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I Before
lourt
?gfBHvUlt lawyers lel't
I to argue the Central
I School property case
ft state supreme court
ftrgan is appearing for I
ft) Waynesville. who ap- '
lease from the decision
ft)an K. Moore several
Brands and F. E. Alley.
Hearing for the Haywood
ftrd of Education, who
ftig ownership of the
I is the outgrowth of a
I of 1953 by the Gen
B>ly which provided that
Luare of property go to
B>f Waynesville for rec
Irposes, and a portion
? Library building when
ft finished using the
Ir school purposes,
ftd of Education brought
ftid Judge Moore decid
ftre the rightful owners
ft are that the property
I about $40,000 on the
I market today.
> Sought
>d Cross
? ,
ood Areas
f $350 is being sought in
iville area by the Ameri
;ross for the relief of
ns in several Northeast
am asking the Waynes
Cross to raise that a
been received by Mrs. j
att, chapter chairman,
>d E. Harriman, national
?f the Red Cross,
in 150 perished, thous
tnade homeless, and
inning into millions of
ilted from the torrential
sd by Hurricane Diane
i month.
tions are to be given or
Miss Edna Summerrow,
lasurer, at the First Na
i of Waynesville.
New Facilities
In Use At Number
Haywood Schools
According to early estimates, the
opening of Haywood County
schools today was expected to show
an increase in enrollment of ap
proximately 4 per cent or 150 stu
dents.
Superintendent of county
schools Lawrence B. Leatherwood,
estimated that some 6.650 young
sters will be in county system
schools, while another 2.900 was
foreseen in attendance at Canton
district schools, according to Sup
erintendent Rowe Henry.
Schools in the county were open
today only until noon, but ill be
in session all day. starting Tuesday.
Canton district schools are sched
uled to open Tuesday.
With the re-opening of the
schools, a number of new facilities
went into use for the first time, in
cluding new classrooms at East
Waynesville. new classrooms and
heating plant at Hazelwood. a gym
and lunchroom at Crabtree-Iron
Dull,a lunchroom at Fines Creek,
and the new junior* high school
building in Canton.
All these have been completed
since the close of school In May
as a part of the county's $2,000,000
bond issue, approved in J951.
The Haywood district staff in
cludes H. H. Bowles, superintend
(See Schools?Page 2)
'Siamese' Cucumber
Now On Display Here
Latest entrant in the Haywood
County "Siamese crop" derby
comes from Carl Palmer, whose
double encumber is now in display
lr. The Mountaineer office.
One of the cucumbers is 715
inches long; the other is 7. They
are joined at the top.
Mr. Palmer has had three other
"twins" this year in his cucumber
crop.
Clyde Lions Club
Hears Patrol Officer
Lt. H. C. Johnson, executive of
ficer of Troop E of the State
Highway Patrol, spoke on "High
way Safety" at a meeting of the
Clyde Lions Club Friday night at
the Central Methodist Church in
Clyde.
Lt. Johnson, whose headquar
ters are in Asheville, has super
vision over state patrolmen in 22
Western North Carolina counties.
Attended 16th Annual
. Meeting Here Saturday
>0 attended the 16th an
ting of the Haywood
lembership Corporation
t the High School here
ive reports featured the
kith entertainment fea
ing throughout the pro
he election, 11 directors
nated and elected. The
meet within a few days
ifficers, it was explained.
;ted Saturday included
laywood, as follows: Ira
n. Cruso; M. M. Kirk
nes Creek; Roy B. Med
lent, of Iron Duff; Jack
iverdam; Walker Brow n,
treasurer, of Pigeon;
icrne, Clyde: C. W. Lon
Wiley Brendele, Bun
It. Fisher, Macon; Blaine
Jackson County, and
of Transvlvania county.
K. Cathey of route two,
led the electric range,
other prizes, valued at
were given away,
nancial reports, the co
lid $239,137 in business
?nd now have 879 miles
of energized lines in seven coun
ties, serving 4,124 members. The
report showed the cooperative's
assets at $1,848,804.
R. C. Sheffield is cooperative
manager, and was master of cere
monies at the annual meeting.
>nny and warm Monday
v.
temperature
b* th* State Test Farm:
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SUMMER VACATION FUN ended today for
some 6.650 Haywood County students including
Stevie McCarroll and Bobby Walker. Little
League players, who gaze longingly at bats and
cloves while school bells ring. Stevie Is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. II. P. MrCarroIl and Bobby is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Walker.
(Mountaineer Photo).
