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fer, the Waynesville Mountaineer ^1= ? the Mountaineer they have been mustered. 1 y ? Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park J4 ' n? n H'KAR NO. 1 14 PA(;ES Associated Press V, AYNESVILLE, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 4,1954 $3.00 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties i'lNG DAY for Central Elementary School pupils today saw e scholars with their books and school supplies, ready for a ; to their new building at the end of Haywood Street. The long structure is the iirsi school building completed under the county's two million-dollar school bond program. (.Mountaineer I'hotoi. intra! Llementary Pupils sve Into New Building cers Get 200 loris Beer Made m Chick Feed officers captured 200 gal [ beer at a still site just af at was estimated to be a 75 still had been removed. t Gene Howell and Con Clarence "Foxy" Edwards the beer and f|irnace of the bout a half mile from the in the Rabbit Skin section s county. officers poured out three lion barrels of beer, and it another in for evidence, eer, they said, was made hicken feed which had been >r the mash. :ers hauled out the thump ong with the beer for evi )P Enrolls imbers For ?spital Care illment of members in the hospital insurance program under way, County Agent Franklin announced today. CDP recently transferred spital insift-ance from Hos Savings of Chapel Hill to al Care of Durham and fbp itives of the latter company >w in the county enrolling d new members in the pro tiers were scheduled to bi ter Pigeon, West Pigeon and an Creek today; in Maggie >od. South Clyde, Canton aunook Tuesday; in Thick yatt's Creek and Fairview sday, and in Hominy and 'igeon Thursday, iberships are also being tak he county agent's office, the od County Hospital, and edical Building at Canton. Franklin said that old mem hould make application for 'w program by January 10 e pre-existing conditions f paid on all present mem nrolled. members will be accepted 'anuary 15, he added. 'he 9 ather CLOUDY lay, sunny and cool. Tues >nsiderable cloudiness with ?d showers likely. ial Waynesville temperature ipiled by the State Test Mas. IMin. Rainfall 1 46 21 5J 23 57 13 53 30 .13 Today was a big day in the life of Central Elementary School pu pils who reported to their old building this morning, picked up their textbooks, and then marched down to their bright new home on Gudger Street ? the first hew school building completed in Hay wood County under the two-mil lion dollar bond program. The new building has 15 class rooms. library, combination cafe teria and auditorium (referred to as a "cafetoritjm") and office space. It was built by the Dillard Con struction Co. of Sylva at a cost of $251,282?with an additional $10, 000 spent for equipment. Construc tion on the buliding was started in April. Installation of equipment in the cafeteria is still going on, Principal Claude Rogers said, and serving of meals to pupils will not begin un til next week. In the meantime, children will bring their lunches or go home to eat. Also still to be completed are landscaping and grading for a park ing lot, Mr. Rogers added. As the new building was opened. Central added two new teachers to its faculty?Miss Velma Stamey of Waynesville and Miss Joan Med ford of Iron Duff The disposition of the old Cen tral building, constructed about 1910. remains unsettled since both the Town of Waynesville and Hay wood County have laid claim to its ownership. Bank To Start Christmas Club Plan For Patrons Officials of the First National Bank are announcing today the be ginning of a Christmas Club. Pa trons select the amount they want to invest in the club each week, and then just before Christmas the hank will mail a check for the ac cumulated amount. The designat ed amounts range from 50c to $5 weekly, or any combination of amounts. Many citizens throughout the nation have found such a savings plan beneficial and an easy way "to have funds on hand at Christ mas," an official pointed out. Pipe Purchased For Water Lines To Ratcliffe Cove Over 6,000 feet of water mains have been purchased for extend ing water lines into Ratcfiffe Cove. Residents of Ratcliffs Cove have put up the money to purchase the , pil*e. at about one dollar per foot, and will give the lines to the Town j of Way nesville in exchange for maintenance and upkeep. The ar rangement was made in order I that the area will be served with ! water from the tow n system, The patrons on the line will become customers just like other areas af- j ter the lines are installed, it was ! | explained. G. C. Ferguson, town manager. [ said that it W'ould take about a j month to receive the shipment of pipe, and perhaps about the same length of time to get the lines in stalled along the route covering I more than a mile. Sewer Line Installation Is Under Way Installation of an auxiliary 12 inch sewer line along Shelton Creek is due to get under way this week by the town sewer crews. The pipe has been on hand sinc-^ last summer for the pro ject, which is part of the com munity-wide plan to take all sur face water