
urged to attend a talk by W. M.
Landess. of the Tennessee Valley
Authority's Division of Agricul
tural Relations. The Saunook CDP
has the privilege of being host to
this distinguished farming author
ity at their meeting at the Saunook
School at 7:30 p.m. Friday, De
cember 4. -
Mr. Landess is one of the top
men in his field, it has been point
ed out by Steve Cassel, Assistant
County Agent, and it is hoped that
every CDP in Haywood County will
take advantage of his visit here.
The Saunook group will also elect
its officers for 1954 and discuss
plans for the coming year.
Mr. Landess, who has appeared
in Haywood County on a number
of occasions, will speak on the
value of organization in the devel
opment of rural communities. He
will also show a number of color
slides to illustrate his talk.
3 Haywood CDP's Wait
For WNC Awards Saturday
Some part of $1,150 in prize
money is the goal of three Haywood
County CDP winners in the annual
competition among Western North
Carolina communities. South Clyde,
rhickety and Iron Duff are the
Haywood competitors for the prizes
.vhich will be announced Saturday
it 2 p.m. during a program at the
Battery Park Hotel, Asheville.
Five hundred dollars will go to
he first-place winner; $300 will be
lwarded for second place; $100 for
bird place, and $50 for fourth and
ifth places.
Judges for the contest have been
Viiss Elsie Garrett. McDowell Coun
:y home demonstration agent; Neal
Bolton, manager of the agriculture
uid highway department of the
Winston-Salem Chamber of Com
merce, and Dr. S. C. Mayo, rural
lociologist from N. C. State Col
cge.
In 1951, Upper Crabtree com
munity captured first place in West
cm Carolina, while Beaverdam was
Ifth. Last year White Oak placed
!ourth, while Allen's Creek tied for
ifth. '
Principal speaker at the awards
dinner will be George McLean,
publisher of the Tupele. Miss.
Daily Journal, and a pioneer in
community development work In
the South.
Highway
Record For
1953
In Haywood
(To Date)
Killed;::: 4
Injured .;.. 48
(This Information M?
piled from Reeords ai
State Highway Patrol.)