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{-j q Published Twice-A-Week In The County Seat of Haywood County At The Eastern Entrance Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park ^
71st YEAR NO. 85 22 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILLE, N. C.. THURSDAY AFTERNOON.YxT. 11. 1956 S8.s0 In Advance In Havwonrf ??H rv?*i
Balloting Set On Livestock, Home Arts Show
Issue Will
Be Decided
November 6
Haywood counly voters will de- ?
cide at the polls. November 6,;
whether they want the commission- j
ers to levy a .Special tax for a I
Livestock and Home Arts Center. j
or do without the proposed project.
The maximum tax levy for the
project according to law. would be
three cents per $100 valuation.
The 1955 Legislature set up the
machinery for the election on the
question, after a bill was passed
in the 1953 General Assembly set
ting up the project, and authorizing
levying of a tax.
A tax was levied in 1953, and
later the Attorney General ruled
that "in my opinion, the tax is rot
constitutional." Thereupon, the
commissioners did not levy any
further tax for the center, await-1
ing the action of the voters on the j
sixth of next month.
In July 1053, the board of com-|
missioners bought a 10 39-acrc tract
between here and Lake Junaluska.'
M. O. Galloway was paid $15,000 |
for the site of the proposed project. |
The county collected $1,833.30,
in taxes that year, as called for in
the 1953 General Assembly bill.
In the meantime the Champion
Paper and Fibre Company gave
$5,000 towards building construc
tion. and the Carolina Power and
Light Company gave $500 for. the
same project. Today, the county
lias in the special fund, $7,353.30.
The price of the property was
paid for at the time of purchase.
The 1955 General Assembly pass
ed the law as follows, relative to
the project:
"An act to authorize the board
of commissioners of Haywood
county to levy a special tax to pro- j
vide for a building for livestock,
agricultural, home arts and indus
trial shows and exhibits and other
community, civic and educational i
purposes."
Section 1. The board of county .
commissioners of Haywood county
is hereby authorized, in its discre
tion. to construct, maintain and
operate a building suitable for use
for livestock, agricultural, home
arts apd industrial shows and ex
hibits and other community, civic
and educational purposes. Said;
(See Election?Page 8>
Dr. Lancaster Much
Improved At His Home j
Dr. N. F. Lancaster, Mills River, j
was progressing satisfactorily at ,
his home at noon today. He suffer- !
ed a heart attack six weeks ago,
and spent five weeks in an Ashe
ville hospital. He returned home ;
last Saturday.
Dr. Lancaster told a Mountain
taineer staff member today he wav
feeling niuch better, and progress
was satisfactory. His physician has
said it will be about six months
before he will be able to resume
hr; practice.
Extension
Of Town .
Limits Set
'1l^^loard of Aldermen are pro
ordinance which would
OHplfi" town limits so as to
jjjpiabout 20 or more lots in the
Cnestmjt Park.area.
The board in a formal notice in
today's edition, set out that per
sons opposing the annexation will
h;.ve until 3 p.m., November 14, to
register a protest before the ofli-.
rial body.
Officials pointed out that all the
property belongs to Joe Reinert
son. except one lot owned by
another party. The proposed an
nexation is by mutual consent of
the board and property owners.
Mr. Reinertson plans to build about
200 homes in the Chestnut Park
section, he announced last week.
Supreme Court
Refuses Damages
In Shooting Case
? (By The Associated Pressl
It' a state highway patrolman
shoots and kills a person accident
ally as a result of negligence, the
state can be sued for damages. But
if the shooting Is deliberate the
state cannot be sued.
That is what the State Supreme
court ruled Wednesday in holding |
that Mary Ruth Jenkins is not en
titled to collect from the State
Motor Vehicles Department for j
the death of D. C. Jenkins.
Jenkins was killed near the Rock
Hill School in Haywood County on
June 13, 1953 during the course of
a fight with Highway Patrolman i
Joe E. Murrill after the patrolman
had arrested Jenkins for.drunken:
driving and public drunkenness.
Murrill was later tried on a charge
of second degree murder and ac
quitted.
The state industrial commission,
which rules on claims against the ?
slate resulting from damages caus- i
ed by the negligence of state
workers, held that the shooting
was an intentional act and not an
act of negligence. The Supreme j
Court upheld this ruling.
