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??"? ? \ ? * % The Waynesyille Mountaineer ] ^ (-j Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At T he Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park q p 71st YEAR NO. 14 16 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVtLLE, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEft 16. 1956 ?1.50 In Advance In Haywo6d and Jackson Counties . 1956 Program Set By C. of C Board Annual Dinner Set For 23rd; Stone Speaker Formulation of plans for the year were completed for the 1956 Chamber of Commerce program here Tuesday night by the Board of Directors. The year's program will begin with the annual banquet, Thursday, 23rd, at the WTHS cafeteria. Ned J. Tucker, executive vice president, is in charge of the program, being assisted by C. T. McCuiston, chair man of the Civic and Professional division of the organization. It was announced that J. S. Stone, North Carolina general manager of Southern Bell, would be the speaker. Tucker said Mrs. Rufus Siler, manager of the Haywood school lunchroom program would be in charge of the roast beef dinner. A special program of music is also being arranged for the occasion. Tickets are on sale at the Town Hall, Charlie's Place, and by the board of directors. The tickets are $2, and the committee in charge of sales is: John Carver, chairman, Charlie Woodard and Russell E. Fultz. A decorating committee is com posed of Henry Tuttle, McCuiston and J. C. Jennings. Richard Bradley, president, told the directors that this annual meet ing is open to the public, and not just members of the Chamber of Conjmerce. "Everyone interested in the up-building of this area should attend, and get first-hand information as to the program pro posed for this year. The meeting will be both entertaining and edu cational." The officials said that a number of out-of-town guests have been in vited, including civic leaders, other Chamber of Commerce officials, and newspaper editors and publish ers of thp arpa The directors adopted a budget of $19,625 for the year, and plans were made for the annual member ship campaign to begin February 27, with Harvey Dulin, treasurer, in charge. / Reports were heard from the chairmen of the five divisions of the organization, which included: John Carver, agriculture; A. D. Harrison, merchants; C. T. McCuis ton, civic and professional; R. E. Fultz, industry; and Ned Tucker made a tentative report for the tourist group. Rollman Leaves Saturday For World-Wide Trip Heinz W. Rollman, president of Wellco Shoe Corporation and Ro Search, leaves Saturday for a 63 day trip around the world. He will visit some 20 countries where he has subsidiary plants manufactur ing shoes. Mr. Rollman flies from New York to London Saturday, and will visit Ireland, Belgium, France, Germany and Spain arriving in Switzerland March 4, where he will ".remain until the 11th when he will fly to Athens, Greece. After leaving Greece he will go to Israel, Egypt, South Africa, India, Ceylon, Burma, Thailand. Malaya, Indonesia, New Zealand, arriving in Los Angeles on April 21. He has made several such trips around the world in receht years, besides numerous trips to Europe and South America, where he also has many factories using facilities of his firm in the manufacture of sholes. The entire trip will be by plane, except from Bruxelles, Belgium, to Paris, and from Paris via over night train to Koeln, Germany. DR. PAUL REID is accepting a position with the N. C. Board of Higher Education. Dr. P. Reid Is Leaving Cullowhee The Executive Cbmmittee of the Board of Trustees of Western Carolina College met Wednesday, February 15, at WCC, to accept the resignation of President Paul A. Reid, which will become ef fective March 1. President Reid explained that he has made this decision only after a great deal of consideration, andltiat he will ac cept a position with the Board of Higher Education of North Caro lina. President Reid was inaugurated at WCC in 1950. From that time until the beginning of the present school year, the student body has shown an increase of more than 947', and the college has under gone a period of physical expan sion unequaHed before in its his tory. Reid said that he was for tunate to have come to WCC at (See Dr. Reid?Page 8) T"*\MDucrttA* l/uy V/l tiujrci To Be Observed An interdenominational service In observance of the annual World Day of Prayer will be held at the First Methodist Church Friday at 