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>urt Rules County Owner School Property
Proposed Traffic Courts For County Doomed
rMedford
Ian Would
Confusion
jsed legislation for
diction to the four
m courts for hearing
traffic cases is doom
lie Senate. The Moun
ed this morning,
illiam Medford, in a
i The Mountaineer,
d be forced to oppose
if the bill in the Sen
making a thorough
proposal, and finding
law "could result in
is introduced by Rep.
s several weeks ago.
sect the House and is
nate committee.
[edford in a formel
is morning said:
ative Rogers' Bill,
So. 1219. extends the
if the four Mayors and
s of Haywood County
we of them could try
?iolation occuring any
t county. -1 recognize
i an argument for an
t to take care of these
pecially when they in
5 and transient motor
minal Superior Court
hree times a year. To
: violators come back
Countv for a trial
r months after a traf
can be a hardship on
live out of Haywood
serially out - of - state
, to have four courts
Sction all over the
ittsolt in confusion,
cftbturr?Page 6)
ys Acquire
nont In A
state Deal
?n exchange of real
other properties. Mr.
!. A. Bradley have ac
t Brookmont Motor
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
ive taken the Bradley
Iter property on Eagles
amities moved Friday,
'court, in East Way
iPrises 20 units, and a
Id that he would con
most of his time
fild Acres at Maggie,
louse has been com
ithers under "construe
other will be started
Tie streets, water and
s have been complet
operty. he said.
Inspection
Of Vehicles
Is Extended
Because of rain which fell dur
ing three of the four days the !
safety inspection lane was in op
eration in Wavnesville, the pro
gram will be continued two more
days, according to Chief of Police I
Orvilie Noland.
The checking station on the low- |
er end of Boundary St., will be '
open from 8 a.m. until 0 p.m. i
Wednesday and Thursday, the '
chief said.
In four da\s of inspection here
and one in Hazel wood, 1.553 cars :
rolled through the check lanes. Of ;
that number. 1.304 were approved
and their drivers given windshield j
i stickers.
The major defect in the 189 ve
hicles rejected was faulty steer- !
ing, substandard lights and tires
second and third, Chief Noland
' said.
At the end of the inspection per
j iod prizes of automobile accessories
I and services will be awarded.
At Canton. 926 vehicles were
inspected at that area's checking i
I lane on Penland St. and 778 were ;
approved, according to Chief of
Police W. N. Stroup.
?*
Milk Producers
To Discuss Cut
In Present Prices
' ' + ?
A large number of lha 72 mem
bers of the Haywood Milk Produc- [
' ers Association are expected to at
tend a hearing at 10:30 a.m. Tues
day at the Buncombe County
' courthouse on the question of re- (
ducing present producer prices on
milk.
The proposal, acocrding to W. W.
Fitzpatrick. chairman of the State
Milk Commission, is that the hear
! ing was called only for the purpose
of receiving information on the
proposals filed with the commis
| sion by milk distributors in this
area requesting the commission (
; to consider reducing the present I
Class 1 producer price to $5.00
i per hundredweight.
Producers are now receiving
. $6.25 per hundredweight.
! The milk marketing area in this
1 area which would be affected by i
the proposed change includes the
following 13 counties: Buncombe.
Cherokee. Clay. Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson. Macon, Madi
son. Mitchell, Swain, Transylvania
and Yancey.
ition Demonstration
hursday At Test Farm
techniques and equip
? discussed at a spec
?f the Mountain Ex
?t 2 p.m. Thurs
'? to Bob Tippett, as
>' ?gent.
"is. head of the agri
jwring department at
?ollege, will be at the
conduct the demon
i the dry weather in
ith Carolina in thd
Wrs, Haywood Coun
? showing consider
itt irrigation, Mr. Tip
wrs decide to install
"ipment, the assistant '
1 of utmost import- t
** type of system par
**ti for the buyer's
"to of soil and crops
have different moisture require- ,
ments. Mr. Tippett pointed out.
