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71at YEAR NO. S3 14 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILLE, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 23, 1956 33.50 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
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RE A Gets $600,000 Loan; To Add 450 Members
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Economic Travel Survey Planned For Area
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Too Early To Predict Apple Damage
Scattered
Frost Seen
For Section
.Orchardmen were cautious this
morning in their predictions of tije
extent of damage done the apple
crop by continued cold, with a
noon weather report predicting
scattered frost tonight, with low
temperature, 30-34. Earlier vari
eties already in full bloom, were
expected to have been badly in
jured, with R. H. Boone fearing
that they were all ruined.
Z. L. Massey, however voiced the
hope that "if we don't have any
more cold weather, we ought to
have a fairly good crop."
Agreeing with him was Cosby
Frady, who said, "If nothing hap
pens any worse than what's al
ready happened, we'll still have a
good crop." He reported uite a
bit of damage in the lower part of
his orchard, with the upper sec
tion all right thus far.
County Agent Virgil Holloway
stated tt)at there is apparently
some damage but "we hope it is
not too extensive. However, it will
take several days to ascertain the
damage fully."
Other apple growers were not
available for comment at noon to
day.
Temperatures recently have
been lower than usual, with a low
Saturday night of 21 degrees and
lows Thursday, Friday and Sun
day in the low 30's. Temperatures
at the same dates last year rang
ed from a high o/ 82 to a low of
43.
WILLIAM MEDFORD
Park Commission Chairman
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AAA Travel
Experts Plan
Visit To Area
Approximately 50 American Au
tomobile Association travel con
sultants from all' parts of the
United States will visit Mile High
on May 2 during a week's tour of
the Blue Ridge Parkway and the
Great Smoky Mountains.
Following a tour of the Vander
bilt Mansion, they are expected to
arrive at Mile High at 11:40 a.m.
and to leave at 12:05 p.m. in time
for lunch at Sunset Farms near
Cherokee.
The tour Is being conducted to
give the AAA travel experts first
hand knowledge of the many attrac
tions, travel conditions and accom
modations, under the sponsorship
of the Carolina Motor Club and the
East Tennessee Automobile Club.
The trip begins and ends in Knox
ville.
Registration Books
To Open April 28
For May Primary
John Carver, chairman of the
Haywood County Board of Elec
tions, announced this morning that
registration books for the May 26
primaries will open Saturday,
April 28 and will close May 12.
Persons who have not previously
registered for county elections
will Jiave to register to be able to
vote in the coming primyies.
Registrars will be on duty in
each precinct each Saturday from
9 p.m. until sunset. Any person
unable to register on Saturday may
contact his precinct registrar at
home during the week.
Challenge day will be May 19.
Delegates Leave
For Methodist
Conference
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Massie left
Sunday for Minneapolis, Minn., to
attend the general quadrennial
con#eerence of the Methodist
Church. Mr. Massie is one of
twelve lay delegates elected from
the Western North Carolina Con
ference to attend the general
meeting.
The Massies went by -car accom
panied by Dr. Lee Tuttle of Char
lotte, ministerial delegate} and
Mrs. Tuttle. /
The Rev. J. W. Fowler of Lake
Junaluska also left Sunday after
noon to attend the conference. He
went by car with the Rev. Frank
Jordan, the Rev. J. W. Huneycutt,
and the Rev. Ed Bailey all of the
Charlotte District.
? COOLER
The .
Weather 05%^
Windy and cool today, turning
colder tonight with scattered froat
and a low of 30 to 34.
Official Waynesville tempera
ture as reported by the State Test
Farm:
Date Ma*. Min.
Apr. IB ?. 8* ^
Apr. 20 55 33
Apri 21 ? 55 ?
Apr. 23 64 14
i wo-utate
Project Is
Scheduled
Members of the North Carolina
Park Commission will meet here
Wednesday with Mr. Burch, head of
the State Highway Survey and
Statistics Division, to formulate
plans for an economic travel sur
vey of the North Carolina-Tennes
see Park area.
Burch is coming through the ef
forts of Park Commission Chair
man William Medford, who re
quested the cooperation of State
Highway Commission Chairman A.
H- Graham.
Medford pointed out that this
will not be merely a traffic count,
but a survey to determine how
much travelers spend, where they
spend it. how long they remain in
the area and where they come
from.
