- ; - ti l The Best Advertising Medium In Haywood CountyPublished At The Eastern Entrance of VOL. XLVIII NO. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Read by Thinking PeopU WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA Over $118,000 Paid County In Taxes In Three Months Fax Supervisor McCracken Re ports That Many Are Paying Hack Taxes Daily Two Cars Stolen Here On Sunday Inter-City Speaker THURSDAY. JANUARY !, 1936 i. Js;er Casey, n ho sv some sort ot nuur.a cnaig.-u v:tn :.ik:ih' h Hi- to possess or .-tealing cars. r of Miss S-in.e the 28th of October, a tota! . t?llS',0IT.16 has been paid to Hay. county for taxes, according to ...t official statement given the board : commissioners in session here Mon- ay by W. H. McCracken, tax su i't:visor and collector. On Monday morninfi' of this week, -a- poll taxes wre allected one U-inp for the year 1928, and the oth trs for several years back. The office recently sent out state ments to every taxpayer in arrears unci showed just the status of their account with the county. Hundreds have been in and paid up, it was announced. For the period of December 2 to January 6, a total of $30,842.12 was . ilk-ited on 1935 taxes, and $6,361.27 v. back taxes, making a total for the yeriod of $37,203.39. The greatest amount of back taxes .( Elected was in November, when J24,4Wi. 99 was paid in, together with $25,200.07 for 1935 taxes. Al-;io-t $50,000 was 'collected in Novem- iv. and S32,22(!.7r in October. officials are now working on the list ..ranging the names on whom suits .v.i! be brought for unpaid taxes. Black Is Named Referee In Tax Suit By Court MHigumw .Ma.s:e on Sunday night I hi- car was parked at the time it wa taken around eight o'clock, in the u.ntuay oi -in- .Mass:e home on Pig con Street. The car was later found mar Lake Jjiiiiiuska m a totally wrecked condi-V0"-. .,-"' Ws arrested by the Sneiifi'V department in their search for the parties who had taken the ear ot Geo. i). Sherrill on the same night, winch was later found abandoned on Ualnut street, unhurt, A nielmiinary hearing was held on luesusy -afternoon before C. B. At-kii;-;m and Casey va bound to Sti pe, .or lourt on bond of SI, 50O H u if iiiar.e i :ino w .n ju;i awaiting the trial in the Febru ary term of court. This is Casey's lifth offense in steal ing cars, his last experien.e being with me cai or Mr. Whittle, of Savannah, which he took from the driveway of Oak 1'ark last summer. 'o clues have been found as to the parties tak ing the Sherrill ear. At the time the car... wove being stolen, someone took about 20 pounds of meat from the back porch of ('. W. Bailey. No eluos were found. several persons reported during the week that their coal bins had been i el bed of coal. . K. McCl.l IU. Col. Wm. Stoughton, Keeper Of Max Patch Passed Away Jan. 4 For .Many Years He Had Lived In This Section. Was A Lumberman From New England Haywood Farmers Express Regret Over 'AAA Death' Col. William 11. S:oriim,u, T passed away on January 4th at -New. port, Tenn., following an illness of if.ly ton, days. As was his custom, he had dosed his lodge at Max Patch in. thu fall and vas ..pending the win tt r ;n Newport. He had gone to hi place on the mountain to see about his .uttle, and was snow bound and (-.impelled 'to -lu'"lt the nijjht at the 1 ;;tch. where he contracted a severe cold, which sooii developed into pneumonia. Col Judge John M. Oglesby, who is pre ding at the January term of civil ,ourt, here, appointed S. W. Black, of Bryson City, as referee in the mat ter cf the county and state against J. ('. Welch, former tax collector and the two bonding companies, who are de fendants in a case involving an al leged shortage o over $60,000 in tax ' funds. The defendants gave notice of ap peal to the supreme court immediately after the appointment of the referee About half a day was consumed in arguing the case as to -whether or not :t was the time for