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7Iat YEAR NO. 8 16 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JAN. 26, 1956 ~ $3.50 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
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Two-State Group
To Discuss Park
Meeting Slated
For Mid-February
Between Groups
A joint meeting of the North
Carolina Park Commission and
the Tennessee Commission is slav
ed for mid-February to make plan^
for appearing before the House*
sub-committee on appropriations
in behalf of the Great Smokies
and Blue Ridge Parkway.'
William Medford, chairman of
the N. C. Park, Parkway and For
ests Development Commission,
said the Park Committee of the
N. C, Commission would represent
the state at the joint committee
meeting. Medford is chairman of
the Park committee.
Chairman Medford said the com
mission, in their quarterly meet
ing here, voted to support the
Budget Bureau request for funds
for the fiscal year for the Park
and Parkway.
Whether the two-state group
will ask for additional funds for
the development of the two proj
ects will be determined at the
mid-February meeting, Chairman
Medford said. The time and place
of the meeting will be announced
soon, pending a conference with
the Tennessee group.
The North Carolina group,
meeting here, discussed at length
the many phases of development
needed in the Smokies, as well as
the Parkway. They also studied
the proposed program of the Na
tional Park Service of having
every park completed by 1966.
Those on the Park committee
besides chairman Medford are:
John Archer, Franklin; W. R.
Winkler, Boone; Robert I. Press
ley, Asheville; Frank Brown, Cul
lowhee, and Dr. Kellv Bennett,
Bryson City.
Truck Driver
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Suffers Injury
At Lake Logan
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Floyd Brown of Little East Fork,
a Champion employee, suffered a
hand injury while driving a truck
at a construction project above
Lake Logan last week.
Brown reportedly was standing
on the running board of his truck,
backing up to unload material,
when the vehicle suddenly started
; to turn over.
Brown leaped from the truck,
but the door knocked him off bal
ance and threw him back towards
the bed of the vehicle. A portion of
the bed struck his left hand, break
ing all five fingers and also mash
ing the little finger.
He was taken to the Champion
dispensary for treatment and then
was taken to the Memorial Mission
Hospital, where he is still confined
Interest In
Turkish Leaf
On Increase
Roy Crouse, Turkish tobacco spe
cialist for the North Carolina Agri
cultural Extension Service, will be
in Haywood County Tuesday to
talk with farmers interested in
growing Turkish (aromatic) tobac
co- this year.
County Agent Virgil Holloway
said that 15 farmers already have
expressed a desire to grow Turkish
tobacco this .year if their soil is
suitable.
Unlike burley tobacco, the Turk
ish tobacco grows best in poor, thin
soil, he added.
Mr. Holloway said that aromatic
tobacco requires more labor than
burley, but brings growers an aver
age of from $700 to $1,000, and is
not under acreage allotments.
Last year some 311 pounds of
Turkish leaf grown on the A.F.
Freedlander farm at Aliens Creek
brought nearly a dollar a pound
when sold at the Waynesville
Farmers Federation.
The statewise average on Turk
ish tobacco also was almost a dol
lar a pound.
Other farmers who are interested
in going into the production of
aromatic tobacco are asktd to con
tact the county agent's office be
fore Tuesday.
In his stay here, Mr. Crouse will
visit farms and help owners with
the selection of land for growing
Turkish tobacco.
Merchants Name
Nine Directors
For This Year
Nine directors have just been
elected by the Merchants Associa
tion, a division of the Chamber of
Commerce. v
The nine new 'directors, togeth
er with the six carried over from
the last board, will meet soon and
name officers. The officers will
come from the membership of the
board.
Those just elected are: Hye
Sheptowitch, Francis' Massie. Roy
Parkman, Charles Balentlne, Wil
ford Ray, A. D, Harrison, Charlie
Woodard, Stanley Henry and Max
Rogers.
The six who will serve from last
year's board include: Euel Taylor,
W. L. Turner, Cecil Jennings,
Frank Moore, Hugh Massie and
Tommy Curtis.
Ned Tucker is executive secre
tary, of the association, as well as
the Chamber of Commerce.
