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1 ^" ' ? ? ? 1 ? *\ The Wvynesyille Mountaineer ? News All The Time. Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At T he Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park D a ? D D 7 . t . - ~ WAYNESVILLE, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEB. 13, 1956 *3.50 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties 71st YEAR NO. 13 12 PAGES Associated Press " . Polio Immunization To Open Wednesday ? 11 Salk Vaccine Available At Health Center F ' Immunization of persons under 20 years of age' and expectant mothers with Salk polio vaccine will begin at the Haywood County Health Center Wednesday -in an effort to reach as many people as possible before the polio season starts this summer It has been estimated that there are approximately 18.000 persons eligible for the shots in Haywood County. Of this total, 5,000 children are classified in the pre-school group, 9,000 in school, and 4,000 young persons between the ages of 18 and 20. At school clinics last fall and this spring, 1,882 students receiv ed their first doses and 1,600 their second shots Since vaccine was madl avail able to private physicians, Hay wood County doctors have given 1,082 polio vaccine shots in their offices. This number includes 23 shots given free of charge. Miss Dorothy Whisenhunt, rec ords clerk at the Health Center, said that there were six polio cases in Haywood County last year, but none involved children who had polio shots. One person afflicted was a 25-year-old women; one a 14-year-old boy, and the rest were under 10 years og age. Present recommendations are that the second Salk immunization be given from fou&to six weeks after the first shot^nd the third in from seven to nine months af ter the second. Dr. Jonas Salk. developer of the vaccine, has stated that even one shot affords some measure of protection , The Health Center has enough vaccine on hand at present for 100 shots and expects to recolvo enough for 900 more in the near future The Health Center was sent vac cine for 1,400 shots last fall by the State Board of Health to be used for the immunization program in Haywood County However, nurses at the center were Instructed not to give the shots here and the vac cine later had to be returned to the state for use in counties where the shots were in great demand. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Truitt and two children, Babs and Buddy, who have been making their home on Walnut Street, moved to Hickory last week. Mr. Truitt is with the Metropolitan Insurance Co. Mrs. Truitt has been employed as a nurse with Champion Fibre Co. Ground-Hog Day, Valentine Day, Take Your Choice For those who hold with Ground-Hoc Day on February 14, tomorrow is the day. No complaints were registered on the 2nd, however, a day of snow, sleet, and rain?when it was presumed the old weather profit was glad to stay in his hole and wait for an early spring. Could be. those who are still undecided on The Day, were glad to decide in favor of the 2nd and leave the 14th for sending Valen tines, a custom over w^ich there is no controversy. Three Hurt In Weekend Accidents Three persons were injured in two of four traffic accidents in- ' vestigated in Haywood County dur ing the weekend by the State High way Patrol. Ray Conard, 12, of Route 4, Way nesville. suffered the loss of'sev eral teeth when the 1940 Ford in which he was riding, driven by his brother. Junior Conard, collided on the White Oak road Sunday with a 1951 Chevrolet driven by Elmer Gene Hembree, Route 1, Waynesvllle. Hembree was charged with driv ing on the wrong side of the high way by Patrolman W. R. Wooten. Damage to both cars was esti mated at $125 each. Mrs. John W. Soesbee of Ashe ville suffered head cuts and Dal Watson Warren of Canton sustain ed facial cuts and a leg Injury at 7 a.m. today when a 1950 Ford driven bf Warren collided with a 1953 Mercury driven by Mrs. Soes bee's husband at the Intersection of the four-lane highway and the road leading to radio station WW1T in Canton. Patrolman V. E> Bryson charged Warren, who was entering the high way, with failure to yield the right of way. Damage to the Warren car was put at $250 and tp the