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Isn't Spring,
Is Perfumed
I You Smell
I Christmas comes, can Spring
(u- behind?
jjb'U have to wait several
pths yet to get a sniff of
^ (lowers, but?right in the
Hie of the Christmas season
The Mountaineer brings you
jdvance smell of the season
p a young man's fancy light
Urns to thoughts of what
I have been thinking about
rinter.
i the first time in our hls
ie are printing a scented
ipaper?with the essence of
hds being supplied by a lead
soap firm. An ad is being
uored by a local grocery,
i will give away orchids to
k purchaser of the soap this
fcw much of this perfume will
ark our readers we do not
mv. We do know that an ounce
id a half of perfume concsen
ate is something! Our shop
id our entire staff is saturat
I with it, and no matter how
feasant a perfume is, in the
?eentrated form it is ' some
ing else again.
If you don't detect the delight
I odor, stop in the next time
h are down the street and we
t confident there will still be
uio of the perfume left. The
hcrtiser would probably say,
letter still, buy a dozen bars
I the soap and see for your
If you can endure a pun, we
(lit say that today's Mountain
lis scent-sational.
lerty And Order **
passed By
?crican Heritage
Kberty and Order" were the
its of discussion of the Ameri
kHvritage Group Friday evening.
|?sored by the Haywood County
ftlic Library. The subject was
N on a chapter in Commang
's compilation of great American
?dings. "Living Ideas in Ameri
Liberty and order, it was pointed
t can be the two extremes of
imunal living, absolute liberty
ing anarchy, and absolute order
W a complete limitation on
man action or will. The rights
government in a democracy are
Wished somewhere between.
One point of special interest and
ttssion in the group was pointed
1 by author Commanger that
?dom of speech is an absolute
pcitv in a democracy if the
pocracy is to be maintained.
We must be able to speak, talk
P'Tite what they think in order
I the government know what it
> or should do. Vocal minori
?re indispensable,
ke American Heritage Group*
neet again Friday, January 8.
and Mrs. William Cherry
I children. Jack, Jill, and Doug
of the Soco Gap Road, are
today for Detroit to spend
totmas wjth Mrs. Cherry's fath
f*- G. Stewart.
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shopping days
19 christmas
RAIN* ~
J'l. windy and cool today
?f cloudy and rath^V mild
?day
"Icial Wayneavllle temperature
Spiled by the State Teat Farm
* Max. Mln. Rainfall
' 17 28 6 ? I
L 10
? ??? 32 0 _
i M ' -
U 30 15 ?
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Postal workers met mountains
of mail for the past three days,
and according to Postmaster Enos
Boyd, "There will be a lot of mail
ing yet, because we have sold
thousands of stamps this morn
ing."
Saturday started off the 3-days
of extra heavy mail, the postmast
er reported, with a large number
of pieces of parcel post coming in
on every mail.
Sunday's mail ? was equally
heavy, and today it looked like
"everybody wrote cards Sunday"
the postal workers explained.
The incoming mails are running
pretty well on time, the Postmast
er said.
The mail this mormng was heav
ier than the postal forces had ex
pected. Long lines were waiting
at times, as postal workers work
ed as fast as possible to handle
the heavy increase of mail.
The post office workers are
clearing up each day's mail be
fore leaving the office. The rural
carriers are putting in extra time
at night getting their next day's
j deliveries ready for distribution.
Needy Children
Will Be Guests
At Yule Tree
Needy children of the Waynes
ville area will be guests at the an
nual Community Christmas Tree,
sponsored by the Waynesville Wo
man's Club, to be held at 3:30
p.m. Wednesday at the courthouse.
Candy will be distributed to all
children, while the younger ones
will also receive toys.
A Christmas message will be
presented by the Rev. Earl H.
Brendall, pastor of First Metho
dist Church, and special music
will be offered by the Junior
Choir of the First Baptist Church
under the direction of Charles
Isley.
Mrs. Raymond Lane, club presi
dent, will bring greetings.
Mrs. C. F. Kirkpatrick, chairman
of the event, Is asking for dona
tions of new or good used toys, to
be left with her or with Mrs.
Henry Foy.
Assisting with the event are
Mrs. E. J. Stanmyre, Mrs. Charles
Ray, Mrs. H. L. Baughman. Mrs.
Henry Foy, Mrs. Joe Stanelli, Miss
Robina Miller, Miss Pearl John
son, Miss Louise Ballard, Miss Ray
Ballard, Mrs. Hooper Alexander,
Mrs. J. W. Killian, Mrs. John
Hipps, Mrs. Lane, Mrs. Virgil
Smith, Mrs. Jesse Lamar, Mrs. J.