from the sewer lines and the main trunk sewer line to Pigeon River. Engineers have pointed out that the existing line along Shelton Creek leaks and absorbs much of the creek water during rains. As work of installing the new sewer lines goes forward, a two mile section of the lines has been put into use in the Aliens Creek area. Some smaller lines are yet to he laid in the area, and some connections made. Completion of several manholes tomorrow will enable a largei area to begin us ing the system, it was explained. The work of cleaning the main trunk sewer line from Hazelwood to Pigeon river has progressed as far as the Narrows at Lake Juna luska. Special equipment was pur chased by the two towns for the ' cleansing job of the 46.000-foot line. Many roots, together with ; sand and gravel, have been re- j moved from the line along the route from Hazelwood to the shore line of the lake. Ditch Halts Truck; Jail Claims South Carolinians "Everything comes to him who waits.' but "everything" in this ease turned out to be a cell in the county jail and prospects of facing a Superior Court trial on charges of transporting non-tax paid liquor. The individual who finds himself in this situation is Bernel.v R Travis, colored, of Marietta. S. C., who came to grief in a Haywood County ditch. According to the report made by Cpl. Prltchard Smith of the State Highway Patrol and Deputy Sher iff Carl Setz.er, the story goes something like this; vt Travis, on his way through here t from Tennessee to South Carolina, with 78 gallons of liquor in his; truck, became confused while driv-' ing on Highway 284 near Dellwood and attempted to turn around.' i However, he became stuck in the mud and had to abandon his ve hicle and his bottled spirits. After hiding the liquor in a ditch I off the shoulder of the road. Travis started walking but was picked up by Cpl. Smith, who arrested him for not having a registration card for his truck. iSee l.iquor?Page 8' Vt Four Schools Rated 'A' In Inspection Of Sanitation roui scooois tn me couniy navr received "A" ratings in a sanita tion inspection report made today| by the Haywood County Health | Department. Seventeen other schools were given "B" ratings and four "C". j Two were classed as "sub stand ard". ' Lunchrooms in 20 schools won ?"A" ratings, while four were fat ed "B" and only one "C'. None was judged sub-standard. "A" ratings are given for point scores of 90 or above; "B" is from 80 to 90, and "C" from 70 to 80. according to inspectors Bill Mil-' ner and Jack Arrington of the health department. The major deficiencies reported were in the lack of proper toilet facilities. Twenty-five of the coun ty's schools were unsatisfactory in this respect. Other faults noted and the num ber of schools cited were: Floors, walls, and ceilings, 19: drinking fountains. 18: handwash ing facilities, 14: garbage and; refuse disposal. 13: outside sur roundings, 11; storage places, 9; dressing rooms and showers. 7:. sewage and waste disposal, 7: light ing, 7; water supply, 4; and ventila tion. 3 In the inspections of lunch rooms, the most common deficien cy noted was in the cleaning of utensils, and equipments?with 14 schools listed as unsatisfactory. Other defects and the number of cases reported were; Lavatory facilities. 13: waste dis posal. 12: food protection. 12: floors." 9: construction of utensils and equipment, 9: walls and ceil ings, 8: toilet facilities; cupboards and other storage spaces. 9; stor age and handling of utensils. 7:: doors and windows 6; lighting, 2. and miscellaneous. 2. Recent improvements made by the schools, according to the health department inspectors, include: Crabtree-Iron Duff ? new sewer system insntalled. Morning Star?well drilled and sewage system reconditioned. Saunook?improvements trade in (See Schools?Page 8) Survey HereShowsOptimistic Business Outlook In Section Steel Poles Go Up For White Way Members of the town electrical department have started work on the white way on Main Street. The task of erecting the 22 steel poles was started this morning. The foundations for the poles were poured before Christmas, when work was halted due to the string ing of Christmas lights across the streets. G. C. Ferguson, town manager.' said that all equipment is 011 hand for the white way. which will do away with all wires and poles 011 Main Street except the 22 steel poles, and one small yure running on top of the poles. The mercury vapor lights will produce far more light than the present svstem. it was explained, and should be in operation within a short time. The present lights will remain in operation until the new ones are completed. This project is part of the gen eral program of expanding the electrical system of the town, and will cost about Sti.OOO. Grid Banquet Tickets Now Being Sold Tickets for the Jaycee banquet on January 13. honoring the 1953 Waynesville football team, the coaches, and cheerleaders, are bow or. sale at Charlie's Mace. Han's Urug. Curtis Drug. American Fruit Stand and Hazelwood Pharmack and from memlrers of the Junior Chamber. Hex Enright. head football coach at the University of South Caro