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p P Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park _ ^ a
71st YEAR NO. 64 16 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILEE, N. C? THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AUG. 9. 1956 $3.50 In^Advaii(e In Haywood and Jackson Counties
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Champion Fibre Plans Major Plant Expansion
Machine And
Buildings In
Big Program
Plans for a three-year program '
jf expansion of production facil- I
it res at the Carolina Division of I
he Champion Paper i.'id Fibre;
Company were outline* here to
lay by Reuben U Robertson, pres
ident and chairman of the hoard.
The nucleus of the entire ex
pansion program will be the in
stallation of a mammoth Four- i
Irinier paper machine, to be Know n !
is "No. 20" machine, for the man- j
ufaeture of a w ide variety of white j
Business papers.
Included in the expansion plans
sro an augmented program of tim- :
bcrland acquisition and a general |
.mprovement of pulp production
facilities. to insure sufficient pulp !
dock for the new machine
An addition Of 43.000 square j
feel of floor space is planned in j
he finishing and shipping depart- ,
rents to provide for the necessary
equipment for the final processing
3t the Output of the new ma
?hine.
Some- phases of the installation j
j( new pulp production equipment 1
ire already under way, but the
bulk of the expansion program is
still in the engineering stage
"We have hot lft any major ;
contracts yet," Mr Robertson said,
"and are not in position to de- '
let mine just what capital expendi
ture will be required during the :
next three years to complete our
program at the 'Carolina Division."
"We are going into this de
velopment . project." he continued,
"in response to the increasing de
mands from our customers for
more paper. Extensive tmprove
(Scc Champion Fibre?Page 8)
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75 To 100 Horses Expected In Horse
Show Which Will Be Held Saturday'
Sale And
Wilson To
Officiate
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Reed Wilson of Asheville and : '
Vrchie Sale of Waync.sville will (
>e announcer and ringmaster, re- '
pectively, al the 3rd annual J
Vaynesville Horse Show this Sat
irday afternoon and evening, ae-:
wording to general chairman Hen- !
?y Miller.
Miller said this morning that it j
ippeared there would be between
IS and 100 horses participating in
he show. Some of the horses will
irrive Friday night.
The show will be in two sections.
>ne at 2 p.m. and the- other ai 3 '
>.m.
Other officials for the event will (
>e C. C. League, assistant ringmas-,
er and Dr. Mack Setzer. vetcrinar
i <
an.
Lloyd Tate of BlowinE Hock will j
tidge hunters and jumpers and (
larold Sherrill of Knoxville, Tenn..
he walking and gaited horses,
Flower girls will present awards
it both afternoon and evening per- ,
ormances, under the direction ol ,
tlrs. Jack Dickerson. During the
ifternoon Marty Dickerson, Shar
>n Hay. Mary Owen, Betsy Smith
ind Tempie Dulin will <*>rve: eve
ling flower girls will be Bett>
3wen. Helen Kirkpatrick. Linda'
Kay Smith, Ann Dulin and Carev j
Howell.
Assisting Mr Miller on the gen
eral committee are John Carver
ind Elmer Hendrix ||
The Waynesville Lions Club is
aking care of ticket sales, the
iroceeds of which will go to the
Recreation Development Commis- '
don.
Bleachers arid box seal- will be 1
irranged for by the Waynesville
Junior Chamber of Commerce and . I
concessions by the Waynesville Ki-ii
.van is Club j
Nine clas-.-s will be presented at
Ihe Saturday afternoon exhibi
tion, with five ribbons to be award-1
?d in each. Classes programmed
ire jumping horses, open; pleas-;
are horses, juniors under 12 years;
pony exhibit, mares and colts; i
ponies under 46 inches; walking
horses, open; pleasure horses, open;
pony driving class; Western riding; '
Ihree-gaited horses, open
The ton evening events include
six for which the stakes total $600
and four others for which ribbons ,
will be presented. In order, the
classes are open jumping: $100
junior walking horses: Western
class open: pleasure horses: $100
(See Horse Show?I'age 8>
no. l in nuk'llf iaruunh is mis naywooa
County 4-H Club livestock judging team, which
won the state title in the judging contest con
ducted during 4-H Club Week at Raleigh. The
team includes (kneeling, from left! Verlin F.d
vards of Maggie, Neal Kelly of Bethel, Cecil
Drown, assistant county agent ana coacn ui tne
team, and R. E. Cathey of Bethel; (standing) Tom- (
my Boyd of Jonathan Creek, and Jerry Ferguson j
of Fines Creek. The team will enter the Atlantic ]
States contest at Richmond, Va., in September.
