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u vK NO. 28 1? PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILLE, N.C-THiitSDAY AFTERNOON, APUL8,19S4 fSjOO In Advance III Haywood and Jackaaa Counting
gineers Are Making Final
leek On Canton Viaduct
npleted Plans
eduled For
sentation Within
.. U'ppks
Master Plan For Maggie
Valley Is About Complete
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Highway Engineers are ex- '
0 make the last of a series .
irements this week on the '
1 viaduct through Canton. ?
Buchanan, highway com
,r (or the 14th district,
it after this measurement
the engineers will begin
? a detailed blueprint of
iposed project, lhe com
Iratt will show the exact Io
0 the inch, of the viaduct,
relation to every building
irea.
lissioner Buchanan in an
n with The Mountaineer
,t the final plan will be in
along the same line as he i
jneers presented to a Can
s meeting last October,
tically the same alignment
respect," the eommission
"This time, 1 will be able |
the officials of the town of |
something specific in the
exact location, and accur
st he continued,
tentative plan calls for a
viaduct starting at Bridge
ind coming down back of
t office. The overpass and
wn street would run paral
h the Southern Railway
joining the new four lane
1 in West Canton.
figures presented in the
? meeting showed an esti
rost of $1,300,000. with the
Canton share being $100.
a third of right-of-way 1
rnor I'mstead last fall al
$750,000 for the project
(f'cial highway funds,
ct finding committee was
by the Canton board of
mi to study the project and
s report. The committee,
an said, had consulted with
times on the project, but I
le final engineer's report is
ted. he said; "I do not have
ig specific to show or tell
nissioncr Buchanan said he
0 be able to have all the
band wilhin six weeks, aod
1 a meeting of Canton ofTio
onee and present the en
i reports to them.
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k Alley Cites
To Crippled
I I
jinal speaker at a meeting
Iwaynesville Kiwanis Club
| was Mrs. Doyle D. Alley.
In of the Waynesvllle "Em
F Handicapped" committee,
^d the handbag manufaetur
|fram now being carried on
wsanization.
[Alley explained that three
PPed persons are now oc
In weaving nylon handbags
I looms in a small shop on
St
5 for the bags have already
eived from Kontana Village
m Charles Underwood for
P at Lake Junaluska this 1
[ The Lions Club also pur
rven dozen hags for distri
ct their last "Ladies Night"
wood PTA To Hear
Child Psychologist
Blanche Haley, field repre- I
1 lor the North Carolina
paeher Association, will
hild psychology in her talk
licence before the Hazel
at 7 30 p.m. Tuesday in
al auditorium.
r^stion-and-answer session,
f'ay will answer parents'
P on various situations in
jlheir children.
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Fire Alarm Code
Reprinted Today
The Mountaineer is today re
printing the lire alarm system
lor this area.
So many requests have tome
into the office asking that the
rode be reprinted that this is
being granted.
The horn blasts in accordance
(o the zone in whirh the fire is
reported. If you fail to catch the
code blasts the lirsf time, the
alarm will sound again in short
order.
It is suggested that citizens
memorize the code of their area,
and in that way ran tell when
away from home if the fire is in
their neighborhood.
Haywood
Fourth In j
Retail Sales
Haywood County ranked fourth
in retail sales among eight West
ern North, Carolina counties dur
ing a 12-month period ending June
30, 1953. according to a report by
the North Carolina Department of
Revenue.
The county also ranked fourth
in population among the counties.
Haywood's sales totalled $21,
811.000?considerably more than
the next largest county, llurke,
which reported sales of $20,118,
000. Haywood's population was list
ed as 37.631 in comparison to
Burke's 45.518.
Buncombe County, with a popu
lation, of 124,403, ranked first
among tlie eight W'N'C counties,
with retail sales of SI 11.198.000
Henderson County, fifth in popu
lation (30,921) ranked second in
sales with $24,309,000.
A summary of sales and popula
tion listed these figures:
County Population Sales
Buncombe 124.403 $111,198,000
Rutherford 46.356 23.744.000
Burke 43.518 20,118.000
Haywood 37.631 21,811,000
Henderson 30.921 24.309.000
McDowell 25,720 15.783.000
Transylvania 15,194 6.665.000
Pofk 11.625 5,234.000
Easter Seals
To Aid Crippled
In This County
The Easter Seat campaign for
crippled children arid adults got
underway locally this week with
the sending of a thousand seals by
mail to YVaynesville and Hazelwood
families.