lina. Columbia, will he the princi pal speaker at the banquet. The program will also include the show ing of a game film, awarding of letters to varsity gridders. intro duction of the "Mountaineer Queen." presentation of a plaque to tire team's most valuable player, and special music. The Blue Ridge Conference championship trophy, which was given to Coach Weatherby infor mally in Asheville in December. (See Banquet?Page 8) Rev. Robinett To Address Lions i ne kpv. t. k Hobinett, new pastor of the First Baptist Church. Waynesville. will be guest speaker at the next meeting of the Dions C'luh. It will be a dinner meeting at 7 p.m. at Spaldon's Thursday. January 7, and will be the first regular meeting following thei Christmas holiday intermission. Dr. J. E. Fender is program chairman for the first quarter of 1954, and Wayne Franklin, presi dent, will preside at the meeting. Closet Fire Causes $300 Damage To Home Damage estimated at $300 was caused at the residence of Neal Mathis in Mauney Cove by a fire which started in a clothes closet on the first floor of the home at 6:55 p. m. Saturday Waynesville firemen also made another run Saturday to extin guish a grass fire on the Hall Top road. Listing Of 1954 Taxes Starts In Haywood County (See picture pane eight) Listing of taxes in Haywood County got under way this morn ing. Mrs. Mildred Bryson, tax col lector and supervisor, announced today. l.isting of taxes in the county will continue through the month of January. Failure to list taxes will hring penalties, Mrs. Bryson reminded county residents. Tax listers will work at thpir homes during the month and at certain other locations on specified days. Their schedule includes: Cataloochee ? Mack Caldwell's Store. Mack Caldwell. Jr., lister. January 9. Clyde ? Cagle Furniture Store, 'illiam Osborne, January ?>. East Fork Boston* Store, Ken Burnette. January 9. Crabtree Ferguson's Store. Frank Medford. January 9 Ivy Hill Palmer's Service Sta tion, H. E. Griswold, January 9, Iron Duff - Roy. Medford's residence. Mrs. Roy Medford. January 9. Pigeon Township Gaston Burn ette's home. Gaston Burnette, Jan uary 9. Fines Creek?Homer Trantham. Glen McCracken, January 9 Waynesville ? Commissioner's room at courthouse. Mrs. Coin and Harley Francis, daily White Oak Teague Williams. Mrs. Teague Williams. January 9 Beaverdatn Canton Chamber of Commerce ofiee. Mrs. Wade Phea and Vaughn B'"rs MR. 1!>54 OF HAYWOOD OOl'NTY is Ronnie Fee KaMsey, born at 12:03 a.m. New Year's Day to Mr. and Mrs. Bruoe Ramsey of f'ove Creek Ronnie Fee, the lirst bal>> born in the county this year, weighed X pounds and It ounces. (Mountaineer I'hoto). First 1954 Baby Born To Cove Creek Couple ??: -1 Town Manager Urges Residents Pay Taxes Now Waynesvilie residents today! were urged by G. C. Ferguson. ! town manager, to pay their taxes now in order to avoid a one per rent penalty which will be impos ed on February 1 and a 2 per cent penalty which will lake effect March 1. A iurtner penalty of one half of one per cent will be imposed for each month that taxe? remain unpaid after that, Mr. Ferguson added. Foreclosure suits will be order ed if taxes are not paid, the town manager warned. Mountaineer Sets Publication Mark The Mountaineer set another production record during 1953 by publishing a total of 1.666 pages 18 more than last year's total which established a previous rec ord. During the year, issues of The Mountaineer averaged 16 pages and an advertising content of 47 per cent. Special issues included one of 48 pages on the Haywood County Hospital's 25th anniversary, when the new wing was opened; 30 pages on September 3 for Labor Day, and 30 pages in the tobacco issue. Feb. 1 Is Deadline For Town Auto Tags Town auto tags must ho pur- j chased by February 1 to avoid a line. Police Chief Orville Noland j reminded motorists today. The tags cost one dollar, the chief added. An almost ported New Year's1 baby is Ronnie I. e Ramsey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ramsey of Cove Creek, who was the first child born in Haywood County in 1954. Ronnie Lee arrived only three 111111-! utes behind the new year making1 his debut at 12:03 a.m. Friday, As the result of ins having won the "Haywood County Baby Der by," Ronnie and his parents will receive special gifts from 11 Way nesvitle and Ha/.elwood mer chants. They include; Thirty quarts of milk from Kilt-1 more Dairy, baby car seat from the Firestone Store; sterling cup. sterl ing spoon, and sterling teething ring from Reliable Jewelers; a $10 trade eertiticate from lielk liudsoli; bottle sterilizer from Smith's Drug Store; free transpor tation home in the Crawford Funeral Home's new ambulance; two-weeks retailing service from Wayncsvtlle Laundry; a $3 savings account from the First State Bank in Ha/.elwood: dozen cans of baby food from Burgiu's Market; gallon of paint and brush from llaywood Builders Supply, and a year's free subscription to The Mountaineer. Ronnie Lee, who weighed hi at 8 pounds and 14 ounces on his ar rival. is the third child born to ttie Ramsey*. Their other children arc Florence Anne, 5. and Kalhy . 