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- >.o0 In Advance In Iiav^d ??d Jackson Countie/
jlliamson
fepts Call
(Charlotte
?ngregation of the Presby- I
lurch accepted with reluct- '!
Mllllf tttfrn of Hev. M. R.
I,,; on Sunday morning, in I
m (Mfnfltlooil meeting
111 oclock services.
lr Williamson who has '
tor of the church since
m. announced that next ;
Krould be his last Sunday |
1 of the church. He will
?uties as pastor of the
lenue Presbyterian church
lite on November 7th.
Inth Avenue Presbyterian
Ls a membership of about
IWaynesville church has
Kstor and his wife will be
K special tea for members
Ihurch, and their other
? the area, at the church I
fcernoon from four to six |
Iter of resignation of the
Is read to tlie congrega
I L Prevost. clerk of the
? a
ine pasiui um-nj d?oh u
iad resigned in order to
e work as pastor of the
church.
ngregation also recom
lo the Asheville Presby
the pastoral relations of
? Williamson and the
[ dissolved. A special ad
neeting of the Presbytery
set for Tuesday, Novum
d. at the Kenilworth Pres
:hurch. Upon action of the
ry. the dissolution of pas- ,
lions and the church will
flective.
?ming here in 1941, Mr.
o has been active in civic
the community, serving
ent of Rotary, chairman !
J Cross for six years, Dis
trnorof Rotary 1951-1952
d clerk of the Asheville
y for the past six years.
"OUTSTANDING HANDICAPPED PERSON" in
Haywood County for 1951, Tommy Norris of
Waynesville, is presented a certificate by l.ee
Davis, chairman of the county's "Aid the Handi
capped" Committee. Tommy broke his neck and
i w ? ? "--y , *0
was |iaralv7rd in a swimming; accident at I.ake
Junaluska in 1945, but has shown outstanding
leadership in church and youth work and ingenu
ity as an amateur inventor.
( Mountaineer Photoi.
tis^Club
[Celebrate
1 Birthday
I'aynesvillp Kiwanis Club I
;rve its third anniversary
'birthday party" Tuesday
Spaldon's Restaurant. Ray
vice president-elect, will
nree of the program,
tsident and a number ot
members from the Ashe
b. sponsors of the loeal
I be present at the meet
ly a delegation of W'ay
Kiwanians went to Ashe
help that club mark its
it Principal speaker on
im was Hooper Alexander
kville. former president of
grille club.
L. R. Miller
Dies At 28;
Rites Tuesday
Linuel Iiay .Miller, 28, died Sun
day night about 11 o'clock in an
Asheviile orthopedic hospital,
where he was reported to be suffer
ing .froth- bulbar poliomyelitis.
He was a native of Waynesville, ?>
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Mil
ler, and was associated with his
father in the plumbing business.]
A veteran of World War II. Miller
served with the U.'S. Army in the i
Pacific theatre.
Graveside rites will be conduct
ed in th" Crawford Memorial Park '
Tuesday at 3 p.m. The Rev. Oder
Rurnette and the Rev. Gay Cham-'
bors will officiate.
Pallbearers will be Richard
Young. Robert Norris. Bobby Hem
brec. Tom Miller. Jack Fugate and
Johnny Green.
Surviving, in addition to the par
ents. arc the wife. Mrs. Dorothy
Hembrec Miller; a son, Phillip Ray.
a daughter, Mary Ann: one sister.
Mrs. Clarence Donaldson: three j
brothers. Floyd Miller. Jr.. Donald
Keith, and Charles David Miller,
all of Waynesville.
Also the maternal grandfather, j
Andy Ferguson of Hazeiwood and
the paternal grandmother, Mrs. R.
E. Miller of Waynesville
Arrangements are under the di- j
rection of Crawford Funeral Home.
Miss Ann Albright left Friday
to spend the weekend in High
Point after which she will visit
relatives in Mdoresville about two
weeks.
fwood Spends Same For
>d As For Automobiles |
al to tlie Mountaineer*
ORK?As much money is
Haywood County for auto
luipmnit and for general
lise as is spent for food.
