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ERE TRAGEDY took place Tuesday afternoon, when Wood
i Leatherwood was fatally shot, according to innvestigating of
tn. by Joe Parks. Officers said Parks and four eyewitnesses
II Lratherwood was shot at the spot shown above at the X mark,
bated to by arrow. He took about five steps to the stop sign,
?rd and then walked around to his car and got in the right front
it, and stayed for a brief time, then got out, and went to the
back of the car, where he fell to the ground in the road, at a point
where Hershel Bryson is shown standing in this picture. The mill
is just beyond the lower right hand corner of the picture. The
white home, right, is that of Mr. and Mrs. James McClure. In the
far distance, the white building is Davis Chapel. (Other picture
of scene on page one, section two.)
(Mountaineer Photos).
Latherwood
Ui Haywood
an Slain
5 Months
ywood's fourth murder since
took place about two o'clock
by afternoow, when Wood
Wilson Leatherwood, 36,
ibout 40 minutes after two
allots from a Colt pistol
: him in the lower part of
H?i ? v
H the HlU-Broolf?Koa^ ta
Duff Township.
lew minutes after the shoot
Kicers placed Joe Parks, 60
Id farmer and miller, under
L and charged him with the
tag. He was held in jail un
ednesday night, when releas
mder $4,000 bond set by
itor Thad D. Bryson, Jr.
leased this morning from
under $1,000 bond, was Mrs.
? Parks, a daughter-in-law of
Parks, who was held as a
rial witness, and who was
Leatherwood, officers said, at
ime of the shooting,
e funeral services for Leath
od were held this afternoon
nig s Chapel, Lake Junaluska,
Rev. Don Payne, Rev. W. S.
? and Rev. Marshall Raby
'ling. Burial was made In the
tree Baptist church cemetery,
lbearers were Charlie Smith,
1 Burris, Sam Best, Virgil
#re. Lloyd Riddle, and Sam
a.
i body was taken to the
of the parents, Mr. and Mrs.
I Leatherw ood, at Lake Juna
ta await the funeral hour,
?ford Funeral Home was
irge.
hving are one son, Howard
jrrwood; the parents, Mr.
?fr* Frank Leatherwood of
'Sw Murder?rPage 3)
fcre Dance Proceeds
p Given To Charity
Proceeds from the Waynes
flarcees' square dance Sat
p night at the Armory
"ned over to charity for me
^ristmas, according to an
?Moment by Bill Burgin,
of the Junior Chamber,
addition to the admission
W, additional contributions
W sought from those at the
*. Containers will be set up
^ dance floor to receive
e donations.
I
^ay. variable cloudiness.
**? windy. Friday, sunny and
toal Wayncsvilic temperature
I Wed by the State Test
Mas. Mln. Rainfall
- 94 23
???- 66 IB
? 37 47 1.-47
Korean Ambassador In Brief Speech Here
Warns 'The Japanese Have Not Changed'
Dogs Killed
Found Free
From Rabies
killed this week in
Haywood County have been found
to be free of rabies, according to
tests conducted by the State Health
Department's laboratory in Ra
leigh.
One of the dogs bit Carroll Is
rael, 5, of the Dutch Cove road in
the Morning Star community. Dr.
A. R. Riegg, veterinarian, said
that the Israel boy was bitten on
the left cheek when he picked up
the dog which had been fighting
with other dogs. The dog died
that night and its head was later
sent to the state laboratory for
analysis.
The other dog was shot by Dog
Warden Ernest Chambers in Bur
nette Cove on Big East Fork Mon
day.
A third dog, reported frothing
at the mouth, was seen on the
Queentown road in the lower end
of Henson Cove, Center Pigeon,
but it escaped into a woods in the
vicinity.
Inspectors Bill Milner and Jack
Arrington of the Haywood County
Health Department urged that dog
owners, seeking to dispose of their
pets, refrain from letting them out!
on the highways. This practice of
ten leads to the spread of rabies,
they added. Instead, dog owners
were requested to call the Health
Department or Mr. Chambers at
his office.
