?r! The Wayne sville Mountaineer i p Published Twice-A-W eek In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park n ?-q EAR n0- 21 12 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILI E, N. C\. MONDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 11, 1955 $3.50 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties" laluska Yields e Tons Of Carp ig Project 1 Saturday; s Drained I Of seining Lake Juna carp netted a total of inds, and according to attracted a spectator for id of fish x seining operation for in the Lake came to an av night, when Charlie ?xpert commercial fish large of operations, said ing fish in the Lake did it further seining, id gates of the Lake ed. and ail fish left in ools and main stream of itnt downstream below afternoon hundreds of ; gathered on the bridges j and watched scores of fight their way in the reams below the dam. i were literally working the fish that had wash ; Lake through the flood r of men and boys wad > muddy areas and flip ger fish from the shal 0 deeper water. The op erated spectators as the ?men reached into the ter and grabbed large > weighing 10 pounds, 1 them into the main the stream. was a violation of the t up the fish and keep group were just having g the fish into deep irdens said catching the conventional book and egal, but just picking it of the shallow water aiion of the law. That wever. to when the fish er was lowered Friday here only a small body lout three feet deep re the edge of the dam. e the fishermen, under ision of the N. C. Wild rces Commission, net irgest hauls of the carp, tk truck loads totaling ds went to private fish Mocksvllle, and the re ?tch to a pond near swere used in dragging * innaluska?Page 6) ft Attends 2-Day ftiCal Conference ?ridges, co-publisher of Btaineer, attended the Bui N. C. Press Mechan Bence over the weekend Bas named on the com Blan for the Conference Bar)'. A large number of B of the state were rep ? the two-day meeting. ?ubtree cdp ? officers Br Crabtree Community Bt Program will elect B at a meeting Wednes B 1 o'clock. I for the year will be Meeting On Viaduct Is In Prospect The Canton Board of Aldermen j and Mayor W. J. Stone today were preparing a letter to Commission er Harry Buchanan, of the 14th Highway Division, in answer to , his recent letter asking for a de cision of the Canton officials on the proposed 800-foot viaduct. Mayor Stone said the Canton of ficials were re-stating their posi tion on the viaduct, in that they felt'it a regional project, and that the town should not be obligated for a third of the costs of right-of ways. The letter, an official said, will j state that the Canton officials are willing to have a further confer ence with the Commissioner on the matter. Last week Commissioner Buchanan said he would be glad to meet with the board at any time. Earlier this month the Commis sioner asked that the Canton of ficials make a decision on the pro ject, since the $1,100,000 was idle and could be put to work on sev eral other major and important projects. Indications this morning were that another conference would be held soon between the Canton of- ' ficials and Commissioner Buchan an. Three Escape Injuries In Truck Wreck Throe persons riding in a three- ' quarter ton truck on the new four iane highway west of Clyde escap ed injury shortly before midnight Saturday when the driver lost con trol and overturned the vehicle in the ditch along the center sec tion of the road. State Patrolman V. E. Bryson re ported that the truck traveled 367 feet down the ditch before over turning. He charged the driver, Paul Julian Kinney, Jr., of Dur ham with driving drunk. With Kinney was his wife and brother in-law. The patrolman said the truck, loaded with iurniture purchased at an auction in Clyde, was en route to Bryson City. Damage to the truck was esti mated at $350. Patrolman Bryson also reported 1 an accident involving Fred Paige, j Jr. of Hyatt Creek, who lost con- ! trol of his 1940 Plymouth on the "Wildcat Road" at 4 p.m. Saturday. | Paige suffered a cut on the right i hand, bruises, and possible chest injuries. He was charged with ex ceeding a safe speed on the gravel road. The car was called a "total loss" following the wreck. IIS Musicians Win Katings In Contest ll* in . ? _ " 1 1 1 11 1 ? ? - ntsn .school musi "e *uPerior ratings ratings in the [jj* Music Contest Saturday at West ?? College, Cullowhee. , superi?r ratings will in the an CLOUDY ^ cloudiness and diimeSday' 8cattered u# change in tem bt n^i"" temperature ^the State Test Farm: ***? Mia. Fr. ? 62 4i ?? 56 75 57 .09 87 M 1? 4*^ *-'??**> (8 ^ % - nual North Carolina Music Festival at Greensboro. The choral groyps and soloists competed on Friday with the high school mixed chorus receiving a superior rating. Bands and instrumentalists com peted Saturday with the following results for the Wayncsville stu dents: Military band?excellent: Junior Band?excellent. Junior Plana Division: Linda Al len. Patience Ray, and Ann Dulin, superior. Nancy Prevost and Gail Kirkpathricy, excellent. Senior Piano Division' Rosalind Ammons and Linda Boone, super ior. Rosalind Ammons and Mary Ann Fisher received superior ratings with harp solos. More than 1,000 high school stu dents pa: wdpated in the two-day event. The Waynesville High School concert band, which has held a top place in grade six music for several years, did not enter the contest this year. The military band played in grade 3 music and the Junior Band played in grade 2. Grade six is the ' highest group % I HENRY FRANCIS. 