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t Methodist Churches To
In Rally Here Friday
Ihrtures Pare 1. Section 2>
fcan 200 churches in the
Iwaynesville district will
I in an evangelistic rally
i>y the Western North
Itnnual Conference of the
I church Friday from 10
I 3 p.m. It will be held
Irst Methodist church,
lie. and will be presided
Sr. J. C. Madison, presi
Ihe Conference Board of
bu and pastor of the First
| church. Morganton.
I to attend are leaders of
(dist churches in the west
tf the state, church school
ndents. leaders in mem
kultivation and evangel
Icnts of WSCS. of Youth
p. charge lay leaders, also
t of boards, circle leaders
rs.
?gram will include an or
ide then gospel song ser
>y W. S. Roberts, reading
Ipture and prayer follow
address by Bishop Ralph
and "The Present Chal
ng a short intermission
p. Bishop Costen J. Har
speak on the subject,
irist Supplies."
rs of the Waynesville
II serve lunch to all those
Lunch will be at 12:15
:15 the group will re
on sessions will be con
th some specific problems
arch and will feature a
e program of "Evangel
s Progress" led by W. R.
id the district report on
topic by the Rev. J. W.
of Asheville and the
ickson Huneycutt of Way
joth district secretaries,
also discuss plans for
along with the Rev. M. i
i. of the Asheville dis- i
the Rev. A. L. Maxwell, j
Waynesville district,
cration for service will :
ratty In mid-afternoon j
Earl H. Brendall. of the
le First Methodist, will i
stor.
Iolmasters
|eet Tuesday
Mhel High
kft Botner, director of
raining and placement at
Carolina College, will be
iipal speaker at the reg
pting of the Haywood
Ichoolmasters' Club to be
:30 p.m. Tuesday at Beth
Rchool.
riouncement was made by
lindexter, club president,
i W. Sloan, aecretary.
il will be served at the
t?> Miss Mary Jane Leath
home economics stu
Bethel.
is Members At
1 Open House
I short business session
night at Spaldon's. the
He Kiwanis Club adjourn
ceting early to permit a
if members to attend the
ise at the new Central
ry School building,
text meeting, the Kiwanis j
I elect a treasurer. The i
r secretary-treasurer are
bined, with the Rev. Don 1
rrently holding that post,
the guests Tuesday night ]
nter-club delegation from
rille Kiwanis Club.
?od Highlanders
et Monday Night
>d County Highlanders
I their regular monthly
at 7:30 p.m. Monday at
house, it was announced
leVous, president, will be
of the meeting.
ay. fair to partly cloudy,
enerally fair and mild.
Waynesville temperature
led by the State Test
Max. Min. Rainfall
I-? 85 31 .02
60 23
k- _ 57 41 .08
nuuliti\ POLES which formerly he id up lights mid power lines
on Main St. were removed this week by town crews. Here
Walter Mehaffey (right) and Robert Varborough take down the
pole in front of The Mountaineer office, using a special crane.
(.Mountaineer Photo).
Waynesville Says Adieu
To Old Main St. Friends
Burley Allotment
Deadline Is Set
No tobacco allotments for 1954
will be made until cards for 1953
first have been turned in to the
ASC office in the courthouse, A.
W. Ferguson, ASC manager, said
today.
The deadline for the turning in
of 1953 cards and assignment of
new allotments is March 15, Mr.
Ferguson stated.
Allotment notices are now being
prepared in the ASC office, he
added.
V ?. i*'.
Ned Tucker, Jr.
Is Winner In
DAR Contest
Ned Tucker. Jr., a ninth grade
student in the Waynesville High
School, won first place and the
medal in the annual declamation
contest held Tuesday morning in
the school auditorium, under the
sponsorship of the Dorcas Roll
Love Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution. His speech
was "The National Flag".
Second place and a cash prize
went to George Williamson. a
member of the tenth grade, whose
speech was "American Liberty".
