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N0T97 11 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESYILLE, N. C? MONDAY AFTERNOON^ DEC. 6, 1954 ?L5G In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
Men Saw Way To Freedom
t Hazelwood Prison Camp
State and county officers were
carrying on today a diligent search
for four prisoners who escaped
from the State Prison Camp at
Hazelwood early last night.
Seven prisoners escaped by saw
! ing two bars in two, during the
i heavy rain storm, according to
| Capt. W. F. Swift, superintendent
of the prison.
Three of the men, all felons,
were picked up as they took a taxi
to Canton. They have been return
ed to prison.
The four others were still at I
large at noon today, as officers
linked them with the theft of a blue
1949 Chevrolet, owned by Carroll
Hooper. The Hooper car was stol
en in Hazelwood shortly after the
prison break.
Sapt. Swift said that the sawed i
bars were discovered in time to
probably prevent others from
making their escape into the heavy
1 rain and dense fog.
"We were handicapped in the
chase by the weather. The blood
hounds could not work under such
conditions," the superintendent
I said.
Capt. Swift said it is not known
whether the four still at large are
together or "split-up" after getting
outside the prison.
The prisoners, all Negroes and
serving long terms, threw a sweat
er over the barbed wire atop the
high fence, and crawled over.
Members of the Sheriff's Depart
ment, Highway patrol, police of
Waynesville, Hazelwood and Can
ton joined in the hunt.
Bert H. Freeman, of Transyl
vania. supervisor of prisons, has
arrived, as well as the superintend
ent of camps in Henderson and
Transylvania counties, to particip
ate in the hunts.
Some of the men were serving
life terms, others 20 to 30 years,
and others 15 to 20 years. One
man with the lightest sentence of
four years was among the three ap
prehended in Canton.
A wrecked car on Cowee moun
tain, reported today was checked
by highway patrolmen, but had
been removed before officers ar
rived at the scene.
The four still at large are:
Otis Levi Ferguson, 28. serving
12 years from Mecklenburg for
housebreaking and larceny.
Joseph Lott, 34, serving life for
second degree burglary from Meck
rtriiisui &.
Noland West Jr., 39, serving four
years for accessory" to larceny
from Forsyth.
Wood row Moody, 30, serving 20
to 30 years from Rowan for house
breaking and larceny.
The three recaptured by Canton
police in a taxi they had hired in
Waynesville were serving terms for
breaking and entering. They were
John Strickland, 30, from Cumber
land. 15-20 years; Leonard Mose
Icy. 28, from Buncombe, 5-7 years;
and James Edwards, 25, from Rock
ingham, 21 years.
i
t Boosters Club Will
Have Ladies Nighf .
Program Thursday
The Hazel wood Boosters Club
> will meet for the annual December
I ladles' night at the Hazelwood
i School. Thursday at seven o'clock.
Newly elected officers of the
club will be installed at the time,
i Paul Bryson will succeed Richard
N. Barber as president.
Police Have Lightest
Weekend In Long Time
Arrests over the weekend were
among the lightest on record for
the Waynesville police. Seven ar
rests were mad# over the entire
weekend with three on Saturday
night.
Chief of Police Orville Noland
? said one was charged with driving
I drunk, and six face charges of
public drunkenness.
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BXCE LEATHERWOOI). left, accepts the keys to the Clyde <
tag Mark Kirkpatrick. chairman of the countv board of edu
^trine the formal dedication of the building Friday night,
iter pictures and story on page one, section two,)
(Mountaineer Photo).
Of Needy To Aid
letide Charity Program
?st churches clubs, and
lie groups in their pro
pping needy families at
? time, the Haywood j
Welfare Department is
ia,e oil a list of all uu-,
ged on the agency's re-1
to Queen, welfare super
1 urged that groups and
lis in the county utilize
R as a clearing house to
location of effort." The
(it will complete its list
toy she added.
Hieen pointed out that by
| with welfare workers.
Pies will not receive aid
eeral different groups
fers are left out entirely,
(filiated effort is neces
usure equal distribution
tace o the needy.
p Carolina'
lest Near End
I towns competing in the
kolina" contest this week
taded that December 15
ndline for submitting
? describing 1954 accomp
l
Wee came from E. N
fwtising manager fo
fewer & Light Compan
dor. lie observed that
idges will be impres.-?.
lanncr in which scrap
"tribe accomplishment
faUy by ?'before-' anc
Olographs.
t will award 24 cash
W'ng $6,750 to winning
fed on three population
jd. A "finer farms'
? Program offers $2,80C
CCA Announces
Plans For
Distribution
Plans.for distribution of cloth
ing to the needy from the Cloth
ing Closet in the courthouse, have
been announced by the Clothing
Closet Association.
