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mmm f Has More Paid-in-Advance Subscribers In Haywood County Than All Weekly Newspapers Combined VOL. XLV NO. 23 WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1933 CIVIL COURT IS DISPOSING OF MANY CASES Compromise Is Being Made In A Large Number of Cases On The Calendar ration of an officer in the dis .f his duties in making an ot in alleged offender, was tue : th-. tir.-t case that wont 7.' :V-'"iury in the civil term of Hay ' '", c;,Unsy Superior Court that be l!',', lu re Monday morning with Judge j'll i ur. nt. of Winston-Salem, pre. 7di'g The case was that of Adam Few 1. r.- against "111 man, aim uin an alleged assault upon the 1 U!tl!! Willi a ociiuij iyj" if a brought out in th" testimony, '- I'hair, Horace Brock. Lenoard .' !;..: T.ve I'athey. and Jim Welch, '., a warrant for Fowler wen: to v.;i.,- house to make the arrest ui ie on the lookout for another .jr,., violator, who. was supposed ',. the neighborhood- Vnen W, the wariarv; was read to 1 owler, be ; t.; :-.. would not subrni to ar- and reached for his shot g-jn ii ii res w was hangiiar on me wtn. M-Ul"i'le ensued in whicli r owler seized l'liarr'- Mm with, his teeth and Pharr u-c.l hi;, Mack-hick to break the hold, .t was u stilied. Fowler'" complaint was tnat I'hair u-t'd to. much force in striking him on the head with the black-jack, and In- he d was injured, for which he. i ... . i . . was a King damage.-. ia 10. minute., after ca.se. the jury returned favor oi" I'liarr. A. lot neys appe u ing were: 1. D. Alley and F. getting the a verdict in in (he case K. Alley, Jr . for Fowler .and J. R. JMorgan and A. T. Ward for the defendant. All the cases on the calendar were lis.pi id of several hours before the nru'.ar hour for adjournment Tues day afternoon, 'there, being a number of casts that were compromised with out being heard before the court, and several nun-suits granted. . lii th. iiiatter of the Park coniniis ion vs. a number of citizens of the county, a compromise was made and '.he defendants ordered to pay two thirds of the amount subscribed in stead of the full amount.' The records show that two divorces have hem granted since the opening of court Monday mornimr. H. j. Mi.li. iil and Mae Medlord. and also A. ( '. Howe and t.eneva How were granted absolute divorces. The jury for next week is: Jo seph Robinson, Claude flildebrand, L. F. Robinson. J. 1). Woo l. Beaver- am ; Haywood Mackev. (dvde; J O. Singleton, C- S. Ttntll I tsar Wells i'igeon; W. K. Powell, .John C. No land. H. A. Noland. C, .M Christopher, G. F. Walls. Wavnesvillo: W. J. Mvwn- Crabtree: Kutus Sutton. Dan (Jill on. Ivy Hill: Dewey Mclntire. '.ban's Cieik: and C. L. Green. Fine- Creek. Massie Department Store Has Splendid Opening On Friday The Massie Department store, in its -" iuuiers on lUain .street was host Friday to about 500 persons who filed through the buildinsr with its shelves and counters loaded with spring goods. i ne ricention enn' iniipil from nVl-vt n uie. moining to chtsimr time at 7 ocloik m the v(ninc Mor, thnn .)U0 guests were served with punch. candy, and cake. - 11- Massie, senior member of the firm, stated that the number of visi tors and the amount of business done during the day far excelled expecta tions... He, said that the persons who went through the store were from both the country districts and the town, about 50 percent of each. He added that indications are that the business of the firm will be increased about 25 percent bv the change in lo cation. A spirit of optimism was exhibited durmg the day. Mr. Massie said that their business had very much increas ed during the past two or three weeks, and from now on he was expecting a v'ry material increase in the volume vi trade. His business was far be yond expectations, he said- FOUND Las week there appeared in the want ad column of this paper the following advertisement: LOST Monday, Brown patent leather purse containing keys. Please return to Mountaineer and receive reward. Hp. Within 24 hours after the Paper was off the press, the Purse had been returned to the owner. The cost of the adver tisement was only 25c .: When you have anything to jell, buy, trade, or have lost or found anything, the surest wav to get results is with a want ad fn The Mountaineer The cost i only one cent per word. a I I minimum of "25c State To Vote On Dry Law Repeal Next November 7 Three Percent Sales Tax Seems j Likely To Pass Assembly ! Hef'ore Adjourning A prohibition repeal referendum in North Carolina on Nov. 7 was assured I Tuesday when the senate pause J a J house bill to call an vlectioa on the . question of a constitutional conven-1 tion to consider the Blaine resolution.' The measure, sponsored in the J hou'e by Rep. Murphy, of Rowan. barely did ga tiie M4 votes, or two-' third majority necessary for passage- ! The eeom.l leading vote was ;i4 to S On ti:ial leading, the proposal gained) and the count was ;t to 0. j . L'mier the plan, a "general elec. tion" will be held November 7 to vote i on the ijuestion of whether a conven-1 tion shall be hold in December 'to con sider repeal of the 18th amendment. ! Delegatt will be elected at the same time. They will be nominated by i petition and will he pledged for or j against repeal. The vote will bo merely a referen dum repeal because if the con vention pionosition carries it would b? mure than probable that a ma-. jority of delegates elected would be pledged to vote for repeal, and vice; voi- a. ( lh.' plan has been ruled constitu tion:.! in an informal opinion by the slat.' supreme court. It'is expected that the revenue bill which provides for a three per. cent siles tax will pass before the legis I iters leave for their homes. Mrs. Wright, 95, Is Buried On Tuesday " , " Deceased Was One Of The Coun-jwas ty Voidest Citizens. Sur vived IJy Large Family (Contributed.) Laura Lominae Wright, ito, the home if her grandson, Mis. died at .Manuel Wyatt. at 8:15 Monday even-.!, ing. Mav Nth. In the passing of Mrs. Haywood county lost one of Wright its. old- est citizens. .Mrs; W l ight was born in. Union',. S. (.'., on May Is:, 1 Sort, and was the daughter if William and Hetty Lominae of I'nion county. With her p'i rents she moved to Alertandev, N. ('.. and there she iiiariii'd the late Albert Wriirht- in. 1865. just a few months after his discharge from the Confederate Army. Me was one of the first young men to hoist, having joined the old Huncomba Rifles the first company organized in Asheviil?. He served lour veai and w-.i a loyal soldier and goon citizen r.nti! 'the time of his death on Dec. 2, 1D1S. , Mrs. Wright had made her, '..no .with her son, Joe Wright, until' 'a short while ago, when . she. went to visit her grandson, Maunel Wyatt. She was taken ill while there. She is survived liy :eight children: four. sons, John Wright, of Castonia ; M .M. Wright, of 'Canton: .W J. Wright, of Dellwood ; and Joseph Leo Wiagh;. of 'Wayne.-yiile,; also the fol lowing (laughters.: M r-. . Kiizabetli Iaiiiaing. of HichMountain, N. C; Mis. W. C. I.undv. and .Mrs. Deander Medford of Hamilton Washington, and Mi M u v t, of U ine i'k Thirty-six grandchihlren aiid tyyenty one great grandchildren, also one brother, Lotus Lominae. of Liii. N. i;. Pallbearers were the foiiowi'nz grandsons: Heroert Crlie. illi .' and Fred Wright, Glenn llipps and -lan-uel Wvatt. I' uneral services wrre held at Richland Chapel, and inter ment was at Locus Field cemetery m Canton. - She was a loving mother. a:iu kind neighbor, and will be missed bv her numerous friends. I'eauiilu, rh v.ers attested the universal esteem in which she wa5 held by all who knew her." : . V ; ' .....; ' FORMER HAYWOOD RESIDENT DIES Mrs. Mary Rogers McGuire. former resident of Havwood county, died at her home in Atlanta, Georvia on April 