Daryll Cagle, a senior, received
honorable mention with "The
Capture of Major Andre".
Other contestants and their
speeches were as follows: Hubert
Liner, "America First": T. L. Fran
cis, "The National Anthem"; Jim
my Todd. "Why I Am Glad I Am
An American"; Bob Wickes, "Am
ericans For America"; and Terrell
Teague, "Washington At The Del
aware".
Mrs. Raymond C. Lane, chairman
of Americanism of the DAR, in
troduced the speakers and pre
sented the awards. Judges were
(See Ned Tucker, Jr.?Page 8)
Waynesville this week said
goodbye to a number of old
"friends"?the battered, weath
erbealen wooden poles which
hate supported lights and pow
er lines on Main St. for many
years.
Day after day these sturdy
poles have witnessed the con
stant flow of humanity beneath
them?and have seen the face of
the town change slowly with the
passing of time.
Now these same poles have fal
len victim to the pressure of
progress and have yielded their
"grandstand" seats on Main St.
to bright gray posts of steel.
The tieking of the cloek brings
changes that are both sadden- !
ing and gladdening, hut already
Main St. looks cleaner and
brighter.
And these new poles ? being
less numerous than the old ones
. . . will support fewer politi
cians . . . leaning on them while
rustling up a few votes among
constituents, and will dent few- j
er fenders of cars which some- |
times test Jhe theory that two
solid objects cannot occupy the
same space at the same time.
Actually, we aren't saying
goodbye at all to the old poles.
I.ater on they'll appear in other
spots over town?but removed
from the big parade on Main .St.
But while standing on some quiet
street, think what memories
they'll have to recall!
Robinson Rites
Held Wednesday
In Shelby
Funeral services were held yes- |
terday afternoon in the Central
Methodist Church in Shelby for
Harry Robinson, 35. of Waynesville.
who died Monday in a Charlotte
hospital.
The Rev. Archie C. Graham, pas
tor of the liazelwood Presbyterian
Church, and the Rev. J. G. Huggin. '
(See Rdbinson?Page 8)
All Red Cross Workers
To Get Material Monday
The Red Cross Fund Campaign
I will get off to a start with a "kick
off" meeting at 10 a,m. Monday,
March 1, in the dining room of the
Waynesvillc Presbyterian Church,
it was announced by E. A. William
son and Miss Louise Ballard, co
chairman of the drive.
All chairmen and workers may
| pick up material and Ret final in
structions therr any time between
10 a m. and 2 p.m., although resi
dential workers are especially
asked to come at the opening hour
by their committee heads, Mrs.
j Boyd Owen for Wtavnesville. Mrs
H. P. McCarroll for Harelwood,
and Mrs. Wallace Ward for Lake
[ Junaluska
To date the following women
, have agreed to work in house-to
, house solicitation for Wavnesvltle.
the Alesdames J. H. Howell Jr..
M J. Pizzuto. Neeson Smith. Jess
Crouser. Jr., Jonathan Woody.
Russ Kihhp. Simon Klosky, Rich
ard Haynes, Harry Whisenhunt, J
B Siler. R E. Thomas. Ned How
ell. Charles T. McCuiston, H. G
Clayton. Joe Jack Atkinson. John
R Stephens, George Miliier.
Wayne Dietz. Henry Clayton. Jr..
Harry Lee Liner. Jr., and Fred
Martin. Jr., and the Misses Sue
; Willard Lindsley and Marie Plott.
For Lake Junaluska. Mesdames
John McClure, Ben Meyers, Wiley
Noiatid. Rufus Reeves, Ernest Car
ver. Miss Elizabeth Glosser and S.
E. Connatser.
For Hazel wood, the Mesdames
! Cly de Fisher, William Medford.
S Glen H. Hyatt, C. G. Thompson,
\Bln Ward. Aaron Prevost. Jerry
Rogers. Noel Phillips. E M Roth
(See Red Cross-?Paae 8)
Institute For
Handicapped
Is Advocated
Establishment of an institution
in Western North Carolina for
feeble-minded children is advocat
ed in a resolution passed by dele
gates to a meeting of Western
North Carolina Associated Com
munities Tuesday at the Towne
House.
