Newly Formed Lions Club Carrying On Many
Community Proiects For Town Betterment
The Hardwood Lion's Club,
one of the most active civic
organizations in the community
has an impressive record of serv
ice for its two years of existence.
In addition to working with
the State Commission for the
Blind. VblHi it does in coopera
tion with other Lion's Clubs
throughout the State, the Hazel
wood club has a number of proj
ects of its own especially de
signed for young people
This year the club sj>onsored
the junior Industrial Baseball
team which developed into cham
pions of the area. To get the
team started the Lions raised
MOO for uniforms [ftr the boys
through the sale of light hulhs.
J. C. Burrell and Gene Hyatt
headed the work
Throughout the winter months
the club sponsors a get together
for young people Saturday nights
lit the Hazclwood School Refresh
ments are served and chaperons
furnished
In cooperation with other Hazel
wood organizations the Lion's
Club has helped develop the play
ground at the Hazclwood School.
The Lions raise much of their
money for charity through the
sale of club calendars, which list
all club dates, birthdays and an
niversaries of club members and
other im|K>rtaiit dales in the com
munity.
The community welfare com
mittee. headed by Gene Wyatt,
has bought new clothing for
needy children and through Dr.
Warren Kitts a number of chil
dren have received dental treat
ment at no cost
Future plans call for a beau
tification program for the Town
of llazelwood. a dental clinic
at the county health depart
ment. the furnishing of trans
portation. when needed, to the
Cancer ('Utiles at Ashevllle and
Syiva. and the organization of
hohb.v rluhs for boys and girls.
The Hazclwood Lion's Club was
organized November 9. 1954 with
Clyde Fisher as president. Pres
ent officers are Glenn Wyatt.
president. Charlie McOall, 1st
vice president. I)i Warren 11.
Kitts. 2nd vice president; Jack
Bass, 3rd vice president; W K
Cope, Si . Secretary; llcishcl
Caldwell, treasurer; L o w r y
Gaddv. Lion tamer; Kyle ('amp
bell, tail twister John Smith and
Clyde Fisher, directors, I year,
and Kalph Sumiiicrrow and Wal
ler Shcrrill, directors, 2 years
The club has twehly-ono mem
bers.
LOOKING down thr street and (hr llazrlwood
school, with an enrollment of over MOO students.
'I his school has just had a new addition, and a
general modernization program It has the larg
est auditorium in the township. The playground
ia just to the baek of the building.
Southern Bell Has Plant
In Hazelwood; Carries
Big Stock For All Area
Telephone equipment ranging
from an infinitesimal screw (o a
l>3-foot pole is rallied tidily at
Southern Hell's plant storeroom
at the end of llazclwood's West
Alain Street
Here the day's work begins for
the installers ana repairmen,
the men who will disconnect tele
phones, book up new ones, add
extension lines, investigate
trouble calls, arid handle the
dozen and one services which
the public usually thinks of as
"the 'phone business."
The warehouse was erected at
a cost of approximately $18,000,
and contains about 1500 square
feet of space in addition to ga
rage room for 10 trucks. It is
used as a supply base for the
entire Waynesville - Uazclwood
area?if your telephone number
begins with GLendale 6. your
phone made its first local ap
pearance at the storeroom.
ltows of brightly colored mod
ern phones must be kept avail
able. to suit the hoinemaker's
latest interior decorating ideas
The newest colored lnstrumeifts
have matching spring cords.
Whole telephone booths, com
pletely set up, are stored there
too, along with intereommunica
(ion units, miles of cord, reel* of
v ire cable, spare tools?even di
rectories for the installers to de
liver to their new customers
Workmen are now putting in
a gasoline pump at the ware
house. so that I he company t rucks
may refuel before they leave for
the day's assignment. Total cost
will be in the neighborhood of
$:{,<>(>()
The 21 employees of the ware
house share in the company's
benefit plan. They receive paid
vacations, sick benefits, disability
benefits and otiior compensation,
and have a pension plan.
Welled- Corporation has affili
ates in tit) other countries
Twice in the five years in
which it has competed. Hazel
wood has won a cash prize in the
Finer Carolina contest.
The Finer Carolina Program
i? part of Carolina Power and
Light's three-fold program foi
area development,
ELDER JAMES SIMMON OS,
pa>tor of the Mormon churrh in
tiazelu ood.
Mormons Start
Church Services
In Hazelwood
The Mormon pioneers of 1830
vtent 1500 miles to the moun
tains of the west to establish
themselves.
Today in the mountains of
Western North Carolina there is
a new generation 0f Mormon
pioneers. During the past year
missionaries of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
followed up a 1'947 effort by re
turning to Haywood County and
today the church, located in
Hazelwood, has 27 members. The
pastor is Elder James Simmonds
who, with his wilg'. had been
converted to Mormonism in 1947.
Barely a year old. the church
lias high hopes of soon building
a chapel.
Already the membership has
formed -several active organiza
tions.
Sunday School is conducted in
the ilazelwood American Legion
Hall for both members and non
members of the Church.
The Relief Society is the wom
en's organization of the Church.
Founded in 1842. it is today the
eldest women's organization in
the United States. Its purpose
is two-fold: the educational and
spiritual development of the
women of the Church; and social
service in the interest of the in
dividual. the family, and the com
munity. Monthly work meetings
are conducted during the sum
mertime, with weekly meetings
held in the winter.
The Church lays strong em
phasis on the training of its
youth. Spiritual training and so
(lal and educational opportun- 1
ities.
A varied program of cultural. (
spiritual and recreation activity
is provided for the young men
and women from 12 to 24. in the
Mutual Improvement Association.
The program of the Boy Scouts of
America is taught, drama is en
couraged; dancing is a major ac
tivity. and sports sponsored by
the Church also find prominent
place in the activity of this or
ganization.
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The Southern Railway has been
serving Hazelwood for about 70
years.
Haw materials and manufac
tured products entering and leav
ing Hazelwood via the Southern
Railway total about 6,000 tons.
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hall team which bears the name
of the sponsoring club. The
town is very proud that this
year the little Lions of the Jun
ior Industrial League copped the
Western North Carolina pennant.
Equally worthwhile, if some
what less glamorous, was their
purchase and installation of trash
containers for the business sec
tion. Litterbugs are deprived of
an alibi by the presence of these
handy cans.
The Lions are also working on
the project of augmenting the
facilities in the school gym
nasium.
IT'LL hi: CHOW DOWN in minutes. as mem
bers of a church group take advantage of Hazel
wood's picnic area. Outdoor suppers are a favor
ite among: the townsfolk.
WE WILL ALL
HAVE SOME
THING TO SING
ABOUT WHEN
WE WIN FIRST
PLACE IN THE
FINER
CAROLINA
CONTEST
LET S GET TO WORK
AND PROVE WE CAN DO IT!
IT WILL TAKE EACH ONE
OF US ? WORKING HARD
?BUT WE WILL BE PROUD
OF OUR EFFORTS.
HAZELWOOD WILL BE AN
EVEN BETTER TOWN!
RALPH'S CASH GROCERY
LET'S ALL JOIN HANDS
AND WIN FIRST PLACE
IN THE
FINER CAROLINA CONTEST
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A GOOD TOWN IN WHICH
TO LIVE AND WORK ? AND. NOW. WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LET ALL OF CAROLINA KNOW IT.
LET'S ALL GET TO WORK TOGETHER.
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C. N. ALLEN & CO.
201 MAIN STREET , HAZEL WOOD