Division Heads Of C.ofC.
Were Appointed Today
Heads of the divisions of the
Chamber of Commerce were an
nounced today by Richard Brad
ley. president of the organization.
John Carver heads agriculture;
Charles T. McCuiston Is chairman
of the civic and professional
group; Russell Fultz heads the In
dustrial committee and Charlie
Woodard the tourist division.
President Bradley said that the
head of the fifth group of the or
ganization would be the president
of the Merchants Association, due
to be elected at an early meeting
of the newly elected board of di
rectors. ?
The heads of the various groups,
together with the general board of
directors will work out details for
the organization's program for the
coming, year.
The
Weather
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PARTLY CLOUDY
Partly cloudy and cold today
and tomorrow with temperatures
moderating slightly Friday.
' Official Wayneaville tempera
ture as reported by the State Test
Farm: ,
Date Max. Min. Pr
Jan. 23 40 32 .00
Jan. 24 40 28 .23
Jan 23 ... 42 27
Driver Charged
With Failure To
Report Accident
A Canton man has been charged
with failure to report an accident,
Cpl. Pritchard Smith said today,
A 1947 Chevrolet, said by Cpl
Smith, to have been driven by
Clyde John Gibson, Canton, skid
ded about 8:30 Monday on U.S.
19, east of Canton, and rammed
into a bank. The vehicle was dam
aged about $150. the report shows.
There were no injuries.
Gibson lost control of the car
on the slick road, the officer said.
A FAMILIAR SCENE on the Lake Junaluska As
sembly grounds ? the old bell tower near the
auditorium ? presented an unfamiliar appearance
<to summer visitors) beneath three inches of snow
Tuesday morning. In the background is the lake,
which has been frozen over for nearly two weeks
now.
(Mountaineer Photo by Conway)
Study Slated To Increase
Haywood Egg Production
A survey to determine the pro
duction and consumption of eggs
in Haywood County will get under
way here Friday with the arrival of
C. P Libeau. egg marketing spe
cialist from N. C. State College
County Agent Virgil L. Hollo
way said that the survey will,be
made primarily to ascertain how
many eggs Haywood County farm
ers can sell within the county if
eggs are properly produced, grad
ed, and cartoned.
"A tremendous number of dol
lars are now gofng out of the
county to buy eggs, which should
be produced here," the farm agent
asserted.
Mr. Holloway explained that
stores will be contacted to deter
mine how many eggs they sell,
what the peak sales months are.
what merchants feel is a fair profit
on eggs, and whether businessmen
will handle Haywood-produced eggs
if a constant supply is assured.
Farmers also will be contacted
to gauge their sentiments on pro
ducing more eggs.
Mr. Holloway expressed confi
dence that the agricultural Income
of Haywood County can be in
creased substantially if farmers
produce more eggs, grade them
properly, and place them in attrac
tive cartons.
Jaycees Of WNC
To Meet Here
On February 3rd
The Third District meeting of
Jaycees will be held here Saturday.
February 4th, it was announced
today by Elmer Hendricks, presi
dent of the local club.
The meeting will be held in the
Elk's Center, and will feature an
address by the state president,
Hendrix said.
'Attendance Crusade' Of
Methodists Shows Increase
The "Church Attendance Cru
sade" is showing results in the
churches in the Waynesville Dis
trict, Rev. F. C. Smathers, district
superintendent, announced this
morning.
The first report from the
churches showed an increase over
the previous averages. Rev. Mr.
Smathers said the next report is
expected to reveal a greater in
crease.
The Central church of Clyde led
the district in the Crusade, which
began January IS. The church had
had a 66 per cent attendance for
church school, and a 79 per pent
attendance for worship services.
Other churches with high aver
ages included the Dellwood cir
cuit. with a 63 and 61 per cent;
Canton Central 59 and 59 per cent,
'with Morning Star and Crabtree
charges showing 55 oer cent each.
The largest attendance at Sun
day evening youth meetings were
made by Clyde, Canton Central,
Cullowhee. Dellwood, Franklin
circuit, Sylva First and Andrews.