County farmers interested in
irrigation, can obtain assistance
from Roy Beck, soil conservation
specialist, at the courthouse, it was '
explained. ,
At the demonstration Thursday,
four county firms will exhibit ir
rigation eouioment:
SHOWERS
|
'*4rm with afternoon
?*nd Tuesday.
FJbOvilie tempera
*>y the State Test
Hax. Min. Pr.
7b 48
75 48 09
72 58 .40
w 74 5? t^j
FIRST CUSTOMER for the new drive-in window
at the First National feank was William S. Ray.
of Ray's Super Markets. The drive-in is the lat
est addition to the bank, which now has four
means of receiving deposits?main lobby win
dows, walk-up window, drive-in window, and the
night depository.
(Mountaineer I'hotol.
Graduation Finals Under
Way In Haywood For 407
General Assembly j
Nears Conclusion
Of Long Session 1
The 1955 General Assembly is
looking towards adjournment at
6 p.m. Wednesday, and indica
tions today in Raleigh, appeared f
that the time schedule would be
met. The lawmakers will equal
the record for the length of the
current session. The other long
est was in 1931 when the As
sembly was faced with the
problem of the sales tax.
The House has passed the
revenue bill, and the Senate is
expected In pass It on three
readings, today, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Senator William Medford this
morning said the members were
anxious to get home, and he felt
sure adjournment would likely
be Wednesday and certainly not
later than Thursday.
Poppy Sale Will Be
Held Here Saturday ?
Poppy Day will be observed by
the American Legion Auxiliary,
Saturday, May 28,
The red crepe-paper flowers,
made by veterans, will be sold in
Waynesville area by members of
the Auxiliary.
Proceeds from the sale will go
to veterans and their families.
Mrs. Robert H. Hall is serving
as chairman of the sale. Mrs. Ray
mond Caldwell is president of the
Auxiliary.
Commencement activities will
be held this week (or 407 grad
uates of six Haywood County high
schools.
Two more schools ? Canton and
St. John's of Waynesville ? will
have graduation exercises the first
part of'June.
Waynesville
A class of 146 graduates will re
ceive diplomas at the annual com
mencement of Waynesville Town
ship High School at 8 p.m. Thurs
day in the high school auditorium.
Addresses by members of The
graduating class of '55 will include:
Salutatory by Don Shaw, vale
dictory by Ted Rogevs. and ora
tions. "Youth of Today" by Betty
Jo Shope and "Class of 1955" by
Robert Leslie Hooper.
The class will be presented by
principal C. E. Weatherby and
...:n Wa K.. Ai*.
1 uipiuillds will uc atvoiucu uy uia
| trict superintendent M. H. Bowles.
I Also to be presented are the DAR
Good Citizenship Award, Beta
Sigma Phi Award, and the More
head Scholarship Award.
The invocation and the benedic
tion will be pronounced by the
Rev, J. W. Fowler, superintendent
of the Lake Junaluska Assembly
and past president of the WTHS
I Parent-Teacher Association.
The processional. "Pomp and
, Circumstance," and the recession
al, "March From Aida." will be by
j Margaret Jean Connatser. Other
' musical numbers will be: solo.
"You'll Never Walk Alone," by
1 Faye Sease, and "One God" by a
1 girls' ensemble made up of Jean
I nette Parker. Ann Grant, Johnnie
(See Graduation?Page 7)
Bank Opens
A Drive - In
Window Here
I .- %?. . j
The First National Bank has
opened up the new drive-in unit of
the institution, which now pro
vides. four means of receiving de
posits?the windows in the lobby,!
the walk-up window, night depos
itory, and the drive-in window.
The new unit, representing an :
expenditure of about $25,000. pro- :
j vides services which no other bank
, in the stale, in a community this ;
'size offers, a bank official pointed
out.
The new unit opens off the main
lobby, and also houses the install
ment note division of the bank,
with Joe S. Davis, cashier, in
charge.