Soesbee car at $350. Both drivers were charged with traffic violations when a 1951 Mer cury, driven by James Shirley Treadway, 24, of Canton, struck the rear end of a 1940 Ford driven by Leon Ray Penland of South Norfolk, Va? on the Ashevllle high way three miles east of Canton (See 3 Hurt?Page 6) Cherokee Drama To Step Up Its Promotion This Season i INCREASED PROMOTION of "Unto These Hills" has been planned this year by directors of the Cherokee Drama, General Manarer Carroll White told the Waynesville Rotary Club here last Friday. (Mountaineer J>hoto>. To meet the competition of the new outdoor drama in Gatlinburg, "Chucky Jack," and to take ad vantage of the anticipated increase in tourist travel this year, direc tor:: of "Unto These Hills" at Cher okee plan to intensify to a great degree their promotion of the not ed Indian drama. Carroll White, general manager of the drama, told the Waynes ville Rotary Club Friday that a sat uration" program will be under taken this summer so that all trav elers within 50 miles of Cherokee will learn of "Unto These Hills". Mr. White disclosed that direc tors of the drama have authorized publication and distribution of 450.000 folders on the drama?an Increase of 200.000 over 1955's to tal, printing of an additional 100, 000 folders on the village of Cher okee, and erection of 85 highway billboards and signs advertising the Mountainside Theatre produc (See Cherokee t>rama?Page () The n xl Weather - c WARMER Sunny and mild today. Tuesday, ? partly cloudy and mllg. Official Waynesville Tempera ture as reported by the State Test Farm: ^ Dale Max. Min Pr. ? Feb. 9 62 41 .06 Feb. 10 60 41 Feb. 11 __ 57 43 .53 Feb. 12 49 24 0 11 WELLCO EMPLOYEES, cutters, are starting teste which will save the firm $100,000 per year. Shown left to right, sewted: Mont Parham, W. S. Kaufman, executive vice president; Luila Par ham, plant manager; Guilford Taylor, supervisor cutting department; l J. C. Crayne, Standing: Ray McCall, Alcy Kiln Jr., Clinton Pru ett, Kufus Massir. Gabhie Jarkson, l.eonard Woodard, Ernest Sut ton, John Chambers and Corbett Chambers. (Mountaineer Photo). ? Haywood County Mental Health Group To Meet .The Haywood County Mental Health Association will hold its first mieting of the year at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Health Center, ac cording to the Rev. Earl H. Brendall, president. Mrs. M. G. Stamey will present a program on the educational functions of the Mental Health Association as carried out through cooperation with other groups and agencies interested in promoting mental health. Present members of the associa tion and other interested persons are invited to the meeting Thurs day night. Forest Fire Burns Over Three Acres : Two acres of timber and one acre of open land in the Waynesville , area were swept by a forest fire , Sunday afternoon, according to County Ffre Warden Eldridge Caldwell. Scene of the blaze was the Wild cat Cliff section between Allen's Creek and Highway 276 on land < owned by Miram McCracken. Mr. Caldwell said the fire was ' reported at 1:45 p.m. Sunday, was 1 brought under control at 2:45 p.m. ^ and extinguished by 3:15. He said that the fire started on j a trail and may have been caused < by a careless smoker. ] He added: "We were surprised | to have a forest fire so soon after 1 the heavy rains we have been hav- \ ing, but this shows how quickly t sun and wind will dry out a forest." 1 I Special Service ! Will Mark Day Of Prayer ! The annual World Day of Prayer observance will be held Friday, February 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the First Methodist Church. This will be an interdenomina tional service with churches of Waynesville, Hazelwood and Lake Junaluska participating. Every one is invited. The program has been planned by Mrs. Henry Gaddy, secretary of Christian Social Relations of the Woman's Society of Christian Ser vice of the host church. The world-wide theme is "One flock, one shepherd." Miss Lou Elva Eller of Grace Episcopal Church will lead the prayer service and Mrs. Richard Alexander of the Presbyterian i Church will direct a dramatic pres- i (See Special Sendee?Page ?) WNC Health Officials To Meet Here Feb. 29 Health officers and