57. was killed when the trac tor he was driving, turned over shortly before noon Friday. This shows the machine resting against a large stump. He was pinned under ncath. In the insert is a photo of the well known deceased orchardman, and farmer, (Mountaineer Photo). Aldermen Award $8,283 Fire Equipment Contract Clyde Masons Again To Honor Edwin Fincher The Clyde Masonic Lodae will have its annual "Edwin Fincher Night" program at 7:30 p.m. Tues day at the Central Methodist Church in Clyde. Dinner will be served by East ern Star women and a program will be presented. Plates are $1.25 and the event is open to the pub lic. Mr. Fincher. for years the oper ator of a general merchandise store in Clyde, retired in 1954. He form erly served as past master of the Clyde Masonic Lodge, as district deputy, and is a 33rd degree Scot tish Rite Mason. In charge of the program is a committee made up of Glenn D. Brown, chairman; Larry Cagle. and Roy McKinnish. A contract for $8,283.50 for equipment on W'aynesville's new fire truck was awarded last week by the board of aldermen to the American-La France-Foamite Corp. of Elrnira, N. Y. Still under consideration by the 1 aldermen is the awarding of an i other contract for the truck chas sis. but H was indicated that the i bid of either Ford or CMC for ap ; proximately $3,000 will be accept jed. Equipment on the new truck will include: High-pressure "fog" unit, 300-1 i gallon water tank, two breathing 1 masks to protect firemen against gas or fumes, a 1500-watt electrical ' generator to provide illumination ! at night fires: 1,600 feet of 2Vi ; inch hose. 400 feet of l'a-inch i hose, a 35-foot, three section alum inum ladder and 14-foot roof lad-; ; der, and a number of smaller fire- ! | fighting tools. i It was pointed out that the elec-! trical generator can also be used | to provide emergency power at the Haywood County Hospital in the event of a power failure. Annual Livestock School Slated This Wednesday The county's* annual livestock school will be held from 1:30 un til 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the courthouse, according to County Farm Agent Virgil L. Holloway. Two'specialists from N .C. State College will be at the meeting to discuss the latest information on the care, feeding, and management of beef cattle, sheep, and swine. Jack Kelly, in charge of animal husbandry work at State College, will speak on obtaining more prof its from beef cattle and sheep, while A. V. Allen will outline methods of swine breeding, feed ing. and disease and insect con trol. Mr. Holloway urged the attend ance of livestock men at the meet ing, pointing out: "Haywood County is an out standing livestock county, and if we arc to continue to profit from our livestock operations, wc must keep up with the latest informa tion and recommendations. A ques tion and answer period is sched uled and the meeting will adjourn at 3:30 that afternoon." G. R. Easley Is Named Area Manager Of Acme G. R. Easley has been appointed Southern area sales manager of the Acme steel products division of Acme Steel Company with head quarters in Atlanta. Mr. Easley, who Joined Acme Steel in 1934, has been Virginia Carolina sales manager since 1950 and has been located in Greenville, S. C. His wife is the former Miss Mary Barber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Barber, Sr.. of Waynesville and they have three children, Dick. Bobby, and Cassandra. . The Easier* are making their home at 1615 Friar Tuck Road. Sherwood Forest Atlanta Commissioners Hearing People On Tax Matters j This morning the Commissioners were listening to taxpayers of Ivy Hill, Jonathan Creek, White Oak : and Cataloochee townships, in re | gards to errors in tax assessments.! | The Commissioners are sitting this week as a Board of Equaliza-, i lion and Review. On Tuesday they will hear citi-1 zens from Fines Creek, Crabtree. | and Iron Duff. The Wednesday schedule will: ? include Pigeon, East Fork, Clyde and Cecil townships. Thursday will be devoted to Beaverdam, and Friday to Waynes- j ! villc. Francis Rites Held Sunday In Francis Cove (See Picture, Page 6) Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon in the Francis Cove Methodist Church for Henry C. Francis. 