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D ? ? ? TODAY'S SMILE | 5?3a The W4ynesville Mountaineer i I j j-j 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. 102 14 PAGES Associated Press WAYNESVILLE, N. C.. MONDAY AFTERNOON, DEC. 10, 1956 *3.50 In Advance In Haywood and Jackson Counties" Officers Nab Four People, 120 Gallons Of Whiskey One hundred and twenty gallons of moonshine whiskey were siezed on Cove Creek Mountain Sunday morning by Cpl. Pritehard Smith and Patrolman Harold Dayton of thekft^ Highway Patrol, who ar ^fMLur South Carolina resi deni^Bconueclion with the case, j The^iour were identified as James Beauford Moody, 40, of Route 1, Marietta, S. C., and his wife Maxie Lee Moody, 27, both of whom were charged with trans porting and possessing non-tax paid liquor, and Rufus Center, 43, of Route 3, Travelers Rest, S. C., and Colie L. Grumbles, 25, of Greenville, who were cited for con spiracy to aid the Moody couple. The liquor was found in a 1940 Ford panel truck driven by the Moodys. ' Cpl Smith said that he and i Patrolman Dayton had to run the Moodys for 50 yards through a ] woods before apprehending them.: The officers caught Moody, and he called for his wife to come back and surrender. Cpl. Smith said that all three men have been charged by federal authorities in the past for violat ing liquor laws. The four South Carolinians were j scheduled for a preliminary hear- ? ing this afternoon before Justice I of the Peace J. J. Ferguson. I Final United Fund Report Is Due 12th Charlie Woodard, chairman of the United Fund campaign, said be was checking this morning with area chairman on the "last round up" and w-ould have a complete and final report Thursday. The campaign was within $600 of the $31,297 quota at the last j report made by Woodard, and he said some chairmen had a few i more pledges to turn in before he j could make his last report. "We are yet to hear from certain areas, and several chairmen, and when we get those, we will be ready to make our final report," the campaign chairman said. "All indications are that we will get the $600 by late Wednesday, and bring the second year of the United Fund campaign to a suc cessful end," Woodard concluded. DE. THOMAS STRINGFIELD has been elected chief of staff of the Haywood County Hospital, succeeding Dr. A. R. Brown. * * DR. W. R. HUDSON of Canton is the new president of the Hay wood County Htdical Society. He succeeds Dr. Heyward Smith. Dr. btringlield, And Dr. Hudson Named To Posts By Haywood Medical Society Dr. Thomas Stringheld was elect ed chief of staff of the Haywood County Hospital and Dr. W. R Hudson, of Canton, was named president of the Haywood County Medical Society at a meeting of the Society. Dr. Stringfield succeeds Dr. A. R. Brown and Dr. Hudson succeeds Dr. Heyward Smith. Other new officers of the hospital staff include Dr. Frank Hammett, vice-chief of staff, and Dr. George D. Pressley of Canton, secretary and treasurer. Dr. R. Stuart Roberson is vice president of the Medical Society and Dr. James Fender is secretary I treasurer. Haywood Sales Taxes For Last Month Up.$l,775 Sales tax collections in Hay wood for October this year shewed an increase of $1,775 over the same month last year, the state report showed today. This was a little hieher percent age than the state average. Sales taxes for this past Oc tober amounted to $47,504 and the last year figure was S45.729. The increase meant increased sales of about $59 000. Board Of Elections Given Praise For Election Work The Haywood Board of Elections has been warmly praised for the njpnner in which they conducted , the recent general election. The letter of praise was signed by C. G, Thompson, president of the Chamber of Commerce, and written , in behalf of the board of directors 1 The letter was sent to John Carver, chairman of the board, and ! set out:"you have our sincere best wishes that this election (Nov. 6> will serve as a pattern for all elec tions to come." The full text of the letter is as j, follows: "Now that the highly charged 1 atmosphere that usually surrounds ' the head and excitement of a natio nal election has returned to nor- , (See Board of Election?Page 8) Stores Open All Day Wednesday Retail stores in the Waynesville area will be open all day Wed nesday. December 12. and Decem ber 19. it has been announced by the Waynesville Merchants Asso ciation. The stores also will be open until 9 p.m. Friday, December 14. Pilot Found Uninjured In Smokies The Knoxville pilot of a small plane, believed to have crashed in the Great Smoky Mountains, was found safe and sound about 8:30 a.m. by the Tennessee wing of the Civil Air Patrol. This report was telephoned to The Mountaineer this morning by Capt. James Henry of the Salvation Army Citadel at Max Patch, who holds the rank of lieutenant colonel and serves as wing chaplain of the North Carolina Civil Air Patrol. Capt. Henry, who has a two-way radio, said he was informed that the pilot?Staff Sgt. Pete Suteau of McGhee - Tyson Air Force Base, | Knoxville ? was