sanitarians from 16 Western North Carolina counties will meet at the Haywood County Health Center February 29 to discuss the state's new regu lations dealing with sanitation in restaurants. Speakers will be John Andrews of the State Board of Health. Jess Canady, district sanitarian of Fay etteville, and Bill tBroadway, dis trict sanitarian of Ashevtlle. The new restaurant regulatons were adopted last year by the State Board of Health, but have not gone into affect as yet. Meetings will 9 be held over the state to explain the provisions of the act. The meeting here will be the first in a series of six. Twenty-five health officials are expected to attend the session, which will last from 10 a.m. until 4:40 p.m. Representing Haywood County will be sanitarians Bill Milner and Jack Arrington. Other counties to be represented are Buncombe. Cherokee, Henderson. McDowell, Jackson. Swain, Macon. Yancey, Mitchell. Avory, Graham. Tran sylvania, Madison, and Polk. Toastmaster Meeting Set Here Tonight Jerry Rogers*and John Beeves will be speakers at the semi monthly meeting tonight of the Waynesville Toastmasters Club. The meeting will be held at 7 p'clock at Spaldon's Restaurant with Wayne Rogers acting as roastmaster. Ted Stackpole, Charles Under vood and A1 Marshall will serve as ^valuators. Instructions will be given by Jack Noland and Clifford Harrell will give the invocation. Others appearing on tonight's! program wil lbe William Medford I ?s table topics master, Homer Jus- ' lice, table topics evaluatpr; John rhomas, grammarian, and Bob Hall as master evaluator. Mr. Rogers will speak on the subject "The Need For A Traffic Court or Clinic" and Mr. _Reeves will use as his subject for tonight's program "The Relationship of the Parent, Teacher and Child." Andy Blanton Accepts Post [n Forest City Andy Blanton, who has served I is agent for the Life Insurance Co. I jf Virginia in Waynesville for the < past four years, has accepted^ a i promotion as associate manager of lis Arm's office in Forest City and i Aill move to the Rutherford Coun- i :y city this week. While here, Mr. Blanton has Peen a member of the First Bap tist Church and the choir, the Way lesville Lions, and Junior Cham per of Commerce. He is a native pf Sylva. His place in the Waynesville pffice of the insurance firm will Pe taken by his brother, Cecil. i 11 Wellco Men Start On Project To Save $100,000 W. S. Kaufman, Executive Vice President of Wellco Shoe Corpora tion announced today that eleven employees of Wellco Shoe Corpora tion have embarked upon a test procedure which, if successful, will save the firm approximately $100, 000 over a period of one year, and consequently increase greatly the profit sharing of the employees. The men are J. C. Crayne. Ray McCall, Kufps Massie. Corbett Chambers. Leonard Woodard, Cab bie Jackson. Ernest Sutton. John Chambers, Alcy Kates. Jr.. Mont j Parham and Clinton Pruett. These men are employed in the : cutting department at Wellco. Through their hands pass as much as one million dollars worth of fabrics, leathers and other mater ials during a year. Contrary to what one might expect, they are being asked to turn out less per hour, rather than more. This is how the program is planned to work out. Persons who are paid on a piece work basis are primarily concern ed with the number of units they can turn out in an hour. Under Ihe test, these men will pay more attention to reduction of material waste than to the number of units cut per hour. A ten percent sav ing in materials will more than offset a ten percent drop in hour ly output. For a period of three months. Lhese men will work on a flat hour ly rate equivalent to highest av erage hourly rate previously earn ed by any individual in the group. This test was agreed upon by the eleven men by unanimous con sent, it was explained. PVT. TERRELL EN ROUTE TO GERMANY Pvt. William B. Terrell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Terrell of West Pigeon, left Saturday for Karlsrune. Cfermany. where he ex pects to be stationed for two and one-half years. A CONTRACT aa distributor of Armour fertiliser* was presented to Tom Boyd (left), owaer of the Richland Supply Co. on Com merce 8k, WayneoetUe. last week by W. A. Keith, regional