"The program," he said, "will be
similar to that made of the Grand
Canyon area by the State of Colo
rado and published in booklet
form for the benefit of those pro
moting the development of the
area."
Chairman Medford pointed out
that such a survey would be of
much value to the area, and would
give a factual economic picture of
the entire Smoky Mountain area.
Plans call for two-state cooper
ation between North Carolina and
Tennessee, and Burch will meet
with Tennessee officials Tuesday
before coming here.
Death Takes
Farvis Coman
Of Junaluska
Jarvis T. Coman, 76, of Lake
i Junaluska died at 5:30 p.m. yes
terday in the Haywood County
Hospital following a short- illness.
He was the son of the late
James and Laura McCracken Co
man of Haywood County. His wife, ,
Mrs. Grace Howell Coman, died '
in 1945. <
! The funeral service will be con- <
ducted in Long's Chapel Methodist ;
Church at Lake Junaluska Tues- (
day at 3 p.m. The Rev. Don Payne,
pastor of the church, will officiate *
and burial will be in Green Hill <
Cemetery. I
Active pallbearers will be Felix f
Stovall, Grayden Ferguson, Jack
Messer, George Bischoff, Paul
Launer, and Millard Gaddis.
Honorary pallbearers will be .
Hardy Liner, Harry Lee Liner, Sr.,
Jerry Liner, Grady Yarborough,
R. L. Threlkeld, Dr. R. S. Rober
son, Ed Potts, Sam Queen, R. L. *
Coin, J. C. Patrick, and Claude J
Medford. '
The body will remain at Craw
ford Funeral Home until the hour (
of the service. f
Surviving are two daughters, s
Mrs. Newton Cook of Arlington, ?
Va. and Mrs. Charles Ferguson of 1
Philadelphia, Pa.; one son, James t
Coman of Asheville; one sister,
Mrs. Margaret Jones of Texas; d
and one grandchild. p
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4-H Contest
Winners Are
Selected
Members of 4-H Clubs from
Hazelwood, Lake Junaluska, Can
ton, and Fines Creek will represent
Haywood County this week in dis
trict 4-H talent and public speak
ing contests at Asheville this Sat
urday.
At the annual county talent
contest at Hazelwood School Thurs
day night, top winners were Ann
Hill of Hazelwood, vocal solo; Jim
my Cunningham of Lake Junalus
ka, dance: Ann Cathey of the Can
ton Senior Club, vocal solo, and
Lynn Good son of the Canton Jun
ior Club, piano solo.
Winer of the public speaking
contest held Saturday during the
April meeting of the 4-H County
Council at the REA building was
Joretta Clark of Fines Creek,
whose subject was: "4-H?A Reil
ity, Not A Dream".
Tied for second place were the
other two participants in the
speaking contest: Patricia Muse of
the Waynesvllle Junior Club, who
spoke on "How 4-H Club Work
Contributes To Good Citlseaship," C
(See 4-H Cawtcsi Page t) fa
SCORES of parents and well-wishers met the
WTHS Band Saturday afternoon as they returned
from socceasfal participation in the annual Stats
Music Contest. The band was awarded the hlfh
cat ratine?"Superior"?In Grade Bta, which Is the
highest grade music In the contest. The 80 musi
cians were met at the Haywood-Buncombe Une by
about 30 ears, and canae to H'aynesville In a noisy
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WTHS Band Gets Baling 01 Superior In
Grade 6, Annual State Music Contest
ion omer picture, race 81
The Waynesville High School
Senior Band with its directors,
Charles Isley and Robert Campbell,
:ame home victorious from the
15th annual Music Festival held in
Greensboro last week. The musici
ins, playing in Grade 6. most dif
icult in the contest, won a superior
?ating to add to their long list of
lonors.
The band, 80 pieces strong, was
ine of Ave bands in the State play
ng in Grade 6. The other four were
rom Greensboro, Raleigh, Lenoir,
ind Cherryville, and all, with the
exception of Cherryville, were giv
?n superior ratings. Each of the
hree contest Judges gave the
Vaynesville band the top grade.
This is the sixth time an Isley
?ampbell directed WTHS band has
>layed in Grade 6 aTtd the Afth
uperior rating won in the same
;rade. It is the Arst time the
Vayne'sville band has had more
han 50 pieces.
