North Carolina Newspapers

ptg co s sassy "?" s:! The Wvynesyille Mountaineer i-^-.l f 'JL. ? Published 1 wice-A-W eek In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great S.nokv Mountains National Park r i rf t'l' M> 17 ''.''*'1** Associated Press WAYSKSVII.I.B. N. MONDAY AtTMMOON. MAY 9. IMS In Advance In lU^rood ...d Jackson Counties J Iwte" Lewis and Ernestine Edwards, (jjlir, got together on the platform at i annual Ramp Convention Sunday with i Aunt Maggie is a charter member of thr ramp group; Miss Edwards is a Waynesville High sen ior. '(Mountaineer Photo). jured tekend , dents 1 ir-old soldier and an ?Id girl were injured in f accidents investigated weekend by the State 'atro! and Waynesville ?ood police.. iuel Chambers. 19 re ? critical condition in eral Hospital, suffering ?le injuries, including a kull, suffered when his 1 r?od and crashed 200 , in embankment at Cecil Saturday afternoon, mbers. home for a few fort Jackson. S. C? was (car at the time of the "?st treated at the Hay "y Hospital and then , ?ore General, where he ; Conscious. ! physicians said Pfc was suffering from a 7. concussion of the | Injured?Page 4) food's 1 Fund lis $636 I ** ^36 in Haywood onnual Heart Fund Wed this year by the ?oycees, are cited in a ? report by the North n Association, Chapel K? v ? jg 1 ? \ 'J8!1 w?s contributed Fund in Haywood Jed in other Western . .,'^i thil year were: ? W.626; Jackson. $632; P?*>n, *176; Ruther p H. *8; Transyl I Henderson. $20 Z *,th S20.000, was "P fund raiser for the WARM J ft??d mild today! a chance of a i S"**ers Tuesday. eyHc^ville tempera-1 ^ by the SUte Test I M? Min. Free. 'I 46 _ "4, _ M 48 _ "? 45 ? I .At-* ? I 9 HDC Members Plan Open House Program May 17 A couty-wide open house pro gram in, observance of Home Dem onstration Club Week, will be con ducted by Haywood County HDC women from 1 until 5 p.m. Tues day, May 17, according to Miss Mary Cornwell, home demonstra tion agent. Six homes of club women throughout the county will be opened for visitation on the 17th. Miss Cornwell said. The committee in charge of ar rangements for the event is made up of Mrs. H. O. Champion of the Waynesville Homemakers, chair man; Mrs. Rankin Ferguson of the Lakeside Club, Mrs. Clifton Ter rell of Bethel, Mrs. Hasque War ren of Clyde, and Mrs. Paul Hyatt, of the McKimmon 'Club. Farm, Home Agents j To Attend Conference Haywood County's five farm a gents and two agents will at tend the annual meeting of West- 1 em District Extension personnel Wednesday. Thursday, and Friday at? Asheville. The two county offices will re main open. Mrs. Dicus Returns To Tax Office Mrs. J. P. Dicus returned to her work as deputy tax collector today after a three-week absence because of an injury Mrs, Dicus suffered a broken left arm, when she fell while painting at her home, 203 Boundary St., April 18. Farm Tour Expected To Attract 100 Seventy-five persons have al ready indicated their intention of going on the annual out-of-state 'farm tour in July and approxi mately 100 are expected to be in the group by the time the tour starts,- according to County Agent Virgil L. Holloway. County residents who plan to make the tour, but who have not yet notified the county agent's of fice are urged to do so at on<je, Mr. Holloway pointed out. The county agent said that he and Homer Sink, assistant agent, will leave here next Tuesday to make a tour of the route and ar range for the group's accommoda tions. The 12-state trip, scheduled July 18-28, will pass through the states of North Carolina, Tenses see, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana. Illi nois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota. Wyoming, Nebraska, and Missouri. Last year's tour, slated through Georgia and Florida, was cancelled because of lack of reservations. Driver's License Office Closes For Two Days The driver's license examination office in the basement of the court house closed today to permit the examiners to attend a meeting of Troop E of the State Highway Pa trol. The office will also be closed Tuesday in observance of Confed erate Memorial Day. ( ? 