North Carolina Newspapers

I ? ? ?[ ?. st ' fcjNewsMostOfT m _ ___ D Q F? ihe Wayne syille Mountaineer mm- Ublished Twice-AAVeek III The fTmntw <I * t Ti , _ ^ ^ * -f J A B Mj seem to have the widest |itAK NO. J 9 I* FACES Associated Press "f? M^ Kl",,orn Knt""? ?' The Great Smoky Mou. .tain. National Park . ( WAYNttVILLK, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON. MAY 16. Jm s . -.. ? . . D ~ ?? ? AUvanc? In Haywood and Jackson Counti?? pigment poo Appealed ?y0un of Canton has filed ? of appeal to the State I ?c Court from a Haywood I ? jury decision cwarding a j 0f S2.")00 to FJoyd j ? former Canton mayor 'aii4 . I county commissioner, in ?[Hoping damages from the j ? of a town street. ?foody charged that the of Penland Street by the Bsulted in damage to the | Krd of his residence. E) in civil court awarded Bment to Mr. Woody Fri Bolice of appeal was filed Eg? Dan K. Moore by T. A. Ed Walter Clark, attorneys ?Town of Canton, who con- | Itiie verdict was "against Elcr weight of evidence'' Bed the judgment "exces ? judgments awarded were: ' Borge K. Worley $547 dam Bm John A Scott and his Bcie Scott, for damages in ^?voicing the cutting off of Bin s water supply. Ees Alley. $290, for legal ? to Bryan Stewart, Mrs. Bteuart, and Marvin Stew- I B parole case. | Blliam J. Hough, $100 pay ?defendants A. L. Beck and i ? ?Beck approved. Boree was granted in the ? Zeb L. Witherspoon vs. ?itlierspoon. ? Siler, clerk of Superior Btiid it appears that the ( ? civil term will continue ? Friday. J |:eive K-Ray lwood rsons visited the iy unit at Hazel- (? Saturday as the survey opened week. rill move to the Company plant esday to accom and the general lurney to Clyde luraday, Friday. I ne unit will be ' ne 11 (excepting ay). On Thurs- i it will come to J 'ill remain here ent officials ex- I it rains Friday ted the attend t ,St a ish >unds t ywood Post 47 j 1 egion will meet | (. n. on the former ! lear away brush t ew property to D area this sum- c i c lans to erect a the property in < | ' nd bon fire will i 1 ?m. at the site, axiliary serving. 1 Contests { -rabtree 1 ( ontest for high i t Crabtree-Iron 1 during a PTA ?m. Tuesday at 1 ng to Principal i for elementary ' Id Friday night Iree-Iron Duff's ' nencement. ' I showbis J ?nd mild with * and thunder d Tuesday, iville tempera- r by the State ? *ax. Min. Pr. 77 51 .45 r ?2 57 .58 f 74 51 .17 e 08 54 .25 1 OFFICERS of the C'anton-Bethel-Cl.vde Cham ber of Commerce discussed a few last minute plans before the annual banquet Saturday night at Camp Hope. Shown here, left to right: Ralph Bailey, secretary: Pat Greeley, vice president Guy V. Roberts, president. Standing, Hymie Win ner. director, and George Buff, treasurer. (Photo by Frances' Photo Service). Court Jurisdiction Bill Remains In Senate Hands bounty Awaits Polio Vaccine From Raleigh The second shot in the series of Salk polio vaccine inoculations will be given in Haywood County as soon as the vaccine is sent by the State Board of Health, it was announced this morning by Mrs: Itu bye Bryson. public health nurse. The vaccine will be sent from Raleigh to AsheviUe, distribu tion center for Western North Carolina, where it will be picked up by county health department personnel. All children who had the first shots will be eligible for the sec ond. Mrs. Bryson said. Iown Posts Filled By Same Folk Waynesville aldermen re-named he heads of all departments in 1 heir first formal meeting since the day 3rd ejection, when all three ildermcn and mayor were re-elect d. G. C. Ferguson will continue as own manager; Orville Noland was etained as chief of police, and ^elix Stovall continues on as chief if the fire department. Walter Mehaffey is in charge of he light and power department; drs. Sue Hinkley continues as . lerk. and Bradford Mehaffey is in harge of the filtering plant. Woman's Condition Vow Termed 'Good' Mrs. Glenn Green of Mauney Jove, who shot herself accidental y with a .22 rifle at her home last Vednesday morning, has shown mprovement and is now in a good ?ondition, according to her physic an, Dr. Robert H. Owen, of Can on. She is expected to remain at . day wood County Hospital for 10 nore days, the doctor added. i ne Dili giving tne four town police courts in the county juris diction over all traffic cases in the county, is still in the Senate com mittee on courts and judicial dis tricts. The bill went to the Senate a week ago today. The bill was introduced on May 4th by