The campaign is sponsored lo
cally by the Rotary Club under the
chairmanship of E. A. Williamson,
assisted by Mayor J. H. Way.
Several projects are being plan
ned to collect funds, one by the
Girl Scout troop of Miss Sue
Crocker. They will Sell paper
lilies made by the handicapped on
the streets of the two towns this
coming Saturday, April 10.
Coin cards have also been dis
tributed to school children by Mrs.
Carl RatclifTe of the Board of Edu- j
cation.
Williamson emphasized in open
ing the campaign that the Hay
wrod County Chapter for Crippled
Children sends substantial dona
tions for each crippled patient
from this county to the Orthopedic
Hospital in Asheville.
Another purpose of the fund
drive is to educate the public in
the needs and services available
to crippled people and to find any
who are in need of help. It is re
quested that any person knowing
of a crippled case which is not
under care or treatment please get
in touch with E. A. Williamson,
Hazelwood *GL 6-4336'.
All donations should be mailed
to Box 203. Hazelwood
Boosters Will iMect
As Seven Tonight
The Haze I wood Boosters Club
will meet tonight at 7 o'clock at
the Presbyterian church for their
regular monthly dinner meeting.
Richard Barber is pesident, and
Roy S. Wright is secretary.
Plans are being made for the
formal presentation of the master
plan of I he Maggie Development
Association this month, it was
learned from Carl Henry, presi
dent.
The presentation will be made at
a dinner meeting to he held at j
the school.
For 18 months, there have been
8 or 9 students in the City and
Regional Planning Department of
the University of North Carolina
working on the details of the plans,
uder the direction of James Webb,
inst ructor.
Norvilie Rogers is vice presi
dent of the group, and Miss Evely n
Siler, secretary.
Town Power
Will Be Off
On Sunday
In order !<> permit the installa
tion ot larger transformers at the
Carolina Power and I.ight Co.'s
Waynesvilte sub-station, electrical
power will be off in Waynesville
i except Allen's Creek > from 2 un
til 5 p.m. Sunday, according to an
announcement by Roy Wright,
local C P. & L manager.
The new transformers, when in
, operation, w ill increase the elec
trical capacity in this area by more
than a third. Mr. Wright said, and
will permit the company to add
more customers without over
loading its lines.
The interruption of power will
not affect Allen's Creek. Hazel
wood. Lake Junaluska. Maggie, or
other areas near Waynesville. Mr.
Wright explained. Permission to
cut off the power was asxcd by
P. & L. and granted by town
officials.
Carolina Power and Light re
tails electricity in 1 laze I wood, but
wholesales it to the Town of Way
nesville. which in turn, distributes
it to individual consumers.
There are approximately 1.800
j users of electricity in Waynesville.
according to G. C. Ferguson, town
manager.
Building & Loan
Pays Earning To
Its Stockholders
The Haywood Home Building
and Loan Association has just dis
; tributed S27.235.22 in earnings,
for the April 1 period.
L. NY Davis, secret ary-treasur-!
| er, said that checks for $17,433.25
1 had been mailed to those stock
holders owning full paid shares,
while an additional $9,801 97 had
been credited accounts of those
j ow ning optional shares.
This is one of the largest earn
: ings paid by the association.
Moose Initiation
Ceremonies Set
Initiation ceremonies for a class
of 50 candidates will be held by |
the Loyal Order of Moose. Waynes-1
ville Lodge 1733. at 7:30 p.m. Mon
day in the Waynesville High
School auditorium, according to anj
announcement by Governor Noble
Arrington.
A degree team from the Ashe-I
ville Moose lodge will be in charge
of the initiation ceremonies.
All candidates have been asked j
to be present at 7 p.m.
Haywood Enters State
'County Of Year' Contest
Haywood county will enter the
1954 North Carolina "County of
the Year in Rural Progress," con
I test sponsored by "Progressive I
Farmer" magazine, it has been an
nounced.
The decision to enter the contest
was made Monday night at a mcet
| mg of county agricultural workers
including county farm agents and
home agents, vocational agriculture
i teachers and home economics
teachers.
Judging in the contest will be
. based on these five points:
1. Desirable adjustments in agri
culture.
2. Homcmaking and family liv
i ing.
3. Community improvement.
4 Opportunities for rural youth.
5. Cooperation of all agencies,
groups. and individuals.