The matter was brought up for i
discussion by Dr. Paul A Heid,
president of WNCAC and also
president of Western Carolina Col
lege. who said that a friend of his
at Franklin had suggested that the
WiNC group go on record in favor
of the project.
Dr. Keid explained that, at pres
ent feeble-minded children* from
Western Carolina have to be taken
to Kinston. which is more than :
300 miles from most towns in this
end of the state.
Two other special projects have
been approved previously by ]
W*NCAC and are -now under con
sideration: legislation to prohibit
the keeping of wild animals for
commercial exhibition, and mar
keting of distinctive Western
North Caro'ina hams, such as the
famed Smithfield hams in Vir
ginia.
Edward A. Hummel, superin
tendent of the Great Smoky Moun
tains National Park, said that the
proposed increase in appropria- ?
tions for the park is "a trend in
the right direction, but does not
warrant quite as much optimism
as some reports indicate."
Mr. Hummel said the fund in- I
crease1, if approved by Congress, |
will permit development of picnic
grounds and the ranger station ?
and may lead to the employment
of rangers and ranger natural
ists during the vacation season.
He also pointed out that a camp
ground is new under construction
in the Deep Creek areo near Bry
son City, while water and sew
erage disposal lines are being laid
in the Cades Cove section.
John Parris, publicity director
for the Cherokee Historical As- j
sociation, discussed the establish
ment of the association and the
improvements it has brought about
on the Qualla Keservation in liv
ing conditions, agriculture, handi
craft manufacture, tourist busi
ness. and providing college schol
arships. and the establishment of
(See WNCAC Meets?Page 7)
Along Political Fronts
Mutt Tate Seeks Tax
Collector's Post
Mutt Tate, well known Haywood
man. today formally announced he
was seeking the nomination as tax
collector.
Tate was a candidate for the
same post in 1950.
He is a native of Haywood, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe M. Tate,
Hazelwood. He attended Waynes
ville high school, and worked for
a number of years at The Tannery
For the past three years he has
been a clerk at Waynesville Auto
Parts Company.
For the past six years he has
been an honorary member of the
Canton VFW post, and recently
joined the newly organized Moose
Lodge here.
Edwards Seeking
Re-Election
Clarence L. "Foxy"' Edwards an
nounced today he was seeking re
election for Constable of the Wav
nesville Township. Edwards has
already filed with the county
board of elections.
Edwards was elected to the post
in 1952. and said today he was
Huh Ruff Candidate
For Sheriff
Hub Ruff, well known business
man, and policeman here for ten
years, today announced that he has
filed for the nomination of sher
iff in the Mas primary.
Ruff, a native of Haywood, at
tended high school here, and fori
ten years was associated with the I
A. C Lawrence Leather Company, i
and then became a member of the
Wavnesville police force, a position
In1 held from 1941 until 1951 w hen I
j lie resigned to enter private busi- |
| ness.
He owns Hub's Trim Shop, at i
the Depot, and until recently was
connected with the Private Patrol i
here. He has sold his interest in
the latter business.
He is the son of Mr and Mrs I
A C. Ruff, is married and has two
children. He is a Mason and at- ,
tends the First Baptist church.
seeking the nomination on his rcc- I
ord of the past two years in the I
office.
A native of Haywood, tie spent I
(See Political Fronts?Page 2)
ANNOI'NCKD ? Mutt Tat* ha*
announced that hp i* a randidatp
for thp nomination of Ta* Col
Irctor.
FDR SHERIFF?Ilub Ruff, form
er city policeman here for 10
years, announced today he is a
candidate for the nomination of
1 sheriff.
