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flrr The Waynesville Mountaineer | The iVlountaineer ?M, ? Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park q j-| ffltk' vkak no. 7 s PACKS Associated Press waynesv1i.i.k. n. MONDAY AFTERNOON, jan. 2."). 1 oa i $3.00 En A.hance In Haywood and Jackson Counties Woman Hurl lulriver fltdqes Doq I recks?one involving an ;re investigated by the iway 1'airol in Haywood irom Thursday night us morning. jrnila Leu better, Sylva itfered a broken arm and hip Sunday morning on Sl-A at Saunook when the :h she was riding, driven isband, Jack Jefferson left the highway and to the residence of Her ens. Mrs. Ledbetter was le hospital in Sylva. r told Cpl. Pritchard the patrol that he lost his car when he attempt d hitting a dog in the to the car was estimated 1 to the house at $200. p.m. Thursday, an acci 1 Allen's Creek road near ood town limits involved l by Oscar Aldon Hen llen's Creek and Mack hanan, aiso of Allen's ndrix told Patrolman yton that he started to ito the driveway of his was afraid to complete ecause of the other car and traveling at an ex ed. lendrix said, he attempt >ack into the right lane d with Mr, Buchanan's irted to pass him on the After the collision, the werved off the highway rned, but Buchanan es y was charged with driv left of the center lane, anan was cited for driv jxcessive speed for the f the road (it was rain iman Hurt?Page 8) T ~ Id Sells Business ? t To H. Clayton edford has sold his inter i Medford-Burgin Furn on Depot St. to Harry ormerly associated with Furniture Co. on Main disclosed today. v firm will be known as |feiA|in-Clayton Furniture Co. Mr. Bedford will continue in ^HaMlin Canton. BUYING TRIP B^^^Veldman, of Reliable Jew Sunday for a 10-day buy New York. He to volume of stock for ^Kvy Rains Bring Riches ^p)ealer In Fishing Bait |:ent heavy rains meant leaky roofs for some peo for Clarence "Foxy"' Ed e steady rains meant a of "pennies", almost everyone sought er, "Foxy" was at work in the rain, working hard ig richer by the minute. ,ns brought thousands of vlers to the surface, and dealer in fish bait, found :ime to reap a harvest is crop is ripe. And the crop awlers was certainly ripe e Thursday and Friday is. figures he picked up 6. ?rawiers, and as they reT e cent each, "Foxy" made icty dollars for several k, even in the rain, us me, I've been wetter than that at a football game," he remarked. Then the township constable i went on to say: "There's too many j fellars that say they can't get a I job. when what they mean is they j don't want to work. Take a look' at this," he said, unfolding a let ter from a local business firm. The letter was thanking Edwards for payment of a bill of goods amount ing to over $450. "Most all of that $450 was made from selling nightcrawlers to fish- j ermen. Now when fishermen want j some worms for fishing. I'll have 6,000 to start with, and every time it rains and the crawlers come to the top I'll gather more. It.ain't! hard work .and it is just like pick ing up a penny every time you pick up one of the worms," he said hur riedly. as he scurried off to make a contract with a well known fish erman to supply him with his sea son's needs of nightcrawlers. Secretaries To Conduct Porchlight Drive Friday The Waynesville Chapter of the National Secretaries Association will conduct its annual "Porch light Drive" for the March of Dimes this Friday night?starting at 7 o'clock. At that time, heralded by whist les which will blow in Waynesville and Hazelwood, teams of Secre taries' members will start their rounds through 15 districts in Waynesville. Hazelwood. and Lake funaluska to solicit money for the polio fund. All persons who wish to contrib ute to this campaign have been asked to leave their porch lights an. Those people who would like to give donations but do not ex pect to be at home at 7 p.m. Fri day are urged to leave their money with a neighbor. A number of persons have al ready promised to drive cars to take the Secretaries' solicitors on their routes, but several more cars and drivers are needed, Dixie Campbell, chairman of the cam paign said today. Drivers who wish to assist the secretaries Friday night can tele phone Miss Campbell at the clerk of courts' office in the courthouse. Others on the porchlight com mittee are Mary Medford, Audrey Wyatt, Betty Jo Crocker, and Kvelyn Siler. SERVING HAYWOOD COUNTY again in 1954 ?in an effort to reduce the area's traffic toll?are these four members of the State Highway Patrol, (left to right) Cpl. Pritchard Smith, and patrol men Harold Daylon, W. R. Wooten, and V. E. Bryson. Last year the four patrolmen made 1,292 arrests on highways in this section. (Mountaineer Photo). Clyde Lions Favor Tower On Pisgah The Clyde Lions Club became the latest organization in Hay wood County to endorse the con struction of a television tower on Mt. Pisgah by approving a resolu [ ttion in favor of the project Fri 1 day night. | The Lions also: 1. Endorsed Clyde's entrance in to the "Finer Carolina" contest. 