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? *{.00 hi Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
olicitor Plans To Call
fc(|m Murder Case For
nf Tuesday Morning
?? ? Solicitor Thad I).
Jr., announced this
bM|i| that he was seeking re
jHBs solicitor of this dis
rtat. He has been solicitor since :
3T8'
ijWitor Thad
Kson, Jr.,
Reelection
Bryson, Jr., formally
this morning that he
the Democratic nomi
H^^^pucceed himself as Solic
I^^Be district.
should have said so in
I^HHfere now, that I was a
^?to succeed myself, but
so busy in courts
(?HHt the district that 1 have
^^^Hthe time," he said hur
|^B he prepared for the
^^^Hession of court to open.
Bryson was appointed
1948 to succeed Dan
^^^Bien the latter was ap
^^^Hudge of the superior
tilled the unexpired
^^^kidge Moore, and in 1950
^^Bected for a four year
^^^Bb of being solicitor will
Bjp?t a fellow to get out and
^^^Bmpaigning. 1 am being
|^^^H|sy that I will just have
1^^^? record of the past five
years do my talking and
ng. And I guess after all.
rrent record is about the
itick the voters can go
ling a man for office,"
led.
ton's home is in Bryson
Jr of Commerce
To Meet Tuesday
ctors of the Chamber of
will hold their February
aesday night at 7:30.
t Johnny Johnson said
'us committees would
rts, and a general dis
the 1954 program would
Solicitor Thad D. Bryson, Jr.,
said at noon today he planned to
call the case of Hollis Sutton,
charged with the death of Elsiner
Ball, as soon as court convenes
Tuesday morning.
Ball died shortly after being sot
at the Sutton home in the Mt.
Sterling section in January.
This morning began the second
week of criminal term of Superior
Court, with Judge H. Hoyle Sink,
presiding. Most of the morning
was spent on divorce cases, and
traffic cases, including three de
fendants who were arrested Sun
day for speeding. Judge Sink
ordered each to pay tile costs, and
ordered prayer for .udgment con
tinued.
After ganting a numoer of di
vorces, Judge Sink pointed out
that in his 27 years on the bench,
he had heard 6,200 divorce cases,
and said most all of them resulted
from the couple being too young
when they married; too old, or in
too big a haste.
As court recessed louay at one
o'clock Judge Sink was hearing
the evidence in the case in which
Norman Hannah is charged with
firing a rifle at Logan Frady. The
assault took place io the court
house lawn last August. No one
was hurt from the flying bullets.
Solicitor Bryson said at noon,
' We have the docket in excellent
shape, and have tried a large ma
jority of the cases that faced us a
week ago this moining."
On the regular jury this morn
ing was Mrs. Fornella Rhinehart.
of East Fork. She is the only
woman on the second week jury
list.
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Mrs. J. E. Massie
Dies In Florida
Of Heart Attack
Mrs. James E. Massie, wife of a
I prominent Waynesville business
man. died of a heart attack in
Avon Park. Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
She had suffered a slight attack
on Wednesday and had entered an
Avon Park hospital where she was
thought to be improving. Mr.
Massie was with her in Florida.
Mrs. Massie was the former
Miss Maude Cathey, daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Webb Cathey
of Haywood County. She attended
Haywood schools and was grad
uated from Guilford College. She
was a member of the First Metho
dist Church.
Funeral arrangements are in
complete pending arrival of the
body from Florida.
Mrs. Massie is survived by her
husband, two daughters, Mrs. How
ard Choate of Humbolt, Tenn., and
Mrs. Pat Malloy of Svlva; and two
sons. Joe and Otis Massie of Way
nesville.
Hdlife Protectors Discuss
Hiing Vacation Season
regulations.
^^Bermlts for keeping wild
^Btivity, and other aspects
? Br protection in Western
^Brolina were discussed
?? a district meeting of
and fish
f Wl^kyees at the courthouse
^ Bdlife protectors pointed
t that i trout season opens
^^^B public waters, and add
^^^Bie dates for fishing in
^^Baeemeni areas will be
later
SUNNY
^?.mostly sunny and rath
^^BTuesday. mostly fair and
warmer.
fl^B Way/iesvllle temperature
^^Bd by the State Test Farm
Ma*. Mln. Pree.