Associate Justice Carlisle Hig- ,
gins, in w riting the court's opin- i
ion. said the courts of many states
have held "that an intentional act
of violence is not a negligent act"
and the North Carolina law does j
not permit recovery from, the
state "for wrongful acts" of its
employees.
N fir WTHS Rooms
About Finished
The work schedule calls for lay
ing the tile floor this week in the
rooms at the High School which
are being made of the old audi
torium.
M. H. Bowles, superintendent.!
said tentative plans are to move ?
into the five classrooms, study I
hall and audio-visual education '
room sometime during the week
of the 22nd.
The auditorium was converted j
into the additional rooms due to j
the extremely crowded condi- |
tions. and the heavier enrollment. '
The construction began in Aug
ust! and the project contract was
$22,000.
United Fund Contributions
Are Now Over $9,000 Mark
The
Weather '
maw
Sunny and mild today. Friday,
increasing cloudiness and mild.
Official Waynesvilje temperature
a-i recorded by the State Test Farm:
Date Max. Min. Prec.
(Jet. 8 74 30 ?
Oct. 9 75 33 ?
Oct. 10 71 3C ?
With contributions and pledges
j now over the $9,000 mark, the Way
i nesville area's United Fund cam
i paign will go into the third week
in an effort to raise the goal of
$81,297.
Charlie Woodard. chairman of j
thr drive, said the fund-raising
campaign probably will be con
cluded next week?or ta short time
thereafter. He urged volunteer
workers in the campaign to finish 1
j their solicitations and make re
j ports as soon as possible.
Still, to be reported dre contri
butions from employees of the
'area's industries, which are ex
pected to give the drive total a
major boost. The companies them
selves have already made their
contributions.
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FIRST PLACE WINNER at the annual Home
Demonstration Achievement Day exhibits was the
Beaverdam club. The club won the tri-color ribbon
winner?in booth (above), international exhibit.
and scrapbook. Pictures of all 14 blue ribbon win
ners are being: published in this edition today!
(See 15 other pictures of Home Demonstration
Clubs in this issue ? All Mountaineer Photos).
Achievement Day Exhibits
Attract Record Attendance
The West Canton Home Demon
stration Club won the distinction
of being Haywood County's out
standing home demonstration club
of the year, according to announce
ment made at the Achievement Day
program Tuesday at the Armory.
The Beaverdam Club w a s
awarded the trl-color, indicative of
the grand prize in the annual
Achievement day exhibits.
The West Canton Club, whose
president is Mrs. Hugh Early,
scored 3,615 points, based on all
club activities, projects, attendance
and participation in every phase
of home demonstration club work
during the year. There are 15
members.
The tri-color was awarded on a
basis Of points scored on Achieve
ment Day booth. International Re
lations exhibit, and club scrapbook.
Beaverdam placed second with
3 420 points in the over-all pro
gram. Mrs. George Frady is presi
dent of the 20-member club. Other
top scores were: Canton Homemak
crs. Mrs, Mark Reno, president,
third place with 2.360 points and
40 members; McKimmon Club,
Mrs. Harold Hanson president,
fourth with 2,775 points; and the
(See Achievement Day?I'age 8)
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St. John's Staging Open
House Sunday, 2 To 6 P.M.
FATHER LAWRENCE NEWMAN
St. John's church and school will1
have open house. Sunday, from 2
to 6 p.m.. Father Lawrence New
man announced today.
Guides will show visitors through :
the church. Convent and new $140,
000 school, all centered in close to
the corner of Church and Meadow
Streets.
The various departments of each
building will be pointed out. and
explained by the leaders of each
party, it was announced.
The last work on the new school
I is slated to be completed Friday
' afternoon, as there will be no
school, since the teachers will at
J tend a teachers institute Students
moved into the modern structure
last Week.
Father Newman said a group of
patrons of the school would serve
refreshments during the after
noon.
ARC Bloodmobile
Operating Today
At Dayton Rubber
The American Red Cross Blood
mobile was scheduled to be at the
pay-ton Rubber Co. plant today
? Thursday! from 7 a.m. until 9 a.m.
and from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.
The goal for today is 200 pints.
Serving as chairman of the Red
Cross Gray Ladies will be Mrs. Ben :
Cnlkitt, assisted by Mrs. Boyd
Owen.