'ately 18 cents out of
flar spent in the local re
P goes for purchases of
Used cars. Uires, batteries
accessories, and for farm
1. motorcycle? and the
tores take exactly the
1 out of the dollar as do
^'ing general merchan- j
Is are brought out in
'"agement's current, copy- j
j^'ey of the spending j
Poople in all parts of the j
v m automotive equipment
?od County produced a
in 1953 of $4.t30,- I
>
4
ie f
Jther \
SUNNY
warm today. Some
ir>d continued warm
M'*. Min. Prec.
60 27
> 68 22 ? -
" , 73 22 ?
77 21 ?
000, a gain over the previous year's
$3i586.000. I| represents 18 cents
of each retail dollar.
Big spending in this direction re
flects ? a high standard of living
and is normally an index of good
'
times. With families earning more,
as was the case in Haywood Coun
ty last year, more is spent for lux
uries.
This expansiveness was noted
in the grocery stores, meat mar
kets and other food shops in the
county, which did a $4,098,000 vol
ume of business in the year. It was
equivalent to 18 cents out of every
dollar of retail business chalked up
locally also. It was another sign
of good living.
Sales in general merchandise and
variety stores, another index con
sidered in the survey, totaled
I24.odo in the year, representing
18 cents of the retail dollar also.
The stores selling furniture,
household supplies, raaios and the
like did $2,368,000. amounting to
' 10 cents.
Purchases in drug stores came to
$?890,000. or 4 cents additional.
The volume of bu-ine-- done by
all the local retail store- during
1953 was $23,229,000, a marked
gain over the $22,708,000 produced
in the previous year. In addition,
h big spending potential in the
form *uf savings now exists locally
and in most other parts of the
country. Economists agree that
more reserves are now salted away
! than ever )>cfore. '
5 Communities To Compete
In Annual CDP Contest
Mrs. Ratcliffe
Takes Second
Football Contest
A new record has been set in
The Mountaineer's football contest
by Mrs. Carl Ratcliffe. who won
tile contest last week for the sec
ond week ill a row. Never before
has an entrant won two contest:
in an entire season ?much less eon
secutively. Last week Mrs. Rat
cliffe was a co-winner.
She missed only two prediction:
? the Waynesvillc-Brevard score
less deadlock and the Georgia
Tech-Kentucky tilt, won by tin
Wildcats. 13-6. in an upset.
Most contestants missed three 01
iiiore.
More Assigned To
Farm Census Work
Here In Haywood
Additional appointments o
enumerators for Haywood Count}
were announced today by Carsoi
Clark, crew leader for Haywoot
County.
They are William C. Davis, Hob
ert L. Coin. Mrs. Geneva M. Single
ton. Mrs Gladys S. Henson, Wil
burn 1'. Campbell, Verlin T. She!
ton, Leamon J. Tatham. Mrs. Graet
R Ducket t
They, With enumerators a I read}
appointed will report Tuesday foi
a four-day training session a
Waynesville. and will begin the ac
tual enumeration on November 1st
Maggie 4-11 Liu?)
Elects New Officers
Mary Jane Valentine was elected
president of the Maggie 4-H Club at
a meeting recently in the school
auditorium.
Other officers chosen were: *
Jerry Ferguson, vice president
Carolyn Sease, secretary-treasurer
Wayne Ferguson, reporter, and
Judy Woody and Billy Henry, sons
leaders. Mrs. Vester McGaha is
the aault leader.
West Pigeon, South Clyde. Thick
et y, Crabtree. and Iron Dull will
compete this year in the annual
Haywood County community de
velopment' contest sponsored by
the CD!'.
The five communities will be
judged this week and the winners
1 will be announced at the annual
Tobacco Festival in November, ac
1 cording to Homer Sink, assistant
" county farm agent,
On Wednesday. West Pigeon w ill "
' be judged at 9 a.m., Crabtree at
" 1 p in. and Iron DwiT at 3 p.m. On
"{Thursday; South Clyde will be
? judged at 9 a.m. and Thickets at
* | 1 p.m.