H. Howell, Miss Ann Albright, and
Mrs. C. F. Fowler.
Ellen's Announces
Opening Oi Shop
The opening of Ellen's Infant's
and Children's Wear Shop, located
next to the Park Theatre, is being
announced today in the advertising
pages of The Mountaineer.
The owner, Mrs. Ellen Strickland, j
said that she will carry nationally
advertised lines of clothing for in
fants and c hildren through 12
years of age. In the spring, she
added .she will stock lines of wear
for the "sub-teen" set.
Mrs. Strickland operated a gift
shop at Cherokee for 12 years.
JOHNNY JOHNSON has been
1 named president of the Chamber
| of Commerce.
JONATHAN WOODY has been
named vice president of the
Chamber of Commerce,
M. R. WHISENHl'NT has been
re-elected as treasurer ot the
Chamber of Commerce.
Johnson Named Head
Chamber Commerce
UTD Record
Check Set
For Jan. 15
Record books kept on farm ope
ration for the Unit Test Demon
stration program (pilot farms) will
be summarized by state UTD rep
resentatives at a meeting January
15 in the commissioners room at
the courthouse. County Agent
Wayne Franklin announced today.
Mr. Franklin pointed out that
farmers should have record books
up to date, with all items of in
come and expenses entered for the
year 1953. (
The county agent also explained:
"In order for the program to
continue in the county and for you
to be eligible for phosphate, it is
fjj?ecessary that your record book be
filled out by you and summarized
by the group at this meeting; there
fore, if you find it impossible to
bring your record book in on that
date, then arrange for some mem
ber of your family to bring your
record book to the meeting.
"All UTD farmers are entitled
to buy ammonium nitrate this year
for all crops for which the Experi
ment Station recommends nitrogen.
UTD farmers will be able to pur
chase this material by preparing
requisitions for about $5.00 per ton
cheaper than other farmers can
purchase it.
"We would like for you to be
thinking about what your needs
I will be for ammonium nitrate for
1954, and you will be contacted
! for making out your requizition.
According to the latest information,
there will be plenty of ammonium
nitrate to supply each UTD farm
er with all the nitrate they will
need."
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LIONS ATTEND CONCERT
The Waynesville Lions Club dis
cussed Christmas projects at their ;
meeting Thursday night at Spal
don's and then adjourned early to
attend the Christmas concert giv
en by the Waynesville High School
band and chorus.
Johnny Johnson has been named
' president of the Chamber of Com
merce, succeeding Dr. Boyd Owen.
Mr. Johnson assumes office the
first of January. Other officers
include Jonathan Woody, vice pres
ident. and M. R. Whisenhunt was
re-elected treasurer. Mr. Johnson
served as vice president during the
past year.
The three officers make up the
executive committee,
j Chairmen of the various com
! mittees of the organization and also
! directors, are as follows:
Industry?W. A. Bradley.
Agriculture?H. M. Dulin.
Tourist?L. E. DeVous.
Advertising and publicity ? W.
Curtis Kuss.
Finance?C. G. Thompson.
Promotion and entertainment?
[ Charles E. Ray.
Banquet?Dr. Boyd Owen.
Manufacturing?L. Kim Barber.
Historical Commission?James L.
Kilpatrick.
Highways?D. Keeveg Noland.
Other directors are: Heinz Roll
man. H. P. McCarroll, Ralph Sum
merrow, Kenneth Fry, Joe Cline.
Hye Sheptowitch, Carl- Henry, R
N. Barber, Jr., John Carver: Rev.
James W. Fowler, Jr., Lawrence'
Davis, and G. C. Ferguson.
Mrs. Louise Marley continues as
acting secretary.
The new board will meet the sec
ond Tuesday in January to formally j
formulate plans and a program for '
the coming year.
Schedule
Announced
For Holidays
The majority of workers in the
Waynesville area will enjoy a
three-day holiday during Christ
mas?including Sunday. Some will
get more time oft; others less.
Stores and banks will be closed
I Christmas day and the day follow
ing. To accommodate shoppers,
stores will remain open until 9 p.
m. tonight and Wednesday night,
but will close G p.m. on Thursday,
Offices in the courthouse will
close at noon Thursday for the re
mainder of the week, with two
exceptions ? the Home Agent's of
fice and the Health Department.
The .Home Agent's office will be j
closed for the next two weeks,
while the Health Department's
doors will Wednesday
evening for the rest of the week.
The Town of Wiaynesville's of-1
fice will close Thursday at noon,
and open Saturday for a half day.