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by the UnitedChurch Women, the day's theme through out the world will be "One Flock, One Shepherd." The purpose of the day of pray er is to unite Christian denomina tions in a bond of prayer and to make offerings for Christian Mis sions. * The local program has been planned by Mrs. Henry Gaddy, Secretary of Spiritual Life of the Woman's Society of Christian Service of the First Methodist Church. Miss Lou Elva Eller of Grace Episcopal Church will lead the prayer service and Mrs. Rjbhard Alexander of the Presbyterian Church will direct a dramatic skit with the topic, "Thy Will Be Done." Special music will be under the direction of Mrs. Fred Martin, as sisted by Mrs. J. L. Kilpatrick. Canton Pastor On Tour of Puerto Rico The Rev. Ivon L. Roberts, of the First Methodist Church of Can ton, and chairman of the church extension of the Board of Mission's ?f the Western North Carolina Methodist Conference, is one of 22 persons who left Tuesday for a 10-day tour of Methodist mission projects in Puerto Rico. Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The Weather RAIN Occasional light rfins and slight ly cooler this afternoon. Friday, considerable cloudiness and little change in temperatures with oc casional rain likely. Official Waynesville tempera ture as reported by the State Test Farm: Date Mas. Min. Pr. Feb. 13 51 22 .11 Feb 14 58 26 .01 Feb. IS. 58 45 .03 A BIGGER AND BETTER PROGRAM is being planned this year by the Finer Carolina group at Hazelwood, who won $100 and honorable mention in the 1955 contest. Among chairmen of the 1956 program are Mrs, Howell Bryson, publicity; May or Lawrence Davis, general chairman; C. N. Al len, Boosters Club, and J. C. Burrell, Haxelwood Lions Club. (Mountaineer Photo). Rep. Shuford Trying To Get Cancellation of Burley Cut Twelfth District Rep. George Shuford has forecast approval within two weeks of legislation to cancel a 15 per cent reduction in hurley tobacco acreage allotments. Rep. Shuford recently introduc ed a resolution to maintain the 1955 quotas, and similar bills were offered by members of Congress from Tennessee and Kentucky. The measures have been given ap proval of both Senate and House agriculture committees. "A majority of the 19,293 bur ley tobacco * rowers of North Carolina live In the 12th dis trict. The passage of this let is- . lation will restore over a million | dollars rroaa for the small bur ley growrrs In Western North Carolina whose present meager allotments average close to .54 of an acre," Shuford asserted. He said that Haywood County farmers with tobacco allotments would be permitted to produce over $200,000 more of burley this year if this legislation is enacted. 58 Pints Of Blood Donated To Bloodmobile Fifty-eight pints of' blood were obtained yesterday when the Am erican Red Cross Bloodmobile vis ited at the First Methodist Church here. The Blood Bank was sponsored by the Community Development Program and in addition to the 58 persons who donated blood, a num ber of other people reported but were rejected. Four persons reached the goal for the two gallon club with three reaching the one gallon club. Those in the two-gallon category included Oliver A. Yount, Jr., Johnny L. Edwards. John Summer row and Cornelius O. Wyatt. The one-gallon club members were Robert Fowler. Milbum Bal lance and Wilma Rhodarmer. Personnel of the mobile unit were assisted by the Gray Ladies, headed by Mrs. Felix Stovall. The next date for the visit of the Bloodmobile will be April 24. Davis Asks Reappraisal Of Property In Haywood Reappraisal of property In Hay wood County by outside appraisers for "equalization" of county taxes was advocated Tuesday bight by Frank Davis, Iron Duff farmer and former county commissioner, who was the principal speaker at a ladies night program of the Haz elwood Lions Club, held at Timbes Brothers Restaurant. Dr. Davis cited as one instance of an unrealistic valuation, a piece of property in his community, listed on the county tax books as worth only $200, but which cost him $2,200 and contained $2,000 worth of timber. The former commissioner as serted that a reappraisal of prop erty would provide the county enough money to finance the fu ture expansion of school property. Ladies present at the meeting were introduced by President Ralph Summerrow. Door prizes were won by Miss Betty Lemming and Mrs. Sum merrow. Tile Drainage Demonstration Slated Monday A demonstration on tile drain