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L THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER iolete Telephone Lines In ftah Forest Replaced By iern FM Radio System ft; \M I - WALKER ft Times) I modern ago. w hen a ftental phone call can bo ft matter ul seconds, the ? switchboard and the ft telephone of the Pis ftt of the forest service ?little ridiculous?but all ft en changed, ftr installation of a $20. Ku FM Siiort Wave Com ftts system, the forest ser ftnnel now has the most ftuipment available. Rang ftly says that his district ft in the Western Caro Kve the EM Short Wave Hied, although plans are ft to convert completely ftthod except for the com ftlephones ftw equipment makes it ?or all forest service per I set in touch with each fth the fire towers, and fter.t offices. A relay ft frying Pan Gap is be ftted this week that will; Hi!*** Conlu ynH hie mon mgr. ..." > Waynesville, Asheville. \ oring towns. h the communications. much like that used to he highway patrol and I men. it is more modern.j rerful and completely] atie since it is frequency j L 5 that $20,000 is a lot of spend on this one com as system and one might jovernment is being ex -however. just the op rue. Some four complete Circuits, all obsolete, are t away with now that the I m will more efficiently purpose. These lines to s and other points in the iTJTjTrJ.l J J I I Pisgah are constantly in need of | repair. The average upkeep is 1 around $3,000 annually. As a case in point during llurri 1 cane Hazel less than two weeks ago. the lines, if they had still been in use, would have gone out causing no means of communication from the fire towers at a most hazardous time. Storms of much les?? fury than Hazel have previously downed all the phone lines except one ground circuit to Frying Pan, that will be maintained for an efner gency. The day the ranger station was visited was the first Class Four fire danger day in the forest. Class Five is the very worst, so this in dicates the danger of the outbreak of a fire. With the new FM short | wave system, the key people can : be informed in a matter of seconds , of a fire and its location. | A unit of the system is located j at the following strategic places: j Bent Creek Experiment station, [ ranger station, trout rearing sta tion, four fire towers ? Ferrin Knoh Ilit/H t/m d;i?.? r"??*?? , . . Jiui diiu riyum Pan: and 15 mobile units in forest service vehicles and those belong ing to state game protectors of this district. A remote control unit is in the ranger's home. The installation of this equip ment should aid immeasurablv in the work of the forestry men who strive constantly to maintain every thing on the government lands as it should be For instance, between now and November 15th. there will undoubtedly be some poachers in the Piseah. But Ranger Seely says he's issuing lair warning. With these new radios which send and receive so rapidly, the minute a ooacher is spotted he's a dead duck?or maybe that should read, he's a dead doe. At any rate, he's caught. . " ?? v ? - I There are two types of calorie: the kilogram calorie?enough heat to raise the temperature of 2 2 pounds of water one degree centi grade?is 1,000 times as great as, the gram calorie. T1IE IHSGAII DISTRICT ranger's office here now houses a new and modern I'M Short Wave Radio communications system, which enables Ranger Ted Seely, seated above at left, to keep his linger 011 all operations in the National for est in a matter of seconds. Seely is seated in front of the obsolete telephone switchboard, which is being discontinued in favor of the radio sending and receiving equipment. One of the largest units is shown on a table next to Mr. Seely with Cecil Cordell. assistant dispatcher, taking down a ines sage. \t lower left Ward Met all, forest worker, adjusts one of the aerials on a forest service ve hicle equipped with the radio while Ranger Seel.v takes down a message nearby in his pick up. I.ower right shows Assistant Ranger Phil Archibald with one of the seven new portable pack sets received in tbis district. The newest and most modern walkie-talkie equipment avail able. they send and receive messages up to 25 miles. (Cut courtesy Transylvania Times). - -j - ?? " " 424 County Seniors To Visit Champion During Annual 'Senior Week' Program The Carolina division of thej Champion Paper and Fibre Com- j pany has completed final details. in connection with its 4th annual "Senior Week at Champion" pro gram scheduled Wednesday through Friday. More than 480 graduating high school seniors representing all Haywood County high schools and I the Candler High School in Bun combe County will take a good look at Champion's operations during the three-day event. A total of 174 seniors, 145 front Waynesville High School and 29 senior class members from the Crabtree-Iron DulT High School, will \ isit Champion on opening day. Wednesday. Wese seniors, as well as other U.-.i/lnof... ?l .~L t - ^iuuuai? r> uuiii lirr %ui!UU?> M.'IIUOI>, will Ik- accompanied by several fa culty members during the period of visitation. Sixty-five members of the Cand ler High School graduating class will visit Champion during the sec ond day of the program along with 61 seniors from Bethel High School and 19 representing Fines Creek High. Exactly 115 seniors front Canton High School, 19 from Reynolds High, also of Canton, and 36 gradu ates of Clyde High School will look over Champion during the final dav of the annual program. Seniors are scheduled to assem ble at Champion YMCA each morn ing at 9:45 and will be welcomed to Champion at 10 a.m. by J. E. Williamson, assistant manager of industrial and community relations department. For approximately ten minutes If, -A Holder, a Champion vice president and Carolina division manager, will speak to the senior class members on "Champion's Ef I feet on the Economy of the Area". An interesting movie, "Your i Earning Power." will be shown at 10 15 and career guidance sessions i will begin at 10:30 a.m. Following the career guidance j sessions which will cover many angles from engineering to agri culture, one of Champion's own | all-color movie-.. "Deep Roots." I 1 will be shown in the Y gymnasium.' 