North Carolina Newspapers

EE 1 The Waynesyille Mountaineer B n . ? . (1, " W ? ?? * JL% women. But by thnt time It's JHaK NoTiT 16 PAGES AaaociataTp 1" The County Seal of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park ? : T WAYNESVILLE, N. C.. MONDAV^TERNOONTMXv~2iriMl rTTm hTTi r^- ? ? ln Advance ln Haywood and Jackaon County iuation School! Tonight ywood County's hig lesville, Clyde, Betl Creek?will awar ieir senior classes t< igh's commencemer hursday and Canto lay. m Duff opened th ogram Friday nigl diplomas to 22 ser ille High, 126 are i ! class. 32 at Clydi 5 at Fines Creek, 1 id 97 at Canton, ximmencement ac ; delivered by Adn at Clyde. Dr. Hoj sident of Mars Hi nes Creek; and D ean of the school c ith University*, Chai e sermons Sunda the Rev. T, E. Rob rtlle, the Rev. Archi Bethel, the Rev. . ., at Clyde, the Rei of Fines Creek, th roce at Canton, an Dunn at Reynolds. ?ncement exercise o be held in schoc but Waynesvill held in the stadiur is favorable. linCountian Iswipes 3 Cars Icks His Own I jideswiping three cars. Bounty man wrecked his ca If Junaluska Motor Court ? the intersection of U. ? ?9-A and U. S. 19. at 1 P-tr 1 according to Cpl. Pritchar ?i of the Highway aPtrol. ?as identified as Charle I Route 2. Whittier. and wa ? with driving drunk and hi ?mith said that Dills hit on B the Dayton Rubber Cc nd two more at Ed Sims ?hen his car ran betweei Ir two. Damage to all thre ,ht ighway patrolman reportei lis was found under th wheel of his vehicle eithe lous or passed out fror [ too much. He was takei mod County Hospital, am the county jail after h 1 Prices Disclosed i expected to be offered a >1 pool June 28-29 at th i Tobacco Warehouse oi it. in Ashevllle have beei i by County Agent Wayn klin: wool, tied, 59.30 per pound ?ol, not tied, 57.30 pe light burry. 52.30 pc medium burry, 47.3C wry, 43.30; black and rt .30; tags, 9.00 and lamb 1.30. ?rge of approximately tw la pound will be mftde fo kg and grading. Mrs can deliver their woe [warehouse, see It weighe pled and receive their chec (ly, Mr. Franklin said. M Mrs Ralph Prevost an k Ralph. Jr. and Joan. W [Wednesday for Columbi. ri where they will atten tduatlon of another daugr l*a Lane Prevost, at Step I f'egf. b cloudy and a little warme uesday, partly cloudy an Lrnf ln temPer*ture "?>ne.vUle temperatyr P wi by the State Test Farr L Max. Min. Pre [ 60 42 .a ?1 37 [ - 30 73 34 _ Ln^ninu uciinibo ui uir .sunn Carolina 5 Press Association which will meet at Lake Juna luska, June 10-12 is Miss Beatrice Cobb (left). 1- of Morganton, secretary of the Association; James i. ?t . n. rowier, jr., supfruiienocni 01 i.ane junaiussa, and Mrs. Fred Campbell, secretary. A large num ber of the newspapers of the state will be repre sented during the 3-day session. (Mountaineer Photo). 5 West Pigeon CDP Offers Reward To Curb Marksmen 'e Safety Campaign ' Inaugurated Here 0 ^ A special traffic safety cam paign is being started in this g community, with details in the ('l second _ section ?of this edition. The program is being barked n by officials, civic leaders, and business men. who are calling attention to the fact that there are now more children on the streets because ? school is out. All motorists are being urged to drive with extreme care, since ' the danger is greater than ever. Read the details in the second | section. a ' tr Death Takes 1 C. P. Phillips While Driving s s Carroll Preston Phillips, 38. died t last night while driving in Soce Valley. e Dr. J. Frank Pate. Haywood ?. County coroner, said death result >' ed from natural causes. It was a understood from relatives thai e Phillips had been under a doctor'; care for a heart condition, d Phillips was a native of Hay e woo dCounty and had lived ii r Canton for 30 years. He was i n member of the First Methodisl n Church and the Loyal Order ol d the Moose. e FOneral services were held this afternoon in the Morning Stai Methodist Church. The Rev. Ken neth Crouse, the Rev. W. B Sprinkle and the Rev. Ben Lee of ficiated and burial was in Bon-A Venture Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ruben Brown t R. K. Deweese, Hetshel Deweese e Earl Williams. Ernest Buckner a and Honea Yates, a Surviving are the widow; the e mother. Mrs. J. C. Phillips; one son. Carrol Res; one daughter I; Nancy Phillips; and one sister r Mrs. J. A. Sisson. all of Canton, r Arrangements were under the I; direction of Wells