Representatives of a number of
groups in the county have been
asked to serve as a committee to
assist the distribution committee
in locating needy families. The
committee is composed of all min
isters serving in the area, teach
ers in each school in the Waynes
ville district, a representative of
each Community Development Pro
gram. and representatives of the
American Red Cross, the Welfare
Department and the Health Depart
ment.
The area to be served will in
clude Waynesville, Hazelwood,
Lake Junaluska, and the surround
ing rural communities. Those in
need of clothing are asked to con
act a member of the above group.
The Clothing Closet will be open
each Wednesday and Saturday
norning from 9:30 until 12:30
'clock.
Those who have clothes to do
nate to the closet or who wish to
nake cash donations for the pur
?hase of new clothing are request
d to contact Mrs. Cicero Hooper
hairman of collections, or to bring
heir donations to the Clothing
"loset on the third floor of the
ourt house.
The CCA expects to operate or
permanent basis and will attempt
v furnish warm clothing for needy
?*ults as well as children.
Mrs. Roger Walker, president of
'e CCA, stated this morning that
''ere is an urgent need for boys'
'othing. size 10 to 12, especially
arm jackets and girls' school
'othing.
Mr. and Mrs. George B
chmucker of Dcllwood are plan
ing to leave Wednesday lot
Miami. Florida where they will
pend the winter.
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1 flkely today. Tuesday.
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55 Farm Outlook Meeting
To Be Held Tuesday
What's ahead for farmers in 1955
will be discussed by county agri
cultural leaders at an "outlook"
meeting to be held at 3 p.m. Tues
day at the courthouse.
A team of specialists from N. C.
State College will lead the discus
sion concerning compiled informa
tion on the future outlook for
variouv agricultural enterprises.
Statistics to be presented have
been gathered by both state and
national agricultural authorities.
Special attention Is expected to
be paid to the forecast of the na
tion's livestock markets, where
there is a far greater fluctuation
of prices.
It has been announced previous
ly that burley tobacco allotments
will be cut next year ao average of
10 percent.
Financial as well as agricultural
leaders have been invited to at
tend the meeting Tuesday after
noon.
Eight Haywood Officials Sworn
Into Office For Four-Year Terms
HW I
COUNTY OFFICIALS took the oath of office for four-year terms
this morning in the commissioners room, as a large number of
friends looked on. Shown here, left to right: J. B. Siler, clerk of
court, reading the oath: Faraday Green, chairman of the board.
Frank Medford, and Floyd Woody, commissioners; Dr. J. Frank
Pate, coroner; Bryan M. Medford, tax collector; Fred Y. Camp
bell, sheriff and Jule Noland, register of Deeds.
(Mountaineer Photo).
Crabtree Men's
Burley Average
Exceeds $64
An average Of more than $64
for their burley tobacco crop was
paid to two Crabtree growers on
the Asheville markets last week.
Roy Clark reported the sale of
1,588 pounds of burley for $1,020.
34 ? an average of $64.20 per
hundred.
His brother, Manson Clark, sold
2,050 pounds for $1,322.76 or an
average of $64.50.
This year Roy had .75 acres in
tobacco, while Manson had .725
acres.
Soil District
Supervisor
To Be Elected
Election of a new supervisor
for the Haywood County Soil Con
servation District is being held this
week, Herschel Rogers, chairman
of the board of supervisors has an
nounced. .
D. J. Boyd and J. R. Caldwell
have been nominated by regular
petition and their names appear on
the ballot. Voters can also write in
the name of any other choice they
may have. The one receiving the
most votes is elected to a three
year term to replace Jule Boyd,
whose term expites December 31.
Any citizen of Haywood County
who is eligible to vote in the gen
eral election is eligible to vote in
this election. The voter must vote
for only one person and he must
also sign his ballot.
Ballot boxes are located at Farm
er's Federation, Canton; Robert
Messer's Store, Cecil; Pigeon Val
ley Store, Pigeon; Poston's Store,
Cruso; Burgins Store, Dellwood;
Mark Ferguson's Store, Fines
Creek: Ralph Boyd's Store, Jona
than Creek; Walter Ketner's Store,
Lake Junaluska; Clinc - Bradley
Store, Hazelwood; Sam Ledford's
Store, White Oak and Sutter's
Store, Clyde.
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ELECTED _ A. L. Freedlandrr,
prnldfnl of (ho Dayton Rubber
Company, *m elected a direr tor
of the Rubber Manufacturer's
Association. Inc., at their recent
meeting in New York.