age will be held Monday at 9:30 on the George Plott farm in Up per Crabtree community. To be demonstrated will be merhanical ditch-digging equip ment and the proper installation of field drain tile. County Farm Agent Virgil L. Hollow-ay will conduct the demon stration in cooperation with Soil Conservation District supervisors. Mr. Holloway said that water standing on fields the past two weeks shows clearly where drain age is needed, and pointed out that maximum crop yields can be produced only on properly-drain ed land. Lions Members To Collect Used Clothing Tonight Clothing for the underprivileged in the Waynesville area?especially children?will be collected by the Lions Clubs of Waynesville and Hazelwood tonight in a porchlight drive from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The drive will cover Waynesville, Hazelwood. Aliens Creek. Hillside Terrace, and Lake Junaluska. Persons who live in areas not covered by the drive, or. who are missed tonight may leave clothing at the town halls of either Way nesville or Hazelwood. One Day Of Civil Court Held Here Judge J. Will Pless completed the February term of Superior Court here Monday afternoon. Most criminal cases were heard last week with a few re maining to be heard Monday morn ing. The civil docket was light and was completed Monday afternoon. Cases disposed of Monday in cluded the following: Ulious E s t e s Vick, driving drunk, 6 months, suspended on payment of $200 fine, driving li censed revoked for three years Homer V. Cagle, aiding and abetting drunk driving, not guilty. Johnnie Morris, driving drunk. 6 months, suspended on paytnent of $100 fine, license revoked for 2 years. Louis Christine Bruce, speeding, 60 days, suspended on payment of $25 fine, license revoked. Divorces were granted In the fol lowing two cases: Pauline C. Dal ton from Charles Dalton; Margaret Gaddis from Paul Everett Gaddis. Robert Rhinehart, non-support of Illegitimate child, 6 months, suspended on payment of $15 per week for ten weeks and $5 per week thereafter pending further orders of the court In the cast of Meredith E, Ford versus Jimmie Force, the defend ant denied paternity of minor (See Court?Page 8> Polio Vaccine Clinics Set / For Schools During Nay The third and final shot in the Salk polio vaccine series will be administered to Haywood Coun ty pupils in the first three trades at school clinics in May. Dr. II. A. Matthews, past president of the Haywood County Medical Society, told The Mountaineer Wednesday. Arrangements also will be made to give first and second shots to children who have not had them previously, the doctor added. He said that at least 1,606 shots will be needed for the clinics In May, and disclosed that the county has ask ad the state for 1.666 more cubic centime ters of vaccine to augment the present stock of 666 ex's, now on hand at the Haywood County Health Center. Present recommendations are that the Salk vaeeine be given to all persons between the aces of one and twenty and to ex pectant mothers. Children of pre-schooi ace and those in the upper cradex. who will not cet the shots at the school clinics in May, may be immunized either at the Health Center or in the office of their family doctor. Shots are clven free each Wednesday at the Health Center durinc Immunization clinics. Doctors eharce $1# for the se ries of three If privately-pur chased vaccine is used, but make no eharce if vaccine furnished by the federal covernment is used. Parents who plan to have their children lifimunized at the Health Center or by their doctors are urced to have the shots admin istered as soon as possible to (See Polio?Pace l> Behre Named President Of Haywood P.C.A. Society Harry Behre, Hazel wood, was named president of the Haywood County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at a meet ing here Monday. Behre succeeds Mrs. R. R. Camp bell. who served as temporary chairman. Other officers elected included: Albert Burnette, Canton, vice pres ident: Mrs. Lonnie L. Lyda, Dell wood. secretary-treasurer; and Hollis Chase, Hazelwood, corres ponding secretary. Miss Pearl Johnson was named chairman of a committee to draw ? up by-laws and John Metzer Is in charge of printing matter for the organization. Office space has been set up at 283 Main Street here, in the office of Miss Pearl Johnson. Meeting times for the organiza tion is the first Monday in each month. The March meeting will be held in Asheviiie with a joint meeting with the Buncombe group. The April meeting has been set in Canton with Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Hawkins, and at Bethel in May with Lyman C. Reed in charge of arrangements. ? 