Funeral Home Residents of West Pigeon com munity probably enjoy target shoot ! ing as much as anyone. However, the folks out Bethel | way share a strong belief on one j point: suitable targets for marks | men DON'T include road signs. To back up that opinion, the West Pigeon CDP has offered a ; $50 reward to any person for furn ishing information' leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone found shooting at newly erected community and road signs in the area. The CDP is now putting up four jit tractive green and white com munity signs and 28 smaller signs, marking each major road in West Pigeon community. Residents there have spent con siderable time and money in erect ing these signs and therefore will teke a dim view of knuckleheads who might want to try out their shooting eye on the markers. 1112 Scout Troops ) , Hold Camporee At Daniel Boone t 5 More than 100 Roy Scouts from 12 of the county's troops particl ' paled in a district camporee Sat ' urday afternoon and Sunday at 1 Camp Daniel Boone on Little East | Fork. A campfire program Saturday night featured stunts, songs and \ other entertainment The campo ree itself stressed campsites, camp craft and Scoutcraft. In charge of activities were Tom | Speed, field Scout executive, and Carlton Peyton, chairman of the district camping committee. MISS CORNWELL ATTENDS ? STATE MEETING Miss Mary Comwell returned , Saturday from Winston Salem , where she attended a state con ference of farm and home agents. ! Miss Cornwell is home agent of . Haywood County. s . Year's First Lamb Pool . Set Friday At Clyde d - k The county's first lamb pool this year will be held at Qlyde Friday, according to an announcement by d County Agent Wayne L. Franklin. '1 The pool will start at 7 a.m. and all '? animals must be in by 10 a.m. d The pool will be conducted in the same manner as last year, Mr. l" Franklin said, and lambs will be graded and sold on grade. It is ex pected that blues or choice lambs will sell for around 25 to 27 cents, red or good for 23 to 23 cents, with a break of approximately four cents between other grades. Mr. Franklin urged that all lamb producers intending to participate in the pool inform his office as to the number to be entered. Blanks have been sent out for this purpose, but farmers may call the county ' agent's office if they choose. In regard to handling lambs, these four suggestions have been ir made: d 1. Forecasters are not always right but most of them agree that e lamb prices will be good all season it. and advise against selling light lambs. There will be another pool in June so don't sell anything un der 79 pounds this first shipment. Lambs that go over 100 pounds on the June shipment may be penal ized so don't hold back heavy lambs ?sell them when they are right. 2. Lambs will drift less if they can be moved direct from your pasture to the scales.' Don't drench, dip or spray the week you are go ing to sell and don't pen them in the barn the night before selling unless it is raining. Fresh cool lambs always grade better than hot tired ones. 3. If you arc going to save any of your ewe lambs for replacements they should be selected from this group?your best and fastest grow ing lambs lr.stead of your culls. 4. Keep a record of the weight, grade end price of your lambs to compare with later years. It was also announced that the North Carolina Purebred Sheep Association will have 10 purebred Hampshire rams at the lamb pool, Cat Birds Here; That Means Warm Weather For Area Warmer weather is here. Because the catbirds have put in their appearances. The "May Bleak" has come and gone. "Blackberry winter" brought it usual chills. But now that the catbirds have arrived, it is a sure sign of warm weather, according to the opin ions of those who keep track of such things. According to R. G. Sanford. he recalls a 4-inch snow which fell in Haywood about 35 years ago ! on May 26th. "The snow did not seem to do any damage, and the fruit, leaves and vegetables survived just like it was a rain." he explained, as he added, "there was no ice in connection with the snow." Poppy Day Sale Slated Saturday Waynesville's American Legion Auxiliary will join with the rest of the nation in the annual observance of Poppy Day on Saturday by con ducting a sale of poppies in the business section. The little red crepe flowers are made by patients in veterans hos pitals to resemble