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die News Most Of ! m ? _. **/?? '''^sPl ^r:j wayne sville Mountaineer ^?-=1 gjrWSTp^ES **? F,,tern Entrance Of THe 0?, Sm?k, Moon^^l^ S " " ' WAYNESVILLg! N. C.. MONDAY AFTERNOOH T-n ?j, .? , ., ?T ? i M '" A,lv?"? '? Haywood and Jackaon cSTntiea 'igeon Route Decision Delayed Hj Candidates File Town Election 1 _ j ididates In >r's Race And r Alderman candidates have filed in esville municipal election on the 3-member board ir. The books closed Sat 12 30.' and shortly before, d. furniture store owner, nayor U afternoon Henry Clay I a furniture company led for a place on the jMermen ikes three candidates for gd Clayton is the 12th for board of aldermen, elwood Howell "Bunt" ed for re-election as a f the board of aldermen, r completing his fourth ?ember of the 3-man ?elwood H three others have filed nord of alderman post, he total to seven there, rndidates are all employ impion Paper and Fibre They are: Bill Bryson. we and Elmer "Red" Mil i previously filed in Can dermen includes Charles is F. Stanley, incumbents, with Logan M. White, s a slate on the ticket, "independent" candidate r to those just filed is .JUt..Oark filed Satur seleetion as prosecuting w the Town of Canton, rooks is the only candi r for mayor of Canton, candidates have filed in eviously announced can dude: for mayor, Gerald rumbent, and Harry ' lor alderman, Cecil ay W. Morgan and Bruce embers of the present i Walter Chambers, Lest- ! and J. B. Martin; for 1 1 judge, Larry Cagle, in- i ud Charles Lanning. Id The Mountaineer. ''I i? on the 'scrub team', i just what I mean when is where 1 am running." toyd's first race for poli He held the .office of collector for about 10 was an appontive posi ?e than 30 years he has lember of the volunteer ?ment, and has been in pre business here for 26 i ? member of the Lions Methodist Church. Bl chairman of the vol Idepartment, and is co Mrgin-Clayton Furniture I He is a member of the Si the Kiwanis Club. ? ftrst race for political ?? candidates for mayor |hUe are: J. H. Way, ^election; Leo Buckner, f" Boyd. S*dkbtcs for places on boaiM of aldermen ^Miller, Henry Gaddy seeking re-election. M Worsham. Rufus Mar Petsy Shulhofer, Derry |*Nt b iles, Dan Wat s' Dwis. j. Wilford Ray 1 Clayton. pon will be held in all I of Haywood on Tues Two Rogers Bills Ratified In Assembly Two bills introduced in the North Carolina General Assembly by Representative Jerry Rogers of llazelwood were ratified last week. A third was received by the House agriculture committee. One of the ratified measures, HB 835, provides for an increase in the salary of the mayor of Way nesville from the present $60 a month to SI50 a month. Of that amount, $90 would be paid for the mayor's serving as police judge. The second bill ratified was HB 836, which authorizes the Town of . Waynesville to sell a small tract of land near the Girl Scout hut to the American Legion. Now before the House agricul ture committee is Rep. Rogers' measure, HB 969, "to authorize the \ board of commissioners of Hay wood County to levy a special tax i to provide for a building for live stock, agricultural, home arts and industrial shows and exhibits and other community, civic and educa tion purposes." (Requires submis sion of question of special tax to voters at 1956 general election. If voters approve, authorizes commis sioners to levy tax not in excess of 3 cents per $100 valuation of real ' and personal property for purposes ' stated in title.? 70 Attend Open Session Of AA Unit Seventy persons attended the open meeting of the Waynesville chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous at the Grace Episcopal Church par ish house Thursday night. Among group# represented were yit Haywood County Hospital, Jay cees. Rotary, registered nurses, practical nurses, welfare depart ment, sheriff's department, teach ers and principals, medical profes sion, county officials, and other in terested persons. S. Kinion Proctor, Executive Di rector of the N. C. Rahabilitation Program outlined the state's $300, 000.00 program. Stressing commun ity responsibility in the alcoholic problem, he urged that the public be educated to the latest scientific knowledge of alcoholism and treat ment of the same. Two out of town AA speakers gave testimonies as to their success in arresting their alcoholic problem through the AA program. Stating that they owed their sobriety and lives to AA, they were high in their praise of what AA had done for them. A member of the local chapter presided as chairman and the whole chapter was encouraged by the good attendance and success of the meeting. Plans wtre terttatively (See AA Unit?Page 8) TIIE FIRST STEP in the furnishing of additional equipment in the children's ward at Haywood County Hospital was taken by the Gamma Epsilon chapter of Beta Sigma Phi sorority of Canton at the Haywood County Hospital Tuesday when a baby bed was presented to the institution. Es