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IK?? The Waynesville Mountaineer ! Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains Natioaal Park a g EAR NO. ?0 20 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILLE. N. C.. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 28, 1955 , $3.50 In Advance In lldpwood and Jackson Countiti P BEETS at the WaynesviUe Cannery igh school are Mrs. Otis Burgin (left) Sam Carswell. Cans move through a _ -- 1 ? ??W-- ' - j tunnel under steam heat and reach the far end at the boiling point. (See other pictures and story, Page 1. Section 2. (Mountaineer Photo). Imty-Wide U nited F und n Will Be Discussed ?t Tour Returning From With 104 Temperature! H c. medford H> The Mountaineer) K.LE. Ind.?The 12th ^Lnty Farm Tour group H morning shortly after Hie 423-mile trip back ^^^^B last lap of the 3,500 ^kich has taken them ^^^B change in time and I H group will arrive at Hout 8:30 for the regu Hlon feast. Instead of, H- planned time of 7:30. Hit of the trip was Hith former president Hian in Kansas City Hnorning. The break Heduled for 6 a.m. but Hsing ex-president was ^^^^br chief executive was ^^^^ky Bob Francis, and ^^^Hlly received. ^^^Bn made a short speech. ^^Hf his talk devoted to ^^^H(ie group to the,mid HBhid he did not aspire ?president again, but was ^Hpn administration that ^^Hftore favorable to the ?jHttle was critical of the ^^^Riecretary of Agricul was delayed in get l^^^p-om Kansas City be ^^^Hne wanted their pic ^^^Bith Mr. Truman. ^^^Htour experienced heat ^^^Hes when it rolled into lunch Tuesday, and ^^^^bsday. Through Mis ^^^kmperature Thursday Hi better, as the group ^?rds the cool moun j^^^Hie. Hie temperature rang t^^Hd 80's. B was more than an Binto Evansville Wed H The original delay ^bnsas City, plus get B^rong road, put the Hr an hour late. Hone agrees that this H one of the outstand Ri Tour?Page 8) Bken in hospital H. P. McCracken of is at Bowman H in Winston-Salem I been a patient since His son-in-law and Band Mrs. Paul Fran Heft today to be with Draft Board Classifies 10 i County Men The following draft classifica tions were made by Selective Ser vice Board 45 at a meeting this week: ? Class 1-A (available for induc tion* ? Richard M. Barker, Bobby Reed Mease, Jack Shuford Finger, Hilliard Ervin Grasty. Class 1-C (reserve* ? Larry Eugene Scruggs. Charles Marvin Clark, James Marvin Ledford, William Ernest Lankford. Class 4-F (rejected) ? William I Ellis Parris, Jr., Floyd Lec Steven ! son. The board also reveiwed the ' files of 37 class 3-A men (fathers) whose status is unchanged. The next board meeting will be held August 3 at 0:30 a.m. Farm Bureau Directors Meet Monday The board of directors of the Haywood County Farm Bureau will .meet at 8 p.m. in the county agent's office at the courthouse. Among business to be discussed will be plans for the Farm Bureau fall membership enrollment, the organization's annual picnic, and another phase of a Farm Bureau service program, which will go in to effect September 1. Also scheduled are reports from delegates to the recent Southeast ern training school in New Or leans. Joe Boone, president of the county Farm Bureau; Mrs. Quay Medford, secretary-treasurer of the county group and secretary of the state women's organization, and Oral L. Yates, field represen tative. The annual Farm Bureau picnic will be held Saturday, August 27, at Camp Schaub from 4:30 until 9:30 p.m. Dr. Brice Ratchford, as sistant director of extension at N. C. State College will be the princi pal speaker. Charles B. McCrary of Fines Creek will be the program chairman. RUSSELL REUNION The annual Russell Family Re union will be held Sunday, Aug ust 7, at the Pink Beds. Walter Russell, president of the family group, will be in charge. The event will begin at 10 a.m. and continue all day. MISS HOWELL REMAINS IN HOSPITAL Miss Evonia Howell remains a patient in the Haywood County Hospital where she has been for the past two weeks. Her condition is reported to be much improved. A public hearing on the possible organization of a United Fund or ganization in the Waynesville area will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the courthouse. If the plan appears to meet the approval of the representatives of various organizations present, of ficers and a board