those in Flan ders Field of World War I fame. They are sold to honor the dead and aid the disabled of World Wars I and 11 and the recent Korean con flict. The Poppy Day sale veill be under the direction of Mrs. Ray mond Caldwell, newly elected pres ident of the Auxiliary. i Jessie Alexander Is Awarded Scholarship Jessie Miller Alexander, Way nesville High School senior, has been awarded an Escheats Fund Scholarship to the Woman's Col lege of U. N. C. Miss Alexander is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hooper Alexander, Jr., Ill Hos pital Street. She plans to enter W. C. as a freshman this fall. During her four years in hiRh school she has been active in the 4-H Club, Little Woman's Club, and church work. She was select ed as a delegate to Tar Heel Girl's State at W. C. last summer. Dickson Auto Firm On Main Street Opens Dickson Auto Parts, Incorporat eti, have opened for business on Main Street, next to Martin Elec tric Company. R. A. Dickson is general manager of the firm, Dickson said the firm would car ry a complete line of auto parts, accessories, equipment for service stations, garages, and body shops. A line of automotive paints will be carried. Dickson is a native of Gastonia, and from 1949 until i^cently. was connected with a Similar firm there. He said the firm would be whole sale, and would carry a number of nationally known lines of merchan dise. Dickson said he investigated a number of towns in the two Caro linas before deciding to come here. He is married, lives at Balsam Manor Apartments, and pttends the Presbyteria nchurch. | Use More Care Than Ever In Driving ? School Is Out - Watch For Children Playin* Leaiherwood Mrs. West On State Group Tom Leatherwood and Mrs. Jack West were named to the State Democratic Executive committee Irom Haywood at the State Conven tion in Raleigh Thursday. They 1 were namecj in a stiff contest, which pitted them against Loranzo Smath i"'v of Canton, and Mrs. Fred Campbell of Waynesville. The Haywood delegation voted 20 to 15 in favor of Smathers and Mrs. Campbell in the county cau caus when the unit rule vote was invoked. Mrs. Campbell. Smathers got C4 votes as Buncombe, through < their chairman. Don Elias, threw 1 193 votes for Leatherwood and Mrs. West The Raleigh News and Observer in reporting the matter, and the 1 12th district session, said: ' J The rift between Scott and Len non supporters in the 12th District became sharply in focus here yes terday when a majority among the Haywood - County delegates was thwarted when it sought to name two members to the Democratic Executive Committee. And an appeal to the convention credentials committee failed to up hold the Haywood majority. In a hall in the State Library Building the Haywood County dele gation. mostly Scott supporters, chose to nominate Mrs. 11a Camp bell and Loranzo Smathers to take seats on the executive committee, representing Haywood. But with a unit rule vote Bun combe County cast its 193 votes for Tom Leatherwood and Mrs. Jack West to represent Haywood on the executive committee. W. G. Byers nominated Mrs. Jack West, and Tom Leatherwood was nomi nated by Jack West. The heavy Buncombe vote and support from the 10 counties smothered the Haywood nomina tions. Mrs. West and Leatherwood were seated. A howl went up immediately from the majority of the Haywood delegation and it resolved to ap peal "this overruling" on the con vention floor. The appeal was later denied by the credentials commit tee. At the morning 12th district meeting, most of the delegates op posing the Haywood delegates were festooned with Lennon ribbons. Also during the district meeting. Elias blocked the adoption of a Buncombe resolution endorsing former 12th District Congressman Monroe Redden through appoint ment by the Governor to fill the U. S. Senate seat vacated by the (See Democrats?Page 81 The Robinetts, Morgans To Attend Baptist Meet The Rev. T. E. Robinett, pastor of the First Baptist Church, and Mrs. Robinett. left today for Col umbia, S. C. where they will spend a few days before going to St. Louis to attend the annual South ern Baptist Convention. Mrs. Rob inett will also attend a meeting of the Southern Baptist Woman's Missionary Society. During their < stay in St. Louis, their three chil dren will remain with relatives in Columbia. Also attending the convention will be Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Morgan, , who