2. Mr. Ramsey, employed in the hose department at the Dayton Rubber Co. plant, served lor 18 months m the Navy. Mrs. Ramsey is the former Ruth Jenkins, The paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ramsey of Cove Creek; the maternal grand parents are Mr. and Mrs. Harley Jenkins, also of Cove Creek. The last baby born in the county in 1953 was a boy. born at 8:10 p.m. Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Fie of Maggie. Two other babies who came into the world early Friday were a girl, born at 4:J5 a.m. to Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Fowler of Waynesville, and a boy, horn at 6:37 a.m. to Mr, and Mrs. Junior Messer of Clyde. Kiwanis Club To Install '54 Officers Tuesday Night Charles Underwood of Lake Junaluska will be installed as the third president of the Waynesvllle Kiwants Club during ceremonies Tuesday night at Spaldon's. He succeeds Bob Winchester. Also to be installed are Hye Sheptowitch, vice president, and Don Payne, secretary-treasurer. Mr. Underwood is retiring vice president, while Ray Pleiness is the retiring secretary-treasurer. ? New directors to take office are: Knos Boyd. Roger Ammons. Ruf its Cars well, .lim Coleman. Mark Kirkpstrlck, Henry Clavton, Bill 1 Holier! s, Mr. Pleim'-ss, and Mr. Winchester. In addition to the committees | announced last week hv Mr. Hn derwood arc the Kiwanis Boy ! Scout committee, which includes lack Klopp, chairman; .loe How ell. Mr. Winchester, live Shepto wttch, Mr. Amnions, Charles Ed wards and Joe Davis, and the Girl | Scouts commiltee. consisting of j Ed Aiken, chairman, and Hooper ' Alexarjder.^ I Andy Moody is scoutmaster of the Hoy Scout troop sponsored by ?the Kiwanis Club. I? Outlook Here Better Than U. S. Average Haywood Countians can be pret ty cheerful about business for the coming year, according to a sur rey made Monday morning of sev eral leading business men by the Waynesville Mountaineer. The general opinion seems to be that business here will be above the national average, and about the wme a- for tt,,. past year. Most of jfl >e men interviewed agreed that fl lines had been a little olf 1m.n ^ he previous peak years, but that lan eau,iously optimistic ?bout the future. Jonathan Woody, president of li?' first National Bank, had the sunnist outlook when he <aid, "It's been the best year in business that Haywood has ever had. except the iattic business. The coming vear " ill probably b,. off a little' ac cording to the forecasters, but I think well still eat in Haywood 1 ountv. AH industry is running pretty good, and it looks really favorable. We'll be better off than the average citizen in the U. S." Hugh Massie, owner of The Tog gery. stated he felt that business in 1953 was "hardly as good as the previous year. It wasn't quite "P to par. and 1 think business is going to be almost the same in 1954. 1 think definitely that sales will be a little lower next year." Bill INevost, Assistant to the President, L'nagusta Manufactur ing Corp., says that "the furniture business has already had its reces sion and is settling down to a more normal stale of affairs. So far as other .types busiio..,s cernecl. H-.afcmer. to l?4,u Cn bet ter last year than ever before As ' vc just got my fingers crossed. The more people talk re cession.' the more they keep their money and the less trade there is." ( harles Ray, partner of (\ K ? S,",s remarked. My general iinpresshm was that 1953 was -slightly off. and I feel that the same"* about 1he Ross Caldwell, owner of tlie Mag gie Country Store and the Cher okee Chieftain Indian Trading lost, spoke for the tourist trade this way: "The tourist business in Western North Carolina has been off approximately 20 to 30 per cent during 1953 over '52. The pros pects for 1954 would appear to be n continuation of the decline. How. ever a pooling ?f advertising ef fort on a regional basis instead of a localized basis would certainly place WNC in a better competi tive position with approximately six or seven other well know,, and established vacation areas." Wayne franklin, Haywood Coun t.i I arm Argent, summarized the farmer's lot this way: "Ail farm in tonie was lower this year. I don't liave the exact figures, but beef cattle are one of the largest sources of income in this county and prices were way off on them. Milk and poultry prices were also down some although the apple market held its own because of a ?short crop. Average tobacco prices were up. again on account of the short crop, and extraordinarily high quality. in general, though, our farmers didn't fare as well as la-t year." J<h> Cline, co-owner. CHne-Brad ey Hardware, and outgoing presi dent of the Merchants Association said that he felt "business was a! good last year as in other years if not better. I've only been in this (Justness tw0 years though and others in town could answer your question better." Employment was summarized by Miss DeBrayda Fisher, manager ? See Business?Page 8) Highway Record For 1954 In Haywood (TO DATE) Killed;::: o Injured. i i0 (This information com piled from Records of State Highway Patrol I N
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