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ARC Bloodmobile
Gets 50 Pints
At Canton Visit
The Red Cross mobile unit from
the regional center in Asheville
made its periodic visit to Canton
Wednesday, when around 50 per
sons responded to the call to give
blood.
Facilities were set uo at the
Champion YMCA. with members
of the Haywood County Medical
Society volunteering to assist the
Red Cross and other staff work
ers in the program. Doctors giv
ing of their time were, Dr. W. R.
Hudson, Dr. George Pressley and
Dr. J. B. Britton, all of Canton.
Another Four-Gallon Club mem
ber was added to the list yester
day, when Lawrence Goolsby gave
his 32nd pint of blood.
The low number of donors was
accounted for by the fact that so
many gave recently and not
enough time had elapsed for them
to make another contribution at
this time.
H. C. GUIS WOLD has been
rlrrtrd president of the MaRRie
Valley Chamber of Commerce.
He succeeds Mrs. M. L. Sadler,
who served as president for the
first year of the civic group. '
Civic Group Seeks Laws
To Curb Noises, Racing
The directors of the Chamber
of Commerce have written candi
dates for election to the General
Assembly, for action in passage of
laws which will help officers curb
racing and excessive noise.
Following the recommendation of
the directors. C. G. Thompson,
president, wrote letters to the can
didates. in which he said:
"Highway hot rodders and show
off drivers with mufflers that are
extremely noisy, yet according to
present laws arc recognized as
legal, is not onl> a public nuisance
but. in the opinion of experts, the
cause of much of our speeding.
Speeding, of course, is a hazard to
both life and property.
"it is the opinion of the Board of
Directors of the Waynesville-Hazel
v.ood-Lake Junaluska Chamber of
Commerce that more stringent
legislation should be enacted that
will enable our law enforcement
officers to win convictions in the
courts on the persons they arrest.
Cse of present noisy mufflers
should be clearly defined as illegal
instead of barely legal.
"The Board desires to know your
position on this matter and. if
elected, will you introduce such
legislation in the General Assem
bly of North Carolina during its \
next ? regular session? Will you I
please make your position on this!
matter clear to the public as well j
as our Board of Directors?"
Following A Fire Truck
Can Be Expensive Matter
Here's a friendly tip to those who like to follow the red fire
engines - - -
Don't.
, Please don't say we told you, but we know for a fact that fire
men and officers have been talking of a "dry run'' and having all
available, ofieers on hand with citation books in hand to pass out to
those who follow the trucks.
The situation is worse on runs out of town ? that is alarms
when the siren is blown. The horn is used for fires inside town.
L'nless you like citations to court, don't follow a fire truck.
HAYWOOD YOUNG REPUBLICANS organized
Tuesday night in a meeting at partv headquarters
in Canton, naming Seymour Singleton, left, as
chairman; Sue Stamey, vice chairman: Shirley
Welsh, secretary, and Homer Galloway. Jr., treas
urer. (Photo by Francis' Studio).
Singleton
President
Young GOP
Young Haywood Republicans
formally organized Tuesday night
ns they elected permanent officers,
following an earlier meeting last
week. The meeting was held at
party headquarters in Canton.
Seymour Singleton was elected
chairman; Miss Sue Stamey. vice
chairman; Miss Shirley Welch, sec
retary; Homer Galloway, Jr.. trcas-'
urer; Miss Elsie SherrHI, publicity
chairman; Han Griffin, program
chairman; Elmer <Red> Miller, elec
tion chairman; Neil Caldwell,
transportation, and Komaine Rog
ers, membership chairman.
Approximately 75 persons at
t?nded the meeting, including five
members from the Buncombe
County club.
A meeting is scheduled for Sat
urday night at 7 o'clock in the
Canton Main Street office, at which
time precinct committees will or
ganize for their campaign activi
ties. All interested persons ai'e
urged to be present, and to secure
representatives from each precinct
in the county to attend.
Wellco Shoe To
Have Exhibits
In National Show
Wellco Shoe Company will have
a 3-roorrt exhibit of shoes at tin
National Shoe Fair, which open
October 28 in Chicago.
Joe Stanelli. sales manager, and
about six salesmen of the Chicago
area, will be in charge of the dis
play of the full line of Wellco
Shoes-. The firm has about 25
salesmen throughout the countr>
About 725 manufacturers, rep
resenting about 98 per cent of the
S312 billion American shoe indus
try, have reesrved space for the
show.