12. She was buried iri'Walhalla, South Carolina on April 13. Mrs. McGuire has manv friends and rela tives m Havwood wuiiiv who will hea- of. her death with regret. . Education Hoard Is Confirmed The General Assembly confirmed the board of education of Havwood (cunfv, cn Wednesday afternoon. Ihe members are Arthur Osborne. C anton; R. I . Messer. W avnesville, and Homer (agle. Canton. It was learned that (he boards first meeting will probably be held Mondav. at which time the superintendent of education will be named. Mayor Atkinson Names Chairmen Of Citv Boards w. Jnesdav afternoon Mayor C. H. Atkinson announced the following -ehairnieii .for the dif t'eient departments of the city, whioh are headed by the three newly elected mcinbets of the board of aldermen. The appointments weie as follows: J. II. Way, ihairman of tin ance and cemetery. S. 11. dories. , ha.rman st : evts, police and sanitation. W. L. Hai din, ,Ii.. ihairman water, lights and li:e depart ment. Mayor protein was not nam ed by Mayor Atkinson Wednes day, but will be appointed at an early date, he staled. The new board was sworn into otlice on last .Monday night, Other than the 'formal procee durc.of taking otlice. no other business was disposed of by the new board, Local Hospital Will Have Open House Tomorrow, 9-12; 1-3 Annual Hospital Dav Will He Observed IJy Haywood (ountv Hospital. Miss Ruth Hampton, suncrhiti ndoai of the Haywood County Hospital, an nounced yestei day that the local hos pital -would observe National Hospital Day tomorrow with tin open-house from ! to l'J.and froiii ! to :; o'clock. National hospiial day is obsoivcd each yo.'u on the birtliday of Floiein'o Nigh: ningalo, who bear- the title of ''Queen of Nurses." This is a na- Itional observance, boh, c; prochrme I by t lie president. The lirst nhservaiK e made, during the administration oi w ooiirow ilson. The local hospital had -IK patients yesteiday, which is. , an average for the institution. The patronage of the local institution has increased to t sin extent during the past year such thai the trustees are to begin within tlii i next few weeks the construction o" 111 Stl'MIOll llii.i. liv.t,,.. It, )(,,,: h ' ,',. ,,,,'. ,'., a. i i, ,t. ,...' ' in the hospital buihiinu- may be used for patients. The Duke Foundation is paying for half of the cost of the new home. A check has already been received for $1,00(1 of their share it was announced yesterday. i All trienils oi the local hospital aie extended tin invitation to visit the hospital" tomorrow-, but are asked to please observe the hours- '.I to 1:! and i to ;;. Dr. 'Westmoreland Is Named Coroner For Haywood Co. V. (i livers,: 'o irt. appointed ti'v!.'...f ' Canton d.'.'.-d .('.-m f Dr f I ''i-irtori. who b ik of Superior v. .1. K. We tiuoia. ':;' til 'he UIV'X .1 , I.. .Kcrvi',-, also resigned. ... recently ! mayor of Canton. :hcn I e wa- loot :! Dr. Wi stinoi-' larii is IlilVWIMlil eo-.r,ty. ilia" '?i'.drt? t ile son of ( 'harle: Wetnioi elaral, "who holds a resp'O: i bio ne dt ion 'with the Champion FiVre Ci tiia!: ,.'. The new coroner recently w .s grant' d his license to iiratiee. Poppy Day Will Be Observed Here 27th F p: .Dav. will : be oil - ( s 1 -'here entire The ile' on as . well poppi.s , as. . throughout :,ti : on Sat u riay .May will be offered for the streets by members of the Am' r ic in Legion Auxihary.- and members of the Legionaire's families oh Foppy Dav. : Thr ' proceeds fronr the. sale of the roppi? ; will e us (! in the work of casing for disablr'd veterans through out, the' country, and in caring for the: needy, veterans and their families. Brief News Items WiliamsG Ii.obeit 20 of M ir hill was instantly killed Saturday: night wne'i a nr in which he was riding crasred into a wagon on the Durham. Chapel Hill highway.: . Young Roberts was a student a . the -L'niversity at Chapel Hill, and a member of this years graduat.ng class. The other occupants of the car were miured, but rsi seriously.. . The two negroes in the wagon sustained bruises. Two brothers, Kertf th Cyril I'uck. were arrested p.v-d chcrated -w;:n Kionanmng of Peggy McMath. 