The judges, whose names are not
1 disclosed, will be a specialist from
' toe Farm Management Department
ol N. C'. State College and a home
. I f.. 11.* A I \ . 4 . . . .
ayein 11 um a ni'snirii i/iiiina
county not in competition in the
district contest.
Judging will be on the system
of blue, red and white ribbons, j
> Winners will divide a total of
'; $1,000.
I Last year Iron Duff won first
1 prize in the contest.
I The five communities participat
ing this year are the only ones in ,
1 the county who submitted farm-1
j | survey information sheets. These
terms are now being summarized
_: for use by the judges.
Cub Scouts' Parents
Meet Tuesday Night
Parents of Cub Scouts and pros
? pective Cub Scouts wilt hold a
r, special meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tues
l day night at the courthouse, il has
-'been announced.
This meeting will be an iifipor- 1
taut one and Cub Scout leaders
have urged that parents attend, if
possible.
i Practical Nurses Group
i Will Meet Wednesday
Licensed practical nurses will
meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at
i the home of Mrs. Lura Davis, with
: I Mrs. Haltie Webb in charge of the
I | program.
I following the business session. ,
, a birthday party will be held in I
honor of Mrs. Davis.
OFFICIAL Bl'SIVFSS seemed to he the matter
up fur dis< tissfon as a Mountaineer photographer
approached these three In the court room I his
morning. On the left is Bill Ray, president of the
H'aynesvillr Cluh: Joseph A Ahev. direclor of
Rotary International, who appeared on thr morn,
inx program and will speak again Tuesday night,
and W. H. I. Millar, secretary of the eonvention.
011 the left.
i Mountaineer I'hoto)
450 Tar Heel Rotarians Expected
At 2-Day District Conference Here
(See oilier pictures page six!
liotarians ot the 280th district
nominated l)r Kelly Bennett of
ttryson City as district governor
til is morning, as they began their
annual 'wo-day convention here.
Registration was brisk all morn
Tng. a> liotarians gathered at the
court house for the opening ses
sion. Two registration desks were
kept bus', one at the court house
and one at the Country Club, con
vention headquarters
Ernest Boss, district governor,
said shortly before noon that indi
cations were that each of the 37
clubs would be represented. The't
230th district extends from Monroe
to Andrews and there are about
g.uutt members in the 157 clubs. I
Besides the nomination of (lis- !
trict gov 'tnor. the other highlights
of the morning sesison was the an- |
nual address ol the district govern
or, and t he report from the board of
directors of Rotary international
by Joseph V A bey, of Reading,
t'a . a member of the board
William S. Ray. president of the
Waynesv >l|c clug gave tlit* address
ol welcome. While Everette Rich- |
ardson of old Fori responded. The
singing is being let! by Albert |
Hewitt of Marion. .
Rev. Mack (loss, of I lendcison
villo. led the necrology and memoi -
ial Service
In his annual address. District I
Governor Ross pointed to the matjy I
aicompii-hments throughout the J
di Iriet since he look office July
first. "Members throughout the!
distriel are leading in building of '
diameter of our citizens, and es
p dally of students: they are lead
ing in the construction of parks,
playgrounds, helping crippled cliil- t
tlVon. organizing athletic teams. I
leading in race relationships, and)
in two towns. Rotary Clubs led in j
the construction of community hos
pitals."
Ross w fill on to explain that
v.bile several now clubs were need
ed in the district, he was "proud
id the work of the entire 280th
c'* ti ict "
Director Abc.v also pointed to
the steady growth and progress of
Rotary, lie said there had been
72 new ? tubs organized, and anoth
ii country now has Rotary, bring
ing the total to 90 since July first
The last fiscal year saw 487 new
clubs added,to Rotary throughout
the world.
"Plans are now underway to or
ganize clubs' in Klhiopia. Bagdad,
and Turkey." be told the confer
ence members. "We are hopeful
o( getting clubs established on
several of the small islands in the
Far Ka-t."
Abey. a newspaper man. said he
had a personal feeling that "Ro
te rv will be in 95 countries by
June 30th" the end of the cur
rent fiscal year.
