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? - 1? ^ Associated Press WAYNESVILLE, N. C.. MONDAY AFTERNOON JULY >1 19tfi st en I "T.i ? -
' ' 19 >h $3.50 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties
PROGRESSING RAPIDLY is construction on the
new Board of Education administration building
behind the courthouse. The new structure, which
is expected to be completed within 60 days, will
house offices of the Board of Education and will
provide adequate storage facilities.
(Mountaineer Photo).
Soil Bank
Deadline Is
Extended
The deadline on applying for
soil bank assistance has been
extended one week until this Fri
day July 27, according to A W >
Ferguson, county ASC manager.
The deadline was previously
Friday. July 20.
Mr. Ferguson said that a total of I
21 Haywood County farmers have
applied to join the program. The
applications of 16 have already
been approved and five more are ,
now being checked in connection ,
with yields on farms involved.
Soil bank payments on the 16
already approved will be in excess
of $23,000.
Mr. Ferguson also pointed out
that farmers have until July 31 to i
destroy their hurley for acreage
determination if a crop has already
been planted.
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Lodge Dedication
At Scout Camp
Set At 5 P. M.
The David T. Vance lodge \^ill
be dedicated at 5 p.m. today at
Daniel Boone Boy Scout Camp in
pigeon Valley.
Funds were donated for the
building by the late David T.
Vance of Plumtree. Vance was one
of the founders Of the Boy Scout j
movement in this section and also
an industrial and civic leader in
Avery County and the state.
Atftho dedication, Hugh Mon
teitlaH^Asheville will pay a trib
ute ^^Vance. L. Y Blggerstaff
chairman of the reservation com
mittee, w ill preside at the serv-1
ices.
Following the dedication cere
monies of the Vance faculty, the
board of directors and their guests
will have dinner at the camp.
Annual UTD Tour
To Muscle Shoals
Leave Thursday
Haywood countians are expected
to be among the group of farmers
from 15 WNC counties making the
annual farm tour this week to
Muscle Shoals, Ala., sponsored by
the Valleywide Test Demonstra
tion Farmers Association.
The tour will leave this section
Thursday and return Sunday.
The group will visit Wilson
Dam in Alabama and also tour
middle Tennessee.
The
Weather
WARM
I'artly cloudy and warm with
scattered afternoon and early
night thundershowers and little
change in temperature today and
Tuesday.
Date Max. Min. Prec.
July 19 - 83 62 .11
July 20 78 61 .08
July 21 84 58
July 22 JO* 55 .15
Not Enough Circle 'Round,
Street Dances Suspended
It's getting so you can't even give any thing away any more.
That's the conclusion of the Jaycees as they announce that
the regular Wednesday night street dances have been suspended
for lack of dancers.
Kveir the oiler by a local merchant to foot the bill for the
first set or so to get the ball a-rolling did not bring the dancers
out into the circle.
Visitors are especially disappointed at the discontinuance of
the colorful spectacle. They have been understandably reluctant
to tr* to open and shut the garden gate, but they've been having
a whale of a time watching the experts swing around.
I he Jaycees are appealing for suggestions on how to resume
the heretofore successful series. They hope to enlist the aid of
exhibition teams.
Hut what's happened to all the youngsters and oldsters who
used to love to whirl through a giddy set, stomping it out to a live
ly string band and a rhythm-minded caller?
2 Haywood
Men Leave
For Assembly
Senator William Medford and
Representative Jerry Rogers left
Sunday for Raleigh to attend the
special session of the General As
sembly which was called by Gov
ernor Luther Hodges to consider
special legislation, as he has term
ed it "to preserve public schools
and also preserve the public!
peace."
The gist of the school preserva-;
(ion plan would .simply provide at
tendance expense grants, former-:
iy referred to as tuition grants, to
citizens who do not want their1
children to go to school with a
member of the opposite race, and i
allow a local school Unit to su.v-1
pend operation of its schools, upon ,
majority public vote, if the situa
tion is considered intolerable.
If the Legislature approves, the
people of North Carolina may vote'
on these questions, probably in
September. The Stale Supreme
Court has staled that a general
election in September would be j
lawful. i
Iron Duff CDF
Will Meet Wednesday
A regular meeting of the Iron
Duir CDP will be held Wednesday
at 8 p in.
Jarvis Caldwell, chairman, will :
conduct the business.
Tax Rate For
Clyde Will
Remain $1.85
The tax rate for Clyde will re
main $1.85 per $100 valuation,
it was learned today from Mrs.
Joyce Ilaynes, town clerk.
The board of aldermen have
adopted a budget of $22,480 for
the year, which compares to the
budget of $10,000 for last year.
Gerald Fish is mayor, and
members of the board of alder
men are: Cecil Spencer, Lester
Ward and Jay Morgan.