Lions Dime Board
Will Open Friday
The Waynesville Lions Club's an
nual Christmas "Dime Board" will
be put into operation about noon
Friday, Charles Woodard, Lions
chairman in charge of the board,
said today.
Money contributed to the fund
will be used to provide warm cloth
ing for underprivileged children.
Mr. Woodard explained.
By BOB CONWAY
Mountaineer Staff Writer _
A comparison of the Korean peo
ple with those of other Asiatic na
tions?China. Japan and India?
was drawn by the Republic of
Korea's ambassador to the United
States, Dr. You Chan Yang, who
spoke here briefly Tuesday after
noon before several members of
the Lions Club at Spaldon's.
The ambassador stopped here in
the afternoon after earlier appear
ances Tuesday at Candler and
Cherokee. His brief tour of West
ern North Carolina was made under
the joint sponsorship of the States
ville Lions Club and the North
Carolina Patriotic Order of Sons
of America.
Dr. Yang characterized the Ko
rean people as "the scholars of the
Orient , . . known for their interest
in culture, history, art and inven
tions."
Pointing out that the country
was once known as "The Land of
the Morning Calm," Dr. Yang said
(See Ambassador?Page 8)
Livestock And
Home Art Project
Now Has $6,514
The fund for buildings and im
provement of the 15-acre tract for
the Livestock and Home Arts ex
hibits now totals $6,514, according
to James Kirkpatrick. county audi
tor. Of this amount, $5,500 was
donated by two Haywood indus
tries?Champion Paper and Fibre
Company giving $5,000 and Caro
lina Power and Light Company,
$500.
The $1,014 came from 1953 tax
es. Auditor Kirkpatrick said that
about $1,900 per year will be add
ed to the fund from a rate of half
a cent per $100 valuation. With a
bout half the 1953 taxes already
paid, the fund realized over half
of the estimated $1,900 for the
current year.
C. C. Francis, chairman of the
board of commissioners, said no
definite plans had been made for
starting work on the buildings or
the grounds.
United Fund
Donations
Top $21,500
Contributions to the ^Caftton
Bethel-fJlyde United Fund have
now passed the $21,500 mark, cam
paign officials have reported. Th$
goal of the drive is $32,229,
The remainder of the sum
sought is expected to come in
from business firms and individu
als.
At a meeting of United Fund
directors in Canton Monday night,
Kin McNeil of Bethel was elected
president of the organization for
1954.
Other officers are Johnny Barnes,
first vice president; Paul Murray,
second vice president; Ralph
Bailey, secretary and J. E. Reister,
treasurer.
At the annual membership meet
ing, held prior to the director's
meeting that same evening, Paul
Murray presented the report of the
nominating committee for the 1954
board of directors.
Members of the board of direc
tors are as follows;
To serve one year ? Turner
Cathey, Fred J. Ferguson, L. E.
Gates, Grover C. Haynes, Paul
Murray, Glenn Simmons, Mrs. R.
W Scholl and J. E. Wilkinson.
Two years?W. S. Harvey. Rev.
C. J. Lime, R. M. McKennish, F. I.
Newman. J. E. Reister, Henry Sea
man. Hugh Terriil and Mrs. J. R.
McCracken.
Elected for three years are ? J.
M. Barnes. Carlton Corzine, Dr.
H. A. Matthews, Kin McNeil, J. R.
Sechcrest. Loranzo Smathers, Mrs.
Noah Swofford and J. E. Wilkin
son. "
Dr. H. A. Matthews, the retiring
presidertt expressed his apprecia
tion for the cooperaiton he has re
ceived during the first year.
Agencies Renew Assistance
Offer Towards Health Center
Lions Party
For Blind
Set Sunday
The annual Christmas party for
the blind of Haywood County,
sponsored by the Lions Clubs of
Waynesville, Canton, and Clyde
will be held from 2 until 4 p.m.
Sunday in the Clyde School cafe
teria, it was announced today.
The program will include:
Readings by Mrs. W. E. Carter
of Lake Junaluska and by Gail
Kirkpatrick of Ratcliffe Cove,
East Waynesville School student;
string music and ballad singing by
Jimmy Haynie of Canton and
musical selections on the accor
dion and other instruments by
Gordon Woody of Fines Creek, a
blind person.
