North Carolina Newspapers

Eg^yjjjpwc co ri? s, ; '""sli ! The W^ynesville Mountaineer ? Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The -Eastern Entrance Of The Great S^k M v AJXJX V - ?< EAK NO. 5 8 PAGES Aaaodatad IW ?7T?T7 - -t Smoky Mountains National Park ^Associated Press WAVNBgVUXB, wTc. MONDAY AFTERNOON. JAW. ? ? * ' ln Adva"ie In Haywood and Jackson Counties telwood Postoffice eipts Show Increase Postoffice receipts, considered a good barometer of business, show ed an increase at Hazelwood of $1,371.26 during 1954 in compari son with 1953. it has been announc ed by Thurinan Smith, Hazelwood postmaster. Receipts for last year totaled $71,400.08. while those of the year previous amounted to- $70. 028.82, Mr. Smith said. Totals by quarters were: First quarter, $17,850.78: sec ond quarter, $16,378.71; third quarter, $15,695.17: fourth quar ter, $21,475.42. A new record was set at the Hazelwood postoffice in Decem ber. according to Mr. Smith, when a total of 59.800 pieces of mail were cancelled during the month ? the highest figure ever for De cember; Also up sharply from 1953 were monev order receipts, which totalled $195.939 57 -? an increase of $13,000. I let' Sees Dn Sunrise t Jail Cell l Carson, Western star in ' id television films, watch anrise Fridav morning in -from the town jail, t, who was making a se ippearances at a Canton was released Friday on charges of drunkenness rderl.v conduct, a Policemen F.. E. Moore, offitt and Albert Fouts. de the arrest, said they led by theater employes I Carson was drunk and ?e afraid he would "hurt " during a shooting dem n which is a Part of his ?urt, $3,900 Damages sed In 3 Accidents ?men were injured, a cow I ^B' fatally, and property S.'l 900 was caused in accidents reported by 1 ^^?' Highway Patrol during J^B Luther Ward, Jr.. 31, Cah ^Bgist. suffered multiple in j^B 8:30 p.m. Sunday when Mallear plunged otf the high MH a slight cur\ e on U. S. H'l of Canton and over j^Bomplctcly demolishing the ^^nnan V. E. Brvson of*the Bghway Patrol said Ward Hly was driving his car ? ^Beitiuc. with only 250 miles ^^Hpeedometer ? at a high ^Bpeed at the time of the He said ?some 492 feet and over four times after go seven-foot embank ^B m Brvson termd the I car 'the worst I have H1' ' The loss was estimat ?,500. ^B M? morial Mission m Asheville. where Ward ?en. said the Canton man a broken left leg. lacera j^B Hie face and head, mufti ^?ses. and possible internal His condition was called ^B>s a pharmacist at the ^^B" Cut-Rate Drug Store s have been filed pend ^^?letion of the investigation, : ^?n Brvson said. ^Blames Davis and Frank ^B ')0,h ?f Waynesville, were | ? at 11:30 p.m. Saturday B' 1949 Ford Pickup truck j they were riding ran off 1 . Bk's Nest road Into a ? ^?suffered a broken nose ^^?Hll in Haywood County Medford had two brok , I ^B'an Harold Dayton of the ^Bghway patrol estimated B? ,he 'ruck at $150. He is ! ^?e ">e investigation. being rounded up b> I Ki,?n k"u'? 276 between j ^B1 '' and Bethel, darted out ? highway and was struck i H? Fn|fl driven by Marvin1 ? ?* Cake Junaluska at I ^B owned by O. P. Stiles, ^B ;n n,'sville. was badly ^?nd had to be destroyed. [ I Was estimated at $50. 1,1 Yarbourough's carl ?> $200. ^^Blall \ ? an unavoidable one ? oy an ornery cow." |he, FAIR ^H>'d cool today. Tuesday, in ? cloudiness and cool with H<y of rain. Wayncsville temperature Btod by the State Test Max. Mln. Pr. ? 42 25 .02 I 45 It 1 47 38 .09 I- 49 28 I Carp To Be Taken From L. Junaluska Open warfare has been declared on the carp population of Lake Junaluska. Fishing experts will come here in February to make a survey of the fish population in the 250-acre lake, and according to present plans-, will return when the carp spawn and catch them in whole sale lots. J. W. Fowler. Jr., superintendent Of the Lake, said the Liberty Fish Company, of Philadelphia, was-in terested in clearing the Lake of all "rough*fish"* such as carp, leaving only the game fish. Drag nets, seines, and traps will be used, itv cooperation with the North Carolina Wildlife Hesourees Commission, in catching the carp. Some expert fishermen here pre dict that some of the carp will weigh 20 pounds, and are at least 35 inches long. The carp often live in the mud. and spawn in the shallow water of the upper Lake. Visitors at the Lake during the spawning season say the carp sometimes go into water onlv four inches deep to la> their eggs, and that half of their bodies will In- out of the water. By standers often kill the carp with sticks and pocks