Schools were dismissed Friday j
afternoort and will resume classes
on Monday, January 4.
The Haywood County Public Li
brary will be closed from Wednes-i
day through the remainder of the
week.
Eileen Gerringer Chosen
Sweetheart Of Key Club
(See picture?Pa*e 2)
Lovely Eileen Gerringer,
Waynesville High senior, was nam
ed Key Club Sweetheart at the or
ganization's "Calendar Dance" at
the Elks Club Saturday night.
Twelve others of Waynesville's
fairest were named by the Key
Club to represent the 12 months of
the year. The calendar queens,
their school class'and their attend
ants were:
"Miss January" ? Bette Liner,
freshman (Charles Bridges).
"Miss February" ? Sandra
Thatcher, junior (Roy Callahan).
"Miss March"?Jackee Carswell,;
junior (John Calhoun).
"Miss April" ? Florence Ann
Bowles, sophomore (Jack Swanger).
"Miss May" ? D o d y Prevost,
freshman (Park Winter).
"Miss June"?Kathryn McCrack
en, sophomore (Ted Rogers).
"Miss July"?Dale Hall, sopho
more (Jimmy Frady).
"Miss August" ? Judy Abbott,
junior (Charlie Carpenter).
"Miss September"?Jeanne Brad
ley, senior (Tom Cogdill).
"Miss October"?Mary Sue Mor-|
Kan, senior, was unable to attend
the dance.
"Miss November"?Sue Morgan,
freshman 'Stuart Roberson).
"Miss December" ? Betty Bal
linger. junior iRiy Rouser).
Miss Gerringer and the 12 calen
dar queens were presented at the
Key Club dance, are featured on a
special WTHS calendar now being
sold by the club. Miss Prevost and
Miss Abbott were attendants to
Miss Gerringer.
The calendars, whjch sell for 50
cents, are now on sale at Rogers
Electric. Sheppe's, Stovall's Five
and Ten Cent Store, Cloth Shop.
Garrett's Furniture Store. Fire
stone Store, and Kurt Cans Jew
elry.
Ted Rogers served as chairman
of the Key Club calendar commit
tee, which also Included Stanley
Williamson, club president; Don
Shaw. Tyker Miller, Bill McElroy,
Gene Davis, and Stuart Roberson.
Dr. W. M. Nance of the Waynes
ville Kiwanis Club is Key Club
advisor.
Ro-Search Business Form
Printed In 4 Languages
I
Rotarians Hear
Christmas Music
Rotarians heard a program of
Christmas music Friday from mem
bers of the Hifh School Chorus, |
under the direction of Charles
Isley, with Sylvia Newell at the
piano.
Those taking part included: Do
lores Hembree, Sara Boone, Bar
bara Jones, Carol Webb. Betty
Hoglan. Bill Crawford. Lowell Ed
wards, Dick Hoglan and George
Wilson.
The club enjoyed fruit from a
Florida Rotarian who spends his
summers here, and presented past
president Dave Felmet with a piece
of luggage.
Lt. Jack F. Hogan has Just re
turned to his home base at Law- ]
son Field, Columbus, Ga., after i
taking flight training at Southern
Pines, N. C. Lt. and Mrs. Hogan
and their two daughters hope to
spend Christmas weekend with his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Hogan
of Waynesville. Route 4. and her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fran
cis of Francis Cove.
Habla usted Espanol? Parlcz vous
Francais? Spreehen sie Deutsch?
Frankly, we don't either, but
neverthless. The Mountaineer's job
presses are turning out one busi
ness form in four different lan
guages?English, Spanish, 'French,
and German.
This business form?for month
ly production reports ? is being
printed for Ro-Search, Inc., a sub
sidiary of Wellco Shoe Corp., which
sells its shoes in a number of for
eign countries.
Among shoe production items
mentioned on the sheet are" slip
pers?identified as "pantuflas" in J
Spanish, "pantouflles" in Frenqh,!
and "pantoffel" in German.
Beach sandals become "sandalias
de Playa" in Spanish, "Sandales de
Plage" in French, and "Bade San
dalen" in German. i
High heel shoes are "Zapatos ta
con alto" in Spanish, "Chaussures!
a Talon Haut" in French, and
"Schuhe mit hohem Absatz," in
German.
And rubber boots are called
"Botas de goma" in Spanish,
"Bottes en Caoutchouc" in French,
and "Gummistiefel" in German.
Whether yoi^ have mastered the ,
Spanish, French, and German {
tongues or not, you can understand j
that Waynesville's business is in- ,
terational. 'c
c
Annual Christmas Edition ;
To Be Published Wednesday ?