appointing a referee. No date has been set for the referee o hold a hearing in the case. P.'L, Turbyfill, 79, Passed Away Here Tuesday Afternoon Had Lived Here .Most Of Ills Life. Was .Member Of Town Hoard At One Time Boosters Club To Entertain Rotary Club At Banquet MinettGladToBe Back Home After Trip To Florida C. W. M inert, rural mail carrier, .mi tamiiy have just returned from a vacation-- in Florida, having spent vine time at Clearwater, St. Peters ourg, Uaytona Beach and St. Augus- He reported that the tourist bu ness there this season was lower ' than- usual, and that WPA projects "ire stimulating more business than ; tourists. On the return trip they came tniough the sleet storm area of Georgia , a nd Mr . Jl i ne t t re ported "hat telephone and power poles were napped for miles around. H's expression abolit the entire i-ip being, "I'm mighty glad to be ack home. . There's no place like They were accompanied on the trip Mrs. Zack Massey and 3Irs. "ayne Travis, of Coffeyville, Kansas, Second Fireman's Meeting Will Be Held Next Tues. The second Fjreman'6 banquet will D held on Tuesday night, January at the W. W. N. C. Cafe, at 7:30, - was announced yesterday by Oscar Bnggs, fire chief. ihese meetings will be regular monthly affairs, and not only will fire. ,e" attend, but plans are underway " have about thirty or forty business . men present. The feature of the program next 'Wt1 11 be a serie3 of 6hort talks v? !ilefo'owing: Grover C Davie, - &mith, j. R. Morgan, Dr. C. N. nTr,oy Wyche, W. T. Crawford, ' "'Ji Martin, v -,tl1 ' speaker has been assigned a Penal subject and will be Riven about tt m'"utes, Mr. Briggs said. He . named . Curtis Russ ag toastmaster oyhe evening. : v Dlne''ent community problems will t cussed at these meetings. Eastern Star Of ficial Is Coming Pinkuey L. Turbyfill, 7!, retired business man of tiiis section, died suddenly at .4:30 oVIixfk - Tuesday af ternoon at. his home on Tate street. Mr. Turbyrill was born in Catawba county on March 1'.),. 1851), and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Klkanah Turby fill of that county. He moved to Waynesville soon after the War Be tween the States and has spent most of his life in Haywood county. He was in the livery stable busi ness here for many years and was prominent in the Methodist chun h. of wnien he was a member. At one time he was a member of the Wavnesvillu Board of Aldermen and served in the U. S. Revenue service. The funeral will be held at. 3 o'clock on Friday afternoon from the resi lience. Final arrangements will be made upon the arrival of his son, Mr. ("harles Turbyfill, from New York. Surviving aH' his widow, Mrs. Julia Tate Turbyfill, and the following children: Mrs. G. N. Henson, of Gas tonia; Mrs. J. W. Tate, of Afheville; Mrs. J. C. Turner, of Elmer, N. J.; Mrs. O. R. Martin, Waynesville; Charles O. Turbyfill, of New York City, and Pinkney L. Turb.lfill of Waynesville, and several grandchil-dren. Junius ti. K. "!' -lie Fa i. in c i'; :'. wiii lie 'i'iiui.-.la.v tiiyJit HazcKvooii I1, uliiih t i in i ;h,. lc('!urt, Jr., in-rsidciu Federation, ul' Ahc ie iniriiipai )i'eaker il si'Voil o'clock at the ''.V : :ai: Hut, at K-oMci's .(.'iuli of' lio.-l to :Ih- WaviH's. oK oi v;Me Ko'.arv C'uli his is the .second -inter-city mcet ;ng within the past three months, and leaders of both groups plan to make tlie.se meetings at least semi-.ulniuilly. 'Mr. McClure is well known in llay-wo-.mI, and has spoken to several trroups hei e. loue-nton was :i n:itiv.. Koyur.on, ernunit, and was a we Known itiiiilieinian of New Fnglain 1 .win s ,-iko no .oecame su i ' ""on oi i ne late i oi tioice am .He l.oiee Hardwood Company, whie i . -1 1. I i-. ; ) i ; . . ..n.iH.i.s oi icei (1I lunuiei- am thousands ol 'acres' in llii linn I lilll.v years lie was .identified with ie .usine. ;;nd .social activitii's of He larger , ! ivs lm t after he calm n tins .sec tioii and was kept so elos to the mountains ill his Work lie dc v,'!n"d a meat at'.raelioii for ih, . -euntry. He had 'ivi, yeai at Ma had i eeonie a t'i'i- f oui'ists, Duiillt; . Count Auent . 