West Pigeon Is Third
In District CDP Contest
Condition Set
On Abandonment
Of Freight Depot
Discontinuance of the Southern !
Railway's agency at Clyde was ap
proved by fbe State Utilities Com-,
mission on the ground that the
railway repair livestock-loading
i pens and reinstall weighing scales
at Clyde.
The commission observed in the
order that Clyde's mayor and the
area's largest livestock shipper had
complained about the "very poor,
condition" of the livestock pens
and the "failure" of the Southern
to# make repairs.
The railroad will dismantle its >
present station there and erect a 1
i booth to handle less-than-carload
I freight shipments.
Clyde is one of the South's larg
est livestock shipping points.
2 Bethel Churches
To Have Unified
Yuletide Program
The Bethel Presbyterian Church
and the Sonoma Missionary Bap
tist Church will join hands around
a single Christmas tree this sea- !
son, Henry Pope, student pastor of
the Presbyterian church, announc- j
ed today.
At a Sunday afternoon meeting
the Baptists decided to accept the
Presbyterians' invitation to join
them .this year in their annual
Christmas Tree program.
The recently organized Baptist
group has been meeting at tho
Presbyterian church for services
i on Sunday afternoons, since they
do nat yet have a church build-1
ing of their own.
Rev. W. L. Duncan appointed L.
J. Tatham to represent the Baptist \
church in a meeting with the Beth- !
el Presbyterian Session, to work
out final plans for the Christmas
program.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hardin
and their two children of Paducah.
Ky. are spending a few days here
after attending funeral services
for Mr. Hardin's mother, Mrs. W.
L. Hardin.
West Pigeon. Haywood County's
top community for 1954, has added
another ?200 to its treasury as the
result of winning third place in
the annual Western North Carolina
Community Development contest
between some 90 communities in
14 WNC counties.
The announcement was made
Saturday at a luncheon at the Bat
tery Park Hotel in Asheville.
As first place winner in the coun
ty CDP contest, West Pigeon won
$250.
First place in the district com
petition was taken by the Little
River community of Transylvania
County, while Union Mills com
munity of Rutherford County was
runner-up.
Charles A. Collier, retired vice
president of the Georgia Power
Company of Atlanta, was guest
speaker and Julian A. Woodcock,
Jr. president of the Asheville
Chamber of Commerce, made the j
awards to the winners.
Representing West Pigeon at the
luncheon meeting were L. C. Reed. |
retiring chairman; Mr. and Mrs. I
Carson Clark. Rev. and Mrs. L. B
George. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Nix.
Lowery Justice. Mrs. Hugh K.
Terrell. Mrs. R O. Kelly. Mrs
Henry Garner, and Mrs. Clifton
Terrell.
A certificate of achievement was
also presented to West Pigeon.
Half of the $450 won by West
Pigeon this year will be used for
the community's cemetery project
65 From Here Go To
Pick Florida Oranges
Sam Queen, Jr., left here over
the weekend with 65 men to work ]
in orahge groves near Lakeland.
Fla. Queen and Robert Sutton
have a contract for harvesting
oranges in the citrus belt.
Haywood Highlanders
Will Meet Tonight
Haywood County Highlanders,
tourist operator organization, will
meet at 7 p.m. Monday at The
Lodge, it has been announced.
President L. E. DeVous will be
in charge of the meetitng.
Carolinas YMCA Secretary
Will Address Lions Club
I
George Simmons of Charlotte. I
interstate secretary YMCA in the
two Carolines, will discuss the Y's
program at a meeting of the Way
nesvtlle Lions Club Thursday
night, at Spaldon's.
He will be accompanied here by
W. Thomas Reeves, president of
the Champion YMCA at Canton:
Jack Justice, general secretary of
the Champion Y, and other Y
board members.
The Canton officials also plan to
meet with members of the Way
nesville Recreation Commission be
fore the Lions meeting.
Mr. Reeves said that a joint j
meeting of ail area civic organiza
tions to hear Mr. Simmons was
sought, but could not be arranged
at this time.
For the past several weeks mem
bers of the Champion Y have talk
ed with Waynesville residents con
cerning the establishment of a
YMCA here to provide added rec
reational facilities.
Lion Bruce Jaynes will be In
charge of the program Thursday
night.
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Rogers, Cathey
To Head MOD
Drive In 1955
Max Rogers of Waynesville and
Turner Cathey of Canton will head
drives in their respective areas for
the 1955 March of Dimes to raise
money to carry the fight against
crippling polio.
The fund-raising drive will be
I gin in early 'snuary arut f>ntinue
: throughout month.. .} :.
