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LOPMVBUurKT * People Than | Hfl w v y Q ?i a he w aynesyille Mountaineer 1=^" EAR NO. 58 ,Y PAGES ^ ~ Thf f^SfatofHay^ Coun.^A, The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Moan,aim, Nation., Park ' ! - l""' "" A^aocmte^Preaa^ WAYXESVILI.E, N. C.. THURSDAY ArifclWod^jFLTiniS rr. ?? P Q " ? * 50 ,n Advance ,n Haywood and Jackson Counties ?P Tours flen At In Duff ^^^?ctures. Face 1, Sec. 2) ^^?>,1 County's first CDP! mtniiB.v tour of the summer i 175 persons Tuesday | Cove residents visited i ? to meet their neighbors. 1 Hmnic lunch and play a games. Hay the second tour was ^^^Houth Clyde's folks jour ^^^?Morning Star community. ' ? Iron Duff tour Monday. Huvc residents outperform ^^^Hiosts in ali events except j^^^lguessing game, pie-eating ^^^ftind bubble gum-blowing .^^H Francis Cove won the i ^?tball game. 7-3. and the ^^^?ne, 14-3, and swept the and Softball - throwing [^?singing was led by Mrs. {^^Hvis of Iron Duff and Paul of Francis Cove. A pic .^H was served by the Iron women in the Crabtree ^Hr School cafeteria. ?tfffete results of the contests uessfci? game won by H. R. iwell. Iron DufT. Under 10 ? non Harris. Francis Cove, oreelhoes?Men contestants ? i Dttii Frank Bradshaw and I Cliambers. Francis Cove: nk Cfiristopher and Joe Boone, 'on |y Joe Boone and Frank istoMer. |ora#fc"< - Women Iron Dull: l-y cSdwell and Kathleen Davis. ^Kove: Georgia Mitchell and |S^Boone. Won by Francis MMi throw?Men?Iron Duff: ^^MCaldwell. Francis Cove: age Jffitchell (winner*, ^?i throw?Women ? Iron Ada Bradshaw. Francis ^^?ettie Franklin (winner*. ^^?11 throw?Boys under 16? j^HfT Badger McElroy (win j^Hancis Cove: Gene Christo ^?ll throw?Girls under 16? n Deff Jane McElroy. Francis re: Mary Mitchell (winner!. 'ie-Mting contest ? Iron Duff: ink ?avis (winner*. Lee William i. ftftncis Cove: Norman Mitch Joj Boone. lubtaft Gum Contest?Iron Duff : , inkMBradshaw (winner), Fran ^?s. Regina Milner, Diana Francis Cove; Ula May ^^Mlatty Mitchell, Eva Harris. ^^Biarris, Dee McElroy. Gor ? Hai ^?<1?Boys?Francis Cove 7; COP Tour?Page 6) Jfcls Reunion jB7or Sunday Pless Reunion will ?* Sunday, at the home of at the Forks of Pigeon ^^^?iekman's Store. 150 to 200 people are ex tend the all-da\ Nil1 :< w ill feature the usual < r at the noon hour. president, and f*" * i a number of visiting and singers for the day's ^^B. it was announeed. ^^Hmber of members of the ^^Brom South Carolina and ^^Bern part of this state have their intentions of at Inton Boy Releases Car fcke. Vehicle Overturns Iour-.vear-old Canton boy. Sector, son of Mr. and Mrs. etor, 52 Beaverdam St.. wgs lized Monday evening when he released the brake on his fath er's car, causing the vehicle to roll down a driveway, through two fences, and overturn down an cm ; bankmcnt. His brother, Charles Dennis, 20 months old, escaped injury in the wild 60-yard ride except for minor bruises. Larry suffered fractures of the knuckles and deep lacerations on his right hand. I Mrs. Rector said she was getting ready to leave the house with her two children when the phone rang and she told the youngsters to go op and get in the car. While she talked, Larry released the hand j brake and the car began to roll 'down Smathers Hill. After smash ing through two fences on the prop erty of Arthur Clark, the car plung ed over a 12-foot embankment and turned over either once or twice on the driveway of J. E. Bryson. lorry's condition at Haywood County Hospital has been describ ed as satisfactory. He is being treated by Dr. Robert II. Owen. I'he ather I CLOUDY iderable cloudiness and vith scattered thundershow lay. Friday, partly cloudy oderale temperatures, ial WayneSville temperature >rted by the State JTest Max. Min. Rainfall ? 85 64 ? 89 65 1 48 I1 ? 03 GO .01) DOWN THE HOME STRETCH through chocolate pies come this quartet in the pie-eating contest at the Francis Cove-Iron Duff community tour Tuesday at Crabtree-Iron l)ufT School. Left to riKlit are Joe Boone of Francis Cove, Frank Davis of fron Dull' (the winner), Norman Mitchell of Francis Cove, and I.ce Williamson of Iron DufT. (Mountaineer Photo). Town To Buy New Street Washer Soon The Town of Waynesville is to day seeking bids for a new street washing machine. The bids are to be supplied the Town on Aug ust 5th. Specifications are for a 1,100 to 1,200 gallon capacity, equipped witb t'our sprays. The Town is also asking for bids on a motor truck of a carrying capacity of 14.000 pounds. The cab to axle to be 84 inches and from cab to end of frame 136 inches. The present street washer, termed obsolete and too small for the local job. will be either sold or traded in on the new equip ment. according to G. C. Ferguson, town clerk. 