1 he triri s parents had paid a ransom of SoO.000 for the child's return. .The enure ransom --was recovered bv in. vestieators when the two brother? were arrested. Athletic Field Is Leveled By Moving 300 Tons Of Dirt Relief Labor Department Furnishes To Level Football 1 ield (Jrass Has Keen Planted l arm tons of : t ne past 10 weeks, over lilt hae boon moved on iield at the high school ,'!0O the athletic ' woi kmen pat t inch! sell. ml ly 'relief do The work employed, by ihe of the i-uillH. has robe ii con un.lcr tli aporvision of the Uepai imi'ii! ami upper end of th haul olllCKlls. football lie Id, it was found after an civtbuor had I made a suivi.v. was t'noo feet higher I than the lower en i. and the workmen were- put to woik with pa k, shovels and wheel barrows in untying this dh't i aii.l making a level liehi, togi'ther ' with a tiO-yard sideltiii'. I Two pipelines have been installed oh the lii-ld ami will be used m water ing the grass which was planted hist week. The pipes are under ground and will not in any way interfere with the players on the tiehl. The average number of men at work on the project has b vn between ' and IV. accordilii; to 'Superintendent 1!. D. l'tunn. An estimate of the cu- '. was made at Jv'ioO. 'Ibis figure was most ei ing bren Th. roa the hUble, i amount i v a - aul, coin HI work thai lone, bank opposi t o Mod, and ion above the af the Kymnasiuin lias hi en ford-; a th re -foot eh field for the specta'..- . .Tentative plans aic to build .: foot race Hack around the entile athletic field, piovolod funds from tlio iehe!' department aie available when (lie jo i sent .project is completed. Spe'cial care will be taken this sain mor to see tiial the grass on the fo i ball held i.. piopcrly Watered and in lirst class condition for fooihn 1! tlii I'all. Frizes Are Being "'Offered . For Name ('. M. For Puns Is Seeking Name Uecieational ('enter At liellt !leade ( . M. D.ii'iis, ovviicir of the recrca ifonal la,cilities which iiichnfe a sWiiiim'nr. pool, tennii- courts and tea 1 room at the Country Club Coif Course, j is ; ginning this week a contest for or too playground, r Oj- tno . nil ibiiijltcd a season ticket twiil liwn and a :econd prize of t"-','.'!; li.in! of i ." and a fourth pi izo ol .f 1 . Kaeh loiitostanl entering ;i name will le given a free ticket entitling him or her to -enter the tennis courts or winrming paid on either of the I i-r .-'! three days .after opening. The .swimming pool plot ed, and t he t"Ji ids i ing com plot ion a - w r .o n- ahil hat h Ii nisi . Will i,c 1 1 1 a umli t hero has our! II ; icon com-ne.ir- tea sand sand s are is th, isliore make ii l.e elu and 'large-electric lloud lights will he ins r-mrl? ,and n creat ion. .Mr. Diem e-ypecls to ma iagers o AK. those a : a toe fo, horild send tailed at . I oth the tennis swimming pool fir night slated yi s'.i rilay that be ! .e abb; to announce the ; tlw ; park by next week, inten st' d in sending in the recreational (('titer tbeni to M r. C. M. I liens. ;e t manager. HAW 001) MAN WOUNDED in ( ( IDEN TL MIDI SVLVA:' -Mav HI. -David L'nder wood, Jr.. "Dog", tai stand owner ol avnesville. is in the ( . J- Harm ' l'liiunitv, hospital here suffering f t urn a pistol, shot wound-in the: left Ii';' wmrh was- accidentallv inflicted Tue day morning at '! o'clock while Mr. Uneprwood was riding in a car on Highway No. 10 west of Ilillshorn, Mr.' Underwood said he was changing n : at .ons in thp car w hen the revolver winch he was carrying m his belt, was accidentally discharged. Hi3 condi ti ::', t not serious. . Dr A wuunded A. Nichols; of Sylva,; was Tuesday '. afternoon by bulb, ts alleged to have been fired whin nr' and Dr. . C. Candler, also