Miss Pauline Williams, case
worker for the blind in Haywood
County, who is herself blind, will
conduct games, for the sightless
guests. Dr. Hugh Matthews of
Canton will act as master of cere
monies for the party..
Fruit baskets and gifts will be
distributed and refreshments will
be served.
There are approximately SO
blind persons in the county; about
45 of these are expected to attend
the party Sunday, Lions officials
said.
Ministers Name
New Officers For
County Group
The Rev. Malcolm R. William
son, pastor of the Waynesville
Presbyterian Church wai elected
president of the Haywood County
Ministerial Association at a meet
ing held Monday night at Long's
Chapel. He succeeds the Rev.
Horace Smith, pastor of the First
Baptist Church at Canton.
Other new officers elected are
the Rev. Ray Hahn, pastor of the
Hazelwood Methodist, vice-presi
dent; and Mssjor Cecil Brown of
the Salvation Army, secretary
treasurer. Committee chairmen
are the Rev. Archie Graham, pas
tor of the Hazelwood Presbyterian
Church, radio; the Rev. George
Starr, pastor of Clyde Central
Methodist, program; and the Rev
ElmA* Greene, Haywood Baptist
Associational Worker, moral and
civic welfare committee.
Carver Reports Burley
Average Of 66 Cents
Joe Carver of Jonathan Creek
this week reported a sale of 2,936
pounds of burley tobacco for $1,
945.20?an average of 66 1/4 cents
a pound.
Mr. Carver listed these totals
on his tobacco, sold at the Ber
nard-Walker warehouse at Ashe
ville: 2,248 pounds at 68 cents a
pound, 292 pounds at 64 cents, and
396 pounds at 58 cents.
Miss Nancy Francis On Tour
Miss Nancy Francis, student at
Greensboro College, is on a tour
this week with the College Glee
Club. The Glee Club Is giving con
certs in North and South Carolina
and will return to Greensboro Sun
day night. Miss Francis, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Francis, is a
member of the sophomore class
and is majoring in music.
MORE TOURIST BUSINESS was the topic of conversation here as
Fred Whltaker. left, head of the N. C. Tourist Bureau, discussed
phases of the Industry with L. E. DeVous, president of the
Haywood Tourist group just prior to the meeting held here Mon
day evening. (Mountaineer Photo).
Tourist Operators Urged
To Promote Organization
$3428 In Court
Fines Paid Into
County Treasury
JV B. Slier, elerk of court,
handed over a check of
31 to James Kirkpatrlck, county
auditor, yesterday morning, rep
resenting fines and forfeitures
of the recent term of court. The
total fines for the term was a
bout $7,000, Mr. Siler said, but
under a new law, forfeited bonds
must be held 30 days or until
the next term of court.
Auditor Kirkpatrick estimat
ed that the cost of the Novem
ber term of court will be about
$3,500. His records show 92,
317 already paid out, and other
bills totaling about $1,200 on
hand.
Glenn W. Brown
Named President
Of Haywood Bar
(See Picture Page Eight)
Glen W. Brown was named
president of the Haywood County
bar association Wednesday morn
ing. at the annual meeting of the
Association in the Law Library
at the Courthouse. Mr. Brown suc
ceeds F. E. Alley, Jr., as president.
Sidney Truejsdale of Canton was
named as secretary-treasurer, suc
ceding Mr. Brown in that post.
James H. Howell, Jr., was re
elected as Librarian.
The Association drafted a cal
endar for the January term of
court which will be presided over
by Judge Hoyle Sink. The Associa
tion also went on record naming a
committee to draft a resolution
commending Judge Susie Sharp
for the manner in which she so ef
ficiently conducted the November
term of court in Haywood.
Present indications are that the
January term of court will not be
too heavy, and will probably be
concluded the first week.
"Organization Is the key to a
better tourist business."
1'iiat was the theme of the advice
given to the Haywood County High
landers-Monday night by Fred A.