4 Changes Made In Police And Fire Departments Here (See other picture. Pare 1, Sec. Z? Four changes were made in the police and fire departments as Sgt. Paul Gough resigned to take a position in the safety division at Dayton Rubber Company. Chief Orville Roland announced that Arthur Paul Evans, a mem ber of the police force since 1948. had been named sergeant, succeed ing Gough. At the same time. James Turn- I er, truck driver for the fire de partment. and former policeman . here and in Canton, was named to take the place of Evans on the force. Montgomery Queen, affiliated with the town in several capacities in recent years, was named a night truck driver for the fire depart ment. succeeding Turner. Gough took over his new duties I* . (See Police?Page 4> POI.ICK SOT. A. P. EVAMS Civil Court j Convened By Judge Noore The May civil term of Haywood County Superior Court was con vened here this morning by Judge Dan K. Moore of Sylva with a heavy docket of 200 cases to be disposed of. In contrast to criminal couit ses sions which usually attract a full house, only 18 spectators were on hand In the courtroom this morn ing in addition to attorneys and court officials. The first day of the term was to be devoted to a hearing on the j motion docket to determine which I cases shall be heard and which will be "non-suited". The calendar of 200 cases is the heaviest facing a judge here in the last five years, it was disclosed. Jurymen were not scheduled to report until Tuesday. The jury panel includes: Robert Haynes. Fines Creek: . James W. Reed, Jr., Waynesville; j Clyde W. Limbo, Clyde; F. H. J Hannah, Beaverdam; Clyde H. Ray, , 1 Jr.. Waynesville: Mrs. Mamie Hall ' I and B. M. Clark, Beaverdam: , Porter G. Stiles, Fred M. Earley j 1 and Clyde West. Waynesville: E. I E. Boone. Lake Junaluska; L. N. Davis and George Patrick. Way nesville; James F. Devlin. Beaver- 1 i dam; Howard Best, Crabtree. 1 Also, H. B. Ashe, East Fork; 1 Creed Messer, Jonathan 1 Crpek; Thomas L. Campbell. Sr., Ivy Hill; 11 Joe Best, Crabtree; Cecil Spencer. . Clyde; J. R. Thomas, Waynesville; I . Herman C. Rhinehart, Clyde; J (See Court?Page 4) WNC's Fame Spans Ocean To Barcelona Apparently the fame of. the Western North Carolina Highland ers' "Vacation Map" has spread across the Atlantic -Ocean?judg ing by a letter received in the re gional office in the Masonic Tem ple recently from Barcelona, Spain. i The letter was received here April 21, but because of its being written in Spanish, Mrs, Doyle D. Alley. Highlander secretary, had to look for a translator. Two days ; later, Bob Austin of the Austin : Tobacco Co. in Greeneville. Tenn.. : was in Waynesville and translated ? the letter, written from Barcelona March 17 by Emelio Porras San tisteban. It reads: "Having need of informing my i selt on the State of North Caro : lina for some geographic studies I on which I am presently working. > I have been informed that you ' edit a map titled "Vacation Map of j < Western North Carolina," for which reason I have the pleasure of directing to you this letter ask ing you if you would kindly send ' me a copy if that is possible. ' "I regret very much not being . able to write you in your own lan- J j guage, but my knowledge of Eng : lish is very limited and docs not ' permit me to form a letter with 11 due correctness. ! 1 "I am sending you my deepest * thanks for this favor, and remain - at your orders." ' Motor Bicycle Fire , Results In Fire Alarm i Hazelwood firemen answered an t < alarm at 6:30 p.m. Friday which 11 was turned in when a motor bicy- |1 cle caught fire near the Hazelwood i prison camp garage. < i The burning bicycle was over- < , turned on the property of Paul I 1 Putnam, who turned in the alarm, i The name of the owner of the j j bicycle was not learned. SPEAKERS at the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet last Thursday night at the WTHS cafe teria were (left to right) John Carver, chairman of the Agricultural Development Council: H. P. McCarroIl, chairman of the Industrial Develop ment Council; Dick Bradley, president of the mm Chamber; Frank Moore, president of the Mer chants Association; C'arl llenry. president of the Tourist Promotion Bureau, and David Felniet. representing the Civic and Professional Divi sion. (Mountaineer Photo). Draft Board Classifies 43 County Men i orty-three Haywood county nen have been assigned draft classifications by Selective Service Hoard 45. They'are: Class 1-A i available for induc tion i Joseph Francis Edwards; James Furman Emory, Fred Pai Lon. Class 1-C <enlisted> ? George '''"k"oy Palmer, Carl Wilfred 1 hillips, Quinton Thomas Cable im wiMkpatri0k' Johnny ?**n Hill. William L. Rathbone Jack Ralph Burnette. Charles Raymond Roper, George Bond Hughes. Noble Wiley Garrett. Jr. Class 1-C 'reserve' ? Ernest Robert Inman. Hugh Branner Hall Jr.-.- James. Donald Fisher. Rov Leon Smith, Jack Warlick. Manon Stamey. Milburn Thomas McGaha. J. I> Smith, David Crawford Fish er. Don Charles Mintz, Ralph Sw-anger. William Frederick Buff. Johnnie Ray Messer. Joseph Bruce Kirkpatrick. James Robert Conard. Billy Albert Justice. William Stuart Sentelle. Junior David Rath bone. Bobby O'Neal Justice. James Robert Cook. Merritt Parton. Jr. Class 4-A (prior service or sole survivor.?Howard Leonard Me ItafFey, George Richard Fish. Class 4-F (rejected' ? Robert Wcstley Rhinehart. Class 5-A (over age'?Robert Lowry Lee. Joe Henry Robcrson, James Marion Holland. Yoder L. Crayne. John William Craig, Paul Reeves Lcathcrwood. The next board meeting will be held May 25 at 9:30 a m. 