2 Busses Added ; To School Fleet lla.vwood county school sys tems are selling two new buses for the new term, bringing the fleet total to 56. according to Lawrence Lcatherwood, county superintendent. One of the new buses will go to Canton, and the other to Mt. Sterling. Birth Certificate Necessary For j Starting First Crade This year, as first grade pupils begin school, they will be carrying teacher a birth certificate along with the traditional big red ap-! pie. That's the law. And according to the law. it reads: " - - - the parents of any j child presented for admission for j the first lime to school shall turn-! ish a certified copy of the birth ' certificate of such child: which shall be furnished upon request by j the register of deeds of the county ! hat ing on file the record of the . birth of such child." I . .. ... .. .. 1 ... it.. I .4.. ijti wivih c LiCiiuitri nuuu. county superintendent, said that a child' to enroll in school, must be six years of age on or before the 1.1th day of October of the year in which they enroll. The requirement of the birth j certificate is something new. but according to Leathenfcmd: "Since it is the law, we shall abide by it here in Haywood, without excep tion." ? ' ' ' ?. ' ?? [ Mrs. Burnette Major Performer At Music Clinic Mrs. J. Edgar Burnette of Ceqil. took a prominent part in the re cent Catawba Music Clinic held at Catawba College. Salisbury. Mrs. Burnette represented Hay wood county as music chairman of the county Home Demonstration clubs at the college clinic, which was attended by 97 district, county and community music leaders from all sections of North Carolina, Last Thursday, during an open house at Mt. Vernon, the residence of M iss Ruth Current, state home demonstration agent. Mrs. Bur nette sang four solos. "At Dawn ing," "People Will Say We're In Love," "Trees." and "The Sweetest Story Ever Told. Mrs. Burnette also played the [ I part of the tragic heroine in a mock ' performance of the opera, "Othel-| lo"?-suffering "death" when smoth ered by a sofa pillow. On Friday night at a concert giv t n by participants of the workshop,1 Mrs. Burnette sang "Trees." "Sun-, shine of Your Smile." and. as an I encore, "Londonderry Air." Mrs. Burnette also served as Western District music chairman in the absence of Mrs. George Yehling of Brevard, who did not1 , attend the clinic because of illness. New Baptist Church Is Being Organized At Bethel The newly organized Baptist , church at Bethel ? Sonoma Mis- 1 sionarv Baptist Church ? will hold their first worship service in the cafeteria of the Bethel School. Sunday morning, begin ning at ten o'clock. At the ten o'clock service, a superintendent of the Sunday! School will be named, together | with other officers and the teach- ? ers. The 11 o'clock worship service will be led by Rev. Charles F. Owen, and the music will be un der the direction of Rev. Paul Sheppherd. Prayer services will be held on I Wednesday nights at eight in the j cafeteria, with D. D. York, chair-' man of the board of deacons in , charge. The group has elected the fol lowing as deacons: D. D. York, chairman, L. J. Tantham. and Ga\ Calhoun. The clerk-treasurer of' the group is Mrs. Gay York Cal houn. The deacons will serve as a pul pit committee and supply a preach er until such time as a full-time pastor is called. A spokesman for the group said plans are to erect a sanctuary and the church will serve the Bethel area. Haywood Institute Reunion Set Aug. 1 A reunion of the old Haywood Institute will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday. August 1. in the old dormi tory at Clyde, it has been announc ed. All former teachers and students are invited to attend and bring a picnic lunch. Rains Total 2:34 Inches As Storm KO's Appliances Rainfall in the past three days here has totalled 2.34. according to | records compiled at the Mountain Experiment Station. A total of 1.48 fell on Tuesday. .09 before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, j and .77 since that time. During the heavy downpour Tuesday evening, an electrical storm knocked out a number of electrical appliances in this area. | according to reports received. Temperature reading this week have been: Monday, high of 85. low of 65: Tuesday, high of 89. low of 65. Postoffice Lobby To Open 24 Hours Starting Monday, the lobby of the Waynesville post office will be ! ' open 24 hours a day throughout the | week, it has been announced by Enos Boyd, postmaster. In the past, the lobby has been closed each night at 10 o'clock. The change was authorized by the U. S. Post Office Department, at Postmaster Boyd's request. 279 Cases Cleared Off CourtDocket The criminal court docket has , been reduced from 425 cases as of i July 12th. to 146 as of noon today. 