I
Patrolman
Gets Former
Prisoners
Speeding down highway 19-23 j
Friday night might be the means j
of sending a South Carolinian |
back to the penitentiary. A war- i
rant arrived here today to hold
tlie man for South Carolina author
ities.
Three patrolmen. Cpl. Pritchard
Smith, Patrolman Harold Dayton
and Patrolman V. E. Bryson 'were
operating the speed watch at Jones
Cove Road Friday night when a
car went bv at 66 miles an hour.
Cpl. Smith went' after the ve
hicle, and as he neared, he saw
three men in the front seat of the
1955 Ford. As the Patrolman flash
ed his light and turned on his
siren to stop the car, the man on
the right hurriedly reached under
the seat of the car in a suspicious
manner.
Instead of going to the driver,
Cpl. Smith went to the right of
the stopped car and found the
man had a loaded pistol in the
floor of the car.
He took the gun, and then he
saw the driver had a loaded pistol
in his hand. He confiscated that
one. He looked into the glove com
partment, and there was the third
loaded pistol, and back of the
man in the middle was the fourth
loaded pistol. In the car was also
(See Patrolman?Page 2)
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Driver's License Office
To Close Labor Day
The driver's examining office in
I he basement of ttie courthouse
will be closed for Labor Day. Mon- !
day, September 5, it has been an
nounced.
The office will be open the foW
lowing day, Tuesday, September 6.
Court Rules Violators,
Not Preacher, To Pay
Justice of the Peace J- J. Fer
guson of Waynesvilie has ruled
that a preacher call go only so
far and no further in promoting
the principles set forth in the
Golden Rule.
It all began in heavy traffic
on Soco Gap when two motor- '
ryle riders, in a playful mood, be
gan weaving through the long .
line of ears?at times going too
slow and at other times too fast.
Noting the antics of the two
men and realizing the potential
danger of their actions, a Hay
wood County minister reported
them to State Patrol Sgt. T. A.
Sandlin of Bryson City, who later ;
j arrested the cycle riders.
Brought before Mr. Ferguson
here, the two men were fined
$10 and costs of $6.7$ on charges
of reckless driving.
After the sentence was passed.
the preacher stepped up and
told Mr. Ferguson: "I do not
have anything against these men.
My actions were prompted in a
sense of safety for them and oth
ers. I would like to pay the fine
of one of them."
The Justice of the peace ruled.'
however, that the two?Charles
? B. Barnwell and Roy Robert
Kirk, both of Spruce Pine ?
would have to make provisions
to meet the fine themselves
since they were being punished
for reckless driving.
The boys did not have enough
money to meet their fines, but at
the last moment another good
samaritan. not identified, came
through to pay the fines and
costs, permitting the release of
the two and their return to
Spruce Pine.
Sheriff Campbell Looking
For Ornery Cattle Rustlers
New Fire Truck
Unloaded Today
The new 811,500 tire truck for
Waynesville has arrived, and was
unloaded early this afternoon.
A factory man came here
to supervise the unloading and :
give the firemen a demonstration |
ot the operation of the large and i
modern unit, Felix Stovatl, fire
chief said.
The new truck is known as a
500-gallon pumper, and carries
with it the latest extra pieces of
equipment for fire fighters.
The traditional bugaboo of sher
iffs on the rangclands out west ?
cattle rustling ? is currently the
concern of Sheriff Campbell of
Haywood County.
The sheriff reported today that
three head of young cattle stolen
from three residents of Pigeon
community were stolen and sold to
a "pinhooker" at Asheville Fri
day.
The cattle ? purebred Guern
seys ? were owned by Clifford
Scruggs, a Mrs. Smathers and a
Mrs. Shumolis, the sheriff disclos
ed.
A reward of $50 has been offer
ed for information leading to the
arrest and conviction of any rust
lers, Mr. Campbell said.
ALL SIX of the directors from Haywood were
re-elected Saturday at the 16th annual meeting
of the Haywood Electric Membership Corpora
tion. Shown here, front row. left to rifht: Walker
Brown. Plfeon. secretary-treasurer, 8 years on
board; IL M. hirkpatrich, CraMrec, 1 years on
board: Ira H. Coeborn of Cruso, 16 years on
board. Bock row: Jack Harris, Bcaverdam. 4 years
on board: Carter Osborne, Clyde, 15 years on
board, and Boy B. Medford, Iron Duff, president,
with 14 years on the board.
tMountaineer Photo).
