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Hjs More PoiJ-ln- Jiim' Suhn rihsrs In Haywood County fhan 111 U'evAi Xcwspwis Comhnu-d
VOL. XLV,
NO.
WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
TIU'RSDAY. I KHRl ARY 1, W.V-
Felix E. Alley Took
Oath As Judge Before
1 50 People Saturday
NEW JUDGE WILL
HOLD COURT IN
ASHEVILLE 6TH
Expresses Appreciation Of The
Many Letters Of Congratu
lation Received.
By V. C. ALLEN
Felix E. Alley, prominent Waynes
ville attorney, who last Wednesday
was appointed by Governor J. C. B.
Khringhaus as judge of the Superior
Court of the 20th judiciol district to
succeed the late Judge Walter E.
Moore, took the oath of office at 3:30
o'clock Saturday afternoon in the
court room of the Haywood county
i-ourthouse here.
W. G. Byers, clerk of the Superior
Court, presided at the ceremony, which
was attended by around 150 persons.
After Mr. Byers read the commission
forwarded to Mr. Alley, by the gov
ernor, Mr. Alley took the three Maths
required, one to support the constitu
tion of the United States, another to
support the constitution i the State,
and the third which pertains to the
duties of the judgeship. The oaths
were administrated by K. M. Leather
wood, Justice of the Peace.
In a short talk, Mr. Alley expressed
his appreciation of the messages of
congratulations received from many
parts of the State, but he said that
the messages he appreciated most of
all were those by his home folks. He
said that in assuming office, he want
ed his friends to know that he is do-inp-
so with an oncn mind and want
ed the counsel of his friends.
Lhiring the ceremony, a letter from
Governor Ehringhaus, which ac.co.m
nained the commission, was read. It
j ....
follows:
"Dear Feljx: .
"Hereafter "T'proiWs'- toucan you
Judge, but for the present at least
I want t address you in this familiar
way, because I was quite sincere in
telling you that it is one of the proud
est and happiest moments of my life
to tender you the enclosed commission.
"I know that yoU will bring to the
office of Judge the highest in charac
ter and capacity, and I know that you
will add fresh laurels to those which
(Continued on back page)
Over $50 Received
By Rotary Club For
Scout Work In City
Way Sponsored By Rotary Club
Is Termed A Success By
Club Officials.
The Rotary Club cleared $52.00
from the play, "Once in a Blue Moon"
which was presented here twice last
week, being sponsored by local Ro
tarians for the bendftt of the .young
people's work, Boy Scouts and Girl
Scouts work in the city.
'Approximately l.r0 people took part
in the performances before two aud
iences that practically filled the au
ditorium to capacity. More -would
have attended except for the number
of cases of sickness at this time.
Members of the club have expressed
appreciation to the citizens of the
city attending and those taking part
in the play for the success of the play.
AN APPRECIATION
Editor The Mountaineer:
Please express t0 all the people of
our community our appreciation for
their hearty cooperation in putting
over "Once in a Blue Moon." Our
thanks are first to the 12 who com
posed the main characters of the play.
They gave much time and effort. Mrs.
Bowles and all other men, women and
children did their part in a big way.
This is just another demonstratoin
that the people of Waynesville know
how to cooperate. The men of the
Rotary Club deeply appreciate the
response that the people uave. to this
undertaking.
Sincerely yours,
V. D. SMITH
President of Rotary Club
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PAGE 2
There v . ij will find in the column
of letters to the editor some
opinions and views worth read
ing from readers of this paper.
Highwaymen Who
Held Up Filling
Station Captured
rhree Asheville Men Rrought
Here After Confessing
Hold Tp.
Three Asheville men are in the
Haywood county jail awaiting trial
for holding up the Woodward Broth
er. Filling station which is on High
way No. 10 between here and Lake
Junaluska. The robbery happened
abouMwo weeks ago.
The three, men have confessed to
the hold up and were brought here un
der the direction of Sheriff J- A. Iwe,
who has been assisted in tracing and
capture of the highwaymen by Bun
combe county officials.
The men. Clay (,'reasman. Weldon
G iddy and Ray Bowen, were arrested
ami tried in the Asheville courts and
sentenced for another offense.:.' One
received a term of 2 years' in the
state prison; another 12'' 'months on
the road and the other got 4 months
on the road. After U ir.g sentenced
they were turned over to Sheriff Lowe
and brought here.
Whatever sentence 'is imposed upon
them in the Haywood court will be
added to the sentence given by the
Buncombe courts.
Immediately after the hold up,
Sheriff Iwe and his deputies went
to work on the case and with the co
operation of thu Buncombe officials
captured the men. They were re
tained in Asheville awaiting trial for
the other crime alleged to have been
committed by them.
