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WTHS Auditorium
Gives Way To Classrooms
More than one patron and former student
slipped over to the high school during the
past week to see workmen removing one of
the places in the school which held many
fond memories, for them?the auditorium.
Some even listened for a time while work
men walked up and down the aisles carrying
out the seats?the old floor continued to
squeak to the very last.
The auditorium is being remodeled to
make more classrooms for the steadily in
creasing enrollment of the school, which this
year is expected to reach 1500.
Now the question comes up: where will
high school plays be given; band concerts;
civic programs and the like; which have
utilized the auditorium in the high school
for over 30 years? There is not another audi
torium in the area except churches and at
Lake Junaluska that can seat more than half
as many people as the one at the high
school.
The high school auditorium was far from
adequate and did not lend itself to many
groups, such as conventions, that wanted to
come here.
The time is at hand when the people of
this community will have to give serious
thought to getting a modern auditorium to
replace the one which had outgrown its use
fulness and had to give way to more essen
tial needs.
Third Election Of Year
In The Making
For the "third time this year Haywood
election officials are making preparation for
handling the balloting. The election is set for
September 8, at which time North Carolina
voters will express their wishes by way of
the ballot on the Constitutional amendments
recommended by the recent special session
of the General Assembly.
Right after this election preparation will
begin for the general election on November
6 In the meantime, this week, we have the
Democratic national convention, and next
weoHTthe Republicans, to remind us of the
approaching campaign and election later on
this fall.
With four elections in the county this year,
citizens should easily acquire the habit?as
well as realize the importance?of voting.
Haywood Now Completely
Linked By Telephone
Haywood history was made the past week
end as telephone lines were completed into
the White Oak area, giving telephone service
to the last remaining Haywood community.
Southern Bell officials announce that early
this week actual connection of telephones will
be made in White Oak?a connection which
will link every Haywood community by tele
phone on a non-toll system within the county.
The White Oak project cost almost $8,000
and will add 13 telephones to the present
system, with seven due to be installed at a
later date.
In the past few years Southern Bell has
changed from the central office system to
the dial system in both the Waynesville and
Canton exchanges and has constructed lines
into every community in the county, includ
ing the Balsam section, just over the county
line.
We doubt if there is a county in North
Carolina that is better served, and has more
complete telephone coverage than Haywood.
Expansion Of Champion
Of Major Importance
The major e^ansion program of the Can
ton plant of Champion Fibre is of vital im
portance not only to Haywood but to all of
Western North Carolina.
The addition of a new paper-making ma
chine jjnd plans for increasing production of
paper and pulp by 50 per cent of the present
rate by 1959 give promise of many additional
jobs, as well as the need for more pulpwood
from this area.
The decision of Champion officials to make
this exF>ansion serves as a good business
barometer for the entire area. The outstand
ing leaders of Champion, by their example,
are in fact saying to the world the extent of
their faith in the future.
The newly announced expansion program
is important in many ways, because it will be
an incentive for others to plan for comparable
growth.
The expansion program adds materially
to our industrial picture and our economy
here.
Lot Of Hard Work
Put On Safety Fair
Those who have been working and plan
ning for the Safety Fair, which will be held
at Camp Hope Thursday, are about as en
thusiastic a group as we have seen in many
a day.
They have a well-rounded program outlin
ed and from all indications will set a new pat
tern for such a project in North Carolina.
It is interesting to note the broad program
which has been prepared for the occasion
and the vast amount of detailed work that has
gone into the planning.
If the public responds in comparison to
the amount of work that has gone into mak
ing this event, then it will be an overwhelm
ing success. There is no reason why the
response should not be satisfactory.
Haywood's Highway
Safety Record Not Good
Haywood's highway record for 1956 is not
as good as it was this date last year. As this
is being written, the reqord shows that three
have been killed on Haywood highways this
year, as compared with one last year; 49 in
jured, as agaist 117 last year; accidents for
1956 have jumped to 112, as compared to 76
last year; while damages are up this year
over $6,000.
This is not an encouraging picture, but it
is one that can well bring all of us to our
senses in facing the growing trend that af
fects the lives and pocketbooks of each of us.
Maggie Civic Group
Hard Pushers
?
The newly organized Maggie Chamber of
Commerce will soon have on its membership
roll the names of some leading Americans,
headed by President Eisenhower and fol
lowed by Vice President Richard M. Nixon.
The latter accepted the membership while
on his recent trip to Haywood as Mrs. M. L.
