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?> , _ ?? ? ' ? r: I People Than vn ihe Waynesyille Mountainfft? u? - ==5^?^^T_Ai^ umy ^ o( haywom t^er?t, af"ohf 1 . ? .??, ?-- located Pre? waVsixv., , .. ' ?' The Gre" s"?ky "oMnum, N.nonal Par* " NEhV.Ll.fc, N. C? MONDAY MTORNOO 4= ci In Adv*"?-? I" UoIM^M. ru..-?u. bunty Bar Asks Revision If Tax-Collection System Revision of the county's present tax-collection system is asked in a resolution passed by the Hay wood County Bar Association on August 24 and disclosed Friday b> Glenn W. Brown, president of the bar. The resolution labels the present tax record setup as "cumbersome" and urges an investigation to es tablish "a more workable system." Signed by Mr. Brown, the reso lution reads: "BE IT RESOLVED, that the present system of keeping the tax records of Haywood County is cumbersome and places an undue burden upon the employees of the Tax Department, the Members of I lie Bar. and all other persons in terested in investigating the tax records; that said system will be come increasingly cumbersome and unworkable within a period of a few years: "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED (hat an investigation be made of other methods of levying and col lecting tavxes and keeping tax rec ords in order to arrive at a system that will he more satisfactory to the County, Members of the [tar and all persons who have occasion to use the tax records; "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to this end. that a committee from the Haywood Countv Bar Associa tion, to act for said Bar Associa tion. be appointed by the Presi dent of the Association to confer with the County Commissioners, rountv Tax Collectors, and other Countv officials in tlijs connection "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be placed in the hands of the Chair man of the Board of County Com missioners and the County Tax Collector." The above resolution was passed at a regular meeting of the Bar Association held on August 24. 1954. and in accordance with this resolution. 1 hereby appoint the following committee: William Mcd ford, chairman; Alvin T. Ward and James H. Howell. Jr. I DESTROYED by fire of undetermined ite Saturday afternoon on the Dellwood road, about four miles from Waynesville. Ia>ss was estimated at $2,500. (Mountaineer Photo). Jnts: Be Certain Your ! d Has Birth Certificate wood Man Work With j; ivay Patrol G. Leming of HazeKvood, i ? k September 1 with the | jhway Patrol. Trooper ( 5, has been assigned to on a probationary status ; i time as a patrol train- J I is held. He was sworn etary of State Thad Euro ' nies in Patrol Command- | R. Smith's offioe. lan Leming's military ' over five years, includes ( nments in Korea. He is ( ' o the former Miss Bar is of Hazelwood and the c a baby girl. He was last ? !on Rubber e. Prior to e attended school. i up In rille jple will at District Par :e here Fri of Franklin, that details ould be com-1 future. Mrs.! icials of the 1 ?d to come ? etails of the plans are to it the High comprises 11 last year 400 irence. Mrs. ips even more ids ders s were named of Waynesville ool by a vote assembly pro ng. v anlzed enthus nther-and-sister Feichter. and Patsy Jones, mmy Rowland. basketball play dover from last iad. Because of the fact that the ! county now directs that children , entering schools for the first time ; lave a birth certificate as provid ed by state law, many parents in Haywood ?our.ty are now having j 'certificate trouble." Parents without these valuable certificates are finding to their surprise and consternation that he county register of deeds has io record whatever of their child's )irth. Present North Carolina statutes nake it mandatory that birth cer ificates bo filled out within five iays of a birth occurring in the state. This is to be done by doc ors when they are in attendance at jirths. In their absence, midwives )r parents are to fill out the nec essary forms. Failure to submit these cert if i- j ;ates is construed by the state as i misdemeanor and is punishable j by fine and possible imprisonment. Mrs. Hubye Bryson. acting head of the Haywood County Health Department, explained that when birth certificates are filed proper ly and on time the parents will re ceive a photostatic copy from the state within three months. Whenever parents do not receive these photostats in three months. | Mrs. Bryson urged them to check with their doctor or the Health De partment to determine why birth certificataes have not been sub mitted to the local registrar ? in this case, the Health Department. I Birth certificates are extremely | important to persons throughout life and are often needed for en-! trance in college, and to obtain jobs, insurance, social security, | and passports, Mrs. Bryson added. Parents of children over five years of age who do not have birth certificates, can file "delayed" ap plications for certificates at the of fice