(Mountaineer Photo). ,<
Telephone Service To Starl;
Next Week At White Oak
Construction of lines and equip
ment for telephones in the White
Oak community will be completed
this week and the telephones will
be put into operation next week,
according to an announcement by
E R. Raw.son. Haywood County 1
mcnager for the Southern Bell j
Telephone Co.
The initiation of telephone serv- j
ice in White Oak will mark the
complete coverage of Haywood
County with telephones. In the
past. White Oak has been the
only community in the county
without service.
In order to serve White Oak.
Southern Bell has spent 57,743 to
erect 10 miles of new lines and
string two miles of open wire on
existing lines, according to Mr.
Raw son.
The community will initially
have .13 telephones, with seven!
more expected to be added later. I
LIONS TO HEAR MURRAY
J. Paul Murray, teacher of the
Murray Baracca class at the First
Baptist Church in Canton will be
guest speaker at a meeting of the
Clyde Lions Club Friday at Cent- j
ral Methodist Church
New Road
To Be Let
Next Year
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More than a halt' million dollars
has been earmarked for construc
tion of a new road from Balsam
Gap to Willets. it has been an
nounced by State Highway Com- 1
mission Chairman A. H. Graham. !
The work is scheduled for letting '
in 1957-58.
The allocation is part of a two-i
year 1,500.000 state primary j
- road^J^Vigram.
Thef.7-mile link of the high- '
way, which is part of the reloca- !
tion of the road from Balsam to i
Sylva. was granted $550,000 for.
grading, structures, right-of-way j
and paving.
To be let in 1956-57 is a 7.3-mile ?
section from Syl\a to Willets,
costing $725,000. also a part of j
the work on Highway 19A-23.
Richard Hoyle, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Julius Hoyle, is visiting
friends in Morganlon. ?
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Youth Dies
Of Injuries
From Wreck j;
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Jimmy Ashe, 17, of Route 3. i
Canton, became Haywood County's I ]
third traffic fatality of 1956 when 'i
he died Tuesday night en route
from the hospital here to Memorial
Mission Hospital in Ashevillc.
Ashe was one of three teen-aged J
boys injured when the pickup truck ,
in which they were riding over
turned twice on the Lake Logan !
road about 8 a.m. Monday. The
driver of the truck. Tommy Fleet
wood Burnctte, and Grower Cal
houn escaped with minor injuries; .
Because of Ashe's death Bur- 1
nette now <vill face charges of man
<See Jimmy Ashe?Page 8)
Boy Hit By
Car; Injuries
Prove Minor
A seven-year-old Miami boy,
Jimmy Powers, escaped with only,
minor injuries when he was struck
by a car Wednesday morning on
Highway 19 in front of the Twin
brook Motor Court in Maggie Val
ley.
He suffered a cut on his chin and ,
a bruised hip, and was treated at
Haywood County Hospital and re
leased. ,
The driver of the car. a South .
Carolina resident, was absolved of j
blame in the accident. He was not |
i identified.
Another county accident took '
place at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday on the
Eagle's Nest road when a 19*49 >
Pontiac driven by Adam Corn. Jr. '
of Ninevah collided with a 1955
Chevrolet driven by William D.
Hyatt of Piedmont Drive.
Mrs. Amy Worsham, riding with ;
Mr. Hyatt and his wife, suffered
bruises on both legs and the left
arm. Neither of the Hyatt? or i
Corn were injured.
Corn was charged with driving i
, on the wrong side of the road.
Damage to both cars was esti- ,
' mated at $?50.
Two Concerts Planned Here
During Next Two Weeks
Charles L. Isley. Jr.
The first will start at " 15 p.m. j
Friday on the steps of the Court
house and end at 8 p.m. to avoid '
conflict with the current revival 1
at the Waynesville Presbyterian ;
Church.
The second concert will be at
8 p.m. next Thursday at the WTHS
stadium, under sponsorship of the i
Waynesville Lions Club.
This concert will include num
bers by the band, the community
male chorus under the direction of
Glvhn Draper, soloists from here
and the Lake Junaluska Assembly,
and the trumpet trio.
In the event of rain, the concert
will be held in the WTHS gym 'the
auditorium is now being converted
into classrooms^.