New Program On
Use Of Nitrate
Now Under Way
A new ASC program for assis
tance on the application *ol am
monium nitrate: on farmland is
now* under way, A. W. Ferguson.
ASC manager announced today.
Orders are being taken for am
monium nitrate for conservation
purposes such as pasture, meadow,
and cover crop at the rate of be
tween one and two bags per acre,
Mr. Ferguson said
The maximum amount that any
one farmer can get is four tons.
The rate per bag is now $3.21.
will go,up to $3.31 in August, and
increase proportionately each
month until January, the ASC
manager explained.
Busy Week In Store At
Lake With 7 Conferences
By CLIFTON B. METCALF
This week will be one of the
busiest of the summer at the
Methodist Southeastern Jurisdic
tional assembly grounds at Lake
I Junaluska.
Four conferences with a total of
i approximately 1.000 people from
nine Southern states, counting
visitors, will continue. Three
more w ill open.
Toda> the Scarritt Seminars
will open a 19-day session. These
seminars are co-sponsored by
. Scarritt College and the Metho
I dist Board of Education. Scarritt
dean Dr. Henry Johnson is direc
tor. i
The summer traiuing projects
; are offered for directors of Chris
I lian education and educational as
sistants who desire further study
j in these fields.
They also provide refresher
courses for professional workers
who have lost touch with recent
trends in religious education.
Thursday the Radio and TV
Workshop and Laymen's Confer
ence will begin meetings. Both
groups will be attended by persons
.from nine Southern states.
J. Carlyle Holler of Columbia,
j S. C-. president of the Southeast
>ern Jurisdictional Board of Lay
Activities, wtll be in charge of the
j Laymen's Conference.
The Radio and TV Workshop
will close July 30 and the Lay
: men's Conference, July 29.
The Rev. Wallace Chappell. staff
member of the Methodist Board
( (See Lake Junaluska?Page 6)
Post Office
To Get New
Facilities
The new drive-up mail box at
the Waynesville post office is ;
scheduled to be placed on the
curb near the post office driveway !
1 about Wednesday, according to
Enos Boyd, postmaster. The new
drive-up box will enable patrons 1
to mail letters without getting out
of their cars.
The district manager of the
postal department has recommend
ed that a new section of boxes be
installed in the post office lobby
in the space now occupied by mail
chutes. The recommendation in
cludes moving the chutes to the
( area formerly used by the parcel
post window. In the planning four
chutes are recommended, one for
.local mail, one for out-of-town
mail, and one each tor air mail apd ]
for post cards.
The present stamp and parcel
' post window would be modernized
and the counter lowered to accom
i modate both patrons and employ
ees, with sufficient room for two
' employees to serve the public, ac
cording to Boyd.
The postmaster did not know
when the program would gel un
der way when formally approved.
It has been in the planning stage
for some time.
Haywood To Send
87 4-H Members
To Camp Schaub
Approximately 87 members of '
Haywood County 4-11 Clubs are
"expected to attend summer camp
July 30-August 4 at Camp Schaub. |
according to Miss Childers, asSis- j
tarit l;omc agent.
Applications from 59 girls and
28 boys have already been received.
Miss Childers said.
This year, the Haywood group
will attend camp with members of
-Northhampton County 4-H Clubs. {
which are expected to have about :
40 representatives at the camp on j
the Mountain Experiment Station
property. 1|
Camp Schaub opened for the
season in June and will play host
to more than 25 counties from all
over North Carolina before it closes '
the latter part of August.
Offered to the 4-H members dur- |
ing camping periods are classes
in swimming, recreation, crafts,
uses of electricity, and forestry.
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Buick Magazine
Has Feature Story
On Beef Shoot
Haywood County's famous Cata- J
' loochee Beef Shoot is the subject i
of a feature article appearing in
the August issue of BUICK Mag
azine,
Prepared b\ Miriam Kabb of tfre
I Department of Conservation and
i Development, the article outlines
I the unique aspects of this colorful
contest?the muzzle loading .weap
ons, the prizes of quarters of beef,
the targets of charred wood.
Photographs illustrate the
article.
This is the second story on the
beef s-hoot to appear in current 1
automotive magazines.
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IN AN UN-BEARABLE POSITION is our leading man (leading by
Inches). The picture reminds us of the siory oi me man woo prayed
under similar circumstances, "I.awd. if you can't help me, for
gracious' sakrs don't help that bear." Actually, man and bear are
dummies used as a motel sign. Amateur photographer Phil McCaf
ferty Of Stanwood. Iowa, snapped the shot on his vacation.
Gong Saved The Day
For Rotary Re cords
Bloodmobile
To Be Here i
On Thursday i
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will j
be in Waynesville tin Thursday
July 26, it w as announced today j
t>y Dr. A Heyward Smith, chair
man of the local blood program, !