The annual Christmas issue of The -Mountaineer will i
be published at noon Wednesday. j'
In this issue, scores of business firms and individuals *
will take the opportunity to express holiday greetings to s
their friends and customers. The issue will also contain i
special features, pictures, and stories. . j'
All news for the Christmas edition should be sub
mitted to The Mountaineer office by 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Generous Response To
Needy Families Made
By Citizens Of Area
Hazelwood Baptists Raise
Funds For New Sanctuary
' i
Next Mountaineer
To Be Published
On Wednesday
Because of the Christmas
holidays and the present heavy
flow of mail through the post
cffice, the second edition of
The Mountaineer this week will
be published at noon Wednes
day instead of on Thursday.
The Mountaineer business and
circulation offices will close at
noon Thursday and reopen as
usual next Monday morning.
Next Monday's issue of The
Mountaineer will be omitted,
but regular editions will be re
sumed on Thursday.
Power Goes Off
As Cold Causes
Wires To Snap
Electric power went off in some
sections of the Waynesville area
Friday morning when cold weath
er caused lines to snap in a field
near the railroad depot.
Hoy Wright, manager of the loc
al Carolina Power and Light of
fice, explained that metal con
tracts during cold weather and
sometimes breaks when structural
weaknesses are present.
The power first Went off about
3:30 a.m. It was restored in some
sections in about a half hour, but
not until after 7 a.m. in others.
This was the town's second pow
er failure this month. On Tuesday,
December 1, a transformer fuse
blew out about 5 p.m., causing
power to be off for more than an
hour in the south and west sec
tions of Waynesville. A number
of families that night ate supper
by candlelight.
Kiwanis To Collect
Gifts For Children
The Waynesville Kiwanis Club
will hold their annual Christmas
party at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mag- 1
gie School, President Bob Win
chester announced today. The j
event will also be celebrated as
"Ladies Night."
Kiwanians and their wives have
been given the names of two under-'
privileged children for whom they |
are to bring two wrapped Christ
mas gifts. The packages are to be
distributed at another Kiawnis
party for children at the armory
this week.
LARGE TANK INSTALLED
Tom Lee has just installed an
other large gasoline storage tank
at his service station on Main
Street. The tank holds 7,068 gal
lons, he said.
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History was made at the Hazel
wood Baptist Sunday when $1,015.
00 was collected for the building
fund in addition to the regular
offering. This special Christmas
offering was promoted by the
Board of Deacons headed by co
chairman Jerry Hogers and Ho
bert Williams.
For the past three months the
offering toward the building fund
has totalled approximately $1,000.
00 per month, it was anounced by
the pastor, the Rev. John I. Kizer.
Plans have been submitted for the
new church and are currently un
der consideration, and it is hoped
that actual construction can begin
j sometime in the spring.
Children of the Hazelwood Bap
j tist Church will present their
Christmas program Wednesday
night at 7:30, after which they will
receive their annual Christmas
treat.
4-H Exchange Club
To Make Plans
For Bay Staters
An important meeting of the
Haywood County 4-H Exchange
Club will be held at 7:30 p.m. to
night in the commissioners room
at the courthouse to make plans
for entertaining Exchange Club
members from Berkshire County,
Massachusetts, who are due to
visit tiere-in July.
Last July some 37 Haywood
? countians, including 4-H clubbers,
; assistant county agents Jean Child
| ers and Cecil Wells, chaperones,
and a bus driver, visited in Massa
chusetts for 11 days.
The meeting of the club, which
includes a number of members
now in college, will be presided
over by Weaver Hipps, president.
Economist - CPA Joins
Closman Service Staff
Dr. Zoltan Szentivanyi. an econ
omist and certified public account
ant, has joined the staff of Clos
man Business Service, 425 Main
St., C. E. Closman announced to
day.
Dr. Szentivanyi, associated with
Wellco Shoe Corp. for several i
years, has also worked for a treas-1
ury department in a foreign coun
try and other large firms in the
United States and Europe.
The Closman firm specializes in
bookkeeping, tax consultation, and
business systems.
Betty Noland On Honor Roll
Miss Betty A. Noland. a mem
ber of the junior class at Appaia-!
chian State Teachers College, was
included on the honor roll of the
college for the fall term. Miss
Noland is spending the holidays
with her parents.
Fisher Discusses Results
Of 1953 PMA Program
Haywood county farmers are
-ooperating with the federal gov
ernment in an effort to conserve
>ur soil and water resources, ac
-ording to Floyd Fisher, chairman
>f the County ASC Committee.