will leave here Wednesday. Mrs. Morgan is district leader of the Missionary Society. ? " ' OWNER of Dickson Auto Parts is ( R. A. Dickson, above. The new , firm Is now open on Main Street. TOM LEATHERWOOD Students Receive Kiwanis Award For Achievement Two students, a boy and a girl, in each high school in the county, have been selected to receive the Kiwanis Achievement Award. Selection of the students was made by the faculties of the vari ous schools on a basis of advance ment in scholastic standing. The awards were made in the Crabtree-Iron Duff School Friday night by Kiwanian Andy Moody. The students honored were Doris Kinsland and Billy Best. This morning two students in the Wa.vnesville High School, Ver lin Edwards and Thomasine Nel son, were presented medals by W. S. Roberts. Awards in the other schools of the county will be made at com mencement exercises tonight. Win ners are as follows: Bethel High School, Bruce Games and Shirley Poston; Fines Creek, Hugh Rath bone and Sarah Hinter; and Clyde High School, Howard Medford and Mary Sutton. Presentation of medals will be made by Roger Am nions at Bethel, Enos Boyd at Fines Creek, and Charles Edwards at Clyde. J. J. Atkins Is Head Of VVNC Bank Auditors Joe Jack Atkins, assistant Cash ier of the First National Bank of Waynesville, was installed as presi dent of the Western North Caro lina Conference of the National Association of Bank Auditors and Controllers at a regular meeting held at Grove Park Inn in Ashe ville last Friday evening. Others attending the meeting from the Waynesville Bank were Miss Edna Summerrow, Mrs. M. R Whisenhunt, Mrs. J. J. Fergu son, Miss Lillian Medford Boyd, Miss Joy Woody, and Mrs* Hugh Potts. WAYNESVILLE GIRLS NAMED JUNIOR COUNCILORS Miss Harriet Gibson and Miss Sarah Jane Garrison, both of Waynesville, are among the four teen rising juniors at Western Carolina College named junior councilors for 1954-55. The coun cilors will serve as student advis ors to freshman girls. MRS. JACK WEST New Road Is Now Open To Traffic Although considerable work is yet to be done, the new four-lane highway from Lake Junaluska, re cently surfaced, has been opened to traffic. Construction crews are still working on the shoulders. Later the center portion of the divided highway will be seeded by the landscaping section of the State Highway Department. Work on the new road, which is 6.59 miles long, began on Septem ber 27. 1951. Total cost of con struction has been $865,500. Four contractors on the project have been: Sheets and llardin of West Jefferson, house moving: T. F. Houser of Asheville, structures; Taylor Construction Co. of Ashe ville, grading and drainage, and H. R. Stewart of Asheville. paving. Highway officials said the work on building up the shoulders will be completed during the first week in June. The new highway, the only four lane roadway in State Highway Department's 14th District, elim inates several bad curves faced by drivers on the old road. As work has gone forward on the highway, new service stations, and new homes have been built along its length and are now in use. Haywood Nurses Meet Tonight At Hospital The Haywood County Nurses Club will hold its regular month ly meeting tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the dining room of the hospital. Mrs. Howard Bryson, public health nurse, will show a film on "Mental Hygiene." Hostesses will be Mrs. Phyllis Whitman. Mrs. Tina Whitman, and Mrs. Judy Phillips. ALBRIGHT FAMILY HAS REUNION A reunion of brothers and sis ters of the Albright family was held this weekend. The visiting members of the family included Mr. and Mrs. G. Mack Albright of Portsmouth, Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan W. Slpe of Atlanta, Georgia, and Mrs. C. B. McKeel of Char lotte. Hosts for the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Albright, Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Stamey, Mrs. Ruth Beaty, and Miss Anne Albright, all of Waynesville. House - To - House Canvass Opens To Curb Rabies A new public information pro gram, to be conducted by means of i house-to-house canvass, opened loday in Waynesville and Hazel wood under the direction of Dr. A. ft. Riegg, veterinarian, with the issistance of the Haywood County Ifealth Department. A number of civic clubs and PTA (roups have been asked to coop irate in the cafhpaign. Dr. Riegg said that the program s being conducted in an effort to .?liminate rabies in this area by nforming all residents of the com nunity concerning rabies and urg ng the public to observe rules con cerning the county-wide rabies tuarantine now in effect. According to the veterinarian, he following rules govern the luarantlne: 1. All dogs over three months of igc must be vaccinated against ?abies. 