At the time of holding up the fill
ing station near here, they got a $35
pistol, 8 gallons of gasoline, and $10. SO
from the operator ot the station, wno
was forced to leave the station at
thr- point of la rifle after the highway",
men had robbed the station f the
above mentioned articles.
Haywood Masons To
Meet Here Tomorrow
Night At 7 O'clock
Oyster Supper And Interesting
Program Arranged For
Joint Session.
Invita.ion- have been sent to every
Mr son in the county by the Waynes
ville Masonic Order to meet here in a
joint session tomorrow ni;ht at the
Masonic Temple at 7 o'clock at which
tinip a Dutch treat oyster supper will
be served followed by an interesting
The Masonic Lodge of Waynesville
has issued an invitation to every
Mason in Haywood County to meet in
a joint session on Friday night, Feb
ruary 3rd, when a most interesting
program will bo presented.
Masonic "ladies" the wife, mother,
sister, or daughter of a Master Ma
son are also invited ; and will be cor
dially welcomed.
At 1 :.'10 the entire audience includ
ing bdies and visitors will adjourn
to the lodge hall, where a brief re.
ligious service will be conducted by
the Reverend Albeit New. the Grand
Prelate of all Knights Templar in
the state.
A special musical program has been
arranged. At this service the names
of Masons who have recently pass
ed on" to join the celestial Lodge
above--will bp reverently remembered.
Included in this list will be Captain
Fred Roberts, who died in Canton,
on June 4tn, i'Joz-
At the conclusion of this religious
service, the oldest masons in uiei
... .
county, all of whom have been mem
bers for about fifty years, will be in-i
troducrd to the assembly. Among
these will be J. N. Mease, Sr., and L.
R. Willis, Canton members of Pigeon
River Lodge No. 386 who were both
made Masons in Waynesville Lodge
No. 250. over 50 years ag'6. This will
ronclude the public exercises of the
evening, after which the regular
routine business of the lodge will be
transacted in executive session.
During this latter period, the ladies
and visitors will be entertained by a
musical program in the dining room.
I; is the sincerfi hope of the Master
and Wardens of Waynesville Lodge
to have every Mason and his "lady"
present on February 3rd at which
promises to be one of the largest, and
ma-t interesting masonic gatherings
ever held in Haywood county.
NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF JUN
All members of the Junior Order'
are urged to meet at the lodge hall
Sunday night at 7 o'clock and all go
in a body to the revival services which
are being held at the Presbyterian
church.
Revival Services
A t Presbyterian
Church Going Fine
Large C rowds Attend Roth Ser
vices Daily To Hear Rev.
.1. It. Williams.
The revival services which began
at the Presbyterian church last Sun
day morning are drawing large crowds
to both morning ami evening servi
ces daily, with Rev. John K. Williams,
of Atlanta, doing the preaching.
Rev. Mr. Williams is bringing force
ful and inspiring messages at each
of the services. He is preaching plain
facts a found in the Bible.
The following subjects
have been
preacher:
"Samaritan
. Must Be
announced bv the visiting
Thursday morning,
Woman."
Thursday eveninu, "Yi
Born Again."
Friday morning, "Friendship With
God." "
Friday evening, "What God Expects
ot out h 1 oiiay.
Suiidiy morning, ((11 o'clock) '
gram of Religion."
Sunday evening, "Holding ON
Monday morning, "1 Shall
Pk
Not
Want."
Mtmday
ed It' You
Tuesday
Tue-day
ovenintr.
Will."
morning,
evening,
You Can Be Sav-
'Hoaven."
"The Prodigal
Son.
All morning
except Sunday'
at 11 o'clock,
begin with 'the
o'clock.
servio s at 10 o clock
; service which begins
All evening services
song service at 7:2(1
Ledger 103 Years Old, Found
JSear Ilazelwood, Shows That
Bacon, In 1829, Sold For 10c
Rusiness Records Of 11. Moore,
Merchant-Blacksmith, Found
Well Preserved.
One hundred years ago 11, Moore,
u merchant and blacksmith- received
more for his services and merchan
dise than those in the similar lines
of husin.es.iiod.ay, according to an old
hook --which was found buried in
field near Hardwood last spring while
the field was being plowed.
The field is the property ot Mrs.
L M. ('-ox. and the records are now
the nronertv of F. 11. I'arrish, of
Allen-Siler Company, of Hazclwood
There remain three sheets of the
uld ledger, one of the sheets having
been used n sa scrap book after being
used for a ledger in Iffl, 1K30, lHlll,
mill 1X32 aci-urdinir. to the list of
items listed in the old lunik.