The attendance crusade is based
on enrollment, and covers attend
ance at church school, worship
services, prayer meeting and
Methodist Youth Fellowship.
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Stamey Now Serving
As DAV Commissioner
Charles Hugh Stamey, son of
Mr. and Mlrs. John F. Stamey, of
the Dell wood Road, i# now serv
ing as commissioner of the 11th
District of the Disabled American
Veterans organization in Califor
nia.
He U also chairman of the DAV
departmental newspaper commit
tee.
A graduate of WaynesvlUe
Township High School, he is living
at Ventura, Calif., and working at
a nearby guided-misslle plant.
Property Owners
Hurry In To List
Property For Tax
^The tax listing office was do
ing a rushing business this
morning as tax -payers hurried
in to list their taxes.
The deadline for listing prop
erty for taxes is January 31. A
penalty is added when a person
fails to list on time.
11 WNC Men On
State Travel
Council Board
Eleven Western North Carolina
men have been named directors of
the new State Travel Council. In
addition to the Wn directors. Beek
man Huger. Canton, is a vice presi
dent.
The 11 men who will serve on
the board of 50 directors, includes:
W. Curtis Russ, Waynesville; Dr.
Kelly Bennett. Bryson City; Charles
M. Douglas. Brevard; John Parris,
Cherokee; Ralph Winkler, Boone.
O. A. Fetch. Fontana Dam. Nor
man Gerig. Chimney Rock. Harry
Buchannan, Hendersonville. Mau
rice Puckett and W. Douglas
Kouns. Asheville.
The council was formed at the
recommendation of Governor
Hddges.
The president is E. L. Washburn,
Rocky Mount.
Opening Of New Water Line
Will Affect Water Heaters
Owners of water heaters in the
Aliens Creek area and on High
way l#A-23tfrom Browning Branch
to the Dayton Rubber Co. have
been advised that water pressure
into their homes will be Increased,
starting at 8 a.m. February 1, by
the opening of a new water line.
G. C. Ferguson. Waynesvllle
town manager, said that settings
will have to be increased on heat
er-water release valves because
water pressure in the Aliens Creek
area will be increased to 125 or 125
pounds per square inch, i
The change in letting! must be
made in order to prevent over
flow of water from heaters, he
added.
Mr. Ferguson Mid that the new
line is a 1.000-foot extension of
previous linef In the area, and
was completed two months ago at
a coat of $2,900. It was Installed to
give some 100 families better wat
er flow and to provide greater
pressure for better lire protection,
flow of water in'their homes, and
to provide increased pressure in
water mains to afford better fire
protection.
Chest X-Ray Survey
Planned For June J
Another chest X-ray survey to detect tuberculosis will be held
in Haywood County again this June and once each year between
now and 1959.
Formerly surveys were held only once each several years, but
are now being held yearly because of the high incidence of TB in
the county. Last year there were 31 new "cases of tuberculosis in
Haywood reported to the Health Department.
Plans for the X-ray survey were discussed Wednesday at the
Health Center at a joint meeting of the Canton, Waynesville and
Clyde TB committees.
Tentative plans call for Canton and Waynesville each to con
tribute $400 toward expenses for the survey and aiiother $200 apiece
for films for "follow-up1' work after the survey. Clyde will give $100
for expenses.
Two units will be in Haywood County to Uke the free chest
X-rays.<
Funds to be used will be those raised in the county during the
annual sale of Christmas seals.
Board Pushing Three School
Projects; Clyde Job Ready
New Site Being
Sought For New
Pigeon St. Unit
Construction work of converting
the old Clyde gym into a vocation
al shop and classrooms is expected
to begin within a few days. Law
rence Leatherwood, county super
intendent of Education said today.
The bids were submitted by con
tractors at the time expansion proj
ects for East Waynesville and Haz
elwood were put up for bids. The
board did not have the money for
the Clyde project until the recent
allocation of state funds, which
were approved for the conversion
work.
Supt. Leatherwood said the con
version of the old gym. plus equip
ment. would cost slightly over $23 -
000. Jerry Liner has the general
contract; Martin Electric the elec
trical work, Dover Plumbing Com
pany the plumbing and Harry Hy
att. heating.