^^B
^B 42 30 ? !
^B 46 28 ?
B 41 23
All permits for keeping wildlife
in captivity?including bear, deer,
raccoon, fox, squirrel, birds, etc.?
expired December 31, 1953, and
must be renewed, the state offic
ials explained. Permits can be ob
tained by applying to county wild
life protectors, who make inspec
tions and forward their recom*
mendations to the state.
In charge of the meeting of
District 9 wildlife protectors were
W. C. Bumgarner, chief of the
Wildlife Protection Division at
Raleigh, and Howard Wooten, dis
trict supervisor.
Other present were:
Earl Williams, Haywood County
wildlife protector; Maurice Bry
ant, hatcheries superintendent;
Charlie Webb and Edwin Jackson,
wildlife patrolmen; Hayden Rat
ledge and Lee Tebo, fish biolog
ists, and wildlife| protectors Ray
mond Ramsey of Madison County,
A. O. Ray, Jr., of Buncombe Coun
ty, Clyde L. Jackson of Henderson
County, Arthur Pack of Polk
County, Paul Leatherwood of
Transylvania County, W. B. Cope
of Jackson County. Wade Crane of
Swain County. Glenn Wright of
Macon County, Jimmy Martin
of Clay County, A. R. Dalrymple
of Cherokee County, and Charlie
Garland of Graham County.
A new wildlife patrolman ?
Charlie Webb of Reidaville ? was
introduced to the group. His work
will he concentrated in the eastern
section of District 9.
THE HAYWOOD COUNTY LIBRARY'S TENTH
BIRTHDAY CAKE was cut at an open house held
by the Waynesville Woman's Club Friday after
noon. The occasion was the tenth anniversarv of
county-wide library service. Shown are, left io
right, Mrs. Ken Fry. representing Radio Station
WHCC. donor of the cake; Miss Margaret John
ston, librarian: Col. J. II. Howell, member of the
library board: and Mrs. Joe l.iner of the Woman's
Club, who served as general chairman for the
open house, (See Story on Page 5)
(Mountaineer Photo).
Democrats Oppose Change
In State Senate Terms
Committee
Unanimously Votes
To Keep Alternating
Plan Every Other
Term.
The 28-membcr executive com
mittee of the Haywood Democratic
party, turned thumbs down Satur
day on the proposal to give Hay
wood and Henderson counties two
I consecutive terms in naming the
'State Senator. At present the plan
is alternating every other term
between the two counties
About two years ago the Hay
wood committee liad the same pro
posal before them, and while there
was not a quorum present, those
attending approved the proposal.
Saturday night, the vote was un
animous to keep the agreement as
i at present, according to Charles B.
McCrary, chairman.
The action of the committee
means that it is Haywood's time
this May to nominate a state sena
tor for the next General Assembly,
which will convene in January
1955.
The committee will meet again
the 15th to formally name three
persons for the county board of
elections. The nominees have to
be named and submitted to the
State Executive Committee, who in
turn, makes the recommendations
to the State Board of Elections.
Glenn Brown, present chairman,
told The Mountaineer this morn
ing that he was definitely not in
terested in being reappointed. "I
have had the job. and feel it is time
someone else had it now." Mr.
Brown has told members of the
executive committee he would not
consider the post again. Frank M.
Medford is the other Democratic
member of the board, and Charlie
Hawkins is the Republican mem
ber.
913 Arrests Made By
Town Police In 1953
Rating Of 99 Go
To Bus Stations
Two Haywood county bus sta
tions rated 99 arcordinc to a re
port for the State I'tilities on
cleanliness for January.
Both the station here and in
Canton rated 99 out of a pos
sible 100 points, the report
showed.
$500,000 In I
Bonds Taken
To Raleigh
Charles C. Francis has returned
from Raleigh and Durham where
he went on a two-fold mission.
| He carried with him, $500,000
in signed school bonds, which are
i the last of the $2,000,000 in school
bonds issued by the county.