2. All dogs must wear a collar ind rabies tag. 3. All dogs must be confined in >ne way or another until August I, 1954, or for a period of 90 days from the date the last animal In the area goes mad. 4. Any dog found loose will definitely be picked up and taken to the Waynesville or Hazelwood pound. 5. Dogs will be kept at the pound lor a three-day period before they arc destroyed. 6. Reclamation of pet will cost $5. Waynesville residents call the Light and Water Office. Hazel wood residents call the Town Hall. 7. Cats arc as susceptible to ra bies as dogs and must also be vac cinated and confined. ? 8. After the quarantine is lifted, pets need no longer be confined. Continue to vaccinate your pet once a year and report stray ani mals In your vicinity to the Health Department, Listed sponsors of the drive are: The Lions Club, Jaycees, The Boosters Club, Rotary Club, Ki wanis Club, Profcslsonai and Busi ness Woman's Club, The Woman's Club. St. John's PTA, Central Ele mentary PTA, Pigeon Street PTA. East Waynesville PTA, Hazelwood PTA, and Allen's Creek PTA. Inquiries On This Section Running At High Record Requests for booklets for this area are coming in at the rate of about 600 per week. L. E. DeVous, president of the Haywood High landers said today. This is an in crease of about 400 per cent over last year. The booklets are being mailed weekly as fast as the inquiries roll in, he explained. In addition to the large number of requests, the Highlanders have shipped bulk quantities to travel bureaus to a number of places, in cluding Chicago, and New York. All these have also been by re quest. DeVous said that the number of requests and the demand for in formation led him to feel that this would be an excellent year in this area. "The people are showing an in terest, and we are sending them the printed word, and t? me, that adds up to good business," he com I mented. P. P. Crawford Of Iron Duff Dies At 96 (See Picture on Page 8) Phidillia Philetus Crawford, 5)6, one of Haywood County's oldest residents, died Sunday morning in i the Haywood Cbunty Hospital after a short illness. A resident of the Iron Duff sec lion, Mr. Crawford was a member of one of the county's pioneer fami lies and spent his entire life here, lie was born September 18. 1857, the son of the late James and Ade line Howell Crawford and was the grandson of Josiah and Carey Mc Cracken Crawford, and the great grandson of George Crawford. He was a retired farmer. A member of the Antioch Bap tist Church, Mr. Crawford had served as superintendent of the Sunday School for forty years, and was active in the political affairs of bis community. His wife, the former Miss Laur a Davis, died in 1934. Funeral services were held this afternoon in the Antioch Baptist Church with the Rev. Pinkney Mc Cracken and the Rev. Frank Early officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Howell Bryson, M. E. Davis, Norvel Crawford. Robert Smith, Herbert Tate and Sam Crawford. Great-granddaugh ters were flower bearers. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Grover Hogan, with whom Mr. Crawford made his home, and Mrs. Mora Medford of Waynesville; one sister, Mrs. Florence Garner of Franklin; 12 grandchildren 25 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Crawford Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. MR. AND MRS. ALLISON ON CRUISE Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Allison left Saturday for Norfolk, Va. from where they will take the ship, Queen of Bermuda, for a cruise to Berumda by way of New York. Mr. Allison is representing the Al lison Duncan Oil Companw at a convention of Oil Dealers to be held aboard ship. During their absence Mrs. Alli son's parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Lanicl Lane of Lake Junaluska, are caring for the Allison children, Sammy and Robert, Jr., at their home on Howell Street. Highway Record For 1954 In Haywood (TO DATE) Killed . ? ? I 0 Injured.... 8 ITbto Information com piled from Boeor* of State Highway Patrol.)