If the young musicians and their
lirectors had any doubt as to their
ilace of honor in the community,
his doubt should have been dis
?elled Saturday afternoon when
hey arrived at the Buncombe
laywood County line. As the two
mses came into view they were
reeted with loud blasts from
10ms of about thirty cars driven
iy proud parents and citizens.
From the county line on to the
ilgh school the buses were escort
d by a State Highway patrol car
ind Waynesville Fire Chief Felix
itovall. As they passed through
Vaynesville and Hazelwood Are
irens screamed a welcome and
rowds gathered along the streets
o wave and cheer," ?
According to Mr. Isley, the stu
lents themselves were consumed
vith excitement Friday night af
er seeing their rating posted. A
lumber of former WTHS students
vere on hand to Join in the celebra
ion.
Now, with the contest in the past,
he band will concentrate on its
vext big event ? a trip to Miami,
rla., in June to play for the Lions
ntemational .Convention,
The group will be presented in a
'ostume Concert, sponsored by the
Vaynesville Lions for the beneAt
f the trip on Thursday night. May
, at 8 o'clock.
The Rev. Calvin Thielman. pas
or of the WaynasvUle Presbyterian
Ihurch. left Friday for a vacation
a Sebring. Fla.
A
Quality Ham 1
Project Topic 1
Here Tonight '
The production and curing of top 1
quality hams by Western North c
Carolina producers will be the 1
topic tonight of John A. Christian c
at a meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Art 1
Shepard's Restaurant (formerly c
Spaldon's).
Mr. Christian is a meat special- ]
ist of N. C. State College and comes (
at the request of Haywood County t
Agent Virgil Holloway and the
Western North Carolina Associated
Communities.
Developing a ham specialty for
the area is a project of the
WNCAC, and members are expect- {
ed from the entire western part of %
the state. The meeting is open to '
the public. c
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Two Arrested
By Town Police
In Burglary Cases i
The probable solution of five
burglary cases have been announc- ]
ed by Waynesville Police Chief O.
L. Noland with the arrest Thurs- i
day of two 16-year-old boys. '
Following a hearing Friday in
Police Court, they were bound
over to Superior Court, with bond 1
set at $1,000 each. J
Chief Noland said that the boys 1
were arrested after investigation t
by the Waynesville police of in- 1
formation received. They admitted I
entering, either separately or to
(See Two Arrested?Pate 8) t
Weatherby And
Bowles Honored
At FFA Banquet
Honorary memberships In the
ruture Farmers of America were
?onferred Superintendent M. H.
lowles and Principal C. E. Weath
xby at Friday's banquet of the
Vaynesvllle High School chapter
d the FFA.
The occasion was the annual
pather and Son dinner of the or
[anization held at the school cafc
eria.
Mr. Bowles and Mr. Weatherby
vere presented with certificates
ind pins in the surprise ceremony.
The program included humorous
omment by Gene Wike of Ashe
rille, a talk by Mac Noland and an
nvocation by the Rev. T. E. Robin
;tt. Others on the program were
lack Farmer, Doug Christopher,
superintendent of Schools Law
?ence Leather-wood, John H. Nes
>itt and Various chapter officers.
Dinner was served by members
>f the Waynesville High chapter of
ruture Homemakers of America.
Mrs. W. C. Allen, Jr.
Dies In Raleigh
Word has been received here of
he death of Mrs. William C. Allen.
Ir. which occurred unexpectedly at
ter home in Raleigh yesterday af
ernoon. Her husband, formerlv of
Vaynesville .is the son of the late
'rof. and Mrs. W. C. Allen.
No further details were available
his morning.
Town Of Clyde Installs
3,587 Feet Of Water Line
The installation of 8.587 feet of (
water line in the Town of Clyde I
waa completed last week, accord- i
ing to J. W. Morgan, town water
superintendent. i
Mr. Morgan said that the work <
done included 1.600 feet of six- i
inch line and 387 feet of four-inch \
line laid along the old highway, 1
and 1.600 feet of two-inch line laid I
on the new four-lane highway. i
Installation of the new water t
lines and two six-inch fire hydrants |
resulted la the improvement of 1
Clyde's Are insurance classification
rom Class 9 to Class 8, the water
superintendent pointed out.
