North Carolina Newspapers

I Sassto* pte^i^i^IOUNTAINEER 'gl ?- , Q? ? W 5U 10 Ad"??l;^?5Si^dJS^c5S5" lynesville High Ready I Ooen House Toniaht ~ ? L$ of tie faculty and the Ed) at Waynesville Tovvn ? School were completing E dttails this morning in En for tonight's open Cf school Several thous E, were expected to at Ishowing of the new unit, I vocational and physi Elior, rooms and a cafe Et- have been invited to Keen the hours of 7:30 p. P pn> L the building by way of ?entrance, which faces the L main high school build Kirs will first inspect the ? new gymnasium, which inmoriate 1500 spectators, I well-equipped locker ?joining it. Ling through the long pMiinnmn guests will see LerriaJ education depart Kne economic rooms, me I drawing, woodworking kales shops, and science Lnents will be served at ?top of the tour, the cafe- j Ken house eevning. origin Kined for Tuesday was ? until Thursday because Lath of J. Tom Leather ed of Education member. 1 A Sweet Story? Ain't It, Honey? The First Baptist Church in Waynesvllle has had tenants for several months, steady, hard working souls every one of them, but collecting the rent is going to be a problem. Not that the stuff isn't there, the problem is that it's strictly F.O.B. the steeple. F. G. Kippetoe the other day noticed a big ball surrounded by a swarm of bees high in the steeple of the church. His keen eye spotted a hole which might have been made by a .22 bullet, and the honey bees were zoom ing in and out of that hole. At tendants at the filling station { across the street said that they I had noticed the bees there for some months. With his sweet tooth aching in anticipation. Mr. Rippetoe fig ures that there's no telling how much honey is stored inside the huge steeple ? it's there for the taking ? but just how on earth is anybody going to get up in there to take it? e Persons Are Injured Two Traffic Accidents lersons were painfully in bout 10:10 Wednesday en a 1937 Chevrolet in rv were riding failed to iarp curve on the Med a road. nan W. R. Wooten, invest [ficer, said that Reeves G. 25. driver, suffered a I fracture of the left leg. asscngers. Charles Smith. >il Smith, 13, brothers, nits and bruises. Charles t face cuts and was in a nous condition. (The Hay otv Hospital this morning him as having regained jousncss.i Cecil suffered and bruises and internal (tout the chest, we brought to the Hay win Hospital, and San-1 morning was removed to I nlle hospital. The Smith remain in the local hos I >r left the road at the roke through a barbed e. and went about a hurt down a steep, rocky em t to a branch. So steep bank that the stretcher wd to bring all three vie by a round-about way. p Wooten arrived in time I removing the three in hn the wreckage. The car lly demolished. Ban Wooten commented, me was simply sharper i driver thought, and he wind it too fast." No have been filed pending Investigation. McCracken Suffers ijury.From Thorn ?? R P. McCracken is Iro et St. Joseph Hospital 8 is receiving treatment f from a thorn in his eye. facken is a retired Bap Uer. -? i ? 0. W. TO MEET Mile lodge of Woodmen forld will meet at 7:30 p. lay in the W. O. W. hall Red Wing Gift Shop on i Tw o former displaced persons of I Lithuanian nationality suffered severe lacerations of the head at ! 6:30 p.m. Monday when the pickup j truck in which they were riding left the highway and overtuned ! on N. C. 284 near the Barberville Baptist Church. Cpl. Pritchard Smith of the Stale Highway Patrol identified the pair as Leonas A. Lesinskas. 36, J the driver, and Vladislavs Gudris. i * 46 Both were treated at Haywood j ! County Hospital: Gudris was ad mitted and discharged the follow- j I in? morning. Lesinskas. who lives on the Cnambers Mountain road, was charged with driving under the in- j fluence of alcohol. His truck, val- j ued at about $100, was demolished i Accident Victims Are Recovering From Injuries Thurman Bumette of Asheville.' formerly of Canton, who was in-1 jurcd in an automobile accident , last Saturday night in West Ashe- ? ville, is reported to be in good j condition, although he remains a patient in Memorial Mission Hos- ? pital. He expects to be discharged from the hospital next week. Mrs. Burnette, who received a broken nose in the same accident, has been released from the hos pital. Mr. and Mrs. Burnette were hurt in a head-on collission of two auto mobiles which resulted in the death of Mrs. A. Mark Hawkins of Can ton. They were riding with Mrs. Hawkins and her husband and son. James Franklin Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins and his son were given [ treatment at the hospital following the accident but were not seriously injured. Jack B. Sluder of Asheville, | named as driver of the second car. was charged with reckless driving and was freed after posting bond. He suffered slight cuts. ? le ther mmm1 doady and warm today! ** of scattered afternoon Uttl? change Friday. ' dayodsville tempera dotted by the State Test Max. Min. Tr. ... 