nf Svlva. were the alleged participants. The wounds were on the arm and ieg and are no; cmsioered serious. A survey made of the country re viled that, nifite than f)0,OflO wag? e 'rr.ers . have, been given an increase from 5 to. 10. per cent during the past davs. :, Seventcrh . people ; Sauth . :(.'" rolia a las; tornado. The section vi. 1 and Andeisen bo were kill ed in Saturday by a between f.reen e the brunt of tha storm. (Continued on back page) Citizens Bank Expects To Pay 10 Percent Dividend At Early Date, Says Burns Haywood County Man Dies After Beiii Shot Sun. (Jlt'iin Kinosniori' is Victim of Shot Said To Have l'e-eii liit'd bv S. I 'art on Glenn K ingsmore. till, fa'-nn r of the Fines Creek .vet ion of the coun ty, was killed early Sunday morning near the Fines Creek Hapt'isi church as he approached a car In which it was alleged that Sigsbee 1'arton, brother-in-law of Kingsmore's was seated, and who is charged with the. fact I shooting. According to informal ion given out from the sherill",.s department her", there were six or seven men in the party Sunday morning and "no doubt mi what they bad. been drinking,'" an ollioial sta'.eii. 1 lie party- luol hccil neir the church for several hour inguig and Inning a ":,ood time." Kingsmore was said lit ha,.' been neir the car when shot, a; there were powder burn. on. "the ho ly. He died instantly. I lie shot entered near Hie heart. Although there were several a: the -c 'ii" oi' the. shooting. Sheriff .1. -A. I. owe slal ;d that none of thoi.i would admit hayiiie; soon the actual shoot ing, 'because of the darkness, 1m: that e oral Hot a inarri d ers said aw t ho I'aiion and hav to have i re from' the gun and K iiigsrnoiy a re I' llllil ios. boon at th Th sha w ere single men Funeral scrvie al'lcrr.i on at ti e we i e ines ( held Momia.v 'reel; llapt it made -in the t hii rch I ntcrmi nt church cenn tei V. was I a 1 1 ' in lei l!i ing imnieiliat ly, Until- 'Wed lie day arrested. scene nf the sb.oot it was said, and up noon bad not been Eecutie Hoard 01 Dist. ( Of ( 5s Named Al leetisii . The In t rict Clr day nig Niard of ard of governors of the Dis mhiT of ( iuiiim ri i' Inct Moii t and elect ed t he exi'cutiv'e the orgaiiizai ion and secured an otlice. The exeen' ive I oard iie ni"n. Hilliard Atkins, CI. and Uichaid N. Harber iadie -, M rs. ( iroyer Davi. T. I,. Gwyn.. I'resident ( will serve as chairman ecul i'e boa rd. limes three Hid- Allen. and two s and Mrs. . M. Dims of the ix- One of i he otru-ial-th .t they exp"i t to p-ublie by next wei : sta'od be aid. k t ire nil dl yesterday to "make iir.i-nv,m I -. adi.pl. and .' hi ch t ho orgaiii'.at i iiormaneni t! oi:at m. Haywood's (fuota is 58 Men In Iteh'ef (ampsfn W,N.C Haywood county has beioi alloted Frfi. men tor the - Civilian. Conservation Corp ; who w ill be given w ork in the national park and national, forest area-i near here under I rcsident Roosevelt s relief program. The Haywood men lire reiuested to ri'iiert in A -he ville today. All recruit:, will undergo :i physical examination, and jf thev ptiss this exainin tion thev will be sent, to Fort Hrairg for 2 w-;eks physical conditioning after, which they will proceed t the various working camps in Western North Carolina. Noitn .Carolina's ouotu has Len placed at 11 oft bv lhc Svcretary of I.abrir Charlie Trantham Shot With Shotgun ( harne Trantham. wed knew tn thi; county, is in the IIayWod County Ho:pit-iI sullennir from wounds c 'Use i by a load f shot from a shot- gun. which were milicteil on ur.,!a whil ' Mr. I -i n i;.ni was n: TeniHs-e J u s t ficross the line- . His condition was reported . as bc inir some betier at the ho-pital on Wednesday noon, although . still , se j riou-i. Th" load struck him on one) srlc. Practically the entire load en- j tared his body. cossTRVcroi; is hkttki; Mr. Stnckler. foreman of thP cul vert work on the Soco ,ap road, who has been critically