First judging will be done in the
six agriculture extension districts
| in North Carolina w here district
supervisors of various farm orga
| nidations will select the 10 best
| counties in their district. A state
committee will then select the
state winner.
Winner of the grand prize will
receive $1,000. while each district
winner will get $500.
Money won in the contest must
he spent in a way which will bene
fit the rural populace of the county
involved and is to be disbursed
i b> a m>c< ial county committer np
' pointed for that purpose.
A HIti I N in the rainbow trout family was caught Tuesday even
ing by Mollis l'riee of Jonathan Creek with a red worm on a No.
6 hook. The lish measures 24:,t inches and weighs five pounds.
Price caught it in Jonathan Creek, but would rather not say just
where. (Mountaineer Photol.
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Along Political Fronts
i
Election Board Takes
Office Saturday
Saturday morning, at ton o'clock
Clerk of Court J. B. Siler is sched
uled to administer the oath of of
' (ice to the three members of tin
Haywood county Board of Elec
| tions.
The administering of the oath
will take only a few minutes, and
then the three members will g<
into executive session, and name a
chairman, and a secretary.
The members are W. G. Byers,
John Carver, and Charlie Hawkins
Byers and Carver are serving for
the first time, and are Democrats
while Hawkins has served for a
number of terms, representing the
Republican party. Hawkins is the
present secretary, while Glen
Brown is the retiring chairman.
'55 Farm Program
To Be Discussed
The 1055 agricultural program
will be discussed at a meeting of
county agricultural workers at 9:30
a.m. Friday, it has been announc
ed.
Attending the meeting will be
county and community ASC com
mitteemen. the county agent, soil
conservation supervisors, heads of
various farm organizations, and
ether interested persons.
Recommendations made at the
meeting will be forwarded to the
state ASC committee.
I
Lennon Rally Set
In Sylva 1 (ith
The Associated Press carried a,
story from Raleigh that a I.t nnon
Rally would be held in Sylva on
April 16th.
Invitations to a barbecue have
i been issued to a number ot Hay
wood people tor that date, and in
dications are that it will bo one of ,
1 the largest political gatherings in i
this part of the state this spring.
The new highway shops at Sylva
will be dedicated that afternoon ]
with a lot of state leaders taking
part.
Kesler Candidate
For Constable
(See I'icturp Page Right)
Paul Ray Kesler. an Air Force
veteran, has announced bis candi
dacy for constable of Waynesville.
Mr. Kes|er, a native ot Athens,
I (la., has resided in Waynesville for
i the past nine years. During World
War II, he served three years in
the 201 h Air Force as an Air
policeman.
He is now employed at the S & ]
M. Barber Shop.
Chamber Of Commerce
Directors Meet Tuesday
The directors of the Chamber of
Commerce will hold their regular;
monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tues
day at the Town Hall.
John Johnson, president, will
preside at the meeting.
VVNC Vacation Map
Deadline Saturday
Saturday is the deadline on
order* for the 1954 "varation
map published by Western North
I Carolina Highlander*. Inc., Mrs.
Doyle D. Alley, secretary of the
Highlander*, announced today. 1
The map* are distributed na
tionally. but not locally except
on order. Mrs. Alley explained.
The maps are used widely and
are much In drmand. she said,
urging that tourist establishment
operator* and other interested
businessmen get their orders in
early.
The only local order received
by the Highlanders Regional
office has been from the Wav
nesville-llaaelwood I. ike .liina
luska Chamber of Commerce
I which ha* writered 1 ??# map*.
Meeting Set To Discuss
Erection Of Health Center
New Yorkers Top March
List Of Tourist Inquiries
Tt ??y? ... I AttKA.^k -i, J?u., a ?
Pre-School Exams Set
At East Waynesville
Pre-school physical examina
(ions for children enterim; coun
ty schools next September will
he held at 1 p.m. Friday at F.ast
Waynesville School, according to
an announcement by the Health
Department.
The examinations will be con
ducted at Bethel School next
Thursday, April 15. at 9 a.m.
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Play Try outs
Set Monday
By Masquers
Tryouts for the M o U n t a i n
Masquers' first play. "The Man
Who Came To Dinner." will lie
held al 7 30 p.m. Monday in the
commissioners' room at the court
house. it has been announced by
Mrs. 11 a Campbell, production di
rector of the amateur theatrical
group.