Other speakers today included
Walter N'au. of Hickory, speaking '
cn fifty years of service above 1
self, and James I'eden spoke on
' What Do You Me.'in To Do."
Before adjourning for luncheon,
the conference members heard
Paul Helms in an address on "Fac
ing Two Ways."
Monday afternoon was devot
ed to committee meetings and rec
reation,
Monday evening's program willj
move to the WTHS cafeteria for a
barbecue supper, featuring special
entertainment planned by Dan i
W'alkins and the members of his
(Sec Rotary?Page 6>
AN ENGLISHMAN SMILES at a yarn of ll.ill. lt
S. Ward, chairman of the registration for lite Itot
ary Convention, which opened here today. Listen
ing to Ward, arr left to right: llenry Grill, hosiery
manufacturer of Valdese, Michael Ken yon. of
Ituekingham. England, a student at liiike Culver
slt.v on a Rotary Scholarship. Chairman Ward, and
Kill Pope. president of the Mooresville Club. The
four were (am:lit an thev talked in the second
1 looi lobby of the court house this morning.
I Mountaineer Photo).
I>1(. KELLY BENNETT, of Bryson
City, was nominated District
Governor of Rotary's 280th Dis
trict here this morning, lie will
take office July first, 1955.
242 Attend
District PTA
Meeting Here
ISpc pictures page one. section 2
and page 6 section one)
Mrs. OJin Dillard of ("aridlei
was installed as director of District
1 of the North Carolina Parent
Teacher Association at the district
meeting at Waynesville High
School Friday, attended by 242
representatives from II WNC
mountain counties.
Also installed were:
Mrs. E. O. Burnette of Walnut
vice-director; Mrs Denton Itrown
iiig of Waynesville, secretary, arid
Dr. Nettie Paretic ol Hobbinsvjilc
treasurer.
Retiring officers were: Mrs
Weimar Jones of Franklin, direc
tor: Mrs. Diliard. vice-director.
Mrs. C. K. Siler of Asheville, sec
retary. and Mrs. II. liuc-ck of Mm
ph.v. treasurer.
The principal speaker on I lie
morning program. Mrs. John Craw
ford of Kaleigli, stale PTA presi
dent. stressed the need of eaeli In i
cal parent-teacher group working
together to form "United Force
for Education".
Discussing the national and stale
I'TA platforms. Mrs Crawford
pointed out that North Carolina
ranks ninth in the nation in I'TA .
membership
Questioned concerning the posi
tion of the North Carolina I'TA on
the issue of segregation. Mi
Crawford asserted that the organ-j1
ization is standing by its platform
which includes the aim "to pro
mote the welfare of children and
youth in the home, school, church
and community."
Other speakers were Mrs .1 \V.
Burke of Gibaonvillc. executive
secretary, who discussed "Life Sav
ers Along the Way" and Mis
Blanche Haley, state field workoi
who spoke on "Problem Shootinr
A life-membership pin was pre
sented to Mis. Jones, retiring di
rector, by Mrs. Doyle D. Alley oi
Wayncsville, former state pie idem
and district director.
J B. Soesbee of Waynesvihe
(See I*T\- P?fM' fl'
A A Members Hear Talk
By Camp Butner Chaplain
Park Travel In
October Way Up
September atteiidanec totals
lor the (ireat Smoky Mountains !
National I'ark anil the ltlue
Itidce Parkway, increased 71,
61)11 over the corresponding
month of lil.Vt I'arkuay travel
totalld 4711.673 or '31,664 over
September ol 11153, reports the
Natninal I'ark Servlee. while
(ireat Smokies I'ark Travel to
totaled H i.ISO or ail 635 more
than in September 11155.
5 Accidents
Reported By
State Patrol
Rear-end collisions worn the or
del of (ho dav Sunday on the Soro
road as sis oars were involved in
rclatiw-lv minor accidents ill trif
le termed "unusually heavy" by
tile State llndiway I'atrol. ,
No injuries were involved and
all vehicles were driveahle after
tin collisions Two other accidents i
v ere reported Saturday one north
of Canton the other near Bethel
Two ai cidcnts took place at Dell
wood where the Jonathan Creek
load enters I S. Ill the scene of
l>.o serious wrecks in recent
weeks
Patrolman Harold Dayton said
one eolle ion at 2 p in involved
ears drien by Hay Kmcrson of
Da\> npoi t tow a and Otto Thilcnius
of l'lainlield. \ J. Kinri'ton had
lo|i|H'd in lialla heliind another
i ir liiakiUft a left turn, when the
'(hileniii ear rammed his vehicle1
frrm the rem The damage was
i stimatefl at $75 to'hotfi ears.