pecially interested in the proceedings was the first occupant of the new bed?Larry Triplett, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Triplett of Clyde. Stand ins from left to right are Miss Barbara Cabe, med ical technician at the hospital and president of Beta Sigma Phi at Canton; Mrs. Ellen Freeman, superintendent of nurses, and club members Mrs. Louise Hemphill and Mrs. Frances Barlow. The baby bed was provided to the sororitv at a discount by the Freel Furniture Store of Canton. (Mountaineer Photo). - V . " _ a... Community Cleanup Campaign Under Way ' Waynesville, Bethel, Canton Divide Spelling Bee Honors Haywood County Health Officer Dies In Asheville V Dr. S. W. Jabaut, Haywood County health officer since last September, died unexpectedly of a heart attack today in Mem- i orial Mission Hospital, Asheville. Dr. Jabaut went to Asheville to pick up the county's portion of Salk polio vaccine and to attend the hearing on the Pigeon River Road. Central School PTA To Meet Tuesday Night The PTA at Central Elementary School in. WaynesviHe will meet s* '..jO p.m. Tuesday, it has been announced. The program will include musi cal numbers by the Central Ele mentary Glee Club under the di rection of Miss Peggy McCracken. I (See Picture on Page 2) Honors in the third annu.-il Hay wood County Spelling Bee at Bethel Friday night were well di vided between three of the county's communities?Waynesville, Bethel and Canton. ) Georgie Anne Henson of East Waynesville School won the ele mentary division eontest. Janice Frady of Bethel captured the .iun- j ior high event, and Robert Deas of Canton finished first in the fiigl\ school field. J Other top contestants were: Elementary ? James Gaddis of Lake Junaluska. second, and Billie i Sue Galloway of Waynesville Cen tral Elementary, third. Junior High?Margaret Timmons of Canton, second, and Howard Gillett of Crabtree-Iron Duff, j third. High School?Mary Sue Mc Cracken of Crabtree-Iron Duff, i second, and Violet Lindsey, of' Clyde, third. Just second and third place win ners in each division were awarded cash prizes. The elementary event went 15 rounds until Miss Henson won on ; "fuselage" and "apparatus." One speller went down in the first round, but all survived the next (See Spelling Bee?Page 8> 5 WTHS Baseball Players Escape Death In Accident (See Picture on Pare S) Five members of Waynesvillc High's baseball team escaped seri ous injury about 5 p.m. Friday when the 1941 Chevrolet in which they were riding plunged over a 25-foot embankment on N. C. 276 as the players were returning from a game at Bethel. The only youth hospitalized was James Carver, a catcher, who suf fered a broken ankle and was taken en to Memorial Mission Hospital in ; Asheville. Others in the car were: Johnny Edwards, center fielder, driver of the car; Mike Byrd, short stop: George Mitchell, first-string pitcher, suffered a bruised back but was released from Haywood I County Hospital after an examina tion; Don Ezell. center fielder, and Bill Grahl. 1954 graduate of WTHS. j Cpl. Pritcbard H. Smith of the State Highway Patrol said that the accident occurred when Edwards, attempting to pass another car, ran his vehicle off the pavement on the lefj side of the highway. In cutting back to the right, the youth lost control of the car, which skidded across the road, through a fence and plunged over an embankment. Cpl. Smith said thl accident is still being investigated. Damage to the car was estimated at $400. Another traffic mishap investi gated by the patrol involved cars driven by Eugene Reeves Kuyken dall and Herman Dennis Israel, which collided on the Dutch Cove road at 9 p.m. Saturday. Cpl. Smith said that Israel fail ed to stop after the accident, but was apprehended Sunday when his car was spotted In a funeral pro cession. He was charged with hit-and (See Baseball Player*?Page $? Annual clean-up week got un der way in the community Sunday as religious groups stressed "cleanliness is akin to Godliness." | Today special stress was placed j upon the theme of safety day, and fire prevention. Tuesday, according to Miss Lou Elva Ellcr, chairman, is health ' day, a period when all breeding4 places for flies, mosquitoes and j rats should be destroyed. Wednesday has been designated as repair, modernize and paint day. While Thursday will be devoted to cleaning vacant lots, yards, in addition to trimming shrubbery and picking up rubbish. Friday, is Littcrbug Day in the schools, and final pick-up day for rubbish for the, special garbage trucks. The committee has set Satur- j day as landscaping day, as well as for planting. The community-wide clean-up committee is composed of Miss El- \ ler. chairman. T. E. Robinett, A. j P. Ledbctter, W. C. Russ, Ken Fry, I G. C. Ferguson, Miss Mary Corn- ' well, Mrs. Gladys Wright. Hill Hur gin, Mrp. Wayne Deitz. Mrs. Fred Allison. Mrs. J. L Ed wards. Mrs. J. A. Bowen, Mrs. F. E. Worthlbgton, Mrs. Louise Liner, | Mrs. Virgil Smith, and