W'olcott Gibbs' famous play,
which starred Monty Wooley in
the film version, will be produced
in June. A musical, to be direct
ed by Bette Hannah, will be pro
duced in July, while another play i
whl be staged in August, under the
direction of Betsey Lane Quinlan.
Casting at the tryouts will he
done t. Tvlrs. Campbell and Vance
Derby
At their regular monthly meet
ing Monday night, the Masquers
laid plans for a membership drive
?to start Saturday at the Country I
Club Inn with a fashion show spon-l
sored by Mrs. Carrie Hannah of J
the Town and Country Shop.
Both memberships and associate I
memberships will be sold to raise
funds for operation of the Mas
quers' program.
Band And Chorus
Will Present
Spring Concert
I
Charles Isley. music director of
the Waynesvllle High School, has
announced the program for the
spring concert to be presented b\
the concert band and mixed chorus
Friday niKht at ft o'clock in the
school auditorium.
The band, which Is one of three1
bands in the state with a top rat
ing in top grade music, will plaj
numbers to he used in the annual
state contest in Greensboro April
23. The chorus will present a group
of novelty selections.
Advance tickets are being sold
by members of the performing
group.
The concert will be directed by
Mr. Isley and his assistant. Robert
Campbell.
The program follows:
Part I?Concert Rand
March?Gloria Losey
Overture?II Guarany Gome*
Finale?Symphony No 5
Tchaikowskj j
Part II?Chorus
Spiritual?Were You There
arr. Rurleigh
I Heard A Forest Praying
Peter Do Rose
Pretense Cloke>
Girls' Chorus?Lolfytoodum
Folk Song?arr. Bell
Folk Song ? Mr. Frog A
Courtin' He Did Ride
arr. Gearhart
Chopsticks Karl Rogers
Part III?Concert Rand
March?Army of the Nile Alford
Jericho?A Rhapsody for Rand
Morton Gould
Caribbean Fantasy Morrlssey
.tmiuuKd ?l ^?UI Vl*> !.?> UU"
ville Chamber of Commerce show- j
i'd that Ohio sends llu> most tour-1
ists to Western North Carolina of {
any state ill the union, the largest j
number of tourist inquiries re
ceived recently by the WNC High
landers have come from New York
State,
During March, 29 cards and let
ters concerning a vacation in
Western Carolina were from resi
dents of the F.inplre State, while
only It) emanated from Ohio.
Also ahead of the Ituckeye State
in March were Illinois i2t> inquir
ies! and Ni-xx Jersey (17Penii
slyvania also contributed Mh
From the correspondence now
in the Highlanders' tiles, it is ap
parent Ural the state's extensive j
advertising campaign is paying off
very well Quite a number of out
of-state people wrote that their!
desire for a visit to the Blue
ltidge-Sinokics country was stir
red un b\ an article in "Better i
Homes and Gardens" magazine en
titled "Nothing Could Be Finer
Than To Be In C arolina."
Quite a few other people men
tioned that they have been in
Western Carolina before and have
a yen to return
In March, the Highlanders re
ceived 190 inquiries from most of
the 48 stales nad seven more from
foreign countries Canada and
Cuba.
The letter from Cuba was from
a Havana doctor planning a honey
moon tup through Western Caro
lina.
One of flu Inquiries from Can
ad catne from a girl in Ville St.
| Georges Est in the Province of
Quvbec, ?w ho kept referring to
North Carolina as "Carolina
I State."
A boy in llialeah. Fla,, explain
ing how much lie had enjoyed a
past vacation at Kontana Village,
asked: "Is there another place like
Kontana'' But it must, be iti the
mountains."
One woman in Florida wrote "I
would verx much appreciate your
sending me a copy of "Variety Va
catioilland. North Carolina". I
loaned a copy which I had. the
borrower handed it to someone
else and it was never returned."
Three letters came from two
slates which arc afso well known
for their summer resorts Califor
nia and Colorado
Another letter was written by a
lilt is11 professor now teaching at
Harvard I niversitv. who expressed
a desire to tour the Smokies.
All in all. it appears that a good
crowd will lie on hand this season
foi Western Carolina's "Big Show
of '54 "
4-11 County Council
Will Meet Saturday
A film on 4-II Club activities will
lie shown at a III County Council
meeting at ID a in. Saturday in the
courthouse, it has heen announced.