Sadler, Chamber president, presented it to
him and in return was promised an auto
graphed picture of the two top executives.
The Maggie group are hard workers and
are not leaving a stone unturned to keep
their area before the public.
VIEWS OF OTHER EDITORS
Worst Of All ? Tipping!
Worst of all, it Seems to me, is the custom of
tipping. That, of course, is not an exclusively
American practice; but nowhere does it make poor
er sense It is in conflict with all our modern ideas
of standard prices, of our traditions of equality vs
servility, of our democratic Ideals of special privi
lege \o none.
A man has a service for sale. It is priced at
so much. But, when the time comes to pay for it.
you find you have been misled?you must pay the
stated price, plus a tip. It is a plain case of mis
representation.
And tipping is spreading. Today, you not only
tip the man who carries your bags into the hotel,
the waitress who serves your meal; in the cities, you
tip the barber, the taxi driver?you darn near tip
"the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker "
At a hotel recently, I ran into something I had
heard about bu* never experienced The manage
ment explains to its guests that there ia no tipping;
instead. 10 per cent is added to your bill to cover
what i* euphemistically referred to as "gratuities".
I found myself asking: "Why in heck doesn't Uus
hotel pay its help decent wages to start with? Why
force me to pay for service I'm supposed to get and
pay to get, and then pay the hotel's help besides?"
But did I say that to file hotel management* I
did sot!
I was just as cowardly about this iniquitous
practice as most Amartcana as Weimar Jonas in
"Strictly Personal", Franklin Press.
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WINTER OLYMPICS
Views of Other
Editors
GREAT EXPANSION AT
CANTON PAPER PI,ANT
The announcement of plans for
a multi-million-dollar three-year
expansion of production facilities
at <he Canton plant of the Cham
pion Paper and Fibre Company
has very special significance for
Western North Carolina. This
great industry at Canton was
launched *50 years ago and its
growth since has run a parallel
course-to the progress and de
velopment of this vast mountain
region. The Champion organiza
tion and this section have been
close friends and partners in all
sorts of wqys to promote the
best interests of our area and
state.
The nucleus of the expansion
program will be the installation
of a giant new paper machine
for the manufacture of a wide
variety of white business papers.
This machine will produce a con
tinuous sheet of paper 220 inches
wide at speeds up to 2 000 fee. a
minute. It will be one of the
largest machines in the world for
the manufacture of white papers.
A new two-story building will
be constructed to house this ma
chine and atached to that will he
a new four-story structure for
the machine's stock preparation
equipment. Space will he included
in the two-story building for the
possible installation of -jstor
machine in the future
When the new paper machine
begins its operations sometime
in 1959 the daily production of
paper at the Canton plant will be
increased by 350 tons Present
output of paper and paperboard
averages 700 tons a dav.
Planned revisions and additions
of equipment in pulp production
departments of the Carolina Divi
sion of Champion will result in
a daily increase of 150 tons of
pulp, boosting the total pulp out
put to 1,100 tons a day.
In announcing this expansion
Program Reuben B Robertson,
president and chairman of the
board, said that extensive im
provements would also be made
at the company's Ohio and Texas
divisions. Champion s stockhold
ers have authorized an investment
up to $15,000,000 in a company
wide modernization and timber
land acquisition program during
this fiscal year.
The vision, enterprise, civic
spirit and all-around success of
the Carolina Division of the
<? hampion Paper and Fibre Com
pany have always been a constant
source of pride as well as of
economic benefit to Western
North Carolina. We congratulate
the entire Champion organization
ror the company's achievements
during the past half-century and
for its elaborate plans for still
greater things in the future
?The Asheville Times.
NEW GLOSSARY
CAT?A small, persistent noc
turnal animal, customarily found
beneath the bedroom window or
?n the carport any time after 1
am
PXXJ A shrill-voiced animal
Riven to digging holes in flower
beds and frightening infant chil
dren
GARDEN _ To Stand around
outdoors and discuss automobiles
with the next-door neighbor
LAWN?A rectangular plot the
0 sP<>ts of which will no, grow'
grass, the grassy spots of which
must be mowed once a week Be
neath the lawn may be found
bricks, tin cans, plaster board and
<tray pieces of lumber left there
by the workmen
TELEVISION ? A machine
designed to prevent homework
from beinar done and dishes from
washe<1- **
/mVCAft FAMILY?A family
with notes with two hanks, or two
notes with one bank
WARRANTY ? An embossed
piece of paper which -expires one
week before the washing machine
breaks down.