of directors for a United Fund will be named at the meeting Monday night. Among the speakers will be J. \V. Wood, field director of the Carolinas United Fund; Don Gil more, a leader in the UF move ment in Western North Carolina, and two other individuals not yet named An invitation to attend the meeting is being sent to civic club members of civic clubs, service organizations, CDP groups, and industries, but the session is open to the general public. Canton has had a United Fund for three years and one has just been organized at Brevard. Hen dersonville and Asheville also have UF groups. With the motto of "All Begs in One Askit", United Fund conducts one drive a year to benefit all charities ? replacing the series of fund-raising campaigns which go on throughout the year. The United Fund, however, would not affect activities in (See United Fund?Page 8) John Parris To Give Lecture On Folklore Friday John Parris, foremost authority on the folklore of the Western Carolina mountains, will give a "story-telling" evening in Waynes ville Friday night at 8 p.m. at Cen tral Elementary School. Few men know the mountain legends and Cherokee Indians, their history and lore, as does the director of public relations of the Cherokee Historical Association and author. Since childhood Parris has col lected both written and spoken material, handed down from gene ration to generation, about the mountain people. He has amassed probably the largest library of such material in existence, and because of his familiarity with both it and (See John Parris?Page 8) I l.r-lt vr HOT I less and quite warm scattered afternoon g thundershowers Friday. ynesvillc tempera d by the State Test Max. Min Pr. 83 63 .04 86 62 ..... . , JOHN PARRIS, well known writer and author of folklore, will be the speaker at the civic concert series here Friday eve ning. 8 p.m.. Central Elementary School. ? ?? ? Buchanan Today Asks State Commission To Expedite Federal Bureau Decision Of Making Pigeon River Road Part Of Interstate System Slate G&D Board Will | Hold Tall Heel Here The North Carolina Board of Conservation and Development has accepted an invitation from the Waynesvillc Chamber of Com merce and will hold its annual fall meeting here in October. The invitation was extended by the local Chamber at the spring meeting of the Board of Conserva tion and Development at High Point and was accepted by the board at its three-day midsum mer meeting at Morehead City which closed Wednesday. Gov. Hodges told the Board of Conservation and Development at the coastal meeting that some of the facilities at North Carolina's ports and docks are in what he de scribed as "disgraceful condition." The board approved a recom mendation of its committee on wa ter resources that the facilities be improved in an effort to make them more attractive for tourists. Turning his attention to "litter bugs," Hodges said that citizens should cooperate in keeping the highways, parks and other areas free of paper, trash and other ref use. This, he added, is becoming more and more of a problem. The legislature may have to take steps to deal with the prob lem, the governor indicated. 2 Aliens Creek Girls Apparent Victims Of Polio Last week Jean Ann Smith, 6, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert William Smith of Ptftnam St., was taken to Asheville Orthopedic Hos pital, where her illness was diag- ( nosed as polio. This week her sister, Jeanette, 5, was taken to Memorial Mission Hospital, Asheville, also believed to be suffering from polio, but her diagnosis had not been com pleted by noon today. Neither one of the two girls has been in school and neither has re ceived Salk polio inoculation. Fortunately, Jean Ann's case of polio is non-paralytic and she has been given a good chance for re covery. She was termed "doing nicely" today at the Orthopedic Hospital. Waynesville's Cannery Will Be Open Two Days The Waynesville cannery in the rear of the high school will be open each week on Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. until noon until further notice, according to Mrs. Rufus Siler, cannery super visor. The schedule for other county canneries is: Bethel?Wednesday. Crabtree?Wednesday. Fines Creek?Thursday. FOUR WOULD-BE QUEENS ? These college girls are nominees for the 1955 title of "Queen of