Rep. Jerry Rogers, and if ratified, would give the town courts jurisdiction over the traffic cases until a lower court was establish ed in the county, according to pro visions in the proposed law.. Another bill introduced by Rep. Rogers authorizing an election be called for a vote on the levying of a tax for construction and main tenance of a Home Arts and Live stock projects has also, become a law. A bill relating to Clyde poliee court fees has passed the House and is now in the Senate commit tee on Counties. Cities and Towns. The bill introduced May 3rd by (See 'Legislature?Page 4) Wayneville's Legion Post Installs Francis Willard Francls has been install ed as the new commander of Hay wood Post 47 of the American Legion. He succeeds James Har din Howell, Jr. Others installed at ceremonies at the Legion Hall were: Lynwood McElroy, adjutant; Lonnie Bishop, vice commander; Robert H. Hall, chaplain, and J. B. Siler, finance officer. New Water-Sewer Connection Rates Set Up By Town New rates for water and sewer connections are being announced today by the Town of Waynesville. A flat charge for a 3/4 inch tap will be $25 where the ditch is through dirt, and $40 if ^under pavement. The 1-inch taps are $30 through dirt and $45 where pavement is involved. All sewer connections when made at the same time as the water tap is $10. ? ..?! I I ? ?? 250 Attend Canton C. of C. Banquet About 250 attended the annua Canton-Bethel-Clyde Chamber o Commerce banquet and dance a Camp Hope Saturday night, whei new officers were installed. John Parris, director of publ: relations of the Cherokee Histor leal Association, was the speakei He based his talk on historical re search involving the Cherokeet and concluded with the many ad vantages gained from the inaugui at ion of the drama "Unt I These Hills'' and what it ha meant to the Cherokee* and a! Western N'otth Carolina. Guy V. Roberts, the new presi dent, in his inaugural address pointed to the need of Canton ex ponding, "by looking to adjoinin; communities such as Clyde arii Bethel for possible industrial sites We must 'go west', because then are ample sites at Clyde an( Bethel for industries,1' Robert said. "We must be ready to go whei (See Canton C of C?Page 4) Annual Campaigr For C. of C. To Start Tuesday The annual membership cam paign of the Chamber of Commerci starts Tuesday morning, accordini to Charlie Woodard. chairman o | the finance committee. ' The campaign will be handlei largely by mail. Woodard said. Ned Tucker, executive vice pres ident. said the first of the member ship letters will be mailed Tues day morning. The budget for the organizatioi this year is $16,000. Fines Creek School In Session Saturday Fines Creek School students at tended classes Saturday to make ui , time lost from snow and im I passable roads during the winter according to Principal Perry Plejn mons. The school was also open om Saturday in February, Mr. Plem mons said. Ernest Edwards Named: President Of Lions Club Ernest Edwards was elected pres ident of the Waynesville Lions Club here Thursday night. He will succeed Joe Cline, July 1st. wher i the new officers assume theii duties for the year. Others elected included: Dr. James E. Fender, first vice president: M. T. Bridges, aecbnd vice president: Ben Phillips, third vice president; Charles Reed, sec retary; Chick Fowler. Assistant sec retary: James Hardin Howell, treasurer: J. C. Jennings. Lion Tamer; Bill Swift and Charles Balentine. Tail Twisters; Frank Kirkpatrick, W. L. Turner, direc tors for two years, and Herbert Angel and Roy Parkman. directors for one year. During the program period, popular tunes of the yesteryears were flayed on an old-fashioned Highlanders Received 1,109 Tourist Inquiries In April " ' ' ' vfinonrod Kv* lu?r arp A total of 1.1 OS tourisi inquiries nere received by the regional of ice of the Western North Carolina lighlanders. Inc., ddring April, ac ording to Mrs. Doyle D. Alley, ecretary. The Empire State of New York gain leads the field with 163 let ers and cards. Pennsylvania is econd with 105 and North Caro ina is third with 80. Other leaders are Ohio. 76: llli lois, 76; New Jersey. 75; Michigan. >2; Maryland. 50- Florida. 45. and Virginia. 