1 it was learned by The Mountaineer j from J. B. Siler, clerk of court. The two-week term recessed late Wednesday, with Judge Walter E. Johnston. Jr.. of Winston-Salem, I presiding over the term. The clerk's office was busy this morning with the vast details cov ering the 279 cases which were disposed of during the term. Judge Johnston withheld judg ment on three cases in which de fendants were charged with gam bling until the November term of court. Judge Johnston and Solicitor , Bryson will open the Swain coun- j ty criminal court on Monday morn ing. Judgments handed down in other cases, included: Hugh Mitchell, assault. 4-month suspended sentence, and costs of case. Martha Moore Blankenship. lar- ] c-rny, 90-days in jail. George Patrick Arnold, lio opera tor's license, charged with costs Robert W. Smith, ordered to pay ! $10 weekly alimony. Edward C. MehafToy, assessed costs for speeding 69 miles an hour. Joe Schetyk, driving drunk, (See, t'ourl?Page 6) Referendum > On Wheat Set Friday On Friday. Haywood County wlieat growers will vote at the ASC office in a referendum to determine whether or not market ing quotas will he established for the 1955 crops. A. W. Ferguson, manager of the county ASC office, said that there are only 26 growers in the county Last year's wheat crop, planted on 86 acres, averaged a total of 18 bushels per acre, he added. Two-thirds of those who vote can be put into operation. The eiir= rent program, which was voted on a year ago. was approved by 90 percent ofthe North Carolina voters ? 2,798 to 310. Mr. Ferguson urged every eli gible wheat grower in Hayv ood to Vote. A producer is eligible to vote if he will have more than 15 acres of wheat on his farm for harvest in 1955. In other words, he can vote if he would be affect ed directly by quotas, which apply only to farms with more than 15 acres of wheat. If quotas are apitroved, there will be marketing penalties on any "excess" wheat ? produced out side the acreage allotment ? and the full level of price support authorized for 1955 will be avail able for those who comply with their allotments. If quotas are not approved, there will be nu quotas or mar keting penalties, and price support for those who stay within their al lotments will be at 50 per cent of parity. FILTERED WATER will bp contained in this "clear-water well" at Waynesvillr's new filtration plant, which will have a capacity of 2.000.000 aallons of water a dav, according to Fred >lon teith of Bryaon City, general construction super intendent. The delay in arrival of four gate valves has delayed the project recently. The en tire h?!> could have been completed three months earlier if needed equipment could nave been ob tained on time. Mr. Montrith asserted. (See other pictures. Page 4, Sec. 2> (Mountaineer Photoj. I THE COl'NTY'S TAX BOOKS will be turned over soon bv Mrs. Harold Brinkley llines, who has resigned effective July 26 as county tax collector and supervisor, to Bryan Mcdford. who was named by county commissioners to replace Mrs. Mines, Medford won the county nomination for that post in the May 29 primary. ' Mountaineer l>hotn>. Raleigh Architects Working! On Health Center Plans The Wrtlj*' ardiUccturV firm i in Raleigh . is. now ui fW,J?F ug' plans for I ho new county health ! center to be constructed on the I L. E. Sims property on highway ! 19A-23. it has been disclosed b;.' C. C. Francis, chairman of th< county commissioners. Actual construction on the build !."c. will not -tart yd tor approxi mately, 60 days, ,\TY. Krancis said,' adding "there's a lot of . red tape connected with these thing- ' When completed, the archi i tects' plans must be approved by the state. * The Sims property was selected ( i by county commissioners Monday, i Irom a total of seven sites after an inspection tour last Thursday > along with members of the Hoard of Health and three representatives , of the North Carolina Medical Care Commission.. The announced purchase price oh the Sims property was $3,SOU. To Clean Cemetery The Hiram Rogers baptist Ceme tery will tie cleaned on Monday, it has been announced. Persons with friends or relatives buried there have been asked to i assi-t in the cleaning of the eemc i tery. ...... -? . .. . _ . SING PLANNED Jl'LY 30 A sing will be presented by the Hartford Favorite Quartet from j Knoxvill \ Tenn., at 8 p.m. Friday, July 30, at the Ninevah baptist j Church. Typhoid Clinics Under Way In 4 Communities Typhoid immunization clinics got under way this week in the Cruso, Cecil, Bethel, and Homin} communities and, will continue through the next' two weeks on Wednesdays. The schedule, according to Health Department officials, is: Residents who missed the first shot in their own community, can have two administered there on July 28 and August 4 and then take the final one of the series either in Waynesyille or Canton at the Health Department office. Shots are given here on Wednes days at Canton on Tuesdays. Series of typhoid inoculations have been completed recently in Fines Creek. Crabtree. Itock Hill, and Maggie communities. Cleveland Man Buys