After delivering the bonds, he
attended a 5-lfian committee oi
the N. C Commissioners Assoria
j lion, which is charged with deal
ing with legislative problems.
Mr. Francis said the "air war
full of state politics" and much
interest was being shown in the
approaching primary.
Mrs. Hooper Alexander, Jr., is
visiting her mother. Mrs. H. K
, Miller in Monticello, Fla.
A total of 813 arrests were made
by Waynt'svillf police during 1953,
according to a report compiled by
Police Chief Orville Noland
The chief's report disclosed this
breakdown of arrests:
Public drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct, 613; driving
drunk. 52; reckless driving, 42;
Speeding, 59; no operator's license.
24; driving after license revoked.
3; other traffic violations, 32;'
gambling. 5; violating the prohi-i
bition law, 18: assault. 7; affray,
.12; carrying concealed weapons. 8;
issuing worthless check. 4; break
ing. entering; and larceny. 8, and;
larceny. (J.
In eases tried before Mayor .1
H. Way, a total of $17,666.23 was
imposed in fines and costs. The
fines amounted to $7,224 and the
?o>ts $10.412 23.
No Clues Found As
To Whereabouts
Of C. O. Arnold
Officers here have spread word
hroughout a wide area for officers
o be on the lookout for Carl O. j
\rnold. 49. who has not been ae- i
ounted for since he left his home
ast Monday for his work.
Officers said Mr. Arnold was
Iriving a 1950 4-door light blue
Hudson when he left his home for
lis bookkeeping job at Wellco. He
ived on Maple Street, and told
lis wife he would stop and pay a
ouplc of utility bills during his
unch hour.
He formerly worked with Postal
Accounts in Atlanta, and also in j
Vshevlllo. Officers have interview
viewed former co-workers at both
ilaccs in older to get a lead.
His son has been granted an
;mergency leave from service to
?ome home and lend assistance in
'he search, and to be with his
nother. Offipers said the family
cannot attribute any cause to why
he should disappear.
FBI Find Local Man Died
In New York 15 Months Ago
After a search by his parents
and friends of more than a year, an
I BI report Just received here
shows that Charles G. "Wosey"
Medford, about 40, died in New
York, November 5. 1932.
Medford, a well known Haywood
man, had served in the Merchant
Marines for many years, was the
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Sam Med
ford.
Medford was home in the fall
of 1952, following injuries aboard
a ship, L'SS Cubore. He had al
most recovered from his injuries,
and was scheduled to return to
New York and settle a suit which
was pending as the result of the
injuries he had received. It was
understood he was to receive a
sizable sum as compensation.
After some months following his
visit home, nothing was heard of
him. He said at one time he might
enter a veteran's hospital for fur
ther medical treatment following
I the accident aboard ship.
The family then employed R. E
Sentelle, local attorney, to help
locate the seaman. The lawyer con
tacted various veteran hospitals
and Medford's lawyer in New York
No trace was found of the. man
From the New York lawyer it was
learned that Medford had been
slightly injured in an automobile
wreck soon after reaohing New
York to see about the insurance
money. Instead of taking time to
close the suit against the shipping
firm, the New York attorney said
Medford informed them he was
going to a veteran's hospital in
Kentucky, and after receiving treat
ment there, would return to New
York and sign the papers and pick
up the compensation.
There the trail ended early in
November 1952.
After failing to get a lead on
the whereabouts of the man. Mr
Sentelle wrote a personal letter to
,1. Edgar Hoover, director of the
1 (See FBI?Page *>
Area March Of Dimes
Drive Totals $12,421
Hodges Says
County Ideal
Democracy
I
Haywood Democrats launched
their initial rally here Saturday
night, when about 200 heard Bran- '
don Hodges, former state treasur
er. apeak tor 27 minutes in a seri
ous, and deliberate vein as to the
state of atfairs of the state and na
tion.
The speaker was presented by
former State Senator William
Medford, who said: "There is great
confusion in the Republican ranks
and now is the time for Demo
crats to lay their plans for the
future and to see that Haywood
remains Democratic."
Mr. Hodges paid tribute to Hay
wood as the economic balance here
in Haywood, which "surpasses that
of the state."