Junaluska" at the Methodist Summer Assem bly. Left to right: Sylvia Camlin of Lake Juna luska. a junior at Western Carolina College; Alice Ferguson of Nashville, Tenn., a sophomore at MiUsaps College, Jackson. Miss.; Norma Roberts of Canton, a senior at Duke University, and Frances Wannamaker of Pickens, S. C., a sopho more at Columbia (S.C.) College. Summer resi dents and visitors from 20 states will vote Satur day and the queen-elect will be crowned August 13 at the traditional coronation. ((irenell Photo). I 1 Group Is Optimistic Overi Proposed Recreation Plan' 500 Methodist Laymen From Nine Southeastern States Due At Junaluska Tonight Registration For Recreation Vote To Close Friday Registration books for the August 9 recreation board is sue election in Waynesville and li axel wood will close at 5 p.m. Friday in both towns. Waynesville precincts are at the fire station here and at the Aliens Creek School. Hazel wood's voting place is at the town hall. All persons who have resided in Waynesville or llazelwood for 30 days or more is eligible to vote in the election. I. C. Penney To Speak Sunday At Local Church .T. C. Penney, one of America's best known merchants, will speak at the First Methodist Church here Sunday night at 8 p.m. His theme ' will be: "Christian Prin ciples in Business." The noted merchant is being brought here by the Waynesville and Canton Chambers of Com merce. He said, "it is the duty of every Christian layman to build a bridge 1 between the spiritual and his (See J. C. Penney?Page 8) Approximately 500 Methodist laymen of nine Southeastern states are expected to register this after noon at the Lake Junaluska As sembly for their annual summer conference, tonight through Sun day. Many qf the laymen are accom panied by their families, accord ing to advance registration. Num erous ministers visiting this week at the lake plan to attend the lay sessions. J. Carlisle Holler of Columbia, ! S. C., state lay leader and presi ! dent of the Southeastern Jurisdic I tional Methodist Board of Lay Ac i tivities, will preside at conference I business sessions, educational 1 workshops and leadership clinics. ! The guest speaker at tonight's opening meeting at 8 o'clock in the main auditorium will be Dr. ? Houton Cole, president of the State Teacher's- College at Jack sonville, Ala. A reception will fol low at 9 p.m. at Lambuth Inn: Another college president. Dr. (See 500 Methodists?Page 6) An enthusiastic and eflfergetic group of civic, business and "pro fessional leaders Tuesday night, discussed and endorsed the joint $175,000 bond issue fpr recreation wpich is to be voted August 9 by Waynesville and Jlazelwood citi zens The meeting was held in the court room, with Dr. Boyd Owen, chairman of the Recreation Com mission, presiding. Speakers urged that this com munity wait no longer in provid ing adequate recreation for the young people, as well as for those who wanted a place to relax and enjoy the fellowship of friends. Chairman Owen reviewed the history.of the 18-month-old 11-man Recreation Commission, that has been studying the project since the proposed program began in Jan uary 1953. 11c told how the com mission employed Charles M. Graves, recreation engineer of At lanta to make a community-wide survey, and the three cash gifts which financed the survey: $1,000 from Heinz Rollman; $1,000 from Dayton Rubber Company, and $1,200 from the Jaycees. "The master plan is a long-rqngc program, covering frocn 20 to 25 years," Chairman Owen said. "The program will be beneficial to both (See Recreation?Page 8) Haywood Art Exhibition Rescheduled For Aug. 6-14 The county art exhibit to be sponsored by the Waynesville Chamber of Commerce has been rescheduled for August 6-14, ac cording to Mrs. Grace Stamey, who is in charge of arrangements. The event was originally planned this month, but had to be post poned when the proposed site for the exhibit on Main St. was sold. Present or past residents of Hay wood County, summer residents; or tourists may enter exhibits. How ever, artists must be over 16 years of age. Rules for the civic event are: A. Exhibits will be confined to the following classes: 1. Original paintings in all media (oil*, water colors, and pastels). Exhibits In this class will be limit ed to three entries per artist. 2. Prints?no limit. 