9 t h I ' ?* Hazelwood Awarded MOO In '55 Finer Carolina Contest a Projects Won Prize At Hazelwood Planting of 500 dogwood trees, sponsorship of the Mountaineer Little League, and a town beauti flcation program were the three major projects carried on during 1955 In Hazelwood, which won the town a $100 prize and honorable mention in last year's Finer Caro lina contest. The dogwood planting program, initiated in Hazelwood, later was adopted by Waynesville, Lake Jun aluska, Clyde and Canton. To aid the Little League base ball program, the Finer Carolina group spent more than $400 on the HnTelwood diamond, Including cons ruction of a grandstand, two restrooms, two dugouts, and re wiring of the backstop. The town beautlflcation program included cutting of weeds, and cleaning up of trash and refuse. The Finer Carolina group also gave active support to the Boy Scout program in Hazelwood. E. A. Williamson was general chairman and Mrs. Rudolph Cars well was publicity chairman for last year's Finer Carolina program at Hazelwood. The town also won a $100 prize in the 1953 contest. Draft Board Classifies 45 County Men Draft classifications were assign ed to <5 Haywood County men by Selective Service Board 45 this week. They were: 1-A (available for Induction ? Douglas Dale Parton. 1-C (enlisted)?Worman Ronald ' Reagan, Joseph Lewis Michal. Car roll Leroy Williams. Tracy Joel Banks, William Carlyle Howard. 1-C (discharged Us-Joe Jack Cald well. 1-C (reserve)?Joe Byron Cald well, Jack A. Chapman, Newton Richard BrCece, Lester Bryson. James Wilson Shipman, Frank lin D. Rich, J. T. Ball, Rob ert Lewis Sutton, Bobby Thom as Parton, Perry James Caldwell, Andrew Ellis Gillett. Joseph H. Medford, Joseph Oliver Rathbone, Thomas Williamson Alexander. Jr., Claude E. Greene. 2-A (occupational deferment) ? Chester Atkins Sellers, Marvin Delano Mathews, Thomas Neal Mc Dowell. Bobby Joe Conard, George Brown Wood. Robert Wayne Kelly, Charles Montgomery Henderson. Thomas Andrew Pressley, Len Wil lis McClure. 3-A (hardship)?David Max Bur nette. 4-F (rejected)?Billy Brown, Wil fred Kinsland, Ralph Edwin Grooips. James Oliver Moore, James Finley Smythe, Kenneth Ray Parton. 5-A (over-age) ? Alvin Johnnie Jonefc, John Ray Hardin, Charles Russell Sanford, Ray Gordon DavLs, Dillard Dewitt Miller, Robert Charles Sheehan, Claude Bryson, Jr. Maggie Methodist WSCS Meeting Set The WSCSkof the Maggie Metho dist Church will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church. It has also been announced that the new nursery at the Maggie church will be open this Sunday for the first time. MISS FLORENCE OSBORNE Miss Osborne Dies At 83 At Osborne Farm Miss Florence Osborne died In her home at the Osborne Farm in Center Pigeon. Wednesday after noon following a long illness. She was 83. Miss Osborne was a native and lifelong resident of the Pigeon section, and daughter of the late A. J. and Mary Plott Osborne. She was one of the owners of the Os borne Dairy Farm and pioneered in the development of agriculture and dairying. The Osborne dairy herd has had wide recogniiton. Miss Osborne personally super vised the operation of the farm until she became ill. The funeral service will be con ducted Friday at 3.30 p.m. in the chapel of Wells Funeral Home in Canton. The Rev. W. J. Gammon of Montreat will officiate and in terment will be in Locust Field Cemetery at Canton. Pallbearers will be John Gard ner, Joe Williams, Bob Franklin, Paul Cabe, Wayman Case, and Carter Osborne. The family has requested that flowers be omitted. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. M. L. JefTress of Waynesville; a broth er. H. A. Osborne of Henderson ville; and a number of nieces and nephews. Scout Court Of Honor Is Set Monday Marshall Geoffrey Cooper will receive the award of Eagle Scout on Monday night at the monthly court of honor for Boy Scouts of the Pigeon River District. The ceremony will be at the court house, 7:30. The young Scout leader is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Cooper of Clyde Rood, Canton. In addition to winning the rank of Eagle Scout, young Cooper has shown himself to be a leader in his troop, his church, and his com munity. He is a Senior Patrol Leader of Troop One, Canton, and has held the offices of Scribe, Patrol