2. Inducted three new members into Lions membership ? Harry Haynes, Jim Penland, and Kent Brooks. 3. Observed the birthday of Mel vin Jones, founder of Lions Inter national. 4. Saw a film shown by Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Looper of Canton on their trip out west last summer. In observance of Charter Night, the club recognized charter mem { bers G. C. Havnes, Larry Cagle. I Weaver Chapman, Robert Cor 7,ine. William Osborne, and Sid Haynes, and dedicated a moment of silence to three charter mem bers who are deceased: Ed Green. Ed Brooks, and Howard Shook. Cluh members also presented gifts to their wives who attended as Ladies Night guests. Also present was Maurice Brooks of the Canton Lions Club, who introduced Mr. and Mrs. Looper. World Construction Plan Given Wide Recognition ? ?; . ? ? Kiwanis Plan Polio Fund Radio Show Max Rogers and Bob Winchest er announced today that plans are being made to present the 3rd an , nual March of Dimes Radio Tal 1 ent Shaw. Saturday. ?igfet over ! Radio Station WHCC. The pro gram. sponsored by the Waynes ' ville Kiwanis Club and the Way I nesville High School Key Club, | will feature several well-known groups and individuals as well as "amateur" talent selected by the | radio audience. Members of the Kiwanis and Key Clubs will be stationed ! throughout the community in automobiles so that all pledges and donations can be picked up. The program has been very suc cessful in the past in raising funds for the polio drive and members of the two clubs expressed hope that a minimum of $500 could be raised. The story of World Construction, a plan for world peace, designed here by Heinz Kollman. well known industrialist, received much favor able comment and publicity last week. More than a page about the movement was inserted in the Con gressional Record of Wednesday, January 20th, by Representative George A. Shuford. Then the Saturday issue of The I Grit, featured a front page illus trated story of Mf Rollman and : his world-wfde movement." "The front page picture was the one made by The Mountaineer and used in an issue just before Christmas. Mr. Rollman is receiving much mail on the subject, and also many invitations to appear before large groups and explain his plan. He is filling some speaking engage ments, mostly before college groups of large numbers. He is pressed for time, in preparation for a 4-month trip around the world. He plans to carry with him on his trip, the story of World Con struction and get some additional first-hand information for use in his program. He is also receiving much com ment from his Christmas message on world peace, which was sent to every newspaper and radio station on this continent as- well as those of Europe and the Near East. Endorsements Of TV Tower Made Over Weekend Interest in the proposal to erect a TV tower on Pisgah continued here this past weekend, as others joined the growing list of groups asking that approval be granted for the project. The Elks Club in their regular session heartily endorsed the pro ject. George Bischoff is Exalted Ruler of the organization. A petition signed by represen tatives of more than 150 families was compiled at Wellco Shoe Cor poration, and this has been sent to Don J. Morris, director of Pisgah National Forest. Clyde Lions have approved the proposal. Richard N. Barber, Jr., presi dent pf the Boosters Club said he was arranging to get all the di rectors of that organization, as well as other civic groups, to attend the hearing in Asheville, February second. Several organizations in Bun combe county in the past week endorsed the movement. Hazelwood Boy Accused Of Car Theft A 15-year-old Hazelwood boy was bound over to the jurisdiction of Juvenile Judge J. B. Siler by Justice of thp Peace J. J Ferguson Friday morning on a charge of auto theft. Baud was set at $500. The teen-ager is accused of tak ing a 1938 Chevrolet, owned by William Burchfield of East Fork, while it was parked in the Dayton Rubber Co. parking lot about 9 p.m. Thursday. The car was being used by Mr. Burchfield's brother, Jack, and had been left parked with the keys in the ignition. The boy admitted taking the ve hicle and driving it from the rub-j ber plant to Hyatt's Creak. When , asked by Mr. Ferguson why he took the car, he said: "I just did." I He was arrested by Deputy Sher-! Iff Gene Howell, who stopped him j for driving with improper lights (See Car Stolen?Page 8) Operators Attending Travel Clinic A number of Haywood County tourist facility operators are at tending the "tourist clinic" being held today at the George Vander bilt Hotel in Asheville under sponsorship of fhe State Tourist Bureau, in cooperation with the Western North Carolina Highland ers. Inc., and the Asheville Tour ist Association. The program will include: Presentation of speakers by Fred A. WhMaker. manager of the Slate Tourist Bureau; "What the Tourist i Wants and Expects To Find," by T E. Pickard, Jr., vice president of | the Carolina Motor Club; "The Visitor On Our Highways," by Edward Scheidt, commissioner