ill at the hospital here, wi h pneumonia, is doing nierlv now. Mr. Stnckler's condition was considered as most serious for sev eral days. Monday Is lust Day To File Claims In Order To Parti cipate In Dividend. Liquidating Expenses Of Hank Cost Over 1,:J0 Lor l irst . Months 1 he last day tor tiling claim., against ihe Citizens liank and Trust Company is next Monday, May Ii, according to a statement and adver tisement signed by A. M. Hums, Jr., liipiidating agent of the bank, appear ing in today's paper. Mr. Hums stated that all persons not tiling their claims on or before next Monday would not participate i,, ihe tell percent dividend which he hopes to be able to pay as sunn as tile checks can be written after Mon day. The , ten pei as the', em. ugh Only pi.sito' : day of i ie dividend will not be less than out, according to Mr, Hums, is now in his hands almost, to meet such a payment, about one third of the de had their ci.,,1,. t L.0S his week. Unless the reniain- ing two thirds llle their claims by .Monday they wil not receive imythiue ti om t lie hist UlVld I'lid payment, .1 was sanl. Mr. 1 !u i ii s st.itt.il thaf he could not undeistand why the depositor.; were waitnie; loin;' bil'oio libnc, their claims., i bis is must unusual, as rn most cities l ho : depositors rtand us line to get l heir claims lilcd . Monday inoiiiing when .ourt .open id heie, .Mr. Itiirns tiled his report "wi'ilr the court which 'showed that the co:l of liipiidatiiig: the bank from the time ii was closed on September. 17th t i .la una ry 1st was I ,.'ili!l.(l7. This amount included $r.S.7() for Ihe audit, and S-IST.:,!) foi- Mr. liuins' salary. Accoi'diiig to the reiort hloti, there w a-. a balance of $1 7, MM ..'!() on .lanii ai.v 1. I'.I.'J.'!. i here is a little more than that amount on hand at. present. Win n t he haul, closed there wa.. ap-; :ro,:iinate!y ,s'!l)l,(lt)(l ) deposits in t ho bank. and with more than .tf 17.000 hand, and I lie possi hility that some claims fli not- In1 filed, Mi l!'U''iis leels. that he has utlii'ieiil. rasli on hand to mi'i-t the tin ' percent d.viocnd iniineibately after in '. I Molld i . U'ln'e i in e pen (or liipiidatih;; t he ilicoiue t lie opel at - t lie period !J 1 o Janu- nil, e, : I ;:..:' i. : al o :ji,:;ii'.t.o7 thus uiakin :'l, M. 7th. for It' irom ar I Septeinbei r.;;:;. 'the 'expense analy; the lep.ort liied with as follow s : Salaries; I 'ourt i -osts is as : shown in th, rails -7..VI- '.l.tHI l-i.Oil j I'iMi St:ui li'-al nice and a xes is a nd : t til ione' T.iiht : and fuel I eh phone and U be: a i -avtdintr .K.xpcnsi -Sumlries i K.xi ra hi re iSapcrvision; ' : Audit ; 1. 1: al ; ..iiiii.nV it iiiiiy.ed: a mis, dr. I'i J ' J tt.'Si- V. Or l.,l,.0 1 lOJ.oO H-i : -- . i ota; No at t.oi iii-v f, os. Tile, i epiili ;:how:s iias- ia i :i paid ill to. ; oi i. a -...s . 1,1,-i.t s. T t he '-. li.d.bti 'that v t ri.i M $1. ... Ha ns I iVC ihe t' 1,- ' !ii.m I : n -i . to Mi hi by t he audit ii.iiv up. n a joi it y of t ho total sum of :?!.! '.;.. which, had bi'en leiiavi d: by daring t lie period from Scplembe the first l the year. The driren between the sum tu; ne t ,r, . r hi by the auditor ami th, amount : by stock assessments Was derive.! f interest im notes, lent, mi teres i ink I all tota for the alance t 1 si, ami (iverjrafts, or the m t writer inr' :;ne : r.ree .months ( 'I ls I f- TTl L ( u bet to; hospit frea: . v. hen hi- h. of the (ilaso: 1 here i teen - foil i tie in : i J t l was reported ' to .ae: day afternoon at ihy where he is sutTor tig cut in his hi ad, made mile cuxtinc wood near the Fa-t . Fork soctiot: I ia -,:av. Free Merchandise And Sen ice. 1 - - Oil I ' this week'- nere appears a page-i-cra.ents f i cm fen. lea. e Th'es;. sO;u'e!y .- vou can i zi n 11! tils :H a V.lK's V! fii ni., cooperating '; are i tferimr ; 'o.iiii worth .'f -'. (, sra vice. ... Tur : 1 1 1 i 1 h . as:! lar'.iciaate.iii the