The part of the shoot containing
the scrap book part is composed
mostly of recipes and one long article
about two columns long on "Home
Canning." The article was written
for a farm paper by Mary W. . Karly
of Harwicksvillc, Va.
Some of th,. accounts can be- made
out. while others cannot be read.
Three of the names on the ledger
sheet that are bv accounts that can
not, be made out are T. Williams,
John Wright, and John Facion. All
three of these paid their accounts in
full in January, 1X32. The amounts
of the accounts are covered with pari
of the scrap book.
On the reverse side it shows that
Thomas Wright was charged $4 00 -for
fixing and rimming one cart wheel.
The same party was charged with 39
bolts at each, and the adjust
ment of cart wheel tire, 50 cents.
The next account is that of John
Byrd. who was charged with the fol
lowing accounts: Sharpening one axe,
25c; sharpening 2 flukes, 2!)c sharp
ening one Eagle. f0c; putting temper-
in steel of axe. 40c.
Thus. Byrd was charged with put
ling timper in steel of axe 50c;
strapping 2 flukes, 0c; making bar
and strapping wing of (next word
blotted) 50c; one bridle bit. 20c;
repairing clevis and bolts, 25c; -ami
pointing plow. 25c.
Another page shows that Mr. Moore
also ran a grocery store in 1820. On
this page William 'Kclley is charged
wkh the following: lO'a pounds ba
con, .$1.05; one side of bacon, 23
pounds, $2.32; one side of bacon, 23
pounds. $2.30; shoes and hat bought
in Fayetteville, S6.C1 ; one side of
bacon. 11 pounds, $1.10; four pounds
of coffee. $1.00; 20 pounds of bacon,
$2.00; 113 Vi pounds bacon, $1.65;
money used in fayetteville. $2.00;
lb pounds of pork at 8 cents, $2.48;
35 pounds of pork at 8 cents, $2-80;
one hog weighing 96 pounds at 4
cents, $3.84; eight pounds of salt,
8 cents.
Mr. Kellev's bill amounted to
$32.21 and was paid in full on the
17th day of January 1830 with the
following notation at the bottom of
the account: "Settled with Wm. Kelley
to the 17th of Jan., 1830, and receiv
ed in full of all demands on account.
H. Moore.
Oates Stevens had a plough point
sharpened and strap bar of plough
fixed for the sum of 55 cents.
Lewis Williams (bought iron for
a grindstone for $1.50; 30 pounds of
(Continued on page 4)
Howell Bill For
Joint Sewerage
Disposal Plant
Waynesville And Ha.elwood
l Would Own Same Plant Ac
cording To Bill.
Waynesville and Hazehvood would,
be authorized to establish, construct,
and maintain a joint sewerage dis
posal plant under provisions of a bill
new before the General Assembly.
The bill, introduced in the Lower
House by Representative J . H. Howell,
was referred to the committee on
health. It states that the towns ot
Waynesville and Hazchvood shall have
authority, by the adoption of a reso
lution agreeing thereto to be passed by
the mayors and boards of Aldermen
of the municipalities, to establish, con
struct and maintain a joint sewerage
line or sewerage disposal plant, or
the establishment of a joint sewerage
line or disposal plant.
The municipalities determining up
on Mich sewerage system would be
authorized and given the same au
thority to issue bonds for the t'stab
iHunent and construction of the sew
erage system as any municipal cor-
pin at ..ins now
or special lu
"The bonds i
i .sued jointly
tiave untler I lie general
: of North Carolina."
ssued therefor, shall be
by said municipal cor-
pot'at ions and
levied in each
a unilm in tax rate
f said municipal. .cor-
poiu'.iolis n
di .chaige. tl
of s 'i 1 bond
i.alnat ton of
ai l numici
onler to pay oil ami
principal' and interest
in prop! 1 1 .ion to t lie tax
the- pi upei-ty in each id'
il corporal ions.''
Francis Introduces
Bill Fixing Time
To Redeem Realty
Senator
End
Francis Spends
In Waynesville.
turned Sunday,
Week-
Senator W. Roy Francis spent the
week-end in the city, this being his
first visit home since he went, to the
General Assembly early last month.
Senator Francis stated Saturday
fhal be had several bills that he in
tended to present to the Assembly
within the next few days. -provided
state-wide bills were not disclosed,
although it is known that he has one
on tax foreclures.
Senator Francis Friday introduced
a bill in the upper branch of the gen
eral assembly -In provide the time in
which real estate
assessments may
Haywood. Jask on,
counties.