1). Smith lie-! Supreme Court Hold That A H neves A Substitute For A A ' 1 Will He Worked Out l!y W. 1). SMITH I noonstitutional. Act liroiiKht .Much To Haywood dec i; 'erhap, ion of ( ourt you ai'e the Uiiite. dec!arel the entir( alai mod at the Ma cs Supreme pro l sc- A A A his is Mi gu; si I, I'auli, l'a 1 1 r i t 'but l'i 'in-.. :h 3,602 Textbooks Distributed In Haywood County School Children Kerft 1,127 and 2,175 Have Keen Sold, Delay In Arriving Cause Of Low Percent a e nest enj. yed ! : Hi' will he neign-lHii s, who the; i'aleh. Ilt, and was ready with -his kindly iii I aid (o ilio. I- unera M-'H ali.l i' i iiiuii ! , When He L. suivive,! seenteei whole his lodg .' place no; only I' local people many dist in 1 e a nephew, the ial'.ei have 0( eii ciitei-taiuot - coin I ly hospi; iilit y. greatly inissed by hi: live 10 (he vicinity. of kepi n first aid kit at all times, not onl. advice, bu with litian e w ho needed heln. -ei vices were held ill New igain in. South Hovalton iiitci'iiieiil was made by two brothers ami Iliain .Stouglitoit Currier W'i si l.elioi aii, X. 11. Mrs. Mary Long, 76, Buried Monday At Bethel Me. Church I?y Finest Mi ser. Rotarians Are Most Optimistic" Last week the RotariaiK had ;in open meeting, at which time different members were asked questions re garding their outlook for l!Mt. Some of the questions were abut the activ ities, of the club, while others delt with local, state and national move ments. . : The discussions Were entered into freely, and the general conclusion was a "most ontimistic outlook for the coming year." Some expressing the belief that this would be the best business year since :'Ly. ' Dr. C. N'- Sisk. has charge of the piogram this next Friday. 'M:i ate Joyce Finlator. of Raleigh, --'ty grana matron oi me hi- V e eastern &tar, will mane ;.,lCval. v!sit with the local chap their regular monthly meeting .I'nursday, January 16, at 7:30 Masonic Temple Hols Of t.hi IrLfoI xhontDF ri-' hat a11 members attend this James Fulbright, 79, Given Burial Here Last Week Funeral service were held Satur day for Jameg Fulbright, 79, who passed away Thursday at the hospital. The services were held at the home of Hardy Fulbright, a son, and were conducted by Rev. Frank Leather wood, pastor of a Canton Baptist church, and assisted by the Rev Al fred Arrington. Mr. Fulbright was well known in this state and South Carolina, and was liked by all who knew him. He is survived by three pons: Hardy T. Fulbright.if Waynesville; John H. Fulbright, Union, S. G; and W. Jones Fulbrie-ht. Columbia. S. C. and two sisters, Mrs. John Palmer and Mrs. Bud Bradley. Interment was made at the family plot. The floral offerings were both beautiful .and numerous. - 'i'lic records of the State Textbook i urchiiso and Rental Commission show that, while the textbooks arrived too late for the opening of school, a laree number of school children in Hay wood county availed themselves of opportunity to acquire .heap books. A lOta) Of :l,(i()2 books were ,listi il. ,.t ...I . . 1. ' . ........ oiew j ii uie count v My the slate au ihoiitiis. Of this -number ,L7 were rented and L',17.") ohi -directly In the miMi'l... l'l,.. 