Mrs. David ; Hyatt. f .The garden clubs of the area are active participants in the program, and will place special emphasis on The Littcrbug Campaign which bc <See Clean-Up? Page 8) Indications Show Better Season For '55 At Lake - ? i "All indications point to a far better season than last year, | which was excellent," James W. Fowler, superintendent of Lake Junaluska. said today. "All apartments are already reserved for July and August. However, there are plenty of vacancies in the several hotels on the grounds for those months. "We are having more applications for Camp Adventure this year than ever before, and letters are coming in about the lake program from a wide area even outside the nine Southern States. Many letters are from Pcnsylvania and Ohio this year." The Sunday School board has a full season of conferences at Shackleford Hall, the superintendent reported. i 1 The gates of the dam of fhe Lake were closed Tuesday, and the 250.acre lake will soon be filled. The wafers are to be restock ed with bass and bream, hut no spring flshini? will he allowed Engineers Say Pigeon Route Superior; Asheville Joins In Opposing Road In Haywood ! Sidelights Of Hearing The lower floor of the auditor- j ium at Ashevllle was well filled for the hearing by enthusiastic sup- | porters of both proposed routes. People began coming in by nine o'clock, and Maywood had people from every section of the county. It appeared that Haywood had by far the largest delegation. The hearing began six minutes late with Mayor Ellis opening the hearing and presenting Chairman A. H. Graham. Graham was emphatic as to the purpose of the hearing, and allocat ed each side one hour of time Jonathan Woody, chairman for the Pigeon Hiver Road, began at 10:25. His introduction brought a loud and long round of applause Ned Tucker. Executive Vice President Chamber of Commerce. . worked all night getting the speeches typed in order that the ! members of the commission might : have the typed copies for refer- j igice. Mrs. Shirley Ray worked until three a.m. The Chamber of Commerce of fice was literally moved over to the , auditorium to carry on the vast details of taping. Jennings Bryaon. Chairman of Jackson County Commissioners, w as ill but sent in. a resolution. The Haywood delegation of j more than 1000 was presented to j the Commission. The opponents of the Pigeon River Road were not presented as a body. All of the Interruption of speak ers came from the Madisun Coun- ! ty delegation. Memorial Trees Planted Along Highway 19A-23 Eighteen memorial pin oak trees have been replanted on Highway 19A-23 just east of Waynesville. The trees were replanted by forces of the State Highway Commission last week to replace the ones cut down through er rpr about a year or so ago. The original Memorial Trees were planted by the Womans Club as a living memorial to the 18 Haywood young men who lost their lives in World War 1. Charter members of the club, and original sponsors of the project protested to the highway department and kept the issue alive until the new trees were planted. The trees were planted on the property of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Finclfer, under the supervision of A. II. Cogglns. Mesh wire pro tection has been put around the base of the trees. By W. C. Rush A Buncombe and Asheville delegation today join ed forces with Madison County in successfully getting a delayed decision on the North Carolina-Tennessee inter state highway. The highway commission announced they were deferring their decision until later. No date was an nounced for the final decision to be made. The three and one-half hour hearing was held in the Asheville City Auditorium today and the decision was announced at three o'clock. The Asheville-Buncombe group was led by Mayor Hurl W. Kller as chairman, Don Elias and John A. Goode in askftig for a delay in the' decision. Chief Engineer W. H. Rogers, Jr., in a final state ment just before the decision was announced said he favored, the Pigeon River route which was a similar statement made before the luncheon recess by R. Getty Browning when he said he termed the Pigeon River route superior to any other to Tennessee. Haywood and neighboring coun ties in presenting their eiainis for the Pigeon River Hoad were back ed unanimously by Highway En gineers. H. Gitty Browning, chief locat ing engineer, told the audience of 2,500 that the Pigeon Hiver Road is by far the superior route over the French Broad River Road. "W.e are losing money every day that work is hold up on the Pi geon River Road," Browning said. Mr. Browning, in answer to the Madison County delegation, said. "Just a casual inspection of a route only leads to <orrfusion; I have walked both routes, have studied at length both routes and am in a position to give an im partial report.'" The chief engineei* traced In minute detail the difficulties that would be encountered in building an inter-state highway down the French Broad