Restaurant The Waynesville Restaurant on Main Street has been purchased by Soukri Shaker Ali. of Cleveland. Ohio. The firm was bought from Albert M. Itayem. who has owned it lor the past five years. Itayem said he planned to remain here for at least the rest of the summer, and then make plans for (he future. "There's no where else to go as good as this, so why leave?" Itayem asked. He will assist Ali, who is his first cousin, in the operation of the firm for the next few weeks. Canton Schools Open August 31 Canton schools will open on Auru-1 31, according to Superin tendent \V. Howe Henry. This is approximately tlie same date as last year's opening I)r. Clark At Home From Haywood Hospital Or. C. N. Clark is convalescing at his home at Lake Junaluska fol lowing an illness of several weeks. He returned to his home this week following a stay at the Haywood County Hospital. BACK FROM MARKKT Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Cans return ed Wednesday from the Jewelry Show in Atlanta, where they bought several additional exclusive lines for their store. New lines in clude pearls, costume Jowelcry, and watches. Larger Boilers And Stokers Being Installed In 2 Waynesville Schools New WTHS Unit Nears Completion The boilers in the new High School unit here have been fired up for the past two days?for test ing purposes, that is. The building is completed, and further testing of the heating plant is about all that remains necessary before the entire plant can be formally accepted from the con tractor. Lawrence Leathers ood. county superintendent of educa tion said. The equipment for the building is due to arrive in about 15 days, ind about two weeks will be neces sary for. installation, the school of ficial pointed out. Plans are to convert the home economics classrooms in the old building, together with the science rooms, into conventional class rooms. While workmen are busily get ting up steam in the boiler in the new building, another crew of mechanics were putting in a completely new boiler, plus a stoker in the old high school building. The building has been hard to lieat for a number of years, and it was found the boiler was inade quate for the plant. The old boil er was hand led. A new boiler and smokestack are being installed in tlie East Waynesville building. together with a stoker. All of the new heating plants will be completely installed and i ready lor op< i avion b> the live [school opens, according to Lcath Ierwood. TVA Nitrate Is Available To Farmers A carload of TVA ammonium nitrate will be available to county farmers, beginning Friday, it Was announced today by A. \V'. Fergu son. ASC office manager The nitrate will be issued to farmers having certificates of eli gibility for S3.35 per hundred through July and August and for S3.47 through September and Oc tober. It can be used. Mr. Ferguson said, for any supplemental pastur ? for winter grazing, winter cover crops and legumes, and on corn seeded to legumes and grasses It will be available during November. December, and January for early spring use. he added. As much as two tons can be furn ished per fafm at the rite of 150 pounds per acre. Mr. Ferguson said. Further information can be ob tained by contacting the county ASC office at the courthouse. (The telephone number, incidentally, is listed under the section for federal offices.) Sen. Sparkman, Rollman To Speak At Assembly i-M-c pinnies race t?. Sice l> The general public has been in vited to hear addresses by U. S. ?Senator John Spurkinan of Ala bama antl an eminent Waynesville businessman. Heinz Rollman. Fri day' night at the Lake Junaluska Methodist Assembly. They vsill be the guest speakers' it the evening platform hour of the Southvvide Methodist Youth Con-1 vocation under way at the lake Mr. Rollman is scheduled to speak at 7:30 o'clock under auspices of the Assembly, and Sen. Sparkman at 8.) 5 o'clock as guest of the youth j j croup. ! Both men are well known for their interest in peace movements. Rollman, a German refugee who j found freedom and fortune in this country, is attracting international ) attention with his "World Con* sfvuctlon" plan to promote peace I and economic security by training and sending an army of technic ians to teach "American know-how" to other nations. Sen. Sparkman, the 1952 Demo i eratlc candidate for vice president, is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and has serv ed a* a U. S. delegate to the United ? * Nations Assembly. A Methodist lay leader for years in nis native Alabama, he has made several trips abroad on special missions for the senate in the interest of interna tional security and peace projects of the U. N. Highway Record For 1954 In Haywood (TO DATE) Killed .... 1 Injured.... 19 (This Information com piled from Reeordo of State Highway Patrol.) l
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