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11B TOtaNnUflBNUB lias More Paid-ln-AJnime Subscribers In HdyuooJ County Than ill H'ivA.y Xetfspjptrs Combine J VOL. XLY. NO. 12 WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA TIURSDAY, FEBRIARY 25. !::! JOE TURBYFILL DIED LAST SAT URDAY MORNING Well Known Waynesville Man Was Senator In, Nebraska. Ill Short Time. WAS BURIED TUESDAY AT HASTINGS, NEBRASKA Funeral -services for Joseph Man son Turbyfill. who Saturtay morning at 7:40 o'clock in the Catho c ho" Pit t-Lincoln. Neb were held at St- Mark's Episcopal church, Hasting?. Neb., at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, according to a telegram received here by Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Turbyfill. his father and mother. Additional information as to the illness and death of Mr. Turbyfill, a native and former resident of Waynes ville, who has been living in Nebraska for about 13 years, is that on Tues ,iav evening after getting back from Waynesville, where he had been to at tend the golden wedding of his par ents, he became ill with pleurisy, which on Wednesday evening devel oped into pneumonia. He was imme diately taken to the Catholic hospital ,n Lincoln, Neb., where he passed away Saturday morning. His wife, who. before their marriage, was Miss Clara Chick, of Hastings, Neb., was at his bedside when he died. Joseph Turbyfill was born here September 5, 1890. He is remembered here as one of the young men. who have gone out from Haywood county and made good' in his adopted com-' munity. He graduated from high school in the class of 1909. After graduating from Washington and Lee University and getting his law train ing at the University of North Caro lina, he passed the bar examination in this state in February, 1915. and obtained his licejise to practice law. He received his law degree from the State University in June, 1915. He began the practice of law in Waynes ville in partnership with the late J W, Ferguson in the fall of 1915, had his first case tried before Judge Gar land S, Ferguson, and left in May, 1917, for Fort Oglethorpe to attend the first officers' training school where he obtained his commission as second lieutenant. He saw active ser vice in the field in France with the MOCth ammunition train in the 81st di vision, Before the war ended he hud won his commission as first lieutenant. Returning to Waynesville after the war. he decided to locate in Hastings, Noli,, where he had since resided. In a few years after locating there, he (Continued on page 4) Interest Is Gaining In Community House Project For This City interest in the community house movement is gaining, according to those back of the movement. Several meetings have been held during the past few days in an effort to select a suitable site for the erection of a com. munity house which would be on the order of a Y- M. C. A. building, with swimming pools and gymnasium, and playgrounds. ,- Sever'al sites are now being investi gated and it was said Wednesday that the prospects for the erection of such a building was encouraging. Although no definite announcement could be made this week, it w'as said, it is the general belief of those work ing on the project that something defi nite can be announced by next week. For the past few weeks quite a bit of interest has developed in . the movement that was -started to erect a community or public building in the interest of 'all .Waynesville and Hay wood people. This was started for the sole purpose of giving every or ganization in the community the op portunity of a central meeting place. The twenty or more organizations in the community are equally interested for spiritual uplift of the civic life of the community. A big feature of the project is recreational activities. We therefore might call it Communi ty Recreational Building. Friday night at 8 o'clock at the courthouse a committee of three from each of the 20 odd organizations will be called together for the purpose of electing a Steering Committee. There w ill probably be five or seven on this committee whose sole. duty it will be to work out the plans, and formulate recommendations to lay before a meeting which is to be held at the courthouse at the date appointed by 'he steering committee. Not more than one member of this steering committee can come from an individ ual organization in the community. Ao organization, fraternal, religious or civic, will receive any priority influ ence or recognition over another in making this drive, Neither will any group accept responsibilities or priv ileges over other groups' except as there capabilities, financially, in put ting the work over. Let me say again ''This is a community proposition." May we decide definitely one of two things, First we will join hands, ail working together for this one project, and put it over or Second, let's go no further than our next meeting. B. D. BUNN. Waynesville Visitor Hit By Shots Aimed At F. D. Roosevelt Zangara