A modernistic conference room
is in the back, and a large-sized
vault for record storage has been
installed. Later there will be a
number of additional lock boxes
added in the vault, it was an
nounced.
A loran noi'lrind I < > t hie Kimn
? * ftv. pui r> i ? i iv/i lid.? ia-vii
provided, with the entrance off
(See Bank?Page SI
2 WTHS Seniors *
Get Music Awards
Of Distinction
J- ?
The WTHS Music Department
inaugurated tlys year, a plan of
making awards to two seniors who
have shown outstanding ability,
loyalty, and interest in music.
The announcement of the plan,
and awards, was made by Charles
Isley, director, during the annual
commencement concert here Fri
day evening.
Marguerite Russ was awarded
(See Two Musicians?Page 61
WTHS Bands Merged Into
100-Piece Marching Unit |
Charles Isley, director of the
WTHS Music Department, an- ,
nounccd at the annual commence- I
ment concert Friday night the I
merger of the military dud conceit
bands into a, 100-piece senior'
band, effective in September of
this year. ??
The beginner and junior bands
will remain as complete units
within themselves, he explained.
Under the merger plans, he
said: "We will have 100 pieces
in parades, and in football shows
next fall. This is one of the sever
al steps taken towards expansion
of the department."
The concert Friday night was
packed with surprises. '
All five units of the department,
orchestra, junior, military and
concert bands, together wHh the
chorus, gave a splendid pcrform
'ance. 1
One of the surprises of the even
ing was the public recognition of
Miss Nan Killian who has taught
music in junior high for almost
20 years. She was presented a gift
for her leadership in music, as the
announcement was made that she
was retiring from school work
this week.
The more than 200 musicians on
Friday evening's program per
formed under four conductors ?
Mr. Isley, Robert A. Campbell, as
sistant director of the department,
and two student directors. Buster
Green, --and Peggy Reeves, both
seniors of the concert band.
Mr. Isley presented, for the
first time, what is to be annual
awards. The John Phillip Sousa
Award and the Airon Award to
two seniors ? Marguerite Russ.
the former award, and Buster
(See WT1IR Rand?Pare ?>
MARGUERITE RUSS
BUSTER GREEN
THESE TWO WTHS Seniors received the, first of annual award*
for merit in the mimic department. The awards were made at the
annual commencement concert Friday night. Mils Marguerite Rum
was awarded the John Phillip Soi^da Award and Buster Green
received the Airon Award. Both of the seniors also received cer
tificates for attaining an average of "A" in the band this year, along
with the usual music pin awarded seniors who have completed four
years of work in the music department.
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Four Injured In Six More
Wrecks; Damage Is $2,400
- '"r y V lilii iaiy If "i "^i' *'r'
Vaccine For 2nd
Polio Shots Due
In About 2 Weeks
The second Salk I'olio vaccina
tions will b<" riven to Haywood
school children just as soon as a
supply is received, it was an
nounced today.
In conference with manufactur
ers, the doctors learned that it
might be about two weeks, or even
longer before another shipment
will be received here.
The doctors said that the vacci
nations will be given at the
schools, and that a complete sched
ule will be announced in The
Mountaineer.
The physicians also pointed out
that the delay in getting the sec- '
ond vaccination would not de
crease the value of the first in- j
jection.
A spokesman for the Haywood
doctors said: "We have faith in
the Salk polio vaccine, and the re
testing that is now taking place,
we feel, will Insure safety of the
vaccine. We hope parents will see |
that their children are at the
schools for the second vaccina
tions when the schedule is an
nounced in The Mountaineer.
County 4-H Club
Speaking Contest
Slated Saturday
The May meeting of the county
4-H Club to be held at 10 a.m.
this Saturday at the courthouse
will feature the annual speaking
contest for organization members.
Winners will compete in the dis
trict elimination contest in Ashe
ville June 28, where 4-H clubbers
will also compete for awards in the
talent show, projects, and cfc*m
onst rations.