The bill, rcferrec
mitten on finance,
"Section 1. Tim;
the person having
sold
for taxes or
redeemed m
Transylvania
be
and
to the senate eom
follows: ,
the owner of, or
an interest in, any
real estate sold under execution tor
taxes and or assessments, by the ofTi
cials of Haywood. Jackson, and Tran
sylvania counties, and or any munic
ipality therein, shall have three (3)
years from and after the date of such
sale to redeem said real estate upon
the payment of the taxes and penalties
due thereon, together with six per
cent interest on the amount involved;
and. provided further, that said owner
or persons having an interest in said
re:rl estate pay the taxes accordingly
to' the county or municipality from
the date or sale to the date of re
demption.
"Section 2. That said' parties refer
red to in paragraph one hereof shall
be, and they are hereby allowed to pay
to the proper officials of said counties
and municipality, said amounts due.
in installments of thirty-three and
one-third (33-1-3) per cent each and
receive receipt therefor
"Section 3, That upon the entire
payment being made, the county and
municipal authorities are hereby di
rected, authorized. . empowered and
louired to re-convev said real es
tate to the owner, or interested par
ty." He, and Representative Howell have
or.'n working on th,. bill relative to
Haywood county's tax collector for
sometime, this was passed last Fri
day by the Assembly. The salary of
the tax collector was reduced front
$4.r)00 to 3500 and at the end of the
p-csent term of tax collector the
sheriff of the county will have charge
of collecting the taxes on a commis
sion basis, receiving one-half of one
per cent for the firs! 100,000 and one
per cent lor tne second $iuu,wu anu
two per cent of the balance collected
and turned over to the county.
Senator Francis returned to Ral
eigh Sunday night in time to reach
Raleigh for Monday night session. -
Mr. W. T. Dcnt.iii wner of Den
ton's Hardware Store, had to leave
his nlace of business Wednesday at
mon with the flu. .
Four Murder Cases
Will Be Tried In
Crimminal Court
Survey Of Soco Gap
Road Extension Is
Now Being Pushed
Work Will Require Three Or
Four Months. Seven Men
On Joh.
State highway engineers began last
week a survey of the proposed exten
sion of State Highway No. 293 from
Soco Gap to Cherokee, capital of the
Cherokee Indian reservation, a dis
tance of. 1 1 juiles.
Starting at Soco Gap on Monday,
the crow of seven men, in charge of
1!. S. Marsh, is win king on a prelimi
nary line from the -point of beginning
to Cherokee," selecting the principal
points of scenic value along the route
in order to see bow near each one of
Ihein'can be approached by the high
way. Mr. Marsh said thai Soco Falls, a
-conic place of 'much value, will be
within 50 toot ot the road when it
completed, according to the plan
it is included in the prolimin;
sketching.
is
'I he proposed 1 lal l 'reek
camp,, which is scheduled to
biggest high country tourist
tourist
be the
amp in
on the
III" SlH'O
the national park, is located
map about six. miles'. northeast
Can and will be reached by
a mud
.'leva! ion
within the nark area. T
of the camp site and Soco .Gap
about the same, Mr. Marsh said. 1
is
I'll.'
average .elevation a! 1 be
camp is l,.'Ml feet.
Practically all of the pr
propo-'od
rpo
il ex
is ill
tension of Highway No. -Jackson
county, Mr. Marsh :
about, one-fourth of a mile
it goes 'into Cherokee, will In
aid, 'Only
of it, as
in Swain
coil nly.
The distance saved I'ronn Waynes
ville to Hryson City by the new route
will be seven miles, and the distance
from' Waynesville to Cherokee by the
new mule win ne i & nines minor unm
the present route, Highway INo. IU.
Mr. Marsh said that he will finish
the survey for the extension through
the Cherokee Indian reservation m
from throe to four 'months. At Chero
kee, the extension will intersect with
State Highway No. 107, which leads
from Kla, on State Highway No. 10,
to Newfound Cap on the North Carolina-Tennessee
state line and in the
heart of the Croat Smokies.
lloiidqiia! tors for the engineering
ciew are on the second floor of the
Hay wood -c.ou.nly courthouse here. The
mails and all information relative to
the survey of the Soco Gap link from
Dellwood to Soco Gap have been sent
to the state highway commission at
Raleigh, Mr. Marsh said- The. sur
vey from Dellwood to Soco Cap
completed several weeks ago.
was
Assessments On
Streets Would Be
Extended By Bill
Representative Howell Intro-
Duces Hill For hxtension
Of Payments.
Representative J. H. Howell, is the
author of a bill to extend the time
for payment of municipal street, as
sessments in Waynesvibt.