Sentenced 80 Y ears For Attempted Assassination In Miami, Fla. Mrs. Joe H. Gill, of Miami, Fla.. who was wounded in the stomach when Giuseppe Zangara attempted to assassinate President-elect Roosevelt in- Miami last Wednesday night, is well known in Waynesville. having Leen a summer resident here for sev eral years. In the summer of 1932 Mrs. Gill and her husband occupied the summer heme here of Judge Frank Smathers. of Miami. The summer home is on Smathers street near the site of the eld White Sulphur Springs hotel. Mrs. Gill has many friends here who have been much concerned over her condition. She is in the Jackson Mem orial hospital, Miami Late reports from her bedside were that she was "getting along as well us could be expected." As scornful of the law as when he tried with fanatical zeal to assassi nate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt last Wednesday night, Giusseppe Zangara Monday pleaded guilty to four counts of attempt to murder and was sentenced to 80 years. Zangara is 33. His sentence of 20 years in each case, running consecu tively, constitute life imprisonment at Raiford State prison or hard labor in the Florida roud camps. However, should Mayor Anton Cer mak of Chicago or Mrs. Joe Gill, prominent Miami society woman, die of the wounds they received when spectators deflected Zangara's aim at Mr. Roosevelt, the state will seek a first degree murder indictment and the death penalty. The sentences were for trying to kill the President-elect. Russell Caldwell, Coconut Grove, Fla., Miss Margaret Kruis. Newark, N. J., and W. J. Sinnott, New York policeman (Continued on page eight) Robinson Now At Cornell Studying Rural Economics Farmer County Agent To Be At New York School For Next Year. Jas. L. Robinson, former county agent here, left Saturday for Cornell University at Ithaca, N. Y., where he will continue the study of Agricul tural Economics, the study which he specialized in when a student at the University of Tennessee. Mr. Robinson plans to be at Cornell at least a year and the possibilities are that he will remain there two years. i WlidM Viv Vine finished hiv. work at Cornell Mr. Robinson plans to enter some educational neia, prouaDiy a branch of the agricultural department of the government. For the present Mrs. Robinson and children will remain here before leav ing for Ithaca. Just hpf ore leavine- here, the former county agent was asked to meet with Tennessee officials in regard to court agent work in that state, put ne naa already made plans to enter cornea. Mr T?Viinsnn had heeri here 3 vears and three months, and had made a host of f riends who regret his -leaving..'':- :.';'. . ,':'-' , He was a member ot tne uazeiwoou Booster's Club, the Rotary Club, a ivinson and a Junior, and was an act. Methodist. Ministers Here To Unite In Lent Services In March An interesting service of inter-denominational services will be held in the different churches of Waynesville every Wednesday night during March at 8 p. m. Rev. R. P. Walker, Presbyterian, will preach in the Episcopal church on Ash Wednesdav. March 1st. Rev. L. B. Hayes, Presiding Elder, is scheduled for March 8th in the Presbyterian church. On March 15th the service will be held in the Methodist church, with Rev. II. W. Baucom preaching. Rev. Wade Johnson will preach in the Baptist church on the night of the 22nd. ' ', : On the last Wednesday , night in March, the 29th, the Eev- Albert New will preach in Hazelwood Pres byterian church. Noonday services will be held in the Waynewood Theatre, by kind per mission of Mr. Jas. Massie, every day from Monday, April 3rd. until Maundy Thursday inclusive. Then on Good Friday in Grace Episcopal church, at the hour of noon, will be held the usual "Three Hour's Service," with all the ministers in town participating. This splendid maniiest'tinn of ministerial brotherhood and co-operation pronii es to be fruitful in the de velopment of the spiritual life of this community. (Contributed.) Soeo Gap Road Contract To Be Let February 28 Chairman E. B. Jeffreys, of the state highway commission, announced this week that con tracts would be awarded on Feb tuary 2S for the grading and crushed stone for Highway No. 293, known as the Svko Gap Read, from Dellwood to the Jackson county line, a distance of 8.49 miles. It was learned here that the road will be a crushed stone road for the present. F. A. BURGIN WILL RETIRE AS MAIL CARRIER On TUES. Is Placed On Retired List Be cause Of 65th Birthday Next Saturday. BEEN IN SERVICE FOR 26 YEARS ON 2 ROUTES Next Tuesday F. A. Burgin will deliver his last batch of mail to his patrons, and become a member of the retired postal workers organization which is 'composed of men who have reached theag? of 65' while working for Uncle Sam. Mr. Burgin will be 65 Saturday. For twenty-six long year, Mr. Burgin has been delivering mail on the rural routes from this city, and during the course of over a epjarter of a century, he has come in contact with thousands