River. Those,speaking this morning in behalf of the Pigeon River Road included Dave Felmet, reading the statement of I). Reeves Noland. former highway commissioner; Charles E. Ray, former chairman of the North Carolina Park Com mission; Brandon Hodges, assist ant secretary of Champion Paper and Fibre Company; Aaron Pro vost, industrialist of Haywood and Swain counties; Dr. Kelly Ben nett, representative of Swain County; Senator William Medford and Harry Buchanan, commission er of the 14th District. Opponents of the Pigeon River Road, led by Ashevtlle citizens in cluding John A. Goode, former highway commissioner and Don Elias, pleaded with the commis ! sion that they delay a decision un til an adequate survey of the Pigeon River Route can be made. Ellas said. "It is not urgent that the commission adopt any route," then modified his statement by saying he was for the best route. Goode was critical that a survey had not been completed down the ? river. Speakers for Madison County in eluded Calvin Edney. who also advocated ^ delay in a decision while Mrs. Harry B. Gltmore was chairman tor the Madison group while Mayor Earl W. Ellcr of Asheville was chairman of the Bun combe County group. Father Andrew Graves traced the history of this area from 1775 and termed the question as a re gional "dispute" A. E. Leake. Madison County at torney, in au effort to make a rebuttal to Haywood speakers blamed North Carolina for urging Tennessee to advocate the Pigeon River Route for the inter-stute sys tem. He was caustic in his re marks and at times showed signs of bitterness. Charles E. Mashburn. attorney for three Madison County towns, was rather sarcastic toward Chair man Graham and ridiculed the Canton viaduct project. He termed Madison County as a "red-headed stepchild" and said the commis sion was trying to take away the French Broad River route which was Madison's "candy". Mashburn said: "We don't believe the com mission can show justified reason for the Pigeon River Route." Walter Haynes. Asheville lawyer, in an improptu remark, hit at two former highway commissioners ? L. Dale Thrash and D. Reeves Nol and. for delaying the French Broad survey. W. H. Rogers, Jr.. chief engineer of the highway department, told the hearing group this morning that the Pigeon River Route would cost about $13 millions as compar ed with up to $25 millions for the French Broad route. He read the letter from the Tennessee Highway Commission requesting that North Carolina join them in asking for the route through the Pigeon River gorge be placed on the interstate system. Rogers said the French Broad route would necessitate construc tion of 40,6 miles as compared with only 24 miles down Pigeon River. ??_ _fi_ J ?L" t -c - nnn Thad Eure Gets His Annual Package of Haywood Ramps The annual package of Haywood ramps have arrived in Raleigh. The ramps were sent to Thad Eure, secretary of State, and were from W. R. "Bill" Palmer, presi dent of the North Carolina Friends 1 of The Ramp Society. Inc. ?Eure, a lifetime speaker of the annual convention, received the package, sniffed, and lauRhed: "Ramps," he announced. "I got a whole package of em." The package was sent by mail from Canton, by Palmer to Eure to remind him that the organiza tion will hold its annual conven tion and ramp feast in Haywood County May 8. The package was too potent to be tolerated long. By the time Eure reached his oflfce. his staff had moved the ramps out into the hall From there, the ramps were moved out to the Capitol steps. Finally, they were plopped outside under a shrub. "Leave 'em out in the hall for 13 minutes." the Secretary of State declared, "and you can't stay in the place." He opened the pack age and surveyed the contents ten i derly. "These," he said, "are ! young ramps. See. they look like I lilies." Palmer described them in his letter as the best he'd ever tasted. A few days ago, there was a pic ture in the newspapers showing former President Truman receiv ing a parcel of ramps from a group of East Tcnnesseans, "It was Haywood County ramps." Palmer .advised Eure, "that were presented to Mr. Truman." Hay wood County ramps. Palmer added modestly, are the beat in the world. Several years ago Eure planted some ramps on the Capitol lawn, amid much fanfare and publicity. Apparently the ramps did not like the Raleigh soil They died ne utvcg inc requirement 01 a ^nu foot right of way and said it would be a fully controlled highway?with all the earmarks of a toll road without the toll. When Rdgers showed the mat) from the Tennessee Commission with a red line through Pigeon (See Pigeon Route?Page 2) Highway Record For 1955 In Haywood (TO DATE) Killed...; 0 H Injured.... 15 Accidents.. 46 Loss.. $17,054 (This Information com piled from records ol * State TTlrhway FatroL) ber ^ Sgl WARM ?""J' and warm today f*7n?sville temperature the Slate Teat Max. Min. Pr. I 71 54 .30 73 40 P.0 37 24 29
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