The unit will, operate at the '
First Methodist Church between
12 noon and 6 p.m.
Sponsor of tin- \isit is the
Waynesville Merchants Association,
which hopes to meet a quota of 125
flints. ,
Grey Ladies of the Haywood
County Chapter will assist, under
the direction of Mrs. Felix Stovall. !
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Dr. Carol Grahl
Is Granted License
Dr. Carol l.inwood Grahl. Jr. has \
been licensed to practice dentistry j
after passing examinations held by .
The North Carolina State Board ol
Dental Examiners at Chapel Hill.-]
II ? received his degree from the 1
University at Chapel Mill in June. ?'
Dr Grahl will practice his pro- '
fession in Brevard.
The gong' saved the day at
Rotary Friday.
tor a moment it appeared
tilings were going to get out of
hand?in breaking records that
is. :
It all began when the annual
perfect attendance awards were
made to seven local Kotarians
for going through the year with
out missing a weekly meeting.
Three got pins for a one-year
record?II. >1. Dulin, J. H Way
and N. W. Garrett. Paul Mc
Flroy got his second pin for two
years, and John Johnson, presi
dent. his seventh pin, while
Dave Felmet and Felix Stovall
both rereived their eighth con
secutive attendance pin.
Then it was that a gentleman,
visiting from Florida was intro
duced as having '6 years perfect j
attendance.
That appeared to end things,
until another visitor, also from
Florida, casually arose and said: j
"tlr. President, we have with 1
us l.eon llyatt, former district
governor of North Florida, who
has years perfect attendance."
John Johnson, presiding, said:
"llappy to have you. I.eon, and
that is a fine record; almost as
good as the visitor we had week
before last from Kansas who has
the world's record of over 30
years perfect attendance."
Bang went the gong.
Meeting adjourned.
Ray's Observing
35th Anniversary
Kay's Super Market and Ray's
Department Store are observing
heir 35th anniversary, which
hakes them one of the oldest re
ail firms in Haywood County,
The store recently added a new
parking lot in back of the store, j
whicti in reality gives them three
parking lots, two of them paved,
with the third lot just across
Church, Street, which has recently
been widened.
Recent improvements iiaVe been
made to the building, including a
new roof and other extensive ren-1
ovations.
Maggie Signs Contrast
With Original Maggie
MAGGIE S MAGGIE. Mrs. I. M.
Pvlant. for whom the Maggie
post office was named. Mrs. Pyl
ant was Miss Maggie Mae Bet
zrr. daughter of the first post- ,
| master. I
By AGNES FITZIIL'GH SIIAPTEB (
Some places are named for dead- '
and-gone patriots, like Washington,
one was named from the label on
a can ?Cocoa. Fla.. and one is
named for a very-much-alive little
woman?Maggie Valley.
Visitors to the picturesque
valley are e h a r m e d by the
"Maggie" signs which welcome
them to its various attractions.
Sun-bonneted, full-skirted, Maggie
herself seems to typify the casual,
warm-hearted hospitality of the
section.
Few visitors, however?and not
too mahy home folks?know that
the post office at Maggie was
named for a real woman, a daugh
ter of the first postmaster.
A greater contrast is hard to
imagine than that between the
real-life Maggie and her colorful,
calico-clad namesake. Now Mrs. 1.
M. Pylant. the original Maggie is
a.- citified and well-groomed as
any slicker who ever came across
(See Maggie?Page G)
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Charlie Woodard
To Head UF Drive
Campaign To' j
Be Made |
In October '
Charlie Uoodai'd has been nam
ed campaign manager for the
Cnited Fund, it was announced to
it;.v by Ffqssell Fultz. president of
the organization j |
Woodatot K an active civic lead- f
ci" and was one of the. committee i
of six who recently directed the
I ccia ,.i n.n cenier campaign here
Ti illative plans are t(, have tl. ?
campaign sometime in October, and
Woodward said he would have bis
orranizatii.il completed in the near
future. I
I'nil Davis, director of the
budget committee, has already I
started work on the 1957 budget
and plans ?> submit it to the Board
ol Directors early in September.
The budget last year was S3.!,
<H)<) and according to J u Silc"-'.
ti easu.ier, all agencies w ill recei\e*|
100 per cent of their requests from
I he fund if the few remaining
pledges are paid by September 30.
Slier said payments have been
matte to all agencies as of date of
approximately 9:> per cent ot their
requests and he hoped that every
one would pay his pledge in full liv
September 30.
A .special committee recommend
ed that the 1957 budget include a
polio fund for the Orthopedic Hos
pital. The 1950 budget contained an
SH.OOO item for this purpose, of i
w liich $ i,098 has already been paid, j
I he remaining 302 is expected to j
be paid within 30 days, pending the '
receipt of pledges now due the |
Fund
The special commitee making the !
recommendation for live polio fund j
for the Orthopedic Hospital was i
composed of Loc Davis, Dave Hy
att and John Moore. Just- what
amount will be included in the
1957 budget for this item is to be
determined by the budget commit- [
tee in their report to the Board of
Directors in early September.