$2,000,000 Boost In County
Farm Income Held Possible
IIA 1*1*V OCCASION?Everyone seemed in a hap
py mood when l.indscv M. Cudeer. left, archi
tect for the Central Elementary School, present
ed the master keys to Tom I.eathei wood, chair
man of tile hoard of education, here Tuesday
night, as the school oas formally dedicated. In
the background are a number of those on the
stage during the dedication ceremonies.
(Mountaineer I'hotol.
$300,000 New Elementary
School Dedicated Tuesday
Revenue Office
To Remain Open
On Saturdays
With the deadline for filing in
come tax returns nearing. the loc
al office of the United States In
ternal Revenue Service today an
nounced plans for maintaining
Saturday hours for taxpayer as- 1
sistance.
The office, at Wavnesville us- (
ually operates on a five-dav Week j
from 8:30 a.m. to 3:13 p m. The of- |
fice will also he open the last Sat
urday before the income tax fil
ing deadline of March IS Also,
from 8 30 a.m. to 12:30 p in. on
Satuiday. February 27th and
March 8th.
The agents will he on duty to as- 1
sist taxpayers in preparing their
returns during Saturday office
hours.
Internal Revenue officials point
out that all taxpayers seeking as
sistance at the Revenue office
should hring all Form W-2's. to
gether w ith records of income and :
business expenses.
Taxpayers, especially those with
rental or business incomes, can al
so facilitate the filing of their re
turns it they hring their dupli
cate ropy of last year's tax return
'Employ Handicapped'
Group Plans Meeting
Wayneavllle's "Employ the Han
dicapped" Committee will'.moid at
2 p.m. March 3 at the Park Com
mission office, Mrs Doyle I). Al
ley. chairman, announced today
Several different projects will
lie discussed during the meeting in
an effort to find jobs for a number
of handicapped individuals in the
county.
The modern $3tM,000 Central
Elementary school was formally
dedicated, and open house observ
ed by several hundred interested
| patrons and citizens here Tuesday
I night
The school Is the Inst new build
ing completed under the county
wide school expansion program,
and is termed one of the most
modern in the state.
Harry Rent, president of the
Parent-Teacher \ssociatioh. \tay
presiding officer for the program,
which was field in the combination
cafeteria and auditorium.
Hey .lames H. Coleman, pastor
of the Maggie Methodist church,
was in charge ol the devotional,
and took a- Iris subject, "And The
Truth Shall Make You Free." lie
cited the role that churches and
schools play in showing the impor
tance ol truth, and how closely
the church and schools work for a
common cause of bettering a com
munity Th speaker pointed out
the growing need for more peo
ple in many professions, citing I
that there Was at present a short
age of some 53.000 teachers in
America
Then he said, "The church goes
deeper than just home Willi you
on Sunday after services: it goes
into the school rooms, and into
business the other days of the
week
"And the truth we shall nver
tear." he concluded,
Lindsey \1 Gpdgcr. architect |
for lite building, presented the
master keys of the building to Tout
heathrpwood. chairman of the
Board of Education. Mr. Leather
wood in turn presented them to
Claude Rogers, principal ok the
? school.
?lanies Hardin Howell, dr., In
I behalf of the American Legion
Post 47. presented Mr. Rogers with |
a chec k in payment of a state flag
to grace one corner of the stage.
(See Central School?Page 7)
Mountains, Forests Protect
WNC From Dust Storms
While Western North Carolina
farmers were enjoying the down
pour of rain Saturday, a heavy dust
storm was raising havoc over a '
wide area of the midwest and
southwest.
If you've ever wondered why this
region id not troubled with dust
storms, here are some of the reas
ons as explained by Steve Cassell.
assistant county agent.
First, the lowering mountain
peaks do much to break up the
wind currents that cause so much
damage and destruction over the
plains and prairies of the Central
States.
Secondly, the forests provide
cover and root growth for the soil
of Western North Carolina and
other mountain sections.