Whitaker, director of the State
Tourist Bureau, who spoke at a
meeting of the tourist facility ope
rators.
The state ofTicial warned tourist
operators that there will be less
"spare money" next summer, so
that the industry will have to work
harder to increase its business or
maintain past levels of activity.
Mr. Whitaker compared the pro
motion of the travel industry to
selling a product.
"The primary steps in selling are
to know and identify your pro
duct?the Western North Carolina
mountains in this "case."
He stressed the importance of
organization "to establish line of
communication from the individual
(See Tourist?Page 8>
? I
Bill Hembree Is
Re-Elected Head
Aliens Creek CDP
Bill Hembree was re-elected
chairman of the Aliens Creek
Community Development Pro
gram at the annual business ses
sion Monday evening.
Rev. C. L. Allen was named
vice chairman, as well as commun
ity photographer, while Mrs. Ben
nie Joe Craig was named secre
tary of the group, and Joe Moody
treasurer.
Hart Allen was named reporter,
and Miss Mildred Chambers will
be in charge of the scrapbook for
the year.
Rufus Silcr is chairman of the
committee to purchase supplies for
the Christmas boxes which will be
distributed again this season.
The group also named Mrs. Fred
Farmer as coach for the girl's bas
ketball team, and Charles "Spud''
Walton coach of the boys' team.
The Aliens Creek group won
$100 for the fifth place annual
county award last month In the
CDP contest here in Haywood.
Federal-State Agency
Offers To Contribute
70% Towards
Health Center
Indications today were that the
question of a Health Center will
come up again, and be a paramount
question before the board of com
missioners.
The project was revived here
Tuesday night as two representa
tives of the State Board of Health,
meeting with the Haywood Board
of Health, told local officials that
they had until July to take advan
tage of the offer of the federal
government paying 70.4 per cent
of the cost of the project.
The same proposition came up
last June, and several groups ap
peared before the commissioners
asking that they Include $17,000 in
the 1953 budget to take care of the
health center. The commissioners
took the matter under considera
tion, and on July 6th in their reg
ular first Monday meeting, formal
ly turned down the proposition.
At the time, the motion was
made by Frank M. Davis that the
commissioners proceed with the
project. There being no second
to the motion, the matter died. AH
three commissioners at the time
made lengthy statements as to their
stands.
Mr. Davis, of course, pointing out
the need, and the liberal aid from
the Federal government, with the
county paying $17,000 for a $60,000
building.
C. C. Francis at the time said
"the project is not being turned
down for good, we are just pro
longing action."
Jarvis H. Allison pointed out
"not enough people have shown
an-iatevMt itr-the project for U.
to go ahead."
This morning Mr. Francis said
that last July the current budget
was almost completed, and there
was not enough time to thoroughly
study the project, and not enough
time to make the necessary chang
es in the proposed budget.
He said the representatives of
the State Board of Health here
Tuesday night said about 25 such
health centers had been completed
in the state, and some 20 others in
the process of construction.
Mr. Francis said he expected that
those citizens favoring the project
last July would renew their efforts
now, and hold conferences with the
commissioners relative to taking
action.
Many people showed consider
able disappointment in the fact
that the project was not accepted
last year. It was pointed out that
the commissioners could on the
basis of last year's rate, reduced
the rate five cents and still built
the health center. The rate was
reduced ten cents per $100 and
the health center proposal rejected.
L. Z. Messer New
Chairman CDP
In Ratcliffe Cove
By MRS. MARK GALLOWAY
Community Reporter
L. Z. Messer was named chair
man of the Ratcliffe Cove Com
munity Development Program, at
the meeting held Tuesday evening.
Mr. Messer succeeds Hugh Rat
cliffe.
Other officers for 1954 included:
Lem Leopard, vice president; Mrs.
Ward Kirkpatrick, secretary; R. C.
Francis, treasurer; Mrs. Algie Rat
cliffe. reporter: Mrs. Mark Gallo
way. recreation; Mrs. James Med
ford, program; Mrs. Carol Jones,
scrapbook; and Mrs. Bob Caldwell,
Insurance.