The formal contracts are now in
the hands of the bidders for their
signatures. Supt. Leatherwood said.
Work on two other projects are
moving (dong, the school official
announced.
Plans for the addition to the
Cruso school are being completed,
and Supt. Leatherwood said he
hoped that actual construction
could begin by April 1. This would
depend upon favorable weather, he
pointed out.
Henry Foy, architect, is complet
ing the plans which call for the ad
dition of a cafeteria, new kitchen
and new heating plant. The cost of
(See Schools?Page 8)
3 Waynesville
Men To Attend
Lions Conference
Three members of the Waynes
ville Lions Club will attend a mid
winter conference of Districts 31-A
and 31-B of North Carolina Lions
at Hickory Saturday.
Going from here will be Law
rence B. Leatherwood, district gov
ernor of 31-A; Ernest Edwards,
president of the Waynesville Lions
Club, and Harry Whisenhunt, dis
trict secretary.
Among the speakers will be Jack
Stickley of Charlotte, first vice
president of Lions International.
The conference will open with
registration at 10 a m. Saturday at
the Hickory Community Center and
continue through the day, ending
with a hickory barbecue Saturday
evening.
Jaycees To Sell Business
Development Stock 01 N.C.
Stock in the North Carolina
Business Development Corporation
will go on sale here Friday accord
ing to an announcement made by
Elmer Hendrix, president of the
local Junior Chamber of Com
merce. Funds derived from the
sale of stock will help develop
new industry in the State of
North Carolina. V
Adopted by the North Carolina
Jaycee Executive Board last week
in High Point, the Jaycees
throughout the State have agreed
to sell some $200,000 of stock in
the Corporation. To date, more
than $800,000 of the $1,000,000 of
stock authorized by the state char
ter has been sold by Governor
Hodges anl his staff. Capus Way
nick of High Point is overall head
of the plan.
Hendrix said plans were to sell
at least 50 shares in the county
at $10 per share. Several citizens
here have already purchased 20
shares or more, Hendrix explained.
Among those already making
purchases include: J. A. Prevost,
Senator William Medford, Charles
E Ray. N. J. Tucker and Jonathan
Woody.
According to W. R Henderson,
past state Jaycee President and
(See Jaycees?Pare 8)
Employment
Benefits Law
Is Explained
Twenty area employers with be
tween four and seven persons on
their payroll attended a meeting at
the Town Hall Tuesday to hear an
explanation of the new amendment
to state law which broadens the
coverage of the unemployment
compensation act.
The meeting was sponsored by
the Waynesville office of the N. C.
Employment Security Commission.
Principal speakers were Steve
Carlisle of Hendersonville, field
representative for the ESC. who
discussed the new law, and Maurice
Williams of Waynesville, claims
deputy, who explained claims pro
cedures.
To conform with a previously
passed federal law. North Carolina
(See Employment?Page 8)
Canton Boy
In Critical
Condition
Six-year-old Ronnie Medford
was in a critical condition, and
still unconscious at noon today,
suffering from a sfvere head in
jury which he sustained late
Wednesday near his home in Can
ton Ronnie was struck by a truck
about 4 p.m.
Ronnie is a patient at the Mis
sion Hospital, where he was sent
to a brain specialist, after receiv
ing first aid from Dr. Roy Moore.
The accident happened on Pis
gah Drive near the intersection of
Wesley Street, according to the
police report.
Chief W. N. Stroup said no
charges have been made against
Paul Sorrels, of the Thickety sec
tion, alleged driver of the vehicle,
pending the outcome of the lad's
injuries.
Policemen George Rogers and
Homer Thompson made the inves
tigation.
Besides the severe cut on the
left side of the head, Ronnie lost
the end of his third finger on the
left hand in the accident.
He is the son of Mr and Mrs
Boyce Medford, of Wesley Street.
Clyde Now
Putting Up
Street Signs
Work is now under way on the
erection of 16 street markers in
Clyde, it was announced today.