Mr. Morgan reported that as the
-esult of the heavy rain last Sun
iay, water service to 60 families
?cross the Pigeon River in Clyde
vas temporarily disrupted when
arge logs in the river tore out lines
n the stream bed. Service was re
stored at 10 a.m. Monday with a
emporary line, which will be re
placed soon with a new four-Inch
line, he added.
Girl, Man Are Hospitalized
In Four Weekend Accidents
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i\ lo-year-oia gin and a 30-year
old man were hospitalized Satur
day night in one of four traffic ac
cidents investigated by the State
Highway Patrol and Waynesville
police during the weekend.
Donna Sue Sutton, 16, of Can
ton suffered factures of the leg,
pelvis, and bruises when, the 1948
Pontiac in which she was riding
overturned down an embankment
on the Lake Logan Road at 8 p.m.
Saturday.
Patrolman V. E. Bryson report
ed that the driver of the car, Roy
Lee Scott, 18, of Beavcrdam, fail
ed to make a long right curve on
the highway, causing his vehicle
to make a long rOEl( shrdlu shr
to skid 100 feet along the left
shoulder and then turn end over
end 47 feet down an embankment
near the Robert Gibson residence.
Scott was not hurt, but his car
was demolished ? with the loss
estimated at $200. He was charged
with exceeding a safe speed, and
driving on the wrong side of the
highway.
Louie Marvin Nichols, about 30,
of Plott Creek suffered lacera
tions of the head at 3 a.m. Sunday
when his 1950 Ford struck a pole
on Main SL in Waynesville near
the M. D. Watkins home.
The pole, which contained both
telephone and power lines, was
broken in two places, but service
was not disrupted.
Nichols was admitted to Hay
wood County Hospital and dismiss
ed this morning. He was charged
with reckless driving and prop
erty damage, estimated at between
173 and $100. His car was badly
damaged.
The State Patrol is still search
ing for the driver of a 1941 Chev
rolet pickup truck, which sideswip
ed a 1950 Chevrolet, driven by
Brenda Brendall and occupied by
three other teen-aged Waynesville
(iris, at 7:55 p.m. Saturday in
tront of the Barberville Church on
the Dellwood Road. The truck also
itruck a power pole, causing elec
tric power to be off far more than
in hour.
Patrolman Harold Dayton said
that the driver of the truck Jump
id and ran after the accident and
Is still being sought. Damages were
jut at $73 to the truck and at $150
to the passenger car.
The wreck Is still being investt
(See Acs-idea ta Page 8)
Apple Trees
To Bloom May 1
We Hope
Orchardmen are now predict
ing that apple trees will be in
full bloom about Mar I-S. They
point out that this depends,
however, on the weather in the
meantime.
No estimate of possible crop
damage can be made until the
blooming season.
Senior Play
At WTHS
Set Friday
(See picture on Page 6, Section 2) I,
The senior class ot Waynesville
Township High School will pre- 11
sent a comedy, "Cradle Trouba
dour," on the WTHS stage at 8
p.m. Friday under the direction of 11
Mrs. Barbara Waller.
The cast includes Patsy Holder,
T. L. Francis, Nancy Long, Nancy 1
Griggs, Florence McBride, George
Williamson, Barbara Jones, Ter
rell Teague, Florence Bowles, Ron- I
aid Muse, Bill Matney, Barbara 11
Owenby, Tom Bridges, Eddie Da
mour. Steve Woody, Patsy Leath
erwood. Sonja Snyder, Peggy
Davis, Donovan Scruggs, and Jim- >
my Todd. I'
Dale Hall and Joe Jack McEvoy i
are production coordinators, Jim- I
my Caddis la stage manager and *
Bill Prevost assistant stage man
ager. Other backstage workers 11
are Steve Woody, Milton Massie, '
Joel Medford, Tommy Owens, J. 1
W. Stevens, Tony Davis, Bob- 1
by Ballance, David Hannah, <
David Kelly, Don Jordan, Har- I
old Clark, Richard Cagle, I
Mitchell Coffey, Betty Jane I
Morgan, Marie Barrett, Alice i
Leather*ood, Catherine Grasty, I
and Clara Pleae. <
Barbara Griffith and Dorothy
Grasty are publicity managers. <
Marshals will be Barbara Grif- <
fith and Dorothy Graaty, chiefs; I
Betty Hoglan, Barbara Howell. |
Betty Lee Wyatt. Ida Smiley. Shel- 1
by Davis, Patsy Mllner, Louise
Shuford
Announces
Loan Grant
Work is expected to begin as
soon as contracts can be let on a
$600,000 expansion program of the
Haywood Electric Membership
Corporation, it was announced to
day by R. C. Sheffield, manager.