WEEDS ? What comes u|i in
July when you plant grass in
April. ? The Richmond News
Leader.
Letter To Editor
UNITED FUND HAS DEFINITE
PLACE IN COMMUNITY
Editor. The Mountaineer:
As we approach the Second
Annual Campaign for funds for
the Waynesvilte, Haze I wood. Lake
Junaluska United Fund, we can
look back with pride to the suc
cess of our first campaign. We
can also look forward with con
fidence to the success of this
year's campaign, since certainly
the citizens in this area have dem
onstrated in many ways their
generosity and their belief in the
united way of giving
We must, however, not be over
confident nor relax our efforts in
any way. While I am very pleas
ed with the fine people who have
accepted the various offices in
the United Fund organization,
and am confident they will all do
a fine job. the ultimate success of
the United Fund campaign will be
determined by the response of
the public.
I have no doubt that the gen
erosity of the people in this area
will continue as it has in the past.
Generosity, however, is really on
ly one form of expressing our be
lief in the United Fund way of
giving We can also assure the
continued success of our LTnited
Fund by recognizing It as the one
organization ready and willing to
work with all groups for the bet
terment and needs of the com
munity; state and nation. I feel
confident that the people in our
fine community *111 continue to
express their belief in the United
Fund ? not only through their
generous giving of time and
money?but through their accept
ance of the Nnited Fund as their
vehicle for assuring that their
gifts go in the proper proportion
to the various organizations en
gaged in health, welfare, recrea
tional and character building ac
tivities.
Through this acceptance, our
rltizens can assure themselves of
the continued growth and suc
cess of their United Fund and of
'an equitable distribution of tlveir
gifts in accordance with their
wishes.
Russell F. Fultz. President
Waynesville, Hazelwood.
Lake Junaluska United Fund
Looking
Back Over
The Years
20 YEARS AGO
Mass meeting is called in an ef
fort to secure funds Cor the Save
Junaluska Campaign.
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Woody
return to their home in Atlanta '
after spending a week at Cata
ioochee.
Gen. Harley B. Ferguson of
New Oreans joins his family at
the Ferguson home for a visit of
several weeks.
Miss Frances Dunn returns to
General Hospital. Nashville where
she is in training after a visit at
home.
10 YEARS AGO
Harold E. Stassen speaks at
Lake Junaluska.
Miss Bette Hannah arrives from
Carolina Beach where she spent
two months.
Armstead Jones arrives from
Miami and is the guest of his
sisters, the Misses Nannette and
S A Jones.
Spare Stamp 49 for sugar ex
pires August 31.
5 YEARS AGO
John M. Richeson is promoted
to the rank of captain in the Ma
rine Corps.
Miss Barbara Russell is 1951
Queen of Junaluska.
Miss Jane Troy Wyche weds
A it hi bald Charles" Craft. Jr.
Mrs. James R. Thomas Sr. is
honored at a birthday dinner giv
en by her daughters.
Lt. Charles F Hyatt returns
from Far East; visits parents.
Tommy Campbell celebrates
birthday.
SNAPSHOTS FOR HISTORY
Making it a habit to take snap
shots of the children annually the
day thev start off to school for a
new term will yield a long-cher
ished picture record of their
growth.
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Rambling 'Round
By Frances Gilbert Frazier
While chatting with a lady visitor recently, we absorbed a w*hole
some viewpoint to take on life. This lady was not beautiful nor
was she a college graduate with degi'ees to her credit She was an
uncommon person, though, for as she says: "The kind C reator gave
me a sound body, a normal mind, willing hands and an interest in
my fellow man." And her idea is to use these properties to the very
beat advantage.
Truly she has. for neighbors and friends in her-home town
(Florldag can attest to the many kindly acts she contributes to every
day living. She is an ardent church worker and carries her true
Christian spirit wherever she goes. She attributes her happiness in
life to being just what she is and not attempting to be anything
else. She does not try to "keep up with the Joneses" unless she can
be of some help as they go along. She stays abreast of the times
and can talk interestingly of local and national events ol importance.
Her maxim is: "Be what y?u ar^ naturally and try to impur e
the product every day."
Don't be discouraged over a few failures. Remember even a
watch with a broken main spring, has the correet time twice
every twenty-four hours.
WHY CAN'T
They think of an appropriate name for tire squealers?
They invent a maxim silencer for motorcycles?