Double markers will be erected
at Mulberry and Depot, Mulberry
and Maple, Charles and Maple,
and Main and Maple.
Single markers will be put up
at three places on Main, Charles,
and Mulberry streets and on
single locations on Morgan, Levi,
and Brookside streets.
The signs are seven feet high,
constructed of metal with black
letters on a white background.
Posts wil Ibe set in concrete.
The marking of streets will cost
about $200. Funds for the project
were obtained from fines and
costs assessed in Clyde's police
court.
Doors. Desks Of
Post Office In
Canton Whittled
Whittlers have been trying out
their knives on the new post of
, fice doors at Canton, and also the
desks in the lobby, it was pointed
out by acting Postmaster C. W.
Burrell.
The postmaster cited that dam
age to post ^office property is a
violation of postal laws.
Postmaster Burrell also said that
unless the practice is stopped, the
lobby will likely be locked from
6:30 p.m. until 6:30 a.m. He hates
to be forced to take this drastic
step, because of inconvenience to
holders of boxes, he said.
GOING TO NEW YORK
Mr. and Mrs. Hye Sheptowitch
are leaving Friday for New York
where they will purchase spring
and summer merchandise for
Sheppe's of Waynesville.
Clyde Baptists To Open
New Building This Sunday
On Sunday the congregation of
the First Baptist Church of Clyde,
will use for the first time their
new educational building. Con
structed at a cost of $05,000.00.
the one story brick structure is
complete except for some finish
work. The building has some' 40
rooms, including complete depart
ments and facilities for ail age
groups.
The building fund campaign be
gan on November 7, 1954. On that
Sunday S0.3MJO in cash was rais
ed, and up to-tlfe present the con
gregation has given a total of near
ly $28,000 for the building and
equipment, over and above the reg
ular budget of the church. Ground
breaking for the building was on
ApriL24, 1955.
An expanded organization for the
Sunday School and Training Union
has been set up to go with the
larger facilities offered. The Sun
day School has increased from 18
classes and 24 officers and teachers
to nine departments and 25 classes,
under the leadership of 58 officers
and teachers.
Inr keeping with the design of
the new building, the front of the
present auditorium is scheduled
for Immediate renovation. The
church grounds will be landscaped
in the early Spring.
VvTHS Musicians To Play
In All-State Groups
Six members of the Waynesville
Township# High School orchestra
accompanied by Director Charles
Isley, left this morning for East
ern Carolina College at Greenville
where they will perform with the
124-piece North Carolina All-State
Orchestra.
A second group of fifteen WTHS
musicians will leave tomorrow
morning for Western Carolina Col
lege at Cullowhee accompanied by
Robert Campbell, assistant music
director. Of this group, ten previ
ously selected students will play
with the western section of the
North Carolina All-State Band and
the other six will play vaith a work
shop band.
Making the trip to Greenville
were Agnes Jane Roberson, Dale
Rogers. Bette Liner, and Janet Mil
ner, violins; and Phyllis Ruff and
Beverly Teague, viola.
The All-State Orchestra, compos
ed of musicians from 14 state high
schools, will rehearse Friday, Sat
urday, and Sunday, and will give
a concert Sunday afternoon. Guest
conductor will be Nathan Gotts
chalk, professor of music at Ober
lin College in Ohio,
Performing in the All-State Band
will be Eddie Damour and Betty
Barber, flute; Mary Ann Fisher and
Gary Evans, saxophone; Joe Jack
McEvoy, oboe; Bruce Clark and
Leon Turner, trumpet; Ben Sloan.
Jr.. cornet;- Sam Lane, bass horn;
and Phyllis Davis, percussion.
This group will rehearse with
musicians from other western
North Carolina schools and will
give a performance at Hoey Audi
torium at Cullowhee,, Saturday
night at 7:30 o'clock. Paul Bryan,
(See Band?Page 8)
Highway
Record For
1956
In Haywood
(TO DATE)
Killed....'.: 0
(1958 ? ?)
Injured ? ? ?? 6
(1955 ? 5)
Accidents... 22
(1955 ? 18)
Loss ... $7,780
(1955 ? 95.199)
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