57, prominent apple grower and truck farmer of the Francis Cove community. Officiating were tlie Rev. L. E. WlggV>s. - tiie . Rev. Wi Jackson lfuneycutt, and the Rev. Kay Al len. Interment was in Green Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jimmy Brad shaw. Bill Freeman, Joe Francis, James Boone. Frank Christopher, Jim Davis, Dr. John E. Penny, and Robert Jones. Mr. Francis was killed instantly about 11:45 a.m. Friday when his tractor overturned as he was plow ing a small plot just inside the city limits. Police said the tractor was on a steep grade wher. the left front wheel hit a stump about 8 inches high. The vehicle overturned downhill and landed upside down on the driver. Francis was crushed against a larger stump. It appeared, officers said, that he was going fiom one small piece of plowed ground to a site across the steep hillside when the acci dent occurred. Dr. J. Frank Pate, county cor oner. said Francis died of a crush ed chest, fractured skull, and broken back. The overturned tractor was first discovered by Eldridge Caldwell and his son, Floyd, as they drove along U. S. Highway 276. When they found they could not raise the tractor, they called police and a wrecker for assist (See Francis?Page 6) Legion Plans Birthday Party Haywood Post 47 of the Ameri can Legion and the Auxiliary will observe the national' anniversary of the Legion with a "birthday party" and covered-dish supper from 7 until 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Legion Hall. J. T. Russell is prograpn chair man for the event. The American Legion was or ganized in Paris, France, in 1919 several months after the end of World War I. Orders for dogwood trees will be taken until noon Thursday, it was announced by the beautifica tion committee this morning. The orders can be telephoned to the Chamber of Commerce, where all orders are being compiled. 4 Ned Tucker, executive vice president, said ar rangements had been made to have tie truck leave perhaps late Thursday, and be back with the trees early Saturday morning. The prices are wholesale, and either pink or white dogwoods can be had, Tucker explained. Miss Lou Elva Eller, chairman of the beautification com mittee, is working with garden clubs on the pro ject. Further information can be had by calling the Chamber of Commerce. , Deadline For Dogwood Tree Orders Set Noon Thursday First-, Second-Grade Pupils To Get Salk Polio Vaccine Strike Effect On Phone Use Slight Thirty-four Haywood County j employees of Southern Bell Tele pnone Co. joined 50,000 others in nine Southern states today in a walkout called by the CIO Com munication Workers of America, but local daily telephone service nere is virtually unaffected thus lar and long-distance calls are be ing placed "as usual," according to C. T. McCuiston, manager ol the Waynesville and Canton ex cnanges of Southern Bell. A picket line was set up in front of the Waynesville exchange on Academy St. earlier this morning.' but was withdrawn later, 'Mr. Mc Cuiston said. He added that "there is a possi- \ bility of delay in completing long- j' distance calls" but explained that personnel on duty this morning were able to handle the usual I volume of calls. I The strike was called by the 11 CWA after an all-night bargain- i ing session at Atlanta failed. K. M. Malone, vice president of ' Southern Bell, said: "We are con-1 tinuing to work hard toward an early settlement. Prompt agree ment can be reached if the union will accept a provision in the con tract to protect this vital service against interruption caused by strikes while the contract is in ; force." Mr. Malone charged tliat "union ! leader* have incited right up to ! the end on having a contract thai 1 ' will give them a freedom to strike ! at will while the contract is in : force." CWA District 3 Director W. A. , Smallwood agreed that the com pany's insistence on a "no-strike clause" was a "real issue," but I said wages remained the big point { 1 of difference. He said Southern Bell's wage proposal that would carry agre gate raises of six million dollars ! annually "excludes about 5,000 peo j pie" and he declared: "We sin i cerely believe that no wage offer is j fair which excludes any part of ! the working force." The strike affects Southern Bell facilities in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mis sissippi, North Carolina. South Carolina, and Tennessee. Young Couple's Dwelling Burns At White Oak i A shower for Mr. and Mrs. Bob by Hunter, whose home in the White Oak community was destroy-! ed by Are late Friday night, will be held at the White Oak Com munity House at 8 p.m. Saturday, with Home Demonstration Club women and others in charge. The cause of the fire is unknown, but it was reported that there was no stoves or other heating units in operation at the time and the electricity had not been turned on. The house, which was remodeled recently, was insured but the fur nishings were not. The young couple and their in fant son were preparing to move into the dwelling after living with his parents. ? Hunter is a senior at Fines Creek High School and a member of the school's basketball team. - ? ? > Robert Massie Is Group Commander AFROTC i Robert Massie has recently been promoted to the rank of Cadet Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps at the University of North Carolina. He is one of three group commanders appointed for the spring semester. Cadet Lt. Col. Massie, who is a senior at the University, has made t an outstanding record with the ROTC. He is captain of the | AFROTC Rifle Team which placed second In the first leg of the North Carolina ROTC Invitational i Rifle Tournament held last week 1 end in Greensboro. He also has the distinction of being named one of five outstanding riflemen in the state. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. I fltiy Massie of Wsvnesvtlle MRS TUCK KAY In the new sec retary of tho Chamber of Coirf mercr. She succeeds Mrs. I.ouise Martey. and is assistant to NedJ. Tucker. (Photo by if. B. Norton). ? ?* -? ASC Officials To Attend State Meeting At Salisbury Haywood County's ASC allot ment review committee and A. W. Ferguson, ASC county manager, will attend a state-wide instruc tional meeting in Salisbury Mon day on 195S allotment appeals. Mr. Ferguson said no appeals have been made on quotas in Hay wood Count; in i'e -iVu 10,. years i?; * * ?' v i * 4* committee' may*be called on to n?ar appeals in 17 other Western North Caro lina counties. If appeals were made in this county, they would be reviewed by a committee from another coun ty, he explained. The only crops under allotment in Haywood County are burley to bacco and wheat. Other crops In the state affected by acreage quotas are corn ? in 13 counties) cotton and peanuts. All allotment notices tin the cou *y have already been mailed out by the ASC office with the exception of those for farmers whose productions exceeded allot ments last year or those whose al lotment is to be adjusted this year, Mi-. Ferguson said. Any appeals which might be made would come from this group, he added. Members of Haywood's review comtnittee are: \\4 J- Campbell; C. B. MeCrary, vice chairman: Sam Ferguson regular member, Kobert Harris, first alternate, C. R. Liner, sec ond alternate, and J. H. Rogers, third alternate. Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Woody joined a group of friends from At lanta for a vacation at Sea Island, Georgia last week. County Order To Be Placed On Wednesday An order for Salk polio vaccine for first- and second-grade pupils in Haywood County will be placed this week at Raleigh. It has been announced by Dr. S. W. Jabaut, county health officer. Last week cards were sent out to be signed by parents who wish their children to have the im munizations. The new vaccine is furnished only on the signature of the adults. At present, 1,202 cards have been signed and returned from the W'aynesville and Canton areas. All cards must be in the Health De partment office by Wednesday. Dr. Jabaut explained, that the vaccine is administered in three shots: the second to be given one week after the first and the third four weeks from the second. The immunizations' will be given at county schools by members of the Haywood County Medical Society, assisted by the Health Department. The vaccine is being futnlshed free to the states by the National Folio Foundation with funds raised in the annual March of Dimes. This year some 9.000,000 children will be immunized. Next year the total will be increased consider ably. Clyde Puts Second Well In Operation ! ?? ? V I *umHn*2 Garrett Sells Bull For $1,175 Noble W. Garrett sold an Aber deen Angus bull at the annual j state sale ih Greensboro for $1,175, He had 10 head in the sale, and ? L. C, Moody of East Fork had one. I Garrett said the sale was termed as very successful, and the prices paid for the purebred stock was "most encouraging". Warehouses To Submit Plan On Burley Weighing Fees In an effort to come to an agree menht with burley tobacco pro-1 ducers concerning weighing charg es at the markets, the North Caro- ' lina Tobacco Warehouses Associa tion has announced its intention , to submit a proposal on the fees ?-probably this week?for the con sideration of the Wostern Carolina burley counties. This plan was disclosed by as sociation members last week at a meeting at the Sir Walter Hotel in Raleigh ? attended by F. C. Green, chairman of the county commissioners; Virgil L. Holloway, county farm agent; J&e Boone, president of the Haywood County Farm Bureau, and Joe Palmer, farmer and former state repre sentative. The Haywood men and those from other WNC counties met with state senators and represen tatives from the burley area -*? Including Senator William Mod ford and Representative Jerry Rogers ? and the warehouse of ficials. The warehouamen submitted their proposal after asserting that they wish to avoid the Introduc tion of new legislation in the North Carolina General Assembly to regulate the marketing charges. Mr Holloway told'The Monn talncer' that the question of weigh ing charges cam* up in 1949 ? at which time the warehouse associa tion agreed to charge only 3V* per cent of a grower's total receipts and 23 cents for each basket of tobacco. Mr. iiolloway estimated that the weighing fees this past season cost Haywood County furmers approxi mately $1,700. Highway Record For 1955 . In Haywood (TO DATE) Killed .... 0 Injured.... 10 Accidents.. 31 Loss.. $11,784 (This information com piled from records ot State Highway Patrol.) ?Z i * ME