1 Seniors w ill be luncheon guests i of Champion in the plant's modern' cafeteria from 12:30 until 1:15 p.m. j' when the regular mill tour is1 scheduled to begin. The mill tour will end at about 2.45 p.m. con cluding the day's program. J. K Wilkinson, general super intendent of repair, maintenance and construction for the Champion 1 Paper and Fibre Company, will serve as leader of the career guid-; ance session covering engineering1 i and the various mechanical arts. | Louis K Gates, Champion's as I sistant chief chemist, will lead , guidance discussions on chemistry. | chemical and ceramic engineering, i and .leanette .Abbott, a Haywood Count\ Board of Health stall' mem-1 ber, w ill lead a session on nursing Leading the career guidance ses sion on forestry will bo Hay Orr, j one of Champion's conservation j foresters, and Sibyl Wilson, a main ! office staff member, will have j charge of the session covering of- ; flee work. W. K. Lipham, supervisor of Champion's tabulating section, will 1 discuss accounting and related j fields with visiting seniors, and 1 Hugh Mease, Carolina division traf-1 fie manager, will discuss transpor tation. including motor and rail traffic management. M. R. W'liisenhunt, director of the Mountain Experiment Station, i w ill handle the career guidance ses sion on agriculture, including dairy! ! activities and general fanning. A special panel lias been arrang ed in connection with the career guidance sessions which will cover general information for the benefit of the visiting seniors. This panel will be composed of C. A. Stone, Champion's plant en gineer. J. M. Barnes, manager of industrial and community rela tios, U B. Patterson, supervisor of personnel research, 1). W. Han < dolp, supervisor of training and J ' E. Williamson, assistant manager - of industrial and community rela Show Slated At Clyde "The Country Store," well known radio and television show, will appear at Clyde High School next Friday night, November 5, under the sponsorship of the Clyde Fire Department. Proceeds wll be used to buy fire equipment for the department. The show, seen regularly on WLOS-TV, features "Cousin Wil bur." Blondie Brooks, "Little Wil bur", Constable Jim and an all- , star cast?many of whom have ap peared on Grand Old Opry at Nashville. In nearly all of its out-of-town appearances "Th Country Store" plays to capacity crowds. Hons. Scniprs will be conducted on the mill tour by competent guides who'll be qualified to answer their many questions concerning all angles of operations from the woody ard to the finishing area. These guests also will receive souvenir pads and automatic pen cils on their arrival at Champion Y for the day's program. A special edition of "Chips." Champion's weekly publication, has been arranged for the guests and ...in ... u r Ai Mill vulltdlll UIUI'M UllUIIllillHUl CUI1 cerint? human ilerest data. Tnow is the time i / to vacation at beautiful \ \ Belleair Beach on ih* Gulf I I Hotel Rooms, Studio Apartments, I ! J Suites . . with kitchens and V \ maid service. Splendid private w 1 beach. Write for literature and f M rates, tell os when % X you plan to come J ) *-<M/ ( 3000 Outi tivd ( y BolUoir fteoih r i Indian Recks, Flonde tODOnOS mm am wanmam rnmamm ^m^m h^^mssthb|h bj^hba TUESDAY NOVEMBER 2 FOR DEMOCRATIC PARTY VOTE FOR THESE DISTRICT AND COUNTY CANDIDATES Solicitor T. D. BBYSON. JR. State Senate WILLIAM MEDFORD DAVID M. HALL State Representative JERRY ROGERS Sheriff FRED Y. CAMPBELL Register of Deeds JULE NOLAND Clerk of Superior Court J. B. SILER Tax Collector BRYAN D. MEDFORD Chairman of Bd. of Comm. FARADAY C. GREEN ' "untx Commissioners FLOYD W. WOODY FRANK R. MEDFORD Member of Bd. of Education J. W. KILLIAN CLIFTON 8. TERRELL Coroner J. FRANK PATE V CANDIDATES YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT THE HAYWOOD COUNTY DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE URGES EVERY REGISTERED VOTER TO GO TO THE POLLS ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 AND VOTE FOR DEMOCRATIC PARTY CANDIDATES ? Paid Political Adv. VOTE FOR THESE NATIONAL, STATE ANI) JUDICIAL CANDIDATES C. S. Senator ? W. KERR SCOTT tl. S. Senator SAM J. F.RVIN, JR. State Treasurer EDWIN Gil.I. Comm. of Insuranee CHARLES P. GOLD Comm. of Labor FRANK CRANF Chief Juslire oif Supreme Court M. V. BARNH1LL Assoc. Justice of Supreme Court WILLIAM II. BOBBITT Assoc. Justice of Supreme Court J. WALLACE WIN80RNK Assoc. Justice of Supreme Court CHARLES W. IIIGGINS Assoc. Justice of Supreme Court CARLISLE W. IIIGGINS Judge. Superior Court. 1st I)ist. CHESTER MORRIS Judge. Superior Court, 2nd Dist. WALTER J. BONE Judge. Superior Court. 3rd Dist. JOSEPH W. PARKER Judge. Superior Court, 5th Dist. J. PAUL ERIZZELLE Judge. Superior Court. 6th DM. IIENRY L. STEVENS. JR. Judge, Superior Court. 8th Dist. CLIFTON L. MOORE " I Judge, Superior Court. 9tb Dist. Q. K. NIMOCKS, JR. Judge, Superior Court, 10th Dist. LEO CARR Judge. Superior Court, 11th Dist. WALTER E. JOHNSTON, JR. Judge. Superior Court. 12th Dist, WALTER K. CRISSMAN Judge, Superior Court, 1 itli Dist. FRANCIS O. CLARKSON Judge. Superior Court, 16th Dist. JUSTUS C. RUDISILL ? Judge, Superior Court, 21st Dist. ALLEN II. GWVN Member of Congress GEORGE A SHUFORD ?
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