Tickets for the event will be
sold by members of the Lions
Club. 1
Two concerts will be presented j
during the next two weeks by j
the Waynesville Community
Band under the direction of ;
The
Weather
FAIR
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Sunny and warm today. Friday,
partly cloudy with widely scattered
afternoon or evening thundershow
ers.
(Official Waynesville temperature
as reported by the State Test Farm:
Date Max. Min. Prec.
Aug 6 . 89 59 ?
Aug 7 83 56 ?
Aug 0 84 51 ?
Atlantan Becomes
Pastor Of Free
Methodist Church
Th.- Rev. L. S. Hoover oi Atlan
ta will arrive in Waynesville this:
week. as the new pastor of the
Free Methodist Church, appointed
by action of the Georgia-Carolina
annual conference which convened
at Conyers. Ga.. last week He
succeeds the Rev. Russell M. Elder
Rev. Hoover has had wide expe
rience in the religious field as pas
tor. writer, radio evangelist and
lecturer throughout the United
States. He was at one time pastor
of the Free Methodist Chufch in
Atlanta, and has traveled exten
sively in the interests of his church
Mrs. Hoover, who accompanies
her husband, has visited in Waynes
vilel on other occasions, and is a
recognized leader in the mission
ary program of the Free Methodist
Church.
Five Haywood Men
Enter Armed Forces
Five Haywood County men left j
here Tuesday morning for Char
lotte and induction into the armed
forces. They were:
Parlin Ball, Route 4. Waynes- !
ville: Robert William Murray o! s
Canton; Claude Ray Justice of i
Route 1. Hot Springs; William Earl
Ledford of Route 4, Waynesville, I
and Cedric H. Inman of Hazelwood
Seven other men were sent to
Charlotte for pre-induction exam-i
inntion.
Safety Fair
Drawing
State-Wide
Interest
Tli-e forthcoming Farm, and
Home Salcty Fair. first ever pro
moted in Haywood County, and
perhaps the entire state, is gain-i
Ing wide recognition both from
Governor Luther H. Hodges, vari
ous State organizations and the Na-j
tiohal Safety Council.
The event scheduled to be held
at Camp Hope Thursday. August
lti. is expected to attract state
and county medical officials, indus
trial leaders, and others who will
participate in tl.V program; and
citizens from all sections of the'
counts who will contribute to the
success of the Fair by their pies- .
en<v and participation.
W Sherrell Jimison. chairman
of the county - wide program j
(See Safety Fair?Page 8>
Maggie Chamber
New Member Is
From White House
Lake Junaluska may rate a
feather in its cap from the ap
pearance there of the Vice Presi
dent of the United States, but
Maggie Valley is not bowing its
head in humility.
The Chamber of Commerce
president. Mrs. VI. L. Sadler, has
just received thp following let
ter:
"Thank you rery much for
your letter of July twenty-third,
sent on behalf of the Maggie Val
ley Chamber of Commerce. I am
highly complimented by your
thought in wanting to make me
an honorary member of your
organization, and glad to have
the membership certificate that
you sent me.
"I am grateful, too for your
wishes for my future good
health.
"With warm greetings to all
the members of the Maggie Val
ley Chamber of Commerce,
Sincerely,
Dwight I). Eisenhower."
Maybe his membership will en
courage the President to try a
little Haywood County trout
fishing in one of the sparkling
streams around Maggie!
FADING INTO MEMORY is the stage of the
H1TIS auditorium ? bring; dismantled here ?
scene of countless band concerts, plays, and chap
el programs. When funds arc available, a new
auditorium probably will be erected on the school
campus. Until then, assembly programs will be
held in the gymnasium.
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Remodeling Work Started
On WTHS Auditorium
Work started yesterday marnii
on conversion work at the Wajni
ville Township High School. ;u
cording to Lawrence Lcatherwood.
superintendent of county school
Low bidder for the contract
which was awarded Tuesday, wa
Jerry Liner, with a bid of $22,335
Six weeks is the estimated. tir
fct completion of the rembdelin.
work, with the bulk of lhe denude
ticn and framing expected to hate
been completed by the time school
opens on August 28
The alterations will convert tic
auditorium and the library into <
new library, audio-visual room
study hall and five classroom
Til e new library w ill be at wh
is now the present Stage end oi
the auditorium and will Rteasuri
approximately 36 by 70 feet
At the opposite end the stud
hell will be located, approximate I;
44 by 70 feet
Between the library and tie
study hall there will be a eeijinr
high masonry wall. ?
The old auditorium floor will In
completely torn out and a new
floor built at stage level.