Referred- to the committee on ju
diciary No. 2, it provides that the
mayor and board of aldermen of
Waynesville are authorized to read
just any and all assessments for
stn'Ct improvements- heretofore made
iii the town of Waynesville, or any
balance which may be due thereon
by any property owner, by dividing
the total amount due thereon, with
interest,' into 'equal annual install
ment nut exceeding 10, the first of
the installments to become due and
payable on October 1 next succeeding
the passage of a resolution by the
board of aldermen to readjust the
Assessments, and one insiaiinieiii, iu
, il....,.,
become due each year thereafter on
the first day of October for th(, re
maining successive years, as provided
in the resolution ; and upon such re
a liustment the time for the pay
ment of said assessment shall be ex
tended accordingly.
Quarterly Meeting Of
Jonathan And liethel
Methodist Next Sunday
The first quarterly meetings for
the Jonathan and Bethel Methodist
Churches will be hcl ! next Sunday,
February 5.
The presiding eldv, 'lev. I. B.
Hayes, will preach at Shady Grove
church at 11 o'clock and hold the busi
ness session of the conference imme
diately afterwards.
He will preach at Beathel at 7:30
o'clock and hold the business session
after the regular church service.
TOM COPE TO BE
TRIED IN COMING
TERM OF COURT
rhree
lie
Other Murder Cases Will
Tried In Court Which
Convenes Monday.
Instead of three murder ca-es to
be, tried in the February term of
court, winch convenes hero Monday
with Judge .1. . Clemment, presiding,
there will be lour 'murder cases, ac
cording to Solicitor John M. Queen.
The Tom Cope c-'ise has been sent
back and will be tried this term of
court. Cope is charged with man
slaughter. He was found guilty in
the Fobruary term of court last year,
took an appeal and wa granted a
now trial,
Solicitor Queer, tolil The Motiii-
i tamoer mat ho w Ulld cleiP' all lour
murder cases from the docket ibis
lorm. No deliuito dale has been set
for trying either of the four cases,
but it is expected (!'.! ';. '. one
will lie called during the tirst. few
days., aftei: court convenes.
Solicitor Queen has been contineil
to hi- home with a slight attack of
"ilu " liut staled Wednesday that he
was expecting to he on hand Monday
morning to begin clearing the heavy
dockef .
'A .number' -of smaller cases ait. on
! he docket pending t rial.
The other three murder cases pMid
ing, State against Charlie Rose, negro,
for the alleged slaying of William
Ray. during, the first week of Septem
ber, t'.KlL.yw'hcn Rose was being hunt
ed for 'criminal assault for Which lie
was convicted last December ami sen
tenced to Slate's prison for from III
to l.i years; Stale against, Sam lltay
lo.k and Claud Slamey, who are held
for the alleged slaying-of Tye Cathey
in December; and State against I), li.
. iiiii'k nir vne aiiogeu slaying ol israilly
Grooms when the latter was struck
by an automobile driven by Clark on
the highway near Clyde last August,
liesidos these, there are a large num
ber of other cases of minor impor
tance. The following is th(. list of jurors
that were drawn at a recent session
ol the county commissioners: First
week, Hoaverdam, A. K. Thompson, W
(Continued on 'page 5)
Southern Railway
Fails To Pay Taxes
On February First
$2.,000 Is Due Haywood County,
And- About fll.XlO.OOO In
State.
I he .Southern Railway System
ed to pay their taxes in the state
fail-..
ves-
tetday which amounted to about
0(H) in Haywood county and 1,350,0(10
in the state.
A. J. Maxwell, state revenue com
inissiniior stated that he had been
pieviously informed that the railroad
company would not be able to meet
its tax obligation in the state on the
fust of February.
Maxwell said Haddon Johnsxin, tax
officer of the railroad system told him
that, the payments would not be made
on time. .
The railroad Official related that
"every possible effort to meet the
taxes had been made but they could
not be paid on February first."
Mr. Maxwell estimated that the ave
rage tax rate on railroads would be
about $1.50 -per if 100 as-essed valu
ation. .
On this basis, with the railroad's
assessed valuation of $'.10,000,000 on
the state's books, the delinquent taxes
will be approximately, 1,250.001)
J . 1 4.
Palmer Rested
Hetter,; Slightly
Improved, Is
Said
J. I,. Falmer, whn is seriously ill
at his home here, was reported to
have rested better Tuesday n ight,
and his general condition slightly im
proved.
THE 4
MURDER CASES
That will be tried 'during the
next two weeks of court here
will be covered by The Moun
taineer. Look for complete de
tails in this paper.