as the spawning fish flounder about in the shallow water. almost rolling each other. Supt. Fowler said the company wants to take the live carp in a tank truck to Philadelphia, where they will be sold on the market. "The officials of the company said there is an excellent market there for carp," Fowler explained. "Once we get rid of ttye carp, we will have one of the finest game fishing areas anywhere in this part of the state," Fowler continued. The Lake has in recent years been stocked with bass, and the population of bass is expected to leap fast when the carp are re moved. Four Members Of WTHS Orchestra In All-State Unit Four members of the WTHS or chestra, and their director. Charles Isley, leave Wednesday for the all state orchestra in Winston-Salem. There wil lhe 129 members in the orchestra, and the three-day meeting will be climaxed with a concert under the direction of John Iuele, director of the Win ston-Salem Symphony, Two concerts wil be given dur ing the event. The musicians representing th^ , local orchestra include: Agnes Jane Roberson, violin: Beverly Teague, violin; Ann Ruff, viola and Joe Jack McElvoy, oboe. A SAFETY PLAQUE was presented u> ?6 em ployees of the Haywood Electric Membership t'orp. last week for working 50,000 man hours without a lost-time accident, from August, 1953 through October, iS.i-i. rresenung the award to K. Sheffield. RE.\ manager, (right) i* James McGeV of Knoxville, representing Employers Mutual. Inc., of W'ausau, Wis. (Mountaineer Photo). Special Meeting Planned Here Friday On Possible Burley Production Cuts ' ?. ? , J An important special meeting of all hurley tobacco growers in Hay ' wood County w ill be held at the courthouse at 7:30 p.m. Friday to i discuss possible cuts in Hurley to bacco production. At a recent meeting of represent-! atives of the eight-state Burley ' Belt, it was agreed that action sliould be taken to reduce the pro-, duction of burley?in view of the present surplus on hand. Burley counties have been asked to conduct open meetings of tobac co producers and then report then findings and recommendations at district meetings. District representatives w ill then meet again at Lexington. Ky. and report finally to the U. S. Depart ment of Agricjuure at Washington. County Agent Virgil L. HoIlowa> said that one of the chief points of contention is whether to abolish the present regulation which ex empts growers w ith .7 of an acre or less from reductions in burley to-, bacto allotments. If this exemption is removed.. many small-scale growers in the county would face a cut in their burley income. Mr. Holloway as- i serted. Ti e meeting here Friday night j is being sponsored by ail agricul tural organizations in the county? including tire Extension Service. | ASC. Farm Bureau, Soil Conserva tion Service, vocational agricutlure departments, and others. A Western North Carolina dis-; . trict meeting will be held in Ashe ville on January 29. Rogers Heads County Soil Supervisors Merschell Rogers was' elected chairman of I hp Haywood County Soil Conservation District at a meeting last week at the court house. D. J Bdvd was named vice chair man and Van Wells secrelarv. During a discussion of the soil district's financial problems, a bud get of $600 was proposed by Mr. Wells and a soil and water conser vation contest involving the Pi geon River watershed was taken into consideration. It was also determined that membership dues in the State and National Associations of Soil Con servation Districts would amount to about $40 and that incidental fees lor correspondence will be a bout $10. In order to obtain more adequate office space, Mr. Rogers was ask ed to appear at the next meeting of the county commissioners to ask j for use of the present Health De partment 'laboratory on the first | floor of the courthouse when the Health Department moves into its ! new Quarters later this year. Roy Beck, work unit conserva ; tionist, read the soil district's an nual report for 1954, which was ! adopted by the three soil super visors and is to lie forwarded to ! state headquarters in Raleigh. It was also disclosed that Mr. Rogers and Mr. Boyd will attend Hie State Soil Conservation Supcr | visors mee.ting at Goldsboro, Jan uary 19-20. Psychologist Will Speak Here Tonight An open meeting on the mental health problem in Haywood Coun ; ty will be held at the First Meth j odist Church at 7:30 p.m. tonight ' under the sponsorship of the Hay wood County Mental Hygiene Society. The principal speaker will he Stanley Nale, clinical psychologist for the State Department of Pub lic Welfare, who w-ill discuss what 1 other town and county mental health groups liave accomplished in North Carolina. The Haywood County Mental Hygiene Society was organized here last summer with Ear! H. Brcndall as president and Mrs. Jack Klopp a.