They concoct a way to have election-* without using verbal sti -
ettos?
Thunder storms have a settled place instead of always being
scattered?
Automobiles park for conversational convenience next to t-l ? ?
curb instead of across the sidewalk?
Children be seen without being parentially applauded?
Everybody appreciate the beauties of Nature?
Monday morning be as acceptable as Friday night?
Waynesville be along a big lake or wide river?
Air conditioning be regulated by the United States Supreme
Court?
One word of praise be substituted for an entire sentence ?
disapproval?
Gossip is a virus whose germs have never been isolated.
Views Of Other Editors
NUCLEAR GRANITE?
COOL, MAN
We ought not to have been too
surprised at the report from the
atomic experts that the ordinary
granite rock is capable of radiat
ing an almost unlimited supply
of energy. We got an inkling of
it awhile back from a teenage
party at pur house.
We live on the side of a hill
atop a pile of granite which the
geologists say has been there
since the late ice age and which
the building contractor says is so
fused together that it's best to
leave the boulders in the base
ment. They never bothered us
much until somebody decided to
hold a summer dance in the, cool
of the cellar.
Now, the teenagers around our
house are very quiet and some
what lethargic people and so. as
the other parents tell us. are the
neighboring teenagers When
quietly at home. But plainly if
you take enough teenagers to
reach a critical mass, put them in
a cellar underlined with uranium
seeded granite and submit them
to an electronic bombardment
from a hi-fi set. the resulting vi
bration will startle a Geiger
counter.
As for limitless energy, we
don't know whether the source of
it was the granite or the grama
phone but we do know that it was
still radiating long after we had
passed our own limits.
?The Wall Street Journal
4*&&WASHINGT0N
1 MARCH OF EVENTS
'fort-Tim# President'
May Be Demos' Crv
Open Attack on Ike
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Special to Central Press Association
WASHINGTON?Democratic strategists are reluctant to hit too
hard on the issue of President Eisenhower's health during
the coming campaign for fear of antagonizing some voters.
The Democratic onslaught may well be limited to the accusation
of "part-time President," and the theme will be that Ike isn't devot
ing enough time to his duties, not that he is disabled.
Ex-President Harry S. Truman set this pattern recently. Other
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Eisenhower
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charge is the only way the health issue* could be
brought in by inference and in good taste.
The Democrats are aware of the publia^bdon
polls which show that a large bloc o^Bters
might resent an open attack on Ike on the health
issue as being shady politics.
They realize that Mr. Eisenhower is tremend
ously popular and that all efforts must be made
to prevent any personal attack on him that could
boomerang against the Democrats.
This doesn't mean the Democrats won't wage
a heated campaign. They will open up with
heavy fire on the administration's record and
Ike's delegation of work to his subordinates.
The theme, as Truman put it, probably will be
"I like Ike, but?."
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# COUNTER-PLAN?The Republicans have developed a counter
plan to frustrate the effect of the "part-time" charges. One indica
tion of the GOP strategy came when the White House announced
that Mr. Eisenhower would not take a vacation before the Repub
lican national convention.
Previously, the chief executive had planned to go to New England
for a fishing trip, a less strenuous form of exercise than his favorite
pastime, golf, which his physicians have forbidden him to play until
about mid-August.
However, GOP National Chairman Leonard W. Hall is said to
have counseled that it would be "better psychology" if the Presi
dent remainec . his VN hite House desk, with week-end trips to his
Gettysburg farm to provide the necessary relaxation from his duties.
Regardless of Mr. Eisenhower's great popularity, the Republican
strategists considered these factors:
1?He was on vacation last Sept. 24 when he was stricken with
his heart attack in Den\er. He spent the rest of the year con
valescing.
2?After returning to the White House in Januarv he took a
Georgia vacation in February; and after announcing his decision
to run again, he went south for a golfing holiday in April
'?His ileitis operation kept him away from the White House
from June 8 until July 15.
Thus, the GOP high command decided, any new absence from
Washington might give ammunition to the "part-time" howlers.
? ? ? ? *
? RED CHINA AND THE l*N?House action in adopting a reso
lution to reiterate the opposition of Congress to
admitting Red China to the United Nations clearly Sionificant
shows the concern felt on Capitol Hill about the
Situation. Action By
2*1! reports that some The House
State department quarters feel that the Chinese
gain ?tr?ice to the world organization thie autumn?
. This has aroused sharp suspicion in Congress
Judd Senat* Republican Leader
r Can * to keep up ?
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