of the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; "Friends, Not Strangers, Arc the Best Business." E. L. Washburn, president of the Highway 301 Association; "Fine Food on Billboards Is Poor Eat ing," by Marley M. Melvin, execu tive vice president of the North1 (Roe Tourist?Page Hi New Industries Termed As Major Need Of This Section Industrial-Farm Combined Wage Ideal For Area Haywood's future prosperity de- ! pends 011 more new industries that will afford more jobs to people who can operate a small farm on the side, Frank M. Davis, county ! commissioner, told itotarians here Friday. The county official gave exam- i Pies of young aggressive men, who have small acreage, and hold good I industrial jobs, and as a result of I the combination farm-industrial in come. have nice homes, all con veniences. and are enjoying a high standard of living. m "In my opinion. Haywood farm land is now carrying the maximum of farm families, as our farms only average 59 acres each. By that 1 mean we cannot economically re- ' duce the average size of our farms further and maintain our high i standard of living here in Hay j wood. And it is unthinkable to | even hint at reducing the standard of living. The answer. I believe is more industrial jobs, and rais ing production and efficiency on the farms." "The speaker said he was con cerned at the large number of young people who graduated from j j our schools that went elsewhere I for work. "We need job openings for these young people right here at home, and should do everything possible to see that these jobs are created." Mr. Davis pointed out an exam- I pie of a father and son, where the son. in six years, has acquired more 1 worthy goods from operating a small farm in addition to his in- I gust rial job, than his father hkd made on a good farm in 35 years ' "We can increase farm produc-, tion. but that is a long process, and in the meantime our standard of living appears to be ahead of our income. "The citizen today that is the best off, is the man who has a small farm and an industrial job. And J *1 am extremely anxious that the ! Chamber of Commerce push with ] every effort on their industrial survey, and see if some new in dustries cannot be brought into Haywood." The speaker gave some personal farm expenses from his 250-acre farm, to show how farm expenses have risen in the past few years, while income has not kept pace. "If Haywood county goes forward as it should. I believe ttie small farmer supplementing his income with a steady industrial paycheck will be the answer." ? Schedule Set For Bethel MOD Cage Tournament The schedule of games for the March of Dimes basketball tourna ment to be held in the Bethel gym nasium Thursday, January 28. was announced today by C. C. ! Poindexter, who is in charge of the event. The schedule is: At 5 p.m., West Pigeon vs. East j Pigeon girls; 6 p.m., Cruso vs Thickety girls; 7 p.m.. Center Pi | geon vs. Morning Star girls; 8 p m. Cruso vs. Iron Duff boys, and 9 p.m., West Pigeon vs. East Pi geon boys. i As has been the Custom in the 1 past, players as well as spectators | will pay admission?with all pro-,, I eeeds going into the March of j, Dimes polio fund. The admission charge will be 25 cents for every one. The West Pigeon CDP will serve sandwiches and drinks?also as a benefit for the polio campaign. 1 A MIGHTY WATERFALL was oreaU-d at the Lake Junaluska dam Saturday morning, as mil lions of gallons of water flowed over the spill way, following almost live inches of rain here on Thursday and Friday. The .roar of the water tumb ling over the spillway could be heard for some distance. (Mountaineer I'hoto)'. Horse Show Project Is Being Built Work has started on ttte remod eling of barns and fencing of the property <>f the Haywood Horse Show*. Inc. Additional barns will he started as soon as weather per- , rnits. according to C. C. League, vice president of the organization The group bought a 20-acre tract of land formerly owned b.V M, O. Galloway and known as the Waynesville Lumber Company site flans are to have everything in ! readiness for the August horse show, which will feature the a- j wauling of grand champion walk ing horse slakes for the two Caro linas. First plans were to have the championship just for North Caro lina. but at the request of the ex- j hibltors. it was decided to make the event for both ^arolinas. Officers were highly pleased with the recent short drive for. memberships to the show. They said that during the next few I days the drive will be concluded with a personal contact of pros pective members who were not reached a few weeks ago. Calculations Prove That It's Been Damp Lately Canton Viaduct Proposal Being Studied By Group The Mountaineer learned this | week (hat additional surveys of, the proposed route of the Canton overpass have been made in re cent weeks. The 5-man committees named hj the board of aldermen is also con tinuing with their study of the proposal of getting adequate facil ities to relieve conjested traffic in Canton. The Highway Commission