Hearing On County Farm
Sale Set Thursday At 2
4 Wrecks
Do $1600
In Damages
Four wrecks were reported by
the Highway Patrol over the week
end, with no personal injuries, but
damages amount to $1,600.
A car and a truck collided on
the Hall Top Road, with damcges
amounting to $375 to both vehicles
Cpl. Pritchard Smith said a 1953
Mercury driven by Wm. F.dgar
Messer was damaged about $300
when it collided with a 1940 Chev
rolet truck driven by Gerald Lee
Cogdill, of route 1, Sylva. The
truck was damaged $75, and Cog
dill was charged with driving on
the wrong side of the road.
Sunday at 7:05, a 1953 Chevro
let driven by Betty Arlington,
route 4, Waynesvllle, was damaged
$256 when it collided on a curve
with a 1950 Buick driven by Her
bert Don Allison, route 2, on the
Hillbrook Road in Iron Duff.
Patrolman Harold Dayton, in
vestigating officer, said the Buick
was damaged $300, and the driver
was charged with driving on the
wrong side of the road.
Friday afternoon a gravel truck,
loaded with gravel, turned over
and was damaged about $300 as
Henry Jack Sellars, 17, attempted
to turn off Highway 110 into the
River road. He failed to negotiate
the turn and the vehicle turned
over. Patrolman V. E. Bryson said
Sellars was charged with exceed
ing a safe speed. Tba vehicle was
owned by Plemmons and Hyatt
Company of Canton. Sellars is
from Cruso.
Two motorists were charged
with costs, as their cars collided
near Saunook. Norman Burgess
route one, driving a Ford truck,
turned into his driveway, and was
hit from behind by a Dodge driv
en by Mrs. C. H. Leatherwood, of
Clinton, S. C. The truck was dam
aged about $25 and the Dodge
$350, according to Patrolman Bry
son. Burgess was charged with fail
ing to give a hand signal, and
t Mrs. Leatherwood was charged
with following too close. There
were no injuries.
Young Democrats Will
Meet In Canton Third
Haywood's Young Democrats in
1 a meeting here Friday night, decid
! ed to hold their business session
' Saturday night, Sept. 3, in Canton
I and elect officers.
Joe N. Tate, Jr., is president of
the organization.
Cpl. Pritchard Smith
Instructor For Recruits
Cpl. Pritchard Smith of the
State Highway Patrol left Monday
for Chapel .Hill, where he will be
an instructor at the patrol school
tliis week.
A group of new recruits for the
patrol will begin taking training
this week.
Miss Camlin To
Represent This
Area In Festival
Miss Sylvia Camlin, Lake Juna
luska, has been named to represent
this community at the annual Ap
ple Harvest Festival In Hender
sonvillc. Miss Camlin ^111 be a
candidate for the queen of the fes
tival, and is sponsored by the
Chamber of Commerce here.
She was recently crowned Queen
of Lake Junaluska In a colorful
pageant at the auditorium.
A junior at Western Carolina
Cvldge, she has been a member
of the college May court for two
years, and was Miss Waynesvtlle in
1952, and later that summer was
named Miss Haywood County at
the VFW Festival In Canton. She
was a member of the May Court
ad Queen in the WTIIS May
Dance.
The brown-eyed brunette was a
majorette at WTHS four years, and
is five feet, five. She leaves Tues
day for Hendersonville. where she
will be the guest of the Festival
Committee until Lalpor Day night,
which will conclude the six-day
festival. The annual parade will
be Monday afternoon, and will
feature all the contestants for the
place as queen.
Miss Camlin is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Camlin, of Lake
Junaluska.
MISS SYLVIA ( AMLIN will I
represent this community at the
Apple Harvest Festival in Ilen
dersonvtlle. The Festival begins
Wednesday and continues
through Monday. Sept. 5th.
Board Acts On
Petitions Asking
For The Hearing
The county commissioners in
special session here this morning
set 2 p.m. Thursday for a public
bearing on the proposed sale of
the 140-acre county home farm.
The commissioners were handed
a number of copies of petitions,
which contained about 2,000 names,
according to R. E. Sentelle, attor
ney representing some taxpayers in
seeking the public hearing, and
with the idea of calling off the sale
of the property.
Chairman Faraday Green said
the commission would be glad to
hear anyone about the proposed
sale. "We will listen to what op
ponents of the sale have to say as
well as those who feel that the
property should be sold and the
money applied to the county debt
fund."