'Science' Article Cites Dr.. Gudger Dr. Eugene Gudger of Wavnes "dlle. retired naturalist, is one of ?e subjects of "Scientists in the Mews in the May 7 issue of "Sci ?nce, published by the American Association for the Advancement Jf Science. The article reads; Eugene Gudger. inlernational y known scientist and former as sociate curator of fishes for the American Museum of Natural His ory. New York, has recently re ired to his home town, Waynes . ? N C \ after 34 years of serv ce at the museum Dr Gudger'g education included 3 years at Em >ry and Henry College, and B.S. ind M.S. degrees from the Univer 1 N'shyll,c He taught in eville high school and college. (See Dr. Cadger?pare 4, 69 More Receive Polio Shots; Total Hits 1,699 Sixty-nine more county school 1 students received Salk polio in- , I oculation Friday ? bringing the j ? two-week total to 1.699. Thirty-three first and second , graders were given the shots at ] a "makeup" clinic in Waynesville , Friday afternoon, and 36 at Can- : ( ton Friday morning. The second shot in the Salk J vaccine series will be given later ; t this month and the third within ; seven months. The first two shots are being given free of charge. ' utilizing vaccine contributed to the state by the National Polio Foun- I ! dation. A charge will be made for I : the third shot. Dr. H. A. Matthews, t prestdont of the Haywood County , J Medical Society, said previously that the cost would be kept to a 'minimum." The polio vaccine clinics were irranged and conducted by the ftaywood County Health Depart nent. Shots were administered by )hysician members of the Medical society, assisted by volunteer ?egistered nurses. PTA members, md other school representatives. Schools represented at the nakeup clinic here were: Central Elementary." 8; Juna uska. 5; Clyde. 4: Saunook, 3; lock Hill. 3; Hastelwood, 2; Crab ree-lion Duff. 2; Maggie, 1; St. lohn's, l and Bethel, I. Chamber Officials Urge Action On New Program TB X-Ray Survey To Open Friday The county's third mas X-ray survey for the detection of tuber culosis and other chest diseases will start Friday at Hazelwoo<J when one of the state's mobile ' labs will set up operation in the business section. The unit will be in Hazelwoor Friday and Saturday and nexi Tuesday and Wednesday. It will then move to Clyde foi ' operations next Thursday. Fritla; and Saturday. May 19-21. Canton and Waynesville will b< served bv this and another mobiU lab the following week. One uni' will be in Canton from May 2' until June 11 'excepting Sunday and Mondays*. The other unit wil be in Waynesville from May 2t until June 11. The surveys were conducted ir Haywood County in 1949 and agair in 1954. Year before last mort than 9,000 persons had X-rays made. This year. 12.000 are ex pccted to be on hand for the check up. The X-rays are. made free to all persons 15 years of age or older Younger persons, however, car have them made by obtaining special permission from the Healtl Department or their family phy sician. Operations of the mobile unit! are financed by the State Board of Health, but local tuberculosis committees in Waynesville and Canton are contributing $40( apiece and Clyde $100 to pa> clerical help, postage expenses, and other miscellaneous items. I The Waynesville Woman's Out will serve here as volunteer host esses. ; Waynesville Bachelor I Wins Household Prize Ben Owenby, manager of the freezer locker plant at the Way nesville Farmers Federation, at tended the Not th Carolina frozen food conevntion last week in High ; Point. Mr. Owenby, the only bacheloi present at the (onvention. won the grand prize. It was an electric , ironer. iser mner picture. rage i. r>ec. z> The new program of the Waynes ville - Hazelwoott - Cake Junaluska Chamber of Commerce was out lined before 300 people at the WTHS cafeteria Thursday night by Dick Bradley, president of the Chamber, and representatives of ? the organization's five divisions. At the annual Chamber banquet. I Mr. Bradley explained the basic , aifns of the Chamber of Commerce; , John Carver, chairman, discussed the program of the new Agricul I lure Development Council in at t tempting to raise farm income in the county and bring about more r diversification of crops; H. P. Mc k Carroll told how the new Indus trial Development Council is seek i ing to assist present industries ir , the area and to bring in new ones I Carl Henry, chairman, of the I Tourist Promotion Bureau, stress , ed the need for better recreation I facilities, better highways, and im j proved accommodations to keep