pro poses a 850-foot viaduct, and esti mates the town's part would be $100,000. Much opposition arose on the project, and the hoard of ald ermen named the 5-man commit tee to make a thorough study and recommendations. The committee is continuing with their study, and have not made a formal report to the town officials. Governor Umstead allocated $750,000 for th" project. Engin eers estimate the complete pro ject will cost about $1,400,000. The Mountaineer's master mathe maticians got their heads together to calculate exactly how much water fell on Haywood County last Wednesday and Thursday. Figures obtained confirmed the general suspicion that the county had been damper than somewhat* In recent days. For instance, five inches of rain fell during the two-day midweek downpour ? which amounts to a staggering total of 4fi.177.790.420 gallons of water. Expressed in weight, that amounts to 415.800, 113,780 pounds or 207.800.000 tons of pfecipation distributed over Haywood County's 347,520 acres of land. Another five inches of rain fell the preceding week?making a i!rand total of more than 92.355. 580.840 gallons during an eight day period. Figures were furnished by the Test Farm's watershed project and N. C. State College. (Whatever happened to the drought that everyone was talking about?) Meetings Set This Week By 2 Legion Posts Meetings are scheduled this week by both the Waynesvitle and Hazel wood American Legion posts. Haywood Post 47 of the Legion, Waynesvilje. will meet at the Le gion Club here at 7:30 Wednesday, while the Auxiliary will meet at the same time in the Legion Hall. On Tuesday, Hazelwood Memor ial Post 438 of the Legion will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Legion Hall, with president Carroll Whit her presiding. On Thursday, the Auxiliary of Memorial Post 438 will meet at the Hazelwood hall to make further plans for receiving their charter. Women already enrolled and oth ers who wish to join to become charter members of the auxiliary have been Invited to attend the meeting. President. Mrs. Braxton Whitner, will be in charge. Highway Record For 1954 In Haywood (TO DATE) Killed.;;: o Injured.... 2 t <Thl? Information com piled from Records of .State Hichwajr Patrol.) March Of Dimes Cage Tourney Opens Wednesday Seven hoys teams and eight girls teams will begin play Wednesday in the four-day March of Dimes basketball tournament at the Way nesville High School gym. The champion will be crowned Satur day night. Boys squads will represent Bat He's Grocery and the East End Service Station of Sylva, Wellco, Hazel wood. Dayton Rubber, Way nesville and Fines Creek. Girls teams?to be composed of two in dustrial league squads and six rep resenting CDP organizations?will be from Wellco, Fines Creek, Day ton Rubber. Ratcliffe Cove, Crab tree. Francis Cove, Saunook and | Allen's Creek. In the first round Wednesday, ! Rattle's Grocery of Sylva will meet East End Service Station of Sylva st 7 p.m. Wellco and Hazelwood will square off at 9 p.m.. and Day ton Rubber will clash with Way nesville at 10 p.m. On Thursday losers of the first and third games Wednesday will play at 7 p.m. Winners of the Battle's Grocery-East End Service station game ajid the Wellco-Haz elwood game will meet at 9 p.m.. and Fines Creek will meet the llavton-Waynesyille winner at 10 i p.m. Five games are to be played the first three nights, and three games an Saturday. Trophies for the tournament lave been donated by Allison and Duncan, the Firestone Store, How ?11 Hardware, Charlie's Place, and lie Sports Mart of Ashevlllp Three *f the trophies will be awarded to ' County Assigned 7 Plates At Demo Meeting On 13th ! Haywood county has been as signed a minimum of seven tickets [ for the Jefferson-Jackson Day Din nor. it was learned today from Charles It. McCrary. chairman of the Democratic executive commit tee of Haywood. "We must have a minimum of seven, and there is no limit right at this time as to how many tick ets we can get. provided we act in a hurry." the chairman pointed out. The dinner will be held in Raleigh. February 13th. The plates are $50 each. the boys teams and two to the girls. 1 A March of Dimes tournament queen also will be elected from candidates representing Wa.vnes ville, Hazelwood, Lake Junaluska. ' Saunook. Maggie - Del I wood - Jona than Creek. Francis Cove. RatclilTc Cove. Allen's Creek, Crabtree-Iron Dutf and Fines Creek. Tournament tickets costing 50 cents will entitle the holder to 10 votes for the tournament queen, while tickets costing 25 cents will be good for five votes. Votes may be cast at the games and several places where tickets will be on sale?Charlie's Plaee. Hazel wood Pharmacy, and Gunn's Corner. Tickets will 'also be sold bv CDP chairmen In this area. (See March of Dimes?Page 5) - ?her ? UnSfTTLtO ^?mostly cloudy and mild ?^?ann' showers ^^^^?ered showers and warm KjllWbg colder in the after weather report for Way wvtlle a' c ompiled by the State Ma*. Mln. Free. ? 21 61 SI 224 2 22
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