3. Heraldry. 4. Family portraits by contem porary artists. Limited to one portrait per family. 5. Hooked rugs. B. Exhibits must be brought to the exhibit hall on August 1. 2. and 3, between the hours of 2 and (See Art Exhibit?Page 6) J. C. PENNEY, nationally known merchant, will be the speaker at the First Methodist church here Sunday evening, 8 p.m. Commissioner Of 14th District Is Pushing Project (Special to The Mountaineer) KALE1GH ?Commissioner Har ry Buchanan today asked the Sfcte Highway Commission to take action toward expediting the formal ap proval of the Bureau of Public Koads to include the Pigeon River ttoad as part of the interstate sys tem. This was a regular meeting >f the state commission. Commissioner Buchanan spent the first five days in Washington attending a directors meeting of the American Automobile Associa lioa. The highway commissions of North Carolina and Tennessee have formally requested the Pigeon River link to be a part of the interstate system. Commissioner Buchanan said that the "death" of the Federal Highway bill In the House Wed nesday will mean a limited amount of funds available for the program but he was in hopes that federal and state funds already on hand would make it possible to get ad ditional construction of the pro ject under way before long. Six miles have been graded. "I learned in Washington, after the House killed the bill, that plans are already under foot to intro duce a new bill when Congress convenes in January. The new bill will not have some of the objec tionable features which members of Coqgress found in the current bill. We feel that the new bill will be passed, mokjng funds avail able by July first of next year." the 14th district commissioner -said An Associated Press dispatch from Washington said that a spokesman for the Bureau of Pub lic Roads made the statement that the Pigeon River Road project had already been discussed in some meetings. The same spokesman said that it might take two months to get approval on the Pigeon Road project. It was this statement 'hat prompted Commissioner Buchanan today to ask the North Carolina Commission to take steps to "ex pedite" the federal decision. Commissioner Buchanan said the question of only 2.400 miles left for interstate roads was misleadfcig iu that it means urban connections. In his statement to an Associated Press reporter in Washington, missioner Buchanan pointed out (See Pigeon River Road?Page S> THE REINERTSONS PLAN TRIP ABROAD Mr. and Mrs. Joe Reinertson and their son. Bruce, and Mr. Ueinert son's brother-in-law. Harry Rees. will leave Sunday for New York where they will take a plane on August 2 for London, England. They will make a month's tour of England, the Scandanavian coun tries, Belgium, and Holland. County 4-H Judging Teams Place Second At Raleigh Haywood Cbu'nty's 4-H Club live stock judging team and its dairy judging team both placed second in competition- with other 4-H teams from throughout North Carolina at the annual 4-H Club Week program at Raleigh Monday. In livestock, the Haywood team ??massed 1130 points out of a pos sible i.450. The winning team was [ Wilson County with 1,147 points. In dairy judging, the Haywood | countians scored 1.512 points out' of a possible 1.800. In first place was Cleveland County with 1,577 points. s Members of the livestock team are Veriin Edwards of Maggie, who was fourth highest in the state with 302 points out of 450; Ncal Kelly of Bethel, and Jerry i and James Ferguson of Fines Creek. Members of the dairy team are George Kirkpatrick. of Crabtree Iron Duff, who was seventh in the state with 522 out of 622 points; Tom Garrett of Saunook. and Tom my Davis and Arnold Phillips of White Oak. Coach of the two teams is Cecil Brown, assistant farm agent.. As one of the four tgp teams in the state the Haywood County 4-H members will go to Raleigh again to compete in their events during state fair week in October. The judging squads also appear ed on a television program from Raleigh Monday. Friday Afternoon At 5 Is The Last Day To Register For Bond Election 9 k . ?* 4 Highway Record For , 1955 In Haywood (TO DATE) Killed .... 1 Injured ... 59 Accidents 110 Loss.. $43,721 (This Information com piled from recerdi of State Highway Patrol.)
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