Granting of the $600,000 loan to
the organization by the REA was
announced simultaneously by Sen.
Sam J. Ervin and Representative
George A. Shuford.
The grant will enable the HEMC
to connect up 450 new members,
as well as to improve service to
270 who are already members.
In Haywood County alone, plans
call for addition of 12.3 miles of
66.000-volt transmission lines, one
66.000-volt substation of 1500 kilo
watt capacity at Jonathan Creek
and another at Bethel.
Conversion of 32 miles of single
phase to 3-phase lines in Haywood
and Buncombe counties will bring
increased capacity for the 270 old
members. In addition, there will be
a 12.470-volt regulating station at
Candler.
Eight miles of transmission line
and the Jonathan Creek substation
will be put in this year, with the
other 4.3 miles and the Bethel sub
tsation planned for next ytar.
A total of 65 miles of new line
will be necessary to serve the 450
prospective members throughout
the area, which includes parts of
Haywood, Buncombe, Jackson, Ma
con and Transylvania counties,
Rabun County, Ga., and Oconee
County, S. C.
Included in this year's projects
are 32 miles of system-wide im
provements and the regulating sta
tion at Candler. The 450 new con
nections are expected to take place
over a two-year period to Include
newly constructed buildings.
Roy Medford, president of the
cooperative, pointed out that the
program will represent almost a 10
per ceht expansion of service.
Membership is now 4780, served
by 910 miles of lines. The grant
will make it possible to serve
5230 members via 987 miles of
lines. . ..
K. C. SHEFFIELD
HEMC General Manager
ROY MEDFORD
HEMC President
Leaders Will
Discuss Road I
Beautification
Haywood County leaders and
representatives of the State High
way Department will meet in the
courthouse at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday
to discus* plans for beautifying
the roadbanks and roadsides of the
county.
Slated for primary attention at
tbe meeting, called by the ocunty s
Soil Conservation District siifcer
visors,. will be bare, eroded road
banks, which are under fire from
the SCS as "unsightly" and
responsible for a large part of the
silt carried into streams during
heavy rains.
The Soil Conservation District
seeks to plant suitable grasses and
legumes on open roadbanks, and
encourage planting of flowers,
shrubs, and other growth to im
prove the appearance of the coun
ty's highways.
Roy R. Beck, unit soil conserva
tionist in Haywood County, said
the state has informed the SCS
here that the Highway Department
does not have enough funds to fur
nish stock for seeding roadbanks,
but will, in some instances, co
operate with organizations in pro
motion of "sample miles" to dem
onstrate what can be accomplished
in the way of roadside beautifica
tion.
In "sample miles", Mr. Beck ex
plained, not only are road banks
and shoulders improved, but also
all land within sight of the high
way ? to include the removal ?
when possible?of unsightly struc
tures and signs.
Van C. Wells, chairman of the
Haywood Soil Conservation Dis
trict, has written to organization
leaders in the county: "I urge you
to look closely at eroded, unsight
ly highway banks in your neigh
borhood . , . then meet with us
Tuesday afternoon, full of ideas
and enthusiasm for solving their
problem."
Leading the Highway Depart
ment group here will be F. H.
Brant, state highway landscape
engineer and member of the na
tional Research Council's commit
tee on roadside development. He
will be accompanied by D. R. Mc
Michael of tbe Winston-Salem
highway office; C. W. Lee, 14th
Division highway engineer, and H.
(See BeauUflcation?Page ? y
Highway1
Record For
1956
In Haywood
(TO DATE)
Killed 1
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Injured .... 28
(IMS ? 15)
Accidents... 64
(IMS ? 45)
Loss ... $23,134
(IMS ? 117.454)
(TM> Information wplini
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