% secretary. 1955 Tobacco Allotments Will Be Announced Soon Hurley tobacco allotments for 1955 have been determined and county growers will receive their allotment notices within the next week, it has been announced by the ASC office at the courthouse. Haywood's adjustment" acreage has been set at 7 acres ? to be apportioned among the county's 12 communities, it was explained. Adjustments for the commun ities and Individual producers will be determined by ASC committee men and growers receiving addi tional acreage will be mailed a re vised notice! Farmers who have sold 1954 to bacco were reminded that all mar keting cards are to be returned to the ASC offlce> *? Second Week Civil Court Under Way The second week of the civil term of Superior Court began this morning, with Judge Dan K. Moore, of Sylva. presiding, A full calendar faces th+ cawrt, with special interest centering around the scheduled case Thurs day of. the lawsuit of the Haywood Board of Education against the Town of Waynesvilie over owner ship of the Central Elementary School property. Cases disposed of last week in cluded the awarding ol $450 in the case of Morris Jenkins vs Theodore Shipman. Granville Mull was awarded $60 in the case against A. T. Ward, administrator of David Underwood. ? In the ease of A. T. Ward, admin istrator of David Underwood vs Lee Smith and wile. Blanche, in volving a $1,218 note. The court held the Smiths had naid $1,285, and by agreement, offered to pay an additional $189.41 in interest. A T. Ward, administrator for Da vid Underwood estate, an award of $41.54 was made in the case against R. R. Jeter and wife. R. L. Prevost. Sr., was awarded $1,750 in the case against Daniel R. Miller. County Births During 1954 Exceeded Deaths By 687 8 Road Projects In Haywood Done During December I Eight road projects were com pleted in Haywood during Decein ! ber, according to a report of Harry ! Buchanan, commissioner of the 14th district. The projects for Haywood in ; elude. In Haywood County, the follow ing 14 to 24 ft. roads and their I lengths were graded, drained and | suriaecd with traffic-bound mac adam by highway maintenance I forces: ketner Hoad, 0.3 mile; H. ' M. Medford Hoad, 0.2 mile; Nlne vah Road south. 0.3 mile; VVHCC Transmitter Hoad, 0.2 mile ;and Thompson Mill Road lor 0.2 of a mile. The following three roads and their lengths were strengthen ed with traffic-bound macadam by highway forces: liyatt Creek, 1.5 miles; Ratclit'fe Cove, 0.4; and Smokcy Cove Road, 0.3 mile. | Income Tax Laws Arc Explained In Articles The first of a series of articles by an expert on the current in eome tax laws begins In this issue?page five. The articles will contain some valuable information and are ex plained in simple, understand able language, Births in Haywood County dur ing 1954 exceeded deaths by 687, I according to records in the Health Department. During the year there were 874 live births and 187 deaths, it was disclosed by Miss Dorothy Whisen liunt, records clerk in the Health | Department. The county's ratio of births to | deaths ?? 4 7 ? was considerably 1 higher than the slate ratio for 1935, which was 3.5. That year, there were 113.386 births and 32, | 292 deaths in North Carolina. In Haywood County the highest number of births last year?88 ? i occurred in June. The fewest num | ber of births was in October, when there were 52. The highest number of deaths in the county during 1954 took place in October, when there were 21. The fewest number of deaths was nine in February. The record for the entire year is: Month Births Deaths January 69 15 February ... : 74 . 9 March .. 66 10 April 67 18 May ... 79 12 June 88 17 July 84 14 August 80 19 September 58 18 October 52 21 November ... ... 83 16 December ;. .... .. 74 18 Several Major Projects Are Under Way At Junaluska Leaking Valve Found In , Little Suzanne's Heart, ( Future Is Not Too Bright ' 4 Niws from the bedside of little Suzanne Milner, at the University ] of Minnesota Hospital. Minneapolis,! 