Fire Destroys
Frame Dwelling
On Long Street
A trame dwelling house on Long I
Street, near Dayton Rubber Com
pany s No. 2 warehouse, was total*
'y destroyed by fire about 1 o'clock
Sunday morning. The family was
away.
I he blaze "Was reported by a
neighbor, Ed Evans, also of Loftg 1
Street.
The house was occupied, accord
ing to Fire Chief Felix Stovall, by !
?bo family of Jack Carver, who
were visiting elsewhere at the
time. The blaze had gained con
siderable headway before it was
discovered, and according to fire
men. the roof was giving way by
the time they answered the alarm.
I lie.v were successful in prevent
ing the fire from spreading to any
other buildings.
Chief Stovall estimated the
damage at about $8,000.
C. N. Allen Heads
Hazelwood Zoning
C N Alien has been named'
chairman of the Hazelwood Zoning
Commission and E. H. Olfvcr sec
retary.
The 5-nian commission is tfow I
reviewing maps and recommenda
: tions of the survey completed by !
the League of Municipalities rela-j
live to a zoning ordinance for the
town
Mayor Lawrence Davis said the
members of the Commission would '
meet soon and take formal steps!
I towards approv ing a specific zoning
code for the town
180 Methodist Ministers
Tour Iron Duff Community
One hundred and eighty Metho
list ministers from the Lake Juna
uska Assembly toured Iron Duff
Saturday afternoon to study the
?ole of the Community Develop
nent Program in rural life.
The assembly group was led by
Or. James Sells.
The tour was planned by the
Iron Duff CDP and the county
igent's office. After lunch at the
Davis ?Chapel Church, served by
["DP women. Prank M. Davis ex
plained the background and cited
tccomplishments of the Iron Duff
(immunity development organua
| tion.
He also led the group to the
: Manson Medford farm to see the
1 poultry flocks there, to the Jarvis
j Chambers farm to look at tobacco
I urown by Tommy Wood, and to his
own farm to observe chemical
weed control and his artificially
bred dairy herd.
The group then drove to Upper
Crabtree to see the community
1 cemetery, where J. B. James
explained that maintenance and
development of the burial site is
one of the major projects of the
Upper Crabtree CUP.
CHARLIE WOODARD
(Photo by Norton Studio).
Farm Tour
In Historic
New England
By IV. C. MFDFOKH
(Special to The Mountaineer)
BANGOR, Maine ?? Eighty-him
persons on the 13th annual Hay
wood County farm tour left hen
this morning tor a tour ol the
Maine College of Agriculture at
Orono and a stop at potato and
broiler farms in Penobscot Coun
ty, Maine.
After lunch at the Grange Hall
in Skow began, Maine, the tour
went on to Canada, crossing the
border about 3.1") p.m. and pro
ceeding on to the city of Quebec
where the group will >peird the
night tonight.
Yesterday a two-hour guided
lour of historical Boston was the
highlight of the daw tellowed h\
a stop at the Bunker Hill National
Monument.
Proceeding further north
through New England, the Tar
Heels observed that residences.
Farms, dairy, and garages generally
are built together because of the
deep snows in those areas!
The group, also reported that
the farm tour thus far has been
without troubles, delays, and that
all members are showing good
spirits.
Tomorrow morning the group,
will tour Quebec and then have
the afternoon free.
Wednesday the topr will move on
to Ottawa, the capital city of Can
ada. where the Tar Heels will see
the House of Parliament, and the
Canadian Experimental Farm, to
observe research work with straw
berries, apples, and other small
fruits. At dinner that night; Or
C. 11. Goulden. superintendent of
the experimental farm, will speak
on Canadian agriculture.
Thursday the group w ill leave
for Toronto, stopping en route at a
large grain elevator in the harbor
at Prescott, Ontario, and later for
a boat cruise of the Thousand
Islands district.
Friday the tour will re-enter the
United Stales at Detroit about 2.15
p.m Tbat afternoon the tourists
will visit the Ford Motor Co. piani
and that night some of the group,
will see a major league baseball
game, Detroit vs. Washington.
(Thursday)?The first lap of our
tour ended in this "Apple Festival"
town of Winchester, Va. tonight.
Clearing skies in the afternoon
(See Farm Tour?Page 6)
Highway
Record For
1956
In Haywood
(TO DATE)
Killed 2
(1935 ? 1)
Injured .... 43
(1955 ? 37)
Accidents.. 102
(1935 ? 76)
Loss ... $32,621
(1953 ? $39,479)
(This information compiled
from records of Stat* Ufh