38. Twenty-four inquiries also were eceived from Canada and one rom Formosa. Venezuela. and Pu rto Rico. Mrs, Alley explained (hat all in 4U11IC9 w? ?v. wu.w? ?. first sent regional literature such as the WNC "Vacation Map" and (he Cherokee Drama folder. Then lists of names and addresses aTe sent to the 10 county Highlanders organizations, who send out their own local literature. A number of groups have in quired about vacations in the mountains ? including Marines from Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point and Army men from Ft. Bragg, Mrs. Alley said. Several midshipmen from the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis also have written concerning honeymoon trips in Western North Carolina after graduation from the academy in June, she added. . - '?*?-? - ?? ' i . Seven Persons Hurt In Record Number Of 10 Wrecks In Haywood County rv i ? 1 * T* I oiicK nignways Blamed; Damages Put At $6,375 Ten highway accidents in jured seven Haywood peo ple. and did $6,875 estimat ed damages over the week end, for a record of acci- " dents in such a short per iod. Highway Patrol rec ords revealed. The in wrecks were scat- $ tered from Dellwood to Turnpike and down to Fines I Creek, with two just out- ) side of Canton on Highway - ! no. | One 1955 Furd station wagon was demolished at Clyde as it rac- I ed towards the hospital with an t injured young man involved in a ? wreck a short time before. Four others were hurt as the station wagon crashed. Only one of the accidents In volved two vehicles ? that was a slight collision today shortly be fore noon. All accidents were list ed by patrolmen as single vehicle accidents, with speeding on wet _ pavements accounting for most of . the wrecks. Only one of the seven injured I remains in a hospital ?? that is ? 1 James E. Chambers, 49. of Clyde, I who was seriously hurt when his j| II car wrecked about 6 a.m. Sunday I morning near the Hay wood-Bun- ! ? c combe county line. About 12:30 Sunday morning. 1 Patrolman V. . E, Bryson said, a J '? 1953 Ford, driven by Clyde Ray , l~ Duckett, of Route 2, Canton, Jeft J Highway 110 about a half mile ^ " from the Canton city limits. It was raining hard at the time. " Patrolman Bryson said, and Duck (See Wrecks?Page 4> Public Invited J To Visit HDC * Homes Tuesday s The public is invited to visit any of seven homes to be open from 1 i p.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesday as a part of Haywood County's observance of National Home Demonstration Club Week, according to Miss Mary ? Cornwell, home agent. Participating in the open house program. Miss Cornwell said, are the homes of: Mrs. Harold Hanson (McKimmon CJubt at Canton: Mrs. John Mor- w (See Public Invited?Page 4) I * ? ? ? ?.? t t Easter Seals Net | ( i $1,287 For Work . With Cripples jj A total of $1,287 was raised here this spring through the sale of bt l Easter Seals for the program for c? crippled children. Dr. Thomas wi Stringficld. chairman, announced e<i at Rotary Friday. Dr. StringAeld was chairman of the group making the campaign, S< with the Rotary Club serving as ?in - sponsor, as It has for many years. J The chairman announced that ds - 55 per cent of the money remain- at . ed here for use on crippled chil - dren, while $526, representing 45 ? percent, less $117 expenses, went ? ?, to the state group for carrying on j - j the program in areas not served T by a local chapter. X T1IIS 1952 OLDSMOBILF.. driven by Fred A. Staton ol Route 4. Marion, was damaged ex tensively this morning when it skidded ofT IIitli way IM anr the intersection of the' Jonathan Creek road. The driver escaped serious injury. (Mountaineer Photo). County - Wide Inspection Oi Cars Is Scheduled To Start Tomorrow Thoen rfavs it's VefV Sfltlom VOU Patrolmen Issue Warning \s To Slippery Pavements ' / "v fc^WTOR'S NOTE?One accident has already oc curred on this stretch of road. Fred Adam Staton, Route 4, Marion, demolished his 1952 Oldsmohiie at Dell wood this morning. Damage was estimated at $1,000). Work has started on re-surfacing Highway 19 from Soeo Gap to Canton, with the link from Dellwood to Soco Gap completed. Highway patrolmen this morning said that the seal er which is used for the primer coat on the present pave ment is exceedingly slick when wet. There are signs every little ways along the route calling attention to the danger, officers said, but some motorists fail to heed the warnings. Patrolmen warned that extreme care be taken in traveling on wet pavements. rtml that where resurfacing is under way, the dangers of skidding are much greater. iigh School Baccalaureate, Graduation Dates Listed Baccalaureate and coinmence ent dates have been announced M r all seven