1 was not encouraging this morning.! ' After a series of examinations by I specialists since Thursday, they re- ' 1 ported a leaking Mitral Valve in j ' the heart, which cannot be correct-; ;ed by surgery. The specialists this ? j morning began another series of j ^ examinations to be positive of their , earlier findings. It was first thought that an oper ation could be performed, but the latest examinations reversed this j j earlier belief. The specialists have told Su-1 zanne's parents. Mr, and Mrs. J James Milner that under present i I circumstances, and based upon their Saturday examination re-j ports, the 6-month-old little girl . could live from two to four months. The examinations consisted of i determining the amount of pres sure in the heart area, and the i I faulty valve was discovered be- , tween the two sections of the heart,; in the lower right side of the or gan. If the examination today veri ties earlier findings, the parents i and Suzanne will probably return home this weekend. At several Haywood churches Sunday, special prayer# were of fered for Suzanne and her family. The trio left here last Tuesday' ? for Minneapolis, taking a special - pressurized cabin plane from Knqx- i . j ville. A number of friends have made 1 special contributions to a fund. , Miss Kathleen Calhoun, treasurer | 1 of the First Methodist church is' r serving as head of the fund. t T ? ? ? i March Of Dimes Program Being Pushed In Area Chairmen of the various com mittees of the March of Dimes here said this morning their pro grams were "going along satis factorily." No total had been compiled as of this morning, but Rotarians, heading the drive, said the two days on the dime boards ? one here and the other in Hazel wood, showed about S400. Mrs. Robert Winchester, chair man of publicity, said that a de tailed report would be available by Thursday. The quota for this area is $7,500 ? half of the county quota of $15,000. T i annery Honors 127 Employes Ore hundred twenty-seven em i ployees of the A. G. Lawrence Leather Company's Hazelwood tan nery vverj honored for long ser \1ee with the company at ceremon ies held on Friday. January 14 Well over 1,800 years of service were represented by these em ployees. each of whom has beei with the company for 5 years o longer. Recognition was also given a the same time to long service em ployees of A. C. Lawrence's tan neries and offices in other part of the country. In all of the tan neries and offices. 93 out of ever; hundred employee? have beei with the company more than ' years, and 43 per cent of ever; i hundred employees have been wit! the company lor more than 2< i years. All employees with more that five years of service were present ed lapel pins signifying the num ber of years they have been will the company. People with undei 35 years of service were presentee silver pins, and those with over 31 years of servic were presentee gold pins in recognition of thei many years of loyalty to the com ; pany. ii. N. Goodspeed. president o the A. C. Lawrence Leather Co. said that these people, and th< other people, who have been witi the company for all or the greatei part of their working lives, can In | justly proud of the creative worl j they have done and of their loyal I ty to the company, lie emphasizec : that. "The strength of a com pan; ' lies in its people ? the men an< I women who, year after year, ge i pleasure and satisfaction out o | working together." The record of service of A. C Lawrence people, Mr. Goodspee< pointed out, "means that A. C Lawrence has a wrlth of skill an< i experience with which to produei a consistently high quality pro duct t- to produce in all sorts o situations ? to continually im prove and progress. It also seem to indicate that in A. C. Lawrcno plants and offices, men and womei i have found satisfying work and as sociation, and fair treatment an< I wages." He went on to say to these long service people, "You're a part o a company whose people have th< skill and experience to make J superior product at a reasonable cost. You can wear your scrvici pins proudly." Local Senators Named To Important Assignments State Senator William Medford has been named chairman of the Senate Committee on Conserva tion and Development. In addi tion to this important assignment, he will serve on the following oth er committees: Courts and judicial districts; education, finance, Judic iary No. one: manufacturing, labor and commerce; penal institutions and propositions and grievances. State Senator David Hall, of Sylva, the other senator of this district, is a member of the follow ing committees: vice chairman county, cities and towns; courts and judiciary districts; elections laws; senatorial districts; finance; Judiciary No. one and University Trustees. The committee assignments will be made in the House on Thurs day. I international ^Church Meet ? Set At Lake ?