He said that this county had de
veloped its natural resources and
enjoy a high economy, and made
it a region of opportunity.
Mr Hodges expressed the hope
that the spirit of Democracy as
shown here in Haywood would
spread throughout the district, and
s< rve as an inspiration for others
to carry on, and eventually achieve
in many ways what has been ac
complished economically here in
Haywood.
The speaker predicted that the
people of the nation will elect a
Democratic congress in Novem
ber. "We need leadership that can
i maintain balance," he stressed, as
, he cited -"'the Republican party
had two schools of thought, and to
date had not shown the capacity to
meet the challenge of the nation. 1
and the multiple of problems."
Mr. Hodges said also that "the !
Democratic party have always j
realized the people must have a
fair opportunity to provide for
themselves and their families."
The meeting was presided over
by Charles B. McCrary, county
chairmanfi and Mrs. Paul Gough
is county secretary.
Patrolmen Catch
7 Speeders In
Safety Campaign
Highway Patrolmen staged a
"saturation operation' in Haywood
over the weekend, and the result
was seven speeders were hailed
into court.
Cpl. Pritchard Smith said that ,
three patrolmen together with the
four stationed In Haywood, patrol
ed Highway 19 from the Buncombe
line to Soco, and 276 and 110 from
Wagon Road Gap to W'aynesville
and Canton.
A speed watch was set up at
Maggie.
Three of the defendants entered
a plea of guilty and weret in court
this morning.
Hazelwood To Get
$100 Prize Award
Thursday Night
The monthly meeting of the
Boosters Club will be held Thurs
day night at the Presbyterian
< hurch. One feature of the pro
gram will be the awarding of the
$100 prize by Carolina Power and
I.ight Company to the community
as a prize for their entry In the
1953 "Finer Carolina" contest.
A. P. Ledbetter. general chair
man of the Finer Carolina Contest,
will accept the award for the com
munity.
?
Drive Tops
'53 Figure
By Thousand
Waynesville's 19ft4 March of !
Dimes has already exceeded last
year's total by more than a thous
and dollars and more contributions
are still to be received. Dave Kel
met. co-chairman of the Waynes
ville po'io drive, announced today
Donations to the campaign pres
ently total $12,421 Last year con
tributions reached $11,3113, Mr.
Kelmct said
Heavy donations also have been
reported in the Canton area, which
includes Clyde and Bethel and
other rural communities in the
eastern part of the county.
Last year Haywood County rank
ed second in the entire stale in per 1
capita giving to the March of
Dimes.
Mr. Felmet listed this break
down r* contributions:
Special gifts. $119.25: labor and |
industries. $3,941.35: Community
Development Program, $40(i 29;
schools. $3,135.5(1; Secretaries'
"Porch Light Parade." $456.51;
Dime Board. $1 461.10; coin collec
tors. $39122; Singing Convention.
$310.57; theatres. $124.50; basket
ball tournament at WTHS. $294.41;
businessmen. $1,148.78 profession
al men. $9(1; churches, clubs and
other organisations. $521.55; mis
cellaneous, $24.03.
Two School
Project Plans
Approved
Preliminary sketches of plans for
a gymnasium and cafeteria at
Crabtree Iron Duff School and a
cafeteria at Fines Creek School
were approved Friday night by a
special advisory hoard at the court- j
house.
From these rough sketches, ar
chitects will make drawings for
submission to the State Department
of Education.. When the state
makes its recommendations and
the county advisory hoard gives its
final approval, bids will be asked
for the two projects, according to
County School Superintendent
Law fence' Leatherwood.
The building to be done al Crab
tree-iron Duff and Fines Creek will
be tile last of the major projects |
planned under Haywood County's
$2,00(1.000 school bond program,
approved in 1950. Mr. Leatherwood
explained.
Cither major school construction,
now in prograss. includes a gym
nasium and elementary classroom
buildings at Bethel, new high
school and gym at Waynesville. new
gym at Clyde, and new junior high
huilding at Canton.