Upstairs tne floor will be ex
tended at the present level ol th
balcony floor. The new area will
be divided into an audio-visu;
room of about 80 by 38 feel. sc;.r
ir.C about 250 persons and this
classrooms of approximately 32 b
26 feet each.
The present library will be con
verted info two classroom- b
simply replacing a partition t:
['was torn down to accommodate tin
[library,
The 522,335 cost of the \
includes all new materials. Sup
intendent Leathcrwood said that it,
. is hoped to salvage and sell >>r
I utilize some of the old material
Many Local Features To
Highlight 'Back-To-School'
Edition Coming Monday
The annual "Baek-To-School" edition of The Mountaineer
will he published on Monday.
This year's edition will he of different design than those of
past years, featuring many loeal pietures of students preparing for
school?from the lirst grader to those entering college.
V number of special features will also be carried in the edi
tion that will prove interesting to parents and students alike
Several members of The Mountaineer staff have been at work
On the material for the edition for some time.
Registration Books For
September Election Open
Hcgi&irauon hooks lor ini* wrp
tembei 8th amendment election 1
will open Saturday. August 11, it
was announced today by John M r
Carver chairman of the board of
elections. !C
The books will be at the 29 poll- |
ing places of the count1 from 9'^
a.m. until 0 p.m. August 11 and 1 s,
18th, and on the 25th will he open
until sunset ()(
Carver said registration can be
done at any time during the per- n;
idd from Aug. It to 25th at the
registrar's home. The registrars
who have already served this year
in elections wil continue in that
capacity for this election, and the (|
general election judges will serve
on the 8th.
Saturday, Sept. 1 will be cha'l- 2'
lenge day.
The laws as apply to Hie gen- t-i
et al election will be followed for s<
this election, with absentee ballot- -
in:; permitted for any voter who _
will be away from his polling place I
mi tin 8th eligible to receive a J
ballot for absentee voting. r
Carver said the poll hooks would .
he delivered to the registrars on
Thursday, August 9th.
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Bids Due
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August 21
Bids will he received on August {'|
21 for construction of a new
Pigeon Street school, it was an
nouneed today by Lawrence Leath
crwood. superintendent of county
schools. ,
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The e?timatcd cost is approxi- s
mately $85,000, plus equipment in- p
eluding lunchroom facilities at p
$d,000 more. 5
The new building will be con
structed on a 3-acre site just across I
the Ninevah road from the present li
location. It is to be oi brick and | <
to contain three classrooms, a 1
eafetnrium and a kitchen. |v
)ates Are Set
7or Registration
)f WTHS Students
The registration schedule for j
'aynesviHo Township High School
udents has been announced by j
K. Weatherby, principal. Stu
nts will register between 8:30
in. and 2 p in. on the days desig
ned. . !
The scherruie follows:
Seniors. Monday, August 20.
Juniors. Tuesday. August 21
Sophomores, Wednesday, Aug
st 22.
Freshmen. Thursday. August 22
Eighth graders, Friday, August
t.
Seventh grade students will
?gister on the opening day of
:'hool, Tuesday, August 28
Bethel Presbyterian Church
fo Mark 122nd Anniversary
The Bethel Presbyterian Church
ill mark its 122nd anniversary
unday morning with a picnic
inch on the grounds and a pro
ram in the afternoon.
The afternoon program will in
lude special music, group singing,
nd remarks by former Bothcl
resbyteria'n ministers and pas
>rs of other Bethet churches.
The regular Sunday morning
tessage will be brought by the
resent pastor, L. B. DuBose of
1e Columbia Theological Sen.ln
ry of Decatur, Ga? who will
peak on "The Mind of the Spirit".
The Bethel Presbyterian Church
ras first organized at the old Union
Ihurch on the Elijah Deaver
chool property. The present build
rig was completed In 1885 on
roperty donated by Capt. William
I. Terrell.
This church was first called
Ibeuezer. The nan*' was changed
o Bethel bv the Presbytery in
tpril. 1953. The first pastor was the
lev, William A Hall. First elders
I'orc Elijah Denver, l.eanddr Kil
I
jlian. Samuel Fitzgerald, and Frank
lin Brown.
Highway
Record For
1956
In Haywood
(TO DATE)
Killed i 3
(1955 ? 1)
Injured .... 49
(1955 ? 37)
Accidents.. 112
(1955 ? 76)
Loss ... $36,241
* (1*55 ? $39,479)
(This information compiled
from records ?t State Hick
way Patrol.)