On November 6. 1953, the initial
'losing date for farmers to request
ederal cost-sharing under the 1954
Agricultural Conservation Program, |
i85 Haywood county farmers indi
cted their intention to cooperate
n the program. These farms re
luested $120,000.00 in federal as
islance, Mr. Fisher said.
The county was allocated only
i57.000 to be used in sharing with
he farmer part of the cost of carry
ng out needed conservation prac
ices. Mr. Fisher pointed out that
he establishment of legume and
;rass vegetative cover as a part of
and-use adjustments and initiating
ystematic crop rotations is an im
>ortant part of the 1953 Agricul
tural Conservation Program.
Some 585 farmers In the county
?equested cost-sharing for 6,000
,cres for the establishment of per
manent protective cover. Federal
cost-sharing on seed, lime, and
commercial fertilizers essential to i
such establishment is provided for \
in the program. Mr. Fisher says
that farmers have requested cost- j
sharing for establishing more per
manent pasture than in any prev
ious year.
"Some of the farmers who have
been given approvals will prob
ably not be able to carry out the i
practice by the date specified by
the county committee and the
money set up for these practices
will be returned to the county
pool." he said. "The county com
mittee has decided that they will
accept farmers' requests for cost
sharing throughout the program
year, and requests filed will be
accepted and given consideration j
to the extent available funds per- ,
mit. at each regular monthly meet-1
irg of the county committee."
All farmers may file requests
with the county committee at the
county ASC 'PN1A> office, located
(See PMA?Page ?)
Most Agencies
Nearing Quota For
Needy Cases In
This Section.
The citizens of this community
opened their hearts and pocket
books and are showing the true
Christmas spirit in helping some
who are not so fortunate.
A survey by The Mountaineer
this morning showed that about
36 family cases has been assigned
by the Welfare Department, which
leaves oniy six families that need
a sponsor in order that they may
have a cheery Christmas.
The Salvation Army is half-way
their quota of cash in providing
for 40 other deserving families ac
cording to Major Cecil Brown.
Mrs. Sam Queen, superintendent
of the Welfare Department, re
ported that 36 of the original 42
cases as published in The Moun
taineer. had been assigned as of
ten o'clock this morning. Two local
churches, the Baptists and Metho
dists, selected 10 families each
this morning.
The National Association of
Foremen's Clubs, at Dayton, took
three families to assist.
Many individuals have been as
signed families to help during the
holidays.
Mrs. Queen said that she had
had several new requests this
morning, and case workers were
checking the details. "As we as
sign a case or two, here comes oth
ers that are also deserving" she
explained.
Major Brown said her need,*
called ' for $800 in cash in or
der to provide for 40 families, and
to give a Christmas tree treat to
625 children in the remote sec
tions of the county. As of this
morning. Major Brown had about
$400 in cash.
One Waynesville citizen called
Major Brown and gave a check to
cover the expenses of providing
for a family of seven children and
ine parents.
Major Brown said the average
cost of a food basket for a family
that size ran about $15, and she
tried to limit toys to $2 per child.
Salvation Army workers, com
posed of Major Brown, and five
assistants, began the day after
Thanksgiving in wrapping pack
ages and preparing for the Christ
mas needs of deserving families.
She and her helpers will begin
Tuesday morning making deliver
ies, and it will take two full days
to complete the task, she said.
One full day, which will probably
be the 26th, is required to go into
the Big Bend section and de
liver packages to three families.
Most of the trip is made by jeep,
then a long hike, and even wading
the river is part of the task re
quired to reach the Big Bend fami
lies.
The food baskets and toys are
delivered at the same time by the
Salvation Army staff.
Included in the Salvation Army
program this year are six com
munity Christmas trees. Two ser
vices have been held, and one
will be given tonight, one Tuesday,
and one Wednesday, with the last
one scheduled for Saturday night.
The Lions Club are operating
their dime board through Christ
mas eve. They have a goal of
$1,500 which they are using to
provide clothing for deserving
children in the area. Most of the
children have already been out
fitted. The leaders of the club
project said, that contributions
were coming in satisfactorily, "but
we can use considerably more
than we now have on hand."
LOCAL STORES OPEN MONDAY AND-WEDNESDAY, EVENINGS UNTIL 9
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I * ? MM , lAt , 1 a- ti
Highway '
Record For
1953
In Haywood
(To Dote)
Killed.::: 4
Injured.... 53
(ThU Inform, tloo Mm
piled from Reeord. mt
8t?t? Hifkway Patrol.)
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