o( Haywood County's Rh schools. M All baccalaureate pruRrams will ? next Sunday, May 22, ex- Ti pt at Canton High School, ri here the sermon will bo deliver I on May 29. ni Commencement dates are: u! Waynesvllle Township H i R h :hool. Thursday, May 26, Rraduat- M g class of 146. Canton High School, Wodnes- sc ?y, June 1, class of 116 gradu- m es. n< Bethel High School. Wednesday, ay 25. class of 57 graduates. Clyde High School. Wednesday, ay 25. class of 33 graduates. Crahtree-lron Duff High School, uesday. May 24, class of 26 aduates Fines Creek High School. Wod ?sday. May 25, class of 17 grad ites. Reynolds High School, Friday, ay 27. class of 12 graduates. Programs for county high hool baccalaureate and com encement activities will be an >unced later. > iaywood Invested $52,700 n U.S. Bonds During April Hnvu/ftfiil r'ilivnn# tnvi?et?/l _ ed Rogers Lppointed To iir Academy Rep. George Shuford announced Washington this morning that >d Rogers, senior at Waynesville ?wnship High School, has been pointed to receive a scholarship the new Air Force Academy at dorado Spring*. Colo. ? the ?'est Point of the Air." Rep. Shuford said that the Way sville youth is the first west of ?eensboro to be accorded such an pointment. The first class will port to the Air Force Academy July. Rogers, valedictorian of the 55 class at WTHS, had previous received an appointment to the ival ROTC unit at the University North Carolina and a More ad scholarship, at UNC. He Is the son of Mr. and Mrs nud Rogers of Waynesville. 700 in U. S. Savings Bonds dur ing April, according to J. K. Mas- . sic. county chairman this morn- < ing. This makes the total for 1055 at $183,001 against a quota of. $587 100, or 32 per rent raised. Total sales In the state for April were over $4,500,000. U. S. Savings Bonds Program lor llavwood County, shows that Sav ings Bonds continue to grow in l>opularit> which is reflected in sales increases. Massie said. The' U. S. Treasury Savings 1 Bonds Division is celebrating the 14th anniversary of the Series K . Savinsg Bond On May 1. 1941, 'the Savings Bond Program was ex panded with the inaguration of the Payroll Savings Plan on a nation wide scale. For the sixth consecutive month, sales in North Carolina have rang ed from 17% -to 21% greater than j in the corresponding months of the I previous year. / net anything free. ? But cars all over Haywood County will be inspected this week in Waynesville. llazelwood, and Canton without charge to the own ers. Not only will this voluntary safe ty cheek program not lake a bite out of your pocket book, hut, it will a so give you tire peace of mind of knowing thai your car is either* physically fit?or else just what's wrong wilh it. faulty brakes, steering, lights, and weak tires could cost you a lot of money in a wreck -possibly even your life. So you'd better hring the family carriage in tor a once-over. Here in Waynesville. a double lane checking station will be oper ated on the lower portion of Boundary St. a block cast of the armory, from 8 a.m. until <i p.m. on Tuesday. Wednesday. Friday, and Saturday. On Thursday, the lane will be set up on Beech St. in Hazelwood. County residents in the Canton area can have their vehicles check ed on Prnland St. from Tuesday through Saturday. At the check lanes will be a po lice or Highway Patrol officer, an experienced mechanic, and a volun teer worker. When the inspection ? which takes only about five minutes?is completed, car owners will receive a report on the condition of their vehiHe'and will be urged to have any defeets corrected. 1 Although it is actually a viola tion of state law not to have cer tain parts of an automobile in good working order, no citations will be issued in connect ion wilh the vol untary inspection. Haywood County fs one of the 10 areas in North Carolina select ed to conduct the safety check. Dr. and Mrs. James K. String , field left this morning for More head City w here they will spend a week as the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Toddy Parker. Dr. String field and Dr Parker were class mates at Jefferson Medical School. Dr. Strihgfield expects to be in his office Tuesday morning. May 24 I " I Highway Record For 1955 In Haywood (TO DATE) Killed 1 | Injured.... 30 Accidents.. 65 Loss.. $26,129 (This information com piled from records ol State Highway Patrol.) ERNEST EDWARDS Ni ?rf cylinder phonograph by Jack Kel ley. Joe Cllne wis in charge of the meeting. > ' c" ? 9,i