Another collision resulted at
145 pin when a ear driven by
Donald Dee McCurry of Alexander.
\ C siinik the rcai ot another tar
ii \en In Harry Palmer of
Route I Kletchei
Daiiiuue was estimated to holli
i a s at $l5h.
Details were not available this
morniiip on the third rear-end
crash which look place just west
r?f Sim'o (lap and was investixatcd
l.y Patrolman I. A. Turner of
IX.VSOII I 11 s
Catrolman I (avion meed driv
ers to maintain a safe distance be
hind the car ahead to avoid rear- |
iikI collisions which occur when
vehicles in a line nt traffic stop or
slaw down to make a turn.
Two accidents in the eastern
portion of the county were investi
. ited l>\ Patrolman VV It Woolen
at the Slate Highway 1'utrol.
At (i (51 pin Saturday on the
.Newfound road north of Canton,
vehicles driven in llerin.in F. Gil lis
i( ( anion, in a 11)50 I'ontiac, and
I lav id Hindi I'arton of Houtc 2.
C ile in a 1940 liuiek. collided
on a sharp curve.
Carton was charged by Patrol
man Wooten Willi driving under
Hi ? inliuehec of aleohol.
Dania^e to the Glllis car was
i t totaled at $.250 and to the Carton
car lit $150.
\t 7:45 pin Saturday anothei
accident oil the old river load two'
i dies north of Itethel involved ears
driven hv Hoy Green of Kiouttf 3. J
(See Wreeks?P.ifie 61 |
The principal speaker at a nicct
i'i?T Thursday night to discuss the
formation of an Alcoholics Anony
mous here. Chaplain Hoy Harhain
of Camp Hutncr. the state's alco
holic rehabilitation center, empha
sized that alcoholism is a disease
and inns' he treated as such
lie added that the public should
have a keen understanding of prob
lems of alcoholism and should rea
lize the importance of the work be
ing done by Alcoholics Anonymous.
All persons discharged front
Camp Hutner are alwoy* referred
10 the AA chapter nearest them
for any future help. Chaplain Har
ham explained.
In addition to doing rehabilita
tion work ?ilh patients. Camp lint -
i.i r is also carrying on research
work into the hasie causes of alco
holism. the chaplain said. One of
iii% major causes is the uncon
scious rejection of a person by his
family or by society, he asserted.
Talks were also given at the
meeting in the courthouse by A \
members from Charlotte and Ashe
\ rile. According to the Rev. James
y Perry, who is helping to spon
sor the formation of an Alcoholics
Anonymous group here, said that
local residents at the meeting were
in pressed by the warmncss of the
visitors and their willingness to ex
t< nd a helping hand to those in
i.i ed
In the future. Rev. Perry an
nounced. the AA chapter in the
VVaynesvllle area will meet each
Thursday night at 8 p m al the
(iraec Kpiscopal Church parish
house on Haywood St.
Films For Adults
To Be Shown
At Library
The second showing of films lor
adults has been set for Friday at
10:110 ;t in. at the Haywood County
Library, according to an announce
ment by Miss Margaret Johnston,
librarian.
Films to be shown are "Canoe
Country," "City of Home," and
Mexico Valley."
Miss Johnston stated that this
is the last week these particular
films will be available for use out
side the library.
\ustin Morgan and his daugh
ter, Betty Jane, and Janieo Arnold
have returned from a visit to Miss
Mary Sue Morgan in Anderson,
I ndiana.
Highway
Record For
1954
In Haywood
(TO DATE)
Killed 3
Injured.... 51
(This Information com
piled from Records ?(
Mate Highway Patrol.)