pace with the Souths two-billion ( dollar tourist (industry; Prank ( Moore, president of the Merchants , Association, how the merchants . and the Chamber itself are work ing together to keep more of the consumer's money in the Waynes ville area, and David Pelmet em I phasized the elforts of the Civic and Professional Divisional along , with other units of the Chamber , to promote a better environment, J community development and civic improvement. Ned Tucker, ioil-time execu ! tive vice president, urged the ex I pansion of the area's economy to i keep Haywood County's sons and I (See C of C?Page 41 I County Mem FFA District Judging tearfis fropi four coun ty Future Farmers of America chapters will participate ip the an nual District FFA rally at Asheville Friday and Saturday, it has beep ' announced. Waynesville. first-place winner ? in beef cattle judging in the re i cent Balsam Federation contest at i Clemson College, will enter the [same event at the district meeting. ' along with another team from ? Fines Creek. Bethel, winner in the federation dairy caltlc judging event, will Miller Takes First Place In Electronic Projects i/unaiu ihiih* Tvoil HI'RL piflCt? in the electronic division of the North Carolina Industrial Arts Association held in Charlotte Sat urday. with his moving light pro |ect There were about BOO entries entered in the Project Fair. Yates F. Burgess, instructor of Ihe electronics class in WTHS was presented with an achievement ?ward for his leadership. Miller was given a gold medal, ind his project will be entered In he National Industrial Arts Asso ciation "Project Fair. Dearborn. Mich., in the near future. Certificates of recognition was ?warded to Jimmy Rowland for an tscilloscope which he assembled, ind also David Swanger for a radio ?e made. The entries from Waynesville ? See Milter?Pa^e D HH SHHHHB mii.i.fk .. it w ? U *?-' ." 1.i Committees 1 For Schools Are Named J School committeemen for Hay wood's seven school districts have I? Just been announced by the Hay wood Board of Education. The appointments are for a two-year ter m. according to Lawrence Loatherwood. county superintend- ' ' ent of education, and secretary of the county board. ? r Waynesville ? Guy M a s s i e. chairman. James Nolnnd, Paul Bryson, Hubert Ferguson and Jack 1 Leatherwood. Clyde ? Grover Haynes, chair- 'J anm. James Winfrey, Roland Leatherwood. Carlton Corzlne and Joe Sam Hardin. Crabtree-Iron Duff ?- Marshall Kirkpatrick. chairman, Casius Rog ers. John Kirkpatrick, Sam Craw ford and Kimse.v Palmer. Fines Creek ? Frank Rathbone, chairman. Joe Davis. Ernest Rog ers. Mark Ferguson and Cecil Teaster. I Bethel ? Ray Mease. David Vance, James Reeves, Dois Rogers * and David Edwards. Mt. Sterling ? J. M. Caldwell, chairman. Hardy Phillips and Ed win Pearson. Cataloochee ? Mark Hannah. ? Two Pre-School Clinics Scheduled Two pre-school clinics will be held this week, according to Mrs. Rubye Bryson. public health nurse. One clinic will be held Thurs day at Hazel wood School, in ses sions beginning at 9 a m. and 1 p.m. The other will be at Lake Juna luska School at 9 a.m. Friday The latter clinic was originally ' scheduled for April 19. but was postponed because of, the death of Dr. S. W. Jabaut. Haywood County health officer. Home Agents Attend 1 Planning Conference Miss Mary Corn well, county . home demonstration agent, and i Miss .lean Childers, assistant agent. t. 4jj attended a Western District pro i gram planning conference of homo demonstration agents Friday and Saturday at the Princess Anne Hotel in Asheville. In charge of the meeting was Miss Jewel Fessenden of the Unit ed States Department of Agricul ture education division, and Miss Mary Harris, district home demon stration agent. Commerce Board Will Meet On Tuesday Night The directors of the ChamWr of Commerce will meet Tuesday night for their regular monthly meeting Various reports will be heard, ac cording to Richard Bradley, presi dent. bers To Enter Rally Contest . compete at Asheville along with Crabtrec-Iron Duff's team. Jack Farmer and Douglas Christopher have been chosen as WTHS' two regular delegates, uhile Jack Felmet and ^'erlin Ed wards have been named alternates. Charles Isley. director of music at Waynesvllle High, will direct an FKA band in concerts Friday evening and at noon Saturday. I it Ihis band will be Milton Massie. * Bruce Hipps and James Howell, all FFA members at WTHS. and several more members of the WTHS concert band. Ninety-nine schools are ?expected } to be represented at the district rally. Highway f Record For 1955 I In Haywood (TO DATE) Killed .... 1 11 Injured.... 23 Accidents.. 54 Loss .. $19,204 JhMI (This Information com piled from records ol , '? |$j ,1 State Highway Patrol.)