> i 1 An international Methodist con-' i ference will be held in 1956 at Lake ^ Junaluska. it was announced inj j Cincinnati last week by Bishop i Ivan Lee Holt of St. Louis, presi-i -1 dent of the World Methodist Coun- ! " ; cil. 1( The bishop, in Cincinnati for a r meeting of Methodist agencies, said ] a tentative date of Sept. 5 has been i ' ; set for the opening of the confer ence and that it will continue for r 10 days to two weeks. He said more than 1.000 delegates would participate. Mrs. Paul Arrington of Jackson.1 ' Miss,, vice president of the World ? I i Federation of Methodist Women. said that organization would meet , at the same time at Lake Junalus ka. . i Bishop Holt said the actual dates j | and the program for the interna ,? | tional conference would be de 1 tcrmined June 1-7 at a meeting of t the council's executive committee f in Belfast, Ireland. ( Lt. R. H. Winchester Gets New Assignment ' First Lt. Robert H. Winchester, c 400 Branner Ave., formerly execu ' tive officer of Waynesville's Tank ' Company, 120th Infantry. North .Carolina National Guard, has been assigned as supply officer of the L> 1 Third Battalion of the 120th Infan 1 try, with headquarters in Kings j Mountain. Other Third Battalion units are . at Shelby and Spindalc and two f more are now being organized at j Sylva and Hendersonvillc. The bat j talion commander is Lt. Col. James e M. Davis of Waynesville. e Lt. Winchester will continue to reside in Waynesville. More Building -ots Available^ Dther Projects Axe Being Pushed Several projects are moving a ong at a fast pace at Lake Juna uska. Four streets are being cut, 2.200 feet of water and sewer lines built, ind about 40 to 50 more building ots along the south shore will be placed on the market for fine type homes. The lots are of 120-foot frontage, and h^ve an unobstructed yiew. J. W. Fowler, Jr., superintendent Df Lake Junaluska, said that ex tensive improvements are also be ing made at Shackford Hall, where the second floor is being finished, and the exterior of the building painted. On the third floor, a sound pro jection room is being constructed for demonstration and classroom work by the Sunday School Board. This will be ready for use this summer. Just as soon as the weath er permits, work will begin on the $65,000 rock Archives Building, near the chapel. This work will be pushed, and Supt. Fowler said he hopes it will be ready soon aftei; the opening of the season. Revised plans have been com pleted for the 47-room addition to Lambuth Inn. The new wing will also contain an auditorium, two classrooms, and will be of fireproof construction throughout. Supt. Fowler said he did not feel this could be completed in time for the summer season. Another project which carries a lot of interest is the fact that the swimming pool, built last jear. will have a concrete bottom this season. Plans have been complet ed to pour the concrete. The pool is 125 by 100 feet, and last sea son more than 12.000 swimmers took advantage of the facilities of the modern pool. 54 Lancer Lases Fewer; Gains In Other Diseases Cancer, the nation's No. 2 killer disease, showed a sharp drop in the number of cases reported in Haywood County in 1954 as com pared with the year previous, ac cording to Health Department rec ords, but the total of a number of contagious diseases was higher last year than in 1953. There were 24 cases of cancer reported last year 115 resulting in death) in contrast to 38 in 1953. ac cording to Miss Dorothy Whisen hunt, Health Department secretary and records clerk. Among contagious diseases, how ever, the only actual decrease was in diphtheria ? with no cases re ported during the year. There were four in 1953. Although there were only 16 new cases of tuberculosis recorded dur ing 1954?in comparison to 30 list ed for 1953 ? Miss Whisenhunt pointed out that the difference is due largely to the fact that a mass TB survey was made here in 1953 ? which always discloses more cases of the disease than would be found normally. Another survey is tentatively scheduled in Haywood County this year. The number of polio cases was doubled?from four to eight. Two of these cases resulted in death. The biggest increases were in measles ? 73 cases in 1954. only three in 1953, and scarlet fever? (See Cancer?Page 8) Highway Record For 1955 In Haywood (TO DATE) Killed .... 0 Injured.... 5 Accidents.. 12 Loss.. $6,774 (This information com piled from records oi State Highway Patrol.)