(See L. Z. Messer?Page 8)
Highway
Record For
1953
In Haywood
(To Dote)
Killed.::: 4
Injured.... 50
(This Information Ma
piled from Jte?.rds of
State Highway PatroL) ^
Master Plan For Maggie
Valley Nears Completion
Members of the Maggie Valley
Planning Board met last Friday
and Saturday with graduate design
students and faculty representing
the Department of City and Re
gional Planning, at the University
of North Carolina.
An over-all master plan with
zoning and sub-division control and
building code is being developed
concerning a systematic and desir
able long-range development for
the Valley.
The planning program, now in
the third phase, has been in pro
gress for the last 18 months. Plans
are to have the completed maps
and blueprints of the Valley com
pleted by January 19th. _
The following attended the con
ference in Chapel Hill: William A.I
Bradley. James Plott, Sr., Carl Hen
ry and Bernard O'Connor. Working
with the Maggie Valley group and I
the designers at Chapel Hill are
representatives of TVA and Wil->
iinm Wilhelm, of the National.Park
Service.
"The Maggie Valley Is one of the
few remaining important and un
spoiled entrances to the Great
Smokies, and Cherokee Reserva
tion," Mr. Bradley, spokesman for
the group, said.
J. L. ELWOOD IN HOSPITAL
J. L. El wood is a patient at Mis
sion Hospital, Asheville, where he
underwent surgery a few days ago.
More Families Need Help,
Two Local Agencies Report
A survey made by The Moun
taineer yesterday revealed -there ,
will be a larger list of needy fam
ilies this year than last.
The survey was based on reports
of Mrs. Sam Queen, superintend
ent of the Welfare Department,
and Major Cecil Brown, in charge :
of Salvation Army work in Hay- i
wood.
Mrs. Queen said they were re- I
ceivinng more requests for assist- i
ance this year than last, and thus
far. it looked like they would have 1
a list of about 50 families deserv
ing assistance. Already organiza- I
tions and individuals have asked <
for about 15 of the families- 1
Major Brown said that last year
the Salvation Army gave out 25 <
family baskets. This year the num- '
ber required will be 40, she said.
She also plans to have a Christmas t
tree for 655 children in six moun
tain areas. For her program. Ma
jor Brown said she would need '
about $800. For this she plans to
have the kettle put in service on .
the streets starting Saturday.
"Our need is money," she said,
in explaining that other groups ask 1
for toys to be repaired to give out
during the Christmas session. Ma- j
jor Brown said she could use good
serviceable clothing which is need
ed in many places.
She cited Just four typical cases {
which are in need of assistance: j
Case 1 ? an aged mother, bed '
Fast, being cared for by an invalid (
daughter, who must do all the
house work on crutches. 1
Case 2?a family of 8, father out 1
jf work. Children's ages, 9, 7, twins >
t, 2 and 9 months. f
Case 3?father and mother ill.M
ind a 2-year-old child in the home. I
(See More Families?Page 8) 1 s
Jaycee Banquet To Honor
Mountaineers And Coaches ,
Waynesville's undefeated Blue
Ridge Conference championship
football team and its three coaches
S'ill be honored at a pubHc ban
luet in January under the spon
sorship of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce.
Coaches Weatherby, Jaynes, and
swift, the Mountaineer lettermen.
ind junior varsity members will
ittend as guests and approximately
100 tickets will be sold by the Jay
:ees to the public.
The program will include award
ng of the Blue Ridge Conference
rophy by a representative of the
\sheville Army Store, and present
ition of football letters by Coach
iVeatherby.
The principal speaker, still to be
selected, probably will be a coach
or former player from one of the
large colleges or universities in
this part of the country.
Tentatively scheduled are game
films and a showing of 3-D color
(See Banquet?Page 8)
Asheville Lists
$55.19 Average
An average of 855.19 was paid
for 371.060 pounds of burley to
bacco on the Asheville market
yesterday, according to unoffici
al reports.
Other burley market averages
were:
West Jefferson. $53.41; Greens
ville. 854.40; Johnson City,
853.18, and Knoxvtlle. $55.88.