Slated for discussion are 4-H 1
summer activities ? including the
Exchange Club's visit to Weld
County, Colorado, starting June
29.
Neal Kelly of Bethel, council
president, will preside over the
meeting Saturday.
Bramlette Wins
Speaking Contest
At Bethel High
Christy Bramlette won the an
nual recitation and declamation
contest at Bethel High School this
morning with his presentation of
"Robert E. Lee."
The eevnt was sponsored by the
Waynesville chapter of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy.
Neal Kelly was second with "Un
der the Southern Flag" and Doug
las Crawford was third with "The
New South and The pid."
Judges were Clarence Miller,
Mrs. J. R. Boyd, arid Mrs. Sam
Queen, Sr.
Mrs. Roy Campbell. UDC chap
, ter president, was in charge of the
contest.
Charles Howard Leatherwood,
16, of Waynesville. already facing
a charge of involuntary man
slaughter in connection with the
death of Charles Wcldon Gidney
of Canton from an accident in
Clyde. May 2. demolished another
car at 2:30 a.m. Sunday on the Al
iens Creek road.
Patrolman Harold Dayton of the
State Highway Patrol said that
Leatherwood s 1931 Raiser sedan
ran off the pavement near the Al
iens Creek school, knocked down
two mailboxes and a section of
fenee, overturned twice and came
to rest on its top. (
Leatherwood. who was thrown
clear of the car as it wrecked, suf
fered a deep cut "on the right leg
and other cuts and bruises. He was
charged with reckless driving.
Damage to the car. called a
"total loss," was estimated at
$600. It was owned by Mrs. Mary
Etta Ewart of Smat Iters St..
Waynesville.
Leatherwood was given a hear
ing this morning before Police
Judge Larry Cagle of Clyde- and
bound over to Superior Court in
connection with the Gidney case.
Bond was set at $1,000.
Another car was demolished at
1:30 a.m. Sunday on N C. 209
'Crabtree roadi at "the narrows"
when a 1951 Studebaker. driven by
Roy Lee Silvers. Route 2. Wavnes
? vllle. left the highway and over
turned several times.
Silvers told Patrolman Harold
(See Pour Hurt?Page 6)
Music Students
At St. John's
Receive Awards
Fifteen .students have been a
warded prizes in the junior and
senior divisions of the St. John's
School music department, it has
been announced.
Jpnior division awards were:
For attendance ? Mia {{oilman.
Mary Frances Penny, and Guen
Thomas.
For scholarship ? Nancy Sale
and Philip Underwood.
For memory work {Catherine
Hill and Sarah Cobb
Senior division awards were:
For attendance: Gail i'izzuto and
Barri Robie.
For scholarship: Keith Gibson
and Latane James.
For memory work: Carolyn Hat
eliffe and Bonnie Lou Siler.
fudge Moore
Hands Down
His Decision
The Central Elementary School
will )remaiii the property of the
Haywood County Board of Educa
tion, according to a ruling in a
lawsuit handed down by Judge
Dan K. Mourn
The suit was started last fall,
when the county board of educa
tion sued the Town of Waynes
ville for the property, after the
town had acquired the title
through an act of the 1953 Gener
al Assembly.
The property is valued at be
tween $40,000 and $45,000, and
faces four streets. Haywood, Acad
emy, Tate and Boyd Avenue.
The filial papers'in the decision,'
were scheduled to be signed this
morning by Jddge Moore. The or
der of the court directed the
Register "bf Haywood county to
cancel of record two dead* dated
August 7, 1953. The two deeds
were made in accordance with the
1953 law, which aythorized the
Clerk of Court to name three trus
tees for the VVaynesville. Graded
schools. The named trustees were
J. H. Woody. Hugh Massie and
Mrs. Charles Jfay.
One of the deeds was made to
the Town of Waynesville and the
other to the Haywood County Li
brary Board, which wus to get a
share of the property.