of the county register of deeds. " Ex-Letter Carrier Delivers Goods On Waynesville ( Everybody knows about the bus ! driver who took a drive on his day j off. but here comes the retired postman who delivered a load of printed matter on his vacation. Howell McCracken of Ninevah is the busy carrier, and what he carried deserves a lot of credit. When he and Mrs. McCracken i set out this summer on an extcn- [ sive tour of the mid-west and Canada, he took along, as he puts it, "a bushel basket of Waynes ville literature." Everywhere he stopped, along that hot and dusty trip, he left booklets telling of j the cool green setting of Waynes-1 ville. That he believed In what he was selling is proved by his remark after returning from the broad nlains of the Dakotas, Nebraska, 'he grandeur of Niagra Falls: "We enjoyed the trip and the scenery, but the prettiest sight of all was the first sight of the home place right here at Ninevah." Beta Sigma Phi Will Meet Friday The Alpha Theta Chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority will meet Friday night at 7:30 o'clock in the Court House. The meeting was | originally scheduled for Thursday | night. Dellwood Road Home Destroyed By Saturday Fire Fire of undetermined origin des- ^ troyed ;i four-room frame house on the Soco Gap Road some four miles west of Waynesville about 5 p.m. Saturday. The house was rented by Fred > L. Moody and occupied by six peo ple. All were in the house when , the blaze was discovered and es caped unharmed. Loss was estimated at S2.500 by Fire Chief Felix Stovall of Way nesville. The Waynesville Fire De partment answered the alarm and kept the flames from spreading to an adjoining house. There were three children in the family which lost all Clothing and household goods. The children are Raymond, 14; Peggy, 10; and Fred- ! die. 8. j 1 A nearby tobacco crop was dam- : aged heavily by heat from the 11 flames, firemen reported. he other HOT and hot Monday and Tues Area Group Oppose Higher Tax Being Placed On Gas Oil men from Haywood. Jackson. Macon. Swain,, and Cherokee Counties went on record here last Thursday night against any further increase in the state gasoline tax, saying that any increase would give North Carolina the "question able distinction" of charging the highest gasoline tax in the coun try. Presiding at the meeting was Robert E. Allison, <jhairman of the Haywood County Petroleum Indus tries Committee. Also speaking briefly were J. C. Keeter, and J. 11. Duncan, Chairmen of the com mittees in Swain, and Cherokee Counties, respectively. S. Gilmer Sparger, executive secretary of the state committee, and W. A, Parker, executive secre tary of the North Carolina Oil As sociation, were the principal speakers. Sparger pointed out that the tax load on gasoline was equal to a 41 percent sales tax. "The 7-cent state tax. the inspection tax of one quarter of a cent, and a 2-cent fed eral tax add up to a total of nine and one-quarter cents on each gal lon of gasoline," he explained. "They also take more than $95, 000.000 annually from North Caro lina motorists," he said. Parker, discussing the overall state tax burden asserted, "The gasoline tax is one place where we should hold the line. If the gasoline tax is increased here, the rate would exceed that of Virginia by two and one-quarter cents frer gallon and South Carolina by one and one-eighth cents." Parker predicted any hike in the stale gasolina tax would ad versely , affect gasoline sales in North Carolina, "particularly in the border counties where motor ists could easily buy their gasoline outside the state." Thirty-two attended the meet ing from five counties. CI)P At Iron Duff To Discuss Conservation A talk on soli conservation will be given by Roy Beck, conserva tion specialist, at a meeting of the Iron Duff COP organization at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Davis Chapel, has been announced. Chairman of the Iron Duff CDP is Jack Ray. Bethel School Receives $15,000 An allocation of SI 5.000 for Bethel School was included in the total of $614,536 allocated by the State Board of Education from the first half of the $50,000,000 state school building fund, bringing to $5,138,645 the amount already car marked from the fund. The Bethel allocation will be used on the water and sewerage system at the new school building there. The state board at Raleigh held up for further study a request from the State Schoo|^Board Association that teachers ibe paid on a calen dar-year basis. Teachers presently are paid in nine checks covering the nine months of the school year. Suttoa Reunion Set For Sunday At Cove Creek The annual Sutton family re union will be held on Sunday, September 12. at the home of Hobert Franklin at Cove Creek. All relatives have been invited to come and to bring a picnic basket for lunch at 12:30. Last year's reunion drew over a hundred persons, many of them from out of state. ? t DR. CHARLES F. BOSS, JR., is , chairman of the conference on t I World Order and Peace now be- , ins held at 1-ake Junaluska. t World Peace Meet ' Opens Today At j Lake Junaluska Methodist peace leaders will con-it | vene at Lake Junaluska Sept. 6-8, io participate in the Southeastern 1 slates regional conference on I World Order and Peace. 