found uninjured in the vicinity of Hazel Creek fire tower in the Clingman's Dome area of the Great Smoky Mountains Na tional Park. The captain said that the ser geant planned to go with CAP members today by U. S. Park Serv ice boat on Fontana Lake in an ef fort to reach the scene of the plane crash. According to another report, Sgt. Sutcau was en route in an Ercoupe from Knoxville to Florida. Both the Tennessee and North Carolina wings of the Civil Air Patrol and U. S. Park Rangers join ed in the search for the pilot. Saunook, Hazelwood Rated Tyi 4-H Clubs In County saunook was named as the out standing senior 4-H Club and Hazelwood the outstanding junior 4-H Club at the annual Haywood County 4-H Achievement Day pro gram at Canton Junior High School Thursday night. The eyent was attended by 700 people, Tncluding 400 4-H Club members. Other club awards went to (See Saunook?Page 8) \lSHOPPING to Christmas Shotgun Propped On Tree Falls, Wounds Boy, 15 Robert Hugh Tucker, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs, Fred Tucker of Jonathan Creek, suffered painful injuries early Sunday afternoon when a shotgun he had propped against a tree fell over and dis charged ? wounding him above* the knees. The accident occurred on a mountain near his home. He was treated by Dr. A.' Hey ward Smith, who reported that the shotgun pellets broke a bone and cut muscles in his left leg, and caused lesser injuries to his right leg. His condition at Haywood Coun ty Hospital today was termed "good." ? The I Weather | Partly cloudy, windy, and cold with a chance of a few snow flur ries today. Tuesday, partly cloudy i and cold. I Official Waynesville temperature < as reported by the State Test Farm: Date Max. Min. Pr. I Dec. 6 .74 41 " 7 72 44 1 "8 73 40 i " 9 C? 37 coutm^ I Combined Choirs To Present Cantata, 16 th "The Prince of Peace," a Christ mas cantata by E. L. Ashford. will he presented by the combined choirs of Waynesvilte churches, Sunday, December 16, at 7 p.m. in (he First Methodist Church. Richard Groce. a member of the J music faculty of Western Carolina i College, will be a guest soloist. J Mrs. Fred Martin is directing. December Weather Swings Around Spring To Winter December started off frigid, and then turned "spring-like" according to the weather reports of the State Test Farm. The mercury went be low freezing the first five days of December, and the next four stayed several degrees above. The average high for the first nine days has been 64. and the average low 30. with no measurable rain or snow during the month. The mercuiy went to 15 and 16 on the first and second of the month. For November, the average high tSee December Weather?Page 8) 50 Families on Christmas Welfare List There are about 50 families on I the Christmas Cheer list at the Welfare Office, according to Mrs. Sam Queen, welfare superintend ent. The original list had 70 names, but soon after Thanksgiving differ-, ent clubs, individuals and Sunday School classes began taking fami lies with as many as eight chil dren. Groups or individuals wanting to take a family to aid for Christ I mas should contact Mrs. Queen ; for all information, such as ages, address, and needs. ; The Welfare Department is anxious that all groups planning to assist families check the Welfare > Office, in order that there will not be any duplication of effort. Un I less the check-off plan is used, ' some families might receive aid from several sources, and other families will be without, it was explained. The families on the Welfare list have all been checked thoroughly by Welfare workers as to the needs. This fact, it was explained, i is of vital importance to both family and contributor, as it means ' for a more practical contents of I baskets and parcels. A. Howell, 91, Died Early SundayNight Asburv Howell, a member of one [ of Haywood County's oldest families, died Sunday at 9:55 p.m. : in the Haywood County Hospital | He was 91 and had been in ill ' health for some time. A retired farmer of the Jonathan CVeek section, he was a former member of the board of County commissioners, an office he held ! for a number of years. He was a son of the late Mark and Elizabeth McGee Howell of Haywood County. Mr. Howell's first wife. Mrs. Lou Garrett Howell, died in 1939 His second wife. Mrs. Carmel Harris Howell, survives. Also surviving are nine children | of the first marriage; Mrs. J. T. DeFravio of Charlotte, Mrs. B. I). Medford, Mrs. John West, Sr.. and ; Mrs. Will Corzine of Waynesville, Mrs. Bernard Dellinger of Miami, and Garrett P.. Mark R., David A., and Joe C. Howell, all of Waynes ville; two brothers. D. A. Howell of I Waynesville and Horace Howell of I Asheville; four sisters, Mrs. M. C. Allison, Waynesville; Mrs. Cenia Williams, Knoxvillc; and Mrs. Herman Palmer of West Palm Beach, Fla.; 19 grandchildren and (See Asbury Howell?Page 21 3 Accidents Reported By State Patrol Three traffic accidents have been I investigated on Haywood County! highways during the last four days by Patrolman V. E. Bryson of the State Highway Patrol. The first accident occurred at 6:30 p.m. Thursday on Highway 19A near the Barber apple house when a 1946 Ford driven by Loyd Crawford. 