85 44 82 48 85 48 I PTA Group At WTHS Is Proposed A joint announcement was made jtoday by J. B. Soesbee. president i of the Haywood PTA Council, and j M. H. Bow les, district superinten 1 dent of schools, that a meeting will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the high school for those interested in a High School Parent Teachers I Association. The proposal will be presented at the meeting. Soesbee and Bowles said, and if enough interest is | shown, an organization can be \ formed. Waynesville High School here has not had a Parent-Teacher or ganization in about 12 years. The meeting will be held in the auditorium. Speakers at the meeting Tues day night will be Mrs. Allen T. Luther of Ashevillc and Mrs. Olin Dillard of Candler, leaders in the Western District of the North Caro lina Congress of Parents and Teachers, who will discuss PTA and answer questions concerning the organization. It was pointed out the meeting is open not only to parents of the towns of Waynesville and Hazel wood but also those in the rural areas whose children attend high school here?such as Saunook. Maggie. Jonathan Creek. Francis Cove. Ratcliffe Cove and Lake Junaluska. PTA officials said thai parents of WTHS students have expressed an interest in forming a PTA |roup at Waynesville High in order to meet more effectively the many problems concerning the commun ity's youth. Champion Paper Announces Wage Adjustments Made Adjustments in the wage struc ture of the Carolina Division of the Champion Paper and Fibre Company and the establishment of ?a additicu^l paid holiday for hour ly rated employees were announc ed today by H. A. Helder, vice president and division manager. Five cents per hour of the com pany's Cooperative Earnings Plan is being converted into the base pay rates of hourly employees, effective with the tw-o-week pay period beginning September 20. At the same time, Helder said, tli Cooperative Earnings Plan is being revised in order to retain the present ceiling and provide employees with an opportunity to further increase their earnings tiirough increased production and efficiency. Thanksgiving Day is the addi tional paid holiday being establish ed for hourly employees, making a toal of four paid holidays now Helder also announced that equitable wage adjustments are also being made for the salaried employees of the company. Driver's License Examiners Set New Office Hours Starting Monday, state driving license examiners will be in the basement of the Haywood court house each Monday and Tuesday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., it has been announced by Charles J. Crawford, in charge of the office here. The examiners are also in Can ton each Wednesday and Thursday from 8 until 5 in the courtroom of the Canton Town Hall, and in Sylva each Friday from 8 until 5. Assisting Mr. Crawford in con ducting drivers' tests is mother examiner, Thomas L. Lentz. Davis Charges That Society Is Neglecting The Needy "All elements of society are re* i sponsible for the conditions which cause part of our people to be come underprivileged " Frank Davis, county commissioner and dairy farmer, told the Waynesville Kiwanls Club Tuesday night at Spaldon's. The nation's churches, schools, political organizations, and other groups have neglected their re sponsibility toward the under privileged. he asserted. "Why are hundreds of persons in Haywood County suffering from lack of food, and why are only one third of our people attending church?" Mr. Davis asked. In spite of the county's great ad vance in education, the commis ' sioner said that illiteracy in Hay I wood Countv is as widespread to day as it was 30 years ago. Family life also suffers in the county. Mr. Davis asserted, because in a number of homes, the father or mother has "deserted". "Somebody is to blame," he said. "Is it you? Is it me?" The commissioner opined that society does not look far