Leader, and Assistant Pa trol Leader, and has served for three years as Den Chief of Gub Scout Pack One. He is a former Cub Scout, with the rank of Webelos. He is a mem ber of the Order of the Arrow; honorary camping and service or der of the Boy Scouts. He is president of his freshman home room class, was voted best citizen of Patton School, when in l^e seventh grade, and holds a two year perfect attendance certificate at Central Methodist' Church. Tar Heel Towns Win Top Prizes Hazelwood has been given honor able mention and awarded $100 in prize money in the 1955 Finer Carolina contest, sponsored by the Carolina Power and Light Co. First-place winners In the an nual contest were Asheboro. Ram seur. and Swansboro, North Caro-< lina. Each of the communities was judged tops on the basis of self lmprcvement last year in its re spective population class. They will receive $1,000 prizes. It was Asheboro's third consecu tive first place. Last year, Ramseur placed second. Pressing close behind and cop ping $500 checks for second place were Roxboro and Swannanoa. and Clio, S. C. Third place prizes of $250 each were awarded Clin ton, Weaverville and Harrells, N C. 'Some 906 projects submitted for the annual contest by 154 North and South Carolina communities were judged by Dr. S. H. Hobbs, Jr., professor of rural sociology, University of North Carolina; Ger ard Appy, director of communica tions. University of Georgia Cen ter for Continuing Education; and William P. Corley, manager, ad vertising division, Georgia Power Co. Also cited for honorable ipention and $100 prizes were Siler City, Mt. Gilead. Black Mountain, Fair mont, Wallace. Norllna. Grifton and Snow Hill in North Carolina; and Manning, Dillon, Lake City, Lakeview, Plnewood and Ruby in South Carolina. The prizes will be presented by Carolina Power & Light Company, sponsor of the community-improve ment contest. Under contest rules the money is to be used for further community improvements. Competition was divided into three population classes?commun ities of 1,000 persons or less, 1,000 (See Hazelwood?Page $) Smoky Mountain Drive-In Theatre To Reopen Friday The Smoky Mountain Drive-In Theatre will reopen for the season Friday night after being closed Jor the winter, according to owner J. E. Massle. Tp mark the reopening of the theatre, five clown dolls will be giv en away free at Friday night's per formance, Mr. Massle said. Shows will begin nightly at the drive-in at 7 p.m. Canton Soldier Hurt In Korea Jeep Wreck News has been received by his family that Pvt. Dale C. Willis, who is serving with the Army in Korea, has been injured in an acci dent. Pvt. Willis suffered a broken thigh and bruises when the jeep he and a companion were riding in as they were returning from a supply-buying trip to Seoul over turned. Willis was first treated in a hospital at Ascom City, but was scheduled to be sent to Japan this week. JOHN CAMPBELL IS IMPROVING John Campbell of Maggie, who has been a patient in the Haywood County Hospital for the past two weeks, was reported in "fairly good condition" this morning. Engineers Drawing Final Canton Viaduct Blueprints Highway engineers in Raleigh are working on blueprints for the proposed Canton Viaduct, it was announced by W. C. Lee, district engineer. Lee said he expected it would take about six months to complete the buleprints and work out speci fications for the contract on the project. All the field work in connection with the project has been made and details sent to the drafting engineers in Raleigh. A total of $1,590,000 has been set aside for the project, with $1, 100.000 coming from a special allo cation by the late Governor Wil liam B. Umstead, and the other i $450,000 from district funds. Harry E. Buchanan, commission er of the 14th district, said some months ago that engineers had told him it would take about 18 months to construct the project. With about six months being required to complete the blueprints, and get the project under contract, that would mean about two years from now before the viaduct would be useable. The proposed route as described by Highway Commissioner Harry Buchanan when the survey was being made several months ago, and after first plans had been re (See Viaduct?Pare 8) Highway Record For 1956 In Haywood (TO DATE) Killed....:; o (1955 ? ?) Injured .... 15 (1955 ? 1) Accidents... 29 (1955 ? 95) Loss... $10,304 (1955 ? $11,989) (This information compiled from records at State High way Patrol.) I