1 .Members and chairmen of An- t nual conference Peace commis- ' sions will join with representatives 1 i of the Central jurisdiction for the ' discussion of plans to implement | I the Crusade for World Order in I the annual conferences of the . Southeastern and Central jurisdic- , j lions. |, Not primarily a speakers' eon-1, ference. the meeting is aimed at ! j consultation and planning as well , as creative discussion on the part ! j of individual board members. 1 Chairman of the conference is U Dr. Charles K. Boss, Jr.. Chicago | ; Executive secretary of the Board i ; of World Peace. The Rev. Carl O < Soulc, Field s 'cretray, and Her man Will. Jr., Administrative sec- t I relary, both ol Chicago, will attend ' t the sessions. * I Hunting Tripi Mishap Kills ! Canton GI s Pvt. Bobby E. San ford. 18, of s Canton, died Thursday night in a ? Johnson City, Tenn., hospital of a rifle wound. Sanford was accidentally shot Wednesday by a companion while J hunting near Mountain City. Tenn., c the family has been advised by ^ investigating officers. ^ Pvt. Sanford was stationed at Fort Bragg. He was a native of Haywood County and had served in the U. S. Army since last March. - Surviving are the stepfather and J mother. Mr. and Mis Bruce Med- . ford of Canton; the father. Robert 1 Sanford of Miami. Fla.: one half- ^ brother. Bruce Edwin Medford of ?>. the home; and one half-sister. Wan da Medford of the home. Funeral arrangements are in ^ charge of Wells Funeral Home. 11 Funeral services wcho held for . Sanford Sunday at 3 P. m., in the i1 Maple Grove Baptist church. c The Rev. Lush Rogers and the v Rev. George Ingle officiated and burial was in the Piney Grove ^ Methodist church cemetery B Members of the 30th Signal S Corps. Canton unit of the Nat- ti ional Guard, were pallbearers and conducted military rites at the fj graveside. b b Moody Family Reunion Planned For Sunday d a ~** i- ? ti-. "" rl ICUUiUli U1 lilt" 1*IUUU\ IB Hill? will be hold on Sunday, Septem ber 12, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H M. Plott, Sr., on the Soco Gap Road. Relatives and friends are invit ed to bring a picnic baskot for dinner on the ground. BKTHRL SCORED In the Canton-Bethel came Saturday night an Toby Capps bulled over the coal for Bethel'* only srore. Thin came opened the I0-*ame season for llavwood's four football team*. The came was played in Canton before 5,000 fans. Other pictures and detail* on pace four, (Mountaineer Photo). - xvWi ?MIVI VOVAOVil WUII UVO Large Crowds Attending All Labor Day Program Events feriect Weather Prevails For The 1-Day Celebration As most business throughout the ?ounty was suspended to? honor the tccasion, indications were that the 18th annual Labor Day celebration it Canton would draw a record at- 1 endance. Turner Cathey, chair- I nan of the event, attributed the j ?rowd to the well-nigh perfect I veather and the high quality of he program of entertainment. He >redicted some 12,000 spectators it today's events. The Highway Patrol was reported o be very well satisfied thus far vith the results of its safety eam ?aign. Despite the usual heavy -abor Day traffic, only two minor accidents were reported. As The Mountaineer went to jress this morning, the "biggest aarade of all" was getting set. Pa ~ade Chairman Glen Simmons es imated that it would take an hour ?o pass any given point. Followi ng the parade, there will be foot aces for Negro youngsters at 11:30 >.m., and for white children at 12:30 p.m. The afternoon program will start it 1 p.m. with the annual horse 'how sponsored by the Canton Sad ile and Bridle Club. A newly set ip Palomino class will be included n those for which a total of 120 ibbons and 17 trophies will be iwarded. Among the judges is Vlrs. Elsie Edwards of Waynesville, vho will judge equitation entries. Platform entertainment is sched iled for 2 p.m. to include singers, lancers and other talent. At 4 p.m. the Canton Eagles will ake on the Cullowhee All-Stars at he high |chool diamond. More platform entertainment comes up it 7 p.m. with special emphasis on <quare dance teams and string sands. To close out the week end urogram, awards will bp given by /eterans of Foreign Wars, .the \merican Legion and Kiwanis ;iub. Saturday night some 5000 per ons jammed into the Canton High tadium to watch the selection of diss Marianna Moon, blond Canton ugh school junior, as queen of he celebration, with Miss Margaret Vykle as attendant. Fourteen oung ladies competed for the rown. Bill Shull managed the irogram. Judges were Mr. and Irs. Ernest Hamlin Baker and B. 4. Middleton. As the queen retired to prepare (See Labor Day ?