repre sentative for the Araaour Arm. Richland Supply will serre as both a distribution point and a retail outlet. (Mountaineer Photo). Eagle Store Managers Set * Meeting Here The annual meeting of Eagle Store managers of this district will be held here Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Miss Elizabeth Leatherwoocf, manager of the local Eagle Store. The dis trict includes 16 towns in Western North Carolina and East Tennes see. The meeting will open with luncheon at The Towne Touse at 12 o'clock Tuesday and will close Wednesday afternoon. L. C. Miller of Charlotte, district superintendent of the Eagle chain, and Frank H. Shook, sales man ager, both of Charlotte, will at tend the meeting and will lead discussions. Three district buyers will also be present and will dis play merchandise. The Eagle chain is made up of 52 stores, divided Into three dis tricts. Bloodmobile To Be Here On Tuesday A goal of 125 pints of blood will be sought here Tuesday when the American Red Cross Bloodmobile from Asheville visits the First Methodist Church of Waynesville, from 1 until 6 p.m. The visit wil be sponsored by the Community Development Pro gram. but all residents of the county, both in town and in rural areas, are urged to contribute blood. Theme of the trip will be "Have a Heart on Valentine's Day," ac cording to Bob Tippett, assistant county agent. Persons desiring to contribute blood, but do not have transporta tion are asked to call the Meth odist Church (GL 6-8122) 'for a ride to the church and home again. Army Inducts 8 Haywood Men Eight Haywood County men left for Knoxville today for Induction into' the armed forces. They were: Robert Blain Cody of Ratcliffe Cove, William Bryant Hill of the Chambers Mountain Road, Junius McKinley Mashburn of Dix Creek, James Richard Snyder of the Chambers Mountain Road, Ancil Frady of Jonathan Creek, Alden Clay Hembree of Saunook. Charles Arthur Holcombe of Bumette Cove, and Ronald Benjamin Gard ner of Chestnut Park Drive, Waynesville. C of C Directors Will Meet Tomorrow Directors of the Waynesville Chamber of Commerce will meet tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock in the Town Hall Committee reports will be made at this time, according to Dick Bradley, president. Only Two Days Left To Get New Licenses Only two days remain for the put-off'ers to set their town and state vehicle licenses. Both new plates must be displayed after midnight Wednesday, February Z9. , Town tags may be bought at the town halls in Haselwood and Waynesvllle. The state tags are being sold at the Chamber of Commerce In Canton. Office hours at the Canton office are 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. law enforcement officers have warned that they will arrest per sons driving without the 1956 tags after the deadline. Missionary Post Sought By Goodwin Rev. J. G. Goodwin, Jr., pastor of the First Baptist Church of Clyde, has informed his congre gation that he and his wife have applied for foreign missionary work. Rev. Goodwin said he had ex pressed his preference for the Far East?especially Malaya. He Said in order to be accepted for a missionary post both he and his wife first must pass a physical examination. This examination may be given fn the next two months, he added. Rev. Goodwin, who has been pastor of the Clyde church for the last 2 is years, pointed out, how ever, that only a portion of all persons who apply for work in the mission field are accepted. He explained, too. that his an nouncement does not constitute a resignation. Beekeepers' School Slated On Wednesday The annual Haywood County beekeepers' school will be held at the Waynesvllle Farmers Federa tion warehouse on Depot Street at 10 a.m. Wednesday, It has been announced. The school will be conducted by W. A. Stephen, beekeeping special ist at N. C. Stale College, who is regarded as one of the outstanding authorities on bees in the South. It is estimated that more than 100 Haywood County residents keep bees. Session Of Court Is Nearing End Civil Cases Will Open On Tuesday Minor criminal cases were being heard this morning as the Febru ary term of Superior Court enter ed the second week. Judge J. Will Pless, presiding judge, told The