The lilin to he shown will either
In' "Share the Fun Breakfast" or
Hope of Tomorrow."
Benches To Be Painted
Tlie Waynesville .1 ayeeos will
meet at 7 p.m. Monday to paint the
wooden benches the organization
has placed at a numlx-r of locations
In the business section. Hill Htirgln,
president of the Junior Chamber,
has announced.
Sing Planned Sunday
At Balsam Baptist
A singing convention will be held
at 2 p.m Sunday at the Balsatn
Baptist Church, it has heen an
nounced
Haywood County singers and the
public are invited to attend.
( oitltl n ion
In today's editorial reference was
made to Highway 111. It should
read 411.
Public Is Invited
To Session Tuesday
A public meeting to discuss the
erection of a health center in Hay
wood County will be held at 7:30
p.m. Tuesday in the courtroom, it
has been announced.
Present at the meeting will be
the county commissioners, the
Hoard of Health. Health Depart
ment personnel, and other persons
interested in the he.llth cent eg
project.
The principal speaker at the
meeting will be Dr. C. C. Apple
while. director of the local health
division of the State Board of
Health. Who will explain the
means by which a county health
center can be obtained.
Mrs. Rubye Bryson, acting head
of the Haywood County Health De
partment, said that county com
missioners have promised to con
sider appropriations for the health
center if sufficient public interest
is shown in tlic matter.
It is expected. Mrs. Bryson said,
that the construction of a suitable
health building would require a
bout $(10,00(1 with 70 8 per cent
of the funds to be provided by the
federal government through state
supervised grants
Haywood County's portion would
he approximately $18,000 which
could be paid over a period of two
years, Mrs. Bryson explained. The
county would also furnish an
acre of land, she added.
According to Mrs. Bryson, a
health center in Haywood County
I would provide:
j 1. Expansion of clinical Work?
' Including dental services.
2. Privacy for medical cxaniina
i lions, not possible at present.
I 3 l.argcr waiting room.
4 Claftsroqm space for the
I teaching' of suc^i subjects as home
j nursing and fifst aid.
S. Enlarged laboratory.
| 6. More office space in the coun
ty courthouse, which would be
available if the Health Depart
ment were moved to another
building.
7 Abundant parking space
More than 40 counties in North
Carolina have already built or are
now building separate health cent
ers. Thes nearest such center to
Wayuesville is now under cori
I struct ion in Macon County.
Dog Dies
Of Rabies
At Canton
A new case of rallies was report
| c(| this week when a young beagle
I owned by a Canton man died at
the office of Dr. A. It. Riegg, vet
erinarian. after being bitten on
the nose by a stray bulldog.
The dog's head was sent to the
state laboratory at Raleigh where
tests confirmed that the animal
had died from rabies.
Although the hulldog has been
seen on several occasions, no per
sons are believed to have been ex
posed or hit ten by t he dog.
i The county's last case of rabies
occurred last December -7, and
the county-wide quarantine utt
dogs was lifted March 27.
Although dog owners do not
have to keep their pets confined
' at present, they must have thern
| vaccinated in accordance with
! slate law. Persons who do not have
| this done may be prosecuted in
J court, the Haywood County Health
: Department has warned.
For the public's benefit, a ser
ies ,of clinics will begin Monday
and continue through May 5. All
dogs three months old or Older
must be vaccinated, and collared
< with 1954 tags. When the clinics
have been completed, Ernest
: Chambers, county dog warden, I
\ w ill pick up and destroy all dogs
, not vaccinated against rabies.
New Toastmasters Club
Meets Monday At Maples
The newly organized Wajmeaville I
1 oastmasters Club will have its
first regular meeting at 7 p.m. i
Monday at The Maple* on Walnut I
St.. with Steve Cassell. as*i.*tant <
county agent, acting a* tonstmaster I
The program will include five
minute talk* hv Ray I'leiness. I)i '
('. It. Border, and Marion Bridges,
according to Jerry Hngcrs, edura- <
ional chairman.
Jack Felmet will serve as evalu
itor, while Richard Bradley will
ie in charge of the table topics
liscussion. Clifford Marrell is
president of the club.
Toastmaster Clubs are organized
o give members practice In public
.peaking and parliamentary procc
Itrre.
Highway
Record For
1954
In Haywood
(TO DATE)
Killed . ? ? Z 0
Injured.... 5
(This Information com
piled from Records of
State Highway Patrol.)
5HOWERS