1 el i i . , oooKs tnat were I rented- represent ap)roximately thirty i mile per cent of the totai number' of hooks distributed in the eounty by the sta;t. .authorities. This thiriy nitie. per cent represents a rather high percentagi, when one considers that the books arrived ai,. and that Mie present .system of distribution , i.ooKs is lit w m id s pari of the stati ,..u : ..i. ..i ... i . meii .nunc -would cause many pie to he wai y of it. . These records .further .show that a larger percentage of high school students bought books, while a larger percentage of the elementary Stu dents rented books. Of the 2.17") books noki, 1.1K4 were sold to ele mentary pupils and flit I to high school pupils; of the 1,4-7 books uiat were rented, 1,081 wi-re rented to ele-1 mentary pupils and 34i to high school pupils. There has been much obicetion to. and criticism of, the rental system of the large amount of book-keeping that is necessary, and the undue amount of responsibility that is placed upon the officials and teachers for the safe return of the booJis. But objec tion or not objections, the appeal of cheap textbooks is great enough to insure the permanence of the system. . rX' -ong, seveiiiy.six.vear .d les.denl of Bethel, died at her home in ISethel at 12.00 o'clock Sun day, alter an illness of four weeks. She had been suffering for a long i "mi- lion, neart trmiDle. ami recently sulleied stroke ,,!' iaralysis. . ;. ' Mis. Long is survived by four children: two sons, Marvin and Then, dure, and two daughters.. Mrs .Ih,..,,.. tur Justice ami Mrs. Weaver Hyatt, all of the Bethel community. Her husband, Baxter l.ong, to whom .she was married more than fifty ycar ago, died in.. Mill.;. . ' Mrs. Long ami' her family have long been prominent members--of. .the com muni'.y. She spent the whole of her seventy.six years here aifd until we wcvr igricul- Su- beeause ol' American been lighting e won manv some. Thi I Ik we mus howevei s of th I Pile mi-: hill hod f the mav .-on i -:he s ami what lo tanners in l Urn, this 'eon helpl'u dtis.iial life A not. ha i d program ol' Haywood icmii; to the l.. lIic 1hii ol' Haywood gram unconstitutional. ious mow to -organized agricultu "oe u is no; the first- time that nave na.l to take hard licks, In, tnis is the most severe lick Hue nas eve,- received from ih pieme Court." It i im not lieconie discouraged iiite is not ihe spirit agriculture. c have for !,"() years. We hav battles ii n ,1 we have losi is oniy the first ! ound an have had to take hard lick lighl- a way out. The idt AAA are no; dead as a re supreme court de die f i om ; ime lo not. in oo.lai to ciik-ulute ha.- mean; countyand farmer has ' I.e. K .'lid ill county. "In hei.elit paj nieiils in 1,'ie p; ye.-irs, i(i dale, Haywood roilniy e.i , have n-vcK n.i: ? i ),ilii(i. increase prices--lor but'lev which ha in nearly 11111,000 dollai s. II' we cannot -'put. our hoiiM i:i 'oi lier, or in oilier words, adju-. agri- cllllllie in ihe same wav hie liiiine.- nukes adjust incuts, -then w e will have o go hack to the old days of 'dot; 'at dog. "Tile farmer of Haywood county voted; overwhelmingly hlsi year to continue the piogram. ThH.s vole means clearly that the farmers be- ieve in receiving for their commodity ost plus, or pui i" another way, the farmers ol llavwood count -v. and America believe that we should re- eive tor the commodity we sell a living wage. I hose larniers have rianl by tlieir vote and action thai or- gitniKition, and co-iip. ratio1!!,' haRe brought lesulls of benefit to the farm- rs am! m turn have reflected benefit to all business. Therefore, the farm- is believe it right and just to .con tinue these e'lorts. I he suprcine court I'cisiou is so far reaching in its im plication that it is neietsarv for agri- ultilre to consider wealth belore tak- On States second mam -New Heal down a to ,! vote that Monday afternoon the United supreme eour; knocked the supporting pillar of the when they declared in the .AAA was un constitutional. Immediately after the division, farm leaders and the President, to geilnr with Secretary Wallace began plans lor something that will till in the. gap which the AAA has tilled for th,. pa-t wo years. Word coming fiom Washington is that the manv different angles of the nrnhlnni will carefully worked out Ixd'ore any finite decision is made. l ainiers lun-e received the news as a severe blow to (heir larm program, but expressed themselves freely as believing that something almost as good would he worked out for them. County Agent. W. 1 . Smith said that d 1 l Wo I farm- i ii in It , was expected h the AAA would !, conn, lni that the out was a severe hi" In a statement which is published Mi, Smith urged th get, upset, or somei hing won fariiK : - in lice were toh.