21. of Route 1, Waynes ville. ran off the highway and overturned down an embankment. Crawford escaped injury, but was charged with improper regi stration. Damage to his car was' placed at $150 Highway 110 in front of Powell's service station was the scene of a (See 3 Accidents?Page 8> MRS. EDITH A. EMPSON W.N.C. Illrhlandrr swrtary ,i 1 L. E. De VOL'S W-N.C. Highlander treasurer JUDGE SAM CATHEY, Asheville. and Miss Pauline Williams, dis trict case worker, were amon; the many who enjoyed the annual party given by Haywood's live Lions Clubs for the Blind here Sunday at the llazelwood School. (Mountaineer Photo). : County Lions Clubs Honor 50 Visually Handicapped Fifty visually handicapped resi dents of Haywood County wore' ; honored Sunday afternoon at the annual Christinas party sponsored by the five Lions Clubs of the ;county at the Hazelwood School cafeteria. The-program included the invo cation by the Kev. Calvin Thiel man of the Waynesville Presbyteri an Church, singing of Christmas i carols led by Charles Isley of the I |WTHS music department: a solo, I i "Sunrise Tomorrow," by Mrs. Lyle McLean of Canton, tap dance by Bobby Edge of Clyde, instru ? mental selections by Oordotil Woody of Canton and vocal num bers by the Prison Camp Quintet of Hazelwood, and humorous nar ; rative by Charlie Buchanan of AN ! lens Creek. A special guest at the party, j Judge Sam Cathey of Ashevllle,| who is blind himself, spoke brief- j ly on the Lions Club program for the visually handicapped pointing; out that the Lions have gained In ternational recognition for their work in this field. Several of the guests present gave brief "testimonials" in behalf! of the Lions Club program, explain- j ing that eye surgery financed by I the Lions has given them limited j sight when they were formerly virtually blind Each of the visually handicapped were given fruit baskets and three silver dollars. Two blankets and a long-playing record was present ed by the Lions to Miss Paulino Williams. Following the program, refresh ments were served in the cafeteria. Christmas Mail Rush Under Way At Postoffice Here The Christmas mail rush at the Waynesville postoffice has al ready started, according to Post master Knos Boyd, who said that incoming mail today was one third heavier than normal. Most of this mail is parcel | post, he said. A marked increase also has been noted in outgoing mail, mostly parcel post, Mr. Boyd added. The postmaster predicted that the peak of the Christmas mail , rush will start next week and reach its climax sometime during the week. Greetings Edition Set For Dec. 22 The annual Christmas greet ings edition of The Mountain eer will be published Saturday, December 22. The paper will be dated Monday, but will actually be published Saturday in order to make the early Monday morning mails for the subscrib ers on the rural routes. Carrier boys will make deliveries in this | immediate area Saturday after. ( noon. The regular Thursday. Dec. 27 issue will be on schedule. Klaborate plans have been completed for the annual Christ mas edition, which will have an unusually large number of fea tures, photographs, and mes sages of greetings. UTD Families Meet Thursday At Iron Duff Unit Test Demonstration farm families of Haywood County will hold their final meeting of the j year at a covered-dish supper, to be held in the Iron Duff commun ity house starting at 6.30 p.m. Principal speaker on the pro gram will be Denver Robinson, as sistant district farm agent and di rector of UTD work in Western North Carolina, who w ill show col ored slides of work being done for j mountain" farms. The program will also include I election of officers for 1957, dis-l cuss ton Of this year's work and j projects to be undertaken next j year. Bob Boone. UTD president, urg ed that all Unit Test Demonstra tion families attend the Iron Duff meeting. Band Concert Is Set For Friday Plans were being completed to- j day for "open house" of the new j j classrooms of the Wayncsville high | school on Friday, just prior to the i annual Christmas Concert by the j WTHS Band. The hand concert will be under j the direction of Charles Islcy, and will be given in the gym, since the auditorium of the school has been converted into classrooms, a study hall and library. 3-Lane Highway Is Set For Five-Points Work Might Take About ' One Week State Highway forces are expect- j ] ed to begin, possibly this week,1 | adding a third lane to the highway | at Five Points, on Highway 19A-23. j Engineers of the dtpartment told 1 Mayor Lawrence Davis, of Hazel wood. that the present 29-foot high way would be widened to 36 f.