Mountaineer he expects the criminal cases to be completed this afternoon. The civil action will begin tomorrow morning, although Judge Pless said, a number of cases have al ready been settled. He does not expect the civil docket to consume the whole week. Besides, he point ed out. several Whynesville law yers are scheduled to appear in Supreme Court In Raleigh later this week. The following cases were dis posed of during the last 3 days of last v.eek: Herschel Haney, non-support of his minor child, 12 months, sus pended upon payment of costs and $6.50 per week for child. Elmer Bill Miesser, false pre tense, not guilty. Nathan Lee Hampton, driving drunk, not guilty. Billy G. Sells, speeding, $50 bond forfeited. Robert Eldon Buchanan, driving drunk and speeding, $200 bond forfeited. James Avery Loftis, speeding, $50 bond forfeited. Leo Messer. reckless driving and possession, $200 bond forfeited. James Roy Wilson, speeding, $75 bond forfeited. Lawrence Horace Croft, speed ing, $50 bond forfeited. Floyd Jackson Harwood, driving drunk, $175 bond forfeited. Roy Clyde Singleton, speeding, $50 bond forfeited. Jerry Lee Foster, reckless driv ing; $50 bond forfeited. Horace William Carroll, speed ing, $50 bond forfeited. Robert William Simpson, speed ing, $50 bond forfeited. Ralph Tilman Quinn, speeding, $50 bond forfeited. Ulyess Earl Henry, speeding, $50 bond forfeited. Horace O. Adamson, speeding, $50 bond forfeited, Elmer Pressley, speeding, $50 bond forfeited, Edward Fltigerald, speeding, $50 bond forfeited. Lorene Allen Moats, speeding, $50 bond forfeited. Elbert James Longwith, speed ing. $50 bond forfeited. Barry Carson Payne, speeding, $50 bond forfeited. James M. Nichols, reckless driv <See Court?Page 6> Soil Supervisors Planning Roadbank Seeding Program A countywidc program of seed ing roadbanks to control erosion and the flow of silt during heavy rains is being studeid by Haywood County Soil Conservation District supervisors. The soil supervisors discussed the problem last week at the courthouse with H. A. Coggins, dis trict landscape superintendent of the State Highway Department, and Raymond Mehaffey, county foreman for the department. At the meeting, Roy Beck, soil conservation specialist in Hay wood County, showed pictures of highway erosion and drainage damage, and suggested that, through a "memorandum of un derstanding" between the soil supervisors and the highway de partment, a solution can be reach ed. Under a &lan proposed at the meeting, the highway department would furnish planting stock (pri marily kudzu crowns) to landown ers for planting on highway cut banks. Soil supervisors would take orders, distribute the crowns, and hold demonstrations on planting methods. ' Mr. Cpgrflns agred to seek a memorandum of understanding concerning road bank seeding from the highway department. County Agent Virgil L. Hollo way, who also attended*the meet ing. said that he felt the Com munity Development Program or ganizations would actively support any program for the seeding of roadbanks. At their March meeting the soil supervisors will discuss with school officials and members of the board of education the possi bility of establishing soil conser vation education in county schools. State Forester F. H. Claridge also has been invited to attend the March meeting of the SCS. Highway Record For 1956 In Haywood (TO DATE) Killed.....: 0 (1955 ? ?) Injured ?. . ? 15 (1955 ? 7) Accidents... 29 /1955 ? 25) Loss... $10,304 (1955 ? 111.959) (This information compiled from records at Stat* Hlgb wsy PatreU Lions To Stage Porchlight Clothing Drive Thursday i Waynesvllle and Hazelwood Lions Clubs will combine forces Thursday night to stage a porch light clothing drive for the needy people In this area. The drive will last from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday and will cover Waynesvllle, Hazelwood, Aliens Creek, Hllslde Terrace, and Lake Junaluska Persona living in areas not cov i ered by the porchlight drive or those missed c?n leave their con tributions at the Waynesville or Hazelwood town balls. Lions will pick up any wearable clothing, but the need is especially great for children's clothing. Lon Lyda of the Waynesville Lions Club la chairman of the ,