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THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER """ sectiow _ COMMISSIONERS whose districts were involved in the ; over the interstate road down from North Carolina to Ten On the left is John Snipes, of Marion, commissioner of the strict, which includes Buncombe and Madison counties, the rieht, Commissioner Harry Buchanan, of Ilenderson munlssioner of the 14th district, which is made up of all i west of the French Broad. They are shown on the plitt fter the hearing Monday. (Mountaineer Photoi. DON S. ELIAS is shown as he talked at the hearing on the in terstate road Monday in Ashe ville. lie was one of the Bun combe-Madison speakers advo cating the highway commission 1 delay a decision until later, say- I ing, "it is not urgent to adopt any route." JUST A PARTIAL VIEW of the huge crowd attending the bear ing on the interstate road in Ashevillc Monday. This picture was made as the commissi oners filed out on the stage. The section to the left In the auditorium is not shown here. (Mountaineer Photo). >\ Students ive 3-Act edy Tonight e-id comedy, "Oh Aunt , ' will be presented by the re class of Bethel High it 7:30 tonight in the school auditorium. In the cast are Wilda Grogan, Jack Wilson, Doris Johnson, Har old Queen, Helen McCracken, j Louise Cooke, Billy Connor, Car roll Mease, Judy Blazer, Janet Foster, Joe Bob Fish. Clyde Met calf. Terry Sellars, Jerry Pressley, Carroll Messer, Harold Tant, Rex Metcalf, Ray Warren, Billy Heath erly, Boyd Shipman, Daryl Gant. Tommy Lanning, Martha Plem-! mons, Barhara Henson, Frances Henson, Gay Parker, James Fore, Eugene Shepard. The play is under the direction of Miss Nancy Medford, Mrs. . Rufus Panncll and J. M. Carver. Freedlander Says Private Synthetic Rubber Plants To Prevent Shortages HATON ROUGE. La _Th?> Gov- ? ernmeni turned over the first syn thetic rubber plants to private companies ? today as the industry ? girded to meet the threat of a seri ous rubber shortage within five' years. A. L. Freedlander, president of j the Copolymer Corporation and head of Dayton Rubber Company, said between $200,000,000 and $300,000,000 possibly would be J spent by the rubber industry in I expanding existing facilities and for new plant construction within ' the next few years. Mr. Freedlander noted rubber consumption is increasing rapid ly as the Rubber Facilities Disposal Commission officially turned over two plants here to Copolymer and an adjoining one to Esso Standard Oil Company. "If we tapned every rubber tree and produced every pound of syn , thetic rubber we could get from ex isting plants, we still would not bo , able to meet foreseeable demands," planning for the extra facilities and their completion before 1960. Even if started now, It would require at least two years to complete pro jected facilities." By 1960, he estimated this coun try will be using 1,500,000 to 1, 800,000 long tons of rubber a year, which could be as much as 40 per cent more than in 1950. This would be almost half the rubber consum ed in the world. In 1954, this coun try used some 1,233.000 long tons of all kinds of rubber, including latex. At present, the U. S. is consum ing rubber approximately in these proportions: 60 per cent synthetic, 40 per cent natural. In a crisis, studies indicate even an 80-20 ra tio might be possible, Mr. Kreed lander added. He noted, in this connection, the U. S. Government has a substantial strategic stockpile of natural rub ber. In the event of another major conflict, the U. S. probably will have to depend even more on syn thetic rubber than in World War II. The industrialist pointed out 90 per cent of the world's natural rubber supply comes from Malaya. Indo-China, Thailand. Ceylon and Burma, areas which most certainly will be isolated from the free world by the Communists. High praise was given the dis posal commission by Mr. Freed lander for its efTicient handling of the rubber disposal program. "Tjie industry," he said, "owes its thanks and appreciation for the excellent way the commission has dealt with this vital problem. It represents truly the functioning of our free exterprise system for the good of all and for best protection of these vital assets." As a privately operated concern, Copolymer's seven member Arms will carry on much the same as they did for the Government. Of the 24 facilities operated on be half of the U. S.. the Baton Rouge plants have been among the most efficient. The two Copolymer plants are under the direction of Col. C. M. Hulings, former operating man ager who recently was elevated to executive vice president for private operation. Copolymer received na tional recognition as being the first to get into commercial cold rubber production. Cold rubber has prov en superior over the best natural j rubber for passenger tire treads and many other uses. To prove their ability to produce to skeptical Government officials, | the Copolymer group of companies posted a $1,000,000 performance1 bond for their cooperative venture i in 1942. Mr. Frcedlandor, along with several other rubber execu-j tives, conceived the idea for a group effort by smaller tire com panies, enlisted their support and activated interest by the Govern-! ment shortly after Pearl Harbor. Only brief ceremonies marked the actual turning over of the j Copolymer and Esso Standard Oil | plants to their owners by the four man disposal commission, headed j by Holman D. Pcttibone. chairman, j who made a brief talk. Col. Hulings pointed out the law provided for *a possible flve-day } closedown period during the trans- 1 for. However, the demand for syn thetic rubber is so pressing, the. Government officials and the new owners agreed to make the trans- ; ferral a mere formality and to con tinue production at peak. Copolymer is operating around the-clock on a six-day schedule. In addition to Dayton, the seven i participating companies are Arm strong Rubber Co.. West Haven. Conn.; Armstrong Rubber Mfg. Co.. West Haven, Conn.; The Gates Rub 3 bor Co.. Denver. Col.; Mansfield 1 Tire & Rubber Co.. Mansfield, O.; Sears, Roebuck fit Co., Chicago. 111., and Seiberllng Rubber Co., Akron. O. Cataloochee To Play Host To Trail Riders Mile High Cataloochee Ranch will be headquarters for 10 days of trail riding sponsored by the Amer ican Forestry Association May 25 June 4. v Daily trail rides and a three-day pack trip into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be offered to 20 riders, men and wo men. The 10-day horseback vacation is ! timed to coincide with the spring | blooming of wild-flowers and bios-1 smiling tret's in the Great Smokies ! Park, as it has been during the past 19 years. _____ ? White Oak CDP Postpones Meeting Until April 25 The White Oak CDP has chang ed its community meeting from Saturday night, April 23, to Mon day night. April 25, at 7:30. There will be an election of new officers for the coming year. The Haywood Electric Member ship Corp. will have charge of the program and will show mov ies and slides on the use of elec tricity. Talks also will be given by the REA staff and T. C. Miller from Raleigh. There will be dis cussions and a question-and-an swer session on any problems the CDP members have regarding their electric service. A door prize will be awarded. Both children and grownups will be eligible for the prize. Everyone is asked to be .pres ent and the ladies are to bring cookies and cool-ade to serve. F 1 VOTE FOR LEO BUCKNER, JR. FOR MAYOR Town of Waynesville your Vote and support will be appreciated. Sprite of a Shoe he Young in Heart is your spirits . . . gay im-along shoe in smooth He leather that wears a trips one at your toe icross your vamp. 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