-et. allowing three 12-foot lanes. The new link will be about 500 feet long?from Browning Branch Bridge to the red light at the inter section of the highway and Hich land Street. Mayor Davis said several surveys and safety checks had been made of the area, and it was found that. 1 when the day shift employees of j the plants start towards Hazelwood j in the afternoon, that one c; r ? wanting to make a left turn at the , red light can block 20 other cars j due to oncoming traffic. ? The three lane system will al low through traffic to take the out- , side lanes, and turning traffic to i < take the middle lane, without any j obstruction of traffic. I Plana are to have a regulation titiffic signal which will even the j flow of traffic into all lanes. Mayor I j Davis said. The street w ill be made about 6 * feet wider on the side of the bus |, station, according to present plans. ^ Mayor Davis said that when one 1 utility pole is moved, the highway, engineers can get right to work I j on the project, which will only take ! j j a few days. . i 426 Deer Killed In Pisgah Forest During Season Thf total kill of deer and bear i in the Pisgah National Forest was r considerably better this year than it was during the past two years, ^ Hanger Ted Seely reports. The hunts ended Dec. 1 and the kill for '56 was as follows: deer 1 ?426, bears 12 J In I95,?j it was 260 deer and five ! i bears and the previous year it was " 226 and five. The best during the j past five was in 1953, when 456 f deer were taken and 16 bears. In 1952 the kill was 393 deer and 14'j. bears. ie ? | e Parham Takes Job 1 With GE In Florida 5 Richard Parham, recently dis- , charged after two \ears in the c Army, has accepted a job with j. General Electric Corp. in Jack- j sonville. Fla. His wife, the former ^ Velma Stamey, has been teaching in Jacksonville city schools. Mr. Parham. the son of Mr. and ' Mrs. K. VV. Parham of Maggie, is t< a graduate of WTHS, Gardner- ii Webb Junior College, and West- r ern Carolina College. In JOHN MOORE who will become president of the I laze I wood Boosters Club Thursday nkht loiin Moore New Head Of Boosters John Moore will assume the of ice as president of the Hazel-wood Boosters Club Thursday evening, it the annual Christmas party and linner at the llazelwood school ttoore will succeed Lawrence ,'is, who will serve as vice presi lent Other officers taking office will nclude: Uill Green, secretary, and Bill Freeman, treasurer. Directors ire: Dr. Warren Kitts, George Bischoff and Roy Wright. The club has 65 members, and meets month & i The program Thursday night vhich begins at 7 p.m.. will be un ler the direction of Dr. R Stuart Boberson and George Bischoff. \i nteresting program of Christmas nusic is planned for tlie evening Moore is personnel manager at The Dayton Rubber Company. November Travel Dn Parkway Increased 5.9 Pet. According to figures just releus ?d by Sam P. Wcvms, superintend nt of the Blue Ridge Parkway ravel has increased in November. 956 over November of last year During November this year 28o . 17 persons in 84.993 cars traveled he Blue Ridge Parkway, This i? a lecrease of 223,999 or 44 4 per cent rom October and an increase of. 5,650 or 5.9 per cent over Novem ler of last year. Parkway officials have stated hat 5.000,000 people are expected o travel the Blue Ridge Parkway n 1956. The Parkway has for lumber of years been the nation ^ nost traveled scenic highway. Highlanders Plan Increased Program For Coming Year The Haywood Highlanders have adopted a $5,000 budget for 1957. and plan to step up publicity by publishing a folder of interesting places in this immediate area. L. E. Devous, president, said the fold er would be in addition to the ac commodation booklets which have proven to be of untold value for many years. Plans are to publish the booklets again soon after the first of the year. The organization now has 50 I ? ? ? - members, and DeVous said the group at the December meeting, decided to complete the project of more roadside signs for the coming year. Applications for membership for 1957 were mailed Friday. The group discussed the large conference coming to Junaluska (See Highlanders?Page 8) Mrs. Empson, Secretary; DeVous Is Treasurer Of Western N.C. Highlanders | L. E. DeVous was named treas urer of (he Western North Caro lina Highlanders at the annual meeting this morning in Ashevllle, and Mrs. Edith Alley Empson was re-elected secretary. S. E. Connatser was named a director, with Robert Winchester, alternate from Haywood county. The Highlanders cover the area from Murphy to Boone, with the eentral office In the Masonic Temple here. Other officers elected included: 1 Charles Morgan, president, Ashe ville: William Pruitt, first vice president, Asheville; second vice president, Stanley Harris, Boone; third vice president, O. A. Ketch, Fontana Village. Members of the board, at large, include: Garth Cate, Tryon; John Parris, Sylva; Harry Buchanan. Hendersonville, and Hugh Morton. Linville. The group went into a general planning meeting of a program for the year after the noon recess at The Manor. t nignway Record For 1956 In Haywood (TO DATK) | Killed . . . .; 4 <1935 ? 3) Injured .... 99 (1935 _ 95) Accidents.. 181 (1955 ? 172) Loss ... $64,700 / (1955 ? 978.929) (This la/armaU.a nwIM from records of State Uifb may Patrol.)