This is one of the several large
shoe shows in the nation in which
Wellco participates.
Registration Books Open In
29 Precincts On Saturday
Haywood's 29 registration books,
which have 22.309 names, will be
opened Saturday for registration
lor the November 6 election.
The books will remain open
until sunset. Saturday. October 27.
The registrar of each precinct will j
i be at the polling place each of
the three Saturdays. Persons wish- 1
ing to register at other times can |
contact the registrar at home or ;
their place of business.
The registration books were de
livered yesterday to the registrars
ii. the 29 precincts of the county j
by John It Carver, chairman of
the board.
Chairman Carver said that ap-i
plications tor absentee ballots
would be received by the board
until sunset, Saturday November 1
3rd. Persons becoming ill between
that time and election day could
apply frn an absentee ballot upon
presentation of a certificate from
a physician
The board has already mailed
slightly less than 100 absentee
ballots, most to service personnel.
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Haywood August
Sales Taxes Up
Sales tax collections in Hay
wood showed ait increase of
S5.X16 during August this year
over the same month last year,
according to figures just re
leased.
The collections for this year
totaled $53,6011, as against $47,
703 for last year. The collection
for July was $51,276, making
August $1,333 ahead. This was
a much greater percentage ih
crea.se than for the state.
Woodys Going To
Bankers' Meeting
In Los Angeles
Mr. and Mrs Jonathan Woody
will leave Sunday for Los Angeles.
C'alif.. where they will attend the
annual convention of the American
Bankers Association They will go
01 a special Bankers' Train, which
they will meet In Greensboro
Mr. Woody will represent the
State of North Carolina on the |
nominating committee to select
officers for 1957.
Following their stay in Los
Angeles. Mr. and Mrs. Woody will
go to San Francisco.
Miss Nancy Hinton
New Assistant HD
Agent For County
Miss Nancy Hinton of Knoxville
has assumed the position of assis
tant home demonstration agent for
Haywood County, succeeding Miss
Jean Childers. who went to Wa
tauga County as home agent.
Miss Hinton was graduated in
June from the University of Ten
nessee at Knoxville where she was
an active member of Farmers and
llomemakers and other campus
organizations. She is the daughter
of S. A. Hinton. a teacher in the
Agriculture College at the Uni
versity of Tennessee, and Mrs. Hin
ton.
During the past summer Miss
(See Miss Hinton?Page 8)
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MISS NANCY IIINTON
Smokies Park
Is Nearing New
Visitation Mark
The Great Smoky Mountains .
National Park is within 90,000 .
persons of attracting a new record ;
: total number gf visitors for a 12
tnonth period.
Park headquarters reported to
day the fount for the first nine :
months of the year is 2,494.660,
compared with 2.203.528 for the;
. same period in 1955. The park at-1
I traded an all-time high of 2,581,-1
I 477 visitors last year.
Park officials said the record ]
is likely to be shattered this!
month as the autumn leaf colors 1
attract throngs of sightseers.
First Community Auction
Is Slated Here Saturday
The first in a weekly series of
community auction sales will be,
held on the courthouse parking lot
at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Under sponsorship of the
Waynesville Recreation Commis
sion. the first auction will be con
ducted by Phillip Cronkhite. auc
tioneer-manager of the Farmers
Market, Hendersonville.
Among items to be handled at
the auction are clothing, livestock,
machinery, and furniture.
John Carver, a member of the
Recreation Commission, said that
owners will pay a fee of 20 per j
cent on wearing apparel and fur
niture, and 5 per cent on hard
ware. farm equipment, machinery,
and livestock.
He added that a small flat fee
\vould be charged on items where
bids are rejected by the owner.
Profits from the auction will go
into the local recreation fund.
County Agent Virgil L. Hollo
way. working with the Recreation
I Commission on the auction, point
ed out; "Items that arc of little
value to the owher. in many ca*es,
are of much value to someone
else."
Highway
Record For
1956
In Haywood
(TO DATE)
Killed . . . ^ 4
(1955 ? 2)
Injured .... 85
(1955 ? 71)
Accidents.. 156
(1955 ? 147t
Loss ... $51,010
(1955 _ $62,575)
(This information compiled
from records ?t State High
way Patrol.)
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