of people, and every kind of weather, but Mr. Burgin looks back over his career as a rural mail carrier and finds that for every hard ship there lingers a pleasant memory of the days gone by. On December 6, 1906 the veteran mail carrier delivered his first mail, and for 6 weeks acted in the capacity of substitute carrier. At the end of six weeks he received his appointment as rural carrier and was assigned route three. This was February 15, 1907. At that time John Crimes was post master and the post office was a wood en structure located about where the American Cafe now stands, just across the street from the First National Bank. The territory served by route three now is practically the same as it was in 1907, Mr. Burgin explained, except for the fact that he had to deliver mail to Hazelwood each afternoon after the 5 o'clock train arrived, as there was no station or post office at (Continued on page eight) "Wid" Medford Was Famous Bear Hunter And Yarn Teller In The Days "Wid" Said He Killed Enough Rattle Snakes To Build A Wall 2 Feet High Around Haywood County; Many Other Yarns Just As "Far-Fetched." F.1-NiYte Bark in 1876 J A. Fran cis and "Wid" Medford were buddies, and when "Wid" got started telling yarns, especially bear fights, there was usually some interesting facts brought forth, and some of the yarns are retold here by Mr. Francis. ....... (By J. A. FRANCIS) After the election in 1876 when the administration changed from the Re publican rule to the Democratic anu a new constitution adopted by the people and white supremacy restored, a new era seemed to dawn in our southland. The people of Waynes ville and surrounding country began to realize the great possibilities that lay out before them. Especially the western section of the state and Way nesville and surrounding country with our healthful climate and invigorating air Inftv noalfa and mirp water and beautiful scenery and hospitable people began to lure tourists to n aynesyme for which she had become famous as a summer resort. For the entertainment of the slim mer visitors great efforts began to be put forth by the people. In the build ing of new houses and repairs being made to those already built, Improv ing streets, opening up . n.ew ones and building plank sidewalks on Main street and other sections of the town was under way. Sanitary conditions we re more carefully looked after, and enterprises began to spring up. J. L. Smather.-i carried a line of regular merchandise at that time in addition to livery business, transpart ing tourists and baggage from Ashe ville and other points. He was also engaged in buying produce, stock, -v'y. shipping it to the southern .'market-; In 1878 S. J. and D. L. ShulhoiT. r moved to Waynesville and went into the merchantile business in a house where the post office now stands. Also carried on a livery business. They bought and shipped beef cattle to the southern markets. Saddle horses and buggies and hacks were in great de S. .? SflUJLHOFER I PASSES AWAY AT i RICHMOND HOME Was Merchant Here For About 20 Years. Was Large Prop erty Owner. News that came as a shock to his many relatives and friends was the death of Seymore J. Schulhofer, 75. at his home in Richmond, Va., Feb 14. Mr. Schulhofer, who had been in apparently good health, had risen and for the day when he suffered an acute heart attack and fell prone ,m his bedroom floor, where his wile found him some few minutes later. 'Physicians, who were immediately ummoned. agreed that death came instantly from an attack of "angina peetoria." Mr. Schulhofer, long a property owner in and around Waynesville, with his wife, has spent several months of every year at the Waynes ville Inn, and visiting in the home of his brother. L. L. Schulhofer, on Boundary street. Besides his widow and his brother I in Waynesville. Mr. Schuhofer is survived by two brothers and three sisters in Germany, also by several nieces and nephews in this country and in Germany, Very beautiful and impressive ser vices were held at the residence on Monument Avenue. Richmond, with the Continental Service in the He brew cemetery, Wediusday afternoon, Feb. 15th. Mr. Schulhofer was a merchant here for about 20 years. Abou: 10 years ago he built the brick block of store and office rooms on the corner of Main street and East street, one of which is now occupied by the A&P Tea Company. Citizens Want Infor mation Regarding Water Shed Timber The Mountaineer regrets that full information regarding the bill in troduced in the General Assembly by Representative J, H. Howell which was "An act to authorize the mayor and board of aldermen of the town of Waynesville to sell the chestnut and pulp timber on the town watershed," could not be had for this week's pa per, as two members of the staff are confined to their homes with "flu." There has been quite a bit of inter est shown here about this matter, and several have requested The Mountain eer to get full details regarding the bill, and to answer such