Other factors cited by Mr. Cas
sell are the heavier rainfall in the I
mountains as compared with the
midwest and southwest, and the
fact that soil here has a higher
clay content, and is thus more co
hesive arid less liable to be "gone
with the vlrid."
In the Plains States, the flat or
rolling terrain and the soil de
prived of its cover grass makes
farmlands vulnerable to the sweep
ing wind? that stir up dust storms
"Nature puts the. cover on the
land which best protects it in that
particular region," Mr. Cassell as
serted.
The best adapted cover in West
ern North Carolina are the forests,
the assistant agent explained, hut
the most productive cover are the
grasslands, he added.
While preserving its forests.
Haywood County Is turning to
(See Dust Storms?Page
Action Urged
To Alleviate
Price Squeeze
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The follow
ing article on ways to increase
farm income in llaywood County,
written by Steve C'assell, assist
ant county agent, represents the
opinion of all five of the county's
farm agents, a number of farm
ers, and agricultural specialists
from N. C. State College.)
Haywood County farmers could
realize an additional $2,000,000 in
come from the same numbers of
livestock and acreage of crops now
grown through the adoption of
more efficient methods.
Today, while the average size
of farms in the nation is increas
ing rapidly, here in Haywood Coun
ty the average farm is decreasing
in acreage. The job facing the
farmer is rapidly growing more
difficult, larger; and offering a
greater challenge than ever before.
The rapid growth of U. S. popula
tion. decrease in number of farm
ers. food exports to less fortunate
nations, mechanization of agricul
ture, and competition is making
the job of the farmer of more im
portance to the nation. There is
very little additional land avail
able to bring into use in the United
States to help feed our growing
population, which means that our
present acreage must carry the
load.
The only road open to the farm
er is to make each acre and ani
mal produce more efficiently. This
ican be done, in most cases, with
| very, little, if any. additional labor
| or casli outlay, and will result in
greater net profits. Today, unco
the farmer is faced wilh declining
j farm prices, about his only re
! course is to become more efficient
in the use of his land, lalwir. and
capital. The only alternative to
the adoption of more efficient
methods is a gradual decline in
living standards and few folks will
want this to happen. A fortunate
factor in this problem is the fact
that the practices which make a
farm more efficient also tend to
conserve and build the soil re
sources available to the farmer.
This fact takes on far greater im
portance when considered in terms
of the rapid growth in population
and increased burden on each
acre, and our moral obligation as
custodian of the soil for future
(See Farm Income?Page 81
District GOP
To Meet Here
Republicans will hold their 12th
Congressional District Convention
Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Haywood
County Courthouse here.
Notice of the bl-yearly session
was given today by O. L. Anderson
of Franklin, retiring chairman.
The 12th district is composed of
the following counties: Buncombe,
Henderson, Haywood, Transylva
nia. Swain. Jackson, Macon, Clay,
Graham and Cherokee.
County conventions to select
delegates to the district meeting
ate being held this week.
The Swain County convention
will be held Saturday at 7 p.m.
in the Bryson City Moose Lodge.
The Henderson County conven
tion will be held Saturday at 2
p.m. in the Courthouse in Hender
sonville. Precinct meetings are
scheduled Friday.
Buncombe County Republicans
will hold their convention Saturday
at 2 pm. in the Courthouse. Bun
combe precinct meetings aro
planned Friday at 7 p.m.
Highway
Record For
1954
In Haywood
(TO DATE)
Killed .; 11 0
Injured.... 2
(This Information com
piled from Records of
State Hichwajr Patrol.)
I
Parkway Travel
Over 109,000 In
Wintry January
The view is dlTierent from the
mountain-top Blue Ridge Park
way in winter?and 109.t?81 per
sons travelled it in January.
This was 59.292 or 117 per eent
more than in January of 1952.
All sections of the Blue Ridge
Parkwav in North Carolina, ex
cept mile-high links between
Asheville and Mt. llitrhell. and
near the North Carolina entrance
to the Great Smoky Mountains
National Park are open to trafTie
the year 'round.