Chairman Green said Mr. Sen
telle filed the petitions this morn
ing. Also going before the board
were several who are advocates of
the sale, Chairman Green said, but
no hearing or statements were
made directly relative to the pro
posed sale, either pro or con.
Sentelle said the petitioners rep
resented people from all parts of
the county, and that he expected a
large crowd at the hearing Thurs
day. He did not elaborate as to
what points the petitioners would
present in their plea for the coun
ty to continue owning the 140-acre
farm as the hearing is staged
Thursday.
Two Street
Projects
Surveyed
An engineer has completed map
ping the extension of Wall Street
from East to Pigeon Streets, and
for widening Montgomery Street
t'/o blocks.
G. C. Ferguson, town manager,
said engineer Reagan had made
I lie surveys and the maps would
probably be back sometime this
va ek for the board of aldermen to
study.
The maps will show the proper
ty over which the two proposed
street protects would crosa. The
board has under consideration
I both projects, but no decision has
been made as to which one will be
I started first.
Mile High Overlook Photo
Is Featured In 'Time' Ad
A picture of lfrile High Overlook
on the Blue Ridge Parkway is
featured in t an advertisement on
the Great Smoky Mountains in the
August 15 issue of Time magazine.
Headlined "The Great Smokies
. . . WTiere Trees and Men Grow
Tell," the text of the ad reads:
"In Great Smoky Mountains Na
tional Park, high on the North
Carolina-Tennessee border, you'll
see the loftiest peaks In the Kast,
majestic reminders of an America
that used to be.
"Known for its superb scenery
arid mugnificant flowering, it is
the culminating point of the Ap
palachian Mountain system and
our most visited national park.
Its 700 square miles boast almost
ts many species of trees as are
found in all of Europe. Ideal cli
mate and soil have produced giant
plant specimens ? rhododendrons
over 30 feet high and grape vine
stems five feet in circumference.
"The land has spawned giants
among mdh as well. Here you'll
find the ancient dwellings of the
mountain people ? the independ
ent, self-reliant breed that left
' U?e Old Vkwld seeking freedom
and found it in the Appalachians.
F/om this pioneer stock descended
great figures in America's history
? Davy Crockett and Daniel
Boone, John Calhoun, Andy Jack
son, Sam Houston and Abe Lin
coln.
"Other mountains may provide
greater peaks . . . but none has
supplied greater men."
The Time ad is sponsored by the
Sinclair Oil Corporation.
Canton District Schools
Open At Nine On Tuesday
Lake Pool Will
Be Open Until
After Labor Day
The swimming pool and shuf
) fie boards at Lake Junaluska
will remain open until after
I Labor Day, Supt. James W, Fow
I ler, Jr., said today.
The formal program at the
1 auditorium ended Sunday night,
but the recreation facilities will
continue to be open for the pub
lic until after Labor Day.
Tank Company Returns
J From Summer Camp
Personnel of Waynesvllle's Tank
I Company, 120th Infantry, North {
1 Carolina National Guard, returned
.here Sunday afternoon after ,wo;
i weeks of training at Camp Stewart.
Ga.. near Savannah.
Also baek In their home armory |
were men of the 30th Signal Com-1
puny of Canton, who trained this
year with other divisional units at
Fort Bragg. I
About 2.800 students in the
Canton School District will report
for school at 9 a.m. Tuesday, ac
cording to Rowe Henry, superin
iindent. Tuesday will be a three
hour session, with adjournment at
noon. Classes will go on regular
schedule Wednesday, starting at
8 45 and ending at 3, the superin
tendent announced.
The principals and janitors met
Lest week at the school for detail
ed plans of the year's program.
This afternoon at 3 p.m. the teach- '
ers of the district met at tho
North Canton school.
The new junior high building is
ready for classroom work, and all
seventh grades In the district have
been moved to that building, which
is nearing completion. W. L. Bark
by is principal of the new unit,
which was built as a part of the
(See Canton Schools?Page 5)
Annual Labor Day Issue
To Be Published Thursday
The annual Labdr Day edition of The Mountaineer
will be published Thursday. This edition has become one
of the most interesting editions published during the year.
Special plans have been made to make this year's
issue even more outstanding than those of the past.
A number of special features will be carried in the
issue Thursday.
The Mountaineer will be published on Labor Day as
usual. .
Highway
Record For
1955
In Haywood
(TO DATE)
Killed 1
, (1*54 ? 2)
Injured.... 69
(1V54 ? 24)
Accidents 126
Loss ? ? $52,016
(This information com
piled from records el
State Hirhway Patrol.)
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