questions as :o "why this is necessary, how much will the town benefit from it, and many other question- Perhaps this information can be given next week. Of 1876, Says Francisl mand then. Accomodations for the tourists were continually on the increase. It was a common daily occurrence to see -a num ber of tourists traveling through the country on horseback, hacks ; and mountain hikers going to different points where they could get a first view of all of the beautiful lofty moun tain peaks, and drink our pure moun tain water and take in our bracing air. Mountain hikers were an every day occurrence. Some natives were well acquainted with the different ranges of the moun tains, but as a rule "Wid" Medford, who had become famous as a bear hunter and noted for his mountain yarns, lead the list for he knew every nook and corner of the Balsam Range, and possessed a tact to meet thq most intelligent or the rough and tumbled of the backwoodsman. 'IJis' .'skill and persuasive manner would attract and impress his hear ers with the truth of his experiences as related by him in their hearing. On one occasion the press association held a meeting (about '78) in Way nesville. After the business for which they came together had been trans acted .they decided to spend some time on a hike on some of the most important points where they could get a vjew of the surrounding country. On inquiring they were referred to "Wid" Medford as a guide. "Wid" described the view from the different points, and the decision was Lick Stone; In their travels "Wid" would point out different places of interest where he had come in contact with the different games of the mountains, where he had dcluted the wild turkey of which he had killed enough to feed .he population of Asheville at that time for one wees. "Wid" out-witted the deer, trapped the wolf, and showed where he would intice the bear into1 a pen constructed in such a manner that once in', there was no way of escaping, also where (Continued on pag 3) Tom Cope Gives Notice Of Appeal When Sentenced Judje Hill Sentences Defendant :i To 5 Years For Manslaughter. Tom Cope, convicted last Wednes day by a jury, after a trial in Su perior court here lasting two days, of the slaying on Highway No. 10. Au gust 2. 1930, of Cecil Ruff, 15, who wa- walking on the right hand side of the highway when he was struck by ;:n automobile said to have been driv en by Cope, was sentenced Thursday morning by Judge Frank Hill to serve a term of from three to five years in State's Prison. Cope, through his at torneys. Alley and Alley, gave notice of appeal to the State Supreme Court. He was convicted of manslaughter. Cope's first appeal was taken just a year ago when he was convicted in the February term of Superior Court in Haywood county for the same of fense, that of the fatal injury of Cecil Ruff. His sentence then was from jive to eight years in State's Prison. Tlii' case was reviewed by the Su preme Court, and, because of an error in the charge of the trial judge, the c se was remanded for trial at this t.rm of court. At this trial Cope made the same defense as at the trial a year ago. first that he was not driving the ear at the time the boy was struck, second that the' car was not driven at a higher rati' of speed than 45 miles per hour, ami third that it was not driven in a rckless or heedless manner. The St :te, however, put on witnesses to prove all three of these contentions. Judge Hill fixed the appearance bond at $2,500 and the cost at $50, h;th of which the defendant made. Brother And Sister Die Within 12 Hours Of Each Other Here J. M. Williams, Of Ratcliff Cove, And His Sister, Mrs. Keen er, Pass Away. J. M. Williams, 88, of Ratcliff Cove, and Mrs. Sallie Keener, 1)1, of Maggie, brother and sister, passed away the first of this week within a period of less than 12 hours. Both deaths were the result of heart trouble. J. M. Williams, a Confederate vcte !ii'"' lit'd at his homt' i Katcliff Cove Mondy afternoon at 5:20 o'clock, after an illness of about live weeks. Funeral services wert. held Tuesday afternoon at the home, the Rev. -Frank II. Leath fiwood and Rev. 1'. ('. Hicks, conduct ing the "service. .. Interment was' in Green Hill cemetery, Waynesville. Mr. Williams was boiii in Ruther ford county, lie enlisted in the Con federate erviee from that county near the beginiiine; of the war anil served throughout its duration. After the war he moved to Haywood coun ty and purchased a home in Ratcliff Cove,, about two miles from Waynes ville. For years he was irregular visitor to Waynesville, nearly always on foot, walking in and rotin'riin,,- in a few hours. His wife died some years ago. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Sam Galloway anil .Mis. John Kerley, uj jasi uaynesvine, and Kobert and Sam Williams, of Ratcliff Cove. Mr. Williams was a charter member of the Ratcliff Cove Baptist church and a member of the Pink Welch camp of the United Confederate veterans of Waynesville. Mrs. Sallie Keener died Tuesday morning about 0 o'clock at the home of A. S. Bradley near Maggie, about 10 miles from here, after an illness of several days, Mrs. Keener is survived by'- her niece, Mrs. A. S. Bradley, at whose home she had been living for a num ber of years, and two step-sons, John Keener; clerk of the court Murphy, and Amos Keener, who live Gaston county. Funeral services were held at the A. S. Bradley home Wednesday, af ternoon with Rev. P. C. Hicks of Canton and Rev. Frank Leather wood of Waynesville, conducting the funeral. Interment was made at the Coldfeter cemetery '.jit. 'Maggie. Landscaping Lawn Of Courthouse Is Taken Up At Meet The board of county commissioners met Monday for their regular third Monday session. The general routine of business was attended to by the commissioners, the records showed. ; It was Understood, however.; that the women's organizations who have been interested -in the movement of planting shrubbery on the courthouse grounds, were told to get the land scape architect to submit, plans to the board. . The board did not obligate them selves to accept any part of the plans, it was said, but would take them un der careful consideration, and it was believed that plans satisfactory to everyone would be worked out. ROUTE 4 WILL BE DISCONTINUED ON FIRST OF MARCH Will Be Consolidated With Way nesvillo Routes 2 a red ."5 and Clyde Route One NEW TERRITORY IS (JIVEN BY POSTMASTER Postmaster T. L. Green announced this week that after March first Way nesville Route four will be discontin ued and consolidated with Waynes ville Routes two and three and Clyde Route one. This consolidation was brought about partly because of the retire ment of route four carrier, F. A. Bur gin, and the following up of the policy of the postal department of not em ploying any new carriers at this time. Under the consolidation each of the three carriers of the routes named above will be given extra compensa tion for the extra number of patrons on their routes, it was said. Beginning March lirst, W. A. Grab!, carrier for route 2, will have the fol lowing route: (Starting at the Post Office, the car rier will go:- Northwest to Mooney Cove Road. Southwest to Homer Justus corner 1.40 and. retrace. Northwest to Dellwood post otlice. Northerly to Allison corner. Northerly to E. J. Howell corner .40 and retrace. Northwesterly to Hemphill Creek. Northeasterly via. Howell.Mill road to Highway. North and Northeasterly to Fannie corner. . Northerly to Cove Creek post office 1.H0 and retrace. Easterly and Southeasterly to Iron Duff corner. Northerly to J. M. Uotson Store corner 2.05 and retrace. Easterly to highway 20!), Bryson coiner. Southeasterly over highway 20!) to Dotsoii corner. East to Richland Creek Bridge. .r0 and retrace. South to J. L. Walker corner. (Southwest to Lcatherwood road. North to Leathei'wood corner .50 and retrace. Southwesterly to Roger.-, Cove road. Easterly to Highway 10 ami Lake Junaluska. Northwesterly over Highway 10 to Tate's corner .70 and retrace. (Southwesterly over Highway 10 to Howell Mill road. Westerly on Howell Mill road to Highway 284. Southwesterly to post office. Total length 117.80 miles. On the same date C. W. Minett. carrier for routt. :i, will follow the following route: Starting at the Post Otlice, the car- (Continued on page eight ) BRIEF NEWS ITEMS The alertness ..of. postal authori ties in Washington foiled the sec ond attempt within a week on the life of President-elect Roosevelt. A bomb sent from Watertown, X. Y.. was addressed to ..the President-elect Wednesday. An investigation is being made,. v New -appointments to the Cabinet Wednesday were: Secretary of State, Cordell Hull, of Tennessee, and Sec retary of Treasury, William H. Wood in, of New York. Mayor A. J. Cermak, of Chicago, was said to be somewhat better, by attending physicians at Miami. Cer mak was hit by a; bullet intended for President-elect Roosevelt a week ago. . The dry law repeal pased the House in Washington Monday by a vote of 289-121. Dispatches from Raleigh said that North Carolina will have an opportunity to vote directly on re pea' of both state and .national .'prohibition laws. - Jim Corbett, former boxing cham pion of the world,, died at his home Saturday following an illness of some time. 7 Bethel Hi To Play A Double Header Here Friday Night, At 7:30 . What 'looms to be the . most spec tacular game of the season will be played at the local gym Friday night ' when the two Bethel teams, regarded as one of the leading teams of the section, battle the Mountaineers in a double header, beginning at 7;.'!0. The Mountaineers are just a little hi low par this season, but have been nutting in some extra practice this week in an effort to win. over the Bethel teams Friday. ': On Saturday night the Mountain eers will meet the strong Asheville t'ams here, Coach W'eath'iby an nounced. .. MISS Bl SHNELL ILL Miss Eleanor BVhnell. society edi tor of The Mountaineer, is confined to her home with "flu,"