Judge Moore has had the case
under consideration for several
months. ?
In giving his decision, he said:
"Some cases are tried by law.
Some cases are tried hv ear. This '
one was tried by car. I don't
' know what the law is in this in
stance. as this is different from
any other such case."
Judge Moore based his decision
iu part, on the General Act of
1933. which abolished the special
Waynesville School district, and
that the city did not name an ad
ministration to carry on the duties
of the school district.
The county assumed the indeb- ?
tedness and paid it off, it was ex
plained.
The facts cited that the Hay
wood Board of Education immedi
ately "upon ratification of the
1923 School law, entered into po
scssion and occupancy of all pub
' He school property in Waynesville
Township, including the Waynes
ville Central Elementary School
property, assumed and thereafter
paid the Indebtedness deferred to
in said act. and ever since the pas
sage of said act, or for more than
30 years, has been in open, con
tinuous. uninterrupted, exclusive,
possession of said property, such
possession has been ascertained
and Identified under known and
visiuie lines and Dounaanvs. nas
exercised acts of ownership and
control over the same, has held
said property for the use and
benefit of the citizens and taxpay
ers of Haywood county, and has
(See Court?Pace 61
X-Ray Labs Due This Week
In Canton And Waynesville
One of the state's mobile X-ray
labs will open operations at the
postoffire in Canton Tuesday and
will remain there through June
11' excepting Sunday and Mon
day). Another unit will be at the
courthouse parking lot in Waynes
vllle from Thursday through the
11th.
In seven days of work at Hazel
wood, the Dayton Rubber Co.
plant and Clyde, one ? unit has
, X-rayed a total of 2,014 county
residents. Intermittent tains cut
down the expected total last week.
In Clyde. 360 persons were ex
amined last Thursday. 182 Friday,
and 160 Saturday, Karlier,' at
llazelwood and the Dayton Rub
ber plant. 1,412 were X-ra.ved.
Hours for the mobile labs in
will l.a
V. (Illtl'll Ullll ?? "?* llv.l* I llv "III UC
from 11 a.m. until *5 p.m. X-rays
are made free of all persons 15
(years of age Or older, but young- "
or people can have them made by
obtaining permission from their
family doctor or from the Hay
wood County Health Department.
3,500 Members Seventh
Day Adventists To Hold
Conference At Junaluska
Some 3.500 Seventh-pay Ad
ventists from churches in North
and South Carolina will congre
gate May 29-June 4 for their an
nual Conference-wide Convention
at Lake Junaluska.
Notice has been sent to all iriin
Isters froih the Carolina Confer
ence office. Charlotte, to be on
hand Wednesday the 25th to pre
pare the Camp for the following
Sunday night opening.
Deacons, elders, teachers, lay
men and members of churches
from Charleston to Elizabeth City,
from Wilmington to Sylva. arc ex
pected to start pouring into Camp
early Sunday morning of the 29th.
Church leaders from world
headquarters in Washington.
Southern Union officials from At
lanta, as well as missionaries from
. ?, _ ? ?- '? - ?
overseas will join with local Con
ference officers In bringing ijope
and Inspiration from the Bible as
well as administrative instruction
to church officers and members in
attendance.
P*c Meianer, pastor of the Haz
elwood and Sylva district states
that his churches will turn out in
full force for the entire week's
meetings.
Rev. Mr. Meisner has pastored
the Hazelwood and Sylva churches
for the past two years and reports
that the decision of the Confer
ence officials to have this year's
Convention in this area has inspir
ed the members of his congrega
tion.
The Convention has been held at
Blue Hidge Assembly. Black Moun
tain, for the past several years.
Highway
1 Record For ?
1955
In Haywood
(TO DATE)
Killed ...: 1
Injured.... 34
Accidents.. 71
Loss.. $28,529
(This Information com
piled from records ei
State Hlfkwi; Patrol.)