Mrs. Robert Winchester will j
serve as publicity chairman in the
Waynesville area.
Hazelwood
Lions Given
_ _ I
Charter
Haywood's fifth Lions Club?
Hazelwood?received their charter
Friday night, as an audience of
100 gathered for the charter night
dinner meeting in the Hazelwood
school.
Rev. Earl H. Brendall, pastor of
the First Methodist church, was the
principal speaker, and chose as his
subject. "Happiness". He stressed
that One must have a willingness
and a deep desire to be happy, and ,
to attain this, must discard all
envy and hate from the mind. The
speaker brought out that utmost in
happiness is found when one fol
lows the principles of living as
pointed out by Christ.
Rev. Mr. Brendail summed up'
his address by stressing the im-1
porta nee of living by the Golden
Rule
Toastmaster was Hugh Monteith
of Sylva. International Lions coun
selor and former district governor.
Alston Broom of Asheville, dis
trict governor, presented the char
ter to Clyde Fisher, new club pres
ident. and Cline presented the tra
ditional gong and gavel.
Singing was led by Charles Isley.
The invocation was given by the
Rev. John I. Kizer of Hazelwood.
Other new club officers are
Ralph Summer row. first vice pres
(See Lions?Page 2)
Kirkpatrick,
Mrs. Dicus
Renamed
See other pictures of officials
taking office on Pages 2 and 3.
Eight Haywood officials took
the oath of office for 4-year terms
here this morning, as a large
group of friends and well-wishers
looked on during the brief cere
mony, with J. B. Siler, clerk of
court, administering the oath.
The new board of commission
ers, composed of Faraday Green,
chairman Frank Medford and
Floyd Woody, promptly re-named
James Kirkpatrick as county audi
tor, and Mrs. J. B. Dicus as deputy
tax collector.
The commissioners went into
session, first handling the bands
for constables, and other routine
matters. They were slated to name
a county attorney, county home
manager, and custodian of the
court house, and a deputy tax col
lector in Beaverdam.
Chairman Green said that he
expected the board would be in
session all day, getting familiar
with a number of matters, and
taking care of some routine details
such as approving bonds of of
ficials.
Those taking the oath and be
ginning terms this morning, in ad
dition to the commissioners were:
J. B. Siler, clerk of court. Dr. J.
Frank Pate, coroner; Bryan D.
Medford, tax collector, Fred Y.
Campbell, sheriff, and Jule No
land, register of deeds.
The commissions-* also renam
ed the boa to trustees ef the
Haywood County Hospital, aria
they took the oath. A few minutes
after taking the oath, they renam
ed Lee Davis as administrator of
the institution. The trustees are:
Spaldon Underwood. L o r a n z o
Smathers and W. A. Bradley.
The constables who took the
oath of office this morning includ
ed: A. F. Arrington, Waynesville;
W. H. Scott, Canton; W. C. Sutton,
Jonathan Creek, and Fanning Bur
ress, East Fork.
Fines Creek Man
Loses $315 In
Asheville Alley
Hugh Ferguson of Fines Creek
lost $315 in cash in Asheville.
The details, according to a story
in The Asheville Times, is as fol
lows:
Hugh Ferguson of Fines Creek
section of Haywood County flash
ed his roll of $315 in a Lexington
Avenue "beer Joint" and so - - -
Here's Ferguson's story as re
vealed in a Police Department re
port yesterday:
"I was in some beer joint on
Lexington Avenue and met a slim,
blond-headed man who said he
owned a farm and wanted to sell
a bull calf.
"He said he would spend the
night with me and we would go
out to his farm this morning. In
stead of going to the hotel with
me, we somehow turned into a
strange alley.
"And that's where he knocked
me in the head and took my
money."
Police are investigating.
Court Adjourned Thursday
As Solicitor Became 111
The November term of criminal
court adjourned late Thursday
afternoon, as solicitor Thad D.
Bryson developed further trouble
with his throat.
About 175 cases were cleared
from the docket according to J. B.
Siler, clerk of court. There were
325 on the docket when court con
vened here November 22. Court
was in session seven days', having
adjourned two days for Thanks
giving holidays in the first week.
Judge Waller T. Johnston, Jr.,
Winston-Salem presided during the
session.
Sheriff Fred Y. Campbell has re
turned from taking two prisoners
to State Prison?a man and a wo
man.
The next term of criminal court
is set for February.
Highway
Record For
1954
In Haywood
rro datk>
Killed .... 3
Injured.... 66
(Tkh fnformattm mm
piled from Record* of
State Hickway Patrol.)