Already completed have been
new' Central Elementary School in
(See Two Schools?Page 8)
ANNOUNCES ? \V. Kerr Scott,
former governor of this state,
forniallv announced Saturday lie
was a candidate of IJ. S. Senate.
Ilis announcement had been ex
pected for some weeks.
May Primary
Candidacy
Deadline Set
Candidates for legislative, coun
ty. and townahip offices in the May
2!) primary may now file notices of
candidacy with the chairman of the
county Board of Elections up until
f> p.m , Saturday. April 17, Glenn
j W. Brown, board chairman, an
nounced today.
Candidates' papers must he in
i possession of the Board of Elec
i lions toy 6 p.m. on April 17 and not
| merely in the mails. Air. Brown
pointed out.
He explained that office-seekers,
at the time of filing, must deposit
one per cent of the sala: . they
would earn from their offices for
which they are a candidate.
If they are running for fee
system posts, however, and the fees
obtained average $500 or less each
year, those candidates need pay
only a $5 filing charge, Mr. Brown
explained.
If the fees from his office custo
marily exceed $500 a year, he must
pay one per cent of his estimated
income, the election official added.
Mr Brown said that he has the
necessary "notice of candidacy"
blanks for those intending to enter
the May primary.
Bee School
Set Saturday
A meeting to discuss the proper
management of bees and making
profit from their honey will be held
at 9 110 a.m. Saturday at the Farm
ers Federation warehouse in Way
nesvlUe. County Agent Wayne L.
Franklin announced today.
W A. Stephen, extension bee
keeper from N, C. State College,
v.ill be in charge of the session.
Over 700 Pints Of Blood
Used In Haywood Last Year
Quota for the Rod Cross Blood
mobile is 125 pints when it visits
Hazelwood Wednesday, February
10, under the sponsorship of Well
co Shoe Corp.
"This Is an exteremely low
quota." said Lee Davis, Superin
tendent of Haywood County Hos
pital. "In view of the fact that the
hospital uses an average of 2 pints
of blood a day from the Red
Cross Blood Bank This is well
over 700 pints a year, according to
our director of nurses, Mrs. W. F.
Freeman."
Rudolph' Carswell, co-chairman
of the blood program, comments
on Wednesday's quota as follows:
| "125 pints may seem low, and in
! fact is so, but the public has not
fulfilled its responsibility in this
direction recently. The last time
the Uloodmobile came to Wayne
\ ille, only half the quota was fill
1 ed. Perhaps if people realized how
much their friends and neighbors
right here in Haywood use the
blood, they would be more genet
j ous in making this gift which is
painless and costs nothing."
| John Edwards co-chairman of
(See 700 Pints?Page 5)
Little Theatre
To Organize '
Organization of a Little Theatre
group in Waynesville will he un
dertaken at a special meeting at
7:30 p.m. Wednesday In the court
room.
Community theatre organizations
are already active in a number of
Western Carolina communities *?
some smaller than Waynesville ?
and it is felt that there is a defin
ite need for such a dramatics group
in this county.
An invitation has heen extended
to all persons interested in acting
or in backstage work to attend the
Group
Wednesday
meeting Wednesday.
Among those expected to he
present at the organizational meet
ing in the courtroom are members
of the cast of the play, "Kiss And
Tell." which was presented at
llazelwood School Saturday night
under the direction of Mrs. Fred
Campbell.
A number of other individuals
v'ho have been connected with
Little Theatre groups in other
cities also plan to attend the meet
ing.
Junaluska
Gets Leading
Cleric As New
Program Director
The Kev. George F. ('Jury, Sr .
Savannah. Ga.. will be program
director at Lake Junaluska next j
summer. Mr Clary has also just j
been elected to an administrative
post as executive secretary1 of the j
Methodist church's southeastern
jurisdictional council, it was an
nounced by Bishop Arthur J. Moore
of Atlanta, chairman.
This prominent churchman has
been Savannah district superinten
dent since 1949 A native of Jesup.
Ga? Clary was pastor of Savan
(See Junaluska?Page 8)
Highway
Record For
1954
In Haywood
(TO DATE)
Killed .... 0
Injured.... 2
(This information com
piled from Records of
State Highway Patrol.)