-iriil . ! happem d I the stall' budget p! March, it Fr at mill' parts ol hit by the high eomplete wiping .v to all concerned, is.-io d -.yesterday, in todav': nailer. fa rim r.s not, to into a pan if, as done, lie believed.'' :llll t v airent 's ol' still signing lor their new oniiact,: as if nothing had No changes were niaile in. at the office, 'as the presi;nt ns are 'completed until after was go Id he earned. om Washine-ton ih.. ni ,-:,n,,. that something tike -$2M;J,()00,U()0 was still owed by the AAA. In addition oflieiais .said, they had already paid out .200,(l()0,0()0 more than Ihe treas uiy has received in processing taxes. President -Roosevelt stated he had no statement to make regarding whether or not new farm-aid legis lation wa.s -possible under the court's majority AAA opinion, and that no decision had Ik'en reached on the con tinuance of the AAA machinery. he next s 11 lenders' fully what I )V ai cp. am b be until we t to (III., in peo recently took an active )ian anair.s (il the l.'ethel section.: also was ail cactive niembec ol' Methtulis! -church. The funeral'- . ( vi. e, weie iiel two-tl.ii ty .'( h k Alonday at. Method'.-st (hiii :;h. liev. Highfill liev. Tom K,rw in were in ehai jji-. the She 'the 1 ai the and il. ry glau ti. to what taken in n; thing liKltc "We will be v the laiincrs as think should be Jiioglam. Should the iMor '.vide o;)en and aliow uuiini: tlOM oi: ahouid vie: )itiducc : ii'. iiiiii iiel (lenianos. V i I'iii l'i that uc.it in ihe eiw ou; . As so ni as we know of the lietaile, ' you wiii I from us. ng done ttrmii'e do not do near l com step tliij the bu r.ley be tiiiowii .cd p-roduc-otily what havi tuil 'w,if conit fully some ; e hi.irinj: EXPKESSIONS ON AAA W. II. McCracken '-'Tin. farmers j will be in a bad shape unless some thing is provided to take the place of ,1... AAA 'l'i I . . ntxn. jn(. ueneiits iertainly en abled many tannern to pay their taxes 1 don't know ot anyone who was against th,. AAA plan " J. L. in l'oivi had .of Walker "1 wn It was the getting better I . L. Iii-een "Tn all 'dcatb.of the ArtA will alizing of farm nrices. h it had stayed only means we prices." probability file mean a demor. I. V. We ptemo four will "result :. h - 'This. . i tilings, i in the con.- ti ei- and l rny opinion, t.'tution beine changed and i' ought to he changed. Frank Tittle Of Hazelwood Is Buried Sunday Estimated That Over 13,t)00 Enter ed Park In Dec. STOCKHOLDERS TO MEET The stockholders of the First Na tional Bank will meet at the bank or. Tuesday, January 14, at ten o'clock, it was announced this week by bank of ficials. All stockholders are reouested to attend. ... Estimated travel to Great Smoky Mountains National Park for Decem ber, 1935, was 13,561. A traffic count taken at one of the six entrances to the park resulted in a count of 4,594 automobiles carrying 11,301 people. Estimating that 20 per cent additional people came into the park at the five other entrance?, a total travel figure of 13,561 is estimated. Automobiles from -14 states, the District of Columbia and Canada were counted, with 13.7 per cent of visitors being from states other than Tennes see and j North Carolina. Miss Emily Palmer ha returned to Western Carolina Teachers College after spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn C. Palmer, of Crabtree. Frank Tittle. Ill, died at l:.'i0 Fri nay morning ul me home ot his par ents, .Mr. and Mis. John Tittle, on Church street in Hazelwood, after an iiiness oi oniy jour days. Death was ime to an aitacK ot pneumonia. rrank was an employee of the A. C Lawrence Leather Company, in the Cut Sole department. He wa a yliung man of eyC'ellentV qualities rne-ndiniess was a striking trait Of his character. The many beautiful flowers arid the large number; atfendr ing the last rites were tokens of what Frank meant to the community. F'unt-raJ services were contlucted Sunday afternoon at the Hazelwood Baptist church at 2:30, Rev. J. M. Woodard, pastor, was in charge of the services, assisted by Rev. O. C. Lan drum. Special music was rendered by the Parker quartet of Canton. In terment was in Green Hill cemetery. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. R. S. Roberson, L. M.. Richeson,: Harry McCracken, C. N. Allen, Dr. N. F. Lancaster, E, L. Armour, Lawrence Davis, E. C. Wagenfeld. Leo Martel. John '. : B! a lock, Tom Blalock, Sam Knight, and Sam Lane. Active pallbearers were Lauie Clark, lxUie Byrd.,' Ernest TTuett, Harry Whisenhunt, AVinfred Wright, Rob ert WagenfelH. Ralph.- Summrrow, and Jack Snyder. Surviving are the parents, three brothers and one sister: Bruce, of Detroit, Gerald, of Jacksonville, Fla., Fred, of Hazelwood, and Dorothy, of Hazelwood, with a number of other relatives and a host of friends. Lawood B. Howell, Native Of Haywood Buried On Monday Funeral services were conducted on Monday morning at 11 o'clock at the Shady G'rovc Methodist church for fa wood B. Howell, oi .Miami, Ma., who died hridav night m the Waiter Reed Hospital of Washington, D. (.'., with the Rev. G. 1. Houck, ofliciatmg. Mr. Howell was a native of Hay wood county and was the son ol the late Edis J. Howell and Mrs. Lula Moore Howell. He had been residing in Miami, Ha. for tile nast ten years. and returned .to -this county last sum mer tor hit; health. He had been a patient in the Walter Reed Hospital for the past two months. He was a Veteran of the World War. Surviving are his widow, Mrs-. -.Ger trude McVey Howell, his mother Mrs. Lula Moore Howell, and the fol lowing brothers and sisters: Mrs. W. Rainer. G. V. Howell, and U. S. Howell, ot Wavncsville, R. A. Howell, of New York City; Mrs. R. M. Roth geb, of Raleigh, and Mrs. J. H. Mc Linn, of Miami. V. A. the little and that' II. court poor Moore "i think boy did-, when hi s i. (t har'i Manney ii.s done '.V-i; 1 .V. il 'k-brn!( i bout it like fell down oper to print i" ' - lie supreme-.!:- broken the Mad Dog At Bethel Bites Two People Employee Of Plant At Hazelwood Dies 1 In Ashe v i 1 1 e Hugh A. Franklin, 24, ot Candler, employee of the Unagusta Manufacr iuring Co., died at 4:00 o'clock Mon. day afternoon in an Asheville hos pital after an illness of two davs. Mr. Franklin i survived by his widow, Mrs. Bonnie Era.iklin, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Franklin, of Franklin, and several brothers and sisters. Funeral services were held at the Holly Springs cemeterv in Miacon county at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. , i wo people of Bethel community I weie bitten by a mad dog early Wednesday morning., Ihe two vic Itims, brencn Pressley and Weave I.Sheflield,; are taking the ami-hvdro- phobia treatment. The dog, a targe German police dog, came into the community several days ago. He attacked several automob iles, a number of hogs, and, in all probability, several does. -The dog was killed immediately alter the attack on the two people. Several residents of the community are keeping their dogs tied, for tear that they Were bitten by ihe .mad dog. -Miss ( armen Plot: spent the week end in Asnevilk- as the guest of Mi Johnnie Rust-ell. Mrs. N. M. Medford and a party of friends were among those motor ing to Asnevihe -on Monday. Mrs. Hoyd Bullock and daughters, Misses Sara Ann and Melrose Bullock of Falmouth, a.. are here visitinp- relatives. They snent the holidavs m Waxaoach ie and Dallas, Texas En route here they visited Mrs. Bullock's brother :n Ellizabethton, Tenn. The Weather Rate Max. Min. 1 37 5 2 . - -. 3S 2-1 ' "'2 4 4 . 43 25 5 40 23 6 44 9 7 53 32 8 ,51 ' 31

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