- Page 5) ioliday Weekend s Unmarred By Serious Accidents Several relatively minor acci ents in Haywood County were re orted during the first part of the .abor Day weekend, but no in uries were involved. Another ac ident was reported by Waynes ille police. A taxicab driven by Albert Early nocked down a light pole near tay's Flower Shop on South Main t. about 1 a.m. today, according 3 Police Chief Orville Noland. Early told police his brakes ailed. Damage to the cab, owned y Bob Kelly, was estimated at etween $350 and $400. Among arrests made by police 'ere three on charges of driving runk. L/inifH DAY QUKF.N, Miss Mariana Moon, 16. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Moon of Canton, was named Queen of the 48th Canton laibor Day celebration Saturday night before about 5,000 people, in the Canton Stadium just prior to the Canton-Brthrl fooball game. Miss Margaret Wykle, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. tV) kle was runnerup. The coronation was held at Camp Hope shortly afterwards, with each of the contestants receiving a watch. Miss Moon also received a $100 scholarship to Rreaau Col lege. This picture was made just after she was acclaimed queen. (Mountaineer Photo). Doctors At Work On 1955 Medical Assembly Here Favorable comments of the first Mountain Top Medical Assembly 1 held here in June continue to conic in. and are serving as an in- 1 spiration for the second annual j Assembly which will lie held late in June of 1(155. Dr. It S. Roberson said he plans 'to attend the South Carolina i meeting and make a personal in- | vitation to the doctors of the I'al- | metto State, while others will at- j tend similar meetings in Georgia and Tennessee as well as this state. ' In a recent issue of "The Tar J Heel Practitioner," Dr. John R ' Bender, editor, of Winston-Salem, 1 said: ' "Dr. Dickey, Lange, and t Deautsch, who spoke at tho First Mountain Top Medical Assembly t in WayneSville, June 25th, all '?] write "Thanks for the many kind- i nesses enjoyed while attending this meeting. Our visit to Noita Carolina was most pleasant ac i we feel that this was clue chiefly to the perfect hospitality extend sd to us by everyone." "They all extend best wishes t ? many friends in the Waynt vili district, and leave the impr ? lliat they would even consider invitation to appear on the pi - gram again in the future. "The doctors of Haywood coun y and the Tenth District ne i have no fear of getting a prn-.r.i in the future. The Word has 1 got iround" that the meeting Ju > 25th was too good for anyone to miss. "Even the hardest to plea ? would have to be satisfied wr i II : First Mountain Top Medical As sembly. Let's hope they have; an -SI A t-l_- i? ? or - ?? uuirr nMtriiiuiy in ma.). Or. Roberson said that pr< t indications are that about 300 wi 1 be here in 1935, as compared wit U 120 here this year. "This Assembly has the po!? - tials of growing into somelhin * really big, and it is to this en.1 that we are now at work on ti.' second Assembly for 1955," ho said. 7 Blue Ribbons Awarded At Annual Pullet Show (See picture* paces 3 and 8) Seven blue ribbons, one red, and two white were awarded to Hay wood County 4-H Club members at the annual pullet show and sale on the courthouse lawn Friday afternoon. Blue ribbon winners were Nea! Allison of Bethel, Carroll Brown ing of Bethel. Alice Leopard of Ratcliffe Cove, Wayne Ferguson of Maggie. Bobby Hunter of Fines Creek, David and Linda Hipps of Beavcrdam, and Tommy Massie of Waynesville. The red ribbon went to Gene Glance of Crabtroo, and the white ribbons to Joe and Charles Harris of Thickety, and Tommy Kirkpatrick of Crabtrce. The pullets were given to 4-H Club members at the Farmers Federation in February and raised by the youngsters to gain exper ience in proper care of poultry and keeping satisfactory records of growth, mortality and egg produc tion. Outstanding in regard to mor tality was Carroll Browning, who raised every one of his 100 pullets to maturity without losing a single one. Also noteworthy in this re spect was Wayne Ferguson, who lost only eight, and Bobby Hunter, with only 13 losses In the sale, conducted by ama teur auctioneer Charlie Woodard, prices paid were: Neal Allison, $2.50; Gene Glance, $2; Carroll Browning, $2.50; Alice Leopard, $2 00; Wayne Ferguson, 5,1.35; Joe and Charles Harris. $2, Tommy Kirkpatrick, $2.75; Bobby Hunter, $3.15; David and Linda Hipps, $3.35, and Tommy Massie, $3.25. Purchasers were Lawrence Leatlierwood, Mrs. Blanche A. Me hafTey, D. J. Boyd, Edna Harris, Jurvis Campbell. James Kirkpat rick, Glenn W. Brown, and John Carver. Judge at the sho\y was Raymond West, assisiani farm agent from nuiiroinhe Cr.on% Highway Record For 1954 y In Haywood (TO DATI) Killed .... 2 Injured.... 31 (Tkta Information eom N piled from Record* of SUio Hmtaway Patrol. ? j
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