enough into the background of the needy and resorts to only "temporary" methods to case their plight. The remedy, Mr. Davis said, is that persons of influence start us* ing that influence to help the un derprivileged instead of being call ous to their needs. A. D. Harrison, Kiwanis vice president, presided at the meeting in the place of President Hye Shep tnwitch. _ _ I Officials, Engineers Make Final Inspection Of Waynesville's Modern 3-Story Filtering Plant ? alHMBOUOW* - "?,l ' MODERN FILTERING PLANT of Waynesville. just .2 of a mile beyond the end of the Aliens ("reek paved road, will be opened to the public Wednesday, October 13th. from 2 to 5 o'clock. Of firials and engineers made a linal inspection of the plant yester day. The plant can filter tun million gallons of water per day. (Another picture, Pago One. Section Two). (Mountaineer Photo). Nominees Listed For I ASC Posts One hundred and twenty-nine Haywood County farmers have been nominated in 12 communi ties as candidates for ASC com munity committeeman, it has been announced by A. W. Ferguson, county ASC manage^ ^ Ballots to elect no ot 'miittee nien will be sent out shelly after October 7. If returned by mail, the ballots must be postmarked not later than October 15. If de livered in person, to the county office, they must be brought in not 1 later than noon of October 18. I The county convention, at which the elected delegates will elect | county committeemen, will be held i on October 19. ( Farmers can cast votes for com munity committeemen if they have interests as owner, operator, tenant, or sharecropper on farms partici pating or eligible to participate in any program administered during the current calendar year through the county ASC office. Concerning the coining elections. ; Mr. Ferguson issued this state-1 ! ment: "Very soon you and your neigh bors will be electing the ASC farmer-committeemen who in 1955 will be responsible for the local administration of such national : farm programs as the Agricultural I Conservation Program, price sup- i ports, acreage allotments, market- 1 ing quotas, storage facility loans [ and others. "It is those men who Will see to i it that such national programs are properly adapted to conditions in Haywood County and to your farm. 1 and it is the background and ex perience of these same men that : (See ASC?Page 41 2 Canton Men Face Hearing On Liquor Charges A father and son who live in the J Gibsontown section of Canton! have been charged with possession i of non-tax paid whiskey as the re-1 suit of a raid made by deputy j sheriffs Gene Howell and Everett i McElrov Tuesday evening. Thomas Howell, Jr. was eharg-' ed both with possession of liquor ! and with the selling of lottery tickets. Half a gallon of whiskey and the tickets were found in a cigarette vending machine in a small store operated by Howell. Later Thomas Howell, Sr. was charged with possession of illicit liquor when 10 jars were found by the deputies at his residence. Thomas Howell, Jr. was releas ed on a S500 bond for a hearing October 6. His father will also ap pear at the hearing. Deputy Howell also investigated the theft of 36 pounds of cheese and IB pounds of meat from the lunchroom of Patton Ave. School in Canton. One "clue" was an empty milk carton ?? with the top torn off bv a thirsty thief who was unable to open the new-type milk container. ? Canton Game Kickoif Time Set At 7:30 Kickoif time for the Cantan tV.ivnesvillo tame at Canton to morrow night will be at 7:30 p.m., it has been announced. Coach Boyd Allen said that the game was moved up to ac commodate third-shift workers at the Champion I'apcr and Fibre Company. All other home games at Canton during the re mainder of the season will be gin at 7:30. he added. Cpl. Fritchard Smith of the State Highway Patrol and Can ton Police Chief W. N. Stroup both urged Uavnesville area fans to get an early start for the game tomorrow night to avoid the need for driving fast to ar rive on time for the kiekoff, GOP Candidate Outlines Platform A lax cut made possible by cul ling Government expenditure was part of the platform outlined by Charles W. Cunningham of Ilcn dersonville. G<>P candidate for 12th DistriK Congressman at a meeting Tuesday night <fl the Hay wood County Republicans, Cunningham stated his belief that "the Government's function is to govern and not to conduct business other than Government business ... I believe taxes should be cut as much as possible and the only way to reduce them is to appropriate less money and cut Government expenses according ly." Elmer Miller of Canton, party executive committee chairman pre sided. The group endorsed plans for Republican National Precinct Day on Friday, Oct. 8. Among the GOP candidates for county - wide offices introduced were Glenn A. Boyd of Jonathan Creek, chairman of the Hoard of County Commissioners; M. 11. Ferguson of Crablree and H. J5. Sherrill of Canton, members of the Board of County Commission ers. The group set the next meeting date tentatively for Tuesday. Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Bethel High School. Miller explained that GDI' Pre cinct Day meeting places would be either schools or homes. Theatres To Open At 8 P.M. Sundays Effective this Sunday, the Strand and Park theatres will open on Sunday nights at 8 o'clock and the show will start at X:30 p.m. In the past on Sundays, the theatres have opened at 8:30 and started the film at 0 p.m. Advance Planning Big Item With Newspapers Hy AGNES FITZIIUGIt S11APTEK Staff Writer Getting out a newspaper is iatli ' cr like getting a dinner on the table. 'Way ahead of time you have to plan your menu. Yon take into con sideration what produce is avail able, what your family likes best, and what they may not smack their I lips over but d? need for an ade quate diet. Similarly the editorial staff of a paper figures roughly what will | probably be happening, what will j be the biggest story -the main dish?and what else must be in cluded. Then comes marketing for in gredients. The housewife inspects the refrigerator and heads for the grocer: the editor assigns stall members to talk to people, take pictures and otherwise gather up the multitude of facts that will make up tlie paper. With everything assembled, the lioinemaker gets to work in the kitchen. This dish takes more time to cook?start i( ahead of every thing else. That is a good nourish ing dish, but il certainly needs careful seasoning to make it tasty to the family. With the same ad-1 vance planning, the at a if writers get to work. The chances arc that you or one of your neighbors have at one | time or another given The Moun taineer a "piece to go in the paper". If you and our other, friends didn't let us know when your church was having a benefit' | supper, or your daughter was go- J ing to bo married, we'd be hard put to it to turn out a paper that j would be interesting to bur 25,-J /lAA J ? wuu i i dut'i ?, There are. of course, regular "beats" to which a reporter is as signed. One man may check the police department daily; another keeps in- close touch with the ! County Agent's office; but the bulk of the stories that appear in the ' paper start when somebody calls (up and says, "Have you heard about that wreck last night?'' At once a reporter starts check-; ing on the "tip". In the case of i an accident, he sees whatever law, enforcement branch is handling it.1 (See Newspapers?I'age 41 Hunters Warned From Junaluska Property Grounds Squirrel hunters had better skirt a wide path around l^ake Junaluska property, according to Everett McElroy Junaluska police chief and County deputy, ' who announced this morning that there would be positively no hunting allowed on the Lake property at any time. McElroy pointed out that the land was posted, and that all persons found trespassing on the property would be subject to arrest. In tlie past a number of squir rel hunters have not used cau tion in pointing their guns and have showered some of the Lake homes with shot. Scout Officials Seeking Leaders Among Adults Scout leaders of the area are ex pecting many adults interested in carrying on Hoy Scout work in this area to attend the Relation ship Conference at the court house. Tuesday, 7:30. "The interest of adults in the program lias reached such a low ebb that there must he additional Interest, or the program will suffer and perhaps have to be curtailed," one area officer said this morning. "Unless we can get more men interested as leaders in the Scout movement here, there will be thousands ot boys deprived of the benefits of the Scouting program unless additional adults enter ac tively in the program as leaders," the official continued. A survey revealed that there are 3,404 boys in this county of Seoul age. and less than 300 boys now enrolled in the Scout troops of the county, which comprises the Pigeon River District. Clyde Masons To Give | Fellowship Night Supper A "Fellowship Night" program for Masons of the 4lst District will be sponsored at 7 p.m. Satur day in I he Clyde School cafeteria by Clyde Masonic Lodge 453. Masons and their wives of the district are invited to attend. j Clyde chapter of the Order of Eastern Star will serve the meal. Plates wil be $1 apiece. Hye Sheptowitch Renamed President Of Kiwanis Club Hyp Sheptowitch. Waynesvllle merchant, was re-elected president of the Waynesvllle Kiwanis Club at a meeting Tuesday night at Spaldon's Restaurant. Mr. Sheptowitch, who was elect ed vice president last year, was elevated to the presidency of the Kiwanis Club this summer when Charles Underwood resigned to de vote more time to his business. H. I* Plelne*s, chief chemist .it the Dayton Rubber Co. plant, was named vice president of the club. and Joe Howell, another Waynes ville merchant, was re-elected treasurer. The Kiwanis Board of Directors will name the club's secretary. The Board of Directors for 1955 includes; Hooper Alexander Rog er Amnions, Enos Boyd, Rufus (,'arswell, Henry Clayton, A. D. Harrison, Joe Howell, Ray Plein ess, live Shcplowltch. and Bob Winchester. The new officers will take of fice on January 4, 1955. Open House Set October 13th. 2 To 5 Officials of Wayncsville. engin eer* and contractor, met Wednes day at the new filtering plant, where the final inspection was completed. "Everyone seems happy over the completed Job" Mayor J. II. Way said this morning. ! "We got a good job. have excel | lent facilities for filtering water, and have an abundance of water today, even after all these weeks i of dry weather. We are using just about one-fifth of the available 1 water at the present time," he said. The gauge in the plant at three o'clock Wednesday showed that consumption of water was at the rate of 000 gallons per minute. The board of aldermen, and town manager, together with the mayor, set Wednesday, October 13, frum two to five o'clock as the time for open house and inspection of the plant. The new plant is part of the $325,000 expansion program of the water system here. The filtering plant?a massive three story build ing?and equipment represents an investment of about $225,000. Ad ditional lines, and other equipment cost about $100,000 A new dam was built at the up per end of Aliens Creek on the i water shed property, and there the | water flows 800 feet to the new plant, where It is filtered at the rate of two million gallons per day. Present consumption is about 1,250,000 gallons a day. | Construction of the plant began in July, 1#53, after voters in W'aynesville had approved a bond issue for the expansion of ilic system. The present filtering plant ! takes the place of one built 40 years ago. The same reservoirs are being used Two lines from the fil tering plant to the reservoirs keep them full. As offieials were inspecting tIre ne w system, workmen were work ing a few hundred feet away dig ging up a mile of 6-ineh east iron pipe, which had served lor 30 I years in carrying water from Shin i ning Branch dam to the filtering plant. The pipe will be used in ad ditional lines here in Waynesvillc. > Among those making the inspec tion yesterday Included: Mayor J. ' If. Way, Aldermen: Henry Miller, Henry Caddy, and Joe Liner; G. C. . Ferguson, town manager, and Mar wood Boebee, president of the en gineering firm who designed the plant. G. W. White, engineer, C. Abrahins resident engineer, W. B. Dillard, contractor, and Fred Mon teith, construction superintendent. Plans Completed For Pigeon Valley Fair Next .Year At a meeting coming on tlx' heels of this year's successful fair, a committee of Pigeon Valley vot ed unanimously Monday night to hold another Pigeon Valley Fair next year. Dates for the 1955 event were set as September 28 through Oc tober 1. The fair will again be held at the Bethel School. Chairmen of various committees wil 1 begin work Immediately, and a planning meet i Ing has been set for November I at the school. M. C. Nix. fair manager and agriculture teacher at Bethel school reviewed the success of this year's fair, which drew an esti mated 7500 persons in its three day run. Over a thousand entries were on exhibit continuously, in addition to special events which included a pet show, a talent show, horse show and football game. Highway Record For 1954 In Haywood (TO DATK) Killed.;:: 2 Injured.... 42 (This Information com piled from Keeortis of State Highway Patrol.)